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Kidder Supervisors honor heroes

by Seth Isenberg Lake Harmony Fire Chief Ralph Lennon and Kidder Township Chief of Police Matt Kuzma made a joint presentation to some “good people” during the April 15 township supervisors’ meeting.

Lennon told of a report of a possible drowning on Lake Harmony on March 30 that brought out the fire company, ambulance and police to the lakeside where a canoe had overturned and two children were floating in the frigid water while their father clung to the boat. While the kids had life preservers, the 3 year-old had turned over face-down.

Kevin Jones was at his lakeside home and heard cries for help. Seeing the family on the lake in distress, he grabbed his kayak and a couple of extra like jackets and went out onto the lake. He rescued the children, giving the 3 yearold CPR as he paddled her to shore.

At the shore was Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia registered nurse Colleen Pyne.

As Jones approached the shore, she waded in to take the child and continue CPR, keeping that up as she brought her to the ambulance. She stayed with the child as the ambulance took them both to a waiting medical helicopter.

See KIDDER, page 6

Kevin Jones (left photo) and George Hayeck (right) were awarded Civilian Service Commendations for their parts in the rescue on March 30.

JPK: Seth Isenberg

Short-term rentals not popular at Penn Forest hearing

by Seth Isenberg

investment companies for the purpose of renting them out Penn Forest Township sueach week. pervisors kicked off their April Bill Fontaine called these 5 meeting with a hearing about properties “mini-hotels,” short-term rentals — whether adding that “hotels have no to allow them, and how to business in a residential neighregulate them. Supervisors borhood.” He pointed out that are approaching the issue as a these rentals pit neighbors “right” for a property owner, versus the transients [renters], but there have to be rules. who have “no respect for the When citizens spoke, the community.” majority were negative about Some citizens are looking to having these “businesses in the township to enforce some residential areas.” Speakers rules. It was agreed that enpointed to homes owned by forcement will be the hard part.

Chris Mangold, of Towamensing Trails, told of the neighbor property where renters play loud music, and launch fireworks.

Rose Stewart, who rents her property for S-TRs, made her point that these rentals boost the local economy. This statement was disagreed with by other speakers.

At the end of the hearing, supervisors voted 3-2 to advertise the ordinance which allows short-term rentals as a right in all zoning districts, with

Christian Bartulovich, Roger Meckes and Scott Lignore voting yes, and Tom Cross and Judith Knappenberger voting no. The ordinance will to be voted on at May’s meeting.

Bartulovich wants shortterm rental owners to pay an annual permit fee that would offset the costs to the township to enforce rules. Granicus Host Management has been hired to keep track of the number of homes in the township that are being rented for short-term See PENN FOREST, page 20

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Penn Forest

Forest Township is a “Second explaining that the roof replacement for the township’s Amendment Township” was approved. In discussion, it was office is ready to go, with an Continued from page 1 pointed out that it’s a agreement to have the township buy the materials to statement “with no teeth.”

Carmine Corridore of obtain cost savings. stays. Granicus’ early numUnderdog Computer and Supervisors are waiting on a bers list about 300 properties Network Support was third quote from roofers in involved. order to select a contractor, so contracted as the township’s During the business part IT Services company for action was tabled. of the meeting, supervisors Supervisors were unanimous $1,075 a month, plus an $850 approved a one-year contract in extending workman’s comp. set-up. He promised to start with Granicus for $25,301, work the following week to get with Cross and Knappenberger insurance to fire company an effective backup in place, members involved in opposed. and to install and continually authorized support activities.

Granicus sifts through dozupdate anti-virus software.

Supervisors split by the ens of websites like VRBO and Paving work will include AirBnB looking for short-term same 3-2 vote on setting widening Meckesville Road Transfer Station fees at $100 rentals. Once up and running a year. 2021’s mailing will be to 20 feet wide for 3,000 feet. in Penn Forest (likely by for 18 months, so the fee from The road will get base and subJuly), they will contact propbase repairs prior to a finish erty owners about permit fees June to the end of December coat. Any millings from the of 2022 will be $150. required, and township rules.

A property where junk vehi- work will be put onto the dirt Granicus will notify the townroad that’s east of the paved cles have been accumulating ship if the rules are violated. area, and those milling will be will be the subject of court Citizens, however, want to rolled to improve that stretch action. know what happens when a up to the Gamelands parking A resolution approving violation takes place. A first language that states Penn lot. Drakes Creek Road will step is to document the violation, and send the proof (photos, video, etc.) to Granicus and the township for action against the property owner. Several of the speakers at the meeting pointed out that they want help when the incidents take place.

ACCESSIBLE – Quality, walk-in care for minor illness In a public comment not and injuries related to S-TRs, a TowamensCONVENIENT – No appointment needed, extended ing Trails resident asked for and weekend hours help about the large amount of litter on Old Stage Road.

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also be repaved.

The township’s old sweeper attachment for the tractor will be traded in and a new 9′ wide sweeper broom will be bought in May, once the prices get worked out. Details will be presented again at the May meeting.

Infield mix for the park is delivered, and a pallet of line-marking bags was bought, ahead of the sports season.

The park will also get a new refrigerator in the concession stand.

The township has $2,758,040 in the general fund and operating accounts, plus $5,910,444 in certificates of deposit.

Bills of $76,532 were approved to be paid from the general fund — mostly taxes, operating insurances and employee benefits like health and dental insurances, plus professional fees and $13,750 to each

fire company.

There were 67 right-to-know requests last month, most of them from realtors asking for septic perc information.

Zoning Officer Kathryn Forry reported “an insanely busy month.” She added that “we’re in for a heck of a year.”

Supervisors approved two lot consolidations, for Hurylovich for two lots in Mt. Pocahontas, and for Baird for three lots in Pleasant Valley West.

The meeting concluded with a discussion of an Indian Mountain Lake property owner’s issues in getting her fence approved by the association so that she can complete it to plant her garden.

The township supervisors meet next on May 3 at 7 p.m., in person at the township building on Route 903, and also via Zoom.

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USAF Thunderbirds to headline at The Great Pocono Raceway Airshow Same Show with Two Event Dates August 21 & 22 The United States Air Force Thunderbirds will headline The Great Pocono Raceway Airshow in 2021. The Great Pocono Raceway Airshow will include the same program taking place on consecutive days, Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22. Tickets and additional information can be found by visiting www.poconoairshow. com. “‘The Great Pocono Raceway Airshow’ is back, bigger and faster,” said Pocono Raceway President, Ben May. “We are thrilled to announce the United States Air Force Thunderbirds will be the main event at our unique, stadium-style air show. It is going to be a treat for everyone in attendance as

the jets will be at near eye-level. This will be one of the biggest events in the Pocono Mountains this summer and one you are not going to want to miss!”

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tertainment and incredible performances. In addition to the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, this event will feature the GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team. Each show date will feature the same program with high-flying aerobatic performances, iconic demonstrations and military salutes. More acts are being booked and will be announced

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Many of their events are well known in the region including airshows along the Atlantic City Beachfront, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Dover AFB, Binghamton, NY, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa. Note: All events, dates and times are subject to change without notice. Certain terms, conditions and fees may apply for ticket purchases.

BWA’s Native Plant Sale blooms online now Brodhead Watershed Association is hosting an online Native Plant Sale, with ordering now through May 21, and curbside pickup of the plants on Saturday, June 5, in Tannersville. The sale will be for pre-paid advance orders made online only.

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BWA thanks these event sponsors: Lansdowne Insurance Agency, Colonial Auto Sales, Strauser Nature’s Helpers, Pocono Rocks! and Resort Beverage. This event is also made possible by our Environmental Partners: Berkheimer Foundation, Vigon International, Sanofi, Edie Stevens, Mike & Patty Stein and Mark Dodel & Patricia Rylko.

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Circle trap works to destroy spotted lanternflies With spotted lanternfly egg-hatch season looming, homeowners in many Pennsylvania communities are bracing themselves for the arrival of the troublemaker and its never-ending appetite for the sap of grapevines, hardwoods and ornamentals.

Given that the pest has made inroads into Cambria, Cameron, Franklin, Lackawanna, Montour, Pike, Wayne and Westmoreland counties — prompting the state Department of Agriculture to expand its spotted lanternfly quarantine zone to 34 counties — this might be the most challenging season yet, noted Emelie Swackhamer, a horticulture educator with Penn State Extension.

“Spotted lanternfly continues to be a problem where it is established, and residents in some new areas will see them for the first time this year,” said Swackhamer, who has been on the front lines of the spotted lanternfly battle since

the pest first was found in Berks County in 2014.

One of the ways property owners can reduce infestations on their properties is by placing traps on trees. Spotted lanternfly nymphs, which will emerge from egg cases over the next several weeks, crawl up tree trunks to feed higher on the tree, and traps can intercept them.

Traps are easy to install, and they can capture large numbers of nymphs, noted Swackhamer. “Traps are most effective during ‘nymph season,’ which is April through July,” she said. “While adults also can be captured by tree traps, they may avoid the traps, resulting in less effectiveness later in the season.”

An effective type of trap is the circle trap, a funnel-style device that wraps around a tree trunk. Spotted lanternfly nymphs and adults are guided into a container — usually a plastic jug or bag — at the top of

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Please contact the church office at 570-646-2650 to reserve your table or for more information. Prepayment for vendor tables/space is required. Checks may be made out to “Pocono Lake United Methodist Church.”

The United Methodist Women of the church sponsor the event, and everyone is invited to participate. It is always well-attended by neighbors,

vacationers, racing fans, and folks simply driving by on Route 940.

There will be a wide variety of items available to purchase, including crafts, artifacts, home décor, and a White Elephant table featuring interesting “treasures” and excellent buys.

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the funnel as they move upward to feed on the tree. These traps work best on trees with smooth bark, Swackhamer explained, because bark with deep grooves may allow lanternflies to crawl underneath the trap.

Circle traps can be purchased commercially or can be a do-it-yourself project, using a plastic bag or a jar. Information on how to build one can be found on the Penn State Extension website at https:// extension.psu.edu/how-tobuild-a-new-style-spotted-lanternfly-circle-trap.

“Some people have built similar traps, devising a range of methods that work,” Swackhamer said. “Building these traps is a good project for anyone who wants to destroy spotted lanternflies while saving money by using materials they already have on hand.”

Circle traps are favored over the use of “sticky” bands on trees, she pointed out, because adhesive material is not selective and can capture other animals, including pollinators such as bees and butterflies, birds, squirrels and other species.

“Though circle traps also can catch nontarget species, the potential is significantly lower than the use of sticky bands,” she said. “If property owners still decide to use adhesive tape, they should cover it with a wildlife barrier, such as window screening, and monitor traps frequently.”

The anticipated arrival of Brood X periodical cicadas this season has prompted questions about the potential for these occasional visitors

to become causalities in the battle between citizens and the spotted lanternfly.

“We have not had the opportunity to see what will happen when cicadas encounter circle traps, so we do not know,” Swackhamer said. “Because cicada nymphs crawl up trees, just like spotted lanternflies, I wouldn’t be surprised if some cicadas wind up in circle traps.”

Still, she does not believe circle traps will significantly impact cicada procreation and survival for several reasons, most notably because the considerable number of cicadas that emerge give them, collectively, some insurance against loss from predation or other pitfalls.

In addition, cicadas thrive in large, forested areas where few circle traps are placed.

For those who want to ensure they do not catch cicadas, Swackhamer advises removing circle traps for a few days after the once-in-17-years visitors make their debut. “Cicadas’ tree-crawling behavior happens for a short time after they emerge,” she said. “After that, circle traps can be put back up for the rest of lanternfly-trapping season,” she said.

Finally, Swackhamer asks all citizens to help stop the spotted lanternfly’s spread by check-

ing their vehicles carefully — undercarriages, windshield wipers, wheel wells, luggage racks and such — for spotted lanternflies and egg masses before traveling in and out of the quarantined counties.

The state Department of Agriculture also advises people traveling within the quarantine zone to keep a spotted lanternfly checklist in their vehicles. By signing the checklist, residents are indicating that they have inspected their vehicles for the presence of the spotted lanternfly and have removed any they found.

“Research by scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and other organizations continues to shed light on the lanternfly problem,” she said. “We will continue to share these findings with the public and other stakeholders.”

For the latest information about the spotted lanternfly, the state-imposed quarantine in Pennsylvania, management techniques and how to report a sighting, visit the Penn State Extension website at https://extension.psu.edu/ spotted-lanternfly or the state Department of Agriculture website at https://www.agriculture.pa.gov.

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Kidder

In regular business, supervisors approved extensions for the Split Rock Section H Phase Continued from page 1 II final minor subdivision for the Split Rock (Both the children have reCountry Club, and for the covered.)

Richard Henry warehouse Hearing cries for help, development for their final George Hayeck ran to the beach parking lot and saw the development plan. Each was overturned canoe with a father extended into June.

Mary Farnschlader of the and two children in the water.

He saw that the children were Penn-Kidder Library came before supervisors to ask for getting rescued, so went into a donation to support the the water to get the father to Library. She noted that Penn shore.

Forest Township gave $5,000 Lennon and Kuzma pretowards operating expenses, sented plaques to Jones and and also $3,000 to the Hayeck. Pyne will come at Dimmick Memorial in Jim another time to receive her Thorpe. None of the superviaward. Lennon concluded by calling this rescue “truly a mir- sors made a motion.

Supervisor Ray Gluck acle” and of these three, “they explained that during this did a great job.”

Lennon was also first for au- year’s budget discussion, sudience participation, asking for pervisors decided that they help in prodding Lake Harmo- would not give tax dollars to ny Estates towards a promised local charities, leaving that dry hydrant at the end of Wood giving to citizens. This did not go over well with Farnschlader, Street, and, due to the lake who noted some of the good rescue on March 30, perhaps removing boulders at the lake- work that the library does for township citizens, adding she front and replacing them with was “appalled” by the lack of a locked bollard that could be support. dropped in case an emergency Brooks, in her report, boat launch was needed.

Lennon and others continue added a workshop about a Food Truck Ordinance is to point out that their radios planned for May 6 at 4 p.m., at have trouble hearing Carbon the township building. On May County 911 dispatches. A sug22, the township will hold the gestion was to ask that Monroe County handle dispatches, first electronics recycling day of 2021. She notes that there as signals from there can be is a fee to recycle some items, heard plainly. and that the list will be posted Attorney Gerald Strubinger on the township website. Last returned to share concerns year, the truck filled-up quickabout ‘chaos’ with short-term ly, so residents should arrive renters at the lake. He insists early. that the township make some Roadmaster Bruce Berger progress on a Short-Term Rental Ordinance. To that end, reported that bid packages are being prepared to get prices township manager Suzanne for the 2021 paving projects Brooks announced a public — North Lake Dr., Fern St. workshop about STRs to be and Harmony Ave. Quotes are held on May 13 from 4 to 6 being sought for this year’s p.m. A follow-on session will tree-trimming work. Catch be scheduled if necessary. basins will get their spring Brooks mentioned that input cleaning once contractor is needed from developers, real estate agents, rental own- Shiffer Bituminous’ vacuum truck is available. ers and the public.

Bills of $100,505 were approved to be paid. These were about $20,000 less than a normal month because payments to emergency services had not been made yet.

Kidder Township Police reported 150 calls for March. Of these, 13 were burglary false alarms, 11 were disturbing the peace, 9 medical emergencies, 9 suspicious persons or cars, 8 assisting other agencies, 7 motor vehicle accidents, 5 traffic tickets, 4 animal complaints, and 4 fireworks complaints.

Zoning permits were issued for three new homes, two garages, and one each of a shed, fence, driveway, and sign, and a construction trailer.

Code violations for the month include 26 for accumulation of rubbish, and 2 for abandoned vehicles.

Code Enforcement Officer Noel Torres also conducted 13 home inspections.

The Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company reports 43 calls for March, and Lake Harmony VFC reports 40. The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad made 32 calls.

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Penn Forest Zoning Hearing Board turns down third Dollar General location in township

by Seth Isenberg Residents of Mt. Pocahontas and nearby communities who had organized to oppose the construction of a Dollar General store on Old Stage Road at the junction of Route 534 can rest easier as Penn Forest Township’s zoning board voted unanimously to turn down the project.

The developer had come before the board to ask for a variance for the property regarding the overall width of

the property. The project as proposed could not meet the minimum lot width required by township rules for the building.

According to the application, the developer would be required to put the driveway into the site on Old Stage Road, and because of that, and the shape of the property that was planned to be used, the developer needed a variance.

They did not get it.

The zoning board will provide their decision in writing,

and then the developer can choose to appeal that decision to Carbon County Court. The developer could also revise the plans for that property, or find a different location, likely further west on Route 534.

Penn Forest Township already has two Dollar General stores, one on Route 903 just north of the township park in the south end, and the other on the township’s north end, on Route 903 just north of South Old Stage Road.

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Seth’s Sightings

With this week’s warm weather, all sorts of flowers are blooming. It’s certainly May flower season. These wonderful splashes of color really are brightening what has been a really slow greening out this year.

The woods in some years would be fully leafed-out by now. This year it doesn’t look like that will take place until mid-May. So we’ll enjoy our leaves fully for about five and a half months to around mid-October, depending on how early fall comes.

Being that it’s a local election year, as

I’ve said in the past, our flowers have rivals in the variety of election signs that are also coloring the landscape ahead of May 18 Primary Day. There will likely be more signs as the date to vote approaches.

It has been a busy couple of weeks for us. In that time, we fit in a couple of WBS Penguins games — socially distanced. It was great to be at the game, though the locals lost. As I complete this column, the team has won their second in a row — a rarity this season. The team might make

by Seth Isenberg

the playoffs if they play this well through these last few weeks of the regular schedule.

And the Pittsburgh Penguins are getting healthy for their run at the playoffs, too.

Ruth has gotten her second vaccine shot at the Lehigh Valley Health Network clinic at Pocono Raceway (no side effects except being a bit tired), and I’m to get a J&J shot soon. We hope to fly to see relatives soon.

This past Sunday afternoon, we had promised ourselves a treat so took our dogs to Knoebels Amusement Resort on the second day the park was open, arriving mid-afternoon. We took the dogs for a ride on their train (one of four rides dogs are permitted on). They liked it. Because Knoebels was new to the dogs, we spent the rest of our time there walking them around to look at the rides to let them get used to the people and enjoy occasional attention. We kept masked, and kept separated, avoiding crowds. Bull, our German Shorthaired Pointer, was aloof, even to folks who wanted to pet him (we overheard people identifying him as a Great Dane). Spookie, our Schnauzer mix, alternated between hiding and actually coming out to meet people, which was progress for her.

WVIA Day is this Sunday, May 2.

WVIA members get free rides that day, so we’ll go again and take more rides if the weather is warmer — keeping socially distanced and masked.

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Eagle Arms is back for a show at Split Rock for a three day show Friday to Sunday. This will be their first show here since the Resort’s new owners took over. We plan to buy some military surplus jackets (high quality — USA-made), and look over some of the historic items on display.

In the ‘arts,’ this weekend, April 30 to May 2, there’s a live stream of a performance of the Who’s Next album, with a portion of the proceeds to support the State Theatre in Easton. Details are on StateTheatre. org — and cost is just $20. On May 8, the Mauch Chunk Opera House presents the Bowie Live show, and on the 9th, comedienne Jessica Kirson. The Opera House is slowly reopening to a full schedule of fun.

The first home games of the AAA baseball season in Moosic will be in mid-May, the same week as the Penguins begin to wrap things up.

They start with a homestand versus the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs from the 11th to 16th. The Railriders have a promotion they call Waggin’ Wednesday, where you can bring dogs to the ballpark. We might bring Bull and Spookie to one of these night games.

I am hoping to see some more outdoor events in Monroe and Carbon Counties in May. By June, we could begin to see a regular schedule of festivals. It’s looking like outdoor venues will see rules lightened to 50% capacity, which will mean plenty of good seats at the June 26 and 27 NASCAR races weekend at Pocono Raceway. After last year, it will be good to be back in the grandstand. And exciting news for our area is that the Raceway is also bringing back the Pocono Air Show in August.

So, here’s hoping for a huge display of May flowers, and that readers are healthy, vaccinated, and getting out and about again around the Pocono Plateau.

A happy birthday is upcoming for our Journal of the Pocono Plateau — as the Memorial Day week issue will begin our 25th year providing local news.

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Farm Animal Frolic returns to Quiet Valley

To folks in the 21st century springtime means warmer weather, flowers blooming and the return of robins. In the early 1800s it meant fresh greens became available, a real treat after a bland winter diet.

The kitchen garden was planted with such things as peas, onions, beets and carrots.

Chickens started laying eggs again and it was also when the animals on the homestead had their babies. At Quiet Valley’s Farm Animal Frolic we celebrate the renewal of life that comes with the season of spring.

Quiet Valley’s 32nd annual Farm Animal Frolic is May 22, 23, 29 and 30, Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays 12 to 4 p.m.

Meet the baby farm animals up close and personal. See kid goats and lambs frolicking

about. Chicks will be peeping away and some will be hatching in incubators so visitors can watch them crack out of their shells. There will be a new calf for the children to meet and guests of all ages will laugh at the ducklings as they play in the water.

Our Suffolk Punch draft horses, Jenny and Judy, will take you on a wagon ride to the ice harvest pond and back.

In the lower barn make sure to say “Howdy” to the piglets, always a lively bunch.

There are plenty of other fun activities.

Twice a day there is a special children’s show where youngsters can enjoy puppet shows or storytelling. There are opportunities to play old fashion games, try the Fish Pond or visit our focus area for 2021, the Goat Shed, where folks can learn some goat lore, play a game and make a craft.

Sheep shearing will take place on Saturday, May 22, from 10:30 until all the sheep

get a hair cut. The spinners and weavers will hold a Sheep to Shawl demonstration oby taking one of the fleeces and attempting to complete a shawl by the end of the day.

Raffle tickets will be sold for the finished shawl with the drawing being held at our Old Time Christmas event.

Kathy Uhler, from the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, will offer a presentation on local wildlife on Saturday, May 29 at 11:30 and 1:30.

Some of the Center’s residents will be on hand.

Children’s author, William Spellmeyer will be on hand both Saturdays to share his books with the public and do signings.

On Sundays the school marm will offer presentations in the One Room Schoolhouse.

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The outdoor brick bake oven will be in operation during all four days of the event making homemade bread and cookies.

Social distancing will be practiced and masks are required.

Admission is $12 for Adults and $6 for ages 3 through 12.

Children under 3 are free.

Pony rides and horse-drawn wagon rides are an additional charge and are weather permitting. Refreshments are available. No smoking or pets are allowed. Frolic is held rain or shine. The schedule and prices are subject to change.

All funds raised go to support the mission of the non-profit farm museum.

For more information on the museum call (570) 992-6161 or visit www.quietvalley.org.

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Pocono Litter Cleanup yields amazing results 200+ volunteers. Dozens of miles covered. 540+ bags collected.

The Pocono Mountain region looks a lot cleaner now after hundreds of volunteers spent Saturday, April 24, removing trash from roads throughout all four counties.

The effort was part of the “Pick Up the Poconos” Spring Cleanup in honor of Earth Day, organized by the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB).

More than 200 volunteers participated in Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Milford, Honesdale, and Hawley/Lake Wallenpaupack. Participants included students and staff of East Stroudsburg University and the Wallenpaupack Area School District. Families with children under the age of 18 cleaned local parks.

Volunteers removed more than 540 bags of trash. That number includes the efforts of various individuals and community groups that organized their own cleanups in conjunction with “Pick Up the Poconos.” Groups including the Bill Kiger Community Cleanup, Friends of Cherry Valley, Honesdale Rotary, Keep Hawley-Honesdale Beautiful, and Lackawaxen River Trails spearheaded cleanups while Pocono resorts such as Camelback, Great Wolf Lodge, and Kalahari rallied employees and held cleanups around their properties.

Volunteers were able to select from six cleanup areas.

The PMVB provided designated locations where volunteers picked up gloves, trash bags, safety vests, masks, and hand sanitizer. The “Pick Up the Poconos” Spring Cleanup was supported by several partners

including Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority, PennDOT, Waste Management, and the participating municipalities.

“In addition to local roads, our highways are also looking cleaner and greener,” said Chris Barrett, President/CEO of the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau. “As part of our overall Pick Up the Poconos campaign, the PMVB contracts with a company to clean Interstates 80 and 380 several times a year. Pocono 3C also operates year-round several

times a week, cleaning Monroe County roads and highway ramps. The difference is noticeable.”

The PMVB typically holds its Pick Up the Poconos Day in late September. This smaller-scale spring effort was added in response to all the litter on our roadways. The 4th Annual Pick Up the Poconos Day will take place region-wide on Saturday, September 25, and includes cleanup locations in every municipality. Once signups open, volunteers can register on PickUpThe Poconos.com.

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CCAL to visit artists’s jewelry studio online Due to the Pandemic restrictions, the Carbon County Art League (CCAL) has been conducting all of its meetings and presentations virtually and will continue until further notice.

On Wednesday, May 12, join the artist Sarah Binder in her Virtual Studio Tour and Jewelry Making Demonstration which will be transmitted from the artist’s home via Zoom from 6 to 8 p.m. Sarah will demonstrate some of her jewelry making techniques, discuss her recent works, and

answer questions.

All paid members will be emailed a link to the Zoom meeting the week of the event, to enjoy a great opportunity to learn about other artists’ works and their achievements.

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Attached will be a medical office building.

Physicians will be shared with Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest.

When opened in the spring of 2022, this will become the 11th hospital campus of the Lehigh Valley Health Network which includes eight LVHN

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Carbon is projected to employ 150 when it opens next year.

Terry Purcell, President, Lehigh Valley Hospital– Carbon, welcomes members of the press to the ceremony on the cold and windy day.

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Police Beat The search for Ronald Nicholas, who went missing on April 6 in the Brady’s Lake area, has ended with the finding of his body by a volunteer search-and-rescue team at 11 a.m. on 4-25, on the lands near Brady’s Lake. Pocono Mountain Regional Police and PA State Police were involved in in a large search and rescue operation that started after Nicholas’ truck was located at Brady’s Lake on 4-10. A witness reported seeing Nicholas with his dog at Brady’s Lake on 4-9.

On 4-13 at about 4 p.m., that dog walked across the Brady’s Lake dam. The dog was in good health.

As time went on without finding the man, the operation became a recovery operation with volunteer organizations working the area. When Nicholas’ body was located on the 25th, PMRPD and the Monroe County Coroners’ Office were dispatched to the site and recovered his remains.

An autopsy was conducted on 4-25. No evidence leads to foul play. Police have no cause to believe there is a public safety hazard.

In other reports, a Pawnee Trail, Mt. Pocahontas, Penn Forest Twp., woman’s dog was attacked on her property around 12 noon on 4-21 by two boxer/pit bull type dogs.

Her dog’s vet bill is $1,765. PA State Police – Fern Ridge.

Just after 5 p.m. on 4-22, a 36 y/o Lake Harmony man and a 41 y/o Albrightsville man had a disagreement at a Mohegan Circle, Penn Forest Twp. property. The 36 y/o used a tire iron and struck the 41 y/o’s vehicle with it, then tossed it at the man’s house, smashing a window. The 36 y/o is charged with criminal

mischief, and the incident remains open. PSP-F. 4-16, a 66 y/o Albrightsville woman received a call from someone identifying himself as a government employee from El Paso, Texas. He said a car registered to her was involved in a money laundering investigation, and then tried to get personal information, telling her she would be arrested if she did not cooperate. She hung up on him, and called State Police.

4-15, a 56 y/o Jackson Township woman was called by someone claiming to be from Direct TV. She was told she could save money by changing to a lower rate, and paying three months in advance. She did this, for $300. She was then told that Direct TV has a promotion with Apple, and if she bought $700 in Apple gift cards, there would be an iPhone upgrade and airpods. She bought the cards, and then provided the account numbers and security PIN — later learning this was a scam. The number used by the caller was 888-202-9749.

State Police are investigating.

7:21 a.m. on 4-15, a vehicle stopped along Route 903 in Albrightsville and a man got out, and cut off the catalytic

by Seth Isenberg converter from an ’01 Hyundai Santa Fe, before driving away.

PSP-F has identified a suspect.

Amanda Green, 29, mother, of Canadensis, and father, Lamont Bacchus, 31, of New Castle, DE, are charged with the murder of 2 month-old Ryann Bacchus early in the morning of 3-19, after the autopsy of the child. Both mother and father appear to have been under the influence of heroin. The pair, along with Green’s roommate, who was said to have bought heroin earlier and brought it back to the apartment, are all in the Monroe County jail. Court dates are being set.

Keeping the Rubber Side down

An Albrightsville motorcyclist out for a drive just before 2 p.m. on 4-17 was on Crazy Horse Trail in Mt. Pocahontas when a dog ran out of a nearby home and across his path and in his attempt to avoid running the dog over, he fell off the bike. He was traveling about 15 mph, and the bike landed on him. He was taken to the hospital by Lehighton Ambulance for treatment of minor injuries.

There are the usual reports of rear-ender crashes around

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the Interstate 80 bridge over the Lehigh River between East Side and White Haven. There’s The Poconos are not also bridge repair crews on HIGH enough for some Route 33 and Route 209 in A 19 y/o Saylorsburg driver Hamilton Township. On Route 534 in Penn Forest Twp., a made an illegal left turn onto bridge is being replaced east of Interstate 80 from Route Route 903, and a detour is in 115, right in front of a State Trooper at 5 p.m. on 4-18. The place until the project is done Trooper made a traffic stop in in early May. PennDOT contractors will Kidder Township. There was a smell of burnt marijuana, and be out doing guide rail repairs some marijuana was found in in various locations. There are also crews out improving the car.

Police also reported a hand- drainage along select roads.

Please keep alert for the crews, ful of DUIs. and drive safely around the workers.

PennDOT notes For travel information, go to www.511PA.com. Motorists PennDOT crews are out can sign up for alerts on www. crack sealing on various area 511PA.com by clicking on “Perroads including the Interstates. Crews continue pothole sonal Alerts” in the left-hand patching where needed. Bridge menu. repair work is underway on

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Carbon County property transfers through April 18 Kidder Township

Harry Cross to Rita Hughes, Coatesville, property at 99 Mill Run Drive, Lake Harmony, $142,500.

Narsun Properties, LLC, to Richard Acosta, New Hyde Park, New York, property at 9 Slalom, Lake Harmony, $135,000.

Ernest J. Vaccaro to Kevin Patrick Rooney, Centereach, New York, property at 51 Snow Plow Hill, Lake Harmony, $130,000.

Gobblersknoll, LLC, to Stephen M. Melniczak, Langhorne, property at 106 Pineknoll Drive, Lake Harmony, $574,000.

Duck Jin Chun to William Liaw, Allentown, property at 44 Mountainwoods Drive, Unit 408, Stage 2, Lake Harmony, $429,500.

Daegyun Kim to Martin T. Nicoll, Jersey City, New Jersey, property at 67 Lupine Drive, Lake Harmony, $440,000.

Lucille A. Galla to Lucille A. Galla, 65 Holiday Drive, P.O. Box 288, Lake Harmony, property at 65 Holiday Drove, $1.

Phyllis A. Mikolaj to Mark V. Cassidy, Ocean View, New Jersey, House 85, Snow Rdge, Section A, $182,900.

Randell E. Pilecki to Randell E. Pilecki Sr., 53 Chipmunk Trail, White Haven, property at 158 Deer Trail, White Haven, $1.

Randell E. Pilecki to Laura Pilecki, 57 Chipmunk Trail, White Haven, property at 158 Deer Trail, White Haven, $1.

Unsal Tirban to Said Alimdhanovich Seyfatov, Philadelphia, property at 791 State Rt. 940, White Haven, $130,000.

Jacob D. Shuss to Jonathan Anthony, 129 Timberline Drive, Albrightsville, property at 129 Timberline Drive, $195,000.

Roman Wilusz to Stefanie A. Ferrigno, P.O. Box 1455, Albrightsville, lots 20, 22 and 24, Section Hemlock Forest, Holiday Poconos, $140,000.

Lewis F. Wright Jr. to Microorigin Ventures, Inc., Chester Springs, property at 15 Mountain Crest Drive, Lake Harmony, $401,000.

Christopher Samanns to Steven Altschuler, Mineola, New York, property at 36 Maplewood Road, Lake Harmony, $250,000.

Diane Harbin to Bronson Peters, 38 W. Fawn Grove Drive, Albrightsville, property at 39 W. Fawn Grove Drive, $127,200.

Katherine Reinhart to Stephanie W. Reinhart, Lansdale, property at 9 Buttonwood Road, Lake

Harmony, $1.

Barbara Pease to Anne Schlenbaker, Lancaster, property at 50 Wolf Hollow Road, Lake Harmony, $380,000.

At Fiesta, LLC, to Joseph A. Sturgeon, Lakewood, Colorado, property at 75 Laurelwoods Drive, White Haven, $1.

Daniel A. Brady Jr. to Erin Miles, 318 State Rt. 940, White Haven, property at 318 State Rt. 940, $1.

Pavel A. Kroupnik to James E. Dzikowski, Morristown, New Jersey, property at 141 Skye Drive, Lake Harmony, $320,000.

Federal National Mortgage Association to Joseph Mandau, Brooklyn, New York, property at 16 Estates Drive, Lake Harmony, $189,900.

Lake Harmony Homefront, LLC, to Rosita Jaipaul, Media, property at 72 S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $775,000.

Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Todd P. Newton, Georgetown, Delaware, Lot 49, Section L, Hemlock Forest, Holiday Poconos, $937.

Michael Francis Butcher to Jo An M. Butcher, Valley Stream, New York, Unit F-209, Midlake on Big Boulder, $1.

Kenneth Lee to Wendy Ann Black, Brooklyn, New York, property at 76 Laurelwoods Drive, Lake Harmony, $210,055.

Raymond Panella to Paula M. Panella, Ambler, two transactions, property at 54 Lake Drive, Lake Harmony and parcel No. 99-14, Lake Harmony, $1 each.

Paul Giura to Belahmeur Lokman, New York, New York, Towamensing Trails Lot 1498, Section III, $982.72.

Josephine P. Artur to George A. Erath, 462 Unionville Road, Jim Thorpe, Lot 302, Section 3-A, Rhodo Mountain Estates, $65,000.

Lisa Woodring to Lynne Davis, 15 White Oak Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 15 White Oak Drive, $220,000.

James Jordan Jr. to Trent T. Border, 222 Cold Spring Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 222 Cold Spring Drive, $165,000.

JDM Realty Company, LLC, to Gregory A. Stoddard, Birdsboro, lots 1, 2 and 3, Behrens Road, $80,325.

Huzi, Inc., to David Eisler, Brooklyn, New York, property at 123 Lenapi Trail, Albrightsville, $202,000.

John Liotta to John Liotta, 147 Chapman Circle, P.O. Box 802, Albrightsville, property at 147 Chap-

man Circle, $1.

Justin T. Binstead to Scott Mathieson, New Port Richey, Florida, property at 97 Lucretius Trail, Albrightsville, $250,000.

Ignatius S. Benigno to Philip S. Stewart, 111 Keats Lane, P.O. Box 1087, Albrightsville, Lot 1742, Section IV, Towamensing Trails, $11,500.

Trevor S. Davies to Patrick Pintro, Ronkonkoma, New York, property at 74 Parker Mews, Albrightsville, $353,500.

Jordan E. Salabsky to Jordan Elizabeth Pai Palimar, Sammamish, Washington, property at 68 Isabella Drive, Albrightsville, $1.

Theresa M. Sanchez to Jacqueline Tse, Staten Island, New York, property at 161 Spencer Lane, Albrightsville, $346,000.

Juan C. Cadiz to Hongmei Li, Brooklyn, New York, property at 68 Oak Ridge Drive, Albrightsville, $420,000.

Nathan McFetridge to Julia P. Richter, Ambler, property at 5 Cheyenne Circle, $265,000.

Barry VanRensler to Stephen J. Bekesy, Bechtelsville, Lot 452, Section E, Pleasant Valley West, $13,000.

Terence P. Brennan to Pilar H. Garner, P.O. Box 1806, Albrightsville, property at 53 Parker Trail, Albrightsville, $174,900.

William D. McDonald to Deborah A. Garner, 82 Bluebell Lane, Jim Thorpe, Lot 240, Hickory Run Forest, $8,584.

Patricia McDonald to Deborah A. Garner, 82 Bluebell Lane, Jim Thorpe, Lot 240, Hickory Run Forest, $8,584.

Deborah A. Garner to Great Pocono Homes, LLC, 1787 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, Lot 240, Hickory Run Forest, $8,584.

Francisco Verdade to Cara A. Bedford, 132 Saginaw Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 132 Saginaw Drive, $298,000.

JCS Poconos, LLC, to Edward W. Lui, Centreville, Virginia, property at 705 Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, $1.

Jerome Tomicich to Anjum Naz, Hatboro, Lot 205, Section A, Hickory Run Forest, $6,500.

Edward C. Hayles to Marcia Angella Wolfe, 94 Oak Ridge Drive, Albrightsville, property at 94 Oak Ridge Drive, $280,000.

Joseph Juritsch to Joseph M. Juritsch, Schuylkill Haven, Lot 305A, Pocono Mountain Lake, $1.

Septimiu Chertes to Alexandru Mican, Jersey City, New Jersey, Lot 405, Section C, Holiday Poconos, $1,243.20.

Lawrence H. Gersten to 34 S Lake Dr Holdings, LLC, P.O. Box 850, Blakeslee, property at 34 S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $700,000.

Natalia Iofin to 197 S Lake Dr Holdings, LLC, P.O. Box 850, Lake Harmony, property at 197 S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $580,000.

Karen A. O’Toole to Karen A. Murphy, 147 Owl Creek Road, Lake Harmony, property at 385 Birch Road, Albrightsville, $1.

Norman V. Perez to Norman V. Perez, 22 Hickory Road, Lake Harmony, property at 22 Hickory Road, $1.

Irish Lotto, LLC, to Irish Lotto 2, LLC, Tannersville, property on lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $104,784.

Joseph Gallagher to Carlos J. Tanda, Hopewell Junction, New York, property at 76 Nordic, Lake Harmony, $153,000.

Spener H. Diehl to Albert Frank Verna Jr., New-

ark, Delaware, property on North Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, $95,000.

Thomas C. Caputo to George S. Kobasic, Springfield, property at 226 Wolf Hollow Road, Lake Harmony, $530,000.

June A. Kresge to Carol Branda, P.O. Box 451, Lake Harmony, property at 270 Lake Harmony Road, Lake Harmony, $170,000.

Howard Peterman Sr. to Howard Peterman Jr., Philadelphia, property at 315 Mills Drive, Albrightsville, $9,500.

Howard Peterman Jr. to Virginia Dowhy, West Chester, property at 315 Mills Drive, Albrightsville, $19,000.

Matthew J. Duardo to Peter Guerrieri III, Silver Spring, Maryland, property at 50 Forest Drive, Lake Harmony, $350,000.

Steven J. Curran to Ritco International, Inc., Mount Pocono, property at 7 Castagnola Drive, Lake Harmony, $205,000.

Clara Getz to Edgar L. Getz, 18 State Rt. 940, White Haven, property along State Rt. 940, $1.

Lindsay D. Stauffer to Brandy Marie Traber, Jamison, property at 24 Slalom, Lake Harmony, $175,000.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Luke J. Suppa Jr., Great Meadows, New Jersey, property at 126 Nordic, a/k/a 152 Snow Ridge Village, Lake Harmony, $86,999.

Company 3, LLC, to Joseph Direnzi, 19 Forest Drive, Lake Harmony, property at 19 Forest Drive, $250,000.

Lodgestone Properties, LLC, to Anthony Teti, Collegeville, property at 58 Pineknoll Drive, Lake Harmony, $585,000.

Donovan Properties, LLC, to McKinley Carter Enterprises PA, LLC, Englewood, Ohio, Lot 426, Section C-I, Lake Harmony Estates, $120,000.

Split Rock Country Club, Inc., to Svetlana Ostapenko, Merion Station, Lot 20, Section H, Split Rock Country Club, $50,000.

Edward G. Seitz to Robert N. McCoun, Collegeville, property at 711 Skye Drive, Lake Harmony, $350,000.

Daniel D. Hartung to David D. Hermann, Wilmington, Delaware, property at 414 Birchwood Road, Lake Harmony, $399,000.

Joseph S. Cotteta to Jeffrey O. Lennon, Levittown, property at 322 Hummingbird Way, Lake Harmony, $288,500.

Robert J. Frees to DLS Rentals, LLC, East Earl, Unit 187, Midlake on Big Boulder, $321,000.

Penn Forest Township

Vincent L. DiRaddo to Kevin S. Cheeseman, Barnegat, New Jersey, six lots in Laurel Woods, $71,000.

Thomas F. Lowe to Unlimited Builder, LLC, Ivyland, Lot V786, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $10,000.

Joseph R. Seemiller to Patricia B. Davies, Sicklerville, New Jersey, Lot 216, Hickory Run Forest, $12,000.

Margaret A. Orovich to Jessica M. Orovich, P.O. Box 1516, Albrightsville, property at 1418 Parker Trail, Albrightsville, $1.

Pam Truchon to Isabel Giraldo Zapata, Easton, property at 168 Sassafras Road, Albrightsville, $195,000.

Francia Peterson to Fernando Serna, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, Lot 1158, Section 6, Mt. Poca-

hontas, $39,000.

Frank J. marchese to Estaban Chacon, 12 Gregory Place, Lake Harmony, property at 13 Lindbergh Circle, Albrightsville, $250,000.

Alexander Morales Ramos to Jeffrey Citara, Rxton, property at 160 Penn Forest Trail, Albrightsville, $260,000.

Manuel Alves to Albert Dercole, Wernersville, Lot 402, Section K-1, Indian Mountain Lakes, $4,000.

Great Pocono Homes, LLC, to Steven Gargiulo, Nesconset, New York, Lot 225, Section B, Pleasant Valley West, $15,000.

David Keller to Mikhail Lirman, Staten Island, New York, property at 173 Kilmer Trail, Albrightsville, $207,500.

John S. Heckman to Microorigin Ventures, Inc., Chester Springs, 22 Hughes Lane and Lot C1251 Hughes Lane, Albrightsville, $342,500.

Thomas Neuf to Community Options, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, property at 100 Mindy Lane, Albrightsville, $337,000.

Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Thomas A. Derrico, 36 Beechwood Drive, Jim Thorpe, property on Cypress Lane, Hickory Run Forest, $822.

Ronald L. Mackes Jr. to Clifford Nier Jr., 11 Arrow Lane, Albrightsville, property at 11 Arrow Lane, $154,200.

Richard Thompson to Michael Thompson, New Hope, Indian Mountain Lakes Lot 1327, Section N-II, $1.

William Heisler to DLS Rentals, LLC, East Earl, Lot 217, Section VI, Towamensing Trails, $542,000.

Dawn A. Portello to Kartl Hartmann, L:ancaster, Lot 31, Section 1-B, Rhodo Mountain Estates, $29,000.

Jacqueline M. Gold to Karl Hartmann, Lancaster, Lot 32, Section 1-B, Rhodo Mountain Estates, $29,000.

RAC Homes, LLC, to Howard A. Gross, Maspeth, New York, property at 42 Spencer Lane Albrightsville, $225,000.

Ilya Kipnis to Ilya Kipnis, Brooklyn, New York, Lot 1526, Section N-II, Indian Mountain Lakes, $1.

Janet M. Chupein to Juliane Murphy, West Chester, three transactions, lots V115, V116 and V16, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $1 each.

Edward Rasmussen to Pamela Schmidt, 1600 Cane Lane, Effort, property at 25 Seneca Road, Albrightsville, $80,000.

Holly Nadler to John C. Brennan Jr., 15 Locust Lane, Albrightsville, property at 91 Hunter Lane, Albrightsville, $10,000.

Kricor Marcarian to Steven Gargiulo, Nesconset, New York, Lot 224, Section B, Pleasant Valley West, $20,000.

Heisler Home Builders, LLC, to Unlimited Builder, LLC, Ivyland, Lot V1145, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $6,000.

Joseph Piccolino to Bryce M. Rivera, P.O. Box 1371, Albrightsville, Lot V1427, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $4,500.

Barry W. Vanrensler to Robert S. Boucher, Philadelphia, Lot 449-E, Pleasant Valley West, $20,000.

Vincenzo S. Centamore to Jannet Platonova, Cliffside Heights, New Jersey, property at 7 Wintergreen Trail, Albrightsville, $127,500.

Dominick R. Delpopolo to Robert Andrew Ehlman, Middletown, Delaware, property at 41 Young Circle, Albrightrsville, $205,000.

Alan E. Andrews to Andrew J. Halprin, Philadelphia, lots 1206 and 1207, Section E, Behrens Subdivision, $34,000.

Deborah Sorensen to Clifton Ranson, Williamstown, New Jersey, property at 73 Pine Tree Road, Albrightsville, $84,900.

John Altomare to Holly J. Altomare, Philadelphia, Lot 2028, Section IV, Towamensing Trails, $1.

David Keller to Victoria Ann Pfeiffer, 1933 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, various lots, $1.

Michael D. Raftery to Allentown Federal Credit Union, Allentown, property at 98 Bear Creek Drive, $1.

Carolyn A. Rose to Anthony C. Dessert, Warminster, Lot 1245, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $19,900.

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Pinoak Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 11 Pinoak Drive, $245,000.

Hickory Run Forest Land & Homeowners Association to Timothy McNicholas, Philadelphia, lots 156 and 159, Section B, Hickory Run Forest, $1,500.

Timothy R. McNicholas to Anthony Raggio, Philadelphia, lots 156 and 159, Section B, Hickory Run Forest, $7,500.

John P. Conmy to Vasilios A. Yialamas, New York, New York, Lot V1762, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $14,505.

Thomas J. Coates to Calabree Building Contractors, LLC, Woolwich Township, New Jersey, Lot 364, Section I, Towamensing Trails, $7,000.

Joseph Lopardo to Jeannette Coar, Croydon, Lot 1652, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $6,000.

Marshall Lucifero to Calabree Building Contractors, LLC, Woolwich Township, New Jersey, Lot 706, Section II, Towamensing Trails, $20,000.

Michael F. Kirk to Patricia Ann Gallo, Vineland, New Jersey, Lot V1624, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $9,500.

John Swartz, Inc., to Michael D. Gilliar, 1787 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, Lot 265, Forest Lake Drive, Pleasant Valley West, $51,000.

William E. Bruton Jr. to Nadira Ragoonanan, P.O. Box 981, Albrightsville, property at 42 Byron Lane, Albrightsville, $210,000.

Eleanor Seeds to Nicole M. Lynyak, Pottstown, property at 102 Penn Forest Trail, Albrightsville, $330,000.

Charles Loughlin Sr. to April L. Fleisher, Chalfont, property at 64 Berryman Lane, Albrightsville, $1.

Rafael Binyaminov to Jennifer J. Wisowaty, Philadelphia, property at 88 Caedman Drive, Albrightsville, $235,000.

Andy Arroyo Jr. to John Scancella, Bristol, property at 60 Penn Forest Drive, Albrightsville, $185,500.

Sharon DeFrain to Jacob D. Shuss, 7911 Seventh St., Slatington, property at 32 Mountain View Drive, $270,000.

Robert March Jr. to Castle Property Solutions, Ind., Media, Lot 1647, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $4,000.

BES Management, LLC, to Melissa Bacani, Collegeville, property at 2 Gay Mews, Albrightsville, $228,000.

Cynthia Wadsworth to Adrian D. Tanner, Doylestown, property at 52 Keats Lane, Albrightsville, $357,500.

George W. Spalding to Gregory William Spalding, 7552 Pohopoco Drive, Kunkletown, Lot 22, Laurel Woods, $1.

William Fullam to Nicholas Maznychko, Brooklyn, New York, Lot 2408, Section KK, Indian Mountain Lakes, $130,000.

Christian Lehmann to Joseph Evans Acquisitions, Skippack, Lot 2, Petkosh Subdivision, $144,000.

Steven E. Abendschein to Christine J. Trovato, 567 Patten Circle, P.O. Box 1578, Albrightsville, Lot 92, Section 1, Towamensing Trails, $40,000.

Debra Ziegler to Keith Kling, 27 Bowman Road, Jim Thorpe, property at 27 Bowman Road, $121,600.

BES Management, LLC, to Nicmar 194 Chapman, LLC, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, property at 194 Chapman Circle, Albrightsville, $235,000.

JDM Realty Company, LLC, to Bruce Samson, Glenside, lots 4, 5 and 6, MM Hepner Subdivision, $99,177.

Olga Shkolna to William G. Kurz II, Lansdale, Lot V1680, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $11,000.

John Gronock to Taga Properties, LLC, Warrington, Lot V1804, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $7,000.

Tatasyn, LLC, to Donald Allen, Philadelphia, property at 272 Mountain Road, Albrightsville, $75,900.

Domenico A. Pileggi to Anthony D. Pileggi, Roslyn, two transactions, vacant lots 43 and 44, Oak Drive, $1 each.

Ruthann Buchalla to Cynthia Lynn Knotts, 276 Towamensing Trail, Albrightsville, property at 276 Towamensing Trail, $145,000.

Sophie L. Glose to Yulia Nemirov, Chester Springs, property at 182 Indian Trail, $179,900.

Daniel Koloski to Daniel Koloski, P.O. Box 150, Albrightsville, property at 71 Hunt Trail, Albrightsville, $86,432.

Roger Williams to Vincent Pinto, Deptford, New Jersey, Lot V1314, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $14,000.

Rhonda Clemens to Rachel A. Sargent, 70 Autumn Lane, Jim Thorpe, Lot 189-B, Hickory Run Forest, $1,750.

Kurt A. Thalheimer to Edward T. Barba, East Earl, Lot 1956, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $7,000.

Paul N. Falcone to Michael George Frey, Northampton, Lot 448, Section 5, Penn Forest Streams, $6,000.

Robert J. Crossfield to Andrew Tang, Long Island City, New York, property at 156 Wylie Circle, Albrightsville, $375,000.

Salvatore Miller to Nicole Ashley Williams, 9 Wenro Way, Jim Thorpe, property at 9 Wenro Way, $252,000.

Boris Kapustyansky to Brad Mackeverican, Easton, property at 24 Pond Lane, Albrightsville, $192,900.

Lighthouse Baptist Church of Lehighton to James W. Bucci, Levittown, Lot 322, Section A, Marty Axman in the Poconos, $6,000.

Shaun O. Sinclair to Shaun O. Sinclair, 8 Chip-

pawa Trail, P.O. Box 2186, Albrightsville, property at 8 Chippawa Trail, $1.

Tatyana Zaborsky to Patricia Nayda, Garfield, New Jersey, Lot V566, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $9,000.

Thomas Killeen to Michael S. Jensen, Lafayette Hill, property at 76 Emerson Drive, Albrightsville, $243,500.

Felix Toro Jr. to William Outwater, 21 Hoh Trail, Albrightsville, property at 21 Hoh Trail, $5,920.

BES Management, LLC, to Jennifer Marti, 17 Jeans Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 17 Jeans Drive, $285,000.

Monocacy General Contracting, LLC, to Ketevan Knox, Brooklyn, New York, property at 34 Fox Lane, $136,000.

Michelle Nazzaro Metrocola to Kateryna Gruzdyeve, New York, New York, property at 85 Vista Drive, Albrightsville, $160,000.

Matthew J. Compton to Zaras Cottage, LLC, Howard Beach, New York, property at 62 Whitman Lane, Albrightsville, $185,000.

Richard C. Dalfonzo to Deborah M. Scarpello, 126 Penn Forest Trail, P.O. Box 2040, Albrightsville, property at 126 Penn Forest Trail, $315,000.

Barry W. Van Rensler to Andrew A. Badulak, Abington, property at 101 Susquehanna Drive, $240,000.

Richard W. Ward Jr. to Maxim Fedorov, Warminster, Lot V117, Section VI, Towamensing Trails, $24,500.

Karl A. Hofmann to Rosette Vitti, 12 Boxwood Circle, Jim Thorpe, property at 12 Boxwood Circle, $175,000.

Joseph Wozniak to Andriy Knaub, Huntingdon Valley, Lot 308, Section I, Towamensing Trails, $500.

Eric W. Lange to Eric W. Lange, 19 Reed Court, Albrightsville, property at 19 Reed Court, $1.

John A. Gatto to Danielle Rooney, Chester Springs, property at 11 Hill Crest Drive, Albrightsville, $85,000.

Paul Giura to Kyle Matthew Kauffman, Fairport, New York, Towamensing Trails Lot 1547, Section III, $1,269.84.

Sheriff of Carbon County to Rainier Royce, LLC, Brooklyn, New York, property at 114 Chestnut Lane, a/k/a 154 Chestnut Lane, $260,897.36.

Dream House Development, LLC, to Charles Hanson, Havertown, property at 1307 Lenape Trail, Albrightsville, $60,000.

Charles A. McGauchie to Brad Cooper, 485 Patten Circle, Albrightsville, Lot 114, Section II-B, Valley View Estates, $36,500.

Michael H. White to David Keller, 1933 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, property on Berryman Lane, Towamensing Trails, $1.

Veronica O’Donnell to Alfonso Freire Alcantara, 8 Deer View Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 8 deer View Drive, $260,000.

Michael Libman to Sharron Laas, Hockessin, Delaware, property at 135 Bishop Circle, Albrightsville, $528,774.

Michael Karl Scheele to Tomorrow J. Scheele Risch, New Albany, Lot 1505, Section 4, Mt. Pocahontas, $1.

Maciej Wojciechowski to Sweet Berry Holdings,

LLC, Hatfield, property at 10 W. Clarkes Lane and on West Clarkes Lane, $430,000.

Great Pocono Homes, LLC, to Paul Dietrich, Downingtown, Pleasant Valley West Lot 657, Section F, $15,900.

Jerome P. Hennessy to Daniel Ezerin, Jersey City, New Jersey, Towamensing Trails Lot V-1168, Section E-V, $8,700.

Sam Blagoslovenskiy to Joseph Haddock, Moorestown, New Jersey, Indian Mountain Lakes Lot 310, Section K, $4,000.

Grace C. Decurtis to William Zimmerman, Langhorne, Pleasant Valley West Lot 583, Section F, $18,000.

Marsha L. Traub Revocable Agreement of Trust to Osvaldo Pinero, Whitehall, Lot 168, Section A, Sunrise Ridge Development, $10,000.

Joshua A. Birth to Matthew Samaroo, Far Rockaway, new York, property at 38 Dilldown Drive, $149,900.

Aleksandrs Curikovs to Sergey Churikov, 83 Foothill Road, Albrightsville, property at 83 Foothill Drive, $1.

Norman Elwood Snader to Robin Snader Balog, Westhampton, New Jersey, property at Lackawanna and Chesapeake trails, $1.

Michael A. Waslesyn to 69 Wylie Circle, LLC, Holland, property at 69 Wylie Circle, Albrightsville, $252,500.

Patrick J. Walsh to Great Pocono Homes, LLC, 1787 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, parcel No. 50-51A17, $35,000.

Ronald A. Tacoronti to Curtis Wallace, 146 Forest Lake Drive, Jim Thorpe, property on Forest Lake Drive, $13,024.

Kristin Fierro to Barbara A. Kushner, 290 Towamensing Trail, P.O. Box 1448, Albrightsville, property at 290 Towamensing Trail, $179,600.

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