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School Notes for week of June 4, 2018

Abington Heights Senior David Urda’s fast-food sandwich pizza creation has become popular with many fellow students. Big Dave’s Pizza includes hamburger, cheese, chopped onions, lettuce and pickles and David’s secret sauce on a pizza crust. He worked with

 

Dozens of car windows smashed in Scranton

SCRANTON — One or more vandals swept through several neighborhoods this weekend shooting out car windows and racking up thousands in repair costs in an apparent BB gun spree. Dozens of residents in North Scranton, Tripp Park and beyond woke Sunday morning

 

Scranton man accused of exposing himself to 14-year-old

Police say a Scranton man lured a 14-year-old girl into his bedroom for help with something. When she was inside, he locked the door. Robert Wall, 70, 1426 Silver Ave., admitted to touching the girl and performing oral sex on her during an interview, poli

 

Police: ATV rider in hospital after crash

A 47-year-old man hurt when he crashed his ATV late Saturday night in Olyphant remains in intensive care at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.

 

Wanted: Truck drivers

Trucking company officials in Northeast Pennsylvania say they are being impacted by a shortage of truck drivers and it’s slowing growth.

 

Veteran aims at making gun optics safer

Lackawanna College student and Air Force veteran Travis Heller is on target to change the optics game when it comes to shooting.

 

CHRIS KELLY: Coming into focus

The state attorney general’s office keeps a tight lid on its investigation into the Scranton School District.

 

For Relay for Life participants, walk offers a time to honor

SCRANTON — The bow in 1-year-old Brynnlee Turner’s hair matched the writing on her shirt as she made her way around the warning track at PNC Field on Saturday morning. “Purple’s for Dad, White’s for Mom, Us and this cancer just can’t get along,” the purpl

 

News quiz

1. The state Department of Transportation has been using recycled asphalt — torn up as Interstates 81 and 84 were repaved —for what new use? A. Helping create sand dunes B. Making asphalt statues C. Filling mine subsidences D. Paving rural roads 2. At the

 

VETERANS

Sen. Baker plans veterans event State Sen. Lisa Baker veterans outreach with a VFW service officer, Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 2512 Route 6, Hawley, lower level, rear, Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center; 570-226-5960. Marine League to retire flags No

 

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