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It polled 459 likely voters from the district, which includes Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties plus a sliver of Monroe County. The survey has a ...

On Wednesday, Stroudsburg closed out their season with a loss to Pleasant Valley. The final score of the game was 4-0. It marked the fifth time the team was shut out this season. The most times they have been shut out since 2021. Stroudsburg’s final record this season was 5-13, their worst single season mark since 2017, a year they went 1-9-1. To end the season, the Mountaineers lost 13 out of their last 16 games. This year marks Stroudsburg’s fourth consecutive losing season. They won 7 games in both 2021 and 2022, and won 6 games last season. The seniors departing the team after this year are Jacob Bajek, John Casey, Aidan Coyne, Franco Ferro, Byulent Gegov, David Hauer, Kacper Liszewski, Nick Malas, Oliver Marga, Dominic Ozaeta, Michael Padilla, Ben Pilcher, Leonel Ramirez, and Matthew Sanchez Nugra. The team will now look to bounce back in the 2025 season, starting next August.

Game. Thu., Oct. 10, 2024 @ 7p. The Monroe County (Monroeville, AL) varsity football team has ...

On Tuesday, Stroudsburg Boys and Girls Cross Country ran against Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Pleasant Valley, East Stroudsburg North, and East Stroudsburg South. After a long 5k (3.1 miles) in 60-degree weather, Aiden Nieman, ’25, finished first for the boys, with Kaiden Hein, ’25, shortly behind him in sixth. For the girls, Julia Grant, ’26, led the team finishing in second overall, closely followed by Carolyn Roberti, ’25, in third. Nieman had a successful season, finishing it off with a time of 16.54 seconds. Our girls’ team defeated all five competitors, and the boys lost only to North. Next up for both teams is the EPC Championships at DeSales University next Tuesday, October 15.

Hunting Season officially began in September and is widely popular in the Poconos. Pennsylvania is one of the top hunting states in the U.S.  Hunting season dates are based on the animal you plan to hunt and the weapons you use. The variety of game in the Poconos is almost endless. Hunt the generic whitetail deer, or expand your horizons to hunt different game during the open season. 

CHESTNUTHILL TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Monroe County coroner announced a man was killed after being hit by a car on Route 115. According to Coroner Thomas A. Yanac, on Thursday around 5:00 a.m., a man was walking along Rt. 115 and was hit by a car. The victim, a 57-year-old man from Chestnuthill Township, was found unresponsive lying in the middle of the road and later pronounced dead on the scene.

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN that the Middle Smithfield Township Board of Supervisors has scheduled a budget work session on October 16, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Township building located at 147 Municipal Drive, East Stroudsburg, PA 18302. Middle Smithfield Township Board of Supervisors Michele L. Clewell, Township Secretary P - October 10, 2024

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 ESTATE NOTICE Estate of LEONA M. CONDIT, late of Ross Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania (died September 7, 2024). Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary for the Estate of LEONA M. CONDIT have been issued to LOANNE M. DMYTRUK, Executrix of the Estate. All those having claims or demands against the Estate or indebtedness owed to the Estate shall present claims or remit payment without delay to LOANNE M. DMYTRUK, c/o John J. McGee, Attorney for the Estate, PO Box 3298, Scranton, PA 18505.

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the Monroe County Controller at the Monroe County Administration Center, One Quaker Plaza, Room 206, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 until 1:30 PM on October 29, 2024, to provide the following services, for the 2025 calendar year: Correctional Officer & Deputy Sheriff Uniforms Fuel Oil for Various County's Facilities Inmate Uniforms & Supplies Janitorial Supplies Office Supplies & Toner Propane for Various County's Facilities Refuse Hauling Sewage Sludge Hauling Services for the Sewage Treatment Plant Snow Removal The bids will be publicly opened on October 29, 2024, at 2:00PM in the Commissioners' Public Meeting Room, Room 203, Monroe County Administrative Center, 1 Quaker Plaza, Stroudsburg PA. Announcement of bid award date will be made at that meeting.

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 Public take notice NOTICE OF SALE Take notice that on Sunday October 20, 2024 at 11 o'clock am, a public sale of the contents of Unit 041*Shamecca Anderson, Units 347, 363*Rebecca Bowman, Unit 013*Royston Bristol, Unit 404*Kevin Demy, Unit 330*Shakir Moore, Unit 117*Ashley Myrie and Unit 190*Walid Salama. Contents are being sold to satisfy the owner's lien pursuant to the Pennsylvania Self-Service Storage Facility Act. All sales are final. Cash, credit card or bank checks only. Property will be sold as is, at Mount Pocono Self Storage, P.O. Box 759, Mount Pocono, PA 18344. Call to have your name added to our AUCTION NOTIFICATION email list. 570-839-1200 Publication Dates LSOM0170816

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Zoning Hearing Board of Coolbaugh Township will conduct a public hearing at the Coolbaugh Township Municipal building located at 5520 Municipal Drive, Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM to hear the following application: A hearing to consider an appeal from a decision of the Coolbaugh Township Zoning Office denying a zoning application for a sign permit to replace an existing sign with a new electronic message sign that does not meet current sign regulations. The Application was submitted by the Pocono Mountain School District, the Owner of the subject property. In addition, the Applicant is seeking relief by way of a variance from certain dimensional sign regulations such as the size of the sign.

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Mount Pocono Borough Zoning Hearing Board will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, October 17th, 2024, beginning at 7:30 P.M. at the Mount Pocono Borough Municipal Building, 1361 Pocono Boulevard, Suite 100, Mount Pocono, PA 18344 to consider an application to establish a “drive-in stand/use” on the subject properties, which is permitted by Special Exception in the C-2 Zoning District. Harvest Properties I LLC owns the subject properties, which are located at 1221 & 1225 Pocono Boulevard in Mount Pocono Borough, Monroe County, in the General Commercial (C-2) Zoning District. The subject properties are further identified by Monroe County as Parcel ID No. 10.6.1.18-1 and No. 10.6.1.18 and Map No. 10635620707597 and No. 10635619704488, consecutively.

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE Monroe County Transportation Authority PROPOSED FARE INCREASE The Monroe County Transportation Authority (MCTA) has proposed a fare increase for one-way Fixed Route bus tickets from $1.50 including transfers to $2.00 including transfers effective January 1, 2025. Fare capping via bank cards will provide discounted fares for one day ($4), seven-day ($20), and thirty-day ($64) usage. Discounted fares will be available to eligible college/trade school students and persons with disabilities. Children, and students K-12 with valid school issued IDs, may ride for free. Individuals and organizations may comment on the proposed fare increase in writing to MCTA, P.O. Box 339, Scotrun, PA 18355, website at www.gomcta.com/newFares.php, or via email to hyanulus@gomcta.com.

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