BY JANIE ROSMAN For the first time in years a female voice will be heard on the previously-male-dominated East Ramapo school board. Monday night its members unanimously approved Sabrina Charles-Pierre to fill the seat hastily vacated by Juan Pablo Ramirez in July. The 28-year-old paralegal is the mother of a 4-year-old and a 15-year-old, who […]
Be careful what you say on social media! BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The Village of Pomona has been hit with sanctions in its court case with the Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov due to social media posts of Mayor Brett Yagel and former trustee Rita Louie. Lawyers for Tartikov filed a complaint when they discovered that in 2013, […]
PRESS RELEASE The New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) jas approved new electric and gas rates for Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. The new electric rates will take effect November 1, 2015 and continue through October 31, 2017. The new natural gas rates will take effect November 1, 2015 and continue through October 31, […]
As resistance to a possible Legoland amusement park at the old Letchworth Village grounds grew to a crescendo over the past two weeks in North Rockland, Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips announced that the town board would no longer pursue the project. Phillips said today in a press release: “After hearing the concerns of our residents, […]
Report Cites Significant Improvement In County Management, Finances Among The Reasons For Upgrade PRESS RELEASE County Executive Ed Day today announced that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Rockland County’s general obligation bond rating from Baa2 to Baa1 with a positive outlook, citing “significant improvement in the county’s finances, vastly improved budgeting practices and a sizeable […]
Lower level will remain closed until further notice; total damage estimated at $90k BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Photos provided by Rose Memorial Library A flood at Rose Memorial Library on East Main St. in Stony Point swamped the lower level of the building last Thursday, causing the library to close for nearly a week and costing […]