Education hearing planned for Thursday
Education, safety hearing planned SCRANTON - The House Democratic Policy Committee will hold a hearing on education funding and school safety Thursday. State Rep. Kevin Haggerty will serve as...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 4/2/2013
Marriage licenses -âRobert Joseph Novitsky, Palms, Calif., and Rebecca Shea Healey, Moosic. -âDamian Lloyd Pittack, Dickson City, and Ashley Marie Shaffer, Moscow. -âJames Peter Walko Jr. and...
View ArticleScranton man arrested with heroin in rectum
A Scranton man is facing drug charges after Lackawanna County detectives caught him with 20 bags of heroin in his rectum. Shaun Bouldin, 37, 537-539 Linden St., was selling heroin as "JRock" while...
View ArticleNonprofit honors community service leaders with medal named after former Pa....
A local nonprofit organization will honor five community leaders for their devotion to Northeast Pennsylvania. Officials with NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania will award the Governor Robert P....
View ArticleFuneral Notices 4/2/2013
CLARKE, MONSIGNOR JAMES T., pastor emeritus of St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, viewing, today, 4 to 7 p.m., Villa St. Joseph, 1600 Green Ridge St., Dunmore. Vigil Mass, chapel at Villa St. Joseph, 7,...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 4/02/13
ArchbaldInformation session: Borough work session, Wednesday, 7 p.m., brief information session by Barbara Giovagnoli, senior certified recycling professional.FactoryvilleChicken biscuits: Factoryville...
View ArticleJudge rules for officers in Brenda Williams shooting
A federal judge on Monday tossed a lawsuit against the city of Scranton and four police officers brought by the family of a mentally ill woman police fatally shot after she charged at them with a...
View ArticleCAMPAIGN 2013
-âRob Mazzoni, a Democratic candidate for Lackawanna County sheriff, will have a free rally Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Jason's Pub and Eatery, 602 Grace St., Scranton. -âBill Courtright, a...
View ArticleRosetti to report to prison camp in Lewisburg
Fred Rosetti, Ed.D., spent 20 years working at the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit. He will spend 33 months working at a federal prison camp in Central Pennsylvania, his attorney said...
View ArticleFirearms stolen from four homes in Monroe County
Police seek stolen guns STROUDSBURG - State police are investigating four Monroe County robberies last month where firearms were among the items stolen. In Stroudsburg, a shotgun, muzzle loader,...
View ArticleCouple rolls out as car goes over embankment in Scranton
A section of Cedar Avenue near Mattes Avenue has been temporarily closed to traffic, while police attempt to pull a red Ford F-150 out of an embankment near Scranton's Iron Furnaces. The crash...
View ArticleArab spring and its impact discussed at Schemel Forum luncheon
The “Arab Spring” – as well as summer and fall – were discussed by Middle East scholar Daniel Serwer, Ph.D., in his presentation “War and Peace: Current Issues” at a recent Schemel Forum...
View ArticleScranton/W-B February unemployment rate held at 9.8 percent
The February unemployment rate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metro area held at 9.8 percent, according to new data released Tuesday by the state.Although the jobless rate remained the same as January,...
View ArticleNortheast drilling boom threatens forest wildlife
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hawks swoop in and gobble up songbirds. Raccoons feast on nests of eggs they never could have reached before. Salamanders and wildflowers fade away, crowded out by invasive plants...
View ArticleEquipment failure briefly cuts power for 2,100 Taylor residents
Equipment failure briefly cuts powerTAYLOR - Equipment failure in Taylor knocked power out to roughly 2,100 customers of PPL Electric Utilities briefly Tuesday afternoon, PPL spokesman Rich Beasley...
View ArticleWater park, convention center work delayed
Kalahari center, water park delayed TOBYHANNA TWP. - The start of construction of a multimillion-dollar hotel, water park and convention center complex could be delayed until summer. Officials from...
View ArticleAbove-average ski season still going for some resorts
On the 15th day of spring, nature is being kinder to skiers than daffodils. The slopes are still open at some Poconos ski mountains at the end of an above-average season for most regional resorts....
View ArticleAppeals court cases will decide ballot questions
The success or failure of a mishmash of court appeals could help define the shape of Lackawanna County's future government. Everyone who lost in Lackawanna County Court is back for another try in...
View ArticleCovington Twp. supervisors mull wastewater standards
COVINGTON TWP. - The board of supervisors is poised to crack down on businesses that discharge food preparation wastewater into the township's sewer system without properly maintaining grease traps....
View ArticleFans to ride rails to RailRiders
SCRANTON - For select games this season, baseball fans can see the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders by traveling the rails, said Lackawanna County spokesman Joseph D'Arienzo. The Electric City Trolley...
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