Lackawaxen News

From left, Lori Strelecki, The Columns Museum director; Christine Cohen, board member; Ray Weeks, president of the Historical Society; and Linda Kolbeck, board member.

The Lehman Township Supervisors are opposed to the Library tax. The majority of the revenue will be paid by residents located more than 20 miles from Milford, way too far to have convenient use of the library.

ATV stolen in Pike Co. On Friday or Saturday, someone stole an ATV from the front yard of a Westcolang Road address in Hawley, Lackawaxen Township, Pike County.

Stourbridge Line rail excursions offer a variety of fall experiences for the entire family.

Some voters ask if proceeds from the proposed library tax would fund the Pike County Public Library's proposed new Milford headquarters.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has reauthorized the telephone charge Pike County residents pay for their local 911 system.

Police arrested a man Monday morning who was wanted on felony drug charges in Pennsylvania and added charges him after police say he lied about his identity and possessed heroin.

This coming Sunday, September 13, the Upper Delaware Writers Collective will host 'Hope in the River: Celebrating the Return of the Green Heron,' a free performance event by area artists, musicians, performers and poets.

Motorists between Lackawaxen, PA and Minisink Ford, NY should be prepared for short delays crossing the Roebling Bridge on Monday.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern Sullivan County in New York and northern Pike County and south central Wayne County in Pennsylvania until 7:30 p.m.. A severe storm capable of producing winds in excess of 60 mph was near Paupack, Pa.

Questions of where to situate two new libraries in the south and west of the county, and how to present the library tax referendum to the public's understanding dominated the Pike County library building and board meetings on July 20.

A man's death is being called a homicide in Pike County. The man's body was found Wednesday night in a cabin at Camp Chayoiel Hamelech off Masthope Plank Road near Lackawaxen.

State police at Blooming Grove are investigating a Pike County fatal stabbing. At 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, a man, 50, possibly of eastern European descent, was found dead in a cabin at Camp Chayoiel Hamelech off Masthope Plank Road in Lackawaxen Township, according to information police released today to the Pocono Record.

The life and legacy of Zane Grey, a prolific writer of western novels who resided in Lackawaxen from 1905 to 1918, will be celebrated once again at a festival featuring educational opportunities about the famous writer's life, along with fun activities for all ages on July 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday at the Zane Grey Museum.

The National Park Service and the Zane Grey's West Society will host the Zane Grey Festival again this summer.

On Saturday, July 18th, 2009, the second annual Victims Awareness 5K Walk/Run will be held at the Ross U Rosencrance Memorial Park in Lackawaxen, PA.

A railroad trestle, which has been washed out since the floods of June 2005 and June 2006, was restored and reopened with a ceremony, witnessed by a corps of local business owners and government officials who took the train ride from Honesdale to the bridge site on June 4. With the restoration of the bridge and the renewed connection with the ...

The Pike County Public Library is in the news. This time, it's not about the allegedly high cost of the new library construction in Milford.

Highlights of John Roebling's work: * 1844: Allegheny Aqueduct Bridge, Pittsburgh * 1846: Smithfield Street Bridge, Pittsburgh * 1848: Lackawaxen Aqueduct * 1849: Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct * 1854: Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge * 1859: Allegheny Bridge, Pittsburgh * 1866: John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, spanning Ohio River * 1872: Barrett ...

PIKE & WAYNE COUNTIES, PA - Since this is an off year, the election of Pennsylvania municipal positions will be held as opposed to the election of national and most state official positions.