Lily Dale News

Patrick Melville Salon in New York City takes full-service to a whole new level.

Ghouls and goblins will overtake the streets on Saturday afternoon and evening, as trick or treating and Halloween festivities will be held throughout the region.

The spirits are all around us. Some of the hottest shows on TV have a ghostly orientation - from "Medium" and "Ghost Whisperer" to quasi-reality shows such as "Ghost Hunters" and "Paranormal State." The low-budget movie "Paranormal Activity" is filling theaters with its effective thrills and chills.

The tours begin at 7 p.m. and run until 10 p.m. The trolleys will load passengers at the Gazebo in Barker Commons and return to the same area.

Lily Dale residents were the only ones to attend the Cassadaga Village Board's workshop session held to discuss proposed water rates.

IT'S going to be a great season for Horton Foote 's many fans. T. Charles Erickson FIRST ACT Bill Heck, left, Hallie Foote, Dylan Riley Snyder, Georgi James and Lucas Caleb Rooney in an adaptation of 'Roots in a Parched Ground,' from 'The Orphans' Home Cycle.' When Mr.

Finally, the Putnam Road water line replacement project is moving forward at a steady clip.

The see-'em-all play cycle has become a hot trend in recent seasons, kicked off by Tom Stoppard's Russian history lesson, The Coast of Utopia , and continued last season by Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests .

An imported crew of judges took to downtown establishments Friday evening to begin the Red, White and Blues festival.

Reva B. Pastor, 94, of Dunkirk, formerly of Lily Dale, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, at home.

After 15 years, the Red, White and Blues Festival continues to evolve, and it is reflected in the several new events happening this coming weekend.

August 30, 2009, 7:06 AM / Lynne A. Wiltsie has been reappointed by the Lily Dale Assembly board as board president.

Adam Bernstein, a medium and clairvoyant with an international following, will offer "An Evening in Spirit -- Communicating with Loved Ones in Spirit" in Lee on Thursday.

Freelancer Peter Ross is a 41-year-old year old portrait photographer in Manhattan who makes his living taking pictures of celebrities .

Bolts of lightning, claps of thunder and a driving rain chorus around us as we approach the little hamlet of Lily Dale, the world's largest spiritualist community.

Bulk pickups will be held in the city of Dunkirk during August. Anyone requesting the service needs to come to the City Clerk's office with a list of items to be picked up.

As hostess of the Wensley House, Rachel M. Borzilleri makes sure the performers and lecturers who appear at the Chautauqua Institution enjoy a comfortable stay.

By JOAN JOSEPHSON OBSERVER Staff Writer PORTLAND - Two factors drew crowds of people to the Portland Museum during Saturday's Brocton-Portland Community Festival.

Annie Griffiths Belt, a photographer for National Geographic, shows a sample of her work as she speaks in the Amphitheater at Chautauqua Institution on Monday.

What began as a peaceful, sunny day in Lily Dale took an interesting turn when about a dozen protesters showed up outside the gates to exercise their constitutional rights.