Two new board members for the WCCF

HONESDALE, PA — The Wayne County Community Foundation (WCCF) recently welcomed two new members to its board of directors.
Jon Kline and Ray Hamill began their terms at the foundation’s September board meeting.
Hamill is a long-time Wayne County resident with nearly 50 years’ experience in the legal field. He served as president judge of Wayne County from 2007 to 2017, and senior judge until 2021.
He has served as a member of the Honesdale Rotary, a past president of the Wayne Memorial Health System and hospital board, and a founding member of the United Methodist Connectional Table.
Hamill and his wife, Donna, have lived in Wayne County since 1976.
Jon Kline recently moved to Wayne County with his wife, Samantha, and their sons. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor’s degree in finance, and spent 15 years working for JP Morgan Chase & Co. in both New York and Los Angeles.
For more information about the WCCF and its mission, visit www2.waynefoundation.org/.

Midwifery Week in Wayne County

HONESDALE, PA — The Wayne County Commissioners have issued a proclamation that October 2-8 is Midwifery Week in Wayne County. This recognizes the importance of the midwives at the Women’s Health Center (WHC), which is part of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC).
The nurse midwives provide prenatal care and facilitate births at the New Beginnings birthing suites in Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Additionally, they offer postpartum care, annual gynecological exams, family planning and menopause counseling.
All three commissioners commended the program and the entire staff at the WHC for the “personalized great quality of care,” as commissioner Jocelyn Cramer said. Chair Brian Smith added that “all six of my children were born at Wayne Memorial.”
The midwifery program began at Wayne Memorial about 30 years ago. Certified nurse midwife Pat Konzman has been there since the start. “I am so thankful to keep this OB program going, and glad to have the community support,” she said. WMCHC executive director Frederick Jackson said he’s “proud of the OB staff” and noted the “nine percent growth in births this year.”
The WHC is moving to a new location at 626 Park St. (formerly Northeast Eye) early in October. The annual Midwifery Mingle will be celebrated there on Thursday, October 20, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The community is welcome to attend and enjoy the free event.
For more information about the Women’s Health Center and those who provide care there, visit https://www.wmh.org/gynecology.

Library budget vote and trustee election on October 12

MONTICELLO, NY — The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library’s annual budget vote will be held on Wednesday, October 12 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Voting will take place at the library in Monticello.
All registered voters of the library district in the Towns of Thompson, Bethel, and Forestburgh residing within the Monticello Central School District are eligible to vote in this election.
The proposed 2023 budget is $1,448,863. This includes $351,563 previously approved capital debt service repayment.
The budget represents a 7.58 percent increase over the 2022 budget. The new budget would result in a 4.18 percent increase in the tax levy, which is below the allowable tax cap of 4.31 percent for the library.
Unallocated funds offset the increase in the tax levy.
Copies of the 2023 budget are available at the library or at ebcpl.org.
Three seats on the library board are up for election. Incumbent trustees Lynn Skolnick, Maureen O’Meara and Richard Arnold are not running for re-election. Thomas Rue and Lisa Clark have submitted petitions to fill a three-year and a two-year term respectively.
For more information, call the library at 845/794-4660.