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He carries a pager connected to the Ulster County 911 dispatch, and is, essentially, on call 24-7...

Many TV, online and print media are headlining an expected “new star” that could pop off any time...

It's kinda sweet, kinda reminds me of patchouli, and definitely smells a little bit purple...

Average number of stars visible from Manhattan: 11. From Woodstock: 2,600...

The light in the woods has changed so abruptly...

Life is starting to really flow now, gradually gaining that glacier-like, unstoppable momentum...

I thought 4/20 was a good day to write a cannabis review.

Last Friday evening, May 10, our region (and indeed the entire U.S.) saw the finest display of the Northern Lights...

The entries have been copied from the May issues of the New Paltz Independent...

My father, Jack Meltzer arrived in America in 1899 from Belarus seeking the American Dream...

The Lady has doffed her snowy mantle, exchanging it for her verdant Cloak of Life.

Finally Spring begins to unfold and this moon (interchangeable with ‘month,’ but runs from full moon to full moon) is...

In a world that values youth above life experience and insight, surviving the hardships weathered by age, in the evening...

How does this total solar eclipse compares with others.

The entries have been copied from the April issues of the New Paltz Independent.

The media have generally done a poor job of prepping folks for the great April 8 total solar eclipse.

You are continually met with reminders of  the city’s once-booming brick industry...

In mourning decade after decade on the street, grieving for the dead multitudes who perished from injustices.

A few weeks ago came the puzzling discovery...

The Worm Moon — Finally the increasingly-higher angle of the Sun’s rays will start to have an effect.