26 No. DeBaun Ave. unit104 Suffern, NY 10901 Our Annual Candidates’ Forum will be held on Sunday, October 29th from 2 to 4:30 pm at the JCC Rockland, 450 West Nyack Rd. West Nyack. The candidates are: County Executive: Maureen Porette, Edwin Day & Thomas Sullivan Town of Clarkstown Supervisor: Michael R. Sullivan […]
BY THOM KLEINER Candidate, Orangetown supervisor Over the past several months I have met hundreds of Orangetown residents at their doors as I have campaigned for Supervisor. Everyone wants an affordable town, safe neighborhoods and clean air. But one issue dominates all others, regardless of age, party, or ideology: the fervent desire to preserve the character and integrity of […]
To the Editor, Eliot Tozer, longtime resident of Tappan, died last week at the age of 95. As Deputy Supervisor of Orangetown from 1996-2009, he chaired the Orangetown Labor-Management Committee, designed to resolve disputes between town employees and management. More than anyone else involved in that committee over the years, Eliot enjoyed the full respect […]
To the Editor, John Giardiello – longtime head of Orangetown’s Office of Building, Zoning, Planning Enforcement and Administration (OBZPAE) – is retiring in July. Twice in the last several weeks I addressed the town board regarding the importance of filling that upcoming vacancy with someone with impeccable credentials, demonstrated independence from political pressure and a […]
Public hearing set for June 13 on “full disclosure law” BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown is moving closer to adopting a “full disclosure” law, which mandates the actual owners of all real property in the township publicly identify themselves whenever they seek a building, zoning, planning or other land use approval. The […]
Local political figures must disavow Ramapo 5 and those who nominate them or they tacitly support them By Chris Day, Candidate for Orangetown Supervisor Recently, five Ramapo county legislators, elected via the overwhelming force of the “bloc vote” controlled by the leaders of the Hasidic community and their developer allies, decided to disregard the fact […]