Groups turns lights out to protest proposed power lines
Homes in Clifton, Big Bass Lake, Thornhurst and surrounding areas will turn their lights off tonight to show their opposition to proposed power lines being built on their properties. Part of a weekend...
View ArticleCentax Group still shut down; taxpayers forced to wait
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. - An unknown amount of 2012 earned income taxes for Lackawanna County residents who commute to Luzerne County has not been distributed - and won't be until at least Nov. 2, the...
View ArticleBin Laden author speaks at University of Scranton
Bin Laden interviewer at local event Peter Bergen at U of S Hoban forum Peter Bergen didn't know what to expect when three armed men loaded him into a curtained van in the mountains of Afghanistan,...
View ArticleSmith, Casey differ sharply on Social Security, Medicare
Part of a series on issues in the race for Senate. Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey calls his Republican opponent's proposals for ensuring the survival of Social Security and Medicare "radical." Tom...
View ArticleCarbondale man's murder trial expected to begin next month
Trial slated Nov. 5 in Jessup slaying JESSUP - Jury selection for the murder trial of a Carbondale man accused of fatally stabbing a younger man at a Jessup park last year is scheduled to begin Nov....
View ArticleTrue Value expands, reopens
True Value store expands, reopens SCOTT TWP. - True Value Home & Garden hardware store is having a grand reopening celebration this weekend. The locally owned store at 587 Justus Blvd. added 3,000...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 10/26/12
CLIPBOARDDickson CityHalloween event: Dickson City Civic Center "Make the Civic CenÂter Your Last Stop on Halloween Night" event, Wednesday, 6-8 p.m., 935 Albert St.; snacks, games, movie for children,...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 10/26/2012
BARONSKI, DOROTHY A., Old Forge, Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Louis V. Ciuccio Funeral Home, 145 Moosic Road, Old Forge. Mass, 10, St. Ann's Basilica, St. Ann's Street, Scranton. Interment, Fairview Cemetery....
View ArticleOn October 26 in NEPA
On this date in NEPA 75 years ago, at a Scranton School Board meeting, James Kelly, superintendent of buildings and supplies, reported he was able to save the district $350 a month on the water and...
View ArticleFarina backs more funding for schools
Democratic state House candidate Frank Farina views adequate funding for public education in Pennsylvania as an essential ingredient for building strong communities. The Jessup businessman, who faces...
View ArticleBaseball players fighting for their coach
It started with a phone conversation he overheard last week - his mother's voice quivering as she whispered about his baseball coach. Tears streaming down his face, 7-year-old Quinn Kelly continued to...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 10/26/2012
REGIONAL BRIEFS Marriage license applications online SCRANTON - Prospective newlyweds in Lackawanna County can now apply for a marriage license online. Applications can be accessed on the Marriage...
View ArticleLake Winola man dies in Missouri plane crash
A Lake Winola man died after his plane crashed into a lake in Missouri on Wednesday night. Russell Hazelton, 78, died early Thursday at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Mo., after emergency crews...
View ArticleMarino says he's willing to deal on debt and taxes
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Marino said he is willing to consider raising taxes if necessary to balance the federal budget, but only after Congress comes up with "a serious plan" to cut spending and...
View ArticleUS economic growth improves to 2 percent rate in third quarter
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy expanded at a slightly faster 2 percent annual rate from July through September, buoyed by an uptick in consumer spending and a burst of government spending. The Commerce...
View ArticleMusto's trial delay request denied
A federal judge has denied former state Sen. Raphael J. Musto's bid to further delay his trial on health grounds, ordering jury selection to begin Nov. 26. In an order signed Wednesday, U.S. District...
View ArticlePrayer breakfast celebrates Scranton's diversity
There was no mention of unfunded debt or the commuter tax. For a few hours Friday, the financial issues tormenting Scranton were set aside as nearly 600 people joined Mayor Chris Doherty and several...
View ArticleAs Sandy bears down, new PPL power command center turns on
PPL Electric Utilities' Northeast Regional Storm Command Center, just unveiled to community leaders Friday, will have its first real-world trial Sunday as a storm system composed of cold weather and...
View ArticleCase of allegedly drunk, high driver in fatal crash bound over to court
Kim Smith's Ford Focus was only moving at about 11 mph as Sherry Hubert's Chevrolet Lumina careened down Oak Street at close to 100 mph on July 21. The ensuing collision sent the Focus into a utility...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 10/27/2012
marriage license - Christopher Andrew Maley and Rebecca Sue Gohlke, both of Scranton. property transactions - Michael Brennan, Carbondale, to Timothy R. Jr. and Tammy Brennan, Fell Twp.; a property at...
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