Library’s parking lot to get facelift
CLARKS SUMMIT — The parking lots of an Abingtons library will soon get a facelift. Starting next weeek, contractors will begin paving the Abington Community Library’s parking lots, which are 21 years...
View ArticleHospital to begin $80M project
SCRANTON — Construction on a city hospital’s $80 million expansion project is scheduled for early June. Geisinger Community Medical Center, 1800 Mulberry St., will break ground on its massive...
View ArticleMan interfered with EMTS, cops say
GREENFIELD TWP. — A Brooklyn, N.Y., man is accused of interfering with emergency medical technicians trying to care for a juvenile passenger after the man’s vehicle rolled over on Interstate 81. State...
View ArticleDunmore man's body found in Delaware River
MOUNT BETHEL, Pa. (AP) — Investigators in eastern Pennsylvania say they've recovered the body of a 52-year-old man from the Delaware River. State police say the body of Dunmore resident Mark Griffin...
View Article2 arrested after NEPA police find mobile meth lab
BRODHEADSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Police in northeastern Pennsylvania say two men have been arrested after a car chase ended with police discovering a mobile meth lab inside the vehicle. The Pocono Record...
View ArticleBurglar makes off with about $2,500 in electronics
SCRANTON - A city woman in the process of moving had about $2,500 worth of electronics stolen from her home, police said. A burglar broke into Charisse Lawson's home at 612 Green Ridge St. sometime...
View ArticleScranton parking meters get smartphone payment option
Downtown parkers get payment option Pay meters with coins or phone A giant model of a brain stationed along a curb between the two courthouses in downtown Scranton visually conveyed a message: the...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 5/29/2013
BALOG, VERONICA KOTCHKO, Peckville, formerly of Jessup, today, 10 a.m., by the Rev. William Marsh at First Presbyterian Church, Third Avenue, Jessup. Interment, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Peckville....
View ArticleHaggerty seeks to blunt human services cuts
HARRISBURG - As the state budget deadline nears, a Lackawanna County lawmaker wants Gov. Tom Corbett and public welfare officials to have some face time with human service providers and recipients...
View Article'Jersey Boys' help Broadway league unveil next season's lineup
Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced a star-fueled lineup for its next season of shows Tuesday night with a little help from some stars themselves. Two cast members from the...
View ArticleRogan, Wechsler, Gaughan stake claim to Republican council nominations
The three presumptive Democratic nominees for Scranton City Council each said Tuesday they also won the Republican nominations through write-in votes. No official vote totals were completed, but the...
View ArticleCivil suit accuses businessman in hit-and-run; no charges filed
Attorneys representing the estate of hit-and-run victim Jean Darsky say they identified the driver who fatally struck the woman on Mother's Day. They want his assets frozen. They want to inspect and...
View ArticleScranton man sent to state prison for role in his child's death
A West Scranton man faces five years in state prison for his involvement in the death of his 8-month-old son while under the influence of marijuana. On Tuesday, Lackawanna County Judge Michael J....
View ArticleMotorcyclist flees police from the Midvalley to Jefferson Twp.
Popping a wheelie on a motorcycle is a good way to attract attention, especially from state police. A Gouldsboro man is charged with fleeing police after troopers patrolling the Casey Highway on...
View ArticleHearing continued for man accused of harboring murder suspect
Hearing continued in slaying probe SCRANTON - A preliminary hearing for a man accused of harboring a fugitive wanted for murder was continued Tuesday so all of the co-defendants in the case could have...
View ArticleRiverside Elementary West wins statewide award
Fueled by its cost-saving and energy efficiency initiative, an elementary school in the Riverside School District earned a statewide award that will help it generate additional revenue. The Keystone...
View ArticleNew York man wanted for failing to return his son to Duryea
Man sought for taking son A Binghamton, N.Y., man is wanted by Duryea police for failing to return his 5-year-old son to the child's grandmother after she gave him custody of the boy for the holiday...
View ArticleRay's Markets plans formal opening
OLD FORGE - Ray's Markets will hold a formal opening ceremony Sunday at its Lawrence Street grocery. The 10 a.m. ceremony will include promotional events, and the store will offer shopping incentives...
View ArticleOrdinance to ensure equal opportunity regardless of sexual orientation
PITTSTON - City council made history Tuesday, voting unanimously to pass an ordinance to ensure equal opportunities for employment, housing and public accommodation and equal access to post-secondary...
View ArticleCarbondale bridge collapse has some residents concerned
CARBONDALE - With the collapse of the city's upper Williams Avenue bridge, a handful of neighborhood residents expressed concern about the condition of the street's other main point of access. The...
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