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Issue 41 — Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Official Paper
More Than
Forty Years

MILFORD — Although it has been publishing much, much longer, the Pike County Dispatch has been the newspaper of record for the County of Pike for more than 40 years. That means the Dispatch is the place to go to find out about public meetings, estate notices, bids, public hearings, real estate sales and transactions, and Sheriff sales.

The Pike County Commissioners listed the Dispatch as an official newspaper for legal notices during their opening meeting of 2011, and once again, during their annual reorganization meetings on the first business day of the New Year, most of the other municipalities in Pike County followed suit. So far, Milford and Matamoras Boroughs, and Westfall, Dingman, Delaware, Shohola, Blooming Grove. Milford and Lehman Townships have made it their business to have the Dispatch as an official newspaper.

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Founded as the Eagle of the North, it has been in continuous operation reporting news and covering local events since 1826. It is, and always has been, the mainstay in keeping the local citizenry informed. Today, subscribers are as far afield as California and Florida

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Route 739 In Pike County Now ‘Veterans Way’
Former DV Board Member Spearheaded The Campaign
By Lisa Mickles

DINGMANS FERRY — Former Delaware Valley School Board Director and Vietnam Veteran John Kupillas wanted to do something in recognition of the veterans that served his country and it struck him like lightning… dedicate a road in their memory.

The thought was easy, but how to go about it? Kupillas had no clue, so he spoke with state Rep. Rosemary Brown at a function last year and asked her what he could do. Brown loved the idea and presented a bill, passed by legislators and signed by Gov. Corbett, and one year later, a dedication ceremony was held at the Arnold’s mini-mart at the corner of Route 2001 and Route 739, naming Route 739 as “Pike County Veterans’ Way.”

Four signs from PennDOT will be placed along the main thoroughfare that traverses through three townships, Delaware, Dingman and Blooming Grove. Two additional signs donated and installed by the National Park Service will be placed within NPS land.

“I am very pleased with the large turnout in support of all the veterans,” said Kupillas after the ceremony.

“From this day forward, all of us who travel this road will be reminded of our local veterans’ heroism, and the sacrifices that they’ve made to protect our freedoms,” said Brown.

Former Pike County Commissioner and Gov. Corbett liaison Harry Forbes said it was a great day for veterans while also recognizing the National Guard for their help last year during Hurricane Sandy.

Sen. Lisa Baker said many good ideas come from the public, noting how it was Kupillas who was at the heart of the idea.

The Rev. Paul Mullen of St. Vincent’s Catholic Church gave his blessing to the newly dedicated road while noting how fitting it was that it was under the cloak of a light rain, which officially baptized the two-lane highway.

“Fifty years ago Route 739 was a path through the forest, but now it links all of us as fellow citizens as a vital thoroughfare,” said Mullen. Monroe County Joint Veterans Honor Guard Chaplain Brian Koehler led the closing prayer with members offering a three-gun salute with Marines Gung Ho Detachment playing “Taps.”

Placement Of Campaign Signs Raises Concern
By Lisa Mickles

DINGMANS FERRY — Complaints in several townships surround Nancy Price, candidate for Pike County Sheriff, over the issue of campaign signs placed on private property without gaining the property owners’ permission.

Last Tuesday, Blooming Grove Township Zoning Officer Levi Travis contacted Price about signs that were placed along Blooming Grove Hunt Club property near the Interstate 84 and Route 402 exchange.

In an interview, Price said that she was contacted by Travis and immediately went to the township office and filed the proper permits.

She also said that the signs were placed by one of her campaign aides unintentionally.

“They didn’t realize what they did was wrong,” said Price.

She said that as far as Blooming Grove Township, she did supply the township with a list of names of the property owners that gave her permission to post her campaign signs.

Price has been hitting all of the Pike County municipalities over the last several weeks announcing her candidacy for Pike County Sheriff with most allowing her to speak at their board of supervisors’ meetings.

That is until she hit Delaware Township. When Price asked to speak before the board, Chairman Tom Ryan said no.

The supervisors said afterwards that they do not permit campaigning during their meetings. Price did hand out flyers outside the municipal building, where Supervisors Robert Luciano and Thaddeus Parsell approached her.

It seems Price had placed signs on their properties without asking permission. Parsell proceeded to hand her the signs that were removed at the corner of Route 739 and Milford Road.

Luciano instructed her to come to his property off Park Road near the entrance of Wild Acres community to remove her sign.

“No one should just place signs on property wherever they want without getting the property owner’s permission,” said Parsell... for complete story, get this week's issue.

DJ Candidate Owes IRS More Than $19K
By Chris Jones

HONESDALE — A federal tax lien filed with the Wayne County Prothonotary on April 15, lists a total unpaid IRS balance for Pike County District Justice Candidate Mark E. Moulton of $19,345.93, spanning over a period of eight years. There are also multiple earlier liens filed against the law firm in which Moulton is a partner, Moulton & Moulton.

A public relations firm working for his primary opponent sent out a press release Monday afternoon saying that the IRS tax liens against Moulton and his law firm were not disclosed in the Statement of Financial Interests (SFI) he filed for his candidacy as district magistrate.

“While tax debt is not a breach of election law, Pennsylvania does require all candidates for public office to file financial disclosure statements, and to disclose any personal debt in excess of $6,500 owed at any time during the year preceding the election,” the release stated.

On his SFI filed with the Pike County Board of Elections on March 12, Moulton listed only two creditors, Ally Financial and Goal Financial, but not the IRS.

According to the financial statement instructions under creditors, “This block contains the name and address of any creditor and the interest rate of any debt over $6,500 regardless of whether such debt is held solely by you or jointly by you and another individual such as a spouse.”

Moulton said Tuesday that he took this to mean reporting personal debt but not business debt from his law partnership.

The latest tax lien was prepared by an IRS revenue officer and dated April 5, 2013. It was filed with the Wayne Prothonotary on April 15, a month after Moulton filed his SFI in Pike County.

This last tax lien listed Mark E. Moulton personally as the taxpayer, while four previous liens, from 2009 and 2010, posted before his SFI was filed, listed “Moulton & Moulton, PC, a corporation.”

“I checked with Harrisburg before I filed my statement,” Moulton said, explaining why he did not report the earlier corporate debt.

Moulton said he would file a revised SFI reflecting the lien in his name that was filed this April.

Moulton blamed the tax arrears on a previous accounting firm that he dealt with.

He also claimed that there was a “Page 2” to go with his SFI that mysteriously got lost in the shuffle, but was unable to provide a copy.

Moulton is running for Magisterial District Judge for Blooming Grove, Palmyra and Greene Townships against Attorney Shannon L. Muir.
The primary election is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21.

 
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