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Florida just voted to gut its property tax base. What Rockland homeowners should take from it
Amendment 3 passed with 62% of the vote — and the fight over what comes next is the part worth watching.
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Family events near me: a Rockland County school-break survival guide
February break is five days long. Here is how Rockland families fill them without emptying the wallet.
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Government phones — Lifeline phones: who qualifies and how to apply
The federal discount takes $9.25 a month off phone or internet service. Here is who counts as eligible, what paperwork to gather, and where Rockland residents apply.
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State newsroom — Statehouse reporting: what a two-person bureau actually covers
Inside the smallest newsrooms in the building: how a handful of reporters decide what state government news reaches your town.
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Government shutdown explained: What a government shutdown means for local towns
Federal funding gaps reach Rockland through grants, contracts, and services — slowly, unevenly, and mostly in ways that are easy to miss until they aren't.
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Small business owner — Behind the counter: what it actually takes to run a Main Street shop
Deliveries at dawn, a staffing puzzle, and rent math that never quite adds up to zero — a look at the work behind Rockland's storefronts.
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How a bill becomes a law in New York, explained for Rockland readers
The path from an idea in Albany to a rule that shows up at town hall, in plain language.
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Town meeting and public hearings: your guide to showing up
How local deliberation works in Rockland's towns, when you get to speak, and what one voice can actually change.
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Community action agencies: what services they actually offer
Energy help, food programs and home weatherization — how these agencies work and what to ask for before winter.
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Rental housing explained: security deposits and tenant rights in New York
What the law expects from landlords and renters, and where to check the details that apply to your lease.