Churches unite to illuminate Christmas Eve drive
On Christmas Eve, people driving through Benton Twp. saw more than 6 miles of road illuminated by thousands of glowing milk jugs, lighting the way to three local churches. The jugs, filled with...
View ArticleAvoca petroleum wholesaler sold to New York firm
A private equity firm has acquired an Avoca petroleum products wholesaler that has been in business for more than 85 years. Craft Oil Corp. recently was sold to PetroChoice, a distributor based in...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 12/26/2012
Funeral Notices BORUTA, MICHAEL E., GouldsÂboro, Thursday, 10:30 a.m., Brian Arthur Strauch Funeral Homes, 3 First St., Spring Brook Twp. Interment, Fairview MemorÂial Park, Elmhurst. Calling hours,...
View ArticleOld Forge borehole drains mines for 50 years
The 50th anniversary of the Old Forge borehole is drawing attention to the dark world that underlies the Scranton area and the river and bay it pollutes. When the Old Forge borehole was drilled in...
View ArticleFirm handling Luzerne County's former tax collection agency wants records...
The law firm handling the bankruptcy of Luzerne County's former tax collection agency wants to have tax records destroyed, saying there's no money to pay for their storage. Not so fast, say...
View ArticleSchuylkill County man kills wife, self on Christmas morning
MAHANOY CITY - A husband and wife are dead after a murder-suicide at a Schuylkill County home early Christmas morning. Yellow crime scene tape surrounded the home at 3 N. 10th St. in Mahanoy City as...
View ArticleOn Dec. 26 in NEPA
On this date in NEPA75 years ago, 19 people were injured in crashes over the Christmas weekend. The worst occurred near Miles Slope in Dickson City, where a driver struck a service pole that had a...
View ArticleHigh school basketball tournaments postponed
Snow and troublesome winter weather has forced holiday high school basketball tournaments to be postponed. The annual Peter Turonis/Pennstar Classic that was scheduled to begin tonight has been pushed...
View ArticleOld Forge no closer to settled contract
Old Forge talks still stalled OLD FORGE - The Old Forge teachers union has not yet decided whether teachers will be in their classrooms on Jan. 2. After a work stoppage caused students to miss two...
View ArticleScranton man attacked girlfriend who did not defend him in argument with...
SCRANTON - A Scranton man punched his girlfriend in the face, flipped over their dining room table and ordered her to fix it before going to sleep early Wednesday after she failed to "stick up" for...
View ArticleLane restriction on I-81 northbound after tractor trailer crash
MOOSIC - The northbound lane of Interstate 81 northbound is restricted to one lane after a tractor trailer slid into the median of the highway just before 10 p.m.State police and the Moosic fire...
View ArticleDean's list, 12/27/2012
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYShawn A. Beistline, Scranton; Carol A. Bestrycki, Scranton; Matthew J. Borgia, Scranton; Brian C. Cali, Dunmore; Bradley D. Coleman, Dunmore; Kyle A. Cunningham, Madison...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 12/27/12
CLIPBOARDPittstonClass gathering: Pittston Area class of 1976 gathering, Saturday, 8 p.m., Bar on Oak, Oak Street; casual food, casual dress, cash bar, music of the '70s; bring appetizer to share, $5...
View ArticleCollege graduates 12/27/2012
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Brittany M. Baker, Moosic, Bachelor of Science, human development and family studies; Sean E. Bannon, Scranton, Master of Business Administration; Jahn D. Beavers,...
View ArticleMascaro lands $135 million contract to bring N.J. garbage to Dunmore
J.P. Mascaro & Sons landed a contract to haul Morris County, N.J., garbage to the Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Dunmore. The Audubon, Montgomery County-based company's $135 million, 5-year...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 12/27/2012
Woman facing assault charges TOBYHANNA TWP. - A Pocono Lake woman faces charges after her husband told Pocono Mountain Regional Police she assaulted him Sunday night. Dena Michelsen, 35, was charged...
View ArticleSnowstorm settling down over Northeast Pennsylvania
A winter storm that dropped the first major snowfall across the region, reduced speed limits on highways, kept state Department of Transportation snow plows busy and sidelined vehicles should taper...
View ArticleGift cards and huge sales attract holiday customers
A winter storm threat did not deter shoppers from redeeming gift cards and finding sales the day after Christmas. By 10 a.m., Target shopping carts were filled with wrapping paper and other festive...
View ArticleRash of car break-ins reported in, around Carbondale
Carbondale police on Wednesday released surveillance photos of two suspects in a series of car break-ins throughout the Upvalley. Police said several dozen cars were broken into in the last two weeks...
View ArticlePa climate change strategy being updated
HARRISBURG - With Superstorm Sandy's destruction reviving debate over global climate change, Pennsylvania's effort to fashion a response is nearing another milestone. The state Climate Change Advisory...
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