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Attention Rockland Seniors: Zumba Classes Are Coming Your Way

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The Rockland County Office for the Aging presents an exciting Health and Wellness program for Seniors. Zumba at the Palisades Center Mall as well as an introductory series in Haverstraw! Registration is required for both series.
• Palisades Mall series (12 sessions) begins May 21 – Joe & Cay Raso Room 4th floor 2:30 – 3:30pm
May 21                         June 11                     July 2                    July 30
May 28                         June 18                    July 9                     Aug. 6
June 4                           June 25                    July 23                   Aug. 13
• Haverstraw series (4 sessions) begins May 23 – Quisqueya Sports Club, 25 Broadway, Haverstraw 10927
May 23                         June 6
May 30                        June 13
For Rockland County residents, 60 years and older. Space is limited! All participants must register with an Office for the Aging staff member at 845-364-2100.

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Hezekiah Easter The First Black American To Be Elected Into Rockland County Legislature

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February 10, 2025

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Hezekiah Easter, was inducted into the Rockland County Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2003.  In his career and in the history of Rockland, Hezekiah Easter was often the first. He became the first Black person elected to public office in Rockland County 1965 when he won a seat on the Village of Nyack Board of Trustees. Easter served as deputy mayor and police commissioner in the village. In November 1969, he was elected as an inaugural member of the Rockland County Legislature.

Easter, a Nyack community leader ensured the preservation and restoration of a historic Black Cemetery (Mt. Moor Cemetery is currently surrounded by the Palisades Mall) and worked on behalf of social justice issues, including affordable housing and an integrated workforce.

” I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and for as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can”  Yours in Christ, Trustee Ezekiah Easter.

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Rockland County At It’s Most Beautiful There Is No Better Way To Start The Day

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                  Beautiful Sunrise at Haverstraw Bay Park
                                                           Photo by Rockland Photographer, Owey Cramsie Jr.

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