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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 26 Counties (source)

Barrett Township Firemen’s Relief Association - Monroe County - Audit Period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020
Finding: insufficient surety bond coverage.

View Audit Report Here

To the editor - as written:

Subject: Jon Clark contractor

Message:

I'm writing to you about Jon Clark contracting.

Frequently Asked:

Going crazy with poor or nonexistent Blue Ridge cable service. Anybody else in Canadensis Cresco area having issues? Generally service is spotty but it’s been terrible on and off for over a week now. Ty 

My Answer:

The crash happened just before 9 p.m. on Saturday night.

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — A man is dead after a crash in Monroe County.

The wreck happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday night near the intersection of Paradise Valley Road and Wyndham Drive near Cresco.

As read at the public Auditor meeting - January 4, 2022

Welcome New Supervisors

It’s a politically exciting time in Barrett nowadays, as our voters recently elected 3 new supervisors.

Maybe it’s the low, end-of-year light, but on the trail to Mount Wismer, I seem to feel forest life settling down all around me. Black bears denning up, sows soon to birth young. White-tailed deer snuffling the leaf litter for acorns and beechnuts. Coyote and foxes, fishers and otters, rabbits, mice, and voles — do they smell snow coming? The cold-blooded creatures are still.

The sense of connectedness to the natural world is strong here. It’s quiet. The only sounds are the crunch of boots, rustle of leaves, and sighing breezes among bare branches.

Please take note and beware, there is a check scam targetting local checking account holders, confirmed with First Keystone Community Bank and heard from a reliable source that also People's Security Bank & Trust accounts.  The fake check was written to KENNETH STEPHENS and deposited.  Attached is a screenshot of the actual (fake) check with name and signature.  If anyone else has similar experience please forward any details or screenshots to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

PUBLIC NOTICE REORGANIZATION MEETING TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Supervisors of Barrett Township will hold a reorganization meeting on January 3, 2022 at 9 a.m., at the Barrett Township Municipal Building, 993 Route 390, Cresco, Pennsylvania 18326. All those who are interested are invited to attend. If you require any special accommodations to attend or participate in the public meeting, please contact the Township at 570-595-2602 at least one day in advance. WEITZMANN, WEITZMANN & HUFFMAN, LLC By: Todd W. Weitzmann, Esq. 700 Monroe Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Barrett Township Solicitor P - Dec. 16

The third performance is at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21 at the Tennis Tea at Buck Hill Falls.
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Kathryne Rubright, Pocono Record
Sun, December 12, 2021, 6:00 PM·2 min read

Irving Berlin fans can enjoy a 90-minute cabaret based on his works this month at two venues in the Poconos.

Four vocalists will perform “A White Christmas Cabaret” twice at the Lodge at Mountain Springs Lake and once at the Tennis Tea at Buck Hill Falls.

Editor's Note: Kudos to our friends at Skytop Lodge for making this list!  

“The gingerbread hotel at Skytop Lodge in Skytop, Pennsylvania, measures 19 ft. wide by 12 ft. deep and reaches a height of 11 ft. from its base. Production on the gingerbread hotel began in early August and the lodge staff set to work assembling the structure the week of Halloween. Once the frame was erected, the entire bakery team labored to attach the gingerbread and then the candy decorations.”

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