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Opinion
    • The fallacy of DOGE 

      Many of us will never have to honor of stepping into the Oval Office, for if we did we would show great respect and humility for the history of …

    • The LOCAL Act: 

      Small businesses are the heartbeat of our communities. They are the corner stores, family-owned restaurants and local service providers that …

Sports
TALKING SPORTS

Shadows of past glories

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — There was a time, not so very long ago, when local high schools fielded large squads of mat men and the bleachers were full of spectators. But as times changed, the …
TALKING SPORTS

Bulldogs edge Wildcats

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY— After a slow start, the home-team Bulldogs of Sullivan West (6-7) posted the first points on the board in a non-league varsity hoops matchup on Tuesday, January 28, against …
50th anniversary archive

Bowling News

Callicoon Lanes is offering all lea­gue bowlers in its establishment a chance to win a “free game” of open bowling.  During the month of February, a man who rolls four …
Editorial
The last message I received from William Doherty on Facebook was, “I still brag about your accomplishments.” It’s from October 2024, just about exactly 25 years since he cast me as …
Leisure

LIBERTY, NY — “I’m gaining more knowledge in the music industry,” said Skylar Loyce, a Sullivan BOCES student enrolled in the Broadcasting Music Production class offered in …

Today’s lesson: read the fine print. While readying myself and That Dog Named Gidget to head out to the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) in Narrowsburg last weekend, I was distracted. The …
HURLEYVILLE, NY — On Sunday, February 16 at 2 p.m., the Frederick Cook Society will present an afternoon of live Americana and folk music featuring Annie and Mike Baglione; the concert will be …
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Livingston Manor Central School’s Class of 2027 will bring Billy Martin’s Cole All-Star Circus to the school gym on Friday, February 14. The show starts at …
Police Blotter
Accident leads to arrest for identity theft, forgery, forgery and more

LAKE ARIEL, PA — Wayne County District Attorney A.G. Howell announced today the arrest of Patricia Ann Hamlin, age 59, of Lake Ariel, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. Hamlin was arrested and charged …

Man arrested in Milford for attempted trafficking and rape of minor

February 6 sentencings in Wayne County Court

Updated: Drive-by shooting in White Mills leads to arrest

Hoffman indicted for production, possession of child pornography

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More Upper Delaware

(Reprinted with permission from Mr. Eldred’s “Historically Speaking” column in the Jan.-Feb.-Mar.: 2011 issue of the Wayne County Historical Society Newsletter.) The battle of …

In October of 1828, the Delaware & Hudson Canal opened for business, just a little over three years after the initial groundbreaking for the project.  The canal would prove to be one of …