Cresco News

Barrett Township is celebrating its birthday the way most people would like to - with a week-long event.

Veteran's Monument Dedication at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lehigh Township Municipal Building on Second Street, Gouldsboro, followed by a free barbecue.

People are using Monroe County's public libraries in record numbers as state lawmakers consider funding cuts to help resolve a budget crisis.

Charged with driving under the influence, the following appeared before Mountainhome Magisterial District Judge John Whitesell and will head to Monroe County Court: Karl Edward Woda, 49, of East Stroudsburg.

Paradise Valley Baptist Church has invited the public to join them in welcoming their new pastor, Eric Gustafson, and his family.

Facing drug charges, Vincent Amatrudi, 37, of Cresco, appeared before East Stroudsburg Magisterial District Judge Michael Muth and will head to Monroe County Court.

Members of Paradise Valley Baptist Church are welcoming their new pastor, Eric Gustafson, and his family.

Duplicate bridge players at Hughes Memorial Library qualifying for district finals are: 1AB Carole Maisel and Debby Ziev, both of Easton; 2AB Kathy Gilbert of Cresco and Jo McNally of Stroudsburg; 3AB Judy Brown of Stroudsburg and Sue Saganich of Mount Pocono; 4AB Art and Edwina Doyle, both of Bartonsville; 5AB Jacqualyn Newman of Stroud Township ...

Canadensis resident Peg Winters will present an art show and sale from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Cresco Station Museum.

Local Girl Scout officials are worried their only camp in Monroe County could be closed.

The Barrett Paradise Friendly Library on Route 390 in Cresco invites patrons and members of its extended communities to celebrate the official opening on Sunday, June 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. The library actually opened last June to serve patrons but a lot of fine tuning of details, such as landscaping, has finally been completed.

The motorcyclist killed in a Sunday night accident in Hamilton Township has been identified.

Millard Price II, 61, of Cresco, was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation after pleading guilty to corrupting minors.

Self-proclaimed Juggalos, ranging in age from 13 to 30, were part of the standing-room-only crowd at a Wednesday night gang presentation sponsored by the East Stroudsburg Neighborhood Crime Watch.

Mehmet Ali Edgu, the getaway driver in two separate break-ins at the Capri Pizzeria on Route 390 in Mountainhome last March, has agreed to plea to a felony trespass charge.

State Police at Swiftwater reported the following arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol over Memorial Day weekend: Elbert Lewis McClain, 40, of Tobyhanna, taken into custody after a traffic stop on Route 611 in Paradise Township at 10:23 p.m. on May 22.

The following cases appeared before Mountainhome Magisterial District Judge John Whitesell and will head to Monroe County Court: Felix N. Ayree, 23, of New York City, charged with giving false identification to law enforcement, failing to stop at a red signal and driving without a license.

Did financial distress drive Mumun "Marty" Barbaros over the edge, into a secret life of vandalizing business competitors' restaurants and - after being caught and charged - to suicide? Or was he always hell-bent on sabotaging anyone or anything that got in his way? Barrett Township residents and business operators who knew Barbaros - including one ...

The first area flea market for 2009 will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Mountainhome United Methodist Church.

Joseph Russell, 28, of Cresco was accused of burglary, theft and related charges after using a stolen rental truck to attempt to steal pallets of flour from Horizon Milling on Harvest Lane in Pocono Summit on May 11.