Hazleton Times http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=960&32=3991&7=-1&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fnews All news headlines from The Hazleton Times en-us 2008 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:33:44 GMT 2009-11-06T08:33:44Z en-us 2008 HT_Logo http://media.timesleader.com/designimages/HT_Logo.gif Hazleton residents trash garbage-fee rates http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350714&44=69352487&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fnews%2FHazleton_residents_trash_garbage-fee_rates_11-06-2009.html HAZLETON – City Council didn’t discuss Mayor Lou Barletta’s 2010 budget proposal at Thursday night’s meeting, but it did address comments from citizens who complained about a proposed garbage fee increase noted in the plan. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:33:44 GMT 5e14ce1f9efeb36f9f373e349adcecd6 2009-11-06T08:33:44Z Layoffs, tax hikes part of Hazleton plans http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350714&44=68827342&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fnews%2FTax_hikes_part_of_Hazleton_plans_11-03-2009.html HAZLETON – A homeowner in the city with a $30,000-per-year job and a home valued at $100,000 could expect to pay another $235 in taxes and fees next year, according to a budget proposal Mayor Lou Barletta released to council on Monday. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:55:03 GMT a87b167ba79c4c09d25c2c4842210d60 2009-11-03T14:55:03Z Freeland losing 225 workers http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350714&44=68827817&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fnews%2FFreeland_losing_225_workers_11-03-2009.html FREELAND – About 225 employees at Garland Commercial Industries, by far Freeland’s largest employer, were told Monday that Garland’s parent company has decided to close the manufacturing plant on July 1, 2010. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:10:18 GMT edb880a68e13b94e63918a6d8683e0d1 2009-11-03T12:10:18Z Man gets 12-25 in brutal beating of 71-year-old http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350714&44=67882717&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fnews%2FMan_gets_12-25_in_brutal_beating_of_71-year-old_10-31-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Chester Muroski wanted to know why Giacomo Pisciotta went so far when he brutally beat a 71-year-old man with a bat and took $25 from his home. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:09:42 GMT 6bec10f10159eea8a22eadbf9d0b96d1 2009-10-31T07:09:42Z