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Latest Columns by Edward Lewis

September 27, 2009

Recent fire reminder of what’s at stake EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

I heard the echoes of my wife’s voice when a multi-alarm fire erupted at the vacant Murray Complex last Sunday.

September 20, 2009

Some food for thought over county events EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

A Public Square deli has a little fun with its menu through the use of quirky titles for its lunch specials.

September 14, 2009

Crime comes from within and without EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

A man left me a lengthy voice mail requesting an in-depth story on the number of out-of-towners coming to Luzerne County to commit crime.

August 30, 2009

Anyone can be a criminal. Just ask the cops EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

Walk a beat in their shoes.

August 23, 2009

Speedy future on the Public Square oval EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

Welcome race fans to NASCAR’s newest track: Public Square Motor Speedway.

August 9, 2009

Everyone is in danger from illegal drug use EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

When I visit police departments and courtrooms sniffing for news every morning, I usually know what to expect.

August 2, 2009

A baby boy who never was given a chance EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

Happy Birthday, baby boy.

July 26, 2009

The ebbs and flows of change in Wilkes-Barre EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

Back when I was in college, I wrote a letter to the editor criticizing Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski’s plan to build an inflatable dam on the Susquehanna River.

July 5, 2009

Fairness trumps nuisance-tax talk over cops EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

A Democratic state lawmaker from Lancaster County wants to impose a tax on those living in municipalities that are serviced full- and part-time by the state police.

June 28, 2009

Bracelet may fit, but the penalty doesn’t EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

Dolly Smith will be wearing an ankle bracelet for the next three months. It’s the fancy bauble kind of bracelet.

Latest Articles by Edward Lewis

February 2, 2012

Charges filed in Lake Township burglaries

LAKE TWP. – State police at Wyoming charged a township man they allege burglarized neighbors’ houses on Lehman Outlet Road, including the same residence twice in less than a week.

February 1, 2012

Potatoes, plumbers putty thrown at vehicles; charges filed

PLAINS TWP. – Two men told state police they threw rocks, potatoes and plumbers putty at passing tractor-trailers and cars on Interstate 81 because they were bored, according to charges filed.

January 31, 2012

Man charged in slashing

HANOVER TWP. – A man was arraigned Tuesday on charges he slashed another man in the face with a box cutter.

January 30, 2012

Police: Argument about food leads to assault

DURYEA - An argument about getting a pizza or a chicken club sandwich led to a stabbing inside a house on Meyers Street early Monday, according to charges filed.

January 30, 2012

Police charged man with robbing Turkey Hill

WILKES-BARRE - City police charged a man they allege robbed the Turkey Hill at North Pennsylvania Avenue and Scott Street late Sunday night.

January 30, 2012

Waitress waives theft charges to county court

PLAINS TWP. - A part-time waitress accused of stealing nearly $40,000 from a Pittston Township restaurant waived her right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Diana Malast on Monday.

January 26, 2012

Convicted drug offender arrested while out on bail

WILKES-BARRE - A man convicted by a Luzerne County jury in November on multiple drug offenses was one of three men charged by city police with trafficking illegal narcotics.

January 25, 2012

Father charged with leaving children unsupervised

NANTICOKE – Police searched a house early Wednesday morning finding three sleeping children after their father claimed from a jail cell, “God is watching over them,” according to charges filed.

January 25, 2012

Two men arrested in drug investigation

HANOVER TWP. - A man free on unsecured bail on charges he was carrying crack cocaine in Lee Park was arrested in the same neighborhood on Tuesday on other drug-related offenses.

January 20, 2012

Drug agents arrest man on methamphetamine charges

MOCANAQUA - A man authorities allege permitted his residence to be used to manufacture methamphetamine was charged by the state Office of Attorney General.