• The Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Co. Auxiliary

has canceled the following events: Thursday night bingo; April 1 Auxiliary meeting, April 4 children’s egg hunt, April 5 dine and donate at Penn’s Peak, April 8 filling sale, and April 10 pizza sale.

• The Run for the Red Pocono Marathon

and Half Marathon scheduled for May 17 has been canceled. The Red Cross is now planning to hold the 15th Run for the Red Pocono Marathon and Half Marathon on May 16, 2021.

• Mauch Chunk Lake’s camping season has been postponed until May 15. For updates and information, visit www.mclpark.com.

• Jim Thorpe tax collector

Patricia Spillman has announced until further notice there will be no in-person office hours available. She will be accepting payments by check or money order, no cash at this time. Please include both copies of tax bill and a self-addressed stamped envelope, if a receipt is required. Payments are to be mailed to Patricia Spillman at 92 W Broadway, Jim Thorpe PA, or can be placed in the drop box located outside of the borough administration building at 101 E. 10th St.

When office hours are allowed to be resumed, they will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays. In addition, hours will be 9 a.m. to noon May 23 and May 30. When allowed office hours are resumed, it will be conducted at the borough administration office. Anyone with questions regarding their taxes can contact Patricia at 484-629-4823.

• Nesquehoning Borough is asking that people mail in their payments or pay online at www.nesquehoning.org. The borough has also now installed a mail slot for people to drop off their payments (slide it in the mail slot). If people do use the mail slot, no cash and we are asking that they use an envelope, account number on their check along with the receipt.

• The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

announced that the Department of Homeland Security has postponed the enforcement date for REAL ID from Oct. 1, 2020, to Oct. 1, 2021, in response to COVID-19 and the national emergency declaration.

PennDOT closed all driver and photo license centers on March 16 and paused REAL ID issuance in the state out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of public health. Centers will reopen no sooner than April 3.

REAL ID is optional in Pennsylvania. There is no requirement that any resident obtain a REAL ID; PennDOT will continue to offer standard-issue driver’s licenses and photo IDs once issuance has resumed.

More information about document requirements, including a printable document checklist, can be found on the Document Check page of the PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services website.

Customers may complete various transactions and access multiple resources via www.dmv.pa.gov.