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A ntique buildings and other structures are prevalent around the county. If you look around on your drive, you will see that some of these memorable historical buildings are leaning 60 degrees, some …
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5/30/23
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Glen Wild
To the editor:
Today was the last day of Rev. Norman R. Graves’ short-lived life. He was the Pastor and Founder of New Beginnings Community Worship Center in Liberty. I will …
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Pamela Zaitchick
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5/23/23
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Beyond Plastics Sullivan County
Callicoon
To the editor:
If scientists were to expose populations to a host of different chemicals without their consent, it would be considered …
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Rebekah Creshkoff
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5/23/23
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Here and gone; the Venezuelan asylum seekers who checked into the Knights Inn in Liberty have already been sent onto the next destination in their journey, which as it stands right now is going to …
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After our trip to the Royal Mews, our band of intrepid travelers (daughter Liz, SIL Peter, granddaughter Adeline et moi) decided to take the Tube back to the Knightsbridge Station in our tony …
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Kathy Werner
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5/19/23
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A ll across the county, students are taking the final few steps necessary before strutting their stuff across the commencement stage to receive the rewards of their academic labor.
It is a …
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5/19/23
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I spent the Friday morning before Mother’s Day shifting through stories of local moms, hundreds of moms who had been nominated by the people who love them for a giveaway I was running through …
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Jeanne Sager
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5/16/23
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Apple Pond Farm and Renewable
Energy Education Center
Callicoon
To the editor:
People who raise goats have a special connection.
My connection with Scott Conley happened in a …
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Sonja Hedlund
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5/16/23
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Bethel
To the editor:
The recent news about Clarence Thomas’s financial entanglements with GOP megadonor Harlan Crow should be alarming to every American. This is what happens when …
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To the editor:
I want to start by thanking every single person who in the past has volunteered or is currently volunteering to sit on one of the 3 boards, that seem to be responsible for getting …
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Victoria Lesser
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5/16/23
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Equinunk, PA
To the editor:
The United States Supreme Court has run amok, and it’s time to get it under control.
For the last year, we have witnessed scandal after scandal …
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Mark Casner
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5/12/23
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Yulan
To the editor:
My name is Pete Madden, and I’m the new chairman of the community advisory board for 90.5 WJFF Radio Catskill. As a listener-supported public radio station, …
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Pete Madden
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5/12/23
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I confess that didn’t wake up at 5 am last Saturday to see Charles III travel down the Mall in his royal carriage. I woke up in time to watch a few minutes of the service when they …
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Kathy Werner
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5/12/23
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To the editor:
If you’re frustrated by the amount of plastic packaging that enters your life, take heart: A pair of bills wending their way through the NY State Legislature aim to address …
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To the editor:
I’m getting older and my memory is getting a little fuzzy, but I’m pretty sure it was the Weidens who came to the rescue when a drug rehab was being proposed for what …
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5/12/23
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W ith the heaviest of hearts, the population of Sullivan County are made all too aware of Fentanyl all too often, especially today, May 9, which is Fentanyl Awareness Day. We are overburdened with …
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5/9/23
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Spend any time on the roads of western Sullivan County in the coming months, and you’re bound to get caught behind a tractor or two.
This is farm country. It’s been farm …
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Jeanne Sager
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5/9/23
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For my granddaughter Adeline’s ninth birthday in January, her parents (my daughter Liz and son-in-law Peter) gave her tickets for a tour of the Harry Potter Studios outside London. And …
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Kathy Werner
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5/5/23
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CEO Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan and Ulster
To the editor:
As the CEO of Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan & Ulster, a leading provider of substance use disorder …
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Shannon Kelly
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5/5/23
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I’d only just stepped into the shower when I noticed it. The bright orange body of the thing embedded in my left calf was unmistakable.
On a rainy Saturday morning when I’d …
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Jeanne Sager
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5/2/23
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Narrowsburg Union
To the editor:
The Weiden Family has been part of the Tusten community since 1904, and we are the fourth generation to own the family farm outside of the Hamlet. …
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Retiring is one of the many life goals workers strive to achieve that couples well with that rewarding feeling of a job well done. Recently, the end-of-life services at Hospice of Orange and Sullivan …
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5/2/23
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Our third day in Brighton was cool and breezy, but not cold enough to keep us from visiting the famous Brighton Pier. Daughter Liz, son-in-law Peter, granddaughter Adeline, and I were guided through …
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Kathy Werner
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4/28/23
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O ver the weekend, parts of Sullivan County saw massive thunderstorms — with the presence of tornadoes touching down in some area - with Callicoon Center and Roscoe receiving some of the worst …
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4/25/23
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“We are among the privileged, that’s for sure.” It’s not the sort of thing you might expect to hear from someone less than 24 hours after a tornado had torn through their …
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By Jeanne Sager
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4/25/23
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