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A beautiful day in the garden at the Forestburgh Playhouse.

FORESTBURGH, NY — The Theatre Gods were smiling on the Forestburgh Playhouse during their first In the Works/In the Woods Festival of New Theatre last weekend. The weather was perfect and the … more

By CASS COLLINS | 9/22/21

‘Technically Speaking’

COCHECTON, NY — Among the sights along the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway stands the Cochecton Pump House, a seemingly dilapidated brick structure, now home to a restaurant and performance … more

By LIAM MAYO | 9/15/21

Carol Henry Dunn, Berlin Township historian and chronicler of events at the Volunteer Fire Company of Beach Lake, displays a mock-up of the 100th Anniversary souvenir pamphlet, just a few days before it went to press.

A century of saving lives

BEACH LAKE, PA — Sometimes it takes a terrible tragedy to serve as a wake-up call to a community. Sometimes the community needs to make a few changes in order to protect its citizens. In … more

By TED WADDELL | 9/8/21

Hot market, high prices

REGION — High prices, low inventory, bidding wars: There’s been a scramble to buy properties in our bucolic area for the past year or two, and according to local real estate brokers, … more

By JANE ANDERSON | 9/1/21

Safe passage. Zeke Boyle, master woodworker, restorer of vintage barns and co-founder of the Beechwoods Yacht Club, and his wife Ginny, navigated the chop on the lake from the public access to the café’s docks. The couple are pictured in a 1948 Penn Yan Cartopper, the club’s first restoration project.

Messin’ around in wooden boats

KAUNEONGA LAKE, NY — Blame it on the rat. A few years past, Joe Freda and Zeke Boyle were hanging out at a lakeside eatery, savoring the beer and pizza, and they figured it was high time to … more

By TED WADDELL | 8/25/21

Until the 1960s, campers slept in an open-air cabin much like this one.

Scouting around the Ten Mile River Museum

NARROWSBURG, NY— Scouts from Troop 106, from Middle Village, Queens, pace around the Ten Mile River Museum, moving from one glass case to the next. Pencils in hand, they jot their answers down … more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 8/18/21

George Basehore shows off his collection of decorative utensils.

“Wooden” you like to learn about carving?

CHERRY RIDGE, PA — The warm, earthy scent of basswood filled the room at the dance hall. Experienced hands guided novice ones as they worked at their own pace on woodcarving projects. The … more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 8/10/21

Morgan Hardy, speaking at the Lahore School of Economics in Pakistan.

Understanding lives

LIBERTY, NY — Morgan Hardy grew up in Sullivan County and graduated from Liberty Central School, and now she travels the world. Her story isn’t about music or some sort of art, what … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 8/4/21

Bethel School hosted an open house and a lecture on the unsung heroes of World War I.

History lessons at Bethel School

HONESDALE, PA — Bethel School may have closed decades ago, but there has been no shortage of learning there. Many tours, spelling bees, lectures and other special events have been conducted in … more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 7/27/21

The cast of "Feisty! Frivolous! Frothy!", including Brook Schooley (front left), Marus Aiken Huber, Elise Mark (mid left), Jonathan Stinson, Annie Chester, close out the performance together with members of the Delaware Valley Opera and the Sullivan County Community Chorus (back).

An afternoon at the oper(ett)a

CALLICOON CENTER, NY — “What a joy to be here,” sang the cast, opening the Delaware Valley Opera’s first production of the 2021 season. It was indeed a joy to be … more

By LIAM MAYO | 7/20/21

Brandi Merolla's Golden Age cartoon-inspired panel in front of the Dime Bank in Honesdale.

Peeking through

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — The sidewalks of Honesdale and other areas in Wayne County are looking a bit more colorful thanks to a new art project. The installations are part of a summer outdoor art … more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 7/14/21

Harrison Chandler died of typhoid fever in a Confederate hospital. He and his brother, John, were both buried in unmarked graves in a cemetery near Rock Valley, NY. A century and a half later, they both received headstones from the Veterans Administration, and in 2018, a ceremony saw their final resting places marked. Pictured here is Harrison Chandler's new marker.

Sullivan County’s Civil War

MONTICELLO, NY — Down South, Sullivan County fought the Civil War with guns and musket balls. Back home, it fought for public opinion with newspapers. It’s easy to think of newsprint … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 7/7/21

Harmony in the Woods comes to Hawley

HAWLEY, PA — The woodlands surrounding Hawley are quiet and meditative. As one moves inside, the sounds of the busy roadway are blocked out by the surrounding testudo of trees and foliage. The … more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 6/30/21

Juliet Relis Bernstein, 107, was the 2020 Grand Marshall of the Chatham, MA virtual Fourth of July Parade.

The chat of the century

Juliet Relis Bernstein, 107, my cousin, clearly recalls being with her mother at the polls the first time after women won the right to vote. Within the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, they … more

By SHARON MARK COHEN | 6/23/21

A classroom project moves into the great outdoors. Sullivan West fifth-graders record observations in their “Stream Explorer” field notebooks, as part of the Trout in the Classroom project.

Youngsters release fingerlings into the wild

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — On Monday, May 17, a group of Sullivan West fifth-grade elementary school students released an estimated 400 brown trout fingerlings into the waters of the North Branch of … more

By TED WADDELL | 6/16/21

The 2021 Forestburgh Under the Stars series opened last weekend with singer Morgan James and blues musician Doug Wamble (see page XX).

Forestburgh Playhouse turns 75

FORESTBURGH, NY — My first visit to the Forestburgh Playhouse was in the summer of ’96, when the theatre was celebrating its 50th anniversary. Without checking, I can’t recall the … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 6/9/21

Kids at Camp White Stag get hands on experience caring for the farm animals.

Camps make a comeback

REGION — The year 2020 was the year without summer camp for many children both local and out of state. Crackling campfires, rousing games of kickball and nature walks full of curiosity and … more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 6/2/21

Part of a series Faith Santoro is doing called "Red White and Blue." This painting is on an eco-friendly canvas.

My stuff, your art

GLEN SPEY, NY — “Artists are aware of how their work impacts the world,” said Faith Santoro. Santoro, an artist herself, just launched RecycleYourGear, a site and service that … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 5/26/21

Jay showed me a few examples to illustrate his point and I noted how the “quick glance” caused me to observe the paintings in a completely different light. “It is better than a photograph,” I said, alluding to my favorite, right, a glimpse from backstage at the Nessin Theater in Monticello, NY.

Jay Brooks: portrait of an artist

Jay Brooks is many things (husband, father, teacher and musician are among Brooks’ accomplishments), but first and foremost, Jay Brooks is an artist. Perhaps you’ve spotted Jay out and … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 5/19/21

The Building Better Blox Initiative is working with Community ReBuilders, a program sponsored by Pattern for Progress, to transform distressed properties (dilapidated buildings and vacant lots) in Newburgh into newly constructed, efficient and affordable homes with repurposed shipping containers, similar to this provided example.

Lighting the fire under great ideas

There are great ideas floating around this area, and Community ReBuilders—a program offered through Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress—is giving them a solid foundation. Community … more

By JANE ANDERSON | 5/12/21

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