Local developers are pitching the development of an aerial tram that would connect visitors by air from Flagstaff Mountain to downtown Jim Thorpe.
How cool is that? Read the full story from the Feb. 13 Times-News here >>.
Let’s hope those afraid of change don’t kill this project which could bring thousands more visitors to Jim Thorpe every year and boost the local economy with jobs and revenue. Maybe the former Packerton Yards could be used as a parking lot for these visitors?
Please comment here or on the Times-News story and let your commissioners know how you feel about this.
Taking the place of former detective and now Jim Thorpe Police Chief Joseph Schatz, Lee Marzen was promoted to detective. Read the full story here >>.
According to the Associated Press, the family of Jim Thorpe plans to sue the borough for the athlete’s remains. The family is suing now because they feel their dad and grandfather cannot rest in peace while his remains are away from the rest of the family.
Attorney Sean W. Pickett, of Kansas City, Mo., said the suit to be filed this month will argue that the borough must hand over the remains under the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act that requires federal agencies and institutions that get federal funding to return American Indian cultural items and human remains to their peoples.
“We are going to argue that because Jim Thorpe Borough receives federal funding for housing, community development, and education, they are subject to the requirements” of the act, Pickett said.
Read the article in the Pocono Record here.
Michael J. Sofranko (R) is the next mayor of Jim Thorpe after collecting slightly more than 60% of the votes cast in yesterday’s local elections according to Carbon County Bureau of Elections.
Steven R. Serfass is the next judge of common pleas beating Carole Wildoner with close to 60% of the votes.
Here are the results for JT School Director, four- and two-year terms:
And the results for Jim Thorpe Borough Council:
Click here for the story from the day after the election on TIMES-NEWS.
The new borough building at Memorial Park will be adorned with historic photos of Mauch Chunk, according to council member Justin Yaich.
Details of Susquehanna St. Photo by Jack Delano
Mr. Yaich told the Times-News: “We are looking to locate some fitting décor,” Yaich said. “The office staff, with the assistance of Francis Hartnett, civil service board chairman, has decided that historical photographs of Mauch Chunk would be best suited for the walls. Keeping with the rich history of our town, we would like the Borough Hall to incorporate all phases of our past, essentially giving our residents a walk down memory lane when they visit.”
JTN did a quick search online and found a great Web site with photos by category.
If the council can’t find any prints, they might look to the source material from this Web site and ask permission to reprint some of the awesome photos categorized on the site.