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PennDOT is planning a traffic signal at the notorious Route 590/Owego Turnpike intersection
Palmyra Township (Wayne County) officials are weighing support of a proposed traffic signal on Purdytown Turnpike (Route 590) where it meets Owego Turnpike (Route 3028), near a blind curve on 590. The intersection is right at the boundary between Palmyra and Paupack townships, north of Lake Wallenpaupack. Although the Pennsylvania...
Florida woman tried to bribe Pennsylvania state trooper to escape warrants, police say
GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Florida woman tried to bribe a Pennsylvania state trooper who arrested her earlier this month near the border of Lackawanna and Susquehanna counties, authorities said. Andrea Brooke Mayze, of Jacksonville, offered to pay Trooper Robert Mikulak if he let her run away because she...
Shuttle service to Carbondale would not use Wayne County shared vans, commissioners say
The Wayne County commissioners issued a clarification on May 23 that the county transportation department is not planning, nor is it in the position, to use its shared ride vehicles on a fixed route to Carbondale for passengers to be able to link with the County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) bus service.
History of Wayne County courthouses subject of June 13 talk in Honesdale's main courtroom
Wayne County, Pennsylvania is well over 200 years old, with many stories to tell. Some of those surrounding how the county was forged, its many county seats and courthouses, will be told at special presentation in the historic courtroom in Honesdale, on Thursday, June 13. The Wayne County commissioners have invited this writer,...
ACM-winning country star to headline Upstate NY music festival
The Academy of Country Music Awards’ Best New Male Artist of the Year is headlining an Upstate New York music festival next month. Country singer Nate Smith will perform at the second annual Southern Tier Music Fest on Saturday July 6, at Sidney Municipal Airport. Gates open at 1 p.m., music starts at 2; Smith will take the stage at 8:30.
Wayne County man arrested for stabbing father
LAKE TOWNSHIP, WAYNE CO. (WOLF) — A Wayne County man was arrested after troopers say he stabbed his father multiple times. Friday morning, troopers were called to a home in Lake Township for a report of a father being stabbed by his son, 38-year-old Anthony Casale of Lake Ariel.
Northfield elementary students take part in weekly community building walk
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A gym teacher in Northfield has taken a national program that encourages students to walk to school one step further. Michael Gonneville, known as “Mr. G,” walked Wednesday with dozens of students more than a mile from the gates of Norwich University to Northfield Elementary School.
Waymart seeks to balance Little League, Men's Softball needs for ballfield upgrade
Waymart Borough Council now has nearly a million in grant dollars available for a long-awaited ballfield upgrade, project engineer Joseph Gillott discussed at the May 14 council meeting, and again at a follow-up work session a week later. The project needs to start in 2024 to avoid the risk of the initial grant expiring. ...
Construction at Sullivan County Airport continues to move forward
BETHEL – Construction at Sullivan County International Airport in Bethel has entered its next stage with the state-of-the-art terminal rising from its foundations this week. Glue-laminated timber will soon go up with work continuing through the rest of the year. The airport is set to open in the spring of 2025.
Walk-in care facility opens in Carbondale
CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Transportation barriers prevent many patients from accessing healthcare. But a new walk-in care facility in Lackawanna County is ready to change that. Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers has opened a one-stop-shop facility for patients on Brooklyn Street in Carbondale. “Here at this location, we have our family medicine clinic, we […]
Susquehanna Township High School honors student killed just days before graduation
SUSQUEHANNA TWP., Pa. (WHP) — Eighteen-year-old Tyron Perrin was honored by students and faculty at Susquehanna Township High School's graduation Friday night. The teen was murdered Tuesday in his home at the Whisperwood Apartments. At the ceremony's beginning, a brief moment of silence was held for Perrin. His family...
Trout takeover Main Street in Livingston Manner
LIVINGSTON MANOR- The Livingston Manor Chamber of Commerce hosted the 18th annual Trout Parade on Saturday which brought out hundreds of onlookers to the small town’s Main Street. This year’s theme, “Trout on the Range,” featured local musicians and vendors with proceeds going to fight food insecurity in Sullivan County.
The Who’s Roger Daltrey performing in Bethel, NY: How to get tickets as low as $3
The Who’s co-founder and lead vocalist Roger Daltrey will perform at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY, on Sunday, June 16 (6-16-2024) as part of his 2024 nine-date North American solo tour. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. TICKETS: See Roger Daltrey in concert for...
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