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East Meadow resident Scott Eckers has been holding on to a big piece of Catskills history in his garage for the past eight years. Now the large neon sign is heading to a museum.

Big, bright, and neon yellow: a piece of history in East Meadow

Not many people can say they have a museum-worthy piece of history in their garage. East Meadow resident Scott Eckers can.His garage was home to a giant neon “Kutsher’s” sign, from … more

By Mallory Wilson | 8/25/22

North Woodmere resident Larry Parker, a former director of Camp Anawana with a mural found at the closed upstate facility.

Remembering their summers at Camp Anawana

Color War, making out and lasting friendships are part of the summer camp experience. Several former Camp Anawana campers shared their memories of the long-gone sleep away camp that was near Kutsher’s Resort in the Catskills Mountains. more

By Jeff Bessen and Elysa Parker | 10/21/15

North Woodmere resident Jackie Spector Linder was both a guest and employee at Kutsher’s Hotel and Country Club. From left were dining room hostess Linder, maitre d’ Abe Barrish, dining room captain Sylvia Lewis, assistant maitre d’ Bruce Aymes and dining room hostess Terry during the summer of 1982.

Remembering the Catskill resorts

Beginning in the 1920s with a heyday of the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, the Catskill Mountains were home to many resorts, country clubs and camps that catered to a mainly Jewish population. So much so that the area in Sullivan County was called the Jewish Alps. The many performers who entertained there were called “Borscht Belt” comedians; named for the popular food dish. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/27/14

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