Getting urgent care to patients in mental health crisis
Proposed mental health stabilization center is expected to relieve burden on hospitals, police
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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12/4/23
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TUSTEN, NY — Given that the Tusten Town Board didn’t take up the proposed pavilion at its November 14 meeting, are plans still moving forward?
Town supervisor Ben Johnson says yes. …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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12/4/23
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HONESDALE, PA — A few weeks after voting to impose a one-percent earned income tax (EIT) on employees who live and/or work in the borough, the Honesdale council reversed its decision at a …
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By OWEN WALSH
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12/4/23
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ELDRED, NY — One by one, applicants hoping to turn their …
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MONTICELLO, NY — Sullivan County International Airport was awarded $144,000 recently through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Sullivan is one of nine upstate airports …
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12/3/23
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ALBANY, NY — A new law in New York requires health insurance plans to reimburse ambulance providers for transporting out-of-network patients.
On Dec. 1, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the …
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12/3/23
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JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — This holiday season, plan to spend time in Jeffersonville, one of Sullivan County’s most charming villages. The village has added several new retail stores this …
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By BARBARA WINFIELD
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11/29/23
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MONITCELLO, NY — Before departing to celebrate Thanksgiving with family, Sullivan County legislators agreed to transfer the administration of revolving loan funds from the Sullivan County …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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11/28/23
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HARRISBURG, PA — Just days before time ran out, PA Gov. Josh Shapiro said he will appeal the Commonwealth Court decision blocking Pennsylvania from entering the Regional Greenhouse Gas …
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By OWEN WALSH
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11/28/23
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HARRISBURG, PA — In February, Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer called for a new funding system to fulfill Pennsylvania’s obligation to provide students with a “comprehensive, …
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11/28/23
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MONTICELLO, NY – Sullivan County opened its two warming centers last week in Liberty and Monticello:
United Methodist Church, 170 North Main Street, Liberty
St. John’s …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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11/27/23
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HONESDALE, PA — Wayne County’s proposed budget for 2024 is now available to the public.
“The commissioners challenged each department to evaluate operations...from …
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11/27/23
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HONESDALE, PA — As a kid growing up in Winter Wonderland itself, there was no escaping all the quaint Christmastime traditions you might find in a Norman Rockwell painting. For the most part, …
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By OWEN WALSH
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11/21/23
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LIBERTY, NY — The state has delayed a decision that would have transferred Sullivan County’s adult care center to a contractor.
In 2021, the county hired a private rehabilitation …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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11/20/23
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TOWN OF DELAWARE, NY — Helen Demeranville set out to vote at her Town of Delaware polling station on Election Day. She didn’t succeed.
The poll workers couldn’t find her in the …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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11/20/23
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I, like all of us, have been celebrating Thanksgiving for many, many years.
Thinking back over the decades, I find there are some sketchy spots in my memory. I remember that when we were …
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By JUDE WATERSTON
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11/15/23
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HONESDALE, PA — The 4-H program in Wayne County is alive and well, as evidenced by the nearly full auditorium at the Penn State Extension office in the Park Street Complex.
Members, …
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By JEFFREY SIDLE
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11/8/23
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MORGANTOWN, PA — It’s a closely kept secret.
Mental illness has had a profound effect on people in rural areas—and they are less likely to have access to services and …
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Contributed by the PENNSYLVANIA STATE GRANGE
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11/1/23
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Calling all kids!
We want to feature your coloring abilities for our award-winning Holiday Gift Guide!
The winner of this contest will be featured as the magazine cover!
To enter, …
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10/26/23
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REGION — Halloween is no longer a kids-only celebration, and it’s not really confined to October 31 anymore.
Granted, this year the spooky holiday falls on a Tuesday—who set …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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10/24/23
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