Conference ignites a leadership mindset among students
Students from colleges throughout Northeast Pennsylvania gathered at The University of Scranton on Feb. 21 to attend the annual IGNITE Leadership Conference. The day-long event, which encouraged...
View ArticleAttorney: Pension board responsible for double pension errors
Retirees who saw their Scranton city pensions double should not have to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars if it is determined the payments were made in error, an attorney representing one of the...
View ArticleNEIU board appoints executive director, rejects resignation of fiscal director
ARCHBALD — A former Scranton administrator and current Blue Ridge School District superintendent will be the next leader of the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit. The NEIU board approved...
View ArticleDriver in deadly car fight wants trial; victim's family wants justice
Brandon Toth was messing around with another man’s wife. When that man, David Dando Jr., jumped on Mr. Toth’s truck one evening in June 2013, he peeled out, punched the man and pried Mr. Dando’s...
View ArticleMan raped, abused girl for 20 years, prosecutors say
A former Scranton man systematically raped and sexually abused a girl throughout her childhood and into adulthood, fathering three of her children, Lackawanna County prosecutors said. At least seven...
View ArticleOld Forge man seeks to withdraw plea to child enticement
An Old Forge man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trying to persuade a teen to help him masturbate is seeking to vacate his sentence based on claims his attorney was ineffective. Jeffrey...
View ArticleJarbola formally announces judge candidacy
Republican Lackawanna County District Attorney Andy Jarbola has officially announced his candidacy for county judge while the county Democratic Party struggles to find someone to run against the...
View ArticleCommunity Events Listings, Feb. 25, 2015
Abingtons Shelter fundraiser: Essential Beauty Treatments Salon and Spa fundraiser for Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 201 N. State St., Clarks Summit; $8 donation per service,...
View ArticleAuditor General to investigate Scranton pension plan
State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale plans to investigate the circumstances surrounding double pension benefits that were awarded to some members of Scranton’s nonuniform union. Mr. DePasquale...
View ArticleBunnell’s Hardware building sold in Clarks Summit
The former Bunnell’s Hardware building at 306 S. State St., Clarks Summit, has been sold to a partnership that plans to renovate the building, adding to the changes in that part of the borough. State...
View ArticleCops: Scranton man made threats
A Scranton man is wanted for allegedly breaking into a home in Wilkes-Barre, armed with a baseball bat, and making threats toward the residents. According to police, Sailon Castillo-Matos, 23, entered...
View ArticleDEP landfill meeting tonight
DUNMORE — The state Department of Environmental Protection has already heard plenty of opinions on the proposed expansion of the Keystone Sanitary Landfill, but environmental advocates are urging...
View ArticlePenn State to skip Scranton on annual Coaches Caravan
The Penn State Coaches Caravan will hit the road again late this spring, but it will not be driving through Scranton. Although it became one of the most popular stops on the tour each of the last...
View ArticleFire tears through Honesdale business
HONESDALE — A fire tore through a Main Street business just down the block from Honesdale Hose Co. 1 late Tuesday. Dozens of firefighters swarmed the 500 block of Main Street to fight the blaze at...
View ArticleDriver jailed for violating bail
SCRANTON — A Fell Twp. woman accused of vehicular homicide is back in jail with a higher bail. Judge Vito Geroulo cited “repeated failure to follow bail conditions” in a Feb. 23 order against Mary...
View ArticleSewer authority refinances bonds
SCRANTON — The Scranton Sewer Authority on Tuesday approved refinancing $8 million of bonds issued in 2007 to save some $500,000 over the remaining bond term, according to authority Executive Director...
View ArticleWolf seeks to halve corporate tax rate, broaden its reach
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf will seek to cut Pennsylvania's major corporate income tax rate in half, but also try to broaden how it is applied, his administration said Wednesday. The Wolf...
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View ArticleState audit, criminal investigation launched into Scranton double pensions
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today said that he is launching an immediate probe into the issues related to the eligibility of retirees and criteria used by the city to award doubled pension...
View ArticleDunmore zoning board schedules landfill hearings
The Dunmore Zoning Board scheduled three public hearings to consider whether Keystone Sanitary Landfill’s proposed expansion violates the borough’s height restriction. The hearings at Dunmore...
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