Feature Release Roadmap

Something exciting is coming

Monday, January 5th, 2026

We're working hard to bring you an enhanced digital experience. Our new platform will deliver the local news and stories you care about with improved features and a modern design.

Fast & Modern

Lightning-fast performance with a sleek, modern interface

Mobile Ready

Optimized for seamless reading on any device

Community Focus

Stay connected with stories that matter locally

Preview Release v1.0.0

Monday, November 3rd, 2025

Feature Release Roadmap

PUBLIC RELEASED

We're working hard to bring you an enhanced digital experience. Our new platform will deliver the local news and stories you care about with improved features and a modern design.

Contact Us

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Get in touch. Questions about advertising, news tips, or our services? We'd love to hear from you.

Weather Dashboard

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Current conditions and forecasts for Schoharie, Delaware, Greene, and Ulster Counties.

Regional Radio Stations

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Listen to your favorite Upstate New York radio stations

About Our Company

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Upstate Weekly News serves as the voice of rural Upstate New York, connecting communities through trusted journalism, local commerce, and digital innovation.

Our Region

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Four counties, countless communities, and endless opportunities for digital growth in New York's most beautiful mountain region.

Our Team

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Our partnership combines decades of trusted journalism with cutting-edge digital technology, merging editorial excellence with enterprise systems expertise to serve four counties.

Business Solutions

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Twenty-eight years of enterprise systems expertise, applied at regional rates through our advertising partnerships and business consulting services.

Weather Alerts

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Current weather watches, warnings, and advisories for Schoharie, Delaware, Greene, and Ulster Counties.

Current Weather Conditions

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Live weather data and real-time observations from Schoharie, Delaware, Greene, and Ulster Counties.

7 Day Weather Forecast

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Extended weather outlook with detailed forecasts for Schoharie, Delaware, Greene, and Ulster Counties.

Weather RSS Feed

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Our weather dashboard information, delivered as an RSS feed.

Weather API

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A mechanism to allow real-time updates of weather information.

Search Weather

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Search for weather reports and alerts for your local area.

Support Dashboard

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Your portal which provides summaries and links to all support related resources in one place.

Legal Notices

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Please review our important legal notices and disclosures to understand your rights and our responsibilities.

Copyright Notice

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Intellectual property rights and content usage guidelines for our website materials.

Cookie Notice

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Information about our use of cookies for marketing, personalization, and analytics.

Privacy Policy

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Your privacy is our priority. Learn how we protect and handle your personal information.

Terms of Service

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Agreement terms for using our services, including user responsibilities and service limitations.

Stripe Disclosure

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The integration of USWN with Stripe provides many features and benefits that support banking and electronic payments.

Security Policy

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Responsible Security Reporting

Stellar Blockchain

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We leverage the Stellar blockchain for advanced payment processing, customer loyalty programs, and secure digital asset management.

Custom Error Pages

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Under construction. Maintenance Mode. 404 - Not Found. 403 - Not Authorized. 500 - Server Error

Preview Release v1.0.1

Monday, November 24th, 2025

Subscriptions

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Choose the subscription that fits your lifestyle. All plans include access to trusted local news covering Schoharie, Delaware, Ulster, and Greene Counties.

New Subscription

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Select your subscription type while completing the form, validate your email, select a password, and start your membership.

Subscriber Sign In

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Existing subcribers can sign-in using their email and password and optional two-factor authentication.

Subscriber Dashboard

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View and/or manage your activity history, contacts, preferences, settings, quick links, USWN balance, and your subsciption type and status.

Wallet

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View your USD and USWN balances. Earn, share, pay, swap, exchange, and redeem.

Support Tickets

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View your open and closed support incidents and create new ones. Annotate and attach files to existing tickets. Collaborate with our engineers to resolve your issue.

News & Media Portal

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Covering Schoharie, Delaware, Ulster, and Greene Counties with in-depth reporting, breaking news alerts, photo galleries, and our complete newspaper archive.

Community Portal

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Explore local events, forums, polls, and connections taking place in Schoharie, Delaware, Ulster, and Greene Counties

Articles

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Search, view, and react to articles. Subscribers may submit tips and stories to share with the community.

Archives

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Subscribers can view the latest edition of the newspaper online and access all previous editions.

Photo Gallery

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Our gallery features photo albums, organized by date and category. Photos in each album may be linked to other types of content, such as articles or events. Subscribers may contribute their own photos.

News Feeds

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We combine our specially curated list of select RSS feeds into a single news stream to bring you a comprehensive set of current headlines and stories.

Community Events

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Search and view details about current, upcoming, and past events. Subscribers may join open events, list their own events, and invite other subscibers to join.

Polls

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Every week, we'll feature a new poll to accompany our print newspaper edition. Subscribers can vote during the week up until Wednesday, and then we'll print the results in the next edition of the newspaper.

Forums

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We've created four forums for our subscribers - one for each county we serve. Subscribers may create and respond to threads nested beneath county-specific forum topics.

Private Messages

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Communicate privately with one or more members of our community at a time though encrypted email-like messaging with support for file attachments.

Curated Videos

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Browse playable embeds from YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo, and more; every video now has search, reactions, and local comments so conversations stay on Upstate Weekly News.

Home

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Upstate Weekly News Home is a portal that contains a series of widgets which aggregate, summarize, and provide links to the latest news, weather, media, marketplace listings, and community activities.

Marketplace

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Search listings by keyword and filter by date, location, type, category, seller, and market segment. Unlock discounts and discover popular and trending deals.

Shopping Cart

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Add marketplace listings to your cart and checkout to create an order. Once you've successfully checked out, a new pending order is created and your shopping cart is reset.

Wish List

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Use your wish list to bookmark interesting listings for consideration. Move items between your cart and wish list.

Create a Listing

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Premium subscribers may create and manage marketplace listings as well as access seller tools to accept payment, and fulfill customer orders.

Orders & History

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Follow an order's status through completion and review the history of your previous orders.

Public Release

Monday, January 5th, 2026

Business Profile

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Business directory and marketplace profile for premium subscribers.

Advertising

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Connect with engaged readers in Schoharie, Delaware, Ulster, and Greene Counties through trusted print and digital advertising solutions.

Advertising Campaigns

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Create and manage advertising campaigns. Add and remove print display ads from campaigns. Review history, reports, and analytics.

Connections

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Connect with and schedule private meetings or activities with other verified local members of our community.

Market Quotes

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Quotes for major stock indices, commodity futures, crytpocurrencies, and treasuries. Cryptocurrency quotes are real time, whereas stock and commodity indices will be delayed by 10-20 minutes. Treasuries are reported daily by the FED.

Progressive Web App

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A web application that can be installed like a native app on mobile or desktop. It can be launched using a shortcut and loads full screen just like a native app. It can be used offline with limited functionality.

AI Automation

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The automated AI production agent periodically retrieves raw content submitted by our field reporters and formats it as web-friendly articles, ready for editorial approval and publishing.

Blockchain

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The Stellar blockchain node and Horizon API paired with issuer and anchor services provide our patrons and stakeholders with a rich set of advanced financial technology options.