Monroe County is home to FedEx Freight with a facility in Pocono Summit. Many common carriers serve the county providing cost effective access by truck. Monroe County’s central location allow for easy access to regional, national and international markets.
Take State Route 33 south and you are only 1/2 hour to the Lehigh Valley and Route I-78 and State Route 22. Interstate 80 provides direct East-West access for Monroe County businesses, while I-380 connects I-80 and I-84. With PennDOT directly responsible for approximately 40,000 roadway miles and 25,000 bridges in Pennsylvania, maintaining our transportation network takes strong partnership among the department, federal and local governments, planning partners and our communities. Current PennDOT Projects in Monroe County Only 75 miles from New York City, 85 miles from Philadelphia and 45 miles from Allentown, businesses can get to where they need to be using our excellent transportation system. In addition to an attractive climate for tourism and recreation Monroe County businesses enjoy easy access to the Northeastern market place via I-80, I-380 and the Interstate highway system. ~ Rod Reader, Downes and Reader Hardwoods "I'm really proud of you," Laks told the kids.Pennsylvania has a good connecting highway structure and we chose something that makes us accessible to New York City, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania within a day trip by truck. One by one, the kids accepted their certificates: Deonna Bryant, Barry Cooper, Mauricio Zeferino, Copeland and two other girls.įamily members were there, as were Middletown Mayor Marlinda Duncanson and Principal Alan Gonzalez. "It really is showing in your everyday lives, in the choices that you've made - choices that we know are different than the ones you would have made three months ago," LoBianco said. The students attended three hour-long sessions each week for 10 weeks.Īlthough probation must move ART to another school next year, Middletown hopes to keep its program running with federal funds.ĭesiree LoBianco of the county Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council and Probation's Melissa Laks worked with the kids and saw results. This was the first graduation from the new program, which is targeted to the county's city school districts. The ART program is a joint effort by Orange County Probation and the Dispute Resolution Center, in partnership with Middletown High School. "I really give these kids a lot of credit," said Vicky Casey, Orange County's probation director.
She said the role-playing helped her understand problems better - what she did wrong in a situation, and what she should have done better. The skills she learned help her to calm down - "and take deep breaths instead of yelling things out to other students," Copeland said. "I was not paying attention to people at home." She said she was yelling at other kids in class, arguing with everyone at home. Some of the students - such as Natalie Copeland, 18 - volunteered for ART. It's a tested, evidence-based program that uses role-playing and other strategies to teach kids what to do in stressful situations. Some of them were ordered to attend the program, which seeks to replace aggressive or angry behaviors with more constructive responses. MIDDLETOWN - They thought no one would care about their achievement.īut a small crowd gathered on Tuesday to see six Middletown High School students graduate from the Aggression Replacement Training program.