It seems nobody connected to the Wall drama in Shohola is happy. Nelia Wall, former township secretary and supervisor, and her husband Donald Wall, former township zoning officer, were subjects of a Pike County grand jury investigation started in 2009. Based on that investigation, the couple faced a variety of corruption charges in January, accusing [...]
The Pike County 4-H youth development program is looking for volunteer leaders to help expand its scope. Thoughts of 4-H bring me back to an embarrassing learning moment at summer camp. I grew up in Iowa farm country where many of my classmates helped with morning chores like feeding the hogs before boarding the school [...]
Delaware Township has a new website, a major improvement over the old one which was difficult to navigate and showed little information. At the site, you will find contact the township phone number, and email addresses of employees and cell phone numbers of elected officials. Now that is access to your public officials. Various [...]
Your tax dollars at work Been meaning to make a booze wish list but just haven’t had the time? The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has come to the rescue with the launch of the Android version of its e-commerce application. The iPhone and now Android “Fine Wine and Good Spirits” applications allow users to browse [...]
If a public notice about a gas pipeline is published and nobody understands it, was the public really notified? Legally, yes. But in reality many people don’t even realize they should be looking for public notices. When they do, it is not always clear that the notice is relevant to them. For example, in November [...]
Rachel Hendricks, former deputy director of the Pike County Economic Development Authority, has been named Executive Officer of the Sussex County Association of Realtors. Hendricks, of Milford, accepted the position in May. She is managing the affairs of the organization for nearly 500 realtor members. “I am very excited to join this new team in [...]
Paddlers may still register for The 18th Annual Delaware River Sojourn, held from Sunday, June 24 through Saturday, June 30. The early bird registration discount of $10 per day has been extended through June 22. The Delaware Sojourn is a guided paddling, learning, and camping adventure on and along the wild and scenic Delaware [...]
It was a beautiful day for a wedding Wednesday at the Pike County Courthouse where a couple from Rowland sealed their love with a marriage certificate and a ceremony officiated by Pike County Judge Gregory Chelak. Emily McDevitt, 21, and Romulo DaSilva Jr., 24, shared a kiss on the courthouse steps after the ceremony. The couple [...]
The Upper Delaware GLBT Center will host its first pride weekend in Milford to celebrate the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer community, June 30 and July 1. Rainbow pride flags will be distributed to local business owners who wish to show their support on this weekend. A comedy show, “The Laugh Tour” will be [...]
The Pike County Historical Society will have antique experts willing to appraise items at the Columns Museum. For a $5 admission fee, guests can bring in items to be assessed at 608 Broad street, Milford, on Saturday June 23, from 1-4 p.m. Local experts will be knowledgeable about guns, gold, jewelry, coins, books, toys and [...]
