Tag: Ed Day
Rockland County lifts water emergency restrictions
The county asked residents to voluntary limit their water usage.
Moody’s upgrades Rockland County’s bond ratings
County Executive Day took credit for the upgrade.
Rockland County urges unvaccinated residents to get polio shots
A Rockland County adult became the first person in the U.S. to contract polio in more than a decade.
Pfizer executives receive Rockland County award for vaccine development
Pfizer was cited for the speed in developing the Covid-19 vaccine.
Rockland County’s sales cap tax on gas goes into effect
Local gas is higher than the national average.
County executives are upbeat in State of the County messages
It may come as no surprise, but county executives in Westchester and the Hudson Valley have upbeat views of where their counties stand financially,...
S&P upgrades Rockland County’s bond ratings
Moody's Investors Service issued a double rating upgrade earlier in the month.
Rockland County Exec Day seeks direct purchase of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine
Day stressed that 10% of his constituents tested positive for the virus.
Rockland County enacts ‘best value’ award system for contract bidding
The law has a "sunset clause" that ensures its expiration in three years.
Covid hotspots force Cuomo’s hand to create shutdown zones
Some details on the first significant rollback in New York state's Covid reopening effort were revealed yesterday afternoon during a briefing by Gov. Andrew...
County executives warn MTA may pull out of two counties, decimate...
“Allowing the MTA to wither away will create far reaching economic consequences far greater than we are already experiencing today due to the Covid-19 pandemic," says Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Rockland County gets new hotel with The Element by Westin
The 87-room hotel is just off Exit 14 on I-87/287.
Restaurant and business closures blamed for Rockland’s rat infestation
There is no evidence that rats and other rodents can spread Covid-19 infections.
Limited statewide business reopenings in NY after May 15; then regional...
With the May 15 expiration of the current NY PAUSE restrictions on business and social activity in New York state, drive-in movie theaters can...
Rockland County freezes government hiring
"It goes without saying that these are challenging times," said County Executive Ed Day.