“After hearing emotional cries for prison time for the two men who took responsibility for the Evergreen Court Home for Adults fire, Rockland County Court Judge Kevin Russo stuck to his commitment and sentenced Nathaniel and Aaron Sommer to probation.…
On September 14, 2023 Micheal Miller of CUPON Hillcrest sent the following email: “CUPON Community, Through the excellent legal work of Susan Shapiro and Deb Munitz the courts have upheld CUPON’s contention that the Pascack Ridge project was ill-conceived and…
“With school starting Thursday, the finishing touches were being made this week on buildings throughout the East Ramapo school district. At Grandview, a K-3 elementary school, the smell of fresh paint lingered Tuesday as walls were spiffed up to match…
“A Rockland legislative committee discussed when New York state might return building inspections and code enforcement to the Ramapo village during a Tuesday update on the county’s progress aimed at ensuring safe and code-compliant buildings. However, no concrete answers were…
“Lead-laden sink fixtures, shut for seven years, are slated to be replaced throughout East Ramapo schools within a year, according to East Ramapo and state Department of Education officials. The state confirmed the planned work in communications with The Journal…
“The Suffern school district’s population is growing. But public school enrollment is shrinking. Many of those new families moving into the district are opting for private schools, Suffern schools Superintendent Erik Gunderson recently explained. That’s mostly yeshivas that serve the…
Spring Valley firefighter John Kapral walks past a photo of Jared Lloyd at the Columbian Fire Engine Co. No. 1 firehouse June 22, 2023. Firefighters there, and around the county, are upset about Rockland DA Thomas Walsh’s decision to offer…
“The owner of the Lake Street house where five people died in a March inferno has been fined more than $30,000 for multiple fire and safety code violations at a neighboring house. The fatal fire in March at 118 Lake…
Ramapo Senor High School “Around 70% of East Ramapo buildings — including every single school — failed a recent safety survey, and others were determined to be unsatisfactory. Not a single building in use by the district was considered in…
“A petition movement has garnered more than 2,800 names demanding Rockland District Attorney Thomas Walsh resign over his no-jail plea deal for two rabbis who admitted causing the 2021 adult home fire in which firefighter Jared Lloyd and resident Oliver…
