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- Hey, S-burg pedestrians: Stay out of the wet cement -
STROUDSBURG - The Gateway Safety Project on Main Street is designed to make downtown safer for pedestrians. But as work is being done, some pedestrians are putting themselves in danger by walking through construction zones. - 18-foot boat dumped on Pike County road -
Someone abandoned an 18-foot fiberglass boat in the middle of Wild Acres Drive, Delaware Township, Pike County between noon Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, police said. - Dingmans Ferry man threatens two with gun -
State police say a Dingmans Ferry man pointed a gun at two men and threatened to kill them when they tried to repossess his car for lack of payment on Wednesday. - Pocono Thursday: Five face trial for rape; body found in river -
Two men and three boys will face a trial in Monroe County court on charges of rape at a home in Pocono Farms East. - Five Points intersection will work, says councilman, when traffic-control box is fixed -
Officials disputed complaints regarding traffic at the Five Points intersection in Mount Pocono, saying the improvements are working. They say a damaged traffic-control box has kept the design from operating as well as it could. - 911 control center worker tipped off drug dealer, police say -
SNYDERSVILLE — Monroe County 911 Control Center employee James Kenneth Kubinak, 21, of East Stroudsburg, is awaiting his formal arraignment in county court on charges of alerting a suspected drug dealer to an undercover police investigation,... - Corpse discovered in Delaware River -
Two National Park Service employees found human remains in the Delaware River on Wednesday afternoon while conducting a boat patrol. - Pleasant Valley hosts Special Olympics -
More than 400 special athletes from Pleasant Valley School District participated in this year's Track and Field Special Olympics on Wednesday. - Crash kills 1 on Interstate 80 -
POCONO TOWNSHIP — One woman was killed and another injured in a three-vehicle collision Wednesday on Interstate 80 East between the Scotrun and Tannersville exits. - Shotgun, shells and other items stolen from Penn Forest home -
PENN FOREST TOWNSHIP — Sometime between May 3 and Monday, someone broke into a Broad Mountain View Drive home in Sunrise Ridge and stole an old shotgun of an unkown make and model with no serial number and an unknown amount of shells. - Boy, 14, charged after aiming BB gun at woman -
Police have charged a 14-year-old boy with disorderly conduct and harassment after he allegedly pointed an unloaded BB gun at a woman. The incident happened Tuesday evening in Rustic Court, Jackson Township. - Police looking for person who stole rifle -
State police say someone broke into a Penn Forest Township home Monday morning by removing a window. They stole a Marlin brand 30-30 rifle with the serial number 93006067 and a large fixed-blade hunting knife. - Suspect arrested in Eastburg holdup -
EAST STROUDSBURG — A 19-year-old man was arrested last week after police say he used a box cutter to rob a gas station. - Area police blotter -
POCONO MOUNTAIN REGIONAL - Area court blotter -
All except the last two of the following defendants, who appeared before Pocono Pines Magisterial District Judge Richard Claypool, will head to Monroe County Court: - Court urged to block beer license for Sheetz -
In a case that has implications for beer drinkers across Pennsylvania, lawyers for beverage distributors urged the state Supreme Court to bar takeout sales of six-packs unless a retailer allows the beer to be consumed on the premises. - Animal lovers want tougher health and safety standards against state puppy mills -
For owner Deb Haney, her dog Carly's bark is an unfortunate reminder of a commercial Lancaster County dog-breeding facility that was Carly's previous home until her October 2005 adoption. - Lane closures planned for today on toll bridge -
DELAWARE WATER GAP — Temporary off-peak lane restrictions will take place today on the Delaware Water Gap (Interstate 80) toll bridge to accommodate contractors working on the bridge. - Distracted driver causes fatal Pike crash -
LORDS VALLEY — A driver who glanced away from the road for a brief moment lost control of her van and crashed, leaving a passenger dead, according to state police. - House passes $289 billion farm bill with veto-proof margin -
WASHINGTON—The House passed a $289 billion farm bill Wednesday by a veto-beating margin, the latest sign that the waning months of President Bush’s term are being defined by battles with a Congress that appears to be tuning him out. - Obama hopes Edwards endorsement will help attract working-class whites -
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Barack Obama picked up the support of John Edwards as the Democratic Party establishment rallied behind the front-runner Wednesday. Still, Hillary Clinton said she would continue her bid for the presidential nomination. - Hat-trick of doom: House GOP loses third straight special election -
A trio of special-election losses for House Republicans has raised serious doubts about their electoral outlook this November and could fuel increasing dissension between the caucus and President Bush, who may be their biggest liability. - Little-noticed Nebraska primary highlights Obama's caucus advantage -
For evidence of the strategy that has made Barack Obama the likely Democratic presidential nominee, look at Nebraska, where the candidate narrowly won a little-noticed primary Tuesday. - McCain seeks to court Jewish voters for November -
Is the Jewish vote up for grabs this year? Many Republicans think so—particularly with Barack Obama likely heading the Democratic ticket. - Times are a changin' &38212; All 3 presidential candidates support cap-and-trade -
Ten years ago, anyone advocating a national system of trading greenhouse-gas emission rights would have seemed like a zealot on the fringe, with no idea of what the American business community could tolerate. - Obama unofficially kicks off general election campaign in Michigan -
Barack Obama unofficially kicks off his campaign against John McCain Wednesday in Michigan, a state the Democrats have barely held onto in recent years and where they start at a big disadvantage. - Three former SEC chairmen endorse Obama -
Three former chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission will publicly endorse Democratic Sen. Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency Wednesday, including one who served under President Bush. - Obama's next challenge — winning over independents -
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.— Barack Obama can’t rest should he soon win Democrats’ presidential-nomination marathon. - McCain consultant hired firm that represented Putin-backed Ukraine faction -
A consultant to John McCain hired a public-relations firm last year to burnish the U.S. image of a Ukrainian political party backed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to documents filed with the Justice Department. - Pocono Wednesday midday: Crashes, crime and cell phones -
There's a nasty wreck on Interstate 80 eastbound near Scotrun at this hour. At least three vehicles involved: a car and two tractor trailers.
Pocono Life
- Five Points intersection will work, says councilman, when traffic-control box is fixed -
Officials disputed complaints regarding traffic at the Five Points intersection in Mount Pocono, saying the improvements are working. They say a damaged traffic-control box has kept the design from operating as well as it could. - Kanjorski votes to reduce oil reserve to lower gas prices -
WASHINGTON — Congressman Paul Kanjorski, D-11, joined the vast majority of House colleagues this week in approving legislation to reduce the amount of oil set aside by the government for future energy emergencies. - Five Points intersection frazzle: Is traffic getting worse? -
It's been several months since construction on the new and improved Five Points intersection was completed. - Governor says there's no need for a gas-tax holiday -
Pennsylvania's Gov. Ed Rendell doesn't support a gas-tax holiday. - Tell 'em where to go: Transit authority seeks public's input -
Do you want the Monroe County Transit Authority to provide additional bus routes or more frequent runs? Are there other things the agency should be doing to improve local mass transit ridership and service? - Rendell says no to a gas tax holiday, yes to inflated tires -
Governor Ed Rendell today said he does not support a gas tax holiday. - DOT Increases Protections for Air Travelers with Disabilities -
People with disabilities will have additional protections against discrimination when they travel by air, as the result of a new rule issued today by the U.S. - Airline On-Time Performance in March Better Than in February -
The largest U.S. airlines’ rate of on-time flights this past March was lower than in the same month last year but higher than the rate recorded in February, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. - Sharpton: Philly police beating ’worse than Rodney King’ -
The Rev. Al Sharpton called a videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects in Philadelphia “worse than Rodney King,” prompting the city’s police commissioner to chide anyone “fanning flames ... from afar.” - Rendell favors county plan to charge toll on interchange -
Gov. Ed Rendell says a novel county proposal for a $1 toll just to use an interchange has caught his interest and maybe some state money. - Is leaded gasoline still available in the U.S.? -
With all the ink that is being given to the subject of gasoline, why is the adjective “unleaded” still being used to describe it? I can’t remember when I last bought “leaded” gasoline. Is it still available in the U.S.? - Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns -
Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. - Lane closures on I-80 toll bridge -
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has announced temporary off-peak lane restrictions will take place on Monday, May 12, Tuesday, May 13, and Wednesday, May 14 on the Delaware Water Gap (I-80) Toll Bridge to accommodate contractors working... - Car slams into porch in Stroud Township -
STROUDSBURG — Alma Weber was driving Thursday morning to get her hair done by a friend while Rashawn Clark was driving around, learning how to operate his first stick-shift. At about 11:35 a.m., both cars collided. - It may no longer be a 'Community Drive' -
First of all, this is my last roads column for a while. - Sunflower oil spill in Lancaster -
An improperly secured drum is being blamed for a sunflower oil spill on South Queen Street in Lancaster. - Philly officers off street, video of beating being analyzed -
Mayor Michael Nutter said the behavior of police officers shown in television footage kicking, punching and beating three suspects during a traffic stop was “not acceptable” and will be dealt with directly. - Pa. school officials walk to D.C. to rally on high gas costs -
Johnstown-area high school officials will walk 216 miles from western Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. in an attempt to raise awareness about high fuel costs. - Group’s lawsuit challenges NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy -
A civil liberties group sued Wednesday in a challenge to the NYPD’s practice of stopping hundreds of thousands of people each year for questioning, saying it is racially biased. - Bypass future remains wait-and-see -
STROUDSBURG — Local elected officials are still awaiting answers on the fate of the Marshalls Creek Bypass, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says it's still working on them. - Suspected cocaine found in man's car -
TUNKHANNOCK TOWNSHIP — Police said they found about 220 grams of suspected cocaine and 15 grams of suspected crack cocaine Tuesday, when they stopped a 1992 Ford Crown Victoria driven by Dexter Scotland, 31, of Elmira, N.Y. - Mayor wants to lease Harrisburg’s parking spaces for $215M -
Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed has proposed leasing 8,500 parking spaces owned by the cash-strapped city to a private group for $215 million. - TV video shows Philly officers kicking, hitting 3 suspects -
A half-dozen police officers kicked and beat three suspects pulled from a car during a traffic stop as a TV helicopter taped the confrontation, and the city’s police commissioner said “it certainly does not look good.” - Union Cites Link Between Duty Time and Pilot Fatigue -
The Allied Pilots Association (APA), collective bargaining agent for the 12,000 pilots of American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), has called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to interpret a multitude of existing federal aviation regulations as they... - Oil nears $123 on $200 oil prediction, supply concerns -
Oil futures blasted to a new record near $123 a barrel Tuesday, gaining momentum as investors bought on a forecast of much higher prices and on any news hinting at supply shortages. - Pa. troopers made record number of DUI arrests in 2007 -
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ State police troopers made a record number of arrests last year for driving under the influence, up 3 percent over the number of DUI arrests in 2006. - Specter proposes limiting Delaware County overflights -
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter is proposing an amendment that could cut down on the number of low-flying planes Philadelphia International Airport sends over the Delaware County suburbs. - Bucks County woman faces prison in fatal crash, DUI -
A Bucks County woman who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in a fatal crash faces three to six years in prison. - Overturned truck loaded with pigs snarls Pa. traffic -
An overturned pig truck caused headaches for motorists in Chester County Tuesday. - Pets on lap while driving may soon be a no-no in Calif. -
Pull over and put down the dog.
Lehman Township
East Stroudsburg
- Suspect arrested in Eastburg holdup -
EAST STROUDSBURG — A 19-year-old man was arrested last week after police say he used a box cutter to rob a gas station. - Full-day kindergarten coming to Eastburg -
EAST STROUDSBURG — Full-day kindergarten is all but certain to come to East Stroudsburg schools next year. - Teen arrested in robbery case -
EAST STROUDSBURG — A 19-year-old man was arrested last week after police say he used a box cutter to rob a gas station. - Quick-thinking Scout saves accident victim from death -
Panic, disbelief and total shock were just a few of the emotions felt by 17-year-old Boy Scout Kevin Mink on Oct. 14, 2007. Mink and his family were on their way to church when they encountered an unbelievable site on the road. - Marine's explosive war story -
Sgt. Jacob "Jake" Knospler's tales of death and danger during his two tours of duty in Iraq are chilling. His story about the early morning of Nov. 12, 2004, that left his face disfigured and his voice unrecognizable is downright horrifying. - Author writes of mother's death in 'The Crossing Over of Mattie Pearl' -
Andrea Garrison of East Stroudsburg sees her mother's transition from this world to the next as a gift worth sharing. At some point, most people must walk next to a parent or grandparent on the last mile of life's journey. - ESU graduates prepare to enter turbulent job market -
Most college graduates now add to the pool of job seekers — which already was getting larger by the day with the economic downturn and resulting layoffs. - How to buy a home and avoid foreclosure -
Joan Fitzgerald has been in the real estate business for 24 years, but one thing she realizes: it's an ongoing learning process — for the agents as well as the clients. - ESSA Bancorp holds its first meeting for its shareholders -
ESSA Bancorp's first shareholders meeting as a publicly traded corporation was part formality and part celebration. - Two pedestrians hit in East Stroudsburg -
EAST STROUDSBURG — Two accidents involving vehicles hitting pedestrians further tied up area traffic between 3 and 4 p.m. Friday. - Rendell recognizes local employers for excellence -
HERSHEY — Gov. Ed Rendell on Thursday recognized two local employers for excellence in education, training and hiring practices. - Pentecostal worship service is Sunday -
East Stroudsburg Presbyterian Church, one of the finest music venues in Eastern Pennsylvania, has a real Southern treat in store on Sunday morning. - East Stroudsburg teen is turning dreams into reality (with video) -
Sixteen-year-old East Stroudsburg resident Christian Porter is taking the music industry by storm. He is a triple threat, with awesome vocals and natural talent on guitar and keyboards. - Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will be Saturday -
The 16th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will take place Saturday. The food drive is coordinated by the National Association of Letter Carriers in partnership with the United Way. - Man accused of attacking mayor, conservation officer with bat is caught -
After almost 19 months on the run, the man wanted in the baseball bat attack on East Stroudsburg Mayor Armand Martinelli and county conservation official Craig Todd was arrested by U.S. marshals. - Two PMC nurses receive awards of excellence -
With National Nurses week being this week from the 6th to the 11th, it seems the perfect time to recognize the exceptional nurses of Pocono Medical Center. - Court blotter: Thursday, May 8, 2008 -
The following appeared before East Stroudsburg Magisterial District Judge Michael Muth and will head to Monroe County Court: - Are you smarter than a 90-year-old? -
A blast for the past, combined with tomorrow's technology, has residents at Pocono Lutheran Village doing mental gymnastics. - East Stroudsburg High School-North Honor Roll -
Christina Ashley Aquino, Christopher James Broschart II, Christopher DeJoya Campaner, Matthew Robert Casella, Laurence Cassar III, Sheyenne Allana Chardon, Kristen Barbara Clark, Marissa Nicole Colangeli, Mary Frances Collins, Hugo George DeMarco, Bianca...
Coolbaugh Township
- Tractor-trailer spills in Coolbaugh; driver hurt (with video) -
COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP — The driver of a tractor-trailer was taken to the hospital after his truck flipped over when he lost control on a turn of Route 423 about a mile north of Route 196. - Feds: NYC workers, including Toby man, took $1M in bus company bribes -
NEW YORK (AP) — Private bus companies paid nearly $1 million in bribes to four New York City school system employees in exchange for favors that included tip-offs about upcoming safety inspections, federal prosecutors said. - Route 423 shut down between Routes 196 and 507 -
Route 423, between Route 507 in Pike County and Route 196 in Coolbaugh Township, is closed. - Grego enters pleas in sex-abuse case -
STROUDSBURG — Charged in the 2006 sexual molestation of three Monroe County 9- and 10-year-olds, former county employee Michael Grego, 54, of Tobyhanna, on Monday pleaded: - Former county employee pleads guilty, no contest in child molestation case -
STROUDSBURG — Charged in the 2006 sexual molestation of three Monroe County girls between ages 9 and 10, former county employee Michael Grego, 54, of Tobyhanna, on Monday pleaded: - Tragic fluke or cancer cluster? -
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has opened an investigation into a cluster of childhood cancers in the Pocono Mountain area. - Tobyhanna man acquitted in rape case -
A jury on Thursday acquitted Colin Ray Werts Jr., 24, of Tobyhanna, of raping a Monroe County woman in her home last July. Werts was found not guilty of rape, sexual assault, indecent assault, simple assault, burglary and trespassing. - Tobyhanna State Park: The original waterpark -
"A stream whose banks are fringed with alder," or tobyhanna, is the American Indian word for such a body of water, and Tobyhanna State Park features just that. - Profiling alleged in drug arrest at Toby Depot -
TOBYHANNA — An American citizen of Middle Eastern descent says drug possession charges against him were a result of profiling, which he says occurred when he stopped with a friend at the Tobyhanna Army Depot to ask directions and was arrested after... - Hearing to be scheduled in alleged hostage case -
TOBYHANNA — Devon John, 27, is awaiting a preliminary hearing in district court on charges in what was reported Friday as a domestic hostage situation on Oak Terrace in A Pocono Country Place. - Child sexual abuse trial set to start next week -
STROUDSBURG — The trial is scheduled to start Monday for former county employee Michael Grego, 54, of Tobyhanna, charged with sexually abusing three girls between the ages 9 and 10 in Coolbaugh Township from October to December of 2006. - Advanced Radiology to host reception for art show -
On May 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Advanced Radiology Services in Tobyhanna will host a special art show reception for young homeschooled artists in the community.
Mt. Pocono
- Five Points intersection will work, says councilman, when traffic-control box is fixed -
Officials disputed complaints regarding traffic at the Five Points intersection in Mount Pocono, saying the improvements are working. They say a damaged traffic-control box has kept the design from operating as well as it could. - Five Points intersection frazzle: Is traffic getting worse? -
It's been several months since construction on the new and improved Five Points intersection was completed. - Woman serving probation, must pay for fraud -
MOUNT POCONO — Lisa Jackson, 40, of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been ordered to pay $11,726 and is on probation for a year after pleading guilty to insurance fraud and theft by deception, according to court records. - N.Y. woman serving probation, ordered to pay for insurance fraud -
MOUNT POCONO — Lisa Jackson, 40, of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been ordered to pay $11,726 and is on probation for a year after pleading guilty to insurance fraud and theft by deception, according to court records.
Tobyhanna Township
- Driver acquitted of homicide by vehicle in passenger's death -
A remorseful Edwin Sotero exhaled and hung his head in relief Tuesday when a jury acquitted him of homicide by vehicle, the most serious of the charges against him in the death last May of Jennifer Jepson, 18, of Saylorsburg. - Driver acquitted of homicide by vehicle in passenger's death -
STROUDSBURG — A jury Tuesday acquitted Edwin Sotero, 21, of Valley Stream, N.Y., of homicide by vehicle in the death last May of his passenger, Jennifer Jepson, 18, of Saylorsburg, on Route 940 in Tobyhanna Township. - Tragic fluke or cancer cluster? -
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has opened an investigation into a cluster of childhood cancers in the Pocono Mountain area. - Latino artists mark Cinco de Mayo with workshops -
It's May, and it's time to learn about your Latino neighbors. The Latino Task Force of Monroe County will celebrate the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo with an art exhibition and a series of workshops given by Latino artists from 1 to 5 p.m. - Two bars cited for liquor law violations -
Two area bars were cited by state liquor control officers for violations that took place in March. - Fourth vehicle is stolen from Finish Line Auto -
POCONO SUMMIT — A white 2006 Toyota Matrix was reported stolen Thursday from Finish Line Auto on Route 940, police said Monday. - Pocono Rubbish owner to clean up site -
POCONO SUMMIT — The owner of Pocono Rubbish Removal and Container Services on Route 940 said he plans to rid his business location of construction debris and other waste in 50 containers. - One hurt in tractor-trailer mishap that closed I-80 -
The driver of one of two tractor-trailers involved in Sunday's accident that shut down Interstate 80 in both directions between the Blakeslee and Lake Harmony exits, was taken to the hospital, police said.
© 2008 Pocono Record. Used with permission from the Pocono Record, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc.
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