Anti-frackers afoul of lobby law, group says
ALBANY, N.Y. - A formal complaint filed with New York's lobbying board asks it to investigate whether Artists Against Fracking, a group that includes Yoko Ono and other A-List celebrities, is...
View ArticleVeterans News 3/31/2013
Post 327 Auxiliary to meet Monday Auxiliary to Raymond Henry American Legion Post 327, Olyphant, meeting, Monday, 7 p.m. Post 6082 auxiliary to elect officers Shopa-Davey VFW Post 6082, Blakely,...
View ArticleOldest priest in Diocese of Scranton dies
The Diocese of Scranton's oldest and longest-ordained priest, Monsignor James T. Clarke, died on Good Friday at age 99. Monsignor Clarke was ministering to others even on his deathbed, said the Rev....
View ArticleIN THIS CORNER: The most important job
An Oct. 26, 2011, headline in USA Today tells the story. The headline boasted, "Number of female 'Fortune' 500 CEOs at record high." "Great!" you may say. But read further and here's the...
View ArticleWayne County Court Notes 3/31/2013
The following were sentenced in Wayne County Court by PresiÂÂdent Judge Raymond L. Hamill: - Joshua R. Dalrymple, 34, Philadelphia, 15 days in the Wayne County Correctional Facility followed by six...
View ArticleNamedropper, 3/31/13
Easter lilies and favors delivered Wallenpaupack Area Middle School Volunteer Club enjoyed a busy day making a lot of people smile last week.The students, accompanied by advisers Allison Francesco and...
View ArticleBaseball primed for reboot
Call it the mom factor. When sports marketing professor John Lord, Ph.D., invites a Trenton Thunder executive to speak to his St. Joseph's University students about selling minor league baseball, the...
View ArticleKELLY: High Schooler true 'Easter Person'
"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter People, and 'Hallelujah!' is our song." - Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005 The Gospel of Sebastian Barry is told in yeast, flour, water and salt....
View ArticleAnother quirky Scranton mayor contest on the way
It's the tax-collecting karate instructor ex-councilman versus the gun-toting former government official turned business developer. It's the man who did his best to derail Mayor Chris Doherty's...
View ArticleStepson charged with burglarizing relatives' home
Stepson charged with burglary GREENFIELD TWP. - A township man was arrested Saturday in connection with a burglary of his relatives' home on Route 247, police said. Dylan Harhut, 21, 388 Route 247,...
View ArticleCrumbling bridge wall in Scranton raises concern
A crumbling sidewalk wall of a West Lackawanna Avenue bridge in Scranton is being examined for repairs, city DPW Director Mark Dougher said. "We've been working on trying to get a schedule to fix the...
View ArticleBusiness Briefcase, March 31, 2013
Wednesday: Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Women's Networking Committee 7th annual "Ladies Night Out" event from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Carmen's Country Inn & Gardens, 324 Freedom Road, Drums. All...
View ArticleTechnology reshaping buying homes
When Jen and Matt Warner began looking for new home, they spent as much time online as they did on the road. They scoured website search engines such as Zillow.com and Realtor.com, bounced to real...
View ArticleGiant recalls nondairy bars with milk in them
Nondairy bars removed by store SCRANTON - Giant Food Stores have removed several varieties of Lifestyle Evolution Inc.'s NuGO Non Dairy Bars from sale after the company recalled the products because...
View ArticleSome job sectors hit harder than others
Tom Stephenson experiences the negative employment impact from two hard-hit job categories. "The biggest problem is, the building industry is shot," Mr. Stephenson, 56, of Newton Twp., said during a...
View ArticleIn rural township, Internet company surfaces
Technology company to debut with online magazine SALEM TWP. - A new technology company will surface soon with an online magazine and an instructional service for bloggers. BMP Media Inc. represents a...
View ArticleSchool Notes 4/1/2013
Abington Heights For several weeks, a junior at Abington Heights spent hours on a basketball court. But it wasn't to improve his game. Joe Dietz worked with students from the Scranton School for Deaf...
View ArticleChild safety fair scheduled
Fingerprinting event planned SCRANTON - A free child safety fair, part of the Keeping Kids Safe Project by S.I.P. Kids, is scheduled this month. The program will include fingerprinting of children,...
View ArticleCarbondale sees results from printing tax delinquents' names
Since printing the names of hundreds of residents who owe delinquent taxes and fees, Carbondale Mayor Justin Taylor estimates about 100 people have paid what they owe. There is no specific tally on...
View ArticlePublic hearing on state transportation funding planned
ARCHBALD - The state House Democratic Policy Committee will hold a public hearing on transportation funding on Wednesday. The public hearing, which will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Valley View...
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