As restoration and repurposing of buildings continues apace, the Valley Rock Inn campus in Sloatsburg, NY has come into focus. Interior view of the Valley Rock Inn, showing the lawn off the porch of the new restaurant cantina.

With its wall of landscaping along Route 17, Valley Rock Inn in Sloatsburg, NY, has quietly enclosed itself. But the restoration and repurposing of the Valley Rock campus continues apace as crews have been busily working on an assortment of outdoor projects, creating whole new landscaped spaces, including a large restaurant and porch, a stone and beam courtyard and new in-ground pool — just as revitalization in the wider Village has taken root. Continue Reading

A street sign replacement project that began nearly five years ago in Sloatsburg is now entering its fourth and final phase, with the end result that the village will have nearly all new street signs.

You might call it an anchor Village revitalization project. Nearly five years ago Village of Sloatsburg Trustee Peter Akey launched his street sign replacement project with the dual intent of beautifying the Village via new signage and replacing older small-lettered and, in some cases, rusting signs. Continue Reading

Visit the Sloatsburg Library on Saturday, July 14, where the Farmers Market takes place in the morning and A Touch of Sinatra entertains in the Community Room at 1 p.m.

Sometimes you find your groove in cultivating a past time, which is the case with Donny Farraro and his act, A Touch of Sinatra. As an old-time music lover, Farraro’s act recounts the life and times of Frank Sinatra through song and stories.  Continue Reading

There’s a particular family of mint native to our very own Ramapo Mountains. If you know where to look you might see Hoary Mountain Mint on the highest hilltops above Sloatsburg, especially at places on Torne Mountain. Continue Reading