Earnings Reports 5/3/2013
Earnings reports - Kellogg's first-quarter net income slid 11 percent on higher expenses and acquisition costs. The company earned $311 million, or 85 cents per share. That's down from $351 million,...
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Counties set to pick dairy princessSharon Snyder and Mary Beth Tranovich will compete for the title of Wyoming-Lackawanna County Dairy Princess on Saturday.Sharon and Mary Beth, who both are 17 and...
View ArticleBar Association prayer event honors Lincoln
The Lackawanna Bar Association marked the National Day of Prayer on Thursday with sacred words and civic scripture. The annual Interfaith Prayer Service at the Scranton Cultural Center included...
View ArticleMan sentenced in naked, head-gnawing rampage
HONESDALE - Sandra Cimino begged a Wayne County judge on Thursday to see her son as a recovering drug addict who recently enrolled in college, not the naked, blood-streaked maniac who rampaged through...
View ArticlePa. slots revenue down for 5th month
Pa. slots revenue down for 5th month PHILADELPHIA - Gross revenue from slot machines at the state's 11 casinos declined for the fifth straight month in April, down 4 percent from the same period the...
View ArticleSusquehanna County Court Notes 5/3/2013
Susquehanna County Court notes appear each Friday in The Times-Tribune. MARRIAGE LICENSES -âStephen Miloiche and MarÂisa Turonis, both of Vandling. -âChad Belcher, Wyalusing, and Samantha...
View ArticleSome parking meters on the move in Carbondale
The latest parking meter debate in Carbondale centers on a decision to replace meters on part of Salem Avenue with business permit parking. Meters on Salem Avenue between River Street and Main Street...
View ArticleCast, crew remember 'The Office'
Jenna Fischer compares making a television show to a person's high school or college years in that you forge very close, very intense relationships with the people around you. For the cast of "The...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 5/3/2013
BINTLIFF, WARREN "SNAPPER," Richmondale, Saturday, 1 p.m., Joseph W. Scotchlas Funeral Home Inc., 621 Main St., Simpson, by Pastor Thomas Davis, Grace Christian Fellowship, Scranton area. Calling...
View ArticleThroop mayor candidates promote public safety, borough image
Two with service to Throop want to serve as its mayor Two candidates for Throop mayor are competing in the Democratic primary for a place on the general election ballot. Both Vince Tanana and Wayne...
View ArticleGriffin Pond Animal Shelter to hold adoption day at Green Ridge bank
Shelter to hold adoption day SCRANTON - Griffin Pond Animal Shelter seeks a few good homes for a few good animals. The shelter and Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank will hold an adoption day today...
View ArticleScholastic Superstar: Meet Lucas Musetti
Meet Lucas Musetti School: Honesdale High School Parents: Paul and Michelle Musetti Plans: To attend Colgate University as an Alumni Memorial Scholar with a possible major in international relations...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 5/3/2013
Marriage licenses -âScott Alan Whittaker and Janet Leigh Krom, both of Waymart. -âChristopher John Bohenek and Rachel Elizabeth Sweeney, both of Mount Pocono. -âJeremy John Ambrosavage and...
View ArticleDunmore student's art wins statewide Google contest
DUNMORE - A Dunmore Elementary Center sixth-grader's art beat out 130,000 entries from kindergarten through grade 12 all over the state to represent Pennsylvania in a national contest. If Mia...
View ArticleVoters to find double-sided ballot in primary
Five referendum questions and 38 candidates for a proposed government study commission mean most Lackawanna County voters will receive an unusually long, doubled-sided ballot when they go to the polls...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to fatal Pittston Township hit-and-run crash
Walter Raven, the man accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash last September that killed two people, pleaded guilty this morning. In court to address pretrial motions, Raven decided to plead guilty to...
View ArticleOverflowing toilet leads to pot bust in Dickson City
DICKSON CITY - Cody Turner could have continued to grow marijuana in his bedroom if he only had a working toilet. Instead, his clogged commode caused flooding in his neighbor's apartment and brought...
View ArticleLawyers: Teen murder suspect's rights violated
State police violated teen murder suspect Cody Lee’s constitutional rights when they seized from his home a backpack and notebook containing a hit list detailing a grisly crime spree, defense lawyers...
View Article'Office' cast members delayed at airport
Several members of "The Office" cast may be late to their own party. Flight delays slowed the arrival of some cast members, most notably Rainn Wilson, who took to Twitter to air his grievances. In a...
View ArticleInfrastructure and equipment upgrades at Dunmore schools expected to total at...
Dunmore school officials are planning a handful of infrastructure and equipment upgrades for district buildings this summer that are projected to cost at least $75,750. The most expensive item...
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