Over the last school year, Cross County Reading Challenge resulted in 10,070 books read. As students finished independently reading a book, school librarians asked them to go online and enter the book they read and where they got the book. At the end of each month, randomly selected students won a prize for their reading […]
Two large stream restoration projects are set to begin in Silver Hollow near Chichester, NY carried out by the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP). The projects aim to restore segments of Warner Creek to a stable and more functional condition. The sites became particularly unstable following floods in 2010 and 2011. The projects will re-create […]
The Catskills Visitor Center (CVC) has returned to summer hours and is now open seven days a week, 9:30am – 4pm. While the building is closed for renovations, visitors may come and ask questions on the porch and shop for Catskills-centered merchandise ranging from maps to t-shirts to books. The CVC has a pavilion, outdoor […]
Volunteers are critical to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley’s ability to get healthy food to vulnerable populations. Donations come to the Food Bank in all forms and often need to be sorted before we can distribute them. Volunteers; efforts help low-income families stretch their limited budgets and eat better. For more information, go […]
The NYS Department of Transportation is seeking public input to its Route 17 Planning & Environment Linkages (PEL) Study. The goal is to assess the feasibility and potential impacts of various changes to Route 17, including adding a third lane, reconfiguring access points, and potentially closing some exits. This is the public’s opportunity to comment. […]
This summer, Sullivan County Public Health Services is making it easy – and worthwhile – to get a COVID-19 vaccination. In collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension and Sullivan Renaissance, Public Health is offering a coupon to every individual who gets a shot. Each coupon is good for $5 in purchases at any Sullivan Fresh Farmers’ […]
The Wayne County Food Pantry Program conducts monthly distributions of supplemental food items at each of its five locations during the month of July. The Damascus Pantry at the Township Building on Conklin Hill Road provides groceries on Thursday, July 15, from 1 to 3 pm. The Honesdale Pantry location at the Tri-County Beverage Building, […]
As a way to get people to enjoy the outdoors, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River of the National Park Service has partnered with the New York State Department of Conservation, the Pennsylvania State Game Lands, Sullivan County, NY, Boy Scouts of America, and Damascus Township, PA to create the Take A Hike! program which […]
