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A two-day snowstorm that dropped anywhere from a foot to 20 inches of snow on Northeastern Pennsylvania left Greater Pittston buried in white but also created some beautiful sights, such as these captured by phtographer Bill Tarutis.

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The frozen tomato sculpture at the corner of Main and William streets on Thursday afternoon.

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The heavy concentration of iron hydroxide, often called "Yellow Boy," of the Lackawanna River provides quite a contrast to the snow covered trees as viewed from the Coxton Road bridge on Thursday afternoon.

Photos by Bill Tarutis

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Interestingly, Tarutis, who has a PhD. and teaches at Lackawanna College, did his doctoral thesis on the iron hydroxide shown in the photo of the Lackawanna River at the bottom of the page.