ALL SAINTS ACADEMY

GRADE 8

High honors: Logan Aldrich, Maria Belardi, Emily Bentler, Kayley Capone, James Ceccoli, Emily Clark, Jazmin deFreitas, Maiah Fadl, Monica Fornaczewski, Matthew George, Julia Goetz, John Greenfield, Priscilla Grill, Victoria Herne, Sean Kennedy, Kaci Kranson, Madison Kranson, Ryan Legg, Michael Normandia, Ian O’Toole, Michael Sewack and Elizabeth Terrery.

Honors: Paige Conflitti, Jacob Groncki, Gurpreet Lahl and Grace Polansky.

GRADE 7

High honors: Trevor Balcerzak, Cole Bittenbender, Ryan Burda, Samera Burrier, Gianna Cafarella, Hannah Curry, Grace Gaughan, Daniel Haikes, Hannah Johns, Aidan Krieger, Lena Ligorio, Aiden McCoy, Alexis Phillips, Ronald Prislupski, Eleanor Simrell, Pia Stivala, Fredrick Strein and Kyle Zeigler.

Honors: Liam Badick, Corey Cicci, Maggie Dolphin, Emma Egan, Daniel Flynn, Andrew Lafferty, Connor Rasimovich, Aidan Romanchick and Shamus Sullivan.

GRADE 6

High honors: Brianna Backus, Kylee Bonczek, Lily Butler, Samantha Greenfield, Brian Kellogg, Cecilia Matatics, Luke Mozeleski, Alison Ross and Paul Wildermann.

Honors: Makailyn Cadden, Luke Healey, Aidan Kingdom, Mia Lameo, Donovan Mozgo, Alexander Stabinski, Evan Stabinski and Alexander Strausser.

LA SALLE ACADEMY

GRADE 8

High honors: Bryce Betz, Krista Carachilo, Giovanna Cerminaro, Alicia Dec, Kaitlyn Farrell, Faith Hosie, Rachel Hosie, Kaitlyln Idhaw, Samuel Mulvey, Megan Nidoh, Lydia Pickutoski, Catherine Shipsky and Emmalee Viola.

Honors: Kalya Bickauskas, Dawson Errigo, Madelyn Franceski, Sierra Gaglio, Matthew Hassaj, Sean Herbert, Logan Kiernan, Megan Lutz, Julia Menichello, Isabella Moffitt, Thomas Rohan, Averi Sardo, Nicholas Sikorski, Mackenzie Spaid, Summer Troiani, Elena Winslow and Nicholas Youshock.

GRADE 7

High honors: Julianne Barrett, Isabella Busillo, Kayleigh Farrell, Hayden Hosie, Johnathan Jones, Miranda Karoscik, Joseph Mazza, Jessica Pavlowski, Julia Rossi, Keith Rowlands, Alexandra Rumyantseva, Molly Sweeny, Marie Takach, Kathryn Thornton, Logan Tierney, Bryan Torres and Dante Warhola.

Honors: Spencer Decker, Ayden Krupovich, Cody Schoonover, Douglas Smith and Brandon Trichilo.

GRADE 6

High honors: Gia Baldan, Eva Carachilo, Joanna Chan, Gracie Ealo, Gillian Idhaw, Jack Krowiak, Sean McDonough, Mackenzie Muha, Benjamin Mulvey, Riley Nealon and Olivia Nepa.

Honors: Anna Bebla, Brooke Bilski, Grazia Cerminaro, Mia Cravath, Mya Czankner, Mia Mills, Thonas Moran, Thomas Mower and Julia Norella.

WALLENPAUPACK AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL

GRADE 8

High honor roll: Shadrak Agyei, Zoe Badner, Vanessa Bionda, Korin Carl, Mackenzie Carr, Marie Crugnale, Megan Desmet, Alicia Gentes, Nolan Glauner, Emma Graham, Mason Gumble, Allyssa Hilbert, Alyssa Howe, Anastasia Ioppolo, Alexis Jantzi, Julia Jones, Rory Jones, Sara Katz, Mia Kaub, Myranda Keane, Devon Kiesendahl, Luke Kiesendahl, Kaylee Kunitsky, Lucas Macdonough, Angelina Mattiello, Nicholas Memoli, Hailey Navratil, Marlee Olsson, Wyatt Peifer, Caitlyn Posdon, Charles Rhodes, Scarlett Schratt, Erik Schreiber, Alani Sersea, Navdeep Sing, Jack Smith, Ryan Snider, Brett Strong, Alexander Terrones, Genna Terry, Dane Watson and Ella Wesenyak.

Honor roll: Johnatan Alston, Elizabeth Anolfo, Madyson Babyak, Joshua Bajadek, Marissa Borer, Abigail Calabrese, Alyssa Capurso, Anthony Celona, Andrew Cerciello, Xin Chen, Kurtis Coutts, Chungshim Grace Cromwell, Alec Crouthamel, Michael Crugnale, Faith DeCarlo, Zane Della Rocco, Sarah Deckinger, Zane Dellza Rocco, Olivia Edwards, Ellen Fago, Elizabeth Forder, Nona Forte, Laura Gray, Quincey Grobelny, Lillian Gropper, Jacob Hartzel, Julia Heffernan, Kristin Henriquez, Angela Hubner, Bryce Hull, Rebecca Husson, Matthew Ingulli, Ashley Jones, Hannah Karp, Camille Kelly, Jason Kilcarr, Jeremy King, Joseph Lauersen, Mabret Levant, Laynee Lundberg, Gabrielle Magee, Anthony Marie, Joseph McCabe, Michele McDevitt, Nicholas Memoli, Natalie Meredick, Angelina Molisso, Duncan Nelson, Grant Olsen, Ashley Parrella, Gabriella Passenti, Autumn Patire, Alexis Peet, Mackenzie Pellegrino, Veronica Perez, Veronica Peters, Christopher Quigley, Alessandra Reilly, Danielle Reilly, Jaeson Ross, Samantha Sassi, Sarah Sassi, Henry Schmalzle, Abigail Schroder, Hannah Sherman, Justin Stella, Alexis Stewart, Caleb Sutton, Aaron Toryak, Bailey Vennie, Robert Wagner, Brooke Walton and Nicholas Warrington.

GRADE 7

High honor roll: Andrew Bromberger, Stephen Bryan, Zoe Della Rocco, Molly Dickerman, Amy Fago, Aaron Fenkner, Brandan Fossetta, Nevaeh Garrett-Abram, Rayvin Gierwatowski, Brianna Gori, Marquez Gumble, Lucy Guo, Lilliana Hapke, Elizabeth Higgins, Hailey Hopkins, Heather Hubbard, Emma Mahone, Gabriella Mancino, Sara Marino, Michael McCabe, LilyAnna Muehlbauer, Victoria Nicewicz, Rebecca Nieto, Morgan Nilsen, Laynee Nugent, Maya Pagano, Grace Peppiatt, Lucas Ryan, Paulina Schmidt, Anja Schoepfer, Corson Schweizer, Alexandra Sherman, Grace Steffen, Krystal Urgiles and Megan VanOrden.

Honor roll: Morgan Anderson, Seth Beavers, Kevin Bond, Alexis Borer, Julianna Collazo, Jaden Colwell, Jennifer D’Andrea, Ruby Dawson, Vincent DeSanti, Heaven Dortch, H Brianne Falco, Kelly Fenstermacher, Thomas Ferrara, Angelina Fitzgerald, Reece Fitzgerald, Shane Forsythe, Paige Geesey, Ashley Gentile, Crystal Gori, Leyla Gulumoglu, Alyssa Harlos, Joshua Harmuth, Joshua Harmuth, Garrett Hitchcock, Danielle Holzapfel, Heather Hubbard, Kalea Johnson, Emily Kangal, Rachel Keane, Jase Kelly, Michael Kelly, Abigail Kirsten, Beryl Kranz, Roman Levant, Kassandra Lotterman, Haley McCue, Olivia McCue, Shin-Nae Moon, Riley Mulberger, Xander Nelson, Aliyah Oba, Cassandra Palmigiano, Lauryn Parrella,Madelyn Patire, Kayla Petrino, Brady Reynolds, Lily Robert, Aviona Rosenthal, Jonathan Schmick, Tatiyana Simpson, Dustin Snider, Francesca Toppi, Julio Vazquez, Victor Vazquez, Jacqueline Weber, Alexis Whitfield, Emma Wilson, Cyera Winkler and Fox Yetter.

CLIPBOARD

South Scranton

Seniors meet: South Scranton After 50 Club will meet Thursday at 1 p.m. at St. Paul of the Cross Center, 1217 Prospect Ave.

June 26, 1918

More land for park

Bernard Moses, a member of the Scranton Planning Commission, presented to his fellow commission members a deed for 26 acres of additional land along Elmhurst Boulevard. Col. L.A. Watres gave the land to Moses after several conversations about donating the land to the city for the expansion of Nay Aug Park.

Pickers find body

A group of berry pickers discovered the badly decomposed remains of a man just off the Drinker Turnpike near Nay Aug. Due to the state of the body, it might have been impossible to identify the deceased. Police said the body showed signs of foul play.

Lawyers want slot machines returned

Attorney Ralph W. Rymer filed a petition on behalf of his client Nicholas Johns for the return of 130 slot machines confiscated by police during a raid ordered by the Lackawanna County district attorney. Rymer questioned the legality of the seizure.

A hearing was scheduled for July 8 on the petition. In the meantime, all the seized slot machines were being held at George Brown’s storehouse on Robinson Street.

False teeth/crowns

Dr. H.N. Warford of Burr Dentists offered a set of false teeth for $7.50, gold crowns for $5 a tooth, fillings for 50 cents a tooth, bridge work for $5 a tooth and teeth cleaning for 50 cents.

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manager, oversees The Times-Tribune’s expansive digital

and paper archives and is an authority on local history.

Contact Brian at bfulton@timesshamrock.com or

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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s highest court said its decision last week to hold up the release of a major grand jury report on sexual abuse in six Roman Catholic dioceses is the result of challenges filed by “many individuals” cited in the report.

The Supreme Court said in a five-page opinion released Monday that most of those individuals claim they are discussed in the report in a way that would violate reputational rights guaranteed by the state constitution. They also say they have a due process right to be heard by the grand jury.

“A number of the petitioners asserted that they were not aware of, or allowed to appear at, the proceedings before the grand jury,” the court said in the unanimous, unsigned opinion.

The high court said the attorney general’s office did not object to a brief hold on the report.

A spokesman for the state prosecutors’ office said they were opposed to what he called an effort to “permanently suppress the voices of victims of widespread sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.”

Joe Grace, spokesman for Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro, said the office was fighting to ensure publication of the report.

“While we did not oppose giving the court a matter of days to conduct a careful review and promptly rule on these motions, that time is quickly expiring,” Grace said.

A grand jury spent two years investigating sex abuse by clergy in the dioceses of Allentown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Scranton, churches with some 1.7 million members.

The role played by church officials, local public officials and community leaders was also investigated.

The justices said they have not seen the entire report and that the constitutional claims that have been made need to be developed adequately.

“The court intends to revisit the stay order when the proceedings before it have advanced to a stage at which either the petitions for review can be resolved, or an informed and fair determination can be made as to whether a continued stay is warranted,” the order said.

Victim advocates have said the report is expected to be the largest and most exhaustive such review by any state.

Judge Norman Krumenacker, the Cambria County-based grand jury supervisory judge, said jurors heard from dozens of witnesses and reviewed over half a million pages of internal documents from diocesan archives.

The investigation covered claims of child sexual abuse, failure to report to law enforcement and obstruction of justice, Krumenacker said.

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE

Joseph Bruno, Old Forge

BECKER COLLEGE

Brianna Farber, Carbondale; Julia Howe, Hawley; and Ian Redmon, Peckville.

BELMONT UNIVERSITY

Cayli Allen, New Milford; Kara Greskovic, South Abington Twp.; and Meghan Spellman, Montrose.

BOB JONES

UNIVERSITY

PRESIDENT’S LIST

Kylea Clark, Lake Ariel

DEAN’S LIST

Christopher Boshinski, Lake Ariel; Nehemiah Jones, Milanville; and Benjamin Pettyjohn, Montrose.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Emily Cuff, Dunmore

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY

Ruhani Aulakh, Waverly; Nicole Chaiko, Pittston; Reed Evans, Lords Valley; Jeff Heim, Scranton; Sarah McDougall, Milford; Kate McGrath, Scranton; Matt Obeid, Pittston; Maura Powell, Moosic; Ceilia Severini, Clarks Summit; Ashley Vecchio, Milford; Cali Wilson, Peckville; and Lauren Ziolkowski, Honesdale.

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

Mara M. Walsh, Dunmore

CEDARVILLE

UNIVERSITY

Hannah Day, Susquehanna; Rachel May, White Mills; Madeleine Mosher, Clarks Summit; Megan Quick, Tunkhannock; and Heather Reitmeyer, Shohola.

CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE

Karl Lewis, Olyphant; Alayna Masker, Milford; Earl Thompson, Lake Ariel; Ryan Weeks, Lackawaxen; and Amy Zebrowski, Susquehanna.

CLARION UNIVERSITY

Meagan Laura Buckle, Dingmans Ferry; Anna E. Chamberlin, Milford; Vincent James Coniglio, Geeley; Richard David Grushinski Jr., Susquehanna; Courtney Kelly, Milford; Avery Jacob Larson, Dingmans Ferry; Keith Hartley Maitland, Lenoxville; Morgan Manglaviti, Falls; Natalee McCarthy, Milford; Dalton Ray, Tunkhannock; Benjamin Wayne Spencer, Tunkhannock; John M. Walsh, Dalton; and Kristen Ashley Woods, Hawley.

COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY

Emily Peairs, Waverly Twp.; Henry Rosalsky, Dingmans Ferry; and Jacob Ross, South Abington Twp.

CONCORDIA COLLEGE OF NEW YORK

Sarah Ross, Dunmore; and Tori Tansley, Old Forge.

DESALES UNIVERSITY

Kari R. Condel, Scranton; Benjamin S. Cunningham, Milford; Jeneen E. Gallik, Honesdale; Brianna N. Gillott, Carbondale; Allison N. Lipko, Browndale; Gabrielle N. Serratore, Wyoming; Bridget A. Walsh, Dunmore; and Lauren R. Willie, Lakeville.

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY

Ian Z. Davis, Dalton; David J. Gardner, Montrose; and Kimberly Z. Meckwood, Nicholson.

ELIZABETHTOWN

COLLEGE

Samantha Bennici, New Milford; Nicole Billard, Honesdale; Sarah Hawkins, Paupack; Megan Kane, South Abington Twp.; Kaedy Masters, Jessup; Rebekah Reynolds, Montrose; Matthew Smith, Covington Twp.; and Melissa Spencer, South Abington Twp.

EMORY & HENRY

COLLEGE

Cassandra Dumas, Peckville; and Theresa Rose Mitten, Harding.

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

James Michael Lipko, Forest City; Paul Christopher Scalese, Moscow; Ross Christopher Scalese, Moscow; and Sean Elise Tomlinson, Scranton.

GENEVA COLLEGE

Benjamin Foster, Montrose; and Victoria Hinds, Montrose.

HAMILTON COLLEGE

Mary E. Lundin, Clarks Summit

HIGH POINT

UNIVERSITY

Carolyn Hickman, Clarks Summit

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

Noelle Arcaro, Scranton; Angelea Francesco, Beach Lake; Kelly Mecca, Jessup; Jared Pallo, Jessup; and Regina Volpe, Clarks Summit.

IMMACULATA

UNIVERSITY

Claire Duncan, Dunmore; Joseph Lounsberry, Abington; Krista Quinn, Montrose; and Mary Beth Tranovich, Greenfield Twp.

IONA COLLEGE

Ian Martin, Carbondale

JAMES MADISON

UNIVERSITY

Sean Haddock, Moscow; and Melanie Kusakavitch, Pittston.

KEAN UNIVERSITY

Amanda Ross, Scranton

KUTZTOWN

UNIVERSITY

Austin Adams, Honesdale; Linda Aragon, Matamoras; Jillian Baker, Milford; Alanna Barton, Hawley; Brendan Bordick Lesavage, Old Forge; Ashley Carter, Eynon; Rachel Caudell, Mehoopany; Samantha Ceballo, Milford; Tressa Cicci, Jessup; Katelyn Colleran, Pittston; Jaden DeFazio, Hawley; Emily Earlley, Pittston Twp.; Carly Erdmann, Forest City; Dallas Ernst, Milford; Raymond Felins, Covington Twp.; Zachary Foley-McGinty, Dunmore; Gabrielle Gardas, Honesdale; Katelyn Gibbs, Lackawaxen; Trisha Gillott, Shohola; Albert Gonzalez, Scranton; Joshua Gonzalez, Bushkill; Zachary Groover, Montrose; Stacey Hart, Honesdale; Robert Herbert, Shohola; Dalton Hines, Dingmans Ferry; Christine Holland, Scranton; Adrianna Howden, Roaring Brook Twp.; Emily Hynes, Hawley; Jonathon Kamor, Duryea; Andrew Kirby, Scranton; Mariah Little, Pittston; Taylor Ludemann, Dingmans Ferry; Emily Millon, Honesdale; Kaleigh Moran, Jefferson Twp.; Ann Moschorak, Scranton; Evan Musto, Exeter; Kyle Musto, Exeter; Harrison Parsons, Hallstead; Andy Pham, Peckville; Charles Poli, Hughestown; Adrianna Ratuszny, Scranton; Alison Reynolds, Montrose; Joseph Romano, Tunkhannock; Ryanne Rosengrant, Hawley; Emily Rudolph, Scranton; Erin Schumacher, South Abington Twp.; Stephen Scubelek, Gouldsboro; Madeline Spinelli, Rowland; Samantha Stephens, Tunkhannock; Logan Sullivan, Dunmore; Lindsey Summa, Dunmore; Maria Sunick, South Abington Twp.; Brandon Sutton, Greeley; Amanda Tini, Archbald; Tyler Trichilo, Union Dale; Karlee Vaverchak, Jermyn; and Brandon Zajaczkowski, Spring Brook Twp.

LEBANON VALLEY

COLLEGE

Daniel Braun, Susquehanna; Tanner Homa, Exeter; Keri Jones, Friendsville; Danielle Krick, Milford; Nicole Martin, Factoryville; and Veronica Pettyjohn, Taylor.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

Emily Cook, Covington Twp.

LYCOMING COLLEGE

Cassandra Bendyk, Pleasant Mount; Rachel Fritz, Honesdale; Ricardo Gonzalez, Scranton; Dallas Jerauld, Montrose; Amy Pocius, Scranton; Samanntha Poole, Montrose; Jessica Sivers, Montrose; Jade Watson, Dunmore; Sheila Whitman, Lake Ariel; and Devon Williams, Waymart.

MANSFIELD

UNIVERSITY

PRESIDENT’S LIST

Olga Bilardi, Roaring Brook Twp.; Hunter Brewer, Laceyville; Christopher Burger, Hawley; Megan Gullone, Milanville; Anastasia Hester, Brackney; Cameron King, Tunkhannock; Katlyn Lutchko, Honesdale; Devin MacGeorge, Montrose; Ty Moon, Montrose; Casey Pearce, Eynon; Richard Pollock, Dalton; Abigail Ramage, Falls; Daniel Rodriguez, Honesdale; Amanda Sheakoski, Scott Twp.; Shelby Valvano, Meshoppen; and Damien Wickizer, Laceyville.

DEAN’S LIST

Sean Andres, Tunkhannock; Adryana Appleby, Tunkhannock; Jacklyn Appleby, Tunkhannock; Lindsay Bergey, Factoryville; Madison Canfield, Susquehanna; Michael Carrasquillo, Waymart; Molly Cerep, Scranton; Kaitlyn Dabulewicz, Montrose; Lindsay Daly, Montrose; Katelyn Davis, Gouldsboro; David Degaramo, Laceyville; Ashlee Derrick, Susquehanna; Courtney Ditchey, Nicholson; Ashley Dunning, Scranton; Laura Horowitz, Milford; Carrie Ann Intartaglio, Greentown; MacKenzie Jones, Friendsville; Korena Kraynak, Montrose; Cassandra Miller, Milford; Paul Moore, Meshoppen; Nicole Morgan, Wyoming; Nicole Nickolich, Milford; Jessica Nistad, Hawley; Charles Pykus, Honesdale; Jacob Risch, Laceyville; Samantha Seidel, Dalton; Bailey Shaw, Susquehanna; Shaun Swatt, Mayfield; John Tobey, Hawley; Thea Tomlin, Falls; Emily Tracy, New Milford; and Ella Walsh, Scranton.

MARIETTA COLLEGE

Zachary Conrad, New Milford

MERCYHURST

UNIVERSITY

Stephanie Haefele, Scranton

MISERICORDIA

UNIVERSITY

Melanie Abda, Olyphant; Daniella Amendola, Scranton; Tyler Arnold, Springville; Alec Aversa, Thornhurst; Mia Baldinucci, West Pittston; Laura Baut, Exeter; Brian Beauchemin, Lake Winola; Victoria Bednar, Honesdale; Sarah Bifano, Waymart; Kayla Binner, Tunkhannock; Mary Patricia Blaskiewicz, West Pittston; Jonathan Boruta, Gouldsboro; Alex Brody, Tunkhannock; Gaetano Buonsante, Exeter; Deidra Cali, Olyphant; Isabela Camayd, Clarks Green; Kristen Capitano, Pittston; Madison Cardinale, Dupont; Rachel Carmody, Waymart; Tyler Collins, Olyphant; Marina Contorno, Greenfield Twp.; Cali Craig, Peckville; Nicole Crinella, Archbald; Iana Davis, Pittston; Zachary Davis, Covington Twp.; Rachel Eckert, Tunkhannock; Gregory Ellsworth, Factoryville; Matthew Foss, Old Forge; Desirae Garnett, Waymart; Nicholas Gasper, Jessup; Samantha Gregorowicz, South Abingtn Twp.; Cordell Gresh, Pittston; Erica Haefele, Dickson City; Marena Horan, Eynon; Cara Imbalzano, Roarng Brook Twp.; Kelsey Jackson, Clarks Summit; Christina Jones, Dalton; Shelbi Jones, Blakeslee; Lindsey Jordan, Scranton; Patrick Joyce, Avoca; Shania Kane, Factoryville; Olivia Katulka, West Wyoming; Quinn Kelley, Peckville; Kaitlyn Kirsten, Moosic; Kathleen Klatt, Dunmore; Stephanie Kolodzieski, Dunmore; Kimberly Kowalski, Scranton; Kelly Kozlowski, Dunmore; Luke Kresge, Lake Winola; Kayla Krishak, Springville; Samantha Kropa, Olyphant; Matthew Laporte, West Pittston; Zoe Laporte, West Pittston; Christopher Larson, Pleasant Mount; Matthew Lavin, Clifford Twp.; Cassandra Lockhart, Exeter; Nicole Luberto, Moscow; Joseph Maceyko, Dunmore; Alexa Malloy, West Wyoming; Nicholas Mantilla, Blakelee; Alyssa Mattioli, West Wyoming; Selena Maybury, West Pittston; Megan McCauley, Tunkhannock; Kallie Miller, Pittston; Callie Mousley, Waymart; Garrett Murray, Dunmore; Sarah Murray, Moscow; Maggie O’Day, Honesdale; Kelsey O’Donnell, South Abington Twp.; Callie O’Donovan, Pittston Twp.; Lauren Odell, Honesdale; Noah Ostrowsky, Dalton; Nina Owen, Harding; Lindsey Philbin, Throop; Alivia Plevyak, Clarks Smmt; Rachel Polacheck, Exeter; Jason Prescott, Forest City; Michael Quinn, Madison Twp.; Kayla Radle, Exeter; Chelsie Ray, Olyphant; Cameron Read, Old Forge; Nadiyah Rivera, Scranton; Lauren Robbins, Pittston; Kristin Robinson, Harleysville; Anamarie Rogers, Duryea; Sara Romanowski, Harding; Ashleigh Rose, Duryea; Alec Sabia, Dunmore; Samantha Scalzo, West Pittston; Jillian Scanlon, Pittston; Stephanie Schultz, Harding; Emily Seaberg, Tunkhannock; Jordan Seprosky, Archbald; Matthew Shelter, Blakeslee; Alex Skopic, Springville; Jessica Slocum, Dickson City; Lauren Sokirka, Wyoming; Kristen Southard, Scranton; Danielle Spagnuolo, Wyoming; Sarah Sporko, Carbondale; Alissa Steier, Scott Twp.; Justin Steinberger, West Pittston; Julianna Stella, West Wyoming; Danielle Stillarty, West Wyoming; Nicolette Stine, Archbald; Evan Stravinski, West Pittston; Madison Swartout, Peckville; Madison Swire, Thornhurst; Katelynn Taylor, Clifford Twp.; Jody Teel, Springville; Kayla Thorpe, Clarks Summit; Alexis Tinna, Tunkhannock; Felicia Turner, West Pittston; Deanna Warren, Nicholson; Chantal Whiteduck, Dickson City; Alyson Wilbur, Tunkhannock; Megan Wysocki, Harding; Kelci Yesnowski, Old Forge; and Austin Zawicki, Gouldsboro.

NAZARETH COLLEGE

Audra Nealon, South Abington Twp.

SIENA COLLEGE

Adam Vaccaro, Greentown; and Zoe White, Dingmans Ferry.

ST. JOSEPH’S

UNIVERSITY

Matthew G. Walsh, Dunmore

ST. MARY’S

UNIVERSITY

Kayla Agentowicz, Clarks Summit

SUSQUEHANNA

UNIVERSITY

Natalie Christopher, Newfoundland; Julia Hessling, Hawley; Anna McDermott, Hughestown; Alexandra Mosomillo, Newfoundland; Wynn Phillips, Nicholson; Hannah Phillips, Clifford; Gustin Reynolds, Honesdale; Andrew Semanek, Swoyersville; and Holly Young, Olyphant.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

Maria F. Batyko, Scranton; and Maura Lunney, Scranton.

UNIVERSITY OF

VERMONT

Grace Ross, Union Dale

WEST CHESTER

UNIVERSITY

Lexie Green, Olyphant

YORK COLLEGE

OF PENNSYLVANIA

Tyler Bagnick, Sterling; Alexa Biscotto, Swoyersville; Skyler Drew, Matamoras; Kelly Farrell, Jessup; Luke Fayocavitz, South Abington Twp.; Moriah Mauro, Carbondale; Joshua Mies, Duryea; Lyle Sweppenheiser, Factoryville; Mari Taggart, Wyoming; Hunter Thompson, Hawley; and Jasentha Van Nort, Forest City.

SCRANTON — After stabbing his father in the groin Saturday, a 20-year-old city man told detectives he “should’ve gone for the throat,” police said.

Raymond Mazzarella, 625 N. Bromley Ave., is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

Detective Jeffrey Gilroy said Mazzarella stabbed his father, Brian Rowlands, with a 4-inch folding knife in his upper thigh at their home. Mazzarella told Gilroy that his father had hit him earlier in the night.

In an interview with police, Mazzarella expressed disappointment he had not killed his father.

Mazzarella is in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $15,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is slated for July 3.

— JOSEPH KOHUT

SCRANTON — “American Pickers” is returning to Pennsylvania.

The show, which airs on the History channel, follows antique and collectible “pickers” Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz. The duo travel around the country to buy, or “pick,” items for resale, for clients or for their own collections.

They are seeking information on large or rare collections for the trip to Pennsylvania. If you or someone you know has a large collection or accumulation of antiques that the pair can spend the better part of a day looking through, send them your name, phone number, location and description of the collection with photos to americanpickers@cineflix.com, @GotAPick on Facebook or call 855-OLD-RUST.

— CLAYTON OVER

SCRANTON — A 26-year-old woman found Saturday on the side of Interstate 81 died of multiple traumatic injuries, an autopsy revealed Monday.

Rachel Teplitsky of Tafton came out of a vehicle on I-81 south near the Davis Street exit around 2:20 a.m. She died shortly after at Geisinger Community Medical Center.

The manner of Teplitsky’s death is pending the completion of a state police investigation, according to Lackawanna County Coroner Timothy Rowland.

— JEFF HORVATH

SCRANTON — Police identified the man found in an arson fire on Roosevelt Street on Monday.

Brett W. Sweeting II, 26, of Scranton, was killed in the blaze.

Crews found Sweeting inside 52 Roosevelt St., which broke out in flames about 3 a.m.

It was unknown if anyone was living in the home. It may have been on the market for sale recently, Fire Chief Pat DeSarno said.

An autopsy conducted Monday determined Sweeting died from carbon monoxide poisoning from smoke inhalation, Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland said. The manner of death is pending completion of an investigation by Scranton Police Department.

— STAFF REPORT

A Scranton-based doctor faces indecent assault and other charges after lifting the dress and touching the groin area of a 20-year-old female college student who was shadowing him, police said.

Joel Jerome Laury, M.D., 52, 3 Jerry Lane, Scott Twp. — an allergist at Horizon Medical Corporation, 3 West Olive St., Scranton — turned himself in Wednesday and was arraigned on numerous counts stemming from the June 21 incident at the clinic.

About 11:20 that morning, Laury directed the student into an exam room and told her to remove her sweater. He touched the student’s neck and “told her to feel his lymph nodes and pulses” before locking the exam room door and removing his shirt, Lackawanna County detectives wrote in a criminal complaint.

After instructing the student to feel his bare chest for pulses, Laury told the student to lay on an exam table and proceeded to remove his pants. He then lifted her dress up to her chest area and began to touch her in the groin area, where he said there are lymph nodes and pulses, according to the complaint.

The student then got up from the exam table and Laury told her to put her sweater back on. He unlocked the exam room door and told her she could leave while he got dressed, police said, noting the student went directly to a physician’s assistant and told her what happened.

After a wire tap was approved, detectives instructed the student to record a phone conversation with Laury, during which he admitted “to all of the conduct described by” the student, according to the complaint.

Laury is charged with misdemeanor counts of indecent assault without consent and open lewdness, as well as a summary count of harassment. He is free on $10,000 unsecured bail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Efforts to reach Horizon Medical Corporation were not immediately successful.

Contact the writer:

jhorvath@timesshamrock.com;

570-348-9141;

@jhorvathTT on Twitter

MARRIAGE LICENSES

■ Brandt Matthew Grobeis, Arlington, Va., and Sarah James Shehata, Kingsley.

■ Alison Ann Cavanaugh and Ronald Joseph Mela, both of Madison Twp.

■ Michael Ray Murray and Katrina Ann Schwartz, both of Dickson City.

■ Stephanie Alicia Mejia and Saul Perez Cruz, both of Scranton.

■ John Joseph Worthington Jr., Covington Twp., and Jill Lea Hillard, Old Forge.

■ Richard Michael VanWert and Marijo Zehner, both of Taylor.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

■ Joseph Velcko, Gouldsboro, to Jose Gilberto Meneses, Union City, N.J.; a property at Big Bass Lake, Clifton Twp., for $159,000.

■ Corinne Kuzmick, trustee of the Leon Lucas and Ann Lucas Irrevocable Personal Residence Trust Agreement, Blakely, to Joseph Cudemo, Forest City; a property at 800 Black Wildcat Road, Blakely, for $150,000.

■ Kelly and Shaun Cottrell, Scranton, to Oz Realty LLC, Olyphant; a property at 615-617 Charles St., Throop, for $220,000.

■ Lin Xia, Moosic, to George Shepyuk, Waverly Twp.; a property at 127 Electric St., Blakely, for $65,000.

■ 145 147 Parker St. LLC, Scranton, to Joseph Bonacci, Jefferson Twp.; a property at 147 Parker St., Scranton, for $26,500.

■ Daniel H. and Gina M. McArdle, Clarks Summit, to Craig M. Shores, Wyoming County; a property at 606 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit, for $144,500.

■ Phyllis Lesso, Wilkes-Barre, to Om Real Estate LLC; two parcels in Scranton for $103,500.

■ Connor and Lindsey M. Young, Newton Twp., to John and Melissa Franey, South Abington Twp.; a property at 1261 Country Club Road, Newton Twp., for $234,000.

■ DSV SPV2 LLC, Columbia, S.C., to David M. Koruszko and Richard H. Koruszko, Scott Twp., as joint tenants with rights of survivorship; a property in Scott Twp. for $53,000.

LAWSUITS

■ Marisa Kortawy, 629 Sherwood Ave., Dunmore, v. Scranton School District, 425 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, seeking in excess of $50,000, together with interest, costs and such further relief deemed appropriate, for injuries suffered Sept. 28, 2016, in a fall at John Adams School, 827 Capouse Ave., Scranton; Tullio Deluca, attorney.

■ Jacob Piskorski, 115 Fawnwood Circle, Greentown, v. Corey D. Thorpe, 219 S. Turnpike Road, Dalton, seeking in excess of $50,000 and in excess of the arbitration limits for pre-judgment interest and costs on two counts, for injuries suffered Dec. 8, 2016, in an automobile accident on state Highway 348/Mount Cobb Road, Lackawanna County; Anthony J. Piazza III, attorney.

FEDERAL TAX LIEN

■ Tiny Treasures Child Care Center, 117 Main St., Forest City; $12,043.60.

STATE TAX LIENS

■ TNT Restaurants LLC, 200 Spring St., Moosic; $2,256.

■ Joseph W. and Tracy Nicholson, 732 Hampton St., Scranton; $1,063.59.

■ John S. Kane, 39 Terrace Drive, Olyphant; $4,554.53.

■ John T. and Joy Jernigan, 1718 Monroe Ave., Scranton; $2,143.48.

■ David and Leslie Boslough, 220 Third St., P.O. Box 509, Dalton; $1,769.03.

■ Christian J. Pilosi, 133 Windsor Way, Roaring Brook Twp.; $14,108.70.

■ Richard S. Lowy, 123 Seventh Ave., Carbondale; $1,478.89.

■ Donna and Kevin Gillette, 3431 Aberdeen Road, Madison Twp.; $913.93.

■ Rodney R. Whiting, 1135 Hampton St., Scranton; $872.56.

■ Paul M. and Laura A. Brown, 1008 O’Neill Highway, Dunmore; $1,115.85.

■ John Jr. and Cassie L. Monroe, 93 Park St., Carbondale; $963.18.

■ Noe Lopez, 1109 Jackson St., Scranton; $1,643.43.

■ Edward W. Judge, 417 Willow St., Scranton; $920.55.

■ Derek Anderson, 1020 Maple St., Scranton; $910.72.

■ Brandon Noble, 807 Rock St., Archbald; $880.19.

■ Elijah M. Doloff, 195 W. Mountain Road, Olyphant; $1,010.01.

■ Joseph Evans, 352 N. Bromley Ave., Scranton; $483.18.

■ Shawn and Vanessa Nee, 108 Foley St., Old Forge; $875.78.

■ Donald J. and Donna S. Hopkins, 818 Scott Road, South Abington Twp.; $958.28.

■ Matthew Damski, 527 First Ave., Jessup; $884.87.

■ Mark Gramzuger, 744 S. Main Ave., Scranton; $930.99.

■ Jason Kishbach, 639 Pear St., Scranton; $1,015.66.

■ Lawrence White, 277 Sandy Banks Road, Greenfield Twp.; $959.57.

■ Brendan and Amy Bell, 554 Palmer Circle, Dickson City; $1,590.05.

■ Paul M. Brown, 1008 O’Neill Highway, Dunmore; $812.

■ Charles Gambo, 324 Daleville Highway, Covington Twp.; $947.92.

■ Michael Brazil, 1707 Jefferson Ave., Dunmore; $1,010.40.

■ Joseph M. Cortazzo, 1754 Wyoming Ave., Scranton; $443.27.

■ Joseph Stachnik, 1114 Drinker Turnpike, Covington Twp.; $4,175.32.

■ Elaine Vass, 198 Village Drive, Taylor; $2,564.53.

■ Kurt P. and Jill Moran, 1 Scranton-Pocono Highway, Scranton; $11,858.24.

■ Randolph A. and Margarete Scott, 3237 Pittston Ave., Scranton; $2,533.37.

■ Richard Para, 9 Beckett Close, Moosic; $5,793.37.

■ Christian E. Graniel, 119 S. Van Buren Ave., Scranton; $2,639.61.

■ Michael L. Serniak, 806 Penn Ave., Mayfield; $1,097.81.

■ Kevin J. O’Hara, 355 Washington St., Greenfield Twp.; $1,898.49.

■ Thomas Navich, 3626 Lawrence Ave., Moosic; $369.48.

■ Keith T. and Teresa M. Ripley, 210 Jennifer St., Moscow; $120.

■ Thomas P. Dennebaum, 1447 Meylert Ave., Scranton; $1,880.46.

■ Polina M. Philbin, 407 W. Elm St., Apt. 1, Dunmore; $2,628.24.

■ Bradley J. and Deidre Jones, 662 Drinker Turnpike, Covington Twp.; $1,602.93.

■ S & L Motors Inc., 200 S. Seventh Ave., Scranton; $988.86.

■ Main Technologies, P.O. Box 380, Taylor; $4,133.69.

■ Thomas and Luciana M. Medric, 812 Goodman St., Throop; $729.39.

ESTATES FILED

■ Terry Davis Wagner, 138 Park St., Carbondale, letters testamentary to Scott D. Wagner, 125 Mulberry Drive, Milford, and Christopher S. Wagner, 540 Pierce Road, Carbondale.

■ James Savero, also known as James B. Savero and James Benjamin Savero, 1114 Froude Ave., Scranton, letters of administration to Thomas F. Savero, 415 S. Irving Ave., Scranton.

ONLINE: thetimes-tribune.com/courts

A 28-year-old man charged with threatening to kill his estranged wife and her family in a drunken fury nearly two years ago will spend almost a decade in state prison before he’s eligible for parole.

Joshua John Skivington, previously of Factoryville, bowed his head through most of today’s hearing, in which Lackawanna County President Judge Michael J. Barrasse sentenced him to 7 3/4 to 16 years in prison.

“I owe amends to all these people,” Skivington, visibly emotional, said in a somewhat cracked voice. “I don’t even know how to begin.”

State police charged Skivington in September 2016 after a day spent drinking vodka roused his anger and led him to tell his mother and brother he would kill his wife, Kristen, and her parents.

He pointed a rifle at his mother and brother and said he would shoot them if they did not hand over the keys to a minivan. He promised to murder his in-laws and take his son back.

Skivington’s family called 911 and alerted his wife’s parents. Police arrested him and found a .38-caliber revolver and .22-caliber rifle in the van.

The day’s events left lasting effects on his in-laws. Kristen Skivington has filed for divorce. Her father,

William Ashton, told Barrasse today that they still have nightmares. He testified he sometimes dreams someone is standing at his door. Noises at night compel them to lock their doors and windows, something they haven’t felt the need to do before on their Scott Twp. property.

“There is much more to it than no one getting hurt,” Ashton said. “This has changed our lives forever.”

Skivington’s defense called psychiatrist Richard Fischbein, MD, who testified the 28-year-old meets criteria for bi-polar disorder. With his history of self-medicating with drugs and alcohol, Skivington would have no chance of staying sober without actively addressing his mental health, he said.

With consistent medication, drug and alcohol counseling and counseling to resolve childhood traumas, Skivington could have a chance.

Skivington acknowledged in court he attempted suicide while at the Wyoming County Correctional Facility. He is on medication now and has a state of mind he hasn’t had in years, he said.

He apologized but recognized his words are meaningless unless his actions put weight behind them. All he can do is better himself, Skivington said.

Skivington pleaded guilty in March to terroristic threats, carrying a firearm without a license, recklessly endangering another person, fleeing police, burglary and simple assault. The plea dropped charges of attempted first-degree murder.

Barrasse acknowledged Skivington’s case as being a “complicated” one but said, ultimately, the “mayhem” he caused that day rendered him a danger to society.

After his prison term, Skivington must spend 33 years on probation.

Contact the writer: jkohut@timesshamrock.com, 570-348-9144; @jkohutTT on Twitter

SCRANTON — A city man is awaiting extradition to New Jersey where he will face homicide charges.

Scranton police arrested Altariq Jordan, 34, of 725 Prescott Ave., Apt. 1., today. Newark police had issued an arrest warrant for Jordan, who is a suspect in a homicide that occurred Sunday. Newark police asked Scranton to be on the lookout, and an off-duty officer spotted Jordan on Tuesday morning and contacted the patrol division.

Officers conducted a traffic stop on Jordan’s vehicle and arrested him without incident, according to a release from Scranton police.

— SARAH HOFIUS HALL

A 22-year-old Scranton man who helped fracture a man’s skull during a violent assault downtown last May was sentenced today to state prison.

Lackawanna County President Judge Michael J. Barrasse sentenced Bryan Keller, formerly of 417 Cherry St., to four to eight years in prison followed by two years of probation.

Keller and three others set upon a man as he left a Linden Street bar on May 5, 2017. The victim was badly injured.

“I know I made a mistake,” Keller said. “ I felt bad ... I can’t take it back.”

Barrasse seemed incredulous that Keller felt bad and asked when Keller felt a pang of guilt.

Keller bragged about the attack on social media with Raheim Rolling, 24, of Virginia, who also participated in the assault, the judge noted. In March, a judge sentenced Rolling to serve six months of probation.

“I know I was wrong,” Keller replied at the hearing. “That’s all I can say.”

Police cracked the case using social media, surveillance footage and taxi records. Police also arrested Tyran Dowdell, 31, of Scranton, who is awaiting further court proceedings, and a 17-year-old boy.

Keller said he was drunk at the time of the assault. His defense attorney said his family has a history of substance abuse.

Barrasse scolded Keller that there must be a consequence for his actions and set a stiff prison sentence.

The judge also ordered that Keller pay his share of restitution to the victim: $269.33.

Contact the writer: jkohut@timesshamrock.com, 570-348-9144; @jkohutTT on Twitter

SCRANTON — A suspended Lakeland Junior-Senior High School educator and her husband will face further court action on charges of having sexual contact with a female student.

Magisterial District Judge Sean McGraw found sufficient evidence to hold Ruth Anna Baggetta, 36, and her husband, Nicodemo M. Baggetta, 29, for trial on institutional sexual assault and other charges after a preliminary hearing today in Lackawanna County Central Court.

Their alleged victim, now 18 and a recent high school graduate, was the lone witness at the hearing.

Investigators accused the couple of having inappropriate contact with the student at their Greenfield Twp. home in December after Nicodemo Baggetta developed a sexual relationship with the girl dating back to 2016, when she was 16.

Ruth Baggetta was suspended from her position as the Lakeland band director and Nicodemo Baggetta was suspended from his job as a special education teacher at Fell Charter School after their arrests in March. They remain free on bail.

Check back later for updates.

Contact the writer: dsingleton@timesshamrock.com, 570-348-9132

SCRANTON — Lackawanna County President Judge Michael J. Barrasse today sent a Carbondale man to state prison for firing a gun last year into an occupied Blakely auto shop.

Jeremy Wade’s behavior from his drinking has escalated and Barrasse had to consider the community’s safety in sending Wade to prison for 3 1/4 to seven years.

“The things that I did were out of line,” Wade said. “Someone could have gotten hurt.”

Wade, 31, shot at CJ Auto Technologies on the 1200 block of Main Street in November, police charged. Four people were inside but no one was hurt. Police found 10 spent .380-caliber casings outside the business.

Wade pleaded guilty in April to recklessly endangering another person, criminal mischief and two firearms-related counts.

An addict, Wade substituted heroin with alcohol as his drug of choice, he said. He’s been arrested for driving under the influence several times before.

Drunkenness isn’t an excuse, he said. He didn’t intend to harm anyone when he shot his gun.

Barrasse said that he is a proponent of rehabilitation but, noting that Wade’s behavior was becoming more dangerous, decided to send him to prison.

Wade will spend four years on probation following his prison term.

Contact the writer: jkohut@timesshamrock.com, 570-348-9144; @jkohutTT on Twitter

DICKSON CITY — An investigation into allegations of animal neglect at a borough pet store found no evidence of wrongdoing by staff, borough police said today.

Dog wardens from the state Department of Agriculture twice visited Puppylicious Puppy Boutique on Route 6 last week. They found no violations and a veterinarian determined the dogs there are in good health, borough police Patrolman Michael Fredericks said. Another vet also examined a golden retriever at the store and ruled that dog is also in good health, Fredericks said.

The store came under scrutiny earlier this month after posts on Facebook questioned the health of the dogs, notably the golden retriever puppy, for sale there.

— CLAYTON OVER

SCRANTON — A man who received oral sex from a woman in a crowded Walmart parking lot in late March will spend at least five months in Lackawanna County Prison, a judge ruled today.

Peter Weins, 40, 383 Wheeler Ave., pleaded guilty less than a month later to disorderly conduct.

President Judge Michael J. Barrasse sentenced him to serve up to 12 months in jail. Weins was sentenced to an additional three to six months of jail for violating probation.

Police caught Lisa Miller, 34, of Scranton, giving Weins oral sex in a car March 31. Miller, who also pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, is awaiting sentencing.

Barrasse said he’d entertain Wein’s release to a long-term treatment center.

— JOSEPH KOHUT

Republican congressional candidate John Chrin fulfilled a campaign promise to find a home in the newly created 8th Congressional District he wants to represent.

Chrin, 55, bought a townhouse May 29, for $256,000 at Skytop in Barrett Twp., Monroe County, a development near Skytop Lodge, a popular 5,500-acre resort. He used his new home address when he registered to vote June 11.

The purchase marks the second time in the last year Chrin has bought a home in the congressional district he wants to represent in Washington and his third residence in Pennsylvania overall since May 2017.

Chrin faces U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Moosic Democrat, in the Nov. 6 election.

A former Wall Street banker, Chrin grew up in Lehigh County, but worked most of his life in New York City. He and his wife, Maria, co-owners of an investment firm that she runs, both lived in Short Hills, New Jersey, since the 1990s until last year.

By the time he announced his congressional bid in May 2017, Chrin had established a Pennsylvania residence. He bought his boyhood home in Fountain Hill, Lehigh County, which was not in the existing 17th district, and used that address to registered to vote last June.

The U.S. Constitution only requires congressional candidates to live in a state, but not necessarily the district they want to represent.

Last November, the Chrins bought a home for $365,000 in Palmer Twp., Northampton County, in the 17th district.

In February, the state Supreme Court found the present congressional district boundaries unconstitutional. The court rewrote the boundaries and renumbered them, effective next January after the election. The rewrite places Chrin’s homes in Lehigh and Northampton counties in the new 7th district and Cartwright’s Moosic home in the new 8th. Believing some voters would care about residency, a potential difference-maker in a close election, Chrin said he would find a home in the 8th “that’s genuine and real,” meaning related to his life.

Chrin said he bussed tables at Skytop Lodge and lived in employee housing between his high school junior and senior years. Over the years, he said he and his wife regularly visited Skytop on weekends or holidays and took pictures that became part of Christmas cards. His wife later served on Skytop’s board of directors, he said.

“For me, to have history that goes back like that to a place is important,” he said.

Chrin said he plans to keep the Palmer Twp. and Fountain Hill homes. He doesn’t think residency will matter to most voters. Though he grew up in a home in the 7th and could have run for that seat, he previously said he chose to run in the 8th because he feels an affinity to its residents and believes they need an advocate like him to fight for them.

“I spent the formative years of my life as a child and as an adult in Pennsylvania,” he said Tuesday. “And, even when I was working around the country, I was constantly coming back and involved in Pennsylvania. And, those are the values that are rooted in who John Chrin is as a person.”

Chrin said the campaign will amount to a sharp contrast between a candidate like himself who favors cutting taxes and regulation and doing away with Obamacare and sanctuary cities and a candidate who doesn’t, like Cartwright.

“If you like higher taxes, sanctuary cities, more regulation and unaffordable health care, Matt Cartwright is your guy,” he said.

Cartwright, who grew up in Erie and Toronto, Canada, and moved to Lackawanna County in the late 1980s, sloughed off Chrin’s latest purchase.

“I’m at work in Washington, D.C., and just have not kept up on John Chrin’s real estate buying spree,” Cartwright said.

He chastised Chrin for favoring smaller Social Security cost-of-living increases and eliminating health care coverage for pre-existing conditions by eliminating Obamacare.

“It’s definitely no surprise that a Wall Street banker would be right at home with the Paul Ryan tax plan that gives away 83 percent of the money to corporations and the very wealthiest Americans and encourages more offshoring of American jobs,” Cartwright said. “Maybe if Mr. Chrin were not so occupied with real estate listings, he’d have known that I voted against sanctuary cities almost a year ago.”

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SCRANTON — A 29-year-old Scranton man who hit another man with a wooden bat will not have to serve any more time in jail, a judge ruled today.

Martin Perez, 802 Quincy Ave., was sentenced to time served  for an assault that happened in August. The high end of Perez’s sentence is one year in the Lackawanna County Prison.

Perez pleaded guilty in April to simple assault.

An argument broke out when the victim, Lisandro Moctezuma-Monge, went to Perez’s home. Perez hit him several times with a wooden bat, fracturing his skull.

— JOSEPH KOHUT