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With every passing year, my body gives me yet another rude wake-up call that I’m getting old.
First, my hair got a bit grayer.
Then my eyes got a bit weaker.
Now my blood has …
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Barry Lewis
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4/26/24
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With the nice weather this week, I heard and saw a lot of lawn mowers going. I cannot stress too much the importance of No Mow May to help pollinator populations. Even this week with the nice weather …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/26/24
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It is April 26 so please go outside and hug a tree! Today is when we celebrate Arbor Day!
Arbor Day is a special holiday where planting, nurturing and appreciation of our forests and …
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Hudson Cooper
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4/26/24
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Spring is here and we are gearing up for the second annual Catskill Cuisine food festival at Bethel Woods. This event, sponsored by elite partner Labelle Farms and presented by Resorts World …
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BY THE SULLIVAN CATSKILLS VISITORS ASSOCIATION
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4/26/24
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I spent the night in Cochecton, NY. Not at a hotel, but rather at JURNI located at 420 Bernas Road, a new healing center open round the clock seven days a week.
Co-owned by local entrepreneurs, …
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Ramona Jan
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4/23/24
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If you’ve ever been on social media, you have probably seen the viral tomato feta pasta bake. I really wanted to hate this trend because of all the “hype” surrounding it.... but I …
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Claire Burns
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4/19/24
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I frequently was a “day tripper” using the COACH/SHORTLINE bus to travel to and from New York City. It was reasonably priced, and it allowed me to visit friends in the city without the …
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Hudson Cooper
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4/19/24
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My great-grandson, Scotty, is now six months old and his father, John McFarlane, was trying to pick a time when the whole family would be able to visit us in River Edge. John and his family live in …
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June Donohue
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4/19/24
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We all know people who argue with the word, no. It’s hard enough standing up to those types, even harder when you, yourself, have trouble saying “no” to begin with. Here’s a …
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Ramona Jan
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4/16/24
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I was talking with my friend Paul about luggage when I told him I needed to get a new valise.
“You’re going to Greece?
“No, I need a valise.”
“Why do you …
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Barry Lewis
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4/12/24
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So I got a call on Tuesday from one of my father’s past employees from way back in the 70’s, Chris (Crista) Ward. Back then the Liberty Agway store was more into selling power equipment, …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/12/24
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This soup recipe I made during the Covid 19 lockdown, and it’s been one that has stuck with me. I’ll often make it during holidays as a starter, or prep it during the weekend to have for …
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Claire Burns
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4/12/24
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As a baby boomer there were many gadgets and toys that were designed to keep us busy. We had things like the Slinky, Silly Putty and the skateboard. But on July 12th, 1960, for the low price of …
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Hudson Cooper
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4/12/24
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Power outages and earthquakes are not something we typically get around here. Oh sorry, outages? Yes! Earthquakes? Not really, so let’s just start with the latest power outage.
Andre and I …
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Ramona Jan
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4/9/24
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Guest Recipe
By Shannon Cilento,
Community Development and Communications Manager
Turn up the BEET with this simple and healthy homemade pasta sauce alternative. …
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Claire Burns
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4/5/24
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Daniel Pierce Library Director
Once again it is the best week of the year for bookworms and library lovers everywhere: National Library Week. The official dates are April 7th to April 13th, …
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Beth Wolpert
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4/2/24
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The job of record producer was always to keep intact the integrity of the artist while at the same time defining their sound. In the 70s, different producers had different approaches, all hopefully …
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Ramona Jan
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4/2/24
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Back in the beginning of March, I wrote about seed starting with your kids or grandkids, and I just wanted to show off two of my grandchildren as we planted marigold seeds last Sunday. I went with …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/29/24
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The idiom “a penny for your thoughts” is a polite way of asking someone what is on their mind.” A few months ago, I put one hundred pennies together and wrote a column about the …
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Hudson Cooper
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3/29/24
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The first Keytruda infusion went okay with one exception. The IV nurse, Nancy, got a little nervous. After installing the IV, she quickly pulled it out, bandaged me, and then ran out of the room …
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Ramona Jan
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3/26/24
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This is a follow-up to a column I wrote last month referring to Poppi Soda not containing corn syrup. Well I have had the chance to get some Poppi at Shoprite in Monticello. It wasn’t …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/22/24
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A friend of mine recently purchased a new car. He picked me up and we went for a ride. It was a comfortable ride, but what got my attention were all the gizmos, doodads and what-nots that seemingly …
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Hudson Cooper
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3/22/24
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Today is the first official day of spring, even though it seems we’ve been having spring all winter. Who can complain? Certainly, not me! Seeing that it is spring, I thought to do something …
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Ramona Jan
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3/19/24
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St. Patrick’s Day is on Sunday but I know it’s one of those “special” holidays that folks will begin to celebrate a few days early. Some might even celebrate it a few months …
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Barry Lewis
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3/15/24
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Well, it has been quite the week since my last column. Over three inches of rain last Saturday night, snow Sunday night and then tropical storm force winds on Monday. Well, it was the wind that did …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/15/24
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