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We’ve all heard Skittle’s slogan, “Taste the Rainbow”, but a recent law passed in California seems to threaten these colorful candies.  Named The California Food Safety Act, but recently dubbed “The Skittles Ban”, California’s new law bans food additives found commonly in candies and sodas. The nickname comes from an earlier draft of the bill that banned titanium dioxide which is found in the popular candy. However, the latest bill revisions have removed titanium dioxide from the banned list.  So what does this mean for the future of Skittles? In short– nothing.  Skittles will not be affected by this act at all. The rumor began with miscommunications online and though it spread fast, it is nothing but false news.

Hundreds of frozen turkeys are desperately needed to ensure local heroes have a happy Thanksgiving. Donations are down for the Valor Clinic Foundation’s annual holiday meal distribution. Volunteers inside the new Valor Clinic Foundation Food Pantry at the former Camp Trexler Cub Scout Dining Hall in Jonas are busy preparing boxes to be delivered to struggling veterans just in time for Thanksgiving dinner. They have the potatoes, stuffing and all of the fixings. But the centerpieces for about half of the over 500 holiday meals are missing along with a favorite breakfast food. Valor Clinic Foundation Holiday Meal Coordinator Susan Schwarz says, "We’re in pretty good shape with the nonperishables but the perishable items, we’re still in need of. We probably need about 250 more turkeys and 250 pounds of bacon."

Health Alert for Monroe. Key Drivers in Monroe County: Scientists examined data from 18 clinical trials with a total of 868 adult participants. The ...

Two gymnasts that train in Dunmore will be ivy bound this fall, committing to their universities at a signing on Wednesday evening.

One of our area's largest community Thanksgiving dinners takes place in Sunbury and this year donations are down.

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Stroudsburg woman was charged Tuesday with allegedly trafficking heroin and fentanyl in Monroe County.

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A breakfast meeting was held November 16, 2023 at Terraview at The Stroudsmoor Country Inn to celebrate the Annual Meeting of Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corporation.  Board Members, Business Members, local elected officials, and community representatives gathered to review the 2023 Annual Report and hear from Executive Director, Chuck Leonard about projects, successes and planning for 2024. “We are supporting a variety of infrastructure projects in the county,” stated Mr. Leonard, “the kind of projects that support current industry growth and those businesses looking to expand here in the future.”

SCOTRUN, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after police said he was found with a large amount of heroin that he brought to Great Wolf ...

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Bethlehem officials are attributing $13 million in savings over 15 years to a street lighting initiative. BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Bethlehem has saved $13 ...

MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police have filed charges against the parents of a 3-year-old involved in a shooting at ...

Bears are usually the star of Wildlife Wednesday, but this week, whitetail deer are taking the spotlight.

The rendering of the apartments in Phase 1B of the Ridge Farms development. SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — South Whitehall Township residents soon will ...

East Stroudsburg University’s Concert Choir and Symphonic Band will present their fall concerts this weekend in the Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall in the University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg. Both concerts are open to the public at no cost. On Friday, November 17 the Concert Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. The concert looks at seasonal songs, beginning with the ever-popular “Seasons of Love” from Rent. Other works include popular hits such as “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles, “In Summer” and “Let it Go” from Frozen, and “The Song of Purple Summer” from Spring Awakening, settings of poetry by Robert Frost and Rachel Field, and a parody on Bach – “Cold and Fugue Season.”

Avid Boats plans to invest nearly $8 million into its Monroe County, Mississippi, facility, creating 50 jobs in the process.

Stroudsburg is the only town in Pennsylvania that is dissected by Interstate 80. The highway literally runs through the center of town, cutting Stroudsburg and South Stroudsburg in two.PennDOT's proposal to expand I-80 will devastate the area, negatively impact the community, encroach on our pristine creek, streams and exceptional value watercourse, and require earthmoving activities (relocating a creek.) It will crush Stroudsburg Borough, the Monroe County seat, and will wreak havoc on local businesses, cutting off accessibility to our thriving downtown Main Street. Two major hospitals, emergency services and fire companies will have dangerous response times due to the closure of two exits. Constant Main Street gridlock will be inevitable due to the closing of these exits and South Stroudsburg will be cut off with huge soundwalls.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 5-0, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) document in accordance with 23 CFR § 771, and the National Environmental Policy Act.The EA considers improvements to I-80 from Interchange 303 (PA 611/North 9th Street) to Brodhead Creek, including Interchange 304 (US 209), Interchange 305 (BUS 209/SR 2012/West Main Street), Interchange 306 (SR 2004/Dreher Avenue), and Interchange 307 (PA 611/Park Avenue and PA 191/Broad Street). The preferred alternative meets the project needs to improve safety, reduce congestion and alleviate access and mobility concerns, while minimizing environmental impacts and addressing public and agency feedback.Source:https://www.i80project.com/environmental-assessment-ea/

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