By William Weber If you think that things could not get worse in Ramapo, they just did. The Ramapo Town Board adopted the 2019 budget on November 20th. The adopted budget is a massive insult to the hardworking taxpayers of Ramapo. To get “under” the tax cap, the Town, in my opinion, has overestimated some […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY The Ramapo Town Board will consider a proposed law to give a 5-year tax exemption for first-time buyers of newly constructed homes on August 27 at 7 p.m. The new law, if adopted, would give first-time homebuyers, whose spouse didn’t purchase a home within the past three years, a 5-year tax exemption […]
PRESS RELEASE—During a session of the Ramapo Town Board last night, members approved he rehiring of Scott Shedler as Town Assessor. A member of the Executive Board of the New York State Assessors Association, Shedler has more than 30 years as an assessor—including more than two decades of serving as Ramapo’s Town Assessor until 2016. […]
BY BRIAN EDSALL When Brad Weidel became police chief of Ramapo in 2016 following Peter Brower’s retirement, his employment agreement with the Town of Ramapo for 2016-2019 outlined that he “shall not be eligible for overtime pay” and was issued a base salary of $225,000. These measures were implemented in part due to criticism of […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Spring Valley – Rev. Weldon McWilliams IV, PhD, a longtime activist for East Ramapo students, recently gave the Rockland County Times details on his candidacy for the Ramapo Town Board, where he hopes to represent constituents he says are underrepresented in local politics. “I want to be that voice for the community. […]
The Ramapo Town Board announced this week that the NY/NJ Comets of the National Professional Pro Fast-Pitch League will begin play at Provident Bank Park on June 13 & 14 at 6:30 p.m. The Comets first opponent is the league champion Chicago Bandits, featuring Olympic pitching star Monica Abbott. Tickets can be purchased on-line at […]