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After 18 years in Doylestown, and 10 years in Hunterdon County, we are coming to Monroe County! Homeschool Arts and Repertory starts Thursday programs this fall at the Barrett Administrative and Recreation Complex in Cresco!

I am writing in response to your August 21, 2024 letter, wherein, you request that I "cite any controlling Pennsylvania law, other than Dillon v. Erie, that stands for the proposition that an ordinance respecting discharge of firearms is preempted; or that it is in invalid for any other legal reason."

Barrett Township recently hired Neil L. Albert, a partner at the Ephrata-based law firm Zimmerman, Pfannebecker, Nuffort & Albert, LLP, to represent them in a legal challenge regarding the proposed firearm discharge ordinance. Albert was chosen over the township's standard solicitor.

Yesterday, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group (“FICG), a division of Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C., filed a letter on behalf of Firearm Owners Against Crime – Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action (FOAC-ILLEA) with Barrett Township Chairwoman Gardsy and Members of the Board of Supervisors regarding their recent consideration of an unlawful and unconstitutional firearm discharge ordinance.

Nate: I've posted this in a couple of places on FB and Nextdoor. If you think there's some merit, please consider sending it out to your email list. I've heard from several people that it was your notice the last time--for the first meeting where the ordinance was discussed--that they became aware this was even being discussed.

Thanks for your help.

Karl

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There has been a lot of interest in the "Peace and Good Order" ordinance in Barrett Township. The ordinance will be voted on TONIGHT, Wednesday Aug. 14 at the Supervisor's meeting, which begins at 5:30 PM at the BARC.

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CRESCO, PA (August 13, 2024) — The situation at the Oak Ridge Lane & Ridge Road residence in Cresco has taken a troubling turn. Early on Sunday, August 11, at approximately 12:30 AM, police were once again dispatched to the home, this time in response to a domestic disturbance. The eldest son of the household was reportedly holding the rest of the family at knifepoint.

The FBI is searching the Delmar home of ex-UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter in connection with a federal investigation.

A NewsChannel 13 photographer captured video of agents searching and taking pictures of both cars at the property on Dover Drive.

Agency spokeswoman Sarah Ruane confirmed that they were searching the home, but would not provide details on the investigation – per standard policy.

Ritter was the chief weapons inspector in Iraq. He was found guilty in 2011 of engaging in a sexually explicit web chat with a person in Pennsylvania who was pretending to a be a 15-year-old girl, according to Reuters. Ritter was actually corresponding with a detective for the Barrett Township Police Department.

BARRETT TWP., Pa. -- Police in the Poconos are trying to identify a man they say tried to steal money from a bank account.

It happened Wednesday just before 2 p.m. at First Keystone Community Bank on Route 390 in Barrett Township, Monroe County, police said.

Source:
https://nextdoor.com/p/BZS8D2yCRD5z?

Rotary of the Pocono Mountains would like to announce the 2024-2025 Barrett Township Citizen of the Year winner, Priscilla Blitz-Kice! Priscilla will have a tree planted at Ice Lake in her honor and will also be the Grand Marshal at the Barrett Township Halloween Parade.