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Kidder Supervisors approve no tax increase budget by Seth Isenberg
truck, with an interest rate of 1.9%. Chief of Police Matthew December’s Kidder TownKuzma’s new two-year conship supervisors meeting unanimously approved the tract received unanimous 2021 budget, with no township approval. tax increase. The budget is just Bills of $470,471 were apshy of $2 million. proved. Barletta Materials Their meeting, held one day received $316,537 of that for after the heavy snowfall from this year’s road paving project. this winter’s first Nor’easter, Emergency services paymade quick work of the rest ments totaled $50,923. The of the business. The new 4WD monthly garbage hauler bill pickup truck for the police was $29,920. Highmark Blue department will arrive on Jan- Shield was paid $19,349 for uary 4. Supervisors voted to health insurance, and $5,084 went to pay for various other approve the paperwork from insurances. ARRO Consulting Mauch Chunk Trust for the billed $2,963 for engineertwo-year lease that buys the
ing work. Shiffer Bituminous was paid $2,250 for the leaf pickup. FrontLine Graphix billed $1,630 for preparing the new police vehicle’s graphics. $1,490 went into pensions. Taxes to the IRS were $15,227, and to PA $1,900. $3,934 went to Building Inspection Underwriters. Blue Ridge Real Estate Company’s Lakeshore development, near Big Boulder, received a year’s extension for final plan review. The Penn East gas pipeline received a year’s extension for the land development for its pumping station See KIDDER, page 18
Route 534 commercial development moves forward in Penn Forest Township by Seth Isenberg
SKI SEASON IS HERE: Opening day had not yet been announced for Big Boulder as of press time, but snow was being made. Jack Frost, Shawnee Mountain, Blue Mountain and Camelback are all hosting skiers.
JPK: Seth Isenberg
Conditional approval was given for a new Dollar General store to be built on Old Stage Road at Route 534, on an undeveloped parcel in Mt. Pocahontas. Penn Forest Township Supervisors unanimously approved a waiver at the December meeting so the developer can submit a plan for preliminary AND final approvals. The same waiver was granted to the Indian Mountain Lake Civic Association for
their plan to develop a safe bus stop, ball courts and parking lot at the development entrance off Route 534. As 2020 draws to a close, supervisors used December’s meeting to wrap up some of the end-of-year business. Supervisors are getting close to having a short-term rental ordinance. Some details need to be gone over by township solicitor Tom Nanovic, and then reviews by the zoning board and the company contracted to aid in enforcement.
The ordinance should be ready early in 2021. Supervisors were unanimous in advertising the 2021 budget, with no tax increase and a balanced budget of $1,506,583 in the general fund.
Truck Talk A discussion to buy a new F-550 dump truck from Ray Price Ford led to a plan to forego trading in the township’s 7 year old Chevy 3500 and buy the new truck outright See PENN FOREST, page 19
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Rescue Squad 2020 campaign nears goal by Seth Isenberg
The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad 2020 fundraiser has reached 90% of its 2020 letter fundraising campaign. The support of the Lake Harmony and Kidder Township community has been wonderful this year, even with the challenges of a pandemic. Fundraising provides needed supplies for the crews, and dollars towards the most advanced equipment to care for patients. The LHRS will buy a Lifepack 15 Monitor and Defibrillator with the letter campaign proceeds. One LifePack 15 costs $40,000. This campaign is just $4,000 short of meeting its goal. The Lifepack 15, once connected to a patient, has the ability to continually monitor their oxygen level, carbon dioxide levels, blood pressure, temperature and heart rhythms. It has the capability to alert EMTs of any change in the heart rhythm or changes that may indicate a cardiac problem. These real time readings can be transmitted to area hospitals allowing the EMTs to triage the patient to an appropriate hospital for cardiac care. Keeping the LHRS ambulances going 24 hours a day/7 days a week cost about $478,000 in 2020. The largest
part of this is salaries. The LHRS puts their budget together with Kidder Township’s support through taxes, along
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site, north of the interstate. The township’s roads were in very good shape after the big snowfall on Wednesday. Supervisors praised the obviwith insurance payments from ous hard work that was done. Code enforcement office patients, grants and donations. Noel Torres also received Looking further ahead, the praise for his work. Torres LHRS needs to replace the was on the call. He has been ambulance chassis soon. visible, and his efforts to deter Professionals would take the violations are working. “box” off the older of the exSupervisor Bruce Berger’s isting chassis and replace the entire frame and suspension, idea to send a thank you mesextending the life of the unit. sage to all township employees and volunteers was approved If you did not receive the annual letter, or would like to unanimously. Township manager Suzanne make any additional donaBrooks offered extra congratution, please send a check to Lake Harmony Rescue Squad, lations to the class of firefightP.O. Box 564, Lake Harmony, ers from the Lake Harmony Fire Company who recently PA 18624. Thank you, and earned their FF1 certificates. have a safe holiday season.
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The meeting wrapped up with chairman Thomas Bradley joining fellow supervisors, manager Brooks and chief of police Kuzma in wishing all a Happy Holiday and Safe New Year. The next supervisors meeting will be the annual reorganization meeting, to be held at 6:30 p.m. on January 4, via Zoom.
Township Offices Closed for Holidays
Kidder Township offices are open to the public by appointment only during the pandemic. The offices will be closed all day Thursday and Friday December 24 and 25 for Christmas, Friday January 1 for New Year’s Day, and Monday January 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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New fund helps Pocono hospitality & restaurant workers in response to new PA restrictions At a press conference December 17, Pocono Mountains United Way introduced its newly established Hospitality & Restaurant Worker Relief Fund. The goal is to financially support hospitality and restaurant employees across the four-county Pocono region who are out of work due to Pennsylvania’s new COVID-19 restrictions, which took effect December 12. The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau made a $50,000 kickstart donation toward the fund. United Way and chamber of commerce organizations across all four counties are partners in this initiative. “For the past ten months, hospitality and restaurant workers have increased their
health and safety protocols while navigating the uncertainty of employment and the stressors of everyday living in a pandemic,” said Michael Tukeva, Pocono Mountains United Way President/CEO. “These individuals continue to show up. They smile while their hearts break. They offer discounts on their most prized dishes just to put bread on their own plates. Now, they need our help more than ever.” As an offshoot of Pocono Mountains United Way’s Crisis Response Fund, 100% of all donations will be utilized in the form of direct mini-grants to workers. Hospitality and restaurant employees across the Pocono Mountains can apply online for financial assis-
tance. The application requires basic demographic information as well as a 2019 tax return and most recent paystub to determine income eligibility and verify recent employment. Applications will be approved on a first come first serve basis and mini-grants of $250 will be issued until funds are depleted. In order to help as many people as possible, online contributions to the Hospitality & Restaurant Worker Relief Fund are greatly appreciated. Or, donors can mail contributions to Pocono Mountains United Way 301 McConnell Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 and include “Hospitality & Restaurant Worker Relief Fund” in the memo.
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Editorial Shopping small, shopping local is more important than ever by Ruth Isenberg Christmas has many facets. To Christians, it’s primarily a religious observance. For those more secular, it represents a season of goodwill, a time to celebrate the importance of family and friends. For many small businesses, a good Christmas season can mean a profitable year. We’re not advocating the commercialization of Christmas, but we do think gift giving within one’s means is a lovely custom — a custom made even better when the gifts are purchased with care from small businesses and local merchants. Those gifts require thinking about the recipients — and they help preserve the businesses that are the heart of the community, the businesses that donate to local organizations and support local charities. This year supporting those businesses is more important than ever. Covid-19 shutdowns have made it much more difficult for them to compete against big box stores and on-line merchants — entities the shutdown rules seem to favor. If you don’t know what to give, we suggest gift certificates to local restaurants and stores. Without community support, some of them may not be in business next year. They won’t be able to provide employment or offer services. Our communities will be poorer as a result. Shopping small and shopping locally is a triple gift — to those we give to, to the merchants and restaurants we care about, and to our communities and ourselves.
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Seth’s Sightings As I write this, I’m recovering from a lot of snow shoveling courtesy of the first BIG snowstorm on this winter season — a Nor’easter that dumped about 15 inches of snow in our front yard. It dumped more in other areas around the Pocono Plateau. Our area is now a winter wonderland, and a “White Christmas” is guaranteed. I was taking Ruth to a socially-distanced comedy show on the 12th. Our governor, Tom Wolf, dictated that shows were not to be the afternoon of the 10th — so the vassals that we are, we bowed and shuffled off home. Well…we did complain. We also went out to support local restaurants, dining-in that Thursday (a planned personal celebration of a milestone), then dining outside on a deck that Saturday. We also have
been buying take-out (except during the snowstorm). We’re shopping local as much as possible to support local businesses. I feel strongly there are other good ways to keep us safe other than a restaurant and gatherings lockdown. Restaurants were already being careful, so if the state gave them resources to be safer, why not keep them open and their staffs working through the holidays? The same can be said for gyms, museums and gathering halls in counties where COVID hadn’t filled up the hospitals. As before, we should be color coded — red, yellow and green — so when a county has it bad and is declared “red,” lower the shutdown boom. Otherwise let businesses be. Right now, those of us in areas less infected feel as though we’re getting punished versus rescued.
by Seth Isenberg
As we did in the spring shutdown, we did some extra driving for fun, taking the long way to wherever we’d go to shop. With dogs, something we didn’t have in the spring, so now we’ll stop at an isolated spot to take them for a walk, or find a dog park along our way. Sightings have been limited. We’ve been hunting for holiday displays. It seems to be a big year for inflatables… some of which are amazing, and others…we sighted inflatable racoons with Santa hats, dachshunds to labs to unidentifiable inflatable dogs and cartoon characters with Santa hats. There’s a giant gingerbread man with a Santa hat. There’s a hot air balloon in the shape of Santa Claus with a reindeer in the basket, the Bumble from the Rudolph cartoon, Santa Claus sitting in an outhouse where the door
opens and closes, Santa in a helicopter with a reindeer as pilot, and so much more. There are even inflatable Christmas trees. Also of note, we sighted a display with lightup flamingoes wearing Santa hats. Deer are still riled up from hunters in the woods. We’ve seen fewer bucks. Over the weekend, as the weather warmed between snowstorms, our yard was full of winter birds — including a pileated woodpecker, cardinals, jays, finches and ones I cannot identify. Maybe they knew about the coming Nor’easter. Jack Frost Mountain opened first of the local ski areas, followed by Shawnee, Blue Mountain and Camelback. Big Boulder was nearly ready to open at press time. It was nice to see the skiers around — our area can use the boost in business. In sports, Penn State earned a deserved win versus Michigan State. As a reward for staying healthy, the BIG10 gave the team one more game, versus Illinois, to be played
at State College. It’s likely the final game of PSU’s season — though if they win, some bowl game lacking a second team might come calling. If that bowl game is in a normal state, fans might even be welcome. Given that lots of PSU fans spent no money on going to games this season, they should have dollars set aside to attend a bowl. The Eagles finally played their backup quarterback and eked out a win. The Eagles will be a team to watch now to see how the new guy does. The Patriots and Giants hurt their slim hopes for the playoffs with losses, with each staying with their QBs who took their teams down with them. UConn’s Lady Huskies are finally playing basketball — starting with wins that show off the “puppies”…the freshman team members. It’s a good group, and could be a very good group. Welcome to the people up in our area for the holidays. Consider staying…We have a great area to live in year ‘round. Stay safe — shop local.
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F.M. Kirby Center presenting first virtual ‘Young People’s Theater’ show The F.M. Kirby Center has announced the first show in this season’s all virtual ‘Young People’s Theater Series,’ Santa’s Enchanted Workshop. The stream is available to homeschoolers, pre school-age children and older children through their school curriculum. Teachers and parents can visit kirbycenter.org for more information. Questions and access to the stream can be directed to marketing@kirbycenter.org. “We can’t wait to open our doors again, but in the meantime, finding a way to offer a full Young People’s Theater
Series virtually and free, available for in-school or at-home learning, helps connect the F.M. Kirby Center to our supportive community and our mission,” said artistic director Anne Rodella. “We look forward to presenting more virtual school shows in the new year.” 2020-2021 marks the fifth consecutive season that the F.M. Kirby Center has presented their ‘Young People’s Theater Series’ free of charge. Over the past four seasons, more than 40,000 schoolaged students have experienced live theatre as a result of this important component
of the venue’s Arts in Education program. This season will be the first time that ‘YPTS’ shows are available to classrooms and homeschoolers virtually. YPTS virtual programming is thanks to F.M. Kirby Center contributors through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program and to Procter & Gamble. In Santa’s Enchanted Workshop, Stanley and his baby sister, SuSu, don’t know whether or not to believe in Santa Claus, so they set out for the North Pole. Trapped in a blizzard, they wind up in a dilapidated gas station run by a mysterious old man named Nick. Could this be Santa’s Enchanted Workshop? Imagination is the key in this joyous holiday musical, which features a singing robot, a dancing rag doll and one of the silliest villains you’ll ever see! The book, music and lyrics of Santa’s Enchanted Workshop are by Richard Giersch, with additional lyrics by Bruce Craig Miller.
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Garden of Giving needs volunteers — even in winter As the Garden of Giving farmland sleeps through the Winter, the pace has slowed, but the need for volunteers hasn’t ceased. The office has a need for desk workers, too. Data entry, bookkeeping and other inside jobs need to be done throughout the year. There are also two board positions which must be filled. This would be a great way for those who like to be indoors to assist The Garden, while keeping hands clean. The Garden is also seeking three bids on building an extensive senior area complex of 27 raised beds. We hope that area general contractors will contact us with their estimates. A volunteer handyman is also needed to install flooring in the Education Shed. Outdoors, the chickens are still laying eggs. It’s at a much slower rate, but they still must be collected, cleaned and packed into cartons.
As always, donations are needed to prepare for spring and the 2021 planting projects. 2020 was a very good year, despite the difficulty caused by Covid-19 and the restrictions on volunteer participation. The garden was productive enough to supply five local pantries each week, with fresh vegetables, fruit and eggs. This allowed over 2,000 families in need to have access to fresh, healthy food; quite an accomplishment. Big thanks goes out to all the current volunteers who continue to wash eggs for food pantry delivery. On December 11 alone, an impressive 46 dozen cartons were readied for distribution. Coops and chickens still need to be cared for every day, and the need for egg cartons continues; please save your empties for us. We hope that everyone in our community enjoyed their holidays, and that wll will be blessed with peace and love in 2021.
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for $98,940. The truck will come with a 10' plow. Supervisor Roger Meckes made the case to keep the Chevy, which is still in good shape, with under 70,000 miles on it. “It’s going to last for a while,” he noted. The new truck is expected to arrive later in January. It was also agreed to get four new tires for the Kubota tractor, at a cost of $2,335 from Bergey’s Tire. Meckes, as roadmaster, reported that the roads crew is “ready for snow.” All the summer and fall projects are done. Only the line painting remains. A special meeting on November 25 approved line painting on the newly paved roads, approving a bid from
D’Angelo Brothers of Hazleton for $20,550, to be done a.s.a.p. before winter weather arrived. Supervisors thought the work would be complete by the 11th.
Transfer Station At the previous meeting, supervisors authorized buying a pressure washer for the transfer station. It was decided to buy a better model, a gas-powered heavier duty model made by Karcher, for $6,500, so the motion from last month was rescinded and a new one for this model was made. At the Transfer Station, the pad for the new compactor is done, and the electric installed. Winter Equipment has yet to deliver the compactor itself. Meckes reports that the spray foam insulation for the balance of the building at the Transfer Station will be done this week. All that remains to
be done is the installation of a propane-fired heater for the newly insulated space. The Transfer Station earned $853 for bulk items in November.
Financial Matters Supervisors invited a representative from the H. A. Thomson Insurance company to come to the December 28 meeting to go over the new insurance for the township for 2021. As the new agency for Penn Forest’s insurances, H. A. Thomson saved the township a bunch with their new coverages. Zelenkofske Axelrod CPAs, the auditors hired to go over the township’s 2020 income and expenses, sent a letter of engagement and governance, which was approved. Supervisors will talk with the Teamsters Union Local 773 about adding Veterans Day to the holidays list during the upcoming bargaining for the new contract. The office internet will be boosted from 75 to 150 Mbps via Blue Ridge, to cost an extra $79.95 a month. Heavy use at time slowed the work of the township clerks. The treasurer’s totals for December show $2,279,264 in the general fund, $5,801,264 in Mauch Chunk Trust CDs, and $105,410 in the one remaining CD at Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank. In bills, $2,559,956 was paid from the general fund this month — $2.4 million of that
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Codes officer Kathryn Forry reported she issued 33 zoning permits and 19 building permits — 9 for new homes in November. Certificates of occupancy issued were 6 for zoning, and two for building. There were 34 zoning and 44 UCC inspections, with only one new complaint to investigate. Forry noted that with these numbers, the township had over 400 zoning application this year. She added that things are slowing down as winter approaches. There were 50 right to-know requests filled, and 48 questions on zoning and septic. Staff completed this in 33.5 hours. There was no public comment. Township offices will be closed December 24 and 25 for the Christmas, and January 1 for New Year’s Day. Supervisors will hold a special end-of-year meeting December 28 at 3 p.m. via Zoom to approve the 2021 budget, review insurances and conduct other business. The regular Penn Forest January supervisors meeting will include reorganization, starting at 7 p.m. on January 4. The meeting is planned to be available by Zoom.
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Carbon County property transfers through December 6 Kidder Township
Joshua Pilecki to Robert Kirn, Philadelphia, property at 65 Gopher Gap Lane, White Haven, $159,900. Mark G. Bruch to Peter Birchler, Forked River, New Jersey, property at 21 Hunting Lane, Albrightsville, $30,000. Richard J. Federico to Evan Reed, Wayne, New Jersey, property at 273 Aspenwall, White Haven, $195,000. David C. Evans to Nathaniel Hersh, Manahawkin, New Jersey, property at 266 Shorthill, Snow Ridge Village, White Haven, $1. Golden Oaks Trust to TMC Management Corporation, Bethlehem, property on Golden Oaks Village, $170,000. Robert H. Ashton to Richard O’Neill, Feasterville, property ay 10A Ridgewood Lake, Albrightsville, $132,000. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to David Keller, 1933 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, property at 74 Laurelwoods Drive, Lake Harmony, $88,000. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Joseph A. Sturgeon, Lakewood, Colorado, property at 75 Laurelwoods Drive, Lake Harmony, $88,100. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Leonid Polishuk, Ambler, two transactions, properties at 35 and Summit Wind Drive, Lake Harmony, $117,000 and $160,000, respectively. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Great Pocono Homes, LLC, 1787 State Rt. 534, Jim Thorpe, property on Placid Lane, Holiday Poconos, $2,706. Grant T. Thomas to Billy A. Nawn, Brookhaven, property at 115 Greenwood Road, Lake Harmony, $275,000. Roger F. Miller Jr. to Anna Maria Lopez, College Point, New York, property at 34 Vineland Road, Albrightsville, $261,000. Kimberly F. Rock to Sean P. Price, Collegeville, property at 406 Mountainwoods Drive, Lake Harmony, $294,500. Richard Sitler to Svetlana Ostapenko, Merion Station, Lot H-21, Section H, Split Rock, $47,500. Bradley Bisk to HK PA Properties, LLC, Jackson, New Jersey, property at 28 Stream Drive, Lake Harmony, $260,000. Stabilis Split Rock JV, LLC, to Split Rock Investments, LLC, Detroit, Michigan, 18 parcels, $1,412,182.46. Frank Pasqualino to Clarence Foster, Feasterville, Trevose, property at 216 Helen Way, White Haven, $142,000. A Agency Management 3, L.P., to James Kevin Toland, 4259 State Rt. 534, White Haven, property at 4256 State Rt. 534, White Haven, $124,900. Timothy Ostzel to Bradley Mark Schagrin, Levittown, two acres along T-521, White Haven, $62,000. Ruth Gilles to Gregory Gallina, 414 Pin Oak Drive, White Haven, Golden Oaks Village Lot 46, Section A, $163,000. Hector Mayo to NEPAFLIP, LLC, Blakeslee, property at 62 Alpine, Lake Harmony, $82,000. Jeremy M. Flanders to Andrew B. Bannister, Mountain Top, property at A10 Turkey Path Trail, White Haven, $72,000. John Herling to David Burgess, 59 Game Drive, Lake Harmony, property at 59 Game Drive, $165,000. Gregory Petrillo to Keith Reilly, Furlong, property at 11 Wood St., Lake Harmony, $450,000. Shawn McGuire to Ronald Hasnik, 5138 Dal Drive, Brodheadsville, property at 181 Tanglewood Drive, Albrightsville, $32,190. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Winter Van Alstine, Aspen, Colorado, two transactions, property on Sunrise Lane, Holiday
Poconos, $687, and property at Sunrise Lane and Old Forge Trail, Holiday Poconos, $703. James M. Hemingway to Patrick Rybak, Queenstown, Maryland, Lot E10, Arrowwood Drive, Lake Harmony, $55,000. Donald S. Grandfield to Emad Aboulhosn, 118 Holiday Drive, Albrightsville, property at 118 Holiday Drive, $143,800. Burhan Memisovski to Driver Off The Deck, LLC, Wayne, property at 19 Mountain Crest Drive, Lake Harmony, $313,000. Patricia A. Martin to Rainier Royce, LLC, Brooklyn, New York, property at 26 Sycamore Court, Lake Harmony, $132,500. Michael J. Tier to Michael V. Koazk, Whitehall, property at 43 Midlake Drive, Unit 202, Lake Harmony, $200,000. Brian A. Boyle to Kathleen Wolfgang, Spring City, Unit 271, Building J, Big Boulder Village, $387,500. Mark B. Zinman to John Makatche, 305 N. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, property at 305 N. Lake Drive, $800,000. E. Louise Dougherty to Anthony J. Paragas, Long Island City, New York, property at 383 Moseywood Road, Lake Harmony, $40,500. Deborah A. Sloss to John B. Pieper, Clinton, New Jersey, property at 3 LaBarre Drive, Lake Harmony, $750,000. Mark Anthony Criswell to FKS Management Group, LLC, Silverdale, property at 20 Gregory Place, Lake Harmony, $113,000. Krisktere, LLC, to John W. Day, Piscataway, New Jersey, property at 481 Moseywood, No. 2, Lake Harmony, $157,500. Ryan P. Gilliar to Christophger Muy, P.O.
Box 1768, Albrightsville, property at 15 E. Fawn Grove Drive, Albrightsville, $245,000. Todd C. Smith to Theodore T. Jeffries, Malvern, property at 58 Crest Drive, Lake Harmony, $420,000. Edmund J. Sharkey Jr. to Sandro A. Giordano, Blackwood, New Jersey, Lot 324, Pocono Mountain Lakes, $6,364. William Brazerol to Paulo Costa, West Chester, property at 49 Snow Plow Hill, Lake Harmony, $99,000. Modex Holdings, LLC, to Truckstop 39, Inc., Scranton, property at 4700 State Rt. 534, White Haven, $711,540. Thomas Callahan to Aurora M. Medina, Central Islip, New York, property at 44 Snow Plow Hill, Lake Harmony, $117,000. James G. Smith Jr. to Adam Michael Grant, Bryn Mawr, Lot 1, Robert A. Smith Jr. and Jean Ann Smith Minor Subdivision, $850,000. Cathleen Anne Thyne to S & D Properties Penn, LLC, Robbinsville, New Jersey, Building Site 75, Inn at Big Boulder, $115,0009. Shawn Gold to Thomas G. Chapman, Collegeville, property at 255 Longview Drive, Lake Harmony, $390,000. Richard A. Kennedy to Sean Mahoney, Fairfax Station, Virginia, property at 22 Mountain Crest Drive, Lake Harmony, $419,000. Laurelwoods Home, Inc., to James Kevin McElroy, Berlin, new Jersey, property at 366 Laurelwoods Drive, Lake Harmony, $190,000. Virginia L. Raphaelson to William Dillman Jr., P.O. Box 569, Lake Harmony, property at 15 LaBarre Drive, Lake Harmony, $879,000. Split Rock Country Club, Inc., to Jay Er-
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ickson Grant, 6 Gregory Place, P.O. Box 180, Lake Harmony, Lot 31, Section H, Split Rock, $55,000. Christine Harvell to Windfarm Homes SJN PA1, LLC, Atlantic Beach, New York, property at 155 S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $380,000. Shonda Hall Davis to Oscar A. Collins, Long Island City, New York, property at 1321 N. Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, $369,000. Ricard Chau to Richard Perrin Jr., Seaville, New Jersey, property at 28 Summit Wind Drive, Lake Harmony, $280,000.
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Penn Forest Garage, LLC, to LNA General Real Estate, LLC, 40 Bowman Road, Jim Thorpe, lots A-13 and A-14, Stoney Creek Acres, $97,014. Patrick Totaro to John F. Hyland, 229 Patten Circle, Albrightsville, property at 229
Patten Circle, $235,000. James DeBenedetto to Gilbert T. Brook III, Philadelphia, property at 143 Lindbergh Circle, Albrightsville, $199,900. Gerald B. Baldino Jr. to Brad A. Rupert, Philadelphia, property at 165 Forest Lake Drive, $125,000. Betty Abita to Pacific Premier Trust, Baltimore, Maryland, property at 285 Towamensing Trail, Albrightsville, $169,900. Robert White to Carli J. Rodriguez, 84 Deer View Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 84 Deer View Drive, $325,000. Thomas J. Lendle to Deborah Moser, Glendale, New York, Towamensing Trails Lot V-1049, Section E-V, $5,000. Elizabeth A. Bolin to Juan R. Nunez, Bronx, New York, property at 72 Pawnee Trail, Albrightsville, $105,900.
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James A. Frey to Sky Properties, LLC, Doylestown, Lot 1240, Section III, Towamensing Trails, $20,000. Mechele M. Durso to Raymond P. Carlier, Bethlehem, Lot 206, Mountain View Area, Bear Creek Lakes, $214,900. George Korolev to Rene Aiguesvives, Jersey City, New Jersey, property at 11 Winding Way, Albrightsville, $245,000. Steven E. Boothe to Catherine Cammilleri, Staten Island, New York, property at 64 Frost Lane, Albrightsville, $230,000. Charles S. Rossi to Doreen Kralick, Freeport, New York, property at 88 Porter Drive, $140,000. Anthony R. Caracci to Francine H. Childs, Lancaster, property at 767 Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, $199,900. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to David Keller, 1933 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, three transactiions, property on Berryman Lane, $1,884; property at 72 Pocahontas Lane, Albrightsville, $12,672; and property on penn Forest Trail, $1,664. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Great Pocono Homes, LLC, 1787 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, seven transactions in Pleasant Valley West development as follows: Lot 169, Forest Lake Drive, $2,970; property on
THE JOURNAL OF PENN-KIDDER, DECEMBER 2020–JANUARY 2021— PAGE 9 Shoeshone Circle, $2,024; property on Comanche Court, $1,459; two properties on Delaware Drive, $1,459 and $1,614; property on Cocopah Circle, $1,569; and property on Susquehanna Drive, $1,614. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Maciej Wojciechowski, Linwood, New Jersey, two transactions, property on Holmes Way, Towamensing Trails, $1,250; and property at West Clarkes Lane and North Sycamore Drive, Hickory Run Forest, $1,372. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Lewis Gullone, 618 Center Ave., Jim Thorpe, property on Mountain View, Bear Creek Lakes, $9,990. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to John Petrucci, Maple Glen, property on Ottomanelli Drive, Towamensing Trails, $3,000. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Julie Anne Davis, Philadelphia, property on Penn Spring Drive, Penn Forest Streams, $1,644. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Scott R. Winter, East Stroudsburg, property at 11 W. Cherokee Circle, Mt. Pocahontas, $16,200. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Land Trustings, LLC, Clarks Summit, property on Pocahontas Lane, Mt. Pocahontas, $906. Stephen Seravalli to Douglas R. Merlina, 198 Longfellow Circle, P.O. Box 2227, Albrightsville, property at 198 Longfellow Circle, $269,900. Robert J. Merunka to James Marco, Marlton, New Jersey, property at 50 Tennyson Circle, Albrightsville, $211,350.
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Howard E. Brecht to Susan Beauchamp, West Chester, Lot 7, Section K, Lake Drive, Bear Creek Lakes, $1. Kathleen L. Helmrich to Laurie A. Komorowski, Aston, property at 50 Nathan Way, Albrightsville, $218,000. Gail Denise Falcone to Lynn Hartery Southwick, Glendale, New York, property at 116 Eliot Lane, Albrightsville, $1. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Pocono Lounge, LLC, Astoria, New York, property at 191 Kilmer Trail, Albrightsville, $151,000. Barbara A. Savino to Dmitry Ostrovskiy, Brooklyn, New York, property at 5 Chickadee Lane, Albrightsville, $170,000. Gail D. Falcone to Christopher G. Harding, Robbinsville, New Jersey, property at 108 Eliot Lane, Albrightsville, $218,000. Peter Pachella to RAC Homes, LLC, Doylestownh, Lot 5, Section VI, Towamensing Trails, $15,000. Karen A. Shipman to John W. Kessler Jr., Philadelphia, property at 44 Byron Lane, Albrightsville, $177,750. Frank Ostafin to Robert Gormley, Bryn Mawr, Lot 1441, Section III, Towamensing Trails, $6,500. Gertrude A. Bolick to Dabid M. Yankelitis, P.O. Box 322, Albrightsville, Lot V-573, Section E-V, Towamensing Trails, $3,000. Alexander Turovsky to Johnny Dee Presley, 120 Berryman Lane, P.O. Box 1071, Albrightsville, property at 120 Berryman Lane, $142,000. Eugene C. McGorry to William E. Johnstone, 11 Danner Road, Jim Thorpe, property at 11 Danner Road, $148,900. Salvatore Loregio to Michael J. Thomas, 15 Wren Court, Jim Thorpe, property at 15 Wren Court, $197,500. Jane H. Mileo to Jennifer A. Stortz, 38 Hopi Road, Jim Thorpe, property at 38 Hopi Road, $250,000. Diane Gailoto to Joseph Scott Centak, Edwardsville, Lot 255A, Section B, Hickory Run Forest, $5,000. Jeff McQuaite to Jeff McQuaite, Doylestown, property at 721 Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, $10. Walter Quinn to Acmer A. Gonzalez, Bristol, property at 53 Hugo Drive, Albrightsville, $120,000. Randall N. Hoffman to Patricia A. McGill, Glenside, property at 120 Shawnee Trail, Albrightsville, $90,000. Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Amanda Hatchett, Merrick, new York, property on Tamarack Terrace, Indian Mountain Lakes, $770. Walter Weaver to Wayne Weaver, Philadelphia, property at 49 Petrarch Trail, Albrightsville, $1.
U.S. Bank, N.A., to Maria Milkowski, 157 Mountain View Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 157 Mountain View Derive, $112,500. Sean Sanbeg to Patricia Jean McDougal, 102 Jonas Mountain Drive, Albrightsville, property at 102 Jonas Mountain Drive, $173,000. Barry Noxon to Noxon Family Trust, West Islip, New York, property at 25 E. Point Road, Albrightsville, $10. John R. Lotwick to Charles Pitts, Media, Lot V-1686, Section E-V, Towamensing Trails, $2,500. Tisha Salim Bey to Tisha Salim Bey, Abington, Towamensing Trails Lot 1205, Section III, $1. Peter Mina to Paul Bradley, West Chester, Towamensing Trails Lot 846, Section II, $17,000. Marcella Axley to Lefter Dhima, Philadelphia, Towamensing Trails Lot 1312A, Section II, $45,000. Great Pocono Homes, LLC, to Lawrence David Toner, 134 Caedman Drive, P.O. Box 1363, Albrightsville, Towamensing Trails Lot V-1493, Section E-V, $8,000. Alan C. Garrison to Alan Garrison, 92 Brittany Drive, Albrightsville, property at 92 Brittany Drive, $260,000. Dagmar I. Ulmer to Joseph Gallagher, Warminster, Lot V139, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $1. William M. Dunne to Arthir Domagala, Huntingdon Valley, property at 152 Lindbergh Circle, Albrightsville, $225,100. Jeanne M. Pfaff to Michael Louis Vecchione, Havertown, Lot V-461, Section E-V, Towamensing Trails, $3,000. Alyssa L. Graber to Michael Louis Vecchione, Havertown, property at 87 Quail Drive, $225,900. Kenneth A. Boltman to Robert White, 21 Wild Cherry Ave., Jim Thorpe, property at 21 Wild Cherry Ave., $305,000. Timothy A. Hauck to Timothy A. Hauck, 116 Bear Creek Lake Drive, Jim Thorpe, property at 116 Bear Creek Lake Drive, $1. John I. Hopkins to William Lingle, Lebanon, property at 47 Johnson Lane, Albrightsville, $161,500. Salvatore H. Spoto to PM Invest Comfort, Philadelphia, Lolt 1519, Section III, Towamensing Trails, $170,000. David S. Snook to Brian Mullen, Hatboro, property at 16 Lucretius Trail, Albrightsville, $165,300. DNR Investments, LLC, to Patrick Thomas Curran, Newtown Square, property at 859 Stony Mountain Road, Albrightsville, $230,000. Scott M. London to Nicholas Vadino, Philadelphia, property at 237 Towamensing Trails, Albrightsville, $176,000.
Anthony Cola Jr. to Matthew S. Gallman, 271 Patten Circle, Albrightsville, property at 271 Patten Circle, $289,000. Kenneth W. Frymoyer to Monocacy General Contracting, LLC, Bethlehem, property at 34 Fox Lane, $75,000. Dominic J. Venticinque to Ryan Soloby, Philadelphia, property at 128 Longfellow Circle, Albrightsville, $786,475. Melissa H. Schmedding to Melissa H. Schmedding, 82 Cochise Trail, Albrightsville, property at 82 Cochise Trail, $71,706. Brooke L. Willmes to Frederick Arthur Furia Jr., Newtown Square, two transactions, property at 102 Oak Drive, $15,000, and property at 10 Blackberry Lane, $286,500. Debra Ann Cassese to Luis Reyes, Brooklyn, New York, property at 7 Long Brook Way, Albrightsville, $90,000. Jose A. Nieves to Natasha Hernandez, 6 Pinetree Road, Albrightsville, property at 6 Pinetree Road, $175,000. William Witte to Alex Yazkoff, Philadelphia, property at 27 Chickadee Lane, Albrightsville, $155,000. Staple Holdings, LLC, to Maritza Rios, East Stroudsburg, property at 25 Pine Tree Road, Albrightsville, $53,500. William C. Highland to Samantha R. Puca, 55 White Spruce Way, Jim Thorpe, property at 55 White Spruce Way, $226,500. Paul A. Capozzi to Douglas F. Fuller, Phoenixville, property at 87 Kilmer Trail, Albrightsville, $320,000. Kyle Alan Olcott to Wayne Burkholtz, 369 Unionville Road, Jim Thorpe, property at 369 Unionville Road, $347,500. Hugo Campoverde to Rajesh Pushparajan, Bellerise, New York, property at 5 Highridge Road, Albrightsville, $274,000. Robert H. Ischinger to James Joseph Laber, Berlin, Maryland, Lot 529, Section 7, Pinoak Drive, Penn Forest Streams, $12,000. Nathaniel Harrison to George David Hiller II, 18 Spokane Road, Albrightsville, property at 18 Spopkane Road, $185,000. Lawrence J. Passariello to Francis Gallagher, Willow Grove, Lot 1172, Section III, Towamensing Trails, $12,500. Mary Ann Browarek to Revocable Trust of Lauren S. Helfgott, West Chester, Towamensing Trails Lot 1353, Section III, $16,500. James H. Courts to Clifford J. Kellett, Ridley Park, property at 353 Kilmer Trail, Albrightsville, $176,000. Fred A. Thompson to John Ducci8lli, Green Lane, Lot V55, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $9,700. Nina Petrocelli to Rosaria F. Licata, Hackensack, New Jersey, Lot V1398, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $1. Charles E. McGrath to Donald F. Russell, East Rockaway, New York, property at 16 Uffelman Lane, Albrightsville, $194,900. William M. Munson to Tina M. Munson, 13 Tamarack Terrace, Albrightsville, property at 13 Tamarack Terrace, $1. Andrew N. Werst to Alexander Kryvorutsky, 77 Shadblue Lane, Jim Thorpe, property at 77 Shadblue Lane, $105,000. Gary Kerns to Patricia Whitehurst, 187 Patten Circle, Albrightsville, property at 187 Patten Circle, $225,000. Brian R. Molineux to Braulio Antonio Alvear, P.O. Box 1551, Albrightsville, property at 102 Lipo Way, Albrightsville, $199,000. Frank C. Russo to Tatasyn, LLC, Blakeslee, Towamensing Trails Lot V-72, Section E-V, $7,000. Christoipher Place to Perry J. Didyoung, 85 Ridge Circle, Lehighton, property at 85 Ridge Circle, $160,200. Michael D. Pope to Alexander Weissman, Newtown, property at 659 Behrens Road, $450,000. Patrick S. Walsh to Keith Richards, 77 Quail Drive, Jim Thorpe, Behrens Subdivision Lot 23, Section F, $14,000.
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Woods and water conservation: Price Township man makes a gift to the future by Carol Hillstad
With his chocolate lab, Annie, gallivanting in the lead, Bart Bartolacci is showing me around his 40-acre private preserve along Stony Run in Price Township. He’s already explained the backstory. It was the dearest wish of his wife, Vivian, to keep this land protected. She loved fly fishing here and at a nearby fishing club, and wanted to be sure this wild woodland would never become lawns and McMansions. Together, she and Bart made plans with a land trust to conserve the land permanently. But conservation easements take time; fate intervened, and Vivian didn’t live quite long enough to see her wish fulfilled. “She knew it was in the works. That gave her peace,” Bart says. The woods are managed mostly by nature. Most
storm-toppled trees lie where they fall, eventually becoming “nurse logs” that host lichens, ferns, saplings, and countless small creatures. Dry, brown curlicues are all that’s left of summer’s hay-scented fern, and wintergreen grows in the leaf litter beneath red stems of blueberries. A long stretch of crystalclear Stony Run meanders in and out of view. Its many braided strands come together as the water runs downstream into Brodhead Creek. From a wetland high on the Pocono Plateau, through this preserved land, it makes its way to the Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean. Nature is in charge here, but humans have left traces, too. Old stone walls mark boundary lines, and Bart points out a less common marker: a white oak, intentionally bent as a sapling, now grown into a conspicuous, L-shaped sentinel tree, about 130 years old — its purpose a mystery.
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We circle around the perimeter, which abuts another 400acre property that has also been protected by a land trust. In fact, several landowners in the area have conserved their property with conservation easements. “Every conservation easement is different,” commented Louise Troutman, director of Pocono Heritage Land Trust, a local non-profit. “Some owners want to carve out an area in case children, grandchildren or a future owner wants to build a home one day. Others want to ensure there will be no future development at all.” Each easement is tailored to the property and the property owner’s wishes. What conservation easements have in common is protecting land permanently. “You still own the land — you can sell it, for instance, or bequeath it to anyone you choose. The restrictions on development become part of the deed, so you, your heirs, or any other future owner will be bound by them,” Troutman says. As holder of the easement, part of a land trust’s job is to monitor the property and
ensure it is protected “basically forever,” she adds.
Benefits to All The land remains private, but we all benefit when someone conserves land. Natural forest land keeps drinking water from creeks and private wells safe and pure. It protects against floods and erosion. Neighboring property values tend to increase. Beautiful views remain undisturbed. Air quality stays high. Wildlife thrives on pure water, natural habitat, and room to roam. We’re nearly back to where we started when Bart stops at an upright, head-high boulder. “When her illness got hard to bear,” Bart said, “this is where Vivian would come, to rest against this rock in the stillness.” It’s good to know that thanks to two special people, this land will support healthy forest and pristine waters, as far as the future flows.
ABOUT EASEMENTS A conservation easement is a tool for conserving land. In
our area, conserved land protects water quality and quantity, views, working farmland, forestland, and other public interests. In fact, thousands of acres of farms, forests, scenic hillsides, historic landscapes, and town green spaces have been conserved with conservation easements. An easement is created by mutual agreement between a landowner and a private land trust. With conservation goals in mind, the easement limits certain uses of the land, while keeping the land in the owner’s control. Owners continue to use the land as they wish, within the constraints they agree on when establishing the easement. Conservation easements don’t include public access unless the owner establishes that in the agreement. Conservation easements are designed to be perpetual. They become part of the deed to the land, and future owners will be bound by the terms. The property in this story is protected by Natural Lands Trust. For information, see natlands.org or call 610353-5587. Pocono Heritage Land Trust was founded 35 years ago to protect environmentally important lands. Today, it protects more than 4,400 acres. For information, see phlt. org or call 570-424-1514. BWA was founded in 1989 to protect water from activities that degrade water quality and quantity. The best, cheapest and most effective way to keep drinking water safe and plentiful is to protect the woodlands our creeks and streams depend on.
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Police Beat About 7:08 p.m. on 12-17, Pocono Mountain Regional Police were dispatched to report of a shooting of a man at a home in the 7400 block of Ventnor Drive, A Pocono Country Place, Coolbaugh Township. Police had been at the home before for a domestic dispute. When officers arrived, they found a man there with a gunshot wound to his chest. Investigation revealed that the victim and Zasha Sanchez, 32, had been arguing, when she brought out a handgun and shot him. There were children nearby at the time. Police arrested Sanchez without incident and brought her to the Monroe County jail, to be held without bail on a charge of criminal homicide (attempt), along with charges of simple and aggravated assault, reckless endangering and endangering the welfare of a child. The victim was taken to Lehigh Valley Medical Center - Pocono in stable condition. In Pennsylvania, attempted homicide is charged under PA. 18 2501 (a) Criminal Homicide. She was arraigned via video before District Judge Travagline, and will have a preliminary hearing before Judge Travagline on the 23rd. 12-11, a 27 y/o Stroudsburg area man was arrested after an argument over rent money at an apartment in Tunkhannock Township led to the 27 y/o pulling a knife and stabbing the 24 y/o man he was arguing with, twice. PA State Police-Fern Ridge asked District Judge Claypool to issue a warrant for Matthew Valot on the charge of assault. 12-6, a 51 y/o Sierra View, Effort Mountain, Blakeslee man shot himself in the basement of the home he shared
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PennDOT notes The traffic signal at the end of Route 903 where it meets Route 115 in Fern Ridge, Tunkhannock Township, is finally installed and operating. Be cautious around this intersection as motorists learn about the light. Once drivers
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COVID-19 vaccinations hitting Pennsylvania nursing homes Dec. 28 by Christen Smith The Center Square (The Center Square) – COVID-19 vaccinations will begin across Pennsylvania’s nursing homes and long-term care facilities on Dec. 28, the Department of Health confirmed Thursday. Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said the state, through partnerships with Walgreens and CVS, will begin vaccinating residents of these facilities after the successful rollout of a massive effort to immunize health care workers launched Monday. How quickly the state cycles through the rest of its plan is uncertain, for now.
“It very much depends upon the production and manufacturing capabilities of pharmaceutical companies and how many vaccinations we get,” Levine said. Of the residents live scattered among more than 2,000 nursing homes and licensed personal care facilities in Pennsylvania, more than 48,000 have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 7,800 have died, comprising two-thirds of the state’s total virus-related fatalities. Another 8,400 workers have also become infected, according to the Department of Health. The virus’s lethality in nursing homes remains the subject of intense scrutiny In this November 6, 2015 file photo, an elderly couple walks down a hall of a nursing home in Easton. after the department advised facilities to readmit recovered COVID-19 patients. Levine said in June that this guidance, handed down from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only applied to a “few” cases that “were sent to rehab facilities that had the full ability to take care of them because we had to decompress the hospitals.” Otherwise, the department said the majority of the out-
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Named to Troy University term one Provost’s List Christian Gorbea of Albrightsville has been named to the Provost’s List at Troy University for Term 1 of the 2020/2021 academic year. The Provost’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for 12 semester hours
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