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Rough Draft by Katy Tur (One Signal/Atria). A memoir, as observant and witty as one expects from this likable and brainy TV newsperson, but rather deeper than that necessarily signals. She emerges …
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George Ernsberger
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7/1/22
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I might have been holding out on all of you for some time now, and for that I apologize.
Sometimes it’s difficult to stay objective when writing about a place when it becomes a beat so …
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Claire Stabbert
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7/1/22
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Sullivan County is fortunate to have so many fantastic Italian restaurants that provide delicious cuisine. In America, a recent study tabulated that Italian food had an 88 percent popularity rating …
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Hudson Cooper
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7/1/22
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Last Sunday I attended a bridal shower for my grandson John’s fiance. It was a bitfancier than what I am used to. It was given at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank, N.J. We were given the …
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June Donohue
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7/1/22
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I’m a big fan of the Great American Songbook; a collection of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test …
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By Ramona Jan
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6/28/22
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The phrase “you have to be in it to win it” is one of those advertising slogans that occasionally rattles around the neurons and synapses of my brain. It competes for attention with other …
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Hudson Cooper
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6/24/22
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This week I had a good reminder of valuable resources that go underutilitized everyday. These resources are not the clean water or air we have here in Sullivan County, but the …
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Jim Boxberger
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6/24/22
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To the class of 2022, congratulations. You’ve endured and overcome some of the most trying and unusual years in generations, and you are an inspiration to us all.
I still can’t …
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Barry Lewis
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6/24/22
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Each year I put in an article about my ever-changing herb garden. Although I think I have a very good handle of herbs and how to use them, I reached out to Executive Chef JP Medina on how to utilize, …
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Claire Stabbert
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6/17/22
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Thirty-nine years ago when I first started in my father’s store, Liberty Agway, selling soil, we only had a few types. There was topsoil, potting soil, cow manure and peat moss. If you wanted …
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Jim Boxberger
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6/17/22
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Growing up, I had dreams and ambitions of becoming an astronaut. I envisioned blasting off and orbiting in a space capsule. I watched films of astronauts training on all sort of challenging …
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Hudson Cooper
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6/17/22
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Two friends of mine, who are not crazy about flying anyway, had to take trips by air recently. One of them was going to a family wedding, and the other was duty bound to go to settle the estate of …
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June Donohue
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6/17/22
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When she entered the room her hips would bang against desks toppling papers, vases, ashtrays, picture frames and the like. Large in every way and at the same time oblivious to her surroundings, she …
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by Ramona Jan
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6/17/22
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Although James Eldridge Quinlan’s 1873 History of Sullivan County has consistently received high marks as a local history, with many over the years ranking it among the very best, it certainly …
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by John Conway
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6/17/22
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My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary as she worked in the family bakery. I have not changed any of the vernacular though some of it may be politically incorrect today. …
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Ramona Jan
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6/14/22
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Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). International intrigue thriller, beginning with the disappearance of our central woman’s new husband – we think …
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George Ernsberger
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6/10/22
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When I was at my healthiest, I found myself eating quinoa almost every week. I love quinoa because not only does it make you feel full (packed with nutrients and fiber), but it will essentially take …
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Claire Stabbert
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6/10/22
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The "No Mow May" campaign was a success. I have collected a new hive of bees this past weekend at the store, which is one hundred percent more bees than I collected all of last year.
Right …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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6/10/22
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Although often overlooked when discussing clothing, the shoelace plays a prominent part in attire. Except for slippers, loafers and sandals our shoes require shoelaces for a proper fit. Shoelaces …
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Hudson Cooper
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6/10/22
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was launched on June 15, 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations.
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Lise-Anne Deoul
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6/10/22
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Although often overlooked when discussing clothing, the shoelace plays a prominent part in attire. Except for slippers, loafers and sandals our shoes require shoelaces for a proper fit. Shoelaces …
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Hudson Cooper
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6/10/22
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I’m watching the Netflix special, Andy Warhol Diaries. They’re going through his massive archives of Polaroids, and it occurs to me that I must be somewhere in there. I had three …
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Ramona Jan
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6/7/22
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Recently a customer came in to tell me a tale about their experience ordering plants online.
The following is the description of what sounds like a nice fall flowering perennial to complement …
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Jim Boxberger
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6/3/22
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My granddaughter, Shauna, who has Myotonic Dystrophy, loves to sing. She puts on a little show for her dad and me in my living room on Sundays.
She plays a recording of the songs and sings along …
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June Donohue
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6/3/22
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This has been a terrible season for allergies. I wake up every morning with watery eyes and a stuffed nose. Little did I realize that my symptoms were compounded by an indoor plant that flourished in …
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Hudson Cooper
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6/3/22
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