NARROWSBURG, NY — The chain saws were buzzing and the axes were flying. With intermittent gusty winds, vendors held fast to their goods and their booths. Until a deluge cleared Fireman’s …

MONTICELLO, NY — Here’s a 550-pound question: How do you safely get rid of a five-gallon bucket of mercury in Sullivan County? Answer: You call recycling coordinator Bill Cutler and …

At its October 7 meeting, the Upper Delaware Council received a letter of resignation from Shannon Cilento, its Resources and Land Use Specialist. Cilento, who came to the UDC in 2020 from the …

COCHECTON, NY — On Thursday, October 8, John Erik Karkula and Tess McBeath, Democratic candidates for town council and town clerk respectively, held a meet and greet at the Cochecton Pump …

SWAN LAKE, NY — It’s no secret, but volunteer fire companies across the nation are facing a shortage in members. Sullivan County is no exception. In recent decades, as society evolves …

CALLICOON, NY — “When I first came here,” said Dr. Paul Salzberg, the now-retired doctor for patients in a broad stretch of the Delaware River corridor, “the hospital had 30 …

HONESDALE, PA — Business and Professional Women / PA (BPW) is one of the oldest and largest organizations advocating for working women in the commonwealth. Founded in 1919, BPW includes over …

Bipartisan bill supports agriculture education opportunities in local schools RHINEBECK, NY — On October 7, U.S. Reps. Antonio Delgado (NY-19) and Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (PA-15), …

UPPER DELAWARE RIVER VALLEY — Sassafras trees are easily identified by their characteristic bilobed (mitten-shaped) and trilobed (three-pronged) leaves. Their brilliantly colored foliage ripens …

MILFORD, PA — If legend is to be believed, Milford’s Tom Quick killed nearly one hundred Native Americans over the course of his lifetime. It was his revenge for witnessing his father …

What's new in the Upper Delaware Region October 7 to 13

NARROWSBURG, NY — Women, children and men gathered in solidarity with the people of Texas, in protest of their newly instituted abortion laws. The demonstration was greeted with honks and …

MILFORD, PA — After 16 months of walking in lockstep, deftly navigating Delaware Valley School District’s pandemic path to offer in-person learning for the 2020-21 school year when many …

The roar of motorcycles approaching marked the arrival of over a dozen energetic volunteers at Hope Farm, located on the grounds of SUNY Sullivan. 

Sullivan County and its new operating consultant for the Care Center at Sunset Lake, Infinite Care Management, have agreed to a deal to pay $226,000 in school taxes due on the care center property for 2021.

MONTICELLO, NY — The New York State Department of Transportation announced that an online public meeting will be held on Thursday, October 7 at 5 p.m. to outline plans to improve Interchange …