HONESDALE BOROUGH, PA — The borough of Honesdale has introduced TextMyGov, a service that will enable residents to receive important
notifications and find specific information by texting “HONESDALE”.

Honesdale Borough officially launched the new text messaging system to the public on January 5. Residents may receive a text message from 91896 from Honesdale Borough, initiating the service. Residents can choose to opt-out at any time by texting STOP.

Residents can choose to opt-in by texting the keyword “Hi” to the number 91896. After sending the initial keyword, residents will be asked to reply “YES” to confirm opt-in.

Residents may receive notifications for snow emergencies, road closings, etc.

Residents will also receive a contact card for the Borough’s two-way texting number. Residents are asked to save this to their phones and text it to find information and report issues. Even though this card is sent from the number 91896, the number to save is 570/255-7111.