In 1976, when I was liberating myself from my parent’s home and hunting for an apartment in Greenwich Village, I found the choices dismal. Some buildings, particularly those on MacDougal …
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By JUDE WATERSTON
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10/25/22
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My earliest recollection of accompanying my mother while she shopped is of going to a woman’s clothing store on the south shore of Long Island. It was called Begg’s. I must’ve been …
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By JUDE WATERSTON
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10/25/22
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HAWLEY, PA — Did you know that the taste of an herb is different, depending on the geographical location from which it was harvested? What about the consumer’s own genes? Would they have …
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9/21/22
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The great thing about growing up in my neighborhood in Liberty, NY, was that there were always other kids around—a lot of other kids. Let’s just say that we never had to worry about …
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By KIM M. SIMONS
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9/21/22
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NARROWSBURG, NY — At 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, join this small town and its bee enthusiasts to celebrate the honey bee.
National Honey Bee Day in August boosts awareness of honey …
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9/21/22
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When it comes to food in our household, my wife is the better chef, and I am the better baker. We share in both duties, but we bow to each other’s strengths.
As my regular readers will …
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By HUNTER HILL
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9/21/22
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A jar of Golden Blossom honey, with its green and gold label, was always in a cupboard in the kitchen of my childhood. We didn’t reach for it often. In winter, I would drizzle it over a bowl of …
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By JUDE WATERSTON
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9/21/22
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MONTICELLO, NY — Join the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce at a ribbon-cutting and grand opening for Popeyes, on Monday, August 29 at 10 a.m.
Popeyes is located at 4058 Rte. 42 …
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8/27/22
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It’s amazing how fast the seasons slip by, in general, but especially this year. I’ve been hearing on the news how there have been unnaturally shorter days or something this year, but for …
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By HUNTER HILL
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8/25/22
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I’ve always loved birds. When I was a child, my grandmother on my mother’s side—Evelyn, a bird lover herself—taught me about them. I learned a lot from her about the different …
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By KIM M. SIMONS
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8/25/22
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Returning from a trip to the city, my sister Janet and I decided to have lunch at an exceptional Greek seafood restaurant—Varka, in Ramsey, NJ. It was a warm, sunny and cloudless day and we …
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By JUDE WATERSTON
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8/25/22
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Back-to-school time is slowly creeping up on us—I know, I know—and I am mentally preparing for the afterschool “hangry” situations.
You know the ones I speak of, where the …
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By JENN POWELL
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8/10/22
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When I was a teenager in the mid-’60s, my bedroom windowsills were lined with plants (two of which were pot—full disclosure). I grew wandering Jew, spider, jade and cacti, among others.
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BY JUDE WATERSTON
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7/27/22
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Summer means picnics to me, and not just any picnics. It means gigantic picnics hosted by the Volunteer Fire Department Ontario Hose Co. #3, out of Liberty, NY—my hometown.
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BY KIM M. SIMONS
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7/27/22
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If you are as busy as my wife and I have been, simple is a much-needed element to any part of the day.
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BY HUNTER HILL
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7/27/22
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MONTICELLO, NY — Do you love bagels? Really love bagels?
Now’s your chance to show how original you are and what those rings of fabulousness mean to you.
The …
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6/23/22
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I’ve cooked over wood maybe a dozen times. Each of these experiences took place when I was around eight or nine years old, spending the summer—along with my sister, Janet—at …
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By JUDE WATERSTON
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6/22/22
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My father absolutely loved this country.
His name was Jack Simons. He was born in 1932 in Scranton, PA, but ended up graduating from Liberty High School in upstate New York—a village in the …
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By KIM M. SIMONS
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6/22/22
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Tomato salad, BLT, Caprese salad, tomato sandwich, cut tomatoes with salt, cheeseburgers with some tomato on top. Not uncreative options but particularly common all the same.
Everyone loves a …
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By HUNTER HILL
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6/21/22
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Unless you’re in Spain, if you mention that you have found a fantastic tapas bar, it’s likely you will be met with this response: “What were you doing in a topless bar?”
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By JUDE WATERSTON
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6/21/22
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