Veterans, 6-2-2013
Post 86 Auxiliary breakfast today American Legion Post 86 Auxiliary breakfast, today, 8-11 a.m., 238 Main St., Susquehanna, eat-in or takeout, $6/adults and $3/under 10, 853-3542. VFW Post 25 to meet...
View ArticleCollege graduates in The Sunday Times, June 2, 2013
WinterROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYKate Gleason College of EngineeringKevin Alderfer, Greentown, Bachelor of Science in computer engineeringCollege of Applied Science and TechnologyMichelle Wolf of...
View ArticleCigar bars find niche in tavern scene
WITH SMOKING BANNED in many places and frowned upon in others, a new genre of upscale OK-with-smoking bars has sprung up: the cigar bar. The region now has two such facilities - cigar retailers with a...
View ArticleGoodwill negotiating price for filling silt patch beneath shuttered school
Goodwill Industries of Northeast Pennsylvania is negotiating the cost to plug a soft silt patch beneath the former North Scranton Junior High School before moving forward with a $22.6 million...
View ArticleNamedropper, 6/02/13
Talented seniors take their placesStand up comedienne Alberta Houman took first place honors when United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania hosted Lackawanna County's "Seniors Got...
View Article6 things small businesses should do this summer
NEW YORK - Attention small-business owners: It's time to get ready for the summertime slowdown.Business slows down a bit in the summer as people head away to take vacations. But that doesn't mean you...
View ArticleScranton bar cited by Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement
Local bar cited for gamblingSCRANTON - A city bar is facing a citation by the state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.State police said McGinty's Bar & Restaurant, 1557 Dickson Ave., was cited...
View ArticleWalkers on four legs and two stroll in memorial pet walk
Irma Blood took her 9-year-old Pomeranian to a charity pet walk Saturday at McDade Park in Scranton for a priest's blessing. The Port Crane, N.Y., resident adopted the diminutive dog, named Miss Molly...
View ArticleHow to answer the impossible interview question
Dear J.T. & Dale: I have been in the HOA (homeowners association) management arena for more than 20 years as a small-business owner. Long story short: I decided to get out to seek a better...
View ArticlePolice pension payments still haunt Dunmore
The tab for an illegal pension benefit that cost Dunmore taxpayers more than $3.8 million since 2005 continues to escalate. Powerless to halt payments, the borough is also on the hook to offer the...
View ArticleDeans lists in The Sunday Times, June 2, 2013
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC Nicholas Best, Montrose, and Jonathan Sembrat, Archbald.CENTRAL PENN COLLEGEBrandon Adee, Susquehanna; Jayme Baronski, Scranton; Rebecca Shevlin, Dingmans Ferry; Michele...
View ArticlePike and Wayne County sentencings for Sunday, June 2, 2013
The following were sentenced in Pike County by President Judge Joseph F. Kameen:-âNichole Holcomb, 33, Greentown, 2-23½ months' county prison, $1,000 fine and 12 months' driver's license suspension...
View ArticleHonor rolls in The Sunday Times, June 2, 2013
SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOLGRADE 12Hari Adhikari, Angela Altier, Kanishk Amin, Elizabeth Babinski, Chandra Bastola, Brandyn Bembenek, Mayrobi Canela, Tess Capobianco, Nestor Casteleiro, Michael Caswell,...
View ArticleLackawanna State Park pool opens for season
State park pool opened SaturdayBENTON TWP. - Lackawanna State Park opened its pool Saturday, but temporary staffing shortages will keep it from daily operation until June 10. The pool is scheduled to...
View ArticleHoneybee losses continue to startle beekeepers
SALEM TWP. - Vast losses of honeybee colonies during the winter at Fran Motichka's farm puzzle him. "I had 20 and I lost 19," Mr. Motichka said as he knelt beside two occupied box hives in a field on...
View ArticleScranton intermediate students required to read this summer
Intermediate school students in Scranton will be hitting the books this summer. For the first time, Scranton School District students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades will be required to read a...
View ArticleBusiness Week in Review, June 2, 2013
Jobless rate dips; still highestThe unemployment rate in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metro area slid three-tenths of a percentage point in April to 9.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis. For the...
View ArticleRevelers soak up Lackawanna RiverFest
Norma Moreiko of Scranton has been kayaking for four years and loves paddling down the Lackawanna River. She has heard about the river's former pollution, and she marveled about its comeback during...
View ArticleChild, 7, hurt in Carbondale crash
Child, 7, hurt in Carbondale crashCARBONDALE - A 7-year-old was taken to the hospital with a possible broken nose after a car in which he was riding struck a utility pole Saturday. City police said a...
View ArticleMoscow Sewer Authority refinances debt
MOSCOW - The borough's sewer authority will save an estimated $770,000 from refinancing its debt, which is largely tied to the expansion of Moscow's sewer treatment plant, the authority's chairman told...
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