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Freeland News

Local news for Freeland, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Sunday Jun 22 | Times Leader

A weekend to salute coal miners

Margaret Kitlan looked around the visitors' center at Eckley Miners' Village. "This is where the school house stood," she said.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Candy, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Scranton Metro, Home Gardening, Home

Fri Jun 20, 2008

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Victor: Stefanovich not being reassigned to Freeland

By MIA LIGHT Staff Writer Freeland Elementary/Middle School Principal Joseph Barletta has not been reassigned to a position as director of the Hazleton Area Career Center.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Scranton Metro, Hazleton, PA

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Times Leader

Southern county area to get new values

Reassessment mailings for another 21,685 properties to be sent out today. A schedule has been set to mail the final batches of new assessed values before the July 1 deadline.

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Related Topix: West Hazleton, PA, White Haven, PA, Sugarloaf, PA, Edwardsville, PA, Forty Fort, PA

Sun Jun 08, 2008

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Strawberry festival brings out residents

Emma Olshefski, 12, of Danville, spins wool into yarn as the Turbotvillle Strawberry Festival hosted demonstrations by the "Fort Freeland Flickers", a student sheep-to-shawl weaving team that took first place ...

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Related Topix: Danville, PA, Freeburg, PA, Watsontown, PA, Turbotville, PA

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Times Leader

Police Blotter

PACKER TWP. State police at Hazleton reported two Mohrsville residents were seriously injured after a motorcycle crash near Weatherly.

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Related Topix: Mohrsville, PA, Weatherly, PA, Hazleton, PA, Scranton Metro

Fri May 30, 2008

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'Dummy grenade' causes evacuation

By TOM RAGAN Staff Writer A Freeland woman made a discovery Wednesday that sent a scare through her neighborhood but turned out to be nothing more than a "dummy grenade." Elaine Gallagher was going through an ...

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Luzerne County, PA

Wed May 28, 2008

WNEP-TV Moosic

"Dummy" Grenade Touches Off Scare

Three families were forced to leave their homes Wednesday evening after a what appeared to be a hand grenade was found in a garage in Luzerne County.

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Related Topix: Luzerne County, PA

Mon May 26, 2008

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'Memorial Day is sacred'

By AMANDA CHRISTMAN Staff Writer For local veterans, including Beaver Meadows Mayor William Hines, Memorial Day is sacred.

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Related Topix: Beaver Meadows, PA, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, McAdoo, PA, West Hazleton, PA, Hazleton, PA

Sat May 24, 2008

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Man gets grave marker from a likely source

By TOM RAGAN Staff Writer A World War II veteran got his wish a grave marker for his grandfather who fought in the Civil War and it came from a likely source.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Scranton Metro

Thu May 22, 2008

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Freeland man charged in fatal crash

A 24-year-old Butler Township man has been charged by township police in connection with an accident that killed a McAdoo man a month ago.

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Tue May 20, 2008

Times Leader

Shooting victim charged with robbery

Police said Timothy Morrison tried to force his way into Freeland home to get $30. JEN MARCKINI jmarckini@timesleader.com FREELAND It all started with a scuffle over $30, according to police.

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Related Topix: Scranton Metro, Hazleton, PA

Sun May 18, 2008

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Downtown Freeland also sits above old mine operations

“That's why we solicited estimates for core bore testing”

By L.A. TARONE Staff Writer The lot on which the Freeland Business and Development Authority is planning to construct a new borough building is atop a mine, as is much of what is now downtown Freeland. via Standard Speaker

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Fri May 16, 2008

WNEP-TV Moosic

Man Charged in Home Invasion

“I went in the house early in the morning because she asked me to get the clothes in the washer and bring it upstairs and I did.”

A man who police said broke into the home of his girlfriend's mother and ended up being shot was arrested Thursday. via WNEP-TV Moosic

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Wed May 14, 2008

Times Leader

Man shot in Freeland

FREELAND A 21-year-old man had to be taken to a nearby hospital after police say he was shot at a Chestnut Street home on Tuesday afternoon. via Times Leader

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Related Topix: Scranton Metro, Hazleton, PA, Luzerne County, PA

Sun May 11, 2008

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Freeland's faithful bid farewell

“The church needs a lot of major repairs for years it was just patched up. It's time to move on.”

By TOM RAGAN Staff Writer Generations of Freeland-area Roman Catholics stopped to pay final respects to three of four parish churches Saturday. via Standard Speaker

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Related Topix: Luzerne County, PA, Scranton Metro

Fri May 09, 2008

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Business takes a detour

“All the routes that come up that way were affected those that go to White Haven, Sandy Valley almost everything”

By JILL WHALEN Staff Writer By taking on the challenge of converting a former bakery into a restaurant, Tim Unalt knew that he'd be going in the hole. via Standard Speaker

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Related Topix: Drifton, PA, Drums, PA

Sun May 04, 2008

Times Leader

Man killed, woman hurt when truck rolls in Hazle Twp.

HAZLE TWP. A West Hazleton man was killed and a Freeland woman had to be flown to a regional hospital after a rollover crash less than a mile south of state Route 940 along Stockton Road on Wednesday, state ... via Times Leader

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Related Topix: West Hazleton, PA, Scranton Metro, Hazleton, PA

Fri May 02, 2008

Times Leader

Girl, 12, testifies about year of abuse

“He did not admit to the sexual abuse that he was accused of at that time”

BARRE A shackled Daniel McDonald shook his head as a 12-year-old girl testified Tuesday that he molested her for a year. via Times Leader

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Related Topix: Luzerne County, PA

Wed Apr 30, 2008

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Area students collect 22,000 bags for recycling

“We're helping make our environment greener through recycling. This project raises environmental awareness and encourages more recycling”

From staff reports Hazleton Area and Weatherly Area school students saved almost 22,000 grocery bags about 440 pounds of plastic from going to a landfill. via Standard Speaker

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Related Topix: Drums, PA, Scranton Metro, Weatherly, PA

Mon Apr 28, 2008

Times Leader

McAdoo man dies in head-on

“One car was heading east, one car west and they hit”

Second driver airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital; early-afternoon crash closes road until evening. via Times Leader

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Related Topix: McAdoo, PA, East Butler, PA, Luzerne County, PA, Allentown, PA

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Freeland, Pennsylvania is located in Luzerne County and is part of the Scranton Metro Area. Zip codes in Freeland include 18224.

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