Blakeslee News

The good news: Santa will have a clear landing on area rooftops tonight and early Friday morning.

Pocono Mountain Regional Police Officer Dave Posluzny, left, and Cpl. Steve Mertz investigate a Friday morning burglary at Mama Maria's Pizza in Blakeslee.

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Four people were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, conspiracy and tampering with evidence after a traffic stop on Pine Hill Road in Mount Pocono around 9:30 p.m. on Nov.

The following cases appeared before Tobyhanna Magisterial District Judge Anthony Fluegel.

The holiday spirit began back in August for Pocono Pub in Stroudsburg when it held an event to raise funds for Operation: Touch of Home.

TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP Police: Woman ran red light, lied about ID, had drugs A Tobyhanna woman stopped for running a red light in Blakeslee on Thursday gave a false name to police, who then found marijuana and possibly a second drug in her pickup truck, officials said.

"It's like you have two faces," Monroe County President Judge Ronald Vican told Fritz Dejoie, 22, of Blakeslee, before sentencing Dejoie on Friday to 17 to 40 years in state prison for murder.

It's already a busy day this morning, so make sure to pick up the paper tomorrow, because this is just a snippet of what we've got coming: The Notre Dame teacher who police said gave students alcohol waived his right to a preliminary hearing this morning and is headed to trial.

Two men were arrested after a fight at a Blakeslee bar early Saturday morning when one of the men was cut with a knife, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police.

Angel Velez, 28, of Long Pond; 8:48 p.m. Friday on suspicion of drunken driving following one-car accident at Locust Ridge and Caughbaugh roads; taken to Pocono Medical Center,East Stroudsburg, for blood-alcohol test; released pending test results; investigated by Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department.

A Bronx, N.Y., man was arrested last week near Blakeslee after police found him driving with a suspended liscense and in possession of marijuana.

After a trial that lasted less than a day, followed by an hour-long deliberation, a jury today convicted sex offender Alfred Borges, 50, of Blakeslee, of failing to follow Megan's Law registration requirements.

As many as 30,000 green-building advocates from around the world will convene in Philadelphia for an industry conference three years from now.

Wesley Smith, 48, of Blakeslee, will head to Monroe County Court on charges after police said they responded to a reported domestic disturbance Sept.

Six-year-old Nichlos Herring gazed at the tractors pulling weight sleds around a muddy Monroe County field, but his eyes kept going back to the line of 4-by-4 trucks waiting to do the same.

Police arrested a Blakeslee man suspected of multiple vehicle burglaries in Tobyhanna Township and Tunkhannock Township.

Brian Flyte, 30, of Bath, was arrested on an active bench warrant after he fled from police responding to a 911 call on Oct.

Interstate 80 westbound between Interstate 380 exit 293) and Blakeslee exit 284) will be down to one lane for pothole patching from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Tuesday.

It was an emotional day in court Thursday as a murder victim's family came face to face with the suspected killer.