Big Hits BG | radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: May 7, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 05/07/26           MET-ED SAYS A TEMPORARY POWER OUTAGE IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY LAST NIGHT WAS CAUSED BY A SUBSTATION ISSUE.  THE ELECTRICITY WENT OUT FOR 18-THOUSAND MET-ED CUSTOMERS AT AROUND 7:40 P.M. AFTER AN ISSUE AT A SUBSTATION IN EASTON.  POWER WAS RESTORED ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER.            A NEW BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN IS URGING MONROE COUNTY GUN OWNERS TO DOUBLE-CHECK THEIR HOME STORAGE. THE NONPROFIT "GRANDMOTHERS FOR GUN RESPONSIBILITY" LAUNCHED THE 9-WEEK INITIATIVE ALONG ROUTES 611, 80, AND 33. THE BILLBOARDS FEATURE A CHILD FINDING AN UNSECURED WEAPON WITH THE MESSAGE: "REMEMBER THE GUN YOU HID SO WELL?" ORGANIZERS SAY THE GOAL IS NOT TO ELIMINATE FIREARMS, BUT TO PROVIDE A NON-POLITICAL REMINDER TO LOCK UP WEAPONS TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.          SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY AND THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION SAYS PENNSYLVANIANS MAY SPEND A RECORD AMOUNT ON THE SPECIAL WOMEN IN THEIR LIFE.  ON AVERAGE, THEY SAY PENNSYLVANIANS WILL SHELL OUT ABOUT 284-BUCKS ON MOM.