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Braithwaite, Connor (1 COUNT) DISARM A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER(1 COUNT) RESISTING ARREST(1 COUNT) CRIMINAL TRESPASS(1 COUNT) DEFIANT TRESPASS Age 28 Race White Gender Male Height 5' 10" Weight 190 lbs Hair Brown Eyes Brown

RARICK, ZACHARY OWEN (1 COUNT) DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A COMBINATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES(M1)(1 COUNT) DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SCHEDULE 1(M1)(1 COUNT) DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SCHEDULE 2(M1)(1 COUNT) DRIVING W/ SUSPENDED (S)3 SUMMARY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS Age 24 Race White Gender Male Height 5' 8" Weight 170 lbs Hair Brown Eyes Blue

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Milder than normal temperatures and rain may seem like a problem for winter sports, but one Pocono Mountain ski resort is proof that it does not always slow things down. Crowds are still filling the slopes this weekend as winter conditions shift. Ski lifts continue to run despite a [...]

"Pocono People First! Tuesday myself and others in the community and press were given a full audio from a July 15th meeting with a hot mic moment at the end of the meeting. Let’s get the Truth out there for Main St Businesses. Peoples will over Politics. Full meeting is also available."

By Max AugugliaroKathryne Rubright,An applicant for Stroudsburg's downtown manager job posted audio of two borough officials discussing the possibility of hiring then-Mayor Michael Moreno, months before the move was made.On Jan. 8, Steve Ertle, an area businessman who also sought the role, posted audio on Facebook of what he said was a July 2025 conversation between Matt Abell and Lawrence Kopp, the council president and borough manager, respectively. Ertle told the Pocono Record that the audio had been recorded by someone who was not willing to come forward and identify themselves, and was provided to him by "concerned citizens."Ertle said that "this whole process needs to be thoroughly investigated.""We need to start putting the Pocono people and our Main Street businesses first over petty politics," said Ertle. He added that the recording shows "that this was something that was pre-determined."

(WBRE/WYOU) Newsmakers will feature the Make-A-Wish Foundation this Sunday, January 12, 2025. Host Jayne Ann Bugda will be joined by Maggie O'Brien, the Regional Director for Make-A-Wish in NEPA. O'Brien will discuss the history of Make-A-Wish and how the organization started in our region. The criteria for a wish and the process of granting wishes [...]

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A hot microphone audio recording has residents and local business owners fired up in the Poconos. 28/22 News reporter Heidi Martens has more about what this audio means. Many residents and local business owners in Stroudsburg are still speaking out on Michael Moreno's new appointment as downtown Main Street manager. The [...]

2025 Year in Review When I was sworn in as your Senator in 2023, I made one very important promise: to work hard! In my first two years, we delivered more than $65 million in state grants, enacted 7 bills into law, and served thousands of constituents through direct services and outreach.  In 2025, we built even more on this record. Here is what we accomplished: 

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Barrett Township Board of Auditors Reorganization Meeting - January 6, 2026 - 7:00 P.M.

Bauer, Joseph A (2 COUNTS) CRIMINAL TRESPASS (F3)(2 COUNTS) DEFIANT TRESPASS (M3)(1 COUNT) DISORDERLY CONDUCT (M3)(1 COUNT) RESISTING ARREST (M2) Age 21 Race White Gender Male Height 6' 0" Weight 170 lbs Hair Black Eyes Hazel

Bauer, Joseph A DISORDERLY CONDUCT (M3)HARASSMENT (S)PA 18 3926(A)(4) THEFT OF SERVICES Age 21 Race White Gender Male Height 6' 0" Weight 170 lbs Hair Black Eyes Hazel

Jones, Stephon Fabion (1 COUNT) 3121 (A)(3) RAPE - UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM(F1)(1 COUNT) 3121 (A)(4) RAPE - IMPAIRED PERSON(F1)(1 COUNT) 3123 (A)(3) INVOLUNTARY DEVIATE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE - UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM(F1)(1 COUNT) 3123 (A)(4) INVOLUNTARY DEVIATE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE - IMPAIRED PERSON (F1)(1COUNT)3124.1 SEXUAL ASSAULT (F2)(1 COUNT) 3125(A)(1) AGGRAVATED INDECENT ASSAULT - WITHOUT CONSENT(F2)(1 COUNT) 3125(A)4 AGGRAVATED INDECENT ASSAULT - UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM(F2)(1 COUNT) 3125(A)5 AGGRAVATED INDECENT ASSAULT - IMPAIRED PERSON(F2)(1 COUNT) 3126 (A)(1) INDECENT ASSAULT - WITHOUT CONSENT(M2)(1 COUNT) 3126 (A)(4) INDECENT ASSAULT - UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM(M1)(1 COUNT) 3126 (A)(5) INDECENT ASSAULT - IMPAIRED PERSON(M1)

Barrett Township Supervisors Reorganization Meeting - January 5, 2026 - 9:00 AM

Stroudsburg Borough Council is looking for a new mayor after the resignation of Michael Moreno and a vote to table appointing a replacement.During the Jan. 5 meeting, council voted 5-2, with Joseph Shay and J. Zac Christman opposed, to accept Moreno’s resignation. Later in the meeting, council approved hiring Moreno to the new position of downtown manager in a 4-3 vote, with Cheryl Joubert, Claire Crawford-Braun and Shay opposed.In between those votes, council considered appointing a new mayor.