Electric City Tattoo convention draws national attendees
Kelly Ackley and Tyson Bode were determined to get to as many tattoo conventions as possible when they hit the road from their home in California recently. But Scranton wasn't on their radar until Mr....
View ArticleChris Kelly: Paying to play shouldn't get you privacy
Night in the naked city. Under the stuttering strobe of a dying streetlight, a lady of the evening struts her stuff. A black Jaguar trawls the gutter. Behind the wheel is a wannabe player in a powder...
View ArticleHonor Rolls 3/24/2013
PITTSTON AREA SENIOR HIGH GRADE 12 Honors with distinction: Katlyn Arena, Nicole Baker, Alex Bauman, Kyle Berlinski, Aaron Black, Nicholas Bolka, Maria Capitano, Anthony Capozucca, Matthew Carroll,...
View ArticleNews Quiz 3/24/2013
1. Who was the guest speaker at the Society of Irish Women's dinner? A. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. B. Former President Jimmy Carter. C. State Attorney General Kathleen Kane. D....
View ArticleMeet the peanut butter pretzel guy
When pretzel companies want to fill their pretzels with peanut butter, they find Bruce Gutterman. The 61-year-old entrepreneur, also known as a pioneer in developing peanut butter for ice cream, owns...
View ArticleScranton woman taken to hospital after ATV wreck
Woman injured as ATV hits building SCRANTON - A city woman was taken to Geisinger Community Medical Center after crashing her all-terrain vehicle into a city business on Saturday, police Sgt. Robert...
View ArticleTax proposal could help small business, economy
NEW YORK - A notable piece of small business news on Capitol Hill this year isn't about a bill - it's about a tax proposal that could lift some of the uncertainty owners have been complaining...
View ArticlePeople on the Move, March 24, 2013
Camp St. Andrew Lindsay Baker has joined the staff at the camp. She is a Scranton native.CareGivers AmericaChristine DiChiara, a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania, and Denise Henry, a graduate...
View ArticleBusiness Buzz, March 24, 2013
Summit hostedThe Northeastern PA Industrial Resource Center and Northern Tier Industry and Education Consortium hosted a regional business-education partnership summit at the NEPIRC office in Hanover...
View ArticleHabitat starts Prospect Avenue project
The sounds of hammers and crowbars in use could be heard from outside 726 Prospect Ave. on Saturday morning. Volunteers for Habitat for Humanity of Lackawanna County started the organization's latest...
View ArticleNEPA cities struggle with debt
In municipal finance, debt is not necessarily a four-letter word. However, if it balloons to the point of drowning a struggling city, it could be, experts said. Northeast Pennsylvania cities are...
View ArticleBusiness Briefcase, March 24, 2013
Tuesday: Business financing seminar, Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance in conjunction with DCED, 2 to 4 p.m., Woodlands Inn & Resort, Plains Twp. To register for free, visit www.nepa-alliance.org...
View ArticleNamedropper, 3/24/13
Sant' Andrea grooves into '70s Attendees will be grooving into the 1970s when the 70th Annual Sant' Andrea Society Charity Ball gets under way Friday, April 19, at the Scranton Cultural Center at the...
View ArticleAfrican stocks offer untapped opportunities
BOSTON - If there's a last frontier for U.S. investors, it's Africa. The world's second-most populous continent is an afterthought for anyone looking to construct a diversified portfolio of foreign...
View ArticleDay camp to be available for Prescott students
Students at Scranton's William Prescott Elementary School will get out of school about three weeks earlier than other students in the district. Now they may have a place to go. The Boys and Girls...
View ArticleHoly Cross welcomed back home after return from state final
DUNMORE - A remarkable state championship run for the Holy Cross boys basketball team ended with a warm embrace and loud cheers from a throng of supporters gathered outside the high school Saturday...
View Article$200 million gas-to-liquid plant planned for Pa.
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — A company has announced plans to build a $200 million gas-to-liquid fuel processing plant in western Pennsylvania. The (Altoona) Mirror (http://bit.ly/WXh6z7 ) says Marcellus GTL...
View ArticlePassover observances open 'gates of understanding'
Let all who are hungry come and eat. The invitation recited during the Passover Seder has inspired local Jewish congregations to open their doors wider this holy week to share food and lessons.
View ArticleMore than 200 rally to keep six-day mail delivery
Clad in navy blue shirts inscribed with "Don't dismantle our Postal Service," letter carriers, union representatives and others gathered at Lackawanna County Courthouse Square on Sunday to deliver a...
View ArticleCarbondale man charged with beating man, biting cop
A Carbondale man was in Lackawanna County Prison Sunday in lieu of $25,000 bail, accused of beating a man and biting a police officer on the leg.
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