Let’s talk about the weather. No, this isn’t small talk. But honestly, what a strange summer it’s been. Although according to my desk calendar, fall officially started this past … more

REGION — When people are dying, the world is in upheaval and nothing is the same, that’s probably not the time to start a business, right? Wrong. At least that’s how a … more

SULLIVAN COUNTY — The pandemic kills, and even if people survive, there is lasting harm. The sheer scope of it will take a while to process. Not just because we’re still sorting out … more

NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA — With a new school year ahead, teachers and students would have liked to leave COVID-19 behind them. A few weeks in, however, it’s already proving to be another … more

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont recently announced that Tom Vilsack, the secretary of agriculture, is responding to the senator’s request for some financial aid for U.S. dairy farmers by making … more

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

What's new in the Upper Delaware Region August 26 to September 1 more

A sea change is taking firm root in the Hudson Valley-Catskills region of New York State, fueled by ex-New York City residents who fled the COVID-19 pandemic-stricken Big Apple and are now infusing … more

Wayne County District Attorney A.G. Howell announced that on Monday, July 12, 2021, the first jury seated in Wayne County since the beginning of the pandemic, and presided over by President Judge Janine Edwards, convicted Daniel Candelario, 53, of Browndale PA, for the assault upon his 80-year-old neighbor. The jury convicted Mr. Candelario of the lead charge of Simple Assault. Judge Edwards set the sentencing date for August 19, 2021. more

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — It’s hard to be an event venue when all your events have been canceled. For local places like The Cooperage Project in Honesdale and the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildflower … more

It can feel like our lives have been upended. Nothing is the same. Some of our loved ones are gone. Some are far away and we can’t visit. Jobs are gone, jobs are crawling back. How many … more

MONTICELLO, NY — The controversy that is blowing up over the county’s April 23 meeting raises some questions. Why couldn’t legislator Nadia Rajsz vote that day?   While … more

MONTICELLO, NY — Unspoken as we climb out from the current pandemic: What if this happens again? Sullivan County, and New York counties in general, are working on plans, so if there’s … more

REGION — The show may have been in Spanish Harlem, but the message is there for all of us, no matter where we live. The Red Carpet for Social Justice Coalition honored female frontline … more

MILFORD, PA — The Pike County Commissioners have announced that the PA Department of Health will be increasing its allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine to the rural county. Last Monday, Wayne … more

REGION — The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed everyone’s lives, especially the lives of our students, educators and school administrators. Many people have had a very difficult … more

Letters to the editor March 4 to 10 more

What's going on in senior living February 18 to 24 more

HONESDALE, PA — For many businesses throughout Pennsylvania, last weekend marked the first one back at work since the state lifted its COVID-19 restrictions. But for others included in the … more

“The eyes are the mirror of the soul.” Up until today, I was under the impression that prolific playwright William Shakespeare had penned those words, but when I began fact-checking, I … more