Youngsville News

Sure, Tuesday's "Kill the Drill" rally in New York City aims to stop gas drilling in the city watershed.

Some of the greenest homes in America would cost as little as $270,000, consume 50 percent less energy than a conventional home and come delivered within 100 days for homebuyers - starting right here in the Hudson Valley.

Youngsville resident Bruce Bell breathed a sigh of relief on September 28 when the Callicoon Town Board voted to move forward with a plan to stabilize the bank of Callicoon Creek, which may be further eroded with the next serious storm that passes through.

It must have been visually striking: hundreds of old high school athletic uniforms, from the three schools that merged to form the Sullivan West School District, set out to dry on old music stands in a mothballed school.

With the Obama administration considering whether it might be possible to turn the White House green, it's not surprising that building certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program is increasingly being sought after.

A few months after receiving LEED Platinum in Georgia, New World Home has now received Platinum certification for this home in Youngsville, New York.

For the second time this year, New World Home has achieved a historic milestone in green housing by obtaining LEED for Homes Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council .

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Orange and Sullivan counties, as heavy rain and thunderstorms are predicted to roll into our region again Saturday.

A water main in Youngsville, NY that runs beneath Panther Rock Creek was unearthed by recent flooding.

About 50 firefighters and supporters snapped to attention and saluted Claudia Davidson, widow of firefighter George Davidson, as she walked into a hearing in Monticello before a Workers Compensation law judge.

The wife of a fallen volunteer firefighter who died of a heart attack will get benefits under workers compensation.

YOUNGSVILLE George Davidson III died two hours after participating in a fire department drill in Youngsville.

YOUNGSVILLE George Davidson III died two hours after participating in a fire department drill in Youngsville.

YOUNGSVILLE George Davidson III died two hours after participating in a fire department drill in Youngsville.

YOUNGSVILLE George Davidson III died two hours after participating in a fire department drill in Youngsville.

Roads were knocked out, bridges were compromised and the county manager declared a state of emergency.

Sullivan County legislators are expected to make last week's flooding in the region a top priority when they meet in committees this week.

This weekend, the Cutting Garden in Youngsville will present its annual festival celebrating anything and everything that is grown, created and produced in Sullivan County.

For the second time this week, heavy rains left parts of northern Sullivan County under water.

Residents of Sullivan County in eastern New York are bracing for another day of rain after flooding earlier in the week.