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A dog at work

9/11/2024
EVERYWHERE — September is Service Dogs Awareness Month. Service dogs have been specially trained—for up to two years—to help people with disabilities. Service dogs are working …

Horse owners: vaccinate your horses

9/11/2024
NEW YORK STATE — Agriculture commissioner Richard Ball urged horse owners across New York State to vaccinate their horses against eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV), …

International Overdose Awareness Day vigil 

9/11/2024
MONTICELLO, NY — The fourth annual International Overdose Awareness Day Vigil was held on August 29.  International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign …

Sixties in September

9/11/2024
DAMASCUS, PA — The pancake breakfasts at the Damascus Manor Community Center (DMCC)  are coming to an end for the season. The breakfasts build community in the township and raise money to …

September celebrations

9/11/2024
The kids are back in school, the fall air is turning a bit colder, and all things pumpkin have hit the stores. This is such an amazing time of the year in the Sullivan Catskills! I love all the fall …

The rally by the river

9/11/2024
STALKER, PA — Join us again for the second installment of our weekly photo essay chronicling the presidential election in one county in one battleground state.  This week we feature a …

Home is a broad space

9/5/2024
A typical day in the country: Start off with a nice cup of coffee or tea, stroll through a street festival with the dog, check out the museum at Bethel Woods followed by a leisurely boat ride on one …

Artificial intelligence in medical care

9/4/2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a sci-fi concept, considering that computers interact with humans and have the ability to make independent decisions.  Many of us remember as kids …

Join us on The Hustings

9/4/2024
WAYNE COUNTY, PA — The Hustings is a photo essay that chronicles the path to the election in one county in a battleground state. It began on August 28, as visitors stopped by the campaign …

Jeff Jamboree 2023

9/20/2023
 If you walked around during this year’s annual Jeff Jamboree, all you heard folks saying was “It’s a perfect day for a parade!”

SCVFA’s 94th parade pays tribute to local heroes

9/14/2023
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Livingston Manor Trout Parade 2023

6/12/2023
" As many of you know, I live for the pa- rades that snake their way into our hearts in the Catskills, and the Livingston Manor Trout Parade might be my favorite. As many of you know, I live for the …

Poetry and art at the Second Annual Youth Poetry …

4/20/2023
The second annual Youth Poetry Festival held at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, presented in conjunction with the Sullivan County PK-12 Art Show, showcased the superb photography, drawings, …

Ninety-third Sullivan County Volunteer Fire …

9/21/2022
WHITE LAKE, NY — No doubt about it, a real hometown sense of pride in America was in the air, as an estimated 1,500 spectators turned out to watch the 93rd Sullivan County Volunteer …

Who let the dogs out?

8/24/2022
With 50 participants walking the runway, and as many pooches enjoying the show, I was amazed at how well behaved the animals were and wowed by the cleverness of their outfits. Since the show was …

What do kids want?

7/20/2022
NARROWSBURG, NY — On July 13, the playground in the Flats—a residential neighborhood in Tusten—beamed with brightly colored slips of paper, pinned to chain-link fences and garden …