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This is the first installment of a climbing memoir by former long-time Gardiner resident Louise Trancynger.
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The American Community Survey (ACS) tracks economic and demographic trends in communities numbering fewer than 20,000 people.
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Jewell Turner proudly calls Gardiner her home. This is where she feels connected and grounded and where she has lived her whole life.
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“It’s the local watering hole without the alcohol” is how Tony Yambay characterizes the Gardiner Post Office.
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Ralph Erenzo was in a near fatal car accident in Gardiner on December 21st, 2010.
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What do you do if you are a farmer concerned about your crops and the disappearance of honeybees, known as Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD?
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Dr. Sam, as he prefers to be called, likes to get to know his patients and allows two hours for a first visit.
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Buy-local stories don’t get any better than this.
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It’s morning on the porch of the Ireland Corners General Store.
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Community volunteerism takes many forms.
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Pasquale’s is not a fancy place by any means, but that’s one of its pluses.
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A longtime Gardiner resident who needs no trumpeting is musician, bandleader and raconteur, Roger Thorpe.
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In May of this year, the Hudson River Estuary Program awarded a major grant of $36,000 to the Gardiner Environmental Commission (ECC) and the Town of Gardiner.