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Public Notice: 07/19/2024 [bd180c6b417f55c873ef23e5b45bae44]

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL DIVISION MONROE COUNTY NO: 002502-CV-2022 Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC PLAINTIFF VS.

Public Notice: 07/19/2024 [383d289d995a7e0dc3b4dfe62dceed78]

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL DIVISION MONROE COUNTY NO: 1526cv2023 Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC PLAINTIFF VS.

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Update on Route 611 closure in Monroe County | wnep.com

Route 611 in the Delaware Water Gap area has remained closed since December 2022, when heavy rains caused a rockslide along Mount Minsi.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright Announces Plans for Route 611 Project to Move Forward

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08), along with PA State Senator Rosemary Brown and PA State Representative Tarah Probst, today announced that the ...

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright Announces Plans for Route 611 Project to Move Forward

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-08), along with PA State Senator Rosemary Brown and PA State Representative Tarah Probst, today announced that the ...

Route 611 to reopen within weeks after nearly 2-year shutdown - LehighValleyNews.com

Barricades and road closed signs block access to Route 611 north of Portland, Pa., on the way to Delaware Water Gap. The road was closed between ...

Part of Route 611 has been closed since 2022. A reopening is finally in sight

Part of this section is in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. National Park Service officials and the Pennsylvania Department of ...

Sen. Brown Announces Agreement Between PennDOT and National Park Service on Route 611 Closure

MONROE – Sen. Rosemary M. Brown (R-40) announced today that an agreement has been reached between the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the National Park Service to begin temporary work on Route 611 in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The agreement marks a significant step forward in reopening the roadway which has been closed since December 6, 2022, causing substantial disruption to residents, businesses and commuters.

Route 611 in Delaware Water Gap to reopen soon after being closed since 2022

After waiting nearly 21 months for relief, people who depend on using Route 611 through the Delaware Water Gap may finally get some relief.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright’s office announced Friday afternoon that PennDOT and the National Park Service have reached a compromise to reopen the highway that was closed in December 2022 because of a rockslide in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

Route 611 in Delaware Water Gap to reopen soon after being closed since 2022

After waiting nearly 21 months for relief, people who depend on using Route 611 through the Delaware Water Gap may finally get some relief.

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright’s office announced Friday afternoon that PennDOT and the National Park Service have reached a compromise to reopen the highway that was closed in December 2022 because of a rockslide in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

Matt Long Endorsed by Rosemary Brown for PA House District 115

Matt Long Endorsed by Rosemary Brown for PA House District 115

via Matt Long:
Thank you Senator Rosemary Brown for your endorsement and support. I admire your commitment to bipartisanship and look forward to working together to represent our constituents.

PennDOT, NPS reach temporary solution to reopen Route 611

PennDOT, NPS reach temporary solution to reopen Route 611

Opinion: Comparison of Pennsylvania House and Senate Education Policy Reveals Alarming Differences in Priorities

Examining education policy exposes differences in Republican and Democratic priorities in Pennsylvania, the only legislature in the Country that is split, with a Republican lead Senate and a Democratic lead House. The Democratic lead House of Representatives passed 399 bills in the 2023-2024 session, of which, the Republican Senate passed only 92

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State Representatives Probst and Khan Announce Plans to Introduce Legislation for 988 Public Awareness Campaign

State representative Tarah Probst in committee

On Tuesday, July 16, State Representatives Tarah Probst (189th) and Tarik Khan (194th) circulated a Co-Sponsorship Memorandum to all House members announcing plans to introduce legislation to create a public awareness campaign for the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. 

Stroudsburg woman frustrated over bridge construction

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Plans have been underway to rebuild a bridge in Stroudsburg after being closed for nearly four years.

Joan Fitzgerald, a concerned resident said, “It’s been like this for a long time. Too long.”

State System of Higher Education Votes to Freeze Tuition for a Seventh Year

The Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) today voted unanimously to freeze tuition for in-state undergraduate students for the 2024-25 academic year. This is the unprecedented seventh consecutive year the undergraduate tuition rate will remain the same at East Stroudsburg University.

The repeated freezes save students nearly 25% in tuition costs compared to the price if tuition had risen at the inflation rate for the last six years.

Monroe County Commissioner's Meeting 7/17/24 RECAP

Monroe County Commissioner's Meeting 7/17/24

The Commissioner’s meeting was off to a slow start, with no public comment on agenda items. 

The Commissioners recognized community leader Wayne Bolt, who passed away last week. Commissioner Laverdure spoke about some of Mr. Bolt’s many contributions to the Monroe County community. 

Also notable, Commissioners voted to award a $513,090.00 contract for parking garage repairs to South Shore Construction, LLC, a company based out of Roselle, New Jersey. 

Here's when students start and end the school year and get breaks in Monroe districts

East Stroudsburg, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain and Stroudsburg students all start school the same day, but breaks and the last day of school ...

Public Notice: 07/17/2024 [3b8be3b8f250cc10400c4b89abe66898]

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION AND REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Notice of Submission for Approval of Proposed Sale and Transfer of Operations of Pleasant Valley Manor Pleasant Valley Manor, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, pursuant to the “Review Protocol for Fundamental Change Transactions Affecting Health Care Non-profits” has submitted a request to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (“OAG”) for review and approval of its proposed sale and transfer of operations of its skilled nursing facility known as Pleasant Valley Manor, and fur

Public Notice: 07/17/2024 [d0959b17a81df8b91f027f619b674dfd]

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN that Letters Testamentary have been granted to Jeremy H. Sawicki, Executor of the Estate of Mary Jane Hamilton Sawicki, a/k/a, Mary Jane Sawicki, deceased, who died on May 29, 2024, late of Scotrun, Pennsylvania. All persons in-debted to the estate are re-quired to make payment and those having any claims or demands are to present the same, without delay, to the Executor, Jeremy H. Sa-wicki, c/o Attorney John F. Kulick, Esquire, Kulick Law Firm LLC, 1701 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 2, Exeter, PA 18643.