HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s public school funding formula is unconstitutionally biased toward richer school districts, which have thrived while poorer districts have suffered, …
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By OWEN WALSH
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5/18/22
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With so much federal money in this year’s state budget, why are local taxes still being raided to fund state programs?
In the past three years, the state has taken more than $677 …
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By the NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
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4/6/22
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LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — Before the opening tip-off on Saturday’s men’s basketball game—the home team Generals against the Wolverines of Essex Community College—a brief …
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3/9/22
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LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — On February 19, the men’s basketball team at SUNY Sullivan defeated the visiting Wolverines of Essex Community College, thus closing out their regular season of hoops …
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By TED WADDELL
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3/9/22
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LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — On Saturday, February 19, the Lady Generals of SUNY Sullivan (20-2) led off a double-header game of hoops that pitted the hometown teams against the Wolverines’ …
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By TED WADDELL
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3/2/22
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Finally, something good has come out of the COVID pandemic. It brought Eric and Sharone Komoroff to Barryville, which through a series of events, led them to create Barryville General. And …
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By SUSAN WADE
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12/29/21
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HARRISBURG, PA — The 2020 General Election is widely considered to be “the most secure in American history,” and yet nearly a year later, lawmakers throughout the …
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By OWEN WALSH
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10/13/21
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ELDRED, NY — A red coffee canister passed from hand to hand. Shouts and interruptions rang from the crowd. Grassroots democracy was in full vigor at the Town of Highland Democratic caucus.
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By LIAM MAYO
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7/1/21
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River Reporter wins eight BNC awards
ONLINE — This year, the New York Press Association hosted its spring conference and Better Newspaper Contest (BNC) Awards online on April 8 and …
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4/14/21
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“Four hundred and eight thousand, six hundred and eighty-seven Americans are dead. Americans. Americans. Americans.”
Toni Young, founder and executive director of the Washington, …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/3/21
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HARRISBURG, PA – Reps. Jonathan Fritz (PA-111), Mike Peifer (PA-139) and Rosemary Brown (PA-189) announced on Thursday, December 3 that Wayne County and Pike County historical societies, …
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12/3/20
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PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania’s legislative session ended Monday, meaning that Republican lawmakers didn’t have time to finish the election audit they’ve sought for weeks. But …
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By OWEN WALSH
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12/2/20
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has passed a spending plan through June 2021 that does not raise taxes, avoids major cuts to state programs and uses about $1.3 billion in federal coronavirus …
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By OWEN WALSH
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12/2/20
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Martucci scores state Senate seat
42ND SENATE DISTRICT OF NEW YORK — Weeks since Election Day, Democratic Sen. Jen Metzger (NYS-42) conceded her race for reelection to Republican challenger …
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12/1/20
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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 …
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11/25/20
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EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, PA — The Associated Press has called the race for PA's Eighth Congressional District for Democratic incumbent Rep. Matt Cartwright. His opponent was Republican …
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By OWEN WALSH
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11/6/20
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WAYNE COUNTY, PA — With mail-in ballots counted and all precincts reporting, unofficial results show the reliably red Wayne County voting largely for Republican candidates in the 2020 General …
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11/3/20
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Sullivan County Public Health Services is alerting anyone who visited the Dollar General store on 100 Main Street in Livingston Manor, NY that they may have been exposed to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 and was contagious.
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10/14/20
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HARRISBURG, PA — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and runup to the General Election, the left and right of Pennsylvania politics have not agreed on much. From business closures to school …
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By OWEN WALSH
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10/7/20
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HONESDALE, PA — More than 7,000 Wayne County residents can expect to receive mail-in ballots for this year’s General Election by Wednesday, September 30, according to Bureau of Elections …
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By OWEN WALSH
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9/24/20
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