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.
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2/18/21
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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 …
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By OWEN WALSH
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1/13/21
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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 …
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1/13/21
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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.
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By OWEN WALSH
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11/23/20
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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 …
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11/18/20
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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 …
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11/4/20
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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 …
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By OWEN WALSH
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9/7/20
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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 …
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9/2/20
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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 …
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8/29/20
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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8/19/20
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Cuomo signs real estate anti-discrimination legislation
ALBANY, NY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation explicitly granting the Department of State the authority to …
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8/4/20
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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 …
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By OWEN WALSH
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7/15/20
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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, …
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6/30/20
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What's new in the Upper Delaware Region June 18 to June 24
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6/17/20
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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 …
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By OWEN WALSH
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4/2/20
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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 …
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By OWEN WALSH
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4/1/20
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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 …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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11/20/19
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PA lawmakers want federal prisons to adopt the state's new, and controversial, approach to security.
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By OWEN WALSH
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8/28/19
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HARRISBURG, PA — July 24 marked one decade since Pennsylvania’s last minimum wage increase to $7.25 per hour—the lowest rate allowed by the federal government. Gov. Tom Wolf marked …
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By OWEN WALSH
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7/31/19
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