Scott Twp. family refuses to give up on lost pet
Telephone poles across nearly every part of Lackawanna County hold pink signs, asking communities to keep an eye out for a little white poodle named Remi. It's been nearly three months since the...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 3/9/13
Beach Lake Fun day: Beach Lake United Methodist Church kids' Easter fun day, March 23, 9-10:30 a.m., across from Beach Lake fire hall on Route 252, 7 Milanville Road, ages 3-10, Bible story, crafts,...
View ArticleFarley's pub in Scranton to reopen for St. Patrick's Day parade
Shuttered since late July, Farley's Eatery & Pub in downtown Scranton will reopen for Parade Day, owner Bill Young said. Workers cleared tables and chairs out of the pub Friday to make more...
View ArticleFive firms vie for sewer evaluation
SCRANTON - The Scranton Sewer Authority on Friday received qualifications from five firms regarding a market valuation to determine what the authority would be worth in a potential sale, SSA Executive...
View ArticleHonor Roll 3/9/2013
WESTERN WAYNE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADE 8 First honors: Jessica Berger, Molly Boyko, Jenna Carmen, Harrison Clookey, Parker Coons, Dustin Correll, Gavin Cruz, Julianna Cruz, Justen Cucura, Samantha Davis,...
View ArticleAd awards showcase area talent
Standing roughly 50 feet away from a table overflowing with potentially award-winning advertising, Jessica Siegfried's exclamation that this area plays host to some "killer creative" was evident.
View Article52nd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade under way
The bagpipes have started and Irish dancers are making their way down Scranton’s streets. The 52nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is under way.
View ArticleMan killed in crash Friday identified
NEWTON TWP. - A Ransom Twp. man died in a wreck on Newton-Ransom Boulevard late Friday. Steven J. Chapple, 51, Ransom Twp., was declared dead at the scene after the Jeep he was driving rolled over in...
View ArticleWarm weather leads to big crowds for parade
With temperatures in the 50s, fabulous floats and the love of everything Irish, those attending Saturday's 52nd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade wondered how the day could be any better. "It's a...
View ArticleTwo men charged with burglary of abandoned house
Two men charged with burglary DURYEA - Police charged two men with burglary Saturday, saying they were taking metal from a home at 112 Main St. that was abandoned because of flooding. Authorities...
View ArticleBusiness Briefcase, March 10, 2013
Monday: Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association Environmental Regulatory Seminar from 9 a.m. to noon at the Top of the 80s, Hazleton. Cost to register is $100 for members and...
View ArticlePolice said St. Patrick's Day parade, aftermath went smoothly
Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade went smoothly, a police official said, with less of what the Irish would call "shenanigans" than in past years. Acting Police Chief Carl Graziano said the...
View ArticleDog wardens to canvass Clarks Green, Clarks Summit
Dog wardens set to canvass area SCRANTON - Dog wardens will canvass homes in the Clarks Green and Clarks Summit areas the week of March 18 to check for dog licenses, the state Department of...
View ArticleAround the Towns 3/10/2013
Clarks Summit For the second time since August, borough council has named the National Running Center as the "Best Commercial Recycler." At the borough council meeting Wednesday, council members...
View ArticleDow's recovery is old news to these top funds
BOSTON - The stock market keeps pushing higher. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed to a record on Tuesday, finally recovering to surpass its October 2007 high. The momentum continued as stocks...
View ArticleCommunity comes together to help firefighter whose house was destroyed in blaze
THROOP - Dom Rinaldi has seen the devastation of a house fire as a firefighter and a fire victim, forced from his home by a Feb. 11 fire. Saturday, he found himself in another role he never imagined...
View ArticleBusiness Week in Review, March 10, 2013
Deep cuts at Tobyhanna depotIn its first public announcement since the federal budget sequestration, Tobyhanna Army Depot unveiled $309 million of budget cuts that will result in furloughs of 5,136...
View ArticleLocal teams nab top spots in Odyssey of the Mind competition Saturday
Kids solve problems POCONO SUMMIT - Abington Heights, Delaware Valley and other school districts from around the region took some top spots in the Northeast Regional Odyssey of Mind Tournament held in...
View ArticleMore than 300 run parade route
Runners step out ahead of marchers Before crowds started cheering for the Irish stepdancers and bagpipe bands, they cheered for runners. This year's Brian P. Kelly Memorial St. Patrick's Day Parade...
View ArticleIN THIS CORNER: Americans have love-hate relationship with liberal arts
There is good reason for America's love-hate relationship with the liberal arts in college. For many years, the intellectual elite and the pragmatists have squared off against one another - inside and...
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