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COPAKE —  Word broke on Thursday, July 22, that 31 campers under the age of 12 at Copake’s Camp Pontiac had come down with COVID-19, one of the largest recent outbreaks in the U.S. They were tested after showing signs of the illness; none were reported to be seriously ill.

In the Northwest Corner, the arrival of sweet corn from local farms is as big a story as, say, the arrival of the nouveau beaujolais is to French winemakers or the debut of a new blockbuster film is to Hollywood.

BOSTON CORNER — According to www.worldatlas.com, the difference between a knoll and a hill is that “knolls are generally secluded and smaller in size than hills.” The British term “knoll” typically refers to “an ordinary hill” that is comparatively “tiny in size” and “characterized by a round top,” added t

DOVER PLAINS — Several months since the controversial Cricket Valley Energy Center (CVEC) last made headlines, the Dover Plains natural gas power plant announced on Thursday, July 15, that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with General Electric (GE), to help reduce carbon emissions at CVEC’s combined cycle power plant by converti