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HOLIDAY INVITATIONAL EXHIBIT: ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS 2025 LONGYEAR GALLERY, NOV. 21st - JAN. 4th, ARTISTS' RECEPTION: SATURDAY, NOV. 22nd, 3-5 P.M.

By Matthew Avitabile

Bea Ortiz, Tabula Rasa, acrylic on paper Bernard Cohen, Somerset Bellevue Orchard, silver gelatin printCorneel Verlaan, Study 2—Mirror Moth, 2025,  mixed media Ellen Wong, A Gentle Glow, oil on boardJan Sosnowitz, Fly Oil, collageSandra Finkenberg, Rocks in Bedding, oil on canvas MARGARETVILLE — “Holiday Invitational Exhibit: Artists Choose Artists 2025” will open Friday, November 21st at Margaretville’s Longyear Gallery. This is Longyear’s fifteenth invitational show and will fe...

Nov 21, 2025 • 224 views

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A Conversation about …Revelations

By Matthew Avitabile

By Jean ThomasMost of the green screen of foliage has dropped, finishing the summer. (The oaks resist the trend, keeping their leaves as long as they can into the winter weather. They're brown, not green, but they persist.) A colorful show on the trees precedes another floor show in the lawn and the forest floor,. followed by stripping almost all leaves. No longer adorned with decorative features, the naked deciduous trees reveal their structural beauty (or flaws). Dead branches of trees and shr...

Nov 21, 2025 • 201 views

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THE CATSKILL GEOLOGISTS BY PROFESSORS ROBERT AND JOHANNA TITUS - Eroding the Catskill Front

By Matthew Avitabile

If you are like us, then one of your favorite spots to visit is the Mountain House ledge. That’s where the famed Catskill Mountain House Hotel once stood. It stood along the edge of this cliff and towered above the Hudson Valley. Countless people have stood right there and, enthralled, gazed down at the view before them. We have done this, ourselves, many times; we never get tired of being there. But then we look left and right and see something else. Take a good look at our photo. In the fore...

Nov 21, 2025 • 212 views

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Whittling Away with Dick Brooks - Pondering

By Matthew Avitabile

The other day, having stumbled across a small block of free time, I decided to take a break and have a small ponder.  While sitting in my ponder spot and trying to decide upon a topic, my eyes fell upon the bathtub.  The tub is a little hard to ignore since it takes up the most space in my Fortress of Solitude.  “As good a topic as any”, I said to myself since there was no one else present at the time.I haven’t had a bath in over twenty years, I don’t think I even know anyone who’s ...

Nov 21, 2025 • 205 views

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Seasonal Celebrations in Store for One and All

By Matthew Avitabile

Helen TruszkowskiGREENE, DELAWARE, & SCHOHARIE COUNTIES — Can’t wait to deck out your tree with the customary red and green razzle-dazzle, to fill the kitchen with the scent of cinnamon cookies and gingerbread as pine cones and cloves linger in the air?  Then it’s time to hit those local Christmas markets filled with holiday gifts, handmade crafts and delicious festive fare. From adorable outdoor light displays and parades to seasonal cideries and distilleries bringing holiday cheer, the ...

Nov 21, 2025 • 228 views

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Homemade Holidays: Free Holiday Crafting Events at Headwaters Arts Center

By Matthew Avitabile

STAMFORD — Holiday crafting is a great way to celebrate wintertide and contribute to the magic of the festive season. In the Homemade Holidays series, Headwaters Arts Center will provide an opportunity for community members to join in the old tradition of holiday gift making with three free crafting events on Saturday December 6th, Friday December 12th and Saturday December 20th, each from 12–2p at the Headwaters Arts Center: 66 Main Street Stamford.These special crafting events will include...

Nov 21, 2025 • 211 views

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WKC Featuring Canadian, Local Performers Dec. 5

By Matthew Avitabile

EAST MEREDITH — claire rousay, a Canadian-American experimental musician and composer based in Los Angeles is performing at the West Kortright Center on Friday December 5 at 7pm. Local Delhi musician Dani Derks will be the opening performer. claire rousay’s music cascades from a well of documented experience, reflections of the past that compose the present. A prolific multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer, rousay gracefully crafts boundaryless music. From her frequent and acclaimed...

Nov 21, 2025 • 219 views

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Around the Mountain by LJ James -THE GREENE COUNTY WOMEN'S LEAGUE

By Matthew Avitabile

There is a saying "Not all heroes wear capes" most of the time when we think of hero's, the first thing that comes to mind is the Police and Fire Department. But there are many kinds of hero's out there every day, who often go unrecognized and unnoticed. One such group I have come to know in our area is the Greene County Women's League.The Greene County Women's League operates right here in our backyard. I am sure some of you have heard of them, and I am sure many of you have even been to some o...

Nov 21, 2025 • 206 views

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$141 Million County Budget To Remain Under Tax Cap - Public Hearing Nov. 25th, Boukai Questions County Communication, Sheriff's Department Recognized

By Matthew Avitabile

By Mary A. CrisafulliDELHI - After canceling the public hearing to override the state-mandated tax cap, Delaware County Supervisors presented the 2026 tentative budget of $141,582,809, a $11,979,882 increase over the 2025 adopted budget. The proposed tax levy increase is set at approximately 3.5%, which is within the allowable growth, according to Budget Director Arthur Merrill.Merrill commented on the usage of sales tax, as it is a point of contention. He noted that the budget now allocates 25%...

Nov 16, 2025 • 210 views

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1 West End Ave. Stamford

By Matthew Avitabile

By Karen Cuccinello Stamford Library archivist 6-2025I posted a photo of a house taken in 1977 on the Stamford Neighbors Facebook page because I did not know where the house was. Thankfully quite a few people knew exactly where it was and had fond memories of previous owners. West End Ave. was probably a brand new street called Division St. when I believe W.R. Beckley built and lived in the house in 1868.I believe Miles W. (1817-1880) and Mary Stanley sold the property to Wm R. Beckley in Februa...

Nov 16, 2025 • 205 views

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Delhi Budget Under 2% Tax Cap - New Code Officer Hired

By Matthew Avitabile

By Mary A. CrisafulliDELHI - Following a public hearing, the Delhi Town Council adopted the $3,419,416 2026 budget, which includes special districts. The budget is a total tax levy increase of 3.88% which remains under the state-mandated cap. Roughly $2.2 million will be raised by taxes. The budget represents a total increase of $78,099 over the 2025 budget.Salaries are set at $12,300, a $361 increase for the supervisor; $3,050. a $90 increase per councilmember; $42,436, a $1,236 increase for su...

Nov 16, 2025 • 306 views

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Honoring Veterans at Stamford Central

By Matthew Avitabile

By Liz PageSTAMFORD — The senior class at Stamford Central school got out the red,white and blue on Monday to honor local veterans with a special assembly in the school auditorium on the eve of Veteran's Day.Russell Danforth, a Vietnam Veteran, gave kudos to the senior class, which he said did an excellent job on the program this year. More than a dozen veterans turned out as members of the Class of 2026 welcomed them. Emily Eklund put together a special video showing the various war memorial...

Nov 16, 2025 • 306 views