In Monroe County’s Polk Township, two positions are open for supervisor. Democrat Mike Hurley is the incumbent for the six-year term, challenged by Republican Robert Butler. Democrat Joan McKinsey is ...

Filling sale St. Matthew’s UCC, Kunkletown, is selling homemade filling. Orders are due on Nov. 12. Pickup is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17. Payment is to be made then. Garden Club The Mon...

Banned Books Week Today at 6:30 p.m., Western Pocono Community Library will be holding a banned-book discussion. The book is “The Glass Castle” by Jeanette Walls. Contact the library for more inform...

State police at Fern Ridge are investigating several cases involving thefts from motor vehicles. • Police said someone entered a vehicle between 10 p.m. Sept. 20 and 7:25 a.m. Sept. 21 on the 700 bloc...

Children’s programs The Western Pocono Community Library Children’s Department now hosts two new programs. On the first and third Monday of the month at 1 p.m. the library will hold a program titled B...

The Polk Township supervisors on Monday voted to suspend electronic recycling at the township transfer station for the next three months while they look into alternative methods of collecting and disp...

The Woods, a planned development located off Haney Road in Polk Township has gotten the go-ahead in Phase I with a few minor conditions. “The first phase consists of 12 lots,” said Chris McDermott, of...

A Kresgeville man who threatened to kill his son, and others, with a knife has been charged by state police at Lehighton with simple assault and terroristic threats. The incident occurred at 3:25 p.m....

When you’re a frog, you can’t bundle up for winter. When you’re a tree, you can’t stay warm by the fireplace. Curious about how different kinds of critters prepare for cold weather? Then plan to atten...