Christy Reinhardt may look like an ordinary mom, but there is nothing ordinary about her.  Aside from her natural vibrancy, easy smile, and willing openness, she is, like any mother, a tigress protecting her cubs; Cross, her older son, and Crew, his younger brother. And, like any mom of growing boys, she cherishes and...
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Good Tidings To You… Never was there ever a more perfect gift shop to grace the main street of any small town or village then Pawling’s very own Good Tidings Gift Shop.  If you haven’t dropped in lately, this is the perfect time of year to do so. For twenty six years, Good Tidings...
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I’ve always admired pioneer women of earlier times.  They had a strength and fortitude that was remarkable.  They raised and fed their families under the harshest conditions;  much like the women of Pawling have been doing this week, when electricity, phone and cable deserted us as over a foot of snow  blanketed our area...
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  Chris Henley, The Sandwich King of Pawling Stroll into Chris’s Deli on Broad Street anytime after opening at 5:00AM, and you will walk into the mystical, magical world of sandwich making. You have only to peruse his illustrated Wall of Wonderful  Wraps,  Heroes  and  Rolls  to imagine the delicious combinations of tasty sandwiches...
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  The New Kid on the Block Walk in the door of the Pawling Trading Company at 27 East Main St. in The Village of Pawling and you will be transported by the rich aroma of coffee beans, surrounded by the deep, warm chocolate color of the walls, and amused by the display of...
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    Last year I wrote about Chris and Steve Martin’s Turtle Sanctuary (see Our Town archives on this web site, or listen for my original “Our Town “ piece on 101.7FM).  Well, this past week, Chris called to invite me back as the children from The Sunshine School came for a visit. Chris...
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The featured artist this month at Gallery on the Green in the Village of Pawling is talented Carol Heft, whose fabulous sketches on display are infused with amazing energy and movement. All composed during her classroom time as examples of gesture drawings for her students at Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, Pennsylvania,...
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Did you know that up the hill on the Trinity-Pawling campus is a beautiful garden full of luscious fresh produce that has been carefully planted and tended by students with interests in sustainable agriculture, organic farming, and land conservation? These same students, are also in the process of building their own green house about...
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