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We recently had some trees cut down at our new house in Eldred. Three of the pine trees we had cut were easily seventy-five feet tall and overhanging utility lines. So needless to say, we hired a …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/11/23
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My friend, Leisha’s parents, were getting ready to fly here from England when her father fell the day before they were to leave. They usually stay for a month when they come here but instead …
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June Donohue
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8/11/23
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While in NYC (getting treated for cancer), I suddenly craved a massage. A google search turned up Anna and Lucy; Reflexologists located only a few blocks away. I walked into a very narrow basement …
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Ramona Jan
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8/8/23
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We bump into our neighbor who wonders what we thought of the bear?
The bear?
“The bear that went across your lawn,” she says. “You didn’t see it? It was just the …
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Barry Lewis
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8/4/23
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Summer, especially August is always something I look forward to... one of the reasons being I know my Aunt Laurie and Uncle Dick’s crock pickles are in full swing. Ever since I can remember, …
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Claire Stabbert
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8/4/23
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So after last week’s hot and humid weather, this nice dry cooldown was much appreciated. But wait, it’s August and I had to put on the heat in my car on the way to work on Wednesday when …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/4/23
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Atmospheric pressure is the force exerted on a surface as gravity pulls air down. It is usually measured by a barometer. Rest assured, that is the end of my weather discussion in this column.
In …
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Hudson Cooper
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8/4/23
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Livingston Manor Free Library director
What will you do with your children or grandchildren on the rest of these hot summer days? Consider visiting your local library, where you will be welcomed …
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Peggy McGuire
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8/1/23
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Hope. I consider the word deeply as I settle once more into NYC for another week of treatment. According to Emily Dickinson, it’s “the thing with feathers that perches on the soul” …
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Ramona Jan
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8/1/23
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“The smell of salt air filled my nostrils. . . . I searched the southwest horizon, trying to find the light from Bodie Island. There were no landmarks. There was no land. I’m committed …
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Tracy Gates
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8/1/23
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It seems like the gypsy moth caterpillars are finally going away, of course changing into gypsy moths. We have sold more products this year to get rid of gypsy moths and their caterpillars than the …
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by Jim Boxberger Jr.
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7/28/23
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With the growing interest in the Borscht Belt Museum opening in Ellenville, it has brought back a lot of memories when the Catskills were king. Like so many others, I spent summers “in the …
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by Hudson Cooper
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7/28/23
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