Roger's Purple Heart
by Ross Rice

A recent headline in the August 16th Houston Chronicle read “Short Of Purple Hearts, Navy Tells Vet To Buy Own.” Korean War veteran Nyles Reed...

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The Saugerties Sunday Jazz Session
By Peter Aaron

“Shoop-ba-deeeeeeee! Doo-bop. Bah-dee-bop. Dee-bah. Deebah. Bah-deahhheeeeahhh! Bada-boo—doop! Bahdee- dah. Dee-dah. Dee-dahhhhhhhhh!”

It’s a Sunday night at the Pig Bar & Grill in Saugerties and all is right in the world—well, at least in the world of Hudson Valley...

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Riding a Rising Tide:
Q & A with Actor Stanley Tucci
by Susan Krawitz

Stanley Tucci may be one of the most ubiquitous faces on screens large and small, but in the leafy green reaches of upper Westchester, he’s just another Hudson Valley local. It could be out of respect for his privacy or because of his ability to blend in, but he seems to get no special attention in the town of Katonah, where we’ve agreed to meet for this interview. But then a woman comes to an abrupt stop on the sidewalk in front of him. “Mr. Tucci, right?” she says. “I watched Shall We Dance last night and you were marvelous!”

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Support Your Locally-Owned Bookstore: Oblong Books and Music
by Ross Rice

Dick Hermans had other plans. Well, actually he originally didn’t really have ANY plans. Mom and Dad realized that small-town Milan (New York) might not suitable for their wild child, so off to private school he went. That’s when the plan started coming into focus....

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