Funeral Notices 6/12/2013
ALBERT, DORIS J., South Scranton, Thursday, Neil W. Regan Funeral Home Inc., 1900 Pittston Ave., Scranton. Mass, 10 a.m., Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, 1217 Prospect Ave., Scranton, by her...
View ArticleState representative Marty Flynn settles trip and fall lawsuit
A state representative from West Scranton has settled his lawsuit against the owner of a West Scranton home. Before he was elected to represent West Scranton and nearby communities, Marty Flynn was...
View ArticleFollow passions, Scranton High grads advised
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View ArticleI-84 Bridge unlikely to be posted for weight restrictions
It is unlikely the state Department of Transportation will allow a bridge that crosses the Roaring Brook on Interstate 84 to be posted for weight with numerous other regional bridges by next year, a...
View ArticleWest Scranton graduates more than 230 senior
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View ArticleHearing postponed in sex case
SCRANTON - The preliminary hearing for a Carbondale man accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl was continued Tuesday in Central Court. The hearing for Nicholas Bonafide, 22, of 22 Russell St.,...
View Article60 vendors slated for Lackawanna County Job Fair
MOOSIC - The final lineup for the inaugural Lackawanna County Job Fair lists 60 vendors with more than 1,600 full-time, part-time and seasonal positions available. The job fair will be Thursday from 1...
View ArticleNay Aug Park pool to open Saturday
SCRANTON - The Nay Aug Park pool will open Saturday, with Mayor Chris Doherty set to take the first trip down the water slide. Pool hours are noon to 6 p.m., seven days a week, weather permitting, and...
View ArticleWanted man nabbed in N.J.
SCRANTON - A man who Scranton police said assaulted a man while burglarized a city home was apprehended by police in New Jersey on Tuesday. Amir Whitehurst, 31, was picked up by Essex police on a...
View ArticleCasey: College students face added, uncecessary costs on student loan rates
Failure to strike a Congressional compromise on government-backed student loan interest rates could add unnecessary costs for legions of borrowers at Pennsylvania colleges, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said...
View ArticleLifeguard classes offered next week
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View ArticleAllegheny DA: No charges in Barrasse death
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View ArticleFeral animals becoming a cause for concern in Jessup
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View ArticlePenn State asks parties to settle $60M dispute
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State asked the NCAA and Pennsylvania government officials to settle litigation over who will control the $60 million the school must pay for child abuse prevention efforts...
View ArticleMan dead at Nay Aug gorge, officials confirm
SCRANTON — A 48-year-old man from Maryland died at the Step Falls Gorge adjacent to Nay Aug Park Wednesday afternoon, the Lackawanna County coroner confirmed. Lackawanna County coroner Tim Rowland...
View ArticleAlready serving time for molesting a teen, Dalton man sentenced for another...
A Dalton man serving a prison sentence for molesting a teenage girl will spend more time in prison after a county judge on Wednesday sentenced him for sexually assaulting a woman in a separate incident...
View ArticleHouse approves GOP budget bill
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View ArticleVariance rejected for University of Scranton's $47.5m project
The Scranton Zoning Board rejected a variance sought by the University of Scranton for a new, $47.5 million, eight-story rehabilitation center to replace Leahy Hall. The university needed sight...
View ArticlePreliminary hearing continued for man accused of running woman over
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View ArticleCommissioners act on long-delayed bridge project
A long-stalled project to replace a LaPlume Twp. bridge that closed more than 25 years ago took a step forward Wednesday. The Lackawanna County commissioners introduced an ordinance to use eminent...
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