Posted on 17 June 2013 by Editor
The basic recipe for success in the world of entertainment: make it hot locally or make it not. Well, Eric Albert and company at Slaughter Stand-Up are turning up the heat.
Starting Monday night, June 17, the comedy company will be holding court at Characters Restaurant in Sloatsburg during Summer Showdown, a round robin of comic competition, where the bottom line is make me laugh or leave the stage. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 June 2013 by Editor
The Mountain Laurel bloom peaked this week in the surrounding hills of Sloatsburg and beyond. Local photographer Geoff Welch caught shots of the blooming beauties just before the rain set in. Continue Reading
Posted on 12 June 2013 by Editor
The clink and clank of shovels could be heard early morning in parts of Sloatsburg Tuesday as the Department of Public Works continued its spring effort to patch worn roads.
Sloatsburg Mayor Carl Wright said at Tuesday’s board meeting that the village was “taking a beating” from residents on local road conditions and patchy sewer information due to sporadic Rockland Sewer District 1 public communication about scheduled work.
Posted on 06 June 2013 by Editor
The two acre plus site at Datar’s Crossing along Rt. 17 in Sloatsburg is roomy and wide, and will eventually accommodate gardens and exotic plant and fountain displays to go along with its current big mulch bins and terraces cut into the hills. Arden Hill Nursery is both a labor of love and family business that is betting Sloatsburg is the perfect place to grow. Continue Reading
Posted on 05 June 2013 by Editor
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
Posted on 03 June 2013 by Editor
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
Posted on 01 June 2013 by Editor
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
Posted on 31 May 2013 by Editor
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
Posted on 25 May 2013 by Editor
Special Contribution by Edith Knoblick
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
Posted on 24 May 2013 by Editor
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
