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Jett’s a navy man. I can tell by the T-shirts he wears; each says something about the navy, mostly in logo form, and indeed when asked he confirms he’s a veteran. But I don’t ask …
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Ramona Jan
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1/9/24
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I’m not one for making resolutions.
That’s because I usually don’t have good ones to make.
Like everyone, I promise to exercise more, cut down on wasteful spending and …
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Barry Lewis
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1/5/24
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Predictions for 2024, the sun will rise and the sun will set. I’m sticking to the easy ones as my prediction for an early winter was way off. With the severe Canadian wildfires this …
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Jim Boxberger
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1/5/24
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To paraphrase a line from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” …TV, or not TV? That is the question. That thought popped into my head when I suffered the slings and arrows of the …
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Hudson Cooper
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1/5/24
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When I was a kid, a popular expression was DRY UP if you wanted to shut someone up. Well apparently I was asleep at the wheel because for days now I have had very dry skin despite …
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June Donohue
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1/3/24
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In a letter to the editor in Tuesday’s edition of the Democrat , the Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs of Sullivan County, gave reasons why the annual coyote hunt should be allowed to …
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Jim Boxberger
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12/29/23
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As I mentioned in my last column, my friend Maria was a firm believer in Miracles. Even though a doctor had told her that her son, Eddy should be institutionalized because he’d never …
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June Donohue
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12/29/23
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I’ve been to Garnet Health
I’ve been to Harris
I stayed at CMC
that’s down in Scranton
I’ve seen the walls of Wayne
I go by ambulance
I’ve …
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Ramona Jan
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12/26/23
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Typically on busy weekdays my husband and I cook quick and easy weeknight meals that involve minimal prep work, but when the weekend rolls around, sometimes I like to impress him and my family and …
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Claire Burns
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12/22/23
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What a mess the rain made last week. Our nice coating of snow is gone and what we are left with is mud. Yesterday marked the winter solstice, the shortest daylight day of the year, so now we are …
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Jim Boxberger
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12/22/23
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September 10th 1975: I had just moved into the Hotel Bretton Hall on the corner of Broadway and West 86th Street. It was a dangerous time for the Upper West Side of Manhattan with record high crime …
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Ramona Jan
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12/19/23
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It is the season when seemingly every newscast has a segment about “the tree.” I am not referring to the family debate whether your living room Christmas tree should be artificial or …
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Hudson Cooper
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12/15/23
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I first met Maria at a special nursery school for developmentally disabled children. It was obvious right away that her son, Eddy was seriously disabled. We mothers were going for coffee after …
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June Donohue
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12/15/23
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This is the time of year that I like to channel what I call my inner Irving Berlin.
We’re both Jewish guys who lived in the Catskills and have a passion for Christmas music.
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Barry Lewis
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12/8/23
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There have been some strange occurrences this fall to some plants around the area. A customer came in last weekend and told me he thought he had a beaver eating his dappled willow tree. Eighty …
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Jim Boxberger
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12/8/23
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If you are looking for the perfect quick and easy holiday salad- this is it. This salad is my cousin’s recipe that she makes on special occasions. There is acidity from the vinegar, sweetness …
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Claire Burns
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12/8/23
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I often shop at the Callicoon Pantry located within the Callicoon Marketplace on Main Street right next to the post office. This marketplace features many different and diverse vendors who never fail …
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Ramona Jan
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12/5/23
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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones and delicious food around the table! This month each week I will be serving up holiday recipes that I truly can’t get enough of. …
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Claire Burns
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12/1/23
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Thanksgiving has come and gone, hopefully you had a lot to be thankful for this year, but did you remember to give thanks for everyone involved in providing for your Thanksgiving meal. Farmers from …
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Jim Boxberger
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12/1/23
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The Sullivan Catskills region is buzzing with excitement as the end of the year approaches. One of the most thrilling developments in the Sullivan Catskills is the array of new businesses and …
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Sullivan County Visitors Association
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12/1/23
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According to the United Nations between two and three billion people on our planet are suffering from water shortages. Most of us in America take for granted having clean water available. People in …
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Hudson Cooper
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12/1/23
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I was entitled to a free turkey from Shoprite but I didn’t want to cook so I sent my friend, Leisha to deliver it to the Center for Food Action in Hackensack in plenty of time for the recipient …
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June Donohue
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12/1/23
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I am retiring at the end of December as the Director of the Roscoe Free Library after a bit more than 15 years. In leaving a place that I’ve loved, I wanted to write about the absolute joy (and …
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Peggy McGuire - Livingston Manor Free Library Director
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11/28/23
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I needed a pair of waterproof sneakers, not booties that strangle the ankle. I’ve always had narrow, bony ankles and anything that encircles them, sometimes even too-tight socks bother me. So …
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Ramona Jan
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11/28/23
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There are many stories of earth’s creation, but the one a father tells his son in Louise Erdrich’s The Night Watchman is one of my favorites. “In the beginning,” the father …
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Tracy Gates
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11/28/23
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