SUFFERN – Virginia Menschner was a real mensch. Menschner, 96, dedicated herself to the village over the last 60 years, spending the last 55 years until her death Wednesday as the village clerk.

The village, which was incorporated in 1896, ... Explore Suffern's restaurants, parks, pools, shops and historic sites, like the Suffern Railroad Museum and the "Little Flat Iron" building.

Gardner Watts, a Suffern teacher and historian, turned 100 earlier this month. ... He and his wife Josephine were instrumental in the founding of the Suffern Village Museum in 1982.