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Sullivan County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Barrett explains to the youth academy students how drones are used in various law enforcement and search-and-rescue operations.

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 … more

By TED WADDELL | 8/7/24

At the Upper Delaware Valley Truckers show, held at the Wayne County Fairgrounds on July 21, you could find behemoths such as the familiar Macks and Kenworths, mint examples of magnificent trucks from companies that no longer exist, and humble pickup trucks weathered by time and endless work.

Heart like a truck

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 … more

By CYNTHIA NASH | 7/31/24

There's something for everyone at Riverfest.

The Upper Delaware’s day to shine

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 … more

By BENITA GOLDSTEIN | 7/24/24

Serving the community for 87 years

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 … more

By TED WADDELL | 7/16/24

David Malatzky tells the story of the Ten Mile River region from before the advent of the Boy Scouts.

Before the Scouts

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 … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 7/10/24

It's a fun, social group but it's a lot more than that: the Girls Empowerment Group at Liberty Middle School in Liberty, NY.

Working together, empowering girls

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 … more

6/26/24

At the Sullivan BOCES EMT morning class. Pictured are class instructor Darryl Raynor, left; Bryce Corley; Ronny Rivas Guardado; Darius Hope; Rayanna Cottman; and teaching assistant Joanne Evans...

Sullivan BOCES offers EMT program

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. … more

By TED WADDELL | 6/19/24

At 2023's Deep Water Literary Festival, Jad Abumrad, the award-winning creator of "Radiolab," "More Perfect" and "Dolly Parton’s America" is joined by his 14-year-old son Amil, a George Orwell fanatic and himself a writer of speculative fiction, to discuss what Orwell's "1984" means to young people today.

Where story matters

NARROWSBURG, NY — “It’s about putting authors and artists into conversation,” said Aaron Hicklin about the Deep Water Literary Festival, taking place this year from Friday … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 6/12/24

The current owners of the Greeley Inn, Russ and Tanya Kardirov, plan to make the Greeley Inn into a focal point again.

Something’s happening again at the Greeley Inn

Greeley, PA is named after famed journalist and U.S. presidential candidate Horace Greeley. As the 1900s dawned, the area prospered thanks to logging and coal mining. Trainloads of visitors from New … more

By BILL FLECK | 5/29/24

John Kascht stands beside a clay bust of television host and comedian Conan O’Brien.

What’s all the buzz about?

HONESDALE, PA — The energy spilling out onto the sidewalk pulls you into the brightly lit gallery. People are talking and it’s all about the exciting art exhibition now on display at the … more

By ANNETTE KULICK-HICKEY | 5/15/24

EMTs from Livingston Manor Volunteer Ambulance Corps, at your service. Pictured are captain Ralph Bressler, left; president Alex Rau; trustee Gordon LeRoy; and Tyler Black. The training session is titled "Indication for and use of iGel Supraglottic Airways."..

‘You fall, we haul’

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Livingston Manor Volunteer Ambulance Corp (LMVAC) was established in 1962, and since then has come a long way in providing critical emergency medical services to the … more

By TED WADDELL | 4/10/24

‘Your eyeball is just a bowl of Jell-O’

I was chopping onions for dinner one night when a clump of hair fell into my eye. I tried to brush it away but it wouldn’t go. I ran to the mirror. Nothing looked amiss. I pulled my hair … more

By PAMELA CHERGOTIS | 4/3/24

Cadence Giersbach, from Cochecton, NY, examines "Anxious Nature" at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance's Alliance Gallery. The exhibition features paper pulp sculptures inspired by the vibrant colors of spring.

Spring is beautiful

REGION — By the time you’re reading this, spring will have sprung. What follows is a roundup of arts and leisure events happening this weekend (there are a lot!) and—to … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 3/20/24

Placing bids for the silent auction. The funds raised through the auction are used to award scholarships to Eldred students. ..

A hot time in the old town

BARRYVILLE, NY — After a three-year hiatus, the Highland business community and business patrons alike were ready to celebrate, and they did it in style at the Greater Barryville Chamber of … more

By SUSAN WALIGUNDA WADE | 3/5/24

Obligatory photo of someone or something leaping

Quantum leap

NATIONWIDE — You can tell it’s February in a leap year because the stories about Leap Day are popping up like… like… things that pop up every four years. U.S. elections? … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 2/28/24

David Mumford catches the light at a Zane Grey Plein Air workshop in the field of Max Yasgur's old farm in 2020.

The light inside

NARROWSBURG, NY — “Plein air is about chasing the light,” Zane Grey Plein Air (ZGPA) artist and gallery owner Karen Meneghin said. “You look at how the light affects where you … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 2/14/24

Willy "Ladder Truck" Maxwell, chief of the Callicoon Volunteer Fire Department, at the wheel of their tower ladder apparatus

The pride in helping others

CALLICOON, NY — It all started with Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States (1706-1790). In 1730, a fire broke out on a ship and rapidly spread to the wharf, … more

By TED WADDELL | 2/7/24

Thurman Barker is a celebrated percussionist and a professor emeritus at Bard College.

Jazz, race and the power of the arts

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Catskill Art Space will host an evening of contemporary performance to celebrate Black History Month beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 17. The first … more

Contributed by CATSKILL ART SPACE | 1/31/24

Hosts Andrew Pelkey and Meng Ai make a point of giving each guest a warm welcome to the North Branch Inn...

Hospitality from the heart

NORTH BRANCH, NY — It all started in 1868, when what is now the North Branch Inn opened its door to travelers making their way through the pristine Western Catskill Mountains, just three short … more

By TED WADDELL | 1/24/24

How green is the sweetener?

THE SWEET-EATING WORLD — Leave aside the more devastating issues that so many have to worry about (war, danger, disease, starvation). We lucky ones can consider the cost to the … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 1/17/24

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