Posted on 19 January 2015 by Editor
Dawn on Marlin Luther King, Jr. Day lent much-needed sun and color after a dreary Sunday of icy rain. / Photo by Geoff Welch
The beautiful dawn on Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, brought blues skies and much-needed sunshine from weekend icy conditions. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 January 2015 by Editor
For some 10 years now Hayward’s Deli & Market has been serving up customers, both the early morning rush hour crowd and noon lunch lines. Continue Reading
Posted on 13 January 2015 by Editor
Cottages designed by noted architect Bruce Price dot the hamlet district in downtown Tuxedo.
Traces of Tuxedo’s orginal DNA dot the town along the Rt. 17 corridor, all leading up to Tuxedo Park, of course.
The village that became Tuxedo Park was founded by tobacco tycoon Pierre Lorillard IV as a vacation and recreational outpost for well-heeled New York society too tired to make it up to Newport, RI. Continue Reading
Posted on 08 January 2015 by Editor
Look for the Tuxedo Farmers’ Market inside the Tuxedo Train Station this Saturday, January 10, from 10am to 2 pm. / Photo courtesy of the Tuxedo Farmers’ Market
Many vendors suffered through the cold last winter to bring Tuxedo Farmers’ Market goods to locals. This year, the market will set up in the warm and friendly confines of the Tuxedo Train Station. Continue Reading
Posted on 01 January 2015 by Editor
The last few weeks of the 2014 school year saw Suffern High School students suffering through the flu. There was coughing, congestion and many other misery related signs and symptoms. Continue Reading
Posted on 18 December 2014 by Editor
The New York Gaming Commission’s Facility Location Board rejected any Orange County sites, leaving Tuxedo to forge it’s own economic future.
The possibility of a casino in Orange County was always a long shot. Wednesday’s decision by the New York Gaming Facility Location Board to exclude Orange County from any casino development was confirmation of those odds. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 December 2014 by Editor
There’s a cursed and coveted stretch of Rt. 17 that runs through Sloatsburg, along the Ramapo River water gap, stretching past Tuxedo Park, through Southfields, past Arden, and ending near Harriman. The route is surrounded by New York state park lands, mostly by 46,000 acres of Harriman State Park to the east northeast and some 21,000 acres of Sterling Forest State Park to the west. Bear Mountain State Park and U.S. Military Academy federal forest reserves further northeast add an additional 20,000 plus acres of green space. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 December 2014 by Editor
The Sloatsburg UMC Food Pantry will be part of a holiday fundraiser when the Rockland County Concert Band plays at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Tuxedo this coming weekend. Continue Reading
Posted on 05 December 2014 by Editor
This Sunday, December 7, marks that time of year when Suffern, Sloatsburg and Hillburn welcome in the holiday season.
All three villages will host tree lighting ceremonies, along with other activities on Sunday, December 7, including caroling and visits with Santa. Continue Reading
Posted on 30 November 2014 by Editor
The casino endgame draws near as the Gaming Facility Location Board has set Wednesday, December 17, as the for its last official meeting — and the day it may announce publicly one or more casino locations.
The winding road of New York’s casino process is nearing an end as December appears to be the month the NY Gaming Commission will announce locations for at least one of the available licenses. Continue Reading
