Howard Frank
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Man killed by falling tree
A 31-year-old Kunkletown man was killed Tuesday when a tree fell on top of his vehicle in Effort.According to police, Mathew Driver was traveling westbound on Jonas Road, about 110 feet west of Galaxy Way in a 2016 Subaru Impreza during a severe thunderstorm with high winds when the tree fell on top of the vehicle. The car continued west on Jonas Road for about 100 feet until coming to a final… → Read More
PennDOT says Rt. 611 project on schedule, but there are doubts
Blame the weather. Or the contractor. Or the black cat that crossed the path.It was to be a boulevard renaissance with turning lanes, access to businesses → Read More
School bus crash near Cranberry Bog
TANNERSVILLE — There was a crash involving at least one school bus Monday near the Tannersville Cranberry Bog. Nine ambulances transported several people, whose ages and names are not immediately available, for minor injuries, said Chief Kent Werkheiser of Pocono Township Police Department.Stroud Area Regional Police were dispatched to the crash, which occurred late Monday morning near the… → Read More
Pocono Twp. cracks down on short-term rentals
Pocono Township commissioners agreed Monday night to hire Host Compliance to track the short-term rental homes in the municipality.That’s bad news for any rental property owners who are trying to operate under the radar.The agreement is for one year at a cost of $5,843.Host will compile data on short-term rental properties in Pocono Township, providing the municipality with a way to track… → Read More
Buddy and owner banned from Weis Markets
Buddy the dog has been banned from the Weis Market in Stroudsburg.The company’s management said his owner, Wayne Smith has been disruptive and loiters on the property.Buddy came to the forefront when in December 2017 someone stole him while he was tethered to a bench on the side of the supermarket between it and the liquor store next door. A police and store investigation tracked down the woman… → Read More
Legislator: Fine the parents for bullying
A Cambria County legislator says it’s time to hold adults accountable for their children’s bad behavior. And some Pocono parents think it might be a good idea.State Rep. Frank Burns proposes to introduce a bill that would ultimately fine the parents of a child found to be bullying other students.“Last year I met with kids in the district and they looked at me as if I was the guy that would stop… → Read More
Local barber on a mission to 'fade' autism
It’s early in the morning when Amos Antoine, 20, mounts a barber’s chair. Amos is a big man, but he doesn’t say anything — he’s non-verbal. He must come for his haircut before the public shows up; extraneous stimuli gets him upset. Amos has autism spectrum disorder.His brother Frankel, a 2010 East Stroudsburg High School North graduate and 2015 Kutztown University grad is a licensed barber on a… → Read More
Police seek new suspect in ESU stabbing
Police are looking for Francesco Reid Jr., 20, also known as "Flex" in connection with a Jan. 31 stabbing in front of Shawnee Hall on East Stroudsburg University’s campus.The victim said he was leaving the recreational center on the ESU campus when he was approached by a group of black males and two females in front of Shawnee Hall. He said they exchanged words and there was a physical… → Read More
American Candle to sell beer and wine
The Shops at American Candle in Pocono Township will sell beer and wine by the bottle.The Pocono Township commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday night allowing the establishment to operate the business.American Candle’s Kirill Lukov said he acquired the liquor license in an auction of abandoned or confiscated liquor licenses, he said.Lukov said there will be a separate section in the busy… → Read More
PV students build 'Towers of Tuna'
Pleasant Valley High School advisor Melissa Ruschak is on a mission. To collect 2018 cans of tuna for a local food pantry.To do so, she's enlisted her → Read More
Informal advisory board meets with PennDOT on I-80 project
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation met Thursday with the skeleton of a Stroudsburg area advisory committee that will help counsel PennDot over → Read More
Incident closes Pleasant Valley High School
The Pleasant Valley High School in Chestnuthill Township was closed Monday morning due to s safety concern as several state police cars were seen in front → Read More
New arts center proposed for Poconos
Thirteen people assembled around two wooden tables pushed together in the back of the The Renegade Winery on Main Street Thursday night. Their purpose: to → Read More
Student stabbed at ESU
An East Stroudsburg University student was stabbed last night on the Shawnee Quad behind the University Center, according to campus police.The student has non-life-threatening injuriesThe stabbing happened at about 10:30 P.M. Campus police said no one has been arrested at this time but they do have parties of interest. Multiple people were involved in the incident, police said.The Pennsylvania… → Read More
Bon-Ton in Stroud Mall closing
The Bon-Ton department store at the Stroud Mall is closing.The store is among 42 locations nationwide and one of eight in Pennsylvania the company decided → Read More
Sun Valley's failing water system to receive makeover
The Aqua America water company has agreed to take over of the abandoned water system at the Sun Valley development in Effort, Chestnuthill Township, where → Read More
Missing woman last seen in Poconos
Police are looking for a missing Philadelphia woman last known to be somewhere in the Poconos. Nicole Murray, 24, has been missing since New Year’s Eve when she traveled to the Poconos from Philadelphia with two others. She was last seen on Kensington and Allegheny streets in Philadelphia with a man named Bob. He asked her to the Poconos and she accepted. She made it to the Poconos but her… → Read More
State police investigating double murder in Pocono Township
State police are investigating a double murder in Pocono Township.Two victims, a 54 year-old male and 56-year-old female were found at a home on Marcelle Terrace in Tannersville. Police believe the killings occurred on Friday.Lancelot Tyree Fortune, 31, of Stroudsburg was charged in the killings.More information will be published when it becomes available. → Read More
Nephew charged in couple’s murder
The nephew of a Pocono Township couple was charged with double murder in the stabbing deaths of his aunt and uncle on Friday.Lancelot Fortune, 31, of Stroudsburg was charged with two counts of murder and one count of tampering or fabricating evidence.On Monday, Pocono Township Police contacted the Pennsylvania State Police Stroudsburg barracks after conducting a welfare check of the couple,… → Read More
Murder-suicide reported in Tobyhanna
Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Pocono Farms on Friday.According to police, officers were dispatched to a residence on Popular Place in the development in Tobyhanna at about 8:26 p.m. for a report of a female who had just been shot.Other family members ran out of the residence to a nearby neighbor to call 911. The suspect was reported to… → Read More