Posts by Dorene Warner
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Welcomes Centennial Volunteer Ambassador
BEACH LAKE, PA – Anya Shaunessy, 2015 graduate from Bucknell University, will help prepare Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River for the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary in 2016. She is one of 70 energetic, young Centennial Volunteer Ambassador interns recently selected to spend the next year connecting local communities to National Parks through volunteer…
Read MorePark Ranger Guided Canoe Instruction on the Delaware River
BEACH LAKE, PA – On Saturday August 29th at 10:30am, two Park Rangers from Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River will be teaching basic paddling techniques as well as ways to stay safe while canoeing on the river. The event will be held at the Narrowsburg DEC Access in Narrowsburg, NY. If you have always…
Read MoreFinal 2015 UDC Grants Completed
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) approved the six final projects of 11 that were completed under its Fiscal Year 2015 round of Technical Assistance Grants on August 25. From 1988 to 2015, the UDC has awarded a cumulative total of $774,325 to fund 230 projects through the TAG program.The non-profit organization’s board…
Read MoreFremont Completes 2015 UDC Grant
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council approved a $4,018 payment to the Town of Fremont, NY on July 28 to mark the successful completion of its 2015 Technical Assistance Grant project. Under the coordination of Code Enforcement Officer James McElroy, the town worked with vendors Williamson Law Book Co. of Victor, NY and Chorba Consulting,…
Read MoreUDC Technical Assistance Grant Applications Due by Aug. 31
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) announces the opening of its Fiscal Year 2013 Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) program. Applications from the UDC’s member municipalities must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 31. A special meeting of the UDC’s Project Review Committee will be convened on Tuesday, September 11, at 6:30 p.m.…
Read MoreNarrowsburg Bridge Rehabilitation Subject of July 29 Public Meeting
NARROWSBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will brief the public about rehabilitation plans for the Narrowsburg Bridge at a July 29 meeting to be held at 6 p.m. at the Tusten Town Hall community room. “The Upper Delaware Council appreciates PennDOT’s responsiveness to fulfilling the regional calls by citizens, businesses, and emergency service…
Read MoreLumberland and Damascus Complete UDC Grant Projects
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) recently approved payments to Damascus Township, PA and the Town of Lumberland, NY upon successful completion of their 2015 Technical Assistance Grant projects. Damascus Township revised its Township Communications Ordinance in response to new developments in wireless facilities technology, with an emphasis on the spacing of 4G…
Read MoreTake the Eagle Express to the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Scenic Byway, Inc. welcomes a convenient new bus service to transport folks to and from Manhattan with a choice of stops at four of the charming communities associated with the New York State Route 97 byway. The “Upper Delaware River Eagle Express” will have its debut on June 26 &…
Read MoreBerlin Completes 2015 UDC Grant
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council recently approved a $2,312 payment to Berlin Township, PA upon successful completion of its 2015 Technical Assistance Grant project. The Berlin Township Board of Supervisors utilized the grant funding to prepare and publish a construction manual for sanitary sewers and appurtenances, and to print new Sign & Subdivision Ordinances.…
Read MoreFour Upper Delaware River Bridges Set for Replacement or Major Repairs
DUNMORE – The pending replacement of the 1904 Pond Eddy Bridge and major rehabilitations for Upper Delaware River crossings in Narrowsburg, Cochecton, and Skinners Falls dominated the reports at the New York-Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission’s annual meeting held May 13 at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 4-0 headquarters. The commission discussed an…
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