Scenic Byway gravel pit

Local family calls it ‘illegal’

By FRITZ MAYER

COCHECTON, NY—A sand and gravel mining operation may soon be coming to State Route 97, and at least one family is not very pleased at the prospect.

The mining operation would be located on Route 97, diagonally across from the restored Cocheton Train Station, the future site of the proposed Upper Delaware Scenic Byway Visitors Center, and directly across from a house owned by Gary Winglovitz.

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Gas attack: Pike enters the fray

Fracking meeting reveals divisiveness of the issues

By SANDY LONG

MILFORD, PA—After taking in more than two hours of information about the process of natural gas extraction and the environmental concerns associated with it, citizens of Pike County witnessed the kind of confrontation likely to occur with greater frequency as supporters and detractors of drilling find themselves facing off in heated debates.

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400 students and teachers witness inauguration

By TOM KANE

BETHEL, NY—On a screen two stories high, over 400 students from local schools witnessed the inaugural ceremony for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden, which was beamed up from Washington, DC.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Following the footprints
• Tusten sets DPW election
• Building bids blossom
• Fort Delaware price hike
• Naughton pleads guilty
• Nixing NYRI
• Stimulus and recovery

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