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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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Photo taken 11/17/21
Concrete pad for the store is now finished.
Piping for storm water system is on-site.

STROUDSBURG – Stroud Area Regional Police are investigating Roger Umphrey, 60, of East Stroudsburg, after the former custodian for the Pocono Mountain School District was recorded on videotape admitting that he had arranged to meet a 15-year-old boy for sex.

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Only 7 votes difference between Daryl Speicher and Bill Pipolo!  

Based on unofficial results:

Supervisors:
Pam Gardsy (6 years)
Daryl Speicher (6 years)
Kelly Slinger (2 years)

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