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Wayne County school taxes rising; Wallenpaupack has lowest rate
School taxes for Wallenpaupack, Wayne Highlands and Western Wayne have been set, with Wallenpaupack again having the least millage, as well as the most students. Wallenpaupack The Wallenpaupack Area School District tax rate, approved at the June 10 board meeting, was set at 10.39 mills for Wayne County residents, a gain of 4.19% over...
Section of I-84 East in Pike County reopens after tractor trailer fire
PIKE COUNTY, Pa. — Interstate 84 in Pike County has reopened. The section of I-84 in Pike County was closed Monday night due to a tractor-trailer fire. The fire happened around 9 p.m. on I-84 East between the Lord's Valley Exit and the Route 6 Exit at Milford. Both...
I-81 traffic work set for today, delays likely
Part of Interstate 84 in Pike County was closed last night due to a tractor-trailer fire. The fire happened around 9 p.m. on I-84 East between the Lord's Valley Exit and the Route 6 Exit at Milford. Both east and westbound lanes are currently closed on Interstate 84. Both sides of Interstate 84 reopened earlier this morning in Pike County.
Body of missing swimmer recovered in Pike County
The body of a missing swimmer was recovered in Pike County. National Park Service rangers and dive team members from Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Upper Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River and volunteers from the Milford Fire Department, Milford Ambulance, Port Jervis and Bushkill Dive Teams, and Dingman Township, Sparrowbush, and Huguenot Dive Rescue Teams searched for a missing man who was last seen swimming in the Delaware River at Milford Beach on Saturday afternoon around 3:15 pm.
Central Volunteer Fire to celebrate 75 years with free food, soft drinks at open house
Central Volunteer Fire Department in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, has an open house Saturday, July 6, to mark its 75th anniversary. The event is free to all who attend, department officials state. This includes free food and soft drinks, historical displays and what the announcement describes as "family friendly fun." The event is...
New Jersey swimmer drowns near Delaware Water Gap
A New Jersey swimmer was found dead Saturday evening after drowning near the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Jeysson Ariel Osorio-Reyes, 24, was found at 7 p.m. near Milford Beach in Pike County, according to National Park Service officials. He was last seen at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses saw Osorio-Reyes swimming mid-channel in the river before he disappeared under ...
Crews recover body of missing swimmer in Pike County
MILFORD, Pa. — Crews have recovered the body of a missing swimmer in Pike County. The National Park Service, along with local EMS and rescue crews, responded to Milford Beach in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area around 3:15 p.m. Saturday for reports of a missing swimmer. Officials...
I-84 reopens after crash in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Pa. — I-84 is back open after a crash in Pike County. Officials say the one-car crash happened around 12 p.m. along I-84 West in Blooming Grove Township. A stretch of I-84 was shut down for hours before reopening around 5 p.m. The crash remains under investigation...
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