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Archive for June, 2009

Story and photos By Carol Montana More than 30 people enjoyed breakfast at the Monticello Elks Lodge on June 24. It was the kick-off breakfast for the annual Memory Walk sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association. “Almost everyone in this room has either personally been affected by Alzheimer’s Disease or you know someone who has been [...]

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Story and photo by Leni Santoro President Obama has called for a Day of Service on the 27th of June. Some local people have responded to that call early. Judy Hildenbrand and Bernie Clyne are two of those people. All this week they have been standing in front of ShopRite in Liberty from 4 to [...]

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Story and photos by Leni Santoro On Sunday afternoon, June 20, about twenty people gathered at the Old North Branch Inn in North Branch to seek answers to the dilemma facing the town – how to stop people from disobeying the 30 MPH posted speed limit. On hand to answer questions was Sgt. Chris Lopez [...]

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High Speed Exchange

Story and photos by Leni Santoro Speed limits are posted in certain areas to ensure the well-being of all. Unfortunately, sometimes speed limits are not acknowledged by drivers as they travel to and from work, school, shopping and the many other places people are in a hurry to get to and back from. Every town [...]

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Roscoe Farm Festival

Story and photos by Leni Santoro The Roscoe Farm Festival is located off Route 17 (Exit 94) on Rockland Road just before the traffic light in Roscoe. Here people may find farm fresh fruits and vegetables from the Heller’s Farm, as well as beautiful bushes, plants and flowers from Cottage Lot. Fresh baked breads, cakes [...]

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Review by Carol Montana Photos by Leni Santoro When they pass out bug spray at the box office, you know this is isn’t your ordinary theater piece. And the NACL Theatre in Highland Lake – never a company to offer anything that is even remotely ordinary – is presenting another fun and unusual show. The [...]

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Review and photos by Leni Santoro The Catskill Chronicle Pictured L-R : Ed Berens, Wayne Kreuscher, Lonnie Smith, Albee Bockman, Ellen Pavloff, Matthew Side, Megan Grieco, Petra Santiago, Heather Strauss and Leonard DeDuke. Imagine…a bride, a bridegroom, a best friend and a maid of honor. Now, add a rabbi, the mother and father of the [...]

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Story and photos by Carol Montana The Catskill Chronicle As hundreds of people lined Main Street in Livingston Manor, some dressed in very fishy attire, the 6th Annual Trout Parade kicked off. The parade began at Livingston Manor Central School, winding up at at Bicentennial Park – an appropriate place since the Town of Rockland [...]

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VideointheLoft – looped screenings featuring digital works by artists from far and near will continue over the weekend and remain on display through July 4. The opening reception for the fifth annual DIGIT – Digital Media Exposition took place on Friday night, June 12, at the Delaware Arts Center in Narrowsburg. This year’s DIGIT Festival [...]

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The Earth is Hiring…

“You are Brilliant and the earth is hiring,” Tim Shera said as he quoted Paul Hawken, founder of Smith and Hawken and the director of The Natural Step during the Transition Towns meeting held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension on June 9. Almost 40 people attended the mid-afternoon meeting facilitated by Shera and Maria Grimaldi. [...]

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This past Sunday, June 7, Alix Dobkin came to Forestburgh to sing, play her guitar and read from her memoirs. The occasion was the third annual Maris Hearn Memorial Concert. Maris Hearn was the longtime producer of The Gumbo Shop on WJFF-Radio Catskill in Jeffersonville. Known for her wit, her music, and her bicycle,  Maris [...]

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Creative Expressions

On Saturday and Sunday, June 6 and 7, Creative Expressions Dance Studio in Roscoe held their eighth annual dance recital. Entitled “I Believe,” the show consisted of twenty-five choreographed pieces and opened with the harmonic singing of The Star Spangled Banner by instructor Jamie Ward, student assistant Jackie Ellmauer and students Danielle Fredenberg and Taylor [...]

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The Cutting Garden Holds a Plant Swap

From columbine to parsley the plant swap contained somethng for everyone. – Leni Santoro photo Last Saturday, May 30, The Cutting Garden in Youngsville held a plant swap. People with extra plants and seedlings, be they flowers or veggies, were able to come and exchange their excess plants and starts. Several people took advantage of [...]

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