NARROWSBURG, NY — “Plein air is about chasing the light,” Zane Grey Plein Air (ZGPA) artist and gallery owner Karen Meneghin said. “You look at how the light affects where you …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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2/14/24
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MONTICELLO, NY — Maternal mortality is higher in the United States than in any wealthy country. Every year a disproportionate amount of Black women are failed by the U.S. health system.
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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2/13/24
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HONESDALE, PA — A handsome Victorian on Main Street holds the keys to some very 21st-century skills.
“We’re trying very hard to help with digital literacy in this area, adult …
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By JEFF SIDLE
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2/12/24
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LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — A Narrowsburg man is under arrest after threatening the Sullivan West Central School District.
Steven Kelly, 37, was arrested by Sullivan County sheriff’s …
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2/11/24
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WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Three hundred and sixty birds in Wayne County, PA, have died of avian influenza, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The USDA confirmed that the …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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2/11/24
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MONTICELLO, NY — A federal contractor will help Head Start get back on its feet in Sullivan County.
But it will be another month before the preschool reopens, said John Liddle, …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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2/11/24
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WOODBOURNE, NY — U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) slammed the “incompetent” leadership of Sullivan County Head Start, calling the preschool’s abrupt closure unprecedented not only in …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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2/10/24
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ELDRED, NY — The Vietnam War may have ended 50 years ago. But a group of men who were young at the time talked about their fateful decision – whether to fight or resist – with a …
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CALLICOON, NY — It all started with Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States (1706-1790).
In 1730, a fire broke out on a ship and rapidly spread to the wharf, …
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By TED WADDELL
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2/7/24
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LIBERTY, NY – A congressman said he is looking into whether Sullivan County Head Start, which closed abruptly last Friday, applied for millions of federal dollars the program was awarded.
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2/6/24
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YULAN, NY — A fight that erupted between two volunteer firefighters outside of the Yulan firehouse is still being sorted out.
Details could not be confirmed regarding a tussle on January …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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2/5/24
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MONTICELLO, NY — Sullivan County Head Start posted a message Friday that alarmed parents and sent them scrambling for answers.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, Sullivan County Head …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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2/5/24
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MONTICELLO, NY — In a case brought and then quickly dropped by the Sullivan County district attorney’s office, a business owner was charged with “unlawful dissemination or …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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2/5/24
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HAWLEY, PA — When the Bellemonte Silk Mill opened in Hawley, PA, in 1881, fifty girls, ages 8 to 17, were employed there. They spent their days twisting the raw material produced by the …
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2/4/24
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MONTICELLO, NY — Sullivan County now has its own crime analyst.
The new position is part of a federal program to help local governments cope with high-intensity drug trafficking areas, or …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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2/1/24
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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Catskill Art Space will host an evening of contemporary performance to celebrate Black History Month beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 17.
The first …
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1/31/24
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BEACH LAKE, PA — Here’s a message for the residents of Berlin Township: The community center belongs to you, from the top of its solar-paneled roof to the bottom of its sturdy foundation.
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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1/31/24
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TUSTEN, NY — A new group has formed in Narrowsburg to protect the Flats and promote all-around neighborliness.
But a newly elected town board member says she is suspicious of a group that …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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1/29/24
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CALLICOON, NY — For anyone who wants a quick course in government agencies, try losing your car in the river.
A veritable alphabet soup of acronyms put their heads together over the sedan …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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1/26/24
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — A man caring for a baby girl had been at the Knights Inn for weeks, living among active drug dealers. It was here, just six months earlier, that an infant died from a …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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1/26/24
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