Rockland County Executive Statement on Passover and Easter

Rockland County Executive Statement on Passover and Easter

These are difficult times and as we approach the Passover and Easter holidays we must once again rise to meet the challenges we all face. I understand the joy and peace that comes when we gather with our close friends and families but this year MUST be different. We implore everyone in our community to […]

Weaponize Our Surfaces Against the Next Virus 

Weaponize Our Surfaces Against the Next Virus 

By Matthew Kandrach In the COVID-19 era, the most mundane of activities—like going to the grocery store or gas station—can feel perilous. Every surface we touch could host a virus we can’t see but we know can be deadly. But what if that wasn’t the case? What if we could make everyday surfaces into virus […]

SUEZ TO WAIVE LATE FEES TO CUSTOMERS DURING COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS

SUEZ TO WAIVE LATE FEES TO CUSTOMERS DURING COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS

SUEZ North America announced today that the company has waived late bill fees for all customers until further notice in light of the COVID-19 crisis. The company previously announced its intention to suspend service shutoffs for non-payment until further notice and also reconnect customers recently disconnected. “We understand the tremendous financial hardship this pandemic has […]

Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources to Close County Park Properties for the Foreseeable Future

Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources to Close County Park Properties for the Foreseeable Future

The Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources will be closing all County Parks, effective 6 a.m., Tuesday, April 7 for the foreseeable future. In order to protect the public’s health and safety due to the spread of the 2019 novel (new) Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources has closed all park facilities […]

Sending Thanks to All Those Fighting Coronavirus On the Front Lines

Sending Thanks to All Those Fighting Coronavirus On the Front Lines

To the Editor, Let’s all take a moment and ask ourselves this: “If our doctors and nurses, who risk their lives at the frontline of the novel Coronavirus pandemic can no longer perform their jobs, what happens to the rest of us?” Doctors, nurses, home health aides, and caregivers are putting themselves at risk every […]

County Issues Public Health Order to enable Enforcement of NYS Order Prohibiting Gatherings

County Issues Public Health Order to enable Enforcement of NYS Order Prohibiting Gatherings

NEW CITY, NY, – To curtail the rapid spreading of COVID-19 in Rockland County, County Executive Ed Day has announced that Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Ruppert has issued a new Public Health Order. The Order specifies criminal penalties associated with the violation of the common-sense social distancing and gathering prohibitions set forth by New […]

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