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Elder Justice Day scheduled in the Poconos
The Pike County Area Agency on Aging will host its 10th annual Elder Justice Day on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Matamoras Senior Center at the Matamoras Fire House, 506 Avenue Q, Matamoras. This year centers around self-care. The event...
Campers rescued after canoe capsizes in river
SPARROWBUSH – Water rescue teams from Orange County were assisted by Pike County, PA water rescuers on Thursday after female campers were plunged into the Delaware River when their canoe capsized near the Number 2 Bridge in Sparrowbush. Two of the boaters were able to cling to a rock...
Weather alert for thunderstorms and heavy rain with showers in Northeast Pa. early Friday evening
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 2:20 p.m. on Friday for thunderstorms and heavy rain with showers until 4:30 p.m. for Northern Wayne and Southern Wayne as well as Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne and Pike counties. "Showers and embedded thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall and gusty...
DAR, VFW again honor unknown Revolutionary War soldier at Lackawaxen graveyard
It has been 245 years. We are not expected to ever know the identity of this American patriot who died at the Battle of Minisink during the Revolution in 1779, but his service is not forgotten thanks to a ceremony held every summer at his gravesite in Lackawaxen, Pike County, across the Delaware River from where his bones were found. The Wayne Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in Honesdale and the...
NEPA school districts getting 14.2% boost in state funding
School districts in seven counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania will see a massive 14.2% boost in four state budget appropriations. It's an increase of more than $97.9 million going to districts in Luzerne, Lackawanna, Schuylkill, Wyoming, Pike, Susquehanna and Wayne counties. Almost half of the increase is going to three districts — Wilkes-Barre Area, Hazleton Area and Scranton — centered on the region's major cities.
Man wanted by PSP in Lehman Township attempted homicide
LEHMAN TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are looking for a man they consider armed and dangerous after an attempted homicide in Lehman Township. In a release sent out on Sunday, troopers say the Troop R Blooming Gove Station is actively investigating the attempted homicide of 22-year-old Derrel Ambrose from Tobyhanna who […]
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