I’ll be frank: Christmas on a Monday does not work for me. Why? Because Monday is “production day.” When that happens, we prepare two papers in a week: one on Monday and one on …
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By LAURIE STUART
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1/3/24
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The Decepticons over at Fox have built their media empire on the obvious and formidable power of sheer media attention.
Whether they were shamelessly fawning over former president, Donald …
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1/3/24
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On election day, we in Sullivan County chose a new legislature of civility over the past four years of drama and chaos.
In January the legislature will choose a chair to lead for the next …
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1/3/24
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New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) membership elected three new leaders after votes were counted in a runoff. Chris Summers was elected president, Matt …
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1/3/24
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The Jacob Lang piece would have been better illustrated with a photo of him attacking the Capitol, as described in the article, instead of a blowup of his Twitter feed.
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1/3/24
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In the early 1970s, only two nesting sites of American bald eagles were known to exist in the entire length and breadth of Pennsylvania.
Those were dark days. Was the symbol of America going to …
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By CAROL HILLESTAD for the Brodhead Watershed Association
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1/3/24
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GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) says it paid $165 million in local village, town, city, county and school taxes last across nine Hudson Valley …
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1/2/24
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LIBERTY, NY – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) is in Eagle Pass, Texas, where hundreds of thousands of migrants have crossed illegally into the United States.
Molinaro said this two-day …
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1/2/24
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MONTICELLO, NY – Members of the Village of Monticello Police arrested Samantha J. Ripley, 32, of Monticello on December 29 and charged her with the felonies of Burglary in the 3rd degree and …
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1/2/24
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MILFORD, PA — Pike County District Attorney Raymond J. Tonkin announced the following criminal sentences issued on December 21 by Pike County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Gregory …
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1/2/24
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THOMPSON, NY — The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at 409 Rock Hill Drive in the Town of Thompson.
On January 1 at approximately 5 …
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1/2/24
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CALLICOON, NY — The Board of Trustees of the Western Sullivan Public Library will meet Monday, January 8, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the Delaware Free Branch in Callicoon.
For more information, …
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1/1/24
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MONTICELLO, NY -- Members of the Village of Monticello Police arrested four individuals who acted in concert, to commit multiple burglaries during the evening on Christmas Eve and into the early …
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12/30/23
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RIVER VALLEY — Last week I wrote about a 14-year-old girl who had been banished from an Eldred Central School-sponsored dance because her grades were not up to the district’s standards.
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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12/30/23
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RIVER VALLEY — Before we charge ahead to 2024, let’s take a backward glance at some of the news stories that captivated us over the year gone by. If you’ve missed any of these …
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Compiled by Ruby Rayner-Haselkorn, Laurie Stuart, and Pamela Chergotis
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12/30/23
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We all have our reasons for getting alarmed about the climate crisis. With bare ground at Christmas and no snow on the horizon, my neighbors just got theirs. This Northern Maine valley nestles …
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By RIVERA SUN
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12/30/23
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ELDRED, NY — “I only have six players,” said June Hallock, returning coach of the Lady Yellowjackets varsity bucketeers, about a squad that only has one hoopster on the bench. …
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By TED WADDELL
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12/29/23
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MONTICELLO, NY — NYS Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther said she will vote in favor of the amendments to the Birds and Bees Protection Act passed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“The …
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12/29/23
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HAWLEY, PA — A Veterans of Foreign Wars service officer will be available to help veterans at the Hawley office of state Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) on the first Thursday of every month.
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12/29/23
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MONTICELLO, NY – The Sullivan County Department of Solid Waste & Recycling is accepting retired Christmas trees at no charge from Sullivan County residents, businesses and visitors at the …
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12/29/23
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