March 08, 2017 – Suffern, NY – As the Mayor of the Village of Suffern and a Ramapo Taxpayer, I demand the immediate resignation or termination of Michael L. Klein, Esq, as Town Attorney and Nathan Oberman, as Town of Ramapo Receiver of Taxes and Deputy Director of Finance. I previously called for the resignation […]
BY DIANE DIMOND When our Founding Fathers established the framework for this country, they were careful to limit the powers of the federal government. As James Madison wrote in The Federalist Papers, the federal government’s primary and central job is to “provide for the common defense.” As the nation matured, the role of the federal […]
Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) joined legislators, highway officials and construction workers from across the state at a rally Wednesday in Albany to call for a $150 million increase in the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) and additional funding for the PAVE-NY program. These state programs are a main funding source for local governments […]
To the Editor, Brian Kiernan’s recent letter to the editor misstated the plan for the redevelopment of Rockland Psychiatric Center that the Orangetown Town Board unanimously agreed to in 2005. After the town bought 348 acres of surplus property from the state in 2003 to control its own destiny, we issued an official Request […]
By Vincent Abbatecola The “X-Men” movie franchise has been going on since 2000, and up until this point, it has consisted of a main trilogy, a prequel trilogy, two spin-off films that focused on Wolverine/Logan, played ferociously by Hugh Jackman, and last year’s “Deadpool.” Appearing in every installment of the series (except “Deadpool”), Wolverine has […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN When one door closes, the saying goes, another one opens. What happens if the closing door — all but shut — is suddenly stopped by a situation that metaphorically says, “Not so fast!” With the bridge project progressing steadily, and final designs for the walking/bicycle path due in June, it seems unlikely […]
