Month: April 2023

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Mohican

Briefs: Road closing, Shelby Democrats, Marvin Memorial Library, Cleo Redd Fisher Museum

Mansfield News Jourmal  |  USA TODAY NETWORK

One road to close, another one opens

Lucas-Perrysville Road, between Trumpower and Wentz Roads in Monroe Township, will be closed starting Monday 60 days, weather permitting. The closure will allow for a bridge replacement project.

Marion Avenue Road, between Lexington-Ontario and Sheirer roads in Troy Township, is now open. The road was closed for a culvert repair.

Shelby Democrats to meet Thursday

SHELBY — Voters throughout Richland County on May 2 will see an issue to renew a five-year, 0.8 mill property tax for the maintenance and operation of Dayspring Assisted Living. Members of the Shelby Area Democratic Club will hear a presentation from Dayspring Executive Director Michelle Swank at their monthly meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday in the Sutter-Roush Room, 23 E. Main St.

Democrats and people of goodwill are invited to attend.

The gathering will be both in person and via Zoom. Those who wish to attend via Zoom should send a request for the link to shelbydems@yahoo.com by noon Thursday.

Shelby library to host event to mark National Library Week

SHELBY — Marvin Memorial Library, 29 W. Whitney Ave., will celebrate National Library Week April 24-28. The week kicks off with a Tea Party at 5 p.m. April 24. The event is for adults only. Donations will go to the Friends of Marvin Memorial Library.

To reserve a spot, call the library at 419-347-5576.

History of CCC work in Mohican Forest focus of museum talk

LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum, 203 E. Main St., will close out its Speaker Series with a look at the history and legacy of Camp Mohican and the Civilian Conservation Corps effort in Mohican State Forest. The program is slated for 7 p.m. Monday.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program that gave millions of young men employment on environmental projects…

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Mohegan

Shelton teacher on leave pending police, DCF investigation

SHELTON — A Mohegan School music teacher is on leave pending a police investigation, according to Shelton Superintendent Ken Saranich.

The teacher, Laura Heckmann, could not be reached for comment Friday, and the president of the teachers union did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

In a message sent to parents Wednesday, Mohegan School Principal John Coppola said that “Miss Heckmann will be out on personal leave until further notice.

“We are working to ensure the well-being and continuous instruction for your child during this time,” Coppola’s message said. “We appreciate your patience and understanding. As this is a personnel matter, we will be unable to comment further regarding this incident.”

Saranich confirmed that Heckmann, who is in her first year of employment with the district, has been placed on leave, but would not comment on why, only saying it is related to an open police investigation.

Police Lt. Robert Kozlowsky also confirmed that there is an open investigation into “a teacher,” but would not identify the individual. Kozlowsky said the investigation related to an issue about conduct with students. Kozlowsky said the Department of Children and Families and the school district were notified.

In a prepared statement, DCF Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes also confirmed the probe but said more information could not yet be disclosed yet.

“We can confirm the Department is conducting a joint investigation with law enforcement regarding allegations of child maltreatment reported at Mohegan School in Shelton,” Dorantes said.

“Our Department adheres to confidentiality under state statute 17a-28 and federal law and due to the pending investigation into this incident,…

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Lenni Lenape

Pocono420, Jim Thorpe Indie Films, Earth Day and more kick off spring fest season

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  • One of the largest cannabis fests in the country is headed to the Poconos
  • Film festival to highlight Lenape community
  • Lehigh Valley fests worth the trip

According to a study done by online fashion retailer Boohoo, Pennsylvania is among the top-10 most festival-obsessed states in the country― and the Poconos are no exception. April kicks off festival season in northeast Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley.

Read on for our staff’s festival picks.

Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival to take place at Pocono Raceway

Pennsylvania’s 9th annual Cannabis Festival is headed to the Tricky Triangle. The festival, themed “Pocono420” will take place April 22-23 at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond. The Scranton-based festival is one of the largest on the East Coast, second only to the Boston Freedom Rally.

Presented by CuraLeaf, the 18 and over festival boasts two concert stages, more than 300 vendors and 30-plus food vendors. Enjoy headliners such as Bong Hits for Jesus and Space Kamp on the day stage, and rock out to Kottonmouth Kings and Mendo Dope for Saturday night concerts, among other acts.

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Delaware Tribe

Pennsbury Manor whispers the noisy history of the Lenape people

Pennsbury commissioned Young to create “nkwiluntàmën: I long for it; I am lonesome for it (such as the sound of a drum).” The title is a word in the original language of the Lenape people, pronounced KWEE-loo-NOMEN, and its approximate translation into English.

Young, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a descendant of the Lenape people on his father’s side (his mother is Pawnee).

“Now we’re called the Delaware tribe of indians,” he said. “My tribe.” Indigenous artist Nathan Young is a member of the Delaware tribe of Indians. He returned to his ancestral homeland to create an immersive sound installation on the grounds of Pennsybury Manor, colonial estate of William PennIndigenous artist Nathan Young is a member of the Delaware tribe of Indians. He returned to his ancestral homeland to create an immersive sound installation on the grounds of Pennsbury Manor, colonial estate of William Penn. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Young installed speakers on several high-backed garden benches around the main house of the Pennsbury estate, each playing back music created for this piece by several composers. There are also large signs painted white, black, yellow, and red, that guide the visitor on a poetic journey.

“Follow me, walk the path. I have a drum,” Young wrote. “Where is the drum hide? I long for it. I’m lonesome for it. There is a trail ahead. Do you see it? I’m blind.”

Because the Delaware/Lenape language is considered dead — there is no longer anyone alive for whom it is their first language — Young relies on language databases to find out how his forebears would describe certain things.

Out of respect for his ancestors, and out…

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Nanticoke

Two suspects arrested following standoff in Nanticoke

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Mohegan

Three top choices take Game of Claims

WILKES-BARRE, PA – Favorites won all three $9,000 harness racing divisions of the first preliminary round of the Game Of Claims Pacing Series for $10,000 base-priced horses Monday afternoon (April 3) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Globaldomination N and driver Jim Pantaleano (Curtis Salonick Photo)

Fastest of the successful trio was Globaldomination N, who enjoyed a drop in class and hung up a wire-to-wire victory in 1:53 for driver Jim Pantaleano. Unfortunately for his connections, he was claimed out of his race.

GLOBALDOMINATION N REPLAY

Also, a divisional winner on the front-end was Apple Valley Art, a Meadowlands invader who won in 1:54 for driver George Napolitano Jr.

APPLE VALLEY ART REPLAY

Hudsen A made it three for three for the favorites in this GOC first prelim with a 1:55.1 victory from the pocket, but he got to “return home” with trainer/driver Pat Lachance and owner Jeffrey Dauplaise.

HUDSEN A REPLAY

In all, six horses were claimed in the first round, with many more likely to join their ranks before the $17,500 series Championship on Monday, April 24.

The first Tuesday afternoon card of the season at Pocono Downs will take place at 1 p.m., with trotters getting their shot at Game Of Claims action with five $20,000 first-round preliminaries for horses entered for a base tag of $25,000. Program pages for all Pocono races are or will be available by clicking here.

For complete race results, click here.

From the PHHA / Pocono Downs

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Lenni Lenape

Delaware Water Gap national park petition reignites controversy

(The Center Square) – A new effort to redesignate the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area as a national park and preserve has reignited old controversies among property owners wary of further government intrusion.

Facing off on the issue are the Delaware River National Park & Lenape Preserve Alliance – who is spearheading the congressional petition for the redesignation – and the Delaware Water Gap Defense Fund, also known as No National Park, who feel the area’s current status is satisfactory.

Bob Fitch, media liaison for the Lenape Preserve Alliance, says it wants to place “this gem of our national heritage into the jeweled crown of the national park system where it has always belonged,” enhancing its protection and prestige.

The recreation area spans 70,000 acres along a 40-mile stretch of the Delaware River, from northeastern Pennsylvania to the western edge of the Kittatinny Mountains in New Jersey’s Warren and Sussex counties. At the time of its original designation, it did not fit the characteristics of a national park.

The petition calls for 9,760 acres – 14% of the area – to become a national park, the majority of which surrounds the river. Over 56,000 acres would become a preserve on which hunting would be allowed.

Delaware River National Park and Lenape Preserve petition

Delaware River National Park and Lenape Preserve’s proposal to redesignate portions of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area as a national park, as illustrated in this map.

Delaware River National Park and Lenape Preserve

No National Park worries, however, that doing so will increase traffic, damage infrastructure in the park and surrounding communities, cost too much money, restrict hunting and farming, and lose more property through eminent domain.

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Nanticoke

Standoff ends in Nanticoke with suspects in custody

Apr. 11—NANTICOKE — A man wanted on drug possession and traffic offenses and another wanted by the Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department were apprehended following a standoff with local police and U.S. Marshals Service earlier Tuesday.

Brandon Brian Mayewski, 24, of West South Street, Nanticoke, and Joseph Bobbin, 32, were taken into custody at about 12 p.m. when they attempted to escape a residence on East Green Street.

Mayewski and Bobbin initially refused to exit the residence but were caught when they ran out a rear door.

Court records say Mayewski was wanted on an arrest warrant stemming from a traffic stop on Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Township, on Jan. 6.

When a township officer was behind Mayewski’s Hyundai at a red traffic signal, Mayewski reversed his vehicle nearly colliding with the police cruiser, court records say.

Mayewski then shifted into drive and pulled off the right shoulder of Sans Souci, jumping out claiming their was something wrong with the vehicle, according to court records.

The officer noticed expired inspection and emission stickers on the vehicle’s windshield and a syringe in plain view in the middle cup holder, court records say.

Mayewski was detained after he told an officer he was not diabetic.

During a search of his body, police found four glassine packets in his jeans pocket, court records say.

Mayewski allegedly admitted there were drugs inside the vehicle.

Police in court records say a search of the vehicle resulted in a bag filled with heroin/fentanyl and four syringes.

Mayewski was arraigned by District Judge Joseph Halesey in Hanover Township on two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license, two vehicle code violations and a traffic citation. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 bail.

Bobbin was wanted for failing to appear…

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Munsee

FCF archaeologists zero in on Elizabethan Gardens as site of Native American Village 

FCF archaeologists zero in on Elizabethan Gardens as site of Native American Village 

By Submitted Story on April 11, 2023

(First Colony Foundation)

This information was released by the First Colony Foundation on April 11.

Ground penetrating radar tests at Roanoke Island’s Elizabethan Gardens may soon reveal the location of an Algonquian village, where local natives entertained the first English explorers to America’s shores in 1584, a spokesman for First Colony Foundation said. Results are expected by May.

The expanded survey, to begin this week, will again be conducted on behalf of First Colony by Chartrand Geoarchaeological Solutions of Williamsburg, VA., which conducted initial ground tests at the Gardens site in January. The goal is to locate evidence for the as yet undiscovered Algonquian village of Roanoac. When completed, the electronic survey will create three-dimensional views of the site, buried beneath at least six feet of sand dune.

“Roanoke is such a place of mystery,” says Eric Klingelhofer, one of FCF’s Vice Presidents for Research. “So much has already been lost to the sands of time, which is why finding the site of this Algonquian village will be an important step forward in in understanding America’s beginnings so long ago.”

Captains Phillip Amadas and Arthur Barlow visited the village during their 1584 reconnaissance mission, aimed at establishing the first English settlement in America. The explorers described the village as consisting of “of nine houses, built of cedar, and fortified round with sharp trees,” as protection against their enemies.

“The Elizabethan Gardens is a memorial to the Lost Colonists and will forever be a part of that mystery,” says Theresa Armendarez, the Gardens’ executive director. “To find artifacts from that time in America’s early history would be an exciting addition to our unique history.”

RIHA historian lebame houston adds: “First Colony Foundation’s research and discoveries have brought us a giant…

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History of Camp Mohican, CCC work in Mohican Forest are focus at April 17 event in Loudonville

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