Week in Review 6/10/2012
Council reverses course on SPA debt In a stunning about-face, city council on Thursday voted to introduce a measure to cover a debt of the Scranton Parking Authority, only a week after refusing to do...
View ArticleBlues events bring rhythm to Tripp House
An hour into a guitar workshop on Saturday, bluesman Toby Walker was singing about beefsteak and whiskey with a backing band of about a dozen guitar students who had just learned the lick and some...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 6/10/2012
BATTAGLIA, WILLIAM J., Clarks Summit, private, Monday, 11 a.m., Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Interment, Abington Hills Cemetery, South Abington Twp. Condolences:...
View ArticleMotorcycle crash kills Duryea man
Motorcycle crash kills Duryea man OLD FORGE - A Duryea man was killed Saturday in a motorcycle crash in the borough. Old Forge police Officer Jason Dubernas said 48-year-old Joel Gurley was riding his...
View ArticleNews quiz, 6/10/2012
1. Astronomy buffs gathered to watch ...A. the Hale-Bopp Comet.B. the Transit of Venus.C. Uranus.D. the planet formerly known as Pluto.2. In the event of payless paydays, city firefighters, police and...
View ArticleChris Kelly: Scranton's only real hope could be the apocalypse
"Venus, goddess of love that you are/ Surely the things I ask/ Can't be too great a task..." -- from "Venus," by Frankie Avalon The Transit of Venus went off without a hitch Tuesday, which must have...
View ArticleWyoming Co. man charged with indecent assault of 7-year-old girl
Troopers seek alleged molester TUNKHANNOCK - State police in Wyoming County are trying to locate a borough man accused of sexually inappropriate behavior with a 7-year-old girl at the Oakwood Lake...
View ArticleI-84 roadwork to restrict lanes on Monday and Tuesday
PennDOT: Lanes on I-84 to close DUNMORE - Bridge inspections on Interstate 84 will close alternating lanes between Exit 1 (Tigue Street) and the I-84/Interstate 380 split on Monday and Tuesday,...
View ArticleVandals strike Pocono Mountain West
Police ask for help catching vandals POCONO SUMMIT - Vandals spray painted signs, roads and a mailbox on and around the Pocono Mountain West campus in Monroe County last week, police said. School...
View ArticlePolice investigate attempted arson
Police investigate attempted arson WEST WYOMING - West Wyoming police are investigating an arson they said happened around 9:50 p.m. Friday at 442 W. Third St. An unknown person tried to blow up...
View ArticleAbington Fourth of July celebration in jeopardy?
As the anniversary of the nation's birthday approaches, a longtime tradition in the Abingtons may be coming to an end. After 25 years of hosting a Fourth of July party famous for its food, games and...
View ArticleNew home planned for local veteran in Scott Twp.
Retired Army Staff Sgt. Earl Granville gave courage and time to his country while serving in Afghanistan, and after a roadside bomb in 2008, he gave even more. The injuries he suffered during the...
View ArticleSuquehanna Community grads told that 'opportunities are limitless"
SUSQUEHANNA - A semi-retired engineer and alumnus told the Susquehanna Community High School class of 2012 that the sky is the limit for their future, as long as they are willing to work hard for what...
View ArticleNamedropper 6/10/2012
Mammo-thon sets up screenings In honor of Mother's Day, volunteers from Regional Hospital of Scranton, along with University of Scranton student volunteers and the American Cancer Society worked...
View ArticleElk Lake graduates 74 Saturday
DIMOCK - At Elk Lake High School's commencement ceremony Saturday, there were frequent references to several tragedies that had colored the students' high school experience. In ninth grade, classmate...
View ArticleMontrose grads clear away puzzle
MONTROSE - Six years ago, Montrose Junior/Senior High School Principal Jim Tallarico asked elementary school principals Chris McComb and Greg Adams about that year's sixth grade. Their forlorn...
View ArticleCommissioners defend unadvertised meetings
Commissioners Jim Wansacz and Corey O'Brien have held more than a dozen private meetings with elected municipal and school board officials from throughout Lackawanna County over the past three months...
View ArticleTwo complex murder cases kick off Luzerne district attorney's career
Confronted with two complex homicide cases to start her career as a prosecutor, Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis hesitated to releasing any information as the public clamored for...
View ArticleAll else aside, city still lacks a recovery plan
The controversy is over unpaid bond payments, payless paydays, unpaid gasoline bills that could idle police cars and fire and garbage trucks and closed swimming pools, but at the bottom line lies a...
View ArticlePaterno's Will is Sealed, but reason why is unclear
BELLEFONTE The last will and testament is supposed to be the final word on a person's life, wealth and material assets. In almost all cases, after the required paperwork and court hearings, the...
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