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If you’ve got an electronic device that’s not working but you can’t part with it because you think it may still have some life left, or maybe a chair that you need help fixing or some clothing that’s in need of some patchwork or stitching and it’ll be just fine, you might want to bring that stuff to West Nyack this weekend. Rockland County’s third Repair Café is Sunday at the Rockland BOCES Jesse Kaplan School. County Executive Ed Day says the first two events were very popular, and very helpful…

Howard Phillips heads up the County Solid Waste Management Authority which is co-hosting the event, and he agrees it’s better to recycle old items so they stay out of area landfills…

The Repair Cafe runs from 10 am – 2 pm at the Kaplan school in West Nyack off Parrot Road this Sunday. They’ll try to fix just about anything EXCEPT items with gas engines, such as lawn mowers, chainsaws, or gas-powered landscaping equipment. For more information, or to call ahead to check if a volunteer Repair Coach can fix your item, call 845-364-2932 or e-mail rcsc@co.rockland.ny.us.

Expanded coverage now of the measles situation — Rockland state lawmakers and health officials were in Albany yesterday for World Immunization Week urging support for a Senate bill that would eliminate all non-medical exemptions from children’s vaccination requirements. Rockland State Senator David Carlucci says when those who can be vaccinated, don’t get vaccinated, we take a giant step backwards…

North Rockland State Senator James Skoufis also emphasized that the bill is not anti-religion…

Rockland Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee says the freedom of religion rights guaranteed in the constitution must be balanced against what’s right for society as a whole…

Rockland Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski said he and his wife are sometimes uncertain where it’s safe to go even though their ten-month old daughter has gotten her booster shot…

Rockland County’s Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert recommends infants get their first vaccine between 6-12 months. Under normal circumstances a child would get a second one before entering kindergarten, but Dr. Ruppert says considering what’s happening in the county now, the second one could come as soon as 28 days after the first. Dr. Ruppert says the bill would help get the so-called “herd immunization” rate up to 95%, where it should be…

County Executive Ed Day, who re-instituted the state of emergency last week despite it being struck down by the court earlier this month, says the state needs to get the bill passed now…

The Health Department is offering free MMR vaccines at the Pomona health complex, just call 845-364-2497 for an appointment. The Spring Valley Family Planning Clinic is also offering free MMR vaccines. Call 845-364-2531 to schedule an appointment. Rockland has confirmed 202 cases of measles since the outbreak began in October.

Six months after a fatal shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, another rocked southern California Saturday morning as congregants were celebrating the end of Passover. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann says the town’s two dozen-plus houses of worship have been contacted by police officials about heightened security…

19-year-old John Earnest allegedly opened fire on the 100 worshippers with an assault-style rifle, killing one and wounding the synagogue’s rabbi along with an 8 year-old girl and her uncle.

RCC students, faculty, staff and visitors will be putting together comfort bags for victims and survivors of sexual violence today and donating them to the Center for Safety and Change in New City. Melissa Roy is the Director of Diversity & Inclusion at RCC, and says the bags will benefit both the victims and the center…

The “Got Your Back” event is a state-wide initiative. It’s taking place here in Rockland at the RCC Academic Quad from 10 until 4 this afternoon.