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1. According to a meteorologist, summer temperatures may run ... A. A little below normal B. A little above normal C. Balmy D. Colder than the shady side of an iceberg 2. Some residents of what Lackawanna County town worry they will lose their homes to a

November 1909: In spring 1909, brothers and liquor distributors A.J. and P.J. Casey broke ground for a proposed 12-story hotel. Under the direction of architect Charles Weatherhogg, workers from the Carlucci Stone Co. began installing the steel frame for

Alvaro Garcia is the proud holder of an associate degree in accounting from Lackawanna College and plans to chase his bachelor’s in the fall. The 21-year-old from Scranton is also a “Dreamer,” an undocumented immigrant brought here as a child, and is not

BENTON TWP. — Outer space was just a little bit closer for a group of kids at Keystone College’s observatory Saturday night. The Lackawanna Astronomical Society hosted an Astronomy Day program at the college’s Thomas G. Cupillari ’60 Observatory. Seven ki

Memorial services ABINGTONS Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, Clarks Summit, Memorial Day services, May 28: Abington Hills Ceme­tery, Morgan Highway, 8:30 a.m.; South Abington Mem­orial Park at the tank off Shady Lane Road, 9; Clarks Green Ceme­tery, 9:30;

Gonzaga University Kathleen Margaret Frein, Scranton. California University Of Pennsylvania Angela D’Amato, Clarks Summit; Brittany Gilley, Pittston; Billie Reynaud, Dunmore; Felix Rivera, Long Pond; Ryan Stas, Canadensis; Rachel Wilkinson, Olyphant; and

Find a pet who needs a new home at the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter.

Michael Ubaldini Wanted by: Scranton office, state Board of Probation and Parole. Fugitive since: April 18. Wanted for: Two counts of robbery with serious bodily injury. Sentenced to two to four years of incarceration. Paroled July 27. Description: White

WYOMING — State troopers raided the home of a former borough mayor Friday morning over allegations that he tried to skirt the state ethics act by pushing for a gaming grant to benefit his businesses, according to court documents. Troopers descended on the

SCRANTON — A New York man implicated in the crash death of a Mountain View School District official was in court Friday to face charges filed against him. State police filed a warrant against Jacob Bennett, 37, 94 Holiday Lane, Canadaigua, last week on ch