TRR photo by Fritz Mayer The Dead End sign is a bit deceptive: Clark Road in Highland connects to Blind Pond Road in Tusten, but drivers in small cars reportedly occasionally get stuck in mud puddles or on parts of the road that are particularly rugged.

Scenic roadway or dangerous drive?

By FRITZ MAYER

TOWN OF HIGLAND, NY—The Highland Field and Stream Club occupies a big chunk of the Town of Highland, but is bisected by a two-mile stretch of Clark Road. The club would like the town to abandon the road, which would essentially mean that it would become a private road owned by the club.

The decision will be made by Bob Meyer, the commissioner of the Sullivan County Department of Public Works, who is also the county highway superintendent.

In considering abandonment, according to the relevant law, Meyer must ask himself: “Will it cause hardship and injustice to owners and occupants of the land adjoining such highway?”

Residents were split at the public hearing in Eldred on July 21.

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Hanger and Fox trade jabs

‘Gasland’ continues to spur controversy

By TOM KANE

HARRISBURG, PA—John Hanger, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), says film director Josh Fox was dishonest in his presentation in the award-winning film ‘Gasland’.

The film, which won a special jury award at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. last spring, criticizes the natural gas drilling industry for allegedly causing widespread contamination of water and air in communities around the nation.

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Calling on community to save the Unity Grange

By SANDY LONG

GALILEE, PA—Some things withstand the test of time. Others are tested by time’s passing. Both can be said of the Unity Grange building in Galilee, which has served the surrounding community since its construction in 1870 as a creamery, after which it housed the activities of Unity Grange No. 1710, formed in 1916. The wear and tear of those years has left the massive building on the path to a somewhat uncertain future. But efforts are afoot to change that.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Delaware board says no to ‘Gasland’
• County to post minutes
• Another fracking forum
• Gas at a Glance
• Seasonal grocery store gets façade
• Praise for Wayne prison
• RiverFest celebrates 20 years
• Correction

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