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Katie Corcoran, left, Sandy Rickard, Lisa Corcoran and Nicole Curtis help hand out groceries outside of the Lakeside Elementary School.
Food, relief, community
WAYNE COUNTY, PA — This past month, Wayne County banded together in an effort to keep its residents from going hungry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Named the Wayne County Food Relief Fund, … more
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Pictured in last year’s Memorial Day parade in Roscoe, NY are Leslie Dickson, left, James Stevenson, Chuck Husson and Fred Tucker.
Paying respects
ROSCOE, NY — This year it will be more of a procession than a parade, said Karrie Jara. She’s organizing the Memorial Day observance in Roscoe this year. Yes, it’s still … more
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Volunteer Corps Members Frank Ulbrichm, left, Maggie Tuttle Schutte and Yolanda Suida at Lapolt Park in Liberty.
Sullivan Renaissance in a modern Dark Age
FERNDALE, NY — For 19 years, residents of Sullivan County have emerged from winter hibernation to exult in a rite of spring known only to them: the Sullivan Renaissance Annual Conference, an … more
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Female welder in World War II.
Mothers of Invention
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Currently, people are joining forces to get their vulnerable neighbors essential items, making masks that require no sewing, finding ways to … more
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Currently, across the globe, people are seeing pollution-free skies for the first time in years—it’s what our world could look like beyond flattening the curve.
Sustainability in the time of coronavirus
“One small thing,” Larry Reeger said, “one small virus, and the world slowed.” For Reeger, sustainability coordinator and associate professor of green building and … more
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“A lot of people think [metal heads are] angry, but that’s not true. All of Brotality’s lyrics are very positive and the metal community is unlike any other. I get why people outside of that community might not understand, but I think that channeling that aggression through our music is just a way of expressing and releasing energy.” — Bassist Reece Maopolski
Meet Brotality
At the young age of 17, 16, and 14 respectively, local high school students Bryce Maopolski (guitar/vocals), his brother Reece (bass/vocals) and their pal Liam Fenton (drums/vocals) are already … more
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While there’s no longer a need for waitstaff to set the table, ordering from your favorite local restaurants will help businesses to stay afloat and its workers to keep their jobs.
Don’t come in... but we’re still serving
HONESDALE, PA — It’s a scary time for the economy in general, but particularly for restaurants and its workers. What do people say when they need to cut back? “Oh, I’ll eat … more
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Lare’s food truck combines his dreams of catering with his history as a firefighter.
Meet Matt Lare
LIBERTY, NY — If you’ve ever been to the Lazy Pond Bed and Breakfast located on 12 beautiful acres overlooking the Catskill Mountains, it’s likely you’ve met owners Jean and … more
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Carol Rocklin sits in her sunroom, which with a view of her garden, is where she likes to spend most of her time at home.
‘The struggle suited me’
HONESDALE, PA — Carol Rocklin, co-founder of the local non-profit Growing Older Together (GOT), said that she’s spent a lifetime being stubborn. It would seem that maintaining an engaged, … more
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Seastrand performed three original songs in The River Reporter office recently. See her performance at www.riverreporter.com/river-recordings.
The dulcet tones of Kali Seastrand
CALLICOON, NY — At typical open mic nights, which take place at many venues throughout the region every week, a couple of things are to be expected. You can expect to hear covers of at least … more
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In addition to being the chef at Early Bird Cookery, Dayna Halprin helps organize events like the “Hate has no Home in Sullivan County” rally last Sunday, hosted by the Sullivan County Human Rights Commission and Sullivan Allies Leading Together.
Strengthening the left arm of Sullivan County
SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Dayna Halprin does not want to hear young people in Sullivan County calling themselves “apolitical.” “You know, that’s a luxury: to be … more
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Lucas Rotman, in the red shirt, opened his set with a cover of “Deep River Blues” with owner Guy Brewster Smith, right, on the Cajon. Chip Forelli, left, and open-mic host and Rafter’s hype-gal Elizabeth Rose joined them to beef up the blues.
A rafter of regulars
They opened a bar and found a community more
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Kim Simons, standing center, in the green shirt, is surrounded by friends and family at Hector’s Inn in Bethel, NY to celebrate Simons’ team Bah Hum Bakers and their $25,000 first prize win on the Food Network’s “Holiday Wars.”
Food artist Kim Simons: Baking her way to the top
When I heard that local “food artist” Kim Simons and her Bah Hum Bakers cake-decorating team had won the top prize in the Food Network’s “Holiday Wars” competition a few … more
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A cardinal adds a bright spot of color in the winter landscape.
How to survive January
THIS COLD, DARK PLACE — Sometimes it doesn’t feel worth getting up in the morning.  Of course, “morning” is a relative term, these days. It’s still dark. … more
Members of the youth team that explored inequity pose with their brainstorming work before rushing off to present their project to participants and judges at the annual Youth Entrepreneurial Symposium.
Youth empowerment: A model of working together
LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — They had only three hours. Three hours to name a social justice issue, to create a T-shirt that offers a positive solution, to determine the financing and marketing of the … more
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Neighbors helping neighbors donated more than 1,000 new, unwrapped toys and gifts to Murph’s Toy Drive last year, including many for the under-served Boys and Girls Club Giving Tree teens, who might otherwise go without. Let’s top that this year!
Murph’s Toy Drive: ‘Tis the season!
Born and raised in Honesdale, PA, Josh Murphy has always been tied to the Upper Delaware River region. After graduating from Oneonta State, he found himself moving to New York City, working on a … more
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Jack and Doris Costello sit next to a historical bell recovered from a school’s basement during a 2005 beautification project.
Planting seeds in community
Community-service champs: Jack and Doris Costello more
Rose Barnett and her ranch. The red building on the left is the barn, which Barnett plans to have renovated by summer 2020. On the far right is the first set of hotel rooms they’re renovating. That is the building from which they used to run wires to the stage before Bill Graham installed an electric panel.
Reviving the ranch
PARKSVILLE, NY — Autumn has just freshly vanished as I follow Rose Barnett around a green field that squishes beneath our feet. With my back to the top of the hill that rolls down across the … more
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“We can relax, take a breath of fresh air and simply listen… It became about what feeds your soul.”
Matt Carpenter: building bridges
NARROWSBURG, NY — It seems that Matt Carpenter is in the news a lot lately. As recently as April of this year, a New York Times article written by Sara Clemence (www.bit.ly/TRRmcnyt) details … more
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Chris Raabe is our third featured artist in The River Recordings series, you can watch all our artists' performances at riverreporter.com/river-recordings.
Chris Raabe is ready
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