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Planned Parenthood gets help when the cancer charity cuts off its funding. By DAVID CRARY Associated Press
NEW YORK — Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the renowned breast-cancer charity, faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen’s local affiliates are openly upset, and at least one top official has quit, Brinker reportedly in protest. Meanwhile, Komen has been deluged with negative emails and Handel Facebook postings, accusing it of knuckling under to pressure from anti-abortion groups, since The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that Komen was halting grants that Planned Parenthood affiliates used for breast exams and related services. The grants totaled $680,000 last year. While not directly affected by the Komen Foundation’s decision, the president of Planned Parenthood of Northeast and Mid-Penn, which serves the Wyoming Valley, says the orga-
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Panel will not investigate Leighton By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE – The Pennsylvania Ethics Commission will not conduct a full investigation into the hiring practices of Mayor Tom Leighton. That decision was made by the commission on Monday and letters were sent to the complainant and Leighton. The complainant’s name was redacted on the copy of the letter obtained by The Times Leader. The commission received alle-
gations in September that Leighton violated the state Public Official and Employee Ethics Act by hiring his children and other relatives to summer jobs. It was alleged Leighton used his position to benefit himself and/or members of his immediate family by approving or authorizing the hiring of his children. The commission’s investigative division conducted a preliminary inquiry that revealed “all intern hirings for the (city) were conducted by the city’s director
“I respect the decision. I’ve worked hard for the city over the last eight years and I will continue to work hard in my third term.”
of human resources without input or direction from the mayor.” The commission found that approximately 150 to 200 summer interns were hired by the city
year for hiring his daughter, niece and nephew to city summer positions. Courtney Leighton, the mayor’s daughter, was working as an intern in the police department; Lauren Leighton, his niece, Mayor Tom Leighton was an intern in the special events department; and nephew Brian Leighton was working as a city parks attendant. The two ineach year and – with the excep- terns earned $10 per hour and tion of 2011 – the city hired all Brian Leighton was paid $8 per summer applicants during the hour, according to a list of salapast several years. Leighton came under fire last See LEIGHTON, Page 12A
Father and sons escape from Kingston Township house fire
A father and his 1-year-old twin boys escaped from their burning home in Kingston Township early Thursday night. The fire appeared to have started in the rear of the house at 103 Summit St. and spread to the rest of the structure. Fire departments from the Back Mountain responded to the blaze called in by neighbors shortly after 7 p.m. For the story, see Page 9A.
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Funding support cut The Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation recently pulled its grants for breast screening at Planned Parenthood. The foundation’s $359.9 million in spending for the 2010 fiscal year: Education: 34%
Experience, technology aid U.S. hostage rescues Actions like the recent freeing of 2 missionaries in Somalia highlight methods and risks involved.
Research: 24%
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American Roy Hallums pleads for Arab rulers to intercede to spare his life.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Roy Hallums was enduring his 311th day of captivity, blindfolded, his hands and feet bound, stuffed into a hole under the floor of a farm building outside Baghdad. He heard a commotion upstairs and managed to get the blindfold off. Delta Force troops broke open the
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technological advances like thermal imaging and surveillance drones, the raids remain high-risk. Success or failure can depend on a snap decision made by a rescuer with bullets flying all around, or determination by kidnappers to kill any captives before they can be freed. In 2010, the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team 6 tried to rescue Linda Norgrove, a Scottish aid worker, from her Taliban captors in Afghanistan. She was killed by a grenade thrown in haste by one of the American commandoes. See HOSTAGE, Page 12A
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hatch. An American soldier jumped down. “He looks at me and points and says, ‘Are you Roy?’ I say ‘yes,’ and he yells back up the stairs: ‘Jackpot!’ ” Hallums recalled in a phone interview with The Associated Press six years after his rescue. Another mission by elite U.S. troops took place just last week, this time in Somalia, resulting in an American and a Danish hostage being rescued and nine kidnappers killed. U.S. special forces units are compiling a string of successful hostage rescues, thanks to improved technology and a decade of wartime experience. But despite
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As a result, many – including consumers facing heating bills and publicly funded crews charged with keeping roads snow and ice free – have benefited so far this winter. But those who count on snow and cold weather have come up short. “It’s been challenging, to put it mildly,” said Mark Verrastro, general manager of Snö Mountain ski resort in Scranton. “We’re fighting an uphill battle. You make the snow and then, with the warm-ups and the rain we’ve been seeing in the middle of the week, you struggle to get it back
Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s weather-forecasting groundhog, saw his shadow Thursday, prognosticating six more weeks of winter. At least some local business owners are hoping Phil was right. This winter has been one of the warmest in a decade, with temperatures running about 5 degrees above average in December and January. See WINTER, Page 12A
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COURT BRIEFS PITTSTON – A man accused by Dupont police of fighting with firefighters battling a blaze at his residence waived his right to a preliminary hearing before Senior District Judge Andrew Barilla on Wednesday. Dominick A. Dente, 58, of Wilson Street, Dupont, waived two counts of simple assault to Luzerne County Court. Police withdrew charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness against Dente. Police allege Dente fought with firefighters on Jan. 28, according to the criminal complaint. WILKES-BARRE – A Shenandoah man was sentenced Thursday to two to four years in state prison on charges he committed a string a burglaries over a four-month period. Todd Aaron Issermoyer, 43, of West Atlantic Street, was sentenced by county Judge Tina Polachek Gartley on three burglary-related charges and one count of theft by deception in cases where police say he removed blank checks and jewelry from several people. Polachek Gartley also ordered Issermoyer to serve three years probation. Issermoyer pleaded guilty to the charges in November. According to court papers, on Oct. 10, 2010, police said Rachael Paden reported that she noticed jewelry missing from her residence, and checked local pawn shops to find her missing pieces. In another incident, police said that on March 24, 2011, they learned from Stanley Carter of Drums that someone broke into his home and removed signed blank checks from his kitchen. That same day, police were also alerted to the report of a suspicious person in Dorrance Township. Dave Lehman reported to police an unknown man came to his home and began looking into windows when Lehman didn’t answer the door.
POLICE BLOTTER WEST WYOMING – Police said they are investigating two burglaries in the 600 and 700 blocks of West Eighth Street in recent days. Police said the suspects forced their way into the buildings. Anyone with information about the burglaries or observes a suspicious person is asked to call 911. HAZLETON – City police said they cited Bernard P. Yackiel III, of Gilberton, with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness after investigating a disturbance in the area of West Second and Alter streets at 4:48 a.m. Thursday. HAZLE TWP. – Michael Cherba reported Tuesday tools were stolen during a burglary at a house under construction on Brazzo Road, state police at Hazleton said. HAZLETON – The Beer Store, West 21st and North Vine streets, was recently cited with issuing checks in payment for purchase of malt or brewed beverages with insufficient funds, state police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement reported.
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HARRISBURG— The jury in state Rep. Bill DeWeese’s corruption trial quit deliberations Thursday without reaching a verdict. The seven women and five men on the panel are scheduled to resume deliberations this morning. DeWeese is the first sitting lawmaker to face trial as part of a broad investigation begun by the state attorney general’s office in 2007. Prosecutors say the onetime House speaker used taxpayer-paid employees to do political campaign work on state time. DeWeese has testified that he never ordered or bullied staff members into doing campaign work.
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State grant will aid 2 projects By SUSAN BETTINGER Times Leader Correspondent
SUGAR NOTCH – The borough will receive a $110,000 state grant that can be used for both demolition and road rehabilitation, borough officials said Wednesday night. At its monthly meeting, council voted to change its building demolition project from Main Street to Mill Street. The borough must use the grant by the end of 2012. The property on Mill Street, which borough officials believe is a safety hazard, is owned by a woman who now resides in a nursing home. The building has been a safety hazard for the past five years, although the owner lived in the home up until a year
and a half ago. She refused in the past to sign over the building to the borough, so that it could legally have the structure demolished. The borough is looking to file a complaint stating the building is a safety hazard. The owner would then be responsible for any fines imposed on the property. Mayor William Davis said that in lieu of the fines, the owner might agree to sign the property over to the borough. Councilman Mario Fiorucci spoke on his idea to work out an agreement with Solomon Recycling. Fiorucci said Solomon offers a 6-yard Dumpster, which would be emptied every two weeks at a cost of $60 per month, or a smaller Dumpster, which would be emptied every week, at
W H AT ’ S N E X T The Sugar Notch Borough Council will hold a work session on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.
a cost of $80 per month. The downside to these options would be that plastic, paper, glass and other items would all be mixed together and sorted out at the recycling facility. The borough would only get an estimated credit for the recyclables at the time of pickup. No weight slips would be given. This recycling method is known as singlestream recycling. Fiorucci said Solomon stated the contract would entail a sixmonth minimum for the trial pe-
riod, after which the borough would be required to sign a threeyear contract with the company. Fiorucci is also looking for a contract to start the process of a “shoulder road paving process.” The starting point would begin at the corner of Connor and Main streets and end at the stop sign in Warrior Run. Fiorucci said there are no sidewalks on the right side of this road, and it can be very unsafe for pedestrians and bike riders. PennDOT would automatically fund the project if Warrior Run and Sugar Notch agree to the process. The fire department will hold two fundraising events -- a breakfast on Feb. 12 from 8 a.m. to noon, as well as a fish fry on March 2 and 3 from 4 to 8 p.m.
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New protocols adopted New rules will apply to employees, record keeping, accounting.
By STEVEN FONDO Times Leader Correspondent
RICE TWP. – The board of supervisors approved a resolution on Thursday that outlines the protocol for supervision of township employees, record keeping and accounting. Under Resolution 20, at least two supervisors must be present when any direction is given to township solicitors or accountants regarding their duties to the municipality. According to board Chairman Miller Stella Jr., the wording of the new resolution was vetted by local attorney Chris Gerber prior to publication
and passage. “The need for the resolution was clear,” Stella said. “We wanted the left hand to know what the right hand was doing at all times.” Stella added that the new law would bring an added layer of transparency to the governing process in the township and help shield board members and employees from litigation. Stella, along with Supervisor George Venesky and seven other township officials, are defendants in a multi-count lawsuit that newly elected Supervisor Marcia Thomas, the former township secretary, had filed last year. The lawsuit came after Stella and Venesky voted to terminate Thomas in January 2011. She had worked for the township
since 1990. The township officials had said Thomas was not retained because she kept shoddy and incomplete records pertaining to township affairs and finances, kept secret correspondence about the township’s pension fund that had suffered a $280,000 loss, harassed the auditors during the auditing process and committed a criminal act by smoking within her office, which triggered a visiting Girl Scout member to have an asthma attack, according to a May 2011 Times Leader story. In other business Thursday, the board voted unanimously to approve the new three-year police contract through 2014 that gives the five fulltime officers 4 percent raises each year, Venesky said.
Carjacking brings 3-6 years in prison for W-B man By SHEENA DELAZIO sdelazio@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE – A city man charged with carjacking a teen’s vehicle and other crimes was sentenced Thursday to three to six years in state prison. Brian Miller, 33, with a last known address of Scott Street, was sentenced on four counts of theft and one count each of robbery, terroristic threats, unlawful restraint, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, reckless endangerment, access device fraud and criminal conspiracy by county Judge William Amesbury. Amesbury also sentenced Miller to five years probation to be served after his prison sentence, and gave Miller credit for 174 days of time already served in prison. Miller’s charges stem from a case in which police say he carjacked a teen and then led police on a high-
speed chase. Police say Miller carjacked a vehicle of a then-17-year-old boy who was pumping gasoline at a Turkey Hill on North Pennsylvania Boulevard on July 27. Miller got into the car while Mark Macosky was filling up and told him to drive. Miller said he had a gun and would kill Macosky if anyone found out Miller took the car. As Macosky was driving, Miller told him to pull over and then shouted “Get out.” Macosky pulled over in the area of 190-192 Pennsylvania Ave. and Miller said, “Give me 10 minutes and if anyone finds out, I will return and kill you.” Sugar Notch police encountered the vehicle and tried to stop it, but Miller sped away. The chase continued on Interstate 81 southbound with the car reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph.
Around 4:15 p.m. police from Sugar Notch, Hazleton, West Hazleton and Butler Township and the state police caught Miller in Beaver Meadows, Carbon County. In the other cases, beginning on July 4, Melissa Kizer reported to police Miller, her ex-boyfriend, stole a video game system, diamond ring and gold necklace from her residence. A few days later, Kizer said Miller used her debit card without her permission, and spent $389. When police questioned Miller, he allegedly said he had become addicted to Oxycontin and was trying to support his habit. On July 18, Kizer again reported to police that Miller took a fire safe box from her residence that held a $100 savings bond. Amesbury said Miller must undergo a mentalhealth evaluation and is to have no contact with Kizer.
Man pleads guilty in invasion, other cases
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DETAILS LOTTERY MIDDAY DRAWING DAILY NUMBER 9-0-1 BIG FOUR 0-7-8-6 QUINTO 1-6-4-0-0 TREASURE HUNT 10-11-13-15-21 NIGHTLY DRAWING DAILY NUMBER 8-0-1 BIG FOUR 4-8-4-5 QUINTO 6-9-3-7-8 CASH FIVE 11-14-19-24-40 MATCH SIX 09-16-19-28-29-49 HARRISBURG – No player matched all five winning numbers drawn in Thurday’s “Pennsylvania Cash 5” game so the jackpot will be worth $325,000. Lottery officials said 57 players matched four numbers and won $316 each and 2,755 players matched three numbers and won $11 each. Monday’s “Pennsylvania Match 6 Lotto” jackpot will be worth at least $700,000 because no player holds a ticket with one row that matches all six winning numbers drawn in Thursday’s game.
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Ryan Casey of West Pittston will be sentenced on May 7, a judge rules. By SHEENA DELAZIO sdelazio@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE – A West Pittston man pleaded guilty Thursday to a variety of charges stemming from several incidents, including one where police say he participated in a home invasion in which a man was assaulted. RyanCasey,23,ofRiverStreet,enteredtheplea to two counts of burglary and one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license, criminal conspiracy and a firearms chargebefore County Judge Tina Polachek Gartley. The judge said Casey will be sentenced on May 7. In the home invasion case, police said Casey and Kyle Mangan, 21, of Hanover Township, wore black ski masks when they entered a Foundry Street, West Pittston, residence in November 2009. Police said they entered through an unlocked front door and that one man assaulted the resident while the other tried to steal electronic equipment. Both men fled, police said. Mangan pleaded guilty to a burglary charge in May2010andwaslatersentencedtooneyear,less one day to two years, less two days in county prison. In another incident, police said that on Aug. 8, 2010, Casey was inside a Turkey Hill store in Kingston and refused to leave. Police said Casey was knocking merchandise over and shoved a clerk. Police said that when they arrived Casey was getting into a vehicle parked outside the store. Police said they learned Casey was driving with a suspended license as the result of a driving under the influence offense. They said an officer observed a bulge in Casey’s shirt pocket, later determined to be two white pills, which were suspected Hydrocodone pills. Police also found a glass pipe consistent for use with smoking marijuana. Two months later, police said, Casey was involved in a break-in at a Kingston business on Wyoming Avenue. Police said the store owner reported the business was entered and that cash, bank books, electronics and several guns were stolen from the store, including a World War II semi-automatic handgun. Police said that a in surveillance video they saw two males enter the business through a side door and leave with the items, valued at more then $2,000. Police said Casey and two other men kept the items after the burglary. Derek Spaide, 20, of Hanover Township, pleaded guilty Wednesday to related charges in the burglary and is scheduled to be sentenced in March. Jordan Fullam, 20, of Shavertown, pleaded guilty in April to related charges and was sentenced in June to18 to 36 months in prison as well as two years probation for his role in the burglary.
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Selenski figure appears
The co-defendant of murder suspect Hugo Selenski appeared in Luzerne County Court on Thursday to meet the judge handling his case and to speak with his attorney and prosecutors. Paul Weakley, 42, who is serving life in prison on a federal charge relating to the 2003 deaths of Michael Kerkowski and Tammy Fassett, appeared before Judge Fred Pierantoni. Prosecutors said Weakley will continue to cooperate with investigators in cases against Selenski. Police said Kerkowski and Fassett’s bodies were unearthed on the property where Selenski lived in Kingston Township in June 2003. Selenski, 38, is awaiting trial on those charges and is scheduled to appear in court today.
Pa. House unanimous in resolution, but some in public see problem
‘Year of Bible’ sparking dispute By ANDREW M. SEDER aseder@timesleader.com
Paul Weakley is a co-defendant of Hugo Selenski.
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House Resolution 535 is another example of the fine line between religion and politics being blurred, according to local religious leaders and professors. The two-page resolution, adopted last week by a 193-0 vote, designated 2012 as “The Year of the Bible” in Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Rep. Rick Saccone, R-Allegheny County, the “non-controversial resolution”
ends with “in recognition of both the formative influence of the Bible on our commonwealth and nation and our national need to study and apply the teachings of the Holy Scriptures.” “All over the Pennsylvania Capitol, one can easily see the tremendous influence that Christianity and the Bible have had over our founders and predecessors. These images and quotes illustrating the beliefs and morals that have shaped our great commonwealth must
never be forgotten,” Saccone said. The Rev. Daniel Gunn, leader of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Wilkes-Barre, said he disagrees with the House resolution and feels government should refrain from religious proclamations. “There’s a reason we have separation of church and state,” Gunn said. “I do not deal with legislative issues from the pulpit, and I don’t think the legislature should be dealing too much with religious issues,”
lution “flies in the face of Pennsylvania’s history.” To read House Resolution 535 He noted the state’s initial go to: http://tlgets.me/houseEuropean settlers, the Quakers, resolution “didn’t want to institute a QuakTo read a statement from the er theocracy. They wanted relibill’s primary sponsor, go to: gious freedom. Pennsylvania http://tlgets.me/houseresoluwas the religiously free colony.” tion2 “To see something like this in Pennsylvania, considering our current religious diversity and Gunn said. Jonathan Malesic, an associ- our history of religious diversiate professor of theology at ty,” contradicts the Quaker’s inKing’s College who is a staunch tent. supporter of the separation of church and state, said the reso- See BIBLE, Page 12A
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King’s rec project enters new phase
9 accept nod for retirement board seat More than 3,000 current and past county employees may vote for the retirement system representative.
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Tobyhanna site to open
A new 78,000-square-foot industry facility will open today at the Tobyhanna Army Depot. At 9 a.m. depot and local officials will cut the ribbon to open the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Finishing Center. The new facility expands and modernizes the depot’s capacity to repair, refinish and apply protective coatings to large, tactical C4ISR systems.
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Ex-officials contest suit
Lawyers representing former Luzerne County Retirement Board members have filed objections to a suit seeking payment of legal fees for past county controller Steve Flood. Flood’s estate filed suit in December demanding payment of fees Flood incurred fighting a defamation suit involving his November 2002 comments on a radio program. That libel suit was discontinued in November, four months after Flood’s death. The Philadelphiabased Schnader, Flood Harrison, Segal & Lewis sued Flood and his partner and guardian, Heather Paulhamus, in 2010, seeking $205,696 in legal fees for representing him in the defamation suit. The county Retirement Board had initially agreed to pay for Flood’s legal defense in the libel suit but reversed the decision shortly after Flood lost his bid for re-election in 2005. Former board members Maryanne Petrilla, Thomas Cooney, Stephen A. Urban, Walter Griffith and the late Michael Morreale are listed as defendants. Their lawyers said the suit should be dismissed because it didn’t provide required written documentation and details about Flood’s request for coverage and the hiring of the Schnader firm. HARRISBURG
Shale response bill signed
Gov. Tom Corbett on Thursday signed into law a bill to improve emergency management and response at Marcellus Shale natural gas wells. The new law, sponsored in the state Senate by Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Township, to plan for accidents and share emergency plans with local emergency responders. It also requires drillers to inform state and local officials of well-pad locations and access roads. “Any first responder will tell you that the best weapon against injury, environmental damage, property destruction, and death is not the most state-of-the art fire truck, radio, or protective gear — it is information,” Baker said.
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Steel is being raised for the $7.5 million recreation center expansion project under way behind the King’s College Scandlon Physical Education Center on North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre.
Company can’t get W-B cash At issue is $3.4 million Newcrete products says it is owed for beams. By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER tmorgan@timesleader.com
A company that is owed $4.3 million for concrete beams it supplied to a defunct theater/garage project in Wilkes-Barre has lost its latest court challenge that sought to hold the city responsible for the debt. The state Commonwealth Court on Thursday ruled Newcrete Products of New Enterprise, Pa., cannot recoup money from the city
that is owed to it by the Wilkes-Barre Redevelopment Authority for work it performed in 2001on a proposed theater/parking garage on South Washington Street. The project, which was proposed under former Mayor Thomas McGroarty, was scuttled after the authority could not obtain money to complete it. The site was later revitalized under current Mayor Tom Leighton and now houses the city’s Intermodal Transportation Center between South Main and Washington streets. Newcrete had supplied numerous concrete beams
that were to be used to construct a parking garage, but it was never paid after the project was halted three months after construction began. The company filed suit against the Redevelopment Authority in 2006 and was awarded $4.3 million. It was never able to collect on the debt, however, because the authority did not have the ability to pay the judgment. Newcrete then filed a lawsuit against the city in June 2011 to recover the money, arguing the city was responsible to pay the debt because it had nearly absolute control over the authority and had acted as its “alter ego.”
A Luzerne County judge dismissed the complaint in January 2011, finding that the authority and city were separate legal entities, therefore the city could not be held responsible for the authority’s debt. The Commonwealth Court on Thursday upheld the ruling, finding that it made no difference how much control the city exerted over the authority. The city had no ownership interest in the authority, therefore it could not be held responsible for its debts. Newcrete attorney John Doran of Wilkes-Barre failed to respond to a request Thursday for comment.
Man charged in burglary had clever system, cops say John Chernowsky is jailed on $100,000 bail in Nanticoke, Newport Township incidents. By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com
NANTICOKE – Police in Nanticoke and Newport Township say John Chernowsky had a simple test. Ring a doorbell to determine if anyone was home. If someone opened the door, authorities allege, Chernowsky asked if they had lost a cat. If the doorbell went unanswered, Chernowsky walked to a rear door, allegedly using a credit card to force it open. Police say Chernowsky was targeting homes on Vista Drive in Newport Township and on East Washington Street in Nanticoke on Jan. 26. Chernowsky, 27, of East Union Street, Nanticoke, was arraigned
Wednesday night by District Judge Donald Whittaker in Nanticoke on two counts each of criminal attempt to commit burglary and criminal attempt to Chernowsky commit mischief, and one count each of burglary, criminal trespass and theft. Township police arrested Chernowsky last week on charges he burglarized a house on Vista Drive. Chernowsky remains jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $100,000 bail. According to the criminal complaints: Township police responded to a burglary at a house on Vista Drive on Jan. 26, when a woman claimed someone forced their way inside a rear door and stole items. While investigating the burglary, police learned a man, identified by police
as Chernowsky, tried to force open a rear door to another house on Vista Drive after ringing a doorbell. A woman inside the second house did not answer and encountered Chernowsky at her rear door, the complaints say. Nanticoke police said that less than two hours after the incidents in Newport Township, Chernowsky rang a doorbell at a house on East Washington Street. Chernowsky asked the man who answered if he’d lost a cat. Chernowsky left the house and walked to another residence on East Washington Street, where he ran away after a burglar alarm was activated, the complaints say. Nanticoke police allege Chernowsky on Aug. 16 burglarized a house on East Washington Street he believed was unoccupied. A homeowner confronted Chernowsky in a bedroom going through a jewelry box. Preliminary hearings are scheduled on Feb. 8 before Whittaker.
Nine Luzerne County workers and retirees have accepted nominations for one unpaid seat on the county Retirement Board that oversees the employee pension fund. Employees and retirees had to receive at least two nominations from vested pension members and agree to run for their name to appear on the ballot. The five employee nominees are: Lawrence DeFluri, assessor’s office field investigator; John Evanchick Jr., sheriff deputy; county Controller Walter Griffith; Robin Muth, office on aging fiscal officer; and Eugene Shinal, a prison K-9 sergeant. Four retirees were nominated: Clifton A pension Madrack, former fund repreMoon Lake Park director; Keith Perluke, a sentative was past Workforce Invest- added to the ment Development board under Agency employee; Da- the new home vid Roberts, formerly a prothonotary’s office rule charter. worker; and Basil Russin, past chief public defender. Employee Rick Hummer said he also received multiple nominations but declined because it would be a conflict of interest to serve while working as county pension coordinator. A pension fund representative was added to the board under the new home rule charter in response to past complaints that plan participants should have a voice. The county manager, budget/finance director, council chairperson and a council member also serve on the board. Councilman Eugene Kelleher was selected as the council representative, and council Chairman Jim Bobeck said he will designate a council member to serve in his place. Griffith served on the retirement board under the previous government structure along with the three commissioners and the treasurer. More than 3,000 current and past employees are eligible to vote for the retirement system representative, Hummer said. Voting will occur from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 15. County electronic voting machines will be set up in the pension coordinator’s office at the county’s Penn Place building in downtown Wilkes-Barre and probably also in the county courthouse, Hummer said. Absentee ballots will be available and must be counted at the conclusion of the election, according to the council-approved procedure. Hummer said the restructured board will meet for the first time at the end of the month to approve retirements and receive a status report on the pension fund. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney was hired in November to oversee the fund for another three years. The fund was valued at $191 million at that time.
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Gingrich camp had been confident the former House speaker would get the nod
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been so confident of winning LAS VEGAS — Donald the real estate mogul’s backing Trump on Thursday an- that it had leaked word Trump nounced his endorsement of would support the former Mitt Romney for president, House speaker. Speaking with reporters besaying the former Massachuthe announcement, setts governor is “not going to fore Trump said he had sevallow bad things to eral meetings with continue to happen to Romney during the this country we all past several months love.” and that those meetThe reality show ings helped influence host and real estate ELECTION his decision about an mogul appeared with endorsement. Romney and his wife, He also cited RomAnn, at a packed news conference at the Las Vegas ho- ney’s debate performances and tough stance on China as reatel that bears Trump’s name. Romney said he was honor- sons. Trump, who publicly had exed to receive the endorsement, but hoped even more to win pressed less-than-enthusiastic the endorsement of Nevada support for Romney, said his voters. The state holds presi- past comments were a reflection of not knowing the former dential caucuses Saturday. Newt Gingrich’s camp had Massachusetts governor very The Associated Press
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Bob Plummer drives his truck along Union Street, with a Massachusetts license plate displaying ‘GIANTS’ and an inflated New York Giants character, in Somerset, Mass., on Thursday. The New York Giants are scheduled to face the New England Patriots in the NFL football Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday in Indianapolis.
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well. “I never knew him. I knew of him and respected him, but I really got to know him over the past few months,” Trump said. Gingrich’s camp was so confident of Trump’s endorsement that those close to the former House speaker confirmed it Wednesday night for news organizations, including the AP. Meanwhile, voter turnout numbers are pointing to a potential enthusiasm deficit for Romney. In the four states to vote so far in the GOP nominating race, turnout has been strongest where people were energized to vote for somebody else. AP PHOTO In Florida, where Romney took 46 percent of the vote, Donald Trump greets Republican presidential candidate Mitt overall turnout was down sig- Romney after announcing his endorsement of Romney on nificantly from four years ago. Thursday in Las Vegas.
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missile that could strike targets more than 6,000 miles away and thus would be capable of reaching the East Coast of the United States. Minister for Strategic Affairs Moshe Yaalon said the missile project was “aimed at America, not us” and should heighten U.S. concerns about Iran’s nuclear project. Israel has been lobbying hard for even tougher economic sanctions on Iran. Yaalon said only the threat of a punishing military strike would compel the Iranian regime to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
Mark Berndt, 61, is accused of taking bondage photos of young students.
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LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles teacher suspected of taking bizarre bondage-style photographs of children in his class was investigated in 1994 for allegedly trying to fondle a 10-year-old girl, authorities said Thursday. The incident allegedly occurred in September 1993 but wasn’t reported by the girl’s mother to officials at Miramonte Elementary School until the following January, said sheriff’s Sgt. Dan Scott. The girl claimed Berndt that Mark Berndt, 61, reached toward her genitals during class but she pushed his hand away, Scott said. The school notified the Sheriff’s Department, which investigated Berndt, who denied the accusation, and sent the case to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, which declined to file charges. A phone message left for a district attorney spokeswoman was not immediately returned. Berndt remained jailed on $23 million bail after his first court appearance Wednesday on felony charges that he committed lewd acts on 23 boys and girls, ages 6 to 10, between 2005 and 2010. He could face multiple life sentences if convicted. Angry parents confronted school officials Wednesday, demanding to know why they weren’t told for a year that Berndt, who taught at Miramonte for more than 30 years, was suspected of photographing children in class for sexual thrills. Berndt was removed from classwork in January 2011 and fired within the month, but only parents of children identified as victims were told by authorities at that time of the investigation.
The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during the Fort Hood shooting rampage will go on trial in June, a military judge ruled Thursday after agreeing to a three-month delay. Attorneys for Maj. Nidal Hasan argued during a hearing at the Army post in Texas that they still lacked key evidence needed to prepare for the March trial. Prosecutors insisted defense lawyers didn’t need more time, saying one defense expert was hired nearly two years ago and that he alone has already racked up about $250,000 in fees billed to the government. The defense had asked for a July trial, but the judge settled for June 12. The trial is expected to last about two months. Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder for the November 2009 attack at the sprawling Army post, which is about 130 miles southwest of Dallas. If convicted, he faces the death penalty. Hasan, who was arraigned in July, has not yet entered a plea.
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Wants stunning probed A California congresswoman wants an independent investigator to determine whether a federal park ranger used excessive force when she fired a stun gun on a man walking his dogs. Gary Hesterberg, 50, was stunned with a Taser electric-shock device when he was walking two small dogs off-leash in violation of rules at the Golden Gate National Recreational Area, park officials have said. In a letter Wednesday to the park Superintendent Frank Dean, Rep. Jackie Speier said the ranger’s use of the stun gun appears to be unwarranted. BELGRADE, SERBIA
11,000 trapped by snow At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia’s mountains, authorities said Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe’s weeklong deep freeze rose to 123, many of them homeless people. The harshest winter in decades has seen temperatures in some regions dropping to minus 22 F and below, and has caused power outages, traffic chaos and the widespread closure of schools, nurseries and airports. The stranded in Serbia are stuck in some 6,500 homes in remote areas that cannot be reached due to icy, snowclogged roads with banks reaching up to 16 feet. Emergency crews were pressing hard to try to clear the snow to deliver badly needed supplies, and helicopters were dispatched to some particularly remote areas in Serbia and neighboring Bosnia.
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WASHINGTON — On the defensive, the White House scrambled Thursday to explain its requirement that church-affiliated employers cover birth control after House Speaker John Boehner called it unconstitutional and demanded immediate reconsideration. Under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law, most employers and insurance plans will have to cover birth control free of charge as a preventive service for women. The administration had already ruled that churches and houses of worship do not have to follow that requirement, but officials recently announced that many religious-affiliated institutions such as hospitals, colleges and charities must comply. The wave of protest that followed has clearly taken administration officials by
surprise. Catholic and Protestant evangelical leaders criticized the decision as infringing on freedom of religion. Some religious liberals called it politically risky for Obama in a close election year. “I think this mandate violates our Constitution,” Boehner, R-Ohio, said Thursday. “I think it violates the rights of these religious organizations. And I would hope that the administration would back up and take another look at this.” Boehner is Catholic. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the decision will stand. That’s unlikely to silence critics. Also joining in disapproval was a group that includes Democratic lawmakers who helped engineer final passage of the health care law. The group “Democrats for Life of America” represents anti-abortion lawmakers who provided the margin of victory for passage of the health care overhaul. “Forcing religious institutions to provide insurance coverage for services that are directly in opposition to their moral beliefs is very clearly wrong,” said Kristen Day, the group’s executive director.
“I think this mandate violates our Constitution. I think it violates the rights of these religious organizations. And I would hope that the administration would back up and take another look at this.” John Boehner Speaker of the House
At the White House, Carney defended the decision, saying it was the best policy to promote the health of women, and the president has no intention of trespassing on religious liberty. “There was extensive and careful consideration as this policy was developed and a decision was made. And the issue here is we want to be sure women, all women, have access to good health care,” Carney said.
Angered by deaths at soccer riots, Egyptians besiege key government building McClatchy Newspapers
CAIRO — Thousands of angry sports fans besieged the Egyptian Interior Ministry on Thursday to avenge 74 deaths in riots over a soccer match the previous night, as political forces seized on the tragedy to renew demands for the ouster of the military-appointed interim government. As Egypt declared three days of mourning for the victims of the riots, many of the country’s senior political figures issued a joint statement saying that the mayhem that erupted Wednesday night after the popular al-Ahly team’s loss to a rival squad was the re-
sult of official negligence. Tearful soccer fans and their sympathizers tore down part of a security barrier outside the Interior Ministry and lobbed rocks at riot police in clashes that continued well into the night. Authorities responded with volleys of tear gas in scenes reminiscent of heavy fighting in November. By late evening, the Health Ministry said, more than 100 people were wounded. “We either die like them or we avenge them!” the protesters chanted as they AP PHOTO tore through barbed wire and concrete blocks sealing off the ministry in down- Egyptians on Thursday protest government’s failure to prevent a soccer riot town Cairo. that left more than 70 people dead.
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ANTHONY F. LAUDERBACK, 62, of Patriot Circle, Mountain Top, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012, at Hospice Community Care, Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. He was born in Philadelphia on May 4, 1949. He was the son of the late Frank and Anna Plank Lauderback. He was employed, as a truck driver, for United Parcel Service. He was a member of St. Jude Church, Mountain Top. He had a deep understanding and enjoyment of all aspects of airplanes and air flight. He is survived by his two daughters, Saundra and Sandra; two grandchildren and his companion, Nancy Lee Molloy. Private funeral services were held at the convenience of the family from the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. There are no public calling hours. BETTY MARIA “K.C.” SHOEMAKER, beloved mother of Timothy John Arthur McDaniel and his partner Doreen Studley, and Arthur S. “Chip” McDaniel and his partners Ed Dieffenbach and Jeffrey Baker; loving sister of the late Louise Major Charlton; devoted aunt of Libby Moak; devoted grandmother of Timmy, Justin and Andrew McDaniel, great aunt of Lisa Hall, died on Thursday, February 2, 2012. The family will receive friends in the Lemmon Funeral Home of Dulaney Valley Inc., 10 W. Padonia Road (at York Road), Timonium, Md. on Saturday, February 4, 5 to 8 p.m. Services and interment are private. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be directed in Betty’s memory to Gilchrist Hospice Care, 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350, Hunt Valley, MD 21131 and/or the charity of your choice. A guest book is available at www.lemmonfuneralhome.com. JAMES GENTILE, 43, of Harding, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Pittston, on November 22, 1968, he was the son of Philomena Ambrose Gentile of Harding and the late George Gentile. He had worked in the heavy/ highway construction industry for many years. He was a member of the Local 158 Heavy and Highway Construction Workers Union. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Gentile. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his brother George Gentile, Harding; sister-inlaw, Annette Gentile, Harding; niece, Jessica Gentile; nephew, Michael Gentile, Jr.; aunt and uncle, Jean and Angelo Ceccacci, Scranton. Funeral arrangements are private and are entrusted to the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251William St., Pittston. Online condolences may be made at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com. JOSEPH J. ORMANDO, 61, of East Germania Street, Ashley, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Cataldo and Anna Ormando. He was a graduate of Hanover High School and attended Luzerne County Community College. He was employed by Procter & Gamble, Mehoopany. Surviving are his wife, the former Sharon Wink; son, Chris, Edwardsville; daughters, Stacie, Lyndwood, and Megan, Hanover; six grandchildren; brother, John, Florida. Private funeral services will be held Saturday at the Kielty-Moran Funeral Home Inc., 87 Washington Ave., Plymouth. ROSE M. ROSETTI, 95, formerly of Exeter, passed away Wednesday February 1, 2012 at the WilkesBarre General Hospital. Visitation will be Sunday 3 to 6 p.m. at Gubbiotti Funeral Home. A complete obituary will appear in Saturday edition of the newspaper. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. OTTAVIO LUCHETTI, 80, of Pittston, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St., Pittston. CLARA PARADA, Plains Township, passed away Wednesday evening, February 1, 2012, at Golden Living East Mountain Manor, Plains Township. A full obituary will appear in Saturday’s newspaper. Arrangements are by the Michael J. Mikelski Funeral Home, 293 S. River St., Plains Township. MRS. SOPHIE (ZOS) DULNY, of Duryea, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea.
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day, February 1, 2012, at WilkesBarre General Hospital. Born March 22, 1946, in WilkesBarre, she was a daughter of the late John and Verna Krakowsky Beres. Marie was a 1964 graduate of Wilkes-Barre Township High School, and worked for several years at Atwater Throwing Company. She was a member of St. Leo’s Church, Ashley. Marie enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren on the beach on Long Beach Island, N.J., and also playing bingo and cards. She was preceded in death by sister Theresa Breznay. Surviving are husband, Thomas S. Gavis, with whom she celebrated 42 years of marriage on June 28, 2011; daughters, Lori Ann Ermish and her husband, Mark, Pottstown; Cheryl Ann Cardillo and her husband, Dave, Laurel Run; grandchildren, Gabrielle Ermish and Madison Shaffer; brothers, John Beres, Wilkes-Barre; Richard Beres,
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Plains; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 North Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. in St. Leo’s Church, Hartford Street, Ashley. The Reverend Thomas J. O’Malley, pastor, will be celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Family and friends may call today at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m.
Robert Paul Oreck February 2, 2012 Robert Paul Oreck, of Scranton, formerly from Duluth, Minnesota, died Thursday of medical complications. Robert was a veteran of the World War II and served in the United States Navy. As the military reporter and editor of the newspaper on the U.S.S Saidor AKV-17, Robert was able to travel the world defending his country and at the same time seeing new places, which was one of his greatest hobbies. After his service to his country, Robert went to the University of Northwestern and received an associate’s degree in business administration. Robert had a myriad of business dealings throughout the world. He worked with the Federal Electric Commission of Mexico to create thousands of housing units for the public. In the USA, he was involved in creating affordable housing for people throughout the country. In Scranton, he was responsible for developing the conversion of the Forum Towers from a rental property to a full-service condominium. Robert lived in Palm Beach, Florida, for 20 years and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Red Cross and the Salvation
Army. Furthermore, Robert was a member of the coveted organization of the “Pundits of Palm Beach.” Robert’s charitable deeds were numerous, culminating with the seeing-eye dog program that helps the blind become independent and self-sufficient. Surviving Robert are his wife, Shirley, of 56 years; his son, Barry Oreck, Ph.D., educator in New York; his daughter, Diana Oreck Webster, Vice President, Leadership Center, Ritz Carlton Hotels; and Col. (Ret) Paul Oreck, an area manager of the PA Lottery. Also surviving are his two brothers, David Oreck, founder of Oreck Vacuums, and Marshall Oreck, VP of Oreck Corporation of New Orleans. The family would like to thank CMC Hospital, Home Health Care Professionals and Hospice and all the doctors, nurses and individuals involved in their father’s care. A memorial service with military honors will be held on Sunday at 2:30 pm in the Brian Arthur Strauch Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 602 Birch Street, Scranton. A visitation with the family will begin at 1 p.m. in the funeral home. Robert would have preferred if your generous contributions could be allocated to the Salvation Army at 610 S. Washington Ave, Scranton, PA or through the Internet directly. Online condolences may be left at www.strauchfuneralhomes.com.
George J. Steve February 1, 2012 George J. Steve, 98, of Exeter, passed away Wednesday evening. February 1, 2012 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospi-
tal. Born in Swoyersville, he was the son of the late John A. and Susan Kender Steve. Mr. Steve was a former member of St. John the Baptist Church, Exeter, and attended Swoyersville schools and Coughlin High School. He was a member of the Musicians Union Local 140, playing drums with various bands including Paci Band, the Sharp Trio and the Smoothies. He continued playing the drums until he was 80 years
old. He had worked at the Duplan Corp., Kingston, and then at RCA in Mountain Top as an electrician. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernadette, in 2001 and a son, Jerome, in 2007 and a sister, Anna Miller. Surviving are his son David and his wife, Gina Steve, Exeter and a brother, Joseph Steve, Exeter; grandchildren, Aaron and Benjamin, and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from the Gubbiotti Funeral Home,1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at St. Cecilia’s Church (St. Barbara Parish), Exeter. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Cedar Street, Exeter. Friends may call today 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Joseph J. Burke Jr. February 1, 2012 Joseph J. niece, Elizabeth Burke, as well as speBurke Jr., 69, of cial friends Jeanette, Betty Ann, Jack, Allentown, for- Vince and David, and the truly wonmerly Bethle- derful residents and staff of the Good hem, passed Shepherd Home. away WednesA viewing will be held on Saturday, day, February February 4, 2012 at Our Lady of Per1, 2012 at Le- petual Help Catholic Church, 3219 high Valley Santee Road,. Bethlehem, from 10 to Hospital in Allentown. 11 a.m., followed by a Mass of ChrisBorn October 29, 1942 in King- tian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial will be at ston, he was the son of the late Holy Saviour Cemetery in BethleSophie (Yagojinski) and Joseph hem. Burke. Joe was a resident of Good Arrangements are by the Connell Shepherd Home for the past nine Funeral Home, Bethlehem. years. He lived a life of courage and In lieu of flowers, donations can be perseverance, and despite his made in Joe’s name to the Good Shepmany physical struggles, touched herd Home, 601 St. John’s St., Allenthe lives of many people with his town, PA 18103. ready smile and agreeable nature. Online condolences www.connellEarlier in his life he volunteered funeral.com. much of his time at the United Cerebral Palsy Center mentoring to the young children with cerebral palsy. He also received an accommodation from the State House of Representatives for his work there. Joseph is survived by his brother, David Burke, and wife Marie;
January 26, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center. He was born December 12, 1922, in Trucksville, and resided in Dallas, until moving to Vero Beach 18 years ago. Mr. Garris was a Mason, Shriner and a member of the Dallas United Methodist Church. He was a World War II Veteran of the Army Air Force. He was predeceased by his grandson Joel D. Withers of Dallas. Mr. Garris is survived by his daughter, Jennifer (Jay) Hughes of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; his son, Charles (Dolores D. DeCaprio) Garris of Vero Beach, Florida;
granddaughters, Amy L. Morris of Dallas, and Jaclyn M. Garris of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and step-granddaughter Michelle Matis of Orlando, Florida. No local services will be held. Interment will take place in Pennsylvania in the spring. Memorial donations may be sent to the Dallas United Methodist Church, 4 Parsonage Street, Dallas, PA 18612. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach. An online guestbook may be signed at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.
Margaret Brace Garris January 27, 2012 Margaret Brace Garris, 87, of Vero Beach, Florida, died Friday, January 27, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born May 22, 1924, in Plymouth, and resided in Dallas, until moving to Vero Beach 18 years ago. Mrs. Garris was a teacher in the Dallas School District for 32 years and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was also a life member of the Dallas United Methodist Church, being involved in many organizations in the church. She was predeceased by her husband Ralph Charles Garris of Vero Beach, Florida, and grandson Joel D. Withers of Dallas. Mrs. Garris is survived by her daughter, Jennifer (Jay) Hughes, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; her
son, Charles (Dolores D. DeCaprio) Garris of Vero Beach, Florida; granddaughters, Amy L. Morris of Dallas, and Jaclyn M. Garris of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and step-granddaughter Michelle Matis of Orlando, Florida. No local services will be held. Interment will take place in Pennsylvania in the spring. Memorial donations may be sent to the Dallas United Methodist Church, 4 Parsonage Street, Dallas, PA 18612. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach. An online guestbook may be signed at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.
David J. Davison January 30, 2012 J. Davison, 57, of Lakes of D avid the Four Seasons, Ind., passed
away Monday, January 30, 2012. David had been a resident of the area for the last 20 years and was employed at US Steel. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. David is survived by his wife, Anita; three children, Shanna Wiacek, David Davison and Lindsay Davison; grandson, Jacoby; five brothers and sisters, Margaret (Donald) Davison-Matisko, Elizabeth (Jim) Chamberlain, Ernest J. Davison, Jane (Jerry) Davison-Barton and Kathryn Davison; and numerous
nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends. David was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Davison and Ruth Wilson; and nephew, Keith. A memorial service for David will be Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 5 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Winfield Chapel, 10909 Randolph, Winfield/Crown Point, IN 46307, with Chaplain Frank Klobucar officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service from 3 to 5 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Winfield Chapel. For information, please call (219) 661-2600 or online at www.reesfuneralhomes.com.
FUNERALS BOROFSKI – Richard II, funeral 10:30 a.m. today in the Harman Funeral Homes and Crematory Inc., (East) 669 W. Butler Drive, Drums. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church, Drums. Friends may call 10 to 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home. BUSH – Constance, celebration of life 9 a.m. today in McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service, 142 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in the Church of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre. GEORGE – Edward, memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday in Laurel Run Primitive Methodist Church. Friends may call 10 a.m. until time of service. GONCHEROSKI – Eleanor, funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Anthony Recupero Funeral Home, 406 Susquehanna Ave., West Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Marello Parish/Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Pittston. Friends may call 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home. KEDDA – Henry, memorial Mass 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Trinity Church. KROFCHOK – Ann Marie, funeral 9 a.m. Saturday in the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church, Ashley. Friends may call 4 to 6 p.m. today. LUKASHEWSKI – Felicita, funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Stanley S. Stegura Funeral Home Inc., 614 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in the secondary site of St. Faustina’s Parish, Nanticoke. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today. MADIGAN – Francis, funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Queen of The Apostles Church, Avoca. Friends may
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call 5 to 8 p.m. today. MARMO – Joseph, funeral 10 a.m. Saturday in the Prince of Peace Parish-St. Mary’s Church, West Grace and Lawrence St., Old Forge. Friends may call 9 to 10 a.m. in the church. MOORE – Michael, funeral 7 p.m. today in the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown. Friends may call 4 p.m. until time of service in the funeral home. PRITCHYK – Mary, funeral 9:15 a.m. Saturday in the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Services 10 a.m. in St. Michael’s Orthodox Church, Old Forge. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. Parastas at 7 p.m. RESAVY – Gloria, blessing service 11 a.m. today in Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea. Friends may call 9:30 a.m. until time of service. RIFENBERY – Carl, memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday in the Luzerne Methodist Church, Bennett Street, Luzerne. Family and friends are invited to share memories1 p.m. until the time of the service. STEROWSKI – Jesse, Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary’s Church, Mocanaqua. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today and 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday at the Clarke Piatt Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake Road, Hunlock Creek. TWARDOWSKI – Julie, Divine Liturgy 11 a.m. and visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday in Transfiguration of Our Lord Church, 240 Center St., Hanover Section of Nanticoke. VRABEL – Leonard Sr., Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. today in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Duryea.
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Roseanne running for president By ANDREW MIGA Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Roseanne Barr said Thursday she’s running for the Green Party’s presidential nomination — and it’s no joke. The actress-comedian said in a statement that she’s a longtime supporter of the party and looks forward to working with people who share her values. She said the two major parties aren’t serving the American people. “The Democrats and Republicans have proven that they are servants -- bought and paid for by the 1 percent -- who are not doing what’s in the best interest of the American people,” Barr said. Occupy Wall Street protesters popularized the “We are the 99 percent” slogan in their fight against economic disparity and perceived corporate greed. Barr has submitted paperwork to the Green Party for her candidacy. The party’s presidential nominee will be selected at a convention in Baltimore in July. Barr said she has been fighting for working-class families and women for decades. “I will barnstorm American living rooms,” she said in a candidate questionnaire submitted to the Green Party. “Mainstream media will be unable to ignore me, but more importantly they will be unable to overlook the needs of average Americans in the run-up to the 2012 election.” Barr’s hit TV sitcom “Roseanne” aired from 1988 to 1997 and earned her an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
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In Loving Memory Of COURTNEY L. ENGLE 5-24-90 to 2-3-09
and KYLE ECKROTE 11-1-90 to 1-29-09
If we could have a lifetime wish and one dream that could come true We would pray to God with all our hearts just to see and speak to you A thousand words won’t bring you back We know because we’ve tried and neither will a million tears We know because we’ve cried You’ve left behind our broken hearts and precious memories too But we’ve never wanted memories We only wanted you There’s not a moment in a day, you are not sadly missed! Love, Mom, Dad, Brianna & Shane
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gued it was not required to provide the 30-day notice because it implemented the increases in accordance with the county court ruling, which had dictated the date. By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER Moreover, the city alleged tmorgan@timesleader.com the arbitrator exceeded his SCRANTON – The state authority because he directCommonwealth Court has ed the city to refund excess upheld an arbitrator’s ruling payments, even though the that requires Scranton to re- union had not contested the fund police officers and fire- amount or necessity of the fighters for increases in premium increase. The sole health care insurance costs issue was that the unions that the arbitrator deter- had not been provided the mined had been improperly 30-day notice before it was deducted from their sala- implemented. In its ruling, the Commonries. The dispute centered on a wealth Court agreed the 2010 arbitration decision unions had not contested that found the city had vio- the amount or necessity of lated union contracts of po- premium increases. Nevertheless, the court lice and firefightsaid it was “coners when it failed Though the to provide the decision favored strained” to uphold the award unions 30-day adbased on rules that vance notice of a his clients, limit the scope of premium increase Stephen Holit implemented in royd, one of the its review. “While this March 2009. attorneys repre- court empathizes The unions filwith the city’s posied a grievance be- senting the tion and the percause the city unions, took ceived inequities failed to provide issue with the of the 2010 award, the required nowhether or not the tice and had not court’s finding arbitrator misapprovided docu- regarding the plied (the) health mentation that nature of the insurance section proved the in(of the contracts) creases were nec- dispute. is not reviewable,” essary – provithe court wrote. sions that were reThough the decision faquired under the contracts. The arbitrator ruled in the vored his clients, Stephen union’s favor and ordered Holroyd, one of the attorrepresenting the the city to refund the excess neys premium payments to union unions, took issue with the members and to discontinue court’s finding regarding the collecting the increased pay- nature of the dispute. Holroyd said the unions ments pending further review by the arbitrator. The did not agree the premium decision was later upheld by increases were justified, as a Lackawanna County the court held. They had not judge, prompting the appeal taken a stance on the matter, to the Commonwealth he said, because they were not provided documents – Court. Ryan McGowan, the city’s as the contract required business administrator, said that would allow them anaThursday he had not had a lyze the increases to see if chance to review the ruling they were truly necessary. “It was disingenuous of and did not immediately know how much money the the court” to make that comcity might be required to pay ment, Holroyd said. “The ispolice and firefighters. Paul sue before the arbitrator was Kelly, the city’s solicitor, did the city did not comply with not return a phone message. its obligation to give us docIn its appeal to Common- uments so that we could see wealth Court, the city ar- if the figures were correct.”
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nization is concerned. “As a health care provider to 33,000 women in our 19-county region, Planned Parenthood is a trusted leader in helping women identify breast cancer early. Women are deeply alarmed that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation appears to have succumbed to political pressure from a vocal minority,” said Kim Custer, president and chief executive officer. Custer said she is concerned about the “troubling precedent of putting politics before women’s health. In this community; our breast health programs provided annual and breast exams to more than 24,000 women last year.” Custer said quality, accessibility and affordability make Planned Parenthood a leader in identifying breast cancer early when there is the best chance of successful treatment. Planned Parenthood has been heartened by an outpouring of support in response to the cutoff. In addition to $400,000 in smaller donations from 6,000 people, it is receiving $250,000 from a family
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Back Mt. home burns The Summit Street blaze began on a back porch, a family member says. By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@timesleader.com
KINGSTON TWP. – Fire heavily damaged a house on Summit Street on Thursday night and chased a father and his twin sons from the burning building. Dr. Frank Yanik was feeding the boys in a front room of the house when he heard what sounded like a bell ringing in the rear, said his father, Glenn Yanik of Dallas. His son went to the back door, found the porch on fire and gath-
ered up the boys, taking them outside to safety. “Then it went through the house,” said Yanik of the fire as he stood under an evergreen tree watching firefighters wet down the smoldering structure. His son’s wife, Jess, was not home at the time, he added. Firefighters from Back Mountain communities responded to the alarm sounded shortly after 7 p.m. after several neighbors called Luzerne County 911. Dave Stokes was one of them. He said he was walking his dog and smelled what he thought was plastic burning. As he got closer to the Yanik house he could see flames and smoke. “I thought maybe his grill was
on fire,” said Stokes. He saw Yanik and his children coming out of the home of Ted Rebennack. Rebennack wet down the side of his house facing Yanik’s with a garden hose, but the intensity of the heat melted the siding. He said he offered to do the dishes for his wife who has a bad back and when she went to lie down she saw the house next door blazing. “The flames were just licking out of the back of the house,” said Rebennack. Firefighters focused their efforts on the rear of the house as the wind fed several flare-ups. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Sallie Mae will credit $50 payment-suspend fee to balance The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The private student lender Sallie Mae said it is changing how it handles a fee charged to struggling borrowers who seek to temporarily suspend payments. Sallie Mae isn’t canceling the $50 fee, but said it will now
foundation in Dallas, Texas and a $250,000 pledge announced Thursday by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to match future donations. In Washington, 26 U.S. senators — all Democrats except for independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont — signed a letter calling on Komen to reconsider its decision. “It would be tragic if any woman — let alone thousands of women — lost access to these potentially lifesaving screenings because of a politically motivated attack,” the senators wrote. Komen’s top leaders, in their first news conference since the controversy erupted, denied Planned Parenthood’s assertion
apply the money toward the borrower’s loan balance once on-time payments are resumed for six months in a row. The change came after an online petition asking the company to drop the fee collected more than 77,000 signatures. Borrowers who are unem-
that the decision was driven by pressure from anti-abortion groups. “We don’t base our decisions on whether one side or the other will be pleased,” said Komen’s founder and CEO, Nancy Brinker. Komen has said the decision stemmed from newly adopted criteria barring grants to organizations under investigation — affecting Planned Parenthood because of an inquiry by a Republican congressman acting with encouragement from anti-abortion activists. Brinker said Thursday there were additional factors, notably changes in the types of breasthealth service providers it want-
ployed or suffering economic hardship can apply to temporarily suspend payments on both private and federal student loans. The idea is to keep their credit history in good standing, although the loans still accrue interest.
ed to support. However, she said grants would continue this year to three of the 19 Planned Parenthood affiliates — in Denver, California’s Orange County, and Waco, Texas — because they served clientele with few other breastscreening options. But, a source with direct knowledge of decision-making at Komen’s headquarters in Dallas said the grant-making criteria were adopted with the deliberate intention of targeting Planned Parenthood. According to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, a driving force behind the move was Karen Handel, who was hired by Komen last year as vice president for public policy
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after losing a campaign for governor in Georgia in which she stressed her anti-abortion views and frequently denounced Planned Parenthood. Brinker, in an interview with MSNBC, said Handel didn’t have a significant role in the policy
change. The source also said that Mollie Williams, who had been Komen’s director of community health programs, had resigned in protest over the grant cutoff. Times Leader reporter Sheena Delazio contributed to this story.
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LAKE TWP. – State police at Wyoming charged a township man they allege burglarized neighbors’ houses on Lehman Outlet Road, including the same residence twice in less than a week. Jody Higgins, of Lehman Outlet Road, was arraigned Thursday by District Judge James Tupper in Kingston Township on four counts each of burglary, criminal trespass, theft and receiving stolen property. After he was arraigned, Higgins waived his right to a preliminary hearing, sending the charges to Luzerne County Court. Higgins has been jailed at the county prison since his arrest on Dec. 9 on Higgins charges he stole items from a barn on Lehman Outlet Road. Tupper set bail on the latest charges at $20,000. According to the criminal complaints: State police allege Higgins burglarized a house, stealing three guns and tools from Oct. 21 to Oct. 23, hiding the guns in woods near the residence. Higgins allegedly returned to the same house on Oct. 24, taking tools and copper wire. The next day on Oct. 25, state police say, Higgins went to another house on Lehman Outlet Road taking a chainsaw, tools, vehicle keys and a bag. The homeowner later found some of the stolen items along a dirt road, the complaints say. State police said Higgins burglarized a third house on Lehman Outlet Road sometime between Oct. 20 and Oct. 25, stealing a chainsaw, cordless drills and a grinder. Higgins was arrested on Dec. 9 in connection with a burglary at a barn on Lehman Outlet Road on Nov. 11. While taking Higgins to a court proceeding on Dec. 15, state police allege he admitted to burglarizing the houses by opening unlocked doors, according to the criminal complaints. Higgins is scheduled to be formally arraigned in county court on April 5 on the latest charges.
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Atticus Warren, son of Kimberly Warren, Alden, and James Minnick, Hanover Township, is celebrating his seventh birthday today, Feb. 3. Atticus is a grandson of Emil and Phyllis Warren, Alden; Beverly Minnick, Hanover Township, and the late James Minnick. He is a great-grandson of Pauline Wojciechowski, Alden.
Angelo Louis Sicurella, son of Vinny and Lisa Sicurella, Lake Silkworth, is celebrating his first birthday today, Feb. 3. Angelo is a grandson of Helen Roberts, Kingston; the late John Roberts; and Vince and Gerle Sicurella, Nanticoke. He has a brother, Vito, 17, and two sisters, Lana, 14, and Eva, 1 1.
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Mason Hans Wolf, son of Mark and Melissa Wolf, Pittston, is celebrating his second birthday today, Feb. 3. Mason is a grandson of Jim and Mary Ann Snyder, Moosic, and Hans and Florence Wolf, Blairstown, N.J.
Cheyenne Holly Hoeffner, daughter of Todd and Katie Hoeffner, Kingston, is celebrating her third birthday today, Feb. 3. Cheyenne is a granddaughter of John and Debbie Singer, Wilkes-Barre, and George and Barbara Hoeffner, Shickshinny. She has a brother, Alexander, 3 months.
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NAMES AND FACES Phoebe Hillan, Glen Lyon, recently received the Annual Citizenship Award presented by the Newport Township Community Organization. She received the award for the many significant contributions she made to her commuHillan nity over the past decades. Hillan was a Girl Scout/Brownie leader for more than 20 years and received a 35-year pin. She was treasurer of the Little League refreshment stand and chairperson for the advertising signs surrounding the Little League field. Hillan teaches the first Holy Communion class at Holy Spirit Parish and initiated the parish’s Vacation Bible School. She is also a member of the Newport High School All Class Reunion Committee. Hillan was a member and officer of four different Parent Teacher Organizations when her children, Luanne, Joe, Phoebe, Marianne and John, attended school.
Shrine Circus set for April 9-14 at Armory The 63rd annual Irem Shrine Circus will take place April 9-14 at the Kingston Armory. For advanced, reserved tickets, call the circus office at 570-714-0783. Some members of the Irem Shrine Circus Committee at the initial planning meeting, first row, from left: Noel Conrad, circus chairman; Cataldo Saitta, chief Rabban; Albert G. Endres, potentate; Paul L. Detwiler, assistant Rabban; and Kevin J. Roche; uniform unit president. Second row: Robert Rhoads, publicity; William Patton, P.P., co-chairman; Joseph T. Herbert, co-chairman; Scott Thomas, high priest and prophet; David Pugh, usher chairman; William Richards, finance chairman; and Allan Rose, guest chairman. Also on the committee are William Bookwalter, armory chairman; Lynn Sheehan, novelty chairman; and John Richards, service chairman.
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DUPONT: The Polish American Citizens Club of Elm Street, 2 p.m. at the club home. Active members are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
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Kacey A. and Connor J. Kelly
Kacey Ann and Connor Joseph Kelly, twin daughter and son of John and Megan Kelly, West Pittston, celebrated their seventh birthdays Feb. 1. Kacey and Connor are the grandchildren of Bill and Janice Welliver, West Wyoming; Ann Kelly, Pittston, and the late Michael Kelly Sr. They are the great-grandchildren of Jean Washinsky, Wyoming, and Mae Welliver, Moosic. Kacey and Connor have a brother, Adam, 10.
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Patterson Dental raises money for Cancer Institute Employees of Patterson Dental in Pittston recently made a contribution of $450 to the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. The funds were raised by the group through a dress down day. At the check presentation, from left, are Joe Gober, Jocelyn Branas, Kerry Kingston, Marianne Daniels and Diana Casey, all of Patterson Dental, and Bob Durkin, president, Northeast Regional Cancer Institute.
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TUNKHANNOCK: The Endless Mountains Barbershop Chorus is offering singing Valentines on Feb. 14. The cost of the Valentine package is $40 and includes flowers, a box of chocolates and a picture of the recipient with the quartet. To schedule a delivery, call 570335-3379. Proceeds from the annual fundraiser will benefit the chorus’ many community endeavors.
Metro Wire retirees enjoy Christmas party in Plains Twp. Metro Wire retirees recently held their Christmas party at the Plains Volunteer Ambulance Association, Plains Township. Members in attendance (not in order), are Jack Babachack, Frank Baldrica, Al Bierzynski, Mike Bitters, Joe Clonan, Ronald Chupas, John Farrell, Jerry Ferres, Sam Gallo, Andrew Kosmack, Stan Kowalski, Otto Neher, Charles Pierce, Paul Santarelli, Ross Sciandra, James Serafin, Phil Stark, Edmund Suchocki, Ron Suchocki, Ronald Trzeskowski, Eleanor Wanat, John Warnick, George Wolfe, Dan Yeeles, Joe Zamerowski and Stan Zamerowski.
WILKES-BARRE: The Italian American Association of Luzerne County will celebrate “Carnavale” at its monthly dinner meeting Feb. 16 at the Genetti Hotel and Conference Center. Arrival time is 6 p.m. and dinner will be served 6:30 p.m. Cost is $25 per person and the event is open to the public. Music for dancing will be provided at 10:15 p.m. by Gary Dee. Complimentary coffee and home-baked Italian desserts will be served during a band break. Deadline for reservations is Feb. 10. For reservations and membership information, call Judy Deice at 654-7600 or Louise Castellani at 654-6454. WYOMING: The Friends of the Wyoming Free Library will meet 11 a.m. Feb. 15. The group is seeking new members. Yearly membership dues are $5 and meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. The group plans various fund-raising programs for the library. If interested, call John Roberts, librarian, at 693-1364 or email Susan Doty, president of The Friends of the Wyoming Free Library, at daviddoty@aol.com. The library also has a book club discussion group that meets the second Wednesday of each month at noon in the Miller Room. Contact the library at 693-1364 for more information.
Trion Industries holds party for children Trion Industries recently hosted a Christmas party for the adolescents in Children’s Service Center’s Community Residential Rehabilitation group homes. The company provided food, gifts for every resident and a visit from Santa. The party for the center has been an annual tradition at the company for more than 10 years. Trion employees who organized the event, first row, from left, are Keli Shanahan, Karen Joivell and Lourdes Santiago. Second row: Ellen Shanahan; Debbie Burge; Ellen Evanko; John Thalenfeld, treasurer, Children’s Service Center Board of Directors; and Becky Federici.
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OU DON’T NEED a tuxedo or a gown. You don’t need to boast an encyclopedic knowledge of long-dead composers Beethoven and Brahms, or even be a devotee of classical music. The only things required for you to truly appreciate an evening with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic are these: two ears and a ticket. And at prices starting at $28 for next Friday’s pops performance in Wilkes-Barre called “Broadway Love Songs,” why not try it? Now marking its 40th season, the region’s philharmonic still soars and soothes. At various times and tempos, this often-underappreciated treasure also still engages, experiments, educates and inspires. And, yes, it still depends on ample support from residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Classical music aficionados from Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, cities which decades ago each had a separate orchestra, hatched a plan around 1969 to spawn some harmony: start one, first-rate philharmonic. A committee formed. In March 1972, its members hired Polishborn maestro Thomas Michalak, formerly of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Months later, however, the Agnes flood almost wiped away Wilkes-Barre and, with it, any hopes for a startup philharmonic. But savvy Scrantontonians on the committee said they would shoulder most of the duties for that first year. Thanks to them, the philhar-
G O T TA L O V E ’ E M Broadway Love Songs, featuring melodies from “Mamma Mia!,” “West Side Story” and “Phantom of the Opera.” Times: 8 p.m. Feb. 10, F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Also, 8 p.m. Feb. 11, Scranton Cultural Center. Tickets: Call (570) 341-1568 or visit www.nepaphil.org.
monic was able to take to the Irem Temple stage here in October 1972. Today, the musicians typically alternate between cities, often offering a performance on Friday night in one location and in the sister city on Saturday night. This season, as usual, concert-goers can pick from the philharmonic’s “pops series” (featuring the tunes of George Gershwin, in April, and Benny Goodman, in June) or its “masterworks series” (with works by Beethoven, in March, and Brahms, in April). Or hear them all. Music Director Lawrence Loh guides each performance with equal parts genius and gusto. He, concertmaster Erica Kiesewetter and all of the philharmonic’s artists are deserving of continued community backing. During its 40th season, show the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic your appreciation with a generous donation or with your attendance and your applause. May its music, and its impact on this region, never cease.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “The owners need to own up to it, own up to what the game does to human lives.” Tony Dorsett The former Dallas Cowboys running back and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee is among those former NFL players suing the league, its teams and, in some cases, helmet maker Riddell, alleging more should have been done to warn players about the dangers of concussions.
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RESIDENT Obama’s public acknowledgment of the CIA’s secret drone campaign in Pakistan puts new pressure on the administration to defend the policy openly. That’s a welcome development. The president should now be equally forthcoming about the rationale for the targeted killings of American citizens. In an interview conducted by Google and YouTube on Monday, Obama defended the use of drones as “judicious” and added that “obviously a lot of these strikes have been in the FATA,” Pakistan’s federally administered tribal areas. Both the fact of the strikes and their general location have been open secrets for some time. Now that Obama has been candid about the drone strateEDITORIAL BOARD
gy, he owes the nation a further explanation about one of its most worrisome manifestations: the killing of American citizens without due process. Last year in Yemen a drone killed Anwar Awlaki, a native of New Mexico and a key figure in al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. So far the administration has not laid out a convincing legal rationale for the assassination. Reportedly Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will publicly address the legality of targeting Americans in the next several weeks. He needs to be specific about that question and about the criteria used in the Awlaki case. If Obama is willing to be more candid, so must the rest of his administration. Los Angeles Times
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We should dispel ignorance during Black History Month WELCOME TO Black History Month. The idea originated with historian Carter G. Woodson, best remembered for having published “The Mis-Education of the Negro” in 1933. In it, Woodson argued, “The so-called modern education does others so much more good than it does the Negro, because it has been worked out in conformity with the needs of those who have oppressed weaker people.” Woodson initiated a “Negro History Week” each February, which in 1976 officially became Black History Month. Woodson chose this month because it includes the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. By celebrating black history, Woodson believed we would move closer to our nation’s motto of “E Pluribus Unum.” We’re getting there, but we’re not there yet. A few months ago I was on a cross-country train ride. I was seated in the observation car alongside several college freshmen. It was a multiracial group, and all the young people were excited by school and the latest fads, music and television shows. One among the gaggle was a young black woman. When the train briefly stopped in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., I rushed to the window be-
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COMMENTARY DARRYL LORENZO WELLINGTON cause I had to catch a glimpse of the historic site. So did the African-American college freshman. But her friends were less than wowed. “This is Harpers Ferry,” she explained. “You know, where John Brown ... The raid.” Her friends wore blank expressions. “You’re kidding,” she finally said with a sigh. Ignorant of a moment in history they had never been taught – or which they had covered cursorily and then forgotten – the others could only shrug. These young people were united in many ways, but they had not inherited a common history. Woodson would not have been happy. In his vision, the students would all have a modicum of knowledge of the American Revolution, the Constitutional Convention, Presidents Washington and Lincoln, Gens. Grant and Lee, Thomas Edison, World Wars I and II. But they also would share in equal parts knowledge of the Middle Passage, the stories of Olaudah Equiano, Benjamin Banneker, Sojourner Truth, John Brown, Reconstruction, the Buffalo Soldiers, James Wel-
Yes, today, we have a president who is a black American, and de jure segregation is a thing of the past. But we don’t yet have a shared history of who we are as a nation. don Johnson, the Great Migration, Emmett Till and the many heroes of the struggle for civil rights who preceded Martin Luther King. Yes, today, we have a president who is a black American, and de jure segregation is a thing of the past. But we don’t yet have a shared history of who we are as a nation. That’s why Black History Month is so important. Many public libraries will post a Black History Month reading list. Please make use of the recommended titles. Many schools will offer special programs or assemblies. Please encourage your children or grandchildren to attend. Black History Month is intended to escort us toward an honorable goal. Let’s reach it together. Darryl Lorenzo Wellington is a writer for Progressive Media Project, a source of liberal commentary on domestic and international issues; it is affiliated with The Progressive magazine. Readers may write to the author at: Progressive Media Project, 409 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53703; website: www.progressive.org.
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t is my hope the newly elected Luzerne County Council does not hastily appoint residents who do not qualify for positions on boards, authorities and commissions. I also hope other residents are given time and concern to apply and adjust schedules for interviews. Do not use this process to discourage or limit interested applicants. When I requested an alternate date and time to accommodate my work schedule, I received notice that it was the only time available. Only one meeting time was set to interview candidates for appointments to the Accountability, Conduct and Ethics Commission. More courtesy was given to the county manager candidates in regard to confidentiality and interview times. Luzerne County is one of the poorest counties in the nation. Many people work two or three jobs. Please accommodate interested citizens who strive to live here, to volunteer during times of disaster, volunteer to improve the quality of life and work to make Luzerne County better. Kathy Dobash Hazleton
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ach year, hundreds of people are needlessly killed and thousands more injured by red light runners. Too often, these motorists’ reckless disregard for a simple law goes unpunished, allowing the offenders to break more laws and put more lives at risk. We know firsthand the pain of losing a loved one to such a preventable act. On Jan. 26, we remembered the 10-year anniversary of our daughter Sarah’s death at the hands of a red light runner. She was only 31 when she died – a talented high school science teacher with two beautiful children and a bright future ahead of her. That all ended in a split second.
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n Jan. 25, 1994, my sister-in-law, Tina Connors, died of pancreatic cancer. Eighteen years have passed and, unfortunately, pancreatic cancer remains the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in this country. Despite this fact, pancreatic cancer receives only 2 percent of federal cancer research funding. On Feb. 7, beginning at 7 p.m., the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will host a meet-and-greet event at the Hampton Inn at Montage Mountain. Please join me. For information, visit www.pancan.org/Scranton.
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About 250 rescued, 110 missing after ferry sinks Official says most on board the vessel off coast of Papua New Guinea were students. The Associated Press
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Rescuers battling big waves and strong winds have pulled nearly 250 people from the sea off Papua New Guinea’s east coast after a ferry sank. More than 110 people remained missing early today, Papua New Guinea time. Crews in ships, planes and helicopters continued to scour the warm seas. Papua New Guinea’s National Maritime Safety Authority rescue coordinator Capt. Nurur Rahman said he had not given up hope of finding more survivors, though the swell and
winds were rising and some victims may have been trapped inside the sunken ferry. “I do not presume them to be dead yet,” he told Australian Broadcasting Corp. Owners of MV Rabaul Queen, Papua New Guinea-based Rabaul Shipping Company, said today there had been 350 passengers and 12 crew aboard the 22-yearold Japanese-built ferry when it went down Thursday morning while traveling from Kimbe on the island of New Britain to the coastal city of Lae on the main island. A police official said most of those aboard were students. “We are stunned and utterly devastated by what has happened,” managing director Peter Sharp said in a statement. The company said the cause of
the disaster remained unclear, but National Weather Service chief Sam Maiha told Papua New Guinea’s Post-Courier newspaper that shipping agencies had been warned to keep ships moored this week because of strong winds. An official at the scene told the newspaper that the ferry capsized in rough seas and sank four hours later. By nightfall Thursday, 246 survivors had been rescued by merchant ships battling 16-foot swells and 45 mph winds at the disaster scene 50 miles east of Lae and 10 miles from shore, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said. AMSA spokeswoman Carly Lusk on Friday could not explain why the new figure was eight greater than the tally of 238 survi-
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for the weekend.” Even though the mountain is 95 percent open, Verrastro said it’s been a challenge “to get skiers amped up to go skiing when there’s no snow in their yards.” Mark Daubert, general manager of Jack Frost/Big Boulder ski areas in the Blakeslee-Lake Harmony area, said the twin ski resorts have been 100 percent open for several weeks, thanks to upgraded snowmaking capacity and high elevation. But he said it’s been a struggle to convince customers conditions are good. “One of the biggest frustrations is just skier confidence; to get the word out,” he said. “It’s a frustrating winter, but it’s part of the game.” Daubert said attendance has been somewhat down this year, though it’s difficult to judge because last winter, with its ample snowfall, was a banner year for local ski resorts. The warm winter has hurt Mark Lewandowski’s plowing business harder.
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ries provided by the city. When the hirings became public, the three Leighton relatives resigned their positions. The city had hired his other children for similar jobs in the past. It was later learned that Leighton’s son and two daughters were hired beginning in 2004, and they were paid a total of
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forces were already stationed, like Afghanistan, Iraq and around Somalia, said Taryn Evans, an expert on kidnappings at AKE, a risk mitigation company outside London. As they’ve gotten more experienced, they’ve gotten better. In 2009, SEAL sharpshooters killed three Somali pirates holding the American captain of the Maersk Alabama hostage in a lifeboat. And late last month, U.S. Navy SEALs parachuted into Somalia under cover of night, then moved on foot to where captors were holding an
Little plowing so far Lewandowski, owner of A.M. Plowing in Wilkes-Barre, said his three plow trucks have been out only one day this winter; in an average winter, he’ll plow on eight days. Lewandowski said he’s hopeful things will pick up, but so far he hasn’t earned enough to cover his insurance costs. “Years ago, we had a good storm in March, and even two years ago (New) Jersey and (Washington) D.C. got hit pretty hard, so I’m hopeful,” he said. “I don’t wish ill on anybody but if it snows that’s great for me. There’s still hope left for this year.” But for others, the unseasonably warm weather has been a boon. Energy consumers, for one, have benefited from lower heating costs. Kurt Blumenau, spokesman for PPL Electric Utilities, said electricity consumption in January was 3.3 percent lower than the 10-year average for the month, and 6.6 percent below last January. Peak demand in January was also about 2 percent below the 10-year average and 8 percent below last year. About 30 percent of PPL cus-
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Dane Poul Hagen Thisted, 60, from the Danish Refugee Council’s de-mining unit, was taken hostage in Somalia and later freed by U.S. Navy SEALs. The SEALs parachuted in and killed nine captors, rescued Hagen and a U.S. woman hostage and flew them out.
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The kidnappings of foreigners living or traveling overseas continues unabated, as it has for decades. While the probability of a person being kidnapping is low, abductions do occur regularly, especially in high-risk nations like Somalia, Pakistan, Mexico and Colombia. Even those who are supremely aware of the risks can disappear. In December 2006, Felix Batista, an American antikidnapping expert and negotiator for hostage releases, was kidnapped in Saltillo, Mexico, and hasn’t been heard from since. Just last Tuesday, armed tribesmen in Yemen kidnapped six United Nations workers: an Iraqi, a Palestinian, a Colombian, a German and two Yemenis. On Jan. 20, kidnappers grabbed an American and held him for a week before releasing him, perhaps after a ransom was paid. U.S. troops have been tasked with rescues mostly in areas where American
Three life rafts from the MV Rabaul Queen float above the sunken hull of the ferry Thursday in the open waters off Papua New Guinea. Rescuers plucked more than 200 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea’s east coast after the ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on board, officials said.
tomers heat their homes with electricity, Blumenau said, and since commercial customers’ usage varies less by season, most of that drop can be attributed to residential users. “When we have warmer weather in the winter obviously they’ll be using less power to heat there homes, which of course is good for the homeowner,” Blumenau said. Jennifer Warback, Emergency Energy Services coordinator for the Commission on Economic Opportunity, said applications for emergency heating assistance have been down 25 to 30 percent this winter. Requests for emergency heating-system repair assistance are also down. Though the weather is one of several factors affecting participation in the program, Warback said it’s probably the main contributor. “Obviously, if we start seeing more winter-like temperatures we’re going to see more need for heating oil, and that could bring an influx of people coming in to apply for the grants,” she said.
“They have conducted so many operations in these areas, from hostage rescues to strike operations to capture-kill missions. What it does is significantly improves the competence of special operations,” Jones told The Associated Press. He said commando missions are “now routine.” Though Navy SEAL Team 6 rescued the American and the Dane, one American kidnapped in January in Somalia remains behind. His captors told AP they moved him after the SEAL raid, out of fear the U.S. military could try another rescue attempt. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns said this week the U.S. is “very concerned” about the remaining hostage and Washington is following the case closely and taking it very seriously. “It’s an essential obligation for any government to do everything we can to protect our citizens and that’s exactly what President Obama did when he ordered the successful hostage rescue” in Somalia, Burns said. Rescues entail risk, but Hallums, who was kidnapped by a gang in November 2004, is thankful the U.S. military carries
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Frank Sorick, who lost his bid for the Republican nomination for mayor last year, said the Ethics Commission “must be joking” to believe that “all intern hirings for the city of Wilkes-Barre … without input or direction from the mayor.” “The mayor signed not one but 14 executive orders to hire his own children,” Sorick said. “Those are facts, so I don’t see how anyone can say he had no involvement when he signed the orders.” The commission cited a previous case – Kraines v SEC – to support its decision.
many levels, including from a political view. “Many will simply be upset that the legislature is spending time and taxpayer dollars on passing such ceremonial/symbolic resolutions instead of actually spending time on addressing those great challenges in real, meaningful, tangible ways,” Brauer said. Carroll said that while he agrees there are better things the legislature could be spending time on, he wasn’t as taken aback because “it took 10 seconds and cost an inconsequential amount
and salting, though he said PennDOT is still presuming more snow will come later in the winter. “We are still working under the assumption that by the end of the winter we will have gotten the same amount of snow, and that in the end it’s all going to equal out,” May said. “We’re not working un-
“Specifically, in Kraines, the court determined that there was no issue under the Ethics Act where a county controller engaged in ministerial activities approving the payments to her spouse to perform autopsies as a county Coroner.” The court said relatives of public officials are permitted to apply for government positions. In a 1991 case – Frank Dodaro v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania -- the state Supreme Court overturned a Commonwealth Court affirmation of an Ethics
of money on printing costs.” No area House members signed on as cosponsors but the representative who introduced the resolution issued a statement spelling out why he authored the document. Malesic, who penned a book called “Secret Faith in the Public Square,” said he was disappointed some Christians are playing politics with religion. After reading the resolution, Gunn said, “This is worded with such Christian bias that it might even be offensive to our Jewish brothers and sisters. But it is cer-
vors,” he said. He said the ferry sank in 3,300foot deep water, making it difficult to determine whether bodies were trapped inside.
them out. Without a rescue attempt, the former contractor from Memphis, Tenn., said: “I was going to be dead for sure.” Hallums’ captors were demanding $12 million for his release. His Saudi Arabiabased employer offered $1 million. Hallums noted a successful rescue requires the work of many more people than the commandoes who carry out the raid. The FBI, CIA and National Security Agency all work to gather information, data that is then turned over to military intelligence, where an operations officer devises a rescue plan. Technology has improved the chances of success. Aerial drones can monitor guard activity and provide a layout of the location. Watching a pattern of life allows the military to make educated guesses about the chances for success. But even with that advantage, Evans said no mission is guaranteed success. The Somali captors could have shot and killed the American and Danish hostages during last week’s raid if they had seen the SEALs coming, she said. That’s why most people try to reach a negotiated rescue — a ransom payment — instead.
Jack Frost Big Boulder General Manager Mark Daubert said the resort’s biggest challenge in this unseasonably warm winter has been convincing skiers that the resort has snow.
freeing up state and local road workers to work on other projects. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 4 spokesman James May said the weather Taxpayers get break has allowed PennDOT crews to Warmer temperatures and few- do pothole-filling and guardrailer snowstorms have also lead to repair work on highways when fewer salt trucks on the roads, they might otherwise be plowing
more than $24,000 over the years. The letter from the commission states: “A review of the foregoing facts … leads to the conclusion that no investigation may be initiated into these activities.” “I respect the decision,” Leighton said. “I’ve worked hard for the city over the last eight years and I will continue to work hard in my third term.” He was elected to a third term in November.
ocrat and Republican present. “While we weren’t thrilled with it, no Democrat wanted to vote no,” Carroll said. “Who wants to Continued from Page 3A be the one to vote against the BiRep. Mike Carroll, D-Avoca, ble?” was one of the 193 who voted in favor but said not too much ‘Religious bullying’ Justin Vacula, a co-organizer of should be read into the docuthe Northeast Pennsylvania Free ment. “It’s a resolution, it’s meaning- Thought Society and a self-proclaimed atheist, said, “It’s a less.” He said that when the resolu- shame there had to be this sort of tion was circulated, some Demo- religious bullying.” Keystone College political scicrats scratched their head. But when it came time to vote, it re- ence professor Jeff Brauer said ceived a yes vote from every Dem- the resolution is controversial on
American woman and a Danish man who had been kidnapped together in October. The SEALs killed nine captors and rescued the two hostages while suffering no casualties themselves in the Jan. 25 operation. Their skill in carrying out such missions has been honed by America’s two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Seth Jones, a civilian adviser to the commanding general of the U.S. special operations forces in Afghanistan from 20092011.
enough for people to survive for an extended period. “Because of the proximity of the shore, ... I still have high hopes to have many more survi-
der the assumption that we’re going to have a bunch of extra salt at the end of the winter.” Wilkes-Barre city spokesman Drew McLaughlin said the weather allowed crews to perform some paving and filling work later into December than usual and has freed up workers to perform other tasks, but that the city doesn’t anticipate large saving on road salt because it is obligated by state mandate to purchase a fixed amount of salt, 2,400 tons, regardless of need. “The big areas of savings currently have been in terms of overtime and maintenance,” McLaughlin said. “If your plow trucks are not out there on the roads you save money on maintenance.” In the short term at least, the trend is likely to continue. The National Weather Service at Binghamton, N.Y. predicts high temperatures in the low 40s through the weekend. But NWS meteorologist Dave Nicosia warned that there may still be surprises in store this winter. “March can often bring our biggest snowstorms,” Nicosia said. “So winter isn’t over just yet, even though it does feel like spring out there.”
Commission ruling that Dodaro pay back summer wages earned by his son. Dodaro was a voting member of the board of directors of the Borough of Ambridge Water Authority. The commission said no further action will be taken in the Leighton matter. “In the future it would be advisable to obtain an advisory opinion from the commission prior to participating or acting in any matter that may be reviewable under the provisions of the Ethics Act,” the letter concluded.
tainly offensive to other faiths.” He also questioned whether the legislature would soon be declaring “a year of the Bhagavad Gita or a year of the Koran,” mentioning the holy books of the Hindu and Islam religions. Kyle Kreider, a political science professor at Wilkes University, said, speaking “as a Christian and a political scientist, I think it’s disrespectful to other religions.” He added that the resolution “sends the wrong signal. Why is the government even getting involved in a religious debate?” The resolution has drawn the
ire of both the Philadelphia Daily News and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial boards, which took the resolution to task. Sosar: No problem But not everyone took issue. Dave Sosar, a political science professor at King’s College, said “I don’t see a problem with it.” He also said that the politicians see this as “a no-lose” issue. “There’s going to be people out there who are going to have a lot of trouble with that,” he said, but added that group is not enough to sway an election.
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O’Brien praises assistants for recruiting work New head coach says aide Larry Johnson was invaluable during transition period. By DEREK LEVARSE dlevarse@timesleader.com
Discussing his inaugural recruiting class at Penn State, the first name Bill O’Brien mentioned was Larry Johnson. The Nittany Lions and their new head coach were forced to scramble to hold together what
had once been shaping up to be one of the nation’s top classes. “I think it went really well as far as the Johnson transition is concerned,” O’Brien said. “I’ve got to give a lot of credit to the assistant coaches, especially Larry Johnson, who I asked to oversee the (recruiting) transition period here. As evidenced by (sign-
ing day), he did a great job of keeping it rolling.” The first bit of salesmanship for O’Brien was with Johnson, convincing the program’s longtime defensive line coach and top recruiter to remain at Penn State. Johnson was the first member of O’Brien’s new staff and he was tasked with leading a tumultuous final month of recruiting in the midst of the coaching change. “Well, it has been an emotional ride, there’s no question about
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that,” Johnson said. “I think a lot of credit goes to the former staff. They did a great job for two months with not having a head coach, having Tom Bradley as interim head coach. They kept recruiting on the road, which set the foundation for where we are today. “Then the new staff came in and really hit the ground running. They were really trying to get to know the kids, get to know the families, and coach O’Brien came into town and just contin-
ued to sell what Penn State is all about. I think that’s the biggest thing that’s happened.” It was Johnson and fellow holdover Ron Vanderlinden who had to help catch the incoming coaches up to speed on the recruits who had already given verbal commitments to the Lions, as well as help develop a plan going forward. The effort was appreciated, even for a veteran college coach like Ted Roof, the team’s new defensive coordinator.
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Redeemer turns tables on Tigers By MATTHEW SHUTT For The Times Leader
TUNKHANNOCK — Two weeks ago Holy Redeemer suffered a loss on its home court to Tunkhannock after the Royals came out flat defensively and struggled HOLY to muster any REDEEMER offense. If the lesson taken from TUNKHANNOCK that game was to start the game with intensity at both ends of the court, Holy Redeemer coach Chris Parker made sure the message stuck. The Royals were aggressive from the opening tip, challenged Tunkhannock’s shots and rarely settled for tough shots in a 59-47 win at Tunkhannock. “With what happened last time we played, this was a great chance for us to redeem ourselves and the girls were really up for this game,” Parker said. “I
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It took just four weeks for former Dallas High School football star Greg Manusky to land another position as an NFL defensive coordinator. Manusky was hired Thursday to be the defensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts, a job he held for one year with the San Diego Chargers before being fired on Manusky Jan. 5. The Colts also added three other assistants. The latest moves come two days after the Colts hired offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, who held the same position with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and fired two more coaches from former head coach Jim Caldwell’s staff. “I think at the same time it was important to get the coordinators settled,” new head coach Chuck Pagano said. “It’s all going to come together, and we’re going to take our time. It’s not something we’re going to rush.” Manusky was hired away from
“That was critical. Larry and Ron both did an outstanding job to continue the relationships that had been formed and to hold onto so many of those kids that were committed,” Roof said. “They did a fantastic job and I think that certainly had an impact on a lot of the kids.” As the new staff now gets to work on the 2013 class, much of the clerical work will fall upon Charles London, the new run-
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YATESVILLE – Four consecutive losses in the Wyoming Valley Conference is enough to bring any team’s momentum to a halt. Pittston Area didn’t seemed to be slowed down by it one bit Thursday. The Patriots, held to just 37 points in Tuesday’s loss to Crestwood, rekindled their perimeter game with a 73-56 victory over Dallas. “That was a tough loss to Crestwood,” PITTSTON Pittston Area AREA coach Al Kiesinger said. “And we were coming off four tough DALLAS losses in a row – two of them really close. “Today, we held together; we shared the ball.” The Patriots’ Steve Stravinski, a 6-foot-4 senior forward, pulled down 22 rebounds and scored 15 points for a double-double. “Stravinski was a monster on the boards,” said Kiesinger. Pittston Area held a six-point lead at halftime and opened the half on an 11-2 run. The Patriots shot 15-for-20 (75 percent) in the second half. They hit 8-of-16 three-pointers (50 percent) for the game. “I think we were focused,” Kiesinger said. “On the offensive end, we made some shots that we didn’t make the other night, shots that we didn’t take the other night.” Dallas struggled off the glass and faced difficulty battling Stravinski for offensive and defensive rebounds. In the first half, Pittston Area often found success with second-chance points. “We got outhustled,” Dallas coach Doug Miller said. “That’s one of the big things we talked about was defensively we have to outhustle them every possession.
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, left, and New York Giants owner John Mara, shown at the NFL Players Association headquarters in July 2011, approach their positions in different ways.
Super Bowl team owners differ in styles
By JIM LITKE AP Sports Writer
The NFL season began on time largely because of Robert Kraft and John Mara. So there’s no more fitting way to end it than the two of them facing off for the game’s biggest prize. The owners of the New England Patriots and New York Giants were instrumental in ending a long labor war that threatened to cancel what turned out to be, by nearly every measure, the NFL’s most successful season. Both men have also held the Super Bowl trophy aloft; Kraft three times and Mara once, in 2007, at the expense of his fellow owner. But the similarities between the two pretty
much begin and end there. When Kraft begins a story, it’s liable to end up anywhere. When Mara does, he gets straight to the point. Almost two decades after buying the Patriots and transforming them into one of the most successful franchises in any sport, many of the things about the life of an owner — especially the celebrity — still seem fresh to the 70-year-old Kraft. So when a reporter from London asks about the growing popularity of his team overseas, Kraft notes that America’s original “patriots” were transplanted Englishmen, offers a few suggestions how to widen the fan base over there and then ends with this little gem: “And one of my
favorite friends, Sir Elton John, is very excited about us being back in the Super Bowl.” For Mara, 57, a man of many fewer words, the job seems second nature. Small wonder. He was groomed for the role since birth and inherited it when his father, Wellington, died in 2005. The family’s roots stretch back to the founding of the franchise in 1925, when his grandfather, Tim, a New York bookmaker, plunked down somewhere between $500 and $2,500 and gambled on the viability of the then-5-year-old NFL. “I’m not necessarily happy to be playSee OWNERS, Page 4B
Model wife seeks help energizing Super hubby
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, left, talks with her husband, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in March 2011. Brady will lead the New England Patriots against the New York Giants in the Super Bowl on Sunday. Bundchen made headlines Thursday over an email she sent to friends.
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Patriots in the NFL title game against the New York Giants. “This sunday will be a really important day in my husband’s life. He and his team worked so hard to get to this point and now they need us more than ever to send them positive energy so they can fulfill their dream of winning this super bowl. ...” she wrote, according to the Post, which didn’t say how it obtained the message. “I kindly ask all of you to join me on this positive chain and pray for him, so he can feel confi-
INDIANAPOLIS — Glamour Boy is here and ready to play in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Glamour wife is out of sight — so far — unless you count the front page of the New York Post. Super model Gisele Bundchen landed the one cover she probably wasn’t after, gracing the tabloid with her “Tommy” after the paper got hold of an email she reportedly sent to friends and family, asking them to channel their “positive energy” to quarterback husband Tom Brady and the New England See WIFE, Page 4B
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Pittston Area’ s Mason Gross gets the rebound in front of Dallas’ Shane Dunn during a boys basketball game Thursday.
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L O C A L C A L E N D A R TODAY'S EVENTS HS BASKETBALL Crestwood at Berwick, 7:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at Holy Redeemer, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Area at Wyoming Valley West, 7:15 p.m. Coughlin at Hazleton Area, 7:15 p.m. Hanover Area at Lake-Lehman, 7:15 p.m. Northwest at Meyers, 7:15 p.m. GAR at MMI Prep, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Nanticoke, 7:15 p.m. HS WRESTLING District 2 Duals Championships HS SWIMMING Pittston Area at Hanover Area, 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEB. 4 BOYS BASKETBALL Hanover Area at Lake-Lehman, 7:15 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Freedom at Crestwood, 2 p.m. Holy Redeemer at Marian Catholic, 2:15 p.m. MMI Prep at Meyers, 2:30 p.m. HS WRESTLING District 2 Duals Championships Wyoming Seminary at Delbarton School MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL King’s at FDU-Florham, 3 p.m. PSU Brandywine at PSU Hazleton, 3 p.m. Manhattanville at Wilkes, 3 p.m. Misericordia at DeSales, 3 p.m. Luzerne CCC at Johnson, 3 p.m. PSU York at PSU Wilkes-Barre, 3 p.m. WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL King’s at FDU-Florham, 1 p.m. PSU Brandywine at PSU Hazleton, 1 p.m. Manhattanville at Wilkes, 1 p.m. PSU York at PSU Wilkes-Barre, 1 p.m. Misericordia at DeSales, 1 p.m. COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD Misericordia at East Stroudsburg, 9 a.m. COLLEGE WRESTLING King’s at Messiah, PSU-Beaver, Gettysburg Quad (at Gettysburg), 12 p.m.
MONDAY, FEB. 6 GIRLS BASKETBALL Berwick at Tunkhannock, 7:15 p.m. Dallas at Holy Redeemer, 7:15 p.m. GAR at Northwest, 7:15 p.m. Hanover Area at Wyoming Seminary, 7:15 p.m. Hazleton Area at Wyoming Area, 7:15 p.m. Meyers at Lake-Lehman, 7:15 p.m. MMI Prep at Nanticoke, 7:15 p.m. Pittston Area at Coughlin, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Crestwood, 7:15 p.m. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PSU Worthington Scranton at PSU Wilkes-Barre, 8 p.m. WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PSU Altoona at Misericordia, 6 p.m. PSU Scranton at PSU Wilkes-Barre, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEB. 7 BOYS BASKETBALL Crestwood at Wyoming Valley West, 7:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at Berwick, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Area at Hazleton Area, 7:15 p.m. Holy Redeemer, at Dallas, 7:15 p.m. Coughlin at Pittston Area, 7:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at Meyers, 7:15 p.m. Northwest at GAR, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Hanover Area, 7:15 p.m. Nanticoke at MMI Prep, 7:15 p.m. HS RIFLE Team Tournament Semi Finals, 4 p.m. HS SWIMMING Dallas at Holy Redeemer, 4 p.m. Hazleton Area at Wyoming Seminary, 4 p.m. Berwick at Wyoming Valley West, 4 p.m. Meyers at Lake-Lehman, 4:30 p.m. Delaware Valley at Abington Heights, 4:30 p.m. West Scranton at Scranton High, 4:30 p.m. Tunkhannock at Valley View, 4:30 p.m. HS WRESTLING Honesdale at Lake-Lehman, 7 p.m. MEN'S BASKETBALL Lehigh-Carbon at Luzerne CCC, 8 p.m. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Lehigh-Carbon at Luzerne CCC, 6 p.m.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL 7:15 p.m. SERVICE ELECTRIC — Tunkhannock at Holy Redeemer 7:30 p.m. WLYN — Coughlin at Hazleton Area
BOXING 10 p.m. ESPN2 — Light heavyweights, Edison Miranda (35-6-0) vs. Isaac Chilemba (18-1-1), at Las Vegas
GOLF 9 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Qatar Masters, second round, at Doha, Qatar (same-day tape) 4 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Phoenix Open, second round, at Scottsdale, Ariz.
MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSP — Cornell at RPI 8 p.m. BTN — St. Cloud State at Wisconsin
COLLEGE WRESTLING 6 p.m. BTN — Michigan at Ohio State
NBA 7 p.m. CSN — Miami at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. YES — Minnesota at New Jersey 8 p.m. ESPN, MSG — New York at Boston 10:30 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Lakers at Denver
NHL 7:30 p.m. PLUS — N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa
T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with LHP Casey Fossum on a minor league contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with LHP Rafael Perez on a one-year contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with LHP Brandon Sisk on a minor league contract. National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Gilmartin, LHP Dusty Hughes, RHP Peter Moylan, RHP Zeke Spruill, C Christian Bethancourt, C Evan Gattis, C Matt Kennelly, INF Andrelton Simmons, INF Joe Terdoslavich, OF Todd Cunningham and OF Stefan Gartrell on minor league contracts. COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Bettis, INF Nolan Arenado, OF Andrew Brown, C Wilkin Castillo, RHP Stephen Dodson, INF Brendan Harris, OF Kent Matthes, C Lars Davis, RHP Mike Ekstrom, INF Ben Paulsen, OF Tim Wheeler, C Matt McBride, RHP Joe Gardner, INF Chad Tracy, C Wil Nieves, RHP Dustin Molleken, INF Brandon Wood, RHP Rob Scahill and RHP Josh Sullivan on minor league contracts. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Edwin Jackson on one-year contract. American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Signed C Todd Jennings and RHP Kevin Fuqua. WICHITA WINGNUTS—Signed RHP Matt Nevarez and RHP Alex Kaminsky. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Signed INF Steve Singleton. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Released INF Mike DeJesus. Signed OF Bryan Sabatella. QUEBEC CAPITALES—Traded OF Mitch Delaney to London (FL) for a player to be named. ROCKLAND BOULDERS—Signed RHP Adrian Martin. Frontier League LONDON RIPPERS—Signed 1B Joash Brodin to a contract extension. WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS—Signed RHP Guido Fonseca, SS Tyler Keeble, C Larry Pempek, LHP Michael Scudero and LHP Shane Zegarac to contract extensions.
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National Basketball Association ORLANDO MAGIC—Signed G Ish Smith. Women's National Basketball Association MINNESOTA LYNX—Signed G Alexis Hornbuckle and traded her to Phoenix for a 2013 second-round draft pick.
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National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS—Named Don Martindale linebackers coach. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Named Greg Manusky defensive coordinator. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed vice president of football operations and general manager Joe Mack to a contract extension through the 2014 season. Re-signed QB Buck Pierce. Arena Football League SAN JOSE SABERCATS—Signed DB Kelvin Rodgers.
HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES—Sent D Brayden McNabb to Rochester (AHL). SAN JOSE SHARKS—Recalled G Tyson Sexsmith from Worcester (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Acquired D Kevin Marshall from Philadelphia for RW Matt Ford. Acquired C Mike Carman from Colorado for D Danny Richmond. Assigned Marshall, Carman and F Cody Eakin to Hershey (AHL).
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Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED—Signed F Hamdi Salihi as a designated player. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Acquired F Jose Moreno on loan from Once Caldas (Colombia). SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES—Signed MF Tressor Moreno. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS—Agreed to terms with F Camilo Sanvezzo.
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BUFFALO—Named Lou Tepper defensive coordinator. CHOWAN—Announced the addition of women’s lacrosse, beginning the 2012-13 academic year. JACKSONVILLE STATE—Named Ed Lett associate athletic director for external affairs. MINNESOTA—Announced the retirement of athletics director Joel Maturi, effective June, 2012. MONTANA STATE—Named Demo Odems running backs coach. WEST VIRGINIA—Announced the resignation of defensive assistant coach Mike Smith.
B A S K E T B A L L National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia ................... 16 6 .727 Boston ............................ 11 10 .524 New York ....................... 8 14 .364 New Jersey .................... 8 15 .348 Toronto ........................... 7 16 .304 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami............................. 16 6 .727 Atlanta ........................... 16 7 .696 Orlando ......................... 13 9 .591 Washington .................. 4 18 .182 Charlotte ....................... 3 20 .130 Central Division W L Pct Chicago......................... 19 6 .760 Indiana .......................... 15 6 .714 Milwaukee..................... 10 11 .476 Cleveland...................... 8 12 .400 Detroit ........................... 4 20 .167 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas.............................. 14 9 .609 San Antonio ................... 14 9 .609 Memphis ........................ 12 10 .545 Houston.......................... 12 10 .545 New Orleans .................. 4 18 .182 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City............... 17 4 .810 Denver............................ 14 7 .667 Utah ................................ 12 8 .600 Portland .......................... 13 9 .591 Minnesota ...................... 10 12 .455 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers .................. 13 6 .684 L.A. Lakers..................... 13 9 .591 Phoenix .......................... 8 13 .381 Golden State .................. 7 12 .368 Sacramento ................... 6 15 .286 Wednesday's Games Orlando 109, Washington 103 Philadelphia 98, Chicago 82 Boston 100, Toronto 64 New Jersey 99, Detroit 96 Oklahoma City 95, Dallas 86 Phoenix 120, New Orleans 103 Indiana 109, Minnesota 99 Milwaukee 105, Miami 97 San Antonio 99, Houston 91 Portland 112, Charlotte 68 L.A. Clippers 107, Utah 105 Thursday's Games Memphis 96, Atlanta 77 Chicago 105, New York 102 New Orleans at San Antonio, late Portland at Sacramento, late Utah at Golden State, late Denver at L.A. Clippers, late Today's Games Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m. Minnesota at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. New York at Boston, 8 p.m. Indiana at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Saturday's Games Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m. Dallas at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at New York, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Charlotte at Phoenix, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m. Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Denver at Portland, 10 p.m.
GB — 41⁄2 8 81⁄2 91⁄2 GB — 1 ⁄2 3 12 131⁄2 GB — 2 7 81⁄2 141⁄2 GB — — 11⁄2 11⁄2 91⁄2 GB — 3 41⁄2 41⁄2 71⁄2 GB — 11⁄2 6 6 8
NCAA MEN Top 25 Fared 1. Kentucky (22-1) did not play. Next: at South Carolina, Saturday. 2. Syracuse (22-1) did not play. Next: at St. John’s, Saturday. 3. Ohio State (19-3) did not play. Next: at No. 19 Wisconsin, Saturday. 4. Missouri (20-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 8 Kansas, Saturday. 5. North Carolina (19-3) did not play. Next: at Maryland, Saturday. 6. Baylor (20-2) did not play. Next: at Oklahoma State, Saturday. 7. Duke (19-3) beat Virginia Tech 75-60. Next: vs. Miami, Sunday. 8. Kansas (18-4) did not play. Next: at No. 4 Missouri, Saturday. 9. Michigan State (17-5) did not play. Next: at No. 23 Michigan, Sunday. 10. Murray State (22-0) beat Southeast Missouri State 81-73. Next: at UT-Martin, Saturday. 11. UNLV (21-3) did not play. Next: at Wyoming, Saturday. 12. Florida (17-4) vs. South Carolina. Next: vs. No. 25 Vanderbilt, Saturday. 13. Creighton (21-2) did not play. Next: at Northern Iowa, Saturday. 14. Georgetown (17-4) did not play. Next: vs. South Florida, Saturday. 15. Marquette (19-4) did not play. Next: at Notre Dame, Saturday. 16. Virginia (18-3) did not play. Next: at No. 21 Florida State, Saturday. 17. San Diego State (19-3) did not play. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday. 18. Saint Mary’s (Cal) (21-2) vs. San Diego. Next: at No. 24 Gonzaga, Thursday. 19. Wisconsin (18-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 3 Ohio State, Saturday. 20. Indiana (17-6) did not play. Next: at Purdue, Saturday. 21. Florida State (15-6) did not play. Next: vs. No. 16 Virginia, Saturday. 22. Mississippi State (17-5) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn, Saturday. 23. Michigan (17-6) did not play. Next: at No. 9 Michigan State, Sunday. 24. Gonzaga (17-3) vs. BYU. Next: at Pepperdine, Saturday. 25. Vanderbilt (16-6) did not play. Next: at No. 12 Florida, Saturday.
T E N N I S ATP World Tour PBZ Zagreb Indoors Results Singles Second Round Marcos Baghdatis (6), Cyprus, def. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 6-4, 6-2. Mikhail Youzhny (3), Russia, def. Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, 6-1, 6-3. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, def. Alex Bogomolov Jr. (2), Russia, 6-0, 6-7 (1), 6-1. Ivan Dodig (4), Croatia, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Ivo Karlovic (8), Croatia, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-3, 6-2. Doubles Quarterfinals Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram (2), Israel, def. Daniele Bracciali, Italy, and Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 7-5, 7-6 (4). Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, and Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Benjamin Becker and Alexander Waske, Germany, 7-6 (3), 7-5. Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic, Croatia, def. Jurgen Melzer and Alexander Peya (1), Austria, 1-6, 7-6 (7), 10-7 tiebreak. Open Sud de France Results Singles Second Round Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Florian Mayer (6), Germany, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Tomas Berdych (1), Czech Republic, def. Florent Serra, France, 6-0, 6-2. Gael Monfils (3), France, def. Michael Russell, United States, 6-3, 6-3. Jarkko Nieminen (8), Finland, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Doubles Second Round Paul Hanley, Australia, and Jamie Murray (3), Britain, def. Kenny de Schepper and Fabrice Martin, France, 7-6 (6), 6-2. Treat Conrad Huey, Philippines, and Ken Skupski,
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Britain, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, and Igor Zelenay, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3. Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, def. Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins (1), Britain, 7-5, 7-5. Dustin Brown, Germany, and Lovro Zovko, Croatia, def. Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, 6-3, 7-5.
G O L F European Tour Qatar Masters Scores First Round Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Spain......33-33—66 John Daly, United States .........................33-34—67 Jason Day, Australia.................................34-34—68 KJ Choi, South Korea...............................35-33—68 Danny Willett, England .............................35-34—69 Richard Finch, England............................36-33—69 Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium .....................36-33—69 Paul Lawrie, Scotland ...............................36-33—69 Peter Hanson, Sweden ............................35-34—69 George Coetzee, South Africa................35-35—70 Richard Green, Australia .........................35-35—70 Oliver Fisher, England..............................35-35—70 Anders Hansen, Denmark .......................35-35—70 James Kingston, South Africa.................34-36—70 Francesco Molinari, Italy..........................38-33—71 Peter Lawrie, Ireland.................................37-34—71 Marcel Siem, Germany, ...........................34-37—71 Graeme Storm, England ..........................34-37—71 Carlos Del Moral, Spain...........................36-35—71 Jaco Van Zyl, South Africa ......................35-36—71 Lee Westwood, England..........................35-36—71 Michael Hoey, Northern Ireland ..............37-34—71 Soren Hansen, Denmark .........................36-35—71 Jose Maria Olazabal, Spain ....................38-33—71 Andrew Dodt, Australia ............................35-36—71 David Lynn, England ................................36-35—71 Martin Wiegele, Austria............................37-34—71 Gregory Havret, France ...........................35-36—71 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet, France ................38-33—71 Shaun Micheel, United States .................37-34—71 Martin Kaymer, Germany,........................37-34—71 Ricardo Gonzalez, Argentina..................36-35—71 Simon Khan, England,..............................36-35—71 Ben Curtis, United States.........................37-34—71 Michael Jonzon, Sweden ........................36-35—71 Pablo Larrazabal, Spain ..........................38-33—71
PGA Tour Phoenix Open Scores Partial First Round Note: Play was suspended with 84 golfers unable to complete the first round. Ryan Palmer ..............................................32-32—64 Webb Simpson..........................................33-32—65 Derek Lamely ............................................35-31—66 Jarrod Lyle .................................................35-31—66 Kevin Na.....................................................32-34—66 Harrison Frazar .........................................31-35—66 Chez Reavie ..............................................32-34—66 Kris Blanks .................................................34-33—67 James Driscoll ...........................................34-33—67 Trevor Immelman......................................35-32—67 Rod Pampling............................................34-33—67 Sunghoon Kang ........................................34-33—67 Jeff Overton ...............................................34-33—67 Billy Mayfair................................................35-33—68 Chris Stroud...............................................32-36—68 Josh Teater ................................................36-32—68 Dustin Johnson .........................................35-33—68 Phil Mickelson ...........................................35-33—68 Keegan Bradley.........................................33-35—68 Justin Leonard...........................................32-36—68 Scott Piercy ...............................................35-33—68 Greg Chalmers..........................................34-34—68 Blake Adams .............................................35-34—69 Brandt Jobe ...............................................37-32—69 Ken Duke ...................................................34-35—69 Kyle Stanley...............................................36-33—69 Cameron Beckman ...................................34-35—69 Charles Howell III......................................33-36—69 Rickie Fowler.............................................36-33—69 Matt Kuchar................................................35-34—69 D.A. Points.................................................36-33—69 Tommy Biershenk.....................................37-32—69 David Hearn...............................................34-35—69 John Merrick ..............................................34-35—69 Cameron Tringale .....................................34-35—69 Pat Perez....................................................33-36—69 Jeff Quinney ..............................................32-37—69 Bill Haas .....................................................34-35—69 Chris Couch...............................................35-35—70 Nick O’Hern ...............................................35-35—70 Matt Bettencourt ........................................38-32—70 Bryce Molder .............................................34-36—70 Carl Pettersson .........................................33-37—70 Charlie Wi ..................................................34-36—70 Marc Leishman..........................................35-35—70 Harris English ............................................36-34—70 Kevin Stadler .............................................32-38—70 John Rollins ...............................................34-36—70 Jeff Maggert...............................................34-36—70 Graham DeLaet.........................................33-38—71 Jimmy Walker............................................35-36—71 Brian Gay....................................................37-34—71 Robert Garrigus ........................................36-35—71 Kevin Sutherland.......................................37-34—71 George McNeill .........................................36-35—71 Ricky Barnes..............................................35-36—71 J.B. Holmes ...............................................37-34—71 Robert Allenby ..........................................35-36—71 Joe Ogilvie .................................................34-38—72 Ryuji Imada................................................37-35—72 Bud Cauley ................................................34-38—72 Martin Laird................................................35-37—72 Chris Kirk ...................................................37-35—72 Scott Stallings ...........................................35-37—72 Chad Collins ..............................................37-35—72 Ryan Moore ...............................................34-38—72 Jason Kokrak.............................................32-40—72 D.J. Trahan ................................................36-36—72 Aaron Baddeley.........................................37-35—72 Troy Matteson............................................34-39—73 Y.E. Yang ...................................................34-39—73 Tim Herron.................................................37-36—73 Bobby Gates ..............................................34-39—73 Brendon Todd ...........................................36-37—73 Kevin Chappell ..........................................36-37—73 Brendon de Jonge ....................................36-38—74 Danny Lee..................................................36-38—74 Sean O’Hair ...............................................38-36—74 Jason Bohn................................................34-40—74 David Mathis ..............................................39-35—74 J.J. Henry...................................................35-40—75 Brian Davis.................................................38-37—75 Arjun Atwal.................................................38-37—75 Jerry Kelly ..................................................41-34—75 Vijay Singh .................................................37-39—76 Andres Romero.........................................36-40—76 Aaron Watkins ...........................................38-38—76 Tommy Gainey..........................................37-40—77 Paul Goydos ..............................................37-43—80 Stewart Cink ..............................................43-40—83
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H O C K E Y National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers............... 49 32 12 5 69 136 100 Philadelphia ................ 50 30 14 6 66 167 145 Pittsburgh .................... 51 29 18 4 62 157 132 New Jersey ................. 50 28 19 3 59 138 142 N.Y. Islanders.............. 49 20 22 7 47 120 145 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston.......................... 49 32 15 2 66 175 108 Ottawa .......................... 53 27 20 6 60 160 164 Toronto ........................ 51 26 19 6 58 156 152 Buffalo.......................... 51 21 24 6 48 122 151 Montreal....................... 51 19 23 9 47 134 142 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida .......................... 49 23 15 11 57 126 138 Washington ................. 50 26 20 4 56 141 145 Winnipeg...................... 52 24 22 6 54 128 145 Tampa Bay................... 50 22 23 5 49 141 170 Carolina ....................... 53 19 25 9 47 135 164 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit .......................... 51 34 16 1 69 163 118 Nashville ...................... 52 31 17 4 66 146 135 St. Louis....................... 49 29 13 7 65 124 102 Chicago........................ 51 29 15 7 65 164 147 Columbus .................... 51 13 32 6 32 117 172 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver ................... 50 31 15 4 66 161 124 Minnesota.................... 50 24 19 7 55 119 131 Colorado ...................... 52 26 24 2 54 133 147 Calgary ........................ 51 23 22 6 52 121 140 Edmonton .................... 50 19 26 5 43 125 144 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose ...................... 48 28 14 6 62 137 110 Los Angeles ................ 51 25 16 10 60 114 113 Dallas ........................... 49 26 21 2 54 132 138 Phoenix........................ 51 22 21 8 52 131 138 Anaheim ...................... 50 19 24 7 45 130 151 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday's Games N.Y. Rangers 1, Buffalo 0, SO Toronto 1, Pittsburgh 0 Florida 4, Washington 2 Dallas 6, Anaheim 2 Los Angeles 3, Columbus 2 Thursday's Games Carolina 3, Boston 0 New Jersey 5, Montreal 3 Philadelphia 4, Nashville 1 Winnipeg 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT Minnesota at Colorado, late Chicago at Edmonton, late Detroit at Vancouver, late Dallas at San Jose, late Today's Games N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Chicago at Calgary, 9 p.m. Columbus at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Saturday's Games Pittsburgh at Boston, 1 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Washington at Montreal, 2 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 3 p.m. Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Carolina, 7 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m. San Jose at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Detroit at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
American Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA St. John’s .............. 44 27 11 5 1 60 150 129 Manchester ........... 47 25 20 0 2 52 125 128 Worcester.............. 42 20 13 4 5 49 113 110 Portland ................. 44 21 18 2 3 47 121 137 Providence............ 45 20 20 2 3 45 104 128 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton ................ 45 26 13 2 4 58 145 133 Hershey ................. 44 25 12 4 3 57 163 131 Norfolk ................... 45 26 16 1 2 55 157 130 Syracuse ............... 42 19 17 3 3 44 139 138 Binghamton........... 46 20 24 1 1 42 126 143 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Bridgeport ............. 44 22 17 3 2 49 129 130 Connecticut........... 44 19 16 4 5 47 130 134 Albany .................... 43 19 16 5 3 46 111 129 Springfield ............. 44 21 20 1 2 45 130 133 Adirondack............ 44 21 21 1 1 44 123 132 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Charlotte................ 46 26 16 2 2 56 133 123 Chicago ................. 44 24 16 1 3 52 128 115 Peoria .................... 45 22 20 2 1 47 135 133 Milwaukee ............. 42 22 18 1 1 46 120 112 Rockford................ 46 20 21 1 4 45 137 154 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toronto .................. 45 23 17 3 2 51 126 113 Rochester.............. 45 20 17 5 3 48 123 132 Grand Rapids........ 43 18 17 4 4 44 136 138 Hamilton ................ 43 19 19 1 4 43 105 128 Lake Erie ............... 45 20 22 2 1 43 107 125 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City...... 45 29 11 2 3 63 135 100 Houston ................. 44 21 11 3 9 54 120 120 Abbotsford ............ 45 25 17 3 0 53 109 111 San Antonio .......... 44 24 18 2 0 50 112 119 Texas ..................... 43 20 20 1 2 43 128 132 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Wednesday's Games No games scheduled Thursday's Games Rochester 3, Abbotsford 0 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, late Texas at Houston, late Today's Games Worcester at St. John’s, 6 p.m. Hamilton at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Albany at Connecticut, 7 p.m. Norfolk at Adirondack, 7 p.m. Binghamton at Manchester, 7 p.m. Bridgeport at Portland, 7 p.m. Springfield at Providence, 7:05 p.m. Hershey at Penguins, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m. Abbotsford at Rochester, 7:35 p.m. Peoria at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Lake Erie at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Rockford at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Saturday's Games Abbotsford at Toronto, 5 p.m. Worcester at St. John’s, 6 p.m. Hamilton at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Connecticut at Hershey, 7 p.m. Binghamton at Portland, 7 p.m. Manchester at Bridgeport, 7 p.m. Providence at Adirondack, 7 p.m. Norfolk at Springfield, 7 p.m. Albany at Penguins, 7:05 p.m. Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m. Peoria at Chicago, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Texas, 8 p.m. Lake Erie at Houston, 8:35 p.m. Sunday's Games Milwaukee at Houston, 1:05 p.m. Penguins at Hershey, 2 p.m. Norfolk at Springfield, 3 p.m.
Kingston Rec Center’s summer softball leagues have openings for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday morning for men’s teams. The league fee is $260. Co-ed leagues are Sunday afternoon and evenings and are also $260. The fee is dropped to $225 for any team signed up and paid in full by Feb. 18. The Sunday morning men’s league has offered to pay team fees through a sponsor for those who cannot afford the cost. All leagues are expected to begin April 1. For more information, call 287-1106. The Third Annual Electric City Baseball and Softball Academy Winter Hitting League for baseball and softball players will be held at Connell Park beginning on Feb. 5. Each session meets for four consecutive Sundays. Cost is $125 per player. For more information, call 570-878-8483 or go to www.electriccitybaseball.com. MEETINGS The Dallas Softball Booster Club will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at Leggio’s Restaurant in Dallas. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. All parents of girls in grades 7-12 who will be playing this season are urged to attend. For more information, please call Brent at 793-1126 or Bill at 498-5991. Meyers Baseball Booster Club will meet Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Barney Inn. Parents of players are encouraged to attend. REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS Harvey’s Lake Little League will hold registrations on Saturday, Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Harvey’s Lake Municipal Building. For more information, call Chris at 466-3234. Back Mountain Little League will be holding registration for baseball and softball players Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon at the Dallas Middle School Cafeteria. All players that turn five years old prior to May 1 are eligible. Players need to bring proof of address and new players need a birth certificate. There will be a Candy Fundraiser along with the registration fee. For questions, call 696-9645. Hanover Area Little League will be holding registration Feb. 13, from 6-8 p.m. and Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. until noon in the cafeteria at the Hanover Area High School. All children residing in Warrior Run, Sugar Notch and Hanover Township, excluding Preston and Newtown, ages 4-16 as of April 30, are eligible to play. Registration is $45 per player (ages 4-12) or $75 per family of two or more. Cost for Junior/Senior League (ages 13-16) is $65 per player. All new players are required to bring a copy of birth certificate. Email hanoverareall@yahoo.com for more info. Little League Baseball and Softball 5 – 12, Jr. LL ages 13 – 14, Sr. LL ages 13 – 16, Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Feb. 18, 11a.m. – 1p.m., March 3, 11a.m. - 1p.m. and March 14, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Borough building. Costs are $30 (T-Ball, 4-5), $50 players (6 – 16). Family rate is $10 for each additional child, but doesn’t apply to JR or SR LL. All players need to bring (3) proofs of residency dated or in force from Feb. 1 of 2011 to Feb. 1 of this year. New players must have birth certificate. For more, call Dave at 899-3750. Mountain Top Area Little League Baseball and Softball registrations will be held on the following dates: Saturday from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Crestwood High School; Feb. 16 from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Crestwood HS; Feb. 25 from 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Crestwood HS Baseball & Softball programs for boys & girls ages 6 through 15, must turn age 6 by April 30. For additional dates, fees, info call Terry 823-7949, or visit our website at www.mountaintoparealittleleague.com Pittston Township Little League will hold registrations on the following dates: Feb. 7 and 9. Registration will take place at the Pittston Township Municipal Building from 6-8 p.m. each day. Fee is $50 per player, or $75 per family. Little League Divisions include: Little League, Girls Softball, and Junior/ Senior Little League. All new players must provide a copy of birth certificate and proof of residency. T-Ball players must be age 5 by May 1. Questions can be directed to Art at 655-6996. Plains American Legion Baseball Teams will hold a registration on Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Plains American Legion home on East Carey Street in Plains. Registration time will be from 1-3 p.m. Players between the ages of 13-19 are eligible to sign up who reside in Plains, Laflin, Bear Creek, Parsons, Miners Mills, North End, East End, Avoca, Dupont, Jenkins Twp and Pittston Twp East of the Pittston By-pass. For more information contact Don at 822-0537 or Jack at 947-7246. Plymouth Little League will be holding signups this Saturday from 1-3 p.m. at the Plymouth Boro Building, Feb. 18 from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. and Feb. 25 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Plymouth Hose Co. #1, Gaylord Ave. Bring copy of birth certificate and copies of three current proofs of residency. Registration fees are $35 per player or $50 per family. For more, contact Mike Spece at 570-328-4612. The Exeter Lions Little League will hold registrations at the Exeter Scout Home and Community Center, Lincoln Street. Registrations will be held Saturday from noon to 2 p.m., Sunday, from noon
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to 2 p.m., Feb. 9, from 6-7:30 p.m., and Feb. 11, from noon to 2 p.m. Registration is open to children ages 4-16 who reside within the boundaries of the league. Registration for for T-Ball, Coach Pitch, Minor League and Major League Baseball/Softball is $50 for one child, $70 for two children and $90 for families of three or more. Junior League and Senior League Baseball/Softball registration fee is $100 per player. Any questions, contact Jaime Hizynski at www.exeterlionslittleleague.org. The NEPA Rampage Girls Basketball Program is in the process of fielding a 4th grade team. Any girl currently in the 4th grade for the school year or below is encouraged to tryout. The team is based out of Drums but has no geographical boundaries. The team will attend school and AAU tournaments for the upcoming season. Call Chris at 570-233-4855. The Wyoming Valley Babe Ruth League will hold signups on Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 6-8 p.m. at Frank’s Pizza, 198 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Players and teams ages 13-15 and 16-18 from throughout the Wyoming Valley are welcome. Season runs from late May to October. Cost is $85 per player or $150 per family. Individual teams pay only registration and insurance fees under the Babe Ruth charter and provide for their expenses. For more information, contact the SWB Teener League at 793-6430. Ashley/Newtown Little League will be holding registrations for this season on the following dates and times at the Hanover Area High School cafeteria: Feb. 13 from 6-8 p.m. and Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Registrations will be $40 per child or $60 per family for little league and $65 per child or $90 per family for junior and senior league baseball. Remember to bring a copy of you child’s birth certificate along with three forms of proof of residency to meet Little League’s requirements. At registration, you will be given 10 lottery tickets to sell or you many select the buyout of $30. Kingston/Forty Fort Little League will hold a 2nd registration for all baseball and softball divisions on Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Kingston American Legion (next to Kost Tire). A copy of birth certificate (for all new players) and copies of three proofs of residency dated between Feb. 1 2011 and Jan. 31 2012 are required. Interested managers and coaches should bring a copy of a driver’s license and should apply at this registration. Visit www.eteamz.com/ kbsi for registration and medical release forms, fees and fundraising information. Aditional questions, call 331-4817 or 714-4035. Moosic Mets Baseball will be holding a tryout for players graduating in 2013-2015 this Saturday from 6-9 p.m. at the Riverfront Sports Complex, 5 W. Olive St. Scranton. Tryout for players ages 8-14 will also be held Saturday from 3-5:30 p.m. at the Sandlot, 717 Capouse Ave. Scranton. Cost is $25. Visit www.moosicmets.net for more information and to register online. The Scranton Miners will be holding a tryout for players graduating from 2013-2015 this Saturday from 6-9 p.m. at the Riverfront Sports Complex, 5 W. Olive St. Scranton. Tryout for players ages 8-14 will also be held Saturday from 3-5:30 p.m. at the Sandlot, 717 Capouse Ave. Scranton. Cost is $25. Visit www.moosicmets.net for more information and to register online. Additional questions, email scrantonminersbaseball@gmail.com. Dupont Softball/Teeball signups are set for Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Feb. 12 from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m., and Feb. 13 from 6-9 p.m. Teeball includes boys and girls ages 4-7 and is $25 per player with no family discount and no fundraiser. Softball includes girls ages 7-17 and is $50 per player, $85 for two players or $110 for three players of same family with no fundraiser. Signups will take place at the Dupont fieldhouse, 200 Elm St. For more information, call Bob at 881-8744 or visit http://dupontsoftball.clubspaces.com. Northwest Little League will hold its first registration of the year this Saturday from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Northwest High School cafeteria for boys and girls ages 4-18. Please bring birth certificates and proof of residency. More information at www.eteamz.com/nwall. UPCOMING EVENTS The First Annual Big Blue Devil Golf Classic will take place May 20 at the Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club. Cost for the Captain and Crew event will be $125 per golfer or $500 per foursome. Cost includes cart and green fees, tournament dinner, cash prizes to flight winners and runners-up, scats, prizes and tournament golf shirt. To register your team, email BigBlueDevilClassic@gmail.com or call Rick Notari at 570-650-9356. The Freeland MMI Basketball Tournament will be held on March 9-11. The tournament will have four divisions: 7th grade boys, 7th grade girls, 8th grade boys and 8th grade girls. Cost for the tournament is $150 and all teams are guaranteed three games. For more information, call Joe at 814-1350 or e-mail freelandnews@hotmail.com.
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Dallas dominates in overtime for win
Rose scores 32; Bulls top Knicks
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DALLAS – Down 10 at the half, the Dallas girls basketball team rallied to force overtime and earned a 62-53 victory over Pittston Area on Thursday in Wyoming Valley Conference play. The Mountaineers outscored the visiting Patriots 39-20 after halftime, including 10-1 in overtime. Ashley Dunbar and Jessica Hiscox scored 14 points apiece in the win. Samantha Missal (12) and Katy Comitz (10) also finished in double figures. Dallas overcame a 32-point performance by the Patriots’ Mia Hopkins. PITTSTON AREA (52): Barber 2 2-2 6, Fereck 0 0-0 0, Waleski 1 0-0 2, Rabender 1 0-0 2, O’Neill 3 0-0 7, Hopkins 13 6-10 32, Zanta 0 0-0 0, Brady 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 8-12 53. DALLAS (62): Dunbar 4 6-17 14, Englehart 0 1-3 1, Szatkowski 4 1-3 9, Hiscox 7 0-2 14, Missal 5 0-0 12, Comitz 4 2-2 10, Michael 1 0-2 2, Flaherty 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 10-29 62. Pittston Area......................... 17 16 9 10 1 — 53 Dallas..................................... 15 8 16 13 10 — 62 3-Point Field Goals— PA 1 (O’Neill); DAL 2 (Missal 2)
Crestwood 46, Berwick 33
Taryn Wojnar scored 16 points to lead the Comets to a victory over Berwick. Wojnar netted four three-pointers in the game and finished 4-for-4 at the line. For Berwick, Caty Davenport had a team-high 12 points.
BERWICK (33): Steeber 2 2-2 6, Davenport 5 2-4 12, Shortlidge 0 0-0 0, Welsh 2 0-1 4, Bridge 1 0-0 3, Palermo 1 0-0 2, Floryshak 1 1-2 3, Seely 0 0-0 0, Rinehimer 1 1-2 3. Totals 13 6-11 33. CRESTWOOD (46): Kendra 0 0-0 0, Andrews 2 1-3 5, Mazzoni 1 0-0 3, Rutkowski 2 0-0 4, Gegaris 0 0-4 0, Cronauer 0 0-0 0, Wojnar 4 4-4 16, Myers 4 1-2 9, Jeskiewicz 0 0-0 0, Hislop 0 0-0 0, Ciavarella 1 0-0 3, O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Muse 0 0-0 0, Lutz 2 2-5 6. Totals 16 8-18 46. Berwick ............................................ 6 9 10 8 — 33 Crestwood ....................................... 7 8 15 16 — 46 3-Point Field Goals— BER 1 (Bridge); CRE 6 (Wojnar 4, Mazzoni, Ciavarella)
Wyoming Valley West 58, Wyoming Area 19
Tara Zdancewicz finished with a game-high 19 points to lead the Spartans to a victory over Wyoming Area. Kaitlyn Smicherko followed with 11 points. For Wyoming Area, Serra Degnan netted 10 points.
WYOMING VALLEY WEST (58): Judge 2 0-0 4, C. Smicherko 2 2-4 7, Reese 0 2-4 2, Reilly 2 0-0 4, K. Smicherko 3 3-5 11, Kane 2 0-0 4, Zdancewicz 7 5-5 19, Piazza 1 0-0 2, Hoffman 2 1-2 5, Usefara 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 13-23 58. WYOMING AREA (19): Degnan 2 5-8 10, Bonita 0 0-0 0, Radzwilka 0 0-0 0, Bohan 0 0-0 0, Cumbo 0 0-0 0, Melvin 0 0-0 0, Hiedacavage 0 0-0 0, Blannett 1 0-0 2, Thornton 0 0-2 0, DeLucca 1 0-0 2, Bott 0 1-2 1, Coolbaugh 1 0-0 2, Turner 1
0-0 2. Totals 6 6-12 19. Wyoming Valley West .............. 10 17 15 16 — 58 Wyoming Area ........................... 6 6 6 1 — 19 3-Point Field Goals— WVW 3 (K. Smicherko 2, C. Smicherko); WA 1 (Degnan)
Lake-Lehman 60, Hanover Area 25
Cayle Spencer scored 19 points to pace Lake-Lehman to a win over Hanover Area. Emily Sutton followed with 12 points while Nikki Sutliff had 11. For Hanover Area, Danielle Tuzinski had 10 points.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Pittston Area’s Mia Hopkins looks for a way around the defense of Dallas’ Sam Missal, No. 13, and Tanner Englehart, No. 10.
LAKE-LEHMAN (60): Yamrick 0 0-0 0, N. Sutliff 4 2-6 11, Brooks 0 0-0 0, Konopinski 0 0-0 0, Sutton 6 0-0 12, Belcher 0 0-0 0, A. Williams 0 0-0 0, Mosier 1 1-3 3, Moosic 1 0-0 2, B. Williams 0 0-0 0, Leskowsky 1 0-0 2, Oplinger 0 0-0 0, Mahoney 4 1-2 9, Spencer 8 3-5 19, D. Sutliff 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 7-16 60. HANOVER AREA (25): Smith 1 0-0 2, Elick 0 0-0 0, Mizenko 2 0-0 4, Zuranski 0 0-0 0, Grohowski 0 0-0 0, Kaminski 1 0-0 3, Cefalo 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Sirak 0 0-0 0, Fine 1 0-0 2, Tuzinski 3 4-6 10, Masher 1 0-0 2, McCary 1 0-2 2. Totals 10 4-8 25. Lake-Lehman ............................... 19 25 12 4 — 60 Hanover Area ............................... 9 4 4 8 — 25 3-Point Field Goals— LEH 1 (Sutliff); HAN 1 (Kaminski)
Hazleton Area 42, Coughlin 17
Annie Bono netted nine points to lead Hazleton Area to a win over Coughlin. Alyssa Pfeil followed with eight points. Dannah Hayward led Coughlin with nine points.
HAZLETON AREA (42): Bono 3 0-0 9, Schoennagle 0 1-2 1, Wolk 0 0-0 0, B. Marchetti 1 0-0 3, Sitch 2 0-0 4, Kozel 1 0-0 3, Pfeil 3 0-0 8, Woznicki 0 0-0 0, Matz 0 0-0 0, Baranko 1 0-0 3, Bachman 0 1-2 1, Ciccozzi 1 0-0 2, Carter 1 1-2 3, Zamonas 2 0-0 5, Smith 0 0-0 0, McNelis 0 0-0 0, A. Marchetti 0 0-0 0, Buehrle 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 3-6 42. COUGHLIN (17): Hayward 4 0-2 9, Oliver 1 0-0 3, Flaherty 1 0-0 2, Graham 0 0-0 0, Zigler 0 0-0 0, Sebastian 0 0-0 0, Harper 1 0-0 2, Georgetti 0 0-2 0, Williams 0 1-2 1, Lavery 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 1-6 17. Hazleton Area .............................. 8 15 13 6 — 42 Coughlin ........................................ 0 3 4 10 — 17 3-Point Field Goals— HAZ 9 (Bono 3, Pfeil 2, Kozel, B. Marchetti, Baranko, Zamonas); COU 2 (Hayward, Oliver)
Nanticoke 68, Wyoming Seminary 24
Samantha Gow scored 18 points to help give Nanticoke a victory over Wyoming Seminary. Kayley Schinski followed with 12 points. Bridget McMullan finished with 13 points for the Blue Knights.
NANTICOKE (68): Higgins 1 0-0 3, Brassington 2 0-0 6, Sugalski 2 1-1 5, Wolfe 3 3-5 9, Huges 0 0-0 0, Schinski 3 3-3 12, Yalch 2 2-2 8, Swanberry 0 0-0 0, Gow 7 1-2 18, Kile 1 0-0 2, Holl 2 1-3 5. Totals 23 11-16 68. WYOMING SEMINARY (24): Romanowski 0 1-2 1, Neare 1 1-2 3, Gabriel 0 0-0 0, Karg 0 1-4 1, Henry 3 0-0 6, McMullan 5 3-5 13. Totals 9 6-13 24. Nanticoke ...................................... 16 13 31 8 — 68 Wyoming Seminary..................... 8 6 2 8 — 24 3-Point Field Goals— NAN 13 (Gow 5, Schinski 3, Brassington 2, Yalch 2, Higgens)
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Dallas standout Dunn is headed to Division II East Stroudsburg The Times Leader staff
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Crestwood’s Sarah Andrews goes to the basket against Berwick Thursday night. Northwest 39, Meyers 26
Northwest’s Alivia Womelsdorf paved the way with 22 points. MacKenzie Winder and Salimah Biggs each scored seven points for Meyers.
MEYERS (26): Martinez 1 0-0 3, Quinones 0 1-2 1, Kowalczyk 1 0-1 2, Biggs 3 1-1 7, Marshall 0 0-0 0, McCann 0 0-0 0, An. Moses 0 0-0 0, Al. Moses 0 0-0 0, Soto 0 0-0 0, Robertson 2 1-3 5, Mutia 0 0-0 0, Winder 3 1-2 7. Totals 10 5-11 26. NORTHWEST (39): Yustat 1 0-0 3, Shaffer 1 0-0 3, Womelsdorf 8 6-9 22, Koehn 0 1-2 1, Basak 0 0-0 0, Gill 4 2-3 10. Totals 14 9-14 39. Meyers ............................................. 7 5 6 8 — 26 Northwest ........................................ 12 7 14 6 — 39 3-Point Field Goals— MEY 1 (Martinez); NW 2 (Yustat, Shaffer)
GAR 60, MMI Prep 44
GAR shut down MMI Prep’s offense after the first quarter to secure a victory.
The Preppers jumped out to a 19-13 lead after the first eight minutes, but scored 25 more points the rest of the way. Kristen Prucell had 12 points and Maria Carrato added 11 for MMI. Quinniea Gross tossed in 18 and Quieterriua Gross added 12 for GAR. Marena Spence added 10.
MMI PREP (44): Carrato 5 0-0 11, Ferry 0 1-4 1, Karchner 1 1-1 3, Lobitz 2 0-1 4, Purcell 5 1-2 12, Shearer 1 2-2 4, Stanziola 4 1-2 9. Totals 18 6-15 44. GAR (60): Quie.Gross 5 2-5 12, Quin. Gross 8 2-3 18, Leco 2 0-0 4, Seabrook 1 1-2 3, Spence 4 1-10 10, Twyman 2 0-0 4, Mosier 3 3-8 9, Domzalski 0 0-0 0, Nichol 0 0-0 0, Parrilla 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 9-28 60. MMI Prep .................................... 19 8 8 9 — 44 GAR ............................................. 13 15 13 19 — 60 3-Point Field Goals— MMI 2 (Ourcell, Carrato); GAR 1 (Spence).
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Metzger leads Seminary past Valley View The Times Leader staff
ARCHBALD – Philipp Metzger finished first in the 200 IM (2:22.19) and the 100 back (1:01.83) to pace Wyoming Seminary to a 90-72 victory against Valley View in Wyoming Valley Conference boys swimming Thursday. The relay team of Metzger, Alex Kolessar, Gavin Gagliardi and Michael Yang also picked up two wins on the day in the 200 medley and 200 free relays. For Valley View, Josh Connaboy placed first in the 200 free and the 100 free.
200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. SEM, (Philipp Metzger, Alex Kolessar, Gavin Gagliardi, Michael Yang) 1:57.06; 2. SEM; 3. VV; 200 FREE – 1. VV, Josh Conaboy 2:03.60; 2. VV, Ryan Franchak; 3. SEM, Andrew Levandoski; 200 IM – 1. SEM, Metzger 2:22.19; 2. SEM, Gagliardi; 3. VV, Marc McCarthy; 50 FREE – 1. SEM, Yang 25.90; 2. VV, Josh Schack; 3. VV, Joshua Pfeiffenberger; 100 FLY – 1. SEM, Gagliardi 1:03.75; 2. VV, Paul Kraycer; 3. SEM, Yang; 100 FREE – 1. VV, Conaboy 54.87; 2. SEM, Kolessar; 3. SEM, Isaac Sours; 500 FREE – 1. VV, Franchak 5:49.26; 2. SEM, Levandoski; 3. SEM, Noah Brewer; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. SEM, (Metzger, Kolessar, Yang, Gagliardi) 1:42.45; 2. VV; 3. VV; 100 BACK – 1. SEM, Metzger 1:01.83; 2. VV, Kraycer; 3. VV, Kyle Lucas; 100 BREAST – 1. SEM, Kolessar 1:08.46; 2. SEM, Sours; 3. VV, McCarthy; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. VV, (Conaboy, Schack, Franchak, Kraycer) 3:59.42; 2. SEM.
Dallas 98, Bloomsburg 76
Marcus Wagner set a pool record in the 500 free with a time of 5:06.33 for Dallas. The Mountaineers’ 400 free relay team also set a pool record, posting a 3:23.47 time. Wagner, Jake Chielli, Jack Matusiak and Brian Stepniak each swam a leg.
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Valley View 125, Wyoming Seminary 57
Mackenzie Gagliardi was the lone individual first-place finisher for Wyoming Seminary as the Blue Knights lost to Valley View. Gagliardi touched first in the 100 fly with a time of 1:11.86, while the team of Siobhan Brier, Bailey Disler, Megan Bresnahan and Gagliardi won the 200 free relay. For Valley View, Samantha Mulherin (50 free, 500 free) recorded two first place finishes. 200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. VV, (Kasey Franchak, Katie Mitchell, Julia Sklareski, Saman-
tha Mulherin) 2:11.54; 2. SEM; 3. VV; 200 FREE – 1. VV, Vanessa LaTorre 2:13.23; 2. VV, Kendra Farrell; 3. VV, Yochabel Antunes; 200 IM – 1. VV, Lauren Merli 2:35.19; 2. SEM, Bailey Disler; 3. SEM, Lily Williams; 50 FREE – 1. VV, Mulherin 28.35; 2. SEM, Mackenzie Gagliardi; 3. VV, Kalie Onukiavage; DIVING – 1. VV, Beth Gillow 138.55; 2. VV, Ann Marie Crimi; 3. SEM, Amanda Chan; 100 FLY – 1. SEM, Gagliardi 1:11.86; 2. VV, Franchak; 3. VV, Sklareski; 100 FREE – 1. VV, Farrell 1:02.88; 2. SEM, Siobhan Brier; 3. VV, Onukiavage; 500 FREE – 1. VV, Mulherin 6:16.91; 2. VV, Antunes; 3. SEM, Amy Shick; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. SEM, (Brier, Disler, Megan Bresnahan, Gagliardi) 1:59.88; 2. VV; 3. VV; 100 BACK – 1. VV, Franchak 1:13.10; 2. SEM, Williams; 3. VV, Merli; 100 BREAST – 1. VV, Mitchell 1:22.69; 2. SEM, Disler; 3. VV, Sklareski; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. VV, (LaTorre, Mulherin, Merli, Franchak) 4:16.26; 2. VV; 3. SEM.
Dallas 113, Bloomsburg 67
Abby Berger (200 free), Sarah Zerfoss (diving), Kaylin Augustine (100 fly), Lindsey Kelly (200 IM) and Caitlyn Barry (500 free) posted individual victories for Dallas.
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Nanticoke 49, Loyalsock 30
Joey Brady pinned his opponent to help give Nanticoke a win against Loyalsock. Pedro Bracero contributed with a 12-3 major decision against Cody McCracken while Josh Alla-
baugh chipped in with a 5-2 decision over Tyler Eubanks.
106 – Harrel (LOY) won by forfeit; 113 – Joey Brady (NAN) pinned Hafner, 0:36; 120 – Josh Benscoter (NAN) won by forfeit; 126 – Thomas Lacomy (NAN) won by forfeit; 132 – Josh Allabaugh (NAN) dec. Tyler Eubanks (5-2); 138 – Mario Henriquez (LOY) pinned Anthony Edwards, 3:29; 145 – Giacomo DiNicola (LOY) pinned Klayton Kaspryzk, 1:59; 152 – Mike Dougherty (LOY) pinned Justin Phillips, 4:21; 160 – Mike Colatosti (NAN) won by forfeit; 170 – Giacomo Bova (NAN) won by forfeit; 182 – Brian Maslowski (NAN) won by forfeit; 195 – Kyle Hamilton (NAN) won by forfeit; 220 – Pedro Bracero (NAN) maj. dec. Cody McCracken (12-3); 285 – Steven Harrison (LOY) won by forfeit Note: Match started at 126 pounds.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PSU Wilkes-Barre 62, Penn College 49
Drew Walker scored 14 points to lead PSU Wilkes-Barre to a victory over Penn College. Frank Peters followed with 13 points.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PSU Wilkes-Barre 70, Penn College 55
Michele Vowler led all scorers as PSU Wilkes-Barre defeated Penn College.
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Late first-half surge carries Duke past Virginia Tech The Associated Press
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Austin Rivers scored 18 points, Ryan Kelly had 15, and No. 7 Duke used a late first-half run to open a double-digit lead it never relinquished in a 75-60 victory against Virginia Tech on Thurs-
day night. Kelly had seven points in the 13-2 spurt that helped the Blue Devils (19-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) pull away. Rivers hit a 3-pointer, and Kelly scored the last five in a 10-0 burst in the second half when Duke extend-
D’Antoni facing more questions about his job security. New York NEW YORK — Derrick Rose must travel to Boston to play scored 32 points to outduel felFriday night before returning low All-Star starter Carmelo home to face the Nets on SatAnthony, and the Chicago Bulls urday. beat the New York Knicks 105102 Thursday night. Rose had 15 in the fourth quar- Grizzlies 96, Hawks 77 ATLANTA — Rudy Gay ter and repeatedly answered scored 21 points to lead five when the Knicks rallied. With Memphis players in double figChicago leading 88-83 midway ures and the Grizzlies blew out through the final period, the the listless Atlanta Hawks. reigning MVP scored on three Memphis pulled away late in straight possessions. He split Anthony and Amare Stoudemire the first half, closing on an 18-7 run that gave the Grizzlies a to flip in a shot from past the backboard, then hit a 3-pointer to 10-point lead at the break. They totally blew it open in the third put the Bulls up 95-88. Stoudemire had 34 points and quarter after Atlanta missed its 11 rebounds but missed a 3-point- first seven shots and turned it er that would have tied the game over three times. The Hawks were coming off a with 10 seconds left. New York 4-1 road trip that left them tied has lost 10 of 12 and now heads into its first back-to-back-to-back with Miami for the Southeast Division lead. since 1999 with coach Mike The Associated Press
ed its lead to 62-40 with 11:19 remaining. Seth Curry added 11 points, and Mason Plumlee had 10 for Duke. Murray St. 81, SE Missouri 73 MURRAY, Ky. — Isaiah Canaan scored 32 points and Mur-
ray State remained unbeaten with a win over Southeast Missouri State. Jewuan Long added 13 points for Murray State (22-0, 10-0), which is off to the best start by an Ohio Valley Conference team since Western Kentucky opened 21-0 in 1953-54.
Dallas’ Shane Dunn, the leading receiver in the Wyoming Valley Conference this past season, has decided to continue his football and academic careers at Division II East Stroudsburg. It was an incredible bounceback year for Dunn, who missed significant time as a junior due to a foot injury. The 6-foot-3, 195pounder led the entire WVC in catches with 39 and TD receptions with nine. His 567 receiving yards were the second most in
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thought we played well. It’s a big win in the division for us and hopefully we can continue to play hard and build off of this.” After a building a two-point lead at the end of the first quarter, Holy Redeemer went on a 9-2 run before Tunkhannock crept back into the game from the freethrow line to pull within four. The Royals responded with two quick baskets to take a 25-18 lead at the half. The majority of the Tigers’ points came from the line after a change in strategy from the previous meeting kept any of Tunkhannock’s shooters from finding any good openings. “I think the biggest change, defensively, this time was going with a man-to-man defense,” Parker said. “The last time we met, we played a lot of zone and I think some of their shooters had too much room to roam around.” The Tigers spent the third quarter chipping away at Redeemer’s lead with a combo of free throws and layups inside from center Lisa Kintner. The senior scored seven of her team high 22 points in the third quarter, in which Tunkhannock again
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“Loose balls, offensive rebounds – they outhustled us up and down the court.” Five Pittston Area players reached double figures in scoring. Steve Sklanka joined Stravinski with 15 points. Mason Gross posted a 14-point effort. Shaun McDermott scored 13 points, and Jordan Houseman added 12. Houseman also contributed with seven assists. Stravinski netted eight consecutive points on four possessions in the fourth quarter. “Whenever we are rebounding the ball, taking good shots and getting second-chance points, we’re in pretty good shape,” said Kiesinger. Shane Dunn led Dallas with 22 points. Paul Brace made eight
the conference. Dunn was also one of Dallas’ top defensive players, but will play receiver at East Stroudsburg. Dunn was named to the WVC Big School all-star team by the WVC Coaches Association and selected to The Times Leader AllWVC first team. He is also a basketball standout and was named to the WVC Division II all-stars his junior season. East Stroudsburg finished 3-8 overall and 1-6 in the PSAC this past season. did the bulk of its scoring from the foul line. While the Tigers continued to score with the clock stopped, Parker made it clear to his charges not to play into the pace and to keep attacking. “We had to stay in our game offensively and not lose track of what we wanted to do,” Parker said, “which was to keep attacking.” The Royals opened up the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run and closed out the final minutes with a 12-3 spurt, both of which led by the rebounding, passing and scoring of forward Alexis Lewis on a night when some of her teammates found trouble scoring. Lewis tallied 13 of her gamehigh 25 points in the fourth quarter on a variety of jump shots, drives into the lane and free throws that Tunkhannock could not keep up with, essentially icing the game for Redeemer. Lewis also added 10 rebounds and five assists in the win. HOLY REDEEMER (59): Wignot 2 2-2 6, Makowski 1 0-0 2, Murray 3 0-0 7, Altemose 0 0-0 0, Slavoski 0 0-0 0, Frascella 3 3-5 9, Wilson 3 0-0 8, Platko 1 0-0 2, Lewis 10 5-7 25. Totals 23 10-14 59. TUNKHANNOCK (47): Ayers 1 1-2 3, Custer 0 0-0 0, Nafus 2 0-0 4, Proulx 0 2-2 2, Alguire 0 3-5 3, Williams 2 3-3 7, Kintner 7 8-18 22. Totals 13 17-30 47. Holy Redeemer ........................... 12 13 11 23 — 59 Tunkhannock ............................... 10 8 14 9 — 47 3-Point Field Goals— HR 3 (Wilson 2, Murray); TU 0
field goals for 16 points. Dallas found success in the transition game, cutting an early 11-point deficit to three on an 11-3 run in the second quarter. Kiesinger credited a defensive adjustment at halftime that really caused problems for the Mountaineers. “We decided to take the press off,” Kiesinger said. “We played a little zone. The big difference was that we stopped pressing. I thought they played well in transition in the first half, and I thought we took that away from them in the second half.”
Pittston Area 73, Dallas 56 DALLAS (56): Behm 1 0-0 2, Brace 8 0-2 16, B. Saba 2 2-2 6, Simonovich 3 1-2 7, JPMurray 0 0-0 0, JMMurray 0 0-0 0, Dunn 8 5-7 22, M. Saba 0 0-0 0, Ross 0 0-0 0, Nijmeh 1 0-0 3, Ostrum 0 0-0 0, Fell 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 8-13 56. PITTSTON AREA (73): Houseman 3 5-6 12, Schwab 0 0-0 0, Delaney 0 0-0 0, Crawford 0 0-0 0, Sklanka 6 0-0 15, Emmett 1 0-0 2, McDermott 5 0-0 13, McGarry 0 0-0 0, Lobrutto 0 0-0 0, Stravinski 7 0-0 15, Tobisch 0 2-2 2, Gross 6 2-2 14. Totals 28 9-10 73. Dallas ............................................ 12 14 12 18 — 56 Pittston Area ................................ 16 17 22 18 — 73 3-Point Field Goals— DAL 2 (Dunn, Nijmeh); PA 8 (Sklanka 3, McDermott 3, Stravinski, Houseman)
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ing Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, I’ll tell you that,” Mara said. “But yeah, I’m very happy for Bob. He put his heart and soul into those negotiations during a very difficult time. The success they’ve had is well-deserved.” A “difficult time” doesn’t tell the half of it. Agreement on a new 10-year labor deal came barely a week after Kraft buried his wife of 48 years, Myra, after a battle with cancer. For much of that time, Kraft shuttled back and forth between her hospital bed and the bargaining table, largely because, like Mara, he was one of the few owners the players felt they could trust. “They saved me,” Kraft said, gesturing back over his shoulder at the Patriots players on every side of him. “I never understood what the word heartbroken meant. It’s hard for anyone to relate to it. My wife was 19 and I was 20 when she proposed to me. We had five kids right away. Then they left and we became best pals for 25 years. She was 98 pounds, read four books a week and was healthy. “I thought she would outlive me for 30 years. This horrible cancer came and it’s wrecked my life. Having this team,” he said finally, “has been a savior for me.” The close relationship between the short, silver-haired, always-nattily attired owner and his XXL-sized players makes for some interesting scenes. After games, Kraft takes a tour of the locker room, a broad smile creasing his features and hand extended in congratulations. But he rarely gets from one end to the other without disappearing in one massive bear hug or another from a few of the veterans.
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the San Francisco 49ers after the 2010 season to become the Chargers’ defensive coordinator. He was the Chargers’ third defensive coordinator in five years. In a strange twist, the Chargers replaced him with their linebackers coach John Pagano, who is Chuck Pagano’s brother. “He’ll bring a great passion and energy to our organization and the defensive side of the ball,” Chuck Pagano said of Manusky, who was the 49ers’ defen-
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dent, healthy and strong. Envision him happy and fulfilled experiencing with his team a victory this sunday.” Bundchen was said to have confirmed it all with an email to the paper saying: “I am surprised that you received this email; it was a private note only sent to close friends and family.” Not exactly bulletin-board material, but darned close for a week that has been exceedingly dull by Super Bowl standards: no name-calling, fights or even a whiff of controversy. A copy of the Post made the rounds at the Giants’ media availability Thursday morning. Brady was asked about it, too, but no fireworks there: “I don’t know anything about that, so I don’t know what it is.” Brady and Bundchen have taken great pains to try to be a
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ning backs coach and recruiting coordinator. Mike McQueary had previously been Penn State’s recruiting coordinator, with Bill Kavanaugh taking over much of those duties this past year. London, too, credited Johnson with helping the program through the transition. “He has been vital,” London said. “From day one when I got here, he was kind of the acting recruiting coordinator until I could get my feet on the ground and figure out what’s going on.
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“They’re pretty sweaty,” Kraft laughed, “and if you’ve seen pictures, my feet usually aren’t touching the ground.” “That’s for sure,” chuckled Vince Wilfork, a massive nose tackle who’s one of the longestserving Patriots. “He still has his kids, but we’re probably his second family. We see a lot more of him since Mrs. Kraft passed on, and you can see how hard he’s hurting. So we have some fun, do things to try and take his mind off of that. “And Sunday,” he added, “we’ve got the chance to do a little more.” Mara was around football teams from the time he was just a lad. The family’s internship policy practically required it: Begin as a ballboy, get out to every corner of the organization and learn every phase of the operation from ticket sales to salarycap. Then, and only after reaching the top, does the reigning Mara have the luxury of getting back down to the field. “I still remember Wellington Mara coming out to watch us work when I first got here,” recalled offensive line coach Pat Flaherty, who arrived in 2004, a year before the elder Mara died at age 89. “He got a kick out of it because he knew his stuff. But it also sent a message to our guys. It let them know their work was important. “When John Mara took over, he continued ... that kind of loyalty. It’s almost like a blood transfusion,” Flaherty added. “It let our people know that even with the change at the top, nothing really changed — not the expectations, not the attention to detail, not what it means to play for the Giants.” Mara is tall and angular, still looking very much like the lawyer he was for a few years before rejoining the Giants in 1991. “I tried law for a while,” he
said, “but even while I was practicing, I knew I’d be back here. It was hard to imagine I’d wind up doing anything else.” His look is softened this week by polo shirts and team sweaters. But like his father, John Mara is reserved and his even temperament, inherited or not, serves him well as the CEO of a business where the emotional swings of a season like this one can take a severe toll. “In this business, it’s week by week. You’re on top of the world one week and you lose a couple games and you’re at the bottom. But you can’t let that affect your decision-making. You have to let the season play itself out because a lot of crazy things can happen,” he said. More than once during his tenure, the back page of the New York tabloids called for coach Tom Coughlin’s scalp, and each time Mara stood firm. He has resisted the urge to say “I told you so,” recalling how a similarly rocky season was rewarded with that improbable Super Bowl win in 2008. “As long as you believe in the coaching staff, which we do, you have to have the faith to let them do their jobs. Fortunately,” he said, “it’s worked out for us.” The Patriots only rough patch this season came after consecutive losses to the Steelers and Giants — only the second time New England lost two straight in the last nine years. Like Mara, Kraft views his role as providing stability at the top and over the long term. He prides himself on being able to identify talent at every level of the organization, then building the kind of relationships that enables those who work for him to take risks. “You get good people with you, you set the tone, and you encourage them to be bold,” he said.
sive coordinator from 20072010. Manusky was a star linebacker at Dallas in the mid-1980s and at Colgate where his was an AllAmerican. He went undrafted, but carved out a 13-year NFL career with Washington, Minnesota and Kansas City as a special teams standout and linebacker. Manusky began his NFL coaching career in 2001 as linebackers coach for the Redskins and held the same position with the Chargers from 2002-2006. He interviewed for the vacant head coach position with the Carolina Panthers prior to this season.
“I met with Greg (Wednesday) and (Thursday) with Coach (Pagano),” Colts General Manager Ryan Grigson said on the team’s official website. “I really feel good about him being a part of this. A great fit. He’s versatile within the scheme, 3-4, 4-3. It’s part of the philosophy of not trying to put a square peg into a round hole. He lines right up with that. “He’s a football guy, passionate, fire in his eyes. You know when you sit with him for two seconds he’s an intense football coach. He’s ready to come in here and do some great things with us.”
normal couple — well, as normal as one of America’s most watched twosomes can be. He’s a three-time Super Bowl champ with two MVP awards and a $72 million contract. He’s GQ worthy with rugged good looks and a flair for fashion, and his hair is a source of endless fascination. She’s a long-locked Brazilian beauty who made her name with Victoria’s Secret lingerie and now moves everything from shampoo to couture. She’s the biggest name in modeling, racking up $45 million in 2011, according to the latest annual list by Forbes.com. Brady was discovered in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft, Bundchen at age 14 in a Brazilian fashion mall. They’re the kind of high-wattage stars who keep the paparazzi in business. Yet they don’t have a reality TV show and they don’t do the party circuit, and she isn’t likely to show up at Patriots games in a form-fitting pink Brady jersey. They’re almost — dare we
say it? — boring. He gave tiny glimpses of his family life in response to questions during Super Bowl week interviews. He’ll talk about his parents, three older sisters, and his two boys, one with an ex-girlfriend, one with Bundchen. He’ll mention a child’s chair with his youngest son’s name on it on the floor of his locker in Foxborough, Mass., and remarked about his boys’ favorite TV shows and athletic abilities. But his wife? He seldom, if ever, mentioned her. And never by name. Asked at Tuesday’s media day if his wife had given him any advice, he said: “Throw the ball quickly. She doesn’t like it when I get hit very often. My guys up front do a great job of protecting me.” His wife, too. “I feel Tommy really needs our prayer, our support and love at this time,” her email said, according to the Post. Stay tuned.
Every recruit I have talked to has mentioned his name as a reason why they have held their commitment or came on their visit. “He is well respected in the area and he has been vital to this class, he and coach Vanderlinden.” While the pitch may be the same for the new coaching staff, some of the methods will certainly change. Though O’Brien said the emphasis in Penn State’s recruiting will continue to be in Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic region, he said the program will actively recruit up and down the East Coast as well, specifically mentioning Georgia and Florida as areas of interest.
That showed in the new staff’s first month with the late addition of Georgia quarterback Steven Bench to the class. New names like Bench join players like local star Eugene Lewis who stuck it out with Penn State through the past few months to create a unique group of Lions. “I’ll say this, the parents and the kids that stayed with us, they are all Penn State people,” Johnson said. “They really are. They stayed with us for all the right reasons. They did not waver. They hung around to see what was going to happen. “This signing class, they are going to be special kids. … They took a step, a leap of faith.”
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Coughlin gets opportunity for first chance at finals Crusaders are WVC’s top seed as District 2 Class 3A dual meet begins today. By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com
For the first time in the 15-year history of the District 2 Duals Tournament, Coughlin is trying to reach the championship match. The Crusaders (5-1 Division I, 11-2 overall) grabbed the Wyoming Valley Conference’s top seed for the Class 3A event and only has to win two meets today at Pittston Area High School to get to that elusive trip to the finals. In its quarterfinal meet, Coughlin will face Scranton. If the team beats the Knights in a matchup of teams that have never advanced to the district finals, it will see either West Scranton or Pittston Area in the semifinals. The Crusaders defeated both potential opponents in the last seven days. What makes those two victories more cherished is that the Crusaders had to rebound from a tough upset loss to Crestwood on Jan. 25 for their only divisional setback of the season. “(The loss) took away our sense of entitlement. Some kids think you’re entitled to win it,” Coughlin coach Steve Stahl said. “It shows you what Crestwood or any other team could do by just bringing 14 guys that want to wrestle.” While the Crusaders are the WVC top seed in Class 3A, LakeLehman is the conference’s No. 1 seed in 2A and will be attempting to tie Hazleton Area for the most duals championships in D2 history. The Black Knights, however, have advanced to the championship match a district-record 10 times. They will get started tonight against Scranton Prep as the 2A event will be held at LakeLehman for the first two rounds. On Saturday, the two tournaments will conclude simultaneously at Pittston Area for the finals at 7 p.m. The two district champions will advance to the PIAA Championships on Thursday at Giant Center in Hershey. Here’s a closer look at the eight Wyoming Valley Conference teams participating in the District 2 Duals Tournament: CLASS 3A WVC No. 1 Coughlin Record: 5-1 Division I, 11-2 overall Last appearance: 2011 (lost in quarters to Honesdale) Last championship: none Possible Lineup: 106: Bobby Hawkins, Fr.;113: Billy Poray, So.; 120: Ed Ciprich, Jr.; 126: Brandon Butry, Fr.; 132: Zach Hinkle, Fr.; 138: Frankie Mahmoud, Sr.; 145: Dom Gulius, Sr.; 152: Nick Davi, Jr.; 160: Troy Vannucchi, Sr.; 170: Paul Cole, So.; 182: Joey Parsnik, Sr.; 195: John Olson, Sr.; 220: Jordan Phillips, Jr.; 285: Brad Emerick, Jr. Tournament Outlook: The Crusaders are hitting stride at the right time and are coming off a huge win over Pittston Area. They open with Scranton then could have a rematch with Pittston Area in the semifinals. WVC No. 2 Wyoming Valley West Record: 5-1 Division I, 10-4 overall Last appearance: 2009 (lost in semifinals to Pittston Area) Last championship: 2001 Possible Lineup: 106: James Wright, Fr.; 113: Alex Tirco, So.; 120: Travis Roper, So.; 126: Kyle Krasavage, Jr.; 132: Nathan Cheek, So.; 138: Derrick Simms, Jr.; 145: Cody Cordes, Fr.; 152: Nick Palkovic, Sr.; 160: Brian Dwyer, Sr.; 170: Trey Cowman, Jr.; 182: Alan Sakosky, Jr. or Tom Smulowitz, Sr.; 195: Ian Moran, So.; 220: Brandon Baird, Jr.; 285: T.J. Evans, Sr. Tournament Outlook: If it wasn’t for losing two bouts to Coughlin by default in a dual last month to begin the season, the Spartans may have been the conference’s top seed. Either way,
Up Next District 2 Duals Championships Today: at Pittston Area (Class 3A) and Lake-Lehman (2A); quarterfinals 5 p.m. and 6:30; semifinals 8 p.m. Saturday: Both finals at Pittston Area, 7 p.m. Admission: $6 adults; $4 students
WVW would likely have to get past Delaware Valley to win the event, but now it may have to see the Warriors in the semis instead of the finals. WVC No. 3 Pittston Area Record: 4-2 Division I, 8-5 overall Last appearance: 2011 (lost in finals to Delaware Valley) Last championship: 2004 Possible Lineup: 106: Jamie Scarantino, Sr.; 113: Dave Deleo, Fr.; 120: Tyler Lutecki, So.; 126: Dan Gambini, Fr.; 132: Brad Rush, Jr.; 138: Kevin Wesolowski, So. or Tyler Koval; 145: Angelo Lussi, Jr.; 152: Frank Ardo, Jr.; 160: Sam Falcone, Jr.; 170: open; 182: Pat Nallin, Sr.; 195: Eric Danaher, So.; 220: John Minich, Jr.; 285: Chris Wesolowski, Sr. Tournament Outlook: The Patriots have advanced to the finals five out of the last six years. If they are to reach the championship dual again this time around, they will have to go through West Scranton and possibly Coughlin. WVC No. 4 Hazleton Area Record: 3-3 Division I, 4-16 overall Last appearance: 2010 (defeated Delaware Valley in finals) Last championship: 2010 Possible Lineup: 106: Lucas Johnson, Sr.; 113: Larry Romanchik, Fr.; 120: Jeremy Vopava, Jr.; 126: Derek Spachman, Fr.; 132: Josh Mussoline, Jr.; 138: Kody Masters, Jr.; 145: Daniel Bove, Jr.; 152: Randy Lisnock, Jr.; 160: Adam Fredmund, Jr.; 170: Tom Biesadesky, Sr.; 182: William Ramirez, Jr.; 195: Chad Hoffman, Sr.; 220: Taylor Schermerhorn, Jr.; 285: open Tournament Outlook: It seems like it was just yesterday that the Cougars were finishing off a fourpeat as duals champs. The team has come a long way since a rough 2011 campaign, but it got a tough draw having to face Delaware Valley in the quarters. The Cougars have wrestled a tough schedule this season, including a loss to DelVal in December. CLASS 2A WVC No. 1 Lake-Lehman Record: 6-0 Division II, 18-1 overall Last appearance: 2011 (lost to Western Wayne in quarterfinals) Last championship: 2004 Possible Lineup: 106: John Tomasura, Fr.; 113: Jimmy Stuart, Fr.; 120: Zeb McMillan, Jr.; 126: Austin Harry, So.; 132: Josh Sayre, Fr.; 138: Jake Winters, Sr.; 145: Josh Winters, So.;152: Bryan Carter, Sr.; 160: Bobby Wright, So. 170: Nick Shelley, Sr.; 182: Derek Dragon, Fr.; 195: Brady Butler, So.; 220: open; 285: Dustin Jones, So., or Jamie Aldrich, Sr. Tournament Outlook: LakeLehman has reached the duals finals a district-record 10 times in the 15-year history of the event and may have the best chance of any WVC team to make it 11. The Black Knights start off with Scranton Prep, having defeated it twice this season. Lehman has defeated every team in the bracket except Valley View and Western Wayne because those two weren’t scheduled. WVC No. 2 Dallas Record: 5-1 Division II, 16-11 overall Last appearance: 2011 (lost to Meyers in finals) Last championship: none Possible Lineup: 106: Dominic DeGraba, Jr.; 113: Aaron Kliamovich, Fr.; 120: Jimmy Caffrey, Jr.; 126: Eric Young, So.; 132: Jordan Visneski, Sr.; 138: Steven Mingey, Jr.; 145: Zach Macosky, Jr.; 152: Kris Roccograndi, Jr., or Connor Martinez, So.; 160: Roccograndi or Martinez; 170: Billy Dixon, Sr.; 182: Ryan Kozloski, Jr. or Dominic Oliveri, So.; 195: Garrett Artsma, Sr.; 220: Ryan Monk,
District 2 Duals History Most Championships Hazleton Area – 5 Lake-Lehman – 4 Meyers – 4 Pittston Area – 3 Berwick – 3 West Scranton – 3 Wyoming Valley West – 2 Delaware Valley – 2 Abington Heights – 1 Elk Lake – 1 Hanover Area – 1 Western Wayne – 1 Most Finals Appearances Lake-Lehman – 10 Pittston Area – 8 Berwick – 6 Hazleton Area – 5 Meyers – 5 West Scranton – 5 Delaware Valley – 3 Wyoming Valley West – 3 Abington Heights – 2 Dallas – 2 Hanover Area – 2 Lackawanna Trail – 2 Western Wayne – 2 Crestwood – 1 Elk Lake – 1 GAR – 1 Honesdale – 1
Fr.; 285: Jake Carr, Jr. Tournament Outlook: If the Mountaineers are going to advance to their second straight final, they will likely have to get past Lackawanna League top seed Western Wayne in the semifinals for the second year in a row. Dallas is looking for that elusive first duals title after two previous runner-up finishes in 2006 and 2011. This may be the team’s best chance since it is moving up to Class 3A next year. WVC No. 3 Meyers Record: 4-2 Division II, 8-11 overall Last appearance: 2011 (defeated Dallas in finals) Last championship: 2011 Possible Lineup: 106: Sean Bergold, Sr.;113: Justin Elick, Jr.;120: Vito Pasone, Sr.; 126: Kashif Alston, Jr.; 132: Tyler Patronick, Fr.; 138: Jeff Nealon, Sr.; 145: Darren Stucker, Sr.; 152: Eric Carty, Sr.; 160: Johntae Nelson, So.; 170: Dijon Townes, Sr.; 182: Adrian Brito, Jr.; 195: Bryan Velez, Jr.; 220: open; 285: open Tournament Outlook: The Mohawks have had a down year after winning the division and duals championships last season. But if there’s a team that could pull off upsets in this tournament, Meyers is one of those teams if the right matchups occur. WVC No. 4 Wyoming Area Record: 3-3 Division II, 6-8 overall Last appearance: 2010 (lost to Western Wayne in quarterfinals) Last championship: none Possible Lineup: 106: Shaun Vasquez, Fr.; 113: Mark O’Malley, Fr.; 120: Carm Mauriello, Jr.; 126: Steve Barush, Jr.; 132: Andy Schutz, Jr.; 138: Nick Heck, Jr.; 145: Shaun O’Malley, Sr.; 152: Ryan Filipiak, Sr.; 160: Nick Mazzone, Sr.;170: Evan Petrosky;182: Jude Polit-Moran, Fr.; 195: Shawn Whiting, Jr.; 220: Corey Popovich, Sr.; 285: Carl Zielinski, Jr. Tournament Outlook: For their first appearance in the event since 2010, the Warriors will have to take on their last opponent in the same round with Western Wayne. Under first-year coach Steve Mytych, Wyoming Area has been competitive in just about every dual until the end. That should be expected against the Wildcats as well. District 2 Duals Championship Results Class 3A 2011 – Delaware Valley 25, Pittston Area 22 2010 – Hazleton Area 35, Delaware Valley 27 2009 – Hazleton Area 31, Pittston Area 28 2008 – Hazleton Area 42, Pittston Area 30 2007 – Hazleton Area 36, Abington Heights 33 2006 – Abington Heights 38, Pittston Area 35 2005 – Delaware Valley 42, Pittston Area 24 2004 -- Pittston Area 32, Berwick 26 2003 – Berwick 42, West Scranton 25 2002 – Pittston Area 33, West Scranton 24 2001 -- Wyoming Valley West 31, Berwick 28 2000 -- West Scranton 36, Wyo. Val.West 21 1999 ± Wyo. Valley West 38, Honesdale 25 1998 -- Pittston Area 37, Berwick 27 1997 -- Hazleton Area 37, Crestwood 20 Class 2A 2011 – Meyers 36, Dallas 35 2010 – Western Wayne 45, Hanover Area 27 2009 – Elk Lake 35, Lake-Lehman 33 2008 – Berwick 37, Lake-Lehman 33 2007 – Berwick 46, Lake-Lehman 17 2006 – West Scranton 42, Dallas 20 2005 – West Scranton 35, Lake-Lehman 30 2004 -- Lake-Lehman 40, Western Wayne 34 2003 -- Lake-Lehman 47, Hanover Area 25 2002 -- Lake-Lehman 55, GAR 13 2001 -- Meyers 39, Lackawanna Trail 21 2000 -- Meyers 43, Lackawanna Trail 26 1999 -- Meyers 42, Lake-Lehman 24 1998 -- Hanover Area 34, Lake-Lehman 32 1997 -- Lake-Lehman 42, Meyers 19
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It’s been a while since the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have seen their biggest rival, the Hershey Bears. December 28 to be exact, when the Penguins won 6-5 in shootout at Hershey. Still, the month apart has done little to fade the Penguins’ memories of their East Division rival, who they will face three times in the next five games. It all begins tonight when the Bears come to town trailing the Penguins by a point for first place in the division. Faceoff is at 7:05 p.m. “We haven’t seen them for a month, but it just seems like we’re always around them even when we don’t play them,” said captain Ryan Craig. “You always know what’s going on in Hershey.” Coming into tonight, the Penguins have won five out of eight contests against the Bears. The Penguins travel to Hershey to face the Bears again on Sunday, followed by another trip to the Giant Center on Sunday, Feb. 12. It all adds up to a lot of points on the line that could have a significant impact on the standings. “It’s huge,” said forward Goeff Walker. “They’re one point behind us with a game in hand. If we
can get a win tonight, that will put us three points ahead to start the weekend.” Right behind the Penguins and Bears are the Norfolk Admirals, who are three points out of first place, making the division even tighter. But head coach John Hynes isn’t looking at the tight division race. He’s just taking it one game at a time. “We’re really not talking about it. We’re talking about being ready to go tonight,” he said. “That’s our focus.” RUST, WILD INK CONTRACTS On Thursday Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton signed F Matt Rust and D Cody Wild to AHL contracts. Wild was originially signed to a professional try-out agreement while was Rust was on an amateur try-out agreement for most of the season. Wild, 24, has two assists and is a plus-4 through 35 games. Wild logged a ton of ice time when the Penguins defense was riddled by injuries and call-ups during the first half of the season. “He’s earned it from day one,” Hynes said. “No matter what situation he’s been in, he’s done a very good job. Cody’s a high character player who we can rely on.” Rust joined the Penguins on Oct. 11 and has two goals and eight assists in 27 games. He has developed into a valuable penalty killer and faceoff specialist during his rookie season. “Like a lot of guys here, Matt
came in and had to earn a job. He found a bit of a niche with the penalty kill and faceoffs,” Hynes said. “With both of these guys, there’s been a lot of consistency to their games and that’s what you want – Guys you can count on regularly.” SCHNELL BACK The Penguins recalled enforcer Ryan Schnell from Wheeling on Thursday. In eight games with the Nailers this year, Schnell posted 75 penalty minutes. With tough guy Steve MacIntyre on the roster, Hynes said Schnell was sent to Wheeling to gain some playing time and conditioning. “Ryan’s been a big part of our team this year and we wanted to have him in Wheeling to keep his game sharp,” Hynes said, adding it is possible that he will dress both Schnell and MacIntyre for games. The Penguins also signed F Cody Chupp to a PTO on Thursday. He has three assists in 10 games over two stints with the Penguins this season, along with 22 points in 29 games with Wheeling. INJURY UPDATE Hynes said F Brandon DeFazio is day-to-day with an upper body injury, while defensemen Alexandre Picard and Boris Valabik aren’t close to returning. Hynes added that Valabik, who has appeared in three games, has not been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
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Flyers, Caps exchange minor leaguers PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired right wing Matt Ford from the Washington Capitals for defenseman Kevin Marshall in a trade of minor leaguers.
Ford had 10 goals and 28 points in 39 games for Washington’s AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. He will be assigned to the Adirondack Phantoms. Ford has 50 goals and 100 points in 190 career AHL games with Hershey, Lake
Erie and Hartford. Marshall appeared in 10 games for the Flyers this season. He had two goals and three assists in 32 games for Adirondack this season. The deal was announced Thursday.
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PHILADELPHIA — Wayne Simmonds scored two goals, Matt Read and Claude Giroux also had goals, and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped Nashville’s five-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory over the Predators on Thursday night. Ilya Bryzgalov made 26 saves to earn his 175th career win, and the Flyers finally played just 60 minutes. They went to a shootout in their previous three contests, losing twice. Ryan Suter had Nashville’s lone goal. The Predators had won nine of their last 10 games and entered with the NHL’s best record since Dec. 28, going 13-2. Simmonds gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead with 4:19 left in the first period. His turnaround wrister sailed through traffic and past goaltender Anders Lindback. Simmonds’ power-play goal with 4:41 left in the game sealed the win after the Predators cut the deficit to 2-1. Simmonds scored his 15th goal off a rebound of a shot by Giroux, who added an empty-netter. It was a much-needed home win for Philadelphia in a matchup of two teams that came in second in their division and fourth in their conference. The Flyers improved to 12-7-4 at the Wells Fargo Center. A few minutes after the Flyers failed to capitalize on a two-man advantage, Read extended the lead to 2-0 with an unassisted goal in the second period. Read stole the puck from Kevin Klein near Philadelphia’s blue line and started a breakaway. He faked a pass to Harry Zolnierczyk and fired a slap shot from the left faceoff circle that went through Lindback’s legs. Read, an undrafted free agent, leads NHL rookies with 16 goals. The 25year-old forward is strengthening his bid to win the Calder Trophy with every goal. Nashville’s Craig Smith nearly tied it at 1 in the second period when his one-timer hit the post. Seconds later, Bryzgalov made the save on Smith’s point-blank shot from inside the right faceoff circle. Smith finally got the Predators a tally when he set up Suter’s goal with
11:23 remaining. Smith sent a crossing pass between Flyers defenseman Andrej Meszaros’ legs to Suter, who scored his first goal in 27 games to get Nashville within 2-1. Hurricanes 3, Bruins 0 BOSTON — Cam Ward made 47 saves — 22 in the first period and 20 in the third — Brandon Sutter had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes finished their first season-sweep of the Boston Bruins with a victory. The Hurricanes, who won all four meetings with the Bruins, are 15-25-9 against the rest of the NHL and are last in the Eastern Conference. Carolina outscored Boston 14-5 in the season sweep, the franchise’s first over Boston, dating to the days when the team was the Hartford Whalers. Eric Staal scored in the first period, Tuomo Ruutu converted Sutter’s rebound in the second, and Sutter added a goal 3:13 into the third. Devils 5, Canadiens 3 NEWARK, N.J. — Zach Parise scored two goals, including the goahead tally with 2:44 remaining, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens. David Clarkson also scored twice, including an empty-netter in the final seconds. Dainius Zubrus added a goal, and Ilya Kovalchuk had three assists for the Devils, who have won two straight. Martin Brodeur made 27 saves. Jets 2, Lightning 1 TAMPA, Fla. — Kyle Wellwood scored 3:14 into overtime to lead the Winnipeg Jets past the Tampa Bay Lightning. Wellwood scored from in close off a left-circle pass from Blake Wheeler. Wheeler also scored for the Jets, who had lost seven straight games at Tampa Bay dating to the team’s days in Atlanta. Ondrej Pavelec finished with 30 saves. Victor Hedman scored and Mathieu Garon stopped 22 shots for the Lightning, who snapped a season-best fivegame winning streak. Garon fell to 5-1 overall against the Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise.
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Seamon prepping for third javelin title Jillian Seamon is competing with the University of Delaware women’s indoor track team this winter, but it’s only to get ready for the outdoor season. Seamon (Hazleton Area) is competing in the 20-pound weight throw and finished eighth in that event at last Saturday’s Thomson Invitational at Delaware. But Seamon’s main event with the Blue Hens is the javelin, which is held during the outdoor season that starts in March. She’s a two-time Colonial Athletic Association champion in that event after finishing second as a freshman. “I see Jillian continuing her victory mark at the CAA Championships this spring,” coach Wendy MacFarlane said. “Our hope is for her to qualify for the (NCAA) East Regionals and possibly the NCAAs this year.” Seamon didn’t compete indoor last season so MacFarlane is happy to have her on the squad this winter. “Jillian is a delightful person,” the coach said. “She is so easy to get along with and her pleasant personality and her willingness to work for her success are just a few of her attributes. “She has been working very hard trying to balance her senior year responsibilities as an athletic training major and being the best athlete she can be. She gets the job done both on and off the field.” The Blue Hens will compete in the New Balance Invitational today and Saturday in the New York City Armory. HIMLIN LEARNING THE ROPES – Freshman Sam Himlin (Wyoming Valley West) has played in the last eight games off the bench for the Navy women’s basketball team. A 6-foot-1 forward, she’s averaging 2.5 points with 11 rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal. She’s getting 10.5 minutes a game. “Sam is having a solid season for a freshman,” coach Stefanie Pemper said. “She has nice size
his PR (personal record), but that’s a good starting point since it’s very early and we’re obviously targeting late spring to BILL ARSENAULT peak him,” Baumann said. The coach feels that Zack’s and athleticism for her position. success comes from his selfShe has a lot to learn in terms of discipline and focus. footwork in the post, using her “You won’t find an athlete who strength to get position and is more meticulous in their traintaking time to read the defense. ing or who pays closer attention Division I is a big jump in terms to details than Gary,” Baumann of the mental facility needed to said. “I have no doubt he will be execute a game plan and the able to repeat as NCAA champhysical expectations of working pion this spring.” hard all the time, but Sam’s been TAMANINI WITH WILDcoachable so far and we enjoy SUBMITTED PHOTO CATS – Freshman Chris Tamaniworking with her.” ni (Dallas) is a member of the Himlin played at Naval Acade- Hazleton Area graduate Jillian Villanova men’s swim team. my Prep last season. Seamon is a two-time CAA javelin champion. Tamanini has been scoring “I think that our prep school points in the 50 and 500 freeshelped her acclimate to the tyle, the 100 backstroke and with the words ‘student-athlete’ bemilitary,” Pemper said. “Right the freestyle and medley relay now she’s averaging 12 minutes a cause she works hard in the teams for the Wildcats. classroom and is passionate game in conference play and “Chris has been a great addiwe’re hoping she can continue to about running,” coach Nadine tion to our program,” coach improve every week the remain- Parker said. “She also works Richard Simpson said. “Our der of the season. We need her to hard to mentor and lead her philosophy is to bring in some be a presence inside on both end teammates.” great kids that fly under the Parker likes Edwards’ no-quit of the court and we need her to radar and then watch them deattitude. rebound.” velop over their four years here. “Whatever obstacles or chalThe Midshipmen are 11-10 Chris is already on his way. He’s lenges she may face she digs overall and 4-3 in the Patriot deep and perseveres,” the coach made some huge strides in just a League. few months.” said. “She ran a great race at the EDWARDS BACK ON THE Simpson likes what he sees (cross country) nationals last fall TRACK – After a great senior when it comes to Tamanini’s season, graduate student Brenae and we’re excited to see her demeanor. Edwards is still breaking records compete during the indoor and “Attitude is so crucial in the outdoor seasons.” for the Mansfield women’s inlong collegiate season and Chris The Mountaineers will comdoor track team. pete in the Division II Challenge brings a great attitude and work Edwards (Hazleton Area) ethic with him to training every Saturday in Painesville, Ohio. broke her own school record in day,” the coach said. “He also the recent Great Dane Classic at The PSAC Championships are brings great character to our the New York City Armory. Run- set for Feb. 25-26 in Edinboro. program. It’s only a matter of ZACK GETS HIS CHANCE – ning in an all-NCAA Division I time before he steps into a leadheat, Edwards finished fourth in Moravian senior Gary Zack (Crestwood) captured the NCAA ership role on the team.” 9:57.24. She had set the mark in KRAYNAK’S IN THE SWIM – Division III javelin title last sea2010 (10:02.0). Senior Marissa Kraynak (Wyomson. That’s a spring sport so Actually, the 5,000 is her best Zack usually has no competition ing Valley West) has been a fourindoor event. She’s the defendyear performer with the Drew during the winter. But this wining PSAC champion and earned women’s swim team. All-American honors by finishing ter is the exception. Kraynak started out as a dis“Lehigh had a javelin competiseventh in the Division II Chamtance swimmer (500, 1,000 and tion in our first meet, but that’s pionships last season. She also earned All-American honors last very rare,” coach Jesse Baumann 1,650 freestyle) and is now competing in the 100 and 200 backsaid. “In fact, it’s the only one fall by finishing eighth in the stroke as well. She finished 12th that I know of in the winter.” NCAA Cross Country Chamin the 200 back at last year’s Zack took advantage of the pionships. And she earned Acachance and won the event with a Landmark Conference Chamdemic All-American honors last pionships. 196-11 effort. year. Head coach Eric Scheingoltz “That was about 25 feet shy of “Brenae is a fine example of
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and assistant Brian O’Neil also joined the Rangers program four years ago. “We all arrived together and since then there have been a noticeable improvement in the program and Marissa’s swimming,” Scheingoltz said. Kraynak figures to compete in both backstroke events as well as the 500 free at this year’s Landmark Championships from Feb. 10-12 at Marywood University. DRUMHELLER HELPS GIANTS – Junior Rebecca Drumheller (Hazleton Area) is a valuable member of the Keystone women’s track team. She was also a solid performer with the Giants’ cross country team last fall. Drumheller competes in long sprints and middle distance races and is a key member of the 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams. “Rebecca came off a strong cross country season and she’s a member of our school recordbreaking 800 and 1,600 meter relay teams,” coach Michael Badway said. “Her big individual goal for this year is to get the school record for 400 meters both indoors and outdoors.” ADAMSHICK CHIPS IN – Freshman Selena Adamshick has played in all 18 games and started 15 for the California (Pa.) women’s basketball team. Adamshick (Lake-Lehman) is a 6-foot forward and she’s averaging 4.8 points and 4.2 rebounds a game with 25 steals, eight assists and four blocked shots. She’s hitting 31 of 69 from the field (.449) and has hit three of eight three-point attempts. Adamshick has led the Vulcans in rebounding in five games with a career high 12 in a 62-43 loss to IUP. She had a career high 12 points and nine rebounds in an 83-62 triumph over Bowie State. California is 12-6 overall and 9-5 in the PSAC. Bill Arsenault covers college sports for The Times Leader. Reach at billarsenault70@msn.com.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Palmer parred his final hole at dusk for a 7-under 64 and the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Phoenix Open. The start of the round was delayed an hour because of frost, and play was suspended because of darkness at 6:05 p.m. with 42 players unable to finish. Last year, frost and frozen greens delayed play nine hours during the week, forcing a Monday finish. “I knew I was going to be here in the morning for the second round, so I wasn’t worried about it if we had to come back and restart,” Palmer said. “So, I didn’t think about it and I just kept hitting shots and sticking to my game plan.” Webb Simpson was a stroke back on the Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale. “It’s one of those courses that just fits your eye well,” said Simpson, the highestranked player in the field at No. 6. Palmer switched back to a trusted Odyssey putter model after missing the cuts in his previous starts this year in the Sony Open and Humana Challenge. The three-tour PGA Tour winner made seven birdie putts from 10-15 feet. “I used the exact same putter the last two years, and of course had two of the best years of my career,” Palmer said. “But toward the end of the year last year, around the BMW, I just got frustrated with not making anything, so I thought I’d try something different, put a similar style head in play and actually had some success.
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The Pennsylvania Insurance Department and regulators in six other states announced Thursday a settlement with Prudential Insurance Company of America and some of its affiliates in which the company agreed to change its policies to better locate beneficiaries.. Under the agreement, Prudential will use the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File on a uniform basis for locating beneficiaries and making payments to them. It also requires Prudential to pay a total of $17 million to those states participating in the agreement.
New Chinese restaurant would be operated by an area family. By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE – A new 10,000square-foot Chinese restaurant is coming to the city’s edge. According to Marvin Slomowitz of Mark Coal Street Associates, once all zon-
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ning and zoning, said the developer is seeking a variance to reduce the number of parking spaces. “It won’t be a chain restaurant,” Slomowitz said. “A private family will operate the restaurant.” Slomowitz said the family operates a Chinese restaurant in Bloomsburg. “As soon as we get all the permits, we will get started,” he said. According to a legal notice published Thursday, the developer is seeking to re-
ing approvals are received a free-standing building will be built along Business Route 309 between Walgreen’s and Pep Boys auto parts. “We’ve already signed a lease,” Slomowitz said. “We hope to break ground by April. This will be a first-class Chinese restaurant – the largest in the region.” Slomowitz said it will take approximately four months to construct the building, meaning an early fall opening is targeted. Bill Harris, the city’s director of plan-
duce the number of required parking spaces from 124 to 104 at the 410 WilkesBarre Township Blvd. lot, near the end of Coal Street. A variance to waive the required off-street loading berth in order to construct the building also is being sought. The area is zoned C-4 heavy commercial. The city Zoning Hearing Board meets Feb. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, fourth floor, City Hall.
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Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs showed the second-slowest growth in slot machine revenue among Pennsylvania’s 10 casinos in January. Statewide slot revenue grew by 7.4 percent over January 2011, to $190.5 million. The Plains Township casino’s slots added 1.6 percent in revenue, to $18.4 million, the seventh most in the state. Mount Airy Casino Resort near Mount Pocono showed 2.3 percent growth, but had the lowest slot revenue of any Pennsylvania casino, $10.8 million. The state collected $103.5 million in tax revenue from slot play in January.
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Jobless claims fall again
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market. Unemployment applications fell 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 367,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, dropped for the third straight week to 375,750. That’s the second-lowest level for the four-week average since June 2008. Another report showed worker productivity rose at a 0.7 percent annual rate, a slower pace in the fourth quarter than in the prior three months.
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oseph Ginther, left, executive chef, and Thomas Sobieski, bar manager, sit in the dining area of Buca Del Jaffordable Vino on Highway 315 in Jenkins Township. The former Good Fellos restaurant has reopened with a focus on wines and Northern Italian food. Most of the staff is new, but Ginther stayed on, said partner Jonathan Walsh. A grand opening is being held tonight from 5 to 10.
Workers’ comp costs down
Facebook not an invincible giant
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved a 5.7 percent decrease in overall workers’ compensation costs that will result in $160 million in savings for Pennsylvania employers, Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine said Thursday. Individual employers’ rates will vary according to the type of business, as well as the employer’s specific claims history.
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The numbers in Facebook’s IPO filing this week give us the picture of a titan, but not an unstoppable one. Such filings, as a matter of course, must recite a list of even the most unlikely of risk factors. Many are just boilerplate. But there are four areas where the company shows clear vulnerability. MOBILE: Facebook said it had 425 million monthly active users who access Facebook through a smartphone, tablet or some other mobile product. That’s more than half of the 845 million who use Facebook. The problem: Facebook serves no ads on its mobile products. And therefore, it makes no money directly from those mo-
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But there are only so many people online, about 2 billion, and Facebook has 845 million of them. Subtract the 500 million in China, and there aren’t many left to get. So, inevitably, growth slows. GOVERNANCE: Founder Mark Zuckerberg has arranged extraordinary agreements that allow him to vote the shares of his biggest investors. That gives him final say on just about all strategic decisions and corporate governance issues. That’s fine as long as things are hunkydory and growth and profits are headed up and to the right. But if there is a stumble, all the criticism is likely to fall on Zuckerberg’s shoulders. The pressure from the markets will be intense. And when that happens, his ideals will be tested to a degree that may be hard for him to imagine.
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BALTIMORE — Offshore wind farms along the East Coast took a big step closer to reality with the completion of a review that showed the renewable energy source would not cause major environmental damage, officials said Thursday. Obama administration Interior Secretary Ken Salazar also said his department was trying to speed up the process for issuing renewable energy leases. Wind projects off the coasts of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and New Jersey are being studied. “There are a number of developers who are very interested in developing offshore wind here and our goal is to hold the auctions and be able to issue the leases now, in 2012,” Salazar said. Dominion Virginia Power said that it is interested in building up to 400 wind turbines in waters about 20 miles off Virginia Beach. The 2,000 megawatts the turbines could produce would generate enough power for 500,000 households. The Interior Department said before the waters would be opened, the public would have a chance to comment. Michele Siekerka, the Assistant Commissioner of Economic Growth and Green Energy in New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection, said Thursday’s announcement will speed the building of offshore turbines by a year or more. Eleven developers have submitted proposals totaling 12,000 megawatts and are expected to be able to bid later this year for leases. The companies will still have to do environmental studies of their own areas, but could be producing power by 2016 or 2017, she said. NATURAL GAS $2.55
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NATIONAL FORECAST Sunny to partly cloudy
45° 23°
40° 27°
40° 27°
TUESDAY Partly sunny
MONDAY Mostly sunny
SUNDAY Partly sunny
SATURDAY Mostly sunny
WEDNESDAY Sunny
35° 28°
35° 20°
REGIONAL FORECAST Syracuse 37/24
Today’s high/ Tonight’s low
Wilkes-Barre 41/25 New York City 45/31 Reading 47/28
Heating Degree Days*
Yesterday Month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date
40/31 34/19 55 in 1983 -11 in 1961 29 46 3020 3744 3650
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the day’s mean temperature was below 65 degrees.
Precipitation
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Sun and Moon
Sunrise 7:13a 7:12a Moonrise Today 1:20p Tomorrow 2:18p Today Tomorrow
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 35-41. Lows: 13-26. Partly to mostly cloudy skies today. Decreasing clouds tonight.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 46-47. Lows: 31-33. Mostly sunny and mild today. Partly cloudy skies tonight. Atlantic City 48/33
Yesterday Average Record High Record Low
30/20
Delmarva/Ocean City
Highs: 46-48. Lows: 28-35. Mostly sunny and mild today. Partly cloudy skies tonight.
trace trace 0.16” 1.90” 2.53” Sunset 5:22p 5:23p Moonset 3:48a 4:37a
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg Wilkes-Barre 7.06 -0.38 22.0 Towanda 4.75 0.09 21.0 Lehigh Bethlehem 3.07 0.75 16.0 Delaware Port Jervis 4.70 0.01 18.0 Full
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City
Yesterday
Today Tomorrow 27/7/sn 63/46/pc 52/34/s 36/26/pc 38/26/c 61/39/s 46/36/pc 43/29/pc 75/44/t 30/20/sn 44/28/pc 81/65/s 77/65/t 54/38/pc 57/40/s 69/48/s 80/71/pc 43/35/pc 39/27/pc
ALMANAC Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Int’l Airport River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
45/31
69/48
The Jersey Shore
Philadelphia 47/33
Temperatures
46/36 62/47
Highs: 36-44. Lows: 22-25. Sunny to partly cloudy skies today. Partly cloudy skies tonight.
Poughkeepsie 42/24
39/27 44/28
40° 25°
Highs: 45-48. Lows: 30-35. Mostly sunny and mild today. Partly cloudy skies tonight.
Pottsville 42/26
Harrisburg 46/29
36/21
The Poconos
Albany 37/23
Towanda 40/24
State College 41/28
50/32
TODAY’S SUMMARY
Binghamton 35/22
Scranton 39/24
THURSDAY Mostly sunny
Amsterdam Baghdad Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London
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25/19/.00 55/37/.00 28/9/.00 19/5/.00 91/70/.00 39/21/.00 25/12/.00 66/61/.00 55/37/.02 36/27/.00
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WORLD CITIES
Today Tomorrow 29/19/sn 60/36/s 33/13/pc 19/8/pc 88/66/t 40/31/c 21/10/s 61/54/sh 55/41/pc 38/30/pc
25/18/pc 62/39/s 34/15/s 19/7/s 94/69/s 43/41/r 21/9/s 66/59/sh 63/44/s 36/29/pc
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Yesterday
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72/45/.05 23/18/.00 1/-9/.00 28/18/.00 93/77/.00 73/50/.00 45/28/.00 82/72/.24 41/34/.00 5/-4/.00
Today Tomorrow 63/42/s 64/48/pc 74/62/t 50/34/s 70/38/t 45/30/sh 78/61/c 67/45/s 46/29/pc 50/34/s 56/43/r 40/23/pc 77/58/pc 68/50/s 60/45/s 50/32/s 80/63/c 63/38/s 52/34/s
57/51/c 64/51/t 77/63/t 53/40/c 50/30/pc 35/24/sn 79/61/pc 68/45/s 43/28/s 50/35/s 52/39/r 40/21/pc 64/46/t 72/50/s 60/45/pc 51/33/s 82/64/pc 68/42/s 48/35/c
Today Tomorrow 73/47/pc 27/10/c 0/-13/pc 28/18/s 89/72/s 63/39/s 45/32/r 82/72/sh 44/31/s 4/-9/pc
74/49/t 22/13/c -1/-9/sf 30/17/s 93/74/s 65/40/s 41/30/rs 83/72/sh 46/33/s 2/-8/pc
Dry northerly winds overnight helped to clear out the clouds, setting us up for a good deal of sunshine today. Despite the arrival of colder temperatures, the bare ground is able to absorb more of the sun's energy, which will help to keep readings above normal the next few days and nights. A nearby zone of high pressure will sponsor more sunshine tomorrow. As a storm approaches on Sunday, a cold front diving southward out of Canada will deflect the storm south of here and so the dry weather will continue. In fact, I expect nothing more than flurries here through the middle of next week. - Tom Clark
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snow flurries, i-ice.
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NATIONAL FORECAST: Showers and thunderstorms will be likely ahead of a storm system from the central Gulf Coast to the southern Plains. A few strong to severe storms will be possible. Rain will be the rule for much fo the central Plains, except for snow over far western areas. Heavy snow will fall across the central Rockies as well.
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LEGAL NOTICE LUZERNE COUNTY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING For the purpose of considering amendments to the 2012 Budget To be held on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 6:01 P.M. At the EMA Building, 185 Water St. Wilkes Barre PA 18702
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Legal Notice
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the Estate of Julia George, Deceased, late of Upper Saddle River, Bergen County, New Jersey who died August 29, 2011. All persons indebted to said Estate are required to make payment, and those having claims or demands to present the same without delay to the Executrix, Joy Gurgick, c/o Les Anderson, Esq. 336 Godwin Ave. Midland Park, N.J. 07432
Luzerne County Records Retention Committee
ESTATE NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the Estate of Cary Kasa, late of Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, (died December 26, 2011). All persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make payment and those having claims or demands are to present same, without delay to the Executrix: Donna Kasa or Attorney Albert E. Nicholls, Jr., 1421 E. Drinker Street, Dunmore, Pennsylvania 18512. ATTORNEY ALBERT E. NICHOLLS, JR.
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The Luzerne County Records Retention Committee will hold a meeting on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 10am. The meeting will be held in the Council Meeting Room (former commissioners meeting room) in the Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 N. River St. Wilkes Barre, PA. 18711. Thomas Pribula Interim County Manager LEGAL NOTICE Date of Posting: February 1, 2012 Wednesday Contact: Pamela Heard, Director of Finance 570-735-2800 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS The City of Nanticoke is requesting proposals via the RFQ process for the purchase of professional environmental services associated with an ISRP funded grant project related to a Phase II Environmental Assessment of certain parcels of land located on Lower Broadway Street, Nanticoke, Pa. Proposals will be accepted until noon on Feb. 14th Tuesday at City Hall, 15 East Ridge Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634, at which time they will be opened publicly. Please address questions to the Director of Finance at 570-735-2800 ext. 107.
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LINCOLN `88 132,000 MARK VII Approx.
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DODGE `86 RAM VAN 98,000 miles. Good
ACURA `06 TL
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ACURA `06 TL
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BMW `07 328xi
Black with black interior. Heated seats. Back up & navigation systems. New tires & brakes. Sunroof. Garage kept. Many extras! 46,000 Miles. Asking $20,500. 570-825-8888 or 626-297-0155 Call Anytime!
CADILLAC ‘00 DTS SUZUKI ‘06 Tan, satellite radio, leather, SWIFT RENO moon roof, loaded 4 cylinder. Automatic. 4 door. $4,800 (570) 709-5677 (570) 819-3140
excellent condition. 137k miles. $6000.
570-814-2809
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570-779-2288
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LEGAL NOTICE
N THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LUZERNE COUNTY CALVIN B. STEVENS and SALLY STEVENS, Plaintiffs, v.
CIVIL ACTION LAW In Custody
JESSICA RANDALL and ERNEST JAMES, Defendants NOTICE
No. 977 OF 2012
You, ERNEST JAMES, have been sued in Court to obtain primary custody of the minor child: Jacob Jesse Stevens whose date of birth is November 29, 2006. You are ordered to appear in person at Hearing Room 335, Judge Bernard C. Brominski Building, 113 West North Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 on February 27, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. for a Custody Conference/Hearing. If you fail to appear as provided by this Order, an order for custody, partial custody, or visitation may be entered against you or the court may issue a warrant for your arrest. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP: North Penn Legal Services 15 Public Square, Suite 410 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701 (570) 825-8567 LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LUZERNE COUNTY MICHAEL LATON, JR., Plaintiff vs CIVIL ACTION-LAW AMBER DEYO IN CUSTODY Defendant No. 11085 of 2011 ORDER AND NOW, this 31st day of January, 2012, after pre-trial conference held on January 31,2012, before Thomas J. Killino, Master in Custody and Visitation, based upon his recommendation, the Court hereby enters the following Order: 1. The mother is Amber Deyo, whose last known address is 193 Indian Cave Road, Hunlockl Creek, PA who is pro se. 2. The father is Michael Laton, Jr., residing at 116 Cooper Street, Pringle, PA ,who is represented by Leonard Junker, Esquire. 3. The father shall have legal custody of the minor child, Jonathan Laton, with the primary physical residence of the minor child being with the father. 4. Mother was served by publication and did not appear. 5. Order is to be served in same manner, by publication, by petitioner or petitioner’s counsel. 6. A party who willfully fails to comply with this Court Order may be adjudged in Contempt and may be punished by imprisonment, a fine, probation, counsel fees and costs, and/or suspension of driver’s license. 7. Any party requesting to relocate with the minor child must obtain: (a) the written consent of any individual who has custody rights, or (b) Court approval following compliance with mandatory advance notice and consent/objection documentation. 8. According to reporting by the parties, no party, nor any adult residing in any party’s household, has been charged with, convicted of, pleaded guilty to or no contest to an offense set forth in 23 Pa. C.S. Section 5303. COMPLIANCE IS HEREBY DIRECTED. BY THE COURT: Jennifer L. Rogers, Judge
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415 Autos-Antique & Classic
LINCOLN 06
CHEVY ‘30 HOTROD COUPE
AWD, 6 cylinder, Silver, 55,000 miles, sunroof, heated seats, Bose sound system, 6 CD changer, satellite radio, Onstar, parking assist, remote keyless entry, electronic keyless ignition, & more! $16,500 570-881-2775
CHEVROLET ‘06 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE
Silver beauty, 1 Owner, Museum quality. 5,900 miles, 6 speed. All possible options including Navigation, Power top. New, paid $62,000 Must sell REDUCED! $39,500 FIRM 570-299-9370
CHEVY `97 ASTROVAN
Beautiful, 4 door. Power steering & brakes. 8 cylinder. Excellent condition. $3,000. Negotiable. 570-762-3504
CHEVY 08 IMPALA LTZ
Metallic gray, sunroof, leather, Bose Satellite with CD radio, heated seats, traction control, fully loaded. Remote Start. 50k miles. $16,995 or trade. (570) 639-5329
CHEVY`10 CAMARO
SS2. Fully load, V8, jewel red with white stripes on hood & trunk, list price is $34,500, Selling for $29,900. Call 570-406-1974
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. $5900. 570-991-5558
CHRYSLER ‘08 SEBRING
Leather. Heated seats. DVD Player. $10,450
570-825-7988
700 Sans Souci Highway WE SELL FOR LESS!! ‘11 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 3950 miles. Factory Warranty. New Condition. $17,799 ‘10 DODGE CARAVAN SXT 32K. SilverBlack. Power slides. Factory warranty. $16,899 ‘09 J EEP L IBERY LIMITED Power sunroof. Only 18K. Factory Warranty. $19,499 ‘09 DODGE CALIBER SXT 2.0 Automatic, 24k Factory Warranty! $11,799 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS Only 18K! One Owner - Estate Sale. Factory Warranty. $11,999 ‘08 SUBARU Special Edition 42K. 5 speed. AWD. Factory warranty. $12,899 ‘08 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4x4. Regular Cab. 63K. Factory Warranty $12,899 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS 4 door, only 37K! 5 Yr. 100K factory warranty $11,399 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS 60k. Factory warranty. $9,399 ‘05 HONDA CRV EX One owner. Just traded. 65K. $12,799 ‘05 SUZUKI VERONA LX Auto. 64K. Factory warranty. $5,099 ‘01 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Executive 74K $5,599 ‘99 J EEP L ARADO LTD Leather. 75K $4,799 TITLE TAGS FULL NOTARY SERVICE 6 M ONTH WARRANTY
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GEO `93 PRIZM
91,000 miles. Looks & runs like new. $2,300 or best offer, please call 570-702-6023
HONDA `07 ACCORD
V6 EXL. 77K miles. 1 owner with maintenance records. Slate blue with leather interior. Sunroof. Asking $12,500. Call 570-239-2556
HONDA ‘04 Civic LX. 81,000
miles, usual options, economical 4 cyl. 1.7 liter engine, runs great. Includes studded snows & regular tires. $9875 570-855-0095
HONDA 08 ACCORD 15K miles. Auto.
Excellent condition! $15,999 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227
LEXUS `01 ES 300 80,000 miles,
excellent condition, all options. Recently serviced. New tires. $9,300. 570-388-6669
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HYUNDAI ‘00 ACCENT 4 cylinder. 5 speed. Sharp economy car! $2,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377
HYUNDAI 04 ELANTRA
Only 52K miles, cruise, power windows & locks. $8,880
560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924
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
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AUCTION
Sunday February 4th @ 5:00pm Route 924 Sheppton Pa (868 Center St.)
Stepback cupboard; Bedroom sets; refrigerator; washer & dryer; oak gas fireplace; Bay Marie; mahogany China closet; Hafner train; jewelry; rugs; trunks; treadmill; advertising; kitchen gadgets; furniture; glassware; miners lamps; collectables; starting outside with box lots; Partial listing AU1839-l
J & J AUCTION 570-384-4041 Note. Check web site jandjauction.net for pictures and listing.
MULTI-ESTATES AUCTION Friday February 3, 2012 , 5:00 PM 144 Exeter Avenue, Exeter, Pa 18643
2 bedroom, breakfront, table & chair set, bunk beds with drawers, china closet. Wrought iron comfort Design bistro set, 3 chrome & suede chairs, tea cart, executive desk & chair, conference table. 2 mahogany file cabinets, 3 lateral file cabinets. Chiropractor/massage table, 2 portable massage table, cedar chest. Refrigerator, washer, electric dryer, more. Fenton, crystal, nice china. Newer toys, Nascar, HH, collectibles, linens, tools, scuba tank & wet suits, much more. Check web sites for detailed list and pictures. Information: 693-0372 chucksauction.com auctionzip.com #4156 Au001433
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08 KIA SPORTAGE black, 4 cylinder auto, 2WD 07 CHRYSLER PACIFICA LS blue (AWD) 07 Chrysler Aspen LTD, silver, 3rd seat, 4x4 07 DODGE DURANGO SLT, blue, 3rd seat 4x4 07 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT, blue grey leather, 7 pax mini van 06 PONTIAC TURRANT black/black leather, sunroof, AWD 06 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR XLS, AWD, blue auto, V6 06 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ES, red, 4 dr, entrtnmt cntr, 7 pass mini van 05 FORD EXPLORER XLT blue, 3rd seat, 4x4 05 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB SPORT, blue, auto, 4x4 truck 05 FORD F150 XLT, extra cab, truck, black, V8, 4x4 04 HYUNDAI SANTA FE GLS, burgundy, auto (AWD) 04 FORD FREESTAR, blue, 4 door, 7 passenger mini van 04 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, silver, black leather, 3rd seat, AWD 04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND graphite grey, 2 tone leather, sunroof, 4x4 03 DODGE DURANGO RT red, 2 tone leather imterior, 3rd seat, 4x4 03 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC XLT, 4 door, green, tan, leather, 4x4 03 FORD WINDSTAR LX green 4 door, 7 pax mini van 02 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE, Sage, sun roof, autop, 4x4 02 CHEVY 2500 HD reg. cab. pickup truck, green, auto, 4x4 01 FORD RANGER XLT X-CAB, red, auto, V6, 4x4 01 FORD EXPLORER SPORT XLT, gold, sunroof, 2 door, 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 99 ISUZI VEHIACROSS black, auto, 2 door AWD 98 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO SE, silver, V6, 4x4 96 CHEVY BLAZER, black 4x4 89 CHEVY 1500, 4X4 TRUCK
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HYUNDAI ‘06 ELANTRA Tan, 4 door,
clean title, 4 cylinder, auto, 115k miles. Power windows, & keyless entry, CD player, cruise, central console heated power mirrors. $3900 570-991-5558
LINCOLN ‘05 TOWN CAR 39K miles. Looks & runs perfect! $13,500 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227
Town Car Limited
Fully loaded. 50,000 miles, Triple coated Pearlized White. Showroom condition. $14,900. (570) 814-4926 (570) 654-2596
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NISSAN `08 XTERRA
Grey, Mint condition. 35K miles. New, allseason tires. Sirius radio. 2 sets of mats, including cargo mats. $18,400. Call 570-822-3494 or 570-498-0977
OLDSMOBILE `97 CUTLASS SUPREME Museum kept, never
driven, last Cutlass off the GM line. Crimson red with black leather interior. Every available option including sunroof. Perfect condition. 300 original miles. $21,900 or best offer. Call 570-650-0278
PONTIAC `04 VIBE
White. New manual transmission & clutch. Front wheel drive. 165k highway miles. Great on gas. Good condition, runs well. $3,000 or best offer 570-331-4777
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PONTIAC 08 VIBE
Low miles. AWD. $12,750
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PORSCHE `85 944 Low mileage,
110,000 miles, 5 speed, 2 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, power windows, power mirrors, AM/FM radio, CD changer, leather interior, rear defroster, tinted windows, custom wheels, $8,000. (570) 817-1803
TOYOTA ‘04 CELICA GT 112K miles. Blue, 5
speed. Air, power windows/locks, CD/cassette, Keyless entry, sunroof, new battery. Car drives and has current PA inspection. Slight rust on corner of passenger door. Clutch slips on hard acceleration. This is why its thousands less than Blue Book value. $6,500 OBO. Make an offer! Call 570-592-1629
TOYOTA ‘09 COROLLA S Auto. 4 Cylinder. $12,880
560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924
VOLKSWAGEN ‘00 BEETLE
2.0 automatic, air 67k miles $6400. 570-466-0999
VOLKSWAGEN ‘11 JETTA 24K miles. Like
New! Auto. Leather. $15,999 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227
VOLVO `95 940 STATION WAGON Looks and runs like new. Sun roof, CD loader, all power. 98,000 miles, $2,950. OBO 570-702-6023
VOLVO 850 ‘95 WAGON Runs good, air, automatic, fair shape. $1,800. 347-693-4156
415 Autos-Antique & Classic
CADILLAC `77 COUPE
70,000 original miles. Leather interior. Excellent condition. $2,500. Call 570-282-4272 or 570-877-2385
$49,000
FORD ‘76 THUNDERBIRD
All original $12,000
MERCEDES ‘76 450 SL $24,000
MERCEDES ‘29
Kit Car $9,000 (570) 655-4884 hell-of-adeal.com
CHEVY`75 CAMARO
350 V8. Original owner. Automatic transmission. Rare tuxedo silver / black vinyl top with black naugahyde interior. Never damaged. $6,000. Call 570-489-6937
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
FORD ‘28 MODEL A Sport Coupe.
Rumble Seat. Professionally Restored. Ford Blue with tan canvas top. $15,225 570-339-1552 after 5:00pm
MERCEDES 1975
Good interior & exterior. Runs great! New tires. Many new parts. Moving, Must Sell. $1,300 or best offer 570-362-3626 Ask for Lee
MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible
removable hard top, power windows, AM /FM radio with cassette player, CD player, automatic, 4 new tires. Champagne exterior; Italian red leather interior inside. Garage kept, excellent condition. $28,000. Call 825-6272
MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR
6 cylinder automatic. 52k original miles. Florida car. $1500. 570-899-1896
427
Commercial Trucks & Equipment
CHEVY ‘89 2500 SCOTTSDALE Pickup Truck with
insulated refrigerated box, cooling unit. 5 speed, rebuilt 8 cylinder. $2,500. Box only an option. 570-333-4827
FORD `90 TRUCK
17’ box. Excellent running condition. Very Clean. $4,300. Call 570-287-1246
GMC ‘98 SIERRA 3500 4WD Stake Side, 350 V8, Auto. 75,000 miles on current engine. 12' wood bed, body, tires, interior good. Excellent running condition. New generator, starter, battery. Just tuned and inspected. $6,900. Call 570-656-1080
439
Motorcycles
DAELIM 2006
150 CCs. 4,700 miles. 70 MPG. New battery & tires. $1,500; negotiable. Call 570-288-1246 or 570-328-6897
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 NIGHTTRAIN New rear tire. Very good condition. 23K miles. $8,500. Call 570-510-1429
HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘01 Electra Glide, Ultra 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
HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘03 Dyna Wide Glide
Excellent condition garage kept! Golden Anniversary - silver/black. New Tires. Extras. 19,000 miles. Must Sell! $10,000. 570-639-2539
MOTO cc. GUZZI `03 1,100 1,900
miles. Full dress. Shaft driven. Garage kept. Excellent condition. $6000. Health Problems. Call 570-654-7863
439
Motorcycles
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HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘05 V-ROD VRSCA
Blue pearl, excellent condition, 3,100 miles, factory alarm with extras. $10,500. or best offer. Tony 570-237-1631
HSoft ARLEY DAVIDSON ‘80 riding FLH. King of the Highway! Mint original antique show winner. Factory spot lights, wide white tires, biggest Harley built. Only 28,000 original miles! Never needs inspection, permanent registration. $7,995 OBO 570-905-9348
YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300
12,000 miles. With windshield. Runs excellent. Many extras including gunfighter seat, leather bags, extra pipes. New tires & battery. Asking $4,000 firm. (570) 814-1548
442 RVs & Campers
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
FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR 234T ‘10 Sleeps eight, two
queen beds, tinted windows, full bath, fridge, microwave, gas oven, sofa bed, electric heater. A/C, one slide out, smoke free, only 3,000 miles. $14,995. 570-868-6426
Trucks/ SUVs/Vans
451
Trucks/ SUVs/Vans
AWD. 1 owner. $16,900
CHEVY `99 SILVERADO
Auto. V6 Vortec. Standard cab. 8’ bed with liner. Dark Blue. 98,400 miles. $5,500 or best offer 570-823-8196
1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park
CHEVY ‘03 SILVERADO
4x4. Extra clean. Local new truck trade! $5,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377
1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park
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. $18,880
560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924
CHEVY ‘99utility, BLAZER4 Sport
door, four wheel drive, ABS, new inspection. $4200. 570-709-1467
1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park
CHEVY 99 SILVERADO 4X4 Auto. V8. Bargain
price! $3,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377
451
Trucks/ SUVs/Vans
NISSAN 09 ROGUE SL Leather. Moonroof. Alloys. $18,880
451
Trucks/ SUVs/Vans
TOYOTA 09 RAV 4
Only 13K miles! Remote Starter. $18,880
1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park
CHRYSLER 02 TOWN & COUNTRY V6. Like new!
$4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377
DODGE 05 RAM 1500 Quad Cab SLT, alloys & CD player. $16,900
560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924
DODGE 07 CALIBER
R/T. AWD. Alloys. $14,880
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. $11,990
560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924
JEEP `03 LIBERTY
SPORT. Rare. 5 speed. 23 MPG. 102K highway miles. Silver with black interior. Immaculate condition, inside and out. Garage kept. No rust, maintenance records included. 4wd, all power. $6,900 or best offer, trades will be considered. Call 570-575-0518
FORD `04 EXPLORER
560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924
RANGE ROVER ‘07 SPORT
Supercharged 59,000 miles, fully loaded. Impeccable service record. $36,000 570-283-1130
SUBARU `03 BAJA
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
SUZUKI `03 XL-7
85K. 4x4. Auto. Nice, clean interior. Runs good. New battery & brakes. All power. CD. $6,800 570-762-8034 570-696-5444
SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles,
automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, all power, CD player, leather interior, tinted windows, custom wheels, $13,000 Call 570-829-8753 Before 5:00 p.m.
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FORD `04 EXPLORER Eddie Bauer Edition
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getic, motivated, goal-oriented individual for immediate position in a busy, natural healthcare setting. People and computer skills a MUST. Interested parties can fax resumes to: 570-477-3572
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59,000 miles, 4 door, 3 row seats, V6, all power options, moon roof, video screen $12,999. 570-690-3995 or 570-287-0031
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FORD ‘00 EXPLORER XLT. CD. Power
seats. Extra Clean! $2,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377
JEEPAuto. 04 LIBERTY V6.
Only 29K miles! $15,880
Moonroof. Alloys. CD Player. $16,900
JEEP ‘07 GRAND CHEROKEE
1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park
FORD 02 F150 Extra Cab. 6
Cylinder, 5 speed. Air. 2WD. $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377
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4x4. Sunroof. Like new. $6,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377
JEEP 98 CHEROKEE SPORT
2 door. 4x4. 6 cylinder. Auto. Like new! $3,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377
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Auto Parts
HONDA 08 CRV
AWD. Auto. 34K miles. Extra Sharp! $18,995 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227
JEEP 04 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4x4. Auto. 6 cylinder. $8,995 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227
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
MERCURY ‘03 MOUNTAINEER LUXURY EDITION
Red & silver, One owner, garage kept, well maintained. Loaded with too many options to list! 68,000 miles. Asking $11,200. 570-239-8389
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Auto Services
$ WANTED JUNK $ VEHICLES LISPI TOWING
GMC `05 SAVANA
1500 Cargo Van. AWD. V8 automatic. A/C. New brakes & tires. Very clean. $10,750. Call 570-474-6028
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CONCRETE LABORER
ASSISTANT PROPERTY MANAGER Position available in Edwardsville multifamily housing community. This is a full time position, M-F 8:00AM to 4:30PM. Applicants should possess proven management experience. Subsidized housing experience helpful. Must be dependable, wellorganized, detailed orientated, capable of working independently, & have the ability to perform multiple tasks. Computer experience required. Medical & vacation benefits available. Please send resume and salary requirements to 9 Beverly Drive, Edwardsville, PA 18704 or email eagleridge01@ comcast.net EOE
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Accepting applications Monday Feb., 6, 2012 12 noon-4pm
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IMMEDIATE opening for Concrete Laborer to perform a wide range of duties including but not limited to: strips and cleans concrete forms, pours concrete, shovels, vibrates, and finishes. Apply in person. McCarroll Precast 1129 Old Route 115 Dallas, PA Call 570-675-2717 ext. 2. Email Resume to mccarrollprecast@ epix.net
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Would you enjoy working for the industry leader? Pennsy Supply, Inc., North Region, the areas leading construction contractor and materials supplier has the following full time positions available:
•Quarry Equipment Operator •Quarry Lead Person •Millwright •Tri-Axle Dump Truck Driver •Blacktop Lab Tech/ Aggregate Tech •Mechanic •Welder Are you up for the challenge of joining our team? You may apply online at www.oldcastle careers.com Applicants can also apply at 300 Armstrong Road., Pittston, PA 18640 For More Information call the Job Hotline at 570-602-6555 EOE/AAP M-F-D-DV
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100 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Suite 106 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 P: 570-829-1180 We are now hiring for the upcoming season starting March 1st for CERTIFIED FLAGGERS. Hours Monday-Wednesday, 9am- 2pm
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CHILDCARE TEACHERS NEEDED
Experience preferred. Full time & Part Time. Dallas & Wilkes-Barre locations. 570-905-3322
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WELDING TEACHER
needed at the Hazleton Area Career Center for grades 10-12. Permanent, full time, start as soon as possible. Minimum 3 years welding experience, AWS certification required, excellent communication skills required. Submit resume, references, and teaching application to: Dr. Francis X. Antonelli, Acting Superintendent of Schools, Hazleton Area School District, 1515 West 23rd St. Hazleton, PA 18202. EOE. Acts 34, 114, 151 and physical exam required of successful candidate. Application deadline is Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
527 Food Services/ Hospitality POSITIONS AVAILABLE
EXPERIENCED BANQUET MANAGER CHEF Please send resume or call for interview appointment: Attn: Bob Edgewood in the Pines Golf Club 22 Edgewood Ln Drums Pa. 18222 570-788-3149
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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR For turf fertilization
program at a landscape company. Must be experienced. State certification a plus, but will train the right individual. Apply by mailing resume to: Green Valley Landscaping, Inc. 52 Reese St., Plains, PA 18702-1823 Or by email to: greenvalleyland @comcast.net EOE
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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
EQUIPMENT DEPOT IN ALLENTOWN IS HIRING We are currently looking for an experienced & dependable
Field Service Technician
for the Hazleton & Wilkes-Barre area. If you have your own tools, experience with IC and electrical equipment, the ability to work with little to no supervision, great customer service and communication skills. Please apply at www.eqdepot.com You must have a High School Diploma or GED, valid driver’s license & good computer skills.
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PART TIME Immediate part time position available at Gateway Apartments, a luxury apartment community in Edwardsville, PA. Duties would include: picking litter, trimming shrubs, all-around grounds care, snow removal, and basic maintenance skills. APPLY IN PERSON, MONDAY-FRIDAY, 9AM-5PM AT: GATEWAY APARTMENTS 200 GATEWAY DR., EDWARDSVILLE, PA
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Hydroseed and soil erosion control experience helpful. Valid driver’s license a must. Top wages paid. Unlimited overtime. Apply in person 8am-4pm Monday-Friday 1204 Main Street Swoyersville Varsity, Inc. Must have I.D. No calls please.
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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
Growing HVAC Firm Seeks
SERVICE TECHNICIAN Energy Technologies, Inc. is expanding and has an immediate opening for an experienced commercial service technician. Become part of the success of this Linc franchise where service is central to our business. Benefits include top pay, flexible health insurance plan, retirement plan, vacation, company truck, continuous training, bonus incentives, and a professional atmosphere. Stop in to fill out an application or send resume to: Mr. Chad Davis Service Manager ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 591 North Hunter Highway Drums, PA 18222 (570) 788-3845 Ext. 23 www.energyt.com
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MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
Manufacturing facility in the Hazleton area looking for experienced Industrial Maintenance Technicians. Successful candidates will have experience in manufacturing facility. Candidates must have a strong background with industrial electrical, hydraulics and pneumatics, be a self starter and possess good trouble shooting skills. Previous experience working on Blow Molding Equipment preferred. Positions are on a 12 hour shift rotation (6-6). These shifts work every other weekend and will have the ability to have up to 15 days off per month. We offer a competitive wage and benefit package. E.O.E. Please send resumes to: 512 Forest Road Hazleton PA 18202 Attention: Human Resources
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IT/Software Development
542
IT SPECIALIST
LOOKING TO GROW DRIVERS WANTED!
WNEP-TV in Moosic, PA has an opening for an IT specialist with knowledge of IP/Network based systems, routers, scripting, etc. We offer a competitive salary & dynamic work environment. See details on our website: wnep.com EOE
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Janitorial/ Cleaning
HOUSEKEEPER
General cleaning, laundry & babysitting. Experience a plus. Non-smoker. Must have car & references. Dallas Area. Replies to: c/o The Times Leader Box 2925 15 N. Main St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250
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COMMUNICATION/ ENGLISH MAJOR Law office needs
graduate (at least 3.3 GPA) with at least 3 years proven writing & research skills. Email resume to FinalJusticeLLC @gmail.com
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Logistics/ Transportation
CDL-A Waste hauling to
landfill. Call Brian at Harvis 542-5330 for application or forward resume to: wrrc.jobs@gmail.com
DRIVERS
Student School Van Drivers wanted. Call Jim at 570-589-9181 or Rick at 570-582-1457.
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Logistics/ Transportation
Home daily Benefit package includes: paid holiday and vacation; health, vision, and dental coverage.
2011 GMC SAVANNA 3500 Citi VAN #311134
LIST $35,624 $32,499
-1,500 GMC REBATE -500 LOYALTY BONUS
SALE:
$30,999*
dkaminski@care giversamerica.com
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548 Medical/Health
EXPERIENCED HOME HEALTH RN Full/Part time cover-
ing Luzerne & Lackawanna counties. Also currently hiring CNAs & HHAs. Call Jessica at 570-4513050 for an immediate interview. EOE
OPTICIAN Wilkes-Barre Area,
PA: Full-time, experienced and expert skills in dispensing and selling luxury eyewear. Must have a great sense of style. Saturday hours until 2:00 P.M. required. Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience. References required. Send resume via email to: opticalmgr2012@ gmail.com
PERSONAL CARE 30-35/week. Polish
or Russian language a plus. Call Eva at 570-793-6685 or 570-829-3528
PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT For Quadrapelegic.
Must be able to lift. Full time or part time. 570-574-0815
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LPN
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CNA
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CNA’S
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Other
FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED!
FCCY is looking for people to help meet the growing demand for foster homes. Those interested in becoming foster parents call 1-800747-3807. EOE.
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15 -20 hrs per week Nights & weekends a must. No calls, apply in person. PLYMOUTH HOMETOWN MARKET 500 W. MAIN ST. PLYMOUTH, PA. 18651
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Sales/Retail/ Business Development
MINING/INDUSTRIAL T S ECHNICAL
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Richwood Industries, an established manufacturer of high quality conveyor components is seeking a full-time field sales representative must live in Armstrong or Somerset county area. Must be motivated, organized, energetic. Previous industry experience helpful. Salary, commission and 401K. Send resume to: Sales Secretary Richwood, P. O. Box 1298, Huntington, WV 25714 Email: info@ richwood.com
SIDEL PROCESS TECHNICIAN Local Plastic Manufacturer looking for an experienced Sidel Blow Mold Machine Process Technician. Responsibilities will include the operation and set up of production machinery and processing of quality product for a manufacturer of blow molded bottles. Previous experience operating Sidel Machines required. Must have strong mechanical ability. We offer a competitive wage/benefit package that includes: health, dental, life and insurance, paid vacations, holidays, 401(k). Please send resume & salary requirements to: Pretium Packaging, LLC 512 Forest Road Hazleton, PA 18202 Attention: Human Resources khalterm@ pretiumpkg.com EOE
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2012 GMC SIERRA 1500 W/T 4X4 LIST $29,245
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Candidates must be 23 years of age with at least 2 years tractor trailer experience. Drivers paid by percentage.
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PRIVATE DUTY NURSES
RN’s/LPN’s needed for a pediatric case in Hazleton, PA. All shifts available, especially overnights. Trach and vent experience preferred. Full time hours, competitive rates, weekly pay!
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-846 BERGER DISCOUNT -1,000 GMC REBATE -1,000 GM LOYALTY
SALE:
2012 GMC ACADIA SL ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIST $35,990
-1,000 BERGER DISCOUNT -1,500 GMC REBATE -500 GM LOYALTY
#312012, TRAILER PACKAGE, 5.3L V8
$26,399*
SALE:
#312063, REMOTE START
$32,990*
OR
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*Loyalty - You must own or trade a 99 or newer GM Product Vehicle.
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2011 BUICK REGAL TURBO
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LIST $29,720
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SALE:
#711128, 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 6T45, HEATED LEATHER SEATS, ONSTAR, XM RADIO
$25,999*
2012 BUICK ENCLAVE CX
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$36,199*
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NEW 2012 FORD FIESTA
Automatic, Air Conditioning, Pwr., Mirrors, Advance Trac with Electronic Stability Control, Side Curtain Air Bags, CD, Pwr. Door Locks, Remote Keyless Entry, Tilt Wheel
NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS
Remote Keyless Entry, CD, Power Locks, Air Conditioning, Anti-Theft System, Side Curtain Air Bags, Side Impact Air Bags, Message Center, MyKey
24 Mos. *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 2/29/12.
*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 2/29/12.
NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS SE
NEW 2012 FORD FUSION SE
Auto., CD, Alum. Wheels, Tilt, PW, PDL, Pwr. Seat, Safety Pkg., Side Impact Air Bags, 1st & 2nd Air Curtains, Anti-Theft Sys., Sirius Satellite Radio, Keyless Entry, Message Center,
Auto., CD, Anti-Theft Sys., Side Curtain Air Bags, 16” Steel Wheels, Tilt Wheel, AC, PDL, PW, Instrument Cluster, Message Center, Keyless Entry, Pwr. Side Mirrors, Fog Lamps, MyKey
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24 Mos. *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 2/29/12.
NEW 2011 FORD F-150 4X4 3.7L V6 Engine, XL plus Pkg., Cruise Control, 40/20/40 Cloth Seat, CD, MyKey, Pwr FOOT Equipment Group, Pwr. BOX Mirrors, XL Decor Group
*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 2/29/12.
NEW 2012 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4X4 All Wheel Drive, XLT, Safety Canopy, Side Impact Safety Pkg., Pwr. Seat, Auto., PDL, PW, CD, Air, Fog Lamps, Privacy Glass, Roof Rack, 16” Alum. Wheels, Sirius Satellite APR Radio, Keyless Entry, Rear M O Cargo Convenience Pkg., S.
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NEW 2012 FORD EDGE Pwr. Windows, PDL, Air, Advance Trac with Roll Stability Control, Remote Keyless Entry, CD, MyFord
24 Mos.
*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 2/29/12.
24 Mos.
*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 2/29/12.
NEW 2012 FORD EXPLORER 4X4 3.5L Engine, PL, MyFord Display. PW, Auto. Climate Control, Pwr. Mirrors, 17” Steel Wheels, CD, Keyless MyKey, Entry, Cruise Control
24 Mos.
*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 2/29/12.
CALL NOW 823-8888 1-800-817-FORD Overlooking Mohegan Sun 577 East Main St., Plains
Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B *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 FEBRUARY 28, 2012.
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BABY ITEMS: girl clothes, dresses, jeans, coats, tops, shoes, gently worn, variety of brand names, sizes 1 year, 18 months & 2 years all or piece by piece. Graco neat seat adjustable high chair $10. Diaper Genie never used, $10. Symphony inMotion mobileFarmyard 0-5 mos. $10. Bumper guards with matching blanket, pink & brown plush, circle design pattern, $8. Reclining 3 stage feeding seat, The First Years blue & white $5. VTech Bouncing Colors Turtle from colors to playful melodies, fun sounds, & active play reward movement while enhancing coordination, motor skills & balance $5. Playskool Sit N Spin $5. All clothes & baby items from a smoke /pet free home. Take all for $100. Call 570-709-9863
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Antiques & Collectibles
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$ ANTIQUES BUYING $
Old Toys, model kits, Bikes, dolls, guns, Mining Items, trains & Musical Instruments, Hess. 474-9544 HELMET. NFL Anniversary, full size. Signed by 10 Hall of Famers. Sell $300. 570-817-8981 NAUTICAL themed decoration, 15 large wooden sailing ship models, 6 medium /small ship models, model sea birds, sailor figures, assortment of lightboxes, paintings, plaques, large boat shaped coffee table with oars 4.5’x 2’w, wooden steering wheel, wooden steering wheel with gauges, standing boat shaped shelving unit, 5’tlx18”w, . 1 captain statue, ship floats & more. $200. 823-7957 PEDAL INDY CAR 1980s era black Copenhagen Aj Foyt & red 1980s era Marlboro plastic Indy pedal car. Great collectibles!! $100. each (570) 696-3988
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Appliances
APPLIANCE PA RT S E T C .
Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162
WASHER/DRYER
Kenmore Elite. White. FRONT LOAD. Like new. Electric dryer. Storage drawer on bottom of each. $800 for both 570-261-5120
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Baby Items
Bridal Items
BRACELET beautiful red rhinestone nobler bride or valentine day bracelet crystal rhinestone, silvergilt, alloy only $10 570-332-8014
726
Clothing
BOYS CLOTHING Gap carpenter jean shorts 8 slim, Gap pocket cargo khaki pants size 8, Old Navy Khaki pants never worn size 8 slim, camouflage shorts size 7, Old Navy checkered golf shorts size 7. 2 pair Arizona checkered golf shorts size 8. Like new. From smoke/pet free home, $25. for all. 570-709-9863
COAT
KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385 WEDDING GOWN: custom design never worn, white satin, burgundy. Paid $1400. Asking $800. OBO. 570-454-5163
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Exercise Equipment
BICYCLE universal fitness exercise bicycle, computer, excellent condition. $25. 570 696-1703 TREADMILL Lifestyler Expanse 2000 0-10 MPH speed, 2.5 hp motor, power incline, programmable speed & incline. Paid $1,000. Sacrifice for $375. 570-675-4777 TREADMILL Pro Form-995SEL Spacesaver. Folds up when not in use. Includes Inter-Active I-Fit Workout Program, Handheld weights. Internet connectable. Excellent condition. $275. OBO.570-333-5298
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ANTIQUE hall tree with bevel mirror brass coat or hat hooks with hinged seat storage bin 6’ high, excellent condition asking $375.570-655-9472
Selling Your Furniture? Do it here in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 BED, Twin complete. Used 3 times in guest room. Excellent condition, $75. DESK, wooden computer with shelves. Excellent condition. $60 570-822-6577 after 6PM BEDROOM SET: 4 piece. White. Good condition. $100. Call 570-735-3489 BEDROOM SET: 6 piece, black lacquer, includes, dresser, mirror, armoire, 2 night stands, mirror spread headboard good for full, queen or king size. Must see, $450 814-5477
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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE TECHNICIANS We have immediate openings for full time
technicians. Starting rates $15-$22 per hour! Must be PA licensed and have own tools. We offer an excellent benefit package. Come and join our growing company! Apply in person or call. All replies will be strictly confidential.
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Car-Lotta Car Sales 303 Wyoming Avenue Kingston, PA 18704 (570) 287-5445 Car-Lotta Car Sales www.carlottacredit.com 554
Production/ Operations
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Furniture & Accessories
BRAND NEW P-TOP QUEEN MATTRESS SET!! Still in bags! $150!! MUST SELL!! Call Steve @ 280-9628!! DRESSER 6 drawer with horses painted on it by artist. $50. 570-599-9975 ENTERTAINMENT center, solid oak 4’ with glass showcase. Beautiful condition. $200. 570-388-6603
Production/ Operations
Production / Operations
Full Time Position With Benefits Recondition and test business telephones. Good eyesight, hearing and attention to detail necessary. Should be self-motivated and team player.
Email resume to: nepajob@gmail.com
746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets
758 Miscellaneous
LUZERNE $2 SALE 95 Main Street
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.
Fri., Feb. 3rd, 10-5 Sat.,Feb. 4th 9-5 Trendy, name brand, junior’s clothing & accessories 570-718-0280
MOUNTAINTOP
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SATURDAY, FEB. 4 8:00-4:00
DIRECTIONS: 309 TO S. MAIN RD TO CHURCH RD. TO BLYTHEBURN. Entire contents of house. Including loads of glassware, Fenton, Milk Glass collection, Carnival glass, porcelain, dish and china sets, Mccoy and other pottery, jewelry, linens, lots of holiday, lawn ornaments, lawn & garden, Toro 521 snowblower, hand and power tools, shed items & much more! CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED!
Sale by Cook & Cook Estate Liquidators www.cookand cookestate liquidators.com
PITTSTON Wesley Village 29 Grant Street Sat., Feb. 4th, 8-4 Ornate waterfall bed room set, Cuisinart microwave, Kitchen Aid mixer, TV’s, kitchenware, McCoy, linens, jewelry, vintage Xmas, recliner, small entertainment center, Franciscan dishes, Johnson Brother’s England dishes, tools, Singer sewing machines, dehumidifier, Shop Vac, sweepers,fans, Weslo treadmill, Black & Decker elec tric lawn mower, Toro blower, lawn & garden, nice old glider, & more.
FORTY FORT $2 $10
TO WINTER CLEARANCE SALE PANDORA’S CLOSET CONSIGNMENT SHOP
Fri., Feb 3rd & Sat., Feb. 4th 10 am - 5 pm Clothing, coats, shoes, purses, accessories & gowns. 1027 Wyoming Ave. 570-718-4727
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2665 S. Main Street Sat., Feb. 3rd, 9-2 From Nanticoke or Wilkes-Barre, get on Middle Rd, & come straight to the sale. Parking is very limited, some spaces have been made available directly across street; look for signs. Items for sale from a spotless home: Lingerie chest, tables, rocker, many nice linens, Capodimonte, old picture frames, jewelry, knick-knacks, kitchenware, books, glassware & dishes. Many Christmas items, household & much more.
LUZERNE $2 SALE 177 Main Street
Fri. Feb. 3rd 10-5 Sat., Feb, 4th 9-4 Household items. dishes, pictures, tools, etc. 570-718-0585
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LUZERNE $2 SALE 86 Main Street
Fri., Feb. 3rd 10-5 Sat., Feb. 4th, 9-4 Name brand women’s clothing. 570-287-4333
LUZERNE $2 SALE 89 Main Street
Fri., Feb. 3rd, 10-5 Sat., Feb. 4th 9-4 Men’s name brand clothing & shoes. 570-714-1508
LUZERNE $2 SALE 93 Main Street
Fri., Feb. 3rd 10-5 Sat.,Feb. 4th 9-4 Children’s clothing, shoes & toys. 570-283-5233
Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Queen Anne Style dining room set. 3 piece walled unit. Please Call 570-883-1910 or 570-655-9305
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
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Jewelry
VALENTINES DAY
is just around the corner. Are you looking for that special gift for the man or women in your life or just a friend? We have gold, gold filled, silver, rings, necklaces, watches, trinkets for both men & women so why not come in & see us?
Bring this ad & we will give you an extra 10% off your purchase of $50 or more.
OPEN ON VALENTINE’S DAY!
Visit us as 134 Rt. 11, Larksville or call 570-855-7197
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Medical Equipment
LIFT POWER WHEEL CHAIR LIFT for SUV or pick up truck. Brand new, used only 7 times. Still in vehicle. Cost over $3,000 installed, will sell for $1,000. Crane type. 570-217-7755 REASSURE full rise protective underwear 3 packs of 14 underwear for men or women size xlarge 58-68 waist /hip all for $15. 570-735 6638
758 Miscellaneous
All Junk Cars, Trucks &
Equipment
Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H FREE PICKUP
570-574-1275 CIGAR HUMIDOR upright armoire style with front door & top door, dark oak holds 100 cigars Excellent condition. $50. 570-655-9472 DISHES Imperial China #745 Wild flower W. Dalton Service for 12 plus extra serving pieces 94 pieces in all $450. 570-639-2911
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NASCAR FANS large family album with stories & mementos of most famous racing families. Published2007. $20. Jim 655-9474
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796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise
VITO’S & GINO’S
Wanted: Junk Cars, Trucks & Equipment! Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP
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WANTED JEWELRY
Musical Instruments
815
Dogs
SCHNAUZER PUPPIES
Excellent blood lines. Born Christmas Day. Hypoallergenic breed, does not shed. 2 males black & tan. 4 females - 2 white, 2 & brindle (silver white). See and choose your puppy now! Ready to go week of 3/4. Males & Females $550/each $100 deposit. Breed requires total bonding with new owner. Puppies must be placed between 10 and 12 weeks of age. 570-843-5040
SHIH TZU PUPPIES ACA REGISTERED
Male & female available. Ready 02/21. Will hold with deposit. $575 570-714-2032 570-852-9617
GUITAR Martin j15 like new with Martin gold pickup must see $700. Firm. 570-709-9009
Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877
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Photo Equipment
CAMERA Minolta Maxxum 8000i 35mm film camera with 2 lenses, off camera flash unit, very good condition reduced $275. 570- 788-2388 CAMERA Nikon D60 gold edition digital SLR camera with, 2 VR lenses, 1 1855 zoom manual focus, 1 55-200 zoom, battery grip with 2 batteries, chargers, bag $350 or best offer. 570-328-6059
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(570)48GOLD8 (570)484-6538
Highest Cash PayOuts Guaranteed Mon-Sat 10am -6pm C l o s e d S u n d a ys
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
London PM Gold Price
Visit us at WilkesBarreGold.com Or email us at wilkesbarregold@ yahoo.com
800 PETS & ANIMALS 810
Cats
CROSS BOW LEGEND exercise machine, very good condition, sacrifice $200.570-788-2388 GOLF BALLS: 100 Titleist ProV1 & Pro V1X,near mint $90. Driver: Cleveland Hi Bore Monster XLS 9 Degree, draw faced, great shape, $50. 570-401-7052
CATS & KITTENS 12 weeks & up.
POOL TABLE. Solid Slate. Gandy professional. 5x9. $995 FIRM. 570-8834443 evenings.
780
Televisions/ Accessories
TV 19” Toshiba convertor & antenna $35. Call Bill 570-825-8256 TV 37” lcd Insignia with remote, works great $175. neg. 570-288-3352 TV Sanyo 32” square, about 5 years old, analog ports in front, remote included. DVD player Toshiba with remote & analog cables, 3 years old. Both excellent condition, no damage. Both items together $150/ OBO. 570-262-7075
796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise
BUYING SPORT CARDS Pay Cash for
baseball, football, basketball, hockey & non-sports. Sets, singles & wax. 570-212-0398
PAYING TOP DOLLAR 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
Motorcycle for sale? Let them see it here in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130
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Pet Supplies
PET RAMP indoor, light weight, sturdy foam, 2 multipositional sections, non slip surface, holds over 250lb. Great for arthritic pets. Paid $150. Asking $75. 570-578-0759
All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped
900 REAL ESTATE 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. ASHLEY
VALLEY CAT RESCUE
824-4172, 9-9 only RAT TERRIER, female, wonderful companion dog. Needs to be the only pet in the home. Free to good home. 947-4226
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PAWS TO CONSIDER....
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
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MINIATURE PINCHER PUPPIES
3 males, black&tan, tails done, dew claws removed. Shots, and ACA registered. Ready NOW. 570-542-4006
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AVOCA
DALLAS
DALLAS
1360 Lower Demunds Rd. A grand entrance leads you to this stunning Craftsman style home on 11+ acres complete with pond, stream & rolling meadows. This dramatic home is in pristine condition. The 2 story great room with stone fireplace & warm wood walls is one of the focal points of this home. Offers modern kitchen/baths, formal dining room & family room. Recently built 3 car garage with guest quarters above is a plus. You’ll spend many hours on the large wrap around porch this Fall, Spring & Summer overlooking your estate. Rarely does a home like this come on the market. MLS# 11-1741. $499,000 Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883
620 Meadows Enjoy the comforts & amenities of living at Newberry Estate - tennis, golf & swimming are yours to enjoy & relax. Spacious condo at a great price. Possibilities for 3rd bedroom and bath on lower level. Pets welcome at Meadows. MLS#12-18 $ 149,900 Call Geri 570-696-0888
DALLAS
DALLAS
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
AVOCA Renovated 3 bedroom, 2 story on corner lot. New roof & windows. New kitchen, carpeting & paint. Hardwood floors, gas fireplace & garage. All appliances included. A MUST SEE. $119,000. 570-457-1538 Leave Message BACK MOUNTAIN
1215 Mountain Rd. Well maintained ranch home set on 2 acres with apple trees on property. This home offers 3 bedrooms, sunroom & enclosed porch. Lower level with brick fireplace. 2 car garage. $172,500 MLS# 11-2436 Call Geri 570-696-0888
BACK MOUNTAIN
Birds? Cats? Dogs? Skunks? Snakes? Sell Your Animals with a Classified Ad! 570-829-7130
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CAT FREE neutered short hair male calico house cat. 4 years old. Belonged to elderly woman. 570-954-3574
POOL TABLE bar room size slate pool table. $600. Call Jack 570-824-9166
BALL PYTHON 4’, tank, stand & accessories included $100. please call (570) 883-7426
Feb. 2: $1,751.00
776 Sporting Goods CROSS BOW Horton with case, bolts, tips 4 x red dot scope used 1 season Excellent condition. $300. Bike rack fits class 3 hitch holds 4 bikes, new $269. sell for $150. 570-655-9472
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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 $65,000 Call Theresa Eileen R. Melone Real estate 570-821-7022 AVOCA
30 Costello Circle Fine Line construction. 4 bedroom 2.5 bath Colonial. Great floor plan, master bedroom, walk in closet. 2 car garage, fenced in yard. 2 driveways, above ground pool For additional info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3162 $248,500 Call Lu-Ann 570-602-9280
138 White Birch Ln Charming two story on nice lot features, living room, dining room with hardwoods, modern Oak kitchen, first floor family room, 4 large bedrooms, 2 full & 2 half baths. Deck overlooking level rear yard. 2 car garage. Gas heat, Central air. (11-3115) $310,000 Call Kevin Smith 570-696-5422
DALLAS
8 Lackawanna Ave Central Location. 45 bedroom bi-level. Gas heat. 2 baths. Oversized 2 car garage. Corner lot. MLS 11-4372 $140,000 Besecker Realty 570-675-3611
Charming 2 bedroom Cape Cod in Franklin Township. L-shaped living room with hardwood floors, eat in kitchen & private driveway. $119,900 MLS#11-3255 Call Joe moore 570-288-1401
DALLAS 133 Frangorma Dr Bright & open floor plan. 6 year old 2 story. 9' ceiling 1st floor. Custom kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Family Room with 14' ceiling & fireplace. Convenient Back Mt. location. MLS# 12-127 $349,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888
BACK MOUNTAIN Centermorland
529 SR 292 E For sale by owner Move-in ready. Well maintained. 3 - 4 bedrooms. 1 ¾ bath. Appliances included. 2.87 acres with mountain view. For more info & photos go to: ForSaleByOwner.com Search featured homes in Tunkhannock. $275,000. For appointment, call: 570-310-1552
SMITH HOURIGAN 570-696-1195 DALLAS
211 Hillside One Enjoy the comforts & amenities of living in a beautifully maintained townhouse, 3/4 Bedrooms, family room with fireplace out to deck. Bright & airy kitchen, finished lower level, Tennis, Golf & Swimming are yours to enjoy & relax. Maintenance free living. PRICE REDUCED! $199,000 MLS# 10-1221 Call Geri 570-696-0888
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BEAR CREEK
DALLAS
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! MLS#11-4136 $299,900 Call Geri 570-696-0888
23 Rice Court If you've reached the top, live there in this stunning 3,900 sq. ft., 4 bedroom, 4 bath home in a great neighborhood. Offers formal living room, dining room, 2 family rooms, florida room, and kitchen any true chef would adore. Picture perfect condition. The basement is heated by a separate system. SELLER PROVIDING HOME WARRANTY. MLS#11-1005 $349,900 Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883
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
Charming 4 bedroom, 3 bath home situated on 1 1/4 acre on a private setting. Close to schools and shopping. Living room with beautiful stone fireplace and built ins. Hardwood floors throughout. Master suite on 1st floor. Kitchen has cherry cabinets with tile floors. Screened porch. Detached 2 car garage. $365,000 For appointment 570-690-0752 DALLAS
Four bedroom Colonial with hardwood floors in formal dining and living room. Modern eat in kitchen, finished basement with 24” x 30” recreation room. Deck, hot tub and ceiling fans. MLS#11-4504 $229,900 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401
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NEW PRICE!
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 Motivated Seller! $179,500 Call Jim Banos COLDWELL BANKER RUNDLE REAL ESTATE 570-991-1883 DALLAS
3 bedroom brick Cape Cod, with 2 baths, on a corner lot near Dallas Schools, with easy access to shopping. MLS# 12-12 $125,000 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950
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NEWBERRY ESTATE ORCHARD EAST Two bedroom condo, 2nd floor. Living/dining room combination. 1,200 square feet of easy living. Two balconies, one car garage nearby. Security system, cedar closet, use of in ground pool. $109,000 MLS#11-4031 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401
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DURYEA 314 Edward St
DURYEA
EDWARDSVILLE 192 Hillside Ave
Condo with architect designed interior on 3 floors. Large, well equipped tiled kitchen with separate breakfast room, den with fireplace-brick & granite hearth. Open floor plan in living/dining area. 3 or 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. Lower level has den or 4th bedroom with family room & bath. Recently sided; attached 2-car garage, walk-out lower level, decks on 1st & 2nd floor; pets accepted (must be approved by condo association). Country Club amenities included & private pool for Meadows residents. MLS 12-203 $269,000 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565
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
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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
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$125 EXTRA IF DRIVEN, DRAGGED OR PUSHED IN!
Cute 2 story, 2 bedroom 1 bath home. $15,000 570-780-0324 570-947-3575
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 $64,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716
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Visiting Angels, a Senior Home Care Agency is dedicated to offering seniorcitizens the opportunityto age in place at home.Ourphilosophy is to never compromise on providing high quality services. Our system allows seniors to afford a top quality caregiver who is thoroughly screened and experienced. Because of our commitment to service and quality we are growing. We are seeking a Client Care Coordinator to join our team. The Client Care Coordinator ensures proper staffing of all client cases with field employees, and works closely with the Caregiver Supervisor and Client Care Manager to ensure client satisfaction with services.
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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 $315,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415
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274 Hillside Ave. PRICED TO SELL. THIS HOME IS A MUST SEE. Great starter home in move in condition. Newer 1/2 bath off kitchen & replacement windows installed. MLS11-560. $52,000 Roger Nenni EXT. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 EDWARDSVILLE
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, Feb. 5th 1PM to 2:30PM 263 Lawrence St Recently updated, this 4 bedroom home offers modern kitchen with Oak cabinets, 2 baths, deck with a beautiful view of the Valley, fenced in yard and finished lower level. All appliances included. A must see. MLS#11-4434 $ 92,000 Call Christina @ (570) 714-9235
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
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362 Susquehanna Ave Completely remodeled, spectacular, 2 story Victorian home, with 3 bedrooms, 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
796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise
Great multi-family home. Fully rented double block offers large updated rooms, 3 bedrooms each side. Nice location. MLS 114390 $129,900 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824
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Nice size four bedroom home with some hardwood floors, large eat in kitchen with breakfast bar. 2 car garage & partially fenced yard. Close to everything! $92,900 MLS# 11-1977 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950
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REQUIREMENTS: • Must enjoy helping seniors. • Must exhibit warm and congenial, professional attitude in daily activities. • Must be flexible regarding workdays and hours. • Must be able to learn quickly in busy office. • Must be well organized, detail-oriented and team oriented. • Excellent customer service and telephone skills. • Must have ability to effectively motivate staff and multi-task. • Must have computer skills including, Word, Excel. Power Point a plus. • Must be able to type 50+words per minute. • Experience managing employees and homecare/home health experience a plus but not necessary. Your duties will include, scheduling employees, maintaining records, assisting with recruitment, hiring, and orientation, participating in the on-call rotation, preparing reports, and corresponding with clients and caregivers.
We offer opportunity for advancement, and benefits. For consideration email a resume to skahlau@visitingangels.com. E.O.E.
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
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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
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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
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Candidates must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills. Develop and implement a district-wide philosophy of the teaching of the game of volleyball at all levels of the program. Year-round work on developing the program is a must. Experience coaching on the varsity level is preferred. For clearance information and application process, visit www.dallassd.com > Employment page. Mail application packet to: Mr. Frank Galicki, Superintendent, Dallas School District, PO Box 2000, Dallas, PA 18612 Complete application packets, including letter of interest, district application, references, letters of recommendation, current Act 34, 151 and 114 clearances, must be received by DEADLINE: February 13, 2012
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HANOVER TWP
HANOVER TWP.
HANOVER TWP.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP
187 South Street 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, modern kitchen, security system, beautifully landscaped patio, pond & above ground pool. Great neighborhood! Close to major highways. MLS #11-2370 $124,500 Call Debra at 570-714-9251
577 Nanticoke St. Well maintained 3 bedroom, 2 story home in quiet neighborhood. This home features an enclosed patio with hot tub, enclosed front porch, walk up floored attic with electric. 2 coal stoves and much more. All measurements approximate. MLS 10-4645. $80,900 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770
Fantastic view from the deck and patio of this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath vinyl sided 2 story home. Four years young with so many extras. A dream home! MLS# 11-2429 $299,900 Call Florence 570-715-7737
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HANOVER TWP Modern 3 bedroom. 1 1/2 bath. Driveway. Gas heat. Lease. No pets. No smoking. $750 + utilities. Call Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769
(570) 288-6654 HANOVER TWP. 10 Lyndwood Ave
3 Bedroom 1.5 bath ranch with new windows hardwood floors finished basement 2 car garage and a finished basement. MLS 11-3610 $154,900 Call Pat Guesto 570-793-4055 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100
94 Ferry Road Nice vinyl sided 2 story situated on a great corner fenced lot in Hanover Twp. 2 bedrooms, 2 modern baths, additional finished space in basement for 2 more bedrooms or office/ playrooms. Attached 2 car garage connected by a 9x20 breezeway which could be a great entertaining area! Above ground pool, gas fireplace, gas heat, newer roof and â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Driâ&#x20AC;? system installed in basement. MLS #11626. $119,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
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Smith Hourigan Group 570-714-6119
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
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NEW ON THE MARKET! All brick & stone English Tudor on Corner Lot Breathtaking Views! 3 bedrooms, finished lower level, attached 2 car garage. In ground pool. Gas heat & central air. Must See! $385,000. 570-822-8704 or 570-498-5327
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2 story in good condition with 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, eat-in kitchen, 2 car garage, fenced yard & new gas heat. REDUCED TO $39,900 Call Ruth Smith 570-696-1195 or 570-696-5411
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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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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
JENKINS TWP 2 Owen Street
HANOVER
Multi-family. large 3 unit building, beautifully updated apartments. Two 3 bedroom apartments & one efficiency apartment. Great location also offers street parking. This is a must see. $139,900. MLS 114389. Call/text for Details Donna Cain 570-947-3824
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This 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath home is in the desired location of Jenkins Township. Sellers were in process of updating the home so a little TLC can go a long way. Nice yard. Motivated sellers. MLS 11-2191 $89,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 JENKINS TWP.
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Double block with both sides having nice secluded yards and decks. Close to area schools. Wood floors just redone on owners side. Wonderful opportunity to live in one side and rent the other side to help pay your mortgage! MLS#11-4537 $65,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-322-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950
476 Wyoming St. Nice 3 bedroom single home. Gas heat. COnvenient location. To settle estate. Reduced to $34,900 Call Jim for details
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27 Spring St Great home. Great location. Great condition. Great Price. MLS#11-4370 $54,900 Call Al Clemonts 570-371-9381
Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307
Very well maintained 2-story home with 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, large eat-in kitchen and 1.5 baths. This home also has a first floor laundry room, ductless air conditioner, gas steam heat and a fenced yard. This is a beauty! Make an appointment today! MLS#11-4433 $79,900 Karen Altavilla 570-283-09100 ext 28
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* NEW LISTING! * 3-story home with 4 car garage. Hardwood floors, sun parlor with magnificent leaded glass windows, 4 bedrooms, eat-in kitchen with pantry, formal dining room, gas heat. MLS #11-4133 $84,500 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565
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2032 ROUTE 92 Great Ranch home surrounded by nature with view of the river and extra lot on the river. Large living room and kitchen remodeled and ready to move in. Full unfinished basement, off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-79 $78,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415
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2 W. Sunrise Drive PRICED TO SELL! This 4 bedroom has 2 car garage with extra driveway, central air, veranda over garage, recreation room with fireplace and wet bar. Sunroom For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-296 $199,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716
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21 Spring St. 2 or 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home. Large fenced yard with shed, 50x200â&#x20AC;&#x2122; lot. 3 off street parking spaces. By Owner $99,900 570-825-9867
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4 Widener Drive A must see home! You absolutely must see the interior of this home. Start by looking at the photos on line. Fantastic kitchen with hickory cabinets, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and tile floor. Fabulous master bathroom with champagne tub and glass shower, walk in closet. 4 car garage, upper garage is partially finished. The list goes on and on. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-210 $389,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200
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
Smith Hourigan Group (570) 696-1195 Kingston
3 bedroom bi-level with two modern, full baths & one 3/4 bath. Living room with fireplace and skylights, built in china cabinets in dining room. Lower level family room with fireplace and wet bar. Large foyer with fireplace. MLS#11-3064 $289,500 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401
KINGSTON 58 S. Welles Ave
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KINGSTON 68 Bennett St
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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
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
This charming 3 story has plenty of potential and is within 1 block of Wyoming Ave. Put in your own finishing touches. Priced to sell! MLS 12-48 $ 34,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769
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A Classy Move-in Ready 5 bedroom, with recent updates including flooring, bathroom, recessed lighting & many new widows. Woodburner on brick hearth, eat in kitchen, formal dining room. Good room sizes, fenced yard, patio, private driveway, walking distance to park, shopping, public transportation, restaurants, etc. MLS #11-4283 $132,900. Call Pat today @
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BUTLER ST. Large double, great older home with all modern updates. Pantry, kitchen, living room, formal dining room, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Collect $1300 rent from other side. $195,000 570-288-4203
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76 N. Dawes Ave. Use your income tax rebate for a downpayment on this great home with modern kitchen with granite counters, 2 large bedrooms, attached garage, full basement could be finished, sun porch overlooks great semi private yard. A great house in a great location! Come see it! . For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-41 $119,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415
4 Orchard St. 3 bedroom starter home with 1 bath on quiet street. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-254 $69,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716
Large charmer had been extensively renovated in the last few years. Tons of closets, walk-up attic & 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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Lovely brick ranch home in great development. 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. All hardwood floors, brand new roof. 2 family rooms suitable for mini apartment. 1st floor laundry, sunroom, central air, alarm system, 1 car garage. Very good condition. 11-2437 $200,000 Call Nancy Answini 570-237-5999 JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444
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KINGSTON
Well maintained one owner home located near schools & shopping. Home features 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, eat-in kitchen, living room, dining room & foyer, with ductless air conditioning on the first floor. 2-car detached garage and basement ready to be finished. All appliances are included along with the first floor laundry. MLS#11-97 $129,000 Everett Davis (570) 417-8733
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LAFLIN
10 E. Second St. Property in nice neighborhood. Includes 4 room apartment over garage. MLS 12-253 $79,000 Charles J. Prohaska EXT 35 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770
LUZERNE
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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459 Bennett St. Very nice 5 bedroom, 2 story home in nice area of Luzerne. Off street parking for 4 cars. 1st floor master bedroom & laundry. Replacement windows on 2nd floor. 5 year young full bath. Modern kitchen w/breakfast bar, oak cabinets. Basement always DRY! All measurements approximate MLS11-3745 $122,900 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
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15 EMERSON DRIVE GLENMAURA Beautiful brickfaced 4 bedroom Colonial. Spacious, open floor plan. Tile floors, fireplace, two car garage. MLS# 12-295 $350,000 Call Stacey Lauer 570-262-1158
MOSCOW 331 Gudz Road
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
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33 Valley View Drive 3 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath, 2 car garage, new roof & hot water heater, above ground heated pool, finished basement. $210,000 Contact Melissa at 570-430-8263 MOUNTAIN TOP
3 bedroom, 1 bath. Nice opportunity for a starter home or investment property. Needs work, but columns, moldings, and leaded glass windows are intact. MLS #12-133 $42,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950 NANTICOKE
182 Robert Street Nice single or duplex. Gas heat. Detached garage. This home is “high and dry”, and available for immediate occupancy. Call Jim for details. Affordable @ $104,900 TOWNE & COUNTRY R.E. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708 NANTICOKE
414 Grove Street E Remodeled 2 story with new oil furnace, windows, electric kitchen, bath, door, flooring, paint. OSP. Seller will pay 1st year property tax. MLS#11-2760 $85,500 Call Al Clemonts 570-371-9381
Smith Hourigan Group 570-714-6119 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 $192,000 Jim Graham at 570-715-9323
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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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East Noble Street Nice two family on the east side. Gas heat. Detached 2 car garage. Affordable @ $69,500. Call Jim for details TOWNE & COUNTRY R.E. CO. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708 NANTICOKE
Five bedroom Contemporary has a vaulted ceiling in living room with fireplace. Hardwood floors in dining & living rooms. 1st floor master bedroom with walk in closet. Lower level family room. Deck, garage, separate laundry. $257,500 MLS#12-170 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401
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MOUNTAINTOP
29 Valley View Dr. MOTIVATED SELLER Raised ranch on corner lot. Spacious two car garage. Modern kitchen & bath, tile floors. Energy efficient Ceramic Heat. MLS#11-2500 $174,900 Call Julio Caprari: 570-592-3966
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VACANT LAND 333 OAKMONT LANE 1.15 acre, level lot, #254, on cul-de-sac, in Laurel Lakes. Underground electric, phone & cable. Ready for your new home in 2012! MLS# 11-4465 $39,900 Call Christine Kane 570-714-9231
NANTICOKE Reduced - $89,000
25 Shea St CAPE ANN: Large & Bright, 3 bedrooms, eat-in kitchen, Carrara glass bathroom, finished lower level, family room (knotty pine) with bar. Oil heat, very large lot. Estate. View the mountains from the front porch. #112970. BIG REDUCTION! NEW PRICE $79,900 Go To The Top... Call JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481 PITTSON
NEW PRICE 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms & bath, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, new windows, gas heat. MLS # 11-4369 $74,500 Call Donna 570-613-9080
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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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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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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 $59,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200
LUXURY TOWNHOME New construction: 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, large entry with cathedral ceiling, upstairs laundry. Oak kitchen cabinetry, granite counters & stainless steel whirlpool appliances. Open floor plan is great for entertaining. Upgrades include hardwood floors & gas fireplace. Two walk-in closets & master suite with private bath features cherry/ granite double vanity, jetted tub. Attached garage, full basement, a great location; minutes to I-81 & Turnpike off 315, 7.5 miles north of Mohegan Sun.
READY FOR OCCUPANCY
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SHAVERTOWN 2 Oak Drive Vacant land ready to build. One of the last lots left in this Back Mountain development. (1) one acre lot. Call for details. MLS 11-1488 $62,400 Christine Pieczynski 570-696-6565
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
SWOYERSVILLE
120 Barber Street Nice ranch home! Great neighborhood. MLS#11-3365 $109,000 (570) 885-6731 (570) 288-0770
OPEN HOUSE 917 MAIN ST SUNDAY, FEB. 5 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 1PM TO 3PM Estate. Nice brick
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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
2 bedroom, 2.5 bath. Luxury 1,950 sq ft end unit Townhome in sought after River Ridge. Gas heat, A/C, Hardwood & wall to wall. Marble tile master bath with jetted tub & separate shower. $189,500 Call 570-285-5119
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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 Reduced $109,900 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468
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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 $99,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
SCRANTON
408 Cragle Hill Rd. This is a very well kept Ranch home on 6 acres, central air, rear patio and 1 car garage. This is a 3 parcel listing. MLS 11-4273 $157,900 Jackie Roman 570-288-0770 Ext. 39 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
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front ranch home on a corner lot. 1 car attached garage, circle driveway, central air. 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath with 2 showers, Full basement with brand new water proofing system that includes a warranty. Great location. MLS 11-2127 $115,500 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824
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611 Dennison St., High & Dry! Lovely three bedroom, two bath bi-level offers plenty of closet space, tiled kitchen & lower level floors, security system and very economical gas heat. Lower level has family room, laundry area and office or fourth bedroom. This home was NOT FLOODED! MLS#12-8 $144,500 Karen Bernardi 283-9100 x31
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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
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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
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60 Watkins St Home features a master bedroom on 1st floor with large walk in closet, ceiling fans, screened porch, sunroom and workshop. New 200 amp service, interior paint & laundry area in basement. MLS#12-128 $105,000 Call Al Clemonts 570-371-9381
Meticulous twostory home with double lot and 2-car garage. Eat-in kitchen with laundry area; first floor tiled full bath, nicely carpeted living/dining rooms; three bedrooms on second floor, gas heat, recently roofed, great starter home for you. Move in and enjoy not paying rent. MLS#11-3400 REDUCED TO $99,000 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565
* NEW LISTING! * Great space in this 2-story coveted Dallas neighborhood! Lots of oak on 1st floor, door, moldings, kitchen, beams; finished basement, 3-season room, bonus room on 2nd floor with computer nook. 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, office on 1st floor, dual heat/air units. MLS#11-4064 $349,900 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565
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A dollhouse in historic Patterson Grove Campground with country charm. Many recent updates. Cute as can be. Patterson Grove on web www.patterson grove.com 11-4376 $27,000 Call Betty at Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 ext 3559 or 570-714-6127
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“New Listing”! 3 bedrooms, 1 bath home on double lot. One car garage, two 3 season porches, security system & attic just insulated. MLS #12-31 $90,000. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950
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Well maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bath double wide in nice neighborhood. Many updates. Landscaped & fenced yard with pool, large deck & koi pond! $99,700 MLS#11-2253 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950
313 Race St. This home needs someone to rebuild the former finished basement and 1st floor. Being sold as is. 2nd floor is move in ready. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-255 $39,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716
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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#11-3617 $249,900 Call Geri 570-696-0888
WEST HAZLETON
100 Warren St 16,000 sq. ft. commercial building with warehouse / offices. Great location. 1 block west of Route 93. Approximately 3 miles from 80/81 intersection. Many possibilities for this property storage lockers; flea market; game/ entertainment center; laundromat; auto garage. $119,000 Call Karen at Century 21 Select Group - Hazleton 570-582-4938
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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
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4 bedroom home features a great yard with over 2 acres of property. Situated across from a playground. Needs some TLC but come take a look, you wouldn’t want to miss out. There is a pond at the far end of the property that is used by all surrounding neighbors. This is an estate and is being sold as is. No sellers property disclosure. Will entertain offers in order to settle estate. MLS 11-962 $64,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 WEST PITTSTON
550 Johnson St. Nicely landscaped corner lot surrounds this brick front Colonial in desirable neighborhood. This home features a spacious eat in kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths including Master bedroom with master bath. 1st floor laundry and finished lower level. Enjoy entertaining under the covered patio with hot tub, rear deck for BBQ’s and an above ground pool. Economical gas heat only $1224 per yr. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-157 $254,860 Call Michele Reap 570-905-2336
220 Linden St. Large 2 story home with 3 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths. Detached garage, inground pool. Home needs work on the first floor, 2nd is in very good condition. Kitchen cabinets ready to be reinstalled. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-78 $69,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716
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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 570-262-7716
$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
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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
W. NANTICOKE
NEW PRICE $196,500
Luxurious End Townhouse
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
WEST PITTSTON
438 Tripp St
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SHICKSHINNY 1128 Bethel Hill Rd Nice ranch in very well maintained, quiet neighborhood with finished basement, hardwood floors, and big, fenced back yard with deck. REDUCED PRICE $94,900 MLS# 11-4025 Joseph P Gilroy Real Estate (570) 288-1444 Ask for Holly Kozlowski (570) 814-6763
51-53 Milbre St Nice home. A tenant would help pay the mortgage or use as an investment property or convert to a single family. Great location, worth your consideration. Full attic, walk out basement by bilco doors. Bathrooms are on the first floor. MLS 12-298 $99,500 Call Betty at Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 ext 3559 or 570-714-6127
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46-48 Helen St
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
SHICKSHINNY
20 Maple Drive An immaculate 4 bedroom split level situated on a .37 acre manicured lot in a quiet neighborhood. Features include a Florida room with wet bar & breakfast area, spacious eat-in kitchen with sliders to deck/ patio, formal living room, dining room, family room, central a/c, & 2 car garage. Many amenities. Don't miss this one! MLS #11-1374 $ 229,900 Call Debra at 570-714-9251
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41 Bank Street Very nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath home situated on a large lot on a quiet street with off street parking. Move-in condition. Don't miss this one! MLS #11-4055 REDUCED! $64,500 Call Debra at 570-714-9251
Well maintained raised ranch in Midway Manor. Good size level yard with shed. Large sunroom/laundry addition. Lower level family room with wood stove. MLS #11-4178 $163,700 Call Christrine Kutz 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950
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PITTSTON TWP
FOR SALE: $257,500
Enjoy the quiet life in this spacious 3 bedroom home on double lot. Features hardwood floor in dining room, covered patio, oversized 2 car garage, family room with fireplace & finished, walk out basement with another fireplace. MLS# 11-1873 $160,000 Michael Slacktish 570-760-4961
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PLAINS 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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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
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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 $82,000 Tom Salvaggio 570-262-7716
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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3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors, gas heat, Central Air, master bath with whirlpool tub & shower, lovely landscaped fenced yard, 1 car garage. Great Location. MLS#11-3533 Call Nancy Palumbo 570-714-9240
71 George Ave. Nice house with lots of potential. Priced right. Great for handy young couple. Close to just about everything. Out of flood zone. MLS 12-195 $76,000 Call Roger Nenni EXT 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
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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
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
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298 Lehigh Street Lovely 2 story with new roof, furnace, water heater, new cabinets and appliances. Whole house newly insulated. Nice deck and fenced-in yard. Call Chris at 570-8850900 for additional info or to tour. MLS 11-4505 $82,000 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
Beautiful 5 bedroom home, with 2 full baths w/linen closets. Modern kitchen with breakfast area and snack bar. Large pantry closet. Home features, hardwood floors, ceiling fans, 1st floor office area, living room, dining room, finished room in basement, walk up attic. 1 car garage, rear deck, fenced yard, ductless A/C. Call for your appointment today. MLS 10-4635 $92,000 Call Patty Lunski 570-735-7494 EXT. 304 Antonik & Associates, Inc. 570-735-7494 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
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76 KIDDER ST SUNDAY, FEB 5 NOON TO 2:00
2 Story, 3 bedrooms, 1 & 1/2 bath single family. Large eat-in kitchen, 1st floor laundry, hardwood floors, newer furnace & water heater, 1 car garage. Off street parking. Quiet one way street. $49,900 MLS 11-4171 Call Jim Banos Coldwell Banker Rundle 570-991-1883 WILKES-BARRE South
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Price reduced to $43,000, below market value! Modern kitchen & bath, enclosed rear patio. Nice, clean and well maintained; family room can be converted to a 3rd bedroom. Just move right in! MLS#11-3652 $43,000 Louise Laine 570-283-9100 x20
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39 W. Chestnut St. Lots of room in this single with 3 floors of living space. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath with hardwood floors throughout, natural woodwork, all windows have been replaced, laundry/pantry off of kitchen. 4x10 entry foyer, space for 2 additional bedrooms on the 3rd floor. Roof is new. MLS 11-325 $69,900 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
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
WILKES-BARRE 74 Frederick St
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This very nice 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath home has a large eat in kitchen for family gatherings. A great walk up attic for storage and the home is in move-in condition. MLS 11-1612 $63,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340
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Former Blessed Sacrament Church, Rectory and paved parking lot. 4,372 square foot Church 1,332 square foot Rectory. Parking for 40 vehicles. Three adjacent lots for one price. $160,000 MLS#11-4037 Call Jeff Cook Realty World Bank Capital 570-235-1183 WILKES-BARRE
Nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath home, with 3 season porch and detached 1 car garage. Good starter home in well established neighborhood. Family owned for many years. MLS#11-4464 $65,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950
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 WILKES-BARRE
Just on the market this 2 story offers a modern kitchen, formal dining room, 1st floor laundry plus 2/3 bedrooms On 2nd floor. Affordably priced at $ 27,900.00 MLS 12-50 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769
Nice home, great price. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, wood floors, off street parking, Approx 1312sq ft. Currently rented out for $550 monthly, no lease. Keep it as an investment or make this your new home. MLS 11-3207 $46,000 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824
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Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! Large, stately brick home in Historic District. Large eat-in kitchen, dining room 2 fireplaces, 5 full baths & 2 half baths. Huge master with office. Large 3rd floor bedroom. 2 story attic. Custom woodwork & hardwood floors. Leaded glass, large closets with built-ins. Needs some updates. With large income apt. with separate entrance. Call for appointment. ASKING $300,000 Call 570-706-5917
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Want to live in the city? Look at this home! Well kept and clean two-story in this desirable Wilkes Barre neighborhood. Hardwood flooring, great size, eat-in oak kitchen with all appliances & first floor laundry. Open floor plan on first floor with living/ dining area. Modern baths & three large bedrooms. Plus bonus twin bunk beds built-in. Well insulated-gas heat, fenced yard, offstreet parking. MLS#11-2659 REDUCED TO $79,000 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565
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Nice home located on a quiet street. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath well kept & ready for new owner. MLS 12-73. $55,000. Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824
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Come take a look at this value. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. Sit back & relax on the rear deck of your new home. MLS 1275. $42,500. Call/ text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824
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Own a Pocono Vacation Home
(Skiiing, water sports, outdoor recreation, lake fronts, farms and charming cottages)
$324,900 252 Frantz Hill Road, Scotrun, PA
Well Maintained Farm House with pond, Barn and out buildings on 15 plus acres of wood and fields. Located in Scotrun minutes from I-80. Call Charles Marzzacco (570) 242-7744. Lic# RS068523A
$279,000 255 Summit Ave., Pocono Manor, PA Reminiscent of the 1900’s and “the Magic Garden,” copious stone work, pine floors, secret passageways, tree lined border with natural stone walls. Partners are PA Real Estate Agents. Call Charles Marzzacco (570) 242-7744. Lic# RS068523A
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
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(570) 629-6100 2920 Route 611, Tannersville, Pa 18372
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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2 Story, 3 bedrooms, 1 & 1/2 bath single family. Large eat-in kitchen, 1st floor laundry, hardwood floors, newer furnace & water heater, 1 car garage. Off street parking. Quiet one way street. $49,900 MLS 11-4171 Call Jim Banos Coldwell Banker Rundle 570-991-1883
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1400 North Washington St Nice 2 story in need of some TLC with low taxes, near the casino. Roof is 5 years young. Newer water heater (installed '09), replacement windows throughout, 100 AMP electric, tiled bath, wall-towall carpeting entire 1st floor. $49,900. 11-4455. CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
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$249,000 13 Park Ave., Pocono Summit, PA Lakefront!!! Perfect home to relax or entertain. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, family room w/ walkout to Lake. Low taxes, large wraparound deck. Call John Cioc (570) 8563309 Lic#RS-297036
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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
909 1702 W. Eighth St. 1 story Ranch with 100x200 lot, paved driveway, new energy star replacement windows. Excellent starter home. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-2912 NEW PRICE $84, 500 Fred Mecadon 570-817-5792
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
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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 EDWARDSVILLE
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89-91 Hillside Ave. Out of the flood plain this double has potential. Newer roof & some windows have been replaced. Property includes a large extra lot. Square ft. approximate. MLS 11-3463 $67,000 Roger Nenni EXT. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
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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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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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Lawrence St. Nice 3 unit property. Lots of off street parking and bonus 2 car garage. All units are rented. Great income with low maintenance. $139,900 MLS# 10-2675 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340
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64-66 Dorrance St. 3 units, off street parking with some updated Carpets and paint. $1500/ month income from long time tenants. W/d hookups on site. MLS 11-3517 $109,900 Call Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
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584 Wyoming Ave.
M OTIVA OTIVATED S ELLER !
Three large offices along with a reception area with builtin secretarial/paralegal work stations; a large conference room with built-in bookshelves, kitchenette and bathroom. Lower level has 7 offices, 2 bathrooms, plenty of storage. HIGHLY visible location, off-street parking. Why rent office space? Use part of building & rent space- share expenses and build equity. MLS#11-995 REDUCED TO $399,000 Judy Rice 570-714-9230 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723
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LAFLIN
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
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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
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166 Vine St. Nice three family home in good location, fully occupied. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-220 $49,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716
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414 Front St. Move right into this modern office building featuring 4 offices, receptionist office, large conference room, modern kitchen, storage room, full basement, central air, handicap access. 2 car garage and 5 additional off street parking spaces. This property is also available for lease. Lease price is $675/mo + $675 security deposit. Tenant pays all utilities. Sells for $89,900 Call John Polifka 570-704-6846 5 Mountains Realty 42 N. Main St. Shickshinny, PA 570-542-2141
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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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NANTICOKE PENDING
Rear 49 James St. Two 2 bedroom apartments, fully rented with separate utilities on a quiet street. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-219 $39,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716
PITTSTON
1255 Laurel Run Rd. Bear Creek Twp., large commercial garage/warehouse on 1.214 acres with additional 2 acre parcel. 2 water wells. 2 newer underground fuel tanks. May require zoning approval. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-208 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200
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35 Tannery St Two properties in one! House comes with additional a joining lot (approx 40 x 75) with potential to build or park 10-15 cars. Would make great professional space. New roof in 2010. $49,900. 11-4379. CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770
WYOMING PRICE REDUCED!
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
GARAGE Swoyersville
Four-bay garage with attached 725SF office, also large garage now used for storage. Presently being used as auto sales, repair and storage. Property has security fence and exterior lighting. One acre lot. MLS # 10-2413 $215,000 Louise Laine 570-283-9100 x20
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. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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
BEAR CREEK
BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME one of the last
on 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
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
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
38 Wedgewood Dr. Laurelbrook Estates Lot featuring 3.22 acres with great privacy on cul-desac. Has been perc tested and has underground utilities. 4 miles to PA Turnpike entrance. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-114 $64,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716
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with some trees. Public sewer, water, gas. $9,500. To settle Estate. 570-2875775 or 332-1048 JACKSON TWP 1 acre with well, septic and driveway in place. Asking $42,000. Make reasonable offer. DEREMER REALTY 570-477-1149
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2 bedroom. Vinyl siding, shingled roof. Clean. NEEDS NO WORK. Minutes from I81 & Turnpike. Excellent Condition. $19,900. 570-851-6128 or 610-767-9456
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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 SHAVERTOWN 1 Oak Dr. Vacant land ready to build. One of the last lots left in this Back Mountain development. Just over (4) four acres. Call for details. MLS 11-1486 $82,400 Christine Pieczynski 570-696-6565
WILKES-BARRE PARTLY CLEARED VACANT LOTS: LOT #13 E. Thomas St. Approximately 0.57 acre MLS #11-2616 $32,000. LOT #18 E Thomas St., Approximately 0.73 acre. MLS #11-2615. $35,000 Call Jeff Cook Realty World Bank Capital 570-235-1183
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Apartments/ Furnished
WILKES-BARRE
FULLY FURNISHED 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT
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ASHLEY 74 W. Hartford St
2 bedroom. 2nd floor. Fridge, stove, washer/dryer included. Wall to wall carpet. No pets. Security, application fee + utilities. $550/month. 570-479-2559
ASHLEY
Available Now 1st floor, 2 bedroom. Off street parking. Washer dryer hookup. Appliances. Bus stop at the door. Water Included.$575 + utilities & security. No pets. TRADEMARK REALTY GROUP 570-954-1992
ASHLEY Available Now
2nd floor, 2 bedroom. Off street parking. Washer dryer hookup. Appliances. Bus stop at the door. Water Included.$575 + utilities & security. No pets. TRADEMARK REALTY GROUP 570-954-1992
We Care about the place you call home, & we want you to care about it too!! 2 & 3 bedrooms, reserved parking. Short block to bus stop. $650 & 725 rent includes heat/ water/sewer & trash. Application, references, background check, smoke free, pet free, lease + security. Call Terry 570-824-1022
BACK MOUNTAIN 2 bedroom, first
floor, large modern eat in kitchen with appliances, bath, carpeting, ample parking, $495.
570-696-1866
BACK MOUNTAIN Cozy 2 bedroom.
Heat & Appliances. $575/ month. 570-574-2588
DALLAS 2396 Lower Demunds Road 2nd floor. 2 bedroom+ spare room, large living room and kitchen. Laundry room, upper back deck with yard. Off street parking. Tenant pays utilities and garbage. First, last, & security. $550/mo 570-956-7571
DALLAS
Modern 1st floor, 1 bedroom with all appliances. Off street parking. No pets. $550 per month + utilities. 570-639-1462 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
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DUPONT
Totally renovated 6 room apartment with balcony. Partially furnished. Brand new fridge / electric range & electric washer/ dryer. along with new custom draperies, Roman shades, carpeting / flooring & energy efficient windows. 2 bedroom + large attic loft bedroom, 1.5 bath, partially finished basement. Lots of closet space. Easy access to I-81, airport & casino, off street parking. No smoking. $750 + utilities & security. Call 570-762-8265
1 bedroom apartment + den in converted school. 10 ft. ceilings, open plan Living Room, Dining area & modern Kitchen, all appliances, mini-blinds, neutral colors, hardwood floors, laundry, off-street parking. $675. Call 570-451-1982
EDWARDSVILLE
3/4 bedrooms, water & sewer. Offstreet parking. $500 /month + security. Tenant pays for trash, electric, gas heat & registration fee. Call 570-814-7562
EXETER
1st floor, 1 bedroom, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer hookup, no pets. Heat, hot water & trash paid, other utilities by tenant. $550/ month, + security. and 2nd floor, 1 bedroom, fully carpeted. Stove & refrigerator. No pets. Heat, hot water & trash paid, other utilities by tenant. $495/ month + security. 570-655-9852
EXETER
2 bedroom, modern kitchen and bath, Includes OSP stove, fridge, heat, water, sewer. No Pets. $650. 570-693-1294
FORTY FORTA 1&2B EDROOM
PTS
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 Available March 1 2nd floor, spacious, well maintained, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, in convenient nice neighborhood. Large living/dining area, large eat in kitchen with w/d hookup. Front porch, screened back porch. Great closet/storage space,w/w carpeting, central air, off street parking. $900/month plus utilities. Call 570510-4778 from 9am-5pm for an appointment.
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NO PETS/ S M O K I N G $465 + UTILITIES/2 YEARS.
288-1422
HANOVER TWP. TOWNHOUSE
2 bedrooms, cherry hardwood floors, stainless appliances, European tile kitchen & bath. Parking, A/C, cathedral ceilings, fireplace, balcony $790/month. Call 570-650-0278
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HUGHESTOWN
2 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer hookup, full basement, no pets. $625/month, water & sewer paid, security. 570-829-5378
Two bedroom 1 bathroom apartment on Apple St. $600/month + utilities. Available 1/15. (570) 815-5334
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ASHLEY
ASHLEY PARK Double wide home. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. 3 season deck & carport, new appliances, many upgrades, near Rts 81, 309 & Hanover Industrial Park $54,500. Serious Calls Only. (570) 826-0887
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
BACK MOUNTAIN
3.37 acre wooded lot. Public sewer. Underground utilities. Close to 309. Asking $59,900 Call 570-885-1119
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$135,000 SPECTACULAR WATER VIEW! 2 acres overlooking Huntsville Reservoir. Building site cleared but much of woodlands preserved. Perc & site prep done. MLS # 11-2550. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950
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WEST WYOMING 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;?. MLS 11-4271 $40,000 John Polifka 570-704-6846 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141
DALLAS
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Line up a place to live in classified! 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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Immaculate 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 bath 2nd floor apartment overlooking park. Washer/dryer hookup. Stove & fridge included. No pets. Non smoking. $550/month + utilities & security. Call (570) 457-2227
KINGSTON floor, 1 bed-
2nd room, wall to wall, refrigerator & stove, heat & hot water. Off-street parking. No pets. No smoking. $550/month, + security & references . 570-288-3119
KINGSTON
2nd floor, 2 bedrooms. Heat, water & sewer included. Some pets okay. Off street parking. $750. 570-332-5215
KINGSTON
3 bedroom, 1 bath, modern kitchen, new carpeting, freshly painted, new appliances. $635 + utilities. Call 570-239-3887
KINGSTON
BUTLER ST. 3 bedrooms, pantry w/eat in kitchen. All appliances. 2.5 baths, separate tub showers. No pets or smoking. $1500/mo plus security & utilities. Call 570-288-4203
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NANTICOKE
2nd floor, 1 bedroom, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking. No pets. $470/month, heat, water, & hot water incl. 570-855-3958 leave message.
NANTICOKE
625 S. Walnut St. 1st floor, 2 bedrooms, hardwood floors, kitchen with appliances and dining room, shared yard. Basement with w/d hookup, front porch. Water and garbage incl. $475 plus electric and security 570-814-1356
NANTICOKE
Nice 2 bedroom apartment. 221 Pine St. $520/month, sewer & garbage included, security deposit required. Call 610-393-7884
NANTICOKE
Ready Immediately! Spacious 2nd floor non smoking, 2 bedroom. W/w carpeting, all appliances incl. w/d. Electric heat. Tons of storage, off street parking. Yard and porch. $480/mo, 1 month security, references. Water and sewage incl. tenant pays other utilities 570-650-3358
KINGSTON
Newly remodeled, 3 bedroom 1/2 double with carpet, paint, 1.5 bath, washer/ dryer hook up, gas heat, $700 + utilities. Call 570-814-0843 or 570-696-3090
KINGSTON
SPACIOUS 1/2 DOUBLES 3 bedrooms, back yard. Separate utilities. No pets. Background & security. $750/month. 570-242-8380
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KINGSTON
E. WALNUT ST.
Light, bright, 3rd floor, 2 bedrooms, carpeted, security system. Garage. Extra storage & cable TV included. Laundry facilities. Heat & hot water furnished. Fine neighborhood. Convenient to bus & stores. No pets. References. Security. Lease. No smokers please. $715. 570-287-0900
KINGSTON
Spacious 3rd floor, 2 bedrooms, porch, off street parking. Heat & water included. New fridge & stove. Pet Friendly. $550 + security. Call 570-287-5282
LARKSVILLE
3 bedroom, 1 bath. $725, with discount. All new hardwood floors and tile. New cabinets/bathroom. Dishwasher, garbage disposal. Washer/dryer hook-up. Off street parking. Facebook us at BOVO Rentals 570-328-9984
MCADOO Newly constructed
1 & 2 bedroom 2nd floor apartments. Modern kitchen: stainless steel appliances, granite countertops. Private laundry. Off street parking. No pets. Includes heat, water, garbage & sewer. References & security deposit required. $850 Call (570) 929-2843 for appointment
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
2 bedroom, 1st floor. Large eat in kitchen, fridge, electric stove, large living room, w/w carpeting, master bedroom with custom built in furniture. Ample closet space. Front/back porches, off street parking, laundry room available. No dogs, smoking, water, sewer, garbage paid. $525/mo + gas, electric, security, lease, credit, background check. (570) 696-3596
NANTICOKE
603 HANOVER ST 2nd floor, 1 bedroom. No pets. $500 + security, utilities & lease. Photos available. 570-542-5330 Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130
Apartments/ Unfurnished
PARSONS
2nd floor, 3 rooms + laundry room. No pets. $380 plus utilities. 570-824-1082
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
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
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PITTSTON 3 bedroom, 2 sec-
ond floor. Includes fridge, range, sewer, trash, washer & dryer hook up. $575 + security Call Bernie 888-244-2714
PITTSTON
3 room, wall to wall carpet, appliances washer/dryer hookup, includes all utilities except electric. No pets $500/month + security Call 570-655-1606
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PITTSTON
South Main Street 5 rooms, 2nd floor, includes heat, stove & refrigerator, washer/dryer hookup, sewer, front & back porches, fenced yard & private parking. Lawn maintained. No Pets. $675/month 570-654-2257 PLAINS 1st floor. Modern 2 bedroom. Kitchen with appliances. All new carpet. Convenient location. No smoking. No pets. $550 + utilities. 570-714-9234
PLYMOUTH
2 bedroom, 1 bath. 1st floor. Newly painted. $575 + security. Includes fridge, range, heat, water & sewer. Call Bernie 888-244-2714
PLYMOUTH
2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, washer/dryer hookup, with stove & refrigerator. No pets. References required. $500/month + security + heat & lights. 570-779-4903
SHAVERTOWN
2 bedroom, private setting with pond. 1.5 baths. Ultra modern kitchen with appliances, dishwasher & microwave included. Plenty of closet & storage. Washer/dryer hook up. Private drive. $1,100/month. Water, sewer & garbage included. Security deposit required. Call 570-760-2362
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 HIGH AND DRY
Spacious 1 bedroom apartment, 2nd floor. Recently renovated. Sewer & appliances included. Off street parking. Security. No pets. $500/month + utilities & gas heat. 570-586-0417 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
429 West 8th Street New 2 bedroom with off street parking, private patio, washer/dryer, stove included. No pets. $575/mos + security Sewer & garbage included other utilities by tenant. 570-760-0458
WEST WYOMING
429 West 8th Street New 2 bedroom with off street parking, private patio, washer/dryer, stove included. No pets. $575/mos + security Sewer & garbage included other utilities by tenant. 570-760-0458
WILKES-BARRE
Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms
2 bedroom. Washer, dryer, stove & fridge included. Heat and water also included. Call 570-430-3095
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WEST PITTSTON
2nd floor, 1 bedroom kitchen, living room, bath, and attic storage. Refrigerator and stove provided. Heat, water, and sewer included. Quiet neighborhood, out of flood zone. No pets. $540/month lease, 1st., security deposit, and references required. 570-466-1545
WEST PITTSTON
Attractive 1st floor 1 bedroom. Newly renovated, tile kitchen, laundry room, off street parking. Security & references. Non smokers, no pets. $600 + utilities. 570-655-4311
WEST WYOMING
2nd floor, 1 bedroom apartment. All appliances. Washer/ dryer. Off street parking. No pets. $525 + utilities, security & references. Call 570-954-2972
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1 bedroom, all utilities included, no pets. Background check. $475/month + security. Call 570-822-9625
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WILKES-BARRE / KINGSTON Efficiency 1 & 2
bedrooms. Includes all utilities, parking, laundry. No pets. From $390 to $675. Lease, security & references. 570-970-0847
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WILKES-BARRE Mayflower Section
1 bedroom apartment available. Nice Area. Stove, fridge, heat & hot water included. Storage. Rent with option to buy. No pets. Call 570-823-7587
WILKES-BARRE
264 Academy St 1.5 bedrooms, newly renovated building. Washer & dryer available. $600/per month includes heat, hot water and parking. 570-328-9896 570-855-4744
WILKES-BARRE
460 Scott Street 2 units. Fridge & stove included. Washer/dryer hook up. Off street parking. No pets. Security, application fee + utilities. 1 bedroom 1st floor, $450. 1 bedroom 3rd floor, $400. 570-479-2559
WILKES-BARRE spotless living
A room, dining room, kitchen, 2 bedroom, bath, yard, basement, off street parking. Irving Place. $430 + utilities. 570-266-5336
WILKES-BARRE APARTMENTS FOR RENT!
425 S. Franklin St. For lease. Available immediately, washer/dryer on premises, no pets. We have studio apts. On site parking. Fridge & stove provided. 24/7 security camera presence and all doors electronically locked. Studio $450. Water & sewer paid. One month / security deposit. Call 570-793-6377 or 570-208-9301 after 9:00 a.m. to schedule an appointment. Or email shlomo_voola @yahoo.com wilkesliving.com
WILKES-BARRE APARTMENTS FOR RENT!
425 S. FRANKLIN ST. For lease. Available immediately, washer/dryer on premises, no pets. We have studio & 1 bedroom apts. On site parking. Fridge & stove provided. 24/7 security camera presence and all doors electronically locked. Studio $450. 1 bedroom $550. Water & sewer paid. One month/security deposit. Call 570-793-6377 or 570-208-9301 after 9:00 a.m. to schedule an appointment. Or email shlomo_voola @yahoo.com wilkesliving.com
WILKES-BARRE
BOWMAN STREET 2 bedrooms $725 Month per month. All utilities included Call Ken @ 570-706-6145 to schedule a viewing.
WILKES-BARRE Modern, 1st floor
apartment. 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths, offstreet parking. No pets, no smokers. Security & credit/ background check required. $550/ month + utilities. 570-881-4078
WILKES-BARRE NORTH 813 N Washington
Street 2nd floor. 1 bedroom, wall to wall carpet, new paint & flooring, eat in kitchen with appliances, laundry facilities, enclosed porch. Heat, hot water and cable included. $520 + electric & security. No pets. Call 570-814-1356
WILKES-BARRE SOUTH 1 bedroom, kitchen, bath, living room, new floors. Very clean. Washer, dryer, stove, fridge. No Pets. $450 + utilities & security 570-822-1408
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WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS 1 & 2 bedroom
apartments. Starting at $440 and up. References required. Section 8 ok. 570-332-5723
WILKES-BARRE
SOUTH WELLES ST. Available February 2 bedroom, 2nd floor. New paint & carpet, enclosed porch. Heat, hot water, sewer & garbage included. $625 + security. Section 8 Welcome. 570-589-9767
WILKES-BARRE
TWO BEDROOM UNIT For lease, available immediately, 1 bathroom, refrigerator & stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, 2nd floor. $500 per month + utilities, references, security & background check 570-735-4074 Leave message WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom water included 2 bedroom water included 2 bedroom single family 6 bedroom large half double HANOVER 2 bedroom NANTICOKE 2 bedroom large, water included PITTSTON Large 1 bedroom water included KINGSTON 3 Bedroom Half Double LUZERNE 2 bedroom water included OLD FORGE 2 bedroom water included McDermott & McDermott Real Estate Inc. Property Management 570-821-1650 (direct line) Mon-Fri. 8-7pm Sat. 8-noon
WILKES-BARRE Clean, 2 bedroom,
duplex. Stove, hookups, parking, yard. No pets/no smoking $475 + utilities. Call 570-868-4444
WILKES-BARRE “CROSS VALLEY ACCESS” AMERICA REALTY OFFERING: Clean, modern, efficient 1 bedroom, appliances, laundry, parking. STAFFED PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT. NO PETS/ SMOKING/$465 + UTILITIES. 2 YEARS.
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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 SOUTH
1 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, laundry room. $800. All appliances & utilities except electric included. Call 570-574-3065
Apartments/ Unfurnished
WYOMING Large 2 bedroom,
1st floor, lease, security, section 8 accepted. Handicap accessible, $695 + electric. All other utilities included. 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727
WYOMING Updated 1 bedroom.
WILKES-BARRE
1.5 bedroom, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove provided, no pets, . Heat & water paid. $560/month + security deposit. Call 570-829-1598
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WILKES-BARRE/NORTH by General Hospital
3 bedroom. All renovated. 1,200 sf. Parking space. $730/month + utilities, negotiable. Call Agnes 347-495-4566 570-793-9449
WILKES-BARRE/NORTH
Quiet neighborhood. Apartment near Mohegan Sun, Mall & Arena. 1 bedroom, living room, kitchen & bath. Recently remodeled. New Stove, washer, dryer & fridge. included. Heat, hot water, sewer & recycling fees included. Off street parking. $600 /mo. + security. References, credit & background checks required. Call 570-861-2264
WYOMING 1 bedroom 2nd floor
at $675/month. Off street parking. Non smoking. No pets. Bonus walk up attic with tons of storage. Heat, water, garbage, sewer included. 1 month security, credit check & references. 1 year lease. Please call Donna 570-613-9080
New Wall to wall carpet. Appliances furnished. Coin op laundry. $550. Heat, water & sewer included. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727
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
Center City WB
FREE HIGH SPEED INTERNET! Why pay extra for
internet? Our new leases include a FREE high speed connection! Affordable modern office space at the Luzerne Bank Building on Public Square. Rents include internet, heat, central air, utilities, trash removal, and nightly cleaning all without a sneaky CAM charge. Parking available at the intermodal garage via our covered bridge. 300SF to 5000SF available. We can remodel to suit. Brokers protected. Call Jeff Pyros at 570-822-8577
DOLPHIN PLAZA
Rte. 315 3800 SF, will divide Office / Retail Call 570-829-1206
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Commercial Properties
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 WILKES-BARRE
RETAIL LEASE Available
Immediately. High traffic volume & great visibility on Wilkes-Barre Blvd. 1900 sq. ft., in Wilkes Plaza, with plenty of parking. $2,000 / monthly. Call Terry Eckert LEWITH & FREEMAN 570-760-6007 Wilkes-Barre/ Plains Twp.
WAREHOUSE Laird St. Complex,
Will divide for multiple tenants. Reasonable rates. Easy Interstate access. Lease 132,500 sq.ft., 12 loading docks, 30 ft ceilings, sprinkler, acres of parking. Offices Available 570-655-9732 ext. 312
WYOMING
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
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Garages
PLAINS
1 1/2 car garage. $125 month 570-714-9234
WEST PITTSTON locking garages/
4 storage units for rent. 9’x11’. $55/ month. No electric. Call 570-357-1138
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ASHLEY 2 bedroom apart-
available immediately, utilities provided. $300/month with security deposit. Call 570-693-2804 for an appointment
ment, Carey’s Patch, completely remodeled. Appliances included with washer & dryer. Full yard & off street parking. No smoking. $650. Call Will at 570-417-5186
OFFICE OR STORE NANTICOKE
EXETER Recently remodeled
OFFICE STOREFRONT 1079 WYOMING AVE.,
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.
4-5 bedroom half double with large rooms. Off street parking. Yard. $800 + utilities. Call 570-299-7103
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Building & Remodeling
Roofing, siding, gutters, insulation, decks, additions, windows, doors, masonry & concrete. Insured & Bonded.
PITTSTON
PLAINS
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 1,500 SQ.FT. 1350 River Road Excellent location for small business or office. Will remodel to suit tenant. Call 570-760-3714 or 570-237-5664
PLAINS
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 1,500 SQ.FT. 1350 River Road Excellent location for small business or office. Will remodel to suit tenant. Call 570-760-3714 or 570-237-5664
RETAIL-BBUILDING W T ILKES
ARRE
WP
12,000 sf. Route 309. Exit 165 off I81. 570-823-1719
315 PLAZA 1750 sf former Physician Office. 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
EDWARDSVILLE
3 bedrooms. Large kitchen, living room and dining room. Basement. Yard. Washer/dryer hook up. Gas heat. New carpeting. $635/ month + security & utilities. Some pets ok. 908-392-2494 FORTY FORT 3 bedroom, excellent condition, great location. Off street parking. Storage basement. Washer/ dryer included. $650 + utilities. By application. 570-954-0505
HANOVER TWP.
221 Boland Ave 1 bedroom. $325+utilities Call Mark at (570) 899-2835 (917) 345-9060
HANOVER TWP.
$650/month, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living dining room & eat in kitchen. Appliances, washer/dryer hook up. Off street parking. Water, sewer & recyclables included. Security, references & credit check. No pets. 570-824-3223
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. $675/month, plus utilities, & 2 months security. Application & references. Call 570-639-4907
MINERS MILLS Section W-B. 3 bed-
room, 1 bath. No pets. $215 per week (all utilities included) References, Lease & Security deposit (570) 881-7864
NANTICOKE 1207 Prospect St
3 bedrooms. Hardwood floors. Eat-in kitchen with appliances, including dishwasher. 1.5 bath. Washer/dryer hook up. Basement & front porch. Sewer & garbage included. No pets. No smoking. $625 + utilities & security. 570-814-1356
WANAMIE
3 bedrooms, 1 bath, stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, $575/ month, plus utilities. Section 8 OK Call 610-393-7884
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PLAINS
NEW LUXURY DUPLEX This beautiful, completely renovated 2 bedroom luxury apartment could be yours! All new high end amenities include: hardwood floors, gorgeous maple kitchen cabinets with granite countertops & stainless steel appliances. Spacious great room with gas fireplace. Stacked washer/dryer. All new tile bath. Large screened-in porch. Many large, convenient closets. Central A/C. New gas heating system. Huge attic for storage. “Must See!” $850 + utilities, lease & security. NO PETS. Call for appointment. 570-793-6294
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WYOMING
Newly remodeled 3 bedrooms, refrigerator & stove provided, no pets, w/w carpeting, $800/ month, plus utilities, & $1,000 security deposit. Call 570-693-2804
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BEAR CREEK VILLAGE L C AKE
OMMUNITY
4 bedroom. 1.5 bath. 2 car garage. Beautiful wooded 2 acre lot. Fenced back yard. Full basement. Attic for storage. Washer, dryer, fridge & freezer. Large deck. $1,200/month + utilities (water & garbage paid). No cats. References & credit check required. 570-262-0571 John DALLAS
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
322 New Hancock 3 bedroom. 1 bath. Available April 1st. Call for details. Call (570) 819-1473
WILKES-BARRE/PARSONS
Spacious. Newly remodeled. 1300 sf. 3 bedroom. Off street parking. Stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer. No pets. $650/month + utilities & security 570-474-9248
WILKES-BARRE/SOUTH Nice 3 bedroom
half double. 1,400 sf. $695 + utilities. Pets considered. No CEO. Section 8 welcome. 570-899-8173
WILKES-BARRE/SOUTH
Nice 3 bedroom with eat in kitchen & walk up attic. Walking distance to school & parks. $700/month + utilities & 1 month security. (570) 793-9449
DURYEA
Single family. 3 bedrooms, modern kitchen, new bath, new carpeting and vinyl. Refinished hardwood floors. Parlor, dining room and office. Gas heat. Off street parking, front porch, big back yard, w/d hookup. $720 + utilities, landlord pays garbage & sewer. 1 month security. References, background check , 1 year lease required. Call (570) 498-7428 leave message.
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KINGSTON
A spotless 4 bedroom, 1 ½ bath cape on Dawes Ave; Fenced yard, basement, Off-street parking. $685 + utilities. Call 570-266-5336
NANTICOKE Desirable
WEST PITTSTON
1 bedroom, living room, dining room kitchen. Totally remodeled. 1st floor. Washer/dryer hook up. Off street parking. $575/month + security. 570-299-7103
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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. $1,000 per month + utilities. MLS#11-4063. Call Kevin Smith 570-696-5422
SMITH HOURIGAN 570-696-1195
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DRUMS SAND SPRINGS
Golf Community Luxurious 1900 sq. feet Townhouse. Modern kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 1 stall garage. 3 minutes to interstates 81 & 80. $1400 + utilities. Call 570-582-4575
HUDSON/PLAINS
Single 2 bedroom. Gas Heat. $675/ month + utilities. Section 8 accepted. 570-825-5451
HUDSON/PLAINS
Single 2 bedroom. Gas Heat. $675/ month + utilities. Section 8 accepted. 570-825-5451
Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms 2 Free Months With A 2 Year Lease $900 + electric only
SQUARE FOOT RE MANAGEMENT 866-873-0478 PITTSTON
Beautiful ranch home with attached garage. 3 bedroom 1.5 baths All new tile, hardwood floors, granite counters, paint & carpets. Closest house rental to new that you will find. We handle all property maintenance. No Pets. $1,100 per month. Utilities Not Included Call 570-237-0425
PLYMOUTH 3 bedrooms, 1 bath-
room, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets, $475/month plus utilities, lease and security. Nice neighborhood. Call 570-287-2405 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
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SWOYERSVILLE
Renovated 2 bedroom mobile home with central air, new carpeting, modern kitchen with all appliances, nice neighborhood, fenced yard and off street parking. No pets. Security & lease. $495 + all utilities. 570-690-3086 WEST PITTSTON
2 bed, 2 bath ranch with new kitchen & beautiful river view. Appliances included $1,200/mos + utilities. MLS# 11-4275 570-696-3801 Call Margy 570-696-0891
WILKES-BARRE
Large 1 family house, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, large living & dining rooms, extra room, eat-in-kitchen, finished attic. Backyard & driveway. Washer/ dryer hookup. $750/ month + utilities, 1 month security. Call 609-356-8416
971 Vacation & Resort Properties
FLORIDA
Boca Raton Available March/April 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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Two 3 Bedrooms $675-$625 One 2 bedroom $585. Plus all utilities References & security. No pets. 570-766-1881
WILKES-BARRE TWP.
36 TRENTON COURT 3 bedroom townhouse, behind VA Hospital. All new everything. Kitchen appliances, parking. $850 + utilities. Call Joe 570-592-1606
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KINGSTON HOUSE Nice, clean furnished room, starting at $340. Efficiency at $450 month furnished with all utilities included. Off street parking. 570-718-0331
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Professional Services Directory
1st. Quality Construction Co.
Main St. 1350 sq. ft. building. Formerly an appliance store. $750/mo. 570-654-1243
Half Doubles
CALL AN EXPERT
PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP
Lease Space Available, Light manufacturing, warehouse, office, includes all utilities with free parking. I will save you money!
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570-299-7241 570-606-8438
ALLOLDER HOMES SPECIALIST
825-4268. Remodel / repair, Interior painting & drywall install For All of Your Remodeling Needs. Will Beat Any Price! BATHROOMS, KITCHENS, ROOFING, SIDING, DECKS, WINDOWS, etc. 25 Yrs. Experience References. Insured Free Estimates. (570) 332-7023
NICHOLS CONSTRUCTION
All Types Of Work New or Remodeling Licensed & Insured Free Estimates 570-406-6044
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Shedlarski Construction H I OME MPROVEMENT SPECIALIST
Licensed, insured & PA registered. Kitchens, baths, vinyl siding & railings, replacement windows & doors, additions, garages, all phases of home renovations. 570-287-4067
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Carpet Cleaning
Alan & Linda’s Carpet and/or Chair Cleaning
2 FOR $39
570-826-7035
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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
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
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GARAGE DOOR
Sales, service, installation & repair. FULLY INSURED HIC# 065008 CALL JOE 570-606-7489 570-735-8551
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Dry Wall
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
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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
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Handyman Services
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Handyman Services
The Handier Man
We fix everything! Plumbing, Electrical & Carpentry. Retired Mr. Fix It. Emergencies 23/7
299-9142
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Hauling & Trucking
AAA CLEANING A1 GENERAL HAULING Cleaning attics, cellars, garages. Demolitions, Roofing & Tree Removal. Free Est. 779-0918 or 542-5821; 814-8299 #1 FOR ALL YOUR CONSTRUCTION NEEDS Interior & exterior painting. All types of remodeling, & plumbing. Front and back porches repaired & replaced Call 570-301-4417
COMPLETE MAINTENANCE Roofing, siding, plumbing, electric, drywall, painting, rough and finished carpentry, lawn service and more. Residential & Commercial 570-852-9281
DOPainting, IT ALL HANDYMAN drywall,
plumbing & all types of interior & exterior home repairs. 570-829-5318
RUSSELL’S
Property & Lawn Maintenance
LICENSED & INSURED FREE ESTIMATES All types of interior and exterior home & business repairs 570-406-3339
GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130
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
CASTAWAY HAULING JUNK REMOVAL
823-3788 / 817-0395
Mike’s $5-Up
Removal of Wood, Trash and Debris. 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/life insurance/estate planning. Reputable Companies. 570-580-0797 FREE CONSULT
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Painting & Wallpaper
AWESOME INTERIORS Quality Interior &
Exterior Painting. Owner Present on Every Job. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 36 Years Exp. 570-885-3614 FREE ESTIMATES DAVID WAYNE PAINTING
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Prices starting at $100/room.
1162 Landscaping/ Garden
M. PARALIS PAINTING
TREE REMOVAL Stump grinding, Hazard tree removal, Grading, Drainage, Lot clearing, Snow plowing, Stone/Soil delivery. Insured. Reasonable Rates 570-574-1862
1189 Miscellaneous Service
VITO’S & GINO’S
Wanted: Junk Cars, Trucks & Equipment Highest Prices Paid!!
FREE PICKUP
288-8995 1195
Movers
BestDarnMovers Moving Helpers Call for Free Quote. We make moving easy. BDMhelpers.com 570-852-9243
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570-762-6889
Int/ Ext. painting, Power washing. Professional work at affordable rates. Free estimates. 570-288-0733
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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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Plumbing & Heating
NEED FLOOD REPAIRS?
Boilers, Furnaces, Air. 0% Interest 6 months. 570-736-HVAC (4822)
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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*
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Roofing & Siding
Jim Harden
570-288-6709
New Roofs & Repairs, Shingles, Rubber, Slate, Gutters, Chimney Repairs. Credit Cards accepted. FREE ESTIMATES! Licensed-Insured EMERGENCIES
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
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Tree Care
TOP’S TREE SERVICE, LLC Total Tree Work. Free Estimates, Fully Insured. 570-520-4073
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