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Reyburn man struck by car in Plymouth dies

PLYMOUTH — A man who was struck by a vehicle while walking along East Main Street on Friday night died of his injuries, Luzerne County Coroner Dan Hughes confirmed Saturday. Dean A. Eckrote, 56, of […]

Reyburn man struck by car in Plymouth dies

Reyburn man struck by car in Plymouth dies

April 20, 2019 0

PLYMOUTH — A man who was struck by a vehicle while walking along East Main Street on Friday night died of his injuries, Luzerne County Coroner Dan Hughes confirmed Saturday. Dean A. Eckrote, 56, of […]

Report: Seniors are moving to make their wish to age at home a reality

Report: Seniors are moving to make their wish to age at home a reality

April 20, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — It’s been known that most seniors want to stay at home as they age — about 94 percent, according to research from Home Instead, Inc. But, what it means to age in place […]

Mayor: Unfilled vacancies to cover WB contract bonuses

Mayor: Unfilled vacancies to cover WB contract bonuses

April 19, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — Nearly $120,000 in bonuses awarded in two recently approved labor contracts weren’t budgeted, but Mayor Tony George said the city has the money to cover the added expense. The onetime payments to City […]

Veteran corrections employee, GAR grad named SCI Dallas superintendent

Veteran corrections employee, GAR grad named SCI Dallas superintendent

April 19, 2019 0

DALLAS — Kevin Ransom, a 24-year veteran of the Department of Corrections and a graduate of GAR High School, has been appointed superintendent at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) Dallas. The appointment was effective April […]

First Passover Seder observed at new JCC in Kingston

First Passover Seder observed at new JCC in Kingston

April 19, 2019 0

KINGSTON — In one way, it was a celebration of thousands of years worth of tradition. In another way, as people gathered at the new Jewish Community Center in Kingston for its first Passover Seder, […]

Retracing His footsteps

Retracing His footsteps

April 19, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The parish communities of St. Robert Bellarmine and Exaltation of the Holy Cross held Living Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at St. Aloysius Church. Station V depicts Simon of Cyrene (Brennen […]

Greater WB Taxpayers’ group to meet

Greater WB Taxpayers’ group to meet

April 19, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The Greater Wilkes-Barre Taxpayers’ Coalition will meet at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the meeting room of the Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St. Sam Troy, organizer of the group, said […]

WVC track teams compete at invitational in Shippensburg

April 20, 2019 0

Three individuals and two relay teams from the Wyoming Valley Conference won titles Saturday during the 93rd annual Jack Roddick High School Invitational at Shippensburg University, the site of the PIAA Track and Field Championships [...]
Local roundup: Pittston Area softball powers to win over Dallas

April 20, 2019 0

Pittston Area slammed four home runs, including two by Gabby Para, as the Patriots earned a 13-7 victory over Dallas in Wyoming Valley Conference softball play on Saturday. Para and Morgan Mesaris both homered in [...]
SWB RailRiders starter Gio Gonzalez opting out of Yankees contract

April 20, 2019 0

It appears Gio Gonzalez’s time with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders — and in the New York Yankees organization — is most likely over. Sources indicated Gonzalez, 33, informed the Yankees he’s opting out of his minor-league [...]
Sabathia gets 1st win of season

April 19, 2019 0

NEW YORK — CC Sabathia played stopper again for the Yankees in earning his first win of the season and Brett Gardner hit a two-run homer to help New York beat the Kansas City Royals [...]

Their view: Mumia Abu-Jamal is not a victim

April 20, 2019 0

Many Philadelphians remember exactly what they were doing when they learned that 25-year-old police officer Daniel Faulkner had been gunned down on Dec. 8, 1981, at 13th and Locust Streets. It’s our local “where you [...]
Their view: Our community is moving in right direction

April 20, 2019 0
Their view: Mueller produces road map for further probes

April 19, 2019 0
Their view: Will rich-guy Sanders finally realize capitalism works?

April 18, 2019 0

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