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NYS Declares Polio an “Imminent Threat to Public Health”

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New York state health officials yesterday declared polio an imminent threat to public health. That’s in addition to state Health Commissioner Mary Bassett’s disaster declaration. On “The Morning Show” on Friday, Rockland County Executive Ed Day said New York State as a whole needs to do a better job of getting people immunized…

Yesterday’s polio declaration by the state is expected to increase public health officials’ ability to deliver polio immunizations. Polio has been lately in wastewater here in Rockland, Orange and Sullivan Counties, and New York City.

Haverstraw Man found Guilty of Sexual Abuse

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A Haverstraw man has been found guilty of one count of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, stemming from incidents that happened nearly 10 years ago. Rockland County D-A Tom Walsh said 39 year-old Ramiro Linares inappropriately touched a 12 year-old girl he knew. Linares faces up to a year in jail on each count and must register as a sex offender.

Rockland Sheriff Questions Politicians Who Don’t Seek Input from Him or His Colleagues as Governor Finds Millions for Body Cameras and Other Security Measures

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Newly-created rules by the state legislature regarding how local jails are managed has Rockland’s sheriff questioning yet again why political leaders don’t consult him and his coleagues before they make such changes. Rockland sheriff Lou Falco was at a jail administrators conference yesterday in Saratoga, and said, for example, the state now requires them to give inmates extended time out of their cells, regardless of their behavior…

At around the same time, just a 45-minute drive south, New York Governor Kathy Hochul was speaking at the 2022 Division of Criminal Justice Services Symposium in Albany. Governor Hochul said $30 million in state funds would be used to purchase new technologies and body-worn cameras for local law enforcement agencies, and another $20 million for pretrial services in all New York counties outside of the city, which she said would help return more individuals to court by providing them with services and supervision…

Sheriff Falco says the state’s woes with mental health started well before the pandemic, back when the state closed many facilities across New York last decade, including here in Rockland. As a result, jails have become the only place they can get mental health services.

“Tunnel to Towers” Foundation’s 9/11 Mobile Museum Comes to Clarkstown Saturday

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The Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit is coming to Rockland this weekend. The traveling museum is a project coordinated by the Foley Family of West Nyack, along with the 9/11 Education Foundation and the Town of Clarkstown. Supervisor George Hoehmann says it’s an emotionally moving experience…

Tommy Foley was one of the firefighters who lost his life on September 11th, 2001. He was with Rescue 3 and part of the team that went to the World Trade Center that fateful day. You can see the exhibit on Saturday from 11 am to 8 pm, rain or shine, at Germonds Park in West Nyack. For more information on how to support the event, visit www.911educationfoundation.org.

Rockland Sheriff: Watch your Kids and Grandkids for Behavioral Changes

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Changes in behavior could be a sign that your kid or grandchild is heading for trouble, and at worst, potentially taking part in criminal activity. That’s according to Rockland sheriff Lou Falco, who says the classic signs include off-color or out-of-the-ordinary comments or posts on social media…

The sheriff’s department along with local police departments have conducted mock active shooter drills recently in North Rockland and East Ramapo to avoid and properly handle any incidents similar to what happened at a school in Uvalde, Texas, earlier this year.