As the school year winds down, students are stepping up for awards and inductions.

The Suffern High School chapter of the National Art Honor Society held its awards ceremony last week, inducting almost 40 new members into the honor society — which, next to the National Honor Society itself, is the only Suffern High School honor society. Continue Reading

Monday night features scholarships aplenty for Suffern High School students as the annual Evening of Excellence awards dinner and ceremony takes place at the William L. Ransom auditorium at Suffern High School. Continue Reading

Cap off the nice weekend weather with a stroll down Lafayette Avenue in Suffern Sunday, June 2, during the second in a series of Street Fairs.

“We’re calling it the New Suffern Street Fair because we were getting feedback that the fair was getting a bit stale,” explained Greater Suffern Chamber of Commerce President Suzanne Daycock. “We’re working hard to freshen things up a bit in an effort to attract visitors to the area and to its business community. There is so much history in western Rockland, and so many great places for people to eat and to shop,” Daycock said. Continue Reading

Paul Paulson remembers Amy Clifford with a happy face, having fun and enjoying last June’s Classic Car Show at Sloatsburg Community Field that was put on for her benefit.

“At the car show she was as happy as a kid should be, with a smile on her face and BBQ sauce all over,” said Paulson, Quartermaster for the Sloatsburg Volunteer Fire Department, which staged the fundraiser along with East Coast Rod & Custom. Continue Reading

As the Memorial Day parade feast fades and the long weekend of door knocking for votes ends, Rockland County Democrats prepare to meet Thursday, May 30, at Clarkstown Town Hall to discuss and determine and dither — but not yet decide. Continue Reading

Special Contribution by Edith Knoblick

The Celebration of Miss Anna Kovaly’s 100th Birthday

Retired Colonel in the US Army and West Point graduate Laureen (Lorrie) Barone had not expected to speak, but was overcome with the public outpouring of affection for her former second grade teacher,  Miss Anna Kovaly.

“Unlike the book All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten,” Barone said, “all I really needed to know I learned in the second grade, by Miss Kovaly.” Continue Reading

It may feel like Sloatsburg is one big pool with all the rain falling from the sky. And don’t let this temperature dip fool you — soon the sun will shine and everyone will want to cool off at the pool. The village has you covered there as the Sloatsburg Municipal Pool opens for the season this coming Memorial Day weekend. Continue Reading

After many months of workshops, candid conversations, emotional meetings, and district number crunching, the due day has arrived. To bust or not to bust, you now decide.

Tuesday, May 21 is the day for residents to line up and put their X in the box and vote on the proposed 2013-2014 Ramapo Central Schools budget. Voters will also select two open board seats. Continue Reading

Rain or shine, no matter the weather, the celebration of Environmental Day takes place Sunday, May 19, from 11 a.m. through 4 p.m. And all area residents are welcome.

Put on by the friendly folks at the Rockland County Solid Waste Mangement Authority, tucked away at the wee end of Torne Valley Road, Sunday’s Environmental Day will be a tented event (proper planning just for you) and includes a wide assortment of exhibitors, including We Care Organics, the Rockland Farm Alliance, a Rockland County Americorp center and Rockland County Teachers center, and much more. Continue Reading

The little Saltbox House down in Torne Valley has helped do a few mighty deeds. One in particular has taken place this spring when the Ford Motor Co. came to Torne Valley to do paint sludge cleanup.