NARROWSBURG, NY — “It’s about putting authors and artists into conversation,” said Aaron Hicklin about the Deep Water Literary Festival, taking place this year from Friday …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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6/12/24
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Greeley, PA is named after famed journalist and U.S. presidential candidate Horace Greeley. As the 1900s dawned, the area prospered thanks to logging and coal mining. Trainloads of visitors from New …
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By BILL FLECK
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5/29/24
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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Peace Officers Memorial Day is May 15. It was designated in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy, and is part of National Police Week .
This year, the commemoration …
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By TED WADDELL
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5/22/24
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HONESDALE, PA — The energy spilling out onto the sidewalk pulls you into the brightly lit gallery. People are talking and it’s all about the exciting art exhibition now on display at the …
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By ANNETTE KULICK-HICKEY
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5/15/24
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SWAN LAKE, NY — Well, if you’re a student in the 11th or 12th grade, Sullivan BOCES and the Sullivan County Bureau of Fire have the answer for you. They have teamed up to offer a new fire …
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By TED WADDELL
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5/8/24
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CALLICOON, NY — Dennis Eschenberg is the proprietor of John H. Eschenberg, Inc. The store and showroom are located on a particularly scenic stretch of the road.
The winding creek …
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By MARK CASNER
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5/1/24
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When I look out my window in early fall, in the few feet between our house and a major traffic thoroughfare, I see a scrim of tropical forest. Foot-long bright-green leaves flop like basset hound …
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By IRENE SOLOWAY
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4/24/24
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NARROWSBURG, NY — “If you have a garden in your library, we will want for nothing.”
That was Cicero, writing to a friend. Gardens in Roman times were used for thinking, …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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4/17/24
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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Livingston Manor Volunteer Ambulance Corp (LMVAC) was established in 1962, and since then has come a long way in providing critical emergency medical services to the …
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By TED WADDELL
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4/10/24
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I was chopping onions for dinner one night when a clump of hair fell into my eye. I tried to brush it away but it wouldn’t go. I ran to the mirror. Nothing looked amiss.
I pulled my hair …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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4/3/24
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FORESTBURGH, NY — You sit and create. You breathe. The work moves through your fingers and settles on the floor.
You do the work and the hours pass unnoticed. They slide away from …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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3/26/24
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REGION — By the time you’re reading this, spring will have sprung.
What follows is a roundup of arts and leisure events happening this weekend (there are a lot!) and—to …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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3/20/24
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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — On the 133rd anniversary of the Livingston Manor Fire Department (LMFD), the dedicated volunteer firefighters are gearing up to host the 95th Sullivan County Volunteer …
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By TED WADDELL
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3/9/24
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BARRYVILLE, NY — After a three-year hiatus, the Highland business community and business patrons alike were ready to celebrate, and they did it in style at the Greater Barryville Chamber of …
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By SUSAN WALIGUNDA WADE
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3/5/24
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NATIONWIDE — You can tell it’s February in a leap year because the stories about Leap Day are popping up like… like… things that pop up every four years. U.S. elections? …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/28/24
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CALLICOON, NY — Wendy Townsend’s morning starts with a little writing before the iguanas wake up.
“Then I’ll look across the room and see Emo,” Townsend said. …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/20/24
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NARROWSBURG, NY — “Plein air is about chasing the light,” Zane Grey Plein Air (ZGPA) artist and gallery owner Karen Meneghin said. “You look at how the light affects where you …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/14/24
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CALLICOON, NY — It all started with Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States (1706-1790).
In 1730, a fire broke out on a ship and rapidly spread to the wharf, …
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By TED WADDELL
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2/7/24
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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Catskill Art Space will host an evening of contemporary performance to celebrate Black History Month beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 17.
The first …
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Contributed by CATSKILL ART SPACE
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1/31/24
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NORTH BRANCH, NY — It all started in 1868, when what is now the North Branch Inn opened its door to travelers making their way through the pristine Western Catskill Mountains, just three short …
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By TED WADDELL
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1/24/24
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