Dr. Susan Bailey, an allergist/immunologist in Texas and the president of the American Medical Association, has reassured many people that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe. When your patients have …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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1/6/21
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EQUINUNK, PA AND HANCOCK, NY — The communities sit roughly seven miles apart—Equinunk on the Pennsylvania side, Hancock in New York—and the Delaware flows between …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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12/30/20
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ROSCOE AND LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Fred Banks remembers.
“You can’t believe the hotels, the motels, the summer cottages.” The lakes. “Tennanah Lake, Lake Muskoday... …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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12/23/20
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Some of the many charms of living in the country are the abundance of wildlife, the working farms, and the lakes, streams and ponds that dot the landscape. In addition, there are picturesque towns, …
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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12/16/20
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NARROWSBURG, NY — If you’ve known Narrowsburg since before the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad discontinued passenger service between Hoboken and Hancock, you might think it’s basically …
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HONESDALE, PA — Every few years or so, the Borough of Honesdale—a quaint valley town, somewhat inconspicuous under the shadow of the Pocono and Catskill Mountains—gets a bit of …
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By OWEN WALSH
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12/2/20
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CALLICOON, NY — Twenty-some years ago, I asked lifelong Callicoon resident Ed Curtis if the current boom would last.
We’d just seen a big increase in home sales, after a long period of …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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11/25/20
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — One hundred years ago on November 2, the era of electronic mass communication began with the first recognized commercial radio broadcast in the U.S. Through KDKA, a …
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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11/18/20
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ANYTOWN, USA — In the aftermath of the terrible toll taken on human life during the Great War of 1914-1918, President Woodrow Wilson issued a message to the nation declaring that November 11 …
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By TED WADDELL
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11/11/20
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BETHEL, NY — Arriving early for the October 28 wellness workshop on vision boarding, I enjoyed a few minutes of spectacular sunset views outside the conservatory at Bethel Woods Center for the …
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By LINDA DROLLINGER
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11/4/20
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It was the Great Bipartisan Disappearing Sign Cluster.
The cluster is—make that “was”—at the end of the bridge from Callicoon, in PA, just under the “Welcome to …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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10/28/20
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LIBERTY, NY — The Spanish Castle has stood, radiating past glories and history, for 90 years. But now the abandoned property is more of a destination for urban explorers than the village jewel …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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10/21/20
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Once upon a time, the U.S. government paid young men and WWI veterans to plant trees.
It paid them to build firebreaks, fire towers and access roads. They built national …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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10/14/20
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — “Seeing a tragic accident that could have been prevented,” replied John Hauschild, Sullivan County Fire Coordinator, when asked what Fire Prevention Week 2020 …
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By TED WADDELL
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10/7/20
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HONESDALE, PA — If you’re one of the 331,825 people in Pennsylvania who buy health insurance on the exchange, get ready. Here comes Pennie.
That’s what the state has dubbed its …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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9/30/20
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Produced by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA), the Big Eddy Film Festival “aims to advance the traditional art of storytelling by showing the newest and best …
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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9/16/20
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GLEN SPEY, NY — Peter Comstock calls it the blooming: the brightly colored tipis that have sprung up on school grounds.
The Homestead School, Glen Spey’s Montessori school, has adapted …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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9/9/20
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HAWLEY, PA — From Broadway workouts, tap and ballet classes, guided meditation to flow yoga—there’s quite a bit going on at the newly formed Hawley Hub right now. But its …
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By OWEN WALSH
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9/2/20
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CALLICOON, NY — The pandemic was, has been, horrible.
People have died. Friends have been ill. Our world feels out of control.
But there have been points of calm in the chaos.
Some of …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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8/26/20
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HANKINS, NY — School districts throughout the country are grappling with a conundrum right now. How do they provide an education amid a pandemic? How can they maximize the quality of the …
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By OWEN WALSH
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8/19/20
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