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April 22 – April showers certainly have helped the Spring flowers and trees to bloom! Finally, the huge flocks of those ugly black birds (starlings?) have disappeared, and the pretty songbirds can …
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Sue Bodenstein
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4/24/26
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On April 16, 1959, Jack Paul, the President of the Sullivan County Hotel Association, announced that the 11th annual Sullivan County Hotel Show scheduled for the Laurels Country Club in May, was …
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John Conway
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4/24/26
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Lynne Wintersteller is an incredible Broadway actress, and a gifted soprano has been nominated for the prestigious Lucille Lortel Award for her Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical “About …
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Paula Campbell
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4/21/26
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April 20 – Mother Nature is at it again! Don't put away those coats just yet. You may need them as you head out the door to some amazing Sullivan County events!
For a guaranteed evening of …
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Lori Orestano-James
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4/21/26
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It’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end of April, yet it still feels like winter just doesn’t want to let go. The mornings have that lingering chill, and more than a few of us are still …
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Jenn Powell
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4/21/26
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But not in the head.
That’s the important distinction. Because after this week’s home improvement adventure—if you can call it improvement and not a slow-motion negotiation with …
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Ramona Jan
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4/21/26
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140 Years Ago - 1886
It is a known fact, says a Hankins correspondent, that dynamite is being used in the Delaware River for the purpose of taking fish. The deed is done on Sunday, too. Should …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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4/21/26
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I have recently returned from checking something off my bucket list. Now that I am retired and have some free time in the spring we took a trip to Amsterdam for the annual tulip festival. The …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/17/26
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Spring is here with warmer weather and lots of activity from birds and critters too! Think we will be mowing our lawns any day and soon the farmers will be mowing their hay. Lots of our wildlife will …
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Sue Bodenstein
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4/17/26
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It was April of 1777, and America’s War for Independence, which had started almost exactly two years before with the fighting at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, had long since reached the …
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4/17/26
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The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22nd in 1970. Rallies and environmental education programs took place across the country and the response was so huge that President Richard Nixon and the …
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Paula Campbell
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4/14/26
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April 14 – I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I would be remiss if I did not start this column to remind you that tomorrow, April 15, is the day that your tax filing is due. Doesn’t matter …
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Lori Orestano-James
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4/14/26
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April 14 – The countdown to summer has officially begun, and you can feel it in the longer days and the hints of warmth in the afternoon sun. While we’re not quite there yet, signs of the season …
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Jenn Powell
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4/14/26
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My comedian friend—let’s call him Tony, because that’s not his name but feels emotionally accurate—was pacing my kitchen, reenacting what he described as the most medically supervised …
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Ramona Jan
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4/14/26
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130 Years Ago - 1896
John August Edward Krueger, an old resident of Youngsville, died on Friday, April 10, aged 78 years, 2 months and 25 days. He was born in West Prussia in 1818 and came to …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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4/14/26
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Our bathroom mirror will never have cavities.
But the sink could use a closer shave, and the countertops should certainly cut back on the cologne.
I shared what I thought were …
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Barry Lewis
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4/10/26
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I promised you ramp (wild leek) recipes for the month of April, and I always keep my promises. The season for ramps is so short, that I love to preserve their taste in any way that I can. Creating a …
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Claire Burns
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4/10/26
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Why is lasting change so hard to attain? Sure, we make efforts to work on changes in our lives, but many times it seems that our best efforts fall short. We do well for a while but then life happens …
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Diane Houghtaling
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4/10/26
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The village of Monticello was mostly a harmonious community in the late 19th century, its residents passionate about all things American, including baseball. In fact, the national pastime was one of …
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John Conway
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4/10/26
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Spring is “ramping up.” Pardon the pun, but I couldn't resist. As we get into mid-April, you'll probably start hearing about Ramps. Ramps, Allium tricoccum, also known as wild leeks, are …
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Jim Boxberger
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4/10/26
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April showers will soon bring May flowers (still snow flurries on the hill)! Our weather seems to be getting better every day! I heard the “peepers” the other night and it’s getting darker …
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Sue Bodenstein
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4/10/26
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April has arrived in Lake Huntington, bringing that long-awaited stretch of warmer days and the steady hum of spring in full swing. After a slow start to the season, it feels like everything is …
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Jenn Powell
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4/7/26
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Several years ago, I was walking down Broadway in New York City and the young man in front of me was eating something out of a package. As he ate his food, he would take the paper wrapper and the …
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Paula Campbell
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4/7/26
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April showers bring May flowers. And that couldn't be any truer than what we are seeing around in our community. From tree buds to new blooms, spring is in the air.
Take a moment to travel …
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Lori Orestano-James
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4/7/26
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It began, as so many things do, with nothing much at all.
A winter evening in January of 1976. Georgetown glowed and hummed in its usual way, full of people in motion, conversations overlapping, …
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Ramona Jan
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4/7/26
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