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WAYNE & PIKE - Voters in Wayne and Pike Counties have several ballot contests in the Primary, Tuesday, May 21. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. There are numerous others on the ballot running uncontested.WAYNE COUNTYBallot questionVoters in Sterling Township are given a referendum ballot question.
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CORRECTION- Kerry W. Welsh is running for Dingman Township Supervisor on the May 21st Primary ballot on the Republican ticket. He is NOT running for tax collector.A ballot contest round-up story in the May 18th print edition, page four, incorrectly listed him. The News Eagle apologizes to Mr. Welsh.The corrected ballot contest...
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HAWLEY - Hawley Borough has started its free parking meter contest.You can be eligible for free parking at meters in the borough for an entire month.All you have to do is walk in any three participating merchants in Hawley Borough and make a purchase. The participating merchant will then give you a Hawley Borough Parking Card,...
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DINGMANS FERRY - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 49-year-old Dingmans Ferry resident was indicted Tuesday May 14 by a federal grand jury in Scranton for receiving and distributing child pornography.According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, Richard...
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By Katie Collins News Eagle ReporterHAWLEY- The world became a lopsided place, March 2, 2012 for Sheila and Chuck Whitman, after their 18 year old son, Tyler committed suicide. Today, Sheila said the world seems, "tilted, off balance and everything looks different."A freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, Tyler...
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Announcement is made of the engagement and upcoming wedding of Sarah Lozo to Derek Van Gorder, both of Greentown, PA.The bride-elect is the daughter of Robert and Cindy Lozo, Victor, NY. She is a graduate of Victor High School, New York, and earned a bachelor's degree in English from Hamilton College. She received a master's...
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By Peter BeckerManaging EditorMILFORD - Following a newly enacted Pennsylvania law, the Pike County Commissioners have abolished the historic, elected positions of Jury Commissioner.The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted Act 4 of 2013 authorizing county boards of commissioners to eliminate the office of Jury...
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By Peter BeckerManaging EditorWALLENPAUPACK - Over a quarter million dollars has been allocated in the Wallenpaupack Area School District budget to hire four, armed School Resource Officers in time for the 2013-2014 school year.The District has begun advertising for a Director of School Security. Once in place,...
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By Peter BeckerManaging EditorPALMYRA TWP. (PIKE) - Phillip Cise told media as he was led back into the State Police vehicle May 14th, that he was "under medication" during the incident last summer when the pickup he was operating struck and killed a young woman jogging along Route 507.He had been...
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Pennies From Heaven Caleb’s Foundation raised over $44,000 at their annual Tricky Tray fundraiser that was held on April 28th at Ehrhardt’s Waterfront Restaurant.There were 112 theme baskets raffled off due to the generosity of family, friends, local businesses and the community as a whole. The money raised will go...
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This year’s winners’ of the 2013 Pike/Wayne Envirothon were the Wallenpaupack Area School District team called the Hefty Heifers. Second place went to The Avengers from Wallenpaupack and third went to the Wildlife Warriors of Delaware Valley School District.The 27th Annual Pike/Wayne Envirothon was held Wednesday, May 7,...
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By Peter BeckerManaging EditorLAKE REGION - Relay for Life of the Greater Lake Region, an annual 24-hour rally in support of the American Cancer Society, takes place this weekend at the Wallenpaupack Area High School track.Teams and individuals will be walking or running around the track from 10 a.m. Saturday,...
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By Peter BeckerManaging EditorHAWLEY - In lieu of raising property taxes, Hawley Council is weighing the option of enacting an earned income tax.Council discussed the topic at the May 8th Council meeting.Councilman Joseph Faubel, who chairs the Finance Committee, said that 93 percent of Pennsylvania...
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LWWMD taking applications to May 17PALMYRA TWP. (PIKE) - The Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District (LWWMD) is accepting applications for their 2013 Cost-Share Program through Friday, May 17th.The program is designed to provide financial assistance to landowners and keep Lake Wallenpaupack clean. Grant...
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Water main delay asked by Council; PennDOT: bridge project done by July 4By Peter BeckerManaging EditorHAWLEY - Concerns were raised at Hawley Council that plans to replace a water main on Hudson Street could conflict with the Hawley Bridge project on Route 6, which has caused traffic difficulties. Hudson...
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NARROWSBURG- The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) unanimously approved a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) on May 2 expressing its opposition to the Sewage Facilities Planning Module Review for On-lot Sewage Systems Proposed in High Quality and Exceptional Value Watersheds.The...
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By Peter BeckerManaging EditorHAWLEY- Citing the need for a united vision and "a new way for doing business," Hawley Democrats have presented a slate of candidates for local office. Although without a contest provided on the May ballot, Hawley voters can look to November for a lively challenge for seats on...
By Katie Collins News Eagle ReporterHAWLEY- The area’s seven libraries have joined forces, to change the stereotypical perceptions that libraries are more than a quiet place where female librarians sporting a bun, will shush them. In the upcoming weeks the "What do you geek?" campaign will take place, because the...
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By Peter BeckerManaging EditorHAWLEY - Queen of Peace Parish is planning some sidewalk improvements. William Ferraro explained to Hawley Council, April 10, that the church will put in a new handicap ramp on the Church Street side, correcting the pitch. The black top also crumbles and is unsafe. The sidewalk would be...Kinder Morgan Foundation grant By Gina SpinelliNews Eagle CorrespondentSHOHOLA- A lot was covered during Delaware Valley’s School District board meeting on Thursday April 18th at 7 p.m., in their Shohola Elementary School Cafeteria. The school district was given $25,000 from the Kinder Morgan Foundation.
WALLENPAUPACK - This Friday April 26th from 8 to 10 a.m, representatives from the Wallenpaupack Area High School Chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions will be conducting their 3rd annual "Mock Car Crash" in the high school’s student parking lot adjacent to the football stadium.SADD’s spokesman...DREHER TWP. - Pa. State Police Honesdale barracks report that a man accused of robbing the PNC Bank in Newfoundland, Saturday morning, April 20, was caught soon after on Interstate 84.The suspect, Dennis J. McGuire, age 45 from Clifton, Pa., is accused of taking more than $5,000 from the bank.At approximately 9:50...Can water quality protection go too far?By Peter BeckerManaging EditorPALMYRA TWP. (Pike)- Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District (LWWMD), a historic protector of the water quality of the lake, is seeking how to respond to a proposed and controversial state policy concerning on-lot septic system...By Peter BeckerManaging EditorPAUPACK TWP. - Dive teams and other agencies were dispatched Saturday afternoon April 20, to a report of a missing fisherman on Lake Wallenpaupack. On Monday morning, the body was of the fisherman was located on the Pike County side, said Eric Levis, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission...HONESDALE - Wayne County Historical Society invites you to visit this year’s museum exhibit, celebrating a Century of Service ... Wayne Chapter DAR 1913-2013. The opening is planned this Saturday, April 20th.The museum is located at 810 Main St., Honesdale. An open house is planned from 4 to 7 p.m. celebrating the... -
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