More dollars for PA schools

HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania governor’s budget proposal for 2024-25 contains a $1.8 billion increase for public schools, including additional dollars for the most underfunded …

Wayne honors its dedicated employees

HONESDALE, PA — The May 2 Wayne County Commissioners meeting started off on a positive note, with two employee recognitions. First, Randy Heller was recognized for his 35 years of work at …

New York News

Housing code red

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Affordable rental apartments that are nowhere to be found. A building boom that leaves locals out in the cold. Here in Sullivan County, the post-pandemic eviction …

Assembly candidate Paula Elaine Kay meets with Fei Tian College

MIDDLETOWN, NY — Fei Tian College recently invited Assembly District 100 candidate Paula Elaine Kay (D-Rock Hill) and Middletown mayor Joe DeStefano to meet with administration, faculty and …

Roots & Rhythm may leave if it can’t grow

HONESDALE, PA — Honesdale’s beloved Roots & Rhythm festival needs room to grow—or it may have to find another venue. Speaking for the festival at the borough’s tense …

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Pennsylvania News

Honesdale DPW calls it quits

HONESDALE, PA — The entire staff of the Honesdale Department of Public Works (DPW) has quit their jobs. Their director, Joseph Rulis, is gone. Before they left, the six employees who …

Energy zoning gets a hearing in Damascus

DAMASCUS, PA — An engaged group turned out to hear more about Damascus Township’s proposed zoning amendment regarding alternative energy systems. The April 22 public hearing was not …

Preserve history, say Skinners bridge advocates

NARROWSBURG, NY — Something will be done about the Skinners Falls-Milanville Bridge, that much is for sure. And that something will fall into one of these categories: A faithful …

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Upper Delaware Scenic Byway wins national award for shad festival

Casino revenue is up statewide but down in Sullivan

River Reporter wins awards for politics, graphics

Around the Area

Keep the cleanups going: Help Highland on May 18

HIGHLAND, NY — Give Highland a glow-up this spring. Sullivan County is planning a litter pluck in Highland on Saturday, May 18. Participants may pick up free disposal coupons and program …

Domestic violence services are starved for money in PA, advocates say

HARRISBURG, PA — Advocates, survivors, and legislators united at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on May 7 to call for a greater investment in domestic violence services. This event marked …

Rise up and disarm

Editor’s note: This Mother’s Day Proclamation, written by Julia Ward Howe in 1870, was an appeal for women to unite for peace in the world. It was her response to the carnage of the …

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Election 2024

Paula Kay announces candidacy for NYS Assembly 100th District

ROCK HILL, NY — Paula Kay (D, Rock Hill) kicked off her campaign recently at a standing-room-only fundraising event at the Brew in Rock Hill. “I am so grateful to have you all here, and …

School aid holds steady as Eldred plans for next year’s cuts

ELDRED, NY — Like every other school district in New York, Eldred Central let out a big sigh of relief when the state funding they’d expected was restored to them by the state …

SUNY Sullivan welcomes new president

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — SUNY Sullivan has a new president. Dr. David Potash was appointed by the State University of New York Board of Trustees this week for a term to begin on or before July …

Democrat DePasquale, Republican Sunday win primary for Pa. attorney general

HARRISBURG — Eugene DePasquale has emerged victorious from a competitive, five-way Democratic primary for Pennsylvania attorney general, while party-endorsed candidate Dave Sunday won the …

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Erin McClelland wins Democratic primary for Pa. treasurer

HARRISBURG — Small business owner Erin McClelland won Tuesday’s primary election to snag the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania treasurer, a surprise victory that sets the stage for a …

Pavilion not yet out for bid

NARROWSBURG, NY — Tusten’s contested pavilion project still has not gone out to bid, as the town awaits minor money-saving adjustments to the architectural design recommended by the …

Tusten Youth can expand, thanks to county funds

TUSTEN, NY — The Tusten Youth Commission will get more county money than the $10,000 they believed they would be awarded. Of the $150,000 in county funds available, the county legislature …

Olsommer wins special election and GOP primary

PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES, PA — Republican Jeff Olsommer won yesterday’s special election for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. He will fill the vacancy in the 139th District left by …

More apple trees for Apple Grove Park

HONESDALE, PA — A small, welcoming park known as Apple Grove now has a dozen new trees that will help the park live up to its name. The original apple trees had stopped fruiting and …

Feuding Highland officials to meet with mediator

HIGHLAND, NY — May 9 is the day two Town of Highland officials will sit down with mediators to work out their differences. Supervisor Johnny Pizzolato and board member Kaitlin Haas have …

‘We couldn’t do it without you’

HONESDALE, PA — “Service to others is a hallmark of the American character, and has the unique ability to bring people of all backgrounds together in common cause.” So say the …

Special counsel hired for Highland conflict of interest

HIGHLAND, NY — Javid Afzali of the Harris Beach law firm will serve as special counsel on matters related to the Barryville Oasis, an out-of-compliance restaurant co-owned by the Highland town …

NYC to give Delaware Aqueduct update

NARROWSBURG, NY — This June, the $1 billion Delaware Aqueduct project—a 20-year effort to repair the longest tunnel in the world—will enter its final phase. The NYC Department …

Inclusion of a $90 million Local Media Tax Credit is included in final FY 2025 New York State Budget

NEW YORK -- Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature unveiled the final state budget on April 20, including a payroll tax credit for local news outlets, modeled on the …

Sullivan West waits for state aid number

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Sullivan West is hoping for the best and preparing for the worst as the state aid formula is being hashed out in Albany. The district stands to lose $2 million in …

Wayne Highlands celebrates student achievement

HONESDALE, PA — There was much to celebrate at the Wayne Highlands school board meeting Wednesday night. The board marked the achievements of the district’s outstanding seniors and a …

Meet the candidates for PA’s 139th

Three local residents are running for Pennsylvania’s 139th Legislative District, a seat recently vacated by Joe Adams (R). A special election and Republican primary will be …

Robin Schooley Skibber

Robin Schooley Skibber is a Democrat running for the 139th District of the PA House of Representatives. For 22 years, I ran Pike County’s Area Agency on Aging, opening four new senior …

Republican primary