Carbondale woman arrested for dealing heroin
CARBONDALE — Police arrested a city woman after they said she sold heroin on three occasions. Police said they saw Susanne Lipko, 28, 103 Terrace St., sell a few bags of heron on Oct. 28, Nov. 4 and...
View ArticleOld Forge to throw 'Snow Forge' event
For 10 years, Old Forge Mayor Bob Mulkerin traveled to Jim Thorpe with his family for the town’s Christmas celebration. Every year during the 45-minute drive, Mr. Mulkerin and his wife would wonder...
View ArticleCommunity Events Listings, Nov. 28, 2014
Carbondale Holiday concert: First United Methodist Church of Carbondale holiday organ concert, Sunday, 2:45 p.m., 20 N. Church St.; 570-282-5740. Regional Nurses’ dinner: Scranton State General...
View ArticleTrain cars derail near Olive Street
Three train cars derailed and tipped on their sides near Olive Street in downtown Scranton Friday morning. The cars were hauling hydraulic fracturing sand north to Carbondale on Pennsylvania Northeast...
View ArticleCommunity Events Listings, Nov. 29, 2014
Abingtons Christmas pot luck: Abington Heights Civic League Christmas pot luck dinner, Dec. 1, 6 p.m., clubhouse, 115 Colburn Ave. Clarks Summit; new member installation; 570-587-3101. Regional...
View ArticleScranton homeless woman gets lift from community
Off Route 307 in Scranton for the past three years, there’s been a tent. Michelle Mattice and her tiny dog, Mon Cheri, live there. A California native, Ms. Mattice arrived in Scranton in summer 2012...
View ArticleDonations sought for Coats for Kids project
SCRANTON — The Scranton-Lackawanna Human Development Agency is seeking donations for its annual Coats for Kids project. For 16 years, the agency has raised funds to purchase new winter coats for...
View ArticleTeen runaways sought by police
LAKE TWP. — State police hope to find two teenage girls who left a Wayne County residential care facility Friday morning. Sherrell Bailey and Ashahanna Negron, both 15, left one of ChildFirst Services...
View ArticleMunicipalities ready for winter's worst
The cold has arrived in Northeast Pennsylvania, and area municipalities of all sizes have stockpiled salt and readied their plows to face whatever harsh weather the season may bring. “I’m a churchgoer...
View ArticleVerizon retailer collecting food at two area locations
SCRANTON — One Verizon Wireless retailer is collecting goods for area food banks this holiday season. Until Dec. 12, the Cellular Connection’s locations across the country, including one at 1141...
View ArticleA quieter kind of Black Friday
DICKSON CITY — Thanksgiving Day deals prompted bargain hunters to begin their holiday shopping late Thursday, stealing thunder — and foot traffic — from the traditional Black Friday frenzy. Crowds at...
View ArticleEagen hopes to break a trend
Democratic attorney Todd Eagen carries a historic last name, one known well by observers of the state’s appeals courts and local Democrats. But history stands against his bid for a state Commonwealth...
View ArticleGriffin Pond Animal Shelter, Geisinger collaborate on blood drive
MOOSIC — Geisinger Blood Center has pledged a $5 donation to Griffin Pond Animal Shelter for every unit of blood collected at a blood drive Dec. 13 at the Shoppes at Montage. The blood center’s mobile...
View ArticleScranton magicians try to prevent disappearance of Houdini's grave
NEW YORK — Nestled next to the late Lewins, Blums and Levys in a spooky old cemetery in New York City lies the final resting place of America’s most legendary magician, interred under a granite...
View ArticleVolunteer not named in photo
A photo caption on Page A5 in Thursday’s editions referred to three volunteers at the Family to Family food basket distribution but only showed one, and it misidentified the volunteer. The photo showed...
View ArticleSome area ski slopes open for holiday weekend
A Thanksgiving Eve storm got skiers thinking about snow earlier than normal, increasing traffic on some area slopes during the holiday break. While slope operators note that they are proficient at...
View ArticleGouldsboro ambulance squad and fire department explore merger
Two groups of Gouldsboro emergency responders are exploring a merger if they can work out their differences. At one point earlier this fall, Gouldsboro Ambulance Squad had not responded to nearly one...
View ArticleCharter school center to open in January
DICKSON CITY — Where people once purchased pet supplies, charter school students will learn. Commonwealth Connections Academy will soon open the region’s first family service center for cyberschool...
View ArticleFederal grand jury indicts men for counterfeiting
SCRANTON — Three Tobyhanna men accused of passing fake $100 bills at local casinos are facing federal charges. A federal grand jury in Scranton indicted Michael Turner, 21, Andrew Turner, 27, and...
View ArticleChristmas lights return to Nay Aug Park
Neil Rogers becomes a kid again every winter when the Nay Aug Park Christmas lights shine festive colors across the park. The 65-year-old drives through the park multiple times a year with wife,...
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