Articles filed by Tom Rue as a writer and contributing editor for The River Reporter, 1985-2001; as well as press releases and other texts written since then for a variety of outlets on behalf of local organizations and quality candidates for public office. Some items include related photographs which may not have run in print. Opinions expressed are those of the writer alone. Links to a few related texts written by others are also included. Search engines are available here.

2005
12-15-05 - Schiff and Chaboty sworn in as Sheriff and Undersheriff with photos
11-08-05 - General Election results tables from Sullivan County Board of Elections
10-27-05 - Questions about '92 racial incident remain unanswered "My View" column
10/21/05 - Republican Sheriff candidate earns endorsement of Democratic trustee
10-16-05 - Unitarian walkers support Habitat and victim advocacy groups
09-25-05 - Monticello High School student gets Masonic scholarship award
05/14/05 - Janesa Eugenia Calone weds Robert John Calone
04/28/05 - Child Identification Program offered by Monticello Masons and police
02/04/05 - Jenkins retains primary win, Supreme Court rules
01/25/05 - Jenkins thanks Democrats and seeks broader support
01/21/05 - Jenkins seeks Monticello Democrats support in this Tuesday's primary
01/15/05 - Jenkins objects to back-room politics
01/06/05 - Gordon Jenkins announces candidacy for Monticello village trustee

2004
05/05/04 - Monticello Masons recognize promising young scholar
03/26/04 - Village of Monticello website is back on-line
03/23/04 - Whither the website? Where on the World Wide Web is the Village of Monticello?
03/08/04 - Three new Freemasons raised in Sullivan area lodges
02/02/04 - Text of Monticello mayor Gary Sommers' state of the village address
02/02/04 - American Red Cross week in Monticello - Dennis Rundle recognized

2003
10/27/03 - Reinshagen brothers honored for 60 years of service to Freemasonry
05/16/03 - Monticello Masons to install '03-'04 officers
05/12/03 - Monticello Lodge raises eight new Master Masons

2002
10/29/02 - Freemasons pay tribute to Sullivan County's veterans
10/29/02 - Former CIA agent Alfred Korn to speak at Masonic family night
10/29/02 - Monticello Masons install '02-'03 officers
10/29/02 - Local Masonic history book republished on web

2001
06/23/01 - Masonic barbecue on August 5th
06/23/01 - Masons roast Arthur C. Glueck for years of service
06/01/01 - Ralph Breakey named 'Mason of the Year'
05/24/01 - Brennan and Williams receive Masonic awards for community service
05/03/01 - Sister Kevin John Shields receives Masonic award for community service
04/19/01 - Chief Michael Brennan and Head Start director Bertha Williams to be honored

2000
09/23/00 - John P. Wells is Grand Steward
08/03/00 - John P. Wells to receive Masonic apron
05/11/00 - Human Rights Commission to announce essay contest winners
05/11/00 - "Social justice" groups get walk-a-thon checks
03/30/00 - "Classroom 2000" groundbreaking for new Monticello Middle School
03/30/00 - An incubator of discipline remarks by chief judge Lawrence Cooke
03/23/00 - Fallsburg SADD reinforces positive peer network at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School
05/12/00 - Results of Village of Monticello election
03/02/00 - Human rights commission announces essay contest winners
03/16/00 - Giving people back their lives -- Sullivan Advocates attend meeting at the capitol
03/16/00 - Did you know? facts about the war on drugs
03/16/00 - Recovery Center offers full range of prevention and treatment
03/02/00 - Family systems are the root of personality and of society
03/02/00 - Where to go for help human services in Sullivan County
02/24/00 - Updated Village of Monticello website is online
02/17/00 - A self-esteem checklist for parents
02/17/00 - Testing limits and developing self-concept
03/02/00 - Monticello Masons to host Valentine's dinner

1999
09/30/99 - Masonic pancake breakfast in Liberty
09/30/99 - Breakfast in Woodridge feeds Masonic camp fund
09/09/99 - Masons host county-wide "bring a friend" night
10/28/99 - Gold Award to Carolina P. Rue at Ithaca College
07/22/99 - Masonic barbecue on August 22
07/08/99 - Four local women get scholarships from NY Masons
06/17/99 - Friends recall Feldman's wit, humility, wisdom
06/10/99 - Bert Feldman memorial redux
04/08/99 - County judge swears in Monticello officials
03/11/99 - Monti Masons eat pancakes in Woodridge
02/11/99 - Bert Feldman dead at 76 with photos
01/12/99 - Monticello Masons to host Valentine's dinner

1998
10/08/98 - Bud Rue memorial walk for social justice takes a new turn
08/13/98 - Janesa Martinez earns Masters degree
01/08/98 - Police shoot at two armed gunmen in Monticello

1997
12/11/97 - Wasser honored by 700 well-wishers at retirement dinner
11/17/97 - Nonprofit groups won't be pushed out
11/06/97 - Monticello hires labor consultant - delays sign ordinance
11/06/97 - "Don't push us out," NAACP asks
10/23/97 - County judge, sheriff, coroner hopefuls spar
10/10/97 - Walk-a-thon proceeds will exceed $15,000
09/25/97 - "A day of ecstasy and triumph" for Judge Cooke
09/18/97 - Monticello renews property forfeiture pact
09/18/97 - Four generations of Cooke public service
09/11/97 - Three lights -- princess, saint, philosopher editorial
09/11/97 - Village park and facility user fee waivers debated
09/04/97 - Monticello board supports sprucing up park
09/04/97 - Police probe 'suspicious' fatal fire in Milanville by Stephen Clark
08/21/97 - Mayor's reserved parking space questioned
08/07/97 - Cheryl Shiber is Monticello's new village manager
08/07/97 - Village approves $65,000 payout in brutality case
07/17/97 - Monticello Freemasons host barbeque
06/26/97 - Carolina Rue in Who's Who Among American High School Students
04/10/97 - Wal-Mart gives free lunch, a mug, and promises opinion
04/10/97 - Monticello too broke to pursue scofflaws?
04/10/97 - Cobleskill Wal-Mart trip questioned
04/10/97 - Monticello Masons to recognize community builders
04/03/97 - The boobs of Sullivan County editorial
04/03/97 - Democrats mixed on supporting Cellini
03/20/97 - Six delinquent taxpayers seek waivers from village
03/13/97 - Monticello fire chief resigns
03/06/97 - Village to clean up damaged buildings
03/06/97 - Monticello says no to liveries
02/27/97 - Monticello wants Wal-Mart in village limits
02/27/97 - Afro-American family day draws a crowd
02/13/97 - Sullivan gets a second county court judge -- Ledina sworn in
02/13/97 - Poet and counselor Genetha Armstrong is honored with Douglass award
02/06/97 - Lawyer -- Monticello is "going to have liveries"
01/30/97 - We're all in the same soup - editorial
01/30/97 - Monticello board seeks new village manager
01/30/97 - Local faithful celebrate President Clinton's inauguration
01/30/97 - Black History Month activity day and contest
01/30/97 - Monticello gets on info super-hiway
01/23/97 - Sheriff Joseph Wasser meets with Monticello HRC
01/23/97 - New complaint filed vs. Monticello police - complaint text included
01/16/97 - Jacob E. Gunther, III begins third Assembly term
01/16/97 - Monticello sues water bill deadbeats
01/09/97 - Tenants' association president ousted
01/09/97 - Judges welcome LaBuda to the bench

1996
12/05/96 - Monticello police invite public to ride along
12/05/96 - Monticello restaurant gets tax deal
11/28/96 - Foiling the scalawags editorial
11/28/96 - Village releases some installment tax plans -- others remain secret
11/28/96 - Jury clears Monticello policeman
11/21/96 - Human Rights Commission hears brutality complaint
11/21/96 - Half who came to vote get turned away by NAACP
11/14/96 - Democrats fuming over renegade officials
11/07/96 - November 1996 general election preliminary results
11/07/96 - Sullivan Dems carry the day -- but party is split news analysis
11/07/96 - Monticello promotes highway superintendent
10/31/96 - Sullivan County Court candidates pitch experience
10/31/96 - Monticello taxpayers pay the piper for Musical Chairs
10/24/96 - Kaufman pleads for no landfill expansion
10/24/96 - Monticello detective commended
10/24/96 - Human Rights Commission denies getting complaints
10/24/96 - Monticello towing ordinance amended
10/24/96 - Rain holds back for Bud Rue walk-a-thon
10/17/96 - York apologizes for remark about "Jewish people"
10/17/96 - A family that came apart editorial, by Pam Chergotis
10/10/96 - "Legalized lynching" enrages activists
10/10/96 - Transcript of an interview with Sullivan County Legislator Leni Binder
10/10/96 - Monticello police must pay own legal bill
09/19/96 - Will Wal-Mart be good for Monticello?
09/19/96 - Friends recall Ken Wells' humor, energy, honor
08/29/96 - Sullivan County discussion list goes on-line
08/22/96 - New detective has troubling past
08/15/96 - Monticello police officers step in line
08/15/96 - Standing up the Joneses by Mark Aldrich
08/08/96 - Graveside service for a founding family by Mark Aldrich
08/08/96 - Monticello dumps private trash haulers
07/18/96 - Federal campaign contributions reflect local alliances
07/18/96 - Human Rights budget slashed
07/18/96 - Panchyshyn heads village government
07/18/96 - Brennan issues denial
07/11/96 - A matter of honor editorial
07/11/96 - Comptroller rips Texas trip and unlawful car purchases
06/20/96 - Too few "role-models" in Monticello?
03/28/96 - Fairness of Monticello election challenged
03/21/96 - Republicans sweep in Monticello?, by Mark Aldrich and Tom Rue
03/21/96 - Monticello election tally unofficial results
03/14/96 - The arm of the law needs clean hands editorial
03/14/96 - Contenders spar at Monticello candidates night
03/14/96 - Monticello candidates speak out -- election is March 19
03/07/96 - Monticello police mired in bitter politics
02/29/96 - Monticello audit cites Texas trip, car purchases, legal case
02/29/96 - Signs of the times
02/29/96 - American Red Cross "thanks"
02/15/96 - An action-oriented newspaper that won't be bullied editorial
02/15/96 - Liberty senior citizen honored at Frederick Douglass breakfast
02/15/96 - The roots of Freemasonry in Sullivan County
01/25/96 - Monticello election petition challenges filed
01/25/96 - Monticello election takes shape
01/25/96 - Drobysh rests hope for Sullivan's bright future on small businesses
01/05/96 - Monticello Democrats seek candidates

1995
11/23/95 - Rights commissioner arrested -- charges quickly dropped
11/23/95 - Plenty of food for the holidays
11/23/95 - Freedom from hunger said a "human right" in Monticello
11/23/95 - Friedland heads Thompson Democrats
11/16/95 - Rights chief cites "civil rights problem"
11/16/95 - Effort to unseat Friedland fails
11/09/95 - Democrats take Legislature -- votes follow town lines
11/09/95 - Sign carriers settle for $95,000 in Federal court
11/02/95 - 'Faith with feet': Rue memorial draws a crowd
11/02/95 - Lawyer -- Monticello must pay the piper
11/02/95 - Habitat for Humanity hosts halloween brunch
10/26/95 - Bud Rue Memorial draws a crowd of walkers
10/26/95 - Sullivan man "one in a million"
10/19/95 - Walkathon registration still open
10/19/95 - Habitat for Humanity halloween brunch
10/19/95 - Public statement by Mayor Robert Friedland, Village of Monticello
10/12/95 - Sullivan residents join "Million Man March"
10/05/95 - Oneidas seek alternative casino site
10/05/95 - Monticello gets HUD grant
10/05/95 - Monticello hires David Berner as village manager
10/05/95 - Monticello fall clean-up
10/28/95 - Elks furnish flags to Monticello
10/28/95 - Treasurer awaits word from village attorney
09/28/95 - Liberty supervisors Simons still afloat
09/21/95 - Sullivan residents join "Million Man March"
09/14/95 - Treasurer says Panchyshyn should repay Monticello
09/14/95 - Legislature hopefuls vie for new slots
09/14/95 - Liberty candidates face off
09/14/95 - Scholarship in memory of fallen hero
09/14/95 - "Red Cross Challenge" tests cyclists
09/14/95 - Habitat for Humanity of Sullivan Co. hosts chicken barbecue
09/06/95 - Herman Reinshagen receives Masonic appointment
09/01/95 - Monticello Masonic Lodge installs officers
08/31/95 - Monticello's old tollhouse site marked for honor
08/31/95 - Politicians eat chicken at book-signing
08/31/95 - American Red Cross traces holocaust victims
08/31/95 - Habitat for Humanity hosts chicken barbecue
08/24/95 - Human rights commissioner complains of harassment
08/24/95 - Monticello approves landfill cap
08/17/95 - Parishioners celebrate Father Juan's liberty
08/17/95 - The Black community v. Monticello PD -- time for change guest opinion
08/10/95 - Father Juan Bazalar found innocent on four counts of sexual abuse
08/10/95 - Local officials take casino plan to Albany
08/03/95 - Monticello village board narrows search for manager
07/27/95 - Justice Robert C. Williams to retire--Judge Anthony T. Kane considers job
07/27/95 - Fire chief seeks input on Oneidas' pledge to build firehouse
07/27/95 - Taxpayers to pay Friedland's lawyer
07/27/95 - Williams to rule on Hargrove payment
07/20/95 - Human rights commission and NAACP join in denouncing newsletter
07/20/95 - "Out damned spot, out I say!" guest opinion
07/20/95 - Village may pay Friedland's legal fees
07/13/95 - Board snubs Hargrove -- lawsuits fly
07/06/95 - Information superhighway need not be a toll road
06/29/95 - Board weighs treasurer options
06/22/95 - Let democracy live editorial
06/22/95 - Arson suspected in Monticello fire at Nu Design Furniture, 299 Broadway
06/22/95 - Hargrove forum re-slated
06/15/95 - Human Rights Commission marks two years retrospective analysis
06/15/95 - Monticello treasurer must be a U.S. citizen
06/15/95 - Federal child sex charge has local tie
06/08/95 - Monticello board split on upping Hargrove's pay
06/09/95 - Harvey Weinberg makes Sullivan Fair reality
06/08/95 - HH Frank Enterprises legal fees examined
06/01/95 - Cummings and Hargrove were pals friends from way back
06/01/95 - Forum on Hargrove report postponed
06/01/95 - NYCOM tells mayor Friedland who may see Brennan's and Cummings' phone bills
05/25/95 - Baseball big-leaguer "O.B." Oberkfell manages Sullivan Mountain Lions
05/25/95 - Monticello treasurer's citizenship probed
05/25/95 - Board releases Hargrove report, sets forum
05/25/95 - Hargrove calls for Friedland's resignation
05/25/95 - Cummings' resignation "triggered" Record report
05/18/95 - Who's doing what to whom? editorial
05/18/95 - Officials look at dissolving Monticello
05/18/95 - Cummings' cross-country travel an issue in lawsuit
05/18/95 - New Pizza Hut opens in Monticello
05/11/95 - Taxpayers oppose paying consultant
05/11/95 - Friedland censured over phone bill flap -- Cummings to sue
05/11/95 - "Musical chairs" moves to Court of Appeals
05/11/95 - Cummings resigns but Friedland refuses
05/11/95 - Statement by Monticello PBA calling for censure of the Mayor
04/24/95 - Lawrence H. Cooke -- Justice is a very fragile commodity
04/24/95 - Four generations of public service -- Cooke family genealogy
04/24/95 - Lawrence Cooke and Freemasonry
04/24/95 - Police complaints target Mayor
04/17/95 - Lawrence H. Cooke to receive DeWitt Clinton Award for Community Service
04/20/95 - Mutual aid and self-improvement
04/20/95 - Friedland apologizes for racist remark -- won't resign
03/22/95 - Oil spotted in Kiamesha Lake
03/22/95 - Monticello hires engineer to work on landfill
03/22/95 - Monticello mulls sidewalk clearing
03/16/95 - Field of candidates shaping up for County Legislature
03/16/95 - Nude women still dance at Passions
03/16/95 - Town of Thompson endorses casino plan
03/16/95 - Thompson endorses SDTC plan
03/12/95 - What is Freemasonry?
03/09/95 - Resolution concerning Oneida Nation gaming application
03/09/95 - Local community supports casino
03/02/95 - The art and science of relationships human services feature
03/02/95 - Breastfeeding counselors have lunch
03/02/95 - Parents for Parents meets at three sites
03/02/95 - Habitat for Humanity to elect officers
03/02/95 - Mountain Lions ink agreement with Monticello
03/02/95 - Monticello village officers' dual roles raise eyebrows
03/02/95 - DPW chief calls ballpark environmentally sound
03/02/95 - Monticello settles with phone company
03/02/95 - Mix recyclable trash in March
02/23/95 - Student editor cleared - newspaper called "obscene"
02/23/95 - Black History Month gives hope for inter-racial unity
02/23/95 - Unitarian Universalists put feet where mouth is
02/16/95 - School board looks to fund ventilation costs
02/16/95 - Monticello adjusts senior citizen tax exemption
02/16/95 - ASAALH honors founder of local Masonic lodge
02/09/95 - Monticello wants video slot machines
02/09/95 - Schools told of sex-offending parolees
02/09/95 - Women in Freemasonry
02/09/95 - Monticello snowfall
02/02/95 - Public rallies over discipline at Monticello High School
02/02/95 - Lungen to "do the right thing" for student editor
01/26/95 - Habitat for Humanity hosts guest speakers
01/26/95 - CACHE to move men's shelter
01/26/95 - Village police withhold underground newsletter -- FOIL request denied
01/26/95 - Monticello High School simmers after arrest of student editor
01/19/95 - Student arrested over newspaper

1994
08/10/94 - Rue becomes certified mental health counselor NBCC

1993
11/04/93 - Crossing the river editorial on the death of the writer's father
10/28/93 - Organizer dies on walk-a-thon by Lisa Johnson of The Times Herald-Record
08/26/93 - Thomas Rue listed in Men of Achievement
08/19/93 - Officials Allow protest signs at Monticello village meeting by Pam Chergotis
08/19/93 - Protesters challenge speech restrictions in Monticello by Pam Chergotis
08/12/93 - The right to assemble "Recusant Reporter" column by Bert Feldman
08/12/93 - Monticello officials acted illegally, court says 'Free speech' protest case to be moved
08/12/93 - Republicans blast Monticello officials for arrests at meeting - party
08/05/93 - Protesters arrested at Monticello board meeting by Pam Chergotis
07/15/93 - Alcoholism--an incurable addiction human services feature
03/18/93 - Rue listed in Who's Who In American Education
02/18/93 - Death and dying--a part of living human services feature
02/18/93 - Rue joins book panel of The Family Journal -
01/14/93 - Drawing the line on sexual harassment human services feature

1992
12/31/92 - No one should be exempt editorial calling for a human rights commission
11/12/92 - Pagans seek to incorporate
10/15/92 - Youth Bureau conference to be held in Callicoon statewide event at Villa Roma
09/17/92 - Abused elderly need not be isolated human services feature
06/04/92 - Marker to be remounted on Skinners Falls bridge
05/21/92 - River School 'Spring Fever' dance party
04/23/92 - Rue in Who's Who
04/00/92 - Easter's Pagan roots honor the cycle of nature on ancient European traditions
04/09/92 - Ethics of paying for mental health services human services feature
02/27/92 - The awe & dread of in-laws human services feature

1991
12/26/91 - Gimme that oldtime, yuletide religion - feature on ancient European traditions
12/05/91 - River School receives grant
10/31/91 - River School open house prospective students/parents invited
10/17/91 - TRR article reprinted in The Advocate, by AMHCA
10/17/91 - How at risk are you of contracting AIDS? human services feature
08/22/91 - When a child breaks the law human services feature
08/08/91 - Construction begins at The River School renovate former Innisfree dormitory
08/08/91 - In the workplace: mental health and happiness human services feature
06/27/91 - The River School parents make progress in organizing
05/09/91 - Anti-poverty agency funds London trip - opinion on a local nonprofit agency
04/11/91 - Choosing a mental health counselor or psychotherapist - human services feature
03/07/91 - Child substance abuse requires caring adult vigilance and treatment - feature
02/14/91 - Old age: a time for reflections and personal flexibility - human services feature
01/31/91 - Talking about fairness in love and marriage - human services feature
01/17/91 - What is a parent? - editorial on what it means to be a "real" parent
01/10/91 - Family therapy as an alternative to foster placement - human services feature

1990
11/22/90 - Unitarians established in Milanville local congregation affiliates with UUA
02/15/90 - Hernandez-Rue wedding of Carmen Hernandez and Tom Rue
02/15/90 - Higher solutions editorial on Soviet-American alcoholism counseling exchange
02/01/90 - Imbolc: midwinter reminder of a fire goddess feature on ancient European traditions

1989
08/03/89 - Rue joins Berkshire Farm as family therapist with private agency
08/03/89 - The flag controversy editorial by David Hulse (with letters)
07/27/89 - Honoring the Minisink dead - editorial on genocide and culture (with letter)
07/20/89 - NPS to pay 'taxes' on Milanville property payments in lieu of taxes
07/13/89 - NPS buys house in Milanville for North District office of UDS&RR
06/15/89 - Monticello twins hear from White House human interest dog story
04/27/89 - May Day: Pagan festival of life feature on ancient European traditions
04/20/89 - River safety committee discusses dangers of Mongaup hydro releases pose risk
04/20/89 - River protesters' appeal grinds on justice court case appealed to county court
04/20/89 - Nonprofit retreat center to open all week owners retire to run youth hostel
04/13/89 - This ain't Burger King Delaware Community Center elects new officers
01/19/89 - New proposals offered to keep river access open DEC wants outright purchase
01/19/89 - Delaware Community Center holds annual meeting in Callicoon
01/12/89 - Delaware Community Center releases Saturday schedule rollerskating, etc.

1988
12/01/88 - River protesters proceed with appeal - from Tusten to county court
11/24/88 - County youth leaders discuss lifeguard shortage - new state regulations
11/12/88 - Non-profits learn how to get organized - advice to board members
10/27/88 - Halloween: the Celtic new year - feature on ancient European traditions
10/06/88 - The River Law -- ten years later - history of Upper Delaware planning process
10/06/88 - Firm offers diverse services - description of river planning consulting firm
09/01/88 - The purity of the guardians - editorial on the Delaware Riverkeeper
05/12/88 - A journalist looks at rights in conflict - news analysis on community journalism
04/07/88 - Reducing a risk of youth - editorial calling for a law banning teen alcohol use
03/31/88 - Delaware Community Center forms committees - account of board meeting
03/31/88 - Roller Skating for kids - at Delaware Community Center
03/31/88 - Center clean-up day - at Community Center
03/31/88 - Mid-Hudson Social Ad-Vantage - singles newsletter
03/17/88 - Community Center lineup - events in Callicoon
03/10/88 - River council to adopt public comment policy - no "personal references"
03/10/88 - Damascus to vote on UDC referendum - whether to participate
02/11/88 - DeFalco gives $8000 to Delaware Community Center - local developer
02/04/88 - Skatefests in Callicoon - at Delaware Community Center
01/21/88 - Damascus still talking junk - Williams property
01/07/88 - V.R. Scheuren convicted by jury - assault on guard, trespass at campground
01/07/88 - "Black Monday" in Damascus - no park, no plan, no way

1987
11/19/87 - Community Center reaches to overcome money woes - report of public forum
10/29/87 - CAC discusses strand - riverfrontage between the mean high and low water marks
10/29/87 - River protesters arrested at COUP meeting - 'Narrowsburg Four' cited for disorderly conduct
10/29/87 - COUP work goes on - following disruption at last meeting
10/29/87 - Community Center forum - announcing upcoming meeting
10/22/87 - Winter closing in on Delaware Community Center - caretakers leaving thea area
09/10/87 - COUP plans for Upper Delaware Council despite disruptions - openness promised
09/10/87 - 36 CFR does not apply - state regs will still govern fishing in UD river corridor
09/10/87 - Damascus discusses farming easements - Pennsylvania statewide referendum
08/20/87 - Profile: Dick Rhodes - National Canoe Safety Patrol volunteer
08/20/87 - Baseball and apple pie - editorial urging township support for a Little League
08/20/87 - Raw sewage spotted on river at Narrowsburg - source uncertain
08/13/87 - NPS recovers stolen canoe - man-boy pair charged in theft
08/13/87 - Rupp charge adjourned - marijuana violation ACD'd
08/13/87 - Unitarians organize on Upper Delaware - Upper Delaware UU Fellowship forms
08/06/87 - River "slick" inconclusive, according to DRBC engineer - may be natural
08/06/87 - Middle Delaware okays Management Plan - Delaware Water Gap NRA
07/30/87 - COUP policy on openness - promising compliance by UDC with FOIL
07/30/87 - CAC mourns loss - death of charter chair, Herb Fabricant, in car crash
07/30/87 - New board officers at Community Center - election of trustees
07/23/87 - Slick on river at Milanville investigated - oily appearance above Skinners
07/16/87 - Lumberland Justice Court - arrest for marijuana possession after gunshots fired
06/18/87 - Taking care of the land - editorial on Supreme Court land-use management ruling
06/18/87 - NPS signs vandalized - road signs spray-painted, protest banners hung on bridge
05/28/87 - Two injured at Skinners Falls - two young women pin their legs in river rocks
05/28/87 - Tusten to pump river? - residents fear town well is contaminated by toxic dump
05/21/87 - Robert McFarlane at SCCC: "We took a risk and failed" - news/analysis
05/10/87 - Delaware Community Center on the move - athletic and creative activities
05/07/87 - COUP hires attorneys to advise river towns - Charles Zaleski of Harrisburg
05/07/87 - Documents drafted for Upper Delaware Council - articles of agreement, by-laws
05/07/87 - Skinners Falls bridge to close - details of 1987 repair plan
05/07/87 - Daub junkyard investigated - near Beach Lake
04/30/87 - Milanville Bridge closed again - for painting
04/30/87 - "We caught the criminal!" - youths make citizens arrest in Damascus
04/23/87 - Solutions sought for domestic assault - account of Honesdale panel discussion
04/16/87 - 'WNPS' to broadcast - park service plans radio billboard
01/29/87 - Faces of hate - editorial on local politics of hatred

1986
12/25/86 - DRBC wants out of river council
12/25/86 - Women's Resource Center volunteers
12/25/86 - Green cleared of disruption charges
12/18/86 - The River Reporter in NY Press Association
12/18/86 - COUP begins plan committee work - legal, project review, and operations
12/18/86 - Sources protected under Shield Law - news analysis on boundaries in reporting
12/11/86 - Positions wanted: Babysitting
12/11/86 - Groups and community center
12/04/86 - McKean denounces plan, Hoffman denounces brief
11/27/86 - Wayne County's homeless program out of funds
11/27/86 - Sullivan County's homeless
11/20/86 - Fire contract renewed in Buckingham
11/13/86 - Profile: Larue Elmore
11/06/86 - Bridge open!
11/06/86 - Youth Center meets with DEC
11/06/86 - Halloween shooting
10/30/86 - Area Halloween roundup
10/30/86 - Milanville Bridge to reopen
10/30/86 - Zane Grey and the Mormons - review of a novel by a famous local author
10/23/86 - Politics comes to Damascus
10/23/86 - Sullivan's first group home
10/16/86 - The gift of life (editorial)
10/16/86 - Long Eddy Water Co. seeks municipal district
10/16/86 - Fosterdale Motel burglarized
10/09/86 - Postupak blasting away
10/09/86 - "A plan that will fly"
10/09/86 - Tyler Hill B&B flourishes
10/09/86 - Fall fun at Delaware Community Center - classes, dinners, holiday parties, etc.
10/02/86 - Youth Center crooks nabbed - sound system stolen and recovered
10/02/86 - Franking dispute resolved
10/02/86 - COUP puts off UDCA, ILA
10/02/86 - George Hocker named to CAC
09/25/86 - Addiction counseling in the river valley
09/18/86 - A dentist in Narrowsburg - Nagpal Dental Associates
09/18/86 - Peri Ann Hennig resigns
09/11/86 - Perzanowski Memorial Fund
09/11/86 - Damascus porch dispute continues
09/11/86 - Community Center gets $10,000
09/04/86 - Bridge pins removed - repairs to historic Milanville Bridge (PHOTOS)
09/04/86 - Soil erosion on Shehawken Creek - Buckingham and Scott townships
08/28/86 - Milanville Bridge progresses
08/28/86 - Revision sessions productive
08/21/86 - North Branch tragedy
08/21/86 - The run-around (editorial)
08/21/86 - Two hurt at Skinners Falls
08/21/86 - Profile: Glenn Hester
08/14/86 - Family violence gets mixed support in river valley
08/14/86 - Long Eddy man in clink
08/14/86 - River yields "treasures"
08/14/86 - Revision committee agrees on river council
08/14/86 - River injuries on August 10
08/07/86 - Keep off bridge - "no traspassing" on Milanville Bridge
08/07/86 - Community Center seeks moral and financial support - county funding is reduced
08/07/86 - Damascus ZBA ruling upheld
08/07/86 - Graffiti reported between Long Eddy and Narrowsburg
08/07/86 - Beavers still at it
08/07/86 - Community Center seeks moral and financial support
07/31/86 - Ranger praised in rescue
07/31/86 - Enjoying the Delaware River
07/24/86 - NPS river rescues
07/24/86 - Bridge out
07/24/86 - Wayne County Commissioners take care of business
07/10/86 - More than a minor problem - editorial calling for a law banning teen alcohol use
07/10/86 - Pot and lewdness
07/10/86 - Hangin' out
07/17/86 - Plan revision begins
07/17/86 - DCC meets at Villa Roma - Community Center gets $500 gift from local resort
07/17/86 - American Youth Hostels charters Innisfree - nonprofit youth hostel in Milanville
07/03/86 - NPS: "Drowning is for real"
07/03/86 - Summer youth program - at Delaware Community Center
06/26/86 - Tusten votes to mow ballfield - roads said to have been a higher priority
06/26/86 - Social work to real estate
06/26/86 - Drinking at Skinners Falls
06/26/86 - Damascus rejects plan
06/19/86 - Private use of backhoe
06/19/86 - Problems plague workers at Milanville Bridge - lead paint chips in river (PHOTO)
06/19/86 - Delaware River Bed & Breakfast Association seeks members
06/12/86 - Protesters disrupt public hearings on river plan - plan opponents shut down meeting
06/12/86 - Attorney Wittmaack suspended - Pike County lawyer to be disbarred
06/12/86 - Profile: Grandma Schaffer
05/29/86 - Skinners Falls bridge closing for repairs - scheduled for May 15th (PHOTO)
05/29/86 - Community Center gets new caretakers - Bill and Sue Hennig
05/29/86 - "Simple living and high thinking" - feature on a Hare Krishna school in Cochecton
05/29/86 - Some local views - sidebar to above ISKON school piece
05/22/86 - FEMA to study Damascus flood plains
05/15/86 - Com-Center changes approved
05/15/86 - Bridge repairs in June - details of planned Milanville Bridge repairs
05/15/86 - Profile: Peri Ann Hennig - sketch of new Community Center president
05/15/86 - Community Center fund drive - bank loan and public events
05/08/86 - Commissioners hire for group home - this reporter as houseparent for teens
05/08/86 - Rescue at Skinners Falls - woman and man pin legs in rapids
05/08/86 - Damascus asks for clarification on hearings
05/01/86 - New board gets to work - Delaware Community Center survives a crisis
05/01/86 - Wayne commissioners hear river debate
04/24/86 - Community Center needs help - full board threatens to resign
04/24/86 - Damascus supervisors hear comment on river plan
04/24/86 - What's a kid to do (editorial)
04/24/86 - One car accident in Milanville
04/24/86 - Wayne Commissioners apply for Block Grant
04/10/86 - Landowner survey favors river plan
04/10/86 - Wayne CYS threatened by state cuts
04/03/86 - "Interrupting county government"
04/03/86 - Com-Center plans approved
03/27/86 - Plan referendum approved
03/27/86 - Review Board to meet
03/27/86 - Com-Center clarifies procedure
03/27/86 - Milanville garage fire
03/20/86 - Manchester votes for a referendum - to contract with NPS or not?
03/20/86 - Damascus referendum - board mulls asking the voters what they should do
03/20/86 - ILA tour de force - group turns out the numbers, president attacks reporter
03/20/86 - Exploring options for victims of spouse abuse - human services feature
03/20/86 - Youth care needs funds - local effects of Gramm-Rudman federal budget cuts
03/20/86 - Some toothpick!
03/13/86 - Wayne commissioners hear about river, roads, insurance
03/06/86 - Damascus concerned about plan
03/06/86 - Wayne County Commissioners
02/27/86 - Paul Robeson, Jr. speaks at SCCC - Black History Month program
02/27/86 - "Old Man River" - life sketch of a great American
02/27/86 - Emergency communications - EMS staff ask better communication
02/20/86 - Emergency network: A hot issue - seek solution to "dead spots"
02/20/86 - Reporter uninjured in accident
02/20/86 - CAC debates River Management Plan
02/20/86 - The professor's new clothes - touts expertise on plan in odd comic eyewear
02/13/86 - Open bridge in summer - COUP asks PennDOT to reschedule repairs
02/13/86 - COUP asks for "specific" comments on plan - plan won't be foisted on towns
02/06/86 - Damascus participation in COUP discussed - Upper Delaware Council
02/06/86 - Cochecton was not called about fire
02/06/86 - Don't sever the artery - editorial on timing and effects of interstate bridge repairs
01/30/86 - Skinners Falls bridge to close for repair - By Ed Wesely
01/30/86 - Spaceship disaster stuns area students - local reaction to the Challenger disaster
01/23/86 - Wayne County: How does it care for young people in need? - group home
01/23/86 - Damascus discusses new CAC appointment - to reappoint or not?
01/23/86 - Damascus USPS facility - large new office planned
01/30/86 - Residents oppose Tennanah Lake project
01/16/86 - Aging Agency disputes care of disabled
01/16/86 - Stewart elected to lead COUP - townships elect chairman, prepare for NPS plan

1985
12/19/85 - Innisfree Growth Laboratory - encounter workshop and Comet Party
12/19/85 - Damascus supervisors worry about tax base - school board to take realty tax
12/04/85 - Damascus supervisors approve zoning change - spot zoning
12/04/85 - The local drug scene - report of a Honesdale discussion on teen alcohol/drug use
12/04/85 - Innisfree -- 15 year reunion - activities at Milanville hostel