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Dinosaur park Montgomery
The town board in Montgomery has decided, in closed session, that it is ok to build an amusement park on 17k without letting the taxpayers have a voice in the matter. This park will attract … more
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Memories of Maybrook
A recent article by Richard Phelps about memories of Maybrook has caused me to reflect about my own such memories. Like others, I was born in Maybrook, not in a hospital. Maybrook was a railroad … more
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The burning of the horns
Pop’s herd was predominantly Holstein with a few brown cows like Jerseys or a Guernsey thrown in to up the butterfat count. For those who know little about cows, (like, ah, everybody?) within … more
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Water break with timber rattlers
The day was grey and breezy with fast moving squalls in air that was warm one moment and then gave me a chill in the next. Phoebe was coming up from Brooklyn just for an overnight, and both of us had … more
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I was there
Sixty years ago, on August 28, 1963, I was in the crowd to hear Martin Luther King, Jr., say that he wished his children - and all people - be judged by the quality of their character, not on the … more
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Far from nonsense
The four indictments against Trump stem from the Manhattan “hush money” payment probe, the special counsel’s Mar-a-Lago documents case, the special counsel’s January 6 … more
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Late summer greenhouse update
A bird strike obliterated one of the 7 by 9 panes of glass in the greenhouse front door. It must have been a pretty good-sized bird to have the mass necessary to make the shape and type of hole … more
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Trump a dictator?
Don’t you just love these nonsense letters about Trump being a dictator if he is elected? Let’s see, what would a dictator do if one was elected? How about arresting his political … more
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A short, steep road to Blissville
Farmers know nothing waits for them, nothing at all. Whatever this is, this life – this world – it is moving all the time. The sun never stood still over Jericho, nor anywhere else. The … more
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Reject homeless housing built for the money

There has been a lot of drama over a 50 unit homeless housing project proposed on Johnston Street in the City of Newburgh. It is being “sold” as affordable housing for Newburgh’s … more
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Memories of Maybrook
Maybrook is a small village, once an unexpected center of northeastern transportation, seeming now more like the end of the road than the start of it. Long before Eisenhower’s interstate … more
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Dangerous Toys
As I drove from Newburgh to Walden along Route 52 just after dark on Thursday, August 3, 2023, it was my great misfortune to come up behind two darkly clad young men riding gasoline powered bikes … more
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GOP willing to follow perilous path
I read some most disturbing news from the NY Times provided by the paper’s sources. If Trump is elected President in 2024, he said he would expand Presidential power by seizing authority on all … more
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War crimes
Donald Trump has been hit with yet another indictment, sharply dividing Americans as to whether he is being held accountable for criminal behavior or whether he is the victim of a political witch … more
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Hangin’ on a sweet summer’s day
I am so far behind on my bee work that I am temporarily sold out of two-pound jars of our remarkable honey. There’s plenty of honey out there in the field, but, really, I should get up at … more
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21st Annual Gardiner 5K Classic
The weather was picture perfect on July 20 for the Gardiner 5K Classic. Everyone had a wonderful time. We had water stops along the way and our neighbors took out their hoses and cooled down the … more
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Newburgh replaced parking meters
Recently the City of Newburgh replaced its parking meters with a device that allows you to pay for the parking space either by cash or by credit or debit card. You get a printed receipt. I have … more
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This won’t be the last 'Year of the Great Flood’
This year’s weather has been wreaking havoc (“The Year of the Great Flood,” editorial, July 19). Your editorial is correct to call for more Federal aid to make repairs and … more
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Leaving our comfort zones
I will be frank; we need customers. People love the open fields and the green grass, and they look appreciatively at the hard work they can see in a well-kept field of vegetables as they drive … more
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Thank you Susan B. Haldeman
I completely agree with you that we ALL need to research things for ourselves and not take them at face value. There is considerable mis and mal-information being disseminated these days by all kinds … more
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