LIBERTY, NY — When I grew up in Liberty, I learned very little about nutrition and what real food was.
Real Food, according to health-education nonprofit A Single Bite, is food that is not …
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By PEARL ZAYAS
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3/22/23
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REGION — Prices are still high, and it seems like everyone’s looking for ways to shave a few dollars here and there.
But scammers know this. It seems like there’s no end to …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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3/8/23
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GLEN SPEY, NY — The push of the button on the coffee machine, deep in the quiet of the pre-dawn dark, is where author T.J. Knight begins his writing process. It’s usually about 4:30 a.m., …
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By EVA BEDNAR
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3/1/23
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HURLEYVILLE, NY — The Homestead School is a Montessori-based school with campuses located in Glen Spey and Hurleyville. It offers “children ages 3 years to 18 years (Pre-K through 12th …
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By TED WADDELL
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2/21/23
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This article originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of the Wayne County Historical Society newsletter. It has been lightly edited for River Reporter style. Learn more about Wayne County …
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By PETER BECKER, Wayne County Historian
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2/15/23
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NARROWSBURG, NY — The present exhibit by the artists of the Bethel Council of the Arts (BCA), titled “Exploring Worlds of Dreams, Fantasies and Symbolic Imagery,” gives regional …
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Our lives are filled with music. We listen to it in our cars and on our phones. We follow our favorite artists on social media channels, buy their music, go to their concerts, and attend live music …
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By EKATERINA PEREYRA
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2/1/23
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LIBERTY, NY — How do you build a community?
For a zero-waste project that’s coming together in the Catskills, community goes hand-in-hand with food.
The Cornell Cooperative …
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By LIAM MAYO
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1/25/23
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LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — After graduating from Tri-Valley High School last year, Reese Shelmandine was planning to go to SUNY Cobleskill to pursue a four-year degree. The Sullivan Promise …
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1/11/23
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NORTHEAST PA — Dr. Kevin Beltré, born to Dominican parents and raised primarily in Philadelphia, knew during high school that he probably was bound for a medical career.
He made it. …
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1/4/23
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“You’re turning into a beautiful red star,” says Mom one morning, eyes shining with conviction as she peers at me from her perch in the bed. I am suddenly smitten with my celestial …
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By SANDY LONG
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12/27/22
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Mountains call to me. They have since I grew up running through them in Pike County, PA, and when I later lived in the slightly larger range of the Ossipee Mountains in New Hampshire.
When I was …
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By EVA BEDNAR
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12/22/22
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CALLICOON, NY — I have always felt this sense of heart-filled joy around children.
Children seem to find joy in the most mundane of tasks. The simplest things bring …
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By PEARL ZAYAS
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12/15/22
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CALLICOON, NY — The Main Street Thrift Shop is the hub of what has become a well greased wheel of community resources, organization and information. It receives donations and gives to those in …
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By SHARON PEDUTO
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12/7/22
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“What brings you joy?”
This question came up during a recent trip. It is not a matter that most of us dwell upon as we go about our daily routines. Or perhaps I should say that most …
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By COLETTE BALLEW
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11/30/22
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MONTICELLO, NY — I frequently thought that life ended after the age of 65. With the aches and pains. From doctor visit to doctor visit. The boredom and non-stop complaining about all the crises …
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By PEARL ZAYAS
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11/23/22
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REGION — “If all politics is local,” Financial Times global business columnist Rana Foroohar wrote recently, “the same could soon be true for economics.”
Her piece, …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUTZ
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11/16/22
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GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — “It’s a privilege, an honor to do something for your country and the people in it. And it’s hard to explain, but to be honest with you, I felt like I got …
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By TED WADDELL
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11/10/22
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LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — “It’s the most upbeat play you’ll ever see about depression,” said Christopher Peditto.
He heads up the River Rep Arts Center and its year-round repertory project, …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUTZ
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11/2/22
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REGION — It has happened more than once, the eerie tell-tale flapping in the house. Just last year the sound alerted me, and sure enough, one was circumambulating the bedroom, oddly in tandem …
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By ERIC BAYLIN
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10/25/22
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