Delaware County Newscast

This week we’ve got both Hamden and Delhi councils considering batteries buildings, data centers, and commercial solar projects, while Walton is grappling with a potential hot dog cart, Bovina is looking for its missing water, and Sidney would like its bathrooms back, please. Past episodes and more: https://delconewscast.comRemember: Keep up with (real) local news!Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribeListen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.comSubscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptionsHeck, even read or watch WBNG: https://fllw.me/bngdelcoWritten and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor. 

This week we’ve got a theft from the veteran’s park in Sidney, how a pollution settlement is gonna help farmers, more reasons not to have a house in a flood zone, plus a very clean hospital, Amphenol considers a big expansion, and more!Past episodes and more: https://delconewscast.comRemember: Keep up with (real) local news!Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribeListen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.comSubscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptionsHeck, even read or watch WBNG: https://fllw.me/bngdelcoWritten and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

This week we’ve got millions being spent to combat river erosion on the Delaware, major bridge repairs planned in Colchester, beavers causing consternation in Stamford, jobs for teens available, and more news from around the county.Links from the podcast:Delaware County Board of Elections: Delaware County Summer Youth Program: Remember: Keep up with (real) local news!Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribeListen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.comSubscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptionsWritten and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.  

This week we’ve got more rabies in the county, replacing your peeling license plates, when is a parking lot not a parking lot?, and, as always, money money money (and more)!Links from the podcast:Delaware County Public Health (rabies-vax appointments): https://www.delcony.gov/ph/event/franklin-free-rabies-vaccination-clinic-3Replace peeling license plates: https://dmv.ny.gov/plates/peeling-and-damaged-license-platesCatskills Campaign for the Future Fund: https://donorswhocare.org/catskills-campaign-for-the-future-fund-ccff/Remember: Keep up with (real) local news!Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribeListen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.comSubscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptionsWritten and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

This week we’ve got the latest on the senior-meals program in the county, plus solar moritoria, Sidney’s hantavirus connection, sign limits in Hamden, and more.Links from the podcast:Town of Colchester: https://www.colchesterny.govSidney’s proposed property-tax payment plans: https://fllw.me/4eG3Xa8Remember: Keep up with (real) local news!Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribeListen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.comSubscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptionsWritten and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

This week we’ve got stories about the county’s failure to communicate with Delaware Opportunities, why the state DEC warned Hancock about dumping (which confused town leadership), how two libraries are floating a new funding plan, plus questions about volunteer firefighter numbers and more!Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.Links from the podcast:Schedule a blood donation through the Red Cross: https://redcrossblood.org Letter from the DEC to Hancock Supervisor Jerry Vernold: https://fllw.me/42FW65nRemember: Keep up with (real) local news!Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribeListen to Catskills News Talk:  https://www.catskillnewstalk.comSubscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptions

This week, two villages score some big money from New York State, but other villages are facing budgetary challenges if they don't get county help. (And no, the county still won’t give it.) And if you’re looking for help with AI — artificial insemination, that is — there’s a workshop coming up just for you. Hands on, too! And there’s more!Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.Link from the podcast:Artificial insemination seminar info: https://fllw.me/4dihSRB and the program flyer (PDF): https://delconewscast.com/files/2026-06_Artificial-Insemination.pdfRemember: Keep up with (real) local news!Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribe/Listen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.com/Subscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptions

This week we’ve got an update about Stewart’s in Sidney — and about I-88 repairs, plus NYSEG’s advice for people struggling with electric bills, Colchester solar moratorium, a lot of tourism dollars being spread around, and more. Link from the podcast:Delaware County Tourism Development Grant recipients: https://dcecodev.com/2026-delaware-county-tourism-development-grant-recipients/Keep up with local news!Subscribe to the Reporter (formerly the Walton Reporter): https://the-reporter.net/subscribe/Listen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.com/Subscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptions| Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

This week: High electricity costs (in case you haven’t noticed), a couple of shake-your-head dopey felony arrests, a rabid raccoon in Colchester, and more!  | Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor ([email protected])

Could villages become cities? Plus Sidney's accounting woes, Delhi vs. student housing, and more.Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

A town supervisor under a secret investigation, Hamden’s strange electric bills, million-dollar lottery winner in Sidney, and more!| Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

Sidney rethinks its water rates, while the county gets financial surprises — bad and good. Meanwhile better addiction services are coming, and Walton grapples with school traffic (and apparently a rampant drug problem). | Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

Delaware County finally has a solution to the foreclosed homes it owns (maybe), Colchester is all over the idea of the country’s 250th, it’s time to think about this year’s elections, and more! | Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

Get Delaware County’s latest news all in about 9 minutes.This week: a (slow) fix to Walton’s feral-cat problem, WDLA returning to the air, the state investigating Johnston & Rhodes, and more. Written, recorded, and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor ([email protected]).