Local photographer Geoff Welch captured this view off the top of Bear Mountain. Welch will open his month-long photo exhibit at New City Library with a Friday the 13th afternoon performance, mixing music and photography.

Geoff Welch is known as a park and watershed advocate. But he’s also known for having his trusty digital camera at the ready to take a shot of the local farmers’ market or far hilly horizon. Continue Reading

Looking to nab a good job? Well, build your job search skills this Saturday at the Sloatsburg Public Library. Continue Reading

Members of the Suffern High School Marching Band always get into the spirit of the season. Here they lead the Sloatsburg Halloween Parade down through the center of the Village.

While September weather warms the first days of November, red and yellow leaves continue to drop and fall. Sometimes they fall, floating lazily one at a time, while at other times a whole scattering races from the sky.  Continue Reading

Aptly named (see Hunger Games), Rockland County Legislative District 12 is composed of the Ramapo Villages of Airmont, Hillburn and most of Suffern. For many years Joe Meyers was the district’s legislative gadfly, who worked overtime for local issues he believed in. But Tuesday, November 3, will see voters choose a new representative. Continue Reading

Depending on party affiliation and political persuasion, Tuesday’s Election Day may either be a day of reckoning or a day of rejoicing. All sorts of political signs waver about in the wind, representing the diverse beliefs of residents in the Town of Ramapo and beyond. Continue Reading