By: Jennifer Korn On Oct. 30, The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) reached a settlement with the Rockland County Board of Elections regarding the issue of long voting lines and the lack of accommodations for voters with disabilities. “Today’s ruling provides Rockland County voters with the support, resources, and relief urgently needed […]
By Kathy Kahn Village of Sloatsburg residents will be wishing their longtime mayor, Carl Wright, a fond farewell as he leaves office on December 31. Former Deputy Mayor, Peter Ackley, ran unopposed for Wright’s post on Election Day and will assume mayoral duties on January 1, 2021. Wright was first elected in 1975 and […]
By Joe Kuhn The Cuomo Bridge was brought to a standstill on Sunday as caravans of President Trump supporters traveled between Rockland and Westchester in cars decorated with flags calling for his reelection. At one point, a large caravan stopped in the middle of the bridge linking the two counties, shutting down travel as […]
By Jennifer Korn On Dec. 17, South Nyack voters will decide the fate of their village. After the news surfaced that Yeshiva Viznitz, of Kaser Village, Ramapo, purchased Nyack College, South Nyack residents petitioned for a referendum to be held. After the petition was filed, the South Nyack Village board hired CGR consulting firm […]
By Kathy Kahn School districts across the county—and the state, for that matter—have been dealing with the Covid 19 pandemic by shuttering schools and offering mostly remote learning, with a few days of in-class services for students. That’s not the case in the town of Ramapo, however, where school buses are […]
After 22 years of appeals, it looks the Palisades Mall has finally received Clarkstown’s blessing to utilize all of its available space. On Tuesday night Clarkstown voters deliberated on a Referendum that would lift the convent that has prevented the shopping center from opening the roughly 250,000 square feet of “attic space” on the fourth […]