Posted on 16 February 2013 by Editor
Now Rockland County pistol permit holders can just say no. Or at at least they can officially request that their personal information remain exempt from public disclosure.
After public upheaval and outcry following The Journal News’ December article that included an online version with interactive map of Westchester and Rockland pistol permit holders, the New York State Legislature took action. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 February 2013 by Editor
It might be a slow shuffle in slippers but Sloatsburg is inching into the internet age. For the local digerati, the village just hooked up the Municipal Building and Municipal Pool with wifi hotspots. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 February 2013 by Editor
It’s that time of year when many students start to get anxious about next year’s school schedule. After the Presidents’ Day weekend break, students will begin meeting with their guidance counselors to map out schedules. With their futures in minde, 20 eighth-grade girls and their moms turned out recently for the District’s fifth-annual Women in Engineering Mother-Daughter Breakfast to get a taste of a possible future. Continue Reading
Posted on 12 February 2013 by Editor
Haas Pharmacy, located in the center of Sloatsburg, looks perfectly positioned. The business has a convenient drive-thru window, ample signage and personalized service for walk-in customers. But owner Larry Haas would like a little more. He wants his pharmacy to be top of mind for village residents whenever they think prescriptions, because that’s the lifeblood of any pharmacy. Continue Reading
Posted on 11 February 2013 by Editor
After the snows and wind of Nemo passed through Saturday, George Grant Mason school in Tuxedo sprang to life Sunday afternoon for some good old-fashioned car racing. The scouts of Cub Scout Pack 2146 revved up the wood block engines their hand made cars and put on a serious competition. Continue Reading
Posted on 10 February 2013 by Editor
The Rumor Mill: An odd bit of news began leaking its way to the public Saturday evening when News12 anchor Tara Rosenblum tweeted around 7 P.m. that a Suffern Middle School student was “caught with a ‘hitlist'”. By 11 p.m. News12 reported the news online with the following headline: “Sources: Suffern Middle School student caught with hit list.” Continue Reading
Posted on 08 February 2013 by Editor
Thursday morning, Sloatsburg Mayor Carl Wright and company took a countywide conference call from Orange & Rockland for a briefing on possible rapid response storm actions. By Friday afternoon, Wright reported that everything was already mostly in place for Nemo. “We’re prepared before the storm even comes,” Wright said, looking out his office window as big flakes of snow floated past — the first wave arriving of whatever was to come. Continue Reading
Posted on 07 February 2013 by Editor
Sometimes it’s all about balancing out the bitter with the sweet. The Ramapo Central Board of Education met this week and did just that with a brainstorming budget workshop followed by a more light-hearted student awards presentation. Continue Reading
Posted on 05 February 2013 by Editor
Bryan Anderson is the living, breathing bones and flesh of courage. He’s also every parent’s harrowing projection of the nightmares that lie in wait, loose in the world and ready to descend at a moment’s notice. Continue Reading
Posted on 04 February 2013 by Editor
When spring comes early this year — and it will according to Phil the groundhog — Sloatsburg Elementary School will be in full bloom. Thanks to the efforts of Matthew Leanza, a sophomore at Suffern High School and a member of Boy Scout Troop 2146 Sloatsburg/Tuxedo, the school’s garden center is cleaned, equipped and ready for green growth come the March thaw. Continue Reading
