Each day in September begins with a trip to the garden. This was the haul on Sept. 2. Photos by Becca Tucker. Eat Local September “Why is there food, like, everywhere?” asked a first-grade friend, who was over at our house one day after school. I picked... Home 29 Sep 2023 | 02:18
Newton resident Kathy Messina’s head-scratcher: rigid plastic can carriers. When in doubt, give a shout: plastic can carriers If you’re not sure whether something goes in the blue bin, snap a pic of yourself with the questionable item (yes, we want... Local News 29 Sep 2023 | 06:54
Reader Elizabeth Doherty asks whether plastic bottle caps are recyclable. (Photo provided) When in doubt, give a shout If you’re not sure whether something goes in the blue bin, snap a pic of yourself with the questionable item (yes, we want... Newsletter Evergreen 22 Sep 2023 | 06:07
Freckles the miniature donkey was among the animals seized from Noah’s Park in September. He was boarded at Pets Alive in Middletown, N.Y., until he was adopted in July. (Photo provided) Where are the Noah’s Park animals? By Becca Tucker The animals seized from Noah’s Park in Goshen, N.Y., nearly a year ago are missing despite an overdue judge’s... News 01 Sep 2023 | 11:39
Rowan and Isaac Martens reading at home in Minisink, N.Y. The Martens were first in their town to sign up for a Port Jervis, N.Y., library card, but because it’s a 19-minute drive, they rarely get there. Now, with newly limited access, it becomes still less convenient, but the Martens plan to make the effort to go this summer. “I want my kids to have the library experience,” Melissa Martens said, “even if it’s not convenien.” Photo by Melissa Martens. Crossing state lines for a library book Getting a book from the library seems like one of those inalienable American rights, but a pocket of Orange County, N.Y.,... Local News 06 Jul 2023 | 01:09
Lisa Thompson of West Milford wants to know if soil and mulch bags go with the other plastic film back to the store? ( Photo provided) When in doubt, give a shout In the interest of becoming ever-better recyclers, we’ve launched a new mini-column. If you’re not sure about something,... Local News 26 May 2023 | 04:04
Noah’s Park co-owner Rebecca Vives, 82, after her case was dismissed on April 17. She is on oxygen and has a single lung. What we know happened at Noah’s Park; why it happened is hard to explain Seven months after the seizure of dozens of allegedly neglected animals from Noah’s Park Retreat in the Town of Goshen, the... Local News 03 May 2023 | 10:00
Is that recyclable? “Main Street America, you can barely tell what’s the recycling and what’s the trash bin,” said Ermin Siljkovic, recycling... Local News 17 Apr 2023 | 01:11
The hens have finally started laying at Meadowburn Farm in Vernon, N.J. ( Jesse Clarke) Eggsplainer They cost more than twice as much at the store as they did last year. Local farmers have waiting lists and customer limits,... Local News 30 Jan 2023 | 03:03
On International Overdose Awareness Day, the town square in Newton was the site of a candlelight vigil and public walk-through remembrance display of memories of lives lost to overdose. (Photo by Ryan T.) Overdose deaths tail off, even as addiction rages on As fentanyl continues to cut its deadly swath through American communities, a tailing number of deaths by overdose represents... Local News 17 Jan 2023 | 03:11
Stephanie Poli-Zilinski, of Andover, NJ, with her daughter. In addition to two other part-time jobs, Poli-Zijlinski recently bought the t-shirt company, Neverland Crew, that her family has patronized for years (pictured). She also homeschools her daughter, now 7. ( Brian Zilinski) The side hustle is back Lizzy O’Connor, 26, is a nurse at Horizon Family Medical in Monroe, NY. And on weekends for the last year and a half, she’s... Local News 01 Nov 2022 | 09:59
The entrance to Noah’s Park in Goshen NY. The property has been for sale since July 2021. ( Becca Tucker) Dozens of animals seized in Noah’s Park crackdown “I’m not too good. We’re devastated,” said Diana McGowan, co-owner of the beleaguered Noah’s Park Retreat in Goshen, NY,... Home 26 Sep 2022 | 09:23
During the lockdown, Johnny trained Eric to ride on his bike handlebars. ( Photo by Laura Gidney) Residents cry fowl When he heard about the Town of Warwick’s proposed ban on roosters, 20-year-old Johnny Gidney collected his miniature rooster,... Local News 29 Jul 2022 | 02:51
Shoplifting in the era of heavy surveillance Sometimes it’s a frazzled mom with kids in tow who’s fed up with a self-checkout machine that just won’t scan the sliced... Local News 19 Jul 2022 | 12:03
The new Amazon fulfillment center, SWF1, was the biggest building in the county when it opened last year, but will soon be the third-largest warehouse in the Town of Montgomery, NY. ( Photo: Becca Tucker) Locals mount grassroots resistance to mega-warehouse blitz Amazon’s million-plus-square-foot warehouse in Montgomery, NY, was the biggest building in Orange County when it opened last... Local News 17 May 2022 | 04:37
