Our resident science guy Joe Johnson has some science stories that caught his eye this week, including updates on that asteroid that was getting (kind of) close to Earth; the first asteroid…
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Skinners Falls Bridge Removal Pushed to Mid-March Due to River Ice
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Monday that work to remove the Skinners Falls Bridge will begin this week. The bridge, which connects Pennsylvania and New York, has been deemed a…
Wireless Watershed: NYC’s Initiative to Connect the Catskills
For more than a century, the Catskills have provided New York City with billions of gallons of clean drinking water. Will NYC be the unlikely partner that –– finally –– brings wireless…
NY FOCUS: The Biggest Issue Behind the New York Prison Guard Strike
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. CRIMINAL JUSTICE · February 20, 2025 The HALT Solitary…
Inside Woodbourne Correctional: Inmate Speaks Out Amid Officer Strike
New York State correctional officers remain on strike, as Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered state troopers and the National Guard to intervene. Meanwhile, inside Woodbourne Correctional Facility, inmate Atiq Weston, serving 15…
PennDOT: Skinners Falls Bridge Removal Begins This Week
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that work to remove the Skinners Falls Bridge will begin on February 26, 2025. The bridge removal is necessary due to the structure’s critical…
Fallsburg HS Basketball Volunteer Arrested for Improper Texts with Students
A volunteer associated with the Fallsburg Junior-Senior High School basketball program was arrested following accusations of sending inappropriate messages to students via text, Fallsburg Central School District Superintendent Dr. Ivan Katz confirmed….
River Reporter Recruiting News Ambassadors to Close Local Coverage Gap
As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, The River Reporter is working to address one of its biggest challenges: finding enough staff to cover the extensive geographic area of its readership In…
Livingston Manor-Roscoe Elects Inaugural Board of Education
Voters in the newly formed Livingston Manor-Roscoe Central School District elected their first-ever Board of Education on Thursday, February 20. The election, originally scheduled for February 13 but postponed due to weather,…