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8 HOOK Digital issue: www.thehook.org EDITOR'S NOTE Jan/Feb/March 2025 FB/IG: hookmagazine www.thehook.org ADVERTISING/845.709.2331 SUBSCRIPTIONS/www.thehook.org HOOK is an Independent & FREE Regional, Print & Digital Publication in the Lower Hudson Valley for 21 years. It is dis- tributed through print, IG, FB, email blasts and online. Delivering to key locales and main streets in towns, restaurants, galleries, boutiques, libraries, retail stores, doctors offices and other high traffic areas over its three month shelf life. Serving Rockland County (except Suffern and Spring Valley). Tuxedo, Warwick, Cornwall, and Newburgh in Orange County. Tarrytown, Pleasantville, and Chappaqua in Westchester. Beacon in Dutchess County. Montvale, Northvale, Ridgewood in Northern NJ with drops on NYC Upper Westside. Back issues are listed on Amazon, Kindle. COPYRIGHT © 2003–2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, electronically or mechanically, without the written permission of the Publisher. Today, a light snow blankets a cold, bright day of winter with calmness, this together with the contrast of red cardinals and blue jays on branches mark visuals of nature's seasonal refuel- ing. I welcome you to this edition of HOOK. Fashion elevates with style and color as we profile Vellvette Boutique in Warwick, NY. Part SoHo, eye candy and the pas- sion of its owners, it is sure to inspire. In the local restaurant scene, experience the grandness rich architecture exudes, combined with great food to share with family and friends at The Fed of Warwick, a lovely restored 1900's bank. Create three savory treats in tune with the season — the sweetness of maple syrup making; a fun way to appreciate our feathered friends with an easy recipe to string on your tree; and thirdly, a chocoholic's dream to celebrate with a Valen- tine's cake (no bake and gluten free). Read about the exhilaration of moving out of your comfort zone, that instills knowledge, confidence and instincts that cannot be taught in the classroom, the focus of our Art of Par- enting column... and, that enhance our explorations into adult- hood. We travel to nearby Hemlock Neversink in the Catskills, an all inclusive resort on 280 pristine acres with amazing spa of- fers, stargazing decks, goat hikes and much more. May your days in this new year be filled with moments of nature's presence of renewal. Happy Valentine's Day, Love, Janet JANET A. WORTENDYKE Publisher & Editor-in-Chief SHEILA HOLLIHAN-ELLIOT SENIOR Editor Writers DANA DALY SIMONE GOGEL EISOLD DR. IRINA GELMAN ETHAN GRESKO JANE ANDERSON LISA MULCAHY DAVID NEILSEN Photographer SIMONE GOGEL EISOLD ANDREA B. SWENSON

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