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When I scheduled an interview with Laura Schek for this article on a cold day in March, I expected to simply write something informative about her business on Arch Street.  Laura is an Usui/Tibetan Reiki Master and Psychic Medium.  Her practice, called Celestial Touch, celebrated 9 years in 2024, and I had written an article profiling the business in the December Chronicle that year.       That article described her practice, the services offered, a bit about Laura’s...

 We are launching our Beach Haus collection this Spring season, inspired by our NEW summer home in Westerly, Rhode Island.  We have found ourselves shopping for everything beach-inspired, and with that, Beach Haus est. 2025 was born. We have curated a collection of home, candles, logo gear, and beachwear.  Our shop has been transformed to take you away wherever that may be, a Caribbean cruise, Puerto Rico, for us, it's Westerly.  We are very excited to...

The fun-loving members of the Pawling Shakespeare Club, one of the oldest Shakespeare clubs in America, celebrating the club’s 127th year of uninterrupted operation, held their annual holiday luncheon at noon on December 8 th at the JCC in Sherman, Connecticut. A most enjoyable time was had by all. The holiday luncheon committee included Marie DiLorenzo, Carol-Lee and Joe Kantor, Margaret Hubert, Judith deToth, Sheila and Bernie Kaplan, and Amy Z. Kornfeld. The event was...

 Winters in Pawling can feel neverending.  Maybe that’s why so many locals look forward to “Pawling’s Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day Parade” every February.  No matter the weather, hundreds of people come out to watch the parade and celebrate with their neighbors in the village streets, enjoying excellent music, delicious food and maybe some hot cocoa or green beer. The parade started just 10 years ago with 7 guys and little fanfare, and has grown into...

Under the snow at Murrow Park in Pawling, the new garden beds of the Pawling Community Garden lie dormant, but the volunteers who run the garden are busy planning and organizing for the spring season.  Recently, we met with one of the co-chairs of the Pawling Community Garden, Angela Jobe, to learn more about this new community initiative.             Although the Pawling Community Garden broke ground just last summer, it has been in the works for about...

There’s an art gallery in Pawling, perfectly situated between McKinney & Doyle and the Book Cove, where weekend visitors and art lovers can see a new exhibit by a variety of artists just about every month.  We recently met up with gallery owner Ned Reade to learn more about it.       Ned Reade is well-known around Pawling–his beautiful watercolor paintings can be found on the walls of many local businesses and organizations.  In 2020 Ned retired from...

Have you ever noticed that, on fair-weather Wednesday afternoons in the summer,  beautiful antique cars start appearing in the Village of Pawling?  That’s the weekly Car Cruise of the Harlem Valley Car Club, which is held in the parking lot of Hudson Valley Plastics.  The club reached out to us recently to tell us about what they’re up to, and we were eager to learn more.           The club was founded in early 2008 by Paul Kaufman...

 Tour Dates: October 19-20, 2024 11:00am – 5:00pm October 26-27, 2024 11:00am – 5:00pm Web: www.arteastdutchess.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/arteastdutchess Instagram: @arteastopenstudio Email: info@arteastdutchess.com     2024 marks the 17th annual ArtEast Open Studio Tour - a free, self-guided driving tour to the studios of local artists. The public is enthusiastically invited and welcomed on two weekends: October 19-20 and October 26-27, 11:00am-5:00pm each day. Not only will you get a chance to interact with artists in their creative settings but you will...

Over the past year, we have continued to steadily grow, and we owe it to Pawling’s amazing community support and our dedicated team. On opening weekend a year ago, we had a simple menu, consisting of muffins, scones, cookies and our now famous, bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. Since that day, we have expanded our menu to include a wide range of delicious options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our sourdough bread is baked fresh daily...

    One of the best things about Pawling in June is the re-opening of the Pawling Farmers Market each year.  Now in its 17th year, the Pawling Farmers Market is an outdoor market on the Pawling Village Green every Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.          This year the opening day for the market will be on Saturday, June 15th.  I sat down with Betsy Montgomery, the President of the Pawling Farmers Market, to learn more about...