Bushkill News Archives

“It was without a doubt the very best piece of apparatus in the county”

A bakery truck and a milk truck were damaged when the drivers, avoiding a collision with each other, veered off the road. via Pocono Record

“You have to talk to the solicitor”

A Freemansburg police officer who was arrested for drunken driving in December has been charged with another alcohol offense. via Easton Express-Times

“Bill Greiner did the original design of the culvert”

BUSHKILL &#8212 It might be some time before work begins on fixing the massive hole that appeared on Broadhead Road last week in Bushkill. via Pocono Record

After six years of meeting on a part time basis, Bushkill Community Church has opened a new Ministry Center in the Century 21 building on Route 209 in Bushkill across from the Pocono Indian Museum. via Pocono Record

“This guy builds the houses and then walks away”

Owners of six of the 19 homes at Sunset Acres off Sugar Mountain Road requested from the supervisors that the road going through their development be dedicated as a township road for maintenance. via Pocono Record

Superintendent John Donahue has announced that emergency work will begin next week to stabilize the Bushkill Creek streambank along Route 209, just across from the Bushkill Meeting Center parking lot. via Tri State Observer

Fees for use of Smithfield Beach, Bushkill Launch, Dingmans Launch, Milford Beach, and the Watergate recreation sites within the recreation area will begin on April 12. via Pocono Record

“This has not been an easy process”

Middle Smithfield supervisors have unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding signed by four companies that will provide emergency services to the township. via Pocono Record

“This is reality. This is scary stuff”

Do you know what your child is doing when on the internet? Do you know if your child is talking to strangers or giving out personal information? Pike County Sheriff Phil Bueki wants to make sure that area ... via Pocono Record

“I was shocked to hear something like that. From excited, I went down to nothing”

And some of them are veterans Loading... Gladys Santiago, a resident of Puerto Rico, with her son, Garry Novoa of Pocono Ranchlands in Bushkill. via Pocono Record

Saucon Creek could flow more freely by fall, thanks in part to state grant money announced Friday for a plan to remove a dam within Saucon Park and make other improvements. via Express-Times

The latest projection from the National Weather Service shows the Delaware River will crest just below flood stage at about 1 p.m. Sunday. via Pocono Record

Oh my. The county waste authority protected itself against it's executive director even while claiming the man was not a threat. via Pocono Record

“Both are big issues for schools, law enforcement and families”

They are after our children. Gangs and discrimination target youth. Yet some people avoid the obvious, insisting they don't exist, according to Dr. via Pocono Record

“The donations are coming in strong, but we need more”

MATAMORAS &#8212 The response to the Pike County Humane Society's plea for financial help has been gratifyingly strong. via Pocono Record

“It would be great to see the community come together for an afternoon of fun and maybe win a prize or two”

Bushkill PTO is reviving its tricky tray as a fundraiser on Saturday, March 8 at Bushkill Elementary. via Pocono Record