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6 HOOK Editor's Note FB/IG: hookmagazine ONLINE EDITION www.thehook.org ADVERTISING 845.709.2331 SUBSCRIPTIONS www.thehook.org HOOK is a regional, independent & free print & digital publica- tion in the Hudson Valley for 22 years. It is distributed through print, IG, FB, email blasts and online. Delivering to key locales and main streets in towns, restaurants, galleries, boutiques, li- braries, retail stores, doctor's 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. Mont- vale, Northvale, Ridgewood in Northern NJ with drops on NYC Upper Westside. Back issues listed on Amazon, Kindle. COPYRIGHT © 2003–2026. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, electronically or mechanically, without the written permission of the Publisher. JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH Authenticity has a patina of beauty embed- ded, and its genius can be felt through all six senses. Experience the focused passion of creatives in the following pages sharing their particular love of craft. Local profile, Hudson Paws is not only a rescue for dogs, but a rescue of a location, connection, and doing it right. Writer Ethan Gresko takes us out of hibernation for hiking on the wild and wintry side. And, at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve, walk on grounds of grandeur along the river at Rock- wood Hall, and feel its sense of place and history. Discover a fun oasis in Warwick of craft beer, good food, disc golf and cheer at the Fence Road Brewery. At Rabbit Hole Antiques, be enticed by beautiful objects of desire in Montgomery, NY, and view a gorgeous Greek revival home on the banks of the Hudson. Real food is our very essence for living, and in this special feature, see some educated updates with the growing trend to grass roots. In Art of Parenting, letting go gracefully through thresholds marking our growth, and lots more — book reviews, simmer pots, Stout Beer Brownies and Irish Soda Bread and Pudding. Here is to winter delights to be had, and to the momentum of the sun's tuning soon to Spring. With love, Janet 2026 NEW YEAR Janet A. Wortendyke Publisher & Editor-in-Chief janet@thehook.org Sheila Hollihan-Elliot Sr. Editor & Art Director WRITERS Dana Daly Dr. Irina Gelman Ethan Gresko Sheila Hollihan-Elliot Lisa Mulcahy David Neilsen Taleen Postian PHOTOGRAPHERS Tom Daly Andrea B. Swenson

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