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Raceway’s solar farm springs to life

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LONG POND — The new $15 million solar farm at the Pocono Raceway is going to do more than just power the track and some of the surrounding area.

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Time running out to raise money for Dansbury Depot rescue

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Rising costs and fleeting time are working against efforts to save a portion of the fire-damaged Dansbury Depot ahead of the wrecking ball.

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How it happened

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Crash 1: At 3:58 a.m., a tractor-trailer heading north on I-380 crosses the median into southbound lanes, hits a Jeep heading south and goes off the shoulder into the woods.

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Two dead, two more injured in I-380 crashes

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Two people are dead and one more seriously injured after two separate multi-vehicle crashes involving tractor-trailers Friday morning on Interstate 380, north of Route 940, in Coolbaugh Township.

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POCONO RACEWAY SOLAR FARM

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Located: Across Long Pond Road from the track’s Gate 3

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Pocono area police blotter: Saturday, July 31

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Police responded to a 12:36 a.m. Tuesday crash on Kunkletown Road, near Fiddletown Road, in Eldred Township.

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Pocono area court blotter: Saturday, July 31

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The following cases appeared before East Stroudsburg Magisterial District Judge Michael Muth and will head to Monroe County Court:

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Effort native enjoys career as NASCAR decal man

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When Effort native Scott Haller sacrificed a promising racing career for his family, he found a sticky job he loves as the tire and decal man in the NASCAR truck series for No. 33, Ron Hornaday.

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Cause of Westgate fire still unknown

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We won’t ever know what caused the Westgate apartments public housing fire that killed one person and displaced 108 others.

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Good Samaritan injured while stopping to help crash victims speaks

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Robert Scotko of East Stroudsburg, the good Samaritan injured in a hit-and-run while stopping to try and help crash victims Thursday morning in Middle Smithfield Township, shared his experience Friday.

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