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While there’s no longer a need for waitstaff to set the table, ordering from your favorite local restaurants will help businesses to stay afloat and its workers to keep their jobs.

Don’t come in... but we’re still serving

HONESDALE, PA — It’s a scary time for the economy in general, but particularly for restaurants and its workers. What do people say when they need to cut back? “Oh, I’ll eat … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 3/25/20

You can see Faubel’s River Recordings performance on the River Recordings page under the arts & leisure tab.

Steve Faubel mixes it up

HONESDALE, PA — I had never met Steve Faubel before recording him for The River Reporter’s music series, The River Recordings. Through reputation, I knew him only as a local … more

By OWEN WALSH | 3/18/20

Mark Herbert at work behind the desk at Action Toward Independence.

Here when you need me

Mark Herbert is well equipped to help veterans train and receive service dogs. He should know. He has one. A lifelong resident of Hortonville, and an eight-year veteran of the U.S. Coast … more

By LAURIE STUART | 3/11/20

GAIT celebrates with horse birthday party

MILFORD, PA — Birthday parties are something many children take for granted. With their cute invitations, games, cakes and goodie bags, birthdays dot the childhood landscape and provide … more

By LENORE ROGAN, Development Associate, GAIT TRC | 3/4/20

Lare’s food truck combines his dreams of catering with his history as a firefighter.

Meet Matt Lare

LIBERTY, NY — If you’ve ever been to the Lazy Pond Bed and Breakfast located on 12 beautiful acres overlooking the Catskill Mountains, it’s likely you’ve met owners Jean and … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 2/26/20

Carol Rocklin sits in her sunroom, which with a view of her garden, is where she likes to spend most of her time at home.

‘The struggle suited me’

HONESDALE, PA — Carol Rocklin, co-founder of the local non-profit Growing Older Together (GOT), said that she’s spent a lifetime being stubborn. It would seem that maintaining an engaged, … more

By OWEN WALSH | 2/19/20 | 1 comment

Seastrand performed three original songs in The River Reporter office recently. See her performance at www.riverreporter.com/river-recordings.

The dulcet tones of Kali Seastrand

CALLICOON, NY — At typical open mic nights, which take place at many venues throughout the region every week, a couple of things are to be expected. You can expect to hear covers of at least … more

By OWEN WALSH | 2/13/20

A portrait created by Claire Coleman is part of a current exhibit at the Catskill Art Society

Exhibit in honor of Claire Coleman

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Artist, filmmaker, designer and shopkeeper Claire Coleman passed away suddenly in January due to a complication from breast cancer. The Catskill Art Society (CAS) is … more

By FRITZ MAYER | 2/5/20

Occupational Therapist Sarah Merrick and CCI-trained facility dog Leland have teamed up to help make a difference at The Center for Discovery in Harris, NY

Hello, my name is Leland

HARRIS, NY — The Center for Discovery®, designated as a Center of Excellence by the New York State Department of Health, is a major research and specialty center that offers residential, … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 1/29/20

In addition to being the chef at Early Bird Cookery, Dayna Halprin helps organize events like the “Hate has no Home in Sullivan County” rally last Sunday, hosted by the Sullivan County Human Rights Commission and Sullivan Allies Leading Together.

Strengthening the left arm of Sullivan County

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Dayna Halprin does not want to hear young people in Sullivan County calling themselves “apolitical.” “You know, that’s a luxury: to be … more

By OWEN WALSH | 1/22/20

Lucas Rotman, in the red shirt, opened his set with a cover of “Deep River Blues” with owner Guy Brewster Smith, right, on the Cajon. Chip Forelli, left, and open-mic host and Rafter’s hype-gal Elizabeth Rose joined them to beef up the blues.

A rafter of regulars

They opened a bar and found a community more

By VERONICA DAUB | 1/15/20

Kim Simons, standing center, in the green shirt, is surrounded by friends and family at Hector’s Inn in Bethel, NY to celebrate Simons’ team Bah Hum Bakers and their $25,000 first prize win on the Food Network’s “Holiday Wars.”

Food artist Kim Simons: Baking her way to the top

When I heard that local “food artist” Kim Simons and her Bah Hum Bakers cake-decorating team had won the top prize in the Food Network’s “Holiday Wars” competition a few … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 1/8/20

A cardinal adds a bright spot of color in the winter landscape.

How to survive January

THIS COLD, DARK PLACE — Sometimes it doesn’t feel worth getting up in the morning. Of course, “morning” is a relative term, these days. It’s still dark. … more

12/31/19

With the help of the entire community, the Children’s Christmas Bureau offers quite an array of presents on distribution day.

‘Every kid deserves a present’

A community comes ‘all together now’ more

12/23/19

Members of the youth team that explored inequity pose with their brainstorming work before rushing off to present their project to participants and judges at the annual Youth Entrepreneurial Symposium.

Youth empowerment: A model of working together

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — They had only three hours. Three hours to name a social justice issue, to create a T-shirt that offers a positive solution, to determine the financing and marketing of the … more

By LAURIE STUART | 12/18/19

The Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless in Monticello becomes especially active during the holidays.

Serving the community during the holidays

MONTICELLO, NY — Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless is defined by its service to the community all year round, but especially during the holiday season. Director Kathy Kreiter said … more

By FRITZ MAYER | 12/11/19

Students from Honesdale High School took a trip to Bethany Village to perform and connect with seniors during the holiday season.

The harmony of music

The holiday season is fast approaching. Heck, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and the opening day of rifle season in Pennsylvania have already passed. With upcoming holiday concerts, work events, parties … more

By AMANDA REED | 12/4/19

Neighbors helping neighbors donated more than 1,000 new, unwrapped toys and gifts to Murph’s Toy Drive last year, including many for the under-served Boys and Girls Club Giving Tree teens, who might otherwise go without. Let’s top that this year!

Murph’s Toy Drive: ‘Tis the season!

Born and raised in Honesdale, PA, Josh Murphy has always been tied to the Upper Delaware River region. After graduating from Oneonta State, he found himself moving to New York City, working on a … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 11/26/19

Jack and Doris Costello sit next to a historical bell recovered from a school’s basement during a 2005 beautification project.

Planting seeds in community

Community-service champs: Jack and Doris Costello more

11/20/19

Rose Barnett and her ranch. The red building on the left is the barn, which Barnett plans to have renovated by summer 2020. On the far right is the first set of hotel rooms they’re renovating. That is the building from which they used to run wires to the stage before Bill Graham installed an electric panel.

Reviving the ranch

PARKSVILLE, NY — Autumn has just freshly vanished as I follow Rose Barnett around a green field that squishes beneath our feet. With my back to the top of the hill that rolls down across the … more

By VERONICA DAUB | 11/14/19

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