Posted on 28 January 2014 by Editor
Linda Leghorn / Tuxedo Chamber of Commerce / Cancer Treatment of America
The Tuxedo community experienced the passing of one of its own recently. Linda Leghorn, a spirited light who fought against odds, and gave hope and a message of inspiration to those she met.
You can find more of her story here and here. An energized member of the Tuxedo Chamber of Commerce, the chamber remembered Linda in the following tribute.
With deep regrets we are saddened about the news that Linda Leghorn, a great friend to Tuxedo, our community, and many residents, passed on January 26th, 2014. Continue Reading
Posted on 27 January 2014 by Editor
Just a few months into her tenure, Suffern Mayor Trish Abato has heard the familiar complaints loud and clear. From residents to businesses in the village center along Lafayette Avenue to Suffern Chamber of Commerce meetings, community conversation often centers around how to attract more people to the downtown Suffern corridor. Continue Reading
Posted on 24 January 2014 by Editor
Updated: Traffic backed up Thursday evening in Sloatsburg along Rt. 17 in the center of the village as an apparently drunk driver engaged in a bout of live action bumper car.
Police direct traffic during the Thursday evening accident on Rt. 17 in Sloatsburg.
According to Steve Lieberman in LoHud, 71-year old James Bryant was charged with DWI, driving without a license, as well as a few other citations, after he rammed two other vehicles and then came to a stop on the side of the road, where he sat until police found him. Continue Reading
Posted on 24 January 2014 by Editor
Interior of the new Rainbow Ace Hardware store in Suffern, NY.
Gone is the tattered facade of the old Suffern OTB across from the train station at Park Place on Orange Avenue. The darkened windows and parking lot pitted with potholes have been replaced by the new clean, well-lighted Rainbow Ace Hardware home supply store. Continue Reading
Posted on 21 January 2014 by Editor
A winter storm alert is in effect for Rockland County though 6 a.m. on Wednesday, January 23 — call it the Dakota Whiteout.
With the recent Polar Vortex reaching its icy paw into the region, plunging temperatures down to zero degrees, the Lower Hudson Valley prepares for another cold blast moving east on the winds and coming in from the Dakotas. Temperatures are expected to dip down below zero Tuesday night, with breezy gusts carrying possibly heavy snow fall Tuesday night through Wednesday early morning.
Due to the forecast, the Ramapo Central School District has announced that students will be on early dismissal Tuesday, January 21. The early dismissal schedule is as follows:
| Suffern High School |
11:05 am |
| Suffern Middle School |
11:35 am |
| Early Elementary Buildings |
12:05 pm |
| Late Elementary Buildings |
12:35 pm |
The incoming winter storm is expected to bring gusts of up to 30 mph and drop four to eight inches of snow in parts of Rockland. A winter storm warming for the area was issued by the National Weather Service. T
The Ramapo Central School District will make any announcements regarding Wednesday school schedule at a later time.
Posted on 17 January 2014 by Editor
Torne Mountain stand overlooking the Lower Hudson Valley, with a perfect view of the gleaming skyscape of New York City.
Ramapo River Watershed Keeper Geoff Welch will give a slide presentation on Torn Mountain on Sunday, January 19, at 1 p.m. at the Lautenberg Visitors Center at Sterling Forest State Park.
Posted on 16 January 2014 by Editor
The Sloatsburg Village Board began the year with a bang with its first official meeting of the year this past Tuesday that included a busy agenda.
Town of Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman attended the meeting as part of his on-going tour of the various town villages.
Minutes of recent board meetings were ratified, which included November’s village budget hearing and December’s re-organizational meeting. In the December meeting, Village Trustee Peter Akey was named Deputy Mayor. Continue Reading
Posted on 16 January 2014 by Editor
Suffern High School’s GlamourGals club stopped off at Esther Gitlow Towers for an afternoon of makeover magic.
Some residents of Esther Gitlow in Suffern experienced the glow of a good make-over this past week as a group of GlamourGals swept in for a bit of manicure magic. Continue Reading
Posted on 13 January 2014 by Editor
The long rumored sewer project for Pine Grove Lakes in Sloatsburg is winding its way to an actual starting time.
A public meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 22, at 7 p.m. at the Sloatsburg Fire Hall that will discuss the planned construction phase of the Western Ramapo Sewer Extension Project related to Pine Grove Lakes. Continue Reading
Posted on 12 January 2014 by Editor
The Ramapo Central School District has a long, proud educational history that has provided a recognizably high quality education to students throughout the western communities of the Town of Ramapo. The 2013 school budget process brought together many voices, both for and against busting the state property cap to fund the district’s expansive personnel and programs.
In the end, district residents voted 1,602-528 for the $128 million dollar budget, which had a tax levy of 1.99%. The budget included a number of program and staff cuts and the vote implied that district residents were in agreement with the Board of Education to hold the line on taxes while the district streamlined the system to meet budget demands. Continue Reading
