Mid March is nearly here already, with Spring Break only a few weeks away. But the drab of a long winter still clings on. Two enterprising Ramapo Central School District teachers have banded together create the upcoming Family Night initiative, which encourages families to enjoy an evening together. Soon this winter will thaw and spring will have many students careening off toward the end of semester. Continue Reading

With the first week of March blowing all cold and snowy, take a break with some Irish music Saturday at the Sloatsburg Library. Blues skies and warmer weather on on the menu for next week. Continue Reading

The season turns in Tuxedo. The recent Times Herald-Record article that many believed over-emphasized a certain town ennui has also apparently galvanized a local effort to look to the sunny side of the street. Freed from the onerous tasks of dealing with a enormous town casino proposal, Supervisor Mike Rost and the town council have pivoted to focus on those issues that initially led them to the Tuxedo Town Hall — curtail the town’s political divisiveness, work to fix the town’s fiscal and infrastructure problems, address head-on the Tuxedo Farms development, and make a decision on the town mulch pile. Continue Reading

Hayward’s Deli chipped in for a bit of community camaraderie this past Saturday morning. The Suffern High School’s chapter of Youth for Hospice put a tip jar out at the local deli and marketplace on Rt. 17 in Sloatsburg — and four hours later had collected some $200 for Hospice of Rockland County. Continue Reading

When the Ramapo Central School Board met last in February, Kelly Seibert presented the board with a detailed fiscal analysis that also summed up the state of local school budgets. Seibert is assistant superintendent for business for the Ramapo Central schools, and like his boss Superintendent Dr. Douglas Adams, speaks numbers fairly fluidly. Continue Reading