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Before Woodstock 50, there was Mountaindale

Last week’s ultimate collapse and cancellation of Woodstock 50 is reminiscent of a long forgotten festival that was to take place in Sullivan County: the doomed Bach to Rock Festival. Months … more

By EUGENE WOLFF | 8/14/19

Pete Seeger arrives at federal court with his guitar over his shoulder on April 4, 1961.

Pete Seeger and me

Uncertain times call for sing-able songs. Pete Seeger, the iconic troubadour who passed away in 2014, might have said that, had he lived to see the discord in our country today. Seeger, who would … more

By CHARLES A. RUBIN | 7/31/19

Deer season in July

There aren’t many people I know personally who get as excited over deer as I do—they come across my mind many times throughout the week. I take evening drives in my beat-up Ford Escort, … more

By BRANDON KENT | 7/17/19

A lesson learned from Bill

We aren’t anything if we aren’t our people. more

By JOELEE MOTICHKA | 7/10/19

A journey to pride

The antecedents to today’s U.S. LGBT movement go back even further than the Stonewall Riots. In 1893, James Mills Peirce, brother of philosopher and pragmatist Charles Sanders Peirce, proposed … more

By SEAN STRUB | 7/5/19

My View

No match for the Missouri, the Columbia, or Snake —the Delaware never stops for a single dam from sourceto sea, but on the way itwelcomes many creeks and brooks, the notorious Ten-Mile … more

By MORT MALKIN | 7/3/19

‘I ain’t a marching anymore’

Memorial Day came to me three times in rapid succession this year: twice in Israel and once in the U.S. Rather than feeling sad and reflective, I felt restive, frustrated and angry. I wanted to … more

CHARLES RUBIN | 6/19/19

Sullivan D.A. on bail reform act: ‘Public safety has been sacrificed at the altar of reform’

The new bail reform package proposed by New York’s governor and recently passed by our state legislature is a threat to public safety and will make all of us less safe. Those who proposed these … more

JIM FARRELL | 6/5/19

Photos provided by John Wesley Chisholm The original Light bus, pictured here, no longer exists.Hieronimus and Chisholm set out to recreate it.

Déjà vu: Woodstock Light Bus returns

The psychedelic painted VW “Light” Bus is tripping back to Bethel for the Woodstock 50th Anniversary celebration. As a symbol of the Woodstock generation, the bus is best described in … more

EUGENE WOLFF | 5/29/19

Comeback Kids ‘rewrite the rural narrative’

When you’re an intelligent, ambitious and creative kid in a small town, everyone tells you to get out. Well-meaning adults in my life included, the common narrative pushed on me—growing … more

ELIZABETH LEPRO | 5/22/19

Bee Pasture

Bee Pasture Here there is pasture for the sun struck bees; Blue bee balm rooted deep among old stones, Sweet white clover, wild hillside thyme, Basswood blossoms, so much perfume to spare It wastes … more

INEZ GEORGE GRIDLEY | 5/15/19

Sharing the river with wild creatures

The foothills of the Poconos and Catskills are a gorgeous cuisine of outdoor life. There is magnificence, adventure and serenity. There are sacrifices, too, in order to live here and appreciate all … more

LYNN GUISER | 5/1/19

Photo from Pixabay Eugene Wolff is a graduate of the Narrowsburg Central Rural High School and an international agronomist. Arriving in Tusten in July, 1969, his parents built a home on the river in Narrowsburg. In the summer of 1981, he was a college intern at the newly opened outdoor amphitheater &ldquo;Music Mountain&rdquo; in Wood- ridge, the first legal outdoor venue for rock concerts allowed in Sullivan County since Woodstock. Wolff continues to do business travel and lives part-time in Narrowsburg. &nbsp;

Re-discovering Woodstock’s lost relics

Despite the Woodstock festival occurring years before concert merchandising became a big business, there is still a surprising amount of memorabilia from Woodstock that has survived. Posters with the … more

EUGENE WOLFF | 4/24/19

My view

I sat on a bench on my river bank remembering a childhood dream that one day I might live in a house on the Delaware River. I never forgot that moment—that dream, that place—where I rowed … more

LYNN GUISER | 4/10/19

Kozmic Blues

Just months ago, this summer’s 50th anniversary of the Woodstock music and art festival held much promise for music fans wanting to celebrate the historical three days of peace and music. … more

EUGENE WOLFF | 3/27/19

Trust your doctor on vaccines

Compared to some doctors, I am an old one. I know that because I applied for Medicare a few months ago. I also know that because I have seen children die with meningitis caused by pneumococcus, H. … more

DR. PAUL DIAMOND | 3/20/19

Photo from Pixabay Martin Beitler is 60 years old and practices internal medicine in NYC. For 11 years, he has owned a house on the creek off of 17B. The pristine environment of Sullivan County is what drew him and his husband Jeff Bretl to buy their second home here, so he is concerned about the proposed location of the new town barn. &nbsp;

Protecting the Callicoon creek and reevaluating priorities

Our corner of Sullivan County is beautiful. Practically everywhere you turn there is a stream or a lake, stone walls abound with abundant trees and wildlife. This is the reason we bought our second … more

MARTIN BEITLER | 3/13/19

Socialism: Let’s stop sowing confusion

The United States has produced the greatest economic engine the world has ever known. As you probably already know, our system of production and market distribution is called Capitalism. It has … more

JOHN PACE, WAYNE COUNTY 4 ACTION | 2/27/19

Jerry Ebert has been involved in the community over the past few decades. He was both an editor and journalist for 15 years at the Cornwall Local and Orange County Sentinel. He has been a union representative for 30 years. Currently a union representative for Sullivan County employees, &nbsp;he is very close to the impacts of the area&rsquo;s opioid epidemic.

The opioid epidemic: voices from the front lines

As Teamster Union representative for county employees, I can say that there is an even bigger problem our county faces besides the bottom-of-the barrel wages paid to county employees. That problem is … more

JERRY EBERT | 2/20/19

Bernie Sanders is considered a democratic socialist&mdash;but is he? Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Nick Solari

The myth of democratic socialism

Stewart Epstein is a retired sociology and social work professor who taught at West Virginia University, Slippery Rock University and SUNY-Brockport. He recently announced his 2020 candidacy for the … more

Stewart Epstein | 2/13/19

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