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Joined: April 18, 2022
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Airmont, Hillside Violations

Why are the EPA and DEC Allowing Developers to Destroy the Airmont and Ramapo Wetlands

May 9, 2022 Sewer overflow at the base of the hill near Hillside Ave 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗢𝗡 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗘𝗖 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗣𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. (The CUPON Column appears…

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December 21, 2022

Rockland Redistricting

Lawsuit challenges Rockland voting districts, claims plan benefits officials, bloc vote

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…

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December 19, 2022

East Ramapo School District

East Ramapo launches ‘Newcomers Academy’ as influx of English learners squeezes schools

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.…

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December 11, 2022

Airmont, Code Violations

Airmont: Code violations pile up at Lee Drive house used as a shul

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…

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December 11, 2022

High Tor Animal Shelter

New Rockland animal shelter takes shape

“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…

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December 11, 2022

Tartikov Rabinnical College

Rabbinical college proposal: Pomona declines to act on Tartikov’s pitch for zoning change

“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…

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December 7, 2022

Evergreen Fire

Evergreen Court fire victim’s sons sue facility, others over his death

“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…

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December 7, 2022

Chestnu Ridge, Code Violations

Fire destroys Chestnut Ridge home used illegally as a rooming house, dog dies

“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…

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December 5, 2022

2022 Midterm Election

Midterm Election Results in Rockland

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…

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November 9, 2022

2022 Midterm Election

Preserve Ramapo Midterm Endorsements

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…

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November 5, 2022

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