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Daniel Broadhead was one of the unsung heroes of the Revolutionary War. Born in Ulster County and reared in Pennsylvania, he was commissioned as a Lt. Colonel in the Pennsylvania State Rifle …
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John Conway
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11/28/25
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Thanksgiving is fast approaching. We have the free turkey we received from ShopRite which I qualified for by spending the required amount for groceries. I am thinking back to another Thanksgiving …
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June Donohue
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11/28/25
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Now that we have filled our bellies with a Thanksgiving Feast, we head into the Holiday Season full swing. So many things to get done, and so many things to yet do. Our calendars fill quickly so …
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Lori Orestano-James
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11/25/25
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As we gather around our tables this week, I want to take a moment to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Whether you’re celebrating with family, friends, or neighbors, I hope your day is …
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Jenn Powell
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11/25/25
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GRAHAMSVILLE—The holidays in Sullivan County are such magical times. We’ve just gathered around the Thanksgiving table with family and friends, grateful for so many blessings and are now …
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Lisa Carroll
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11/25/25
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I’ve cooked a turkey exactly once in my life, and that was enough to convince me that the Pilgrims owed us all an apology. No one warns you that the bird must be defrosted for roughly the same …
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Ramona Jan
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11/25/25
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130 Years Ago - 1895
The extension of the telephone lines from Liberty to Livingston Manor is nearly completed. The line will also be extended from Monticello to Woodbourne in a couple of weeks.
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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11/25/25
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Birthday wishes to Steve Morey, Suzy Zimmerman, Melissa Shawn, Helen Budrock, Mark Moore, Janet Gula, Judy Balaban, Diane Nastro, Glenn, Jessica Moore, Barbara Pavlak, Michael Ryder, Harley Florance, …
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Suzanne White
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11/24/25
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When you talk about Thanksgiving, you talk about eating. And when you talk about eating, you talk about turkey.
Thanksgiving eating always starts with the turkey.
But wouldn't you really …
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Barry Lewis
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11/21/25
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In college, I would come home during the holidays and spend most of my time in the kitchen with my Grandma Shirley. We would make pumpkin pies with her pie leaf cutouts (which I now have) and spend …
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Claire Burns
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11/21/25
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Thanksgiving is just around the corner now and then we are on to Christmas. I've seen some houses with Christmas lights on ever since the day after Halloween and to be fair, we have been putting our …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/21/25
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One of my most life-altering events came about after reading a book that transformed my life. Many years ago I read a book written by Ann Voskamp entitled “One Thousand Gifts – A Dare to …
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Diane Houghtaling
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11/21/25
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The Sullivan West Girl Scout Troops 356 and 736 are holding an Indoor Garage Sale November 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cochecton Town Hall, located at 74 Smales Road, Cochecton. Please come out …
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Sue Bodenstein
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11/21/25
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On November 21, 1951 Stanley W. Finch suffered a massive heart attack at his Baltimore home, and died a short while later. Few people outside of his immediate family made note of his passing, despite …
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John Conway
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11/21/25
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Birthday wishes to Rita Coleman, Ken Cuttita, Corrin Trombley, Sheldon Dishner, Joan Koegler, Erik Rhulen, Kulli Kask, Ivan deBeer, Elana Reuf, Wayne Hellman, Herb Ruggeri, Gary Lasher, Kelly …
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Suzanne White
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11/18/25
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Popular author, social commentator, podcaster, magazine editor and musician Mike Edison of Barryville will be bringing his highly entertaining Gospel from the Garage show for the second annual …
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Paula Campbell
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11/18/25
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Things in Sullivan County are getting busy as we head into the Holiday Season. Before you know it, we will be complaining about the snow and hoping to see the crocus bloom. But instead of hoping our …
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Lori Orestano-James
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11/18/25
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As we get closer to Thanksgiving, you can really feel the season changing around here. The mornings are colder, the leaves are mostly on the ground, and everyone seems to be getting ready for family …
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Jenn Powell
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11/18/25
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Paris, 1925. The lights of the Left Bank shimmered like champagne, and in the middle of it all was Pauline Pfeiffer—thirty, stylish, fluent in French, and happily self-sufficient. She wrote for …
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Ramona Jan
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11/18/25
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140 Years Ago - 1885
PIKE POND — During a little tramp through the woods some distance west of here, a piece of peculiar looking ore was found. It is a stone about the size of a …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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11/18/25
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I like to share this recipe every year around the holidays because it is a staple dish of mine. When people hear the word “Thanksgiving,” many think slaving over the stove for hours or …
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Claire Burns
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11/14/25
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Well nothing says the gardening season is over than snow on the ground and on my mower. I had just purchased a new mower and brought it home Tuesday during our little snow squall and this is what it …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/14/25
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I am sitting here writing this column with snow flurries and a gloomy, cold day out there! Are we ready for what is coming? Still trying to get somebody to explain what the black versus brown lines …
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Sue Bodenstein
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11/14/25
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Sullivan County has always had a number of direct connections to the American Revolution.
After all, the county was named for General John Sullivan, a major player in the conflict, and one of …
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John Conway
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11/14/25
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