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Elder Abuse Awareness: Protecting the aging population

DELHI - Delaware County supervisors will vote May 22 to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15 in Delaware County. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was founded in 2006 by the …

Walton: Conserve water while wells rehabbed, Mayor asks

WALTON - Walton Mayor Ed Snow is asking  that municipal water district users conserve water while two of the village’s wells are offline. A replacement well is not yet online on Water …

In the eye of the beholder

DELHI - Walton and Delhi police departments will make equipment purchases with bonus funding received from the Governor’s 2024-25 budget. Purchases include public space video cameras and …

Walton: Ogden St. bridge to be closed May 28

Beginning May 28 the bridge on Ogden Street in the village of Walton will be closed for six weeks, for a bridge replacement project. Motorists should seek alternate routes.

Andes: Vehicle damaged by town street sweeper, resident says

ANDES - Andes council members reviewed an insurance claim submitted by a resident due to damage he says was caused by the highway crew and authorized the purchase of a backhoe in an amount not to …

Colchester: Clark Street road use complaints discussed

COLCHESTER - Colchester council members met with Pool Director Jody Reed to help guide her in preparing the pool for the upcoming swim season, and discussed persistent residential complaints over …
Sports

SIDNEY - Track athletes from area schools competed in the 2024 MAC League Championship meet in Sidney, Wednesday, May 15. The Sidney girls and Bainbridge-Guilford boys teams claimed championship …

DELHI - Walton tracksters set personal records at the May 8 Harbaugh Invitational at Delaware Academy. Warrior Grace Walley beat her PR by 5 seconds in the 400 M dash and placed fifth and …
SIDNEY - The Deposit-Hancock Eagles went the distance with a nine-inning game to beat out Afton, 6-5, to clinch their fourth consecutive MAC League champ title, Friday, May 10. The Eagles’ …
DEPOSIT - Deposit-Hancock Eagles varsity softball defeated the Sidney Sabers, 2-1, in the 2024 MAC League championship, Monday, May 13, regaining the crown from Greene. Eagles’ pitcher …
Academics

Downsville Central School announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the class of 2024. Elaina Bull is valedictorian and Sieg Aurich is salutatorian. Elaina is the daughter of Mr. Thaddeus …

WALTON - Walton Central School District voters will vote on the proposed $25,039.63 budget for the 2024-25 school year Tuesday, May 21 from noon to 9 p.m. at the Walton Central School Bus Garage, 220 …
MARGARETVILLE - At Margaretville Central School, four candidates will vie for two seats on the board of education when voters go to the school for the annual budget vote Tuesday, May 21. Each of the …
Delaware Academy Central School at Delhi has released its third quarter honor rolls for the 2023-2024 school year. Grade 12 Principal’s Honor Roll : Bryce Burrows, Ryan Burrows, …
Arts & Entertainment

FRANKLIN - The Stagecoach Run Art Festival is returning to Treadwell for its 25th annual exhibition of local artists July 6 and 7. The festival will feature over 40 artists presenting works like …

DELHI - In an artist studio at The Franklin Guest House on Center Street in Franklin, a magical fusion of art, ceramics, the written word and creativity have fueled a multi-piece display of tiles …
KIPNZ Gallery of Walton participated in NADA (New Art Dealers’ Alliance) New York, an internationally recognized art fair, for the first time this month, May 2-5. Their booth featured emerging …
Together with the Dance Gallery Festival (DGF), Catskill Art Space (CAS) is thrilled to welcome back 2023 Ardsley Dance Residency resident Olga Rabetskaya for a culminating performance, first …
Obituaries
Theadore Edward Ziemba
Theadore E. Ziemba, 75, of Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, formerly of Downsville, passed away May 5, 2024, at the NHC Dickson skilled …
Marshall J. Vandermark
Marshall J. Vandermark, also known as “Dalton,” of Sidney, passed away at the age of 73 on Thursday, May 16, 2024. By his side was …
John Haight
John Clifton Haight, 77, passed away peacefully at his home in Delhi, with his family by his side. Born on July 30, 1946 in …
Real Estate Transactions
May 7-10, 2024 real estate transaction report.
Outdoor Life
The New Kingston Valley Association sponsored a group hike Saturday, May 4. The hike was organized by Dan and Tanya Pulver of New Kingston and attended by 12 people from towns as far away as Hancock. …
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced a new online resource both for new hunters and organizations offering mentored hunting opportunities. This tool will …
Trout fishing in Delaware County is not just a pastime - it’s a tradition steeped in history and lore. Flyfishing was birthed in the Catskills and the famed Beaver Kill, Willowemoc and east and …
Opinion
The end of a sport season is always sad when it doesn’t end in a championship! It’s even more frustrating when something happens that is of a questionable manner or worse! This happened …
I don’t have children and don’t live in Margaretville. So why did I go to the Margaretville Central School’s April 24 community presentation of an update on the development of their …
Letters to the editor
In response to May Miller’s letter to the editor published May 8: Yes, people from China are entering the United States in great numbers through the Mexican border. They are coming to this …
The May 9th edition of The Reporter reveals the targeting of our county for cannabis development. What a shame that our local politicos seem to stack the deck trying to promote it. All one needs to …
Police
The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release May 17 announcing a fatality resulting from a May 14 motor vehicle crash in Stamford. Delaware County 911 received a report of a …
Zachary J. Hoffman Kowatch, 22, Arkville, was arrested by Margaretville State Police May 10 and charged with first-degree reckless endangerment as a hate crime, endangering the welfare of a child and …
DELHI - A Deposit man is being held at the Delaware County Jail without bail following the death of a toddler, according to a New York State press release issued May 11. James Christ Jr., 26, …
DELHI - Darren J. Burrows, 28, Clarks Summit, Pa., was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge as part of a negotiated plea and sentence agreement in Delaware County Court, Monday, May 6. …
Our Community Columns

Video: Weather Words with Frank Ward

WALTON - We can expect rain Friday night into Saturday morning, Frank says.

Looking Back, May 16, 2024

Pastor's Pen: An Interruption

Do you ever feel like one big interruption and that no one wants to hear what you have to say? It is like when someone asks you how you are feeling or doing and once you start to answer they have …

Video: Weather Words with Frank Ward

WALTON - There will be a pattern of one day of sun, two days of rain this week, Frank says.

Video: Weather Words with Frank Ward

WALTON - We can expect plenty of dry time today, Frank says; and dropping temperatures on Friday.    
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