Karen Maserjian Shan
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Librarian pieces together local history clues for bigger picture on the past
Much of Kira Thompson’s day is spent helping people connect with clues from the past, with the top request for ancestors and genealogical lines. → Read More
Residency programs grow inspiration
Donna Cleary spent several weeks this summer at chaNorth artist residency in Pine Plains → Read More
Kids garden, can, sell goods while learning skills
RamaFare program provides gardening, food preparation, sales on Ramapo for Children campus → Read More
Bikes offer environmental, health, financial benefits
For Jonathan Miles biking is more than a healthy and environmentally sound way to get around. → Read More
Fruit trees take time, commitment
Fruit trees can be tricky, making it important to begin on the right footing → Read More
Schools teach environmental stewardship
Sustainable practices are nothing new at some schools, which build on knowledge → Read More
Fencing’s on the rise for women
Fencing is the top scholarship sport for women in the NCAA → Read More
Walkway marathon strives for zero-waste race
Products, promotion, energy and more all go toward making Walkway marathon a green event → Read More
Electronic health records use on the rise
Electronic over paper records have pros and cons in medical profession → Read More
Methods to weight loss take commitment
Stomach balloon procedure first of its kind in Hudson Valley as weight-loss measure → Read More
It’s not all about inches when it comes to BetterU
Halfway through BetterU program and still going strong → Read More
Peer pressure no match for confident kids
Build confidence in kids by helping build their competency → Read More
‘Love has no grade, age, colors or borders’
Four years ago, Maria Korbiel-Vallone became the foster mother of three siblings, 11, 9 and 6 years old. Korbiel-Vallone hadn’t intended on adopting the two sisters and brother, but the longer they lived together and shared their lives, the closer they became. “Through those years, I grew to love them, really, like my children,” said Korbiel-Vallone of Millbrook, “and we just became, clearly,… → Read More
Women strive to become fit in BetterU challenge
Editor’s note: Freelance writer Karen Maserjian Shan is one of the participants in this year’s BetterU Makeover Challenge. She writes about her experience in the program in a series of stories. Heart disease takes the life of 1 in 3 women. That’s about one woman per minute. Statistics like that give me pause. They’re too high. And scary. So when I was given the chance to report on this year’s… → Read More
When it comes to fall cleanup, know when to stop
Tidiness isn’t critical when it comes to fall cleanup → Read More
Hardships leave some families short of food
Getting By: Food pantries come to the rescue for those ‘scraping by’ → Read More
VIDEO: Hardships leave some families short of food
Getting By: Food pantries come to the rescue for those 'scraping by' → Read More
‘Constellation’ bridges past, present on Pollepel Island, home of Bannerman Castle
Sculptor Melissa McGill’s ‘Constellation’ shines on Bannerman Castle → Read More
Treatments improve for breast cancer
On Oct. 2, Dana Effron celebrated her 20th anniversary as a breast cancer survivor. “I would say that the diagnosis, in retrospect, was the most frightening thing that anybody said to me,” Effron, of LaGrangeville, said. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer rates have decreased from the 1970s, when 1 in 11 U.S. women developed the disease to today’s figure of 1 in 8, according… → Read More
Local man guides cathedral’s restoration
Poughkeepsie’s Rolando Kraeher takes lead in cathedral’s restoration → Read More