Museum Village at night. ( Photo by Dan Pacella) Spooky tales and frightful encounters - a glimpse of our haunted history A strange knock in the dead of night. A disembodied whisper that seems to beckon you. Shadows that move without the direction... Local News 23 Oct 2022 | 08:48
Margaret M. McGrath Margaret M. McGrath passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at her home in Florida, New York. She was 76 years... Obituaries 28 Sep 2022 | 04:19
Violinist Mikhail Kopelman, former leader of the Tokyo and Borodin string quartets, and cellist Yosif Feigelson, an international soloist and the artistic director of Kindred Spirits Arts Programs Violin and cello duo at Grey Towers Violinist Mikhail Kopelman, former leader of the Tokyo and Borodin string quartets, and cellist Yosif Feigelson, an international... Entertainment 10 Aug 2022 | 08:37
Police Blotters – July 29, 2022 Harriman Village Police July 21 Mychala Buxton, 36, of Monticello, was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation:... Police & Fire 01 Aug 2022 | 11:45
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
RS Landscaping LLC firewood ( Photo by Rob Scheuermann) ‘Wood-burning heat is cheap, but it kills’: Architect and others weigh alternatives As prices for natural gas, propane and oil soar, many turn to old-fashioned wood to heat their homes. But there’s a problem.... Local News 22 Mar 2022 | 01:06
Colleen Kelly and her husband, Michael Caravaglia, started omitting alcohol in January before it was cool; they’ve been doing Dry January for ten years. A month without booze? Locals give it a shot Retired school counselor Kerri Yezuit knows how to keep a New Year’s resolution. She quit smoking cold turkey on Jan. 1,... Local News 24 Jan 2022 | 02:10
Robert John Keiber Robert John Keiber was, by every sense of the word, a “Renaissance Man.” Born in Kearny, N.J., on Jan. 21, 1944, to Helen... Obituaries 08 Nov 2021 | 05:29
How to support friends and loved ones on National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11 This year, Oct. 11 marks the 33rd National Coming Out Day. This day is the anniversary of the National March on Washington,... Letters to the Editor 28 Sep 2021 | 12:53
Michael C. Bellew Sr. Michael C. Bellew Sr. of Milford, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, in Cornwall-on-Hudson. He was 76 years old.... Obituaries 21 Aug 2021 | 02:57
Blame the pandemic: Living is much more expensive than it was two years ago COVID-19 has changed the landscape. And in doing so, it has affected the most basic of necessities - food, housing, fuel.... Local News 20 Aug 2021 | 02:21
Peter T. Mulhare Sr. Peter T. Mulhare Sr. of Milford, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at Garnet Health Medical Center in the Town... Obituaries 20 Aug 2021 | 12:12
A tongue-in-cheek help wanted sign at Werner’s Ace Hardware in Florida, N.Y. ( Becca Tucker) Help wanted, badly It’s been a decade since she bartended, but Kathy Aherne is back slinging drinks at the Captain’s Table in Monroe, N.Y. Home 20 May 2021 | 03:03
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
