Business Briefcase, Feb. 7, 2016
Tuesday: “Build Your Strategic Plan,” Family Business Alliance, Wilkes University, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Henry Student Center Ballroom, Wilkes University, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre. Chuck Cohen of...
View ArticleMild winter, little snow means salt savings
A mild winter has created a salt surplus for municipalities. Before every winter, municipalities are forced to play the guessing game of ordering salt months before the snow and ice hit. Many base an...
View ArticlePeople on the Move, Feb. 7, 2016
Borton-Lawson Two employees have joined the Wilkes-Barre office. Thomas Holden Jr., EIT civil designer, joins the Energy Services group as a civil designer. Mr. Holden is a graduate of Penn State...
View ArticleVeterans News 2/7/2016
VETERANS Banners of Honor program entries Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Hometown Heroes program salutes those who have exemplified excellence in military and public service. Those with service time...
View ArticleInvestors using index funds to try to beat the market
NEW YORK — Don’t try to beat the market. The adage got pounded for years into investors, and many began to live by it. After seeing so many investments fail to keep up with the Standard & Poor’s...
View ArticleWhere to go for volunteer help filing taxes
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Wayne County Area Agency on Aging: Volunteers will assist Wayne County senior citizens and low- to moderate-income taxpayers with 2015 federal and state tax returns....
View ArticleJaycees meet in Scranton, chart course for 2016
Pennsylvania Jaycees gathered in Scranton over the weekend for training, business and charting the course for 2016. But while the 40 members of the United States Junior Chamber, as Jaycees are...
View ArticleTax groups protest Blake vote
Members of a coalition of taxpayer groups met outside the building that houses state Sen. John Blake’s office in downtown Scranton early Saturday morning in support of a proposal to eliminate school...
View ArticleAround the Towns 2/7/2016
Archbald The recent winter storm that hammered much of the East Coast contributed to a blood shortage, and a local group is helping to answer the call. The Valley Blood Council, which regularly runs...
View ArticleScranton police looking for missing teenage girl
SCRANTON — A 15-year-old girl went missing Saturday evening, and police are asking the public’s help in finding her. Emily Haines’ parents reported their daughter missing about 5 p.m. Saturday. She...
View ArticleWithout state budget, school districts struggle to budget for next year
Area superintendents wish they could predict the future. On the eve of the governor’s 2016-17 budget address, school leaders across the state are trying to forecast revenues for the next fiscal year,...
View ArticleRoaring Brook temporary OK of DeNaples truck site continues
Roaring Brook Twp. supervisors still have not decided whether to allow a DeNaples truck-repair site to remain permanently on conservation land. The Lackawanna County Regional Planning Commission...
View ArticleSchool Notes 2/8/2016
Blue Ridge Senior Jade Viruet was presented with Scholastic Art Awards’ Silver Key Award for her sculpture, “New Life.” Jade received the award at Marywood University, and her sculpture was showcased....
View ArticleState police captain compares police work to fatherhood
DUNMORE — When it comes to making tough decisions and taking criticism, state troopers and fathers have a lot in common, said Capt. Christopher Paris. “You have to try your best to stand up for the...
View ArticleResidents: Sewer project threatens wells
PITTSTON TWP. — Ellen Nocito has lived on Ridge Road for 20 years and never had a problem with her well water until a multimillion-dollar sewer construction project got underway a few weeks ago....
View ArticleLawyers offer free family law help
SCRANTON — A group of civic-minded lawyers is offering free legal help for folks with family law problems. Lackawanna Pro Bono will hold an event called the Family Law Help Desk from 1 to 3 p.m....
View Article150 People who made Scranton great - Ned Washington
Jiminy Cricket stole the show in “Pinocchio” with his performance of “When You Wish Upon a Star,” but a lyricist from Scranton put the words in his mouth. The song became the unofficial theme of the...
View ArticlePennDOT, Geisinger hosting blood drive
DUNMORE — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Geisinger are hosting a blood drive today with a goal inspired by Sunday’s big game. The After Super Bowl 50 Blood Drive is scheduled from 8...
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Pets of the Week 2/7/2016
Find a pet who needs a new home at the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter Rocket is a young adult, male Pittbull mix. He is very sweet, loving and playful, but does not get along well with cats. Contact...
View ArticlePolice: Men climb pole to check cable before Super Bowl
HANOVER TWP. — Two Everhart Street residents were cited Sunday morning for using a ladder to climb a utility pole to check their connection in time for the Super Bowl due to issues with their cable....
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