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NOTICE: The Township Office will be closed on the following days: December 24th & 25th in observance of the Christmas holiday
Invitation To “Search For Eagles” In DWGNRA You are invited to “Search for Eagles” in and around the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area at a Dr. S. Marie Kuhnen Memorial Field Trip. Join John (Jack) Padalino, President Emeritus of the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Paul F-Brandwein Institute, partner with the National Park Service Delaware Water Gap NRA by caravan to search for eagles the first Sunday of December 2015, January 2016, February 2016, and March 2016. Meet 8:00 AM at the Pocono Environmental Education Center OR 10:00 a.m. at the Historic Callahan House, 101 Route 209 South at mile marker 21, Milford, PA - WEATHER PERMITTING. Dress warmly, bring binoculars, field guides, and a lunch. The eagle search will conclude along the Lackawaxen River approximately 4:00 p.m. To participate in a search for eagles field trip please register via Email: jack@brandwein.org or phone: 570.296.6752 and indicate on which search for eagles trip(s) you will be participating. There is no charge. (Continued on Page 14)
IN THIS ISSUE DAILY LIVING Farewell to Supervisor Luciano The New Persepctive of Getting Older Thank You Delaware Township Public’s Help Needed to Stop Bird Flu Outbreak in Pennsylvania
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Hazardous Conditions Winter Driving Tips from PennDOT
DAILY LIVING
Helping Homeless Veterans & Families — Page 4
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Gambetta Ballet to Perform Board of Supervisors Meetings Planning Commission Meetings Board of Auditors Meetings Bulk Dump Disposal Dates BUDGET Delaware Twp. Recreation Fund Profit & Loss Budget Overview Delaware Twp. Board of Supervisors Profit & Loss Budget Overview
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KIDS CORNER Winter Puzzle & Coloring
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LEGISLATURE Task Force Unveils Lyme Disease Report, Recommendations
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PARKS & REC Trunk or Treat Thank You NPS Solicits Letters to the Future Harvest Fest A Success
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LEGISLATURE
PARKS & REC
News For Constituents — Page 18
School of Champions — Page 21
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