Rockland County

New cluster of COVID-19 cases in Rockland County linked to house party

A new cluster of coronavirus cases in Rockland County has been linked to a house party and officials are asking anyone linked to it to cooperate and get tested.

July 1

Small businesses inside Palisades Center mall fighting to survive

Small businesses inside the Palisades Center mall are fighting to stay alive as Governor Cuomo has said NY's malls may remain closed indefinitely.

June 26

Bike and pedestrian path opens on Mario Cuomo Bridge

A 3.6-mile shared bicycle and pedestrian path opened on the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, which spans the Hudson River between Tarrytown and South Nyack, on Tuesday afternoon.

June 15

Grandmother, mother found shot dead; infant found unharmed

An infant girl was found unharmed in a home where her mother and grandmother were apparently shot to death, police said.

May 27

Mid-Hudson Valley begins to reopen; NYC hires contact tracers

Several counties in New York entered the first phase of the state's four-part reopening process Tuesday. In the meantime, New York City has hired 1,700 coronavirus contact tracers, a crucial step to getting the city closer to meeting the reopening requirements.

May 26

Mid-Hudson, Long Island entering first phase of reopening

Nassau, Suffolk, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties will take their first steps toward a return to a kind of "normalcy."

May 26

Cuomo: Virus is 'effective killer'; 799 more deaths in NY

The governor said that his administration is asking funeral directors from outside the region to come help deal with the number of people who have died in this public health crisis.

April 9

Rockland County health officials warn public of potential coronavirus exposure

Health officials in Rockland County are advising residents that two Rockland County residents who have been confirmed to have the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) potentially exposed others to the disease from February 28 to March 2. 

March 8

Cuomo declares State of Emergency as NY reaches 76 coronavirus cases

The number of cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in New York state is rising.

March 7

Hero in Hanukkah attack declining $20K reward over Zionism

An Orthodox Jewish man credited as a hero for attacking a knife-wielding man who stabbed five people during a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City is refusing to take a $20,000 reward from established Jewish groups because he considers them Zionists, according to a rabbi who knows him.

February 23

Lawmakers demand end to phone dead zones along Palisades Parkway

Drivers taking the Palisades Parkway to Route 6 between Orange and Rockland Counties often find themselves unable to place mobile phone calls due to a lack of Verizon cell phone towers in the area, a fact that local officials say is dangerous and must change.

February 21

Cops investigate reports of stabbing near deadly NY library scene

Police in Rockland County descended on a house in Spring Valley following reports of the stabbing of a child.

February 20

Library guard killed told stabbing suspect to turn down music, police say

A man repeatedly stabbed a security guard at a library in Rockland County, after she reportedly told him to turn down his music.

February 20

Lawyer: Man charged in Hanukkah attack incompetent for trial

A psychiatrist has found Grafton Thomas incompetent to stand trial on federal hate crime charges stemming from a machete attack at a Hanukkah party that wounded five Hasidic Jews, Thomas's attorney said Monday.

January 27