Disc-golf course halfway complete and open for play
WAVERLY TWP. - Standing next to the orange cone serving as a tee box at hole No. 4, Bill White gripped the disc and let it fly. Frustrated with his shot, the township manger walked about 30 yards,...
View ArticleFriday night fire in Salem Twp. destroys trailer home
Fire destroys Salem Twp. home SALEM TWP. - Fire Marshals are investigating a fire that devastated a trailer home Friday in Salem Twp. Hamlin Fire and Rescue Chief Gene Koch said no one was injured in...
View ArticleWayne County Sentencings 1/27/2013
Defendants were sentenced or pleaded guilty recently before Wayne County Court President Judge Raymond L. Hamill: - Donald Lamberton, 36, Waymart, was sentenced to pay all court costs for one count of...
View ArticleBusiness Buzz, Jan. 27, 2012
Franchise ranked Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc. was ranked No. 2 by Entrepreneur magazine among all other competitors in the real estate category in its "Entrepreneur 2013 Franchise 500" list, an...
View ArticleSmall business uneasy about tax collection bills
NEW YORK - Small-business owners may be closer to losing an advantage they've enjoyed during the e-commerce boom - being exempt from collecting sales tax in states where they're not located. And...
View ArticleScranton to borrow $22 million through arcane financing mechanism
Scranton plans to borrow at least $22.1 million this year through an arcane, though not uncommon, financing mechanism called a "sale-leaseback" of an as-yet unspecified city property. The money is...
View ArticleMedia exec to address Friendly Sons
A media company executive will serve as toastmaster for the 108th annual dinner of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Lackawanna County. Geoffrey MacGregor, manager of real estate for Lamar...
View ArticleVeterans News 1/27/2013
Sons of Legion breakfast today Sons of American Legion Post 357, Hallstead, all-you-can-eat breakfast, today, 8-11 a.m. VFW Post 4909 to elect VP today Dupont VFW Post 4909 Home Association election...
View ArticleComedy show in Jessup cause for a laugh with friends
JESSUP - Though comedian Adam Lucidi is a veteran of the underground New York City comedy circuit, shows in small towns hold a certain charm for him. The people are real; they are not taking it for...
View ArticleCredit counselors notice decline in holiday overspending phone calls
DICKSON CITY - When it comes to holiday shopping, Jason Pearson prefers cash. "I don't want to use credit cards," the 32-year-old Scranton resident said recently while browsing baseball caps at the...
View ArticleUnited Way, Accounting students to provide tax help
Students, United Way offer tax help SCRANTON - Accounting students from the University of Scranton and volunteers from the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties will be providing free...
View ArticleVerizon saw larger-than-expected Q4 loss
Verizon shares falter after quarterly reportVerizon Communications retreated slightly after reporting a larger-than-expected quarterly loss.The New York-based telecommunications giant closed at $42.67...
View ArticlePeople on the Move, Jan. 27, 2013
Allied Rehab Hospital Kim Emick, O.T.R./L., of Allied Rehab Hospital, was recently certified in the treatment of lymphedema by Lymphatic Care Specialists in Blacksburg, Va., where she studied anatomy,...
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Tax-aid websiteA brief in The Sunday Times about a free tax assistance program run by the University of Scranton and United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties had the wrong website for the full...
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A woman shovels snow and ice Monday afternoon on Dunmore Street in Throop, covered in a tangle of tire tracks. The winter cocktail that fell on the region made for a treacherous transit throughout the...
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Official: Retirees miss cutsChanges due for future pensioners HARRISBURG - A pending proposal by Gov. Tom Corbett to overhaul two public pension systems won't affect the several hundred thousand...
View ArticleDA: Police office who fatally shot a Lake Winola man won't be prosecuted
A Tunkhannock Twp. police officer who fatally shot a Lake Winola man while serving a mental health warrant last fall will not be prosecuted, the Wyoming County district attorney's office announced...
View ArticlePolice: Hill Section home burglarized
Burglary probed in Hill SectionSCRANTON - City police are investigating the burglary of a Hill Section home over the weekend.Acting Capt. Glen Thomas said officers responded to Rear 518 N. Irving Ave.,...
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Toilet paperpolicy chafes MAHANOY CITY - Vandalism in Mahanoy Area High School boys' bathrooms has resulted in toilet paper being issued by request as needed, a policy that one parent believes is...
View ArticleSouth Abington will see 28 townhouses
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. - At least 28 townhouses will be built next to a section of single-family homes off Gravel Pond Road, after supervisors approved the next step in the multimillion-dollar project.At...
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