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Pike drug arrests up, burglaries down
MILFORD, PA — Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin has announced the year-end figures related to the Pike County Drug Task Force. The year 2014 brought a large number of arrests for drug offenses....
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Court orders bail companies to pay; Pike to collect on prisoners’ bail
MILFORD, PA — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ordered that two bail companies, Seneca Insurance Company and Evergreen National Indemnity Company, must pay $125,000 to Pike County stemming from a...
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Parking regs to wait another month
ELDRED, NY — Highland zoning regulation for parking, which nearly everyone has decided is overly stringent, will wait another month for a vote on revision. Read more
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Upper Delaware Council awards
BEACH LAKE, PA — More than 100 people attended the April 26, afternoon banquet at the Central House Family Resort, marking the 27th annual Upper Delaware Council awards.Keynote speaker Daniel A. Devlin...
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A moment to go down in television history
NEW YORK CITY, NY — In the past two months, you’ve probably heard some mention of the name Robert Durst. The real estate millionaire and accused murderer was the subject of an HBO documentary...
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Berlin Township’s nuisance law
BEACH LAKE, PA — The April 21 meeting of the Berlin Township board of supervisors was mainly a postscript to the March 17 public hearing on a proposed nuisance abatement ordinance (NAO). Although the...
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No highway contract settlement
GLEN SPEY, NY — A two-hour closed session meeting with the town’s negotiations consultant on April 22 yielded no resolution in a contract settlement for the town highway department. Read more
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Schumer calls for e-cigarette regs; Fruity flavors are lure for kinds
ALBANY, NY — By labeling their e-cigarette flavors with names such as Cotton Candy and Gummy Bears, Sen. Chuck Schumer says the manufacturers are targeting teens and children and he wants to put an end...
View ArticleMovement on the bee pesticide front
Recent developments regarding neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics)—which are being blamed as partly responsible for billions of dead honeybees lost over the past decade or so—have been announced on a...
View ArticleTextiles: another recyclable
We congratulate the millions of people who recognize Earth Day and thank the legions of people who work in environmental professions. We have made remarkable progress in the 45 years since the first...
View ArticleSupport NY Health, real affordable care
April 29, 2015The Affordable Care Act (ACA) envisioned an expanded, improved Medicare-type system, offering high-quality, low-cost comprehensive health coverage, without regard to age, income,...
View ArticleSupport EPA’s Clean Water Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are close to finalizing a rule clarifying longstanding Clean Water Act protections for many streams, wetlands and...
View ArticleThe ‘hump and jump’
As a young fisherman I can remember the great fishing trips to the Ramapo River just outside the town of Tuxedo. The crystal-clear waters were so clean back then we would swim there in the summer and...
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Growing older in our community
REGION — When her 92-year-old husband became ill in the summer of 2014, she was able to manage well enough, driving him to multiple doctor visits, seeing to his comfort and tending to household chores...
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‘Earth Fusion:” Teppich at Devine
CALLICOON, NY — “Earth Fusion,” an exhibit of works by Naomi Teppich (www.naomiteppich.com), will open at the Cafe Devine, 33 Lower Main St., on May 1. There will be an opening reception on May 2 from...
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The Battle of Monongahela
CUDDEBACKVILLE, NY — The Neversink Valley Museum of History & Innovation presents its second installment of its history lecture series on Wednesday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m., when it presents a lecture...
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Cajun swing and groove
HAWLEY, PA — Known for their Appalachian, Celtic, bluegrass, swing, Cajun, Zydeco and alternative folk fusion, brothers Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand take the stage at Harmony Presents on Saturday,...
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Sunday Artist Demo at the Columns
MILFORD, PA — Pike County Arts and Crafts (PCAC) will hold its first Sunday Artist Demo with painter Dennis Fanton on Sunday, May 3 at 1:30 p.m. in the Foundation Room at the Columns Museum, 608 Broad...
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Nancy Pitcher featured at Chant
LORDS VALLEY, PA — Dr. Nancy Pitcher will bring a touch of spring in May to the Gallery at Chant Realtors LV, 631 Rte. 739, with colorful watercolors and oil paintings. Floral and landscape themed,...
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‘SHHH!’ CAS auction
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society will present “SHHH! CAS Silent Auction Benefit,” an exhibition of work by local artists to benefit the CAS Arts Center at 48 Main St. from May 9 through...
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