Animal protections Members of the bipartisan Congressional Animal Protection Caucus should support a massive increase in federal funding for... Letters to the Editor 08 Nov 2023 | 03:37
Between October 2021 and May 2023, the U.S. Department of Education has approved nearly 27,400 borrowers in Pennsylvania for more than $1.8 billion in loan forgiveness under temporary changes the Biden-Harris Administration made to the PSLF Program. That’s nearly $67,000 per borrower. Photo illustration by PublicDomainPNG.com from Pixabay The Commonwealth. Nearly 27,400 student loan borrowers in Pennsylvania approved for Public Service Loan Forgiveness To mark Public Service Recognition Week, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced this week that it has approved... Local News 08 May 2023 | 03:22
Poconos flora and fauna and Route 209 targeted in Cartwright legislation passed in funding bill Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that two of his bipartisan bills aimed at benefitting the Pocono region were... Home 28 Dec 2022 | 11:49
House National Defense Authorization Act annual spending package includes language from two of Cartwright’s Bills U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) joined his House colleagues in passing the 2023 National Defense Authorization... Home 20 Dec 2022 | 08:25
Twin Cedar Senior Living receives “Caring Super Star” award Twin Cedar Senior Living recently announced that they won the “Caring Star” award for the third year in a row, designating... Home 07 Dec 2022 | 09:51
Erica Walters How William Penn’s sons influenced Lenape history to be Native American Heritage Month topic at ESU event Erica Walters, anthropologist to the Delaware Tribe Historic Preservation, will be keynote speaker for this year’s Native... Home 22 Nov 2022 | 04:32
Delaware Valley Choral Society at Drew United Methodist Church Christmas carols from around the world to converge with Delaware Valley Choral Society The Delaware Valley Choral Society will perform “Christmas Around the World Part 3” on December 11 with a variety of carols... Home 02 Nov 2022 | 07:30
What Republicans offer To the editor: Here’s what Republicans offer. Nothing except: No minimum wage increase, breaking the unions, cutting welfare... Letters to the Editor 19 Oct 2022 | 08:11
What the Second Amendment meant The recent decision of the Pike County Commissioners to make PC a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” deeply concerns me. Adding... Letters to the Editor 16 Oct 2022 | 08:22
William J. Wien William J. Wien, age 77, peacefully passed away on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, with his family by his side at Morristown Medical... Obituaries 26 Sep 2022 | 01:57
Lisa Winkler and Javier Morales spoke to fundraiser attendees. Opera! Pike! Park! times three Three years ago, when Javier Morales, founder and director of Opera! Pike! Park! - told a friend that he was planning to... Home 08 Aug 2022 | 02:07
Sturgeons have bony plates that protect them from predators. The Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) is an anadromous fish — that is, it lives in salt water yet spawns in freshwater. Nature at Risk: This dinosaur-era fish of the Delaware River is on the brink Sturgeons have existed for 200 million years. The flesh and eggs of this huge, ancient, bony fish were likely staple food... Local News 06 Jul 2022 | 09:01
Fifty-five years together — and counting It was back in November 1965 in my hometown of Schoeningen, Germany, that Bill and I met at a school dance where he was playing... Announcements 20 Jun 2022 | 05:04
How the Constitution teaches students to disagree civilly The motto for Great Valley High School and its 1,400 students in the Pennsylvania borough of Malvern, about 25 miles west... Opinion 04 May 2022 | 05:44
Photos of scenes from a previous year’s encampments at the Columns. Encampment at the Columns Museum: Living History, Music, Exhibits at 11th Annual Civil War event This year the representatives of the 142nd PVI Company G, which was formed in Stroudsburg and utilized men from both Monroe... Entertainment 27 Apr 2022 | 09:34
