Unsung Hero Lisa Jacobson: Nanuet Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Volunteer

Unsung Hero Lisa Jacobson: Nanuet Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Volunteer

BY BARRY WARNER The Nanuet Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary members have many responsibilities that aid the volunteer firefighters. They respond to fire calls to provide the firefighters with the liquids and nourishment needed to help maintain their strength and stamina, while they perform the difficult and dangerous duties of firefighting. They also assist the firefighters, […]

VILLAGE MAYORS FROM RAMAPO HOST CHRISTMAS TURKEY DINNERS TO GO

VILLAGE MAYORS FROM RAMAPO HOST CHRISTMAS TURKEY DINNERS TO GO

On Saturday, Dec. 17 and Sunday, Dec. 18, Mayor Carl Wright of Sloatsburg and Mayor Ed Markunas of Suffern proudly hosted “Christmas Turkey Dinners To Go” lead by Korean War Veteran, Richie Jarcho, and The Veterans Angels. The Veterans Angels, a local non-for-profit group, provides service dogs to veterans at no cost for purposes of […]

Orangetown Should Consider Senior Citizen Center

To the Editor, In light of the proposed plans by the Orangetown Town Council to replace the existing Town Hall and its recent Request for Proposals concerning Architectural and Space Planning Services, the Town Council should consider incorporating viable space for an Orangetown senior citizen center. Throughout my thirteen years of living in Orangetown, I […]

Fomer Rockland BOE commish suit to keep job dismissed in NY Supreme Court

Fomer Rockland BOE commish suit to keep job dismissed in NY Supreme Court

NY Supreme Court Justice Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman dismissed Former Rockland County Board of Elections Commissioner Lou Babcock’s suit seeking court intervention on his ouster as BOE commissioner. Babcock claimed the Republican Party inappropriately removed him via dictate of the Executive Committee instead of allowing the full Republican Committee to vote. Hon. Scheinkman said the […]

SATMAR BACKLASH TO BUILDING MORATORIUM IN AIRMONT

SATMAR BACKLASH TO BUILDING MORATORIUM IN AIRMONT

The Satmar Hasidic sect brought hundreds of people to the village of Airmont board of Trustees meeting to protest the proposed buildingย  moratorium, thereby shutting down the meeting (due to lack of space). UTA has an application to build two school buildings on the old Regesh property on Cherry Lane Road. Because itโ€™s 20 acres, […]