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Todd Grodin, left, gives masks to Debbie Diddert, manager of the Rock Hill SPCA, Barbara Ferrante, board member and Kathryn Grodin, rotarian.

WJFF community meeting, workplace COVID-19 testing and more

Regina McKenny-Snead recipient of Fallsburg Alumni Association’s Lawrence Kotin Award FALLSBURG, NY — The Fallsburg Alumni Association presented its first-ever Lawrence Kotin Award. … more

2/25/21

Cartwright holds COVID relief town hall

EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT — Last week, Northeast Pennsylvania’s Rep. Matt Cartwright held a virtual town hall to address COVID-19 recovery, both from the virus’s health effects … more

By OWEN WALSH | 2/25/21

An open letter to Luis Alvarez

Last week, you asked the other legislators why your wife’s rights weren’t considered after she fell multiple times and contracted COVID-19. It’s a fair question, but what I … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 2/24/21

This photograph, taken in the late 1920s or early 1930s, shows participants in the Tuskeggee study in Tuskegee, Alabama...The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, carried out in Macon County, Alabama, from 1932 to 1972, is an example of medical research gone wrong. The United States Public Health Service, in trying to learn more about syphilis and justify treatment programs for blacks, withheld adequate treatment from a group of poor black men who had the disease, causing needless pain and suffering for the men and their loved ones. In the wake of the Tuskegee Study and other studies, the federal government took a closer look at research involving human subjects and made changes to prevent the moral breaches that occurred in Tuskegee from happening again.

Restored trust in government is key to vaccinating communities of color

A recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll showed that half of Black Americans will not take a COVID-19 vaccine. Even some Black doctors and health care workers have refused the vaccine, citing safety … more

By ANTONIO DELGADO | 2/24/21

Sullivan West staff member tests positive for COVID-19

MONTICELLO, NY — Sullivan West Superintendent Stephen Walker announced on February 17 that a member of the middle school/high school staff had tested positive for COVID-19. "Due to … more

2/18/21

New topic of conversation these days

Hope you all had a great Valentine’s Day. Let me update you on my COVID-19 vaccine: My arm was sore for a week. It’s still itchy. Still, it was nothing like the first shot. I have to say, … more

By Eileen Hennessy | 2/18/21

Vaccine plans march forward

MONTICELLO, NY — Seniors are calling, according to Health and Family Services Standing Committee chair Nadia Rajsz. They want to know “where they can get [vaccines]; they can’t get … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 2/18/21

"Modern glitter is usually manufactured from plastic and is rarely recycled, leading to calls from scientists for bans on plastic glitter.”

All that glitters…

I was slightly nervous about going in for a COVID-19 test. Even though I had no reason to suspect that I might have contracted the dreaded virus, my doctor recommended it as “a matter of … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 2/17/21

Honoring The Selfless

(NAPSI)—At a time when their efforts were desperately needed, organizations helping to combat the effects of the coronavirus, champion equality and diversity, and provide medical care for those in … more

2/12/21

Wayne County housing during pandemic

HONESDALE, PA — Most years, Pennsylvania picks one night toward the beginning of the year for county housing departments throughout the commonwealth to conduct a count of their unsheltered … more

By OWEN WALSH | 2/10/21

Sullivan County Public Safety Commissioner Rick Sauer receives his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at public health services in Liberty.

Sullivan County moves forward on securing, delivering vaccine

Thanks to an increase in state and federal supply channels, Sullivan County Public Health Services anticipates a consistent supply of 200 to 300 doses of COVID-19 vaccine every week, increasing by 20% each week for the next three weeks, according to the NYS Department of Health. more

2/9/21

Protect Your Financial Future: How To Secure Your Dream Retirement

(NAPSI)—Many pre-retirees spend their lives putting the needs of their loved ones first. While the support you provide to family and friends is invaluable, it’s important to also prioritize … more

2/9/21

Locked doors

MONTICELLO, NY — Outside the Sullivan County’s Government Center, it was cold and windy. Inside, last Thursday’s meetings began. And few … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 2/3/21

The sickness saga

I cannot tell a lie: I was sick as a dog after I got my Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. I got the shot on Friday, January 8. Saturday morning, I woke up and could not swallow because my throat hurt so bad. … more

By Eileen Hennessy | 1/28/21

The Sullivan County Government Center in Monticello, NY

Sullivan County, only sometimes briefly

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — “Thank God I was wrong,” said county treasurer Nancy Buck. Sales tax, she reported, was up for the year—much better than what she was predicting earlier … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 1/27/21

Levine has been tapped to serve in the Biden Administration.

Multiple bomb threats in Monticello and more

Multiple bomb threats made in Monticello MONTICELLO, NY — In the late morning of January 20, three separate bomb threats at the McDonald’s restaurant on Route 42 in Monticello, the … more

1/27/21

Free, walk-in COVID-19 testing in Wayne County

Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Health has announced that beginning Thursday, January 28, regional drive-thru and indoor walk-in testing clinics will be held in Armstrong, Cumberland, … more

1/26/21

Multiple potential COVID-19 exposures at Holiday Mountain Ski Area in Monticello

Sullivan County Public Health Services is alerting anyone who visited Holiday Mountain Ski Area in Monticello on Sunday, January 17, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. that they may have been exposed to someone who has since tested positive for COVID-19 more

1/23/21

Students in Ms. Bitjeman’s second-grade class wrote three dreams: one for their world, one for their community and one for themselves

Jeff Hiller retires from GHP, second graders' dreams and more

What's going on in your community January 21-27 more

1/21/21

Michelle Corrigan, RN, vaccine co-coordinator/WMCHC, administers COVID-19 vaccine to Sean McVeigh, MD, pulmonologist and medical director Wayne Memorial Covid Task Force.

Wayne vaccine rollout goes smoothly

HONESDALE, PA — Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers finished vaccinating the county’s highest priority residents, known as the 1a group, quite swiftly. … more

By OWEN WALSH | 1/20/21

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