Increased driver cellphone use puts PennDOT workers at greater risk
The state Department of Transportation has not had any workers killed at construction sites in Northeast Pennsylvania in the past 12 years, and officials hope that trend continues as road work ramps...
View ArticleHow much risk to take? Assessing fund volatility
BOSTON - The stock market is in a groove. The Standard & Poor's 500 has climbed six months in a row and finished April at another record high. So far this year the index is up roughly 12...
View Article$600G in Moscow infrastructure upgrades this summer
MOSCOW - New sidewalks and Municipal Building upgrades are part of $670,000 in work expected to start in the borough this summer. The work will continue to transform downtown Moscow following the $1.3...
View ArticlePolice looking at person of interest in ATV hit-and-run
Police investigate ATV hit-and-run SCRANTON - City police are investigating someone they called a "person of interest" after an all-terrain-vehicle hit a child on Church Avenue on Friday and then...
View ArticleBusiness Buzz, May 5, 2013
Mission to ban Styrofoam Wayne Memorial Hospital staff members are on a mission to ban Styrofoam forever from hospital food services. The staff hopes to rid the cafeteria completely of all Styrofoam...
View ArticleBehind-the-scenes work vital to making Wrap Party a success
For the crowd, the focus was the famous visitors. For the organizers, the focus was everything else. Thousands of people poured into downtown Scranton Saturday for "The Office" Wrap Party. They waved,...
View ArticleIt's a wrap! 'Office' cast join thousands celebrating show
MOOSIC The extra chair should have given away the secret. After 13 cast and crew from "The Office" entered PNC Field on Saturday night for "The Office" Wrap Party's Farewell Celebration, one chair...
View ArticlePeople on the Move, May 05, 2013
Administrative Office of Pa. CourtsMagisterial District Judges Terry Gallagher, Laura Turlip and Theodore J. Giglio were again certified for service as members of Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System...
View ArticleHydroponic businesses grow after food-safety concerns, popularity of locally...
EXETER TWP. Amanda and Bill Banta quit their jobs to pursue a living in hydroponic agriculture. Just months after starting Rowlands Pennsylvania Produce, the Bantas can grow up to 9,000 heads of...
View ArticleNews Quiz 5/5/2013
1. Why has Dickson City filed lawsuits against certain property owners? A. They are trying to collect back taxes. B. They are trying to take over ownership of the properties. C. They are trying to...
View ArticleWater Cooler: Notes and news from The Office Wrap Party
Oh, the memories In addition to the big moments of "The Office" Wrap party festivities - like Steve Carell crashing the Farewell Celebration at PNC Field and actors jumping onto the stage at...
View ArticleEPA to participate in training at Superfund site in Pittston
EPA plans to join Superfund training PITTSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will participate in a five-day training exercise starting Monday in the Susquehanna River adjacent to Pittston...
View ArticleNEPA's 5 most-wanted fugitives
Silvan Ifill Wanted by: Scranton District Office, state Board of Probation and Parole. Fugitive since: April 17. Wanted for: Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute; resisting...
View ArticleTax collector candidates agree commingling must end
The three Democratic candidates for Scranton tax collector each said they would end the Scranton Single Tax Office's long-standing practice of commingling various tax funds. The tax collector, who...
View ArticleVeterans News 5/5/2013
Post 7251 Auxiliary to meet today Throop VFW Ladies Auxiliary meeting, today, 12:30 p.m., VFW Post 7251, 179 Boulevard Ave.; nominations and elections. Wint Post 25 to meet today Gen. Theodore J. Wint...
View ArticlePike County Sentencings 5/5/2013
The following were sentenced recently in Pike County Court by President Judge Joseph F. Kameen: -âLinda Lawlor, 47, Lakeville, 5 years' Intermediate Punishment Program with 32 days' Pike County...
View ArticleScholastic Superstar: Meet Alexandra Pusateri
Meet Alexandra Pusateri ... School: Abington Heights High School Parents: Joseph and Michele Pusateri Plans: To pursue a degree in biomedical engineering at either the University of Pittsburgh honors...
View ArticleAround the Towns for Sunday, May 5
CarbondaleA section of land along Seventh Avenue will bear a new moniker. City council approved renaming the walking path, which the Shade Tree Commission, Public Works and other volunteers have worked...
View ArticleTeenager dies in ATV crash
17-year-old boy dies in ATV crash LEMON TWP. - A teenager is dead after an all-terrain vehicle crash late Saturday in Wyoming County. A 17-year-old boy, whose name and home address weren't provided,...
View ArticleOrganizer says "The Office" Wrap Party was 'spectacular'
The downtown streets, quiet and empty aside from scattered trash, gives the impression Saturday was just another day in Scranton. But for those who attended "The Office" Wrap Party on Saturday, the...
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