August 2026 Edition
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Featured Stories
Smallest library in Sullivan no more
By Rachel Zuckerman | Manor Ink
Livingston Manor, NY – Imagine walking into a light-filled reading room, grabbing a cup of coffee, browsing local history exhibits, recording a podcast, sitting with a friend, attending a community meeting or simply …
Town awarded $4.5M in NY Forward funds
By Kat Slattery and Manor Ink Staff
Town of Rockland, NY – Livingston Manor has hit it big with the award of a $4.5 million grant from the NY Forward grant program, monies to be used to fund various projects, including new commercial spaces and …
Covered Bridge campers find site closed
By Kara Didrich | Manor Ink
Willowemoc, NY – Summer campsites near Livingston Manor often need to be reserved months in advance. That is why Peter Herrick was stunned when, the morning before Memorial Day weekend, he opened and ...
New cafe to offer coffee and more
By Kara Didrich | Manor Ink
Livingston Manor, NY – Café Amancay is on the way! Located at 47B Main Street in this hamlet, this new coffee shop will open in October by Livingston Manor resident Carola Muller de Mascolo. Café Amancay ...
Marker Project has new sign
By Manor Ink Staff
Roscoe, NY –The hamlet of Roscoe has a long and storied history, an important part of which has now been unveiled with the installation of the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project’s 17th plaque on July 11. Marisa …
Gael Roots farm stand features affordable prices
By Kara Didrich | Manor Ink
Livingston Manor, NY – Can you stand the prices of vegetables at local stores? No? Well, Gael Roots Community Farm, a community farm in this hamlet has a solution for that. Iris Gillingham, the farm’s owner, has ...
A semiquincentennial historic conflict redux
By Oriah Diaz | Manor Ink
Barryville, NY – Did you know that the Battle of Minisink Ford was the only major Revolutionary War battle fought in the Upper Delaware River Valley? Here’s more about this historic battle and the annual event that keeps …
RCS Class of 2026 moves on
By Manor Ink Staff
Town of Rockland, NY – On Saturday, June 27, a gala ceremony was held for the first graduating class of the Town of Rockland’s newly merged school districts. Rockland Central School’s Class of 2026 processed …
Manor fashionistas’ summer outfits
Story, photos by Abby Olivo and Americus Mott | Manor Ink
“Broccoli hair has got to go.” That is what Brad Mann, co-owner of Jitterbug, said in response to Manor Ink’s fashion-on-Main-Street survey conducted Saturday, July 11. Several people said they don’t like biker …
Rockland’s summer music festivals
By Oscar Clevenger | Manor Ink
Shandelee, NY – For all those interested in world-class music, an exciting series kicks off this month as the annual Shandelee Music Festival returns for its 33rd season. And this year’s festival will have a special treat as …
Storyteller with a video camera
By Anahi Rodriguez | Manor Ink
Shandelee, NY – For all those interested in world-class music, an exciting series kicks off this month as the annual Shandelee Music Festival returns for its 33rd season. And this year’s festival will have a special treat as …
August puzzle answers
By Ink Puzzlemaster
Stuck? Can’t figure out that one word in the Crossword? Jumbled over the letters in the Jumble? Can’t complete that last line in the Sudoku? Fear not – the Puzzlemaster’s answers are just a click away …