Woman facing assault charges
TOBYHANNA TWP. - A Pocono Lake woman faces charges after her husband told Pocono Mountain Regional Police she assaulted him Sunday night.
Dena Michelsen, 35, was charged with simple assault after she scratched Conrad Michelsen's face, neck and arms during a domestic dispute at 2127 Totem Trail, police said.
Mrs. Michelsen was arraigned Monday, is slated for a preliminary hearing Jan. 3 and was released from Monroe County Correctional Facility on $10,000 unsecured bail, according to court documents.
Food bank receives land donation
PITTSTON - The Wilkes-Barre based-Commission on Economic Opportunity received a 6.35-acre piece of land for the construction of a regional food bank to serve Luzerne, Lackawanna Susquehanna and Wyoming counties, the group announced Wednesday.
Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services donated the parcel, valued at about $1 million, in CenterPoint Commerce & Trade Park East for the construction of the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank, currently located on Amber Lane in Wilkes-Barre.
Construction on the more than 50,000-square-foot facility is set to begin as soon as possible. The facility will distribute food to member agencies that will in turn distribute food to the public at off-site locations.