NY State Police informed the public that former Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman is presumed dead in the waters beneath the Bear Mt Bridge. A man driving Friedman’s car was filmed on surveillance jumping from the bridge this morning and Friedman’s whereabouts are unknown, police said. They began a search for Friedman’s body beneath the bridge […]
BY KATHY KAHN The Town of Ramapo’s last official board meeting on Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. found a dozen residents waiting to hear how last minute budget resolutions would affect them. Ramapo’s $102 million budget for fiscal 2017 carries between a 5-7 percent increase to property owners, depending on where the property is located. […]
BY JAMIE KEMPTON Photos by Bob Wallace Jim Kane’s roots at the YMCA run deep. The Nyack native and lifelong resident started as a young pinsetter on the Y’s bowling lanes and learned all manner of sporting activities at the historic brick building on South Broadway. “I bowled, set up the pins, played basketball, […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH Rockland’s Republican Election Commissioner Louis C. “Butch” Babcock has filed a lawsuit in Rockland County Supreme Court seeking to keep his current job. The case of Matter of Babcock v. Giblin, et al., was filed against Patricia Giblin, the nominee to replace Babcock as Election Commissioner as well as Lawrence Garvey, the […]
LEADERSHIP ROCKLAND ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2017 Twenty five emerging leaders to participate in year-long program NEW CITY, N.Y. (Nov. 30, 2016) – Twenty five emerging leaders from a wide range of disciplines will comprise Leadership Rockland, Inc.’s Class of 2017. It will be the 27th class of Leadership Rockland, Rockland’s premier leadership program. Class members […]
The New York State Small Business Development Center and the Rockland Community College Foundation presented the sixth annual celebration of Hispanic Businesses Awards and Hispanic Heritage Student Achievement at a celebratory luncheon (La Quinta Steakhouse, Dec 2). Invited guests included many political officials who joined the honorees and their families to offer congratulations. Several of […]