Major General Anthony P. German, the adjutant general of New York, announced award recognitions for members of the New York Army National Guard who participated in the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support missions following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in 2017. Staff Sgt. Leandro Santanaurena from West Haverstraw will receive […]
BY KATHY KAHN County Executive Ed Day on Friday, August 31, introduced members of VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) at the Fire Training Center in Pomona to let residents know donations of food, clothing and household necessities would be impossible to deliver to the flood-ravaged areas of Houston. “We formed this group after Superstorm […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Many of us have been mesmerized over the past week or two by images of swirling clouds and epic floods as our nation took a pounding by back to back hurricanes with a third in the offing. But while hurricanes and other natural disasters inflict suffering and destruction, they […]