On Nov. 25 in NEPA and around the world
On this date in NEPA 100 years ago, Mayor Jermyn reported the city had raised $4,101 to help the people of war-torn Beligum. He also announced it was Dollar Day and encouraged all citizens to donate $1...
View ArticlePPL rate up as better deals multiply
PPL Electric Utilities announced a nearly 4 percent hike in default electric rates for the quarter starting Monday, the highest the rate has been in four years. Consumers who decline to select another...
View ArticleFeed-A-Friend, Family to Family still short of funds
SCRANTON — Two charities that provide Thanksgiving food baskets to needy families remained short of their fundraising goals Monday. United Neighborhood Centers’ Feed-A-Friend still needed $7,000 to...
View ArticleRegional Briefs, Nov. 25, 2014
Three guilty verdicts in Pike PIKE COUNTY — Juries in Pike County issued guilty verdict in three different cases. A jury found Paul Burke, age 44, guilty of aggravated assault, terroristic threats,...
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Dunmore approves Keystone landfill agreement
DUNMORE — After a contentious meeting Monday, borough council approved a $15.63 million agreement with Keystone Sanitary Landfill that could turn into a $191.7 million agreement over nearly 50 years...
View ArticleOfficials discuss initiatives to improve region's embrace of diversity
Despite the growing number of minority students enrolled in the Scranton School District, some who are bilingual prefer not to speak a foreign language out of fear they will be culturally alienated....
View ArticleHazleton man sentenced to prison for rape
A Hazleton man convicted of dragging a woman by the neck to an isolated spot between two buildings, where he raped her, was sentenced Monday to serve between 13.8 years to 30½ years in state prison....
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NEPA Photo Puzzle 11/25/2014
Test your jigsaw puzzle skills with images from around NEPA. Click below to begin: North Pocono High SchoolMore jigsaw puzzles at Jigidi
View ArticleLeo Moskovitz dies at age 109
JERMYN — Leo Moskovitz of Jermyn, who founded and served as president of First National Bank of Jermyn before retiring in 1993, died Monday. He was 109. He would have celebrated his 110th birthday on...
View ArticlePa. Turnpike says 11 disciplined over emailed porn
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says it's disciplined 11 people for using the agency email system to forward and receive pornography. A spokesman said Tuesday the...
View Article'Sword guy' gets short jail stint, long court supervision
The “sword guy” heads to jail. Lackawanna County Judge Michael Barrasse sentenced William Giordano, convicted last month of wearing a sword to a Scranton School District building, to a short jail...
View ArticleARC commemorates Gensiak tragedy with plaque
Robert Gensiak might have found friends at the Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania, but his family made that impossible. Robert, who had Down Syndrome, weighed 69 pounds when he died. His mother and two...
View ArticleWinter storm warning now in effect
The National Weather Service declared a winter storm warning this afternoon with heavy snow now imminent for the area. A coastal storm will bring heavy snow to much of Northeast Pennsylvania and the...
View ArticleNTSB: Helicopter crash pilot untrained to handle bad weather
An improperly trained helicopter pilot flew into unexpected heavy clouds or fog , sharply changed course and struggled to control the craft before the late night Wyoming County crash that killed him...
View ArticleSaporito named new federal magistrate for Wilkes-Barre
Veteran Pittston area lawyer Joseph F. Saporito Jr. was appointed as the new U.S. magistrate by a panel of federal judges, the president judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said today. The...
View ArticleCOLTS will continue Saturday bus service for now
The County of Lackawanna Transit System will not eliminate its Saturday bus service for now, though questions remain about how the agency will repay the state Department of Transportation $5.7...
View ArticleTower tradition to honor fallen trooper Cpl. Dickson
To honor the service of the late Pennsylvania State Trooper Cpl. Bryon Dickson II, his wife Tiffany and their sons, Bryon III and Adam, have been invited to pull the lever to light the Times Tower at...
View ArticleCasey proposes tax breaks for food donors
The need for food pantries and food donations grows every year, organizers at the Greater Pittston Food Pantry said Tuesday. To encourage donations during the holiday season, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 11/26/2014
MARRIAGE LICENSES ■ Phillip Mark Locker and Roxanne Spinozza, both of Scranton. ■ Carina Levis, Dunmore, and Thomas Mark Havenstrite, Covington Twp. ■ Luis Orlando Maldonado-Gonzalez and Rosa Angelica...
View ArticleWayne County Court Notes 11/26/2014
PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS Elaine Nichols to Kenneth R. Nilsen; a property in Manchester Twp. for $197,500. Donald M. Glasgow to George James and Angelica Shencavitz; a property in Manchester Twp. for...
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