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VOLUME 25, NUMBER 22
April 12–22, 2021
PennDOT foreman Kyle Holman honored for saving family by Seth Isenberg
left the road and rolled over. Its engine compartment was Just before dawn on the starting to burn, and the peomorning of December 28, ple inside were not getting out. PennDOT foreman Kyle He pulled over, as did anothHolman was in his truck work- er trucker. Both grabbed fire ing Interstate 80 from the extinguishers and headed for Kidder Township barn. He was the car. near Moseywood Road when The men used their extinhe came up on a car that had guishers and put out the fire
RESCUER HONORED: Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Co. Chief Ralph Lennon, left, presents Kyle Holman with a plaque of appreciation, as Kidder Township manager Suzanne Brooks looks on. JH: Seth Isenberg
temporarily. The people inside, three adults and a baby, were stuck. With the car overturned in the snow, the best idea to reach everyone was to break open the windshield. Holman used a sledgehammer from his truck, and the men cleared the glass away. The pair then helped get the family out. A call had gone out on the rollover, reporting entrapment and fire. Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company responded. LHVFC fire chief Ralph Lennon quipped that “It was pretty nice to come around a corner and see the car there, with no fire, and all the people out.” Once the fire company arrived, the trucker left. Ambulances took the family away to the hospital for evaluation. Holman stayed behind to assist the tow truck driver in removing the car, and seeing that the Interstate was again safe to be open for traffic. Holman was recognized for his efforts at a ceremony at an event held in the Lake Harmony VFC training room on March 8. That night, chief Lennon praised him for “going above and beyond” to help this family. Other news sources reported that the State Police crash report lists that the driver had fallen asleep.
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Clarius Warehouse hearing in Mt Pocono is April 12 The public hearing about the 1.16 million square foot warehouse by Clarius Partners proposed to be built on the former Mount Pocono Golf Course will be Monday, April 12, in the council chambers of the Mount Pocono Borough building. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. The public will be invited to speak, or provide written comments. COVID restrictions limit the capacity of the hall to 37 people.
Sewer rates going up for Coolbaugh customers by Hunter James
Meredith Thompson, the township’s business manager, said the only industrial cusCoolbaugh Township tomer is the Wal-Mart Distrisupervisors discussed proposed sewer rate hikes at their bution Center. “Not raising this for 11 years April 6 meeting. No supervisor is not managing a business,” opposed the hikes, agreeing Weimer said. “If you do it a litthat they are overdue. tle bit at a time, it puts you in Supervisors’ chairman Bill a considerably better position. Weimer said the last rate If we did $2 a year in 2010, hike was in 2010. “Costs have we would be closer to the $12 been going up significantly,” rate. We are going to get some Weimer said. “We have to offset the costs. We are taking backlash with this big of an a significant loss. We are start- increase.” Supervisor Alma I. Ruizing to tap the general fund. We have to discuss the right path.” Smith agreed the gradual approach would have been the Weimer said the rate hike best. proposed for single-family “This increase is drastic, but residential customers is long overdue,” said Supervisor approximately $18 a month, Clare Colgan. multi-family and commercial Patrick Armstrong, the customers about $12 a month, township solicitor, added, and $5 a month for industrial “The amount we are in the customers. Supervisor Lynn Kelly noted hole, this increase will get us closer to break even.” the smallest increase was for industrial customers. See COOLBAUGH, page 16