The Pike County library is getting taller. Although crews are not seen on the work site every day, construction is progressing on the new library building on Harford in Milford. Work will be completed March 2013 or sooner. The initial phase of the project will bring the main floor of the building to completion and [...]
East Stroudsburg High School-North Marching Band members were groggy but excited as they loaded two charter buses at 6 a.m. Friday and headed to Washington, D.C., to march in the National Memorial Day Parade. But one wonders, how many students will be in band next year, when a $100 activity fee, recently approved by the [...]
The National Park Service has not received any proposals in response to the request for proposals for a 10-year lease for the Cliff Park Inn hotel, restaurant and golf course. The lease holder would pay a dollar a year and fund an estimated $1 million in repairs to the Inn. “We continue to make [...]
For the first time, this year the Pennsylvania forest and park system will allow dogs to stay with their owners at select state park cabins and camping cottages. The pilot program applies only to dogs. Do not bring your goat. Dogs will be allowed in cabins at seven state parks: Promised Land in Pike County; [...]
Eastern Pike Regional Police Department visited Delaware Valley Elementary students this week to present the program, “the back is where it’s at.” It is a police-driven program used to educate elementary students on seat-belt safety. “The back is where it’s at” was developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and is appropriate for [...]
Number crunching by Pike County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Michael Sullivan showed that there is a $31 million grocery sales market in Delaware Township. The area is ripe for a grocery store and Sullivan is trying to bring one to the area. Sullivan shared the formula for determining market size at a recent Pike [...]
In his blog Tort Talk, former Pike County law clerk Dan Cummins has been following the Pennsylvania Superior Court case of Commonwealth v. Koch in which that Court discussed the parameters of authenticating text messages for admission into evidence at a criminal trial. In the case, a Cumberland County conviction for a drug offense [...]
GAIT, the therapeutic horse riding center in Milford is still looking for volunteers age 12 and up. The program improves the lives of people with special needs by allowing them to ride horses. For some, it is a confidence builder, for others, the experience improves balance or communication skills. GAIT is an acronym for Genuine [...]
Pike County will host a scene location this month for the feature film “Lies I Told My Little Sister,” a comedy-drama written by Judy White of Milford. The Phoenix store on Route 209 in Dingmans Ferry, run by Doug Cosh and Terry Talent, will be featured in the film. Shooting will be during the week of [...]
Nathan loves stories about humans helping animals. Saw Creek Estates Community Association recently sponsored a memorial walk in honor of former resident, Jane Monteforte. The event raised more than $1,800 for various local animal shelters. More than 150 people participated in the walk to uphold Monteforte’s mission to help neglected and abused animals. Monteforte was [...]
