MARRIAGE LICENSES

■ Juan Tomas Marte-Almonte and Laysa Rocio-Tiburcio, both of Scranton.

■ Matthew J. McGurrin and Precious A. Branch, both of Scranton.

■ Dylan Thomas Macgregor and Stacy Lynn Erickson, both of Waverly.

■ Ross M. Tolerico and Heather A. Rogan, both of Carbondale.

DIVORCES SOUGHT

■ Doris Marie Waltos Hines, Scranton, v. Todd Jeffrey Hines, Exeter; married April 15, 1994, in Dickson City; John T. O’Malley, attorney.

■ Donna Gurrere, Scranton, v. Robert Steven Gurrere, Piscataway, N.J.; married June 26, 1995, in Plainfield, N.J.; pro se.

DIVORCE DECREES

■ Brook H. Kryston v. Sarah E. Russoniello

■ Sandra Shafer v. Willard Shafer

■ Jorge Luis Galarza v. Renee Christine Galarza

■ Nicole Earl v. David Earl

■ Paul West v. Jill West

■ Kenneth Solsman v. Kimberly Solsman

■ Mary Ann Benitez v. Paul Benitez

BENCH WARRANTS

Judge Thomas Munley has issued the following bench warrants for failure to appear on fines and costs:

■ James Hart, 1938 Price St., Scranton; $1,084.50.

■ Rio Lisi, 8 Law St., Pittston; $1,415.50.

■ David Michael Horrocks, 86 Commerce Drive, Scott Twp.; $2,331.

■ Solomon Lindesey, 111 Oak Court, Olyphant; $2,358.50.

■ Cody Joseph Hope, 127 Donnelly Court, Scranton; $791.

■ Sean R. Lawless, 396 Erie St., Carbondale; $568.

■ Samuel Charles Kendricks Jr., 1907 Fifth St. W, Apt. B, Bradenton, Fla.; $1,241.

■ Kirt James Grover, 81 Grzybowsky Road, Scott Twp.; $6,567.50.

■ Joshua Lawrence Jarvis, 4143 Paul St., Philadelphia; $2,224.66.

■ Brandon W. Hackenburg, 2137 N. Main Ave., Scranton; $350.

■ Brandon Mehall, 619 Hampton St., Scranton; $12,066.13.

■ Robert A. Lamela, 8839 Greenwood Road, Greenwood, Del.; $781.

■ Jermaine Loughney, 315 Aswell Court, Scranton; $1,047.

■ James R. Schaffer, 222 Callapoose Road, Moscow; $2,414.63.

■ Karim E. Murray, 2411 S. Webster Ave., Scranton; $1,289.

LAWSUIT

■ Jenny Mateo, individually and as parent and natural guardian of Dante Rudolphe, minor, both of 1615 Linden St., Scranton, v. Tammy Lea Pichar Meeker, 835 Fig St., Scranton, seeking in excess of $50,000 plus interest and costs on one count of negligence for injuries suffered Sept. 15, 2015, during a pedestrian collision at the intersection of Fig Street and Prospect Avenue, Scranton; John M. Mulcahey, attorney.

ESTATES FILED

■ Sibyl Zangardi, also known as Sybil M. Zangardi, RR 4 Box 4385, Moscow, letters testamentary to John J. Zangardi Jr., 1327 Irion Road, Hop Bottom.

■ Gloria C. Snyder, 1244 Layton Road, Scott Twp., letters testamentary to Benjamin James Collins, 1244 Layton Road, Scott Twp.

■ John Rava, 500 W. Hospital Street, Taylor, letters of administration to Mary Ann Tigue, 931 Main St., Avoca.

■ Robert A. Galletti, also known as Robert Galletti, 127 E. Grace St., Old Forge, letters of administration to Kathleen A. Galletti, 127 E. Grace St., Old Forge.

■ Anna M. Gallo, also known as Anna Mecca Mercuri Gallo, 414 5th St., Dunmore, letters testamentary to Anthony T. Mercuri Jr., 415 Parker St., Clarks Summit, and Paul T. Mercuri, 2174 Denali Drive, Chaparral, N.M.

■ Debra Hoffman, 1326 Oram St., Scranton, letters of administration to Linda J. Hoffman, 917 Bryn Mawr Ave., Narberth.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

■ Steven T. and Jenny L. Mann, Clarks Summit, to John J. and Cassandra Husosky, Dunmore; a property at 127 Sumner Ave., South Abington Twp., for $188,500.

■ Frank Jr., Susan, Christopher and Jeffrey Colombo, individually and as partners of Colombo Leasing Co., Clarks Summit, to Jacque and Laura Fletcher, Clarks Summit; a property in Newton Twp. for $350,000.

■ Carolyn L. and Vincent J. Parise, Scranton, to Jackie K. and Mary Anne Mead, Taylor; a property at 1013 Hickory St., Scranton, for $38,000.

■ Joan Parry, attorney-in-fact for Victoria L. Thiel, also known as Victoria Louise Thiel, South Abington Twp., to David E. and Katherine M. Draper; a property at 218 Teaberry Lane, South Abington Twp., for $125,000.

■ Joseph J. Petrosky Jr., attorney-in-fact for Theresa Petrosky, Taylor, to Jason L. Luciano and Damaris Gonzalez; a property at 614 Hospital St., Taylor, for $133,000.

■ Sharon R. Golden, executrix of the estate of Esther Ranosky, Springbrook Twp., to Richard M. Yost, Pittston; a property at 956 State Route 502, Springbrook Twp., for $150,000.

■ Betty Stout, attorney-in-fact for Betty J. Burnside, Clifton Twp., to Andrew and Bernard Morris, Moscow; a property on Sunnyside Road, Clifton Twp., for $84,000.

■ Jeffrey J. Rhode and Michele R. Kozer, Dumont, N.J., to Petr Knif and Irina Kryukova, Brooklyn, N.Y.; a property on Ingrid Drive, Clifton Twp., for $77,700.

■ Jackson S. Stroud and Mary Tuthill, Clarks Summit, to James M. and Carol L. Wilkerson, Summerville, S.C.; a property in Clarks Summit for $172,000.

■ Asha Drinkard, Bogart, Ga., to John Kura III and Janessa Bednash, joint tenants with rights to survivorship; a property at 390 Washington Ave., Jermyn, for $155,820.

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A Wayne County woman is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from her mother’s bank accounts.

Archbald police charged Kyra Miller, 18, 274 Hellmers Hill Road, Equinunk, with theft by deception, identity theft, receiving stolen property and forgery stemming from a series of incidents between March and June of this year. Miller’s mother, Carolyn Matala of Archbald, went to borough police in June to report Miller had taken several checks from her, police said.

She eventually learned that two of the checks, for $3,450, had been cashed by Miller’s husband, Jonathan Miller, according to court documents. Matala told police she confronted her daughter, who admitted she took the checks, and gave her time to pay the money back.

Police learned through further investigation that Kyra Miller wrote out more checks to herself and that she had accessed another account belonging to Matala by pretending to be her mother on the phone, according to court documents. Matala told police $72,500 was taken from the account.

The Millers also used one of the checks to buy jewelry, which they later pawned, and another to try to buy four all-terrain vehicles for $34,000, according to court documents.

Kyra Miller went to Archbald police headquarters Tuesday and told police she had been writing checks from her mother’s accounts, police said. She told officers she used some of the money to pay for vacations at the shore, cellphones and accessories, and that she had also been using her mother’s debit card, police said.

Jonathan Miller is listed as a co-defendant in court documents filed by Archbald police, but it is unclear what he will be charged with. Magisterial District Judge Laura Turlip arraigned Kyra Miller on Tuesday and set bail at $100,000. She is held in Lackawanna County Prison. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.

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KINGSTON

Geisinger Health System has purchased two properties where Wyoming Valley Motors’ Subaru dealership formerly was located on Pierce Street, Kingston, for a total of $1.75 million, according to deeds.

Wyoming Valley Motors’ former building will be demolished in the near future and Geisinger will build an outpatient clinic on the site, said Kington building inspector Frank Tirico.

Geisinger spokeswoman Megan Sobieski said the specific plans have not been finalized for the property.

Deeds show Geisinger purchased one parcel from Hughes Partnership Venture LLC for $1.5 million and another parcel from William Shonk Hughes and family for $250,000.

— DENISE ALLABAUGH

BLAKELY

A Carbondale man sped away and hit two parked cars Wednesday while trying to flee officers responding to a complaint of an intoxicated and erratic driver on West Grant Street, borough police said.

David George, 31, 119 Cottage St., was taken into custody about 7 p.m. after his Toyota Corolla plowed head-on into the second parked car on Third Street.

Borough resident John Kapacs, with whom George had been staying, told police George had been drinking heavily all day, investigators said. Prior to the officers’ arrival, Kapacs said, George nearly hit Kapacs’ fiancée and his 4-year-old daughter, who had to jump out of the way of the Toyota.

George was charged with fleeing or attempting eluding police, recklessly endangering another person, driving under the influence and other offenses. He was held on $10,000 bail after arraignment by Magisterial District Judge Theodore Giglio.

— DAVID SINGLETON

Local scholarships awarded

Jacob Fredrick Lidle was awarded the Scranton Business and Professional Women’s Association scholarship.

Barbara Garofoli, scholarship chairwoman; and Ann Sarno Brawn and Sharon Thauer, scholarship committee members, presented Jacob with the scholarship in May.

Jacob graduated from Scranton High School and will attend Penn State University. In high school, he was a member of the chorus and drama club and mascot for the track and field team. … Anthony Ceccarelli Jr. was awarded the first Keystone Chapter UNICO local Brian Piccolo Award for his dedication to school, furthering his education and Italian ethnicity, among other accolades.

Anthony, a Valley View High School graduate, will attend Penn State University this fall. He was awarded a $1,000 scholarship and Brian Piccolo plaque. He was selected from a pool of candidates from Lackawanna County who maintained a B or better grade point average, volunteered service hours, are of good character and excelled athletically.

UNICO member Marilyn Vitali served as the award chairwoman

Piccolo was an NFL running back for the Chicago Bears who bravely battled cancer.

Super students

Scranton sisters Tara and Kathleen Lynott took home state awards for their academic achievements.

Tara received a 2017 Hugh O’Brian Leadership Award. A Scranton Prep student, Tara attended the four-day leadership, community service and government studies program at Shippensburg University. She also served on the State Government Committee in Harrisburg and is involved in the student council, the Scranton Prep Players and on the high honor roll at Prep.

Soon-to-be Prep freshman, Kathleen claimed first place at the state Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition for her experiment testing the impact of colors on blood pressure.

Kathleen, who qualified for the regional competition, represented St. Paul/St. Clare School in the eighth-grade group at Penn State University.

At St. Paul/St. Clare, Kathleen was a cheerleader, member of the production of “Beauty and the Beast” and on the high honor roll.

Tara and Kathleen are the daughters of Karl and Sarellen Lynott; and the granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Lynott and Sarellen Cleveland and the late Charles Kelsey Cleveland, Scranton.

Kallyn Gordon molded her pink Play-Doh into the shape of a spaceship and inserted a light bulb. Using a battery pack, the 9-year-old used the modeling compound’s conductive properties to make the light glow.

“It’s been a really good week,” said Kallyn, who will enter fourth grade at Mountain View in the fall. “It’s been exciting.”

As part of the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit’s iCreate STEM summer camp, more than 70 third- through fifth-graders spent the week learning about science, technology, engineering and math.

The students experimented with 3-D printing, designed websites, explored potential and kinetic energy and learned how to code robots.

This is the first year for the camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County, an extension of the NEIU’s efforts to offer STEM education in the region’s classrooms.

“It’s really been taking off,” said Kevin Williams, the NEIU’s director of technology. “The sky is the limit for this.”

Another camp, for sixth- through eighth-graders, begins later this month. Area teachers staff the camps.

In a classroom with the Play-Doh, students learned about conductive and insulating properties. Because of the salt in Play-Doh, the students can use the material to make circuits, said Lexie Konsur, instructional technology integration specialist for the NEIU. Students used regular modeling clay as an insulator.

Using a motor, Brad Miehle, a Western Wayne fourth-grader, attempted to mold a clay dog with a spinning tail.

“I like trying out experiments,” Brad said. “I’ve learned a lot.”

In another room, students dunked sphere-shaped robots into paint, placed them on paper and used iPads to control the robots and make art.

Fourth-graders Alec Allspaugh, from the Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School, and Ben Scholl, from Wallenpaupack Area, took turns at the controls.

“I thought it was a great week,” Alec said. “It’s the best camp I’ve been to.”

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SCRANTON

The Marketplace at Steamtown’s conversion of its parking garage from free to paid for “transient” nonshoppers won’t occur until fall, signs posted Thursday say.

On Tuesday, the mall posted signs with hourly parking rates mirroring rates at the other city-affiliated garages downtown — Casey, Connell, Electric City, Linden and Medallion. Installation of access/payment equipment at the mall will be done in the fall and hourly parking rates target “transient” parkers, the signs say.

Customers of the mall and Iron Horse Movie Bistro and members of Crunch Fitness will get a validation system for parking. Monthly mall parkers will get fob access.

— JIM LOCKWOOD

MOOSIC

A Bondville, Vermont, man headed to the Camp Bisco music festival on Montage Mountain faces charges after troopers found LSD and other drugs in his van during a traffic stop, state police at Dunmore said.

Harry J. Baribault, 49, was taken into custody Wednesday around 4:30 p.m. on Montage Mountain Road.

During a search of Baribault’s 1974 Volkswagen van, investigators found more than 150 doses of LSD packages for sale, seven nitrous oxide tanks and an unspecified quantity of “molly,” a form of the synthetic drug Ecstasy, police said.

Baribault was held in Lackawanna County Prison on $50,000 bail after his arraignment by Magisterial District Judge Theodore Giglio on possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and other charges.

— DAVID SINGLETON

MARRIAGE LICENSES

■ Corey Daniel Kucker and Nicole Marie Stout, both of Dunmore.

■ Kristie Fortunato and Thomas D’Andrea, both of Scranton.

■ Samantha Howey and Ronald M. Thoman, both of Moscow.

■ Jeffrey Saintpreux and Menynn Thompson, both of Scranton.

■ Corey Alexander Miller and Melissa Rose Weinberger, both of Brooktondale, N.Y.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

■ Ira Tripp III and Amy L. Broadbent, Waverly, to Gary R. and Carolyn B. Johnson, trustees of Johnson Trust, Greenfield Twp.; a property at 183 Crystal Park Blvd., Greenfield Twp., for $525,000.

■ Sergio Cifuentes and Blanca I. Garcia, Throop, to Denise Spano, Scranton, a property at 121 Dunmore St., Throop, for $127,200.

■ Matthew G. Bittner, Dickson City, by his agent, Katrina Baradji, assistant vice president of Cartus Financial Corp., to Cartus Financial Corp.; a property at 917 Union St., Dickson City, for $151,000.

■ Anthony M. Caporelli, Scranton, and John A. Caporelli, Las Vegas, to Thomas Chapman, Scranton; a property at 1005-1007 Sterling St., Scranton, for $83,000.

■ Matthew A. and Jessica D. Lockwood, South Abington Twp., to James Ernest and Michelle Moffett, South Abington Twp.; a property at 107 Jane Lane, South Abington Twp., for $172,000.

■ Ruth Yaron and Robert McCloskey to Rebecca J. and Terry G. Drost, Peckville; a property at 20 Blythe Drive, Blakely, for $305,000.

■ David Capozzi, executor of the estate of Roy Jones, also known as Roy E. Jones Jr., Scranton, to Suk Maya and Mangal S. Subba, Scranton; a property at 113 Pequest Drive, Scranton, for $97,000.

■ Steve F. Greene to Main Swetland LLC; a property at 1150 S. Main Ave., Scranton, for $180,000.

■ Paul A. and Debra Bochon, Ransom Twp., to Steven T. and Jenny L. Mann, Clarks Summit; a property in Ransom Twp. for $310,000.

■ Mary L. Sestack, Pennsylvania, to David Baranes, Pennsylvania; a property at 359 Foster St., Scranton, for $36,500.

■ Jean Tusko, Mary and Dale Siniawa, Olyphant, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, to Tyler E. Norton, Mayfield; a property in Fell Twp. for $170,000.

ESTATE FILED

■ Jerome W. Pronitis, 118 Dudley St., Dunmore, letters of administration to Leona A. Pronitis, same address.

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Cinemark 20, Moosic: Baby Driver (R): 10:50 a.m., 1:50, 5, 7:50, 10:40; The Beguiled (R): 10:40 a.m., 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8:10, 10:45; The Big Sick (R): 10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20; Despicable Me 3 (PG): 10:10 a.m., 11:10, 12:40, 2, 3:10, 4:40, 6, 7:20, 8:30, 10, 11; The House (R): 11 a.m., 1:40, 4, 6:20, 8:40, 11:10; Spider-Man: Homecoming (PG-13): 10:20 a.m., 12:30, 1:30, 3:40, 4:50, 7, 8, 9:20, 10:10, 11:20; in 3D: 11:20, 2:50, 6:10; Wonder Women (PG-13): 12:20, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30; War for The Planet of the Apes (PG-13): 10 a.m., 2:40, 4:20, 7:40, 9; in 3D: 11:30 a.m., 1:10, 5:50, 10:50.

Circle Drive-In, Dickson City: Despicable Me 3 (PG): 8:45; Spider Man: Homecoming (PG-13): 8:50; War for The Planet of the Apes (PG-13): 10:15; Wonder Woman (PG-13): 11:10.

Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock:Despicable Me 3 (PG): 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:15; Spider Man: Homecoming (PG-13): 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:35; War for The Planet of the Apes (PG-13): 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40.

Iron Horse Movie Bistro, Scranton:Baby Driver (R): , 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:20; in 3D: 11:35 a.m.; The Big Sick (R): 2, 4:45, 7:35, 10:15; in 3D: 11:15 a.m.; Despicable Me 3 (PG): 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45; Spider-Man: Homecoming (PG-13): noon, 1:35, 2:55, 4:25, 7:15, 8:35, 10:05; in 3D: 5:45; War For The Planet of The Apes (PG-13): 11:30 a.m., 2:30, 8:30; in 3D: 5:30; in PTX: 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10; Wish Upon (PG-13): 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45.

Regal Stadium 14 & IMAX, Dickson City: Baby Driver (R): 12:20, 4:10, 7:50, 10:40; The Big Sick (R): 11:50 a.m., 3:40, 7:20, 10:10; Cars 3 (G): 3, 10:45; Despicable Me 3 (PG): 1:20, 4:15, 7:25; in 3D: 12:10, 3:20, 6:50, 9:10; The House (R): 1:10, 4:50, 8, 10:50; Spider-Man: Homecoming (PG-13): 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 4:30, 6:20, 8:20; in 3D: 2:30, 9:20; in XD: 330, 7:10; in XD/3D: 12:30, 10:30; Transformers: The Last Knight (PG-13): 11:10 a.m., 3:10, 6:30, 9:50; War for the Planet of the Apes (PG-13): 11 a.m., 1, 4:40, 7, 7:40, 9:45, 10:20; in 3D: noon, 4, 8:30; Wish Upon (PG-13): 11:20 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7:30, 10; Wonder Women (PG-13): 11:40 a.m., 3:50, 7:15, 10:15.

FOR UPDATED SHOWTIMES, check with local theaters.

A federal jury ruled Old Forge did not wrongly deny re-employment to a police officer once he returned from active duty in the military.

The verdict in the case of Michael Keslosky ends a more than decadelong battle he waged with the borough regarding his right to return to the force after being called to active duty with the Army National Guard in 2004.

Jurors deliberated for about 2½ hours Wednesday before finding the borough did not violate Keslosky’s rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act, a law that ensures military members called to active duty can return to their jobs once they come home.

Keslosky filed a federal lawsuit in 2008, alleging the borough discriminated against him because of his military service when it refused to rehire him. The borough maintained it did rehire Keslosky, but was unable to schedule him to work because he refused to obtain state-mandated certifications.

Resolution of the civil case was delayed, in part, by a separate state court action in which Keslosky challenged the recertification issue. That case ended in July 2013, when the state Commonwealth Court upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed the action.

During the three-day civil trial before U.S. District Judge Robert D. Mariani, Keslosky testified he refused to seek the certifications because he believed they were required only of new hires, therefore he was exempt. He acknowledged the Commonwealth Court sided with the borough on that issue, but maintained it still violated the law because it did not offer him another, nonpolice position.

The borough maintained it was not required to offer him another position because he only ever requested to return to the police force.

“We are happy the jury listened to what the borough did back then and agreed we gave him what he was entitled to under the military statute,” the borough’s attorney, Larry Durkin, said Thursday.

Keslosky has been on unpaid suspension since 2005. Borough solicitor William Rinaldi said Keslosky can still seek to return to the force if he obtains the required certifications.

It’s not known if Keslosky will seek to return or if he will appeal the jury verdict in the civil case. Attempts to reach him and his attorney, Scott Schermerhorn, were unsuccessful Thursday.

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DUNMORE

The Scott Center Road bridge, Route 4037, reopened to traffic Wednesday.

PennDOT replaced the bridge, which spans Sherman Creek in Scott Twp., as part of its Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, according to a news release from Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners.

With the bridge reopened, motorists may notice a slight bump as they drive across the bridge until an overlay is applied to the deck. An alternating traffic pattern will be controlled by flaggers when that overlay is applied in August.

— FRANK WILKES LESNEFSKY

The following defendants were sentenced Wednesday in the Wyoming County Court of Common Pleas:

• Storm Neal Borgeson, 24, of Springville, to 16 to 48 months in state prison and a $1,000 fine for possession with intent to deliver Aug. 16; to two to 12 months in state prison and a $500 fine for possession of drug paraphernalia Nov. 8, with sentences to be served consecutively; and to six months probation and a $300 fine for DUI of a controlled substance April 10, 2016.

• James Robert Brown, 23, of Wilkes-Barre, to 90 days to six months in county jail and a $1,000 fine for DUI of a controlled substance Sep. 3.

• Courtney Elizabeth Casterline, 22, of Monroe Twp., to 12 months of probation and a $500 fine for theft by unlawful taking Feb. 25.

• Frances Patricia Cook, 64, of Scranton, to 18 months of probation, a $300 fine and $1,380 restitution for false swearing April 10.

• Raymond Arthur Coolbaugh, 36, of Montrose, to seven to 36 months in state prison, a $500 fine and $420 restitution for retail theft Feb. 20.

• Christopher Peter Fischi Jr., 49, of Wyoming, to six to 36 months in state prison, a $500 fine and $18,942.45 restitution for theft by unlawful taking Oct. 12, 2014.

• Steven G. Fournier, 30, of Tunkhannock, to nine to 24 months in state prison and a $1,000 fine for possession of red phosphates with intent to manufacture a controlled substance Dec. 3.

• Kevin Jerome Jefferson, 53 of Tunkhannock, to 20 to 30 months in state prison and a $1,500 fine for DUI on Nov. 24.

• Joseph Francis Kus Jr., 31, of Sugar Notch, to 12 months of probation, a $500 fine and $428 restitution for access device fraud on Oct. 8.

• Heather Cortland Lobdell, 26, of Great Bend, to 138 days to 12 months in county jail and a $500 fine for simple assault on Feb. 25; and to 12 months of probation and a $500 fine for resisting arrest on Feb. 25, with sentences to be served concurrently.

• Nicholas Matthew Manley, 27, of Montrose, to 12 months of probation and a $750 fine for possession of drug paraphernalia March 5.

• Allan David Nachlis, 60, of Wilkes-Barre, to three to 12 months in county jail and a $500 fine for false swearing Nov. 8.

• Brian Robert Patts, 33, of Pittston, to 12 months probation and a $500 fine for harassment Feb. 16, 2016.

• Jonathan Earl Radwanski, 26, of Mehoopany, to 36 days to six months in county jail and a $1,000 fine for DUI of a controlled substance Nov. 12.

• Matthew Peter Ross III, 20, of Shavertown, was sentenced to 72 hours to six months in county jail and a $1,000 fine for DUI of a controlled substance Jan. 10, 2016.

• Tyler Shawn Rumsey, 23, of Blossburg, to 10 days to 12 months in county jail, a $500 fine, and $6,000 restitution for conspiracy to receive stolen property April 24, 2016.

• Casey John Santiago, 24, of Newfoundland, to 12 months of probation and a $500 fine for possession of drug paraphernalia Feb. 23, 2015.

• Leo Olin Singer, 53, of Tunkhannock, to five years standard intermediary punishment and a $1,500 fine for DUI, second offense, Jan. 23.

• Brett Allen Sutton, 30, of Laceyville, to 12 months of probation and a $500 fine for possession of drug paraphernalia Dec. 27, 2015; and to three to 23½ months in county jail, a $500 fine and $405 in restitution for possession with intent to deliver June 23, 2015, with sentences to be served concurrently

• Sammy Uribe, 19, of Tunkhannock, to two months to 127 days in county jail and a $500 fine for criminal mischief March 8.

• Corey James Wood, 21, of Laceyville, to 12 months of probation and a $500 fine for possession of drug paraphernalia Jan. 6.

DINGMAN TWP.

It may be a couple more weeks before investigators know what killed an 11-year-old boy attending a summer camp in Pike County, state police said Thursday.

State police are still awaiting the results of the autopsy performed Tuesday on Daniel Beer, of Norwood, New Jersey, by the medical examiner in Orange County, New York, Trooper Mark Keyes said.

The boy died Monday at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, New York, after falling ill at Camp Nah Jee Wah, 570 Sawkill Road, police said.

Three other boys staying in the same cabin as the 11-year-old were examined at the hospital as a precaution and released.

— DAVID SINGLETON

HONESDALE

A Berlin Twp. man found dead Monday in his private pond drowned accidentally, Wayne County Coroner Edward Howell said Thursday.

James R. Cease, 51, of Branning Road, was pronounced dead about 9:30 p.m. Monday after his family discovered him in the pond and notified state police.

Cease’s death was ruled an accidental drowning following an autopsy conducted Thursday morning.

— JEFF HORVATH

COVINGTON TWP. — A township man on parole after killing a man while driving drunk was arrested Sunday after assaulting his girlfriend, police said.

Alfred Alexander Atsus, 41, is now charged with strangulation, simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment, according to a court docket.

Atsus’ girlfriend, Kristen Williams, told a 911 operator that she had locked herself in a bathroom to get away from Atsus, who had attacked her, according to a criminal complaint. She also told the operator that Atsus was intoxicated, high on cocaine and was taking steroids, police said.

When police responded to the call at 680 Sandy Beach Road, Williams appeared to be in pain from the attack and was upset.

Williams told police that Atsus called her profane names before throwing her onto a couch and lunging at her. She tried to fight Atsus off and ran upstairs to lock herself in the bathroom, where she called Atsus’ mother, according to the complaint. She then went back downstairs, and Atsus resumed insulting her and grabbed her arm, twisting it behind her back and toward the back of her head, police said.

Atsus then shoved Williams face first onto the ground and started choking her from behind. While he was choking her, he kneed her in the ribs hard enough that she thought he had broken her ribs, she told police.

After the assault, Atsus fled on foot and Williams crawled upstairs with her phone and called 911, according to the complaint.

Atsus is held at Lackawanna County Prison after he was unable to post $30,000 bail, and his preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, according to the docket.

Atsus was previously sentenced to 3½ to seven years in prison after he ran a red light, struck a pickup and killed the driver, Matthew Garofalo, 54, in 2009. Atsus’ blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.

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East Scranton

Bus trip: East Scranton Seniors bus trip to Sands Casino, July 26, leaves 9:30 a.m. from Monroe Avenue parking lot across from Dunmore Senior Center, returns 4:30 p.m.; $29, includes $20/rebate and $5, food voucher; Tom, 570-280-5096.

Honesdale

Disease symposium: Lyme disease and cancer awareness symposium, July 26, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Cooperage, 1030 Main St., in-depth discussion on Lyme disease, GMO foods, autoimmune disorders and cancer, led by David Slade of Beyond Organics Garden and director of the Wyoming County Lyme Disease Support Group with Donna Labar, author of simple Natural Healing; organic salads and whole food refreshments available from Whole Food chef Chanda Slade of Beyond Organics Garden; donation-based; www.thecooperageproject.org or 570-253-2020.

Lackawanna County

Cancer fundraiser: Craft and vendor fair with more than 100 vendors July 23, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Genetti Manor, 1505 Main St., Dickson City, benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk, basket raffle and door prizes; free admission, donations accepted; 570-840-8539 or 570-877-9188.

Community events: 2017 Arts Alive Performance “You Bettah Work!” July 28, 7 p.m., Theater at North, and visual arts exhibit, July 27, 6-8 p.m., Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County 3201 Rockwell Ave., Scranton; tickets available the day of the performance starting at 6 p.m. at the theater box office, $10/adults and $5/12 and under; visual arts exhibit, Goodwill donations welcome; 570-876-9335 or www.aienepa.org.

Midvalley

Bus trip: Double R Twirlettes bus trip to the Little League World Series Grand Slam Parade, Aug. 16, bus leaves from Peckville at 9 a.m., free day in Williamsport, parade begins at 5:30 p.m., $25; Teresa at 570-342-8768 or Karen at 570-904-3241.

Olyphant

Rummage sale: SS. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church rummage sale fundraiser, Sept. 22 and 23, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sept. 24, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cyril’s Grade School gym, 133 River St., free parking across street from school, refreshments and raffle tickets available; Lauren Telep, 570-383-0319; or Rev. Nestor Iwasiw, 570-489-2271.

Regional

Open house: Misericordia University open house, Aug. 19, registration, 9 a.m., Anderson Sports and Health Center inside the North Gate; “meet the coaches” session, 9-10 a.m.; program, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; informational session about the Alternative Learner’s Project for students with learning disabilities also available; 570-674-4449, 866-262-6363 or admiss@misericordia.edu, or www.admissions.misericordia.edu/openhouse.

Baseball game: Little Sisters of the Poor at Holy Family Residence’s Sponsor Night at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders vs. Gwinnett Braves game, Aug. 15, 7:05 p.m., PNC Field, 235 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic; $13/field reserved section 28, $10/Little Sisters of the Poor T-shirts; Jackie Galvin, 570-343-4065, ext. 3144; scdevelopment@littlesistersofthepoor.org by Aug. 1.

Twirling classes: Lynnette’s Twirlerettes offering complimentary baton twirling classes the month of September in Carbondale, Forest City and Lake Ariel; registration: 570-281-9797, www.lynnettestwirlerettes.com or Lynnette’s Twirlerettes Facebook page by Aug. 15.

South Scranton

Seniors meet: Friendly Seniors meeting Tuesday, 12:30 p.m., St. Paul of the Cross Parish Hall.

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Scranton City Councilman Bill Gaughan on Thursday called upon the city’s special counsel in the sewer sale and parking lease transactions to return the $400,000 in legal fees from those deals until he details the work he performed.

Efforts to reach the special counsel, Edwin “Ned” Abrahamsen, and Mayor Bill Courtright after the council meeting were unsuccessful.

The principal of the Abrahamsen, Conaboy & Abrahamsen law firm, Abrahamsen was hired as special counsel in the sewer and parking deals by the mayor and former city solicitor Jason Shrive, under oral contracts for flat fees of $200,000 per each transaction, Shrive has previously said.

In raising the issue at council’s meeting Thursday, Gaughan found fault with “no paper trail whatsoever” of what work would be done for the pair of $200,000 flat fees. He claimed this arrangement circumvented council’s check-and-balance role and amounted to “bad government.”

“It does not seem right that the mayor gets to arbitrarily hire someone, who happens to be a major campaign donor (to the mayor) for $400,000 of taxpayer and ratepayer money,” Gaughan said. “I would like to officially call on Mr. Abrahamsen to return the $400,000 he made off the parking and sewer transactions to the ratepayers until he can provide documentation for the work that he performed. And I think it’s only fair.”

A campaign contribution of $5,000 this year from Abrahamsen to the mayor added to the $41,750 total he’s given since Courtright first ran for mayor, according to a Times-Tribune article in May. Six Abrahamsen relatives and two others at his law firm have contributed another $12,500 to Courtright’s mayoral campaign.

The other city councilmen, President Joe Wechsler, Pat Rogan, Tim Perry and Wayne Evans, did not respond to, or comment about, Gaughan’s statement.

Gaughan also again called upon the mayor and sewer authority board to invite the state auditor general to review the sewer sale. He also said council should ask the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to weigh in on whether these hiring arrangements were ethical or legal.

In another matter, Gaughan cast the lone dissents against adopting a pair of administration ordinances involving using sewer sale proceeds to retire and refinance debt from 2003.

Gaughan said that while he agrees with the administration’s debt reduction moves that will save the city millions of dollars, he voted no. He cited as concerns several questions, including whether the authority still exists after the sewer sale closed Dec. 29 and whether its transfer of sale proceeds to the city and Dunmore without dissolving was proper.

The other four councilmen voted in favor of adopting each of these two ordinances. Wechsler said city Solicitor Jessica Boyles assured him this week that the authority’s actions regarding remaining in existence and transferring proceeds were proper. Rejection or delay of the refinancing plan also would jeopardize a $1.5 million rebate the city will get from a bond insurer, Wechsler said.

“For myself, I have no other option based upon what (Boyles) told me this week, but to vote yes for this,” Wechsler said.

Rogan cited reductions in debt and debt service as paramount to city recovery and vitality. Having to spend less on debt means more money available to fix infrastructure and problems in neighborhoods and put police officers and firefighters on the streets, Rogan said.

“I don’t think there will ever be a day when I will vote against paying off debt,” Rogan said.

In another matter, council voted 5-0 to introduce an ordinance authorizing the city to adopt and implement the recovery coordinator’s three-year plan for the city shed its 1992 designation as financially distressed under state Act 47.

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LACEYVILLE — After a hiatus of nearly a year, the renovated Oldest House in the borough will reopen to the public starting today.

A grand reopening of the Main Street house, which serves as a museum and headquarters for the Laceyville Area Historical Society, will be held today, Saturday and Sunday. The society owns the building, which Dr. William Hooker Smith built in the 1780s.

The house is the oldest existing frame dwelling in Wyoming, Susquehanna, Bradford and Sullivan counties, said society President Tony DeRemer. It is packed with historical memorabilia, and more than 200 years of history, including the construction techniques and materials used to build it.

The house also contains a spinning wheel, old military uniforms, maps from when Connecticut laid claim to certain sections of the state, photographs of the North Branch Canal, and other historical treasures.

“We get about 400 to 600 people per year,” said Debbie Stevens, the society’s vice president.

Project over budget

The house has been closed to the public since October for renovations. She emphasized that no remodeling was performed.

“We had to do it to make it safe for the public and restore the integrity of the house,” Stevens said. “We want to keep the house as close to the original as possible.”

When they put the project out for bids, DeRemer said, the lowest bid was $112,000, but the project ended up costing more. The historical society obtained a $30,000 grant from Endless Mountains Heritage Region, spent $100,000 of its own money and received private donations for the work.

“We had $14,000 in change orders,” DeRemer said, explaining they were things revealed after the work started.

Tours of the Oldest House will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

EATON TWP. — Lori Keller of Nicholson pushed her cart through the aisles of Weis Market along Hunter Highway on Thursday, filling it with lunch meat, ice cream sandwiches and 12-packs of soda.

The store opened at 6 a.m. for the first time since a horrific shooting more than a month ago that left three people and the gunman dead.

Keller’s daughter Jenny works there as a cashier and Keller knows many of the staff.

“I came in tonight just to see all of the employees and wish them luck,” she said.

Clad in bright red shirts, workers bustled helping shoppers find items and ring up purchases.

“It’s been very busy,” Grocery Manager Justin Tonte said Thursday night as cars filled the parking lot outside and customers filed in and out. “It’s been like this all day.”

Shoppers, like Donna Buzon of Lake Winola, were there when doors first opened at 6 a.m. She was the second person to leave the store after shopping Thursday morning.

“I’m so glad it’s back,” Buzon said. “It’s a real part of this town and was missed.”

The store had been closed since June 8, when Randy Stair, 24, of Dallas, an overnight shift worker, shot and killed three co-workers before turning the gun on himself. Weis employees Brian Hayes, 47, of Springville; Terry Sterling, 63, of South Montrose; and Victoria Brong, 25, of Factoryville died in the attack.

“We’ve been lifted up by all the customers today,” Weis spokesman Dennis Curtin said

. “This community’s support has been inspiring.”

The store has undergone a complete makeover and there remains discussion about a memorial to the victims, but it was too early to say what shape that would take, Curtin said.

The interior was repainted, complete with new decor, and all items had been replaced. Even the restrooms were renovated, Curtin said.

Tonte pointed out new graphics topping the walls inside: A lime green stripe featuring a colorful flower, snowflake and sun tops the front of the store above some produce. Others designs with different color schemes decorate other sections.

Jeff Hobbs of Philadelphia stopped by Thursday to see the store’s new look. Hobbs works for Penns Best in Meshoppen and he often drives by the store and occasionally shops there. The renovations look great, he said.

“It’s a breath of fresh air to see it reopening,” Hobbs said.

The store employs 88 full- or part-time employees, Curtin said.

He noted the company was in uncharted territory when it came to bringing a store back after such a tragedy. The immediate focus was on the employees, he said. He said that included grief counseling and maintaining workers on the payroll at other Weis stores in Dallas and Clarks Summit.

“What happened that day was an act of senseless violence,” Curtin said, “And we immediately focused on our associates and their needs.”

Keller’s daughter worked at the Eaton Twp. Weis for eight years. The day after the shooting, employees each personally got a call from a corporate official to see how they were doing, Keller said.

That the store is back open after the tragedy — and full of workers and patrons — is a testament to the resilience of those who work there the toughness of the Tunkhannock-area community, she said.

“I’m happy the store is back open,” Keller said. “It’s a tight community and I’m glad to see so many shoppers.”

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The Weis Market at 600 Hunter Highway will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.