Bigfoot Country Radio | radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: April 23, 2026

       A DRAMATIC, HOUR-LONG RESCUE TOOK PLACE IN MONROE COUNTY TUESDAY FOLLOWING A COLLISION BETWEEN A SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE AND AN OVERTURNED TRACTOR-TRAILER. FIRE CREWS FROM MARSHALLS CREEK AND NEIGHBORING PIKE COUNTY USED HEAVY HYDRAULIC TOOLS TO FREE A DRIVER PINNED BENEATH THE TRUCK'S DASHBOARD IN MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP.  THE VICTIM WAS TREATED ON-SCENE BY FLIGHT MEDICS BEFORE BEING FLOWN TO A REGIONAL TRAUMA CENTER WITH MAJOR INJURIES.            REAL ESTATE PRICES IN MONROE COUNTY JUMPED MORE THAN 10 PERCENT IN MARCH, WITH THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE NOW SITTING AT 336-THOUSAND DOLLARS.  THE POCONO MOUNTAINS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS REPORTS THAT WHILE DEMAND REMAINS HIGH, INVENTORY HAS TIGHTENED AS HOMEOWNERS CLING TO OLDER, LOWER INTEREST RATES.  PRESIDENT TIFFANIE BAILEY-ROMEY SAYS PROPERLY PRICED STARTER HOMES STILL TRIGGER BIDDING WARS, AND SHE EXPECTS SUPPLY TO EVENTUALLY IMPROVE AS NEW CONSTRUCTION RAMPS UP ACROSS THE REGION.