Tobyhanna Army Depot News

High production resulted in a 17 percent increase in repair and overhaul completions over fiscal year 2008 at Tobyhanna Army Depot, and $846 million in orders exceeded the plan by 2.7 percent, according to a release from the depot.

The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved federal funding for several projects throughout Pennsylvania.

U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and Bob Casey announced that the U.S. Senate has approved $86.659 million in federal funds for several military construction projects throughout Pennsylvania.

Civil rights and community activist Robert Hillman, 66, of East Stroudsburg, died from pneumonia Monday afternoon at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

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Veterans Day will be a celebration for patriots, military buffs and country music fans this weekend in Paradise Township.

Monroe County voters yesterday told Northampton Community College they're not interested in paying for a new campus in Tannersville.

A casino resort in the Poconos is gearing up for a special salute to area veterans.

Keith DiPatri , firefighter, teaches children from the Child Development Center about fire safety and how to escape from a burning building.

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

A Virginia man involved in a bribery and fraud scheme at military installations in Pennsylvania and Virginia has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Pocono Mountain School Board has five seats on the ballot, but only one of them is fielding a competitive race next week.

Christopher Mahoney , of Kingston, has been named information literacy and assessment librarian at the institution's Mary Kintz Bevevino Library.

Michael J. Johnson , executive vice president, commercial division, Lewith & Freeman Real Estate Inc.

Mount Airy Casino Resort will roll out the red carpet -- as well as a Vietnam-era helicopter and tank, jeeps and Humvees -- during its Salute to America's Veterans Nov.

The U.S. Air Force Depot Maintenance mission, a function of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command with depot maintenance, is managed by three Air Logistics Centers.

Two local providers earned the highest level of recognition from a state program that promotes high quality early chldhood care.

Jack Truschel, professor for academic enrichment and learning and director of academic advising at East Stroudsburg University , has been selected as an academic fellow by the Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations in Minneapolis , Minn.

The highlight of this facility is EON Reality's comprehensive solution to utilize the integrated interactive 3D Stereo virtual environment as a Customer Experience Center as well as a portal to the US-based location abroad for design and engineering collaboration.

It's predicted that people from Spanish-speaking countries and islands will be the largest minority population in the United States by the year 2030.