Namedropper, 11/15/12
Senator takes lead in gala The third annual Marley's Mission Blue Ribbon Gala will feature newly re-elected U.S. Sen. Bob Casey among its leaders. Mr. Casey will serve as an honorary chairman with...
View ArticleScranton man withdraws guilty plea in killing at bar
A Scranton man will go to trial next month after deciding to withdraw his guilty plea to fatally shooting a man between the eyes at a now-shuttered South Side bar last year. Derrick Phillips, 41, was...
View ArticleTop auditor pushes Penn State reforms
HARRISBURG - The Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal has demonstrated the need for major reforms in the way Penn State University is run, outgoing state Auditor General Jack Wagner said Wednesday....
View ArticleMid Valley board will use additional project consultant
THROOP - Though the bulk of the work is complete, the Mid Valley School Board hired an additional consultant for the elementary school renovation project. In a unanimous vote at a meeting Wednesday,...
View ArticleLocal Cub Scouts help feed the hungry
CLARKS SUMMIT - Carrying a plastic bag filled with nonperishable goods, Troy Kostiak lifted a can of green beans above his head and smiled. "I am here to help the people," said the 10-year-old Cub...
View ArticleMoses Taylor CEO highlights partnerships
Just shy of a year after affiliating with a larger hospital system, Moses Taylor Hospital CEO Justin Davis touted partnerships with Commonwealth Health. Mr. Davis, speaking Wednesday to the hospital's...
View ArticleRailRiders new name for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre baseball team
The most popular Red Barons player of them all strode from behind the curtain, wearing a maroon hat that looked enough like the one he wore back in the early 1990s to make him long for the old days....
View ArticleMarshals arrest man in Vt. for '01 killing of Scranton native
Another arrest in Ord cold case HARDWICK, Vt. - A suspect in a 2001 killing in Florida of a Scranton native is being held without bail after his arrest in Vermont. Vermont State Police said Philip...
View ArticleWastewater treatment plant moves forward
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. - An estimated $34 million project to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant moved one step closer to construction when board members Wednesday voted to advertise the project. At...
View ArticleScranton's 2013 budget promises double-digit tax hike
Scranton's city budget, which is scheduled to be presented today by Mayor Chris Doherty to city council, promises to contain something taxpayers have seen only once in the past 12 years: a...
View ArticleCommuter tax foes take fight online
Opponents of Scranton's proposed commuter tax has launched a website seeking donations to fight the tax. Dubbing itself STOP (Scranton Taxing Our People), the group led by Mayfield Mayor Alexander...
View ArticleCiavarella: Trial judge in bribery case biased
PHILADELPHIA - An attorney for kids-for-cash judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. told a three-judge panel from the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday that the former Luzerne County judge deserves...
View ArticleHarrison Avenue fire ruled accidental
Hill Section fire ruled accidental SCRANTON - City fire inspectors ruled a fire that tore through a Hill Section home Wednesday to be accidental. City Fire Chief Tom Davis said the fire at 216...
View ArticleScranton City Council introduces amusement tax
In a series of actions aimed at keeping financially struggling Scranton afloat, city council on Thursday adopted a $21 million bond ordinance and three tax increases, and introduced an amusement tax...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 11/16/2012
Benefit planned for Saturday BLAKELY - Rigatoni and meatballs will be served to support a borough family on Saturday. Beth Devine, 31, was forced to stop working after she was diagnosed with...
View ArticleJob fair for those with disabilities
Job fair for those with disabilities Wilkes-Barre - A career fair for people with disabilities will be held today beginning at 10 a.m. at Pennsylvania CareerLink Luzerne County at 32 E. Union St. The...
View ArticleInterfaith green group tours Marywood's sustainable architecture
Pastors and rabbis hoping to make the world greener learned a lesson about sustainable building design on Thursday at a university sponsored by nuns. Leaders of a state interfaith and environmental...
View ArticleYanks applied for RailRider trademark before all votes counted
The RailRiders left the station before all the fans were on board. Eight days before fan voting ended on a new team nickname, the company that owns the local Triple-A minor league baseball team...
View ArticleDallas man inducted into Gino J. Merli Veterans' Center Hall of Fame
John M. Emil Sr. was a tough-minded sergeant, but he has always had a tender heart. The Air Force veteran from Dallas was inducted into the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center Hall of Fame on Thursday. The...
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