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The road to Bennington

If you take Route 7 out of the home of Uncle Sam, Troy, New York, and you head east, the city soon converts to rolling hills with old, grown-in farms, and you are exposed to an increasingly …

Back in the field and the bees are wild!

Ok, so as you recall, I have all my equipment and a couple empty supers in the back of my truck, with a piece of cardboard for a bottom, and an inner cover for the top, to put the harvested honey …

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When I finally get all the pieces together and the weather is just right and the need to replenish my available honey stores for the roadstand and for the upcoming festivals becomes critical, when I …
Years ago, at least 25, my wife tried to teach me what multitasking was all about. I would listen and shake my head and she would go on multitasking, in the middle of numerous tasks, only one of …
A few minutes ago I typed a story containing the phrase ‘back to school’. I heard someone on TV say ‘as summer winds down’ the other day. I’ve noticed that …
My daughter eloped.   It runs in the family.   What can you expect from a girl born of parents married in a barn? A hand-made replica of an Eighteenth-Century Dutch …
Editorials
September is more than just the start of fall—it’s a crucial time for raising awareness about ovarian cancer, a relentless disease that claims the lives of far too many women each year. …
he Town of Newburgh is getting another place in which we can keep our stuff, this time at the expense of the area’s last movie theatre. Showtime Cinemas announced last week that it will be closing for good on September 15.
The recently enacted Good Cause Eviction Law in New York State marks a pivotal step toward leveling the playing field for tenants in unregulated rental units. This law, effective April 20, 2024, …
On July 26, four local schools – Pine Bush, Valley Central, Marlboro, and Wallkill – were honored as Schools of Excellence by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. …
Opinion
During Pat Ryan’s speech at the Democratic National Convention, he said “I’ll tell you what I think of [former President Donald Trump], they told me I can’t say that word on …
For almost four years the Biden Harris administration has been saying that the border is closed. The whole world knows that that isnt true. Recently a small group of people from the self …
On a past Thursday at a campaign event held in New Jersey, Trump’s remarks belittled our military. I found them to be despicable! For me such remarks are the straw that broke the camel’s …
Thank you for providing the news to the Highland Falls and West Point community. I just returned home to the suburbs of Chicago after another wonderful weekend visiting our cadet at The United …
I used to have a book that I absolutely adored, because it made sense. It was called "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten," by Robert Fulghum. Last Thursday I tore my house apart …
Plattekill Supervisor Dean DePew Sr. is misinformed when he declares that “lithium battery storage is in my view extremely dangerous,” as he did at an August 7 town meeting. What are the …
As part of our Little Friends Preschool’s School Age Sumer Camp Program we sponsor a field trip around the Marlborough community to help our campers to understand what is involved in the day to …
Having had the opportunity to see the approved projects for the $4.5 million grant, I can only think wow. In my honest opinion, I see a definite ‘favors for friends’ continuing trend …
Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, Mary Josephine "Josse" Larsen (nee Monsen) was called home by our Lord and peacefully journeyed to her heavenly home on August 20, 2024 at the …
We, your companion animals of the Town of Montgomery are in big trouble. You see, for over six months, we have no designated shelter because the Town of Montgomery contract expired on December 31, …
Were I a reporter, I would start with the facts – the who, what, when, where, and why. I would talk about how Ken Cashman moved to New York from Jersey in 1983, how he was active in his …
The phone rang and I dreaded the forthcoming news. Mary Jane Pitt, editor of The Cornwall Local had promised me an update on the precarious medical condition of 83-year-old Kenneth W. Cashman. Word …