Working for the past thirty years to conserve our landscape and environmental quality in Pawling and Dover, the Oblong Land Conservancy (Oblong) has long had a wider mission of public education and engagement. While continuing to serve the traditional functions of holding and managing conservation easements and preserves, Oblong is now undertaking new projects to work with the Town and the Village of Pawling to protect natural resources and reclaim habitat. Together with the

On Saturday, February 3, the Pawling Fire Department (PFD) will present its 21st annual Sportsman’s Night. The yearly event features a cocktail hour and expansive game dinner, as well as raffles and door prizes. Serving as the department’s largest fundraiser, the evening promises numerous culinary delights to benefit a truly worthy cause. The PFD Sportsman’s Night is held annually on the evening before Super Bowl Sunday. Originally conceived as a fundraiser to send members of

Everyone has a story to tell. On Friday, January 12 the Pawling Public Library and the Pawling Central School District hosted the second annual Pawling Human Library. The event saw more than 40 volunteers become human books to share their stories and life experiences with visitors, or readers. Held at Pawling Middle School, the afternoon vent proved to be both entertaining and informative and will hopefully cement the Human Library as an entertaining educational tradition in

A cornerstone of the local business community has found a new home to begin the new year. Freshcuts of Pawling opened its new location at 16 West Main Street on January 2, where owner Sean Hilderbrand seeks to continue his tradition of providing quality barbershop service to the area. Originally located at 23 East Main Street in the Village, Freshcuts opened in 2009. Born and raised in Pawling, Hilderbrand quickly set about establishing the business within the local communit

Given the Artic chills that have kicked off 2018, a question came up about computers in the cold weather. This would include, I guess, all the portable devices we carry around with us: phones, tablets, and laptops. The good news is that, in general, computers and most electronic devices can handle the cold very well. Heat bothers computers much more than does cold. But there can be problems when a device is taken into the cold and then brought back to a warm place. If the dev

Nutrition Advice from your Pawling Hannaford Dietitian No doubt, the weather outside is frightful. If a day indoors has you craving comfort food, then you’re not alone. Whether your perfect winter weather day is spent cooking in the kitchen or stalking the pantry for the latest items you stocked up on, then this time of year presents unique challenges. Since most of us probably fall into both categories, we need ideas for tasty (but healthy) comfort food we can cook and shop

Richard “Magic Dick” Salwitz, the legendary harmonica player for Boston’s legendary J. Geils Band, has recently partnered up with guitar and vocal sensation, Shun Ng, to create one of the most dynamic musical acts to come out of Boston in a long time. The music is soulful blues, rockin’ yet thoughtful and performed by arguably two of the top musicians at their respective instruments. Since 1969, Magic Dick has toured the world playing and blowing away clubs and stadiums with

When it comes to thinking local, Williams practices what she preaches – and sings. It takes guts to perform at an “open mic” night. The prospect of standing in the heat of a glaring spotlight in front of an expectant audience is enough to send most people on a beeline toward the neon exit sign. Add in a handful of nervous butterflies and you have a recipe for potential disaster. Fortunately for her thousands of followers, Dar Williams is not “most people.” Today the acclaimed

If William Shakespeare had to pick a college, chances are that Bard would be at the top of his list. Bard College, located in Annandale-on-Hudson, is well regarded both in the Hudson Valley and across the country for its enriching curriculum and scenic landscape. Students study everything from fine arts to international policy under professors whose names appear regularly on bestseller lists and as newsworthy sources. In the eyes of the local community, Bard is a resource for

The Hudson Valley is a home of artists. For decades, painters, poets, and writers have traversed roads and waterways to glimpse the region’s natural beauty. Hudson River School artist Frederic Edwin Church was among the journeymen who felt the lure of upstate New York. Although he was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and traveled extensively across the globe, he ultimately chose to call Hudson, New York, his homebase. It was in Hudson that he and his wife, Isabel, constructed O

Mean what you say, say what you mean, but don’t say it mean. Holidays bring a frenzy of excitement and visitors, relatives visiting from far away, friends having holiday happenings, towns and community lighting trees and menorah’s, children bustling all around hyped up on all the goodies and treats, and young adults returning home after time away seeking to reconnect with family traditions. After the yuletide fades, and the ball falls on New Year’s Day, the excitement starts

If you’re stuck in a rut, when it comes to cooking for your family (and really, who isn’t?), a cookbook club might be just the ticket to jazz up your repertoire. These days most people don’t want to play the formal hostess like Betty Draper on Mad Men, with her “Trip Around the World” dinner party, staged to impress her husband’s business associates. Potlucks are the thing now; they’re easier and leave the host with more time to chat with the guests. However, like Betty’s men

In a prior column, I mentioned the body as one’s small business and the brain as the CEO. The focus: health and wellness of the body, specifically, how the brain sends physical signals to clue us in when imbalance negatively impacts the immune system. This article explores that idea in more detail – incorporating signals just prior to the physical manifestation of the brain’s communication. Successful interpretation of subtle communication (whispers) prior to overt symptoms (

As we embark upon another year, we have an opportunity to set some intentions – a new beginning to recreate our lives in the areas that feel stuck and not expansive. So we resolve to change those areas, and we proclaim New Year’s Resolutions. It is certainly a worthy project, rooting out the parts of your life that are bogging you down. However most of us end up disappointed in ourselves weeks into the New Year. We were taught that to make changes or get anything done is to p

Pawling was founded by Quakers, and it remains a place where families continue to live in harmony with others to lead productive lives, as these founders would have wished. Pawling has historically been known for being a small town community. The population size is estimated at 8,402 as reported by the U.S census “community survey” for 2016. There is no big hustle or bustle, and it’s just a place where there are two traffic lights and a community where you can raise a family,