Community events list, 1/3/13
CLIPBOARDAbingtonsCivic League: Abington Heights Civic League meeting, Monday, 7 p.m., clubhouse 115 Colburn Ave., Clarks Summit; post Christmas party; 587-3101.CarbondaleDog licenses: Lackawanna...
View ArticlePolice stun Blakely man twice in domestic assault arrest
BLAKELY - Borough police stunned a West Grant Street man twice before he complied with their efforts to arrest him on charges of assaulting a woman just after the new year began. Officers responding...
View ArticleFirm chosen to market Sno for sale
Firm to market Snö Mountain PHILADELPHIA - A bankruptcy judge has approved the hiring of a Montgomery County investment banking firm to market Snö Mountain for sale. Judge Jean FitzSimon issued a...
View ArticleRobert Mellow Park in Blakely could see name change
Robert Mellow Park in Blakely has paid homage to the career politician since it was named in the early 1990s, but that could change this year. A social media campaign that launched Tuesday seeks...
View ArticleTiming of Corbett's NCAA challenge raises eyebrows
Gov. Tom Corbett's interest in challenging the severe sanctions the National Collegiate Athletic Association imposed on Penn State in July raised questions Wednesday about his political motivations ....
View ArticleLackawanna County gun owners lining up for permits
 West Scranton resident David Madeira planned all along to replace his expired concealed weapons permit. But as he waited for his new permit at the Lackawanna County Courthouse, the radio talk show...
View ArticleGetting there: Another cold and sunny day headed our way
It will be sunny and cold again today, according to the National Weather Service. After a start in the high teens, the temperature will climb to near 27. NWS says there’s a chance of scattered...
View ArticleCamp counselor facing assault charges
Counselor facing assault charges LACKAWAXEN TWP. - An East Brunswick, N.J., man is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania for a crime allegedly committed while a counselor at Camp Menachem in summer...
View ArticleLocal congressmen list deficits, entitlements and other top priorities
The pressures to cut federal spending and resolve lingering issues from the last Congress overshadowed the priorities of Northeast Pennsylvania delegates in their first few days in office. Whether and...
View ArticleAround the Towns 1/6/2012
Clarks Summit An English literature teacher at Abington Heights High School recently wrote and published the final book in a four-part educational series. On Jan. 1, Marilyn Pryle released "Writing...
View ArticleHome equity roars back
By KENNETH R. HARNEY WASHINGTON - With all the depressing reports about the "fiscal cliff" and potential rollbacks in tax benefits for homeowners, you might have missed some of the positive trends...
View ArticleNamedropper, 1/6/13
Junior Leaguers carol at Holy FamilyDecked out in festive reds and greens, Junior League of Scranton members did some singing this holiday season at Holy Family Residence on the campus of Marywood...
View ArticleBusiness Buzz, Jan. 06, 2013
Business card exchange heldMore than 100 business professionals gathered at the American Red Cross, Scranton, for the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce holiday business card exchange. Tour hosted:...
View Article'We're living in a different world'
WILKES-BARRE - James McGovern, superintendent of the Lake-Lehman School District, called it "a new normal." "We're living in a different world than we did perhaps in our childhood," Mr. McGovern said...
View Article'I'm smarter, better-looking and better-educated'
DEAR J.T. & DALE: My supervisor has been singling me out for abuse. He is young, bright and experienced, but he flies into rages, yelling at me in front of co-workers and taking offense when none...
View ArticleOil prices fall over year, stability forecasted this year
Petroleum prices finished 2012 down slightly from the same period in 2011 and are expected to remain mostly stable this year.The market price for crude oil last week was down 7 percent from the...
View ArticleHealth care reform legislation may affect ordinance being mulled by Luzerne...
By Michael P. Buffer WILKES-BARRE - Obamacare prevents Luzerne County Council from adopting an ordinance that would require county employees to work at least 40 hours a week to get health benefits,...
View ArticleIn local stocks of interest, gas industry leads laggards
The year 2012 will be remembered as the year equities rallied from recessionary lows.With the Dow Jones industrial average up 7.2 percent and the S&P up more than 13 percent, most stocks...
View ArticleTips for keeping animals safe, warm during winter storms
Linda Herrmann ran the Angels Grace Toy Dog and Cat Rescue Inc. for 14 years. During her tenure at the now defunct South Canaan Twp. animal shelter, she saw abandoned kittens with ears so frostbitten...
View ArticleLackawanna County revamps jury summons process
In an average month, more than 2,000 residents of Lackawanna County receive a summons to report to the courthouse to potentially serve as a juror in a criminal or civil trial in Common Pleas Court....
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