editorials

Comfort Food

Weather is turning colder; It’s time for comfort food. Food for the budget-minded, But fit for a king! Grandma’s ham pot pie, Or her New England boiled dinner. …

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 …

Local news coalition efforts are successful

When the Local Journalism Sustainability Act was included in the One House Senate budget with an allocation of $20 million, publishers across the state were ecstatic. Understanding that it was a tax …

If Ever There Was a Time

If ever there was a time, for truth to vanquish lies, for honor to remember sacrifice, for hate to be soothed by forgiveness, It is - today, tomorrow, and forever. If ever there was a day, to …

The time to act is now

A few short weeks ago, we told you about the newly-formed Empire State Local News Coalition. The River Reporter is proud to be a member of this fast-growing group of over 150 New York local news …

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Letters to the editor

Michele Frazier to appear in Callicoon

State Senate candidate Michele Frazier is planning a seven-county tour the weekend of May 4 and 5, making campaign stops in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster …

Camille O’Brien earns Conservative Party endorsement for Assembly District 100

Assembly candidate Camille O’Brien received the Conservative Party endorsement in Assembly District 100 for her message championing middle-class families. “My message …

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my view

RR photo by Liam Mayo

A condemned building in Monticello.

Opposing the proposed Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act

What follows is a letter written to NY Gov. Kathy Hochul. It is slightly edited. The Association of Supervisors of Sullivan County voted unanimously on April 3, 2024 to send this letter to you …

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Molinaro endorsed by NYS Law Enforcement Officers Union

The New York State Law Enforcement Officers Union, Council 82, AFSCME, AFL-CIO has endorsed Congressman Marc Molinaro for reelection in New York’s 19th Congressional District. Molinaro is …

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river talk

Spring eagle youngsters

ramblings of a catskill fly fisher

Hendrickson revisited

in my humble opinion

Never on Sunday

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

You say you want a revolution

Quote of the Week

The sky, the rain and the land

Blogs

On emotional scars and deep loss in generational trauma

I am not a Holocaust survivor in the classic sense. Neither my body nor my person experienced the horrors of the Concentration camps and the systematic torture and wanton murders of the Nazi killing …

Finding allies

We all need to know about our community. It makes for better decisions. A common set of facts makes for better community cohesion. Local community newspapers, which are focused on the …

Bedridden Ruminations

I have had Crohn's disease for almost 50 years. This means I have had a ringside seat not only to what was once referred to as a 20th-century illness that was treated with 19th-century medicine for …

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