The investigation did reveal serious issues regarding the officers involved and the Rockland County jail in general, said Letitia James.
Paul Pierrilus was on the verge of being illegally deported to Haiti, where he has never been.
Ed Day said he thought pressure on the governor's office had led to a larger shipment of coronavirus vaccine doses this week.
The county executive wrote a letter after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he had asked to buy doses directly from the New York-based company.
In an op-ed, the three said the federal government has failed to get vaccines to New York and the state's distribution system doesn't work.
The congresswoman from upstate New York objected to Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin election results at the Capitol Wednesday.
Alden Wolfe was elected chairman for the fifth time and Aney Paul was named to a second term as vice-chair.
According to the county purchasing director, the biggest benefit is the ability to to use National Cooperative Purchasing Contracts.
The "Best Value" legislation does not replace low-bid awards, a county official said.
Money will go to support the Haverstraw African American Connection and Trap, Neuter Return.
The new position proposed by the Rockland County Legislature would have come with a salary of $68,730 a year.
The budget as amended by the County Legislature increases the property tax levy just 0.96 percent.
In the Hudson Valley, there were hard-fought races and many candidates.
One Patch reader said he found electioneering outside his polling place to be in poor taste even if it was more than 100 feet from the door.
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The NAACP sued. County lawmakers also wanted longer hours, another polling place and accommodation for those with disabilities.
Democrat Sarita Bhandarkar is running to represent the 99th state Assembly District.
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The suit alleges the 14-day restriction on houses of worship is anti-Semitic and unconstitutional.
"By working together, we can bring the number of positive cases down. We did it in March, April and May, and we can do it again," Wolfe said
The new rules close schools and most businesses and severely limit religious gatherings at the core then lesser restrictions in buffer zones
Local governments could be fined up to $10,000 a day if they are deemed to not have enforced compliance with pandemic protocols.
"These are embers that are starting to catch fire in dry grass," the governor said.
He said he wants to close a loophole in New York after reports of voter intimidation at an early polling place in Virginia.
To save money, they suggested concessions from unions and vendors, furloughs, a property tax hike and not filling job vacancies.
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Registered voters may cast their ballot early at one of four early voting centers in the county.
It's good news about Rockland's fiscal health despite pandemic economic woes, said County Executive Ed Day.
Save the Post Office lists events in Haverstraw, New City and Nyack.
It's all needed to recover from the fiscal tsunami caused by the pandemic, the county executive said.
The grand jury term, which ended Wednesday, cleared up a backlog of serious cases.
He was accused of killing a mother of six after being asked to put out a cigarette.
Clarkstown residents will be asked if ownership of the Palisades Center should be allowed to alter the mall on the November ballot.
Rockland County Legislator Toney L. Earl writes about the examples set by two icons of the American Civil Rights Movement who died Friday.
The three county-owned cemeteries will get thorough makeovers plus engineering surveys.
Ed Day said it is time to give local officials, who know their communities best, more authority on reopening during the pandemic.
The commission cited inappropriate comments and failure to disqualify himself from a matter in which his impartiality could be questioned.
Face coverings are required to enter county buildings and elevators and vehicles are limited to 50 percent occupancy.
Legislator Toney L. Earl will present the official Proclamation the Haverstraw African American Connection's commemoration of the holiday.