THE FINAL FAREWELL

THE FINAL FAREWELL

Ellen Ferretti’s ghost has been released, as her home on the corner of Rt. 59 and Middletown Rd., built by the hands of her father in the early 1900s, was razed last week by Simon Group. Mounds of dirt currently stand in the lot–the last remaining residential property in the immediate area–which the stubborn Ferretti […]

SIMON GROUP GUTS FERRETTI’S HOME

SIMON GROUP GUTS FERRETTI’S HOME

Simon says they are ready to say goodbye to a piece of Rockland history You’ve heard of Americana, and a tear drop falls whenever a classic piece of Americana bites the dust. Well there’s also such a thing as Rocklandia, and this past month Simon Group, the nation’s largest proprietor of shopping malls has begun […]

ELLEN FERRETTI IS TURNING IN HER GRAVE

ELLEN FERRETTI IS TURNING IN HER GRAVE

Simon says the dark side finally won Big money has bought out the determination of one fiesty Rockland County legend, Ellen Ferretti. But it took death to beat her. Ferretti gained fame in Rockland for her refusal to sell the house on the corner of Rt. 59 and Middletown Rd. that her father built with […]