School Notes 11/12/2012
Abington Heights Sarah Beamish couldn't wait any longer to start her senior project. The junior held a bake sale at Everything Natural in Clarks Summit on Saturday to raise awareness for the Food...
View ArticleLawrence K. Beaupre, managing editor of The Times-Tribune, dies at 68
Larry Beaupre's career in journalism began in upstate New York, where as a young reporter he was part of the team that produced the Rochester Times-Union's Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the...
View ArticleVeterans Day service in Clarks Summit and across the county honors those who...
CLARKS SUMMIT - Decades after he served in the Vietnam War, Mike McLane on Sunday led fellow veterans through a prayer of remembrance to honor members of the U.S. military who lost their lives while...
View ArticleLawrence K. Beaupre career highlights
1966: Bachelor of Science degree in communications from the University of Illinois. 1968: Master of Science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois. In 2006, he was inducted as part of...
View ArticleHoliday Help 11/12/2012
Need a hand? - Family-To-Family Thanksgiving food basket program 26th annual distribution of baskets containing the ingredients for a family Thanksgiving meal, Wednesday, Nov. 21, at the Scranton...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 11/12/12
CLIPBOARDAbington HeightsSeeking alumni: Abington Heights High School administration seeking members of classes of 2010, 2011 and 2012 to serve on alumni panels, Nov. 21 and Dec. 21, 9:30 a.m.-12:30...
View ArticleMemorial garden in Taylor cemetery pays tribute to unknown
TAYLOR - As they walked around the Taylor Memorial Cemetery, two high school seniors noticed some of the headstones had been broken. Others were so worn they were no longer legible. With the mindset...
View ArticlePatriotism celebrated on Veterans Day
Arms cradling an American flag, Jennie Wentline beamed as she stood at the edge of Courthouse Square. "I'm proud to be an American," the Dunmore resident said, explaining that she immigrated to the...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 11/12/2012
ANKERWAY, FRANK, Moscow, cremation, Lake Region Crematory, Lake Ariel. Arrangements: James Wilson Funeral Home, Lake Ariel. Contributions: Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Drive,...
View ArticleIn Scranton, no intention of changing police chief status
Three months after the city's top cop stepped down, Scranton's leaders have made no move to name a permanent chief. Mayor Chris Doherty said the transition from former Police Chief Dan Duffy to acting...
View ArticleMany area towns to get more or less from impact fee after correction
Gas drilling payments to towns reviewed Gas drilling impact fee payments to several Northeast Pennsylvania municipalities will more than double and many others will slightly shrink after the state...
View Article18-month-old child trapped in storm drain
An 18-month-old child was taken to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville after being dropped into a storm drain just outside a Dunmore home Saturday night. Dunmore police received a call about 9:30...
View ArticleLegal fees in Scranton condemnation battle could reach $277K
A failed condemnation of two properties in the 500 block of Lackawanna Avenue could end up costing the Scranton Redevelopment Authority $277,000 in legal fees for attorneys on both sides of the...
View ArticleGetting there: It's a beautiful morning in NEPA
Northeast Pennsylvania is in for a great start to its work week weather-wise. A beautiful Monday will follow a beautiful Sunday. The National Weather Service says that while there will be increasing...
View ArticleHistoric Scranton furnaces eyed as heart of new Iron District
The historic Scranton Iron Furnaces, which helped forge the Industrial Revolution, now could have a bustling future as the heart of a new "Iron District" in the city. That's the vision of a group of...
View ArticleKane outpaced all the guys on the ballot, even Casey
As Democrats swept the statewide elections last Tuesday, Kathleen Granahan Kane's victory stood out. Mrs. Kane, 46, a former Lackawanna County assistant district attorney from Waverly, earned more...
View ArticleScholarship program helps fewer students than anticipated
A new state program that offers scholarships to students to leave their low-performing schools has helped fewer students than originally promised. The state's Department of Community and Economic...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 11/13/2012
Waverly expects no tax increase WAVERLY TWP. - Waverly Twp. won't see a tax increase for the 2013 budget, supervisors said at Monday night's meeting. Although details of the budget were not available,...
View ArticleMartz bus collides with another bus near Lincoln Tunnel, about 20 injured
Twenty people were injured when two buses collided in New Jersey outside the Lincoln Tunnel, The Associated Press reported. Port Authority spokesman Ron Marsico said at least two of the people injured...
View ArticleTeens accused of string of burglaries in Dunmore
DUNMORE - Two borough teenagers are facing charges in a string of burglaries in the borough after police allegedly caught them in the act early Monday. A neighbor near the Castle Smoke Shop, 1119...
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