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Woodstove fire causes about $50,000 in damage to Slate Belt house
The owner of a home damaged in a fire last night in Portland initially believed her neighbor's house was on fire when she noticed a bright, orange glow outside her kitchen window around 11.
Stroudsburg fire leaves dozens homeless | PHOTOS
Firefighters rescued five people trapped by a fire that gutted the third floor of a Stroudsburg apartment building last night.
Bridge commission to extend deadline to use grant money until end of 2010
The renovations on Larry Holmes Drive are part of the $2.1 million in waterfront improvements that are being funded by a grant from the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
HHS class of 1954 holds reunion
Font size: [A] [A] [A] ERIC CONOVER/Staff Photographer Members of the Hazleton High School class of 1954 held their class reunion in September at the Valley Country Club.
The population of the United States now stands at more than 307 million; in 1980 it was 226 million.
Infighting among Slate Belt municipalities slowing growth at Portland Industrial Park
Nine years after the Portland Industrial Park was built, the only tenant in the 96-acre parcel is plastics maker Ultra-Poly , whose owners own the park.
Suspicious blaze destroys building at Foxmoor mall
Destroyed in the ashes at the Foxmoor Village mall: $200,000 of brand-new rattan furniture.
Water battle latest setback for Portland Industrial Park
The future of the Portland Industrial Park, considered key to the economic future of the Slate Belt, hangs in limbo again amid disagreement between surrounding municipalities and the Portland Borough Authority over water tapping fees.
Fire destroys Rt. 191 house in Upper Mount Bethel
A vacant Upper Mount Bethel Township house on Route 191 was destroyed in a fire this morning, and a state police fire marshal was called to investigate.
Ron Angle questions whether Portland Borough grant money is going to targeted recipients
Northampton County councilman and Slate Belt resident Ron Angle has raised concerns over grant money that was earmarked for low-income residents to receive assistance with sewer costs that went to a handful of Portland Borough elected officials and others with government ties.
Upper Mount Bethel Township supervisor candidates discuss land development and police
Three candidates seek two seats on the board of supervisors in the largest and most populous municipality in the Slate Belt.
Best approach for Bangor coal-ash quarry is to keep testing, keep reporting
Residents of Bangor and East Bangor who live near an abandoned slate quarry used to dispose of coal ash learned this week that RRI Energy -- the utility that operates the quarry and the Portland generating station -- has received state and federal clearances in terms of keeping heavy metals out of local water supplies.
Stroudsburg Volunteer Fire Co. Chief Clement 'Butch' Kochanski dies after heart attack
Stroudsburg Volunteer Fire Co. Chief Clement "Butch" Kochanski died suddenly Wednesday afternoon after a heart attack, according to a report in the Pocono Record.
RRI Energy hosting public meeting in Bangor about coal ash disposal site
Coal ash from the Portland Generating Station is dumped in Bangor. Two environmental groups, Environmental Integrity Project and Earthjustice , say an ash disposal site at the Bangor quarry has an inadequate lining.
Police searching for Slate Belt tire slashing suspects
Two Slate Belt families awoke Saturday to some unpleasant news when they found tires slashed on their vehicles, according to police records.
Pocono midday Wednesday: Looking for reality dating love
Everyone else on the planet has been on a reality dating show, so why not someone from the Poconos? It finally happens tonight when a Canadensis native is the subject of a dating show .
Couple rescued from Delaware River are Plainfield Township man and angry wife -- UPDATE
Students taking a boating safety course are visible from the Delaware River shore in Upper Mount Bethel Township.
Rescue crews called for person in Delaware River near Portland Bridge
Emergency crews have been called out for a report of a person in the Delaware River just north of the Portland Bridge.
Overlay option for area code 570, including Portland and Upper Mount Bethel, is the better choice
"We're running out of numbers" is an all-too-frequent alarm bell in the telephone regulatory bureaucracy and it's now ringing in northeast Pennsylvania.