HEALTH DEPT. PRESS RELEASE Commissioner of Health Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, DO, FAAFP, today announced the first confirmed case of Enterovirus (EV-D68) in Rockland County. The case, confirmed by the New York State Department of Health, involves a child with a history of asthma, who was treated and released from Westchester Medical Center. Due to privacy […]
Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) said, “I strongly urge the Town of Ramapo to reconsider their decision to not allow poll watchers during the upcoming ward referendum vote. Denying representatives from either side of an election the ability to observe the voting process goes against the spirit of fair and open democracy. From national elections to […]
To the Editor, The Town of Ramapo may be insolvent – Is bankruptcy looming? Over the last few months the Ramapo Republican Committee submitted FOIL requests to the Town of Ramapo requesting copies of the 2013 Financial Statements. The Town of Ramapo repeatedly responded that the documents requested are not in their possession. On September […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE The Todd Wolfe Band will be making their way to Piermont’s Turning Point this weekend. Wolfe, who has written songs and toured the world with Sheryl Crow, will be featuring his own band’s music “out of the 60s” at the Turning Point Cafe this Saturday, September 28 at 9 pm. Wolfe told the […]
BY RAQUEL OKYAY Decorated Army veteran Chris Day, the GOP and Conservative Party Hudson candidate for Congress in District 17, says his district, which encompasses all of Rockland and parts of Westchester, has been hurt by economic policies advocated by his opponent Nita Lowey (D). “Our nation is at a turning point,” Day said. […]
RAMAPO GOP: WARD SYSTEM IN RAMAPO – WE SAY YES (TWICE!) Official Endorsement To all residents of Ramapo, Over the last few years, one of the biggest topics of discussion amongst residents of Ramapo has been whether the Ramapo Town Board members should be elected via an at-large system or a ward area system with […]