New Upper Delaware park superintendent

NARROWSBURG — A new superintendent has been named by the National Park Service (NPS) to manage the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River.

As TRR went to press this week, NPS officials were awaiting an official press announcement detailing the appointment of David Forney.

Forney, who is a Pennsylvania native, comes to the Upper Delaware from the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, in Arkansas, where he serves as Superintendent. Forney is expected to take over the reins in July from interim Superintendent Sandra Schultz, who has managed the area for the past year following the departure of Calvin Hite to the New River in West Virginia.

Town of Delaware man arrested in domestic shooting

KENOZA LAKE — Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested a 50 year-old Kenoza Lake resident last week after he allegedly fired a 30-30 rifle at the feet of a woman during an April 22 domestic dispute.

The unidentified woman was not injured and Kevin L. Haugen was charged with first-degree Reckless Endangerment and second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon.

At his arraignment before Delaware Justice William Schultz, Haugen was ordered remanded to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $2,500 bail.

State police assisted deputies at the scene of the incident.

Marc Anthony in ‘I love NY’ commercial

ALBANY — Governor Pataki, along with entertainer and part-time Sullivan County resident Marc Anthony, last week unveiled the state’s first-ever Spanish language “I Love New York” television commercial.

A Spanish language version, as well as an English language version, of the 60-second commercial began running last week and will continue through mid-May on English and Spanish language stations in the New York media market, and also in the Miami area in Florida.

Anthony said he was pleased to have the chance to give something back to the city and state.

The commercial emphasizes the New York City area, where Anthony was born. He has a vacation home in the river valley.

No injuries in school bus accident

BERLIN TOWNSHIP — State police reported no injuries in an April 23 car-school bus collision on Route 652.

Police said the collision occurred when eastbound bus driver Ernest Simons, 61, of Honesdale made a left turn onto Plank Road and collided with westbound Peter Diefenbach, 50, of Beach Lake. There were no passengers aboard the bus at the time of the 6:45 a.m. accident.

Diefenbach’s car sustained moderate damage and there was only light damage to the bus.

Pike-Wayne get federal grants

HARRISBURG — Two projects in Milford and three historical projects in Wayne County are among 153 Pennsylvania projects which have won funding under the Federal Transportation Act for the 21st Century, also known as “TEA-21”.

The Waymart Area Historical Society will receive $178,000 towards the rehabilitation of the Delaware and Hudson Gravity Railroad.

The Wayne County Historical Society will get a total of $82,000 towards two projects concerning “Lock 31 House,” a part of the historic Delaware-Hudson Canal system. The Wayne County Historical Society recently purchased the lock house along with 16 acres of land surrounding it. It plans to restore the grounds and house into a public museum.

In Pike County, $300,000 will go to Milford Borough to improve street lighting, along with other streetscape improvements, and the first phase of a visitor services complex at Grey Towers is funded at $382,000.

Last year, the transportation commission approved 154 projects statewide, totaling nearly 40 million dollars. The projects are funded 80 percent by TEA-21 with the balance made up locally

Township has a new police chief

WESTFALL — A local man beat out the competition last week as the Westfall Board of Supervisors appointed a new police chief after a two-month search.

Sgt. Mark Moglia was named chief on April 24, the successful applicant over two other candidates who were interviewed. Some 50 resumes were initially received.

Former chief Tim Mitchell left in January to join the Pike County District Attorney’s office as an investigator and Moglia has been overseeing the department since.