Day: July 2, 2025

Delaware and Hudson Canal Interpretive Center Offers a Window Into Sullivan County’s Past

The story of Sullivan County’s growth and transformation begins along the banks of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. In a recent conversation with Radio Catskill, Fiona Feltman, Assistant Parks Director for Sullivan County, spoke with Patricio Robayo about the D&H Canal Interpretive Center in Summitville. The center highlights the history of the canal, once a […]

Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre Works to Save “Cultural Heritage” of Sullivan County

As arts funding faces cutbacks across the country, local organizations in Sullivan County like The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) are speaking out about what’s at stake. While the Centre is also launching a campaign to revitalize the historic O&W Luzon Rail Station as a concurrent performing space, Lourdesa Hunt, Director of Development at HPAC and […]

Rural Hospitals Warn of Dire Consequences from Proposed Federal Medicaid Cuts

As Congress weighs a budget proposal that could slash the federal Medicaid program, health officials and local leaders are raising alarm about what the cuts would mean for rural communities. At a press conference on Friday, June 26, hosted by Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Deborah Hogan joined […]

Kaatscast: Walking The Long Path, from Manhattan to The Catskills

Sure, you can drive from NYC to the Catskills in just a few hours. But as “Doobby,” the taxi driver in ⁠Planes, Trains and Automobiles⁠ says, “You don’t see nothing on the interstate but interstate.” In this story, Kaatscast host Brett Barry walks with ⁠⁠Casey Kelbaugh⁠⁠ on a stretch of the “⁠Long Path⁠,” a 358-mile […]

Sullivan County Officials Condemn Antisemitic Attacks in Fallsburg and Woodbourne

Sullivan County leaders are speaking out forcefully against recent antisemitic incidents targeting Orthodox Jewish pedestrians in the towns of Woodbourne and South Fallsburg. According to reports, eggs were thrown at multiple individuals walking along Route 42 on Sunday, June 29, prompting an ongoing investigation by the Town of Fallsburg Police Department. While no injuries were […]

Science Stories with Joe Johnson

From cutting-edge space observatories and mysterious radio signals, to The blood-curdling Permian monsters that ruled the Earth before dinosaurs, our resident science guy Joe Johnson takes us on a whirlwind tour through time and space—literally. Life Before the Dinosaurs: Welcome to the Permian Long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the Permian Period ruled. Spanning from […]

Route 2002 in Pike County Temporarily Reopened to Traffic as PennDOT Pauses Roadwork

DUNMORE, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced a temporary reopening of Route 2002 (Wilson Hill Road) in Delaware Township, Pike County. The road had been closed for a Cold In-Place Recycling project, which has now been paused. Traffic will be allowed through until work resumes on Monday, July 21, 2025, when […]

After Shark Bite Involving Sullivan County Woman, NY Increases Patrols Ahead of July 4

As New Yorkers gear up for the July 4 holiday, state officials are reinforcing safety measures along Long Island’s beaches after a Sullivan County woman was bitten by a shark last week. Shark Incident Prompts Immediate Action According to News 12 Hudson Valley, a 20-year-old woman from Sullivan County sustained minor injuries after being bitten […]