On my way home the other day I saw a few police officers on the side of the road near Mary Ann’s Dairy Bar. There was a car that looked like it crossed over the double line and landed on the grass on the Mary Ann’s side of the road. Big deal? No…but having moved [...]
Last weekend we went out and got our Christmas tree at the Farmers Basket in Stroudsburg which is located directly to the left of Ritas Water Ice(which is closed for the season). Every year since I moved to the Poconos I have gotten my tree from there, initially simply because it was close to where [...]
In today’s world scandal and gossip seems to travel faster then the speed of light, and good news, well that can be hard to get a hold of sometimes.
Yesterday I received a check in the mail for $420 from my bank, it was an overage from them calculating my taxes because the Homestead Tax Relief Act had kicked in. Simply put, I finally got my “casino discount”. If your taxes are not escrowed in(mine are), or are already calculated with this discount(mine were not) then instead of a refund you would just not be paying that money up front. So next year, I will just pay that much less in taxes and might even get a greater discount depending on how the casino does.
So the question is, did you get a break this year? Are you eligible? And why is no one talking about this?!
A few weeks back we were on our way home from a trip up to the Scranton/Carbondale area when we hit a deer. Fortunately no one was hurt, except the deer, but we were all were pretty shook up from it and it reminded me just how unpredictable deer, and life, can be. We were [...]
If you drove through downtown Stroudsburg at night this week you would notice that the Christmas lights are up on the trees! I love the “old town” charm of the christmas lights on trees in winter, the flower baskets hanging off the poles in summer, those things that give Stroudsburg that ‘small town’ charm feeling [...]
I sure as heck can’t – stop by the Eastburg Friendly’s this Saturday June 6th from 12pm – 5pm to receive a free single scoop cone or dish. Yum!
The fourth annual Run for the Red is happening this Sunday so if you’re planning to visit the area be sure to visit PoconoMarathon.org to view the course map to avoid the race path. Many streets are shut off for periods of time and unless you’re familiar with the area you may find yourself a [...]
From now until “the recession has lessened”, at least for the summer if not the year, after 4pm on Friday’s Cherry Valley Golf Course will be offering free golf. I heard about this at the business card exchange that they held at their location this month but I would still call to double check the [...]
Last weekend was unusually warm for March in the Poconos (above 60 degrees) and after being holed up inside all winter we were more then ready to get out for some weekend fun. My son was dying to play outside but the warm weather had caused all the snow to melt making our yard and [...]
I recently found out about this program that provides free ski passes for 4th and 5th graders through the Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association Website http://www.skipa.com. There is a $15 processing fee and requires the purchase of an adult ticket for most resorts as well but it’s a great opportunity if you’re a skier and looking [...]