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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Man on trial in fatal Poconos shooting said he was surrounded by gang (centredaily.com) — Testimony in a homicide trial tied to an East Stroudsburg bar describes how an alleged gang dispute escalated into a fatal shooting at My Place Bar & Grill on Milford Road. Defendant Matthew Morales says he tried to distance himself from the Bloods, believed he was being set up, and fired once at longtime friend Henry Koroma Jr. because he feared being killed by surrounding gang members.
• Local college football roundup: Nazareth's Kuehner a scoring machine for Lafayette (lehighvalleylive.com) — Several East Stroudsburg South graduates and East Stroudsburg University players made big contributions across college football last weekend, including in ESU's 51-0 win over Lackawanna. The roundup tracks local standouts from East Stroudsburg and neighboring high schools now playing at Bloomsburg, Shippensburg, Bentley, and many other programs, giving hometown fans a detailed look at how their former stars are performing.
• Pennsylvania School Breakfasts Climb 13% as State Honors Top 10 (mychesco.com) — East Stroudsburg High School South is one of just 10 schools statewide honored for dramatically boosting student participation in Pennsylvania's universal free breakfast program. State officials say schools served 92.3 million breakfasts last year, with most going to low‑income students, and the new budget keeps funding free breakfasts, school infrastructure upgrades, mental health and safety initiatives, and Farm to School efforts.
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