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Eastlake Victorian: The banks of windows that fill a wall of the dining room, and the primary bedroom on the floor above, are evident from the outside.

An Eastlake Victorian on the banks of the Delaware

MILANVILLE, PA — Milanville, on the Delaware Riverbank in Pennsylvania, has many examples of Victorian and Edwardian architecture. One of them, the J. Howard Beach House, was built in the 1880s … more

By JANE ANDERSON | 6/22/22

The statue in its position watching over the Milanville Cemetery.

Statue breaks wing, takes flight

MILANVILLE, PA — The dead stay dead, and the buried usually stay buried. The monuments that watch over the dead and buried face a more uncertain fate. A statue of a winged angel until … more

By LIAM MAYO | 6/21/22

Town of Highland supervisor Jeff Haas, left, administers oaths of office to Upper Delaware Council vice-chairperson Aaron Robinson, Chairperson Andrew Boyar and Secretary/Treasurer Alan Henry.

UDC swears in officers

TUSTEN, NY — With COVID-19 case numbers in decline, the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) met in person on March 3 for the first time in 2022. The council took advantage of the occasion to swear in … more

By LIAM MAYO | 3/8/22

The public is talking, but who's listening?

MILANVILLE, PA — The most recent round of public comments on the Milanville-Skinners Falls Bridge has been extended to Monday, February 7. The bridge has been closed since October 2019 … more

By LIAM MAYO | 1/6/22

Skinners Falls bridge comment period extended

SKINNERS FALLS, NY — The comment period for the Milanville-Skinners Falls Bridge draft Purpose and Need document is set to close on Saturday, January 8. The document will guide the process … more

1/5/22

Purposes and needs

MILANVILLE, PA — After an extensive process of review, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has released a draft Purpose and Need statement for the Skinners Falls Bridge … more

By LIAM MAYO | 12/8/21 | 1 comment

The project advisory committee for the Milanville-Skinner’s Falls Bridge project met on Thursday, September 23, with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) informing its community partners of the project’s current status.

Aging in Place services expand in Wayne, Lackawanna counties and more

Comment period still open for Skinner’s Falls / Milanville Bridge project MILANVILLE, PA — The project advisory committee for the Milanville-Skinner’s Falls Bridge project met on … more

10/19/21

PennDOT provides update on Milanville-Skinners Falls comment process and more

What's new in the Upper Delaware region September 16 to 22 more

9/14/21

The Tower of Friendship Monument, overlooking the water.

New state lands in Tusten?

NARROWSBURG, NY — Among the status updates presented at the Thursday, September 2 meeting of the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) was an update on early-stage discussions about the Ten Mile River … more

By LIAM MAYO | 9/7/21

‘Insist on being heard’

MILANVILLE, PA — On Tuesday, August 29, the Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) accusing it of “failure to … more

By LIAM MAYO | 8/31/21

Seated from left to right are: Chairperson Jeff Dexter (Damascus Township); Secretary-Treasurer Al Henry (Berlin Township); and Vice-Chair Susan Sullivan (Town of Tusten). Standing from the left are National Park Service Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Superintendent Joe Salvatore; Town of Delaware Representative Tom Dent; Shohola Township Rep. Aaron Robinson; Lackawaxen Township Rep. Doug Case; Town of Deerpark Alternate Rep. Ginny Dudko; Town of Hancock Rep. Fred Peckham; Town of Cochecton Rep. Larry Richardson; Town of Fremont Rep. Jim Greier; and Town of Deerpark David Dean. Representatives for the Town of Lumberland (Nadia Rajsz); Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Tim Dugan); and Delaware River Basin Commission (Kristen Bowman Kavanagh), participated in the meeting remotely, while New York State, the Town of Highland, and Westfall Township representatives were absent.

Upper Delaware Council talks rivers and bridges

NARROWSBURG, NY — The June 3 meeting of the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) began with some much-belated business: the swearing-in of the board’s officials. Under normal circumstances, … more

By LIAM MAYO | 6/9/21

Regarding the Milanville Bridge Survey

I’ve only answered a couple of the questions in the PennDOT survey, and this note will explain why. To begin with, I have no idea what is meant by an “Environmental Linkages Study to … more

By ED WESELY | 5/19/21

Owning the house where the Skinners Falls bridge's namesake, Milton Skinner, once lived gives Steve Ircha a unique perspective on the structure's future.

Not in my front yard

MILANVILLE, PA — Steve Ircha has a passion for his community and its past. As the current owner of the Milton Skinner House, a historic building overlooking the Delaware River and the old … more

By OWEN WALSH | 5/5/21

Milton Skinners historic barn sits adjacent to the Skinner's Falls/Milanville Bridge.

A bend in the road

As soon you cross the bridge between Skinners Falls and Milanville, you come to a bend in the road. On your right is a historic barn and, on your left, is a stone wall with steps and a walkway that … more

By LAURIE STUART | 4/28/21 | 5 comments

The Skinners Falls Bridge, with its Baltimore truss structure and single-lane wooden plank deck, as shown here, was constructed in 1902.

UDC endorses rehabilitation of Skinners Falls Bridge

NARROWSBURG, NY — At its April 1 meeting, the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) voted unanimously (minus one abstention) to recommend rehabilitation of the 1902 Baltimore truss bridge connecting … more

By LINDA DROLLINGER | 4/7/21 | 2 comments

New leads in 1997 arson-homicide case

MILANVILLE, PA — It has been 23 years since Patricia Madeline Woll passed away in a strucutre fire on River Road in Damascus Township at 1 a.m. on August 28, 1997. At the time, state … more

By OWEN WALSH | 9/7/20

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