BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – The Village of Suffern on Monday evening swore in its new mayor Patricia Abato, along with a number of other officials. Abato, who replaced former Mayor Dagan LaCorte, was sworn in along with fellow trustees Matthew Byrne and Frank Hagen. Fellow trustee Jo Meegan-Corrigan was appointed deputy mayor, while Virginia […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Spring Valley – Shortly after his swearing in by County Clerk Paul Piperato, newly-elected Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme proceeded with the first meeting of the Spring Valley Village Board, an assembly consisting largely of new appointments and the swearing in of new village personnel. The Board of Trustees has three new […]
BY DOUGLAS SCHOEN After 16 days of political brinkmanship, lawmakers passed a temporary funding plan that raised the debt ceiling and reopened the federal government. But now, the nation is just barreling toward a new set of deadlines — lawmakers have until January 15 to deal with the budget and February 7 to deal with […]
Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman has announced that he will attend a meeting of each of the 12 village boards in the Town of Ramapo between November 26 and December 26. “I want to foster a dialogue between my office and residents from across Ramapo,” Friedman said. “We agree on a lot and sometimes we disagree […]
(Letter from King to NYSRPA members) Ladies and Gentlemen, As a method of providing an update on our fight to overturn New York’s SAFE Act (“the Act”), we are providing this letter, in “Q and A” form, with the answers to questions you might have concerning the case. Q: What is the current status of […]
As Mayor of Suffern Dagan LaCorte (D) leaves his post and his friend Trish Abato takes over, rumors have been flying in Suffern that LaCorte is in line to become the village’s next attorney or treasurer. Political opponents are less than thrilled about the prospect of LaCorte remaining on the payroll. The village will hold […]