A group of Hudson Valley lawmakers signed onto a letter on July 26 calling for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. The letter, led by New York Attorney General Letitia…
Author: Kimberly Izar
“We Brought the Weed to the Farm”: CannaBLISS Festival in the Catskills Debuts in Delhi
A different shade of green has hit the Catskills’ mountainous terrain: cannabis. A new festival called CannaBLISS in the Catskills held its first-ever event from July 26–27 at Maple Shade Farm…
Meet Pike County’s Watershed Steward: Protecting Pennsylvania’s Waterways
Rachael Marques, Watershed Specialist of the Pike County Conservation District, spends most of her work week protecting Pennsylvania’s water basins. At Shohola Falls in Shohola, Pennsylvania, Marques says she often sees hikers…
Inmate Death in Wayne County’s USP Canaan Prison
An inmate, Brandon Sharpe, died on Sunday morning at a high security U.S. penitentiary in Waymart, Pennsylvania. He was 30 years old. U.S. Department of Justice officials said that Sharpe was found…
Heat Exhaustion, Injuries, and High Pressure: Orange County Amazon Workers Say Dangerous Labor Conditions Persist into the Summer Heat
When you receive one of those Amazon cardboard boxes with black tape, there are hundreds of thousands of warehouse workers behind the scenes – packing, stocking, and shipping products around the…
Ulster County Awards $586K in Grants to Local Farms for Farm Viability & Sustainability
Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger announced the recipients of the County’s inaugural Farm Viability & Sustainability Grant Program, totalling $586,256 in grant funding to nine farms across Ulster County. The grants, each…
Sullivan County Eyes Community Preservation Act to Protect Farmland: What You Need to Know
Sullivan County is considering joining the Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act (HVCPA), which would designate funds to land preservation efforts locally through a real estate transfer fee. Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County…
Sullivan County Weighs Options for How to Spend $2 Million for Affordable Housing
Sullivan County is facing an urgent housing crunch. A 2024 Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress study found that more than 3,500 renter households in Sullivan County spend more than 30% of their…
Time and the Valleys Museum’s Exhibit Honors Stories of Families Displaced by Reservoirs
The Catskills Reservoirs provide more than a billion gallons of fresh drinking water every day to New York City and other parts of the state. But behind this water supply are the…