Honesdale

Community leaders across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania have their eyes set on downtown revitalization, transportation and to update aging infrastructure in 2026.

The next meeting on the YMCA of Wayne County's plans to build a new center in Cherry Ridge Township is rescheduled to Jan. 27 because of the incoming winter storm.

Wayne County Commissioners announced they will not apply to the Cherry Ridge Twp. Zoning Hearing Board for a special use exception to build an agricultural center next to a proposed YMCA, citing cost, lack of support from the farming community, and concerns about building on leased land.

Democrats nationwide are rejecting President Donald Trump’s seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro is joining those criticisms, while U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick is commending the capture.

The Northeast Regional Crisis Stabilization Center opened its walk-in crisis intervention service in December. The Honesdale center plans to open a crisis residential service with eight beds early this year.

The Wayne County Commissioners withdrew its application to build two controversial projects in Cherry Ridge Township with plans to file a separate application through the township’s zoning hearing board. Its co-applicant, the YMCA of Wayne County, is moving forward with its conditional use application.

Tensions ran high during a recent third hearing over a proposal for a YMCA and Agricultural Innovation Center held before the Cherry Ridge Township Supervisors.

The Cherry Ridge Township Supervisors' hearing over a proposed 40-acre YMCA and Agricultural Innovation Center project in Wayne County continues with its third session this evening.

A homeowner from Honesdale uncovered tombstones in his own backyard. The discovery led him to the mysterious history of a nearby cemetery. And, a judge orders the Trump admin. to continue to fund SNAP during the government shutdown.

Jim Gershey bought a home next to a cemetery in Honesdale. He uncovered century-old history when he found tombstones on his property.