Old Forge News

Old Forge High School's chapter of the National Honor Society's junior and senior members recently partnered with Old Forge Bank to assist with the Salvation Army's Christmas Angel program for the 20th year.

More than 500 aided by 21 gallons The donation of 21 gallons of blood - that helped more than 500 people - was saluted when the American Red Cross presented Lackawanna County Commissioner A.J. Munchak with a plaque.

Firefighters who responded Tuesday to a possible fire at an apartment building found only an overheated microwave oven.

Firefighters who responded Tuesday to a possible fire at an apartment building found only an overheated microwave oven.

MICHAEL J. MULLEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Volunteer Kim Jubinsky, left, helps LaVerne Singleton with a bag of food for Christmas at the Family-to-Family distribution at Holy Family Church in Scranton on Wednesday.

Members of the Old Forge High School's Student Council, National Honor Society and senior class volunteered to help with the Tobyhanna Army Depot's "December Special Operation Santa Claus Party." Students were assigned to help students from Old Forge Elementary Life Skills Class, the Friendship House and the Stroudsburg Life Skills/Autistic Class.

Dec. 26--The Lower Lackawanna Valley Sanitary Authority is taking steps to reduce waste discharge into area waterways, and expects to complete several projects in 2010.

A reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect who assaulted and robbed a bakery owner last month.

Borough officials are trying to determine whether a 2-2 vote made by the zoning board Thursday grants a variance to the developer of an age-restricted housing complex.

Old Forge police are investigating whether four people accused in a series of burglaries were involved in other recent break-ins in the borough.

A manufacturer of beds is doubling capacity and expects to increase staffing by about 30 percent in the coming months.

Four people have been charged in connection with several Old Forge burglaries. According to the Pennsylvania State Unified Court System Web site, charged were: n David Michael Hastings, 31, of 148A1 2 Howard St., Old Forge, who faces charges of criminal trespass, burglary and theft.

Four people are facing charges after a burglary ring was busted-up in part of Lackawanna County.

A Moosic chiropractor pleaded guilty Wednesday to insurance fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Borough police on Thursday warned drivers to be cautious after a woman reported her car was stopped by a man impersonating a police officer.

A feud in the Tayoun family over the Jitty Joe's Ice Cream Shop has ended with a settlement agreement approved by a trial court judge this fall.

Police are searching for two men suspected of abducting two teenage girls while they walked down Wood Street in Avoca on Sunday night.

The borough will be collecting new, unwrapped toys until Wednesday, Dec. 16, to benefit needy children through Catholic Social Services.

An animal hospital in Lackawanna County became the target of a thief Thursday afternoon.

A Scranton lawyer has been arrested on charges he stole money from an escrow account involving a real estate transaction in Old Forge.