Business Week in Review, April 28, 2013
Keep Sun shiningMohegan Sun at Pocono Downs was praised by community leaders last week at a state Gaming Control Board hearing to gather evidence, including public comment, on the license renewal of...
View ArticleDiscover the Value of Dollar Cost Averaging
Whether you're a novice investor or you've been following the market for years, one thing you know is true: The market is constantly changing. The never-ending ups and downs can make it hard to...
View ArticleLocal History: He drove Scranton into the history books
The Electric City was born one icy day in November 1886 when Scranton’s electric trolley made its inaugural run. Other cities had experimented with and used electricity to operate trolley cars, but...
View ArticleHundreds of bikers ride for drug and alcohol abuse awareness
On a cold, rainy morning in 2004, Tom and Betty Moreken stood outside Scranton High School with bicycles, a box filled with T-shirts and a newfound commitment to help those addicted to drugs and alcohol.
View ArticleBrush fires spread over 12 acres in Lackawanna County on Sunday
NEWTON TWP. - Firefighters in Lackawanna County worked Sunday to extinguish at least two wildfires in the area, including a 10-acre blaze burning near radio towers that required aerial water drops.
View ArticleNearly 450 race at Nay Aug Park to raise awareness, battle child abuse
Many of those walking and running in Scranton's Nay Aug Park late Sunday afternoon had two missions in mind. Some of nearly 450 participants in the Children's Advocacy Center of Northeastern...
View ArticlePolice investigate copper wire theft
JEFFERSON TWP. - State police at Dunmore are investigating the theft of copper wire from a township property.
View ArticleFuneral Notices 4/29/2013
CADY, STEVE LEO "BUCK," Hallstead, Thursday, 11 a.m., Daniel K. Regan Funeral Home, Montrose, by the Rev. Robert C. Ford of Elisha's Home Ministry. Interment, Cady Cemetery, Kingsley. Visitation,...
View ArticleBill would update bath salts ban
HARRISBURG - Two years after a state ban on the sale of "bath salts" took effect, House lawmakers are moving to rewrite that law to help prosecutors stay abreast of synthetic drugmakers trying to skirt...
View ArticleWaverly House and Garden Show offers residents a look at home improvements
WAVERLY TWP. - Residents interested in renovating their homes or making aesthetic improvements to their porches or yards sought answers from a variety of local vendors on Sunday.
View ArticleCultural Center serves its 13th annual 'Evening of Fine Food and Wine'
About 250 people ate, drank and were merry Sunday at one of the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple's top fundraising events of the year.
View ArticleSeven injured in van crash on I-84
SALEM TWP. - Seven Georgia residents suffered what state police described as minor to moderate injuries when a minivan went off the road on Interstate 84 and struck several trees on Sunday.
View ArticleFire temporarily closes Luzerne County restaurant
WILKES-BARRE TWP. - La Tolteca, a restaurant at 200 Mundy St., sustained extensive interior damage in its kitchen and dining area in a fire Sunday, township Fire Chief John Yuknavich said.
View ArticleDickson City officials pleased with fight against blight
There will soon be fewer broken windows and dilapidated homes in Dickson City. Borough officials have taken a hard stance against blighted properties in the past year, taking legal action against four...
View ArticleSchool Notes 4/29/2013
Blue Ridge Two friends are helping out Two Friends. Bailey Shaw, eighth grade, and Bethany Krug, a junior, have joined forces to help out the Two Friends Animal Clinic in Montrose. Bailey and Bethany...
View ArticleThree Democrats, two Republicans in race for sheriff
The pending retirement of Lackawanna County Sheriff John Szymanski after eight terms is attracting a big crowd of potential successors.
View ArticleTractor Trailer Falls Over Embankment
ROARING BROOK TWP. - The trailer of a truck carrying 42,000 pounds of apple and grape juice to Wal-Mart went over an embankment on Interstate 84 on Sunday night, state police at Dunmore said.
View ArticleState law leads to workers' comp drops for NEPA firefighters
Insurers are pulling workers' compensation coverage from cash-strapped municipalities in response to a 2011 law linking firefighting with increased cancer risks.
View ArticleScranton recovery plan remains work in progress
Scranton's cash-flow situation so far this year is better than last year at this time, when the city was careening toward its fiscal-cliff crisis that hit bottom last summer, officials have said.
View ArticleSecret menu options abound at local haunts
Each tasty item has a story behind it, a historical context, a regular who made a staple sandwich, a recipe thrown together on the fly that became a hit. Frequent flyers of many local restaurants don't...
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