Michael Parietti speaking before the Rockland Legislature Photo/Peter Carr The Journal News A Ramapo activist has filed a legal action to void the county’s legislative redistricting, contending the mapping enhances the electability for sitting legislators and further empowers the politically…
Students Newcomers Academy in Pomona Middle School Photo/ John Meore The Journal News “Between July and mid-October, East Ramapo officials documented 938 new students coming to the school district − all of them English language learners and many recent immigrants.…
House at 4 Lee Drive Photo/ Steve Lieberman The Journal News “A religious congregation continues to convert a single-family house into a synagogue despite piling up violation notices for lacking permits for construction and village land-use approvals, according to building…
“Ambitious plans for opening a modernized countywide shelter for stray dogs, cats and other animals are beginning to formalize, although bumps remain. Rockland Green, formerly the Rockland County solid waste management agency, informed the county of plans to lease, with…
“A rabbinical college asked the village government to approve a zoning amendment to pave the way for constructing the congregation’s long-discussed educational campus with family dormitories amid a 100-acre parcel. The Board of Trustees didn’t respond to the Congregation Rabbinical…
“The sons of the 79-year-old man who died in the 2021 Evergreen Court Home for Adults inferno filed a lawsuit against the facility and the employees who were charged in relation to his death. The lawsuit claims the adult home and employees…
“A single-family house owned by a religious organization and being used illegally as a rooming house caught fire with up to 21 people living amid multiple fire and safety violations, according to fire officials Monday. The house owned by Mosdos…
These are the unofficial election results posted by the Rockland County Board of Elections (Nov 9). State Assembly 98th District / Bruce Levine 5,539 Karl Brabenec 9,355 W State Assembly 97th District / Eudson Tyson Francois 11,713 John W. McGowan 23,693 W…
PRESERVE RAMAPO ENDORSES: State Assembly 98th District / Bruce Levine State Assembly 97th District / Eudson Tyson Francois State Assembly 96th District / Brett Yagel and Ken Zebrowski (see below) Suffern Village Trustees / Steve Alpert and Fred Sauberman Suffern…
New12 has a program Tuesday night, November 1st, at 7 pm regarding the dismal enforcement of Building and Fire codes in Rockland and beyond. The information gathered from CUPON and The Illegal Housing Taskforce by Tara Rosenblum, the reporter covering…
