Members of Sterling Forest Partnership met before a recent Palisades Interstate Parks Commission meeting.

A possibly momentous decision was made on gaming in Orange County on a sunny Monday afternoon amid the rough hewn beam and stone facade of Bear Mountain Inn. Continue Reading

A quick step on the wrong pedal caused one New Jersey driver to make an unscheduled stop at Golden Nails & Spa 2 in Sloatsburg Sunday morning. Continue Reading

Think about this for a moment — you’re feeling tired, run down. The sluggish feeling just won’t shake. And then one day you just stop working right and collapse.

Doug Corbett, popular trainer and fitness instructor at Rockland Peak Performance, found himself in this very situation this past June. Corbett had been feeling like a “zombie” for a few weeks while training clients at RPP. Finally, one day, with his heart rate racing and jaw swelling, Corbett hit the wall and was rushed to the hospital. Continue Reading

Joshua Goldstein (on the right at the podium) at one of the many Orange Avenue Associates presentations on the proposed apartment complex in downtown Suffern.

The long journey of Suffern’s Orange Avenue luxury apartment project took another turn last week as the Town of Ramapo adopted a resolution that would set the development’s property taxes for up to 40 years. Continue Reading

Welcome to Mia’s Kitchen, a stylish new eatery in Suffern, NY that offers affordable fresh, healthy foods.

Sometimes you just have to go big and make your dream a reality. Locals Cynthia Gray and Michael Narciso have done just that with Mia’s Kitchen, a brightly colored new restaurant along Lafayette Avenue in the center village of Suffern, NY that offers affordable food made fresh daily. Continue Reading

For some the dog days of summer have already arrived. But for the Friends of Harmony Hall, August will feature the real deal when the group hosts its annual Dog Days of Summer Community Yard Sale and Flea Market on the old Jacob Sloat House Great Lawn. Continue Reading

Tuxedo Reserve: What It Means For Rockland County is an Executive’s Corner op-ed published in April from Rockland County Executive Ed Day’s office. The Day administration met with Town of Tuxedo and Related Companies decision-makers on the topic of connecting Tuxedo Farms/Reserve into the Rockland County Sewer District 1’s Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Hillburn, NY. The issue relates to interagency partnerships at the county level, one presumes. Day frames the topic from the perspective of the the County Executive’s office. Continue Reading

Strip of vacant land that is the proposed site for the Sterling Forest Resort hotel and casino / Photo by Geoff Welch

As the tick tock of the casino review clock winds down to a possible town vote on the issue Monday, Town of Tuxedo residents met Wednesday night to discuss the Sterling Forest Resort proposal. Continue Reading

The recent Resorts World/Genting Americas proposal for a New York State gaming license to build a resort and casino in Tuxedo at Sterling Forest has sparked great local debate. The development bid may have enormous and lasting implications for the Western Ramapo and Highlands region that includes the Village of Sloatsburg and Town of Tuxedo.

In the following letter, Tuxedo Chamber of Commerce President Bill Sweet, along with the chamber, has encouraged community input on the issue. Continue Reading

The cards are being shuffled and four lucky winners are gambling on a winning hand in gaming in New York.

The Tuxedo Ridge Ski Center and Genting Americas, part of an international gaming conglomerate, hosted  an afternoon meet and greet at the popular ski center that abuts Sterling Forest and is adjacent to Harriman State Park. Continue Reading