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HARRISBURG, May 2 – State Rep. Maureen Madden announced she is expanding the assistance available through her office by offering monthly satellite hours at the Barrett Paradise Friendly Library in Cresco.

County: Monroe
Municipality: Barrett Twp
Road name: PA 191
Between: PA 390 and Sand Spring Road

2023 AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
June 13-15, 2023
Buck Hill Golf Club

Photo taken June 15, 2023

AQUA is currently replacing water lines in Cresco along 390 near Steele's Hardware and the Mountainhome Diner.  (These same style pipes were installed previously along 390 near Callie's Candy, and on Oak Lane in Mountainhome.)

BARRETT TWP., Pa. - Police in the Poconos are asking the public to keep an eye out for a suspicious vehicle.

Several people have reported a red SUV with red and blue lights in the dash trying to stop drivers in the Canadensis area of Barrett Township, Monroe County, said Pocono Mountain Regional police.

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Vehicle break in reported, Mountainhome

Jun. 7—A man faces felony charges for providing drugs that resulted in a woman's overdose death earlier this year in Wayne County.

State police at Honesdale charged Todd Wignall, 56, with felony first-degree drug delivery resulting in death, felony manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver and involuntary manslaughter. Wignall also faces multiple misdemeanor charges.

Jennifer Trasente discovered her friend, Amanda Parry deceased and Wignall unresponsive at her home at 1037 Main St., Dreher Twp. on Jan. 11, according to a criminal complaint.

Responding troopers found three lines of white powder, two besides Parry's credit card, a cut straw and baggie with white residue, the complaint reads.

Wignall, whose listed address is the Wayne County Correctional Facility, told troopers on Jan. 21 he received the drugs from an individual in Mountainhome, Monroe County, in exchange for helping him, according to the complaint. On Jan. 24, he told them he arrived at Trasente's home and saw Trasente and Parry smoking methamphetamine. Wignall went to take a shower and while undressing, removed a bread bag containing a powder substance he believed to be heroin and put it on the kitchen table.

The Poconos is littered with places to stay, with plenty of hotels (some of them are abandoned honeymoon resorts in the Poconos). The best way to enjoy all the luxury lodgings and comfy cabins that the Poconos has to offer is with an inn-to-inn hike like the Inn-to-Inn Trail, which takes hikers through bubbling brooks, gushing waterfalls, and thick hemlock forests.

The Inn-to-Inn hiking trail in the Poconos takes hikers 40 miles down the mountain from Skytop Lodge to Buck Hill Falls. The ancient inn at Buck Hill Falls may no longer be there, but hikers can still enjoy pleasant stays at Skytop Lodge, Pocono Manor, Crescent Lodge, and Country Inn along the way down to the gorgeous resort at Buck Hill Falls.

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We all have our own vision of the perfect getaway – from exploring the big city to escaping to a tiny Pennsylvania village. Have you ever considered, though, booking a stay at a lodge that has everything you could want (and more!) and just hiding away for a few days? You won’t find that difficult to do when you book a stay at the best cabin rental in Mountainhome, Pennsylvania, a luxurious lodge that’s brimming with unique amenities.

A northern Monroe County municipality is hoping to fix a congested major intersection.

The intersection of Routes 611, 940 and 196 in Mount Pocono is known for back-ups and accidents.

Plans to help alleviate those issues have been in the works for quite some time.

Source: WNEP

Newswatch 16's Amanda Eustice got a behind-the-scenes experience with the housekeeping staff at a popular Pocono resort.

Source: Pocono Record

State Rep. Tarah Probst is introducing legislation that would ban the sale of consumer-grade fireworks in Pennsylvania.

“The usage of fireworks has become a real nuisance in some areas, causing stress to pets and livestock, depriving people of sleep, and negatively impacting veterans and others with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),” said Probst, a Democrat representing parts of Monroe and Pike counties, in a sponsorship memo.

“Additionally, there have been daily complaints in the summertime of people not following the law and shooting off fireworks in small towns, boroughs, and residential areas, potentially causing collateral damage throughout our communities,” Probst said in the memo.