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The East Stroudsburg Borough Water Department will begin flushing all fire hydrants in the Borough’s water service area beginning Monday, October 4 through Friday, October 8, 2021. The crews will be flushing at various times and locations throughout the Borough. This program is a necessary distribution system maintenance function in which sediment is expelled from the distribution system by opening fire hydrants and flowing them until the water appears clear. The flushing program also allows Water Department personnel to assess the proper operation of the fire hydrants.

Some customers in the water service area being flushed may experience brief water discoloration and slight pressure fluctuations. Borough personnel will do everything in their power to keep these conditions to a minimum.

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The East Stroudsburg Borough Water Department will begin flushing all fire hydrants in the Borough’s water service area beginning Monday, October 4 through Friday, October 8, 2021. The crews will be flushing at various times and locations throughout the Borough. This program is a necessary distribution system maintenance function in which sediment is expelled from the distribution system by opening fire hydrants and flowing them until the water appears clear. The flushing program also allows Water Department personnel to assess the proper operation of the fire hydrants.

Some customers in the water service area being flushed may experience brief water discoloration and slight pressure fluctuations. Borough personnel will do everything in their power to keep these conditions to a minimum.

Customer Tips

The East Stroudsburg Borough Water Department will begin flushing all fire hydrants in the Borough’s water service area beginning Monday, October 4 through Friday, October 8, 2021. The crews will be flushing at various times and locations throughout the Borough. This program is a necessary distribution system maintenance function in which sediment is expelled from the distribution system by opening fire hydrants and flowing them until the water appears clear. The flushing program also allows Water Department personnel to assess the proper operation of the fire hydrants.

Some customers in the water service area being flushed may experience brief water discoloration and slight pressure fluctuations. Borough personnel will do everything in their power to keep these conditions to a minimum.

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James Michael Bidwell

By written Opinion dated September 24, 2021, Judges Dubow, Murray, and Colins of the Pennsylvania Superior Court denied the appeal of James Michael Bidwell from his conviction of First Degree Murder, Tampering with Evidence, and Hindering the Apprehension or Prosecution.  The Superior Court found that Bidwell’s claims on appeal were not supported by the facts and the law.  Multiple times through the Opinion the Judges of the Superior Court complimented the findings of the Trial Judge, President Margherita Patti-Worthington, of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County.

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Michael Brady Owens

Late Wednesday evening, a Monroe County jury convicted Michael Brady Owens (aka HOLLOW), 31, of Scotrun, in the 2016 murder of Demetrio Hughes. Owens’ co-conspirator in the murder, Randy Criste-Troutman (aka NAPA), 32, of Paradise Township, had previously pled guilty to homicide charges and is awaiting sentencing.

On March 16, 2016, the burnt remains of Mr. Hughes, then 25 years old, were found on the on state game lands near the McMichaels Hunting Club property on Jackson Road in Jackson Township. Mr. Hughes had been shot in the back of the head.

Attention East Stroudsburg Borough Residents: If your home or property had damage from Tropical Storm Ida, please Use this link to report damages to your home and property from the storm

Attention East Stroudsburg Borough Residents: If your home or property had damage from Tropical Storm Ida, please Use this link to report damages to your home and property from the storm

Attention East Stroudsburg Borough Residents: If your home or property had damage from Tropical Storm Ida, please Use this link to report damages to your home and property from the storm

The Monroe County Office of the District Attorney, Criminal Investigation Division, is asking for the public’s help in locating Malcolm Baines Hunt.