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Former Honesdale softball star Amaya Yarrish is playing a key role on Lehigh's rowing team
BETHLEHEM — Amaya Yarrish is one of the most talented and versatile athletes who ever played varsity sports at Honesdale High School. Over the course of her four year career, Yarrish starred in softball, field hockey, soccer and basketball. However, after graduation last June she headed off to Lehigh University intent on focusing...
State police announce DWI, theft arrests
On May 1, at around 8:10 p.m. PA state troopers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Route 739 at Village Center Drive in Blooming Grove Township for a traffic violation. The police on the scene alleged that the driver, a 44-year-old man from Hawley in a 1988 Volvo, was “substantially impaired and incapable of safe driving while being in actual physical control of his vehicle,” citing the use of alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs prior to his driving. The driver was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. According to the police report, charges are pending.
Car chase that began in Liberty ends in Newburgh
NEWBURGH – What began as a car chase when a vehicle ran over fire hoses in Liberty on Sunday ended in the City of Newburgh with the arrest of two people. Police said the car sped east on Route 17 to Interstate 84 in the Town of Wallkill where the pursuit was terminated.
Affordable housing, auto loan and credit card delinquency rates among topics discussed at annual economic outlook event in Poconos
Over the last few years, the Poconos has been one of the fastest growing regions in the state, but that growth is starting to slow. "It really is interconnected, and if you keep working silos, we won't maximize the success of the region," said East Stroudsburg University President Kenneth Long.
Officials seize 60 dead butterflies from package passing through Philly
Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently recovered a parcel containing 60 dead butterflies as it passed through Philadelphia on its way to an address on Wayne County, Pa., officials said. According to officials with the agency, the parcel was discovered on May 2, and was labeled as “pieces...
Engineer to look at handicapped-accessible pavilion proposal for Hawley park
At its May 8 meeting, Hawley Borough Council approved having the borough engineer, Riley Associates, design a preliminary plan for a pavilion meeting Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act standards, proposed for Bingham Park. Councilor Michele Rojas said that the Wayne County commissioners need the application by May 31 to seek...
Honesdale's Bryce Dressler dazzles academically and athletically
HONESDALE — In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2024 high school baseball season, Bryce Dressler was fully expecting to play a major role in Honesdale’s latest championship quest. A senior who made key contributions both offensively and defensively last year, Dressler was named a...
Wayne Area Sports Hall of Fame offers grants to local youth groups
HONESDALE — The Wayne Area Sports Hall of Fame has been in existence for more than 30 years. Over the course of those three decades, officials have worked long and hard on two separate endeavors. The first is the founding and maintenance of a shrine dedicated to the memory of our area's iconic...
Prepare for dense fog in Northeast Pa. until Thursday morning
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Thursday at 4:07 a.m. for dense fog until 9:15 a.m. for Northern Wayne and Southern Wayne as well as Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. "Areas of dense fog has developed in many of the river valleys across Central...
Delaware River Basin Commission collecting items for food drive on June 4
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will host a distributed food drive benefiting food pantries in several upper Delaware River Basin communities. Donations are being collected through June 4 and will be presented to the Narrowsburg Ecumenical Food Pantry, the Wayne County Food Pantry Program, and the Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless at the DRBC’s second-quarter business meeting in Narrowsburg, on June 5.
Man who lost son to overdose wants to rebuild Hawley skate park, rename it Awareness Park
A man from Tafton, who started a foundation in memory of his son who died from a fentanyl overdose, has proposed to Hawley Borough to rebuild the existing skate park and name it Awareness Park as a place for events focused on addressing substance abuse. Bill Messinetti summarized his proposal...
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