One of Jesse Sanchez’s children at his home setup for virtual learning. (Photo provided) ‘No-win situations’: Parents stress over learning options Marble composition notebooks and brightly colored lunch boxes hit the shelves over a month ago, but parents are just now... Local News 06 Aug 2020 | 02:15
Ozzie Colon’s garden in Warwick came in first place this year’s Dirt magazine Kitchen Garden Tour. “The garden was beautiful, bountiful and productive with chickens walking around. So calm and beautiful,” noted one ticket holder. “The variety of produce, neatness and the quality is very impressive. Well done, beautiful to look at,” said another. Kitchen Garden Tour winners announced; more than 100 attend socially distanced event “We very nearly didn’t have this year’s tour. It was obvious that it would just have to be canceled like everything else,”... Local News 27 Jul 2020 | 04:37
Artwork from local artist Desiree Rosalee Art can be seen displayed outside of Meadow Blues Coffee shop in Chester. Got the coffee blues? Gina Stafford and her daughter Simone came up with the idea for Meadow Blues Coffee shop two years ago and opened up on Main... Local News 24 Jul 2020 | 03:21
Steven Fuller, lead organizer of the event, spoke to the crowd, saying they would listen, pray and march. Photos by Francis Ruth Harris. Listen, pray and march By Frances Ruth Harris It’s been eight weeks since the death of George Floyd. Black Lives Matter Steven Fuller and his unity... Local News 22 Jul 2020 | 12:01
Aysha’s garden in Chester, N.Y., is on the map for this year’s Kitchen Garden Tour. She also has chickens, a greenhouse and a mushroom stand. Last call for Kitchen Garden Tour tickets How to make the perfect kitchen garden? Combine three parts quarantine with one part grocery shortages. Sprinkle in some... Home 20 Jul 2020 | 10:00
The testing site at Sussex County Community College in New Jersey, which is now closed. (Photo provided) Testing, testing, testing in the tristate area More than three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, people in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have “flattened the curve”... Local News 29 Jun 2020 | 11:30
RCLS libraries offer online summer reading programs Libraries in the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS) are offering online reading programs this summer. So far, out of RCLS’s... Local News 22 Jun 2020 | 12:00
This 1900s farmhouse on 1.2 acres in Chester, N.Y., is under contract to a New York City buyer. The exodus from the city, combined with a pandemic-related hesitance to list houses, has created a historic housing shortage and a pronounced seller's market. ( Becca Tucker) Pandemic-driven house frenzy hits local towns Justin Melia and his family, who usually live in Astoria, Queens, closed in December on a vacation house in Warwick, N.Y.,... Local News 22 May 2020 | 02:02
Aiden Axler, 14, of Highland Mills and his grandmother, Bonnie McCarthy, pose with art they created and donated to helps bring Simcha (joy) for Seniors at W Senior Living in Goshen at Chabad’s Honk for Heroes Car Parade. Chabad’s Honk for Heroes Car Parade brings cheer, music and gratitude around county The Jewish community spread cheer and gratitude – along with a live concert - in a festive ‘Honk for Heroes” car parade last... Local News 18 May 2020 | 11:32
Toilet paper is back in stock at ShopRite in Chester, and stores everywhere. "That’s going to be true across the board," said John Sterman, professor of system dynamics at MIT Sloan School of Management. "It’ll take a little longer for things like eggs and milk and meat." ( Becca Tucker) Store manager: ‘Please buy only what you need’ Toilet paper, bottled water, flour, yeast, cleaning supplies, meat. “All the canned goods. From A to Z, they were just buying... Local News 08 May 2020 | 01:13
Rivkah Burston, 11, baked desserts for the “Chicken Soup & Challah for the Quarantined Soul” packages. ( Provided photos) It takes a village to make something special happen Chicken Soup has long been known as the "Jewish Penicillin," bringing a dose of warmth and healing to both body and soul.... Local News 04 May 2020 | 07:47
Ones apon a time... Found this poem lying around on a post-it, which Juno, age 4, had dictated to Kai, age 7. I feel it sums up a certain kind... Letters to the Editor 20 Apr 2020 | 11:05
Adam Hiller Adam Hiller of Chester passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020, after a very brief illness. He is pre-deceased by his wife... Obituaries 06 Apr 2020 | 01:38
'This idyllic life' For a while, I had thought it would be great to slow down a little, that is, from 75-hour work weeks and ridiculous over-commitment... Letters to the Editor 25 Mar 2020 | 10:16
Ron Renninger performs with Elissa Jones at a Music for Humanity Free Performance Night Music for Humanity offers new scholarship to honor Ron Renninger Music for Humanity, based in Chester, has joined with the family of the late Ron Renninger to establish a $2,500 scholarship... Entertainment 24 Mar 2020 | 07:25
