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MARTHA SEZ: Shining like a big white button
April 1, 2011 Usually when the North Country snow mantle begins to recede in early spring my eyes are on the ground. I’m looking for coins dropped and lost during the winter. more »»
ON THE SCENE: Starting a Keene chamber of commerce
April 1, 2011 “I have been criticized for 1.6 million cars that travel through Keene heading to Placid each year,” said Jim McKenna, director of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism. more »»
FROM THE SCHOOL SUPER'S DESK: Schools and communities under pressure
April 1, 2011 It’s budget time and schools and communities are, once again, under tremendous pressure. more »»
AROUND AUSABLE: Fire Dep't Breakfast April 3
April 1, 2011 The Luke Garcia Fundraiser will be held at Riverside Lanes in AuSable Forks on Saturday, March 26. This event begins at 1 p.m. with a 9-pin bowling tournament with shifts following at 4 and 7 p.m. more »»
WORLD FOCUS: Penelope of beads
April 1, 2011 In Homer’s epic poem “Odyssey,” Penelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, kept her suitors at bay during her husband’s 10-year absence after the Trojan War by promising to choose ... more »»
MARTHA SEZ: A cat tale about cougars
April 1, 2011 Most of the time I am preoccupied with the world of people. more »»
OFF THE SCENE: Freedom Sunday
April 1, 2011 Sunday, March 13, was Freedom Sunday, an effort by many faith traditions, and denominations within, to draw attention to slavery, human trafficking and bondag. more »»
AROUND AUSABLE: Rockwell bowls three consecutive 300 games
April 1, 2011 The 17th annual AuSable Forks Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary 9 pin Bowling Tournament Fundraiser was held at Riverside Lanes on March 12. more »»
NEWS FROM W'TON: Citizens of the Year honored
April 1, 2011 Hello everybody, here are some of the things going on in the Wilmington area. more »»
MARTHA SEZ: Winter? Or is it spring?
March 18, 2011 The red-winged blackbirds are back! It’s the earliest, most reliable sign of spring. Despite considerable evidence to the contrary, winter is losing its grip. It cannot last forever. more »»
OFF THE SCENE: Education; time for a change?
March 18, 2011 Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently proposed a cap on public school superintendent salaries, $125,000 for rural districts and $175,000 for the largest districts, with districts being able to opt in or out. more »»
AROUND AUSABLE: Emergency workers did a great job during ice jams
March 18, 2011 Hats off to our Town Highway Departmen, town officials, AuSable Forks Volunteer Fire Department, ambulance service and the numerous volunteers from surrounding departments who assisted those in need... more »»
WORLD FOCUS: The new normalcy
March 18, 2011 How would developments in the 21st century compare with events that have taken place in the 20th century? “I wish I had a crystal ball to answer this question with certainty,” retired... more »»
MARTHA SEZ: Baby Boomers and a flex of the muscles
March 11, 2011 “I wish I could develop upper body strength,” my friend Constance was saying this morning as we walked up the nearly perpendicular street to “The Garden,” actually a parking lot for High Peaks hikers. more »» 
ON THE SCENE: One hundred and going strong in Keene Valley
March 11, 2011 “Stell’ Dich ueber Alles weg, freu’ Dich ueber jeden Dreck.” Put aside what you don’t like, and find happiness in every little thing. These are the words that Marion Biesemeyer lives by. more »»
WORLD FOCUS: Reflections of Prague
March 11, 2011 A reader recently responded to my column on the tragic fate of Rudolf Margolius, the deputy minister of foreign trade of the Czechoslovak Republic. more »»
AROUND AUSABLE: Bowling tourney at Riveside
March 11, 2011 A benefit for Luke Randy Garcia will be held on March 26 at Riverside Lanes in AuSable Forks. The day begins with a 9-pin bowling tournament at 1 p.m., with shifts at 4 and 7p.m. to follow. more »»
NEWS FROM W'TON: Empire State Games’ torch passes through Wilmington
March 11, 2011 Hello everybody, here are some of the things going on in the Wilmington area. If you weren’t at the start of the Wilmington leg of the Empire State Games torch relay on Thursday, Feb. more »»
MARTHA SEZ: Those were the days, my friend
March 3, 2011 Somewhere far away there is a tavern where three cronies sit and shoot the breeze. more »»
ON THE SCENE: Visiting the Essex County Jail
March 3, 2011 Have you ever visited someone in jail? This past Sunday I went over to the Essex County Jail to visit a friend’s son. more »» |
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