“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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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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MORGANTOWN, PA — It’s a closely kept secret.
Mental illness has had a profound effect on people in rural areas—and they are less likely to have access to services and …
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Contributed by the PENNSYLVANIA STATE GRANGE
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11/1/23
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WURTSBORO, NY — Back in 2021, Wurtsboro writer and retired Liberty High School English teacher Bill Fleck launched his blog, “Bill Fleck’s Classic Horror Behind the Scenes,” …
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3/15/23
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NARROWSBURG, NY—When members of the community visit Tusten’s Repair Café, they’ll bring items in need of repair: lamps that need mending, window screens that need patching, …
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By LIAM MAYO
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3/15/23
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REGION — As inflation digs in, more people are struggling in Sullivan County. But a new food distribution warehouse for the Regional Food Bank will help.
The hungry, here
“One out …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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5/11/22
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Learning about Fanny Palmer isn’t easy. It’s “the challenge of telling the story of someone who didn’t become famous,” said Tina Spangler, a …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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1/3/24
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HURLEYVILLE, NY — “It’s important to let the women speak for themselves,” said Erin Dudley, the executive director of the Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC).
On …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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9/28/22
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NATIONWIDE — You can tell it’s February in a leap year because the stories about Leap Day are popping up like… like… things that pop up every four years. U.S. elections? …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/28/24
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HONESDALE, PA — As a kid growing up in Winter Wonderland itself, there was no escaping all the quaint Christmastime traditions you might find in a Norman Rockwell painting. For the most part, …
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By OWEN WALSH
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11/21/23
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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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ELLENVILLE, NY — Inspired by the fabled Borscht Belt era, when millions of urban dwellers relocated en masse each summer to the sprawling resorts of the Catskill Mountains, the Borscht Belt …
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7/25/23
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CALLICOON, NY — It took 180 years, but it was worth the wait.
In 1842, homesteaders John Simon and Catherine Bernhardt Diehl arrived in Sullivan County from Darmstadt, Germany—by way …
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By TED WADDELL
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10/19/22
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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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HONESDALE, PA — “I always joke that midwifery chose me,” said Christina MacDowell.
She’s a certified nurse midwife, a doctor of nursing practice, and the practice manager …
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By AMANDA MCCORMICK
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7/5/23
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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Space (CAS) will hold a solo exhibition of work by Forrest “Frosty” Myers beginning on Saturday, June 24 with an opening and reception from 3 …
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6/21/23
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MILFORD, PA — It’s like the town’s largest book club. A writers’ group, with fans weighing in. And it’s a chance to talk about books, the wonder they offer and the …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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9/7/22
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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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Our dear friend Louie Weber expired peacefully at home on the early morning of January 10, 2023. He was 101. We celebrated his birthday with him in October 2022 at his house in Brooklyn.
Louie …
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By SHARON MARK COHEN
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3/1/23
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DELAWARE RIVER — Four years have passed, and on Saturday, July 30, members of the Rising Nation River Journey will begin following the great river that was once Lenape territory.
It’s …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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7/12/22
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