12 Year Old Boy Arrested After Terroristic Threats Made Regarding Pocono School
A 12-year-old boy who is a student at Pleasant Valley Middle School, has been charged with making terroristic threats. The unnamed minor allegedly threatened a school shooting, leading to charges of causing a catastrophe, threat to use weapons of mass destruction, and reckless endangerment. The boy is now in a juvenile detention center.
Read MoreLong Investigation Results In Multiple Arson Related Charges
In Carbon County, an investigation has led to a man from Lansford… homeowner, Benjamin Arnold… being arrested for paying another man… Richard Snyder… $10,000 to burn down his house for insurance money back in 2016. Snyder then allegedly paid yet another man… David Argott… $5,000 to set the fire. Charges of arson and insurance fraud […]
Read MoreLocal Monroe Resident Running For State House Seat
In Pocono Township, local resident Matt Long has announced his candidacy for the state House seat in the 115th district. A graduate of East Stroudsburg’s Notre Dame High School and Washington & Jefferson College, Long is running as a Republican. His campaign priorities include lowering inflation, improving education, reforming property tax, raising the minimum wage, […]
Read MoreTeachers Getting Pay Raises
In a unanimous decision, the East Stroudsburg school board has approved a six-year contract with the East Stroudsburg Education Association. The contract, which covers teachers and other positions, includes significant pay raises. A teacher on the first step of the pay scale will see their salary increase from $52,985 to $73,385 by 2029. The contract […]
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