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Looking for Color, Promoting the Untold Story of a Free Family in Salisbury and Sharon, Connecticut.

Students from Salisbury School’s Searching for Slavery class, in conjunction with the Upper Housatonic Heritage Area, are excited to screen the premiere of their film, Looking for Color on May 26, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. for Noble Horizons. Among several class projects, this film is one of three documentaries students have created over the course […]

By |2021-05-24T11:27:06-04:00May 24th, 2021|Main Street|

Scoop

The building that houses the Hillsdale General Store was built in 1852.  The original part of the Hillsdale House dates back to 1797. And the Closson farm’s ice house that gradually evolved into today’s Passiflora was almost certainly a 19th century structure.  So it would be understandable if one assumed that the building nestled between the […]

By |2021-05-20T14:16:33-04:00May 20th, 2021|History|

Don’t Look At My Teefers!

Mom came charging through the front door yesterday furrom work, and instead of greeting me with an annoying kiss pur usual, she started prying my mouth open.

“Fridrik, his gums look a little red,” she said nervously. “I’ll call the vet.” Talk about waking up to a real life nightmare.

Next thing I know, […]

By |2021-05-19T14:32:13-04:00May 19th, 2021|The OTIS Feed|

Critically Acclaimed Local Author Phoebe North Adds Strange Creatures to Celebrated Young Adult Collection

Writing from their home in the Hudson Valley, author Phoebe North, graduate of the University of Florida’s MFA program in poetry, gears up for the release of their brand-new young adult fiction novel Strange Creatures in June. North’s latest outing focuses on the characters of Annie, her […]

By |2021-05-18T13:32:41-04:00May 17th, 2021|Author Profiles & Bookish Things, Featured Artist, WOTS|

Ulster Savings Bank Celebrates 170th Anniversary with 170 Random Acts of Kindness

Hudson Valley Bank Marks Milestone by Spreading Kindness All Year Long 

Since 1851, Ulster Savings Bank has been serving customers throughout the Hudson Valley region – and this year marks the bank’s 170th anniversary. Ulster Savings is the oldest bank headquartered in the Hudson Valley and the eighth oldest bank in New York State.

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By |2021-05-05T15:26:44-04:00May 5th, 2021|Main Street|

Mother’s Day Virtual Run Empowers Moms Everywhere

This Saturday, May 8, locals across the area will gather virtually to run or walk in the 4th Annual Run to Believe virtual run. Since its inception four years ago, the virtual race has raised over $13,000 for Every Mother Counts, an organization founded by international supermodel Christy Turlington Burns to raise awareness […]

By |2021-05-04T11:34:58-04:00May 3rd, 2021|Main Street|

Art Takes Shape in Austerlitz

An ambitious season of exhibits is planned for the town of Austerlitz New York this summer from May 1 through September 30, 2021 at the historic church on route 22 in Austerlitz and at the Morey-Devereaux barn at Old Austerlitz Village where local and regional artists will display contemporary art and sculpture. Local […]

By |2021-05-02T17:32:50-04:00May 1st, 2021|Main Street|

Fighting for Sensible Solutions

As May floods into the Hudson Valley and winter’s levee breaks, its cold, barren seams burst giving way to an overflow of boundless greens and fertile earth. As it is each year, residents of rural upstate New York begin to fantasize of warmer temps, the scent of […]

By |2021-05-02T12:21:15-04:00April 27th, 2021|Featured Article|

Advocacy in Motion

The human body, and its ability to endure, will never cease to captivate and inspire with each story of struggle and perseverance. As the dust settles upon the events of the past year, these stories seem to be more present than ever and continue to hearten the […]

By |2021-04-30T10:11:06-04:00April 27th, 2021|Featured Article|
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