Community events list, 6/8/13
AvocaCouncil meeting: Borough council meeting, Thursday, following 6:30 p.m. work session, 752 Main St.DunmoreReunion meeting: Dunmore High School class of 1958 reunion meeting, Monday, 7 p.m.,...
View ArticleTrial set for man charged with trying to hire hitman
SCRANTON - The federal trial of a Florida man charged with attempting to hire a former cellmate to kill his wife has been scheduled for Sept. 30. Edward McLaughlin was scheduled to go on trial June...
View ArticleFirst Friday opportunity to show off Scranton's 'hometown feel'
Allison McGrath rested on a sofa during downtown Scranton's First Friday to admire the photography of her boyfriend, Kyle Reber, on a Ritz Theatre wall. "I come to the Ritz a lot for First Fridays...
View ArticleMan sues cop who cited him for cursing
A Duryea man has filed a federal lawsuit against an Avoca police officer, claiming the officer violated his First Amendment right to free speech when she cited him with harassment for cursing at a...
View ArticleMom's persistence leads to change in sentencing guidelines
The determination of a devoted mother led to tougher sentences for those convicted of murdering children. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing unanimously added a two-year sentence...
View ArticleUnforgettable journey for Trail grads
In recognizing the 2013 graduating class at Lackawanna Trail on Friday night, Superintendent Matt Rukauskas reminded them that they all started kindergarten together at the start of a new century. And...
View ArticleStarting a new chapter: New North Pocono Public Library takes shape
MOSCOW - The newly constructed North Pocono Public Library offers space for a variety of programs that were not possible at the old building on Van Brunt Street, which was less than a fifth the size...
View ArticleScranton police officer cited with harassment
SCRANTON - City police Officer Dennis Hogben was cited with harassment Wednesday for an April incident involving his wife. On April 17, Officer Hogben used force to restrain his wife, Vania Hogben,...
View ArticleSherriff employees sue for overtime pay
Two employees of the Lackawanna County Sheriff's Department filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the county and the union that represents them, alleging they've been denied overtime pay. Michael...
View ArticleMazak survives lottery in Throop council race
The tie is broken, but the race is on. Throop Councilman Mark Mazak won a draw of numbers Friday to break a tie for the final Democratic nomination to four council seats. The tiebreaker left newcomer...
View ArticleMcGloin making an impression with Raiders
Each morning, as the sun rises, and after his alarm goes off, Matt McGloin, gets ready to go to work. His office is a football field. His attire includes a helmet and shoulder pads. And he is doing...
View ArticleTourism rebound sought with state hotel tax earmark
HARRISBURG - A House committee chairman wants to boost tourism, cultural and arts funding with a cut of the state hotel room tax. The proposed bill by Rep. Jerry Stern, R-80, Hollidaysburg, chairman...
View ArticleC-Max wagon shockingly good
Credit Ford for taking some risks. The company that had lost its way a decade or so back now offers a coherent and in many instances superior line of mainstream cars and trucks that compete with the...
View ArticleRiverside, ex-employee settle for $42,000
The Riverside School District will pay $42,000 to a former employee who claimed he was fired for political reasons - one of them being he was a Taylor resident. The district will pay Francis...
View ArticleReported odor of gas temporarily evacuates Whittier Elementary School
Odor evacuates elementary school SCRANTON - A suspected gas leak at Whittier Elementary School led to the temporary evacuation of students Friday, Scranton School District Superintendent William King...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 6/8/2013
MARRIAGE LICENSES -âRobert James Sutton Jr. and Brittani Marie Preitz, both of Scranton. -âNicholas Ryan Hoffman and Ashley Marie White, both of Scranton. -âWilliam Patrick Meehan and Nicole...
View ArticleValley View grads will always have 'Cougar Pride,' community
ARCHBALD - The mantra of 'Cougar Pride' was repeated many times during Valley View High School's graduation ceremony Friday night, a slogan Principal Peter Chapla said can be encapsulated in three...
View ArticleIndiana firm buys Covington Twp. warehouse
Sears warehouse sells for $64.5M COVINGTON TWP. - A Texas real estate firm sold a 1 million-square-foot warehouse for $64.5 million to an Indiana company. A division of Duke Realty, a property...
View ArticleCareer Technology Center of Lackawanna County graduates more than 140 students
More than 140 students graduated from the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County, with more than 50 percent planning on pursuing higher education. At the ceremony, Administrative Director...
View ArticleDA's office investigating missing file in Gibbons accident
The Lackawanna County district attorney's office has opened an investigation into the disappearance of a civil court case file centered on a fatal accident involving Magisterial District Judge James...
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