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Page 4 – COLTS looks to increase fares

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Page 6 – Friend request from Scranton police

The Scranton Knights fell to Williamsport in one of several games that broke title streaks. STORY: Page 28

Page 7 – Many reappointed to top county jobs Page 10 – Scranton teachers approve contract

12 ARTS Page 12 – CLICK: First Friday Scranton Page 17 – WSHS Marching Band fundraiser set Page 18 – Chet Williams releases new album Page 19 – HOWELLS: Hello, my little Viking

23 SPORTS Page 26 – Few wrestlers pass regional quarterfinals Page 27 – Scranton advances past NCAA opener Page 28 – AH boys, girls win district hoops titles Page 29 – County’s strong swimmers perform

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Cliché, yes, but persistence pays The last week has shown me the power of persistence in a number of different ways. I had the pleasure of meeting two sisters whose time surrounded by hot wings made them wonder: Why can’t I get a good hot wing sauce right from the bottle? Launched last week, Peggy’s Wing Sauce is admittedly a developing success story in the power of persistence. The sisters themselves admit that they carried each other through taking the risk of investing in a brand new product. Support came quickly as they landed a deal with Gerri-

BEHIND THE BYLINES CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES ty’s Supermarket to sell the sauce which, I might add, is pretty fantastic. Second, after breaking arms and rebuilding swords, the toys (or playable sculptures, as I’ve come to call them) that I’m crafting for my kids turned from disastrous to delightful with about an hour of work each night. John’s original Link sculpture of the hero from “The Legend of Zelda” series will soon be cast and painted for him to play with. That is, of course, if I

have the willpower to successfully see my way through the molding process after creating a silicone tomb for him the last time I tried. But the most exciting example of the persistence’s triumph over gloom came last week when Staff Writer Rich Howells and I drove out to New York City for the unlikeliest of events – a cast and crew reunion from the Nickelodeon show “The Adventures of Pete and Pete.” Its last new episode airing almost 17 years ago, the brothers Pete are akin to missing a comet for those who grew up in the early- to mid-1990s and missed their irreverent brand of humor. After all, what children’s program features an 8year-old with a tattoo and his

own superhero? The opportunity to relive some of the show’s greatest moments with a room full of strangers was incredible. Akin to attending a concert with friends, it was the most comfortable I’ve been in a crowd in quite some time. I’d think it were a figment of my imagination were it not for the photos and signed posters I brought back with me. Rich and I almost didn’t make it to the show, but when we discovered a second set had opened the day before the event, we immediately bought tickets. Giving up on attending, in hindsight, would have been like a fatal papercut. Thank goodness for persistence.

CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES doesn’t give up easily. Email him at chughes@golackawanna.com.

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Scranton PD gets help from Dunmore truck company, other agencies for St. Patrick’s event

By MATT MORGIS For Go Lackawanna

PREPARED FOR THE PARADE By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

This year, through the help of a local business, more officers than ever will help ensure that celebrations between the city’s pubs and parade route don’t intertwine.

“Road Scholar Trucking has offered to come down to the city and bring some of their specialty trucks to block off certain intersections,” Duffy said, noting that intersections were pre-

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CRANTON – After 50 years, planning on how to keep the public safe during what some consider Scranton’s Mardi Gras still takes several months of collaboration. Scranton Police Chief Dan Duffy said planning for the city’s 51st annual St. Patrick’s Parade began shortly after the 2011 event concluded and wrapped up with a meeting between police and the parade committee on Feb. 10.

viously blocked by uniformed police officers. “We’re still going to employ the same amount of officers for the parade. We’re just deploying them in a different direction. Now, they’re going to be able to rove up and down the street in order to detect or deter any criminal activity so the families can enjoy their time more.” There will be locations where officers are fixed, according to the department’s plan, and significantly more officers will be employed than any traditional Saturday. The parade Duffy was satisfied with the 50th annual parade held last year. “The overall feeling was that it was really calm. The police department and emergency

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Scranton Police Chief Dan Duffy reviews plans for the annual St. Patrick’s Parade in his office on Wednesday.

To say that “Parade Day” is a tradition in the city of Scranton might be a bit of an understatement. The 51st annual St. Patrick Parade on Saturday, March 10 brings plenty of excitement, anticipation, and so much more to the city’s downtown. Perhaps one of the biggest community events besides the parade itself is the all-ages, family-friendly celebration happening at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave, Scranton, during their Parade Day Party. “It’s a part of our mission to be a center for the community and for families,” marketing coordinator Amy Dickerson said. “It’s kind of our gift to the community for parade day.” The parade route ends just outside of the Cultural Center. As the performers finish their routines outside, they will transition into the ballroom. Musicians, step dancers, and bagpipers are just a few of the things on the entertainment roster throughout the day. Kilrush, the New York state-based Celtic band named after a town in Ireland, will be playing live sets throughout the day. “We want to give everyone an authentic Irish experience,” Dickerson said. “It’s not a bar, which on parade day is a great thing. Parents don’t have to worry about finding a babysitter so they can go into a bar. They can have a drink here and find great food for their kids. It’s a safe time, and when you’re inside, the fun is in excess.” It’s recommended that families come downtown early next week. Scranton police, with some help from Road Scholar Transport, will begin closing roads around the parade route at about 10:30 a.m. Whatever your tradition may be, the Cultural Center is hoping they can become a part of it by extending the party inside the historic Masonic Temple and offering entertainment all day long. “Wear your green, get in your Irish spirit, and have fun,” said Dickerson.

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Marywood radio station moves into MTV top 10

The radio station broadcast from Marywood University became one of the top contenders for a 2012 mtvU Woodie Award this week, according to Music Director Justin Troutman. Troutman said crews from mtvU, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks that produces a 24-hour television channel, visited the campus earlier this week to document the only Pennsylvania station remain-

ing in the running. Marywood is also the smallest college or university to land in the top 10, Troutman said. Station managers are seeking support in an online voting contest accessible through www.vmfm917.org/votenow. Voting for the top 10 stations ends at noon on March 9. VMFM can be heard locally at 91.7 FM.

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COLTS eyes transit fare increase The County of Lackawanna Transit System will hold a series of public hearings to present its plan to increase fares for the first time since 1994. “Our short-term goal is to increase fares to the rate of inflation, but we are sensitive to the economic impact this will have on our riders so were are looking at a twopronged approach over two years,” COLTS Executive Director Robert Fiume said in a prepared release The meetings will be held Tuesday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the COLTS Board Room, 800 North

South Rd., Scranton; Wednesday, March 7, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Mall at Steamtown, 2nd floor, next to the Variety Shop; and Saturday, March 24, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Mall at Steamtown, 2nd floor next to the Variety Shop. A 30-day public comment period will begin March 6 and end April 5. Only written comments will be accepted. Residents can submit comments to COLTS Fare Increase, 800 North South Rd., Scranton, Pa., 18504, or via e-mail to info@coltsbus.com with “Fare Increase” in the subject line.

SCRANTON CITY COUNCIL

Realtor questions city’s new rental ordinance By RICH HOWELLS rhowells@golackawanna.com

SCRANTON – Despite City Council’s unanimous endorsement of new rental registration legislation, the ordinance was tabled at the March 1 meeting to tackle “wording issues” throughout the ordinance. The original rental registration program “fell apart” in 2008 due to employment cuts within the city, and penalties for noncompliance lacked “teeth” as well as enforcement, according to council. In the current legislation, property owners would owe an annual rental registration fee of $15 per rental unit and an annual permit fee of $50 per site. It lists the duties of owners and requires them to obtain a minimum of $50,000 in fire legal liability insurance and “casualty insurance in an amount sufficient to either restore or remove the building.” Several city officials are authorized to enforce the ordinance, and the Licensing, Inspections, and Permits department may close a rental unit if three or more violations of the ordinance occur, among other provisions. Peter Lamandre, the 2012 president of the Greater Scranton Board of REALTORS, said his organization supports the concept but has some concerns about the current way in which the ordinance is being enforced and some of the language in the new legislation. Among those concerns: • References to an “appointed agent” must be consistent and make reference to the licensing requirements in the Commonwealth. An unintended consequence has been the encouragement of unlicensed parties to hold themselves out as “property managers.” • When an agent is designated, he or she must be the primary point of contact for the city. • Oftentimes the property owner is not notified about the first or second disruptive con-

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Peter Lamandre from the Greater Scranton Board of REALTORS addresses council on Thursday.

duct report, so the “three strikes” rule may not always be fair. • Agents and landlords must have access to disruptive conduct reports to allow them to enforce the lease provisions. Members have reported that access to police reports have been prohibited unless the landlord or agent was named on the report. • There must be consideration for the amount of time it takes to evict a disruptive tenant, a process which can take from 30 to 60 or more days for the landlord to comply with state laws. “We feel the ordinance should not punitively punish those landlords that are victims of the actions solely of the tenant but help to foster strong communities, reduce blight, and help to increase property values,” Lamandre added via email on March 2. One rental property owner, Lee Morgan, told council that he felt that there was “an awful lot of problems” with the legislation as it stands. “In my opinion, I think what we’re doing here with these ordinances is we’re blaming the people that have rental properties for the city’s problems,” Morgan said. “We have to worry about landlords who have tenants

who do massive damage to their property…I think we have to worry about this law (being) misapplied considering all the homes we’re condemning in this city and tearing down.” Councilman Bob McGoff, who has championed the changes in the legislation for about two years during council meetings, defended the new ordinance from public criticism, saying that this will create a more “equitable” situation that would place more accountability on the occupants and give landlords more control, but he did ultimately agree to table the legislation due to “wording issues.” “There are very few changes from what we originally had. Most of it was in language, and it’s trying to strengthen the position of the city. Where…it said the city ‘may’ do something, some of the wording was changed to ‘shall’ do something so that it gave it a little bit more force to what the city could do as far as inspections and dealing with some of the rental properties,” McGoff explained. He said the goal was not to increase revenue so much as create a “self-sustaining” program with “more efficient enforcement” of the fees. “The first thing that we wantSee COUNCIL, Page 11

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Wanted man turns self in after FB post

Police say friends texted Jarren Scott after his photo was posted to the new ‘Be Part of the Solution’ page

By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

SCRANTON – Yet another anonymous donor has given their money to the Scranton Police Department to give officers more tools to do their job effectively. Chief Dan Duffy said Wednesday, Feb. 29, that the donor who wished to remain anonymous gave $1,000 towards the $1,550 purchase of 30 first aid kits and CPR masks for the department’s vehicles. “The gentleman who came in basically said he wanted to do something positive for the police department,” Duffy recalled. Ten of the recently purchased kits were being put into patrol cars this week, and another 20 are due to arrive in less than 10 days, according to Duffy. The Scranton resident who made the anonymous donation did so in order to “acknowledge the years of service of Officer Ray Kelly, a West Scranton patrol officer, Joe Harris, a West Scranton corporal,” Duffy said. “I don’t know what history he has with these two officers,” the chief said. “But I thanked these officers for the positive influence they had on this person. Their actions and influence motivated him enough to say that the Scranton Police Department is a good police department.” The kits were the latest donation to the department, including four automated external defibrillators from a former citizen advocacy group in and an anonymous donation of 30 bolt cutters and four animal control snares in December. “The public is really doing a great job in helping us be able to provide a better service to them,” Duffy said. “It’s phenomenal.”

SCRANTON – Police posted a photo and description of 21year-old Jarren Scott to the new “Be Part of the Solution” page on Facebook early Wednesday. About eight hours later, the man who allegedly sold marijuana to undercover police in September turned himself in. “He got a number of phone calls from people who said they saw him on Facebook,” Chief Dan Duffy said. The department is working to fully harness the power of social networking through the page launched this week, Duffy said. Bilingual posts – in Spanish and English – are put up with the help of Citizen Police Academy graduate and bilingual paralegal Blanca Rosen-

GO ONLINE Join the ‘Be Part of the Solution’ page on Facebook at http:// ow.ly/9n43x.

thal of the Foley Law Firm. The chief received additional help from Hyde Park Neighborhood Watch President Karen Foster and John Chilet, who will also serve as page administrators, he said. The page is the latest addition to the public-private partnership towards crime prevention promoted by the department which has included public service announcements, bumper stickers, and more. Scranton Ptlm. Lawrence Spathelf said officers had previously conducted surveillance outside Scott’s home following

the drug purchases, but officers never had an opportunity to arrest him. Spathelf said Scott received more than a dozen text messages from friends about his wanted poster online. “I think this is a fabulous tool,” Spathelf said. “There are so many people on Facebook.” Spathelf said the innovative crime fighting method sends a message to would-be criminals about the number of eyes and ears police now have at their disposal. “It’s going to be a lot harder for them to hide from us,” he said. The chief stressed that citizens should notify police and not act on their own should they spot a wanted man. “We want to encourage people to notify us anonymously if

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services can’t take full credit for that. It’s the people that attend and make the right decisions,” he said. “One thing’s for certain, though. We’re not going to tolerate any nonsense in the downtown area. We want people to come down here and enjoy the parade.” Archives show that Scranton police made 37 arrests on Parade Day in 2011, up from 32 in 2010. Charges included drug possession and driving under the influence. The majority of calls received on Parade Day are alcohol related, but some turn into physical fights and do-

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The Emerald Isle Step Dancers rehearse just before the start of the parade route in 2011.

mestic disputes, according to Duffy. The Pennsylvania State Police’s mounted unit will return

this year after a successful test last year. Scranton police will also collaborate with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Liquor Con-

they have information,” he emphasized. “We don’t want people jeopardizing their own safety, but we want to notify them of what’s happening.” Posts will not just include photos of wanted suspects. They’ll also contain contact information for the city’s neighborhood watch organizations, data on the department’s anonymous tip lines and www.crimereports.com maps, updates on community events, and more. Police posted information Wednesday about 58-year-old John Edward Snow who is wanted for a November case allegedly involving stolen scrap metal. Snow is described as a white male, 5’11”, 207 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call Scranton police at (570) 348-4134.

trol Enforcement, the Lackawanna County Sheriff’s Department, University of Scranton police, and the Lackawanna/ Susquehanna Office of Drug and Alcohol Programs to deter crime and inform parade goers about the dangers of drinking and driving. Scranton Police Capt. Carl Graziano said roads will be closed downtown beginning at about 10:30 a.m. Closures run from Mulberry Street to Lackawanna Avenue and from Mifflin to Jefferson avenues. The parade begins at 11:45 a.m. at the corner of Mulberry Street and Wyoming Avenue. It turns left onto Lackawanna Avenue, wraps around to Jefferson Avenue, turns onto Spruce Street, and ends in the 400 block of N. Washington Avenue.

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South Side gets precinct

County rehires 14 in top positions By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

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The first of two planned South Scranton precincts is situated in the Valley View Terrace apartments.

in this area, so why not make it more accessible to the member of the public they serve?” The neighborhood precincts are also “more approachable” than police headquarters, he said. A second South Side office and new Hill Section location are still on the chief’s radar in addition to those already established in West Scranton and North Scranton.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Gerard Hetman is a former Go Lackawanna correspondent and Rick Notari is a colleague from the Sunday Dispatch, a sister publication of Go Lackawanna.

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Hilltop Manor, but it’s not often tied to residents. “If there’s information of criminal activity coming out of this location – not from the residents that live here but from the people that are allowed to stay here off the books, under the radar – we’re going to address it,” he said. “We want to give every neighborhood the attention they deserve.” While the Scranton Housing Authority employs two city officers on extra duty assignments throughout the week in varying hours at Valley View, the new satellite office provides an additional presence in South Scranton. Officers can complete paperwork more quickly and return to their patrols. “They can deploy right from the locations they’re in, and they’re more accessible to the public,” Duffy said. “The officers that work in this area are the ones that own the problems

SCRANTON – Lackawanna County Commissioners announced on Friday, March 2 that 14 positions reopened through a government efficiency effort announced in January were filled by current administrative officials. The county retained Chief of Staff Maria Elkins, General Counsel for Litigation Atty. Lawrence Moran, Director for Human Services William Browning, Chief Information Officer Jeffrey Mando, Director for Elections Marion Medalis, Director for Parks and Recreation William Davis, Director for Arts and Culture Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director for Veterans Affairs Robert Tuffy, Deputy Director for Assessment John Foley, Deputy Director for Community Corrections Patrick Lynn, Deputy Director for GIS and Assessment Appeals Joseph Sheehan, Deputy Director for Tax Claims Ronald Koldjeski, Deputy Director for Coordinated Transportation John Tomcho, and Electric City Trolley Museum Manager Wayne Hiller. New hires include Recreation Program Manager Andy Kudzinowski; Community Outreach

Manager Fran Pantuso; Deputy Director for Aging Colin Holmes; Commissioner Jim Wansacz’s Confidential Assistant Ashley Yando; Director for Community Relations Brian Jeffers; Deputy Director for Community Relations James Rodway; and Community Relations Coordinators Gerard Hetman, John McGurl, Michelle Newberry, and Rick Notari. Rodway, Hetman, McGurl, Newberry, and Notari make up part of the county’s new Department of Economic Development, which was created by the commissioners through the elimination of 12 positions on Jan. 26, including seven that were already vacant. Jeffers ran for county commissioner alongside Wansacz in the 2011 primary. According to a release issued Friday, the county is saving $28,543 through the new hires, with several individuals taking salaries more than $5,000 less than the level at which they’re currently funded.

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SCRANTON – Walking through 1000A Pear St., Scranton, Police Chief Dan Duffy envisioned spaces where officers can coordinate meetings to execute search warrants or conduct interviews with suspects. The newest police precinct at the Valley View Terrace apartment complex unveiled this week in South Scranton gives officers yet another opportunity to work directly in the areas that they serve. Duffy has strategically placed the precincts throughout the city since last spring in an effort to maximize efficiency at little to no additional cost to taxpayers. The North Scranton precinct on Keyser Avenue, for example, is made possible through a $1 annual lease to the landowner. In most cases, the department is only paying for utilities and Internet service. “The cost is very minimal to the taxpayer, but the benefits certainly outweigh everything else. It provides a more effective, efficient police department,” he said. The Scranton Housing Authority offered the space to the police department after the successful opening of the North precinct last month, according to the chief. Duffy acknowledged that various police investigations come back to persons staying at apartments at Valley View or

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MEETING NOTICES BLAKELY

• Planning commission, March 5, borough building, 1439 Main St., Peckville.

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CARBONDALE

• Industrial Development Authority, Tues., March 6, 7 p.m., Carbondale City Hall.

DALTON

• Sewer Authority, Mon. March 5, 7 p.m., authority offices.

DICKSON CITY

• Borough council, work session, Tues., March 6, 7 p.m., administration building, 801 Boulevard Ave., Dickson City.

DUNMORE

• Zoning board, Thurs., March 8, 7 p.m., municipal building, 400 S. Blakely St. Business includes request by Paul C. and Dorothy M. Mariotti, 16 Butler St., Old Forge, for a variance for a private for profit academy school and a variance for a play area located at 919 E. Drinker St.

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP

• Board of Supervisors, Mon., March 5, 7:30 p.m., municipal building, 487 Cortez Rd., Jefferson Township.

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LAKELAND

• Board of Education committee meetings, Mon., March 5, personnel at 6 p.m., safety at 7 p.m., Lakeland Jr. Sr. High School library. Policy work session at 8 p.m. • Board of Education committee meetings, Tues., March 6, buildings and grounds, 6 p.m., technology at 7 p.m., Lakeland Jr. Sr. High School library.

MID VALLEY

• School board, special work session, Wed., March 7, 6:15 p.m., district board room.

RANSOM TOWNSHIP

• Board of supervisors, Mon., March 5, 7 p.m., municipal building, Hickory Lane, Ransom Township.

RIVERSIDE

• School board work session, Thurs., March 8, 7 p.m., Riverside Jr-Sr High School library, 310 Davis St., Taylor.

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SCOTT TOWNSHIP

• Planning commission, reorganization meeting, Tues., March 6, 7 p.m., Joe Terry Center, 1038 Montdale Rd. Conditional use hearing follows regarding request by Canio and Susan Padula to operate a dog breeding facility at 345 Stone Rd. • Board of supervisors work session, March 8.

SCRANTON

• Housing Authority commissioners, Mon., March 5, 5 p.m., 400 Adams Ave. • School board meeting, location changed, Mon., March 5, 7:30 p.m., now at West Scranton High School, 1201 Luzerne St. • Recreation authority, Tues., March 6, 7 p.m., Weston Field House, 982 Providence Rd. • Redevelopment authority, Wed., March 7, 12:15 p.m., 538 Spruce St., Suite 812. • City council, Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 340 N. Washington Ave.

WEST ABINGTON TOWNSHIP

• Meeting, Tues. March 6, 7 p.m., Dalton Fire Company.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

County watching overtime pay

Prison OT on budget, but costs may rise By RICH HOWELLS rhowells@golackawanna.com

SCRANTON – While Warden Robert McMillan said last week that overtime at the Lackawanna County Prison is currently “right on budget,” he noted that increasing salary costs may become an issue as the year goes on. Overtime costs, which have largely gone up due to transportation and expenses associated with inmate medical trips to outside facilities, have steadily risen and continued to be an annual budgetary issue, costing the county $907,690.69 in 2009, $1,228,934.76 in 2010, and $1,382,613.30 in 2011and going $157,613.30 over budget last year. This year, $1.3 million in overtime has been budgeted, with $153,602.05 spent

thus far. “What you have to remember is there’s a 4 percent increase to the salaries that’s related to the overtime. During last year, they received the retroactive 1.75 and then 2.25 percent increase, so that money is now on top of what the overtime was the last year,” McMillan told the Prison Board at its Feb. 22 meeting. Hoping to avoid any future tax increases, Commissioner Corey O’Brien said that a “robust” dialogue must be had with the unions and every provision of every union contract must be brought up and reviewed closely. “All of these issues have to be on the table. We cannot continue to move forward and have this type of impact on taxpayers without engaging our union rep-

resentatives and seeing how they can work with us to make sure that we can afford what we’re doing here,” O’Brien responded. “I’m hopeful that we can all get together because a strong system works for the administration and also for the union…There’s got to be a balance…. I think they will be receptive to sitting down and trying to work out something.” McMillan said that he wants to start negotiations during March or April, and O’Brien stressed that talks must not contain an “us versus them” mentality. “They should want, and I think they do want, the same things we do – a safe facility. We also want to make sure that we have an efficient government for taxpayers,” O’Brien said. “They are taxpayers, and so are we.”

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arraignment. A preliminary hearing is set for March 6.

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The following criminal complaints were filed in Lackawanna County Court between Feb. 27 and March 1. All accounts are derived from police reports and all charges are pending following preliminary hearings.

Suspected coke dealer arrested

More jail time for Simonson Michael Simonson, who is serving a life sentence in the 2009 beating death of Plymouth resident Donald Skiff, had 20 to 49 years added to that sentence Monday in Lackawanna County Court. Simonson Simonson, 35, of Plains Township, had pleaded guilty to firstdegree murder, having taken turns beating Skiff, then 34, with Elvis Aaron Riccardi, 34, of Wilkes-Barre, on April 27, 2009. Simonson’s attorney, Bernie Brown, said Simonson was sentenced to an additional 10 to 20 years for the attempted voluntary manslaughter of Nicholas Pinto, a prisoner he attacked in Lackawanna County Prison in 2010. Simonson also was sentenced to an additional three to seven years on escape charges and a combined six to 20 years on robbery, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment charges and another year for fleeing and eluding police for his escape from the Lackawanna County Prison on Sept. 28, 2011.

Jewelry thief high on synthetic drugs Lake Ariel resident Michael Jacques Kemps, 21, allegedly admitted to police that he stole a necklace and bracelet from his sister, Kristina. Kemps allegedly sold the bracelet to Carlo’s Jewelry in Scranton and “threw away the necklace because it was worth nothing.” He told police he was “high on spice” when he stole the items. He faces one count each of theft and receiving stolen property and was released on $5,000 unsecured bail after a Feb. 28 arraignment. A preliminary hearing is set for March 5.

Mall security attacked Raymond Mazzarella, 46, of North Hyde Park Avenue, Scranton, allegedly punched Mall at Steamtown security Lt. Charles Swisher in the face after Mazzarella was asked to leave the mall at 9:05 a.m. because it was closed. Mazzarella allegedly yelled several obscenities at the security guard and told him “I’ll knock your (expletive) lights out!” He was charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, defiant trespassing, disorderly conduct, and criminal mischief. Mazzarella was held for $2,500 bail after a March 1

Dunmore police used a confidential informant to allegedly purchase cocaine from Onyx Berrios, 1412 Jackson St., Scranton, in late February. The informant allegedly purchased drugs from Berrios on two separate occasions, and each tested positive for cocaine. He allegedly admitted his intent to sell cocaine in a written statement. Berrios, 23, was charged with possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance at a Feb. 29 arraignment. He was held for $70,000, and a preliminary hearing is set for March 8.

‘Happy Feet’ heroin arrest made Victor Murcia, 32, of Pittston Avenue, Scranton, allegedly sold heroin marked ‘Happy Feet’ to a criminal informant on Feb. 28. Murcia was a wanted man from the Pennsylvania State Parole department, according to police affidavits. He allegedly sold $150 worth of heroin to the informant and was arrested after a traffic stop. Murcia was arraigned Feb. 28 on charges of delivery of a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication facility, and possession of drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance. He was held for $100,000 bail, and a preliminary hearing is set for March 8. - CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES

Cordaro in NY federal prison Former Lackawanna County commissioner Robert Cordaro has been transferred to a federal prison in southeastern New York to serve his 11-year prison sentence on corruption charges. Cordaro, 50, is now at the Federal Corretional Institution in Otisville, a medium security facility located about 70 miles from New York City. Cordaro was sentenced in January for his conviction on 18 charges, including racketeering, bribery, extortion, money laundering and tax evasion. Prosecutors said Cordaro and former fellow Cordaro commissioner A.J. Munchak used their positions to extort money from companies that did business with the county. Munchak, 65, was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the scheme. He is scheduled to report to start serving his sentence on April 3. Cordaro filed notice an appeal of his conviction with the Third Circuit Court on Monday. Munchak appealed his conviction to the court in mid-February.

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Important SSD votes pending Monday By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

SCRANTON – The Scranton Federation of Teachers “overwhelmingly” approved a tentative contract following a weekend of marathon negotiations, according to SFT President Rosemary Boland. The union met with district officials for nearly 20 hours on Feb. 24 and 25 to reach the new agreement. The last teachers’ contract expired in Aug. 2011. Teachers ratified the contract at their meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 29 at Scranton High School, clearing the path for Monday’s motion by the board to accept the agreement. Boland said salary increases and health care costs were the biggest concerns to both educators and paraprofessionals in the district. In addition, the board plans to approve its contract with Millennium Administrators, Inc. The board approved a three-year consultation agreement with the organization in early February. The board may also hire a new permanent solicitor at its next meeting. Longtime solicitor Harry McGrath was let go in November, and the firm of Minora, Minora, Colbassani, Krowiak, and Mattioli was appointed as interim solicitor for at least 90 days. Monday’s meeting will be held at West Scranton High School at 7:30 p.m.

Scranton board hears of increased costs at West Intermediate due to ash settling under building. By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

CRANTON - Repairs to the gymnasium floor at West Scranton Intermediate School could cost up to $750,000, Gene Peters from Peters Design Group, the district’s engineer, told board members at their work session on Monday, Feb. 27.

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dump. Geo-Science Engineering representative Rich Scheller originally told the board in November that costs of grouting and replacing the concrete slab would only reach $500,000. The district also must decide if they will put a synthetic or wooden floor into the gym. “It’s a plan that should be moved on immediately if you plan to occupy that gym in September,” Peters said of the three- or four-month project that must be completed while students are not in class. HS uniforms debated Board members may consider a full uniform policy at

the district’s two high schools. Superintendent William King said the thought arose from a recent discussion with administrators about disciplinary issues. “It makes it pretty clear what the expectation is,” King said of a full uniform policy. “It could make life easier for the teachers and administrators, and possibly in the long run for parents as well.” Director Sean O’Shea said he believes that a uniform policy would be a good thing as long as it is enforced properly and included a tiered punishment policy, and Director Jason Shrive said the policy should also be easy for parents to afford. Director Kathleen McGuigan said moving the high schools to a full uniform policy is a “horrible idea” because “we have a dress code down there that is largely ig-

nored by the administrators.” Board President Bob Lesh said the district has had some problems with gangs and violence in the past. “I think by putting everybody on the same page, we can probably lessen some of that violence,” Lesh said. In other business: • The district may once again offer Latin classes to students at West Scranton High School this fall using distance learning equipment, an existing Latin teacher at Scranton High School, and a class facilitator. Shrive said offering equal opportunities to students at both high schools is of great importance. • Buildings and Grounds Director Jeff Brazil said the district will likely have to replace all fire doors at Scranton High with heavier doors. The doors, according to Brazil, were intended to be left open and shut electronically in the case of a fire, not opened and closed by hundreds of students each day as they are now.

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aggie Snyder of Scranton, left, shares a laugh with Organizing for America Pennsylvania volunteer John Hudanish, of Carbondale, as she signs in at the grand opening of the campaign’s Scranton field office at 216 Wyoming Ave. on Wednesday, Feb. 29. The office will serve as a hub for Lackawanna County including upcoming voter registration, phone bank, and community canvassing events. Approximately 90 people turned out to the event organized to build momentum behind the reelection campaign for President Barack Obama. Among those in attendance Wednesday was Debby Merino, a Clifton Township resident and Pocono Mountain School District teacher. “The conservative Republicans on the ballot frighten me, to be perfectly honest,” Merino said. “They don’t speak for me, they don’t represent me, and they’re completely out of touch with the average person. I felt I had no right to complain if I didn’t get involved.” The field office will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Saturday, according to Regional Field Director Jane Slusser. - CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES / GO LACKAWANNA

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ed to do was to get a more accurate database from which to work on rental registration, to update the number of rental properties that exist in the city,” McGoff continued. “Unless you basically volunteered to send the money, many times we don’t even know that these rental properties exist.” Councilman Pat Rogan noted that the legislation will also help “crack down” on absentee landlords, an ongoing issue throughout the city. “They don’t live in our community, and a lot of them don’t care. Now some of them are good businessmen just trying to make an honest dollar, but a lot

of them are just looking for that check every month,” Rogan said. “The key is the inspection. The fee I’m fine with as long as there’s an inspection. If there’s a fee without an inspection, it’s not a fee – it’s a tax.” McGoff said that Tax Collector Bill Courtright informed council that newly identified properties would also be subject to the business privilege tax, which they were likely not paying before. The final vote to table the legislation was 3-0. Council President Janet Evans and Councilman Jack Loscombe were absent from the meeting due to illness. In other business, council unanimously passed amended legislation that will allow delinquent tax collector Northeast

Revenue Service, LLC to expand its collection services to include the collection of delinquent refuse fees for the city while the city will continue to collect current fees. Council also unanimously introduced legislation to execute and enter into a settlement agreement between the city, the Scranton Redevelopment Authority, and Pennstar Bank to settle litigation filed against the city by Pennstar concerning a defaulted $2,296,570 credit loan and security agreement. In the agreement, the city acknowledges its obligation to repurchase the tax claims in the principal amount of $1,560,398.80 along with interest in the per diem amount of $227.56 from May 19, 2011, the date of the notice of default, until it is paid in full.

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Of course, the miner’s work was hard and injuries and ailments were common. For the mining family, one of the most important plants in the garden was comfrey (Symphytum officinale). This plant was used to help heal broken bones and to ease the pain from sprains, arthritis, and rheumatism. The leaves and roots of the comfrey were made into ointments or were placed in rubbing alcohol for a few weeks to make a liniment called zykost. Some mine workers and their families had superstitions regarding safety in the mines. They carried special charms written by a local “pow-wower,” a person thought to possess magical healing powers. Other more devout mine workers took symbols of their religious faith with them, such as blessed crucifixes or holy images. When major illness, injury or death affected a miner’s family, particularly the breadwinner, financial burdens could become overwhelming. For protection, many families joined sick-benefit societies through their churches or ethnic fraternal organizations. In the days prior to health insurance and Social Security, these associations were vital. Perhaps the most common disease found in mining town families was black lung, or anthracilicosis. Years of exposure to coal dust often condemned a man to a slow, painful death by suffocation. In Pennsylvania, black lung legislation passed in 1965 provided some assistance for the miner and his family. Federal black lung legislation came with the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum is located in McDade Park, off Keyser Avenue, in Scranton. For more information, call (570) 963-4804 or visit www.phmc.state.pa.us or www.anthracitemuseum.org.

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On Sunday, March 11, from noon to 5 p.m., the Anthracite Heritage Museum will celebrate Charter Day in Pennsylvania. It is traditionally a day when Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission sites open admission-free in commemoration of the document by which King Charles II granted to William Penn the vast tract of land known today as Pennsylvania. March is also Women’s History Month. At 2 p.m., Karol Weaver, associate professor of history at Susquehanna University, will present a program entitled: “Neighborhood Women: Medical Caregivers in the Anthracite Region,” in the museum’s auditorium. Copies of her new book, “Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region, 18802000” will also be sold in the Museum Store. Illness, injury and other medical needs were often met through neighborhood caregivers. Patch towns around the anthracite region of northeastern Pennsylvania usually had at least one midwife who assisted with childbirths, often without the aid of a physician. After 1910, midwives were certified by the state, and they registered newborn infants. Midwives helped look after the household and, in some instances, took the newborn to the minister or priest to be baptized. Mothers were the primary care givers in most mining households. Health manuals were available to assist in the care of sick or injured family members, and women from other families or the extended family usually lent a hand. For common problems, families relied on immigrant traditions or home remedies more than medicines purchased at the store or prescriptions from the doctor. Warm milk and bread were used as poultices for infections such as boils or felons; mustard plasters were used for treating colds, pneumonia, or bronchitis, as were cooked garlic and onions or bran bags; and blackberry wine might be used for stomach problems.

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’What The Shell?’ celebrated the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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’Blissfully Unaware’ by Mike Trovato.

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Another night on the town

Where else could one expect to find strategy board game pieces, belly dancing, and a tribute to the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” but at First Friday Scranton. The city’s monthly artwalk had a wide variety of attractions this month including a celebration of the heroes in a half shell at The Keys, 244 Penn Ave., featuring more than 20 artists crafting ooze containers from TGRI and so much more. “Cultures of the Silk Road” at Exhale Hookah Lounge and Kabob Grill, 136 Wyoming Ave., featured performances and food celebrating the countries that were found along the historic and famous Silk Road Trade stretching from China through Asia to Europe. West Pittston native Rebecca Battle’s photos in “Factorium” at Camerawork Gallery, 515 Center St., examined the status of American manufacturing through digitally weathered pictures of closed factories in northeastern Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, Calif. For details on how to get involved in next month’s event on Friday, April 6, visit www.firstfridayscranton.com.

Trovato’s sculptures on display at Marquis Art and Frame.

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A trio of First Friday attendees checks out the works featured at Marquis Art and Frame.

Carrie Kolosinsky has her face painted by Rachel Lavelle of Lollipop Party Services.

Photographer April Holgate with her work at Electric City Tattoo Gallery.

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JENNA URBAN transaction. The Walgreens Register Rewards are considered to be an equal to a manufacture coupon. If you purchase toothpaste for $3 and plan to use a manufacture coupon, you cannot use the Register Rewards, for example. You will have to buy a second item in order to use both the coupon and the reward. If you plan on rolling Register Rewards, be careful if you are trying to roll on the same product. For example, if you buy toothpaste for $3 and get $3 in Register Rewards you cannot use the Register Reward that you just earned. You can buy another item that will earn you Register Rewards and come back to buy the tooth-

Walgreens saline mist, $5. Get $5 in Register Rewards. Colgate Total toothpaste $3. Get $3 in Register Rewards, use $0.75 off one Colgate toothpaste coupon from Smart Source on Feb. 26 and make $0.75. U by Kotex products, three for $9. Buy three and get $3 in Register Rewards.

paste once you earn more rewards. In essence, you cannot buy the same product that you earned rewards on with your Register Rewards. You also cannot roll items from the same company. If you are buying Crest toothpaste and earn $3 in Register Rewards and then try to use those rewards for Crest toothbrushes, the machine will not print another reward coupon. You would want to buy the Crest toothpaste, buy something in between, and then go and buy

the Crest toothbrush in order to earn the reward again. Although there is no card tracking your purchases to limit how many free items that you can get, you cannot purchase an armful of items and expect to get Register Rewards without doing separate transactions. If you are buying toothpaste and plan on buying three in order to get three for free, make sure that you buy these in three separate transactions. If you buy them all in one transaction you will only receive one $3 Register Reward. These are just a few tricks for you to follow when shopping at Walgreens. As always, it’s important to know the store coupon policy, which can be found at www.walgreens.com What items have you gotten for free from Walgreens? Share with us at www.facebook.com/ golackwanna.

Thursday Talks! Home and Garden, Thurs., March 8, 6-9 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. ‘The View’ with a Scranton Attitude: Let’s Hear it from Both Sides, Fri., March 30, 7 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Cost: $6. Grand Civil War Ball, Sat., April 14, 7 p.m., Century Club, 612 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Cost: $35 per person, $60 per couple. Info: www.scrantoncivilwarday.com. Overeaters Anonymous meetings, First Presbyterian Church, 201 Stone Ave., Clarks Summit, weekly, Mon. and Wed., 7 p.m.; Tues. and Thurs., 9:30 a.m. and Sun., 4 p.m. Info: (570) 587-4313. Submit your events to news@golackawanna.com, via fax at (570) 558-0854, or over the phone at (570) 558-0113.

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f you have been following my tips for the past few weeks, right now you should be building a little stockpile with products you’ve gotten for free or at a very reduced price. There is still time to stock up, and this week we’re taking a close look at how to find deals at Walgreens.

PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR FARE INCREASE COLTS is increasing its bus fares and would like to hear from you. COLTS last increased bus fares in 1994, more than 17 years ago. Our short-term goal is to raise fares equal to inflation. However, COLTS is sensitive to the impact that a fare increase could have on our customers so we are recommending implementing the increase in a two-pronged phase over the next two years. COLTS will hold five public hearings to present and discuss the implementation of fare increase over the next two years: • Tuesday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to Noon and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the COLTS Board Room, 800 North South Road • Wednesday, March 7, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Mall at Steamtown, 2nd Floor next to the Variety Shop. • Saturday, March 24, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Mall at Steamtown, 2nd Floor next to the Variety Shop. Below are COLTS’ current bus fares, pass and ticket prices along with the proposed increases: Current price $1.25 .60 Free Free .25 n/a n/a $11 $10 $40 $20

Proposed Price for July 2, 2012 $1.50 .75 Free Free .50 .25 $3.50 $13.50 $6.75 $48 $24

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COLTS is conducting a 30-day public comment period to obtain input from riders, the public, local agencies and businesses, and government officials from Tuesday, March 6, 2012 through Thursday, April 5, 2012. During this time, anyone wanting to submit comments to COLTS may do so using the following methods. You can submit comments in writing to: COLTS Fare Increase, 800 North South Road, Scranton, PA 18504. You can also submit comments via e-mail to: info@coltsbus.com.

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By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

SCRANTON - As part-owners of Kelly’s Pub and Eatery in South Scranton for the last 22 years, Peggy Cosgrove and Kathleen Cosgrove Fritch have seen their share of hot wings. In a brand new business venture separate from Kelly’s, the sisters have branched out and created a hot wing sauce inspired by the restaurant that’s ready to use out of the bottle. “We told the bottler that we wanted the flavor of finished wing

GET SAUCED Peggy’s Wing Sauce is available at all nine locations of Gerrity’s Supermarkets and online at www.peggyswingsauce.com.

sauce,” explained Fritch, 42, of Waverly. “When you go to the grocery store, you’re stuck with Frank’s Red Hot and you have to figure out how to make it.” Whether you prefer mild, medium, or hot sauce, Peggy’s Wing Sauce takes the guesswork out of creating a spicy supper or week-

end treat with a kick. The first bottles were finished on Feb. 20 and delivered to all nine locations of Gerrity’s Supermarkets on Feb. 24. The 7,200 bottles that retail for $4.98 each were filled in Pennsylvania and made using only products grown in the state, Cosgrove, 41, of Scranton’s Green Ridge section, and Fritch said. A Philadelphia-area food consultant helped guide the sisters through the process, and a launch See WINGING, Page 21

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Sisters Kathleen Cosgrove Fritch, left, and Peggy Cosgrove have developed Peggy’s Wing Sauce.

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ues to March 30. Shields Center for Visual Arts, Marywood University, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. Info: (570) 348-6278, www.marywood.edu/galleries. ‘Michael Mirabio: Lost Voices,’ in the Suraci Gallery, continues to March 18. ‘Photography on Campus,’ in the Mahady Gallery, continues to March 18.

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AFA Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Info: (570) 9691040, www.artistsforart.org. Paintings by Heather Martyak and Annmarie Ciccarelli. ArtWorks Gallery and Studio, 503 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Info: (570) 207-1815, www.artworksnepa.com. Works of David Bender, through March 29. Beko Sushi and Grill, 414 Spruce St., Scranton. Info: (570) 3410205, www.bekosushi.com. ‘Paint the Town,’ paintings by Sheila Sankar. The Bog, 341 Adams Ave., Scranton. Info: (570) 341-6761, www.thebogscranton.com. ‘Coal Country,’ photographs of Moira Hauer. Camerawork Gallery, 515 Center Street, Scranton, (570) 3443313, www.cameraworkgallery.org. ‘Factorium: A Pictorial Essay of American Factories,” photographs of Rebecca Battle, continues to April 2. The Fanciful Fox, 342 Adams Ave., Scranton. Info: (570) 5583001, www.fancifulfox.com. ‘Personal Works of Derek Zielinski,’ charcoal and oils. Glen Oak Country Club, 250

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This untitled photograph by Bethel Wyman is among the pieces featured this month in ’Nature’s Finest Art’ at New Visions Studio and Gallery. Oakford Rd., Clarks Summit. Art auction, benefitting Rotary Club of the Abingtons, Fri., March 23, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Cost: $10. Info: Donald Myer at (570) 586-1317 or Norbert Mayr at (570) 335-2467. Laura Craig Gallery, 307 Linden St., Scranton, (570) 963-7995. ‘Open Your Heart,’ small works to benefit the American Heart Association. Linder Gallery, Keystone College, One College Green, La Plume. Info: (570) 945-8335, www.keystone.edu/lindergallery. Works of Jennie Baresse, to

March 9. Marquis Art & Frame, Scranton, 515 Center St., Scranton, (570) 344-3313, www.marquisartframe.com. ‘Shine,’ paintings by Leigh Pawling. New Visions Studio and Gallery, 201 Vine St., Scranton. Info: (570) 878-3970, www.newvisionsstudio.com. ‘Nature’s Finest Art,’ works of Dana Gabel, Mark Charles Rooney, Amy Lynn Wyman, and Bethel Wyman, opening reception, March 2, 5-10 p.m., exhibit contin-

F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 32 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Info: (570) 8261100, www.kirbycenter.org. Cirque D’Or, Sun., March 25, 3 p.m. Cost: $21.50, $31.50, $41.50, $61.50. KISS Theater Company, 58 Wyoming Valley Mall, Kingston. One Last ‘One Laugh at Least,’ Sat., March 17, 7-8:30 p.m. and 9:30-11 p.m. Cost: $15. Reservations at (570) 970-8553. Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton. Info: (570) 344-1111, www.scrantonculturalcenter.org. Ballroom dancing, to beneift the Choral Society of NEPA, Fri., March 16, 8-11 p.m. Cost: $10. Info: Rick Walling at (570) 417-7036.

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Eye on Attraction is among the featured acts at Friday’s Band O’Palooza, benefiting the West Scranton Marching Band.

play instruments do better in those other subjects as a result. Also, I feel like it can provide a career for the future as well as a lifelong hobby.” With two sons already graduated from the program and her youngest, Joseph, currently involved in the marching band, she knows this to be true firsthand. Joseph Belfanti is also a member of Crock Pot Abduction, and her son, Matthew, is a member of So Long, Pluto, another band playing original music in the area. Andrew Merkle, a college student and drummer for participating act Eye on Attraction, can also attest to the importance of the marching band in a budding musician’s career. “I was in the marching band from sixth grade until I graduated, so I was in it for about six years. I was president of the marching band. The marching

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band is what got me into drums, hands down. If I had never done that, I’d be a completely different person, so the marching band means everything to me,” Merkle enthused. “I come from a really small marching band, and I know this isn’t the biggest marching band either, so any bit of money we can raise for them is awesome. They’re the first programs to get cut, and to me that’s the most important program at a school.”

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any musicians owe their early roots to their high school marching bands. Now, they have a chance to give back with the West Scranton Marching Band Boosters’ second annual Band O’Palooza at The Vintage Theater in Scranton. After holding a “very successful” first year, the March 9 all-ages event will feature five original local bands again for only $6 – Eye on Attraction, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal (featuring Adam McIlwee of Tigers Jaw), Crock Pot Abduction, Halfling, and Langor. “It’s tough to find fundraisers that are new and different, and this was something that we just came up with on our own…It was a win-win situation because the bands really enjoyed playing – they’re original bands, so they liked having the venue – and our boosters made a nice profit on it and everybody that was there had a great time,” Debra Belfanti, organizer and band parent, explained. “It’s the night before St. Patrick’s Day, so we figured we would have something that the under-21 crowd, the high school crowd, could enjoy. We had quite a good showing last year.” Involved with the organization for nine years, Belfanti said the money is used to subsidize a field trip at the end of the year; send drum majors to camp in the summer; and pay for a banquet, uniform accessories, and food and beverages for practices and performances, among other integral uses to the band. “We feel like it’s a way for the students that are involved in music to use their music in a different way besides with the high school marching band. They have developed these bands on their own, and we just like giving them a place to promote their music and support the arts,” she said. Belfanti said she feels music education is important to a child’s brain development. “When you study music, it opens up your brain not just to music, but to math and science and it helps to promote those areas. I think that children that

Langor, also known as Brian Langan, will also perform at Band O’Palooza.

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SCRANTON – An online crowd funding effort helped launch Chet Williams’ new album. Now, he’s hoping the album will foster a fulfilling career. Williams, 20, a Scranton native, held his second CD release show in as many weeks on Saturday, March 3, at The Vintage Theater,119 Penn Ave., Scranton, alongside opening acts A Fire With Friends, Snoozer, and Roofdoctor. The junior marketing major at Temple University held a first release party for “We All Walk Fast and Nod in Unison” on Feb. 25 with

an event at PhilaMOCA in Philadelphia. The album was funded in part through a campaign on www.kickstarter.comthatraised$1,817topay for recording costs and more. The album was recorded from July to October at East Room Recordings in Philadelphia and mixed and mastered throughout the winter. “It was the first time I was doing a really big, full-length album by myself. I knew it was going to take a lot of time,” Williams said. Fans familiar with Williams’ previousworkwithbandslikeSoLong, Pluto and Awkward Silence weren’t surewhattoexpectonthenewdisc. “I think they’re kind of sur-

prised,” he admitted. “They haven’t really seen me front my own band before… I actually had a 12-piece band behind me for both shows. People really enjoyed seeing that many people on stage at once, playing together.” The live band represents many of the guest musicians featured on the album, including folk vocalist Brittany Ann; Rhodes pianist Kevin Boland of Bobby Davis and the Smartest Man; and Todd Fausnacht, Devon Greider, and Josh Parry of the reggae/soul/rockoutfitTheSnails. “I got to take my time with it a lot more,” Williams said, noting the addition of strings, multiple guitar

parts, and vocal harmonies that give a richer, more orchestrated sound to his latest work. Sales of the album and live performances will be the continuing force behind his career, as opposed to further crowd funded endeavors. “Mygoalwastoliterallyhavethat as a kick start to make this album. Hopefully I can sustain myself from here,” he said. “That’s the ultimate goal.” Fans who would like to purchase a copy of “We All Walk Fast and Nod in Unison” can visit Williams’ Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ ChetWilliamsMusic. Discs are expected to be pressed in mid-March.

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• Pete’s brother was originally going to be a dog named Pete, but having a dog would have been “too much of a pain.” • Maronna, who was thrilled that being a redhead actually gave him a casting advantage for once, was mainly hired because he was the only child actor who didn’t repeatedly blink during his audition. • Being an oddball, lowbudget show that the studio didn’t “get,” the creators never knew when the last episode would be and just kept making them while hoping for the ratings to improve, though they unfortunately didn’t. • Huss was accosted and knocked to the ground by a complete stranger simply for wearing the Mr. Tastee mask during a shoot. • Huss came up with the character of Artie on his own and was brought onto the series after the creators saw his comedy act, and he later left the show in Season 2 of his own accord. • Alison Fanelli, who played Ellen, was so embarrassed to

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kiss Maronna on-screen as a kid that she made her mother leave the set so she couldn’t watch. Maronna brought a toothbrush. • The Wrigleys, Judy Grafe and Hardy Rawls, acted like second parents to the Petes on the set, but said they weren’t above “corrupting” the young actors. Though when Grafe gave Tamberelli a VHS copy of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” she edited the parts with nudity out, which he never knew existed until he saw the film later in college. If none of this is familiar to

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Danny Tamberelli performs with The Blowholes.

you, I apologize, but “Pete and Pete” was just one of those things you had to grow up with to understand its magic. Starting out as a series of (ultimately) 26 shorts, then five specials and three seasons conSee HOWELLS, Page 21

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We were greeted by a big screen playing episode clips while cameras from VH1 shined brightly in the faces of starstruck fans as they shook hands with Mike Maronna, better known as Big Pete. “Little Pete” Danny Tamberelli made a much more dramatic entrance soon after, taking the stage with actual members of The Blowholes, his character’s fictional band, to play several songs from the music-heavy show, including that catchy opening theme, “Hey Sandy.” Surrounded by other 20- to 30-somethings likely relapsing into their own nostalgia-induced comas, we listened to an hour-and-a-half question and answer session with Pete; Pete’s brother, Pete; Mom and Dad Wrigley; Ellen; and Artie, the Strongest Man in the World; the show’s creators, Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi; and writer/ director Katherine Dieckmann. All seem surprised, but delighted and humbled, that we so vividly recalled every quirky episode after almost two decades, but as our lives can attest, shows as odd, touching, and captivating as “Pete and Pete” don’t come around very often. Much like on the series, Toby Huss, still instantly recognizable as Artie, stole the show with his raw energy and dirty one-liners, but each person onstage had a story to tell. Among the highlights:

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I had this bizarre dream the other day that one of my best friends, my boss, and I were hanging out in some ballroom with the entire cast of “The Adventures of Pete and Pete,” chatting about the ’90s Nickelodeon show and snapping pictures until the wee hours of the following morning. In truth, that was actually my Friday night, and I have the autographed Mr. Tastee poster to prove it. It all came together just as randomly. Tickets to spend “An Evening with the Cast and Crew of The Adventures of Pete and Pete” at The Bowery Ballroom in New York City, hosted by The Onion’s A.V. Club, sold out almost instantly last month, so I figured that my one and only chance to meet the reunited gang had moved on as quickly as an ice cream man pestered by nosey children. I sent an e-mail to the venue inquiring about press credentials, but received no response. I put it out of my plate-less head until my editor, Chris Hughes, who is an even more die-hard fan of the show than I am, encouraged me to follow up the day before the event with a phone call. As I pulled up the website, I found that a second, later show had opened up with tickets readily available. Not even an Orange Lazarusinduced headache could have stopped us now. Joined by my friend Sophia, we took off for The Big Apple the following evening, unsure of what to expect from such a random occasion. After all, when was the last time you ever heard of the cast of a cult TV show reuniting after 17 years apart? The A.V. Club may have held a similar gathering earlier in Los Angeles, but I doubt it was as surprise-filled as that evening.

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from Nariman Kerimoglu during the "Turkish Coffee and Culture Night" held at the Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff St., Scran-

ton, on Wednesday, Feb. 29. The event presented by the Lackawanna County Department of Arts and Culture featured music, food, and more about the country that connects the continents of Asia and Europe. Arts and Culture Director Maureen McGuigan said Turkish families are part of a newer group of immigrants to northeastern Pennsylvania, which is why evenings like Wednesday’s cultural event are important. - CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES / GO LACKAWANNA

HOWELLS Continued from page 19

showed up and hung out in the audience of their own volition. They all seemed just so thrilled to be in the same place together again, and that’s what really made the night for me. It’s one thing to revisit your childhood by popping in a DVD of one of your favorite TV shows, but it’s completely another to relive it with those who brought it to life in the first place. And thank Artie they did, because if the International Adult Conspiracy had won out and “Pete and Pete” never aired, who knows where we’d all be? Certainly not in Wellsville, which for one night reappeared in a small room in NYC. I couldn’t think of a better series finale.

Perseverance pays Bottling a homemade recipe for sale to the public isn’t a new idea. So many people talk about putting their own sauces, soups, and dips on supermarket shelves, but few reach this stage. The difference, Cosgrove said, is the perseverance she and Fritch shared throughout the process. “We took this on all on our own,” Cosgrove said. “It wasn’t easy. It’s a risk, but we’re willing to take it and we’re excited about it.” As she continues, Cosgrove already has aspirations for wider distribution and some new products yet to be developed. Cosgrove said that “life is not a dress rehearsal” and you only get one chance to live out your dreams. “I’m ready for a new adventure,” she said.

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taining 34 episodes, Viscardi and McRobb said that their goal was to capture the spirit of what it’s like to be a kid, and when kids tell their stories, they don’t always make sense, which explains the show’s peculiar tone entirely – “funny, sad, weird, and beautiful.” With so many sitcoms desperately trying to capture the typical American family, “Pete and Pete” instead defied conventions and authority, embracing and championing weirdness. What fascinated me most about the evening wasn’t the

fact that there were fans showing up with legitimate Petunia tattoos and singing along to every word of Little Pete’s favorite song, “Summerbaby.” It was that the cast and crew themselves were just as touched by its eccentric legacy. Rawls sported his “Don’t Give Up Hope” t-shirt from some of the latest Artie-infused episodes, and Tamberelli, now a musician, recalled that his interest in music started because of the show, learning bass from frequent guest star Iggy Pop himself. Members of the supporting cast, including those who played bus driver Stu Benedict, Teddy Forzman, Wayne “The Pain” Pardue, and Kreb Scout Monica Perling, unexpectedly

Community support Cosgrove said she’s drawn some additional inspiration for the hot sauce from students in her family and consumer science classes at Scranton High School. “They’ve taught me how to cook,” she said. “I have a very diverse classroom, and they’ve exposed me to all of their hot sauces and ethnic foods from all over the world.” She said students are exited for “Miss Coz” to enter a new realm, and it’s already a hit with many of them. “The other day, they were literally taking chips and pouring it on and eating them,” Cosgrove said. Colleagues in the district have also congratulated her on the new product after spotting Cosgrove’s face on billboards throughout the region.

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urt Massoudi, left, receives a cup of freshly brewed Turkish coffee

Not just for wings While the new hot sauce mentions wings directly in the product’s name, the sisters said they hope consumers will be adventurous with their appetites. “Since July, we’ve been eating everything with wing sauce on it,” Fritch said with a laugh. “We’ve been cooking stromboli and shrimp and scallops and pot stickers. We’ve been trying it on every recipe we could think of.” And even some you might not think of. Cosgrove raved about deviled eggs with an extra bite, turkey burgers and chicken meatballs, and – believe it or not – a Hot Mess martini made with a little bit of her sauce. Taste was important, Fritch said, and she and Cosgrove made sure each tier of the hot sauce had the right amount of flavor with the appropriate level of heat. “The mild sauce doesn’t have a lot of heat, but it has that buffalo flavor. I’ve found that when you go out and have it at a restaurant, it’s all buttery,” Fritch said. The pair also made sure the bottles were unique. While each label features a reproduction of Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce President Austin Burke’s painting of the Electric City sign as a means to also promote Scranton, the different flavors carry Cosgrove’s recipes for hot wing dip, grilled chicken, or grilled shrimp. Additional recipes and an online order form are available at

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TOM ROBINSON standing of northeastern Pennsylvania high school basketball was well aware long before Wednesday night that the two teams that were clearly the best in the District 2-4 Class AAAA boys’ tournament were in the same half of the bracket. That should never be allowed to happen in a bracket where two semifinal winners reach the state tournament and the semifinal losers have their seasons end. The only way to avoid the problem is for District 2 to devise a Class AAAA seeding system that actually gives the outside team, the Millionaires, the benefit of the doubt. This year’s bracket followed the rules the district has in place. Looking ahead, however, the district needs to consider a point system that recognizes size and strength of opponents similar to what is used in football or what WVC teams have adopted in Class AAA and AA the past two seasons. Being fairer to Williamsport and awarding it a seed worthy of its combined record and strength of schedule is not only the right thing to do, it can also protect District 2’s best in the process. Scranton’s reward for landing a top seed was in facing a team listed as a fourth seed that more accurately was a toss-up with the Knights for the first or second spot. Since the PIAA imposed regional competition to combine districts in cases like District 4 Class AAAA basketball, District 2 has named its own champion when it did not have a team claim the tournament title. When Williamsport took one of the two spots in the final, the other remaining

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DALLAS – Nearly two weeks of District 2 basketball championships came to a close Saturday. District 2’s best high school basketball team, however, will be nowhere to be found in the three weeks of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament that gets underway Tuesday. And, a fellow District 2 squad is not even responsible for the absence. The two-time defending champion Scranton Knights fell in overtime to Williamsport, 65-62, Wednesday night in a game that highlighted the flawed seeding process that has long haunted the combined District 2-4 Class AAAA Tournament. Other than the Lackawanna League Qualifying Tournament that has settled half of the Class AAA and AA spots over the past two years, won-loss records have long been the primary criteria for seeding in District 2 basketball tournament play, with special preference also given to division champions. Williamsport’s status as the one outsider in the tournament (the Millionaires have the only AAAA basketball program in District 4 and need a place to try to earn their state tournament berth) and an independent that does not have a chance to win division titles does not work well in that system. What becomes difficult for District 2 officials to face is that Williamsport’s record does not fairly compare to those of District 2 teams. The Millionaires travel the state in search of the best Class AAAA competition they can find while the league schedules for Lackawanna League and Wyoming Valley Conference teams include local games against small AAAA and some AAA teams. Anyone with common sense and a basic under-

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ackawanna Trail’s Eric Laytos and Marvess Rosiak, Valley View’s Mike Galantini, and Scranton’s Mark Granahan advanced to Northeast Regional wrestling semifinals with victories in Friday night’s quarterfinals. Laytos, Rosiak, and Galantini won in Class AA at Williamsport. Granahan won in Class AAA at Bethlehem.

Top three finishers in just missed the semifinals each weight class at the re- when he lost to Nazareth’s gional tournaments ad- Brandon Lance, 3-2. Lackawanna League Divance to the state tournament, which opens Thurs- vision 1 and District 2 Class AAA champion Delaware day in Hershey. Laytos, a 2010 state Valley had four wrestlers champion and two-time advance to the semifinals. Laytos, Rosiak, Galantistate medalist, pinned Southern Columbia’s Jack ni, and Granahan all won tiBecker at the first-period tles at last weekend’s Disbuzzer in their 220-pound trict 2 tournaments, along with West Scranton’s Tom quarterfinal. Rosiak decisioned Line Hendry, a 120-pounder in Class AAA. Mountain’s Erik Hendry fell to Smeltz, 8-1, at 170 GO ONLINE Nazareth’s pounds. Chase Zemenak, Galantini For Saturday 6-4, in Friday’s pinned Jake Heint- results from the regional quarterzelman of Midd- Northeast Refinal. West in 5:19 at 285. gional Wrestling Ben Lehman The Class AA Tournaments, seewww.golackafinished second tournament fea- wanna.com/ and Caleb Dartures eight wres- sports. ling third in distlers in each trict Class AA for weight class. It had quarterfinal action Lackawanna Trail to reach regionals. only Friday night. Valley View’s Mike CipiClass AAA had two rounds Friday, preliminar- lewski was fourth, but wound up at the regional ies and quarterfinals. Granahan had a bye in the tournament as an alternate. In Class AAA, Michael first round at 160 pounds then shut out Pocono Carr of Abington Heights Mountain East’s Joseph Fo- was second in District 2; gle, 5-0, in the quarterfi- Greg Pascale of Abington Heights and Joe Baress of nals. The only other Lacka- West Scranton were third; Scranton’s James wanna County wrestler to and win a bout in Bethlehem McNally and Shane McTierFriday was Dylan Berardelli nan joined Berardelli with fourth-place finishers. of Abington Heights. The top four at each Berardelli posted a major decision over Shikellamy’s weight in Class AAA made Dan Karpinski, 10-2, and the regional tournament.

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District 2 team, Delaware Valley, automatically became the district champion. Calling the Warriors champions over the Knights without Delaware Valley having to pull off the upset to prove it is just silly. Scranton and Delaware Valley played together in Division 1 of the Lackawanna League this regular season. The Knights won all three meetings – by 21 and 3 in the league schedule and by 20 in a playoff for the all-season title. When Williamsport landed in the wrong half of the bracket, those results became meaningless in determining the “District 2 champion.” So, when it was all over Wednesday night, the Knights had to face more than having their state playoff dreams ended. They were not even champion of a group of teams they have dominated for the past three seasons. After an impressive three-year run, Scranton’s boys’ basketball success was again somewhat under-appreciated. The amazing accomplishment of the 2009-10 team, with Terry Turner leading the way and Malik Draper playing a role as sophomores, raised expectations but did not register to many for its degree of difficulty. Scranton did everything it could to try to take one more step, including beefing up its non-league schedule and adjusting its style of play. The Knights, who were stateranked at times this season, climbed to the competitive level of the best large schools in the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Lehigh Valley areas. Scranton won twice to reach the state quarterfinals in 2010, only to have the last two seasons end in overtime against quality opponents Lower Merion and Williamsport, in the first round of state play and before the state event ever started. “I’m proud of our guys,” Scranton coach Tony Battaglia said. “We got ourselves to the level where we could compete with these teams. “The run we made two years ago with them as sophomores was amazing. We had some

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senior leadership, we had Terry and we had Malik coming on. To win those two games was a great achievement.” Other than a Hazleton run a quarter-century ago, even being that competitive in defeat against the state’s best was out of reach to District 2 teams in Class AAAA. “Turner, Draper and (Battaglia) are a big reason Scranton just jumped on to the map in AAAA basketball,” Williamsport coach Allen Taylor said. “When you look at the talent they have; these guys can play.” It took a nasty combination of the tough draw in the bracket, a key injury, extreme foul trouble, tireless defensive pressure by Williamsport, time-keeping errors, and overtime to keep Scranton from having its chance to try one more time on the state level. “It was great they were able to represent District 2 the way they have the last two years,”

Scranton’s Jake McCarthy is called for a charge as he drives though Williamsport’s Taron Dinkins.

Taylor said. And, it’s a shame they don’t have a chance to do it one final time.

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Katelynn Hackathorn’s threepoint play with 2.9 seconds left Wednesday night lifted Bethany College to a 61-60 victory over host Marywood University in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region women’s basketball quarterfinals. The Bison scored the first nine and last five points of the game. Marywood (18-10) led by four with 26 seconds left. Hackathorn finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds. Mariah Schaeffer and Allison Bruet had 17 points and six rebounds each for Marywood.

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Scranton’s Travis Farrell, Luke Hawk, and Ross Danzig were honored when the Landmark Conference named its men’s basketball all-star team. Farrell, a junior guard, was a first-team, all-star, and the Defensive Player of the Year. Hawk, a senior forward, also made the first team. Danzig, a freshman from Abington Heights, was named Rookie of the Year. Keystone College’s Kenneth Hardnett and Malcolm Boone were first-team CSAC all-stars. Hardnett averaged 17.7 points and 10.9 rebounds while leading the conference in field goal percentage at 64.5. Boone added 15.2 points and joined Hardnett and Rookie of the Year Dan Candemeres in leading Keystone to the CSAC title game. Keystone’s Mike Kelly, Marywood’s Matt Lepri, and Baptist Bible College’s Dan Dodd and Luke Peterson all received honorable mention. Peterson is a sophomore from Abington Heights. The CSAC All-Sportsmanship Team included Baptist Bible’s Christian Attelsey, Marywood’s James Levan, and Keystone’s Mark Musumeci.

WEEKLY HONORS

Scranton sophomore guard Tommy Morgan collected three awards after helping the Royals to the Landmark championship. Morgan was named conference

Player of the Week and the school’s Athlete of the Week while also being listed on the National Jesuit Honor Roll.

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DeAndre Albritton had 17 points and nine rebounds Thursday to lead Lackawanna College into the NJCAA Region XIX Division II men’s basketball final with a 71-65 victory over Lincroft, N.J. Scranton High graduate Terika Turner had 16 points and 16 rebounds as Lackawanna downed Harcum College, 60-55, in the NJCAA Region XIX semifinals. Taylor McKeown had six goals and an assist to help Marywood down visiting Mount Saint Mary College in Thursday night’s women’s lacrosse season opener, 18-14. Scranton won the Landmark title for the second straight time and fourth time in the last five years with the win over Juniata. Hawk added 18 points and matched Morgan with five assists each. Farrell added 15 points, Matt Swaback had 12, and Danzig had 11. The Royals went 11-for-18 on 3-pointers, including 4-for-7 by Swaback. Freshman Shea Wassel had 14 points and 13 rebounds Feb. 25 when Gwynedd-Mercy College downed Baptist Bible, 68-49, in the CSAC women’s basketball championship game. Kacee Rava had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Lady Defenders. Jilliana DePaolera and freshman Emily Gross had three goals each when Scranton opened the women’s lacrosse season with a 13-12 win over Haverford College Wednesday. - Compiled by Tom Robinson

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ulation. “Hats off to Messiah,” Scranton senior Luke Hawk said, according toaschoolpressrelease.“Theyhad us flustered the entire first half and the first part of the second half. “Then we just caught fire.” Hawk’s 3-pointer started a 30-12 finish that lifted the Royals into the second round for the first time since 2003. Matt Swaback’s 3-pointer from the top of the key with a second left forced the 61-61 tie and sent the game to overtime.

“That has to be the largest comeback I’ve ever been involved in,” Danzig said in the release. “This is just a great group of kids and they have that never-give-up attitude.” The Royals, who have won four straightandnineoftheirlast10,improved to 21-7. Hawk finished with 20 points. Ross Danzig, a freshman from Abington Heights, added 16 points. They opened the overtime with consecutive baskets to put Scranton ahead to stay. Tommy Morgan finished with14 points and Travis Farrell had 11. Farrell had two 3-pointers and Morgan one during the late comeback. David Fernandez scored 22 points for Messiah, which finished 20-7.

Knights fall short of playoffs The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights finished their season one spot short of the playoffs in ninth place in the 12-team Atlantic Junior Hockey League. The Knights went 16-212-5. They ranked sixth in the league in fewest goals allowed at 3.20. Jason Zaleski, an 18-yearold from Scranton was second on the team in goals with 16 despite playing in only 35 games. He was third in total points with 30. Jack Ceglarski led the team in assists (32) and points (44). Erik Moberg had 18 goals and 25 assists while Bobby Polachek had 15 goals and eight assists. Defenseman Erik Lyrvall was third on the team with 24 assists. Rob Liberatore had a 2.96 goals against average and .910 save percentage.

School and sport workshop this week The University of ScranScranton swimmers, divers ton Bochicchio Sport Charlauded acter initiative and District The University of Scranton 2 of the Pennsylvania Inmen’s and women’s swimterscholastic Athletic Assoming and diving teams were ciation will conduct a workrecognized by the College shop entitles “Schools ShapSwimming Coaches Associing the Culture of Sports” ation of American for their Tuesday and Wednesday at strong academic performScranton’s Patrick & Margaance during the fall 2011 ret DeNaples Center. semester. There are sessions each Both teams achieved day for students and coachScholar All-American status, es, plus a parent session which recognizes teams that Tuesday night from 7-9 p.m.

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The University of Scranton advanced beyond the opening round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III men’s basketball time for the first time in its last six tries with the help of a remarkable comeback Friday night. Scranton defeated Messiah College, 70-67, in overtime at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J. The Royals overcame a 17-point Messiah streak and 18-point, second-half deficit to bring an end to a stretch of national tournament futility and lift men’s basketball coach Carl Danzig to his 200thcareer victory. Derek Mosley hit two 3-pointers in the 17-point run that gave Messiah a 49-31lead with 8:06 left in reg-

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Steamers have busy weekend The Scranton/WilkesBarre Steamers traveled to the Detroit suburbs where they are scheduled to meet the last-place Lake Michigan Admirals today for the second of two Premier Basketball League games in as many days. The Steamers took a 5-6 record into Saturday’s matchup after falling to the firstplace Rochester RazorSharks Feb. 25 for the fourth time this season. The latest outing with Rochester was the closest, with the Steamers taking the game into overtime before falling, 117-110. Jamaal Davis had 22 points and 16 rebounds for the RazorSharks. Tasheed Carr had 23 points and five assists. The Steamers were led by Vinny Simpson with 26 points and five assists. After five straight road games, the Steamers will return to the Lackawanna College Student Union for the final three home games of their inaugural season, in succession March 15-17. For coverage of Saturday’s game, seewww.golackawanna.com/sports.

New Royals lacrosse staff University of Scranton men’s lacrosse coach Jim Rogalski has set a new coaching staff for his second season. Ed Williams moved from part-time to full-time status as an assistant coach. Former Drexel and Rutgers head coach Tom Hayes will continue to serve as a volunteer assistant. Sean Coleman joins the staff after being a volunteer last year. Brendan Gray and Matt Dachowski will serve as student assistant coaches.

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The defending champion University of Scranton men’s lacrosse team is picked to finish second in the Landmark Conference. Scranton began a challenging schedule last weekend. Goucher College, the 2010 champion, is the favorite. Scranton beat Goucher, 9-8, in overtime just to make last year’s playoffs where it beat Goucher again, 12-8, for the title and an NCAA Division III tournament berth. Scranton opened the season Feb. 25 with an 11-5 win at Farmingdale State. The Royals will host Marywood April 18 at 7:30. Marywood is picked third in the Colonial States Athletic Conference. Nationally ranked Cabrini Col-

lege, which has won 11 straight conference titles, is favored, followed by Gwynedd-Mercy College. CSAC all-star defensemen Nick Johnson and John Pelligrini return.

Ten straight wins lift Norfolk The Norfolk Admirals ran off 10 straight wins, including 4-0 and 3-2 in Wilkes-Barre Feb. 15 and 26, to take over first-place from the Penguins. Norfolk took a six-point lead over the Penguins in the American Hockey League East Division into the weekend.

have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

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By TOM ROBINSON For Go Lackawanna

he hopes of the Abington Heights boys’ basketball team appeared to be slipping away. Not long after the Comets stumbled to a four-game losing streak, they lost leading scorer J.C. Show to an illness.

Although it would have been his last thought at the time, Abington Heights coach Ken Bianchi now thinks Show’s absence may have been an important step in his team’s development. Show scored 17 points Friday night and got plenty of help from a more balanced lineup as the Comets posted their ninth straight victory and completed the school’s sweep of a District 2 basketball championship doubleheader at the Lackawanna College Student Union with a 53-45 victory over Scranton Prep in the Class AAA final. The Abington Heights girls won the District 2-4 Class AAAA championship with a 49-25 rout of Wallenpaupack in the opener. “I think probably the best thing that happened was something we would have never wished for,” Bianchi said. “When we didn’t have him, they had to step in and start looking for their shot. “That’s what happened tonight. (Kevin) Elwell hit some big shots for us.” Elwell added 13 points and T.J. Murray had 11. Murray got the Comets through a rough first quarter with the lead. James Fives hit three 3-pointers for Scranton Prep, but Murray’s seven points, combined with 3-pointers by Show and Elwell, allowed the Comets to take a 15-11 lead after one quarter. “You’re feeling sorry for yourself when he’s out,” Bianchi said of Show’s illness. “He’s the only guy we have that’s averaging in double figures. “But, we won a few games and the game we lost was at Delaware Valley by three. To play

STATE PLAYOFFS CLASS AAA BOYS March 9 First Round 2-1, Abington Heights (22-5) vs. 11-3, Northern Lehigh (18-5) 2-2, Scranton Prep (18-8) vs. 4-1, Danville (22-2) CLASS AA BOYS March 10 First Round 2-1, Holy Cross or Meyers vs. 4-3, Athens (20-3) or South Williamsport (17-7) 2-2, Holy Cross or Meyers vs. 4-2, Loyalsock (21-3) or Southern Columbia (20-5) 2-3, Riverside or Lakeland vs. 4-2, Loyalsock (21-3) or Southern Columbia (20-5) CLASS A BOYS March 6 Preliminary 2-2, Old Forge (8-15) vs. 3-4, Antietam (13-13) CLASS AAAA GIRLS March 9 First Round 2-1, Abington Heights (22-4) vs. 1-6, Upper Darby or Mount St. Joseph CLASS AA GIRLS March 9 First Round 2-2, Dunmore vs. 4-2, Mount Carmel (24-0) or Wyalusing (22-2) 2-3, Mid Valley vs. 4-1, Mount Carmel (24-0) or Wyalusing (22-2) CLASS A GIRLS March 6 Preliminary 2-2, Old Forge or Forest City vs. 3-4, Hershey Christian (18-5) March 10 First Round 2-1, Old Forge or Forest City vs. 1-2, Morrisville or Delaware County Christian

there without J.C. and lose by three, they got more confidence.” Abington Heights expanded its lead by limiting Scranton Prep to 15 points over the next 16 minutes, giving up just one field goal in the third quarter. “We did a little better job defending,” Show said. “In the first quarter, James hurt us with those threes.” Jason Bamford helped control the inside with eight rebounds and six blocked shots as Abington Heights (22-5) avenged two of its regular-season losses. “Rebounding,” Bianchi said. “That was our emphasis. “I think they only had three offensive rebounds. That’s where they pounded us in the first two games.” Abington Heights led 40-26 after three quarters and made it 43-28 with 6:25 left, before Scranton Prep closed to within five.

The Comets scored the last nine points, including a basket by Murray and 7-for-8 foul shooting. They were 13-for-17 from the line in the fourth quarter with Show going 5-for-6, Elwell and John Vassil 3-for-4, and Patrick Calvey 2-for-3. Fives finished with 13 points for Scranton Prep. Mac Temples had12 points, including10 in the fourth quarter. Lady Comets roll The Abington Heights girls did not have to worry about any late-game foul shooting. The Lady Comets allowed just seven second-half points while pulling away from the Lady Buckhorns. Tiffany O’Donnell and Breanna Toro helped break the game open right before and after halftime. O’Donnell had 13 of her 17 points in the second quarter and Toro had10 of her16 in the third. Abington Heights led just 1714 before O’Donnell made the first of her three 3-pointers in the final 3:47 of the half. She had all the points in an 11-4 run to a 28-18 advantage. The Lady Comets did not stop there. Toro scored three times in the first two minutes of the second half for a 34-20 lead. She made it 38-21 with the fourth of her five third-quarter baskets with 2:15 remaining. “We weren’t as sharp in the first half,” Abington Heights coach Vince Bucciarelli said. “I gave them a talk at halftime. “We came out in the second half and played well.” O’Donnell and Toro combined to hit 14 of 27 shots. Toro and Melanie Coles grabbed eight rebounds each and combined to lead a 41-32 advantage there. Lauren Hoyt added six rebounds to go along with her eight assists and three steals. Coles also had three steals to help Abington Heights force 24 turnovers, including 11 in the first quarter. Alexix Roman led Wallenpaupack with eight points and seven rebounds. Abington Heights held the 6-foot center to 3-for-11 shooting and misses on her last five attempts.

DISTRICT 2 BASKETBALL ROUNDUP By TOM ROBINSON For Go Lackawanna SCRANTON – The Dunmore girls and Old Forge and Scranton boys had district championship title runs come to an end with losses in this week’s playoff games. Dunmore’s streak of six straight District 2 Class AA girls’ titles ended with a 49-45 loss to Montrose Friday in the championship game at Carbondale. Old Forge won five straight Class A boys’ titles before falling, 53-45, to Susquehanna in Friday’s final at Scranton High School. Scranton won two straight District 2-4 Class AAAA boys’ championships before losing to Williamsport, 65-62, in overtime Wednesday at Dallas. The Abington Heights girls replace Dunmore as the team with the longest championship run. The Lady Comets have won three straight district titles – the first in Class AAA and the last two in Class AAAA – after routing

Wallenpaupack, 49-25, in the District 2-4 final Friday night at the Lackawanna College Student Union. “I talked to the team right after our game,” said Dunmore coach Ben O’Brien, who took his team to the state championship game last season. “I told them the last game didn’t go the way we want, but that tournament is over and we start a new tournament next Friday (in state play). “They grew up playing Biddy tournaments and AAU tournaments. They know when one is over, you go on to the next one.”

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DALLAS – Chris Kinley needed only five seconds of overtime to put Williamsport ahead and the Millionaires stayed there for the rest of the extra session. Isiah Washington scored 18 points and blocked three shots to lead Williamsport. Jahad Thomas See ROUNDUP, Page 29

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Alexis Williams of West Scranton swims the 200 free in the District 2 championships on March 2.

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he strength of the Abington Heights team and Scranton Prep’s top individuals was on display Friday during the first half of the girls’ competition at the District 2 Swimming Championships in Wilkes-Barre. Abington Heights ended the first of two days of competition with the Class AAA points lead. Scranton Prep won both relays and three of four individual events in Class AA.

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CLASS AA BOYS

Josh Kosin scored 36 points, including the 1,000th of his career, Wednesday to lead Holy Cross into Saturday’s title game with a 61-33 rout of Riverside. Meyers landed the other spot in the final by destroying Lakeland, 78-37, in a game that was postponed to Thursday. Kyle Kiehart led Lakeland with 19 points. Mike Striefsky added 12. Jerry Kincel scored 25 points Saturday afternoon when Riverside defeated Lakeland, 64-50, for third place and a return trip to the state tournament. Nico Munley added 12. Lakeland’s Kyle Kiehart scored 19.

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Old Forge coach Al Semenza picked up his 400th career win in Tuesday’s 44-28 semifinal victory over Forest City before the Blue Devils had their title streak ended by Susquehanna. Austin Cowperthwait hit seven straight free throws for Susquehanna over the final 1:19 after Old Forge had cut an 11-point deficit to two. Andrzej Tomczyk finished with 15 points, Cole Mallery had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Cowperthwait had 11 points. Brian Tomasetti had 13 points and nine rebounds for Old Forge. Tomasetti had 16 points and Jimmie Aversa added 13 in the semifinal win over Forest City.

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Abington defeated Hazleton Area, 46-35, in Tuesday’s semifinal before taking Friday’s final. Kat Rosencrance scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds in

Prep defeated Pittston Area, 40-36, in the Feb. 25 quarterfinals before falling to Nanticoke, 45-38, in the semifinals. Unlike past seasons, the thirdplace District 2 team does not advance to state play in Class AAA, so the loss ended the season for the Classics. Sammy Gow scored 15 points for Nanticoke, which shut down Scranton Prep after the Classics jumped to a 6-1 lead. Jessica Genco hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 for the Classics.

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Dallas Ely scored 20 points, including 13 in the second quarter, to lead Montrose past Dunmore in the championship game. “She is such a good player that she can get her shot off whether you play good defense or not,” O’Brien said. “In the second quarter, she made some plays on defense that allowed her to get out in transition. “In the other quarters, we did a better job protecting the ball and not allowing that to happen.” Ely was 7-for-8 from the line in the fourth quarter to help the Lady Meteors hang on. Jillian Korgeski scored 14 points, Alexa Gerchman had 11 points and nine assists and Courtney Murray grabbed nine rebounds for Dunmore. In the first game of Friday’s doubleheader, Mid Valley defeated Riverside, 49-37, for third place and its fourth straight trip to the state tournament. The four teams were also part of a semifinal doubleheader Tuesday at Lackawanna College. Dunmore defeated Mid Valley, 51-41, and Montrose topped Riverside, 51-42. Molly Burke had 12 of her 13 points in the second half. Alexa Gerchman had 19 points, four assists, and four steals. Danielle Terranella led Mid Valley with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Nicole Hughes finished with 11 points. Ely scored 27 points and made six steals for Montrose. Kellie Nash led Riverside with 11 points and nine rebounds. Rebecca Mekilo had 10 points, eight rebounds, and three steals. Taylor Berto had seven points and 12 rebounds.

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Forest City and Old Forge set up Saturday’s championship game rematch by winning Thursday. Forest City pounded MMI Prep, 47-20, and Old Forge defeated Northwest, 48-28. For results from Saturday’s games, visit www.golackawanna.com/sports.

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The Class AAA meet is a combined District 2-4 championship. The Abington Heights girls ended the first night with a 172-166 lead on Hazleton Area. Scranton and West Scranton were in the last two spots in the eight-team standings. Abington Heights won both relays. Sydney Gualtieri, Emma Gromelski, and Vanessa Lempicky were on the 200-yard medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay. Rachel Smertz completed the me-

dley team while Morgan Muller was part of the freestyle team. Smertz, Lempicky, and Chloe Sweeney added thirdplace finishes in individual events. The meet started Friday afternoon with a series of record-setting performances by Scranton Prep. Mia Nonnenberg broke her own 200 individual medley record while winning by more than eight seconds in 2:05.84. Nonnenberg, Rebekah Campo, Kaitie Voitik, and Maria Telincho combined to break a pair of decade-old records in the two relays that were contested Friday. Voitik and Campo matched Nonnenberg by also winning with dominant efforts in individual events. Voitik won the 200 freestyle by more than six seconds and Campo the 100 butterfly by almost four. Holy Redeemer used superior depth to take a 201-138 lead on Scranton Prep in the team standings. Valley View reached the halfway point in seventh place out of 13 teams that scored points. Valley View’s Vanessa LaTorre finished third in the

200 freestyle. Ryan Sebastianelli won one event and finished second in another to help the Scranton Prep boys into the third position in the Class AA team standings. Dallas led Holy Redeemer, 167-142. Scranton Prep had 124 points. Holy Cross was seventh and Valley View 10th out of 11 teams. Sebastianelli won the 100 butterfly and was second in the 50 freestyle. He was also part of the second-place 200 medley and third-place 200 freestyle relay teams. Kris Muzzi was also on both relay teams. Ben Evans and Eddie Pfaeffle were also on the medley relay team. Pfaeffle was also third in the 200 freestyle. Cooper Legg and Mike Robinson were on the freestyle relay team. In Class AAA boys, District 4 member Williamsport led Wyoming Valley West, 189183. Abington Heights was sixth and Scranton seventh out of nine teams. The championships started Feb. 25 with the diving competition. Abington Heights had the top county finishers. Dan Jasinski was fourth in Class AAA boys and Quinn Gibbons fifth in Class AAA girls.

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Abington Heights defeated Scranton Prep, 55-41, in Friday’s final. The rivals clinched playoff berths with semifinal wins Tuesday over Wyoming Valley Conference opponents. Abington Heights downed Crestwood, 49-38, while Scranton Prep topped Dallas, 59-47. J.C. Show led Abington with 19 points. Jason Bamford added 10. James Fives had 12 of his 17 points in the first half when Prep opened an eight-point lead. Mac Temples (16), Noah Beh (12) and Mike McDonald (12) also scored in double figures.

the semifinal win. Tiffany O’Donnell added 16 points and six steals while Melanie Coles had 10 rebounds.

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had 16 points and eight rebounds while Kinley added 11 points and seven rebounds. Terry Turner led Scranton with 24 points. Andrew Moran added 10 points. Eric McCabe came off the bench to hit his first five shots while contributing 10 points and six rebounds. Scranton held the lead for more than 25 minutes before Williamsport finished strong.

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Looking for that special place called home? Classified will address Your needs. Open the door with classified! ADOPTING YOUR NEWBORN is our dream. Joyfilled home, endless love, security awaits. Randi & Chuck 1-888-223-7941 Expenses Paid

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Autos under $5000

LEO S AUTO SALES 92 Butler St Wilkes-Barre, PA 570-825-8253

97 FORD ESCORT

4 door, 4 cyl, auto. 119K miles. $1,850

00 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAGON 4 cyl ,auto, $1,750

Current Inspection On All Vehicles DEALER

412 Autos for Sale

BMW `01 X5

4.4i. Silver, fully loaded, tan leather interior. 1 owner. 103k miles. $8,999 or best offer. Call 570-814-3666

To place your ad call...829-7130 BMW `99 M3

Convertible with Hard Top. AM/FM. 6 disc CD. 117 K miles. Stage 2 Dinan suspension. Cross drilled rotors. Cold air intake. All maintenance records available. $11,500 OBO. 570-466-2630

FORD `95 CROWN VICTORIA

V-8, power windows & seats, cruise control. Recent inspection. Asking $1,000. Call 570-604-9325

PAYING $500

FORD 02 MUSTANG

Full size 4 wheel drive trucks

top. 6,500 miles. One Owner. Excellent Condition. $17,500 570-760-5833

MINIMUM DRIVEN IN

ALSO PAYING TOP $$$

for heavy equipment, backhoes, dump trucks, bull dozers HAPPY TRAILS TRUCK SALES 570-760-2035 542-2277 6am to 8pm

GTRedCONVERTIBLE with black

VOLKSWAGEN 00 BEETLE 2.0 automatic, air 67k miles $6400. 570-466-0999

700 Sans Souci Highway WE SELL FOR LESS!! ‘11 DODGE DAKOTA CREW 4x4, Bighorn 6 cyl., 14k, factory warranty. $22,200 ‘11 NISSAN ROGUE S 4WD, 18k Factory Warranty. $19,599 ‘11 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 3950 miles. Factory Warranty. New Condition. $17,499 ‘10 Dodge Nitro SE 21k alloys, cruise, tint, factory warranty $18,699 ‘10 DODGE CARAVAN SXT 32K. SilverBlack. Power slides. Factory warranty. $16,599 ‘09 J EEP L IBERY LIMITED Power sunroof. Only 18K. Factory Warranty. $19,299 ‘09 DODGE CALIBER SXT 2.0 Automatic, 24k Factory Warranty! $11,499 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS Only 18K! One Owner - Estate Sale. Factory Warranty. $11,999 ‘08 SUBARU Special Edition 42K. 5 speed. AWD. Factory warranty. $12,599 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS 4 door, only 37K! 5 Yr. 100K factory warranty $11,199 ‘05 HONDA CRV EX One owner. Just traded. 65K. $12,799 ‘06 FORD FREESTAR Rear air, 62k $8099 ‘01 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Executive 74K $5,599 ‘00 CHEVY MALIBU LS leather, 98k $3,7990 TITLE TAGS FULL NOTARY SERVICE 6 M ONTH WARRANTY

JAGUAR `00 S TYPE

4 door sedan. Like new condition. Brilliant blue exterior with beige hides. Car is fully equipped with navigation system, V-8, automatic, climate control AC, alarm system, AM/FM 6 disc CD, garage door opener. 42,000 original miles. $9,000 Call (570) 288-6009

CHIMNEY REPAIRS

EXCAVAING

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Chimney Repair Call Now and $ave

Parging • Brick and Block Repair • Stucco • Animal Removal

1-800-943-1515

20% OFF Any Competitors Estimate

SENIOR CUSTOM CITIZEN METAL DISCOUNTS SHOP

Spring Hill Chimney Will Not Be Undersold!!

REPAIRS

Septic and Basement Water Problems-SOLVED!

Snow Removal

570-561-7796 or 570-587-1494

KITCHEN & BATH REMODELING

ABINGTON PRO SERVICES

ALL TYPES OF REPAIRS & INSTALLATIONS

Winter Special - New Kitchen or Bath

Licensed & Insured

Complete & Installed Baths from $3,700. Kitchen makeovers - $4,700 for 18 linear feet of counter space. All cabinets, tub, sink and ﬂooring included

No Job T oo Masonry, Tile, Fencing, Rooﬁng, Siding, Etc.. Small

Call 570-815-1227

BARGAIN BUNDLES

Call Jeﬀ For Details at 570-877-3601

PET GROOMING

TAX SERVICES

Tatulli & Associates, LLC

Accounting, Tax & Financial Consulting

Tax Time is here! Call us... We are Ready to Help!

Tax Preparation

Accurate ~ Efﬁcient ~ Reliable 570-207-3345 www.tatulli.com LANDSCAPING

MARTIRANO OUTDOOR SERVICES Lawn Care, Clean Ups, Hedge Trimming and Removal, Retaining Walls, Gravel, Stone, Soil, Mulch, Planting Curb Stone, New Lawns, Seeding, Pressure Washing, Drainage, Grading, Plus Much More

Shear Pawfection pet grooming

(570) 587-3569 Ruthann Austin

We are 4 Paw Rated!

25 Years Professional All Breed Certiﬁed Master Groomer

Off Exit 197, Rte. 81

Located in Scott Twp/Waverly, PA

Puppies to Seniors All Breeds Welcome

ROOFING & SIDING

KHS ROOFING & SIDING

Home Improvement Interior Remodeling Kitchens, Baths, Basements Licensed & Insured. Call for free estimates

570-351-2714

Call 570-766-1785 BEAUTICIAN SERVICES

Styl-N-Stylz Salon 310 Lackawanna Ave. Olyhant, PA • 570-489-9461

A Full Service Salon • Walk-Ins Welcome

We oﬀer Paul Mitchell, ISO and Wella Hair Products

25 % Oﬀ All Reg. Priced Services (Mention this ad)

$50 Winter Color and Cut Special Visit us on the web at www.styl-n-stylz.com

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412 Autos for Sale

MARZAK MOTORS

601 Green Ridge St, Scranton

HONDA `09 CIVIC LX-S Excellent condition

inside & out. Garage kept. Regularly serviced by dealer, records available. Option include alloy wheels, decklid spoiler, sport seats, interior accent lighting (blue), Nose mask and custom cut floor mats. Dark grey with black interior. 56K highway miles. REDUCED! $13,300. Call 570-709-4695

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KELLY 875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

LEXUS `01 LS 430 Fully loaded with ultra-luxury package. Excellent condition. Black. 127,000 miles, $14,500 570-788-3191

MAZDA 3 08

Extra clean. 5 speed. 41K miles $13,999

KELLY 875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

412 Autos for Sale

TOYOTA 04 CELICA GT

112K miles. Blue, 5 speed. Air, power windows/locks, CD/cassette, Keyless entry, sunroof, new battery. Car drives and has current PA inspection. Slight rust on corner of passenger door. Clutch slips on hard acceleration. This is why its thousands less than Blue Book value. $6,500 OBO. Make an offer! Call 570-592-1629

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PT CRUISER ‘06 82k miles, blue 4 door $6595 FORD ‘04 Taurus 4 door, white with gray interior, loaded, 145k miles $4500 LINCOLN ‘00 Towncar, 4 door, leather interior, 117k miles $3995 SATURN ‘98 4 door, burgundy, 85k miles $3995 CADILLAC ‘99 50th Gold Anniversary Sedan Deville. Red with tan leather, loaded. $3995 MERCURY ‘96 GRAND MARQUIS 4 door, gold with tan cloth interior, only 50k miles. Loaded. Must See! $4200

570-955-5792

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TOYOTA 09 COROLLA LE

Keyless entry, well equipped including alloy wheels $12,999

KELLY 875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

Toplaceyour adcall. .829-7130 VOLVO 850 95 WAGON Runs good, air, automatic, fair shape. $1,800. 347-693-4156

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

CHEVY 30 HOTROD COUPE $49,000

FORD 76 THUNDERBIRD

All original $12,000

MERCEDES 76 450 SL $24,000

MERCEDES 29

Kit Car $9,000 (570) 655-4884 hell-of-adeal.com

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CHEVY 77 CORVETTE Red & red, all

original. No hits, restoration. Rides and looks new. Exceptionally clean. A/c, pb, ps, pw, 51K $13,900 OBO 570-563-5056

FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

STATION WAGON V8, automatic, 8 passenger, 3rd seat, good condition, 2nd owner. REDUCED TO $6,500. 570-579-3517 570-455-6589

MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $7,995. Call 570-237-5119

MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $7,995. Call 570-237-5119

Toplaceyour adcall. .829-7130 MERCEDES 1975

Good interior & exterior. Runs great! New tires. Many new parts. Moving, Must Sell. $1,300 or best offer 570-362-3626 Ask for Lee

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible

removable hard top, power windows, AM /FM radio with cassette player, CD player, automatic, 4 new tires. Champagne exterior; Italian red leather interior inside. Garage kept, excellent condition. Reduced price to $26,000. Call 570-825-6272

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WE RE HIRING HOME HEALTH AIDES CERTIFIED NURSE AIDES WEEKEND & EVENING SHIFTS CALL 570-883-5600

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MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR

6 cylinder automatic. 52k original miles. Florida car. $1500. 570-899-1896

OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT

Only 460 miles! Has all bells & whistles. Heated grips, 12 volt outlet, traction control, ride adjustment on the fly. Black with lite gray and red trim. comes with BMW cover, battery tender, black blue tooth helmet with FM stereo and black leather riding gloves (like new). paid $20,500. Sell for

$15,000 FIRM.

Call 570-262-0914 Leave message.

ARLEY AVIDSON

Soft riding FLH. King of the Highway! Mint original antique show winner. Factory spot lights, wide white tires, biggest Harley built. Only 28,000 original miles! Never needs inspection, permanent registration. $7,995 OBO 570-905-9348

• All original

45,000 miles • 350 Rocket engine • Fender skirts • Always garaged Will sell for $6,000 Serious inquires only 570690-0727

439

Motorcycles

HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL Black. 1,800 miles.

ABS brakes. Security System Package. $16,000 firm. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY 570-704-6023

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YAMAHA 97 ROYALSTAR 1300

12,000 miles. With windshield. Runs excellent. Many extras including gunfighter seat, leather bags, extra pipes. New tires & battery. Asking $4,000 firm. (570) 814-1548

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WINNEBAGO ‘02 ADVENTURER 35 Foot, double slides, V-10 Ford. Central air, full awnings, one owner, pet & smoke free. Excellent condition and low mileage. $68,000. Call 570-594-6496

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BUYING JUNK VEHICLES $300 AND UP

$125 EXTRA IF DRIVEN, DRAGGED OR PUSHED IN!

NOBODY Pays More 570-760-2035

Monday thru Saturday 6am-9pm • Happy Trails!

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FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA.

Super Lite Fifth Wheel. LCD/DVD flat screen TV, fireplace, heated mattress, ceiling fan, Hide-a-Bed sofa, outside speakers & grill, 2 sliders, aluminum wheels, , awning, microwave oven, tinted safety glass windows, fridge & many accessories & options. Excellent condition, $22,500. 570-868-6986

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439 Must Sell! Appraised for $9,200

442 RVs & Campers

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

CADILLAC `99 ESCALADE 97k miles. Black

with beige leather interior. 22” rims. Runs great. $8,500 Call 570-861-0202

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CHEVY `99 SILVERADO

Auto. V6 Vortec. Standard cab. 8’ bed with liner. Dark Blue. 98,400 miles. $4,999 or best offer 570-823-8196

FORD 02 EXPLORER

Red, XLT, Original non-smoking owner, garaged, synthetic oil since new, excellent in and out. New tires and battery. 90,000 miles. $7,500 (570) 403-3016

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1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

Rendezvous Heritage Edition, leather, sunroof, 3rd seat 1 Owner, local trade $7495 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

4x4. Extra clean. Local new truck trade! $5,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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CHEVY 03 SILVERADO

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Looking to Grow DRIVERS WANTED! CDL Class A Regional and OTR Routes Home daily Benefit package includes: paid holiday and vacation; health, vision, and dental coverage. Candidates must be 23 years of age with at least 2 years tractor trailer experience. Drivers paid by percentage. Applications can be filled out online at www.cdstransportation.com or email to: jmantik@cdstransportation.com or you can apply in person at CDS Transportation Jerilyn Mantik One Passan Drive Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570-654-6738 542

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Hiring Experienced Forklift Operators $12.25 hourly. ***STRAIGHT DAY SHIFT OR NIGHT SHIFT (12 hour shifts ave. 42 hours per week) ***75 cent night shift pay differential offered. ***Pay increase based on skill development. Take charge...LEARN AND EARN! XLC Services, LLC (Logistics) is seeking experienced Forklift Operators - MUST HAVE 1 YEAR FULL TIME EXPERIENCE - with great employment history to work at their Mehoopany, PA location. The following skills are necessary for these positions. • High School Diploma/GED • Computer Skills • Valid Driver’s License • Criminal Background Check • Pass Pre-Employment Drug Screen & Physical All full-time positions come with the following beneﬁts: medical, 8 paid holidays, 401k after 1 year, and paid vacation. Pay increases based on skill development.

EVERY THURSDAY IN MARCH from Noon-4pm at the Tunkhannock Public Library

Interested Applicants can Apply Online at www.XLCServices.com. Interviews scheduled Monday thru Friday. Call 800-472-1013 or walk-ins welcome at Job Fairs.

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MERCURY `03 MOUNTAINEER

JEEP 97 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

2WD. Extra cab. Highway miles. Like new! $6,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

Cylinder, 5 speed. Air. 2WD. $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

CHEVY 05 SILVERADO

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1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

CHEVY 99 SILVERADO 4X4

Auto. V8. Bargain price! $3,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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CHRYSLER `02 TOWN & COUNTRY

Luxury people mover! 87,300 well maintained miles. This like-new van has third row seating, power side & rear doors. Economical V6 drivetrain and all available options. Priced for quick sale $6,295. Generous trade-in allowances will be given on this top-of-the-line vehicle. Call Fran 570-466-2771 Scranton

FORD 02 F150 Extra Cab. 6

To place your ad call...829-7130 451

GMC `05 SAVANA

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

FORD 02 ESCAPE

4WD V6 Automatic Sunroof Leather Excellent condition!. 116,000 Miles $6800. 570-814-8793

FORD 04 F150

4x2. Nice Truck! $11,999

KELLY

875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

KELLY

875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

JEEP 04 WRANGLER

6 cylinder. 5 speed 4x4 $9,999

KELLY 875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

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1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORD 06 ESCAPE XLT

4x4. Sunroof. Like new. $6,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORD2V6. 04Clean, EXPLORER

Clean SUV! $5995 WD. Extra cab. Call For Details! 570-696-4377

OUTLANDER SPORT SE AWD, Black interi-

or/exterior, start/ stop engine with keyless entry, heated seats, 18” alloy wheels, many extra features. Only Low Miles. 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty. $22,500. Willing to negotiate. Serious inquires only - must sell, going to law school. (570) 793-6844

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

RANGE ROVER 07 SPORT

Navigation. Back up camera. 45K miles. 4 WD.

Supercharged 59,000 miles, fully loaded. Impeccable service record. $36,000 570-283-1130

KELLY

875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

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V6. Like new! $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

6 cylinder. Auto. 4x4. $10,999

AWD. Third row seating. Economical 6 cylinder automatic. Fully loaded with all available options. 93k pampered miles. Garage kept. Safety / emissions inspected and ready to go. Sale priced at $8,995. Trade-ins accepted. Tag & title processing available with purchase. Call Fran for an appointment to see this outstanding SUV. 570-466-2771 Scranton

To place your ad call...829-7130 548 Medical/Health

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

1500 Cargo Van. AWD. V8 automatic. A/C. New brakes & tires. Very clean. $10,750. Call 570-474-6028

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4.0-ATM, 4WD, 128,000 miles, full power, minor body & mechanical work needed for state inspection. Recent radiator & battery. $2,500. OBO. 570-239-8376

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

The Ultimate Driving Machine

Don’t Let The Moment Pass You By. 2011 BMW 328i xDrive Sedan

20 in stock

26 MPG

328

per mo + tax

0.9% APR 30-60 mo. available $1,305 Option Credit $2,500 Allowance Available $0 Security Deposit $0 Maintenance 4yrs/50,000 miles

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2012 BMW 328i Coupe

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2012 BMW 335i Sedan

Admissions/Wound Nurse Administrative Position Full-time Salaried Position (80 hours bi-weekly) Long term care and wound experience preferred Our benefits include paid vacation, holiday, personal days, up to $1500/year college tuition reimbursement, health insurance, life insurance, long-term disability and pension plan. Child Day Care on premises.

Apply on line at: https://

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Email hr@meadowsnrc.com Or Apply in person @ Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 4 East Center Hill Road Dallas PA 18612 e.o.e.

28 MPG

(570) 343-1221 or www.tomhesserbmw.com

2007 BMW 328xi Coupe

Only 40,000 miles, Balance of warranty, Auto, Premium & Sport Pkg, Heated Leather Seats, Power Moonroof & more

Now $

23,999*

2008 BMW 328xi Sedan

6 in stock, Low miles, Auto, Most w/ Heated Seats, Moonroof, Climate Control, Am/FM/CD & more. 0% APR BMW will make your first 2 payments

lease from:

*66 Month Financing Now Available on select models *Plus a Protection Plan up to 6yrs/100,000 miles Tom Hesser BMW Scranton 1001 N. Washington Ave.

33 MPG

Tom Hesser BMW

1001 N Washington Ave Scranton, PA (570) 343-1221 www.tomhesserbmw.com *Well qualified buyers, 30-39 mo. Lease thru BMW Financial Services w/ up to $3,674 due at signing plus tax,tag. See dealer or tomhesserbmw.com for details. Offers expire 4/2/12

From: $

25,978*

2008 335xi AWD Sedan

Premium & Cold Weather Pkg, Heated Leather Seats, Xenon Lights, Logic 7 Sound, UC3186 0% APR BMW will make your first 2 payments

Now$

28,465*

2009 BMW 528xi Sedan AWD

All Wheel Drive, Automatic, Navigation, Moonroof, Cold & Premium Pkg, BMW Assist, Voice Command, Bluetooth, CD, iPod & USB Adaptor UC3245

Now $

32,486*

2009 BMW X5 xDrive48i

Only 24,000 miles, Black Sapphire, Cold & Premium Pkg, Moonroof, Black Leather Heated Seats, Rear Climate Control, Park Assist Now & More

$38,979*

*Special finance & lease programs available thru BMW Financial Services to qualified buyers. Tax, tag, title extra. See dealer for details. Payments up to $500 per month. Offers end 4/2/2012. Tom Hesser BMW

570-343-1221

The Ultimate Driving Machine

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TOYOTA 04 TACOMA 4X2. 4 cylinder Auto. $6,999

506 Administrative/ Clerical

KELLY 875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

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H. A. Berkheimer, a local tax administrator, is currently seeking FT Office Support Clerks for our Scranton Office. Duties include processing tax forms, answering taxpayer inquiries on the phone and in person, and clerical duties. Salary $9.04 /hour. Qualified candidates should possess strong data entry skills, previous clerical experience and customer service skills. We offer paid training, a comprehensive benefits package, and a business casual work environment. Fax resume to: 610-863-1997 Or email: ahelfrich@ hab-inc.com No Phone Calls Please. EOE

TRANSPORTATION

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566 Sales/Business Development

AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANTS Valley Chevrolet is seeking individuals who are self-starters, team-oriented and driven. (No experience necessary)

We Offer: • Salary & Commission • Benefits • 401k Plan • 5 Day Work Week • Huge New & Used Inventory Apply in person to: Blake Gagliardi, Sales Manager Rick Merrick, Sales Manager

601 Kidder Street, Wilkes-Barre

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507 Banking/Real Estate/Mortgage Professionals

CLERK/TELLER PART TIME

Credit union has opening for a part time Clerk/Teller. Requires attention to detail & excellent customer service skills. PLEASE SEND RESUME TO: PG&W EMPLOYEES FCU ATTN: CAROLE FISCHER 265 S. MAIN ST. WILKES-BARRE, PA 18701 EMAIL: CFISCHER@ PGWEFCU.ORG / EOE

527 Food Services/ Hospitality

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Cafeteria Workers THE NUTRITION GROUP at Wilkes-Barre Area School District and Wilkes-Barre Career & Tech Center are accepting applications for Cafeteria Workers. Wilkes-Barre Career & Tech Center has an IMMEDIATE OPENING 4 days a week/4 hours a day. Wilkes-Barre Area School District and Wilkes-Barre Career & Tech are accepting applications for SUBSTITUTE cafeteria workers. Applicants must be able to lift at least 20 pounds and work on their feet in a busy kitchen environment for the duration of the shift. Interested applicants may call WBASD Food Service at 826-7115 or WBCTC Food Service at 822-4131 Ext.108 for information or to pick up an application at the WBASD Food Service Office at Heights-Murray Elementary School, 1 Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702.

527 Food Services/ Hospitality

SIMMONS COMPANY maker of world famous Beauty Rest Mattress is actively recruiting for a

Maintenance Mechanic

at our plant in Hazleton, PA. We are looking for individuals to repair & maintain machinery, perform building maintenance, order & stock parts, complete scheduled projects, work within budgets and adhere to all OSHA regulations. Must demonstrate the ability & willingness to work safely, take initiative, multi-task and work independently and as part of our team. 3-5 years experience in a production/manufacturing environment, welding, fabrication & electrical knowledge required. Computer experience a plus. Interested applicants can forward resume to: JKelly@ Simmons.com For further info call (570) 384-8506 & leave a message.

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Entry Level Network Administrator

Manufacturing company is looking for an Entry Level Network Administrator who sets up, configures, and supports internal and/or external networks. Develops and maintains all systems, applications, security, and network configurations. Troubleshoots network performance issues and creates and maintains a disaster recovery plan. Recommends upgrades, patches, and new applications and equipment. Provides technical support and guidance to users. The successful candidate must work independently; have 2 to 3 years prior experience. Must have working knowledge of fundamental operations of windows based servers, Windows XP, Windows 7, Networking Microsoft office; prior experience handling customer questions is a must. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Send resume and salary history to: C/O TIMES LEADER BOX 3025 15 N. MAIN ST. WILKES-BARRE, PA 18711-0250

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MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST

Full time for busy surgical practice. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. Send resume & salary requirements to: P.O. Box 1615 Kingston, PA 18704

To place your ad call...829-7130 REGISTERED NURSE Correctional Care, Inc, an established local medical company has an immediate opening for full time Registered Nurses at the Lackawanna County Prison for the 3:00pm to 11:00pm shift. We offer competitive salaries including shift differentials, full benefits package, paid time off and adequate staffing levels. Correctional nursing experience helpful but not necessary. Please fax or mail resume and salary history to Correctional Care, Inc, 4101 Birney Ave, Moosic, PA 18507 Attn: Human Resources, Call 570-343-7364, Fax 570-343-7367.

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USM AEROSTRUCTURES CORP HAS IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR:

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Logistics/ Transportation

O/O's and CO Flatbed Drivers SIGN ON BONUS

Hazleton/Scranton, PA Growing dedicated account needs Drivers Now! SIGN ON BONUS: $1,000 after 3 months & $1,000 after 6 months for Owner Operators & company drivers. Driver Home Locations: Hazleton, PA, or surrounding Area. Miles per Week Target is 2,275. Runs will go into North east locations. $1.15 all dispatched miles plus fuel surcharge for ALL Dispatch/Round Trip Miles at $1.50 Peg, paid at $.01 per $.06 increments. Truck must be able to pass a DOT inspection. Plate provided with weekly settlements and fuel card. Also needing up to 10 Company Drivers. Excellent Benefits! .45cents a mile, with tarp pay. Flatbed freight experience required. Class A CDL drivers with 2 years of experience. Feel free to contact Kevin McGrath 608-207-5006 or Jan Hunt 608-364-9716 visit our web site www.blackhawktransport.com

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569 Security/ Protective Services

SECURITY OFFICER OPPORTUNITIES O I PEN

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708

Antiques & Collectibles

YEARBOOKS: From Northwest High ‘73, ‘76, ‘77 & ‘78. Souderton High ‘61. South Hills High ‘50. MMI Prep ‘84. $25 & up. 570-825-4721

710

Appliances

DRYERGE gas dryer, works well. Needs light cleaning on outside, few scratches. $50.00 570-706-1819 FREEZER Arctic Air Commercial with custom shelf/shield, like new, only used 1 year $800. 570-262-8811

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700 MERCHANDISE 702

Air Conditioners

GENE S RECONDITIONED APPLIANCES 60 Day Warranty Monday-Friday 8:00PM-5:00PM Saturday 8:00AM-11:00AM Gateway Shopping Center Kingston, PA

(570) 819-1966

716

Building Materials

BATHROOM CABINETS wood, 2 double doors, 2 long single doors $40. 570-287-6172 BATHROOM matching sink set Gerber white porcelain bathroom sink with mirror & medicine cabinet $80. 570-331-8183 BAY WINDOW new, never installed 91” x58” with screens, finished inside Pad $1600. Sacrifice $700. firm Great buy. 570-457-7854

AIR CONDITIONER, large, used one season. $115 570-822-9617

PORCH & STEPS $80, STEPS. $40.For Mobile Home. Negotiable 570-693-1304

REFRIGERATOR Whirlpool side by side, white, ice & water in the door, brand new, must sell, $575. call 4724744 or 824-6533

SOLID PAVER BRICKS for sidewalks, color red with variations. Approximately 936 available. $0.30 each. Call 696-1267.

708

Antiques & Collectibles

FOOTBALL CARDS NY Giants, 70 cards, $7. College football players on pro teams, Penn State. 207 cards $15. Moving out of state, must sell. 570-313-5214 PIANO Livingston upright player piano, pump style with approximate 35 music rolls. Ground level removal. $125. 570-479-2322

Exercise Equipment

WORKOUT SYSTEM SM 3000 IMPEX Powerhouse Smith machine includes 275 lbs. weights with holder, bar bell, set of dumb bells, excellent condition $475. 570-417-8390

740 Floorcoverings CARPET & PAD. Gently used 500+ sq. ft. Remodeling, not stained or marked. $200. 570-407-0754

744

Furniture & Accessories

BAKERS RACK green $10. Floor lamp with shade, brass base & glass tray in center $20. 19” color TV, excellent condition $35. 570-826-0580 BED FRAME & metal headboard, blue, twin size. $10. 570-235-6056

600 FINANCIAL 630 Money To Loan

732

WINDOW. Double hung. Low E, Argon gas. White. 28 1/4 x 45, still in box. $100 570-288-7753

726

Clothing

COAT

KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385 HOLY COMMUNION DRESS size 8, gorgeous. Originally $149 asking $40. 570-592-8915

BEDROOM SET: 6 piece, black lacquer, includes, dresser, mirror, chest, 2 nightstands & headboard. $400 570- 814-5477 BRAND NEW Queen p-top mattress set, still in original plastic. Must sell. $150. Can Deliver 280-9628 CHINA HUTCH Oak. $150. 570-760-4683 DESK, wooden $25, CHAIR, fabric, $30 Mini Blinds, brand new in boxes, 3 burgundy, 3 ivory, 2 white, $10 each. 31x64. 693-1304

FURNISH FOR LESS

* NELSON * * FURNITURE * * WAREHOUSE * Recliners from $299 Lift Chairs from $699 New and Used Living Room Dinettes, Bedroom 210 Division St Kingston Call 570-288-3607

GIRL S BEDROOM SET

Antique white distressed finish, felt lined drawers, 2 night stands, dresser with mirror, lingerie chest. gently used. $1000. Yatesville 570-654-1616 HUTCH dining room, good condition $75. Dishes $20. Metal clothes cabinet $10. 570-855-3280 LAMPS 2 never used, Rembrandt, marble bases. $50. 570-822-9697 MIRRORS wood, for dresser, maple & mahogany $30 for all. 570-287-6172 TODDLER/YOUTH bed complete, honey maple, excellent condition. $75. 570-287-7162

744

Furniture & Accessories

756

Medical Equipment 554

RETRO/MID CENTURY MODERN BEDROOM SET INCLUDES FULL BED COMPLETE, 2 NIGHT STANDS, MIRRORED DRESSER AND FULL DRESSER ASKING $350 OBO (570) 655-1546 ROCKER, platform rocks and swivels. $125. CHAIR, wooden rocking with beautiful detailing. $150. ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, good condition. $30 570-822-5391

ROCKER, wood/tapestry, $75. RECLINER, Burgundy velour cloth, $125. SOFA, chair, ottoman, 3 tables, great for den. Wood and cloth, all in excellent condition. $450. Call after 6 PM 570-675-5046

748 Good Things To Eat

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C.S.A. www.hails familyfarm.com 570-721-1144

Pride Mobility Lift Chair purchased June/2010. Excellent condition. Color is close to hunter green. Extremely heavy & will need several people to move it. $500. Firm Cash only please. Call 570-696-2208 between 9a-8p

WHEELCHAIR. JET 3 ULTRA power. Hardly used, 2 rechargeable batteries. $800. 570-458-6133

780

Tools

BROWNE & Sharpe Vernier caliper 26, good (boxed) $75. 570-489-2675 COMPRESSOR 20 gallon, 1HP, runs great, next to new, American made $50. 570-825-3371 ELECTRICIAN’S TOOL KIT new including pouch, bag, Klein tools and multi meter $200. 570-825 0905

752 Landscaping & Gardening

RETROFIT LASER guide for most 10” miter saws, works great! $8. call 570-696-1267

WHEELBARROW. New. Red with wood handles. $65 negotiable. 693-1304

SAW compound mitre saw 10”, Very good. $70. 570-824-8874

756

Medical Equipment

BED, Hospital with rails. $250. CHAIR, Jazzy, grey, purple & blue. $500. Neg. 570-693-1304 BLOOD PRESSURE UNIT - A/C D/C power; monitors blood pressure and heart beat $100. 570-829-1611 GENERATOR Troybuilt, 10HOP, 5500 watts, 8550 starting watts, 4 way electrical splitter, used once. $595. 570-817-8981 HOSPITAL BED $200 Power Lift Chair, excellent $200. High Performance lightweight wheel chair $100. Walker $20. Cell # 970-708-0692 HOSPITAL BED twin, like new $500 or best offer. 1 Commode $35. 1 Shower bench $25. 1 Wheel chair $50. 1 walker with brakes & seat $50. 570-283-0381 after 6pm LIFT CHAIR by Pride, like new Brown fabric. $400. 570-824-0999

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Production/ Operations

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SUPERVISOR

Sapa Extruder, Inc. 330 Elmwood Avenue Mountain Top, PA 18707 Attn: Human Resources E.O.E No Phone Calls Please

PRODUCTION WORKERS Sapa Extruder, Inc., a manufacturing facility that extrudes, anodizes and fabricates aluminum, located in Mountain Top, is looking to hire Production Workers for its 5th shift-(3-12 hour days, Friday/Saturday/ Sunday; 6:45pm-6:45am). Starting rate is $13.81 per hour which includes shift differentials. Positions are operator positions that can expect 4 raises within the next two years (contract and step raises). Minimum 3rd year rate $18.59, maximum 3rd year rate $21.56. Prior experience in a manufacturing setting is a plus. Must meet minimum hiring requirements. If you feel you would qualify as a candidate, please submit a resume to:

Teresa.mandzak@sapagroup.com Or send a resume to:

Sapa Extruder, Inc.

330 Elmwood Avenue Mountain Top, PA 18707 Attn: Teresa Mandzak - Human Resources Manager E.O.E. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

548 Medical/Health

Friendship House is looking for qualified candidates to join the new and exciting Early Childhood Clinical Home Team for Trauma Informed Care. The team will provide services and interventions that are sensitive to trauma histories of the youth and family and promote healing and recovery in the community. Mental Health Professionals: The clinical professionals on the team are Master s degree prepared clinicians. Training and experience in family systems and trauma informed care preferred. Must have one of the following licenses/certifications: 1. License in social work 2. License in psychology 3. License as a professional counselor 4. License in nursing with additional certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner 5. Certification as a national board certified counselor. Behavioral Health Worker: The BHW is a bachelor s prepared individual with at least 2 years experience in a clinical setting. Under the supervision of the MHP, the BHW implements the individualized interventions, conducts observations of youth, tracks progress on treatment objectives, provide group and family sessions under the direction of the MHP, and performs case management and crises intervention functions. Both the Mental Health Professionals and Behavioral Health Workers are full-time positions and require a flexible schedule.

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788

Stereo/TV/ Electronics

TV 32” Toshiba flatscreen with remote. Excellent picture and condition $50 obo. 570-262-6627

Production/ Operations

Sapa, the world s leading supplier of value added aluminum profiles, has an opening at its Mountain Top location for a Production Supervisor on our weekend (5th shift, 3-13 hour days, Friday/ Saturday/Sunday nights, 6pm to 7am). The successful candidate will be responsible for supervision of the operations on the manufacturing shop floor. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting and possess leadership skills that promote teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement within a work group. Qualified applicants should send a resume with salary requirements to Teresa.mandzak@sapagroup.com or mail resume to:

Televisions/ Accessories

TV RCA 27” with remote. FREE. 570-823-4978

784

Production/ Operations

recruiter@friendshiphousepa.org

GOLACKAWANNA, SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012 906 Homes for Sale

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: WANTED ALL JUNK CARS, TRUCKS & HEAVY EQUIPMENT DUMPTRUCKS BULLDOZERS BACKHOES

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800 PETS & ANIMALS 815

Dogs

CHOW PUPPIES

Sweet, affectionate, loving puppies. Second shots & papers. $300/each. 570-466-2252 570-954-1231

WEST HIGHLAND TERRIER Male, 8 weeks old, ready for a good home. $550. 570-374-6828

845

Pet Supplies

FISH TANK with hood, pump, heater, all accessories $25. 570-287-0023

Apartments/ Unfurnished

941

Apartments/ Unfurnished

KINGSTON

900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 906 Homes for Sale Having trouble paying your mortgage? Falling behind on your payments? You may get mail from people who promise to forestall your foreclosure for a fee in advance. Report them to the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency. Call 1-877FTC-HELP or click on ftc.gov. A message from The Times Leader and the FTC.

WILKES-BARRE

Large, stately brick home in Historic District. Large eat-in kitchen, dining room 2 fireplaces, 5 full baths & 2 half baths. Huge master with office. Large 3rd floor bedroom. 2 story attic. Custom woodwork & hardwood floors. Leaded glass, large closets with built-ins. Needs some updates. With large income apt. with separate entrance. Call for appointment. ASKING $300,000 Call 570-706-5917

floor, 2 bedrooms, carpeted, security system. Garage. Extra storage & cable TV included. Laundry facilities. Heat & hot water furnished. Fine neighborhood. Convenient to bus & stores. No pets. References. Security. Lease. No smokers please. $715. 570-287-0900 Midtowne Apartments 100 E. 6th Street, Wyoming PA 18644

Extremely Low & Very Low Income

Elderly, Handicapped & Disabled. 570-693-4256 ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED

BACK MOUNTAIN Centermorland

Rents based on income. Managed by EEI

941 529 SR 292 E For sale by owner Move-in ready. Well maintained. 3 - 4 bedrooms. 1 ¾ bath. Appliances included. 2.87 acres with mountain view. For more info & photos go to: ForSaleByOwner.com Search homes in Tunkhannock. $275,000. For appointment, call: 570-310-1552

BEAR CREEK 10+2ACRES with homes.

Good for primary home, vacation or investment. Property includes: 10.2 acres (3 separate parcels) bordering state game lands House with master bedroom suite, large kitchen, oversized living room, family room, guest bathroom, oversized deck (24 x 32). Private Guest House with living room/kitchen combo, large bedroom, bathroom. Outbuilding for storage & covered pavilion. email: csmith7433@ aol.com 570-472-3152

SUGARLOAF REDUCED!!!! 2 houses. Must sell

together. Each has its own utilities on 2.5 + acres. 3 car garage with 3 large attached rooms. For Sale By Owner. $239,900 Call (570) 788-5913

Apartments/ Unfurnished

HANOVER TOWNSHIP

Great location, 1 bedroom apartment in residential area, all utilities included. $600/month + security. 908-482-0335

KINGSTON

72 E. W alnut St. 3rd floor, located in quiet neighborhood. Kitchen, living room, dining room, sun room, bathroom. 2 large and 1 small bedroom, lots of closets, built in linen, built in hutch, hardwood floors, fireplace, storage room, yard. New washer/ dryer, stove & fridge. Heat and hot water included. 1 year lease + security. $950 570-406-1411

WEST PITTSTON

Spacious, updated 1 bedroom apartment, 2nd floor. Recently renovated. Sewer & appliances included. Off street parking. Security. No pets. $475 + utilities. 570-586-0417

RENTALS

AMERICA REALTY Forty Fort W-B - Other!

Professionally Managed/ Serviced Units! Check for time of availability! All modern designed, appliances parking, tenant pays all utilities. 2 YEAR LEASE/RENT EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION, APPLICATION MUST. NO PETS-SMOKING.

288-1422

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NANTICOKE Large 1st floor,

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove top, & sunroom large pantry. No pets. $650/month, all utilities included, security & credit check required. Call 484-602-8924

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PLYMOUTH 2 bedroom apart-

ment. Heat, water, stove & fridge included. Near bus stop. $600/month Two room efficiency, all utilities included. $425/month No smoking or pets. Credit and background check, security & references required. Call (570) 592-2902

SCRANTON

Green Ridge Area Modern, nice, clean. Fresh paint, new carpet. 3 bedrooms (1 small) living room, kitchen, bath,& laundry room. Fresh paint, new carpet. $600, includes sewer. No pets. 570-344-3608

Apartments/ Unfurnished

Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms - Light & bright open floor plans - All major appliances included - Pets welcome* - Close to everything - 24 hour emergency maintenance - Short term leases available

953 Houses for Rent

Must see! Brand new 1st floor, 3 bedroom. Comparable to a Ranch home. Large living room, stove, fridge dishwasher, w/d, laundry room, A/c and heat. Your dream home. W/w carpeting, hardwood floors, off street parking, large back yard. All utilities paid except electric. $1075/mo + security & references 570-287-3646

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floor. Stove & refrigerator included. Newly remodeled. $425 + utilities. Call (570) 357-1138

hot water included. $550 month + security required 973-879-4730

WILKES-BARRE

5 rooms & bath, second floor, newly remodeled. Off street parking. No pets. Security, lease & references. $600 + gas & water. Electric included. Call for appointment 8 am to 5 pm 570-822-8158

NANTICOKE

Renovated 3 bedroom single home with new carpeting, fresh paint, deck, off street parking, washer / dryer hookup. No pets, No Smoking. $650 + utilities. 570-466-6334

NANTICOKE

Available heated storage space. Great for boat or car storage. $65 / month. Call 570-650-3358

950

Half Doubles

DURYEA

109 Chittenden St. Two - 2 bedroom, 1 bath totally remodeled homes. Off street parking, $450 per unit plus security. Utilities by tenant. Call Brian 570-299-0298

22 Connell St 2 bedroom, 1 bath. New rugs, fridge stove dishwasher. Very large fenced yard with utility shed. $650/mo + security Utilities by tenant Call Brian 570-299-0298

953 Houses for Rent

WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom. Heat &

Ranch style, 1 or 2 bedrooms. Living room, large kitchen. New dishwasher, fridge, stove & microwave, washer/dryer hookup Gas heat, great back yard, off street parking, shed, lots of storage. Freshly painted. Utilities by tenant, $750/per month, + security 570-328-0784

Garages

OLD FORGE

WEST PITTSTON2nd 1 bedroom,

EXETER

COTTAGE HOUSE GREAT, QUIET LOCATION

Call TODAY For AVAILABILITY!!

947

DUPONT

Totally renovated 5 room apartment located on 1st floor. Partially furnished, brand new fridge/ electric range, electric washer & dryer. Brand new custom draperies, Roman shades, carpeting/ flooring & energy efficient windows. 1 bedroom with large closet, living room, laundry room, storage room, basement & large front porch. Easy access to I-81, airport & casino, off street parking. No smoking. $650 + utilities & security. 570-762-8265

941

WILKES-BARRE

E.Light, WALNUT ST. bright, 3rd

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BACK MOUNTAIN JACKSON TWP.

3 bedroom home on Hillside Road. $695/mo + utilities. Lake Lehman School District. No pets. Call American Asphalt Paving Co., at 570-696-1181, ext. 243 between 7:00AM and 3PM Monday -Friday

965

Roommate Wanted

SEEKING PROFESSIONAL FEMALE TO LIVE WITH SAME. Private bedroom, share bathroom and kitchen. Quiet neighborhood. $400 a month.No pets or kids. References required. Call 570-362-2572.

971 Vacation & Resort Properties

HARVEY S LAKE

BOAT SLIPS for rent at Pole 155. Call 570-639-5041

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LAKEFRONT fully furnished. Wifi, cable. Weekly, monthly. Season 2012 starting June 570-639-5041

Heating & Cooling

1141

WEST PITTSTON

Wonderful 3 bedroom, 1 bath home with off street parking, central air. All appliances & sewage included. Screened in rear porch. No Pets, No Smoking. $875 + utilities, security & references. (570) 602-8798 or (570)362-8591

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MOBILE HOME LOTS

For rent in the quiet country setting of Hunlock Creek. $290/month. Water, sewer & trash included. Call Bud 570-477-2845

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

HEATING, A/C & REFRIGERATION REPAIR Services. Commer-

cial / Residential. Licensed & Insured. 24-7 Free Estimates. Call 646-201-1765 mycohvac.com

1156

Insurance

NEPA LONG TERM CARE AGENCY

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ZOMERFELD TREE SERVICE, INC.

Tree removal, trimming, stump grinding. Demolition Hauling & excavating. 796570-574-5018 Wanted to Buy

Merchandise

570-735-1487 WE PAY THE MOST IN CASH

BUYING 11am to 6pm

NANTICOKE Desirable

Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms $936 + electric only

SQUARE FOOT RE MANAGEMENT 866-873-0478

39 Prospect St • Nanticoke

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K E N P OL L OCK N IS S A N 2012 N IS S A N

JU K E S V

S TK #N 21664 M O D EL# 20362 M S R P $22,490

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2 0 ,9 9 0

*Price is p lu s ta x a n d ta gs .

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W / $5 0 0 N M AC C A P TIV E C A S H

A RS S• C ’ V U S N S • O CK ! • VA T S S K E FRO M ES IN N I TRU C V EH ICL TO CH O O S

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2012 N IS S A N 2.5S S E DA N

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S TK #N 21519 M O D EL# 22112 M S R P $23,050

50 IN STO C K

STO CK

IN STO C K O NLY

30 IN STO C K

4 Cyl, CVT , AC, AM / F M / CD , PW , PD L , Cru is e, T ilt, F lo o rM a ts & S p la s h Gu a rd s

4 Cyl, CVT , PW , PDL , Cru is e, T ilt, I-K ey, F lo o rM a ts & S p la s h Gu a rd s

B U Y FO R

18 ,9 6 0

W / $ 15 0 0 N IS S A N R EB ATE & $ 75 0 N M A C C A P TIV E C A S H

L EAS E FO R

18 9 P ER M O.

P lu s Ta x.

2012 N IS S A N S E DA N

M A XIM A 3.5S

19 9

P ER M O. P lu s Ta x.

*$199 Per m o n t h p lu s t a x, 39 m o n t h lea s e; 12,000 m iles p er yea r; Res id u a l= $12,216.50; M u s tb e a p p ro ved t hru N M AC @ T ier 1; $1,999 Ca s h D o w n o rT ra d e E q u it y (+ ) p lu s regis t ra t io n f ees ; T o t a l d u e @ d elivery= $2,202.50. $1000 N is s a n L ea s e Reb a t e in clu d ed .

M URA N O S

STK#N 21472 M O D EL# 23212 M SR P $32,525

A W ESO M E L EA SE!!

V-6, CVT , A/ C, PW , PD L , Cru is e, T ilt, S p la s h Gu a rd s & F lo o rM a ts !

B U Y FO R

W / $ 15 0 0 N IS S A N R EB ATE

L EA S E FO R

269

B U Y FO R

P ER M O. P lu s Ta x.

2012 N IS S A N A RM A DA S V SA VE $7000 O R M O R E O N A L L 2012 4X4 A R M A DA ’S IN STO C K O NLY !! 10 A VA IL A B L E W H AT A L EA SE!!

B U Y FO R

3 8 ,9 9 5

W / $ 2 0 0 0 N IS S A N R EB ATE

L EAS E FOR

499

P ER M O.

2011 N IS S A N P A THFIN DE R O NLY 4 2011’S L EFT!! SA VE $7000 S V 4X4 O R M O R E O N A NY IN STO C K 2011!

S TK #N 21048 M O D EL# 25211 M S R P $35,160

P lu s Ta x.

*$499 Perm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l= $20973.70; M u s tb e a p p ro ved thru N M AC @ T ier1; $1999 Ca s h D o w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+ ) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2202.50.

L EAS E FO R

2 9 9 P ER M O. P lu s Ta x.

*$299 Perm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l= $16,913; M u s tb e a p p ro ved thru N M AC @ T ier1; $1999 Ca s h D o w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+ ) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2,202.50. In clu d es $725 N is s a n L ea s e Reb a te.

W H AT A L EA SE!!

B U Y FO R

2 8 ,16 0

2012 N IS S A N TITA N K C SA VE O VER $6000 O FF M SR P S V 4X4 IN STO C K O NLY !! S TK #N 21429 M O D EL# 34412 M S R P $35,180

V6, Au to , A/ C, PW , PD L , P. S ea t, AM / F M / CD , Cru is e, T ilt, F lo o rM a ts , M u ch M o re

V8, Au to m a tic, 8 Pa s s en ger, Rea rAir, Ba cku p Ca m era , F o ld in g S ea ts , All Po w er, M u s tS ee!!

W / $ 15 0 0 N IS S A N R EB ATE

*$269 Perm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l= $18,881.25; M u s tb e a p p ro ved thru N M AC @ T ier1; $1,999 Ca s h D o w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+ ) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2,202.50. $1000 N is s a n L ea s e Reb a te.

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M A SSIVE SA VING S O N A L L IN STO C K 2012 M U R A NO S!

IN STO C K O NLY

2 7,9 9 5

L EAS E FO R *

2012 N IS S A N

V-6, CVT , M o o n ro o f, Pw rS ea t, Allo ys , A/ C, PW , PD L , Cru is e, T ilt& F lo o rM a ts

STK#N 21418 M O D EL# 26212 M SR P $45,595

19 ,9 9 9

You r A W D Pen n sylva n ia M ASSIV E IN V EN TO RY! $2 7,9 9 9

W H A T A DEA L ! L EA SE O R B U Y NO W

STK#N 21280 M O D EL# 16112 M SR P $33,125

B U Y FO R

W / $ 75 0 N IS S A N R EB ATE

*$189 PerM o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l= $12,459.20; M u s t b e a p p ro ved thru N M AC @ T ier1; $1,999 Ca s h D o w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+ ) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l d u e @ d elivery $2,202.50. $1330 N is s a n L ea s e Reb a te in clu d ed .

W / $ 2 5 0 0 N IS S A N R EB ATE

L EAS E FO R

299

P ER M O. P lu s Ta x.

*$299 Perm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l= $14415.60; M u s tb e a p p ro ved thru N M AC @ T ier1; $1999 Ca s h D o w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+ ) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2202.50. $3950 N is s a n L ea s e Reb a te in clu d ed .

V8, Au to , A/ C, PW , PD L , Cru is e, T ilt, Va lu e T ru ck. Pkg., F lo o rM a ts & S p la s h Gu a rd s

B U Y FO R

2 8 ,6 9 5

W / $ 2 0 0 0 N IS S A N R EB ATE & $ 13 5 0 VA L U E TR K P K G C A S H *Price p lu s ta x a n d ta gs .

* Ta x a nd Ta g a d d it io na l. Pr io rSa les Ex c lu d ed . N o tR es po ns ib le fo rTypo gr a phic a l Er r o r s . A ll r eb a t es & inc ent ives a pplied . * *0 % A PR in lieu o f r eb a t es . fo rd et a ils . * * As perN is s a n M o nt hly Sa les V o lu m e R epo rta s o f O c t2 0 11. A ll Pr ic es b a s ed o n im m ed ia t e d elivery in s t o c k vehic le o nly. A ll o ffer s ex pir e 4 /2 /12 .

2012 N IS S A N RO G U E 50 R O G U ES IN STO C K S FW D M O R E A R R IV IN G D A ILY !

SA V E $5000 O N A N Y IN STO C K 2012 A LTIM A N O W !

IN STO C K O NLY

S TK #N 21107 M O D EL# 13112 M S R P $23,960

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