Courtright wins Scranton mayor primary
Bill Courtright wins the Democratic primary race for Scranton mayor, with Elizabeth Randol trailing in second. Mr. Courtright has 5,495 votes to Ms. Randol's 4,559, with 94 percent of precincts...
View ArticlePeduto bests Wagner, Wheatley for Pittsburgh mayor nomination
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Longtime City Councilman William Peduto has won the Democratic nomination for mayor, defeating former state auditor general Jack Wagner and state Rep. Jake Wheatley. Peduto is vying...
View ArticlePapenfuse wins Harrisburg mayoral nom over Thomas
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic voters in financially troubled Harrisburg have denied Mayor Linda Thompson a second term, choosing bookstore owner Eric Papenfuse to try and help the...
View ArticleSuspected murderer of Lackawanna College student apprehended in Syracuse
The man suspected of fatally shooting a Lackawanna College student earlier this month was apprehended in Syracuse, N.Y., tonight, U.S. Marshals announced.The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force tracked...
View ArticleQuinn leads in Pittston Area school board race
In the race for four seats on the Pittston Area school board, former school board director Martin Quinn led all candidates with 2,786 votes (18.5 percent) in the Democratic primary. John Adonizio,...
View ArticleMcVay wins Dem nom for Superior Court seat race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Allegheny County Judge Jack McVay has beaten Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Joseph Waters Jr. for the Democratic nomination for a vacant seat on the state Superior Court....
View ArticleLackawanna County voters reject elimination of four row offices
Lackawanna County voters decided Tuesday to form a commission to study and possibly recommend a broad reorganization of county government but rejected the elimination of four elected row offices. In...
View ArticleGibbons sails to victory in Lackawanna County judge primary race
A district magistrate from the Abingtons virtually assured he will become a Lackawanna County judge after capturing both the Democratic and Republican nominations in Tuesday's primary. With 93 percent...
View ArticleHallinan in, Hayes out in Dunmore Council race
Challenger Tom Hallinan ousted incumbent Dunmore Councilman Michael Hayes in Tuesday's all-Democratic primary race, while the other two incumbent councilmen won their party's nominations for three...
View ArticleRogan, Wechsler, Gaughan gain Democratic nod for city council
Democrats selected incumbent Pat Rogan and candidates Joe Wechsler and William Gaughan to represent them in a currently uncontested general election in the fall, nearly assuring their seats on...
View ArticleFranko picked to challenge Wyoming County DA
Wyoming County voters picked newcomer Steve Franko by an almost 2:1 margin in the Republican primary for district attorney over former District Attorney George Skumanick on Tuesday, and in November, he...
View ArticleNovember's ballot defined in the downvalley
Downvalley voters have chosen who will run in November for a chance to govern their boroughs and school districts through scandal and tight budgets, following results from the region's contested...
View ArticleTwo deputies will vie for sheriff in fall
Two Lackawanna County deputy sheriffs will compete for the post in November after winning primary election victories on Tuesday. Chief Deputy Dominick Manetti easily won the Republican nomination for...
View ArticleIncumbents prevailed in wayne county primaries
In most cases, incumbents prevailed over their challengers in Tuesday's Wayne County primary, according to unofficial returns. In Paupack Twp., Supervisor Bruce Chandler, a lawmaker in the Lake...
View ArticleFormer chamber of commerce executive dies
Community mainstay and former Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce executive Jeffrey A. Rubel died Monday, leaving behind a legacy of service. He was 69. Retiring from his post at the chamber in 2010,...
View ArticleHolocaust Symposium marks 25th anniversary in Scranton
He lost six brothers and five sisters in the Holocaust. Now 91, Sam Rosen said he is the only Holocaust survivor left in Scranton. The thought is terrible, he said, but it makes events like the Teen...
View ArticleAbington Heights grad receives Army medical scholarship
AH grad receives Army scholarship SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. - An Abington Heights alumna will be both a dentist and an Army captain thanks to a health professions scholarship offered by the military....
View ArticleCommunity events list, 5/22/13
CLIPBOARDArchbaldTrash pickup: Borough trash pickup one day late due to the Memorial Day holiday; recycling scheduled unchanged.East ScrantonClub meeting: 800 Club meeting Thursday, 1:30 p.m.,...
View ArticleCouncilwoman earns Democratic spot in November general election for Clarks...
A Clarks Summit councilwoman captured the lone Democratic spot in November's general election to serve as mayor. Councilwoman Patty Lawler outpaced Councilman Herman Johnson in Tuesday's...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 5/22/2013
Man charged in drunken rampage HONESDALE - A borough man was arrested and charged with criminal mischief, institutional vandalism and public drunkenness Tuesday morning. Robert Vessecchia, 30, knocked...
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