Tablet stolen from city home

SCRANTON - A South Side woman reported her iPad was stolen from her home, police said.

Acting Capt. Glen Thomas said the woman left for work at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and returned home to 535 Alder St. at 5:30 p.m., and noticed the $700 iPad missing.

She called police on Wednesday, Capt. Thomas said. He said there was no indication of forced entry.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call detectives at 348-4139.

WILKES-BARRE - First National Community Bank celebrated the grand opening of its new branch on Public Square on Thursday.

The bank moved from an area on West Market Street that once was the hub for most major regional banks. Now, there is only one of four banks left on that corner: PNC Bank.

Only two banks are now on Public Square: Luzerne Bank and the new FNCB. Luzerne Bank, PNC and Wells Fargo also have ATMs on Public Square.

FNCB was located at 23 W. Market St. since 1993. It moved into a site that was a former Wachovia Bank that closed in 2010 and consolidated with its Wells Fargo branch in Kingston.

"We thought this was a better location with more visibility. It's a nicer building right on Public Square," said FNCB President Steve Tokach. "Parking in the back is going to be easier and access to the businesses that are around here is going to be better. You're not going to have to walk two blocks."

First National Community Bank has 21 branches throughout Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe and Wayne counties.

Despite a changing banking scene with branches consolidating and more people banking online and using ATMs, the number of FNCB branches has remained the same, Mr. Tokach said.

"We still think there's a presence, especially in this area where your older population likes to come in and surprisingly, even our younger population," he said. "There's still a mix of people who like to come in and have a physical presence, so we're going to give them that."

Contact the writer: dallabaugh@citizenvoice.com

Man charged in wife's homicide

MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TWP. - More than 10 years after his wife's body was found at the bottom of the basement steps, a man is now charged with her death in Monroe County, state police at Swiftwater said.

A grand jury presentment recommended Edward Yale, 75, of Bangor, be charged with criminal homicide and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence in Joan Litts-Yale's death on March 22, 2001. A 2001 autopsy said Mrs. Litts-Yale died of blunt force trauma but her manner of death was listed as undetermined until the victim's case was presented to a grand jury, police said.

Mr. Yale was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Brian Germano on Thursday and is slated for a preliminary hearing Wednesday. He is in Monroe County Correctional Facility where he is ineligible for bail.

Cedar BMX hosts Olympic Day

NEWTON TWP. - As part of a nationwide movement to promote the Olympic ideals, Cedar BMX Park is hosting a free day of racing.

Held on Saturday at the park off Newton-Ransom Blvd., Olympic Day kicks off at 5 p.m.

Some loaner bikes will be available and helmets are required to ride.

For more information, visit www.cedarbmx.com or call 586-1146c.

Man pleads guilty to conspiracy

SCRANTON - A city man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to conspiring to transport illegal aliens.

Kerin Hamim, age and address unavailable, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Richard P. Conaboy. Prosecutors said from September until March, Mr. Hamim helped to transport illegal aliens to their jobs at a meat-packaging business in Scranton and also distributed their pay to them.

Man facing child porn charges

LUZERNE - A Luzerne man arrested earlier this month on child pornography charges was hit Thursday with possessing more than 1,700 illegal images, according to police.

Michael John Shaw, 38, of 234 Bennett St., who told investigators he was acting like a "full-blooded pedophile" when he molested an 11-year-old boy, was charged with 1,753 new counts of possessing child porn.

The charges are in addition to the five counts each of possessing child porn and criminal use of a communication facility, as well as one count each of unlawful contact with a minor, endangering the welfare of a child and corruption of minors, that police filed June 6.

Mr. Shaw was in court Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing at which Magisterial District Judge David A. Barilla forwarded the charges to trial. A formal arraignment was scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 30.

Mr. Shaw is being held at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility with bail set at $50,000.

The Scranton Counseling Center made multiple calls to a Taylor woman accused of starving her mentally disabled son to death, but she never responded to offers of help, according to phone records obtained by prosecutors through a court order.

Meanwhile, a relative said Susan Gensiak "didn't like her male children," and that her first son died unexpectedly when he was 29.

Robert Gensiak, who had Down syndrome, was 32 when he died March 20, a day after he was taken from his 12 Williams St. home by ambulance to Regional Hospital of Scranton at the urging of his doctor, Paul Remick, D.O., who had not examined Mr. Gensiak for two years. His body temperature was 92 degrees. He was scourged by untreated scabies, lice and psoriasis, and weighed just 69 pounds, police said. Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland ruled the death a homicide due to neglect.

Susan Gensiak, 59, and Mr. Gensiak's sisters, Joan, 35, and Rebekah, 24, were charged Wednesday with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and neglect of care for a dependent person. Joan Gensiak, whose 2-year-old daughter was placed with Lackawanna County's Children and Youth Services, also was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Unable to post bail, the trio remain in Lackawanna County Prison.

Prosecutors say the motive for the neglect was Mr. Gensiak's Social Security Disability checks, the family's main source of income.

The Scranton Counseling Center phone records are significant, because they apparently contradict Mrs. Gensiak's claim that she wanted to get her son help, but couldn't because she didn't have a car or other transportation,

"As far as I know, they (Scranton Counseling Center) were trying to communicate with the mother, and she wasn't responding," Assistant District Attorney Suzanne Tierney said Thursday. "She wasn't calling them back."

The records document "numerous instances" of the center's calls offering help between 2009 and 2010 that were ignored, Ms. Tierney said.

Before moving to Taylor in April 2012, the family lived at multiple Scranton addresses, Ms. Tierney said. A witness told investigators the family was evicted from one of the homes over filthy living conditions. Susan Gensiak also pulled her son, Robert, out of the Allentown School District after the fifth grade to home-school him, Ms. Tierney said.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a relative said the abuse stretches back to at least the mid-2000s, when she lost contact with the family.

Mrs. Gensiak doted on her daughters, but did not love her sons, who were "not allowed to eat."

"She wanted girls. She didn't want boys," the relative said.

Joseph Gensiak Sr., who died in 2010, would sneak food to his boys, Robert and Joseph Jr., the relative said.

"I would sneak them food," she said. "Everyone would try and sneak them food."

Joseph Gensiak Jr. died on Oct. 24, 2005, according to a brief obituary in The Times-Tribune. He was 29.

No obituary was published for Robert Gensiak.

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

Woman accused of corrupting girl

DUNMORE - Borough police charged a woman with multiple counts of corruption of minors after they said she gave a girl money to buy marijuana and let her hang out in her home - in violation of a court order barring her from contact with the girl.

Darlene Gordon, 154 E. Grove St., was charged with interfering with the custody of children, concealment of the whereabouts of a child and corruption of minors, police documents said.

Ms. Gordon was arraigned Thursday and is in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled Wednesday.

The Single Tax Office has ended its long-standing illegal practice of commingling tax funds.

While the original commingled account remains, at least temporarily, tax payments deposited into the single account are now separated into city, school and county accounts, said attorney Ned Abrahamsen, who represented Scranton Tax Collector Bill Courtright in a resident's lawsuit seeking an end to commingling of funds.

Scranton resident Joseph Pilchesky on Thursday discontinued his lawsuit to force Mr. Courtright to end the Single Tax Office's commingling of tax funds after hearing the news. Mr. Abrahamsen informed Mr. Pilchesky and Lackawanna County Court on Thursday during a hearing that Mr. Courtright on Tuesday set up separate fund accounts.

In his lawsuit, Mr. Pilchesky also sought to force Mr. Courtright to use a city solicitor for office legal services instead of hiring his own solicitor.

Both activities - commingling of funds and the use of an outside solicitor - are contrary to law but have been longtime practices of city tax collectors over many years.

The tax office still maintains the original single account but wants to secure computer software to immediately separate tax payments into the various funds, Mr. Abrahamsen said in an interview after Thursday's hearing.

"There's still work to do, because the tax office has to talk to a computer consultant so the money can be divided right away" upon payment, Mr. Abrahamsen said.

Previously, even though tax funds were commingled, the tax office was able to distinguish how much of a payment was owed to each entity, he said.

Regarding the hiring of a solicitor, the tax office has not had a solicitor since the death in April of former tax office solicitor Mark Walsh, said Mr. Abrahamsen. He has been representing Mr. Courtright in the Pilchesky lawsuit in the limited capacity of representing the estate of Mr. Walsh and wrapping up his law practice.

No city solicitor attended Thursday's hearing, and a judge "strongly suggested" a city solicitor begin representing the Single Tax Office as law dictates, according to a court filing by Mr. Pilchesky discontinuing the lawsuit.

"As a practical matter, the tax office needs legal representation," Mr. Abrahamsen said.

In an interview after Thursday's hearing, Mayor Chris Doherty said the city solicitor's office now will represent the tax office.

The mayor previously said the city would no longer pay for the tax office to hire its own solicitor, and the city solicitor's office would represent the tax office. However, the city solicitor rebuffed requests by Mr. Courtright to represent him in the Pilchesky lawsuit because the city believed Mr. Courtright was defending the practices of commingling and using his own solicitor, Mr. Doherty said.

Efforts to reach Mr. Courtright were unsuccessful.

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

Mark Tenreiro of Patrick J. Murphy & Associates measures as he works on the project. MICHAEL J. MULLEN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Covenant organist Tim Smith stands next to the restored organ console as he watches the workers’ progress. The organ refurbishment is a $500,000 part of a yearlong renovation that has been taking place at the church. The project is expected to be completed by September. MICHAEL J. MULLEN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Mark Tenreiro of Patrick J. Murphy & Associates measures as he works on the project. MICHAEL J. MULLEN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

MICHAEL J. MULLEN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

MICHAEL J. MULLEN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

MICHAEL J. MULLEN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Zinc pipeorgan pipes are arranged on pews inside Covenant Presbyterian Church in Scranton as workers from Patrick Murphy & Associates Inc. of Stowe, Pa., restore the organ. MICHAEL J. MULLEN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

MONROE TWP. - Emergency responders swarmed the PVR Partners L.P. natural gas dehydration station in Monroe Twp. on Thursday for what turned out to be a minor mechanical failure.

Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Colleen Connolly said an undetermined amount of production water spilled when a valve malfunctioned at the facility on state Route 309, just across the Luzerne County border.

There was no need to evacuate residents and no impact on the air, Ms. Connolly said. She said the water didn't contain any chemicals that DEP was aware of.

Wyoming County Emergency Management Coordinator Eugene Dziak said there was no loud noise or explosion.

"Methane is lighter than air, so it's going to rise. So as the water and gas dispersed, the water was separating to the ground, and the gas was rising to the air," Mr. Dziak said. "There was no one at risk."

The Chapin dehydration station, constructed in 2012 by PVR Partners L.P., is part of a pipeline system that brings natural gas from wells in Wyoming and Susquehanna counties to a metering station connected to the Transco interstate pipeline in Dallas Twp.

The Chapin facility, which became operational in September 2012, includes a glycol dehydrator to remove water from the gas and equipment for adding the odorant that gives natural gas its characteristic smell.

The incident happened at 4:49 p.m. Thursday, according to Kunkle Fire Chief Jack Dodson. What turned out to be water vapor was released in increments.

"Every five minutes there would be a big blow off, about 30 feet in the air," Chief Dodson said.

There were no safety concerns associated with the matter and the vapor condensation released from the storage tanks remained on-site, according to a PVR news release.

"PVR immediately initiated response procedures, which included coordination with all surrounding emergency management agencies, notification of all appropriate government agencies and our own on-site inspection," Christine Reimert, of the public relations firm Devine and Partners, wrote in the release.

"The valve has been taken out of service pending a full investigation as to why it did not automatically close as expected in this instance. We expect to have the results of that investigation in the coming week."

PVR notified the state agency immediately and the DEP emergency response team is investigating, Ms. Connolly said.

Mr. Dziak said Luzerne and Wyoming counties have a good system in place for response at the facility.

"We've been working on this for quite some time. All the pieces fell in place," he said. "If there was any danger to the public, we certainly would have taken measures to mitigate those dangers. Overall, the incident went extremely well, I thought."

Response wasn't as smooth during previous incidents because there was no protocol in place. The Chapin facility went into emergency shutdown mode twice, on Sept. 30 and Nov. 23, emitting loud noises both times that startled farm animals and, in the second incident - which occurred shortly before 3 a.m. - waking people for miles around. DEP cited PVR for the Sept. 30 incident for failing to notify the agency within 24 hours.

On June 6, attorneys filed suit in Luzerne County Court on behalf of 20 families in Luzerne and Wyoming counties in the areas of Old Highway Road, Herdman Road, Viewmont Road and state Route 309.

The families are seeking in excess of $75,000 per household damages for nuisance, trespass and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Contact the writer: eskrapits@citizensvoice.com

A Rice Twp. man spent the week in Harrisburg lobbying legislators to expand Medicaid health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians.

Gurinderpal Bahl, a married father of three who operates a forklift for T.J. Maxx Warehouse in Pittston Twp., will return to the state Capitol next week.

Mr. Bahl, president of Service Employees International Union Local 295, is being joined by three other union officials. He said the issue is important to him because he knows what it is like to be uninsured.

Two years ago, he was one of 42,000 people kicked off Adult Basic, a state program for people who earn too much to receive medical assistance but not enough to afford health insurance. He did not have health insurance for eight months until he got coverage through his job.

While he was uninsured, he cut his hand and ended up in the emergency room at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Twp. The original bill was $2,500, which was lowered to $1,000. He had six months to pay it off, all out of pocket, he said.

His brother and sister and their spouses who are self-employed do not have health insurance and cannot afford the cost of private insurance.

As Mr. Bahl meets with Democratic and Republican legislators, he said, "I am trying to show them how many people are without health care. Plus, this Medicaid expansion will create about 40,000 new health care jobs because more people will go to doctors and hospitals."

"Hospitals will get paid," he added. "When people don't have insurance, they don't get paid."

The state Senate is expected to vote next week to expand Medicaid health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians under the Affordable Care Act as part of the state budget.

The Affordable Care Act provides states with the opportunity to expand Medicaid coverage in 2014 to low-income adults. The federal government will pay 100 percent of the cost of new enrollees for the first three years and will cover 90 percent of the costs by 2020. More than 400,000 Pennsylvanians would be eligible for health coverage under expansion.

Mr. Bahl and other union officials already have nearly 25 meetings scheduled with legislators before the end of next week. He and other union officials also are talking to legislators about tax fairness and changes to the pension system, issues which also are the subjects of intense negotiations in Harrisburg.

Contact the writer: dallabaugh@citizensvoice.com

WILKES-BARRE - An Edwardsville woman whose children were found living in a "deplorable" apartment was charged Friday with felony child endangerment, according to court records.

Karen Sue Jayne, 23, of 568 Main St., is charged with three felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct and a summary offense of harassment.

Edwardsville police say they were called to Ms. Jayne's apartment about 11:10 p.m. Thursday to a report of a woman who was attacked.

Officers reported finding the children living in "deplorable conditions," police said.

Ms. Jayne was arrested and taken to Luzerne County prison in lieu of $2,500 bail.

A Lackawanna Trail High School teacher and coach may face trial on aggravated assault and related charges stemming from an incident in May involving a 27-year-old woman.

Michael William Petherick, 37, Shickshinny, initially faced simple assault and disorderly conduct charges after Tunkhannock Twp. police responded to what the caller said was a domestic disturbance at the woman's Falls residence about 2 a.m. May 19. After a hearing Friday, Magisterial District Judge Carl Smith said he would allow the amended felony charge of aggravated assault to be bound over to county court along with misdemeanor counts of simple assault and disorderly conduct. Mr. Petherick remains free on $10,000 bail.

The alleged victim, Marly Scott, also faced simple assault charges after Mr. Petherick told police he was attempting to restrain her after she attacked him with a knife. The charges against her were dropped Wednesday "because we now don't believe she committed an offense," Wyoming County Assistant District Attorney Jerry Idec said.

At Mr. Petherick's preliminary hearing before Judge Smith on Friday, Ms. Scott testified that they had started drinking at a wine tasting event the previous afternoon, followed by dinner and more drinks at a bar in Dalton.

Sometime after midnight, a friend had driven him back to his vehicle and her back to her apartment. Ms. Scott said that after leaving Dalton, she told Mr. Petherick she wanted to end a relationship with him and he had been upset.

About 2 a.m., he showed up at her home and attacked her, she testified. An ambulance took her to Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, where she was treated for a shattered orbital socket around her eye and displaced nose and cheekbone.

Ms. Scott also said she suffered from nerve damage and underwent surgery two weeks later.

Asked on June 10 if criminal charges brought against an employee of the school district carried any particular weight regarding suspension of teaching or coaching responsibilities, Lackawanna Trail School Board President Mark Lombardi said he could not comment.

In addition to teaching English in the high school, this past year Mr. Petherick also served as wrestling and track coach.

Contact the writer: bbaker@wcexaminer.com

Scranton Councilman Pat Rogan wants council to reverse course and support the University of Scranton's plan to raze Leahy Hall to make way for a $47.5 million, eight-story building.

In a letter to the editor of The Times-Tribune sent Friday, Mr. Rogan urged his colleagues to reconsider council's June 13 rejection of a recommendation from the city's Historical Architecture Review Board. The board said demolishing Leahy Hall, part of which was the former 1907 YWCA, and representing its historical significance through exhibits, is appropriate.

"This $47.5 million project is a home run for the city of Scranton. Not only will this project create hundreds of good-paying jobs, it will also generate revenue for the city of Scranton through building permits," Mr. Rogan stated in the letter.

Councilman Bob McGoff agrees and said in a phone interview, "I think it's a good project and it needs to move forward. This is jobs and money for the city."

Efforts to reach council President Janet Evans and Councilmen Jack Loscombe and Frank Joyce on Friday were unsuccessful.

On June 12, a split Scranton Zoning Board voted 3-2 to reject a traffic sight variance that the university needed to build the proposed structure at the Leahy Hall location at Jefferson Avenue and Linden Street.

The next day, Mrs. Evans and Mr. Loscombe followed the zoning board's lead when each voted to reject the HARB recommendation. Mr. McGoff voted to accept the HARB recommendation, while Mr. Joyce and Mr. Rogan were absent. The council vote means the university cannot raze the building, council officials said.

Mr. Rogan said Friday in a phone interview that he wrote the letter because he planned to raise the issue at Thursday's council meeting, but it was canceled for lack of a quorum. Noting that Mrs. Evans and Mr. Loscombe cited the zoning board vote on the variance as their rationale to vote down the HARB resolution, Mr. Rogan said, "They're two separate issues."

"They (the university) are not purchasing any additional property. The building is already off the tax rolls. They're building upward and not expanding. The project creates jobs, and the city gets money in permitting fees," Mr. Rogan said. "I don't see any negatives with it."

The university planned to break ground this summer on a 111,500-square-foot rehabilitation center to replace Leahy Hall and provide space for the departments of exercise science, occupational therapy and physical therapy. Demolition and construction also were expected to begin this summer, pending approval from the city.

University spokesman Stan Zygmunt said the institution is considering its alternatives but declined to be more specific.

- Pat Rogan's letter to the editor: Page A10

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

OLD FORGE - Officials have ruled the death of an Old Forge man to be accidental, though the investigation into the death remains open.

After an autopsy Friday, Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland said David Dando Jr., 28, died Thursday as result of multiple traumatic injuries and ruled the death accidental.

Mr. Dando was taken to the intensive care unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center on June 15 after he was hit multiple times by a truck driven by Brandon Toth, 22, 414 Griffin Pond Road, South Abington Twp. Mr. Dando tried to climb onto Mr. Toth's truck on Lori Street when he became enraged over seeing Mr. Toth with his girlfriend, Stephanie Williams, police said.

Mr. Toth fled, police said, and was charged with aggravated assault with a vehicle and accidents involving death or personal injury. On Friday, Lackawanna County Deputy District Attorney Robert Klein said the case remains an open investigation.

Leia M. Woelkers, D.O.

Leia M. Woelkers, daughter of Paul and Irene Woelkers of Moscow, has earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

During her time at PCOM, Dr. Woelkers was awarded an internship at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, where she dedicated time to studying rural medicine in pursuit of her interest of providing for an underserved community.

Dr. Woelkers earned her bachelor's in biology, cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh in 2009, where she was inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. She is a 2005 graduate of Scranton Preparatory School.

She will continue her training at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, as a pediatric resident, starting in July.

Amanda J. Rizner, D.M.D.

Amanda J. Rizner has graduated summa cum laude from Temple University's Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry as a Doctor of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Rizner was valedictorian of Forest City Regional High School's class of 2005, and a 2009 summa cum laude graduate of King's College, with a bachelor's in biology and a minor in molecular biology.

She was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon fraternity for distinguished scholarship achievement, exemplary traits of character and potential qualities of future professional growth and attainment.

Dr. Rizner is the daughter of John and Mary Ellen Rizner, Browndale.

She plans to practice dentistry in the Philadelphia area.

Ashley Marie Puhalla, D.P.T.

Ashley Marie Puhalla of Jefferson Twp. has earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Scranton.

Dr. Puhalla's research abstract on "The Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of the LSVT Big and Loud Program on the Speed and Amplitude of Movements in Patients with Parkinson's Disease" was accepted into the combined sections meeting in San Diego for the American Physical Therapy Association.

Dr. Puhalla received her bachelor's in exercise science with a minor in psychology and a concentration in nutrition from the University of Scranton.

She was president of the Phi Epsilon Kappa Honor Society.

The daughter of James and Diane Maro Puhalla, she is employed at Allied Services Integrated Health Systems in Scranton.

Marriage licenses

- Rafael Medeiros Fernandes and Renata Ferreira Gomes, both of Scranton.

- Eric Ryan Hetzel and Krista Ann Filipski, both of Blakely.

- Dana James Myers, Dunmore, and Emily Rose Rhodes, East Stroudsburg.

- Vitor Hugo Moreira Machado, Drums, and Kasa Vanice Whitmire, Freeland.

- Rico Lamont Thompson and Edain Ediann Waite, both of Scranton.

Property transactions

- Steven and M'Lissa Aquilina to Family Auto Car & Truck Sales LLC; a property at 251-253 Meridian Ave., Scranton, for $96,500.

- Michael J. Mancuso, individually and as agent for Rosemary A. Mancuso, his wife, Carbondale, to Paul M. Young, Carbondale; a property at 43 Plum Ave., Carbondale, for $65,000.

- Albert and Kathy Cardillo, Jefferson Twp., to James Finger, Scranton; a property at Lake Loretta, Jefferson Twp., for $162,000.

- Outlook Design & Construction Inc., Hamlin, to Bradley J. and April L. Troy, Bowie, Md.; a property at 1022 Circle Green Drive, South Abington Twp., for $417,000.

Lawsuits

- Marie and John Laskowski, 118 Dolph St., Olyphant, v. Brittany S. Sanko, 602 S. Valley Ave., Apt. 5, Olyphant, and/or 110 Sumner Ave., Clarks Summit, and Robert P. Sanko, 602 S. Valley Ave., Olyphant, and/or 124 W. Line St., Olyphant; seeking in excess of $50,000 on three counts, for injuries suffered June 22, 2011, on Willow Avenue, near the intersection of Grant Street, Olyphant; Malcolm L. MacGregor, attorney.

- Sean Shidagis, 12 Cedar St., Binghamton, N.Y., and Stanley Joseph Shidagis, 5153 Tingley Lake Road, New Milford, individually and as administrator of the estate of Stanley J. Shidagis, v. Moses Taylor Hospital, 700 Quincy Ave., Scranton, and Moses Taylor Foundation, 150 N. Washington Ave., Scranton; seeking in excess of $50,000, plus interest and costs for wrongful death; Matthew D. Dempsey, attorney.

- Bridget Wilson-Burne, individually and as parent and natural guardian of Abigail Wilson, a minor, 1005 Ridge Ave., Scranton, v. Spencer Gifts Holdings, doing business as Spirit of Halloween, 6826 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Twp., N.J.; seeking in excess of the jurisdictional limit regarding arbitration referral by local rule, plus interest and costs, for injuries suffered Oct. 6, 2012, in a fall on the defendant's premises at the Spirit of Halloween store, 1015 Commerce Blvd., Dickson City; Kevin M. Conaboy, attorney.

- Faith Miraglia, 712 Lincoln St., Dickson City, v. The Dust Busters Cleaning Team Inc., 911 Mead St., Dunmore; seeking in excess of $50,000, for injuries suffered May 31, 2012, in a fall due to the alleged negligence of the defendant; Bruce S. Zero, attorney.

- William and Judy McDonough, 1630 Penn Ave., Scranton, v. Endless Mountain Water Company Ltd., ninth floor, Bank Towers Building, Spruce Street and Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, and Collin P. Johnson, 312 Marshall Squier Road, Nicholson; seeking in excess of $50,000, which sum exceeds the jurisdictional amount requiring arbitration referral under the Pennsylvania rules of civil procedure and the local rule of court on three counts, for injuries suffered May 22, 2013, on Albright Avenue, Scranton; Brian J. Walsh, attorney.

Estates filed

- Florence Moskowitz, 732 Oak St., Old Forge, letters testamentary to Joseph Moskowitz, same address.

- Delores Sesky, 725 Cherry St., Scranton, letters testamentary to Delores S. Stewart, same address.

- Marlene K. Muscosky, 504 Jonslea Lane, Roaring Brook Twp., letters testamentary to William S. Moscosky, same address.

- Patricia Fox, 415 Joan Drive, Olyphant, letters of administration to Wemberly Fox, same address.

- Marie Lodovici, 1135 New St., Jessup, letters of administration to Sparta Nardelli, same address.

Bench warrants

The following warrants have been issued by Judge Margaret Bisignani-Moyle for failure to appear for child support contempt hearings:

- William Cigna, 636 Moosic St., floor 2, Scranton; $1,696.

- Jack R. Daubenhauser, 523 Third St., Dunmore; $3,492.61.

- Arthur Dearie Jr., 30 S. Center St., Hop Bottom; $3,342.38.

- Wesley Dutter, 43 St. John St., Plains; $558.95.

- Jason R. Kizer, rear 1329 Penn Ave., Scranton; $3,514.

- Victor C. Machado Jr., 121 S. Rebecca Ave., Scranton; $1,143.99.

- Pedro Maldonado, 214 S. Main St., Athens; $15,311.38.

- Stephanie Rocco, 1097 Owego Tnpke., Honesdale; $1,698.42.

- Robert Sherman, 330 21st Ave., Scranton; $58,987.58.

Anyone with any information on the above is asked to call the child support hotline at 963-6721, ext. 8160.

ONLINE: thetimes-tribune.com/courts

WILKES-BARRE - As Don Shappelle and the Pick-Ups played their song "Chesapeake Dream," the sun set over this year's RiverFest on the longest day of the year.

A small crowd gathered Friday evening at the Wilkes-Barre River Common for the first day of the annual festival celebrating the Susquehanna River. Vendors set up off one side of the stage and the always-popular dragon boats were parked on another side.

On a pedestrian bridge overlooking the scene, Ryan Siley held his 2-year-old son, Liam, while they jammed along to the music.

"I like it," he said. "It sounds like an Irish polka."

RiverFest continues today and Sunday.

Angel Jirau paced before 10 recent graduates of Lackawanna College's Act 120 police training program Thursday morning while sharing a message of how becoming part of the community and accepting diversity can bring change to towns battling crime.

Years ago, the now 60-year-old Wilkes-Barre resident was a gang member. He was a drug addict who overdosed several times and was on his "deathbed" more than once.

"I'm a freak of Mother Nature. I don't know why I'm still here. I believe, though, it was to talk to you," Mr. Jirau said.

It took a traumatic death - a friend being shot and killed right in front of him - for Mr. Jirau to want to change, he said. It also took encouragement from police officers and community members who recognized he was not born that way and could change.

There is a misconception that gang members are born evil, Mr. Jirau said, but the truth is the total opposite. He said though it is no excuse for committing crimes, people join street gangs because of something traumatic in their past.

He fit that mold. Mr. Jirau said his father was "running numbers," a form of illegal gambling, when he was a child. Mr. Jirau was placed in the care of the state, in which he was physically abused. His anger and personal troubles were enough to trigger him to join the gang. It gave him a reason to live, he said, and he liked the power.

Today, Mr. Jirau likens gangs to terrorists.

Gangs, he said, will find a prospective member's weaknesses, such as abuse, poverty or neglect, and feed their fears until the person joins the ranks. This is all done to further the amount of money gangs can make, he said. In the process, they destroy communities.

Mr. Jirau said he didn't fear police while he was a gang member, but feared the community members who talked to them. Gang members are afraid of any information sharing, he said, and it's a community's biggest defense to prevent crime.

Gangs, he said, have been present throughout history only because people are afraid to talk about them.

Citizens and police combat gangs by reaching out to each other and talking, he said. By working together to break down barriers between races, Mr. Jirau said the battle can be won.

Police officers have the ability through their daily interaction with people to steer youths in a safer direction, he said, and can become more approachable by speaking to community members and forming bonds with them.

Mr. Jirau said a police officer's job is to know who is in the community, and the best way to do that is through introductions and conversations. He told the newly trained officers to be aware of any cultural differences or biases they have and to correct them.

"You represent everyone," he said.

He challenged the graduates to correct officers who make derogatory remarks to others or treat others differently. He said if someone is met with stubbornness or prejudices, they should try to find out why the person feels that way to help them.

Those types of prejudice, he said, divide a community and are a disservice to residents.

"You have to be the voice of reason," Mr. Jirau said.

He has spoken on diversity issues many times in different communities and found the strongest communities are those whose residents talk and who have police officers walking patrols and interacting with residents.

Gangs are not prejudiced, Mr. Jirau said, and will enlist anyone, so police need to get to area kids before the gangs do.

"If you don't sell the product, someone else will and gangs are better at it than you," Mr. Jirau said.

As social agencies lose government funding, police are left to deal with a mounting burden, he told the graduates.

"You have a very unique responsibility," he said, citing officers' many roles, such as social work, and drug and alcohol counseling.

Mr. Jirau is the founder and executive director of Spanish American Leaders Serving All. In 2010 he was appointed to U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta's staff as a liaison, and in 2012 Gov. Tom Corbett appointed him to the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs.

Contact the writer: achristman@standardspeaker.com

ALL SAINTS ACADEMY

GRADE 8

High honors: Meghan Healy and Reilly Ruane.

Honors: Joseph Arbie, Patrick Belardi, Braden Burrier, Cassandra Groncki, Paul Marmo, Cory Miller, Katherine Naughton, Brett Para, Elizabeth Pearson, Kyle Polishan, Mary Kathryn Ratchford, Kendall Reinisch, Kenya Sanchez, Aubrey Savage, Melissa Smith, Anthony VanDusky, Lauren Walker and Sarah Zwiebel.

GRADE 7

High honors: Corey Blackledge, Mollie Burda, Matthew Cerep, Grace DiBileo, Patrick Galvin and Alexis Walsh.

Honors: Amanda Alfano, Nicholas Cerep, Kelly Coolican, Maggie Ferraro, Luke Fiscus, Estrella Gonzalez, Kelsey Hartman, Natasha Hazzouri, Daniel Kuzdro, Isabel Lopez, Morgan Mills, Emma Perih, Jake Rooney and Stephani Stiner.

GRADE 6

High honors: Daniel Belardi, Olivia Bloskey, Theresa Dutter, Mia Gianello, Meghan Keenan, Anna Ligorio, Kaylee Magda, Tess McGovern, Ericka Pica, Zane Price, Abigail Sempa, Alana Simrell, Sophia Serafini, Abigail Walsh and Myah York.

Honors: Elizabeth Arbie, Victoria Barbosa, Erik Bentler, Patrick Burke, Joshua Charles, Sarah Connor, Jenna Dallalio, Darlene Duverge, Jeremy Fich, Alex Hammer, Kiernan Harris, Matthew Herne, Leslie Hessmiller, Abigail Lynott, Abbey Malinoski, Sean Needham, Olivia Osborne, Matthew Para, Jacob Rasimovich, Kyle Rusinko, Cyndy Sanchez, Anthony Scartelli, Joshua Walker, Justin Walker and Elizabeth Yatko.

FOREST CITY REGIONAL ELEMENTARY

GRADE 6

Distinguished honor roll: Blaise Albright, Ethan Branning, Cameron Brucher, Chloe Calabro, Jordan Coles, Collin Ennis, Matthew Giles, Sarah Hunt, William Keller, Emily Kernoschak, Maggie Kowalewski, John Kulick, Natalie Lipko, Elle Mayers, Katie Nebzydoski, Katie Nguyen, Jessica Notari, Kathryn Novajosky, Lucas O'Neill, Riley O'Neill, Raymond Ondrako, Tyler Opeil, Thomas Piotrowski, Logan Scotch, Laura Statkun, Nikolai Stefanov and Cody Tomlinson.

Honor roll: Christopher Bebla, Luke Bender, Anthony D'Antuono, Joshua Doyle, Shayla Glogowski, Grace Hunter, David Lynch and Eric Paulin.

GRADE 5

Distinguished honor roll: Nicholas Andrews, Madeline Bailer, Matthew Carey, Justin D'Antuono, Corey Daniels, Gary Druhl, Carmine Gigliotti, Kendra Karwan, Emily Kelleher, Kara Kelly, Kyle Kuruts, Jonathon Lipko, Kaleigh Matoushek, Bryce Rutledge, Mikayla Shaffer, Tyler Skotch, Cheyenne Weitz and Gabriel Zukosky.

Honor roll: Jessica Curley, Tyler Curtis, James Gulbin, Nicholas Hansen, Alexander Montauredes, Bryan Rohrbach and Jacob Tighe.

GRADE 4

Tanner Britton, Arthur Bronson, Christopher Burnis, Deyanneira Colon, Montana Cook, Thomas Curtis, Rhiannon Depew, Cameron DiFronzo, Charles Ewins, Elizabeth Farley, Selena Figueroa, Dakota Foster, Emily Gorton, Stephanie Graham, Brady Hentschel, Kaitlyn Keller, Quinn Kovaleski, Madison McCracken, Eden McFarland, Henry Nebzydoski, Erin Pearsall, Isabella Pleska, Hope Reams, Isabelle Richner, Maya Sampson, Rocco Sassani, Sara Sheare, Madeline Shema, Skyla Silfee, Cody Slick, Logan Sloan, Alex Smith, Zachary Striefsky, Claire Urbas, Raven Wagner, Michael Wilcox and Jacob Wiley.

ST. CLARE/ST. PAUL SCHOOL

GRADE 8

High honors: Elizabeth Conway, Elizabeth Egan, Christopher Erhard, Leah Georgiades, Jake Grady, Joseph Healey, Rachel Kerr, Jake Ryan, Bailey Simrell, Matthew Soliman, Conor Walsh and Casey Welby.

Honors: Paul Abdalla, Frank Adamo, Patrick Auth, Jake Brown, Patrick Casey, Marina Dodgson, Emily Howells, Christopher Lunney, Maggie Mariotti, Kyler McAllister, Cecelia McGrath, Nate McMullen and Mackenzie Scanlan.

GRADE 7

High honors: Erin Barrett, Anna Brier, James Casey, Bridget Clark, Clare Collins, Annabelle Conway, Hannah Evans, Charles Farrell, Gabrielle Hanstein, Daniel Hinton, A. J. Kohut, Amanda Lucas, Lindsay Notarianni, Jenna Rizzo, Christina Shaffern and Dean Sweeney.

Honors: Claire Brier, Olivia Brunetti, Peter Burke, Christian Colaiezzi, William Cosgrove, Robert Dempsey, Thomas Doherty, Maeve Ducas, Meghan Eidenberg, Jaclyn Finnerty, Sarah Hickey, Alex Inirio, Christopher Kelleher, Brigid Kennedy, Kerry Lyons, Colettte McDonnell, Will McGregor, Grace McHale, Noah Nalevanko, Julianna Penetar, Charlie Pettinato, Joseph Pettinato and Michael Welsh.

GRADE 6

High honors: Mia Bellucci, Vincent Cimini, Caroline Conway, Lucy Doherty, Valentina Germain, Noah Granet, Jake Howells, Caroline Krulewicz, Christine Lenahan, Tara Lynott, Elisa Penetar, Kathleen Rose, Alexandra Valvano and Kate Welby.

Honors: Maggie Arcuri, Matthias Boles, Luke Brunetti, Maeve Burke, Ryan Cosgrove, Rae Hatala, Meg Lyons, Rowen Ide, Liza Lettieri, Sophia Luongo, Grace McGrath, Kerry McGrath, Nora McGrath, Cecelia McMullen, Faith Mihok, Leo O'Boyle, Conor O'Donnell, Isabella Paoli, Eric Rine, Paul Ruddy and Ava Russo.

WALLENPAUPACK AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL

GRADE 8

High honor roll: Sebastien Aparicio, Jazmyne Barto, Olivia Brodhead, Jamie Brunette, Victoria Clark, Steven Coutts, Zachary Cykosky, Zoe Cykosky, Kristen Denniston, Cody Dosch, Skylar Dugan, Emma Hamer, Erika Hansen, Nicole Holzapfel, Gillian Lewis, Tyler Mahone, Jenae Martinkovitch, Brittany Merrigan, Alexandra Morgan, Jessica Nistad, Michael Quigley, Austin Reilly, Zachary Rode, Hanna Shepps, Storm Thompkins, Max Turner, Shannon Vennie, Sheila Whitman, Quinn Williams and Benjamin Wolpert.

Honor roll: Rasha Abdallah, Nasri Alvarado, Niazere-Raven Atkinson, Tanner Badoud, Troy Brickmann, Rhiannon Bogart-Mandrik, Karin Brady, Anna Breitweiser, Brielle Brice, Christopher Brindle, Zachary Cannon, Logan Carney, Madison Cichinsky, Cassadi Cooper, Ashley Crean, Riley Crouthamel, Brianna Denniston, Angelica Drew, Juliet Falcone, Brody Farnsworth, Kirsty Farrington, Logan Franklin, Carmine Gattuso, Austin Gilpin, Tori Guzzo, Kelby Hochreither, Aaron Husson, Sky Isolano, Molloy Jacobs, Claudia Kappes, Kaitlyn Kirsten, Chase Koelln, Wyatt Krial, Anna Kropov, Chelsea Lloyd, Victoria Maher, Kyle McDermott, Russell Moore, Meagan Mousset, Brian Nielsen, Danielle Nieves-White, Kayla Pedersen, Reese Phillips, Joshua Pinsky, Angela Ragusa, Kaitlyn Regulbuto, Fredrick Richards, John Roy, Holli Saar, Olivia Scartelli, China Serpe, Aleah Shook, Tyler Simmons, Elizabeth Slife, Erin Sloane, Alexandra Squatrito, Sydni Sylvester, Sunshine Thornburgh, Jenna Vail, Daniel Vasey, Gabrielle Verbeke, Shane Viola, Eric Waszak, Alyssa Watson, Jonathan Winkler, Sage Woeppel, Haoran Xu, Rebecca Zaborowski and Jason Zarone.

GRADE 7

High honor roll: Devin Baughan, Zane Blau, Laura Carr, Johnathan Conklin, Amanda Cuff, Aidan Cunningham, Kathryn French, Olivia Gregory, Alexis Gumble, Lauren Higgins, Giulianna Iona, Angelina Ioppolo, Thomas Johnson, Zachary Kiesendahl, Samantha Killiany, Kyle Landolfi, Kathleen Lane, Jennifer Langan, Emily Mansfield, Sarah Marone, Melanie Muehlbauer, Natalie Olsommer, Robert Opalecky, MacBrennan Peet, Victoria Rojas, Alexander Ruberto, Patrick Simon, Sean Sweeney and Emma Winagle.

Honor roll: Alia Alawi, Alissa Alexander, Austin Bates, Emily Bates, Olivia Bongiovi, Tabitha Boyd, Ali Brand, Samantha Bruno, Michael Burk, Abraham Cahn, August Cahn, Brianna Casuso, Mason Clark, Gabriel Crouthamel, Dylan Davignon, Randal Day, Daniel DeLeo, Dakota Dilmore, Maria Drake, Matthew Forsythe, Cody Frazer,Alex Frindt, Amy Gonzalez, Linda Goodermote, Ashley Gorden, Andrew Grice, Lauren Griffen, Cherokee Harrell, Ty Holbert, Victoria Kennedy, Tyler Kirsten, Kaitlyn Knapp, Stephen Kober, Keegan Kresge, Abigail Ladner, Drew LaFave, Christopher Leonardi, Rose LoDolce, Carrie Anne Loomis, William Maack, Hannah Mackes, Aiden Maldacker, Jason Marcus, Jacob Maurer, Sophia Merola, Courtney Meyer, Timothy Mitchell, Courtney Mooney, Richard Nadolski, Sabrina Palyo, Eric Panzella, Cossette Peirone, Ksenia Pereyra, Breanne Petrowski, Joseph Pitino, Paige Ramkissoon, Aimie Rey, Caleb Richman, Kyle Rosler, Cammie Ross, John Rossitto, Breann Roughsedge, Ashley Ruvolo, Adam Sands, Shannon Sarro, Carter Schmalzle, Jenna Schoenagel, Lillian Slate, Kaylyn Terry, Gabrielle Torres, Nathaniel Trout, Benjamin Ulmer, Hannah Vennie, Drew Visser, Jessica Vitz, Alexei Walutes, Brynn Wierbowski, Anne-Marie Wolff and Salvatore Zarcone.

GRADE 6

High honor roll: Rylee Arenson, John Bartczak, Natalie Bartkow, Kinzey Brice, Wesley Conklin, Phoebe Cykosky, Jenna Elliott, Cole Fenstermacher, Shelby Fylstra, Kylie Gallaher, Racquel Giro, Megan Guerrieri, Madison Guzzo, Adam Haupt, Joseph Ingulli, Sean Jacobs, Corey Kemp, Michael Macdonough, Carl Martin, Annarose McLaughlin, Jake Mitchell, Jack Mowatt, Alexis Patire, Timothy Peney, Rachel Phillips, Justin Romeo, Carleen Shook, Alexei Sprague, Rietta Steffen, Jake Strong, Shawn Sura, Rachael Tirjan, Mackenzie Turner, Philip VanWettering, Taylor VanWettering, Paige Vennie, Derrick Vosburg, Tyler Wirth and Tierney Woitas.

Honor roll: Michael Arasimowixz, Desirae Bennett, Mairead Biskey, Brydee Burke, Isabella Calabrese, Cailin Campbell, Emily Cannon, Jessica Cardone, Alejandro Ciuba, Angela Cykosky, Ramdial Dalphus, Alana Danelski, Taylor Davies, Anthony Delvillar, Angela DeSanti, Erin Dugan, Robert Eberle, Jamie Falgie, Michael Fordhan, Paul Forte, Nicholas Hamer, Mary Harmuth, Jeremy Harr, Christopher Higgins, Sean Hubner, Angela Hussung, Marissa Ivanko, Liam Jacobs, Maritza Jahn, Caitlyn Jannetti, Kenneth Johansson, Matthew Katz, Caitlin Kuropatwa, Sabrina Lamas, Gabriella Lardner, Serena Leahy, Brianna Lynch, Sydney Maney, Michael Mattessich, Nicholas Maurice, Kiarra McCloud, Thomas McCormick, Peter McDermott II, Hunter Mead, Carissa Menderis, Karli Mercereau, Lyndsy Mergner, Jack Monte, Madison Nakielny, Tyler Neglia, Donald O'Brien, Hannah O'Connor, Bianca Ortalano, Devin Ortiz, Alex Pillar, Erminia Pituch, Kayla Prestianni, Cory Prisco, Anthony Ragusa, Susan Rode, Laura Rosnyoi, Maryanne Sarazine, Nikkos Saviolis, Madison Schmalzle, Ashley Schoepher, Jack Schroder, Griffin Seales, Julia Sennefelder, Steven Shepps, Chance Smith, Hannah Smith, John Squatrito, Abigail Steinbrecher, Ryan Sweeney, Isaiah Vega, Fatima Whaley, Alexa Wildenberg, Alexander Williams, Timothy Wilson and Kasper Jan Zaba-Poplawski.

Omitted from the honors list submitted by the school and published June 18:

VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE 9

Honors: Matthew Catanzaro.

UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON

Lackawanna County

Jamie R. Akoury, Scranton; Jacob Albano, Dunmore; Korin J. Albert, Scranton; Joseph P. Aldcowski, Scranton; Asma Aljarbou, Scranton; Killian J. Ankers, Scranton; Frank Anzelmi, Old Forge; Megan A. Applegate, Olyphant; Hussain Azizi, Scranton; Louis S. Balzani, Scranton; Matthew F. Bannon, Clarks Summit; Amy E. Bannon, Jermyn; Kristiana A. Barbarevech, Moosic; Jeffrey J. Baron, Dickson City; Nicholas E. Batzel, Roaring Brook Twp; Sarah E. Beckley, Moscow; Jon C. Beckley, Moscow; Sierra M. Bellenzeni, Old Forge; Gretchen L. Bentler, Clifton Twp.; Emma L. Black, S. Abington Twp; Marsinlen H. Blackwell, Old Forge; Joshua H. Blanco, Scranton; Luke A. Boniello, Scranton; Sarah A. Borgia, Scranton; Nicholas C. Boyle, Scranton; John X. Bradley, Dunmore; Natasha N. Brea, Nicholson; Ryan P. Brown, Scranton; Joseph C. Browning, Peckville; Charles J. Browning, Peckville; Jessica J. Butler, Vandling; Alannah S. Caisey, Scranton; Molly L. Calderone, Dunmore; Alyssa M. Callela, Scranton; Corey J. Calpin, Scranton; Alex K. Cameron, Archbald; Rebecca W. Cangemi, Scranton; Margaret Capooci, Jessup; Seth A. Cardona, Dickson City; Riley J. Carey, Peckville; Robert J. Castanzo, Scranton; Vincent A. Castellani, Jessup; Christopher A. Chapman, Throop; Stacy A. Chludzinski, Taylor; Bella D. Cipriano, Scranton; Joseph L. Ciuccio, Old Forge; Daniel R. Clark, Scranton; John C. Clark, Scranton; Christa M. Collarini, Jessup; Caitlin M. Collins, Clarks Summit; Patrick W. Collins, Springbrook Twp; Christian J. Conlon, Old Forge; Kristin A. Conroy, Scranton; Matthew R. Craven, Olyphant; Perry D. Cross, Jefferson Twp.; James Dembesky, Dickson City; Stephanie DeNaples, Scranton; Emily C. DePew, Madison Twp.; Heather N. Derenick, Taylor; Kevin P. Dermody, Elmhurst; Marcus J. Dermont, Scranton; Sapan G. Desai, Scranton; Samantha Q. DeSantis, Scranton; Brittany L. DeSantis, Scranton; Angela E. DiBileo, Scranton; Anthony K. Dilmore, Scranton; Rebecca M. Do, Scranton; Christopher D. Dolan, Olyphant; Kathleen M. Druther, S. Abington Twp; Anthony A. Duchnowski, Dunmore; Maria L. Durdach, Dalton; Robert J. Eisenhart, Scranton; Melissa M. Fedor, Dunmore; Matthew J. Fedor, Old Forge; Donald C. Fenocchi, Jessup; Tyler K. Fenstermaker, Covington Twp.; Craig A. Fisher, Scranton; Stephanie A. Fisk, Dunmore; Edward C. Foley, Scranton; Bridget C. Fox, Dunmore; Stephen D. Franchak, Jermyn; Dustin M. Frisbie, Dalton; Corey A. Gallis, Dickson City; Samantha A. Garvey, Moscow; Martin W. Genello, Dunmore; Maria K. Genello, Scranton; Andrea Genello, Scranton; Maria C. Gentile, Jefferson Twp.; Theresa B. Germano, Jermyn; Philip H. Gilmartin, Moscow; Carson J. Gilvey, Archbald; Elisa Giusto, Scranton; Brandon J. Golden, Moscow; Matthew W. Gorman, Scott Twp.; Gabrielle E. Gorton, Scranton; Tyler R. Gratz, S. Abington Twp; Lisa M. Gruszecki, Old Forge; Jennifer L. Hadley, Moscow; Brandon P. Hafner, Scranton; William J. Halfpenny, Taylor; Patrick J. Hart, Dunmore; Jessica Hatala, Dickson City; Anna J. Heckman, Clarks Summit; Danelle G. Hill, Dunmore; Daniel J. Hinton, Moscow; Mia R. Hodorovich, Olyphant; Michael H. Holmes, Avoca; Emily R. Holzman, Dalton; Phetmolly M. Homesombath, Scranton; Austin J. Hurley, Taylor; Jennifer L. Hurst, Scranton; Jeremy Incelli, Scranton; Sean W. Jakes, Scranton; Candace B. Janes, Scranton; Marina M. Jeffery, Scranton; Anthony J. Jensen, Clarks Summit; Nicole A. Jensen, Clarks Summit; Kelly R. Judge, Scranton; Jacob D. Kanavy, Archbald; Courtney E. Keyasko, Throop; Nicole R. Kiefer, Scranton; Kelsi M. Kincel, Jefferson Twp.; Nathan Kline, Dickson City; Erin B. Knight, Scranton; Victoria E. Kochmer, Clarks Summit; Kristin L. Kordish, Mayfield; Michael J. Kovalchik, Jefferson Twp.; Stephen F. Kranick, Dunmore; Karl R. Kretsch, Scranton; Corey R. Kroptavich, Scranton; Nicole A. Kwiatkowski, Clarks Summit; Ryan M. Kwolek, Blakely; Sarah Lamothe, S. Abington Twp; Shannon M. Lavis, Clarks Summit; Olivia F. Levine, Simpson; Jennifer E. Lewis, Eynon; Maria Regina Licitra, Scranton; Jessica R. Lloyd, Moosic; Kiley K. Lotz, Scranton; Andrew G. Loyack, Greenfield Twp.; Deanna A. Luciani, Scranton; Andrew S. Lunney, Scranton; William R. Mackey, Dickson City; Terry J. Macknosky, S. Abington Twp; Alexa R. Mahalidge, S. Abington Twp; Alyssa R. Manento, Scranton; Niko D. Manetti, Old Forge; Robert Y. McCloskey, Peckville; Timothy J. McCormick, Scranton; Megan M. McDonough, Moscow; Matthew S. McGrath, Old Forge; Michael V. McGuigan, Scranton; Kathryn A. McGuire, Roaring Brook Twp; Kellie A. McIntyre, Waverly; Samantha E. Milazzo, Roaring Brook Twp; Eric M. Montella, Waverly; Alyssa J. Muchisky, Eynon; Jeremiah C. Mullen, Scott Twp.; Melanie J. Nasser, Scranton; Michael P. Nidoh, S. Abington Twp; Bryan M. Nolan, Throop; Corinne A. Nulton, Archbald; Cheryl R. O'Donnell, Old Forge; Einde O'Fathaigh, Scranton; Kerri A. Occhipinti, Scranton; Lindsey C. Olechna, Scranton; Eamonn M. Orr, Scranton; Courtney L. Ostrowski, Dalton; Vhalla Otarod, Clarks Summit; Taylor E. Ott, Taylor; Connor A. Pacyna, Clarks Summit; Tayler K. Pallotta, Dunmore; Carolyn A. Pandolfo, Dunmore; Samantha M. Paolucci, Clarks Summit; Sydney A. Parker, Scranton; Angela J. Parry, Peckville; Michele M. Pastore, Clarks Summit; Kristen M. Patchcoski, Scranton; Radha S. Patel, Scranton; Devin B. Patel, Waverly Twp.; Lindsey A. Pelucacci, Scranton; Daniel L. Penetar, Scranton; Kara L. Perini, Greenfield Twp.; Dana M. Perry, Scranton; Amy L. Persons, Dunmore; Regina R. Petrunich, Scranton; Logyn E. Pezak, Jessup; Nicholas J. Philbin, Dunmore; Marina L. Pierre, Clarks Summit; Christopher C. Pochis, Olyphant; Kelsey J. Powell, Moosic; Ryan C. Rebar, Dickson City; Adam M. Reese, Peckville; Maura A. Regan, Scranton; Deborah M. Reggie, Archbald; Marco M. Richione, Clarks Summit; Alyssa C. Rimosites, Throop; Tyler J. Rippon, Clarks Summit; Nicholas J. Rizzo, Olyphant; Josh J. Rogan, Scranton; Dalton J. Roland, Clarks Summit; Francesca A. Romanyshyn, Scott Twp.; Brooke M. Ruane, Moosic; Rebecca L. Ruby, Olyphant; Chad Ryan, Jermyn; Matthew T. Sabia, Old Forge; Kholood K. Safar, Scranton; Michael J. Saladino, Scranton; Henry J. Sallusti, Scranton; Alyssa Sanderson, Eynon; Michael Santarsiero, Jefferson Twp.; Maura E. Sare, Scranton; Erika L. Sarno, Dalton; Samantha M. Saylock, Moscow; Erik S. Schab, Taylor; Jeffrey J. Schlasta, Jermyn; Fjollza Shabani, Jefferson Twp.; Jenil K. Shah, Scranton; Michael W. Sherwin, Moscow; Megan M. Shipsky, Jermyn; Joseph L. Shoemaker, Scranton; James P. Shygelski, Scranton; Samuel S. Silver, Scranton; Kaitlyn M. Simon, Scranton; Jennifer L. Simpson, Olyphant; Amanda Slagus, Scranton; Emilia I. Slavova, Scranton; Eric E. Smith, Clarks Summit; Rebecca A. Smith, Moscow; Scott C. Stange, Scranton; Maureen Stelmak, Scranton; Mary K. Steppacher, Scranton; Agnieszka K. Strubel, Scranton; Michelle C. Sulzinski, Clarks Summit; Kayla M. Sweeney, Dickson City; Marissa A. Talerico, Carbondale; Kristen M. Thomas, Moosic; Michelle G. Thomas, Peckville; Jeremy S. Tokash, Scranton; David A. Tomaine, Dickson City; Kristopher M. Tomaine, Eynon; David F. Tomasetti, Old Forge; Martha A. Triano, Scranton; Sarah E. Triano, Scranton; Tim P. Tymon, Scranton; Robert S. Vargas, Scranton; Donald J. Vispi, Peckville; Paul J. Walker, Clarks Summit; Michele A. Wall, Throop; Leonard T. Walsh, Scranton; Emily R. Walsh, Scranton; Olivia S. Warnero, Scranton; Alexandra Watson, Roaring Brook Twp; Avi Weitzman, Scranton; Kristen L. Whritenour, Scranton; Ryan J. Willie, Roaring Brook Twp; Eleanor J. Wilson, Dalton; Corrine A. Wolff, Clarks Summit; Victoria E. Wrightson, Dunmore; Christopher Yi, Clarks Summit; Tarah A. Zajaczkowski, Spring Brook; Amanda J. Zaloga, Old Forge; Eric A. Zielinski, Old Forge; and Anastasia R. Zygmunt, Covington Twp.

LUZERNE COUNTY

James J. Bresnahan, Exeter; Concetta M. Buttacci, West Wyoming; Joseph D. Buttacci, West Wyoming; Dillon T. Cason, West Pittston; Michael G. Coco, Exeter; Geralyn R. Cross, Plains; Elizabeth M. Fagotti, Pittston; Kaitlyn M. Falzone, West Wyoming; Holly Ference, Harding; Norman E. Frederick, Pittston; Stephen J. Gadomski, Laflin; Jessica L. Hollister, West Wyoming; Keri L. Irace, West Pittston; Lisa A. Jackowitz, Avoca; Kathryn A. Kitcho, Avoca; Sarah E. Kosik, Pittston; Lee A. Molitoris, Plains; Carly R. Murphy, Pittston; Christopher E. Musto, Jenkins Twp; Kristen A. Nawrocki, Duryea; Grace O'Neill, Avoca; James W. Pennington, West Wyoming; Sarah E. Prandy, Duryea; Natalie E. Radle, Avoca; John Paul Riccetti, Dupont; Dolores M. Rozelle, Exeter; Jonathan B. Schall, Wyoming; Matthew J. Scherer, West Wyoming; Samantha A. Scott, Falls; Jacqueline Stash, West Wyoming; Emily M. Suchocki, West Wyoming; Nicole L. Thomas, Swoyersville; and Renee M. Witko, Avoca.

Monroe County

John A. Ebeid, Tobyhanna; Stephanie Gleason, Swiftwater; Joseph C. Princetta, Tobyhanna; and Kyle Salgueiro, Tobyhanna.

Pike County

Heather M. Alber, Dingmans Ferry; Christina M. Calkins, Canadensis; James J. Cilento, Greentown; Emily M. Coutts, Paupack; Katlyn H. French, Milford; Rachel V. Knuth, Greeley; Richard S. Kokas, Greeley; Marisa L. McTernan, Milford; Danielle M. Menditto, Bushkill; Annunziato Pirrotta, Milford; Steven C. Savarese, Hawley; and Christine N. Wolff, Milford.

Susquehanna County

Kelsey A. Carmody, Thompson; Sydney N. Carmody, Thompson; Nicholas B. Hollister, Montrose; Danielle R. Mikloiche, Clifford Twp.; Gregory H. Stonier, New Milford; Elizabeth A. Walko, Clifford Twp.; and Kara A. Zerby, Forest City.

Wayne County

Kara A. Zerby, Forest City; Haley L. Ackerman, Lakeville; Bernadetta T. Bernatowicz, Lake Ariel; Melinda C. Card, Milanville; Moriah S. Diamond, Honesdale; Lucie F. Henry, Beach Lake; Jeffrey J. Krenitsky, Lake Ariel; Joseph A. Mastroianni, Lakeville; Andrew S. Milewski, Lake Ariel; Danial A. Nadeem, Lake Ariel; Grace N. Nebzydoski, Honesdale; Mary F. Scheller, Forest City; Shannon E. Sennefelder, Newfoundland; Brandon H. Stanton, Starrucca; Ewelina Z. Taran, Gouldsboro; Catherine C. Thurston, Lake Ariel; Joshua T. Wasylyk, Forest City; Riley M. Williams, Hawley; and Scott M. Yablonski, Covington Twp.

Wyoming County

Alexander L. Barbolish, Nicholson; Garrett J. Barziloski, Tunkhannock; Christopher G. Cardillo, Falls; Patrick J. Fricke, Factoryville; Emily Harasym, Factoryville; Cecilia C. Strauch, Factoryville; and Eric R. Willis, Falls.

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

COLLEGE AT CORTLAND

Tyler Hughes, Scranton.

COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS

Jeffrey P. Godowski, Jefferson Twp.