Jeff Lewis

Tension in East Ramapo is on the rise as the lack of busing has become a concern. A School District Board of Ed meeting last night became chaotic after only 45 parents were allowed in the building for the meeting due to COVID restrictions, while hundreds more were left outside. That’s according to News 12. District officials blame a nationwide bus driver shortage, in East Ramapo about 10% of their students are affected. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Clarence Ellis is asking parents to be patient as they try to find a solution.

Ramapo’s deputy building inspector has been suspended as he faces local and federal gun charges and other crimes. Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht told “The Morning Show” Friday that Airmont Deputy Mayor, Brian Downey, will get his due process…

Downey faces criminal cases from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Rockland’s D-A, following his arrest earlier this month. The 47 year-old has been employed by the town since 2007. He was elected to the Airmont Village Board in March 2019. We’ve reached out for comment, but we have not heard back.

A home on East Railroad Avenue in Haverstraw went up in flames yesterday morning. The blaze spread quickly throughout the structure. No word on any injuries.

New York is reminding residents and women around the country that despite a new restrictive law passed in Texas, the state welcomes women seeking abortion care. Governor Kathy Hochul yesterday directed the Department of Health to aggressively publicize comprehensive provider guidance on the right to provide abortion care, and slammed the new law in Texas that bans most abortions after six weeks…

Hochul was joined at a press conference in Albany yesterday by U-S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who said the rights New York maintains are basic human rights…

Hochul’s plan includes the development of a patient bill of rights. Hochul also called out Facebook for helping spread misinformation about abortions.