Judges pepper Scranton officials on commuter tax
A panel of three Lackawanna County Court judges peppered Scranton officials Tuesday with questions about the city's budgeting and revised recovery plan on the first day of a hearing on the city's...
View ArticleState police: 16-year-old killed by train
NEW MILFORD - A Blue Ridge High School student was killed Tuesday morning when he was hit by a train in New Milford Twp.The teen, identified by police as Mahlon C. Mosher, 16, of New Milford, was hit...
View ArticleScott Sewer Authority Board hopes to solve odor issues
SCOTT TWP. - Looking to solve the lingering odor issue caused by the township's six pump stations, sewer authority board members asked their engineer to research a method used by Jefferson Twp. At a...
View ArticleCity police charge Scranton High student with weapon possession
SCRANTON - City police arrested a Scranton High School student Monday after finding a knife in his locker, acting Capt. Glen Thomas said. Detectives arrived at the school to speak to the 16-year-old...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Sentencings 12/12/2012
SENTENCINGS The following defendants were sentenced recently in LackaÂwanna County Court by Judge Vito Geroulo: - Robyn Lynn Davies, 55, of 342 N. Sumner Ave., Scranton, to two years of state...
View ArticleDickson City may be adding to police force; no tax increase
Dickson City adopts 2013 budget; no tax increase DICKSON CITY - The 2013 budget was adopted with no tax increase Tuesday, one year after the council approved a 50 percent rate jump. The council may...
View ArticleNonprofit cash falls short; Scranton eyes $1M line item
Scranton's proposed 2013 budget includes a $1 million line item to help cover expenses, both expected and unanticipated, next year, including a shortfall in donations from nonprofits. The city has...
View ArticleEntry denied, jilted drinker stabs bar's bouncer with screwdriver
Turned away from a Jefferson Avenue bar early Saturday for the open beer in his hand, police said a jilted drinker returned minutes later with a screwdriver and stabbed the bouncer in his jaw and arm....
View ArticleRegional Briefs 12/12/2012
REGIONAL BRIEFS Police search for robbery suspect SCRANTON - City police are searching for a man who robbed a convenience store on Mulberry Street on Tuesday night. Scranton Police Lt. Marty Crofton...
View ArticlePPL customers will see about 4 percent rate hike
Customers of PPL Electric Utilities will see monthly bills increase by about 4 percent next year, resulting from recent state Public Utility Commission action. The PUC on Dec. 5 granted...
View ArticlePolice: Brooklyn man arrested after bringing illegal gun to Scranton club
SCRANTON - A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was arrested early Sunday after bringing a handgun with its serial number scratched off to a North Scranton club, police said. Jean Alex, 21, of Brooklyn, was allowed...
View ArticleOnly three residents speak at Scranton School District budget hearing
Facing uncertain revenues and a $2.8 million anticipated deficit for 2013, the Scranton School Board heard from only three residents at a budget hearing Tuesday night. District officials are still...
View ArticleElm Street Program continues its work to revitalize South Side
For 15 minutes, Jill Murrin touched on the past, displaying before and after pictures of businesses and homes in the area and showcasing numbers that show the decrease in crime since 2009. She...
View ArticleCounty jail goes on lockdown
Prison lockdown allows for search SCRANTON - The Lackawanna County Prison went on lockdown Tuesday while it underwent a planned, routine search. Warden Robert McMillan said the prison is required to...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 12/12/2012
APPLIN, MARGARET R. "PEGGY," Covington Twp., today, 11 a.m., Elm Park United Methodist Church, 712 Linden St., Scranton, by the Rev. Howard Woodruff, pastor; and her grandson-in-law, Pastor Eric...
View ArticleSpring Brook Twp. meth suspect sought
Spring Brook man wanted in meth probe Police say he produced drug at home Detectives with the Lackawanna County District Attorney's office are looking for a Spring Brook Twp. man who they believe...
View ArticleFirefighters help Scranton woman escape fire
SCRANTON - Firefighters had to help a 99-year-old woman leave her house when a fire started on the kitchen stove and spread to the cabinets of her Monroe Avenue home Tuesday night. Assistant Scranton...
View ArticleCops say clerk lied about robbery
DICKSON CITY - A gas station attendant who told police he was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night faces charges after police discovered he made the incident up and took the money himself. Chace Kucharski,...
View ArticleChinese food delivery driver robbed in Scranton
SCRANTON - Three unknown assailants satisfied their craving for Chinese food by punching a delivery driver in the face and absconding with the takeout Tuesday night. Scranton Police Lt. Marty Crofton...
View ArticleWoman facing drug charges
SCRANTON - A Wilkes-Barre woman was arrested for selling heroin Monday in the parking lot of a Meadow Avenue business, police said. Sherri Beth Dixon, 22, 316 N. Empire Court, Apt. 307, sold 3 grams...
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