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NOVEMBER 2020 | MANORINK.ORG

IN THIS ISSUE

ELECTION 2020

Candidates for justice,

state assembly weigh in

PAGES 3, 4, 5

BRANDENBURG BAKERY

Manor’s favorite brunch

venue sold to new owners

PAGE 10

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

Broadacre Farm changes

plan to appease neighbors

PAGE 13

HOMESTEAD Kiyomi Troemner and Thom Blaylock are New York City residents who have decided to build a home in the Town of Liberty.

Building permits in the county are way up due in part to the pandemic and to a sharp rise in real estate value. Amy Hines photo

Making a home in Sullivan

Many NYC transplants decide to build

By Nicole Davis | Manor Ink

Livingston Manor, NY – Thom Blaylock

and Kiyomi Troemner hunkered

down with their two children in smalltown

Livingston Manor from March

through September this year. Fleeing

COVID-19 and their small apartment

in Brooklyn, they moved into a friend’s

home at the end of a sparsely populated

road in Willowemoc.

“This area has a huge sense of spirit and

community,” said Blaylock. “We have decided

to build a home here.”

“It is almost November, and people are

not going home. There have been a lot

of people who have decided to relocate

here,” said Town of Rockland Code Enforcement

Officer Glenn Gabbard. “Every

vacant lot is under consideration.”

There has been a spate of housing starts

this year. Gabbard reported at the Sept. 17

Town Board meeting that as many as 28

building permits had been issued. People,

seeking to escape the threat of the coronavirus

as well as the confines of cramped

city apartments, are moving permanently

to Sullivan County.

A home tailored to needs

The Brooklyn couple has purchased a

six-acre lot on Breezy Hill Road between

Parksville and Livingston Manor. Troemner,

a licensed architect, and Blaylock, a

New York University professor, originally

considered purchasing a modular

home. But they settled on a prefabricated

steel structure that can be erected in fewer

than three days. Known as a Quonset hut,

the shell will be structurally calibrated for

their particular site on Breezy Hill, and

the interior will be designed by Troemner

and outfitted locally. “It would be more

fun for me to design something that is

unique and tailored to us than to purchase

Continued on pg. 7

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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 89

IN THIS ISSUE

LOCAL NEWS

Construction boom in Rockland ......................1, 7

Aileen Gunther interview .............................3

Town of Rockland Justice race .......................4, 5

Coronavirus journal ...............................8, 9

Brandenburg Bakery sold ............................10

Town and school board reports .......................11

FEATURES

CAS family portraits ............................ 14, 15

Now & Then .....................................16

1840s Anti-Rent War ........................... 18, 19

Inkwell of Happiness ........................... 20, 21

Back Page Profile: Nina Burleigh ......................24

OUTDOORS

Time and the Valleys Museum tour ....................22

EXTRAS

Inklings Calendar .................................23

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New staff, new stories

Hello, Inklings! We’re happy to see you back and reading

Manor Ink! We’ve got another nice collection of articles written

by our staff reporters.

For our cover story, new staff reporter Nicole Davis

interviewed a couple who fled from CO-

VID-19 in Brooklyn to Livingston Manor

and talked to Code Officer Glenn Gabbard

about the proliferation of housing starts in

the area. She wrote an excellent piece on

the tight housing market and the current

real estate boom. Not only are more houses

Osei Helper being built, but people seem to be moving

Editor-in-chief to the town as permanent residents.

Associate Editor Demi Budd has contributed interviews

with the candidates in the Town of Rockland Justice race, so

we will all know where they stand prior to Tuesday’s election.

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Fellow Associate Editor

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very interesting historical

write-up about the 1840s

Anti-Rent War, in which a

group of farmers revolted

against the government due

to abusive rent collection

during a time of economic

depression.

On our back page, we feature an interview by new reporter

Winter Sager with bestselling author and journalist

Nina Burleigh. Ms. Burleigh joined us for one of our news

roundtables on Zoom. She shared her insights on writing

and reporting and told us all a bit about her latest book,

MANOR INK STAFF

Osei Helper

Editor-in-Chief

Edward Lundquist,

Demi Budd

Associate Editors

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LMCS School Advisor

David Dann

Art & Photo

Production Editor

Amy Hines

Business Manager, Mentor

Art Steinhauer

Sales Manager, Mentor

Henry Barish

Library Director

The Trump Women: Part of the Deal.

There are more interesting articles in our November

paper, but this is just a snippet of our riveting issue! I would

like to thank all the staff and mentors who worked on their

pieces and got them in. As well as a special thanks to our

Production Editor, David Dann, for extending the deadline

(you’re a lifesaver!). Manor Ink thanks you for your continued

support, and we hope your enjoy the issue!

Kelly Buchta, Robin

Chavez, Diana Fredenburg,

Marge Feuerstein,

Audrey Garro, Taylor

Jaffe, Les Mattis

Mentors

Aaron Adams-Thomas,

Michelle Adams-Thomas,

Nicole Davis, Zachary

FROM THE EDITOR

HALLOWEEN PORTRAITS Comics Day at the Livingston

Manor Free Library on Oct. 10 offered patrons a chance to have

themselves frightfully caricatured by Manor Ink’s own Eddie

Lundquist. Here Eva and Elena Wells display their portraits. Read

more about library doings on pg. 6. Edward Lundquist photo

Dertinger, Hunter Krause,

Luca Larizzati, Michael

McKinley, Nadine

Osborne, Tyler Roberts,

Jenson Skalda

Manor Ink Reporters

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Johansen, Jamie Helper

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ELECTION 2020

MANOR INK | NOV. 2020 |

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POPULAR POL

Former nurse Aileen

Gunther took over

her late husband Jake

Gunther’s seat in

the New York State

Assembly in 2003

and has served the

citizens of the 100th

District ever since.

She will once again

be on Tuesday’s

ballot, running

unopposed.

Manor Ink file photo

Everyone’s favorite candidate, running again

Gunther, unopposed, shares her views with the Ink

By Art Steinhauer | Manor Ink Mentor

Livingston Manor, NY – Democrat Aileen

Gunther is running for re-election as

New York State Assembly Representative

for the 100th District, representing Sullivan

County and parts of Ulster County,

including Middletown. First

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2020

elected in November 2003,

Gunther is once again running

without opposition.

Manor Ink asked Gunther how she managed

to stay apart from the nastiness that

now seems to pervade elections all across

the country? She said that she and her staff

work hard to serve all their constituents.

NY STATE ASSEMBLY 100TH DISTRICT

“We want to be part of the community, so

if someone has a problem with heating or

food or shelter, we are there to help. Or if

a small businessman needs help dealing

with a state agency, we try to assist in any

way.”

Gunther only talks about her accomplishments

and does not attack anyone.

“We should realize that we can have philosophical

or political differences, but it need

not get ugly. There are disagreements in

all families, but we also put those differences

aside.” She added, “I think what

politicians do can be a noble service, and I

hope your generation will never see what

is happening in Washington, DC, and elsewhere

again.”

As for what she hopes to accomplish in

her next term, Gunther said she would like

to put more emphasis on improving public

education by allocating more tax dollars to

schools. “But those funds should not come

from more local taxes on homeowners,”

she said.

Improvements would include better

broadband access and computer equipment

for students who need those resources.

Gunther said that public transportation

is also important, citing the bus service

Sullivan County has started as important

to many people. She would also like to see

“better and more fair access to healthcare

for all.”

‘We should realize that we can have

philosophical or political differences,

but it need not get ugly.’

Aileen Gunther

Assemblywoman, 100th District

Representative Gunther thanked the

Ink’s student reporters for being interested

in government and “keeping everyone informed.”

She extended an open invitation

to visit Albany when it’s safe to do so to see

the legislature at work. Gunther knows she

could help, and she would like her constituents

to help, too.

Reporters Michelle Adams-Thomas and Zach

Dertinger helped with this story.

4 | NOV. 2020 | MANOR INK ELECTION 2020

On your ballot

Here is the list of candidates on your

Town of Rockland ballot for Tuesday’s

election, from President of the United

States on down to the county level.

National

PRESIDENT

n Donald J. Trump, Republican

(Incumbent)

n Joseph R. Biden, Democrat

n Howie Hawkins, Green

n Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian

n Brock Pierce, Independent

VICE PRESIDENT

n Mike Pence, Republican

(Incumbent)

n Kamala Harris, Democrat

n Angela Walker, Green

n Spike Cohen, Libertarian

n Karla Ballard, Independent

19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

n Antonio Delgado, Democrat

(Incumbent)

n Kyle Van De Water, Republican

n Steven Greenfield, Green

n Victoria Alexander, Libertarian

State

NY SENATE, 42ND DISTRICT

n Jen Metzger, Democrat

(Incumbent)

n Mike Martucci, Republican

NY ASSEMBLY, 100TH DISTRICT

n Aileen Gunther, Democrat (Incumbent,

unopposed)

County

SULLIVAN COUNTY CORONER

n B. Elton Harris, Democrat

n Michael J. Speer, Republican

n Albee E. Bockman, Republican

SULLIVAN COUNTY COURT JUDGE

n E. Danielle Jose-Decker, Republican

(unopposed)

TOWN OF ROCKLAND JUSTICE

n Richard E. Dame, Conservative

(Incumbent)

n Scott Steingart, Republican

n Karrie A. Jara, Democrat

What qualities make

for the best justice?

Dame, Steingart and Jara plead their case

By Demi Budd | Manor Ink

Livingston Manor, NY – This year’s

race for the position of justice in the Town

of Rockland Court is between three candidates:

longtime Judge Richard Dame; Scott

Steingart, with 34 years of experience in

law enforcement; and Karrie Jara, currently

a registered nurse.

All three candidates have been through

extensive preparation to become a justice,

and it is not easy

work.

“You have to get

your name on the

ballot. You have

to be elected, of

course. And you

have to take a number

of courses to

become proficient

to take the bench,”

Dame explained.

“You have to take

continuing education

to remain on

the bench – keep

up on it every year

because you need

to get a number of

credits to stay certified.”

“To become a

justice, you would

contact the Board

of Elections, then

the chairman of a political party to be endorsed

by that party,”said Jara.

Each candidate has a specific reason for

putting in all of this work, though, and

each has unique reasons as to why they are

running for election, or, in Dame’s case, reelection.

“I always wanted to give back to the

community by becoming a justice. With my

experience in law enforcement, I’ve seen

courts that do and don’t run efficiently, and

I want to bring my knowledge to my local

court and give back,” said Steingart.

Dame spoke of his tenure on the bench.

“I’ve got a lot of experience. I’ve been a

judge for the last eight years. With all of

TOWN OF ROCKLAND JUSTICE

the changes, I think it’s beneficial to have

someone who has been involved from the

beginning.”

“All my life, I have strived to help people

as best I can,” said Jara. “Now that my lifestyle

and obligations have changed, I do

not know a better opportunity for me to be

able to continue toward my goal of becoming

Town of Rockland Justice.”

‘It’s not always punishment.

It’s to get people’s

problems straightened.’

Judge Richard Dame

Conservative (Incumbent)

‘You want to be able to get

people through the court

system as swiftly as possible.’

Scott Steingart

Republican

‘I have learned how to treat

everyone with respect,

honesty and fairness.’

Karrie A. Jara

Democrat

With all of these

differing and respectable

motivations

and drives to

become the Town

of Rockland’s

justice, each candidate

has something

that sets

them apart from

the others. Whether

it be experience,

attitude or even

location, these

factors are what

they believe make

them the best candidate.

Jara claims it is

her background

as a nurse that sets

her apart from the

other candidates.

“I have an excellent

background

through my present job as a New York

State registered nurse,” she said. “I have

learned to care for people in all ways and

situations, especially treating them fairly,

honestly and with respect. I have won numerous

awards for my community services

and dedication.”

Dame believes his values and his strong

ties to the community distinguish him from

his competitors.

“I have a conservative attitude. I have

conservative values. I have strong ties to the

community – I’ve lived here for the last 62

years and have been a member of the Livingston

Manor Fire Department.”

On the other hand, Steingart believes his

SIGNS OF THE TIMES In advance of the Nov. 3 elec-

experience in various fields of law enforcement

separates him from the pack.

“I was a police officer in Fallsburg for a

few years and an Environmental Conservation

officer in New York,” he said. “I know

a lot about environmental protection. Most

other Judges don’t really know this. They

need to rely on others to get information.”

All of the candidates agree on one thing

though: It takes a certain type of person to

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VOTER INFORMATION

POLLS ARE OPEN from 6 a.m. to

9 p.m. Polling locations were mailed

by the county to all Rockland voters,

and they must vote at the designated

polling location. All locations are

handicapped-accessible. Please note

that polling places are subject to

change. Voters should visit sullivanny.us/Departments/Elections/PollingPlaces

before Tuesday to confirm

polling place locations.

ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?

Voters who are unsure whether their

registration is current can check it at

voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.

ROCKLAND POLLING PLACES

n Rockland 1 and 6

Rockland Town Hall

95 Main St.

Livingston Manor

n Rockland 2 and 5

Livingston Manor Firehouse

93 Main St.

Livingston Manor

n Rockland 3 and 4

Roscoe Community Center

1968 Old State Rte. 17

Roscoe

Marge Feuerstein photo

tion, campaign workers have placed posters at nearly every intersection and crossroads, including for the three candidates profiled here. Manor Ink photo

be a justice.

“You have to have a special temperament

– fair and impartial. You need to have some

sympathy and nice feelings about some

of the people you deal with,” said Judge

Dame. “It’s interesting, the ability to help

some people sometimes; it’s not always

punishment. It’s to get people’s problems

straightened.”

To Steingart, fairness balanced with firmness

makes an efficient justice.

“You want to be firm but fair. You want

to be able to get people through the court

system as swiftly as possible,” he said.

Jara believes that, similar to the others, a

justice must be someone who can treat others

with impartiality.

“I have learned how to treat everyone

with respect, honesty and fairness. I have

the experience and knowledge to work out

problems and difficulties with the public

so that all are satisfied with the best resolution.

These are qualifications a justice needs

to possess to perform his or her duties.”

All three candidates feel that an informed

voting public is important in selecting the

Town’s justice, and they urged all of Rockland’s

citizens to got to the polls this Tuesday

to vote. They also stressed that everyone

should cast their ballot safely.

HEAVY TURNOUT Early voters wait in

line at the Government Center a week

before the election. Amy Hines photo

6 | NOV. 2020 | MANOR INK LMFL NEWS

Grateful for libraries and their patrons

What are you thankful for? I’m thankful

for libraries.

This past year gave me a chance to pause

and reflect on everything

we take for granted. Our

routines were forced to

change, as were all our

basic daily interactions.

Hopefully, you do not

take your little library for

Henry Barish granted!

It was strange when everything closed

down in the spring, but we at the library

were more than happy to be here to assist

you with any questions you may have had

with your account or with library items.

We suggested you use our online resources,

many of which were suddenly available

LIBRARY

NOTES

for free to the public, though

they would normally have

had a fee attached to them.

We do still have all of our

online resources and ebooks. Recently the

ebook collection has grown with the addition

of new picture books!

We were very happy to offer curbside

pick up in June, and we want to also

reiterate that if you are uncomfortable

coming into the library, we are still offering

curbside pick up. We were also happy

to see you return to the building as fall

approached, and we have new resources

including Bethel Woods Museum Family

Passes.

While we do not know yet, this coming

winter may be a difficult one, but we

will continue to offer the services. We are

very grateful for the community we have

and for your patience, and hope you and

USEFUL LMFL SERVICES

n Printing, copying and faxing

n Curbside pick-up; call 439-5440 or

email livcirc@rcls.org

n Interlibrary loans (restricted to Sullivan

County libraries)

n Book Club on Zoom, email livcirc@

rcls.org to register and join

your family stay healthy as the winter and

holidays approach.

Henry Barish is director of the Livingston

Manor Free Library. For more information,

visit livingstonmanorlibrary.org.

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Remembering Bud Wertheim (and the Giant Trout)

LIBRARY BOOK CLUB REVIEW

Euphoria

By Lily King

IT IS THE early 1930s and

the study of the natives

of the South Pacific

is in its infancy. Three

young anthropologists

are in Papua, New Guinea. Nell Stone,

a young and ambitious American, is

already famous, due to her recently

published work on the sexual practices

of tribal adolescents. Nell’s husband

Fen, an intelligent, aggressive and most

likely abusive Australian, is jealous of

her celebrity. Andrew Bankson, a well

established Englishman who has been in

Papua for some time, is bored, frustrated

and suicidal.

The use of historical figures and

situations as the launching pad for

imagined narratives is nothing new. The

characters in Euphoria are loosely based

on three real anthropologists of that

era: the diminutive American Margaret

Meade and the men who in real life

became her second and third husbands.

The tribes described in the novel are,

conversely, all fictional.

Filthy, dispirited and sick with malaria,

Nell and Fen stagger into a drunken local

government Christmas party on their

way back to Australia. Their encounter

with Andrew, depressed, dispirited and

hungry for companionship, changes all

their lives. Brought seven hours up the

Sepik river by Andrew in his motorized

canoe, the couple begin their encounter

with the peaceful and artistic Tam

people, the polar opposites of the warlike

Mumbanyo tribe Nell was relieved

to leave.

Though Euphoria is a work of fiction,

it has a lot of factual information about

the lives of many of New Guinea’s

natives. We also are shown three very

different approaches to the study of humans.

Though about three anthropologists,

Euphoria is at its core the story of

jealousy and sexual attraction that ebbs

and flows and ends badly.

When it was published, King’s novel

was selected as one of The New York

Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of

2014. Many readers found it compelling

and said they couldn’t put it down.

For some reason, I did not feel that

way. Since it is a fairly short book, I’m

tempted to read it again. Perhaps what

is happening around us, a pandemic

and a crucial election distracted me and

I couldn’t give it the attention it deserved.

If I do reread it and change my

mind, I will let you know. I can say that

if movies can ever be made again, its

plot would make an interesting film.

Marge Feuerstein

If you are interested in joining the

LMFL Book Club, contact the library at

439-5440 for more information.

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BUILD INSTEAD OF BUY With houses in short supply, homes are going up in the Livingston Manor area. They include several at Elko Lake and

two on Goff Road in DeBruce – one nearly completed, above, and another whose foundation is currently under construction, below. Manor Ink photos

Market-driven building boom

Continued from pg. 1

something that was already built,” Troemner

explained. “We are currently planning

on having everything, starting with permits

in place, by March.”

The enthusiastic couple have two little

girls who love to explore and play outside.

Since closing on the land purchase in early

September, they have thoroughly enjoyed

quality time spent with their daughters up

on their parcel. “Just today we spent about

five hours up on the land, and I was using a

60-year-old Swedish scythe,” said Blaylock.

IMPROVEMENTS Many current residents are

renovating with an expectation to sell, says

Code Officer Glenn Gabbard. Amy Hines photo

“I cleared between a quarter and a half of

an acre. I love it – and it is excellent exercise

and better than a weed wacker.”

‘Jammed with people’

“The increase in the number of residents

is partially due to the gorgeous terrain, our

unique downtown retail, social media and

the popularity of the distilleries in the area,”

said Code Officer Gabbard. “The pandemic

is an additional reason why people are

buying land here.” He added, “Livingston

Manor is jammed with people and activity

on weekends. Parking is hard to come by.”

Within the first week of October, 14 more

people obtained permits for new home construction,

renovations or additions, with an

estimated cumulative value of $2.8 million.

“The most popular property is lakefront

property which is being renovated from

seasonal to year-round,” Gabbard noted.

“Many current residents are renovating

their properties to add more value to the

land, and they plan to sell while the market

is on the rise.”

Housing starts are a large part of the

boom. “We are seeing new home construction

ranging from tiny houses, consisting of

400 sq. ft., to large $1 million homes all over

the region,” said Gabbard. Assessor Cynthia

Theodore said she has issued ten permits

for new home construction in Livingston

Manor alone since January. Gabbard

explained that new homes must meet exacting,

high standards for energy efficiency

and, on average, take eight to 16 months to

construct.

A less stressful place

Since early October, Blaylock and Troemner

have spent part of each week back in

Brooklyn. Their children attend school in

person part-time, and Blaylock’s teaching

position also requires some in-person time.

Their new home should be completed by

wikimedia photo

WHAT IS A QUONSET HUT?

Lightweight prefabricated structures

of corrugated galvanized steel,

Quonset huts have a semi-cylindrical

cross-section. The name comes from

the site of their first manufacture

at Quonset Point at the Davisville

Naval Construction Battalion Center

in Davisville, Rhode Island. The US

military frequently uses them due to

their low cost and ease of moving.

The Blaylock-Troemner home will be

attached to a cement slab supporting

raised flooring with thermal heating

on the first of two stories.

next fall and they don’t yet know if they

will move here permanently. “The city can,

at times, be stressful and a difficult place to

raise a family,” Blaylock confessed. Both he

and Troemner grew up in rural areas that

felt much safer compared to life in New

York City.

The couple expects their humorous attitude

and uplifting spirit will fit well with

their Livingston Manor neighbors. The

area’s thriving and unique community has

experienced a boom, one that is likely to

grow as long as the coronavirus pandemic

continues to have an impact on New York

City and the other urban and suburban regions

to the south.

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COVID-19 CASES

Sullivan County residents with COVID-19 over the past four months, as compared to

those who are currently in isolation. No one was hospitalized as of Oct. 21. sullivanny.us

300

250

200

Total confirmed (as of Oct. 21): 1,648 Quarantined or in isolation: 243

Total tested: 35,040 Total deaths: 51

Virtual or vital, school just

Edited by Osei Helper | Manor Ink

Livingston Manor, NY – It’s been about two months, two whole months since Livingston

Manor Central School reopened. In the June edition of Manor Ink, we asked the

paper’s student staff to write about their experiences after the school had closed down

in April due to the coronavirus. Now that classes have resumed, we asked our staff to

contribute additional journal entries. Hybrid or fully remote, our student journalists have

some thoughts about this new unique schooling experience.

150

100

50

0

In quarantine

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER

WHERE TO FIND TESTING

LOCAL TESTING for COVID-19 is now

available in Sullivan County. Here are the

health-care providers currently offering

the service.

n Crystal Run Healthcare

61 Emerald Place, Rock Hill

Open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

643-3909

Morning testing only. Also offering

antibody testing. Please discuss testing

options with your physician, and then

call for an appointment.

Active cases

n Middletown Medical

653 Harris Rd., Ferndale

Open Tuesdays, Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

292-2283 or 292-1200

Patients must have a tele-med visit or

office visit prior to being sent to the

drive-through testing area.

n Sun River (Hudson River) Health

19 & 23 Lakewood Ave., Monticello

Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

794-2010

Call to be assessed via a tele-med visit.

Assessments in mornings, testing in

afternoons. Antibody testing available.

n Friday, September 18

Luca Larizzati, Reporter: I’m going to

school as a hybrid student. It’s not really

any different now. People just have

to wear masks and classes are much

smaller. I guess I’ve just adapted to living

with a deadly plague.

Nadine Osborne, Reporter: I’m going

to a school in Brooklyn that is going to

COVID-19

JOURNAL

be operating fully remotely

until mid-October. It’s a

surreal experience sitting in

front of a screen for 7-plus

hours per day and calling that “school,”

because it’s so drastically different than

anything I’ve experienced previously.

I seriously feel for the young kids who

are just starting out; this hectic time is

their entire introduction to education.

Emily Ball, Reporter: Instead of going

back to school in person, I’ve been

attending classes completely online.

Personally, I find it enjoyable to be put

on a schedule again and have a list of

priorities. Attending school online also

gives me more freedom to give attention

to new hobbies that I have picked

up these past few months.

n Saturday, September 19

Osei Helper, Editor-in-Chief: The return

to school completely online has been

quite the experience. These video calls,

with the teachers at odd angles and

students with parents screaming in

the background, have truly been the

highlight of remote schooling. I’ll have

to adjust my scheduling a bit to address

the extra workload, but I actually quite

like online schooling. Hip, hip, hooray.

Demi Budd, Associate Editor: I’m another

one of the students who has gone

to school remotely. Not being in the

“normal” school atmosphere is definitely

odd. This is just another change I’ll adapt

to sooner or later. Remote schooling

overall isn’t bad, either, but I do miss

seeing my friends and teachers. I’m

looking forward to seeing how going to

class every day goes, though, and I plan

on trying to make the most of it! (And on

the bright side, I can wake up later.)

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isn’t the same

n Monday, September 21

Michelle Adams-Thomas, Reporter: I have

been doing school completely remotely. I

like being at home. It is more comfortable

and the environment is more suitable. My

homework is done in two hours, and then I

am free to do other things. I am very happy

with being home and I know I am safe.

However, it gets boring here sometimes.

n Friday, October 16

Nadine Osborne, Reporter: I’m currently

attending my first day of in-person school.

Well, “in-person” is a relative term. We’re

all wearing masks and sitting six feet apart

from each other, and we’re not permitted

to leave our classrooms for lunch unless

we have written permission from our

parents. It’s still pretty difficult to pay

attention, and there is a sense of palpable

discomfort emanating from everyone in

the room. Y’know, maybe “school” is the

relative term here instead.

n Saturday, October 17

Michelle Adams-Thomas, Reporter: School

seems to be the same, nothing much has

changed. I seem to be getting used to being

at home, which I think is bad because

in a couple weeks, I will be going back to

school for the first time this year.

n Sunday, October 18

Tyler Roberts, Reporter: During these last

seven months I experienced a time to focus

on myself and mental well being. This has

brought me to a place where I can harness

my anxiety and learn the skills to help

me do so. I have also developed a love for

photography and writing. Although I am

sick of the quarantine, I also feel grateful

for the time that I had to focus on my family

and explore my musical ability.

Demi Budd, Associate Editor: Now that I’ve

officially been doing remote schooling for a

month, I can safely say the experience isn’t

as terrible as I’d anticipated it would be. The

first few weeks were definitely rough, but

now it’s a bit easier since I’ve gotten used to

the transition. I like the independence and

freedom I’m given in terms of when I can

do my work, and now I have the time to

focus on other things as well.

n Tuesday, October 20

Zachary Dertinger, Reporter: The coronavirus

hit in March and for the last seven

months I’ve been so stressed out, I didn’t

even want to talk about it to anyone. I

tried to project positivity around people,

but in my heart I was sad, stressed and

partly depressed. But I wasn’t going to

let anyone see me full of sadness, so from

March until June, I tried to play video

games after my homework was done. But

my positivity starting to weaken in April.

I finally let my sadness show and started

talking to people after school. Fortunately,

I was still able to run and have fun with

my family. But this year, for me, has been

the worst year of my life, and I hope this

coronavirus ends soon.

Winter Sager, Reporter: For school this

year, I chose to stay fully remote, as I was

scared to return. The virus has caused a

lot in my life to change. Having more time

and a more free schedule has allowed me

to join and engage in more things like

Manor Ink and to have more time to talk

to my friends. The virus has been hard on

me and on my family’s mental health, but

it has also allowed us to find new ways

to cope – in my case, it has enabled me to

slow down from the world.

HITTING

THE BOOKS

LMCS student and

Ink editor Osei

Helper studies

while attending

school remotely

at home – in his

bathrobe!

Osei Helper photo

n Wednesday, October 21

Nicole Davis, Reporter: I have been

attending school in-person for about a

month now, and it has been pretty decent. I

definitely feel safe with all the precautions

the school has taken, but it has been tough

coping with all of the changes. I have appreciated

the valid requirement of mask wearing,

but I have been looking forward to my

senior year for years, and it has been very

different from what I expected. The workload

this year has been a little extreme, but

it’s alright because there are no more afterschool

activities, so I have had more time to

pick up other hobbies to occupy myself. I

do miss playing sports with my friends, especially

since it will be my last year in high

school, but it makes sense to cancel athletics.

Senior year has been tolerable in-person,

but I really hope the pandemic ends soon so

life can go back to normal.

n Thursday, October 22

Osei Helper, Editor-n-Chief: I feel like I’ve

adjusted to the scheduling. I’ve been getting

more work in on time, but procrastination

still seems to plague me. I do enjoy

having more time to do other things, since

I’m not always in class. I’ve been told that

the increased responsibility is good for

preparing me for college. I really have to

nail down the discipline to work when I

need to and not work before (or sometimes

during) class. I plan on eliminating the

issue of procrastination soon – once I get

around to it!

NEWS


THE NEW SCHOOL DAY

THIS YEAR HAS really been different.

LMCS is not the same. Some kids are

at school and some are at home. I am

one of the few that is all remote. I like

being at home, but that comes with

difficulties. Sometimes I have to teach

myself the lessons; that has been

hard. Also, I have to try to maintain

calm, even when I have to deal with

my family all day long. I know I am

not the only one dealing with this.

Each day, I have my own schedule

that I follow. It makes all the chaos

easier to handle. First, I get up around

7:30 a.m., so that I can brush my

teeth, wash my face and change into

appropriate clothing. School starts at

8 a.m., so when I am done with all

the other things I have to do, I start

my homework. I work until 9 a.m.,

then I take a short break to eat breakfast.

Once I finish eating, I do any

other work I have. I usually finish my

work around noon, and that is how

my school day goes.

Even though being at home causes

some difficulties, there are some

good things to it. The good thing is

that you can stay in bed all day while

doing your work. I get my work done

early, and I can have my music on

while I do it. I honestly like being at

home, but I also like being at school –

for me, either way is fine.

Aaron Adams-Thomas

AT HOME The author tackles some

homework. Michelle Adams-Thomas photo

9


Turnover at Brandenburg

Manor’s popular bakery sold to new owners


Livingston Manor, NY – Brandenburg

Bakery, the beloved local establishment,

closed Sunday, Oct. 18, pending the sale of

the premises to new owners.

Throngs were seen lined up that weekend

to stock up on favorite baked goods. One

hungry shopper, Les Mattis of Beaverkill,

was spotted trying to balance four blueberry

cheesecakes and other items as he left

the store. Sarah and Errol Flynn, Brandenburg’s

owners, plan to relocate their family

to Germany, where Sarah is from and did

her training.

The shop’s new proprietors, Lily Price

and Erin Ellis, have big plans. They had

already leased and are building out space

at 67 Main Street with plans to open up

a restaurant. Ellis is a trained Michelingrade

chef, and both partners have worked

around the world in the hospitality and restaurant

business. They moved to Loch Sheldrake

about three years ago, having bought

a bungalow “fixer upper” as a weekend

getaway from their home in New York City.

However, as Price explained, “We loved the

area too much to leave.”

Their dream to open a business in the area

started to take shape a year ago when they

leased the corner space in the former A&P

Lily Price, left, and Erin Ellis

Supermarket

on Main Street

(across from the

bakery), hoping

to open a French

bistro. The pandemic,

however,

delayed work

on the site and

postponed their

expected opening. Price said they never intended

to own a bakery, or two businesses,

but “when Brandenburg came up for sale, it

was too good to pass up.”

Price said the business at 67 Main Street

will be called “Walk In.” Original plans

for a French bistro have been scaled back

for now due to the virus, and they intend

to open soon as a “grab-and-go,” offering

soups, salads, sandwiches and baked goods

until indoor dining is feasible.

Plans for the bakery are still being developed.

Price expects they will open during

the winter. “We want to be able to get our

feet on the ground before the spring and

summer season,” she said. Price added that

she and Erin are delighted to be joining the

Livingston Manor community. “We look

forward to continuing the warm welcoming

atmosphere that Sarah and Errol have

provided.”

LAST CHANCE

Customers line up

outside the Brandenburg

Bakery on Main

Street in Livingston

Manor on Sunday,

Oct. 18. They were

waiting for a final

opportunity to purchase

baked goods

before the popular

shop closed for good.

The bakery has been

sold to Erin Ellis and

Lily Price.

Art Steinhauer

photos

To Sarah & Errol Flynn

We thank you for your support of Manor Ink.

You have made our community a better place.

We will miss the Bakery, but more so you,

your family and staff. We wish you all the best.

Sincerely, the Mentors & Staff of Manor Ink

Livingston Manor’s hometown paper is

now also available online at NewsAtomic:

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TOWN & SCHOOL BOARD UPDATES

MANOR INK | NOV. 2020 | 11

Tweedy Construction hired to remove 60 Main St.

By Marge Feuerstein | Manor Ink Mentor

TOWN BOARD MEETING OF OCT. 1

Minutes: The minutes of the previous

meeting were unanimously approved.

Correspondence: Sullivan County Tax

Foreclosure Auction will be held online on

Oct. 20 and 21, and includes three parcels

in the Town of Rockland. The moratorium

on evictions will be extended to Jan. 1, 2021.

The town’s contribution to Sullivan County

Risk Management will be $78,043 for 2021.

Old Business

Paving at the Roscoe Sewer Treatment

Plant is now complete, though additional

corrections for the project are needed. Its

total cost was $2,389,500. This will add an

additional $1.90 per $1,000, plus the ad

valorem charge of 87 cents per $1,000, for

a total of $2.77 per $1,000. By comparison,

the Manor treatment plant has a total of

$3.48 per $1,000. A joint fuel bid will be

filed with the Town of Liberty.

Local Law #1 was filed with the state on

Sept. 11.

The town is still waiting to hear from its

engineers about the condemned building

at 60 Main Street. An air monitor is

required during the demolition and must

be operated by a company other than the

contractor. Supervisor Rob Eggleton is

obtaining pricing from two recommended

air monitoring companies, Delta Engineering

and Spectrum Environmental.

New Business

Resolutions Required: The following


SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF OCT. 21

Superintendent’s Update

School Board Recognition: Oct. 19-23 is

School Board Recognition Week, a time to

promote awareness of the important work

performed by school board members.

Members of the LMCS Student Council,

Emma Carlson and Samantha Severing,

accompanied by Student Council Advisor,

Debra Davis, thanked the board members

for their dedication.

COVID-19 Updates: The recent positive

coronavirus test of a district student

prompted a “COVID Non-Exposure

Notice” from Supt. John Evans which

VARIANCE GIVEN The town issued a special

permit to the Catskill Brewery during a hearing

on Oct. 14, allowing its food truck to serve

food with alcohol. thecatskillfoodtruck.com photo

resolutions were passed by the board.

n Purchase the land lot, section 47-3-2.4,

1.42 acres, behind the public parking lot

along the Willowemac near Main Street,

for $10,000 for town purposes. The parcel

is assessed at $17,500.

n Purchase a new dump truck from Robert

Green Trucks for the Livingston Manor

Sewer District, per state bid, for $51,231.70

Supervisor Eggleton asked the board

to table the posting of elected officials’

salaries until the next meeting. He also

asked the board to review the tentative

2021 budget, with a proposed 1.27-percent

increase, in preparation for the budget

hearing on Oct. 6.

Department Heads: Ted Hartling,

Highway Superintendent: An emergency

DEC permit was received for a landslide

reassured the community that, due to the

timing of the onset of symptoms, there

would be no requirement for contact tracing

and no additional action necessary

at the time. However, there were mixed

responses from the community and on

social media. Evans added that he and the

administration would continue to adhere

to guidelines, taking all measures to keep

the building safe and quickly communicate

as much as possible with the community.

School Merger: Several parents and

community members from the Roscoe

and Manor school districts have expressed

interest in the progress of possible merger

studies. Evans explained that such studies

are funded out of pocket or through

into the Willowemac. The riverbank has

been stabilized and will be repaired in the

spring. Adam Kirchner has been hired as

the new HMEO.

Approval of Bills: The bills on Abstract

#19 were approved.

Details of all dollar amounts can be

found at townofrocklandny.com under

the minutes of Oct. 1.

TOWN BOARD MEETING OF OCT. 15

Minutes: The minutes of the previous

meeting were unanimously accepted.

A representative of Astral Power, Inc.,

a solar energy provider, described its

services to the board. The town agreed to

review how much residents could save on

energy costs by using the company.

Correspondence: A Public Health

Advisory was received about a COVID-19

exposure at the hamlet’s Dollar General.

Old Business

The use of the dumpster near Chinatown

Kitchen during peak garbage times is

recommended. The bus garage and soccer

field in Roscoe are being considered as the

hamlet’s possible alternate helicopter landing

site. A contractor has been selected for

the demolition of 60 Main Street, with the

cost not to exceed $60,000.

Resolution Required: The following

resolutions were required and passed by

the Board.

n Tweedy Construction will be hired for

the demolition of 60 Main Street.

n Delta Engineering will be hired for

air monitoring with a cost not to exceed

LMCS COVID-19 case deemed non-threatening

$2,500. Brian Brustman of Cornell Cooperative

will assist in getting emergency

stream permit through DEC.

New Business

Food Trucks: A Zoning Board of Appeals

hearing was held regarding the

Catskill Brewery truck on Oct. 14. Due to

COVID-19, a conditional-use variance was

given to provide food with alcohol service.

A committee on food trucks that are currently

in violation of the code standards

will be created, and a letter along with a

public notice will be sent out. Gabbard

stated that the town will not be accepting

any special-use applications or variances

without the required filing fee.

Resolution Required: The following

resolutions were passed by the board.

n A public hearing for the 2021 budget is

set for Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. The proposed budget

will show an increase of 1.45 percent,

due to an additional $2,000 for garbage collection

and $3,000 for insurance.

n Accept the budget modifications for

the water and sewer districts of both the

Manor and Roscoe.

Department Heads: Ted Hartling,

Highway Superintendent: Trucks are being

readied for winter. Glenn Gabbard, Code

Enforcement: A complaint about a camper

in Parksville was received.

Approval of Bills: The bills on abstract

#20 were approved.

Details of all dollar amounts can be

found on the town website at townofrocklandny.com

under the minutes of

Oct. 15.

COVID INFO SESSION

At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4,

Sullivan County Public Health Services

and Sullivan BOCES will host a virtual

forum on Zoom for students, parents,

board members and school district

staff to answer commonly asked CO-

VID-19 related questions. For details,

visit sullivanny.us/news/get-yourcovid-19-questions-answered.

grants, and due to the pandemic, no grants

are available. The matter of the merger will

thus be delayed until funding once more

becomes available.

Action Items: The following items were

voted on and unanimously passed.

n Minutes of the previous meeting; treasurer’s

reports; revenue status; and budget

appropriation reports.

n Warrant #A-2 in the amount of

$321,129.27; CSE-CPSE and Section 504

recommendations.

n Acceptance of a $50 gift card from the

SCVFA to the Elementary Art Dept.

n Authorization to dispose or recycle an

array of technology equipment.

n A School District Intervention Specialist

will be employed by Roscoe and shared

with LMCS.

The Consent Agenda was approved as

presented. All dollar amounts and all the

action items and the consent agenda can be

found at lmcs.k12.ny.us under minutes of

Oct. 21.


WSS couple to open

shop on Pearl Street


Livingston Manor, NY – Hannah and JD Dilworth have

purchased the building at 8 Pearl Street, the former home of

Mountain Bear Crafts, the Town Crier newspaper and other

businesses. The couple currently own Concrete & Water, a

clothing and home furnishings store in Brooklyn that they

plan to close and reopen in the Manor building.

The Dilworths have had a weekend home in White Sulphur

Springs for a few years. Like many others, they came

upstate when the pandemic hit New York City “with only

a few days of clothes.” “As events escalated, we went from,

‘We’ll try this out,’ to looking to relocate,” said JD. “When

the opportunity came up to buy the Pearl Street building, we

decided to speed things up and go for it.” Hannah stressed

how impressed they were with the vibrancy of the Manor

and its many businesses.

They have operated the store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

since 2014, but it will close at the end of the year. The couple

will spend the next few months developing the new space

and expect to open in April or May of next year. For information

about Concrete & Water, visit concreteandwater.com.

NEW OWNERS JD and Hannah Dilworth have purchased the

former Mountain Bear Crafts building on Pearl Street. They plan

to relocate their home goods store there. Provided photo

County shopping bus routes for seniors are running once again

Monticello, NY – The Sullivan County Office for the

Aging has announced that modified shopping buses have

resumed round-trip transportation from seniors’ homes to

Monticello shopping sites.

Shopping runs will start at 7:30 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. Riders

will get an hour and a half to do their shopping, and

buses will be limited to six people due to social distancing.

All riders are required to wear masks. The amount of allowed

shopping bags has been increased from five to eight.

Shoppers will be limited to two runs per bus per day.

The suggested contribution is $3 per trip. Call 807-0244

for more information and to make a reservation.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT A former farm on Hoag Road in Livingston Manor is the proposed site

of Broadacre Farms. In response to neighbors’ concerns, a number of changes have been made to

plans for the project. Marge Feuerstein photo

Developers modify project


Joseph Satto

Livingston Manor, NY – As reported in

the October issue of Manor Ink, plans for the

proposed Broadacre Farm development at

the end of Hoag Road in the hamlet are undergoing

revisions.

Joseph Satto, owner of Fresh Air Reality

in Accord, NY, and one of Broadacre’s principal

developers, recently

held a series of meetings

with property owners adjacent

to the development’s

117-acre tract. Those neighbors

had expressed concern

about increased traffic

caused by the proposed 27-

home project using High Street as an access

road. As a result of those meetings, that

part of the plan has been dropped.

This has necessitated a change in the

configuration of the Broadacre property,

where work has already begun. To address

neighbors’ concerns about increased water

run-off due to construction on the property,

the developers have hired Paul Rubin, a local

hydrologist, to advise on stormwater

design. Rubin, president of HydroQuest,

an environmental consulting firm, has 36

years of experience in the field and has

worked on federal and state projects, as

well as residential developments.

According to Stefan Martinovic, the project’s

other principal developer, there will

be “substantial improvement to the perilous

runoff condition the site experiences,”

He added that they are also working to

refine homesite locations so they will be

“largely invisible to the surrounding community.”

The project, he said, is moving at

its own pace.

Also newly engaged is Randall Arendt

of Greener Prospects, a conservation firm.

“Mr. Arendt is the country’s most sought

after site and land planner,” said Joseph

Sacco. “He uses creative development design

as a conservation tool. Much of his

work has influenced what is written into

local codes, including those of the Town of

Rockland.”

At press time, no date had been given for

an official presentation of the Broadacre

Farm “agri-residential community” development

to Rockland’s Board of Trustees.

Monticello, NY – Sullivan County is

updating its hazard response plan. Formally

titled the “Multi-Jurisdictional

Hazard Mitigation Plan,” it brings local

communities together to identify risks,

evaluate vulnerabilities and develop strategies

to reduce those risks. It must be updated

and approved by FEMA in order for

the county and participating towns and

villages to be eligible for FEMA grants.

The anticipated completion date for the

plan is January 2021.

Risk information collected since February

is currently under review while the

plan is being drafted. An official 30-day

NEWS


Public input on hazard plan sought

public comment period will be announced

in the coming weeks, but the public is invited

to review and comment on the webbased

version of the plan while it is still

under development. To see it, visit sullivan.mitigateny.org.

“Please feel free to click around,” Sullivan

County Planning Commissioner

Freda Eisenberg said. “Specific towns

and villages can be accessed via a dropdown

menu in the top navigation panel.

Then email your questions, comments,

concerns or other feedback to AVAIL, our

software laboratory, at availabs@gmail.

com.”


NEWS

Photo project spans continents and

BRAVE takes portraits at CAS

By Michael McKinley | Manor Ink

LIVINGSTON MANOR FAMILY Posing for a portrait during

the CAS Kids photo event are, clockwise from top left, Shannon

Ritchey, Joe Lawlor, son Tegan Lawlor and great grandmother

Jackie Lawlor. India Baird photo

Livingston Manor, NY – The Catskill Art Society hosted

a Family Photo Shoot on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Laundry

King on Main Street in the hamlet. Community members

were invited to have a professional photograph taken of

their family as a way to document family togetherness imposed

by the COVID-19 pandemic. Children were encouraged

to create art, stories and poetry to express their experiences

in isolation with their

ON DISPLAY

Portraits taken for the

CAS Kids x BRAVE Family

Photo Exhibition will

be shown at the Laundry

King, 65 Main St.,

Liviningston Manor, on

Tuesday, Nov. 3, from

3:30 to 4:40 p.m. Visit

catskillartsociety.org

for more information.

families.

“I like the idea of portraits

of families, especially

during the pandemic where

we haven’t seen each other

for a few months. It’s a way

to interface and a visual

way of showing that we

came together after so many

months of stress and uncertainty,”

said Mariel Acosta.

She attended with three

generations of her family.

Before the families can take their portraits home, they

will be on display as part of the CAS Kids x BRAVE Family

Photo Exhibition and Storytelling to be held on Tuesday,

Nov. 3. Family portraits and stories from South Africa will

also be on view.

BRAVE is an organization founded 10 years ago by India

Baird, a human rights lawyer living in South Africa, who

recognized the need for young women and girls to have

SMILE! Sims and Kirsten Harlow Foster pose with their family as

BRAVE’s India Baird captures their image. Michael McKinley photo

safe spaces and opportunities to discover a world outside

their violent, gang-infested schools and neighborhoods.

Baird recently returned to her home in Sullivan County due

to the pandemic.

“BRAVE inspires and empowers young women to be leaders,

and we use travel, journalism, filmmaking and photography

to enable them to tell their own stories and to tell the

stories of other young people,” said Baird. “They have written

for local and national publications in South Africa.”

The first BRAVE family photo shoot was organized in

2015 as a response to the regret many girls felt that the

only photos they had of family were on their phones which

were often lost or stolen. Many of the girls are from fami-

www.cffcm.com

cultures, uniting families in pictures

Concurrent shows celebrate resilience, relationships

NEWS


By Tallulah Baird | For Manor Ink

During the last seven months,

girls around the world, including

myself, have either been at home

with their family or separated from

them for long periods of time due

to COVID-19.

My mental health has definitely

been altered during this time –

while I am fortunate to be safe in

the Catskills, it is still tough. For

many other girls, including the

girls of BRAVE, a South Africanbased

nonprofit that empowers

girls to be leaders, it has been

much worse. The added family

stresses related to the pandemic

– job loss, isolation, anxieties over

health, food security and finances

– have heightened the risk of

violence at home.

For many children, the crisis

has meant limited or no education.

More than 91 percent of the

world’s students are out of school,

due to school closures in at least

188 countries. The disparities in

education, and in Internet access

for girls, have left many children

far behind, creating vast inequalities

across race, class, income and

geographic divides.

But the pandemic has also

brought families together, breaking

down intergenerational divides,

and creating life-changing opportunities

to build stronger relationships

between parents, children,

siblings and other family members.

On Oct. 31, BRAVE hosted their

second BRAVE Family Photo Day

in Manenberg, bringing together

girls and their families to have

their portraits taken, and to hear

stories from other BRAVE girls

about their experiences living with

their families over the last seven

months. A similar event took place

several weeks ago at the Laundry

King. The resulting photos bring

together families at a time of

continued uncertainty to celebrate

their resilience and raise awareness

about the challenges facing girls at

this time.

Following both exhibitions, the

families will be able to take home

their photographs. Shania Abrams,

one of the BRAVE Junior Girls,

said, “This will be the first time I

have ever had a photograph of myself

with my granny and mother,

and my little brother and sister. It

makes all of us realize how much

we mean to one another.”

Tallulah Baird, 15, is the daughter

of India Baird and a BRAVE member.

This is an excerpt from a longer essay

about BRAVE. To learn more about

the organization, visit brave-girl.org.

lies headed by a single mother and have few financial

resources that would enable them to have photographs,

professional or otherwise. The photo shoot turned out to

be a huge success with a thousand families attending the

event. Even gangsters attend with their families.

“I believe strongly that photo-conductive photography

unites people, bringing them together. It helps you to realize

your connections,” said Baird, “especially for young

kids who, when they see themselves in a portrait, see who

they are and how they fit in.”

SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILY A Manenberg boy points to a portrait

taken of himself and his father during a Family Photo Day

organized by BRAVE. The event brought families together to have

their photos taken – some for the first time ever. India Baird photo

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16 | NOV. 2020 | MANOR INK FEATURES

A hot time in the old town that night

NOW &

THEN

AT THE TURN of the last century, the Town of Rockland had scores of rooming houses

and hotels, built to serve the growing tourist trade. Most were multi-story wooden

structures, like the Beaverkill House on the corner of Stewart Avenue and Depot

Street in Roscoe. They were prone to fire, and many ultimately burned down – as did the Beaverkill

on Nov. 19, 1916. Famed county photographer Otto Hillig caught the dramatic conflagration,

upper right, after rushing to the fire in his motor car – one of the county’s first. The corner

today, right, has a small park and a historic marker commemorating the disaster. Manor Ink photos

Dear Friends,

In each year’s fund drive, the trustees

of your library focus on improving

a service to the community. Last year

we renovated our children’s room.

This year our priority is Manor Ink.

In 2012, a group of local residents,

under the sponsorship of the library,

founded Manor Ink. They envisioned

a publication that would both inform

the community and offer an outlet for

the journalistic talents of our teenagers.

For eight years, this unique news

source has published a free newspaper

widely available at village shops

Yes! I will support

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Address

and online at manorink.org. A corps

of adult mentors assist the student

staff reporters. Several of its student

reporters have taken their talents and

experience to the college level.

This year saw Manor Ink proudly

receive the New York Press Association’s

First Place Award for General

Excellence in the High School Newspaper

category, despite competing

with far larger schools with greater

resources. In recognizing Manor Ink,

the Press Association commented,

“This truly ambitious undertaking

and community journalsim. I am enclosing:

Please make checks out the Livingston Manor Free Library and mail them to:

Livingston Manor Free Library, Box 92, Livingston Manor, NY 12758

covers both school and community

issues with professionalism.”

Other highlights from the past year

include an increase to 11 issues each

year, an increase in the number of

copies printed each month and more

distribution outlets, both inside and

outside our town, and a greater online

and social media presence. The newspaper

also had more student reporters

than ever before, plus received content

from the new LMCS Journalism class.

However, the past year has not been

without its challenges. The pandemic

and its effects on local businesses and

foundations have challenged financial

support of Manor Ink. In addition, the

newspaper’s printer in Middletown

closed earlier this year, and it has

become much more expensive to have

the paper printed and shipped from a

more distant location.

Any support you can give this treasure

will be returned to the community

many times over. Thank you!

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Ink’s editor goes from Broadway to academe with rap

By Luca Larizzatti | Manor Ink

Osei Helper, the editor-in-chief here at Manor Ink, writes

for the paper, takes pictures and plans meetings. But did

you know he raps? In early November of last year, Osei, a

junior at Livingston Manor Central School, wrote a historical

rap with classmate Jasper Karpowicz about Revolutionary

War-era author Thomas Paine for their band class.

Jasper did the research and Osei created and performed

the rap for the class. Completion of the assignment got

them tickets to see “Hamilton,” the hit Broadway musical

REVOLUTIONARY RAP Osei Helper performs his original rme,

“A Whole Lotta Paine,” on YouTube for the Institute for Thomas

Paine Studies. YouTube screen grab

in New York City.

The rap told most of Thomas Paine’s life story in lyrics,

beginning with these opening lines:

Let me tell you a story about a man named Thomas Paine,

He wrote a few pamphlets and made a claim to fame,

Though he was born in England and Brit blood ran through

his veins

He fought for freedom on American plains.

Osei went on to describe in rhyme and rhythm the

impact of the historic author’s writings on revolution

and freedom, tracing his colorful life in clever verses that

culminated in these lines:

He died at 72 just of old age

And on his life’s pamphlet we turn the final page

The death of Thomas Paine, we lost a great name,

But in the end he only had himself to blame.

So if you ever have to make a choice and the situation’s tense,

Just do what T-Paine couldn’t and use some common sense.

As reported in the January/February edition of the Ink,

Osei was selected to perform the rap for the audience and

cast of “Hamilton” prior to the show.

“I only worked on this project with Jasper as a fun way

to get tickets to see the show,” Helper said. “I didn’t even

know that there was a contest to perform live on stage.”

Osei represented the Livingston Manor Central School

and did his rap live on stage for an audience of more than

one thousand.

After almost a year of not performing the piece and a

life-changing virus, Osei recently performed “A Whole

Lotta Paine” for the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies

at Iona College on Zoom in September. Helper’s rhymes

had gone up the food chain, from performing for a small

band class, to appearing before sold-out seats on Broadway,

to appearing before an organization that aims to

“facilitate the study of Thomas Paine’s writing, life and

legacy.”

To see a video of Osei Helper performing “A Whole

Lotta Paine” for the Institute, visit YouTube at youtube.

com/watch?v=paaaraQqYho.

18 | NOV. 2020 | MANOR INK FEATURES

Feudalism in NY? At one time, yes

When farmers fought Catskill land owners

Edward Lundquist | Manor Ink

Most early New York farmers were

trapped in a perpetual state of debt.

They did not own the land on which

they worked, and had no right to

the timber, water power or anything

else on their land. They were living

on rented property, and most of

these properties were owned by a

few very rich people. These owners

were allowed to charge whatever they

wanted of the farmers, and this made

the renters fall deep into a neverending

system of debt.

From the late 1830s to early 1850s,

this was common life for most working

people in the Catskills. It made

life hard, as the farmers had to work

all the time to meet the rent when

it was due. But everything changed

when one of the landowners died.

The government had to collect all

the farmers’ back rents, and the farmers

weren’t happy about this, considering

there was an economic depression

at that time. The rent enforcers

would try to forcibly collect the rents

and would even try to drive farmers

away or would auction off or shoot

RENT RESISTERS Tenant farmers, dressed as fanciful “Indians,” pose for a photo

around the time of the Anti-Rent Wars in upstate New York. wikimedia.org photo

their livestock. So the farmers formed

something called the “Anti-Rent Association.”

These groups spread around

all nine counties in the Catskill

region, and they made life difficult

for the tax collectors. They would

chase them away and sometimes even

tar-and-feather them, much like tax

collectors in pre-Revolutionary War

times.

Disguised as Indians

Anti-Renters are probably best

known for their intricate costumes,

designed to look like Native American

clothes. They also put burlap

sacks over their heads with eye holes

cut into them to hide their faces.

Because of their costumes, the Anti-

Renters became known as the “Calico

Indians.”

The methods of the Anti-Renters

were a bizarre mix of guerilla tactics,

or scorched-earth wartime tactics

(burning houses, destroying land,

killing livestock), and childish mischievousness.

If the “Indians” caught

a sheriff or tax collector, they would

imprison him inside a tavern and

would only release him if he jumped

up and down three times and yelled,

“Down with the rent!” They would

also generally harass law enforcement,

threaten farmers who did pay

the rent and destroy legal documents

Now showing

Matt Harle

Exhibit runs through December 19

Upcoming

Annual Members Show

Opening reception and exhibit dates TBD;

visit catskillartsociety.org for more information

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FOR ‘HAPPY HOMES’ “Down-Rent War, Around 1845,” a 1940 mural by artist Mary Earley, recreates a scene as Anti-Rent War “Indians”

prepare for an attack. The painting hangs in the Delhi, NY, post office. At right, a meeting handbill. americanart.si.edu photos

by burning or tearing them up.

It was said that when a tax collector or

law enforcer would come to collect back

rent or remove the farmer from his home,

a call would be sent out using a cow horn.

The echo of the horn would be passed on

up through the valleys, and then all the

Calico Indians would get on their horses

and be at that person’s house in minutes,

ready to protect him.

Typically, the methods of keeping

law enforcement at bay were non-lethal,

consisting of scaring people, disarming

them, blocking them from entering homes

or properties or chasing them away with

guns and knives, mainly for show. However,

in one instance in 1845, an under-sheriff

named Osman Steele was shot and killed

by Anti-Renters John Van Steenburgh and

KILLING A historical marker in Delhi, NY,

commemorates the site of the Osman Steele

murder by Anti-Renters. granta.com photo

Edward O’Connor, both of whom were

sentenced to death by hanging at Moses

Earle’s farm in Andes, NY. You can find a

historical marker sign at the site. Earle and

two other Indians were sentenced

to life in prison, and several others

got lesser sentences.

A crucial result for NY

In a conclusion to the Anti-Renter

War, also known as the Helderberg

War, in 1846, the main leaders

of the revolt were charged with conspiracy,

riot and robbery. Ambrose L. Jordan

was leading counsel for defense, and

State Attorney General John Van Buren

personally led the prosecution. In the first

trial, the jury reached no conclusion and

a mistrial was called. Later, in the retrial,

the two attorneys started a fistfight in open

court, getting both of them sentenced to 24

hours in solitary confinement in the county

jail. Only one defendant got life imprisonment

and the others were pardoned or had

lesser sentences.

The Anti-Rent war was a crucial point

in Catskill history, leading to the New

York Constitution of 1846, granting tenant’s

rights, abolishing feudal tenures and

outlawing leases longer than twelve years.

In 1845, Governor Silas Wright outlawed

disguises and stopped the last of the Calico

Indians. After the abolishing of feudal

tenures, most of the big manors in the area

dissolved and were sold off.


Rustic charm, savory cusine

THE ARNOLD HOUSE

This is the third in a series of Manor Ink

restaurant and recipe reviews.

On Shandelee Mountain, there is an

inn that has been open since 2014. This

venue will make your heart sing with its

mountain landscape, kind

staff and delicious food.

The Tavern at the Arnold

House looks homey and

rustic, a nice place to visit

if you want to relax and

Michelle

Adams-

Thomas

have a good meal. When

entering the back of the

restaurant, you can see

fields for miles and, down

the way, a beautiful little pond.

The Arnold’s staff thoughtfully seat you

in a good spot and always seem to be smiling.

The dining areas are all unique – in

the barn there is fresh water and a skylight

providing a peaceful view of the heavens.

One of the best areas is the Greenhouse,

where the restaurant grows decorative

and edible plants. All the greenery gives

the restaurant a nice earthy vibe, and the

colors – greens, browns and yellows – are

just beautiful .

From expansive vistas to handcrafted

cuisine, the Arnold House is a great spot.

The food is tasty, and the Fried Chicken

Sandwich is a favorite. Its preparation

changes with the season, but it’s always

FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH

Flavor profile: savory, salty

Ingredients

4 chicken breast cutlets

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup cracker crumbs

RECIPE

1 tsp sweet paprika

Salt, pepper to taste

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Michelle Adams-Thomas photo

INK WELL OF HAPPINESS

TASTY FARE Chef Matt Shirdon does prep

work in the kitchen of the Arnold House.

Lindsay Fredenburg photo

light and crispy. The salad is fresh and

crisp, and the shrimp ceviche was to die

for. All the flavors and textures and colors

were appealing.

Best of all is how the restaurant has preserved

the natural landscape. The containers

that keep your food warm are safe for

the environment and you can also bring

your own utensils if you choose to eat outside.

The Arnold House has everything,

so why not go and enjoy it? Learn more at

their website, thearnoldhouse.com.

2 Tbsp sour cream

1 clove garlic, minced

8 strips bacon

Sliced mozzarella cheese

Tomato slices, baby arugula

4 brioche buns, toasted

Directions

1. Marinate the chicken in buttermilk,

refrigerated, for 4 hours.

2. Fry bacon strips until crisp. Set aside

on paper towels to absorb excess fat. Prepare

sauce by mixing mayonnaise, cheese,

sour cream and garlic together in a bowl.

Have buns, mozzarella and garnish ready.

3. Mix crumbs with paprika, salt and

pepper. Shake off excess buttermilk, dip

cutlets in crumb mixture.

4. Heat oil in a skillet until fragrant, then

fry cutlets until golden brown, approximately

7 minutes per side.

5. Assemble sandwiches with cutlets,

sauce, mozzarella and garnish on the buns.

WORD SEARCH

By Zachary Dertinger | Manor Ink

Find this month’s hidden words, selected for a gobble-gobble Thanksgiving.

Fall

Feast

Turkey

Mashed potatoes

Cranberry

Veterans

Scarecrow

Squash

Leaves

Football

Stuffing

Pilgrims

Voting

Windy

Family

Pie

Election

Soccer

Corn

Pumpkin

Young’s latest returns to1975

Neil Young is a well established musician,

born in 1945 in Toronto, Ontario.

From an early age, he idolized Chuck

Berry, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley,

and first started playing

music on an old plastic

ukulele. He moved to

Los Angeles to be part

of the music scene in

the early 1960s. There

Tyler

Roberts

he worked with many

bands, including Crosby,

Stills, Nash and Young,

and Buffalo Springfield. Young was with

CSN&Y through 1969 and into 1970, but

disagreements about recording led to his

leaving the band.

Young has released 45 solo albums

since and he has received Grammy, MTV

Video Music and Juno awards. His music

tackles tough topics, including drug

abuse, separation and political issues.

“Homegrown” is Neil Young’s latest

studio album, released in June of this

year. It consists of material from an

unreleased 1975 album that was replaced

by “Tonight’s the Night.” Many of its

tracks seem to be

inspired by Young’s

deteriorating relationship

with actress

Carrie Snodgress at

the time. It was released

as a part of the

Neil Young Archives

campaign.

“Homegrown”

starts with a track

called “Separate

Ways.” I think the

Homegrown

Neil Young

Reprise 2020

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song talks about the topic of separation

or divorce. With lines like “Now we

go our separate ways, lookin’ for better

days, sharin’ our little boy, who grew

from joy back then,” this emotional ballad

struck soft chords that could have

brought me to tears. And my favorite

song is one titled “ We Don’t Smoke It

No More.” With a thumping blues bass

line backed up by piano and some “good

ol’ harmonica,” this instrumental blues

jam takes me to the 1970s. “Homegrown”

is short, but sweet. I would rate this

album a solid nine stars.

INK WELL OF HAPPINESS


Classic alien

invasion tale

can still terrify

By Edward Lundquist | Manor Ink

War of the Worlds, I feel, is a fittingly

scary book for the post-Halloween season.

It’s a classic, pretty much known by

everyone for its moody dread and stylish

presentation. There have

also been countless film

adaptations and spinoffs,

like “War of the Worlds”

(2005), “War of the Worlds

2: The Next Wave” (2008),

Edward

Lundquist

“The War of the Worlds”

(1953), and a bunch of

other ones that only about

four people watched.

First published in 1897, The War of the

Worlds is a sci-fi horror book – split into

two books, actually – that documents

the invasion of Martians, starting from

the landing of their space shuttle to the

end of the war.

The story is told

from the point of

view of a man in

PAGE TURNERS

the English town

of Woking as he

tries to find safety and reunite with his

wife and brother. He watches as the

world he was used to is turned upside

down by Martians in tripods with great

heat-rays, and as they release the invasive

‘red weed’ onto the country, feeding its

growth with blood harvested from captured

humans.

MOVIE VERSION H.G. Wells’ story has received

numerous screen treatments, like this

one from 1953, but readers should read the

classic book first. paramountpictures.com photo

MACABRE One of the original illustrations by

Alvim Corrêa for H.G. Wells dystopian novel,

The War of the Worlds. wikimedia.org photo

The story is

macabre, and it has

an almost Lovecraftian

sense about it,

with a similar lack

of control over the

situation and point

of view. It presents

The War of

the Worlds

By H.G. Wells

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Sci-fi/horror

Ages 13 and up

the war in a chronological, firsthand style,

almost like an autobiography. The action

is gripping, the tripods are terrifying and

the story has wormed its way into our

minds, influencing our vision of Martian

invaders throughout the years.

I personally enjoyed this story. I

thought it fulfilled its purpose well,

although it felt a bit padded at times.

Overall, I would recommend the book.

However, if you are going to read or

listen to the book, don’t watch any of the

movies first. They will spoil your opinion

of the book. If you get the chance,

also look up the “War of the Worlds”

radio broadcast controversy, created by

Orson Welles. It caused widespread panic

among its listeners, as many missed the

warning at the start of the program that

explained it was a dramatization of Wells’

alien invasion.

To parents: Older kids are fine to read

this. It’s really a great book, a classic, so

I feel like warnings kind of detract from

the real purpose. Just read it. It might actually

be helpful, at least in the direction

that 2020 is headed.

‘Dilemma’: scary but muddled

By Osei Helper and

Nadine Osborne | Manor Ink

Essentially everybody has a phone

nowadays. It seems like things get

easier and easier with new updates.

More streamlined features, ads for

things we want and eerily correct autosuggestion.

But what is the cost for

all of these quick advancements and

increased connections? That’s what

the Netflix original movie, “The Social

Dilemma,” covers.

Osei’s comments: I completely

understand the dangers of social media

and how harmful it can be, but “The

Social Dilemma” opened me up to a

lot of information I wasn’t aware of.

There were some genuinely terrifying

revelations in the film. The way our

MEDIA

PROBE

REVIEW

phones and social media

can dangerously control us

was amplified by a fictional

dramatization that played

for the duration of the

documentary. Not only did this surprisingly

well-acted short film help support

the movie’s claims, but it also employed

statistics and stories from people who

actually used to work in these businesses.

You get a really deep understanding

of how the technology functions and

what the purpose of it is.

One of the scariest aspects of social

media is how artificial intelligence uses

algorithms to achieve a goal, and even

AI’s developers don’t completely grasp

how that happens. There are many

emotional issues that young social

media users experience, including

depression, self-harm and suicide. The

purpose of this documentary is to alert

the public to these issues and others

caused by rapidly advancing technology

and how they’ll

harm us if we don’t

find a solution soon.

Nadine’s comments:

For a documentary,

“The Social

Dilemma” doesn’t

feel too real. While it exemplifies

The Social

Dilemma

Netflix 2020

Rated PG-13

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plenty of positive qualities – relevance

and a valuable message – it falters in

terms of clarity and conciseness. It’s

clear that the directors intended to cultivate

positive change among viewers,

and their intentions shouldn’t go unappreciated.

However, the message they

tried to convey is muddled by statistics,

story arcs and other hallmarks of

documentary filmmaking that simply

aren’t executed well. It attempts to

tell a story about a typical American

household navigating the technological

pitfalls of their daily lives, in the

hope that the typical American viewer

will identify with the narrative they’ve

constructed.

While the child acting within this

narrative is stellar, a documentary

shouldn’t be analyzed on the basis of

its performances. The main idea behind

a documentary is good, old-fashioned

realness, and praising a false recreation

of this reality would only detract from

this core aspect. “The Social Dilemma”

effectively conveys the dangers of

excessive phone use, but its message is

muddled by a hackneyed, overarching

plot that detracts from the “real feel” of

the film.

Osei again: While I seem to have

appreciated the movie a bit more than

Nadine did, we both have a generally

good opinion of it and it’s message. We

rate “The Social Dilemma” four out of

five stars.

SCREEN

TIME

The Netflix

documentary

“The Social Dilemma”

warns

of the dangers

posed by our

devices and by

social media.

netflix.com photo


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IMPRESSIVE The Neversink Reservoir’s dramatic spillway is just one of the sights on the Time and the Valleys Museum’s downloadable

tour of the region’s fresh water system. Below, the Rondout Reservoir. medium.com photo, above; wikimedia.org, below

Museum offers new reservoir tour


Neversink, NY – The Time and the

Valleys Museum in this hamlet has

created a new Delaware Water System

self-guided driving tour. This

new tour covers the Rondout and

Neversink reservoirs, and the Pepacton

and Cannonsville reservoirs in

Delaware County.

The tour provides an overview of

New York City’s three reservoir systems

as well as information about the

construction of the reservoirs and the

“lost towns” that made way for their

construction. A 12-page, full-color

booklet may be downloaded from the

Museum’s website, timeandthevalleysmuseum.org,

picked up for free

at the Museum by appointment or

purchased by mail for $5.00.

Here’s a helpful website that tells its visitors to ‘take a hike’

At a time when many indoor events

and activities have been cancelled

due the coronavirus pandemic, there

are still many fun things that can

safely be done outdoors. One of those

things is hiking, and there’s no better

place to explore on foot than Sullivan

County’s Catskill mountains.

But how to find the area’s many

public trails and pathways? The

answer is just a click away. Catskill

Trailkeeper has a website with an

extensive list of county hikes in various

degrees of difficulty. The site has

maps with trail routes marked, and

also offers safety tips and advice on

hiking gear. Visit trailkeeper.org, and

then head outdoors!

CALENDAR MANOR INK | NOV. 2020 | 23

OCTOBER

CLOSURES & REOPENINGS

Livingston Manor

Free Library

Reopened with health precautions

from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

weekdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturdays. Visit the library’s

website for additional information.

Storytime for October is

11:15-11:45 a.m. Tuesdays and

10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturdays;

92 Main St., Livingston Manor.

livingstonmanorlibrary.org

Ethelbert B. Crawford

Public Library

Now providing 20-minute slots

for browsing the collections; also

offering public computer use for

30 minutes per day by appointment.

Call 794-4660, ext. 4 or 5

to schedule an appointment; 479

Broadway, Monticello; ebcpl.org

Liberty Public Library

Call 292-6070 to schedule an

appointment to use the library for

30-minute periods for computers,

copying/faxing, browsing/checkout,

or for a tour. Patrons can

also place holds on items via the

library’s website and pick them up

curbside. 189 N. Main St., Liberty.

libertypubliclibrary.org

Hurleyville Arts Centre

Yoga and dance classes are cancelled

until further notice; check

the HAC website for updates;

219 Main Street, Hurleyville.

hurleyvilleartscentre.org

Bethel Woods

Center for the Arts

All concerts have been cancelled

for the remaindeer of the 2020

season. Please check website for

other events and updates. 200

Hurd Rd., Bethel. bethelwoodscenter.org

Delaware Valley Arts

Alliance

Galleries reopened with safety

requirements; please check

website for updates. Offering

virtual exhibits on Facebook

and Instagram; 37 Main St.,

Narrowsburg; delawarevalleyartsalliance.org;

facebook.com/

DelawareValleyArtsAlliance;

instagram.com/dvartsalliance

Catskill Art Society

Now reopened with safety

requirements; also offering art

Inklings

A LISTING OF FUN THINGS TO DO

Send your event to editor@manorink.org

PLEASE NOTE Due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus

pandemic and mandated social distancing, many events listed here

have new safety requirements. Please check websites for specifics.

Farmers Markets listed here are open for the month of October, but

social distancing rules apply and masks are recommended.

activities for children online;


catskillartsociety.org

NOVEMBER 1-30

Matt Harle Art Exhibit

Through Dec. 5; 11 a.m.-5 p.m.;

Catskill Art Society, 48 Main St.,

Livingston Manor. catskillartsociety.org

Game of Trout:

Art Scavenger Hunt

Sunday, Nov. 1; 3-4 p.m.; Catskill

Art Society, 48 Main St., Livingston

Manor. catskillartsociety.org

Teen Art Studio

Tuesday, Nov. 3; 6-8 p.m.; Bethel

Woods Center for the Arts, 200

Hurd Rd., Bethel. bethelwoodscenter.org

Election Day Chicken &

Biscuit Luncheon

Tuesday, Nov. 3; 11 a.m.-1:30

p.m.; Masonic Hall, 94 Main St.,

Livingston Manor. 439-3102

Vinyl Night

Wednesdays in November; 8

p.m.; Catskill Brewery, 672 Old

Rte. 17, Livingston Manor. facebook.com/TheCatskillBrewery

Adult Studio: Expressive

Painting

Wednesday, Nov. 4; 6-7:30

p.m.; Bethel Woods Center for

the Arts, 200 Hurd Rd., Bethel.

bethelwoodscenter.org

First Friday in

Livingston Manor

Friday, Nov. 6; shop and dine

up and down Main Street until

8 p.m. Special sales, activities.

livingstonmanorny.com/events

Live Music

Friday through Sunday, Nov. 6-8;

8 p.m.; Roscoe Beer Company,

145 Rockland Rd., Roscoe.

roscoebeercompany.com

Wine Tastings

Saturdays in November; 2-5

p.m.; Upstream Wine and Spirits,


upstreamwine.com

Adult Studio: Exploring

Gratitude





Lecture: The Attack on

Pearl Harbor

Sunday, Nov. 15; 2-4 p.m.; Time

LIGHTEN UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS

“Peace, Love & Lights,” a drive-thru holiday light show,

will kick off the holiday season in spectacular style. Visitors

to the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts can enjoy the

display from the comfort of their cars by turning off their

headlights and following the mile-long magical glow. It

happens on Monday, Nov. 23, and tickets are available at

bethelwoodscenter.org.

and the Valleys Museum, 332

Main St., Grahamsville. timeandthevalleysmuseum.org

Virtual Poetry Workshop

Zoom event with Sullivan County

Poet Laureate, Lisa Colaro

Tuesday, Nov. 17; 6-7 p.m.; register

by emailing lib@rcls.org

Adult Studio: Dealing with

Life’s Transitions





Opening Weekend of

Hunting Season

Saturday, Sunday, Nov. 21, 22;

free donuts during business

hours; Fur, Fin & Feather Sport

Shop, 111 Debruce Rd., Livingston

Manor. 439-4476

Black Friday Party &

Beer Release

Featuring new artisanal beers

Friday through Sunday, Nov.

27-29; Catskill Brewery, 672 Old

Rte. 17, Livingston Manor. facebook.com/TheCatskillBrewery

Holiday Market

Saturday, Sunday, Nov. 28, 29;

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Bethel Woods

Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd

Rd., Bethel. bethelwoodscenter.org

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By Winter Sager | Manor Ink

FEATURES

From history to politics, local writer tells all

Nina Burleigh shares

her love of journalsim

In Cochecton, just a small distance

from Livingston Manor, lives Nina

Burleigh.

Ms. Burleigh is well known for

her books, as well as her articles in

magazines such as Newsweek and for

news agencies like the Associated Press

at points throughout her life.

She first became interested in reporting

and journalism when she would

go to the library as a kid, and then

later when she delivered the Chicago

Daily News to people’s doorsteps after

school.

On Wednesday, Oct. 7, Burleigh

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PROFILE

visited a Manor Ink news meeting

on Zoom to talk with the paper’s

young staff about writing and

reporting. When asked about her

first steps toward journalism,

this is what she had to say.

“We would go every weekend on

Saturday to the town to buy groceries

and to get what we needed. We always

went to the library. For the rest of the

week, I would have this pile of books

to read … That’s how I got started in

writing.”

Burleigh’s introduction to writing

eventually led to her working for the

Associated Press. At the AP, she started

with small articles and found she loved

covering politics. That inspired her to

move to Washington, DC, where her

book writing career began.

“I really love that I’ve gotten to do

OFFERING INSIGHT For nearly a decade, Burleigh

wrote for the newsweekly Newsweek, and

frequently appeared as a commentator on various

television networks. MSNBC photo

NOT A JOB Nina Burleigh chats with

Manor Ink staff about her career as a

writer and journalist during a Zoom talk.

The birthday greeting was a remnant from

a previous natal day celebration.

Amy Hines photo

journalism all my life,” she said. “It’s

one of the great and most fun things to

do. It doesn’t feel like a job, often. It’s

always a pleasure.”

Burleigh bought her house in Sullivan

County 20 years ago, and comes

here from the city often. During the

pandemic, she has continued to go

back and forth to New York City, but

mostly she works in her home in Cochecton.

Though Burleigh often covers history

in her writing, she also has written

about current events and topics like

the presidency. While following events

during the current election, she took

a deeper look at President Donald

Trump’s life, and the paperback version

of her recent book, called The

Trump Women: Part of The Deal, hit

bookstore shelves on Sept. 22. It dives

BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Now out in paperback, Nina Burleigh’s The Trump Women:

Part of the Deal tells the story of the women who have had

influence over President Donald Trump’s life, including the

mother and grandmother who raised him, the wives who

lived with him and the daughter who is now his close confidant

and advisor. Burleigh’s other books include The Stranger

and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams,

and the Making of America’s Greatest Museum, The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The

Trials of Amanda Knox and Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed and

Forgery in the Holy Land.

into the stories behind women in the

president’s life. Burleigh got inspiration

for the book both from curiosity as well

as from what she thought would sell in

the book industry.

Along the way, Nina has been able

to use connections she made during

her career in journalism. When it

came to writing another article about

Trump, she was able to contact the

president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner,

who had owned The New York

Observer, a newspaper where she once

worked.

“When Trump started to run for

office in 2015, I had Kushner’s email

address. I emailed him once because I

was covering Trump and things were

going on, and I thought maybe Kushner

will help me out cause he knows

who I am,” Burleigh said with a laugh.

“He did get back to me. He said something

like, ‘The president does whatever

he wants to do, he doesn’t listen to

anybody.”

Nina Burleigh clearly does listen to

everybody, and she’s made a very successful

career of that journalistic habit.

Manor Ink November 2020

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