editorials

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 …

Special election brings Independents, others to primary polls

All registered voters in the 139th PA Legislative District can participate in the primary election on Tuesday, April 23, due to the special election to determine who will succeed State Rep. Joseph …

Graphic by Amanda Reed

Negotiating for democracy

The $20 million refundable tax credit for the hiring of new journalists is tucked into the New York State Senate’s one-house budget for the purpose of “spurring economic growth and …

Photo by Empire State Local News Coalition

Senator Monica Martinez at the podium, co-sponsor of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. speaks of the important of local news. To her right is Senate cosponsor Brad Hoylman-Sigal. To her left is Assemblymembers David Weprin and Michaelle Solages who supported a similar bill in the Assembly.

Supporting local newspapers

NEW YORK – On March 20, the Empire State Local News Coalition, a statewide advocacy group of more than 150 local news outlets, and elected officials rallied at the state capitol in support of …

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Letters to the editor

Refutation of criticism of Jeff Olsommer

I was dismayed by the partisan comments about Jeff Olsommer, who is running in the special election on April 23 for 139th State Representative. They are as follows: Headline: Debate …

Independent review of COVID policy in NY needed

Four years ago, the Department of Health made one of the most mind-boggling and, quite frankly, erroneous decisions we have ever seen. They decided to order nursing homes to accept COVID-19-positive …

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my view

Mad as hell

Many of you reading this know me as the longtime supervisor of the Town of Callicoon, the vice president of the County Supervisors Association and the vice chairman of the Sullivan County Republican …

Don’t widen Route 17

The New York State Department of Transportation, along with the Hochul administration. are proposing a $1 billion expansion project to widen 30 miles of Route 17 in Sullivan and Orange County. …

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river talk

A mouse in the house (or in the woods)

ramblings of a catskill fly fisher

Raine bamboo fly rods

in my humble opinion

That was the week that was

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Who knew?

Some things never change. It's easy to be the fool. It's easy to be fooled. It's easy to have your life upended by events beyond your control. And it's easy to draw conclusions from …

In search of sunshine and solace

Lilly Pulitzer started a fruit juice stand because she needed a renewed sense of purpose. She had moved to Palm Beach, Florida in search of love and adventure and immediately embraced …

Seasons by the moment

I was in my garden last Sunday afternoon. I was pulling a yucca plant that I mistakenly planted in one of my garden beds years ago. At the time, I was mixing flowers and veggies in one of my …

Blogs

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 …

Beloved author

Ask anyone, especially my family, that my memory of names of bands, movie plots and actors, and books I've read is spotty. It's almost laughable, according to my son. At the same time, I …

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