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WASHINGTON - If you want to buy a house with minimal cash by using an FHA-insured mortgage, here's some sobering news: Thanks to an ongoing series of fee increases and underwriting tweaks - the most...
View ArticleCorbett hopes budget prelude to political comeback
In his first two budgets, Gov. Tom Corbett slashed and slashed. Critics say slashed and burned.Faced with the disappearance of federal stimulus funding and having promised not to raise taxes, including...
View ArticleCollege president to address Friendly Sons
The president of St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, will serve as the clerical speaker at the upcoming dinner of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Lackawanna County.The Rev. C. Kevin Gillespie,...
View ArticleThroop police investigating single-car crash
Throop police probing crashTHROOP - Borough police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that happened just after 3 a.m. Saturday. Officers said the crash happened in the 1100 block of South Valley...
View ArticleTaylor woman makes bid at Mayor's seat
TAYLOR - A 53-year-old borough woman has announced her bid for the mayor's seat, possibly making her the first woman to do so since Taylor's inception.Roxanne Pauline, 309 S. Main St., a Democrat, said...
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DEAR J.T. & DALE: After receiving my bachelor's degree in 2010, I took some time for myself after being in school consistently since preschool. I lived off savings, except for a brief holiday job....
View ArticleStorm more fun than fright for Northeast Pa.
Most of the area received 3 to 6 inches of snow between Friday and Saturday, but public safety officials reported few major weather-related problems.While New England and parts of New York received 2...
View ArticleBusiness Week in Review, Feb. 9, 2013
Post office: No mail on SaturdayThe U.S. Postal Service said it plans in August to cut back to five-day-a-week deliveries for everything except packages to stem its financial losses.Congress has voted...
View ArticleScranton Times a great dog
June 25, 1940. The Scranton Times newsroom was busy with the events of the day. Paris had fallen to the Nazis 11 days before. The Soviet Union demanded that Romania cede part of its land. Americans...
View ArticleAssailants beat, then rob, three in Monroe County
Cops: Assailants beat, robbed menHAMILTON TWP. - State police are investigating a violent home invasion in Monroe County.At 8:50 p.m. Thursday, two men entered the home of three Saylorsburg residents...
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CVS shares near high as flu drives trafficAs people flocked to drugstores for flu shots or symptom relief, drugstores such as those of CVS Caremark Corp. racked up sales, with shares at a Friday close...
View ArticlePrescription drug abuse destroys lives with death and crime
Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland gauges the area's prescription drug abuse problem by how often he has to ask a family to identify the body of someone who overdosed.As deputy coroner in 2003, Mr....
View ArticleBusinesses eager for everyone to say it with flowers
Area florists and candy retailers expect sales will increase this Valentine's Day, one of the biggest gift-giving holidays of the year.Brian McCarthy, owner of McCarthy Flowers, predicts his business...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 2/12/2013
Judge won't block Yuknavich trial WILKES-BARRE - A Luzerne County judge Monday blocked last-minute attempts by Wilkes-Barre Twp. Fire Chief John Yuknavich's attorney to dismiss the theft case against...
View ArticleCommissioners name economic development chief
Lackawanna County's new economic development director acknowledged that, for all the professional reasons he accepted the position, there was a personal one, too. It's something most parents would...
View ArticleFormer state rep's domestic assault trial expected to begin this week
Former state lawmaker's assault trial set Wednesday The trial of a former state representative from Scranton accused of assaulting his estranged wife and her friend will begin Wednesday. Kevin...
View ArticleNamedropper 2/12/2013
Midtown Men in downtown Northeast Pennsylvanians were rockin' and a rollin' in the aisles when the Midtown Men came to downtown Scranton. The second presentation of Broadway Theater League of NEPA's...
View ArticleMarywood to receive state grant for library
Marywood to get grant for library DUNMORE - Marywood University will receive $4 million from the state for a new Learning Commons. Gov. Tom Corbett on Monday announced the award of 54 new Economic...
View ArticleElecting a pope
Pope Benedict XVI's resignation sets in motion a complex sequence of events. - The Vatican summons a conclave of cardinals that must begin 15-20 days after Benedict's Feb. 28 resignation. - Cardinals...
View ArticleStill no superintendent hired in Carbondale
CARBONDALE - The Carbondale Area School Board tabled a vote on a new superintendent Monday night, putting off a decision while the specifics of the contract are worked out. The district had scheduled...
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