A happy birthday for us all

When the Delaware Valley News, Narrowsburg’s long time letterpress newspaper, was sold to the Hawley Eagle in 1974, it was not a happy occasion. Narrowsburg had, simply, always had a newspaper. The loss was simply unacceptable. So a handful of people conspired to start another newspaper. Through the efforts of Theresa Fuchs, Kathryn Hawker, Dot Lehr, John Pavese, Beth Peck and Robert Rasmussen who worked with new resident and founding editor Tom DiGaetani, The River Reporter published its first edition on December 3, 1975.

This year The River Reporter is 30 years old. And on Saturday, October 15 we are celebrating this milestone with a dance party at the Eldred Preserve from 8:00 p.m. to midnight. DJ Joey C will dish out dance music designed to keep you on the dance floor, and we’ll be serving up birthday cake and a dessert spread.

It is a truly amazing concept that the paper was born and came of age in the past three decades—a time that is categorized as a low point in the economic realities of the Upper Delaware River Valley. But The River Reporter has flourished and has, just recently, entered a more mature stage of its life.

Not only is our transformation a tribute to the present group of people who work diligently to continue a tradition of excellent journalism set by our editorial predecessors, it is a product of years of the conscious nurturing of countless people. From brilliant staff that passed through our door willing to share their expertise, to loyal advertisers, who kept us afloat through decades of economic struggles, to readers, who sent us notes of encouragement or chastised us when we made mistakes, The River Reporter, an entity on its own, is now headed into a different stage of its existence. It proudly proclaims itself as the news source for the Upper Delaware River Valley.

Please, come help us celebrate this joyous accomplishment.

Laurie Stuart, Editor/Publisher

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