New City Patch report Feb. 1, 2023: AIRMONT, NY — “National Identity Theft Awareness Week got underway Monday, and on Tuesday Ramapo police announced they are investigating an incident involving a skimmer device installed on a self-checkout cash register at…
“The appointment of Joel Friedman to the Rockland Legislature increases the Democrats’ voting majority on the governing board by another vote. Friedman, a Chestnut Ridge resident, succeeds Republican John McGowan, who won election to the New York State Assembly in…
“A 37-year-old Monsey man faces multiple criminal charges after he crashed a school bus filled with students into trees and a house, Ramapo police said. Police arrested Chaim Feder on Tuesday after weeks of investigating the crash on Dec. 1…
“A violation-ridden, rundown adult facility — including a history of poor care, maintenance, and vermin — is being closed and residents moved until the owners cure multiple health and safety violations through renovations, according to an agreement with the state.…
“After nearly two years of investigation, a New York State utility oversite agency determined the county’s largest water company provided a sufficient water flow for firefighters who battled an adult home fire and didn’t violate state regulations. The conclusion didn’t…
This piece is from the CUPON’S Column which appears regularly in the Rockland County Times on their editorial page. In our prior column, we chronicled how our regulatory agencies are failing to protect the residents from situations that endanger their…
Tonight, January 16, at 7:00pm, the primary subject of the Rockland Sierra Club Zoom meeting will be “What does Veolia’s recent letter about PFAS violations really mean?” Climate action will also be on the agenda. Their announcement about the meeting…
“The development of 474 homes amid the environmentally sensitive Patrick Farm property in semi-rural Ramapo has been resurrected before town land-use boards after a grassroots organization’s legal actions stalled the project. Patrick Farm–Visual representing the original planned construction for the site.…
“A sheet of ice created dangerous conditions along Sky Meadow Road amid the latest cold snap and the conditions have heated up residents who have been pressuring Ramapo officials to take action against illegal schools operating in the semi-rural neighborhood. Dr. Masood…
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…
