What's going on in your community December 10 to December 16
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12/9/20
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Letters to the editor December 10 to 16
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12/9/20
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This is a great time to appreciate what we once had and what we still have. We all know the holidays will be different this year, and because we can’t re-create the past without a time machine, …
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By JENNIFER CANFIELD
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12/2/20
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Thanksgiving was always my favorite holiday. Even after my 8-year-old daughter apprised me of its false narrative, it managed to hold its first-place position. All that it required was the presence …
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By CASS COLLINS
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12/2/20
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Every Wednesday for the past three or four years, Barbara Elco, Judy Mohn, Pat Hawker and Mary Wehr have gotten together at Elco’s house for what our grandmothers called …
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By LINDA DROLLINGER
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12/1/20
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Charles Rubin of Lake Huntington, NY
The Thanksgiving holiday normally ushers in a season of strong emotions for me: love of friends and family, appreciation of the bounty we are blessed with and …
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By CHARLES RUBIN of Lake Huntington, NY
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11/26/20
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I am grateful to live in a place in this world where I can have a connection with nature and all of its wonderful offerings.
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By ERICA HART of Hankins, NY
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11/26/20
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I contracted Covid 19 very early on in the pandemic, on April 1, and spent 10 days in the local hospital in isolation, on oxygen and many different kinds of drugs. I am grateful for the …
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By MARILYN ARBOR of Bucks County, PA
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11/26/20
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I find gratitude daily in the strangest places! In the laughter of a decades-long friend from Seattle calling me a jerk for making another of my lame jokes. Of finding that, yes, the socks I just …
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By GARY HOLMES of Wurtsboro, NY
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11/26/20
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All summer I loved rain and a
dappled sky and mugginess
and noticing Harry
this rabbit suddenly sitting
still on the gremlin green lawn
spread out beyond my desk …
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By CHANA POLLACK of Cochecton, NY
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11/26/20
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The day began still tangled with the lingering mists of the evening’s fog blocking the sunlight of the morning.
I discovered the fall colors dallying in the trees
A thought …
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By COLETTE BALLEW of Damascus, PA
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11/26/20
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Last weekend the nation’s health experts pleaded with Americans to stay home over the Thanksgiving holiday and forgo any plans to travel or celebrate at large family gatherings, even as …
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I did not eat a Brussels sprout until I was well into my fifth decade. Or I did, badly prepared, by which I mean steamed or boiled, then rolled around in a pat of butter and served on the mushy side, …
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By JUDE WATERSTON
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11/25/20
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At Thanksgiving, I hope your holiday is filled with tradition that uplifts you, prayers that inspire you and family and friends who love and admire you. When I have food, I think of all who are …
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By Eileen Hennessy
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11/25/20
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PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania is putting new "targeted and strategic actions" to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 over the holiday season, according to PA Secretary of Health Rachel …
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By OWEN WALSH
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11/19/20
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We are getting closer to Turkey Day—how are you celebrating? My brother Teddy and I were going to go down to Queens to see my sister and two other brothers, along with my sister-in-law and her …
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By Eileen Hennessy
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11/19/20
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National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
NEW YORK — For the second consecutive year, NYSEG and AAA New York State are partnering together during National Distracted Driving Awareness …
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11/6/20
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What's going on in your community September 10 to September 16
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9/9/20
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As some of you might know, I’ve been a little under the weather lately, and by “lately,” I mean for more than a year. Some days are better than others, but every doctor I see (and …
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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12/4/19
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Usually pajama parties take place at night with young girls staying up late, giggling, whispering, discussing boys and eating junk food. When I discovered that the temperature on Thanksgiving Day was …
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By JUDE WATERSTON
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11/26/19
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