Sloatsburg had a classic Village Board meeting Tuesday night, November 13. After a hard fought local election produced two new trustees, both in attendance, the board held a Public Hearing without any public present. Continue Reading

The Tuxedo community will hold an open town meeting Wednesday, November 14 at 7 p.m. at the George F. Baker Auditorium to discuss the ongoing initiative to preserve the high school population. Continue Reading

Kyle Lynch watched the call go out for help from people hit by Hurricane Sandy and then did what he does best — respond. Lynch helped organize and rally local community support for a Hurricane Sandy relief effort based out of the SAC building on Washington Avenue. A lieutenant with the Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Lynch said he was moved by the devastation witnessed in parts of New York and just wanted to help out. This past Saturday, the SAC building bustled as final preparations were made to gather up donations and drive them to Breezy Point in Rockaway, Queens, one of the hardest hit NY coastal communities. Continue Reading

With the year winding down, the Sloatburg Village Board in its current makeup meets Tuesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Hall.

The evening’s agenda will include a Public Hearing related to Trustee and Mayoral salaries — a notice for this part of the meeting has been posted on the front door of the Municipal Building. Additionally, the board invites public comments on street signage for the neighborhood along Academy and Ballard Avenues. Continue Reading

Sloatsburg Mayor Carl Wright sent out a weather alert Wednesday evening, with calls from NY-Alert going out to village residents regarding the nor’easter now known as Athena. Sloatsburg residents were alerted that the National Weather Service is forecasting a snowstorm with snow accumulations of 3 – 6 inches.

The peak of the storm is estimated to be at approximately 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, with potential wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph.

The Sloatsburg Ambulance Corp Building, located at Seven Lakes Drive and Washington Avenue, will be open for residents who may need a place to go.

Light snow began falling in Sloatsburg at 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in windy swirls, and continued steadily into the evening hours, eventually turning to an icy concoction. The Sloatsburg Department of Public Works began making rounds Wednesday evening throughout the village, scattering salt on slick roads.

The winter weather advisory issued November 7 at noon is in effect until Thursday morning, November 8 at 6:00 a.m.

With winter weather bearing down on the area, voters were out in force on Election Day Tuesday to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

On the national level, there was minimal controversy as President Barack Obama split the popular vote with his opponent Mitt Romney, but gathered enough electoral votes to handily win re-election. New York elected Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to serve another six years in Congress. Continue Reading

Polls open just before sunrise Tuesday, November 6th at the Sloatsburg Elementary School, where registered Sloatsburg voters can cast their ballot. The polling station remains open until 9 p.m. Continue Reading

On Monday morning all appeared nearly back to normal in Sloatsburg, with attention starting to focus on Tuesday’s election.

A convoy of emergency response trucks rolled through the Sloatsburg and Tuxedo area over the weekend to chop back trees and clear power lines, with crews from as far away as Louisiana working on repairing power. Continue Reading

Since Sandy walloped a tree on Council Crest Road in the Pine Grive Lakes neighborhood of Sloatsburg, SV.com has been without power and generator free. To all our dedicated readers we’d like to say, hey, thanks for visiting. Please check out our Sloatsburg Village Facebook page.

On the Facebook page, SV.com has continued to post regularly about gas lines, post-Sandy updates and other items of interest. Continue Reading

The Sloatsburg Department of Public Works continues to drive through the village in preparation of landfall for Sandy, which promises to be a fierce storm. With predictions of hitting land between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday evening, October 29, nearly the whole state of New York is shutdown and bracing for what could be the perfect storm. Continue Reading