On January 20th, the Pawling Discussion Group met for the first time at Mark Klinger’s Pawling Trading Company on Main Street. Facilitated by Dr. Ed Grippe, since its inception in 1999 the Discussion Group has met many times discussion a variety of topics from “What makes a Community?” to “What Is Evil?” The recent...
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  This September ABC launched a new series written by the same crew that dreamed up LOST: Once Upon A Time, a show about fairy tale characters in the real world. There is something peculiar about the cozy, old-fashioned town of Storybrooke, Maine. It’s not the fact that the clock has stopped working, or...
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES AT THE TOWNE CRIER CAFE "Great music & food since 1972!" Towne Crier Cafe 130 Route 22 Pawling, NY 12564 Reservations & Information: 845-855-1300 Website with latest news, additions, changes and all confirmed dates: http://www.townecrier.com/ For interviews and additional information, please contact Phil Ciganer: phil@townecrier.com or 845-877-9463 ABBREVIATED CALENDAR (more info below)...
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As we approach the climatological coldest time of the year, much of local talk centers around the weather. Why, since the Halloween weekend storm, have we only had one measurable snowfall in December for the Pawling area, and none for the NYC area?  Since 1860, weather records for NYC have shown only three Decembers...
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Up until recently, I was beginning to doubt what this year had to offer in terms of movies. Granted, there has been a surprising streak of first-rate commercial releases, but one also looks for movies of substance, and quite frankly, they weren’t coming. Yet it is important to remember that within the span of...
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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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Debt crises held stocks in check in 2011. A tumultuous year for stocks. As 2011 winds up, many investors are more concerned with return of capital than return on capital. That is understandable; Wall Street faced some powerful headwinds this year. With little policy momentum to foster or aid any available economic momentum, U.S....
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It is a new year, and I shamelessly advocate the sharing of time with friends by staring straight forward at a screen. How sick are you of the holiday festivities? Do you desire friends to shut up for a couple hours? Then hear my call! Sherman Library may have the finest local collection of...
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Thunder storms bring the flickering lights of electrical spikes and surges. These are not good for the delicate electronics in computers, TVs, and other modern appliances. Tiny but crucial computer parts can be severely damaged by what seem like little flickers to us. Sometimes they are so short that we won’t notice them at...
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Stone Soup Poster for PPR    
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Happy 2012!   As we put away our wrapping paper and ribbon, recycle gift boxes and reminisce about the past holiday season, we are so thankful for our many blessings.  Twinkling holiday lights still guide the night as we drive on local roads to our destinations …. It is an unusually warm and beautiful winter...
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When it comes to buying cameras, people always think they need to have the most expensive and most updated camera in order to take a decent picture. In the long run, people are not going to be looking at your shinny equipment but the actual product it produces. Today, photographers are exploring a new...
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Do you have a favorite personal interest or family story you wish to share? For example: railroad train commuters writing about their favorite experience (s)  on their way to and/or from work (or to an event);  an individual and/or family experience  going to an event in NYC.  Pawling Public Radio would love to hear...
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In the medical world, there are some illnesses that are so all-encompassing in their development and effects that they become a model for understanding the basic nature of health’s deterioration into illness.  Lupus, more properly called Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, is one such disease.  Mentors in medical schools quip “if you know lupus, you know...
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Presented by the Town Of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition (TOSCAC) at The Studio Around the Corner 67 Main Street, Ste. 101, Brewster, NY   The Studio Around the Corner at the Old Town Hall in Brewster announces three exciting months of Saturday workshops featuring Asian Culture and Arts.  Presenting the programs are Westchester Community...
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Friends- Front Street Gallery was founded in 2010 with four equal partners.  Pretty soon, that number  will be down to just one.  The reasons are mainly financial.  No one really expected to make a lot of  money, but the timing was particularly bad regarding the economy and what people have to spend on art....
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