WINDSOR - The 2025–26 Windsor Christmas Tournament, held Dec. 29, unfolded as both endurance test and proving ground for area wrestlers. Walton/Delaware Academy emerged with a ninth-place team … more

A custom-built snowflake was lowered just before midnight on New Year’s Eve at the village greenspace on Water Street, assisted by a ladder truck from the Walton Fire Department, as residents … more

Beatrice M. Grotervant Bennett, age 94, passed away Dec. 30, 2025. The daughter of Henry and Blanche Bailey Grotervant. Beatrice is survived by her sons; Dennis and Judy Bennett of Downsville, … more

DOWNSVILLE - Rob Hafele was sworn in Jan. 2 as Colchester’s new supervisor, formally beginning a first term shaped by a November election that unseated longtime supervisor Art Merrill and signaling … more

DELHI - When Beverly Shields first took office as Delaware County treasurer in 1994, the work of managing public money was tactile and slow. Paper ledgers filled desks. Balancing the county’s books … more

Hello friends, how’s your 2026 going so far? You may not know but I must write these columns a week in advance, so I am projecting my positive spin on the whole New Year thing. What I know today is … more

MARGARETVILLE - Margaretville Central School Board of Education members received a gloomy forecast about future budgets and a stark reality check on the school’s food service program at meeting … more

The NY State Ornithological Association’s annual statewide waterfowl count is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 18. Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society covers Otsego Lake and the Susquehanna River above … more

Mindful Birding is a practice of birdwatching that falls at the periphery of the traditional perception of what it is to be a birder. It is an immersive experience in the natural world that occurs at … more

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced a record-breaking year for the CleanSweepNY program. More than 645,500 pounds of chemicals, including pesticides, paint, oil, … more

Prior to the 2025-26 big game hunting seasons, the New York State Legislature amended Environmental Conservation Law to expand crossbow hunting opportunities for deer and bear. Under the amended law, … more