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

HONESDALE, PA — Environmentalists, a private landowner and the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will all get their day in court after five years of litigating a case over fracking in the … more

Fatal crash in Wayne County DAMASCUS TOWNSHIP, PA — According to Wayne County Coroner Edward Howell, a fatal car accident took place in the early morning hours of January 9. The … more

According to Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Rachel Levine’s weekly COVID-19 update on November 23, the commonwealth had seen a seven-day case increase of 36,133 cases, statewide percent positivity of 11.1 percent, and a “concerning” 63 out of 67 counties with substantial transmission status. more

HONESDALE, PA — Wayne Highlands School District Superintendent Greg Frigoletto released the following statement regarding a confirmed case of COVID-19 at Honesdale High School: At the end of … more

COVID-19 cases rising in Sullivan SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY— The number of COVID-19 cases and subsequent number of Sullivan County residents in quarantine or isolation have been on the rise … more

MILANVILLE, PA  — It has been 23 years since Patricia Madeline Woll passed away in a strucutre fire on River Road in Damascus Township at 1 a.m. on August 28, 1997. At the time, state … more

New COVID-19 cases in Sullivan MONTICELLO AND LIBERTY, NY — Sullivan County Public Health Services detected several new positive cases of COVID-19 this past week. At least two at … more

LIBERTY, NY — Sullivan County Public Health Services is alerting anyone who visited the Appletree Kosher Supermarket at 1885 NY-52 in Liberty that an employee was contagious with COVID-19 and … more

Is there plenty of PPE out there?  In some places, sure. But a long-term-care interest group crunched the numbers and found that where the virus is raging, PPE is lacking in nursing homes and … more

Cuomo signs real estate anti-discrimination legislation  ALBANY, NY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation explicitly granting the Department of State the authority to … more

HARRISBURG, PA — The news at Gov. Tom Wolf's Wednesday, July 15 press briefing was not good. The governor reported that a new "surge" in COVID-19 cases is "in the offing," with cases … more

Court case against local fire companies dismissed KINGSTON, NY — A Third Judicial District Supreme Court Justice has dismissed a case against four fire companies—Liberty Fire District, … more

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CANAAN  TOWNSHIP, PA — The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) confirmed on its website that an inmate at its penitentiary in Canaan has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first … more

CANAAN TOWNSHIP, PA — Prison employees and Pennsylvania politicians are opposing the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) potential decision to transfer inmates from New York City to PA … more

For 30 years of his adult life, my father got the same present from his aunt: long thermal underwear. It wasn’t a huge need in Phoenix, but Dad was a good sport and always called to say thank … more