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The Grahamsville Rod and Gun Club is making plans for the new year.

Help for qualified families, homeowners and landlords in Pike County, and more

Grahamsville Rod and Gun Club elects officers GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — The Grahamsville Rod and Gun Club elected officers for 2022 at its January 6 meeting, held at the First Aid Squad building. … more

1/25/22

Two men, kids, and a dog enjoy ice fishing.

Don’t fall in

REGION — It’s possible that, by the time this sees print, there will be ice on the regional bodies of water. One never knows. Should there be ice, and should one wish to go ice fishing … more

1/18/22

Michael Brooks, center, chair of the planning committee, sitting at the head of the legislature on January 13, flanked by county manager Josh Potosek, left, and clerk to the legislature AnnMarie Martin.

Legislature opts in to opioid settlement

MONTICELLO, NY — The Sullivan County Legislature marked the first committee meetings of 2022 with a snap emergency meeting. The meeting notice was released at 10:09 a.m. on January 13; the … more

By LIAM MAYO | 1/18/22

Total recall

Haifa smoked fish recall NEW YORK STATE — Haifa Smoked Fish is expanding its recall of turbot cold-smoked fish in 8-ounce packages, to include 920 pounds of turbot from lots 97, 223, 299, … more

1/5/22

Winter’s here? Snow way!

REGION — Let me be the guy everyone will hate. Even though December’s been unseasonably warm, winter weather will catch up to us and we will be driving in it. There’s still plenty … more

By GREG TRIGGS | 12/29/21

Deputy Michael Barrett poses with Cooke students Desmond Crawford and Carl Dalley.

Learning fire safety from one who knows and more

Columnist Tony Bonavist wins OWAA award NARROWSBURG, NY — Anthony Bonavist, who writes the “Ramblings of a Catskill Fly Fisher” column for the River Reporter, has just won third … more

11/24/21

Hailey Gochenour, Sydney Moscatiello and Nathan Kinne display their award-winning posters.

Budding Eldred artists win poster contest

ELDRED, NY — If a picture is worth 1,000 words, these young artists did their part to teach others about fire safety. Members of the Highland Lake Fire Department recently delivered monetary … more

By SUSAN WADE | 11/2/21

Now is the time to rally together

We are the Student Safety First slate of candidates, running for the Delaware Valley School District school director position. We’re a social worker (BSW), a board-certified behavior analyst, … more

By Delaware Valley Student safety First Slate, E.K. Guyre, John Johnson and Meg Rosenfeld | 10/27/21

Eldred Central School District committed to safety

ELDRED, NY — On Friday, August 24, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she would direct the NYS Department of Health to institute a universal mask mandate in schools across the state. That … more

By LIAM MAYO | 9/14/21

The Upper Delaware River, beset by rain from Hurricane Ida.

Updates on Hurricane Ida

REGION — IDA is in the house, and she will be dropping some heavy rainfall throughout our area throughout the day and night. Most forecasters are predicting 4-6 inches of rain will fall … more

9/1/21

The invention of the gas mask and more

Impressive Dear Rev. Stuart: I met you briefly at the beginning of Riverfest in Narrowsburg. We had a very nice discussion as the festival was beginning, before the dog contest, and you handed me … more

8/24/21

Sullivan briefly

MONTICELLO, NY — Here are the short takes from the executive committee meeting and the meeting of the full legislature on August 19. Energy tax repealed? Why, yes The legislature, in the … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 8/24/21 | 1 comment

Thomas Farney will serve as the Sullivan County Commissioner of Public Safety beginning on September 13.

Sullivan County finds new public safety commissioner and more

What's new in the Upper Delaware Region August 26 to September 1 more

8/24/21

The Upper Delaware River while it looks tranquil has strong undercurrents, sharp dropoffs and slippery rocks. Wearing a lifejacket and secure foot coverings are essential to recreate safely.

Officials promote water safety

After a recent string of tragic drownings, officials have teamed up to promote water safety in a series of Public Service Announcement (PSA) videos posted to their social media pages. more

8/11/21

Support the Wayne County 4-H livestock sale and more

Support the Wayne County 4-H livestock sale Hi, my name is Laynee Nugent, and I am a member of the Waymart Horizon’s 4-H Club. I am writing this letter to inform you about this year’s … more

8/10/21

As mishaps on the water continue, river goers are encouraged to wear their life jackets.

Dela"wear" a life vest

Prior to this year, there had been no drownings in the 73-mile stretch of the Upper Delaware River since 2018, according to the National Park Service. However, in the nine days leading up to the … more

By GREG TRIGGS | 8/4/21

The Pike County Office of Community Planning is encouraging residents to take part in its Hazard Mitigation Survey.

Keeping Pike Safe

PIKE COUNTY, PA — Pike County is currently taking the necessary steps towards implementing its hazard mitigation plan for 2021. The plan looks at all natural and man-made disasters that … more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 8/4/21

Wayne Highlands unveils health and safety plan for the 2021 school year.

Wayne Highlands unveils health and safety plan for new school year

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — This back-to-school season will mean back to in-person instruction for the students and faculty of Wayne Highlands School District. more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 7/28/21

First responders participating in a successful river rescue on Monday, July 19.

'It's just another day for us'

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — In the past month, fire departments and law enforcement agencies in Sullivan County have been called for far too many drownings in the Upper Delaware region. more

By LIAM MAYO | 7/28/21

April White, a member of the Cochecton Ambulance Squad, backs into the river at the June 16 dive team drill at Skinner's Falls. She is tethered to a tender who directs her searching. A profiler will time and track her breathing and use of air supply. The tender uses are series of signals to guide the methodical search pattern, photo left.

River safety made simple: Wear your lifejacket

RIVERS EVERYWHERE — If there is only one thing that you do to keep yourself safe on the river, wear a lifejacket. If you want to add extra protection and made your jaunts in the river more … more

By LAURIE STUART | 7/28/21

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