Posted on 22 March 2017 by Editor
The Suffern High School Spring Musical takes place this week, and is a co-operative production that includes cast, crew, tech, and support staff.
From Tuxedo to Suffern, high school music students have been hard at work preparing for this week’s spring musical. Continue Reading
Posted on 21 March 2017 by Editor
Right as rush hour traffic through Sloatsburg was ramping up Monday, March 20, a car ran off the road on Route 17 at Colonial Avenue. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 March 2017 by Editor
The first Complete Streets Public Workshop took place in Sloatsburg at the end of February and had a big turnout from people across the village.The NYSDOT Region 8 team were at the Fire Hall to greet Sloatsburgers with maps and other information as the evening discussion focused on local Route 17 issues.
The Municipal Parking Lot was filled to overflow for the recent Complete Streets Public Workshop for the Village of Sloatsburg, which took place on February 28. Some showed up out of curiosity about what the New York Transportation Department Region 8 had in store for the evening, while most looked to speak up about how to improve Route 17 through Sloatsburg. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 March 2017 by Editor
It just so happens that the news came down in the shadow of the Ides of March. Former Town of Ramapo Deputy Attorney and Executive Director of the Ramapo Local Development Corp. Aaron Troodler signed a plea agreement that involves testifying against his old boss, Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who also served as chair of the Ramapo LDC. Continue Reading
Posted on 04 March 2017 by Editor
The Suffern Middle School 7th & 8th grade musical gets underway Thursday, March 9 and runs through Friday, March 11, with showtimes at 7pm at Suffern Middle School auditorium.
Give a hand to Miss Alice Biss Adams, musical director for the the Suffern Middle School 7th and 8th grade musical. Biss Adams’ students are staging Peter Pan March 9 -11, and the cast is nice and big and inclusive — that’s without taking into account the musicians and stage crew. Continue Reading
Posted on 04 March 2017 by Editor
Learn some local history and discover why so many people have such a sweet spot for this Ramapo Mountain area. The Tuxedo Historical Society will present Voices from the Past, on successive Sundays, March 5 and 12. The video series of historical interviews explores local life via interviews with lifelong Tuxedo residents about what it was like in those bygone days. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 February 2017 by Editor
Lucy Redzeposki, Rockland County director of economic growth & tourism, left, with County Executive Ed Day, announced local grant funding to county non-profits organization on Thursday, February 16, at the Edward Hopper House in Nyack.
A little money can go a long way, especially for an arts organization or other non-profit. Rockland County Tourism recently spread the wealth when it announced some $200,000 in grant awards to local organizations poised to promote the goodness of Rockland County through a variety of programs. Continue Reading
Posted on 05 February 2017 by Editor
The little teal-colored taproom in Sloatsburg, NY, opened to much fanfare and excitement and late summer 2016. Village regulars and visitors quickly took to the spot like a shady oasis in the desert dunes.
Owners and operators Martijn Matos Mollet and Jamie Lovelace opened Seven Lakes Station craft beer taproom and market in Sloatsburg, NY, in 2016.
Seven Lakes Station owners and operators Martijn Matos Mollet and Jamie Lovelace have been steering the taproom since that opening to a sweet spot, where most evenings, from sundown to closing, finds the craft beer taproom and beer market filled with thirsty customers. Continue Reading
Posted on 02 February 2017 by Editor
Just say no to buses, trucks and cars whizzing through Sloatsburg’s village center. The NYS DOT has offered residents a transformative opportunity to participate in a Complete Streets Main Street Project that will re-imagine Route 17 through Sloatsburg.
Now is the time for Village of Sloatsburg residents to get up, get involved and get excited.
The cry for traffic calming, safe passage and turning Route 17 into more of a Main Street that provides Sloatsburg with safe pedestrian walkways and “village feel” has been heard. Loud and clear. Continue Reading
Posted on 01 February 2017 by Editor
Calling on Sloatsburgers. Put your thinking caps on and get active.
2017 will see two seats open on the Ramapo Central School Board, and what better way to serve your community than to invest in helping improve and protect local schools? Continue Reading
