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Rockland County Executive Ed Day Announces Staffing Changes Rockland County Executive Ed Day Announces Staffing Changes
Rockland County Executive Ed Day Announces Staffing Changes Rockland County Executive Ed Day has announced a series of staffing changes that will take effect this week. Day said beginning Monday, Feb. 28, Chief of Staff Mike Hoblin will replace Deputy County Executive Guillermo Rosa, who retired on Friday, Feb. 25. "Guillermo Rosa has been by my side since I first took office in 2014 and moved mountains in service to Rockland residents," Day said in a statement. "Guillermo is directly responsible for many of the transformational initiatives we have implemented within county government over the last eight years and has led the charge of mod…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
COVID-19: Cases Of Delta Variant Confirmed In Rockland County COVID-19: Cases Of Delta Variant Confirmed In Rockland County
Covid-19: Cases Of Delta Variant Confirmed In Rockland County New cases of the more transmissible, potentially more fatal Delta COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in the Hudson Valley. Four cases were recorded during the second week of July in Rockland County, officials announced after being alerted by the New York State Department of Health on Tuesday, July 27. The cases of the Delta variant were confirmed by the state through PCR testing. “We suspected it was here," Rockland County spokesman John Lyon said, "but now it’s documented. We continue to urge people to get vaccinated if they have not done so already."  According to New …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fatal Rockland Fire: One Resident Found Safe, Firefighter Still Unaccounted For, Officials Say Fatal Rockland Fire: One Resident Found Safe, Firefighter Still Unaccounted For, Officials Say
Fatal Rockland Fire: One Resident Found Safe, Firefighter Still Unaccounted For, Officials Say Click here for a new, updated story: Body Of Firefighter Pulled From Rubble After Massive Blaze At Senior Facility In Hudson Valley One resident who was missing from an assisted living facility in Rockland County that was destroyed by a massive, deadly fire has been located. The resident, who was feared to be with a missing Spring Valley volunteer firefighter, was located and is unharmed, said John Lyon, spokesman for Rockland County Government. The fire started at 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, at the Evergreen Home for Adults at 65 Lafayette St.,  in Spring Valley, said Ro…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
At Least One Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Rockland Facility At Least One Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Rockland Facility
At Least One Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Rockland Facility Click here for a new, updated story: Firefighter Missing, Presumed Dead Following Massive Blaze At Rockland Senior Facility At least one resident has died and several firefighters are injured following a massive fire at a senior living facility in the Hudson Valley. The blaze began around 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 23 in Rockland County at the Evergreen Court Adult Home in Spring Valley, officials said. The home, located at 65 Lafayette St, houses 133 residents, said John Lyon, director of communications for Rockland County. Twenty-three of Rockland County's 26 fire departm…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Death Under Investigation In Rockland Could Be Linked To COVID-19 Death Under Investigation In Rockland Could Be Linked To COVID-19
Death Under Investigation In Rockland Could Be Linked To Covid-19 Click here for an updated story: Suffern Resident Is Second New Yorker To Die From COVID-19 The death of a Rockland County resident is being investigated to determine if it is related to the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The person was found dead in the village of Suffern, said John Lyon, spokesman for Rockland County. Additional details surrounding the death were not available.  Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Laura Carbone said there are rumors linking the death to the coronavirus, but no testing has yet been done. "There has been no official determina…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Fines Yeshivas For Not Providing Measles Student Vaccine Info Rockland Fines Yeshivas For Not Providing Measles Student Vaccine Info
Rockland Fines Yeshivas For Not Providing Measles Student Vaccine Info As the measles continue to spread across Rockland, County health officials fined nine yeshivas for providing the health department student vaccination records during Board of Health meetings Wednesday. The fines, totaling more than $70,000, were levied against 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 during the measles outbreak, said County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnab…

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by Kathy Reakes