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130 Years Ago - 1896
John Frey died of pleurisy at his home in Hortonville May 17. He was born near Mannheim, Germany, December 31, 1831, and came to this country about 40 years ago.
Mrs. …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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5/26/26
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It's been a while since I heard so much talk about the Catskills.
About Grossinger's, the Concord, the Nevele and Kutsher's. About Brown’s and the Pines, Stevensville, and the Raleigh. The …
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Barry Lewis
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5/22/26
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“A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure.” —Abraham Lincoln
On May 22, 1861, Company H of the 28th NY Volunteer Regiment was officially organized in Albany, NY with …
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John Conway
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5/22/26
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A traditional panzanella salad like the one I tried in Italy is made with old bread, onions, and tomatoes. This recipe is a version of my friend Ashley's favorite summer recipe, which ironically also …
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Claire Burns
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5/22/26
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I recently heard a powerful story about a man who went up in a small plane. Shortly after take-off, the pilot fainted. The man was extremely frightened and didn’t know what to do. He found the …
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Diane Houghtaling
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5/22/26
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May 20 – The Kid’s Fest sponsored by the JEMS group held last Saturday at The Backyard Park was a huge success, and the weather could not have been better! A big thank you to everyone that …
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Sue Bodenstein
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5/22/26
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Birthday wishes to Michelle S Albrecht, Jonathan C Fox, Mike Richardson, Tommy Wasserman, Doug Phillips, Diane Lorino, Milly Gold, Ruby Gold, Jake VanEtten, Corey Gips, Florette Altman, Dorothy …
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Suzanne White
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5/19/26
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Due to some unforeseen circumstances, I haven’t done any gardening yet. Hopefully, this coming week it will stop raining long enough for me to at least do a cleanup in my garden beds.
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Paula Campbell
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5/19/26
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We may have thought we would never see the signs of a true Spring, but we are finally starting to see the signs of Summer around the corner. And for many of us the unofficial start of Summer is …
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Lori Orestano-James
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5/19/26
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May is quickly filling up with all the excitement that comes with this time of year — baseball and softball games, planning summer gardens, concerts, celebrations, and end-of-school-year events. …
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Jenn Powell
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5/19/26
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“Stripes a plus. Must be small.”
That was my post on the UDC network a year or so ago. Instantly, I got a response from David from The Upscale Garage Sale. A picture of two perfectly …
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Ramona Jan
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5/19/26
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130 Years Ago - 1896
Blair & Loomis of the Roscoe-Rockland Review have dissolved partnership. W.L. McPherson has purchased Mr. Loomis’ interest.
Henry Nixton, a farmer living near …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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5/19/26
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Homer wrote the Odyssey nearly three thousand years ago, but another Odyssey happens every year starting in February in Mexico. The Monarch butterflies overwintering grounds lie in the oyamel fir and …
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Jim Boxberger
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5/15/26
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A bear decided to destroy two of my bird feeders the other night. It actually twisted the metal bar holding one of them into a pretzel. Then I saw a hawk grab one of my poor doves and fly away with …
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On May 23, 1789, Nathaniel Sackett sent a long, rambling letter to newly inaugurated president George Washington. The letter informed Washington that Congress had denied Sackett’s proposal that he …
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John Conway
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5/15/26
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I love to eat pickled eggs and beets. These items are not only delicious but healthful to boot. They last a long time if kept in a tight container. I can remember seeing a jar of them behind the bar …
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June Donohue
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5/15/26
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Birthday wishes to Patricia ‘Pat’ Burns, Hunter Frangipane, Matt Kukas, Meredith Levine, Linda Friehling, Jerry Cohen, Andrew Dollard, Nikki Zedek, and Ken Cohen.
Happy anniversary to Ariel …
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Suzanne White
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5/12/26
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In case you have not heard The Sunshine Hall free Library will be holding one of their biggest fundraising events, The Town’s Treasures and Trinkets Sale, which is going to be held on Saturday, …
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Paula Campbell
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5/12/26
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The spring season is heating up (we hope literally) as we begin to see the calendar getting to be busy, busy, busy! Goodbye winter, hello spring!
The Narrowsburg Union and Welcome to Narrowsburg …
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Lori Orestano-James
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5/12/26
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There’s a certain kind of woman the world never quite forgives. She loves too freely, leaves too often, changes her mind in public, and insists on making art out of all of it. Joni Mitchell was one …
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Ramona Jan
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5/12/26
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130 Years Ago - 1896
FOSTERDALE – Henry Bird of Jeffersonville has been employed by the year by our enterprising butcher, Paul Seelig.
BETHEL – Fred Gettel of Black Lake is laying sewer …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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5/12/26
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The village of Jeffersonville is in the spotlight this year again, just two years after celebrating its centennial as an incorporated village. This time, the focus is a bit less direct, as it is the …
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John Conway
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5/8/26
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There's an old Jewish saying that I find very apropos today: “God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers.”
Makes you feel warm inside.
There's an even older proverb first said …
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Barry Lewis
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5/8/26
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Monday was a great day for working out in the yard, not too hot, not too cold. As I was working in the garden my wife yelled up to me that we needed to get out the hummingbird feeders, because as she …
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Jim Boxberger
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5/8/26
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Sunday, May 17 has been set aside as a day to rededicate the United States of America back to God. It is patterned after the event that took place 250 years ago on May 17, 1776, when the Continental …
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Diane Houghtaling
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5/8/26
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