Think about the pets we typically have at home – cats, dogs, maybe a bird or two. But have you ever considered what it’s like to share your space with not one,…
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Local Yarn Shop Fights Food Insecurity in Knit for Food “Knit-a-thon”
The “Knit-a-thon” is a 12-hour knitting marathon to raise funds for hunger and food insecurity. 100% of the money raised will be equally divided between Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, No Kid…
Local Doctor Discusses Measles Outbreak; Number Already Equals Last Year’s Total
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned doctors this week about an increase in measles cases that in a little more than three months has equaled all of the U.S. cases…
The Haudenosaunee Story That Traces Their Beginnings to an Eclipse
There’s an old story that goes back centuries: that the Haudenosaunee trace their origins back to a solar eclipse. Ahead of next month’s total eclipse, we hear from a member of the…
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…