Posted on 08 January 2018 by Editor
Familiar faces: members of the Sloatsburg Chamber of Commerce recently got together at Harmony Hall for a Holiday Party to celebrate the new year and the revitalized chamber effort.
Amid near zero temperatures and fresh snow, members of the Sloatsburg Chamber of Commerce gathered this past week for a belated Holiday Party. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 December 2017 by Editor
Remember to give thanks to the often amazing Ramapo Mountains sunrises in celebration of the coming Winter Solstice, which occurs in the northern hemisphere on December 21. Photo by Geoff Welch.
Geoff Welch has been quietly working away at Harmony Hall, putting his years of experience in the area into programming for the historic Jacob Sloat House. Welch has consistently staged seasonal environmental and historical programs at the big white house on the hill, helping to build a local audience. Continue Reading
Posted on 05 December 2017 by Editor
Valley Rock Inn & Market will host a Festival of Lights celebration in Sloatsburg on Saturday and Sunday, December 9 and 10.
Sloatsburgers helped light up the Village recently with the annual caroling and tree lighting ceremony. Now the folks at Valley Rock Inn & Market have invited the community to join in a weekend Festival of Lights celebration that is sure to turn the lights even brighter. Continue Reading
Posted on 05 December 2017 by Editor
Rockland County Legislator Doug Jobson presents Village Clerk & Treasurer Thomas F. Bollatto, Jr. with an award for his many years of service to the community. Sloatsburg Mayor Carl Wright looks on as Sloatsburg Elementary School Principal Dr. Joe Lloyd takes a photo at the far right.
A close gathering of family, friends and colleagues attended a special Village Board ceremony on Monday, December 4, to honor Sloatsburg’s Thomas F. Bollatto, Jr. for his 50 years of dedicated service to the community. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 November 2017 by Editor
The long abandoned Sloatsburg post office along Route 17 is in the process of a revival as Valley Rock Inn & Market has moved in to fix the building up.
Valley Rock Inn hosts an antique and home sale at the old Sloatsburg post office on Saturday and Sunday, November 18 and 19, from 10am to 4pm, with proceeds to benefit the Tuxedo Park Library.
The building is composed of two main stores fronts that Valley Rock has taken over, complete with VRI signature decorative hedges along the back parking lot. The old post office will soon house a fitness center with weight room and cardio room that will also offer spin and yoga classes. Continue Reading
Posted on 06 November 2017 by Editor
Held just before countywide elections took place, Harmony Hall in Sloatsburg, NY, hosted an event that included two of Rockland County’s leading women politicians, who attended to talk shop and the history of women voting to the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson Council. Rockland County Legislator Harriet Cornell and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee were on hand Saturday, November 4, at the Jacob Sloat House to honor those Girl Scouts who earned their Centennial of Women’s Suffrage in New York Girl Scout Patch. Continue Reading
Posted on 31 October 2017 by Editor
The 32nd Annual Sloatsburg Halloween Parade got started down Route 17 from the Community Fields, led by the Ramapo Police Department.
The Village of Sloatsburg once again had an enthusiastic turn out for its 32nd annual Halloween Parade. The march and community walk down Route 17 took place this past Saturday, October 28, just before the Sunday rain set in.
Once again the Suffern High School Marching Band led the way. Here’s hoping all have a very satisfying Halloween. Continue Reading
Posted on 25 October 2017 by Editor
Sandra Jobson with the NYSDOT Region 8 Complete Streets Sloatsburg team presenting options during Public Meeting workshop at the Sloatsburg Fire Hall.
On Wednesday evening the county spotlight will shine on Sloatsburg and its Complete Streets project. The Rockland Municipal Planner Federation features Sloatsburg at a workshop that is part of its “A Year of Transportation” program aimed at Rockland’s transportation needs. Continue Reading
Posted on 23 October 2017 by Editor
Sloatsburg Elementary School students kicked off a big week Monday that ends with a bang during Saturday’s annual Halloween Parade. Mayor Carl Wright and Sloatsburg Revitalization Chair Darrell L. Frasier were on hand Monday morning as students started Red Ribbon Week, part of the school’s participation in a drug free message. Continue Reading
Posted on 13 October 2017 by Editor
Welcome the new owners of Sloatsburg Wine, located in the village center shopping mall. Sisters Olga Lukashyk and Iryna Moskalyk have taken on the wine and spirit store and hope you help make the establishment a great success.
There’s more going on at Sloatsburg Wine than you might think. The store tucked next to Hayward’s Deli on the Route 17 byway through Sloatsburg, NY, is a familiar crossroads for locals.
Now Suffern resident Olga Lukashyk, along with family, including sister Iryna Moskalyk, have taken on the wine and liquor store. Iryna mentioned the interesting changes in Sloatsburg as a catalyst to talk Keith Reardon into selling the store. Many a Sloatsburger has chatted with Keith in the store or while he took a moment out front to watch the street scenes unfold. May his travels treat him well. Continue Reading
