Cottages designed by noted architect Bruce Price dot the hamlet district in downtown Tuxedo.

Traces of Tuxedo’s orginal DNA dot the town along the Rt. 17 corridor, all leading up to Tuxedo Park, of course.

The village that became Tuxedo Park was founded by tobacco tycoon Pierre Lorillard IV as a vacation and recreational outpost for well-heeled New York society too tired to make it up to Newport, RI. Continue Reading

Arcadis began preparation for continuing environmental remediation work in Torne Valley at the site of a former sand quarry. Torne Mountain is seen in the distance. / Photo by Geoff Welch

Before Torne Valley was a Superfund site, parts of it were used as a sand quarry, with the sand deposits part of the valley’s natural aquifer — now classified by NY state as a principle aquifer and used as a major regional water supply. Back in the 1950s, pockets of the valley were dug through along Torne Brook for natural resources. Those sandy areas eventually became a graveyard for paint sludge brought in from the former Ford Motor Company plant in Mahwah, NJ.  Continue Reading

Look for the Tuxedo Farmers’ Market inside the Tuxedo Train Station this Saturday, January 10, from 10am to 2 pm. / Photo courtesy of the Tuxedo Farmers’ Market

Many vendors suffered through the cold last winter to bring Tuxedo Farmers’ Market goods to locals. This year, the market will set up in the warm and friendly confines of the Tuxedo Train Station. Continue Reading

Just a few years ago, Sloatsburg Elementary School had several bustling after school programs, including Homework Club and the Family Resource Center. Both programs were geared toward providing homework assistance to elementary school students but were lost in the 2013/14 school district budget cuts. Continue Reading

The last few weeks of the 2014 school year saw Suffern High School students suffering through the flu. There was coughing, congestion and many other misery related signs and symptoms. Continue Reading