Namedropper, 2/1/13
Harford Queen finalist in HersheyHershey is "The Sweetest Place on Earth," Cindy Reynolds reports, and it certainly was for Harford Fair Queen Rachael Grosvenor on Saturday night. During the three-day...
View ArticleCat dies in fire that levels Thornhurst Twp. home
THORNHURST TWP. - A cat died in a fire that leveled a Bear Lake Road home Thursday morning. Thornhurst Fire Chief David W. McFadden Jr. said "the house was 95 percent gone" when crews responded to 174...
View ArticleScott Twp. cosmetic maker plans to boost hiring
A Scott Twp. cosmetics maker plans to add about 80 new, permanent jobs this year. For the past 20 years, Process Technologies & Packaging worked quietly making cosmetics in Throop and Pittston...
View ArticleAlleged Carbondale car burglar faces 15 more charges
CARBONDALE - A homeless man already jailed on charges he broke into dozens of unlocked cars in late December was charged Thursday with 15 more car break-ins on Christmas Day. City police arrested...
View ArticlePeoples Bank earnings soar
Peoples Bank earnings soar HALLSTEAD - Loan growth helped push fourth-quarter earnings at Peoples Financial Services Corp. up 21 percent to $2.2 million compared to the year-ago quarter. Earnings per...
View ArticleAirport officials discuss demolishing former terminal building
PITTSTON TWP. - Officials Thursday said they will soon seek funding to demolish the former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Terminal. At an airport bi-county board meeting, board member...
View ArticlePothole repairs switch to I-81 South this morning
DICKSON CITY - The state Department of Transportation will close one lane of Interstate 81 South between Dickson City and Dunmore while crews work to fill potholes. The lane closure will begin at 10...
View ArticleCorbett pushes liquor privatization during Scranton stop
Calling it long overdue, Gov. Tom Corbett stopped in Scranton today to push his plan to end the state's monopoly on the distribution and sale of wine and spirits. Mr. Corbett, flanked by state elected...
View ArticleDamage in Thornhurst Twp. fire too severe to determine cause
THORNHURST TWP. - A state police fire marshal could not determine the cause of a fire that leveled a Bear Lake Road home on Thursday due to the extent of the damage it caused.When crews first arrived...
View ArticleGov. Corbett 'concerned' about probe of son-in-law
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett says he's "surprised and concerned" to hear reports about an investigation of his son-in-law, a Philadelphia narcotics police officer. Several...
View ArticleDunder Mifflin, Scranton, star in Super Bowl ad
Super Bowl commercials have attained a cachet almost equal to the game itself. So it's not hard to understand why the people at Quill.com would want to use the sports world's biggest spectacle as a...
View ArticleSome Scranton parents get voice mail about suspicious man
Some parents of Scranton elementary school students received a voice mail warning them about a suspicious man lurking near a bus stop who may have followed students Thursday afternoon. The voice mail...
View ArticleMontrose man admits to hitting state troopers with his Jeep
A Montrose man pleaded guilty Friday to hitting four state troopers with his Jeep at the Viewmont Mall shortly after he sold heroin to an undercover trooper at the mall.The incident unraveled on Aug....
View ArticleBusiness Briefcase, Feb. 3, 2013
Tuesday: Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association Maintenance and Purchasing Roundtable, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Top of the 80s, Hazleton. David Harring, maintenance planner/scheduler at...
View ArticleAround the Towns 2/3/2013
Carbondale Sherry Sparks became an artist when she was 11 years old. She struggled for years to have her paintings and photography displayed in a gallery, which she admitted was tough without the...
View ArticleFree tax help for low, middle-income
Free tax help for low, middle-income -âBy appointment at The Wilkes-Barre Mega Center, 206 Carey St., Wilkes-Barre; The Association for the Blind, 1825 Wyoming Ave., Exeter; Luzerne County Community...
View ArticleReady, set, file: Tax season begins
As consumers prepare to file their 2012 tax returns, millions already have experienced the most-immediate and obvious change in 2013 levies. A two-year Social Security payroll tax holiday ended with...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 2/3/2013
BALGAROO, KEN J., Olyphant, private. Arrangements: Louis J. Rapoch Funeral Home. Condolences: RapochFuneralHome.com. CERRA, ANTHONY J., Dunmore, Tuesday, 11 a.m., St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church,...
View ArticleTwo men charged with assault after early morning fist fight
Two charged with assault in fight SCRANTON - Two men are facing charges related to a fight that happened after they were drinking, police said. Scranton Patrolman David Mitchell found Keith Golomb,...
View ArticleLocal group to offer low-cost CPR, first aid training
LUZERNE - Heart attacks can kill, but cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators can save lives. To that end, local emergency medical personnel founded a new nonprofit...
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