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Quiet Valley will hold Nature Explorers Camp July 15 through 19. For more information, call 570-992-6161 or visit www.quietvalley.org. Zion Lutherans Knit and Crochet will meet at 1 p.m., July 21. Road closed. The Kunkletown Road. at Fiddletown/Kleintop Road is closed for bridge replacement. The road will be closed for...
Jon Arthur Kolstad
Jon Arthur Kolstad, 80, of Phoenix, AZ, and Monroe County, PA, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2024, with his wife at his side, at St Luke's Hospital-Monroe, Bartonsville, PA. His passing was due to complications of Parkinson's with PSP, a rare progressive neurodegenerative disease. Born on May 16, 1944, in...
One hurt in Monroe County rollover wreck
TANNERSVILLE, Pa. — One person was hurt trying to avoid a wreck earlier this week in Monroe County, state police at Stroudsburg said. Burnice Jackson, 44, suffered minor injuries when his Nissan Altima rolled over several times on the left embankment of Interstate 80 East near Tannersville. Jackson, of...
Four Women Rescued from Shipping Container Outside Walmart Supercenter
Pocono Mountain Regional police and state troopers discovered four females held captive in a shipping container at the Walmart Supercenter in Mount Pocono. Two men, Isaiah Mi Rogers Keeney and Davaun Carlon Jackson, were arrested and arraigned without bail due to the violent nature of the incident. The community is...
Man wanted for alleged gun theft in Monroe County
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Stroud Area Regional Police Department says they (SARPD) are searching for a man who took a gun from an indoor shooting range. Police stated Lawrence Handlovic, 34, of Pottstown, used a gun in an indoor shooting range and left the store through an alarmed exit door with the firearm. According to […]
Restaurant inspections from Monroe County, June 17-30
These establishments in Monroe County were inspected between June 17 and 30, according to Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture records. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture provides this disclosure: "Please remember that any inspection is a 'snapshot' of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on site prior to the inspector leaving the establishment."
Back-to-school supply drive at PVEN
SCIOTA, Pa. — The food pantry at Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network in Sciota is filled with meals ready to go out to kids' homes on summer break. The food pantry has a distribution once a week and volunteers have seen a lot of families stopping by for meals. "We...
Wildlife art to be featured at Kettle Creek Gallery
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Monroe County Conservation District’s Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center will feature the work of Caroline Fegley throughout the month of July in a show titled “Blirb Studios-Wildlife Art.”. Fegley has done work with organizations such as Hawk Mountain Sanctuary,...
Man charged in Route 33 crash that killed 3 members of family; was impaired by marijuana, police say
A truck driver consumed marijuana before a 2022 crash on Route 33 that killed three members of a Monroe County family, according to police. Pennsylvania State Police have charged with Nelson Segura, 34, who is listed as having addresses in Oak Ridge and Lodi, New Jersey, with three felony counts of homicide by vehicle related to the crash that killed a couple and their teenage daughter. ...
Fish for free day for the 4th of July
TOBYHANNA, Pa. — Fishermen are reeling in some big catches on the pier at Tobyhanna State Park in Monroe County. "Hey, you know what they say, a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work," said Tommy Cardaci of Tobyhanna. Even though Tommy Cardaci...
10 most expensive homes sold in Monroe County, June 24-30
A house in Stroudsburg that sold for $700,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Monroe County in the past week. In total, 55 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $327,402. The average price per square foot was $192.
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