Kids are back in school across most of our listening area and many are still getting there on gas guzzling yellow school buses. After 2027, New York will not allow public schools…
Author: Chia-Tien Nicole Chen
New Stretch of the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail Opens in South Fallsburg
A new 1.1-mile trail has opened up in South Fallsburg, where visitors can wind around the partially collapsed Fallsburg Tunnel and take a scenic stop overlooking the Neversink River on a moderately…
Sullivan County Nears Foreclosure Repurchase Deadline
We spoke to Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy Buck, who shared a reminder about the fast-approaching repurchase deadline for tax-foreclosed properties, and shared her thoughts on the fiscal state of the county. If…
How to Read a River
Local rivers are swelling with heavy rains from Tropical Storm Debby this week, putting low-lying towns in the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania on alert about potential flooding. With increasingly extreme weather brought…
For This Hudson Valley Special Olympics Athlete, It’s About the Journey, Not the Medal
In 2016, Simone Biles – the most decorated gymnast of all time – told USA Today that: “A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into…
Pandemic-Era Population Shifts Show “Irrefutable Evidence of Gentrification” in Hudson Valley, Says New Study
In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hudson Valley experienced a population bump as city-dwellers fled upstate, seeking to escape dense urban areas. The next year, as mask mandates…
“A Flight Along the Delaware River”: New Documentary Takes a Broad View of the Region’s Main Waterway
The Delaware River is a major waterway and holds the distinction of being the longest free-flowing river in the Eastern United States. The Delaware River Basin stretches across four states, and supplies…
Delaware River Drowning Stresses Importance of Water Safety
A South Jersey man drowned in the Delaware River while swimming off Milford Beach at the Delaware Water Gap in Pennsylvania, officials said Saturday. About four hours after going missing, divers…
Monticello Is Transitioning to Electric School Buses. Will It Get There on Time?
In March, Monticello Central School District received a new electric school bus. It’s the first zero-emission bus in the district’s fleet of over 50 vehicles, which otherwise runs on diesel, gas and…