Chinchilla News

PPL is asking the state for permission to build a bigger, more powerful power line which will run near some homes across our area.

The Chinchilla Post Office, located at 102 Shady Lane Road in South Abington Township, is considering moving to a new location.

Monica Pacyna, left, from South Abington Twp, student of local artist Albert Ondush, volunteered to paint the two logos of Chinchilla Hose Co.

SCRANTON, Penn. -- A massive, rolling blaze razed three houses in the 900 block of Monroe Avenue today.

Fire crews reamain on the scene of a huge multiple house fire in Scranton. Flames broke out on the second floor of a double home at 909-911 Monroe Avenue in the city's hill section about 11:25 a.m. The home is run by the United Neighborhood Centers.

On April 11, a Child Safety Seat Inspection will be hosted by South Abington Township Police Department at the Chinchilla Fire Company, Shady Lane Road, 8 to 10 a.m. Anyone who would like their child safety seat inspected for proper installation should call 586-2111 to schedule an appointment.

PennDOT announced road work for March 23 including the following for Interstate 81: On the web Live PennDOT traffic cams Exit 191A : Northbound and Southbound re-decking of the bridge over Business Route 6. Work has begun.

PennDOT announced that the following work will be taking place on March 18: Interstate 81 -Exit 191A : Northbound & Southbound re-decking of the bridge over Business Route 6. Work has begun.

Mar. 16--Volunteer firefighter Larry Waters has no plans to be the next Steven Spielberg, but he's using video and the Internet to tell short stories about the Chinchilla Hose Company in South Abington Twp.

Clarks Summit Festival of Ice Chair, Barry Kaplan and Co-chair, Francene Dudziec would like to thank a number of businesses and people for their time and generosity in making this year's festival such a ...

Being members of some of the more prominent local bands in the area, the members of the Doug Smith Trio are used to having people come to them.

Abington Youth Theatre Company will perform at the Family Fun Faire on Thursday and Sunday.

It's widely-acclaimed as the exquisite culmination of a fine meal but with its astonishing scope of flavors, Ice wine can enhance the dining experience in a great many ways, according to wine seller ...

The duo, who will be performing at the Clarks Summit Festival of Ice, this weekend, at the Community Bank, have been pounding the pavement for years, performing weddings, anniversaries, parties, funerals and ...

When Michael Gilmartin set out to bring a little luster back to a well-traveled downtown Scranton landmark, inspiration came to him, appropriately enough, in the form of the city's past.

What's in a name? The local history column kicks off the new year by looking back at the long-familiar names of our local communities, towns that go back to a time in the area's history that many of us know ...

Blakely Club meeting: The Blakely Papa Bear Club will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Shopa-Davey VFW Post, 123 Electric St., to discuss membership and events for the new year.

At a Christmas party sponsored by the Salvation Army in December, volunteers came to Green Ridge Assisted Living to sing and pass out blankets to the residents.

Chinchilla Christmas party: Chinchilla Junior Firefighters and the South Abington Lions Club children's Christmas party is Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Chinchilla Hose Company, Shady Lane Road.

Clarks Summit Borough taxpayers told "Santa" what they wanted and "Santa" delivered.