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We like to believe we know where we’re going.
Not in some big philosophical sense — just in the ordinary way. You get in the car; you head to a place where you expect the day to look a …
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Ramona Jan
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5/5/26
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I have big news! My husband and I are expecting our first child in October and we couldn't be more excited. With this very exciting change comes some pregnancy cravings, and my biggest one to date …
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Claire Burns
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5/5/26
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Youth Mental Health Program Manager, Sullivan 180
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the many ways we can support overall well-being, including the foods we choose each …
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Are we there yet, are we there yet? If you have ever traveled with children, you have heard this question a million times. These days though, now that my children have children, we travel in …
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Jim Boxberger, Jr.
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5/1/26
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Coney Island Baby , the words floated in my mind like something slightly ridiculous—a carnival prize won and then left to rot in a pocket. That’s what I thought of Lou Reed and his absurdly …
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Ramona Jan
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4/28/26
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So, what’s on your bucket list?
I’m sorry, did the question catch you off-guard?
I don’t mean to suggest that I heard something. No, you look fine. Maybe a little pale, but that’s …
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Barry Lewis
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4/24/26
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Here it is... my last ramp recipe for the season. There is just something about a simple lemon pasta that I absolutely love, so why not add some seasonal ramps to it? This could be a simple weeknight …
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Claire Burns
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4/24/26
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With that beautiful stretch of eighty-degree weather we had last week the ground is erupting with flowers, not to mention all the trees that are blooming right now. Forsythia is in full bloom and …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/24/26
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But not in the head.
That’s the important distinction. Because after this week’s home improvement adventure—if you can call it improvement and not a slow-motion negotiation with …
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Ramona Jan
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4/21/26
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I have recently returned from checking something off my bucket list. Now that I am retired and have some free time in the spring we took a trip to Amsterdam for the annual tulip festival. The …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/17/26
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My comedian friend—let’s call him Tony, because that’s not his name but feels emotionally accurate—was pacing my kitchen, reenacting what he described as the most medically supervised …
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Ramona Jan
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4/14/26
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Our bathroom mirror will never have cavities.
But the sink could use a closer shave, and the countertops should certainly cut back on the cologne.
I shared what I thought were …
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Barry Lewis
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4/10/26
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I promised you ramp (wild leek) recipes for the month of April, and I always keep my promises. The season for ramps is so short, that I love to preserve their taste in any way that I can. Creating a …
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Claire Burns
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4/10/26
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Spring is “ramping up.” Pardon the pun, but I couldn't resist. As we get into mid-April, you'll probably start hearing about Ramps. Ramps, Allium tricoccum, also known as wild leeks, are …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/10/26
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It began, as so many things do, with nothing much at all.
A winter evening in January of 1976. Georgetown glowed and hummed in its usual way, full of people in motion, conversations overlapping, …
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Ramona Jan
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4/7/26
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What if I was offered a deal like this? Would I have hesitated?
Here it is – Instead of paying rent, my daughter’s best friend, Vickie, would cook, food shop, clean my house, do …
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June Donohue
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4/3/26
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Healthier Generation Senior Program Manager, Sullivan 180
The Maple Oat Breakfast Cookie offers a simple, satisfying alternative to traditional sweet breakfast options. Made with whole grain …
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Submitted by Christy TerBush
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4/3/26
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As we turn the calendar to April, we still cannot plant the garden or flowerbed yet, but there is still work to be done. Ask any engineer, you cannot build a sturdy building without a good …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/3/26
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You may have noticed that my March 17 online column, Spring, Shovels and George Harrison , began rather mysteriously with the words: “The Tracy Files.” I certainly noticed. Immediately—in the …
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Ramona Jan
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3/31/26
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I walked into my doctor's office.
“Doctor,” I say, trying to raise my left arm above my head. “It hurts when I go like this.”
My doctor says, “Don't go like that.”
“But, …
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Barry Lewis
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3/27/26
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Each week I am going to try to feature a ramp (wild leek) recipe in April to highlight this short but special season. I really enjoy making ramp and potato chowder each year, but last year I added …
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Claire Burns
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3/27/26
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So, the calendar says it's spring, big whoop. It's still pretty cold outside and we are not planting our gardens yet. Hopefully we won't have any more nights getting down into the teens as my crocus …
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Jim Boxberger
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3/27/26
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In Callicoon, we are lucky to have one of those small-town institutions that quietly does a lot for the community: the Delaware Free Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library. Most of us simply …
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Ramona Jan
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3/26/26
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My husband, Jim, used to tease me when I was a credit manager for the company I worked for and had to approve orders. He said that because of my name, customers would think I was Irish and wouldn't …
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June Donohue
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3/20/26
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Happy Spring everyone! The weather starts to get warmer, our moods start to elevate, and different green veggies start to come into season, my personal favorite being ramps. It's all the more reason …
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Claire Burns
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3/20/26
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