The Suffern Chamber of Commerce has taught itself to do one thing well — put on a street fair that draws people from all over. Continue Reading

Anyone hungry?

A Hayward’s Deli Hero fit for a party.

Hayward’s Deli & Market is more than just a popular morning coffee and bite of breakfast stop. Located along Rt. 17 in Sloatsburg, Hayward’s serves up a hungry lunch crowd daily and caters many area events. Continue Reading

Woodmont Properties General Counsel Stephen Santola presents the plans for Ramapo Woodmont Hills apartments.

The Woodmont Properties development team came locked in and prepared to close the deal at the late February Town of Ramapo Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Board. The meeting before the PZB was for a First and Final Approval for Ramapo Woodmont Hills apartments, a proposed 384 unit 16-building rental apartment complex that would occupy some 50 acres south of Sloatsburg, NY. Continue Reading

Many people vividly remember when Hurricane Irene rolled through Western Ramapo. In the early morning hours of August 29, 2011, there was a sudden, suffocating smell of fuel oil that washed through Sloatsburg, causing numerous complaints and emergency calls to 911 and the local fire department. Continue Reading

From the bright pink with yellow lettering fitness sign at the door to the cozy pink studio inside, Rockland Dance Fitness at building no. 22 in Suffern is all about friendly fitness. Continue Reading

The mini trailer park is set up again in Sloatsburg across from the Post Office. Catering trucks and other production trailers have returned as the NBC sci-fi fantasy show Believe assembles in the area for more semi-rural scenes out on Johnsontown Road. Continue Reading

Debbee Antonelli and Alison Rose, who operate the popular antiques store The Garage, downstairs at their space at BackHome Antiques in Tuxedo, NY.

There’s a growing trail of antique shops that meanders from a roadside garage in Suffern through Sloatsburg (think Blue Barn) and up into Tuxedo, stopping off at BackHome Antiques. Continue Reading

The Village of Suffern recently announced the formation of a new Downtown Committee that will be tasked with helping to shape a revitalization effort that attracts more people to the village center.

Marcello’s Ristorante in Suffern takes over the Lafayette Theater Sunday for two pre-Valentine concert. Tickets are $30.

One business owner in particular enthusiastically endorsed Mayor Trish Abato’s plan, even inviting the committee to hold its first meeting at his restaurant, with lunch on the house. Marcello Russodivito, owner and chef extraordindaire of Marcello’s Ristorante, has been off working on his own as a one-man economic whirlwind. His popular Italian eatery in Suffern already serves  as a lively center of dining and nightlife along Lafayette Street. Whether it’s a quite birthday dinner celebration, wine tasting with friends, cooking class, or jazzy evening at the restaurant’s piano bar, Marcello’s is a hive of activity. Continue Reading

From left, Assembywoman Jaffee, Congresswoman Nita Lowey, state Senator David Carlucci, Suffern Mayor Trish Abato, Deputy Mayor Jo Meegan-Corrigan and a Squires Gate Resident from Suffern.

When the winds and waters of Hurricane Irene washed through Rockland County some two years ago, certain parts of Suffern got hit particularly hard. The Mahwah River flooded homes in the Squires Gate community along the Mahwah River, especially on Lonergan Drive, where some residents found themselves waist deep in water that made their homes uninhabitable. Continue Reading

A big weekend is coming up, with much of the Hudson Valley overtaken by Super Bowl fever. The big game takes place in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

Closer to home, on Saturday, February 1, the 87th Annual Daily News Golden Gloves Bouts will kock-about at the Joseph T. St. Lawrence Center in Hillburn. Bouts begin at 3 p.m. Continue Reading