Area veterans honored at Courthouse Square program
SCRANTON — Not all of the battles fought by the men and women who serve in America’s armed forces end on foreign shores. Some follow them home. Referring to the situation faced by many veterans today...
View ArticleGirl, 12, injured in Wayne County ATV crash
BERLIN TWP. -- A 12-year-old girl from New York broke her wrist and possibly lost consciousness Sunday when she crashed an ATV in Wayne County, state police at Honesdale said. The young girl from...
View ArticleJudge partially dismisses lawsuit against former Scranton superintendent
Former Scranton School District Superintendent Alexis Kirijan was not acting in her official capacity when she asked a priest to bar a teacher who criticized her from reading at a Mass they both...
View ArticleShoppes at South Abington gets preliminary approval with conditions
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — A planned shopping center at the former Nichols Village Hotel & Spa plaza could move forward if the developer meets certain conditions set by township supervisors. Nichols...
View ArticleState doctors rail against law that proposes nurse practitioner independence
The state’s leading doctors association is pushing hard against bipartisan legislation that would give nurses more power to practice independently. Senate Bill 25, which moved to the state House of...
View ArticleFormer chief of staff to Obama to speak at University of Scranton this week
SCRANTON — The former chief of staff to President Barack Obama will discuss the outlook, skills and training required for future jobs during an event at the University of Scranton this week. The talk...
View ArticleDunmore family welcomes young Bahamian athletes who lost their home in hurricane
DUNMORE — Kristina Thomas was between organic chemistry and physics classes when Jill Thomas called. Kristina Thomas, a University of Scranton student and coach at United Sports Academy, was leading...
View Article90 Years Ago - Diphtheria prevention campaign launched in Scranton
Nov. 12, 1929 Diphtheria campaign begins Scranton Public Health Department officials announced that once again they would conduct a diphtheria prevention campaign in the city. Dr. Robert Schultz, city...
View ArticleMid Valley sixth grader collecting used soccer gear
To share his joy for soccer, Ryan Galeas collects used cleats, balls and other gear to make sure players around the world have opportunities to play. The Mid Valley Elementary School sixth grader...
View ArticleJessup police join union, get contract
Jessup police have a union. The borough’s Police Department joined Teamsters Local Union No. 229 following a council vote last week. Now, officers have a four-year contract that guarantees 3% annual...
View ArticleArea veterans honored at Lackawanna County Courthouse Square program
SCRANTON — Not all of the battles fought by the men and women who serve in America’s armed forces end on foreign shores. Some follow them home. Referring to the situation faced by many veterans today...
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Carbondale Christmas party: Trinity Episcopal Church annual Dickens of a Christmas Party, Dec. 7, 58 River St., social hour, 5 p.m., dinner, 6, entertainment by Voices of the Valley Choir directed by...
View ArticleActor William Shatner coming to Kirby Center
WILKES-BARRE Actor William Shatner will participate in a conversation and Q&A following the screening of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” at 8 p.m. Jan. 17 at the F.M. Kirby Center. Shatner will...
View ArticleArea ski resorts preparing for late November, early December openings
In preparation for the fast-approaching ski season, Elk Mountain Ski Resort fired up its snow machines Friday and several other resorts plan to start producing powder today. An incoming weather system...
View ArticleJudge partially dismisses lawsuit against former Scranton superintendent
Former Scranton School District Superintendent Alexis Kirijan was not acting in her official capacity when she asked a priest to bar a teacher who criticized her from reading at a Mass they both...
View ArticleThousands of dollars stolen from childrens' piggy banks in Lake Ariel
SALEM TWP. At least $3,000 stored in two children’s piggy banks were stolen sometime within the last few months from a Lake Ariel couple, state police at Honesdale said. Between July and October,...
View ArticleDunmore police seek driver in hit-and-run
DUNMORE Borough police seek a driver who plowed into a car Saturday morning and then took off. Surveillance video captured the 3:30 a.m. collision on the 100 block of Cherry Street. The video shows a...
View ArticleGirl, 12, injured in Wayne County ATV crash
BERLIN TWP. A 12-year-old New York girl broke her wrist and possibly lost consciousness Sunday when she crashed an ATV in Wayne County, state police at Honesdale said. The girl, from Valley Stream,...
View ArticleMini Mercury skips across sun's vast glare in rare transit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Mini Mercury skipped across the vast, glaring face of the sun Monday in a rare celestial transit. Stargazers used solar-filtered binoculars and telescopes to spot Mercury —...
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