Get out your book of complaints and head down to the Sloatsburg Public Library Saturday afternoon. State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Orange) will be available to meet with local residents from 1 p.m. through 3 p.m. about any issues the might want to discuss. Continue Reading

The last couple of weeks Cub Scout Pack 46, which includes kids from Sloatsburg and Tuxedo, has been on an activity tear. Continue Reading

Back in May, residents in the Academy and Ballard Avenue area, along with their Mill Street neighbors, packed the Village Hall with a petition to stop speeding through the narrow streets of their neighborhoods. Continue Reading

Before powerlines blanketed everything in light, the passing seasons were marked by various festivals, especially those of the last harvests. John Barleycorn, that personification of barely, was celebrated at this time — being the juncture of the last grain harvest. Mead and ale most certainly would be on the menu. 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

As most people in Sloatsburg know by now, the water main on Rt. 17 at Liberty Rock Road in front of the Sloatsburg Library broke again. Traffic crawled through the swampy village center Thursday morning as United Water subcontractors worked on the breach, with water main work continuing all day and into the evening. Continue Reading

All across Sloatsburg streets are tagged with yellow badges in the shape of a fire department’s maltese cross. A mystery to many residents but very useful street art for a fire truck on the fly. The yellow street badges mark locations for Sloatsburg’s some 100 fire hydrants and were part of Dan O’Leary’s community service Eagle Scout project. Continue Reading

Sunday looks to be a perfect day for a bit of fiddle music and guitar picking. So, gather yourself, grab a lawn chair and head over to Harmony Hall for this year’s Highlands Bluesgrass Festival & Craft Fair in Sloatsburg. Continue Reading

Rockland County firefighters all have one thing in common. When those trucks from towns and villages make a midnight fire or rescue run, the men and women driving the trucks and answering the call are all volunteers. Duty doesn’t punch the clock and neither do volunteer firefighters, though most do have day jobs. Continue Reading

Sloatsburg Mayor Carl Wright’s eyes twinkled in that mischievous way when asked about an upcoming center stage ceremony to honor him at the Highlands Bluegrass Festival this Sunday, September 9th. The Friends of Harmony Hall are presenting the mayor with public kudos for his extensive support of the continuing restoration of the old Jacob Sloat Mansion. Continue Reading