Doctorate: Kimberly A. Jacques, O.T.D., O.T.R./L., C.B.I.S.
Kimberly A. Jacques, O.T.D., O.T.R./L., C.B.I.S. Kimberly A. Jacques, O.T.D., O.T.R./L., C.B.I.S., daughter of David and Ann James of Clarks Summit, has earned a Doctor of Occupational Therapy from...
View ArticleScott Twp. officials believe they've found solution to odor problem
After months of searching, officials say they are hopeful they have an answer to the yearlong odor problem caused by Scott Twp.'s five pump stations - and it's a much cheaper alternative than the...
View ArticlePolice: Electronics stolen in Beech Street burglary
Burglar steals electronic items SCRANTON - A South Side resident found a window broken and several electronic items missing when he returned home Sunday, police said. Acting Capt. Glen Thomas said a...
View ArticleCAMPAIGN NOTES 2/19/2013
CAMPAIGN 2013 - Scranton School Director Bob Sheridan will have a meeting of his re-election committee tonight at 7 at Smith's Restaurant, 1402 Cedar Ave. - Scranton School Director Bob Lesh, who is...
View ArticleHonesdale woman fights off robber
TEXAS TWP. - State police are looking for a man who attempted to rob a 31-year-old woman outside Pizza Hut on Route 6 late Sunday. Erin L. Greydanus of Honesdale heard footsteps behind her as she left...
View ArticleMagistrate race awaits court ruling
It's another case of disorder in the court. Despite a 14-month head start and a recommendation to take action "immediately," the state Supreme Court has yet to approve changes to the boundaries of a...
View ArticleRaising Adam Lanza: An in-depth look at a mother and son leading up to the...
Shortly after her move from New Hampshire to Newtown, Conn., in 1998, Nancy Lanza had good news about her troubled son. "Adam is doing well here, and seems to be enjoying the new school," Lanza wrote...
View ArticlePush for RACP changes renewed
HARRISBURG - The House recently approved legislation by a near-unanimous vote to reduce the debt ceiling by $600 million for the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, a conduit for millions of...
View ArticleThree Scranton pools to become handicapped-accessible
Three Scranton city pools will soon have handicapped-accessible lifts installed to comply with new federal rules. Weston Field's indoor and outdoor pools and Connell Park will get the equipment that...
View ArticlePrincipal evaluations by teachers 'meaningless,' attorney says
Scranton teachers evaluating their principals is a meaningless, unauthorized process that could open teachers up to civil litigation, according to a lawyer representing Scranton School District...
View ArticlePolice identify I-81 crash victim as Philadelphia man
DELANO - Authorities have identified a man killed in a violent crash Sunday night as Nathaniel Keller, Philadelphia. Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David Moylan said Keller, 20, died from cerebral...
View ArticleJudge rules man incompetent in son's beheading
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - A 31-year-old man accused of beheading his 7-year-old disabled son is incompetent and unable to help his attorneys fight the first-degree murder charge against him, a judge ruled...
View ArticleBiden says a shotgun will scare off intruders
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Americans don't need semi-automatic weapons to protect their homes because a couple of blasts from a shotgun will scare off intruders."Buy a...
View ArticleNorth Pocono School District revisits anti-nepotism policy
MOSCOW - Members of North Pocono School Board agreed they want to do the right thing when it comes to a district wide anti-nepotism policy. They just didn't agree on what the "right thing" means. Six...
View ArticleSoldiers get long overdue medals at ceremony in Tunkhannock
TUNKHANNOCK - Four soldiers were finally recognized with medals for military service during a ceremony at the Wyoming County Courthouse on Tuesday. "These war heroes represent a time span that...
View ArticleOld Forge hires two part-time officers, expects more future hires
OF OKs hiring 2 officers OLD FORGE - Two additional part-time officers will work for the borough after they complete the required 120 hours of training. At a borough council meeting Tuesday, council...
View ArticleCarbondale school board hires superintendent
CARBONDALE - In a nearly unanimous vote, the Carbondale Area School Board hired a new superintendent Tuesday. Joseph Gorham, 41, of Ashley, was appointed to the position in an 8-1 vote after searching...
View ArticleFederal judge denies Carbondale doc's try to get his Medicare back
A federal judge denied a Carbondale physician's attempt to be able to bill Medicare again to treat patients after the government revoked his eligibility following his guilty plea to a felony. On...
View ArticleJury picked, trial to start next week for Hill Section man accused of killing...
A jury was picked Tuesday for the trial of a University of Scranton senior accused of stabbing to death a stray cat and throwing it in a garbage can near his Hill Section home. Because of a heavy...
View ArticlePipe on I-81 pokes hole in car's gas tank, prompts firefighter response
Pipe punctures car's gas tank SCRANTON - A metal pipe lying on Interstate 81 southbound punctured the gas tank of a passing car Tuesday, causing a spill that brought out city firefighters to clean up,...
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