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To the extent you can in the public forum to make sure that they are appropriately addressed and that could be a number of these things. Just to highlight one thing in particular given the nature of how the terrorist threat has evolved, i think it is incumbent upon the federal level to share as much intelligence as we can with state and local Law Enforcement. They do an excellent job at the federal level of detecting investigating and interdicting terrorist threats almost on a weekly if not a da...

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – Bear Task Force member Anula Courtis urged a heightened sense of awareness about bears as they enter the time when they are most likely to be stopping at known food sources and are least willing to be interrupted while doing so. “Last year the (state Department of Environmental Conservation) received at least […]

Nine break-ins in any town are going to cause alarm. When black bears are the culprits, that may be a bit more concerning. However, when your town sports a 'Bear Task Force', you probably have some level of expectation for this type of invasion.

2020: Pandemic, natural disaster and upheaval   December 24, 2020 Megan Whitermore celebrates graduation from the back of a truck on Main Street during Tuesdays parade. The ceremony was altered due to COVID-19 restrictions. As I sat down to write the 2020 Year in Review, I thought: "I dont want to relive this year, nor should anyone else." But tradition dictates an annual recap, which if left unwritten, would end my positive relationship with CVN bookkeeper Jane Pascoe. Plus, the newspaper is ...