Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski on Today’s Ward Vote “Earlier this week I stated that I would be introducing legislation to enable poll watchers during ballot referendum votes. Now, as I read reports of voter confusion during today’s ward vote in Ramapo, I think it is abundantly clear that the laws governing referendum elections need to be […]
To the Editor, The Town of Ramapo may be insolvent – Is bankruptcy looming? Over the last few months the Ramapo Republican Committee submitted FOIL requests to the Town of Ramapo requesting copies of the 2013 Financial Statements. The Town of Ramapo repeatedly responded that the documents requested are not in their possession. On September […]
To the Editor, The Ramapo political machine spent two years fighting tooth and nail to prevent a ward referendum in Ramapo. The referendum has finally been scheduled for this coming Tuesday, September 30. The referendum will decide whether Ramapo will be divided into six wards for the election of town councilman. Town councilmen are currently […]
To the Editor, I endorse Rich Cocchiara to become our next representative to the State Assembly for the 99th District. Rich is an innovative business leader, with a demonstrated ability to assist businesses and governments in solving major logistical and infrastructure problems. Rich and his wife, Judy, have resided and paid taxes in our district […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Here’s a riddle: How many knowledgeable people does it take to suggest a policy change before society adopts their sage advice Buried in all the recent news about ISIS, horrific weather lashing the United States, the violence of NFL players and the like, came a hardly noticed news item about the idea […]
To the Editor, One of the most important duties of the town supervisor is to initiate and coordinate the budget process for our town. So at last night’s town board meeting, I presented the Tentative Budget to the board, the town clerk, and the public. The supervisor’s budget is the first of three drafts of […]