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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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NORTH BRANCH, NY — It all started in 1868, when what is now the North Branch Inn opened its door to travelers making their way through the pristine Western Catskill Mountains, just three short …
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By TED WADDELL
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1/24/24
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Judiciary Committee in Pennsylvania’s Democrat-controlled House of Representatives recently advanced a package of gun control bills, including a measure to ban the …
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By OWEN WALSH
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1/22/24
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NARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware Scenic Byway, a non-profit organization, awarded $17,400 for community projects in 2023 through its four competitive grant programs and event sponsorships.
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1/22/24
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FORESTBURGH, NY — Developers are suing the town of Forestburgh for its alleged “ongoing and persistent discrimination against Orthodox Jews seeking to build and buy homes in the …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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1/21/24
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THOMPSON, NY — A referendum on the proposed village of Ateres went ahead Thursday following a last-minute court decision.
“At 2:48 this morning, we were served with an order to show …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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1/21/24
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ELDRED, NY — The age of electrification is upon us. Eldred Central School (ECS) is planning for the day when its entire fleet of school buses will be plugged in instead of gassed up.
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HARRISBURG, PA — A legislative commission has recommended infusing more than $9 billion of additional funding into Pennsylvania’s public education system over the next seven years. The …
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By OWEN WALSH
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1/17/24
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THE SWEET-EATING WORLD — Leave aside the more devastating issues that so many have to worry about (war, danger, disease, starvation).
We lucky ones can consider the cost to the …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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1/17/24
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Laurie Stuart, publisher of the River Reporter, answered her desk phone one day recently. It was Kristin Hofer, asking about an article she wrote in 1985, when she was a …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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1/15/24
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HIGHLAND, NY — Glenn Pontier of Minisink Ford has been appointed deputy supervisor of the Town of Highland.
He replaces town board member Kaitlyn Haas, who had served in the role since the …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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1/14/24
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Virginia (“Ginny”) Dudko will serve as chair of the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) for 2024.
Dudko represents the Town of Deerpark on the UDC board, which …
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1/12/24
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