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I’ve had some unexpected pleasures recently. My granddaughter, Shauna’s mother invited Vickie, Patricia, and I to breakfast at IHOP in Teaneck, NJ to celebrate Shauna’s 29th birthday on …
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June Donohue
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9/18/26
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I have neighbors here in River Edge who recently went to Lake George for a vacation. This caused me to remember many years ago when my husband, our children, and I would go to Blue Water Manor at …
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June Donohue
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8/7/26
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I enjoy hearing the Callicoon Center Band so much because it was started the year I was born. It consists of about forty instruments, including clarinets, trombones, saxophones, snare drum, and bass …
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June Donohue
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7/24/26
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First there was thunder and lightning in River Edge, then there was a weather report which warned people to seek shelter. Soon after, we had a brief period of very high wind and sounds of nearby …
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June Donohue
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7/10/26
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Her nickname became Teish, because that’s how her 3-year-old brother pronounced Patricia, and somehow the nickname stuck until this day. As I tell my daughter, I should also get to celebrate her …
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June Donohue
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5/29/26
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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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What if I was offered a deal like this? Would I have hesitated?
Here it is – Instead of paying rent, my daughter’s best friend, Vickie, would cook, food shop, clean my house, do …
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June Donohue
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4/3/26
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My husband, Jim, used to tease me when I was a credit manager for the company I worked for and had to approve orders. He said that because of my name, customers would think I was Irish and wouldn't …
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June Donohue
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3/20/26
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When I was a kid living in Callicoon Center I was fascinated by airplanes flying overhead. I longed to be on one of those planes, so I decided to become an airline stewardess when I grew up. That …
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June Donohue
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3/6/26
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The sand is white and soft, almost like talcum powder, cool to the feet even on the hottest days, because it’s ground quartz, which had worked its way south, centuries ago, from glacial deposits. …
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June Donohue
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2/20/26
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Due to extreme weather, I am packed in with high snow. Various neighbors have been shoveling me out. Two of them happen to be a doctor and his wife who live directly across the street from me. …
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June Donohue
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2/6/26
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On Monday night, my son, Michael and I attended a Martin Luther King birthday celebration in Teaneck, NJ. The annual celebration is sponsored by the Bergen County Martin Luther King Birthday …
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June Donohue
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1/23/26
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I am now 91 years old and tell people that I intend to live to 100. I recently wrote to my former high school gym teacher who taught in Jeffersonville. Ruth (Gingrich) Devlin will be 101 on January …
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June Donohue
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1/9/26
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My friend, Howard, who has a house in Callicoon Center as well as an apartment along the Hudson River in New York City has been very busy for the past few years caring for his parents. He had settled …
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June Donohue
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12/12/25
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Thanksgiving is fast approaching. We have the free turkey we received from ShopRite which I qualified for by spending the required amount for groceries. I am thinking back to another Thanksgiving …
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June Donohue
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11/28/25
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There are now kids on my block in River Edge again who come around with their parents to get candy on Halloween. I never know ahead of time whether I will get no kids or groups of them. This brought …
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June Donohue
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11/14/25
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I seem to be hooked on British television. First it was “As Time Goes By” and now it’s another comedy-drama, “Doc Martin,” starring Martin Clunes as Dr. Martin …
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June Donohue
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10/17/25
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I don’t know why I let minor details bother me so much. I get annoyed when I hear Christmas carols or see Christmas decorations as soon as Thanksgiving is over or see …
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June Donohue
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10/3/25
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Just about everyone has to deal with difficult people. Here are some guidelines for you to try. They were written by Dianne Hales and her husband, Robert E. Hales, who was the chairman of the …
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June Donohue
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9/19/25
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My son, Michael, and I finally made it to Callicoon Center. We caught the last two band concerts of the season led by James Newton. At one, I sat with a woman who told me that she had taken …
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June Donohue
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9/5/25
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In the past few years, I’ve been surprised by seeing more deer near my home in suburban New Jersey than near my home in rural Callicoon Center, NY. This year, we’ve had a doe …
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June Donohue
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8/22/25
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My daughter, Patricia’s, friend, Vickie lives in Vancouver, Washington and is staying with Patricia and me for a month. My grandson, Ryan, is lending us his car for most of that time and Vickie …
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June Donohue
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8/8/25
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Besides the very serious floods in Texas, where people died because they weren’t notified of the threat, there are other states, including NY and NJ which do not have accurate systems …
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June Donohue
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7/25/25
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Every year my church puts on a “Spring Fling” fund raiser, an auction with items and services donated by church members. This year I wasn’t up to offering anything for …
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June Donohue
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7/11/25
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