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I am writing to express my disbelief that, despite the reams of documentation showing that burning garbage is the least efficient, most polluting and expensive method of solid waste disposal, some …
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1/15/25
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I am forwarding this news article I read in Mid Hudson News ( www.midhudsonnews.com/2024/12/22/legislature-approves-reallocation-of-kent-arpa-funds/ ) about Putnam County’s decision to allocate …
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1/8/25
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Damascus Citizens for Sustainability is alerting the public that PennDOT’s proposal to destroy the Skinners Falls, Milanville Bridge is not based on facts. Our comment letter and associated …
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1/8/25
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New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association
New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) has been monitoring the events …
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1/8/25
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The New York–Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission agreement, established in 1919, mandates equal responsibility between Pennsylvania and New York for decisions involving the …
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1/1/25
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The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) is deeply disappointed in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to veto the union’s “death gamble” …
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1/1/25
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[Editor’s note: The following letter is part of a campaign from newmode.org. It was sent to the River Reporter by three local residents.]
With just one month left before Donald Trump …
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12/23/24
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Maurizio Cattelan’s $6.2 million duct-taped banana, titled “Comedian,” became a global sensation. Intended as a provocation, it questioned the value we assign to art, poking fun at …
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12/18/24
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While I fully support passage of the NY State Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, I need to clarify a couple of points fellow advocate Doris Chorny of Wallkill made in her recent …
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12/18/24
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It is pretty much certain that polls are completely useless because they are so frequently wrong.
All polls in the last election were consistently within several tenths of one percent. Yet, …
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12/18/24
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Thank you to Blaise Gomez and her heartbreaking but excellent report on another animal abuser.
The governor and every assembly member need to see this article. Thanks to Gov. Hochul and the NYS …
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12/18/24
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A recent editorial in a local newspaper gushed euphorically about the possibility of a billon dollar plus income for Sullivan County “…thanks to the tourism industry.” Tourism is …
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12/18/24
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Any state or federal politician who claims to care about animal welfare should support public funding for cultivated-meat research.
For those who don’t know, cultivated meat is grown …
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12/18/24
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The Ecumenical Food Pantry in Narrowsburg thanks all those friends and community members whose generous donations helped us provide Thanksgiving dinners to our neighbors.
We especially …
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12/11/24
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My U.S. Navy continues to be overstretched across the oceans of the world against our potential enemies of China, North Korea, Russia and Iran.
Our 11 carrier strike groups (CSGs) should be …
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12/11/24
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With the federal government about to radically change, there is a sense that less advocacy is in play, to say the least. But we can fight for issues affecting our state of New York. We …
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A bill called the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on Americans Hostages Act (HR 9495) disguises what it is actually about. The bill’s wording is so deceptive that many in the House …
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12/4/24
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The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) is calling on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature to address the escalating violence in …
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12/4/24
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Our foreign aid for fiscal year 2025 is around $95 billion, and a number of countries receiving this aid do not seem to appreciate the generosity of the United States.
We have many people in the …
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12/4/24
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With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirming that the first child in the United States has tested positive for bird flu, our political leaders should, among other things, consider a …
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12/4/24
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