While Sloatsburg celebrated the arrival of the Christmas Train Saturday for a bit of gift giving and holiday cheer, the streets of New York City ran red with thousands of Santas fully enjoying Santacon 2011.

Santas of all shapes, sex and sizes arrived on foot and by car and train to take part in what has become a world-wide phenomenon, with some 225 cities in nearly 35 countries participating. Continue Reading

Rockland County’s Nov. 8 elections had something for everyone in the Town of Ramapo — something old, something new, something red, something blue. Unofficial results from the Rockland County Board of Elections demonstrated it was good to already hold office as most incumbents throughout the county won re-election. Results also showed strong support across party lines from third party ballot affiliations such as Working Families, Conservative and Preserve Ramapo. Continue Reading