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Four charged in stabbing death of Edwardsville man

April 18, 2019 0

EDWARDSVILLE — State police at Wyoming charged three people and the granddaughter in the stabbing death of 71-year-old Joseph Monka. Monka was found dead from multiple stab wounds inside his residence at 30 Arch St., […]

Businessman, funeral director Andrew Mamary dies at 90

April 17, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — Andrew Mamary will certainly be remembered by Wyoming Valley residents for the funeral home that bears his family’s name, but his contributions to the business community were diverse and ran deep. Mamary died […]

Police Blotter

April 17, 2019 0

Pounds of marijuana seized from house NANTICOKE — State police and city police arrested Oscar Alfredo Diaz-Flores, 26, and Elizabeth Collazo Perez, 25, on drug trafficking charges when a large amount of marijuana was allegedly […]

Misericordia breaks ground for science center expansion

April 17, 2019 0

If you’re digging for a historic ground breaking, it makes sense to use a historic shovel. As Marjorie Henry Marquart prepared to break ground for a Misericordia University building named for her father, the shovel […]

Cartwright: Diplomacy, foreign assistance crucial to economy, security

April 17, 2019 0

SCRANTON — U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright Wednesday told more than 100 Scranton area political, business, and community leaders that for Pennsylvania to succeed, America must invest in its role as a global leader — and […]

Geisinger Wyoming Valley receives rare national recognition

April 17, 2019 0

PLAINS TWP. — While it’s normally quiet in hospitals, a room packed full of nurses at Geisinger Wyoming Valley just couldn’t contain their excitement when it was announced the hospital had received a major distinction […]

Casey urges Pa. Legislature to support ‘Restore Pennsylvania’ plan

April 17, 2019 0

HARRISBURG — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, has written a letter to the Pennsylvania General Assembly urging members to support Gov. Tom Wolf’s aggressive infrastructure plan, Restore Pennsylvania. Casey said the plan would make historic […]

Features

Former Head Start student Asucena Vergara awarded scholarship

April 16, 2019 0

The Pennsylvania Head Start Association (PHSA) recently awarded former Luzerne County Head Start (LCHS) student Asucena Vergara, of Wilkes-Barre, with the “PHSA Alumni Scholarship” at its annual conference in State College. Each year, PHSA recognizes [...]
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center win third place at media conference

April 16, 2019 0
General Federation of Women’s Club West Side donates Mommy Bags

April 16, 2019 0

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