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The Stroudsburg High School boys’ and girls’ swim team are having a great season. The swim team captains are seniors, Anna Kirby, Elizabeth Eberz, Peter Leyba, and Sam Sroka. They recently honored their seniors in a home meet on January 16 against Salsbury.  The seniors honored were Anna Kirby, Elizabeth Eberz, Sigrid Burgess, Milan George, Sam Sroka, Peter Leyba, Mia Marga, and Alyssa Rounsaville. The swim team has a mix of new and returning swimmers this year. All members of the team have been putting in great work and have made lots of progress these past few months. Most of the swimmers competing have reached personal bests. Elizabeth Eberz, senior, says, “I think we have all bonded really well, and have a great team dynamic this year.”

On January 21, 2025, the Stroudsburg chess team demolished East Stroudsburg South by a score of 6-1. This win not only helps the team’s record but also boosts the team’s morale for the last game of the season and next season. With big wins from Duncan Ruschman, ’26, Matthew Sanchez, ’25, Jacob Pachter, ’27, Megan Lisnik, ’26, and Claire O’Donnell, ’26. After ties from Jacob Bajek, ’25, and Mason Ulmer, ’27, this brought us to the final score of 6-1. This win takes the team to a 6-3-1 record on the year heading into their final match of the season against the number 1 team in District 11, the 8-0, Pocono Mountain East, who previously beat Stroudsburg by a score of 7-0 back in December. Despite the loss, the team still feels confident in taking down the top dogs and proving themselves. This match-up will take place this Thursday at 3 pm.

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On Saturday, January 18, the Mountaineers dualed the Delaware Valley Warriors at home and won 38-30. Every year, these two teams meet and it consistently results in a dogfight.  This is the first time the cup has been returned to Stroudsburg in years, as the Warriors have outlasted Stroudsburg the previous three duals. The Mountaineers came out swinging, as Jack Jasionowicz, ’26, Albert Bialasiewicz, ’26, Hunter Brown, ’25, and Chase Fetherman, ’27, all came out victorious, giving Stroudsburg a 20-0 lead early. After going back and forth with the Warriors in the next few matches, Ilya Ogden, ’25, and Leonard DiMaria, ’27, restored confidence with wins, extending the lead even more to a score of 34-12.

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania recognized the winners for the 2025 Boddie Scholarship, Martin Luther King Jr. awards, and the Julianna and Wayne Bolt Art Contest. The recipients were honored at the 28th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast on January 20. Boddie Scholarship Recipients The Mary Gertrude Smith Boddie Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to undergraduate students who demonstrate a commitment to social justice through community and/or university service. In 1904, Ms. Boddie was the first African American student to graduate from what was then known as East Stroudsburg State Normal School, which ultimately became East Stroudsburg University in 1983.

Tonight, Stroudsburg prepares to take on Pocono Mountain East in a conference matchup. Stroudsburg comes into tonight’s game victorious in their last four games and winning six out of the last seven games. In their current winning streak, the Lady Mounties have scored over 53 points in each contest, holding their opponents to less than 30 points in three out of the four games. Last week, Stroudsburg clinched another playoff berth, their ninth in the last 11 years. Currently, they sit as the sixth seed in District XI 6A. Their record is 11-4 with 6 games remaining in the season. All eyes are on McKayla Strunk, 12, tonight as she continues her pursuit of becoming a 1,000-point scorer during her high school career. There is a real possibility Strunk could get to 1,000 either Friday at East Stroudsburg South or next week at home vs East Stroudsburg North.

East Stroudsburg University’s Madelon Powers Gallery will present A Deeper River from Wednesday, February 5 – Thursday, March 6. The exhibit will feature photographic works by Susie Forrester. Hours for the gallery, located in the university’s Fine and Performing Arts Building, Normal and Marguerite streets, are Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.  A reception for the artist will be held on Wednesday, February 12 from 4-6 p.m. in the gallery. Both the exhibits and reception are open to the public at no cost.

Description Trash pickup will be delayed by one day this week due to extreme cold temperatures and will take place on Thursday.

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LOPEZ, SULLIVAN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With temperatures dropping across the region, one town known as "The Icebox of Pennsylvania" saw brutally cold temperatures this week. The coldest air of the season so far, is here. It was quite the cold start Tuesday morning where temperatures were near or below zero. Selinsgrove's low-temperature Tuesday morning -14° degrees. A local weather station registered in Lopez, Sullivan County, also known as "The Icebox of Pennsylvania", recorded a low of -20 degrees. Winter Outlook: Welcome to Lopez Highs on Tuesday struggle to climb to the low and mid-teens.

Word Play Social  Next Session: Tuesday, January 28th 1:30- 4:00pm (drop in)   — Pullen Room Join us for a fun and social word game gathering every fourth Tuesday from 1:30pm to 4pm at Hughes Library. Whether you’re an experienced player or new to the games, drop in anytime during the event. Use one of the provided Scrabble, Bananagrams, and other word game boards, or bring your own favorite. It’s a self-guided, come-and-go event – stay for the whole time or just stop by for a bit. Feel free to bring friends or make new ones over a friendly game. No registration required, just show up and get your word game on! The post Wordplay Social appeared first on Eastern Monroe Public Library.

Musicals inspired by Greek mythology aren’t new. Productions like “Hades Town” and “The Lightning Thief” have taken Broadway by storm over the past few years, and now a new production of “Hercules” is coming to London’s West End. When Jorge Rivera-Herrans began writing “Epic: The Musical” (Epic), about “The Odyssey”, the reaction was unprecedented on TikTok.  By Christmas 2023 “he managed to push Taylor Swift off the top of the US iTunes album charts” according to The Guardian. Epic now has 1.6 million monthly listeners and 119 million monthly plays. 

Republican Stacy Garrity won reelection and was sworn in today in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TAKE NOTICE that the Stroud Township Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings on Thursday, Fe-bruary 6, 2025, beginning at 3:00 P.M., at the Stroud Township Municipal Center, 1211 North 5th Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360. The purpose of the hearings is to consider the following applications for a waiver or modification from the riparian buffer regulations found at § 23-303 of the Stroud Township Stormwater Ordinance: (1) The application of Wai S. Lau concerning the 0.31 acre property that is located at 3452 Crestwood Drive, in Stroud Township, Monroe County, PA. This property is further identified as Parcel # 17.15A.2.189 and Map # 17-6392-02-57-2102 and is owned by Siu Y. Lai and Wai S. Lau. (2) The application of Matt and Tara Bauman concerning the 0.21 acre parcel located at 280 Tanite Road and the 0.48 acre parcel lo-cated along Tanite Road, both of which are in Stroud Township, Monroe County, PA.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 PARADISE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Hearing Board of Paradise Township has scheduled a Public Hearing at the Paradise Township Municipal Building, 5912 Paradise Valley Road, Cresco, Monroe County, Pennsylvania 18326 on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the application of JSPA Realty, LLC, requesting a variance from the Zoning Hearing Board to permit the short-term rental use of the property located at 133 Montanesca Rd., Pennsylvania, 18344, through relief from §160-12.A(64.A0 and Attachment I of the Township Zoning Ordinance. The applicant further appeals the determination of the Zoning Officer, specifically the denial of a zoning permit application for the change the use of the subject property from a single-family detached dwelling to a short-term rental use. The property is located in the R-2 zoning district of the Township.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on November 28, 2007, a certain mortgage was executed by HAZEL L. BARNES and KENNETH W. BARNES, as mortgagor in favor of VERTICAL LEND, INC. as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Monroe County in Mortgage Book 2322 Page 6155 Instrument # 200744678 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 1533 Wallace Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360, parcel number 17.5.1.40 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, Mortgagor/ Record Owner HAZEL L. BARNES died on 09/22/18. By operation of law title vests solely in KENNETH W. BARNES and HAZEL L. BARNES is hereby released of liability pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1144. KENNETH W. BARNES died on 11/27/21 intestate and is survived by no known heirs. ;and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by HAZEL L. BARNES & KENNETH W.