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Valley Briefs: IMSA receives grant
The IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education received a $75,000 Innovation Generation Grant from the Motorola Foundation to help spark Illinois students' interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
Leadership Lackawanna graduates 25, presents awards
The 25 graduates of the Leadership Lackawanna Class of 2009 were recognized on Thursday, June 25 in a ceremony held at Lackawanna College .
Students from Somerville receive honors
Olivia Rose Ribeiro of Somerville graduated magna cum laude from Marywood University, Scranton, Pa., with a bachelor's degree in interior architecture on May 10.
Popular Catholic priest transferred
After serving as pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church, Father Martin Boylan is being transferred at the end of July to Sts.
George Nichols, area businessman and community leader, will be honored by the Rotary Club of the Abingtons with the Rotary's newly established George Nichols Community Leadership Award.
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Pocono Mountain West High School graduation
Editor's note: Coverage of breaking news prevented us from getting this story in the print edition Monday.
"Pilgrimage," a series of photographs by John Baldino, Shelby Fisk and Chris Olechna, and "Bethany Gagas: A Small-Town American Girl Does Paris," written works by Bethany Gagas, will be presented by the Greater Carbondale Arts Alliance at an artists' reception Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Carbondale City Hall and the Carbondale Historical Society, 1 ...
Mary Theresa Condosta, a junior at Scranton Preparatory School, has been accepted as a Diocesan Scholar and will attend Marywood University for the summer 2009 session.
Leadership Lackawanna receives $9,000 grant for Survivors Park
Leadership Lackawanna class of 2008-2009 recently received grant funding from the Lackawanna Environmental Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Partnership Program.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Young, Harveys Lake, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay, to Jacob Johnson, son of Mr.
Danielle and Company welcomes Ondush exhibit
"The more that I work and paint, the more I see in the beauty around me," said local award-winning artist Albert Ondush about his paintings.
College Notes: Brighton, Pittsford, Victor, SE towns
Shaina Kovalsky of Pittsford graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law.
Maybe Someday enjoying release of self-titled debut album
Linda Morgan / Staff Photographer Members of the band Maybe Someday include, from left, Jim Reynolds, Bryan Brophy, Nate Hosie, Mike Lesnesky and Chris Borgna.
First Friday Scranton benefit mixer set for Wednesday
A mixer to benefit First Friday Scranton will be held Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Dionysus Downtown, 244 Penn Ave., Scranton.
The Talk of the Times with Patricia E. Dunleavy, Ph.D.
This week, staff writer Stephanie Webber talks with Patricia E. Dunleavy, Ph.D., about the upcoming Piano & Lute benefit concert.
Education can help us make the grade Ron Bartizek Business LOCAL
Time was, Northeastern Pennsylvania's economy moved at its own pace, whether during the heyday of coal mining when this region's labor fueled the Industrial Revolution or in later decades when prosperity bursting out in places like Silicon Valley and the Research Triangle seemed as distant as the moon's surface.
Bishop repeats request for info
Diocese head wants 4 colleges in NEPA to prove they abide by Catholic principles.
St. Rocco's Church Christian Mothers Communion breakfast
St. Rocco's Christian Mothers will hold their annual Communion Breakfast on Sunday, May 17 after the 8 a.m. Mass at the Gramercy Restaurant, Main Street, Pittston.
The company has recently hired two new employees for its Wesley Village campus. Christopher Frushon , dietitian, earned his associate's degree in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, and his bachelor's degree from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI.