Callicoon Center parade of firefighters
CALLICOON CENTER, NY — A parade of fire trucks and fire fighters marched down through the center of town on September 6 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Callicoon Center Volunteer Fire...
View ArticleCatfish in the Upper Delaware
NARROWSBURG, NY — Louie Gocek said he thinks channel catfish are just about the best-tasting fish in the Upper Delaware River. He posed with his catch after a night on the river. Read more
View ArticleCourt rules against supervisors; Gas drilling battles continue
LYCOMING COUNTY, PA — A Pennsylvania court ruled on August 29 that a conditional use permit that was issued by the board of supervisors of Fairfield Township to Inflection Energy LLC for the...
View ArticleRiseling honored by SASD
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Dick Riseling, former executive director and now board member of Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development (SASD), was honored at a fundraising event at the Catskill Art...
View ArticleExchanging ideas about justice: LaBuda in Africa
GHANA — New York State Judge and Surrogate Frank J. LaBuda recently visited a couple of countries in Africa as part of the Rule of Law Program, a U.S. State Department and U.S. Agency for International...
View ArticleResults of Democratic Primary
Candidates for Governor: Zephyr R Teachout 167,773 Andrew M Cuomo 301,011 Randy A Credico 17,913Candidates for Lt. Governor: Kathy C Hochul 277,952 Timothy Wu 187,052
View ArticleShohola burglaries continue
SHOHOLA, PA — As Shohola’s crime wave continues unabated, the municipal meeting scheduled for September 11 is anticipated to be largely dedicated to the volatile subject that has residents on edge. In...
View ArticleUpper Delaware Tailwater Coalition seeks UDC support
Dean Frazier, Delaware County Commissioner of Watershed Affairs, left, and Sherri Resti, of the Friends of the Upper Delaware River, right, are pictured September 4 as they sought the support of the...
View ArticleNarrowsburg Beautification Group gives $25,000 to Main Street deck project
NARROWSBURG, NY — At the recent Tusten Town Board meeting on September 8, it was announced that the Narrowsburg Beautification Group is giving its Golden Feather Award of $25,000 to the rebuilding of...
View ArticleMonarch butterflies: endangered species?
This week we were thinking about two Upper Delaware River Valley conservationists: Barbara Yeaman and Ed Wesely, founders of the Butterfly Barn Nature Center in Damascus, PA. Last summer it closed...
View ArticleBackroom maneuvering?
September 10, 2014The backroom maneuvering of Ed Sykes’ Town of Delaware board is once more demonstrated by the continuing membership on the board of Harold Roeder, who has sold his Hortonville home...
View ArticleCan school’s buyers turn short-term success into long-term success?
September 10, 2014Now that the staggeringly unimpressive drug rehab has been chased out of town, the stage is perfectly set for the Weidens. However, as far I know, while they have provided a flowery...
View ArticleSokol no longer owns former Barryville property
September 10, 2014We wish to express our displeasure of reporting the property involved as “Sokol” property. Though the caption under the photo does indicate “former Sokol Woodlands,” the article...
View ArticleTown of Highland adds clarification
September 10, 2014I write to clarify the situation that was the subject of your front page story “No Woodstock experience for Highland”...
View ArticleScience and sensibility
I got some shocked questions recently from friends horrified by gruesome reports of birds fatally burned mid-air at a solar energy facility in the Mohave Desert. Buried in the news coverage was the...
View ArticleCoaxing music from a cigar box
NORTH BRANCH, NY — Cigar box guitars—made from cigar boxes, as the name suggests, or almost any other kind of box that serves as a resonator— have served generations of musicians. Some of them simply...
View ArticleThe Boxcar Lilies: Angelic three-part harmonies
HAWLEY, PA — Harmony Presents will host The Boxcar Lilies in the underground theater of the Hawley Silk Mill on Saturday, September 13 at 7:30 p.m. The trio plays a mix of folk, country and bluegrass...
View ArticleHistorian Carol Smythe on her new book
GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — Town Historian Carol Smythe will give a talk on her new book, “Around Neversink: From the Rondout Reservoir to the Neversink Reservoir,” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 13 at the...
View ArticleConan featured Nick Vatterott headlines Comedy Night
HAWLEY, PA — Nick Vatterott headlines Comedy Night at Harmony Presents in the Hawley Silk Mill on Friday, September 12 at 8:30 p.m. In 2010, Vatterott was named one of the “break-outs” at Montreal’s...
View ArticleTribute to American Movies: Manhattan Symphonie returns to Milford Theatre
MILFORD, PA — The Manhattan Symphonie ensemble is returning to the Milford Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on September 13. The concert is presented by Kindred Spirits Arts Programs. Read more
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