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Centenary University in Hackettstown, NJ will host the first-ever accredited graduate degree in happiness studies.
Centenary University in Hackettstown, NJ will host the first-ever accredited graduate degree in happiness studies. ( Amanda Kujawa)

Masters of happiness?

It’s not often that an opportunity like this gets into the hands of a small school. For Centenary University, a small private...

Griterati
20 May 2022 | 11:39
Artist Karen Decher
Artist Karen Decher ( Melissa Shaw-Smith)

The puppet master

It’s the thrill of the hunt, never knowing what treasure she’ll find, that keeps Karen Decher coming back to her favorite...

Griterati
14 Mar 2022 | 02:49
The syrup was forgotten about, until one morning, as I prepared my usual boring bowl of oatmeal, I happened to spot it behind a bottle of sriracha in the refrigerator door.
The syrup was forgotten about, until one morning, as I prepared my usual boring bowl of oatmeal, I happened to spot it behind a bottle of sriracha in the refrigerator door. ( Evie Maxfield)

The last of the two-year-old syrup

I hate to say it, but I guess I am a Foodie. I mean, we all have to eat, it’s just that some of us eat to live, and some...

Griterati
07 Oct 2021 | 02:26
Everett Cox on Memorial Day
Everett Cox on Memorial Day ( Photo by Dorathea Hahn)

‘They’re facing their mortality, my generation’

I never imagined that lonely old vets – from WWII, Korea, Vietnam – or their caregivers would hold my hand while crying and...

Griterati
04 Jun 2021 | 12:27
The sound and fury of peace and quiet

The sound and fury of peace and quiet

Ah, Warwick! Sunkissed valleys, meandering country lanes, centuries old farmsteads nestled in bucolic pastures. I came here...

Griterati
12 Apr 2021 | 03:06
Food sovereignty starts here

Food sovereignty starts here

“Seeds never forget,” said Rowen White, seed keeper, farmer and Native American storyteller. White hails from the Mohawk...

Griterati
08 Apr 2021 | 11:52
Longtime New Paltz repair coach Joe Holdner. The book offers veteran tips like “Keep your volunteers happy. Good pizza will be a key factor to your success.”
Longtime New Paltz repair coach Joe Holdner. The book offers veteran tips like “Keep your volunteers happy. Good pizza will be a key factor to your success.” ( John Fischer)

Patchword radicals

When she was a kid, Elizabeth Knight wore a new brown jumper to school and tore it. Her mom, skilled with a needle and thread,...

Griterati
11 Dec 2020 | 03:45
Nico Klimek, who’s from Sparta, NJ and lives in Warwick, NY, showering with a bar of NOAP. The company is using locals and friends as models.
Nico Klimek, who’s from Sparta, NJ and lives in Warwick, NY, showering with a bar of NOAP. The company is using locals and friends as models. ( @kristen_noelle)

The shower disruptor

By the time I arrive mid-morning at Kate Assaraf’s lakefront house in Sparta, NJ, she has already run seven-and-a-half miles...

Griterati
02 Sep 2020 | 03:20
Author Suzie Gilbert with a Red-tailed Hawk, released soon after the photo.
Author Suzie Gilbert with a Red-tailed Hawk, released soon after the photo. ( John Huba)

One wild counterculture

Raptors and songbirds are Suzie Gilbert’s muse. From her early days writing a newsletter for the Hudson Valley Raptor Center;...

Griterati
09 Jun 2020 | 06:27
A couple doubles down on solar and all appliances electric
A couple doubles down on solar and all appliances electric ( Becca Tucker)

Wattage as activism

Mary Endico and her husband Bob Fugett were at a juncture in their lives. Endico, 65, is a watercolor artist whose gallery...

Griterati
25 Sep 2019 | 04:04
Call it a walkumentary

Call it a walkumentary

Staving off chronic disease by eating plants and moving a lotBy Becca TuckerThe first inkling Kelly Broelmann had that something...

Griterati
01 Jul 2019 | 05:31

Little foodies

With five kids of their own, a farm family invites the whole school overBy Becca TuckerSteve MacLean walks fast around his...

Griterati
01 May 2019 | 12:11

Joining the cavemen

The making of a barefoot runnerBy Orion Russell BlakeFebruary 3, 2010. That’s when it started. I was catching my regularly...

Griterati
13 Mar 2019 | 01:06
WeWork for the mindful set

WeWork for the mindful set

A new spa for finding your chi, or your next business ideaBy Becca TuckerWe’ve been hiding, said Kim Gabelmann. No...

Griterati
31 Dec 2018 | 12:42
WIth soybean oil to be used in animal feed.
WIth soybean oil to be used in animal feed.

When high finance comes home to the farm

Building the ‘Amazon of craft beverage ingredients’When I arrive, Rachel Czub is arranging flowers from her...

Griterati
06 Nov 2018 | 03:33
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