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Lenni Lenape

Milford’s future

To the editor:

We all love Milford for different reasons. It is a diamond in the rough. Whether you are a native and have seen myriad changes, you have been here for decades, or a newbie – Life in Milford is about to change to an unrecognizable entity – if we do not act now.

The Concrete Jungle of Two Mega Warehouses is being brought to us by our very own misguided leadership. Why? Have they lost their way? Have they forgotten the past heroes and life long legacies that made Milford what it is today?

Have they forgotten the original settlers, the Lenape Indians and their sacred reverence for the land and life giving waters. On her death bed in 1984, Touching Leaves, the last full blooded Lenape Indian, told her close friends to preserve her Lenape culture and ancestral lands.

Then Gifford Pinchot who is pounding on his mausoleum walls crying out to – stop this insanity and especially to protect his beloved Sawkill Creek. That is where he learned to fly fish and passed it down to his son. He discovered nature as a youth wandering this mountain.

People like the Merritt Quinn and the Quinn Family who have been stewards of this precious land for centuries. All the people whose efforts stopped the Tocks Island Dam Boondoggle proposal.

Barbara Yeaman whose efforts brought us the Upper Delaware River Recreational Area and founded the Delaware Highland Conservancy which has protected 18 thousand acres to date. People like Tom Hoff of the MWA, and Dick Snyder who beautified this town with every ounce of his efforts. People presently continue in that tradition like Bill Kiger and Peter and Nancy Pinchot.

Are we about to throw all that effort away? For what? Two Mega Warehouses that are the antithesis…

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Mohegan

Big weekend continues for Messenger winners

WILKES-BARRE PA – Win the Messenger Pace final, a Triple Crown event, with Pleaseletmeknow on Friday night, then come back and win with American Courage (American Ideal) in 1:47.4 at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Saturday afternoon (Jul. 2). Just a routine 19 hours for harness racing driver Matt Kakaley, trainer Travis Alexander, and owners Fiddler’s Creek Stables LLC.

Matt Kakaley pilots American Courage to a blistering win (Curtis Salonick Photo)

American Courage came to town with lofty credentials ($576,372, a recent win in 1:49.4 at Yonkers), and the crowd bet the four-year-old down to 3-5 in the $27,500 featured pace. They might have been worried early as he got away fifth, but ducking proved a good move as Vettel N shot out to the lead in :25.4, then refused to yield to Im Sir Blake A, feature winner here last week, forcing him into the pocket by a :53.2 half.

That left a softened front end for American Courage and driver Matt Kakaley, who zoomed uncovered from fifth while going in :26.1 himself down the back to clear just past the 1:20.3 three-quarters, then finished out in :27.1 to win by 6¼ lengths.

The 1:47.4 time was three-fifths off the Pocono standard for four-year-old pacing horses set by Freaky Feet Pete, and just four-fifths off the all-time 1:47 record over a 5/8-mile track, set by Sweet Lou (at Pocono) and Always B Miki (twice at Pocono, once at Scioto).

Kakaley also won the co-featured $17,500 trot with the Swan For All mare Queen Of All, giving her three wins in a row. Queen Of All made two speed moves during early splits of :28 and :57.1, continued to get a breather to the 1:26.2 three-quarters, then had a :28.2 back quarter…

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Mohegan

Several people dead in Copenhagen mall shooting; 22-year old suspect arrested

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital Sunday, killing several people and wounding several others, police said.

A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested, Copenhagen police inspector Søren Thomassen told reporters, adding there was no indication that anyone else was involved in the attack, though police were still investigating.

Gun violence is relatively rare in Denmark.

Thomassen said it was too early to speculate on the motive for the shooting, which happened in the late afternoon at Field’s, one of the biggest shopping malls in Scandinavia and located on the outskirts of the Danish capital. When the shots rang out, some people hid in shops while others fled in a panicked stampede, witnesses said.

“It is pure terror. This is awful,” said Hans Christian Stoltz, a 53-year-old IT consultant, who was bringing his daughters to see Harry Styles perform at a concert scheduled for Sunday night near the mall. “You might wonder how a person can do this to another human being, but it’s beyond … beyond anything that’s possible.”

People flee the Field’s shopping center after a shooting, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Danish police said Sunday that several people were shot at a Copenhagen shopping mall, one of the largest in Scandinavia. (Olafur Steinar Gestsson/AP)

Thomassen gave no specific casualty count beyond saying several people were dead and several wounded. He said the suspect was an “ethnic Dane,” a phrase typically used to mean someone is white.

Danish broadcaster TV2 published a grainy photo of the alleged gunman, a man wearing knee-length shorts and a tank top and holding what appeared to be a rifle in his right hand.

“He seemed very violent and angry,” eyewitness Mahdi Al-Wazni told TV2. “He spoke to me and said it (the rifle) isn’t real as…

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Mohegan

Sun fight back from 17-point deficit, beat Mystics in overtime

Mohegan — The Connecticut Sun had reached a point in the first half Sunday afternoon where they had to focus on the moment and not the score.

The Sun were defenseless again in the first half as the Washington Mystics did what they wanted and went ahead by as much as 17 points.

“At some point, you don’t even look at the score,” Connecticut’s Courtney Williams said. “Let’s win every possession. That was the mindset that we went into.”

The Sun responded with their most tenacious comeback of the season. They stymied Washington’s offense in the second half and battled back for a 74-72 overtime win before 5,814 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

“I don’t know if there’s enough adjectives to describe the toughness, the grittiness, that we had in the second half,” Connecticut head coach Curt Miller said. “They stuck together. There (were) not a bunch of strategic adjustments. There was a want-to, a will-to, and we just fought that entire second half and stayed together.

“That team could’ve separated with that first half, and we’ve had some tough first quarters in this stretch, so I really give them a lot of credit for sticking together and how hard we had to play to earn a win from way down.”

Washington shot a robust 56.2 percent in the first half and led 49-34.

The Mystics went ahead by as much as 17 points (55-38) with 5 minutes, 36 seconds left in the third quarter.

Washington’s shooting percentage then went into a freefall — they shot just 22.6 percent (7 of 31) the rest of the game.

“The biggest thing was getting stops,” Alyssa Thomas on the Sun said. “The first half, when we were getting stops, we were able to get out and into transition. Defensively, we weren’t flowing like we…

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Lenni Lenape

July 4th in Philly: Philadelphians and tourists enjoy festivities before party on the Parkway

“We’re all aware of how much the world has changed over the last 250 years and just how tough the last couple of years have been for us,” she said. “The need for understanding our history has never, never been greater. The need for participating in our democracy has never been greater.”

Protest disrupts the parade

A short walk away, the Salute to America Independence Day parade headed down Market Street towards City Hall. As floats, dancers, musicians, and cultural groups made their way through Old City, abortion rights activists dressed in green disrupted the parade with green smoke bombs. While they were quickly escorted off of the parade route, organizer Miriam Oppenheimer from Rise Up for Abortion Rights didn’t seem deterred. Protesters walk down the street amid green smoke with a sign that reads, Protestors from Rise Up for Abortion Rights jump into the beginnings of the Salute to Independence parade. (Sam Searles/WHYY)

“We are frustrated at the Supreme Court decision that was made restricting the rights of women to control their own bodies… today is supposed to be a day of independence, but if you’re saddled with an unwanted child, you are not independent,” she said.

“We definitely think that the government can codify Roe vs. Wade and make it permanently on the books so that this would never be a struggle again… we want to make a splash today because we need more people to take to the streets to announce their frustration and [also] ask where this is going to go. Who are they going to come after next?”

Party on the Parkway

While some in attendance…

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Nanticoke

Bowman Takes First Action Sprint Tour Win

PORT COLBORNE, Ont. (June 30, 2022) – Mike Bowman took his first career Crate Sprint Car win on Thursday night at Humberstone Speedway. The former 358 Modified champion finished almost three seconds ahead of runner-up Mathieu Bardier in the Action Sprint Tour fueled by Pinty’s A-Main, while Darren Dryden took the final podium spot.

Dryden and Bowman started on the front row for the 25 lap A-Main, but the red flag quickly flew when Jacob Dykstra’s car did a rollover after hard contact with the inside wall in turn one. Dykstra’s crew worked hard to repair the damage and he started at the back of the field for the complete restart, along with AJ Lewis who was also collected in the accident.

Dryden took the early lead after the restart with Bowman in close pursuit, but just as Bowman looked to make a move he slid off the banking in turn two while Dryden streaked away. Bowman got a mulligan for his miscue though, as the lap wasn’t completed before Tyeller Powless spun in turn one and collected Luke Stewart, Seth Roy, and Brian Nanticoke; Stewart’s car suffered the most damage and he wasn’t able to restart.

Dryden kept the lead for a few laps after the restart, but Bowman switched grooves and used the low side to challenge the leader. The pair raced wheel to wheel for several laps with row four starter Mathieu Bardier close behind until Bowman finally edged ahead. Bowman drove away to a large lead while Bardier passed Dryden for second, but Bowman’s advantage was erased when he slid off the track briefly. Bardier got close but Bowman recovered and drove away again to claim the win.

Bardier took the runner-up spot, followed by Dryden, Allan Downey from row eight, and Brett Stratford. Dykstra recovered from his first corner…

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Mohican

Where to Watch and Stream The Last of the Mohicans Free Online

The Last of the Mohicans poster

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis Madeleine Stowe Russell Means Eric Schweig Jodhi May

Geners: Action Adventure Drama History Romance War

Director: Michael Mann

Release Date: Aug 26, 1992

In war-torn Colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, Cora Munro, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers, including Hawkeye, a rugged frontiersman and the adopted son of the Mohicans comes to their rescue. A passionate romance soon blossoms between Cora and Hawkeye, but many forces test their love as they continue to journey through the Frontier.

Netflix

The Last of the Mohicans is currently not on Netflix. Movies and series tend to come and go quite a lot in the streaming service unless they’re Netflix originals. A Netflix account starts from $9.99 and gives you full access to their library with ad-free viewing.

Hulu

The Last of the Mohicans isn’t available to watch on Hulu. However, prices for this streaming service currently start at $6.99 per month, or $69.99 for the whole year. For the ad-free version, it’s $12.99 per month, $64.99 per month for Hulu + Live TV, or $70.99 for the ad-free Hulu + Live TV.

Disney Plus

No sign of The Last of the Mohicans on Disney+, which is proof that the House of Mouse doesn’t have its hands on every franchise! Home to the likes of ‘Star Wars’, ‘Marvel’, ‘Pixar’, National Geographic’, ESPN, STAR and so much more, Disney+ is available at the annual membership fee…

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Mohegan

A powerful victory to Crazy Cute

WILKES-BARRE PA – Crazy Cute (Art Major) won easily in the $17,500 distaff pacing harness racing feature on Sunday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono – and may have finished with some more left in the tank.

Crazy Cute and driver George Napolitano Jr (Curtis Salonick Photo)

The 6-5 favorite, a daughter of Art Major who now has earnings of $304,805, left three-wide but backed off when seeing that A Better Game and Nuttinbuthebest to the left were similarly-minded; the latter took the lead near a :26.2 quarter, then posted midsplits of :55.2 and 1:23, with Crazy Cute making a big move towards the leader nearing the last-named split.

Around the far turn, the pacesetter and first-over were even, but soon after coming off the bend, Crazy Cute made powerful surge to quickly draw away, finishing under a George Napolitano Jr. hold and still stopping the timer in 1:51.1. Trainer Gilbert Garcia-Herrera owns the winner of two straight with Barbara Arnstine.

CRAZY CUTE REPLAY

The American Harness Drivers Club of amateur horsemen made its way to Pocono on Sunday to contest two $11,000 trots. Both races were won by AHDC veteran Tony Ciuffetelli, who brought a pair of sharp horses with him from Saratoga en route to victory.

In the feature handicap division, Ciuffetelli was looking to tuck second with Magic MVP (My MVP) near the quarter when the hole was shut on him, and it may have been the best thing to happen to horse and driver, as they pressed on to command. Despite late pressure coming from every direction, they held on for a 1:58 victory over the 15-year-old favored TSM Photo Bugger, three-wide for close to three-eighths of the mile, by a nose; Chief Justice threaded…

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Nanticoke

Little League: Back Mountain American hands Sowyersville/West Side first loss

Back Mountain American broke open a tie game by scoring five runs in the top of the third inning,and the held on to defeat Swoyersville/West Side 8-6 Friday in District 31 Little League Major Baseball.

The loss was the first for Swoyersville/West Side (3-1). BMA improved to 1-3.

Mike Viglone struck out six over the first four innings to get the win. Lorenzo Zangardi, who reached base twice, tossed the final two innings to close the game. Zangardi retired the side in order in the bottom of the sixth on four pitches.

George Rolland had two hits for BMA and drove in two runs. Nick Dalessandro had an RBI single in the third.

Ryan Gensel drove in one run with a double for Swoyersville/West Side, while Derek Rukstalis singled in two. Evan Zagorski tripled home two runs in the bottom of the fourth.

Northwest 4, Kingston/Forty Fort 2

Cole Cavuto allowed two runs in 4.2 innings with six strikeouts to pick up the win as Northwest defeated Kingston/Forty Fort.

Devon Albee finished game for save.

Connor Mason led Northwest with two hits. Caleb Ide, Cole Cavuto, Jack Kingsbury and Liam Thomas also contributed with hits.

Damien Eastman led KFF with three hits.

DISTRICT 16

MAJOR BASEABALL

Plains 16, Nanticoke 6

Tyler Daugherty picked up the win in relief as Plains defeated Nanticoke in four innings.

Plains’ bats came alive in the third and fourth innings with Nolan Franchella and Reilly Hossage each had two hits and three RBI. Blake Dunsmuir added two RBI, and Teague Stahovic and Ben Thomas each had two hits for Plains.

For Nanticoke, Joe Korus took the loss. Nanticoke got home runs by Trey Mishanski and Owen Komoroski.

Township 8, Wilkes-Barre 3

Township beat Wilkes Barre as Dominic…

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Munsee

How a canoe trip on the Thames is reviving an endangered Indigenous language

When Ian McCallum put a canoe in the Thames River for the first time last August, he was looking for more than an adventure. He hoped it would help him see the river through the cultural and historical lens of his ancestors.

Now, the two-day journey from London to Munsee, Ont. has inspired a book as part of a wider effort to revitalize the endangered Lunaape language, also called Munsee.

The new language resource is called Asiiskusiipuw wiichkuneew Munsiiwak, translated to Canoe Trip on the Thames River. It teaches basic Lunaape vocabulary by highlighting the sights and sounds along the river.

“It’s a language that’s under a lot of pressure for survival,” said McCallum, a language educator for the Munsee-Delaware Nation, located about 20 km southwest of London bordering the Chippewas of the Thames reserve.

A smiling man holds a book in front of a tree. ‘Canoe Trip on the Thames River’ or ‘Asiiskusiipuw wiichkuneew Munsiiwak’ was written by Ian McCallum and Munsee-Delaware community language speakers. (Submitted by Ian McCallum)

He’s one of two intermediate Lanaape language speakers on the reserve of the language that UNESCO say is critically endangered. The organization says there are fewer than 10 fluent speakers. 

McCallum says his book is a “reversal process of naming,” which he describes as an opportunity to “take back those naming rights for ourselves.” His goal is to help build an understanding of the river in the traditional vocabulary for readers of all ages. 

Community history 

The canoe trip was “a wonderful way to actually see what my ancestors and the mountain people would have seen when they arrived on the Thames in the early 1780s,” McCallum said.

The late Munsee-Delaware Chief Mark Peters was part of the canoe trip and described the history of the land, including where villages used to be in the 1800s. Peters died in June. 

McCallum counts himself lucky to…

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