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Our schizophrenic voters did it again Tuesday, re-electing a Republican county executive in a county where the enrollment might look to make that unlikely.
Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence may have chafed in 2007, when a Republican candidate backed by Preserve Ramapo ran against him.
SEPT. 11 TRIALS - After a visit from members of eight families who lost loved ones on Sept.
200 protest New Square chicken plant
Jeff Weinstein spent his Sunday afternoon marching on Route 45 to express his opposition to a kosher chicken processing plant in New Square.
Send a message against bad politics
Concern verging on fear over the Monsey area bloc vote has ventured beyond Ramapo's boundaries.
Change, fairness needed in Rockland
Kudos, Irene Widman for your truthful and bold statements in Friday's letter, 'Look at Rockland; it's time for a change.' I see that I am not alone in my feelings, on these same issue's presented in your letter.
New Square public hearing for poultry off indefinitely
A public hearing on large poultry slaughterhouse set for Nov. 10 was canceled today with no new date announced.
Will hearing have space for all?
I question the venue for an upcoming public hearing on a proposed chicken processing plant in New Square, to be held in at Gruss Girls' School in the village on Nov.
Legislators, take stand on plant
During the Tuesday night meeting of our county Legislature, many Rockland citizens used the open comment period to express their deep concerns regarding the proposed building of a chicken processing plant on property within the Village of New Square.
Revoke $1.6M grant for slaughterhouse
Re Robert Rhodes' Sunday Community View, 'Leaders must stand up to New Square slaughterhouse plan': We need more elected officials in Rockland County with the courage to step forward, look the New Square bloc vote in the face on this issue and just say 'no.' I have introduced a resolution into the county Legislature calling on New York state to ...
Anti-chicken rally draws crowd in New Hempstead
NEW HEMPSTEAD - More than 100 people from all over Rockland attended a rally today to show their opposition to plans by the village of New Square to build a chicken slaughterhouse on a vacant piece of land on Route 45.
Rally set to roast chicken slaughterhouse
NEW HEMPSTEAD - A widening group of people furious about a plan to build a chicken slaughterhouse using tax dollars across the street from a residential neighborhood plan to hold a rally Saturday to express their opposition.
Preserve Ramapo rips Rockland D.A. over inaction
A Ramapo grass-roots political party has filed a complaint with the state Attorney General's Office accusing the Rockland District Attorney's Office of failing to investigate nearly 4-year-old accusations of election law violations in New Square.
Vanderhoef, Kleiner square off in debate
Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef and his Democratic challenger, Orangetown Supervisor Thom Kleiner, debated a range of environmental issues Thursday night.
Creating a legitimate, trained "fire brigade" for New Square makes plenty of sense - for the safety of the residents of the Hasidic enclave and the highly trained volunteer firefighters who protect them.
Angry neighbors slam slaughterhouse proposal
A group of residents angry at the prospect of a large slaughterhouse near their neighborhood met Monday night to discuss ways to stall the facility, which they say was planned without their input and which was promised $1.6 million in state funding.
Back when Lester Rounds was superintendent of what's now the Ramapo Central School District, he was the life of the party as emcee of retirement dinners and other events.
New Square residents will train as firefighters, officials say
NEW SQUARE -[0x0f]Village residents will train to become firefighters and then work under the auspices of the Hillcrest Fire Department, officials announced today.
Kosher Chicken Plant Puts 2 NY Towns At Odds
Share + Sep 30, 2009 7:18 pm US/Eastern Reporting Tony Aiello 1 of 1 The site of a new kosher chicken processing plant is drawing jeers from New Hempstead residents, while New Square residents are offering cheers.
Mad at Sen. Morahan for chicken plant support
In light of the economic situation at hand, the Sept. 4 article, 'State to give New Square $1.6M for chicken slaughterhouse,' regarding the approval of $1.63 million for the New Square poultry processing plant, was most disturbing to us.