Philmont News

On empty pages, he wrote of Adam, an ark, locusts, loaves, fishes and the resurrection in his neat, looping cursive.

Handwritten bibles were common before the invention of the printing press, but nowadays they are considered a rarity.

The $80 million jump from Saturday's advertised $270 million jackpot is due to brisk sales across all participating Powerball states.

Artist paints new picture every day The wild beauty of the 630 mile-long South West Coast Path has been captured by an artist's ambitious project to produce 365 paintings of the spectacular walking trail - one for every day of the year, MSN News reports.

A 63-year-old upstate New York man who has spent years writing out every word in the Bible has penning the very last lines.

ALBANY, N.Y. The Tulip Festival is Albany's signature spring event, featuring annual traditions rooted in Albany's rich heritage, over one hundred artisans selling their handmade crafts, a fine arts show, delicious food, the KidZone family fun destination, two stages of world-class live entertainment and, of course, over 100,000 tulips! Kate Bender ... (more)

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Writing with his right hand as his left traces the words in the book, Phillip Patterson copies the King James Version of the Bible on April 30 at his home in Philmont, N.Y. Writing with his right hand as his left traces the words in the book, Phillip Patterson copies the King James Version of the Bible on April 30 at his home in Philmont, N.Y. On ... (more)

Phillip Patterson transcribes the King James Bible at his home April 30 in Philmont, N.Y. Patterson will finish his years-long task Saturday.

Four years of work begat more than 2,400 pages and left a multitude of pens in its wake.

A squadron of chefs from the Hudson Valley came to the Berkshires Monday night to do what they do best: Cook up a blow-out dinner party for about 75.

A 25-year-old Staten Island woman was arrested after using an unopened soda can as a weapon during a dispute at a Hoboken pizzeria early Sunday morning, police reports said.