Luzerne County spotlighted on cable news
WILKES-BARRE As the 2020 election cycle officially kicked off following Tuesday’s election, Luzerne County was in the spotlight early Wednesday morning on the cable news channel CNN. The morning show,...
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Keyser Valley Seniors meet: Keyser Valley Senior Citizens meeting, Monday, 1 p.m., Keyser Valley Community Center, games and refreshments follow a short meeting. Lackawanna County Legal advice:...
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MARRIAGE LICENSES • Joshua Robert Taylor and Jaclyn Angela Forlenza, both of Dupont. • Zachary Daniel Morahan, Lake Ariel, and Meghan Lynne Skelston, Scranton. • Nicole Florence Henderson and Thomas...
View ArticleWayne Bank earnings up nearly 3% year-to-date
HONESDALE Norwood posts notable Q3 gains The Wayne Bank’s parent company posted net income for the nine months that ended Sept. 30 of $10.6 million, up $267,000 or about 3% from the same period last...
View ArticleReport: hospital mortality, readmission rates declining
SCRANTON Hospital mortality and readmission rates continue to fall across the state, a released today reveals. The Health Care Cost Containment Council, or PHC4, found mortality rates for 11 conditions...
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Homecoming Grace Mead, daughter of Mark and Robin Mead of Starucca, was crowned Honesdale High School Homecoming Queen during half-time football ceremonies on Oct. 11 by Wayne Highlands School...
View ArticleNEPA Alliance survey wants your economic improvement wish list
A survey that helps steer federal investment asks which regional issues, for example the addiction epidemic and a “poor regional image,” apply more drag on economic betterment. The NEPA Alliance is...
View ArticleMt. Airy sportsbook ribbon-cutting set
PARADISE TWP. Mt. Airy sportsbook ribbon-cutting set Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County will officially cut a ribbon on its new sportsbook 11:30 a.m. Friday in the former Gypsies Lounge. The...
View ArticlePittston man sentenced for sexually assaulting teen in Scranton
SCRANTON — A 44-year-old Pittston man will spend the next few years in a state prison for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Scranton. Arthur Webb, 175 Panama St., was sentenced Wednesday by...
View ArticleMedical school program pays tuition if doctors stay in the system
Incoming Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students interested in becoming primary care doctors could have their tuition paid if they return to the health system as physicians through a new...
View ArticleLackawanna County commissioners forgo vote on 2020 budget
SCRANTON — Lackawanna County commissioners did not vote Wednesday to adopt the county’s 2020 budget, setting up a likely budget vote at the board’s next meeting Nov. 20. Absent from the meeting was...
View ArticleParents concerned with pilot program at Abington Heights
CLARKS SUMMIT — Several parents attended the Abington Heights School District work session Wednesday to voice concerns regarding a pilot program, EL Education, in the language arts curriculum. The...
View ArticleWomen win seats of power throughout Lackawanna County
Tuesday’s historic election proved a woman’s place is increasingly in local politics. By January, Scranton will have its first female mayor, Paige Cognetti, its first elected city councilwoman in...
View ArticleMoosic woman charged with assaulting Scranton cop
A Moosic woman faces assault and other charges after city police say she kicked an officer in the groin outside a South Scranton bar and later punched him. Christina Grzyboski, 41, 109 Longfellow...
View ArticleNew leadership team, including a superintendent, appointed in Scranton
SCRANTON — Melissa McTiernan, a former basketball standout and math teacher turned administrator, will now start in a new position: superintendent of the Scranton School District. With a 9-0 vote,...
View ArticlePolice: Carbondale grandmother beat grandson over messy bathroom
A Carbondale woman is facing child endangerment charges after police say she beat her 9-year-old grandson and held his arm under hot water to punish him for making a mess in a bathroom. Jeanne Lisi,...
View ArticleJudge tours controversial Old Forge junkyard again
OLD FORGE — A Lackawanna County judge made another visit to Walter Stocki Jr.’s junkyard Wednesday in advance of a hearing to decide whether to hold the businessman in contempt for defying orders to...
View ArticleCareer fair for vets
WILKES-BARRE Career fair for vets Pennsylvania CareerLink Luzerne County will host a free career fair for veterans, 3 to 6 p.m., Nov. 13 at its office at 32 E. Union St. Employers will be on site to...
View ArticleSouth Scranton woman charged with robbery
SCRANTON — A South Scranton woman took another woman’s cellphone and clothing at gunpoint while both were visiting an apartment on Capouse Avenue, police said. Rita Perry, 49, 1014 Prospect Ave., was...
View ArticleScranton police to play teens in basketball game
SCRANTON Scranton police officers will challenge teens from the United Neighborhood Centers Bellevue Night Program to a basketball game. The game, scheduled for 7 p.m. today at the Bellevue Childcare...
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