BY JOEL GROSSBARTH While former Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence continues to languish in a federal prison only three months into his 2 ½-year sentence, the effects of his administration’s policies in connection with land use applications continue to haunt the residents of Ramapo. Now, the County of Rockland has had enough and […]
Rockland firm to revamp 99-year-old racetrack in Orange County The oldest continually operating dirt track in the U.S. recently kicked off its 99th year. Orange County Fair Speedway began operations in 1919 and will now undergo new renovations. A Nanuet-based development and promotion company, Orange Motorsport & Entertaining LLC, is taking on the project. The […]
At 3:37 p.m. on May 28, the Ramapo Police Department responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on Phyllis Terrance in the Village of Kaser. Arriving officers discovered that a 15-month-old girl, Gitty Rosenberg, had been struck by a 2017 Toyota Sienna driven by her father, Levi Rosenberg. The child was transported to Good Samaritan […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERTÂ Last year this Ombudsman launched a campaign to require car dealers in New York State to fix used cars subject to a safety recall prior to selling them to the public. In regard to this matter, I reached out to our legislators, including Ken Zebrowski and Ellen Jaffee in the […]
Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (Brewster), sponsor of A8914 which concerns the re-naming of the former Tappan Zee Bridge, amended the bill on April 25 to match Senate Bill 7671, sponsored by Senator John DeFrancisco (Syracuse). The matching bills are now able to move forward and have been referred to their respective Transportation Committees. The Assembly version […]
The Suffern School Board election has been decided in favor of the newly-launched “Kids First” ticket. All three candidates from the new line won Tuesday night: longtime educator and former RCC Foundation leader Don Cairns, former Ramapo town finance official and whistleblower Melissa Reimer, and former NYC Detective Angus MacKenzie comprise the slate. Buoyed by endorsements from many political leaders within […]