Two new neighborhood watch groups to start up in Scranton
North and East Scranton are joining the ranks of the city neighborhood watches this month, with inaugural meetings slated for this week. Inspired by the work of other groups and hoping to keep their...
View ArticleSeveral area churches celebrate Easter
MAYFIELD - Hundreds of people sang and honored the resurrection of Christ at several area churches on Sunday to celebrate Easter under Orthodox Christians' Julian calendar. Dozens of people packed St....
View ArticlePublic info meeting scheduled today on trails project
Meeting today on trails project SCRANTON - The Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area will hold a public information meeting about the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Signage and...
View ArticleArea officials: personal social media accounts reflect on professional image
CARBONDALE - Term limits may apply to political office, but the Internet is forever. The advent of social media provides a new channel for city, borough and school officials to interact with...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 5/6/2013
ADAMS, MARGARET R. "MARGIE," Lake Ariel, Mass, Friday, 5 p.m., B.V.M. Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church, 314 Chestnut St., Hawley, by the Rev. William Blake. Interment private. Contributions:...
View ArticleDance event raises money for cancer research
About 300 people enjoyed a night of food, fun and dancing to raise money for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institutein memory of Judi Hartridge at the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple in...
View ArticleJessup brush fire burns 5 to 6 acres, fire chief estimates
Jessup wildfire burns 5-6 acres JESSUP - Firefighters battled a brush fire the borough's fire chief estimated spread to between 5 and 6 acres late Sunday afternoon. Fire Chief Steve Pitoniak said...
View ArticleWhitman pushes nuclear energy in gas country
U.S. enthusiasm for natural gas as an expanding source of electricity generation is shortsighted, said former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman. Ms. Whitman,...
View ArticleOne person dead in shooting in Scranton's Hill Section
A Lackawanna College student is dead after a shooting in Scranton's Hill Section early Sunday. Rahsan Crowder, 22, of Harrisburg, was pronounced dead at 3:45 a.m. at the trauma unit at Geisinger...
View ArticleSluggish tax revenues spur job creation debate
HARRISBURG - A troubling state tax revenue report for April is throwing into sharper relief a debate over the best way to create jobs and bring more tax dollars into state coffers. With two months...
View ArticleFirefighter injures knee battling restaurant fire
JESSUP - A borough firefighter injured his knee while battling a fire Saturday that caused minor damage to Library Pizza, Jessup's fire chief said Sunday. Steve Pitoniak said a dumpster fire that...
View ArticleScranton mayoral candidates talk crime prevention
Six candidates vying to be Scranton's next mayor discussed strategies to prevent crime at a forum on Sunday - the same day that saw the city's first homicide in at least a year. Early Sunday morning,...
View ArticleMoses Taylor aims to enhance pediatric care by recruiting specialities
Hoping to enhance pediatric care and reduce out-of-town hospital visits, Moses Taylor Hospital is pursuing pediatric specialists through its partnership with a well-known medical center. The Scranton...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 5/6/13
AvocaCouncil meeting: Borough council meeting, Thursday, following 6:30 p.m. work session, Municipal Building, 752 Main St.DuryeaReunion meeting: Northeast High School, class of 1963 50th anniversary...
View ArticleSchool Notes 5/6/2013
Blue Ridge Artwork from one high school senior will hang in U.S. Rep. Tom Marino's office for the next year. The charcoal-on-canvas drawing of a railroad bridge surrounded by trees is a one-point...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to burglarizing business
A 31-year-old Benton man faces up to seven years in prison after he admitted stealing $43 from a Nicholson business. David James Wheeler entered a guilty plea Friday before President Judge Russell...
View ArticleScholastic Superstar: Meet Sydney Read
Meet Sydney Read ... School: Holy Cross High School Parents: Bronwyn and Frank Pero and Byron Read Plans: To attend Temple University, where she has been accepted into the Honors Program and plans to...
View ArticleResidents temporarily displaced by Throop apartment house fire
An early morning fire displaced more than a dozen Throop residents Monday, significantly damaging their apartment building.Crews began battling the fire at 666 Sanderson St. about 3:30 a.m., Fire Chief...
View ArticlePrison board changes adjusts meeting schedule to comply with law
Once is not enough for the Lackawanna County Prison Board. The seven-member board that oversees the county jail agreed Monday to meet twice a month to approve expenditures after discovering the way...
View ArticleHouse approves business loophole bill
HARRISBURG - House lawmakers approved legislation Monday to narrow the scope of a large state business tax loophole and gradually reduce the state Corporate Net Income tax rate in a warm-up for the...
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