ELDRED, N.Y. — Sunshine Hall Free Library is collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program through Dec. 8 as part of the Great Give Back 2026. Donations can be dropped off inside the library at 14 Proctor Road in Eldred during regular business hours. The library is open from […]
As daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 1, the American Red Cross is urging residents to test their smoke alarms and review their home fire escape plans. The Eastern New York Region of the Red Cross is using the seasonal time change as a reminder to check that smoke alarms are working and to take […]
The River Reporter, a community newspaper covering the communities along the Upper Delaware River, will host a candidate forum with candidates for Town of Cochecton Supervisor on Thursday, October 29. The forum will take place at the ARTS NEST at the Delaware Valley Opera Center at 6692 NY-52, Lake Huntington, New York, at 6 p.m. […]
Boaters, canoeists and kayakers on the Upper Delaware River will be required to wear a life jacket beginning Nov. 1 as part of Pennsylvania’s cold-weather boating safety regulations. The mandatory wear period runs through April 30, 2027. During that time, anyone aboard a boat less than 16 feet long, as well as anyone using a […]
ELLENVILLE, N.Y. — Deadlines are approaching for projects seeking funding through the Village of Ellenville’s NY Forward program. Applications for smaller projects within the village’s NY Forward boundary area are due Wednesday, Oct. 28. Applications for larger projects must be submitted by Wednesday, Nov. 4. Property owners, businesses and other eligible applicants interested in seeking […]
The Upper Delaware Council will host a public presentation Nov. 5 on a $30 million broadband project bringing high-speed internet to more than 22,000 homes and businesses in Sullivan County. The presentation, titled “Archtop/Sullivan County Municipal Infrastructure Program Overview & Project Construction Update,” will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the council’s office at 211 Bridge […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County is distributing 1,000 free yellow reflective safety vests at locations throughout the county as part of its “Be Safe, Be Seen” initiative during Pedestrian Safety Month. County Executive Jen Metzger announced the distribution in partnership with the Ulster County Transportation Council and Ulster County Traffic Safety Board. The vests are […]
BARRYVILLE, N.Y. — The Town of Highland is urging residents and property owners in a specified area to have their private water wells tested for E. coli as a precaution following concerns about potential wastewater entering groundwater. In an Oct. 20 advisory, the town said the recommendation is intended to help potentially affected residents take […]
