(L-R): Harvey McKean, road crew superintendent; Ray Willis, planning commission vice chair; Kevin Stroyan, planning commission chair; Rachel Hendricks, board of supervisors chairperson; Robert DiLorenzo, township supervisor; Joe Adams, state representative; Gary Williams, roadmaster and supervisor; and Mark Gates, road crew member. ( Photo provided.) Milford. Grant to purchase a new dump truck presented Rep. Joe Adams (R-Pike/Wayne) recently presented Milford Township with a $100,000 grant to purchase a 2023 Mack Granite dump... Local News 27 Jun 2023 | 08:16
Masons from Dave Chant’s lodge recite the memorial blessing during his Celebration of Life on May 21 in Milford. Photos by Marilyn Rosenthal. Community pays homage to the ‘man who put gentle in gentleman’ Family, friends, dignitaries and people throughout the community - 350 in all - filled the tent at Ann Street Park to be... Local News 04 Jun 2023 | 09:14
Harrisburg. State grants awarded for Pike equipment, projects State grants totaling over $500,000 were recently awarded to three projects in Pike County, according to Sen. Lisa Baker... Local News 20 Mar 2023 | 12:02
Primary. Baker announces support for commissioners Senator Lisa Baker (R-20) has announced her support for the re-election of Pike County Commissioners Matthew Osterberg and... Local News 13 Mar 2023 | 03:37
Veterinarian Dr. Beth Mehaffey, said, “So many times these animals come in if they were sick before they were purchased and we’d be trying to save their lives. Just as often they would come in sick right after they were purchased because they were exposed either at the pet store or on the farm where they were bred. Animal advocates from across Pennsylvania rallied for Victoria’s Law at state capitol Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania animal advocates from across Pennsylvania rallied to show their support for SB234 and HB1299... Home 22 Jun 2022 | 07:34
VFW Service Officer Available to Help Veterans at Senator Baker’s Hawley Office (HAWLEY) - State Senator Lisa Baker (R-20) has invited veterans to schedule an appointment to meet with a VFW Service Officer... Local News 27 Apr 2022 | 08:54
Underside of the dangerous bridge (Photo provided by Melissa Mullins) We have to keep asking questions about hazardous bridge To the Editor: We are now in August 2021, and providing updates to the situation with the bridge over Sawkill Creek on Sawkill... Letters to the Editor 02 Aug 2021 | 12:39
The Pike County Training Center will receive $22,656 (File photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Improvement projects in Pike awarded $1 million-plus Milford. More than $1 million in state funding has been awarded for improvement projects in Pike County. The grants were... Local News 02 Jun 2021 | 11:09
The private bridge is owned by Babette Wright Smith who lives in the first house on the right after crossing the bridge. (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Owner of dangerous bridge asks neighbors to chip in for repairs Babette Smith says she never refused to pay for repairs to the dangerous bridge that has trapped five households in Dingman... Local News 06 May 2021 | 09:33
A mass vaccination site (Photo: Centers for Disease Control) Democratic and Republican lawmakers urge: Bring mass vaccination sites to NEPA Editor’s note: On March 9, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) sent a letter to Pennsylvania Emergency Management... Letters to the Editor 10 Mar 2021 | 02:23
Dr. Stanley Skonieczki, medical director of the Wayne Memorial Hospital Emergency Department is vaccinated by Kristy Tirney, RN, against Covid-19 (Photo provided) Commissioners complain to health department about difficulty getting vaccine The Pike County Commissioners on March 3 expressed frustration to the Department of Health regarding the difficulty of getting... Local News 10 Mar 2021 | 01:37
The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by PA Senator Lisa Baker (R-20), passed Kayden’s Law along with legislation to reform the statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases and enhance penalties for child pornography during the senate’s first meeting of the 2021-22 legislative session. Baker is pictured at the reopening of the Mott Street Bridge in Milford last January, along with Milford Mayor Sean Strub and Pike County Commissioners Ronald Schmalzle and Steve Guccini (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) State agency bungles ballot referendum for child sex victims (AP) A proposed Pennsylvania state constitutional amendment allowing lawsuits for otherwise outdated child sexual abuse claims... Police & Fire 03 Feb 2021 | 01:37
PA Rep. Mike Peifer was on the ballot in the November election, and won, but wants to throw the ballots out. PA Rep. Peifer petitioned to throw out Pennsylvania votes Editor’s note: PA Rep. Mike Peifer (R-139) signed the following letter to U.S. Representatives and Senators alleging election... Letters to the Editor 03 Feb 2021 | 12:25
A Senator Lisa Baker at the reopening of the Mott Street Bridge in Milford last January, pictured with Milford Mayor Sean Strub and Pike County Commissioners Ronald Schmalzle and Steve Guccini (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Pa. Sen. Baker-led committee passes bills to protect children, assault victims Seven-year-old Kayden Mancuso was bludgeoned to death by her father, Jeffery Mancuso, on Aug. 6, 2018, only a few months... Local News 27 Jan 2021 | 02:12
Pennsylvania lawmakers sue over Delaware River drilling ban Fracking. Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania are seeking to overturn a ban on gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing... Business 20 Jan 2021 | 02:12
