As Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like deja-vu, all over again.”

With light winds already lifting leaves from trees, it’s time to really batten down the hatches. Sandy could deliver weather just like Irene did, but worse. When the hybrid super storm that is Sandy finally reaches these parts, it promises sustained big winds and floods of rain. Current predictions are that the weather will last for days, with forecasts calling Sandy a wide storm, reaching nearly 800 miles in its width and packing 75 mile per hour winds. Landfall for the storm is expected sometime Monday, with high winds and heavy rains leading the way beginning Sunday evening. Continue Reading

Residents may or may not know, but should know, village elections take place this November 6. And for the first time in many years there is a contest. Four candidates vie for two open trustee seats. There are four village trustees in all. Village residents will also vote for mayor, with one candidate up for that position. Can you guess? Continue Reading

With October’s chill mornings and cool evenings, now’s an ideal time to get out and pick the last of fall’s bounty. Apples and fresh garden goods cheer up any day, especially if there’s someone handy in the kichen.

Recently the Rockland Farm Alliance held its first countywide farm fest, with walking tours of Rockland County’s unique working farms. Continue Reading

The Village of Sloatsburg is resurfacing the Common Parking Lot on Mill Street, which is expected to be closed for approximately one week. Rino Paving & Construction out of Tuxedo won the open bid for the job. The work includes cutting trees, enlarging the lot along the southern edge, reworking drainage, and paving the lot. Continue Reading

According to a story by Sarah Armaghan at Newsday, Ramapo Police ran a sting operation on Sloatsburg businesses recently. Using an underage informant, Ramapo police ran a daylong effort September 13, where the underage agent tested businesses in the village by trying to purchase alcohol. Continue Reading

For the past 30 years Greenwood Lake students have attended George F. Baker High School in Tuxedo, NY. Beginning next school year, Tuxedo will lose those students to either the school districts of Warwick or Chester. Nearly 300 Greenwood Lake high school students currently attend George Baker, out of approximately 377. The Greenwood Lake Board of Education decision to switch schools, if it stands, will certainly change Tuxedo. Continue Reading

The Twin Towers collapsed onto the streets of Lower Manhattan 11 years ago today, taking with them friends and family and a certain era in the continuing American story. On the local level, the event in New York City had very real consequences and each anniversary offers an occasion to look back and remember. Continue Reading

In response to the death of Sloatsburg Middle School student William Rodloff, Ramapo Central School District Superintendent Dr. Douglas Adams issued the following brief statement: “We are deeply saddened by the death of one of our Suffern Middle School students. Our thoughts and support go out to the student’s family and friends at this difficult time.”

On Monday, August 6, members of the Ramapo Central School District’s clinical staff will be offering grief counseling for students, families and staff from 10:00am-1:00pm at Suffern Middle School and from 2:30pm-4:30pm at the Sloatsburg Village Hall. Suffern Middle School is located at 80 Hemion Road in Suffern; the Sloatsburg Village Hall is located at 96 Orange Turnpike in Sloatsburg.

Dr. Adams letter to Ramapo Central families has been posted on the District home page at www.ramapocentral.org.

Now that school is out for the summer, Annmarie McAnany, children’s librarian at Sloatsburg Public Library, kicks it up a gear as the summer reading season starts. For more than a few years now McAnany has been a literacy pied piper, building up the Sloatsburg Library’s annual summer reading program into a well-attended, active community outreach initiative that draws in elementary age students from across the village. Continue Reading

Gone is the close quartered chaos of the old Jessie’s Bagels, where weekend mornings the double doors would swing open and close with customers coming and going. After 20 years in the same spot, owner Tony Grippo decided it was the right time to expand the shop, try something new and move. Next door. Less than two weeks ago, Jessie’s Bagels made their long anticipated move across the parking lot to the abandoned building that used to house Pacific Pool & Spa. Continue Reading