Stroudsburg News

VICTOR IZZO/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS Eagle Scout Timothy D. Miller and Father Francis Baransky stand near Tim's Eagle Scout Service Project, which involved removing overgrown bushes and shrubs along St.

Chase Witten, Cindy Ferrara and their baby son, Cael, had been in their Pocono Township mobile home barely three weeks when a February fire destroyed it.

Belvidere High School students are ready to party. The teens' prom is tonight at the Stroudsmoor Country Inn in Stroudsburg, Pa.

Dogs are disrupting one Mahoning Township development and resident Kim Snyder - bearing a petition from neighbors in Mahoning Manor Estates - attended the supervisors' meeting this week to request they do something about the situation.

Bypass update: Construction crews are paving and putting the finishing touches on the new Route 209 Marshalls Creek Bypass around the Village of Marshalls Creek in eastern Monroe County in anticipation of opening the new roadway in June, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced on May 29 in a construction status report.

More than 300 people went into the East Stroudsburg High School-South auditorium on March 2 to speak their minds and listen to discussion about the proposed closing of J.M. Hill and/or Smithfield Elementary in the early stages of the East Stroudsburg Area School District's trimming of a $10 million budget deficit.

It's been at least 35 years that the Carbon County K-9 service was established. It came about because Carbon had no way of dealing with a growing problem of dogs running loose.

The fire, reported just before 10:30 p.m., was located in an upstairs apartment at the residence.

Traffic is moving again on Interstate 80 eastbound in the Stroudsburg area after a tractor-trailer jackknifed after blowing a tire late this morning.

Johnson City Police have arrested a Brooklyn man for the December 2010 murder of a Binghamton man.

Stroudsburg, Monroe County- A group from the Poconos made sure the main reason for Memorial Day Weekend was not forgotten.

This tractor-trailer blew a tire shortly before 11 this morning, causing traffic to back up on Interstate 80 and 4-lane Route 209.

A church in the Poconos honored the brave men and women Monday who sacrificed their lives to protect our country's freedom.

The Pleasant Valley School District and a former district high school teacher have won a new trial after being sued by the parents of a former female student who claimed the teacher created a sexually hostile classroom environment.

Veteran's Memorial Service: The Monroe County Joint Veterans Association in conjunction with The Eastburg Community Alliance and its Historic Dansbury Depot Restoration Committee invite all veterans and community members to attend a Veterans Memorial Service at 1 p.m. at Miller Park, East Stroudsburg, between Kistler and Crystal streets.

Pike Autism Support Services: invites families of children with special needs to attend a private screening of Disney's "Toy Story 3" at the Milford Theater Saturday, May 26, at 2 p.m. First annual Bushkill American Legion Golf Outing: The Bushkill American Legion Post 514 with sponsorship by the Newman Smith Home Corp.

"So many people need to get their dogs out, and train their dogs to be good and get exercise," said Laurie Bowen, a professional dog trainer with PetSmart in Bartonsville.

Two men from Stroudsburg say Timeless Treasures Antiques owes them thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise.

Linda Schwartz said she was working in her garage ceramic studio behind her house shortly after 11 a.m. when she saw a large bear running in her driveway toward the studio.

Suburban EMS paramedic Steven Keyes holds a vial of Ondansetron, also known by the brand name Zofran, an injectable medication which immediately prevents nausea and vomiting at their Stroudsburg station on Friday, May 11, 2012.