Marine Killed in Afghanistan, Ramsey High Named Top School This Week

It’s been a busy week in Ramsey. Check out the top Patch stories of the week below, and if you have an idea for a story you’d like to see next week, email it to Jessica.mazzola@patch.com.

Funeral Set for Slain Marine

Ramsey graduate will be buried with full military honors at the end of the month.

Ramsey Named One of ‘America’s Best High Schools’

RHS was in the first half of Newsweek’s annual list of the top 2,000 high schools in the nation

The men didn't have permits for the guns, one of which had its make and serial number scratched off, police said.

Ramsey Will Hold Special Meeting on Proposed Apartment Complex

The meeting on the 196-unit complex will be at the end of the month

Ramsey Approves 1.8% Tax Increase

Between school taxes and municipal taxes, the average homeowner in Ramsey will see a $53 increase in this year’s tax bill.

Borough Honors DPW for 'Amazing' Superstorm Sandy Clean-Up

Members of the Ramsey Department of Public Works were awarded certificates of recognition at a borough council meeting Wednesday night.

Officials say Ramsey will add a road that 'very much needed repaving’ to its 2013 list, thanks to a grant from the state.

O&R Warns of Phone Scam

Orange & Rockland said Thursday customers have complained of a phony bill payment scheme that previously targeted PSE&G customers.

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