The Village made a small adjustment to the Community Fields tennis courts. By repainting one court with yellow lines, one part of the courts was turned into a Pickleball court. Continue Reading

As restoration and repurposing of buildings continues apace, the Valley Rock Inn campus in Sloatsburg, NY has come into focus. Interior view of the Valley Rock Inn, showing the lawn off the porch of the new restaurant cantina.

With its wall of landscaping along Route 17, Valley Rock Inn in Sloatsburg, NY, has quietly enclosed itself. But the restoration and repurposing of the Valley Rock campus continues apace as crews have been busily working on an assortment of outdoor projects, creating whole new landscaped spaces, including a large restaurant and porch, a stone and beam courtyard and new in-ground pool — just as revitalization in the wider Village has taken root. Continue Reading

Visit the Sloatsburg Library on Saturday, July 14, where the Farmers Market takes place in the morning and A Touch of Sinatra entertains in the Community Room at 1 p.m.

Sometimes you find your groove in cultivating a past time, which is the case with Donny Farraro and his act, A Touch of Sinatra. As an old-time music lover, Farraro’s act recounts the life and times of Frank Sinatra through song and stories.  Continue Reading

There’s a particular family of mint native to our very own Ramapo Mountains. If you know where to look you might see Hoary Mountain Mint on the highest hilltops above Sloatsburg, especially at places on Torne Mountain. Continue Reading

The Sloatsburg Public Library hosts a Saturday Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through November 17. The market sets up in front of the library along Route 17. Rain or shine. Call the library circulation desk at 845/753-2001 for more information.

The Sloatsburg Public Library hosted its first Farmers Market Saturday in mid June and by all accounts it looks like a success, though sustained vendor participation and community attendance will be the real gauge. As it is with farmers market dynamics, the more popular the market becomes with the community, the more vendors of all sorts will want to participate. Continue Reading

Libraries across the state are busy preparing for the annual Summer Reading program which invites kids from elementary school through middle and high school to read a few good books over summer break. Continue Reading

Longtime Sloatsburg resident Richard Cook passed away on June 5, surrounded by his family, the thing he held nearest and dearest. He was 78 years old.

Cook was a quiet participant in Sloatsburg’s community, devoted to St. Joan of Arc Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Sloatsburg Public Library, where he was a Trustee and Financial Officer. He was a strong advocate for Library children’s programs and was the project leader on installing new fencing at the Library – his last effort as an active board member. Continue Reading

With warmer weather finally pushing into the Hudson Valley, give thanks this Sunday on Earth Day. Join the folks at ROSA4Rockland and celebrate in Suffern, NY, during the 5th Annual Wild & Scenic Earth Day Film Festival at the Lafayette Theater , April 22. Doors open at noon. Continue Reading

Earth Day was born way back in another time in the country’s history, during upheavals of the 1960s, when pollution streamed from industrial smokestacks and oil spills in waters killed dolphins, fish and sea birds. It was a time when car windows were casually rolled down and trash was freely pitched to the side of the road. American environmental regulations were born in tan Age of Aquarius so to speak.  Continue Reading

By Geoff Welch

Once again the focus returns to the Ramapo River Valley and its vital water resources. Sloatsburgers are very familiar with the Ramapo as the river runs right through the village which sits at the foot of Wrightman’s Plateau and Torne Mountain. The Ramapo River also recharges the valley’s productive underground and gravel aquifer, and is the main source of water for Sloatsburg. Continue Reading