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Opinion | August 4, 2026
Author’s Note: my apologies for not filing a column last week. My Mayoral responsibilities required more of my attention than usual. The United States Senate has taken its first step towards authorizing additional sanctions on Moscow, representing the first significant action taken by that body in support of Ukraine’s continued resistance to Russian imperia
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Press release | August 4, 2026
MARGARETVILLE - The Open Eye Theater presents Summer Shortcuts XVI, running August 20–30, 2026, in Margaretville, NY. Showtimes are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:00 PM and Sundays at 3:00 PM. This popular summer tradition features six fast-paced, 10-minute plays blending comedy, drama, and suspense. Friday performances are Pay-What-You-Will ($25 general a
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News | August 4, 2026
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS — The renowned western swing fiddler Brady Bowen, who is also the head of the Cowtown Society Of Western Music, holds an award show every year to honor some of the western swing music greats. Local radio host Alan Reynolds from WIOX Community Catskills in Roxbury, got a personal request from Brady Bowen to attend this year's show in Wich
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Event | August 4, 2026
FLEISCHMANNS — At 3 PM Sunday August 9th, the ARTS INN on Main Street in Fleischmanns will host a non-profit fundraiser on behalf of the Arts Inn Collective a 501(c) (3) corporation. The Pianist, Vocalist and Composer Lee Glantz will perform music of Burt Bacharach an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist, widely regarded as one of the
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News | August 4, 2026
DELHI — Something’s not right at the West Top town Academy —and it isn’t just the cafeteria food. There’s a super strict headmistress who won’t let the kids have fun. There’s a big exam coming up and the kids must get absolutely perfect marks –or else- and—there’s a mirror which can steal someone’s identity! That’s part of the story of Switch, an original m
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News | August 4, 2026
MARGARETVILLE — For Zena Gurbo, the artist whose one woman show is now on at Art Up in Margaretville, social work and art are forever intertwined. In the past, Gurbo divided her time between taking care of people with disabilities and engaging in her creative practice. In her show Temple of the Forgotten Parts her creative practice takes the lead. In this sh
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Press release | August 4, 2026
WEST KILL — The Spruceton Inn at 2080 Spruceton Road in West Kill a charming "bed & bar" nestled in the Catskill Mountains—is pleased to present Invasive Species 2, a group exhibition in the Barn, the Inn's onsite event space. Bringing together artists working across painting, sculpture, installation, and fiber art, the exhibition explores imagined ecologies
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News | August 4, 2026
Around the Mountain by LJ James
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News | August 4, 2026
Out Lexington Way
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News | August 4, 2026
Traditionally Speaking…by Pat Larsen
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Event | August 4, 2026
MIDDLEBURGH — If the walls of Nourished at Middleburgh could talk, they'd probably still be humming the tunes, reciting the poems, and applauding the performers from Monday night's Open Mic Night. The recently redesigned sanctuary-turned-community space at 281 Main Street was filled as neighbors gathered for an evening celebrating local talent. By the time
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