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Developers pitch aerial tram

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

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.

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Marzen promoted to detective

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

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 >>.

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Public forum on area code switch scheduled

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

There is a public forum scheduled Feb. 2, 2010, 6 p.m. at Memorial Hall to discuss the options for when the 570 area code will be depleted of new numbers. That depletion is expected to happen in the third quarter of 2011.

Read the full story here.

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Thorpe family to fight for remains

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

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.

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Meet Det. Schatz

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

In my last post, I referenced a Times-News article about Jim Thorpe  Police Detective Schatz being nominated to replace retiring Chief Barry Andrew.

I e-mailed Councilman Jeremy Melber who is the chair of the police committee and asked him about Det. Schatz.

Melber wrote that Det. Schatz has been with the Jim Thorpe Police Department since 1996 and has been a detective for the past nine years. He has received several letters of recognition for his work with the police department as well as for his work with the school-based DARE program.  Det. Schatz has also participated with the Drug Task Force. He is married with three children and lives in Lehighton.

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Schatz tapped for chief post

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

In the Friday, Oct. 23 Times-News, there is a front-page article about Joseph Schatz being nominated as the replacement for retiring Jim Thorpe Police Chief Barry Andrew. Congratulations Mr. Schatz.

Commentary: The Times-News has to start writing more informative stories. Who is Joseph Schatz? I searched his name on my favorite search engine and found Times-News articles identifying him as a Detective on the Jim Thorpe Police Department. So, the article in the Times-News should have identified Mr. Schatz as Jim Thorpe Police Detective Joseph Schatz. Complete identification of people is basic journalism.

Commentary #2: No where in the article is there any background on Mr. Schatz. I’ve no reason to question the Borough Council’s nomination. I trust them to make good decisions. But in an article that is supposed to be about the man who is nominated, there is zero information about him! How long has he been a detective? How long has he worked for the Jim Thorpe Police Department? Where does he live? Where did he go to school?

I’d love to know more about Detective Schatz since he will be protecting my family and leading our police force.

Maybe I’ll ask some basic questions next time I see one of the borough councilmen. I’ll post what I find out here.

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