$2,000 in clothing stolen from porch

SCRANTON - Someone stole about $2,000 worth of clothing in six bags off a city woman's porch as she was in the process of moving, police said.

Acting Capt. Glen Thomas said the resident of 1004 E. Park St. put the clothes on her porch on Monday; on Wednesday, she noticed the clothes were missing. She called police on Thursday, Capt. Thomas said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact city detectives at 348-4139.

ADONIZIO, MILDRED M., Laflin, Mass, today, 10 a.m., St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin. Parish rosary group to recite Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary 30 minutes before Mass. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. Calling hours, today, 9 to 9:45, church. Contributions: St. Maria Goretti Church, 42 Redwood Drive, Laflin, PA 18702. Arrangements: Corcorn Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains. Condolences: corcoranfu neralhome.com.

ANDERSON, MARGARET L., Great Bend, formerly of Susquehanna, today, 3 p.m., Hennessey's Funeral Home, 747 Jackson Ave., Susquehanna, by the Rev. Anne Marie Meyerhoffer. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Susquehanna. Calling hours, today, 1 to 3 p.m. Contributions: Susquehanna County Library.

ARASINI, CAROLYN B. "KI" GALLAGHER, Clarks Summit, today, 11 a.m., St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, by the Rev. John O'Malley, S.J. Arrangements: McGoff-Hughes Funeral Home Inc., Scranton.

BOYER, PHYLLIS J., Carbondale, formerly of Newton, N.J., today, 2 p.m., her daughter Joann's residence, 121 Kleinhans Road, Blooming Grove. Condolences: parisefuneral home.com.

FOX, CATHERINA, Carbondale, today, Brennan & Brennan Funeral Home Inc., 55 Lincoln Ave., Carbondale. Mass, 9:30 a.m., St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale. Interment, Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Finch Hill. Calling hours, today, 8 to 9:15 a.m. Condolences: bren nanfuneralhomes.com.

HOSKINS, PASTOR HAROLD S., Falls, senior pastor and founder of Maranatha Fellowship Church and Alpha Omega Christian Academy, Swoyersville, June 8, 2 p.m., Maranatha Fellowship Church, 135 Owen St., Swoyersville, by the Rev. Jay Frances and several other pastors in ministry. Contributions: Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Arrangements: H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., Wilkes-Barre.

KERWIN, HAILEY MARIE, today, 1 p.m., Bethany United Methodist Church. Interment, Bethany Cemetery. Arrangements: Hessling Funeral Home Inc., Honesdale. Condolences: www.hesslingfuneralhome.com.

MAYER, MARGARET, Dalton, today, noon, by Monsignor James McGarry, pastor, Our Lady of the Snows Church, Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. Calling hours, today, 10 until service. Condolences: lawrenceeyoungfu neralhome.com.

MAZZOLA, ROBERT D., Harleysville, calling hours, today, 8:30 to 10:15 a.m., Corpus Christi Church, 900 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale. Mass, 10:30. Interment, private. Contributions: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10605. Arrangements: Huff & Lakjer Funeral Home, Lansdale.

McCAULEY, DOROTHY J., Scranton, Tuesday, 9 a.m., Albert P. O'Donnell Funeral Home, 2025 Green Ridge St., Dunmore. Interment, Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery, Elmhurst. Calling hours, Monday, 4 to 7 p.m. Contributions: family. Condolenc-es: ODonnellfuneral.com.

MILLER, HENRY M., Pine Brook section of Scranton. Mass, Friday, Holy Rosary Church, Scranton, by the Rev. Martin J. Gaiardo. Pallbearers: Tom, Tom Jr., Cory and Ron Miller, Brian Sheehan, Al Price and Paul Ford. Interment, Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst. Arrangements: Vanston and James Funeral Home, Scranton.

O'HORA, ANN MARIE K., Golden Living Center, Scranton, formerly of South Scranton, today, Neil W. Regan Funeral Home Inc., 1900 Pittston Ave., Scranton. Mass, 10 a.m., Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, 1217 Prospect Ave., Scranton, by the Rev. Scott Sterowski, pastor. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. Go directly to church. Contributions: St. Paul of the Cross Parish, 1217 Prospect Ave., Scranton, PA 18505; or St. Joseph's Center, 2010 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA 18509. Condolences: neilregan funeralhome.com.

PAUL, DANIEL RALPH, Stillwater, viewing, Monday, 7 to 8:30 p.m., William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main St., Stroudsburg. Service, Tuesday, 11 a.m., funeral home, by Pastor David Berryman. Burial, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Appenzell. Contributions: VNA Hospice of Monroe County, 502 VNA Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. Arrangements: William H. Clark Funeral Home, Stroudsburg, wmhclarkfuneralhome.com.

RINALDI, SARA R., Dunmore, Friday, Carlucci-Golden-DeSantis Funeral Home Inc., Dunmore. Mass, St. Anthony's Church, Dunmore, by the Rev. David Capelloni. Pallbearers: James Norton Jr., Michael III and Jonathan Viola, all grandsons; Michael DeSalvo, David DelVecchio and Joseph D'Andrea. Interment, Dunmore Cemetery.

SCALISE, CAROLINE, Old Forge, today, 9:30 a.m., Louis V. Ciuccio Funeral Home, 145 Moosic Road, Old Forge. Mass, 10, St. Mary's Church, West Grace Street, Old Forge. Interment, Old Forge Cemetery. Contributions: Catholic Social Services, Hospice of the Sacred Heart or Mountain View Care Center Auxiliary.

SIDARI, JENNIFER, M.D., calling hours, Sunday, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., St. Barbara Parish Center, 28 Memorial St., Exeter. Mass, Monday, 9:30 a.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 605 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston. Contributions: Jennifer Sidari, M.D., Scholarship Fund at the Commonwealth Medical College, Student Affairs Office, the Commonwealth Medical College, 525 Pine St., Scranton, PA 18509. Arrangements: Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. Condolences: gub biottifh.com.

SOCHA, FRED L., Simpson, Monday, 7 p.m., Joseph W. Scotchlas Funeral Home Inc., 621 Main St., Simpson. Interment, Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Jermyn. Calling hours, Monday, 6 until service. Condolences: scotchlasfuneral home.com.

STEFKO, GEORGE, West Scranton, Nicholson and North Scranton, Friday, Semian Funeral Home, 704 Union St., Taylor, by the Rev. Leonard A. Martin, S.J. Pallbearers: David Fife, Mike Krenitsky, Ed Coleman, Ken Barnansky and John A. Souter. Interment, St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Minooka section of Scranton.

URBANSKI, MATTHEW R., Jermyn, Friday, Louis J. Rapoch Funeral Home, Archbald. Mass, St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale, by the Rev. John C. O'Bell. Pallbearers: Sandra Lieberman, daughter; Edward, Jerry and Tom Unovitch, and Anthony Shelesky, nephews; and Anthony Spataro. Entombment, Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Finch Hill. Honor guard: AMVETS, Simpson VFW.

USHER, LaRAINE BENNETT HUFF, R.N., Jermyn, Friday, First United Methodist Church, Jermyn, by the Rev. Doug Posegate, pastor. Pallbearers: John Huff, son; Evan Valentine, Robert and Billy Valentine, grandsons; William Valentine, son-in-law; and Jacob Russell, nephew. Interment, Jermyn Cemetery. Arrangements: Robert E. Decker Funeral Home, Peckville.

VIOLA, JOHN JOSEPH, Hampton, S.C., and Dalton, Sunday, 1:30 p.m., Gathering Bible Church, Fleetville, by Pastor Jamie Overholser and Pastor Chris Williams. Interment, private, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Waverly. Memorials: Gathering Bible Church, P.O. Box 501, Clarks Summit, PA 18411. Arrangements: Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit PA 18411. Condolences: lawrenceeyoungfu neralhome.com.

YUSKANICE, PAUL M., West Scranton, today, 7 p.m., Carl J. Savino Funeral Home, 157 S. Main Ave., West Scranton. Interment, private. Calling hours, today, 5 to 6:45. Contributions: Paul's mother.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

- Jerome Joseph Potis, Archbald, and Katy McDonald, Carbondale.

- Helder Antonio Azevedo and Jacqueline Marie Loomis, both of Clarks Green.

- Richard Paul Edmondson, Scott Twp., and Rachel Lynn Wasilewski, Clarks Summit.

- Steven Marshalek, S. Abington Twp., and Jacquelyn Sara Preate, Clarks Summit.

- Colin Lamont Glenn and Maryjo Anna McFadden, both of Throop.

- Rick Arthur Hayward and Debra Mary Renaud, both of Wilkes-Barre.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

- Pamela and Joseph Graziano, Old Forge, to Alyson Wruble, Old Forge; a property at 612 Moosic Road, Old Forge, for $68,000.

- Federal Housing and Urban Development Department to Jason and Lindsey Bullaro; a property at 919 Price St., Dickson City, for $56,195.

- Vericrest Financial Inc., f/b/o Vericrest Oppurtunity Loan Trust 2011-NPL1, to Linda Kaufman; a property at 410 Willowbrook Road, S. Abington Twp., for $41,000.

- Edward D. Dembrosky, Owego, N.Y., executor of the estate of Edward A. Dembrosky, Tioga, N.Y., to Stephen R. Butash, Jessup; a property at 605 Cypress St., Throop, for $42,500.

- William M. Quinlan, Moosic, to David W. Jr. and Veronica Johns, Moosic; a property at Water Street, Moosic, for $160,000.

- Louise and Anthony L. Garcia, Archbald, to Lynsey Lastauskas, Blakely; a property at 138 S. Main St., Archbald, for $130,000.

- Michael and Sujin Beckerman, Gladstone, N.Y., to Gregory F. Thomas and Daniela L. deCarvalho, Waverly; a property at Sterling Drive, Waverly Twp., for $135,000.

- Joseph J. and Marion C. Supanek, to Alex Plotnikov and Yuliya Akmetkhanova; a property at 612½ Sunset St., Clarks Summit, for $149,000.

- John Clendening and Amanda Irene Clendening, now by marriage Amanda Irene Duff, to Jason and Michael Menichetti; a property at 117 Miller Road, Waverly Twp., for $235,000.

- Zongke Zhao, Mayfield, to Daryl Phillip and Morgan Smith, Scranton; a property at 203 Main St., Mayfield, for $101,000.

- James E. Balzano, Hillsborough Twp., N.J., to Patricia G. Keneally, Garfield, N.J.; a property at 9 Frank St., Carbondale, for $75,000.

ESTATES FILED

- Catherina Fox, 159 Belmont St., Carbondale, letters testamentary to Brian Fox, P.O. Box 390, Harpers Ferry, W.Va.

- George W. Teets, 3020 Nashotka Road, Madison Twp., letters testamentary to Ann S. Teets, same address.

state tax liens

- William H. Fitzgerald, individual and president of Northern Car Rental, 309 Wheeler Ave., Scranton; $10,125.42.

- Jerome Genovese, individual and president of Garden Path Inc., 112 Potter St., Dunmore; $28,417.66.

- Leonard A. Krappa, individual and president of Tri K Inc., 238 Hoover St., Old Forge; $50,948.56.

- Louis J. Domiano, individual and president of Northern Associates Inc., 286 Sampson St., Old Forge; $3,704.68.

- Thomas Connell, 605 Pamela Drive, S. Abington Twp.; $2,973.50.

- Paul and Laura Thomas, 121 N. Lincoln Ave., Scranton; $1,361.39.

- Randy H. and Kathleen Wheeland, 315 Hamilton Ave., Scranton; $2,965.69.

- Kevin Darcy, 1135 Olive St., Scranton; $1,504.49.

- Martin P. Judge, 2312 Cedar Ave., Scranton; $1,380.84.

- Ramon L. Tripp, 113 Decker Road, Jermyn; $1,530.38.

- Neilton Dias, 503 Morgan Highway, S. Abington Twp.; $12,908.03.

- Dorothy G. Zalenski, 1212 Pettibone St., Scranton; $2,794.04.

FEDERAL TAX LIENS

- William R. Lee, 209 Colfax Ave., Scranton; $3,938.39.

- Miller Country Store LLC, 1148 Old Trail Road, Clarks Summit; $6,262.34.

- JR Runco Blacktop & Concrete Inc., 97 Green Briar Drive, Spring Brook Twp.; $15,427.17.

- Mary Anne Eggleson, P.O. Box 438, Waverly; $98,174.12.

- Rae Marie Venarucci, 116 Windsor Way, Roaring Brook Twp.; $37,631.68.

ONLINE: thetimes-tribune.com/courts

The Pango parking app was fully functioning in Scranton as of Friday afternoon, putting an end to underequipped meter-enforcement staff issuing bad tickets and frustrating Pango parkers.

Pango Chief Executive Dani Shavit trained parking enforcement staff at Scranton City Hall on Friday afternoon. The company provided the remaining parking enforcement staff with iPad Minis that show whether a parker paid via Pango.

"Pango users can park now with no worries," he said.

For the better part of a week, however, early adopters of the app were receiving tickets - often multiple violations - because not all meter enforcers had the iPad tablets required to monitor the program. So they wrote citations for cars with expired coin-fueled meters.

Pango delivered the electronic tablets Friday.

"If the team got the equipment they needed, then that's great," said John Rogers of the Standard Parking regional office in Philadelphia, which oversees meter enforcement in the city. He said he did not know many tickets were written improperly to users of Pango.

But Mr. Shavit said tickets issued to those who paid through Pango will be voided. Those who were wrongly written tickets must show proof of payment at City Hall.

The app caught on in Scranton faster than expected, Mr. Shavit said. More than 350 people downloaded the app as of Friday afternoon, he said.

Scranton became the third U.S. city with Pango parking; the others are Latrobe, Pa., and Auburn, N.Y. About 45 other cities around the globe have Pango.

"Scranton is at the beginning of the revolution," Mr. Shavit said. "It is important that we are here to help."

Contact the writer: dfalchek@timesshamrock.com

Police: Man hit woman with car

CARBONDALE - A man is in custody after he struck a woman with his vehicle and then fled late Friday, city police said.

Police said the man, whose name was unavailable Friday night, driving a black Mitsubishi Eclipse, hit a woman on the unit block of Pear Street just before 11 p.m.

He fled, but Carbondale police apprehended him less than 30 minutes later on Route 6 in Mayfield. The man was taken for a blood-alcohol test, police said. Charges are expected to be filed in the incident.

The woman, whose name was also unavailable, was taken to Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton with serious injuries, police said.

The following were recently sentenced in Lackawanna County Court by Judges Michael J. Barrasse, Vito P. Geroulo and Trish Corbett.

- Amanda Lynn Walter, 25, 4124 Birney Lane, Apt. 128, Moosic, 140 days to 23 months in county prison, time served, and one year probation for possession with intent to deliver a drug and criminal use of a communication facility.

- David Allen Marr, 27, 19 Honor Park, Moosic, nine months' probation for simple assault.

- Nancy Leah Walsh, 53, 2424 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, 18 months' probation for theft by unlawful taking.

- Joseph George Piccuirro, 23, 727 Main St., Dickson City, nine months' probation and three months' house arrest for possession of small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

- Victor E. Martinez, 34, 339 Foster St., Scranton, three months' house arrest and 21 months' intermediate punishment program for retail theft.

- Jeremy G. Lamberti, 22, 505 S. Main St., Taylor, three months' house arrest and 21 months' intermediate punishment program for simple assault.

- Kianne Gervasi, 27, 1438 Church Ave., Scranton, three months' house arrest and 15 months' intermediate punishment program for theft.

- Jill Judge, 48, 333 Wheeler Ave., Scranton, 1-3 years' state prison and four years' probation for flight to avoid apprehension and receiving stolen property.

- Charles F. Colavito, 52, 131 Susquehanna Ave., Olyphant, six months' county prison for contempt violation of the domestic relations code.

- Keith Morgan, 50, 1701 Linden St., Scranton, 90 days to one year in county prison for simple assault.

- Claudia M. Riecke, 35, 1020 Roche Court, Scranton, three months' house arrest and nine months' intermediate punishment program for possession of drug paraphernalia.

RIVERSIDE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE 12

High honors: Bryanna Burnside, Kayla Creedon, Laura Fetch, Elysia J. Heil, Kelsey Janesko, Valeriya Kazysta, Kimberly Keller, Samantha Keoonela, Nazia Nowshin, Yacouba Sidibe, Corey Smigiel and Samantha Wesnak.

Honors: Ryan F. Abbott, Breanna Connell, Robyn Cooke, Stephanie Evans, Gabrielle M. Furman, Selena Gonzalez, Brayant Guevara, Aaron Janczak, Kristy Keller, Kaitlyn Kielar, Ryan Manzo, Heather Mills, Ryan E. O'Malley, Ryan Orzel, Hannah Oustrich, James Segilia, John Segilia, Carly Seidel, James Tucker, Eric Vanhoof and Deanna Wesley.

GRADE 11

High honors: Tyler S. Armillay, Jonna Boyda, Ashley A. Buffton, Mikaela Buntz, Madison M. Haduck, Ariel Kimes, Megan Kolis, Charles Koytek, Mathew J. Lucas, Matthew P. Mendos, Nico Munley, Tom Nawrocki, Gabrielle Palonis, Madison C. Petro-Wesnak, Jenelle Richards, Kelsey A. Shaughnessy and Abbey E. Wzorek.

Honors: Alexa B. Aulisio, Cassandra Caputo, Stephen Czankner, Emily Englert, Ashley Fuentez, Melia Garcia, Christopher Gnall, Brandy Hernandez, Katie Klingler, Thomas Lavelle, John Lovallo, Connor J. Mailen, Bethany A. Mickavicz, Summer Naughton, Danielle Olsofsky, Veronica Pettyjohn, Robert Phillips, Tabitha Saylock, Gregory M. Shaffer, Tera Sheerin, Michael Swingle and Katelyn Tisdel.

GRADE 10

High honors: Michael Borowski, Kayla Buckley, Emily Bush, Lacee K. Collins, Morgan E. Davis, Dionna Defazio, Salvatore R.DeFrancesco, Mason A.Dennis, Vincent Donaghey, Ryan Erfman, Morgan Gable, Andrew E.Gallagher, Nicole Gula, Matthew Hebden, Desiree Howe, Rio N. Hueg, Kaleb Jones, Matthew Keegan, Randy Kincel, Morgan E. Mickavicz, Austin Naughton, Andrew J. Panek, Daniele Saranchuk, Cassandra Semyon and Anthony A. Vanchieri.

Honors: Nancy Ariza, Kaylee Bird, Chancey Bradley, Brittany Buck, Alexa E. Chomko, Carlie Coolbaugh, Kyle B. Davis, Briana C. Gallagher, Brianna M. Galonis, Lauren Grzyboski, Matthew Haney, Evan J. Harbert, Kyle Kelley, Raymond Kosciuk, Jenna Larnerd, Adam M. Leasure, Alyssa N. Mendos, Sarah Murphy, Julia Anne Osmolia, Joseph Pacholec, Dominique M. Pilosi, Allison M. Pinnell, John Plisko, Paige Pliss, Mallory L. Puchalski, Aaron Robbins, Raymond J. Smith, Cassandra Soulivanh, Christopher Speicher, Michael Spinelli, Abigail S. Sweeney, Nicole Thomas and Samantha Wigley.

GRADE 9

High honors: Matthew J. Amaral, Connor M. Burdick, Ravyn Caputo, Kenneth N. Kielar, Anna Klingler, Savannah Lloyd, Rachel Millan, James V. Muth, Aaron Oustrich, Brittany Rose, Samantha Theriault and Morgann A. Williams.

Honors: Julianna M. Angerson, Emily Banks, Rebecca Belotti, Brandon Caputo, William Davies, Anthony R. DelRosario, Cyrena Erfman, Matthew J. Fallon, Vanessa Grzyboski, Devan Guzzy, McKenzie Haduck, John C. Halfpenny, Jordan Lewonczyk, Ryan M. Morgan, Sazia Nowshin, Zachary Orloski, Emily Reber, Jeffrey Segilia, Emily B. Wassel and Steven A. Williams.

GRADE 8

High honors: Emma Byrne, Katharine A. DeFrancesco, Atlee G. Houser, Kaitlyn A. Kipp, Katarina Maikranz, Alexis M. Manzo, Jessica Millan, Kristie Miller, Matthew Moran, William R. Nash, Morgan A. Perry, Kyra N. Pfeiffer, Ryan C. Powell, Kelsey M. Robinson, Abigail Rushefski, Shelby L. Slaboda and Nicholas B. Sottile.

Honors: Kaitlyn A. Boroska, Paul Coleman, Riley J. Gaughan, Cody N. Glogowski, Katherine Howey, Kaitlyn Kimes, Alexis E. Kishel, Tyler Koytek, Jordyn Kudzinowski, Noah R. Munley, Jacob P. Palonis, Gwendolyn P. Powell, Robert J. Reviello, Elisabeth K. Spindler, Mia Spinelli and Matthew N. Torrisi.

GRADE 7

High honors: Sabrina M. Alvarez, Alyssa A. Chesek, Anthony J. DeFrancesco, Jacob J. Frie, Jason L. Holman, Brady M. Hueg, Kevin Kearney, Julia M. Kovalski, Brooke A. Mickavicz, Mackenzie K. Mickavicz, Kelly L. Miller, Eric C. O'Malley, Breana L. Olanovich, Kerilyn G. Pon, Hailey L. Samsell, Christina Smith and Natalie L. Sottile.

Honors: Sierra Anderson, Evria L. Arce, Drew Calianno, Julia Chickeletti, Lea DeStefano, Madeline Evans, Abby Fairclough, Trinity Gable, Jamie L. Gerrity, Danielle M. Golosky, Jaime L.Greenfield, Noah Jennings, London P. Lovallo, Nicholas C. Palonis,Tyler J. Pawlikowski, Charles Ponas,, Natalie Schield, David Soriano, Hunter R. Talipski, Calista Uher, Sarah Urban, Brooke A. Walters, Sydney Wigley, Alyssa Zehner and Noah A. Zippittelli.

MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GRADE 6

Sarah Alessi, Jacob Andzulis, Hope Bruzgulis, Devin Burney, Miranda Button, Scarlett Catalfamo, Evan Clarkson, Cameron DeManicor, Alexandria DeWolfe, Josephine Evans, Selena Knowlton, Brian Kozloski, Todd Landis, Christopher Master, Lena Penny, Hope Perez, Katelyn Satunas, Madison Schermerhorn, Matthew Schwartztrauber, Aidan Sekely, Kurstian Stankiewicz, Tyler Striefsky, Daniel Tran, Lily Virbitsky, Alexus Wilbur and Abigail Wormuth.

GRADE 5

Olivia Ainey, Dakota Alvord, Hailey Andrews, Kristofer Boswell, Kailey Bridgeman, Christopher DeManicor, Kaylee Evans, Michael Fanelli, Brianna Hildebrand, Jacob Housel, KayLee LeMaster, Isabelle Lemoncelli, Joshua MacDonald, Jonathan Miller, Abigail Neri, Andrea Ofalt, Alyza Ransom, Grace Rosecrans, Camdyn Rusek, Caden Scott, Tosha Shay, Logan Sprague, Sophie Swetter, Kathryn Tracy, Shayla VanVleck, Victoria Wakalowski, MacKenzie Wilbur and Emma Zipprich.

GRADE 4

Sydney Barhite, Emory Bewley, Emily Biesecker, Regan Cameron, Alexander Carpenetti, Benjamin DeMark, Michael DeWolfe, Alan Fortuner, Jr., Rachael Galacci, Holly Galvin, Hannah Geron, Katie Glover, Alycia Harvey, Madison Hunter, William O'Brien, Marisa Ostir, Seadie Phelps, Peyton Phillips, Zachary Polovitch, Chase Poplawski ,Connor Richmond, Avery Tompkins, Samantha Warring, Nathan Wilmarth and Meredith Zrowka.

WESTERN WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE 12

Principal's list: Kaelyn Jacques and Nicole Buehring.

Distinguished honors: Tyler Beck, James Berger, Brandyn Black, Charnelle Blackwood, Monika Breault, Shannon Croney, Elizabeth Curtis, Kaleb Davis, Alyssa DeKenipp, Ian Fairclough, Emily Funk, Tyler Gale, Samantha Giombetti, William Gleason, Brittney Greaney, Natasha Gregorski, Sarah Hampton, Jonathan Hanna, Tanya Harty, Diana Hassan, Aubri Heaslet, Allison Hess, Sally Jellock, Mari Johansen, Frank Juhasz, Cameron Karnick, Lucas Karnick, Jordan Liptak, Krista Locklin, Kevin Lopatofsky, Samantha Marconi, Elijah Matoushek, Melanie Megela, Kendra Morgan, Tyler Murphy, Amanda Ostroski, Hannah Peifer, Allison Poltanis, Matthew Poska, Bridget Quinn, John Rhodes IV, Julie Rieutort, Hannah Robinson, Dana Rooney, Adrianna Stares, Ariel Stine, Roberta Swingle, Alfred Thorne, Jamie Thorpe, Michael Trygar, Alexander Tufano, Acacia Urian, Kaitlin Warnock, Veronica Witt, Cassidy Wombacker, Rachael Yamialkowski and Douglas Yatsonsky.

Honors: Aurleigh Chapman, Thomas Lodini, Sky Pope, Allison Ross, Robert Siclari and Kyle Troiano.

GRADE 11

Principal's list: Caleigh Wildenstein and Jordyn Jacques.

Distinguished honors: Autumn Booths, Matthew Brussell, Samantha Burge, Heaather Butler, Michael Carrasquillo, Alicia Cook, Micayla Davis, Billie Jean Durkin, Isabella Esposito, Samantha Franklin, Paige Fratamico, Morgan Fuller, Olivia Funk, Jacob Gillis, Lauren Hanna, Kyle Johnson, Kourtney Jones, Michaela Killian, Caroline Laabs, Brandon Lamberton, Scott Lehutsky, Brandon Lepkowski, Tristen Locklin, Mikayla Maher, Samantha Merrifield, Nicholas Mosomillo, Kayla Phillips, Sara Podunajec, William Rennekamp, Kelsey Russo, Haley Salak, Laura Sorensen, Austin Spindler, Bradley Stiffler, Myranda Strada, Kyle Strada, Danielle Swingle, Zachary Taylor, Courtney Teeple, Carly Thorpe, Tarina Usher, Christopher Wilcom, Devon Williams and Courtney Zebrowski.

Honors: Nicole Delfino, Bryan Gagliardi Jr., Matthew Howe, Elise Lore, Candice Moser, Kimberly Rodriguez, Joshua Romance, Cody Wash and Cory Wombacker.

GRADE 10

Principal's list: Timothy Lescinski and Bethany Giombetti.

Distinguished honors: Julie Alvarez, Sean Batzel, Rachel Berger, Tyler Bergsma, Wyatt Bishop, Kayla Bolduc, Christel Booths, Michael Burkhardt, Madeline Carey, Rachel Carmody, Rebecca Carmody, Nicholas Caucci, Kylea Clark, Joseph Clauss, Kyle Coons, Adam Curtis, Kaitlyn DeBeras, Sabrina DiTucci, Brooke Enslin, Lila Fairclough, Sarah Gardner, Zachary Hall, Juli Hineline, Westen Johnson, Kellyn Kemmerer, Cheyenne King, Anna Krenitsky, Eric Leiss, Matthew Lombardi, Cheyenne Mikes, Alison Miller, Tyler Podunajec, Christopher Poska, Matthew Roberts, Stephanie Robinson, Scott Sauers Jr., Timothy Shaffer, Noah Shandor, Anastasia Skold, Erica Sullivan, Carly Swingle, Kristen Thorpe, Catherine Tuman, Adam Vaccaro and Matthew Witt.

Honors: Nicholas DeVito, Kyle Haines, Brandon Hall, Leanna O'Hora, Naomi Smith and Julie Stine.

GRADE 9

Principal's list: Alexandra Mosomillo and Ryan Batzel.

Distinguished honors: Tyler Atcavage, Sarah Bifano, Justin Black, Sarah Burrier, Rachel Christina, Alexandria Cruz, Richard Cucura, Alexis Dyer, Makenna Enslin, Edward Harsch, Autumn Hefty, Erin Herlihy, Andrew Hobbs, Joshua Hoch, Victoria Juhasz, Courtney Karabin, Katherine Kelch, Ryan Kelly, Jacob Klemovitch, Callia Kroll, Luke Krompasky, Alaina Lengner, Tyler Lepkowski, Emily Levison, Alyssa Mackiw, Jessica McCormick, Matthew Robinson, Kayla Rosengrant, Matthew Russo, Taber Starnes, Rebecca Telese, Kyle Thorpe, Evan Tochydolowski, Joseph Tomasetti, Brandon Tuite, Bennett Urian, Michael Vanyo, Daylee Wallace, Emily Wartella, Jillian Weston, Luke Wildenstein, Nicole Williams and Shannon Wittich.

Honors: Tyler Bagnick, Zackary Hoffman, James Maloy Jr. and Edward Strada.

WESTERN WAYNE MIDDLE SCHOOL

GRADE 8

First honors: Nicholas Bergsma, Molly Boyko, Jenna Carmen, Parker Coons, Julianna Cruz, Gavin Cruz, Justen Cucura, Samantha Davis, Kelly DeVito, Kurt Dietrich, Shawn Dixon, Gabrielle Durso, Benjamin Field, Connor Fratamico, Desirae Garnett, Elizabeth Grosspietsch, Mason Havenstrite, Caitlin Henneforth, Benjamin Hollister, Theresa Hutchins, Kallie Jones, Jacob Karnick, Madison Kornutiak, Gabrielle McFey, Ellie Motichka, Callie Mousley, Derek Ortman, Thomas Pfaeffle, Robert Piccolo, Maggie Podunajec, Makayla Rose, Zoey Rosensweet, Jeffrey Sauers, Emily Shaffer, Emily Stiffler, Makayla Stone, Jacob Tinklepaugh, Trevor Tochydlowski, Salina Tregaskis, Olivia Troiano, Joseph Tufano, John Tuman, Daniel Venetz, Scott Walck, James Warnock and Tony Zou.

Second honors: Jessica Berger, Skyler Booths, Ethan Boots, Joseph Bronson, Korianna Burgerhoff, Sarah Burns, Dustin Correll, Kayla DeLeo, Alivia DeLeon, Alyssa Dinning, Graham Dudley, Gina Infante, James Kemmerer, Liam Lambiase, Mariah Lombardi, Michael Maguire, Chase Maisonave, John Mecca, Marques Moore, Zachary Murray, Molly Nagle, Leticia Orinick, Samantha Parry, Nathan Pauselli, Jeremiah Peter, Albert Pike, Haley Post, Rachel Roberts, Kiana Sauter and Ashley Sheard.

GRADE 7.

First honors: Tylea Alpaugh, Grace Alvarez, Morgan Amorine, Caitlin Bagnick, Laura Booths, Alexandra Buckman, Benjamin Burkhardt, Ryan Cavage, Desiree Counterman, Lauren Courtright, Alexander Curtis, Kaitlin Duda, Caitlin Falloon, Amanda Herold, Mallory Jablon, Sarah Johnson, Kaitlyn Juhasz, Grace Karaki, Claudia Kovaleski, Brady McElheny, Devon Merritt, Lilli Millon, Gwen Mills, Brady Olsommer, Samantha Pritzlaff, Skyler Skold, Spencer Smith, Skye Smith, Jason Telese, Vidya Vanyo, Morgan Wagner and Abigail Zeiler.

Second honors: Ethan Podunajec, Maxwell Burrier, Chayni Carroll, Katie Chapman, Julianna Deeter, Summer Franklin, Cole Fuller, Ashley Kline, Crystal Marks, Jonathan Mistishin, Brianna Neales, JeAnna Pavlovich, Eric Reingold, Hannah Roedel, Courtney Schneider, Brianna Scott, Luke Silfies, Aaliyah Sims, James Sommers, Martin Spewak, Brianna Tuite and Bailey Walck.

GRADE 6

First honors: Samantha Atcavage, Paige Barillo, Emily Barone, Emilie Bifano, Maya Black, Dalton Buckman, Rachel Butler, Juan Cardenas, Robert Carey, Emily Christina, Samantha Collins, Evan Coons, Geno Denaro, Jillian Dudley, Dravyn Falsone, Keith Franc, Hannah Fryzel, Melody Gershey, Patrick Gilligan, Mia Giordano, Madison Godrey, Abigail Gogolski, Rachael Harsch, Andrew Harsche, James Hobson, Grace Hollister, Victoria Hutchinson, Madison Kapschull, Elizabeth Kirchoff, Amanda Kornutiak, Jake Kunz, Nicolette Kuplack, Kellianne Lindsay, Jessica Madden, Allison Mattern, Stephen Maurer, Ksxenia McElroy, Nicholas McGlone, Brianna Metschulat, Katherine Moore, Erin Murphy, Sarah Muzzy, Stephen Orchard, Claire Pfaeffle, Gabriel Pieros, Vaeda Pontosky, Elizabeth Pulice, Misty Rodriguez, Lucas Scott, Calla Shaffer, Ann Skirpan, Edward Sledzinski, Cosette Talarico, Michael Tomasetti, Krystal Tregaskis, Caroline Trygar, Bryce Urian, Josephine Valanda, Dylan Walck, Celina Yannone and Sammie Zou.

Second honors: Megan Herlihy, Amber Antidormi, John Barcarola, Alexander Boots, Emily Campisi, Ashly Chapman, Gianna DeBastiani, Tyler Dulney, Brandon Garnett, Gracie Guarino, Mitchell Herzog, Timothy Hess, Brody Hinds, Kayli Hineline, Alexandra Johannes, Allyssa Johnson, Hannah Korowaj, Connor Kwiatkowski, Alexander Marks, Bryan McGlone, Jenna Mead, Jakob Ortola, Zechariah Peter, Wilbur Peterson, Melissa Petrilak, Victoria Petrosky, Breanna Price, Melanie Roberts, Kyra Rodger, Alexis Rousseau, Elisa Rush, Arron Sanders, Journey Sosa, Grace Straka, Justin Tavarez, Brianna Trutt, Cameron Tunilo and Thomas Wilson.

LA SALLE ACADEMY

GRADE 8

High honors: Kaitlyn Cebular, Kayla Cianfichi, Abigail Corrigan, Kelly Farrell, Emily Georgia, Hannah Gilhooley, Abigail Guziewicz, Mia Maiolatesi, Makayla McClemens, Matthew McGraw, Rachel Moffitt, Celine Nash, Kaitlyn O'Connor, Kateri O'Connor, Regan O'Hara, Cameron Price, Alana Siock, Carly Tomaine, Laurne Torre, Alexandra Wanas and Jade Wehner.

Honors: Dean Angeloni, Christopher Baumher, Deidra Cali, Mary Anne Carachilo, Francesca Creavey, Thaddeus Farrell, Domenic Giacobbe, Kevin Haas, Mark Kobierecki, Joshua Kubus, Thomas Lynn, Matthew Nelson, Miranda Piwowarski, Jacob Sanders, Erin Sheridan, Ann Siock, Noah Sirianni, Michaela Spaid and James Tierney.

GRADE 7

High honors: Neena Beggin, Emma Connolly, Raymond Dubiac, Juliana Innocenti, Destiny Marino, Madeline Neville, Cassandra Sporko and Soren Yadlosky.

Honors: Victoria Booth, Joseph DeGrazia, Alexis Dutkevitch, Anthony Gilliotti, Cory Iyoob, Cullen Myers, John Nasevich, Anya Stankiewicz and Matthew Troiani.

GRADE 6.

High honors: Nina Angeloni, Ryan Bonin, Gianna Calciano, Thomas Canevari, Alexandria Carter, Ryan Cole, Danielle Demming, Marla Gambucci, Caroline Kranick, Joseph Liuzzo, Giulia Maiolatesi. Kaitlin McConnell, Aubrey McGovern, Mia Muchisky, Gianna Sacchetti, Carl Schuster, Alexander Strubeck, Victoria Tanana and Karli Tolerico.

Honors: Heather Bailey, Rebecca Grecco, Cassie Castellani, Ryan Chan, Connor Chernesky, William Craig, Megan Gashi, Santino Graziano, Rebecca Grecco, Matthew Gregorowicz, Logan Gregory, Peter Lamandre, Zachary Menichello, Colin Moran, Sofia Muta, Lucia Nardelli, Richard Pasko, Kristen Swierczek, James Thornton and Declan Tokash.

LAKELAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE 12

High honor roll: Danielle Bickelman, Jacquelyeen Budzinski, Robert Burke, Hugh Doyle, Stephen Grzenda, John Kiehart, Martin Lambert, Daniel Luke, Margaret Mary Makowski, Kaitlyn Ann Meholic, Anastasia Muncie, Brian Pember, Gregory Reeves, Michael Rynearson and Alissa Steier.

Honor roll: Casey Joseph Albino, Katelyn Bednash, Ashton Boyarsky, Rachel Chrzan, Jordan Combs, Madeline Dastalfo, Dante Deantonio, Danielle Francis, Jessica Gammon, Mora Hoyle, Michael Karwaski, Julianna Kozuch, Zachary Krieger, Sarah Larkin, Kiana Marcho, Mathew Munley, Tia Newberry, Tyler Stracham, Martynne Thomas, Michael Robert Thomas, Megan Tweedy and Alexandra Valenta.

GRADE 11

High honor roll: Chester Anuszewski, Stephanie Bjork, James Blevins, Breann Boyarsky, Dana Buskovitz, Siena Cardamone, Breann Clauss-Walton, Thomas Harrison, Jordan Hoinsky, Jacqueline Jadick, Cody Morcom, Susanna Ogozaly, Maura O'Neill, Alyssa Rousseau, Anthony Rupp, Morgan Sedorovitz, Takoda Smith, Joseph Teeple and Jordyn Tomcykoski.

Honor roll: Frank Bauman, Brielle Buck, Shawn Carito, Adam Davis, Taylor Ferko, Timothy Hackenberg, James Hayes, Robert Lepre, Jennifer Ann Nawrocki, Taryn Pronko, Kelsey Serge, Amanda Sheakoski, Jennifer Smith, Sharon Snyder, David Stude, Abbey Williams and Luke Williams.

GRADE 10

High honor roll: Alexis Bertholf, Jeffrey Joseph Burton, Annabelle Buselli, Thomas Dastalfo, Sarah Demyan, Kaycie Gavin, Hope Grover, Lauren Holt, Brianna Houman, Cassidy Jenkins, Christine Kaffka, Erinna Kondrat, Christina Kosch, Lindsay Lick, Lauren Lomberto, Maura Maria Meta, Molly Ann Mikulak, Leah Milewski, Nathan Morgan, Carissa Lyn Neary, Taylor Novitsky, Courtney Parchinski, Alyssa Raciborski, Curtis Edward Reeves, Joseph Anthony Snedeker, Joshua Strong, Rachel Tochydlowski, Barbara Verrastro and Emily Whitelavich.

Honor roll: Emily Bevilacqua, Jared Bomba, Cody Browne, Tyler Burns, Michael Didato, Brandon Domonoski, Brandon Donahue, Samantha Harrison, Lindsey Leschak, Grant Tyler Meserve, Sydney Mintz, Joshua Natale, Bryce Petrunich, Christian Selvenis, Tyler Tokarczyk, Zachary Torwich, Nicole Trojanowicz and Samantha Vonstorch.

GRADE 9

High honor roll: Kayla Agentowicz, Christine Anzelmi, Molli Campbell, Nicholas Cicio, Jenneca Comes, Marina Contorno, Collin Cooper, Corey Davis, Lindsey Domonoski, Nikolai Feduchak, Taylor Flynn, Anthony Harding, Teya Heller, Kristen Hlavaty, Lindsay Jones, Ian Kondrat, Jessica Kozlosky, Maria Merrigan, Sarah Mihalick, Taylor Morgan, Graeme Nichols, Sean Pittack, Armen Rissmiller, Mary Rzucidlo, Dylan Smith, Brooke Stearns, Dominick Tolerico, Georgia Verrastro and Joseph Wanat.

Honor roll: Conner Albino, Michael Arzie, Cheyann Mary Borsheski, Antonio Cerminaro, Kathryn Drazdauskas, Robert Fortuner, Emily Killiany, Mariah Loughney, Caleb Morgan, Morgan Shiner, Wesley Tuffy, Katie Walsh and Ami-Lei Yanochik.

GRADE 8

High honor roll: Hannah Amico, Lauren Amico, Kerri Armstrong, Maiya Bautista, Emily Borosky, Cameron Bullet, Kayla Burns, Nicolas Catanzaro, Albert Chapacharis, Abigail Comparetta, Isabella Demyan, Nancy Estadt, Molly Fawcett, Jakob Gross, Kyle Hallisky, Madison Harding, Thomas Heller, Maria Knutelski, John Kozlosky, William Lavelle, Stephen Liuzzo, Sal Marino, Alyssa Meta, Ty Nichols, Leah Noldy, Jesse Parks, Leah Pawluck, Miyah Pliska, Philip Podhyski, Kathryn Retzbach, Morgan Ruddy, Abigail Samuelsen, Lainie Sarnoski, Tyler Schwartztrauber, Lucas Snedeker, Brianna Stangline, Shaun Swatt, Julia Taylor and Abigail Nicole Wasko.

Honor roll: Connor Cadora, Joshua Dippel, Amelia Ealo, Eric Ferko, Natalie Giovannari, Brooke Grover, Brittany Hoover, David Hudak, Kateri Kleinbauer, Alaina Myers, Tyler Paulino, Dylan Reeves, Bradley Richards, Michael Romano, Casey Smith, Brooke Thomas, Karlee Vaverchak and Lawrence Wyman.

GRADE 7

High honor roll: Jennifer Bjork, Rebecca Bonham, Samantha Calachino, Rebekah Campbell, Avianna Carilli, Haley Clauss-Walton, Lauren Cunningham, Jordyn Flynn, Michael Goerlitz, Matthew Hayes, Michael Kaffka, Marley Amelia Kinderman, Sarah Knutelski, Rodney La Borde, Joella Leader, Samuel Morgan, Riley Munley, Elisa Piraino, Cheyenne Ponce, Lauren Rzucidlo, Ashley Slack, Aleah Snedeker, Paul Sokoloski, Wesley Strong, Celine Twardzik, Nathaniel Uher and Annie Yurgosky.

Honor roll: Cyril Babcanec, Logan Bednash, Rhiannon Berghauser, Michael Besten, Brandon Betley, Abigail Carey, Meghan Fawcett, Maria Good, Tiffini Kalt, David Kosch, Brooke Longstreet, Shane Novitsky, Paige Parchinski, Domenico Piraino, Evan Samuelsen, Christopher Smigiel, Makenzie Smith, Silas Stearns, Cassie Ann Stracham, Rachel Winkler, Reece Wormuth and Poseidon Wyman.

WILKES-BARRE - Leo A. Glodzik III, the city's towing contractor, was hit with theft charges Friday alleging he pocketed more than $2,000 in cash disguised as police evidence during an FBI sting operation.

Mayor Tom Leighton, who once defended Mr. Glodzik's towing work for the city, announced his plans to terminate Mr. Glodzik's contract and indefinitely suspended him during a press conference held less than an hour after Mr. Glodzik's court hearing.

Mr. Leighton attributed his decision to the criminal charges and the city's own findings that Mr. Glodzik's company, LAG Towing, had violated its contract. However, he refused to elaborate on details of those violations.

Mr. Glodzik, 42, of 83 Foote Ave., Duryea, pleaded not guilty to a felony count of theft by unlawful taking and a misdemeanor count of theft from a motor vehicle.

The criminal charges were a catalyzing development in the controversy surrounding Mr. Glodzik. In January, city council members advised Mr. Leighton to sever ties with LAG Towing, saying they'd seen enough evidence of contractual violations. The controversy grew in February when an FBI agent delivered the city a subpoena seeking police records related to the company.

Despite the subpoena and numerous customer complaints about Mr. Glodzik's billing practices, the charges were unrelated to his business with the City of Wilkes-Barre, said Assistant Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce, whose office filed the charges after receiving the case from the FBI. Mr. Sangueldolce said his investigation didn't use evidence obtained in the Feb. 6 subpoena and said he couldn't comment on whether another investigation was ongoing. FBI spokeswoman Carrie Adamowski said the bureau does not comment on the status of investigations.

According to court documents detailing the investigation, a state police trooper working with the FBI approached Mr. Glodzik in December 2012. The officer told Mr. Glodzik he led a regional drug task force and that he had discretion to pick the companies that towed vehicles involved in criminal investigations.

Over the course of several meetings at the LAG Towing garage, 307 Carey Ave., Mr. Glodzik asked about money that was found in the vehicles. When the officer told Mr. Glodzik it goes into evidence, Mr. Glodzik "indicated with a combination of verbal and hand gestures that anytime a vehicle is towed at the request of (the officer) he could leave any money found inside the vehicle and the two could square up or share the money later."

When the FBI staged the sting operation on Jan. 29, the officer asked Mr. Glodzik to tow a Cadillac supposedly involved in a drug arrest. Investigators planted $2,100 of bait money in the car's ashtray.

Mr. Glodzik towed the vehicle to the LAG Towing garage, where the officer saw him remove the cash from the car and put it in his pocket. After giving the officer $1,100 of the cash and pocketing the remaining $1,000, Mr. Glodzik was arrested.

Magisterial District Judge Rick Cronauer arraigned Mr. Glodzik this afternoon and released him on $5,000 unsecured bail, saying he did not consider Mr. Glodzik a flight risk. A preliminary hearing was set for June 18.

After indefinitely suspending LAG Towing, the city has temporarily hired Falzone Towing Service to replace the company.

Contact the writers: chong@citizensvoice.com, jhalpin@citizensvoice.com

The Internal Revenue Service has withdrawn a tax lien of more than $980,376 facing a well-known Scranton lawyer.

The IRS filed notice in Lackawanna County Court on Wednesday that it removed a lien filed in March against Carl Greco. The lien sought $853,409 in individual income taxes for 2005 through 2009 and $126,979 in employer taxes from 2008 through 2010.

Mr. Greco, who maintains a private law practice, also is solicitor to the Scranton Sewer Authority and the Scranton Redevelopment Authority. He declined to comment.

The filing could signal a resolution of the issue.

According to IRS regulations, tax liens can be withdrawn if the action violated legal procedures or was filed too soon, if the taxpayer enters an installment agreement to satisfy the obligation, or if the removal allows the person to pay the taxes more quickly.

David Stewart, regional spokesman for the IRS, declined to comment.

Michael Gillen, director of tax accounting at the Philadelphia office of Duane Morris LLC, a New York-based accounting firm, said liens also are withdrawn because of satisfaction of the tax obligation, an error in the amount or a discharge of the liability by transfer of the debtor's property.

Sometimes, he said, liens are removed and later refiled for different amounts.

"It doesn't necessarily mean the matter is dead," said Mr. Gillen, former president of the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs.

Contact the writer: jhaggerty@timesshamrock.com

HARRISBURG - Lawmakers face action on three bills that chart different courses for the county-run human services program when they return to session next week.

The measures, which face committee action in the House and Senate, address the next step for the human services block grant being tried out as a pilot in 20 counties, including Luzerne and Wayne. The block grant established last year by the Corbett administration gives counties some ability to shift state funds to meet needs among specific programs, including mental health and disabilities, drug and alcohol services, human services development fund, child welfare grants and homeless assistance. Supporters of the block grants say it gives more flexibility to county officials, while critics say the block grants were accompanied by state spending cuts that have led to waiting lists for those services in counties.

The House Health Committee is scheduled Monday to consider a bill sponsored by Rep. Jerry Knowles, R-124, Tamaqua, to extend the block grant next year to 10 counties that applied to the Department of Public Welfare to participate, but didn't make the initial 20-county limit. Mr. Knowles' bill would give first preference to those 10 counties and if any opt out, other counties could apply for the slot.

The House Human Services Committee meets Tuesday to consider a bill sponsored by panel chairman Gene DiGirolamo, R-18, Bensalem, to repeal the block grant program. In its place, he proposes reallocating any unspent state human services money at the county level.

The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee meets Wednesday to consider a third bill to allow any of the 67 counties that meet criteria set by DPW to participate in the block grant program. The measure, sponsored by panel chairwoman Sen. Pat Vance, R-31, Camp Hill, is similar to the approach sought by the Corbett administration.

An ultimate decision on the size of the block grant could determine how much state funds are available for the human services programs in the next state budget. Funding is set at current levels in the budgets proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett and the House Republican majority, but Mr. DiGirolamo is pressing to restore an $84 million cut made last year to the human services programs.

Contact the writer: rswift@timesshamrock.com

Dunmore

Cemetery tour: Forest Hill Cemetery Historical Tour commemorating Scranton pioneer William Connell and family, Sunday, 1 p.m., (rain date, June 9), 1830 Jefferson Ave., free, bring chairs/blanket, 346-6179.

3 on 3 tournament: Inaugural 3 on 3 basketball Tournament for Survivors in memory of Jay Tee McGlocton, June 8, Dunmore Community Center, 1414 Monroe Ave.; $50/team; Mike Ray, 903-4059; Lauri Lavelle, 954-4236.

Regional

RSD walk/carshow: Walk 2 Miles in my Shoes for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, June 9, registration, noon-1 p.m., walk, 1; McDade Park, $10; JoAnn Spainick, 876-4034; with car show, gates open at 8 a.m., coffee and doughnuts/food and beverages available; $8/advance, $10/day of show, awards at 3; Bill, 457-7665; benefits RSDSA.

Diabetes walk: JDRF Walk To Cure Diabetes, today, registration 8 a.m., walk 9 a.m., PNC Field, 235 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic; visit walk.jdrf.org. 610-428-8490.

Scranton

Church program: Elm Park United Methodist Church Sunday School promotion program, Sunday, 10 a.m., students participate in service/get promoted; Sunday School picnic on front lawn follows.

50/50 Bingo: St. Michael's Orthodox Church 50/50 Bingo, Sunday, 1-5 p.m., 540 N. Main Ave.; refreshments will be sold.

Tripp Park

Neighbors meet: Tripp Park Neighborhood Association meeting 7 p.m., Tuesday, community center.

Wayne County

Auxiliary speaker: Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary dinner meeting featuring Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., president and dean of the Commonwealth Medical College of Pennsylvania, Monday, 6 p.m., Lukan's Farm Resort, Hawley; $22, reservations required: 253-0637.

Interfaith service: Wayne Memorial Hospital's Hospice Department spring memorial service, Sunday, 2 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, Honesdale, to remember hospice patients who passed away in last several months; music, candlelighting, tributes, light refreshments follow, Joyce Malicky, 253-8737.

West Scranton

Reunion meeting: West Scranton High School class of 1964 50th anniversary reunion planning meeting, Monday, 6 p.m., Alfredo's, 1040 S. Washington Ave.

Seniors meet: Sloan Senior Citizens meeting Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., SS. Peter and Paul church Hall, 1309 W. Locust St., discussing plans for summer picnic at McDade Park; refreshments and Bingo follow.

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Fresh produce is just a voucher away for Lackawanna County senior citizens this summer.

The Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging, with the help of the state Department of Agriculture, will distribute 20,000 Farmers Market Nutritional Program vouchers at 10 senior centers starting Thursday. Each voucher is worth $5 of fresh produce.

"When you stop and think what it does with the local farmers and growers who are marketing to the public, it gives them a little shot it the arm," said Colin Holmes, administrator for the Agency on Aging. "And it gets into the hands of folks who are worried about nutrition."

Lackawanna County residents 60 years and older by Dec. 31 and who meet income guidelines are eligible for the vouchers. Annual income cannot exceed $21,257 for a single person, $28,694 for a couple or $36,131 for a three-person household. Participants must also show proof of age and Lackawanna County residency.

Voucher distribution will begin at 9 a.m. at each of the centers on a first-come, first-served basis, although proxy forms can be filled out by seniors unable to make a trip to a center. Proxy forms can be obtained at the Area Agency on Aging, local senior centers or online at www.lackawannacounty.org.

"It's out there for the benefit of the citizens. And hopefully they'll take advantage," Mr. Holmes said.

The scheduled distribution dates are:

- Thursday, June 6: Carbondale Senior Center, 66 N. Church St., Carbondale

- Monday, June 10: Abington Senior Center, 1151 Winola Road, Clarks Summit

- Wednesday, June 12: North Pocono Senior Center, Route 435, Covington Twp.

- Friday, June 14: South Side Senior Center, 425 Alder St., Scranton

- Monday, June 17: Dunmore Senior Center, 1414 Monroe Ave., Dunmore

- Wednesday, June 19: Jewish Community Center, 601 Jefferson Ave., Scranton

- Monday, June 24: Mid Valley Senior Center, Green Wave Heritage Apts., 310 Church St., Jessup

- Wednesday, June 26: Downtown Senior Center, 305 Penn Ave., Scranton

- Friday, June 28: West Side Senior Center, 1004 Jackson St., Scranton

- Tuesday, July 2: Taylor Community Center, 700 S. Main St., Taylor

For more information on the voucher program, call 963-6740.

Contact the writer: ksullivan@timesshamrock.com, @ksullivanTT on Twitter

Lackawanna County's wireless network remains on schedule for a late-summer debut.

Equipment for the $2.8 million carrier-grade network that county officials expect to enhance government efficiency and become a catalyst for economic development has been arriving, chief information officer Jeff Mando said.

"We are in the phase of putting everything together," he said.

The "we" Mr. Mando referred to is the county and Conxx Pennsylvania Inc., the Johnstown company awarded the contract to engineer and build the network that will replace the county's existing fiber-optic and copper-wire telecommunications systems.

Under its contract, Conxx will deliver to the county a "turnkey product," which should happen sometime between late July and late August, Mr. Mando said.

"It could be earlier; it could be later," he said. "It's a major project. It's a complex project, and it takes time to develop like any other complex project."

County officials have said Lackawanna will be the first county in the Northeast United States to install its own advanced wireless network. In addition to improving communications among county offices, the network is intended to boost public safety by filling gaps in emergency 911 service coverage.

Majority Commissioners Corey O'Brien and Jim Wansacz also see it as an economic development tool to attract employers in need of redundant, secure and reliable networking services.

George Kelly, the county's economic development director, sees the wireless initiative as an exciting project with a lot of potential.

But he and Mr. Mando agree it needs to be constructed before it can be promoted.

"You need to build it and you need to put it in place," Mr. Kelly said. "Right now, we hear the words. We hear a lot of theory, but the real proof of concept is making it work."

Mr. Mando said the county is not "putting the cart before the horse."

"We want to build a solid network. We want to move the county over, and then we want to reach out to the community and tell them it is out there for them."

Earlier this year, the county borrowed $2.8 million to pay for the network. According to county officials, the payments on the loan will be less than the $480,000 the county now spends annually on the telecommunications system the network will replace.

Contact the writer: dsingleton@timesshamrock.com

The Scranton Parking Authority's forced default one year ago today spawned various intersecting legal disputes and created what one lawyer termed "a huge cascade of proceedings."

The SPA default sought by city council rendered the authority largely inactive because its assets and control have been taken over by a court-appointed receiver. SPA's former functions - operating five parking garages and the city's parking meters - are now in the hands of outside management.

Former SPA garage employees who lost their jobs and meter employees who were transferred to a new employer now operating the meters filed grievances that have been stalled for eight months in a disputed arbitration.

And lawsuits filed by two banks claiming SPA defaulted on loans remain pending in Lackawanna County Court.

Judge Peter O'Brien, a senior visiting judge from Monroe County, held a status conference Wednesday in Lackawanna County Court on the banks' lawsuits and the receiver's legal petition to shield the SPA estate from those lawsuits. This hearing aimed to determine how the cases should proceed.

"There's an awful lot of overlap in the cases. It's kind of an inextricably, intertwined ball," attorney Ian Hammel, who represents SPA bond trustee Wells Fargo, told the judge.

The judge set another hearing for Aug. 21 to hear arguments in the cases.

The sequence of events:

n June 1, 2012: SPA defaults on a $940,000 bond payment after council, which had been at war with SPA for some time, refused to bail out the agency and cover the debt - even though the city years earlier had guaranteed SPA debt.

n Aug. 14: In a "consent order," a county judge appoints Mike Washo as SPA receiver, giving the former Lackawanna County commissioner full control of authority operations including power to operate garages to ensure bondholders are repaid and decide which authority employees are needed to operate them.

n Sept. 11: Mr. Washo formally takes over SPA and brings in an outside firm, Central Parking to manage the garages. A few days later, SPA - no longer having revenue - furloughs its employees. Garage maintenance workers are replaced by Central, but meter employees are taken on by the city because the city owns the meters. A few days later, Teamsters Local 229 files grievances arguing the furloughs violate the employees' contracts and seeking back wages/benefits and restoration of the jobs.

n Sept. 13: Council scraps a parking-meter cooperation agreement between the city and SPA, under which SPA receives 10 percent of meter revenues. The mayor agrees and later signs the ordinance. The cooperation agreement underpins a 2011 loan to SPA from Landmark Community Bank.

n Oct. 17: SPA has no means to pay back loans from Landmark Community Bank and Pennstar Bank. SPA solicitor Joseph O'Brien says SPA's dismantling has raised legal questions about who is responsible to pay SPA debts incurred before the receivership takeover. He suggests the banks may have to sue to find out, because the receiver has no authority or obligation to pay SPA debts unless ordered to do so by a court.

n Dec. 18: Pennstar Bank sues SPA and the receiver over a loan default. SPA had received in 2009 an $800,000 commercial loan from Pennstar Bank and the outstanding principal is $565,322.

n Jan. 2: Six meter employees are transferred from the city to Central Parking; six garage maintenance workers remain out of their former jobs.

n Feb. 8: Landmark Community Bank sues Scranton, SPA and the receiver over a $2.6 million loan default.

Landmark loaned SPA $2.9 million in 2011, and that loan was secured by the now-scrapped cooperation agreement between SPA and the city.

n March 17: A county judge issues a preliminary injunction halting an arbitration hearing for 12 former SPA employees after the receiver objects to it.

n March 20: The arbitration case appears to be the first case to pit unionized employees and their labor contract against a court-ordered receiver responsible to creditors. The crux is whether furloughed SPA employees can pursue grievances through arbitration that potentially could affect the court-ordered receivership; or whether they must first seek permission from the court to pursue arbitration. A ruling in this case is pending.

n March 21: SPA bond trustee Wells Fargo and the receiver, Mr. Washo, file a joint petition seeking enforcement of the August 2012 consent order that created the receivership and dismissal of the banks' lawsuits.

n May 29: Judge O'Brien holds a status conference on the two banks' lawsuits and joint petition, and schedules a hearing for arguments in the cases to be heard Aug. 21.

Seven attorneys representing the various parties attended the May 29 hearing. Joseph O'Brien, representing SPA, told the judge there is no dispute that SPA owes three bonds with principals totaling $49 million, and owes the banks their loans, although SPA has no way to pay.

"We do acknowledge all three debts," Joseph O'Brien said.

Contact the writer: jlockwood@timesshamrock.com, @jlockwoodTT on Twitter

Police arrested a Berwick man in Tobyhanna on Thursday for trying to entice a 13-year-old to skip school, smoke marijuana and begin a sexual relationship.

Brian Orlowski, 43, spent several months sending text messages and Facebook messages grooming the 13-year-old girl for a sexual relationship, going as far as telling the child he would leave his adult girlfriend for her.

Based on the messages, Pocono Mountain Regional Police believe the teen had an indication sex was planned for their final meeting at the Blanche D. Price Park on Thursday. Mr. Orlowski was arrested at the park Thursday.

The girl's mother found what she believed to be inappropriate messages on her daughter's Facebook page with Mr. Orlowski and contacted police. On May 16, Detective John Bohrman interviewed them both and learned Mr. Orlowski had been sending her messages to "chill" in the woods or in the car and smoke marijuana. Later, he requested pictures of her in a bikini.

During the text message conversations, the word "sex" was never used, though references to sex made her uncomfortable, police said.

Police arrested Mr. Orlowski in Scranton in May 2011 on child pornography charges, which Lackawanna County Judge Vito P. Geroulo dismissed nearly a year later. The circumstances of that dismissal were not clear.

Until Thursday, Mr. Orlowski was out on bail on charges he sold 10 bags of heroin on the 600 block of North Washington Avenue on Jan. 11.

Police charged Mr. Orlowski with unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors, interference with the custody of children, luring a child into a motor vehicle and criminal use of a communication facility.

He is in the Monroe County Correctional Facility in lieu of $150,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 13.

Contact the writer: jkohut@timesshamrock.com, @jkohutTT on Twitter

DICKSON CITY - Police say it only took a man seven minutes to commit a felony involving a pack of underwear and an iPad.

Aric Branch, 34, Springfield Gardens, N.Y., paid for the electronic gadget and undergarments with five counterfeit hundred dollar bills Thursday at the Dickson City Target. Employees there called police after discovering counterfeit bills were used and told borough police security footage showed Mr. Branch entering the Dickson City store at 3:53 p.m. and leaving at 4 p.m.

Target employees provided a description of Mr. Branch and the white Toyota Camry he was in, and police began searching nearby parking lots.

Later that day, Officer John Sobieski arrested Mr. Branch after he used fake bills in the JCPenney housewares department at the Viewmont Mall.

He was charged with several counts of forgery, theft and receiving stolen property.

Crystal Smith, 34, Holbrook, N.Y., was also arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy after police found her parked in front of the mall in a white Toyota Camry. Mr. Branch told police a white car was waiting for him there and the vehicle matched the description given by Target employees.

There was no information available Friday about bail or preliminary dates for Mr. Branch or Ms. Smith.

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Hearing delayed for city man

SCRANTON - A preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday was postponed until June 24 for a city man accused of nearly running over a railroad officer in West Scranton.

David Ranakoski, 19, is back in Lackawanna County Prison after his arrest last week on six charges, including felony aggravated assault, for nearly hitting a Reading & Northern Railroad Co. officer with an ATV while driving illegally along railroad tracks on April 8.

Mr. Ranakoski, 1328 Lafayette St., was out on parole after spending 14 months in jail following his conviction of homicide by vehicle, possession of marijuana and DUI for crashing his vehicle into a Jeep Cherokee in Ransom Twp. in 2011. The crash caused the death of a 22-month-old boy, Cole Hazelton.

Mr. Ranakoski is jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail.

LONDON - British police have charged a second suspect with the murder of a soldier who was run down by a car and hacked to death in a London street.

The Metropolitan Police says 28-year-old Michael Adebolajo was charged Saturday with the murder of Lee Rigby.

He also is accused of attempting to murder two police officers, and possession of a firearm.

Adebolajo was released from a hospital Friday after treatment for injuries suffered in the May 22 attack.

Another man, 22-year-old Michael Adebowale, also has been charged with Rigby's murder.

MetLife cuts jobs, sees stock rise

Slashing employees and cutting costs helped MetLife Inc. increase investor confidence as its shares climbed 5 percent last week to a Friday close of $44.13 per share.

The largest life insurance company in the United States announced last week it would cut 2,500 advisers as it shifts attention away from annuity sales and looks to growing markets overseas.

With such low interest rates, annuities are not lucrative for the company.

About 60 percent of MetLife Chief Executive Steven Kandarian's target of $600 million in expense cuts will come from the company's U.S. units.

Mr. Kandarian unveiled the plan in May 2012.

Earlier, the company retreated from banking to avoid U.S. Federal Reserve oversight.

The company is also moving 2,600 jobs to North Carolina and has begun selling insurance in Wal-Mart stores.

The New York-based MetLife has operations at the Abington Executive Park in Clarks Summit and at the Glenmaura Corporate Center in Moosic.