Damian Baranowski had earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from New York University before his death in June. (Photos courtesy of Karolina Baranowksi) Cycling crash victim to be honored On the afternoon of June 29, Damian Baranowski, 22, of Milford, Pa., was cycling on the right shoulder of Route 206 in Sandyston... News 09 Oct 2024 | 12:07
"Allow your children to play, everything should be fun." — Martha Dubensky, GAIT Equine Assisted Services, Milford, Pa. Photo by Sammie Finch A mother’s touch Local News 08 May 2024 | 10:35
Mabel Roy (left) and Linda Gallup marching in New Jersey protesting the separation of immigrant children from their parents. “Can’t do the walking that much anymore like I was,” Roy said. “So I go the postcard route or letter to the editor route.” Surprise! You wrote a letter to the newspaper Between Jan. 2 and Jan. 5, Straus News received nine very similar letters to the editor, warning against the dangers of a... Local News 22 Jan 2024 | 01:56
Sparkling Salty Lime Mocktail recipe from Regina Hewitt of Functional Healing in Goshen, N.Y. Trends with benefits: Locals embrace Dry January When we spoke to retired school counselor Kerri Yezuit two years ago, she was tackling her second Dry January. She first... Evergreen 06 Jan 2024 | 03:36
Artwork on Sparta food bags. Photo courtesy of Valerie Macchio. ( Photo courtesy of Valerie Macchio) Food pantries serving more people than ever In this post-COVID, high-inflation world, food pantries are assisting more people, from senior citizens to single parents,... Evergreen 18 Nov 2023 | 06:45
Dellana Diovisalvo Dellana Diovisalvo, former Pike librarian, brings her love of books to Tunkhannock Dellana Diovisalvo wanted to learn the operations of a library inside and out before taking on a leadership role. It all began... Local News 30 Sep 2020 | 12:32
Joseph Dean Brochik Joseph Dean Brochik of Milford, Pa., passed away Monday, May 11, 2020, at Residential Hospice, Wilkes Barre, Pa. He was 59.... Obituaries 20 May 2020 | 10:30
Paul E. Breen Paul E. Breen Jr. Paul E. Breen Jr. of Whitsett, N.C., peacefully passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital... Obituaries 29 Jan 2020 | 12:28
Vincent Joseph Vincent Joseph of Lords Valley, Pa., passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, in Stroudsburg, Pa. He was 74. He was born is Bristol England,... Obituaries 16 Oct 2019 | 12:58
Muriel G. Valecz Muriel G. Valecz (nee Stanaback), 94 years old, died peacefully at her residence at Avalon at Hillsborough in Hillsborough,... Obituaries 09 Sep 2019 | 04:27