Van Wyck Gazette

03/12/2020

Sad to share: no Spring Issue.

01/15/2020

Caplan Media Group, Inc. is the publisher of the niche art/entertainment and lifestyle quarterly Van Wyck Gazette.
Due to the pursuit of other endeavors by some, openings are available to join our exclusive group of contributing writers.
1) This is neither a full time nor permanent position.
2) Your responsibility is solely to provide unique content to four seasonal issues;
Spring (March), Summer (June), Autumn (September) and Winter (November).
3) Compensation is negotiable and based upon the word count of the piece.

11/01/2019

Turning a Passion into a Business

When Dave Quas and Steve Reverri were friends and athletes in high school, they proudly wore the team tee shirts for all the sports they played.

10/31/2019

Monte’s Restaurant’s Famous Pasta Sauce

A friend gave me a jar of pasta sauce from Monte’s restaurant in Amenia the other day and it made me think about my favorite scene from The Godfather movie.

10/30/2019

“Keep Your Dauber Up” Whatever That Means

At the end of a phone conversation with my Mom, one in which I was bemoaning, between sighs, a litany of ridiculousness that somehow had all wedged into a single day, she responded at the (almost) close with “Well, keep your dauber up.” I paused

10/20/2019

Chef Isabel has a great recipe book on Amazon! Find her hearty vegetable bean stew in our latest issue.
Kindly share our page. And grab a Van Wyck Gazette at Adams!

10/18/2019

Print copies at Adams Fairacre Farm stores on Rt 44 and Rt 9.

Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get them in front of Issuu’s millions of monthly readers. Title: Van Wyck Gazette Autumn Issue 2019, Author: Joseph Caplan, Name: Van W...

10/13/2019

We thank the Van Wyck Gazette for choosing to and ask County Executive Molinaro to discuss Dutchess County's efforts to provide an inclusive community for those living with disabilities in their latest issue. More than 100 communities throughout New York State and beyond have adopted the County's ThinkDIFFERENTLY philosophy, and you can read more about the movement at https://issuu.com/josephcaplan/docs/vwg-autumn_issue_2019/3

10/05/2019

"Anyway, one venue that required our truck loaded with frozen foodstuffs was, of course, the annual County Fairand their food stands on the fairways, brightly lit with yellow phosphor tubes. I unloaded the contents of our truck onto red steel hand trucks and rushed down the fairways with wheels on fire, the sense of urgency pressing my need to coax every fairgoer to leap out of harm's way. Barely able to maintain the hand truck course, let alone balanced, I sped to food stands with the requisite burgers and fries to feed the starving masses. Back and forth I toiled in crisp air tinged with the aroma of fried dough and onion rings. Past the amusement rides and carnival barkers, I rolled one hand truck, then the other. At last, our huge truck was empty."
In our Fall Issue of Van Wyck Gazette.

10/05/2019

Caplan Brothers Eggs in the 1950's. Operated by brothers Milton and Martin. Our pensive story of one night at the Dutchess County Fair in the 1960's. Van Wyck Gazette Autumn Issue. Enjoy the read!
https://issuu.com/josephcaplan/docs/vwg-autumn_issue_2019