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Narrowsburg
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As a mother, I think I am considered pretty lenient. We are not a household of rules; I am not a great rule follower, myself. Maybe I drew the line at a few sugary cereals, but searching my memory of …
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By KRISTIN BARRON
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7/17/19
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My Fourth of July included dinner with a gathering of 10 friends, some of long acquaintance and some new to each other. As we settled around the table, one guest asked our hostess whether political …
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By CAROL ROIG
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7/10/19
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For many, it’s Christmastime (yes, it’s one word) with “kids jingle belling” and “much mistletoeing” (uh huh) that springs to mind as the most wonderful time of the year, but, for me, it’s summertime and the good old-fashioned barn theatres that beckon during the warmer months.
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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7/10/19
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On Catskill Rivers, once the spring-fly hatches are over, much of the daytime fishing has ended. The evening fishing has begun: Pale Evening Duns, Sulphur Duns and Green and Brown Drake mayflies, …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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7/8/19
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As you read this, we are celebrating our nation’s Independence Day, and no doubt, there are ongoing fireworks displays, picnics, or other outdoor events to celebrate the occasion. The holiday …
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By SCOTT RANDO
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7/8/19
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Many of us on the Port Jervis line end our commute in New York at Pennsylvania Station or, as we call it, Penn. Penn Station serves more than 600,000 commuters a day from a combination of Amtrak, …
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By TOM CASKA
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7/5/19
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I want to focus on, and draw some connections between, a few recent and upcoming dates.
Sunday, June 16, was of course Father’s Day. I hope you were able to celebrate it in a fulfilling way. …
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By SKIP MENDLER
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7/5/19
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Recently, my sister, Janet, and I were having lunch at the Pickled Owl in Hurleyville. We were surprised to find a short stack of cards on the table, held together with a diminutive clothespin. On …
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By JUDE WATERSTON
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7/3/19
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Yes, I looked it up—apparently “sun’ll” is a word. Actually, it’s a contraction of the words “sun” and “will.” As far as I can tell, it has only …
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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7/3/19
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“You guys are old. I’m sorry but you are!” So said the middle-aged father of our only grandson. I acknowledged his accurate assessment of our age in numbers. My husband and I share …
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By CASS COLLINS
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7/3/19
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That said, it’s the “sound of music” to which I refer, and there’s plenty of that to go around these days.
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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7/3/19
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Established in 1965, the park preserves historical sites predating English settlement in the New World as well as evidence of Native American activity that occurred there 13,000 years ago.
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By SANDY LONG
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7/3/19
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As an avid hunter, I appreciate seeing signs of life in the woods. Being a hunter means being a conservationist: not just harvesting, but also cultivating.
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By HUNTER HILL
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7/3/19
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It’s spring! Well, it’s practically summer, but nobody around here seems to trust the groundhog anymore. Either way, the punch line—it’s getting warmer. With warmer weather …
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HUNTER HILL
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4/17/19
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I’ve written all sorts of Valentine’s Day columns over the years. In an effort to not repeat myself, I re-read several over the weekend, having pulled them from the archives here at The …
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JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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2/14/19
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Are you looking for an excuse to get outdoors—or maybe not with the sub-zero temperatures experienced recently? Good news: If you can look out your window from that nice warm kitchen or living …
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SCOTT RANDO
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2/13/19
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If you had walked down Main Street in Narrowsburg 20 years ago, you would have met her. Margo kept her studio in a storefront on Main Street, across from the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance. It was …
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CASS COLLINS
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2/6/19
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Traditionally, I consider February my “slow” month—a period of time when more than a few businesses, art galleries, restaurants, theaters and the like, shutter for a few weeks in …
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JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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2/6/19
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Late winter is upon New York, and the prime season for maple sugaring is nearing. Producing the second-highest quantity of maple syrup—only behind Vermont—New York has a rich history of …
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CAMILLE SENSIBA
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2/6/19
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Hello, hope you are all surviving this crazy weather. Minus 13, then next day 46. I pray that Groundhog Phil knows what he is talking about and we have an early spring. January is over. That means …
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EILEEN HENNESSY
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2/6/19
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