The Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. Source: EPA.org. ‘You have to reassure people’ Richard Thornburgh, who steered Pennsylvania through the Three Mile Island nuclear plant meltdown beginning on March 28,... Letters to the Editor 04 Jan 2021 | 06:34
Drive through light shows is the saving grace of holiday events this year: pictured here is Watt Christmas Wonderland in Goshen, N.Y. Photo by Hanna Wickes. Local happenings to get you in the Christmas spirit Whether it’s a drive-thru light show or a socially distant Christmas Eve Mass, the holidays, like so many other things, look... Local News 14 Dec 2020 | 12:47
Meaghan Irwin, 28, is an EMT full time at St. Clare’s Hospital in Denville, N.J. When she isn’t working, the Milford, Pa., resident is donating her time to Delaware Township EMS, and going to school to become a paramedic. Meet the people at the front of the front lines Meaghan Irwin was on her commute home from St. Clare's Hospital, where she works full time as an EMT. “Tonight, when I get... Local News 11 Dec 2020 | 02:19
This is the sign Dennis Walto has placed on the lawn of his home in Bellvale. An election story As a Voter Protection Poll Observer in rural Pennsylvania on election day this year, I was struck by how spirituality and... Obituaries 11 Nov 2020 | 11:13
Maximilian, Nico, Eddie the Lab, Sam, Matt, Thatcher the German Shepherd, and Ryan Carlozzi at Split Rock Falls in Elizabethtown, N.Y. Local family visits more than 80 waterfalls since March It started with a trip to Raymondskill Falls, just a few miles from home. Then, the Carlozzi family visited another local... Local News 30 Sep 2020 | 10:23
Photo Dan Gold on Unsplash ‘Our community has not forgotten their sacrifice’ This Friday we remember the over 3,000 lives lost to terrorists on 9/11. Seven members of our town perished, six at the... Letters to the Editor 04 Sep 2020 | 12:22
Photo by Tiffany Tertipes on Unsplash. How to cast your ballot for the 2020 general election Two main concerns are weighing heavily on voters this election season: the risk of contracting Covid-19 at the polls on election... Local News 28 Aug 2020 | 12:43
The testing site at Sussex County Community College in New Jersey, which is now closed. (Photo provided) Testing, testing, testing in the tristate area More than three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, people in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have “flattened the curve”... Local News 29 Jun 2020 | 11:30
Game on? Little League offers ‘best practices’ for return (AP) Little League is offering youth baseball organizations a pathway forward as they eye a restart amid the COVID-19 pandemic.... Sports 27 May 2020 | 12:28
Anna Yuknavich Anna Yuknavich, a long-time area resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Valley View Center... Obituaries 20 Apr 2020 | 01:22
Pike County announces first coronavirus case Pike County may have its first case of the COVID-19 virus, officials announced Thursday afternoon. According to a press release... News Alert 13 Mar 2020 | 10:48
Boy Scouts to continue despite bankruptcy filing Despite filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 18, local councils of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) want the... Local News 19 Feb 2020 | 02:24
Candida auris. ( Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Local hospital sees case of drug-resistant fungus The bad news is that cases of the antibiotic-resistant fungus Candida auris are on the rise. The good news? Hospitals in... Local News 20 Nov 2019 | 02:07
Wear hunter orange in the tristate woods during big game season Don't be mistaken for wild game! Whether you are a hunter or a hiker, it's essential that you wear blaze orange when out... Sports 17 Nov 2019 | 02:51
Northeast officials team up to push pot, vaping regulations (AP) The governors from several Northeastern states said Oct. 17 they want to work together to regulate marijuana and vaping,... Police & Fire 23 Oct 2019 | 08:37