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Board issues final order supporting former Wilkes-Barre firefighter’s demotion

Board issues final order supporting former Wilkes-Barre firefighter’s demotion

July 23, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board dismissed a challenge by the city firefighters’ union to the demotion of former assistant chief Thomas Makar nearly three years ago. The board let stand a Nov. 8, […]

Local

Alleged toy gun arrest leads to civil suit against Wilkes-Barre and officer

July 23, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The city and one of its police officers are named as defendants in a civil suit filed by a woman who said her emotionally disturbed son was arrested for allegedly threatening other children […]

Column out of sight, but not out of mind of activist seeking info from Wilkes-Barre

Column out of sight, but not out of mind of activist seeking info from Wilkes-Barre

July 23, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — What the city can’t provide Gene Stilp about the stamped bricks on the column removed from Public Square last week amid a growing controversy over one of the impressions, the people who paid […]

Luzerne County Council debates whether council contenders should be allowed to fill vacant seat

Luzerne County Council debates whether council contenders should be allowed to fill vacant seat

July 23, 2019 0

Luzerne County Council members may ban election ballot contenders from filling former colleague Eugene Kelleher’s seat, but they won’t decide until after they’ve interviewed Republicans interested in the vacancy. Council members voted Tuesday to accept […]

DePasquale: PA ill-prepared to serve fast-growing number of older adults

DePasquale: PA ill-prepared to serve fast-growing number of older adults

July 23, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — In a special report following up on his 2016 audit of oversight of nursing homes by the state Department of Health, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale Tuesday warned that Pennsylvania is ill-prepared to serve […]

Vehicular homicide charge filed against Nanticoke man

Vehicular homicide charge filed against Nanticoke man

July 23, 2019 0

HANOVER TWP. — A Nanticoke man charged with initiating a vehicle pursuit with state police that ended in a deadly crash was charged Tuesday with vehicular homicide. Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Jill Sosnoski added […]

Family Dollar to open in Gateway Shopping Center

Family Dollar to open in Gateway Shopping Center

July 23, 2019 0

EDWARDSVILLE — A new Family Dollar store will open in the Gateway Shopping Center on Thursday, Aug. 1. According to a woman who identified herself as the project manager, the store will open Thursday in […]

Features

‘Next to Normal’ explores effects of mental illness

July 23, 2019 0

When the Misfit Players first presented the musical “Next to Normal,” almost four years ago in Taylor, it didn’t simply strike a chord with the audience. It was more like a symphony. “Afterwards, people held [...]
Dallas Harvest Festival set for Sept. 15 in Dallas High School parking lot

July 22, 2019 0
Geisinger doctors listed as Top Physicians Under 40

July 22, 2019 0

Rehabbing Maybin, Frazier star for RailRiders with four hits apiece to beat Clippers

July 23, 2019 0

Cameron Maybin began the season in a Columbus uniform. Back in Ohio on Tuesday, the veteran outfielder stung the first pitch of the evening right back at the Clippers to begin a barrage. By the [...]
Senior Legion: Mountain Post, Swoyersville to play for Region 5 crown

July 23, 2019 0

HUGHESTOWN — For the fifth time this season, Swoyersville and Mountain Post will square off. Today, when the two rivals meet, something will have to give and the stakes will be even higher as the [...]
Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame to induct 15 on Aug. 11

July 23, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame will induct 15 new members in 2019, including Frank Majikes, PIAA District 2 Chairman, and Chris Wadas, cross country/track and field head coach at Misericordia University. [...]
White Sox host 1st MLB game with foul pole-to-pole netting

July 22, 2019 0

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox have become the first team in the major leagues to extend protective netting from foul pole to foul pole, starting Monday night against the Miami Marlins. The extra netting [...]

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