Monsey News

Avraham Ballen is a bright 14-year old boy from Monsey with long side curls who loves Torah study, music and sports.

An American haredi rabbi is urging haredi rabbinical leaders in Israel to publicly condemn the violent haredi protests against Shabbat desecration in Jerusalem, linked to the opening of a parking lot near the Old City to accommodate weekend visitors to the capital.

A county-assigned judge can oversee a sexual abuse trial involving a Monsey businessman and fired Ramapo police officer, a state appeals panel has ruled.

Reina Schiffrin is very wrong when she claims in her June 11 letter that prayer assemblies of pro-life people are 'designed to intimidate and frighten.' I invite her to come and witness one of these groups praying in a quiet peaceful manner, such as the one on public property near the Planned Parenthood clinic on Perlman Drive in Spring Valley.

RAMAPO - Bobover Yeshiva of Monsey made good yesterday on a bounced check that was to pay a county Department of Health fine.

RAMAPO - Mesifta Beth Shraga's plan for a yeshiva, dormitory and staff housing on the former Burgess Meredith estate stands rejected by the Zoning Board of Appeals.

MONSEY - A 2 1/2 -year-old boy pulled from a private house pool was in critical condition this afternoon after being revived yesterday by Hatzolah Ambulance Corps volunteers taking the child to the hospital, Ramapo police said.

Here's a recap of the June 24 Ramapo Town Board meeting. Supervisor Christopher St.

A new group of A©migrA©s from Yemen's tiny Jewish population arrived in Israel, but the fate of a controversial plan to evacuate a larger contingent to the United States remains up in the air.

MONSEY - A woman suffered minor injuries yesterday during a four-vehicle chain-reaction collision on Route 59, near Main Street, that backed up traffic in the area, Ramapo police said.

MONSEY - A two-vehicle accident at Route 59 and Main Street, that caused traffic back-ups this afternoon, has been cleared.

RAMAPO - The town is spending $8,870 to clean the hands of camp counselors, police and senior citizens.

The fates of two controversial plans to build yeshivas in residential neighborhoods were questionable despite decisions this week by the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Josef Guttman on June 17, 2009. Beloved husband of Francine, father of Shari Maggiore, Lori Laub, Johnny and Ricky.

RAMAPO - A vending machine company that provides food throughout the Northeast was fined by the Rockland Board of Health today for not having the proper permits to package and sell food.

RAMAPO - Controversial plans to build yeshivas on Camp Hill Road and on Route 306 are to be reviewed tomorrow night by the Zoning Board of Appeals.

A Newburgh man died Saturday in a motorcycle crash, police said. Lionell Pittman, 35, hit a curb and crashed into a wall while driving fast and attempting a wheelie, Sgt.

Despite the growing trouble in the global economy, or perhaps because of it, houses of worship in Rockland appear to be flourishing.

Ever since he succeeded Herb Reisman as supervisor of Ramapo, Chris St. Lawrence has presided over the town's Over 90 Club luncheons.

RAMAPO - Democratic Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence may be assured of one major-party line when he seeks re-election in November.