Peter Becker
Managing Editor at Tri-County Independent
Managing Eitor at The News Eagle
Advancing local journalism in Wayne, Pike and eastern Lackawanna Counties, PA.
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3 days ago |
tricountyindependent.com | Peter Becker
Equipment is positioned at the remaining span of the Skinners Falls Bridge, on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, on Monday, April 21, 2025. Peter Becker/Tri-County IndependentThe Skinners Falls Bridge span closer to Pennsylvania is seen Monday, April 21, 2025, after a machine nudged it to collapse. Peter Becker/Tri-County IndependentMachines clean up rubble after the second span of the Skinners Falls Bridge, on the Pennsylvania side, was nudged to collapse on Monday, April 21, 2025.
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3 days ago |
tricountyindependent.com | Peter Becker
Texas No. 4 Fire Company in Honesdale received a $200,000 state grant. The grant allowed the fire company to make multiple upgrades, which had been put off to focus on their apparatus and equipment. Fire Company President Keith Gunuskey, also the Wallenpaupack superintendent, comes from a family with a tradition in volunteer fire service.
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5 days ago |
tricountyindependent.com | Peter Becker
Demolition of the Skinners Falls Bridge began April 17 with the span on the New York side of the Delaware River. Demolition had been delayed a week due to a federal lawsuit filed by Damascus Citizens for Sustainability and Cynthia Nash. It proceeded after an April 15 ruling from U.S. District Judge Karoline Mehalchick denying their request to stop the imminent demolition of the bridge.
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6 days ago |
tricountyindependent.com | Peter Becker
It was half gone before some people were done with breakfast. The New York span of the Skinners Falls/Milanville bridge came down not on its own, but was torn down by construction equipment in the morning sunshine April 17. No explosives were used, as had been expected. Official word of when the middle pier and the Pennsylvania span were being dismantled by construction equipment was still pending from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as of mid-afternoon April 17.
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1 week ago |
tricountyindependent.com | Peter Becker
The demolition of the Skinners Falls Bridge begins at the New York end of the bridge on April 17, 2025. Peter Becker/Tri-County IndependentThe demolition of the Skinners Falls Bridge begins at the New York end of the bridge on April 17, 2025. Peter Becker/Tri-County IndependentThe demolition of the Skinners Falls Bridge begins at the New York end of the bridge on April 17, 2025.
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