NEW YORK — Taxpayers in Rockland County will pay less on their energy bills starting Thursday, December 1, when the residential energy sales tax elimination takes effect, County Executive Ed Day announced Tuesday. news now that winter temperatures are starting to drop. The measure is estimated to save county taxpayers about $4 million this winter … Read more
What you should know The polio virus was detected in sewage samples from a suburban county near New York City, where an unvaccinated adult recently contracted the potentially deadly disease. However, health authorities said Tuesday that they have not identified any additional cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the virus was detected … Read more
What you should know New York reported its first case of polio (or polio) in nearly a decade Thursday in an unvaccinated Rockland County patient; the patient had no recent travel history and is no longer contagious. The United States hasn’t seen a natural case of the once-feared childhood disease since 1979, which is when … Read more
NEW YORK – A resident of Rockland County, New York, has tested positive for polio, the state said Thursday, in what could be one of the first US cases of the once-dreaded childhood disease. New York state health officials said the infected person appears to have been infected by someone who received the oral polio … Read more
A 2-year-old boy drowned in a backyard swimming pool in New York’s Rockland County over the weekend, authorities said Monday, as they investigate what they describe as a “tragic incident.” Clarkstown police say they responded to a house of Tennyson Drive in Nanuet after receiving a call about a possible drowning around 8:00 p.m. Sunday. … Read more
NEW YORK — Authorities are responding to a high school in Rockland County where school district officials say three students were reportedly stabbed in the parking lot. The incident appeared to start as an argument shortly after Spring Valley High School dismissed students for the day, a spokesperson for the East Ramapo Central School District … Read more
What you should know An 18-year-old Rockland County man has pleaded guilty to all 17 charges he was charged in connection with a 2021 drunk driving accident that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old classmate and seriously injuring others. three in his vehicle, prosecutors said Wednesday. Airmont’s Joseph DeBellis was 17 years old when … Read more
In New York state, a new mandate went into effect Monday for people to wear face masks when in closed public places if there is no vaccination requirement in business. However, one county is rejecting the new rules and refusing to cooperate with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s latest orders. Statewide, any business that does not have … Read more
What you should know A Rockland County grand jury has indicted a father and son on multiple charges, including second-degree murder in connection with the deadly March fire at an adult home, our sister network News 4 learned. . Nathaniel and Aaron Sommer, a rabbi and their son, have denied wrongdoing in the fire that … Read more
New York State, facing a severe measles outbreak and a growing anti-vaccine movement, voted Thursday to end religious exemptions parents could invoke so far to bypass school vaccination requirements. After a heated debate, both houses of Parliament – which sits in Albany, the state’s capital – voted overwhelmingly for this measure. Governor Andrew Cuomo having … Read more