Middle Smithfield Township
40 stories from The Daily Buzz about Middle Smithfield Township, including Marshalls Creek, Bushkill. Newest first.
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Fri., Oct. 30Where to Go on HalloweenNow the fun stuff (if you’ve dared to make it this far…mu ha ha ha).Wed., Oct. 28A Feud Worthy of a Frazetta CoverIf you have picked up a costume at Frazetta's on South Courtland Street in East Stroudsburg, you have shopped at a business with a Hollywood-sized family story behind it.Tue., Oct. 27Fairways & Mulligans Golf Lounge Opens Nov. 12The new lounge is going into an 8,050-square-foot space at The Shoppes at Marshalls Creek, 4545 Milford Road in East Stroudsburg.Thu., Oct. 22Man Allegedly Threatens Stroudsburg Pub Ahead of Candidate Visit, Caught Thanks to Caller IDState Police say Dominick Michael Dilberto, 29, of Bushkill, called Newberry's Yard of Ale on Main Street in Stroudsburg at 11:44 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 and made…Thu., Oct. 22Middle Smithfield Supervisors Meet Tonight, in Person and on ZoomThe Board of Supervisors meets tonight, Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Building Meeting Room, 147 Municipal Drive, East Stroudsburg, and on Zoom.Fri., Oct. 16Trick-or-Treat Hours Are OutMost of the county has set hours for Saturday, Oct. 31, according to the Pocono Record’s list, current as of Oct. 9.Mon., Oct. 12Monroe County Planning Commission (Tuesday, Oct. 13)The commission’s agenda includes the data center packages from Paradise and Middle Smithfield townships, which we covered Oct. 8, plus the Stroud Township subdivision…Fri., Oct. 9The Weekend ItineraryThank you to the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for sourcing our weekend lineups.Thu., Oct. 8Two More Townships Tighten Data Center RulesParadise and Middle Smithfield townships have sent data center amendments to the Monroe County Planning Commission, which has them on its agenda Tuesday, Oct. 13.Thu., Oct. 8Governor Candidates Debate Data CentersThe first Pennsylvania gubernatorial debate in eight years opened Wednesday night on data centers, according to TribLive.Tue., Oct. 6Shots Fired in a Hookah Lounge Parking LotA Stroudsburg man is charged with attempted homicide after state police say he fired several shots at another man's car in the parking lot of the Sky 745 Hookah Lounge…Mon., Oct. 5Kidnapping Charges at a Middle Smithfield RentalA British man is charged with kidnapping after state police say he held a man captive at a short-term rental in Middle Smithfield Township, where the victim says he was…Mon., Oct. 5Middle Smithfield Supervisors Work Session (Monday, Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m.)Regular Monday work session at the municipal building, 147 Municipal Drive.Mon., Oct. 5Middle Smithfield Supervisors (Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.)Moved up a day from its usual Thursday slot.Fri., Oct. 2Guilty: Jury Convicts Morales in Bar ShootingA Monroe County jury has convicted Matthew Morales in the 2024 shooting death of Henry Koroma Jr. at a Middle Smithfield Township bar, rejecting his claim that he fired…Thu., Oct. 1Morales Takes the Stand, Co-Defendant FlipsThe man accused of killing Henry Koroma Jr. at a Middle Smithfield Township bar told the jury his side of the story this week.Wed., Sep. 30Morales Trial: The Texts, and a PleaMatthew Morales, 33, of Tobyhanna Township, is on trial for the May 24, 2024, shooting death of Henry Koroma Jr. at My Place Bar and Grill in Middle Smithfield Township.Tue., Sep. 29Jurors Watch the Bar FootageThe Matthew Morales murder trial moved from testimony to video last week, the Pocono Record reports, following Monday's report on a witness's testimony about a prior…Mon., Sep. 28Morales Trial: A Prior ThreatThe girlfriend of shooting victim Henry Koroma Jr. testified Sept. 23 that a month or two before the May 2024 shooting at a Middle Smithfield Township bar, she overheard…Thu., Sep. 24Murder Trial Opens with a Gang-Exit DefenseThe murder trial of Matthew Morales opened Tuesday with two very different stories about what happened in the smoking area of a Middle Smithfield Township bar.Tue., Sep. 22Trial Begins TodayThe murder trial of Matthew H. Morales, 33, of Tobyhanna Township, was scheduled to begin today after jury selection Monday.Thu., Sep. 17Pennsylvania’s Grid Put on Notice: Blackouts in Our FutureThe Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission released a study Sept. 14 warning that data center growth is on pace to push the region's electric grid past its own…Thu., Sep. 17Bar Shooting Trial Set to Begin Next WeekJury selection starts Sept. 21, with the trial itself beginning Sept. 22, for Matthew H. Morales, 33, of Tobyhanna Township, accused of fatally shooting Henry Koroma Jr.…Wed., Sep. 16Guilty Plea in Middle Smithfield ShootingJahfari Kamdar, 20, of East Stroudsburg, pleaded guilty Sept. 11 to first-degree felony aggravated assault and a firearms license violation, before Monroe County Court…Mon., Sep. 14Threats, gunfire, and a house full of familyA Middle Smithfield Township man is facing felony charges after a Pennsylvania State Police complaint says he threatened to kill his own family and burn down the house…Mon., Sep. 14Sentenced, finallyJeremy A. Vera, 24, of Union City, New Jersey, was sentenced Wednesday to four and a half months to two years in prison for indecent assault, the outcome of a case…Fri., Sep. 11Remembering Our OwnSept. 11, 2026 marks a quarter century since the attacks, so we’re setting aside the usual rankings this week to remember five Monroe County neighbors who never came…Wed., Sep. 9The Lead: Marshall’s Creek Shooting Ruled a HomicideMonroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac has ruled the death of Sean Thornton, 37, of Middle Smithfield Township a homicide, determining he died of multiple gunshot wounds.Tue., Sep. 8State Police Fatally Shoot Man in Middle SmithfieldState troopers responding to a disturbance call on Marshalls Creek Road shot and killed an adult man Friday evening, just before 6 p.m. Police are calling it an isolated…Fri., Aug. 28Route 209 Corridor Gets a New Mission StatementMiddle Smithfield Township's Revitalize 209 Committee has sent a revised mission statement to the board of supervisors, aiming to broaden its matching-grant program…Thu., Aug. 27A 146-Year-Old Case Gets a Fresh SpotlightMonroe County DA Mike Mancuso and retired Chief Detective Eric J. Kerchner presented a program on their book "Etna: A Murder Out of Time" at Middle Smithfield Township’s…Tue., Aug. 25Road Rage Cover-UpWilliam M. Miller, 27, of Middle Smithfield, was sentenced to 54 days to two years by Judge Stephen Higgins after pleading guilty to weapon possession, reckless…Mon., Aug. 24The LeadStroudsburg Area School District board member Marilyn G. DeVries, 69, of Stroudsburg, has been charged with DUI following a crash back on February 28 at the intersection…Wed., Aug. 12A Sentence in the Yard CaseMichael Noel Yard, 36, of East Stroudsburg, was sentenced Monday to 5.5 to 15 years in state prison on a first-degree felony count of aggravated assault in connection…Thu., Aug. 6The One That Got Away (In a U-Haul)Pocono Township Police say 35-year-old Jesse Koplin-Hayes of Bushkill rented a cargo van from Steele's ACE Hardware in Tannersville on July 25 and simply never brought…Wed., Aug. 5Life Jackets WorkBy this point last summer, the Delaware River had already claimed a life — a Blakeslee man drowned near Bushkill Access on July 10, 2025.Mon., Aug. 3What the Council Minutes Show About the Downtown Plan’s DebutWe first told you about Stroudsburg’s downtown strategic plan in our July 13 edition.Thu., July 23Data Centers: Zoning OutSix months ago, data centers were bringing virtually free tax dollars; we feared Pennsylvania was falling behind, and we couldn’t do enough to attract them.Tue., July 21The Lead Story: Three Wawa Defendants Plead Guilty, Day Before TrialThe Wawa shooting case Monroe County has followed for nearly two years is over, and it ended without a jury.Mon., July 20Road Rage: Miracles Do HappenTatiana D. Peterson was sentenced on July 16 to seven and a half to 15 years in state prison after pleading guilty in May to a first-degree felony count of attempted…
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