Pike County News

DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY Geisinger Medical Center is confirming its first death resulting from the H1N1 virus.

A priest and onetime teacher at Notre Dame Elementary in East Stroudsburg accused of having child pornography on his computer will be headed to court after he waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday.

Voters Tuesday night in Pike County handily defeated the library tax question. An overwhelming 81-percent of voters said no to a referendum that would raise taxes to support the Pike County Library System.

The elections are over and here's what you need to know. Keep in mind, however, that the process of certifying votes for the county begins Friday.

A question on the ballot Tuesday in Pike County has a lot of voters all riled up.

Tara M. Bobst, 24, of Lehighton, arrested after she was pulled over by police on Allegheny Drive in the Sierra View Development on Oct.

Pike County court notes are published Wednesdays in The Times-Tribune. DIVORCES SOUGHT - Walter Conza, 2-227 Hummingbird Court, Bushkill, v. Constance Conza, P.O. Box 432, Swiftwater; married Oct.

A well-known Roman Catholic priest who had positions in a number of parishes has been hit with kiddie porn charges.

A Pennsylvania state trooper is accused of punching a Mount Pocono motorist and pointing a taser at his head.

Previously serving churches in Luzerne County, clergyman is arraigned in Pike County.

Robert M. Timchak A Diocese of Scranton priest was charged today with 16 counts of child sexual abuse for allegedly having files of naked, underage boys on his computer.

Did someone say balloon festival? OK, so it might not be the greatest weather for it.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] The following people were sentenced in Pike County by President Judge Joseph F. Kameen on Thursday: - Daniel Smith, 20, of Matamoras, six months' probation and a $500 fine after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana.

Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have arrested a Pike County man accused of using an Internet chat room to sexually proposition what he believed was a 13-year old girl, along with transmitting illegal child pornography.

Regarding the Pike County Library board's assertion that a library tax benefits everyone: Maybe everyone in Milford benefits! The Lehman Township Supervisors are opposed to the library tax.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this Pike County court notes are published Wednesdays in The Times-Tribune. MARRIAGE LICENSES n Kris Eckerl and Meaghan Michaels, both of Delaware Twp.

At the most recent Pike County Commissioners' meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7, a seemingly discreet item on the agenda caused the most discussion.

A state police fire marshal was investigating a fire that gutted a Pike County tavern early Thursday.

Looking for more to do in Pennsylvania 's northern tier? Here's a sampling: Grey Towers, Milford , Pike County: Visit the former home of the man who helped save many major U.S. forests and Pennsylvania forests, too -- Gifford Pinchot, first chief of the U.S. Forest Service and two-time governor of Pennsylvania.

The Pike County Economic Development Authority is sponsoring grant applications through the Monroe County Local Share Gaming Grant Program for several projects in the county.