Sullivan County preparing to reopen

MONTICELLO, NY — Residents have been generally barred from the government center since the shutdown in March caused by the pandemic. Sullivan County officials are now beginning to consider the …

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Wayne County stores reopen doors

HONESDALE, PA — “I feel alive again,” said Joyce DeBastiani, owner of the Main Street store Wallflower, which was recently permitted to open up again as Wayne County shifted to the …

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — There are about 2,000 small family farms in New York State Senator Jen Metzger’s district, which includes all of Sullivan County and parts of Delaware, Orange and …

Sullivan, mid-Hudson region to reopen

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Residents hold ‘Reopen Wayne County’ demonstration in Honesdale

HONESDALE, PA — More than 400 Facebook users marked themselves as either “interested” in or “going” to the “Reopen Wayne County” protest scheduled for …

Wayne County updates visitor policy

HONESDALE, PA — In light of Wayne County’s move to the yellow phase of reopening on Friday, May 22, the Wayne County Commissioners have updated the visitation policy for county …

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Staying busy in solitary time

Reporting this, I learned something important. Seniors want to share their experiences and their knowledge, but they’re private. Sometimes it’s because they grew up in an era when you …

Highland tends to its business

ELDRED, NY — For the Highland Town Board, it was business as usual, as “usual” has been redefined to include social distancing and talking into a speakerphone instead of to a …

COVID-19 at Sullivan County jail, Pike Commissioners respond to sheriff and more

Contact tracers LIBERTY, NY — Sullivan County Public Health Director Nancy McGraw announced on May 15 that the State of New York has launched an urgent effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. …

Delgado and county treasurer say counties need federal support

ONLINE — Representative Antonio Delgado joined a Sullivan County virtual town hall on May 11 to talk about his recent activities in Washington D.C. to help support local governments in his …

Homeless in the land of plenty

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — “A lot of people come to us, either as their first resort or their last resort,” said John Crotty, head of the county’s veterans service agency that …

Sullivan not ready to reopen

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — According to the plan to reopen the state, developed by the New York State Department of Health and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, action will be taken within the 10 different …

What to expect when moving to yellow

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Gov. Tom Wolf recently confirmed what many local residents have been anxiously awaiting for weeks: Wayne County is moving from red to yellow on Friday, May 22. As news of …

Delgado and Sullivan treasurer say counties need federal support

Joining a Sullivan County virtual town hall on May 11 to talk about his recent activites in Washington D.C. to help support local governments in his district. House leadership is pushing the Heroes …

AP reports Wayne County will reopen in one week

HARRISBURG, PA— In an exclusive report, the Associated Press (AP) said on Friday, May 15 that Wayne County and 11 other counties will soon move from red to yellow in Gov. Tom Wolf's three-phase …

Officials ask Wolf to reopen Wayne County

HONESDALE, PA — Elected officials and local business owners in Wayne County are anxious for Gov. Tom Wolf to shift the county from red to yellow in his three-phase plan for reopening …

Pike County couple survives COVID-19, Wayne Memorial offers COVID-19 testing and more

Pike County couple survives COVID-19 LORDS VALLEY, PA — Lorraine Klein worried about her husband Steve, she says, more than herself but it turned out they both had COVID-19 at the same time. …

EPA grant for Monticello Manor

MONTICELLO, NY — The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 6 announced that it will give $500,000 to the Sullivan County Land Bank Corporation (SCLB) as a Brownfield Cleanup …

Will summer camps open this year?

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — On a conference call on May 6, Sullivan County Public Health Director Nancy McGraw said that under current conditions, she is opposed to the opening of the many summer …

From the frontlines: Dave's Super Duper

HONESDALE, PA — Grocery stores are often people’s first stop when a crisis, or the threat of one, racks the community. Mike Flederbach has been in the grocery store business his entire …

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Wolf: politicians who defy state orders are acting in ‘most cowardly way’

HARRISBURG, PA — Gov. Tom Wolf took on a harsher-than-usual tone during a press briefing on Monday, May 11. Making the COVID-19 analogous to a foreign enemy during a time of war, Wolf …

Mail-in ballots up in Wayne, Smith hopes to reopen ‘quicker than others’

HONESDALE, PA — Throughout most of the April 28 Wayne County Commissioners meeting, a constant, metallic clanging echoed from the other end of the hallway. The noise sounded like the almost …

New York labor leaders paint a picture

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Labor leaders, elected officials and others gathered via Zoom on May 1 to discuss some issues facing front-line workers during the COVID-19 crisis. The event was organized …