Details vary, but story the same for most domestic violence victims
Danielle's face was gone. Authorities identified her body by the rose tattoo on her ankle and the personalized gold necklace with her name on it they found next to her body. Danielle Gangemi's live-in...
View ArticlePike and Wayne County Sentencings 5/26/2013
The following were sentenced in Pike County by President Judge Joseph F. Kameen: - Robert Morton, 44, Milford, 18 days to one year in county prison followed by 12 months' probation, $3,000 fine and...
View ArticleBusiness Briefcase, May 26, 2013
Tuesday: Northeast Network May general meeting, networking begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by a dinner buffet at Arcaro and Genell, Old Forge. Cost is $30 for members and $22 for nonmembers. For...
View ArticleBusiness Week in Review, May 26, 2013
New PPL chargeThe state Public Utility Commission approved a new PPL Electric Utilities distribution system improvement charge last week. The fee, which could be up to 5 percent of the total bill, will...
View ArticleLocal History: Heads up heroism over Berlin
The B-17 Flying Fortress known as "Little Willie" took to the skies in formation with other aircraft for a raid on Berlin, March 6, 1944. The planes were over the heart of the city when Little Willie...
View ArticleChris Kelly: Scranton voters stick with what they know is killing them
The table was set for reform-hungry Scranton voters to nominate successors to three-term Mayor Chris Doherty, but they showed little appetite for change at City Hall in Tuesday's primary election....
View ArticlePolice investigating scam where callers pose as relatives, ask for money
Police investigate scam reports CARBONDALE - Police are investigating the second report in as many months in which a resident lost thousands of dollars in a telephone scam. The most recent report came...
View ArticleState police investigating arson in Carbondale
State police probe Carbondale arson CARBONDALE - State police at Dunmore are investigating a mid-May arson at an abandoned Carbondale home. At about 7:17 p.m. on May 14, someone entered the home at 24...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 5/27/13
CLIPBOARDArchbaldChicken barbecue: Black Diamond Hose Company chicken barbecue, Saturday, noon-5 p.m., 926 Rock St.; takeouts available, $9/members or at door; 876-2310.CarbondaleOutreach services:...
View ArticlePresident, Mrs. Carter to visit Wyoming Monument on Tuesday
WYOMING - Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, will visit the Wyoming Monument on Tuesday. Mr. Carter will give a speech at 3 p.m., after which the couple will be presented with the...
View ArticleNorth Pocono Library getting ready to move to new building
The North Pocono Public Library's 113 Van Brunt St. building in Moscow will close its doors for good after one last story hour at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The current library facility will cease operations...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 5/27/2013
BARSIGIAN, JACOB, Old Forge, Wednesday, 9:15 a.m., Semian Funeral Home, 704 Union St., Taylor. Services, 10 a.m., St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Church. Interment, parish cemetery. Calling hours...
View ArticleTwo injured in Monroe County crash
PARADISE TWP. - Two people were hospitalized after suffering injuries in a three-car crash in Monroe County on Saturday night. Nicolette Grisi, 21, Tobyhanna, who was driving a 2004 Santa Fe, and...
View ArticleHonesdale man faces charges after bullet hits daughter in face
A 38-year-old Wayne County man was arrested late Saturday after the gun he was holding - and believed to be empty - discharged a bullet that struck his 15-year-old daughter in the face. Matthew Holmes...
View ArticleUniversity of Scranton confers more than 900 at commencement
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Choking back tears as he adjusted his younger sister's mortarboard, Jesse Outhouse scanned the dimly lit corridor packed with hundreds of soon-to-be graduates clad in black gowns....
View ArticleTrio of pension changes extend scope of debate
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett's public pension proposal includes provisions designed to prevent what officials describe as "excessive" retirement packages by having future pension benefits for state...
View ArticleLackawanna County treatment court given nod of approval from national...
A national drug court association will honor Lackawanna County Court's efforts to stop drug and alcohol addiction in the community and rehabilitate offenders. On Wednesday, officials with the National...
View ArticleClarks Summit police chief requests assault rifles
Citing the growing number of "bad guys" carrying modern firearms, Clarks Summit Police Chief Joe Laguzzi has requested that borough council purchase at least three semi-automatic rifles for the Police...
View ArticleWarming trend has area residents enjoying outdoors as holiday weekend progresses
Ashley Gries left Jessup's La Festa Dei Ceri after just 20 minutes on Saturday because she was too cold. A day later, the 23-year-old Scranton resident was comfortably riding her bicycle with two...
View ArticleMid-Valley Hospital to host spring health fair
Hospital to host spring health fair BLAKELY - A Lackawanna County hospital will host a free spring health fair Wednesday. Starting at 8 a.m., people can visit Mid-Valley Hospital, 1400 Main St., for...
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