Poconos Articles

William “Bill” Schutte, Executive V.P. announced the hiring of Richard J. Coccodrilli, Jr., Realtor to the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates Sales Team.  Coccodrilli, a native of the northern Poconos, had 17 years of corporate sales experience with Fortune 500 companies before starting his own company.  In 2009 Coccodrilli became a licensed Pennsylvania Auctioneer.  His Legacy Appraisal Service became Legacy Auction & Appraisal.  Coccodrilli obtained his PA Real Estate license in 2013, and with his partner, Susan Lang, now runs Legacy Auction & Realty.  Coccodrilli is also federally licensed to sell firearms.  

Last week MiLB.com released an article stating that over 41 million fans passed through the gates of Minor League ballparks in 2017 for the 13th consecutive season, with overall attendance increasing 1.1 percent from 2016, and average attendance rising 2.4 percent over last season.
The total attendance mark of 41,832,364 is only second to Major League Baseball among all other professional sports industries, edging out industry giants like the NFL, NHL, NBA, PGA, MLS etc. Business leaders and fans alike may not take Minor League Baseball too seriously.

Camelback Resort’s Monster Mountain celebrates its opening night on Friday, October 6 at 6 p.m., and will unveil two new attractions: the one-of-a-kind Monster Coaster and the Lights Out Zip Lines. Both are part of the resort’s unique immersive Halloween-themed experience that has established Camelback Resort as a go-to destination for frightening, family-friendly fun. The event will also introduce the expansion of Kartrite’s Kurse haunted house attraction. 

On September 24, jazz legend Bob Dorough performed as special featured guest to the Upper Valley Winds Big Band during Jump, Jive an’ Jazz at the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple.  He is best known for his ABC-TV's “Schoolhouse Rock,” Saturday morning cartoons that entertained and instructed unsuspecting children during the years 1973-1985.

Kittatinny Canoes' annual river cleanup was a major success, in large part to our faithful volunteers who come back year after year and the generous donations from countless vendors. Alongside the National Park Service, we cleaned 70 miles of river and shoreline from Ten Mile River in New York to the Delaware Water Gap in New Jersey.