WWII Navy vet recalls 46 days lost at sea
Fresh out of high school, Albert Becker left his family to work at a newspaper in Lawton, Oklahoma. He wasn’t
People & Places
The state of farming in the Hudson Valley
I was back in Texas for a funeral. The cemetery is out on what I call “the old home place,”
“Hackerspace” Squidwrench sets up shop in Highland
Studio 81 is a small workshop occupying a space accessible by an alleyway on Vineyard Avenue in downtown Highland. Recently,
Elijah Santner organizes Young Writers’ Program gathering
Elijah Santner, 16, is spearheading a poetry gathering, workshop and open-mic session titled “Bridging the Gap” on Saturday, May 18
Personally speaking – Livia Vanaver
Ever since she and her husband Bill Vanaver and their dance/music troupe the Vanaver Caravan moved from Queens to the
Kyle Shand returns to the area to help his grandfather at Meadow View Farm
Kyle Shand, 26, has returned to his roots, literally and figuratively, as he recently moved back to his grandfather’s circa-1820
A pastor’s double life unearthed
The story of an influential early 19th-century pastor who was born a slave on a large estate in Dutchess County.
Staats Fasoldt’s delightful twist to the brain
Staats Fasoldt’s watercolor paintings of streets and houses, the Gunks, waterfalls, barnyards and other aspects of the local scene are
Bradford Graves Sculpture Park reopens this Saturday
There is no better backdrop for sculpture than the open air, in this writer’s humble opinion – especially when the
Hudson River Maritime Museum opens with two new exhibits
The Hudson River Maritime Museum on the Rondout in Kingston has been “providing the portal to history along the Hudson”