News

May is Mental Health Awareness month, and 1 in 5 people will be affected by a mental health issue in their lifetime. In addition to groups like NAMI Rockland, the county has its own Behavioral Health Response Team available 24/7. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says it’s important to get help…

The Behavioral Health Response Team can be called for yourself or for someone you know in crisis, the number is 845-517-0400. The Rockland National Alliance on Mental Illness provides help to children, families and veterans. They can be reached at 845-359-8787 or online at

The local chapter of the AARP is holding free program today in West Nyack about the wildfires that ravaged the western United States. Lou Morris of the AARP says guest speaker, forest ecologist Dr. Winslow Hansen, will lead the discussion…

The event is being held at the JCC in West Nyack at 12:30 today. It is free and open to the public.

It’s officially now an annual event. Rockland state senator David Carlucci is hosting the 2nd Annual Senior Prom for area seniors tomorrow night in Nanuet. Senator Carlucci says last year’s event was a great success…

The 2nd Annual Senior Prom is tomorrow 5–8 PM at the Pascack Community Center on New Clarkstown Road in Nanuet. Call 845-623-3627 to RSVP.

Rockland cyclists will be participating in the international “Ride of Silence” later today in New City to raise awareness of bike safety issues. The Ride of Silence encourages drivers and cyclists to safely share the road. Rita Joachim is on the board of the Rockland Bicycling Club, and says motorists need to be patient and considerate…

The first Ride of Silence was held after the 2003 death of bike enthusiast Larry Schwartz of Plano, Texas. The Rockland Bicycling Club will begin their ride at the County Courthouse tonight at 6:30. It’ll go south on Main Street, turn right onto Collyer Avenue, then a right onto Little Tor Road, a right at Jawonio on Phillips Hill Road, then right on Main Street to head back to the courthouse.

The New City teen missing since Friday was found dead in Congers yesterday afternoon. Clarkstown Police says 18 year-old Peter Ereifej was found at Hook Mountain State Park. Police say he was reported missing by his mother, who had indicated Peter previously had an issue with depression. More than 100 volunteers from Active International in Pearl River, where Peter’s mother works, assisted in the search for him at Rockland Lake State Park yesterday. The cause of death is under investigation and is being handled by State Park Police.