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RIVER VALLEY — It began as Decoration Day in 1868, when members of the Grand Army of the Republic honored Union soldiers who had died in the Civil War by placing flowers on their graves.
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By SUSAN WALIGUNDA WADE
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6/7/23
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CALLICOON, NY — “Every war,” said Harry McFarland, “has to have the first one killed, and the last one killed.”
He named many of them. Henry Gunther, for …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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6/7/23
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LONG POND, PA — Blue sky and warm temperatures enveloped the Memorial Day weekend, making for perfect conditions for the Great Pocono Raceway Air Show.
Some residents and visitors were …
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By JEFFREY SIDLE
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6/7/23
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TUSTEN, NY — Glenn Swendsen loved taking care of graveyards. He found them a wonderful place for reflection. He maintained the property at the Ten Mile River Baptist Church. And following the …
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By LAURIE STUART
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6/7/23
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FREMONT CENTER, NY — Time stretches from a Japanese POW camp in the deadly jungles of Burma to the close of the Vietnam War.
Howard Brooks is an American sailor who survived the Battle of …
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By TED WADDELL
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6/7/23
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SCRANTON, PA — While visiting Northeast PA last week, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the fifth executive order of his five-month-old administration. This newest one directs the PA Department of Aging …
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By OWEN WALSH
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6/7/23
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MONTICELLO, NY — Wendy Brown, formerly the deputy commissioner of Sullivan County’s Division of Health and Human Services and co-chair of the Sullivan County Drug Task Force, announced …
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By LIAM MAYO
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6/7/23
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BARRYVILLE, NY — Kia Williams, beloved community member, owner of Kia’s Kitchen, a former officer with the NYPD and much more, died unexpectedly in Ghana while on vacation with her …
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6/7/23
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Airport project starts
WHITE LAKE, NY — In preparation for a $20 million-plus rebuild, the John J.J. McGough Terminal of Sullivan County International Airport closed on May 30. The …
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6/7/23
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HONESDALE AND HAWLEY, PA — A collaboration between the business communities of Honesdale and Hawley involved a Stourbridge Line train excursion between the two boroughs on June 3.
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By JEFFREY SIDLE
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6/6/23
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NARROWSBURG, NY — The National Park Service (NPS) has determined that Camp FIMFO, a $40-plus million renovation to the Kittatinny campground, has elements that fundamentally conflict with the …
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By LIAM MAYO
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6/6/23
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Air Quality Advice from WMH Pulmonology: Avoid the outdoors
REGION — Due primarily to wildfires in Canada, Wayne County and other parts of the eastern United States are experiencing very …
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6/6/23
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SCRANTON, PA — The Wright Center for Community Health offers area college students the chance to sharpen their job skills through ongoing internship opportunities in medical-related pursuits, …
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Story contributed by THE WRIGHT CENTER
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6/1/23
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On May 19, 2023, Joan Sykes Bryson transitioned after a long battle with cancer.
Joan was born on July 14, 1949, in Staten Island, NY...
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6/1/23
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Born and raised in Honesdale, PA, folk singer Owen Walsh has been singing, writing, playing the guitar and crafting original songs for as long as he can remember.
While pursuing those passions …
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By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX
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5/31/23
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Sullivan County Music Festival returns
HURLEYVILLE, NY — The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) will hold the Sullivan County Music Festival on Sunday, June 4 from 12 noon to 8 p.m. …
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5/31/23
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Every fisherman, experienced or green, has a favorite fishing story. For the young guys, it might be their only fishing story, but if you spend any time at all getting out on the water, it …
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In my travels during the spring, I usually notice the distinct trilling of American toads from early May until early June.
I hear the calls from lakes and ponds, but also along rivers; it seems …
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By SCOTT RANDO
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5/31/23
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When I arrived in Missoula, MT, with my friend Joe after a long cross-country bus ride, the first river I saw was the Clark Fork.
At the time, we were enrolled as students at the University of …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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5/31/23
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JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Dan Clark put aside his rule book on May 17, after 45 years spent officiating local high school sports.
His retirement was acknowledged at the close of a varsity …
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By TED WADDELL
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5/31/23
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