Suffern, N.Y. – Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence announced today that the Town of Ramapo Fall Film Festival 2013 will open on Saturday, October 19 with the screening of Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather.” The Godfather is a 1972 crime epic starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, James Caan and Talia Shire. The American Film […]
Letter to the Editor, How broke is Ramapo? According to the New York State Comptroller Ramapo is the most financially stressed of 917 towns in New York State. But what does that actually mean? Ramapo has real estate worth $11 billion. That means that our constitutional tax limit is about four times our current level. […]
Pure shock. The only words to describe the reaction to what happened at the East Ramapo Central School District board meeting last night. The situation in the district between the largely orthodox and Hasidic board and the secular community has been bad, but now it’s gone to a whole new level. Witness the mocking laugh […]
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Ramapo crumbling BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The FBI is hot on Ramapo Supervisor Chris St. Lawrence’s trail as teams of federal agents beset town hall this afternoon and evening. With a search warrant in hand, the feds evacuated the building, instructing only certain higher-ups and their immediate staff to stay as they conducted the search. And […]
Ramapo crumbling BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The FBI is hot on Ramapo Supervisor Chris St. Lawrence’s trail as teams of federal agents beset town hall this afternoon and evening. With a search warrant in hand, the feds evacuated the building, instructing only certain higher-ups and their immediate staff to stay as they conducted the search. And […]