BEACH LAKE, PA — Joe Salvatore sums himself up as “a simple man.” By that, he means a regular guy, the boy next door, someone you’d like to have a beer with. He’ll go …
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By LINDA DROLLINGER
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4/14/21
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What's going on in sustainability news April 15 to 21
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4/14/21
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What's going on in arts, leisure and community April 8 to 14
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4/7/21
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If you’ve lived here in the woods of the Upper Delaware River region for long, you’ve likely heard the night peepers. Every spring, they emerge as voices, rarely to be seen, in the …
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By HUNTER HILL
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3/31/21
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Rumor has it that fracking can now proceed at full force following the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) remarkable reversal of its decision to ban hydraulic fracturing for natural gas …
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By SANDY LOAM
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3/31/21
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What's going on in arts, leisure and community April 1 to 7
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3/31/21
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Things I didn’t know when we started thinking about moving here: Your neighbors are your 911, my local nurse practitioner told me. Every real estate agent here’s grandmother used to run a …
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By LEAH CASNER
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3/31/21
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Did you just arrive? Has it been a while?
Sit down and rest.
Think of this as a beginning, an explanation of who we are, what world you have landed in.
Welcome. We’re glad you’re …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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3/24/21
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There’s a threat to our drinking water that you can help avert at a public hearing on Tuesday, March 17.
Water is one of our most critical and endangered resources. We have some of the …
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By VITO DIBIASI
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3/10/21
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The almost-unimaginable yet historic decision by the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to permanently ban fracking in the Delaware River Watershed was announced on February 25. Eleven years of …
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By SANDY LONG
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3/3/21
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DELAWARE RIVER — The issue of fracking has been something of a gray area in the Delaware River Basin for more than a decade now. That could possibly change this week. Depending on …
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Monticello Aldi partial building collapse
MONTICELLO, NY — Over the past weekend, the Aldi grocery store in Monticello closed due to a partial building collapse. A roof leak in the rear of …
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2/17/21
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NARROWSBURG, NY — A long-time advocate and sponsor of local history, planning and environmental education, the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) announced at its February 4 meeting several upcoming …
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By LINDA DROLLINGER
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2/10/21
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DELAWARE RIVER — With a similar federal case already in progress, Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania have filed a suit against the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), challenging its …
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By OWEN WALSH
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1/20/21
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DELAWARE RIVER — For environmentalists in this region, keeping the natural gas industry out of the Delaware River Basin is a top priority. A years-long battle over the ability to frack in the …
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By OWEN WALSH
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1/20/21
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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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Cochecton Town Board attendance limited
COCHECTON, NY — Effective December 30, gallery attendance at Cochecton Town Board meetings is limited to media representatives and those who have …
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1/6/21
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WAYNE COUNTY, PA — A federal court case between the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) and a natural gas company in Wayne County could have a lasting impact on fracking in the Delaware …
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REGION — As Sullivan County moves along on developing broadband access through a network of towers, Delaware River communities in Pennsylvania could have access, too.
When the work is done, …
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By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ
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12/23/20
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In 1978, the Delaware River was designated as part of the Wild and Scenic River System. By an act of Congress, an experiment and an agreement was forged that the valley would be preserved and …
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12/23/20
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