County Executive Ed Day held a press conference today with State and local elected officials to discuss the plight of Rockland County and other West of Hudson rail commuters who continue to suffer during the crisis at NJ Transit (NJT). [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day joined with Shared Services Panel Members from Towns, Villages, School Districts and Fire Districts to unveil the draft Shared Services Initiative Plan. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day held a meeting with high level personnel from Metro-North Railroad (MNR) and New Jersey Transit (NJT) at the County Executive’s office in New City to discuss challenges and concerns relating to train cancellations on the Pascack Valley Line (PVL). This meeting was convened on June 12, 2018, in an effort to respond to commuter concerns after NJT announced system-wide temporary train cancellations to facilitate Positive Train Control improvements. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day announced positive news relating to the soon to be released Comprehensive Annual Financial Report on Rockland County’s finances from 2017. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day, Rockland Commissioner of Mental Health Michael Leitzes, District Attorney Tom Zugibe and leaders from Montefiore Nyack Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Helen Hayes Hospital, Crystal Run Healthcare, Refuah Health Center, Rockland Paramedic Services and the Rockland County Medical Society announced a new initiative to combat the opioid crisis. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day, District Attorney Tom Zugibe and County Attorney Tom Humbach presented a $10,000 check from the Nyack Motor Lodge to the Center for Safety and Change. This check is the result of a settlement between the Nyack Motor Lodge and the County of Rockland. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day presented Cole Donnellan, founder of not-for-profit Pegleg22, with the Key to the County award. The Key is presented to a person who makes a tangible, positive impact on the county as a whole and the citizens who live here. Cole started Pegleg22 in honor of his great uncle Jerry Donnellan. The mission of Pegleg22 is to raise awareness about the 22 veterans who succumb to suicide every day in the United States and raise money to perform service projects that benefit combat veterans in Rockland County and around the Hudson Valley. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day, Acting Director of Fire and Emergency Services Chris Jensen, town supervisors, village mayors and representatives of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. met at the Fire Training Center in Pomona to discuss concerns with O&R’s coordination and response strategies. This meeting had been planned since the March nor’easters that left Rockland residents in the dark for days. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day announced that the first ever Rockland Repair Café was a huge success. The event took place Sunday, May 6th, 2018 from 10 am – 1 pm at the Nyack Center. 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 announced that the first Drug Take Back Day of 2018, held Saturday, April 28th, was extremely successful. Prescription drugs were collected at five locations throughout Rockland County and many more unwanted prescriptions were dropped off than in previous years. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day joined with Hi Tor Animal Care Center’s Board of Directors President, Debbie DiBernardo to denounce the actions of the Village of Spring Valley Government. On April 18th, the Village of Spring Valley failed to pass a resolution executing the Inter-Municipal greement between the Village and the County of Rockland for Hi Tor animal control. By failing to pass this agreement the Village of Spring Valley is refusing to pay their fair share of costs related to animal control. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day presented the County Executive’s Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award to New City resident Laurie Seeman. For nearly 2 decades Laurie Seeman has been advocating for Rockland’s environment and educating our youth about how they can help. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day and the County's Veterans Service Agency Acting Director Susan Branam presented Nanuet resident Karen Ross with the sixth annual Rockland County Freedom Award for her outstanding service to our nation as a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy. [Read More]

Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced today that Moody’s Investors Service rated Rockland's Tax Anticipation Notes (TANs) MIG 1, a clear sign that the fiscal policies he put into place are paying off for taxpayers. The MIG 1 rating is the highest short-term rating assigned by Moody’s to Notes. This is a first for Rockland County since it’s severe deficit position in 2011 and comes on the heels of its seventh consecutive bond rating increase in March. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day joined with Legislative Chairman Toney Earl and other members of the Legislature to sign a recently passed bond resolution for $29.5 million for the construction of new Highway Department facilities and three other bond resolutions to continue the methodical rebuilding of county government. [Read More]

Rockland County Executive Ed Day signed a resolution authorizing the county to bond $2,300,000 to be expended towards the replacement of the Samsondale Avenue Bridge over the CSX Railroad in the Village of West Haverstraw. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day stood with Sheriff Louis Falco, County Clerk Paul Piperato, District Attorney Tom Zugibe, members of Donate Life Rockland and Live On NY in front of Building A at the Robert L. Yeager Health Complex to declare April Donate Life Month in Rockland County. [Read More]

Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco recognized 24 police officers who have made a significant impact in supporting local efforts to eliminate drunk driving. [Read More]

County Executive Ed Day today announced that volunteer Repair Coaches are being sought for the 2018 Repair Café, scheduled for Sunday, May 6th at the Nyack Center. [Read More]

Ed Day announced changes to the Rocklandgov.com website to make it easier for residents to access information about public hearings and legal announcements. A link to the “Legal Announcements” page is now included under the “Find” Tab on the frontpage of the website and is also now at the bottom of every page of the site. [Read More]