With Sterling Forest closed, hunt this public land instead The entirety of Sterling Forest State Park – a wooded natural refuge spanning over 21,000 acres in Tuxedo, NY – is closed... News 19 Nov 2024 | 03:41
Spongy moth caterpillars were all over a hoop house in a home garden in Matamoras, Pa. ( Photo by Becca Tucker) Spongy moth caterpillars descend on Orange County Last week, spongy moth caterpillars cast their web over Orange County, seemingly cropping up out of nowhere. The tiny black... News 07 May 2024 | 02:22
‘Too stressful’: why some students are saying no thanks to standardized tests As students across the tristate region sharpened pencils - or, increasingly, fired up computers - in preparation for multiple... Local News 02 May 2024 | 11:23
Delaware Valley High School. Concerning ‘hate’ list at DVHS posed ‘no imminent threat’ On Feb. 15, dozens of parents were notified that their students’ names appeared on a threatening list that was found at Delaware... Local News 20 Mar 2024 | 03:12
High schools in Middletown and Newburgh, N.Y., purchased Yondr pouches for all students in attempt to curb the negative effects of cell phone use in school. Photo: Yondr. As screen time soars, high schools turn to Yondr bags and phone cubbies Should schools ban cell phone use among students? In a survey completed by more than 600 local readers, 73% said yes. But... Local News 12 Jan 2024 | 06:04
A historic photo of First National Bank of Warwick, on the corner of Bank Street and Main in Warwick, N.Y. More recently known as the Chase Bank Building, the bank is now being renovated into a restaurant: The Fed of Warwick, slated to open in March. Photo provided by the Warwick Historical Society. Small businesses bank on new locations Banks have steadily shuttered their brick-and-mortar branches nationwide for more than a decade in response to the rise in... Local News 14 Dec 2023 | 11:14
Pike County Courier wins awards in national newspaper contest Pike County Courier and its eight sister publications published by Straus News won 15 awards in the National Newspaper Association’s... Local News 29 Sep 2023 | 02:35
In a survey of 145 local parents, only 24% of those who reported a bullying incident to their school were satisfied with the outcome. Graphic by Christina Scotti. The bully system Since April 2022, Paula Fetherman has filed 14 harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) reports at High Point Regional... Local News 28 Apr 2023 | 05:42
Leland Flath and Kate Horan’s home in Milford, Pa. was one of the last to have its natural gas restored during the outage affecting 1,400 local homes last week. They went nearly two days without heat. Waiting in the cold: Locals endure two frigid days without heat during UGI outage It was negative four degrees outside when Elizabeth Grigas woke up early Thursday morning. It was about five a.m. The house... Local News 02 Feb 2022 | 04:03
Natural gas restoration update: The ‘priority’ list, total homes remaining As of 12:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, approximately 400 of the 1,400 homes affected by UGI’s natural gas outage are still waiting... Local News 28 Jan 2022 | 03:36
Additional warming centers open overnight for homes without heat in Milford According to the latest update from UGI, its effort to restore natural gas to the affected homes in Milford is likely to... Home 27 Jan 2022 | 05:33
Pike County Covid Vaccine Resources ■The following first-dose, walk-in (no registration required) Moderna COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held at the Pike... Home 30 Apr 2021 | 10:28
