Work on Scranton church coming along
Work is moving along to restore Scranton's Covenant Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Avenue, to its original design. Steve Carter, a parishioner and volunteer who has been working since July on the...
View ArticleA Times-honored tradition: Tower lighting heralds holiday season
With a bear hat to keep him warm, Dylan Berry, 5, bounced with excitement on the Penn Avenue sidewalk. Outfitted in his "extra cozy" hat and new Batman gloves, Dylan had only one thing on his mind:...
View ArticleBank files to evict woman who was paying mortgage on home she didn't own
Unable to reach a settlement with a woman who made three years of mortgage payments on a property she didn't own, Peoples Neighborhood Bank is filing formal eviction notices against Shelia M. Layo....
View ArticleFugitive Scott Binsack captured, remains in jail
Scott Binsack will spend Thanksgiving behind bars, and most likely away from a keyboard. The fugitive who taunted pursuers and critics through Facebook and YouTube was caught by surprise in Bath Twp.,...
View ArticleScranton commuter tax showdown on tap
Whether Scranton gets a commuter tax next year will hinge on whether a panel of judges believes the city has tapped out its own residents and now has no recourse but to tax nonresidents working in the...
View ArticleA charge dismissed against Musto
Musto count dropped A federal judge dismissed one of eight counts facing former state Sen. Raphael J. Musto on Wednesday, ruling the statute of limitations had expired before the charge was filed. The...
View ArticleFrom one family to another, Thanksgiving dinner
Pearl Yanick just wants her 1-year-old daughter to remember Thanksgiving the right way. But with the price of everything from rent to her monthly bills rising, the 27-year-old Jermyn woman simply...
View ArticleTractor-trailer crash closes one lane of Interstate 84
HAMLIN - One lane of Interstate 84 eastbound is closed in Wayne County where a tractor trailer rolled over, trapping someone inside, according to the state Department of Transportation. The crash...
View ArticleHigh gas prices won't deter travelers this Thanksgiving
Clutching a fresh cup of coffee, Ruth Randall stretched her back and yawned. More than 150 miles into her 300-mile Thanksgiving Eve trek to Geneva, N.Y., the 71-year-old from Wilmington, Del., and her...
View ArticleNamedropper, 11/22/12
Leadershippers to mix, mingle, jingle Leadership Lackawanna members plan to "mix, mingle and jingle" for the holidays during a party at the Electric City Trolley Museum. Committee members have planned...
View ArticleDeals will push consumers to stores earlier
Some earlier store openings ahead of Black Friday only extend the most-anticipated shopping event of the year. "We've just elongated Black Friday from something that starts at midnight to something...
View ArticleFour West Scranton High School students charged with Walmart thefts
TAYLOR - Borough police on Tuesday arrested four West Scranton High School students for a pair of thefts from Wal-Marts in Taylor and Dickson City earlier this year. Brian Rivera, 18, 1009 W....
View ArticleNEPA shoppers wait for hours to snag deals on toys, Tools, electronics
DICKSON CITY - So much for family time on Thanksgiving gathered around the dinner table. Jeff Branas and his two children have a family tradition of putting a tent up in front of Best Buy and camping...
View ArticleScranton Parking Authority taps excess bond reserves to meet next bond payment
The Scranton Parking Authority has agreed to liquidate a surplus in a 2007 bond-reserve fund to pay most of an $813,400 bond payment that is due Dec. 1. Of that total, the city and a court-appointed...
View ArticleLocal shop owners hopeful 'Small Business Saturday' takes off
Retailers hope the third time will be a charm as they prepare for Small Business Saturday, the shopping season's celebration of small boutiques and mom-and-pop stores. In 2010, Small Business Saturday...
View ArticleDeath of prisoner in arson case ruled suicide
Prisoner's death ruled a suicide BELLEFONTE - The death of a serial arsonist found unresponsive in his cell Monday has been ruled a suicide, according to Centre County Coroner Scott Sayers. Stephen...
View ArticleHope for the future of Dickson City Crime Watch
Six years ago, Dickson City had 205 fewer signs posted in the borough. Since then, the Crime Watch has raised funds to outfit the borough with as many blue signs advertising an active group of...
View ArticleHoping to buy wine online? Think again
The nation's largest online retailer, Amazon.com, is getting into the wine business hoping to put millions of Web shoppers keystrokes away from the wines they want. But Pennsylvania citizens shouldn't...
View ArticlePolice search for Alabama woman reported missing in Madison Twp.
Woman reported missing in area DUNMORE - State police continued to search Thursday for an Alabama woman reported missing on Sunday after she dropped her two young children off at a relative's house in...
View ArticleWest Scranton students spend Thanksgiving "walking the line"
It was still dark outside when Felisia Goni woke up Thursday morning. The West Scranton High School sophomore isn't normally a big athlete, but that didn't stop her from walking from Pittston to...
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