Contractor accused of bilking clients wants to withdraw guilty plea
A Taylor contractor accused of taking money from 22 clients and not completing the work filed paperwork to withdraw a guilty plea Wednesday. Joseph Senese, 34, 514 Grove St., originally entered the...
View ArticleBest Bets: 1/16/15
TODAY: Happy birthday:Cocktails and Cupcakes: Dr. Isaiah F. Everhart Birthday Celebration, 5 to 7 p.m., POSH at the Scranton Club, 404 N. Washington Ave., $20, benefits Everhart Museum, 21 and older....
View ArticleScranton man, teen son face drug charges
A city man and his son, a Scranton High School basketball player, are facing charges after police said they saw the pair involved in a drug deal Thursday. Ulysses Michael Taylor, 49, and Sadeed Quamere...
View ArticleThe Carnegie Medal and the Knox Mine Disaster
Andrew Carnegie established The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in 1904 for two proposes: to recognize people who performed acts of heroism in civilian life in the U.S. and Canada, and to provide...
View ArticleDEP begins setting up silica study in Tunkhannock
Air Toxics Monitoring Specialists Dana Marshall, left, and Gary LaBelle, both from Harrisburg, install a data recorder on the roof of an Ambient Air Monitoring Station owned by the Department of...
View ArticleCounty Inspecting Gas Lines At Housing Developments
The gas lines at more than 1,000 apartments in Lackawanna County are being checked as a precaution after two major gas leaks in the last two months. Checking gas lines is the new normal for inspectors...
View ArticleArea legislators ready to take on heavy issues
Creating a statewide health benefits plan for thousands of public school district employees remains on the agenda of Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich, D-Taylor, Along with Republican Rep. Bernie O'Neill of...
View ArticleMeet the Patriots: Pittston Area senior interviews
Jordan Fritz, a resident of Avoca, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fritz. Jordan's favorite food is pizza; she loves Justin Timberlake and her best friends are Vicky and Liz.
View ArticleMonday Update: Taylor councilman in plea negotiations
A sitting Taylor councilman accused of fraud during his campaign is in plea negotiations with the Lackawanna County district attorney's office, a county prosecutor said. Assistant District Attorney...
View ArticleFire in Falls Twp. displaces three people
Seven fire companies were summoned to battle a blaze tonight at a Falls Twp. home that left a family homeless.
View ArticleWW II veteran, longtime photographer remembered as 'so good with people'
Whether serving his country in wartime, chasing news tips all over the valley or making countless friends near and far, Eugene "Ike" Refice's long and varied life never lacked for excitement. The...
View ArticleAbington Heights High School hosts career fair
Abington Heights High School students talk with Tim Atkins, far right, human resources business partner with Coca-Cola, during a career fair in the school gymnasium Jan. 29. From left are Austin...
View ArticleStudents in the LCCC Emt program complete coursework
Students in the Luzerne County Community College Emergency Medical Technician program recently completed their coursework. The students completed a six-credit EMT course which requires participation in...
View ArticleJury convicts man of harassment, acquits on other charges
A Clarks Summit man accused of threatening another man with a handgun was convicted of harassment but acquitted of more serious charges after a trial in Lackawanna County Court. Taylor police arrested...
View ArticleTwo charged in Scranton drug investigation
Sadeed Johnson, 18, and Nyriq Johnson, 19, addresses unavailable, sold what looked like cocaine during a controlled purchase in South Scranton, according to detectives. Detectives approached the two...
View ArticleRadioShack pulls the plug; four area stores could close
MICHAEL J. MULLEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER RadioShack at 1000 S. State St. in the Abington Shopping Center is not on the company's list of tentative closures, but two others in Lackawanna County are....
View ArticlePediatrician: Unimmunized children biggest measles concern
Stanley Blondek, M.D., grew up at a time when getting the measles was practically a childhood rite of passage. But in the three decades he has been treating patients, dating back to his residency, the...
View ArticleTaylor councilman arrested on DUI suspicion
A first-term Taylor councilman embroiled in plea negotiations for forging votes was taken into custody early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence. Eugene Gallagher, 35, was...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 2/7/2015
Shirley D. Watson, Scranton, to Anthony J. Gigliotti, Scranton; a property at 701 Green Ridge St., Scranton, for $145,000. Ronald C. Nitch and Karen A. Boruta, Gouldsboro, to James J. and Michael J....
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More than a decade after debris started falling off the former Masonic Temple, a city contractor is poised to raze the deteriorating historic building. Preliminary work, including preparing the...
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