Rockland Elections: What happened to the ‘Trump effect’?

“The “blue wave” that brought Democrats to power across the region and the nation skipped Rockland County, where voters on Tuesday returned Republicans to county and town offices and in general seemed adverse to change.

And although fear of becoming “another Ramapo” fueled victories in several towns, in Ramapo itself voters expressed no displeasure with a Democratic regime that has been in place during a period marked by corruption, lax zoning and overdevelopment.
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The following numbers from the Rockland Board of Elections are still  unofficial.

Ramapo
Supervisor
William Weber   11,626
Michael Specht  17,987

Town Council
Shani Bechhofer   11,593
Grant Valentine    11,387
Yitzy Ullman         17,048
David Wanounou  17,571

Superintendent of Highways
Robert Romanowski  9,287
Fredric Brin                18,595

Rockland
County Executive
Ed Day                   43,561
Maureen Porette   34,761
Thomas Sullivan      1,835 [Read more…]

On Tuesday, the polls will open at 6:00 am and will close at 9:00 pm. This year Preserve Ramapo did not run any candidates, but when asked, we of course have strong opinions on this upcoming election.

We are endorsing and ask you to come out Tuesday and vote for the following candidates:Staying at home is not an option. It doesn’t matter if you own or rent, if you are here for a year or the rest of your life–voting is an American privilege and your entire community is counting on you to come out on Election Day to elect honest men and women to lead our municipalities. After years of telling you the truth about Christopher St. Lawrence and his cronies, we can’t let this happen again. It’s time for a change. [Read more…]

The Journal News has come out early with its endorsement of the New Direction for Ramapo candidates—Bill Weber. Shani Bechhofer and Grant Valentine.

”The Town needs a fresh start, with new leadership that recognizes that the visions of the various Ramapo communities may sometimes conflict, but always need to be heard and respected.”

“We endorse Bill Weber for town supervisor. Weber, a CPA, offers financial knowledge and a strong commitment to ethics and transparency.”

”This is a town that needs a fresh start.” [Read more…]

“The Journal News/lohud will host a candidate forum with candidates for Rockland County executive and Ramapo town supervisor, starting at 7pm Wednesday at Rockland Community College, in the Ellipse located in the Technology Center.

The general format follows the Editorial Board endorsement hearings: Candidates are given one minute at the beginning to introduce themselves, and one minute to make a closing statement. They will be asked about specific topics and are offered an opportunity, when the moderator finds it necessary, for a response to a challenger’s comments. [Read more…]

Nearly four months after Christopher St. Lawrence got booted as supervisor for his securities fraud convictions, Town Board members, once mostly publicly compliant to St. Lawrence’s wishes, are changing policies and hoping to remold the town’s negative image.

Skeptics remain, however, that the sincerity for change is short-term for the upcoming elections, even as board members offer zoning and planning reforms, such as  prohibiting zone changes until a master plan review is completed; a ban on using temporary trailers for classrooms; and moratoriums on construction in already heavily dense residential neighborhoods.  [Read more…]

Rockland Surrogate Court Judge–Democratic Party:
Keith Cornell 5,549
Alden Wolfe  4,314

Rockland County Executive–Reform Party:
Ed Day  1,320
Write-in   684
Rockland County Executive–Conservative Party:
Ed Day   574
Thomas Sullivan  520

Ramapo Supervisor–Reform Party
William Weber  554  Write-in 36
Ramapo Sup of Highways–Reform Party
Robert Romanowski  504  Write-in     44
Ramapo Town Council–Reform Party
Susannah Bechhofer  520  Grant Valentine 509  Write-in 47

Spring Valley Mayor–Democratic Party:
Alan Simon  679
Demeza Delhomme  543
Emilia White  305
Vilair Fonvil  104

Spring Valley Trustee–Democratic Party:
Asher Grossman  699
Eudson Francois  577
Aaron Morse       402
Chevon Dos Reis  247
Eustache Clerveaux  213
R. Schneider Laurent 209
Zach Clerina           162

Chevon DosReis Emilia White and Eustache Clerveaux

There are some important primary contests coming up on Tuesday, September 12^th, we want you to be aware of. In the Democratic Primary in Spring Valley, first and foremost we are strongly endorsing Emilia White and her slate for Mayor of Spring Valley and Spring Valley Trustee. [Read more…]

The NAACP Candidate Debate and Forum will be held at the Louis Kurtz Civic Center in Spring Valley, Thursday, Sept 7, at 6 p.m. Candidates attending include those running for Ramapo Supervisor, Town Board, Superintendent of Highways, Spring Valley Mayor and others. Primaries are less than a week away–next Tuesday Sept. 12.