HAMILTON TWP., Pa. -- Fire tore through a strip mall in Hamilton Township, Monroe County on Tuesday night.  

A fire alarm went off just before 9 p.m. in the Countryside Square plaza in the 6500 block of Route 209, according to emergency dispatchers.  

The building, which housed multiple businesses, was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, dispatchers said.  

TANNERSVILLE, PA — What began as a straightforward real estate sale to fund cemetery upkeep has become the center of a growing controversy involving potential conflicts of interest, questions of legal oversight, and community concern over one of Tannersville’s most historic properties.

Monroe County Coordinated Campaign posted on their FB page: "Just an FYI, today we were notified that Theresa Johnson, her family and her LLC which owns her families bar are suing the Monroe County Coordinated Campaign in a civil lawsuit though no details are listed on the court website and no one has been served.  This appears to be an attempt to cow us into silence about the publicly available LSA Grant gambling tax money that went to her private business.

Monroe County Republican Committee of PA pleads: "REPUBLICANS of Stroudsburg please make it a priority to vote on Nov 4th 2025 so we can vote this guy OUT! Stroudsburg deserves better !" and "This news is from 2 years ago... wake up Stroudsburg PLEASE get out to vote on Nov 4th since this guy refuses to resign"

The Monroe County Data Center Model Ordinance is a zoning framework designed to guide municipalities in regulating data centers and their accessory uses across Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

Communities in the Poconos are planning ahead as proposals for data centers continue to pop up across the state.

With data center proposals popping up around the state, townships in Monroe County are planning ahead for the future.

Officials with Chestnuthill Township recently passed a new zoning ordinance to only allow data centers in the light industrial commercial zones.

Stop Senate Bill 939 and protect Pennsylvania's environment!   

Sign petition started by Teressa Marcinek: 

"I'd like to share an issue happening in Covington Township (near Scranton) that could affect not just locals, but the entire Pocono region.