Suspended cop Mark Icker faces new lawsuit
A day after he agreed to plead guilty to federal charges for sexually assaulting women while on duty, suspended police officer Mark Icker was hit with a new federal lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges Icker...
View ArticleWyoming County Court Notes 11/23/19
PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS • Ronald L. Oskiera to Scott H. Campbell and Vanessa Campbell; property in Tunkhannock Twp. for $230,000. • George R. Hall and Jerilyn T. Hall to Gave A. Sidonio; property in...
View ArticleBehind the Business: Vintage Kitchen makes the kitchen a social venue with...
Behind the Business is a new weekly feature taking an inside look at local businesses. To suggest a company or entrepreneur, email business@timesshamrock.com. Business: Vintage Kitchen Location: 317...
View ArticleRegulators clear Coordinated Health acquisition
ALLENTOWN — The Federal Trade Commission and Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office gave Lehigh Valley Health Network the all-clear to buy Allentown-based specialty health system Coordinated Health,...
View ArticleSusquehanna County Court Notes 11/23/19
MARRIAGE LICENSES • Ivan Baker II and Samantha Piasecki, both of Thompson. • Domenic Mauro and Cecelia Ascolese, both of Friendsville. • Brandon McNeel of Binghamton, N.Y., and Natalia Vergara-Berenda...
View ArticleLackawanna County Adoption Day gives four sisters a new dad
SCRANTON — As their troupe waited to enter the courtroom, Andraus Marcus Jr. leaned over and whispered to his case manager. “I’m going to try to keep it together,” he said. “I’m going to try.” Marcus,...
View ArticleNEPA's Most Wanted 11/24/2019
Danny Hicks Wanted by: State Board of Probation and Parole. Wanted for: Parole absconder; released July 7, 2016. Description: White man, 70 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 175 pounds, white hair,...
View ArticleVETERANS
Abington Post schedules event Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, turkey, ham and slab bacon spin, Dec. 8, 4 p.m., post, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit; public invited. Meetings SEABEES Seabee Veterans of...
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The Silent Mass Disaster: Some missing persons cases linger for decades
She wore vibrant and clashing colors. She spoke her mind, even though it got her into trouble. She adored chocolate and strawberry icing. Michelle Jolene Lakey — “funny and goofy and silly” — had no...
View Article100 Years Ago - Family searching for missing mother in Scranton
Nov. 24, 1919 Search underway for missing woman The family of Mrs. Carrie Evans of Hanover Green was searching for the woman in Scranton. According to police, Dr. Walter Green and his wife, Carrie,...
View ArticleWayne County sentencings
Wayne County President Judge Janine Edwards sentenced: Kristine Mazza, 29, Seldon, New York, six to 23 months in the Wayne County Correctional Facility, $900 fine and a drug and alcohol evaluation for...
View ArticleScranton police arrest suspect after 100 mph chase
SCRANTON — A driver who sped away on Interstate 81 from Scranton police trying to pull his vehicle over for a traffic violation was found later hiding in a basement of an apartment in Dickson City,...
View ArticleLawsuit in Martz chair’s deathtargets health professionals
A psychiatrist, physician and longtime addiction-treatment professional are defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit over the suicide of Scott E. Henry, chairman of the Martz Group bus company in...
View ArticleAt the parade, Santa Claus confirms children in Scranton have been good this...
SCRANTON — In a few minutes, Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus would be needed on their carriage to close out Saturday’s parade through downtown Scranton. But right now, the couple from the North Pole had...
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High notes St. Clare/St. Paul eighth grader Rocco Rinaldi raised more than $7,000 to replace broken or outdated drinking fountains at his school. Rocco solicited various businesses and banks for...
View ArticleThousands turn out to watch an experimental showing of World Series at the...
More than 36 years before the Wrestlemania simulcast at the CYC in 1985, The Scranton Times, WQAN-AM and Comerford Theaters conducted a pioneering experiment to bring the World Series to the big...
View ArticleNews Quiz
1. A movie that filmed some scenes in Scranton earlier this year, including a fiery explosion of an RV, will be submitted to ... A. Sundance Film Festival. B. Tribeca Film Festival. C. South by...
View ArticleMore parking changes could be in store downtown
SCRANTON — Mayor Wayne Evans envisions a day when parking rates on downtown streets vary by location. The farther out from the downtown core, the cheaper the space. Evans said Friday he recently urged...
View ArticleMeet Michael L. Brown, the new boss at Commonwealth Health's Scranton hospitals
SCRANTON — When he left the Air Force, Michael L. Brown never imagined a career in health care, much less running entire hospitals. “Somewhere along the way, my life changed,” said the new chief...
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Abington Heights As vice president of the Interact club, junior Mary O’Brien helped plan the second annual Thanksgiving Dinner to benefit refugees at First Presbyterian Church. Helping plan the dinner...
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