radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: April 20, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 04/20/26          A DRAMATIC RESCUE UNFOLDED IN MONROE COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER A FIRE BROKE OUT AT WERRY’S PUB. FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AT THE MILFORD ROAD LANDMARK TO FIND HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES, WITH REPORTS OF PEOPLE TRAPPED ON THE SECOND FLOOR. CREWS QUICKLY USED A LADDER TO PULL ONE ADULT TO SAFETY BEFORE BRINGING THE BLAZE UNDER CONTROL IN JUST TWENTY MINUTES. SIX PEOPLE WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE FOR SMOKE INHALATION, THEN RELEASED.  A STATE POLICE FIRE MARSHAL IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.  NO WORD YET ON THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY.            A TRESPASSING CALL JUST BEFORE 9PM SATURDAY EVENING LED TO A STRUGGLE AND AN ARREST IN POCONO TOWNSHIP.  POLICE ARRIVED TO THE HOME ON LAUREL LAKE ROAD AND FOUND JONATHAN ACIERNO HIDING BEHIND A SHELF INSIDE A SHED ON THE PROPERTY.  OFFICERS SAY ACIERNO REFUSED TO COME OUT AND RESISTED ARREST BEFORE BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE MONROE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.