More apple trees for Apple Grove Park

HONESDALE, PA — A small, welcoming park known as Apple Grove now has a dozen new trees that will help the park live up to its name. The original apple trees had stopped fruiting and …

Feuding Highland officials to meet with mediator

HIGHLAND, NY — May 9 is the day two Town of Highland officials will sit down with mediators to work out their differences. Supervisor Johnny Pizzolato and board member Kaitlin Haas have …
Around the Area
Stroudsburg man sentenced for torturing employee in Iraq

STROUDSBURG, PA — Ross Roggio of Stroudsburg, PA, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for committing heinous acts in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. This landmark sentence follows the …

Rangers train for fast-water rescues

NARROWSBURG, NY — On April 11, twenty-one forest rangers with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation took to inflatable rescue boats on the Delaware River at Narrowsburg, NY. They …

Public meetings on the Neversink Watershed Management Plan

MONTICELLO, NY AND ONLINE — Join us in person or online for our last two Neversink Watershed Management Plan (NWMP) public meetings. We will be reviewing and taking comments on the NWMP …

Pennsylvania special election/GOP primary

Jeff Olsommer

Jeff Olsommer is a Republican running for the 139th District of the PA House of Representatives. He faces Republican Matthew Contreras in the Republican primary. As a lifelong resident of the …

Next stop for DV: Odyssey World Finals

SWIFTWATER, PA — Eight teams from the Delaware Valley and Pocono Mountain School Districts are headed to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. The students qualified for the international …

Sullivan’s first recreational marijuana store opens

Sullivan’s first recreational marijuana store opens The whole community is happy, says owner Bernie Gonzales By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN ROCK HILL, NY — Sullivan …

Sullivan housing to get $9 million green energy boost

MONTICELLO, NY — Two low-income apartment complexes in Sullivan County will receive nearly $9 million in federal loans. The funding was awarded through the Green and Resilient Retrofit …

Fire destroys home in Cherry Township

CHERRY RIDGE TOWNSHIP, PA — Fire destroyed a home in Cherry Ridge Township, PA, in the early morning of Wednesday, April 12. No injuries were reported. The Seelyville Fire Company …
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Hamlin Ambulance supervisor defrauded company of nearly $10K

HAMLIN, PA — A former supervisor of the Hamlin Ambulance Company of Hamlin, PA, was charged with reporting and receiving pay for hours that she and her daughter did not actually work, according …

Hear about the Skinners Falls bridge study

NARROWSBURG, NY — The findings of the Milanville/Skinners Falls Bridge study will be presented at a public meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, at the Narrowsburg Union, 7 Erie …

Sullivan may get another driver for seniors and veterans

considering hiring another full-time driver for the Office of the Aging, which would bring the office back to pre-pandemic levels. The drivers handle medical and shopping runs and meal pickups …

Riverkeeper works for the constitutional right to a clean environment

NARROWSBURG, NY — The Delaware Riverkeeper Network wants to enshrine the right to a clean environment in the New York Constitution. “Here in the U.S. people have rights to free …

Hotel tax supports trails, concerts, and more

HONESDALE, PA — It’s no surprise that tourism is the largest industry in the Poconos. And it’s just received a nearly $200,000 boost for the coming year. The Wayne County …

Sullivan County to tackle stray cats

MONTICELLO, NY — Stray cats are running rampant in Sullivan County.  “It’s unbelievable,” said Maria, a Monticello resident who did not give her last name, at last …

Not as dangerous as it looks

TOWN OF TUSTEN, NY — A tree felled by a midwinter storm has been resting on Frontier Communications phone and cable lines for many weeks now. The trunk leans so heavily on the lines, it …

Highland to enforce overlooked short-term rental rule

ELDRED, NY — Does the property owner live on-site? If not, they must get a special use permit before renting out a house in the Town of Highland. The town added this step in the approval …

Wayne commissioners cite shocking NEPA colon cancer statistics

HONESDALE, PA — The Wayne County Commissioners stressed the significance of early colon cancer screenings by stating some alarming statistics: Incidence and mortality rates are up to …

Sullivan West gets serious about safety

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Sullivan West is beefing up its security in response to a recent threat against the school, an assault inside the school, and an environment that led school board member …

What to know about gov.'s pitch to legalize marijuana

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Recounts could impede PA’s vote certification by new deadline

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA ’s collaboration with Votebeat , a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. After the 2022 …

No vaccines required for summer camp staff

MONTICELLO, NY — All summer campers in Sullivan County must show they are vaccinated against three highly contagious diseases, according to a new public health order.  But the adults …

River Reporter joins forces with Spotlight PA

For the past decade, there’s been nothing short of a crisis in our state capital. More and more of Pennsylvania’s sprawling and costly bureaucracy operated without scrutiny from …
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed

Coalition demands greater watershed protection

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Clean water advocates from more than 180 organizations in four states recently lobbied Congress for more money to protect and restore the rivers, streams and tributaries …