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For Jeff Piazza opening a restaurant in Jenkins Township is like a homecoming. “It’s exciting to open a small business in the same town where I played Little League,” he said on Friday while workers installed a new sign reading “La Piazza” on the front of the former Espresso Restaurant, and more recently Sunrise Diner, at 1723 River Road in Port Blanchard.
Mayor Joseph Keating had the honor of cutting the ribbon for the grand opening of Yore Antiques at 24 S. Main Street, Pittston. The store features a general line of antiques. At the grand opening Wednesday are, from left, Mark Williamson, co-owner, Joan McFadden, Ron Mortimer, city clerk; Mayor Keating, Joseph McLean and Danny Argo, councilmen; Kathy Cunard, city treasurer; Chris Latona, city controller; Jerry Mullarkey, Pittston Redevelopment Authority director; and Ryan Ksiezopolski, co-owner.
Emotions spilled over during a packed Exeter Council work session as the family of the late Mayor Joe Coyne supported Cassandra Coleman, the mayor’s granddaughter, in her bid to fill the remainder of his term as mayor.
PITTSTON – People visited the past on Saturday in Pittston as they strolled along the Susquehanna River during Pittston’s Riverfest.
The Old Forge class of 1958 held their reunion the weekend of August 22 through 24. The activities began Friday evening with a Garden Cocktail Party hosted by classmate Barbara Talerico Falcone and husband Angelo at their home in Oakwood Park, Laflin. Decorations of Blue and Gold were in keeping with the school colors. Windfall provided music for dancing.
Duryea residents meet Sen. Obama
In June of 2006, the Duryea residents accompanying Trina Moss, local representative for the finals of the annual Jefferson Awards in Washington D.C., were afforded the opportunity ...
On October 26 Camp Kresge will be hosting its inaugural Adventure Triathlon, which is made up of three events, a 7-mile mountain bike, 4-mile trail run and 2-mile kayak. All procee ...
Jason Mraz will allow recording of show at Cultural Center
If you’re planning on seeing Jason Mraz when he stops by the Scranton Cultural Center next Wednesday, chances are you’re going to want a souvenir. While there will be your typical ...
While driving at 55 mph on the state’s highways has proven to save lives, we always have been more concerned with drivers who speed on the streets of local communities.
There are 108 days left in the year and I am going to make a prediction. Around New Year’s Eve when pundits look back on the-year-that-was, most of them will pick “change” as the w ...
Obama has poll lead in 3 states
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new poll shows Barack Obama with a seven-point lead over John McCain in Ohio, an eight point swing from a previous poll in August that showed McCain up by one p ...
Pennsylvania lawmakers are heading into the end of their two-year session with a number of prominent items still on the table.
Even governors get called for jury duty.
The father of a measurement known as the "Smoot" returned Saturday to be honored at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the school where he and his fraternity b ...
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