PennDOT invites public feedback on planning process The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently announced several opportunities for Pennsylvanians to participate... Local News 03 Mar 2023 | 06:32
Pike County COVID-19 levels the week ending March 3, 2023. ( Graphic provided.) Health. Pike COVID-19 risk levels considered low Going into the first week of March, 2023, COVID-19 risk levels in Pike County are now considered “low” according to a recent... Local News 03 Mar 2023 | 02:35
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced last week that he will not issue any execution warrants during his term and called on the General Assembly to join nearly half of the country in abolishing the death penalty for good. Shapiro was joined by elected leaders, including Sen. Vince Hughes and Rep. Rick Krajewski as well as community activists and criminal justice advocates for the announcement. Credit: Commonwealth Media Services Gov. Shapiro says he will not issue any execution warrants during his term Gov. Josh Shapiro announced last week that he will not issue any execution warrants during his term and called on the General... Local News 21 Feb 2023 | 07:55
PA has a growing crisis: Recruitment and then retention of police officers The following is a column from David Kennedy, president of the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association. As Pennsylvania families... Letters to the Editor 21 Feb 2023 | 03:47
Win in court doesn’t assure more Pennsylvania school funding Pennsylvania is the latest state where the public school funding system was found to be unconstitutional, but the experience... Local News 15 Feb 2023 | 03:29
William Vealey, who owns Vealey Landscaping in Wantage, hasn’t had his plow on his truck in more than a month. Photo by Kathy Shwiff. ( Photo by Kathy Shwiff) No snowfall, falling profits “As I sit here in my office looking out at the mountain, every flake of snow I see has been made by us, and not mother nature,”... Local News 15 Feb 2023 | 12:28
Delaware Valley High School senior Tyler Cottone is flanked by his parents, Ryan Cottone on his left and his mother Kristine Cottone on his right. Delaware Valley head soccer coach Aaron Stark stands behind his team’s captain. Photo provided by Leslie Lordi/Delaware Valley High School. Delaware Valley High School senior Tyler Cottone has signed with Wilson College to play soccer, study accounting Delaware Valley High School senior soccer player (center/midfield) Tyler Cottone has signed with Wilson College to play soccer... Sports 13 Feb 2023 | 08:56
Lifeguards and National Park rangers keep watch at Milford Beach. Photo by the National Park Service. Milford. National Park Service is recruiting 12 lifeguards National Park Service employees at Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area are recruiting lifeguards and lead lifeguards to staff... Local News 12 Feb 2023 | 05:36
Penn State Extension has once again received funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Health cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control, Environmental Health Capacity building initiative to provide no-cost drinking water testing to a limited number of homeowners in Pennsylvania using private water wells, springs or cisterns. Free water testing for private wells, springs in Pike County Do you have a private drinking water well, spring, or cistern? Are you interested in learning more about how to protect,... Local News 10 Feb 2023 | 12:35
PA DUI Association issues Super Bowl warning: Fans don’t let fans drive drunk During Super Bowl LVII, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is... Police & Fire 06 Feb 2023 | 04:11
The kids get it. Study shows growth in K-12 students’ recycling knowledge The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania collaborated on a... Home 31 Jan 2023 | 02:35
The hens have finally started laying at Meadowburn Farm in Vernon, N.J. ( Jesse Clarke) Eggsplainer They cost more than twice as much at the store as they did last year. Local farmers have waiting lists and customer limits,... Local News 30 Jan 2023 | 03:03
Blaum gave a presentation on the needs of public schools at the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg, PA. New DVSD superintendent sketches his path Could you provide some background? Where did you grow up and go to high school and college? I have lived in northeastern Pennsylvania... Local News 17 Jan 2023 | 01:12
Pennsylvania Acting Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys speaks during Tuesday’s Event. Pennsylvania Insurance Department and Pennie officials joined leaders at the Health Annex in Philadelphia to remind Pennsylvanians that the final deadline for 2023 health coverage through Pennie, Pennsylvania’s official online health insurance marketplace, is January 15. This marks the final opportunity to access affordable monthly premiums on quality health coverage that begins February 1. January 10, 2023. ( Anthony Grove / Anthony Grove, Commonwealth Media Services) Pennie state online health insurance marketplace enrollment ends January 15 Pennsylvania Insurance Department and Pennie officials joined leaders at the Health Annex in Philadelphia recently to remind... Home 11 Jan 2023 | 08:37
Joslynn Yurescko earned second place in the 2023 Pennsylvania Student Radon Poster Contest. She is a ninth grader at Monroe Career and Technical Institute in Monroe County. Home radon testing urged by lung cancer survivor, DEP and Department of Health Leaders from the Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Health (DOH) were joined recently by a lung... Home 09 Jan 2023 | 08:16
