LUMBERLAND, NY — The Town of Lumberland is starting 2024 with new leadership. Councilwoman Suzanne Edzenga took the oath of office Monday morning to become Lumberland’s next supervisor.
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1/3/24
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Learning about Fanny Palmer isn’t easy. It’s “the challenge of telling the story of someone who didn’t become famous,” said Tina Spangler, a …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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1/3/24
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RIVER VALLEY — Last week I wrote about a 14-year-old girl who had been banished from an Eldred Central School-sponsored dance because her grades were not up to the district’s standards.
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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12/30/23
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RIVER VALLEY — Before we charge ahead to 2024, let’s take a backward glance at some of the news stories that captivated us over the year gone by. If you’ve missed any of these …
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Compiled by Ruby Rayner-Haselkorn, Laurie Stuart, and Pamela Chergotis
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12/30/23
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NEW YORK — When on Monday the midnight bell tolls, a number of new laws will go into effect in New York State.
The minimum wage is going up. The minimum age for ATV drivers is going …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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12/27/23
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HONESDALE, PA — At 105 years old, Melvin Baker had an unfulfilled wish.
His late wife, Marion, loved music and could play the organ, so in 1990 Mel bought her an organ as a gift. But …
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By JEFF SIDLE
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12/26/23
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‘Life or death stuff’: Sullivan among first to join cybersecurity program
As an early adoptor, Sullivan will help put together a statewide solution
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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12/23/23
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ELDRED, NY — An Eldred Central School parent told the River Reporter that her daughter recently suffered a series of highly distressing incidents on campus that have left the daughter depressed …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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12/22/23
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ELDRED, NY — Two out of four causes of action were this week dismissed in a lawsuit brought by a former constable, representing a in a partial win for the town of Highland.
A cause of …
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By LIAM MAYO
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12/21/23
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ELDRED, NY—Republican Chris Tambini resigned from the Highland town board last week. He submitted a brief letter that said he could no longer serve because of “personal and business …
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12/21/23
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ELDRED, NY — Eagle Scout candidate Kain Quimby of Glen Spey caught the vision of Wreaths Across America (WAA).
He first participated at West Point in 2017, while he was a Cub Scout. When …
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By SUSAN WALIGUNDA WADE
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12/20/23
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The River Reporter asked for an end-of-the-year article celebrating Narrowsburg, aka Tusten, NY.
Those of you who might be confused by the details of that distinction should know that …
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By GREG TRIGGS
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12/20/23
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RIVER VALLEY—Three local residents lost their lives in three separate crashes last week in the Upper Delaware River Valley.
Head-on collision
The first was a head-one collision that …
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12/18/23
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HONESDALE, PA — During a special meeting on December 6, Honesdale Borough councilors once again discussed their budget for 2024, which has been revised several times in recent weeks. The …
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By OWEN WALSH
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12/17/23
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MILFORD, PA—Developers have withdrawn their application to build a 435,000-square-foot warehouse at the I-84 interchange in Milford Township.
In a letter to township supervisors dated …
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12/17/23
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WASHINGTON, DC—Edward (Jacob) Lang’s case took a positive turn last week when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by one of his January 6 co-defendants.
Lang, a …
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By Pamela Chergotis
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12/17/23
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BARRYVILLE, NY — It might help if you don’t think of Barryville as a mere tiny town—population 198 or 1,289 depending on where you look.
Think of it as a region, and …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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12/13/23
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MONTICELLO, NY—Legislator Joe Perrello and others poked fun at the sparse attendance at a recent public hearing on the county’s budget—until things got serious.
Michelle Huck, …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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12/11/23
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NARROWSBURG, NY—The council that oversees the partnership managing the 74-mile corridor has been operating since 1988 on the same $300,000 budget.
The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) …
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By Ruby Rayner-Haselkorn
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12/11/23
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TOWN OF HIGHLAND, NY—Will Camp FIMFO look like a trailer park?
FIMFO stands for “fun is more fun outside,” but getting campers inside is the point of its proposed new …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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12/11/23
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