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The Struggle to Sustain a Salubrious Scullery with Zero Food Waste

For readers who may remember my article from last July’s issue that like this one centered around food and drink, this is a follow-up to the challenges I face as a foodie trying to buy fresh, local, and primarily organic ingredients I can whip into Michelin-star-worthy meals that miraculously remain healthy. I’ve been trying […]

Help Dover Dive Into Summer – Support the New Rec Center Referendum

Splash into summer and enjoy the ample activities throughout the area available for individuals and families alike, as well as the many events ideal for friends hoping to connect. Whether one wants to head to New York’s Hudson Valley, Connecticut’s Northwest Corner, or Massachusetts’s Berkshire Foothills it matters not, for there’s no shortage of choices […]

By |2024-06-03T09:07:47-04:00May 31st, 2024|Main Street News|

Spring Offers Hope – Even for Those with the Black Thumb of Death

Ahh, spring. 

Every time I utter the word my body instinctively takes a profoundly deep breath. You know the kind I mean, the type of breath doctors instruct you to take while sitting on their exam table waiting for your annual physical. 

“Now inhale deeply,” my doc will say while placing an ice-cold stethoscope on […]

By |2024-05-01T18:49:04-04:00May 1st, 2024|At Large, Main Street News|

Musk’s Satellite Offers Hope for Environment

In an age where AI is rapidly overtaking man’s ability to solve the world’s problems, Elon Musk – the brains behind Tesla, PayPal, X (formerly Twitter), and so many other successful endeavors – is working feverishly to help solve one of mankind’s greatest dilemmas through another of his masterminds, SpaceX. The challenge he’s hoping to […]

By |2024-04-10T14:03:31-04:00March 27th, 2024|Featured Article|

MOVING, DEATH, AND DIVORCE – TWO DOWN, ONE TO GO (NOT THAT I’M RUSHING)

This is an op ed piece. In it Whitney discusses the topic of stressful triggers, primarily divorce and moving. She then shares her personal life experiences in dealing with these two stressors. This article is purely based on her experiences and opinions. Although it addresses heavy topics, she tries to bring levity to these […]

By |2024-01-31T14:35:13-05:00January 31st, 2024|Featured Article, Op-Ed|

GIVING THANKS IN A VOLATILE 2023

Editors note: This article is a slight departure from the standard Main Street articles you might be used to. We normally dont talk too much about politics or religion on these pages. However, in conversing with Whitney about an article for this month, thinking about all that is going on in the world, and then […]

By |2023-12-01T19:22:27-05:00October 25th, 2023|Op-Ed|
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