No progress in Old Forge teacher contract talks
OLD FORGE - No additional negotiations have been planned between the Old Forge School Board and the district's teachers union, according to Superintendent R. Scott Jeffery. The board presented its...
View ArticleDriver sought in fatal Wilkes-Barre hit-and-run
Driver sought in fatal hit-and-run WILKES-BARRE - Police say they won't stop looking until they find the car that ended a child's life just days before Christmas in Luzerne County. "It's a 24-hour...
View ArticleDunmore police investigate stolen-car report
DUNMORE - Borough police are investigating a Thursday evening report of a stolen vehicle from a parking lot outside a tanning salon. The purple 1999 Dodge Caravan belonging to Frank Capozzi of...
View ArticleShooting probed in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE - City police are trying to find out what happened to send a man to the hospital with a gunshot wound Sunday night. Police and ambulances were dispatched to 390 S. Grant St., an apartment...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 12/24/12
CLIPBOARDAvocaGarbage collection: Borough garbage collection Friday instead of Thursday for holiday week.MayfieldCompany meets: Whitmore Hose Company meeting, Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m., company...
View ArticleLate holiday shoppers not stressed
DICKSON CITY - Pushing her cart down the electronics aisle at Target, Joyce Enders scanned her list, checking what iPod accessory she planned to buy her child. Unable to find it, the Dalton woman...
View ArticleOn Dec. 24 in NEPA
On this date in NEPA75 years ago, about 3,000 people attended the 2nd Ward Independent Republicans Club Christmas party at North Scranton Junior High School. The club also gave out 258 Christmas...
View ArticleOfficials debate air quality in Dalton's firehouse
DALTON - For years, several officials have questioned the air quality inside the borough's Fire Department, asking other council members to relocate the borough secretary, treasurer and police chief's...
View ArticleTimmy Tinsel: Santa's diet nearly derails Christmas sleigh ride
Editor's note: The following dispatch upholds a longtime Times-Shamrock tradition. CHRISTMAS TOWN - The usually festive mood in this tiny town at the top of the world was notably subdued this morning...
View ArticleDrivers reminded to drive safely for holidays
DUNMORE - State police are encouraging drivers to travel safely during the holiday week. Motorists are reminded to wear seat belts, drive at safe speeds, refrain from driving under the influence or...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 12/24/2012
BARANOWSKI, MARION, Lincoln Heights section of Scranton, private. Arrangements: Carl J. Savino Funeral Home, 157 S. Main Ave., West Scranton. BISCOTTI, MARY A., Wyoming, today, Peter J. Adonizio...
View ArticleMobile meth lab found in Wal-Mart parking lot
SAINT CLAIR - Shoppers going to Wal-Mart on Sunday morning were met by an unusual sight: a state police emergency clandestine lab drug team processing a vehicle housing a mobile methamphetamine lab....
View ArticleNorth Scranton bar burglarized
North Scranton bar burglarizedSCRANTON - The owners of a North Scranton bar found their business burglarized Sunday morning, police said.Edward and Mildred Volovitch told police they walked into...
View ArticleCoins and cologne taken in Scranton burglary
Coins, cologne taken in burglarySCRANTON - A North Scranton man walked into his apartment Saturday and found it burglarized, though only a jar of coins and a bottle of cologne were taken.City police...
View ArticleA holiday for helping
Every day, volunteers gather at St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen to feed people who struggle to afford a meal. Today, Aaron Best and his fiancée, Debra McAlary, hope those regular volunteers take a...
View ArticleLocal churches adopt electronic ways to donate
PayPal may be the new collection basket for modern area churches. The trend toward shopping, banking and paying bills online or through recurring automatic bank drafts has led local churches,...
View ArticleHonor Rolls 12/25/2012
Honor Rolls LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL Grade 12 High honor roll: Danielle Bickelman, Jacquelyeen Budzinski, Rachel Chrzan, Dante Deantonio, William Demyan, Stephen Grzenda, Mora Hoyle, Martin Lambert,...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 12/25/12
CLIPBOARDAbingtonsBenefit concert: Abington Heights/Scranton Prep students "The Summit Sings," benefit concert for Newtown (Conn.) Family Recovery Fund, Sunday, 6-10 p.m., Duffy's Coffee House, 312 S....
View ArticleRefrigerator filled with meat reported stolen
OLYPHANT - The owner of a body shop told police that a refrigerator and freezer filled with frozen steaks, lobster, scallops, crab legs and other items has been stolen. John R. Smith, the owner of...
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