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HONESDALE, PA — The word “Canaltown” has carried a range of meanings over the past several years of Honesdale’s history. It’s often been the force behind various … more

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — It’s starting to feel like the job-scape is suffering from long-term coronavirus. With Sullivan County’s unemployment rate at 10.9 percent at the end of … more

MILANVILLE, PA — Eric Johnson and George Brown have a big goal to meet by 2021. That’s the deadline they’ve given themselves to transform their energy management of a 1,300-plus … more

Earlier this year, local environmental group Sustainable Energy Education & Development System (SEEDS) welcomed its new executive director, Olga Trushina, aboard the team. The River Reporter … more

REGION — Who remembers walking into the grocery store—say, in late March—and seeing empty shelves? Of course you remember. That’s an image we associate with developing … more

Drive down Callicoon’s Main Street and you’ll see cars parked at the closed library, everyone inside bending over their screens. In the age of social distancing, this is how you get … more

HONESDALE, PA — It was March 12, and Wayne Highlands Superintendent Gregory Frigoletto and his staff were preparing to close for a week. So were schools throughout the region. On April … more

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — In unpredictable times, the Catskills Food Hub (CHF) is staying adaptable. Not long after getting started as a wholesale distributor of local foods to restaurants and … more

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Sims Foster is well known in Sullivan County as a restaurateur, innkeeper and, with his wife Kirsten, the owner of Foster Supply Hospitality. He’s also the founder … more

HONESDALE, PA — Rep. Mike Peifer recently announced that more than $890,000 in grant money has been awarded to various organizations and projects throughout Wayne and Pike counties. Among the … more

“Come gather round people wherever you roam, and admit that the waters around you have grown, and accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you is worth saving, … more