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Tango Café presents women in jazz
15+ min ago (270+ words) HURLEYVILLE, NY " The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) will hold Women in Jazz Night, an evening of live music at the Tango Caf" on Saturday, March 28 at" 7 p.m. The event "celebrates Women's History Month by spotlighting the artistry, innovation and lasting…...
NY bars, restaurants can buy locally
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (244+ words) NY bars, restaurants can buy locally'The River Reporter NY bars, restaurants can buy locally NEW YORK STATE " The New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) recently highlighted a new law that allows bars, restaurants and other "on-premises" establishments to purchase limited…...
The impact of small businesses in New York
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (448+ words) NEW YORK STATE " A new report by state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli details the impact of small businesses on New York's economy; they generate nearly $1 trillion in sales and revenues and had more than 3.7 million employees at over 422,000 establishments in 2023, the…...
Hochul unveils eleventh-hour push to defang New York's climate law
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (648+ words) On Friday, March 20, Gov. Kathy Hochul " On Friday, March 20, Gov. Kathy Hochul finally unveiled the changes she wants to make to New York's flagship climate law, after months of waffling. The core of Hochul's proposal is to push back the…...
Sullivan's county-wide litterpluck returns
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (263+ words) Sullivan's county-wide litterpluck returns'The River Reporter Sullivan's county-wide litterpluck returns MONTICELLO, NY " Sullivan County's Annual Litter Pluck launches April 1 and runs all the way through October 31, 2025. By resolution of the county legislature, the disposal fee is waived during " Stay informed…...
PA House approves data center framework
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (247+ words) HARRISBURG, PA " As Pennsylvania faces a rapid rise in electricity demand driven by large-scale data center development, House lawmakers have approved House Bill 1834, a measure that begins to establish a policy framework for managing the sector's impacts on the state's…...
Secrecy is too often the norm in PA government
1+ day, 53+ min ago (461+ words) Records get buried. Agencies stonewall. Officials wait out the news cycle or criticize reporters " We pay for our government, and it should answer to us. But too often, that's not how it works. Records get buried. Agencies stonewall. Officials wait…...
Data centers in the Delaware River Basin
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (219+ words) NARROWSBURG, NY " The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will host a public presentation titled "Data Centers in the Delaware River Basin " An Update," on Tuesday, March 31, at 6:30 p.m. at the UDC's 211 Bridge St. office and by Zoom." Note that the date replaces…...
No Kings rally in Port Jervis
19+ hour, 2+ min ago (233+ words) No Kings rally in Port Jervis'The River Reporter No Kings rally in Port Jervis Port Jervis, NY, is among more than 3,000 communities across the country that will hold rallies, marches and roadside protests for the second national No Kings event…...
New York launches $1 million "Farmland Protection Staff Capacity" grant pilot to expand land conservation efforts
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (123+ words) NEW YORK " The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today announced that $1 million is available to increase capacity within New York's network of community-focused land trusts " The Capacity Grants Program will support local agricultural and farmland protection goals…...