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Taco Fest in Monroe County for Cinco De Mayo weekend
BUSHKILL, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials have announced that Taco Fest is coming to the Poconos this weekend. According to a release, Pocono Park is hosting Poconos Taco Fest for Cinco De Mayo on May 4. The celebration of tacos and Mexican culture will have over 20 taco shops, margaritas, tequilas, cocktails, cervezas, music, and […]
Route 611 closure almost two years later in Monroe County
DELAWARE WATER GAP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Nearly a year and a half after a landslide cut off a connecting route between Monroe and Northampton Counties, the closure continues to impact local businesses. The PennDOT closure on Route 611 has been a major blow to local businesses in the community and even forced a couple […]
Man accused of stealing $6,000 from gambling machine
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man after he allegedly stole $6,000 from a gambling machine. On February 5, the Stroud Area Regional Police Department was called to a theft report at Sunoco Uni-Mart on Prospect Street in East Stroudsburg. Officers say the man pictured removed $6,115 from a Pennsylvania […]
Warren County’s top rated schools. See latest full list.
Warren County Vocational Technical School is the highest ranked high school in Warren County, according to an NJ Advance Media analysis of new school data released by the state Department of Education. The high school, located in Washington, serves students from throughout the county and ranks 99th statewide among high...
See all homes sold in Monroe County, April 22 to April 28
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Monroe County reported from April 22 to April 28. There were 55 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,278-square-foot home on Country Place Drive in Tobyhanna that sold for $294,000.
What are the Lehigh Valley’s best high schools? Here are the latest U.S. News rankings
U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of public high schools across the country, and four Lehigh Valley schools are among the top 100 in Pennsylvania. Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School was the highest ranking school in the region, coming in at 26th in the state. It’s the third year in a row for the school, and an improvement over last year, when it ranked 40th. ...
SOFTBALL: Phillipsburg Scores 12 in the Sixth Inning to Defeat Belvidere
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Shortstop Shantalina Blake had the big blow in the uprising with a go-ahead three-run homer as Phillipsburg High School scored 12 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Belvidere 12-2 in a Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament first round softball game on Wednesday at Ruth Gibbs Softball Complex. “The is a good example of how crazy the game of softball can be,” P’burg coach Kristin Polet said. “I don’t know if it can be explained. Hitting is contagious right? And this was a prime example of that “ CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE...
Man dies as car smashes into Lehigh Valley car dealership
A man died after his car left a Lehigh Valley roadway and crashed into about 20 vehicles parked outside an Allentown car dealership early Tuesday. The wreck took place just after 1 a.m. on April 30, 2024, along the 1900 block of Lehigh Street, Allentown police said in a news release shared on social media.
Marshall’s Falls Park opens in Monroe County
SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Marshall’s Falls Park has been in the making since 2008 when supervisors purchased the original 15-acre parcel. The Smithfield Township Manager, Julia Heilakka, says the main challenge was securing a highway occupancy permit from PennDOT for a driveway on Marshall’s Creek Road for a parking lot. There was a […]
Amid criminal investigation, Lehigh Valley ambulance squad is back to full staffing
The Easton Emergency Squad, which is under investigation over an administrator’s handling of day-to-day operations, has returned to full-time operating status, its board president said Wednesday. The squad also hopes to resume being the primary emergency provider in Easton. Mayor Sal Panto Jr. recently requested having Bethlehem Township EMS be the city’s primary supplier while the Easton ...
No.15 East Stroudsburg rallies to knock off Bloomsburg on day one
QUAKERTOWN, Pa - The No.15 East Stroudsburg Warriors rallied to overcome Bloomsburg in their PSAC Tournament opener on Wednesday. The Warriors coming away with a 5-4 win. The Huskies knocked off Slippery Rock in their opener earlier in the day. That momentum would carry over early on into their second game. After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, the Huskies would score 4-runs in the second.
Ribbon cut on St. Luke's Monroe Campus expansion, including 36-bed medical-surgical unit
The ribbon was cut on the expansion of St. Luke’s Monroe Campus on Thursday, April 25. President of St. Luke’s Monroe Campus Don Seiple, Chief of Emergency Medicine for St Luke’s Monroe Campus Peter Favini and President and Chief Executive Officer of the St. Luke's University Health Network Richard Anderson gave speeches before the ribbon was cut.
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