Expanding the area for aging

MONTICELLO, NY — Sullivan County’s Office for the Aging is back to welcoming walk-ins. “A significant renovation and expansion of our offices is largely complete,” said …

Growing older is growing dangerous

PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania’s elderly population is rapidly growing; so are the dangers seniors face on a daily basis. Robin Soares, protective services supervisor with the Pike County …

Memorial Day parades and services

New York Saturday, May 27 Mamakating The Edward M. Maier Memorial VFW Post 4947 will hold Memorial Day services at the following sites. Times are approximate. 9 a.m.— Poplar …

A repaired bridge at last?

RIVER VALLEY — The New York-Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission approved a major rehabilitation of the 1961 Callicoon, NY-Damascus, PA Bridge to begin this fall, and earmarked …

Local incumbents come out ahead

NORTHEAST PA — The incumbent Republican county commissioners in both Wayne and Pike counties fared well in the May 16 municipal primary elections, according to unofficial results. In Wayne …

Honesdale hires security guard

HONESDALE, PA — Honesdale Borough Council opened its meeting May 15 with a motion to hire a part-time security guard. The security guard will work at borough hall during public meetings for a …

Shadfest: The return

RIVER VALLEY — Sporting waders and a large map, Elizabeth Koniers Brown, Delaware River Basin Commission Director of External Affairs and Communications, was on hand to talk with visitors at …

Charges in fentanyl death of child

MONTICELLO, NY — Four people have been charged in connection with the death of a 16-month-old girl at the Knights Inn in Liberty.  The child, identified as Akasha Luvert, was found …

Paying for the culvert

NARROWSBURG, NY — Movement continues on a Little Lake Erie project.  The project involves replacing a bridge and its associated culvert on Little Lake Erie. The project team has …
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Cartwright introduces Eric's Law, fatal motorcycle incident in Bethel and more

Flood-reduction project begins in Kohlertown JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — The Kohlertown Flood Risk Reduction Project will start construction the week of May 30. Substantial completion is expected …

Remembering those without names

World War I Many bodies of servicemen from WWI could not be identified. To honor them, the remains of one were brought to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state.  On Armistice Day 1921, the …

Asylum seekers pass through

LIBERTY, NY — The asylum-seeker crisis faced by New York City came briefly to Sullivan County last week.  A bus full of asylum seekers arrived in Liberty on May 18; the city planned …

Highland Town Board meets Wednesday, May 24

ELDRED, NY — The Town of Highland Town Board has called an Emergency Meeting to be held at 8:00 AM, Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at the town hall to rescind the previous 2024 Chevy Silverado …

Migrants arrive in Sullivan, state of emergency declared

LIBERTY, NY — On Thursdy, May 18, a group of asylum seekers sent up from New York City arrived in Sullivan County. The group arrived at the Knights Inn in Liberty in the afternoon. …

Appreciating Bethel’s town employees

WHITE LAKE, NY — Bethel took the opportunity at the town board’s May 10 meeting to thank the employees within the municipal offices.  Ruth Duncan, deputy clerk, received a …

Bar Veloce opens

NARROWSBURG, NY — It’s taken some time, but the Bar Veloce location in Narrowsburg now looks to be opening for business.  The NYC cheese-and-wine bar franchise partnered in 2020 …
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One dead in Delaware River recovery and more

Veterans’ van makes its debut MONTICELLO, NY — Because of state funding and the approval of the Sullivan County Legislature, the county’s veterans now have access to a …

Sullivan Public

ELDRED, NY — Jessie Lazar has a vision. A vision of a shared community space, where people and artisans can gather. Where children can immerse themselves in art, craft, theater and creativity. …

Sullivan West fifth graders release teensy-weensy trout

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY – For the 16th consecutive year, the little “Dawgs” in Sullivan West elementary school’s fifth-grade classes released several hundred trout fingerlings into …

Honesdale gets $5.4 million

HONESDALE, PA — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) visited Wayne County on May 8 and announced that $5,425,550 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will be used to fund two projects …

WRA hosts flood-risk conference

EASTON, PA — How do people along the Delaware River adapt to climate change and manage the risk of flooding? That was the guiding question of a conference held on April 28 by the Water …

Local business at Highland Planning Board

ELDRED, NY — With neither Camp FIMFO or 211 Mail Rd. on the agenda, the Highland Planning Board turned its attention to local short-term-rental special-use permits, and two local residents who …