It’s that time of the year already; time to officially say so long to summer. Time to bid farewell to your summer body – shed your summer coat, and put on the winter one. Time to put away the kitty pool and bring out the paw-printed blanket that spent the summer decorating the back of […]
After weeks of deliberation and careful consideration, one of the area’s most popular farmers markets has decided to extend its season into November. Earlier this month, the Copake Hillsdale Farmers Market announced its season will be extended until November 16, giving locals, travellers, vendors, and artisans an additional three weeks to experience the very best […]
A community game in honor of fallen students. This Sunday, September 29, as the afternoon sun shines down over Copake’s idyllic park, a game will be played among friends, neighbors, and members of the local community. The 14th Annual Taconic Hills Alumni Soccer Game and Chicken BBQ will be held on Sunday at 1pm and is […]
For women over the age of 50, managing your health becomes more than the annual check-up at the physician’s office. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women despite race or ethnicity and the second most common cause of death among almost all women. Julie […]
Sitting in my truck on a hot August afternoon in the parking lot of the Bagel Tyme in Valatie, NY, waiting to meet with Youth Voices Matter’s program specialist Lori Teaney for a chat over a cup of coffee about her specialized outreach in the area, it’s hard […]
Art Omi in Ghent personifies Hudson Valley Art.
There are few things as wonderfully experienced as when two seemingly unrelated aspects of our world come together to form a unique marriage that leaves us both curious as to its inception, and overcome by its sublime success. Such is the case with art and the environment, or […]
The Noble Horizons’ Auxiliary has accomplished what few fundraising organizations have achieved, but which many wish for over the course of a lifetime. This year, the Auxiliary will pass the One Million Dollar mark as it also celebrates 40 years of fundraising at Noble Horizons in Salisbury which offers retirement, rehabilitation, nursing and memory care […]
By 1875, Hillsdale’s sheep farmers were producing some 17,000 pounds of wool per year. Several textile mills were built. One, operated by just two men, produced 600 pounds of flannel and cloth annually.
Iron ore was discovered in Hillsdale as early as 1800, although mining was never a big business here. But the furnace at the […]
SIMPLE, ELEGANT, INVITING. Since Anthony and Charlie Champalimaud completely re-did, renewed and re-invented Troutbeck, the magnificent country inn and restaurant mid way between Sharon, CT and Amenia, NY, there have been many reasons to pay the property a visit. The dining room continues to be at the top of the list, and a new chef, a […]
Sometimes it’s easy to forget just how much history surrounds us everyday. We wake up, commute to work or school, drive down roads and pass by places that have become so familiar to us that they seem to only exist in our present. The truth is, however, the area we call home is so steeped […]