TRR photo by David Hulse
Police and fire officers and service veterans offer a salute at the end of Sunday’s Blue Mass service at St. Anthony’s Church in Yulan.

Knights honor military and service agencies

By DAVID HULSE

YULAN, NY—With nothing to investigate or protect, no fire to fight or blood flow to staunch, and no enemies in sight, Sunday’s gathering of military, police, fire and EMS personnel at St. Anthony’s Church was a strange sight for one accustomed to seeing them all on active duty.

Dozens of volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel joined members of state, county and local police agencies, and active and retired military veterans in celebrating the third annual Blue Mass.

Those in attendance included assemblywoman Aileen Gunther; county court judge Frank LaBuda; his wife, legislator Kathy LaBuda; Sullivan County Sheriff Dan Hogue and former sheriff Joe Wasser.

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Sojourn hits the water splashing

By TOM KANE

NARROWSBURG, NY—About 70 canoeists and kayakers gathered on a bank of the Delaware River at 8:00 a.m. at Lander’s Campground to begin the 10th Annual Delaware River Sojourn on Monday, June 8.

The sojourners experienced the river at a height of 4.21 feet with the temperature at 61 degrees.

“The sojourn is a celebration of the National Wild and Scenic River,” said coordinator of the trip, Sandy Schultz, of the National Park Service.

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Hancock rejects Bonacic’s Greenway

Fremont likely to follow suit

By CHARLIE BUTERBAUGH

HANCOCK, NY—If the Town of Fremont votes en rapport with the Town of Hancock against Senator John Bonacic’s Delaware River Greenway initiative, the self-described “sister towns” will form their second alliance in recent history opposing regional coordination.

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