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Historical Affairs Programs in November 2021

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Daniel A. Santarelli

Daniel A. Santarelli, of Exeter, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. His loving wife and best friend is Linda (Klien) Santarelli. They celebrated more than 30 years together.

Born on Aug. 7, 1939, in Nanticoke, Danny was the son of the late Fritz and Norma (Fienauri) Santarelli. He was a member of St. Anthony’s Church of St. Barbara’s Parish, Exeter.

Danny was a graduate of Kingston High School. He went on to further his education and was also a Penn State graduate and taught auto mechanics at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County for 30 years.

Danny owned and operated Santarelli’s Garage, Exeter. He was also a Dale Carnegie instructor for 25 years.

In addition to his wife Linda, Danny is survived by his children, Laurie (Dave) Anthony, Orefield, Pa.; Suzanne (Michael) Kravitsky, Wyoming, Pa.; stepchildren, Stacey (James) Gray, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Michael (Girlita) Petrucelli, Lewis Center, Ohio; Gina (Frank) Oatridge, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; grandchildren, Kristy Kravitsky, Denver, Colo.; Michael Kravitsky V, Wyoming, Pa.; Connor and Jeremy Gray, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; and Mariah Petrucelli, Lewis Center, Ohio; and friends he could always count on, Dan Milhalko, John Fairclough, Bob Trottini and Bill DeAngelo.

Danny’s happiest days were spent in his garage with his many friends and customers! Except when he was with “his Linda.”

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Kevin Musto, Dr. James Martino and to Danny’s compassionate caregivers at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Family and friends are invited to attend Danny’s viewing which will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bednarski Funeral Home, 168 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

Funeral services will be private and held at the convenience of the family.

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Author releases new collection

Kathleen L. Martens, author of “Wanderlust: A Wartime Search for Hope and Home,” published in July, has a new book releasing, “Rising Women, Rising Tides: Stories of Women, Water, and Wisdom,” from publisher Byzantium Sky Press. 

“Rising Women, Rising Tides” is set against the backdrops of thundering waterfalls, raging rivers, reflecting ponds and the ever-alluring ocean. Martens’ award-winning short stories take the reader on tough and tender journeys across cultures and continents. Spanning the 1800s to modern times, from the Delaware beaches and British high society to the wilds of Canada, the streets of Washington, D.C., and beyond, “Rising Women, Rising Tides” delivers its high-impact tales of life, liberation, and love with rich and varied voices. From a marine biologist to a Guatemalan eye surgeon; twin-sister folk singers to a blind veteran; cancer survivor to Nanticoke native; deaf teacher and homeless woman, to opioid addicts and more, the collection offers a memorable spectrum of women protagonists rising. 

Martens is a Delaware-based author. She has a lifetime passion for writing, travel and foreign cultures. Following her Thai language and Southeast Asian area studies at the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service Institute in her 20s, Martens worked as an intercultural communications consultant. Martens’ works have won numerous awards from the Delaware Press Association and National Federation of Press Women, and for her entries in the “Beach Reads” series of publications by Cat & Mouse Press. Her works were also published in the Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild anthology, “Rehoboth Reimagined.”

She has curated and edited three anthologies by Delaware and Maryland women writers, “Seaside Scribes: Women Writing, Women Rising,” “She Writes: Visions and Voices of Seaside Scribes” and “The Divine Feminine: An Anthology of Seaside Scribes,” collaborations that raised funds to benefit women’s causes through the arts. Martens authored “Really Enough: A True…

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Author releases new collection

Kathleen L. Martens, author of “Wanderlust: A Wartime Search for Hope and Home,” published in July, has a new book releasing, “Rising Women, Rising Tides: Stories of Women, Water, and Wisdom,” from publisher Byzantium Sky Press. 

“Rising Women, Rising Tides” is set against the backdrops of thundering waterfalls, raging rivers, reflecting ponds and the ever-alluring ocean. Martens’ award-winning short stories take the reader on tough and tender journeys across cultures and continents. Spanning the 1800s to modern times, from the Delaware beaches and British high society to the wilds of Canada, the streets of Washington, D.C., and beyond, “Rising Women, Rising Tides” delivers its high-impact tales of life, liberation, and love with rich and varied voices. From a marine biologist to a Guatemalan eye surgeon; twin-sister folk singers to a blind veteran; cancer survivor to Nanticoke native; deaf teacher and homeless woman, to opioid addicts and more, the collection offers a memorable spectrum of women protagonists rising. 

Martens is a Delaware-based author. She has a lifetime passion for writing, travel and foreign cultures. Following her Thai language and Southeast Asian area studies at the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service Institute in her 20s, Martens worked as an intercultural communications consultant. Martens’ works have won numerous awards from the Delaware Press Association and National Federation of Press Women, and for her entries in the “Beach Reads” series of publications by Cat & Mouse Press. Her works were also published in the Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild anthology, “Rehoboth Reimagined.”

She has curated and edited three anthologies by Delaware and Maryland women writers, “Seaside Scribes: Women Writing, Women Rising,” “She Writes: Visions and Voices of Seaside Scribes” and “The Divine Feminine: An Anthology of Seaside Scribes,” collaborations that raised funds to benefit women’s causes through the arts. Martens authored “Really Enough: A True…

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Historical Affairs programs in November 2021

(DOVER, Del. — Oct. 18, 2021) — The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will be sponsoring a wide variety of activities during the month of November 2021 including, among others, a concert by singer/songwriter Sug Daniels, and programs celebrating Dutch American Heritage Day and National Native American Heritage Month. Several of these programs will be conducted in front of a live audience, while three will be streamed live on the internet with registration required. A full schedule is included below. All programs are free and open to the public. Go to the following for additional information and reservation instructions: https://history.delaware.gov/2021/10/06/hca-programs-november-2021/.

Photo of Sug DanielsSinger/songwriter Sug Daniels will perform at The Old State House on Nov. 12, 2021.

 

Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs programs, November 2021

Tuesdays, Nov. 2, 9 and 16; Fridays, Nov. 5, 12 and 19; Saturday, Nov. 20 Guided visitation to the African burial ground at the John Dickinson Plantation. Guided visitation leads participants to the African burial ground which is believed to be the final resting place for enslaved and free Black men, women and children who died on the plantation. Guests will engage with guides about the historical context and archaeological research of the site. John Dickinson Plantation, 340 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover. Programs at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visitation recommendations: hat, closed-toed shoes, long pants clothing that accounts for current weather conditions, insect repellant and sunscreen. Admission free but reservations recommended by calling 302-739-3277.

Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 “18th Century Market Fair.” Day-long series of programs harkens back to an era when The Green served as the focal point of life in Dover as historical interpreters explore the goods, wares and political attitudes of the 1700s. The…

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Md. Striped Bass Survey Below Average for 3rd Year

Maryland’s juvenile striped bass survey finds rockfish reproduction is below average for the third year in a row, continuing a worrisome trend. Virginia’s survey, meanwhile, shows a nine-year streak of average or above-average reproduction.

Both states conduct surveys of young-of-year striped bass to track reproductive success of the Bay’s treasured fish. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reports an index of 3.2 in the 2021 survey, which remains well below the long-term average of 11.4.

Graph of comparative historic juveniles striped bass indicesGraph of comparative historic juveniles striped bass indicesThis DNR graph shows the highs and lows of the annual young-of-year survey.

DNR is optimistic, saying in a press release, “The coastal striped bass population has decreased in size, but is still capable of strong reproduction with the right environmental conditions. Variable spawning success is a well-known characteristic of the species.”

They do acknowledge that the below-average numbers “are a concern”. In 2019 the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) determined the striped bass species was being overfished, and set new limits for East Coast states to follow. Still, some environmental groups and even anglers feel that states like Maryland should be doing more.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Maryland Senior Fisheries Scientist Allison Colden says in a statement:

“With the third year in a row of below average striped bass recruitment, we cannot continue to ignore this troubling trend. Progress must be made to reduce mortality, protect spawning striped bass, and safeguard the above average 2015 cohort of fish that will soon enter the fishery. We also must double down on our efforts to prevent pollutants from reaching the Chesapeake Bay, which exacerbate dead zones that contribute to greater striped bass mortality.”

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Wilkes-Barre man, 19, charged with robbery at Exeter car wash

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EXETER — Borough police arrested a 19-year-old man they say robbed a man lured to a car wash to sell a cellular phone last week.

Tauhid Abdush-Shahid, of 165 Madison St., brandished a firearm he pressed against the alleged victim’s back stealing a wallet, cash, marijuana and a cell phone, according to court records.

Police said the armed mugging occurred at a car wash on Exeter Avenue on Thursday.

Abdush-Shahid was arraigned by District Judge Donald Whittaker in Nanticoke on two counts of robbery and one count each of aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal conspiracy and firearms not to be carried without a license. Abdush-Shahid remained jailed Monday at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $500,000 bail.

According to the criminal complaint:

Police responded to the car wash for a report of an armed robbery at 11:45 p.m.

A man told police he was selling a cellular phone he advertised on a social media app to a former co-worker.

The co-worker kept changing the location to meet until he directed the victim to the car wash.

When the victim arrived at the car wash, he encountered Abdush-Shahid and three other men inside a vehicle parked in a wash stall.

The victim told police Abdush-Shahid brandished a firearm covered with a bandanna he pressed against his back while stealing a wallet, cash, marijuana, car keys and a cell phone, the complaint says.

Police in Wilkes-Barre Township detained Abdush-Shahid and the three other men during a traffic stop until they were turned over to Exeter police.

During the traffic stop, the victim’s wallet was found in Abdush-Shahid’s pocket, the complaint says.

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Chesapeake Bay 2021 Young-of-Year Survey Results Announced

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced results of this year’s juvenile striped bass survey, which tracks the reproductive success of the iconic fish in the Chesapeake Bay. The 2021 young-of-year index is 3.2 which is slightly higher than last year but still below the long-term average of 11.4.

The coastal striped bass population has decreased in size but is still capable of strong reproduction with the right environmental conditions. Variable spawning success is a well-known characteristic of the species. The index is slightly higher than 2020 but consecutive below-average indices are a concern, and biologists continue to examine factors that might limit spawning success. 

Atlantic Coast states enacted responsible conservation measures in recent years to reduce harvest and protect striped bass during spawning season. Maryland will work with other states in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to develop additional measures to enhance the striped bass population through the Atlantic striped bass fishery management plan.

The Department of Natural Resources has monitored the annual reproductive success of striped bass in Maryland’s portion of Chesapeake Bay since 1954. Photo by Stephen Badger, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Other noteworthy observations of the survey were increased numbers of Atlantic menhaden in the Choptank River and healthy reproduction of American shad in the Potomac River. The survey also documented the reproduction of invasive blue catfish in the upper Chesapeake Bay for the first time.

Twenty-two survey sites are located in four major spawning areas: the Choptank, Nanticoke, and Potomac rivers, and the Upper Chesapeake Bay. Biologists visit each site three times per summer, collecting fish with two sweeps of a 100-foot beach seine net. The index represents…

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Rosenthal, Krypel make District 2 singles tennis semifinals

Four players dominated the action Monday at Kirby Park as the District 2 Class 2A girls tennis field was trimmed to the semifinals where two rematches are on Wednesday’s agenda.

Unbeaten district team champion Wyoming Seminary will have a player in each of those matchups after Ilana Rosenthal and Ella Krypel each won three times to advance.

Rosenthal and Krypel are the only two Wyoming Valley Conference players to make it through Monday’s early rounds.

A field of 34 was trimmed to four with three-plus rounds in Class 2A.

At the North Pocono Middle Schools, six players remain from an original group of 22 in Class 3A, with two quarterfinals still needing to be completed, but all six of those players are from the Lackawanna League.

The Class 3A players will join the survivors in Class 2A at Kirby Park Wednesday for the completion of the tournament.

An 11:30 a.m. completion of two quarterfinals has been scheduled before the tournament continues with the planned 1 p.m. semifinal rounds. The finals are played following the completion of the semifinals.

Krypel will play a rematch of last year’s final where she fell to three-time defending district champion and 2019 state champion Karissa Ghigiarelli from Riverside.

Rosenthal will meet Scranton Prep’s Alyssa Wigley in a match between the freshmen standouts of each of District 2’s two leagues.

Rosenthal went undefeated in the WVC without losing a game in conference play. Wigley lost only to Ghigiarelli. Both freshmen ascended to the number-one singles spots on established powers early in their freshmen seasons.

During Thursday’s district team championships, Rosenthal took a 6-1, 3-1 lead on Wigley, but when her teammates secured the title, the match was never completed.

The seeds, with Wigley second, one spot ahead of…

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