On the Hudson: Piermont to Manhattan
Note: This week’s column is the final installment of a series recording my experience as a participant in the Two
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Best-selling nature writer Diane Ackerman at SUNY-Ulster
It wasn’t always so, but in modern times, there has been a tendency to put “good writers” and “good scientists”
Paul Huth is honored by the National Weather Service
It was an auspicious day at the Mohonk Preserve Visitor’s Center this Monday when Paul Huth, the Preserve’s director emeritus
Daylight crazy time
Daylight Savings Time (DST) ends this weekend, in the wee hours of Sunday morning. It’s cool that 2 a.m. Saturday
SkyFest visual art exhibitions open in Poughkeepsie
In case you’ve been snoozing and missed out on its first two iterations, be advised that the Bardavon has been
Common core: The Big Apples of New York
Ever wonder how New York City came to be known as the Big Apple? So did A. L. DuBois, a
Not too many sick Saugertiesians… yet
Once the weather starts getting colder and activities move inside, coughs and sniffles typically begin spreading like wildfire. Kim Keefe,
Poughkeepsie’s Upper Landing Park ready for Walkway elevator
At a recent “soft opening” of Upper Landing Park on Water Street in Poughkeepsie, the Dyson Foundation welcomed members of
Gravity gets some things surprisingly right, others wrong
SPOILER ALERT: Have you seen Gravity? It’s a lot of fun. I don’t enjoy watching cruel behavior, so I appreciated
Director Josh Fox to show Gasland Part II in New Paltz
Gasland, winner of several major film festival awards and a finalist for the Academy Award for Best Documentary, helped trigger