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 ( 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. ( 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 ( 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 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 “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.” ( 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. ( @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. ( 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 ( 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 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 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. 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
