HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania governor’s budget proposal for 2024-25 contains a $1.8 billion increase for public schools, including additional dollars for the most underfunded …
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5/7/24
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HONESDALE, PA — The May 2 Wayne County Commissioners meeting started off on a positive note, with two employee recognitions.
First, Randy Heller was recognized for his 35 years of work at …
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By JAMIE FALGIE
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5/7/24
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Affordable rental apartments that are nowhere to be found. A building boom that leaves locals out in the cold.
Here in Sullivan County, the post-pandemic eviction …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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5/6/24
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HONESDALE, PA — The entire staff of the Honesdale Department of Public Works (DPW) has quit their jobs.
Their director, Joseph Rulis, is gone. Before they left, the six employees who …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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5/6/24
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DAMASCUS, PA — An engaged group turned out to hear more about Damascus Township’s proposed zoning amendment regarding alternative energy systems.
The April 22 public hearing was not …
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By MARK CASNER
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5/6/24
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HONESDALE, PA — Honesdale’s beloved Roots & Rhythm festival needs room to grow—or it may have to find another venue.
Speaking for the festival at the borough’s tense …
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By JAMIE FALGIE
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5/2/24
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MILLERSBURG, OH — The Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (UDSB) won the 2024 Byway Partnership Award. The honor consists of eight awards presented annually by the National Scenic Byway Foundation …
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4/30/24
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MONTICELLO, NY — State gambling revenue is up, but Sullivan County’s casino revenue is down.
The Sullivan County treasurer, Nancy Buck, told the Budget and Management Committee in …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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4/29/24
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — The River Reporter won several awards at the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2023.
Staff reporter Ruby Rayner-Haselkorn and editor …
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4/29/24
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MILFORD, PA — Police are investigating the homicide of Margie S. Finlay, 67, of Milford, PA. Her grandson George F. Sisco, 28, also from Milford, has been charged with her murder.
The …
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4/29/24
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Something will be done about the Skinners Falls-Milanville Bridge, that much is for sure. And that something will fall into one of these categories:
A faithful …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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4/29/24
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ELDRED, NY — Like every other school district in New York, Eldred Central let out a big sigh of relief when the state funding they’d expected was restored to them by the state …
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LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — SUNY Sullivan has a new president.
Dr. David Potash was appointed by the State University of New York Board of Trustees this week for a term to begin on or before July …
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4/25/24
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TUSTEN, NY — The Tusten Youth Commission will get more county money than the $10,000 they believed they would be awarded. Of the $150,000 in county funds available, the county legislature …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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4/24/24
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PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES, PA — Republican Jeff Olsommer won yesterday’s special election for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
He will fill the vacancy in the 139th District left by …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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4/24/24
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HONESDALE, PA — A small, welcoming park known as Apple Grove now has a dozen new trees that will help the park live up to its name.
The original apple trees had stopped fruiting and …
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By JEFF SIDLE
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4/23/24
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HIGHLAND, NY — May 9 is the day two Town of Highland officials will sit down with mediators to work out their differences.
Supervisor Johnny Pizzolato and board member Kaitlin Haas have …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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4/23/24
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HONESDALE, PA — “Service to others is a hallmark of the American character, and has the unique ability to bring people of all backgrounds together in common cause.”
So say the …
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By JAMIE FALGIE
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4/22/24
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HIGHLAND, NY — Javid Afzali of the Harris Beach law firm will serve as special counsel on matters related to the Barryville Oasis, an out-of-compliance restaurant co-owned by the Highland town …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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4/22/24
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NARROWSBURG, NY — This June, the $1 billion Delaware Aqueduct project—a 20-year effort to repair the longest tunnel in the world—will enter its final phase.
The NYC Department …
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4/21/24
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