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Sink holes, like this one in a downtown parking lot, are just one of several stormwater problems in the borough.

HONESDALE, PA — Officials in Honesdale have a plan to eventually fix the borough’s declining infrastructure, which appears to worsen with every significant rainstorm. But progress has … more

By OWEN WALSH | 4/19/22

Resident demands stormwater action

HONESDALE, PA — With warmer days ahead, the Borough of Honesdale is facing another rainy season without immediate solutions to its stormwater problems. Increased rainfall each year, the … more

By OWEN WALSH | 3/23/22

While not a fan of freezing temperatures, I have to admit that the ice makes for pretty pictures!

The only constant is change

Jonathan Charles Fox is away right now, but we don’t want you to miss him. So here’s a column from five years ago. So much has changed! But, as Heraclitus and Jonathan say, that is the … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 1/26/22

Newly elected Honesdale mayor Derek Williams is getting ready to invite more participation in borough affairs.

Honesdale gets new leadership

HONESDALE, PA — An overarching feeling of change underpinned the Honesdale Borough Council’s January 3 organizational meeting, its first public meeting of 2022. The mayor’s … more

By OWEN WALSH | 1/11/22

Honesdale drafts budget for 2022

HONESDALE, PA — Honesdale Borough’s finance committee has released an initial draft of the 2022 budget. With a New Year’s Eve deadline to officially adopt the budget, any number of … more

By OWEN WALSH | 11/23/21

This is the Delaware River at Shohola Rapids; we’re looking upstream towards Barryville on the morning of October 27. The rocks are usually visible at Shohola Rapids, but they were covered by 17 feet of water when this photograph was taken. The gage upstream of here at Callicoon crested in the “moderate flood stage” (13.68 feet) and low-lying roads in that area were likely affected.

Falling leaves, falling rain

Fall arrived officially on September 22; I don’t recall anything exciting happening that day, except that the sun passed directly over the equator, thus marking the arrival of the autumnal … more

By SCOTT RANDO | 11/3/21

Honesdale considers earned income tax

HONESDALE, PA — Honesdale Borough is considering a new approach to tax collection that has residents less than enthused. Last Wednesday evening, September 28, borough councilors asked residents … more

By OWEN WALSH | 10/5/21

The damage caused by Hurricane Ida to Luxton Lake's roads.

‘Is Luxton Lake a forgotten community?’

TUSTEN, NY — On September 12, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that Sullivan County had been added to the Major Disaster Declaration that provides federal funding for recovery from Hurricane … more

By LIAM MAYO | 9/28/21

An angry river. This photo, taken September 2, is looking downstream at the Shohola Rapids. The Barryville Gage measured a level of 12 feet when this image was captured. At the lower left of the frame, the confluence of Halfway Brook is dumping some less muddy water into the Delaware after it passes through Barryville, NY.

Hurricane Ida passes through Upper Delaware Region and more

PA & NY governors issue school mask mandate HARRISBURG, PA & ALBANY, NY— Allison Beam, acting PA health secretary, issued an order on Tuesday, August 31, requiring masks to be worn … more

9/7/21

Thomas Farney will serve as the Sullivan County Commissioner of Public Safety beginning on September 13.

Sullivan County finds new public safety commissioner and more

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

8/24/21

The Honesdale Borough Council speaks about improving the borough aesthetically and materially.

Infrastructure and Improvements

HONESDALE, PA — Enhancements to infrastructure and the beautification of the borough were the main talking points of the Honesdale Borough Council’s previous meeting on July 19. more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 7/28/21

Capitol stormer pleads not guilty

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Edward Jake Lang, the former Sullivan County resident who was arrested on January 16 for his alleged role in storming the Capitol Building, pleaded not guilty in federal … more

By OWEN WALSH | 2/18/21

Emergency declared in Sullivan County

NEW YORK STATE — Gov. Andrew Cuomo today declared a state of emergency in New York City and nine other counties throughout the Hudson Valley and Long Island. Specifically, the counties included … more

2/1/21

Lang shared several photos and videos of himself in Washington among a crowd of fellow Trump supporters.

Lang arrested by FBI

NEWBURGH, NY — Edward "Jake" Lang, formerly of Narrowsburg, has been arrested by the FBI for his alleged involvement in storming the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6. The FBI's New York … more

By OWEN WALSH | 1/17/21

Lang posted several videos and pictures of himself at the Capitol Building on January 6.

Narrowsburg native helped storm Capitol Building

NARROWSBURG, NY — According to videos and photographs posted to his social media accounts, Edward “Jake” Lang, formerly of Narrowsburg, joined fellow … more

By OWEN WALSH | 1/15/21

This is Walker Lake in Shohola, PA a day after the most recent storm of December 21. There are 15 inches of snow on the ground here, but very little of it is sticking to the trees; only the thick boughs of the white pines at the right lower part of the frame are holding some snow...

A white Christmas

Winter started this year with a snowstorm that averaged from one to two feet of snow that fell mostly through the night. Some areas of the northern tier of Pennsylvania and across the border to New … more

By SCOTT RANDO | 12/30/20

Lisa Glover of the Honesdale Parks and Recreation Commission created this conceptual rendering of what a bandshell in Honesdale’s Central Park might look like. She stressed that this is only an idea for now. “Right now, this is a dream, and we’re at the point where we determine if it’s a dream that all the people of Honesdale are excited to share,” Glover said.

Honesdale considering new stage in park

HONESDALE, PA — The multi-million dollar project to address various stormwater issues facing the Borough of Honesdale remains unfinanced for the time being. Councilor and grants committee chair … more

By OWEN WALSH | 10/13/20

Borough discusses police, budget and stormwater

HONESDALE, PA — Two residents had questions about the Honesdale Police Department during the borough council’s public meeting last week. Local store owner Gina Pritchard, who found her … more

By OWEN WALSH | 9/30/20

Former Congressman Maurice Hinchey, left, prepares to cut a Medicare birthday cake with the co-chairs of the Sullivan County Senior Legislative Action Committee (SLAC), Priscilla Bassett and Roz Sharoff, at a SLAC meeting in 2009.

Standing for others

GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — The day Tropical Storm Isaias arrived, Priscilla Bassett lost a tree. It fell across the road that runs from her house to the main road, blocking … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 8/19/20

Rain collects on the shoulder of North Main Street in Honesdale.

Honesdale declares emergency

HONESDALE, PA — Due to flooding from tropical storm Isaias, Mayor Sarah Canfield declared a disaster emergency in Honesdale Borough at around 4 p.m. on August 4. In addition to the previous … more

8/4/20

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