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Preet Bharara arrives at Trump Tower Photo: Evan Vucci/AP
“U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Wednesday he plans to stay in his position in the Trump administration.
Bharara emerged from Trump Tower after meeting with the president-elect for about an hour, saying he has agreed to remain in the job.
“We had a good meeting. I said I would absolutely consider staying on. I agreed to stay on,” Bharara said, saying Trump asked him to stay. [Read more…]
Ramapo High School Photo/The Journal News
There will be a vote on December 6 to approve spending $60 million for renovations to school buildings and grounds. A YES Vote will benefit the children.
We offer two well-reasoned editorials for a YES vote. One is from Steve White of the Power of Ten organization, and one from the editors of The Journal News. [Read more…]
Dam at Lake DeForest reservoir Journal News file photo
“The taste and odor issues associated with some of Rockland’s drinking water in recent months will be addressed in a pilot program conducted by the county’s leading water provider.
Suez New York, which serves around 300,000 customers in Rockland, said this week that the company is launching a pilot program at Lake DeForest that will test and analyze alternative water-treatment techniques, company spokesperson Bill Madden said. [Read more…]
“Spring Valley is considering abolishing its tax assessor’s office in favor of using data collected by the towns of Ramapo and Clarkstown, but its mayor and deputy mayor oppose the move.
Trustees on the contentious village board were split along their usual lines over the proposal, with Trustees Vilair Fonvil, Sherry McGill and Asher Grossman in favor and Mayor Demeza Delhomme and Deputy Mayor Emilia White against. [Read more…]
Mayor Ed Markunas Photo:Alex Taylor/ The Journal News
“Suffern Mayor Ed Markunas has said the village is exploring whether to separate from Ramapo over how the town has used millions in village taxpayer money for town-provided services over the years.
Suffern is already a “full-service village,” Markunas said, and decoupling from Ramapo would allow the village to “be in control of 100 percent of our tax base.” [Read more…]
The next Chestnut Ridge CUPON meeting will be Monday, Nov. 28, at 7pm at the South Spring Valley Firehouse, 26 Red Schoolhouse Rd.
We will be discussing updates to current village issues along with some new community action items, including our meeting with the Ramapo Police Department village liaison regarding some safety concerns in the village. [Read more…]
Click here for the NBC news investigation.
Anthony Mallia arrest photo
Anthony Mallia, the Town of Ramapo Chief Building Inspector and Director of the Building Dept, was due in court Thursday, Nov. 17, in Airmont, but, once again, the hearing was adjourned to Thursday, December 15, at 5pm.
Mallia is facing corruption charges including:
One count of Grand Larceny in the second degree (Class C felony);
33 counts of Tampering with Public Records in the first degree (Class D felonies);
33 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the first degree (Class E felonies);
33 counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing (Class E felonies);
One count of Official Misconduct, a class A misdemeanor. [Read more…]
Most of you know the story. After years of trying to prevent a vote on whether we should have a Ward System, the Town of Ramapo was ordered to hold a referendum on that question on September 30, 2014. On the ballot was whether the town should establish a ward system and divide the town into six separate districts (wards), each with its own representative on the Town Board.
Terrified by the transparency and accountability that a ward system of government might bring to Ramapo, town officials concocted a scheme to influence the outcome of the referendum, promoting disinformation and an atmosphere of deliberately induced disorganization. This was done in the hopes of assuring a NO vote, but also to leave open an avenue to challenge a YES vote based on the chaos and confusion they themselves created. [Read more…]
Drought’s impact on the Wanaque Reservoir
Photo/ Chris Pedota The Record of North Jersey
“Some in Rockland County have long chafed at how much water must continuously be released from Lake DeForest, the county’s largest reservoir, and sent down the Hackensack to ensure a supply for Bergen County.
The Rockland Water Coalition, for instance, has said the passing flow down the Hackensack “remains unwarranted and inequitable,” and that it puts Rockland customers “at greater risk during future severe drought solely in order to increase” the water levels in the Bergen reservoirs. [Read more…]