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So here we are, four months plus into the pandemic—longer than many imagined it could ever last. Consequently, there’s been a shift in energy. Tempers flare. People often seem impatient. …
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By GREG TRIGGS
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8/5/20
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What's going on in health and wellness August 6 to 12
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8/5/20
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Dimeco, inc. announces earnings
HONESDALE, PA — On July 27, Dimeco, Inc., parent company of The Dime Bank, reported total assets were $848 million at June 30, an increase of 19.5 …
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8/5/20
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‘The best person, no matter the party’
I try to imagine who would not vote for Jen Metzger. It would have to be someone who doesn’t follow the news in local papers, has no idea …
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8/5/20
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MONTICELLO, NY – If you haven’t yet completed the 2020 Census form for your Sullivan County address, expect a knock on your door from a Census worker in a few weeks. Non-Response Follow …
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8/4/20
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Wayne Highlands reopening, CARES Act funding
Businesses, nonprofits and municipalities can now apply for COVID-19 relief in Wayne and Pike counties. The funding is being used to offset financial …
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By OWEN WALSH
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8/1/20
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From the earliest visits of the Lenape, who constructed their sweat lodges among the willow trees on the banks of the Delaware to the tuberculosis sufferers who searched for a cure in the cool …
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By JOHN CONWAY, Sullivan County Historian
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7/29/20
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WHITE LAKE, NY — Residents of White Lake Homes and others gathered their boats on July 26 to commemorate the life of Harvey Rosenberg. According to organizer Tommy Gelb, Harvey was “a …
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By LAURIE STUART
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7/28/20
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COVID-19: 'Good news' and enforcement
Roy Den Hollander, the anti-feminist lawyer who was found dead in the Town of Rockland on Monday, has now been linked to two recent murders. Law enforcement …
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By OWEN WALSH
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7/24/20
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BLOOMINGBURG, NY — On Tuesday, July 21, detectives from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office arrested Andrew S. Kelly, 24, of Garnerville, NY for the misdemeanor of public lewdness.
It …
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7/23/20
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MONTICELLO, NY – Responding to public demand, the local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office will now be accepting appointments for Sullivan County residents via an online scheduling …
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7/23/20
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Almost 130 years ago, a guy caught some fish in Adams Brook.
Fifty fish, to be exact, and 39 of them were undersized.
Elias Mackey was the game constable back then, and he, plus Solon …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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7/23/20
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The people have spoken: the families of care center residents, the staff, others watching.
For the county, it is also about the numbers, which reflect COVID-related shortfalls, statewide legislation, the way the Care Center at Sunset Lake funding and reporting was set up, and the financial problems of nursing homes in general.
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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7/23/20
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Should fear of COVID-19 be a reason to get an absentee ballot?
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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7/21/20
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Officials are investigating the deceased's connection to the murder of a New Jersey murder judge's son.
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7/21/20
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MONTICELLO, NY — It was only 10 days, but it felt like forever.
On Thursday, July 16, the Sullivan County Legislature delayed voting on whether or not to sell the Care Center at Sunset Lake, …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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7/21/20
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Rumors and restrictions
A rumor circulated through Facebook this week, saying that the Honesdale Borough Police Department is getting defunded by next year. Honesdale Borough has since released a …
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By OWEN WALSH
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7/17/20
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Not that long ago, said Dr. Paul Salzberg, Sullivan County was praising the caregivers and administration at the Care Center at Sunset Lake. They’d worked hard, double shifts, through the pandemic, taking care of the county’s elderly and disabled.
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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7/15/20
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Letters to the editor July 16 to 22
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7/15/20
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Recently a member of the “Living in Barryville” Facebook community posted a report that a bear cub had been shot by homeowners in Liberty. The posting was …
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By SUSAN WADE
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7/14/20
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