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The Delaware River facing Pike County (Photo by Pamela Chergotis)

Bushkill. Newark man drowns while swimming in Delaware River near the Coppermine Trail parking area.

Fifth river drowning makes this year second-most deadly on Delaware

05 Aug 2020 | 04:25

A drowning that happened on Sunday makes this the second-deadliest year for drownings in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

At 4:25 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, park rangers and dive team members from the National Park Service recovered the body of a 25-year-old Newark, N.J., man from the...

Local News

Gloria Steinem will explore what the gender gap may mean for November’s election (Mario Anzuoni)

Doing It Write – Milford Readers and Writers to hold first online global event

05 Aug 2020 | 06:32

The Milford Readers and Writers Festival has been doing it right for the past four years with unprecedented...

Local News

One of Jesse Sanchez’s children at his home setup for virtual learning. (Photo provided)

‘No-win situations’: Parents stress over learning options

06 Aug 2020 | 02:15

Marble composition notebooks and brightly colored lunch boxes hit the shelves over a month ago, but parents...

Entertainment

The Little Big Band (Facebook photo)

Music at the Museum concerts planned to recoup COVID-19 losses

05 Aug 2020 | 03:59

The Pike County Historical Society will offer two outdoor concerts to raise money to offset the loss...

Letters to the Editor

Milford artist Marie Liu

More revenue for our park, under siege by littering tourists, will benefit us all

29 Jul 2020 | 04:02

To the Editor:

Anyone driving on Route 209 between Milford and Stroudsburg, Pa., will surely noticed the...

Entertainment

Creative and Performing Arts Academy of NEPA: capaa.org

Arts organization gets creative with back to school options

29 Jul 2020 | 04:34

As area parents grapple with the evolving reality of what school will look like for their children this...

Police & Fire

State’s high court: Mental health doctors have duty to warn

29 Jul 2020 | 05:46

(AP) Mental health professionals have a duty to warn of threats made by patients even if they are made...

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Bushkill. Newark man drowns while swimming in Delaware River near the Coppermine Trail parking area.

Fifth river drowning makes this year second-most deadly on Delaware

Doing It Write – Milford Readers and Writers to hold first online global event

‘No-win situations’: Parents stress over learning options

Music at the Museum concerts planned to recoup COVID-19 losses

More revenue for our park, under siege by littering tourists, will benefit us all

Arts organization gets creative with back to school options

State’s high court: Mental health doctors have duty to warn

Local students make SUNY Orange Dean’s List

The mad dash to keep society functioning

What has happened to plain old decency?

Pike United Way cancels golf tourney

Barckley in bloom

Pennsylvania reports more than 1,100 new virus cases