By County Executive Ed Day It’s been said that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. This year it’s more true than usual. Rockland has been pounded with three serious nor’easters over the last two weeks. These storms have brought to light deficiencies in the coordination and response strategies of […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman In an attempt to answer the above-stated critical question very often posed by Rockland’s homeowners in forums on managing the costs of gas and electric utilities, this Ombudsman first met with his fellow members of Senator Carlucci’s Senior Citizen Advisory Committee on Thursday, July 13 at the Nanuet Library, where […]
PEARL RIVER, NY July 25, 2017 — What do crime scene blood-spatter and high-tech robots, Game Theory and Fibonacci Numbers and the Sparkill Creek all have in common? They are all just part of the course work in an innovative summer science camp program for highly motivated area middle school students at St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) […]
SUEZ announced this week the launch of a customer conservation program for its residential and commercial customers in Rockland and Orange counties that offers significant monetary rebates on the purchase of water-saving appliances like toilets, showerheads and washing machines. The program is part of an innovative collaboration with Orange and Rockland Utilities to help […]
PEARL RIVER – United Way of Rockland County (UWRC) has named Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) its Top Corporate Donor for its successful fundraising drive that this year raised over $150,000 to support United Way programs. O&R achieved this year’s United Way campaign results by combining a dynamic fund-raising drive partnership between the Company […]
PRESS RELEASE — Last week, O&R awarded grants throughout its service area totaling over $30,000 to support 34 classroom projects that focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This year’s winning proposals were designed to engage, entertain and inspire as well as educate, guide and train. They included projects featuring robotics, hydroponics, solar studies […]