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JOHNSTOWN ― The shell of a Rutter's convenience store and gas station is rising along Scalp Avenue in Richland Township, and expectations are for ...

EFFORT, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local HVAC company in the Poconos is offering to install a heating system for one family in need at no cost.

Photo: left to right: Favor Toby, Mowon Garlo and Ava Cisco. Not pictured is Isabella Rincon. Four East Stroudsburg University students attended the “Workforce Exploration Program” through The Washington Center (TWC) in Washington, D.C., November 7-10. The program focused generally on career-connected skills for the future of work. The program gave college students from across the country a more in-depth understanding of the trends that are impacting on the workforce, how employers are responding to changes in where and how work happens and examining the skills for the future of work. Sessions were held on the topics of Individuals Working as Teams, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving, Project Management and AI, and Making and Presenting Data Driven Decisions.

When you walk into class on a Monday morning, it’s likely the projector is on and instructions are posted on a Smart Board. The teacher, at some point, will incorporate the use of the Chromebook into the lesson. The textbook has a digital version; homework is submitted online, and this cycle repeats for nearly every class. Since technology was introduced to education, learning has changed dramatically. We scrapped chalkboards for whiteboards, ditched computer screens for touch screens, and so on. Technology can be a beneficial tool in the classroom, but the advancements bring unexpected consequences. Required online district programs, state testing, and Google Classroom school work, is it too much technology? What school work is better done the traditional way? Is this new way of learning actually benefiting students? What is the future of traditional learning?   When should screens be used and what effect do they have? 

MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In this week's Here's to You Kid, we revisit a teenager who turned a hobby into a way of helping save lives.

The Mountaineer is hosting a pie sale this week on Thursday and Friday outside the cafeteria during lunches.  Bring $2 for a mini or individual pie, lots of flavors available.

Vacant land located at 1929/46 Deerfoot TRL, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. View sales history, tax history, home value estimates, and overhead views ...

They claim the Poconos man spoke to law enforcement while being arrested and while en route to a police station in Stroudsburg, PA. Kohberger's ...

Monroe County home listings asked for more money in October – see the current median price here

Stroudsburg seniors Havanna Suggs, Mariah Hemmings, Dante Velez, Nadaly Mendelsohn, and  Nemesis Mitchell Nunez attended a leadership luncheon benefiting the Stroudsburg’s Rotary Foundation Scholarship Program on November 14. Today, MCTI students and staff collected a total of 2,276 cans for the SkillsUSA Canned Food Drive. Congratulations to  MCTI’s Automotive Technology program for collecting 1,073 cans! All donations will be given to Pleasant Valley’s Ecumenical Food Distribution Network to create baskets and meals to help Monroe County residents. Congratulations and thank you to all students who participated in both events.  

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Joseph J. Krutsick, Deceased, late of East Stroudsburg, County of Monroe, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned, who requests all persons having claims or demands against the Estate of the Decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the Decedent to make payments without delay to Robert Krutsick, Administrator, c/o 2045 Westgate Drive, Suite 404, Bethlehem, PA 18017; or Timothy J. Duckworth, Esquire, Mosebach, Funt, Dayton & Duckworth, P.C., 2045 Westgate Drive, Suite 404, Bethlehem, PA 18017

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 Public Sale The following self storage cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #6225, 2227 Route 209, Sciota, PA 18354 to satisfy a lien on December 4, 2024 at 7pm on www.StorageTreasures.com B052 Alyssa Slaza C047 Latisha Beck D021 Shawn Evans 3014 Janel Keppel November 19 2024 LSOM0185846

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE OF BUDGET PROPOSAL/GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Jackson Township Board of Supervisors will hold a Budget Proposal/General Business meeting at the Jackson Township Municipal Building, 2162 Route 715, Reeders, Pennsylvania 18352, on Thursday December 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM. If any person with a disability wishes to request that special accommodations be made to allow his or her participation, he or she is asked to contact the Township at 570-629-0153, at least one business day in advance to make arrangements. Renee Miller Secretary

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 365 NORTH COURTLAND STREET, EAST STROUDSBURG PID:05730112778312,MAP: 05-6.2.8.3,ZONE; C-2 OWNER OF RECORD: SHASHI ADHIKARI, 713 MAIN STREET, Stroudsburg PA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PURSUANT TO THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF EAST STROUDSBURG ZONING SECTION 157-16 CERTIFICATE OF NON-CONFORMING USE OR STRUCTURE, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 365 NORTH COURTLAND STREET, EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. 18301 â PROPERTY ID 05730112778312 HAS APPLIED FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NON-CONFORMANCE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN AQUIFER PROTECTION ZONE 2. THE PROPERTY IS OPERATING AS A GASOLINE STATION. THE OWNER HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION INDICATING THAT THE GASOLINE STATION OPERATION HAS OPERATED SINCE 07/05/1979 WHICH PREDATES THE AQUIFER PROTECTION ZONE ORDINANCE ADOPTED IN 1992.

The documents allege Bryan Kohberger was zip-tied after a no-knock warrant was served at his parents' home in Pennsylvania.

BOOKER, ADAM ARTHUR - (2 Counts) 4304 (a)(1) Endangering Welfare of Children and 11 additional chargesArrestNov 19, 2024The Stroud Area Regional Police Department arrested ADAM ARTHUR BOOKER on Monday, November 18, 2024, at 11:04 p.m.

Car Seat SafetyPostNov 19, 2024The Stroud Area Regional Police Department is providing free child safety seat inspections to ensure children are safely secured while traveling in vehicles. This 30-minute service verifies that the car seat is the correct size, properly installed, and not expired or...read more

Attorneys for a man charged with killing four Idaho college students say their client's arrest in Monroe County, Pa., was illegal. Bryan Kohberger ...

Multi-family (2-4 unit) located at 373 N Courtland St, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. View sales history, tax history, home value estimates, ...

(Easton Area High School and the bonfire are in Palmer Township.) ... It doesn't take into consideration the embers flying with how close and ...