Saturday | Daily and Sunday Review
Towanda Council passes tentative $3.2 million boro budget Budget keeps K-9 unit in operation
The Towanda Borough Council on Monday passed a tentative $3.2 million borough budget for 2010 which includes no tax increase, but eliminates the curbside pickup of leaves and Christmas trees and scales back the borough's street sweeping operation and spring clean-up. While Towanda Borough Manager Tom Fairchild Jr.
Son of famed artist accused of breaking into museum to steal paintings
Police arrested the son of a world-renowned local artist Wednesday on charges of stealing $20 million in paintings from the family-run art museum in a fight over the family fortune.
Major talent in miniature artwork displayed in Chambersburg
Area artists whose works were accepted into Council for the Arts' Miniature Art 2009 exhibit are John Baines, Dorothy Buchwalter, Sarah Boice, LaVerne Hill, Judith Stenger and Jean Strike, all of Chambersburg; Ruth Durbin, Elizabeth Koontz and Marti Yeager, all of Fayetteville; Kristin Fay-Taylor, Ruth Jordan and Laura Lewis Shindle, all of ...
Medical college pleased with donations; starts campaign
Since the inception of Commonwealth Medical College and through June, between 270 and 300 individuals, foundations or businesses donated about $8 million to the school.
Taylor man faces drug charges after party
A borough man was arrested on drug-related charges after police were called to investigate a party.
Old Forge takes owner of dilapidated building to court
The borough is taking a resident to court for failing to demolish a dilapidated and shuttered lampshade manufacturing plant on Hillcrest Drive.
NASCAR-themed restaurant closer to opening in Taylor
The Taylor Planning Commission on Wednesday gave conditional approval to the subdivision of about 2.6 acres of land, removing an obstacle to the opening of a NASCAR-themed restaurant on North Main Street.
How to Protect Yourself From Charity Scams
At Thanksgiving, Eric's sister brings home a girlfriend, whose charms are not lost on Eric---or Donna.
Lodge owner offers plan to raze eyesore in Carbondale
Font size: [A] [A] [A] The owner of the Masonic Lodge in Carbondale has come up with a last-minute plan to raise cash and demolish the crumbling building on Salem Avenue so he can avoid a two-year prison sentence, Mayor Justin Taylor said Wednesday.
Taylor passes tentative 2010 budget, still with no taxes
Borough council has introduced a $3.3 million tentative 2010 budget that does not include property taxes, but say they may have to reintroduce millage in phases starting next year.
Free Swine Flu Clinic in Scranton
Despite the cold weather Saturday morning, dozens of parents and kids bundled up and waited in line for the nasal flu vaccine in Scranton.
Hospital Visitor Guidelines More Strict due to Flu Concerns
Concerns over swine flu are causing hospitals in Lackawanna County to take drastic measures.
DEP to Hold Public Meeting, Hearing on Sandy Ridge Wind Project's Stormwater Permit Application
The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. followed by a public hearing at 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov.
The Greater Pennsylvania Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association presented the Scranton Area Memory Walk on Saturday, Oct.
No Contest Plea In July 5th Child Rape
The mandatory minimum is 15 years, but Lackawannna County prosecutors are shooting for a mark way beyond that.
No Contest Plea in Child Sex Assault
A man from Taylor accused of brutally attacking a young girl inside her home as her parents cleaned up from a July Fourth picnic outside was in Lackawanna County court Tuesday.
Pa. man pleads no contest in rape of 5-year-old
A northeastern Pennsylvania man accused of raping a 5-year-old girl in her bedroom has pleaded no contest to charges of rape, aggravated assault and burglary.
Scranton Authority sued over alleged untreated sewage discharge
SCRANTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday filed a federal complaint against the Scranton Sewer Authority, alleging that it allowed more than 1 billion gallons of untreated sewage to be discharged into the Lackawanna River and other waterways in 2008.
Landfill air-monitoring results under review
The state Department of Health recently submitted a draft report to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry regarding additional air monitoring that was conducted at Alliance Sanitary Landfill last year.