HONESDALE, PA — It’s a dark moonless night, a week before Halloween. About 10 of us wait our turn to enter the Old Stone Jail in Honesdale for one of its annual Jail Tales “ghost …
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By JAMES MCKEEGAN
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11/6/24
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HORTONVILLE, NY — A highlight of this year’s United States Track And Field (USTAF) 5K run/walk, held on Sunday, October 20, was “Fill the Truck.”
Not just one …
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By TED WADDELL
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10/30/24
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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — “Aileen is a tireless defender of the Upper Delaware River and a lifelong conservationist,” said Jeffrey Skelding, executive director of Friends of the Upper …
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By TED WADDELL
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10/23/24
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‘It’s got to be real’
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LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — Sullivan West Central School has a 17-year-old senior with a passion for all things green.
“I think we’re very fortunate to have a lot of classes in …
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By TED WADDELL
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10/16/24
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GALILEE, PA — Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting two officers of Unity Grange 1710 at their hall in Damascus Township, Wayne County. Melissa Rutledge, secretary, and her brother Bill …
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By JEFF SIDLE
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10/9/24
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GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — “I got a high award for killing people, but I’d rather have gotten an award for saving people,” said John Neilsen, a helicopter pilot who saw aerial action …
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By TED WADDELL
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10/2/24
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NARROWSBURG, NY — There are some places to which you can travel, where the history of the town permeates the air. Thick with the ghosts of the people who lived, worked and made their homes …
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By ANNETTE KULICK-HICKEY
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9/25/24
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LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — Musician Owen Walsh was born in Honesdale, PA, and spent his entire childhood through young adulthood in the area. He began playing the violin at age three, mainly because …
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By JAMIE FALGIE
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9/17/24
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HURLEYVILLE, NY — Conversation matters, said educator Hope Blecher Croney. Talking to each other matters. Listening is critical.
The stories in question are those of people who have …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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9/11/24
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GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — Two games of 19th century-style base ball will be held at the Grahamsville Fairgrounds on State Rte. 55 at 12 noon on Sunday, September 8.
The Mountain Athletic Club of …
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9/4/24
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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — On Saturday, August 17, the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum (CFFCM) paid homage to one of its own legends of fly fishing as they honored the 108th birthday of …
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By TED WADDELL
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8/28/24
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GLEN SPEY, NY — No politics. No controversy. Just pure fun and fair competition. Such was the case at the local Book Olympics, held on August 3 in Circle Park.
The Sunshine Hall Free …
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By SUSAN WALIGUNDA WADE
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8/14/24
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SWAN LAKE, NY — Sullivan County’s first-ever Emergency Services Youth Academy introduced seven 14-to-15-year-old cadets to the world of local fire, emergency medical services (EMS) and …
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By TED WADDELL
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8/7/24
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HONESDALE, PA — Listen to any country song and likely you will hear something about a truck.
The American truck is an iconic symbol of the power of U.S. manufacturing and is integral to …
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By CYNTHIA NASH
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7/31/24
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NARROWSBURG, NY — Back in 1991, several organizations came together to introduce a festival to celebrate the Upper Delaware, art, music and ecology.
“The Hudson has its …
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By BENITA GOLDSTEIN
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7/24/24
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LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY — The volunteer firefighters at the Lake Huntington Fire Company respond to structure blazes and often fatal motor vehicle accidents (MVAs), as well as routine and less …
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By TED WADDELL
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7/16/24
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TEN MILE RIVER, NY — What existed in the Ten Mile River area before the Boy Scouts arrived?
David Malatzky can tell you.
The associate curator for the Ten Mile River Scout …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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7/10/24
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PORT JERVIS, NY — The Port Jervis Soap Box Derby was back in action recently as 75 children competed to become one of the city’s champions.
Kids as young as eight and as old as …
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7/3/24
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LIBERTY, NY — On a recent Tuesday, a group of girls at Liberty Middle School sat at a table creating luxury scrubs and labels for their containers. They passed bottles of fragrances around and …
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6/26/24
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SWAN LAKE, NY — The Sullivan BOCES Career & Technical Education (CTE) recently created a New York State-certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program for the 2023-2024 school year. …
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By TED WADDELL
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6/19/24
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