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The heartbreaking news has left Peekskill mourning the loss of a teenager who "was loved" by the community, his father said. "He was a great kid," Escobar said. "An excellent son. A good student in school. A hard worker. "We could see he was an achiever. He had goals in life. He wanted to achieve greatness." That striving for greatness was dominated by soccer, which Polonia Santos excelled in. As a junior for Peekskill High School's soccer team, he was one of the team's leading scorers during the 2020 season. The Peekskill school district said its clinical team would be available in the ...

Friends of Upper Delaware River Receive Grant Have you ever heard of the Japanese Knotweed plant?  Me neither, so you are not alone.  But the Friends of the Upper Delaware River have and they are on the alert to make sure we know about it too. The Japanese Knotweed is a damaging and pervasive and invasive plant that is currently spreading throughout the watershed. Friends of the Upper Delaware River in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National Park Service, New York League of Conservation Voters, Stroud Research Center, and Shippensburg University received a feder...

Through the Green Lodging Partnership, guests at participating lodgings are invited to make a $2-per-stay donation to the protection of the working farms and forests, clean waters, and outdoor recreational opportunities that make the Upper Delaware River region.

Tri-County Independent HAWLEY - The Delaware Highlands Conservancy has announced its fourth annual juried photo contest for the Upper Delaware River region, open to professional and amateur photographers.  “Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife” invites photographers to capture striking nature photos in five categories: landscape, wildlife, macro, water, and a youth category for photographers under age 18. Without disturbing or harming any creature or its habitat, photographers are encouraged to be creative in showcasing the diverse wildlife, plants, and special places of our region. Photos...

Times Herald-Record How about creating $15-per-hour jobs to clean up the disgusting litter that lines our roadways, suggests Donna Somogyi of the Town of Newburgh? That would jive with President Biden’s support for a higher minimum wage in this country that desperately needs jobs, she says. Plus, I might add, the clean-up could be part of Biden’s infrastructure plan. After all, “There is no Planet B,” as Somogyi’s T-shirt says. That’s why her husband, Steve, has been doing his own clean-up walks for some 30 years. The state should create a commissioner of litter cleanup, says J...