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GOP Candidate for NY Governor Picks Up Endorsement of Rockland Republican Committee

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A GOP candidate for New York governor, with the election more than a year away, swung through Rockland to pick up the endorsement of the county Republican committee. Congressman Lee Zeldin of Long Island stopped at Rockland County GOP headquarters in New City on Wednesday and bashed Governor Kathy Hochul for not distancing herself from the previous administration or doing more to prevent nursing home deaths from COVID last year. Zeldin encouraged other contenders for the office to join his team…

Rockland GOP chairman Lawrence Garvey said though New York has a new governor, the issues haven’t changed…

Other Republicans with their eyes on Albany include former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Andrew Giuliani, former Trump administration advisor and son of former New York City mayor, Rudy Giuliani.

Area Lawmaker’s Bill to Rename Rockland-Tarrytown Bridge Gains Support

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An area lawmaker thinks there is a good chance the bridge that spans the Hudson River between Nyack and Tarrytown could officially get the name its predecessor had. Rockland Assemblyman Mike Lawler says more of his colleagues are signing on to erase the name of the former governor’s father, former Governor Mario Cuomo, off the new bridge…

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo successfully pushed legislation to name the bridge after his father in June 2017. The bridge opened two months later bearing the name Mario M. Cuomo.

Rockland’s Congressman Wants Big Banks to Help Fight Climate Change

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Rockland’s Congressman is looking to enlist big banks in the fight against climate change. Congressman Mondaire Jones introduced legislation this week called the Fossil Free Finance Act, that would require the Federal Reserve to limit the ability of banks and Financial Institutions to invest in the companies that harm the environment…

Several environmental groups that support the Fossil Free Finance Act include Evergreen Action, Americans for Financial Reform, and the Sierra Club.

Nyack, Tarrytown, Cancel Halloween Parades Over COVID Fears

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Both Nyack and Tarrytown have cancelled their Halloween parades, citing COVID concerns. That’s according to the Journal News. The move in Nyack comes as a surprise since the village hosted a street fair just last week. On its Facebook page, the Nyack Chamber of Commerce said there will be other “Halloween festivities” in the village next month. The number of people hospitalized in Rockland with COVID has increased since Wednesday from 22 to 27.