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December 21, 2009

Update: Total of 68 apply for Skrep's job

By Jennifer Learn-Andes jandes@timesleader.com
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UPDATED 4:36 p.m.

One more person has applied for the Luzerne County Commissioner seat vacated by Greg Skrepenak's resignation, bringing the total number of applicants to 68.

The latest applicant is Michael R. Hrinko Jr.

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UPDATED 4:31 p.m.

Two more people have applied for the Luzerne County Commissioner seat vacated by Greg Skrepenak's resignation, bringing the total number of applicants to 67.

The latest applicants are Gordon Snow and William J. Balchuna.

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UPDATED 4:12 p.m.

Six more people have applied for the Luzerne County Commissioner seat vacated by Greg Skrepenak's resignation, bringing the total number of applicants to 65.

The latest applicants are Cynthia Smith, Steven Dommes, William J. Andrews, Adam L. Ruderman, Ronald W. Tirko Jr. and Timothy M. McGinley.

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UPDATED 3:52 p.m.

Four more people have applied for the Luzerne County Commissioner seat vacated by Greg Skrepenak's resignation, bringing the total number of applicants to 59.

The latest applicants are Gary Zingaretti, Darren G. Snyder, Brian E. McHugh and James G. Zoller.

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UPDATED 3:35 p.m.

Five more people have applied for the Luzerne County Commissioner seat vacated by Greg Skrepenak's resignation, bringing the total number of applicants to 55.

The latest applicants are Bob Morgan, Richard Shermanski, Jon Trosky, Thomas P. Cooney and Lillian Thomas.

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UPDATED 3:23 p.m.

Two more people have applied for the Luzerne County Commissioner seat vacated by Greg Skrepenak's resignation, bringing the total number of applicants to 50.

The latest applicants are Michael McGlynn and Frank Trinisewski Jr.

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UPDATED 3:12 p.m.

Two more people have applied for the Luzerne County Commissioner seat vacated by Greg Skrepenak's resignation, bringing the total number of applicants to 48.

The latest applicants are Joseph J. Gombeda and James A. Casey III.

UPDATED 3:03 p.m.

Eight more people have applied for the Luzerne County Commissioner seat vacated by Greg Skrepenak's resignation, bringing the total number of applicants to 46.

The latest applicants are John (Jack) Legins, Curtis Muffley, Amer Haobsh, Adam Bender, Thomas F. Connell, Marylee Brennan Ferrell, John F. Bednar Jr. and Gerald D. Bau.

UPDATED 2:09 p.m.

Seventeen more people have applied for the Luzerne County Commissioner seat vacated by Greg Skrepenak's resignation, bringing the total number of applicants to 38.  

The latest applicants: Joseph J. Carey Sr.; Kenneth M. Phillips; Terrence "Terry" Siple; Charles G. Blewitt; Wilfred E. Toole; Allan J. Mago; Mahes (Mike) N. Trivedi; Eileen M. Sorokas; Joseph Gill; Alfred Akulonis Jr.; Allison Walzer; Michael S. Giamber; Joseph Morren; Bonnie Lini Markowski; James Hassel; David Owen Roberts; and John J. Brennan.

POSTED 11:06 a.m.

Four more county residents have submitted applications to fill the term of Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrepenak.

New to the list are applicants Rob Reddington, an employee with Brosna Communication, of Hanover Township; Edward Palka, a part-time teacher at King's College, of Shavertown; Charlene Aben, a retired Luzerne County Children and Youth worker, of Swoyersville; and John Pitcavage, a retired resident from Swoyersville.

That brings the total number of applicants to 21.

Nicholas D. Volpetti a retiree who works part-time as a sales representative at Riders World in Wilkes-Barre has submitted an application. Earlier this morning, it was learned that four other names were added: Cliff Madrak, Michael J. Szustak, Lawrence DeFluri and Justin McCarthy have also been added to the list of applicants today.

Madrak is employed by the county as director of Moon Lake Park. DeFluri is a county assessor's office worker, McCarthy manages Red Stag Inc., and Szustak is a therapeutic support staff worker at Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18, an agency that provides a variety of services, particularly special education, to area school districts.

John T. Banks of Wilkes-Barre, James M. Desiderio Jr. of Wilkes-Barre Township, Thomas Dombroski of Trucksville, Phillip Knobel of Exeter, Joseph A. Naperkowski of Wilkes-Barre, Antonio J. Rodriquez of Hazleton, Robert L. Shainline Sr. of Pittston, Gary R. Shupp of Mountain Top and Beth Ann Wenner of Freeland submitted paperwork on Saturday. Sam Pennartz, of Wyoming, Gary Reese, of Kingston and Greg Gulick, of Mountain Top, applied on Friday.

All applicants list their affiliation as Democrat, which is required to fill Skrepenak’s seat.

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