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News from July 2021

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Wilkes-Barre VAMC ranks 66th in total VA system pending appointments

By North Pocono News | Jul 16, 2021

The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center ranked 66th among VA health care systems with 70,105 pending appointments across its eight locations during the period ending Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Census Bureau: 1.9% of people in Wayne County identified as multi-racial in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 15, 2021

Of the 51,422 citizens living in Wayne County in 2019, 98.1 percent said they were only one race, while 1.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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VA reports decrease of June appointments scheduled at Wilkes-Barre VAMC health facility in Honesdale

By North Pocono News | Jul 14, 2021

The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, subsidiary 693QA in Honesdale, Pennsylvania scheduled 849 pending appointments in June compared to 910 during the same period last year, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Census Bureau: 2.4% of people in Pike County identified as multi-racial in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 14, 2021

Of the 55,453 citizens living in Pike County in 2019, 97.6 percent said they were only one race, while 2.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 1.5% of people in Mckean County identified as multi-racial in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 13, 2021

Of the 41,401 citizens living in Mckean County in 2019, 98.5 percent said they were only one race, while 1.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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NORTH POCONO HIGH SCHOOL: Fall Sports Physicals 2021

By Press release submission | Jul 12, 2021

All Fall sports physicals must be completed and returned to the school by the first day of fall sports which is Monday August 16, 2021.

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BOROUGH OF MOUNT POCONO: Safety Commission Meeting

By Press release submission | Jul 12, 2021

The newly formed Safety Commission will meet every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at the Borough Building

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NORTH POCONO PUBLIC LIBRARY: Albright Book Club

By Press release submission | Jul 12, 2021

On August 31st at 6pm in the Henkelman Room we will be having a book discussion on Susan Elizabeth Phillips “Dance Away with Me”.

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NORTH POCONO PUBLIC LIBRARY: David Sedaris To Deliver American Masters Lecture

By Press release submission | Jul 12, 2021

David Sedaris, whose personal essays and humorous social commentary have earned him recognition as one of America’s greatest living humor writers, will be the speaker for the Lackawanna County Library System’s 2021 American Masters Lecture, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m. in the Scranton Cultural Center.

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Census Bureau: 83.3 percent of people in Wayne County were old enough to vote in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 12, 2021

Of the 51,422 citizens living in Wayne County in 2019, 42,816 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 1.3% of people in Bradford County identified as multi-racial in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 12, 2021

Of the 60,963 citizens living in Bradford County in 2019, 98.7 percent said they were only one race, while 1.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 81.9 percent of people in Pike County were old enough to vote in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 11, 2021

Of the 55,453 citizens living in Pike County in 2019, 45,421 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 8.5% of people in White Mills identified as multi-racial in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 11, 2021

Of the 965 citizens living in White Mills in 2019, 91.5 percent said they were only one race, while 8.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 80.2 percent of people in Mckean County were old enough to vote in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 10, 2021

Of the 41,401 citizens living in Mckean County in 2019, 33,199 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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North Pocono News area weekly mass times

By North Pocono News | Jul 10, 2021

The following parishes in the North Pocono News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Census Bureau: 3.5% of people in Waymart identified as multi-racial in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 10, 2021

Of the 1,304 citizens living in Waymart in 2019, 96.5 percent said they were only one race, while 3.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: nobody in Wallenpaupack Lake Estates identified as multi-racial in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 9, 2021

All 1,122 citizens living in Wallenpaupack Lake Estates in 2019 were white, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 78 percent of people in Bradford County were old enough to vote in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 9, 2021

Of the 60,963 citizens living in Bradford County in 2019, 47,532 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 78.5 percent of people in White Mills were old enough to vote in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 8, 2021

Of the 965 citizens living in White Mills in 2019, 757 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: nobody in The Hideout identified as multi-racial in 2019

By North Pocono News | Jul 8, 2021

All 1,385 citizens living in The Hideout in 2019 were white, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.