TOWN OF RAMAPO SUPERVISOR YITZCHOK ULLMAN (Former deputy supervisor): As a result of his criminal conviction of a felony as determined by a jury earlier today, Mr. Christopher P. St. Lawrence is automatically disqualified from continuing to serve as the Ramapo Town Supervisor. As Deputy Supervisor, I am now responsible under law to fulfill the […]
The long tenure of the seemingly politically invincible Town of Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence has come to a screeching halt. St. Lawrence has been found guilty in White Plains federal court on 20 of 22 corruptions and securities fraud charges levied against him by federal prosecutors. It took a jury a little over a day’s […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH The trial of Ramapo Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence is nearing the end. On Monday, defense lawyer Michael Burke informed United States District Court Judge Cathy Seibel that the defense would not be calling any witnesses, including Supervisor St. Lawrence, after the prosecution rested. Closing arguments took placeon Tuesday and Wednesday. After […]
The Haverstraw Town Police Department will be participating in the Buckle Up New York (BUNY) enforcement program from May 22 through June 4, 2017. New York State’s Governors Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) will partner with local law enforcement agencies across the state for this event, which is supported and promoted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Since the […]
The Hoboken International Film Festival [HIFF] is gearing up for its first appearance in Greenwood Lake, NY at the Thomas Morahan Memorial Park. Now in its 12th year, HIFF – called by FOX, Time Warner and other major media “one of the 10 biggest film festivals in the world” – is being held May 19 – […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH The lawsuit that could determine the landscape (and the possible future) of the Village of Pomona is underway at the United States Courthouse in White Plains, New York. The village is being sued by a religious organization known as Rabbinical College of Tartikov. A legal fight has ongoing between the two parties […]