Honesdale News

Parents who want to learn more about how to recognize signs that their teen may be in danger can attend events later this month.

The annual Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Bridge Building Competition brought 35 high school students to the Viewmont Mall to test - and eventually snap - their basswood models.

Of all the bad press videogames get, violent ones are the worst. And most common.

Charles J. Jones Married Ivana Esposito on Feb. 08, 2012 in Honesdale, Pa. Charles and Ivana met because Charles is an M P for the U.S. Navy and was there on active duty in Naples, Italy...Also a great love story...and now the newly appointed Mayor of Honesdale, Pa.

For more information about the classes, contact Jodi Torock, extension educator, at 610-746-1970, or visit extension.psu.edu/start-farming. Here is the schedule of classes: Exploring the Small Farm Dream a March 1-22, 2012 in Honesdale meets on Thursdays.

Police were called to the home of Jesus Martinez-Escobar on Main Street in Honesdale early Friday morning after an argument between Martinez-Escobar and his wife.

The board of supervisors is drafting a property maintenance code for the municipality, a tool supervisors said could help settle disputes that the township can't address as of now.

The parent company of Marian Community Hospital announced Wednesday that it will not pursue an outpatient care facility in Carbondale.

The superintendent of a pipeline project is facing criminal charges in Wayne County.

State police are looking for a missing teenager from Wayne County who may be in the city, the agency announced this morning.

State troopers said Melissa L. Shafer, 22, was driving east on Route 590 about 7:55 a.m. when she hit a patch of ice.

Living Area: N/A Lot Size: 52 Acres Bedrooms: N/A Bathrooms: N/A Garages: N/A Floors: N/A Home Type: Lot/Vacant Land Property For: Sale Property ID #: 20436 Description: 52 wooded acres , perked and ready to build.

Borough police said Brandon Doss, 24, of Honesdale, struck a woman in the face at about 6:28 p.m., according to a news release.

Janine Edwards officially became the county's top law enforcement official at a ceremony before Wayne County President Judge Raymond L. Hamill on Jan.

Artist John Hanson of Honesdale Pennsylvania carves a skiing bear sculpture from a block of ice during the "Ice Sculpture Demonstrations" event held at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton on Sunday, January 22 , 2012 Patti Sapone/The Star Ledger TO PURCHASE THIS PHOTO, CALL THE STAR-LEDGER PHOTO LIBRARY AT 973-392-1530

Vicki Johannes of Honesdale has been promoted to community office manager for the Hawley office of The Dime Bank.

A Pleasant Mount man died in a crash in Wayne County early Thursday morning, state police in Honesdale said.

Borough lawmakers are planning to reopen their 2012 budget in an effort to prevent police layoffs and get the books of the financially struggling Wayne County town in order.

Borough lawmakers want the state attorney general to investigate the March theft of money, documents and a laptop computer from Borough Hall, Councilman Scott Smith confirmed Friday.