AT&T adds cell tower along Route 33

WIND GAP ― A new AT&T tower has been added along Pennsylvania Route 33 in the Wind Gap area, according to the cell service company and the Monroe County Dead Cell Zone Project.The tower “will enhance coverage north toward Saylorsburg and south toward Ackermanville,” according to AT&T and the Project.The Monroe County Dead Cell Zone Project is an effort [...]

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Monroe County makes millions with Airbnb rentals

With hosts raking in nearly $19 million in revenue over the course of 2019, the Poconos have become an absolute hot-spot for Airbnb rentals.According to the short-term rental company, Monroe County hosts welcomed 156,200 guests to their properties over the past year, netting them $18.9 million after taxes and fees and establishing the area as Airbnb’s third most-profitable county in the commonwealth.Only Philadelphia, which took $66.8 million, and Allegheny, which [...]

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No deal on old Stroudsburg ShopRite building, developer takes if off the market

STROUDSBURG — The potential buyer of the Monroe Plaza, home of the old ShopRite supermarket in Stroudsburg, has apparently walked away from the prospective deal and the New Jersey-based owner of the sprawling property has pulled the listing off the market, a broker involved in the deal said Monday."The owners are deciding what they want to do with it," said Bart Delfiner of Equity Retail Brokers. "It’s off the market at the moment."The announcement comes [...]

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Ex-financial planner convicted on fraud charges

A former East Stroudsburg financial planner has been tried and convicted on fraud charges stemming from a scheme that netted him millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains.The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that Anthony Diaz, 52, was convicted on seven counts of wire fraud and four counts of mail fraud following a 12-day trial held before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion in Scranton that wrapped up on Wednesday. [...]

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Stroudsburg's Olde Engine Works launches blog

Norman Fayne knows a thing or two about a good story.The owner of Olde Engine Works in Stroudsburg has been an avid collector and dealer in the antique world for decades.His marketplace houses nearly 100 dealers spread across the nearly 117-year-old, 20,000-square-foot building that once functioned as a machine shop. In fact, if you are interested, you can read about the building’s history on the Olde Engine Work’s website.But some of the most [...]

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Developer wants to build apartments at old WSBG radio building

Another potential large apartment building project is being considered for downtown Stroudsburg on the site of the former WSBG radio station on S. Sixth Street, a block off Main Street.John Iacono, one of the principals involved in the project, was reluctant to discuss details on Thursday.“I don’t want it public just yet,” Iacono said. “Plans are being drawn up.” He said the project involves bringing more apartments to the borough. Iacono, [...]

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Historic East Stroudsburg armory building bought by Sherman Theater Exec. Director

The historic National Guard Armory in East Stroudsburg has a new owner who wants to rent it out as a community space for everything from weddings, to fundraisers, to trade shows, and every special event in between.You name it, you got it — just what social halls have always been.The new owner, Rich Berkowitz, has done this sort of thing before, bringing old buildings with questionable futures back from the brink. Berkowitz runs the Sherman Theater on Main Street [...]

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Can a DUI conviction in Pa. prevent you from having a gun? Yes, divided U.S. court says

Can a drunken driving conviction in Pennsylvania trigger a lifelong federal ban on possessing a gun?Under certain circumstances, yes, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has decided.The court majority reached that precedential decision in an opinion by Judge Patty Shwartz in the case of Raymond Holloway Jr.Holloway, a Pottstown resident, filed suit in 2017, claiming a 12-year-old DUI conviction in Cumberland County was wrongly [...]

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Scalia meets with NEPA Alliance, business leaders

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance welcomed the United States Department of Labor to a fruitful roundtable discussion with key business leaders from the area this week.Secretary Eugene Scalia met with NEPA members in Luzerne County on Jan. 13 to discuss the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the workforce needs of regional employers, recovery to work efforts and deregulation to assist employers.“We had a very productive and engaging discussion with [...]

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Peebles rebrands following lackluster holiday season

Brodheadsville’s Peebles department store will get a fresh new look - and perhaps some hot new bargains - when it is re-branded as a Gordmans in February, though questions abound as to whether or not the move can help reinvigorate parent company Stage Stores after a disappointing holiday season.The beloved retailer will join a slew of other stores that will switch their name to the off-price Gordmans brand next month, an official from Stage Stores Inc., the company that owns [...]

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New Giant coming to Pocono Summit

Giant Food Stores has announced they will be building a new store in Pocono Summit, at the southwest corner of Interstate 380 and Route 940.“The new 66,000 square-foot Giant will be built from the ground up over the next 18 months,” said Ashley Flower, Manager of Public Relations at Giant Food Stores. “We anticipate an opening in 2021.”This will be Giant’s third store location in Monroe county. The first store location was opened in [...]

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Stroudsburg family goes into business of beauty

For Erin DeRosa, it's all about preserving "what I've got."At 48, DeRosa — along with her daughters Charlotte, 14, and Olivia, 16, — is interested in skincare that uses organic and natural ingredients. So about a year ago, they decided to apply their entrepreneurial face and make their own products.“I have always wanted to do something, involving natural ingredients because that is important to me,” DeRosa said.The result is the new [...]

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'Snip' for a cause in Stroudsburg

STROUDSBURG - One feline-frenzy of an event at Pocono Peak Veterinary Center will go a long way toward helping a beloved local shelter.On Saturday, Pocono Peak opened the doors of their Main Street center for a low-cost spay and neuter clinic that saw over 100 patients, a significant increase from last year’s 78 patients.Veterinarian Samantha Thompson, aka “Dr. Sammie,” said that the affordable pricing - $50 to spay and $40 to neuter – were a [...]

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Test Drive: 5 favorite cars of 2019

This week, we present our five favorite test drives of last year. Included are cars only, as next week we’ll feature our five best test drives for SUVs, trucks, minivans, etc. So here we go with our five car test drives that impressed this scribe for reasons noted in the capsule. In no particular order, here we go.1. 2019 BMW 330i xDrive Sedan: Built in Munich, Germany, and sporting a longer wheelbase, less weight and perhaps the best looks in the history of compact class BMWs, this [...]

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Wawa facing lawsuits over data breach at all of its stores

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Wawa convenience store chain is facing a wave of lawsuits over a data breach that affected its 850 locations along the East Coast.Wawa Inc. discovered malware on its payment processing servers this month before stopping the breach Dec. 12, the company has said. Officials with the company, based in Wawa, Pennsylvania, believe the malware had been collecting card numbers, customer names and other data since as early as March.The Philadelphia [...]

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Cars We Remember: Vintage race cars, C3 Corvettes and post-muscle car memories

Q: Greg, with all the talk about the great new C8 mid-engine Corvette, do you feel the C3 generation Corvettes built after 1974 are decent buys in the collector car hobby? I am currently browsing the internet and looking at 1975 and up C3 prices, and there are some great buys out there and many for less than $10,000. I understand these are probably the slowest Corvettes built, but do you feel there is any future price upside for these Corvettes? Also, how about the market for vintage race cars? [...]

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LVHN acquires Coordinated Health

Lehigh Valley Health Network has acquired the assets of Coordinated Health.Coordinated Health is a hospital and health network with 22 locations, including an ambulatory surgery center in East Stroudsburg. Lehigh Valley Health Network’s locations include Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono in East Stroudsburg.Patients will continue to see the same Coordinated Health physicians and care teams in the same locations, said Dr. Brian Nester, LVHN’s president and CEO. [...]

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Opinion: Better trade agreement: NAFTA replacement should be approved

The new North American trade agreement is a better deal for U.S. workers than its predecessor. President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have shown that trade is an issue that crosses party lines.Amid the drama of impeachment on Capitol Hill, the proposed agreement marks a notable achievement for American government.While not the total rewrite promised by the president, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement offers much to many. One beneficiary would be [...]

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Tobyhanna Army Depot engages in cooperative training

A partnership between Tobyhanna Army Depot and the U.S. Army High Tech Regional Training Site will result in better operational readiness on a critical military weapons system.Eleven depot employees recently participated in a weeklong operator familiarization course focusing on the AN/TSC-156 Phoenix Multi-Channel Tactical Satellite Communication Terminal.“The course was designed to teach new operators how to use the system and to refresh knowledge for expert [...]

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Opinion: Give thanks, Americans. You're back to work.

If you find your Thanksgiving table descending into a fight about whether President Donald Trump's Ukraine scandal rises to an impeachable offense, put down the mashed potatoes, tap your wine glass, gather your family's attention, and tell them that this holiday is reserved for gratitude. If they doubt that American public life offers anything to be thankful for, ask them to consider this: The American people are finally back to work.This year, the rate of employment for people [...]

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