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Rooster Run/Walk 5k

Tour the Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm property over hill and dale past the farm ponds, pastures, apple orchards, historical buildings and over a covered bridge. Course has varying surfaces including grass, dirt, gravel and paved roads. Date: July 11, 2026 Time: 9am Entry Fee: $30 Online / $40 Event Day Race day registration and bib pickup will begin at 7:30 AM at the Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg, PA. Registration closes 15 minutes before the event starts, please be considerate of others and register on time.

Farm Animal Frolic (Weekend 2)

Frolic offers two weekends of fun for the entire family as Quiet Valley comes alive with baby animals! This is a unique opportunity for children and the young-at-heart to see a variety of animals up close and personal. Watch baby chicks hatching from their eggs and feel the soft fur of the baby bunnies. Don't miss the new lambs with their woolly fleeces and the frisky baby goats. The adorable baby piglets with their funny little noses charm everyone. Get to know the workhorses, Jenny and Judy, and all they are used for on the farm.

Farm Animal Frolic (Weekend 1)

Frolic offers two weekends of fun for the entire family as Quiet Valley comes alive with baby animals! This is a unique opportunity for children and the young-at-heart to see a variety of animals up close and personal. Watch baby chicks hatching from their eggs and feel the soft fur of the baby bunnies. Don't miss the lambs with their woolly fleeces and the frisky baby goats. The adorable baby piglets with their funny little noses charm everyone. Get to know the workhorses, Jenny and Judy, and all they are used for on the farm.

Monroe Co. Republican Party calling for Judge Mancuso to step down who has "no plans" to resign

Submitted by john.galt on Wed, 01/31/2024 - 07:10

CHESTNUTHILL TWP., Pa. - The Monroe County Republican Party is calling for a District Court Judge to resign, citing a conflict of interest.

Monroe County Magistral District Judge Colleen Mancuso is married to newly-elected District Attorney Michael Mancuso. Both are Democrats.

The Monroe County Republican Committee is calling Judge Mancuso to step down.

"She's going to serve her own interests instead of the peoples' interests and continue to accept a full-time salary." said Tom Whitehead, former Chairman of the Monroe County Republican Committee.

VFW Post 509 Soup Night

VFW Post 509 is hosting a Mardi Gras themed Soup Night, Friday, February 2, 2024 at the VFW Post located at 1917 Goodwin Street, Tobyhanna, PA. The soups for the evening are: Italian Wedding, Cream of Mushroom, Potato-Kale-Kielbasa, Seafood Gumbo, Stuffed Pepper, Vegetable and more...Donation of $4.00 a container to go, $8.00 all you can eat in house, and $10.00 a quart to go. Please call ahead for to go orders- 570.894.0381. Soups are available from 3:30pm-6:30pm or until they are sold out. Come out and show your support for a great organization.

Oropeza, Isaac One - (1 count) Strangulation (F2) and 3 additional charges | Pocono ...

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 01/28/2024 - 11:11

The Pocono Township Police Department arrested Isaac O. Oropeza with the assistance of the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department on Saturday ...

3-phase I-80 reconstruction plans unveiled; first phase starts this year

Submitted by john.galt on Sun, 01/28/2024 - 07:04

A three-phase I-80 construction project is set to start by end of year, overhauling the highway, bridges, ramps and exits and putting up sound barrier walls. It will start west of Exit 303 in Stroud Township and continue east of exit 307 and the Brodhead Creek bridge in East Stroudsburg.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is moving forward with the final design of the Interstate 80 Reconstruction Project in eastern Monroe County in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration.

Warning: Speed Trap around exit 308 Rt80. (ticket by mail)

Submitted by john.galt on Sun, 01/28/2024 - 07:01

Warning Speed Trap around exit 308 Rt80. I just received a ticket by mail for doing 51 mph in the 40 mph, I was in the slow lane following the flow of traffic. Technically the ticket is a warning as the amount is 0 and says next time it will be a ticket. The cut-off point is 11 miles over 40 as mentioned in the ticket.

Source:

https://nextdoor.com/p/89Xm_q-QybNJ?post=315817120

Kunkletown Volunteer Fire Company - Breakfast

Breakfast is back!! and we are doing it a little different this time. We are pleased to announce that we will be serving a breakfast buffet at the firehouse.

Menu items include:

Scrambled Eggs
Chip Beef
French Toast
Home fries
Bacon
Sausage
Ham
Assorted Beverages

Please come out and support this great fundraiser so we can continue to keep it going in our community. Spread the word and tell you family and friends. See you at breakfast February 4th.

Here's why Monroe County is raising property taxes for the first time in 12 years

Submitted by john.galt on Sat, 01/27/2024 - 06:54

The 2024 Monroe County budget, which includes a dip in the total and an increase in tax millage, was unanimously approved by the Monroe County commissioners on Dec. 20.

Next year's budget will be $162.6 million, a decrease of $17.8 million from 2023's total of 180.4 million.

The general fund budget, which comes from real estate taxes, departmental revenue, grants and contribution from the fund balance, in addition to other sources, totals $77.2 million for 2024. That's up 10.6% from 2023’s general fund budget of $69.8 million.