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Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of BINGO, plants, and prizes – all to support the Eastern Monroe Public Library! Date: Sunday, October 12Location: Hughes LibraryDoors Open: 12:00 PMBingo: 1:00–4:00 PM $45 Registration Includes: 15 Bingo Games Charcuterie Box Free plant donated by The Potting Shed Extras & Fun: Special Game Board: 5 additional games for $10 (purchase at the door) Extra Bingo Cards: Available for $20 (day of event) Raffles (Cash only) Wine by the Glass sold by Tolino Vineyard — a portion of proceeds benefits EMPL! Must be 16+ to attend.

YOUTH INFUSION RECEIVES GRANT FROM PPL FOUNDATIONFOR TRIPS FOR KIDS – POCONO FLOW DISCOVERY TRAIL RIDESEast Stroudsburg, Pa. (September 1, 2025) – Youth Infusion, Inc. is pleased to announce it has received a $10,000 grant from the PPL Foundation. These funds will support the Trips for Kids – Pocono Flow Discovery Trail Rides, a mountain biking program that introduces young people and families in Northeast Pennsylvania to the outdoors while teaching environmental awareness, sustainability, and healthy living.

This hearing has been continued to September 15, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.PARADISE TOWNSHIPNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Paradise Township, Monroe County, PA, will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Paradise Township building located at 5912 Paradise Valley Rd., Cresco, PA 18326. The purpose of the hearing is to consider testimony and evidence and receive public comment on the Conditional Use Application of Chestnut Grove Resort Realty, LLC, for the property located at 106 Carlton Rd. in Paradise Township, more specifically identified as Monroe County PIN No. 11637503229137. The Applicant, in accordance with the Township of Paradise Code of Ordinances, Chapter 160, Sections 160-8, 160-010 and Attachment 1, Regulations Governing the Use of Land, filed a Conditional Use Application and is requesting conditional use approval for a Resort on the above-referenced property.

By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed AssociationIf you thought warehouses were a plague on the landscape, give your township a call and ask what the plan is for data centers. Because they’re on their way.  Right now, Tobyhanna Township is considering changes to their zoning ordinance to allow data centers, and a property owner in the headwaters of the Swiftwater Creek hopes to attract one. That’s a big deal. Not because it means good jobs — it doesn’t.   Except for upfront construction jobs, data centers need very few employees.It’s a big deal because a large data center can use 5,000,000 gallons of water a day.  You read that right: five million gallons a day. 

Help Restock Our Self-Care Cart at Hughes Library At Hughes Library, we serve a diverse community with varying needs. Often personal care items can make a significant difference in someone’s day. That’s why we offer our Self-Care Cart, providing essential hygiene and self-care items to anyone in need, with no questions asked. Currently, our Self-Care Cart is in urgent need of several key items, as our supplies have been depleted or are running low. The following items are especially needed:

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One local downtown street turns into a festival zone every Labor Day weekend. It's filled with food, music, and unforgettable memories. 28/22 News Reporter Brian Orbin got a look at how the annual Stroudfest keeps bringing people together year after year. Main Street in Stroudsburg is buzzing with music, food, and crowds as Stroudfest takes over downtown. The 19th annual celebration is bringing together more than 150 vendors and 16 live performances, turning Labor Day weekend into one big block party. "It brings people into the area that are in the area, but it also brings a lot of new faces from out of town, so it gives great exposure to all of the local businesses," Sherman Theater Special Events Manager Sarah Collier said. Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, and Stroudfest is the sendoff.

Update on East Stroudsburg Exit 308 on I-80 As we all know, there has been ongoing work at Exit 308 along I-80 in East Stroudsburg for an extended period of time now. I want to share some important updates on this project: When I-80 was first built in the Stroudsburg area in 1970 as part of the Eisenhower Interstate System, the standards for on and off-ramps were much shorter than what is required today. Over the years, this has created safety concerns for drivers, particularly during heavy traffic periods. The Exit 308 project is designed to address these issues by widening and lengthening the ramps, improving traffic flow, and making the interchange safer.

The new academic year at East Stroudsburg University came with a fresh, updated look inside the Mattioli Recreation Center. Renovations that began at the close of the spring semester wrapped up prior to the start of the 2025-26 academic year, with ESU Campus Rec and Wellness welcoming new and returning Warriors to a facility that now boasts numerous renovations. The recreation center’s arena area – spaces for basketball, volleyball, pickleball and soccer – was upgraded to include new floors, paint and ESU branding. Upgrades were also made to the weightlifting and cardio space, including a new floor, carpeting, and paint. The main staircase to the second floor now features the ESU mark and the Way of the Warrior, greeting guests who enter the facility.

For a list of all available adoptable dogs, please visit https://www.camppapillon.org/ Thank you to them for all of the amazing work they do for these animals!

An East Stroudsburg University sport management major by day, Brianna Anderson takes on a whole new personality by night in her job with Minor League Baseball’s Jersey Shore BlueClaws: that of a 6-foot-2, green-haired, bright yellow mascot named Buster. The High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, the BlueClaws play at ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakeland, New Jersey, where Buster has been a fixture on warm summer nights since the team debuted in 2001. A fan favorite, Buster has entertained audiences at every home game the ballpark has hosted – more than 1,400 and counting – and was named Minor League Baseball’s best mascot in 2024. At many of those games, it was Anderson rallying the crowds as Buster.

Dr. Sylvester Williams, dean of East Stroudsburg University’s College of Business and Management, announced today the return of the College’s Executive in Residence Program. ESU’s Executive in Residence for the 2025-26 academic year is Donald Pleau, general manager of Kalahari Resorts and Conventions, Pocono. “This will be the second year for the Executive in Residence program, and we are thrilled to have Don as a member of our college,” said Dr. Williams. “In this role, Don will guest lecture in several courses over the year in addition to mentoring students to show them what is possible in a business career.”

Municipalities throughout the state have enacted property maintenance, zoning and building codes to ensure construction is performed safely and in a technically sound manner, development occurs in an orderly fashion and properties are maintained and kept free of safety hazards.

The Knob trail is officially open! Today the Mount Pocono Borough formally opened the first official trail in the borough with a ribbon cutting! It is located just a short walk away from the Knob overlook. Thank you One For Nature for awarding the Borough with a grant to fund the project and thank you to our Road Crew for working hard to get this done so quickly. Happy Trailing!

East Stroudsburg University’s Madelon Powers Gallery will present Community Curators from Wednesday, September 10 – Friday, October 10. The exhibit will feature artists who also curate shows at various venues throughout the Pocono Mountains. 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 artists will be held on Wednesday, September 10 from 4-6 p.m. in the gallery. The exhibition and reception are open to the public at no cost.

For a new round of property reassessment in Monroe County, a higher-tech option will help streamline the field assessment process.According to Monroe County Commissioner Chairman John Christy, this year’s county reassessment will look different than the last reassessment in 2019. Christy said the county will use satellite technology to compare results of recent flyovers to those that were done last reassessment. If properties are different, the county will send out people to see what was constructed.“In our last reassessment, we had to go out and visit all of our properties,” said Christy. “We do not have to do that in this one.”Christy said the county is looking to achieve being revenue neutral through reassessment.“Some people go up, some people go down, some stay the same,” said Christy. “It just levels the playing field.”

A pristine and historic 142-acre tract near Mill Creek in Barrett Township has been protected for perpetuity, thanks to an agreement between Warren "Mickey" Miller and Pocono Heritage Land Trust. It is PHLT's latest donated and preserved property, with additional properties in the pipeline. The donation is from the heart, since the land has sentimental value for Miller. The woodland parcel has been in his late wife's family - the Price family - for generations.

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