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'Dark Knight' still atop box office LOS ANGELES - "The Dark Knight Rises" stayed atop the box office for the second straight weekend, making just over $64 million. But it's lagging behind the...
View ArticleOn July 30 in NEPA
On this date in NEPA75 years ago, at a state Liquor Control Board hearing, inspector Daniel Flood testified he was able to buy two 32-ounce beers at a tavern owned by Mary Chomko of Olyphant on a...
View ArticleEPA to look for lead in soil at St. Francis Kitchen site
Federal environmental regulators plan to return to the property around St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen in Scranton this fall to assess if a century-old legacy of toxic lead processing persists in the...
View ArticleFew details exist with scholarship program for students in low-performing...
In one month, students in three low-performing schools in Lackawanna County could be enrolled elsewhere.The state's new Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program allows those schools' students from...
View ArticleLakeland weighs options to renovate district facilities
SCOTT TWP. - After months of deliberation, the Lakeland School Board has selected a $17.4 million renovation plan, but it will be up to the taxpayers whether it moves forward.The plan will potentially...
View ArticlePoor lose safety net this week
HARRISBURG - A decades-old state program that provides cash grants as a lifeline to the poor will go out of existence Wednesday with a one-month reprieve having run its course.The General Assistance...
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BROWN, ELAINE PHYLLIS JENKINS PERRY, formerly of Dunmore, Wednesday, 11 a.m., Brandywine Valley Funeral Care, 412 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, Del. Interment, noon, Thursday, Fairview Memorial Park,...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 7/30/12
Blakely/PeckvilleNight out: Blakely/Peckville Night Out, Friday, parade 7 p.m., parade assembly, 6:15, Blakely Hose Company 2, festivities follow at Mellow Park.CarbondaleCar cruise: Coal Cracker...
View ArticleLuzerne County's new manager surprised by 'state of fiscal affairs'
WILKES-BARRE - Robert Lawton did plenty of homework on Luzerne County before leaving California and taking over as Luzerne County manager on Feb. 29.But he still was taken aback a bit by problems and...
View ArticleEnthusiasts gather for Scranton photo walk
They are social workers, students, retirees and software engineers. They are equipped with everything from camera phones to digital point-and-shoot cameras, to professional-grade cameras with long,...
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Teens allegedly assaulted trooperPARADISE TWP. - Two teenagers were arrested after allegedly assaulting a state trooper in Monroe County late Saturday.Brandon Hartrum, 19, and Ditalian Scarbrough, 19,...
View ArticleLackawanna County offerS arts mini-grants
Commissioners offer arts grantsSCRANTON - The Lackawanna County commissioners will conduct a mini-grants program for the arts throughout August.There will also be a series of workshops at area...
View ArticleWater main break repaired on Olive Street in Scranton
Water main break repaired in citySCRANTON - A break in a 6-inch water main left Olive Street between Wyoming and North Washington avenues without service Sunday for about six hours.Susan Turcmanovich,...
View ArticleMan arrested after driving more than 100 mph
Police say driver clocked at 104JESSUP - State police at Dunmore arrested a Scranton man early Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence when he was stopped for driving more than 100...
View ArticleArea volunteers sew for a cause
Reading through a recent email, Nancy Johnson-Srebro's eyes fixated on a thumbnail size picture of a child.Even though she never met the child, she immediately felt connected to the young African...
View ArticlePolice search for Dickson City gas station robber
Police search for gas station robberDICKSON CITY - Borough police are looking for a man who robbed a gas station Sunday night, making off with about $2,580.A man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt,...
View ArticleUrgent-care clinic opens in Carbondale months after hospital closes
CARBONDALE - When Marian Community Hospital closed in late February, Upvalley residents had no other options for immediate care between Honesdale and Scranton. Helping fill health care needs in the...
View ArticleSt. Joseph's Center festival rises from rains for a sunny ending
DUNMORE - Crowds were watching Irish dancers jig and reel across a makeshift floor; clusters of people under white tents feasted on porketta and sausage-and-pepper sandwiches, funnel cakes, potato...
View ArticleFormer prisoner Eugene McGuire shares thoughts on his life's transformation
CLARKS GREEN - Mary Yuhas stood by her brother, Eugene McGuire, for the 35 years he spent in prison after receiving a life sentence when he was 17.On Sunday, Mrs. Yuhas stood by Mr. McGuire in the...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 8/4/2012
REGIONAL BRIEFS Woman skips out, gets more time SCRANTON - A Wilkes-Barre woman will spend another five months in federal prison for failing to show up at a halfway house in Scranton to finish a...
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