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EFFORT, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are giving drivers some information on traffic patterns involving construction projects in the area of the upcoming Pocono Races. State police say the Pocono Races are set to kick off on Saturday, June 21, and continues into Sunday, June 22. Authorities explain that flaggers will be in Effort, Monroe County, at the 115 project to let Southbound traffic from the race to continue through on the following times: Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Beyond 12:00 p.m. on Monday and for the overnight hours, troopers say Chestnut Township is letting drivers use White Church Road as an easier route to 715 Southbound, avoiding the sharp turn at the intersection of Sugar Hollow and 715, which will have signs for RV traffic to follow.

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STROUDSBURG MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Polish American restaurant from Brooklyn is coming to the Poconos. Chris's Restaurant will be having a ribbon cutting and open house on Saturday, June 7, at 11:00 a.m. to welcome the restaurant to the Poconos. Polish native Chris Lechowicz is a regarded culinary artist in the New York City Polish Community that aims to bring a unique blend of Polish and American cuisine to Stroudsburg.

Pa. state Rep. Tarah Probst discusses the importance of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and how her legislation would create a public awareness campaign to ensure anyone who needs help knows someone is available to them.  More at RepProbst.com

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Tobyhanna Township Zoning Hearing Board will conduct a public hearing at the Tobyhanna Township Municipal Building, 105 Government Center Way, Pocono Pines, PA 18350, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the following: APPLICANT Phoenix Tower International/TAEC of 10905 Merrimack Drive, Knoxville, TN 37934 seeks to modify an existing wireless communication facility, a 155 ft. monopole to accommodate a 10 ft. tall tower extension, install new mounting hardware to accommodate AT&T proposed (3) antenna per sector, (3) RU per sector, Raycap, hybrid and fiber cables and a new concrete foundation for an ice bridge, generator and WUC cabinet. Applicant’s predecessor, T-Mobile Northeast, LLC, obtained variances on April 8, 2015 from the Zoning Hearing Board to monopole height, panel communication antenna height and width and to the 2,000 ft.

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 The Smithfield Township Board of Supervisors and the Middle Smithfield Township Board of Supervisors shall hold a joint meeting on Friday, June 6, 2025 at 8:00AM to discuss zoning/code enforcement and any other business that may come before them. This meeting shall occur at 147 Municipal Drive, East Stroudsburg, PA 18302.

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP Equipment for Sale FOR SALE - The item listed below is for sale through electronic bids only at Municibid.com. You can view the item on Municibid.com be-ginning June 12, 2025, with electronic bids being accep-ted starting June 16, 2025, at 8:00AM. The bidding will close at 1:00PM on June 27, 2025. A complete list of details and specific bidding times can be found at www.Municibid.com beginning June 12, 2025. - 2006 GMC 5500 4x4 Dump Truck Do not submit any bids to the municipality. Equipment may be inspected between the hours of 7:00 AM-1:00PM Monday through Friday at the Smithfield Township Municipal Center, located at 1155 Red Fox Rd, East Stroudsburg PA 18301. Smithfield Township P - June 4, 2025

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 INVITATION TO BID Pocono Mountain School District hereby invites the electronic submission of sealed bids for the Alterations to the School District Administration Building project via the “PennBid Program” no later than Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM. Bids will be publicly opened electronically, immediately thereafter, with the results made available immediately on PennBid. A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM at the Pocono Mountain School District Office, 135 Pocono Mountain School Rd., Swiftwater, PA 18370. Attendance is strongly advised. The full Advertisement for Bids, bidding instructions, and Project bid documents, will be available Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at no cost via PennBid (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com). In addition, the full Advertisement for Bids is available at the PMSD website https://www.pmsd.org/Page/509.

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Olivia Celano- Moravian University (English Literature and Creative Writing)  When I first joined The Mountaineer, I had no idea where I would end up. I had taken journalism in junior high and decided to give it another try. In my sophomore year, I could barely talk in class. I hid in a corner for over half the year and used it as an opportunity to write while silently publishing articles. If not for Mrs. Appolo, I think I would have never left the bubble I had created. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity Mrs. Appolo, my past Editors, and this newspaper have given me. I was given a voice of my own, and that’s something I’ll never be able to repay. There were times when working on the newspaper felt like running a marathon, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students in the Poconos are making a splash for a great cause. The 4th annual end-of-the-year Rain Rally kicked off today at East Stroudsburg High School South. Students from local school districts gathered at the stadium parking and ran under the water hoses of the local fire department. Indraloka expanding low-cost vet services East Stroudsburg High School is one of the original schools in PA to hold the Rain Rally event, which is an offshoot of the Polar Plunge fundraiser for Special Olympics.

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 Chestnuthill Township Merwinsburg Hotel Park Development 517 Merwinsburg Road PO Box 243, 271 Route 715 Brodheadsville, PA 18322 Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of a driveway, parking area, trail entrance, stone trail, septic system, restroom and associated amenities located along Merwinsburg Road (T-939) on property owned by Chestnuthill Township. Bids will be received online via the PennBid Program, by Chestnuthill Township, until 3 PM local time on June 25, 2025, when Bids will be opened and publicly available on Pennbid. The Project consists of the clearing and grading of approximately 0.90 acres of land, installing a paved access drive apron, paved ADA parking spaces, gravel access drive and parking area, stormwater management facilities, septic system, ADA restrooms, lighting, seeding, landscaping, and a gravel trails. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract.

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Elvis A. Burgos Sr. aka Elvis Burgos, late of Chesnuthill Township, Monroe County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of Administration in the above named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims are directed to present the same without delay to the undersigned or his/her attorney within four months from the date hereof and to file with the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Forty-Third Judicial District, Orphans Court Division, a particular statement of claim, duly verified by an Affidavit setting forth an address with the County where notice may be given to Claimant. Diane Burgos c/o Fisher & Fisher Law Offices LLC 525 Main Street, PO Box 396 Gouldsboro, PA 18424 or To: Timothy B. Fisher II, Esq.

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOARD MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Hamilton Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a Public Hearing at the Hamilton Township Municipal Building, 229 Fenner Avenue, Sciota, Pennsylvania 18354 commencing at 6:30 p.m., prevailing time, on June 19, 2025 for the purpose of concluding the Board’s deliberations and rendering Decisions in two matters currently before the Board being: (1) The Application of 611 Land Development LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company for dimensional variances under Section 303, Schedule II and Section 603.3 of the Hamilton Township Zoning Ordinance to erect a 4 story hotel/motel which would have a roof height of 42’ 8” at the main roof (excluding parapets) and a variance to disturb the Slope District to allow a disturbance of 2,974 sq. ft. of steep slopes on the Applicant’s property.

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ROSS TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, at 6:00 p.m the Ross Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearings on three (3) appeals of BVA, LLC from three (3) enforcement notices dated April 28, 2025 pertaining to property located at 2210 and 2200 Kunkletown Road, Ross Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, said property being more particularly described in a certain deed dated June 17, 2024 and recorded July 1, 2024 at Deed Book Volume 2652 page 5499.

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 Pleasant Valley School District Board Meeting Reschedule The Pleasant Valley School Board of Education Meeting that was scheduled on Thursday, June 19, 2025 has been rescheduled to Monday, June 23, 2025 at 7:00pm in the District Office Board Room. By authorization of the Board of Education Pleasant Valley School District Brodheadsville PA 18322 Tammy A. Smale, Business Manager/Board Secretary June 4 2025 LSOM0297300

Pennsylvania American Water released their 2024 water quality reports.  The reports are generated annually.  Reports for Pocono Mountain Lake Forest Estates, Mid Monroe, Saw Creek Estates and Pocono are attached.