Rockland County Response to Shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand [Read More]

Statement from County Executive Day Regarding the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced fines totaling over $70,000 to nine schools that did not comply with the Health Commissioner’s order to keep un- or under-vaccinated students home from school and provide vaccination and attendance records to the Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) during the measles outbreak. [Read More]

Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced today that the county has been awarded almost $4.2 million in state grants for economic development. The awards made in Rockland County include funds to expand private businesses, revitalize communities and encourage tourism. [Read More]

During a ceremony in the Library of North Rockland High School in Thiells, NY, County Executive Ed Day presented North Rockland High School student athlete Katelyn Tuohy with the Key to the County Award [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day thanked the Minority members of the Rockland County Legislature for supporting the vetoes he issued to the Legislative Majority’s amended 2019 Proposed County Budget. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day used his line-item veto power to veto 95 of the Legislative Majority’s ill-advised amendments to the 2019 County Budget. As seen in the attached document, Veto Schedule 2019. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day hosted a meeting at his office about the proposed sale of the Nyack College Campus. The Supervisors of Clarkstown and Orangetown, the Mayors of the Villages of Nyack and South Nyack, the Rockland County Planning Department and representatives of Nyack College and their commercial real estate firm CBRE all attended or sent representatives. [Read More]

The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor killed more than 2,400 and left the U.S. Pacific Fleet wounded, but not destroyed. Rockland is truly grateful to those members of the “Greatest Generation” who saved the world from fascism; many of whom shipped out through Camp Shanks in Orangeburg before fighting in World War II. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day joined dozens of residents, elected officials and members of the Rockland County Catholic Coalition and Chabad Of Rockland at the Allison-Parris County Office Building in a show of unity as the holiday season begins. [Read More]

The County of Rockland mourns with the nation at the passing of President George H.W. Bush. Wednesday, December 5th has been declared a National Day of Mourning in honor of President Bush's passing; in keeping with that declaration, I ask that all who fly the Flag join Rockland County government and lower their Flags to half-staff on that day. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day invites Rockland County residents to join him at the Allison-Parris County Office Building on Monday, December 3rd at 4:30 pm for two special events led by the Rockland County Catholic Coalition and Chabad Of Rockland. [Read More]

Rockland County will open the doors of the currently unoccupied Sain building (located at 18 New Hempstead Road, New City) to provide the shelter with space to diagnose, treat and house the affected animals while the infection is eradicated from the Hi Tor premises. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day and Rockland County STOP-DWI & Traffic Safety Coordinator Leslie Berger remind residents to celebrate safely this holiday season. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day announced that the second Rockland Repair Café was a huge success. The event took place Saturday, November 10, 2018, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at North Rockland High School. The event paired Repair Coaches, who are neighbors with fix-it expertise, with people who brought in items to be fixed such as lamps, computers, clothing, frames, small appliances, wooden items, toys and electronics. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day received a response letter from Metro-North (MNR) President Catherine Rinaldi (see attached) containing yet another refusal to give West of Hudson riders a ten-percent fare reduction. After much advocacy for a fare reduction by local elected officials over the summer, NJ TRANSIT (NJT) announced a ten-percent discount on NJT rail fares for travel in November, December and January in acknowledgement of disrupted service due to ongoing PTC (Positive Train Control) installation. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day took part in the dedication of the Rockland County Gulf War/War on Terror Monument on Saturday, November 10, 2018, at 12:00 PM in the afternoon at Haverstraw Bay County Park. The Monument is in honor of all those who served in the Gulf War and the War on Terror, and for those Rockland County residents that made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. [Read More]

Rockland County Executive Ed Day has signed a resolution approving funding to Catholic Charities for the operation of a warming center for homeless single adults at the Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center in Pomona. [Read More]

Statement from County Executive Day: We in Rockland stand against hatred and with our brothers and sister in Pittsburgh... [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Social Services Joan Silvestri announced that the County of Rockland will recognize November of 2018 as National Adoption Month. Each November, staff from the Rockland County Department of Social Services’ (DSS) Children’s Services Unit join with local Wendy’s franchisees to celebrate National Adoption Month to increase awareness of the need for foster families. This year, for the seventh year in a row, staff will be at Wendy’s in Nanuet and West Haverstraw to answer questions from residents interested in becoming foster/adoptive parents. [Read More]