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

With all the construction going on around Sloatsburg, sometimes it can be difficult to decide which crew is with which company or outfit.

Ready. Set. Go this coming Saturday to the Sloatsburg Public Library because it’s celebrating the roll out of a brand new website that will feature many enhanced patron services.

The Green in Pine Grove Lakes gets fenced in by Montana Construction. The common property is due to be used as a yearlong construction site for neighborhood sewer work.

Pine Grovers in Sloatsburg will wake up to a fenced in construction site smack in the middle of the neighborhood’s common green space. With sewer blasting commencing in the area by Rockland Sewer District 1 contractor Montana Construction, heavy equipment and street debris will be part of daily life for the residents of Sloatsburg’s only homeowner association neighborhood. Continue Reading

The cold, dark winter months have not kept the Village of Sloatsburg Board from working on a range of activities.  The Board of Trustees meets Tuesday night, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall. Continue Reading

Spring has finally tip toed into the picture, with winter’s snows melting and birds fluttering.

Local photographer and Curator at Harmony Hall Geoff Welch caught some of the action. 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

Christ Church in Suffern, NY, houses a busy food mission that serves the community.

Many people in the area pass quietly by Christ Church in Suffern, which is set back on Washington Avenue, across from Sacred Heart Church, with the Suffern Police Station just a stone’s throw down the road. Continue Reading

Rockland County Co-composting Facility in Hillburn, NY.

The recent clear weather and attendant snow melt revealed an interesting issue at the Rockland County Co-composting Facility in Hillburn, NY. Two large sections of the facility’s roof apparently buckled and collapsed during February’s heavy snows. Continue Reading

Ken Pedersen at http://good-with-coffee.com

NYACK – The creators of “Good With Coffee” – a single-panel cartoon in the tradition of offbeat favorites from the comics page and the Web – and Nyack Free Press joined together for a tribute to Rockland County farmer, businessman, volunteer firefighter, philanthropist and supporter of the arts Niles M. Davies Jr. Continue Reading