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WHAT YOU CAN'T HAVE (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
Not all information is public. Some requests will be denied if they deal with things like:
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FORUM ON YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
What government documents are available to the public? How do you get them? How much does it cost? How long does it take?
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RIGHT-TO-KNOW REPORT CARD (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
The Pocono Record recently sent Right-to-Know requests to every municipality and school district in Monroe County, plus Monroe and Pike county governments.
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Filing a Right-to-Know request (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
In honor of Sunshine Week, the national effort to stress the importance of open government, here is the step-by-step process for filing a Right-to-Know request:
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It's your Right to Know (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
It's been more than a year since Pennsylvania enacted its new Right-to-Know law, but experts say it's going to be years before it gets perfected.
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Toyota joins probe of N.Y. Prius crash (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
HARRISON, N.Y. — Toyota has agreed to help with the investigation of a Prius accident in the New York suburbs, and a U.S. senator is demanding that the automaker disclose all its findings.
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Mid-Delaware Bridge work will affect traffic (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
A $2.6 million rehabilitation and detour starts this month on the busy Mid-Delaware Bridge connecting Matamoras and Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Five plans considered for Pike Library (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
With plans abandoned for a proposed $8 million Pike County Public Library headquarters to be built on West Harford Street, five other plans are being considered.
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Cab company is granted a limousine license (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
A local cab company has been granted a limousine license as one limousine service officially goes out of business.
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Tolerance increasing in Poconos (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
Tolerance of gay and lesbian young people is on the rise in the Poconos, though work remains to be done before full acceptance is achieved, a panel of speakers said Saturday.
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Wilkins agent ranks in top 'Wikiteers' (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
Kathy Skilllman, real estate agent of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates, has ranked fourth in the Top 10 Wikiteers for 2009.
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What kind of insurance company should you use? (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
DEAR BRUCE: I have a question about homeowners' insurance. I was recently out to dinner with several of my friends, and homeowners' insurance came up. My husband and I have always had the same (very well-known) insurance company.
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Real estate agent gets national award for service (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
Diane Edwards of Fitzgerald GMAC Real Estate, Routes 390 and 447, Canadensis, has received the Premier Service Diamond national award for providing superior customer service to home buyers and sellers in the Poconos.
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Passero earns Realtor of Month award (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
Debra Passero has earned the Realtor of the Month title for January at Weichert Realtors Ruffino Real Estate, 406 W. Harford St., Milford. Passero earned her award by getting the most new listings (four) in the month, while holding two open houses.
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Online seminar for businesses Wednesday (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
A seminar sponsored by the Pocono Record to help businesses use the Internet as a marketing tool has been rescheduled for Wednesday at the Quality Inn, 1220 W. Main St., Stroudsburg. It was rescheduled from Feb. 17 because of a snowstorm.
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Sipping the success: New Neola vineyard growing well (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
What started out as just a hobby for Randy and Linda Rice has turned into a successful business.
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Mount Pocono Suzuki earns national honor (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
Ray Price Suzuki of Mount Pocono has been named to American Suzuki Motor Corp.'s 2009 President's Club — making it one of the top 15 dealers in the company's U.S. dealer network, which totals approximately 350.
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Management group gets new work, awards (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
Appletree Management Group of Moscow has created a new division, Mountain Resort Ski & Golf, which has recently taken over management of Alpine Mountain Ski & Snow Tubing Center, Analomink.
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Full of beans (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
A new coffee shop on Main Street in Stroudsburg has drawn in crowds as much for the quality of its beans as the oddity of its name.
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Estate tax phaseout: Time to prepare your will (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
If you're rich, the best estate planning advice would be to die quickly. If you're not, the best advice is to either review or rewrite your estate planning documents to make sure your heirs aren't left high and dry if you die.
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ESSA shuffling managers (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
Jill Gunther, manager of the ESSA Bank & Trust Eagle Valley Weis Markets location in East Stroudsburg, has been named branch manager of the Mount Pocono Weis Markets location.
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DEEDS DONE (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
Scott E. and Julie W. Gaddis to Premetesh Chattoo and Ami Dave, Lot 69, Section 5, Timber Trails, $260,000
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Agent joins Wilkins (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
Thomas Waslowski has joined Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates and will work out of the Brodheadsville office.
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Wind advisory: Gusts up to 45 mph in the Poconos; rain to continue (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory through 10 tonight.
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Body of elderly man found after fire in Kingston (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
KINGSTON, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say an elderly man died in an accidental fire early Saturday.
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Allentown man charged with strangling sister-in-law (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a man has been charged with killing his sister-in-law.
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Man charged in attack on nun at N.J. church (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark police have arrested a 52-year-old city man who allegedly attacked a nun at a local church this week and stole a laptop computer.
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Hospital: LV nurse had manslaughter conviction (Sat, 13 Mar 2010)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania hospital official says a man worked there for three years and even obtained a nursing degree despite having a manslaughter conviction on his record.
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Heavy rains may cause flooding in Poconos this weekend (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
Expect constant rain, intense wind and the threat of flooding from quick snow melt in the Poconos this weekend.
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Fire-sprinkler rules will jack up price of new homes (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
Here's a great reason to start building that new home now: The cost will be going up by thousands of dollars starting Jan. 1.
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Defense witness says Sen. Rhoades caused own death (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
Day three in the trial of the man charged with killing state Sen. James Rhoades began Friday with an accident reconstruction expert testifying for the defense that Rhoades caused his own death in the 2008 two-vehicle crash in Gilbert.
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Sherman show to benefit family of late rocker Dave Dzambo (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
It won't be officially known for weeks how Dave Dzambo died last month — only that he died peacefully, in his sleep, in his Bangor home.
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East Stroudsburg fatal shooting trial starts March 17 (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
A man charged in a shooting murder outside an East Stroudsburg dance club is scheduled for trial March 17.
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Rosemary Brown challenges John Siptroth for 189th District seat (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
Rosemary Brown, who left working in the corporate sector to raise a family, has begun a campaign as the Republican candidate for state Representative in the 189th District against Democratic incumbent John Siptroth.
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Day 3 highlights from the Senavitis trial (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
An accident reconstruction expert testified for the defense that state Sen. James Rhoades caused his own death by crossing into Thomas Senavitis' lane and hitting Senavitis' pickup.
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If you go to the Dave Dzambo benefit concert (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
What: Benefit concert for family of Dave Dzambo, a local rock musician who died in February
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This year's parade could benefit from later date (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
Officials from the Pocono Irish-American Club sometimes are asked why the group holds its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade the weekend after St. Patrick's Day.
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Little too much off the side along Smithfield Twp. road (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
Like a bad haircut, Smithfield Township brush-clearing crews cut too close for Andrea Rimberg's taste.
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Red Cross giving free St. Patrick's T-shirts to blood donors (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
The American Red Cross will be giving away free 2010 St. Patrick's Day T-shirts to all presenting donors at the following drives: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Stroud Mall in the blood mobile and from noon to 4 p.m.
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Man charged with accidentally firing gun in Barrett (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
William Mills, 63, of Mountainhome, faces reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct charges after, according to police, he accidentally fired his gun while waving it around when a man came to his home to retrieve property.
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