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Court Fight Over Controversial Carnival Continues
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — A carnival in Monroe County went on as expected despite a dispute over permits. Officials hoped a judge would shut down the carnival along Route 209 near Marshalls Creek....
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Shut It Down: Judge Orders Carnival To Close Over Lack Of Permits
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — A carnival controversy in Monroe County headed to court Friday afternoon and a judge ruled the carnival had to shut down because it didn’t have the right kind of permit....
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Craigslist Scammer Targets Renters in Poconos
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — An ad on Craigslist to rent out a home in the Poconos for half price seemed too good to be true. And it was. The property owner in Monroe County says he filed a report with...
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Flames, Explosion Gut Part of Resort
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — Flames broke out at vacation villas owned by Fernwood Resort in the Poconos Wednesday morning. Officials say the fire and an apparent explosion damaged four units and...
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Man Accused of Stabbing 19-Year-Old Girl in the Neck
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — Troopers arrested a man in Monroe County who investigators said stabbed the back of a 19-year-old girl’s neck Sunday night. The attack happened at a home on Kingbird...
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Thieves Hit Store in Monroe County, Take Christmas Decorations
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — Christmas decorations were stolen from a store in Monroe County. State police said someone took nearly $1,000 worth of wreaths from Mignosi’s Super Foodtown last week....
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Pocono Home Gutted By Flames
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — Fire destroyed a home Thursday morning in Monroe County. Crews were called to Dawn Lane near Marshalls Creek around 11a.m. Thursday. They tell us one person was home at the...
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Man Faces Child Sex Charges
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — A man from Monroe County is facing child sex abuse charges. Troopers said they arrested Joseph Roselli of East Stroudsburg on Wednesday for allegedly touching a 14-year-old...
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Troopers Investigating Drive-by Shooting in Monroe County
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — State police are looking for whoever opened fire on a home in Monroe County leaving bullet holes in the siding. Troopers said it happened in the Lake of the Pines...
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Setting Up To Collect Syrup In The Sugar Bush
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — We are a long way from maple syrup season because the daytime temperatures are still way too cold, but an early sign of spring is when you see folks tapping trees before...
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Woman Robbed of Lottery Ticket Winnings
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — Police are looking for whoever robbed a female at a business in Monroe County. Authorities said the victim cashed a lottery ticket worth $100 at the Turkey Hill on Winona...
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School Closed By Frozen Water Tower
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — Frozen pipes have been an issue for homes and businesses during this cold snap, but what about a frozen water tower? That’s what kept one elementary school closed Tuesday...
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Junkyard Battle in the Poconos
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — Neighbors and township officials are trying to get what they are calling a junkyard property cleaned up in the Poconos. A zoning board held a hearing on the issue Tuesday...
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Power To Save: New Compost Site Saving Money and Environment
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — Folks in three townships in the Poconos can now use a compost site that opened this week. Tom Watson has been loading up his truck bed with free mulch and putting it to...
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Taxes Lost in Sale of Fernwood Hotel and Conference Center
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — How would you feel if you were out more than $880,000 dollars? That’s the amount lost in back taxes when the closed Fernwood Hotel and Conference Center was sold at...
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In the Poconos, Making the Most of a Sunny 5th
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP– A rainy 4th of July forced Elvis impersonator Kevin Mackintire to pack up his blue suede shoes and “leave the building”, canceling his performance at the Pocono Bazaar Flea...
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Man Drowns Trying to Swim Across Delaware River
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — A man has died after swimming in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Saturday afternoon. According to park officials, the man from Lebanon County drowned around...
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Two Charged with Robbing Pizza Deliveryman
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — Two people are locked up in Monroe County accused of robbing a pizza delivery person. State police say Jennifer McEntire held a gun to the victim’s head and demanded money...
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Walk Across America to Help Veterans
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — A man from Scotland walking across America to help veterans had to make an extended stop in the Poconos because of a leg injury, but he’s still finding a way to carry out...
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New Dog Park Opens in the Poconos
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — A new park is giving dogs in the Poconos something to bark about. With tails wagging, dogs scampered and seemed to be having a ball. Their owners say this dog park in...
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