BY NICHOLAS KODA The Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY kicked off the holiday cheer with their annual Tree lighting celebration last Wednesday. This is the fourth year the event has been held and also the fourth year Tuxedo Park School Glee and Gleeful performed at the event, led by teacher Mena Albert. Hospital administrators […]
SUFFERN – The Rockland Development Council (RDC), the professional trade association of 55 Rockland County nonprofits, will hold its 14th Annual Philanthropy Day & Awards Breakfast on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern. Registration and breakfast opens at 8:30 a.m. and the program will begin at 9 a.m. The breakfast keynote speaker […]
Residents offer cautious support, hearing to be continued BY CHERYL SLAVIN A lively and lengthy discussion took place Tuesday night at Suffern Town Hall as residents, elected officials and a prospective developer shared information and debated divergent viewpoints about the proposed zoning change and subsequent development of Suffern’s urban renewal district bordered by Orange Avenue […]
To the Editor, The Village of Suffern is currently in a stage of overdeveloping the village. Within the last few years the village has changed zoning and policies to allow for mass development. Two zone changes allowed 24 town houses to be built on Wayne Avenue and another zone change allowed around 50 condos to […]
BY DIANA BIERMAN The dog paddle took on real meaning at the Spook Rock Pool in Suffern on Sunday, Sept. 8 as hundreds of dogs took to the water at the Town of Ramapo’s 10th annual “K-9 Pool Party.” While some smaller breeds, like yorkies and beagles, were hesitant to jump in the water, larger […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The Rockland County Legislature approved funding for several projects aimed at minimizing flood damage in Rockland at their August 6 meeting, but in spite of the wishes of legislators and activists, did not move forward on proposed remediation in Suffern and other areas impacted by flooding. The resolutions addressed […]