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Riley Duffy, 10, is one of 51 teenagers in the nation to be honored with the title, Toys for Tots Youth Ambassador. Duffy is working with Monroe County Toys for Tots to collect, sort, and distribute toys for children in need. 

Riley’s job is to go shopping for toys and sort all the toys by age. She also is in charge of posting updates on Monroe County TFT Facebook and National Marines TFT Facebook pages and attending events that are held. They hold monthly Zoom meetings for all the youth ambassadors as well.

Riley says, “Being able to help kids who are less fortunate than others has always been something I’ve enjoyed doing and I’ve been helping with Toys for Tots for a while now.” She will also hold this role forever.

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At which school in the district do you teach?
Stroudsburg High School

What subject(s) do you teach?
I currently teach Anatomy & Physiology and Biology but have also taught Earth Science and Physical Science in the past.

What grade(s) do you teach?
10th-12th

How long have you been teaching at SASD?
This is my 15th year teaching.

What is your favorite part about teaching?
My favorite part of teaching is interacting with my students each day and watching them grow intellectually and emotionally as the year progresses.

If you could teach another subject what would it be and why?
If I could teach another subject, I would either teach math or music. I love both of these subjects.

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(28/22 NEWS) — A Tobyhanna man was sentenced to six years in prison for fentanyl, heroin and cocaine trafficking.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that Darius Jamal Scott, 46, of Tobyhanna, PA, was sentenced on December 7, to six years in prison to be followed by 4 years of supervised release, for heroin, fentanyl and cocaine trafficking.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, from around April 2022 until June 15, 2022, Scott conspired with others to distribute and did distribute over 40 grams of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, as well as over 100 grams of cocaine, in Tobyhanna and surrounding areas in Monroe County.