A quick step on the wrong pedal caused one New Jersey driver to make an unscheduled stop at Golden Nails & Spa 2 in Sloatsburg Sunday morning. Continue Reading

Think about this for a moment — you’re feeling tired, run down. The sluggish feeling just won’t shake. And then one day you just stop working right and collapse.

Doug Corbett, popular trainer and fitness instructor at Rockland Peak Performance, found himself in this very situation this past June. Corbett had been feeling like a “zombie” for a few weeks while training clients at RPP. Finally, one day, with his heart rate racing and jaw swelling, Corbett hit the wall and was rushed to the hospital. Continue Reading

With the super Harvest Moon rising full this weekend, don’t let the patchy sky fool you. This Sunday’s Highlands Bluegrass Festival at Harmony Hall should get you out under sunny skies for some down home roots music. The event takes place September 7 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the Great Lawn at Sloatsburg’s Harmony Hall, so bring a blanket and pull up a chair. Continue Reading

Students got back to school Wednesday morning, a chill in the air and an eye toward the calendar and first official school holiday. It’s back to those A, B, C, D school days again. Continue Reading

The Sloatsburg Fire Department’s recent colorful mid-August Classic Car Show featured a special guest bearing a great gift.

Rockland U.S. Congresswoman Nita Lowey made an appearance at the car show and gathered firefighters together, including Village Trustee Peter Akey, to announce that Sloatsburg’s volunteer fire department was the recipient of a 2013 FEMA Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) for radio equipment. Continue Reading