Bartonsville News

The following cases appeared before Tannersville Magisterial District Judge Thomas Olsen.

A thief at a local wedding apparently thought it was better to receive than give.

Q. Why are there large white dots painted on the road on I-80 east, just before the Route 33 exit at Bartonsville? I think the dots contribute to traffic jams.

The windowless adult bookstore, from which a talking blowup doll was once stolen, has been deflated.

Duplicate bridge players at Hughes Memorial Library qualifying for district finals are: 1AB Carole Maisel and Debby Ziev, both of Easton; 2AB Kathy Gilbert of Cresco and Jo McNally of Stroudsburg; 3AB Judy Brown of Stroudsburg and Sue Saganich of Mount Pocono; 4AB Art and Edwina Doyle, both of Bartonsville; 5AB Jacqualyn Newman of Stroud Township ...

The following cases appeared before Tannersville Magisterial District Judge Thomas Olsen.

Three municipalities seek public comment on a proposed regional sewage treatment plant that will enable expansion of the Sanofi vaccine manufacturing facility.

The mother of a hunter killed more than a year ago in a shootout in northeastern Pennsylvania is pleading for justice.

On June 4, it will be 18 months since hunter Lee Van Luvender of Bartonsville was found slain in Tunkhannock Township.

The annual Spring Fling, to benefit Hospice House in East Stroudsburg, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church, 83 N. Courtland St., East Stroudsburg.

Two men injured in a May 11 two-vehicle accident in Chestnuthill Township were still listed in critical condition at Lehigh Valley Hospital as of Monday.

A former trucker whose interests include poker, serial murders and rape, according to his MySpace page, is being tried this week on charges of kidnapping and raping a female relative with whose family he'd been living temporarily.

We're here to help with your weekend planning: WEEKEND Normally, Father's Day weekend is car show time.

Michael Castellano, 18, a student in the parts and service program at Monroe Career and Technical Institute polishes the fender of a car brought in for a detailing and 23-point safety/maintenance check on Wednesday, May 6, 2009.

Editor's Note: This column features some of the high and low spots in recent news.

Who says quilting is a lost art? This weekend you can see work of some of the best quilters right in your backyard.

The Brodhead Watershed Association annual native plant sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 25, in conjunction with the dispersal of tree seedlings from the Monroe County Conservation District in Bartonsville.

Jane Dog has a new home. Last month, the shepherd mix was found wandering on Bridge Street in Stroud Township.

The new Yankee Stadium is pictured at right, next to the old one. Aossciated Press April 16, 2009 Longtime Yankee fan Frank Revitt is at the new stadium today.

A serious lesson for a sunny Friday morning: You can drown in shallow water. An East Stroudsburg man was in critical condition Thursday night, hours after police and firefighters found him face down in about a foot of water behind the Eagle Valley Mall.