Have you ever driven up Rt. 17 through Tuxedo and passed Jasmine right across from that old Apple Rest in Southfields? Well, stop because the jazzy Jasmine retail store sells some very off beat and interesting glassware, jewelry and hard to find items —  all thanks to owner Nicki Yassaman. The rotating retail store collection is unique in these parts.

Jasmine is celebrating Veterans Day and the kickoff of its holiday season with a big super savings today, Monday, November 11, that will take 30% off any one item. Jasmine’s Super Monday Sale will go on from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. (with extended store hours for those who need time to shop). Any Jasmine digital coupon 30 percent off coupon will be honored.

“All of our things are designer driven,” said owner Yassaman. “Most of our jewelry is bought because of the designer. We’re like a personal department store for women. We have things to make the home beautiful and to make yourself feel good — at a decent price.”

Jasmine will also celebrate five years at its Southfield location in two weeks with another store-wide sale that will discount most everything in the store 20 percent. Monday, November 25, each item bought at the store will come with the discount. Check out Jasmine on Facebook here.

“Almost the total store is on sale,” Yasserman said about the holiday celebration. “We’ll also have full deisgner jewelry collections available.”

Jasmine’s is also the Tuxedo Chamber of Commerce’s featured Spotlight in Business, with the chamber scheduled to gather at the store this Wednesday, November 13, at 6 p.m., with the store set up in full holiday dress. Chamber members will enjoy  and evening of shopping with a special 20% discount offered to Chamber members (and spouses and employees).

When you visit the store, be sure to visit the Holiday Homes loft that has displays for nearly every season and holiday. The loft is open year round so if you need that special St. Patrick Day’s or Easter gift, check it out.

Yasserman has traveled all over the world to hone her collections.

“We have home accessories and a quite extensive garden display that is really quite beautiful,” Yasserman said. we have a loft in our store called holiday homes so every holiday. it’s up all year round. st. patty easter thanks

Jasmine is located at 979 Route 17, Southfields NY.  Open Monday through Sunday. Call 845-351-1101 for information.

Scouts from Troop 46 – left to right – Garrett Nicholson, Maxwell Gedvila, Gerard O’Reilly, James O’Reilly, Michael Madera, Jared Spivak, Matthew Leanza, Andrew Hekl and Matthew Willins.

The boys from Troop 46 have been busy.

The Tuxedo/Sloatsburg Boy Scout Troop 46 recently organized a food drive for the Sloatsburg UMC Food Pantry, where troop members gathered for instructions by Food Pantry Director Susan Meyers. The Food Pantry was filled to overflowing with bags of donated goods Troop 46 collected throughout the Woodlands and Hamilton Estates sections of Tuxedo. Continue Reading

Nearly half the registered voters hit the polls Tuesday to vote. Now Rockland faces a new day as Republican Ed Day will become the county’s third County Executive, succeeding outgoing five-termer Scott Vanderhoef. Continue Reading

Collage of Rockland County Executive campaign messages.

The end is finally in sight for the Rockland County Executive candidates’ long winding race. After nearly 20 years, the county will say a collective hello to a new leader Tuesday evening.

It’s that time of year where we shake hands with time and early morning risers are greeted with sunshine. But the days do shorten. Thank Richard Nixon and OPEC. This time change thing feels so unnatural. Nevertheless, if you want to be on time with everyone around you, set your clock back Sunday morning, November 3, at 2 a.m. Continue Reading

November has arrived like a lamb, and it being a very good month, get out this weekend and enjoy the weather. Temperatures are expected to dip into the 20s at night soon.

It’s All Souls’ Day today, traditionally the day to visit those gone relatives at the cemetery in commemoration of the dearly departed. Continue Reading

Shooting stars down at the local gas station. The ever vigilant eye of Rockland reporter Bill Demarest recently caught some Hollywood action in the Hudson Valley. A movie featuring Keanu Reeves and Bridget Moynahan (who’s outrageously cool in the indie movie ‘Truck Driver’) was filming at an upper Nyack gas station, with huge screens and dolly. Check it out.

Thriller ‘John Wick’ puts Reeves in role of ex-hitman

UPPER NYACK – An Upper Nyack gas station is the set today for the filming of a revenge thriller movie starring Keanu Reeves.

Scenes for the movie are being shot at the CITGO gas station, 501 N. Highland Ave. (Route 9W) and in the vicinity at the corner of Route 9W and Christian Herald Road, just a block from Nyack High School.

The movie is described as placing Reeves in the role of a former hit man who gets back into the thick of things when his car is stolen and his dog is killed. The film is directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch and has been shooting around the New York City area.

In the movie with Reeves: Michael Nyqvist, Willem Dafoe and Bridget Moynahan, who plays Reeve’s wife in the film.

The Nyack area has been very busy lately with a variety of movies and TV shows being shot. Last week, HBO was in Nyack to shoot scenes for a pilot, “People in New Jersey,” and before that crews were busy shooting for CBS’ show “Elementary.”

Did that temperature really dip down into the twenties overnight? The oak and elm leaves are the last holdouts, turning brown and yellow before they finally fall, baring themselves in November.

Well, warm up with a walk through the Tuxedo Farmers’ Market. Our Father’s Farm sells the softest, most adorable Alpaca wool products imaginable. Continue Reading

Witches and zombies and princesses and action heroes — ready your costumes for the annual Halloween walk through Sloatsburg.

The Village of Sloatsburg Halloween Parade takes place Saturday, October 26. The action hits the road at 5 p.m., starting at the entrance to the Community Fields parking lot at Rt. 17 and Eagle Valley Road — just in time for the seasonal bite of cold weather. Continue Reading

One of those hotly contested Ramapo and Rockland issues flared up Wednesday — in real flames.

Illegal housing and pop-up schools converted from single-family housing have been an on-going issue with fire and rescue groups in Ramapo and other parts of the county.