The River Reporter

Courtney Roche, 28-year-old entrepreneur from Callicoon, NY, established her business despite the pandemic.

NORTH BRANCH, NY — Courtney Roche, a 28-year-old entrepreneur from Callicoon, NY, made her dream come through on December 10 last year when she opened up Rease’s Cup, a country-flavored … more

By TED WADDELL | 1/27/21

Catskill Provisions' Tasting Room opened mid-pandemic. Other businesses in Callicoon celebrated it as a small victory for the town in a tough time.

Local businesses float in COVID’s wake

Note: This is part of a series of stories about how COVID-19 is changing the area, particularly as it relates to population increases around the Upper Delaware. REGION — Kristina … more

By ELIZABETH LEPRO | 12/30/20

Sullivan passes $235 million budget

MONTICELLO, NY — Weeks of debate and presentations and hearings are over. The county’s $235 million budget has passed, 8-1; legislator Joe Perrello provided the dissenting vote. He argued … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 12/16/20

Does anybody really know what time it is?

I’m so befuddled. Between working from home and venturing out sporadically, I’ve lost all sense of time and place. The past week has been particularly confusing as I wandered about, … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 12/16/20

COVID-19 confirmed at Walmart, Dollar General and Callicoon restaurant

MONTICELLO, NY — Sullivan County Public Health Services has confirmed that two Town of Thompson Walmart employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and may have exposed others while … more

11/25/20

Golfers enjoyed the day of golf while supporting New Hope Community.

'Adopt-a-family,' national success story award and more

Catholic Charities launches annual ‘Adopt-a-Family’ program SULLIVAN, ORANGE AND ULSTER COUNTIES — Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan and Ulster announced the launch of … more

11/11/20

Meetings, meetings, all the meetings

Help wanted MONTICELLO, NY — Amid all the talk of layoffs, sick days, unfilled vacancies and furloughs, Sullivan County is trying to fill some jobs. But given the financial crisis, they … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 11/11/20

Vacation to the market

My COVID-19 test was negative, so I went and visited Olga and Carol at Roscoe Nursing Home. They are both doing okay and are hanging in there. On my way home, I wanted to get some more apples to make … more

By Eileen Hennessy | 10/28/20

The bridge between Callicoon, NY and Damascus Township, PA shows the wear of the river.

A bridge to repair... or two

ALONG THE DELAWARE — We may be still in the throes of a pandemic and an economic crisis, but the bridges will get fixed. That’s the word from the New York State Department of … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 8/12/20

Outdoor movies without the car

HORTONVILLE, NY — Outdoor movies and a bridge closure dominated the discussion at the Delaware Town Board meeting on July 8. In a discussion prompted by Kristina Smith, a resident of … more

By Z. A. KOHLOA | 8/4/20

The Hawks Nest, a once beautiful scenic overlook, has been overtaken by graffiti.

Behaving badly on the scenic byway

CALLICOON, NY — Littering, loitering, speeding and graffiti have become so commonplace in Route 97’s famous Hawk’s Nest vista area that Deerpark police chief Richard Sztyndor calls … more

By LINDA DROLLINGER | 8/4/20

Famous for its magnificent views and historic ambiance, Narrowsburg, NY is home to a healthy population of bald eagles, often spotted from the deck overlooking the beautiful Delaware River.

Main Street, USA

The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River includes parts of five counties: Sullivan, Delaware and Orange in New York, and Pike and Wayne in Pennsylvania, and occupies more than 50,000 acres. … more

By Jonathan Charles Fox | 7/29/20

False flag rumors fly, get squashed

CALLICOON, NY – The online harassment that has shown up elsewhere has made it to Callicoon. Anonymous trolls accused Krissy Smith, owner of the Callicoon Theatre, of fighting a Callicoon … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 6/30/20

Callicoon Riverside Park receives $50K, Pike County receives $5 mil and more

Callicoon Riverside Park receives L.L.Bean Community Fund Award CALLICOON, NY — Outdoor clothing company L.L.Bean, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), has announced that the … more

6/24/20

The day after the 1888 Main Street fire in Callicoon.

The Great Fire of 1888

CALLICOON, NY — It started between midnight and 1 a.m. on a bitterly cold February night, according to J.S. Graham’s Callicoon Historian. Fires were nothing new, of course; buildings … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 6/10/20

A group of protestors stands at the edge of the Honesdale Central Park along Church Street in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement Thursday, June 4.

Locals join call for justice

REGION — Small town America often exempts itself from events that roil streets elsewhere. Not this time. The response to the May 25 killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd by police … more

By ELIZABETH LEPRO | 6/9/20

Callicoon woman arrested in fatal hit and run

YOUNGSVILLE, NY — The New York State Police in Liberty on February 10 arrested Kathleen Nober, 31, of Callicoon. Nober was charged with a felony count of leaving the scene of a fatal … more

2/12/20

SEEDS volunteer Heidi Rothstein Finkelberg reads to children during the Romping Radishes program at the Cooperage as part of the new SEEDS Reads initiative.

Register to vote, baseball and softball signups and more

Happening in the community this week: February 13 to 19 more

2/12/20

Network security Ross Johnson (played by Michael Valentine), left, soap opera co-star John McIntyre (Paul Ciliberto), producer Rianne Redfern (Laure Valentine), star Kyle Brannigan (Joseph Abraham) and his girlfriend Dehlia Somerset (Margaret Bruetsch) are the characters in Big Sky Productions’ “’Til Death Do Us Part.”

Murder, mystery, mayhem and more

What's going on in arts & culture January 23 to January 29 more

1/22/20

Chase the music and dance those winter blues away

Have a glass of Cabernet Frank’s PARKSVILLE, NY — Show your stuff at the Thursday open mic, featuring a different host each week. On January 16, open mic begins at 7 p.m. with … more

1/15/20