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🌱 What jurors heard about the fatal shooting linked to an East Stroudsburg bar

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Good day East Stroudsburg! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What jurors heard about the fatal shooting linked to an East Stroudsburg bar
  • See how East Stroudsburg standouts lit up college football this week
  • How East Stroudsburg South became a statewide standout for school breakfasts

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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower in the afternoon, temps: high: 81, low: 50.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 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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  • Buen día , estoy buscando a alguien que me ayude a cuidar a mi mamá durante el día por un par de horas.
    Si usted tiene paciencia y un corazón grande. Por favor déjame un mensaje para que podremos hablar.. (Nextdoor Marshalls Creek Rd)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Breast Friends of Pennsylvania (discovernepa.com)
  • Starbucks is closing 250 stores, including these Pa. locations (pennlive.com)
  • EPC football stat leaders: Parkland's TJ Lawrence put up great numbers, but his value went beyond stats (mcall.com)

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  • Girls soccer rankings for Sept. 30: There's some shuffling at the end of the Top 12 (lehighvalleylive.com)

Ok East Stroudsburg! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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