FEBRUARY 24 (Sun.): NOTE: Do NOT plan to eat at the Hollow Tavern, on Rt. 30 in the “cut,” at any time in the future. Scuttlebut has it that it burned down, that the inside is gutted. Mid-morning it was still smoldering, and firetrucks were still there…daughter Sandy passed by the restaurant in the early afternoon and said the four walls are standing, but the whole roof had caved in. Six to eight cars were parked there, and people were taking pictures. A state trooper was sitting there watching over things. A firetruck was there.
FEBRUARY 23 (Sat.): I hope everyone is enjoying this weather…the article on the horse (more…)
Completed September 10, 2007, the first informal survey also asked not only what residents liked best about living in LMB. It also asked what residents liked least about living in LMB:
Full time residents:
Tom: People who disregard their neighbors; roads are terrible, I wish they were paved; the roving pets; we used to have privacy (more…)
APRIL 2007
Listed are persons LMB said farewell to, new LMB residents and real Estate Transactions (more…)
Within a week of setting up the online Laurel Mountain Boro & Park Newsletter (April 2007) I was contacted by Mark Conrad, a resident of San Francisco working on a research project at Harvard University. Subsequently, he sent me a letter explaining his work. (more…)
The first informal survey of residents (a few are part-time), comprised of two questions, has been completed (Sept. 2007). This article is a compilation of the answers to the first question, WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT LIVING IN LAUREL MOUNTAIN. BOROUGH? The top answer (more…)
KEEP SENDING BEAR STORIES TO ADD TO THIS COLLECTION! E-mail them to lmborolmpark@yahoo.com or laurelmountainboro@yahoo.com
MAY 28, 2007: When Monte and I awoke this Monday morning I discovered I hadn’t taken my bird feeders in last night. Two shepherd’s hooks holding bird feeders were bent to the ground, but fortunately (more…)
On July 3, 2007, PENNDOT workers responded to a complaint called in by Monte about the water drainage problem at the Rt. 30 entrance to LMB.
Monte and others were concerned about the amount of gravel that washed into the entrance from Rt. 30 (more…)
To view pictures illustrating this article, click on on http://www.flickr.com/photos/lmborolmpark/
On Monday August 20, 2007, residents of Laurel Mountain Borough awoke to the “beep beep” sounds of heavy equipment backing up. If they followed the sound, they saw equipment and men on White Oak Road near the intersection of Locust Road, (more…)
OUT & ABOUT: APRIL 2007
APRIL 26: While out for a doctor’s appointment on April 26, Anne Chitester fell. Due to injuries, including severe eye damage, she was life-flighted to a Pittsburgh hospital, and may need surgery. The new LMB resident lives at 13 Hemlock Rd. and is the mother of Amy O’Brien.
APRIL 24: A “FOR SALE” sign is posted at 16 Beechwood Rd., owned by Jay Springer lives. I hear he and his wife are expecting a child in July. (more…)
