Four people apply for Scranton School Board vacancy
Four people want to be the next member of the Scranton School Board and help make decisions that could include whether to close city schools or eliminate the preschool program. The successful...
View ArticleBehind the Business: NEPA Fit Club wants to change the mind and body for the...
Behind the Business is a weekly feature taking an inside look at local businesses. To suggest a company or entrepreneur, email business@timesshamrock.com. Business: NEPA Fit Club Location: 3189...
View ArticleDA: Man wanted for selling methamphetamine arrested in Carbondale
CARBONDALE Wayne County sheriff’s deputies captured a man Thursday who was wanted for selling methamphetamine in 2018, according to Wayne County District Attorney A.G. Howell. Deputies arrested Toby...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 1/18/2020
MARRIAGE LICENSES • Shogeojohbri Janakeen Shoulars and Tami Lynn Nelson, both of Scranton. • Leonel Brigido Flores-Cantoran and Cecilia Colecio-Tapia, both of Scranton. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS • Brandon...
View ArticleGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Marywood University receives...
SCRANTON Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and Marywood University received grant funding to combat sexual assault, state Rep. Kyle Mullins announced Friday. GCSM was awarded $30,000 and...
View ArticleCarbondale woman hit by car, killed crossing Belmont Street
CARBONDALE A city woman died after being hit by a car while crossing Belmont Street on Friday evening. The vehicle hit Jennifer Korner, 41, near 10 Belmont St., said Police Chief Brian Bognatz. The...
View ArticleMissing man found safe
SCRANTON An endangered man last seen Friday in Carbondale has been found safe, Scranton police said. Officers were searching for Kenneth Harvey, 56, who left William Rosenstein & Sons in the city....
View ArticleSt. Patrick's Parade Day set in Scranton
SCRANTON The 59th annual St. Patrick’s Parade will be held March 14 in downtown Scranton, the St. Patrick’s Parade Association of Lackawanna County announced Friday. Parade Day begins at 10 a.m. with...
View ArticleAs Scranton schools test for lead in water, state investigators visit district
As the Scranton School District tests for lead in drinking water, state investigators visited multiple schools Friday. After testing, officials placed a sign on at least one sink at Prescott...
View ArticleLocal History: Supermarket heist called 'nervy' by investigators
J ust after daybreak on Dec. 20, 1958, a skeleton crew of employees arrived at Giant Market in South Abington Twp. and discovered what police called one of the “nerviest” heists they had ever seen....
View ArticleCelebrating ShiverFest on the Lackawanna
SCRANTON — Hardy paddlers braved the bone-chilling Lackawanna River during Saturday’s ShiverFest 2020. About 50 people participated in the sixth annual ShiverFest Extreme Kayak/Canoe Race hosted by...
View ArticleWayne County sentencings
Wayne County President Judge Janine Edwards sentenced: ■ John Boguski, 59, Waymart, 12 months of probation for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia on Oct. 2 in...
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Post 6082 sets pork dinner Shopa-Davey VFW Post 6082 pork and sauerkraut dinner, Feb. 23, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. or sold out, post home, 123 Electric St., Peckville section of Blakely, $11, from members or at...
View Article75 Years Ago - With more snow in forecast, region still cleaning up from last...
Jan. 19, 1945 Snow in forecast As work crews throughout the region were still cleaning up from a Jan. 16 snowstorm, the U.S. Weather Office in Scranton was predicting more snow for Jan. 20. The Jan....
View ArticleBattle for women’s rights is battle for human rights
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, told a large group gathered at the Northeast Pennsylvania Women’s March rally Saturday about the women he admires. The women include his late...
View ArticleHere's how horses are helping corporate types and entrepreneurs to stay focused
GIBSON TWP. — Some professional development coaches prefer their fees paid in apple slices. Horses have helped people improve their health and emotional wellness for centuries. But research-backed...
View ArticleSchool Notes
Abington Heights Sixth grader William Egan spent the fall writing letters to law enforcement and other first responder offices across the country to thank them for their service. Will, an Abington...
View ArticleRoaring Brook Twp. crash kills Madison Twp. man
ROARING BROOK TWP. A Madison Twp. man was killed early this morning in a one-vehicle DUI crash on Route 435, Pennsylvania State Police in Dunmore said. Frank R. Martin, 59, was pronounced dead at the...
View ArticleLocal news quiz
1. Which longtime Dunmore official announced his resignation on Monday? A. Dog catcher B. Mayor C. Council president D. Solicitor 2. In a rare move for Scranton mayors, new Mayor Paige Gebhardt...
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Lackawanna and South Valley avenues, Olyphant Photo and research courtesy of Lackawanna Historical Society Circa 1905: Michael Mahon opened the Hotel Mahon to serve residents and visitors in Olyphant...
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