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November 16, 2011

Luzerne County Christmas Tree Arrives At Courthouse

@TLJenLearnAndes: The Luzerne Cty Xmas tree has arrived, donated by Northeast Revenue Services, the county tax claim operator.

November 14, 2011

Members get applicant details

After more than two hours of debate and discussion about the selection process for the new Luzerne County manager, most of the home rule transition committee members left the county courthouse Monday night with packets of information about the 72 applicants.

November 14, 2011

County to fund razing of Sterling

After eight months of back and forth between Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre and its one-time champion, the Hotel Sterling’s fate has been decided.

November 12, 2011

Council members face major decisions

The 11 new Luzerne County Council members face a whirlwind of decisions, starting immediately after they’re sworn in on Jan. 2.

November 10, 2011

County tax base drops $24.9M

Luzerne County’s tax base grew about $25 million from 2009 to 2010, but that gain was wiped out this year, according to an annual taxable property certification prepared each November by the county assessor’s office.

November 10, 2011

Card program gives vets boost

A new program offers veterans in Luzerne County free plastic identification cards that verify their honorable discharge from the military and can be used to obtain discounts at participating businesses.

November 9, 2011

Many did not make selections for all 11 spots

As predicted by political analysts, many Luzerne County voters did not cast ballots for all 11 county council openings on Tuesday.

November 9, 2011

New council gets head start

The 11 new Luzerne County Council members-elect won’t officially join the home rule transition committee until next week, but 10 of them attended Wednesday’s meeting to start preparations.

November 8, 2011

Initial county council chosen

One year after Luzerne County voters chose a historic switch to home rule government, they have selected the 11 people who will steer the county through the change.

November 7, 2011

1,000 properties in county back-tax sale

More than 1,000 properties are listed in Thursday’s Luzerne County back-tax sale, though the list will likely shrink as some owners scramble to get their properties removed.