Adidas, Patagonia to occupy Luzerne County buildings
HANOVER TWP. — Adidas, a multinational corporation that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories, and Patagonia, an American outdoor clothing company, will occupy the two buildings...
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East Scranton Meetings canceled: 800 Club of Immaculate Conception Church has canceled its meetings for January due to weather. Honesdale Public hours: Honesdale Mayor Sarah Canfield will have public...
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty in fatal Wayne County DUI crash
A Pike County woman pleaded guilty Thursday in Wayne County Court to driving under the influence of alcohol and involuntary manslaughter for killing a Moscow man as he walked along a road in Salem Twp....
View ArticleWolf: Globe Project helps revitalize downtown Scranton, makes government more...
SCRANTON — The $17 million project to convert the former Globe Store into the future home of Lackawanna County government will bolster the city’s downtown and make county government more efficient,...
View ArticleTwo sought for stealing a credit card
TEXAS TWP. Police seeking thieves identities State police at Honesdale are trying to identify two people accused of stealing a woman’s credit cards and money from a purse she lost earlier this month...
View ArticleScranton police probe two robberies at same gas station this week
SCRANTON Gas station robbed twice Scranton police are investigating two robberies this week at a South Scranton gas station, Capt. Dennis Lukasewicz said. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday, a man with a...
View ArticleFire damages Blakely nail salon
BLAKELY Heavy damage to Midvalley salon Fire caused extensive damage to a nail salon Friday morning in Blakely, the borough fire chief said. Fire crews were called to LB Nails on the 1500 block of Main...
View ArticleKutsop's Olde World Market changing business model
BLAKELY Kutsop’s making dramatic changes Kutsop’s Olde World Market will be tweaking its business model. The store, 101 Seventh St. , will be closed until mid- to late-February, then will reopen only...
View ArticleWoman tells police stolen credit card led to retail theft
CARBONDALE A city woman told officers she had to steal items from a store Wednesday because her debit card had been stolen, police said. Christine Morley, 44, 21 Park St., Apt. 1, is charged with...
View ArticleSome county employees get extra day off
Lackawanna County must honor a former department head’s decision to give domestic relations workers an additional paid day off despite the perk not being in their union contract, the state Commonwealth...
View ArticleTemperatures hit a record high Friday; cold returns today
Temperatures Friday reached 66 degrees, shattering the record high of 56 degrees reached last year. The mercury will plummet throughout the weekend, with temperatures staying in the 20s throughout...
View ArticleFact or fiction: Priusesdon’t work in winter?
Q: I am moving from San Francisco to Boston and want to take my beloved 2010 Prius with me. It will have a garage and be driven daily. My daughter, who lives in Boston, says no one in Boston drives a...
View ArticleQX30 increases Infiniti by1
And yet another crossover has joined the circus. Honestly, it’s become difficult to keep up anymore. This time, it’s the performance/luxury arm of Japanese automaker Nissan that’s given the world yet...
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Carbondale Food sale: Knights of Columbus Carbondale Council No. 329 homemade cabbage and noodles sale, Ash Wednesday and every Friday in Lent, noon-6 p.m., St. Rose Family Center; $6/quart or $3/pint....
View ArticleMan charged with trying to steal more than $1,000 of goods from Dunmore...
DUNMORE Man, 31, charged with stealing A Scranton man is accused of trying to steal more than $1,000 worth of goods from the borough Price Chopper on Thursday night. Borough police arrested Joseph...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes
MARRIAGE LICENSES • Jordan Jesus Giordano-Welch, Old Forge, and Samantha Kristine De Leon, Scranton. • Ronald M. Thoman and Samantha Marie Howey, both of Moscow. • Stephanie Rose Franceschelli and...
View ArticleNo DA, but prosecutions continue in Susquehanna County
Susquehanna County residents still have someone prosecuting criminals even if no one will know for sure who the county’s district attorney is until at least next week. Judge Jason Legg and William...
View Article50 Years Ago - College students in Western PA went blind from staring at sun...
Jan. 13, 1968 Weather hampers garbage collection Aloysius Gleason, Scranton DPW director, said the recent extreme cold weather had caused a delay in the pickup of trash and ashes in the city. He said...
View ArticleShiverFest lives up to name
SCRANTON — ShiverFest lived up to its name on Saturday. About 40 people raced down the Lackawanna River for the annual ShiverFest Extreme Kayak/Canoe Race. Friday’s record-breaking 66 degrees, which...
View ArticleFinancial firm lists options for the Scranton School District
The Scranton School District should consider cutting teacher salaries, eliminating health insurance coverage for spouses, consolidating schools and reopening its transportation contract, according to...
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