Regarding the reduction in school funding in Assembly District 121, proposed by NYS Gov. Kathy Hochul in her executive budget:
Under the governor’s current proposal, over 50 percent …
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1/31/24
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Make no mistake. Newspapers are in trouble.
On January 17, the 100-year-old independently owned Scarsdale Inquirier ceased publication. The publisher and her staff are anxiously looking for a …
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By LAURIE STUART
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1/31/24
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LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The wacky weather threw a monkey wrench into the best-laid plans for the two-day Audra Sipple-Spath Memorial Scholarship Tournament this year. Friday’s opening …
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By TED WADDELL
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1/30/24
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TEXAS TOWNSHIP, PA — A man’s body was pulled from the Lackawaxen River on Monday afternoon, January 29.
The Wayne County coroner, Edward Howell, said the Pennsylvania State Police at …
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1/30/24
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MILFORD, PA — What environmental concerns you have seen around Pike County? What do you want to see environmental organizations working on this year, and beyond?
Bring your insights to a …
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1/30/24
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DEERPARK, NY — Neighbors of a proposed film studio in Deerpark are suing the town for not requiring an environmental review of the 40-acre project.
The suit was brought by the Lower …
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1/30/24
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ALBANY, NY — A requirment has been dropped to increase the pool of school bus driver applicants who require a commercial driver’s license
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently …
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1/29/24
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HAWLEY, PA — PA Rep. Joe Adams (R-Pike/Wayne) is will not be seeking re-election to represent the 139th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
“It has …
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1/29/24
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NYS launches annual seedling sale
ALBANY, NY — It’s time to order your seedlings for spring planting. The annual sale held by the New York State Department of Environmental …
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1/29/24
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TUSTEN, NY — A new group has formed in Narrowsburg to protect the Flats and promote all-around neighborliness.
But a newly elected town board member says she is suspicious of a group that …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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1/29/24
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CALLICOON, NY — For anyone who wants a quick course in government agencies, try losing your car in the river.
A veritable alphabet soup of acronyms put their heads together over the sedan …
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By PAMELA CHERGOTIS
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1/26/24
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — A man caring for a baby girl had been at the Knights Inn for weeks, living among active drug dealers. It was here, just six months earlier, that an infant died from a …
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By RUBY RAYNER-HASELKORN
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1/26/24
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I first became acquainted with Dorothy Day as part of a seminary course on religious social activists. Beyond her work as a co-founder and editor of …
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By LAURIE STUART
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1/26/24
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Riley Aaron Krick, 16, of Milford, PA passed away Monday, January 22, 2024. Riley was a Junior at Delaware Valley High School...
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1/26/24
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TAMIMENT, PA -- A Pike County jury found Andrew J. Dougan, 35, of Tamiment, PA, guilty of 23 charges related to sexual abuse of a minor in October and November 2017.
District attorney Ray …
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1/25/24
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DAMASCUS, PA — Farm Arts Collective, based at Willow Wisp Organic Farm, is holding open training sessions in performance skills, music, and writing. The first takes place Thursday, February 1 …
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1/25/24
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FALLSBURGH, NY — Five correctional officers were treated at a local hospital after an inmate attacked them during a routine pat frisk last week, according to the NYS Correctional Officers and …
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1/25/24
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MILFORD, PA — The Delaware Valley community is grieving the sudden loss of a much-beloved student.
Sixteen-year-old Riley Krick of Milford, PA, died on Monday, January 22, after being …
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1/24/24
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Rainbow trout were first stocked in tributaries of the Esopus Creek in 1883, taken from California stocks.
As those fish matured and reproduced, offspring spread throughout the watershed. …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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1/24/24
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This January has been a mild one. There has been some moderately cold weather and some snow, including a storm that dumped about a foot of snow in many areas during the second week. But overall, …
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By SCOTT RANDO
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1/24/24
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