Dam trouble

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — The Lake Jeff Dam has withstood hundred-year floods, but time itself could prove its undoing. The privately-owned concrete dam, almost a century old, is now in need of …

No joy in Highland

ELDRED, NY — No one was happy at the Highland Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on September 17 as the board unanimously dismissed the April 24, 2020 Notice of Violation Order to Remedy for the …

Eric Trump speaks in Milford

MILFORD, PA — Election season is in full swing, and last week, a number of campaigns focused their efforts on Northeast Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden traveled to …

Coronavirus Updates

Millions in grants available to farmers

HONESDALE, PA — A great deal of the money Congress set aside for struggling dairy farmers has gone unclaimed, said Wayne County Commissioner Chairman Brian Smith at the board’s September …

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In the community

- 'Crêpe for class' and more
  
  What's going on in the local land of food September 24 to 30
- An ecosystem of exchange
  
  Come to find out, an event is a festival and a festival is a town. Empirical evidence suggested as much. Anecdotal phrasing eventually filled in …
- ‘Do you remember where you were?’
  
  MONTICELLO, NY — On Friday, September 11, firefighters, loved ones and onlookers gathered to pay their respects to those who lost their …

Opinion

- Watching over the town
  
  There are many people who watch over the town. It starts on the town level with the town board: the elected officials who do the business of …
- Everyone counts
  
  The importance of the Census cannot be overstated. The demographic information that it collects determines who gets how much political power in …
- Millennium’s stink
  
  The smell of money was in the air. In December 2015, with great fanfare, Millennium Pipeline announced its Eastern System Upgrade. They …

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Sports

Speedway honors first responders and remembers 9/11

KAUNEONGA LAKE, NY — Nineteen years ago, the nation suffered a devasting attack when Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing two of them into New York City’s Twin …

Section IX shifts sports schedule

NEW YORK — In a scene right out of the cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” the Section IX Athletic Council of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association …

Sullivan County’s great sport car race

FREMONT CENTER, NY — On June 26 through 28, 1953, the western part of Sullivan County hosted what, in the official souvenir program, was billed as the “Sullivan County Sport Car Races of …

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Monticello rally protests George Floyd killing

Three hundred people gathered peacefully on the lawn of the Sullivan County Courthouse in Monticello, NY to protest and draw attention to the injustice and violence that is routinely perpetrated on …

Over 50 gather in Narrowsburg for demonstration

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NY & PA Updates

Metzger on Spectrum, Gunter on Millennium and more

Metzger calls on FCC to reject Spectrum petition SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Sen. Jen Metzger (SD-42) has called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a request made by Charter …

Want your permit? Maintain the road

WHITE LAKE, NY — In order to pressure the Eagle Creek Hydro Power LLC to live up to its permit conditions, the Friends of Toronto Reservoir (FOTR) has enlisted …

Freak accident of nature in Cochecton

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — It was a strange tale wastewater treatment plant operator Michael Walter told the Cochecton Town Board at its September 9 meeting. “What are the odds?” asked …

Outdoors

- Sky play
  
  Some species of birds have started their migrations south. In fact, some species, such as the wood thrush, have started several weeks ago. Near …
- September flying ants
  
  We went forward on this early September day with almost no expectations. The river had been quiet these last weeks—few hatching mayflies …
- Slug love
  
  Many of the species of wildlife we are fortunate to co-exist with in the Upper Delaware River region are beautiful, awe-inspiring or just plain …

Virus 2020

Friday, March 6

There's an adequate meme to describe my sense of humor. Today, we're going to delve just a little bit into that big black part of …

No bones about it

Friday, February 21

If you've read the newspaper for any length of time, or been a subscriber and gotten a renewal card in the mail, you've seen my best …

One for the birds

Friday, February 14

This week has been for the birds. Seriously. The weather has been warmer than usual, but it's still managing to dump a few inches of …

Our Country Home - Late Summer 2020

Twenty-five ways to update your home without a major remodel

Now that most of us are spending more time at home, we are beginning to notice areas of the house that need freshening up. Rather than feel overwhelmed, the best way to tackle these projects is to …

A foot in each world

I turned 65 this past February, which makes this summer my 65th in the Catskills. Yeah, we missed one. My father was a public school teacher, later guidance counselor in the NYC system. Dad was a …

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