This 1932 photo of students at the Greendale School can be seen in person on the wall of Tanzy’s at 223 Warren Street. (Greendale is a neighborhood near Olana in the Town of Greenport). On the back of the picture is a key identifying the kids and their teacher, Miss Robinson.
This vehicle was stuck awkwardly on the Mount Merino section of Route 9G this morning just south of Hudson—just at the point of the hill where cars pick up speed, and the sight lines are partially obscured by foliage. The drivers waved cars off frantically, and thank goodness successfully.
Right at the bottom of this steep hill is where Holcim and O&G, now with overt encouragement from the City of Hudson, want to have a couple hundred trucks cross 9G every day, without even the benefit of a traffic light. Police were using that spot this morning to check registrations; if the trucking plan goes forward, they’ll have to find a new spot.
Traded in the old gray lime mare.
Some typos are more charming than others... This one’s from the unisex restroom at Chopstick, the new cheap-but-flavorful Thai/Japanese/Chinese eatery in Catskill.
This installation can be seen at The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, which among other things has a terrific collection of Hudson River School paintings.
Once influential and stealthy, American Freemasons have taken lately to advertising heavily on sports radio to drum up new members. The ads, featuring “Ben Franklin,” can be heard and seen here.
