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10 most expensive homes sold in Warren County, April 29 - May 5
A house in Stewartsville that sold for $630,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Warren County in the past week. In total, 19 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $367,699, or $204 per square foot.
What's Up with Stroudsburg's Sewer Overhaul?
Overview: Stroudsburg is currently undergoing a significant sewer replacement project on Ann Street between 5th and 8th Streets. Here are the key details: Sewer Work: The project involves replacing a century-old terra cotta clay pipe with a new, larger plastic pipe. Road Closure: Ann Street is closed between 5th and 8th Streets during the project. The closure duration is unspecified. Traffic Advisory: Drivers should use alternative routes as the affected area is closed to traffic. Future Work: After completing the sewer updates, the borough plans to repave Ann Street, though paving will start only after the sewer work is done. For more detailed information, refer to the source provided.
More than $90M Route 309 interchange project starting soon in Lehigh Valley, PennDOT says
A project to reconstruct Route 309′s Tilighman Street interchange will begin this year, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said. Carrying a price tag of $90-$95 million, it tops the list of major projects scheduled to start in 2024 in the Lehigh Valley. PennDOT officials highlighted this and other key District 5 projects at a news conference Wednesday in Frackville, Schuylkill County. PennDOT’s District 5 includes Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties.
Jersey Mom Steps Between Her 2-Year-Old Child and Mountain Lion
Imagine turning around and seeing a Mountain Lion ready to attack your 2 1/2 year old daughter. That's exactly what happened to a Stillwater, New Jersey mom. Thankfully, Mom also yelled and the mountain lion turned and ran off into the woods. Are there mountain lions in New Jersey?. The...
Monroe County Habitat for Humanity has new director as ReStore opening approaches
Monroe County Habitat for Humanity has moved to a new location, where its ReStore will open soon, all overseen by a new executive director. Scott Fabian was previously the volunteer coordinator, then the affiliate coordinator, meaning he ran the day-to-day operations for this affiliate of the international nonprofit. In February, he became the...
Jersey Mom Steps Between Her 2-Year-Old Child and Mountain Lion
Imagine turning around and seeing a Mountain Lion ready to attack your 2 1/2 year old daughter. That's exactly what happened to a Stillwater, New Jersey mom. Thankfully, Mom also yelled and the mountain lion turned and ran off into the woods. Are there mountain lions in New Jersey?. The...
Former Warren County trash incinerator demolished to make way for food processing facility
A former trash incinerator is being torn down as part of plans to build a food processing facility at the Warren County site. The Northwest Jersey Food Processing and Innovation Center — FPIC — has been proposed at the site of the former Covanta Warren Energy Resource Co. LLC center at 218 Mount Pisgah Ave. in Oxford Township.
Fire destroys tire business in Monroe County
COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP, PA — A business in Monroe County is destroyed after a fire Friday morning in Monroe County. Firefighters were called to A&C Used Tires on Route 611 in Coolbaugh Township, near Tobyhanna, before 10 a.m. Friday. Neighbor Mary Miller says she arrived home from grocery shopping to...
New retreat space for veterans in Carbon County
LAKE HARMONY, Pa. — A wooded area near Lake Harmony is more than just a place to escape the noise of the world. It's a place the Valor Clinic Foundation turned into a retreat called the Veterans Unstoppable War to Peace Readjustment Program. "We have the veterans come in...
Replacing a sewer in Stroudsburg
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Drivers looking to get through Stroudsburg were greeted with a road closed sign when they got to Ann Street. Newswatch 16 found Leonard Smith of Stroud Township bringing donations to a thrift store. "We had to go the long way and managed to steal a parking...
See all homes sold in Warren County, April 29 to May 5
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Warren County reported from April 29 to May 5. There were 19 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,404-square-foot home on Sampson Avenue in Phillipsburg that sold for $355,000. Belvidere.
Route 611 closure almost two years later in Monroe County
DELAWARE WATER GAP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Nearly a year and a half after a landslide cut off a connecting route between Monroe and Northampton Counties, the closure continues to impact local businesses. The PennDOT closure on Route 611 has been a major blow to local businesses in the community and even forced a couple […]
Will PA see more cicadas this year?
SALEM TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It’s the season of cicadas emerging from the ground, but this year parts of the US will be seeing trillions of them. 28/22 News Reporter Sydney Kostus visited an environmental education center in the Poconos to find out if parts of our region will be swarmed with the species. It’s […]
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