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Chocolatier Elizabeth Dawson, molding and tempering the Moka bars at the factory in Bethany.

A just dessert

BETHANY, PA — The Moka Origins chocolate factory is in a barn, but its namesake farm is about 6,000 miles away. Photographs of lush green crops at the Moka Origins farm, located in northwest … more

By ELIZABETH LEPRO | 11/24/21

"The Witness" in progress at Melander's studio in Callicoon Creek.

Bearing witness

CALLICOON CENTER, NY — How do you pay witness to something as massive as the pandemic? The books are starting to come out, there are videos, films, news footage. And now there’s … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 11/17/21

The hillside across from Baylin’s home has inspired many poems, over the past year including the “bakery aloft” haiku.

A conversation, with metaphor

Poetry happens, said Eric Baylin, “when words stop me in my tracks.” It is made of words, but they are words with a rhythm, words that push you to reflect, “to dip below the surface … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 11/10/21

Changes to water releases, spearheaded by research done by Kolesar and his colleagues, have balanced the needs of fishermen, the fish themselves, residents and those who drink the water in New York City's reservoirs.

To balance the needs of all

These are Boyar’s remarks as he introduced Peter Kolesar at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum’s ceremony on October 30. The center named its newest Hall of Fame members and … more

By ANDY BOYAR | 11/3/21

In 1892, George Markert was shot, stabbed and beaten to death on the Stone Arch Bridge near Jeffersonville. It was Sullivan County's only hex murder, and Markert's ghost is thought to haunt the area.

The chilling season

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — George Markert died in 1892 on Jeffersonville’s Stone Arch Bridge, killed three ways in the prescribed manner for dealing with a hexenmeister. There is, of … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 10/27/21

Country music star Mickey Barnett with his guitar.

Country in the Catskills

Country legend Mickey Barnett has earned a full trophy case of awards throughout his career. He found a national audience with singles like “Just a Memory,” “Gone,” and … more

By LIAM MAYO | 10/20/21

Sharing Silver Lake

TYLER HILL, PA — Julia Sweet was two years old when she first stepped into Silver Lake House. Located on the former Welsh dairy farm and owned by Norman and Edith Dennis, the big house … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 10/14/21

Alarms save lives

NATIONWIDE — The theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Week, which takes place October 3–9, is “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.” According to information published by … more

By TED WADDELL | 10/6/21

A decade of films, a decade of change

NARROWSBURG, NY — From police reform to “Sesame Street” to chats with filmmakers, in long films and short, there’s something for everyone at the Big Eddy Film Festival. The … more

The Big Eddy Film Festival turns 10, and celebrates | 9/29/21

A beautiful day in the garden at the Forestburgh Playhouse.

‘In the Works/ In the Woods’

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

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