Lackawanna County libraries solicit nonperishable items
County libraries seek food items SCRANTON - With the summer months approaching, the Lackawanna County Library System is asking residents to donate non-perishable canned foods to stave off "summer...
View ArticleJudge sides with sons about Jim Thorpe's remains
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The two surviving children of sports great Jim Thorpe won a critical ruling Friday in federal court that could clear the way for his remains to be removed from a mausoleum in...
View ArticleMan, 70, jailed in threat that evacuated Pa. mall
BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) — A 70-year-old man has been jailed on charges he made a bomb threat that prompted the evacuation of a Pittsburgh-area mall, but claims it was a joking remark that's been blown...
View ArticleCrash reduces Central Scranton Expressway to one lane
SCRANTON - The Central Scranton Expressway inbound from Interstate 81 North has been reduced to one lane for a tractor-trailer rollover, 911 dispatchers said. State Department of Transportation...
View ArticleMayoral candidates look to build up community
Whether they are running as Republicans or Democrats, there's one thing all the mayoral candidates in Taylor have in common - the urge to bring back the spirit of a united community to the borough....
View ArticleNamedropper, 4/23/13
Purse Palooza to Wine PullA mini-fashion show featuring the hottest spring designs, the original Wine Pull, and a Purse Palooza silent auction followed by an exclusive high-end designer handbag live...
View ArticlePilot going for history stops in Benton Twp.
Halfway into his journey around the world, James Anthony Tan has seen everything from the Grand Palace in Thailand to the New York City skyline. A Malaysia native, the 21-year-old pilot is on a...
View ArticleRegional Briefs, April 23, 2013
Earth Day rallies held WILKES-BARRE - Pennsylvania Green Party organized Earth Day rallies across the state in protest of the state Department of Environmental Protection's oil and natural gas...
View ArticleNewton Twp. poll location misidentified
Newton polling A story in The Sunday Times misidentified the polling place location where Newton Twp. residents will vote in the May 21 primary election. Newton Twp. voters will cast their ballots at...
View ArticleScranton woman allegedly assaults boyfriend's teenage son
SCRANTON - A city woman faces assault charges for striking her boyfriend's teenage son, city police said. Kristy Kakareka, 32, 1143 Eynon St., was charged with simple assault and harassment when...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 4/23/2013
Marriage licenses -âNicholas Magdon, Throop, and Leyna Christine Lenko, Archbald. -âJoshua Irving Herlands and Sylvia Mary Vellino, New York City. -âFrederick Charles Strein Jr. and Lindsay Kay...
View ArticleHouse panel approves business tax bill
HARRISBURG - A House committee approved legislation Monday to close some loopholes on state business taxes and reduce the state corporate net income tax rate in an opening move to address a key state...
View ArticleNew South Abington Twp. pump station will provide 400 property owners with...
S. Abington OKs new pump station SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. - About 400 property owners in the Abingtons whose private wells were contaminated years ago can soon hook up to a public water supply. Supervisors...
View ArticleScranton moves money from Little League, football to fix bridge
Scranton is planning a $287,000 project to repair a crumbling wall and sidewalks of a West Lackawanna Avenue bridge. To pay for the work, however, the city wants to transfer federal Community...
View ArticlePolitical newcomer and longtime incumbent face off in Greenfield Twp....
A political newcomer is taking on a six-term incumbent for Greenfield Twp. supervisor. Tom Cerra, 81, who has been a supervisor since 1975, faces Gerald J. "Jerry" Snyder Jr., 40, for the Democratic...
View ArticleDunmore councilman wants to form neighborhood watch groups
DUNMORE - Councilman Michael Hayes wants the borough to create a neighborhood watch program. Mr. Hayes suggested the program could be run similarly to the South Side Neighborhood Watch in Scranton by...
View ArticleScholastic Superstar: Meet Emily Donahue
Meet Emily Donahue ... School: North Pocono High School Parents: Gerald and Marilyn Donahue Plans: To attend Penn State University main campus and major in biomedical engineering. Emily Donahue ranks...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 4/23/13
CLIPBOARDCarbondaleReunion meeting: Carbondale Area, Fell and St. Rose classes of 1973 40th anniversary reunion planning meeting, Thursday, 7:15 p.m., Manhattan Manor, Salem Avenue.DuryeaAuthority...
View ArticleWest Scranton honors late teacher on Earth Day
She was a free spirit with a passion for nature - a woman who never judged and was always there when her students needed an encouraging word. Diane Davis Marinchak, an environmental science teacher at...
View ArticleMissing angler’s body surfaces in lake
The body that washed up on the Pike County shoreline of Lake Wallenpaupack has been identified as Jeffrey Carl Kochis, state Fish and Boat Commission press secretary Eric Levis said. Mr. Kochis had...
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