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“Boutique Resorts” Given Green Light In Tobyhanna Township

Tobyhanna Township supervisors met on Monday, and approved… by a 3 to 0 vote… a change to the zoning ordinance which will allow so-called “boutique” resorts in areas zoned as Open Space on tracts of at least 100 acres… with some limitations. It means conference centers, restaurants, bars, retail and gift shops, spa and indoor […]

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East Stroudsburg University Holds 13th Annual Rec Ex 5K

East Stroudsburg University held their 13th annual Rec Ex 5K, with all the proceeds from the event goint to benefit students at the University through things like scholarships. The race began and ended at the football stadium. Participants were taken through ESU’s campus and surrounding neighborhoods.

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Fire Proves Fatal In Canadensis

A house fire early Monday morning in Barrett Township claimed a life. The fire broke out around 3 yesterday morning at a home in Canadensis. 65 year old Ronald Williams died. A dog also died in the fire. A woman and a child escaped. The cause is under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police Fire […]

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Job Scam Warning

If you’re looking for a job, beware of some new scams. The Better Business Bureau says you get a message that someone wants to hire you. The scammer asks you a few questions, you are offered the job and get a check to open a home office. After you deposit the check, they tell you […]

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Real ID Deadline Approaching

PennDot is joining the Transportation Safety Administration to remind Pennsylvania residents who still want REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and photo ID cards to gather the needed documents now to ensure they leave plenty of time to get their REAL ID before the federal enforcement date.

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Man Jailed After Being Hit With 100 Counts Involving Child Porn

A Shenandoah man was arrested on child pornography charges. 27 year old Anthony Rettzo faces 100 counts involving child pornography. He is also charged with criminal use of a communications facility. Rettzo is behind bars. Bail is set at $50,000 and his preliminary hearing set for May 5.

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Kane Jailed Again

A former Pennsylvania attorney general who served jail time for leaking grand jury material and lying about it, is back behind bars again. 55 year old Kathleen Kane was taken into custody Friday after state officials say she violated her probation when she was charged with drunken driving. Kane was locked up Friday in the […]

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New Medical Option Now In Tobyhanna

The Mountain Center in Tobyhanna recently celebrated the opening of a new practice, thanks to St. Luke’s University Health Network. St. Luke’s Family Medicine now provides Tobyhanna residents with more easily accessible health care… addressing a problem in the past, that often resulted in patients having to drive miles in bad weather just to get […]

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New Mural Revealed On Stroudsburg School

A new mural now graces the Stroudsburg High School… part of the school’s ‘one roof, many faces’ project. It features the staff and students. On Friday students and staff… along with some added help from Stroudsburg borough crews… pasted the large portraits on the side of the high school, where it will now stay for […]

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Plan Calls For Demolition Of Historical Tannersville Inn

A new building proposal in the Poconos includes plans to demolish a historical inn that has been a part of Tannersville since 1825. The Tannersville Inn has been permanently closed since March 2020. Now, there is controversy over a plan that has been presented to township officials to replace the building… which has stood along […]

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