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Lackawanna County Court Notes

MARRIAGE LICENSES ■ Theresa A. Delfino and Frank Brozzetti Jr., both of Scranton. ■ Emily Isabelle Gray and John Joseph Powell, both of Scranton. ■ David M. Gasper and Denise M. Bannon, both of Jessup. ■ Craig Michael Rosenberger and Elizabeth Ann Eich, b

 

Monroe County Courthouse threat unfounded

STROUDSBURG The Monroe County Courthouse closed temporarily Monday afternoon after someone called the Lackawanna County Communications Center and threatened to bomb the courthouse. Lackawanna County officials relayed word of the threat to Monroe County, a

 

Potential of state Act 152, county land bank discussed at final "Blight to Bright" meeting

JESSUP — Several people gathered Monday for the fourth of four “Blight to Bright” meetings see potential in a state law designed to help communities raze blighted buildings. At the Lackawanna County 911 Center for the final community meeting of a burgeoni

 

100 Years Ago - Scranton Police seize forty slot machines in city-wide raids

June 12, 1918 City police confiscate slot machines In coordinated raids throughout the city, Scranton police confiscated 40 slot machines from saloons, cigar shops and pool rooms. The names of the places raided by the police were not released, and no arre

 

F.M. Kirby Center adds two shows

WILKES-BARRE The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts added two shows to its season’s roster. Singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam will perform Oct. 5, while Swedish heavy metal band Ghost will perform Dec. 5. Tickets for Yoakam’s show, which start at $39

 

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Clarks Summit Tea/banner exchange: Rotary Club of the Abingtons, afternoon tea/banner exchange, celebrating District Governor Karin Susan Breitlauch’s year and commemorating the installation of Roger Mattes Jr. as District Governor, Sunday, July 1, 2 p.m.

 

Acceptance ‘will take me a lifetime’

WILKES-BARRE — Michele Gay remembers the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, as a day that her daughters were excited to go to school to participate in holiday activities. Her youngest daughter, Josephine, had suffered a concussion on the playground, and Gay consid

 

Single lane closure on I-81 planned in Lenox Twp.

LENOX TWP. Motorists can expect a single lane closure on Interstate 81 northbound in the township on Wednesday and Thursday as construction crews complete final repaving work on the new bridge carrying Route 2021 over the interstate there. The closures wi

 

Hearing on job reinstatement of former Abington Heights teacher begins

CLARKS SUMMIT — A hearing to determine if a former Abington Heights teacher acquitted of assaulting a student will get his job back started tonight, with attorneys for William Yelland and the school district delivering opening statements on why he should or shouldn’t be reinstated.

 

Coroner rules drowning death at state park accidental

SCRANTON — The Lackawanna County Coroner’s Office has ruled a Greenfield Twp. man’s drowning death as accidental after an autopsy today.

 

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