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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).Fri., Oct. 30The Halloween Scary EditionThank you to the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for sourcing three of these five.Tue., Oct. 27Bresnahan’s Latest Bill, ExplainedRep. Rob Bresnahan co-introduced a bipartisan bill, the 340B Rebate Model Delay Act, H.R.Tue., Oct. 27J.Crew Factory Is Open at the OutletsWe missed a recent opening, and a reader set us straight: J.Crew Factory is now open at the Tannersville outlets, around the corner from Polo and next to Cole Haan.Mon., Oct. 26I-80 Rebuild Starts Tonight at Exit 303After all the plans, the open houses and the pushback, the big I-80 rebuild in Stroud Township starts tonight, Monday, Oct. 26.Mon., Oct. 26Vigil Set for Great Wolf Lodge VictimsThe Pocono Record reports that the Bradford County YMCA will hold a candlelight vigil in Towanda for Charles Harrison and his 3-year-old son Tristan on Monday, Nov. 2.Mon., Oct. 26Police Name Suspect in Camelback Lodge Disturbance and ChasePolice have identified Terrae K. Hinds, 35, of the Bronx, after a domestic disturbance at Camelback Lodge and a pursuit into Bartonsville on Wednesday (Oct.Fri., Oct. 23Thirteen Local Schools Lack Herd ImmunityPennsylvania has the largest measles outbreak in the country, 1,317 cases this year and five confirmed deaths, with a sixth in Franklin County reported by the coroner…Fri., Oct. 23The Costume CrawlYou can buy a costume in a plastic bag at Walmart. But Halloween is Saturday the 31st, and Monroe County can do better than the fourth identical bagged Spider-Man at the…Wed., Oct. 21Update on Our Drone Capture: The Naked TruthYesterday we told you about a Blue Bell man found inside a Pocono Township home after police sent a drone to look for a burglar.Tue., Oct. 20I-80 Rebuild on Display TonightPennDOT is showing its plans for the I-80 Section 26M reconstruction project from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 20) in Pocono Hall at Northampton Community…Tue., Oct. 20Pocono Township Extends Cranberry Creek, Cuts Rental FeePocono Township commissioners voted Monday (Oct. 19) to give the developer of Cranberry Creek, a proposed 150-apartment project with a 6,000-square-foot restaurant, a…Tue., Oct. 20Hide-and-Seek, Drone EditionVincent A. Merlino, 34, of Blue Bell, was arrested Monday (Oct. 19) after a reported burglary at a Tannersville home around 10:50 a.m., according to the Pocono Township…Mon., Oct. 19Great Wolf Lodge Killings: Autopsies Confirm Stab Wounds, Court Date Shifts to Nov. 3Sadly, we start the week off on another note to the Great Wolf tragedy we reported on earlier this month.Mon., Oct. 19Pleasant Valley Reclaims the BucketA follow-up to Friday: Pleasant Valley beat Pocono Mountain East 35-11 in Swiftwater to take the Old Oaken Bucket back after two years away, according to the Pocono…Fri., Oct. 16Old Oaken Bucket Night: East Hosts Pleasant ValleyThe Old Oaken Bucket is on the line tonight (Fri., Oct. 16) when Pleasant Valley visits Pocono Mountain East in Swiftwater for the 66th edition of the rivalry.Fri., Oct. 16Great Wolf Lodge UpdateMetallica Harrison, 27, of Towanda, is charged with two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of her husband and their 3-year-old son at Great Wolf Lodge in Pocono…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.Fri., Oct. 16Game Day SpotsFriday is high school football, Saturday is college and Sunday is the NFL, and Monroe County has a bar for every kind of fan.Fri., Oct. 16The Weekend ItineraryThank you to the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for sourcing our weekend lineups.Thu., Oct. 15Mother Held Without BailMetallica Rose Harrison, the 27-year-old Towanda woman charged with two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of her husband and their 3-year-old son at Great Wolf…Wed., Oct. 14Great Wolf Lodge: Mother Charged in Deaths of Husband and SonA 27-year-old Towanda woman is charged with two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of her husband and their 3-year-old son, who were found Monday (Oct.Tue., Oct. 13Bresnahan Talks Housing in TannersvilleRep. Rob Bresnahan (R) held a roundtable on housing priorities in Tannersville last Wednesday (Oct.Mon., Oct. 12New Event Center Coming to SwiftwaterThe Swiftwater Conference & Event Center is taking shape in Pocono Township, and 2027 reservations are already open, the Pocono Record reported Friday.Fri., Oct. 9Scenic Overlooks for Peak FoliageThe Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau expects peak color Oct. 10 to 17 in the central zone, which includes northern Monroe, and Oct. 20 to 28 in southern Monroe.Fri., Oct. 9The Weekend ItineraryThank you to the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for sourcing our weekend lineups.Wed., Oct. 7Killed on the Shoulder of I-80The man killed on Interstate 80 near Scotrun on Monday has been identified as Pedro Ernesto Salcedo Carrasco, 51, of Alpha, N.J., the Monroe County Coroner's Office said…Tue., Oct. 6The Local NumbersStroud Area Regional, Pocono Mountain Regional, Pocono Township and ESU police, the Sheriff's Office and the State Police's Stroudsburg station reported 156 violent…Tue., Oct. 6Fatal Crash on I-80 Near ScotrunOne person died in a crash Monday night on eastbound I-80 at Crossover Road, near the ramp from Route 611 at Exit 298 in Pocono Township, Monroe County Coroner Tom Yanac…Tue., Oct. 6Thomas Street Fire: 13 DisplacedThe fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 4) at a multi-family home in the 600 block of Thomas Street in Stroudsburg.Mon., Oct. 5Thomas Street Fire Displaces NeighborsA fire broke out at a multi-family home in the 600 block of Thomas Street in Stroudsburg around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, the Stroudsburg Fire Department said.Mon., Oct. 5Hit, Run and ExpiredPocono Township police say officers were alerted to a dark Dodge Ram dually involved in a hit-and-run on Route 33 around 8 p.m. Sept. 4.Mon., Oct. 5Pocono Mountain School Board: $90 Million Vote (Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6 p.m.)The board votes on a resolution to borrow up to $90 million through general obligation notes, to refinance existing bonds and pay for a capital improvement project, per…Fri., Oct. 2The Weekend ItineraryThank you to the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for sourcing our weekend lineups.Thu., Oct. 1Measles Claims a Fifth LifeThe state Department of Health confirmed Wednesday that an unvaccinated Lancaster County resident has died, the fifth measles-associated death in Pennsylvania's outbreak.Thu., Oct. 1Caught Red ShirtlessPocono Township police say a man tried to commit fraud at the First National Bank on Route 611 in Tannersville on Sept. 23, then slipped out a side door.Wed., Sep. 30Wrong Way on 611Pocono Township police have charged Ernest A. Mastria with fleeing or attempting to elude police and two other counts.Wed., Sep. 30What Happened at the Howard JohnsonThree weeks ago, in our story on the 2006 Goya heist, we noted that the Bartonsville motel manager quoted in the original coverage was later sent to federal prison, and…Tue., Sep. 29Fourth Man Turns Himself in Over Main Street StabbingThe fourth man police were seeking in last Wednesday's Main Street stabbing has turned himself in.Mon., Sep. 28"I Had Burned Another Bridge"George Martin spent about two years moving between shelters, temporary places to stay, and his mother's house in Bartonsville, with some nights under a bridge in East…Fri., Sep. 25Three Local Men Charged in Main Street StabbingPolice need your help identifying a fourth man after a stabbing on Main Street in downtown Stroudsburg Wednesday night (Sept.Fri., Sep. 25The Weekend ItineraryThank you to the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for sourcing our weekend lineups.Thu., Sep. 24Time to Pony Up?The Monroe County Transportation Authority board meets tonight (Thursday) at 5:30 p.m. at its headquarters, 134 MCTA Drive in Swiftwater, to take up fare increases for…Thu., Sep. 24Harley-Davidson, Hit AgainPocono Mountain Harley-Davidson in Tannersville can't catch a break. In April, we told you the state Attorney General's office had charged members of a motorcycle-club…Thu., Sep. 24Wrong NumberPocono Township Police have charged Jose L. Gonzalez with theft by deception after a woman reported a March 26 phone call from someone claiming to work for her bank.Mon., Sep. 21Worst Behavior at a Best WesternJoseph Montilla-Briceno, 35, is charged after allegedly choking a woman until she couldn't breathe during a domestic dispute at the Best Western hotel in Pocono Township…Fri., Sep. 18Taking the Weekend Off From Bad NewsA domestic assault arrest at a Pocono Township hotel, a rape charge out of an East Stroudsburg University dorm, and new child sex charges in Ohio against a man who spent…Thu., Sep. 17A New Coffee Shop Lands in TannersvilleNettario's Coffee and Tea celebrates its grand opening Saturday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m., at 246 Stadden Road #205 in Tannersville (Pocono Township).Wed., Sep. 16Swiftwater’s Forgotten Vaccine LabLong before Sanofi Pasteur's Swiftwater campus was producing roughly 42% of the nation's flu vaccine doses, a Brooklyn-trained doctor built the region's first vaccine…Mon., Sep. 14Pocono Manor Officially Declared a Dangerous StructurePocono Township commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 8 to declare the fire damaged Pocono Manor a dangerous structure, a real step forward from the Aug. 25 finding that…Mon., Sep. 14Stuck in limbo since 2023Alaska Pete's Roadhouse Grille, the longtime steakhouse on Camelback Road in Tannersville, has its own land development plan back on tonight's Pocono Township Planning…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 Pocono’s Own (Stupid) Thomas Crown AffairOn the night of Nov. 7-8, 2006, Francisco Goya's 1778 painting “Children with a Cart,” insured for $1 million, was stolen from a locked art-transport truck parked…Fri., Sep. 4BBQ and Ribs JointsThis one goes out to my mother-in-law, Dorothy, who loves barbecue more than just about anyone we know.Fri., Sep. 4The Weekend ItineraryThank you to the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for sourcing our weekend lineups.Fri., Aug. 28Candy StoresA Main Street institution that's part candy shop, part Hershey's ice cream counter.Fri., Aug. 28The Weekend ItineraryThank you to the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for sourcing our weekend lineups.Tue., Aug. 25Pocono Manor’s Fate Stays up in the AirPocono Township commissioners punted again on what to do with the fire-damaged Pocono Manor Resort, postponing a vote at their Aug. 17 meeting on an ordinance that would…Fri., Aug. 21The Weekend ItineraryThank you to the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for sourcing our weekend lineups.Thu., Aug. 20Poolside Trouble in SwiftwaterPocono Township Police charged Israel Awdren with indecent exposure and two additional counts after an Aug. 14 incident at the outdoor pool of the Swiftwater Hotel (2060…Thu., Aug. 20A Best Western Run-InPocono Township Police charged Alphonso Correa, 48, of Nanticoke, with theft by unlawful taking and one additional count stemming from an Aug. 10 incident at the Best…Thu., Aug. 20Not So Friendly Fraud ChargesTalliyah Allen, 29, of East Stroudsburg, was charged this month with access device fraud (typically involving the unauthorized use of a stolen credit card, debit card…Fri., Aug. 14Farmers Markets and Farm StandsWe checked Google ratings to rank the top five markets in the county.Fri., Aug. 14The Weekend ItineraryA full weekend of live music at the old West End firehouse-turned-brewery: Identity Crisis plays Friday, the Sam Houseal Band and Yoga on Tap both hit Saturday, and Joey…Thu., Aug. 13A Warrant Complicates a Domestic CallPocono Township Police responded to a domestic disturbance on August 11 and, in the course of the investigation, found the man involved, Janusz Bzura of East…Fri., Aug. 7The Weekend ItineraryThe Elements Music & Arts Festival continues at Pocono Raceway through Sunday if you're in the mood for a full weekend out.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…Thu., Aug. 6Sold It Twice, Charged OnceA skid steer deal in Pocono Township went sideways for 64-year-old Ronald Brown of East Stroudsburg.Thu., Aug. 6Justice, Moving at the Speed of SnailBack in August 2023, jewelry went missing from a Pocono Township home, and the trail led to a local gold buyer who had purchased it from Tia Myers, then 35.Thu., Aug. 6Walking the Wrong Way (in More Ways Than One)A Pocono Township officer patrolling Route 715 near Ann Lane on August 1 came across 34-year-old Justin Weist of Scranton walking down the middle of the road, apparently…Wed., Aug. 5Shots Through the WallsPocono Township Police say Shane B. Sonntag, 53, of Bartonsville, fired an AK-47 into the ground behind his house on the Fourth of July — and the bullet traveled through…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.Fri., July 31A Tragic Spin Out: Dickson Man Dies at Mt. Airy CasinoAn 82-year-old Dickson City man is dead after his car went airborne into a retention pond outside Mount Airy Casino Resort in Paradise Township Wednesday afternoon.Thu., July 30The Slow Wheels of JusticePocono Township Police have filed retail theft charges against Alayjah J. Oneal after identifying her as one of two suspects in an Old Navy theft at the Premium Outlets.Mon., July 27Cock-a-Doodle-DuhA Scotrun man is facing an aggravated cruelty to animals charge, a felony, after Pocono Township Police say he shot and killed a neighbor's rooster on Beaver Trail on…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.Wed., July 22He who is without sinThe Bible makes clear that only “he who is without sin should cast the first stone.”Tue., July 14Swift Justice in SwiftwaterPocono Township Police say two masked men robbed the Sheetz in Swiftwater at gunpoint around 3 a.m. Sunday, grabbing an employee and ordering another to empty the…Fri., July 10The Weekend ItineraryJason Bishop's magic show continues its run Saturday and Sunday.Thu., July 9Sanofi’s $10.6 Million Green MachineMonroe County's biggest name in vaccines just got a state-funded tune-up.Thu., July 9Gogo’s Corner Comes HomeThe Pocono Record reports that Jay and Alexis Lessig are opening Gogo's Cozy Corner today at 3150 Route 715 in Henryville, the same building that has been feeding the…Wed., July 8Confrontation Over a Dog Turns Violent in ScotrunPocono Township Police say Christopher Sigle confronted a man walking his dog on July 1, upset over an earlier incident between the two, and stabbed both the dog and its…Tue., July 7Storm Cleanup Enters Day ThreePocono Township opened a cooling center and emergency shelter at its municipal building, 205 Old Mill Road in Tannersville, offering water, snacks, board games…Mon., July 6Late Night FireworksA reader pointed out that Pennsylvania law allows fireworks as late as 1 a.m. the morning after July 2-4 and December 31, and that checked out.Fri., July 3Beat the Heat IndoorsHere are five ways to spend a hot Monroe County weekend without setting foot in the sun.Fri., July 3The Weekend ItinerarySkytop Lodge kicks off live entertainment at 5 p.m. Friday, with fireworks at dusk on the South Lawn.Tue., Mar. 10The Lead: Why Johnny Can’t ReadAccording to the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the national average for 4th-grade proficiency is a dismal 31%.
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