
The Sloatsburg Historical Society and Friends of Harmony Hall joined together to liven up Jacob Sloat House in celebration of Ramapo History Week and local luminary Gardner Watts.
Sloatsburg resident and teacher Mike McKenna is working hard for the money as he helps organize this weekend's Poker Run fundraiser for the Sloatsburg Scholarship Fund.
Ramapo Central residents approve $127 million 2012-13 school budget. But Sloatsburg loses School Board member William Gonzalez as a newcomer Theresa DiFalco pulls off election win.
The Sloatsburg Historical Society and Friends of Harmony Hall have united to serve up a weeklong series of events and activities in celebration of New York State Heritage Weekend.
While the Sloatsburg Municipal Pool is being cleaned and readied for action, Village Trustee Peter Akey discusses some new additions to the pool and community field to quench residents' summer thirst.
Posted on 16 May 2012
Update 2 PM: The Sloatsburg Zoning Board of Appeals meets Thursday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. The public hearing part of the meeting pertaining to the Martin Lichtman use variance request will be part of the ZBA agenda. It’s been reported that the applicant for the food processing plant use variance has cancelled an appearance before the [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 14 May 2012
As part of Ramapo History Week, Friends of Harmony Hall and the Sloatsburg Historical Society host the first of a weeklong series of events at the old Jacob Sloat mansion this evening. Monday night’s event features a panel discussion with Diane Jabis from Rockland County BOCES, Environmental Educator at Cornell Co-operative Extension of Rockland County Chuck [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 14 May 2012
After many months of workshops and candid conversations, meetings and number crunching, Tuesday’s the time to vote on the 2012-2013 Ramapo Central School budget. In a nutshell, the proposed budget tops out at $127,066,927, with a tax levy increase of 2.68% and a budget-to-budget proposed increase of 3.28%. All things Ramapo Central school budget can [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 11 May 2012
Local recanteur and Harmony Hall Curator Geoff Welch returns to the South Salon at the old Jacob Sloats House Friday, May 11, to shed new light on the works of American master painter John Singer Sargent. Renowned as one of the most brilliant portrait painters of his time, his images of water are too often [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 09 May 2012
Hayward's Deli & Market in the heart of the village celebrates a stout nine years of serving up Sloatsburg. And with that, comes a little give back to loyal customers. Thursday, May 10, Hayward’s Deli & Market serves free coffee, tea and hot chocolate to loyal customers. A mainstay for residents and road warriors alike, and open rain or shine, Hayward's can be a busy lunch counter. So, stop by and pick up a cup of joe and tip the staff. Continue Reading
Posted on 08 May 2012
Something arty is brewing down at the Tuxedo Train Station this weekend when the town holds its First Annual Steeped in the Arts show Saturday, May 12, from 12 -4 p.m. “It’s an opportunity for local artists to display their work,” said Shari Brooks, director of recreation for Tuxedo. “ We have photography, paintings, sketches. We have some metal art [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 02 May 2012
Here’s good news for local job hunters. Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence held a press conference recently at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Suffern to unveil a bit of high-tech job search wizardry. The town has a new job search website called Ramapo Tweet My Jobs that allows residents to push/pull job information directly from potential [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 April 2012
The Sloatsburg Public Works Department is coming to a street near you this week as it continues its spring cleaning around the village. For those residents who have called in to the village offices concerning curbside cleaning, the Public Works truck is sweeping the village this week. It usually takes a few days to a [...] Continue Reading