Due to a need to re-allocate staff to the hospital, Wayne Memorial Laboratory Services is temporarily closing its blood-draw sites in Tafton and Forest City, effective Monday, December 28th. A third site,…
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Orange County 4-H Seeks Members and Volunteers
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Orange County’s 4-H Youth Development Program seeks children to join a club or program and adult volunteers. 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning…
Emergency Heating Benefit Available
On January 4, 2021, the Home Energy Assistance Program’s (HEAP’s) Emergency Benefit program will begin accepting applications for Sullivan County residents.. Emergency benefits are available to assist eligible households with a heating…
Listen: Year in Review: Town of Bethel, Dan Sturm
As 2020 comes to a close, many of us are looking forward to a hopefully better 2021. WJFF got a chance to sit down, virtually, with some town supervisors of Sullivan County…
Listen: School sports update
(DEC 18) Some of the very few school sports that are allowed to happen can’t find a venue. Indoor Track may move outdoors. Fall school sports were delayed until the winter. And…
Listen: Domestic Violence, Fearless! Hudson Valley
The pandemic put a spotlight on many pre-existing problems in our communities, such as food insecurity, mental health, and domestic violence. And the pandemic has been making these problems worse. Kellyann Kostyal-Larrier,…
Listen: Wayne County Update, Commissioner Jocelyn Cramer
Every week we check in with Wayne County, to see what is new and what is happening on their side of the river. This week, for one of the last Wayne County…
Listen: The River Reporter’s Owen Walsh on Wayne County’s Budget, Schools and COVID numbers
Wayne County has a budget lined up for 2021. What’s in it? What can folks expect? And Wayne Highland Schools announced they’re closing for the rest of the year. So what can…
Listen: Winter Storm Update, National Weather Service
Hear the latest on the winter storm from the National Weather Service. Jim Brewster, Meteorologist a Senior Service Hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Binghamton, spoke to Jason Dole today at…