Handmade Project Linus blankets ready for delivery (Photo provided by Orange County, NY/Pike County, PA chapter) Project Linus celebrates 20 years’ worth of love and warmth In 2000, Julia Sullivan contacted the national headquarters of Project Linus to inquiry if a chapter could be started in... Local News 24 Mar 2021 | 03:11
Kathleen was feverishly sewing masks at the beginning of the pandemic. Then she started sewing them for a friend’s toddler’s stuffed animals. Local nuts confess they have gone down the rabbit hole Dear Readers, A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column for this newspaper about how I’ve gone Pandemic Nuts. My evidence was... Local News 11 Mar 2021 | 02:36
The Pendletons with their newest addition, Nanook. ( Jenine Pendleton) A godsend, a ‘pow,’ and a chance to pay it forward Millions of Americans whose livelihoods were upended by the pandemic needed their stimulus money for bare bones basics like... Home 04 Feb 2021 | 05:22
A cardinal rests in a snowy Norway spruce on Feb 2. Photo by Linda Fields. Red, white and beautiful A cardinal rests in a snowy Norway spruce in Milford on Feb 2. (Photo by Linda Fields) Local News 03 Feb 2021 | 03:15
Erin McCarthy and her daughter, Emma, who both learned how to snowboard last month at Mt. Peter in Warwick, N.Y. ‘They’re coming out in droves’: Outdoor activities offer freedom during Covid winter As temperatures drop and snow piles up, the urge to get outside this winter is stronger than ever. To get out of the house... Local News 29 Jan 2021 | 10:52
Abby Ridgeway, pictured at her job in the neuroscience department of an area hospital, says the combination of self-isolation and missing out on major life events “definitely had a negative effect” on her mental health. ‘The big monster under the bed’: How Covid is affecting mental health After eight months of Covid-induced isolation, the worst has not come to pass. “People are going to die by the thousands,”... Local News 21 Dec 2020 | 10:14
Though the big family Thanksgiving in the city is off, “I’m feeling wonderful, are you kidding me?” said Terry Balton of Milford, Pa. She is planning instead to take a Covid test and “bubble” with her new granddaughter. (Photo by Ryan Balton) Intimate gatherings will keep the holiday magic alive this year Danielle Linguanti, a business teacher at Goshen High School, married into a Thanksgiving tradition with a 60-year history.... Local News 13 Nov 2020 | 01:48
The turkey flock at Flatbrook Farm, a month from Thanksgiving (Photo by Becca Tucker) Smaller turkeys in demand for downsized Thanksgivings Turkey farmers are struggling as much as everyone else with their predictions during our pandemic era. “We were concerned... Local News 30 Oct 2020 | 02:22
Check out the spooky Westerners at Wild West City in Byram (Photo provided) Halloween happenings around the area Haunted Wild West Fest Wild West City at 50 Lackawanna Drive in Byram Township, N.J., has turned into a ghost town. Haunted... Entertainment 19 Oct 2020 | 04:31
Katie Myrick, who can’t stand Trump, and Chris Watkins, who came home one day all decked out in MAGA gear. (Photo by Becca Tucker) A look into the rare purple marriage Katie Myrick and Chris Watkins live in Milford, Pa., with their blended family of six kids, in a neighborhood thick with... Local News 28 Sep 2020 | 12:55
From left: Sean Dorsa (Edge Pride); Simone Kraus, holding the prize for the best-decorated car; lead organizer Cara Parmigiani of the TriVersity Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity, based in Milford, Pa.; and Fern Wolkin and Theresa Pil of Mother’s Demand Action (Photo provided by Simone Kraus) Fun doesn’t flag when you’re in drag Morris County’s first-ever Drive-In Drag Show was great fun, with performances, prizes, and all manner of socially distanced... Entertainment 16 Sep 2020 | 12:46
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
Kathleen Kelly-Volpe, 62, is letting her silver emerge. As roots grow out, it’s a chance for a new look Kathleen Kelly-Volpe started coloring her hair when she was about 35. “I was getting divorced,” she said, laughing. “I decided... Local News 16 Jul 2020 | 04:33
Marylou Kopchak Marylou Kopchak Marylou Kopchak of Dingmans Ferry, Pa., entered heaven on Monday, July 6, 2020. She was 76. She was born on Feb. 14, 1944,... Obituaries 15 Jul 2020 | 12:11
Bob Maxwell, co-owner of Style Counsel in Warwick, N.Y., which has been doing brisk business since retail stores were allowed to reopen with safety measures. (He took his mask off momentarily for the photo.) (Photo by Becca Tucker) Shopkeepers reopen to healthy, even record, sales The future of local retail? “That’s a good one,” laughs Bob Maxwell in his baritone, before excusing himself as “the quiet... Business 01 Jul 2020 | 05:06
