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Gas prices fall 3 cents per gallon
Average retail gasoline prices in Pennsylvania have fallen 3.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.62/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.69/g, according to gasoline price website...
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Gas prices drop 1 cent per gallon for week
Average retail gasoline prices in Pennsylvania have fallen 1 cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.67/g yesterday.
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United Way hosting Battle of the Bands
United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties is excited to announce the Call for Bands for the upcoming Rock United event, an all out battle of the bands to determine the best talent in NEPA.
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Wayne County tax sale listings
Here is the link to view the Wayne County Tax Claim 2010 Delinquent Tax Sale. http://content.gatehousemedia.com/files/10/tax sale 2010_tax sale 2006.pdf For the full list, please pick up Wednesday's...
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Gas prices rise 4.4 cents for week
The average retail gasoline prices in Pennsylvania have risen 4.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.72/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.78/g, according to gasoline price website...
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Car stolen from Hawley lot
State Police in Honesdale are investigating the theft of a vehicle in Hawley.
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Poll results:Where were you born?
WHAT QUESTION WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE FOR OUR POLL? Send your idea to news@neagle.com. Most respondents answering "Where were you born" said Greater New York City/Long Island. We had 26 answering the poll.
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Polka band to play in Central Park
For the final concert in the Summer Festival of Park Events season it’s Polka time again on Thursday, July 29th in Honesdale’s Central Park at 7:30 p.m.
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Forum set on Marcellus Shale July 27
On Tuesday, July 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Delaware Township Municipal Building 116 Wilson Hill Dr., Dingmans Ferry there will be a forum on the Marcellus Shale hydraulic fracturing.  
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Interpreting pre and post gas drilling water test reports
 Penn State Cooperative Extension will be holding a workshop, "How to Interpret Pre and Post Gas Drilling Water Test Reports" on Thursday, August 11th, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Elk Lake High School, 100 School House Rd., Dimock, PA (Susquehanna County).
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2nd Annual Samplings of Summer planned for August 27
The American Cancer Society Samplings of Summer committee is  proud to announce the return of this event in Milford, PA.
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Battle of Minisink to be noted July 17
Local Revolutionary War battle Historians will mark the 231st anniversary of the American Revolution's Battle of Minisink with a July 17 ceremony at Sullivan County's Minisink Battlefield Park located on County Rt. 168 in Minisink Ford, NY (across the Delaware River from...
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Sand castle contest benefits beach
Palmyra Township Public Beach, the only public swimming beach on Lake Wallenpaupack, is in need of new sand. The second annual sand sculpture contest helps pay for the sand, through business sponsorships and entry fees. This year’s sand sculpture contest is scheduled Saturday,...
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NorthEast WoodCarvers Roundup starts Sunday
  The 8th Annual NorthEast WoodCarvers Roundup will be held from Sunday evening July 18th  through Thursday the 22nd at the Cherry Ridge Campsites and Lodging, near Honesdale.
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Ceremony set at Revolutionary War marker for Unknown Soldier
On Thursday, July 22, at 2 p.m., a ceremony honoring the Unknown Soldier of the Revolutionary War will take place at Lackawaxen.
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DRBC approves Stone Energy water withdrawal
Wayne County gas driller gets green light; well pad approval still needed The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) at its July 14 public business meeting approved Stone Energy Corporation’s proposed water withdrawal from the West Branch Lackawaxen River in Mount Pleasant...
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Pike Habitat for Humanity prepares to build House #16; ground broken
In June, Habitat for Humanity (HFH) of Pike County celebrated the groundbreaking of their next Habitat House (#16). The new Habitat homeowner, Maureen Caplette, was there with her children.
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Open House for Delaware River Water Trail sign plan
The National Park Service at the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and the Delaware River Greenway Partnership will co-host an open house Monday, July 19, at the Tusten Town Hall in Narrowsburg, New York.
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Nature arts & crafts offered at Promised Land State Park
Nature arts & crafts are offered at Promised Land State Park, Wednesday mornings from 10 to 12 noon. Activities are held rain or shine, under the park pavilion at the main beach.
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Black Bears of New Jersey, Pennsylvania to be discussed
What do you do when you  encounter a black bear on the shores of the Delaware River, while you are hiking  – or even while you are in your own yard?
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