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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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Our trip to the UK was busy, but not frenetic. My daughter Liz, son-in-law Peter, and granddaughter Adeline and I had enjoyed our morning wandering through The Lanes in Brighton, but our …
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Kathy Werner
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4/21/23
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Dear Sir or Madam:
The Monticello Elks Lodge will be holding its 1st Annual Penny Social on May 7th, to raise funds to support various local charities.
In the past, the Monticello …
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4/21/23
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When you grow up in the sort of town that has narrow unmarked roads, the kind that require drivers to pull to the side to let another car pass, there are rules you learn early.
Walk on …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/18/23
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I t seems inevitable, but it’s not.
Every spring in New York State when the weather turns nice, the fire service answers a large amount of alarms for brush or wildland fires. Here in …
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By John Hauschild, Sullivan County Fire Coordinator
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4/18/23
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After our scandalously sweet visit to Julien Plumart’s patisserie in Brighton, UK, we (my daughter Liz, son-in-law Peter, granddaughter Adeline and our host Hari) were off to visit …
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Kathy Werner
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4/14/23
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If you’ve walked into a local establishment of late, you might have noticed the signs warning that any purchase beneath a certain dollar value will have to be paid for in cash.
And …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/11/23
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Bethel
To the editor:
During National Volunteer Week, I would like to acknowledge Marcia Fink for her exceptional service to the Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter. Marcia …
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Kellee Thelman
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4/11/23
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N early two weeks following its original due date on the first of this month, the state budget for New York still seems to be stalled out in Albany for the time being.
It isn’t …
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4/11/23
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Deputy Director of Sullivan County Health and Human Services
Coordinator of Sullivan County’s
Drug Task Force
To the editor:
Last week we learned that Naloxone, …
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There is a special call answered by a number of women and men who choose to put themselves in front of the danger, the fire, the medical emergency, or any situation that would make their heart beat …
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4/7/23
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It’s that time of year when we join the bears in stumbling out of hibernation only to realize that, quite suddenly, everything has to be done.
The mower blade needs to be sharpened. …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/4/23
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Neversink
To the editor:
Are you aware of unclaimed funds through the New York State Comptroller’s Office?
The New York State Comptroller’s office is overseeing $15 billion …
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Mary Inghrim
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4/4/23
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W hen people think of poetry, their minds often rest with the greats whose penmanship has outlasted even their very lives.
Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Henry David …
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4/4/23
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Ah, dear Readers, we have recently returned from a whirlwind week across the pond. Our destination? Jolly old England! Our traveling party consisted of my granddaughter Adeline, daughter Liz, …
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Kathy Werner
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3/31/23
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Litter Leader
Town of Highland
To the editor:
The remarkable Delaware River Corridor is calling on you to participate in the third annual Upper Delaware Litter Sweep April 22 – …
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Andy Boyar
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3/31/23
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Salisbury, Maryland
Formerly of Callicoon
To the editor:
Thanks for your truly excellent article on Willis Reed, with the local folk commentary. You do a great job.
One …
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Monticello
To the editor:
If you had $3,378 to spare, how would you spend it? Low to moderate-income households in Sullivan County pay this much on average for energy bills in a year, …
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Leanna Zilles
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3/31/23
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n this neighborhood, we don’t often get to choose who our neighbors are, what they say, or what they choose to be. They may wear different clothes, act a different way, live a different …
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3/31/23
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