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Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival
BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) — Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a ticket and slept on straw. Ellen Shelburne arrived in a VW microbus and pitched a pup tent.
Geri Schwarz, 77, dies
Columbus, OH — Ms. Geri Schwarz, 77, a resident of Mongaup Valley, N.Y., died June 28, 2024, at the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris. The daughter of the late Bernard and Celia Wiseman Schwarz, she was born Aug. 22, 1946, in New York City. Ms. Schwarz was the...
'I heard you loud and clear': Gov. Shapiro touts program expansion, allowing larger rent rebates to more seniors
Some seniors started seeing checks in the mail -- or right in their bank accounts -- on Monday. Those who've applied for rebates on their 2023 property taxes and rent could see up to $1500 coming back to them. Gov. Josh Shapiro, speaking at the Robert Dougherty Dunmore High Rise...
Not-For-Profit Hospital In Pennsylvania Hacked By Ransomware Gang
The group behind the hack of the 114-bed, not-for-profit Wayne Memorial Hospital claimed it had data that it would leak soon. A data breach at Geisinger, meanwhile, is now expected to have affected the personal info of more than 1.2 million people. Another critical infrastructure healthcare suffered a security breach,...
Cowgirl Hanover scores in NYSS at Monticello
Monticello, NY — On paper it looked like a contest between the unbeaten Cowgirl Hanover, winner of last week’s New York Sire Stake race at Buffalo and All Hail The Queen, who was making her pari-mutuel debut after a pair of strong winning qualifier performances at Monticello. However, when the dust settled Cowgirl Hanover was clearly the best Monday afternoon (July 1) and extended her winning streak.
Body of missing New Jersey swimmer recovered from Delaware River near Milford Beach
The body of a missing New Jersey swimmer was recovered Saturday evening from the Delaware River near Milford Beach. According to the National Park Service, 24-year-old Jeysson Ariel Osorio-Reyes of Jackson Township was last seen around 3:15 p.m., about 75 yards from the Pennsylvania shoreline in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Mrs. Anthony J. Cimino
Divine Mercy Parish at St. Joseph’s Church was the setting June 29, 2024, for the wedding of Brianna Pugliese, Moosic, and Anthony J. Cimino, Dunmore. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Pugliese, Moosic. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Cimino, Dunmore.
Editor's letter: The gardens among us
Once upon a time, I had a garden. Not a splendid one, like my neighbor Ramona has. Mine was adequate. It gave us vegetables (especially potatoes) and herbs and one year it gave us salsify, which was interesting in a historical sense and tasted OK. There hasn’t been time to...
Here's the lineup for the July 4 parade in downtown Hawley
Hawley Borough has released the lineup for the annual Fourth of July parade. The parade begins at noon Thursday and heads up Main Avenue from the corner with Church Street to Bingham Park. Jim Swanick Sr. and his wife Carol Swanick are the grand marshals this year. They have owned...
Wayne County Wanderings: Friends and co-workers volunteer to honor Luke Parry's memory
There was definitely a bit of excitement in the air as I arrived on the scene at the Stourbridge Complex on Park Street in Honesdale. I'd been summoned to this idyllic spot on the banks of the Lackawaxen River to witness the start of a wonderful community project … a project made possible through a partnership between Home Depot and the Wayne County Food Pantry.
Two guilty for peddling drugs in Wallkill
GOSHEN – Two men face prison sentences of seven years when sentenced in September on charges of criminal sale of a controlled substance. Both Ronald Lempka, 23, of Middletown, and Keanu Alicea, 29, of Montague, New Jersey, pled guilty and will also face five years of post-release supervision. During...
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