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Corbett polled 3MA story on Page A1 of Tuesday's edition incorrectly reported that only two candidates prior to Kathleen Granahan Kane's campaign for attorney general earned more than 3 million votes...
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Presidential scholars hail from NEPAOutstanding students from Northeast Pennsylvania are among those attending the University of Scranton on four-year, full-tuition presidential scholarships.The...
View ArticleLackawanna County uses cuts, new revenue to offset budget shortfall
Next year's planned property tax increase will hold at 4 percent as Lackawanna County uses a combination of savings and new revenue to close the nearly $1.8 million gap in its proposed 2013 budget...
View ArticleDEP adds disclaimer to gas data
PITTSBURGH - The state Department of Environmental Protection has added a disclaimer to its Marcellus Shale natural gas reporting Web page. The agency now tells visitors to the website that it can't...
View ArticleScranton man accused of two robberies waives hearing
Hearing waived in robbery case SCRANTON - A city man is headed to Lackawanna County Court for his alleged role in two robberies after waiving his preliminary hearing Tuesday. Logan Oprisko, 21, was...
View ArticleRiverside board member steps down, district accepting resumes
TAYLOR - The Riverside Board of Education is accepting résumés for a new director after Timothy Lavelle resigned Tuesday night. Mr. Lavelle, who served on the board for five years, cited family and...
View ArticleScott Twp. Sewer Authority has lost out on $23,000-plus
SCOTT TWP. - The sewer authority has lost out on close to $24,000 in sewer bill payments since December - a figure that will continue to climb until the approximately 25 missing lateral sewer lines...
View ArticleOlyphant woman sent to county prison for hosting parties for teenagers at her...
An Olyphant woman was sentenced Tuesday to serve 90 days in prison for hosting a series of drug and drinking parties for teenagers at her home. Lackawanna County Judge Michael J. Barrasse sentenced...
View ArticleAbout half of Lackawanna County children live in poverty
Almost half the children under the age of 4 in Lackawanna County live in poverty. Nearly 14 percent of babies are born to mothers in the county without a high school diploma. Fifty-one percent of...
View ArticlePolice: Full bladder leads to drug charges in Dickson City
DICKSON CITY - A borough woman was sent to Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail on Tuesday because she really had to use the bathroom. Well, that's why Candice Davis, 30, took a right turn...
View ArticleJay Saunders, former Scranton city clerk, succumbs to pancreatic cancer
Former city clerk Saunders dies of pancreatic cancer Jay Saunders, a former Scranton city clerk, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Mr. Saunders, 47, died Monday, two years after being diagnosed...
View ArticleSSA releases statement on child caught in storm drain
Storm-drain probe has SSA support DUNMORE - The Scranton Sewer Authority released a statement regarding a young child who fell into a catch basin in Dunmore on Saturday, expressing concern for the boy...
View ArticleScranton man sent to state prison for robbing city convenience store
Man sentenced for store robbery SCRANTON - Lackawanna County Judge Michael J. Barrasse sentenced a city man to 16 to 60 months in state prison on Tuesday for robbing a Joe's Kwik Mart clerk in March....
View ArticleScranton firefighters battle Harrison Ave. blaze
A persistent fire in Scranton left a family of five homeless and killed their pet Chihuahua on Wednesday. The blaze at 216 Harrison Ave., which began around 12:53 p.m., proved a "labor-intensive" job...
View ArticleCommissioners introduce $90.7 million budget
For months, as Lackawanna County officials quietly discussed the possibility of relocating the work-release program from a standalone center downtown to the prison, there seemed to be little urgency...
View ArticleSession's end brings stage exit
Three lawmakers mark their last day HARRISBURG - Lawmakers wrapped up their business for the 2011-12 session Wednesday with three Lackawanna County representatives exiting the stage. Reps. Ed Staback,...
View ArticleSocial Security office to cut hours
Social Security office cuts hours SCRANTON - The Scranton Social Security office announced it will shorten its public reception hours starting next week to allow employees more time to process claims...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 11/15/12
CLIPBOARDDickson CityParents night: Dickson City Civic Center parents night out, Friday, 6:30-10:30 p.m., games, Wii, crafts and snacks, register by today, children must have an emergency form on...
View ArticlePolice: Men sold heroin at St. Francis soup kitchen
SCRANTON - Two men selling narcotics at the St. Francis of Assissi Kitchen were taken into custody Wednesday afternoon, police said. The Scranton Police Department Special Investigations Division and...
View ArticleTaylor council passes tentative budget, proposed property tax as high as 12...
TAYLOR - Borough residents could face a new property tax as high as 12 mills after council unanimously passed a proposed $3.5 million budget Wednesday. It's a proposal council President Kenneth...
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