Real-world experience in addiction treatment

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, …
Prevent Medicare fraud

NEW YORK STATE — Fraud costs Medicare an estimated $60 billion per year. It costs Medicare beneficiaries time, stress, their medical identities and potentially their health. It costs families, …

Birth announcements, available health grants and more

Health grants available  WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Nonprofit groups that are providing health-related programs and are in need of funding in the Wayne Memorial service area could qualify for …

Lake Huntington News

Summer’s launch

Well, it is the official start of summer, as Memorial Day has come and gone. I hope you took a moment to reflect and honor those who served our country during your barbecues and family get-togethers. …
Narrowsburg News

Memorial Day tributes

I was working in my garden this morning. Enjoying the peace. Appreciating the vegetables and flowers. Hoping the neighbors enjoy watching them grow as much as I do. The efforts were not demanding, so …
Honesdale News

Openings delayed on Monday, January 17 for Wayne medical offices

HONESDALE, PA — With high winds and heavy snow forecast for Monday, January 17, the Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) physician/provider offices will not open until 10 a.m. at the …
Seniors
There’s no reason to just give up because you’ve got some years behind you. If you’re looking for something fun to do, you should absolutely check out Tusten Social and Growing …
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Palliative care does not mean the end is imminent. It offers professionals who work with you to relieve pain and suffering from serious, chronic illnesses.
Former President Jimmy Carter recently elected hospice care after years of treatment for serious illness. It was a life-affirming decision, a choice to preserve his quality of life. He made the …
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Sustainability
Repair Cafe of the Hudson Valley/Catskills featured on ‘Today’

NATIONWIDE — The regional repair movement got a boost when the “Today” show featured an interview on April 21 with representatives from Repair Cafe of the Hudson …

Five tips for new EV drivers

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) has begun. That’s according to the latest Hankook Tire Gauge Index, a survey of Americans’ driving habits and attitudes. The survey found that …

Recovery

Holiday survival tips for people in recovery

Staying dedicated to recovery takes work, and potentially becomes increasingly complex over the holiday season. Even someone who has never struggled with addiction, but wants to abstain from alcohol …
Looking Back
Service down

LONG EDDY, NY — In Long Eddy, the phones went down and stayed down, because the tiny local company that ran them had gone bankrupt. The couple who ran the Delaware and Sullivan Telephone and …

Transforming sleepy White Mills

Christian Dorflinger was still a young man of 32 in 1860 when he began to plan his next and most significant project: his huge glass factory in White Mills, PA.  Dorflinger was born in …

Community living stories
Kids meet nature, Realtors celebrate Lobby Day and more

USDA to help damaged farms REGION — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Farm Service Agency (FSA), has disaster assistance programs available to help agricultural …

Take time and give

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — By proclamation of county commissioners, the 24-hour period between Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2, from 7 p.m. to 7 p.m. is officially NEPA Gives Day. The Wayne …

New! Board game group at Jeffersonville Branch

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Join the Western Sullivan Public Library for games on the first Wednesday of the month. The next session is scheduled for June 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the community …

The life and legacy of Lt. John Crawford

MONTICELLO, NY — I’d like to honor a brave local member of the United States Navy who gave his life in the line of duty. You may recognize his name, as it has been bestowed on a housing …