As we’ve been reporting, NYSEG and other electricity customers have experienced dramatic spikes in their electric bills this winter, with some seeing their costs double or even triple. Some NYSEG customers have…
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How Not to Let Daylight Savings Time Screw Up Your Sleep
On Sunday, March 9, at 2:00 a.m., it will be time to Spring Forward and set your clocks ahead by one hour to enter Daylight Savings Time. According to the CDC, switching…
Farm Arts Celebrates Local “Ecosystem of Women” for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is Saturday and this year’s theme is ‘Accelerate Action’, a global call to recognize tactics, tools, and methods that support women’s progress in various areas of life. Farm Arts…
Science Stories with Joe Johnson
Our resident science guy Joe Johnson is back with some science stories that caught his eye recently, including the commercial spacecraft carrying NASA experiments that successfully touched down on the moon’s surface…
More Than Half of Corrections Officers Still on NY Prison Strike
Two thousand striking corrections officers returned to work over the weekend, according to the state — but more than 8,000 remain on the picket line. The wildcat strike continues at 32 correctional…
NEPA Reps, Trump Administration Reopen Fracking Conversation for Delaware River Basin
Local representatives and members of the Trump administration met this weekend to discuss ways to fight the ban on fracking in the Delaware River Basin, in order to return drilling rights to…
Sullivan 180 Launches New Youth Mental Health Initiative
Two Sullivan County school districts will implement a new mental health initiative aimed at preventing youth suicide, and all three districts in the county will participate in a program to evaluate their…
Corrections Officers Fired as Tentative Deal Fails to End Wildcat Strike
The state Department of Corrections has begun firing and fining corrections officers who have not returned to work as the prison wildcat strike enters its third week. Less than 10 officers have…
New Book Club Celebrates Queer Literature
A new local monthly queer book club is offering an inclusive, welcoming space for community members to come together, read, discuss, and celebrate queer literature. The club, which starts this Sunday in…