Features and News - ARCHIVE
Roxbury rocks, swings, boogies and croons on Sat. July 1
June 15, 2006
The annual Sidewalk Fest in Roxbury on Sat. July 1 will be chock-a-block
with vendors and children’s activities as always, and there will
be more music of all persuasions pouring into the streets all day long.
Pink Elephant Preschool celebrates the Class of 2006 Graduation
June 8, 2006
Nineteen graduates of Pink Elephant Preschool took their bows on Thursday, June
8 to an adoring crowd of moms, dads, grandparents and friends.
Tom Hynes named Delaware
County Democrat of the Year
May 30, 2006
Roxbury Supervisor for 22 years, Hynes will be honored for his multifaceted
commitment to community life.
Roxbury and Memorial Day Weekend- Event WrapUp
May 29, 2006
STARS, STRIPES AND VINTAGE SWING
Roxbury and Memorial Day Weekend: The Perfect Way to Launch Your Summer
Memorial Day Weekend 2006
Bats and bands will both be swinging away in Roxbury
on Saturday, May 27, the perfect destination to launch your summertime
spirits. Roxbury
Nine vintage base ball and Dixieland Jazz will vie for your attention
and a festive array of culinary choices all lie with easy strolling distance
in this unspoiled historic hamlet.
Hometown Roxbury Nine
team will swat the Big Apple
May 10, 2006
The Gotham Cup vintage ball tournament is a revival of one of the nation's oldest
base ball teams.
Sidewalk Festival
Coming in July
Every July, the sidewalks of Roxbury become a shopping plaza.
Turn of the Century Days
Coming in September
Roxbury’s traditional “Turn of the Century Day” has become
a weekend-long adventure in time travel.
Man of Many Talents
March 18, 2006
Robert "Robbie" Renz received recognition from the Grand Gorge
Community Action Group and from his entire community.
Roxbury gains Whitehouse recognition
as a Preserve America Community
March 9, 2006
The hamlet of Roxbury has recently received recognition from the White
House as a Preserve America community.
Burrough's Day 2005
The Burroughs Spirit
October, 2005, Burroughs Days. Tom Alworth, an area Burroughs enthusiast,
gave a lecture as part of a DCHA history series.
The Luck of the Cranes
July 31, 2005, Burroughs Days. A sneak preview of Jean Craighead George's next
creation, Luck, about the migration of a beautiful sandhill crane
from Florida to Texas to Siberia and back.
Falconer Jonathon Wood
July 31, 2005, Burroughs Days. Jonathan Wood came by his love of birds through
the trilogy of books about a young boy and his falcon by Jean Craighead George.
Woodchuck Lodge Comes Back to Life
on Burroughs Community Day
Coverage of the 2005 Burrough's Community Day. Slideshow.
Delaware Chamber of Commerce Awards
September 2005
The Roxbury Motel - Contemporary Catskill Lodging wins the
Arnold
Banker Tourism Award.
As the Bat Turns
August 2005
The Roxbury Nine use hand turned bats for their games.
Helen Gould Shepard - A Profile
Ms. Gould loved Roxbury and it shows.
"Daily Double"? That would
be two Grand Slams for the Roxbury Nine
Aug. 20, 2005
HIstoric Roxbury Nine Trip to Lake George, weekend of Aug. 20 2005.
Renehan and the Robber Baron
June 2005
Author Ed Renehan Jr. is doing a marvelous job of bringing a balanced portrait
to erstwhile evil Robber Baron Jay Gould, but the brilliant, driven Gould probably
wouldn't have appreciated it one bit.