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A proposed plan to phase out the magisterial district court based in Freeland would not take effect until 2018, when the sixyear term of current District Judge Gerald Feissner expires. The plan further calls for realignments of other magisterial districts to even the number of case filings in each district court. Feissner Luzerne County President Judge Thomas F. Burke Jr. submitted the proposed plan under a directive from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts that is seeking to eliminate 50 magisterial districts in Pennsylvania. There are currently 17 magisterial district courts in Luzerne County, including Wilkes-Barre Central Court, which hears preliminary hearings for the two district courts in Wilkes-Barre. Under Burke’s proposal, Magisterial District 11-3-05, held by Feissner since 1982, will be eliminated and the caseload will be absorbed by neighboring district courts. Other district courts will lose municipalities that will be realigned with other magisterial districts. For instance, the townships of Pittston and Jenkins are currently assigned to Magisterial District Court 11-3-08, held by District Judge Diana Malast, in See COURTS, Page 10A

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Jean Dujardin accepts the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for ‘The Artist’ during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

‘The Artist’ captures best picture Oscar By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer

LOS ANGELES — Academy Awards voters have spoken up for “The Artist,” the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood’s highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago. The black-and-white comic melodrama took four prizes Sunday, including best picture, actor for Jean Dujardin and director for Michel Hazanavicius. Not since the World War I saga “Wings” was named outstanding picture at the first Oscars in 1929 had a silent film earned the top prize. The other top Oscars went to Meryl Streep as best actress for “The Iron Lady,” Octavia Spencer as supporting actress for “The Help” and Christopher Plummer as supporting actor for “Beginners.” Streep, 62, won best actress for her 17th Oscar nomination, the most times any performer has been nominated by the Academy.

Her third win put her in a category with other three-time Oscar winners Jack Nicholson, Walter Brennan and Ingrid Bergman. Only Katharine Hepburn with four wins had more. She joked about how many times she’s been up for acting’s highest honors. “When they called my name, I had this feeling I could hear half of America going, ‘Oh no... her again,’”Streep said. Streep played the British prime minister as a senile retiree, as well as a hectoring, dominant figure who instilled fear and respect in her own cabinet. At the film’s pinnacle, Streep as Thatcher is the backbone of a nation that goes to war over the distant Falkland Islands after Argentina invades in 1982. She thanked her fans “for this inexplicable wonderful career” and paid special tribute to her husband, See OSCARS, Page 2A

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MARQUETTE, Mich. — The question of whether Mitt Romney is conservative enough to deserve the Republican presidential nomination regained center stage in the GOP contest Sunday, with Rick Santorum saying the former Massachusetts governor fails the test. Santorum urged Michigan voters to turn the race “on its ear” by rejecting Romney in Tuesday’s primary in his native Romney state, in which Romney is spending heavily to avoid an upset. Santorum said Romney’s record is virtually identical to President Barack Obama’s on some key issues, especially mandated health coverage, making him a weak potential nominee. Santorum “Why would we give away the most salient issue in this election?” an impassioned Santorum told more than 100 people in a remote, snow-covered region of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, said he is the true conservative on fiscal and social issues. Romney rejected the claims. “The biggest misconception would be that I’m a guy that comes from Massachusetts and therefore I can’t be conservative,” Romney told “Fox See CAMPAIGN, Page 10A

Professor writes book about abuse

Hunter Manasco of Misericordia University addresses children with special needs. Meryl Streep Best Actress “The Iron Lady”

Octavia Spencer Supporting Actress “The Help”

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DALLAS TWP. – The more Misericordia University speech-language pathology professor Hunter Manasco interacted with special-needs children and those who provided care for them, the more he heard concerns about their well-being and a high levels of abuse. “The potential for these young people to be abused was at the forefront of everyone’s minds,” Manasco said. Yet there were no books that he could find that could serve as a how-to educate guide for not only the caregivers of the mentally or physically handicapped children, but for the children themselves. So he wrote one. “An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch: Teaching Social and Physical Boundaries to Kids” is being published by Jessica Kingsley PubSee ABUSE, Page 10A

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK

>> VOTE FOR ME. PLEASE: When last we left our intrepid Republican presidential adventurers, they were wading knee deep in the political jungles of Michigan and Arizona, desperately seeking the fabled “Lost Votes of the Undecided.” OK, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but the battle for the GOP nomination will be waged in those two states in primaries this Tuesday. Frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum would love a sweep. Newt Gingrich would love if people remembered he’s on the ballot. 6

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to use big words, 2012 is known as an intercalary year. To the rest of us, it’s called a Leap Year. Feb. 29, which is this Wednesday, is not really a big party day, just an extra day wedged in after Feb 28th to make sure our calendar doesn’t get all screwy. Although, in some parts of the British Isles, it’s a folk tradition that women may turn the tables and propose marriage to a man on Feb. 29. So, if you’re British and want to stay single, well … RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

>> SUNNY DAYS …: Thanks to Sesame Street, learning has never been so warm and fuzzy. And you can share in all this warmness, fuzziness and learningness this weekend when Sesame Street Live “1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends” takes the stage at the Mohegan Sun Arena. There will be dancing. There will be singing. And there will be numbers. Oh yes, there will be numbers! Shows start Thursday and run until Sunday.

>> AN EARLY BEGORAH: Aye, the winds of March barely be blowin’ in, when Celtic rockers Gaelic Storm be puttin’ on a show in the fair city o’ Wilkes-Barre this Thursday. The lads will be singin’ their Irish drinking songs at the F.M. Kirby Center, as a wee bit of a preview for St. Patty’s Day. Also appearing will be special guests Enter The Haggis – a quintet from Canada named after a pudding made from sheep’s liver and oatmeal. Mmmmmm, haggis. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. >> SEUSS IS LOOSE: Spread the word,

north and south, tell every child, man and moose, this Friday’s a day to read out loud, and celebrate the works of Dr. Seuss. Schools across this great land, will have an event well and planned. It’s a double dose of fun coming our way, it’s “Read Across America” and Dr. Seuss’s very own birthday. So, put on your red, striped hat, and open up this book or that, and read to a child this Friday, if you want a smile to come your way.

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sculptor Don Gummer. Streep also called out for special mention her “other partner,” J. Roy Helland, who has done her makeup since 1982 in “Sophie’s Choice,” the movie that won Streep her first best actress award. Streep also won for best supporting actress for the 1979 movie, “Kramer vs. Kramer.” Makeup artist Helland also won earlier in the night, sharing the award for best makeup with Mark Coulier. The 82-year-old Plummer became the oldest acting winner ever for his role as an elderly widower who comes out as gay in “Beginners.” “You’re only two years older than me, darling,” Plummer said, addressing his Oscar statue in this 84th year of the awards. “Where have you been all my life? I have a confession to make. When I first emerged from my mother’s womb, I was already rehearsing my Oscar speech.” The previous oldest winner was best-actress recipient Jessica Tandy for “Driving Miss Daisy,” at age 80. Completing an awards-season blitz that took her from Hollywood bit player to star, Spencer won for her role in “The Help” as a headstrong black maid whose willful ways continually land her in trouble with white employers in 1960s Mississippi. Spencer wept throughout her breathless speech, in which she apologized between laughing and crying for running a bit long on her time limit. “Thank you, academy, for putting me with the hottest guy in the room,” Spencer said, referring to last year’s supporting-actor winner Christian Bale, who presented her Oscar. Her brash character holds a personal connection: “The Help” author Kathryn Stockett based some of the woman’s traits on Spencer, whom she met through childhood pal Tate Taylor, the director of the film. Before taking the stage, Spencer got kisses from “The Help” co-stars Viola Davis, a best-actress nominee, and Jessica Chastain, a fellow supporting nominee. Claiming Hollywood’s topfilmmaking honor completes Ha-

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Meryl Streep, right, is congratulated by Viola Davis before accepting the Oscar for best actress in a leading role for ‘The Iron Lady’ during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday.

zanavicius’ sudden rise from popular movie-maker back home in France to internationally celebrated director. “I am the happiest director in the world,” Havanavicius said, thanking the cast, crew and canine co-star Uggie. “I also want to thank the financier, the crazy person who put money in the movie.” Hazanavicius had come in as the favorite after winning at the Directors Guild of America Awards, whose recipient almost always goes on to claim the Oscar. The win is even more impressive given the type of film Hazanavicius made, a black-and-white silent movie that was a throwback to the early decades of cinema. Other than Charles Chaplin, who continued to make silent films into the 1930s, and Mel Brooks, who scored a hit with the 1976 comedy “Silent Movie,” few people have tried it since talking pictures took over in the late 1920s. The only other filmmaker from France to win the directing Oscar is “The Pianist” creator Roman Polanski, who was born in France, moved to Poland as a child and has lived in France since fleeing Hollywood in the 1970s on charges he had sex with a 13-year-old girl. Hazanavicius, known in his

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Christopher Plummer won for best supporting actor.

Octavia Spencer won for best supporting actress.

home country for the “OSS 117” spy comedies but virtually unheard of in Hollywood previously, won a prize that eluded half a dozen of France’s most-esteemed filmmakers, including Jean Renoir, Francois Truffaut and Louis Malle, who all were nominated for directing Oscars but never won. Martin Scorsese’s Paris adventure “Hugo” won five Oscars, including the first two prizes of the night, for cinematography and art direction. It also won for vi-

sual effects, sound mixing and sound editing. It was a great start for Scorsese’s film, which led contenders with 11 nominations. “The Muppets” earned the best-song award for “Man or Muppet,” the sweet comic duet sung by Jason Segel and his Muppet brother in the film, the first big-screen adventure in 12 years for Kermit the frog and company. Filmmaker Alexander Payne picked up his second writing Oscar, sharing the adapted-screen-

List of the 84th Annual Academy Award winners announced Sunday: Cinematography: “Hugo.” Art Direction: “Hugo.” Costume Design: “The Artist.” Makeup: “The Iron Lady.” Foreign Language Film: “A Separation,” Iran. Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, “The Help.” Film Editing: “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” Sound Editing: “Hugo.” Sound Mixing: “Hugo.” Documentary Feature: “Undefeated.” Animated Feature Film: “Rango.” Visual Effects: “Hugo.” Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners.” Original Score: “The Artist.” Original Song: “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets.” Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, “The Descendants.” Original Screenplay: Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris.” Live Action Short Film: “The Shore.” Documentary (short subject): “Saving Face.” Animated Short Film: “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.” Directing: Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist.” Actor: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist.” Actress: Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady.” Best Picture: “The Artist.”

play prize for the Hawaiian family drama “The Descendants” with co-writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Payne, who also directed “The Descendants,” previously won the same award for “Sideways.” Woody Allen earned his first Oscar in 25 years, winning for original screenplay for the romantic fantasy “Midnight in Paris,” his biggest hit in decades. It’s the fourth Oscar for Allen, who won for directing and screenplay on his 1977 best-picture winner “Annie Hall” and for screenplay on 1986’s “Hannah and Her Sisters.” Allen also is the record-holder for writing nominations with 15, and his three writing Oscars ties the record shared by Charles Brackett, Paddy Chayefsky, Francis Ford Coppola and Billy Wilder. No fan of awards shows, Allen predictably skipped Sunday’s ceremony, where he also was up for best director and “Midnight in Paris” was competing for best picture.

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Agency accepting Brader nominations United Way of Wyoming Valley is currently accepting nominations for the Rose Brader Community Service Award, which recognizesanadultvolunteer(atleast18 years of age or older) for his or her special volunteer efforts rendered within the Wyoming Valley area. “Thisistheperfecttimetonominate that special person you know, who has humbly given of their time and energy in order to help either individuals, groups or special causes,” said United Way staff member Walter Klepaski, who is working in conjunction with a volunteer judging committee, in a re-

cent news release. “We all know someone in our community deserving of this recognition, but more importantly, we now need concerned people to take a few minutes of their time to complete a simple nomination form,” she said in the release. Wayne Wolfe of the American Red Cross Wyoming Valley Chapter, who is chairing the judging committee, stated in the news release the award is named in honor of the late Rose Brader, who was employed by United Way of Wyoming Valley for 31 years and provided extensive volunteer ser-

vice to numerous health and human service organizations over her lifetime. The award recipient will be honored at United Way’s Annual Meeting & Awards Reception, scheduled May 30 at the Mohegan Sun Casino at Pocono Downs in Plains Township. Nomination forms can be obtained through United Way of Wyoming Valley’s website at www.unitedwaywb.org, emailing a request to walt@unitedwaywb.org, or phoning United Way at 270-9109. Deadline for submitting nominations is April 25.

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otivational speaker and Iraq war veteran Bryan Anderson will be M delivering a keynote address at Mi-

sericordia University on March 20 in the Lemmond Auditorium in support of the 1st Lt. Michael Cleary Foundation. Cleary, of Dallas, was killed on Dec. 20, 2005, during combat operations in Operation Iraqi Anderson Freedom. The foundation, named in his honor, helps returning soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters. Nationally recognized for his work, Bryan was serving his second tour of duty in Iraq in 2005 when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device and lost both of his legs and his left hand. The scheduled keynote will be held March 20, 7:45 p.m. at Misericordia’s Lemmond Auditorium, Insalaco Building. The event is open to the public. Donations will be accepted at the door. Please RSVP to reserve your place at the event.

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Destination preservation By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

NOXEN -- From the outside, the building doesn’t look like much: a one-story wood-frame structure with a double-sloped hip roof and deep bracketed eaves that sits along S.R. 3002 and Bowman’s Creek in Noxen. In reality, the former Lehigh Valley Railroad Depot is a very important piece of history, and it’s now considered at-risk. The building has been named as one among 10 statewide endangered resources as a part of Preservation Pennsylvania’s 2011 Pennsylvania at

Risk List. According to Preservation Pennsylvania, endangerment is defined as a “threat of demolition, significant deterioration, vandalism, alteration and/or loss of its historic setting.” The Depot falls into this category due to disuse and vandalism. A spot on the at-risk list is actually helpful, as the purpose of such a list is to draw attention to each resource in the hope that action will be taken to help further preserve them. Over the past several years the North Branch Land Trust, or NBLT, a land conservancy

agency in Trucksville, has helped begin the rehabilitation process. While the building is structurally sound, much work is left to be done on the inside. Along with the people of Noxen, the NBLT formed the All Aboard Committee, which came up with recommendations on how to use the area. It has been settled upon that it’ll be utilized as a community meeting space, an exhibit to showcase local history, and a prime destination along a proposed Bowman’s Creek RailTrail. The main repairs call for in-

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The Lehigh Valley Railroad Depot along School Street in Noxen is a piece of area history that’s considered to be at risk.

stallation of a well, bathroom upgrades, and septic and heating systems. The Noxen Depot was con-

Lemonade Day, a non-profit program aimed at teaching children the basics of business operation, coming to Wyoming Valley

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Food drive set for pantry

Fighting hunger takes a year-round commitment, and Liberty Tax Service said it welcomes the Back Mountain community and business support to help the Dallas Food Pantry stock up now. On Saturday, the Liberty Tax food drive incentive gets under way at the new office located at the 309/415 Plaza, 332 Memorial Highway. In cooperation with Thomas’ Foodtown and with the help of the Dallas High School Student Council, it will hold a collection event from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. at both Thomas’ locations in Dallas and Shavertown. Bring in five non-perishable food donations and receive 50 percent off tax preparation fees (no purchase necessary to donate and coupons are transferable). Items most in need are canned hams, rice, pancake mix, syrup, apple sauce, mustard and ketchup and as peanut butter and jelly. LUZERNE COUNTY

Day of Caring planned

United Way of Wyoming Valley will hold its 20th Annual Day of Caring June 21. Last year, nearly 1,000 volunteers from around the community completed more than 70 projects for local non-profit organizations. The United Way said a list of potential projects will be created and shared with individuals and organizations and hopefully a match can be made. Deadline for project submittal is March 16. For more information about Day of Caring, visit the website or call 8296711 (John Winslow, ext. 237) or (Amy Zawada, ext. 222). DICKSON CITY

Two teens are charged

State police said two teenage boys went on a shop-lifting spree Saturday afternoon in the Viewmont Mall and at nearby Dick’s Sporting Goods on Commerce Boulevard. The boys, a 14-year-old from Moosic and a 15-year-old from Taylor, targeted American Eagle Outfitters, GNC and Dick’s, stealing boxer shorts, skull caps and weight-lifting supplements, state police said. LUZERNE COUNTY

Volunteers are needed

PennDOT is seeking volunteers for this year’s Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania, which begins March 1 and runs through May 31. There are several events in Luzerne County planned in March and April including those in Shickshinny, Wilkes-Barre, Freeland and Hanover, Plymouth and Newport townships. All events can be found by going to: www.gacofpa.org/greatpacleanup/GPCMainSearch.asp and clicking on Luzerne County. Interested volunteers can find a listing of cleanup events, resources for organizing a cleanup group and other information at www.gacofpa.org.

structed in 1893 by the Lehigh Valley Railroad and, though closed in 1963, it’s the last remaining structure on the line.

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Trish Mosluk and Dale Nat hold up packs that will be handed out to children in connection with Lemonade Day, May 5. Children will be setting up lemonade stands at official sites throughout the Wyoming Valley.

A taste of success

THE EVENT Lemonade Day, a business basics learning program for children, will be held May 5 throughout the area. For information on participation or to become a sponsor or partner, visit nepa.lemonadeday.org, call Dale Nat at 570-8529236 or email him at dale@lemonadeday.org; or Trish Mosluk at 690-2446 or email at trish@lemonadeday.org.

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Children can register to participate in Lemonade Day at the following days and sites: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 2 at the Pierce Street Deli, Kingston; 1 to 3 p.m. March 18 at The Rock Recreation Center, Trucksville; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 1 at Sam’s Club, Wilkes-Barre Township. Mosluk said more registration sites may be organized. Parents, teachers and organizations may check in to nepa.lemonadeday.org for the most up-to-date information. In late March, children will be given a backpack containing workbooks to learn the 14 lessons of Lemonade Day, such as budgets, profits, setting goals and repaying investors, to name a few. Then, on May 5, doors will be open to do business. Children will be setting up lemonade stands at official sites throughout the Wyoming Valley. Nat said children are encouraged to be as creative

Entrepreneurism is the basis of American culture. One local duo is looking to teach area youth the basics of business ownership through Lemonade Day. Lemonade Day is a nonprofit program held annually on May 5, teaching children, in kindergarten through 12th grade, business economics, critical thinking, team work and leadership skills by running their own lemonade stand. Dale Nat, Lemonade Day’s city champion for the area, and Trish Mosluk, Lemonade Day’s city director for the area, are working to bring the program to the Wyoming Valley this spring. Nat, the owner of Dale Environmental, Shavertown, said there are 31 cities participating in the program and the Wyoming Valley will be the first site in the state to implement it. See LEMONADE, Page 7A

An out-of-this-world honor for local author Ex-astronaut John Glenn found space person he is. Very down-to-earth and in his busy schedule to write prefaces human; a good man.” Kipps, who has written several volfor two of Glen Lyon woman’s books. umes on and is a big proponent of volBy SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

As an astronaut, John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. He went on to serve 24 years in the U.S. Senate. As far as finding his name on a book preface he wrote so that he could sign the page? Well, he had a little trouble. “What he wrote was on the left side and he began signing on the right,” Glen Lyon resident Harriet Clyde Kipps said. “I said, ‘John, you’ve orbited the Earth and you can’t find your name in a book?’ He got a good laugh out of that and we joked about it. That’s the kind of

unteerism, was speaking to Glenn as he signed a book that Kipps wrote. Kipps met Glenn for the first time in the early 1990s, while he was serving as senator. She simply asked him if he would write a preface for one of her books, and he agreed – it was as easy as that. His words currently have a home in two of her books, “Volunteer America” and “Volunteerism,” both of which are comprehensive guides to national opportunities for service, training and work experience. “It was wonderful that someone like him, who has done so much and is such a recognized person, would endorse such a thing,” Kipps said. “It’s not even about the book itself, just the idea of

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Glen Lyon’s Harriet Clyde Kipps with her books on volunteerism. John Glenn wrote a preface for both books.

volunteering, which I think is incredibly important and needed in today’s world.” Kipps said the most striking thing about her meeting with Glenn was the See GLENN, Page 7A

Entry into the New York City Marathon is no walk in the park. In 2011, 47,000 runners out of nearly 140,000 applicants were chosen to compete in the Big Apple’s biggest competition. But through a lotterystyle drawing, the Allied Services Foundation will be reducing those odds by giving one lucky runner guaranteed entry into the 2012 ING New York City Marathon, with pro- Leckey ceeds benefiting Ryan’s Run and children and H O W T O adults with disabilities. E N T E R Last year, 20 runners from Northeastern PA Fill out the represented Ryan Leck- form at AlliedServices.org ey’s “Team Leckey,” af- and submit an ter the WNEP-TV re- entry fee of porter raised nearly $26.20 by 5 $230,000 for Allied Pro- p.m. April 23. Applicants grams. Jim Brogna, assistant must be 18 years old or vice president of advan- older on or cement at Allied Servic- before Nov. 4, es, said Leckey jumped 2012. at the idea to help a local Multiple entries charity when ap- will be accepted. proached in 2010. “From the very first day we connected with him, it was a hit,” Brogna said. The success of the first fundraising effort in 2010 helped Ryan’s Run secure bronze charity status as well as several guaranteed spots in the marathon. To date, it is the only charity in Pennsylvania to be given bronze status by the NYC Marathon. Other bronze charities involved in the marathon include The American Red Cross and the Harlem United Community AIDS Center. “We were truly honored by the status,” Brogna said. “Every penny we raise goes towards either patient care, clinical training or to new technology,” he added. Entry into the race is extremely competitive, with less than 5 percent of non-guaranteed applicants being selected. Allied Services is greatly increasing the odds of securing a spot in the marathon by limiting the number of those seeking spots. “When140,000 people apply, it’s you versus 140,000 people,” said Allied Services Special Events Manager Charlotte Wright. “Only competing against runners in Pa., you have much better odds.” The 26.2-mile race has become one of the most famous in the world since its inception in 1970. A humble affair at the time, 170 runners participated in the race that year with just 55 crossing the finish line. Today, the race is broadcast to an audience of nearly 330 million people, with more than $33 million being raised by charities such as Ryan’s Run. “What could be better than running for a local charity in the world’s largest foot race?” Brogna said.

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3 die when 50-70 vehicles crash on I-80

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Whiteout conditions behind wreck between the Barkleysville and Clintonville exits. By JOE MANDAK Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Crews cleared wrecked and stranded vehicles from a nine-mile stretch of Interstate 80 in western Pennsylvania on Sunday, which reopened a day after sudden whiteout conditions led to chain-reaction crashes involving 50 to 70 vehicles. Three people were killed. They were identified Sunday as Michael Maluk, 70, of Greenville, and a married couple, Robert and Rita Duffy of the Pittsburgh suburb of West View, according to Venango County Deputy Coroner Chris Hile.

Maluk and the Duffys, who were in their 50s, were in cars that slid or skidded out of control before each was hit by a larger commercial truck. The truck that hit the Duffys came to rest on their vehicle, Hile said. Robert Duffy was an assistant middle school principal at a school in the Franklin Regional School District near Pittsburgh. The crashes began about 2:20 p.m. Saturday on a stretch of the highway primarily between the Barkleysville and Clintonville exits, about 55 miles north of Pittsburgh and just a few miles east of Interstate 79, western Pennsylvania’s main north-south highway. Only 3 to 4 inches of snow had fallen in the area since Friday night, but much of it fell suddenly when winds of up to 35 mph whipped lake-effect snows through the area Saturday afternoon, the National

Weather Service said. The interstate is known for rapidly changing conditions when winter weather blows through, Hile said. “I’ve been here for 30 years, we get these sudden snow squalls across the I-80 corridor, and driving conditions can change in a matter of minutes, sometimes in a matter of seconds,” Hile said. “I always say it’s not a problem — until somebody has to stop suddenly.” Interstate 80 was closed until early Sunday morning when the eastbound lanes reopened. The westbound lanes, where most of the crashed occurred, reopened about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. A separate pileup on Interstate 79 involving 30 passenger vehicles and two commercial trucks began about noon Saturday just a few miles north of I-80.

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Shortest man stands tall

Nepal’s Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, became the world’s shortest person ever recorded on Sunday. Editor in Chief of Guinness World Records Craig Glanday, right, and Dr. Kashila Pradhan, left, confirmed Dangi’s height of 21.5 inches. Glenday presented Dangi with certificates for being the world’s shortest living man and the world’s shortest person recorded in Guinness’ 57-year history.

WASHINGTON

U.S. soldier’s remains ID’d

he U.S military says it has identified the remains of the last AmerT ican service member unaccounted for

in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Ahmed Kousay al-Taie was an Army interpreter who was born in Iraq and lived in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was kidnapped at gunpoint in October 2006 when he sneaked off base on a motorcycle to visit his Iraqi wife in central Baghdad. The Army issued a statement Sunday saying that the military’s mortuary in Dover, Del., had positively identified a set of remains as belonging to al-Taie. Army officials said they had no further details on the circumstances surrounding his death or the discovery of his remains.

CAIRO

Trial of Americans goes on

Egypt pushed ahead Sunday with the trial of 43 employees of pro-democracy groups, including 16 Americans, even as Egyptian and U.S. officials tried behind the scenes to resolve the case that has caused the deepest rift in their alliance in 30 years. In a sign those back-channel negotiations may already be bearing fruit, only Egyptian defendants attended the hearing and the judge gave no instructions to police to ensure the American and other foreign defendants attend the next hearing in two months. The 43 are charged with using illegal foreign funds to foment unrest that has roiled Egypt over the past year. None of the Americans appeared in court for the hearing. The United States has threatened to cut off aid to Egypt over the crackdown on the nonprofit groups. LONG BEACH, CALIF.

Girl, 11, dies after fight

An 11-year-old girl died following an after-school fight at a Long Beach school, but authorities say they have no immediate plans for arrests. Police said Saturday night the girl died at a hospital hours after the fight with another 11-year-old girl. Police are urging caution about linking the fight to the girl’s death pending a coroner’s report. Friday’s fight didn’t appear to be especially violent, no weapons were used and neither girl was knocked to the ground, police said. Police could not say what prompted the fight. NEW ORLEANS

BP trial delayed a week

A judge is pushing back the federal trial over the nation’s worst offshore oil disaster by a week, saying Sunday that BP PLC was making some progress in settlement talks with a committee overseeing scores of lawsuits, according to people close to the case. Two people close to the case said the decision was made Sunday during a conference call between parties in the case and U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the call. They said the judge told those on the call that BP and the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee — were “making some progress” in their settlement talks. The steering committee is overseeing lawsuits filed by individuals and businesses in the wake of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico.

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A protester in Karachi, Pakistan, wears a mask in the likeness of President Barack Obama on Sunday during a protest to condemn the reported burning of Qurans in Afghanistan by U.S. troops.

Demonstrators throw grenades Gun battle leaves 2 Afghans dead and seven NATO troops injured. By DEB RIECHMANN and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — Demonstrators hurled grenades at a U.S. base in northern Afghanistan, and a gun battle left two Afghans dead and seven NATO troops injured Sunday in the escalating crisis over the burning of Muslim holy books at an American airfield. More than 30 people have been killed, including four U.S. troops, in six days of unrest. Still, the top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan said the violence would not

change Washington’s course . “Tensions are running very high here, and I think we need to let things calm down, return to a more normal atmosphere, and then get on with business,” Ambassador Ryan Crocker told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “This is not the time to decide that we’re done here,” he said. “We have got to redouble our efforts. We’ve got to create a situation in which al-Qaida is not coming back.” The attack on the base came a day after two U.S. military advisers — a lieutenant colonel and a major — were found dead after being shot in the head in their office at the Interior Ministry in the heart of the capital. The building is

one of the city’s most heavily guarded buildings, and the slayings raised doubts about safety as coalition troops continue their withdrawal. The incident prompted NATO, Britain and France to recall hundreds of international advisers from all Afghan ministries in the capital. The advisers are key to helping improve governance and preparing the country’s security forces to take on more responsibility. A manhunt was under way for the main suspect in the shooting — an Afghan man who worked as a driver for an office on the same floor as the advisers who were killed, Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said. He did

not provide further details about the suspect or his possible motive. The Taliban claimed that the shooter was one of their sympathizers and that an accomplice had helped him get into the compound to kill the Americans in retaliation for the Quran burnings. Afghanistan’s defense and interior ministers were to visit Washington this week, but they called off the trip to consult with other Afghan officials and religious leaders on how to stop the violence, Pentagon press secretary George Little said. The Afghan officials had planned to meet with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey.

West calls Syrian vote a ‘sham’ General: Defense against

Iranian missiles on track

By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s authoritarian regime held a referendum on a new constitution Sunday, a gesture by embattled President Bashar Assad to placate those seeking his ouster. But the opposition deemed it an empty gesture and the West immediately dismissed the vote as a “sham.” Even as some cast ballots for what the government has tried to portray as reform, the military kept up shelling of the opposition stronghold of Homs, which has been under attack for more than three weeks after rebels took control of some neighborhoods there. Activists and residents report that hundreds have been killed in Homs in the past few weeks, including two Western journalists. The Red Cross spokesman said the humanitarian group had been unable to enter the besieged Homs neighborhood of Baba Amr since Friday, describing the humanitarian needs there as “very urgent.” Activist groups said at least

Radar site in Turkey staffed with American forces to help defend Europe. The Associated Press

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Women sit under a Syrian flag with a portrait of President Assad outside a polling station in Damascus on Sunday.

29 people were killed on Sunday, mostly in Homs. At least 89 were reported killed on Saturday alone, one day before the referendum. Activists estimate close to 7,500 people have been killed in the 11 months since the Assad regime’s brutal crackdown on dissent began. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday’s vote “a cynical ploy.” “It’s a phony referendum, and it is going to be used by As-

sad to justify what he’s doing to other Syrian citizens,” she said in an interview with CBS News in Rabat, Morocco. Clinton called on Syrians in business and the military who still support Assad to turn against him. “The longer you support the regime’s campaign of violence against your brothers and sisters, the more it will stain your honor,” she said. Other countries also lambasted the vote.

PODGORICA, Montenegro — American forces are now manning a new radar defense site in Turkey that could help defend Europe from a potential Iranian ballistic missile attack, the U.S. Army’s commander in Europe said Sunday. “We have the forces in place ... at a radar site in southern Turkey,” Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling said in an interview at Montenegro’s main military airport in its capital. It is the first time a senior U.S. commander has confirmed reports that the NATO defense shield radar — which has caused tensions between Turkey and its Muslim neighbor Iran — has been operational in the past few weeks. The radar is a key element in a planned ballistic missile de-

fense system that also would put other land- and sea-based radars and anti-missile interceptors in several European locations over the next decade. “I can only speak for the ground base air defense units,” Hertling said. “Buy I will tell you that we make constant coordination (with the U.S. Navy and Air Force), and I think we are well on track to conduct missile defense.” The deal with Turkey last year to station the sophisticated radar on its territory was hailed by U.S. officials as the most significant military cooperation agreement between the U.S. and Turkey, NATO’s biggest Muslim member, since 2003, when Turkey angered American officials by refusing to allow an armored division to cross Turkish territory to join the invasion of Iraq. Tensions between the West and Iran have risen in recent months over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran denies Western claims it seeks to develop atomic weapons.

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DORA MANCUSO, age 88, a resident of Attleboro Village in Langhorne and formerly of Old Forge, passed away Sunday afternoon, February 26, 2012. She is survived by a sister, Virginia Mancuso of Old Forge, and many nieces and nephews. A private Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for Saturday in St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Old Forge, to be celebrated by Rev. Louis T. Kaminski, pastor. Interment will follow in Old Forge Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Please visit www.KearneyFuneralHome.com for directions or to leave an online condolence. ALICE GROBLEWSKI, 83, of Wilkes-Barre passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012, at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre in the Hospice Community Care Unit. Arrangements are pending and entrusted to Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home Inc., 465 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. RITA A. HECK, 86, of Avoca, formerly of Bradford Street, Wilkes-Barre, died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at home. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Lehman Family Funeral Service, Inc., 689 Hazle Ave. Wilkes-Barre. LINDA MAIRA, of Pittston, died Sunday, February 26, 2012. Services are pending from Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township.

Eleanor Kreidler Ankudovich February 24, 2012 Kreidler Ankudovich, E leanor 66, died Friday, February 24,

2012 at home after a short battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Butler and Blanche Kreidler. Eleanor was employed as a home health aide, Nesbitt Hospital in central supply and at McDonald’s, Shavertown. She was preceded in death by brothers, John (Jack), James, Robert; and longtime companion David Winter. Surviving are her children, Ruth Noss, husband, Henry Sr., WilkesBarre; Robert Ankudovich, Jr., wife Deborah, Wyoming Valley; Tracey Winter, husband, Benjamin, Pikes Creek; Jean Ankudovich, Wilkes-Barre; grandchildren, Henry; Matthew; Amber; Robert, III, USMC; Tiffany; Francis, USMC; Samantha; Hailey; Jacob; Elijah; Lucas; five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; sisters, Maryjane Hakim, Wilkes-Barre, June McElwee, Plymouth; brother, Ward Kreidler, Hanover. Her family would like to send thanks to the support of Gentiva Visiting Nurses, Hospice of the Sacred Heart and the nurses of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and Harrisburg Hospital. A Celebration of her Life will be on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at the Dallas American Legion, Memorial Highway, RT 415, Dallas from 6 to 9 p.m.

Ellen Jane Waters February 25, 2012 Jane Waters, 86, of Isabel E llen Court in Edwardsville, died

Saturday at Hospice Care of the VNA. Born February 13, 1926, in Forty Fort, she was a daughter of the late George H. and Agnes Mahavitz Waters. Ellen Jane was a graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. As a Registered Nurse she was employed by Johns Hopkins Hospital, Brady Urological Institute and Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore, and in private duty. Ellen Jane was a member of the Parish of Holy Name-Saint Mary in Swoyersville. Her sister, Doris Agnes Waters, died May 27, 2005. Celebration of Ellen Jane’s Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday with a Funeral Mass in the Church of Holy Name-Saint Mary, 283 Shoemaker Street in Swoyersville. Interment will be in Denison Cemetery in Swoyersville. Visitation will be held at the church beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Memorial donations are preferred and may be made to Hospice Care of the VNA, 486 Northampton Street, Edwardsville, PA 18704-4599. Arrangements are by McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service. Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Ellen Jane’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com.

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February 25, 2012

ichard J. Joseph, 60, of Hughestown, passed away Saturday Feb. 25, 2012 at home. Rick was born in Hanover, Pa., on May 24th, 1951. He was the son of the late Jack and Phyllis Joseph. He graduated from Hanover High School in 1969. Rick was previously employed at Leslie Fay, Whiteman Tower, and recently at American Silk in Plains, Pa. He was involved with the Hughestown Little League, Softball League and Pittston Area Football Booster Club. He was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Hughestown and Sacred Heart Church in Dupont. Rick was a devoted husband and loving father. He enjoyed spending time with his children and watching them play sports through the years. Rick’s passion was music, playing the drums and performing with his longtime friends in the band Tom Slick & The Converted Thunderbolt Greaseslappers for over 38 years. He enjoyed spending vacations in Cape May, N.J., with family and friends for over 20 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his goddaughter and niece Michelle Schuler; and father-in-law, Leonard C. Cumbo. He is survived by his wife, Karen, with whom he observed their 36th wedding anniversary on Oct 11th, 2011; daughter, Stephanie, Hughes-

town; son, Ricky, West Pittston; sister, Susie Schuler, and husband Bob, Macungie; brother, Stanley Joseph, and wife Cathy, Sweet Valley; mother-in-law, Florence Cumbo, West Pittston. Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28 , 2012 from the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St, Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 215 Lackawanna Avenue, Dupont. Interment will be in St. Rocco’s Cemetery, Pittston Township. Friends may call Monday, February 27, 2012 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com.

oretta A. Kamarunas, age 72, of Beaumont, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012, surrounded by her family at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Loretta was a daughter of the late Denton and Ann McDyer Updyke. She was a graduate of Dallas High School, Class of 1957. Loretta was employed for 27 years as a bookkeeper for L.L. Richardson Dodge, Dallas. Loretta enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She loved to cook and loved spending time with her family and friends, especially Wendy and Tyler. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were husband, Anthony Kamarunas; sister, Charlotte Jones; best friend and former husband, John S. Monka Sr. Surviving are daughter, Cindy Jerzak, and husband Chris, Dallas; son, John S. Monka Jr., Trucksville; stepdaughter, Andrea Nunn, and husband, Gary, Columbus, Ohio; stepson, Anthony Kamarunas Jr., Swoyersville; grandchildren, Greg Jerzak, Colin Stonerook, Julia Stonerook, Johnathon Nunn, Theresa Kamarunas, Amanda Kamarunas; sister, Catherine Trudgen, and husband George; brother, Dan Updyke, and wife Lori; brotherin-law, Larry Jones; numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 11 a.m. from the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main Street, Shavertown. Interment will be made in Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from10 a.m. until time of service. Loretta’s family wishes to thank the staff of Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, especially the third-floor nurses and aides, and the staff of the Hospice of the Sacred Heart for the exceptional care and compassion they provided. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations, if desired, may be made to the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 55 W. Center Hill Road, Dallas, PA 18612, or to the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

Mary Louise McCall February 25, 2012 Mary Louise McCall, Scranton, died Saturday evening in the Moses Taylor Hospital after an illness. She was born in WilkesBarre, daughter of the late Joseph and Louise Helfrich McCall. She was a graduate of St. Nicholas High School in Wilkes-Barre. She had been employed as a Bell Telephone Operator before her marriage, and later was employed for many years as a sales associate for Thrift Drug Store. She was also employed by Eckerd Drug Store in Peckville. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church, Scranton. She was also a den mother, a Catholic Daughters moderator, a PTA Officer and a pianist. She.was preceded in death by her son John C. Brennan and her former husband, John C. Brennan, Sr. Surviving are her five children,

Nancy Koester, Scranton; Mary Pepon and husband Daniel, Nanticoke; Margaret Bermel and husband Thomas, Long Island, N.Y.; Joseph Brennan, Scranton; Michael Brennan, Boston; five grandchildren, Robert Koester and his wife Dr. Mary Frances Koester, and Brock, Elizabeth, Alex, and Carolyn Brennan; two great-grandchildren, James and Marion; a daughter-in-law, Marian Schuman. Anyone attending the funeral is asked to go directly to the church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Church, 801 Taylor Ave., Scranton. Friends may call Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Vanston and James Funeral Home, 1401 Ash St., Scranton. Interment will be in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Dallas. Memorial contributions may be made to the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, 4101 Birney Ave., Moosic, PA 18507. For directions or to send the family an online condolence, please visit www.vanstonandjames.com.

FUNERALS BARLIK – Anthony, funeral 9 a.m. today in the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Rosary Church, Duryea. BIXBY – Kathleen, memorial service 7 p.m. today in the Emmanuel Assembly Of God Church, 239 Church Road, Harveys Lake. CAIN – Marguerite, funeral 9 a.m. Thursday in the Maher-Collins Funeral Home, 360 N. Maple Ave., Kingston. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Kingston. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. CIOLEK – Walter, Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Plains. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. today in the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains. Friends are invited to go directly to church Tuesday morning. CONKLIN – Ruth, funeral 11 a.m. today in the McCune Funeral Home, 80 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. DENNIS – Joseph Sr., funeral 10:30 a.m. today in the Howell-Lussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston. Services at 11 a.m. in St. John’s Lutheran Church, Pittston. DOBRANSKI – Theresa, memorial Mass 10 a.m. today in St. Faustina Church, Nanticoke. FASULKA – Helen, Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. today in the Chapel of St. Mary’s Maternity Cemetery, West Wyoming. GAUGHAN – Grace, funeral 9 a.m. today in the Metcalfe and Shaver Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Cecilia’s Church of St. Barbara Parish, Exeter. Friends may call 8:30 to 9 a.m. in the funeral home. HARTZELL – Albert, funeral 11 a.m. today in the Charles L. Cease Funeral Home, 634 Reyburn Road, Shickshinny. HUSTED – Irene, funeral 10:30 a.m. today in the Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains Township. Requiem Service at 11 a.m. in Holy Resurrection RO Cathedral. JOSEPH – Richard, funeral 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St, Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Dupont. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. KACILLAS – Justin, visitation 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke. Prayer service at 6 p.m. KOSCHELLA – Joseph, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Trinity Church, Swoyersville. KOWALCZYK – Dora, graveside

funeral service noon today in Ohav Zedek Cemetery, Church and Chestnut streets, Hanover Township. KRAYNAK – Helen, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Church, Larksville. KRUSHKA – Helen, funeral 9:15 a.m. today in the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 110 Chestnut St., Berwick. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Spirit Parish/St. Mary’s Church, Mocanaqua. MANARSKI – Henry, funeral 9 a.m. today in the Mark V. Yanaitis Funeral Home, 55 Stark St., Plains Township. Mass of Christian Burial in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Plains. MULVANEY – Susan, memorial Mass 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Gate of Heaven Church, 40 Machell Ave., Dallas. There will be no viewing. Family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Wednesday morning for the service. MUNDENAR – Virginia, funeral 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Louis V. Ciuccio Funeral Home, 145 Moosic Road, Old Forge. Mass 10 a.m. in the Prince of Peace Parish-St. Mary’s Church, West Grace and Lawrence streets, Old Forge. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. today. OLSHEFSKI – Martha, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Stanley S. Stegura Funeral Home Inc., 614 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke. Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Alden. REILLY – Rose, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Benedict’s Church, Parsons. Friends may call 9 a.m. until the time of the service. REMENSNYDER – Richard Jr., funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 110 Chestnut St., Berwick. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today. SHURITES – Raymond, military funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., Larksville. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Therese Church, Shavertown. Friends may call 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. SHELDON – Antoinette, services 10 a.m. today in the Chapel Lawn Cemetery Chapel, Dallas. VACULA – Michael, military funeral honors 9 a.m. today in the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Anthony of Padua Church, St. Barbara Parish, Exeter. VANDORICK – Robert Sr., celebration of life Mass 10 a.m. March 3 in St. Mary of the Lake Church, Lake Winola. Friends may call at the church 9 a.m. until the time of the Mass.

Marie R. Stubblebine February 24, 2012 Marie R. Stubblebine, age 67, of Plymouth, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012. Born December 6, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred Bogdon. Marie was a graduate of St. Vincent’s High School, Plymouth, and had been employed by the Wyoming Valley garment and food service industry. Her family enjoyed her sense of humor. The love that Marie has shown to her family, over the years, can never be measured. Surviving are her daughter and caregiver, Marie (Amy) Ratowski, and her husband, Alex, of Hunlock Creek; son, Howard (Dee) Stubblebine, and his wife, Melissa, of Larksville; grandchildren, Justin

and Jacob Ratowski, and Katie Stubblebine; great-grandson, Branden; brother, Joseph Bogdon of Plymouth; sister, Julianne Henninger and her husband, Dana, of Hunlock Creek; several nieces and nephews. Private funeral will be held at the convenience of the family from the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 West Main Street, Plymouth. Interment will be in the Lithuanian Independent Cemetery, Wyoming. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions, if desired, may be made to the Luzerne County S.P.C.A., or the charity of the donor’s choice. Marie’s family would like to thank her doctors and nurses who participated in her care and the staff of the Hospice Community Care, for all of their care and compassion given to her. Please visit www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome.com to submit online condolences to Marie’s family.

Copper theft is costing Philly transit big bucks Hard economic times and the high price of copper are blamed for thefts.

By BILL DEVLIN The (Doylestown) Intelligencer

DOYLESTOWN — Copper thefts, an increasing problem reported by municipalities across Pennsylvania, are also costing the Philadelphia-area transit system a half-million dollars every year, officials said. Last week, copper thieves stole 5-foot sections of copper wire from the tracks of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s Broad Street line. The overnight theft Monday didn’t hamper service because buses are used instead of trains during those hours, SEPTA spokeswoman Jerri Williams told The (Doylestown) Intelligencer.

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Andrew Gillespie, the agency’s chief engineer for power, said copper thieves are costing the authority $500,000 annually. He says the Broad Street line thieves risked electrocution by going onto the tracks and cutting the lines from blocks used for the signalization of the system. Gillespie says hard economic times and the high price of copper has prompted the increasing number of thefts. On Friday, police in eastern Pennsylvania said a man was caught sawing through live signal wires along Amtrak lines in Chester County. Gillespie recently testified in a Montgomery County felony case stemming from a Sept. 29 arrest in cut SEPTA wires that disrupted train service. Williams said the agency wants law enforcement officials to understand that such cases are about not only the cost of the materials but the impact on the system and commuters. Gillespie said the authority is taking steps to reduce thefts on its own, marking all of its copper and informing scrap dealers to be on the lookout for any materials brought to them. “No one is going to want to steal it if there is no place to sell it,” he said. SEPTA will begin spraying wires with a chemical that will become visible under a fluorescent light and will stick to the hands of anyone who handles it. Williams likened the idea to placing dye packs in money bags during a bank robbery.

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PITTSBURGH — Twenty-one of the 23 highest-paid employees at the State Correctional Institution-Pittsburgh are guards or sergeants who made more than their supervisors last year by earning leave pay, shift differentials and massive amounts of overtime, a newspaper reported Sunday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report is based on pay records obtained through a right-to-know request from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, which show the top earner at the prison last year was a guard whose base salary is $51,000 but who collected $139,571 because of extra pay, including $75,000 worth of overtime. Meanwhile, the best-paid captain at the same prison ranked 50th on the highest-paid list by earning less than $88,000. Lawmakers and state corrections officials acknowledge those disparities are causing problems, including the perception that promotions don’t pay. “When you have good quality officers who are not even willing to take the test (to become a lieutenant) because they don’t want to take a pay cut in a promotion, what happens then is perhaps the people who do get promotions aren’t the best qualified,” said state Sen. David Argall, R-Sckuylkill. He is pushing a bill to ensure commissioned officers with the rank of lieutenant or above are paid more than the guards they supervise. Roy Pinto, president of the guards’ union, the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association, said understaffing is fueling the extra overtime. “I’d like to see the prisons staffed properly so the overtime was minimal, as opposed to the rampant overtime that’s out there,” Pinto said. State corrections spokeswoman Susan McNaughton told the paper that the state’s prisons are properly staffed but acknowledged “we can run short of staff if we have vacant positions, longterm absences or a higher-thanexpected rate of call-offs.” Statewide, overtime for guards has increased in recent years to $50 million and the 679 employees of the Pittsburgh prison earned $5.5 million worth of overtime last year out of the prison’s entire $31.7 million payroll. A typical sergeant at the prison earned about $21,000 more than the typical lieutenant, according to the records obtained by the newspaper. The situation is so lopsided that some lieutenants have demanded demotions to sergeant to make more money. A group of supervisors called the Commissioned Officers Association calls them “voluntary demotions” and McNaughton acknowledges the department is aware of those concerns. Pinto said its contract directs that overtime shifts be distributed fairly on a rotating basis so a handful of guards don’t collect the lion’s share of overtime.

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television and a Craftsman tool box were stolen from his residence at 122 Hanover St. between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. WILKES-BARRE -- City • Ellis Bonner reported a police reported the following: brick was thrown through the • Police detained a man in front window of his residence the country illegally after a at 286 Hazle Ave. around 7:05 crash on East Northampton p.m. Saturday. Street around 11:40 p.m. Sat• Kayla Slomovitz of 171 S. urday. Jamie Topia of North Wyoming Street, Hazleton, was Welles St. reported Saturday a place in the county prison on a man known to her stole her laptop computer and took it to detainer by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement an area pawn shop. • Ryan Pearson was charged agency until deportation proceedings can begin. Topia also with public drunkenness Saturday while he was intoxicated faces summary charges of driving without a license, driv- on Brown Street, police said. ing with a vehicle registration HAZLE TWP. – State police belonging to a third party and said they arrested Christopher driving without insurance. Dexter, 39, of Shenandoah on • Shaqune McLendon of Wilkes-Barre was charged with evidence of drunken driving simple assault and harassment, late Saturday night after responding to a report of a mopolice said, after she struck torist nearly striking several Manal Daghlas in the head vehicles on state Route 309 in with a beer bottle at Mr. Pizza on South Main Street. McLen- the area of state Route 424. State police located the don was drinking at the pizza vehicle driven by Dexter shop and her drinks were cut around 10 p.m. and said he off around 10 p.m. Saturday. Several witnesses saw McLen- showed signs of intoxication. He was taken into custody and don hit Daghlas with the bottransported to the Hazleton tle. Daghlas was taken to a local hospital for medical treat- state police station for a legal breath test. Charges are pendment, police said. ing against Dexter, state police • David Segear reported said. Saturday a 60-inch flat-screen

County Judge William Amesbury focuses on former Supreme Court justice. By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – There were a couple of reasons why leek soup was on the menu for the St. David’s Day dinner Sunday night. It’s tasty and the plant is one of the national symbols of Wales whose people INSIDE: For worldwide will CLICKS from honor their pathe event, see tron saint, Dapage 1C. vid, on Thursday. Far away from the country bordered on the east by England and the Irish Sea on the west and a few days ahead of the March 1 celebration, approximately 100 people attended the 133rd annual banquet held by the St. David’s Society of Wyoming Valley Inc. at the Genetti Hotel & Convention Center. They sang hymns and songs in their native Welsh and heard from featured speaker Luzerne County Judge William Amesbury, who dug up some history on the leek. Welsh soldiers wore leeks to distinguish themselves from their enemies dressed in the same garb on the battlefield, said Amesbury. Instead of leeks on their lapels, some men at the dinner wore daffodils, only because they had no lilies, another symbol of Wales, added the judge. St. David, or Dewi Sant as he is known in Welsh, died on March 1 in 589, said Amesbury. “I was amazed as I read about him,” he said. The bishop “was a rallying point, a unifying force in the Welsh resistance,” against the invading Normans and English.

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Luzerne County Court Judge William H. Amesbury speaks during The 133rd Annual Banquet of the St. David’s Society of Wyoming Valley Inc. on Sunday night at Genetti’s in Wilkes-Barre.

Amesbury pointed out many notable and historical figures in the United States claim Welsh ancestry, including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Howard Hughes, Ogden Nash, Jasper Jack Daniels and Charles Evans Hughes, the 11th chief justice of the United States. “The man was a talent, a true political figure, an intellectual giant,” he said of Hughes, the focus of much of Amesbury’s 20-minute address. Born in 1862, Hughes was a precocious child, learning to read at the age of 3½, mastering Greek

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at 8 and graduating from high school when he was 13, according to Amesbury. When his parents were considering adopting a child, Hughes told them, “A quality education is far more important to have than a playmate,” said Amesbury. Hughes left a highly successful law practice and sought elected office because his “ambition was to serve,” said Amesbury. Hughes served as governor of New York, was twice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and was among the justices who opposed President Franklin Delano Roose-

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velt’s attempt to pack the court in an effort to get through his New Deal programs, said Amesbury. Hughes retired from the bench in 1941 and died in 1947. Amesbury admired the commitment Hughes had to service and urged the members of the audience to pass on the pride of their Welsh heritage to younger generations. Newly appointed society President Anthony T.P. Brooks was committed to the task. “My goal, my hope for us is to be evangelists for St. David,” said Brooks.

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as possible to set their stand apart from the rest. Nat said the children keep the money they raise from selling lemonade, but are encouraged to spend a little, save a little and give a little back to the community. “The program is designed to give children an opportunity to discover the sky’s the limit,” Mosluk said. Currently, designated sites are Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre, The Rock Recreation Center in Trucksville and the Pittston YMCA. More sites might be added, depending on the number of children, sponsors and partners, he said. Nat said he hopes to have 1,000 children register for the first NEPA Lemonade Day. He said the Pittston YMCA has adopted the program and is looking for more organizations to step forward. The program does not have to be run by an organization; parents can work one-on-one with their children through the program, Mosluk said. The program is on its pilot

does not take lightly his association with those of us lucky enough to cross his path.” Though Kipps has met many prominent public figures throughout the years who supported her writings and ideas on volunteerism, she said the most astonishing thing to her is that they were all simply “human.” “They’re like me and you,” she said. “Barbara Bush, who also wrote a preface in one of my SUBMITTED PHOTO books, actually rang me on the telephone to tell me she put a Harriet Clyde Kipps of Glen Lyon in 1991 with then U.S. Sen. John signed copy of the book in the Glenn of Ohio. Glenn wrote prefaces for two of Kipps’ books. mail. Barbara Bush took the time to do that.” Currently, Kipps is in the middle of writing pieces for her Super Volunteer Club Mysteries series, geared toward children. Her next book, “A Triumph Over Pain,” will be released within a month.

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way in which he treated her son. “When the book published, I went to see him to deliver a special leather-bound copy and my son, Glenn, was my escort. Well, Glenn was in the military service, as John was, and to watch the two of them hit it off was wonderful. To see them laughing, hands flying, really enjoying each other, was heartwarming.” Kipps said the former Marine pilot’s warm character was further reinforced two years later, when he saw her on the street and called her by name. “His mind is like a steel trap, I was so delighted. He is a genuine hero, not only for his personal achievements, but he

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Time is running out to halt new Cold War

HEN THE COLD War ended more than two decades ago, the shadow of nuclear catastrophe lifted on both sides of the Iron Curtain. This year, that era of relative comfort could well draw to a close; alternatively, the West’s efforts to prevent that from happening could trigger a crisis of such gravity that countless millions will be affected. If that sounds like an alarmist prognosis, consider the situation in Iran. Despite an ever-tightening net of economic sanctions – not to mention a covert campaign of sabotage – Iran is drawing inexorably closer to achieving the ability to build nuclear weapons. At the last count, 6,208 centrifuges were enriching uranium inside a previously secret plant at Natanz. Iran’s scientists soon might be able to present their country’s obdurate and ruth-

less leaders with an invulnerable means of constructing a nuclear arsenal. As William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary, warns in his interview with this newspaper, any such decision on the part of the regime would trigger a “new Cold War in the Middle East without, necessarily, all the safety mechanisms.” As Hague makes clear, the window to avoid this outcome is closing. Yet destroying Iran’s nuclear installations would trigger a war that could escalate into a regional conflagration, threatening the global economy by causing oil prices to soar. The risks attached to military action are such that no government presently favors this option; even Israel’s official position remains that sanctions should still be given time to work. The Telegraph, London

QUOTE OF THE DAY “It was a hard moment for the president to get out of.” Mick Jagger The Rolling Stones frontman said President Obama did “very well” when bluesman Buddy Guy successfully prodded him to join in on a few lines of “Sweet Home Chicago.” Jagger and other blues greats played the East Room on Tuesday as part of an “In Performance at the White House” concert that will air tonight on PBS.

Future of the eurozone

HINA IS PUTTING flesh on the bones of its commitment to work together with the European Union to address the evolving European sovereign debt crisis. Both President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao assured visiting EU leaders that the country supports global efforts to back the eurozone and Europe. On Feb.15, China’s central bank also pledged it will increase its holdings of euro-denominated assets. China’s willingness to help clearly goes far beyond rhetoric. And the reason is more than obvious as the two sides rank among each other’s top trade partners and China is eager to diversify its portfolio of foreign ex-

change reserves. However, while such external support is important if Europe is to survive the ongoing debt crisis, it is unrealistic to expect too much of such help. The eurozone must come up with a credible long-term solution of its own. Admittedly, debt-laden countries should be held accountable for their rapid accumulation of debt, which was enabled by the creation of the single currency market more than a decade ago. But that does not mean EU policymakers can ignore the difficult and painful task of implementing fiscal consolidation plans. China Today, Beijing

Passion, commitment and your support fuel United Way THROUGHOUT MOST of February, the symbols of Valentine’s Day were everywhere. Hearts, red roses, chocolates and jewelry sales were simply hard to miss. As I saw these images, I thought about the inspiring words from Norman Vincent Peale, the guru of positive thinking, who once told us to “throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.” Rev. Peale was reminding us about the power of having genuine passion and commitment. Following our hearts will change lives – ours and others. Like roses and chocolates on Valentine’s Day, passion and commitment within the social service network of our community are hard to miss. In the last few weeks, dozens and dozens of applications from area nonprofit agencies have come into the United Way office, all seeking funding to help meet our community’s most pressing needs. In anticipation of human service budget cuts at the state level for the fourth year in a row, United Way funding is as important now as it ever has been. Implied in each application are the needs of real people, the potential to change lives and the hope of a better, stronger community for all of us. Without question, the agencies that submit these applications have “thrown their hearts over the fence.” Every day, despite limited

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ANY YEMENIS are rightly questioning whether the Feb. 21 vote constitutes the democratic future they have fought for, and in others’ cases, died for; whether this is really the promised end to Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 33-year rule. Over a year after Yemenis first took to the streets to demand political reform, the country went to the polls in an uncontested election in which ex-President Saleh’s deputy was the sole candidate. In a deal signed late last year and brokered by Gulf states in Saudi Arabia, where Saleh was recovering from wounds sus-

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tained in a rocket attack on his palace, the former president agreed to transfer power to AbdRabbu Mansour Hadi. While Hadi has vowed to usher in major reforms, including the drafting of a new constitution and a reorganization of the army, the country faces many great challenges, and coupled with Hadi’s ascendancy to power in a way many view as undemocratic, it is unclear as to what the next few years will hold. Coupled with endemic corruption, none of these signs point toward a stable, democratic or prosperous Yemen. The Daily Star, Beirut

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BILL JONES resources, they do what they do with passion and commitment. The programs that are funded with contributions to the United Way do change lives. These dollars helped “Nancy,” who was escaping abuse, find safety and support at Domestic Violence Service Center. They helped Shivon, a child with Down syndrome, communicate and socialize at the Pittston YMCA. United Way funding also is helping Andrea, a client at Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug, overcome addiction and complete schooling; and it is helping Dolores, a 76-year-young grandmother, remain active and independent by providing her access to Volunteers of America’s Dial-A-Driver program. This is only a sampling of the work funded by the United Way. While the stories of service are countless, each is meaningful. Many factors contribute to these successes, but they all have in common the passion and commitment of donors, volunteers and service providers who work every day to improve our community. As the pending state budget cuts threaten to further reduce funding for local human services, the United Ways of Wyoming Valley and Greater Hazleton are holding a “town

hall” meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. March 8 at Burke Auditorium on the campus of King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. State and county funding decisions will be crucial this year. The state is proposing a 20 percent reduction in spending in a “block grant” approach, which is to provide greater flexibility in how the dollars are used. The agencies that might be impacted by these changes, consumers and the public are invited to the informational town hall meeting. While the funding cuts are expected to bring changes to the social service sector and a reduction of services in some areas is probable, what is likely not to change are the passion and commitment with which our community serves those in need and one another. There will be more powerful stories to tell. It seems to me that for so many, the heart is already over the fence … the rest are invited to follow. Bill Jones is the president and CEO of the United Way of Wyoming Valley. He can be reached at 829-6711 ext. 230.

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Breast-feeding in public should be supported

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here is a life-sized statue in Toronto by Czech-born, Canadian sculptor Lea Vivot titled “The Endless Bench.” It portrays two women in conversation, seated on a circular bench. One woman is pregnant and the other is nursing her baby. At their feet, in the middle of the circle, two children play in the sand. Mothers are welcomed to sit next to the sculptures and nurse their babies while they are inspired by the messages carved into the surface of the bench. This sculpture reminds us all that acceptance of public breast-feeding can facilitate women enjoying community while easily and naturally accomplishing the work of meeting their children’s needs. The recent “nurse-ins” at Target stores have brought renewed attention to the topic of breast-feeding in public. There are two main reasons why cultural acceptance of breast-feeding in public is an important factor to facilitate breast-feeding initiation and duration. When a woman is not comfortable breast-feeding in public it can be harder for her to breast-feed exclusively for six months and at least until a baby’s first birthday, as recommended. Restricting

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excursions or pumping milk for bottles, two options open to this mother, are both solutions that can limit the breast-feeding relationship. The second reason has to do with a baby’s right to be fed when he or she becomes hungry or needs comfort. It is not uncommon to see a baby feeding from a bottle or being soothed with a pacifier in a public place. Even if a mother and her baby are in public, a breast-fed baby, like his formula-fed counterpart, has a right to be fed and comforted. For more information on how breastfeeding can work for you and your baby, contact the Luzerne County Breastfeeding Coalition at (570) 808-5534. The coalition is comprised of representatives from Northeastern Pennsylvania whose mission is to establish breast-feed-

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ing as the cultural norm in our community. Karen L. Shaw Member Luzerne County Breastfeeding Coalition and Greater Pittston La Leche League Falls

Whatever you call it, it’s money we owe

ormer Luzerne County Commissioner Steve Urban stated at a recent council meeting that the levee tax on 11 communities is not a tax, but a fee. The water company states the $19.99 on my bill is a surcharge. My energy provider says this is a gross receipt sales tax. Ten excise taxes appear on the phone bill, not an “exercise tax.” The new county council just raised taxes by 2 percent, so I can share with my neighbor the “cost of services.” The county government will give a grant to those who apply, but it’s not tax money or a fee; it’s a “grant.” All of these different names for money derived from the people are enough to make one dizzy. George J. Kochis Kingston

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lishers in London and is slated to hit the market in July. In a sad way, the timing couldn’t be better for Manasco. With the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse allegations attracting widespread media interest, child abuse is at the forefront of many people’s minds as the details of the case continue to be made public. The retired Penn State defensive coordinator is accused of molesting at least 10 boys through a charity he founded called The Second Mile. “It’s unfortunate that you have this situation, but if you can use it to educate people and reduce the risk of this happening again, then it’s fortunate,” Manasco, of Dallas Township, said. He said the publisher, sensing the connection to the Sandusky case and the relevance of the book, has pushed the publication date up three to four months. “They’re moving fast on this,” Manasco said, noting that the book was written five years ago but sat on a shelf waiting for his wife, Katharine, to illustrate the part of the book geared toward children. The 80-page paperback book has two sections. One, the shorter of the two, is geared toward adults, parents,

News Sunday.” In his one term as Massachusetts governor, he said, he balanced budgets, reduced taxes, enforced immigration laws, “stood up for traditional marriage” and was “a prolife governor.” “I’m a solid conservative,” he said. The exchange highlighted the choice facing Republican voters in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday, and another 10 states a week after that. Romney did pick up the endorsement of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Sunday. Conservative activists dominate the GOP primaries. But party regulars fear too much focus on the Republican right will leave the eventual nominee poorly positioned to confront Obama in November, when independent voters will be crucial. Santorum, a hero to anti-abortion and home-schooling advocates, disputes that argument. The way to beat Obama, he said Sunday, is with an unvarnished conservative whose views dramatically clash with the president’s on the economy, church and state, energy, foreign policy and other issues. He said the party needs “someone who can paint a very different vision of the country.” Romney and Santorum hit Obama on many issues, including the president’s apology for the actions of U.S. troops who burned Qurans — inadvertently, they said — while destroying documents on a military base in Afghanistan. Romney said that for many Americans, the apology “sticks in their throat.” “We’ve made an enormous contribution to help the people there achieve freedom,” he said. “And for us to be apologizing at a time like this is something which is very difficult for the American people to countenance.” As for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Romney said Obama “made an enormous error by announcing the withdrawal date of our surge forces during the fighting season.” Santorum portrayed Obama’s apology for the burned Qurans as further proof that the president is trying to appease “forces of evil” bent on America’s destruction. To apologize rather

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Plains Township. Burke proposed moving Jenkins and Pittston townships to Magisterial District Court 11-104, based in Pittston city, the seat for which has been vacant since Jan. 1, when Fred Pierantoni III became a county judge. Senior District Judge Andrew Barilla has been handling judicial duties at the Pittston-based district court. The vacant district judge seat in Pittston will be on the ballot in 2013. Attorney Mark Singer, a former assistant district attorney and current public defender, and Arthur Bobbouine, Luzerne County deputy prothonotary, have expressed interest in campaigning for the vacant seat. Several wards in Wilkes-Barre will be reassigned from Magisterial District Court 11-1-02, currently held by District Judge Martin Kane, to Magisterial District Court 11-1-01, held by newly elected District Judge Rich Cronauer. Despite the proposed plan to phase out the Freeland-based magisterial district, Feissner said he remains optimistic. “This is a proposed plan that doesn’t take effect until 2018,” Feissner said. “Changes can come at any time. It’s just a proposal. I’m going to continue to do the job for the next six years.” “It is possible this may not take effect for a number of years, not more than six years out,” Burke said about the proposed plan. “There may be the likelihood of other opportunities to present itself during that interim.” Feissner’s courtroom is located inside the Freeland Municipal Building. Rent for the courtroom and offices is $10,500, according to the Luzerne County 2012 bud-

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Hunter Manasco and his wife, Katharine, have a book, ‘An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch: Teaching Social and Physical Boundaries to Kids.’ Hunter authored and Katharine illustrated it.

teachers, counselors and other caregivers. The second, composed of nearly 60 illustrated pages, is geared for adults to read to children as an educational tool. Manasco said studies have found that abuse among children with disabilities is exponentially higher than among regular peers, about three or four times the rate. And if the child has autism, the rates are seven times higher than a non-special-needs child, he said. Mostly, Manasco said, the

abuse is prevalent because they don’t know what is and isn’t appropriate or what to do if they do know. “They’re basically just sitting ducks,” Manasco said. “They are possibly the most vulnerable children outside of infants,” said the professor, who has written one prior book on behavior modification techniques for children with autism and other neurological disorders who display aggression and tantrum be-

C H A N G E S P L A N N E D F O R T H E A R E A’ S M A G I S T E R I A L D I S T R I C T C O U R T S Several magisterial district courts will be assigned new municipalities while others will remain the same under a proposed plan submitted to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts. District Court 11-1-01 District Judge Rick Cronauer, elected 2011, term expires Jan. 1, 2018 Existing district: Wilkes-Barre wards 10, 12, 13, 14, 15. Under proposal: Wilkes-Barre wards 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. District Court 11-1-02 District Judge Martin Kane, elected 1985, term expires Jan. 3, 2016 Exiting district: Wilkes-Barre wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 Under proposal: Wilkes-Barre wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. District Court 11-1-03 District Judge Joseph Zola, elected 1995, term expires Jan. 5, 2014 Exiting district: Hazleton city Under proposal: No change District Court 11-1-04 Vacant seat will be on 2013 ballot. Exiting district: Pittston city and the boroughs of Avoca, Dupont, Duryea and Hughestown. Under proposal: Pittston city, boroughs of Avoca, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown and Yatesville, and the townships of Jenkins and Pittston. District Court 11-1-05 District Judge Paul Roberts, elected 1987, term expires Jan., 1, 2018 Exiting district: Kingston and Edwardsville. Under proposal: No change District Court 11-1-06 District Judge David Barilla, elected 2005, term expires Jan. 1, 2018 Exiting district: Boroughs of Courtdale, Forty Fort, Larksville, Luzerne, Pringle and Swoyersville. Under proposal: No change District Court 11-2-01 District Judge Joseph Carmody, elected 2003, term expires Jan. 3, 2016

get. The last realignment for magisterial districts in the county took place in 2004 after the death of Edwardsville District Judge John Hopkins. His district was absorbed into three other magisterial districts. District judges are elected to six-year terms and earn approximately $72,000 a year.

Exiting district: Boroughs of Exeter, West Pittston, West Wyoming and Wyoming, and Exeter Township. Under proposal: No change District Court 11-2-03 District Judge Joseph Halesey, elected 1993, term expires Jan. 1, 2018 Existing district: Boroughs of Ashley, Sugar Notch and Warrior Run, and Hanover Township. Under proposal: No change District Court 11-3-01 District Judge John Hasay, elected 1987, term expires Jan. 1, 2018 Existing district: Boroughs of Nescopeck, New Columbus and Shickshinny, and the townships of Conyngham, Fairmount, Hunlock, Huntington, Nescopeck, Ross, Salem and Union. Under proposal: Boroughs of Nescopeck, New Columbus and Shickshinny, and the townships of Conyngham, Fairmount, Hollenback, Hunlock, Huntington, Nescopeck, Ross, Salem and Union. District Court 11-3-02 District Judge Donald Whittaker, elected 1993, term expires Jan, 1, 2018 Existing district: Nanticoke city, Plymouth Borough, and the townships of Newport and Plymouth. Under proposal: No change District Court 11-3-03 District Judge Daniel O’Donnell, elected 1999, term expires Jan. 1, 2018 Existing district: Conyngham Borough, and the townships of Black Creek, Butler, Hollenback and Sugarloaf. Under proposal: Boroughs of Conyngham and Freeland, and the townships of Black Creek, Butler, Foster and Sugerloaf. District Court 11-3-04 District Judge James Dixon, elected 2011, term expires Jan. 1, 2018 Existing district: West Hazleton Borough and Hazle Township. Under proposal: Boroughs of Jeddo and West Hazleton, and Hazle Township. District Court 11-3-05 District Judge Gerald Feissner, elected 1981, term expires Jan. 1, 2018 Magisterial district court to be eliminated under proposed plan. District Court 11-3-06

District Judge Ronald Swank, elected 1975, term expires Jan. 1, 2018 Existing district: Nuangola Borough, and the townships of Dorrance, Fairview, Rice, Slocum and Wight. Under proposal: Boroughs of Nuangola, Penn Lake Park and White Haven, and the townships of Dennison, Dorrance, Fairview, Rice and Slocum. District Court 11-3-07 District Judge Michael Dotzel, elected 2001, term expires Jan. 5, 2014 Existing district: Boroughs of Bear Creek Village and Laurel Run, and the townships of Bear Creek, Buck and Wilkes-Barre. Under proposal: No change but will include citations issued on the Northeastern Pennsylvania Turnpike. District Court 11-3-08 District Judge Diana Malast, elected 1991, term expires Jan. 3, 2016 Existing district: Boroughs of Laflin and Yatesville, and the townships of Jenkins, Pittston and Plains. Under proposal: Laflin Borough and Plains Township. District Court 11-3-09 District Judge James Tupper, elected 1993, term expires Jan. 1, 2018 Existing district: Boroughs of Dallas and Harveys Lake, and the townships of Dallas, Franklin, Jackson, Kingston, Lake and Lehman.

than simply note a mistake was made, he said, “not only encourages them, but I believe, incites them.” Santorum criticized Obama in appearances on NBC’s and ABC’s Sunday talk shows, but he was more animated and emotional in his noon speech to voters in Marquette. He told them the president “has systematically taken every opportunity to try to take control of different sectors of the economy; tried to take your freedom and opportunity away from you and give it to people who know better than you how to run your lives, or your business.” Santorum got a rare hostile question from Wally Tuccini, 57, a heavy-equipment operator from Marquette. Tuccini said his mother was a Roman Catholic who personally opposed birth control, as does Santorum. When she delivered her eighth child, Tuccini said, the family was so poor they barely obtained essential medical care in time, and he asked why Santorum wants to reduce the government’s social safety net. “We don’t need a government health care plan to be able to solve the problem,” Santorum replied. “What we need is a process in this country where people will have an opportunity to go out and use their resources, like we do in this country with housing,” cars and clothing. Santorum noted he supports a refundable tax credit for lowincome people seeking health insurance. He did not offer details, nor does his campaign website. Romney, who campaigned Sunday in Traverse City, Mich., and Daytona, Fla., defended his proposal to cut income taxes across the board. “I want to make sure that we maintain the progressivity of the code,” he told Fox News. “And I want to help people who I think have been most hurt by the Obama economy — and that’s middle-income Americans.” Romney said he wants to “lower the marginal rate for all Americans.” Former House speaker Newt Gingrich is not competing in Michigan. He attended church services Sunday in Georgia, where he launched his political career, and warned an audience that the “secular left” was trying to undermine principles established by the Founding Fathers. He said America had faced a “50-year assault” by those trying to alienate people of faith.

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For Daytona, rainy days and Mondays

Miseri may have company today

Weather forces NASCAR to postpone Sprint Cup opener for first time in 54-year history of event.

UP NEXT Daytona 500 Noon today (FOX)

“This is one of the toughest things for us drivers,” pole-sitter Carl Edwards said. “It’s now who can really stay focused. That’s not just the drivers, that’s the pit crews, the crew chiefs, everyone, the officials. But I think we’ll be just fine.” But Monday might be another test for both drivers and fans. The forecast calls for more rain, and officials are prepared to wait all day and into the night to avoid a Tuesday race, which would strain teams that must get to Phoenix for next week’s race. “The longer runway we have tomorrow to get in the Daytona 500, the greater the likelihood for us to start and finish the AP PHOTO event on Monday,” NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said. “There are certainly a A race fan sits in the grandstand as rain falls on Daytona International Speedway

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has raced on the beach at Daytona, under the lights and even around a pesky pothole. But never on a Monday — until now. The Daytona 500 was postponed Sunday for the first time in its 54-year history after heavy rain saturated Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR officials spent more than four hours waiting for a window to dry the famed track, but it never came. When the latest storm cell passed over the speedway around 5 p.m., they had little choice but to call it a day. The 500-mile race was rescheduled for noon Monday. It will be aired on Fox. See DAYTONA, Page 4B

NFL

A rivalry renewed at combine

before the NASCAR Daytona 500 was postponed Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla. The race will be held today.

N B A A L L- S TA R G A M E

Kobe stands alone

Alabama, LSU defensive backs get one last chance to show who is best at NFL tryouts. By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS — The LSUAlabama rivalry didn’t end in New Orleans. It moved to Indianapolis. After playing twice for the No. 1 ranking last season, repeatedly being dubbed college football’s two best defenses and eventually settling the national championship between them, the top defensive players from those teams are ready to start Round 3 — at the NFL scouting combine. “Right now, it’s just mental, but when we get back on the field, it’s going to be just like the way it was,” Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpartick said Sunday with a smile. Scouts couldn’t ask for a better scenario. Players from both teams are out to impress team executives, hoping to improve their draft stock. The stakes couldn’t be higher. The winners will be rewarded with a bigger paycheck and perhaps some big-time endorsement deals, too. Bragging rights are also in play. Kirkpatrick and LSU’s Morris Claiborne are going head-to-head to become the No. 1 cornerback chosen in April. Alabama safety Mark Barron and outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw are generally regarded as the No. 1 players at their positions, as is LSU defensive tackle Michael Brockers. And high school recruits undoubtedly will pay attention to which school produces more NFL players and the highest draft picks, maybe giving the current prospect’s alma maters a recruiting bump. That’s not all. Six of the 59 defensive backs invited to Indy came from these two SEC programs, and that doesn’t include LSU Heisman Trophy finalist Tryann Mathieu, a sophomore. For the Tigers, it’s a chance to reaffirm their self-proclaimed reputation as DB University. “Patrick (Peterson) gave us the name, and we just kept it going,” Claiborne said, laughing after one of his teammates ruined the secret. But it’s not all going to be jabs and trash-talking around Lucas Oil Stadium. The Alabama and LSU players who spoke Sunday chuckled when asked about renewing one See COMBINE, Page 4B

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The Eastern Conference’s Dwyane Wade (3) defends against the Western Conference’s Kobe Bryant during the second half of the NBA All-Star Game Sunday in Orlando, Fla. The Western Conference won, 152-149.

Bryant sets scoring mark in West’s victory By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

ORLANDO, Fla. — Kobe Bryant took Michael Jordan’s record, then nearly lost the game to LeBron James. Bryant and the best of the West held off a furious East comeback, winning 152-149 in the NBA AllStar game on Sunday night. Bryant scored 27 points, moving past Jordan as the career scoring leader in the game. MVP Kevin Durant had 36, and Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook finished with 21. James and the East cut a 21point deficit to one in the closing seconds, but weren’t able to move in front. James had 36

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points and fellow Heat star WEST Dwyane Wade finished with a triple-double. Blake Griffin EAST scored 22 points for the West, which rang up 89 points in the first half, setting an All-Star record. But he won the game with his defense, picking off James’ pass when the East had a chance to tie in the final seconds. “I can’t turn the ball over like that,” James said. “I let my team down, but overall it was a great weekend.” Griffin then hit one free throw with 1.1 seconds left, and Wade

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was off on a 3-point attempt from the corner. He finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, joining Jordan and James as the only players with All-Star game triple-doubles. Durant was the MVP, leaving Bryant tied for the All-Star record with his four. But he got a bigger mark in his 13th All-Star game. He broke Jordan’s record of 262 points on a dunk with 4:57 left in the third quarter and now has 271 for his career. He entered with 244 and passed Oscar Robertson (246 points) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (251) earlier in the game. It nearly wasn’t enough, as the

East’s comeback had the crowd filled with entertainers and athletes chanting for defense — never a part of the All-Star game vocabulary — in the final seconds. With Bryant covering him, James hit two long 3-pointers in the final period, and the East had a chance when Bryant, with the crowd loudly booing, missed a free throw with 18 seconds left and the West up 151-149. “Just being a competitor,” James said. “They pretty much beat us up all game so we just wanted to make a game of it.” But New Jersey’s Deron Williams was short on a 3-pointer, See NBA, Page 5B

King’s women look for at-large bid to join Cougar men, women in NCAAs. By DEREK LEVARSE dlevarse@timesleader.com

For the first time in four years, Selection Monday will have some local flavor. Three Freedom Conference teams from the area will learn their postseason fates today as the NCAA Division III basketball tournament brackets are released online at NCAA.com. Two squads – the Misericordia men and women – have already punched their ticket, having both won Freedom Conference titles on Saturday. Another team, the King’s women, lost in the finals to Misericordia and is holding out hope for an at-large bid. The women’s field is 64 teams while the men’s will feature 62 teams. It will be a day of celebration at Misericordia, as both teams will be making their first NCAA tournament appearance. The men’s team enters on a 12-game winning streak but will likely head on the road. The opening two rounds in both tournaments are arranged into four-team pods, with top squads getting to host. “I know there’s a lot of teams in our region that could host,” coach Trevor Woodruff said. “I don’t know if they’d send us to (Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster) because we played them. Cabrini (Radnor, Pa.) is a potential host. “It doesn’t matter. At this point, everybody that’s still playing is really good. Wherever we go, we’ll get on the bus and give it our best shot.” Last season the Freedom Conference champions played in Norfolk, Va. (men) and Geneseo, N.Y. (women) in the opening round. The day will be much more tense for the Lady Monarchs, who are hopeful that their strong resume that features 21 regional wins will be enough to get them into the field. Only 20 at-large bids are handed out nationwide, and King’s is squarely on the bubble. “We don’t know. There are a lot of (conference) championships that dictate the combinations,” coach Brian Donoghue said. “I know we’re close either way. I believe we’re either just in or just out. Hopefully our non-league schedule helps us.” The Lady Monarchs have a supporter in Misericordia’s Dave Martin. The Cougars were the only Freedom Conference team to beat King’s this season. “King’s has had an unbelievable year,” Martin said. “They’re very well deserving of an NCAA at-large bid. I hope they get it. They deserve it.”

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Lack of penalty call proves costly to Pens By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – It could be argued that the WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins fell victim to penalties at inopportune times during Sunday’s game against Norfolk. Seemingly everytime the Penguins began to get into a flow, a penalty brought things to an abrupt halt. But on the other hand, the Penguins may have fallen victim

a 2-2 tie, Norfolk went on the power play. Early into the man advantage, defenseman Joey Mormina sprawled to the ice after an apparent high-stick caught him in the face. If there was an infraction, referees Matt Kirk and Geoff Miller ADMIRALS PENGUINS didn’t call it, and Norfolk remained on the power play, which DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER to a penalty that wasn’t called led to the game-winning goal during a 3-2 loss to the Admirals. from Carter Ashton soon after. Penguins Robert Bortuzzo, right, is unable to get a shot past the With less than four minutes reAdmirals goalie Dustin Tokarski during a game Sunday. The Penguins lost the game, 3-2. maining in the third period with See PENGUINS, Page 4B

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coaches name all-stars The Times Leader staff

Valley West’s Tara Zdancewicz, Holy Redeemer’s Alexis Lewis and Nanticoke’s Katie Wolfe were honored by the Wyoming Valley Conference girls basketball coaches as Division MVPs. Zdancewicz took the honors for Division I, while Lewis was named MVP in Division II and Wolfe in Division III. The rest of the selections are as follows: Division 1 Coach of the Year - Curt Lloyd - WVW Co-JV Coach of the Year - Mary Thornton - Pittston/Nini Williams - Crestwood MVP - Tara Zdancewicz, WVW Player of the Year - Mia Hopkins, Pittston First Team: Kaitlyn Smicherko, WVW; Kayla Gregaris, Crestwood; Sydney Myers, Crestwood; Grace O’Neil, Pittston; Olivia Hoffman, WVW. Second Team: Sarah Andrews, Crestwood; Allie Barber, Pittston Area; Josie Bachman, Hazelton Area; Cassie Smicherko, WVW; Rebecca Rutkowski, Crestwood. Honorable Mention: Anne Bono, Hazelton; Taryn Wojnar, Crestwood; Liz Waleski, Pittston Area; Kelly Mitchell, Pittston Area; Carina Mazzoni, Crestwood; Dannah Hayward, Coughlin; Amy Jesikiewicz, Crestwood; Gabby Lutz, Crestwood; Becca Zamos, Hazelton. Division 2 Coach of the Year - Chris Parker - Holy Redeemer JV Coach of the Year - Paul Darling - Dallas MVP- Alexis Lewis - 9 - Holy Redeemer Player of the Year -Ashley Dunbar - 11 - Dallas First Team: LisaKintner, Tunkhannock; Kassie Williams, Tunk-

L O C A L C A L E N D A R TODAY DISTRICT 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS 4A Semifinals Wyoming Valley West vs. Wallenpaupack, 7 p.m. at Wyoming Area H.S.

TUESDAY

DISTRICT 2 BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 3A Semifinals Crestwood vs. Abington Heights, 7:45 p.m. at Pittston Area H.S. Scranton Prep vs. Dallas, 7 p.m. at Marywood University CLASS A Semifinals Susquehanna vs. MMI Prep, 7:30 p.m. at North Pocono H.S. Forest City vs. Old Forge, 6 p.m. at North Pocono H.S. DISTRICT 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS 4A Semifinals Wyoming Valley West vs. Wallenpaupack, 7 p.m. at Wyoming Area H.S. CLASS 2A Semifinals Dunmore vs. Mid Valley, 6 p.m. at Lackawanna College Montrose vs. Riverside, 7:45 p.m. at Lackawanna College

WEDNESDAY

DISTRICT 2 BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 4A Semifinals Williamsport vs. Scranton, 7 p.m. at Dallas H.S. Hazleton Area vs. Delaware Valley, 6 p.m. at Pittston Area H.S. CLASS 2A Semifinals Holy Cross vs. Riverside, 8 p.m. at Marywood University Lakeland vs. Meyers, 7:45 p.m. at Pittston Area H.S. DISTRICT 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS 3A Semifinals Dallas vs. Honesdale, 6 p.m. at Marywood University Nanticoke vs. Scranton Prep, 7 p.m. at Wyoming Area H.S. CLASS A Semifinals Northwest vs. Old Forge, 6 p.m. at Scranton H.S. Forest City vs. MMI Prep, 7:30 p.m. at Scranton H.S. MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE Drew at King’s, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY

DISTRICT 2 BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 3A Final Semifinal winners, TBA CLASS A Semifinals winners, TBA DISTRICT 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS 4A Final Semifinals winners, TBA CLASS 2A Final Semifinals winners, TBA Third-place game Semifinals losers, TBA HS WRESTLING Northeast Regional Championships: Class 2A at Williamsport H.S.; Class 3A at Freedom H.S., Bethlehem WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL York College at Wilkes (in Virginia Beach), Noon John Jay College of Criminal Justice at Wilkes (in Virginia Beach), 2 p.m. COLLEGE TENNIS King’s at Kissimmee, FL., TBA COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD ECAC Indoor Championships, TBA

SATURDAY

DISTRICT 2 BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 4A Final Semifinals winners, TBA CLASS 2A Final Semifinals winners, TBA Third-place game Semifinals losers, TBA DISTRICT 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS 3A Final Semifinals winners, TBA CLASS A Final Semifinal winners, TBA HS WRESTLING Northeast Regional Championships: Class 2A at Williamsport H.S.; Class 3A at Freedom H.S., Bethlehem WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL Franklin and Marshall College at Wilkes (in Virginia Beach), 10 a.m. North Carolina Wesleyan College at Wilkes (in Virginia Beach), Noon MEN'S COLLEGE BASEBALL Manchester at Wilkes (in Myrtle Beach), Noon Danville Area Community College at King’s (in Myrtle Beach), 3 p.m. Manchester College at King’s (in Myrtle Beach), 6 p.m. Johnson & Wales University at King’s (in Myrtle Beach), 6 p.m.

hannock; Tanner Englehart, Dallas; Serra Degnan, Wyoming Area; Julia Wignot, Holy Redeemer. Second Team: Gabby Alguire, Tunkhannock; Kelly Sheptock, Berwick; Shannon Murrary, HolyRedeemer; Paige Makowski, Holy Redeemer; Jessica Hiscox, Dallas. Honorable Mention: Alana Wilson, Holy Redeemer; Caty Davenport, Berwick; Sara Flaherty, Dallas; Abby Thornton, WyomingArea; Amelia Ayers, Tunkhannock. Division 3 Coach of the Year - Alan Yendrzeiwski - Nanticoke Co-JV Coach of the Year-Barry Horvath - Lake Lehman/HeatherKowalski - Nanticoke Area MVP - Katie Wolfe - 12- Nanticoke Player of the Year -Nikki Sutliff - 12 - Lake Lehman First Team: Samantha Gow, Nanticoke; Cayle Spencer -9Lake Lehman; AliviaWomelsdork, Nanticoke; Danielle Tuzinski, Hanover Area; Amy Kowalczyk, Meyers; Kayley Schinski, Nanticoke. Second Team: Sarah Shaffer, Norhtwest; Jessica Neare, Wyoming Seminary; Emily Sutton; Lake Lehman; Alex Brassington; Nanticoke; Salimah Biggs; Meyers; Jazma Robertson; Meyers; Brittany Sugalski, Nanticoke. Honorable Mention: MacKenzie Winder, Meyers; Ann Romanowski; Wyoming Seminary; Haley Karg, Wyoming Seminary; Brianna DiMaggio, Meyers; CathyQuinones, Meyers; DeannaGill, Northwest; Maria Carrota, MMI; Rachel Stanziola, MMI; Marena Spence, GAR; Quieterriua Gross, GAR; Quinnea Gross, GAR; Brea Seabrook, GAR; Unique Twyman, GAR WOMEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE Wilkes at Sweet Briar College, 4 p.m. MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE King’s at Susquehanna, 1 p.m. COLLEGE TENNIS King’s at Kissimmee, FL., TBA

SUNDAY

WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOFTBALL College of New Jersey at Misericordia, 9 a.m. Moravian at Misericordia, 11 a.m. Randolph College at Wilkes (in Virginia Beach), 2 p.m. MEN'S COLLEGE BASEBALL Roanoke College at Wilkes (in Myrtle Beach), 9 a.m. Alvernia at Misericordia (in Myrtle Beach), 10 a.m. Roanoke College at King’s (in Myrtle Beach), 12:30 p.m. Penn State Abington at Wilkes (in Myrtle Beach), 12:30 p.m. Catholic University of America at King’s (in Myrtle Beach), 3 p.m. COLLEGE TENNIS Kings at Kissimmee, FL, TBA

D I S T R I C T 2 B A S K E T B A L L T O U R N A M E N T BOYS CLASS 4A (2 teams to states) Quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 24 Williamsport 77, Wyoming Valley West 59 Saturday, Feb. 25 Delaware Valley 58, Wallenpaupack 45 Semifinals Wednesday, Feb. 29 Delaware Valley vs. Hazleton Area, at Pittston Area, 6 p.m. Williamsport vs. Scranton, at Dallas, 7 p.m. Final Saturday, March 3 Semifinals winners, TBA BOYS CLASS 3A (2 teams to states) Quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 24 Crestwood 49, Pittston Area 37 Abington Heights 45, Tunkhannock 30 Dallas 64, North Pocono 58 Scranton Prep 38, Holy Redeemer 34 Semifinals Tuesday, Feb. 28 Scranton Prep vs. Dallas, at Marywood, 7 p.m. Crestwood vs. Abington Heights, at Pittston Area, 7:45 p.m. Final Friday, March 2 Semifinal winners, TBA BOYS CLASS 2A (3 teams to states) Quarterfinals Saturday, Feb. 25 Holy Cross 63, Montrose 56 Riverside 42, GAR 40, OT Lakeland 72, Hanover Area 58 Meyers 68, Dunmore 39 Semifinals Wednesday, Feb. 29 Holy Cross vs. Riverside, at Marywood, 8 p.m. Lakeland vs. Meyers, at Pittston Area, 7:45 p.m. Final Saturday, March 3 Semifinals winners, TBA Third-place game Saturday, March 3 Semifinals losers, TBA BOYS CLASS A (2 teams to states) Semifinals Tuesday, Feb. 28 Susquehanna vs. MMI Prep, at North Pocono, 7:30 p.m. Forest City vs. Old Forge, at North Pocono, 6 p.m. Final Friday, March 2 Semifinals winners, TBA GIRLS CLASS 4A (2 teams to states) Quarterfinals Thursday, Feb. 23 Wyoming Valley West 65, Delaware Valley 30 Friday, Feb. 24 Hazleton Area 43, Williamsport 40 Wallenpaupack 51, Scranton 29 Semifinals Monday, Feb. 27 Wallenpaupack vs. Wyoming Valley West, at Wyoming Area, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 Abington Heights vs. Hazleton Area, at Pittston Area, 6 p.m. Final Friday, March 2 Semifinals winners, TBA GIRLS CLASS 3A (2 teams to states) Quarterfinals Saturday, Feb. 25 Dallas 62, Holy Redeemer 56, OT Honesdale 61, Crestwood 43 Nanticoke 43, Valley View 42, OT Scranton Prep 40, Pittston Area 36 Semifinals Wednesday, Feb. 29 Dallas vs. Honesdale, at Marywood, 6 p.m. Nanticoke vs. Scranton Prep, at Wyoming Area, 7 p.m. Final Saturday, March 3 Semifinals winners, TBA GIRLS CLASS 2A (3 teams to states) Quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 24

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Montrose 52, Holy Cross 49 Riverside 44, Meyers 41 Dunmore 55, Wyoming Seminary 14 Mid Valley 46, Lake-Lehman 40 Semifinals Tuesday, Feb. 28 Dunmore vs. Mid Valley, at Lackawanna College, 6 p.m. Montrose vs. Riverside, at Lackawanna College, 7:45 p.m. Final Friday, March 2 Semifinals winners, TBA Third-place game Friday, March 2 Semifinals losers, TBA GIRLS CLASS A (2 teams to states) Quarterfinal Saturday, Feb. 25 MMI Prep 34, Blue Ridge 29, OT Semifinals Wednesday, Feb. 29 Northwest vs. Old Forge, at Scranton, 6 p.m. Forest City vs. MMI Prep, at Scranton, 7:30 p.m. Final Saturday, March 3 Semifinal winners, TBA

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MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Notre Dame at Georgetown 9 p.m. ESPN — Kansas at Oklahoma St. NHL 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Baylor at Texas A&M 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Notre Dame at UConn

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES—Assigned OF Chris Dickerson outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). National League WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with 3B Ryan Zimmerman on an eight-year contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS—Assigned D Andrew Bodnarchuk and F Josh Hennessy to Providence (AHL). PHOENIX COYOTES—Assigned C Alexandre Bolduc and D David Rundblad to Portland (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES—Traded G Ben Bishop to Ottawa for a 2013 second-round draft pick. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned F Keith Aucoin to Hershe (AHL). American Hockey League SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Reassigned F Joe Devin to Cincinnati (ECHL). COLLEGE MIAMI—Declared basketball C Reggie Johnson ineligible after an investigation revealed that members of his family took impermissible travel benefits.

A H L At A Glance All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA St. John’s .............. 53 33 13 5 2 73 176 150 Manchester ........... 59 29 27 0 3 61 153 171 Providence............ 57 26 25 3 3 58 142 160 Worcester.............. 53 24 20 4 5 57 140 144 Portland ................. 56 25 25 3 3 56 157 188 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Norfolk ................... 57 36 18 1 2 75 202 155 Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton ................ 57 32 18 2 5 71 183 172 Hershey ................. 56 29 18 4 5 67 191 169 Syracuse ............... 55 22 25 4 4 52 172 180 Binghamton........... 55 21 30 2 2 46 148 178 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Bridgeport ............. 54 30 18 3 3 66 164 148 Connecticut........... 55 27 18 5 5 64 165 154 Albany .................... 55 26 21 5 3 60 142 158 Springfield ............. 56 27 25 2 2 58 162 169 Adirondack............ 55 26 26 2 1 55 150 159 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Charlotte................ 56 31 19 2 4 68 160 150 Chicago ................. 55 30 20 2 3 65 156 140 Peoria .................... 57 30 24 2 1 63 170 158 Milwaukee ............. 54 28 22 2 2 60 152 142 Rockford................ 56 24 26 2 4 54 157 182 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toronto .................. 56 31 19 4 2 68 167 136 Rochester.............. 56 26 21 6 3 61 164 168 Lake Erie ............... 57 27 25 2 3 59 141 164 Grand Rapids........ 53 23 21 5 4 55 171 170 Hamilton ................ 55 25 25 1 4 55 141 168 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City...... 55 35 15 2 3 75 161 121 Houston ................. 55 26 17 3 9 64 150 149 Abbotsford ............ 55 29 21 3 2 63 133 140 San Antonio .......... 56 30 23 2 1 63 142 153 Texas ..................... 55 24 27 2 2 52 163 179 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Sunday's Games Bridgeport 3, Albany 2 Adirondack 4, Syracuse 3 Manchester 4, Providence 3 Norfolk 3, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2 Springfield 6, Portland 2 Milwaukee 3, San Antonio 1 Toronto 6, Hamilton 1 Peoria 4, Abbotsford 3, SO Rockford 1, Chicago 0, OT Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games Worcester at Connecticut, 11 a.m. St. John’s at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.

N H L At A Glance All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers............... 60 39 15 6 84 167 124 Pittsburgh .................... 62 36 21 5 77 198 163 Philadelphia ................ 61 34 20 7 75 203 187 New Jersey ................. 61 35 22 4 74 172 168 N.Y. Islanders.............. 62 26 28 8 60 146 184 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston.......................... 60 37 20 3 77 200 139 Ottawa .......................... 64 33 23 8 74 198 192 Toronto ........................ 62 29 26 7 65 184 190 Buffalo.......................... 62 27 27 8 62 154 180 Montreal....................... 63 24 29 10 58 163 175 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida .......................... 61 29 20 12 70 153 169 Winnipeg...................... 64 30 26 8 68 163 181 Washington ................. 62 31 26 5 67 169 176 Tampa Bay................... 62 28 28 6 62 174 212 Carolina ....................... 62 23 26 13 59 162 187 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit .......................... 63 41 19 3 85 197 149 St. Louis....................... 62 38 17 7 83 158 125 Nashville ...................... 62 36 19 7 79 176 160 Chicago........................ 64 33 24 7 73 193 189 Columbus .................... 62 18 37 7 43 144 207 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver ................... 63 40 16 7 87 203 154 Colorado ...................... 63 32 27 4 68 164 172 Calgary ........................ 62 28 23 11 67 150 170 Minnesota.................... 62 28 25 9 65 139 163 Edmonton .................... 61 24 31 6 54 162 181 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Phoenix........................ 62 32 21 9 73 164 155 San Jose ...................... 61 32 22 7 71 177 159 Dallas ........................... 63 33 26 4 70 165 171 Los Angeles ................ 62 28 22 12 68 133 135 Anaheim ...................... 62 27 25 10 64 160 174 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday's Games St. Louis 3, Winnipeg 2, SO Florida 3, Carolina 2, SO Philadelphia 5, Calgary 4, SO Pittsburgh 8, Tampa Bay 1 Phoenix 3, Edmonton 1 Washington 4, Toronto 2 Boston 5, Ottawa 3 N.Y. Rangers 3, Buffalo 2, OT Colorado 4, Detroit 3 Los Angeles 4, Chicago 0 Nashville 6, San Jose 2 Sunday's Games Tampa Bay 4, New Jersey 3 Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 2 Dallas 3, Vancouver 2, OT Ottawa 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Florida 4, Montreal 2

Minnesota 4, San Jose 3 Anaheim 3, Chicago 1 Monday's Games New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m. St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m. Tuesday's Games Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m. Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m. Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Philadelphia at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

N B A At A Glance All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia ................. 20 14 .588 New York ...................... 17 18 .486 Boston........................... 15 17 .469 Toronto ......................... 10 23 .303 New Jersey .................. 10 25 .286 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami............................. 27 7 .794 Orlando ......................... 22 13 .629 Atlanta ........................... 20 14 .588 Washington .................. 7 26 .212 Charlotte ....................... 4 28 .125 Central Division W L Pct Chicago .......................... 27 8 .771 Indiana............................ 21 12 .636 Cleveland ....................... 13 18 .419 Milwaukee ...................... 13 20 .394 Detroit ............................. 11 24 .314 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio.................. 24 10 .706 Dallas ............................ 21 13 .618 Houston ........................ 20 14 .588 Memphis ....................... 19 15 .559 New Orleans ................ 8 25 .242 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City............... 27 7 .794 Portland .......................... 18 16 .529 Denver............................ 18 17 .514 Minnesota ...................... 17 17 .500 Utah ................................ 15 17 .469 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers .................. 20 11 .645 L.A. Lakers..................... 20 14 .588 Golden State .................. 13 17 .433 Phoenix .......................... 14 20 .412 Sacramento ................... 11 22 .333 Saturday's Games No games scheduled Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Golden State at Indiana, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Chicago, 8 p.m. Toronto at Houston, 8 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

GB — 31⁄2 4 91⁄2 101⁄2 GB — 51⁄2 7 191⁄2 22 GB — 5 12 13 16 GB — 3 4 5 151⁄2 GB — 9 91⁄2 10 11 GB — 11⁄2 61⁄2 71⁄2 10

C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L Sunday's Scores EAST Iona 98, St. Peter’s 61 Loyola (Md.) 62, Manhattan 60 Marist 89, Niagara 77 New Hampshire 58, Binghamton 49 Rider 65, Fairfield 62 Siena 86, Canisius 75 Stony Brook 55, Maine 48 SOUTH Louisville 57, Pittsburgh 54 Miami 78, Florida St. 62 Rose-Hulman 76, Transylvania 73 South Florida 46, Cincinnati 45 MIDWEST Cent. Michigan 74, N. Illinois 64 Illinois 65, Iowa 54 Indiana 69, Minnesota 50 Wisconsin 63, Ohio St. 60 SOUTHWEST McMurry 86, Hardin-Simmons 81, OT FAR WEST Colorado 70, California 57 Denver 64, North Texas 52 TOURNAMENT MIAC Tournament Championship St. Thomas (Minn.) 66, Gustavus 62, OT WIAC Tournament Championship Wis.-River Falls 64, Wis.-Whitewater 58

Sunday's Women's Basketball Major Scores EAST Delaware 89, Northeastern 71 Drexel 58, Towson 53 Fairfield 49, Rider 30 Fordham 64, Saint Louis 61, OT Hofstra 66, UNC Wilmington 55 Iona 74, St. Peter’s 49 Longwood 69, NJIT 66 Marist 67, Loyola (Md.) 60 Niagara 56, Manhattan 44 Penn St. 74, Minnesota 51 Saint Joseph’s 52, George Washington 49 Siena 69, Canisius 57 MIDWEST Creighton 68, Bradley 59 Indiana St. 63, Wichita St. 51 Iowa 79, Michigan 71 Michigan St. 76, Northwestern 57 Missouri St. 80, Illinois St. 76, OT N. Iowa 68, Drake 66 Nebraska 71, Ohio St. 57 Purdue 90, Indiana 58 S. Illinois 72, Evansville 46 Wisconsin 72, Illinois 60 Xavier 70, UMass 61 SOUTH Auburn 46, Mississippi 43 Charlotte 77, Richmond 62 Duke 69, North Carolina 63 East Carolina 63, Marshall 62, OT George Mason 69, VCU 59 Georgia 62, LSU 46 Georgia St. 74, William & Mary 62 Georgia Tech 62, Clemson 50 James Madison 63, Old Dominion 44 Kentucky 76, Mississippi St. 40 Maryland 65, NC State 50 Memphis 66, Tulsa 64 Miami 88, Boston College 42 Middle Tennessee 77, W. Kentucky 62 South Carolina 53, Arkansas 47 Southern Miss. 55, UAB 53 Tennessee 75, Florida 59 Vanderbilt 67, Alabama 54 Virginia 66, Florida St. 57 Wake Forest 68, Virginia Tech 39 SOUTHWEST Houston 66, UCF 53 Rice 52, UTEP 48 SMU 54, Tulane 49 FAR WEST Denver 55, North Texas 36 Seattle 64, UC Riverside 42 Washington 60, Washington St. 56

G O L F WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Results Sunday At Dove Mountain, The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Marana, Ariz. Yardage: 7,791; Par: 72 Seeds in parentheses Championship Hunter Mahan (21), United States, def. Rory McIlroy (2), Northern Ireland, 2 and 1. Third Place Mark Wilson (40), United States, def. Lee Westwood (3), England, 1 up. Semifinals Mahan def. Mark Wilson, 2 and 1. McIlroy def. Westwood, 3 and 1.

HSBC Champions Scores Sunday At Tenah Marah Country Club Singapore Purse: $1.4 million Yardage: 6,547; Par: 72 Final x-won on third playoff hole x-Angela Stanford, $210,000 ....66-70-71-71—278

Greater Pittston Stoners Youth Soccer will hold registrations for spring soccer on Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Exeter Scout Home, located in the rear of the Exeter Borough Building on the corner of Wyoming Ave. and Lincoln St. Cost is $25 if you do not need a uniform and $40 with a uniform. For more information, go to http://stonersoccer.org. Dupont Softball/Teeball will hold signups Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at Dupont field house on 200 Elm St., Dupont. Open to all, no boundary restrictions. T-ball for boys and girls ages 4-7; softball for girls ages 7-17. Call Bob at 881-8744 for info or visit http://dupontsoftball.clubspaces.com. Hughestown Softball League will hold an open registration at the second floor of the Hughestown Borough Building on the following dates: Feb. 29, March 7, March 14, March 21 and March 28. Each registration will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registration is for girls ages 7-14. The league is slow pitch and no traveling is required. All games will be played on Mondays-Thursdays. For more information, call Dave at 709-5727, Joanne at 313-0321 or Lori at 262-1226. West Side Little League will host signups for its Jr./Sr. divisions on Saturday, March 3 from Noon – 2 p.m. at the Courtdale Borough Building. This signup also includes residents of Plymouth. Junior division includes ages 13-14. Senior divisions includes players 15-16. Another signup will take place Saturday, March 10 from 10 a.m. – Noon at West Side Tech High School in Pringle during Little League tryouts. For more information, call Mike Jeschke at 332-7253. CLINCS Electronic City Baseball & Softball

Na Yeon Choi, $102,564 ...........68-71-71-68—278 Shanshan Feng, $102,564 ........69-71-69-69—278 Jenny Shin, $102,564 ................69-67-71-71—278 Yani Tseng, $60,780 ..................71-72-67-69—279 Ai Miyazato, $45,677 ..................69-70-73-69—281 I.K. Kim, $45,677 ........................68-72-71-70—281 Vicky Hurst, $33,030 ..................69-73-71-69—282 Hee Young Park, $33,030 .........71-68-73-70—282 Jiyai Shin, $33,030 .....................70-70-70-72—282 So Yeon Ryu, $26,705 ...............68-73-71-71—283 Katie Futcher, $26,705 ...............69-67-71-76—283 Momoko Ueda, $23,427 ............68-75-72-69—284 Sun Young Yoo, $23,427...........70-70-73-71—284 Karen Stupples, $20,235 ...........72-72-72-69—285 Sandra Gal, $20,235 ..................72-71-71-71—285 Ji-Hee Lee, $20,235 ...................71-69-73-72—285 Julieta Granada, $16,376 ..........70-73-74-69—286 Chella Choi, $16,376..................72-70-74-70—286 Catriona Matthew, $16,376 ........74-70-72-70—286 Se Ri Pak, $16,376.....................72-72-72-70—286 Amy Yang, $16,376.....................68-75-73-70—286 Stacy Lewis, $16,376 .................71-75-68-72—286 Azahara Munoz, $16,376 ...........70-70-74-72—286 Suzann Pettersen, $13,040 .......73-69-78-67—287 Morgan Pressel, $13,040...........74-72-71-70—287 Karrie Webb, $13,040 ................72-72-73-70—287 Maria Hjorth, $13,040.................73-74-69-71—287 Inbee Park, $13,040 ...................70-72-72-73—287 Kristy McPherson, $11,567 .......69-75-73-71—288 Amanda Blumenherst, $10,461.73-74-72-70—289 Jimin Kang, $10,461 ...................71-75-71-72—289 Brittany Lang, $10,461 ...............72-70-73-74—289 Anna Nordqvist, $10,461 ...........71-72-71-75—289 Cristie Kerr, $8,878.....................69-74-77-70—290 Meena Lee, $8,878.....................72-74-73-71—290 Amy Hung, $8,878 ......................72-74-70-74—290 Mika Miyazato, $8,878................72-70-71-77—290 Brittany Lincicome, $7,662 ........71-74-76-70—291 Natalie Gulbis, $7,662 ................78-71-71-71—291 Candie Kung, $7,662..................74-74-72-71—291 Beatriz Recari, $6,925 ................74-73-71-74—292 Sophie Gustafson, $6,925.........72-72-73-75—292 Christel Boeljon, $6,483.............73-75-72-73—293 Melissa Reid, $6,262..................75-72-74-73—294 Katherine Hull, $6,041 ................74-72-77-72—295 Ryann O’Toole, $5,599 ..............74-79-71-72—296 Pornanong Phatlum, $5,599 ......71-75-78-72—296 Hee-Won Han, $5,599................70-76-75-75—296 Hee Kyung Seo, $5,083.............74-76-73-74—297 Wendy Ward, $5,083..................74-72-75-76—297 Mindy Kim, $4,862 ......................73-77-75-73—298 Laura Davies, $4,714 .................72-72-75-80—299 Eun-Hee Ji, $4,568 .....................72-77-77-74—300 Tiffany Joh, $4,420 .....................79-71-75-76—301 Paige Mackenzie, $4,272 ..........77-76-75-75—303 Christina Kim, $4,126 .................81-81-71-71—304 Mina Harigae, $3,978 .................77-76-77-78—308 Michelle Wie, $3,832 ..................79-81-75-75—310 a-Sock Hwee Koh .......................82-86-78-79—325

Mayakoba Classic Par Scores Sunday At Mayakoba Resort, El Camaleon Golf Club Playa del Carmen, Mexico Purse: $3.7 million Yardage: 6,987; Par: 71 (x-won on 8th playoff hole) Final Round x-John Huh (250), $666,00067-70-71-63—271-13 Robert Allenby (150), $399,600 ................................69-67-70-65—271-13 Matt Every (83), $214,600....67-71-69-66—273-11 Colt Knost (83), $214,600 ....69-71-67-66—273-11 Alejandro Canizares, $129,963 ................................67-72-69-66—274-10 Dicky Pride (48), $129,963 ..68-72-68-66—274-10 Chris Stroud (48), $129,963 69-66-68-71—274-10 Daniel Summerhays (48), $129,963 ................................69-65-67-73—274-10 Michael Allen (38), $99,900.68-71-66-71—276 -8 Will Claxton (38), $99,900....66-68-71-71—276 -8 J.J. Henry (38), $99,900.......72-69-68-67—276 -8 Briny Baird (30), $74,925 .....71-69-67-70—277 -7 Rich Beem (30), $74,925 .....70-71-69-67—277 -7 Richard S. Johnson (30), $74,925...................................70-66-72-69—277 -7 Billy Mayfair (30), $74,925 ...70-68-70-69—277 -7 Stephen Ames (25), $46,990...................................69-70-70-69—278 -6 Mark D. Anderson (25), $46,990...................................67-72-73-66—278 -6 Charles Howell III (25), $46,990...................................67-71-69-71—278 -6 Tom Lehman (25), $46,990 .70-72-70-66—278 -6 Seung-Yul Noh (25), $46,990...................................68-70-73-67—278 -6 Greg Owen (25), $46,990 ....67-67-73-71—278 -6 Tim Petrovic (25), $46,990 ..72-72-66-68—278 -6 Kevin Stadler (25), $46,990.68-68-72-70—278 -6 Vaughn Taylor (25), $46,990...................................71-69-72-66—278 -6 Marc Turnesa (25), $46,990 67-72-67-72—278 -6 Matt Bettencourt (22), $27,935...................................69-72-72-66—279 -5 Chad Campbell (22), $27,935...................................70-71-71-67—279 -5 Brian Harman (22), $27,935 71-71-65-72—279 -5 William McGirt (22), $27,935...................................69-72-73-65—279 -5 Billy Horschel (20), $23,495 69-72-70-69—280 -4 Sunghoon Kang (20), $23,495...................................68-76-69-67—280 -4 Russell Knox (20), $23,495 .74-67-68-71—280 -4 Johnson Wagner (20), $23,495...................................73-70-71-66—280 -4 Spencer Levin (18), $19,980...................................73-71-69-68—281 -3 Patrick Sheehan (18), $19,980...................................70-73-71-67—281 -3 Esteban Toledo, $19,980 .....72-69-71-69—281 -3 Craig Barlow (15), $15,170 ..71-68-71-72—282 -2 Nathan Green (15), $15,170 73-69-68-72—282 -2 Hunter Haas (15), $15,170 ..68-75-71-68—282 -2 Troy Kelly (15), $15,170.......72-73-68-69—282 -2 Jarrod Lyle (15), $15,170.....73-69-71-69—282 -2

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Academy will hold a Hitter’s Video Clinic for boys and girls ages 8-18 at their new facility at 738 Davis St., Scranton on April 14 and 15. Hitters receive instruction, drills and video analysis. Cost is $75 for both days; $65 is post-marked by March 15. For more information, call 955-0471 or visit www.electriccitybaseball.com. UPCOMING EVENTS Athletes for Better Education (AFBE) will be hosting a regional basketball tournament in the Hazleton area March 24-25. There will be seven age groups for both boys and girls: U10, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16 and U18. Each team will be guaranteed four games. There are a limited number of spots available in each division, so a quick response is advised. The deadline is March 18. For more information or to register, visit www.afbe.org or contact Jason Bieber at 866-9062323 or e-mail jbieber@afbe.org. The 9th Annual Sportsman’s “Beast Feast”, sponsored by the Men’s Ministry of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, will be held on Saturday, March 24 at 6 p.m. at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, 317 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston. This annual event features a buffet of wild game cuisine as well as some domestic offerings. The speaker for the event will be sportsman Steve Diehl, from Harrisburg, who will share adventures in hunting across the nation. Diehl, a veteran hunter for over 25 years will share stories hunters will readily relate to. This event is open to the general public free of charge. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the church office at 6542500 by Monday, March 19. Wyoming Valley West Spartan Baseball Booster Club baseball clinic for students of the Wyoming Valley West School District ages 8-12 will be held Sunday, March 4, at the high school and training facility. Cost is $20 per child and $10 for second child in the same family. Each participant will receive a t-shirt. To register call 287-1978 by Feb. 27. Bulletin Board items will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to tlsports@timesleader.com or dropped off at the Times Leader or mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250.

John Merrick (15), $15,170..71-67-74-70—282 Heath Slocum (15), $15,170 73-71-69-69—282 Steve Wheatcroft (15), $15,170...................................75-70-70-67—282 Garrett Willis (15), $15,170..70-72-69-71—282 Martin Flores (12), $10,779 .77-67-73-66—283 Billy Hurley III (12), $10,779 73-71-69-70—283 Michael Thompson (12), $10,779...................................72-72-71-68—283 Gary Christian (10), $9,040 .73-70-73-68—284 David Hearn (10), $9,040.....68-73-77-66—284 Fred Funk (10), $9,040.........73-71-72-68—284 Skip Kendall (10), $9,040.....71-72-70-71—284 Will MacKenzie (10), $9,04072-73-69-70—284 Chris Riley (10), $9,040 .......73-72-70-69—284 Erik Compton (7), $8,362.....71-69-76-69—285 Brian Gay (7), $8,362............72-68-74-71—285 Tim Herron (7), $8,362 .........70-74-70-71—285 John Peterson, $8,362 .........73-72-72-68—285 Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, $8,362 .....................................71-73-70-71—285 Brandt Jobe (5), $8,066........74-70-72-70—286 Jerry Kelly (5), $8,066 ..........73-71-72-70—286 Josh Teater (5), $8,066 ........68-75-71-72—286 Cameron Beckman (3), $7,733 .....................................72-71-71-74—288 Gavin Coles (3), $7,733 .......71-71-76-70—288 Robert Damron (3), $7,733..73-72-71-72—288 Edward Loar (3), $7,733 ......69-74-68-77—288 Jose Maria Olazabal (3), $7,733 .....................................72-72-74-70—288 Brett Wetterich (3), $7,733...71-72-73-72—288 Charley Hoffman (1), $7,437 .....................................75-70-72-72—289 Paul Stankowski (1), $7,437 72-70-74-73—289 Charlie Beljan, $7,289 ..........73-67-79-71—290 Boo Weekley, $7,289 ...........75-69-76-70—290 Stephen Gangluff, $7,141 ....70-75-71-76—292 Kirk Triplett, $7,141...............73-71-69-79—292 Garth Mulroy, $7,030............71-74-76-72—293

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F I G H T S C H E D U L E March 2 At Chonburi, Thailand, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam vs. Sonny Boy Jaro, 12, for Wonjongkam’s WBC flyweight title. At Hollywood, Fla. (ESPN2), Joan Guzman vs. Jesus Pabon, 10, junior welterweights;Ed Paredes vs. Cosme Rivera, 10, welterweights. March 3 At Duesseldorf, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck, 12, for Klitschko’s WBA Super World-IBF-WBO-IBO heavyweight titles. At the Woodland (Calif.) Community Center, Vicente Escobedo vs. Lonnie Smith, 10, for the vacant NABO Junior Lightweight Title. March 7 At Hobart, Australia, Daniel Geale vs. Osumanu Adama, 12, for Geale’s IBF middleweight title;Billy Dib vs. Eduardo Escobedo, 12, for Dib’s IBF featherweight title;Kali Meehan vs. Travis Walker, 12, heavyweights. March 10 At Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico (SHO), Orlando Salido vs. Juan Manuel Lopez, 12, for Salido’s WBO featherweight title;Miguel Angel Garcia vs. Bernabe Concepcion, 12, featherweights. March 16 At Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, Calif. (ESPN2), Kendall Holt vs. Tim Coleman, 10, welterweights. At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif., Omar Figueroa Jr. vs. Ramon Ayala, 10, for Figueroa’s WBO Intercontinental Youth lightweight title. March 17 At Madison Square Garden, New York (HBO), Sergio Gabriel Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin, 12, middleweights;Donovan George vs. Edwin Rodriguez, 10, super middleweights;Magomed Abdusalamov vs. Jason Pettway, 10, heavyweights. At Cancun, Mexico, Roman Gonzalez vs. Raul Garcia, 12, for Gonzalez’s WBA World flyweight title. At Los Mochis, Mexico, Antonio DeMarco vs. Miguel Roman, 12, for Demarco’s WBC lightweight title. March 23 At Tucson, Ariz. (SHO), Diego Magdaleno vs. Miguel Beltran, 10, for Magdaleno’s NABF super featherweight title. March 24 At Johannesburg, South Africa, Nkosinathi Joyi vs. Katsunari Takayama, 12, for IBF minimumweight title;Takalani Ndlovu vs. Jeffrey Mathebula, 12, for Ndlovu’s IBF super bantamweight title. At Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, N.Y. (NBCSN), Zab Judah vs. Vernon Paris, 12, junior welterweights;Sergei Liakhovich vs. Bryant Jennings, 10, heavyweights. At Atlantic City, N.J., Mariusz Wach vs. Tye Fields, 12, for Wach’s WBC International heavyweight title;David Price vs. Josue Blocus, 12, heavyweights. At Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Victor Cayo vs. Nate Campbell, 10, junior welterweights. At Reliant Arena, Houston (HBO), Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia, 12, for Morales’s WBC junior welterweight title;James Kirkland Vs. Carlos Molina, 12, junior middleweights. At Ciudad Obregon, Mexico, Hernan Marquez vs. Rodel Mayol, 12, for marquez’s WBA World flyweight title. March 27 At Tokyo, Suriyan Sor Rungvisai vs. Yota Sato, 12, for Sor Rungvisai’s WBC super flyweight title. March 30 At Mahsantucket, Conn. (ESPN2), Hanky Lundy vs Dannie Williams, 10, lightweights;Elvin Ayala vs. Hector Camacho Jr., 10, middleweights. March 31 At Lima, Peru, Jose Alfredo Rodriguez vs. Alberto Rossel, 12, for the interim WBA World light flyweight title. April 4 At Yokohama, Japan, Koki Kameda vs. Noudly Manakane, 12, for Kameda’s WBA bantamweight title;Tomonobu Shimizu, vs. Tepparith Singwancha, 12, for Shimizu’s WBA World super flyweight title.

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Source: Zimmerman gets $100M deal

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Nationals star third baseman, team agree to a six-year contract extension, lasting through 2019. By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer

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Milwaukee Brewers infielder Rickie Weeks throws during a spring training baseball workout Sunday in Phoenix. TWINS

Ever since he became the Washington Nationals’ very first draft pick, Ryan Zimmerman wanted to stay with the club for the long haul. Now he’ll get that wish. The Nationals took what they hope is another step toward consistent contention by locking up their third baseman — and the guy many still call the face of the franchise — through 2019, adding six years to Zimmerman’s existing contract in a deal announced Sunday. The deal includes a full no-trade clause. The extra six seasons are worth $100 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The

person spoke on condition of anonymity because no financial terms were revealed publicly. “It’s nice that it’s done,” Zimmerman said at a news conferZimmerman ence at the club’s spring training stadium in Viera, Fla. “It’s where I want to be. It’s where I’ve always wanted to be.” He already was signed for 2012 and 2013, with $26 million remaining on the five-year, $45 million contract he got at the start of the 2009 season. He’s now guaranteed $126 million over the next eight seasons, and there is a club option for 2020. “I love pressure. I don’t think people get these kinds of contracts that don’t want to be in pressure situations. Ever since I’ve been here, I’ve wanted to be the guy that’s up last in the ninth inning,” Zimmerman said. “I’ve wanted to be the guy that everyone looks to. I’ve

wanted to be the so-called leader. I relish being that guy. I love it. I wouldn’t have it any other way.” He grew up not from the nation’s capital in Virginia Beach, Va., and his parents still live there. The two sides talked late into the night Saturday, making enough progress for the 27-year-old Zimmerman to extend a self-imposed deadline that coincided with that day’s start of official full-squad workouts. He wanted to get a deal completed now or postpone talks until after the season so his contract situation wouldn’t be a distraction in the clubhouse for the Nationals, who are hoping to finally be competitive in the NL East. Washington finished third in the division in 2011, the franchise’s best showing since moving from Montreal. Zimmerman was the team’s first draft pick after the Expos became the Nationals before the 2005 season — he was taken No. 4 overall that year after playing college baseball at Virginia — and he

quickly emerged as Washington’s best player. He’s been an NL All-Star, and also collected Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards. Last season, Zimmerman was limited by injuries to 395 at-bats over 101 games. He hit .289 with 12 homers, 21 doubles and 49 RBIs. For his career, Zimmerman has a .288 batting average, 128 homers, 214 doubles, 498 RBIs, a .355 on-base percentage and .479 slugging percentage, and he’s considered one of the top defensive third basemen in the majors. He’s also emerged as one of the leaders of the team in the clubhouse. “In my opinion, it’s just another indication the organization is moving in the right direction,” shortstop Ian Desmond said. “To lock up a guy and show loyalty to your franchise player ... and to see ‘Zim’ be happy at home, and not to have to worry about that any more, it’s going to be nice. I’m happy for him. We definitely need him.”

Zumaya out for the season

Mets get sneak peak at the new dimensions

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Joel Zumaya has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will miss the season. An MRI taken Sunday revealed the injury. It’s the latest crushing injury for the hard-throwing reliever, who was trying to revive his career with the Minnesota Twins. Zumaya signed an incentiveladen, one-year deal with the Twins, who hoped he could bolster their bullpen. He had not thrown a pitch since June 2010 after breaking his elbow while pitching in a game at Target Field. Zumaya lasted just 13 pitches in his first session of live batting practice Saturday before walking off the mound with pain in his elbow. General manager Terry Ryan says he has not spoken with the 27-year-old Zumaya about his future yet.

Practice field replicates exact distances, including before and after markers. By R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer

METS

Tejada finally in camp

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada has reported to spring training camp on time. Still, it was later than manager Terry Collins had anticipated. Collins says he had expected Tejada to be among the early arrivals so the Mets could get a head start with their new double-play combination. Tejada takes over for Jose Reyes, who took a free agent deal with the Marlins, and Daniel Murphy is set to start at second. The 22-year-old Tejada said Sunday that he was delayed because of a visa problem in Panama. He says he told Collins during an early-morning meeting that he’d been working with a trainer back home. Collins says he reiterated to Tejada the importance of being in camp early, and the impact that would have made on his teammates. Tejada batted .284 in 96 games last year with 36 RBIs. RANGERS

Hamilton wants to stay

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton says that even if he does become a free agent, he wants to remain with the Rangers. On Friday, the former AL MVP said he didn’t feel that he owed the Rangers. Hamilton clarified those remarks Sunday and said his loyalty is with the Rangers. Hamilton’s contract is finished after this season. His agent and Rangers recently put off talks on a new deal after Hamilton had a relapse with alcohol. Hamilton has been troubled by drugs and alcohol throughout his professional career. Hamilton has helped the Rangers win the AL pennant in each of the last two seasons.

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The St. Louis Cardinals’ Tyler Greene handles a grounder during a spring training workout Sunday in Jupiter, Fla. The Cardinals are hoping Greene can be their starting second baseman this season.

Cards giving Greene a chance

“It’s really about taking someone who turning the double play. Infielder Tyler Greene will get shot at “That’s where the footwork and the is really talented — has a unique skill set winning second base job in St. Louis. The Associated Press

JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak would like to see Tyler Greene take over for Skip Schumaker as the team’s regular second baseman. First-year manager Mike Matheny isn’t ready to commit to the switch. “I’m trying not to have any preconceived ideas what that is going to look like over there,” Matheny said. “Who’s going to be in that particular spot? We just don’t know yet. I’m going to stand behind that and try to fight any prejudice or any favor in any one direction at this point.” A first-round selection out of Georgia Tech in 2005, Greene has yet to earn consistent playing time in the major leagues. A shortstop most of his career, he has been asked to try third base and the outfield over the past couple of springs.

body turns and everything are kind of flip-flopped from the other side,” he said. “It’s the complete opposite from the other side. I’ve really been working on that every day, just to get that much more comfortable.” Schumaker understands what it’s like to try to learn second base at the major league level. Three years ago, his transition from the outfield to second base was former manager Tony La Russa’s grand spring experiment. A career .290 hitter, Schumaker has committed 32 errors in 351 games at second base since the move. “I think they are going to give Tyler every opportunity to win the job and if he ends up putting everything together, it’s exciting for our team,” said Schumaker, who avoided arbitration by signing a two-year contract with the Cardinals in December that will pay him a base salary of more than a million dollars less per season than he made in 2011.

Jurrjens, Prado still on Atlanta’s roster By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer

INDIANS

Perez out 4 to 6 weeks

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez is out at least one month and possibly six weeks with a strained muscle in his side. Perez strained his left oblique during his first bullpen session of spring training. Trainer Lonnie Soloff said Perez will need four to six weeks to recover from the injury. Perez will not be able to pitch in games until the end of the exhibition season. Soloff has not ruled out Perez from being available for opening day because he’s a reliever and does not have to build up as much stamina as a starter. Perez had 36 saves and a 3.32 ERA in 64 games last season. Soloff said the right-hander’s “body was not prepared for the intensity of the bullpen session.” Soloff said Perez sustained the injury late in his first workout off the mound.

in the sense of speed and power — and giving him an opportunity at a starting job,” Mozeliak said. “It is something that we are trying to do with the understanding that he still has to earn it.” Second base is the only starting position up for grabs in Cardinals camp as the team prepares to defend its 2011 World Series championship. A career .270 hitter in the minors, Greene smacked 85 home runs and stole 144 bases in a little more than 600 games. Those numbers have yet to translate into major league success. He’s never hit more than .222 in any of his three big league seasons, maxing out at 122 plate appearances in a year. Greene actually got a start on the transition last season when 25 of his 58 appearances came at second base, including 14 starts. The organization’s decision to give him the opportunity to win the job has allowed Greene to focus on the most difficult aspect of the change —

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Martin Prado had a disappointing season in 2011 and was the subject of trade rumors the past several months.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Martin Prado was in the middle of an interview when Jair Jurrjens walked over and said jokingly, “I can answer that for him.” Indeed, he could. Both players went through a most unsettling winter. Jurrjens and Prado were mentioned frequently in trade talks after the Atlanta Braves collapsed at the end of last season, missing out on the playoffs by a single game. While there was plenty of blame to go around for the September swoon, those two wound up most prominent in the rumor mill after disappointing seasons plagued by injury and illness — Jurrjens winning just one game being an AllStar, Prado slumping to the lowest average of his big league career. Both were prepared to move on. Even now, still wearing Braves uniforms in the early days of spring training, they’re not getting too comfortable. “I love this team. They gave me a chance

to play in the bigs,” Prado said Sunday. “Right now, I’m still with the Braves. That’s the team I love the most. But I feel like at some point in my career, (a trade) is going to happen. I’m just preparing myself mentally. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn’t, I’m still part of this team.” Jurrjenshasalreadybeentradedoncein his career, acquired from the Detroit organization while still a minor leaguer. Even more than Prado, the right-hander sounds as though his days with the Braves are numbered. “It’s not my first rodeo,” Jurrjens said with a shrug. “All those trade rumors, I’m used to it.” Still, it’s not easy to hear your name thrown into virtually every trade possibilitythatcomesupduringanoffseason,supposedly dangled as the bait that might’ve helped land the Braves another power hitter in the middle of the order. For a while, Prado diligently checked the Internet each day to see where he mightwindup.Butherealizedthatwasno way to live.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The New York Mets won’t have to wait until opening day to gauge how the pulled-in fences at Citi Field will lead to more long balls. One practice field at their spring training complex replicates those exact dimensions, including before and after markers that illustrate the radical makeover. At practice Field 7, just outside the main diamond at Digital Domain Park, there’s plenty of room in the power alleys where there’s space to drive a truck between two chain-link fences — a16-foot high monster that kept balls in play the first three years at Citi Field, and the hitter-friendly 8foot wall the park will have this season. The Mets estimate 29 more homers — including both teams — would have been hit last season. So the reconfiguration figures to improve the power profile of a team that was 13th in the NL with 108 homers last year. It’s no accident the field is adjacent to the main field, there for all to see on a daily basis. All it takes is a bit of imagination. “I think balls that might have one-hopped the wall last year, I think it’s going to bounce off the wall or maybe even go out,” outfielder Lucas Duda said. “Obviously it’s a chain-link fence vs. a pretty solid wall, but it gives me a chance to kind of get used to the dimensions and get a head start.” Manager Terry Collins is hopeful that the redone dimensions will do more than lead to home runs. He believes it’ll provide a mental lift for players who might have become pull-happy in the past. Guys like David Wright. “It’s going to mean a lot because David, right-center is where he made a living,” Collins said. “It’s where he became a star. I think it’s going to be back in his game again.” Wright hit 14 homers in an injury-shortened 2011, nine of them on the road. Now, he anticipates the splits won’t be so different. “You want to be rewarded for having good at-bats, hitting the ball hard,” Wright said. “Sometimes you do everything you can possibly do and hit a ball as good as you can, and obviously you get a little frustrated with that. “From what I’ve seen, from what I’ve heard, it looks like the park’s going to play relatively fair.” Since it opened in 2009, Citi Fieldhasbeenoneofthemostdifficult parks to homer in. No Met totaled more than 15 homers last season.

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Latest Cougar champ may end up being the best By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timeleader.com

Hazleton Area put together a run of four straight District 2 Class 3A titles from 2007-10. Mark Uliano and Pat LaBuz were each four-time district champs, while Jared Kay placed third in the state as the trio combined for nearly 400 wins. On Saturday, Larry Romanchik showed his abilities becoming the latest Cougar to have success at the district tournament winning his district title at 113 as a freshman. The Cougar has 23 wins this season and joins Uliano and LaBuz as the only freshmen in school history to win district gold. His teammate, Chad Hoffman, was teammates for two seasons with Uliano, LaBuz and Kay. The senior, who claimed his

first district gold medal on Saturday night and is a returning seventh-place state medalist, says Romanchik’s ceiling could be higher than the prominent trio. “I think Romanchik will be above the top,” Hoffman said about his teammate. “I’m predicting a state championship by the time he’s a junior. He’s just that good technical and he’s only going to get stronger.” Romanchik, who trailed Crestwood’s Bob Gray early on in the match before picking up the 7-5 victory, admitted to being nervous during his finals bout on his home gym, which led to a few cautions. “I guess anxiety kind of got me on the cautions,” he said. “My coach told me to close my eyes and that helped a lot; (he said)

just listen for the whistle, don’t look for it. So I closed my eyes at one point.” Romanchik may end up being part of another lengthy, successful run for the Cougars in the years to come as the team has a top-notch junior high program with many up-and-comers. The program’s junior high coach Jim Hoffman was also named junior high coach of the year. ELITE MATCHUP There were numerous exciting matches during the finals of the District 2 Class 3A Championships Saturday night. Perhaps none was more exciting than the 126-pound bout between Wyoming Valley West’s Kyle Krasavage and Delaware Valley’s C.J. Palmer. Both are currently ranked in

the top seven in the state in many publications and they lived up to the billing. The crowd was into every point as dueling chants of “Let’s go Kyle” and “Let’s go C.J.” kept getting louder and louder. In the end, Palmer picked up a two-point decision, but Krasavage wasn’t disappointed. “I don’t think he was devastated at all. He gave him all he could handle,” Spartans coach Steve Barber said. “They’re both good kids – one’s ranked third one’s ranked seventh – and they went at it. I think he kept his head up and took it pretty well.” Krasavage is known for wrestling top competition. He also wrestled top prep wrestler Dom Malone from Wyoming Seminary. Malone, who defeated the Spartan earlier this season, won a National Prep

Championship on Saturday. In January at the WVC Tournament, the WVW junior he defeated Meyers’ Vito Pasone, one of the top Class 2A wrestlers in the state. As a team, Valley West skyrocketed in the team standings during the tournament after ending Friday’s competition in 10th place, the Spartans jumped all the way to second after Saturday’s showings and will be represented at the Northeast Regional with six qualifiers. Pittston Area is the only other WVC team with six regional qualifiers. ROCKETING COMETS Crestwood showed flashes of brilliance this season as a team knocking off WVC Division I cochampion Coughlin in a dual for its only divisional loss.

But the Comets put up just a 3-3 record in the division and missed out on the District 2 Class 3A Duals Championships earlier this month. They always seemsto step up at the individual tournament and showed they are still a force when it comes to those events taking fourth in the team standings on Saturday with six medalists, including five regional qualifiers, four finalists and two champions. Kyle Hankinson won his second straight a title at 145 and his workout partner, 152-pounder Matt Hammerstone also claimed a gold medal. Joining that duo at regionals are teammates Bob Gray (113 pounds) and Roger Legg (182) who were runners-up and Dan Ritz, who took fourth at 126.

DISTRICT 2 BASKETBALL

Sites, times are set for playoff games The Times Leader staff

The sites and times for the next round of the District 2 basketball playoffs have been set. Here is a breakdown of all eight tournaments. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students. Sites and times for championship and third-place games haven’t been set.

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Crew members push cars into the garage after NASCAR postponed the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday due to rain. The race has been rescheduled for today.

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lot of considerations that go into the start time decision, and we believe scheduling it for noon gives us the best opportunity for us to get the race in tomorrow.” Eight previous Daytona 500s have endured rain delays, the latest in 2009. But never before had storms forced NASCAR’s premier event to be moved. “I think that’s a pretty good record for NASCAR,” Edwards said. “They’ve been living right to have 53 of these and never have one postponed. That’s pretty spectacular. ... I think NASCAR, they’re doing the right thing, you know, not dragging this out.”

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“It’s sad to see they don’t call the high stick on Mo at the end and they score on the power play,” said Penguins defenseman Alexandre Picard, who scored the game-tying goal earlier in the third period. “I thought those referees tonight, I don’t know who they are or what experience they have in the American Hockey League, but both of them didn’t have their A game tonight.” The loss drops the Penguins to 32-18-2-5 and they fall four points behind the Admirals for first place in the East Division. The game was the final home matchup against Norfolk for the Penguins, and the Admirals have now won all five at the Mohegan Sun Arena. That didn’t matter much to head coach John Hynes, who said there was no significance to Norfolk sweeping the season series in the Penguins arena. What does matter, Hynes said, is the Penguins need to find a way to beat the Admirals consistently, especially if they are to face each other in the playoffs. On the season, the Penguins are 2-6 against the Admirals with

Noontime showers sent fans scattering for cover and leaving everyone in wait-and-see mode. Puddles of water formed in parts of the infield, and many fans got drenched as they tried to make the best of a less-than-ideal situation. Drivers retreated to their motorhomes, relaxing while keeping an eye on developments. Edwards, Brad Keselowski and others took naps. Former Daytona 500 winners Jamie McMurray and Trevor Bayne did in-studio interviews with Fox. Another previous race winner, Ryan Newman, played with his daughter in the motorhome lot. “I guess I’m gonna have to win the first Monday Daytona 500,” driver Greg Biffle said. “As you cantell,I’mstillinmyuniformbecause I was optimistic that this

weather was gonna get out of hereandweweregoingtogetthis thing going. But I’ll have to save my energy for tomorrow. “Iknowalotofracefansaredisappointed and a lot of people at home on TV, but we just hope they tune in tomorrow.” The last shortened Daytona 500 was Matt Kenseth’s victory three years ago, when rain stopped the event 48 laps from the finish. He was declared the winner while the cars were parked on pit road. The 2010 race had more than two hours in delays as NASCAR twice stopped the event to fix a pothole in the surface. Jamie McMurray held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win that race. This time around, drivers didn’t even get in their cars. “I didn’t know when to eat. I

didn’t know when to rest. I didn’t know what to do,” Bobby Labonte said. “I never took my uniform off. I took a nap. I think we cleaned out the refrigerator snacking on things.” Now, NASCAR must deal with the downside of moving its biggest race. Ratings and attendance will suffer, falling short of what the series expected. Fans surely will have complaints, too. Daytona president Joie Chitwood said he understood fans were frustrated about the scheduling change that pushed the race back one week later than usual. NASCAR and the track made the decision to move the start of the season to address an awkward early off weekend and to avoid potential conflicts with the Super Bowl.

two more games to play in Norfolk. “There’s a challenge in front of us that we have to find a way to be able to beat this team,” Hynes said. “A challenge to find a way to beat them regularly, whether it’s at home or on the road.” After a scoreless first period, penalties allowed both teams to get on the board in the second. The Penguins capitalized first with a Ben Street wrist shot to the far side for a power play goal and a 1-0 lead. In the last five minutes of the period the Admirals evened things up when Mark Barberio beat rookie goaltender Patrick Killeen, who was making his first AHL start, with a shot from the low slot during a power play to make it 1-1. Norfolk took the lead in the third period when former Penguin J-P Cote blasted a shot from the top of the slot to make it 2-1, followed by Picard’s slapshot goal to erase the Admiral’s lead and tie things up, 2-2. With less than four minutes to play and Alex Grant in the penalty box, the Penguins went on the kill for the seventh time in the game. Seconds into the power play, Mormina hit the ice in the Penguins end with his hands on his face. Play continued as Mormina skated off the ice, and Ash-

ton placed a shot behind Killeen’s back for the win. Street said the fact that a call wasn’t made when Mormina went down didn’t hurt the Penguins as much as the penalties they took throughout the game. Norfolk was 2-for-7 on the power play while the Penguins were 1for-6 “It was tough to get a flow,” he said. “It seemed like when things were going good there was a penalty, and it screwed things up on the bench too.” With 19 games left in the season and Norfolk leading the division and the Eastern Conference by four points, the Penguins know they need to make up ground quickly. Norfolk has now won their last nine while the Penguins have dropped two in a row. “It’s definitely going to be a dogfight between us, them and Hershey, and that’s why this stings even more,” Street said. “One good weekend or one bad weekend and everything’s flipped upside down again. This wasn’t a two-point game, it was a four-point game and we need to make sure when the points are there we take them.”

to-day, as is Bryan Lerg, who didn’t play on Sunday. • Before Sunday’s game, the Penguins signed ECHL goaltender Brad Fogal to a PTO. With Brad Thiessen in Pittsburgh and Scott Munroe battling an injury, Fogal was brought in to backup Patrick Killeen. Fogal posted a 44-0 record for the Cincinnati Cyclones with a 2.78 goals against average and a .901 save percentage this season. • Killeen stopped 21 of 24 shots in his first career start. • D Boris Valabik (injury), D Carl Sneep (injury), D Philip Samuelsson, D Cody Wild, LW Bryan Lerg, LW Steve MacIntyre and RW Keven Veilleux (injury) were scratched for the Penguins.

NOTES • Hynes said G Scott Munroe, who left Saturday’s game, is day-

Norfolk ................................................ 0 1 2 - 3 Penguins ............................................ 0 1 1 - 2 First Period: Scoring – None. Penalties – NOR, Picard (roughing) 11:46; WBS, Williams (roughing) 17:43. Second Period: Scoring – 1. WBS, Ben Street 18 (Grant, Mormina) power play 12:27. 2. NOR, Mark Barberio 9 (Johnson, Segal) 17:02. Penalties – WBS, Craig (goaltender interference) 5:56; NOR, Johnson (tripping) 6:43; NOR, Labrie (interference) 9:35; NOR, Gudas (cross-checking) 11:55; WBS, Williams (hooking) 15:05; WBS, Sill (roughing) 17:02. Third Period: Scoring – 4. WBS, Alexandre Picard 4 (Craig, Gibbons) 9:50. 5. NOR, Carter Ashton 19 (Dimmen, Conacher) power play 17:56. Penalties – WBS, Picard (tripping) :29; WBS, Chupp (roughing) 10:41; WBS, Mormina (delay of game) 12:03; NOR, Labrie (delay of game) 15:08; WBS, Grant (hooking) 16:12. Shots on goal: Norfolk – 8-7-9-24. Penguins – 11-10-8-29 Power-play Opportunities: Norfolk – 2 of 7. Penguins – 1 of 6 Goaltenders: Norfolk – Dustin Tokarski 2511-0 (27 saves-29 shots). Penguins – Patrick Killeen 0-2-0 (21-24) Three Stars: 1. NOR, Carter Ashton (gamewinning goal) 2. WBS, Alexandre Picard (goal) 3. NOR, J.P Cote (goal) Referee – Matt Kirk, Geoff Miller. Linesmen – Matt McNulty, Bob Fyrer

BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 4A: Both semifinals are Wednesday. Hazleton Area will play Delaware Valley at 6 p.m. at Pittston Area High School. Scranton will play Williamsport at 7 p.m. at Dallas High School. The winners will play for the title on Saturday. Both will advance to the state tournament. CLASS 3A: The semifinals are Tuesday. Crestwood plays Abington Heights at 7:45 p.m. at Pittston Area. Dallas and Scranton Prep play at 7 p.m. at Marywood University. The winners will play for the title on Friday. Both will advance to the state tournament. CLASS 2A: The semifinals are Wednesday Meyers plays Lakeland at 7:45 p.m. at Pittston Area. Holy Cross and Riverside play at 8 p.m. at Marywood. The winners will play Saturday for the title. The losers will also play Saturday for third place and the final spot in the state tournament. CLASS A: The semifinals are Tuesday. In a doubleheader at North

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of college football’s most bitter rivalries this week. The reality is most like seeing familiar faces around an unfamiliar environment. “People ask us ‘Why aren’t we fighting?”’ LSU cornerback Ron Brooks said Sunday. “That was in college, they got us, they beat us fair and square and there’s no hating going on out here. We’re all here for the same goal.” Claiborne measured in at 5foot-11, 183 pounds, slightly shorter and heavier than his listed measurements of 6-feet and 173 pounds. He says he’s more of a technician than a physical cornerback. Kirkpatrick, a second team AllAmerican, will undoubtedly have to answer questions about his offthe-field conduct. He was arrested in January on a misdemeanor drug possession charge, which was dropped three weeks later after the driver, Kirkpatrick said, signed an affidavit admitting the marijuana was his. “It was me being in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Kirkpatrick said. Later he explained he didn’t

Pocono High School, Old Forge and Forest City play at 7 p.m. followed by MMI Prep and Susquehanna at 7:30 p.m. The winners play Friday for the title. Both advance to the state tournament.

GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS 4A: The semifinals start today as Wyoming Valley West plays Wallenpaupack at 7 p.m. at Wyoming Area. On Tuesday, Hazleton Area and Abington Heights play at 6 p.m. at Pittston Area. The winners play Friday for the title, with both teams moving to the state tournament. CLASS 3A: The semifinals are Wednesday. Dallas and Honesdale play at 6 p.m. at Marywood University. Nanticoke and Scranton Prep play at 7 p.m. at Wyoming Area. The winners will play for the title on Saturday. Both will advance to the state tournament. CLASS 2A: The semifinals are Tuesday at Lackawanna College. Dunmore and Mid Valley play at 6 p.m. followed by Montrose and Riverside at 7:45 p.m. The winners will play Friday for the title. The losers will also play Friday for third place and the final spot in the state tournament. CLASS A: The semifinals are Wednesday at Scranton High School. Northwest and Old Forge play at 6 p.m. MMI Prep and Forest City follow at 7:30 p.m. The winners will play for the title on Saturday. Both will advance to the state tournament. even know the driver of the car. A couple other talented corners with checkered pasts are also out to prove they’ve grown up. North Alabama cornerback Janoris Jenkins and Oregon cornerback Cliff Harris both had drugrelated arrests in college. Both were kicked off their respective teams. Jenkins left Florida and landed in Division II. Harris decided to say goodbye to school for good. Montana’s Trumaine Johnson, Louisiana-Lafayette’s Dwight Bentley and Coastal Carolina’s Josh Norman want to show they can successfully make the jump to better competition. Georgia’s Brandon Boykin hopes to show he can match up with NFL receivers after measuring in at 5-9, 182 pounds. He’s still recovering from a fractured leg sustained at the Senior Bowl. “I’m already walking on it. I’m expected to have a full recovery within the next month,” Boykin said. “I’m still deciding on what day I will do my Pro Day. I’m looking at some time in April. But the feature attractions are still the defensive guys from LSU and Alabama, who have been trading blows and barbs since last season began. LSU won Round 1, a 9-6 overtime victory at Alabama.

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NEWARK, N.J. — Martin St. Louis scored three goals and set up another to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Mathieu Garon made 19 saves and set up St. Louis’ first goal as the Lightning snapped a two-game losing streak less than 24 hours after being blown out 8-1 by the Penguins. Teddy Purcell added three assists for Tampa Bay, which has gone 11-5-2 in its last 18 in making a playoff push. Alexei Ponikarovsky, Petr Sykora and Zach Parise scored for the Devils, who dropped their second straight game after going 9-1-1 since the All-Star break. The setback spoiled the debut of defenseman Marek Zidlicky, acquired from Minnesota on Friday. Penguins 4, Blue Jackets 2 PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin scored his 37th goal of the season, Brad Thiessen made 21 saves in his NHL debut and Pittsburgh beat Columbus. Pascal Dupuis, Kris Letang and Joe Vitale also scored for Pittsburgh, which woke up from a slow start to win for the ninth time in their last 10 home games. Steve Sullivan added a pair of assists as the Penguins completed a weekend sweep of Tampa Bay and Columbus with ease. Thiessen played well while giving Marc-Andre Fleury a rare day off. Rick Nash scored a shorthanded goal in perhaps his final game with Columbus before the trade deadline. Vinny Prospal also score for the Blue Jackets. Stars 3, Canucks 2 DALLAS — Loui Eriksson scored at 3:52 of overtime to give Dallas its fourth consecutive victory. Steve Ott carried the puck deep in the Vancouver end and passed to Trevor Daley at the left circle. Eriksson skated to the net and fired Daley’s goalmouth pass by Roberto Luongo. Mike Ribeiro scored the tying goal for Dallas with 52.5 seconds left in regulation. Michael Ryder netted a power-play goal for the Stars, who hadn’t won four in a row since Oct. 29 to Nov. 8. Ryan Kesler scored in the opening minute of the second period for the Canucks, and Mason Raymond added a goal. Vancouver has an NHL-best 87 points and was 12-1-3 in their previous 16 games. Panthers 4, Canadiens 2 SUNRISE, Fla. — Stephen Weiss scored two goals and Florida improved to 3-0 against Montreal this season. Sean Bergenheim and Brian Campbell also scored for Florida and Scott Clemmensen made 18 saves. Weiss and Bergenheim each had assists and Mikael Samuelsson had a pair of assists. David Desharnais and P.K. Subban scored goals for Montreal. Peter Budaj stopped 28 shots. The Canadiens have lost six of their past seven games and four straight. Senators 5, Islanders 2 OTTAWA — Robin Lehner, making his first start since being recalled from the minor to replace the injured Craig Anderson, made 28 saves for Ottawa. Milan Michalek, Jason Spezza, Jim O’Brien, Chris Neil, and Kyle Turris scored for the Senators. Lehner was making his first start since being recalled from Binghamton on an emergency basis after Anderson cut his hand last Thursday while preparing food at home. John Tavares and P.A. Parenteau scored for the Islanders and Evgeni Nabokov made 19 saves.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jared Berggren scored Wisconsin’s final five points — including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left — and the 16thranked Badgers beat No. 8 Ohio State 63-60 on Sunday. Jordan Taylor had 19 points and Ryan Evans 10 for the Badgers (21-8, 10-6 Big Ten), who made up for an earlier loss at home to Ohio State. With the Buckeyes (23-6, 11-5) up by a point, Berggren swished a shot from beyond the arc on the left wing. Deshaun Thomas had 23 points for Ohio State. William Buford had 15 and Aaron Craft 13. The loss gave Michigan State a share of the Big Ten title. The Badgers improved to 6-3 in Big Ten road games and 9-4 overall away from Kohl Center. Since Bo Ryan took over as head coach, Wisconsin has the AP PHOTO most road wins and best road Wisconsin’s Jared Berggren, left, shoots the game-winning winning percentage among all 3-pointer against Ohio State Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. WisBig Ten teams (62-60, .508). consin won 63-60.

Miami 78, Florida State 62 the lowest score against the CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Hoosiers in a conference game Durand Scott scored 17 points this season. and Miami beat Florida State, snapping a six-game losing WOMEN’S ROUNDUP streak to the rival Seminoles Miami 88, Boston College 42 with a victory that enhances its CORAL GABLES, Fla. — NCAA tournament resume. Kenny Kadji added 15 points Riquna Williams scored 20 points, Shenise Johnson added for the Hurricanes (17-10, 8-6 19 and No. 5 Miami capped its Atlantic Coast Conference), Atlantic Coast Conference who pulled into a tie with regular season with a 88-42 Virginia for fourth place in the win over Boston College on conference standings. Sunday. It was the 40th straight Louisville 57, Pittsburgh 54 home win for the Hurricanes LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Russ (25-4, 14-2), who bounced back Smith scored 18 points, Kyle from Friday’s loss at No. 7 Kuric added 17 and Louisville Duke by grabbing a quick 14-0 held on to beat Pittsburgh. lead over the Eagles. Stefanie Kuric overcame an 0-for-11 Yderstrom scored 13 points for performance in Thursday’s loss Miami, which will be the No. 2 to Cincinnati by hitting his first seed in the ACC tournament shot and making a key 3-point- and play a quarterfinal game er late. Kuric’s bucket as the on Friday in Greensboro, N.C. shot clock expired gave Louisville (22-7, 10-6 Big East) a Maryland 65, 53-48 lead with 3:25 left. North Carolina State 50 Pittsburgh (15-14, 4-12) cut RALEIGH, N.C. — Alyssa the lead to one and had three Thomas scored 22 of her 24 chances to tie or take the lead points in the second half and in the final minute, but Tray added a career-high 17 reWoodall missed a jumper and bounds, and Maryland beat Ashton Gibbs’ shot from just North Carolina State. inside halfcourt as time exThomas finished two points pired hit off the back iron. shy of her scoring high to help J.J. Moore scored 16 points the Terrapins (25-4, 12-4 Atlanfor the Panthers. tic Coast Conference) win their fourth straight. They clinched Indiana 69, Minnesota 50 the No. 3 seed in the league MINNEAPOLIS — Christian tournament that starts ThursWatford rediscovered his day in Greensboro. shooting stroke with 12 points as Indiana blew out sputtering Duke 69, North Carolina 63 Minnesota, avenging a home CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — loss to the Gophers six weeks Tricia Liston scored 15 points ago. to help Duke beat rival North Victor Oladiopo and Jordan Carolina and win the Atlantic Hulls also scored 12 for Indiana Coast Conference regular(22-7, 9-7 Big Ten), which held season championship outright. the Gophers to a season-low Freshman Elizabeth Wilpoint total and went 21 for 25 liams added 13 points and nine at the free throw line. It was rebounds for the Blue Devils

(24-4, 15-1 ACC), who had already clinched the top seed in this week’s league tournament in Greensboro. But this win gave Duke an outright ACC crown for the first time in five years, while also giving fifth-year coach Joanne P. McCallie her first road victory in the rivalry. Nebraska 71, Ohio State 57 LINCOLN, Neb. — Emily Cady scored 24 points to match her career high and Nebraska upset Ohio State. The Cornhuskers (21-7, 10-6 Big Ten) bounced back from a 20-point loss at Michigan State for only their second win in six games. The Buckeyes (24-5, 11-5) lost for the fifth time in eight conference road games. Delaware 89, Northeastern 71 NEWARK, Del. — Elena Delle Donne scored 35 points and Delaware won its 16th straight game with a victory over Northeastern. With the win, the Blue Hens (26-1, 17-0 Colonial Athletic Association) tied the school record for victories in a season. With one game remaining on the schedule, Delaware is also trying to become the first CAA team since 2002 to finish the regular season unbeaten in conference. Tennessee 75, Florida 59 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Glory Johnson had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Tennessee beat Florida to grab second place in the Southeastern Conference. This was the final home game for the Lady Vols, who have lost the most games ever on the court named after coach

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Penn State 74, Minnesota 51 STATE COLLEGE — Maggie Lucas scored 24 points and Penn State smothered coldshooting Minnesota to claim sole possession of the Big Ten title. Senior Zhaque Gray added 18 in her final game at the Jordan Center for the Lady Lions (23-5, 13-3), who led by as much as 24 in the first half and 33 in the second. Kiara Buford had 11 points for Minnesota (14-16, 6-10), which kept pace with the league’s best rebounding team on the glass but failed to convert several second chances and easy looks inside. Penn State has won a seasonhigh seven straight, including the last five by double digits. Kentucky 76, Mississippi State 40 STARKVILLE, Miss. — A’Dia Mathies and Bernisha Pinkett scored 13 points each to lead Kentucky to a win over Mississippi State and clinch the Wildcats’ first regular season Southeastern Conference title in 30 years. Kentucky (24-5, 13-3 SEC) opened the game on a 19-7 run and led 41-17 at the half. The Wildcats shot 40.3 percent (27-of-67) from the floor and hit 15-of-22 free throws. Kentucky will return home and celebrate its first title since 1982 later Sunday night on campus. Georgia Tech 62, Clemson 50 ATLANTA — Sydney Wallace scored 16 points as the lone Yellow Jackets player in double figures, leading Georgia Tech past Clemson. Georgia Tech (22-7, 12-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) improved on its best season in the conference, extending its league-wins record to a dozen. Georgia 62, LSU 46 ATHENS, Ga. — Khaalidah Miller scored 14 points to lead Georgia over LSU, taking third place in the Southeastern Conference in the final regularseason game for both teams and also clinching the third seed in the conference tournament. Purdue 90, Indiana 58 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Brittany Rayburn scored 24 points to lead Purdue to a victory over Indiana. KK Houser had 15 points and seven assists for the Boilermakers (21-8, 11-5 Big Ten), Alex Guyton scored 11 and Sam Ostarello added nine rebounds.

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Hunter Mahan holds the Walter Hagan Cup Sunday.

Mahan stops McIlroy in Match Play By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

MARANA, Ariz. — Even as Hunter Mahan motored his way through the Match Play Championship by beating one tough opponent after another, he had reason to feel he was just along for the ride in the final match Sunday afternoon. All the chatter was about U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and his march to No. 1 in the world. All the chants Mahan heard as he walked down the first two holes at Dove Mountain were for McIlroy. With a little extra motivation he didn’t need, Mahan won three straight holes on the front nine to seize control and answered McIlroy’s charge with birdies of his own for a 2-and-1 victory. “Deep down, you wanted to postpone that crowning of the No. 1 player in the world for Rory,” Mahan said. “He’ll get there. I mean, he’s phenomenal. He’s really talented. He’ll be No. 1 eventually. But yeah, when you’re a player, and I listen to Johnny Miller and Nick Faldo and all those guys, they had him picked to win. And that’s what everybody was talking about. “There was absolute motivation in that.” It proved to be too long of a day for McIlroy, the 22-year-old from Northern Ireland, who put so much energy into a high-stakes semifinal match against Lee Westwood earlier Sunday. If either of them won the tournament, they would go to No. 1 in the world. McIlroy, explosive as ever, ran off seven birdies in a 10-hole stretch to overcome an early deficit and beat Westwood. He looked flat in the championship match, made a series of mistakes to lose back-to-back holes, and fell too far behind to catch Mahan. “To me, it was like my final in a way,” McIlroy said of his win over Westwood. “That was the one I wanted all week and I got. And that’s what I got myself up for. Yeah, maybe mentally and emotionally it did take a little bit out of me. But it still doesn’t take away from the fact that Hunter played very, very solid golf.”

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and after the East came up with it, James fired a pass into a crowd that Griffin intercepted. On a colorful night in Orlando, from pregame performer Nicki Minaj’s pink and green hair to the neon sneakers many of the stars wore, Dwight Howard had nine points and 10 rebounds as the game’s host. The NBA’s first All-Star game in Orlando in 20 years wasn’t close after 21⁄2 quarters. But players always say it gets competitive in the final five minutes, and James was again up for the challenge. He hiked his scoring average to 25.9 points over his eight All-Star games, and someday he’ll probably take the record Bryant set Sunday. But he couldn’t quite catch Kobe in the game. With the 2-year-old Amway Center considered by many the finest arena in the league, the NBA brought its midseason showcase back to Orlando for the first time since the memorable 1992 game, when Magic Johnson was MVP three months after retiring from the league because of

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sists that he and Magic fans still have a love affair despite his trade request, understanding he still loves the city even if not his team, and urged everyone to ignore the trade talk for a weekend and have fun. “We did it big for our city,” he said in brief pregame remarks to the crowd before the game. Then Andrew Bynum blocked his first shot attempt. The speedy Westbrook had the East looking like it was standing still late in the first half, and it was 88-69 at the break.

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The Advisory Board of the Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program, along with associates, recently memorialized the late Kathleen Dorris Reese, a veteran member of the board, who died in August after decades of leadership in delivering mental health services. Reese was the former superintendent of Clarks Summit State Hospital and held several state-level positions with the Department of Public Welfare. At the ceremony, from left, first row: Sandy Faux; Raelene Daring; Jane Gritman; Darcie Lapinski, holding the memorial plaque honoring Reese; Rosemary Rakos; and Antoinette Cisowski. Second row: Richard Burns, Peter Rubel, David Wilson, Terill Myers, Paul Gritman, Dr. Valentino Pilarek and Joseph DeVizia.

K-9 officer receives certificate of appreciation Ethan Wenzel, K-9 officer with the Swoyersville Police Department, recently received a certificate of appreciation from the Crime Clinic of Greater Wyoming Valley. Wenzel, accompanied by his dog Gas, was the guest speaker at the February meeting at the Wyoming Valley Country Club. He explained the training program and the role he and the dog have in law enforcement. He also put Gas through various exercises during the program. At the award presentation, from left: Wenzel and Joseph Piazza, warden of the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Kierra Montemayor

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Kierra Montemayor, daughter of SSGT Mark and SrA Amanda Bush Montemayor, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., is celebrating her second birthday today, Feb. 27. Kierra is a granddaughter of Katie Bush, Harding; and the late Christopher Bush; and Kelly and Gilbert Greene, Texas. She is a great-granddaughter of Regina Krostag, Harding, and the late William Krostag.

Ethan Taylor Everett, son of Thomas and Jennifer Everett, Mountain Top, is celebrating his second birthday today, Feb. 27. Ethan is a grandson of Thomas and Carolyn Gibbon, Hanover Township, and Thomas and MarySue Everett, Wapwallopen. He has a brother, Noah, 3.

Cub Scout Pack 281 holds annual pinewood derby and plywood frog races Cub Scout Pack 281, sponsored by the Dallas United Methodist Church, recently held its annual races. First-grade Tiger Cub scouts raced plywood frogs and Cub Scouts in second through fifth grades raced pinewood derby cars. Pinewood derby prizes were awarded for the best times overall and the best times in each age group and for best in show. Award winners, not in order, are top finishers in the frog races: Charles Kappler, first; Anderson Leo, second; and Andy Goodrich, third. Pinewood Derby overall pack winners: Noah Daily, first; James Ruane, second; Evan Sabecky, third; Noah Zim, fourth; and Lukas Polachek and Benjamin Higgins, tied for fifth. Wolf Cub Scouts: Matthew Oley, first; Thomas Janoski, second; and Jake Nita, third. Bear Cub Scouts: Ryan Nita, first; Eli Chappell, second; and Jake Wienckoski, third. FourthGrade Webelos: Ayden Carey, first; Ian Atkinson, second; and Benjamin Ross, third. Fifth-Grade Webelos: Derek Siperko, first; Adam Kalo, second; and Andrew Menig, third. Best in Show: Colby Zern, first; Nathan Deremer, second; and Joey Sabatini, third.

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Megan Ann Ohrin, daughter of Joe and Lori Ohrin, is celebrating her second birthday today, Feb. 27. Megan is a granddaughter of Elmer Petlock, Bear Creek; Rose Marie Ohrin, Edwardsville; and the late Margaret Petlock and George Ohrin. She has a brother, Jacob, 5.

Aaron Tyler Smith, son of Tyler and Jill Kazinski Smith, Elizabethtown, is celebrating his fourth birthday today, Feb. 27. Aaron is a grandson of Bob and Cindy Kazinski, Larksville, and Barry and Sue Smith, Elizabethtown. He has a sister, Brynne, 6.

Jerry B. Walker Jr. Jerry Brian Walker Jr., son of Jerry and Melissa Walker, Pittston Township, is celebrating his fourth birthday today, Feb. 27. Jerry is a grandson of David and Marlene Kukosky, Luzerne, and Jerry and Eleanor Walker, West Pittston. He has a brother, Jakob, 3 weeks.

NEWS FOR VETERANS DUPONT: A “New Beginning” meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Polish American Citizens Club, 111 Elm Street. The Earl F. Detweiler AMVETS Post 189 of Greater Pittston is expanding by forming a Ladies Auxiliary and Sons of AMVETS organizations. There are over 200 regular members in AMVETS Post 189. The eligibility requirement to join AMVETS Auxiliary or Sons of AMVETS is 18 years or older, with a grandparent, parent, spouse or child with current 90 days in the U.S. Armed Forces or honorable discharge since World War II to date. Applications will be available at this gathering. AMVETS provides support for

Scout honored by Lions Club for community service

Blood drive held at Wesley Village United Methodist Homes’ Wesley Village campus hosted a blood drive in conjunction with the Miller-Keystone Blood Center, Bethlehem. Nearly three dozen people signed up to donate, and 27 pints of blood were collected. At the blood drive, from left: Francesca Malone, staff member from the Blood Center, and Jeff Ross, food-service manager.

veterans and the active military in procuring their earned entitlements and community service and legislative reform that enhances the quality of life for this nation’s citizens and veterans alike. The AMVETS Post 189 provided a reported value over $108,000 of community service programs in 2011. For more information visit www.amvets.org, or call AMVETS Post 189 Commander Bernie McDonald at 570-817-4858 or Post Adjutant Jerry Gurnari at 570-6552924. MOUNTAIN TOP: The Mountain Top American Legion Auxiliary Unit 781 will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. All members are urged to attend. New members welcome. For more in-

formation call Bobette at 855-5706. The Auxiliary is holding its annual ham and cabbage dinner from 4-7:30 p.m. March 17. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 6-12. Children younger than 6 eat free. Auxiliary members are asked to donate baked goods. Chances for the Easter fundraiser will also be sold. Handicapped parking is available in the rear of the American Legion. For more information call Marie at 474-5379 or Bobette at 855-5706. WILKES-BARRE: The Italian American Veterans of Luzerne County Post 1 will meet Thursday at St. Mary’s Church hall, 905 S. Main Street. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The Post Scholarship Fund will be discussed.

Star Scout Ben Cameron of the Tunkhannock Troop 518 Boy Scouts was recently honored by the Tunkhannock Lions Club for his community service. Cameron collected and donated over 200 pairs of eye glasses to the Lions while working toward his Citizenship Badge. At the ceremony, from left, are Harold ‘Butch’ Sands, vice president, Lions Club; Cameron; and Laura Kitner, president, Lions Club.

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TRUCKSVILLE: Boy Scouts of Troop 281 and Cub Scouts of Pack 281 are participating in the annual Scouting for Food Program. Food and monetary donations collected over a one-week period will benefit less fortunate families in the community. The Scouts will distribute reminder door hangers throughout the Back Mountain area 1-3 p.m. Sunday. The food will be picked up starting 9 a.m. March 10. It will be sorted, boxed and taken to the Back Mountain Food Pantry at Trucksville United Methodist Church.

WILKES-BARRE: United Way of Wyoming Valley will hold its 20th Annual Day of Caring on June 21. Volunteers dedicate their time and energy during this day of service by working on projects that are submitted by local agencies. Past projects include painting, planting flowers, litter pick up, spring cleaning, opening camps for summer programs and working with children in day care facilities. Non-profit and community agencies are encouraged to become involved by submitting projects that need care from a group of individu-

als willing to help. A list of potential projects will be shared with individuals and organizations. Deadline for project submittal is March 16. Area businesses that plan to offer their employees the opportunity to volunteer are asked to go to the United Way website and register by completing the intent to participate form. An opportunity also exists for businesses to sponsor this year’s commemorative T-shirts. Sponsorship opportunities are available starting at $250. For more information about Day of Caring, visit the United Way website or call John Winslow at 829-6711 ext. 237 or Amy Zawada, 829-6711 ext. 222.

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DEAR ABBY ADVICE Seriously, I took your question to Dr. John Winters, a respected veterinarian in Beverly Hills, Calif., who told me there are research trials going on involving oral contraceptives to control the wild animal population, such as coyotes. If one day it is made available for domestic pets, it would have to be by prescription only. Dear Abby: My husband, “Les,” enjoys cooking and inviting friends to join us for dinner. I respect people’s likes and dislikes when it comes to certain foods, but Les does not. We have discussed it on many occa-

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LEGAL NOTICE DATE CHANGE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IN DALLAS TOWNSHIP FOR DISCUSSION OF A PROPOSED INTERMUNICIPAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE TRANSFER THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF DALLAS TOWNSHIP RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FROM ATTORNEY GREGORY A. SZALLAR ON BEHALF OF ACACIA SERVICES LLC, TO OBTAIN APPROVAL OF AN INTER-MUNICIPAL TRANSFER OF RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE NO. R17475 FROM AMORE CAFÉ LLC, 247 WYOMING AVENUE, KINGSTON, PA 18704 TO ACACIA SERVICES, LLC, 1340 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, DALLAS, PA 18612. ACACIA SERVICES IS SEEKING TO OBTAIN THE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR ITS RESTAURANT FACILITIES IN DALLAS TOWNSHIP. THE HEARING, ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED FOR MARCH 6, 2012, WILL BE HELD INSTEAD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 20,2012 AT 7:00P.M. AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 2919 SR 309 HIGHWAY, DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY, PA., WHERE PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD. Nancy Y. Balutis Secretary/Treasurer LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Dallas Township will be accepting sealed bid proposals at the Dallas Township Municipal Building, 2919 SR 309 Highway, P.O. Box 518, Dallas, PA 18612, until 4:00P.M. Tuesday, March 20, 2012 for the following:

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CHEVROLET `08 IMPALA Excellent condition, new tires, 4 door, all power, 34,000 miles. $13,500. 570-836-1673

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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

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CHRYSLER `04 SEBRING LXI CONVERTIBLE

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

CHRYSLER `06 300

4 door sedan in perfect 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. $5500. 570-991-5558

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FORD `95 TAURUS 99K, V-6, runs

good, new brakes. Good tires, all power. $1,700 570-714-5386

Leather, moonroof $10,750

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DODGE ‘07 CALIBER

owner with maintenance records. Slate blue with leather interior. Sunroof. Asking $12,500. Call 570-239-2556

1 Owner, Cd & Cruise, PW, PL $10,590

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GEO `93 PRIZM

roof, leather, Bose Satellite with CD radio, heated seats, traction control, fully loaded. Remote Start. 50k miles. $16,995 or trade. (570) 639-5329

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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. $4200 570-991-5558

HYUNDAI ‘11 SONATA GLS, 1 Owner, only 11k miles $18,800

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JAGUAR `00 S TYPE

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

LEXUS `01 ES 300 80,000 miles,

excellent condition, all options. Recently serviced. New tires. $9,300. 570-388-6669

LINCOLN ‘05 TOWN CAR 39K miles. Looks & runs perfect! $13,500 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227

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Town Car Limited Estate Sale Fully loaded. 50,000 miles, Triple coated Pearlized White. Showroom condition. $13,500 or best offer (570) 654-2596

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FORD ‘04 EXPEDITION 4 door, black with tan leather, loaded with options, 144k miles. $7899 FORD ‘04 Taurus 4 door, white with gray interior, loaded, 145k miles $4500 DODGE ‘00 1500 V8 magnum, black, runs great $3995 LINCOLN ‘00 Towncar, 4 door, leather interior, 117k miles $3995 CADILLAC ‘99 50th Gold Anniversary Sedan Deville. Red with tan leather, loaded. $3995 MERCURY ‘96 GRAND MARQUIS 4 door, gold with tan cloth intertior, only 50k miles. Loaded. Must See! $4200

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Sedan, auto, power windows & locks, CD, 4 cylinder. 122,000 miles. Good on gas. $3,000. 570-472-2634

MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SLC 80,000 miles, sunroof, excellent condition. PRICE REDUCED $9,000. 570-489-8026

MERCURY 2008 GRAND MARQUIS LS 23,000 original

miles, all power, leather interior. NADA book value $17,975. Priced for quick sale to settle estate. $15,950, or best offer. Car is in mint condition. 570-735-4760 570-954-1257

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

NISSAN ‘07 SENTRA SE One Owner Bluetooth - Smart Key $10,900

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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

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

TOYOTA ‘04 CELICA GT 112K miles. Blue, 5

MERCEDES 1975

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

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

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,

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

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CHEVROLET `’57 BEL AIR 2 door, hardtop, im-

maculate, full restoration, white with red interior $48,500 570-237-0968

CHEVY ‘30 HOTROD COUPE $49,000

MERCEDES ‘76 450 SL $24,000

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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

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CHEVY ’77 CORVETTE Red & red, all

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

CHEVY ‘08 3500 HD DUMP TRUCK 2WD, automatic.

Only 12,000 miles. Vehicle in like new condition. $19,000. 570-288-4322

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

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good condition. Dealer price $7500. Asking $5500. 570-574-6880

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TOYOTA `07 AVALON

HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL Black. 1,800 miles.

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

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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

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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

HARLEY DAVIDSON

‘08 FLHTCU. Ultra classic, mint condition. white & black pearls. 6,500 miles. Reduced to $17,500 Call Bill 570-262-7627

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

HONDA ‘84 XL200R 8,000 original miles,

excellent condition. $1,000. 570-379-3713

MOTO GUZZI `03

1,100 cc. 1,900 miles. Full dress. Shaft driven. Garage kept. Excellent condition. $6000. Health Problems. Call 570-654-7863

POLARIS ‘00 VICTORY CRUISER 14,000 miles,

92 V-twin, 1507 cc, extras $6000. 570-883-9047

YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300

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

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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 ‘10 SURVEYOR 234T 24’ Travel trailer.

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*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.

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*$349 Perm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l= $16,666.30; M u s tb e a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1; $2,000 Ca s h Do w n o rT ra d e E q u ity (+ ) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; T o ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2,197.50. $1000 Nis s a n L ea s e Reb a te.

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CHEVROLET `05 SILVERADO LT Z71 Extended cab,

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CHEVY `99 SILVERADO

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FORD ‘02 F150 Extra Cab. 6

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FORD ‘08 ESCAPE XLT

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HONDA ‘09 CRV LX AWD. 1 owner. $16,900

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CHEVY’ 99 ASTRO AWD. 98,000

JEEP ‘97 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

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CHEVY ‘99 BLAZER

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CHRYSLER `02 TOWN & COUNTRY

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CHRYSLER ‘02 TOWN & COUNTRY V6. Like new!

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JEEP `03 Rare. LIBERTY5 SPORT.

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

JEEP 02 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 6 cylinder 4 WD, air

conditioning power windows, door locks, cruise, dual air bags, tilt wheel, AM/FM/CD. keyless remote. 130k miles. $5400. 570-954-3390

FORD `04 EXPLORER

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FORD ‘02 ESCAPE

4WD V6 Automatic Sunroof Leather Excellent condition!. 116,000 Miles $7200. 570-814-8793

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

Red & silver, One owner, garage kept, well maintained. Loaded with too many options to list! 68,000 miles. Asking $9,000. 570-239-8389

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SUZUKI4x4. `03 XL-7 85K. 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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GRANT WRITER The Hazleton Area School District is seeking applicants for the position of Grant Writer. The successful applicant will develop competitive grant ideas, organize pertinent data, write grant applications, and submit them to granting agencies. The position includes compensation on an hourly rate plus a flat fee for each grant secured above a set amount. To be considered, applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree, minimum of three (3) years experience directly related to grant writing and grant administration and demonstrated success in securing competitive grants. Further information regarding this position can be secured at www.hasdk12 .org and clicking on the Employment link. Interested applicants should submit a letter of application, resume, Act 24, 34, 114 and 151 clearances, and 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Francis X. Antonelli, Hazleton Area School District, 1515 West 23rd Street, Hazleton, PA 18202 by Wednesday, February 29, 2012. The Hazleton Area School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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MERCURY `03 MOUNTAINEER

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QUARRY

Seeking off-road truck driver and excavator/hammer operator. Successful candidates must be willing to work all shifts and all days including weekends. Salary commensurate with experience. AMERICAN ASPHALT PAVING CO. 500 Chase Rd Shavertown, PA 18708 Fax: 570-696-3486 jobs@amer asphalt.com EOE

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MAINTENANCE Light industrial, all phases, day shift. Must possess strong mechanical abilities. Electrical knowledge & ability to read electrical prints to troubleshoot equipment required. PLC knowledge helpful. Please send resumes to: MORGAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS CERTECH, Attn: Jim Kanor, 500 Stewart Rd., Hanover Township, PA 18706. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. EOE 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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IT/Software Development

Programmer/Analyst

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Janitorial/ Cleaning

CLEANING POSITIONS Immediate openings

Wilkes-Barre/ Kingston area. $10/ hour-$11/hour after 90 day probation. Shifts available from 3pm to 12am Part time or full time Call 570-970-7420 & leave a message.

FACILITY ASSOCIATE

NOW HIRING: CLASS A OTR COMPANY DRIVERS Van Hoekelen Greenhouses is a family owned business located in McAdoo, PA. We have immediate openings for reliable full-time tractor trailer drivers, to deliver product to our customers across the 48 states. Our premier employment package includes: • Hourly Payincluding paid detention time, and guaranteed 8 hours per day • Safety Bonus$.05/mile paid quarterly • Great Benefits100% paid health insurance, vision, dental, life, STD, 401K, vacation time, and holiday pay. • Pet & Rider Program • Well maintained freightliners and reefer trailers • Continuous yearround steady work with home time Requirements are: Valid Class A CDL, minimum 1 year OTR experience, must lift 40lbs, and meet driving and criminal record guidelines PLEASE CONTACT SHARON AT (800)979-2022 EXT 1914, MAIL RESUME TO P.O. BOX 88, MCADOO, PA 18237 OR FAX TO 570-929-2260. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.VHGREEN HOUSES.COM FOR MORE DETAILS.

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HANOVER AREA Full time. 6pm-2am Tuesday-Saturday. Floor care & general cleaning. Forklift skills-certification experience $10.00 to start. Benefits and paid time off. Apply online at Sovereigncs.com. EOE and Drug Free Workplace.

HOUSEKEEPER

CONSTRUCTION

$4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

Eddie Bauer Edition 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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Home daily Benefit package includes: paid holiday and vacation; health, vision, and dental coverage. Candidates must be 23 years of age with at least 2 years tractor trailer experience. Drivers paid by percentage. Applications can be filled out online at www.cds transportation.com or emailed to jmantik@cds transportation.com or you can apply in person at CDS Transportation Jerilyn Mantik One Passan Drive Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570-654-6738

O/O'S & CO FLATBED DRIVERS SIGN ON BONUS Hazleton/ Scranton, PA

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

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518 Customer Support/Client Care

United One Resources is seeking candidates for a full-time Title Insurance Settlement Agent. The successful candidate must be able to work in a fast paced environment, work independently, have excellent organizational and communication skills and an eagerness to excel. Prior settlement experience is required. We offer a competitive salary, mileage reimbursement, and a comprehensive benefit package. Please forward your resume to: iwanttowork@unitedoneresources.com

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Full-Time Maintenance Mechanic needed in a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to troubleshoot and maintain a large range of automated manufacturing equipment including compressors, vacuum pumps, boilers, hydraulic systems and PLC controlled equipment. Responsible for diagnosing, installing, adjusting, repair and maintaining equipment. Requires 5+ years experience in a manufacturing environment (printing plant experience preferred) Electrical/Mechanical/ PLC experience a plus. High School graduate or GED recipient necessary Excellent starting rate and shift differential. Benefits package including health care, vacation, 401-k and pension. Apply in person or forward resume to: Offset Paperback Mfrs, Inc. 2211 Memorial Highway Dallas, PA 18612 E/O/E

548 Medical/Health

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LITTLE FLOWER MANOR AND ST. LUKE’S VILLA have the following positions available. RN Supervisor – part time & per diem, 3-11P and 11P-7A Certified Nurse Aides – full, part time & per diem, 7A-3P and 11P-7A Dietary Aides/Porters – 6A-2P & 4-7P Resident Assistant (St. Therese Residence) – part time 5-9PM LPN - Personal Care (St. Luke’s Villa) part time 3-11P Activity Aides (Little Flower Manor) – part time 8A-4PM, 12-8PM, 38PM & every other weekend Apply: Little Flower Manor 200 S. Meade St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 pmelski@lfmstr.com fax: 570-408-9760 EOE

BEAUTY

MThe ASSAGE THERAPISTS Woodhouse

Day Spa is currently hiring for Full Time Massage Therapists. Position requires outstanding customer service skills and must be available days, evenings and Saturdays. Please apply in person at the spa. Monday-Friday 9-6 387 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. EOE

Village at Greenbriar Assisted Living

PERSONAL CARE AIDES - PART TIME All Shifts

PART TIME COOK

APPLY WITHIN: 4252 Memorial Highway Dallas, PA 18612

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Other

ORGANIST/ MUSIC DIRECTOR

for vibrant Protestant Church in Kingston. Must be proficient on 3 Manual Pipe Organ & Choral Direction. Part time, no benefits. Salary $20,000 + based on education & experience. Job description at www.cocu4u.org or call 287-2522. Send resume to: SEARCH COMMITTEE, 190 S. Sprague Ave., Kingston, PA 18704 or email to personnel@ cocu4u.org EOE

Production/ Operations

USM AEROSTRUCTURES CORP HAS IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR:

General 2011 Postal Positions $13.00-$32.50+/hour Federal hire/ Full benefits No Experience, fee required. 1-800-593-2664 Ext. 173

SEXTON

Part time. general cleaning, routine maintenance, repairs, lawn care, snow removal. 570-287-8440

554

Production/ Operations

PRODUCTION WORKERS Local window man-

Antiques & Collectibles

WITH 2+ YEAR OF EXPERIENCE IN A METAL FABRICATION SHOP. CMM IS A PLUS.

Mechanical Assembler,

YEARS AEROSPACE AND MILITARY EXPERIENCE; RIVETING, BONDING A PLUS

Send resume via email: r.delvalle@ usmaero.net

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Sales/Retail/ Business Development

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE:

WNEP-TV has a rare opportunity for an experienced Account Executive. Candidate must have excellent organization, presentation, and negotiation skills. New business is a must. Minimum 3 yrs. media sales required. See details on our website: www.wnep.com/ business Garden Center Work with plants & garden supplies. Must have knowledge of Annuals, Perennials and Fertilizers. Hours will vary seasonally. Retail Must have cash, register and sales experience. Excellent communication skills needed. Apply in person, no phone calls please. Dundee Gardens 2407 San Souci Pkwy Hanover Twp, PA. Hours: 9:30am-5pm

RETAIL CLERK

HARROLD’S PHARMACY, A GREAT PLACE TO WORK! Part time (22 hours/ week), front end customer service, experience required. Send resume to: Harrold’s Pharmacy 179 Old River Road Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Or Fax: 570-824-8730

600 FINANCIAL 610

Business Opportunities

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

570-824-5774

Jan-Pro.com

LIQUOR LICENSE

and equipment for sale. Luzerne Co. By appointment only 570-824-3223 LIQUOR LICENSE FOR SALE. Luzerne County. $23,000. 570-574-7363

630 Money To Loan

ufacturing company is seeking experienced line operators. Starting rate depends on experience. Attendance and Productivity Bonus are potential. Health, Dental, Vision & 401K Plan available upon full time status. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to join a great team! Apply in person to: INTERSTATE BUILDING MATERIALS, INC. Attn: Director of HR 322 Laurel St. Pittston 18640

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

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R&D/Science

708

Quality Control Inspector

PARTS PERSON WANTED: We are looking for TAX REFUND COMING? an experienced INVEST IN

parts person to join our team. Responsibility’s include: parts ordering, inventory, data entry, clerical Day shift, great working environment: Apply in person ONLY. EOE Calex 58 Pittston Ave Pittston, PA

700 MERCHANDISE

R&D/Science

$ ANTIQUES BUYING $

Old Toys, model kits, Bikes, dolls, guns, Mining Items, trains & Musical Instruments, Hess. 474-9544 RETIRED DEPARTMENT 56 Season’s Bay Village 9 buildings, 28 accessories. Purchased price $1261. 70% sale price $890. 570-868-5886

710

Appliances

Why Spend Hundreds on New or Used Appliances? Most problems with your appliances are usually simple and inexpensive to fix! Save your hard earned money, Let us take a look at it first! 30 years in the business. East Main Appliances 570-735-8271 Nanticoke

APPLIANCE PA RT S E T C .

Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162 DRYERGE gas dryer, works well. Needs light cleaning on outside, few scratches. $50.00 570-706-1819

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

(570) 819-1966 STOVE, gas Magic Chef $65. 570-824-2695 WASHER Kenmore, white, $50. Side by side refrigerator with water ice dispenser, 28 cu ft. Beige color $100. Both very good condition. 262-6283

712

Baby Items

GLIDER ROCKING CHAIR, honey colored wood with tan cushions, $100. Graco highchair, Windsor pattern. $45. Graco Car Seat $45. Infant 5 piece bedding, light green, yellow,& ivor, comforter never used $50.654-8042

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Building Materials

BATHROOM BASE oak with sink $25. Bathroom light $10. Kitchen light, stainless steel $25. Dining room chandelier $60. Counter height kitchen table & 4 chairs, off white /light cherry $115. 2 children’s bikes $10 each. 570-693-0141 BATHROOM CABINETS wood, 2 double doors, 2 long single doors $40. 570-287-6172 BATHROOM matching sink set Gerber white porcelain bathroom sink with mirror & medicine cabinet $80. 570-331-8183 LUMBER popular wood boards, 21”x13”wx8’0”l 1-1”x12 1/2”wx8’0”l. 1-11”x11 1/2”wx8’/0”l $15 each or all 4 for $50. 570-288-9260 SINK, single bowl, great condition, 1 white, 1 tan. $10. 570-262-7923

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Clothing

COAT

KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385 HANDBAG authentic top designer, soft glove leather with cloth dust bag, new with retail tag of $295. sell $130. OBO. 288-2949.

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R&D/Science

Research and Development Technician Local manufacturer seeks a Technician for their Research and Development Department. This position is responsible to assist in the implementation of new product designs for the production floor. The candidate will also assist in improving current product designs. The successful candidate needs to lift 50 lbs alone; must be able to use hand and power tools; is mechanically inclined and creative. Prior experience in production and AutoCAD is helpful. We offer a competitive salary and benefits. Send resume and salary history to: c/o The Times Leader

Box 3010 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250

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n i Jo . . . e h t

I Love My Suzuki ! b u l C r a C

ALL THESE CUSTOMERS DID

2012 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AWD

NEW

Stk#S1837

18,019* 16,499* $

3-Mode Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, 6 Spd

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

- 1,000* - $ 500*

Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

BUY NOW FOR:

14,999*

NEW Stk#S1773

2012 SUZUKI SX4 SEDAN

2012 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 4WD

NEW

Advanced Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Dual Zone Digital Climate Control, Automatic CVT Transmission, TouchFree Smart Key, Power Windows, Power Locks

Stk# S1963

23,519* 21,999* $

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

- 1,000* - $ 1,000*

BUY NOW FOR:

19,999* 2012 SUZUKI EQUATOR CREW CAB RMZ-4 4X4

Stk#S2004

2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI S AWD

Stk#S1792

NEW

MSRP 18,289* LE Popular Package, 8 Standard Airbags, $ Ken Pollock Sale Price 16,999* Automatic CVT Transmission, $ Manufacturer Rebate - 1,000* Power Windows, Power Locks, $ Owner Loyalty Rebate - 500* Power Mirrors, Alloy Wheels

BUY NOW FOR:

NEW

15,499*

261HP 4.0L V6, Skid Plate Package, Alloy Wheels w/ All Terrain Tires, Power Windows, Power Locks, Fog Lamps

30,999* 28,999* $

MSRP w/ Accessories $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

- 2,000* - $ 500*

Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

BUY NOW FOR:

26,499*

4 Wheel Drive, Voice Activated Navigation w/ Blue Tooth, Automatic Transmission, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Electronic Stability Control

- 1,000* - $ 500*

Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

BUY NOW FOR:

20,999*

NEW Stk# S1734

2012 SUZUKI SX4 SPORTBACK

8 Standard Airbags, Alloy Wheels, Electronic Stability Control, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Fog Lamps

81 INTERSTATE

ROUTE 315 ROUTE 315

KEN POLLOCK SUZUKI

17,689* 15,999* $

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

- 1,000* - $ 500*

Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

BUY NOW FOR:

14,499*

*Tax and tags additional. Buy now for sale price includes Suzuki Manufacturer rebates of $1,000 on 2012 Suzuki SX4 AWD, Grand Vitara 4x4, Sportback, SX4 Sedan, and Kizashi. Buy now sale price includes Suzuki Manufacturer rebate of $2,000 on Suzuki Equator. $500 Suzuki owner loyalty on 2012 Suzuki SX4 AWD, Grand Vitara 4x4, Sportback, SX4 Sedan, Equator, and $1,000 on Suzuki Owner Loyalty on 2012 Suzuki Kizashi. All Ken Pollock Suzuki discounts applied. Artwork for illustration purposes only. Not responsible for typographical errors. 0% ﬁnancing in lieu of Suzuki Manufacturers rebates, Owner Loyalty is applicable. Buy now for sale prices valid on IN STOCK vehicles only.

EXIT 175

24,284* 22,499* $

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

CLOSE TO EVERYWHERE! WE’RE EASY TO FIND!

JUST OFF EXIT 175 RTE I-81 • PITTSTON

APR

FINANCING AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED BUYERS*

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012 PAGE 9D

V isitus 24/ 7 a twww.v a lleyc hev ro let.c o m TH E W E SE L L M O R E TOP D OL L A R TH AN P R E -O W N E D CH E V Y’S FOR TRA DE -I N S C ars • Trucks • R V’s • M otorcycles • A TV’s • C om m ercial

2003 BUICK CENTURY

Custom Sedan

#12164A , V6, A T, A /C , C ruise, C D , Pow er M irrors, O nly 59K M iles

7 995 ,

2007 CHEVRO LET M ALIBU

2007 CHEVY CO BALT

10 999 ,

2005 D O D G E CARAVAN

LT Sedan

SXT

O N LY 46K M ILES

#12136A ,2.2LA uto.,A /C ,PW ,PD L,Spoiler, C D ,Traction C ontrol

10 999 ,

2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4

#11728A ,A T,A /C ,7 Passenger,PW ,PD L, C aptains C hairs,RoofRack,Low M iles,1 O w ner $ *

12 499 ,

2007 CHEVY IM PALA LS ONE O W N ER

Exercise Equipment

EXERCISE BIKE 2 years old $100. firm 570-824-6887

744

Furniture & Accessories

BED - NEW PLUSH set, still in original plastic Must sell. $150. Can Deliver. 280-9628 BED, twin complete, solid wood mission style bed with . All in excellent condition. $200. 299-9628. COUCH 2 loveseats, 1 reclining chair, 1 chair with ottoman. All for $199. Very good condition. 570-824-7314

#Z2464,4 C yl.,A uto.,A ir C onditioning, Traction C ontrol,A M /FM C D ,O nly 49K M iles

732

O N LY 23K M ILES

ONE O W N ER

DESK & STORAGE CABINET $50. 570-824-2695

FURNISH FOR LESS

* NELSON * * FURNITURE * * WAREHOUSE * Recliners from $299 Lift Chairs from $699 New and Used Living Room Dinettes, Bedroom 210 Division St Kingston Call 570-288-3607 KITCHEN DINING TABLE oak laminate and chrome with 6 chrome & wicker chairs and leaf. $150. 457-3486 LAMPS 2 never used, Rembrandt, marble bases. $50. 570-822-9697

#Z2596A , 3.7L V6 A utom atic, A ir C onditioning, PW , PD L, A M /FM /C D , A lloy W heels, O N LY 42K M ILES

12 999 ,

2009 PO NTIAC V IBE

LOVESEAT blue, clean, like new $25. 570-574-5690

#11934A , 3.5LV6, A uto., A ir, Tilt, PW , PD L, FullFloor C onsole

13 499 ,

2011 CHEVY H H R LT

#12266A , 1.8L D O H C A uto., A ir, PW , PD L, Rem ote Keyless Entry, 45K M iles

13 995

#Z2561, 22.LA uto., A /C , PW , PD L, Traction C ontrol, C D , Luggage RoofRails

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

14 999* ,

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

14 999* ,

#Z2582,3.5LA utom atic,A ir,PW ,PD L,A lum inum W heels, C D ,Bedliner,Fog Lam ps,O nly 42K M iles

14 999* ,

2008 FO RD ESCAPE

2005 JEEP G RAND CHERO KEE 4X4

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

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.

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

758 Miscellaneous WANTED ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS

HEAVY EQUIPMENT DUMPTRUCKS BULLDOZERS BACKHOES

Highest Prices Paid!!! FREE REMOVAL Call Vito & Ginos Anytime 288-8995

MICROWAVE stand/ kitchen cart. White with wood top, cabinet & shelf. Like new. $40. 570-696-4494 MIRRORS wood, for dresser, maple & mahogany $30 for all. 570-287-6172

548 Medical/Health

Medical Equipment

WALKERS (2) 1 black & 1 green. Go Anywhere Walkers push down brakes, handy seat, folds easily, basket holds up to 300 lbs. new $139 asking #$50 each. 654-6329

Mattress Guy

ROCKER RECLINER Lazyboy, gray, perfect condition $150. 570-675-3328

ONE O W N ER SU N RO O F

#12172A A , A uto, A ir, PW , PD L, Keyless Entry, A M /FM /C D , 1 O w ner

We Beat All Competitors Prices!

758 Miscellaneous

Twin sets: $159 Full sets: $179 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898

O N LY O N 46K E OW N MER ILES

ONE O W N ER

MATTRESS SALE

Furniture & Accessories

744

DISHES: Phaltzcraft Yorktown Pattern, service for 16 + creamer & sugar, butter dish & salt and pepper. May be split. $75.00 for all. 570-868-3866

548 Medical/Health

CNAs

Dedicated, energetic, and passionate Certified Nurse Assistants needed

Now Hiring for Full Time 7-3, 3-11 & 11-7

XLT AW D

15 695* ,

15 888 ,

2009 N ISSAN ALTIM A 2006 G M C ENVO Y EXTENDED XL 4x4

O N LY 36K M ILES

To apply or to learn about our endless career opportunities in nursing Call 877-339-6999 x1 or Email Jobs@horizonhrs.com Or visit us and apply in person 395 Middle Road, Nanticoke

3RD RO W

#Z2515, 6 C yl., A uto., Stabilitrak, A /C , PW , PD L, C D , Fog Lam ps, C ruise, A lum .W heels, Low M iles

16 990*

16 999* ,

2007 CHEVRO LET CO LO RADO EXTENDED CAB 4W D Z71

2007 FO RD RANG ER SUPERCAB 4W D

ONE O W N ER

#12069A , 6 C yl., A uto, A ir, Fog Lam ps, Rear Jum p Seats, C D /M P3, PW , PD L, 47K M iles

16 999 ,

2008 CHEVRO LET CO LO RADO

Crew Cab 4x4

17 999* ,

2007 FO RD F-150 SUPERCAB 4x4

O N LY 33K M ILES

ONE O W N ER

#Z2619, 5 C yl, A uto, PS, PB, A /C , PW , PL, Tilt, C ruise, 43K

#Z 2505A , 3.7L I5, A utom atic, D eep Tinted G l ass, O ffRoad Pkg ., Insta-Trac 4x4, PW , PD L, A ir, C astA l um inum W heel s, 46K M il es

18 999 ,

ONE O W N ER

#12026B, V8 A utom atic, A ir C onditioning, Pow er W indow s, Pow er D oor Locks, C ruise, Tilt

19 999 ,

2008 CH EV RO LET SI LV ERAD O 1500

2009 N ISSAN RO G UE SL AW D

EXTEND ED CAB Z71 4W D ONE O W N ER

O N LY 33K M ILES

ONE O W N ER

#12287A ,A utom atic,A /C ,Sunroof,Leather,PW ,PD L, C ruise,A lum inum W heels

19 999* ,

#12356A , 5.3LV8, A utom atic, A ir, PW , PD L, H eated M irrors, EZ Tailgate Pkg., H D Trailering Pkg.

20 999* ,

2009 TO YO TA V ENZA

2009 FO RD EDG E SEL AW D

W AG O N AW D

O N LY 26K M ILES

ONE O W N ER

#11735A , V6, A utom atic, A ir, Leather, A M /FM /C D , C hrom e W heels

22 900* ,

#12205A , 2.7L 4 C yl., A utom atic, A ir, Fog Lam ps, PW , PD L, Tinted W indow s, A lloy W heels, Pow er Seat, 30K M iles

23 900* ,

*Prices plus tax & tags. Prior use daily rental on select vehicles. Select pictures for illustration purposes only. XM and OnStar fees applicable. Low APR to well qualified buyers.Not responsible for typographical errors.

K E N W A L L A CE ’S

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

Scan From M obile D evice For M ore Specials

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

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

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVERS NEEDED SHIFTS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY!

If you have agency, facility or experience with family members are willing to: Provide Companionship • Assist with bathing, dressing and grooming • Perform light housekeeping such as laundry, dishes and vacuuming • Assist with meal preparation CALL VISITING ANGELS TODAY! COME JOIN OUR GROWING TEAM! Must have a valid PA Driver’s License Reliable transportation and References Why a career with Visiting Angels? Because we care about our caregivers!

Call 570-270-6703 today! Or email apietraccini@visitingangels.com

EOE

MAGS & TIRES, 4 alloys 17”, taken from ‘12 Hyundai Veloster, chose to upgrade, size 245/ 17, worth $1250. Tires stored at dealership & certified new, sell $500. 570- 766-0370

762

Musical Instruments

ORGAN Conn Prelude found at estate. Nice condition. Model 312 Type 022 Style 003. Serial # 3228.91. Sell for $150. 693-3932

Televisions/ Accessories

BIKE boy’s 20”, needs part. Was $80. Asking $25. 570-574-5690 CHRISTMAS DOLL on 3 wheel bicycle, blonde hair, blue eyes, 18” H $25. DISNEY HIGH SCHOOL musical items, lunch box, lunch tote bag all $10. 570-696-1927

788

Stereo/TV/ Electronics

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

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

ANTIQUES

1 item or entire contents of homes. 814-3371/328-4420

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: WANTED ALL JUNK

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

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Part-time position Ability to perform basic maintenance work including light painting and grounds work. 15-20 hours/week – flexible hours but must work them between Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Benefits for full-time employees include paid vacation, sick and personal time. 10 paid holidays per year; 401k; health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance; life insurance; and long term disability. A full job description can be accessed on our website at www.cscwv.org CSC is dedicated to creating a therapeutic living and learning environment for all clients and team members. Through implementation of the innovative Sanctuary Model of trauma informed care, Children’s Service Center strives to provide safe, democratic environments that are emotionally intelligent and socially responsible for all members of our community. More information on the Sanctuary Model can be accessed at www.sanctuaryweb.com Please send résumé and letter of interest to: Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Inc. Attn: HR Generalist 335 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Phone: (570) 825-6425 Fax: (570) 301-0929 Email: hr@e-csc.org Drug Free Work Place- EEO - www.cscwv.org

POMERANIANS

AKC, 9 weeks, 2 females. Shots & wormed. Vet checked. Home Raised. $400. 570-864-2643

LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED!

Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877

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Other

for Clifford, PA office

CDL with “N” tank endorsement required

DUMPTRUCKS BULLDOZERS BACKHOES

Highest Prices Paid!!

Office Clerk

These positions offer health, dental, vision, life, disability and 401K after 30 days. Applications/resumes may be submitted to Nicole Brewer, Eastern Industries, Inc., PO Box 280, Clifford, PA 18413 or nbrewer@eastern-ind.com Eastern Industries is an equal opportunity employer and encourages male/female/disadvantaged/veterans/minorities to apply.

FREE PICKUP

288-8995

WANTED JEWELRY

548 Medical/Health

Children's Behavioral Health Services, Inc. is currently looking for:

BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS Must have Master’s Degree in a Clinical field.

FULL-TIME THERAPEUTIC STAFF SUPPORT WORKERS Bachelor’s Degree/Associate Degree in Human Services. Provide 1:1 interventions & support to children. (Experience working with male adolescents beneficial)

WILKESBARREGOLD

(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

Full-time benefits include: competitive pay, health insurance, paid holidays & vacation days.

EOE Please send, fax or e-mail your resume & letter of interest to: Children's Behavioral Health Services, Inc. Attn: Susan Hurd 104 Woodward Hill Road, Edwardsville PA 18704 Email shurd@cbhsinc.com or Fax to 714-7231

468

Auto Parts

468

Auto Parts

BUYING JUNK VEHICLES $300 AND UP

London PM Gold Price

$125 EXTRA IF DRIVEN, DRAGGED OR PUSHED IN!

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

NOBODY Pays More 570-760-2035

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

548 Medical/Health

800 PETS & ANIMALS 805

Birds

Full-time Salaried Position (80 hours bi-weekly)

SUN CONURE

One year old, very large cage included. Third shift owner doesn’t have enough time for him. $375. 570-854-9739

810

Cats

548 Medical/Health

Admissions/Wound Nurse Administrative Position

Long term care and wound experience preferred Our benefits include paid vacation, holiday, personal days, up to $1500/year college tuition reimbursement, health insurance, life insurance, long-term disability and pension plan. Child Day Care on premises.

Apply on line at: https:// home.eease.com/recruit/?id=487211

MAINTENANCE REPAIR II

MAINTENANCE HELPER

Other

8 week Male. $500. Shi-tzu Mix - $375 570-250-9690

Eastern Industries, Inc., a local highway contractor, is seeking qualified applicants for the following positions:

Local leader in providing a full continuum of behavioral health care to children/adolescents and their families has the following position available: Full-time position This is a skilled maintenance and repair position working in the building, mechanical or electrical trades. An employee in this class works in a variety of trades in the maintenance and repair of buildings and equipment. Two years of experience in general maintenance work which has involved at least two of the building, electrical or mechanical trades. Knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and practices used in at least two of the building, electrical and mechanical trades. Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trades involved.

POMERANIAN PUPPIES

TO CONSIDER....

HEAVY EQUIPMENT

Feb. 23: $1,777.50

548 Medical/Health

PAWS

Distributor Truck Driver

EXERCISE WEIGHTS hand held 2-3-4 lb. New. $15. 287-6172

Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Inc

DACHSHUND PUPPIES!

Estimator/Project Manager

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

SUB WOOFER Powered car subwoofer. Very powerful, 2 power acoustic subwoofers, 2 Pyle 1800 watt amps. Custom cabinet with see through acrylic front. $250. or best offer. 328-6059.

Dogs

CARS,

COBRA S-9 irons, steel, reg 6-7-8-9W $100. firm. Vintage Yonex woods graphite head shafts 1-3-5 $60. Slazenger cart/bag slotted $25. 570-829-4016

Stereos/ Accessories

815

TRUCKS &

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY FEB. 26 1PM-3PM 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 $344,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888

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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 Price Reduced $139,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888

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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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REDUCED 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 $154,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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

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19 Lee Park Ave. Nice 3 bedroom single with 1.5 baths. Home site on large lot, with private drive and 2 car detached garage. Home features large eat in kitchen, 1/2 bath on 1st floor, living room and family room with w/w. Bedroom closets, attic for storage, replacement windows, full concrete basement and gas heat. MLS 12-541 $79,900 ANTONIK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 570-735-7494 Ext. 304 Patricia Lunski 570-814-6671

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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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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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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

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

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

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

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

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“Fantastic” country home on 2.5 acres on a very private road with a 32’ x 48’ barn and 2 car & 1 car detached garages. Very charming home with a family room & fireplace, and a library or office. The barn was used for horses a few years ago and, with proper zoning, may be used as such again. MLS# 12-468 $289,000 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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

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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

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

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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EXETER REDUCED 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

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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DURYEA Cute 2 story, 2 bedREDUCED 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 $94,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

BACK MOUNTAIN

Beautiful 5 bedroom, 2.2 baths & FANTASTIC “Great Room” with built in bar, private brick patio, hot tub & grills! 4 car garage with loft + attached 2 car garage. Situated on over 6 acres of privacy overlooking Francis Slocum with a great view of the lake! Lots of extras & the kitchen is out of this world! MLS#12-475 $599,000 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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51 LACKAWANNA AVE. Well maintained 3 bedroom home located on quiet street. Fenced yard with above ground pool, carport, hardwood floors & partially finished basement. See Zillow.com for photos. Asking $96,000 Call 570-239-3099

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 CENTERMORELAND Wyoming County Home with 30 Acres

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

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

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room 1 bath home. $15,000 570-780-0324 570-947-3575

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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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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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

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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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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

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EXETER 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

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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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167 Slocum St Completely renovated 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath. New high efficiency gas warm air furnace with central a/c. All new plumbing & wiring. New siding, windows, doors, roof, insulation, carpeting, drywall & tile. New kitchen with stainless stove, fridge & dishwasher. New baths. 1st floor washer/dryer hookup. 50’x150’ lot. $139,900. Call 570-954-8825 gckar1@yahoo.com HANOVER

27 Spring St Great home. Great location. Great condition. Great Price. MLS#11-4370 $54,900 Call Al Clemonts 570-371-9381

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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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1 GRANDVIEW AVE Hanover Twp. Discover the values in this welcoming 3 bedroom home. Some of the delights of this very special home are hardwood floors, deck, fully fenced yard & screened porch. A captivating charmer that handles all your needs! $97,500 MLS 11-3625 Michael Slacktish 570-760-4961

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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

HUGHESTOWN REDUCED 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

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

HANOVER TWP.

Enjoy nature in charming 2 bedroom, 1 bath raised ranch home in quiet setting on Pine Run Road, Laurel Run. Close to everything. Single car attached garage, 3 season sunroom, economical propane heat, central air, basement with fireplace. New carpeting and flooring, freshly painted, Hanover Area School District. Ready to move in! $125,000. Call 570-474-5540

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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3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Finished Walk-Out Basement, Single Car Garage Nice corner lot Call Vince 570-332-8792

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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

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29 Landon Ave N Striking curb appeal! Beautiful interior including a gas fireplace, hardwood floors, modern kitchen, all new carpeting on the second floor, extra large recently remodeled main bath, serene back patio and spacious yard. MLS#11-3075 $144,900 Call Mary Price 570-696-5418 570-472-1395

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

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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

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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

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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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

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

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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

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KINGSTON 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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HANOVER TWP. REDUCED 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

* 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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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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573 Carverton Rd Privacy & serenity! This 40 acre estate features living room with fireplace & hardwood floor; family room with vaulted ceiling & fireplace; 1st floor master bedroom & bath with jetted tub & stall shower; panelled den; dining room with stone floor & skylight; 3 additional bedrooms & 2 baths. Central Air, 3 outbuildings. $725,000. MLS 11-4056 Call Nancy Judd Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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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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459 Broad St. 3 bedroom 1 bath attractive home in great location, hardwood floors 100x144 lot asking $109,900 570.970.0650 jtdproperties.com

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Wonderful starter home in a convenient neighborhood. Home features many updates including new windows, roof, kitchen & carpets. Offstreet parking with large yard. Located near schools and shopping. Low taxes & priced to sell! MLS#12-515 $109,900 Everett Davis 696-2600 417-8733

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210 Beechwood Dr Rare brick & vinyl tri-level featuring 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, family room with fireplace, rear patio, sprinkler system, alarm system & central air. MLS#11-2819 $199,000 CALL DONNA 570-613-9080

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

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

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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

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RARE OPPORTUNITY! This one you can’t match for overall charm, utilization and value. The beautifully carpeted, gas fireplace living room makes you want to sit down and relax. The dining room opens to a Florida room with a gas fireplace. There is a modern kitchen and 2 modern bathrooms. Three spacious bedrooms on the second floor with a walkup attic. Completely finished basement with wet bar! The home features many upgrades including windows, roof, landscaping and driveway. Also a one car detached garage and gazebo. Great Kingston location with low taxes and located near school and shopping. MLS#11-4552 $172,900 Everett Davis (570) 417-8733

LAFLIN

13 Fordham Road Totally remodeled custom brick ranch in Oakwood Park. This home features an open floor plan with hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, kitchen, formal living & dining rooms, family room, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, office with private entrance, laundry room on first floor, tons of closets and storage areas, walk-up attic, great finished basement with fireplace, builtin grill, in-ground pool, cabana with half bath, an oversized 2-car garage & a security system. Renovations include new: windows, gas furnace, central air, electrical service, hardwood floors, Berber carpeting, freshly painted, updated bathrooms & much, much, more. Laflin Road to Fordham Road, on right. $399,700 Call Donna 570-613-9080

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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

Lovely, nearly completed, renovated Victorian farmhouse sits high on 7.81 acres featuring panoramic pastoral views, high ceilings, original woodwork, gutted, rewired, insulated & sheetrocked, newer roof, vinyl siding, kitchen and baths. Gas rights negotiable. Lots of potential with TLC. Elk Lake $119,900 MLS# 11-525 Call 570-696-2468

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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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Nestled on just under an acre just minutes from 81S this colonial offers 2194 sq. ft. of living area plus a finished basement. Enjoy your summer evenings on the wrap around porch or take a quick dip in the above ground pool with tier deck. The covered pavilion is ideal for picnics or gatherings And when the winter winds blow cuddle in front of the gas fireplace and enjoy a quiet night. MLS 11-2260 Priced to Sell, $185,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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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 570-714-9235

Great 3 Bedroom 2 story with lots to offer. Large oak kitchen with Corian counters. Oversized 30’ x 30’ 2 car garage on a beautifully landscaped fenced lot with plenty of rear decking & above the ground pool for all of your outdoor entertaining. $117,900 MLS# 12-457 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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

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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

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130 West Green St 4-5 bedroom, 2 bath home features new windows & entry doors, 1st floor laundry, hardwood floors & ceiling fans. Outdoor features include vinyl siding, large front porch & rear deck, fenced & level rear and side yards with swing set, off street parking. Dry walkout basement includes coal stoker stove, workshop and storage area. New 200 amp service. 12-22 James Banos Realtor Associate COLDWELL BANKER RUNDLE REAL ESTATE 570-991-1883 NANTICOKE 23 W. Grand Street

Totally Remodeled 3 Bedroom home on large lot on a wellkept street in movein condition! Home Includes 1 1/2 Modern Baths w/ stone countertops, tile floors, spacious kitchen with all new appliances & plenty of countertop space! New carpet throughout! MLS 11-3473 $57,900 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468 NANTICOKE

MOOSIC

New Listing. Totally remodeled 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Spectacular kitchen w/tile radiant heat floor, center island, appliances. Beautiful cabinets and counters. 1st floor mudroom/laundry. Master bedroom w/double lighted closets, modern bath w/jacuzzi tub and shower. 4 zone gas heat + AC/heat pump. New roof, siding, windows, flooring, fencing. Walk up attic, full partially finished basement. Off street parking. MLS 12-333 $99,900 ANTONIK & ASSOCIATES 570-735-7494 Patricia Lunski, X304 (C) 570-814-6671

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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

NOXEN

PRICED TO SELL Brick ranch with large living room, 3 bedrooms, sun room, deck, full basement, sheds and garage on 0.54 acres in Noxen. $135,000. Jeannie Brady ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

PITTSTON

175 Oak Street NEW FURNANCE 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1st floor laundry room, 3 season porch, fenced yard and off street parking. MLS#12-721 $89,000 Call Patti 570-328-1752 Liberty Realty & Appraisal Services LLC PITTSTON

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238 S. Main St. Ten room home with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage, great driveway, central air, large yard. A must see home! For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-477 $139,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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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

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

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

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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A lot of house for the money. Corner home with lots of space. 9 rooms, 2 1/2 baths, a bonus room of 42’ x 24’. This home is conveniently located near major highways, airport and shopping. Two car detached garage and nice yard. $75,500 MLS# 10-4350 Call Michael Nocera

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

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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

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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

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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 PLAINS

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 $76,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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

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

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Recently remodeled single family home with 1st & 2nd floor baths, modern kitchen, large family room with hardwood floors. $70,000 MLS # 10-4618 Call Michael Nocera

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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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

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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

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 Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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SWOYERSVILLE

Beautiful setting in a fabulous location. Well maintained 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home sits on a full beautiful acre of land. 3 car garage with a breezeway, first floor master bedroom suite and a great porch to sit and relax on all while enjoying your new serene surroundings. This is a MUST SEE! 12-392 $225,000 Call Tony Wasco 570-855-2424 Trademark Realtor Group 570-613-9090

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234 UNION ST Previously a double block converted into one very roomy, totally remodeled single family home. New carpeting & flooring throughout. 2 updated full baths, one in master suite. Nicely level fenced yard with very large deck & patio fort entertaining. Zoned commercial. $131,900 MLS 11-3575 Barbara Young Call 570-466-6940

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SHAVERTOWN

1195 Sutton Road Attractive, wellmaintained saltbox on 2 private acres boasts fireplaces in living room, family room & master bedroom. Formal dining room. Large Florida room with skylights & wet bar. Oak kitchen opens to family room. 4 bedrooms & 3 1/2 baths. Finished lower level. Carriage barn PRICE REDUCED $425,000 MLS# 10-3394 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

If you’re looking for country living with peace and quiet and beautiful mountain views, this is the home for you! Only minutes from town, featuring large eatin kitchen, formal dining room & living room, all with hardwood floors. There are three bedrooms and a laundry in addition to two full baths. Master bath skylight. Gas heat. Central Air. $300 lot rent/month and that includes water, sewer and garbage removal. MLS#10-4421 $65,000 EVERETT DAVIS 417-8733

SHAVERTOWN

* 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

SHICKSHINNY

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

PLYMOUTH

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

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

“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

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4 Oliver Road Located in the back part of Oliver Road in a very private part of North Lake in Sweet Valley. Yearning to be restored, lake front cape cod in a very tranquil setting was formerly used as a summer home. MLS 11-2113 $93,500 Jay Crossin CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 ext. 23

SWOYERSVILLE

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

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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

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20 Maple Drive REDUCED! 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 $ 219,000 Call Debra at 570-714-9251

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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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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

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

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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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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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 OUT OF FLOOD ZONE Estate. Nice brick 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 $108,500 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

SHICKSHINNY 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

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

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

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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 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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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220 Linden St. Large 2 story home with 3 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths. Detached garage, inground pool. Home needs work on the fi rst floor, 2nd is i n very good conditi on. 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 $49,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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438 Tripp St

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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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WHY PAY RENT? Nice half double with eat in kitchen, nice yard, shed and off street parking. $49,900 MLS # 11-1910 Call Michael Nocera

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Why pay rent when you can own this 1/2 double? 3 bedrooms. Eat in kitchen. New roof installed 12/11. $49,900 MLS# 10-2780 Call Michael Nocera

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Move right into this spacious 3 bedroom with 2 full baths. 4th & 5th bedrooms are possible in the finished attic. Hardwood floors under carpet. basement is partially finished. $37,500. MLS 12-494 Call Al Clemonts 570-371-9381

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

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

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

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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

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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 WILKES-BARRE

35 Murray St. Large well kept 6 bedroom home in quiet neighborhood. Off street parking, good size back yard. Owner very motivated to sell. MLS 10-3668 $77,000 Call Don Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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

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

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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

Well maintained 2 story home with a finished lower level and a gas fireplace. New carpets and a walk-up attic, great for storage. $65,000 MLS# 11-4529 Call Michael Nocera

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

WILKES-BARRE

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

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

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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Nice double block in good condition with 2 bedrooms on each side. New vinyl siding. Bathrooms recently remodeled. Roof is 2 years old. Fully rented. Tenants pay all utilities. MLS11-580.$53,500 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468 WILKES-BARRE

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

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

WYOMING

WILKES-BARRE Pine Ridge Estates

WHITE HAVEN

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

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

Nicely maintained in move-in condition! Hardwood floors in living room, dining room & family room. 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Security system, central air, gas heat! Nice room sizes! Call Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

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

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Income & Commercial Properties

WYOMING

AVOCA Move in condition. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Corner lot. $132,900 MLS 12-428 Call Stephen 570-613-9080

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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

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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WILKES-BARRE

Duplex, can convert to single. Steel siding, new roof, new furnace, garage large lot. Reduced $59,900 Castrignano Realty 570-824-9991

909

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BEAR CREEK

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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Income & Commercial Properties

EDWARDSVILLE

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

KINGSTON

909

Income & Commercial Properties

FORTY FORT

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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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

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

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Insurance

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Painting & Wallpaper

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Income & Commercial Properties

HUGHESTOWN

115 New St. Office building with over 2600 sq. ft. can be divided for up to 3 tenants with own central air and utilities and entrances. New roof. 20-25 parking spots in excellent condition. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-607 $249,900 Call Tom

JENKINS TWP.

909

Income & Commercial Properties

NANTICOKE

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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Paving & Excavating

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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Roofing & Siding

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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

KINGSTON 7 Hoyt St

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

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LAFLIN

TAX PREPARATION by Law School

Graduate with Tax Certificate Reasonable Call 570-793-6210

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Tree Care

ZOMERFELD TREE SERVICE, INC.

Tree removal, trimming, stump grinding. Demolition Hauling & excavating. 570-574-5018

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

Income & Commercial Properties

PITTSTON

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

PLYMOUTH

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

WEST WYOMING

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

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WILKES-BARRE For Lease:

Professional Office 1625 SF 2200 SF

PITTSTON

P E N D I N G

166 Vine St. Nice PPthree 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

Very clean, landscaped, well managed multi-tenant professional office with excellent access to highway system. Attractive base rate. Just off Laird Street near Woodlands Inn. Contact Griff Keefer 570-574-0421

WYOMING PRICE REDUCED!

PITTSTON

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

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

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

912 Lots & Acreage

DALLAS

$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

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

LAFLIN Lot#9 Pinewood Dr

156FORGET X 110 X 150 X 45 THE

GROUNDHOG, SPRING IS ON ITS WAY! BUILD NOW! 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

912 Lots & Acreage 570-288-6654

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BACK MOUNTAIN Dallas Area

Building lots available. Lot/home packages. Call for details. 570-675-4805

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

P E N D I N G

Apartments/ Furnished

DALLAS

1 bedroom, refrigerator & stove provided, off-street parking, no pets, $700/ month, utilities paid, Call 570-675-0860

HUDSON

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer hookup, full basement, no pets. $625/month, water & sewer paid, security. 570-829-5378

WILKES-BARRE

FULLY FURNISHED 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT

Short or long term Excellent Neighborhood Private Tenant Parking $600 includes all utilities. No pets. 570-822-9697

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

ASHLEY

74 W. Hartford St 2 bedroom. 2nd floor. Fridge, stove, washer/dryer included. Wall to wall carpet. No pets. Security, application fee. $550/month + utilities. 570-472-9494

ASHLEY

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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

2nd floor modern 2 bedroom, fridge, stove, w/d, heat and garbage incl. Off street parking. No pets $575/mo. lease and security. 570-479-1203

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

AVOCA

Two 1 bedroom, 2nd floor apartments. Refrigerator & stove, washer/ dryer hookup, offstreet parking, no pets. $475 & 450/per month. Water & sewer paid, security & references required. 570-457-5251

BACK MOUNTAIN

Cozy 1 bedroom. Heat & Appliances. $475/ month. 570-574-2588

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New Homes From $275,000$595,000 570-474-5574

SHAVERTOWN LAND

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

TUNKHANNOCK Approximately

4 acres. Perk Tested & Surveyed. Well above flood level. Mountain View. Clear land. $45,000. Bill 570-665-9054

FIRST ST. 4 building lots each measuring 68x102 with public utilities. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-439 $39,900 EACH Call Charlie 570-829-6200

2nd floor. 2 bedroom, living room & kitchen. Laundry room. Tenant pays utilities. First, last, & security. $570/mo. 570-956-7571 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

DUPONT

1 bedroom, offstreet parking, no pets. $450/month. Heat paid. 1 month security. Call 570-655-2306

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

Wilkeswood Apartments 1 & 2 BR Apts

2 & 3 BR Townhomes

570-822-2711

BEAR CREEK

www.liveatwilkeswood.com

915 Manufactured Homes 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

938

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

WYOMING

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KINGSTON

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1282

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

909

PITTSTON TWP. 95 Redman

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

930 Wanted to Buy Real Estate

WEST PITTSTON

House Wanted Need Owner finance. Flood house OK. Will repair. Please contact 570-212-8370

KINGSTON

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

DUPONT

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

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

FORTY FORT

277 River Street 1 bedroom, modern. $500/month. Heat, electricity & water included. Security. 570-690-2721

FORTY FORT 2nd floor, 2 bed-

room, 1 1/2 baths, large living & dining room. Eat-in kitchen with washer/dryer hookup. Kitchen appliances included + AC units. Enclosed porch. Cable + internet also included. Off street parking. No smoking, no pets. $850 + security & utilities. Available March 1. Call 570-762-3031

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

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.

FORTY FORT

VERY NICE

2 bedroom 2nd floor, Â˝ mile from Cross Valley. Gas heat, washer-dryer, dishwasher, garbage disposal, large deck, off street parking, carpeting, ceiling fans, attic storage, tile bath. $650/ month + utilities. Available April 1. Security deposit & references required. Call 570-578-1728.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP

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

QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR UNIVERSITIES 2nd floor, 2 bed-

room, off street parking & quiet back yard. $650/month heat & water included. security & references required. Call Rich @ 570-542-7620

KINGSTON 2nd floor, 5 rooms,

new stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer. Off-street parking. Clean, no pets. $575/month, plus utilities. 1 year lease & security required. Call 570- 574-2602

KINGSTON 705 Nandy Drive

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

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

KINGSTON floor, 1 bed-

3rd room. Stove, fridge, electric heat. Tenant pays electric. No smoking. Single occupancy. No section 8. Background & credit check / references required. $425 / month + security. Call 570-283-1761 after 6:00 pm

KINGSTON

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

CLEAN -FRESH PAINT New carpet 1st &

2nd floor. Bathroom renovated, 3 bedrooms, spacious living room, nice kitchen, laundry room with washer/ dryer hook-up. $795 /month + utilities + security. No pets/ smoking. Credit & background check. 908.246.9434

HANOVER TWP. 30 Garrahan St.

Modern, clean 2 bedroom, all appliances, central air, & off-street parking, No pets / NonSmoking $660/ month + utilities 570-696-3915

KINGSTON

941

288-6300

KINGSTON Division St. Spacious 3 Bedroom, 1 bath, living room, dining room, large eat-in kitchen, porch & yard. Gas heat. Convenient to bus & stores. No Pets. Security & lease. $650+ utilities. Call (570) 814-8800.

KINGSTON

E.Light, WALNUT ST. 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

Near Kirby Park, attractive 1st floor, 2 bedroom duplex. 1.5 baths, washer/ dryer, refrigerator, range, dishwasher. Basement, off street parking, large covered porch. No pets. References & credit check. Includes gas heat, sewer & water. $650 + electric. Call 570-474-5892

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LARKSVILLE

Very nice, clean, 2 bedroom. Hardwood floors, w/d hookup, stove, fridge, dishwasher. Off street parking. $600 + security & utilities. No pets. 570-954-5903

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KINGSTON PRIME LOCATION

1st floor, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 porches. Range, fridge, w/d, basement, yard, off street parking. $650/mo plus utilities, lease & security. Garage & extra parking $40. 570-417-7659 KINGSTON

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PLYMOUTH 2 bedroom apt.

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

PLYMOUTH

2nd floor, w/w carpet, stove, refrigerator. Some off street parking. Utilities by tenant. No pets. $600 per month. 1 year lease & security. References. Call 570-288-4987 or 570-466-7639

2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom,washer/dryer hook-up, enclosed porch, off-street parking, $475 per month + security & utilities. Call 570-821-9881

LUZERNE 1 bedroom, wall to

Efficiency. 1st floor, heat, hot water, refrigerator & range included. $395/ month + security & references. No pets 570-779-2257

wall, off-street parking, coin laundry, water, sewer & garbage included. $495/ month + security & lease. HUD accepted. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727

LUZERNE

Clean and spacious 1st floor. 2 bedrooms, off street parking, w/d hookup. Plenty of storage. Incl. stove, fridge, sewer and garbage. $650/mo plus security and references. No pets 570-466-4176 570-388-6468

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.

MOUNTAIN TOP

1 bedroom with full kitchen. Remodeled recently, first floor, ample parking. Hot water, sewer & garbage included. On Rt 309 - close to all amenities! No pets. Non smoking. $560/month + security & references. 570-239-3827

NANTICOKE L E

ARGE FFICIENCY. New carpeting, clean. $380/ month, + utilities, security & references. Call 570-815-2265

NUANGOLA

Adorable year round lake cabin available for 1 year lease. 854 sq.ft. with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. Also features 10x25 screened porch, off street parking & appliances. Lake access. Security deposit required. $700/month + utilities. Call Pam Mcgovern 570-474-6307 or 570-715-7749

PLYMOUTH Center Avenue

PLYMOUTH Large 1 bedroom apartment. Newly painted. Includes heat, water, sewer, fridge & range. $500 + security. Call Bernie 888-244-2714

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP

PITTSTON

2nd floor. 1 bedroom, private entrance, newly painted, w/w carpeting, washer/ dryer hookup, off street parking. Water & sewer included. No Pets No Smoking! $425 + security. 570-883-9384 PLAINS 1st floor. Modern 2 bedroom. Kitchen with appliances. All new carpet. Convenient location. washer/dryer hookup. No smoking. No pets. $550 + utilities. 570-714-9234

PLYMOUTH

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WILKES-BARRE

2 bedroom apartment, heat & hot/ cold water included, off-street parking. Clean spacious private entrance. $535 /month. Security deposit of $600 required. Background check done for an appointment. 570-814-3138

WILKES-BARRE 5 rooms & bath,

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

WILKES-BARRE Clean, 2 bedroom,

duplex. Stove, hookups, parking, yard. No pets/no smoking $475 + utilities. Call 570-868-4444 WILKES-BARRE

LAFAYETTE GARDENS ! S AVE 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

RENTALS

AMERICA REALTY Forty Fort W-B - Other!

288-1422

WEST PITTSTON2nd 1 bedroom,

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

WEST PITTSTON Spacious, updated 1

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

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

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 Short Term OK! Studio near Wilkes. Furniture available. Lease till June or August. $450. All utilities included. 570-826-1934 WILKES-BARRE Â&#x160;1 bedroom water included Â&#x160;2 bedroom water included Â&#x160;2 bedroom single family Â&#x160;6 bedroom large half double HANOVER Â&#x160;2 bedroom NANTICOKE Â&#x160;2 bedroom large, water included PITTSTON Â&#x160;Large 1 bedroom water included KINGSTON Â&#x160;3 Bedroom Half Double LUZERNE Â&#x160;2 bedroom water included OLD FORGE Â&#x160;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/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 2nd floor 2 bedroom, recently remodeled, washer & dryer hookup, off street parking. $525 month, water & sewer included. call 714-7272

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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

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WYOMING

bedrooms. Includes all utilities, parking, laundry. No pets. From $390 to $675. Lease, security & references. 570-970-0847

WILKES-BARRE

WYOMING

TOWNHOUSE Carpet, tile bath,

appliances, washer / dryer hookup, sewer, parking by front door. $600 + Utilities, Security & Lease. No smoking, no pets. 570-693-0695

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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

FORTY FORT

Fully built-out & furnished Doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. Approximately 2,000 square feet. Available in April. Contact Colleen 570-283-0524

OFFICE SPACE PLAINS

Spacious 1st floor, 1 bedroom in an Historic Colonial house. Next to Barre Hall on Wilkes Campus. Hardwood floors. Washer & dryer. Off street parking. $675 + security. 570-991-1619

Located in Kingston. Small & efficient - can be shop, office or storage. Central Air & Electric. $350/mo. 570 287-3985

RETAIL BUILDING

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

950

Half Doubles

FORTY FORT

26 Oak Street 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, all appliances provided, washer/ dryer hookup, garage parking, fenced yard, pets OK, $795/month, plus utilities. Call 570-415-5555

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

HANOVER TWP. $650/month, 2 bed-

room, 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

5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, $745/per month, plus utilities, security & lease. Call 570-338-2207

KINGSTON

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

New bath, kitchen, living room, dining, 2 Â˝ bedroom. Water, sewer & recycling included. New Gas fireplace. New flooring & ceiling fans. Washer/dryer hookup. $740 + security & lease. Call after 6pm 570-479-0131

PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

KINGSTON

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

PITTSTON

OFFICE SPACE

Attractive modern office space. 2 suites available. Suite A-4 offices, plus restroom and storage includes utilities, 700 sq. ft. $650/month Suite B-2, large offices, 2 average size offices, plus restroom and storage plus utilities, 1,160 sq. ft. $1000/month Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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

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

WYOMING 72â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 200â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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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NANTICOKE

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

950

ONE MONTH FREE 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator, stove & dishwasher, washer/dryer on premises, front & rear porches, full basement & attic. Offstreet parking, no pets, totally remodeled. $1,000/month, + utilities, security & lease. Call 570-824-7598

LARKSVILLE

WYOMING

BLANDINA APARTMENTS Deluxe 1 & 2 bedroom. Wall to wall carpet. Some utilities by tenant. No pets. Non-smoking. Elderly community. Quiet, safe. Off street parking. Call 570-693-2850

72 W. River St.

Full Service Leases â&#x20AC;˘ Custom Design â&#x20AC;˘ Renovations â&#x20AC;˘ Various Size Suites Available Medical, Legal, Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Utilities â&#x20AC;˘ Parking â&#x20AC;˘ Janitorial Full Time Maintenance Staff Available

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WILKES-BARRE Modern, 1st floor

WILKES-BARRE

1st floor, 2 bedroom efficiency. Large bath, living room, galley kitchen, Closets, washer/ dryer, stove & fridge. $365/month Call 570-954-0505

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DURYEA

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

3 bedrooms, all appliances, gas heat. Includes sewer & garbage. Offstreet parking, no pets. $625/month + utilities, 1st, last & security. NO SECTION 8 570-762-7650

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

OLD FORGE

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

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 Air. New gas heating system. Huge attic for storage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Must See!â&#x20AC;? $850 + utilities, lease & security. NO PETS. Call for appointment. 570-793-6294

PLYMOUTH 3 bedroom, 1 bath. Located on Academy St. New paint, carpet & windows. $700 + utilities & security. Small pet OK with extra security. Off street parking . Call 570-760-6410

WEST PITTSTON

1/2 double, 7 rooms & bath, hardwood floors, natural wood work, garage. Great neighborhood. Non smokers, No pets. Call 570-655-2195

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

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Half Doubles

PLYMOUTH

122 Willow St.

Very clean and comfortable Â˝ double for rent. Large, level fenced yard. Quiet neighborhood. Rental application, verification of employment / income & credit check required. Tenant is responsible for all utilities except sewer. Call today for your private showing MLS 12-426 $550/ month plus security deposit Mary Ellen Belchick 696-6566 Walter Belchick 606-2600 ext. 301

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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BACK MOUNTAIN

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

DRUMS

SAND SPRINGS Golf Community Townhouse. Modern kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 2 stall garage. 3 minutes to interstates 81 & 80. $1350 + utilities. Call 570-582-4575

HARVEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LAKE

Live on the lake this summer in a 2 bedroom lake house! Living room with wood fireplace and dining room overlooking lake. No smokers. References, credit check 1 year lease. $1200 month. 570-696-5417

HUNLOCK CREEK 3 bedroom, 2 bath

on 1 acre. New carpet & paint. Full basement. Detached 1.5 car garage. Front porch and spacious rear deck. Water, sewer included. $850/ month + 1st & last. 570-332-8922

LARKSVILLE

Conveniently located. Spacious 4 bedroom single. Gas heat. Off street parking. Lease, no pets. Security. Call Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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WEST PITTSTON

617 LUZERNE AVENUE 2 bedrooms, completely renovated, 1.5 baths washer/ dryer hookup, offstreet parking, no pets, $600/month, plus utilities, & security deposit. Call 570-655-9543

WILKES-BARRE

One 4 bedroom $750 One 3 Bedroom $625 One 2 bedroom $580 Plus all utilities References & security. No pets. 570-766-1881

959 Mobile Homes

MOBILE HOME LOTS

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

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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

WILKES-BARRE

Furnished room for rent. Close to downtown. $90/week + security. Everything included. Call 570-704-8288

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Roommate Wanted

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

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HARVEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LAKE

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

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LAKEFRONT fully furnished. Wifi, cable. Weekly, monthly. Season 2012 starting June 570-639-5041 570-288-6654

NANTICOKE

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

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NANTICOKE

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

PITTSTON 3 bedrooms, 1 bath,

off-street parking, no pets, total gas, includes cable & garbage. All appliances included. $700 + utilities & $700 security. Call 570-709-9765

PITTSTON TWP.

Single family ranch home. 3 bedrooms. Quiet area, large deck, private driveway. $750/month + security & utilities. 570-883-7220

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SWOYERSVILLE 124 Perrin St

2 bedroom single. Gas heat. New appliances including washer & dryer. Shed. No pets. $675 + utilities, security, lease, references & background check. Call 570-406-1353 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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