Sugar Loaf NY

10/06/2026

A Loaf wedding in the '70s.
Our friend and long-time shop keeper Beth DuCharme Duke
(My Sister's Closet) points out that this was Mike and Kate DeSario's wedding. In Beth's words, "It was quite an event".
Wally and Jarvis can both be seen on the RH side, and original Loaf sculptor/ fellow admin. of this page Rob Wright can be seen seated in the gray suit facing Jarvis, in his tan safari coat.

10/05/2026

Some Warwick Airport ( In the Sugar Loaf Valley) history, from 1971:

In 1971 ( and then again in '73) the Cox model company produced a gas-powered racing miniature of W***y Falck's "Rivets" F1 airplane (Warwick, NY).
Most of us "Airport" kids in the family received one, here JJ proudly holds his up on Christmas morning in Warwick.

10/02/2026

https://www.chroniclenewspaper.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/letter-to-the-editor-vote-no-on-preservation-fund-IF6241390

Beware proposals that sound too green and fuzzy.
Always look at track records, first:

On Chester’s ballot in November is the “Preservation Fund” referendum.While it may sound green and fuzzy, Chester’s record suggests this tax might not be that simple. Chester’s administration might us...

09/22/2026

This tracks ...

We're hoping someone can help us with something.
One of our group's founders gave a talk on Sugar Loaf's history in 2023, and afterward, "Jeff Zahn", who was hoping to edge his way into the Sugar Loaf Historical Society had reached out to "Jay" who gave the talk, and introducing himself ( Jeff Zahn) as a 4 time Emmy award winning TV producer, a claim that he's repeated with many other people in our once warm, tight knit community.
In a meeting at a cafe in Warwick, he went on to elaborate on the ceremony in which he received these Emmys, even stating that they grace his own fireplace mantel here in Sugar Loaf.
Months later we were warned by industry people about about this person, and told that he makes this and other unfounded claims in a pattern of manipulative behavior, typically involving sidling up to community leaders in a quest for some sort of influence, as we're now seeing in his relationship with the Town of Chester's Supervisor.
So: We checked the official Emmys web page, and they have no record of this person ever having won an Emmy....this despite his recurring claims of having won 4 in four different awards ceremonies.
We found that he and his team were once nominated for a "Daytime Emmy Award" ( not quite the same as an "Emmy", but managed under the same corporate family), but he is not listed as having won this award, either...not once.....let alone 4 times.

If anyone can help us to track down these 4 Emmys that this person repeatedly claims to have "won", and which he claims to keep on his fireplace mantel, we would appreciate that, as we're having difficulties finding anything to back these claims up.
To date he has not provided photos of these awards on his mantel, either.
Thank you.

09/18/2026

Welcome to Town of Chester Supervisor Brandon Holdridge's vision for our once-bucolic crafts village.
Speed bumps, Day-Glo crossing signs, surveillance cameras and concrete sidewalks.
This is what happens when an immature town supervisor does the will of his power-mad campaign supporter/handler: A crafts village becomes a Strip mall.

09/08/2026

(Borrowed from another page)
If you see a post about 'not raking your leaves over the Winter', shared by any municipal agency, please understand that this is seriously horrible advice in terms of lawn maintenance , human health and general ecosystemics.
Fallen leaves can and will promote widespread fungal growth, and also compact and kill lawn grasses while acting as Winter cover for Ticks, encouraging them to emerge out on the mowed grass in Springtime.
If someone keeps a typical lawn, especially one on which their kids play, they're still best to keep it clear of all leaves/Arboreal litter and instead rake the leaves off to edges, to better accommodate brumating arthropods such as cool firefly larvae and spiders off to the sides or well past their margins.
This approach also saves the costly and ecocidal need for using fungicides all over yards afflicted with brown spot fungi and others, the following Springtime.

09/02/2026

We (The actual Sugar Loaf Historical Society, incorporated by the NYS Education Department) have been sharing info on our home hamlet's rich gypsy past for many years; This past April, we shared a popular and accurate post about our hamlet's Gypsy history.
Please understand that a recent (today, in fact) imitator post ( from another org.) about our hamlet's beloved Gypsies posted by "another page" is filled with serious errors....it was written by a newcomer to our region who fails to have any clear understanding of our hamlet's history.
Most of our hamlet's gypsies were heirs to some of the colonial hamlet's founders, and they were always welcomed and beloved by locals.
Please don't allow some newcomer to our hamlet rewrite our hamlet's rich history.
Today's article by a community foundation is nonsense ( and of course, they needed to use AI for the graphic).

08/23/2026

One of our Sugar Loaf page admins/original 1970s Sugar Loaf sculptor Rob Wright when he was teaching art At Warwick Valley High School in 1969. This man ALWAYS had STYLE:

08/19/2026

Nice local coverage!

The Sugar Loaf Historical Society has installed its fifth William G. Pomeroy “Legends and Lore” series marker in the competitive grant series, out of 206 nationally; more than any other organization. ...

08/17/2026

Today, while shooting a photo of our new "Calamity Corners" marker, our Historical Society's prez felt like he'd gone back in time when he saw a father and son riding small dirt bikes where he used to practice hill climbs and MX, back in the early '70s.
The dad was promised a throwback photo, here it is: 1973, on a '72 Honda XR75, at Calamity Corners, Sugar Loaf. (That's an era "77 WABC" sticker on the number plate)
Nice meeting you out there, today.