A local family has passed the tradition of scouting through the generations. BILL O ' BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com The Boy Scouts of America is celebrating 100 years of scouting and one Back Mountain family has logged in about 50 years of service to the organization.

Gina Lenz, a Honesdale High School graduate, has opened her studio at 1111 Church St., Honesdale, with a grand opening scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb.

In a packed courthouse room Wednesday, Wayne County officials said proposed state environmental rules aimed at septic tanks has halted development and will place additional burdens on an already troubled rural economy.

Incomplete testing and inadequate staffing are two of the chief concerns raised by environmental attorney Jeff Zimmerman, in relation to the ongoing investigation of contamination at the Robson test well site in Honesdale, PA.

WAyNe COUNTY COURT NOTES Wayne County Court Notes are published Tuesdays in The Times-Tribune. Property transactions - James and Teresa O'Dell, Hawley, to Fred and Hayley Petsche, Maspeth, N.Y., a property in Palmyra Twp.

The residential rate is anticipated to remain at $115-per quarter, a flat fee, through 2010, said Tammy Jensen, Central Wayne Regional Authority administrator, on Monday.

Even here in the mountains, the constant and often mundane tasks of simply going to work, paying the bills and experiencing firsthand the plight of the economy can be stress inducing.

The Luzerne County Sheriff's Office has sold about 20 guns, some to deputy sheriffs and one to former Sheriff Michael Savokinas, Solicitor Vito DeLuca said Monday.

The Red Hatters Krewe was one of those parading down Honesdale, PA's Main Street at the first Mardi Gras on Main last year.

It is said there are many ways up the mountain. For two residents of the Upper Delaware, that couldn't be more true, particularly when the pinnacle of that path is the Sundance Film Festival, where the work of local filmmakers Zac Stuart-Pontier and Josh Fox will see its world premiere between January 21 and 31.

WAyNe COUNTY COURT NOTES Wayne County court notes are published Tuesdays in The Times-Tribune. ESTATES - Joseph Novobilski, 931 BethA any Turnpike, Honesdale; letters testamentary to Barry Novobilski, 190 Sugar St., Honesdale.

Jan. 15--The state Public Utility Commission voted Thursday to investigate Aqua Pennsylvania's proposed $43 million rate increase.

Home to exceptional trout waters and a corridor where the bald eagle roams in Wayne and Pike counties, the Lackawaxen River has been designated "River of the Year" for 2010 by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Under a state agriculture program, farmers Jim and Julie Yatsonsky will receive $240,000 for surrendering the development rights on their 212-acre farm south of Honesdale.

WAyNe COUNTY COURT NOTES Wayne County court notes are published Tuesdays in The Times-Tribune. ESTATES - Nubia Malkin, 1403 WoodA view Terrace, Lake Ariel; letters testamentary to Todd Malkin, 16 Brearly Crescent, Fair Lawn, N.J. - Emil Chervenick, RR 2, Box 2525, Beach Lake; letters testamentary to Jeffrey Clemente, attorney, P.O. Box 12, ...

Wayne County public libraries are feeling the pinch of state budget cuts this year.

A 50-year-old Wayne County woman was hospitalized this week when she was hit by a car while crossing North Main Street.

The state of Pennsylvania is prioritizing rail service with the recent investment of $24.5 million in 39 rail companies, including Honesdale's Stourbridge Railway, which is targeted to receive $3.2 million to rehabilitate 23 miles of track and restore the line to operating standards.

January 02, 2010 A museum dedicated to preserving Wayne County's history and Honesdale's role as the birthplace of the American railroad will be shuttered over the winter due to a loss in critical state funding.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] courtesy of pat carullo An aerial photo taken Sept. 24 shows dead and dying trees, center, allegedly caused by contaminated runoff along a drainage rut from the natural gas drilling site in Wayne County.