By Town of Ramapo Supervisor Michael B. Specht Seven Lakes Drive starts in the Village of Sloatsburg and extends 18 miles through Harriman State Park to Bear Mountain State Park. Countless hikers and cyclists enjoy traveling this beautiful scenic route. Currently, it is impossible to safely and legally travel the entire length by bike or […]
BY DAVID PEREYRA As restoration and repurposing of buildings continues apace, the Valley Rock Inn campus in Sloatsburg, NY has come into focus. Interior view of the Valley Rock Inn, showing the lawn off the porch of the new restaurant cantina. With its wall of landscaping along Route 17, Valley Rock Inn in Sloatsburg, NY, […]
By Kathy Kahn The village of Sloatsburg (named for the Sloat family), is already preparing for its 90th birthday in 2019. “It takes a year to plan something like this,” said Mayor Carl Wright. “And we want it to be a great success.” Sloatsburg is currently undergoing a metamorphosis thanks to entrepreneur Michael Bruno, owner […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day congratulated Bergen Catholic High School graduate Brian Smith of Troop 31 on becoming an Eagle Scout at his Eagle Scout Court of Honor. Brian is currently a freshman at Sacred Heart University. His community service project was to construct a new bocce ball court on the property of the Sloatsburg […]
Final meeting with Sloatsburg sends DOT back to drawing board BY KATHY KAHN In a mission to make Route 17 in Sloatsburg more manageable for village residents and businesses, the NYS Department of Transportation and its planner from Creighton Manning came to Village Hall on Tuesday, March 13 to finalize plans for restructuring the corridor. […]
Isabella Rieder of Sloatsburg and 10 other art students traveled over spring break to the far-away island-country of Singapore – a contemporary art destination in Asia – to further their studies and experience new cultures. While on the faculty-led trip, the students attended lectures at LASALLE College of the Arts, visited renowned museums and photographed […]