Fired Abington Heights teacher settles lawsuit against district for $950k
The Abington Heights School District agreed to a $950,000 settlement of a federal lawsuit filed by a former teacher who was fired despite being acquitted of charges he assaulted a student. William...
View ArticleBloomsburg Fair kicks off 163rd year Friday
The 163rd annual Bloomsburg Fair kicks off Friday and continues through Sept. 29. And just as it has in previous years, the event will offer entertainment, vendors, agricultural exhibits and more....
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 9/20/2018
MARRIAGE LICENSES • Scott Anthony Jordan and Mary Pittack, both of Mayfield. • Mark R. Boos Sr., Olyphant, and Lisa Marie Noble, Hop Bottom. • Brittni Lee Smith and Robert Patrick Reed, both of...
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Dunmore Society meeting: SS. Anthony and Rocco Altar and Rosary Society meeting Wednesday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m., parish hall, St. Rocco’s, Luke Avenue and Kurtz Street, Dunmore, plans for annual pasta dinner...
View ArticleLittle League wins key ruling in fight over field lighting
The battle between Abington Little League and Glenburn Twp. over the installation of lights at the Ackerly Complex is headed back to the township’s zoning board. In a victory for the league,...
View ArticleLisman to retire as county coroner
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County will have a new coroner next year for the first time since the county’s home rule charter took effect in 2012. Longtime Coroner William Lisman confirmed Thursday that he...
View ArticleFired Abington Heights teacher settles lawsuit against district for $950,000
The Abington Heights School District agreed to a $950,000 settlement of a federal lawsuit filed by a former teacher who was fired despite being acquitted of charges he assaulted a student. William...
View Article100 Years Ago - Man "crazy with drink" kills two women in Wilkes-Barre
Sept. 21, 1918 Night of drinking, quest for revenge lead to homicide Joseph Gerard was arrested by police in Port Jervis, New York, for the fatal shooting of Mrs. Josephine Jacobs and her daughter,...
View ArticleHere fishy, fishy: Scranton aquarium welcomes first customers
A colorful array of saltwater fish swim in a large tank Thursday at the Electric City Aquarium and Reptile Den in the Marketplace at Steamtown. The long-awaited attraction, the passion project of...
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Cinemark 20, Moosic: Assassination Nation (R): 11:20 a.m., 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10; Christopher Robin (PG): 10:35 a.m., 1:15, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10; Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13): 10:20 a.m., 1:10, 4, 7:15, 10:10;...
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Kids try their turn at tractor pulling During this year’s Harford Fair, 141 kids, ages 4 to 10, participated in the Kiddy Tractor Pull competition, setting a record for number of participants in the...
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Clarks Summit Christmas fair: Clarks Summit United Methodist Church third annual Audrey Thomas Memorial Country Christmas Fair, Saturday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., $1/adults, children 12 and under free....
View ArticlePocono Mountain Regional Police Department arrested heroin dealer.
POCONO SUMMIT Police arrested a woman accused of selling large amounts of heroin. Pocono Mountain Regional Police received information that Jaime Bradford, 40, 127 Monomonock Road, Cresco, sold heroin...
View ArticleHearing on Wayne County dam demolition postponed
HONESDALE A Wayne County Court hearing that could decide the future of the historic Hankins Pond Dam has been postponed. Senior Judge Raymond Hamill agreed to delay Wednesday’s hearing for 60 days to...
View ArticleJermyn council discusses future plans for 100-bay trucking facility
JERMYN — Borough council discussed plans to move forward with a tax abatement for a trucking firm’s future 100-bay facility, but the borough fire chief raised concerns about supplying water in the...
View ArticleProposal for high-end campground in North Pocono under review
MOSCOW — The borough’s zoning board finished hearing testimony Thursday concerning an upscale, luxury camping experience a company wants to offer in a single-family residential zone. The board first...
View ArticleLackawanna College opens new culinary center
SCRANTON — The students flipped omelets and dressed a simple salad. “Grab the home fries!” “Plates are ready!” Inside Lackawanna College’s new Culinary Center, which officially opened Thursday, hungry...
View ArticlePolice: Carbondale man accidentally shot wife in leg
CARBONDALE A man accidentally shot his wife in the leg with a handgun Thursday night, not realizing the weapon was loaded, police said. He had not used the handgun in about a year. He shot his wife in...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes
MARRIAGE LICENSES • Daniel J. Dougherty and Diane Toby Wiseman, both of Scranton. • Jacob Kyle Boyce and Stephanie Ann Clark, both of Scott Twp. • Jessica Del Carmen Bonilla Lopez and Eimy Marie Mattei...
View ArticleBusinesswoman brings after-school enrichment program to the Abingtons
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — A 28-year-old businesswoman and instructor opened an after-school enrichment program along Northern Boulevard in South Abington Twp. Rati Kanani of Mount Pocono opened Kumon Math...
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