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The Honesdale Jaycees donated $600 to the Nebzydoski-White Memorial Scholarship Fund. Pictured are Jaycees president Chase Holl, left, Corey Rutledge and livestock sale board chairman Ron Scull.

HONESDALE, PA — Prior to the 4-H/FFA livestock sale at the Wayne County Fair in August, the Honesdale Jaycees made a $600 donation to the Wayne County 4-H/FFA Nebzydoski-White Memorial Scholarship Fund. more

9/16/22

Enhancing life, protecting resources

BEACH LAKE, PA — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will honor those who have enhanced the quality of life or protected the resources of the Upper Delaware River Valley at its 34th annual awards … more

8/17/22

The community weighs in on speeding

The problem is everywhere The River Reporter asked members of the Upper Delaware community for comment on the dangers of speeding. People from all over the area reported issues with dangerous … more

8/17/22

UDC establishes cell tower subcommittee

NARROWSBURG, NY — The idea of opening up the Delaware River corridor to cell towers has been gaining traction in recent months. The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) raised the issue as a topic … more

By LIAM MAYO | 7/12/22

Studying Skinners Falls

MILANVILLE, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has released a pair of documents about the reasoning behind the Skinners Falls bridge project. The Skinners Falls … more

By LIAM MAYO | 7/5/22

The 1902 Skinners Falls, NY-Milanville PA bridge has been barricaded against all motorists and pedestrians since failing a safety inspection on October 16, 2019.

Standstill for Skinners

UPPER DELAWARE RIVER VALLEY — The New York-Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission offered no timeframe to decide the fate of the historic Skinners Falls-Milanville bridge at its May 25 … more

By LAURIE RAMIE | 6/7/22

Canoeing has been a tradition here for decades.

Go outside

On the New York side: Indian Head Canoes 845/557-8777 • www.indianheadcanoes.com 3883 Rte. 97, Barryville, NY | 1036 Rte. 97, Sparrowbush, NY | 1138 Delaware Dr., Matamoras, … more

5/27/22

Town of Highland supervisor Jeff Haas, left, administers oaths of office to Upper Delaware Council vice-chairperson Aaron Robinson, Chairperson Andrew Boyar and Secretary/Treasurer Alan Henry.

UDC swears in officers

TUSTEN, NY — With COVID-19 case numbers in decline, the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) met in person on March 3 for the first time in 2022. The council took advantage of the occasion to swear in … more

By LIAM MAYO | 3/8/22

A skewed statement

The Upper Delaware Council finds PennDOT’s Purpose and Need Statement prepared for the Skinners Falls-Milanville Bridge study to be skewed against rehabilitation of the existing 1902 bridge … more

By LAURIE RAMIE | 1/18/22

Let’s stop the insanity!

I believe that PennDOT’s draft Purpose and Needs Statement for the Milanville Bridge (tinyurl.com/2p8exhk7) is clearly stacked in favor of what the engineering firm Aecom wants to do (a new … more

By STEVE IRCHA | 1/12/22

The public is talking, but who's listening?

MILANVILLE, PA — The most recent round of public comments on the Milanville-Skinners Falls Bridge has been extended to Monday, February 7. The bridge has been closed since October 2019 … more

By LIAM MAYO | 1/6/22

Skinners Falls bridge comment period extended

SKINNERS FALLS, NY — The comment period for the Milanville-Skinners Falls Bridge draft Purpose and Need document is set to close on Saturday, January 8. The document will guide the process … more

1/5/22

Wayne County’s year in review

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — A lot can happen in a year. With vaccine rollouts and ongoing pandemic woes, a major environmental milestone, local connections to national headlines, and an impactful … more

By OWEN WALSH | 12/28/21

Purposes and needs

MILANVILLE, PA — After an extensive process of review, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has released a draft Purpose and Need statement for the Skinners Falls Bridge … more

By LIAM MAYO | 12/8/21 | 1 comment

Public comment period now open for Skinners Falls Bridge and more

Public comment period opens for Skinners Falls Bridge MILANVILLE, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is set to release a draft Purpose and Need document for the Skinners … more

12/7/21

The project advisory committee for the Milanville-Skinner’s Falls Bridge project met on Thursday, September 23, with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) informing its community partners of the project’s current status.

Aging in Place services expand in Wayne, Lackawanna counties and more

Comment period still open for Skinner’s Falls / Milanville Bridge project MILANVILLE, PA — The project advisory committee for the Milanville-Skinner’s Falls Bridge project met on … more

10/19/21

PennDOT provides update on Milanville-Skinners Falls comment process and more

What's new in the Upper Delaware region September 16 to 22 more

9/14/21

The Tower of Friendship Monument, overlooking the water.

New state lands in Tusten?

NARROWSBURG, NY — Among the status updates presented at the Thursday, September 2 meeting of the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) was an update on early-stage discussions about the Ten Mile River … more

By LIAM MAYO | 9/7/21

‘Insist on being heard’

MILANVILLE, PA — On Tuesday, August 29, the Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) accusing it of “failure to … more

By LIAM MAYO | 8/31/21

A river to sail away on

This time last year, my husband, Mark, and I were finalizing our move here, hoping we would not be taken for COVID-19 refugees, since we had decided to retire here before the epidemic … more

By LEAH CASNER | 8/24/21

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