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Detectives on the scene learned a man and a woman sustained gunshot wounds. Police say the man, identified as Kyle Campbell Worrell, 39, from ...

Some public libraries are forced to make tough decisions due to the state budget stalemate. While the Pennsylvania budget passed earlier this year, lawmakers remain gridlocked over certain parts. The dispute over taxpayer-funded school vouchers is now hurting key programs like libraries. Some libraries in our area are being forced to cut back on services. Lawmakers are not due back in Harrisburg until the second week of December and library directors are just left in limbo not knowing if they’ll receive their state aid on time. Signs are posted all over the Pocono Mountain Public Library in Coolbaugh Township asking for legislative action.

Pocono Township police said in a news release that Kyle Campbell Worrell, 39, of Tannersville shot Leilani Ramos, 37, also of Tannersville, about 6:30 ...

According to the World Animal Foundation, an average of 6.3 million pets enter U.S. shelters each year. With only 3,943 animal shelters in the U.S., animals are put into cramped and uncomfortable spaces for months at a time.  While shelters are extremely beneficial for the unhoused animal populations, they are only a temporary solution. With only 4.1 million pets adopted per year, shelter numbers are extremely high and difficult to manage financially and physically.  Another issue that animals face is being euthanized, or put down. According to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, if people don’t think an animal will be adopted in their first 72 hours in a shelter, they have a risk of being put to sleep if space is limited.

The next meeting of the East Stroudsburg Council of Trustees is scheduled for Thursday, December 7, 2023. Committees and the full board will meet as follows: Committee Meetings Time: 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Council of Trustees Full Board Meeting Time: 4:30 p.m. The Council of Trustees will meet both in person and via zoom. In-person meetings will be held at the East Stroudsburg University Lehigh Valley Center, 60 West Broad Street, Bethlehem, Pa., room 204. However, we continue to offer the option to participate via zoom.

Time management is a very important part of people’s lives. Once you get older, you have to manage what time you have to get up, get ready, and leave the house so you’re able to be on time for your job.  One tiny thing could make you late and get you fired, depending on if you can control it or not, such as traffic or just not wanting to get up yet.  This is just one scenario where time management is important in everyone’s life.  School is an opportunity to prepare for the future since you have to do the same thing just like a job. Some people may not care if they are late to their class or miss the bus but once you’re in the future, you’ll have to do some of those same activities.  When you get a job or go to an important place where you’ll have to be on time.  A lot of things that cause us to lose track of time could be something productive or not. 

By Steve Kulick Paramedic Edward Kaufman (checkered shirt) has sadly passed away peacefully.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a great teacher? Stroudsburg High School has started a new club, Future Educators of America. This club welcomes anyone who wants to learn the basics of being a teacher. The advisors of this club include guidance counselor Mr. William Kunkel and Morey Elementary teacher Ms. Christine Wickenheiser.  Future Educators of America gives high school students a behind-the-scenes look at being a teacher. Making lesson plans, outlining student-teacher relationships, monitoring social media presence, and demonstrating how to teach a lesson are all part of the experience. “ The Future Educators Club will give our students experience and opportunity to explore a career in education.  It will hopefully allow them to solidify their future career path and possibly give them the chance to begin working towards that while still in high school.

... Pennsylvania and Delaware adds 78 acres to Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge. November 29, 2023 | Monroe County, Pennsylvania. A view of a ...

Officers were called to that home around that time for a report of a domestic incident with a firearm involving a boyfriend and girlfriend, according ...

Two people are dead after a shooting incident Tuesday night in Monroe County. Pocono Township police said a man and a woman died about 6:30 p.m. in a home on Ski Side Drive. Officers were called to that home around that time for a report of a domestic incident with a firearm involving a boyfriend and girlfriend, according to a police department news release. When officers got to the home, they found both suffering from gunshot wounds. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, where she died from her injuries. Police said there is no threat to the public, and the investigation is ongoing. Additional information was not immediately available Wednesday morning. Check back later for updates. 

Two people are dead after a murder-suicide Tuesday night in Monroe County. Pocono Township police said a man and a woman were shot about 6:30 p.m. in a home on Ski Side Drive. Officers were called to the home around that time for a report of a domestic incident with a firearm involving a boyfriend and girlfriend, according to a police department news release. When officers got to the home, they found both suffering from gunshot wounds. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, where she died from her injuries. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio identified her as Leilani Ramos, 27, of Pocono Township. She was pronounced dead at the hospital about 8:30 p.m., according to a news release from Buglio’s office. Her cause of death is multiple gunshot wounds, with the manner homicide.

Ann Shincovich, the library director at the Pocono Mountain Public Library in Monroe County, told Spotlight PA that lawmakers' gridlock has " ...

Essentials Cafe, a pay-if-you-can eatery in west Bethlehem, held its soft opening on GivingTuesday. BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Everything was at Essentials Café ...

Police responded to the domestic incident along Ski Side Drive in Pocono Township around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. Author: wnep.com.

Karam, Oliver, Duran, and Hutton conspired to sell fentanyl and heroin between April 2021 and September 2023 in Monroe County and elsewhere. Arrest ...

This commercial 1.27-acre property for lease in Monroe County, PA features industrial opportunities and offers a great location along with a 426 ...

Two dead in Monroe County · Pennsylvania Woman Gets Decades in Prison for DUI Crash That Killed Troopers · Fentanyl Offender Receives 20 Years to Life ...

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Snowmen have taken over downtown Stroudsburg. It's all part of an effort to help local artists and ...

Robert Mann, owner of the Robert Mann Gallery, told The Associated Press that Fink died Saturday at his home in Martins Creek, Pennsylvania. Mann did ...