East Stroudsburg News

A crash on Route 61 in Schuylkill County yesterday claims the life of an East Stroudsburg woman.

The Monroe County Drug Task Force on May 11 arrested Craig Rampersad, 29, of Blakeslee, in Stroudsburg and a 17-year-old Henryville male in East Stroudsburg, both for suspected driving under the influence.

Pete Monahan, of East Stroudsburg, dog-sits Bettis, a bull mastiff, for his friends Jerry Dotter and Kristin Stempa of Jim Thorpe.

East Stroudsburg University's union faculty members were notified this week of potential layoffs in the 2013-14 academic year.

Kirk Hallett and other members of a special committee of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education listen to testimony and questioning during a hearing held on Thursday May 16, 2013, at the East Stroudsburg High School North library in Bushkill.

Walter J. Moucha, Sr., 90, of East Stroudsburg died Monday, May 13 at Gino J. Merli Veterans Center in Scranton.

The two new businesses follow the opening of others, such as Prana Yoga on South Main Street and Shambala in Midtown Village.

As they wind down two days of training on DUI enforcement, troopers Jerry Dempsey, left, and Mark Puopolo review one of the tests to identity someone under the influence.

Stroudsburg, Monroe County- In Monroe County, Mother's Day festivities are already underway.

Fair Lawn High School Athletic Director Cory Robinson, Principal James Marcella and Vice Principal Matthew Cahn join Kevin Osback and his parents, Laurie and Scott, as he signs to play football at East Stroudsburg University.

Committee members meeting to plan the 25th Annual Teen Symposium on the Holocaust at Marywood University also are planning an event at the Jewish Community Center to celebrate the silver anniversary partnership.

A passing motorist found Linda Serrano, 46, of East Stroudsburg, at 11:58 p.m. Saturday on the Interstate 80 westbound shoulder, near the overpass leading from Route 611 in Bartonsville to Route 33 South.

Our reader photo of the day is from Nancy Tully of East Stroudsburg who got this shot of the Delaware River, with all the shades of blue and green.

A New York resident crashed his 2006 Audi into the corner of the CLU Club in East Stroudsburg early Sunday morning.

Trinity Centennial Band, a community band for the Poconos, will begin its summer season with a rehearsal from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at the East Stroudsburg University Fine Arts Building in the band room.

I am running for the East Stroudsburg School Board and am doing so because I wish to make the district a better place than when I left it.

An East Stroudsburg woman died early this morning after falling from a bridge onto the berm of Interstate 80 West at mile marker 302.5 in Bartonsville.

After raising eight children of their own, Tina and Steve Deller weren't done yet.

Colleges across our area are graduating this weekend, but at East Stroudsburg University, one very special group of students got their diplomas.

For anyone who thinks today's teens have their heads in a cloud, senior citizens do, and they want to go there, too.