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Avoiding - Escape from the Holy Shtetl'
I haven't actually been avoiding this story, but since receiving an e-mail from New York magazine's flak on Monday I've lacked the time to really think about the most commented, most e-mailed and nearly ...
Monsey, Spring Valley eateries targeted by health board
RAMAPO - The Rockland Department of Health took action against four restaurants in Monsey and Spring Valley that had numerous sanitary violations, including one where a mouse ran across an inspector's foot ...
Rockland businessman charged with stealing common-law wife's share of a house
A Rockland businessman has been indicted on felony charges that he stole ownership in a Monsey house from his common-law wife, prosecutors said yesterday.
It takes money to run a library
Decisions we make have consequences. Those who defeated the proposed Finkelstein Memorial Library budget also have to live with the consequences of their votes.
Judge upholds sex-offender living zones
A Rockland County law that makes most neighborhoods off-limits to sex offenders has been upheld by a state Supreme Court justice.
One for which he has done teshuva, suffered for, and reviewed with his rabbi's and mentors over many many years.
Ramapo needs real work on diversity
Recent articles about a Hasidic woman having to remove her wig for a mugshot revealed that we who live in the Town of Ramapo have enormous problems that cannot be solved by people getting angry with one ...
Suspicious fire at Monsey housing construction site quickly put out
MONSEY - A fire in insulation at a residential construction site on Route 306 early this morning may have been set, Ramapo police said.
Past Perfect: The unwelcome reality
Over the past two weeks two friends of mine passed away. One was a student of mine who was raised in my synagogue in Monsey, New York, and went on to become a fine Torah scholar and teacher.
5-year-old Monsey boy dies after injury in July 4 car accident
A five-year-old boy from Monsey who was critically injured when his father lost control of the car on July 4 has died in the hospital, police confirmed today.
Evolution of a Dance Style - On The Trail of the Na Nachs
I'm not talkin 'bout this Evolution of Dance. Over the past several years, I've noticed a shift in the dance stylings used by a significant minority of yeshiva guys back from a year in Israel.
FETCH! Pet Care(TM) Continues Its Expansion Into Southern Rockland...
FETCH! Pet Care, the nation's largest pet care brand offering professional pet sitting and dog walking services, today announced it has further expanded its locations in Southern Rockland County, New York and ...
Ramapo arrest controversy sheds light on how police deal with religious beliefs
When a Ramapo police officer recently ordered Sarah Cohen of Monsey to remove her wig for an arrest photograph, a firestorm erupted in the religious Jewish community.
43 arrested, charged in Rockland welfare frau...
Officials announced this morning that 43 people from all over Rockland had been arrested on charges of welfare fraud.
Scout scrambles to finish sign for St. Zita's Villa in Monsey
MONSEY - Visitors arriving at St. Zita's Villa are greeted with a new blue sign with gold and white lettering.
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Why did they close up????????? T-h-e i-s: It was a SHEVACH performance-all scenes & acts were identical..... TREIF! One Scene was different "The Rav Hamachshir buried the story & had them close up:".... ...
Shigellosis Outbreak Plagues Rockland County
Health officials in Rockland County are reaching out to schools, synagogues, and summer camps trying to stop an outbreak of shigellosis after dozens have taken ill in the villages of Monsey and New Square.
Ramapo police to probe Hasidic woman's booking
RAMAPO - Town police will conduct an investigation into the treatment of a Hasidic suspect after complaints that the officer was insensitive for fingerprinting the woman and asking her to remove her wig.
VIDEO: Infectious Disease Spreading in Rockland County Community
The disease called shigellosis, which causes abdominal cramps and fever, is now showing up in children who attend private Jewish schools in Monsey and New Square.
Court of Appeals dismisses rabbi-seduction lawsuit
New York's top appeals court yesterday dismissed a civil lawsuit accusing a Ramapo rabbi of convincing a woman that she must have sex with him in order to find a husband and have children.