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The Monroe County Hospital Foundation held their Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser on Sept. 14. The weather was perfect, and the participants were inspired ...

MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — September 26 is recognized as Save a Life Day East. It's a national initiative to end overdose deaths and spread awareness. One county in the Poconos is getting involved in the effort. On Thursday, several organizations teamed up in Monroe County to distribute free Narcan as a part of Save a Life Day East. "The goal is to get Narcan into as many hands as we can," said Carbon, Monroe/Pike County Drug and Alcohol Commission Recovery Specialist Stan Lewandowski. On Thursday organizations from across the Poconos teamed up for National Save a Life Day East. Spanning 30 states across the East Coast and beyond, it's an initiative where organizations give out free Naloxone or Narcan, to combat an ongoing epidemic. The medicine can be used to reverse opioid overdose.

Dozens of states across the country including Pennsylvania are doing their part to encourage residents to get involved in preventing deadly ...

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Volunteers in Monroe County spent part of their morning stopping by several homeless encampments in this part of the Poconos ...

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The 8th Congressional District comprises Lackwanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike and Wayne counties. Democrat Matt Cartwright is the incumbent and faces ...

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Hamilton Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing at the Hamilton Township Municipal Building, 229 Fenner Avenue, Sciota, Pennsylvania 18354 commencing at 6:30 p.m., prevailing time, on October 1, 2024 for the purpose of hearing the Application of the US Fish & Wildlife Service for: (i) Special Exception approval of Lot B to be a US FWS Conservation Area for the Protection of Endangered Wildlife; and (ii) a variance from the requirements of Section 401.2, Schedule II of the Zoning Ordinance and Note 5 on Schedule II for a variance from the minimum lot size in a flood zone for property located at 306 Golf Course Road, Saylorsburg, PA 18353 bearing Monroe County Tax Assessment Property No. 07.10.1.83 which property is located in Zoning District C-1. The property in question is presently owned by George R. Kitchen and Linda M. Kitchen.

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Matamoras Borough Council will conduct a Public Hearing, and thereafter may vote upon and potentially enact an Ordinance regulating Loitering. If enacted, the Ordinance will be codified as Chapter 86 of the Borough Code, and shall: define and prohibit loitering in public places, authorize police officers to request that a person deemed to be loitering leave the public place, and provide penalties for violations (defining violations as summary offenses and setting a schedule of maximum fines). The proposed Ordinance is available for inspection at the Matamoras Borough Office, 10 Avenue I, Matamoras. The Hearing shall take place on October 8, 2024 7:00 p.m. at the Matamoras Borough Hall, 10 Avenue I, Matamoras, Pennsylvania. Eric Kudrich, Council President Jason R. Ohliger, Esq., Solicitor Marianne Brown, Secretary

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Matamoras Borough Council will conduct a Public Hearing, and thereafter may vote upon and potentially enact an Ordinance amending Chapter 124 of the Borough Code, regulating Zoning. If enacted, the Ordinance will amend the current Schedule of Uses to change the classification of “retail businesses” in the C-2 (General Commercial) Zone from its current designation as a Principal Permitted Use to its proposed designation as a Conditional Use. The proposed Ordinance is available for inspection at the Matamoras Borough Office, 10 Avenue I, Matamoras. The Hearing shall take place on October 8, 2024 7:00 p.m. at the Matamoras Borough Hall, 10 Avenue I, Matamoras, Pennsylvania. Eric Kudrich, Council President Jason R. Ohliger, Esq., Solicitor Marianne Brown, Secretary

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 BOROUGH OF MOUNT POCONO MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF APPLICATION OF HARVEST PROPERTIES, LLC FOR CONDITIONAL USE FOR SHEETZ CONVENIENCE STORE The Borough Council of the Borough of Mount Pocono shall conduct a public hearing on October 17, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Borough Council Meeting Room, Mount Pocono Municipal Building, 1361 Pocono Boulevard, Suite 100, Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania 18344, for the purpose of considering an application of Harvest Properties, LLC for Conditional Use Approval to construct a Sheetz Convenience Store on the below described property. The property is located at 1221 and 1222 Pocono Boulevard, Pa. Route 611, Mt. Pocono, Pennsylvania and bears tax identification numbers 10.6.1.18 and 10.6.1.18-1. The property is located in a C-2 (Commercial General) Zoning District. A “Convenience Store” and “Gas Station” use are permitted as Conditional Uses within the C-2 Zoning District.

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Sheila Eckmann, late of Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of Administration in the above named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims are directed to present the same without delay to the undersigned or his/her attorney within four months from the date hereof and to file with the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Forty-Third Judicial District, Orphans Court Division, a particular statement of claim, duly verified by an Affidavit setting forth an address with the County where notice may be given to Claimant. Andrew Eckmann c/o Fisher & Fisher Law Offices LLC 525 Main Street, PO Box 396, Gouldsboro, PA 18424 or To: Timothy B. Fisher II, Esq. of Fisher & Fisher Law Offices LLC 525 Main Street, PO Box 396, Gouldsboro, PA 18424 Publication Dates LSOM0160077

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP AND JACKSON TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY ORDINANCES REGULATING DISPLAY AND CONSUMER FIREWORKS A joint public hearing and meeting will be conducted by the Chestnuthill Township and Jackson Township Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the West End Volunteer Fire Company Building, Route 715, Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania. Public Hearing shall commence at 7:00 p.m. to be followed immediately by meetings of both Boards. The purpose of the Public Hearing and meeting is solely to consider the adoption of ordinances in both Townships regulating display and consumer fireworks as those terms are defined in the Pa. Fireworks Law, Act 74 of 2022, 3 Pa. C.S.A §1101 et seq. The Ordinances are too lengthy for publication herein but are summarized as follows.