With weather feeling a lot more wintery and local school students in the last days of school before a long holiday break, it really is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. Snow on the ground … more

The holiday season is passing too quickly, as it always does. Tonight, Thursday, Dec. 12, MCS middle and high school students will present the annual winter concert at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. … more

Well, we finally got winter and we finally got rain and snow and rain and snow and…… For some locals, the power outages were chronic last week and having suffered a few days … more

“There once was a girl, who had a curl, right in the middle of her forehead. And when she was good, she was very, very good and when she was bad she was horrid!”   This little ditty … more

As I write this column, wild forest fires continue to burn just south and east of us and Pine Hill continues to struggle with serious water availability issues. The streams are dry and everyone who … more

Well, it’s been another spectacular week in terms of weather. But the constant sunshine and warm temperatures really need to change. It’s mid-November and the streams are so empty that … more

It’s Halloween week so before readers get to the treat; a trick. The trick is that I am turning the column upside down. Today, we open with the ending and end with the beginning. Each week I … more

Summer made a comeback this week! I admit I did have to turn on some heat Oct. 15 but it was great to turn it off after two days. The little rain we had didn’t do much for our streams, but I … more

Another week of amazing weather. I love, hot, sunny, blue-sky days in October. That said, I can’t help but think it’s not really good for us. The streams have been bone dry for a while, … more

The first weekend of October sure felt like the first weekend of July. It really was too warm for a Fall Festival weekend. That said, it sure brought out the people. The region was packed with … more

Fall arrived this week but you wouldn’t know it without a calendar. The autumn equinox Sunday, Sept. 22 brought perfect weather for a midsummer-like deck party. My hydrangeas are blooming like … more

Summer’s back. The weather during this second week of September has been nothing short of spectacular. The afternoon sunshine, even in late afternoon, penetrated as it does on a hot July day. … more