(OCT 5) Patricia Konzman, Certified Nurse Midwife at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, PA, tells us that this year’s theme is “Midwives for Equity,” making the case that every person has a…
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Listen: Interview with Marian Keegan, (D) nominee for PA 139th house district
(SEPT 28) We’re keeping you connected this election season with continuing coverage of the local issues, the local races and the people behind the politics. Owen Walsh from The River Reporter spoke…
Listen: Sullivan Update: County Clerk Russell Reeves
How big is the residential property boom in Sullivan County? Russell Reeves, Sullivan County Clerk, says that even at the height of COVID, his office kept processing deeds. The Department of Motor…
Listen: Save Our Stages, Forestburgh Playhouse
(SEPT 29) Many businesses have reopened, but many, including the performing arts, are still facing challenges. The actors, musicians, artists, technicians, and workers who make a living by gathering people…
Listen: How the pandemic is affecting children & families: Dr. Vergenia Simpkins, Hudson River Healthcare
(SEPT 21) During the COVID-19 pandemic, low-income families with children have faced reduced work hours, lower household incomes, and food insecurity. Dr. Vergenia Simpkins of Hudson River Healthcare in Monticello talks about…
Listen: Check-in with Sullivan County Gov Sustainability Coordinator
(SEPT 21) It’s our weekly check-in with the Sullivan County Government. This time we’re talking to Heather Brown, Sustainability Coordinator. She discusses how her office has been doing during COVID and fills…
Listen: Mental Health Matters: Dr. Karla Vermeulen on the stress of the pandemic
(SEPT. 21) Many psychologists are calling the anxiety, stress, and sadness of the COVID-19 pandemic a collective grief. Dr. Karla Vermeulen, Deputy Director of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY…
The Puppets are coming! Bread and Puppet Theater Show
(SEPT. 14) Bread and Puppet Theater, the 57-year-old political theater company from Vermont, will perform “The Insurrection-Resurrection Service Circus” in Damascus next week. Bread and Puppet is one of the oldest, nonprofit,…
Sullivan 180 Census Update
(SEPT. 14) With only a few weeks left to compile the census, nearly 14 million households are still uncounted. How is Sullivan County doing in its response? Not good, says…