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State and congressional races for 2024 election will take shape this week

Dave McCormick greets supporters at the Indigo Hotel during a primary election night event on May 17, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pa. McCormick is running for ...

Board Of Elections in Monroe County, PA

Find all Offices related to Board Of Elections in Monroe County,PA to gain valuable information on Voter Registration, Polling Place Locations, ...

Welcome to Elections/Voter Registration - Monroe County

Registration can be completed online, by mail, or in person. Registration closes no later than 15 days before the election. Registering to Vote ...

Jessica Berger - Administrative Director - U.S. House of Representatives - LinkedIn

Jessica Berger. Administrative Director for Congresswoman Susan Wild (PA07). U.S. House of Representatives. Easton, Pennsylvania, United ...

3-phase I-80 reconstruction plans unveiled; first phase starts this year

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A three-phase I-80 construction project is set to start by end of year, overhauling the highway, bridges, ramps and exits and putting up sound barrier walls. It will start west of Exit 303 in Stroud Township and continue east of exit 307 and the Brodhead Creek bridge in East Stroudsburg.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is moving forward with the final design of the Interstate 80 Reconstruction Project in eastern Monroe County in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration.

Warning: Speed Trap around exit 308 Rt80. (ticket by mail)

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Warning Speed Trap around exit 308 Rt80. I just received a ticket by mail for doing 51 mph in the 40 mph, I was in the slow lane following the flow of traffic. Technically the ticket is a warning as the amount is 0 and says next time it will be a ticket. The cut-off point is 11 miles over 40 as mentioned in the ticket.

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https://nextdoor.com/p/89Xm_q-QybNJ?post=315817120

Here's why Monroe County is raising property taxes for the first time in 12 years

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The 2024 Monroe County budget, which includes a dip in the total and an increase in tax millage, was unanimously approved by the Monroe County commissioners on Dec. 20.

Next year's budget will be $162.6 million, a decrease of $17.8 million from 2023's total of 180.4 million.

The general fund budget, which comes from real estate taxes, departmental revenue, grants and contribution from the fund balance, in addition to other sources, totals $77.2 million for 2024. That's up 10.6% from 2023’s general fund budget of $69.8 million.

The Expansion

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Premiered Jan 26, 2024
Jess Delfino investigates the preliminary stages of the I-80 expansion project by gently badgering drillers taking rock samples.

New start times for Chester County school district has parents in heated debate

The Owen J. Roberts School District approved a half-hour change to school start times, leaving some parents frustrated. POTTSTOWN, Pa. - ...

Concerns continue for I-80 roadway expansion

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STROUDSBURG, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — The I-80 Project Impact taskforce, Residents and officials met Tuesday evening, discussing continued concerns about the proposed expansion of I-80.

“They’ve gone a little bit overboard in terms of the amount of highway they want to lay down and the fact that it won’t solve the congestion that we have today,”

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 16 Counties

State aid for municipal pension plans is generated by a 2 percent tax on fire and casualty insurance policies sold in Pennsylvania by out-of-state ...

Letter: Additional proposed solar farm not needed in the Poconos

Yet another solar farm is being proposed for Monroe County, on a 126-acre property along Merwinsburg Road in the Effort section of Chestnuthill ...

Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative (LETI) - Monroe County Office of the District Attorney

Drug overdoses are now the number one accidental killer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and we here in Monroe County are not immune to the problem ...

Canvass to Get Matt Cartwright on the Ballot · PA House Democratic Campaign Committee

Somebody will be at the Monroe County Democrats from 1pm-4pm if you want to just stop by and sign a petition. Before we canvass, we will do a brief ...

First Year as Your Senator

First Year as Your Senator

When I was sworn in as your Senator this year, I made one very important promise: to work hard!

To stay accountable, I am sharing a snapshot of just some of what I have accomplished this year in conjunction with the Senate Republican majority. First, to be transparent to you, and secondly, to set goals for 2024.

Administrative election errors rise as Pa. counties struggle to keep voting officials | TribLIVE.com

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA's collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election ...

Moms for Liberty Leader Suing for Defamation - CatholicVote org

Nicole Marie Prussman chairs a chapter of Moms For Liberty based in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Per The Daily Signal's Tyler O'Neil, Prussman ...

Pennsylvania politicians spar over 'Taylor Swift Era' in bizarre House debate - Yahoo News

Taylor Swift showed off her killer smile while getting out of her car in New York. Rep. Maureen E. Madden, a Democrat from Monroe County, reportedly ...

Pennsylvania politicians spar over 'Taylor Swift Era' in bizarre House debate - Fox News

Rep. Maureen E. Madden, a Democrat from Monroe County, reportedly said Swift was worthy of recognition because she has used her fame to promote ...

Scott Perry text messages show involvement in 2020 election leading up to January 6

Top Video · Monroe County car dealership gives to community · Ongoing budget impasse impacting local libraries · When will we see snow flurries again in ...

Pa. counties must accept undated, incorrectly dated mail ballots, federal court rules

A federal court has directed Pennsylvania counties to accept mail ballots that a voter has failed to date or misdated, a long-awaited decision ...

Sign the Petition to Scale Back the Expansion of I-80 (Rep. Tarah Probst)

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Stroudsburg is the only town in Pennsylvania that is dissected by Interstate 80. The highway literally runs through the center of town, cutting Stroudsburg and South Stroudsburg in two.