
By Buffy Calvert
Little Patricia Jean was a “miracle child” coming as a surprise when her older brothers, Stan and Glen, were already 13 and 14. Her little brother Ron came still later.
By Michael Suchorsky
Springtime in the Catskills is a virtual love fest. Trees are in leaf break, flowers exploding in a multitude of color across the landscape that is alive with song as winter birds and spring arrivals set up their dominions.
The ACS CROP after-school children bake 10 loaves of banana bread every Monday afternoon. On Tuesday mornings they deliver them to the Andes Food Bank across the street to be given to families in need. The ingredients are purchased using a service learning grant from the DCMO BOCES Learn and Serve Program. They require a