This Saturday is World Water Day, focused on the importance of fresh water and its essential role in sustaining life. In New York City, the history of supplying water to the metropolis…
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Delaware Valley School District Reassesses 2016 Agreement on Transgender Student Inclusion Policies
In Pike County, Pennsylvania, The Delaware Valley School District board is reevaluating a 2016 agreement with the federal Office of Civil Rights that mandates policies for the inclusion of transgender students. This…
Sullivan County Responds to Catholic Charities Closures
Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties will shutter its chemical dependency clinics across four locations, including Monticello and Goshen, due to staffing shortages and shifting healthcare dynamics. The closures, which…
Sullivan County Offers Foreclosure Redemption Deadline
Sullivan County property owners facing foreclosure have until April 30, 2025, to redeem their properties, according to County Treasurer Nancy Buck. This year’s tax foreclosure proceeding affects properties that were delinquent on…
SPOTLIGHT PA: Turn Frustration Into Action By Supporting Local Journalism That Gets Results
When Luen Ng died at 75 after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Northeast Philadelphia, few people outside her family knew her story. But a Spotlight PA investigation revealed something that…
NY School Administrators Don’t Back Gov. Hochul’s ‘Bell-to-Bell’ Smartphone Ban
New York’s school boards, superintendents and building administrators aren’t on board with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to prohibit students from using their smartphones during the school day, arguing schools need more flexibility….
Special REAL ID Days Across Pennsylvania on March 24
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is offering additional opportunities for residents to obtain a REAL ID ahead of the upcoming May 7 federal enforcement deadline. On March 24, PennDOT will host…
Sullivan County’s Artistic Youth Take Center Stage
The Event Gallery at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts will host the Sullivan County PK-12 Art Show from March 28 to March 30, 2025. The exhibition will feature student artwork from…
Gov. Kathy Hochul Wants to “Streamline” NY’s Discovery Law. Some Say She’s Trying to Kill It
Marty Tankleff spent almost 18 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murdering his parents as a teenager in their Long Island home. His case turned on an unsigned confession, allegedly…