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Election season has begun!
And it’s going to be a heck of a contest.
The good news?
More candidates are running for more positions than ever before.
More good news? River Reporter …
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10/5/21
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Anybody remember the Borg?
Minds entangled into one entity, the Borg operated as a unit. They got things done. There was no dissent. They believed alike, they acted alike. They were also really …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHEUTZ
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10/5/21
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There’s a lot to be said for the importance of local newspapers.
Traditionally, newspapers set the agenda for public policy debate by informing citizens and public officials about important …
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By LAURIE STUART
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9/28/21
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It began with the ringing of the town bell. The bell, former supervisor Andy Boyar said, has been rung in communities across the nation throughout time, indicating the call to gather, the call to duty, and the call to celebrate and honor.
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By LAURIE STUART
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9/15/21
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From the teacher speaking on behalf of students who are ably handling the pandemic, to fire department personnel relating impromptu rescues along the Hawk’s Nest section of Route 97, the Upper …
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By LAURIE STUART
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9/14/21
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The world as we knew it ended on September 11, 2001. In that moment, when planes crashed into buildings and into a field in Pennsylvania, a certain peace, a certain illusion that our world was …
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By LAURIE STUART
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9/7/21
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This Labor Day we owe a lot to Frances Perkins.
You may never have heard of her. Most people haven’t.
Even so, in February 1933, when President-elect Roosevelt asked her to serve in his …
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By LAURIE STUART
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8/31/21
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The Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) was recently introduced in the House and has now been introduced in the Senate—and will benefit every member of this community. Unlike many issues …
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By DEAN RIDINGS, CEO, America’s Newspapers
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8/10/21
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Support the Wayne County 4-H livestock sale
Hi, my name is Laynee Nugent, and I am a member of the Waymart Horizon’s 4-H Club. I am writing this letter to inform you about this year’s …
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8/10/21
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Voter suppression efforts across the country have received much attention in the media, but on the local level we must be vigilant, too.
On April 23, 2021, there was a special meeting of the …
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By MARTHA SCOPPA
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8/4/21
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To reach the Delaware River from our house in Equinunk, PA we can take either of two routes. One has infinite potholes and 28 twists before we reach the river. The other is a slightly less crumbling …
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By LEAH CASNER
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7/28/21
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An important detail about life jackets.
Thank you for an excellent article written by Laurie Stuart and Liam Mayo. In the article, Ingrid Peterec, NPS chief of interpretation, mentioned a drowning …
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7/28/21
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We got the news on a Sunday evening: Mort was gone.
Dr. Mort Malkin—author, poet, physician, activist, and self-described “gadfly”—had been a fixture here in the …
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By SKIP MENDLER
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7/28/21
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“As co-chair of the Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA, www.gpofpa.org), I was saddened to learn of Mort Malkin’s passing,” said Beth Scroggin (Chester). “Although I did not …
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7/28/21
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Why do we tell stories that make us feel afraid?
We tell them for entertainment. We tell them because the terrifying is also interesting. But what place does the fear they inspire have in our …
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By LIAM MAYO
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7/14/21
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As soon you cross the bridge between Skinners Falls and Milanville, you come to a bend in the road. On your right is a historic barn and, on your left, is a stone wall with steps and a walkway that …
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The public is being asked to weigh in on the fate of the Skinners Falls Bridge, the crossing between Cochecton, NY and Milanville, PA, which has been closed since October 2019.
There are three …
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New York State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and a host of colleagues have introduced legislation that shifts the responsibility and costs of recycling from municipalities to the producers of packaging and …
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By MICHELE RAE
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4/7/21
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The sheriff’s office police reform and reinvention survey would be a hoot—if it weren’t so seriously deficient.
Out of a county of over 75,000, 362 responded to the 13-question …
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By LAURIE STUART
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3/31/21
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When I moved to Narrowsburg in 1978, Main Street was filled with women leaders. Gladys Maas was in charge at the Narrowsburg Feed Mill. Stella Ropke was manager at the River Bank, in the original …
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By LAURIE STUART
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3/3/21
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