BY KATHY KAHN Rockland’s Local Development Corporation (RLDC), whose former members were found by a jury to have conspired to mishandle town funds, were officially shown the door Wednesday, July 12, by the interim Supervisor Yitzchok Ullman and the remaining Town Board members. Ullman told the near-empty room the Town Board will take up the […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH The last forty-eight hours have been interesting, to say the least, in Ramapo politics. Since former supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence’s conviction on federal securities fraud charges last month forced his resignation, Deputy Supervisor Yitzchok Ullman has been serving as interim supervisor. In a hastily called special meeting on Monday night, the […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM BILL WEBER, FORMER TOWN COUNCIL CANDIDATE The Ramapo Town Board unanimously adopted the 2017 budget on November 19. I requested a copy of that budget via a FOIL request on November 21, but the town denied my FOIL request by not responding within the prescribed 5-day timeframe. Therefore, I had to appeal the request […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Montebello resident William Weber is running to fill a seat on the Ramapo Town Council vacated by disgraced Councilman Samuel “Shmuel” Tress. Weber, 47, is a certified public accountant and chief financial officer, as well as a longtime member of the Ramapo GOP Committee. He is running on the Republican and Reform lines. He faces […]
WEBER for RAMAPO weber4ramapo@gmail.com www.facebook.com/WeberforRamapo I, William J Weber, Jr, formally announce my candidacy for Ramapo Town Council to be held on the next General Election, November 8th, 2016. This election is to fill the Ramapo Town Council vacancy for an unexpired 3 year term. The position was formally held by Samuel Tress, who recently […]
In the Town of Stony Point we recommend the Republican slate. Candidates from the Republican Party have dominated Stony Point politics in recent years with the exception of outgoing Supevisor Geoff Finn, a Democrat who incidentally has endorsed Republican supervisor candidate Councilman Jim Monaghan. The town board has made some strides promoting economic development, avoiding […]