Trustee Harry Grossman summed up the feeling of voters in his ward: “They want me to care about someone else’s kids, they obviously don’t care about my kids.” An East Ramapo trustee, citing community resentment that private camps have been…
The sweep is part of a crackdown to enforce building code violations in Spring Valley–Journal News “More than 30 village properties were hit with more than 60 violations for litter and other property maintenance issues. The sweep was initiated by the Rockland…
“The town’s sale of 25-wooded acres of designated parkland in New Hempstead to a developer is being challenged in court as illegal by neighbors and open space preservationists. The lawsuit argues Ramapo illegally transferred ownership of the Pomona Road property to a…
“A neighborhood preservation group is taking the town to court for the third time to block land-use board approvals of high-density development along a residential section of Union Road. Citizens United to Protect Our Neighborhood’s attorneys argue in court papers the town planning and zoning…
Fox Alter’s appointment was met with disappointment by a former East Ramapo board member, who said the district needed someone with experience dealing with a diverse community.–The Journal News Recently retired Pleasantville schools Superintendent Mary Fox-Alter has been named to the…
“Eric Cich and Jared Lloyd entered the Evergreen Court Home for Adults together. The Spring Valley firefighters were part of a crew sent into the inferno on March 23, 2021, in hopes of rescuing residents. Lloyd was among the first on…
“Living rooms and dining rooms converted into bedrooms. Exposed wires. Faulty smoke alarms. Those are just a few of the 100-plus hazardous conditions Rockland County’s Office of Buildings and Codes cited with violations at a village apartment complex where a fire…
“After much reflection, I have decided to seek the 2022 DemocraticNomination for Congress in the newly drawn 17th Congressional District.The new 17th district will now include all of Rockland County, all ofSullivan County, and large parts of Orange and Westchester…
