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The project advisory committee for the Milanville-Skinner’s Falls Bridge project met on Thursday, September 23, with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) informing its community partners of the project’s current status.

Aging in Place services expand in Wayne, Lackawanna counties and more

Comment period still open for Skinner’s Falls / Milanville Bridge project MILANVILLE, PA — The project advisory committee for the Milanville-Skinner’s Falls Bridge project met on … more

10/19/21

Members of BPW of Wayne County Juliann Doyle, seated left, Kayla Bolduc, Kathy Enslin and Rochelle Haviland receiving a proclamation from the Wayne County Commissioners, Jocelyn Cramer, standing left, Brian W. Smith and Joseph W. Adams in honor of National Business Women's Week.

Women’s work

HONESDALE, PA — Business and Professional Women / PA (BPW) is one of the oldest and largest organizations advocating for working women in the commonwealth. Founded in 1919, BPW includes over … more

By LIAM MAYO | 10/13/21

Good cause eviction and more

Paying for the senior property tax break Sen. Mike Martucci sent a letter recently that says the following: “I’ve introduced legislation in the Senate (S.4362) that would eliminate … more

10/5/21

Wayne focuses on home and family

HONESDALE, PA — “The ability to conduct case assessment is an innate talent that can’t be taught,” said Child and Youth Services manager Stephanie Bryant at the Wayne County … more

By LINDA DROLLINGER | 8/31/21

It’s not just the evicted

SULLIVAN COUNTY — When the house burned at the corner of Route 42 and Fraser Road in Kiamesha Lake on August 2, the Monticello fire department and multiple others responded, rescued people … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 8/10/21

The ending of the federal moratorium on evictions is just one issue that Wayne County faces with housing.

Housing uncertainty, closer to home

HONESDALE, PA — It’s a problem that’s been brewing across the nation for close to a year. Current homeowners, renters or just about anyone wanting a place to call their own are … more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 8/4/21

Rent has gone up 9.2 percent, what does that mean for renters?

The rent's coming due

SULLIVAN COUNTY — If you’re in desperate need of housing, now is not a good time. Apartment rents are up 9.2 percent in 2021. June’s median sale price for Sullivan County … more

By ANNEMAIRE SCHUETZ | 8/4/21

Sullivan County updates its Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax Law

Short-term rentals encouraged to register

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Word is spreading throughout Sullivan County: tax laws have changed, and the changes are coming for short-term rentals. more

By LIAM MAYO | 6/23/21

Rent owed

REGION — Tenants, remember this: No matter how badly the pandemic has hurt you, the rent is still due. You may not be evicted just yet for non-payment. The CDC extended the eviction … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 4/14/21

Think you can’t afford a home?

MONTICELLO, NY — If you’ve wanted to buy a home but didn’t think you could afford the upfront costs, help is out there. At 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, there will be … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 3/18/21

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

Stay of eviction

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — One night in 2019, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, almost 568,000 people nationwide were homeless. Ninety-two thousand were in New York; 13,000 … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 2/10/21

Commissioners plan to reassess Wayne County property

HONESDALE, PA — The COVID-19 pandemic has paved the way for a housing boom in Wayne County unlike anything the area has experienced in years. With so many communities changing and so many homes … more

By OWEN WALSH | 1/20/21

Delgado wins House race, tax debt settlement scams to watch out for and more

PENNSYLVANIA — 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, … more

11/25/20

'Are candy wrappers recyclable?' and more

Innovative ideas in the community October 29 to November 4 more

10/28/20

The pandemic is changing Upper Delaware real estate

REGION — Have you talked to a real estate agent lately? Maybe seen one from afar—a human-shaped blur in a flurry of paperwork and emptied coffee mugs, trailed by the ever-present … more

By ELIZABETH LEPRO | 10/7/20

New leads in 1997 homicide, casinos get green light and more

New leads in 1997 arson-homicide case MILANVILLE, PA — It has been 23 years since Patricia Madeline Woll passed away in a structure fire on River Road in Damascus Township. At the time, … more

9/8/20

As PA's eviction moratorium runs out, Wayne housing officials work on homelessness prevention

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Last Monday, Pennsylvania’s moratorium on evictions expired, causing concern throughout Pennsylvania that a spike in homelessness is imminent. Local housing officials … more

By OWEN WALSH | 9/2/20

Wayne adopts affordable housing ordinance

HONESDALE, PA — Last week, the Wayne County Commissioners voted “aye” on an ordinance which will raise the fees for recording deeds and mortgages for the first time since 1982. The … more

By OWEN WALSH | 8/26/20

Library begins reopening, Chamber of Commerce Pride Awards and more

Jeffersonville Bancorp announces earnings JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Jeffersonville Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB - JFBC) announced its second quarter net income of $1,264,000 or $0.30 per share compared … more

8/19/20

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