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Charles R. Schwope
Charles R. Schwope, 80, Owner and Operator of Schwope Machinery in Bullville, and longtime resident of the area, passed away on Thursday October 19, 2023 at Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown … more
Slouching towards November
The vendors were packing up early and leaving like rats from a sinking ship. It’s like rain had been following them personally, on their special market days, ever since the end of June. It … more
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There is a choice
The Town of Montgomery is attractive for many reasons. It is home for each of us and our neighbors. But it is also appealing to large corporations with no connection to our community. Especially … more
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Town of Montgomery Supervisor
I continue to try to understand our local political structure. How can Steve Brescia represent the Village of Montgomery as Mayor and serve as Orange County Legislator, District 9 and also run … more
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Town of Montgomery Justice Fred Gorss
I was happy to hear that Judge Gorss is seeking another term as Town of Montgomery Justice. I would be honored if you would consider my letter in support of his re-election. Judge Gorss has been a … more
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Diary of a stonemason: the hearth
Astute readers may recall a column from last March wherein I described a visit to a bluestone quarry. We picked up a couple stones that day, a lintel stone and a hearth stone. Both were polished on … more
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Israel, Hamas, Iran & statistics
The terrorist attack of October 7, 2023 on Israel by HAMAS has resulted in 700 deaths, and counting. That is 700 dead out of approximately 9,300,000 million Israeli citizens. The USA population is … more
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The fall of a country
Seems these days there are certain types of people doing things that defy all logic and that the taxpayer is footing the bill. It stinks from the head down, Joe Biden and his cohorts. The public … more
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Call it treason
It is rare that someone offers to fight our battles for us. That is exactly what Ukraine is doing. We are sending them the armaments they need, and they are our proxy fighters. They are undoing the … more
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Can we afford a moratorium for battery storage facilities?
In the Town of Montgomery September 26 board meeting, it was reported that Councilwoman Brown proposed that battery storage facilities be removed from the Town’s allowed uses for an indefinite … more
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Join the Making Strides movement
Apart from skin cancers, breast cancer stands as the most common cancer type affecting women. In 2023 alone, approximately 290,560 individuals will receive the devastating diagnosis of breast cancer. … more
Diary of a stonemason
I finished the stonework of the Rumford fireplace to the ceiling of the living room and with the tapers coming in we took the scaffolding down to give them room to work unobstructed with their … more
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What will it take?
Since President Biden took office in January 2021, our Customs and Border Patrol agents have been doing more work as travel agents and child day-care providers instead of protecting what had been our … more
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Manny Nneji
Our non-compassionate criminal justice system has given us a huge prison population with a poor recidivism rate. Tough on crime has led to little good but has disrupted many lives. For example, … more
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Canning with Mother
My mother, Helen, was a child of the Depression. That expression, “child of the Depression,” has little meaning today, as our collective memories of those years fade, twittering into … more
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Not Lincoln’s Court
On Tuesday 9/19/23, Students for Fair Admissions sued to stop affirmative action in admissions to the nation’s military academies. That group recently won a lawsuit in the Republican majority … more
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The season of festivals
Since before the advent of agriculture, there have been the harvests. My old Jamaican friend, Rupert, called it the “reaping.” “The reaping” was his favorite work on the farm. … more
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Addressing underlying causes of recent weather disasters
Your coverage of last week’s storm (“Central Hudson crews work to restore service after damaging storms” September 8) revealed our area’s extensive network of mutual support. … more
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A Trump win spells disaster at home and abroad
The G-20 summit was recently held in New Delhi, India, hosted by its Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was attended by both the wealthiest and developing nations (the top 20 economies). On the … more
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The rotten apple wars
Between Houston Street and what is today called Schipps Lane, my grandfather owned a good chunk of land, and he built a house on it, and across the expansive lawn, he built a long shed with a series … more
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