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<news:title>Kitchen Garden Tour crowns 2026 favorites</news:title>
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<image:caption>The Kitchen Garden Tour winners with Dirt mag editor Becca Tucker. Left to right: Larry Mansour, Alayna Bereziuk, Chad Pilieri of Common Ground Community Garden, Becca Tucker, Aysha Venjara, Nicole Hixon, Patrick and Skylar Moynihan. Photo: Molly Colgan</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Nicole Hixon chats with visitors to her garden in Warwick, N.Y and offers them strawberry hibiscus iced tea.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Nicole Hixon of Warwick, N.Y., accepts her first place prize from Juno Gara, 10, who’s been going on the Tour her whole life. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>From left: Garden winners Larry Mansour, Alayna Bereziuk, Chad Pilieri, Dirt Editor Becca Tucker, Aysha Venjara, Nicole Hixon, Patrick Moynihan and daughter Skylar Moynihan.</image:caption>
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<news:title>$1.2M in federal funding secured to support the extension of the Eastern Pike County Sewer</news:title>
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<image:caption>Rep. Bresnahan presents a check for $1,250,000 for the Eastern Pike County Sewer Extension.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rep. Bresnahan and Mark Spatz, Westfall Municipal Authority Engineer, go over plans for the sewer extension.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-28T12:12:01-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Elder Justice Day returns Aug. 25</news:title>
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<image:caption>A previous Elder Justice Day. Pictured is Commissioner Matthew Osterberg and Lana Romeo, activity/program director at the Area Agency on Aging.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-28T13:28:41-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Business. Pike County Career Center hosting Heat of Summer Job Fair on Aug. 13</news:title>
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<image:caption>Back Row: Mary Beth Sayles, workforce specialist, Pike County Career Center; Rebekah Marte, career counselor, Pike County Career Center. Front Row: Cynthia DeFebo, director, Pike County Career Center; Carmel Santiago, office assistant/job developer, Pike County Career Center.</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.pikecountycourier.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/milford-resident-captures-footage-of-black-bear-family-CN6069343</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-28T15:53:55-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Milford. Resident captures footage of Black bear family </news:title>
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<image:caption>A family of black bears caught on film by a Milford resident.</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.pikecountycourier.com/news/local-news/eligible-families-encouraged-to-apply-to-own-habitat-for-humanity-house-in-pike-county-DN6069360</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-28T16:03:53-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Eligible families encouraged to apply to own Habitat for Humanity house in Pike County</news:title>
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<image:caption>Applications are sought for families seeking to own Habitat for Humanity’s 40th house in Pike County.</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.pikecountycourier.com/entertainment/farm-arts-collective-presents-johnny-appleseed-an-historical-fantasia-MN6069482</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-28T16:13:25-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Farm Arts Collective presents, ‘Johnny Appleseed: An Historical Fantasia’</news:title>
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<image:caption>Johnny Appleseed: An Historical Fantasia, a roving theater experience, will performed at Willow Wisp Organic Farm.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-28T16:45:33-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Milford resident expands vision into books</news:title>
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<image:caption>Mariano Cortes, creator of the ‘Junior el Coquí’ game and book series.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-29T10:18:36-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>From the court to the comedy club</news:title>
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<image:caption>Comedian and TV Host Michael Kosta will speak at the Readers and Writers Festival on Sept. 19.</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.pikecountycourier.com/entertainment/two-august-music-programs-from-kindred-spirits-LB6056409</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-29T15:12:26-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Two August music programs from Kindred Spirits</news:title>
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<image:caption>Alexander Markov will present classical favorites and songs celebrating the American Spirit on Aug. 9.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Ivalas String Quartet will perform works by Mozart, Ravel, and Florence Price on Aug. 15.</image:caption>
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