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Metsville was a different world with the great Icon and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver in command.
Thank God my age allows me to remember those glory days at Shea Stadium and the ride to the city by car …
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Ed Townsend
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9/15/20
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Here's a fun fact: the woman who wrote the new bestseller “Melania & Me” was born and bred in Sullivan County. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff (née Batinkoff) lived in Ferndale.
Hers is an …
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Kathy Werner - Columnist
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9/10/20
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Dirt-caked fingernails. Clothes sodden with grease and oil. The heavy scent of manure wafting upward from a pair of muddy boots.
When I was a kid, these were the signals to me that someone had …
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Jeanne Sager - Columnist
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9/7/20
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So we celebrated another Labor Day yesterday but for millions they have forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day.
For most people it simply marks the last weekend of summer and for most people a …
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Ed Townsend - Columnist
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9/4/20
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During these days of Covid, I have discovered a wonderful way to spend an evening: watching webinars. Some are free; others have a nominal charge, but all are designed to inform and keep our brains …
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Kathy Werner - Columnist
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9/3/20
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In a typical year, gifts for the teacher are given around the Christmas break or even saved for the end of the year.
In case you haven't noticed, this is not a typical year. Allow me to present …
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Jeanne Sager - Columnist
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8/31/20
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Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony S. Fauci, said recently there is “no reason” most Americans can't vote in person this November and that voting is …
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Ed Townsend - Columnist
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8/31/20
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Anyone in need of some mental exercise is welcome to try and help me figure out my auto insurance bills. I've received three in the last week. If you think that David Copperfield or David Blaine are …
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Kathy Werner - Columnist
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8/27/20
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The headlines are all ringing out a death knell for New York City. Apartment vacancies are at an all-time high, the MTA is like a waste land, and Broadway is shut down until January…at least. …
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Jeanne Sager - Columnist
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8/24/20
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Public officials' reaction to the novel coronavirus and then the widespread rioting is something we hope we can live through.
Blue state officials invoked “science” to justify yet another …
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Ed Townsend - Columnist
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8/24/20
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I've been watching the Democratic National Convention (DNC) this week, and it has been terrific television. Given that everything is being done remotely, there have been only a few glitches along the …
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Kathy Werner - Columnist
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8/20/20
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The legendary DJ “Cousin Brucie” is long remembered by many as working at the Concord and Nevele while pursuing education at New York University and for living part time in Stone Ridge Ulster …
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Ed Townsend - Columnist
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8/17/20
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