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East Stroudsburg Borough

Welcome to East Stroudsburg Borough, a vibrant hub of activity and culture in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. With a population of around 10,000 residents, the borough combines small-town charm with urban amenities. Home to East Stroudsburg University, the borough boasts a lively atmosphere fueled by arts, entertainment, and education. Explore the historic downtown area, bustling with shops, restaurants, and community events. From scenic parks to bustling streets, East Stroudsburg Borough offers something for everyone to enjoy.

East Stroudsburg Borough Council
24 Analomink Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
United States

Email
danielle.decker@eaststroudsburgboro.org
Short Term Rental Information

The Borough of East Stroudsburg enacted a short term rental ordinance in 2021.  The ordinance requires licensing and a list of requirements including the use of a private trash hauler.  Zoning regulations limit the licenses to Commercial and Industrial areas, properties in residential areas will need a variance.  Details can be found in the East Stroudsburg STR Ordinance.  See permit application below.

Short Term Rental Score
Somewhat STR Friendly

East Stroudsburg News

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The East Stroudsburg Area School District will receive sealed RFP’s for a FEASIBILITY STUDY. Proposals are due to the East Stroudsburg Area School District, Attn: Superintendent - Dr. Maggie Vitale 50 Vine Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 no later than Friday, April 11th, at 2:00 PM prevailing time. Please visit https://www.esasd.net/community/bids for more details. Peter T. Bard Chief Financial Officer East Stroudsburg Area School District

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY The next meeting of the East Stroudsburg University Council of Trustees is scheduled for Thursday, March 20, 2025. Committees and the full board will meet as follows: Time Committee Meetings 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Council of Trustees Full Board Meeting 4:00 p.m.

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00

LEGAL NOTICE WRIT OF SCIRE FACIAS THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TO: ORAZIO DISTEFANO WHEREAS, the Middle Smithfield Township consolidated its claims against Orazio Distefano in the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County through an Order issued on January 10, 2025, for the sum of $15,604.77 for failure to pay for sewer services, against the following property situate in 5062 Pine Ridge Road North; East Stroudsburg, Monroe County PA 18302, owned or reputed to be owned by Orazio Distefano.

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00

CORPORATE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation have been filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, PA on 3/3/2025, for: NELLY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION having a registered office address of: 228 Daffodil Drive East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 The corporation has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended. Publication Dates LSOM0257622

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00

Jacobs Estate Public Notice ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Jeffrey C. Jacobs, late of East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00

ESTATE NOTICE Estate of MARGARET BARTOS a/k/a MARGARET R. BARTOS, late of East Stroudsburg Borough, County of Monroe and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Date of Death of May 11, 2024.

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00

ESTATE LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT Letters Testamentary have been granted on the ESTATE OF JOSEPHINE MARIE LINCK VALENTINE, AKA JOSEPHINE M. VALENTINE, DECEASED, late of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, who died on October 13, 2025, to Joanna Marie Philips, Personal Representative. Kirby G. Upright, Esquire, One West Broad Street, Suite 700, Bethlehem, PA 18018, is counsel. All persons having claims against the estate are requested to present them in writing and all persons indebted to the estate to make payment to it in care of the Attorney noted above.

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a workshop session of the Oak Grove Multi-Municipal Compost Board will be held Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 11am. The meeting shall be for any business as may come before the Board. Meetings will be held at 147 Municipal Drive East Stroudsburg PA 18302. Oak Grove Multi-Municipal Composting Board Rachel Heller, Recording Secretary

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00

REQUEST FOR BIDS The East Stroudsburg Area School District will receive sealed bids for asbestos abatement of floor tile and mastic at J.M. Hill Elementary School in the form of a single prime lump sum contract. Bids are due to the East Stroudsburg Area School District, 50 Vine Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 no later than Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM. This Project was financed in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00

ESTATE NOTICE Estate of TERRY GLENN MILLER, late of the Borough of East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, deceased.

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00

PUBLIC NOTICE ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Denise Ann Surrago, late of East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, deceased.

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00

Public Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of East Stroudsburg will conduct a Public Hearing at the Borough of East Stroudsburg Municipal Building, 24 Analomink Street, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm to consider the following: ZHB #250003 Applicant Gregory and Jaclyn Kessel of 210 Grand Steet, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. Applicants seek a use variance to §157-39 to allow a multi-family dwelling, as defined in the Code of the Borough of East Stroudsburg, in the R-1 Zoning District.

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00

Public Notice MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)/FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM. Monroe County has been chosen to receive $65,988 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.

EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lead foot drivers beware! Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) work zone safety cameras have been catching speeders in record numbers at a local exit on Interstate 80.

Construction on Interstate 80 near East Stroudsburg is nothing new, and neither are PennDOT's work zone safety cameras, but officials from East Stroudsburg Borough say the number of speeders caught by these cameras is excessive, and it doesn't seem to be slowing drivers down.

The next meeting of the East Stroudsburg Council of Trustees is scheduled for Thursday, March 20, 2025. Committees and the full board will meet as follows:

Committee Meetings

Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 – 4 p.m.

Council of Trustees Full Board Meeting

Time: 4 p.m.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00

The Smithfield Township Environmental Advisory Council shall hold their regular meetings for the 2025 calendar year on the third Tuesday of the month from March through October. During November and December, the Council shall meet on Wednesday, November 19th and Wednesday, December 17th. The Council shall also hold as-needed regular meetings on the first Wednesday of the month from April through December. All meetings shall occur at 7PM at 1155 Red Fox Rd, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Middle Smithfield Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on March 27, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Middle Smithfield Township municipal building at 147 Municipal Drive, East Stroudsburg, PA 18302, to receive public comment and to consider and possibly adopt an ordinance, of which this notice is a summary, amending the Middle Smithfield Township Code of Ordinances by adding Marshalls Creek Fire Company EMS and Lehman Pike EMS to the list of eligible entities at Section 176-51.C.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Middle Smithfield Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on March 27, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2025 GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES Proposals for seasonal grounds maintenance services will be accepted by the Smithfield Township Board of Supervisors at the Township Municipal Center at 1155 Red Fox Road, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301, until 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2025, at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud. It is anticipated that a contract will be awarded at the regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting on April 22, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Township Municipal Center.

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00

PUBLIC NOTICE ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Janet M. Planken, late of East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, deceased.

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The East Stroudsburg Area School District will receive sealed RFP’s for a FEASIBILITY STUDY. Proposals are due to the East Stroudsburg Area School District, Attn: Superintendent - Dr. Maggie Vitale 50 Vine Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 no later than Friday, April 11th, at 2:00 PM prevailing time. Please visit https://www.esasd.net/community/bids for more details. Peter T. Bard Chief Financial Officer East Stroudsburg Area School District

EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation continues into a fire that broke out at a bar in Monroe County last week, taking the lives of two people.

Several first responder agencies were called to the scene, but others nearby stepped in to help those stuck inside.

The smell of smoke is still in the air at the former Wander Inn Bar and Grill in East Stroudsburg on Monday.

East Stroudsburg Events

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