15 Years After Hurricane Irene, Memories Run Deep in the Catskills
Jay Fink, disc jockey at WRIP-FM 97.9, spent the night of Aug. 27, 2011, at the Windham radio station after being told a storm was coming. He didn’t know he’d be on the air for 13 hours the next day. “I had no idea the severity of it, but I said, ‘Okay, I’ll hunker down at the station,’” said Fink, 69. “It’s…
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Senator Chuck Schumer Calls for West Kill Post Office to Reopen
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the Postal Service to restore operations at the West Kill post office, which has been closed for 19 months following an electrical fire. “The West Kill Post Office is more than a place to pick up and drop off mail,” said Schumer, a Democrat, in a statement on Aug.…
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At Windham’s Greek Festival, the ‘Greek Alps’ Live On
Hariklia Koundourakis boasts that her kourabiedes are the best. The soft, buttery cookies, similar to shortbread, are made with ground almonds and dusted with powdered sugar. The popular dessert dates back to the early Ottoman Empire, with variations of the treat existing in countries across the Mediterranean and Western Asia. Koundourakis uses her mother’s recipe.…
