Traditionally low voter turnout at local elections means that just a few engage voters decide who runs the show. Sometimes you hear the sentiment, “It doesn’t matter, it’s just a local election.” Sure, the election was in November, but this was on my mind Tuesday at the Pike County Court house where [...]
With one hand on a cane and another squeezing a chum’s elbow for comedic emphasis, two heads threw back in laughter. Must have been a good joke. As veterans gathered in the minutes before the Pike County Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony in Milford this week, groups of men formed circles, looked into each other’s eyes [...]
With plenty of time on his hands, accused Matamoras bank robber James Edward Heller has been busy filing motions in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas. Heller has been declared indigent, and because he faces a long prison term if found guilty, Pike County residents are paying for his defense. Although he is representing [...]
The day after losing her elected seat of 18 years, Delaware Township Supervisor Ileana Hernandez was in front of a crowd of some 40 residents who attended the regular Wednesday night supervisors meeting. She could have said nothing, but Hernandez decided to address the elephant in the room as the meeting’s first order of business. [...]
Smarter journalists are wary of salacious press releases that come in at 5 p.m. on a Friday because there is little time to check facts or get an opposing view before the close of regular business hours. Likewise, voters should be watching for that time tattered campaign strategy, the October surprise, or with a later [...]
You don’t hear a lot of talk about brochures most places, but the paper pick-me-ups are often mentioned at Pike County Commissioner meetings. That is because sometimes county money or a county agency is in charge of planning or writing them. The newest county brochure in the works was requested by area hoteliers. The message? [...]
If Facebook “likes” were votes and the election were held today, here is how the Pike County commissioners’ race would shake out: 155 likes: Pam Lutfy for Pike County Commissioner 83 likes: The Committee to elect Caridi and Osterberg for Pike County Commissioners 54 likes: Karl Wagner for Pike County Commissioner Together, 292 people have [...]
Know who else likes Pike? Pocono Record Executive Editor and Pike County resident Chris Mele. When the mood strikes, he’ll submit an entry at the I Like Pike blog. Check out the three gems below
“Zombies ahead” is not a message approved for PennDOT’s portable lighted signs often seen at constructions sites. “We’re pretty limited in what we can write” PennDOT Spokesman James May said during a recent tour of the Traffic Management Center in Dunmore. The center controls the messages on those signs and May could not be coaxed [...]
At the Pike County Chamber of Commerce dinner this week, some attendees were asked to define the key to job creation in Pike County. Some said the economy must be stronger on the national level before it improves locally. Pike Chamber board member Paul Brislin, who is also part of the Tristate Chamber, said there [...]
