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November 6, 2009

WVSA may treat wastewater from gas-drilling

The Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority is investigating the feasibility of treating wastewater created from natural-gas drilling.

November 5, 2009

Energy company vows it’s cautious

PLAINS TWP. – As negative issues arise related to natural-gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, at least one company is being careful to keep residents informed about the industry’s benefits and distance itself from concerns.

November 5, 2009

Gas driller OKs remedies

With Cabot Oil and Gas still questioning whether its drilling activities caused methane contamination in 13 water wells in Susquehanna County, the company has agreed to a variety of remediation steps ordered by the state Department of Environmental Protection, the company announced late Wednesday.

November 4, 2009

Area priest headed for court over child porn

The Rev. Robert Timchak, known to many in the region as “Father Bob,” Wednesday waived his right to a preliminary hearing on charges related to possessing male child pornography on his computers at the St. Vincent Church in Pike County, according to his attorney, Joseph Petorak

November 3, 2009

A GOP sweep: Haggerty wins 4th term, 4 council members retain seats

Both parties were right in their predictions that the Kingston municipal races would come down to turnout at the polls, and the low turnout favored Republicans.

November 2, 2009

W-B meeting seeks swine flu clinic volunteers

WILKES-BARRE – “Waves of (swine flu) disease” are expected to cross the country, according to the director of the city Public Health Department, and the city is preparing mass vaccinations for December in response.

October 30, 2009

Cordora irritating Kingston GOP

For all the influence John Cordora hoped to have in Kingston as a mayoral candidate, he has perhaps had more effect on the election as an outspoken citizen.

October 29, 2009

Med students to get close to patients’ families

WILKES-BARRE – Beyond being in its first class, students of The Commonwealth Medical College are also pioneering a unique approach to medical education that disperses them throughout the Wyoming Valley to interact with patients and practicing physicians.

October 28, 2009

Edwardsville Goodwill to open

EDWARDSVILLE – Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania will open a new store in Edwardsville this morning, increasing local competition in the growing thrift-goods market.

October 27, 2009

Tributary pollution addressed

The Susquehanna River was the nation’s 19th most dumped-in waterway in 2007, receiving more than 2.6 million pounds of toxic discharges that year, and first in Pennsylvania for cancer-causing discharges, with more than 4,000 pounds, according to a report released last week by a state environmental advocacy group.