February 2013
Sheriff to residents: ‘calm down’; No one is going to confiscate your guns
Sheriff Philip Bueki said that the reaction to the massacre of children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT is the opposite of what might be expected. He said, “Instead of people talking about controlling high-capacity magazines and assault weapons, the sales have gone through the roof, and people that normally didn’t think about buying high-capacity magazines or assault weapons are now going out and buying them by the droves.” Read more
Email this pageSullivan moves forward with $8.8 million bond; State early voting opposed by legislature
Several lawmakers expressed reservations about committing the county to spend some $8.8 million on a new emergency radio system for the county, but in the end, the vote was unanimous to move forward with it. Read more
PA cocaine ring busted
Members of a major drug ring have been arrested, according to PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane, and two of them live in Honesdale. A press release from Kane said that 20 people were arrested on February 22, as part of a two-and-a-half year investigation into the operation. Read more
Damascus road workers retained
The Damascus Township Board of Supervisors on February 18 voted unanimously to extend the employment of two township road workers who were appointed last month as foremen for 30 days. Supervisor chairman Jeffrey R. Dexter was absent from the meeting. Read more
Children and Youth Committee discusses on Child Protection Bills
HARRISBURG, PA — The Children and Youth Committee of the Pennsylvania State House, chaired by Representative Kathy Watson, held a public hearing February 26 on a number of bills designed to further protect children. The measures deal with mandated reports of child abuse, improvement of procedures for reporting child abuse, protections from employment discrimination for those who report child abuse, and training for mandated reporters, including state-licensed professionals and child care workers.
Wayne County commissioners meeting
At the commissioners meeting on February 21, the Wayne County Historical Society was granted permission by the commissioners to have access to the Old Stone Jail and the Bethel School for the tourism season. Read more
Honesdale bank robber sought
Police are still looking for a man who robbed the Citizens Savings Bank on Willow Avenue in Honesdale on February 20. Honesdale police chief Joseph LoBasso said the suspect is a white male who entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding money. The note said the intruder had a gun. Read more
Gibson named most liberal Republican
WASHINGTON D.C. — The National Journal has named Congressman Chris Gibson as the most liberal Republican in the House of Representatives. Read more
A Living from the River. Ray Turner's Delaware Delicacies Smoke House
Ray Turner makes his living from the river and it takes a lot of work. In fact, if you want to talk with Turner, you talk with him while he is working. Read more
Lumberland officials support return to board of supervisors
Town of Lumberland officials on February 13 approved a resolution supporting the restoration of a countywide board of supervisors to replace the current county legislature. Read more
