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Catholic Charities announces drug awareness poster winners (VIDEO)
MONTICELLO- Catholic Charities of Orange and Sullivan Counties announced their 29th annual poster contest winners on Friday at the Sullivan County Government Center in Monticello. There were two first-place prizes, two second-place prizes, two third-place prizes, and several honorable mention posters on display. There were also two grand prize winners,...
Albany, Ellenville Women Get Clemency From President Biden
Stacy Wilder, age 49, of Albany, served nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine in the Northern District of New York in January 2003. She received a full pardon from the president. Had she been sentenced under current law and sentencing...
Residents get the skinny on the Skinners Falls Bridge
The potential future of the Skinners Falls Bridge, which connects Sullivan County in New York with Wayne County in Pennsylvania, was distilled to posters on easels on Thursday night in Narrowsburg in a setting that resembled a science fair. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation eschewed a customary public hearing to...
Pickleball’s popularity continues to surge in Hudson Valley
NEVERSINK- Jack Harb stumbled upon a pickleball game at a park in the Town of Neversink three years ago. Harb, 46, had never played pickleball before but was invited back by the players to give the sport a try. He returned to the park for a tutorial and is now a fixture at pickleball courts throughout Orange and Sullivan counties, playing pickup matches and in leagues.
Weather Buddies: 'Ollie'
This story originally appeared in the Morning Brief email newsletter. Sign up here to get more stories like this and weekday weather updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Ollie is a 20-year-old African gray parrot that lives in Shokan, New York. “Ollie is extremely intelligent, having an extensive...
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