🌱 Can Stroudsburg softball finish the job in Thursday’s EPC title game?

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• Can Stroudsburg softball finish the job in Thursday’s EPC title game?

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, a few showers; breezy, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Clearing, a couple of showers, temps: high: 63, low: 47.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Stroudsburg softball makes another statement by shutting out No. 1 Emmaus in EPC semifinals (lehighvalleylive.com) — Stroudsburg High School’s softball team is surging into Thursday’s EPC championship after a dominant 5-0 shutout of top-seeded Emmaus, powered by junior pitcher Jordan Cook’s two-hitter. With key hits from several Mountaineers, Stroudsburg extended its winning streak to 10 games and now faces Freedom at 5 p.m. Thursday at Pates Park in Allentown.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stroudsburg

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Thursday May 14

• Birding by Boat-Tobyhanna State Park
  Monroe County Conservation District Tobyhanna State Park
  7:45 am
• Newspaper Club w/ Mrs. Asendorf
  Stroudsburg MS Stroudsburg, PA 18360
  3:30 pm
• STEM Club - Mrs. Baillargeon
  Stroudsburg MS Tech Ed Classroom
  3:30 pm
• JHXC RACE # 2
  Stroudsburg MS Stroudsburg Junior High School, 1901 Chipperfield Dr, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, USA
  4:00 pm
• CES Kindergarten Readiness Night
  Chipperfield El Sch Stroudsburg, PA 18360
  5:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Century Day Bus Trip
  Monroe County Conservation District Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center
  8:00 am
• Baseball Car Wash - Morey Parking Lot
  Stroudsburg HS Stroudsburg, PA 18360
  8:00 am
• Building Open
  Monroe County Conservation District Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• STEM CLUB- Mrs. Baillargeon
  Stroudsburg MS 5/13: meet in the Tech Ed classroom
  3:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Birding by Boat-Tobyhanna State Park
  Monroe County Conservation District Tobyhanna State Park
  7:45 am
• STEM Club - Mrs. Baillargeon
  Stroudsburg MS Tech Ed Classroom
  3:30 pm
• Newspaper Club w/ Mrs. Asendorf
  Stroudsburg MS Stroudsburg, PA 18360
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Quick Monroe County market update for neighbors keeping an eye on the housing market:
  Home prices are up about 9.8% compared to this time last year, but buyers are definitely being more selective right now. Homes priced too… (Nextdoor Trout Lake)
• have a grinder pump in front of my house that is part of the sewer system, and sewage is leaking and surfacing into the surrounding yard and grass.
  The issue appears moderate in severity and seems to be coming from the pump area into the soil. I need someone to inspect the grinder pump, determine… (Nextdoor Target - Kohls)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Stroudsburg. Apply here.
• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager - Arby's Windgap in Wind Gap. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stroudsburg here.

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🗞 Nearby News

East Stroudsburg

• Restaurant inspections from Monroe County, April 27-May 3 (tricountyindependent.com)
• New sensory bus to hit the road in the Poconos (2822news.com)
• Claflin selected to the 2026 NCAA Division II Softball Tournament (hbcusports.com)

Bangor

• Hackettstown High School: Lionel Bart's Oliver! (wfmz.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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