Community
Rockland’s Lori Robinson Promoted to the Rank of Major General in the US Army, One of Only 7 women in the Country to Hold Rank
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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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FBI Offers $25,000 Reward for Information Leading To A Conviction In The Murder of Nicholas Jasiel In Spring Valley
RPD Arrest Two Men After Attempted Walmart Escape, Facing Larceny and Drug Charges
Senator Weber Releases Statement Regarding Congestion Pricing Termination By The Federal Government
The Rockland Report Would Like To Inform The County Of Two Recent Text Scams
Town Of Ramapo Police Department Is Asking Parents To Talk To Their Children About “Stranger Danger”
Stony Point Police Department Received A Report Of A House Fire On Stella Court
Rockland County DA Chief ADA Patrick Frawley Named Aide to the Grand Marshal for Rockland St. Patrick’s Day Parade
17th Annual Penguin Plunge in Nyack
Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Chief of Detectives Peter Walker Retires after 30 Years of Law Enforcement Service
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Government1 week agoSenator Weber Announces Record State Aide For Rockland County Schools
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Events1 week ago
RCC Hospitality & Culinary Arts Center Food Enthusiast Program 2025 Has Limited Availability
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Crime1 week ago
The Rockland Report Would Like To Inform The County Of Two Recent Text Scams
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Police/Fire/EMS6 days ago
Town Of Ramapo Police Department Is Asking Parents To Talk To Their Children About “Stranger Danger”
