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FOREST CITY, PA — The Forest City Area Historical Society (FCAHS) will meet at 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 11 at the society's headquarters at the corner of Dundaff and Main …
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9/5/22
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NORTHEASTERN PA — The Wright Center for Community Health is now administering the recently approved COVID-19 vaccine boosters that target the original strain of the coronavirus and the two …
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9/5/22
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EVERYWHERE — Flu vaccines are now available for patients at the Wright Center for Community Health’s network of community health centers in northeast Pennsylvania. Most people are …
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9/5/22
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BEACH LAKE, PA — On Saturday, September 3, 2022, the National Park Service, the Sullivan County Dive Task Force, the Matamoras Dive Team, along with the Yulan, Shohola, and Sparrowbush Fire …
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9/4/22
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NARROWSBURG, NY — It was only one in a series of needed recommendations, not a final decision. All the same, the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) saw its 6-4 vote on September 1 as a matter of …
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By LIAM MAYO
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9/4/22
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BETHEL, NY — After 20 years of struggle, the Toronto Reservoir access remains open to the public.
The Friends of the Toronto Reservoir (FOTR) held its 20th anniversary celebration on …
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By LIAM MAYO
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9/4/22
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An afternoon of praise
LIBERTY, NY — All are invited to a “Praise in the Park” event on Saturday, September 10 at LaPolt Park.“Praise in the Park” begins at 12 noon. …
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9/2/22
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NATIONWIDE — Extreme heat poses risks for loved ones with dementia.The Alzheimer’s Association suggests ways to keep people safe and comfortable. The heat can be especially stressful and …
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9/2/22
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One of the most popular songs sung at the Passover Seder—the well-observed home-based ritual of the holiday—is “Dayainu,” which literally means “It would have been …
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By RABBI LAWRENCE S. ZIERLER
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4/13/22
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For so many people, rolling up their sleeves to receive a greatly awaited stab at the Coronavirus was a no-brainer.
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By RABBI LAWRENCE S. ZIERLER
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7/29/21
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The Bible at the beginning of Genesis 18 records a scene of Abraham the Patriarch sitting at the opening of his tent just after having undergone his late-in-life ritual circumcision.
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By RABBI LAWRENCE S. ZIERLER
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7/7/21
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Much ink has been spilled on efforts to address the emotional and functional challenges of living through COVID and its now perceived aftermath.
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BY RABBI LAWRENCE S. ZIERLER
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6/23/21
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The word "mensch," in the Yiddish language, means a good and giving person. And "menschlachkeit" is the expanded term that denotes this total behavioral approach that is concerned with doing the right thing for humankind and community.
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By RABBI LAWRENCE S. ZIERLER
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6/16/21
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I recently saw a New York City Health Department television ad encouraging people to trust and take the COVID vaccine. It presents a series of questions and answers. In a slide …
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By RABBI LAWRENCE ZIERLER
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6/9/21
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We have a neighbor who is originally from Pakistan and is a successful entrepreneur with businesses in the area run by him and members of his extended family. Every so often he picks up another house to add to a small personal portfolio to situate relatives who have settled here or might be visiting, to work in his stores.
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By RABBI LAWRENCE S. ZIERLER
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5/27/21
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We have never faced such a threat to the core of this democracy as we do at this very moment.
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By NED SADER
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5/15/21
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In Judaism, it is customary among the many acts of social kindness to wish other parents what we call “nachas,” joy or pleasure from their children. A principal goal shared across …
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By RABBI LAWRENCE ZIERLER
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4/27/21
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I am at a real loss to understand the current grip of cancel culture that has been no less remarkable and confusing than in the incessant demands by so many to tear down and/or remove numerous monuments that honor controversial personalities.
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By RABBI LAWRENCE ZIERLER
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4/27/21
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In these troubled and tragic COVID-19 times, there has been no end to our need to mourn. We have all suffered personal losses of family, friends and professional partners. In the words of the Bible, …
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By RABBI LAWRENCE S. ZIERLER
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4/21/21
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It’s no longer that you believe in the fundamental ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness—NO. You must follow lockstep without comment or dissent to the leadership of your …
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By NED SADER
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4/14/21
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