Ulster County will soon connect nearly 1,300 homes, businesses, and community sites to high-speed internet, thanks to $20.8 million awarded through New York State’s ConnectALL Deployment Program. Verizon is matching with $40.9…
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Finding Common Ground on Housing: A Conversation with Sullivan County’s Health and Human Services Commissioner
Last Wednesday, New York’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, or OTDA, suspended applications for the state’s Homeless Housing and Assistance Program. The state grant was the main program that Sullivan County…
Short-Term Rental Surge Threatening Ulster County’s Housing Stock, Comptroller Finds
Over the last decade, the number of short-term rentals in Ulster County has surged by 220 percent. That’s according to a new report released on Monday from Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher about…
Sullivan County Community Groups Call Emergency Town Hall on Waste-to-Energy Proposal
Sullivan County may build a waste-to-energy facility that some critics say is a ‘public relations term’ for an incinerator. Local residents are pushing back. A coalition of environmental and racial justice groups…
Experts Push Back on Autism and Medication Myths
Claims linking autism to vaccines or medications like Tylenol resurfaced this month after President Donald Trump suggested acetaminophen use during pregnancy could cause autism. But experts say the science doesn’t support those…
Wurtsboro Man Charged After Stabbing During Domestic Dispute
A Wurtsboro man was arrested after a stabbing during a domestic dispute Tuesday, New York State Police said. Troopers from the Wurtsboro barracks responded to a report of a domestic dispute around…
Radio Catskill Announces Programming Revamp and Honesdale Studio Closure
Radio Catskill is updating its programming and consolidating operations in response to the permanent elimination of federal funding for public media. The changes take effect October 4, 2025, and aim to maintain…
Pedestrian Fatally Struck on State Route 42 Roundabout in Thompson
A 56-year-old Monticello woman was killed Thursday afternoon after being struck by a pickup truck on a State Route 42 roundabout that connects to the Route 17 westbound on-ramp, state police said….
Route 17’s $1.4 Billion Expansion Continues to Spark Debate
New York State is moving forward with plans to invest $1.4 billion to upgrade Route 17 between Exit 113 in Wurtsboro and Exit 131 in Monroe, continuing the decades-long effort to convert…