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Chocolatier Elizabeth Dawson, molding and tempering the Moka bars at the factory in Bethany.

A just dessert

BETHANY, PA — The Moka Origins chocolate factory is in a barn, but its namesake farm is about 6,000 miles away. Photographs of lush green crops at the Moka Origins farm, located in northwest … more

By ELIZABETH LEPRO | 11/24/21

Farmworker housing at Hudson Valley Foie Gras.

Part IV: Ducks out of water

In 2006, the Chicago City Council passed a foie gras ban. “The silliest law that they’ve ever passed,” said Democratic mayor Richard M. Daley. Two years later, in response to a … more

By HELEN DEMERANVILLE | 11/23/21

Back to the drawing board

HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is redrawing the maps that dictate which federal and state legislators represent which residents. Occurring every 10 years following the census, the redistricting … more

By OWEN WALSH | 11/23/21

Ambulance district formed

ELDRED, NY -- Attorney Brad Pinsky knows about the creation of ambulance and fire districts. His Syracuse law firm specializes in setting them up throughout New York State. Pinsky was on hand … more

By LAURIE STUART | 11/16/21

Care center taxation challenged

MONTICELLO, NY — Sullivan County's handling of the Care Center at Sunset Lake has once again come under fire, with allegations of misconduct against legislative chair Rob Doherty, county … more

By LIAM MAYO and ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 11/12/21

The hillside across from Baylin’s home has inspired many poems, over the past year including the “bakery aloft” haiku.

A conversation, with metaphor

Poetry happens, said Eric Baylin, “when words stop me in my tracks.” It is made of words, but they are words with a rhythm, words that push you to reflect, “to dip below the surface … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 11/10/21

Sullivan West Superintendent of Schools Stephen A. Walker

Sullivan West’s Walker moves on

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY – On November 4, Stephen A. Walker, superintendent of schools at Sullivan West, announced to the community via a letter posted on Twitter that after about three-and-a-half … more

By TED WADDELL | 11/9/21

Voters line up at the Duggan Community Center in Bethel.

Absentee ballots to determine winners

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Election Day 2021 has passed and all votes have been cast. Preliminary results are out, available on the Sullivan County Board of Elections website, with 13,828 votes … more

By LIAM MAYO | 11/9/21

My camera clock was another gift from a fan (I don't understand it any more than you do) but is so tiny (yes, that's a quarter!) that I cannot read the time, even though I know how. I'll re-set it on Sunday regardless because it holds a place of honor in my office, where the other cameras reside.

Get me to the church on time

News flash! Daylight Saving Time (DST) screeches to a halt this week. Or does it begin? Nope, it ends—just looked at a calendar, you know—one of those things made of paper that sits on a … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 11/3/21

Changes to water releases, spearheaded by research done by Kolesar and his colleagues, have balanced the needs of fishermen, the fish themselves, residents and those who drink the water in New York City's reservoirs.

To balance the needs of all

These are Boyar’s remarks as he introduced Peter Kolesar at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum’s ceremony on October 30. The center named its newest Hall of Fame members and … more

By ANDY BOYAR | 11/3/21

Part I: Fowl Play

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — November 25, 2019, was a brutal day for Sullivan County’s foie gras farmers—Hudson Valley Foie Gras (HVFG) and La Belle Farms. The problem was not in the … more

By HELEN DEMERANVILLE | 11/2/21 | 8 comments

A new — and old — volunteer ambulance corps for Highland

HIGHLAND, NY — The American Legion has a long history of providing ambulance services within the Town of Highland. According to a post on the legion’s website, veterans … more

By LIAM MAYO | 11/2/21

Local law enforcement and residents gather in Honesdale's Central Park to show opposition to a potential prison merger.

Law enforcement opposing prison merger

Officials in Wayne and Pike counties are considering consolidating their prisons operations into one facility. But local law enforcement is pushing back. more

By OWEN WALSH | 10/29/21

In 1892, George Markert was shot, stabbed and beaten to death on the Stone Arch Bridge near Jeffersonville. It was Sullivan County's only hex murder, and Markert's ghost is thought to haunt the area.

The chilling season

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — George Markert died in 1892 on Jeffersonville’s Stone Arch Bridge, killed three ways in the prescribed manner for dealing with a hexenmeister. There is, of … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 10/27/21

Running for mayor post-2020

NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA — The aftermath of last year’s presidential election is still being felt throughout the country. In municipal elections this year, echoes of national politics can … more

By OWEN WALSH | 10/27/21

County recycling coordinator Bill Cutler at the Household Hazardous Waste Event.

Waste removal

MONTICELLO, NY — “We have legacy material in our houses and garages, things you don’t want to dispose of improperly,” said county recycling coordinator Bill Cutler. He … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 10/26/21

Toxic waste, begone!

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 … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 10/19/21

Investor wanted: This historic building is apt to be demolished pending a buyer who is willing to invest in bringing it up to safety and code regularions.

Honesdale building needs 911

HONESDALE, PA — An old brick building stands where Dyberry Creek meets the Lackawaxen River in downtown Honesdale. It’s in bad shape and has been vacant for years now. Soon, there may be … more

By OWEN WALSH | 10/19/21

Sharing Silver Lake

TYLER HILL, PA — Julia Sweet was two years old when she first stepped into Silver Lake House. Located on the former Welsh dairy farm and owned by Norman and Edith Dennis, the big house … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 10/14/21

Milford Mayor Sean Strub, center at the podium, speaks about the new exhibition that expands Milford's history to include the first people, the Lenape, which opened on October 8.

Milford’s story, expanded

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 … more

By CHARLES PETERSHEIM | 10/11/21

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