Luzerne County Government
Latest Headlines
November 6, 2009
WRIGHT TWP. – With little to show after four years, a townhouse development linked to key figures in the Luzerne County public corruption probe is on track to get approval to proceed.
October 30, 2009
Costly district judge office leases were criticized during Luzerne County’s recent budget hearings, and county officials now have an opportunity to end one expensive rental agreement.
October 28, 2009
Credit cards for property taxes? Bonuses for tax collectors who get the most property owners to pay their taxes?
October 25, 2009

Worn out by all the scandals in local government?
October 22, 2009
Add another $2.45 million to next year’s Luzerne County general fund deficit, thanks to a record-high employee pension fund subsidy.
October 22, 2009
SCRANTON – A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 16 regarding Luzerne County Housing Authority board member Gerald Bonner’s motion to suppress statements he made to federal agents.
October 21, 2009
The taxpayer subsidy required to keep Luzerne County’s pension fund afloat will reach another all-time high – an estimated $13.5 million in 2010, county officials said Tuesday.
October 20, 2009
Luzerne County’s borrowing of $18 million to get through 2009 has been stalled by reluctance of a bond insurer to back the deal, which means the county could be facing a cash flow problem, county Budget/Finance Chief Tom Pribula said during Monday’s commissioner work session.
October 17, 2009

A spokesman for the state Republican Party Friday questioned Luzerne County Commissioner Chairwoman Maryanne Petrilla’s recent vote to add language to the general election ballot, saying it’s an attempt “to rig the election for the corrupt Democrat Party and its candidates.”
October 14, 2009

The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority unanimously voted Tuesday to suspend Executive Director Allen Bellas without pay.
October 13, 2009

WEST PITTSTON - The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors suspended Executive Director Allen Bellas without pay Tuesday afternoon during its meeting.
October 13, 2009
HARRISBURG – Luzerne County President Judge Chester Muroski and officials with state boards that oversee the conduct of judges and attorneys are scheduled to testify Wednesday at the first hearing of a commission created to investigate failures in Luzerne County’s juvenile justice system.
October 9, 2009
Allen Bellas’ promised resignation as Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority executive director appears to be connected to a tax break program that was overseen by the authority, an authority representative said Thursday on the condition of anonymity.
October 7, 2009

WILKES-BARRE – Luzerne County officials say they intend to revamp the county’s policy of issuing security passes after learning a contractor with a criminal record was given a pass that granted him 24-hour access to the courthouse.
October 7, 2009

Luzerne County Budget/Finance Chief Tom Pribula said he wished he had ordered a T-shirt for Tuesday’s budget hearings with the following message: “Do more with less.”
October 6, 2009

Luzerne County Commissioners ran out of patience Monday when Acting Court Administrator Jack Mulroy came to budget hearings proposing 2010 spending increases in several court branches.
October 2, 2009
HARRISBURG – The commission created to investigate failings in the Luzerne County juvenile justice system will hold its first public hearing on Oct. 14 in Harrisburg.
October 1, 2009
Luzerne County’s outstanding debt has skyrocketed to $466 million, with repayments stretched to 2027, according to a thick financial recovery plan released Wednesday.
October 1, 2009

WILKES-BARRE – Saying he is “in trouble,” Allen Bellas, executive director of the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority, has advised authority President Paul Paternoster that he will resign from his position, Paternoster said Wednesday.
September 24, 2009
September 24, 2009
September 24, 2009
September 24, 2009
September 22, 2009
September 22, 2009
September 17, 2009
September 16, 2009
September 15, 2009
September 10, 2009
September 9, 2009
September 3, 2009
September 2, 2009
September 1, 2009
September 1, 2009
August 29, 2009
August 27, 2009
August 26, 2009
August 20, 2009
August 18, 2009
August 14, 2009
August 14, 2009
August 13, 2009
August 13, 2009
August 13, 2009
August 13, 2009
August 12, 2009
August 11, 2009
August 11, 2009
August 8, 2009
August 7, 2009
August 7, 2009
August 7, 2009
August 6, 2009
August 5, 2009
August 5, 2009
July 30, 2009
July 28, 2009
July 23, 2009
July 17, 2009
July 16, 2009
July 16, 2009
July 9, 2009
July 8, 2009
July 8, 2009
July 7, 2009
July 3, 2009
July 3, 2009
July 3, 2009
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
June 30, 2009
June 26, 2009
June 26, 2009
June 25, 2009
June 25, 2009
June 6, 2009
June 5, 2009
May 23, 2009
May 23, 2009
April 23, 2009
April 14, 2009
March 25, 2009
March 24, 2009
March 20, 2009
March 7, 2009
March 6, 2009
February 20, 2009
February 19, 2009
February 19, 2009
February 18, 2009
February 18, 2009
February 14, 2009
February 11, 2009
February 10, 2009
February 10, 2009
February 6, 2009
February 4, 2009
February 4, 2009
February 3, 2009
January 31, 2009
January 30, 2009
January 28, 2009
January 27, 2009
January 27, 2009
January 27, 2009
January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009
January 24, 2009
January 24, 2009
January 22, 2009
January 20, 2009
January 15, 2009
January 15, 2009
January 14, 2009
January 10, 2009
January 9, 2009
January 9, 2009
January 7, 2009
January 7, 2009
January 6, 2009
January 3, 2009
January 2, 2009
December 31, 2008
December 25, 2008
December 24, 2008
December 24, 2008
December 24, 2008
December 23, 2008
December 20, 2008
December 20, 2008
December 19, 2008
December 19, 2008
December 19, 2008
December 18, 2008
December 16, 2008
December 16, 2008
December 16, 2008
December 11, 2008
December 9, 2008
December 9, 2008
December 5, 2008
December 5, 2008
December 4, 2008
December 4, 2008
December 3, 2008
December 3, 2008
November 26, 2008
November 26, 2008
November 20, 2008
November 19, 2008
November 19, 2008
November 19, 2008
November 13, 2008
November 11, 2008
November 7, 2008
November 6, 2008
November 5, 2008
October 31, 2008
October 30, 2008
October 29, 2008
October 29, 2008
October 28, 2008
October 24, 2008
October 23, 2008
October 23, 2008
October 22, 2008
October 22, 2008
October 22, 2008
October 21, 2008
October 21, 2008
October 21, 2008
October 20, 2008
October 17, 2008
October 16, 2008
October 16, 2008
October 15, 2008
October 12, 2008
October 11, 2008
October 10, 2008
October 10, 2008
October 9, 2008
October 8, 2008
October 7, 2008
October 7, 2008
September 30, 2008
September 27, 2008
September 23, 2008
September 23, 2008
September 19, 2008
September 18, 2008
September 17, 2008
September 16, 2008
September 15, 2008
September 3, 2008
August 29, 2008
August 22, 2008
August 22, 2008
August 20, 2008
August 11, 2008
August 9, 2008
July 18, 2008
July 9, 2008
July 5, 2008
June 25, 2008
June 20, 2008
June 17, 2008
June 17, 2008
May 21, 2008
April 25, 2008
April 17, 2008
April 16, 2008
April 7, 2008
March 29, 2008
March 28, 2008
March 11, 2008
February 28, 2008
February 22, 2008
February 7, 2008
January 29, 2008
January 24, 2008
January 24, 2008
January 11, 2008