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Here comes the bunny Easter events for kids are planned all over the area BY JOSH MCAULIFFE SPECIAL TO THE TRIBORO BANNER
Easter arrives a bit later than usual this year. But with that April 21 date comes the chance of better weather for a good, old-fashioned Easter egg hunt for the kids. The Easter Bunny will appear at several Triboro-area Easter egg hunts in the days leading up to the holiday. Here’s the schedule as it stands now: Moosic Alliance Community Church The folks at Moosic Alliance Community Church will host its Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 13, beginning at 11 a.m. at the church, 608 Rocky Glenn Road. For more information on the event, call
570-457-6020. Lackawanna County Commissioners The Lackawanna County Commissioners and Parks & Recreation Department will conduct their Easter egg hunt on Saturday at McDade Park on the Scranton-Taylor border. Registration begins at 11 a.m., with the event starting at noon. Open to children of all ages, the event will include plenty of candy, surprises and snacks, plus use of the park’s facilities and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Old Forge Lions Club A time-honored tradition for many years, the Old Forge Lions Club’s annual Easter egg hunt will be held
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Old Forge students coordinating an Easter event are, from left: Hannah Lisowski, Kalvin Jeffers, Kevin Pepsin and Jonathan Nicholoff. Saturday beginning at noon at Old Forge Memorial Stadium. The event is open to children ages 12 and younger, and will feature a number of goodies and prizes. Taylor Lions Club The Taylor Lions Club will hold its Easter egg hunt on Saturday beginning at noon at Taylor Community Center, 700 S. Main St. The event, which will be held rain or shine, is open to Taylor children from infants to age 12. All kids will
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receive a bag of treats and have a chance at a big prize. Attendees may bring a camera to take pictures with the Easter Bunny. For more information, call 570-5621917. Nicole Schuback Easter Egg Hunt The second annual Nicole Schuback Easter Egg Hunt will take place on Saturday, April 20, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Old Forge High School Gymnasium.
The event is coordinated by Old Forge students Hannah Lisowski, Jonathan Nicholoff, Kevin Pepsin and Kalvin Jeffers for their senior project. In addition to the hunt, the event will include a bake sale and numerous basket raffles. The planners are currently looking for donations, baskets and baked goods. All proceeds from the event will be donated to a scholarship fund, which is given every year to an Old Forge student-athlete.
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The Old Forge Elementary School Read-a-Thon raised $13,377 through the support of family, friends and community members. It will receive $10,032.75 to use on creating a sensory room. The top fundraising students, who raised more than $400 were: Kamryn Notari, $425; Aria Chludzinski, $425; Daniel Churla, $475 and Ava Barron, $475; the top fundraising homerooms: Ms. Puckett’s class, $1,205, and Mrs. Aversa’s class, $1,265.
school dismissal is 11:07 a.m. and 11:22 a.m. Teacher conferences: Friday, April 12; high school: 12:30 p.m. and elementary school 1-3:30 p.m. Spring break: early dismissal: Thursday, April 18; high school 1:10 p..m. No school: Friday,, April 19 and Monday, April 22.
Commission on Economic Opportunity Weinberg’s food bank will be collected during the month of April at the Taylor Branch of Citizens Savings Bank, 137 S. Main Ave. in Taylor.
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St. Mary’s Polish National Catholic church will hold a spring yard sale Polish language classes will restart on Saturday April 27, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Taylor (rain or shine) at 200 Stephenson St. Community Library. Call 570-562-2007 in Duryea. For $10 you can rent a for more information. 8-foot-by-2-foot table space (You must Honor society induction bring your own tables) to sell your Honor society Sarah Cherundolo of Old Forge was unwanted treasures. Set-up time is 8 Christina Brannon of Old Forge among the 38 University of Scranton a m. Vendors and crafters welcome. students inducted into Chi Delta Rho, was among the University of To reserve a table space, call 570-457the university’s chapter of Chi Sigma Scranton students inducted into 2291. Lambda Pi Eta, the national honor Iota, the international honor society society for communication majors. Fire co. breakfast for counseling. The university’s The university’s chapter was chapter of the honor society was Taylor Fire at Rescue, 1137 established in 1999. established in 1994. Reynolds Ave. in, Taylor. will hold its Marking period, report cards Food bank donations semi-annual pancake and sausage breakfast on Sunday May 19, 8 a.m to Non-perishable food items and Old Forge School District: early 1 p.m.; takeouts available, dismissal is on Friday, April 12: High monetary donations for the
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Blue Devil Alumni of the month for April? They picked twins. Liz Balanovich What year did you graduate from Old Forge High School? I graduated in 2018. Did you attend any schooling after Old Forge High School? I am attending Marywood University and pursuing a major in the social sciences. What are you doing now that you would like to showcase? The education I received at Old Forge High School, along with the programs they offer, encouraged me on a path of higher education. How has an Old Forge education prepared you for where you are today? My teachers prepared me for college by giving me essential skills and knowledge that allow me to be successful in all of my classes. Maria Balanovich What year did you graduate from Old Forge High School? I graduated in 2018. Did you attend any schooling after Old Forge High School? I am attending marywood university. What are you doing now that you would like to showcase? I am majoring in history-secondary education. I tutor at old forge high school as well as volunteer with the SOAR program at Marywood and I’m a member of the education club. How has an Old Forge education prepared you for where you are today? The passion and dedication my high school teachers demonstrated inspired me to pursue a career in education. Their guidance and support gave me the skills to excel in college.
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area chu rch s ervic es Send additions or corrections about your church (in Old Forge, Taylor, Moosic, Avoca, Dupont and Duryea) to triborobanner@ timesshamrock.com. Church of God, 101 Center St. in Taylor. Worship Sundays 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m. Doug Hoeffner is pastor. 570-457-3114. Facebook. com/chogtaylor. Divine Mercy Parish, 312 Davis St. in Scranton. Daily Mass 12:10 p.m.; Saturdays at 5 p.m.; Sundays at 8 and 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Rev. Francis L. Pauselli is pastor. 570-344-1724. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 130 Union St. in Taylor. Sunday worship 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion served the first Sunday of the month. Pastor is Rev. Ginger L. Daubenhauser. 570-909-5434. First United Methodist of Taylor, 402 S. Main St. in Taylor. Sunday service: 9:30 a.m. Christian education adult Bible study: Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Sundays. Pastor is Rev. Donald A. Roberts Sr. 570-562-3335. First United Methodist of Old Forge, 143 Harrison St. in Old Forge. Sunday service: 11:15 a.m. Pastor is Rev. Susan Hardman-Zimmerman. Hope Church Presbytrian, 4951 Birney Ave. in Moosic. Sunday sSchool classes at 9:25 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. Rev. Stephen Wilson is pastor. Langcliffe Presbyterian Church, 1001 Main St. in Avoca. Sunday morning worship at 10 a.m. Pastor: Alex Becker. lpcavoca.church or facebook.com/langcliffeavoca. 570-457-4477. Moosic Alliance Community, 608 Rocky Glen Road in Moosic. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. (nursery available upon request). Sunday service, children’s church and nursery: 10:45 a.m. 570457-6020. Email: moosicalliance1@verizon.net. Pastor is Erik J. Ferguson. Moosic Assembly of God, 477 Third St. in Moosic. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening service at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening service at 6:30 p.m. Pastor is David O’Brien. Moosic Presbyterian, 625 Main St. in Moosic. Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. The Rev. Roger E. Griffith is pastor. 570-457-7750. moosicpresby@verizon.net. Moosic United Methodist Church, 609 Main St. in Moosic. Sunday worship is at 9 a.m. followed by fellowship time. D’s Pantry, serving the four borough area, is open Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon. Pastor is Rev. Michael Shambora. 570-457-2499. Nativity of Our Lord Parish, 127 Stephenson St. in Duryea. Mass schedule: Daily, 7 a.m.; Saturday Vigil, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8 and 11 a.m.; and 7 p.m. Rev. John V. Polednak, VE, is pastor. 570-457-3502; rectory@nativityduryea.org. Prince of Peace Parish, Saturday Mass at 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s, Lawrence and Grace streets in Old Forge. Sunday Mass is celebrated at 8 and 10 a.m. at St. Mary and 11:15 a.m. at St. Lawrence, 620 Main St. in Old Forge. Parish office: 123 Grace Street in Old Forge. Pastor: Rev. August A. Ricciardi. 570-457-5900. Queen of the Apostles Parish, 715 Hawthorne St., Avoca. Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m. Sunday Masses: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Daily Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8 a.m, Wednesday at 7 p.m. Confession: Saturday 3:15-3:45 p.m.; anytime upon request.
Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. miraculous medal novena: Wednesday following the 7 p.m. Mass. First Friday healing Mass: First Friday of the month at 7 p.m. 570-457-3412. staff@queenoftheapostles.com. queenoftheapostles.weconnect.com. facebook.com/qapavocapa. St. George’s Orthodox, 745 S. Keyser Ave., Taylor. Weekday Divine Liturgy at 7:30 a.m. Moleben to the Mother of God Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Sunday Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m. with Sunday school following liturgy. 570-562-2090 (church); 570-563-1170 (rectory). Fr.mal@comcast.net. StGeorgesTaylor.com. Very Rev. Protopresbyter Mark Leasure. St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic, 700 Oak St. in Taylor. Services: Sunday 11 a.m. Feast days 6:30 p.m. on the evening before the feast day. Rev. Eduard Shestak is pastor. 570-457-3042. Tuesday, March 26, 6:30 p.m., Moleben to the Holy Cross. St. Mary’s Polish National Catholic, 200 Stephenson St. in Duryea. Holy Mass Sunday 9 a.m.; daily Mass 8 a.m. Holy days 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock is pastor. padre@saintmaryspncc.org; saintmaryspncc. org. 570-457-2291. Lenten Devotions: distribution of ashes with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament at 7 p.m. Lenten Devotions will be held every Friday during Lent at 7 p.m. St. Michael’s Orthodox, Church and Winter streets in Old Forge. Saturday Vespers 5 p.m. Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. (The Hours 9:10 a.m.) Wednesday: Presanctified Liturgy, 6 p.m. Friday: Akathist to Mary, 6 p.m. 570-437-3703. peterehenry@yahoo.com; stmichaelof.org. Rev. Peter Henry is rector. St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic, 140 Church St. in Old Forge. Services: Saturday at 5 p.m.; Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (feast days at 9 a.m.). Rev. Eduard Shestak is pastor. 570-457-3042. St. Paul’s Independent Bible, 401 W. Grove St. in Taylor. Sunday service at 11 a.m.. Children’s Sunday school during the service. Pastor is Norm Demming. 570-562-2200. St. Stephen’s Russian Orthodox, St. Stephen’s Lane and Hickory Street in Old Forge. Divine Liturgy Sundays and Feast Days: 9:30 a.m. Vigil service: 5:30 p.m. on the night before Liturgies. 570-457-3384. Email: StStephensROChurch@ gmail.com. Pastor is Rev. German Ciuba. Stewart Memorial United Methodist, 174 N. Main St. in Old Forge. Sunday Service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday school at 11:15 a.m. Pastor is Rev. Michael Shambora. 570-457-1109. ALP007@ aol.com. Taylor Primitive Methodist, 153 S. Keyser Ave. in Taylor. Sunday service: 11 a.m. Pastor is James P. Whitman. United Baptist of Taylor, 125 Church St. in Taylor. Sunday worship service: 10 a.m. Sunday school: 11:15 a.m. Bible study: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. 570-562-1331. Rev. Dr. David Barrett is pastor. Unity in Christ Parish, at Moosic United Methodist Church, 609 Main St. in Moosic. Sunday worship is at 9 a.m., followed by a fellowship time. D’s Food Pantry, serving the four–borough area, is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Pastor is Rev. Michael Shambora. 570-457-2499.
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Italian Spinach Meatballs draw on family roots By Gia Mazur Staff Writer
M
ary Ann Coviello learned a lot about cooking while growing up in an Italian family. Her mom, the late Alice Occulto, had ancestors who hailed from Calabria, Italy, while Coviello’s father, Jerry, has Sicilian roots. And the combination gave Coviello a head start in the kitchen and a knack at preparing homemade, traditional Italian dinners. She still puts her own twist on things, however. Take her recipe for Italian Spinach Meatballs, which earned the Dunmore resident a $50 grocery gift card. Coviello took a bit from her mother’s original instructions, mixed it with directions from a friend and topped it with her own tastes. “This is a recipe I’m sure everyone has, but I just tweaked it a little bit,” Coviello said during a recent afternoon inside the home she shares with her husband, Frank. “You just put your own spin on it.” The key to the recipe is how versatile it can be. Coviello used a half-sausage/halfsirloin mix, but cooks can
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THETiMES-TriBuNE.COM swap in ground turkey for a healthier version. They also can use sweet or hot sausage in the recipe. Coviello prepares appetizer-sized meatballs but sometimes makes the balls even smaller to add into Italian Wedding Soup, or she enlarges them for serving with marinara sauce. Different cheese also can be substituted depending on one’s taste. “Mom always said locatelli (cheese),” Coviello said. “But I know some people might want Parmesan. It’s all about using what you like.” Local Flavor learned one thing for sure during our time with the Coviellos: no one will leave hungry. Coviello prepared Italian Spinach Meatballs three ways for her guest: as an appetizer, with
ground turkey in marinara sauce and inside Italian Wedding Soup. All three incarnations were flavorful and hearty enough on their own but also never overpowered other flavors when used in a dish. And the ones made with turkey were just as tasty as their counterparts. The recipe was a home run. Coviello loves to cook and is known just as much for her soup and crock-pot recipes as she is for her homemade Italian dishes, such as Manacotti. She also enjoys baking — something else she attributed to her mom — and makes all kinds of cookies, including a coveted recipe for Chocolate Chip Cherry Cookies. Her husband also is fullblooded Italian, she said, as well a great cook. Between their families, there are plenty of recipes to try and perfect. When they’re not volunteering throughout the re gion or giving back through UNICO, the two sometimes spend the whole day creating in the kitchen. “We’re Italian,” Coviello said. “It’s what we do.” Contact the writer: gmazur@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9127; @gmazurtt on twitter
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Dunmore resident Mary Ann Coviello is this week’s Local Flavor: Recipes We Love contest winner thanks to her Italian Spinach Meatballs recipe.
Mary Ann Coviello’s Italian Spinach Meatballs 1 pound loose, sweet sausage 1 pound ground sirloin 5 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 box frozen, chopped spinach 2 tablespoons parsley
2 tablespoons oregano 1 cup bread crumbs 2 beaten eggs 1/2 cup locatelli cheese, grated Salt and pepper, to taste
Cook and drain spinach. in a large bowl, mix meats, spinach, eggs, garlic, cheese and seasonings. add bread crumbs a little at a time. form into small meatballs (appetizer size). Preheat oven to 350 f. Place meatballs on cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. turn and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
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Genell on Main Street in Old Forge. This event benefits the lodge’s scholarship program. Walk-ins welcome. Advance orders are available. Tickets are $10 and include penne pasta, meatballs, salad, roll and dessert. Sauce is $6 per quart; meatballs are $6 per pint. For tickets, call 570-498-0178. Soup sale: Acacia Lodge No. 579, 617 Union St. in Taylor, will sell Manhattan clam chowder on Fridays, April 12 and 19, 4:30-6 p.m. Takeout only. Cost is $8 per quart. Lions dinner: The Old Forge Lions Club will hold its annual takeout-only chicken dinner on Sunday, April 14, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Arcaro & Genell’s takeaway counter on Main Street in Old Forge. Cost is $10 and includes a half chicken, mashed potatoes and beans. Tickets are available from members or at the door. Library fundraisers: The Taylor Community Library, 710 S. Main St., is planning three fundraising events: • A risotto sale will be held on Thursday, April 18. The risotto will be prepared by Cafe Rinaldi in Old Forge, and will be sold as takeout-only. Orders will be taken until Saturday, April 13. The cost is $10 (payment must be made when order is placed). All proceeds benefit the Taylor Community Library. Call 570-562-1234 for more information. • The library will sponsor a bus trip to “Costuming ‘The Crown’” at Winterthur Garden & Musuems on Saturday, May 18. The cost is $99 per person and includes bus, exhibit and tour of Winterthur. Bus leaves the Viewmont Mall at 8 a.m. Garden tram tour will be followed by guided tour of Winterthur. Exhibit includes 40 iconic costumes from the Netflix series “The Crown.” Depart for home at 4 p.m. Lunch is on your own at the museum. Payment is due at time of reservation and seats on bus are assigned on a first-comefirst-served basis. • The library will hold a raffle drawing for the American Girl 2019 doll of the year, Blair Wilson. Prize includes the accompanying book, Blair’s Garden and garden accessories. The drawing will be held on Sunday, Aug. 11, as part of the library’s American Girl/Lego bingo, 1-4 p.m. (doors open at noon). Tickets are two for $1, 12 for $5, 25 for $10.
Sch ool n ew S Dress Down Day at both Riverside schools Students at Riverside Elementary West and East dressed down for a cause by wearing blue to support colon cancer awareness. The student council donated money to the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute.
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New audio books available at the Taylor Community Library.
“The Orphan’s Tale” by Pam Jenoff Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep. When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. In a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies and flees into the snowy night. She finds refuge with a German circus, but she must learn the flying trapeze act so she can blend in undetected, spurning the resentment of the lead aerialist, Astrid. At first rivals, they soon forge a powerful bond but soon must decide whether their friendship is enough to save one another, or if the secrets that bur n between them will destroy everything. “Queen Bee” by Dorothea Benton Frank Beekeeper Holly McNee Kensen quietly lives in a world of her own on Sullivan’s Island, tending her hives and working at the local island library. Holly calls her mother The Queen Bee because she’s a demanding hulk of a woman. Her mother,
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a devoted hypochondriac, might be unaware that she’s quite ill but that doesn’t stop her from tormenting Holly. To escape the drama, Holly’s sister Leslie married and moved away, wanting little to do with island life. Holly’s escape is to submerge herself in the lives of the two young boys next door and their widowed father, Archie. Her world is upended when Leslie returns and both sisters fixate on what’s happening in their neighbor’s home. Is Archie really in love with that awful ice queen of a woman? If Archie marries her, what will become of his little boys? Restless Leslie is desperate for validation after her imploded marriage, squandering her favors on any and all takers. Their mother ups her game in an uproarious and theatrical downward spiral. Scandalized, Holly is talking to her honey bees a mile a minute, as though they’ll give her a solution to all the chaos, but, who knows, they just might. “Redemption” by David Baldacci Amos Decker and his FBI partner Alex Jamison are visiting his hometown of Burlington, Ohio, when he’s approached by an unfamiliar man. He instantly recognizes the man’s name Meryl Hawkins. He’s the first person Decker ever arrested for murder back when he was a young detective. Though a dozen years in prison have left Hawkins unrecognizably aged and terminally ill, one thing hasn’t changed, he maintains he never committed the murders. Could it be possible that Decker made a mistake all those years ago? As he starts digging into the old case, Decker finds a startling connection to a new crime that he may be able to prevent, if only he can put the pieces together quickly enough. “Run Away” by Harlan Coben You’ve lost your daughter. She’s addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. She’s made it clear that she doesn’t want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she’s not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble. You don’t stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs and you do the only thing a parent can do, you follow her into a dark and dangerous world you never knew existed. Before you know it, both your family and your life are on the line. In order to protect your daughter from the evils of that world, you must face them head on. “Someone Knows” by Lisa Scottoline Allie Garvey is heading home to the funeral of a childhood friend. Allie is not
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only grief-stricken, she’s full of dread. Going home means seeing the other two people with whom she shares an unbearable secret. Twenty years earlier, a horrific incident shattered the lives of five teenagers, including Allie. Drinking and partying in the woods, they played a dangerous prank that went tragically wrong, turning deadly. The teenagers kept what happened a secret, believing that getting caught would be the worst thing that could happen. Time has taught Allie otherwise, not getting caught was far worse. Allie has been haunted for two decades by what she and the others did, and by the fact that she never told a soul. The secret has eaten away at her, distancing her from everyone she loves, including her husband. She wasn’t punished by the law, Allie has punished herself, and it’s a life sentence. Now, Allie stands on the brink of losing everything. She’s ready for a reckoning, determined to learn how the prank went so horribly wrong. She digs to unearth the truth, but reaches a shocking conclusion that she never saw coming. “Summer of ‘69” by Elin Hilderbrand It’s 1969, and for the Levin family, the times they are a-changing. Every year the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother’s historic home in downtown Nantucket. Like so much else in America, nothing is the same. Blair, the oldest sister, is marooned in Boston, pregnant with twins and unable to travel. Middle sister Kirby, caught up in the thrilling vortex of civil rights protests and determined to be independent, takes a summer job on Martha’s Vineyard. Tiger is an infantry soldier, recently deployed to Vietnam. Thirteen-year-old Jessie suddenly feels like an only child, marooned in the house with her out-of-touch grandmother and her worried mother, each of them hiding a troubling secret. As the summer heats up, Ted Kennedy sinks a car in Chappaquiddick, man flies to the moon, and Jessie and her family experience their own dramatic upheavals along with the rest of the country. “ S u n s e t B e a ch ” by M a r y K ay Andrews Drue Campbell’s life is adrift. Out of a job and down on her luck, life doesn’t seem to be getting any better when her estranged father, Brice Campbell, a personal injury attorney, shows up at her mother’s funeral after a 20-year absence. Worse, he’s remarried, to Drue’s eighth grade
frenemy, Wendy, now his office manager, and they’re offering her a job. It seems like the job from hell, but the offer is sweetened by the news of her inheritance, her grandparents’ beach bungalow in the sleepy town of Sunset Beach, a charming but storm-damaged eyesore now surrounded by waterfront McMansions. With no other prospects, Drue begrudgingly joins the firm, spending her days screening out the grifters whose phone calls flood the law office. Working with Wendy is no picnic either. When a suspicious death at an exclusive beach resort nearby exposes possible corruption at her father’s firm, she goes from unwilling cubicle rat to unwitting investigator, and is drawn into a case that may or may not involve her father. With an of fice romance building, a decades-old missing person’s case reopened, and a cottage in rehab, one thing is for sure at Sunset Beach there’s a storm on the horizon. “What Happens in Paradise” by Elin Hilderbrand One year ago, Irene Steele had the shock of her life a loving husband, father to their grown sons and successful businessman, was killed in a plane crash. That wasn’t Irene’s only shattering news, he’d also been leading a double life on the island of St. John, where another woman loved him, too. Now Irene and her sons are back on St. John, determined to learn the truth about the mysterious life—and death—of a man they thought they knew. Along the way, they’re about to learn some surprising truths about their own lives, and their futures. “Wolf Pack” by C.J. Box The good news is that Joe Pickett has his job back, the bad news is that he’s come to learn that a drone is killing wildlife and the drone belongs to a mysterious and wealthy man whose son is dating Joe’s own daughter, Lucy. When Joe tries to lay down the rules for the drone operator, he’s asked by the FBI and the DOJ to stand down, which only makes him more suspicious. Meanwhile, bodies are piling up in and around Joe’s district in shocking numbers. He begins to fear that a pack of four vicious killers working on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel known as the Wolf Pack has arrived. Their target seems to be the mystery man and everyone including Joe, Nate, and others who are associated with him. Teaming up with a female game warden to confront these assassins, Joe finds himself in the most violent and dangerous predicament he’s ever faced.
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ESTATE NOTICE Estate of Reverend Joseph J. Mattey, late of the Borough of Taylor, Pennsylvania, (died January 28, 2019). Letters Testamentary on the above estate having been granted, all persons having claims and demands against the estate of the above decedent shall make them known and present them; all of the persons indebted to the said decedent shall make payment thereof without delay to Msgr. John Bergamo, 236 Route 390, Cresco, PA 18326 or Patrick J. Lavelle, Esquire, 715 North State Street, Clarks Summit, PA 18411. PATRICK J. LAVELLE, ESQUIRE ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE
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