REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

■ Lloyd S. Wagner and Marlo Dawn Dore to Marlo D. Dore, property in Monroe Twp. for $64,854.80.

■ Lloyd S. Wagner and Marlo Dawn Dore to Marlo D. Dore, property in Monroe Twp. for $80,928.

■ Brenda A. Lutkowski to Richard P. Grzenda and Elaine M. Grzenda, property in Overfield Twp. for $172,000.

■ Dale D. Wagner, Paul R. McCain, Sally J. Mock, Richard W. Rosengrant and David G. L. Harris to Daniel W. Jones, Erin Jones, Gerry Henry, and Kimberly Henry, property in Forkston Twp. for $28,000.

■ Monica Denison, executrix, and Alice J. Denison to Charles L. Haines, property in Forkston Twp. for $1,967.

■ Resnam Realty LLC to Joseph J. Nardone and Eugenia T. Roche, property in Overfield Twp. for $235,000.

■ Patrick H. Collas and Patricia Collas to Ralph J. Christopher and Lynda Christopher, property in North Branch Twp. for $63,500.

■ Richard A. Tinna and Nancy G. Tinna to Kintner Modular Homes Inc, property in Tunkhannock for $45,000.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

■ Jamie Lee Mosier of Factoryville and Amber Marie Burke of Factoryville.

■ Jason Matthew Stonier of Factoryville and Lindsay Nicole Carnevale of Factoryville.

ESTATES FILED

■ William B. Sordoni, late of Monroe Twp., letters testamentary to William E. Sordoni and Matthew R. Sordoni, c/o Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP, 15 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre.

■ Winifred T. Sankey, late of Factoryville, letters testamentary to Foster C.Sankey, c/o attorney Michael J. Ossont, of Minora, Minora, Colbassani, Krowiak, Mattioli and Munley, 700 Vine St., Scranton.

WYOMING COUNTY COURT NOTES

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On July 1, 1931, the temperature was a whopping 97 degrees, setting a record and holding the title for 87 years. But, it looks like this Sunday may just break that record as the first heat wave of the season is on its way for the weekend.

Mike Murphy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, defines a heat wave as three or more days with temperatures reaching 90 degrees or higher.

“A heat wave is caused by a ridge of high pressure, or a heat dome,” Murphy said. “That pressure builds in the southwest desert, like Arizona or Nevada, and travels up to Pennsylvania, hence the term heat wave. Also, increasing humidity throughout the weekend will create a high heat index, making at 97 degree day, feel like 102 or 103 degrees.”

According to Murphy, the heat wave will last all weekend lingering into Monday, with Sunday being the hottest day and the likely record breaker.

“The temperature is estimated to be around 98 degrees on Sunday. But, with the humidity, the heat index will be between 102 and 105 degrees,” Murphy said. “So, stay inside in the air conditioning between the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., drink plenty of water and if you must work, take plenty of breaks in the shade or inside.”

Workers for Bryan Construction Enterprise Inc. will still work in the heat. But, according to Brian Harashinski, the firm’s vice president, they take many precautions to ensure safety, and the quality of their work.

“When we know we’re working on a really hot day we usually start as early as we possibly can to try and beat the heat,” Harashinski said. “But, we also don’t want it to impact the quality of our work. We’re working on roofs, so, we bring hoses with us and just keep spraying everything down because when it gets that hot outside, the materials will melt like butter. So, keeping them cool prevents any damage or mark-ups from happening.”

 According to Harashinski, if the day is just too hot, they will stop working and come back later on when it cools down.

“If the heat is just unbearable, we can’t push the envelope,” Harashinski said. “We will seal the roof with a vapor barrier, a synthetic fabric cover up, to ensure water or other elements stay out of the house. Once the roof is sealed, we’ll leave around noon and come back around 6 p.m. and work until dark. This way it’s cooler and we can get our job done safely and professionally, without the distraction of the heat.”

Steve Sutkowski, vice president of Valley Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Inc., says they are always prepared for heat waves.

“Its always tough when heat waves like this happen, so I’m constantly on call,” Sutkowski said. “We’ve added technicians to make sure someone is there for routine maintenance calls. We also make sure at least one of us is always around to make sure the shop is fully stocked and open.”

Sutkowski also has tips for residents with central air conditioning.

“Make sure to never completely shut the central air unit off,” Sutkowski said. “Let the system run normally, it will work when it has to. Adjust the thermostat to the temperature you’re comfortable with and allow the system do its job. Do not drastically drop the thermostat to a low temperature because this will freeze the coils within the unit. As long as the unit and filters are clean everything should work just fine.”

At Sprinkles & Shakes Ice Cream in Plains Twp., they’re ready for customers looking to beat the heat.

“Everything we make here is homemade and we made extra for this weekend,” owner Barton Weidlich said.

“You can order pizza and dessert and pick it up without ever having to leave your air-conditioned car,” Weidlich said, referring to the store’s drive-through. “And really what’s better than ice cream on a hot summer day?”

Forecast:

Saturday Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Monday Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tuesday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Independence Day A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

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As developers transform the former Scranton Lace property into a residential complex called Laceworks Village, demolition on several buildings has begun.

On Thursday, Brian Murray from Reclamation Industrial Furnishings posted a video on social media showing some of the demolition.
 

 

It’s the end for the Scranton Lace Works. Demo started today to make way for redevelopment.. So sad to see it go @reclamationindustrial @wneptv @scrantontimestribune #industrial #scrantonlace #salvage #reclaimed #demo #architecturalsalvage #recycle #history #scranton #scrantonpa

A post shared by Brian Murray (@reclamationindustrial) on Jun 28, 2018 at 6:40am PDT

In October 2016, an overview of Laceworks Village presented to Scranton City Council described a blighted site containing 33 buildings and 608,000 square feet, all vacant since 2002. At that time, developers planned to turn the 10.3-acre site on Albright Avenue into a 192-unit residential complex, with lofts in salvageable factory buildings and new townhomes.

The storied Scranton Lace, which dated to the 1890s, was one of the world’s biggest producers of Nottingham lace. For more than a century, the factory was one of the area’s largest employers, with 1,200 workers at its peak. It closed in 2002.

Laceworks Village would preserve and redevelop part of the property and build new townhomes along a bank of the Lackawanna River.

SCRANTON — A tractor-trailer rollover is causing traffic problems today in North Scranton.

The crash happened about 11:25 a.m. on the inbound lanes of the McDade Expressway near the southbound Interstate 81 off-ramp.

The rig is believed to be carrying a load of onions.

City police and other emergency personnel were on the scene.

Check back later for updates.

LARKSVILLE — An Edwardsville woman being held for allegedly trashing her ex-boyfriend’s house is facing additional charges after police say she urinated in a holding cell and tried to break a bench.

Yana Guitson, 21, was picked up after her ex-boyfriend alleged she entered his home on Washington Avenue on Wednesday night. Police say Guitson entered the home when her ex was away, smashed a television set and threw clothes around a room.

Guitson is also alleged to have stolen her ex’s Social Security card and birth certificate, jewelry, clothes and some pornographic materials.

After being contacted, Guitson voluntarily came to the police station, where she was placed into a holding cell, police said. Once in the cell, Guitson began screaming and saying she wanted to be stunned with a Taser, police said.

She hit an officer in the chest during her outburst, and while police were preparing the charges she urinated on the cell floor rather than in the provided toilet, police said. Guitson then dipped her hands into the urine and smeared it on the cell bars, police said.

She is also accused of trying to break the bench inside the cell by jumping up and down on it.

Police charged Guitson with burglary, criminal trespassing, theft, disorderly conduct, institutional vandalism and harassment.

Magisterial District Judge Alexandra Kokura Kravitz arraigned her on Thursday and released her on $25,000 unsecured bail with a preliminary hearing set for July 10.

WILKES-BARRE – Facing a projected $3.5 million deficit next year, Mayor Tony George has asked the state to grant the city financially distressed status.

“I did sign the (petition) papers,” George said this morning.

City Administrator Ted Wampole said the petition was sent by FedEx to Harrisburg.

The Financially Distressed Municipalities Act, also known as Act 47, empowers the state Department of Community and Economic Development to declare certain municipalities as financially distressed.

The Act provides for the restructuring of debt of financially distressed municipalities; limits their ability to obtain government funding; authorizes them to participate in federal debt adjustment actions and bankruptcy actions under certain circumstances; and provides for consolidation or merger of contiguous municipalities to relieve financial distress.

PFM Group, a Philadelphia-based financial consulting firm the city has contracted to provide advice and direction in order to avoid bankruptcy, projected earlier this year that the city could face a $3.9 million deficit in 2019 if the city takes no additional action to increase revenue and/or decrease spending.

PFM offered raising taxes, selling some city assets and/or limiting increases in spending on employee raises through union negotiations as possible solutions.

George said union negotiations are at a standstill, council members have said they won't raise taxes, and council balked at selling the Park & Lock East parkade for $2 million – $1.3 million over it's appraised value – earlier this year.

Wampole said one major positive outcome of gaining financially distressed status is that the city would qualify for a 10-year, no-interest loan of up to $3 million.

If the state approves George's petition, DCED would appoint a financial adviser, who would then design a financial recovery plan for the city.

Check back to citizensvoice.com for an updated story.

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smocarsky@citizensvoice.com, 570-821-2110, @cvmocarsky

Valley View teachers have a new four-year contract with annual raises and will contribute to health care premiums, saving the district around $400,000 total.

The board approved the contract 7-1 Monday; director Curt Camoni was absent and director James Addley abstained because he has family members who work in the district. The union approved the agreement on June 8, said Holly Chorba, union president.

The Valley View Education Association is now the fifth teachers union in Lackawanna County to contribute to health care premiums. Scranton, Old Forge, Mid Valley and Abington Heights teachers also contribute.

The Valley View contract runs from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31, 2022.

Teachers, regardless of a single or family plan, will pay $20 a paycheck towards premiums. Their contributions will bring in around $400,000 to the district over four years, said Corey Castellani, business manager.

“We had to get something towards health care and they understood that,” he said.

The union felt it was a fair deal with fair raises, said Chorba.

The 193-member union — which includes teachers, nurses, guidance counselors and school psychologists — will receive a 2.09 percent raise in the first year of the contract; a 1.66 percent, the second year; 1.61 percent, the third year; and 1.52 percent, the final year.

The first year of raises will cost the district about $220,000, Castellani said.

“There was a lot of give and take on both sides,” said Ellen Nielsen, board president.

The negotiations took around three months, Chorba said.

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SCRANTON — The William Prescott Elementary School won a new $20,000 playground.

The Scranton School district elementary school entered the Upgrade Your Play video competition, sponsored by Let’s Play, an initiative by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, and national nonprofit KaBOOM!.

The school made a video set to the credit music from “The Office” where the students describe the lack of a playground at Prescott as “boring.”

McNichols Plaza Elementary School is also in a contest to win $50,000 recycled playground. The contest is sponsored by Colgate, ShopRite and TerraCycle and ends Saturday. To vote, visit www.terracycle.com/en-US/contests/colgateshopriteplayground2018.

— KATHLEEN BOLUS

SCRANTON — As the forecast calls for searing temperatures and high humidity over the next few days, a mission in Scranton reminds the city’s homeless that they can escape the heat inside its doors.

Keystone Mission, 8 W. Olive St., is open:

• 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays for dinner.

• 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, dinner included.

• 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for Sunday through at least Monday night when it says extended exposure can cause illness such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

— JON O’CONNELL

SALEM TWP. — The Wayne County coroner released the results of autopsies performed on two victims and the shooter in the Wednesday morning murder suicide.

Wayne County Coroner Edward Howell determined Carrie Martini, 45, and Dale Thomas, 61, each died of two shotgun wounds and ruled their manners of death as homicides. William Rowen, 60, died of a shotgun wound to the head, according to the coroner’s office. His death was a suicide, Howell said.

State police responded Martini’s home at 171 Eisenhauer Road early Wednesday morning and found the three people dead.

— CLAYTON OVER

SCRANTON — Demolition of an abandoned, condemned Scranton home nicknamed “Castle House” remains on hold, but the city is considering finally tearing it down.

A neighborhood group hopes the vacant house at 1021 Richmont St. in Green Ridge can be turned over to a new owner who would renovate it.

The house is owned by Russian artist Elena Flerova, who bought it in 2002 but long ago dropped out of sight. Unoccupied for many years, the vacant house fell into disrepair. The city never located the owner, notices went unanswered and the city condemned the building in 2013.

By October 2016, the city had the home scheduled for razing but put demolition on hold after some neighbors advocated for sparing it.

The city again tried to contact the owner. In November 2016, the city tracked down the mortgage/lien holder of the property, JPMorgan Chase. At first, the bank thought it had no connection to the property, but eventually confirmed it was the mortgage/lien holder.

At a Scranton Housing Appeals Board hearing in January 2017, an attorney for the bank said it hoped to renovate the property and bring it up to code, but also had no success in contacting the owner. The attorney asked the appeals board to give the bank time to obtain the title of the property. The board agreed to revisit the matter in a few months.

But in June 2017, the bank still had not started foreclosure proceedings, as the absentee homeowner still had rights, a bank attorney told the appeals board. It voted to uphold the demolition order.

The city had to wait to see if the bank or owner would pursue their own appeal in county court. None ever came and that appeal window has long expired, but the city held off demolition, said city Licensing, Inspections and Permits Director Patrick Hinton.

Several weeks ago, a man claiming to be Flerova’s brother contacted the city saying she was in Russia and wanted him to remove some of the contents, Hinton said. The city did not grant access and told the man to get an attorney.

At city council’s meeting Monday, Councilman Bill Gaughan said he also heard from Hinton that the “alleged brother” wanted access inside, but that he has no plans to rehabilitate or maintain the house.

In a phone interview Tuesday, Hinton said that the bank long ago stopped communicating with the city about the house. As no appeal or injunction regarding forestalling a demolition has been filed in county court, and no other actions have been taken on the part of the bank or owner, the city’s only remaining option may be demolition, Hinton said.

“Right now, it’s a safety hazard,” Hinton said of the house.

In an email Tuesday to a reporter for The Times-Tribune, bank spokeswoman Keosha Burns said the bank no longer is a lienholder on the property. She did not provide more specifics.

Meanwhile, the Green Ridge Neighborhood Association still holds out hope that the home can somehow get turned over to a new owner who will renovate it, said association President Mark Seitzinger. He hopes the city continues to hold off demolition until there is a breakthrough in the situation.

“Give this one an opportunity to have some life. It’s a beautiful structure,” Seitzinger said. “We’d love to see a rehabilitation because you can’t build them like that anymore. It’s a big lot of land, with a nice beautiful structure. It’s needs some TLC badly. Give someone an opportunity.”

Efforts by The Times-Tribune to contact Flerova also had been unsuccessful.

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“Castle House,” 1021 Richmont St., Green Ridge, Scranton

— Nicknamed “Castle House” for its distinctive cone-capped turret. Listed in assessment records as a multidwelling, the house contained three rental units.

— In 2002, Russian artist Elena Flerova bought the house. Flerova made a name for herself as a Jewish artist from Moscow who, after immigrating to the United States in the 1990s, created a body of paintings of Jewish religious ceremonies and scenes, an art gallery acquaintance of hers had said in a 2016 interview. Born in 1943 and growing up in the former U.S.S.R., Flerova only became exposed to the Jewish religion after arriving in America and settling in New York City. She traveled back and forth between Russia and American, and her artwork became part of a Jewish revival in Russia after the end of the Cold War. It is believed Flerova returned to Russia several years ago. Her house has been vacant for years.

— In 2013, after some neighbors complained about the rundown condition of the seemingly abandoned house, the city condemned it. Notices had gone unanswered and the city was not able to connect with Flerova.

— By October of 2016, the city had the house on a list for imminent demolition. Some neighbors advocated for sparing the house. In November 2016 the city learned that a mortgage/lienholder of the property was the JPMorgan Chase bank. It expressed interest in appealing the demolition order and repairing the house.

— In January 2017, a bank attorney asked the Scranton Housing Appeals Board for time for the bank to try to acquire the title to house.

— In June 2017, the appeals board upheld the demolition order because the bank had not made any progress in obtaining ownership.

— In May, a man claiming to be Flerova’s brother contacted the city and said his sister is in Russia and she wants him to remove some of her contents from the house. The city denied him access to the inside.

— On June 25, Councilman Bill Gaughan gave an update on the situation and recounted some of the details above.

— On June 26, responding to an inquiry from The Times-Tribune, a JPMorgan Chase spokeswoman said the bank no longer is a lien holder of the Castle House property. She was not more specific.

— As of Thursday the house owner remained listed as Flerova, according to county tax assessment records.

— The property never went up for grabs in a city tax sale, because over the years the property taxes were always paid and never delinquent. The city in 2016 found that a prior bank holding the mortgage had gone defunct several years earlier and JPMorgan Chase had purchased the prior bank’s assets. Officials think that over the years, mortgage holders perfunctorily paid the taxes on the home.

— For example, the 2017 property taxes were paid by an unspecified mortgage company, likely through a third-party clearing entity, according to the Scranton Single Tax Office. Mortgage companies usually pay property taxes in February of the calendar year the taxes are due, to take advantage of early payment discounts. Even if an owner does not pay a mortgage, the mortgage holder likely may pay the property taxes to keep them current and protect the firm’s interest, by preventing the property from going into a delinquent tax sale. However, unlike in previous years, the 2018 property taxes on 1021 Richmont St. have not been paid yet. An unpaid 2018 property tax bill won’t become delinquent until this year expires.

— While property taxes were paid over the years, 1021 Richmont St. has a total of $8,000 in delinquent trash bills, for the years 2004-06 and 2011-17, according to city records. The city sends annual trash bills to homeowners, and it’s up to an owner to prove that a trash bill is unwarranted because a property is vacant and unoccupied. The proof would be a letter from an electric or water company stating when the power or water was disconnected and for how long. If the city does not get such information from an owner, a trash bill remains on the books and eventually becomes a delinquency.

June 29, 1918

Early area native dies

William Atherton, a lifelong area resident, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E.J. Northrup of Elmhurst, on June 28. He was 81 years old.

Atherton was born in 1837 in the area that would become known as Taylor and was a descendant of the early residents of the Wyoming Valley. He loved to tell people stories of the early days of Slocum Hollow (now Scranton) and how he helped to build the old Wyoming House at Wyoming and Lackawanna avenues, and buildings along Penn Avenue.

Atherton lived for many years in Clarks Summit, making frequent trips into Scranton.

Boxing matches set

Town Hall Athletic Club manager Eddie Burke announced a boxing card for the evening of July 4 at the venue. The scheduled main event would be Bartley Madden of Jersey City vs. Clay Turner of New York City. This was a return match for Turner, who fought here several months earlier, winning a 10-round bout against Tommy Gibbons.

Another fight on the card was a bout between Joe Malloy of the Notch and Young McCarthy of Pittston.

Coming attractions

The Strand Theater had a patriotic theme for its entertainment offerings. The theater showed war film reels, along with the films “Heart of the Sunset,” “The Allies’ Official War Review,” “Our Hawaiian Army” and “Her Final Reckoning,” starring Pauline Fredericks. A live performance featured the singing sisters Irma and Ruth Gallenkamp.

Over at the Poli Theater, Mae Desmond and her acting company presented the play “The House of Glass.”

BRIAN FULTON, library 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 570-348-9140.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

■ Scott A. Winters and Beth M. Dreisbach, both of Throop.

■ Brian Daniel Hamlin and April Nicole Beazer, both of Old Forge.

■ Joseph V. Musacchio and Lacey E. Hope, both of Scranton.

■ Vincent Edward Tuzze, Mayfield, and Jenna Marie Kraycer, Peckville.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

■ Carlo Canevari, Lackawanna County, Patricia A. Seaman, now by marriage Patricia A. Dombroski, and Richard Dombroski, Lackawanna County, and John F. Masiyowski, Fairfax County, Va., to Derek J. Lukens, Vandling; a property at 300 Vine St., Vandling, for $67,000.

■ Edward D. Ricci, trustee of the Rosemarie I. Ricci Irrevocable Trust, Mesa, Ariz., to Donald G. and Joyce H. Douglass, South Abington Twp.; a property at 17 Parkland Drive, South Abington Twp., for $210,700.

■ Patricia A. and Joseph Salerno, Joann M. Galada, Anthony L. Sarry and Adele Ben’Ary, also known as Adele C. Ben’Ary, to J.E.S. Development LLC, Dunmore; a property at 448-450 E. Drinker St., Dunmore, for $170,000.

■ Janice H. Jackson, Blakely, Jeffrey Reed Ham and Valerie Ham, Granger, Ind., to Crystal M. Tompkins, Blakely; a property at 210 Eleanor St., Blakely, for 63,800.

■ Ryan P. and Julia Rudolph Campbell, South Abington Twp., to Matthew D. Sims, Clarks Green; a property at 308 Bailey St., South Abington Twp., for $155,000.

■ Nationstar Mortgage LLC, doing business as Champion Mortgage Co., to Church Street Real Estate LLC; a property at 1229 Providence Road, Scranton, for $27,500.

■ Danielle and William Rachko Jr., Lackawanna County, to Dinamico Corp., Scranton; a property at 1120 Columbia St., Scranton, for $30,000.

■ Joseph T. and Jackie Lynn Pidgeon, Carbondale, to Trisha M. and Philip J. Bulfamante, Scranton; a property at 19 Plum Ave., Carbondale, for $138,000.

■ Richard P. and Elaine M. Grzenda, Jermyn, to Raymond J. and Nancy T. Zahra, Archbald; a property at 464 Lincoln Ave., Jermyn, for $153,000.

■ Mario Colonna, Carbondale, to Adams CATV Inc., Carbondale; a property at 7 N. Church St., Carbondale, for $125,000.

■ Real Property Resources LLC, Scranton, to Thomas Miller, Scranton; a property at 628 Palm St., Scranton, for $33,000.

LAWSUIT

■ Joel C. Pearce, 820 Coxton Road, Duryea, v. Sugarman’s Plaza Limited Partnership, c/o Corp. Service Co., 2595 Interstate Drive, Suite 103, Harrisburg, and Sugarman’s Plaza Group LLC, 600 Business Route 6, Eynon, seeking in excess of the applicable arbitration limits, together with interest and costs, and such other relief deemed appropriate, for injuries suffered Jan. 13, 2017, in a fall in the defendants’ parking lot in Eynon; Thomas J. Foley Jr., attorney.

ESTATES FILED

■ Agnes Golden, also known as Agnes M. Golden, 1803 Ariel St., Scranton, letters testamentary to attorney Gregory J. Pavlovitz, 408 W. Market St., first floor, Pottsville.

■ Wayne V. Smith, also known as Wayne Van Cortlandt Smith, 199 Johnson Road, Scott Twp., letters of administration to Linda M. Smith, 98 Wyckoff St., Apt. 1, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Elena Mead Slaughter, 62 Cami Way, Woodcrest Shores, Elkton, Md.

ONLINE: thetimes-tribune.com/courts

HARRISBURG — The state’s highest court is being pressed to release publicly a major grand jury report on allegations of child sexual abuse and cover-ups in six of the state’s Roman Catholic dioceses.

State Attorney General Josh Shapiro will ask the court to decide swiftly lingering legal issues before it, his office said Friday. He expects to make that request Monday.

“The people of Pennsylvania have a right to see the report, know who is attempting to block its release and why, and to hear the voices of the victims of sexual abuse within the church,” Shapiro said in a statement.

The state Supreme Court is blocking the release of the report as the result of legal challenges filed under seal by people apparently named in the report. The court has declined to make those filings or dockets public, or name the people who filed the challenges.

The Supreme Court’s chief justice, Thomas Saylor, declined comment through a spokeswoman, and lawyers for the unnamed people challenging the report did not respond to requests for comment.

Meanwhile, seven news organizations, including The Associated Press, on Friday filed a motion to intervene in the case in a bid to argue that the court should release the report, contending that it is required by law. If the court decides it needs more time to consider the legal challenges, it could immediately order the report’s release with only those parts that are in question shielded from view, lawyers for the news organizations wrote.

The court also should be consistent with practice in other grand jury matters and make public the filings and dockets in the case, with redactions if necessary, the news organizations wrote.

Victim advocates have said the report is expected to be the largest and most exhaustive such review by any state. The grand jury spent two years investigating allegations of child sex abuse in the dioceses of Allentown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Scranton, churches with some 1.7 million members.

Allegations of child sexual abuse, failing to report it, endangering the welfare of children and obstruction of justice involve not only people associated with the church, but “local public officials and community leaders,” according to a court document. Jurors heard from dozens of witnesses and reviewed over half a million pages of internal diocesan documents.

Living people named in the report, but not indicted, were allowed to submit written responses to allegations in the report, to be released along with the report, according to court documents.

The court said in a five-page opinion issued

Monday that most of those people who filed legal challenges claim they are discussed in the report in a way that would violate reputational rights guaranteed by the state constitution and that they have a due process right to be heard by the grand jury.

The justices said they had not seen the entire report and needed time to sort through legal arguments.

The unnamed challengers’ claims first became public in an unsealed opinion released last month by Judge Norman Krumenacker, the supervising grand jury judge.

Krumenacker rejected their petition to challenge elements of the grand jury report before it became public, saying such hearings have never been allowed and would “effectively bring the grand jury process to a halt turning each investigation into a full adjudication.”

THE GRADUATES

Misael Arzola-Ve’Lez, Cole Auckland, Brittany N. Barnes, Joel M. Bayle, Justin K. Bayle, Elijah J. Bissinger, Jonathan S. Blewett, Gavin M. Bradley, Miranda L. Brulla, Lauren D. Canfield, Emalee R. Carr, Amber A. Cavanaugh, Carson P. Church, Britney N. Clapper, Emma J. Clinton, Kassey S. Colosimo, Devon H. Colwell, Hunter E. Conklin, Seth C. Conrad, Devin M. Crandall, Jubilee J. Delgado, James. E. Esterline, Logan E. Foote, Emily R. Formosa, Connor C. Gaughan, Kelsey E. Gentile, Delia L. Geyer, Emma K. Glezen, Sierah A. Guzy, Emily M. Haley, Abigail L. Hartman, Kristen A. Henley, Travis J. Hickling, Emil H. Holveck IV, Christian M. Igoe, Brandon T. Kingston, Hayley M. Kohlhepp, Julian A. Kupst, Li Ling J. Lee, Heidi R. Lynch, Gwen J. MacConnell, Emma M. Mangel, Garrett M. Mansfield, Sequoia M. Marriott, Jessica E. Marvin, Axell E. Mejia Nolasco, Aexandrea D. Millard, Elizabeth G. Mollo, Kalynne E. Myers, Shane V. Neal, Samantha J. Price, Charles O. Randall, Courtney P. Randall, Hunter T. Renwick, Julia M. Rudick, Melvin G. Sanchez, Noah J. Seamans, Casey W. Shankman, Jessica E. Spencer, Alexa M. Stanley, Dakota M. Stone, Logan D. Sullivan, Briell A. Susavage, Luke M. Updyke and Miranda L. Woosman.

VALEDICTORIAN

Name: Abigail Hartman

Hometown: Great Bend

Parents: Greg and Jenna Deck

Activities: National Honor Society, secretary of Leo club, student council treasurer, Envirothon, geocaching, archery, basketball captain, volleyball captain, AAU volleyball, NBHA, 4-H, Scholar of the Year and scholar athlete.

Plans: Attending Penn State University Park to major in biology/pre-med.

SALUTATORIAN

Name: Miranda Brulla

Hometown: New Milford

Parents: Michael and Amy Brulla

Activities: Leo club, Envirothon, geocaching, National Honor Society, basketball and cashier at Rob’s Market.

Plans: Attending Seton Hall University for bachelor’s degree in psychology and criminal justice.

THE GRADUATES

Adrianna Marie Elizabeth Acker, Michael Lawrence Adrian, Mia Anali Aguilar, Levar Reshard Allen, Daniela Alunni, Kaitlyn Rose Andrews, Ashley Marie Aquino, Rita Catherine Aronica, Cecelia Marie Elizabeth Barchak, Anthony Angelo Behler, Alyssa Marie Bielinski, Mackenzie Alberta Black, Maria Nicole Borgia, Brina Ann Camilla Brislin, Lauren Elizabeth Brown, MaryKatherine Ann Cadden, Isabella Rose Ceccoli, Anna Theresa Chiaro, Ciara Anne Cleary, Gillian Constance Catherine Coar, Elaina Marie Cohen, Kevin Michael Connor, Anthony Paul Costanzo, Tia Nicole Coyer, Cassidy Ingrid Creed, Hailey Anne Cruser, John William Culkin, Matthew James Culkin, Shannon Smith Czekaj, Frank Thomas Damiano, Gavin James Darcy, Amanda Marie Delhagen, Joseph Domnick DelVecchio, Sean Patrick Dempsey Jr., Salvatore Raymond DePrimo, Dominic Rocco DiPietro, Gianna Rose DiPietro, Samantha Yu Jun Domzalski, Dylan Jacob Dunda, Tyler Edward Dunn, Daniel William Edwards Jr., Melanie Marie Edwards, Brianna Marie Engle, Erin Rose Epperson, Alexa Haley Fangio, Nathan Cory Fangio, Joseph Gerard Ferguson Jr., Gabriella Teresa Ferraro, Mark Anthony Finan II, Krista Alexis Frank, Hunter Troy Gallagher, Anna Elizabeth Genett, Althea Jane Catherine Goble, Luke Alexander Gratkowski, Thomas Patrick Griffiths, Richard Andrew Grippi, Eugene Michael Hall, Jr., Sam Joseph Hanni, Patrick William Hartshorn, Lauren Holly Hessmiller, Brianna Marie Hickey, Robert Anthony Kennedy Jr., Abigail Marie Kirby, Rocco John LaCapra, Jordan Tyler Lavelle, Lilly Rose Leach, Gerard Joseph Longo Jr., KC Kent Estoya Lorilla, Amanda Carolyn Frances Lucas, Jessica Sarah Lynn, Mia Marie Mandarano, Jaunikah Jenae Mathews, Evan Christopher McCarthy, Aislinn Ann McDonald, William Christopher McDonough, Elizabeth Mary McKeon, Brian Matthew McKitish, Elizabeth Katherine McNeff, William Conway Meade, Allie Rose Olivetti-Meyers, Manuel Alberto Moran, Michael Joseph Muracco, Christopher John Murray Jr., Hailey Alea Nachand, Anna Marie Nulter, Megan Marie Oakley, Londyn Edith Occhipinti, Noah Elijah O’Malley, Maren Catherine Oprisko, Olivia Rachel Mari Ortiz, Marley Danielle Palmere, Mackenzie Marie Pawelzik, Marlena Cristen Pegula, Alina Grayce Ann Phillips, Sean Michael Pietruszkiewicz, Emily Mary Pinto, Kelly Elizabeth Quinn, Evan David Revta, Alexander William Riccio, Mark John Rinaldi Jr., Sedrick Matthew Michael Roche, Sean Patrick Rogan, Lisa Dominque Rosado, Gerardo Sanchez Garcia, Joseph Michael Schmidt, Jacob Eric Shoemaker, Nicholas James Lorenzo Shoemaker, Samantha Jane Patricia Sterusky, Joseph Charles Talutto III, Matthew Thomas Valunas, Cory Reed Michael Walsh, Samantha Elizabeth Wesley, Brianna Marie Wickkizer, Emily Grace Wilk, Joseph Phillip Williams, Luke Gerard Yanisko and Jakob Michael Yanochik.

Valedictorian

Name: Amanda Lucas

Hometown: Dunmore

Parents: Janet and Curt Lucas

Activities: Golf, track, swim, football cheerleading, yearbook editor, TACT club vice president, French club treasurer, engineering event coordinator, Scholastic Quiz Bowl team and drama club.

Plans: Saint Joseph’s University honors program, majoring in chemistry.

Salutatorian

Name: Anna Chiaro

Hometown: Dunmore

Parents: Alyssa and

Nicholas Chiaro

Activities: Swim, track, tennis team co-captain, engineering club president, Spanish club event coordinator, Scholastic Quiz Bowl team, service club and French club.

Plans: University of Pittsburgh, majoring in biology.

Beach Lake

Bible school: “Babylon — Daniel’s Courage in Captivity,” for children ages 3-11, July 16-19, Monday, 6:15-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Beach Lake United Methodist Church, 7 Milanville Road, Beach Lake. Pre-registration or information: church office, 570-729-7011 or www.beachlakeumc.com.

Carbondale

Garbage collection: City garbage collection suspended for Wednesday, trash will be collected a day late for the remainder of the week.

Clarks Green

Electronic recycling: Electronic recycling event, July 7, behind Borough Building, 104 N. Abington Road, 10 a.m.-noon, no fee, accepting flat-screen TVs, computers and components, stereos, VCRs and DVD players, cell and digital phones, fax machines and other small electronics, items must be intact, power cords taped to side.

Milford

Alzheimer’s education: Alzheimer’s educational series, held the second Thursday of each month,

next session July 12, 6-7 p.m., Belle Reve Senior Living Community, 404 E. Harford St.; free, open to the public, light refreshments served; guest speaker to discuss

services for people with dementia. Call 570-409-9191 to RSVP.

Moosic

Corvette club: Corvette Club of NEPA, meeting, Thursday, July 12, 7 p.m., Marzoni’s, 26 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic. Contact: ccnepa.com.

Scranton

Seniors meet: The South Side Friendly Seniors will hold a meeting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul of the Cross Parish Center, 1215 Prospect Ave., South Scranton.

Sterling

Historian events: Historians of Sterling Twp. Museum and Hall, 709 Spring Hill Road, Sterling, July 28, monthly meeting, 7 p.m.; Aug. 25, monthly meeting, 7 p.m.; Sept. 29-30, hometown farm show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Route 196, Jericho, H.O.S.T. will have a table full of treats and items for sale; Oct. 27, monthly meeting, 7 p.m.; Nov. 24, monthly meeting, 7 p.m.

CLIPBOARD ITEMS may be sent to yesdesk@timessham

rock.com or Clipboard, c/o YES!Desk, 149 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA 18503. YES!Desk, 570-348-9121.

THE GRADUATES

Rebecca Abdo, Ethan Meier Aceron, Edgar Acevedo, Debbie Acosta, Edwin Acosta, Paola Omaris Alicea Rivera, Maria Del Carmen Alonso Gomez, Rosa Guadalupe Alvanez, Ethan Jeffery Alvarado, Gabriel Elias Araujo, Alice Aroche, Gladys Arroyo, Ryan Astleford, Jessiel Aviles, Nestor Ayala, Juan Junior Ayala Rodriguez, Johnathan Bailer, Natasha Lee Barbosa, Erin Elizabeth Barrett, Tierra Bartow, Darius James Bastian, Kaylonna Bavonese Benjamin, Benjamin Bektas, Corine Elizabeth Belles, Angel Bello, Sergio Alejandro Benavides, Naom Bentancur, Bianca Lynn Beynon, Jovanna Bisignani, Damani Blackwell, Tyler Jewelle Boynton, Michael Joseph Bozym, Eddie Charles Brent, Ieshia Brent, Claire Beck Brier, Angel Brofsky, Eric Bromage, Charles Brown, Marquise Buckley, Wakiel Buckley, Radika Budathoki, Kirstin Budney, Jacob Fletcher Burgette, Sean Burgette, Topaz Burgette, Joshua Kenneth Burke, Kyle Matthew Burke, Alissa Ann Burke, Tijahnae R Burton, Naitik Butani, Jose Joel Cabrera Cosme, Christopher Cadwalder, Jocelyn Camacho, Ariana Campbell, Dylan Campbell, Gayatri Campbell, Noemi Carreto, Carly Carro, Michelle Castillo, Jaena Cementina, Benny Centeno, Ciera Chandler, Uzzyah Cherry, Bryant Cholula, Jarod Cipriano, Mykelsha Paquita Clarke, Andrew Cleveland, Brandon Coello, Tessa Conmy, Luis Corpeno, Charlie Cortez, Abigail Coyle, Carolyn Cruz, Isaac Cummings, Laxmi Dahal, Lakisha Antoinette Dancy, Mykhanh Dang, Akash Darjee, Dylan Davis, David Alexander Dean Black, Sheimylee A DeJesus Diaz, Andreisy Enrique DeLa Cruz Encarnacion, Xavier William Delgado, Jaylene Delossantos, Zeynep Demir, Trupanshi Desai, Dhairya Rakeshumar Desai, Krutik Dinesh Kumar Desai, Deyniel Dey Desarden Ruperto, Leslie Diaz, Nijah Dickerson, Stanley Djakasetia, Emanuel Dominguez, Isabelle Dominick, Celena Drummond, Allison Duffy, Julianne Dunay, Justin Elejalde, Yulissa Escarraman, William Evanitsky, Sierra Evans, David Evans, Kaeleigh Everetts, Christopher Farrell, Jayden Feola, Denise Fernandez, Mario Ferrer Morales, Janica Figueroa, Shirley Figueroa, Luke Vincent Fiscus, Jared Floryshak, Christian Flynn, Chelsi Flynn, Neiva Joseanna Fortes, Destinie Foster, Nasim S Fullard, Shelby Funches, Trinity Gammaitoni, Miranda Garcia, Brendalee Marie Garcia, Andrea Garibay, Tuyisunge Gashema, Daniel Gavin, Jehovany Gbedan, Julia Georgetti, Shane Gerrity, Meera Ghataney, Anthony Johnathon Giles, Christa Golden, Darlene Marie Gonzalez, Imani Gonzalez, Estrella Gonzalez, Marc Anthony Gonzalez, Devon Graham, Oralee Grant, Elysia Granville, Gregory Rheyse Green, Peter Green, Tyreese Greene, Al Jahneer Griffin, Ginisee Giselle Guevara, Morsal GulMohammad, Sujata Gurung, Galilea Guzman, McKenzie Habeeb, Haley Hallock, Mustafa Hamidi, Maryam Hamidi, James Hamlin, Emily Agnes Hamm, Shawn Hannon, Kyron Lorenzo Harbin, Nadia Haroun Mahdavi, Demarace Javan Harris,

Zaakirah Harrison, Dylan Harrity, Alexis Hayes, Stephanie Ann Healey, Patricia Hemphill, Chelsea Hernandez, Majesty Z Hicks, Lauren Hildenbrand, Davon Michael Hogan, Shaun Michael Hopkins, Noah Horn, Alex Inirio, Matthew Andrew Iorio, Allen Irving, Allen Quezon Irving, Breana Jankowski, Isabelle Jarrow, Kasey Jenkins, Edwin Michael Jimenez, Michelle Jimenez, Ashley Jimenez Melo, Ximena Jimenez Zamora, Telena Jones, John Jones, Cameron Jordan, John Joyce, Michael Judge, Christian Juice, Navruz Kadyrov, Abigail Kearney, Edward Keen, Taylor Keiper, Lyndsi Keller, Brigid Elizabeth Kennedy, Molly Kerber, Giana Maria Ketron, Mary Kathleen Kirchner, Anna Constance Kmiec, Brittney Koch, Buddhi Maya Koirala, John Reynold Kopko, Kelly Kraycer, Hayden Krewson, Alyssa Krisovitch, Kevin Kruk, Mia Laboranti, Elijah Lalgee, Christopher Laske, Matthew Laske, Pauline Layton, Jason Lee, Ira Jarrett Lewis, Ian Lewis, Samantha Lipperini, Jelytzanette Lopez, Victoria Lopez, Ciara Leigh Lopez, AnJaia Loring, Kourtney Lucke, Devin Robert Lynch, Fagr Mohamed Mahana, Leslie Major, Tionyx Maldonado Cardona, Christian Maldonato, Joseph Malia, Cecelia Mansfield, Skylar Marcen, Alexis Marichak, Natalie Marichak, Jerry Arielle Marin, Alexis Marrero, Jeremy Martinelli, Andres Martinez, Luis Enrique Martinez, Marcos Gabriel Martinez, Stephen Mason, Christopher Mason, Makiya Masters, Curtis Maurice Mathis, Yarissel Matos Gil, Robert Joseph McAndrew, Alexander McCarthy, Ahmad McGraw, Kayleen Grace McHale, Michael McHale, Collin McHugh, Victor McKinney, Joseph McLaughlin, Adjoa Ode Mensah, Serena Merritt, Alicia Meyers, Shawna Michelle Venice Mills, Lisa Mitchell, Vaishali Modi, Bimala Mongar, Begyan Mongar, Isiah Montgomery, Alan Moore, Crystal Morales, Edward Mower, Ariella Mullen, Emily Muniz, Anthony Murria, Megan Musso, Arzu Mustafayeva, Fajrun Najih, Kaiona Laverne Nelson, Tracy Nguyen, Maria Francesca Nicastro, Peter Nicholas, Michael Nicosia, Mugisha Nkurunziza, Jarayah Novak, Mckenzie Ogden, Jenna Marie O’Malley, Yaysha Marie Otero Velez, Jamie Pakutka, Jarrod Palmer, William Palumbo, Bansari Patel, Neel Patel, Dazi Patel, Krina Patel, Vrutti Patel, Kesha Patel, Ritun Patel, Kuntal Patel, Jaymin Patel, Dhruviben Alpeshbhai Patel, Nidhi Patel, Jay Mukeshbhai Patel, Riya Patel, Soniya Sanjay Patel, Darshan B Patel, Rohankumar Patel, Palak D Patel, Shreyaben Dipakbhai Patel, Riya Sanjayukumar Patel, Kesha N Patel, Krina Patel, Sinal Yatish Patel, Kunjal H Patel, Nainil Samirkumar Patel, Courtney Frances Peart, Destiny Natalia Perez, Nadia Perez, Kalina Marie Perri-Mattern, Sarah Pethick, Zachary Pyeron, Kalliana Pfleckl, George Polemitis, Amber Potrzuski, Champa Pradhan, William Pregmon, Noah Isaiah Price, Charles Prothero, Joshua Radford, Puspa Rai, Madan Rai, Sandheya Rai, James Ralston, Javier Antonio Ramos-Colvin, Tara Jean Rinaldi, Leandro Jesus Rincon Guillen, Matthew Rink, Anthony Rist, Julie Ann Ristics, Alexis Rivera, Will Rivera, Emily Taina Rivera, Shyla Rodriguez, Angel Rodriguez, Luis Rodriguez, Miguel Rodriguez, Rose Marie Rodriguez, Maoly Isabel Rodriguez Moreta, Paola Krystal Rodriguez Ramos, Annabelle Rogers, Ana Rojas, Kaitlyn Roman, Tyrese Rosado, Najae D Roseway, Earl Ross, Molly Rowlands, Benjamin Rudolph, Donald Ruiz, Alex Ruiz, Joseph Rutiririza, Elianna Sabino, Isaac Salumu, Paola Victoria Santa Rosario, Cristian J Santiago, John Savage, Dominick Scaturro, Krystal Schipp, Tyler Joseph Schirra, Samantha Schraner, Sato Seay, Pablo Seda, Kevin James Selemba, Rutvik Bankim Shah, Ruslan Shakhsadinov, Devon Eugene Sharp, Kathryn Shea, Jillian Clare Shields, Nyjier Shields, Gabrielle Simrell, Calista Small, Corey Small, Awnshae Smith, Latrell Ozzie Smith, Ramazani Solenso, Stephanie Soulia, Michael Anthony Speranzo, Liam Stepanovich, Jerusa Sunar, Izaiah Real Sutton, Mia Svetovich, Christopher Swaha, Shawn Thomas, Marcus Tillia, Keith Tolley, Edward Torres, Miliette Angelica Torres Rivera, Maria Lucero Toto, Dominique Trombetta, Michael Tuffy, Colin Tugend, Matthew Joseph Turley, Emmanuel Valencia, Eileen Valentin Delvalle, John Vargas, Matthew Vaughn, Sabrina Xiomara Vera Lopez, Bryan Villanueva, Alivia Visoski, Sasha Walker, Corey Walsh, Nathaniel Watson, Tydell D Watts, Anthony Issaac White, Bradley Michael Whymeyer, Kyle Williams, Paul Williams, Mariah Winburn, Elizabeth Winters, Jake Winters, Sinclair Wright and Branden Zacharias.

Valedictorian

Name: Erin Barrett

Parents: Matt and Lori

Barrett

Activities: Girls varsity basketball team captain,

student council president, senior class officer, Future Business Leaders of America, track and field, Spanish club, spirit club, Pennserve, link crew, Coaches vs. Cancer volunteer, yearbook committee, National Honor Society, Scholastic Bowl team member and student ambassador for Sen. John P. Blake.

Plans: Schreyer Honors College at Pennsylvania State University in the bachelor of science/master of business administration program.

Salutatorian

Name: Kelly Kraycer

Parents: Kenneth and Mary Beth Kraycer

Activities: National Honor Society, Pennserve, varsity basketball cheerleading team captain, French club vice president, spirit club, student council/ homeroom representative, church lector and volunteer at Holy Rosary’s Bible School.

Plans: University of Scranton to study occupational therapy.

President Judge Michael Bar­rasse sentenced the following defendants recently in Lacka­wanna County Court:

Joseph Baldoni, 42, to two years of court supervision, followed by four years of probation, and $9,110.98 in restitution for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and receiving stolen property.

Eugene Gallagher, 38, 146 E. Taylor St., Taylor, to 18 to 36 months in state prison followed by four years of probation for forgery and violations of provisions relating to absentee voting.

Alan Townsend, 21, 608 Rear Main St., Blakely, to three years of court supervision, including three months in county prison and six months of house arrest, for possession of a controlled substance and recklessly endangering another person.

Brian Domant, 43, 100 Smallacombe Drive, Unit 124, Scranton, to six months of court supervision, including 30 days house arrest, and a $750 fine for DUI — tier two, second offense.

Judge Vito Geruolo sentenced:

Kevin Combs, 40, 912 Mount Vernon Ave., to three to six years in state prison for possession with intent to deliver.

Jason Shumbris, 37, 434 Main St., Apt. 6, second floor, Edwardsville, to one year of probation for possession of contraband.

Bethanie Duda-Cooper, 39, 932 Birch St., Scranton, to two years of court supervision, including 90 days of house arrest, for criminal use of a communication facility.

Mitchell Bethea, 33, 625 Beach St., Scranton, to one year of probation for disorderly conduct.

Judge Margaret Bisignani Moyle sentenced:

Raymond Bennett, 41, 9573 Millwood Drive, Tobyhanna, to 21 to 42 months in state prison followed by three years of probation for possession with intent to deliver and criminal use of a communication facility.

Shaina Dziki, 23, 114 First St., Archbald, to six days time served to six months in county prison and a $1,000 fine for DUI — tier three, first offense.

Angel Romero, 46, 95½ Washington St., Carbondale, to eight to 23½ months in county prison followed by two years of probation for delivery of a controlled substance.

Daniel Moraski, 34, 110 Ash St., Scranton, to one to three years in state prison and $200 in restitution for robbery.

Selena Shackleton, 35, 1018 River St., Scranton, to six to 23½ months in county prison followed by six months of probation for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Judge Andrew Jarbola sentenced:

Thomas Paradiso, 43, 2A Rockledge Terrace Drive, Taylor, to one year of probation for harassment.

Sekon Edinboro, 26, 1212 N. Rebecca St., Scranton, to one year of court supervision, including 60 days of house arrest, for recklessly endangering another person.

Carl Weidow, 43, 23A Pulaski St., Kingston, to 5½ to 11½ months in county prison for possession of a controlled substance.