Namedropper, 11/20/12
Gene Kane honored by LCA luncheon conducted in the Lackawanna College board room honored the late Eugene Kane Sr. as a Distinguished Alumnus. Gene received the highest distinction presented by the...
View ArticleOnly three NEPA school districts surpass national SAT average
Only eight of 37 school districts in Northeast Pennsylvania met or surpassed the state average on the 2012 SAT. Only three of those districts surpassed the national average on the test. The data...
View ArticleHome damaged in West Side fire
Fire hits home in West Side SCRANTON - The Scranton Fire Department responded to a house fire in West Scranton on Monday night. No flames were visible, but smoke trailed out of the home as...
View ArticleGeisinger shows off life flight helicopter at nay aug park
People walking through Nay Aug Park on Monday had a chance to view up close something they normally see zipping through the sky on important business - a Geisinger Life Flight helicopter. Part of a...
View ArticleFive Scranton teachers reprimanded, one may be terminated in cheating case
The Scranton School District administration has issued letters of reprimand to five teachers and is recommending the firing of another after an investigation into suspected cheating on standardized...
View ArticleMissing woman died from exposure to cold weather
Coroner: Woman died of exposure SCRANTON - A 62-year-old woman whose body was found in West Scranton after she disappeared last month died of hypothermia, an autopsy performed Monday showed. Sharon...
View ArticleDunmore school board to review policies related to contacting parents
DUNMORE - Dunmore School Board members told a parent Monday that they will look at policies related to notifying parents when students receive injuries at school. Board members and district...
View ArticleLackawanna Heritage Valley celebrates opening of three-mile trail
ARCHBALD - A 3-mile stretch of walking trail connecting two municipalities in the Midvalley represents only a small portion of the project to connect 31 municipalities, including 16 in Lackawanna...
View ArticleThree months later, alleged drug dealer who tried to run officers over...
Three months after he tried to run over undercover narcotics investigators with a rental car, those same county detectives walked right into William Rojas on Saturday. Mr. Rojas, 30, unknown address,...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 11/20/2012
Valley View hires special ed supervisor ARCHBALD - The Valley View School Board unanimously voted to hire a supervisor of special education services at Monday night's meeting. Board members approved...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 11/20/12
Abington Heights School DistrictGame tickets: Tickets for PIAA State Playoff football game featuring the Abington Heights Comets vs. Allentown Central Catholic, scheduled Saturday, 1 p.m., Valley View...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 11/20/2012
Funeral Notices ANDREWSH, ELAINE, Blakely, today, 9 a.m., John J. Turko & Sons Funeral Home, 402 Boulevard Ave., Dickson City. Mass, 9:30 a.m., St. Mary's Visitation Church, Dundaff Street,...
View ArticleMaryland gas drilling panel may require pollution insurance
BALTIMORE (AP) — A state panel that is devising rules for hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in western Maryland may require drillers to have pollution insurance. The proposal is on the agenda for...
View ArticleScranton budget doles out hefty raises to solicitors
Financially strapped Scranton's 2013 budget contains hefty raises for six city employees, including the part-time solicitors of the administration and council. The budget comes following a summer in...
View ArticleAnti-Bullying Presentation an education lesson on bullying and cyber-bullying
When John Halligan lost his son, Ryan, 13, to suicide in October 2003 he knew he had missed some signs. He's never going to let that happen again. "I want to give you information I wish my wife and I...
View ArticleNorth Pocono School Board advances on $11M renovation project
North Pocono tweaks project priorities MOSCOW - North Pocono School Board members unanimously tweaked a list of high-priority needs on Tuesday for a long-term project totaling $11.17 million. A...
View ArticleCommunity gathers Friends of the Poor dinner
Regina Galliego comes back for the gravy - her favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal. But more than dressings and toppings, she comes for the sense of belonging and community she gets every time she...
View ArticleWest Pittston fire ruled arson
WEST PITTSTON - It was the work of an arsonist that gutted the historic 128-year-old home of a local attorney Sunday night, a state police fire marshal said Tuesday. Joe Castellino, an attorney with a...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 11/21/2012
Fire temporarily closes market OLD FORGE - An electrical fire Tuesday temporarily closed Ray's Shur Save Market and forced the grocer to throw out food. Borough firefighters responded to the market at...
View ArticleHonor rolls, 11/21/2012
SCRANTON PREPARATORY SCHOOLGRADE 12First honors: John Banas, Karissa Barbarevech, Megan Bershefsky, Franchessa Bianconi, Sabrina Brennan, Michael Brier, Mackenzie Carroll, William Cognetti, Kendra...
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