Artists and artisans create unique places to get your “Boo” on
From ghosts and ghouls galore to carved rows of corn to displays that put your porch pumpkin to shame, there are a host of places nearby to get you into Halloween mode.
Markers Note the Long and Vast History That Happened Here
We’re surrounded by history. If you don’t think so, start noticing the many historical markers when you go out and about.
“Directing always on my radar,” says award-winner John Saunders
John Saunders is a director. He is also the producing artistic director of The Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, NY, having taken that role when Lynne Haydn passed away in 2018; co-founder Linda MacNish passed in 2002.
Brotherhood Winery blends history and good vintages
Spoiler alert: it is not, as the name led me – and, I have discovered, others – to believe, associated with any brotherhood as in a religious order.
LLAMA YOGA, GOAT WALKS, WEAVING CLASSES – A LOT OF IRONS IN THE FIRE AT CLOVER BROOKE FARM
But she’s definitely not just sitting back, and those ‘few’ animals have led to a host of things happening with them at the family’s Clover Brooke Farm near Hyde Park, NY.
IT’S ATTAINABLE
“I went into this feeling I was the most qualified person for the position – who happened to be a Black female,” Columbia County Sheriff Jackie Salvatore said about her recent history-making election as the first Black woman elected to that position not only in that county, but also in the 400-year history of New York State.
Michael Bucci’s goal: “Hope for kids and the future”
“It’s not how old you are, it’s how you put in the time,” Michael Bucci said. At an age when many have retired, he is still putting in time at his Tomorrow, Tomorrow Sanctuary and Healing Center in Livingston, finding ways to help children and animals.
A TRIBUTE TO HEART ANIMALS
February is all about love and hearts. Granted, that usually assumes we’re talking about people, but animal owners know that love also extends to their pets.
“We just want to help people,” rescue squads say about potential insurance reimbursement cuts
As of this writing, the government shutdown has just ended. One contentious impasse involved potential reductions to Medicare and Medicaid. Another issue is depletion of health insurance availability. Much has been said about the fear of small, rural hospitals having to close as a result of these changes. A less-mentioned effect is, “Not only that, but you won’t have an ambulance to take you to wherever the nearest open one is.”
Good food, good wine, good friends… there’s no better experience
The holidays are coming, the holidays are coming! Gifts, parties, dinners, family gatherings, and OMG, we need the right wine for all those. But, what to choose? There are so many options, from local vintners with one-of-a-kind specialties to vast world-wide assortments.
Enter Dylan Baker at Sharon Package Store, Hillsdale Fine Wine and Spirits manager […]