“After decades as a statewide leader in tax assessment, Scott Shedler announced Friday he is retiring from the town-appointed position. Shedler has worked for Ramapo for more than two decades ‒ interrupted by a year’s stint from June 2016 to September…
“A neighbors’ lawsuit asks a state court judge to derail a proposed 637-unit housing enclave with businesses and open space at the former Minisceongo Golf Course. The legal action claims Ramapo Town Board members violated New York state environmental regulations…
“East Ramapo’s school board on Wednesday evening passed a dramatic directive by the state Education Commissioner to increase the 2024-25 property tax levy to a total of 5.38%, more than four times higher than the 1% hike voters approved in June. The…
“East Ramapo has a new fiscal monitor, Shawn Farr, the New York State Department of Education announced Tuesday. The district has been under the watch of a monitor team for several years to address East Ramapo’s ongoing financial struggles and…
“The main formula used by Albany to distribute money to New York’s school districts — we’re talking $24.9 billion for the new school year — could finally be facing a major overhaul, or at least some nips and tucks. The…
Story in the Rockland County Times July 14, 2024 By: Kathy Kahn “Har Shalom, a new orthodox cemetery for 10,000 gravesites and a mikvah for ritual bathing/gatherings being built on Hillside Avenue, may soon be joined by a three-story “house of worship”…
“Ken Zebrowski, who opted not to run again for the Assembly seat he held for nearly 18 years, announced Wednesday that he had officially left his government post. He has taken a job with Brown and Weinraub Advisors, an Albany-based…
These are the unofficial results from the Rockland Board of Elections with virtually all districts reported. And there was a very close race in the Republican Primary for Trustee in Sloatsburg.
Attention registered Democrats in the 97th Assembly District! There is an important primary election on June 25th, which should be on your radar. Eudson Francois for New York State Assembly in the 97th District Eudson Tyson Francois and Aron Wieder…
“Geoffrey Welch, the unofficial riverkeeper in the Torne Valley, a wilderness tucked between the Ramapo Mountains in the historic Revolutionary War area of western Ramapo, has died. He was 80. The environmentally sensitive Torne Valley, inhabited by mountains, foliage, and wildlife…
