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Escape rooms are becoming a popular game to play for groups of people. Logix on Main will open in Honesdale, PA on April 8 (the sign can be seen below). These photos are from a different escape room, as they don’t want to give away any clues.

Get a clue

Wed, 04/05/2017 - 2:28pm

Imagine, you are locked in a room and the clock is ticking. You race against time as you try to find clues and solve puzzles to break out of the room. This scenario becomes real, and played for fun, at the popular new concept “escape rooms.”

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Addie, one of six dogs rescued from a local shelter, is in training to be certified as a PTSD Service Dog and is now living with a local military vet assisting him in his day-to-day life. She is a three-year-old Czech Shepherd. “These animals provide emotional support, companionship and protection from the outside world, which can be challenging for our vets,” ATI Service Dog Program Manager Dennis Simmons said. “Our goal is to serve these heroes as best we can and help them help themselves.”

Action Toward Independence: teaching an old dog new tricks

Wed, 03/29/2017 - 3:11pm

There’s an ordinary-looking office building in the heart of Monticello, NY, which I’ve passed many times with no idea of the extraordinary things going on behind its doors. That building, 309 Broadway, hosts Action Toward Independence (ATI).

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The Romping Radishes program at The Cooperage is for children ages preschool through second grade, and features guests such as musicians.

Healthy living for kids

Thu, 03/16/2017 - 11:18am

HONESDALE, PA — Since its inception, The Cooperage has been a bastion of healthy, local community living, as is manifest at its weekly farmers’ market. Held both in winter and summer seasons, the farmers’ market offers everything from farm-fresh vegetables to bread to coffee.

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TRR photos by Isaac Green Diebboll
Martin Colavito is the chair of Sullivan Agencies Leading Together (SALT), a group that brings Sullivan County service agencies together to offer a united front to help those residents who are disenfranchised.

Hope is always in the room

Wed, 03/08/2017 - 1:37pm

MONTICELLO, NY — If someone is in need of help, they may not know where to turn. And the very organizations that exist to help such people also may not know where to refer someone. That is where Sullivan Agencies Leading Together (SALT) steps in.

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A love affair with India bears fruit

Wed, 03/01/2017 - 1:59pm

“Women are the glue of India,” Doug Hilson reflects, standing in his Callicoon Center, NY studio in front of a wall of his photographs. Soon, these revealing personal portraits of Indian women and candid shots capturing them in everyday life, mostly in rural villages, will be whisked away to New York City.

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Artwork by Rich Rethorn

Art for water

Wed, 02/22/2017 - 3:25pm

CALLICOON, NY — Artist Rich Rethorn has always felt a connection to water. He and his wife lived in the Long Island Sound shoreline area of Pelham Bay Park/Orchard Beach of the Bronx. They moved to the Upper Delaware area in 2002, and now live in Long Eddy next to Basket Brook. “We’ve continued to live next to water.

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Painting by Ioannis Glykokokalos

Art hopping

Wed, 02/15/2017 - 2:16pm

One of the major art hubs of the world is the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, renowned for its row of galleries. On a Friday night, art lovers can hop from one exhibit to the next taking in what the artists have to offer.

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Willow Wisp Organic Farm is moving to a new and larger location in Damascus, PA along the Delaware River.

Farm for sale

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 12:28pm

DAMASCUS, PA — Growth. Change. Shedding your skin. Willow Wisp Organic Farm outgrew its home, and is now expanding and moving to a new location, just five miles away from its current property in Damascus. In our economically depressed rural area, this is truly a success story.

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That’s me on the left with my friend Corinna as we do the Charleston.

Ain’t got that swing

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 2:18pm

CALLICOON, NY — I spent my Friday night with a bunch of swingers—swing dancers that is. Yoga instructor, actress and all-around guru Susan Mendoza teaches a free swing dance class at The Western Hotel.

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Does winter make you SAD? You’re not alone!

Wed, 01/25/2017 - 2:42pm

Honestly, I’ve suffered from bouts of depression on and off for my entire life, so feeling a little under the weather emotionally is nothing new. “Hey, it’s normal” my friends would say.

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