TRR photo by Tom Kane Troy Bystrom sees a bright future for local Hawley economy.

Silk Mill spinning once again

Education and economic growth

By TOM KANE

HAWLEY, PA – A project that has generated great local excitement because of its potential for educational and economic growth opened on August 30.

The Hawley Silk Mill project, the creation of Grant Genzingler, owner of the Settlers Inn, and other Hawley entrepreneurs, will house a division of Lackawanna Community College and Misericordia University as well as a center of a new economic development venture.

A cadre of construction workers has been swarming around the historic building for months, getting it ready.

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ECS board questioned

By SANDY LONG

ELDRED, NY—A former Eldred Central School (ECS) board member is growing concerned with some decisions being made by the current Board of Education. Paul Clark, who served on the board for approximately 10 years, addressed the board at its August 19 meeting.

Clark said he “questioned the legality of retaining the excess fund balance above and beyond the current 4% of the approved budget that is allowed by Real Property Tax Law 1318.”

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Dairy advocate says Congress won’t act

Sights set on Farm Bill 2012

By TOM KANE

MESHOPPEN, PA—Dairy farmer activist Arden Tewksbury has conceded that nothing will be done in this session of Congress to relieve the plight of dairy farmers.

“It’s going to mean that several hundreds or thousands of dairy farms will close down,” Tewksbury said. Tewksbury is the president of the Progressive Agriculture Organization (Pro Ag).

It pains him, but he is now focused on 2012 when the new Farm Bill will pass through Congress.

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Other stories in this issue:

• New digs for Bethel board
• Cleaning up a 37-year-old mess
• Gas at a glance
• Half a million for river towns
• School supplies for at-risk kids
• Transition group plans community dinner
• Wally Lake Fest a first-time success

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