radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: May 18, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 05/18/26          A MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY GATHERED SATURDAY TO MOURN THE TRAGIC LOSS OF FIVE-YEAR-OLD AJANI JERMAINE SAMUELS. NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS HELD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP TO SUPPORT AJANI'S FAMILY.  HE WAS A NON-VERBAL BOY WITH AUTISM, WHO WENT MISSING LAST WEEKEND AND WAS LATER FOUND DEAD IN A NEARBY BODY OF WATER. ATTENDEES SANG SONGS, HELD A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND PLEDGED LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR THE GRIEVING FAMILY.          A STROUDSBURG MAN FACES SENTENCING THIS JULY AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO FIRING A GUN INTO A MAIN STREET BUSINESS LAST FALL. 33-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH CASTRO PLEADED GUILTY TO MISDEMEANOR CHARGES OF RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT AND POSSESSING AN INSTRUMENT OF A CRIME. POLICE SAY CASTRO SHOT THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW OF STONEHAüS MEADERY IN OCTOBER, WHILE TWO RESIDENTS WERE SLEEPING IN AN APARTMENT UPSTAIRS.