New York Attorney General Letitia James and the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced more than $1.34 million in grants to 25 farmers in the Catskills. The grant…
Author: Kimberly Izar
As PA Tries to Push Renewable Energy, a Proposed Solar Farm in Wayne County Draws Mixed Reactions
DAMASCUS, PA – Along Eighmy Road in Damascus, sprawling fields of yellow wildflowers stretch across the rolling countryside. Tim Dennis has owned a butcher shop on Calkins Road just off Eighmy Road…
Ulster County Historian Reflects on Visit to Rebuild Relationships with Lenape Descendants
Ulster County is working to rebuild its relationship with federally recognized tribes that comprise Lenape Indigenous descendants. Ulster County Historian Edward Moran and visiting scholars recently visited two federally recognized tribes in…
Vietnam Veteran Art Flynn to be Honored at Equinunk Historical Society Ceremony
Art Flynn, a U.S. Navy veteran and Honesdale native, will be honored for his years of service on Saturday, May 23, ahead of Memorial Day. Flynn joined the U.S. Navy in 1966…
After YesCare Bankruptcy, Orange County Jail Quietly Swaps Medical Vendor – for Company Led by Former YesCare Execs
GOSHEN, N.Y. – Healthcare workers at the Orange County Jail say it’s been nearly three weeks since they’ve been paid after its healthcare employer, YesCare, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May…
NY School Budget Vote: Results Are In
New York voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to decide on their local school district budgets and board elections for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. Voters across the state approved 96…
NY Schools Vote Tuesday on Budgets: Here’s When and Where in the Catskills
New York voters head to the polls on Tuesday, May 19, to decide on their school district budgets for the 2026-2027 school year. School budgets are comprehensive budget plans outlining how much…
Orange County Jail Healthcare Workers Go Weeks Without Pay as Vendor Files for Bankruptcy
GOSHEN, N.Y. – Orange County Jail’s medical vendor, YesCare, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 8, and some healthcare workers at the jail say it’s been weeks since they’ve been paid…
‘It’s Like They Just Gave Up on Us:’ Monticello Tenants Allege Years of Mismanagement, Landlord Harassment
MONTICELLO, N.Y. – Iris Frazier has lived at Evergreen Housing in Monticello since 2009. On warmer days, she and her neighbors gather outside their homes on lawn chairs along the sidewalk –…