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A mother is suing her estranged husband after one of his venomous snakes bit their son at a home in Pa. and he developed anxiety and PTSD as a result, according to a lawsuit recently filed in federal court.

The lawsuit—filed by the boy’s mother, Irina Mayman—said Gregory Johnson, of Monroe County, made his 8-year-old son “swear on the Bible” not to tell anyone about the incident at Johnson’s parents’ house in August of 2021, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit follows a years-long custody battle in Monroe County between the two over the allegations pertaining to the snakebite, among other issues.

Johnson said the claims are false. He said the state police case, family court case and all Protection From Abuse orders were dismissed with prejudice after authorities investigated him.

Monroe County residents have one last chance this year to get rid of hazardous household waste, as News 13's Ameenah Thompson tells us now is the time to check out your garage and basement.

Marketing director Salena Borsuk says, "We are having a household hazardous waste collection event at our Military Road recycling site that's located in Stroudsburg 1114 Military Road Stroudsburg Pa."

Salena Borsuk marketing director here at Monroe County waste authority tells us this event is only for Monroe County residents.

Borsuk says, "We have antifreeze, adhesives, floor cleaners, oil based paint is a big one, household chemicals."

Borsuk says this event will be a great benefit for the Monroe County community in many ways.

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Each year at the end of August, professional tennis players enter into the US Open. The US Open has been played since 1881 and lasts for two weeks.  

On Sunday, September 10, 2023, Novak Djokovic Serbian tennis player who is ranked No. 1 won his fourth US Open tennis title, and his 24th grand slam. A grand slam is winning all four championships in one calendar year. The championships are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. This is one of the biggest achievements in sports history. No one else in the world has ever won their 24th grand slam until now.

Lana Marsh, 11, Stroudsburg’s #1 singles player said, “I wanted Djokovic to win because I think he’s a smart player and has won a lot of titles for himself and has worked very hard to earn them.”

The game scores between Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev were 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.