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Garry Dobson

Garry Dobson, a home improvement contractor from Jim Thorpe, was charged by detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) of the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney after he took a $45,000 down payment from a Paradise Township couple to remodel their home but failed to complete the work.

Ralph and Jacqueline Johnson reported to Detective Thomas McMahon that they had hired Dobson in June 2022 to construct an addition on their home.  The project was estimated to cost $90,000 and the Johnsons gave Dobson a 50% deposit for the project.

Kenneth Macelak, Jr.

Kenneth Macelak, Jr. (age 40) has been charged by detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) of the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney after he was discovered attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into the Monroe County Correctional Facility while being booked on unrelated charges on May 2, 2024.

While being processed, correctional officers discovered methamphetamine concealed on Macelak’s person.  Officials at the correctional facility contacted CID detectives and Detective Derek Marshall opened an investigation.   That investigation ultimately led to the filing of criminal charges against Macelak.

How prepared do you feel for your future after high school on a scale 1 to 5?

4

What are you doing after high school?

2 year college (associate’s degree)

Why are you choosing this post-secondary path?

I think it is what fits me the best and it is in the medical field which is something I always knew I wanted.

Tell us the name of the college or career you’ll be attending/pursuing in the fall below:

North Hampton Community College

What major or career do you plan to pursue?

Medical Sonography

How prepared do you feel for your future after high school on a scale 1 to 5?

4

What are you doing after high school?

cosmetology

Why are you choosing this post-secondary path?

i want to own my own nail business and grow bigger as i get older.

Tell us the name of the college or career you’ll be attending/pursuing in the fall below:

N/A

What major or career do you plan to pursue?

Nail technician

How prepared do you feel for your future after high school on a scale 1 to 5?

3

What are you doing after high school?

2 year college (associate’s degree)

Why are you choosing this post-secondary path?

To be in the medical field and experience a lot more in the world!

Tell us the name of the college or career you’ll be attending/pursuing in the fall below:

Northampton Community College

What major or career do you plan to pursue?

Ultrasound Technician

MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three women are being charged after police say they were involved in multiple retail thefts across Monroe County costing over $1,300.

According to the Pocono Township Police, the following three women were arrested for allegedly committing retail thefts in Monroe County over the weekend;

• Jahkella Holmes-Porch, 23, of Syracuse, NY
• Donell Reid, 20, of Liverpool, NY
• Tydaya Williams, 21, of Syracuse, NY

Police say on Saturday, May 11 around 4:00 p.m. officers were called to a retail theft at Old Navy in the Pocono Premium Outlets.  Allegedly four suspects, a man, and three women, stole $848 worth of clothing and fled the scene in a white Mitsubishi Outlander.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED PROPOSALS will be accepted by the Paradise Township Board of Supervisors and Mount Pocono Borough Borough Council until 12:00 Noon on May 29, 2024, for the following contract: The 2024 Multi-Municipal Street Paving Bid Proposal. 2024 Multi-Municipal Bituminous Paving Bid Proposal Paradise Township: 7,245 Tons of 9.5mm Wearing Course at 180 lb/sy 2,858 Tons of 9.5mm Leveling Course at 60 or 90 lb/sy 8,660 LF 4 Double Yellow Lines w/ Glass Beads 17,320 LF 4 White Edge Lines w/ Glass Beads Mount Pocono Borough: 1,154 Tons of 9.5mm Wearing Course at 180 lb/sy 213 Tons of 9.5mm Leveling Course at 60 or 90 lb/sy 968 Ton of 19 mm Binder Course All materials must meet PennDOT Publication 408 Specifications and Standards. Bidders for the 2024 Multi-Municipal Bituminous Paving Bid Proposal must be PennDOT prequalified and must supply proof of prequalification.

Help Wanted*Yard Waste Attendant Westfall Township will be accepting job applications for the part-time position of Yard Waste Attendant. Duties will include monitoring the yard waste facility, ensuring only residents are permitted access and appropriate materials are deposited. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Applicants will undergo a background check and drug/alcohol test prior to employment. Westfall Township is an equal opportunity employer. Applications may be picked up and mailed to Westfall Township, 102 LaBarr Lane, PO Box 247, Matamoras, PA 18336. Publication Dates L00000000

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ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Fedra Tsanadis, late of Pocono Township, Monroe County County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters Testamentary 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. Thomas Tsanadis 7425 Ella Lane, Windermere, FL 34786 or To: Timothy B. Fisher II, Esq. of Fisher & Fisher Law Offices LLC 525 Main Street, PO Box 396, Gouldsboro, PA 18424 Publication Dates L00000000

ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Ulysses Lawrence McIntyre Sr. a/k/a Ulysses L. McIntyre Jr., lateof Coolbaugh, 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. Shavon R. McIntyre, Co-Administrator c/o Timothy B.

Notice Westfall Township Westfall Township is accepting bids for cleaning services at the Westfall Township Building including the Eastern Pike Regional Police Department. Westfall Township is a Tax-Exempt Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The price of cleaning services should be quoted to include weekly cleaning of offices, bathrooms, stairwell, vestibules, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, emptying office and outdoor garbage, including the ashtray, and annual cleaning to include carpet shampooing, stripping, and waxing the tile floors, and window washing. Sealed bids can be submitted in person at the Westfall Township Building located at 102 La Barr Lane, Matamoras, PA 18336 or mailed to P.O. Box 247, Matamoras, PA 18336. Bids must be received by 3:00 pm on Monday, June 3, 2024, in the Township Office.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RATE CHANGES To Our Customers UGI Utilities Inc Gas Division UGI has announced that its purchased gas cost rate will increase on June 1 2024 As a result the total bill for the typical residential heating commercial heating and industrial retail customer will increase by 4 5 6 0 and 6 5 respectively on June 1 In addition UGI has filed a request with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission PUC to increase purchased gas cost rates for those customers who purchase their natural gas supply from the company as of December 1 2024 This notice describes the company s rate request the PUC s role and what actions you can take A purchased gas cost rate is designed to recover the costs of natural gas supplies which the company purchases from the wholesale supply market on behalf of those customers who purchase supply from the company UGI passes the cost of these activities on to the customer at the price UGI pays The rate that is

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the Estate of STARR WITTY, late of Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe County, PA, who died February 14, 2024. All persons indebted to said estate are required to make payment and those having claims or demands, to present the same to the Executrix, Judith Teeple, c/o her attorneys, Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, P.C., 600 Third Ave., Kingston, PA 18704. Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, P.C. 600 Third A venue Kingston, PA 18704 P - March 10, March 17, March 24, 2023

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