radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: June 5, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 06/05/26          TEMPERS FLARED AT A POCONO TOWNSHIP MEETING AS COMMISSIONERS LOCKED HORNS OVER PROPOSED PROTEST RESTRICTIONS FOLLOWING A RECENT PARK RALLY. A SHOUTING MATCH ERUPTED AND TABLE-SLAMMING ENSUED OVER A DRAFT ORDINANCE PROPOSING FIFTY-FOOT PROTEST BUFFER ZONES AROUND CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUNDS AND SPORTS FIELDS. OPPONENTS CLAIM THE BUFFERS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL, WHILE THE BOARD ULTIMATELY VOTED FOUR-TO-ONE TO SEND COMPETING DRAFTS TO THE SOLICITOR FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW.          THE POCONO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER IS INJECTING MORE SCIENCE AND MATH INTO ITS UPCOMING NATURE-BASED SUMMER DAY CAMP. STARTING JUNE 22ND IN DINGMANS FERRY, THE "SCI-Q" PROGRAM WILL BLEND CLASSIC OUTDOOR RECREATION WITH HANDS-ON STEM CONCEPTS. WHILE YOUNGER KIDS GET A FUN INTRODUCTION TO NATURE SCIENCE, OLDER CAMPERS WILL DIVE INTO COMPLEX FIELD- AND LAB-BASED EXPERIMENTS ALONGSIDE STEM PROFESSIONALS TO EXPLORE FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CAREER PATHWAYS.