Man burned in Throop fire dies a week later
Badly burned man dies at hospital THROOP - A man who was badly burned in an apartment fire April 4 died this week at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Thomas McDonnell, 50, 7E Memorial Drive, Throop,...
View ArticleMore 'Office' cast members to attend Scranton Wrap Party
More cast slated for 'Office' bash SCRANTON - The guest list for the upcoming "The Office" Wrap Party continues to grow. On Friday, planners for the bash, which will be held Saturday, May 4, at...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 4/13/2013
Fire company receives grant CLIFFORD TWP. - The Clifford Twp. Volunteer Fire Company received an $8,337 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for operations and safety, U.S. Sen. Bob...
View ArticleSix firms attend pre-bid meeting for Scranton meter contract
Up to six companies will vie for Scranton's parking meter management contract. Representatives of the six firms spent more than a half-hour peppering Business Administrator Ryan McGowan and city...
View ArticleRear-end crash in Archbald sends two to hospital
Three-car crash sends 2 to hospital ARCHBALD - A three-car crash on Business Route 6 sent two people to a hospital on Friday night. Maria Mazza, 50, of Carbondale, blacked out because of a medical...
View ArticleState lawmakers seeking to slow the flow of information from the criminal...
State lawmakers are seeking to slow the flow of information from the criminal justice system in what they say is an attempt to protect police safety and the integrity of ongoing investigations. The...
View ArticleDickson City man still seeking kidney donation
Waiting for a kidney is a taxing process. Not every patient waiting for a donor is as fortunate as Amy Comonie and Khalid Fuller, the Olyphant couple who underwent a living donor surgery on Feb. 14....
View ArticleVolunteers remove tires, trash from Lackawanna River
ARCHBALD - Broken glass bottles and an old tarp made their way from the banks of the Lackawanna River to a dumpster on Saturday. The work was part of a final project of Patrick Collins, a student at...
View ArticleDrop in gasoline prices provide some relief to motorists
Motorists are finally seeing some relief at the pumps, as gasoline prices are more than 40 cents cheaper per gallon than last April. The average price of gasoline in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area at...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 4/14/2014
ACKROYD, NANCY, Scranton, Saturday, Mass, St. Paul's Church, Scranton, by Monsignor William Feldcamp, pastor. Pallbearers: Frank Stamboolian, Mark, David and Thomas Parfrey; Nick Stamboolian and David...
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Malta members plan pilgrimageA Mass and dinner hosted by Maureen Pesavento brought together members of the Diocese of Scranton chapter of the Order of Malta last week.The Wednesday evening event at the...
View ArticleCOLTS wants natural gas-powered fleet
The County of Lackawanna Transit System's executive director wants to power much of the agency's bus and van fleet with compressed natural gas instead of petroleum-based fuel. Robert Fiume said state...
View ArticleAround the Towns 4/14/2014
Blakely Three area students will serve as teenage ambassadors in an upcoming trip to Australia, Fiji and New Zealand. The Valley View students will make the trip in June as part of the People to...
View ArticleStocks of Local Interest: Rite Aid
Profit report boosts Rite Aid's sharesRite Aid rallied to its highest price in almost five years after turning an annual profit for the first time since 2007.The nation's third-largest drugstore chain...
View ArticleQuarter promising for stocks of local interest
For stocks, the year began on a hopeful note and ended the quarter even more promising.The Dow Jones industrial average surged 11.3 percent in the quarter, and pulled up many stocks of regional...
View ArticleBusiness Buzz 4/14/2013
Scranton business inventory underway Scranton Tomorrow will conduct a downtown inventory of businesses within the Main Street Scranton footprint in coordination with the University of Scranton Enactus...
View ArticleToyota Pavilion job fair draws strong crowd
Pavilion job fair fills 100 positions SCRANTON - A job fair held by Live Nation at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain on Saturday drew a "very strong" turnout to fill more than 100 part-time...
View ArticleVeterans News 4/14/2013
SAL Squadron 665 to meet today Sons of the American Legion Squadron 665 meeting, today, 1 p.m., post home. DAV Chapter 1 to elect officers DAV Chapter 1 election of officers, Monday, 7 p.m., American...
View ArticleBusiness Briefcase: April 14, 2013
Today: Penn State Wilkes-Barre Surveying Engineering Department open house, 1 p.m. To register, visit wb.psu.edu/Admissions/admevents, or contact 675-9238 or wbadmissions@psu.edu.Monday: Osterhout Free...
View ArticleChris Kelly: With Corbett on Brazilian jobs junket, state suffers a net loss...
Exciting news for Pennsylvania's jobless, poor, children and elderly: The governor has left not only the state, but the continent! Tom Corbett, R-Drillers-Sandusky-Lotterygate, is on a 10-day spring...
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