Municipal News

News In brief - 02/09/2012
State police at Tunkhannock said a father and his 3-year-old daughter were killed in a two-vehicle crash on West Nicholson Road, Wyoming County, on Wednesday morning.

In brief - 02/08/2012
Several water leaks at the 5-month-old Dallas High School will be fixed over the Presidents’ Day holiday, Dallas Superintendent Frank Galicki said Tuesday.

News In brief - 02/07/2012
Retired state police Capt. Frank Hacken has been named director of campus safety and security at King’s College.

News In brief - 02/06/2012
The law firm of Fellerman & Ciarimboli has announced that it has once again embarked on a Safe Prom Pledge.

In brief - 02/05/2012
U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-Lycoming Township, has announced the nomination of 21 men and women to four U.S. service academies for the coming academic year. Four of the nominees are from Luzerne County.

In brief - 02/04/2012
The state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, chaired by Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Township, will hold a public hearing on Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Hearing Room 1 of the North Office Buildin ...

Building Trust - 02/02/2012
A PAGE 1A STORY in Wednesday’s Times Leader ran an incorrect photo of William Vinsko, the assistant city attorney in Wilkes-Barre who plans to run in the Democratic primary for the 11th congressional seat now he ...

In brief - 02/02/2012
Local businessman George G. Conyngham Jr. will be honored by Children’s Service Center on April 11at the organization’s 150th Anniversary Luncheon at the East Mountain Inn.

In brief - 02/01/2012
Avoca native Dick Callahan, the Oakland Athletics professional baseball team’s public address announcer, will return to the Greater Pittston Area for the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 98th Annual Banquet to be held on Saturday, Mar ...

News In brief - 01/30/2012
The PennDOT District 4-0 office advises motorists traveling on Interstate 80 of lane restrictions from today to Thursday for guide rail work between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

In brief - 01/29/2012
The Times Leader is seeking Luzerne County residents who have a connection to the three cities involved in this year’s Super Bowl – New York City, Boston and Indianapolis.

In brief - 01/28/2012
A $2,000 reward is being offered by Luzerne National Bank for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who robbed the bank with a balloon in November.

In brief - 01/27/2012
The state Office of Attorney General will handle an appeal of a Luzerne County judge’s ruling that lowered the grading of a charge filed against a local attorney accused of fatally striking a pedestrian.

Building Trust - 01/26/2012
A STORY THAT APPEARED on Page 1A Tuesday regarding missing credit card statements from Wilkes-Barre city government needs to be clarified. The number of statements the city requested from Bank of America was inc ...

News In brief - 01/24/2012
The Diocese of Scranton will host an Ecumenical Celebration on Wednesday, at 12:10 p.m. in the Cathedral of St. Peter, Scranton. There will be no 12:10 p.m. Mass that day.

News In brief - 01/23/2012
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, has sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee asking members to work with him to move legislation that would close loopholes in an existing law that allows the makers of designer drugs to sli ...

In brief - 01/22/2012
The Luzerne County Drug Task Force arrested two men Friday night after a two month investigation of heroin trafficking in several municipalities.

In brief - 01/21/2012
Plains Township has a new recycling truck powered entirely by natural gas. The township commissioners joined officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection state Sen. John Yudichak, D-Plymouth Township, and ...

court briefs - 01/20/2012
WILKES-BARRE – A man convicted of third-degree murder and sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison in the May 2009 death of a 1-year-old girl has appealed his sentence to the state Superior Court.

In brief - 01/20/2012
Fire heavily damaged Richard’s Upholstery located at the rear of 123 Lambert St. Thursday afternoon.

In brief - 01/19/2012
The law firm of Fellerman & Ciarimboli named Kaitlyn Grey, a sophomore from Greater Nanticoke Area High School, winner of its Safe Prom Pledge T-shirt design contest.

MUNICIPAL BRIEFS - 01/17/2012
EXETER – Refuse stickers for Exeter Borough are now available.

News In brief - 01/17/2012
For the third time in less than three weeks, a robbery was reported at the Turkey Hill on Alter Street.

In brief - 01/16/2012
At its January meeting last week, the Luzerne County Democratic Executive Committee voted to endorse candidates for national and state offices.

In brief - 01/15/2012
State Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich, D-Taylor, has announced that the state Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for the 2012 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award.

In brief - 01/14/2012
A man serving a life sentence in the beating death of a Plymouth man in 2009 has asked a judge to be permitted to withdraw his guilty plea to a second-degree murder charge.

In brief - 01/11/2012
U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-Lycoming Township, has come out in support of Rick Santorum’s candidacy for president.

News In brief - 01/09/2012
An arrest warrant was issued for Juan Vizcarrando after he walked away from the Minsec Hazleton facility Friday night, state police said.

Pittston Area board member gets DUI charge - 01/08/2012
AVOCA – Police Friday filed driving under the influence charges against Pittston Area school director Bruce Knick.

In brief - 01/08/2012
Two armed robberies were reported within several hours of each other in Foster Township and Hazleton.

In brief - 01/07/2012
The City of Wilkes-Barre’s newest ambulance joined the emergency services fleet Friday. The ambulance will cover citywide, but its primary coverage area will be from Public Square/Market Street to the Hanover Township line and to ...

In brief - 01/06/2012
A new judge has been appointed to preside over the capital homicide case of Hugo Selenski.

News In brief - 01/05/2012
A Luzerne County man entered a guilty plea Wednesday and was sentenced by Senior District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy to serve two years in prison for his role in a theft from a Monroe County gun dealer.

MUNICIPAL BRIEFS - 01/03/2012
SWOYERSVILLE – The 2012 recycling sticker will be available for sale beginning today and may be picked up at the borough building, Hospodar’s Garage on Shoemaker Street and Rich’s Service Station, Main and Shoemaker streets. The c ...

In brief - 01/02/2012
Geisinger Health System will open new urgent care centers in Mountain Top and at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township next week.

municipal brief - 12/30/2011
KINGSTON TWP. -- The annual Christmas tree collection program will run Tuesday to Jan. 13.

In brief - 12/30/2011
A city man sentenced on Dec. 22 on a third-degree murder charge in the May 2009 death of a 1-year-old girl has asked a judge for a new trial.

In brief - 12/28/2011
Former attorney Robert Powell began his 18-month prison sentence Tuesday.

MUNICIPAL BRIEFS - 12/24/2011
FORTY FORT – Parking permits for 2012 are now on sale at the borough building. The permit is to allow parking on borough streets between the hours of 2 to 5 a.m.

In brief - 12/24/2011
Author, educator and human relations expert Crystal Kuykendall will be keynote speaker for the 21st annual Diversity Institute Dinner presented Feb. 16 by The Misericordia University Diversity Institute’s Office of Inclusive Excel ...

In brief - 12/23/2011
The Luzerne County Flood Recovery Fund for Business of the Greater Wilkes-Barre, Greater Pittston and Greater Hazleton Chambers of Commerce recently presented a $1,000 grant to the West Pittston Library for assistance after the de ...

News In brief - 12/22/2011
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center is temporarily prohibiting children under the age of 5 from visiting children’s and women’s inpatient units because of the seasonal increase in pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) ca ...

In brief - 12/21/2011
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for Jan. 6 regarding the proposed $17.75 million settlement of the “kids for cash” lawsuits filed against real estate developer Robert Mericle.

News In brief - 12/20/2011
Borough Police Capt. Christopher Mercavitch said he is hoping someone can identify three people wanted for questioning after recent incidents at CVS Pharmacy.

News In brief - 12/19/2011
Nearly 20 police officers from 10 area departments responded to a report of a fight early Saturday morning involving several hundred people at Bentley’s nightclub on state Route 309.

In brief - 12/18/2011
West Pittston police have charged a couple they allege stole jewelry from victims of the September flood.

In brief - 12/17/2011
Wilkes-Barre City Council Chairwoman Kathy Kane was treated at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and released Thursday night. Kane left the City Council meeting after feeling dizzy and weak. She said Friday she is feeling fine and res ...

municipal briefs - 12/16/2011
DUPONT – Residents are asked to pay the yearly fee for the 2012 refuse bags and pick up their bags, calendars and window stickers in the municipal office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday.

In brief - 12/15/2011
Lackawanna County commissioners unanimously adopted the Lackawanna-Luzerne Regional Plan after a public hearing and vote on Wednesday.

In brief - 12/14/2011
Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Chief John Paul Yuknavich, 48, was found not guilty Tuesday of violating a restraining order granted to his ex-girlfriend, Denise Pavlick.

In brief - 12/12/2011
Police on Sunday said they arrested Jabhar Mullings, 33, of East Broad Street after they were called to the area of Seventh and Hayes streets to investigate a reported rape.

In brief - 12/11/2011
State police said Trooper Craig Venesky, 42, of Clarks Summit died Saturday morning after apparently shooting himself in the parking lot of the Troop P station along Route 6 in Tunkhannock Township.

In brief - 12/10/2011
Penn State Hazleton THON members will have a “Breakfast with Santa and the Nittany Lion” from 8 to 10 a.m. today at Applebee’s on Susquehanna Boulevard by Weis Markets.

In brief - 12/09/2011
Through the work of one student, Misericordia University has adopted the community of Noxen.

In brief - 12/08/2011
Township police hope someone can identify a zip-up sweatshirt that was worn by a man who burglarized the Star Mini Mart on South Main Street on Saturday night or Sunday morning. The man gained entry to the business by cutting a ho ...

In brief - 12/07/2011
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Tuesday fined Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs $80,000 for two incidents of allowing underage patrons to gamble.

In brief - 12/06/2011
The proposed 2012 budget presented by Luzerne County Commissioners Stephen A. Urban and Maryanne Petrilla would not comply with a legal requirement to fund the county court system at a level of “reasonable necessity,” county Court ...

municipal breifs - 12/04/2011
EDWARDSVILLE – DPW Superintendent Len Lengel announced that papers will be picked up along with recyclables beginning in January. Pickup will be made on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Papers will no longer be picked ...

In brief - 12/04/2011
On Monday and Tuesday, there will be a single lane closure on Route 11 in Larksville for core boring, the state Department of Transportation announced.

public records - 12/03/2011
Divorces sought and filed in the Luzerne County Prothonotary’s Office from Nov. 28 through Dec. 2, 2011:

In brief - 12/03/2011
Luzerne County District Attorney-elect Stephanie Salavantis has established a transition team to assist her in moving into the district attorney’s office when she takes the oath of office in January.

municipal briefs - 12/02/2011
NEWPORT TWP. -- The face period for Greater Nanticoke Area school taxes ends Monday. The penalty period then begins at 10 percent. Also, the county/municipal taxes are in the penalty period.

In brief - 12/02/2011
The Luzerne County Transportation Authority recently recognized outgoing board members for their years of service.

News In brief - 11/29/2011
Volunteers are invited to help commemorate the more than 2,400 Americans killed in the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack by reading the names of the slain on the 70th anniversary of that attack next week.

News In brief - 11/28/2011
Carmi Gubbiotti, 20, of Jenkins Township, was crowned Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2012 Saturday night when the pageant returned to Northeastern Pennsylvania after a 20-year absence.

In brief - 11/27/2011
The woman whose body was found in the Lehigh River was identified as Joann Hagen, 63, of White Haven, state police said.

In brief - 11/26/2011
State police are asking for assistance with the identification of a woman whose body was found Friday morning in the Lehigh River along the Lehigh Gorge State Park Trail east of Rockport Road in Carbon County.

In brief - 11/25/2011
The Hudson Model Railroad Club will hold its annual open house beginning this weekend at 97 Martin St. in Plains Township.

News In brief - 11/21/2011
A convenience store manager was shot twice with a BB gun and robbed Sunday morning when she was about to make a deposit at the PNC Bank on Susquehanna Boulevard, state police said.

In brief - 11/20/2011
U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith has announced the Middle District of Pennsylvania collected over $20 million in civil and criminal actions for the fiscal year of 2011.

In brief - 11/19/2011
Attorneys for retired state senator Raphael Musto have again asked a judge to continue his trial on corruption charges based on serious medical issues that afflict Musto.

In brief - 11/18/2011
A bill that would name the Pittston post office in honor of fallen Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Joshua D. Miller awaits a vote in the Senate after the U.S. House of Representatives approved the honor.

In brief - 11/16/2011
The Luzerne County Board of Elections on Tuesday certified the 2011 general election results.

municipal briefs - 11/16/2011
WEST WYOMING – Sanitation stickers are on sale at the town hall weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

News In brief - 11/14/2011
The Career Fair for Individuals with Disabilities will held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the PA CareerLink office, 32 E. Union St., Wilkes-Barre.

In brief - 11/13/2011
For the second consecutive year, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre will open its doors to the community for “A Morning with Santa” on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. until noon.

In brief - 11/11/2011
A total 87 properties were sold at Thursday’s Luzerne County back-tax auction, according to Sean Shamany, of Northeast Revenue Service LLC, which operates the county’s tax claim office.

In brief - 11/10/2011
The Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and its employees recently donated $1,610 to Volunteers of America to help with the flood recovery efforts.

News In brief - 11/08/2011
Former Lackawanna County commissioners Robert Cordaro and A.J. Munchak will be sentenced on Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. before U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo.

In Brief: Local - 11/06/2011
The line-up for today's Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade has been revised.