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Tips for The Solar Eclipse
Local astronomer Irene Pease is known as the “Friendly Neighboorhood Astronomer” and she’ll be at the Mamakating Environmental Education Center for a talk on everything folks should need to know about the…
Narrowsburg Artist Claudine Luchsinger Showing Experimental Art at Union Digital Gallery
Local Narrowsburg artist Claudine Luchsinger received an MFA from The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and a BFA from Marywood University, with an emphasis on drawing and painting. Her latest exhibit —-“Quantum…
OP ED: Secrecy Still Pervades Pennsylvania State Government, But Spotlight PA is Fighting Back
The one constant in Harrisburg no matter the dominant political party is a reflexive inclination to shield information from the public. Editorial by Christopher Baxter of Spotlight PA Politicians in Harrisburg come…
NY Budget Proposals Throw ‘Make Polluters Pay’ Environmental Legislation Into Uncertainty
It’s budget negotiation season in New York, and environmentalists are looking to Albany to see what the budget proposals may mean for some of their climate priorities. From the New York Public…
How The Fight Over Fracking Reemerged in New York
Nearly a decade after New York passed its controversial fracking ban, the debate over resource extraction in the state has returned. A Texas-based company’s proposal to use carbon dioxide to extract oil…
Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra is All About That Bass
The Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra performs a free concert, titled “The Evolution of the Double Bass” in Narrowsburg on Sunday at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA); and again in Monticello on…
Collecting Memories from Woodstock: Dr. Neal Hitch, Senior Curator at the Museum of Bethel Woods
Throughout 2024, curators from the Museum at Bethel Woods are traveling the country and across New York State to capture unique Woodstock stories …with an overall goal of collecting 4,500 stories from…
NY State’s Annual Burn Ban Starts March 16
Since 2009, the DEC has put a stop to brush burning from March 16 to May 14 every year to help prevent wildfires and keep communities safe. This ban is important because…