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Police search for hit-and-run driverSCRANTON - City police are looking for a vehicle that struck a pedestrian and fled the scene Monday night.Scranton police Lt. Marty Crofton said Darrell Crawford,...
View ArticleMoosic Gerrity's to expand, renovate
Moosic Gerrity's plans renovationMOOSIC - Gerrity's Supermarket has purchased the building it has leased on Birney Avenue in Moosic since 1997 and plans renovations and possibly expansion. Joe Fasula...
View ArticleMisericordia adding sports management MBA program
Misericordia adds MBA programDALLAS - Misericordia University's business department will add sport management as a fourth specialization to the Master of Business Administration program beginning in...
View ArticleColleges to consider renaming Mellow facilities
Marywood, Lackawanna to consider removing Mellow name The name of former Sen. Robert J. Mellow will remain at Marywood University and Lackawanna College - for now. One day after Blakely Borough...
View ArticleLackawanna College aims to increase academic excellence
Lackawanna College is a school in transformation. From striving to increase academic excellence to building its endowment, the college wants to increase its role in the community, administrators said...
View ArticleScott Twp. plans to expand odor-treatment solution
Scott Twp. officials will use an odor-control solution installed at two township pump stations last month to reduce the smell being emitted by the other three. Starting this week, officials will begin...
View ArticleRegional Hospital workers picket during ongoing contract talks
Amid negotiations surrounding a proposed contract that could outsource jobs, about 300 Regional Hospital of Scranton health care workers picketed the block in front of the hospital Tuesday afternoon,...
View ArticleNavigating Medicare and other programs can be tricky for area residents
When it was time for Barbara Byerly-Abas, 72, to navigate Medicare, she needed help. "I worked in the medical field all my life, but it's gotten so confusing that I thought I needed some backup," the...
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Notable 103rd St. David's banquetMusic played a large part in the St. David's Society of Lackawanna County's 103rd annual banquet. From the singing of the Welsh National Anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau,"...
View ArticleEconomist predicts 2 percent growth
Despite a high local unemployment rate, Wells Fargo Securities economist Tim Quinlan predicts the local and national economies will gradually grow at a pace of about 2 percent."The U.S. economy as a...
View ArticleHealth insurance costs a concern for seniors
A recent AARP survey of people 50 and older revealed that just 38 percent said they had all the health insurance coverage they need, and 92 percent said health insurance was extremely important to...
View ArticleAuthorities looking for cat killer in Factoryville
Authorities look for cat killer FACTORYVILLE - Authorities are seeking leads after a cat was found shot to death on March 5, Wyoming County Animal Control Officer Sandy Scala said. At 1 p.m. on March...
View ArticleDickson City sees five gallon-smashing incidents in last month
Tips from social media have helped Dickson City police identify participants in a rash of "gallon smashing" incidents in the borough, sparked by an online video trend. The videos feature people...
View ArticleFriends remember shooting victim on his birthday
PITTSTON - The quiet echo of "Happy Birthday" sounded throughout the crowd gathered on a football field in Pittston, people wishing happy birthday and bidding farewell to the father, boyfriend and...
View ArticleStroudsburg councilman facing drug charges in northeastern Pa.
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a northeastern Pennsylvania borough councilman faces charges after he was caught buying heroin. The Monroe County district attorney's office says Stroudsburg...
View ArticleSaint Joseph's accidentally emails students' GPAs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Officials at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia are apologizing for accidentally disclosing the grade-point averages of hundreds of students. The school's provost notified...
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Woman injured in wreckCLINTON TWP. - A Pleasant Mount woman was taken to the hospital Monday after a crash on the Belmont Turnpike left her with minor injuries, said Honesdale state police.Judith...
View ArticleFormer Holy Redeemer coach charged with molesting boy
The former Holy Redeemer High School football coach who pleaded guilty in a far-ranging federal “sextortion” case was hit today with new state charges alleging he molested a 13-year-old boy in the...
View ArticleBoth sides agree on tough new fracking standards
PITTSBURGH - In an unlikely partnership between longtime adversaries, some of the nation's biggest energy companies and environmental groups have agreed on a voluntary set of standards for gas and oil...
View ArticlePPL warns residents against scams
PPL warns residents against scam SCRANTON - PPL Electric Utilities is warning residents about scams involving telemarketers and door-to-door sales representatives claiming to be from the company and...
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