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“A year ago, a grassroots group called CUPON was formed by a Hillcrest resident who saw an urgent need to keep the area’s development in check.
Since then, that group has helped a handful of similar organizations spring up around Ramapo, a town with a long history of civic activism. They all share concerns similar to CUPON’s, which stands for Citizens United to Protect Our Neighborhoods. [Read more…]
Triny Hertzberg of RASP Photo/John Meore The Journal News
“With two-and-a-half weeks to go before schools open in East Ramapo, it’s still not yet known if a beloved after-school program will be saved in time for the kids whose parents planned to send them after classes let out each day.
The Rockland After School Program (RASP) has served thousands of children since being launched in 1983 by offering them a place to hang out with friends, play games or get a jump start on homework. However, the program is no longer permitted to use the two rooms it leased from the district at Kakiat Elementary School after Executive Director Triny Hertzberg did not pay the rent. [Read more…]
Co-Mix Concrete Photo/Tania Savayan The Journal News
Concrete continues to flow from a mixing plant on the edge of town even after stop-work orders and numerous violations were issued to the business.
The town cited Co-Mix Concrete for maintaining a use not permitted in the town; changing the use and occupancy without an appropriate certificate; operating without an approved site plan; and performing construction without a building permit. [Read more…]