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HANOVER TWP. — Township police say they charged a Nanticoke man with stabbing another person on Lee Park Avenue last week.

Nicholas Suprum, 20, last known address as West Green Street, is facing charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, harassment, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and underage consumption of alcohol, police said.

Suprum has not been arraigned on the charges as of Tuesday morning.

Last week, township police Chief Al Walker said the incident was a domestic dispute at a residence in Lee Park resulting in the assault outside a store on June 15. The victim, whose name was not released, was treated for several lacerations.

Police said Suprum was recently jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $150,000 bail on a separate incident.

The separate incident involves allegations from Suprum’s ex-girlfriend on May 29 claiming he sent her several text messages threatening to kill her and repeatedly contacted her in violation of a protection-from abuse order. Suprum’s ex-girlfriend resides in the Lee Park area.

Court records say Suprum was arrested by police in February 2019 after he assaulted his ex-girlfriend in an incident captured by a surveillance camera on Woodbury Street in Lee Park.

Footage showed Suprum grabbing he girl, throwing her to the ground and dragging her away only to show the girl running and being chased by Suprum, court records say.

Suprum pleaded guilty to simple assault and was sentenced Oct. 25, 2019, by President Judge Michael T. Vough to one-month to 23 months served at the county correctional facility. Prosecutors withdrew several charges against Suprum in a plea deal.

Suprum was also sentenced to six months in…

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Back in 1981, three hospitals in Luzerne County merged to create one hospital. It would eventually become Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Years ago, it was NPW Medical Center, a consolidation of Nanticoke, Pittston, and Wyoming Valley hospitals.

It’s now Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township, near Wilkes-Barre.

Noreen Diaco has been around for all of those years. Her first day on the job was in July of 1981.

“I’ve grown up here. And it’s amazing. It’s amazing I’m here 40 years,” Diaco said.

Diaco has seen a lot of changes on the hospital’s campus.

“We’ve grown from a very small community hospital to a large system hospital. it has expanded building after building!”

And she’s marking 40 years while watching another expansion: a massive project adding onto the already existing Henry Cancer Center.

“We know that there are a lot of people in the valley with cancer. And they often feel they need to go outside of the area to get world-class care. And that’s not true,” said Dr. Karlyn Paglia, chief medical officer at GWV and Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Dr. Paglia tells us the new project will add 18 beds for the most critical patients and double the size of the infusion center, where services like chemotherapy are administered, among other improvements.

It’s all about stopping for a moment to recognize how far they’ve come but look ahead to the future.

“I think that’s one of the missions of Geisinger, to go out there and seek the best talent, whether that’s nursing students or medical students, and basically train them, grow them into medical providers we want to care for us when we’re in need,” Dr. Paglia added.

That expansion project at the Henry Cancer Center is slated to be complete next…

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Healthcare professionals said the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are protecting against the Delta variant. Those who are unvaccinated are at the greatest risk.

HONESDALE, Pa. — Doctors at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale said the newly detected Delta variant of COVID-19 is cause for concern.

“It’s the fastest known variant right now in the U.S. making up somewhere between six and 14 percent of cases depending on where you look and what data you look at,” Dr. James Cruse, Medical Director of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers, said.

Doctors said there are two major worries with this Delta variant. 

It spreads quickly and it’s infecting younger people.

“There’s about 2.5 times the number of teens and adults under the age of 50 that have been affected by this variant compared to prior variants,” Dr. Cruse said.

However, says the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are working against the Delta variant.

“Pfizer is estimated to be about 88% effective against it. We’re mostly seeing cases of the Delta variant in the unvaccinated,” Dr. Cruse said. 

Dr. Cruse said the best way to protect against the Delta variant is to get the shot.

People in Nanticoke say they feel protected after getting the vaccine.

“I got the shot so, I’m hopeful. I got both shots actually, I’m a card-carrying member,” Elsa, who did not want to give her last name, said.

Dr. Cruse warned that going into the summer of last year, Wayne County was seeing about 12 new cases of coronavirus each week.

This summer, we are seeing double that amount.

He hopes more people choose to get the shot before we could see a spike in cases this Fall.

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NANTICOKE — It’s hard for Luis and Susan Ramos to describe the pride they feel after their daughter, Leandra, recently graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Haldimand County early on Thursday morning, according to OPP.

Investigators say emergency crews responded to a report of a collision at the intersection of Nanticoke Creek Parkway and Highway 6 in Jarvis just before 6 a.m.

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An individual was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of another vehicle sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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The intersection was closed just after 6 a.m. and remains closed as of Thursday afternoon.

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Landmesser

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NANTICOKE — Without comment both before the vote and after Thursday’s monthly meeting, the Greater Nanticoke Area School Board voted 8-0 to ask member Matthew Landmesser to resign his seat. The board also approved a final 2021-2 budget that raises taxes the state maximum of 4.5%, but that also keeps most of a $2.2 million fund balance intact.

Landmesser has missed multiple consecutive meetings, and has been dealing with police charges of invasion of privacy. The state School Code allows a school board to remove a member who misses two consecutive meetings, but there are exceptions that make the matter murky, District Solicitor Vito DeLuca said after the meeting. While the code seems clear, there have been state Supreme Court rulings that create gray areas regarding the reasons the person misses meetings.

If Landmesser agrees to resign, the board would have the option of appointing a replacement to fill his term. But DeLuca declined to say what the board options might be if he doesn’t resign.

The final budget keeps a 4.5% property tax increase that was in the proposed final budget approved last month, raising the tax rate to 12.4473 mills. A mill is a $1 tax on every $1,000 or assessed property value.

The final budget differs from the proposed budget in one significant way: The amount of reserves spent to balance income and spending. Business Consultant Tom Melone said the district had found various savings in supply purchases, health care costs and other places, coupled with some additional income through federal grant money to close a roughly $1.2 million gap in the preliminary budget that was to be…

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The Sussex County Land Trust and Chesapeake Conservancy have joined forces with several other partners to preserve a 41-acre parcel on the south side of the Nanticoke River known as Nanticoke Crossing Park.

Located on the opposite side of Woodland, about 4 miles west of Seaford, the property includes 29 acres of mixed hardwood-pine forest, 12 acres of open area with large canopy trees, and 1,900 feet of meandering shoreline with healthy, freshwater tidal and wetland plants. It contains direct access to the river by means of an old lagoon that will be revitalized for public use.

Purchased from Absher Farms LLC, Nanticoke Crossing Park features a rolling topography overlooking the river.

Several partnerships helped acquire the property, including Sussex County Council, Chesapeake Conservancy, Mt. Cuba Center, U.S. Navy Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program, Delaware Open Space Program, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, and Sussex County Land Trust.

The opportunity to protect the site was presented to SCLT by the Chesapeake Conservancy. The conservancy, in partnership with Delaware-based Mt. Cuba Center, assists local and state entities by facilitating funding and negotiations for protection projects in the region. This marks a successful landmark collaboration by intergovernmental and nonprofit organizations to preserve land in western Sussex County to be protected for conservation and recreational use. 

“The Navy is proud to be a contributing partner for the protection of Nanticoke Crossing Park. This project demonstrates that we can successfully protect military readiness in the Navy’s airspace and support our communities through land preservation and creation of public recreation opportunities,” said Rob Vargo, Department of the Navy Atlantic Ranges and Targets Department director.

“The protection and preservation of Nanticoke Crossing Park is a great example of leveraging partnerships and resources for the greater good of Sussex County,” said Casey Kenton, SCLT chairman.

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Former UAlbany attackman Tehoka Nanticoke has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal as an undergrad. Inside Lacrosse’s Ty Xanders was the first to report the news on Tuesday afternoon.

This news comes less than three months after the senior was dismissed from the Danes’ program in late March.

Nanticoke arrived at Albany as one of the most hyped recruits in recent memory and was an impact player the second he stepped foot on campus. He helped lead the Danes to their first-ever Championship Appearance during his freshman season in 2018 and put up a total of 170 points (195G/61A) throughout his career with the Danes.

The senior attackman saw action in four contest this past season before his dismissal. Nanticoke tallied 23 points off 15 goals and eight assists in those contests.

Nanticoke was expected to be a coveted PLL draft prospect, but was not selected in this spring’s draft. He is a likely top-five pick this fall.

Rutgers Grabs Fifth Grad Transfer

Brian Brecht and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights landed the services of Mount St. Mary’s gras transfer Sam Stephan on Monday night. The faceoff man is the fifth grad transfer Rutgers has added this offseason.

A Millstone, N.J., native, Stephan has been a reliable option at the faceoff dot since his freshman season, where he was named to the NEC All-Rookie team after recording 190 faceoff wins with a .557% win percentage. Stephan went 100-for-176 (.568%) at the dot this past season and ends his career with the Mountaineers with a career win percentage of 52%.

Stephan joins a Rutgers program that is coming off an NCAA Quarterfinal appearance and could use immediate help at the faceoff dot. The Scarlet Knights did make improvement at the dot…

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The former site of a mobile home park is now the future home of Nanticoke Crossing Park, both a conservation effort and one of few opportunities for public recreation along the Nanticoke River.

The 64-mile river once explored by Captain John Smith remains a sleeping giant. While eastern Sussex County is known for its variety of outdoor activities and sprawling state parks, to the west, the Nanticoke is a virtually untapped eco-tourism asset.

The river is the most pristine tributary of the Chesapeake Bay and features the highest rate of biodiversity in the watershed, according to Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn.

The 41-acre Nanticoke Crossing Park, located at Woodland Ferry Road and Dot Avenue, includes a 29-acre forest, 12 acres of open space with large canopy trees and 1,900 feet of natural shoreline.

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Nanticoke Crossing Park is one of few opportunities for public recreation along the Nanticoke River. (Photo: Courtesy of Chesapeake Conservancy)

It features many species of native trees, large stands of spatterdock, blue flag iris, sweetspire and highbush blueberry. Fox, deer, painted turtles, bald eagles, osprey and songbirds are common sights.

A lagoon with remnants of an old dock will be revamped to allow kayak, canoes and other non-motorized marine vehicles to enter the river. There’s a dirt path throughout the open area and trails within the woods.

Events, hunting and camping are all being considered for the park, but plans have not yet been finalized. It will be at least a year before Nanticoke Crossing opens to the public.

“There’s nothing quite like (Nanticoke…

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