Warming Center Open
The Rockland County Warming Center, located at the Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center in Pomona, is opening for the upcoming winter season on November 1st. [SEE PRESS RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND LOCATIONS]
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October 24, 2025
Second Case of Measles Confirmed in Rockland County this Year
Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Leahy advises residents that another case of measles has been confirmed in a Rockland County resident. This new case is not connected to the previous measles case in August.
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October 20, 2025
County’s School Bus Safety Program Sees 30% Drop in Violations in 2024-25 School Year
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October 17, 2025
County Withholds CHPE PILOT Agreement Until Funds Provided For Businesses & Residents
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October 17, 2025
Protect Your Family This National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 19-25
For National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 19th through October 25th, the Rockland County Department of Health’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) is raising awareness about the dangers of lead exposure.
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October 16, 2025
Court Upholds Moving Local Races to Even-Numbered Years
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October 16, 2025
PrEP Yourself: Stay Ahead of HIV
The Rockland County Department of Health is proud to participate in PrEP Aware Week from October 19th through the 25th, dedicated to increasing public awareness about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), who it’s for, and how to access it.
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October 10, 2025
COLUMBUS DAY TRANSIT SCHEDULES IN ROCKLAND
On Columbus Day – Monday, October 13, Transport of Rockland (TOR) buses will operate regular weekday service. TRIPS paratransit buses will operate ADA service only. Regular TRIPS service will not operate.
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October 8, 2025
County Executive Ed Day Awards Roxanne Watson With Key to the County
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October 8, 2025
Joanne Louis-Paul Named 2025 County Executive’s Outstanding Environmental Volunteer
Rockland County Executive Ed Day and the Division of Environmental Resources presented the 28th County Executive’s Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award to Joanne Louis-Paul during a ceremony at Kennedy Dells County Park in New City.
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October 3, 2025
Fire Prevention Week is October 5 - 11
The Rockland County Department of Health is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association, the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week™ for more than 100 years, to promote this year’s campaign, “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.”
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October 1, 2025
Health Department Offers Additional Flu and MMR Clinics
The Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) will offer seasonal flu (influenza virus) and measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccines at various community locations. The flu vaccine is available for individuals aged 6 months and older.
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September 30, 2025
Health Department Reports First Human Case of West Nile Virus in 2025
Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Leahy confirmed the season's first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a county resident. West Nile virus is most commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito.
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September 30, 2025
County Executive Day Unveils Proposed 2026 Budget
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September 29, 2025
Ed Day Calls Court Ruling on Holtec a Travesty for the Hudson
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September 29, 2025
Victory for West-of-Hudson Riders as MTA Pauses Fare Increases
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September 25, 2025
County Celebrates 236 Acres of Open Space Preserved
Rockland County Executive Ed Day and the Open Space Institute celebrated the largest Open Space Acquisition Program purchase in history of 236 acres known as the Eagle Valley Assemblage.
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September 18, 2025
Health Department Continues to Offer Free Mosquito Dunks to Prevent Breeding & Protect Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases
With summer winding down, the Rockland County Department of Health reminds residents that mosquitoes will continue to breed into the fall.
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September 16, 2025
County Executive Day Criticizes State’s $1.2 Billion Medicaid Mismanagement Amid SNAP Crisis
“I applaud New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli for uncovering that New York wasted more than $1.2 billion paying Medicaid premiums for people who don’t even live in the state anymore."
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September 12, 2025
Risk of Legionnaires’ Disease in Rockland County Remains Low
The Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) reassures residents that the risk of Legionnaires’ disease in Rockland County remains low, following reports of increased cases in Westchester County and a New York City outbreak in August.
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September 11, 2025
Health Department Offers Flu and MMR Vaccines
The Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) will offer seasonal flu (influenza virus) and measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccines at various community locations.