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Farming family returns to its roots, 100 years later

A Rockland farm family recently reprised this photo from 100 years ago. Photo courtesy of the Katt Family

What was this tiny suburban county like before the Tappan Zee Bridge? Seen through the eyes of this farming family, it was a simpler and satisfying life. The family recently reunited to reprise a photograph taken a century earlier. Here’s what happened: https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/rockland-history/2023/07/25/katt-family-farm-this-fieldstone-farmhouse-is-home-to-a-reunion/70438641007/

Fall for cycling in the Hudson Valley

Minnewaska State Park Preserve in Ulster County, NY, is a prime spot to soak in the fall colors during a ride on the park’s carriage trails. Photo by Carrie Yale/The Journal News

Odds are, she’ll become a star

Ariel Epstein, the Rockland County native who has risen in the sports betting world to become the Prop Queen. Submitted photo

She never thought twice about breaking ground with the Boy Scouts

“As expected with any big project you take on, there were many bumps in the road,” said Nicole Riad of her Eagle Scout project. “And leadership was key, quite literally, to fix all these bumps.”