On May 27 in NEPA
On this date in NEPA75 years ago, Jerome Myers, city solicitor, told city council members that if Scranton annexes Dunmore, Scranton would become responsible for all of Dunmore's debts, and Dunmore...
View ArticleChildren honor saints, run through Jessup
Nearly 35 years after his father captained the St. George team, 10-year-old Mark Mariani couldn't hide his excitement Sunday as he waited to follow in his dad's footsteps. Donning the traditional...
View ArticleMemorial Day services scheduled today in NEPA
Abingtons Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, parade, 10 a.m.; services at post follow; other services: Abington Hills Cemetery, 8:30; South Abington Memorial, 9; Clarks Green Cemetery, 9:30; Hickory...
View ArticleSchool Notes 5/27/2013
Abington Heights An aspiring health care provider, Paige Basalyga has spent hours over the past month shadowing nurses at Geisinger Community Medical Center. Through a class offered at Abington...
View ArticleWyoming Seminary graduates urged to be good samaritans during commencement
Wyoming Seminary graduates 114 KINGSTON - Be a Good Samaritan, and you'll make your part of the world a better place - no matter where it may be. History teacher Brian Kaschak used the parable from...
View ArticleMiners memorial unveiled in Ashley
ASHLEY - The spirits of America's war dead and spirits of victims of anthracite mine accidents were summoned by speaker after speaker Monday as a new memorial to coal miners was unveiled at Ashley....
View ArticleLuzerne forming court for vets, seeks volunteers
Luzerne County court officials are looking for a few good men and women. The county is poised to launch a "veterans court" program and needs a group of volunteers who served in the military to act as...
View ArticleParades, cermonies held across Lackawanna County for Memorial Day
CLARKS SUMMIT - Clutching an American flag in one hand, 6-year-old Elizabeth Henkels pulled a peppermint patty from her basket and handed it to a Clarks Summit veteran. "Peppermint Patties are my...
View ArticleLackawanna County still looking for building to buy
Lackawanna County Commissioners Corey O'Brien and Jim Wansacz never imagined they would still be searching for a building to buy almost 18 months into their administration. With the administration...
View ArticleScranton woman helps find lost dogs
Kristen Walton and her family were heartsick when Jax, an 8-year-old bloodhound mix, unexpectedly bolted from her mother-in-law's porch in Plains Twp. on a recent Sunday afternoon. Family and friends...
View ArticlePPL says superstorm doubled its social media audience
Nothing increases a utility's social media presence like a highly anticipated storm. During Superstorm Sandy, PPL Electric Utilities more than doubled its Twitter followers and increased its "likes"...
View ArticleClifton Acres Park Still Taking Shape
A public park in Clifton Twp. is still taking shape more than two years after the board of supervisors made the controversial decision to buy the parcel of land on which it sits for $180,000. A sign...
View ArticleFlashpoint emerges over open records bill
HARRISBURG - A flashpoint is emerging over a proposed rewrite of the state open records law concerning how to deal with record requests that governments consider "unduly burdensome." The new...
View ArticleJermyn native working hard since Ms. Wheelchair USA competition
A lot of doors have opened for Danielle Sheypuk since she was crowned Ms. Wheelchair New York in April 2012 and finished second runner-up at the Ms. Wheelchair USA pageant in July. The Jermyn native...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 5/28/2013
BALOG, VERONICA KOTCHKO, Peckville, formerly of Jessup, Wednesday, 10 a.m., by the Rev. William Marsh at First Presbyterian Church, Third Avenue, Jessup. Interment, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Peckville....
View ArticleCommunity events list, 5/28/13
CLIPBOARDAbington HeightsPlaywright festival: Abington Heights High School's New Playwright's Festival, Wednesday, 7 p.m., high school auditorium, $3. Clarks SummitDinner theater: Clarks Summit United...
View ArticlePilgrimage to St. Tikhon's gathers people of faith
SOUTH CANAAN TWP. - On the final day of the 109th Memorial Day Pilgrimage to St. Tikhon's Monastery/Seminary, several visitors pointed to the importance of people of faith coming together. "We've met...
View ArticleNamedropper, 5/28/13
Hampshire College honors Roos, RohdeHampshire College honored Honesdale native Sigmund J. Roos and his wife Ruth Rohde during commencement weekend events for their years of devotion to and tireless...
View ArticleLegal aid access for low-income draws attention
HARRISBURG - A Luzerne County lawmaker is winning support for her bill to boost funding for the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network while a Senate committee takes a broader look at whether the poor have...
View ArticleBlaze destroys Blakely home
Blaze destroys Blakely home BLAKELY - A blaze Monday morning leveled a two-story borough home and damaged the house next door, officials said. At about 4:25 a.m., Blakely firefighters responded to a...
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