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I was checking out at the pharmacy when the text arrived.
“Your vehicle has an unpaid toll. To avoid excessive charges ...” The warning was followed up with a link to a …
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Jeanne Sager
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1/14/25
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R eeling off of the most recent meeting last Thursday regarding the ongoing merger process between the waning Livingston Manor Central and Roscoe Central school districts, the path ahead was made …
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1/14/25
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T here’s a lot going on within our eight school districts across the county, as students from all grades and interests partake in after-school extracurriculars. A lot of those definitely …
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1/10/25
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Chances are you’ve driven around the county of late with heat blowing at full blast from the vents in your vehicle, a thick parka wrapped around you to fight the bitter cold.
Maybe …
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Jeanna Sager
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1/7/25
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O ut here in the scenic country landscape, winter brings along with it great benefits and activities that thousands of visitors and county residents alike partake in. In addition to sticking to …
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1/7/25
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2024 was quite a year. It was a year of happiness and of profound sadness. A year of travel and a year of enjoying the coziness of home. A year of hope and hard work and of great disappointment on …
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Kathy Werner
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1/3/25
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Raise your hand if you gave up making new year’s resolutions because you knew you’d just end up breaking them.
If you’re reading this in the diner or the gas station, …
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Jeanne Sager
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12/31/24
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F ive…four…three…two…one…HAPPY NEW YEAR!
And just like that, the countdown shared around the world will once again restart the annual clock this evening into …
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12/31/24
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M any in the town of Highland have their eyes back on Camp Fimfo, which was brought back into the spotlight after the project’s Draft Environmental Statement, or DEIS, was accepted by the …
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12/27/24
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W e take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun:
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12/24/24
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O ne staple of winter that affects every single one of us is the consistent and gradual shortening of daylight hours and elongating of the night. It is almost disorienting when you look at the clock …
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12/20/24
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The holiday season may be best known for lighting candles, ho hos, and mistletoe, but it’s also the top season for charitable donations.
The fourth quarter — or Q4 in …
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Jeanne Sager
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12/17/24
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T he parents and voters within the Livingston Manor and Roscoe school districts have a big decision to make on Thursday, December 19 at each of the district’s gymnasiums – will the two …
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12/17/24
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W hat do you do when you lose something dear to your heart, like when your world falls apart after losing a long-time partner and best friend? For many people, it means rechecking personal priorities …
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12/13/24
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Mary Christine Wallach (nee McGee) 82, a retired Registered Nurse and Psychotherapist born in Brooklyn, NY, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2024 at home with her family in Monticello, NY. …
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12/13/24
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I t is hard to picture in your mind exactly how much one billion dollars is. That figure may be tossed around in daily conversation at the dinner table when talking about the state budget or national …
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12/10/24
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Just as the words shared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt over 83 years ago predicted, spoken only one day after the unprovoked Japanese attack on the United States Military base at Pearl Harbor …
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12/6/24
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W ith December upon us and the holiday season well underway, it is now time to start – or continue – your gift shopping for all the important people in your life. While there were many …
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12/3/24
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We are about to enter the Fast Forward part of the year. I, for one, can’t believe we have reached the end of November! And that there are only five minutes until Christmas!
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Kathy Werner
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11/29/24
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Phillisport, NY
To the editor:
While we seem to have had an honest election, there was a disturbing amount of right-wing money invested in distorted advertising (Musk’s money alone …
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William Lukas
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11/29/24
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T he past weekend we all experienced together was one characterized by a lack of electricity. Being left at the mercy of Mother Nature, and the results that followed, left thousands without power, …
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11/29/24
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T hese next few weeks are the perfect time for reflection, because after all, what is gratitude without some quiet contemplation? Before the clinking of fine glasses overflowing with sweet sparkling …
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11/26/24
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Roscoe, NY
To the editor:
Now that the 2024 elections are behind us, it may now be a good time to revisit how American citizens vote in elections. I have written about this issue here …
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Tim McCausland
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11/22/24
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C an you feel it? The magic, we mean. Of course, without any classical “winter weather” sticking to the sidewalks and roads quite yet, it may seem a little less enthusiastic… but …
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11/22/24
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At last count, an online petition asking the new owners of Peck’s Markets to close the doors to its local grocery stores on Thanksgiving Day had more than 840 signatures.
As the …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/19/24
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