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By Matthew Avitabile
PINE HILL – On Nov. 22 from 1:00 -3:00 , Woodworker Paul Misko will give a multimedia presentation on Woodworking in the Catskills. His talk will include woodworking in olden days, as well as in current times. Harvesting the wood, milling the logs, and making the household items. He will show the various kinds of wood species the Catskills provide, and the characteristics of each. Some examples of his work will be available for sale. Remember to Subscribe! Subscription Options One Year...
By Matthew Avitabile
MARGARETVILLE — The Open Eye Theater presents Sound Baths: Find Your Calm Saturday, Saturday, Nov. 22 at 3 pm, at The Open Eye Theater Join us for another deeply relaxing Sound Bath with healer and percussionist Marcel Smith — a meditative experience that immerses you in soothing, vibrational sounds.Bring a yoga mat and lie back, or sit comfortably as waves of gong and percussion wash over you in peaceful resonance.Next Session: Saturday, November 22 at 3 PMThe Open Eye Theater, 960 Main St...
By Matthew Avitabile
SHANDAKEN — Wilderness Search: On November 16 at 12 p.m., Ulster County 911 contacted Ray Brook Dispatch to send Rangers to a call for a hiker with difficulty breathing near the summit of Slide Mountain Ranger Sweeney made phone contact with the 30-year-old from New Jersey. The original group was eight hikers—four were experienced and left the novice hikers behind. The hiker who needed help has asthma but did not bring an inhaler. While Rangers Horn and Stratton responded, Ranger Sweeney tol...
By Matthew Avitabile
Bea Ortiz, Tabula Rasa, acrylic on paper Bernard Cohen, Somerset Bellevue Orchard, silver gelatin printCorneel Verlaan, Study 2—Mirror Moth, 2025, mixed media Ellen Wong, A Gentle Glow, oil on boardJan Sosnowitz, Fly Oil, collageSandra Finkenberg, Rocks in Bedding, oil on canvas MARGARETVILLE — “Holiday Invitational Exhibit: Artists Choose Artists 2025” will open Friday, November 21st at Margaretville’s Longyear Gallery. This is Longyear’s fifteenth invitational show and will fe...
By Jean Thomas
By Jean ThomasMost of the green screen of foliage has dropped, finishing the summer. (The oaks resist the trend, keeping their leaves as long as they can into the winter weather. They're brown, not green, but they persist.) A colorful show on the trees precedes another floor show in the lawn and the forest floor,. followed by stripping almost all leaves. No longer adorned with decorative features, the naked deciduous trees reveal their structural beauty (or flaws). Dead branches of trees and shr...
By Matthew Avitabile
If you are like us, then one of your favorite spots to visit is the Mountain House ledge. That’s where the famed Catskill Mountain House Hotel once stood. It stood along the edge of this cliff and towered above the Hudson Valley. Countless people have stood right there and, enthralled, gazed down at the view before them. We have done this, ourselves, many times; we never get tired of being there. But then we look left and right and see something else. Take a good look at our photo. In the fore...
By Matthew Avitabile
The other day, having stumbled across a small block of free time, I decided to take a break and have a small ponder. While sitting in my ponder spot and trying to decide upon a topic, my eyes fell upon the bathtub. The tub is a little hard to ignore since it takes up the most space in my Fortress of Solitude. “As good a topic as any”, I said to myself since there was no one else present at the time.I haven’t had a bath in over twenty years, I don’t think I even know anyone who’s ...
By Matthew Avitabile
Helen TruszkowskiGREENE, DELAWARE, & SCHOHARIE COUNTIES — Can’t wait to deck out your tree with the customary red and green razzle-dazzle, to fill the kitchen with the scent of cinnamon cookies and gingerbread as pine cones and cloves linger in the air? Then it’s time to hit those local Christmas markets filled with holiday gifts, handmade crafts and delicious festive fare. From adorable outdoor light displays and parades to seasonal cideries and distilleries bringing holiday cheer, the ...
By Matthew Avitabile
STAMFORD — Holiday crafting is a great way to celebrate wintertide and contribute to the magic of the festive season. In the Homemade Holidays series, Headwaters Arts Center will provide an opportunity for community members to join in the old tradition of holiday gift making with three free crafting events on Saturday December 6th, Friday December 12th and Saturday December 20th, each from 12–2p at the Headwaters Arts Center: 66 Main Street Stamford.These special crafting events will include...
By Matthew Avitabile
EAST MEREDITH — claire rousay, a Canadian-American experimental musician and composer based in Los Angeles is performing at the West Kortright Center on Friday December 5 at 7pm. Local Delhi musician Dani Derks will be the opening performer. claire rousay’s music cascades from a well of documented experience, reflections of the past that compose the present. A prolific multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer, rousay gracefully crafts boundaryless music. From her frequent and acclaimed...
By LJ James
There is a saying "Not all heroes wear capes" most of the time when we think of hero's, the first thing that comes to mind is the Police and Fire Department. But there are many kinds of hero's out there every day, who often go unrecognized and unnoticed. One such group I have come to know in our area is the Greene County Women's League.The Greene County Women's League operates right here in our backyard. I am sure some of you have heard of them, and I am sure many of you have even been to some o...
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By Matthew Avitabile
COLCHESTER – District Attorney Shawn Smith announced today that Ayse Ustares, 51, of Dobbs Ferry, New York, appeared in the Town of Colchester Downsville Court on November 4, 2025, and pleaded guilty to one count of Operating a Motor Vehicle with .08 of 1% Alcohol or More in Blood, an Unclassified Misdemeanor. Ustares appeared before the Honorable Nona Lavorgna, Town of Colchester Court Judge, on November 4, 2025, and pleaded guilty. Judge Lavorgna adjourned sentencing and placed the defendant…
