Following is an article and message from Peter M. Bush, Jacob Sloat descendant and founding member of Harmony Hall, the 1848 Greek Revival house built by Jacob Sloat and now on the National Historic Registry. The article touches on an upcoming episode on HGTV that includes a peek at the house on Johsontown Road of Pat Cannon and popular local musician Dave Keyes and the legend of Cowboy of the Ramapos, Claudius Smith. The Cannon’s and Keyes’s historic house was also used this past year as a setting for the NBC sci-fi show Believe, a dark noirish show that revolves around a catastrophic event similar to the Rapture. Continue Reading

Randi Colton knows plenty about health and nutrition — things such as how to hydrate the right way and how to eat to feel healthy and happy. Colton also knows how to save lives through CPR. Continue Reading

The sudden headlines of gaming bids in Orange County and other Catskill counties have given way to the slow process of application reviews and a one day Public Hearing set by the New York State Gaming Commission Facility Location Board. Continue Reading

What do you say to a kid who just discovered his bicycle was stolen the day before his birthday?

Well, if you’re a member of the Suffern Police Department you might play a quiet round of pass the cap with fellow officers and surprise the boy with a brand new bike. Continue Reading

The Dog Days of Summer have arrived on the Great Lawn at Harmony Hall in Sloatsburg, Saturday, August 9.

There’s a dizzying assortment of activities going on this weekend, from the Suffern and Tuxedo Farmers’ Markets to pulling up a lone lawn chair to your own favorite spot and enjoying the day. But Saturday seriously consider the Dog Days of Summer Great Lawn sale at Harmony Hall in Sloatsburg, NY, where a whole collective of some 25 plus community vendors gathers until after 5 p.m. Continue Reading

Lend a hand this weekend & pitch in a few coins when the Sloatsburg Volunteer Fire Department holds its annual fund drive.

Get a few coins on the ready this weekend as the Sloatsburg Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual roadside fund drive.
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Weekend train traffic from Sloatsburg to Harriman will be disrupted through mid-August due to Port Jervis Line infrastructure improvements.

Friday evening will again see the sounds of silence as  trains stop running through Sloatsburg and Port Jervis through the weekend. Metro-North service on the Port Jervis Line has been suspended during weekend hours through mid-August as bridge rehabilitation work continues near the Tuxedo Train Station. Continue Reading

Some say rural and rustic can and should include development and some density in Western Ramapo and Orange County. Others contend that it only makes sense to be good shepherds of the woody Ramapo Mountains and parks and open spaces in Rockland and Orange Counties, where the expansive Ramapo River watershed runs and helps water homes and businesses along its banks in New York and New Jersey. Continue Reading

If you were so inclined and were paying attention to such a thing, Tuxedo Farms recently arrived imagined whole in living color almost overnight — at least in digital form. Continue Reading

For some the dog days of summer have already arrived. But for the Friends of Harmony Hall, August will feature the real deal when the group hosts its annual Dog Days of Summer Community Yard Sale and Flea Market on the old Jacob Sloat House Great Lawn. Continue Reading