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‘The Hollow Ground’
“The Hollow Ground,” by Natalie Harnett (Thomas Dunne Books; $24.99). Harnett lives in Hawley, PA, and her novel is inspired by the real-life deadly coal mine fires in now-infamous Centralia, PA. It is...
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‘The Wonder in My Youth’
“That Wonder in My Youth,” by Veronica Bassil (Kindle edition at Amazon.com). The Catskill Art Society will present local author Veronica Bassil for a reading of her new book “That Wonder in My Youth”...
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Woodloch Pines and 12 Days of Giving
HAWLEY, PA — The holiday season is always festive at Woodloch Resort, an award-winning family resort in the Pocono Mountains. To its holiday traditions including yule log hunts and carriage rides, the...
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World premiere of African drumming and dance in Monticello
MONTICELLO, NY — Master drummer and musician Bernard Woma will perform a world premiere entitled, “Tome Na” at the Eugene D. Nesin Theatre on St. John Street on Sunday, December 7 at 3 p.m. “Tome Na”...
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Rising gypsy jazz stars at the Silk Mill
HAWLEY, PA — On Saturday, December 6 at 8 p.m., the gypsy jazz band Rhythm Future Quartet will perform in the underground theater of the Hawley Silk Mill. The quartet features Jason Anick on violin,...
View ArticleWedding Update Part 3: The Blur
It’s four a.m. on the Monday before the wedding and it’s still dark out. We leave the house bound for Mexico with five huge suitcases packed to the brim and a wedding dress in a white garment bag so...
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Unrelenting hunger
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — These days there are far too many people going hungry, and as the words of Simone Weil remind us, it is our responsibility to do whatever we can to allay that terrible...
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Feeder season
On Thanksgiving Day, while most of us in the Upper Delaware River Valley enjoyed feasting in warm homes with family and friends, regional wildlife were suddenly faced with greater challenges than usual...
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A snowy Thanksgiving in the Town of Highland
ELDRED, NY — A pre-Thanksgiving snow created a winter wonderland throughout our area, including the Town of Highland in Sullivan County. Resident Peter Kolesar captured some of the wonder in these...
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Sullivan set to adopt ag plan; Goal is to promote and preserve farming
MONTICELLO, NY — The Sullivan County Legislature is getting close to the adoption of an Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan (AFPP) and as part of the process, county legislators received a...
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Pharmacy opens in Callicoon
CALLICOON, NY — A new pharmacy has opened in Callicoon at 39 Lower Main St. Riverside Remedies Health Mart Pharmacy features a full pharmacy offering prescriptions, custom medications and...
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Gieger announces another run
NORTH BRANCH, NY — About 40 people braved the freezing rain and turned out to an event to honor Sullivan County Legislator Cindy Gieger in the Old North Branch Inn on December 5. Among those on hand...
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Editorials endorse Gillibrand on military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON, DC —Editorials in The New York Times and USA TODAY support Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s call for reform in the handling of sexual assaults in the military. A new Department of Defense report...
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Kane declines to defend gun law
HONESDALE, PA — The Pennsylvania legislature earlier this year passed Act 192, which allows organizations such as the National Rifle Association to sue cities or other municipalities if they pass their...
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Holiday crackdown on drunk driving
MATAMORAS, PA — Eastern Pike Regional Police have announced that there will be stepped-up law enforcement efforts concerning drunk driving from December 12 through January 1, 2015. According to the...
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Man with knife arrested in Livingston Manor
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — A Livingston Manor man was arrested by New York State troopers on December 5, for threatening other people in the house with a knife and destroying the interior of the house....
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New grand jury for Deerpark killing; Indictment thrown out by court
SPARROWBUSH, NY — David Carlson, 43, who is charged with shooting and killing Norris Acosta-Sanchez on October 11, 2013, will face a new grand jury after a judge threw out an indictment from late last...
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Frein hearing postponed; Court-appointed attorney withdraws
MILFORD, PA — The preliminary hearing for accused cop-killer Matthew Frein had been scheduled for December 9, but has been pushed back because one of Frein’s court-appointed attorneys has been granted...
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Tax rate unchanged in Wayne
HONESDALE, PA — For the third consecutive year, Wayne County’s property tax millage rate will remain level.That was the thrust of county business manager John Haggerty’s November 20 presentation of...
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Eldred School a cappella group to perform at Carnegie Hall; Still need to...
ELDRED, NY — An a cappella group at Eldred Junior and Senior High School called “The Eldred Key Elements” will have a very special opportunity when it goes to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall...
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