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Valentine McGonigal Obituary Valentine "Val" McGonigal, 81, of Hamilton Township, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, ...

LONG POND, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — With NASCAR's return to the Pocono Raceway from July 12 to 14, special traffic patterns will be put in place for the area.Pennsylvania State Police in Fern Ridge are placing special traffic patterns into effect to help motorists attending the NASCAR race on Sunday, July 14 in Long Pond.Source:https://fox56.com/news/local/special-traffic-patterns-announced-for-nascar-at-pocono-raceway 

Description The Paradise Township Municipal Building will be closed on July 4, 2024 in observance of the holiday. The office will reopen on Friday, July 5, 2024 at 8:00 a.m.

Last year, Monroe County received a grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to assess the community's needs. More than 700 ...Of Note:The county has received a $695,000 grant to put violence intervention resources into action. Officials hope this next step means officers will have fewer gun-related calls to respond to. "People won't be committing crimes or accidents with guns, which require a lot of investigation, and the burden on law enforcement will reduced, and we'll all be safer as a result," explained Mancuso. The full gun safety strategic plan will soon be available online to view.  

Valentine "Val" McGonigal, 81, of Hamilton Township, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, surrounded by loved ones at the Lehigh...

The county was awarded nearly $700000 in violence prevention grants over the next three years to implement the program.

We had a real disaster last week, with a huge supercell storm, and such things always bring scammers and swindlers sniffing around, trying to rip ...

In Stroudsburg, PA, landowners along the Pocono Creek faced a challenge they never imagined: the streambank had eroded after a severe storm to ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Hearing Board of Polk Township will meet on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. for a Zoning Variance Hearing. Richard C. Moore are seeking relief from the Schedule of Development Standards Ord. No. 2019-04. The application proposes to construct an addition and rear deck which will encroach into the rear setback, located at 9339 Sherwood Drive, Kunkletown, PA. The parcel is zoned R-1. The lot is 0.38 acres. PIN # 13-6219-05-09-9304. All persons having an interest in the above application will be given the opportunity to testify at the Polk Township Municipal Building located at 165 Polk Township Road, Kresgeville, PA 18333. P: 07/02/2024, P: 07/09/2024 Tracy Herman, Zoning Officer 165 Polk Township Road P.O. Box 137 Kresgeville, PA 18333

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ENACT PROPOSED ORDINANCE The Board of Supervisors of Jackson Township will hold a special meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 6:30 P.M. at the Jackson Township Municipal Building, 2162 Route 715, Reeders, PA 18352 with respect to a proposed ordinance that would make changes to the existing regulations of the Township’s rights-of-ways. At the special meeting, the Supervisors will listen to comments by members of the public concerning the proposed ordinance. If substantial amendments are not offered to the draft of the proposed ordinance, the Supervisors intend to consider enactment of the proposed ordinance immediately thereafter at the same special meeting. The proposed ordinance is entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON, MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, PART 3, OF JACKSON TOWNSHIP’S CODE OF ORDINANCES CONCERNING RIGHT-OF-WAY NUISANCES.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED PROPOSALS will be accepted by Price Township until 10:00 AM, on Tuesday, July 17, 2024 at the Price Township Municipal Building, 10 Barren Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18302, for the following Contracts: 2024 Paving Proposal on T-569 White Birch Drive and T-570 Laurel Ridge Drive in Price Township, Monroe County 510 Tons of 9.5mm Wearing Course, PG64S-22, 0 to 0.3 Million ESALs, SRL-L, 1 ½ Depth/180 LB/SY 2024 Rescue Plan Paving Proposal on T-528 Circle H Road will consist of the following: 2,181 Tons of 9.5 mm Wearing Course, PG64S-22, 0 to 0.3 Million ESALs, SRL-L, 1½ Depth/180 LB/SY All materials must meet PENNDOT Pub. 408 Specifications and Standards. Bidders need to be PENNDOT prequalified. Proposals must be on forms provided by the Township. Proposals shall be marked 2024 Paving Road Program and/or 2024 Paving Road Program*Circle H.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING RESCHEDULING TAKE NOTICE that work session meeting of the Jackson Township Board of Su-pervisors has been rescheduled from July 4, 2024 to Tuesday July 2, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Jackson Township Municipal Building, 2162 Route 715, Reeders, PA 18352. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS P - July 3, 2024

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 Public Notice Property Located at 119 Lenox Avenue, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 PID: 05730115742049 Tax Map No. 05-3.1.2.31 Zone: R-2 Owner of Record: El Ink, LLC, 119 Lenox Avenue, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Code of Ordinances of the Borough of East Stroudsburg, Chapter 157, Zoning, Section 157-16, Certificate of nonconforming use or structure, the Owner of the property noted above has applied for a Certificate of Nonconformance. Section 157-39, Permitted uses, states, In the Table of Use Regulations, those uses permitted by right are designated by the symbol 'X.' Those uses that may be permitted by special exception in accordance with § 157-20 are designated by the symbol 'S.' Those uses that may be permitted upon approval by the Borough Council are designated by the symbol 'C. Where no such symbol occurs in a district column for a particular use, such use is not permitted in that district.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 Public take notice NOTICE OF SALE Take notice that on Sunday July 14, 2024 at 11 o'clock am, a public sale of the contents of Unit 081*Martin Albitz, Unit 118*Maureen Dittrich, Unit 121*Sharlene Bullock, Unit 149*Reggae Rene Lindquist, Unit 288*Colbert Reece, Unit 321? Ephraim Montfleury and Unit 328*Daiquon Scott. 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 L00000000

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN THAT THE Tobyhanna Township Zoning Hearing Board will conduct a public hearing at the Tobyhanna Township Municipal Building, 105 Government Center Way, Pocono Pines, PA 18350, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the fol-lowing: APPLICANTS Steve and Kerrie Zunino of 272 Mas-ters Way, Pottstown, PA 19464. Applicants seek a di-mensional variance to the minimum 100 ft. lot width required by Zoning Ordinance §155 Attachment 5. Applicants propose to subdivide three lots, identified as Lots 18, 19 and 20 Lidio Road, Greenwood Acres Subdivision. Each proposed lot is 99.33 ft. The property is identified as Tobyhanna Township Tax Code No. 19.19B.1.72. The properties are located on the westerly side of the junction of the Lidio Road and Cranberry Drive. The properties are zoned R- 2 Medium Density Residential. APPLICANT Noel Muir of 121 Knoll Drive, Blakeslee, PA 18610.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN that the Zoning Hearing Board of Smithfield Township has scheduled a Public Hearing at the Smithfield Township Municipal Building, 1155 Red Fox Road, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18301 on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. for consideration of the following, to wit: A hearing on the application of 2080 Milford LLC for a variance from Section 27-511.16A of the Zoning Ordinance to permit a Gambling Establishment within 1,000 feet of a residential zoning district boundary line on its property located at 2080 Milford Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 (PIN 16731203343501). The property is owned by 2080 Milford LLC and is located in the ED Economic Development Dis-trict of the Township.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE A sewage facilities planning module application has been prepared for Brookdale Enterprises LLC for a proposed project located at 2436 Back Mountain Road (PIN 12.11.1.32-4), on Lot 2, a 31.6-acre parcel in Pocono Township, PA. The sewage planning application was prepared as required by the PA Department of Environmental Protection. Sewage flows from Lot 2 will be conveyed to the existing wastewater treatment plant located on Lot 1, owned and operated by Brookdale Enterprises LLC. Brookdale Enterprises LLC is proposing a spa facility with employee housing building. It is anticipated that 18,550 gpd (46 edu's) of sewage flow will be required for the spa facility and employee housing building. Currently 2,717 gpd (7 edu's) of sewage capacity are allocated to Lot 2. Sewage will be conveyed via a grinder pump and lateral to the wastewater treatment plant.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ROSS TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 18th day of July, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.the Ross Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on to hear the application for a variance of Thomas and Barbara Nedo/Fuelin’ Fine Auto Sales. The property is located at 397 Route 115, Saylorsburg, Pa, 18353, and bears tax parcel 5/2/1/10. The property is located in a VC zoning district. Applicant seeks a Use Variance for the purpose of being able to do repairs on vehicles and also offer U-Haul rental vehicles. This property was previously granted a Use Variance to allow for auto sales as the primary use by decision of the Zoning Hearing Board dated August 23, 2018. Vehicle and equipment rental, repair and sales operations are not permitted in a VC zoning district.

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 BUS AND/OR HEATING FUEL BID INVITATION The Board of Directors of the Bangor Area School District is currently accepting bids for bus and/or heating fuel for the 2024-2025 School Year. Bid Specifications are available upon request by contacting the Business Office by phone at (610) 588-2163 x8807 or by e-mail at bids@bangorsd.org. Sealed bids must be marked BASD FUEL BID. All bids must be received by the Business Office at Bangor Area School District, 123 Five Points Richmond Road, Bangor, PA 18013-5272, on or before 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Board Secretary

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 Public Notice Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll of property subject to taxation in Monroe County is open for inspection at the office of the Chief Assessor, Room 102 , Administration Center, 1 Quaker Plaza, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. The office is open during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Any person aggrieved by the assessment on their own property may appeal to the Monroe County Board of Assessment Revision for relief. Any person desiring to make an appeal shall, on or before August 1, 2024 file a standard appeal form with the Monroe County Board of Assessment Revision setting forth: 1. The property code number and the assessment or the assessments by which the property owner feels aggrieved. 2. The address to which the Board shall mail notice of when and where to appear for an appeal hearing, and 3. Any pertinent data as requested on the standard form.