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A brief history of Monroe County | Something to Think About
Debbie Kulick
For those who were living in Monroe County in 2011, you may well recall the 175th Anniversary of the county date of creation.
The celebration was not as grandiose as that of the Sesquicentennial (150th), but it did have a significant amount of history shared by many local historians.
The following county and township history was provided by Jeffrey L. Wright, Esq.
The history of Monroe County, which was formed on April 1, 1836 from parts of Pike and Northampton Counties, is rich and certainly helps us understand much of the landscape we have today.
Man charged in fatal shooting after argument in apartment complex near Lehigh Valley
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
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An argument between two Monroe County men on Tuesday evening ended with gunfire and one of the men dead, Pocono Township police report.
Jamaine Wilkins, 48, of Coolbaugh Township, was arrested and is charged with homicide, police said in a news release.
Prince X. Brown, 38, of Coolbaugh, was shot twice and was pronounced dead at a St. Luke’s University Health Network facility in the Stroud Township, police said.
Officers were dispatched at 6:25 p.m. to the Swiftwater Luxury Apartments at 1940 Route 611 in Pocono Township where they found Brown, a news release said.
Randy Halterman of Stroud Township is charged with homicide and attempted homicide after police say he shot and killed a man and wounded a woman in his home.
Rash of violence in the Poconos
Violent crime shook the Poconos this week. There were several shootings that left one person dead and several badly injured. Author: Carmella Mataloni Updated: 6:28 PM EST January 20, 2021
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. It all started Monday night with a shooting spree throughout Coolbaugh Township in Monroe County. That s near Tobyhanna and Mount Pocono.
A case of mistaken identity left four people shot and wounded. Police say three of the victims were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Five people are facing charges in connection to the violence.
Tuesday night, police say Randy Halterman, 66, from Stroud Township, shot and killed Adam Schultz, 20, from East Stroudsburg, and shot and wounded a woman after the two were found rummaging around Halterman s home on Paradise Trail near East Stroudsburg.