Rep. Mike Peifer recently met with Delaware Valley High School students and advisors to discuss the growing number of tobacco stores in the area. A map assembled by Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) shows there are 27 stores within a few miles of the elementary and high schools. Pictured left to right are Ellen Orben, RN, CSN; Debra Brodhecker, Pike Co. Tobacco Free Coalition; students David Burns and Josh Edelman; and Rep. Peifer

Rep. Mike Peifer recently attended an open house at Human Resources Center Inc., a private, nonprofit corporation that provides support to mentally, physically and emotionally challenged individuals with vocational training facilities in Honesdale and Hawley. Pictured left to right are: Peifer, Pike County Commissioners Chairman Rich Caridi, HRC Program Specialist Patricia Gillen, HRC CEO Mark Hoover and Pike County Commissioners Matt Osterberg and Karl Wagner.