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BARRETT TWP., Pa. -- Police in the Poconos are trying to identify a man they say tried to steal money from a bank account.

It happened Wednesday just before 2 p.m. at First Keystone Community Bank on Route 390 in Barrett Township, Monroe County, police said.

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Rotary of the Pocono Mountains would like to announce the 2024-2025 Barrett Township Citizen of the Year winner, Priscilla Blitz-Kice! Priscilla will have a tree planted at Ice Lake in her honor and will also be the Grand Marshal at the Barrett Township Halloween Parade.

Barrett Township Volunteer Fire Company Tanker 22-2-3 Responding to the fill site for a working house fire in Paradise Township, Monroe County PA. Date: 2/6/24

Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch of the Poconos is accustomed to hosting visitors regularly, however this Sunday was unique. Not only was the yeshiva honored to be visited by one of the leading Lubavitcher rabbonim, Harav Berel Bell, rov of Congregation Lubavitch in Montreal and Dayan in the Montreal Bais Din, he also spoke with the bochurim for two hours about an array of pertinent topics.

The 2023 water quality report from Aqua is now available. 

Inspected June 27.
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Violations: 13

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A fall getaway where the meals and many amenities are included.

The draw of a luxury all-inclusive resort often seems to lead to forking over lots of money for flights and travel, but there is one spot among the best in the country that's just a short drive away.

Skytop Lodge in Pennsylvania landed earlier this summer on Travel + Leisure's 16 Best All-inclusive Resorts in the USA list. The nearly century-old 5,500-acre Pocono Mountain resort came in at No. 5 on the list of 16 destinations.

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress stopped by a community center in the Poconos where some seniors are taking advantage of some cool activities indoors.

When mother nature heats things up, people start looking for something cool to do indoors.