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Aggravated assault and terroristic threats in Honesdale
On 05-31-2013 at 7:15 a.m., Honesdale Borough Police responded to the Wayne Memorial Hospital Emergency Department for a reported assault. An investigation revealed that 26 year old Thomas COFFIN was...
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Drug arrest at crash site in cemetery
On 05/28/2013 at approx., 7:45 p.m., while investigating an incident at St. John’s Cemetery, Honesdale Borough Police noticed the strong odor of marijuana emanating from a vehicle involved in the...
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Fugitive from justice arrested in Honesdale
On 05/31/13 at approx. 6 P.M., the Honesdale Borough Police stopped 35 year old Joshua Requena of Honesdale for speeding. Upon checking the status of Requena’s driver’s licenses it was found that he...
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Spokesman: city not solely responsible for the upper river’s health
Even though he arrived 20 minutes late Thomas Murphy Jr. got a warm welcome Thursday evening from Upper Delaware Council (UDC) chair Jeffrey Dexter, who said, “We’ve been waiting 30 years for you.”...
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PA budget and expanded Medicaid
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania budget for the next fiscal year is due to be complete by June 30. The Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee last week approved a $28.3 billion budget, which was...
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Assembly passes legislation to create ALS research and education fund
ALBANY, NY —The New York State Assembly has passed legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther to establish the New York State ALS Research and Education Fund and provides, on corporate...
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Pete Seeger at Air Soil Water benefit concert
MILFORD, PA — More than 300 people turned out for the sold-out Pete Seeger concert on June 8 during the Milford Music Fest. People came from as far away as Ottawa, Canada, North Carolina, West Virginia...
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Fatal crash in Liberty
A motor vehicle accident on June 7 at approximately 9 a.m. at State Route 55 and Ferndale-Loomis Road in the Town of Liberty resulted in the death of Kim Gessner, 46, of Rock Hill. Read more
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Republicans oppose immigration bill
HARRISBURG, PA — Representative Daryl Metcal fe, founder of State Legislators for Legal Immigration (SLLI), and 56 other state lawmakers, sent letters on June 11 urging members of the U.S. Senate to...
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Locally shot movie screened in Liberty
According to the International Movie Database (www.imdb.com), the story line of the feature film “Contest” is: “A bullied high school student is suddenly befriended by his chief tormentor and together...
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Blooming Grove approves tax incentives; Breaks for new and expanding businesses
Township supervisors have unanimously approved a five-year tax-abatement program they hope will attract businesses and assist current ones. Read more
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Pike awaiting sewage relief legislation
Pike County officials are hoping that new legislation proposed in Harrisburg will divert “a lot of expense” for homeowners who would have to modify waterfront on-lot sewage systems under new PA...
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Support for deputy commissioner
The meeting of the Sullivan County Health and Family Services was packed with onlookers at the government center on June 6, with many people coming to show support for Dr. David Sager, who had been...
View ArticleWe say, ‘label it’
Last week, Connecticut’s legislature did the right thing when it passed a bill (the vote was 134 to 3) requiring food manufacturers to label products that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients....
View ArticleHelping a child go to summer camp
June 12, 2013Each year, the Recovery Center provides an invaluable opportunity to a great number of Sullivan County children and affords them the chance to attend a week of summer camp. These children...
View ArticleNo land ethic, no country
Is there more plastic debris spread upon the American landscape than stars in the sky? I think so. The spread of litter and trash may have reached the point of no return, as far as our ability as a...
View ArticleHome truths
Last month, climate scientists announced that atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) had surpassed 400 parts per million, an alarming milestone since CO2 is earth’s most abundant heat-trapping...
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A mural is worth a thousand words
HONESDALE, PA — The mural painters have a really big canvas—the side of a brick building at 7th and Main streets in Honesdale, and as the artists work, a rural farm scene emerges—a red barn in the...
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Tractors and trout; Who could ask for anything more?
It is my humble opinion that if Norman Rockwell were alive today, he’d be living in the Upper Delaware River Valley. Rockwell, who was a 20th century American painter and illustrator, enjoyed a broad...
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CAS Summer Members Show welcomes warm weather
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society (CAS) will present its fourth annual Summer Members Show at the CAS Arts Center at 48 Main St. from June 15 to July 14. A free opening reception to meet...
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