Riverside to vote on new superintendent Monday
TAYLOR - The Riverside School Board will choose a new superintendent at Monday night's meeting, after discussing the two finalists in an executive session before a public meeting Thursday.The vote...
View ArticleKingston police leaders violated rules, report says
KINGSTON - Police leaders violated municipal policy prohibiting cash payments to officers working private security details at least 160 times and lied to cover up the violations, according to a report...
View ArticleWalk-in clinic in Carbondale now open
Geisinger walk-in clinic now open CARBONDALE - A Geisinger Careworks Walk-In clinic at 267 Brooklyn St. in Carbondale started accepting patients Thursday. The former Pioneer Urgent Care facility will...
View ArticleNada & Co to relocate to Green Ridge
Women's shop leaving downtown SCRANTON - An upscale women's apparel shop will relocate from the downtown to the Green Ridge section this fall. Nada & Co. plans to vacate its location at 129...
View ArticleSusquehanna Career Technology Center says goodbye to graduates
DIMOCK TWP. - "This is your chance to dance," instructor Gary Fenton told this year's crop of graduates at the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center Thursday night. Obligingly, several in...
View ArticleScranton hires parking meter management firm
Scranton has hired a parking meter management company for a five-year term, council President Janet Evans said Thursday during the council meeting. The city in recent days awarded a bid for parking...
View ArticleScranton street signal synchronization continues
The synchronization of traffic lights in downtown Scranton remains a work in progress, officials said. On Wednesday, the state Department of Transportation assembled a team, including the system...
View ArticleN. Abington Neighbors Irate PPL Cut Their Trees
It took neighbors Joe Cola and Joe Rupp a combined 80 years to shape their properties, and the men said it took PPL Electric Utilities Corp. two weeks to wreck their work. Mr. Cola estimated the...
View ArticleSelenski trial postponed again
Hugo Selenski's oft-delayed double-murder trial, which prosecutors and defense attorneys thought would finally get underway June 24, has been postponed until Aug. 5.Luzerne County Judge Fred A....
View ArticleMan accused of running woman over turns himself in
A Waymart man accused of running a woman over with his truck surrendered to police, saying he did not want to live his life "on the run." James Bannon, 31, 1285 Roosevelt Highway, saw his photo posted...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 6/7/13
BlakelyFlea fest: Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish indoor summer flea fest, July 26, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m., July 27 and 28, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 1101 Willow St., refreshments for purchase; leave donations...
View ArticleCollege presidents push bill to aid middle-income students
A state bill to increase grant aid to middle-income college students would ease student debt burdens and benefit the region, the presidents of three local private colleges and the head of a state...
View ArticleFuneral Notices, 6-7-2013
BRAUER, VIRGINIA W., TunkĀhanĀnock, formerly of Lovelton, Saturday, 11 a.m., Mehoopany United Methodist Church, Route 87, by Pastor Jean L. Swett. Interment, private. Calling hours, today, 5 to 9...
View ArticleFire in Madison Twp. destroys home
MADISONVILLE - Shifting winds blanketed smoke over Major Road as fire crews from around North Pocono battled a blaze that ultimately destroyed a home late Thursday night. Firefighters on the scene...
View ArticleDunmore burglaries connected, police believe
Dunmore police are investigating at least three break-ins Monday on the 500 block of William Street in which flat-screen televisions were taken. The first was at Charistal Occhipinti's 501 William St....
View ArticleVoters side with Corbett on NCAA Penn State football sanctions
As a judge dismissed Gov. Tom Corbett's federal lawsuit Thursday aimed at overturning sanctions against Penn State's football program, a new poll showed voters agreeing with the governor that the...
View ArticleNamedropper, 6/07/13
Canoe Club women at Patsel's The Women's Golf Organization of the Scranton Canoe Club conducted its opening day luncheon and meeting at Patsel's Restaurant in Glenburn.Alma Odell arranged a luncheon...
View ArticlePIAA PLAYOFFS: Rain washes out games again
A pair if PIAA playoffs games involving Lackawanna League teams have been postponed to Saturday due to rain. In Class AAA baseball, Abington Heights will face Tamaqua in a quarterfinal matchup at...
View ArticleTunkhannock Area graduation ceremony rescheduled
Tunkhannock Area High School's graduation ceremony is cancelled tonight because of inclement weather. The ceremony is rescheduled for noon tomorrow. A decision on whether it will be outside will be...
View ArticleAppellate court overturns Lackawanna County judge's decision in child welfare...
SCRANTON - The state Superior Court vacated a Lackawanna County judge's decision to dismiss charges against a city couple accused of locking a 7-year-old boy in a basement. Judge Vito P. Geroulo erred...
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