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County Council must OK demolition. W-B, county, CityVest must OK cooperation deal. Fed probe results may be awaited.

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By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@timesleader.com

The Hotel Sterling will stand at least a few more months – maybe longer – because the new Luzerne County Council must take a stand on the proposed demolition, officials said Wednesday. The now-eliminated county commissioners had voted in November to allocate $1 million in community development funding to demolish the landmark Wilkes-Barre structure and develop a demolition plan. However, the new County Council must approve the demolition for it to take effect, county Councilman Stephen A. Urban, a former commissioner, said during Tuesday’s county council meeting. The subject came up because Kingston resi-

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“It will also protect the county from a legal standpoint since we’re only acting as an agent here.”

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Firefighters from several municipalities responded to a blaze that damaged a vacant apartment building on Stephenson Street in Duryea late Wednesday afternoon and chased residents from an adjacent structure. A borough police officer was treated for smoke inhalation after he went to retrieve one of the residents from a rear, upstairs apartment. Story, Page 2A.

Romney still man wearing the bull’s-eye 2012 ELECTION

UP NEXT Tuesday: New Hampshire Primary Delegates: 12 2008 winners: John McCain, Hillary Clinton

Gingrich goes on the attack in New Hampshire; Bachmann pulls out; Perry focuses on S.C.; Santorum goes quiet. Times Leader wire services

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• U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who finished sixth in Iowa, dropped out of the race. • Romney picked up the endorsement of U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the party’s presidential nominee in 2008. • Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who finished fifth in Iowa, said he was skipping New Hampshire’s primary next week and would focus on South Carolina’s Jan. 21 primary. The ad by former House Speaker Gingrich, who finished a distant fourth in Iowa, attacked Romney while describing Gingrich as a “bold Reagan conservative.” Romney faces high expectations in the Granite State, where he doesn’t have the luxu-

WASHINGTON — Having eked out a win by eight votes over Rick Santorum in Iowa, Mitt Romney returned to New Hampshire on Wednesday facing high expectations in Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary and a full-page ad from Newt Gingrich in the state’s biggest newspaper attacking him as a “timid Massachusetts moderate.” Other major developments in the GOP nominating contest Wednesday: See CAMPAIGN, Page 2A

Joe Gibbons Chief county engineer

Luzerne County can’t refinance debt County unable to refinance some of $400M+ in debt without credit rating. By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@timesleader.com

Chief Joan Pusateri, who attended the council meeting. Pusateri said the prior administration was unsuccessful in obtaining a rating from Moody’s Investors Service in New York. The county hasn’t had a credit rating in several years, Pribula said. The county’s presentation to Moody’s, prepared with assistance from adviser Public Financial Management, focused on the county’s success reducing spending and staff in recent years. County officials also pointed to a debt management policy prohibiting the county from borrowing more money or restructuring debt to cover operating expenses – a past practice that contributed to the county’s debt load. Former commissioner Ma-

Luzerne County government did not land a credit rating needed to refinance some of its more than $400 million in outstanding debt, which would have potentially saved millions in interest payments, officials said. County Councilwoman Elaine Maddon Curry asked county Interim Manager Tom Pribula about the credit rating during Tuesday’s council meeting, saying the previous administration had announced the plans to seek a review but not the outcome. Pribula passed the question on to county Budget/Finance See DEBT, Page 10A

Tavern’s troubles mostly administrative, LCE official says open since he purchased the establishment “I wouldn’t say they were on our and liquor license in 2003. radar,” official says regarding whether The tavern has now come under fire after café could be considered nuisance bar. Jennifer Mieczkowski, 30, suffered severe fa-

The Prospect Street Cafe in Nanticoke, where, on Jan. 1, Jen Mieczkowski was slashed with a box cutter on her face and neck by a female patron of the cafe.

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cial injuries during a brawl inside the business early Sunday. Police said Mieczkowski was slashed several times with a box cutter by an unknown person they believe is a white woman, approximately 21 years old, 5 feet tall and with black or dark colored hair. Police said Wednesday they are continuing to investigate the assault. No charges have been filed. Mieczkowski said she hopes the tavern

NANTICOKE – The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board ordered the shutdown of the Prospect Street Café in 2008 after a series of administrative violations, but a successful appeal allowed the family-owned tavern to stay in business. It was the first of two appeals the tavern owner, Paul Halliday, has taken to remain See CAFE, Page 10A

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Officials delay naming Dallas Twp. supervisor

Twelve apply to replace Philip Walter, who abruptly quit after more than 40 years. By SARAH HITE shite@timesleader.com

DALLAS TWP. – The board of supervisors reorganized and residents grilled a natural gas company representative at a meeting Tuesday night. Liz Martin was sworn in as a new supervisor and was appointed as vice chairwoman. Frank Wagner was appointed chairman. The two agreed to table a decision on a replacement supervisor after Philip Walter, who served in the position for more than 40 years, abruptly resigned at the supervisors’ last meeting. Martin announced 12 candidates applied for the position: Jeff Dickson, Melvin Morris, Alan Pugh, John Ruckno, Robert Wagner, John Barilla, Roger Howell, Martin Barry, Tim Haddle Sr., Jack Dodson, William Grant and Susan Collini. Craig Tupper will serve as the vacancy board member in the event Martin and Wagner cannot agree on an appointment. The supervisors have 30 days from Walter’s resignation to select a replacement to serve until the next municipal election in two years. If Martin and Wagner cannot agree, they will have 15 days to work with Tupper on the decision. If the supervisors cannot re-

ach an agreement after the 15 days, a Luzerne County Court judge will decide. The board also announced the retirement of longtime zoning officer Leonard Kozick. Wagner said the board will search for a replacement, but township clerk Tammy Miller will serve as acting zoning officer until then. Martin was also appointed as assistant township secretary and treasurer. Mary Rodriguez was selected as an alternate to the zoning hearing board. Jeff Dickson was selected as an alternate planning commission member. At the regular meeting, Fairground Road resident Wayne Dottor told the supervisors that throughout the day on Sunday, he heard a loud noise coming from an area where work is being completed on the Williams Field Services LLC pipeline. Williams is finishing construction on a 33-mile gathering line to tap into the Transco pipeline that runs through the township. Resident Jane Tolomello, who also reported vibrations in their house, questioned why residents were not notified about the incident and said emergency officials were also unaware of the work. Helen Humphreys, a Williams spokeswoman, said there was a hydrostatic test of the line in which pressurized water is sent through to test for weaknesses. The next board meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the municipal building.

Mohegan Sun Casino sees big jump in slots revenue

By ANDREW M. SEDER aseder@timesleader.com

Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs had the second strongest growth in slot machine revenue among Pennsylvania’s 10 casinos during December, a month when statewide slot revenue grew by 14 percent. Gaming Control Board Executive Director Kevin O’Toole said good weather,animprovingeconomyand continued fine-tuning of casino marketinglikelyfueledDecember’srevenue growth. “When you combine good weather with the marketing of a wider assortment of table game options not in place last December along with other amenities being offered at the casinos,factorswereinplaceforavery good month,” O’Toole said. Bobby Soper, chief executive officer at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, said the weather certainly played a role but shouldn’t get all the credit for the casino’s 16 percent growth rate. “We did benefit from better weather this December relative to the same month last year, but even discounting the favorable weather conditions,wecontinuetoseesignif-

icant growth, which is very promising,” Soper said. In December, only three days had ahightemperatureatorbelowfreezing. And there was just 1.5 inches of snow. The state’s casinos posted the higher revenues with fewer slot machines. The average combined number of slot machines operating daily, according to the state, was 26,418 in December 2011compared to 26,907 in December 2010. According to the gaming board, theplayofslotmachinesatthe10operating casinos produced $199 million in gross revenue in December 2011, 13.9 percent higher than the $174.7 million generated in December 2010. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs reported $20 million is gross revenues from its 2,329 slot machines in December. That was up from $17.2 million generated from its 2,465 machines a year prior.Mount Airy Casino near Mount Pocono saw an increase in slots revenue of 7.6 percent, reporting $10.7 million in revenue in December 2011 compared to $9.9millioninDecember2010.Itdid so with 307 fewer machines.

Fire hits vacant Duryea building By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@timesleader.com

DURYEA – Fire damaged a vacant apartment building on Stephenson Street late Wednesday afternoon and chased several people from an adjacent structure. The fire was reported around 4 p.m. and departments from several municipalities responded as a second alarm was sounded. Duryea police officer Michael Rosemellia was treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital and released. Mayor Keith Moss said Rosemellia entered a rear, upstairs apartment “and went to get the guy out because the guy wasn’t coming out.” The officer and the unidentified resident evacuated the apartment. Another resident of 419 Stephenson St. George Beecroft, 20, said he and his roommate, Christine Rizzo, and a dog left as smoke started to fill their apartment. “There’s nobody that lives in the left. It’s empty,” he said of the building next door. A representative from the Red Cross said none of the people who were forced out of their apart-

ments needed emergency housing. Firefighters concentrated their efforts in the rear of the vacant two-story building. Moss said the fire is under investigation.

Man in custody in connection with W-B stabbing

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Wilkes-Barre police had a man in custody Wednesday night in connection with a stabbing in a residence at 243 Coal St. The victim had multiple stab wounds and was found inside a Ford Expedition in the parking lot of Chacko’s Family Bowling Center on North Wilkes-Barre Boulevard around 4:45 p.m. He was transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, for emergency surgery, said Lt. Steven Olshefski. Two officers were stationed outside the residence. Police were in the process of obtaining a search warrant for the residence as part of the investigation. Police did not release the name of the victim or the man in custody. Last September police responded to a report of a stabbing at the residence. The victim told police it occurred during an argument over $60; however, the victim refused to cooperate and no charges were filed.

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ry of lowered expectations, as he did in Iowa until the final days. He was governor in neighboring Massachusetts, and polls show him with a sizable lead on the field. McCain, who won the New Hampshire primary in 2008, could help Romney, who is certain to face withering attacks as he tries to maintain his momentum. “I am here for one reason,” McCain said, taking the stage with Romney, “that we make Mitt Romney the next president.” “He’s well set up for a strong showing,” said Dante Scala, a political science professor at the University of New Hampshire, noting that McCain won New Hampshire with 37 percent of the vote in 2008 and 48 percent of the vote in 2000. Most recent polls have shown Romney with support from more than 40 percent of likely New Hampshire primary voters. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas — who came in a strong third in Iowa — has consistently polled a distant second in New Hampshire. As long as Romney’s margin over his closest competitor is in double digits, he can claim a big win. With anything less, opponents could see weakness and resolve to stay in. At this point, it’s difficult to see who would rise up to challenge Romney in New Hampshire. “The issue confronting Paul is the same one he ran into in 2008 — that there’s a ceiling on his support,” said Chris Galdieri, a politics professor at St. Anselm College in Manchester. “Twentyone percent (the level of support Paul received in Iowa) is probably his ceiling, or close to it.” Santorum, who surprised most pundits by going from alsoran in many polls to front-runner in Iowa in the final days before the caucuses, expects a sizable bounce in New Hampshire and elsewhere. The question Wednesday was not whether he would gain support — as a social conservative, he could pick up

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afternoon, January 3, 2012, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. He was born in Nanticoke July 28, 1935, son of the late Joseph C. and Amelia P. Waskiewicz Borofski. Norman was a graduate of Nanticoke High School, class of 1953, and a member of the former St. Stanislaus Church, now St. Faustina Parish. He was a very proud member of the U.S. Air Force, serving during peace time. He was also a member of American Legion Post 350 and a retired Tobyhanna Army Depot employee as a technician. Norman was also lead guitar/vocalist for the band Danny & the Excels and later bass guitarist for a group of retired band members The Den Dwellers. He was preceded in death by

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brother, Richard, in 1977. Presently surviving are daughters, Lisa Ann Ciprianni, Las Vegas, Nev., Bonnie Ciprianni, Colorado Springs, Colo.; aunt, Barbara Borofski, Nanticoke; sister-in-law, Eleanor Borofski, Nanticoke; nephews, Richard and wife Sylvia, Drums; David and wife Paula, Nanticoke; niece, Cheryl Moss, Nanticoke; several great-nieces and great-nephews; and fiancée, companion and care giver, Patricia Albertson. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Grontkowski Funeral Home P.C., 51-53 W. Green St., Nanticoke, with Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Faustina Parish, former Holy Trinity Church, with the Rev. James Nash, officiating. Interment will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Nanticoke. Calling hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

many of Bachmann’s backers — but how much that will be worth in the more socially moderate, libertarian-leaning Northeast and whether he has the resources and organization to capitalize on it. To the surprise and consternation of some backers, Santorum largely abandoned the campaign trail Wednesday, missing an opportunity to appear on TV and capitalize on his come-from-nowhere showing. The first appearance of the former Pennsylvania senator came well after national news programs had concluded, Wednesday night at a community forum in Brentwood, N.H. There Santorum faced questions about his support for homestate spending projects known as earmarks and for a recent comment about black people that has been criticized as being racially insensitive. Santorum has said he now opposes earmarks, but defended them, saying “When you go to Congress you fight to make sure that when taxes go from your state to Washington, D.C., you fight to make sure you get your fair share back.” Santorum also tried to explain remarks he made in Iowa about Medicaid, a program for poor Americans. He was quoted as saying: “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giv-

ing them somebody else’s money. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn the money.” In the CNN interview, Santorum said he “mumbled it and changed my thought” in mid-statement. “I’m pretty confident I didn’t say ‘black,’ ” he said. While Santorum defended his overall record in working on economic issues for black communities, civic and civil rights leaders criticized his remark. Santorum also sought to explain previous statements that likened same-sex relationships to bestiality. Meanwhile Perry — once considered a potential threat to Romney’s front-runner status — signaled Wednesday that he will fight on in South Carolina’s first-in-theSouth primary. Perry tweeted: “And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State ... Here we come South Carolina!!!” Gingrich — who was a front-runner in the race until recently — showed no sign of shrinking. After calling Romney a liar and criticizing the attacks that a pro-Romney political action committee made against him in Iowa, Gingrich took out a full-page ad in the Manchester Union Leader. “He can’t even break out in his own party,” Gingrich said. “Gov. Romney, in the end, has a very limited appeal in a conservative party.”

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OBITUARIES Aleo, Fannie Barr, Sophia Boland, Edward Jr. Borofski, Norman Davis, Mary Jane Hodle, Brian Hoover, June Kerns, Russell Jr. Klime, Bernard Kochinski, Andrew Murphy Margaret Pazuhanich, Dolores Roeber, Robert Schultheis, Minnie Slesinski, Suzanne Strubeck, Dorothy Visco, Joseph Walsh, Lucille Zbiek, Marjorie Zomerfeld, Stephanie Page 2A, 7A

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December 10, 2011 F. Boland Jr., 83, a former E dward resident of North Washington

Street, North Wilkes-Barre, died, Saturday, December 10, 2011 in Hampton House, Hanover Township. Mr. Boland was born in WilkesBarre, son of the late Edward F. Boland Sr., and Anna Kelly Boland. He was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Wilkes-Barre. He served with Company C, 32nd Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army in Korea during World War II. Following his military service, he was employed by the former Craftsman Engraving Company, North State Street, Wilkes-Barre, as a printer/engraver for more that 20 years prior to his retirement. He was a member of the former St. John the Evangelist Church, Wilkes-Barre, now, St. Andre Bessette parish, Wilkes-Barre. He was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Nosek. The family would also like to ex-

tend their thanks to Dr. Leonard Kuchemba and the staff of Hampton House and Hospice of the Sacred Heart for their kindness and concern for Ed in his last days. Surviving are his sister, Mrs. Nancy Peters, a guest at Wesley Village, Jenkins Township; and several nieces and nephews. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Andre Bessette parish (St. Stanislaus Kostka Church), N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. A private interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Plains Township, at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the church Saturday from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service. The family requests that flowers be omitted and memorial donations be made to St. Andre Bessette parish, 666 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre PA 18705. Arrangements are by the H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.

BUILDING TRUST The Times Leader strives to correct errors, clarify stories and update them promptly. Corrections will appear in this spot. If you have information to help us correct an inaccuracy or cover an issue more thoroughly, call the newsroom at 829-7242. LUZERNE POLICE canine Byron, which is trained in narcotics, tracking and patrol, was omitted from a story published on Page 1A Tuesday. NILS FREDERIKSEN, director of communications for the state Office of Attorney General, was misidentified in a story on Page 1A in Wednesday’s Times Leader.

Fannie A. Aleo December 14, 2011 A. Aleo, 81, of Fort Myers, F annie Fla., died Wednesday, Decem-

ber 14, 2011, in Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, Fla. Born July 5, 1930 in Somerville, Mass., she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Spataro Ocuto. Fannie was married to WilkesBarre native Joseph J. Aleo, Ph.D. They lived in Bryn Mawr before retiring to Fort Myers, Fla., in 1986. Joseph preceded her in death on November 15, 1997. She will be missed by her sons, James and his wife, Frances, Philadelphia, and Joseph and his wife, Patricia, Clarksville, Md.; three grandMore Obituaries, Page 7A

children; great-grandchild; brother, Joseph and his wife, Matilda; and nieces and nephews. Celebration of Fannie’s Life will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday with a Funeral Mass in the Church of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, 130 S. Washington St., WilkesBarre. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township. Arrangements have been entrusted to McLaughlin’s - The Family Funeral Service. Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Fannie’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com.

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Guilty plea in gun theft

Luzerne County man entered a guilty plea Wednesday and was A sentenced by Senior District Court

Judge Richard P. Conaboy to serve two years in prison for his role in a theft from a Monroe County gun dealer. According to U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith, Jerome Sharr, 21, of Wilkes-Barre, entered a guilty plea Sharr and admitted his involvement in the theft of 12 guns from a federally licensed firearms dealer. Sharr and another man, David Toney, 20, of Hanover Township, were previously indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2011 and charged with the theft of the guns from American SportShooting, Brodheadsville, Monroe County. The investigation began on Dec. 29, 2010, when a break-in occurred at the business. Twelve handguns were determined to be missing from the store. Subsequent searches by state police resulted in the recovery of several of the guns, including one located at Toney’s residence. Conaboy also ordered that Sharr serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence. U.S. Attorney Smith noted the charges against David Toney remain pending.

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Bids sought for ex-bakery building Council: Former Old River Road Bakery property was taken off Sept. 22 county tax sale.

By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – The city is requesting bids for the purchase of the former Old River Road Bakery building. William Vinsko, the city’s assistant attorney, said the solicitation of bids will be advertised in local newspapers, online and the property will be posted. “We are bidding it now so that we can get as many interested parties to bid on it and give it to the highest and most responsible bidder,” Vinsko said. The property was taken off the Sept. 22 county tax sale and listed for public sale after the county, Wilkes-Barre city and WilkesBarre Area School District agreed to put it out for bid, even though the city still owes

$13,054 to the county in back taxes. First National Community Bank in Dunmore conveyed the property to the city for $1 in April 2008. The bank had obtained title after Old River Road Bakery Inc. defaulted on its mortgage. The business became a local fixture after its opening in1950 but closed in January1999 after a steady loss of customers to supermarket competitors. Vinsko said in September that the city would carry the balance until the property is sold, at which time it would pay the county. He said an earlier deal to sell the building to Leo A. Glodzik, owner of LAG Towing – the city’s towing contractor – was terminated during the summer. “That deal is completely terminated,” Vinsko said. Vinsko said it took the city months to prepare the bid packages. “The city was making sure that the bid package was accurate, the agreement of sale was accurate and that the new City Council,

which will be making a decision on this, would have time to review and prepare for approval,” he said. John Rodgers, head of Northeast Revenue Service LLC, the county’s tax-claim operator, agreed to have the property taken off the tax sale in September. “The goal is to get it back on the tax rolls,” Rodgers said. “The county will get part of the county taxes owed. The city is doing the right thing.” In early August, the Wilkes-Barre Area School District forgave an estimated $440,000 in back taxes. The court ruled the property must be sold within six months or it will be put on the county’s upset sale in March. Vinsko said the property was zoned residential in 2006 because townhomes were tentatively planned. He said that if a business was to purchase the property, the owner would have to go through a normal zoning hearing to return it to a commercial site.

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Juvie court spot filled

Luzerne County President Judge Thomas Burke on Wednesday appointed an attorney to serve as interim master of juvenile delinquency and dependency court. Romilda Crocamo had previously served as Judge Tina Polachek Gartley’s law clerk. He will serve as interim master for a period of six months at a salary of $54,000 plus benefits. Crocamo, Burke said, will conduct hearings for juvenile court. CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER

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Roof leak at WVW

Wyoming Valley West School District Superintendent Charles Suppon addressed rumors of mold infestation at the high school, saying a small problem that developed over the holiday was the result of a leak in the roof and was fixed before classes resumed Tuesday. Suppon Suppon said a teacher had come into class to discover one of the ceiling panels had not been replaced after work had been done, which may have sparked several calls received Tuesday by The Times Leader. Suppon said the tile was replaced and the classroom used as usual. The district is investigating whether further action should be taken and will have to take a closer look at the roof to see if it needs more repairs, he said. NANTICOKE

Firefighters help Komen

Nanticoke City Career Fire Fighters Local 2655 presented the Northeastern Pennsylvania Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure with a check for $1,500 raised through the sale of special T-shirts. The firefighters started selling the T-shirts in late September at $10. T-shirts are still available and can be purchased by visiting the Nanticoke Fire Headquarters on 2 E. Ridge St.

Firefighters work to put out this house fire early Wednesday morning on North Main Street in Plains Township. The house was attached to Building Blocks Learning Center. The child care center was not open at the time, and no injuries were reported.

Fire closes day care center Blaze erupts in building attached to Building Blocks Learning Center. By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com

PLAINS TWP. – Township firefighters battled frigid temperatures Wednesday morning at a blaze that closed a child day care center. Flames erupted in a vacant apartment attached to the Building Blocks Learning Center at 309 N. Main St. just after 6 a.m. Allison Davis, administrator at the child care center, said the facility would have opened at 6:30 a.m. when children began to arrive. “Fortunately, we were closed at the time and therewerenoteachersorchildrenintheplace,”

Davis said. The business has a secondary facility off state Route 315, where the children were taken by their parents. Davis said 60 children are enrolled at the North Main Street facility. “My fiancé is on the fire department and we heard the pager go off at 6 a.m. and thought the addresswasalittletoocloseforcomfort,”Davis said. The child care center sustained light smoke damage.Davissaidthecenterwillbecloseduntil further notice. Firefighters concentrated their efforts at the attached wood-frame house where there was heavy fire damage and a section of the roof had collapsed.

Davissaidthehousehadbeenvacantforseveral years. Single-digit temperatures with wind chills below zero made suppression efforts difficult for firefighters and quickly turned water runoff into ice. “You’ve got ice, cold weather; we are on the roof with water and it makes it very slippery,” said Plains Township Deputy Fire Chief Mark Whitsick. Whitsicksaidiceformedonladdersandsidewalks that made it difficult for firefighters. The fire was contained within two hours. No injuries were reported. A cause of the fire remains unknown. NorthMainStreetwasclosedforeighthours and reopened at 2 p.m.

Manager search extensive

Officials issue release to address perception the process has been rushed. By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@timesleader.com

Responding to concerns the public is unaware of the time invested in the search for a permanent county manager, the Luzerne County Council issued a press release Wednesday describing the leng- The original thy selection pool of appliprocess. The search cants included began when eight women the original and 64 men 11-member from various home rule states. transition committee of citizens and home rule charter drafters prepared a job description and initiated nationwide advertising. The committee, expanded to 19 when the 11 council-elect members joined the group after the Nov. 8 election, immediately began reviewing and evaluating resumes and supporting information from the 72 applicants. The original pool of applicants included eight women and 64 men from various states, including 38 applicants who currently live in Pennsylvania. Of those, 28 listed residences in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Fifteen of the 19 committee members participated in the selection process and independently rated the candidates, the release said. The group reached a consensus on the top 15, including two from Luzerne County. Ten of the 15 agreed to participate in telephone conference interviews, including one Luzerne County resident. Committee members reached a consensus on the top five most-qualified candidates and asked these individuals, on short notice, to travel to Luzerne County for personal interviews, the release said. From this group, three candidates were ranked highest by the committee, without dissent, the release said. The committee began negotiating employment terms and See HIRING, Page 10A

Man is sentenced for inappropriate contact, child porn Richard John Zehner Jr., 40, of Sugarloaf, gets 18 months to eight years in prison.

nography was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months to eight years in state prison. Richard John Zehner Jr., 40, of Tomhicken Road, was sentenced on one count each of unBy SHEENA DELAZIO lawful contact with a minor and corruption of misdelazio@timesleader.com nors, and 56 counts of possession of child porWILKES-BARRE – A Sugarloaf man charged nography by Luzerne County Senior Judge Jowith having inappropriate contact with two teen- seph Augello. age girls and possessing 56 images of child porZehner apologized for his actions before being

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Supervisors sworn in. James Reino Jr. named chairman. Jeffrey Box is vice chairman. By SARAH HITE shite@timesleader.com

KINGSTON TWP. -- The board of supervisors reorganized Tuesday and three supervisors took oaths of office. Supervisors James Reino Jr. and Jeffrey Box were sworn in for another term. Box did not run for office, but won the election as a write-in candidate. Newcomer Gary Mathers was also sworn in as a supervisor. Mathers recently completed his tenure as a Dallas School Board member. Reino was named chairman, and Box was appointed as vice chairman. Supervisor Shirley Moyer was approved as township secretary. Reino was also named board member for the Back Mountain Community Partnership, with Moyer as an alternate. Kathleen Sebastian was appointed as assistant secretary, treasurer, chief administrative officer of the police pension fund and representative for the NEPA Insurance Cooperative Board. Karen Rose was appointed as the township tax collector. Don Wilkinson was appointed as the earned income tax collector. The firm Bonita & Rainey was appointed as auditor for 2012 and was approved to conduct an audit for fiscal year 2010. Benjamin Jones III was appointed as the solicitor for the board of supervisors and planning commission. James Valentine was appointed as a solicitor for labor issues. Donald Brobst was selected as a solicitor for the zoning hearing board, with John Dean as an alternate. Christopher Borton of Borton Lawson was appointed as the

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HARVEYS LAKE -- Council reorganized Tuesday night, and four new council members were sworn into office. New council members Amy Williams, Michell’e Boice, Thomas Kehler and Ed Kelly took their oaths of office. Council member Larry Radel was elected as council president, and council member Fran Kopko was selected to be vice president. Susan Sutton was reappointed as the borough secretary. Council approved the following tax rates for 2012: property taxes at .704 mills, occupational privilege tax at $10, real estate transfer tax 1 percent, per capita tax at $5 and earned income tax at 1 percent. The following fees were also approved: a $10 Job Johnnie fee, $20 zoning permit fee, $100 amusement tax fee, $10 burning permit fee and a $195 garbage fee per residence. Council approved the following appointments: Andrew Luzetski as zoning officer; Bill Mann to the municipal authority; Charles McCormick as solicitor; John Belles as sewage enforcement officer; John Brokenshire as

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township engineer. The following board appointments were approved by the supervisors: Robert Kline to the zoning hearing board, Michael Luksic to the civil service commission, William Runner to the police pension fund board of trustees, Robert Hivish to the recreation commission, Rich Wydra to the recreation commission, Frank Dempsey to the uniform construction code appeals board, and Dale Englehart to the uniform construction code appeals board. John Turner was named as the emergency management administrator. Bill Eck was appointed as the recording secretary to the planning commission, uniform construction code appeals board and zoning hearing board. Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust was selected as depository for all township funds. The next board of supervisors meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 in the municipal building.

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accountant; Prociak & Associates as auditor. PennEastern Engineers was appointed as borough engineer and as the third-party uniform construction code inspector. Ken Kale, Rick Amy and Taft Truska III were reappointed to the third-party uniform construction code appeals board. Joe Reilly was reappointed to the zoning hearing board until December 2014. Council appointed George Gwilliam as the vacancy board chairperson. Rich Williams III was reappointed as the emergency management coordinator. Council approved the zoning hearing board and the planning commission to appoint their own secretaries at a rate of $50 per meeting. The next council meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the municipal building.

FRANKLIN TWP. -- Supervisors reorganized on Tuesday evening and announced dates for the annual spring cleanup program. Ted Dymond III was sworn into office for another six-year term. He was also voted chairman. Supervisor Michael Prokopchak was selected as vice chairman. Rick Melvin was reappointed as secretary and treasurer. Art Owen Sr. was reappointed as roadmaster and zoning officer. Art Owen Jr. was reappointed as a road department employee. Vito DeLuca, Erik Dingle and Charles McCormick were reappointed as solicitors. Trumbower & Associates, Borton Lawson and SM Design Group were appointed as township engineers. Os Patton was reappointed as the sewage enforcement officer, and Donald Carey was reappointed as an alternate. Brett Slocum was chosen as the township tax collector. Dave Broadhead and Dave Williams

were selected as building inspectors in the township. Joseph Garlan and George Kovalick were named as emergency management coordinators. The supervisors reappointed the following people to the planning commission: Frank Hilstosky, Joseph Garlan, Scott Latoski, Pat Perry and Sandy Race. The following zoning hearing board members were reappointed: Jerry McDonald, Ryan Blazure and Fred Risch. John Smith was named as an alternate. Jim Payne, Jeff Thomas, Davida Roberts, William Arnold and Sherry Emershaw were appointed to the recreation board. At a regular meeting that followed, supervisors announced the annual spring cleanup will be held May 4 and 5 at the municipal building on Municipal Road. The board also approved the roadmaster to solicit bids for trash haulers. The next board of supervisors meeting will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Hall at 329 Orange Road, Dallas.

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Obama puts consumer watchdog on job

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President uses recess power companies often blamed for practices that helped tank the to make appointment. GOP economy. hints at legal challenge. The president planned to

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Artist Pit Bohne fixes a sculpture that is part of a so-called silent demonstration Wednesday in Moers, Germany. The figures have been placed in a farmer’s field as part of the Occupy movement. The figures are supposed to get painted and covered with opinions written by passers by.

WASHINGTON — In a defiant display of executive power, President Barack Obama on Wednesday bucked GOP opposition and named Richard Cordray as the nation’s chief consumer watchdog. Outraged Republican leaders in Congress suggested that courts would determine the appointment was illegal. With a director in place, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can start overseeing the mortgage companies, payday lenders, debt collectors and other financial

highlight just that point during his announcement later Wednesday in Ohio that he was putting Cordray in the job. It seems certain to raise the level of confrontational politics for a president seeking reelection by championing the middle class. Acting right after Tuesday’s GOP presidential caucuses in Iowa, Obama is seeking to grab attention with his most brazen leap-frog over Congress and show that criticism won’t slow him. Republicans have stalled Cordray’s nomination because they think the consumer agency is too powerful and unaccountable. Later Wednesday, Obama named three members to the

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National Labor Relations Board, bypassing fierce opposition from Republicans who claim the agency has leaned too far in favor of unions. Obama appointed Deputy

Labor Secretary Sharon Block, union lawyer Richard Griffin and NLRB counsel Terence Flynn to fill vacancies on the five-member board, giving it a full contingent for the

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cut spending by 3 percent for the current budget year. The Republican governor announced Wednesday the plan to save $160 million, along with $66 million from entities that are not under his jurisdiction. The current year’s revenues are running $487 million below projections, with nearly six months left in the state’s fiscal year. Some individual budget categories are being slashed as much as 10 percent. State police, prisons and other public safety agencies are being reduced by 1 percent, while the four state-related universities are facing 5 percent cuts.

Dozens of counts filed against Harry Burkhart, 24, a suspect in German house fire.

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Facebook bid brings parole A Philadelphia woman has avoided prison after admitting she posted a Facebook offer of $1,000 for someone to kill her baby’s father. London Eley, 19, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to commit murder and was immediately paroled on a 3- to 23-month sentence. Investigators say Eley offered $1,000 in return for the death of Corey White in May. Timothy Bynum, 19, allegedly said he’d do it if given the money first. White was fatally shot in August, but Eley and Bynum were in custody at the time. Authorities say his death may have been drug-related. BAGHDAD

2 children among 4 killed A series of attacks in Iraq on Wednesday targeting the homes of police officers and a member of a governmentallied militia killed four people, including two children, officials said. Police said six bombs planted near houses belonging to security officers in Baqouba exploded as their families were sleeping. Two children died in the blasts and nine people were wounded. Also, police said gunmen stormed the house of a leader in the anti alQaida militia in Abu Ghraib, west of the capital, killing him and his wife. The man had been active in a Sunni militia that was key to turning the tide against al-Qaida in the country. BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS

Slain student had pellet gun Police say the weapon a Texas eighth-grader pointed at officers in a school hallway before they killed him was a pellet gun that looked like a real handgun. Interim Brownsville Police Chief Orlando Rodriguez says 15-year-old Jaime Gonzalez had “plenty of opportunities” to lower the weapon but “didn’t want to.” Rodriguez says two officers fired three shots and struck Gonzalez at least twice. Police are awaiting the results of an autopsy. Rodriguez says that before the confrontation with police, Gonzalez walked into a Cummings Middle School classroom and punched another boy in the nose. He says he doesn’t know why Gonzalez brandished the weapon but that the initial call to police said a student had a gun. Brownsville is on Texas’ southern tip.

first time in more than a year. Block and Griffin are Democrats, while Flynn is a Republican. The board, which referees labor-management disputes and oversees union elections, has been a prime target for Republicans and business groups since it filed a controversial lawsuit last year that accused Boeing of illegally retaliating against union members. That case was dismissed last month after Boeing and the union settled their differences. But Republicans are still incensed over the board’s approval last month of sweeping new rules to speed up the union election process, making it easier for unions to gain new members. Obama’s action prevents the board from losing much of its power for the rest of the year.

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A pro-regime protester kisses a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration Wednesday in support of the president in Damascus, Syria. Activists accuse the regime of misleading Arab League observers.

Painting a phony picture Activists: Observers in Syria duped By BASSEM MROUE and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY Associated Press

BEIRUT — Activists accused the Syrian regime Wednesday of misleading Arab League observers by taking them to areas loyal to the government, changing street signs to confuse them and sending regime supporters into rebellious neighborhoods to give false testimony. The monthlong observer mission, which started Dec. 27, offers a rare outside glimpse into a country where a government crackdown on a 9-month-old uprising has killed more than 5,000 people. But there are fears Assad loyalists have

corrupted the observer process beyond repair. There was no immediate comment from the Arab League. But Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi denied the allegations. “We don’t interfere in the mission’s job,” Makdissi told The Associated Press, adding that government escorts are necessary to protect the observers. Activists also said regime loyalists are painting military vehicles blue to make them look like police vehicles — a ploy that allows the government to claim it has pulled the army out of heavily populated areas in accordance with the Arab League plan that was supposed to end

the government’s crackdown on dissent. The plan requires the government to remove security forces and heavy weapons from city streets, start talks with opposition leaders and free political prisoners. Syria agreed to it on Dec. 19, paving the way for the observers to enter. About 100 monitors are in the country now to assess whether the regime is complying. But the Arab League has acknowledged that killings have gone on, even with the observers on the ground. Activists put the death toll at more than 400 people since Dec. 21. As the observers continued their work on Wednesday, security forces and progovernment gunmen shot dead at least 12 people, nine of them in central Homs province, activist groups said.

Officials: Navy pilot killed self after condo shooting New Year’s Day rampage left four dead in complex near San Diego. By JULIE WATSON Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — A New Year’s Day shooting that left four people dead at a condominium near San Diego was a murder-suicide involving a 25year-old Navy pilot who killed himself, officials said Wednesday. John Robert Reeves shot

himself in the head, and the three others with him were murdered, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said, citing autopsy results. Fellow Navy pilot David Reis, also 25, was killed by a gunshot wound to the torso and his 24-year-old sister, Karen, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and chest, officials said. A 31-year-old Chula Vista man, Matthew Saturley, was shot multiple times. No details on the motive of the killings were released. Officials previously said that one

of the men was found dead in the doorway of the three-story condo and the bodies of two men and a woman were inside the home. The deaths shook Coronado, a picturesque peninsular enclave of 24,000 people on San Diego Bay that draws tourists and recorded only one homicide in 2010. The city is home to Naval Air Station North Island, serves as a training area for Navy SEALs, and is a haven for Navy retirees. The Marine Corps says Reeves, of Prince Frederick,

Md., and Reis, of Bakersfield, Calif. were both Navy officers and F/A-18 fighter pilots. They were assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 of the Third Marine Aircraft Wing at Miramar Air Station. Both men joined the Navy through ROTC in 2008 at separate universities. Reeves commissioned in the Navy through ROTC at Penn State University while Reis commissioned in the Navy through ROTC at the University of New Mexico.

LOS ANGELES — A German man was charged Wednesday with arson in connection with a rash of fires that terrorized Los Angeles over the New Year’s weekend. Los Angeles prosecutors filed dozens of counts against “When one 24-year-old Harry Burk- files an hart. Burkhart is insurance expected to claim on a make his initial court ap- house the pearance later same day in the day. Burkhart is it burns suspected of down, it setting more raises eyethan 50 blazes that caused an brows.” estimated $3 Annemarie million in Wied damage. He Marburg, has refused to Germany cooperate prosecutors’ spokeswoman with investigators since his arrest Monday. Authorities said they believe he was angry over his mother’s legal troubles and went on a nighttime rampage of burning parked cars a day after she appeared in court last week. Burkhart has been put on suicide watch, a law enforcement official said Wednesday. Burkhart’s mother, Dorothee Burkhart, said in court Tuesday that her son is mentally ill. Burkhart is also under investigation in his home country of Germany for a house fire north of Frankfurt days before he traveled to the U.S. in October. The fire at the house, which belonged to the Burkhart family, has been ruled an arson, Marburg prosecutors’ spokeswoman Annemarie Wied said. Burkhart did not live in the area, but his name surfaced as a suspect after he filed an insurance claim shortly after the fire, Wied said. “When one files an insurance claim on a house the same day it burns down, it raises eyebrows,” she said.

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Memorial honors native of Dunmore By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

SCRANTON -- A lasting memorialtoaDunmorenativeandthefirst American servicewoman killed in the Vietnam War has a new home, back where her nursing career began. Acheckpresentationandgroundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday at the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, 401 Penn Ave., Scranton, where a 6-foot tall bronze statue of 2nd Lt. Carol Ann Drazba creDrazba ated by Monuments by Parise of Carbondale is expected to be placed this summer. Drazba was killed Feb. 18, 1966, when the helicopter she was flying in crashed into high tension wires outside Saigon after she had served in Vietnam for about four months. But she got her start as a nurse on the grounds where the Merli Center now stands -- the site of the former Scranton State General Hospital. “She will stand on the corner here, on sacred ground,” said Friends of the Forgotten spokeswoman Kim Atkinson. “This is where shebegan,thisiswhereshewillstay. She will be here to watch over her patients for the rest of eternity.” The Friends of the Forgotten, a veterans support group, first unveiled plans for the memorial to Drazba in October 2010. Ground was broken on a planned memorial site at the St. Joseph Center’s Dunmore Campus in April, and an unveiling was originally set for Oct. 8, 2011. The $65,000 project lost $35,000 in support from a benefactor, Beverly Hills-based director Chris McIntyre, who withdrew his commitment last year. He said in July 2011 both he and his brother were being treated for severe forms of cancer. GinoMerliVeteransCenterCommandant Michael Semian said the monument will sit next to the sole remaining piece of the Scranton State General Hospital on the corner of Mulberry Street and Franklin Avenue. AwallreminiscentoftheVietnam Veterans Memorial will sit behind the statue, displaying Drazba’s story and the faces and names of those killed in the helicopter crash with her -- nurse Elizabeth Ann Jones, of Allendale, S.C.; surgeon Thomas W. Stasko, of Denver, Colo.; pilot Charles M. M. Honour Jr., of Norcross, Ga.; co-pilot Albert M. Smith, of Washington, D.C.; crew chief Gary R.Artman,ofOklahomaCity,Okla.; and gunner Christopher J. Lantz, of East Cleveland, Ohio. The monument will also include two granite benches that will honor four other Dunmore natives killed in Vietnam: Anthony Battista, Thomas Malloy, Karl Rynearson and Thomas Wharton. An unveiling is tentatively set for June16.

Supervisor sworn in at Ross Township meeting By SARAH HITE shite@timesleader.com

ROSS TWP. -- Supervisors reorganized on Tuesday evening and one supervisor was sworn into office. David Williams took an oath of office for another six-year term. He was also named vice chairman. Supervisor Stan Davis was named chairman, and Terry Davis was appointed as secretary and treasurer. Central Tax was chosen as the earned income tax collector, and Berkherimer was selected as the local services tax collector.

Supervisors also approved the following appointments: William Bilby as sewage enforcement officer with John Belles as an alternate, David Williams as roadmaster, Bill Ferrey as assistant roadmaster, David Lipka as legal counsel, Bob Walsh as vacancy board chairperson, Stan Davis as emergency management coordinator and Fred Mooney as sanitary authority board member. The next supervisors meeting will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at the municipal building.

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COURT BRIEFS WILKES-BARRE – A man convicted of first-degree murder in the beating death of a Plymouth man and sentenced to life in prison has appealed his conviction and sentencing to the state Superior Court. Elvis Riccardi, 33, of WilkesBarre, filed the appeal Wednesday through his attorney, Matthew Kelly. Riccardi was convicted in the 2009 death of Donald Skiff, 34, of Plymouth, and sentenced to life in prison plus 71 years on additional charges. In September, Riccardi filed court papers asking for a new trial, acquittal or for his sentence to be reduced, but those requests were denied by Luzerne County Senior Judge Joseph Augello. WILKES-BARRE – A Florida man pleaded guilty and was

THE TIMES LEADER sentenced Wednesday to three years probation in a case in which prosecutors say he forged and cashed fraudulent checks. Cory Devon Livingston, 33, of Gainsville, pleaded guilty to charges of forgery and criminal conspiracy. According to court records, on Dec. 2, 2010, police said Livingston and Michelle Annette Blount cashed two checks, belonging to Calex Trucking, totaling more than $4,800. Blount, also of Florida, pleaded guilty in Luzerne County Court to four related counts in March and was sentenced a month later to nine to 18 months. WILKES-BARRE – A Bear Creek Township man who police say gave false information regarding his Megan’s Law registration was resentenced Wednesday to one year in the county’s Intermediate Punishment Program. Carmen Joseph DeMark, 44, of

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Sandspring Road, was resentenced on a probation violation after prosecutors say he gave false information about where he worked. He must also serve the remainder of his sentence after the house arrest term, which is 18 months probation. DeMark, a former corrections officer, was convicted in February 2003 of changes of indecent assault and sexual assault after a bench trial. Prosecutors alleged DeMark met a 27-year-old woman from an escort service in a room at the Fox Ridge Inn in Plains Township in March 2002 and sexually assaulted her. He was sentenced in June 2003 to 10 years probation, with the first three years on house arrest. Prosecutors said DeMark violated the terms of his probation in July 2011 when he told state police he was working at a local funeral home, but police later learned he had not worked there for about eight years.

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THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com JUNE M. HOOVER, 85, former resident of Shickshinny Lake, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Clarke Piatt Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake Road, Hunlock Creek. DOROTHY ANN STRUBECK, 92, of Pittston, passed away Tuesday January 3, 2012, in Wesley Village Nursing Facility, Jenkins Township. Funeral arrangements are pending Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea. MARJORIE RUTH ZBIEK, 78, of Shavertown passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at home. Arrangements are pending from Williams-Hagen Funeral Home Inc., 114 W. Main St., Plymouth. STEPHANIE ZOMERFELD, 30, of Plymouth, passed away, Sunday, December 18, 2011. A memorial service will be held at noon Friday in The Salvation Army,17 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre, for family and friends. MARY JANE DAVIS, of Plymouth Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, passed away, Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at the Golden Living Center – Summit, Wilkes-Barre. Services are pending by the Mamary-Durkin Funeral Service. BERNARD KLIME, 59, a resident of the Pittston area, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012, of natural causes. Anyone with information regarding his family is asked to call the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office at 570- 825-1664. JOSEPH G. VISCO, 90, died on Sunday, December11, 2011, in Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, Fla. Born on Sept. 14, 1921 in Bernice, he was a son of the late George and Loretta Ewasko Visco. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Preceded in death are brothers John, Stanley, Walter, Anthony; sisters Estelle Norkunas, Ann Keller. Surviving him are his wife, the former Olga Austra; daughter, Linda Gendreau, and husband Brian, Gainesville, Fla.; grandson, U.S. Army Capt. Donald Dangler, Columbia, S.C.; brother Henry, Nanticoke; sister Jean Harchar, Swoyersville; and numerous nieces and nephews. Interment with Military Honors was held in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla.

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ophia T. Barr, 87, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 in Nanticoke. She was born on January 12, 1924, to her parents, Frances and John Tyburski, and grew up in Nanticoke in the family home. Sophia attended St. Stanislaus parochial school and graduated from Nanticoke High School, class of 1942. She was married to Joseph Barr for 61 years, and they resided in Hanover Township, where she lived until her death. Sophia was employed by the General Cigar mill in Nanticoke and Kingston for 40 years. She also worked in the Hanover High School as a cafeteria worker for several years. She was a faithful Catholic parishioner and very active in many of the church bazaars. Sophia was a wonderful friend and always had her home open to family and friends. She was a great cook and enjoyed sharing a meal with others. She also enjoyed traveling with her dear friend Patsy Zukoski and made many trips to the homes of Patsy’s children and to her nieces’ and nephews’ homes, which are sprinkled throughout the country. She will be remembered for her warm spirit and a loving smile. Sophia was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, on February 18, 2001; sister, Theresa Timchula; half brothers, Edward and John Groholski. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Stanley S. Stegura Funeral Home Inc., 614 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in the main site of St. Faustina’s Parish, 520 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke. Interment will be held in Hanover Green Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations should be made to St. Faustina’s Parish, 520 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke, PA 18634. The family would like to express heartfelt thanks to the staff at Birchwood Nursing Center for the love and care shown to Sophia. More Obituaries, Page 2A

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rs. Dolores M. “Dolly” Pazuhanich, 79, of East Chestnut M Street, in the North End section of

the city, fell asleep in the Lord New Year’s Eve, January 1, 2012, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital following a prolonged illness. Born March 1, 1932 in WilkesBarre, she was a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Kavka) Mendusky. Educated in the city schools, she was a graduate of the James M. Coughlin High School, WilkesBarre. In her younger days, she worked as a business clerk for the former Percy A. Brown Company of WilkesBarre. More recently, Dolly worked as a homemaker for former noted Wilkes-Barre attorney, the late John Hessel, esquire, in his home, now known as Hessel Hall at King’s College. Dolly was most proud of and is remembered by those who knew and loved her for her most current role as a devoted, loving mother to her beloved family, raising her children and grandchildren into adulthood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Peter Pazuhanich, in 1999; by her daughter, Janet Marie Alishusky, in 1988; and most recently by her brother, John Mendusky, in 2002. Surviving are her son, Mark P. Pazuhanich, and his companion, Linda Terrell, East Stroudsburg; grandchildren, including Justin Alishusky, Ashley Alishusky, both at home, and Bethany Pazuhanich, Howell, N.J.; several nieces and nephews; beloved friends, Colleen DeFazio,

Pittston, and Linda Balara, Wyoming. Funeral services with Panachida will be conducted at 9 a.m. Saturday in the John V. Morris Funeral Home, 625 N. Main St., WilkesBarre, followed by the Office of Christian Burial with Divine Liturgy in Holy Assumption of Saint Mary Byzantine Catholic Church at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. James G. Hayer, pastor, officiating. Interment with Rite of Committal will follow in the parish cemetery, Lake Street, Dallas. Relatives and friends may join her family for visitation and remembrances from 2 until 4 p.m. and from 7 until 9 p.m. Friday. In lieu of floral tributes, memorial contributions may be made to the Breast Cancer Awareness fund of the American Cancer Society, 190 Welles St., Suite118, Forty-Forty, PA 18704. To send her son Mark and family online words of comfort and support, please visit our family’s website by visiting www.JohnVMorrisFuneralHomes.com.

Suzanne M. (Brooks) Slesinski, 57, resident of Pittston, passed away, Monday, January 2, 2012 in Wilkes-Barre. Born on Saturday, May 8, 1954, in Detroit, Mich., she was a daughter of the late Robert and Alma (Ponczek) Brooks. Surviving her are her husband, Mike Slesinski; son, Matthew Slesinski; daughters, Marianne and her husband, Charles Montagna; Rebecca Slesinski and her husband, Joseph Maslar; brother, Douglas R., and his wife, Margaret E. Brooks; granddaughters, Ava Montagna and Caitlyn Maslar; grandsons, Christopher Maslar and Cory Maslar; niece, Irina Brooks; and nephew, T.J. Shatzel. She was member of the PTA at St. James School while living in Montague, Mich., where she was also a Girl Scout leader. She was a secretary at St. Margaret’s School in Kalamazoo, Mich., where she was also a school bus driver. She then went on to become a booster club president at Wyoming Area Catholic. During her time as a member of St. Maria Goretti Parish, she was a Eucharistic Minister as well as a CCD Teacher. She also ran the bingo tent at church picnic. She enjoyed being a part of the yearly

Christmas Follies in the parish community. Funeral services are entrusted to Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township. Viewing hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Funeral services will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday in St. Maria Goretti R.C. Church, Laflin. Officiating will be Msgr. Neil J. Van Loon. The St. Maria Goretti Bereavement group will say the Rosary at 9 a.m. in St. Maria Goretti Church prior to Mass. Interment Services will follow at St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Exeter. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Maria Goretti Youth Ministry, 42 Redwood Drive, Laflin, PA 18702.

Brian Joseph Hodle January 2, 2012

Robert M. Roeber January 1, 2012 M. Roeber, 60, of Pittston, R obert died on Sunday, January 1, 2012

in Hershey Medical Center. Born on Sunday, August, 5, 1951, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a son of Rosemary (Healey) Roeber and the late Robert W. Roeber. Robert was married to Sharon (Novak) Roeber. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 477, of Pittston. Preceding him in death was a sister, Rose Ann Roeber. Surviving him are son, Thomas Roeber, New York; daughters, Michele and husband Rob Rent, Florida; Robin Roeber, New York; stepson, Kevin Gallagher, Pittston; brothers, Raymond Roeber, Pittston; Richard Roeber, Pittston; sister Rita Reed, Pittston; granddaughters, Rachael and Robin Rent, of Florida; grandsons, Brian and Dustin White, Florida; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Funeral services are entrusted to Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township. Viewing hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. this evening in the funeral home. Funeral Services will begin at 9 a.m. Friday in the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church, Pittston. Services will conclude at the church.

Margaret Murphy January 3, 2012 rs. Margaret (Peggy) Murphy, 81, of the Crossin Towers, DuM ryea, passed away, Tuesday eve-

ning, January 3, 2012, in WilkesBarre General Hospital, WilkesBarre. Born in Pittston, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Bednar Reback. She was a graduate of Wyoming schools. She was formerly employed in the area garment industry. She was a member of the former St. John the Baptist Church, Pittston, and its Christian Mothers prior to its closing. She was a member and past president of the Friendly Social Club in the Crossin Towers, Duryea. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis J. Murphy Jr., who passed away on August 16, 1982; and two sisters, Rose Buday and Mary Steransky. Surviving are daughter, Peggy Basara, and her husband, Leonard Sr., Hughestown; grandson, Leonard Basara Jr., and his wife, Kerrie; James Basara and Robert Basara; granddaughter, Laura Ann Basara;

great-grandson, Austin Basara; great-granddaughters, Trinity and Chasity Basara; brother, Joseph Reback, West Wyoming; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

Lucille Walsh January 4, 2012 Walsh, of the East End secL ucille tion of Wilkes-Barre, passed

away on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre. She was born December 26, 1926, in Larksville, a daughter of the late Theodore and Anna Drugach Wolman. A graduate of Larksville High School, she was employed at the former Zayre’s Department Store, and was a school crossing guard for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. Mrs. Walsh was a member of St. Andre Bessette Parish, where she attended Holy Saviour Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerome Walsh, who passed away on March 4, 2000; and brother Theodore Wolman. Surviving are her daughter, Margaret Ann Walsh, Wilkes-Barre; sons, Jerome Walsh, Simi Valley, Calif.; Robert Walsh, Jacksonville, N.C.; Michael Walsh, Wilkes-Barre;

grandchildren, Jacob Jaramillo, Lauren Walsh, Jerome Walsh, all of California; R.J. Walsh, Michelle Walsh, both of Jacksonville, N.C.; brothers Francis Wolman, Kingston; William Wolman, Kingston; sisters, Rosemarie Stelma, Swoyersville; Dolores Cembrock, Hanover Township; Geraldine Brady, Ashley, and Anna Stefanko, Swoyersville. The funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday in the E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Saviour Church, Hillard St., WilkesBarre. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday. Donations can be made to Holy Saviour Memorial Fund, 54 Hillard St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. Condolences can be sent to the family at: www.eblakecollins.com.

Brian Joseph Hodle, of Swoyersville, passed away, Monday, January 2, 2012, at his home. Born July 17, 1964, in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of Geraldine Gordon Hodle of Pringle and the late Joseph Hodle. Brian was a 1982 graduate of GAR High School, Wilkes-Barre, and was employed in the maintenance department at Valley Crest Nursing Home, Plains Township, for over 18 years. Brian loved playing baseball and was an avid New York Yankees fan. He was also a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph, on December 22, 2010; and infant son, Brian, on January 16, 1985.

Surviving, in addition to his mother, are sons Geoffrey, Hanover Township; Aaron, Sweet Valley; daughters, Jessica Hodle, Kingston; Brianna Hodle, Sweet Valley; grandchildren, Taylor and Damien Eastman; and brother, Joseph, Pringle. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday in the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Fatima Parish at St. Mary’s Church of the Immaculate Conception, S. Washington St., WilkesBarre, with the Rev. Paul McDonnell, O.S.J., as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. this evening. Memorial donations may be made to the family to be used according to their wishes.

Andrew J. Kochinski January 2, 2012 J. Kochinski, 85, of A ndrew Whitehouse Beach, Del., died

Monday, January 2, 2012, in the Delaware Hospice Center. Born January 23, 1926 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Joseph and Stella Kochinski. As a young man, Andrew worked coal in Wilkes-Barre’s Empire Shaft, and performed in the Wyoming Valley as a professional singer under the stage name of Little Johnny Dole. Andrew was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. A 30-year resident of Levittown, he went into business for himself operating Little Andy’s Appliance Store and Little Andy’s Tavern in Bristol until his retirement to Whitehouse Beach. His wife of 63 years, Dolores “Boots” Pluskey Kochinski, died July 2, 2010. A sister, Katherine Lowe, also preceded him in death. Andy will be missed by his chil-

dren, Colleen and her husband, John Coder, Trevose, Pa., and John and his wife, Stephanie Kochinski, Whitehouse Beach; grandchildren, Ashley and Sarah Heil, John and Danielle Kochinski; great-grandchildren, Stephanie, Jackson and Daniel; and brother, George, and his wife, Dorothy Zegiestowsky, Gilbertsville, Pa. Celebration of Andrew’s Life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in McLaughlin’s-The Family Funeral Service, 142 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Entombment will be in St. Mary’s Mausoleum in Hanover Township. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday in McLaughlin’s. Memorial donations are preferred, and may be made to Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963. Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Andrew’s family at www.celebratehislife.com.

FUNERALS BARDICK – Irene, Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. today in St. Nicholas Church, 226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. today in the church. CHERNOUSKAS – Leonard, funeral 9 a.m. today in the Kizis-Lokuta Funeral Home, 134 Church St., Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, William St., Pittston. Friends may call 8 to 9 a.m. today at the funeral home. DZOCH – Jeff, memorial services 1 p.m. Saturday in the Bethel Hill United Methodist Church, Sweet Valley. FLORIO – Rose, funeral 9 a.m. today in the Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains Township. HODLE – Brian, funeral 9 a.m. Friday in the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Hope Parish, Park Ave., WilkesBarre. Family and friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today. JOHNSON – Josephine, memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Dallas. Friends are invited. KIMBALL – Larry, memorial service 5 to 7 p.m. today in the Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 173 E. Green St., Nanticoke.

LEWIS – Rosarie, funeral 9 a.m. today in the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St., Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Marello Parish in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston. MALAST – Germaine, Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. today in Our Lady of Hope Parish, 40 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call at the church 9 a.m. until the time of services. OSMANSKI – Frederick, Memorial Mass 9:30 a.m. Friday in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Plains Township. Friends may call 9 a.m. to time of Mass at the church. PEELER – Dolores, memorial service 7 p.m. today in the Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., Larksville. Family and friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. today. ROBISON – William, Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Friday in St. Mary’s Church, 1730 Fowler Ave., Berwick. WELCH – Audrey, funeral 11 a.m. today in the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home, 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock.

Minnie (Maude) Armstrong Schultheis, 88, of Ransom, died, Tuesday, January 3, 2012, in hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was preceded in death by both her first husband, Willard Armstrong; and second husband, Leo (Hap) Schultheis. Born in Lockville, Maude (also known as Naughty Maudey), lived her life to the fullest. She was known for her humor, faith in God and personal strength. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends because she always made any trip or gathering special by her love and fun personality. As well as being a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, Minnie belonged to many offices of The United Methodist Women, Wyoming Conference, School of Missions, and served on the Board of Directors for Wesley Village. She was also an avid bowler with the local bowling alleys and earned her 25-year plaque with USBC National Tournament. A part of Minnie’s daily routine was to be a very competitive player of the “marble game” and cards in which she always managed to defeat her opponents, or shall we say cheat her way to a win, according to the defeated. She was never short of cookies for her great-grandchildren who visited her almost every day. Each year she generously canned enough tomatoes, amongst other vegetables, for four families. Mostly, she enjoyed spending time with loved ones and always took the opportunity do lots of traveling. Preceding her in death was a son, Dale; daughter Charlotte Redmond; sister, Ruey; three brothers, Daniel, Edward and Stuart. Surviving is son Richard Armstrong and wife Sharon, Forty Fort; daughter Elaine Bartholme, Ransom; brother Joseph Dymond, Falls; five grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. The family would like to extend a heart-felt “thank you” to the staff in Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton for their kindness and care of Minnie during her final days. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit, with services by the Rev. Thomas Mott. Interment will follow in the Pittston City Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. For directions or to sign the online guest book, please visit www.lawrenceeyoungfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the donor’s favorite charity.

Russell R. Kerns Jr. December 27, 2011 ussell Ray Kerns Jr., 57, passed away in Florida on Tuesday, DeR cember 27, 2011.

Born in Johnstown, on August 2, 1954, he was a son of Charlotte Strine Kerns, Pittston, and the late Pastor Russell Kerns Sr. Russell was a graduate of West Perry High School in Pennsylvania, and Messiah College. He was employed by the Hilton Hotel Corporation, and worked and lived in various cities in the U.S. He was recently employed by Hilton Hotels in Mexico City, Mexico. He is survived by his brother, Clarence, West Pittston; sisters, Valerie Weaver, Hanover Township, and Bonnie Hunter, Harrisburg; and several nieces and nephews. A service will be held by Pastor Castellani at 11 a.m. Friday in the Kizis-Lokuta Funeral Home, 134 Church St., Pittston. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. the morning of the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mt. View Cemetery, Harding.

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In accordance with Article II, Section 17(i) of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, following is a copy of the Final Reapportionment Plan of the State Senate and House of Representatives filed by the 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The 13th Senatorial District in Lancaster County has the largest population, 258,922, which is 1.92% above the average population for a Senatorial district. The 25th Senatorial District in Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter and Tioga Counties has the lowest population, 249,045, which is 1.97% below the average population for a Senatorial district. The 113th Legislative District of the House of Representatives in Lackawanna County has the largest population, 64,445, which is 2.99% above the average population for a Representative district. The 74th Legislative District of the House of Representatives in Clearfield and Centre Counties has the lowest population 60,706, which is 2.98% below the average population for a Representative district. The Constitution of Pennsylvania, Article II, Section 17(d) provides that any aggrieved person may file an appeal from the Final Plan directly with the Supreme Court within thirty days after the filing thereof (i.e. December 12, 2011). Any questions or inquiries may be directed to Charles E. O’Connor, Jr., Executive Director, 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, 104 North Office Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-3079; phone: 717-705-6339. –Carol Aichele, Secretary of the Commonwealth

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District 120 LUZERNE County. Part of LUZERNE County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Exeter, Jackson and Kingston and the BOROUGHS of Courtdale, Edwardsville, Exeter, Forty Fort, Kingston, Luzerne, Pringle, Swoyersville, West Pittston, West Wyoming and Wyoming. Total population: 62,171

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District 119 LUZERNE County. Part of LUZERNE County consisting of the CITY of Nanticoke and the TOWNSHIPS of Dennison, Foster, Hanover (PART, Wards 02 and 04), Hazle (PART, Districts 02, 03, 04 and 05), Newport, Plymouth, Rice, Slocum and Wright (PART, District 02) and the BOROUGHS of Ashley, Freeland, Jeddo, Larksville, Nuangola, Plymouth, West Hazleton and White Haven. Total population: 63,522

District 121 LUZERNE County. Part of LUZERNE County consisting of the CITY of Wilkes-Barre and the TOWNSHIPS of Fairview, Hanover (PART, Wards 01, 03, 05, 06 and 07), Wilkes-Barre and Wright (PART, District 01) and the BOROUGHS of Laurel Run, Sugar Notch and Warrior Run. Total population: 61,724

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District 118 LACKAWANNA and LUZERNE Counties. Part of LACKAWANNA County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Jefferson, Madison, Roaring Brook, Spring Brook and Thornhurst and the BOROUGH of Moscow and Part of LUZERNE County consisting of the CITY of Pittston and the TOWNSHIPS of Bear Creek, Buck, Jenkins, Pittston and Plains and the BOROUGHS of Avoca, Bear Creek Village, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, Laflin, Penn Lake Park and Yatesville. Total population: 61,984

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District 117 LACKAWANNA, LUZERNE and WYOMING Counties. Part of LACKAWANNA County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Benton, La Plume and West Abington and the BOROUGH of Dalton; Part of LUZERNE County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Dallas, Fairmount, Franklin, Hunlock, Lake, Lehman and Ross and the BOROUGHS of Dallas and Harveys Lake and All of WYOMING County. Total population: 60,829

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Lincoln

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COLLEGEVILLE

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YARDLEY

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HARMAR

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LIS

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HARMONY

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HOPEWELL

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FREEDOM

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JEDDO

SCOTT

DALTON

TUNKHANNOCK

MAYFIELD

CHERRY RIDGE

JERMYN

WEST

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ABINGTON

SOUTH CANAAN

PALMYRA

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LACKAWAXEN

CLARKS GREEN

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NEWTON EXETER

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HAWLEY

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MONROE

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LAKE

JEFFERSON

OLYPHANT

PAUPACK

THROOP

SHOHOLA

DUNMORE

NOXEN

RANSOM

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SCRANTON

PALMYRA

SALEM ROARING

EXETER

BROOK

WESTFALL

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SENATORIAL DISTRICTS District 14 CARBON, LEHIGH, LUZERNE and NORTHAMPTON Counties. Part of CARBON County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Banks, Franklin, Kidder, Lausanne, Lehigh, Lower Towamensing, Packer, Penn Forest and Towamensing and the BOROUGHS of Beaver Meadows, Bowmanstown, East Side, Jim Thorpe, Lansford, Lehighton, Nesquehoning, Palmerton, Parryville, Summit Hill, Weatherly and Weissport; Part of LEHIGH County consisting of the BOROUGH of Slatington; Part of LUZERNE County consisting of the CITIES of Hazleton, Nanticoke and Wilkes-Barre and the TOWNSHIPS of Bear Creek, Buck, Hanover, Hazle, Newport, Plains, Plymouth and Wilkes-Barre and the BOROUGHS of Ashley, Bear Creek Village, Edwardsville, Larksville, Laurel Run, Luzerne, Plymouth, Sugar Notch, Swoyersville, Warrior Run, West Hazleton, West Wyoming and Wyoming and Part of NORTHAMPTON County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Allen, East Allen, Hanover and Lehigh and the BOROUGH of Walnutport. Total population: 254,846 District 20 LUZERNE, PIKE, SUSQUEHANNA, WAYNE and WYOMING Counties. Part of LUZERNE County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Conyngham, Dallas, Dennison, Dorrance, Exeter, Fairview, Foster, Franklin, Hollenback, Hunlock, Jackson, Kingston, Lake, Lehman, Rice, Ross, Slocum, Union and Wright and the BOROUGHS of Courtdale, Dallas, Forty Fort, Freeland, Harveys Lake, Jeddo, Kingston, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park, Pringle, Shickshinny and White Haven; All of PIKE County; Part of SUSQUEHANNA County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Ararat, Clifford, Gibson, Harford, Harmony, Herrick, Jackson, Lathrop, Lenox, Oakland, Springville and Thompson and the BOROUGHS of Forest City, Hop Bottom, Lanesboro, Oakland, Susquehanna Depot, Thompson and Uniondale; All of WAYNE County and All of WYOMING County. Total population: 250,203 District 22 LACKAWANNA and LUZERNE Counties. All of LACKAWANNA County and Part of LUZERNE County consisting of the CITY of Pittston and the TOWNSHIPS of Jenkins and Pittston and the BOROUGHS of Avoca, Dupont, Duryea, Exeter, Hughestown, Laflin, West Pittston and Yatesville. Total population: 254,281 District 45 MONROE and NORTHAMPTON Counties. All of MONROE County and Part of NORTHAMPTON County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Bushkill, Forks, Lower Mount Bethel, Lower Nazareth, Moore, Plainfield, Upper Mount Bethel, Upper Nazareth and Washington and the BOROUGHS of Bangor, Bath, Chapman, East Bangor, Nazareth, Pen Argyl, Portland, Roseto and Wind Gap. Total population: 258,395

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WEST WYOMING

DINGMAN

STERLING

HUGHESTOWN WEST PITTSTON PITTSTON DUPONT

PITTSTON

WYOMING

SPRING BROOK

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CHESTNUTHILL

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SUMMIT HILL

WEISSPORT

PARRYVILLE

PEN ARGYL

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FRANKLIN

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Editorial

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012 PAGE 9A

OTHER OPINION: ELECTION 2012

Romney could be GOP’s best hope

S TUESDAY’S firstin-the-nation caucuses approached, Iowans showed themselves to be an unhelpfully fickle group. During the last few months, GOP voters in Iowa flirted with every candidate not named Mitt, veering frenetically from one to the next as they searched for the antiRomney. Most of the Republican hopefuls tried the “front-runner” moniker on for size. And one by one, they faltered under the spotlight, falling back into the noncontender category or out of the race altogether. By the time decision day arrived, many Iowans had come full circle. They returned to the original front-runner – Romney – and the former Massachusetts governor battled to a photo finish atop the leaderboard in a state once deemed unwinnable for him. Now, he heads to New Hampshire, a state that appears to be unwinnable for anybody but Romney. His strong showing in Iowa, followed by a New Hampshire victory, would be a 1-2 punch that could give Romney a commanding lead and a potentially unstoppable surge of momentum. Tuesday’s results suggest a somewhat reluctant recognition among many Republicans

that the center-right Romney might be the GOP’s best hope to win the general election. His Romney pragmatic approach and focus on the economy should be appealing to the broader electorate. Still, most caucusgoers split their votes among the six other candidates, as they continued the search for a more conservative standard-bearer. The fact that evangelicals failed to coalesce around a single alternative bodes well for Romney. Conventional wisdom says that there are three tickets out of Iowa. Unfortunately, voters awarded two of them to candidates who are out of step with the mainstream GOP in many other states. Ron Paul and Rick Santorum gained traction during the final days as voters began to run out of options. By elevating the two, Iowa managed to scramble the race even more. Both Paul and Santorum reside in the extreme-right flanks of the Republican Party, making them long shots for the nomination and potentially unelectable in November. The Dallas Morning News

QUOTE OF THE DAY “The slash on my neck was a half-inch away from the carotid artery.” Jennifer Mieczkowski The 30-year-old woman, who owns a Nanticoke beauty salon, was healing this week after an assault early Sunday morning inside the Prospect Street Café.

OTHER OPINION: RECORDS RULING

Court deals blow to right to know

S LONG experience has sadly taught, the natural instinct of government is to keep information under wraps. Commonwealth Court gave official sanction to this inclination Thursday by adding an asterisk to the state’s Right to Know Law, which is supposed to be the citizen’s friend in resisting officialdom’s penchant for secrecy. The case involved a Philadelphia Inquirer investigative reporter, Dylan Purcell, who was looking into the workings of government – holy work, some might say – and had sought the first and last name, job title, hire date, level of hire (parttime or full-time), employment status (permanent or temporary), salary, county and date of birth of all active state employees, some 70,000 of them. He had been given that information five times over a sixyear period, but then was rejected. Gov. Tom Corbett’s Office of Administration appealed a decision by the Office of Open ReEDITORIAL BOARD

cords on the particular matter of releasing the full birth dates of state employees. The excuse was the threat of identity theft. A three-judge panel of Commonwealth Court ruled that the full birth dates should not be released, saying that the identity theft threat was enough to trigger the “personal security exception” under the Right to Know Law. Identity theft is, of course, a big problem, but the fact is that a criminal could access other types of public records to find out someone’s exact birth date – voter registrations include that information, for example. Indeed, a simple search of the Internet would reveal many people’s birthdays. If courts are going to feed the government’s secrecy habit, the next logical step is not to reveal the names of state employees at all. On that day, good luck knowing how your tax dollars are spent. We hope this decision is appealed. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PRASHANT SHITUT President and Interim CEO/Impressions Media MARK E. JONES JOSEPH BUTKIEWICZ Vice President/Executive Editor Editorial Page Editor

MALLARD FILLMORE

Media AWOL in showing Iraq war’s years of ineptitude THE U.S. war in Iraq ended just before Christmas, and if you blinked you probably missed it. TV news coaxed some seasonal sentiment out of the troops getting home for the holidays, but the Sunday-morning talk shows – where news of consequence is usually autopsied – barely noticed. The silence was understandable because the topic is so awkward. The Iraq war wasn’t a defeat, like Vietnam. But it wasn’t a win either: Saddam Hussein is long gone, but the strategic menace the invasion was meant to thwart was bogus, the installation of democracy seems shaky at best and the country seems on the verge of tearing itself apart again. Besides, the Iraq victory lap was used up back in 2003 when George W. Bush, in a supreme moment of presidential buffoonery, pranced across a carrier deck in flight regalia to declare peace just as a calamitous civil war was starting. So while the news media might like to imply that the war concluded successfully, that’s a hard case to make, especially with our Iraqi friends referring to it as a “foreign occupation.” And faced with a perplexing moment of historical ambiguity, the media did what they do whenever a clean story line eludes them – change the subject. Our country isn’t unique in making war needlessly, but we might be unique in our insouciance. Attention really should be paid.

MAIL BAG

EDWARD WASSERMAN After all, destroying another country is a big deal. Between 105,000 and 130,000 Iraqi civilians died violently, and half a million more were lost to degraded infrastructure, lousy health care and other miseries caused by years of murderous strife uncorked by the U.S. invasion. Some 2 million Iraqis are now refugees, and hundreds of thousands of ordinary lives have been mutilated. You’d think some sort of examination is in order: Congressional hearings? A truth and reconciliation commission? At least, an extended segment on “60 Minutes”? The events of 9/11 triggered hearings, commissions, reports, reappraisals, soul-searching, reorganizations, sweeping legislation. But the immeasurably greater catastrophe of the Iraq war has brought no comparable reckoning. Forget apologies. The United States doesn’t do apologies. The closest our media have come to voicing regret is lamenting the war’s trillion-dollar cost and the torments of our own combatants, the 4,500 military personnel killed and many thousands maimed physically or psychologically. It’s estimated that of the 2.8 million who have served since 2001, some 30 percent will live with physical or psychological disability.

Edward Wasserman is Knight professor of journalism ethics at Washington and Lee University. He wrote this column for The Miami Herald. Readers may write to him at: The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132; website: www.edwardwasserman.com.

LETTERS FROM READERS

Writer sees partiality on Luzerne County Court

COMMENTARY

These young people heeded the country’s call to duty, but the media do little more than pander to them as “returning heroes,” rather than honor their service by demanding to know why anybody thought it was necessary. What was that all about anyway? Shouldn’t we ask? The media got plenty of criticism for swallowing the lies and stoking the fires of war beforehand. But what about now? Are there no lessons to be learned? Policy failure should be examined carefully, and responsibility assigned accordingly. That doesn’t prohibit forgiveness, but it insists that mistakes be understood so they aren’t repeated. The only public institution that could initiate the kind of broad-gauged examination that a disaster of this magnitude demands is the media. From the strategic folly, to the use of torture, the destruction of civilian life, the profiteering, the political miscalculation – the years of ineptitude need to be exposed and explained, and those responsible made to answer. If the media’s core civic duty is to serve as a check on power, surely no abuse of power calls forth that duty more urgently than the needless infliction of war.

his is in response to state Superior Court Judge Correale Stevens’ commentary on Luzerne County Courts in The Times Leader (Dec. 29). Judge Stevens wrote: “But no challenge is more immediate than public perception and earning the respect of the people. Public perception that our courts will resolve disputes in a fair, impartial and timely manner.” With our county budget looming, the cutting of 100 to 150 jobs likely and every department in Luzerne County having to tighten its belt, our President Judge Thomas Burke has threatened to sue for more money for his court. This does not sound impartial or fair; this sounds more like a lawyer speaking than an impartial judge. If the judge were truly impartial on this issue, he would sue for everyone, not only his court, to get more money. Judge Burke has not earned my respect, and I doubt

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that he has earned the respect of most residents of Luzerne County on this issue. Bob Wojack Pittston

In 2012, make resolution to consume less meat

he past year’s news generated by the meat and dairy industries should make all of us resolve to change our diets – if not for health reasons, then perhaps compassion for those living beings that deserve better treatment.

DOONESBURY: FLASHBACK

In May, the World Cancer Research Fund advised consumers to limit meat consumption in an effort to reduce the risk of bowel cancer. The August issue of “The Lancet” projects that, on the current meat-based diet, half of the U.S. population will be obese by 2030. Also that month, Cargill (the world’s largest meat processor) recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey due to possible salmonella contamination. In November, ABC News publicized atrocious egg production conditions at Iowa’s Sparboe Farms. And bills attempting to criminalize such investigations were defeated in Iowa, Minnesota, Florida and New York. Interestingly, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that Americans will consume 12.2 percent less meat in 2012 than in 2007. We can all embrace this welcome trend by resolving to cut our meat consumption. Enter “live vegan” in your search engine for great recipes and a host of other useful information. Wilbur Tillman Wilkes-Barre

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THE TIMES LEADER

Sterlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glories recalled, fate decried

Group talks about landmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, reaffirms commitment to save it. By BILL Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE -- It was like an Irish wake. The stripped-down body of the Hotel Sterling sits just down the street from St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, where a church group was meeting Wednesday to remember the once-grand structureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heyday.The114-year-oldhotelisamere shell of itself. It stands surrounded by barriers designed to limit traffic and protect people and cars from falling debris. A grand jury investigation is looking into what happened to a planned project that would have refurbished the building to blend with the $25 million River Common Park across the street. Instead, the building that was once a city crown jewel awaits the wrecking ball. Some windows are smashed and others are boarded up. The hotel guests are long gone, replaced by pigeons and homeless

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dent Brian Shiner and county Controller Walter Griffith urged the council to put a hold on demolition plans until it learns the results of a federal grand jury investigation of the Sterling project. Citing safety concerns, the city last fall set up traffic detours near the Sterling on Market and River streets after a city engineer determined the 114-year-old vacant building is structurally unsound. City officials said the detours will remain indefinitely. Also, an FBI agent collected subpoenaed documents from the county in December. These documents detailed how the Sterlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner, the nonprofit CityVest, spent $6 million loaned by the county to preserve and market the property. County officials say they are still in the dark about the nature of the federal probe. The demolition design canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be started until the county, WilkesBarre and CityVest approve a cooperation agreement, Chief County Engineer Joe Gibbons said Wednesday. CityVest, which is governed by a volunteer board, owns the building but is out of funding. Wilkes-Barre,

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will be forced to close. A â&#x20AC;&#x153;Justice for Jennâ&#x20AC;? vigil is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday at Patriot Square in Nanticoke, a short distance from the tavern. District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said she will meet with police and state police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement to determine what can be done about the tavern. State police Sgt. Gary Severns, LCE district commander, said the tavernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubles have been mostly administrative.

people seeking shelter. Sally Healey has been spearheading a campaign to save the Sterling from demolition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This place matters,â&#x20AC;? she told the Women of St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;TheSterlingwasalwaysthere.My first Holy Communion party was there â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I thought I was in Hollywood.â&#x20AC;? Healeygaveeachmemberaflyer thatgivesabriefhistoryofthehotel that was built in1897. She spoke of the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s celebrity status that included guests such as former President John F. Kennedy, boxer Muhammad Ali, cowboy movie star Roy Rogers and actor Jack Palance. Pat Jones of Kingston attended a dinner at the Sterling on the evening before the Agnes flood of 1972. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember my friend looking out the window and saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;that river looks angry.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? Healey and members of Save Our Sterling hold rallies at the site every Friday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. She said many people stop and ask the same question: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why do they want to tear this building down?â&#x20AC;?Mary Clemm of Dallas cried when she

talked about the Sterling. She remembered attending a wedding there before the 1972 flood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost so much history on River Street and throughout the city,â&#x20AC;? Clemm said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So many buildings are gone, and history has been erased.â&#x20AC;? They talked about state Sen. Andrew J. Sordoniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art collection that adorned the second-floor walls. Tony Brooks, director of the Luzerne County Historical Society,

recalled getting his shoes shined in the hotel lobby. The Rev. Daniel Gunn spoke of the Scottish and Italian marble that also adorns the interior of St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to stick together,â&#x20AC;? Healey urged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to write letters. We have to make people listen to these wonderful stories and so many others.â&#x20AC;? And then Clemm said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without our history, who are we?â&#x20AC;?

which condemned the structure, will allocate $260,000 in state gaming funds that had already been earmarked for the Sterling. The cooperation agreement, which is being handled by the county Community Development Office, will outline financial and liability responsibilities and ensure the county receives proceeds from the sale of the more than 3 acres of prime land, said Gibbons and county Community Development Director Andrew Reilly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will also protect the county from a legal standpoint since weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re only acting as an agent here,â&#x20AC;? Gibbons said. The demolition plan, to be prepared by Quad Three Group, will take weeks to complete because of the complexity of the property layout, Gibbons said. Among other concerns, a primary city-owned storm/sewer system runs beneath the roadway near the Sterling. The aging, brick system could be vulnerable, Gibbons said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It leads right to pump stations and is a main collector going through downtown WilkesBarre, so we need to prevent that system from collapsing,â&#x20AC;? Gibbons said. The basement walls of the Sterling must be maintained and braced because they serve as retaining walls that will support Riv-

er and Market streets after the building is gone, Gibbons said. Care must be taken to protect the neighboring Sterling Annex, which was purchased and mothballed by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business & Industry for future reuse, he said. Most of the buildings in the Sterling neighborhood are at least a century old, and intense vibration could jeopardize their structural integrity, he said. The tower building once attached to the Sterling was dismantled in sections. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Implosion is not an option here,â&#x20AC;? he said. A meeting with local and state historic preservationists also must occur to identify items that should be catalogued or saved, Gibbons said. The project canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be publicly bid until the demolition plan is completed and approved by county officials, he said. Griffith and Shiner told the council to stop demolition until the federal government verifies that it does not need the building intact as evidence. Councilman Tim McGinley said Griffith publicly stated previously that the building should be taken down because it is a safety hazard, and the building was declared a hazard by the city. Griffith said he believes an inde-

pendent person should examine the structure to determine if it is a hazard, and he opposes the use of county or city funds for demolition. Councilwoman Elaine Maddon Curry said Wednesday that she supports preservation and was disappointed CityVest allowed the building to â&#x20AC;&#x153;fall into such disrepair.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now important to at least get any initial results of the federal investigation before we move in either direction,â&#x20AC;? she said. Councilmen Eugene Kelleher and Edward Brominski said council members will have to discuss the matter and reach a collective decision. Councilwoman Linda McClosky Houck said she agrees the demolition must be discussed, though council members must immediately focus on deadline decisions to amend the budget, hire a manager and make appointments to boards, authorities and commissions. McGinley said he will make a decision in the best interest of the county and residents, but he must first review all documents associated with the project, including structural reports. Councilman Stephen J. Urban said he believes demolition should proceed because of the potential safety hazard.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to take a look at the incident and have an officer assigned to work with Nanticoke police and take a look at the history, and later sit down with the district attorney,â&#x20AC;? Severns said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too early to make a determination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The establishment certainly had a history of administrative violations, but to label them a nuisance bar is a subjective term,â&#x20AC;? Severns added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say they were on our radar.â&#x20AC;? A three-member panel of the LCB objected to the renewal of the liquor license in September based upon 16 adjudicated citations and nine disturbances at or near the tavern.

Halliday appealed and eventually agreed to a conditional lease that was signed Dec. 6. Under the conditional lease agreement, Halliday pledged to remain in compliance with the liquor code and to employ a security guard every Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Halliday did not return a message for comment on Wednesday. The LCB did not renew the tavernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liquor license in 2008 based upon multiple administrative citations, which mostly involved the purchase of liquor and alcohol with bad checks, and loud noise, according to court records. Halliday appealed the decision. During a court hearing on Dec.

15, 2008, Halliday testified that when he bought the tavern in 2003, he was inexperienced and unfamiliar with the state liquor code. He further testified the tavern was a money pit and he kept poor financial records for alcohol purchases, according to court records. Judge Richard N. Saxton Jr. in April 2009 renewed the tavernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liquor license, ruling the recordkeeping, loud noise and bad checks â&#x20AC;&#x153;did not represent a pattern of misconduct.â&#x20AC;?

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Board member and a psychologist who testified on behalf of Zehner. According to court papers, between January 2009 and July 2010, police said two teenage girls, ages 14 and 15, would frequent Zehnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence and play on his computer, watch television, play games and wrestle. Police alleged Zehner would make them watch pornographic videos on his computer and bought them cell phones, a camera and bikinis. Police said Zehner took photos of the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; buttocks without their knowledge and placed them on his computer. Police said he also gave the girls cigarettes and marijuana. One girl said Zehner touched

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retire debt,â&#x20AC;? Pribula told council. Building a fund balance would help, he said. Maddon Curry asked if there was a fund balance from 2010. Pribula said there was not because the county inherited a â&#x20AC;&#x153;significant amountâ&#x20AC;? of unpaid invoices from supplies and services proTom Pribula vided last year. Interim manager Most county council members had cited county debt as a major issue that must be addressed. Under the current repayment schedule, the county owes about $415 million in principal and interest from 2012 through 2027, county records show. This figure does not count portions of bond debt under the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name that will be funded by the state for projects at Luzerne County Community College. County taxpayers must pay roughly $25 million annually through 2026 toward debt, wrapping up with a final payment of around $21.3 million in 2027. none of it has fallen along partisan lines. We recognize the public concern for honesty and integrity in operations, particularly in ensuring that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;local politicsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; had no role in the county manager selection process,â&#x20AC;? the release said. The five applicants who were personally interviewed, according to a well-placed source, were: Robert Lawton, Rio Vista, Calif.; Patrick J. Becher, Oneida, N.Y.; Jeffrey I. Naftal, Lancaster, S.C.; Michael J. Freilinger, Des Moines, Iowa; and David D. Benda, Midland, Mich. Councilman Rick Morelli confirmed that Lawton, Becher and Naftal are currently ranked the top three finalists by council members. her â&#x20AC;&#x153;private areasâ&#x20AC;? while wrestling with her, and he would ask for pieces of the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hair or their hair ties. Police searched Zehnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence, where they found the child pornography. Paula Brust, an SOAB member, testified she felt Zehner suffered from pedophilia, and that Zehner does meet the criteria of a sexually violent predator. Brust testified Zehner was â&#x20AC;&#x153;groomingâ&#x20AC;? the girls for sexual intercourse by letting them hang out at his home, giving them gifts and touching one of them inappropriately. Psychologist Timothy Foley, called to testify by Zehnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney, James Scallion, said Zehner does not have a mental abnormality or personality disorder, and while he does not condone Zehnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behavior, the relationship did not progress to anything inappropriate.

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Memos show funding fears, secrecy effort Associated Press has obtained memos sent between school president and board of trustees. By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Writer

HARRISBURG — Penn State’s board of trustees and president focused on repairing the school’s tarnished image and braced for financial backlash in the immediate aftermath of the child sexabuse scandal that erupted two months

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ago, going so far as to recommend reminding any outraged donors that they wouldn’t get their money back, according to internal memos obtained by The Associated Press. Four memos sent Nov. 14-18 and released to the AP this week describe the school’s scrambling response less than two weeks after former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested on child molestation charges. Two Penn State administrators also were charged with lying to a grand jury and failing to properly report suspected child abuse.

and the firing of venerable football coach Joe Paterno, a decision by the trustees that triggered rioting in downtown State College and produced dozens of criminal charges. A Nov. 18 note from Erickson also included an attachment with “talking points” for donors, including that the school had not changed its policy that gifts are not returned. “The overwhelming majority of our leading donors have made public state-

In the first memo, issued nine days after the charges were filed, new school President Rodney Erickson told the 47member Board of Trustees that the public-relations teams of the university and the athletic department had met to “align our messages” and that he had received positive feedback after two network television interviews. “This is another indication that we are taking control of the narrative of our story,” Erickson wrote. The scandal led to the ouster of Graham Spanier, Erickson’s predecessor,

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Mounts stop skid

Competing ownership factions fighting whether team will play in fall or winter season. By JOHN MEDEIROS jmedeiros@timesleader.com

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Shamrocks may or may not play their first game in two weeks. The North American Lacrosse League, through Waterbucket Media, announced Wednesday that the league would not begin play until September. Teams in Jacksonville, Fla., Hershey, Wilkes-Barre and Charlotte, N.C., have been confirmed to play in a season which will continue into November, according to a release. The league has not confirmed Louisville, Ky., or Boston as of yet. “We’re still going to play March 15 against Team Ireland,” said Jim Jennings, Shamrocks president and co-owner. “The league pushed the season back because of a national TV deal. That’s the reason.” The NALL was slated to begin Jan. 19, with the Shamrocks hosting the Jacksonville Bullies. “I didn’t think this would come,” Shamrocks director of media relations Josh Horton said. “The schedule is out, there’s billboards on the highway. The guys who were drafted, will they be around to play in the fall?” The season ticket holders hope so. Jennings said Wednesday that the franchise has 1,400 season ticket packages sold, down about 600 from a published report by Laxmagazine.com on Dec. 9. “I would have been happy with 1,000, so I’m thrilled we have over 2,000, and we still have more than a month to go until Opening Night," Jennings said to Laxmagazine.com last month. See SHAMROCKS, Page 3B

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Dallas’ Zach Macosky pins Meyers T.J. Cistrunk in the 145-pound match Wednesday night. Dallas won the Division II battle 47-27.

Dallas tops Meyers to break in new home By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

DALLAS – The Wyoming Valley Conference has consisted of a few rivalries over the last few years. None have been more intense than the Division II battle between Meyers and Dallas, with DALLAS the Mohawks winning three in a row over a twoyear span by a total of MEYERS just 10 points. The energized matchup showed its prowess on Wednesday with the intensity hitting another level as the Mountaineers’ won their inaugural wrestling meet at the high school’s new gym 47-27. The dual consisted of just about everything a wrestling fan could want including a disqualification, encouraging fans, fired up wrestlers and coaches, and controversial calls. “I think it’s good for the sport,” Meyers

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Dallas wrestling coach Mike Richards (front) approaches a taunting fan during Wednesday’s meet as another fan, Vito Pasone, comes between him and fan Frank Kastreva (far right).

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The loss drops the Penguins to 18-11-1-4 and they are now 1-4 against the Admirals, who they WILKES-BARRE TWP. – trail by three points for first Coming into Wednesday’s conplace in the East Division. Nortest, Norfolk Admirals rookie folk is tied with Hershey at the Cory Conacher scored almost a top of the standings. third of his 19 goals this season “For whatever reason we against the Wilkes-Barre/ ADMIRALS struggle against this team,” PenScranton Penguins. guins winger Colin McDonald After Wednesday’s matchup said. “I don’t know if it’s intimiat the Mohegan Sun Arena, that dation … I guess the easy thing to figure jumped to more than a PENGUINS say is we don’t have much confithird. dence going into these games. Conacher had two goals to “This team has had our numgive him eight against the Penber all year and they take it to us guins this season, who lost their it feels like every game. We got to fourth straight contest to Norfind a way to figure it out.” folk, 5-1. The Penguins may have lost It was the fourth consecutive game that the Penguins allowed the Ad- more than just a game. Bryan Lerg, who mirals to score five times, and on is tied for second on the team with 23 Wednesday they fell behind 3-0 in the points, left in the second period after befirst period and couldn’t muster a comeback. See PENGUINS, Page 6B By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

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Penguins goalie Brad Thiessen deflects the shot of Norfolk’s Mike Angelidis during the first period Wednesday at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Admirals jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period en route to a 5-1 win.

PAUL SOKOLOSKI OPINION

Byorick returns to receive the ultimate honor

he game has changed for Ali Byorick since she last stepped on the basketball court at Nanticoke High School. That doesn’t mean she can’t play it. She isn’t the scoring star anymore that she was at Nanticoke, where she put up more points than anyone else ever did – including the greats from the school’s storied boys teams. But her current team at Lehigh University, where she’s averaging 6.1 points through the first 14 games of her senior season, depends on Byorick as much as the Trojanettes did when she was shooting the lights out every night in high school. Just in a different way. “I think playing Division I ball, it’s a challenge,” Byorick, 22, said Tuesday. “It’s hard to play. It’s such a huge transition. You’re playing with people who are all Division I basketball players.” Meaning they were all high school stars. Not all of them stay in the spotlight. But not all of them get their old number retired, either, which is partly why the Lehigh women’s team was on hand in the Nanticoke gym Tuesday to watch Byorick receive such a rare honor. “It’s something you dream about,” Byorick said. “You dream of this as a little kid.” Her old No. 15 went up on the wall, where future generations of Trojanettes, and Trojans, can always aspire to reach such esteem. “I remember coming to the varsity games and looking up to her,” current Nanticoke player Katie Wolfe said. “She basically inspired me to keep playing basketball.” The mere sight of Byorick working her magic on a high school floor stirred pure joy in anyone fortunate enough to watch her. She finished with 2,272 career points before graduating in 2007, led Nanticoke’s charge into two PIAA playoff tournaments and was the engine driving the Trojanettes to identical 29-1 records during her final two seasons. In doing all that, Byorick became as dominant in high school as anyone the Wyoming Valley Conference has seen. That’s why Byorick became the first girl to have her jersey retired by Nanticoke, even without winning a state championship like the girls on the 1990 team she so revered. “She was fantastic. She really was,” said Nanticoke head coach Allen Yendrzeiwski, who didn’t coach Byorick but sure watched her play. “A six-foot guard who could step out and shoot 3s. Just a phenomenal player.” Byorick hasn’t lost her touch, as she led Lehigh with 48 three-point field goals as a junior last season and is second on the team with 19 threepointers early in this one. The daughter of Dan and Trish Byorick of Nanticoke isn’t the go-to girl at Lehigh, where Emily Gratch and Alexa Williams both average more than 10 points to pace a team picked to finish second in the Patriot League. But Aly Byorick could still play the big scorer when she wants to. She hit for 15 points in a victory over St. Peter’s and had 11 in a loss to Rutgers to lead Lehigh’s scorers in November games. “Every player wishes they can go out and score 20 points a game,” Byorick said. “That’s not my role at Lehigh. And I really wouldn’t change anything. “I’m just very blessed to have the opportunity to play Division I basketball.” She still plays as hard as she ever did, whether the cheers come for the baskets she scores of the ones her teammates put in. Because it may not always lead to a championship. But it forever leaves the mark of a champ.

Paul Sokoloski is a Times Leader sports columnist. You may reach him at 970-7109 or email him at psokoloski@timesleader.com.

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L O C A L C A L E N D A R TODAY'S EVENTS GIRLS BASKETBALL Berwick Area at Holy Redeemer, 7:15 p.m. Dallas at Hazleton Area, 7:15 p.m. Hanover Area at Meyers, 7:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at GAR, 7:15 p.m. MMI Prep at Wyoming Seminary, 7:15 p.m. Nanticoke at Northwest, 7:15 p.m. Pittston Area at Crestwood, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Area at Tunkhannock, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Coughlin, 7:15 p.m. HS SWIMMING Pittston Area at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Berwick Area at Hazleton Area, 4:30 p.m. Holy Redeemer at Hanover Area, 4:30 p.m. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Wilkes at Penn College, 7 p.m. Thaddeus Stevens at PSU Wilkes-Barre, 7 p.m. WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Wilkes at Albright, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 6 BOYS BASKETBALL Tunkhannock at Wyoming Area, 7 p.m. Holy Redeemer at Berwick, 7:15 p.m. Coughlin at Wyoming Valley West, 7:15 p.m. Crestwood at Pittston Area, 7:15 p.m. Hazleton Area at Dallas, 7:15 p.m. Northwest at Nanticoke, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at MMI Prep, 7:15 p.m. Meyers at Hanover Area, 7:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at GAR, 7:15 p.m. HS SWIMMING Lake-Lehman at Wyoming Seminary, 4 p.m. Meyers at Dunmore, 4 p.m. Nanticoke at Coughlin, 4:30 p.m. Hanover Area at West Scranton, 4:30 p.m. HS WRESTLING WVC Wrestling Tournament at Lake-Lehman

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL 7:15 p.m. SE-2 — MMI Prep at Wyoming Seminary 7:30 p.m. WYLN — Berwick at Holy Redeemer GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Africa Open, first round, at East London, South Africa (same-day tape) MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Pittsburgh at DePaul 8 p.m. PLUS — South Florida at Villanova 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Michigan at Indiana 11 p.m. FSN — Arizona vs. UCLA, at Anaheim, Calif. MOTORSPORTS 1:30 a.m. NBCSP — Dakar Rally, Chilecito to Fiambala, Argentina (delayed tape) NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. TNT — Miami at Atlanta 10:30 p.m. TNT — L.A. Lakers at Portland NHL HOCKEY 7 p.m. CSN — Chicago at Philadelphia MSG --- Florida at N.Y. Rangers PREP FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN — All-America Game, at St. Petersburg, Fla.

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB—Announced the resignation of executive vice president for baseball operations Joe Torre. National League PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Named Phil Huttmann and Jamie Brewington professional scouts. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Traded F Marreese Speights to Memphis and Memphis traded G Xavier Henry to New Orleans. The 76ers received a 2012 second-round draft pick from Memphis and a 2013 second-round draft pick New Orleans. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Assigned F Luke Babbitt and G Armon Johnson to Idaho (NBADL). GOLF United States Golf Association USGA—Appointed Martha Lang as chairman and Dot Paluck as vice chairman of the USGA Women’s Committee for 2012. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES—Assigned D Derek Joslin and F Zac Dalpe to Charlotte (AHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled D Dylan Olsen from Rockford (AHL). Placed F Marcus Kruger and D Steve Montador on injured reserve. Activated F Andrew Shaw. DETROIT RED WINGS—Reassigned F Joakim Andersson to Grand Rapids (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW—Signed MF Milovan Mirosevic to a multiyear contract. COLLEGE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY CONFERENCE—Named Jim Scherr commissioner. HOUSTON—Named Lee hays offensive line coach. KANSAS—Named Scott Holsopple director of strength and conditioning for football.

F O O T B A L L National Football League NFL Playoff Glance Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 7 Cincinnati at Houston, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8 Atlanta at New York Giants, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Denver, 4:30 p.m. Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 14 Atlanta, N.Y. Giants or New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Denver at New England, 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15 Pittsburgh, Denver or Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Detroit, Atlanta or N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m. Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 22 TBD Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 29 At Honolulu NFC vs. AFC Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5 At Indianapolis

College Football FBS Bowl Glance Saturday, Dec. 17 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Temple 37, Wyoming 15 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Ohio 24, Utah State 23 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 32, San Diego State 30 Tuesday, Dec. 20 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Marshall 20, FIU 10 Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24 Thursday, Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl At Las Vegas Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Southern Mississippi 24, Nevada 17 Monday, Dec. 26 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Missouri 41, North Carolina 24 Tuesday, Dec. 27 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Purdue 37, Western Michigan 32 Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina State 31, Louisville 24 Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl At Washington Toledo 42, Air Force 41 Holiday Bowl At San Diego Texas 21, California 10 Thursday, Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Florida State 18, Notre Dame 14 Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Baylor 67, Washington 56 Friday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Dallas BYU 24, Tulsa 21 Pinstripe Bowl At New York Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13

Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Mississippi State 23, Wake Forest 17 Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14 Saturday, Dec. 31 Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Texas A&M 33, Northwestern 22 Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Utah 30, Georgia Tech 27, OT Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24 Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco Illinois 20, UCLA 14 Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Auburn 43, Virginia 24 Monday, Jan. 2 TicketCity Bowl At Dallas Houston 30, Penn State 14 Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Michigan State 33, Georgia 30, 3OT Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Florida 24, Ohio State 17 Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Oregon 45, Wisconsin 38 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Oklahoma State 41, Stanford 38, OT Tuesday, Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20, OT Wednesday, Jan. 4 Orange Bowl At Miami West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), late Friday, Jan. 6 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 7 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 8 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 9 BCS National Championship At New Orleans LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

H O C K E Y National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers............... 37 24 9 4 52 110 79 Philadelphia ................ 37 22 11 4 48 125 109 Pittsburgh .................... 38 21 13 4 46 121 100 New Jersey ................. 38 21 15 2 44 105 108 N.Y. Islanders.............. 37 14 17 6 34 88 116 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston.......................... 35 24 10 1 49 123 68 Ottawa .......................... 40 20 15 5 45 123 135 Toronto ........................ 39 19 15 5 43 125 128 Buffalo.......................... 39 18 17 4 40 104 115 Montreal....................... 39 14 18 7 35 99 110 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida .......................... 39 20 12 7 47 103 107 Washington ................. 38 21 15 2 44 114 110 Winnipeg...................... 38 19 14 5 43 104 107 Tampa Bay................... 38 17 18 3 37 107 129 Carolina ....................... 41 13 21 7 33 106 139 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago........................ 39 24 11 4 52 128 111 Detroit .......................... 39 25 13 1 51 128 88 St. Louis....................... 39 22 12 5 49 99 86 Nashville ...................... 39 21 14 4 46 105 108 Columbus .................... 38 10 23 5 25 93 128 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver ................... 40 24 13 3 51 131 99 Minnesota.................... 40 21 13 6 48 95 95 Colorado ...................... 41 22 18 1 45 110 116 Calgary ........................ 41 18 18 5 41 100 114 Edmonton .................... 39 16 20 3 35 107 111 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles ................ 40 19 14 7 45 87 92 San Jose ...................... 35 20 11 4 44 102 85 Dallas ........................... 38 21 16 1 43 104 112 Phoenix........................ 40 19 17 4 42 103 107 Anaheim ...................... 37 10 21 6 26 87 124 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday's Games N.Y. Islanders 4, Carolina 3, SO Buffalo 4, Edmonton 3 Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 3 Washington 3, Calgary 1 St. Louis 4, Phoenix 1 Detroit 5, Dallas 4 Wednesday's Games Montreal 7, Winnipeg 3 Boston 6, New Jersey 1 Minnesota at Vancouver, late San Jose at Anaheim, late. Today's Games Calgary at Boston, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Toronto, 7 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Friday's Games Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m. Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

American Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Manchester ........... 35 21 12 0 2 44 95 88 St. John’s .............. 32 19 8 4 1 43 114 96 Worcester.............. 32 16 10 3 3 38 88 84 Portland ................. 33 16 12 2 3 37 93 102 Providence............ 35 14 18 1 2 31 73 105 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Hershey ................. 33 19 8 3 3 44 125 96 Norfolk ................... 33 20 11 0 2 42 119 93 Penguins.............. 33 18 10 1 4 41 100 93 Syracuse ............... 32 14 14 3 1 32 104 105 Binghamton........... 36 14 20 1 1 30 91 110 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Connecticut........... 34 19 10 2 3 43 110 99 Adirondack............ 32 17 13 1 1 36 91 86 Albany .................... 34 14 13 5 2 35 80 105 Springfield ............. 32 14 16 1 1 30 90 93 Bridgeport ............. 34 13 17 3 1 30 92 111 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Charlotte................ 34 19 12 2 1 41 93 87 Milwaukee ............. 30 19 10 0 1 39 93 76 Peoria .................... 35 17 15 2 1 37 106 102 Chicago ................. 32 16 12 1 3 36 89 89 Rockford................ 33 11 18 1 3 26 101 125 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toronto ................... 35 18 12 3 2 41 99 91 Rochester............... 33 15 13 4 1 35 96 98 Lake Erie ................ 33 16 15 1 1 34 81 85 Grand Rapids......... 32 13 13 4 2 32 98 103 Hamilton ................. 32 13 14 1 4 31 74 98 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City ...... 34 22 8 1 3 48 106 80 Abbotsford ............. 33 22 9 2 0 46 88 79 Houston.................. 34 18 7 2 7 45 97 87 San Antonio ........... 33 16 15 2 0 34 77 93 Texas...................... 31 14 16 0 1 29 90 94 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Tuesday's Games Toronto 2, Syracuse 0 San Antonio 2, Charlotte 0 Wednesday's Games Bridgeport 4, Manchester 0 Oklahoma City 3, Lake Erie 2 Binghamton 4, Adirondack 3 Charlotte 2, San Antonio 1 Norfolk 5, Penguins 1 Thursday's Games No games scheduled Friday's Games Manchester at St. John’s, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7 p.m. Hershey at Adirondack, 7 p.m. Rochester at Penguins, 7:05 p.m. Connecticut at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m. Portland at Providence, 7:05 p.m. Albany at Norfolk, 7:30 p.m. Syracuse at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. Worcester at Springfield, 7:30 p.m. Lake Erie at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Texas at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Chicago at Peoria, 8 p.m. Rockford at Houston, 8:35 p.m. Grand Rapids at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.

THE TIMES LEADER

AMERICA’S LINE BY ROXY ROXBOROUGH CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Bucks - Kings circle is for Milwaukee center Andrew Bogut (questionable). NO LINE REPORT: On the NBA board, there is no line on the Heat - Hawks game due to Miami guard Dwyane Wade (doubtful). INJURY REPORT: On the NFL board, Houston QB T.J. Yates is now listed as probable; Pittsburgh RB Rashard Mendenhall is out NFL Favorite

Points

Underdog

Saturday AFC Wildcard Playoff TEXANS

[3]

Bengals

NFC Wildcard Playoff SAINTS

Lions

UL-Lafayette

1.5

S ALABAMA

N Texas

Denver

ARKANSAS ST

Purdue

6.5

Middle Tenn St

8.5

TROY

GONZAGA

Pepperdine

Washington St OREGON

Sunday NFC Wildcard Playoff GIANTS

Falcons

2.5

COLORADO

St. Mary’s-CA

17.5

SAN DIEGO

Byu BRONCOS

Favorite

Points

Underdog

Friday Cotton Bowl Arkansas

Kansas St

UTAH

Washington

AFC Wildcard Playoff 8

12.5

Stanford

UTAH ST

College Football

PENN ST

Sunday Steelers

W KENTUCKY

Fresno St

9.5

LOYOLAM’MOUNT

Santa Clara

1.5

PORTLAND

IDAHO

1.5

Nevada

OREGON ST

California

PACIFIC

Cal-Irvine

CAL-SANTA BARB

CS-Fullerton

Saturday

LONG BEACH ST

Cal-Poly SLO

Compass Bowl

Cal-Riverside

1.5

CAL-DAVIS

Pittsburgh

USC

5.5

Smu

Arizona St

Sunday

a-UCLA

1.5

Arizona

Go Daddy.Com Bowl

TENN-CHATT

4.5

W Carolina

Arkansas St

No Illinois

Monday BCS Championship Game Alabama

1.5

(L) Lsu

NBA Favorite

Points

Heat

Underdog

SPURS

Bucks BLAZERS

HAWKS Mavericks

[NL]

KINGS

Lakers

[]-denotes a circle game. A game is circled for a variety of reasons, with the prime factor being an injury. When a game is inside a circle, there is limited wagering. The line could move a few points in either direction, depending on the severity (probable, questionable, doubtful, out) of the injury. College Basketball Favorite

Points

Underdog

MASSACHUSETTS

12.5

Fordham

OLD DOMINION

3.5

George Mason

INDIANA

Michigan

Pittsburgh

4.5

DEPAUL

FLA ATLANTIC

13.5

UL-Monroe

CLEVELAND ST

Illinois-Chi

YOUNGSTOWN ST

7.5

Loyola-Chicago

VILLANOVA

S Florida

B A S K E T B A L L College Basketball USA Today/ESPN Men's Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 1, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Syracuse (30)............. 15-0 774 1 2. Kentucky (1) ............... 13-1 739 3 3. Duke ............................ 12-1 679 5 4. North Carolina............ 13-2 670 6 5. Baylor........................... 13-0 638 7 6. Missouri....................... 13-0 620 8 7. Ohio State ................... 13-2 593 2 8. Connecticut ................ 12-1 580 9 9. Georgetown................ 12-1 515 12 10. Louisville................... 12-2 454 4 11. Michigan State.......... 13-2 442 17 12. Indiana ...................... 13-1 423 15 13. Michigan.................... 12-2 368 16 14. Florida ....................... 11-3 367 10 15. Kansas ...................... 10-3 318 18 16. Mississippi State ...... 13-2 300 14 17. UNLV......................... 15-2 263 20 18. Murray State ............. 14-0 236 21 19. Wisconsin ................. 12-3 230 11 20. Marquette ................. 12-2 196 13 21. Harvard ..................... 12-1 156 23 22. Kansas State ............ 11-1 127 25 23. Virginia ...................... 12-1 125 24 24. Creighton .................. 11-2 67 19 25. San Diego State ....... 12-2 60 NR Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 57; Saint Mary’s 17; Vanderbilt 16; Middle Tennessee 9; New Mexico 9; Stanford 7; Pittsburgh 6; Alabama 3; Purdue 3; Seton Hall 3; Saint Louis 2; Southern Mississippi 2; Illinois 1. Wednesday's Men's College Basketball Scores EAST Baruch 81, John Jay 72 Brooklyn 77, York (NY) 75 Columbia 66, Colgate 59 DeSales 74, Potsdam 52 Delaware 67, Hofstra 66 Drexel 60, Towson 27 Georgetown 73, Marquette 70 La Roche 83, Penn St.-Altoona 62 La Salle 80, Xavier 70 Messiah 74, Gettysburg 50 Nazareth 87, Cortland St. 56 Penn 78, Lafayette 73 Saint Joseph’s 84, Duquesne 82, OT St. Bonaventure 66, George Washington 56 St. Vincent 68, Waynesburg 61 Temple 78, Duke 73 UNC Wilmington 70, Northeastern 62 West Virginia 85, Rutgers 64 Men's College Basketball Schedule Today's Games EAST Clemson at Boston College, 7 p.m. Manhattan at Iona, 7 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson at LIU, 7 p.m. CCSU at Mount St. Mary’s, 7 p.m. Quinnipiac at Robert Morris, 7 p.m. Rider at Siena, 7 p.m. Monmouth (NJ) at St. Francis (NY), 7 p.m. Sacred Heart at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m. Binghamton at Vermont, 7 p.m. Bryant at Wagner, 7 p.m. George Mason at Drexel, 8 p.m. SOUTH James Madison at VCU, 6 p.m. Furman at Appalachian St., 7 p.m. UNC Asheville at Campbell, 7 p.m. Wofford at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. UNC Greensboro at Coll. of Charleston, 7 p.m. W. Carolina at Davidson, 7 p.m. Samford at Georgia Southern, 7 p.m. UNC Wilmington at Georgia St., 7 p.m. Winthrop at High Point, 7 p.m. Radford at Liberty, 7 p.m. Idaho at Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m. Elon at The Citadel, 7:05 p.m. Presbyterian at Charleston Southern, 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee at FIU, 7:30 p.m. E. Kentucky at Austin Peay, 8 p.m. Jacksonville St. at Murray St., 8 p.m. South Alabama at Louisiana-Lafayette, 8:05 p.m. UALR at Louisiana-Monroe, 8:30 p.m. Virginia at Duke, 9 p.m. Tennessee at Mississippi St., 9 p.m. MIDWEST S. Utah at IUPUI, 7 p.m. Wisconsin at Purdue, 7 p.m. UT-Martin at E. Illinois, 8 p.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Indiana, 8 p.m. Wright St. at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. UMKC at N. Dakota St., 8 p.m. South Dakota at S. Dakota St., 8 p.m. SIU-Edwardsville at SE Missouri, 8 p.m. Oral Roberts at W. Illinois, 8 p.m. Valley City St. at North Dakota, 9 p.m. SOUTHWEST W. Kentucky at North Texas, 8 p.m. Crowley’s Ridge at Houston Baptist, 8:05 p.m. FAR WEST Oregon St. at Arizona, 8:30 p.m. Montana at N. Arizona, 8:35 p.m. Utah St. at New Mexico St., 9 p.m. Montana St. at Weber St., 9 p.m. Portland St. at N. Colorado, 9:05 p.m. Hawaii at Fresno St., 10 p.m. San Jose St. at Nevada, 10 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, 10 p.m. Portland at San Francisco, 10 p.m. San Diego at Santa Clara, 10 p.m. Utah at Stanford, 10 p.m. Cal Poly at UC Irvine, 10 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at UC Riverside, 10 p.m. Pacific at CS Northridge, 10:05 p.m. UC Davis at Long Beach St., 10:05 p.m. E. Washington at Sacramento St., 10:05 p.m. Oregon at Arizona St., 10:30 p.m. Colorado at California, 11 p.m. Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s (Cal), 11 p.m.

Charleston

1.5

WOFFORD

Davidson

NC-GREENSBORO Ga Southern

ELON

6.5

FURMAN

Citadel

ST. PETER’S

Canisius

LOYOLA-MD

Manhattan

SAMFORD

Appalachian St

TENNESSEE TECH

4.5

Tennessee St

SE Missouri St

2.5

TENN-MARTIN

JACK’VILLE ST

IDAHO ST

2.5

Morehead St Montana St

E WASHINGTON

Weber St

PORTLAND ST

No Arizona

NHL Favorite

Odds

Underdog

BRUINS

-$260

Flames

MAPLE LEAFS

-$135

Jets

RANGERS

-$180

Panthers

FLYERS

-$120

Blackhawks

SENATORS

-$135

Lightning

BLUES

-$220

Oilers

PREDATORS

-$145

Stars

KINGS

-$150

Coyotes

SHARKS

-$260

Blue Jackets

USA Today/ESPN Women's Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN Women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last weeks ranking: ........................................................Record Pts Pvs 1. Baylor (29) ................................. 13-0 773 1 2. Connecticut (2)......................... 11-1 742 2 3. Notre Dame............................... 13-1 714 3 4. Stanford ..................................... 11-1 684 4 5. Maryland.................................... 14-0 650 5 6. Duke .......................................... 10-2 611 7 7. Tennessee ................................ 9-3 590 8 8. Texas A&M ............................... 9-2 543 9 9. Kentucky ................................... 12-2 509 6 10. Rutgers.................................... 11-2 482 11 11. Ohio State ............................... 15-0 478 12 12. Louisville ................................. 12-2 411 13 13. Miami ....................................... 11-3 394 10 14. Wis.-Green Bay ...................... 12-0 378 14 15. Georgia ................................... 12-2 341 15 16. Georgetown............................ 12-2 321 16 17. Texas Tech............................. 12-0 261 18 18. DePaul..................................... 13-2 236 19 19. Penn State .............................. 11-3 182 17 20. Delaware ................................. 10-1 153 20 21. Vanderbilt................................ 12-1 146 t21 22. Purdue..................................... 12-3 136 t21 23. North Carolina ........................ 11-2 130 23 24. Gonzaga ................................. 12-2 68 24 25. Texas....................................... 10-2 64 25 Others receiving votes: Nebraska 50; Georgia Tech 12; Kansas 10; Michigan 4; South Carolina 2.

Women's College Basketball Schedule Today's Games EAST Michigan at Penn St., 6 p.m. UNC Wilmington at Delaware, 7 p.m. Marist at Fairfield, 7 p.m. Georgia St. at Hofstra, 7 p.m. George Mason at Northeastern, 7 p.m. William & Mary at Towson, 7 p.m. Stony Brook at UMBC, 7 p.m. SOUTH Middle Tennessee at FIU, 5:30 p.m. UALR at Louisiana-Monroe, 6:30 p.m. Florida at Georgia, 7 p.m. Wake Forest at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m. SC-Upstate at Jacksonville, 7 p.m. Drexel at James Madison, 7 p.m. Tennessee at Kentucky, 7 p.m. Maryland at Miami, 7 p.m. Clemson at North Carolina, 7 p.m. Boston College at NC State, 7 p.m. ETSU at North Florida, 7 p.m. Virginia Tech at Virginia, 7 p.m. Stetson at Lipscomb, 7:30 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast at Belmont, 8 p.m. South Carolina at LSU, 8 p.m. Arkansas at Mississippi, 8 p.m. UCF at UAB, 8 p.m. Mississippi St. at Alabama, 9 p.m. Idaho at Louisiana Tech, 9 p.m. Auburn at Vanderbilt, 9 p.m. MIDWEST Ohio at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. Ill.-Chicago at Cleveland St., 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 7 p.m. Indiana at Michigan St., 7 p.m. Jamestown at North Dakota, 7 p.m. Northwestern at Ohio St., 7 p.m. Green Bay at Wright St., 7 p.m. Loyola of Chicago at Youngstown St., 7:05 p.m. Illinois St. at Bradley, 8 p.m. Purdue at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Indiana St. at N. Iowa, 8 p.m. Nebraska at Wisconsin, 8 p.m. Evansville at Creighton, 8:05 p.m. S. Illinois at Drake, 8:05 p.m. SOUTHWEST Tulane at Rice, 8 p.m. Houston at SMU, 8 p.m. Tulsa at UTEP, 9:05 p.m. FAR WEST Utah St. at New Mexico St., 2 p.m. Pepperdine at BYU, 9 p.m. California at Colorado, 9 p.m. San Francisco at Gonzaga, 9 p.m. N. Arizona at Montana, 9 p.m. Stanford at Utah, 9 p.m. Sacramento St. at E. Washington, 9:05 p.m. Weber St. at Montana St., 9:05 p.m. UC Riverside at Cal Poly, 10 p.m. Arizona at Oregon, 10 p.m. Arizona St. at Oregon St., 10 p.m. Long Beach St. at Pacific, 10 p.m. Saint Mary’s (Cal) at Portland, 10 p.m. N. Colorado at Portland St., 10 p.m. Loyola Marymount at San Diego, 10 p.m. CS Northridge at UC Davis, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at UC Santa Barbara, 10 p.m.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston ............................... 3 3 .500 Philadelphia...................... 2 2 .500 New York .......................... 2 3 .400 Toronto.............................. 2 3 .400 New Jersey....................... 1 5 .167 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami................................. 5 1 .833 Atlanta ............................... 4 2 .667 Orlando ............................. 4 2 .667 Charlotte ........................... 1 4 .200 Washington ...................... 0 5 .000 Central Division W L Pct Chicago............................. 5 1 .833 Indiana............................... 4 1 .800 Cleveland.......................... 3 2 .600 Detroit................................ 2 3 .400 Milwaukee......................... 2 3 .400

GB — — 1 ⁄2 1 ⁄2 2 GB — 1 1 31⁄2 41⁄2 GB — 1 ⁄2 11⁄2 21⁄2 21⁄2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio ...................... 3 2 .600 Houston............................. 2 3 .400 Memphis ........................... 2 3 .400 New Orleans..................... 2 3 .400 Dallas ................................ 2 4 .333 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland............................. 4 1 .800 Oklahoma City ................. 5 2 .714 Denver............................... 4 2 .667 Utah ................................... 3 3 .500 Minnesota ......................... 2 3 .400 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers ....................... 4 3 .571 L.A. Clippers..................... 2 2 .500 Golden State..................... 2 3 .400 Phoenix ............................. 2 3 .400 Sacramento ...................... 2 4 .333 Tuesday's Games Cleveland 115, Charlotte 101 Chicago 76, Atlanta 74 Portland 103, Oklahoma City 93 Memphis 113, Sacramento 96 Utah 85, Milwaukee 73 L.A. Lakers 108, Houston 99 Wednesday's Games Toronto 92, Cleveland 77 Orlando 103, Washington 85 Boston 89, New Jersey 70 Chicago 99, Detroit 83 Miami 118, Indiana 83 Charlotte 118, New York 110 Philadelphia 101, New Orleans 93 Memphis 90, Minnesota 86 Dallas 98, Phoenix 89 San Antonio 101, Golden State 95 Sacramento at Denver, late Houston at L.A. Clippers, late Today's Games Miami at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Dallas at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Sacramento, 10 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Friday's Games Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m. New York at Washington, 7 p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Chicago at Orlando, 8 p.m. Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Portland at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

BULLETIN BOARD GB — 1 1 1 11⁄2 GB — — 1 ⁄2 11⁄2 2 GB — 1 ⁄2 1 1 11⁄2

B A S E B A L L Major League Baseball Calendar Jan. 9 — Hall of Fame voting announced, New York. Jan. 11-12 — Owners’ meetings, Scottsdale, Ariz. Jan. 13 — Salary arbitration filing. Jan. 17 — Exchange of salary arbitration figures. Feb. 1-21 — Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla. Feb. 19 — Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players. Feb. 24 — Voluntary reporting date for other players. March 2 — Mandatory reporting date. March 2-11 — Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players. March 19 — Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days. March 28-29 — Seattle vs. Oakland at Tokyo. April 2 — Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2012 salary. April 4 — Opening day, St. Louis at Miami. Active rosters reduced to 25 players. June 4 — Amateur draft. July 10 — All-Star game, Kansas City, Mo. July 13 — Deadline for amateur draft picks to sign. July 22 — Hall of Fame induction, Cooperstown, N.Y. July 31 — Last day to trade a player without securing waivers. Sept. 1 — Active rosters expand to 40 players. November TBA — Deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who became free agents, fifth day after World Series. November TBA — Deadline for free agents offered arbitration to accept, 12th day after World Series. Dec. 2 — Last day for teams to offer 2013 contracts to unsigned players. Dec. 3-6 — Winter meetings, Nashville, Tenn.

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LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/ rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com NORTHEAST Pennsylvania Alpine Mountain — Tue Reopen 01⁄04 packed powder machine groomed 12 - 30 base 2 of 21 trails, 10 acres, 2 of 5 lifts, sm Wed/Thu: 12p-6p; Fri: 9a-9:30p Sat: 8a-9:30p; Sun: 8a-6p; Open Wed-Sun; Bear Creek — Wed 5:07 am packed powder machine groomed 8 - 24 base 3 of 21 trails, 15% open 2 of 6 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-10p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p; Big Boulder — Tue 4:16 pm packed powder machine groomed 24 - 36 base 11 of 15 trails 74% open, 6 of 8 lifts, sm Mon-Thu: 3p-9p; Fri: 3p-10p; Sat: 8a-10p Sun: 8a-8p; Blue Knob — Tue 10:10 am loose granular machine groomed 10 - 30 base 5 of 34 trails 15% open, 2 of 5 lifts, Mon-Thu: 1p-9p; Fri: 10a-10p; Sat: 9a-10p Sun: 9a-9p; Blue Mountain — Wed 7:46 am frozen granular machine groomed 12 - 24 base 18 of 39 trails 47% open, 7 miles, 72 acres, 9 of 13 lifts, sm MonFri: 8:30a-10p Sat/Sun: 8a-10p; Boyce Park — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Camelback — Wed 8:32 am packed powder 12 - 36 base 17 of 34 trails 50% open, 100 acres, 7 of 15 lifts, sm Mon-Thu: 9a-9p; Fri: 8:30a-10p Sat: 8:30a-10p; Sun: 8:30a-9p; Eagle Rock — Tue Reopen 01⁄06 variable machine groomed 12 - 24 base 6 of 14 trails 43% open, 2 of 4 lifts, Fri: 12p-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-5p; Open Fri-Sun; Elk Mountain — Wed 7:47 am packed powder machine groomed 18 - 24 base 11 of 27 trails 41% open, 4 of 7 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-10p; Sat/ Sun: 8:30a-10p; Hidden Valley — Wed 9:21 am 6 new packed powder machine groomed 16 - 30 base 12 of 30 trails, 40% open, 6 of 9 lifts, sm Mon-Tue: 10a-4:30p; Wed: 10a-8p Thu: 10a-9p, Fri: 9a-9.30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p; Sun: 9a-7p; Jack Frost — Tue 4:19 pm packed powder machine groomed 24 - 36 base 12 of 21 trails 58% open, 7 of 9 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8a-4p; Liberty Mountain — Wed 8:57 am packed powder machine groomed 14 - 16 base 9 of 16 trails 50% open, 50 acres, 4 of 8 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-10p; Sat/Sun: 8a-10p; Mount Pleasant — Plan to Open 01⁄07 Mystic Mountain at Nemacolin Woodlands — Sun Reopen 01⁄06 LSGR machine groomed 12 - 24 base 5 of 7 trails, 72% open, 1 of 3 lifts, Fri: 2p-10p Sat: 9a-8p; Sun: 9a-4p; Open Fri-Sun; Roundtop — Wed 6:31 am packed powder machine groomed 12 - 24 base 5 of 16 trails, 33% open 35 acres, 4 of 9 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-10p; Sat/Sun: 8a-10p; Seven Springs — Wed 5:38 am 6 new packed powder machine groomed 14 - 26 base 10 of 42 trails, 30% open, 6 of 14 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-10p; Sat/Sun: 9a-10p; Shawnee Mountain — Wed 4:54 pm packed powder machine groomed 14 - 36 base 15 of 23 trails 65% open, 6 of 11 lifts, sm Mon-Thu: 9a-9p; Fri: 9a-10p; Sat/Sun: 8a-10p; Ski Big Bear — Wed 4:10 pm 2 new packed powder machine groomed 18 - 36 base 10 of 18 trails 65% open, 3 of 6 lifts, sm Mon: 9a-4:30p, Wed/Thu: 12p-9p, Fri: 9a-9p Sat: 9a-9p/Sun: 9a-4:30p; Open Wed-Mon; Ski Denton — Operating, no details Ski Sawmill — Tue Reopen 01⁄05 packed powder machine groomed 8 - 38 base 2 of 13 trails 3 of 5 lifts, sm Mon, Fri: 10a-9p; Tue, Thu: 1p-9p;; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-5p Open Thu-Tue; Sno Mountain — Wed 9:35 am packed powder machine groomed 18 - 36 base 12 of 26 trails 47% open, 103 acres, 3 of 7 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-10p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p; Spring Mountain — Tue 5:06 pm packed powder machine groomed 14 - 25 base 2 of 9 trails 30% open, 2 of 6 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9:30a-9p; Sat: 8:30a-9p; Sun: 8:30a-9p; Tussey Mountain — Reopen TBA Whitetail — Wed 6:19 am packed powder machine groomed 12 - 16 base 4 of 23 trails, 20% open 4 of 8 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-10p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p; Crystal Lake XC — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Mon-Fri: 9a-5p; Sat/Sun: 9a-5p; Starlight Lake XC — Opening Soon for Snow Sports 12 - 24 base 20 miles Mon-Fri: 9a-5p; Sat/ Sun: 9a-5p;

MEETINGS Crestwood Boys Basketball Booster Club will hold its meeting Monday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s. We will be discussing the whiteout t-shirt sale, team picture updates, the winter social in February and the end of the season banquet. Parents of boys’ basketball players are invited to attend. Hanover Area Cheerleading Booster Club will hold its next meeting Monday, Jan. 9th at 7 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. Kingston/Forty Fort Little League will be meeting on Monday, Jan. 9th at 7 p.m. at the Kingston Rec Center. All interested members are encouraged to attend. South Wilkes-Barre Little League will meet this Sunday Jan. 8th at 6 p.m. at the river side café on old river road. Plans for the upcoming season will be discussed. The Crestwood Football Booster Club will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. at King’s Restaurant. Parents of players and supporters of the program are invited to attend. For more information, call Tony at 430-7351. The Luzerne County Federation of Sportsmen will meet on Monday, Jan. 9th at 7:30 p.m. Post 609 American Legion, corner of Lee Park Ave. and St. Mary’s Road. Club delegates are urged to attend and interested sportsmen are cordially invited. Election of three will be held to the Board of Directors. North Wilkes-Barre Little League will hold a meeting on Sunday, January 8 at 6 p.m. at the Woodlands.Anyone interested in coaching must attend. All parents registering their children for the 2012 season are encouraged to attend. Registrations will betaken before the meeting. The GAR Football Booster Club will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the choral room at the high school. New members are welcome. Please contact GAR football booster club president Ron Petrovich at 570-380-3185 with any questions. The Wyoming Area Softball Parents Association will be meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10th at 6:30 p.m. at Sabatini’s Pizza on Wyoming Avenue in Exeter. Plans for the upcoming softball season in addition to fundraisers will be discussed. Parents of students in grades 7th through12th who have signed up for the upcoming softball season are urged to attend and participate in the planning process. The Holy Redeemer Softball Booster Club will meet Tuesday, Jan. 10th at 7 p.m. in the Holy Redeemer High School cafeteria. The Hanover Area Cheerleading Booster Club will meet Monday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. The District 2 Wrestling Coaches’ Association will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, Jan. 15 at noon at the Tunkhannock Fire Hall. All headwrestling coaches and assistants are invited. Coaches can contact President Phil Lipski for more info at pjlipski@comcast.net. REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS North Wilkes-Barre Little League registrations will be Saturday, Jan.7 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Hollenback Golf Course and Sunday, Jan.8 from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. at the Woodlands. This includes baseball, softball and teeners. Children residing in Parsons, Miners Mills, North End and East End are eligible. Must be 4 years old by April 30.Copy of birth certificate and three proofs of residency required. Send any questions to nwbll@ptd.net. UPCOMING EVENTS Misericordia University Baseball Academy still has opening for its winter camp for grades 1-8 and Cougar Spring training grades 9-12. Both begin Jan. 15th and run five consecutive Sundays. Registration and more information can be found online at athletics.misericordia.edu. The Knights of Columbus Council 302 will conduct a basketball free-throw Competition at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Wyoming Valley CYC on South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre. All children ages 10-14 are eligible. Entry forms will be available at the CYC, Grandpa’s Workshop on Scott Street in Wilkes-Barre and Lasting impression on River Street in Plains. For more information, call 262-3873. United Fighting Arts Association is pleased to offer special four-hour seminars in women’s self-defense. Through a series of close-range drills, participants will learn both situational awareness skills and self-defense skills such as awareness, prevention, risk reduction, risk avoidance and self-realization of your own physical power. The first session is at Back Mountain Martial Arts Center at 1150 Memorial Highway in Dallas at Saturday on 1 p.m. The second session is at Mountain Top Karate Center on 40 Willoweby Road in Mountain Top on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 1:30 p.m.

B O X I N G Fight Schedule Jan. 6 At Key West, Fla. (ESPN2), Dyah Davis vs. Alfonso Lopez, 10, super middleweights. At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif. (SHO), Luis Ramos Jr. vs. Raymundo Beltran, 10, lightweights; Michael Perez vs. Omar Figueroa Jr., 10, lightweights. Jan. 7 At Heredia, Costa Rica, Bryan Vazquez vs. Eugenio Lopez, 12, for Vazquez’s interim WBA World super featherweight title. Jan. 13 At Las Vegas (ESPN2), Teon Kennedy vs. Chris Martin, 10, junior featherweights.

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MIAMI — Carlos Zambrano will get a much-needed fresh start with the Miami Marlins. The Chicago Cubs traded their former ace Wednesday for Marlins right-hander Chris Volstad, pending physicals and approval by Major League Baseball, a person familiar with the negotiations said. The person confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced a deal. Zambrano wore out his welcome in Chicago because of repeated meltdowns and tantrums. The most recent came when he cleaned out his locker and talked about retiring after giving up five homers and being ejected during a loss to Atlanta on Aug. 12. He was suspended without pay and then it was decided he would sit out the rest of the season. In Miami he’ll be joining another former Chicagoan, Ozzie Guillen, who expressed interest in acquiring Zambrano when he was hired as the Marlins’ manager in October after stepping down as the White Sox’s skipper. Zambrano joins a franchise on the upswing after a winter spending spree resulted in the signings of AllStars Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle and Heath Bell. Zambrano finished last year 9-7 with a 4.82 ERA. The Cubs expected more when he signed a $91.5 million deal over five seasons through 2012, including a $17,875,000 million salary last season and $18 million in 2012. As part of the trade, they’ll likely pay much of his salary. Volstad went 5-13 last year with an ERA of 4.89, and his career record is 32-39. He has given up 69 homers over the past three seasons, which could mean trouble for him at Wrigley Field. Zambrano is 125-81 with a 3.60 ERA after breaking in with the Cubs in 2001, and he threw a no-hitter against the Astros. But he had difficulty controlling his temper. In 2007, he got into a fight with teammate Michael Barrett, first in the dugout and then in the locker room. Barrett ended up with a bruise under his eye and a cut lip.

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coach Ron Swingle said. “I think what happened earlier in the match, the fans and kids got cheated out of a really good show tonight. It’s of no one’s fault, but sometimes that stuff happens.” What the coach is referring to came in the third match of the night at 152-pounds with Meyers’ returning District 2 Class 2A champion and regional fourthplace finisher Darren Stucker going against Dallas’ district runner-up Kris Roccograndi. The Mohawks trailed 6-3 at that point and Stucker was in control of the match holding a 7-0 lead with 17 seconds remaining in the third period. That’s when he slammed Roccograndi to the mat and referee Tim McGinley thought it was too rough and called a technical violation on the Mohawk senior. That gave Roccograndi one point and since he was unable to continue due to injury, Stucker was disqualified and Dallas was awarded six team points. While Swingle scurried over to the scorer’s table to have a disputed word with McGinley, Dallas coach Mike Richards was getting an earful from Mohawk fans. A riled up Richards approached fan Frank Kastreva, who was yelling. Another fan had to come between the two. “A little lapse of reason,” Richards explained. “You get heated in the moment and people are saying things to you they shouldn’t be saying and some-

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Connie Medura of Nanticoke swims the butterfly as she competes in the 200 individual medley during a meet with Wyoming Area.

Crusaders perfect in pool The Times Leader staff

Coughlin swept the competition against Dunmore, placing first in every event to win 121-45 on Wednesday night in girls swimming. Emily Gurdock, Stephane Milewski and Ashley Ray each won two individual events for the Crusaders.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. COU Carly Ray, Ashley Ray, McGrane, Gurdock 2:10.63; 2. DUN; 3. COU; 200 FREE – 1. COU Milewski 2:36.29; 2. COU Synpiewski; 3. DUN O’Neil; 200 IM – 1. COU Ashley Ray 2:49.58; 2. COU Gabriele; 3. DUN Daubenhouser; 50 FREE – 1. COU Gurdock 29.63; 2. COU McGrane; 3. DUN Bistran; 100 FLY – 1. COU McGrane 1:08.48; 2. COU Carly Ray; 3. DUN James; 100 FREE – 1. COU Gurdock 1:05.24; 2. COU Gulius; 3. COU Sypniewski; 500 FREE – 1. COU Milewski 6:59.42; 2. DUN Bistran; 3. COU Motsko; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. COU Carly Ray, Asley Ray, McGrane, Gurdock 2:07.82; 2. COU; 3. DUN; 100 BACK – 1. COU Carly Ray 2:07.82; 2. COU Gulius; 3. COU Bukeavich; 100 BREAST – 1. COU Ashley Ray 1:23.70; 2. COU Lanning; 3. DUN Fedor; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. COU Gulius, Milewski, Sypniewski, Lanning 5:59.21; 2. DUN; 3.. COU

Pittston Area 118, Meyers 66

Samantha Scialpi and Mia Nardone placed first in two events each to lead Pittston Area to a win over Meyers.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. PIT Samantha Scialpi, Antoinette Antonnacci, Mia Nardon, Sarah Kosik 207.62; 2. MEY; 3. PIT; 200 FREE – 1. PIT Mia Nardone 2:10.97; 2. MEY Elish Noban; 3. PIT Nian Fischer; 200 IM – 1. MEY Julia Kerr 2:48.17; 2. PIT Emily Seaman; 3. PIT Lauren Senese; 50 FREE – 1. PIT Samanatha Scialpi 26.39; 2. PIT Tiffany Smith; 3. MEY Kelly Mahalak; DIVING – 1. MEY Amilyn Konopcki 169.60; 2. PIT Sierra Williams; 3. PIT Ashley Beers; 100 FLY – 1. PIT Mia Nardone 108.62; 2. MEY Brianna Wallace; 3. PIT Katie McGinty; 100 FREE – 1. PIT Tiffany Smith 1:04.70; 2. PIT Sarah Kosick; 3. PIT Kallie Miller; 500 FREE – 1. MEY Elish Hoban 6:14.61; 2. PIT Nina Fischer; 3. PIT Emily Seaman; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. PIT Samantha Scialpi, Tiffany Smith, Lauren Senese, Mia Nardone 153.37; 2. MEY; 3. MEY; 100 BACK – 1. PIT Samantha Scialpi 1:10.34; 2. PIT Shannea Brady; 3. MEY Brianna Wallace; 100 BREAST – 1. MEY Kelly Mahalak 1:18.60; 2. PIT Antoinette Antonnacci; 3. PIT Jordan Goutladaina; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. MEY Elish Hoban, Julia Kerr, Brianna Wallace, Kelly Mahalak 4:29.45; 2. PIT; 3. PIT

West Scranton 89, Tunkhannock 77

West Scranton defeated Tunkhannock. No times were available for the matches. 200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. TUNK Venn, Yatsko, Healey, Nichols; 2. WSCR; 3. WSCR; 200 FREE – 1. TUNK Venn; 2. WSCR Walsh; 3.

times it’s hard not to take it personal. Unfortunately sometimes you lose your reasoning skills and sometimes your reactions take over. I regret it and if I had to do it again I wouldn’t do something like that. It’s not in my nature to be like that.” Even though the overall score was decided by more than the possible 12-point swing and gave the Mountaineers (1-0 Division II) just a 15-3 lead, Swingle said the divisive call impacted his team. “Before that, everyone’s yelling, screaming and everyone was in and we were yelling about wrestling,” he said. “After that, we came into a bunch of crap and personal stuff. We took the emphasis off the kids and really that’s why we’re here. “I think after a bad call you really only have two choices, it’s going to affect you and bring you up or affect you and bring you down. We’re young and I think that’s what happened.” The atmosphere settled down after that match, but Dallas took advantage and continued to pick up wins reeling off eight straight to open a 42-3 lead and clinch the victory with five bouts remaining. Dallas’ Logan Brace (160 pounds) and Dominic Oliveri (182) earned overtime wins during the streak. Oliveri’s came in the ultimate tiebreaker against Dijon Townes when he was awarded two points for a reversal at the final buzzer of the last overtime session. “He’s a tough kid and he wrestles hard and never stops,” Richards said about Oliveri. “He

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Tia Brown of Wyoming Area swims her way to a first-place finish in the 50 freestyle during a meet with Nanticoke on Wednesday. WSCR Williams; 200 IM – 1. TUNK Healey; 2. WSCR Gaul; 3. WSCR Renupe; 50 FREE – 1. TUNK Yatsko; 2. WSCR Sedenitz; 3. TUNK Nichols; DIVING – 1. TUNK Koledzieski; 100 FLY – 1. TUNK Healey; 2. WSCRGaul; 3. WSCR Renupe; 100 FREE – 1. WSCR Williams; 2. TUNK Stretch; 3. Swanson ; 500 FREE – 1. TUNK Venn; 2. wscr Walsh; 3. WSCR Williams; 200 FREE RELAY – 1.WSCR Walsh, Williams Sedewvitz, Gaul; 2. TUNK; 3. WSCR; 100 BACK – 1. WSCR Morgan Swanson; 2. WSCR Neimiz; 3. TUNK Erica Swanson; 100 BREAST – 1. TUNK Yatsko; 2. WSCR Sedewvitz; 3. WSCR Muher; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. WSCR Wlash, Alexis Williams, Sedewvitz, Morgan Williams

H.S. BOYS SWIMMING Tunkhannock 107, West Scranton 29

Tunkhannock placed first in all but one event in a win over West Scranton. Stefan Sehne won diving with 114.35 points for the Tigers.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. TUNK Linden, Spencer, Adam Sehne, Stefan Sehne 1:53.16; 2. TUNK; 3. WSCR; 200 FREE – 1. TUNK Moffitt 2:06.96; 2. TUNK Breen; 200 IM – 1. TUNK Proulx 2:24.40; 2. TUNK Dunning; 50 FREE – 1. TUNK Spencer 23.47; 2. TUNK Hill; 3. WSCR Palauskas; DIVING – 1. TUNK Stefan Sehne 114.35; 100 FLY – 1. TUNK Fowler 1:01.70; 2. TUNK Adam Sehne; 100 FREE – 1. TUNK Spencer 51.54; 2. TUNK Hill; 3. WSCR Emiliani; 500 FREE – 1. TUNK Proulx 5:49.45; 2. TUNK Breen; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. TUNK Hill, Adam Sehne, Stefan Sehne, Lunden; 2. TUNK; 100 BACK – 1. TUNK Fowler 1:06.94; 2. Moffitt; 100 BREAST – 1. TUNK Adam

never quits and that’s the good thing about him. He’s in every match because he doesn’t stop wrestling.” Meyers (1-1 Division II) went on a streak of its own picking up falls in the last three matches by Justin Elick (120), Vito Pasone (126) and Kashif Alston (132). The loss for the Mohawks was their first in the division in 10 duals with their last loss coming to Hanover Area in 2010. Dallas meanwhile ran its divisional winning streak to six, with its last setback being to the Mohawks in the first dual of last season. “I’m sure we’re going to see them again,” Richards added. “This isn’t the last time we’re going to be battling this year. It was a good match.”

Dallas 47, Meyers 27 106 – Josh Sheetz (Mey) won by forfeit; 113 – Dominic Degraba (Dal) tech fall Sean Bergold 17-2, 4:12; 120 – Justin Elick (Mey) pinned Aaron Kliamovich 1:44; 126 – Vito Pasone (Mey) pinned Eric Young 2:36; 132 – Kashif Alston (Mey) pinned Jordan Visneski 1:21; 138 – Jeff Nealon (Mey) dec Steve Mingey 7-2; 145 – Zach Macosky (Dal) pinned T.J. Cistrunk 5:01; 152 – Kris Roccograndi (Dal) DQ Darren Stucker; 160 – Logan Brace (Dal) dec Eric Carty 6-4, OT; 170 – Billy Dixon (Dal) pinned Johntae Nelson 3:09; 182 – Dominic Oliveri (Dal) dec Dijon Townes 5-3 rideout; 195 – Garrett Artsma (Dal) pinned Adrian Brito 2:03; 220 – Ryan Monk (Dal) pinned Bryan Velez :33; 285 – Jake Carr (Dal) won by forfeit Note: Match started at 138 pounds.

Pittston Area 46, Crestwood 28 Frank Ardo (152), Patrick Nallin (182), John Minich (195) and Chris Wesolowski (285) recorded falls for the Patriots in their victory. Danny Ritz (126), Andrew Brodginski (170) and Roger Legg (220) posted pins for Crestwood.

106 – Seth Korch (Cre) won by forfeit; 113 – Jamie Scarantino (PA) maj. dec. Robert Gray, 11-0; 120 – Tyler Lutecki (PA) won by forfeit; 126 – Danny Ritz (Cre) pinned Dan Gambini, 1:06; 132 – Brad Rush (PA) won by forfeit; 138 – Kevin Wesolowski (PA) dec. Mike Legg, 13-9; 145 – Angelo Lussi (PA) dec. Jake Geroski, 5-0; 152 – Frank Ardo (PA) pinned Tim Carl, 2:25; 160 – Matthew Hammerstone (Cre) maj. dec. Justin Wilk, 12-2; 170 – Andrew Brodginski (Cre) pinned Troy Platukus, 0:18; 182 – Patrick Nallin (PA) pinned Mike Sweeney, 1:18; 195

Sehne 1:16.01; 2. WSCR Palauskas; 3. TUNK Stefan Sehene; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. WSCR Paulaskas, Chatterpaul, Jones, Emiliani 4:17.75; 2. TUNK; 3. TUNK

Holy Redeemer 123, Lake-Lehman 45

Holy Redeemer placed first in all but one event in action Tuesday night, as the Royals defeated Lake-Lehman. George Evans and Terry Vrabec had two individual event wins for the Royals. Connor Daily won the only event for Lake-Lehman

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. HR George Evans, Cody Smith, Terry Vrabec, Jason Hauze 1:59.85; 2. HR; 3. LAKE; 200 FREE – 1. HR Cody Smith 2:04.50; 2. HR Mike Dubinski; 3. HR Pat Gillhooley; 200 IM – 1. HR Terry Vrabec 2:23.69; 2. HR Jason Hauze; 3. LAKE Paul Chrzanowski; 50 FREE – 1. HR Eric Shorts 25.59; 2. LAKE Pete Chrzanowski; 3. LAKE Chris Edkins; DIVING – 1. HR Mike Pahler 243.70; 2. LAKE Matthew Edkins; 3. LAKE Dustin Zeiter; 100 FLY – 1. HR George Evans 1:03.16; 2. HR Pat Lehman; 100 FREE – 1. LAKE Connor Daily 57.37; 2. HR Eric Shorts; 3. LAKE Pete Chrzanowski; 500 FREE – 1. HR Jason Hauze 5:34.41; 2. HR Mike Dubinski; 3. HR Pat Lehman; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. HR Eric Shorts, Terry Vrabec, Cody Smith, Mike Dubinski 1:44.80; 2. LAKE; 3. HR; 100 BACK – 1. HR George Evans 1:05.07; 2. HR Eric Gdovin; 3. HR Scott Roper; 100 BREAST – 1. HR Terry Vrabec 1:09.81; 2. HR Cody Smith; 3. LAKE Connor Daily; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. HR Mike Dubinski, Jason Hauze, Eric Shorts, George Evans 3:58.00; 2. LAKE; 3. HR

– John Minich (PA) pinned Matt Dexter, 0:56; 220 – Roger Legg (Cre) pinned Eric Danaher, 1:03; 285 – Chris Wesolowski (PA) pinned Will Womer, 1:30.

Lake-Lehman 48, GAR 33 Lake-Lehman won behind pins from Zeb McMillan (126), Jake Winters (145), and Josh Winters (152)

106 – John Tomasura (LL) won by forfeit; 113 – Jimmy Stuart (LL) won by forfeit; 120 – Anthony Lutton (GAR) pinned Steven Bardo 0:16; 126 – Zeb McMillian (LL) pinned Devin Resse 0:29; 132 – Harry Austin (LL) won by forfeit; 138 – Joseph O’Day (GAR) won by forfeit; 145 – Jake Winters (LL) pinned Korey Welkey 1:49; 152 – Joshua Winters (LL) pinned Rashaun Mathis 1:48; 160 – Richard Sickler pinned Robert Wright (LL) 1:59; 170 – Jamaar Taylor (GAR) dec. Derek Dragon, 9-3; 182 – Brady Butler (LL) won by forfeit; 195 – Kenneth Resse (GAR) pinned Curtis Barbassi (LL), 0:42; 220 – Elijah Gresham DEF Justin Winters (LL), score not available; 285 – Dustin Jones (LL) won by forfeit.

Wyoming Area 42, Hanover Area 25 Wyoming Area defeated Hanover Area behind victories from Nicholas Heck and Ryan Filipiak. The Warriors also picked up five forfeit victories in the 12 contests.

106 – Shaun Vasquez (WA) won by forfeit; 113 – Brad Glazenski (HA) pinned Mark O’Malley, 3:59; 120 – Eric Filipiak (WA) won by forfeit; 126 – Carmen Mauriello (WA) won by forfeit; 132 – Andrew Schutz (WA) won by forfeit; 138 – Nicholas Heck (WA) pinned James Lukachinsky, 1:30; 145 – Ryan Filipiak (WA) pinned Chris Jones, 4:17; 152 – Anthony Eck (HA) pinned Mike Harding, 4:47; 160 – Dominci Vitale (HA) decision Nick O’Brien, 9-3; 182 – Jude Polit-Moran (WA) won by forfeit; 195 – Steven Radzwilla (HA) pinned Shawn Whiting, 1:30; 220 – Dillon Ropietski (HA) maj. dec. Corey Popovich, 12-4.

Coughlin 33, Wyoming Valley West 31 The Crusaders edged out a win over the Spartans with Bob Hawkins (106) leading the way with the first win. Bill Poray (113), Mark Melero (145) and Dom Gulius (152) contributed to the win

106 – Bob Hawkins (Cou) dec. James Wright, 6-5; 113 – Bill Poray (Cou) dec. Alex Tirko, 7-3; 120 – Travis Roper (WVW) pinned Ed Ciprich, 1:34; 126 – Kyle Krasavage (WVW) injury default Kyle Poray, 2:32; 132 – Nathan Creek (WVW) maj. dec. Alex Scheverman, 12-1; 138 – Frankie Mahmoud (Cou) injury default Derrick Simms, 3:43; 145 – Mark Melero (Cou) dec. Cody Cordes, 3-2; 152 – Dom Gulius (Cou) dec.Nick Palkovic, 11-4; 160 – Brian Dwyer (WVW) pinned Troy Vannucchi, 5:52; 170 – Tom Smulowitz (WVW) dec. Paul Cole, 8-7; 182 – Trey Cowman (WVW) pinned Tyler Schwart, 0:07; 195 – John Olson (Cou) pinned Alan Sakosky, 1:56; 220 – Jordan Phillips (Cou) dec.Brandon Baird, 2-1; 285 – Brad Emerick (Cou) won by forfeit.

PHILADELPHIA — Khalif Wyatt hit the 3-pointer, stretched his arms, put his palms down, and ran like a little kid imitating a plane. When his next 3-pointer fell moments later, Wyatt mimicked that plane again — and Temple was really ready to take off. Wyatt made the two leadstretching 3s and scored 22 points, and Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson had 17 to help the Owls knock off No. 5 Duke 78-73 on Wednesday night. Long a regular in the NCAA tournament, the Owls (10-3) proved again how formidable they are against basketball’s elite. Under coach Fran Dunphy, the Owls have made a knack out of upsetting some of the better programs. They beat No. 8 Tennessee in 2008, No. 3 Villanova in 2009, No. 9 Georgetown last season, and, now, Coach K and the Blue Devils. This one felt better than them all. “Whenever you play Duke, you want to beat those guys,” Owls forward Ramone Moore said. Moore, Wyatt and HollisJefferson all played a role in the win. So did Anthony Lee and Aaron Brown. Even star guard Juan Fernandez made up for an off-night from the field with a team-high six assists. Dunphy said he needed a total team effort to beat Duke and that’s what he received on the home court of the NBA’s 76ers. The Owls shot 56 percent from the field (31 for 55), outrebounded Duke 32-29, and scored 21 points off turnovers. “We’re thrilled to be standing here as winners tonight,” Dunphy said. Syracuse 87, Providence 73 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brandon Triche scored 16 points, hitting three straight 3-pointers early in the second half, and No. 1 Syracuse pulled away from Providence to win. It’s the second straight season the Orange (16-0, 3-0 Big

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The Shamrocks’ fans did voice their support for the move, according to Jennings. “We contacted all the season ticket holders (Wednesday) and only six wanted a refund,” Jennings said. “I was really encouraged by that. I thought it would be more.” Despite the support, there may be action at the arena later this month. Depends which side of the apparent power struggle you are on. According to Inlaxwetrust.com and ILindoor.com, two lacrosse websites, one faction of the Shamrocks is among a group from the NALL wishing to play now. That group includes the Kentucky franchise and an expansion team in Boston. Reports also said that the Hershey franchise had been suspended because it did not have its arena deal finalized. Both cite co-owner Aaron Musselman, an Allentown-area businessman, as the new spokesperson for the Shamrocks, replacing Jennings. ILindoor.com also reported that Waterbucket Media, which is run by Jennings, was removed by the league as its public relations firm. “I think they should have started in fall season …,” said Marisa Ingemi, president of The Lacrosse Radio Network, which was scheduled to broadcast NALL games, and writer for Inlaxwetrust.com, via email. “But after announcing the schedule and then stopping three weeks before the opener, that was not the idea at all. “They claim to have a national TV deal in the fall so we will see where that takes them. This may be the best move in the long

East) have opened with 16 straight wins. Last season’s team went 18-0 before its first loss. Scoop Jardine added 10 points and 11 assists for Syracuse.

Florida St. 85, Auburn 56 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Michael Snaer scored a careerhigh 22 points — going 10 of 10 from the free-throw line — and Ian Miller added 15 points as Florida State routed Auburn 85-56 on Wednesday night. Snaer had 14 points in the first half as the Seminoles (9-5) grabbed a 50-16 halftime lead. It was a stunning reversal of fortune for Florida State, which trailed by 17 points at the half in Friday’s triple-overtime loss to Princeton. Georgetown 73, Marquette 70 WASHINGTON — Jason Clark scored 26 points and Hollis Thompson’s tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds left capped a comeback from a 17-point deficit, helping No. 9 Georgetown beat No. 20 Marquette 73-70 on Wednesday night. The Hoyas (13-1, 3-0 Big East) ran their winning streak to 11 games, their longest in five years. They got 16 points from Thompson, 13 from Henry Sims, and key contributions from four freshmen who played significant minutes in the second half. Kansas 67, Kansas St. 49 LAWRENCE, Kan. — Thomas Robinson had 15 points and 14 rebounds and helped thwart Kansas State’s secondhalf rally, leading No. 14 Kansas past the 23rd-ranked Wildcats. Murray St. 76, E. Kentucky 67 MURRAY, Ky. — Donte Poole scored 22 points and Isaiah Canaan added 16 — including the 1,000th of his career — and No. 19 Murray State remained unbeaten with a victory over Eastern Kentucky. run but the way it was handled and the potential fans they lost may not make it worth it.” ILindoor.com reported that commissioner Anthony Caruso said that sources released unauthorized and inaccurate information about the league being postponed in a Jan. 1 post. The Jan. 4 release from Waterbucket Media said Caruso had been dismissed by the league as commissioner and league counsel. “The Kentucky and Boston teams didn’t want to move,” Jennings said. “The commissioner wasn’t in favor of going to the fall.” The league’s website, Facebook and Twitter pages all have not been updated since Dec. 31. The NALL’s site, northamericanlacrosseleague.com, currently shows just three team logos atop its home page – Boston Lacrosse, Kentucky Stickhorses and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Shamrocks. As for the future of the league, a move to the fall could increase the talent base. “If NALL is (playing during the) fall, that allows players to play in MLL, NALL and then maybe even NLL rosters in January,” Ingemi said. Jennings said the fall league will have a conference call today at 3 p.m. to continue working out details. He also said the Shamrocks will “continue to practice” and Mohegan Sun Arena has released the dates blocked to accommodate the team’s winter schedule. Shamrocks coach Barry Powless declined to comment. Efforts to reach Musselman were not successful. Horton, who has not been contacted by either Jennings or Musselman since before the splintering of the franchise, has covered events for Impressions Media.

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Having nearly quit, Frazer treasures coveted Masters invite By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

KAPALUA, Hawaii — ChristmasarrivedadayearlyinDallasat the home of Harrison Frazar. His wife walked into the house holding the mail that Saturday, fighting back tears as she handed him an envelope from Augusta National, both of them knowing it could be only one thing: His invitation to play in the Masters. “We went into my office, closed the door, opened it,” Frazar said. “And we had a good cry.” It was sure to be an emotional moment for Frazar, a 40-year-old who took a job in commercial real estate when he left the University of Texas because he didn’t think he was good enough to play golf for a living. It became even more meaningful considering Frazar

was on the verge of walking away from the PGA Tour. Frazar is among 12 players at Kapalua who will make Frazar their debut in the Tournament of Champions on Friday. Most of the others are in their 20s, just getting started. What makes this amazing to Frazar is that just seven months ago, he was ready to quit. “I felt empty,” he said. “I began to doubt my skills, my heart, my body, my mind, my own selfworth. I doubted everything.” He went three months without making a cut. The harder he tried, the worse it would get. At a dinner during Colonial ar-

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Pierce helps Celtics beat Nets Hornets, Grizziles, 76ers agree to trade

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BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored 9 of his 24 points during a game-breaking thirdquarter run and Avery Bradley hit his first career 3-pointer, helping the Boston Celtics beat the injury-depleted New Jersey Nets 89-70 Wednesday night. Reserve Brandon Bass scored 15 and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had eight points and 12 assists for the Celtics (4-3). Boston has won four straight since dropping all three of a seasonopening road trip. Kevin Garnett had 14 points and 12 boards, Bradley finished with 11 points. Boston broke it open with an 18-3 run to close the third quarter. MarShon Brooks, making his first career start, led the Nets with 17 points, and Jordan Farmar had 11. New Jersey has lost six straight since a seasonopening win at Washington. Bobcats 118, Knicks 110 NEW YORK — Boris Diaw rebounded from a dreadful game a night earlier with a season-high 27 points, and the Charlotte Bobcats snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over the New York Knicks.

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Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce dunks against the New Jersey Nets in Boston on Wednesday.

past the winless Washington Wizards. The Magic won for the fifth time in six games and had four players in double figures. Orlando has won seven straight against Washington and 15 of the last 18 meetings.

Raptors 92, Cavaliers 77 TORONTO — Andrea Bargnani scored 31 points in leading the Toronto Raptors to their second straight win. Bulls 99, Pistons 83 DeMar DeRozan added 25 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — points for the Raptors and Jose Calderon had 13 points and 11 Richard Hamilton scored 14 points in his return to The assists. Palace, and the Chicago Bulls Magic 103, Wizards 85 shut down the Detroit Pistons in a victory. ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwight Hamilton started after misHoward had 28 points and 20 rebounds, Ryan Anderson add- sing the previous two games with a sore left groin. He reed 23 points and 15 rebounds ceived a warm welcome from and the Orlando Magic ran

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giving the Penguins three minutes of power play time in the early stages of the third period, but they failed to capitalize after managing just one shot on Tokarski. “We have an opportunity to at least get back into it,” McDonald said. “Our power play has been bad all year. That’s something I don’t have the answer to. There’s no excuses.” The Penguins got themselves into penalty trouble halfway through the period when Eric Tangradi went off for boarding followed by Matt Rust for highsticking. With 1:41 of a two-man advantage, the Admirals made the Penguins pay when Conacher put home a rebound for the power play tally and a 4-1 lead. The Admirals added another power play goal with less than a minute to play to cap off the 5-1 win. Thiessen is now 2-7-2 in his last 11 starts and has allowed 11 goals in his last two games. Still, Hynes refused to single out his netminder for the loss. “We haven’t played our best hockey (against Norfolk),” he said. “We haven’t gotten to our game. They have a good offense and if you’re not going to show up then you’re going to have a difficult night.”

ing crushed into the boards by Norfolk’s Radko Gudas. He was helped off the ice and didn’t return. Head coach John Hynes didn’t have an update on Lerg’s condition after the game but said he didn’t suffer a head injury. Norfolk erupted in the first period to jump out to a 3-0 lead in the first nine minutes. Brad Thiessen allowed a rebound in front that led to Richard Panik’s backhand goal at 3:25, followed by a Conacher wrist shot less than a minute later. Gudas put the Penguins down 3-0 at the 8:25 mark when he lobbed a weak wrister from the point that sailed past Thiessen. “There were some goals scored that could’ve been prevented,” Hynes said. “We had some breakdowns and they ended up in our net.” The Penguins did chip away at the Admirals lead in the second period. Nick Petersen got the Penguins on the board after Admirals goaltender Dustin Tokarski allowed a rebound from a Ryan Craig shot. Petersen’s goal, his 6th of the season, cut Norfolk’s lead to 3-1. After Gudas crushed Lerg into the boards later in the period, he NOTES was assessed a boarding major, Healthy scratches for the Pen-

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ments affirming their faith in the university and its future,” according to the university’s talking points. The document named a couple who gave $88 million to launch an NCAA ice hockey program, and another who endowed the position of head football coach. Both the number of donors and number of gifts to Penn State increased in November, compared with the same month a year earlier. Total donations to Penn State were $3.1 million in November, compared to $1.1 million in November 2010, ac-

cording to the university. Another positive sign for Penn State was last month’s announcement of a $10 million gift from an anonymous donor to bridge engineering research projects with other fields of study. Erickson told the board he had participated in a conference call with a fundraising committee. “Our volunteer leaders remain committed to Penn State, and my message was well received,” Erickson told the trustees. The records were obtained through a public records request filed Nov. 22 with the state Department of Education. Penn State, which receives hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer

Detroit fans, many of whom stood and applauded the veteran guard who spent nine years with the Pistons before being waived prior to this season. Heat 118, Pacers 83 MIAMI — LeBron James had 33 points and 13 assists, Chris Bosh added 22 points and the Miami Heat hardly missed Dwyane Wade in a rout of the Indiana Pacers. Grizzlies 90, Timberwolves 86 MINNEAPOLIS — Rudy Gay had 19 points and eight rebounds, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a victory over the

NEW ORLEANS — Philadelphia, Memphis and New Orleans agreed on a multi-player trade Wednesday involving front-court player Marreese Speights and young swingman Xavier Henry. The 76ers sent Speights to Memphis, the Grizzlies moved Henry to New Orleans and the Grizzlies and Hornets each sent a second-round draft pick to Philadelphia. The 6-foot-6 Henry, in his second NBA season out of Kansas, averaged 4.3 points and 1.0 rebound in 38 games with Memphis. “We are delighted to welcome Xavier to our team and the New Orleans community,” Hornets general manager Dell Demps said. “We hope Xavier will develop into a good basketball player that will contribute to the success of the New Orleans Hornets this season and into the future.” Henry became the first player in Kansas history to leave for the NBA after his freshman season. The 6-10 Speights is in his fourth NBA season out of Florida and has averaged 7.2 points and 3.7 rebounds. The Grizzlies hope he will help make up for the loss of Zach Randolph, the star forward expected to miss six to eight weeks after tearing a ligament in his right knee.

Minnesota Timberwolves in their first game since learning Zach Randolph would be out for six to eight weeks. O.J. Mayo scored 11 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter and Mike Conley had 12 points and eight assists for Memphis. Kevin Love had 27 points and 14 rebounds and Ricky Rubio added 12 points, 10 assists and four rebounds for the Timberwolves, who missed a chance for their first threegame winning streak since February 2010.

McDonald, Despres headed to All-Star Game Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins right wing Colin McDonald and defenseman Simon Despres were named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team, which was announced before Wednesday’s game. McDonald earned his second consecutive selection to the All-Star Classic, having posted eight goals and 20 assists in 32 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The Wethersfield, Conn., native is the team’s leader in assists and points (28), and is current tied for third in the AHL with a +17 plus/minus rating. Last season, McDonald was named to the Western Conference All-Star team, when he led the league with 42 goals while skating with the Oklahoma City Barons. “It kind of means a lot to me just from where I came from. My first three years pro being a fourth line guy, I came into a team last year and I was an alternate,” McDonald said. “This year, making it on the first ballot is an honor.” A 20-year old rookie from Laval, Quebec, Despres has already appeared in 13 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, compiling a goal and three assists. Returned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on New Year’s Day, Despres has recorded three goals – all game-winners – and four assists in 27 games for the Penguins. He was Pittsburgh’s first-round pick (30th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. “It’s an honor to be chosen,” Despres said. “I knew the game was coming up and I thought maybe I had a chance. I was very happy.” The AHL All-Star Classic will be held Jan. 29-30 in Atlantic City, N.J.

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guins were LW Brandon DeFazio, D Peter Merth and LW Ryan Schnell. D Boris Valabik, D Joey Mormina, D Carl Sneep, RW Brian Day and RW Keven Veilleux sat out with injuries.

18:36; NOR, Conacher (cross-checking) 19:32; WBS, Sill (roughing) 19:32. Third Period: Scoring – 5. NOR, Cory Conacher 21 (Kostka, Smith) power play 11:34. 6. NOR, Jeff Dimmen 2 (Landry, Angelidis) power play 19:01. Penalties – WBS, Tangradi (boarding) 9:40; WBS, Rust (high-stikcing) 9:59; WBS, Grant (high-sticking) 18:11. Shots on goal: Norfolk – 9-6-8-23, Penguins – 8-7-6-21. Power-play Opportunities: Norfolk – 2 of 6, Penguins – 0 of 4. Goaltenders: Norfolk – Dustin Tokarski 14-7-0 (20 saves-21 shots); Penguins – Brad Thiessen 11-9-2 (19-23) Starters: Norfolk – G Dustin Tokarski, D Mike Kostka, D Jean-Philippe Cote, LW Mike Angelidis, C Tyler Johnson, RW Michel Oullet. Penguins – G Brad Thiessen, D Brian Strait, D Alexandre Picard, LW Eric Tangradi, C Ben Street, RW Jason Williams Three Stars: 1. NOR, Cory Conacher (two goals) 2. NOR Trevor Smith (three assists) 3. NOR, Richard Panik (goal) Referee: Chris Ciamaga, Chris Cozzan. Linesmen – Jud Ritter, Mike McDevitt Attendance: 4,125.

support annually, is largely exempt from the law and has declined requests for certain information as its internal investigation continues. University spokeswoman Annemarie Mountz said Erickson’s memos continued after Nov. 18, but she declined to provide them to the AP. The memos also reflect close monitoring of the widespread publicity surrounding the scandal. Erickson noted on Nov. 14 that “blogs, tweets, news stories, Facebook postings, YouTube videos, etc.” had declined 50 percent from the previous day and 90 percent over the prior four days. “Review of Top 20 search terms on Google today shows no

Penn State terms on that list for the first time in nine days,” Erickson wrote. On Nov. 15, Erickson told the board that the Penn State Marketing Council was asked to help identify pressing needs, naming admissions as one area that required attention. He said the school was developing a video and “more symbolic game day experiences” for the Ohio State football game on the following weekend. Also Nov. 15, the two top-ranking members of the Board of Trustees wrote to other board members to say that debate among the full board, including emeritus members, had become too cumbersome in the eyes of many trustees.

Norfolk 5, WBS Penguins 1 Norfolk....................................................... 3 0 2 — 5 WBS Penguins ........................................ 0 1 0 — 1 First Period: Scoring – 1. NOR, Richard Panik 5 (Cote, Ashton) 3:25. 2. NOR, Cory Conacher 20 (Labrie, Smith) 4:31. 3. NOR, Radko Gudas 5 (Conacher, Smith) 8:25. Penalties – WBS, Picard, (tripping) 9:44; NOR, Devos (hooking) 10:24; NOR, Panik (tripping) 19:02. Second Period: Scoring – 4. WBS, Nick Petersen 6 (Craig, Samuelsson) 2:16. Penalties – WBS, Craig (roughing) 11:59; NOR, Oullett (goaltender interference) 16:30; NOR, Gudas (boarding-major, game misconduct) 18:36; WBS, Walker (roughing)

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LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson is greeted by officials as the team arrives in New Orleans Wednesday. LSU is scheduled to play Alabama in the BCS Championship Game Monday.

Tigers and Tide roll into New Orleans

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

NEW ORLEANS — No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama had just gotten into town, and already it felt a little like a home game for the Tigers. The Southeastern Conference rivals both arrived in New Orleans on Wednesday to prepare for the first BCS title game ever to feature teams from the same league. For Alabama, it was a short flight, and a brass band greeted the Crimson Tide as they got off the plane, while somebody shouted “Roll Tide!” as coach Nick Saban talked to reporters. That was low key, though, compared to the band plus 100or-so revved up fans who met LSU at a downtown hotel, sticking around even though they had to wait an extra 40 minutes because one of the Tigers’ buses developed a problem on the way down from Baton Rouge and couldn’t break 60 mph. “The attachment to this city is one this team really feels,” LSU

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coach Les Miles said. “You think (a greeting like this) is going to subside but this is going to continue for the week.” He wasn’t worried about it all going to his players’ heads. After all, LSU has already won the SEC championship and beaten Alabama on its home field. “I think they know how to remove distractions,” Miles said. A trip to New Orleans was also Alabama’s goal all season. Coach Nick Saban said, when it comes to competition, “this is about as good as it gets.” Saban called New Orleans, “a special place. A special city, a special opportunity for our team.”

Hoke’s Wolverines mightier than Hokies Michigan picks up its 11th win in overtime thriller against Virginia Tech at Sugar Bowl.

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer

NEW ORLEANS — As Brady Hoke trotted across the Superdome field, his Michigan players celebrating all around him, a big bucket of ice water suddenly came splashing down on the coach’s head. It had been quite a while since the Wolverines won a BCS bowl and they were going to enjoy it. “All the tough times we’ve been through makes it even more special,” senior defensive tackle Mike Martin said. “To be the fifth team that ever in Michigan history has won 11 games in a season, it means a lot.” Brendan Gibbons drilled a 37yard field goal down the middle in overtime, lifting No. 13 Michigan to a 23-20 victory over 17thranked Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome on Tuesday night. The victory capped an impressive debut season for Hoke, who has led the Wolverines (11-2) back to prominence with their first BCS bowl victory since the 2000 Orange Bowl. “I’m just real proud,” Hoke said, noting that only five Michigan teams in 132 have won 11 games in a season. “Real proud of our seniors, real proud of how they took this football team last January and molded it and did a tremendous job,” Denard Robinson highlighted an otherwise unspectacular night with touchdown passes of 45 and 18 yards to game MVP Junior Hemingway. “It shows everything we put in from Day One, all the long days, long nights,” Hemingway said, his voice cracking with emotion. “Man, I’m telling you, it feels too good, man. Too good.” Virginia Tech gave the Wolverines all they could handle and

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At press time, the West Virginia Mountaineers led the Clemson Tigers 70-26 in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s Oragne Bowl.

might have won if not for some key miscues. “I’m about half-sick right now,” Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said. “They weren’t stopping us; we were stopping ourselves.” Virginia Tech (11-3) more than doubled Michigan’s total yards, 377-184, and had 22 first downs to Michigan’s 12, but settled for four field goals in regulation by third-string kicker Justin Myer. However, Myer was unable to connect on his fifth try from 37 yards away in the opening possession of overtime. Robinson finished 9 for 21 for 117 yards passing and threw an interception. He rushed 13 times for a season-low 13 yards. “I feel like this was a team that didn’t quit and we just kept fighting,” Robinson said. “We held everybody accountable for what we had to do to win.” Virginia Tech first-year starter Logan Thomas was19 of 28 of 214 yards with one interception. Thomas scored Tech’s only touchdown on a 1-yard keeper that tied the game at 17 — after a 2-point conversion — early in the fourth quarter. Virginia Tech senior receiver Danny Coale had eight catches for 117 yards, and nearly made a spectacular diving catch for a touchdown in overtime. Coale held on to the ball for what was initially ruled a score, but the play was overturned on video review, which showed the receiver narrowly landed on the sideline. “Danny’s play is so close, and it seemed like there was just quite a few of those there tonight,” Beamer said. The result of that third-down play forced Tech to try for Myer’s failed field goal.

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Average U.S. gasoline prices began 2012 just under $3.28 per gallon, the highest ever at the beginning of a year, AAA said Wednesday. Last year’s $3.07 per gallon was the second highest. U.S. street prices for unleaded regular averaged $3.5104 gal in 2011, the highest annual of all time, AAA said. “Gas prices will likely pause during January as cold temperatures and winter weather curb driving habits,” said Jenny M. Robinson, manager of public and government affairs for AAA MidAtlantic. “However, looking ahead to spring we could very well see prices jump to $3.75 to $4.25 per gallon before retreating in the second half of the year.”

By ANDREW M. SEDER aseder@timesleader.com

Auto sales rose in 2011

Internet company Yahoo, headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., confirmed Wednesday that it has picked PayPal chief Scott Thompson as its next CEO.

Yahoo, another new CEO

NEW YORK — Scott Thompson isn’t an obvious pick to lead Yahoo, but he brings to the struggling internet company expertise in technology and operations. Whether that’s enough will be determined in the coming weeks and months. Thompson, the head of eBay Inc.’s PayPalonlinepaymentsbusiness,wasnamed Yahoo’s CEO, effective Monday. He replaces Carol Bartz, who was fired in September after less than three years on the job. Focused on technology and operations rather than marketing or media, Thompson is “the guy who helps build the clock as opposed to tell the time,” said Gil B. Luria, an analyst at Wedbush. Luria credits Thompson with building

The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that it reached a long-term agreement with Comcast Corp. that extends their partnership into the next decade. The deal covers major pay channels ESPN, Disney Channel and ABC Family and the retransmission of free ABC broadcast network programs through seven ABC TV stations. It allows Comcast subscribers to gain greater access to shows on demand over the Internet on multiple devices.

Most jobless rates fall

ABCs of URLs not as simple as 1-2-3, but here’s an explanation

The Labor Department said Wednesday that unemployment rates fell in 277 metro areas in November. They rose in 71 and were unchanged in 29. The second straight month of declines for most major markets suggests the modest improvement in the job market is widespread. The jobless rate in the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre area was unchanged in November at 9.2 percent. Nationwide, the unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in November, the lowest level in 2 ½ years.

www.timesleader.com, m.youtube.com, bit.ly. If you live in America in the 21st century, odds are you’ve used a URL at some point. The concept is pretty basic. You type in the word or click a link, and it goes somewhere or does something. But with the proliferation of mobile devices and services like Twitter and Bit.ly, the seemingly simple pattern has been exposed: less ABC, 123, more alphabet soup. A reader asked me to spell it all out, so here goes. Let’s start with the basics. Every website on the Internet can be accessed by what’s called a URL (universal/ uniform resource locator). An example would be http://www.timeslead-

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since Yahoo’s board ousted Bartz in September. Bartz got the job in January 2009, replacing co-founder Jerry Yang, whose rocky reign was marked by Yang’s refusal to sell the Internet company to Microsoft Corp. for $47.5 billion — more than twice Yahoo’s value today. Yang took over from Terry Semel in June 2007. Yahoo has been criticized for being slow to adapt to behavioral changes on the Internet. Its email service and sections devoted to general news, sports, financeandentertainmentarestillpopular, but people using those services aren’t sticking around as long as they once did. In social networking, Yahoo has nothing comparable to Facebook or even Google’s new Plus service. Its strategy has been to tie its services to Facebook rather than operate its own social-networking destination.

PayPal into a “large, fastgrowing and predictable payments company.” Yahoo will need that kind of growth to emerge from a lengthy financial funk. It has been Thompson losing ground to Google and Facebook in Internet advertising even as that market has expanded in the past few years. Yahoo’s stock price has not traded above $20 in more than three years. In that time Google’s stock gained 49 percent. Thompson, 54, will try to turn around the anemic Internet pioneer where others have failed. Thompson will be Yahoo’s fourth CEO in less than five years. Tim Morse, the company’s chief financial officer, has been leading the company on an interim basis

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WILKES-BARRE – The state Department of Environmental Protection has ordered the Uni-Mart at 465 Hazle St. to stop selling gasoline and kerosene until it corrects three ongoing violations. According to DEP regional spokeswoman Colleen Connolly, the station must verify line tightness checks have been performed, document pipe release detections have been performed and correct improperly installed corrosion protections on pipes for three underground gasoline storage tanks. Until all three violations are addressed and approved by a DEP inspector, the station can not dispense fuel. The mini mart can remain open, however. Sid Tummala, who identified himself as the owner of the station, said the station was not selling gasoline on Wednesday because of “paperwork issues” with DEP but vowed to resume tank operations today. Connolly said she doubted that could happen as the required inspections and work would likely take “days or up to a week.” She said an inspector would likely be dispatched to the station today to see if gasoline is being sold. She stressed that there were no leaks and the issue was purely paperwork. But the fixes DEP is requiring are necessary to prevent future leaks. She said DEP issued violations to the station in March, July and September, and while some issues were addressed, the remaining three were not, resulting in the department’s order on Wednesday.

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Sales rose sharply for Detroit’s three carmakers and for Japan’s Nissan in 2011, aided by a surge in November and December. Analysts expect that momentum to continue into 2012. Low interest rates, looser credit standards and pent-up demand are driving demand. The average age of a car on U.S. roads is the oldest ever, closing in on 11 years. After final figures are tallied late Wednesday, U.S. auto sales should rise to around 12.7 million in 2011. That’s a 10 percent jump from 2010.

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What rules? FB kids have parents’ OK By JESSICA TOBACMAN Chicago Tribune

Arthritis has set in for 88-year-old Eileen Trompetter of Kingston, but that doesn’t mean the hands once skilled at knitting are completely out of commission. “I may not be able to knit exactly the way I used to, but I could definitely teach you a thing or two,” she said. Trompetter is co-chair of a program at the Jewish Community Center in Wilkes-Barre that partners with Misericordia University’s occupational-therapy department to familiarize students with senior-citizen scenarios that could be a big part of their future work. Students are paired with a mentor who teaches knitting skills, culminating in the completion of a scarf by semester’s end. The program is just one example of local retirees using college services to stay active and sharp on subjects familiar and new. For Trompetter, the knitting program is a way

Nancy Gerstein is a savvy marketing executive who knows a lot about Facebook. She supervises corporate Facebook pages for her company’s clients. So Gerstein had no qualms when her 11-year-old daughter recently told her that she had created an account on the socialmedia site while she was at a sleepover with a friend. She even helped her daughter finish establishing the “Compared to Facebook page. some of the “Comother things pared to of the out there, it’s some other things out fairly innothere, it’s cent. The fairly innoadult stuff is cent. The adult stuff supposedly is supposblocked. I edly know the im- blocked,” she said. “I portance of know the importance Facebook.” of FaceNancy Gerstein book.” Parent of an Gerstein 11-year-old girl is one of many parents across the nation who are helping their preteen children get on Facebook despite the company’s requirement that users must be at least 13 years old. These parents say Facebook, the world’s biggest social-networking site, is useful and so popular among their children that it’s nearly impossible to stop them from joining. “It’s very difficult to stop something like this when all of her friends are on it,” Gerstein said, noting that her daughter and her daughter’s friends all have computers. “There’s only so much you can do.” Kira Kurka’s 9-year-old daughter joined Facebook during a sleepover with friends, and Kurka, who lives with her family in Chicago, helped her 11-year-old son become a member. “I want him to embrace technology, and I think social media is very powerful,” Kurka said. A recent study published in an academic journal found that 36 percent of all parents surveyed knew that their child joined Facebook before age 13 and that 68 percent of these parents helped their child create their account. The study, titled “Why Parents Help Their Children Lie to Facebook About Age: Unintended Consequences of the ‘Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act,’ ” also found that 55 percent of parents of 12-year-olds report that their child has a Facebook account. The overwhelming majority of those parents, about 82 percent, knew when their underage child signed up, and 76 percent helped in creating the account, according to the study, which was published in the Internet journal First Monday, firstmonday.org. Nicole Jackson Colaco, a public policy manager at Facebook, said the study “makes important points, particularly in relation to parents that actively assist their children under 13 in joining Facebook even though they know it violates our policy. “The report also highlights the difficulty in implementing age restrictions on the Internet and underlines the need to continually work to keep kids safe online,” Colaco said in a statement. Facebook, like other websites, established the requirement that users must be at least 13 in response to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, of 1998 and a regulation within it called the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, which took effect April 21, 2000. “The primary goal of COPPA and the rule is to place parents in control over what information is

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ollege isn’t just for the young. With many people seeking a retirement that is culturally active and intellectually stimulating, colleges and universities are working to bring retirees to their campuses and towns, offering them free or reduced-rate classes, artistic performances or lectures. Some have partnered with retirement residences in the area. For some retirees, it’s a homecoming: They’re returning to their former campuses with warm memoAP PHOTO ries of the time they spent there as Residents from The Village at Penn State, Al Green and Jim Scott students. Others are moving to be closer to their children, who might walk outside Beaver Stadium before a football matchup between be affiliated with the university. For Penn State and Illinois in State College. Colleges and universities still others, it’s just a new adventure. see opportunities in people seeking a culturally active and intellectually stimulating retirement and are working to attract those “People think seniors today are folks to their towns. looking for sun and sand and not muchelse,”saidJillLillie,directorof to enrich their lives, write a new people, and we wanted to get to a marketing at The Village at Penn chapter.” place where there was a little more Campus life can provide plenty of vibrancy, a little more to do,” said Al State, a continuing-care residence in State College. “But boomers are fo- opportunities to do that. “We were tired of looking at old See RETIRE, Page 2C cusedonnewchallenges.Theywant

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collected from their young children online,” according to the Federal Trade Commission. “The rule was designed to protect children under age 13 while accounting for the dynamic nature of the Internet. As a result of COPPA, website operators must obtain affirmative consent from parents before children under 13 can create an account.” Although the law does not require websites to bar children under 13, “the industry response to the law has led to age restrictions,” said Jason M. Schultz, one of the authors of the study of preteens on Facebook and an assistant clinical professor of law at the University of California Berkeley School of Law. But parents across the country, including Gerstein and Kurka, are helping their children get around the restriction because they see the value of the wealth of information and communication on the Internet. “It’s really helped her with her computer, language and social skills. She really knows the keyboard and excels at social media now. It’s useful for school and everyday life,” Gerstein said. Besides, “many parents are not aware there’s a minimum age for signing up for Facebook,” said Eszter Hargittai, one of the Facebook study’s authors and an associate professor of communication studies at Northwestern University. The study found that 53 percent of parents think Facebook has a minimum age and that 35 percent of those parents think that it is a recommendation and not a requirement. Gerstein said she was unaware of Facebook’s 13-year-old age limit until another mother blamed

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to share a beloved skill set and make new friends. “I really enjoy the interaction I have with the students,” she said. “Chances are I do more talking than they do, but that’s OK. The relationships that are built are wonderful.” Trompetter has not slowed down as the years have passed,

even before she became part of the knitting program that started five years ago. “My husband, Jack, was part of the art league at Misericordia, so before he passed away we would spend a lot of time there, at the gallery,” she said. “I also took literature classes at Wilkes years ago. I like experiencing and learning new things.” Herb Simon, 84, of Shavertown is still an active member of the local art community, despite his retirement in 1993. He was part of

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Green, a1947 Penn State graduate who moved to The Village at Penn State after first retiring to Florida. On a recent fall weekend, he was juggling sporting events, a bridge game and drinks with friends. Students cite benefits, too. Vicki Centurelli, an Ithaca College senior from Hingham, Mass., who has volunteered with retirees, says, “Hearing about different experiences allows you to reflect on your own life and see it a little bit differently, which I think is important for college students to do.” Sure, the same types of residential facilities and programming are available in communities around the country, but there’s a preponderance in college towns, said Scott Perry, president of Bankers LifeandCasualtyCompany,which put out a study on the best U.S. cities for seniors. Among the criteria it considered were social opportunities,includingthenumberofcolleges and universities in town. “We can’t underestimate the importance of keeping our minds activeasweage,”hesaid,addingthat college communities have the resources to “allow seniors to focus on what they want to pursue in the next stage of their life.” And it’s not just intellectual and social. Typically, he said, many large universities will have teaching hospitals and even dental schools which provide health services for seniors. “They raise the quality of care in the community,” he said. In Ithaca, N.Y., the Longview retirement community offers independent and assisted living and has a partnership with Ithaca College to promote intergenerational learning. Two or three residents are taking classes at the college, said Breelan Nash, Longview’s rec-

the art department at Wilkes University, primarily a sculptor who became involved with print-making. He still uses Wilkes’ print shop and is a regular at college galleries. “I’m a big supporter of the local exhibits,” he said. “It’s not only nice to see the work but to see friends and other artists and to share and talk about the art with them.” Simon, who also attends lectures at local colleges and universities, said he enjoys the cultural stimulation.

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reation and volunteer coordinator. Residents also attend plays and concerts on campus, with transportation provided. At the same time, some classes for students are held at Longview, andresidentscansitin,saidRhoda Meador, director of the GerontologyInstituteatIthacaCollege.Talking with the seniors can provide context and reality to the students’ academic subjects, she said. Sarah Furie, 20, a junior from Windsor, Conn., who is majoring in television and radio, said student volunteers have taught Longview residents about computers, performed musical programs and done arts and crafts. Similarly, student interns teach fitness and art at the Village at Penn State and help with technology. Sports teams also visit, Lillie

said. Residentscantakeoneclassasemester at Penn State. “There has to be space available and they can’t pre-empt a paying student,” Lillie said. But retirees don’t necessarily have to live in a facility partnered with a university to take advantage of programming at a school. Sam Wolsky, who retired to Tucson, Ariz., from Chicago to be near his children and grandchildren, said he and his late wife, Roberta, found the musical, dance and theater offerings at the University of Arizona an added benefit to their lives there. “There’s a smorgasbordofactivitiesthatyoucanbeinvolved in,” Wolsky said. Collegesanduniversitiesalsoattract retirees who want to use their expertise and experience to pur-

“Of course I like art, but I’m also very into anything to do with politics.” Politics is just one area retirees gravitate toward. Barbara Cresswell, director of adult advisement at King’s College, said senior students, or those King’s refers to as “non-traditional” students, will take up just about anything. “We once had a man that loved to write poetry, so he took every poetry course we had to offer,” she said. “Many come in interested in learning more about various reli-

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Savio Club of St. Nicholas-St. Mary School completes Advent gift-giving The Savio Club of St. NicholasSt. Mary School recently completed an Advent gift-giving activity with the kindergarten classes. The seventh-grade students wrapped Advent boxes that were opened by the kindergarten children each day. The activity taught the young students the meaning of Advent, citing it as a time of caring and giving. The kindergarten children made Christmas thank you cards for each member of the seventhgrade class. Some of the participating students, first row, are Nicholas Nguyen, Courtney Merillat, Ava Conrad, Nicholas Considine, Brady Fallon, Brooke Plucas, Jacob Gobla and Aaliyah Brennan. Second row: Shelby Smith, Alexandra Kester, Brynn Kukosky, Timmy Cavanaugh, Amanda Curcio, Leann Ho, Abby Kebles and Collin Gatrone.

Makaylah K. Mithelavage Makaylah Kierra Mithelavage, daughter of Nicole Mithelavage and Rob Hazeltine, Hanover Township, celebrated her eighth birthday Jan. 4. Makaylah is a granddaughter of Susan Storm, Wilkes-Barre; Edward Mithelavage, Ohio; and Robert Hazeltine, Larksville. She is a great-granddaughter of Shirley Mithelavage, Hunlock Creek, and the late Edward Mithelavage. Makaylah has a brother, Bryce, 4, and sister, Madison, 2.

LCCC Professional Truck Driving students complete program Students in the Luzerne County Community College Professional Truck Driving Program recently completed the program at the college’s Public Safety Training Institute (PSTI). Recent graduates (above), from left, first row: Lenny Dorrance, Luzerne; Ron Maloney, Wilkes-Barre; John Keiling, Slocum; Frank P. Fritz Jr., Penn Lake; Ryan Winters, Dunmore; Joseph Buzunis, Harveys Lake; Mark Gensel, Shickshinny; Roderick Watt, Wilkes-Barre; Donald Buckingham, Nanticoke; Thomas Kaminski, Exeter; John Belles, instructor, PSTI; and Harold Fisher, coordinator, truck driving program. More graduates (below), from left, first row: John Belles, instructor, PSTI; Chris Murray, Benton; Matt Ward, Ashley; Todd Rader, Plymouth; John Koonrad, Kingston; Bob Borchard, Pittston; Bob Selner, Hanover Township; and Mike Lahey, Scranton. Second row: Harold Fisher, coordinator, truck driving program; Paul Smith, Shavertown; Paul Borget, Dupont; Keith Baran, Dupont; Kevin Schinski, Nanticoke; Eldwin Rubio, Hazleton; Tom Hartz, Lehman; and John Walko, instructor, PSTI.

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First National Community Bank (FNCB) recently announced an Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) donation to Wyoming Seminary. The $8,000 donation will help Wyoming Seminary provide scholarships to income-eligible students attending the Upper School. From left: Jerry A. Champi, chief operating officer, FNCB; John H. Shafer, vice president of advancement, Wyoming Seminary; and Debra A. Skurkis, vice president and group manager, FNCB.

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ceived a 2011 ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Science Grant. Rice Elementary employs the Commonwealth of PennsylvaKINGSTON: NEPA Moms nia-supported “Science It’s Circle, a local group for area mothers and their infants and Elementary” (SIE) approach to toddlers, will meet at 11 a.m. science education. SIE is a the first and third Saturday of hands-on approach with a heavy the month in the children’s emphasis on learning by “doplayroom at the Hoyt Library. ing” science. The group is looking for new The $500 grant will be spent members who would like to refurbishing consumable supplimeet for play dates and support, es that are parts of kits utilized especially for first-time and within the curriculum. The kits working mothers. include items such as, magnets To join the group and make and motors, animal studies, reservations for events, visit levers and pulleys, ecosystems http://www.meetup.com/ and electrical circuits. NEPA-Moms-Circle/. Joe’s Kwik Mart, White Haven, and Lehigh Gas CorpoNANTICOKE: Luzerne Counration nominated Rice Elety Community College will hold registration for spring semester mentary for this grant. classes from 10 a.m. to noon SHAVERTOWN: Assumpta Jan. 7; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 9 Council 3987, Knights of Coand 10; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 11; lumbus First Friday Group will 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 12; and 9 gather at the Church of St. a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 13. Classes for the spring semes- Therese on Friday. Recitation of the Rosary will begin at 8:30 ter begin on Jan. 17. For more a.m. with the Mass to follow at information, call the college at 9 a.m. 740-0337, 740-0340 or 800-377Breakfast will be held at OlLCCC, ext. 7337 or 7340. lies Restaurant, Edwardsville. Reservations can be made with MOUNTAIN TOP: Rice Elementary School recently reChet Daniels at 696-2096.

Mazzarella family celebrates Advent with pretzel-making at Wyoming Area Catholic School

Mr. and Mrs. Mazzarella, parents of Alexia Mazzarella, an eighth-grade student at Wyoming Area Catholic School, Exeter, recently celebrated Advent at the school by sharing their pretzel-making skills with Mrs. Walsh’s class. The Mazzarellas are the owners of the local ‘Auntie Anne’ franchise. They spoke to the class about the history of pretzel making and demonstrated the art of making an ‘Auntie Anne’ pretzel. Students and faculty had the opportunity to try the process and everyone was treated to complimentary lemonade and pretzels. Mr. Mazzarella also spoke to the students about filling out job applications and his hiring policies. From left, are Mrs. Mazzarella, Alexia Mazzarella and Mr. Mazzarella

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Strict mom wins applause from parents despite her teen’s complaints Dear Abby: I was sure “Emotionally Abused in California’s” letter (Nov. 2) was inspirational, but fictional. The 15-year-old writer felt her mother was unreasonable because of the rules Mom enforced and the chores the teen was required to do. Then I started re-reading my high school diary. There were many parallels between this girl’s complaints and my own as a teen. My mom also didn’t let me go to parties if she didn’t know the parents and confirm they’d be home; my curfew was 11:30 p.m. on weekends because Mom couldn’t sleep until I was in for the night. She always offered to

DEAR ABBY ADVICE host Friday pizza-and-movie night at our home to ensure my friends and I had a safe place to hang out. Like “Emotionally Abused,” I also resented my lack of freedom, but because of her efforts, I never had runins with the law, never got an STD or became pregnant, and I didn’t try drugs or alcohol. When I expressed my frustration, Mom would say, “When you’re a parent, you’ll understand.” Now that I have two small children, I DO understand. I hit the Mom jackpot! I’m grateful for her guidance,

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LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to all parties concerned with accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Public Law 175 (The Sunshine Act) that the regular meetings of the Board of Directors of the Luzerne County Library System are held on the Osterhout Free Library premises of 71 South Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre.

The City of WilkesBarre is formally offering the former Old River Road Bakery, 250 Old RIver Road, Wilkes-Barre, for sale by public bid. (73-H9SW313A-001-000) Bid packages are available at the Office of City Clerk, City Hall, 40 East Market Street, WilkesBarre, PA or online at www.wilkesbarre.pa.us. For information, call 570-208-4103. All bids are due no later than February 15, 2012 at 12 Noon Local Time. Bids will be opened by City Council on or after February 23, 2012

The meetings for 2012 will be held on: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 10:00 a. m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 10:00 a.m. By order of the Board of Directors of the Luzerne County Library System. Shawn Murphy President ESTATE NOTICE Letters Testamentary were granted in the Estate of ELAINE M. MAKOWSKI aka ELAINE MAKOWSKI, deceased, late of Nanticoke City, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who died on December 9, 2011. ILARIA K R E N I T S K Y, Executrix. Frank J. Aritz, Esquire, 23 West Walnut Street, Kingston, PA 18704, attorney. All persons indebted to said Estate are required to make payment and those having claims and demands to present same without delay to the Administrator or Attorney.

LEGAL NOTICE LETTERS TESTAMENTARY have been granted to Kenneth D. Traub, 59 Washington Avenue, West Hazleton, Pennsylvania,, 18202, Executor of the Estate of Joan L. Traub, late of Hazleton, Pennsyl-vania, who died November 24, 2011. All persons indebted to said estate please make payment, and those having claims present same to: ATTORNEY RICHARD I. BERNSTEIN GIULIANI & BERNSTEIN 101 W. Broad St. Suite 301, Hazleton, PA 18201-6328

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters of Administration have been granted in the Estate of Joseph S. Juris, late of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who died on December 2, 2011. All persons indebted to said Estate are required to make payment without delay, and those having claims or demands to present the same without delay to the Administratrix, Eleanor Howe, in care of her attorney. MICHAEL J. BENDICK, ESQUIRE 400 Third Avenue Suite 318 Kingston, PA 18704 NOTICE The Dallas School District Board of Directors will hold monthly meetings as follows: Committee Of The Whole - first Monday of the month 7:00PM Regular Monthly Meeting - Second Monday of the month Committee of the Whole 7:00PM Regular meeting to follow. Administration Building. By Order of the Board Nancy Merithew Board Secretary

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given to all parties concerned with accordance with the provisions of Pennsylvania Public Law 175 (The Sunshine Act) that the regular meetings of the Board of Directors of the Osterhout Free Library are held on the Library premises of 71 South Franklin Street, WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania. The meetings for 2012 will be held on: Tuesday February 21, 2012 - 12:15 pm Tuesday, March 20 2012 - 12:15 pm April 2012 - No meeting scheduled Tuesday, May 15, 2012 + Annual Meeting 12:15 pm June, July, August, 2012 No meeting scheduled. Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 12:15 pm October 2012 - No meeting scheduled Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 12:15 pm Tuesday, December 18, 2012, Time TBA By order of the Board of Directors of the Osterhout Free Library.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that on January 10, 2012, at or after (see times below) U-Haul will hold a public sale for the purpose of satisfying a landlord’s lien on self-service storage room. The goods to be sold are described, generally as household, the terms of the sale will be cash or certified funds. Any and all public sale advertised by U-Haul are subject to change or cancellation without notice. LOCATION OF SALE 10:00 AM U-Haul Center of Wyoming Valley 231 Mundy St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702 ROOM 1087 1162 1452 1523 1529 1606 2002 2021 2062 2064 2091

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Patricia Finan-Castellano, President PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Act No. 84 of 1986, that the Board of School Directors of the Greater Nanticoke Area School District will hold its regular meetings for the calendar year 2012, as follows: January 12, February 9, March 15, April 12, May 10, June 14, NO MEETING IN JULY, August 9, September 13, October 11, and November 15. Meetings will be held in the Greater Nanticoke Area Senior High School, Education Plaza, Nanticoke, Luzerne Country, Pennsylvania at 7pm in the Board Room. The reorganization meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Greater Nanticoke Area School District will be held in the Nanticoke Area Senior High School at 6pm on December 3, 2012 in the Board Room. The regular meeting for the month of December will be held immediately following the reorganization meeting. If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the aforementioned meeting and require an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the Superintendent’s Office at (570) 735-1270 to discuss how the school district may best accommodate your needs. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Jeffrey Kozlofski, President Cindy Donlin, Secretary

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NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HANOVER LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners (the "Board") of the Township of Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (the "Township"), proposes to enact at a meeting that is to be held not more than thirty (30) days nor less than three (3) days from the date of advertisement of this Notice, an ordinance (the "Ordinance") authorizing, among other things, the incurrence of nonelectoral indebtedness of the Township to be evidenced by a certain note of the Township (the “Note”). The caption and summary of the Ordinance to be considered by the Township at such meeting is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HANOVER, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, SETTING FORTH ITS INTENT TO ISSUE ITS GUARANTEED SEWER REVENUE NOTE, SERIES OF 2012 IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,200,000), PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, 53 PA.C.S. CHAPTERS 80-82, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT DEBT ACT (THE "ACT"); FINDING THAT A PRIVATE SALE BY NEGOTIATION IS IN THE BEST FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF THE TOWNSHIP; DETERMINING THAT SUCH 2012 NOTE SHALL EVIDENCE NONELECTORAL DEBT OF THE TOWNSHIP; SPECIFYING THAT SUCH INDEBTEDNESS IS TO BE INCURRED TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO FINANCE A CERTAIN PROJECT OF THE TOWNSHIP WHICH CONSISTS OF, AMONG OTHER THINGS: (1) THE PLANNING, DESIGNING, ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF EXTENSIONS, ADDITIONS, RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SEWER SYSTEM OF THE TOWNSHIP AND (2) PAYING THE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ISSUING THE 2012 NOTE; SETTING FORTH A REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE PROJECT TO BE FINANCED BY THE 2012 NOTE; ACCEPTING A COMMITMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH 2012 NOTE AT PRIVATE SALE BY NEGOTIATION; PROVIDING THAT SUCH 2012 NOTE, WHEN ISSUED, SHALL CONSTITUTE A GUARANTEED REVENUE OBLIGATION OF THE TOWNSHIP; FIXING THE FORM, NUMBER, DATE, INTEREST AND MATURITY THEREOF AND PLACE OF PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH 2012 NOTE; AUTHORIZING SPECIFIED OFFICERS OF THE TOWNSHIP TO CONTRACT WITH THE PAYING AGENT FOR ITS SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE 2012 NOTE, IF NECESSARY; SETTING FORTH THE SUBSTANTIAL FORM OF THE 2012 NOTE EVIDENCING THE DEBT; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A LOAN OR FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY AND THE TOWNSHIP WHICH PROVIDES AMONG OTHER THINGS, FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE 2012 NOTE; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND ATTESTATION OF SUCH 2012 NOTE; PROVIDING COVENANTS RELATED TO DEBT SERVICE APPLICABLE TO SUCH 2012 NOTE TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY THE ACT AND PLEDGING THE FULL FAITH, CREDIT AND TAXING POWER OF THE TOWNSHIP IN SUPPORT THEREOF; PLEDGING THE RECEIPTS AND REVENUES GENERATED FROM OR BY THE SEWER SYSTEM AS ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR THE 2012 NOTE; CREATING A SINKING FUND IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH 2012 NOTE, TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY THE ACT; DESIGNATING THE PAYING AGENT TO BE THE SINKING FUND DEPOSITARY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ONE OR MORE INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS BY SPECIFIED OFFICERS OF THE TOWNSHIP (IF APPLICABLE) AND THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS OR ANY OTHER SECURITIES OR INVESTMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROJECT; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING SPECIFIED OFFICERS OF THE TOWNSHIP TO PREPARE, EXECUTE AND DELIVER ALL OTHER NECESSARY AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND TO DO, TO TAKE AND TO PERFORM ALL SPECIFIED, REQUIRED, NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTS TO EFFECT THE ISSUANCE OF THE 2012 NOTE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PREPARATION OF A DEBT STATEMENT AND BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE AND THE STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY SECTION 8026 AND 8110(b) OF THE ACT WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO QUALIFY ALL OF SUCH DEBT FOR EXCLUSION FROM THE APPROPRIATE DEBT LIMITS AS SELF-LIQUIDATING DEBT, IF APPROPRIATE, AND THE FILING OF SPECIFIED DOCUMENTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ALL AS REQUIRED BY THE ACT; APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AS TO SELF-LIQUIDATING DEBT; DECLARING THAT THE DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY SUCH 2012 NOTE, TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWNSHIP, WILL NOT BE IN EXCESS OF ANY APPLICABLE LIMITATION IMPOSED BY THE ACT; AUTHORIZING PROPER OFFICERS OF THE TOWNSHIP TO DELIVER THE 2012 NOTE UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INSOFAR AS THE SAME SHALL BE INCONSISTENT HEREWITH. A copy of the full proposed text of the Ordinance described above evidencing the nonelectoral debt proposed to be incurred by the Township may be examined by any citizen at the office of the Secretary of the Township, located at the Hanover Township Municipal Building, 1267 Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Township, Pennsylvania 18706, on any regular business day between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time. The Ordinance currently on file will be completed by the insertion of certain information and may be amended upon final enactment by the Board of the Township, as the Board of the Township may deem necessary or appropriate. THE ORDINANCE CURRENTLY ON FILE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ESTIMATES THAT THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NONELECTORAL INDEBTEDNESS TO BE AUTHORIZED WILL NOT EXCEED $1,200,000; HOWEVER, SUCH AMOUNT MAY BE INCREASED OR DECREASED PRIOR TO FINAL ENACTMENT. If the Ordinance is enacted, a Notice of Enactment, including a summary of any omitted details and any amendments made on final enactment will be advertised after enactment and posted in accordance with the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth, 53 Pa.C.S. Chapters 80-82, as amended, reenacted and supplemented, from time to time, known as the Local Government Unit Debt Act (the "Act"). This Notice is published in compliance with the Act. SECRETARY, TOWNSHIP OF HANOVER, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

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11 AUDI S5 QUATTRO CONVERTIBLE Sprint blue/black, tan leather, auto, 7 speed, turbo, 330 HP, Navigation, AWD 09 CHRYSLER SEBRING 4 door, alloys, seafoam blue. 08 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE, blue, auto V6 07 BUICK LUCERNE CXL, silver, grey leather 07 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS, navy blue, auto, alloys 07 CHRYSLER 300 LTD, AWD, silver, grey leather 06 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER, mint green, V6, alloys 06 NISSAN MAXIMA SE silver, V6, sunroof 06 DODGE STRATUS SXT, red 05 DODGE NEON SXT, red, 4 cyl, auto 05 CHEVY IMPALA LS burgundy, tan leather, sunroof 05 VW NEW JETTA gray, auto, 4 cyl 05 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX, white, grey leather, sunroof 04 NISSAN ALTIMA SL, 3.5 white, black leather, sun roof 03 VW JETTA GLS, black, auto, sunroof 03 AUDI S8 QUATTRO, mid blue/light grey leather, navigation, AWD 02 MUSTANG GT, V8, green, black leather, 5 speed 01 CHEVY LUMINA LS, 4 door, burgundy, 72K 01 VW JETTA GLS, green, auto, 4 cyl 01 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON, blue/grey, leather, AWD 00 PLYMOUTH NEON purple, 4 door, auto 98 MAZDA MILLENIA green 98 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, black

SUVS, VANS, TRUCKS, 4 X4’s

08 JEEP COMPASS SPORT, silver, 4 cyl, auto, 4x4 08 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, white, 5.7 Hemi, 4 door, 4x4 08 CADILLAC ESCALADE black, black leather, 3rd seat, navigation, 4x4 07 CHRYSLER ASPEN LTD, silver, 3rd seat, 4x4 07 DODGE DURANGO SLT, blue, 3rd seat 4x4 07 CHEVY UPLANDER silver, 7 passenger mini van 07 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, blue grey leather, 7 pax mini van 06 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR XLS, AWD, blue auto, V6 06 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ES, red, 4 dr, entrtnmt cntr, 7 pass mini van 05 FORD F150 XLT, extra cab, truck, black, V8, 4x4 05 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT, blue, grey leather, 4x4 05 BUICK RANIER CXL gold, tan, leather, sunroof (AWD) 04 DODGE DAKOTA Club cab, black, auto, V-8, 4x4 04 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, silver, black leather, 3rd seat, AWD 04 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 4x4 black, black leather, 3rd seat, 04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND graphite grey, 2 tone leather, sunroof, 4x4 04 CHEVY SUBURBAN LS, pewter silver, 3rd seat, 4x4 03 FORD WINDSTAR LX green 4 door, 7 pax mini van 02 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 7 passenger, mini van, gold, AWD 02 CHEVY 2500 HD reg. cab. pickup truck, green, auto, 4x4 01 F150 SUPERCREW XLT, green, 4 door, V8, 4x4 truck 00 GMC SIERRA SLE, extra cab, pewter silver, V8, 4x4, truck 00 CHEVY BLAZER LT black & brown, brown leather 4x4 98 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO SE, silver, V6, 4x4 96 CHEVY BLAZER, black 4x4 89 CHEVY 1500, 4X4 TRUCK

CHEVROLET `03 IMPALA 97,000 miles, $3,300. 570-592-4522 570-592-4994

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CHEVROLET `04 CORVETTE COUPE Torch red with

black and red interior. 9,700 miles, auto, HUD, removable glass roof, polished wheels, memory package, Bose stereo and twilight lighting, factory body moldings, traction control, ABS, Garage kept - Like New. $25,900 (570) 609-5282

IMPALA

Excellent condition, new tires, 4 door, all power, 34,000 miles. $13,995. 570-836-1673

CHEVROLET `98 BLAZER 5 speed standard,

6 cylinder, 4x4, power steering and brakes, Air, 90,000 miles, inspected. $3,000. 570-477-5146

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CHEVROLET ‘06 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE

Silver beauty, 1 Owner, Museum quality. 4,900 miles, 6 speed. All possible options including Navigation, Power top. New, paid $62,000 Must sell $45,900 570-299-9370

CHEVY ‘11 MALIBU LT Moonroof. 7K miles. $15,880

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CHEVY ‘95 ASTRO

MARK III CONVERSION VAN. Hightop. 93K. 7 passenger. TV/VCP/Stereo. Loaded. Great condition. $3,495 (570) 574-2199

CHRYSLER `04 SEBRING LXI CONVERTIBLE

Low miles - 54,000. V6. FWD. Leather interior. Great shape. A/C. CD. All power. $7,200. Negotiable (570) 760-1005

CHRYSLER `06 300 4 door sedan in per-

fect condition. Full service records. All luxury options and features. 25.5 MPG. $12,800. Call 570-371-1615

CHRYSLER ‘04 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE

Silver, 2nd owner clean title. Very clean inside & outside. Auto, Power mirrors, windows. CD player, cruise, central console heated power mirrors. 69,000 miles. $4900. 570-991-5558

CHRYSLER ‘08 SEBRING

Leather. Heated seats. DVD Player. $11,880

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DODGE `00 STRATUS LS sedan, 109,000

miles. All options, sun roof, 4 new tires, 22 mpg, very good condition. $2,250. 570-299-0772

DODGE `02 NEON SXT. 4 door. Auto-

matic. Yellow with black interior. Power windows & locks. FWD. $3,500. Call 570-709-5677 or 570-819-3140

EAGLE `95 TALON

Only 97,000 Miles. Full custom body kit, dark green metallic with gray interior. Dual exhaust, 4 coil over adjustable struts. All new brakes, air intake kit, strut brakes, custom seats, custom white gauges, 2 pillar gauges, new stereo, alarm, custom side view mirrors. 4 cylinder automatic, runs excellent. $8,500. Call 570-876-1355 or 570-504-8540 (evenings)

FORD `07 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE

34K. V6. 17” wheels. Shaker. 6 disc. Satellite. Mileage computer. New winter tires. Power seat/leather. $16,750. (570) 474-0943

FORD `08 ESCAPE

XLT. 56,800 miles. Grey metallic with grey cloth interior. 2WD. Auto. Power windows & locks. Dual air bags. A/C. Alloy Wheels. Excellent condition. $14,500 Trades Welcome 570-328-5497

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FORD ‘02 MUSTANG

GTRedCONVERTIBLE with black

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

FORD ‘08 FOCUS SE Auto. Alloys. CD Player. $10,990

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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

JAGUAR ‘94 XJS CONVERTIBLE

Mint Condition Magnolia red, with palomino beige leather interior. This car rates a 10 in & out. 4 new tires and services. Florida car. $10,500. 570-885-1512

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MERCEDESwith `92 500gray SEL White

leather interior, 17” custom chrome wheels, 4 new tires, new breaks front & rear. Full tune-up, oil change & filters done. Body and interior are perfect. Car has all the options. 133,850 miles. Original price: $140,000 new. This is the diplomat version. No rust or dings on this car Garage kept. Sell for $9,500. Call: 570-876-1355 or 570-504-8540 Evenings

OLDSMOBILE `97 CUTLASS SUPREME Museum kept, never

driven, last Cutlass off the GM line. Crimson with black leather interior. Every available option including sunroof. Perfect condition. $21,900 or best offer. Please Call 570-650-0278

PONTIAC 08 VIBE

Low miles. AWD. $13,860

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PORSCHE `01 BOXSTER S Biarritz white, con-

vertible,new $58,000, 3.2 liter, 6 cylinder, 250HP. Loaded with all the extra options. Less than 15,000 miles. $21,000 570-586-0401

TOYOTA ‘00 SOLARA SE SUPER CLEAN All power, new

tires, new back brakes. 125,000 miles. $6,800 negotiable. 570-417-8353

TOYOTA 07 CAMRY LE Low miles. One owner. $12,750

DVD’s, white/beige leather seats, heated front seat, 7 passenger, all power options, moon roof, 70K miles. Balance of 100,000 mile warranty. Must see to appreciate! $19,850. TRADE WELCOME. 570-829-3929 20 Scott St, Wilkes-Barre

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TOYOTA ‘09 COROLLA S Auto. 4 Cylinder. $14,629

CHEVROLET `76 PICKUP Very Good Condition! Low miles! $7500. FIRM 570-905-7389 Ask for Lee

Chrysler ‘68 New Yorker

Sedan. 440 Engine. Power Steering & brakes. 34,500 original miles. Always garaged. Reduced to $6,400 (570) 883-4443

DESOTO CUSTOM ‘49 4 DOOR SEDAN

3 on the tree with fluid drive. This All American Classic Icon runs like a top at 55MPH. Kin to Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Imperial Desoto, built in the American Midwest, after WWII, in a plant that once produced B29 Bombers. In it’s original antiquity condition, with original shop & parts manuals, she’s beautifully detailed and ready for auction in Sin City. Spent her entire life in Arizona and New Mexico, never saw a day of rain or rust. Only $19,995. To test drive, by appointment only, Contact Tony at 570-899-2121 or penntech84th@ gmail.com

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

Rumble Seat. Professionally Restored. Ford Blue with tan canvas top. $15,225 570-339-1552 after 5:00pm

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FORD SALEEN ‘04 281 SC Coupe

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VOLKSWAGEN `04 Beetle - Convertible

GREAT ON GAS! Blue. AM/FM cassette. Air. Automatic. Power roof, windows, locks & doors. Boot cover for top. 22k. Excellent condition. Garage kept. Newly Reduced $14,000 570-479-7664 Leave Message

VOLKSWAGEN `09 BEETLE Excellent condition,

1,000 miles documented #380 Highly collectable. $28,500 570-472-1854

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

VOLKSWAGEN `09 Beetle. Excellent condition. $16,500. CHEVY EQUINOX ‘05. Very good shape, new brakes. $13,000 (570) 262-8863

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

OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT

Must Sell! Appraised for $9,200 • All original

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

OLDSMOBILE 1953 98 SEDAN 72K original miles.

Rocket V8 motor. Hydromatic transmission. Mechanically sound. Antique tags. Excellent Driver. Must see to appreciate! Asking $6,250 Or best offer. (570) 855-3040

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PONTIAC `68 CATALINA

Convertible. 400 engine. 2 barrel carburetor. Yellow with black roof and white wall tires. Black interior. $4,500 negotiable. 570-696-3513

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BMW 2010 K1300S

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.

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HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL

Black. 1,800 miles. ABS brakes. Security System Package. $16,000 firm. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY 570-704-6023

HARLEY DAVIDSON `03

100th Anniversary Edition Deuce. Garage kept. 1 owner. 1900 miles. Tons of chrome. $38,000 invested. A must see. Asking $18,000. OBO 570-706-6156

Classic, many chrome accessories, 13k miles, Metallic Emerald Green. Garage kept, like new condition. Includes Harley cover. $12,900 570-718-6769 570-709-4937

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HARLEY DAVIDSON 2006 NIGHTTRAIN SPECIAL EDITION

#35 of 50 Made $10,000 in accessories including a custom made seat. Exotic paint set, Alien Spider Candy Blue. Excellent condition. All Documentation. 1,400 Asking $15,000 570-876-4034

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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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CHEVY 05 SILVERADO

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

CHEVY ‘10 EQUINOX LT

Moonroof. Alloys. 1 Owner. $19,995

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CHEVY 99 SILVERADO 4X4 Auto. V8. Bargain

price! $3,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

06 CHEVY COLORADO CREW CAB Z71 78K MILES. NEWER 31-10-15 HANKOOK TIRES. 4WD, AUTO, POWER WINDOWS LOCKS. TRUCK RUNS LIKE NEW. 5 CYLINDER GREAT ON GAS HAVE LEER CAP & NERF BARS AND BED LINER, CD, AIR LIGHT BLUE WITH BLUE INTERIOR. $14,500 570-575-5087 OR 570-718-1834

BUICK `05 RENDEZVOUS BARGAIN!!

AWD, Fully loaded, 1 owner, 22,000 miles. Small 6 cylinder. New inspection. Like new, inside & out. $13,000. (570) 540-0975

CHEVY `00 SILVERADO

1500. 4x4. 8’ box. Auto. A/C. 121K miles. $5,995. 570-332-1121

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

CHRYSLER 02 TOWN & COUNTRY V6. Like new!

$5,495 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

DODGE `00 CARGO VAN 1500

88,500 miles. V6. Automatic. Good Condition. $2,300 (570) 793-6955

DODGE 07 CALIBER

R/T. AWD. Alloys. $14,880

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CHEVY `10 SILVERADO

4 Door Crew Cab LTZ. 4 wheel drive. Excellent condition, low mileage. $35,500. Call 570-655-2689

DODGE ‘97 2500 4X4, C UMMINS

Extended Cab. Good Shape. $9,500 negotiable. (570) 954-7461

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FORD ‘97 F150 4X4 Auto. V6. New

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20,000 miles, all power, sun roof, kayak and bike rack included. $14,900. 570-864-2300

LEXUS `98 LS 400

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FORD ‘28 MODEL A Sport Coupe.

Excellent condition, garage kept, 1 owner. Must see. Low mileage, 90K. Leather interior. All power. GPS navigation, moon roof, cd changer. Loaded. $9,000 or best offer. 570-706-6156

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Auto., Air, CD, Advance Trac with Roll Stability, Side Curtains, PDL, 15” Alum. Wheels, Tilt Wheel, Keyless Entry w/Keypad, Pwr. Mirrors, Cruise Control,

Automatic, Air, Pwr. Door Locks, Pwr. Mirrors, Advance Trac with Electronic Stability Control, Side Curtains, CD, Remote Keyless Entry, Tilt Wheel

FORD REBATE................................................................................................500 OFF LEASE REBATE..........................................................................................500 *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.

FORD CREDIT REBATE.......................500 OFF LEASE REBATE..............................500 FORD REGIONAL DISCOUNT OFF MSRP........70 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP................76 *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.

APR Remote Keyless Entry, Air, CD, Anti-Theft Sys., Pwr. Locks, Side Curtain Air Bags, Message Center, MyKey

PLUS

FORD REBATE...................................500 FMCC REBATE..................................500 OFF LEASE REBATE..............................500 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP..............391

M O S.

Auto., CD, Anti-Theft Sys., Side Curtain Air Bags, 16” Steel Wheels, Tilt Wheel, Instrument Cluster, Message Center, PL, PW, Keyless Entry, Pwr. Side Mirrors, AC, Fog Lamps, MyKey

FORD REBATE................................1,000 FMCC REBATE..................................500 OFF LEASE REBATE..............................500 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP..............686 *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.

APR Auto., CD, Alum. Wheels, Tilt Wheel, PW, PL, Safety Pkg., Side Impact Air Bags, 1st & 2nd Air Curtains, Sirius Satellite Radio, Anti-Theft Sys., Keyless Entry, Message Center,

PLUS

*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.

M O S.

Auto., CD, Tilt, PW, PDL, Pwr. Seat, Safety Pkg., Side Impact Air Bags, 1st & 2nd Air Curtains, Anti-Theft Sys., Sirius Satellite Radio, Keyless Entry w/Keypad, Message Center,

FORD REBATE................................1,500 FORD BONUS REBATE.......................500 FMCC REBATE..................................500 OFF LEASE REBATE...........................1,250 FORD REGIONAL DISCOUNT OFF MSRP....1,445 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP...........1,186 *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.

APR PLUS

EcoBoost Engine, Pwr. Windows, PDL, Air, CD, Advance Trac w/Roll Stability Control, Remote Keyless Entry, MyFord

FORD REBATE................................1,500 FMCC REBATE...............................1,000 OFF LEASE REBATE...........................1,250 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP..............711 *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 1/31/12.

M O S.

XLT, Auto., Safety Canopy, Side Impact Safety Pkg., Pwr. Driver’s Seat, CD, Air, Fog Lamps, Privacy Glass, Sirius Satellite Radio, Rear Cargo Convenience Pkg., Roof Rack, Keyless Entry, PW, PDL, 16” Alum. Wheels, ,

FORD REBATE................................2,000 FORD BONUS REBATE.......................500 OFF LEASE REBATE...........................1,250 FORD REGIONAL DISCOUNT OFF MSRP......195 COCCIA DISCOUNT OFF MSRP..............786

*Tax and tags extra. Security Deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. See salesperson for details. All payments subject to credit approval by the primary lending source, Tier 0 rate. Special APR financing cannot be combined with Ford cash rebate. “BUY FOR” prices are based on 72 month at $18.30 per month per $1000 financed with $2,500 down (cash or trade). Photos of vehicles are for illustration purposes only. Coccia Ford is not responsible for any typographical errors. No Security Deposit Necessary. See dealer for details. Sale ends

CALL NOW 823-8888 1-800-817-FORD Overlooking Mohegan Sun 577 East Main St., Plains

Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B

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451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

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seats. Extra Clean! $3,495 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

Black Beauty! $6,495 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

FORD ‘00 EXPLORER XLT. CD. Power

JEEPAuto. 04 LIBERTY V6.

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

FORD 01 F150 XLT Extra cab. 2

2003 BUICK CENTURY

Custom Sedan

2000 M AZDA B3000 SE

4x4

FORD ‘02 EXPLORER

O N LY 50K M ILES

# 12 16 4 A ,V6 ,A T,A / C,Cru ise, CD,Pow er M irrors,O nl y 5 9 K M il es

# 12 0 2 6 A ,V6 A u tom atic,A ir Conditioning,A M / FM CD,Hard Tonneau Cover,A l l oy W heel s

7 995*

2005 CHEVRO LET IM PALA LS

8 795* ,

2001 CH EV Y ASTRO

8 999*

2007 CHEVY CO BALT

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

# Z 2 6 2 7,V6 ,A u to.w / O D,Deep Tinted G l ass, Cargo B in Pk g,Lock ing Rear Differential

10 995* ,

2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER

LT Sedan

LS 4W

O N LY 46K M ILES

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

FORD 02 F150 Extra Cab. 6

FORD 08 EDGE SEL Leather. Auto. $16,990

10 999 ,

# 12 16 5 A ,A u to.,Cl im ate Control ,Key l ess Entry, B ose 6 Disc CD Pl ay er,1 O w ner

11 999 ,

2006 PO NTIAC TO RRENT

2008 CHEVY M ALIBU Classic 2LT

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

# 12 0 4 8 A ,V6 A u to. ,A ir,Leather Heated Seats,A M / FM 6 Disc CD Pl ay er

12 450* ,

2010 H O ND A CIVIC LX Sedan O N LY 24K M ILES

14 999 ,

2006 G M C CANYO N SL R EG CAB 4x4

15 900 ,

2009 SUBARU LEG ACY O UTBACK SD N AW D

ONE O W N ER

22K M ILES

# Z 2 5 10 A ,4 Cyl,A u to,P/ SPB ,A / C,Su nroof,4 2 K

16 854 ,

4W D ONE O W N ER

15 995

# 12 3 4 5 A ,4 Cy l .,2 .5 LA u to.,A ir,Su nroof,PW, PDL,A M / FM CD,1 O w ner,2 2 K M il es

16 957 ,

2008 CHEVRO LET CO LO RADO

2007 CHEVY CO LO RADO EXTENDED CAB 4W D

Crew Cab 4x4

# Z 2 6 19 ,5 Cy l ,A u to,PS,PB ,A / C, PW,PL,Til t,Cru ise,4 3 K

# Z 2 6 18 ,2 .9 LI4 A u tom atic,A ir,Insta-Trac 4 x 4 Transfer Case,A M/ FM/ CD/ MP3 ,O ne O w ner

17 497* ,

19 487 ,

2007 CHEVY SILVERAD O

2007 FO RD F-250

Ext Cab Classic4W D

REG CAB 4W D

HONDA ‘09 CRV LX

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

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HYUNDAI ‘06 SANTE FE LTD

Leather. Moonroof. One owner. $13,450

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

JEEP `02 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

8’ BO X

ONE O W N ER

# Z 2 6 2 4 ,V8 ,A T,A / C,PW,PDL,P.Heated M irrors, Lock ing Rear Differential ,HD Trail ering Eqp ,Low M il es

# 12 2 4 5 A ,V8 A u tom atic,A ir Conditioning, Al l oy W heel s,PW,PDL,O nl y 4 4 K M il es,Cap

19 900 ,

2006 LEXUS RX330

20 950 ,

2008 JEEP SAHARA W

AW D

Unlim ited 4W D

ONE O W N ER LO CA L TRA DE

RANG LER

O N LY 33K M ILES

# 118 3 2 A ,6 Cy l . ,A T,Leather,Heated Seats, Su nroof,A / C,Low M il es

22 900* ,

# Z 2 5 8 1,3 .8 LV8 A u tom atic,PW,PDL,Rem ovab l e Roof PA nel s,Privacy G l ass,Fog Lam p s,CD

23 999* ,

2007 CHEVY SILVERADO

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT CAB D URAM AX D IESEL 4X4

3500 Reg Cab 4W D w / Plow O N LY 26K M ILES

BRA N D N EW STA IN LESS STEEL PLO W

# 115 4 3 A ,Du ram ax DieselV8 A u to.,A ir,PW M,PDL,Pow er Seat,B ed Cap,Step Rails,Lock ing Rear Differential,Low Miles

24 999 ,

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

JEEP 98 CHEROKEE SPORT

2 door. 4x4. 6 cylinder. Auto. Like new! $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

LEXUS `06 GX 470

Cypress Pearl with ivory leather interior. Like new condition, garage kept. All service records. All options including premium audio package, rear climate control, adjustable suspension, towing package, rear spoiler, Lexus bug guard. 52,000 miles.

$25,995

# 12 10 2 A ,6 .0 LV8 ,A u to.,A ir,PW,PDL,HD Trail ering Eqp .,A u to Rear Lock ing Differential ,1 O w ner

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

MAZDA 03 MPV VAN V6. CD Player.

1 owner vehicle!! $2,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

NISSAN `10 ROGUE SL AWD. Gray. Sunroof. Bose stereo system. Black, heated leather seats. Sunroof 6,800 miles. $24,000 (570) 696-2777

SUBARU `03 BAJA

ONE O W N ER

O N LY 22K M ILES

2009 M ERCURY M ARINER

A LL W H EEL DRIVE

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

(570) 237-1082

# Z 2 5 8 2 ,3 .5 LA u tom atic,A ir,PW,PDL,A l u m inu m Sheel s,CD,B edl iner,Fog Lam p s,O nl y 4 2 K Mil es

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

AWD. 1 owner. $17,880

ONE O W N ER SU N RO O F

# 12 172 A ,A u to,A ir,PW,PDL,Key l ess Entry,A M / FM / CD

4WD & Alloys. $15,880

Leather & Moonroof. $14,990

SU N RO O F

# Z 2 5 2 8 B ,V6 A u to.,A ir,Rem ote Keyl ess Entry, Cu stom Seats,CD,Pow er Mirrors

JEEP ‘07 GRAND CHEROKEE

HONDA 06 CRV SE

AW D

O N LY 39K M ILES

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SU N RO O F

# 12 13 6 A ,2 .2 LA u to.,A / C,PW,PDL,Sp oil er, CD,Traction Control

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

27 999 ,

JEEP `04 CHEROKEE 135,000 miles, auto-

matic, four wheel drive, $6,500. (570) 237-6979

JEEP `98 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

6 cylinder. New items: 4 tires, battery, all brakes, complete exhaust. $4,395 (570) 417-4731

*Prices plus tax & tags. Prior use daily rental on select vehicles. Select pictures for illustration purposes only. Not responsible for typographical errors.

K E N W A L L A CE ’S

•1-800-444-7172 V A L L E Y 821-2772 601 K id d e rS tre e t, W ilke s -Ba rre , P A CHE V ROL E T

Triple black, economical 6 cylinder. 4x4 select drive. CD, remote door opener, power windows & locks, cruise, tilt wheel. 108k highway miles. Garage kept. Super clean inside and out. No rust. Sale price $6,495. Scranton. Trade in’s accepted. 570-466-2771

Mon.-Fri. 8:30-7:00pm; Sat. 8:30-5:00pm

EXIT 170B OFF I-81 TO EXIT 1. BEAR RIGHT ON BUSINESS ROUTE 309 TO SIXTH LIGHT. JUST BELOW WYOMING VALLEY MALL.

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

JEEP 03 LIBERTY

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

Sport Utility 4 door pickup. 68K. AWD. 4 cylinder. 2.5 Litre engine. 165hp. Bedliner & cover. Premium Sound. $10,700. Call 570-474-9321 or 570-690-4877

TOYOTA 02 TACOMA 4WD. SR5. TRD. V-6. $11,425

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

TOYOTA 09 RAV 4

Only 13K miles! Remote Starter. $19,995

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

457 Wanted to Buy Auto

ALL JUNK CAR & TRUCKS WANTED Highest Prices Paid In Cash!!! FREE REMOVAL Call V&G Anytime 288-8995

Engineering

SURVEYOR

503

Accounting/ Finance

BOOKKEEPER Part time for

accounting office. Knowledge of QuickBooks, and payroll preparation necessary. Send Resume to: 561 N. Main St. Suite 2, Pittston, PA 18640

TAXWANTED PREPARERS

Van

O N LY 14K M ILES # 116 5 5 B ,V6 ,A u to,PW,PB ,A / C,A M / FM / CD, PTDenter,A l u m .W heel s,Sp oil er

wheel drive. 5 speed. 6 cylinder. Like new! $5,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

524

Part time. Knowledge of individual - partnerships - corporation tax returns. Send Resume to: 561 N. Main St. Suite 2, Pittston, PA 18640

506 Administrative/ Clerical

ADMINISTRATIVE/ CLERICAL

New car dealership is seeking full time employee. Experience only. Must have excellent phone etiquette and good ability to multi-task. Excellent pay and benefits including 401k plan. Send resume to: c/o Times Leader Box 2875 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250

509

Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades

GasSearch Drilling Services Corporation is looking for the following positions:

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance - 401K - Quarterly Safety Bonus - Paid Holidays - Paid Vacation

Apply within or online: GasSearch Drilling Services Corporation 8283 Hwy 29 Montrose, PA 18801 570-278-7118 www. gassearchdrilling. com

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Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! 527 Food Services/ Hospitality

KITCHEN HELP

Pizza maker, pre-pare salads, hoagies, etc. Full or part time. Weekends a must. Reply in confidence to: Box 2880 C/O Times Leader 15 N Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

LINE COOK & CASHIER/WAIT STAFF Self-motivated,

clean, non-smoker, honest, personable person to work @ restaurant in center city. Please call 570-977-1437 for interview.

LINE COOKS

Experienced only Full time. Day 1 benefits - Medical, Dental, Eye. 401k program Meal plans. Apply in person from 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. Red Lobster 10 East End Center Wilkes-Barre or Apply Online at redlobster.com

COOPER’S SEAFOOD WATERFRONT

Now Hiring Full & Part Time experienced LINE COOKS for 2nd shift. Good starting wage. Good working conditions. Apply in person after 3pm at 304 Kennedy Blvd. Pittston

533

CAR WASH STAFF WE’RE BUSY!

We have Part Time Day Shift Openings For Weekdays (9AM - 5PM or 10AM-6PM) This is fast-paced physical work requiring the ability to clean cars and make windows sparkle. If you enjoy cars, working in a first class facility and a team atmosphere, you’ll earn above average pay and free car washes. We can work around school schedules or work with your availability. Apply in person at the area’s finest car wash!

Orloski’s Wash & Lube

295 Mundy St. Behind the W.V. Mall

Find Something? Lose Something? Get it back where it belongs with a Lost/Found ad! 570-829-7130

542

Find homes for your kittens! Place an ad here! 570-829-7130

522

Education/ Training

immediate hire. Salary based on experience. Health care benefits available. Call to schedule interview. 570-696-5296

DRIVERS

Van drivers for school children. Start immediately. Part time. Apply: 197 Main Street Luzerne, PA 18709

LOOKING TO GROW DRIVERS WANTED! CDL Class A Local 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.cds transportation.com or emailed to jmantik@cds transportation.com or you can apply in person at CDS Transportation Jerilyn Mantik One Passan Drive Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570-654-6738

468

INCLASSIFIED!

Education/ Training

548 Medical/Health

Do you wake up every day excited about what you do for a living? Did you become a Caregiver because you have a true calling to care for those who need help? If you answered yes, call Visiting Angels today! We have opportunities for you. Visiting Angels is seeking experienced Caregivers for 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts. Short and Long shifts available. Regular duties of a Caregiver may include: • Providing companionship •Assisting with bathing, dressing and grooming • Running errands and providing transportation • Light housekeeping such as laundry, dishes and vacuuming • Meal preparation • Medication reminders. We offer ﬂexibility, competitive wages, and a friendly and supportive staff. Come join the Visiting Angels team and make a difference! Call 570-270-6700 or email apietraccini@visitingangels.com

GENERAL

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

West Side, semi retired & home makers welcome, will train. 570-288-8035

SERVICE DRIVER & GENERAL LABORER

For local portable restroom company. Good pay & benefits Call 570-388-6352 Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm.

Job Seekers are looking here! Where's your ad? 570-829-7130 and ask for an employment specialist

548 Medical/Health Community Home Workers Full Time week on / week off (including 7 asleep overnight shifts) working with intellectual disabilities in a community home in the WilkesBarre area. Experience is helpful, paid training is provided. Valid drivers license is required. For information or application, call IMPACT SYSTEMS, Inc. at (570) 829-3671. Starting Salary is $22,048 + benefits Drug free workplace. EOE

NURSE CASE MANAGER For hospital in Wilkes-Barre Area. Full time. Email resume to rsimon@mri-corp. com or contact Rich Simon 800600-3638 ext. 300

NURSING POSITIONS RN Full-Time LPN CNA with benefits

All shifts available Apply in person to: Kingston Commons 615 Wyoming Ave. Kingston, PA 18704 570-288-5496 Or e-mail resume to: CParsons@ ageofpa.com E.O.E. Drug free workplace

RN SUPERVISOR Full Time 3-11

Monday - Friday Experience in LTC

ACTIVITY AIDE Per Diem DIETARY AIDES Per Diem CNA’S

Per Diem, All shifts Competitive Salary & Benefits Package Golden Living Center Summit 50 N. Pennsylvania Avenue Fax 570-825-9423 or pamela.smith2@ goldenliving.com EOE M/F/D/V

468

Auto Parts

NOBODY Pays More 570-760-2035

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

EDUCATION

548 Medical/Health

Logistics/ Transportation

$125 EXTRA IF DRIVEN, DRAGGED OR PUSHED IN!

539

We are looking for qualified, dedicated individuals to join the Head Start Team: Full Time Preschool TEACHER, Edwardsville, AAS/BS Degree in Early Childhood Education REQUIRED; Part Time ASSISTANT TEACHERS, Pittston; Full Time REGIONAL NURSE, Nanticoke area. Visit our website at www.lchs.hsweb.org for more details. Qualified candidates must possess current clearances: ACT 34 PA State Police Criminal Record Check, ACT 151 Child Abuse History and FBI Fingerprints. Send resume/cover letter, 3 written letters of reference and proof of education, copy of degree/transcripts/license to LCHS, ATTN: Human Resources, PO Box 540, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703-0540; Email LCHSHumanResources@hsweb.org; Fax #570-829-6580. E.O.E. M/F/V/H. NO PHONE CALLS.

Auto Parts

542

BUYING JUNK VEHICLES $300 AND UP

Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified! 522

Logistics/ Transportation

CDL B, AIR-BRAKE DRIVER Needed for

HIRING: LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE HYDROVAC OPERATOR Starting rate:

$21/hour. Must be physically fit and reliable with a friendly attitude. Call Monday-Friday 1pm4pm. 570-477-5818

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

Legal

539

Legal

LATONA LAW, P.C. Criminal Division

Latona Law, P.C. is expanding to include a criminal division. Applicant must have at least 3 years criminal law experience. Salary and benefits package based on experience.

Please fax resume to 570-822-5169 or Email to tlorince@epix.net NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE 545

Marketing/ Product

545

Marketing/ Product

Admissions/Business Development Director: Position available for a dynamic individual to Market a Skilled Nursing Facility to physicians and discharge planners. Responsible for developing and maintaining optimal occupancy and quality census mix as well as completing admission paperwork. This is a full-time position with benefits. Experience is required. If interested please provide resume:

Kingston Commons

Attn: Heidi Smith, NHA 615 Wyoming Avenue Kingston, PA 18704 Or email to: administrator@kingstoncommons.com E.O.E. Drug free workplace

548 Medical/Health

WE’RE HIRING Hiring for Part time/ Full time all shifts, all days, in Luzerne, Lackawanna and surrounding counties. 1 Year Experience Required.

Hiring: CNAs • RNs • LPNs • HHAs We work around your schedule.

Adults: 570-883-5600 Ask for Elizabeth

TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com 548 Medical/Health

573

SURGICAL TECH/ MEDICAL ASSISTANT Part time position

LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED! 573

Warehouse

DISTRIBUTION CLERKS WILKES-BARRE

available in Forty Fort plastic surgery office. Fax resume to 570-288-4080.

Warehouse

WAREHOUSE/DRIVER

Full time. Wholesale distributor requires person for delivery to retail dealers + general warehouse duties. Clean driving record required. Benefits include: Paid Health Insurance & Vacation. No Phone Calls Please Apply in person at GALLAGHER FLORAL SUPPLY 10 Gallagher Drive Plains, PA (Behind M&T Bank)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012 PAGE 5D

Are you an Early Bird or a Night Owl? Adecco has Various Shifts with Pay Rates up to $9.75/hour TEMP TO HIRE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION: PROFESSIONAL RESUME with Solid Work History Submit to a Background and Drug Screen HS Diploma/GED Stand on Feet All Day Basic Computer Skills

Apply Today At www. adeccousa.com Or Call 570.451.3726

610

600 FINANCIAL 610

Business Opportunities

BEER & LIQUOR LICENSE FOR SALE LUZERNE COUNTY $22,000 For More Info Call 570-332-1637 or 570-332-4686

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KEN POLLOCK NISSAN

Due to unprecedented d growth we are in need of Experienced, Dedicated Professional SalesPeople Join the winning team at Ken Pollock Nissan and enjoy a Great Atmosphere as well as Unlimited Earning Potential • Large Advertising Budget • Extensive Inventory

Business Opportunities

TAX REFUND COMING?

INVEST IN YOURSELF WITH JAN – PRO Quote from current Franchisee, “I started with a small investment & I have grown my business over 600%. It definitely changed my life and I would recommend Jan-Pro.” * Guaranteed Clients * Steady Income * Insurance & Bonding * Training & Ongoing Support * Low Start Up Costs * Accounts available throughout WilkesBarre & Scranton

570-824-5774

Jan-Pro.com

630 Money To Loan “We can erase your bad credit 100% GUARANTEED.” Attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission say they’ve never seen a legitimate credit repair operation. No one can legally remove accurate and timely information from your credit report. It’s a process that starts with you and involves time and a conscious effort to pay your debts. Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc. gov/credit. A message from The Times Leader and the FTC.

700 MERCHANDISE

APPLY IN PERSON: 229 Mundy Street Wilkes-Barre

708

Antiques & Collectibles

OR EMAIL RESUME ALL REPLIES WILL BE HELD IN STRICT CONFIDENCE:

gpeters@kenpollocknissan.com 551

Other

551

Other

551

Other

Need Extra Cash For Holiday Bills? Deliver (No Collections)

Available routes: Plymouth

$1,140 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips

207 daily papers / 260 Sunday papers Coal Street, West Main Street, New Street, Davenport Street, Franklin Street

Exeter

$415 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips 83 daily / 96 Sunday

Wildﬂower Village, Slocum Avenue

West Pittston

$620 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips

149 daily papers / 149 Sunday papers Ann Street, Exeter Avenue, Elm Street Freemont Street, Susquehanna Avenue

Plains/Hudson

$900 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips

218 daily papers / 244 Sunday papers Burke Street, North Main Street, Slope Street, Chamberlain Street, Clark Street

Edwardsville

$680 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips

150 daily papers / 184 Sunday papers Bunny Lane, Church Street, Green Street, Hillside Avenue, Main Street, Arch Street, Atlantic Avenue

To ﬁnd a route near you and start earning extra cash, call Rosemary at

570-829-7107

$ ANTIQUES BUYING $

Old Toys, model kits, Bikes, dolls, guns, Mining Items, trains & Musical Instruments, Hess. 474-9544

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710

Appliances

APPLIANCE PA RT S E T C .

Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162 MICROWAVE GE over range, 7 months old, white, excellent condition $75. 570-474-0281 570-371-1866 Why Spend Hundreds on New or Used Appliances? Most problems with your appliances are usually simple and inexpensive to fix! Save your hard earned money, Let us take a look at it first! 30 years in the business. East Main Appliances 570-735-8271 Nanticoke

712

Baby Items

CRIB F.P. 3 In 1 travel tender crib or playpen $20. 570-654-4113

716

Building Materials

CERAMIC FLOOR TILE Davinci brand new, never used maui color, 12 x 12” 11 boxes of 11 tiles each. $40. 570-287-5358

720

Cemetery Plots/Lots

MEMORIAL SHRINE CEMETERY 6 Plots Available

May be Separated Rose Lawn Section $450 each 570-654-1596

MEMORIAL SHRINE

LOTS FOR SALE 6 lots available at Memorial Shrine Cemetery. $2,400. Call 717-774-1520 SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY

724 Cellular Phones

APPLE IPHONE 4 S Brand new with

64GB Memory and Apple iPad 2, 64GB with wifi-3g this are factory unlocked with Complete accessories (Well packed & sealed in original company box) and can be used with any network provider of your choice Email: order@tradebitlimited.com or skype: wg.fields for more information.

726

Clothing

CLOTHING boys size 2T blanket sleepers; 9 total; $12. excellent condition Men’s large long sleeve dress shirts (Chaps, Eddie Bauer, Natica, Perry Ellis) excellent condition; asking $5 each 570-333-0966

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

HANOVER TOWNSHIP 599 Shawnee St

COAT

KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385 COAT men’s Columbia warm green color coat size xl $10. Girls brown London Fog jacket, hood & flowers embroided on 1 sleeve, size 7-8 asking $10. 570-650-8710 Designer Clothes at Discount prices. Your favorite current styles. Convenient, local fashions, with no shipping or return hassles. Wed., Fri. & Sat. 11 - 5 Thurs. 12 - 6 100 Wyoming Ave. Wyoming, PA

744

Furniture & Accessories

BED FRAME classic style, queen size raised panel, headboard, footboard & side rails. Black wood finish. Asking $200. assembly required, easy instructions included. 570-283-3086

NANTICOKE ESTATE SALE

27 W Grove Street Saturday 9 - 3pm Entire Estate to include Library Table, Antique dining room set, concrete urns & bird bath, vintage doll, Carnival + other glassware, china sets, bedroom furniture, Gibson freezer, kitchen set, linens, religious pictures, rag rugs, clothes from 60's with original tags & much more!

Let the Community Know! Place your Classified Ad TODAY! 570-829-7130

DINING TABLES 3 2 with extensions for $35. each. 1 dark finish oval for $25. Antique dressing table $35. 570-825-3888

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, oak, 46” h, 40”w. Will hold up to 26” TV, has drawers & shelves, excellent condition. $50. 570-696-1703

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 LAMPS (2) parlor stand up, grey metal & black. $25 each. 570-740-1246 LAMPS 2 large living room lamps, brass base with cream colored shade, brand new asking $30 each or $50 for pair. Call 570-239-9945 LOVE SEAT, white $100. Kitchen Table marble top $300. Queen Waterbed mattress & heater $100.570-655-8598

MATTRESS SALE

We Beat All Competitors Prices!

Mattress Guy

Twin sets: $159 Full sets: $179 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898 TV Armoire with lighted curio on top $75. 570-954-2712

Don't need that Guitar? Sell it in the Classified Section! 570-829-7130

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

ASKAM

HANOVER TWP.

Medical Equipment

758 Miscellaneous

All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H FREE PICKUP

570-574-1275 BEDLINER: 89 Chevy S10 truck bedliner, standard 6’ cab $15. Battery charger 6/12 volt, 2/6 amp, new $25. Chevy small block headers with gaskets $20 both. Holley 4 barrel carb 600 cfm rebuilt $90. Gong Show movie DVD $10. Large frameless mirror 36”X42” $40. 5 storm windows $15. 570-740-1246

46 Parrish Street

CARRIER Sears Black X-Cargo Sport 20 car top carrier with lock and key. Measures 67 1/2 x 26 1/4 x 20 1/4. Excellent condition. Asking $125. 570-829-4776

SATURDAY, JAN-7 8:00-4:00

RECORDS LPs, 78s, 45s, 60s, 70s, 80s & 90’s. $1. each.. 829-2411 SANITIZING STEAM CLEANING SYSTEM, Hahn multi function Model MS30 numerous attachments, mint condition $75. 570-829-1454

548 Medical/Health

758 Miscellaneous

FREE AD POLICY

The Times Leader will accept ads for used private party merchandise only for items totaling $1,000 or less. All items must be priced and state how many of each item. Your name address, email and phone number must be included. No ads for ticket sales accepted. Pet ads accepted if FREE ad must state FREE. One Submission per month per household. You may place your ad online at timesleader.com, or email to classifieds@ timesleader.com or fax to 570-831-7312 or mail to Classified Free Ads: 15 N. Main Street, WilkesBarre, PA. Sorry no phone calls.

Collect cash, not dust! Clean out your basement, garage or attic and call the Classified department today at 570829-7130!

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

Find your next vehicle online.

TIRES 2 used Winterforce 215/70R15 tires on rims from 2000 Chevy Venture $80. 570-474-0935 TV STAND black, glass shelves top & bottom 44”l x 22”w x 20”h, like new condition $75.6548520

566 Sales/Business Development

timesleaderautos.com 566 Sales/Business Development

566 Sales/Business Development

Professional Volvo Salesperson Santo Volvo has immediate opening(s) for high quality professional Volvo salesperson(s). Due to an increase in New and Pre-owned Volvo sales, we are looking for experienced individuals to join our team in a “no-pressure” sales environment. Individuals must be ambitious and self-motivated. We offer an excellent working environment and benefits, including a generous compensation package, health insurance and opportunity for advancement.

Please forward your resume in confidence to gsanto@santocars.com or call for an appointment. 570.207.8149 548 Medical/Health

548 Medical/Health

Sale by Cook & Cook Estate Liquidators www.cookand cookestate liquidators.com

WEST WYOMING FLEA MARKET 6th Street

OPEN SPACE YEAR ROUND

AVAILABLE INSIDE & OUT ACRES OF PARKING OUTSIDE SPACES - $10 INSIDE SPACES $60 AND UP (MONTHLY)

Saturday 10am-2pm Sunday 8am-4pm

The Greater Hazleton Health Alliance has the following openings: Critical Care Nurse Manager - Full Time Trauma Program Coordinator - Full Time Pharmacy Director - Full Time Home Health (RN) Manager - Full Time Physical Therapist - Full Time (Home Health) Speech Therapist - Full Time RN’s - Full Time/Part Time (ED, OB, Med./Surg., Home Health, Telemetry) Financial Counselors - Part Time Excellent benefit package for full time employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement and defined contribution plan.

Candidates interested in joining our team can forward their resume in confidence to: jobs@ghha.org Employment Applications are available for download from our web site at www.ghha.org

700 E. Broad Street, Hazleton, PA 18201

WILKES-BARRE

82 DIVISION STREET Sat. & Sun. Jan. 7th & 8th 9 am - 4 pm Uncommon Mansion Estate Sale of Prominent Family. From 1920 to 1990, they lived like royalty. Since then, much was left untouched. Fine Antique Furniture. Vintage Jew-elry. Significant Porcelains & China. Antique Dolls. MidCentury Decoratives & Furniture Galore. Art Glass. Crystal. Hat Vases. Couture Dresses. Antique Linen Collection. Couture Hats, Purses & more! Near Hanover Cross Rds. From Old River Rd., turn left at KFC. Left on Lee Park Ave. right on Division St. House next to corner. No early birds. SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE. NOT TO BE MISSED!

754 8 Center Street Saturday, Jan 7th 6 am - 4 pm off Middle Road. Turn on Center St. Everything must go today!

756

PLYMOUTH

END TABLE $20. 570-654-4113 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, oak, $60. Call Mark at 570301-3484 or Allison at 631-6635.

SNOWBLOWER ATTACHMENT 42” for the FASTATTACH lawn tractor includes chains & weights. Free to go. Used one season. 570-563-3081

BEDROOM SET Thomasville 7 drawer bureau with mirror, 2 matching night stands $300. obo 570-994-7921

COMPUTER DESK oak, 25 3/4dc60 1/2 wx301/4H, removable hutch, excellent condition $200. 570-829-1454

DESK, wood computer desk , pull out keyboard tray, lower shelf to hold tower off the floor, has rollers for easy moving 31 1/2”w x 19 1/2”d x 55 1/2 “h $40. Maple 3 shelf open back book stand 9 p3/4”w x 23 1/2”l x 28 1/2”h $20. Wooden lamp with shade hangs on wall, $20. Kaz cool moisture humidifier with air cleaning filter, 20-24 hour operation, on-off switch, directional spout $15. 570-288-8689

Machinery & Equipment

POWER CHAIR Jazzy Select, $500. WALKER with wheels $45. 570-829-2411

BRAND NEW P-TOP QUEEN MATTRESS SET!! Still in bags! $150!! MUST SELL!! Call Steve @ 280-9628!!

COMPUTER DESK, like new L shaped used 2 months paid $500 sell for $200. Wood/walnut. 570-287-3934

754

Machinery & Equipment

ENGINE 3 HP Briggs & Stratton engine in good condition mounted on a 2 wheel sprayer with hose & nozzle that needs work. $75. 570-693-1918

Our Heart is in Healthcare 566 Sales/Business Development

566 Sales/Business Development

Part-Time Sales Positions We are seeking highly motivated, part-time sales people. The positions consist of inbound and outbound phone calls to businesses discussing websites and online marketing strategies. Performing estimates and follow up are part of the position as well. Candidate Expectations: • Team Player • High Energy • Goal Oriented • Excellent Sales and Customer Service Skills • Self-Motivated • Strong Organizational Skills We are a rapidly growing multi-media and Web design company. We are dedicated to growing the company at the local and national level and are in search of dynamic sales people to help us achieve our goals. We offer a great work environment, competitive wages and lucrative commission plan. c/o The Times Leader BOX 2870 15 North Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250

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758 Miscellaneous PHONE: hearing impaired phone (MiracleEar) $25 Opentech (miracle phone) for the hearing impaired l, instructional video also included, $25. Milk can with lid, painted black has decal, good condition $30. Hamilton Beach slow cooker $10. Soup tureen & ladle $8. Electric Mr Coffee 12 cup $8. Micro Perk microwave coffee maker makes 4 cup, additional glass maker $5. Beautiful 2 piece wall planter by syrocco $25. 570-650-8710

762

Musical Instruments

PIANO/UPRIGHT FREE. MOVING 570-479-1810

776 Sporting Goods BIKE ProForm XP70 exercise bike & Proform 675 cardiocross trainer elliptical both like new. $75. each. 570- 696-9979 EVERLAST HEAVY BAG with chain $40. 570-954-2712 FOOSEBALL TABLE, very good condition, $75. OBO. 570-262-7923 GOLF CLUBS Callaway X-20 Flighted 5.5 iron set 4-PW steel shafts $125 Ben Hogan BH-5 iron set 3-PW graphite shafts $75. Taylor Made Burner 2.0, 6 iron, new. $35.498-4556

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise The Video Game Store 28 S. Main W.B. Open Mon- Sat, 12pm – 6pm 570-822-9929 / 570-941-9908

$$ CASH PAID $$ VIDEO GAMES & SYSTEMS Highest $$ Paid

Guaranteed Buying all video games & systems. PS1 & 2, Xbox, Nintendo, Atari, Coleco, Sega, Mattel, Gameboy, Vectrex etc. DVD’s, VHS & CDs & Pre 90’s toys,

The Video Game Store

1150 S. Main Scranton Mon - Sat, 12pm – 6pm 570-822-9929

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: Junk Cars & Trucks Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP

288-8995

WANTED JEWELRY

Snowboard Millennium 3 with Bindings with Burton snow board boots, size 9. $199. Nike Mercurial’s Soccer Spikes size 10 paid $159 will sell $50. Call Mark at 570-3013484 or Allison at 631-6635.

Televisions/ Accessories

TELEVISION: GE. 28” works good, needs remote $80. 570-740-1246 TVS 36” Super Scan color TV measuring 34” W, 29 1/2” H, 25” D manufactured by Sears $75. 14” RCA color TV $20. 14 w X 13” h X 14” D. 570-288-8689

794

Video Game Systems/Games

RAGE Anarchy Edition for PS3. Brand new in factory packaging. Comes with 2 codes to download Wasteland sewer mission & Anarchy Edition Pack $50. 570-793-7085 Wii - (2) Bowling Balls, brand new $5 each. CHARGER, Nyko for Wii, 4 ports with batteries and covers. Like new $15. 570-693 XBOX 360 firmware installed. 4 games included-$350. DVD player Toshiba, remote excellent condition $15. 570-472-1646

for Your Gold, Silver, Scrap Jewelry, Sterling Flatware, Diamonds, Old High School Rings, Foreign & American Paper Money & Coins. WE WILL BEAT PRICES! We Buy Tin and Iron Toys, Vintage Coke Machines, Vintage Brass, Cash Registers, Old Costume Jewelry, Slot Machines, Lionel Trains & Antique Firearms. IF YOU THINK IT’S OLD BRING IT IN, WE WILL GIVE YOU A PRICE. COME SEE US AT 134 RTE. 11, Larksville 570-855-7197 570-328-3428

Jewelry

WILKESBARREGOLD

(570)48GOLD8 (570)484-6538

Highest Cash Pay Outs Guaranteed Mon-Sat 10am -6pm Closed Sundays

1092 Highway 315 Blvd (Plaza 315) 315N .3 miles after Motorworld

We Pay At Least 80% of the London Fix Market Price for All Gold Jewelry

Visit us at WilkesBarreGold.com Or email us at wilkesbarregold@ yahoo.com

Wanna make a speedy sale? Place your ad today 570829-7130. WILL BUY stationary bike in good working condition. call cell #’s 845-2249151/845-380-2490

800 PETS & ANIMALS 805

Birds

AFRICAN GREY PARROT

Female, $800. Male Cockatiel, $100. Cages included. Please call 570-771-6115 for more information.

810

Cats

All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped

VALLEY CAT RESCUE

750

Jewelry

570-735-1487

WE PAY THE MOST IN CASH

BUYING 11am to 6pm

39 Prospect St • Nanticoke

906 Homes for Sale

ASHLEY

BEAR CREEK VILLAGE 333 Beaupland 10-1770

Remodeled 2 or 3 bedroom home. Large yard. Nice porch. Low traffic. Not in flood area. Asking $82,000. Deremer Realty 570-477-1149

PAWS TO CONSIDER.... ENHANCE YOUR PET CLASSIFIED AD ONLINE Call 829-7130 Place your pet ad and provide us your email address This will create a seller account online and login information will be emailed to you from gadzoo.com “The World of Pets Unleashed” You can then use your account to enhance your online ad. Post up to 6 captioned photos of your pet Expand your text to include more information, include your contact information such as e-mail, address phone number and or website.

Adorable ACA registered fawn pug puppies. Shots, wormed, and vet checked. 5 female and 2 male. Ready to go 01/08/12. $450. 570-837-3243

314 Packer St. Remodeled 3 bedroom with 2 baths, master bedroom and laundry on 1st floor. New siding and shingles. New kitchen. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3174 $99,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

BACK MOUNTAIN

133 Frangorma Dr Bright & open floor plan. 5 year old 2 story. 9' ceiling 1st floor. Custom kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Family room with 14' ceiling & fireplace. Convenient location. MLS# 11-2572 $349,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888

BEAR CREEK

SHIH-TZU PUPPIES

Parents on premises Shots Current. $500 570-250-9690 Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877

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.

475 East Ave. Top to bottom re-do for this beautiful 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath, 2 story home located in the Meadow Run Lake community of Bear Creek. Tranquil setting, modern interior all re-done, granite countertops in the kitchen, exterior with new landscaping and stone patio with lake frontage to name a few! MLS 11-1643 $329,900 Call Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED!

Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions!

BEAR CREEK

ASHLEY

Living room has awesome woodland views and you will enjoy the steam/ sauna. Lake and tennis rights available with Association optional membership. Minutes from the Pocono's and 2 hours to Philadelphia or New York. $259,000 Maria Huggler C LASSIC P ROPERTIES 570-587-7000

Buying?

Go to the top... call Jane Kopp 288-7481

906 Homes for Sale

DALLAS

3 Crestview Dr. Well-constructed and maintained sprawling multilevel with 5,428 square feet of living space. Living room & dining room with hardwood floors & gas fireplace; eat-in kitchen with island; florida room. 5 bedrooms, 4 baths; 2 half-baths. Lower level rec room with wet bar & fireplace. leads to heated in-ground pool. Beautifully landscaped 2 acre lot. $575,000 MLS# 11-1798 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

Selling?

Call Jane Kopp Real Estate 288-7481 FREE MARKET ANALYSIS

Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! CENTERMORELAND Wyoming County Home with 30 Acres This country estate

features 30 acres of prime land with a pretty home, ultra modern kitchen, 2 full modern baths, bright family room, den, living room and 3 good sized bedrooms. This property has open fields and wooded land, a stream, several fieldstone walls and lots of road frontage. Equipment and rights included. $489,000. 11-3751 Call Jerry Bush Jr. Coldwell Banker Gerald L. Busch Real Estate 570-288-2514 DALLAS

20 Fox Hollow Drive Well maintained two story with fully finished lower level awaits its new family. 4-6 bedroom, 3.5 bath, 2 fireplaces. One year home warranty included. Wonderful neighborhood. $270,000 MLS #11-3504 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

906 Homes for Sale DURYEA 314 Edward St

Wonderful neighborhood, 4 bedroom, 10 year old home has it all!. Extra room on first floor, great for mother in law suite or rec room. Modern oak kitchen, living room, central air, in ground pool, fenced yard, attached 2 car garage. Great home! For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-3732. $239,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

3 bedroom ranch. Remodeled kitchen. Added family room. Master bedroom with 1/2 bath. Beautiful oak floor. 3 season room. Deck & shed. Garage. 114476. 100x150 lot. $154,900. Call Besecker Realty 570-675-3611 DALLAS

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified!

ASHLEY

Delightfully pleasant. This home has been totally remodeled, a great buy for your money. New modern kitchen with all appliances, living room and dining room have new hardwood floors. Nice size 3 bedrooms. 1 car garage. Be sure to see these values. MLS 11-2890 $68,000 Call Theresa Eileen R. Melone Real estate 570-821-7022

210 42nd St. E Beautiful 3300 sq.ft. custom built Tudor home on 3.7 +/acres with stream, pond & gorgeous landscaping in a great country like setting. A home you'll be proud to own. MLS#10-4516 $ 399,900 Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, JAN. 8 1:00 - 3:00 56 Wyoming Ave Well maintained 4 bed, 2 bath home located on large .85 acre lot. Features open floor plan, heated 3 season room with hot tub, 1st floor laundry, 2 car garage and much more. 11-3641 $179,500 Call Jim Banos COLDWELL BANKER RUNDLE REAL ESTATE 570-991-1883 DALLAS

* NEW LISTING! * Ruckno built home in Shrine Acres. Double lot, 20x40 in-ground pool in rear with great privacy. Cedar sided, updated roof and heating system. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, lots of closets, hardwood floors, 1-car garage. MLS#11-4134 $279,900 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified!

167 Center St. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath 2 story home with garage and driveway. Newer kitchen and bath. For more info and phot os visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3561 Price reduced $64,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

P E N D I N G

BEAR CREEK

DALLAS Meadow Run Road Enjoy the exclusive privacy of this 61 acre, 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with vaulted ceilings and open floor plan. Elegant formal living room, large airy family room and dining room and gorgeous 3 season room opening to large deck with hot tub. Modern eat in kitchen with island, gas fireplace, upstairs and wood burning stove downstairs. This stunning property boasts a relaxing pond and walking trail. Sit back and savor the view MLS 11-3462 $443,900 Sandy Rovinski Ext. 26 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

248 Overbrook Rd. Lovely 4 bedroom cape cod situated in a private setting on a large lot. Vaulted ceiling in dining room, large walk in closet in 1 bedroom on 2nd floor. Some replacement windows. Call Today! MLS 11-2733 $125,000 Jay A. Crossin Extension 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

Sell your own home! Place an ad HERE 570-829-7130

1140 SPRING ST. Large 3 bedroom home with new roof, replacement windows, hardwood floors. Great location! For more information and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS 11-2636 $99,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

DURYEA REDUCED

DURYEA

125 McAlpine St Ideal starter is this appealing two bedroom 2 story with large lot and 1.5 car garage. Plenty of off street parking, in solid neighborhood. MLS 11-4313 $85,000 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169

Smith Hourigan Group (570) 696-1195

Need a Roommate? Place an ad and find one here! 570-829-7130

906 Homes for Sale

EXETER

HANOVER TWP.

908 Primrose Court Move right into this newer 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath Townhome with many upgrades including hardwood floors throughout and tiled bathrooms. Lovely oak cabinets in the kitchen, central air, fenced in yard, nice quiet neighborhood. MLS 11-2446 $123,000 Call Don Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770 EXETER

95 Pulaski St. Large home on nice sized lot. Newer windows, walk up attic. 3 bedrooms, nice room sizes, walk out basement. Great price you could move right in. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-4554 $39,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

HANOVER TWP.

DURYEA

548 ADAMS ST. Charming, well maintained 3 bedroom, 1 bath home located on a quiet street near Blueberry Hills development. Features modern kitchen with breakfast bar, formal dining room, family room with gas stove, hardwood floors in bedrooms, deck, fenced yard and shed. MLS#11-2947 $107,500 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

548 Green St. Are you renting?? The monthly mortgage on this house could be under $500 for qualified buyers. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1st floor laundry. Off street parking, deep lot, low taxes. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3983 $69,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

DURYEA REDUCED!

38 Huckleberry Ln Blueberry Hills 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, family room with fireplace, 2 car garage, large yard. Master bath with separate jetted tub, kitchen with stainless steel appliances and island, lighted deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3071 $319,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

EDWARDSVILLE 192 Hillside Ave

DURYEA

619 Foote Ave. Fabulous Ranch home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, ultra modern kitchen with granite counters, heated tile floor and stainless appliances. Dining room has Brazilian cherry floors, huge yard, garage and large yard. Partially finished lower level. If you’re looking for a Ranch, don’t miss this one. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-4079 $159,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

6650 Bear Creek Blvd

Well maintained custom built 2 story nestled on 2 private acres with circular driveway - Large kitchen with center island, master bedroom with 2 walk-in closets, family room with fireplace, custom built wine cellar - A Must See property! $299,900 MLS# 10-4312 Call Geri 570-696-0888

DURYEA REDUCED

DURYEA

DALLAS

3 bedroom, 1 bath 2 story in good location. Fenced yard with 2 car detached garage. Large attic for storage. Gas heat. $79,900 Call Ruth Smith 570-696-1195 or 570-696-5411

906 Homes for Sale

DALLAS OAK HILL

DUPONT

570-328-3428

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

906 Homes for Sale

AVOCA

& KITTENS CATS 12 weeks & up.

$1 Gold Coin paying $100 to $500 & up $2.50 Gold Coin paying $600-$1,000 & up $3 Gold Coin paying $500 to $1,000 & up $5 Gold Coin paying $600 to $3,000 & up $10 Gold Coin paying $1,200 to $2,200 & up $20 Gold Coin paying $1,900 to $4,000 & up Also paying top dollar for scrap gold & silver.

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

Dogs

Jan. 4: $1,613.00

Paying Top Cash Dollar for Your Gold & Silver!

570-855-7197

815

London PM Gold Price

JACKO’S

KITTENS, FREE to good home. 8 weeks old. Kingston 570-239-8391

PUG PUPPIES

824-4172, 9-9 only

750

Cats

BOXER PUPPIES!

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

PAYING TOP DOLLAR

810

KITTEN FREE 7 months old, male orange tabby, neutered, shots, declawed. Indoor cat only. 909-6248

1 Male remaining. AKC Registered. Tail docked. 1st shots. $650. Ready now. Call 570-821-5635

TONY LITTLE AB lounge extreme paid $160. sell $90. still in box.288-9889

780

TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com

Looking for that special place called home? Classified will address Your needs. Open the door with classified!

DURYEA

805-807 Main St. MultiS-Family. Large side by side double with separate utilities. 3 bedrooms each side with newer carpet, replacement windows and newer roof. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3054 $89,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

S O L D

LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified!

Nice income property conveniently located. Property has many upgrades including all new replacement windows, very well maintained. All units occupied, separate utilities. For more info and photos visit:www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-3283. $89,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

EXETER 1021 Wyoming Ave

2 unit duplex, 2nd floor tenant occupied, 1st floor unoccupied, great rental potential. Separate entrances to units, one gas furnace, new electrical with separate meters for each unit. The 1st floor apartment when rented out generated $550 per month. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-4247. $52,000 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

Collect cash, not dust! Clean out your basement, garage or attic and call the Classified department today at 570829-7130!

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm

362 Susquehanna Ave Completely remodeled, spectacular, 2 story Victorian home, with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths, new rear deck, full front porch, tiled baths and kitchen, granite countertops, all Cherry hardwood floors throughout, all new stainless steel appliances and lighting, new oil furnace, washer dryer in first floor bath. Great neighborhood, nice yard. $174,900 (30 year loan, $8,750 down, $887/month, 30 years @ 4.5%) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490

EXETER REDUCED

128 JEAN ST. Nice bi-level home on quiet street. Updated exterior. Large family room, extra deep lot. 2 car garage, enclosed rear porch and covered patio. For more information and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-2850 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions!

FORTY FORT

65 W Pettebone St. Beautiful remodeled home in desirable neighborhood. 4 bed, 3 bath, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, deck, private driveway with 2 car garage A must see. $163,000 RENT TO OWN OPTION AVAILABLE 570-881-8493

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5 Raymond Drive Practically new 8 year old Bi-level with 4 bedrooms, 1 and 3/4 baths, garage, fenced yard, private dead end street. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3422 $175,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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Enjoy the serenity of country living in this beautiful two story home on 2.23 acres. Great for entertaining inside and out. Three car attached garage with full walkup attic PLUS another 2 car detached garage. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-831 $267,000 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

HUGHESTOWN

FORTY FORT New Listing! $69,600

35 Bedford St Great location, single dwelling on large, level lot with 2 car garage. Each floor has 2 bedrooms and bath (easily convertible to duplex). Gas heat. Handyman’s special. To settle estate. 11-4471 GO TO THE TOP... CALL JANE KOPP JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481

Now available. Both sides of duplex for sale. Each unit being sold individually. Well maintained and in nice neighborhood, has new roof and large yard. 19 is $35,000, 21 is $37,000. Call Holly Kozlowski Gilroy Real Estate 570-288-1444

HUGHESTOWN REDUCED

HANOVER TWP.

EXETER

44 Orchard St. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath single, modern kitchen with appliances, sunroom, hardwood floors on 1st and 2nd floor. Gas heat, large yard, OSP. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-1866 $137,999 Call Lu-Ann 570-602-9280

2 story in good condition with 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, eat-in kitchen, 2 car garage, fenced yard & new gas heat. REDUCED TO $39,000 Call Ruth Smith 570-696-1195 or 570-696-5411

20 Dexter St. , Nice starter home with shed - MOVE-IN READY! Fenced yard. Security system. Roof 2006. Hanover Area School District. This home would be eligible for the Luzerne County Growing Homeowners Initiative. MLS #11-3023 $ 39,000 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

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189 Rock St. Spacious home with 4 bedrooms and large rooms. Nice old woodwork, staircase, etc. Extra lot for parking off Kenley St. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3404 $99,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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12 Oakdale Drive Completely remodeled 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home with detached garage & carport on approximate 1.5 acres in a nice private setting. MLS# 11-1776 $129,900 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

JENKINS TWP.

475 S. Main St. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 2 story home with vinyl replacement windows, vinyl siding, large yard and off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3545 Price reduced $64,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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111 Church St. Large 3 bedroom completely updated. Big family room. Detached garage. Home warranty included. Walk-up attic. Replacement windows. $149,900 MLS #11-3598 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

KINGSTON 171 Third Ave

So close to so much, traditionally appointed 3 bedroom, 3 bath townhome with warm tones & wall to wall cleanliness. Modern kitchen with lots of cabinets & plenty of closet space throughout, enjoy the privacy of deck & patio with fenced yard. MLS 11-2841 $123,000 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169

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KINGSTON 663 Westmoreland Avenue

KINGSTON

549 Charles Ave. A quality home in a superior location! Features: large living room; formal dining room with parquet flooring; oak kitchen with breakfast area; 1st floor master bedroom & bath suite; bedroom/ sitting room; knotty pine den; half-bath. 2nd floor: 2 bedrooms & bath. Finished room in lower level with new carpeting & wetbar. Central air. 2-car garage. Inground concrete pool with jacuzzi. $324,900 MLS# 10-1633 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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KINGSTON 58 S. Welles Ave

Charming 2-1/2 story with 3 bedrooms on 2nd + a 4th (12x24) on 3rd, full bath upstairs, half bath with laundry on 1st floor, lots of closet space, finished walk-out basement and much more! MLS 11-2340 $185,000 Jay A. Crossin CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 ext. 23

Large charmer had been extensively renovated in the last few years. Tons of closets, walk-up attic and a lower level bonus recreation room. Great location, just a short walk to Kirby Park. MLS 11-3386 $129,000 Call Betty at Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 ext 3559 or 570-714-6127

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Completely remodeled, mint, turn key condition, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, large closets, with hardwood, carpet & tile floors, new kitchen & baths, gas heat, shed, large yard. $134,900, seller will pay closing costs, $5000 down and monthly payments are $995 / month. Financing available. Call Bob at 570-654-1490

KINGSTON 68 Bennett St

LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED! Great duplex on nice street. Many upgrades including modern kitchens and baths, plus ceiling fans. Both units occupied,separate utilities. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-3284. $74,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

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29 Landon Ave N Striking curb appeal with charm to spare! Hardwood floors throughout the first floor, beautiful arched doorways, gas fireplace, lots of closet space, modern kitchen and a large updated main bath. MLS#11-3075 $144,900 Call Mary Price 570-696-5418 570-472-1395

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KINGSTON REDUCED

76 N. Dawes Ave. DO THE MATH! Qualified FHA buyers could possibly be paying less than $900 per month for mortgage, taxes and insurance. NOW is the time to buy. Stop throwing your money away renting. Well cared for 2 bedroom home with private yard, garage and driveway. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-2278 $124,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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Located within 1 block of elementary school & neighborhood park this spacious 4 bedrooms offers 1450 sq. ft of living space with 1.75 baths, walk up attic, and partially finished basement. Extras include gas fireplace, an inground pool with fenced yard, new gas furnace & more. 11-823

$105,900

Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769 806 Nandy Drive Unique 3 bedroom home perfect for entertaining! Living room with fireplace and skylights. Dining room with builtin china cabinets. Lower level family room with fireplace and wetbar. Private rear yard withinground pool and multiple decks. MLS#11-3064 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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KINGSTON

SALE BY OWNER! Charming, well maintained. Front porch, foyer, hardwood floors, granite kitchen, 4 bedrooms, living room/large dining room, 2 fireplaces, 2.5 baths, sun room, basement with plenty of storage. Private English style back yard. $195,000 570-472-1110

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LAFLIN 24 Fordham Road

LAKE NUANGOLA Lance Street

Lovely cedar shingle sided home on large corner lot in a great development. 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths, 1st floor family room, finished lower level. Hardwood floors throughout, huge living room & family room. 1st floor laundry room & office, gas heat, nice deck, above ground pool, 2 car garage. 11-3497 $295,000 Call Nancy Answini 570-237-5999 JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444

Very comfortable 2 bedroom home in move in condition. Great sun room, large yard, 1 car garage. Deeded lake access. Reduced $119,000 Call Kathie MLS # 11-2899

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22 Dogwood Drive Beautifully kept home on a quiet dead-end street. Handicap accessible. Convenient Laflin location, close to interstate and turnpike. Last home on street makes it very private and quiet! Home features large basement with extra ceiling height, living room opens to modern, eat-in kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths. Beautifully landscaped yard with large deck and pond. MLS#11-3432 $218,900 Chris Jones 570-696-6558

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330 Charles St. Very nice 2 bedroom home in move in condition with updated kitchen and baths. Nice yard with shed and potential off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3525 $59,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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Reduced to $149,900. Owner Says Sell! Very nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath doublewide on 2 acres with detached 2 car garage. Thermal windows, wood burning fireplace in TV room, walk-in closet, full basement, front and rear decks. Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

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Year-round beauty featuring cedar and stone siding, central aid conditioning, hardwood floors. Modern kitchen with granite island, 4 bedrooms, fireplace in master, 2 baths. Sunroom with glass walls for great lake views. Low taxes. MLS#11-1753 $299,000 or rent for $1,250/mos Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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262 WALNUT ST. Nicely redone 2 story on large fenced corner lot. Updates include, vinyl siding, windows, electric service & wiring, newer carpeting, 2 zoned gas heat and all new 2nd floor (gutted and reinsulated. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, large eat in kitchen, 1st floor laundry and attached shed that could be a nice 2nd bath. Shed and off street parking for 6 cars. MLS 11-2564 $104,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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867 Bennett With just a minimum amount of TLC, this is a great starter home. Nice location with great view of Wyoming Valley and beyond, off street parking in rear via alley. All measurements approximate. BeinG sold “as is”. MLS 10-2774 $60,000 Call Michelle Boice 570-639-5393 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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Lovely, nearly completed, renovated Victorian farmhouse sits high on 7.81 acres featuring panoramic pastoral views, high ceilings, original woodwork, gutted, rewired, insulated and sheetrocked, newer roof, vinyl siding, kitchen and baths. Gas rights negotiable. Lots of potential with TLC. Elk Lake $129,900 MLS# 11-525 Call 570-696-2468

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MOSCOW 331 Gudz Road

MOUNTAIN TOP

Private country living, with easy access to interstate. Relax and enjoy this comfortable A-Frame home. Jacuzzi, large deck & gorgeous pond. Great for entertaining inside and out. For more photos and info visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3285 $249,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

MOUNTAIN TOP

21 Forest Road Fairview Heights ranch featuring 3 spacious bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, fireplace, 1st floor laundry, floored attic with walk-in cedar closet, 2 car attached garage. Newer roof, furnace, water heater and more! Sellers are licensed real estate agents. MLS 11-3419 $172,500 Tony Desiderio 570-715-7734 Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307

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10 Garfield St. Looking for a Ranch??? Check out this double wide with attached 2 car garage on a permanent foundation. Large master bedroom suite with large living room, family room with fireplace, 2 full baths, laundry room, formal dining room, vaulted ceilings throughout and MORE! For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 10-2463 $89,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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130 CHURCH ROAD The feel of a true colonial home with double entry doors off the foyer into the living room and dining room. Spacious kitchen breakfast area, family room leading to a fenced rear yard. 3-season room with cathedral ceiling. Hardwood floors, fireplace, recently remodeled 2.5 bath and 2-car garage. Located on 3.77 acres, all the privacy of country living yet conveniently located. MLS#11-2600 PRICE REDUCED $183,900 Jill Jones 696-6550

168 Elizabeth Street Sturdy ranch in Oregon Section. 3/4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Price $92,500. Call Stephen 570-814-4183

PITTSTON

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New Listing. Wonderful home on a huge country size lot, in a private setting, just off the beaten path. Economical Dual heat system, central Air plus ductless unit, Lower Level family room, detached 2 car garage, fireplace & a great view from the front porch! MLS 11-3733 $229,900 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

PITTSTON TWP.

NANTICOKE 803 Aspen Drive Brand new carpet in lower level family room! Hardwood on 1st floor dining room, living room, bedrooms & hall! Large rear deck. Master bedroom opens to deck! Private rear yard! Basement door opens to garage. MLS #11-2282 $199,000 Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

MOUNTAIN TOP

1206 Hanover St. S Spacious two story home featuring large kitchen, living room, formal dining room & family room. 3 bedrooms, 1 & 1.5 baths. Well maintained property with a two car detached garage & nice lot. Split air system & partial finished basement with plenty of storage or possible apartment. MLS# 11-2881 $99,900 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 NANTICOKE

Greystone Manor. Ten year old home with attached apartment. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Kitchen, living room, dining room & den. Apartment has 1 bedroom, bath, living room, dining room, private entrance. 3 car garage, front porch, large decks. Total 2,840 square feet. On cul-de-sac. Call BOB RUNDLE for appointment.

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MOUNTAIN TOP Laurel Lakes Section. Beautiful colonial on 2 private acres. 4 bedrooms, large kitchen, big family room with fireplace and builtins, spacious living room and dining room, 2.5 baths, oversized 3 car garage. Priced to sell at $279,000. Call 610-295-9550.

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The potential here is endless. Former 20 bed personal care home. Last used as student housing for college students, now it awaits the new owner. $95,000. MLS 11-4287. Call Donna for more information or to schedule a showing. 570-947-3824

PITTSTON REDUCED

31 Tedrick St. Very nice 3 bedroom with 1 bath. This house was loved and you can tell. Come see for yourself, super clean home with nice curb appeal. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3544 Reduced to $79,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

PITTSTON REDUCED!

PENN LAKE

Come relax in your new 3 bedroom home while enjoying the view of the lake. 2 of the bedrooms, living and bright sunroom all overlook the beautiful lake. $279,000. MLS 11-4385. Call Donna for more information or to schedule an appointment. 570-947-3824

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95 William St. 1/2 double home with more square footage than most single family homes. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, ultra modern kitchen and remodeled baths. Super clean. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc. com MLS 11-2120 $54,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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PITTSTON TWP. REDUCED

10 Norman St. Brick 2 story home with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, large family room with fireplace. Lower level rec room, large driveway for plenty of parking. Just off the by-pass with easy access to all major highways. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS 11-2887 $164,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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74 W. Carey St. Affordable home with 1 bedroom, large living room, stackable washer & dryer, eat in kitchen. Yard with shed. Low taxes. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-4068

$34,900

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20 Fairlawn Dr. Stauffer Heights Brick front Ranch home with 3 bedrooms. Kitchen & living room are on the lower level with walk out access. Good solid home with large room. Needs to be updated and being sold As-is. MLS 11-4494 $99,000 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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2 bedroom, 2.5 bath. Luxury 1,950 sq ft end unit Townhome in sought after River Ridge. Gas heat, CAC, Hardwood & wall to wall. Marble tile master bath with jetted tub & separate shower. $199,500 Call 570-285-5119

1195 Sutton Road Attractive, wellmaintained saltbox on 2 private acres boasts fireplaces in living room, family room & master bedroom. Formal dining room. Large Florida room with skylights & wet bar. Oak kitchen opens to family room. 4 bedrooms & 3 1/2 baths. Finished lower level. Carriage barn $449,000 MLS# 10-3394 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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3 bedroom, 2 bath bi-level in good condition with 2 car garage, eat-in kitchen and living room/dining room combo. Lower level has framed out family room with brick fireplace. Very nice lot. Electric base board heat. $139,900 Call Ruth Smith 570-696-1195 or 570-696-5411

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1610 Westminster Road. DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTION Paradise found! Your own personal retreat, small pond in front of yard, private setting only minutes from everything. Log cabin chalet with 3 bedrooms, loft, stone fireplace, hardwood floors. Detached garage with bonus room. Lots to see. Watch the snow fall in your own “cabin in the woods.” For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-319 $279,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP 38 Frothingham St. Four square home with loads of potential and needs updating but is priced to reflect its condition. Nice neighborhood. Check it out. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3403 $62,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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993 Sunrise Dr. Horizon Estates Fabulous end unit townhome provides luxurious, carefree living. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths with 1st floor master suite. Ultra kitchen with granite and stainless appliances. Dining room with built in cabinet. 2 story living room with gas fireplace and hardwood. 2 car garage, maintenance free deck, nice yard that can be fenced. Low HOA fee for snow removal and grass cutting. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3488 $289,900 Call Terry 570-885-3041 Angie 570-885-4896

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Well maintained double block on quiet street, great neighborhood. Perfect home for you with one side paying most of your mortgage, or would make a good investment, with separate utilities & great rents. Vinyl replacement windows, vinyl aluminum siding, walk up large attic from one side, lower front & rear porches, with two rear upper enclosed porches. $119,900 Call Ronnie 570-262-4838

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74 Mack Street Modern 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths with a 1 car garage and fenced yard. Combination living room/ dinning room with hardwood floors. Modern kitchen with Corian counter tops and tiled backsplash. Modern tiled bath. First floor bonus family rooms. New carpeting throughout. Finished lower level with 1/2 bath. Shed included. MLS 11-4241 $119,900 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468

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63 Clarks Lane 3 story Townhome with 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, plenty of storage with 2 car built in garage. Modern kitchen and baths, large room sizes and deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-4567 $144,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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1 Willow St. Attractive bi-level on corner lot with private fenced in yard. 3-4 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. Finished lower level, office and laundry room MLS 11-2674 $104,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 PLYMOUTH

Spacious 1791 sq. ft. 1/2 double with wrap around porch, shed & garage. Semi modern kitchen & bath. 3 bedrooms with gas heat and plenty of storage. $24,900. Possible rent to own Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

12 Windy Drive New construction in the exclusive Slocum Estates. Stucco exterior. All the finest appointments: office or 5th bedroom, hardwood floors, crown moldings, 9' ceilings 1st & 2nd floor. Buy now select cabinetry & flooring. MLS #11-1987 $499,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888

SHAVERTOWN

3 Lehigh St. N Nice neighborhood surrounds this MOVE-IN READY 3 bedroom 2 story. Wood floors. Builtin garage. Dallas School District. MLS #11-4470 $80,000 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

SHAVERTOWN

4 Genoa Lane There is much attention to detail in this magnificent 2 story, 4 bedroom, 2 full bath all brick home on double corner lot. Large family room with brick fireplace, all oak kitchen with breakfast area, master suite, solid oak staircase to name a few. MLS #11-3268 $525,000 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-07770 SWEET VALLEY REDUCED!

4 Oliver Road Located in the back part of Oliver Road in a very private part of North Lake in Sweet Valley. Yearning to be restored, lake front cape cod in a very tranquil setting was formerly used as a summer home. MLS 11-2113 $99,000 Jay Crossin CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 ext. 23

SWOYERSVILLE

120 Barber St. Nice Ranch home, great neighborhood. MLS 11-3365 $109,000 Call David Krolikowski 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 SWOYERSVILLE

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52 Barber Street Beautifully remodeled 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in the heart of the town. With new carpets, paint, windows, doors and a modern kitchen and bath. Sale includes all appliances: refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer. Nice yard and superb neighborhood. Priced to sell at $89,900 or $433.00 per month (bank rate; 30 years, 4.25%, 20% down). Owner also willing to finance 100% of transaction with a qualified cosigner Call Bob at 570-654-1490

950 Center St. Unique property. Well maintained - 2 story 10 year old set on 3.56 acres. Privacy galore, pole barn 30x56 heated for storage of equipment, cars or boats. A must see property. GEO Thermal Heating System.Only 10 minutes from interstate 81 & 15 minutes to turnpike. MLS#10-3802 $249,900 Call Geri 570-696-0888

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Beautiful 2 story, 3 bedroom home. Modern kitchen & bath. Nice yard. Gas heat. $69,900. Call 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490

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Completely remodeled home with everything new. New kitchen, baths, bedrooms, tile floors, hardwoods, granite countertops, all new stainless steel appliances, refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, free standing shower, tub for two, huge deck, large yard, excellent neighborhood $154,900 (30 year loan @ 4.5% with 5% down; $7,750 down, $785/month) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490

WHITE HAVEN

28 S. Woodhaven Dr Beautiful 4 bedroom home. Peaceful surroundings. Lake view. 11-1253. $179,000 Darcy J. Gollhardt, Realtor 570-262-0226 CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-718-4959 Ext. 1352 WILKES-BARRE

$42,900 272 Stanton Street 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, eat-in kitchen, 1 1/2 baths. Laundry room with washer & dryer, eat in kitchen includes refrigerator, stove, & dishwasher, built in A/C unit, fenced in yard, security system. MLS #11-4532 GO TO THE TOP... CALL JANE KOPP JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481 WILKES-BARRE

Lily Lake, 2 Circle Ave Charming & beautiful remodeled cottage on 1/3 acre landscaped corner lot. Approx 200 ft from lake - great view! 1,072 sf. Enlarged bedroom, bath & office. Shed. Choice of electric baseboard, wood or coal. Quiet, peaceful and serene neighborhood. Includes row boat & kayak. www.lakehouse.com Ad #250771 $110,000. Call Harold or April (570) 379-2909

WEST PITTSTON

16 Miller St. 4 bedroom Cape Cod, one with hardwood floors. Central air, nice yard in Garden Village. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3645 $129,900 Call Tom Salvaggio 570-262-7716

WEST PITTSTON

18 Atlantic Ave. Large 2 story home with 2 baths, attached garage. Being sold as-is. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-4475 $59,900 Call Tom 570-262-7718

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168 Mill St. Large 3 bedroom home with 2 full baths. 7 rooms on nice lot with above ground pool. 1 car garage. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3894 $89,900 Tom Salvaggio 570-262-7716

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Nestled on just under an acre just minutes from 81S this colonial offers 2194 sq. ft. of living area plus a finished basement. Enjoy summer your evenings on the wrap around porch or take a quick dip in the above ground pool with tier deck. The covered pavilion is ideal for picnics or gatherings And when the winter winds blow cuddle in front of the gas fireplace and enjoy a quiet night. Price to sell, $185,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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116 Amber Lane Very nice Bi-level home with newer laminate floors, vaulted ceiling, 2 large bedrooms. Finished lower level with 1/2 bath and laundry room. Large family room built in garage, and wood pellet stove. No sign, alarm system. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3290 $89,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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Spacious, quality home, brick two story with 6 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, 2 fireplaces, den, heated sunroom off living room, screened porch off formal dining room, modern eat-in kitchen, garage. Many extras. Sacrifice, owner relocating out of state Reduced $114,900 MLS 11-2474 JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481

WILKES-BARRE

260 Brown Street Move right into this 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath in very good condition with modern kitchen and bathrooms and a 3 season sunroom off of the kitchen. MLS 11-4244 $64,900 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468

35 Murray St. Large well kept 6 bedroom home in quiet neighborhood. Off street parking, good size back yard. Owner very motivated to sell. MLS 10-3668 $79,900 Call Don Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE

49 Hillard St. Great 3 bedroom home with large modern kitchen. Ductless air conditioning on 1st floor. Laundry on 2nd floor. Nice deck and fenced in yard. Off street parking for 2 cards via rear alley MLS 11-2896 $85,000 Call Shelby Watchilla 570-762-6969 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE

Great 3 bedroom home in mint condition. Hardwood floors, fenced lot, garage. MLS#11-2834 $79,000. (570) 237-1032 (570) 288-1444

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Great Investment. Quiet street close to everything. Nice size rooms. Both sides currently rented. Off street parking in back with a 1 car garage. $89,900. MLS 114207. Call Donna for more information or to schedule a showing. 570-947-3824

WILKES-BARRE

Lot 39 Mayock St. 9' ceilings throughout 1st floor, granite countertops in kitchen. Very bright. 1st floor master bedroom & bath. Not yet assessed. End unit. Modular construction. MLS #10-3180 $179,500 Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

WILKES-BARRE PARSONS Reduced - $69,900

262 Stucker Ave & Extra Lot (3rd street after baseball field) 7 room (3 bedrooms), 1 1/2 baths. Lower Level has family room and 1 car attached garage. To settle Estate. Drastically reduced. Original price $119,900, now reduced $69,900. 10-2472 Call Joe Bruno 570-824-4560 JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481

WILKES-BARRE

Parsons Section 32 Wilson St No need for flood or mine subsidence insurance. 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in a safe, quiet neighborhood. Aluminum siding. Corner, 105’x50’ lot. Fenced in yard. Appraised at $57,000. Serious inquiries only. Call 570-826-1458 for appointment

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60 Kulp St. 3-4 bedroom, 2 story home with well kept hardwood floors throughout. Private driveway with parking for 2 cards and nearly all replacement windows. MLS 11-2897 $59,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH

3 bedroom, 2 story, with brick & stucco siding. Beautiful hardwood floors. Semi-modern kitchen. Finished basement with fireplace. Covered back porch. Priced to sell. $79,900. MLS 11-2987 Besecker Realty 570-675-3611

Brick home for sale. 2 Car Garage. For more info, call 570-856-1045 YATESVILLE

New Listing. Beautiful home in “Willow View” that shows “Pride of Ownership” thruout! Spacious Florida room that leads to a private yard with extensive landscaping, brand new roof, 3 baths, 4 bedrooms, lower level family room & more! MLS 11-3714 $298,500 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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12 Reid st. Spacious Bi-level home in semi-private location with private back yard. 3 season room. Gas fireplace in lower level family room. 4 bedrooms, garage. For more informtion and photos visit wwww.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 10-4740 $149,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

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Cozy (2) unit home with parking for (3) vehicles. Enclosed rear fenced-in yard, shed, washer & dryer, refrigerator included. Nice clean units! Home can be converted back to a single family home. MLS#11-4047 $49,900 Louise Laine 570-283-9100 x20

25 St. Mary’s St. 3,443 sq. ft. masonry commercial building with warehouse/office and 2 apartments with separate electric and heat. Perfect for contractors or anyone with storage needs. For more information and photos log onto www.atlas realtyinc.com. Reduced to $89,000 MLS #10-3872 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

WYOMING 40 Fifth st

Very nice 2 family, one side move in the other rented separate utilities, 6 rooms each side plus 1/2 bath upstairs each side. Wonderful neighborhood plus short walking distance to Wyoming Avenue. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-4027. $124,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

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HANOVER TWP 22 W. Germania St

This 6,600 sq. ft. concrete block building has multiple uses. 5 offices & kitchenette. Over 5,800 sq. ft. warehouse space (high ceilings). 2 overhead doors. $85,000 MLS 10-1326 Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126

JENKINS TWP.

1334 Main St. 1 story, 2,600 sq. ft. commePrcial building, masonry construction with offices and warehousing. Central air, alarm system and parking. Great for contractors or anyone with office/storage needs. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3156 $84,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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KINGSTON 7 Hoyt St

Nice duplex zoned commercial, can be used for offices as well as residential. All separate utilities. Keep apt. space or convert to commercial office space. Adjacent lot for sale by same owner. MLS 11-2176 $85,900 Jay A. Crossin CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 ext. 23

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Duplex. Aluminum siding, oil heat, semi - modern kitchens, long term tenant. On a spacious 50’ x 150’ lot. Motivated Seller. REDUCED. $37,900 Anne Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

366 Pierce St. Commercial building for sale. Highly desirable corner location with parking for approximately 25 vehicles. Would be attractive for any retail or commercial operation. MLS 11-2763 $300,000 Jay A. Crossin Extension 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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33 Market St. Commercial/residential property featuring Ranch home with 3 bedrooms, newly remodeled bathroom, in good condition. Commercial opportunity for office in attached building. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3450 Reduced $159,000 Call Tom 570-262-7716

SDK GREEN ACRES HOMES 11 Holiday Drive

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406-408 Front St. 4,400 SF commercial building with storefront and living space on the 2nd floor. This building can be used for commercial applications or convert it into a double block. Property being sold “AS IS”. MLS 11-4271 $40,000 John Polifka 570-704-6846 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

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WILKES-BARRE 495-497 S. Grant St

Nice double block in good condition with 2 bedrooms on each side. New vinyl siding. Bathrooms recently remodeled. Roof is 2 years old. Fully rented. Tenants pay all utilities. MLS11-580.$55,500 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468

570-288-6654 PITTSTON

SALE OR LEASE PRICE REDUCED Modern office building, parking for 12 cars. Will remodel to suit tenant. $1800/mo or purchase for $449,000 MLS 11-751 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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MOUNTAIN TOP Several building lots ready to build on! ALL public utilities! Priced from $32,000 to $48,000! Use your own Builder! Call Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

Large 3 bedroom 2nd floor. No pets. Off street parking. Call Joe 570-881-2517

SHAVERTOWN LAND Harford Ave. 4 buildable residential lots for sale individually or take all 4! Buyer to confirm water and sewer with zoning officer. Directions: R. on E. Franklin, R. on Lawn to L. on Harford. $22,500 per lot Mark Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

423 E. Church St. Great 2 family in move in condition on both sides, Separate utilities, 6 rooms each. 3 car detached garage in super neighborhood. Walking distance to college. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-1608 $123,000 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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Great Investment Opportunity. Separate utilities. Motivated seller! MLS 11-4330 $80,000 Maria Huggler CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-587-7000 WYOMING 14 West Sixth St.

PLAINS

107-109 E. Carey St. High traffic, high potential location with enough space for 2 second floor apartments. A stones throw away from the casino. Large front windows for showroom display. Basement & sub - basement for additional storage or workspace. PRICE REDUCED $99,500 MLS# 10-1919 Call Stanley (570) 817-0111 COLDWELL BANKER RUNDLE REAL ESTATE 570-474-2340 PLYMOUTH

155 E Walnut St. Good investment property knocking on your door. Don't miss out, come and see for yourself. Also included in the sale of the property is the lot behind the home. Lot size is 25X75, known as 147 Cherry St. $82,000 MLS# 10-2666 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

WEST WYOMING 331 Holden St 10-847

Many possibilities for this building. 40 + parking spaces, 5 offices, 3 baths and warehouse. $249,000 with option to lease Maria Huggler Classic Properties 570-587-7000

Former upholestry shop. 1st floor in need of a lot of TLC. 2nd floor apartment in good condition & rented with no lease. Storage area. Off street parking available. PRICE REDUCED! $65,000 Contact Judy Rice 714-9230 MLS# 11-572

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PITTSTON

285 Wyoming Ave. First floor currently used as a shop, could be offices, etc. Prime location, corner lot, full basement. 2nd floor is 3 bedroom apartment plus 3 car garage and parking for 6 cars. For more information and photos go to www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #10-4339 $169,900 Call Charlie VM 101

DALLAS

Dallas, Pa. MEADOWS APARTMENTS 220 Lake St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-675-6936, 8 am-4 pm, Mon-Fri. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

DUMORE

Two bedroom 1 bathroom apartment on Apple St. $600/month + utilities. Available 1/15. (570) 815-5334

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Senior Apartments

222 SCHOOLEY AVE. EXETER, PA Accepting applications for 1 bedroom apartments. Quality apartments for ages 62 and older. Income limits apply. Rent only $450 month. *Utilities Included *Laundry Facilities *On Site Management *Private parking

379-381 Sixth St. Perfect first home for you with one side paying most of your mortgage. Would also make a nice investment with all separate utilities and nice rents. Large fenced yard, priced to sell. Don’t wait too long. Call today to schedule a tour. MLS 11-1453 REDUCED!! $84,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSS REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

Stately brick building in Historic district. Wonderful 1st block S Franklin. Formerly Lane's. 5700sq ft + full basement for storage. Great professional space. Well maintained. Private parking & garden. MLS#11-345 $495,000 570-696-3801 Call Margy 570-696-0891

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WEST PITTSTON

Attractive 1 room furnished efficiency. New kitchen, washer/dryer. Security & references. Non smokers, no pets. $625. Includes heat & water. 570-655-4311

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ASHLEY TWO APARTMENTS 4 bedroom, full basement, washer / dryer hookup, $500 month +. OTHER APTS AVAILABLE IN NANTICOKE 570-868-6020

AVOCA APARTMENTS 2 2 2 2 2 2 1008 or 1010 Main St.

BACK MOUNTAIN

3.37 acre wooded lot. Public sewer. Underground utilities. Close to 309. Asking $59,900 Call 570-885-1119 HARDING Mt. Zion Road One acre lot just before Oberdorfer Road. Great place to build your dream home MLS 11-3521 $29,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

FORTY FORT

1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS Very nice, clean, great neighborhood, hardwood floors, a/c, washer/dryer with newer appliances, storage, 1st/last/security with one year lease. References required. $650$695 + utilities. Water/sewer by owner, no pets, non-smoking. Call 202-997-9185 for appointment

FORTY FORT 1st floor, 2 bed-

room, gas heat, nice kitchen, optional garage. Washer/dryer included $685/month. Call after 6 p.m. 570-220-6533

FORTY FORT AMERICA REALTY RENTALS

AVAILABILITY FIRST FLOOR $465 + utilities. Managed. 1 Bedrooms. Small, efficient, modern, appliances, laundry, gas fireplaces, courtyard parking. 2 YR SAME

RENT/ LEASE, EMPLOYMENT /APPLICATION, NO PETS/ SMOKING.

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Brand new ½ Double. Gorgeous luxury living. Gas heat & central air. ½ basement. Hardwood floors throughout. Brand new appliances. Tons of private off street parking. 2 bedroom 1 ½ bath with rain shower. Large yard with Back deck. $900 month + utilities 2 2 2 2 2 2 1014 Main Street

HANOVER TWP. K ORNKREST

1 bedroom. Heat, hot water, sewer, garbage, stove & fridge included. $571 + lease & security. Call 570-825-0146

HANOVER TWP. TOWNHOUSE

2 bedrooms, refrigerator, stove & dishwasher, European tile kitchen & bath. Parking, A/C, cathedral ceilings, fireplace, deck. $725/month. Call 570-650-0278

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WILKES-BARRE

94 Church St. Spacious double block, one with one side owner occupied, 2nd side needs cosmetic care. Off street parking for 2 vehicles, walking distance to the downtown. Pool and patio deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3292 $76,500 Call Bill Williams 570-362-4158

ASHLEY PARK

Laurel Run & San Souci Parks, Like new, several to choose from, Financing &Warranty, MobileOneSales.net Call (570)250-2890

Brand new 2 bedroom, washer/dryer hookup, $550 month + utilities

WEST WYOMING 423 E. Church St. Great 2 family in move in condition on both sides, Separate utilities, 6 rooms each. 3 car detached garage in super neighborhood. Walking distance to college. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-1608 $123,000 Call Tom 570-262-7716 ATLAS REALTY, INC. 570-829-6200

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KINGSTON

941 89-91 Hillside St. Out of the flood plain, this double has potential. Newer roof and some windows have been replaced. Property includes a large extra lot. MLS 11-3463 $87,000 Call Roger Nenni Ext. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 5770-288-0770

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WILKES-BARRE

PRICE REDUCED! 1007 Morgan Drive Beautiful two-story traditional home located high & dry in Pine Ridge Estates, one of WilkesBarre’s newest developments. Features 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, master suite with walk-in closet, 9’ ceilings and hardwoods on 1st floor, family room with gas fireplace, two-car garage and deck. MLS#11-3479 $229,900 Karen Ryan 570-283-9100 x14

1012 Wyoming Ave. SUPER LOCATION Needs work. Priced to sell. Great for your small business or offices. Very high traffic count. Property is being sold IN AS IS CONDITION. Inspections for buyers information only. Property needs rehab. MLS 11-4267 $84,900 Roger Nenni 570-288-0770 Ext. 32 Crossin Real Estate 570-288-0770

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Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified! LAFLIN Lot#9 Pinewood Dr

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on one of the last available lots in desirable Laflin. Convenient location near highways, airport, casino & shopping. DIRECTIONS Rt 315 to laflin Rd; make left off Laflin Rd onto Pinewood Dr. Lot is on corner of Pinewood Dr. and Hickorywood Dr. MLS 11-3411 $34,900 atlas realtyinc.com Call Keri Best 570-885-5082

Downstairs Unit. 2 bedroom, living room, eat-in kitchen, 1 bath, front porch. Appliances included. Off street parking. Full Basement. Hardwood throughout. Fresh paint. Gas/Central Air. ConvenientClose to 81. WOULD CONSIDER COMMERCIAL TENANT. $650 month + utilities 1014 Main Street Upstairs Efficiency Clean. Hardwood. Low maintenance. Kitchen, full bath, living room, bedroom, storage area. Appliances included. Hardwood & tile. Off street parking. Gas/Central air. WOULD CONSIDER COMMERCIAL TENANT. $500 month + utilities. 2 2 2 2 2 2 ALL APARTMENTS: Non Smoking No Pets Appointment only

570-451-0622

DALLAS 2nd floor, 2 bed-

MOUNTAIN TOP Crestwood Schools! 126 Acres for Sale! Mostly wooded with approx. 970 ft on Rt. 437 in Dennison Twp. $459,000 Call Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

rooms, 1 bath, stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer hookup. No pets, $650/ month, Heat, water, sewer & trash included. Lease required. 570-675-1389

DALLAS

5 rooms, all floors carpeted. (570) 639-5150

Apartments Available KINGSTON, 1 & 2 bedroom units PLAINS, large 2 bedroom with bonus room PLAINS, efficiency 1 bedroom WILKES-BARRE, 1/2 double with 4 bedrooms WILKES-BARRE, 2 bedroom duplex building All Include: Appliances, Carpeting, Maintenance. Lease, Credit Check & References Required.

570-899-3407 Tina Randazzo Property Mgr

KINGSTON 1 bedroom. Available now. $425 + security & electric. Call 570-829-0847

KINGSTON

109 N. Thomas Ave Efficiency with separate kitchen. Modern. Heat, garbage & hot water included. $475, lease, security. 570-474-5023

KINGSTON

131 S. Maple Ave. 3 room apartment 2nd floor. Heat & hot water included. Coin Laundry. Off street parking. No pets/smoking. $600 570-288-5600 or 570-479-0486

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KINGSTON

1st floor, newly remodeled 1 bedroom, central heat and air, off-street parking, wall to wall, washer/dryer hookup, No pets. $475. Call 570-288-9507

KINGSTON

2nd floor, 2 bedrooms. Heat, water & sewer included. Some pets okay. Off street parking. $750. 570-332-5215

KINGSTON

565 Rutter Avenue 2 bedrooms, living, dining & family rooms, 1 new bath, all appliances, A/C, new carpeting & paint, off street parking, heat and hot water included, front & rear porches. No pets, no smoking. $850/per month & security deposit. Personal & credit references required. Call 570-287-4234

KINGSTON

Cozy 1st floor, 1 bedroom apartment Heat, hot water & electric included. Laundry in basement, non-smoking, no pets. Off-street parking available. $650. + 1 month security, lease & $40 credit check required. Call for appointment 570-762-3747

KINGSTON

Great Location – 3rd Avenue. 2.5 bedroom, 1 bath, Living room, Dining room, central air, large sunroom, private backyard deck, offstreet parking, washer & dryer, refrigerator, dishwasher, garbage disposal. $675 + utilities. Sorry, no pets & no smoking. 570-283-1736 KINGSTON

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday 1/7 11am - 2pm 51 Dana Street, Kingston 2 bedroom, 1st floor Heat & 1 car garage. $600/ month, 1st and security required Application and Credit check

KINGSTON

Recently remodeled 2nd floor, 2 bedroom. Heat & hot/ cold water included. Small, 3rd room. No pets. $680 + security. Call Sam 570-817-4488

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KINGSTON

Spacious 2nd floor, 2 bedroom. 1 bath. Newly remodeled building, Living room, Dining room, eat-in Kitchen, private front balcony, off street parking, all appliances, including washer/dryer. Available 1/1/12. $650 + utilities. No pets, no smoking. 570-814-3281

KINGSTON

Ultra modern 1 bedroom with loft space for office or den. Designer bathroom. Semi private garage. Washer/ dryer on 2nd floor. Barbeque deck. $685 + utilities (570) 881-4993

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NANTICOKE

603 Hanover St 2nd floor, 1 bedroom. No pets. $500 + security, utilities & lease. Photos available. Call 570-542-5330

NANTICOKE

Nice clean 1 bedroom. Heat, hot water, garbage fee included. Stove, fridge, air-conditioning, washer/dryer availability. Security. $525 per month Call (570) 736-3125

PITTSTON

2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, refrigerator & stove provided, washer/ dryer hookup, pets negotiable. $525/ month, water and sewer paid, security and lease required. Call after 4pm. 570-237-6277 PITTSTON AVAILABLE DEC. 1 2 bedroom, modern and clean. Includes stove and fridge. W/d hookup. Landlord pays sewer and garbage, tenant pays heat, water & electric. NO PETS Lease & security required. $550/mo 570-829-1578

PITTSTON

Modern, clean 2 bedroom. Large master bedroom with smaller 2nd bedroom. Large kitchen with plenty of cabinets. Large living room and large closets. $550/mo + utilities. Owner pays sewer and garbage. 1 year lease required. NO PETS Call Charlie 570-829-1578

PLAINS

1 bedroom loft style apartment. Off street parking. Water & sewer included. $425. Call 570-855-6957 PLAINS 1st floor. Modern 2 bedroom. Kitchen with appliances. All new carpet. Convenient location. No smoking. No pets. $550 + utilities. 570-714-9234

PLYMOUTH

77-79 Center Ave, Rear Two 2-bedroom duplex with washer/ dryer hook up & small yard. $425/375 + security (570) 779-4240

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SWOYERSVILLE

1 bedroom private residence. All appliances & utilities included. No pets. $550/month + $550 security. References required. 570-287-0825 PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE

SWOYERSVILLE

Completely brand new & remodeled. 1 bedroom with garage, off street parking, yard, washer/dryer, stove, refrigerator. NO PETS. $550/month Call (570) 709-2125

SWOYERSVILLE

New 1 bedroom, 1st floor. Quiet area. All appliances included, coin-op laundry. Off street parking. No pets. $430. Water/sewer included. Security & references. Call 570-239-7770 WEST PITTSTON

LARKSVILLE

3 bedroom, 1 bath. $725. With discount. All new hardwood floors and tile. New cabinets / bathroom. Dishwasher, garbage disposal. Washer/dryer hookup. Off street parking. Facebook us at BOVO Rentals 570-328-9984 LUZERNE Newly refurbished 1st floor, 1 bedroom with stove, frig, washer/dryer hookup in basement. Heat & hot water included. $600 per month + 1 month security deposit. Application, background check, 1 yr. lease. No pets, nonsmoking. Call 570-287-8986 & Leave Message

MOUNTAIN TOP

1 Bedroom apartments for elderly, disabled. Rents based on 30% of ADJ gross income. Handicap Accessible. Equal Housing Opportunity. TTY711 or 570-474-5010 This institution is an equal opportunity provider & employer.

NANTICOKE

2nd Floor apartment for a tenant who wants the best. Bedroom, living room, kitchen & bath. Brand new. Washer/dryer hookup, air conditioned. No smoking or pets. 2 year lease, all utilities by tenant. Sewer & garbage included. Security, first & last month’s rent required. $440.00 570-735-5064

Spacious 2nd floor, 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment. Large eat-in kitchen. Off street parking. Utilities included except electricity. NO pets. $750/month. Call Judy Rice 570-714-9230

West Pittston, Pa. GARDEN VILLAGE APARTMENTS 221 Fremont St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-655-6555, 8 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

WEST WYOMING

2nd floor, 1 bedroom apartment. All appliances. Washer/ dryer. Off street parking. No pets. $525 + utilities, security & references. Call 570-954-2972

WILKES-BARRE

1 bedroom, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove provided, off-street parking, pets negotiable. $415/month, plus utilities, security, & lease. Call 570-779-1684

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WILKES-BARRE 151 W. River St.

NEAR WILKES 1st floor. 2 bedrooms, carpet. Appliances included. Sewer & trash paid. Pet friendly. Security deposit & 1st months rent required. $700. All utilities included except electric. 570-969-9268

WILKES-BARRE 155 W. River St.

1 bedroom, some utilities & appliances included, hardwood floors, Pet friendly. $600/month. Call 570-969-9268

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WILKES-BARRE

2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment near General Hospital. $495 utilities, first, last & security. No pets. 570-821-0463 570-417-3427

WILKES-BARRE 264 Academy St

1.5 bedrooms, newly renovated building. Washer & dryer available. $600/per month includes heat, hot water and parking. 646-712-1286 570-328-9896 570-855-4744

WILKES-BARRE Clean, 2 bedroom,

duplex. Stove, hook—ups, parking, yard. No pets/no smoking $475 + utilities. Call 570-868-4444

WILKES-BARRE

“GENERAL HOSPITAL” VICINITY

Super Clean, remodeled compact 3 rooms, laundry, appliances, off street parking 1 car. $470 + utilities. EMPLOYMENT, CREDIT, LEASE REQUIRED. NO PETS/SMOKING. Managed Building!

AMERICA REALTY 288-1422 WILKES-BARRE

LAFAYETTE GARDENS

SAVE MONEY THIS YEAR! 113 Edison St. Quiet neighborhood. 2 bedroom apartments available for immediate occupancy. Heat & hot water included. $625 Call Aileen at 570-822-7944

WILKES-BARRE Large 2 bedroom,

lots of storage, dishwasher, $695/ month includes all utilities except electric. No pets. Lease. References. Security. (570) 817-6422

WILKES-BARRE NORTH 815 N Washington

Street, Rear 1 bedroom, wall to wall carpet, new paint & flooring, eat in kitchen with appliances, enclosed front & back porch, laundry facilities. heat, hot water and cable included. $520 + electric & security. No pets. Call 570-814-1356

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH

1 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, laundry room. $875 / month. Also, 1 bedroom, 1 bath efficiency, $675. All utilities & appliances included with both. Call 570-574-3065

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS 1 & 2 bedroom

apartments. Starting at $440 and up. References required. Section 8 ok. 570-332-5723

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

WILKES-BARRE Spacious 3 bed-

room. Newly renovated, freshly painted, nice neighborhood. Appliances. New washer/dryer and new floor covering. $700 plus utilities, references, credit and background check. Smoke Free. Call 570-881-0320

WILKES-BARRE

Spacious, newly renovated 2 bedroom. Nice neighborhood. Freshly painted. With appliances & new washer / dryer. New floor coverings. $650 + utilities, references, credit and background check. Smoke Free. 570-881-0320

WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom water included 2 bedroom water included 1 bedroom efficiency water included 2 bedroom single family 3 bedroom single family HANOVER 4 bedroom large affordable 2 bedroom NANTICOKE 2 bedroom large, water included PITTSTON Large 1 bedroom water included PLAINS 1 bedroom water included KINGSTON 3 Bedroom Half Double KINGSTON 2 bedroom water included McDermott & McDermott Real Estate Inc. Property Management 570-821-1650 (direct line) Mon-Fri. 8-7pm Sat. 8-noon

WYOMING

Updated 1 bedroom. New Wall to wall carpet. Appliances furnished. Coin op laundry. $550. Heat, water & sewer included. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727

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Commercial Properties

OFFICE SPACE PLAINS

Total space 30,000 sf. Build to suit. Perfect for Doctors suite, day care, etc. High visibility. Lots of parking. Rent starting $10/sf. MLS 11-4200 Call Nancy or Holly JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444

PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

Lease Space Available, Light manufacturing, warehouse, office, includes all utilities with free parking. I will save you money!

RETAIL-BBUILDING W T ILKES

ARRE

12,000 sf. Route 309. Exit 165 off I81. 570-823-1719

RETAIL/OFFICE

2,000 sq building for rent on busy Rt. 309 in Mountain Top, across from Subway. Lots of parking, great visibility, Available immediately. $2,000/month + utilities. 570-430-0852

315 PLAZA

750 & 1750 square feet and NEW SPACE 3,500 square feet OFFICE/RETAIL 570-829-1206

WAREHOUSE/LIGHT MANUFACTURING OFFICE SPACE PITTSTON Main St.

12,000 sq. ft. building in downtown location. Warehouse with light manufacturing. Building with some office space. Entire building for lease or will sub-divide. MLS #10-1074 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

Commercial Properties

DOLPHIN PLAZA

Rte. 315 1,200 - 2,000 SF Office / Retail Call 570-829-1206

HANOVER TWP

Parkway Plaza Sans Souci Parkway Commercial Space For Lease 1,200 sq. ft. starting at $700/ month. Off street parking. Central heat & air. Call 570-991-0706

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OFFICE OR STORE NANTICOKE

1280 sq ft. 3 phase power, central air conditioning. Handicap accessible rest room. All utilities by tenant. Garbage included. $900 per month for a 5 year lease. 570-735-5064.

WILKES-BARRE GREAT BUSINESS

OPPORTUNITY 1,500 square foot available for rent. Restaurant with some equipment. Excellent street visibility at the Hazle & Park Triangle. Also, Middle East Bakery for sale or rent. call Pete for details at 570-301-8200

950

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EDWARDSVILLE

3 bedroom, new carpet & paint, fenced yard, laundry room, air. $550 + utilities, security & references. No pets 570-829-1768

FORTY FORT 26 Oak Street

3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, all appliances provided, washer/ dryer on premises, garage parking, fenced yard, pets OK, $850/month, plus utilities. Call 570-814-9700

GLEN LYON

3 bedrooms, wall to wall carpeting, laundry room, yard. $500 + utilities, security & references. No Pets. Call 570-592-3100

KINGSTON

3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new wall to wall carpeting, freshly painted, partial A/C, gas heat, large fenced in yard, walking distance to Kingston Corners. All appliances, off-street parking, no pets. $700/month, plus utilities, & 2 months security. Application & references. Call 570-639-4907

KINGSTON

New apartment with carpet, painted, 1.5 bath, washer/dryer hook up, gas heat, $700 + utilities. Call 570-814-0843 or 570-696-3090 KINGSTON

Built in 1879 this prestigious 2,800 square foot space features high ceilings, ten-foot doorways, three large distinctive chandeliers, hardwood floors and three fireplaces. Other features: french doors, large well lit parking lot, handicap accessibility. Signage positioned on 179 ft frontage. Over 15,000 vehicles pass daily. 570-706-5308

We Need Your Help!

Older charm, 1/2 double on residential street. 3 bedroom, bath, living & dining room combination. Updated kitchen with appliances (new gas range & dishwasher.) 1st floor laundry hookup. Gas heat. Attic storage space. Heat, utilities & outside maintenance by tenant. No pets. No smoking. 1 month security, 1 year lease.

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LARKSVILLE 2.5 bedroom, freshly painted, stove, off street parking, washer/dryer hookup, dry basement. $525/month, + utilities & security. (570) 239-5760

PLAINS 3 bedroom, fresh

paint, new hardwood/tile/carpet, gas heat, new bath. Includes stove and fridge. $695/month plus utilities, security deposit and references Call Scott 570-714-2431 Ext. 137

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953 Houses for Rent

WYOMING 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, gas heat, new carpeting, range & laundry hook ups. Credit check required. $675/month + utilities & security. Call Florence 570-715-7737

EXETER 2 HOMES (1) 2 bedroom with modern kitchen and bath, freshly painted. $650/mo + utilities. No Pets. (1) 1 bedroom with modern kitchen and bath. Laundry on 1st floor, bedroom on 2nd. $475/mo + utilities. No Pets. Call Lu-Ann 570-602-9280

LARKSVILLE

SALEM TWP. 3 bedroom home on 24 acres with 1000 ft of creek. Private, secluded, next to state game land. Kitchen with appliances. Laundry room. 2 bedrooms, full bath on 1st floor. Master bedroom, bath on 2nd floor. Enclosed hot tub, opens to deck. 2 car garage. Electric fence for dogs. Water, sewer included. Berwick School District. 10 minutes from Berwick Power Plant. $1500 month. 570-542-7564

Smith Hourigan Group

BACK MOUNTAIN

Private, 3 bedroom ranch, patio, porch, appliances, work shop. $830 + utilities & security. Call 570-522-0084 DALLAS

PLYMOUTH

3 bedrooms, remodeled, washer/dryer hookup, stove, no pets. Security deposit. $600 + utilities. Call Call (570) 574-5690

WEST PITTSTON F M

REE! 2 bedroom. Off street parking. No smoking. $550 + utilities, security & last month. 570-885-4206 AINTENANCE

WEST WYOMING 3 bedroom, 1.5

bath, quiet area, off street parking. ABSOLUTELY NO PETS. $650/mo + security and references. Utilities by tenant. 570-430-3851 leave message

WILKES-BARRE

176 Charles St TOWNHOUSE STYLE, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, Not Section 8 approved. $550/ month + utilities. References & security required. Available now! 570-301-2785

3 bedrooms, newly remodeled bath, large eat in kitchen, washer/dryer hookup, fenced in yard. $750/per month, plus utilities, security deposit & lease.

570-820-7049

WILKES-BARRE

3 bedrooms, newly remodeled bath, large eat in kitchen, washer/dryer hookup, fenced in yard. $750/per month, plus utilities, security deposit & lease.

570-820-7049

WILKES-BARRE HEIGHTS

173 Almond Lane 3 Bedrooms, new carpet & paint. Shared yard. Front porch. Full basement. Eat-in kitchen with stove. No pets. $595 + utilities & security. Call 570-814-1356

FORTY FORT

570-474-6307

953 Houses for Rent

GREENBRIAR Well maintained ranch style condo features living room with cathedral ceiling, oak kitchen, dining room with vaulted ceiling, 2 bedrooms and 2 3/4 baths, master bedroom with walk in closet. HOA fees included. $1,200 per month + utilities. MLS#11-4063. Call Kevin Smith 570-696-5422

17 Durkee St. 3 bedroom, 1½ bath Kitchen with appliances. Living room, dining room. Washer / dryer. 1 car Garage. Hardwood. Parking. Yard. Patio. $800 + utilities. Joe 570-592-1606

HANOVER TWP.

3 bedrooms, large kitchen, 1st floor laundry, deck with views, hot tub, hardwood floors, lots of closets/ storage. $850/ month + utilities 570-332-1921 570-582-5433

KINGSTON

3 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator, stove & dishwasher, washer/dryer on premises, front & rear porches, full basement & attic. Offstreet parking, no pets, totally remodeled. $1,000/ month, + utilities, security & lease. Call 570-824-7598

KINGSTON

SMITH HOURIGAN 570-696-1195

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DORRANCE 2 bedroom country

cottage, yard, garage, oil heat. $750 + security. No pets. 610-759-7138

DURYEA Blueberry Hill

Large 3 bedroom ranch with oversized garage. Large lot with pool. No Realtors. For more details. Available for lease or purchase for $339,000. Call 570-406-1128 EXETER 1812 Scarboro Ave Completely remodeled 1/2 double, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, all hardwood floors & tile, modern kitchen including fridge, stove, dishwasher, disposal, modern baths, gas heat, washer dryer hookup in private basement, large porch, driveway, nice yard, great neighborhood, $795 + $1000 security, no pets. Call 570-479-6722

Conveniently located. Spacious 4 bedroom single. Gas heat. Off street parking. Lease, no pets. Security. Call Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

MARKET STREET 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, refrigerator & stove provided, offstreet parking, $575/ month plus utilities & security. Call 570-822-4177

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Single family, two bedroom. $675 per month, plus utilities & snow removal. First floor is handicap accessible. No pets; No Smoking. Washer / Dryer on premises. Fenced yard. On Street Parking. One year lease, 1st & last month's rent, & security. Credit & Background check. Darcy J Gollhardt 570-262-0226 or Paul Donahue 570-510-1399. CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-718-4959 ext 1352

570-288-6654

LILY LAKE

Like new 2 bedroom, 1 bath Ranch with appliances, washer/dryer, oil heat, large yard. No pets, no smoking. References. Criminal/credit check. $850/mo plus utilities and security. 570-379-3232 leave message

MOUNTAIN TOP AREA NEAR LILY LAKE

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, Farm house. Modern kitchen, hardwood floors. $950/month + security & 1 year lease Call 570-379-2258

NANTICOKE

3 bedroom Single home, off-street parking, new wall to wall, stove & fridge included. Washer/ dryer hook up, $575/month + utilities. Gas heat & hot water. Call 570-735-3235

NANTICOKE

Desirable Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms 2 Free Months With A 2 Year Lease $795 + electric

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PITTSTON

Spacious one family house. 3 bedrooms, extra large living room, dining room, eat in kitchen, 1 bath, large backyard. Two car garage. $675/ month + security. Available now. Call 609-356-8416

PLYMOUTH

2 bedroom, 1 bath. Small yard. Appliances included. $850 + utilities & security. Pets ok. 570-574-3065

SWOYERSVILLE Completely remodeled Large 2 story, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, single family home including refrigerator, stove, dishwasher & disposal. Gas heat, nice yard, good neighborhood,. Off street parking. Shed. No pets. $995 / month. 570-479-6722

WILKES-BARRE

212 Bowman St Just remodeled. 3 bedrooms. Off street parking. $650 + utilities, security deposit & lease. No pets. 570-472-9642

959 Mobile Homes

DALLAS

Small 1 1/2 bedroom trailer. Private fenced lot with shed. Appliances included. $500 month + 1 month security. Tenant pays electric & gas. Available immediately. No pets. 570-477-5747

962

Rooms

KINGSTON HOUSE Nice, clean furnished room, starting at $315. Efficiency at $435 month furnished with all utilities included. Off street parking. 570-718-0331

971 Vacation & Resort Properties

FLORIDA

Boca Raton Beautiful 5 room home with Pool. Fully furnished. On canal lot. $600 weekly. If interested, write to: 120 Wagner St. Moosic, PA 18507

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BACK MOUNTAIN

Responsible woman needs apartment or home living quarters in Back Mountain. References available. Call 570-760-1213

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WILKES-BARRE

Furnished rooms for rent. Close to downtown. $90/week + security. Everything included. Call 570-704-8288

965

Roommate Wanted

WILKES-BARRE

To share 3 bedroom apartment. All utilities included. $300/month 570-212-8332

968

Storage

OLYPHANT

2,000 square feet of Warehouse Space for storage only. $600/month, 1 year lease. Call 570-760-3779, leave message.

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Building & Remodeling

1st. Quality Construction Co.

Roofing, siding, gutters, insulation, decks, additions, windows, doors, masonry & concrete. Insured & Bonded.

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570-299-7241 570-606-8438 ALL OLDER HOMES SPECIALIST 825-4268. Remodel / repair, Porches, decks & steps

Call the Building Industry Association of NEPA to find a qualified member for your next project. call 287-3331 or go to

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All Types Of Work New or Remodeling Licensed & Insured Free Estimates 570-406-6044

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NANTICOKE

2 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths. Wall to wall carpet. Backyard. Washer dryer hookup. $450 + security. Call 570-472-2392

WILKES-BARRE

WYOMING

FORTY FORT 1188 Wyoming Ave

Half Doubles

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72’ x 200’ VACANT COMMERCIAL LOT 233 Wyoming Ave, Rt. 11 (1/4 mile from proposed Walmart) For Sale or lease. $96,000. 570-388-6669

Elegant Space Available

950

1039

Chimney Service

CAVUTO CHIMNEY SERVICE

& Gutter Cleaning Free Estimates Insured 570-709-2479

CHIMNEY REPAIRS Parging. Stucco.

Stainless Liners. Cleanings. Custom Sheet Metal Shop. 570-383-0644 1-800-943-1515 Call Now! COZY HEARTH CHIMNEY Chimney Cleaning, Rebuilding, Repair, Stainless Steel Lining, Parging, Stucco, Caps, Etc. Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 1-888-680-7990 570-840-0873

1057Construction & Building

GARAGE DOOR Sales, service,

installation & repair. FULLY INSURED HIC# 065008 CALL JOE 570-606-7489 570-735-8551

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Dry Wall

Remodeling, New Construction, Water & Flood Repairs

570-579-3755 PA043609

MIKE SCIBEK DRYWALL

Hanging & finishing, design ceilings and painting. Free estimates. Licensed & Insured. 328-1230

MIRRA DRYWALL Hanging & Finishing Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

(570) 675-3378 1084

Electrical

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC

Licensed, Insured, No job too small.

570-829-4077

SLEBODA ELECTRIC Master electrician Licensed & Insured Service Changes & Replacements. Generator Installs. 868-4469

1093

Excavating

MODULAR HOMES/EXCAVATING

1132 PRO FORCE PAINTING & CONSTRUCTION Interior & exterior painting. All types of remodeling,& plumbing. Front and back porches repaired & replaced Call 570-301-4417

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1132

DAUGHERTY’S DRYWALL INC.

570-332-0077 Custom excavating, foundations, land clearing, driveways, storm drainage, etc.

Chimney Service

A-1 1 ABLE CHIMNEY Rebuild & Repair Chimneys. All types of Masonry. Liners Installed, Brick & Block, Roofs & Gutters. Licensed & Insured 570-735-2257

1078

Handyman Services

Mark’s Handyman Service

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We do it all! Licensed & Insured

570-578-8599 VACUUMS &

LAMPS REPAIRED

570-852-9281

WOODWORK FINISHING 570-852-9281

Handyman Services

1135

Hauling & Trucking

RUSSELL’S

Property & Lawn Maintenance LICENSED & INSURED Carpentry, painting, plumbing, snow plowing & general home & business repairs. Free Estimates 570-406-3339

The Handier Man

We fix everything! Plumbing, Electrical & Carpentry. Retired Mr. Fix It. Emergencies 23/7

299-9142

1135

Hauling & Trucking

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cleaning attics, cellar, garage, one piece or whole Estate, also available 10 & 20 yard dumpsters.655-0695 592-1813or287-8302 AAA CLEANING A1 GENERAL HAULING Cleaning attics, cellars, garages. Demolitions, Roofing & Tree Removal. Free Est. 779-0918 or 542-5821; 814-8299 AAA Bob & Ray’s Hauling: Friendly & Courteous. We take anything & everything. Attic to basement. Garage, yard, free estimates. Call 570-655-7458 or 570-905-4820

CASTAWAY HAULING JUNK REMOVAL

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ALL KINDS OF HAULING & JUNK REMOVAL

TREE/SHRUB REMOVAL REMOVAL DEMOLITION Estate Cleanout Free Estimates 24 HOUR SERVICE SMALL AND LARGE JOBS! 570-823-1811 570-239-0484

HAUL ALL& H

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Mike’s Scrap

Five Dollars & Up Cleaning & hauling of wood, metals, trash & debris from houses, yards, garages, etc. Free estimates SAME DAY SERVICE

570-826-1883

VERY CHEAP JUNK REMOVAL! Licensed, Insured & Bonded. Will beat any price, guaranteed! Free Estimates. Over 10,000 served.

570-693-3932

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Insurance

NEPA LONG TERM CARE AGENCY

Long Term Care Insurance products Reputable Companies. 570-580-0797 FREE CONSULT longtermcare@ verizon.net

1189 Miscellaneous Service

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: Junk Cars & Trucks Highest Prices Paid!!

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Movers

BestDarnMovers Moving Helpers Call for Free Quote. We make moving easy. BDMhelpers.com 570-852-9243

1204

Painting & Wallpaper

M. PARALIS PAINTING

Int/ Ext. painting, Power washing. Professional work at affordable rates. Free estimates. 570-288-0733

PAINTING

$95/room & up. Call for details 570-852-9281

1225

Plumbing

BERNIE THE PLUMBER

& HOME BUILDER “SAME DAY SERVICE” Why Pay more? Interior & exterior. We do hardwood floors, furnaces, water heaters - all your home remodeling needs. Pay when you’re pleased. All work guaranteed. Free Estimates. 570-899-3123

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Roofing & Siding

J.R.V. ROOFING

570-824-6381 Roof Repairs & New Roofs. Shingle, Slate, Hot Built Up, Rubber, Gutters & Chimney Repairs. Year Round. Licensed/Insured FREE Estimates *24 Hour Emergency Calls*

WINTER ROOFING Special $1.29 s/f Licensed, insured, fast service 570-735-0846

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Snow Removal

SNOW

PLOWING Commercial

Industrial

Residential DRIVEWAYS SIDEWALKS SALTING

VITO & GINO’S 570-574-1275

1327 Waterproofing

BASEMENT WATERPROOFING

Foundation Repairs

Free Estimates

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