New Commission Continues History Of Women’s Rights
By Chris Jones
MILFORD — Pike County reached another milestone in women’s involvement in local government last week when it approved the creation of a Pike County Women’s Commission.
According to the resolution establishing the Commission, the volunteer body will serve as advisors to the county commissioners “for the purposes of evaluating the concerns and needs of women and girls residing in Pike County and making recommendations … as to how to meet those concerns and needs.”
Christa Caceres, a 17-year resident of Pike County and president of the Monroe County Chapter of the NAACP, will lead the commission.
“I look forward to beginning work in 2023,” Caceres said. Commissioner Chairman Matt Osterberg said the committee would consist of a single member from each of Pike County’s 13 municipalities.
Osterberg, a historian, mentioned two previous female Pike County residents who were forces in government and women’s rights: Cornelia Pinchot, wife of former Pa. Gov. Gifford Pinchot; and Dorothy Stroh-Tisdale.
Cornelia Pinchot was an outspoken proponent of Prohibition and women’s voting rights. Osterberg pointed out that in 1932, Stroh-Tisdale, daughter of a former Milford Borough mayor, was elected District Attorney of Pike County, becoming the first female ever elected as a DA in Pennsylvania................................For more information subscribe to our paper.
FAA: Rosado Aviation Flew Illegal Charters
Faces $1,125,640 In Civil Penalties
By Chris Jones
WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $1,125,640 civil penalty against Rosado Aviation in Brodheadsville, Pa., for allegedly conducting 52 illegal charter flights.
The FAA provided the Dispatch with a Freedom of Information Act copy of a certified mail letter addressed to “President Rosado Aviation Inc. 1476 Rt 209, Broadheadsville, PA 18332.” dated June 29, 2022.
This is the address of Brodheadsville Chevrolet and the Rosado Group owned by William Rosado, who owns Milford Chrysler and several hospitality businesses in Milford.
The FAA alleges that between May 2019 and February 2021 Rosado Aviation conducted paid passenger-carrying flights in multiple aircraft without the required operating certificate or operations specifications.
The FAA further alleges that the company used unqualified personnel; “including director of operations, chief pilot, or director of maintenance.” It cited Rosado Aviation as the registered owner of three aircraft used in the flights, a Cessna 560, a Beech 220, and a Beech F-90
According to the FAA, Rosado Aviation operated 20 of the 52 flights in question for Metz Culinary Management of Dallas, Pa., a dining management and hospitality operations company. Many of these flights originated at Wilkes-Barre Scranton Intl. Airport and traveled to airports in Maine, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Ohio, South Carolina and North Carolina.
The FAA said the pilot of each flight had not passed a written or oral test, a competency check, instrument proficiency check, training program or flight line check within the required time frames.
“By reason of all of the above, Rosado Aviation operated an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another,” the letter stated...............................For more information subscribe to our paper.
Toll Bridge Paving Starts Next Week
MILFORD — The weathered pothole driving surface on the Milford-Montague (Route 206) Toll Bridge and its New Jersey and Pennsylvania approach roadways is scheduled to undergo milling and repaving under a roughly three-month-long project starting next week, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced Aug. 9.
The work will primarily affect motorists traveling during off-peak hours Mondays through Fridays. The travel restrictions to carry out this project are as follows:
• New Jersey and Pennsylvania approach roadway lane closures may be implemented 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. (next day) on weekdays.
• Full traffic stoppages of up to five minutes in duration are possible during daytime off-peak hours (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and of up to 10 minutes in duration are possible during overnight off-peak hours (7 p.m. to 6 a.m.).
• Closures of a toll-collection lane at the bridge’s toll plaza will be limited to daytime off-peak hours Mondays through Fridays.
• Lane closures will be modified as needed when the nearby privately owned Dingmans Ferry Bridge is closed for inspections or repairs in September. A revised travel plan for the Milford-Montague work will be announced at that time................................For more information subscribe to our paper.