Posted on 12 June 2015 by Editor
Updated — the Suffern Guard House sides were painted pink and not the gate itself as first reported.
Coloring outside the lines.
The Suffern High School Guard House got painted pink early Friday morning. Call it a senior prank. With Senior Prom and graduation just around the corner, and most final grades already booked, students often get giddy at this time of year. Continue Reading
Posted on 11 June 2015 by Editor
The East Ramapo School District monitor issue has been held up as a matter of “fairness” by some and called “undemocratic” by others. One segment of the East Ramapo community contends the district is woefully underfunded by the state due to its population of students with special needs, while the rebuttal to that argument contends that East Ramapo school funds have been funneled toward private religious schools. Continue Reading
Posted on 11 June 2015 by Editor
Village of Sloatsburg officials, led by Mayor Carl Wright, announce local scholarships at recent Evening of Excellence at Suffern High School. / Photo courtesy of Ramapo Central High School
The recent Evening of Excellence got under way with a celebration of Suffern High School’s top 10% students, with Sloatsburg represented in the group of elite students by Hannah Consiglio, Jonathon DiVietro, James Dowd, and Dunahay Pereyra. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 June 2015 by Editor
The Tuxedo Chamber of Commerce June spotlight business is BackHome Antiques, the stone facade building in downtown Tuxedo on Rt. 17. Continue Reading
Posted on 05 June 2015 by Editor
Review of American Native By Geoff Welch
Curator, Harmony Hall, Sloatsburg, New York
On Sunday, May 21, at the transplanted Hoboken Film Festival, now held at the Historic Paramount Movie Theater in Middletown, New York, the documentary American Native was screened. Directed by Steve Oritt, the film has gone through much re-editing since its rough-cut screening at Ramapo College over a year ago and is now making the rounds of film festivals throughout. Continue Reading
Posted on 04 June 2015 by Editor
The Friends of the Sloatsburg Library is a small volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the library. For several years, the group was often the same four or five people who would meet through good weather and bad once a month to discuss ways to help the library. Continue Reading
Posted on 01 June 2015 by Editor
Monday night high achieving Suffern High School seniors will celebrate the annual Evening of Excellence awards program at Suffern High School’s William L. Ransom auditorium. Dozens of scholarships will be awarded, both large and small, covering art, education, law enforcement, nursing, and public service. Continue Reading
