SUFFERN – The combination of pressures over stolen money, illegal drug use and an ongoing police investigation into a stolen rifle closing in on them led a Suffern man and woman to murder her uncle in the home they shared and then take their own lives by jumping off the George Washington Bridge on Monday, according to Suffern police. Continue Reading

Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn will hold a press conference Wednesday at 10 a.m. to discuss the suspicious death and strange story of a couple who jumped from the George Washington Bridge to their deaths Monday morning sometime after 11 a.m.

Couple that leaped to their deaths from the George Washington Bridge Monday are connected to a possible murder in Suffern, NY / Photo of Gary Crockett and Nickie Circelli via Twitter

The man and woman were identified as Gary Crockett, 41, and Nickie Circelli, 40, who both lived at 88 Washington Avenue, Suffern, N.Y. Continue Reading

The cards are being shuffled and four lucky winners are gambling on a winning hand in gaming in New York.

The Tuxedo Ridge Ski Center and Genting Americas, part of an international gaming conglomerate, hosted  an afternoon meet and greet at the popular ski center that abuts Sterling Forest and is adjacent to Harriman State Park. Continue Reading

This year’s Ramapo Central School Board budget process has ended. The Board of Education voted Thursday, April 24, to adopt the proposed 2014-2015 budget, which totals $130,372,327 and represents a 1.85% budget-to-budget increase from the 2013-14 school year. The tax levy levy increase will tick in at 0.82%.

Banners are out and flying at Rainbow this weekend as the hardware and home goods store at the corner of Park Place on Orange Avenue in Suffern celebrates is Grand Opening. Continue Reading

The Suffern Chamber of Commerce has taught itself to do one thing well — put on a street fair that draws people from all over. Continue Reading

Another Earth Day has dawned and local photographer Geoff Welch captured the colorful burst.

Welch took pictures of the morning sun as it rose east over Torne Mountain in the Ramapos. Continue Reading

A day to celebrate all that is good about living here on the verdant Blue Planet takes place Tuesday, April 22, with the 42nd annual Earth Day. Continue Reading

Spring Break has broken and Ramapo Central students return to school for the home stretch final quarter. To date, it’s been a good year for the district, both on the field and in the classroom.

Suffern Middle School students learn to navigate the hero’s journey through online gaming.

Suffern Middle School 6th grade teacher Peggy Sheehy was written up recently in The Journal News about how she weaves lessons on myths and heros into the world of gaming. According to Journal News reporter Gary Stern, Sheehy is the co-creator of a curriculum that ties in the “World of Warcraft” to the Common Core learning standards for 6th graders in her double-period humanities class. Continue Reading

Sloatsburg Elementary School staff greet the announcement of the school’s new principal, Joseph Lloyd.

Sloatsburg Elementary School was in the spotlight during the most recent Ramapo School Board of Education meeting at Cherry Lane Elementary School. Superintendent Dr. Douglas Adams introduced the district’s candidate to lead Sloatsburg Elementary School, after sorting through some 120 applicants and various interviews. Continue Reading