More tax-delinquent properties go to auction
Another 84 tax-delinquent properties will be on the auction block Monday when Lackawanna County's fifth annual judicial sale resumes at the courthouse. Ron Koldjeski, deputy director of the county Tax...
View ArticleScranton woman faces heroin charges
SCRANTON - A city woman is facing charges after she sold heroin in Scranton and was later found to have more of the drug hidden in her underwear and her car. Jennifer Ferri, 28, of New York Street, is...
View ArticleScranton's revenue debated
At least one of Scranton's revenue sources, an amusement tax that Council President Janet Evans said is lagging actually is collected on a quarterly basis, and the first quarter of the year isn't...
View ArticleNo leads yet in burglary investigation at the University of Scranton
SCRANTON - Scranton police are still investigating a Sunday burglary in which a video game console and several games and controllers were taken. Between 2 a.m. and 8:15 p.m. Sunday, someone entered an...
View ArticleNew Jersey driver sentenced to prison for causing crash that killed Scranton man
The driver of a tractor-trailer involved in a 2010 crash that killed a 21-year-old Scranton man will spend up to three years in prison. Jaswinder Singh, who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter...
View ArticleLocal women among contestants vying for Miss Pennsylvania, Mrs. Pennsylvania,...
Elise Mosca had tried on the gold gown three times prior, but this was the final fitting - everything had to look and fit perfectly. That's because the 27-year-old isn't wearing this dress to dinner...
View ArticleJudges reject Pilchesky challenge to study candidates
Scranton resident Joseph Pilchesky's bid to block candidates from running for a Lackawanna County government study commission was denied Friday by a panel of county judges. In an opinion written by...
View ArticleFired Lackawanna County workers get $1 million settlement
A group of fired Lackawanna County workers will share a $1 million settlement, ending a five-year federal lawsuit against the county over politically connected hirings and firings. The 17 workers,...
View ArticleHouse privatization vote threat to liquor monopoly
HARRISBURG - A groundbreaking vote in the House this week that approved a bill privatizing the state-run liquor system poses the greatest threat yet to the long-running experiment of a Pennsylvania...
View ArticleUniversity of Scranton conference to address challenges facing area's aging...
The University of Scranton and the Commonwealth Medical College will host the third annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Conference on Aging on April 11. The conference will provide a forum to educate...
View ArticleOutpouring of kind words for newest member of the federal bench in Scranton
While friends praised U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion on Friday, he saved his kindest words for his mother just after she draped the black judicial robe on him and took a seat in the front row....
View ArticleGraduates 3/23/2013
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Fariha Abdul Quddus, Scranton, associate of arts in letters, arts and sciences; Britt M. Ackerman, Lakeville, bachelor of science in human development and family studies;...
View ArticleGround broken for Phase II of UNC's Cedar Avenue project
When South Scranton resident Steve Wallis looks at an empty plot of land in the 600 block of Cedar Avenue, he no longer sees a dumping ground. He sees a future townhouse complex. "Do you see a dumping...
View ArticleScranton High and Lakeland High honor rolls
SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOLGRADE 12Hari Adhikari, Angela Altier, Kanishk Amin, Ishban Aziz, Elizabeth Babinski, Chandra Bastola, Brandyn Bembenek, Jade Caisey, Maryrobi Canela, Tess Capobianco, Courtney...
View ArticleThree arrested in Honesdale after a probe into an international identity...
It took about three days for three Honesdale residents to rack up more than $14,000 in charges on a credit card they applied for using a stolen identity, Wayne County District Attorney Janine Edwards...
View ArticleCampaign Note 3/23/2013
n Nick DeSando, a candidate for Lackawanna County sheriff, will hold a pasta dinner at Carmella's Restaurant, 140 Erie St., Dunmore, from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is a $10 donation. Call...
View ArticleKeystone College considers removal of Mellow's name
La PLUME TWP. - Ex-state Sen. Robert J. Mellow's name may be off a building at Keystone College. The Mellow Family Children's Campus serves as a laboratory setting for students pursuing degrees in...
View ArticleFatal shooting under investigation in Wayne County
Fatal shooting probed in Wayne TEXAS TWP. - One person was killed in a shooting in the White Mills area in Wayne County on Saturday night, county District Attorney Janine Edwards confirmed. Ms....
View ArticleU.S. Attorney General halts furloughs at federal prisons, just weeks after...
The layoffs are off. Corrections officers and other employees of the federal Bureau of Prisons will avoid the mass furloughs looming for government employees under automatic budget cuts this month,...
View ArticleExpert: Vets face challenges in civilian job market
Many veterans aren't prepared to enter a civilian workforce, and in some cases biases have developed against them, says Kirk Hallowell, Ph.D., a nationally recognized authority in the talent management...
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