Wayne Aging Offers Support Group for Caregivers

HONESDALE (Aug. 31, 2019) –The Caregivers Support Group, sponsored by the Wayne County Area Agency on Aging, meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the Earl J. Simons Senior Center at 323 Tenth St. in Honesdale from 1:30 to 3 pm.

The experienced and...

PA Link To Community Care

Do you or someone you know need services? The new PA Link to Community Care website is designed to help persons with disabilities and seniors find information that will connect them to supports and services in their community. Consumers and family members...

County, Planning Pay Homage to Service of Late Kuni Holbert

HONESDALE -- In August of 1977, Kuni Holbert of Shehawken first joined the Wayne County Planning Commission, serving her northern Wayne County neighbors faithfully in that role until her death on Sept. 27, 2019 -- a total of 42 years. On Thursday, the Way...

Community Accepts Rachel’s Challenge, Embeds Kindness in Culture

HONESDALE — Ever since Wayne County embraced Rachel’s Challenge and launched a campaign of kindness in 2013, schools, businesses and organizations have made it their own. Maryann Corey did it in spades.

The owner of Bloom, a jewelry and...

Wayne Adopts Commercial Energy Efficiency Financing Program

HONESDALE (Oct. 16, 2019) – The Wayne County Commissioners launched the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program to help businesses finance energy and water efficiency projects

County leadership recognized the program’...

Wayne County Signs Agreement to Take Over Hankins Pond Dam

HONESDALE – The Wayne County Commissioners signed a settlement agreement in the Hankins Pond Dam injunction case that has been fully executed by the PA Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC), which owns the land, and the PA Department of Environmental Protecti...

Conservation District Announces Cover Crop Incentive Program

HONESDALE — The Wayne Conservation District announces an incentive program to promote the planting of cover crops on fields that would normally be bare after harvesting.

Nutrient Management Special Zach Jones says, “Cover crops provide many soil health ben...