🌱 How today’s I-80 lane shifts could slow your East Stroudsburg drive
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In today's newsletter:
- How today’s I-80 lane shifts could slow your East Stroudsburg drive
- Why East Stroudsburg’s hospital earned a spot on a key maternity list
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 43 and low of 21 degrees.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 41, low: 36.
- Friday: Windy; morning rain, with a high of 53 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• PennDOT announces traffic shifts on I-80 in Monroe Co. on Wednesday (wfmz.com) — Expect lane restrictions and delays today on I-80 through East Stroudsburg as PennDOT shifts traffic between Exits 307 and 309 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work is part of a major 3.5-mile reconstruction that spans Stroud Township, Stroudsburg, and East Stroudsburg, affecting several nearby exits. 
• The 2026 Best Maternity Care Hospitals in Pennsylvania (metrokids.com) — Expecting parents in East Stroudsburg may be reassured to see Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono recognized among Pennsylvania’s best maternity care access hospitals, serving areas that might otherwise lack nearby services. The statewide U.S. News rankings spotlight 21 top maternity hospitals and underscore growing concern about maternal and infant health outcomes.
📸 Around East Stroudsburg
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🗓 Events Nearby
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FREE Cornhole at Pocono Play
Pocono Play , 2657 PA-940 , Pocono Summit
12:00 pm -
Open Mic Night and Jam
Slate Belt Brewing Company , 50 Broadway , Bangor
6:30 pm -
SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (1964)
The Gap Theatre , 47 S Broadway , Wind Gap
7:30 pm -
The Mahjong Club at the JRC!
Jewish Resource Center of Poconos , 1210 N 5th St , Stroudsburg
1:00 pm -
Kids' Gingerbread House Event
Western Pocono Community Library , 131 Pilgrim Way , Brodheadsville
5:30 pm -
Jazz Jam with Bill Washer and friends
Deer Head Inn , 5 Main St , Delaware Water Gap
7:00 pm -
SCROOGED (1989) in 35mm
The Gap Theatre , 47 S Broadway , Wind Gap
9:00 pm -
Old Fashioned Holiday Weekend
Foster-Armstrong House
1:00 pm -
X-MASSACRE MARATHON - A Yuletide Terror-Thon at Gap Theatre — Moviejawn
The Gap Theatre , 47 S Broadway , Wind Gap
3:00 pm -
Exhumed Films presents: X-MASSACRE MARATHON - A Yuletide Terror-Thon
The Gap Theatre , 47 S Broadway , Wind Gap
3:00 pm -
Christmas At The Vineyard
Blue Ridge Estate Vineyard & Winery , 239 Blue Ridge Rd , Saylorsburg
6:30 pm -
Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic
Camelback Mountain Real Estate , 1 Camelback Dr , Tannersville
7:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anybody know where I can buy a couple of bails of straw?
(Not hay). I'm building an outdoor shelter for the stray cats that people keep dropping off up here in the woods. At the moment, the cats are living… (Nextdoor Pine Creek Estates) - Hey Neighbors
I’m looking to make my garage doors automatic. Looking for a reasonable price. Any recommendations is truly appreciated. Thanks. (Nextdoor Waverly Dr)
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Restaurant Porter - Poconos in East Stroudsburg. Apply here.
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in East Stroudsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Stroudsburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Stroudsburg
- WATCH: Police seek public's help after decorative snowmen vandalized in Stroudsburg (fox56.com)
- Vote for the Pocono Record Athletes of the Week for 12/8-12/13 (poconorecord.com)
- The Most Shocking Black Celeb Deaths of 2025 (theroot.com)
Bangor
- Jason Marcantonis nets 20 as Bangor boys basketball hands Salisbury their first loss (wfmz.com)
- Lehigh Valley food safety report: Dead mice, black mold, dirty equipment, no hot water (mcall.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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