Old Forge News

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.

Two suspects were on the run Monday night following a police chase that ended in a crash on Viewmont Drive.

On each Saturday in December prior to Christmas, children can have their pictures taken with Santa at the Old Forge Borough Building between the hours of 2-7 p.m. Santa will also be available for pictures on Sunday, Dec.

The borough is taking a resident to court for failing to demolish a dilapidated and shuttered lampshade manufacturing plant on Hillcrest Drive.

Families are invited to enjoy an evening of refreshments, music and storytelling with the annual display of holiday lights at Nay Aug Park as a backdrop.

Linda Nealon's third-grade class at Old Forge Elementary School recently won the coloring contest from "McTeacher Night" held at McDonald's restaurant, Old Forge.

The Old Forge High School Peer Mediators recently elected officers for the 2009-10 academic year.

The Old Forge Coal Mining website, www.oldforgecoalmine.com , is seeking information on former coal miners who worked in the Old Forge mines.

The Old Forge School District is celebrating its centennial. Junior members of the Blue and Gold Chapter of the National Honor Society have been distributing blue and gold ribbons to Old Forge alumni at home football games and will also distribute the ribbons during basketball season.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT NOTES Marriage Licenses - Darryl M. Cariati and Lisa M. Stopa, both of Old Forge.

Avoca Rescue 112 and Avoca Engine 112 With the holidays right around the corner, many people are gearing up for the hussle and bustle of preparing a Thanksgiving meal for the family and starting their Christmas shopping at the local malls.

The students in Old Forge Elementary School kindergarten classes collected food and donated everything to St.

Sierra Bellenzeni is the daughter of Tony and Suzi Bellenzini. She is a senior at Old Forge High School and is the 2009-2010 Outstanding Performer.

Homecoming 2009 was held at Old Forge High School on Friday, October 16th. During halftime of the Old Forge football game, the OFHS 2009 Court was announced: King, Andre Cowlay; Queen, Kayla Salerno; Prince, Brian Morris; Princess, Christina Belko; Court Member, Sierra Bellenzeni; Brian Harrison, Jessica Armillay, Mark Zambetti, Shelby Wheeler, ...

AVOCA A man required more than 250 stitches and lost vision in his left eye after being struck in the head as he slept inside a home on Sept.

State police have refused to release information that might shed light on the response of its Pocono barracks to a February crash off Interstate 476, the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, that led to the death of a Taylor man.

Old Forge School District representatives attended the Governor's press conference in Harrisburg on August 19, 2009 in recognition of being one of the 50 Pennsylvania school districts that has made the most significant gains in the academic achievement since 2002.