Rockland offers its popular stop-smoking program again. (The Journal News)
RAMAPO - The newest session of the county's popular smoking-cessation program will be offered again starting next week. The eight-week Put it Out Rockland program will combine group support and behavioral techniques along with gum, lozenges and nicotine patches.
Source: www.thejournalnews.com

Smoking ban gets 2nd-round approval (Lincoln Journal Star)
Supporters of a statewide smoking ban are breathing a little easier already. After weeks of work on a compromise, senators gave second-round approval Wednesday to a modified version of a statewide ban.
Source: www.journalstar.com