“A federal appeals panel rejected considering a rabbinical college’s request to void two Pomona zoning laws prior to submitting its plans to build an educational campus with housing. The court of appeals decision is the latest volley in a nearly 15-year battle…
“Rockland building inspectors have threatened to remove tenants from a Ridge Avenue apartment house littered with unsafe conditions while levying a nearly $40,000 fine against another landlord for violations of state fire and building codes. The double-barreled enforcement continues a crackdown since…
“A property owner facing dozens of fire and building code violations has demanded a state court prevent the Rockland Office of Building and Codes from prosecuting to force compliance. The legal action claims the county office is not empowered by the state order covering Spring…
“A well-organized late-entry write-in challenge didn’t change the status quo in Suffern Central School District. But the move sent a message. The school board incumbents won handily and the budget passed by a wide margin. But private school families from the…
Sabrail Davenport and her grandsons on Monday received the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor from President Joe Biden on behalf of her son and their father, Spring Valley firefighter Jared Lloyd. The nation’s highest civilian medal of honor, “is awarded…
The results here are from the two school districts, and at this point, are still unofficial. Suffern 2022-23 Budget — 4,555 Yes votes passes with 77.8% of the total vote. East Ramapo School Budget — 1,229 Yes 3,101 No For…
Tomorrow, Tuesday May 17, there are important School Board Elections for Board Candidates and Budget Approvals in Suffern Central and East Ramapo Central School Districts. Your support is critical here especially for the two budgets. Below are the candidates supported…
“A Poughkeepsie engineering company is suing the village over claims it did not pay thousands of dollars for inspection-related services on multiple housing developments and a house of worship. The Chazen Companies claim the village owes $44,995 for building code reviews on eight…
On April 8, 2022, at the Saddle River Swim and Tennis site on East Saddle River Road, the manhole near the parking area unloaded a massive spill of untreated sewage that ran down a slope alongside the tennis courts and…
“Two challengers for the local school board were removed from the ballot Tuesday night by the Suffern Central Board of Education. District officials maintain the candidates had not consistently resided in the district for a full year before the May 17 vote, a…
