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Early Voting has Begun—Absentee Ballots Must be Postmarked by Tuesday Oct. 29

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Early Voting began Saturday October 26th and continues through November 3.
Preserve Ramapo is endorsing Michael Diederich for Rockland County District Attorney. Diederich is the clear choice in this very important election if you want fair and impartial administration of justice in Rockland.
The last day to postmark an application for an absentee ballot is this Tuesday Oct. 29. if you will be out of town on election day.  If you have children in college who want to vote, remind them to send in their absentee ballot application by the deadline.
You can download an application for an absentee ballot from the Board of Elections here.
Thank you,
Robert Rhodes
Chairman
Preserve Ramapo

Early Voting Begins Tomorrow—Saturday Oct. 26

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Beginning Saturday, October 26, Rockland County voters can cast their votes for this year’s November elections. Avoid the crowds and parking mess that often show up on Election Day by selecting one of the nine days before November 5. Click on the “Read More” link below for the Board of Elections Schedule. AND PLEASE SUPPORT THE CANDIDATES ON LINE H AND LINE I. [Read more…]

Michael Diederich for Rockland County District Attorney

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When you go down to ROW H on the ballot to vote for our 27 SAM Party candidates don’t forget to vote for MICHAEL DIEDERICH who is on ROW I, Box 5, the next line down from Row H.

Mike is opposed by a candidate who Is a political hack who will owe his office to the corrupt developers who worked hard to make sure he would be able to run unopposed.  But our county’s political leaders did not know that Mike Diederich was willing to go to great lengths to oppose this highly undemocratic steamroller. [Read more…]

“Anti-Semitism,” Racism, and Growth in Ramapo

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Commentary from Robert I. Rhodes, Ph. D., Chairman, Preserve Ramapo

Ramapo has a hero in the county legislature.  His name is Aron Wieder.  A man of great courage, he has taken on the burdensome defense of our Hasidic community.  Whenever it is suggested that high density housing is overwhelming Ramapo’s resources he goes on the attack.  This argument, he charges, is an anti-Semitic slur directed against his community.

But Wieder is not a hero, he is a racist.  He knows that much of the housing that has been built in recent years for his community was built on land formerly occupied by modest homes owned by Black and Brown families.  They were block busted out of their homes.  Most of the rest of the high-density developments in Ramapo were built on vacant land that had been drastically down-zoned as a gift to Hasidic developers. [Read more…]

Viewpoint from Legislature Candidate Vivian Street

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A Viewpoint from Vivian Street—Candidate for Rockland County Legislature District 13.

In 1619 the first documented slaves landed in the British Colony of Jamestown, from Angola. As we commemorate the 400 years of history since that fateful day, we remember that our nation and its wealth were built through forced labor and the very existence of Black men and women.

It is ironic that as this country celebrates its democracy, the Black community is still fighting for equal rights, justice and freedom.

I have attended many public hearings over the past several months in the Village of Spring Valley and the Town of Ramapo.  I must admit that the Hillcrest CUPON has been the driving force in bringing the overdevelopment issue to the forefront. [Read more…]