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WILKES-BARRE ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

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The Avalon String Band from Philadelphia marches in the 32nd Annual Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday. The band was one of many musical acts that made its way down Main Street. For more photos, see 7A.

Santorum urges Gingrich to step aside before key primaries in the Deep South.

City revels in spectacle, Irish enthusiasm

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U.S. GI allegedly kills 16 villagers Most of the dead are women and children in an incident that restokes tensions.

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evin Reed, a sixth-grader from Drums Elementary Middle School, reacts after spelling ’leechcraft’ to win The Times Leader/Scripps Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Spelling Bee at the Woodlands Inn & Resort in Plains Township on Sunday afternoon. For story, see 3A.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum Sunday nudged rival Newt Gingrich to step aside, arguing a head-to-head contest between himself and Mitt Romney should “occur sooner rather than later.” A defiant GinGingrich grich predicted victories in Tuesday’s primaries in Alabama and Mississippi and called Romney the weakest Republican frontRomney runner in nearly a century. Santorum and Gingrich were campaigning hard two days before what has become a potenSantorum tially decisive Southern showdown for the GOP field. Losing Alabama and Mississippi would effectively spell the end for Gingrich, who has banked his waning prospects on an allSouthern strategy. The former House speaker’s lone primary wins have been in South Carolina and Georgia, a state he represented in Congress for 20 years. A win for Romney in Alabama, where polling shows a tight contest between Romney, Gingrich and Santorum, could all but

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WILKES-BARRE -- “I want hair like this every day,” 8-year-old Jules Schepisi of Wilkes-Barre said as she tossed her green tinsel wig about. “Me too, me too,” her friend Amy Bonaldi, also 8 and of WilkesBarre, agreed, shaking a sparkling green mane of her own. For additional phoThe girls have tos, see come to the WilkesPage 7A or Barre St. Patrick’s visit Day Parade since www.times leader.com. they were small with their mothers, Celine and Sarah. “They definitely enjoy watching it,” Celine said, “but I think they really just like to hang out together and get things like the wigs. Last year all they wanted See PARADE, Page 12A

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Liam Brown, 11 months, of Pittston, gets some help from his mom, Dana Brown.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK

Meyers boys and Nanticoke girls, will take on another challenge along the path to a state basketball championship this Wednesday. The Trojanettes, named after ancient warriors from the ancient city of Troy, will play Villa Maria Academy. And the American Indian-inspired Mohawks will play Imhotep Charter – which sounds like it was named after an Egyptian mummy. The sites and times for both games have not been determined yet. When they are, we will let you know.

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WILKES-BARRE -- While the day of the Wilkes-Barre parade is certainly a time for those lining the streets to watch, it’s also a good day for those in the business of keeping the parade-goers occupied and happy. What would a parade be without the blare of a plastic horn or the sight of balloons waving in the wind? That’s what vendors like Goya Serru are for. “People go for the balloons most, and the horns,” he said. Serru has been a street seller for 11 years now. He said it can be a lucrative

BALANDI, Afghanistan — Moving from house to house, a U.S. Army sergeant opened fire Sunday on Afghan villagers as they slept, killing 16 people — mostly women and children — in an attack that reignited fury at the U.S. presence following a wave of deadly protests over Americans burning Qu- “This is an rans. The attack assassinathreatened the tion, an deepest breach yet in U.S.-Af- intentional ghan relations, killing of raising quesinnocent tions in Washington and Ka- civilians bul about why and cannot American troops are still be forgifighting in Af- ven.” ghanistan after Hamid Karzai 10 years of conAfghanistan flict and the president killing of Osama bin Laden. The killing spree, if true the worst atrocity committed by U.S. forces during the Afghan war, comes amid deepening public outrage spurred by last month’s Quran burnings and an earlier video purportedly showing U.S. Marines urinating on dead Taliban militants. The Quran burnings sparked weeks of violent protests and attacks that left about 30 Afghans dead, despite an apology from President Barack Obama. Six U.S. service members were also killed by their fellow Afghan soldiers, although the tensions had just started to calm down. Residents said Sunday’s attack began around 3 a.m. in two villages in Panjwai district, a rural region outside Kandahar that is the cradle of the Taliban and where

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Thelonious Chip accidentally dropped a plate of sliced potatoes into a vat of oil in 1745, a snack food legend was born. OK, that story is totally bogus. Tradition tells us that the potato chip was really invented in 1853 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Imagine that. Well, to celebrate our favorite thin and crispy treat, someone has set aside a day to honor the potato chip. That would be this Wednesday. One would think enjoying some chips while contemplating how tasty they are would be a good way to note the occasion.

>> TOURNEY TIME: A quick glance at this year’s NCAA basketball tournament reveals that the field is for the birds. Why? Because there are nine teams named after our feathered friends. Cats also check in with nine, dogs/wolves have eight and horned farm animals six. Bears are popular with five teams. Belligerent Irish folks impressed three teams, as did Civil War figures. Greek myths inspired three others, while one team is named after French fighters and another after ancient

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Mexicans. The rest draw inspiration from American Indians, horse racing, chestnuts, rabbits, mountain men, badgers, wolverines, colors and a mischievous elf-like creature conceived in a dream. (That’s a Billiken, btw.) The first play-in games start on Tuesday, but the action gets jumping on Thursday at noon.

>> SWEET GEORGIA BROWN: From college basket-

ball’s big show to the best show on any court. The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters will be in our area this Friday to dazzle, delight, amaze and other cool words. Come 7 p.m. at the Mohegan Sun Arena, you’ll be asking “How’d they do that?” One word of advice, though. When one of the Globetrotters gets ready to throw a pail of water into the crowd, don’t panic. IT’S CONFETTI! Sorry to spoil it.

>> AYE BEGORRAH: With all the parade festivities

this past weekend, it might have slipped your mind that the actual St. Patrick’s Day is this Saturday. When the real St. Patrick gave the snakes of Ireland their marching papers in the fifth century, little did he know that hundreds of years later, people would remember him by drinking green beer and eating cabbage. He’d be so proud.

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Man charged in assault, kidnap Police say Mark Graziosi, 47, cuffed ex-girlfriend and beat her with a shovel. By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@timesleader.com

DURYEA – Police said Mark Graziosi handcuffed his ex-girlfriend, beat her with a shovel and threatened to kill her at his Raspberry Road house Saturday, when she went there to retrieve her belongings. Graziosi, 47, later freed the 44year-old woman from Pittston, who was treated at an area hospital and released, police said. Graziosi was arrested and arraigned on a number of charges, including kidnapping, aggravated and simple assault and unlawful restraint, and committed to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility because he was unable to post $150,000 bail. Police withheld the woman’s name. In arrest papers filed against Graziosi, Duryea police Chief Nick Lohman and officer Brian Russo said: They went to a residence in Pittston where they met the woman. She showed them her injuries and began to describe her ordeal. Police asked her to go to their station in Duryea to provide a sworn statement, and she complied. The woman said she went to Graziosi’s house and found her belongings in the garage bay area. She described Graziosi as acting strange and he told her they needed to sit down and talk as she put things in her vehicle. Alarmed by Graziosi’s behavior,

she tried to leave, but he grabbed her by the shirt, pulled her into the house and threw her on the couch. He Graziosi grabbed her again and dragged her into the bedroom, where he handcuffed one of her arms to one of her ankles. He struck her in the upper arm with a shovel from a fireplace, then hit her in the foot and threatened to kill her. While she was restrained, Graziosi drove her vehicle into his garage and ran over her belongings. He also took her cellphone. He tried to tie up the woman using a wire under his bed. But the wire kept coming loose so he took the wire from a lamp and tried to hog tie her. The woman said he stuffed a scarf in her mouth and later tried to choke her with it. At one point he tried to sexually assault her, the woman said, but she pleaded with him to release her and allow her to go home to get her cats and return to his house. After he untied her, her mother called. As she spoke on her cellphone to her mother, Graziosi stood behind her with the fireplace shovel and threatened to kill her if she said anything about what was happening in his house. He allowed her to leave and said if she did not return he would kill her, her mother and her cats. After she finished talking to police, they went to Graziosi’s house and arrested him. Police obtained a search warrant to seize evidence from his house.

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Accord with Pennsylvania license plate DLW-2656 around 3:20 a.m., police said. Dyer was taken to Wilkes-Barre General PLAINS TWP. – Township Hospital. police reported the following: • David Bartuska of Coxton • James Dyer of Cliff Street, Road, Duryea, was charged with Pittston, said he was assaulted, simple assault, criminal mischief robbed and his wife’s car was and harassment after a domestic stolen from the Relax Inn on disturbance in a room at the Red state Route 315 where he was Rood Inn on state Route 315. smoking crack early Sunday Police said they responded to morning, police said. the motel at 4:47 a.m. and spoke Police said they responded to to Amanda Braley of Wilkesa report of an assault at the motel at 3:23 a.m. and met Dyer, Barre, who said her ex-boyfriend Bartuska choked her and threw who said he had been driving her around the room. Braley was around Wilkes-Barre with an taken to Wilkes-Barre General unknown man and woman Hospital for a medical evalsmoking crack and ended up at uation. Bartuska was arrested that motel. In room 228 they and arraigned by District Judge continued to smoke crack and the man assaulted Dyer, stole his James Dixon in Hazle Township, who released him on his own wallet containing $150 and recognizance. drove off in a gray, 2006 Honda

‘John Carter’ gets beaten by ‘The Lorax’ The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — “Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax” has easily beaten Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “John Carter” at the weekend box office. Studio estimates Sunday put “The Lorax” at No. 1 for the second-straight weekend as the animated adventure based on the children’s book took in $39.1 million. That raised its 10-day domestic total to $122 million, mak-

PUBLIC RECORD Divorces sought and filed in the Luzerne County Prothonotary’s Office from March 5 through 9, 2012: • Kelly Dyanick, Larksville, and Charles Dyanick, Larksville • Donata Kowalski, Drums, and Louis Kowalski Jr., Sugarloaf • Michele Koval, Wilkes-Barre, and John Koval, Wilkes-Barre • Nancy Giraldi, Mountain Top, and Samuel Giraldi, Mountain Top • Olubisi Ajayi, Wilkes-Barre, and Felicia Ajayi, Wilkes-Barre • Roberta Zink, Hanover Township, and David Zink, Hanover Township • Sarah Gifoli, Kingston, and An-

ing “The Lorax” the year’s topgrossing release. “John Carter,” based on “Tarzan” creator Burroughs’ tales of the interplanetary adventurer, opened in second-place with $30.6 million. That’s an awful start given the whopping $250 million that Disney reportedly spent to make “John Carter,” which earned generally poor reviews that will hurt its long-term prospects. thony Gifoli, Kingston • Lisbeth Turner, Dallas, and Ray Turner, Shavertown • Denise Stinnett, Drums, and Howard Stinnett Jr., Drums • Susan Mosley, Lehman Township, and Thomas Neary, Jr., Hunlock Creek • Everal Eaton, West Wyoming, and Diane Eaton, West Wyoming • Henry Gales, Hazleton, and Lateefah Mullins, Stone Mountain, Ga. • Sandra Goss, Sugar Notch, and Lonnie Goss, Sweet Valley • Jennifer Makaravage, WilkesBarre, and Frank Makaravage, Wilkes-Barre • Melissa Campas-Hoffman, Luzerne, and William Hoffman, Luzerne • Maria Lopez-Lake, Hazleton, and

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Patti Tavelli, left, and Kelly Smith talk during the tasting session after a tour of the distillery at Wigle Whiskey in Pittsburgh.

In the spirit of revolution Pittsburgh distillery hosting whiskey tastings, making sales under new state law.

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HARRISBURG – No player matched all five winning numbers drawn in Sunday’s “Pennsylvania Cash 5” game so the jackpot will be worth $325,000. Lottery officials said 102 players matched four numbers and won $142 each; 3,393 players matched three numbers and won $7 each; and 33,641 players matched two numbers and won $1 each. The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 05-14-17-20-41 Powerball: 5

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PITTSBURGH — You’ve probably heard of wine tastings. Now, whiskey tastings are legal in Pennsylvania too. A new state law allows small distilleries to give samples to visitors and sell bottles of their spirits directly to the public. That’s big news for Wigle Whiskey in Pittsburgh, which opened to the public on Friday. The distillery is named after Philip Wigle, who burned down the home of a federal tax collector in the 1790s and helped lead the Whiskey Rebellion, a major test of George Washington’s presidency. The rebels objected to one of the first federal taxes — on distilled spirits. Revenue from the taxes was meant to provide the poor and weak national government with funds to pay off debts from the Revolutionary War. “This guy, Philip Wigle, was almost hung here 200 years ago because he wanted to make a little whiskey,” said Eric Meyer, one of an extended clan that’s trying to bring back what was once a flourishing Pennsylvania tradition. Wigle is one of just five active distilleries in the state, according to federal data and Meyer. “We were Kentucky before Kentucky,” said Meyer, 31, who notes that the famed Jim Beam family was originally from Pennsylvania. After Washington raised an army to put down the Whiskey Rebellion, part of the peacemaking process was Kentucky’s offer of 60 acres of free land for any family willing to move west, and grow corn. Meyer said many small distillers took the offer, and started brewing with the new crop. Washington eventually gave an official pardon to Wigle, who had been charged with treason. Mary Ellen Meyer said the idea for a distillery came after the family visited a winery in Canada. Andrew Lake, Hazleton • Carmelina Santana, West Hazleton, and Rafael Santana, unknown address • Robert Bucci, Plains Township, and Sheila Bucci, Plains Township • Jeremy Samsel, Nescopeck, and Stephanie Samsel, Scranton Marriage license applications filed in the Luzerne County Register of Wills Office from March 5 through 9, 2012: • Anthony M. Mushalla, Hanover Township, and Elizabeth B. Goulstone, Hanover Township • David Cruz Vazquez, Hazleton, and Deirin Judith Perez Feliz, Hazleton • Edison Javier Pena, Hazleton, and Carolina Jose, Hazleton • Christopher M. O’Day, Wilkes-

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1,000 pounds of grain to produce 250 bottles of whiskey. The unaged white whiskey is “the way Wigle would have drunk his whiskey, back in the 1790s. You taste the rye, which has a spicier taste.” The organic grain is milled into a fine powder, mixed with water, and stirred to get an oatmeallike substance. “Whiskey is just distilled beer. A lot of people don’t realize that,” Meyer said. The company also is making a wheat whiskey, which is smoother and creamier, and a whiskey that will be aged in oak barrels. Meyer said the familiar brown whiskey color actually comes from the wood, not the brewing process. “Really what you’re tasting is the wood,” he said. So far the family is encouraged by the buzz around their distillery, which is the first to operate in Pittsburgh since Prohibition.

She recalled their adult children saying, “We could do something like this,” but they didn’t want to do wine. On the long drive home the family researched possibilities on their mobile devices, and learned that white whiskey can be bottled and sold immediately after distilling. Brown, or aged whiskey, sometimes sits in barrels for years before bottling. When they got home the children said, “White whiskey. That’s what we’ve got to make,”’ she recalls. The family spent months looking for a suitable space and finally found one in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, known for its food markets. “We wanted something very light and open and friendly” for the public, she said, of the architect-designed space that features modern fixtures and exposed steel beams, and a room with tables and chairs. Eric Meyer said it takes about Barre, and Rita M. Pisarcik, Wilkes-Barre • Edwin J. Pena Garcia, Hazleton, and Stefanie Mileidy Garcia, Hazleton • Joseph F. McCullon, Jr., Old Forge, and Amanda C. Heath, Old Forge • Sergio M. Diaz, Wilkes-Barre, and Gabriela Maria Garcia Gonzalez, Wilkes-Barre • Russell R. Watkins, Mountain Top and Marie Zorzi, Mountain Top • Peter M. Lieback, Jr., Duryea, and Helen Anne Davis, Duryea • William A. Healey, Pittston, and Jennifer M. Emery, Pittston • Michael R. Lent, Plains Township, and Rosalina Breton, Plains Township • Russell George Krobert, King-

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ston, and Amy Decker, Kingston • Robert M. Serfass, Drums, and Brenda M. Heckman, Drums • Anthony Michael Taylor, Hanover Township, and Tamra Marie Shotwell, Hanover Township • Eric Torres, Wilkes-Barre, and Sharlene Sosa, Wilkes-Barre • Frank Mantione and Tina Panunti, hometowns unavailable • Robert Eugene Price and Jessica Marie Mink, hometowns unavailable • Rafael Orlando Tejeda and Balbriy A. Medina, hometowns unavailable • Gurvinder Singh and Vanessa Ineza, hometowns unavailable • Joseph Felker and Sarah Elizabeth Grodzicki, hometowns unavailable

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LOCAL Sixth-grader Devin Reed from Drums Elementary Middle School captures The Times Leader/Scripps NEPA Regional Spelling Bee

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search 11 a.m. today in the first-floor lounge of the Henry Student Center, the university revealed in an email release on Sunday . The search for the university’s sixth president began in July 2011. In February, three finalists for the position visited the Wilkes campus. After the announcement, the new president will visit with students in the college cafeteria.

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Imaging open house set The Tyler Memorial Hospital’s Emergency and Imaging departments will hold an open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Tours will be conducted and refreshments and giveaways will be offered. Clinical staff members will answer questions. The emergency department underwent a $5 million expansion and renovation. Nine new private rooms and cardiac monitoring were added. The new 3,000 square feet of space within the imaging department contains a new MRI unit and diagnostic areas for bone density, vascular services and echocardiology. The renovation also includes a centralized admissions area directly off the main hospital lobby. PLYMOUTH

Arrested after robbery A man wanted in New Jersey on drug charges was arrested early Sunday morning after a robbery at Old Tymers Pub on East Main Street, police said. Jerome McCants, 33, of Newark, was taken into custody and subdued with a Taser while he damaged the interior of a police vehicle, police said. In papers filed for his arrest, police said: McCants had been playing pool for money with Jeremiah Deiter. McCants was upset because he lost and grabbed Deiter by the shirt as he was leaving the bar. McCants demanded all of Deiter’s money and said he would follow him if he tried to leave. When Deiter showed McCants $40, he grabbed it from him. McCants then threatened to shoot Deiter, his father, John, and brother John Jr. He also threatened to stab John Deiter Jr. Police arrived, and while patting down all of the men found a large knife on McCants in his right front pocket. He also had two $20 bills. McCants, who was highly intoxicated, was placed in a Larksville police vehicle and kicked the rear passenger side door and window frame, causing extensive damage. He was told to stop and complied when police used a Taser on him. He was charged with robbery, resisting arrest, institutional vandalism, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. A records check revealed McCants, also known as Ricky McKnight, was wanted by the Newark, N.J., Sheriff’s Department on a warrant issued April 9. 2010, for a felony drug charge. New Jersey authorities said they would extradite McCants, who is being held in the county prison.

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mobile outreach center will be at the Dallas Shopping Center on state Route 309 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. On March 19 it will be outside state Rep. Karen Boback’s at 608 Hunter Highway, Suite 110, in Tunkhannock from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The center proBoback vides a number of services including medical referrals, assistance in applying for veterans benefits, employment counseling and guidance and referrals. The center is wheelchair accessible and appointments are not required.

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Grant Loose, seventh grade, Wyoming Valley West Middle School, third-place finisher at 2012 The Times Leader/ Scripps NEPA Regional Spelling Bee; Devin Reed, sixth grade, Drums Elementary Middle School, winner; Pranjal Satija, seventh grade, Valley Elementary, second place; and Sukanya Roy, 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion.

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PLAINS TWP. -- The event: The 2012 Times Leader/Scripps NEPA Regional Spelling Bee. The participants: 21 students from schools throughout the region. Each had previously won his or her own school’s spelling bee and was on stage at The Woodlands Inn & Resort on Sunday, competing for a chance to be crowed the regional champion. The stakes: The top speller would go on to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. -- a grand event that receives national attention. The winner: Devin Reed, a sixthgrade student from Drums Elemen-

tary Middle School. Reed spelled the word “leechcraft” correctly, leaving him as the last student standing. The To see additional word, a noun, means photos, visit “the art of healing” or www.times “skill of a physician.” leader.com. Reed said he prepared diligently for the bee, usually studying for an hour each night while going over words and study guides with his parents. “It got easier as we kept doing it over and over again,” he said, adding that he first became interested in spelling in the third grade. “I was better at it than other subjects. That’s

really when I started to like it.” Reed admitted he’s now a bit nervous about his trip to Washington for the national bee, part of which is broadcast live on ESPN. He added that though his winning word was not on his study list, he felt confident he had the correct spelling. Pranjal Satija, a seventh-grade student from Valley Elementary Middle School, was first-runner-up. Satija had made it through about a dozen rounds before he misspelled the word “Italianate.” Satija said he had been preparing for months for the bee and increased his studying in recent weeks. Still, he said See SPELL, Page 12A

Dallas School Board proposes schedule change High School teachers against switch year long, while others are taught for W H A T ’ S N E X T from four 81-minute periods to five nine weeks. The half-hour flex period occurs at The next Dallas School Board meeting is 7 73-minute periods. the end of the day and allows students tonight in the administration building. By SARAH HITE shite@timesleader.com

DALLAS TWP. – The Dallas School Board is pursuing a new schedule for high school students, though teachers are against the idea. The proposed change will switch the schedule from four 81-minute periods and a flex period to five 73-minute periods and the elimination of homeroom and flex periods. Courses at Dallas are offered on different time tables – some are offered all

to make up work or participate in extracurricular activities. Bill Wagner, biology teacher and president of the Dallas Education Association, presented information to the board’s education committee at the end of February stating a majority of teachers are against the change. The School Board voted last week to change its course offerings for the 201213 school year that include more classes such as food preparation and a fitness elective to accommodate the new high school that was completed last September.

Board President Catherine Wega said the unanimous vote on the new courses may have been an implied vote to change the schedule, as the extra courses would be possible only with the scheduling changes. Wega said a volunteer design committee provided suggestions for the high school’s offerings two years before it was even built, and there was a plan to change the schedule once the new high school opened because of the expanded See SCHEDULE, Page 12A

Luzerne County Manager Robert Lawton must quickly appoint a new budget/finance chief because Joan Pusateri’s resignation takes effect Friday. Lawton said he plans to fill the position on an interim basis only because he still is evaluating the structure of the office and isn’t sure when his assessment will be completed. The county’s new homerulechartercreates a budget and financial services division head position and seven other di- Pribula vision head positions. The position held by Pusateri is not as encompassing as the budget and financial services division head post under home rule, he said. In addition to accounting and budgeting duties, the new permanent budget and financial services head will oversee property assessment, the treasurer’s office and accounts payable workers who were previously assigned to the controller’s office. Lawton said he can’t leave Pusateri’s position unfilled as he designs an efficient staffing plan for this new combined division. The treasurer’s office is located on the second floor of the county courthouse, while budget and finance is in the courthouse basement. Dominick DePolo has been working as interim treasurer since home rule took effect Jan. 2. Lawton said he appreciates former county interim manager Tom Pribula’s work for the county and wants to discuss the interim budget chief position with him. “Whatever contributions Tom is interested in making in the county, I’d be interested in discussing,” Lawton said. Lawton said Pribula is being compensated for five days of additional work because he continued to assist with transitional duties after Lawton started as manager on Feb. 29. Pribula, who was county budget/finance chief before Pusateri, said he’s interested in the position but was “not sure where it stands.” “I’d have to weigh the options if something formal is presented to me,” Pribula said. Lawton said a team of administrators will interview multiple applicants when he is ready to permanently fill any positions. Salaries for the eight new home rule division head positions weren’t added to the county’s amended 2012 budget, which means Lawton must get rid of managers or find money somewhere else within the budget if he doesn’t promote from within. The county has received about 175 applications for the eight division head positions, which also include the administrative, operational,correctionalandhumanservicesdivisions, the judicial services and records division, the public defender’s office and central law division. Lawton said he may re-advertise for the chief solicitor who will oversee the central law division, because the county only received about eight applications for that position.

Great starting turnout for inaugural Renal Race event More than 400 joined in the 1.37-mile race at Kirby Park. By CAMILLE FIOTI Times Leader Correspondent

WILKES-BARRE -- With the pop of a gun, participants sprinted over the orange startinglineatKirbyParkSundaymorning for the Renal Race, a fundraiser to benefit the Kidney Cancer Association. More than 400 people joined in the1.37mile race that started at Kirby Park and ended at Public Square. “Thisisawesome,”saidErinReboPikul, 34, of Wilkes-Barre, who organized and cofounded the event. “I thought maybe we’d have about 20 people and walk around the square three times, because that’s the limit (according to Public Square’s cruising law),” she said. “About 380 people pre-registered, which completely beat our goal of 20.” According to an American Cancer Society prediction, about 64,770 new cases of kidney cancer will be reported this year.

That bad news came for Erin’s husband, Frank, on New Year’s Eve, 2010. Suffering from back pain from what he thoughtwasakidneystone,Frank,anuclear medicine technologist, specializing in PET and CT scans, went for a CAT scan. Doctors discovered a mass on his kidney, and Frank was diagnosed with stage 3 renal cell carcinoma. “We went home and cried in our bed as our 1-1/2- year-old son slept,” said Erin. “How could this happen to us? Why?” After undergoing surgery to remove the tumor, along with the kidney it inhabited, as well as six lymph nodes, Frank participatedinaclinicaltrialatMemorialSloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. HoldingJaxon,now2,inhisarms,Frank said he feels great and commended his wifeforputtingtogethertheinauguralrace in just two months. “She did a great job organizing this event in such a short time.” Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton joined the hundreds as they raced up the grassy levee. “He married us in the flood,” said Erin of Leighton, who officiated the

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The Renal Race started at Kirby Park and ended at Public Square in Wilkes-Barre.

ceremony for the couple at a Scranton restaurant during the September flooding. “I married them on the day people were allowed to go back into their homes,” Leighton said. Before awarding medals to the top fin-

ishersintherace,Erinchokedbacktearsas she placed a special medal around her husband’s neck. “I hope you realize how much you’re inspiring others and me,” she said. “You’re my hero and our son’s hero.”

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Borough addresses delinquent sewer bills Solicitor Sean Logsdon told borough officials Wednesday night that delinquent sewer bills could be addressed either by a lien placed on property or filing a complaint at the district judge’s office. Logsdon, addressing council at its monthly meeting, said some of those residents in arrears were “judgment proof,” and in those cases liens would be appropriate so the borough could recoup sewer fees when property is sold. “We will take it on a case-bycase basis,” said Logsdon. The council also voted to have grant writer Karen Szwast draft a grant application to obtain state funds to improve borough parks. Councilman Mario Fiorucci expressed concerns regarding expenditures for park improvement. He said although the grant would direct $40,000 of state money to the borough for park improvement, the borough would be responsible for spending $20,000 on the project to receive those funds. Council President Yvonne Pelchar said the first step in obtaining funds through the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources would be development of the grant, and council could then decide whether to move forward

POLICE BLOTTER WILKES-BARRE – A man was arraigned Friday in Wilkes-Barre Central Court on charges he escaped police custody while police were investigating a traffic stop in Sherman Hills apartment complex on March 4. Keon P. Tyler, 23, of North Empire Court, was charged with escape, resisting arrest, flight to avoid apprehension, driving with a suspended license and two traffic offenses. He was jailed at the county prison for lack of $10,000 bail. He was wanted on failure to appear for a court proceeding. WILKES-BARRE – State police at Wyoming said they arrested Ronald Allen, 43, of WilkesBarre, Thursday on two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and one count each of possession of a controlled substance and criminal use of communication facility. He was jailed at the county prison for lack of $25,000 bail. State police allege Allen sold illegal drugs on East Northampton Street at 2:15 p.m. Thursday. Twenty-two heroin packets were seized when Allen was arrested, state police said. WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following: • An employee at the Rite Aid, 33 Public Square, reported around 8 p.m. Friday a male wearing a brown jacket lifted a bag containing Prilosec over the security scanner and fled the store without paying for the medication. • Jack Covert of Second Street, Harveys Lake, reported Friday all four tires on his vehicle were punctured while it was parked at 90 S. Main St. between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. • Charlene Papis of Moyallen Street reported around 8 p.m. Friday a vacant property at 273 Horton St. was broken into, but nothing was stolen. • Frederick Smith, 49, of Mundy Street, was arrested after a domestic dispute at 32 Mayer St. around 6:05 p.m. Friday. Police said Smith was intoxicated and a records check indicated he was wanted in New York state for a parole violation. He was to be charged as a fugitive from justice and arraigned. • Don Marx, owner of Marx Sheet Metal, reported a large amount of copper piping was stolen from his business at 373 High St between Thursday and Friday. • Cindy Dastgir reported around 2 p.m. Friday she told a female to produce identification in order to buy cigarettes at the Sunoco convenience store at 144 Academy St. The female knocked a box of cigars off the counter and threatened Dastgir.

on the project. Other council members pointed out that part of the $20,000 expected from the borough for the project would simply entail diverting borough employees to assist on the project, and that it would not be an unreasonable financial burden on the borough. Fiorucci also had a question on the per capita tax levied by the borough. He said 200 to 300 Sugar Notch residents were not on the borough’s master list and that was costing the borough about $10 per person. Council indicated a recent notice for landlord/tenant registration mailed to area rentals would provide a more accurate list of borough residents, which would result in a more complete listing of area residents owing the per capita tax. Geri Gibbons EDWARDSVILLE

‘Meth lab’ bust site cause for concern Several residents voiced concern over safety and security issues involving a property at 145 Washington St., which was the site of a recent “meth lab” bust by borough police and the state Attorney General’s Luzerne County Drug Task Force. Council directed borough police to investigate the matter, which involved suspicious activity at the condemned property. Concerning personnel matters, council voted unanimously to hire Renee Wilson as a crossing guard for the corner of Zerby Avenue and Main Street at $8.75 an hour. The appointment is effective immediately. In other business, Councilman Gary Mack said the borough would be advertising for a part-time police officer and street department worker to replace departing employees. Street department officials said they plan to file the necessary application to seek up to $250,000 in federal grant money to purchase a new recycling collection vehicle for the borough. Steven Fondo

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Leon Bickerstaff, 28, of South In an unrelated case, VerbitTask Force and Dallas TownSenior Judge Joseph Augello ship police alleged Dompkosky sky waived an escape charge to Grant Street, Wilkes-Barre, waived his right to a prelimina- ruled he will now reconsider sold marijuana from a house on Luzerne County Court that the request to have John ry hearing in Wilkes-Barre alleged he failed to return to Mount Olivet Road, Kingston O’Brien testify at any portion of Central Court on Wednesday. the county correctional facility Township, on Nov. 24, 2010, the case against Cody Lee, Bickerstaff waived two while released for rehabilitation according to the criminal comcharged in the December 2009 counts of driving under the in August. plaint. shooting death of his greatinfluence to Luzerne County An inventory receipt to a grandfather, Herbert Lee. Lee is Court in relation to a Jan. 20 HAZLE TWP. – Alexander search warrant alleged authorscheduled for a hearing on incident. Joseph Dzoh, 32, of Carver ities found $6,000 in cash, a whether his case should be pound of marijuana and contra- Street, Larksville, waived his heard in juvenile court on May NANTICOKE – A man acright to a preliminary hearing band to weigh, package and 29. cused by Plymouth police of before District Judge James deliver marijuana inside the shaking a 2-year-old girl on Feb. Dixon on charges he stole a house. WILKES-BARRE – A Pitt24 waived his right to a prelimikitchen appliance from BosTwo counts each of possesston Township man facing new cov’s in the Laurel Mall on Jan. nary hearing before District sion with intent to deliver a charges in a case in which poJudge Donald Whittaker on controlled substance and crimi- 31. lice say he fired a gun into a tax Dzoh waived charges of retail Wednesday. nal conspiracy, and one count office in early January has Kenneth Olshefski, 32, of theft and criminal conspiracy to each of possession of a conasked a judge to dismiss the West Main Street, waived a Luzerne County Court. trolled substance and possesnew charges in accordance with reckless endangerment charge State police at Hazleton sion of drug paraphernalia were a previous agreement. to Luzerne County Court. Poallege Dzoh and David Shawn dismissed against Dompkosky. Michael Kozloski, 28, was lice withdrew charges of enPascucci Jr., 29, of Wilkesdangering the welfare of a child originally charged in January Barre, conspired to steal a PLAINS TWP. – Charges of and harassment against Olshef- with related charges, but some stand mixer, valued at $350, aggravated assault, simple charges were dismissed at a ski. from the department store. assault, harassment and resistpreliminary hearing and then A charge of receiving stolen ing arrest against Cory David finally the entire case by the NANTICOKE – Charges of property was withdrawn Loftus, 19, of Plains Township, District Attorney’s Office. simple assault and harassment were dismissed during a prelim- against Dzoh. In a filing Friday, Kozloski’s against Richard Opalski, 50, of Pascucci is facing charges of inary hearing on Monday. attorney, Joseph Yeager, asked South Walnut Street, Nantiretail theft, receiving stolen Township police alleged that the newest charges also be coke, were dismissed during a property and criminal conspirLoftus choked his mother and preliminary hearing on Wednes- dismissed in accordance with acy in county court. struck his brother in the back an agreement with the District day. and shoulder with a hammer Attorney’s Office at the prelimiNanticoke police charged PITTSTON – Charges of inside their Rose Lane resinary hearing. Opalski after his wife, Loretta dence on Jan. 29, according to a terroristic threats and defiant Judge David Lupas scheduled Opalski, claimed he broke her trespass against Juan Anthony news release. a hearing on the request for cell phone and threw it at her, Hernandez, 21, of River Road, April 30. 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Senior officials don’t think President Obama will know if Iran starts building a nuclear bomb

U.S. intelligence on Iran in doubt By KEN DILANIAN Tribune Washington Bureau

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WASHINGTON — Despite President Barack Obama’s assurances that the United States will know if Iran begins to secretly build a nuclear bomb, some senior officials familiar with U.S. intelligence and spying capabilities in Iran are doubtful. The issue is a crucial one because the White House has suggested that U.S. satellites, sensors and spies, as well as United Nations inspections, provide a reliable tripwire to

Competitors run through muddy water during the Strongman Run in Thun, Switzerland, Sunday. Thousands of contestants took part in the event – an almost 10-mile race intermixed with a series of obstacles including mud, water, tires, pipes to squeeze through and walls to climb.

decide whether diplomacy has failed and military action is needed to stop Iran from assembling a nuclear device. The officials’ doubts stem, in part, from Iran’s record of deceit. Over the last decade, Western intelligence agencies have twice discovered large-scale clandestine Iranian facilities built to enrich uranium. The question now is whether Iran is hiding other nuclear enrichment sites or weapons research centers. “You have to assume that, if

they went clandestine once, they could well go clandestine in other places,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee. “As someone who deals with this stuff every day, I’m not sure how (the president) is that confident,” said Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. “I am confident that at some point ... we would know, probably. The problem is, you wouldn’t know if that meant they’d have a

weapon in three days or in three months.” Iran must produce weaponsgrade uranium if it wants to build a bomb. For now, International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors make regular monitoring visits to the two uranium enrichment complexes, at Natanz and Fordow, and they measure and track every bit of nuclear material. The U.N. inspectors would quickly detect diversion of uranium or any sudden push to boost enrichment from 20 percent to 90 percent to supply

fuel for a weapon. If the teams are denied access or expelled from Iran, however, that safety mechanism disappears and Washington and its allies will be left to assume the worst. Iran’s relations with the IAEA are testy. Iran has refused to fully answer questions about what the U.N. agency calls “possible military dimensions” to its program. It retreated on another issue last week, however, saying it would permit inspectors to visit a military base that it had previously put off-limits.

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U.S. carries out airstrikes military officials say U.S. Y emeni aircraft have carried out four air-

strikes in a southern province where al-Qaida controls several key towns. Two military officials say the airstrikes targeted Khanfar Mountain, near the town of Jaar in Abyan province, where al-Qaida is in control. There was no comment from U.S. officials. In the past, U.S. warplanes have targeted leaders and facilities of al-Qaida in Yemen, considered one of its most dangerous branches. The Yemeni officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military regulations. Al-Qaida has taken advantage of a year of internal turmoil to take over parts of southern Yemen. There was no word on casualties. Residents said Sunday they could see smoke rising from the area.

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Rollover crash kills child The Highway Patrol says a 6-year-old girl is dead and seven of her relatives are injured as the result of a rollover crash on Interstate 80 in southwestern Wyoming. Sgt. Stephen Townsend said Dynasty X. Barcenas of Plainfield, Ill., died after the crash around 3:30 a.m. Friday in Sweetwater County. He said in a press release that a car driven by 24-year-old Daniel Rebarchek of Wheatland, Wyo., hit the rear end of an SUV carrying the child and eight of her relatives, and the vehicle went off the road and rolled over. Townsend said everyone in the SUV except the driver — 37-year-old Sourisack Sounthonevichith — were ejected. JOS, NIGERIA

Car bomber attacks church

A suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic church Sunday in the middle of Mass, killing at least 10 people in the blast and the retaliatory violence that followed after the latest assault targeting a church in a central Nigerian city plagued by unrest, officials said. The bomb detonated as worshippers attended the final Mass of the day at St. Finbar’s Catholic Church in Jos, a city where thousands have died in the last decade in religious and ethnic violence. Security at the gate of the church’s compound stopped the suspicious car and the bomber detonated his explosives during an altercation that followed, Plateau state spokesman Pam Ayuba said. BERN, SWITZERLAND

Swiss nix vacation time Who turns down a long vacation? Known for their work ethic, Swiss citizens appear to be leading the way on European austerity, rejecting a minimum six weeks paid holiday a year. Swiss polls closed Sunday on several national referendums, including one pushed by a union to raise the minimum holiday from four weeks to the standard used in Germany, Italy, Russia and other European nations. The Swiss heeded warnings from government and business that more vacation would raise labor costs and put the economy at risk. Swiss public broadcaster SSR said two-thirds of voters and each of the nation’s 26 cantons (states) had rejected the measure, which required majority approval of all federal and cantonal voters.

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ailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise man the rails at the Norfolk Naval Station, Va., Sunday, as the ship deploys for the last time. Officials say the nuclear-powered ship, which was featured in the film ‘Top Gun,’ left Norfolk around noon. The ship with more than 4,000 crew members has been a part of history more than 50 years. The first nuclear-powered carrier, it was involved in several wars and played a prominent role in the Cuban missile crisis. It also served as a spotter ship for John Glenn’s historic orbit of Earth in 1962.

Big push to end Syrian crisis stalls Western and Arab powers hoped to stem bloodshed in year-old conflict.

By BEN HUBBARD and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press

BEIRUT — An international push to end Syria’s conflict stalled Sunday as U.N. envoy Kofi Annan left Damascus without a cease-fire and President Bashar Assad’s forces pounded opposition areas and clashed with rebels throughout the country. Western and Arab powers are struggling for ways to stem the bloodshed in the year-old conflict while both the regime and the opposition reject dialogue. Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan appeared to make little progress during two visits with Assad during his first trip to Syria as the joint U.N.-Arab League envoy. Annan was seeking an immediate cease-fire to allow for humanitarian aid

and the start of a dialogue between all parties on a political solution. After meeting with Assad on Sunday, Annan said he had presented steps to ease the crisis, but gave no deAnnan tails. “Once it’s agreed, it will help launch the process and help end the crisis on the ground,” he told reporters. He called for “reforms that will create a strong foundation for a democratic Syria — a peaceful, stable, pluralistic and prosperous society, based on the rule of law and respect for human rights.” But he said a cease-fire must come first. “You have to start by stopping the killing and the misery and the abuse that is going on today and then give time for a political settlement.” Assad told Annan on Sunday that a po-

litical solution is impossible as long as “terrorist groups” threaten the country, according to Syria’s state news service — which reported identical comments after the men met Saturday. The regime blames the uprising on armed groups acting out a foreign conspiracy. Annan’s calls for reform also fall far short of opposition calls for Assad’s ouster and the end of his authoritarian regime. Opposition leaders say the thousands killed at the hands of his security forces, many while protesting peacefully, mean they’ll accept nothing less. Annan acknowledged his hard task. “It’s going to be difficult, but we have to have hope,” he said before leaving for Qatar. The conflict has become increasingly bloody during the year since protesters in some impoverished provinces first took to the streets to call for political reform. The government has cracked down hard, and protests have spread.

3 killed in 3rd day of Gaza-Israel violence Israeli missile kills boy, farm guard. Missile shot by Gaza militants hits empty school. By IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUB Associated Press

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Cross-border fighting between Gaza and Israel, touched off by Israel’s killing of a top militant leader, showed no signs of letting up on its third day Sunday. Gaza militants fired dozens of rockets at Israeli towns, hitting an empty school, and Israeli airstrikes killed three Gazans, including a boy and a farm guard. Egypt tried to mediate but failed to end the worst violence in more than a year that has killed 18 Gazans, all but two of them militants, and disrupted the lives of about 1 million Israelis living in Gaza rocket range. Even so, Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers seemed eager to

avoid a full-scale conflict. A three-week war three years ago left both sides badly bruised, Israel in the diplomatic arena and Hamas on the battlefield. In the current round, Hamas has pointedly kept its large rocket arsenal and thousands of fighters out of the confrontation, even though it has not tried to stop two smaller Gaza groups, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), from launching rockets and mortars. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak acknowledged that Hamas did not take part in the rocket salvos. Up to now Israel has blamed Hamas for all violence from Gaza because it rules the territory. Israel’s military chief, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, said Sunday that “we are not interested in escalation in and of itself.” On a visit to southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Ne-

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A Palestinian girl cries Sunday during the funeral of Ayoub Assalya, 12, in Jabaliya Refugee Camp, in the Gaza Strip.

tanyahu pledged the airstrikes would continue as long as necessary. “We have a clear policy: we will hit anyone who plans to harm us, who prepares to harm us and who harms us,” he said in a meeting with local leaders. Israel said it launched Fri-

day’s initial airstrike, which killed PRC leader Zuhair alQaissi in a car in downtown Gaza, to stop a plan by his splinter group to infiltrate into Israel through Egypt’s lawless Sinai Peninsula. Israel says the PRC was behind an attack on the border in August, killing eight Israelis.

Lawmaker: Pa. emission tests a waste State senator says today’s cleaner-running cars make costly testing unnecessary. The Associated Press

STATE COLLEGE — Every day, mechanics around the commonwealth check gas caps and look under hoods as part of annual vehicle emissions inspections. But one state lawmaker says residents should no longer have to take their cars in for — and pay for — the annual inspections. State Sen. John Wozniak, DWestmont, tells the Centre Daily Times he thinks cleaner cars have made the inspections obsolete. “I think the test needs to be tested,” said Wozniak, who introduced a resolution earlier this year asking the federal government to end the requirement. “Virtually all cars pass the test, and it’s time to re-evaluate whether it’s just a waste of money for consumers.” The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says about 4 percent of vehicles in the state annually failed the test in the past five years. In 2010, 4.22 percent of vehicles failed, and if one excludes the cases in which gas caps that failed were replaced, resulting in the car passing, the failure rate was only 2.43 percent. State environmental officials, however, say that despite that the inspections still play an important role in keeping the air clean. “Motor vehicles are responsible for as much as half of the emissions causing ozone pollution in the commonwealth,” said Chris Trostle of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s division of air resource management. Wozniak said the program made sense when it was introduced, but no longer.

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police reported the following: • Patrick Merrick, 22, of South Franklin Street, was HAZLETON – Police report- arrested on a probation/parole ed Barrett Horton, 27, of Butler violation Saturday in the area of South Main and Blackman Township, was assaulted and streets. While searching Merrobbed of a small amount of rick, police found a hypodercash by two men Friday night in the area of First and Lincoln mic needle. He was committed to the county prison and will streets. be charged with possession of At approximately 7:40 p.m., drug paraphernalia. Horton was attacked and suf• Anthony Sudziarski, 61, of fered minor lacerations from W. 10th St., Hazleton, was what could have been a box charged with public drunkcutter, police said. A man and enness Saturday after police woman walking a dog chased responded to a report of a man away the suspects, police said. lying on the ground in the rear Anyone who witnessed the armed robbery is asked to con- of 395 S. Main St. • A 14-year-old boy reported tact Hazleton police through his bicycle was stolen Saturday Luzerne County 911. from South Pennsylvania Avenue. The black and purple HAZLETON – Police said bicycle is a 2102 Fit Co. model. someone damaged a 2002 Chevrolet Trail Blazer while it HANOVER TWP. – Township was parked on Mine Street east police reported the following: of Cedar Street overnight Fri• Two men tried to steal two day into Saturday. Anyone with information is asked to contact Husqvarna chain saws from Tractor Supply on the Sans city police at 459-4940. Souci Parkway on Thursday. A store manager confronted WILKES-BARRE – City

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the two men in their late teens to early 20s walking out a stock room carrying the chainsaws in boxes. They dropped the boxes, ran out of the store and drove away in a white Jeep. One of the men bent up the license plate to hide the registration number, police said. • Township police said they are investigating a burglary at Burger King on West End Road. Police said the unknown suspect entered the restaurant through a window in the rear of the building. The burglary was discovered Friday morning. An undetermined amount of cash was stolen from the restaurant. Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call Hanover Township police at 825-1254. HAZLETON – Police said a parked 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt on West Broad Street was struck by another vehicle that sped away on Wednesday.

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Dakota Truax, 11, left, and Mary Iorio, 10, both of Luzerne, don some very fuzzy hats on Sunday for the parade.

Elvis shows a few moves along the route during Sunday’s 32nd Annual Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Wilkes-Barre.

Auria Daniels, left, 2, and McKenna Golembeski, 5

Desiree Reiss, 11, left, Michelle Titus, Savanah Hoover, 4, Kendra Titus, 7, Owen Bonham, 6

Nora McHugh, 10, left, of West Pittston, and Melanie Lombardo, 10, of Exeter

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The Connemara Irish Dancers, bedecked in an array of colorful costumes, high-step their way into the Public Square area of the route during Sunday’s 32nd Annual Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Seven different divisions marched in the event.

Members of the Irem Patrol show off a very cool mode of transportation as they ride motorized Coleman coolers along the route.

Dotty Daniels, left, of Nanticoke, Cody Hibbard, 4, of Plymouth, and Melissa Hobbs of Plymouth at the parade.

Lindsay Maciejaszek, left, and Ashley Przywara, both of Nanticoke, walk their collies, Stormy and Casper.

Rosanne Hogan, left, and her granddaughter Haley Hughes, 17, both of Wilkes-Barre

Members of the E.L. Meyers High School Marching Band entertain the crowd with some spirited music.

Victorian Highwheeler Don Serfass of Tamaqua rides his highwheel bicycle in Sunday’s 32nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in WilkesBarre. Dixie, all decked out in green hat and collar, might be getting a little hot and tired as she has her tongue stuck way out as she meanders down the street.

Younger members from the Diamond City Figure Skating Club throw candy to the huge crowd lining the parade route.

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REVEREND JOSEPH M. BROZENA, Pastor Emeritus of St. Michael the Archangel Church, Old Forge, and resident of Old Forge, passed into the hands of the Lord on Saturday, March 10, 2012. The full obituary will run in Tuesday’s newspaper. Funeral arrangements are by the S.J.Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 West Main Street, Plymouth. Please visit www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome.com to submit online condolences to Father’s family. HELEN LOFTUS JAVICK, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Golden Living Center, East Mountain, Plains Township. Funeral arrangements will be announced by E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre.

FUNERALS BACHANAS – Helen, 9:30 a.m. today in the Desiderio Funeral Home Inc., 436 S. Mountain Blvd., State Route 309, Mountain Top. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Our Lady Help of Christians, St. Mary’s R.C. Church, Dorrance. CHRISTIAN – Della, funeral 11 a.m. today in the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. GOODMAN – Annette, funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., corners of Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today. KAMINSKI – Albert, funeral 9 a.m. Tuesday in the McCune Funeral Home, 80 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at The Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Kingston. Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. KOLESAR – Catherine, funeral 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Bednarski Funeral Home, 168 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Church of St. Monica’s Parish, Wyoming. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. MINELLA – Theresa, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Louis V. Ciuccio Funeral Home, 145 Moosic Road, Old Forge. Mass 10 a.m. at the Prince of Peace Parish-St. Mary’s Church, Old Forge. MURRAY – Rose Mary, funeral 10:30 a.m. today in Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary Church, Duryea. NALBONE – Laura, funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Noxen United Methodist Church. Friends may call today 5 to 8 p.m. in the Nulton Funeral Home Inc., 5749 SR 309, Beaumont. ROCCOGRANDI – David, funeral 10 a.m. today in the Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., Larksville. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Church, Larksville. SANDS – Christopher, memorial service 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Sheldon Funeral Home, Main Street, Laceyville. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. SEKUSKY – Francis, funeral 9 a.m. today in the Howell-Lussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston. SIM – Eleanor, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea. Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, Pittston. SLUSSER – Lillian, funeral 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the LokutaZawacki Funeral Home 200 Wyoming Ave., Dupont. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church, Dupont. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. WIGGINS – Edith, memorial service 11 a.m. today in the SheldonKukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Friends may call 10 a.m. until the time of service. WILLIAMSON – Jeanne, funeral Mass 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Church of St. Aloysius, Barney and Division streets, WilkesBarre. Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. today at McLaughlin’s, 142 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. ZDANCEWICZ – John, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston. Order of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, Kingston.

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ndre G. Susanin, 78, of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania and Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, beloved husband of Catherine (Howell) Susanin, passed away peacefully March 9, 2012 with his family by his side. He was born September 12, 1933 in Palmerton, Pa., the son of the late Andrew and Anna (Babinchak) Susanin. Andre received his B.S. Degree from Yale University. He began his career in the water treatment division of Rohm & Haas and later founded The Susanin Equipment Company, selling and distributing industrial water treatment equipment. Andre was a longtime faithful member of The Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, Pa. He was a dedicated volunteer driver for Wheels of Wellness and builder for Habitat for Humanity. Andre was a member of The Merion Cricket Club and Huntsville Golf Club. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Irem Temple Shrine. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Catherine (Kitten; two children, John H. (Amy) of Wayne, Pa., and daughter Betsy (Mark Stein) of Philadelphia; four grandchildren, Jack, Charlie, Hannah and Leo; one sister Marguerite Kelley (William) of Newtown Square, Pa.; brothers, Edward (Janice) of Des Moines, Iowa; John (Natalie) of Philadelphia;

Francis of Palmerton, Pa., and Roger (Helene) of Newtown Square, Pa.; two sisters-in-law, Judy Susanin of Rocky Hill, Conn. and Sherry Hatch of Medfield, Mass., and many loving nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends. He was predeceased by sister and brother-in-law Elaine and Lawrence Looby, brother Ernest S. Susanin, and sister-in-law Barbara Susanin. A funeral service will be held Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 11 a.m. at The Church of the Redeemer, Pennswood and New Gulph Roads, Bryn Mawr. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Andre’s memory may be made to Habitat for Humanity, 533 Foundry Road, W. Norriton, PA 19403 or to a charity of your choice.

Frank J. Jastrem March 11, 2012 J. Jastrem, 91, of Plains, F rank passed away on Sunday at Little

Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Plains, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Bronowicz Jastremski. He was a graduate of Plains High School, worked in the coal mines for eighteen years and later furniture industry as a cutter. He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in the military police with the Manhattan Engineers at Los Alamos, New Mexico on the atomic bomb project. He also was a sniper and received rifle medals for sharp shooting. He was a member of Saint Peter and Paul Church, Plains, and American Legion Post 558, of Plains. He was a devoted husband, father and grandpa and loved to hunt and fish. He was preceded in death by brothers, Anthony and Joseph Jastremski; sisters, Helen Jastremski, Loretta Michael, Catherine Kalkun and Leona Bishie. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, the former Bernadine Malyndziak; sons, John Jastrem of Dallas, Texas; Tom and his wife Susan of Phoenixville; grandsons, Thomas Jastrem Jr., Andrew William Jastrem; sister, Justine Koprevich of Cheektowaga, New York and brother John Jas-

tremski of West Wyoming. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Plains, with the Rev. Joseph Greskiewicz officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call at the church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until time of service. Arrangements are entrusted to the Betz-Jastremski Funeral Home, Inc., Luzerne. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Saint Peter and Paul Church in Frank’s memory. To light a virtual candle or leave a message of condolence for his family, please visit www.betzjastremski.com.

Earl G. Meginess March 10, 2012 Earl G. Meginess, 76, of Wilkes-Barre Township, died Saturday at Hospice Community Care. Born August 7, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Earl Meginess and Ann Schmidt Fritzges. Earl was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. A Marine Corps veteran, he served during the Korean Conflict. Before retiring, Earl was a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service for 35 years. Earl was a long-time member of Lodge 61 F&AM, Irem Shrine Temple and Country Club and American Legion Post 672 in Dallas, where he played in the Tuesday card club. His wife, Patricia “Patti” Cunningham Meginess, died June 20, 2010. A brother, John Fritzges, also

preceded him in death. He will be greatly missed by his children, Megan and her husband Anthony Manganaro of Pittston and Mark and his wife Eva of WilkesBarre Township; grandchildren, Derek James and his wife Erica Toole, Katie Toole, Andi and Kelli Meginess. Celebration of Earl’s Life will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. at McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Hanover Township. Family and friends are invited to join in visitation at McLaughlin’s on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations are preferred and may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607. Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Earl’s family at www.celebratehislife.com.

Mary R. Fairchild March 9, 2012 R. (Caccia) Fairchild, 98, of M ary Allentown, passed away Friday,

March 9, 2012. She was married to the late Clyde Fairchild. She was born in Mildred, Pa., the daughter of the late Carlo and Esther Caccia. She worked for the former Allentown Osteopathic Hospital for 10 years before retiring as a unit clerk in 1979. She was also a volunteer for the hospital and the Senior Citizens Center in Allentown. She was a member of Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena. Survivors are grandchildren, Tina, wife of Tim Adams, of Seminole Fla.; Thomas Curry, husband of Connie, of Allentown, and Peter Curry of Mystic, Conn.; five greatgrandchildren and three great-greatgrandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, Clyde; daughter, Mary Curry; sister, Grace Sheaks; brothers, Merico, Jack, Orlando, Freeman, Dick and Rudy Caccia. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in the Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena, 18th & Turner streets, Allentown. Calling hours are 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday in Robert C. Weir Funeral Home, 18th & Turner streets, Allentown. Interment will be in Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem, Pa.

ohn Lynch, 85, of Kingston, died Friday March 9, 2012 in WilkesBarre General Hospital. He was born in Edwardsville, son of the late Peter and Catherine Mazurkevitch Lynch. He was a graduate of Edwardsville High School, where he participated in track and basketball, and attended the University of Scranton. He was drafted into the Navy at age 18 and served as a mine-sweeping specialist from 1943 to 1945, and served with Admiral Halsey’s Seventh Fleet. He worked for American Auto for 27 years, and then for J.C. Penney’s for 14 years. He was a faithful member of St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, tini, and her children, Adrian and Giana, Mechanicsburg; nieces and Kingston. He was an avid golfer, and was a nephews. Funeral will be private and former member of the Lehman Golf held at the convenience of the Club. Besides his parents, he was pre- family. Private interment will be in ceded in death by his brother, Basil the St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Edwardsville. Lynch. There will be no calling hours. In He is survived by his wife, the former Anna Konnick; sons, Greg lieu of flowers, memorial contribuLynch, Kingston, and Robert Lynch tions may be made to St. Mary’s his wife, Joanne, and their children, Byzantine Catholic Church, 321 Matthew and Jennifer, Lower Gwy- Chestnut Avenue, Kingston, PA nedd; daughter, Jacqueline Biscon- 18704.

John S. Yackshaw March 10, 2012 John (Jack) S. Yackshaw, from Hazleton and a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, died March 10 at Nanticoke Special Care. Jack was born at home on May 20, 1931 to Veronica Stashko Yackshaw and John J. Yackshaw, both now deceased. Surviving are sisters, Mary Jean (Yackshaw) Greco, wife of Dr. Victor F. Greco, Drums, and Valeria (Yackshaw) Genetti, wife of Gus Genetti Jr., Wilkes-Barre, and many loving nieces and nephews. Jack was a fellow well met, impish in his approach to life and conversation. His stories were always told with humor with unexpected twists and turns. Jack served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, teaching American military children in Germany. He was the owner of several apartment buildings in Hazleton. He was an elementary teacher in Deptford Township, New Jersey, for several years prior to becoming a counselor at Keystone Job Corps, Drums. Jack retired from Luzerne County Community College, where he served as Evening/Off-campus Counselor for several years. A graduate of Hazleton High School and Penn State University, Jack held three master’s degrees and multiple certifications from Bucknell and Penn State. INVENTIONS AND CREATIVE WORK: He was awarded a U.S. patent for inventing the Handy-Vee, a single-hand eating device he devel-

oped after observing his mother’s difficulties with eating after she suffered a stroke. Jack also invented the Traveling Rosary to be attached to the steering wheel of a vehicle so you could say the Rosary while driving. Jack was especially proud of his musical compositions. If you knew Jack for any length of time, you knew of his consummate efforts in writing songs. One that comes to mind is his “Penn State is Number One” song. Another, perhaps his best work, is a Christmas holiday song, which was very catchy and can yet possibly become a popular Christmas song. His work of four original holiday songs are hosted on iTunes and other online music sites. Jack was an avid pinochle player and race horse aficionado who spent many winters in the North Miami area. Socially committed to Happy Hour every Friday with friends at TGI Fridays, Wilkes-Barre, or Cafe Europa at the Wyoming Valley Mall. Jack was a devote Catholic and practiced his faith regularly. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wilkes-Barre. Friends may say goodbye to Jack between 9 and 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Good Shepherd Church, Route 309, Drums, followed by a Mass to celebrate Jack’s life. Monsignor Banick, of St. Mary’s Church of the Immaculate Conception, will officiate at 10 a.m. Jack will rest in Eternal Peace with his parents at Calvary Cemetery, Drums. Friends may remember Jack by sending a memorial to The Luzerne Foundation, John Jack Yackshaw Memorial Ffund, 140 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Luzerne, PA 18709. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the John J. Pusti Funeral Home, Inc., 480 West Broad Street, Hazleton.

Dad sees son on TV, induces him to give up Younger man seen on surveillance tape of computer store robbery. The Associated Press

WOODS CROSS, Utah — A Utah man persuaded his son to surrender to authorities after recognizing him as a suspect in a computer store burglary while watching a TV news program, officers said. The two were eating breakfast Friday morning when the father recognized his son in surveillance tapes that police released on the burglary, said Woods Cross police Detective Adam Osoro. Jeremy Blair, 26, of Kaysville, turned himself in later Friday to the Davis County Sheriff’s Office, the Standard-Examiner of Ogden and Deseret News reported. “This case is very unique for a father to recognize that his son has a problem,” Osoro said. “It’s a hard thing to do, but I think ultimately it’s the best thing for the son, and I think the father sees that.” While Blair was booked into the county jail on an unrelated warrant, the county attorney’s office is reviewing the burglary case for formal charges. Blair and another man are accused of smashing the front win-

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dows and taking about $6,500 in computer equipment from StarWest Comin Josh Holley puters Store owner Woods Cross early Monday morning. Osoro said Blair’s father seemed surprised and disappointed by the allegations against his son. He said the father was adamant that his son take responsibility for his actions. “He’s a very responsible guy,” Osoro said. “I don’t think he’s proud of what his son has done.” Josh Holley, owner of Starwest Computers, praised the father’s decision to persuade his son to surrender. “I think that’s pretty awesome,” he said. “Being a parent myself, that’s what I would do.” Blair’s family declined to comment. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Blair had an attorney. Osoro said Blair refused to talk to him at the jail and asked for a lawyer. Police are still searching for the other suspect. The unrelated warrant charges Blair with third-degree felony counts of burglary and criminal mischief.

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LOS ANGELES — NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has landed robotic explorers on the surface of Mars, sent probes to outer planets and operates a worldwide network of antennas that communicates with interplanetary spacecraft. Its latest mission is defending itself in a workplace lawsuit filed by a former computer specialist who claims he was demoted — and then let go — for promoting his views on intelligent design, the belief that a higher power must have had a hand in creation because life is too complex to have developed through evolution alone. David Coppedge, who worked as a “team lead” on the Cassini mission exploring Saturn and its many moons, alleges that he was discriminated against because he engaged his co-workers in conversations about intelligent design and handed out DVDs on the idea while at work. Coppedge lost his “team lead” title in 2009 and was let go last year after 15 years on the mission. Opening statements are expected to begin Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court after two years of legal wrangling in a case that has generated interest among supporters of intelligent design. The Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian civil rights group, and the Discovery Institute, a proponent of intelligent design, are both supporting Coppedge’s case. “It’s part of a pattern. There is basically a war on anyone who dissents from Darwin and we’ve seen that for several years,” said John West, associate director of Center for Science and Culture at the Seattle-based Discovery Institute. “This is free speech, freedom of conscience 101.” The National Center for Science Education, which rejects intelligent design as thinly veiled creationism, is also watching the case and has posted all the legal filings on its website. “It would be unfortunate if the court took what seems to be a fairly straightforward employment law case and allowed it to become this tangled mess of trying to adjudicate scientific matters,” said Josh Rosenau, NCSE’s programs and policy director. “It looks like a pretty straightforward case. The mission that he was working on was winding down and he was laid off.” Coppedge’s attorney, William Becker, says his client was singled out by his bosses because they perceived his belief in intelligent design to be religious. Coppedge had a reputation around JPL as an evangelical Christian and other interactions with co-workers led some to label him as a Christian conservative, Becker said. In the lawsuit, Coppedge says he believes other things also led to his demotion, including his support for a state ballot measure that sought to define marriage as limited to heterosexual couples and his request to rename the annual holiday party a “Christmas party.” In an emailed statement, JPL dismissed Coppedge’s claims. In court papers, lawyers for the California Institute of Technology, which manages JPL for NASA, said Coppedge received a written warning because his co-workers complained of harassment.

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Israel must act soon to defend its citizens

.S. PRESIDENT Barack Obama has made it clear on numerous occasions that with regard to stopping Iran, “all options are on the table.” In recent days his message has become more emphatic. In a speech March 4 to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, he declared that his policy was not to contain Iran, it was “to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.” As Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu noted in his speech to AIPAC, Israel has the same policy. Nevertheless, U.S. and Israeli interests are not identical. The U.S. timetable for waiting to see if increasingly stringent sanctions coupled with diplomacy and covert actions seriously delay Iran’s nuclear pro-

gram stretches beyond the timeframe in which we in Israel feel it is imperative to act in our own defense. Our prime minister has an obligation to his own people. And that obligation includes exercising Israel’s sovereignty and military might in a way that best protects the citizens of the Jewish state. So if Netanyahu and our other leaders are under the impression that Israel cannot afford to wait much longer to see if diplomacy and sanctions will work, they cannot simply place the fate of Israel in the hands of the United States as Jews have been forced to do for so long. Not only do they have the right as heads of a sovereign state to take action, they have a moral obligation. The Jerusalem Post

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Overall, another very strong payroll report and there’s every chance that March will bring more of the same.” Paul Ashworth The chief U.S. economist with Capital Economics summed up a recent jobs report that showed U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February. Another strong month of hiring makes it less likely that the Federal Reserve will take more action Tuesday to boost the economy.

A democracy at risk

HE PUTINIAN universe appears to be unfolding as planned. Vladimir Putin has been elected to a third term as president. His loyal place-holder, Dmitri Medvedev, will either become prime minister or be dispensed with – his services having been rendered, the spirit of Russia’s constitutional term limits duly thwarted. Yet the victory tears shed by Putin aside, this is a dangerous moment for Russia. December’s parliamentary elections were characterized by election-rigging that provoked demonstrations across the country. The bar was raised for the presidential vote. Unfortunately, Putin has not successfully scaled it. His re-election by a large margin was secured on the basis of condi-

tions “clearly skewed in favor of one candidate,” as observers from the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe dryly put it. This only serves to emphasize the perception of a prearranged handover of power. A managed democracy, as the Putinists would practice it, is not a true democracy. What has become clear these past three months, as the demonstrations have continued, is that Russians themselves agree that this is not an acceptable approach to democracy. The international community, including Canada, is in an awkward position. It needs to censure Putin, yet should do so in a way that appeals to his better angels, should they exist.

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to legislate for gay marriage have a unifying theme. They all risk undermining the traditional family. These are perilous waters for a Tory-led government. The talk is all of raising taxes: no one seems willing to make the case for lowering them. The mindset is anti-aspirational, the impact anti-family – yet the projected revenues are a drop in the bucket. Prime Minister David Cameron should think very carefully about the un-conservative course on which he seems set. The Telegraph, London

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FOR MOST young people, the transition to adulthood is a gradual process. Many continue to receive financial and emotional support from their parents or other family members well past age 18. Not so for youth in foster care. Although the state has assumed responsibility for these young people, few are prepared to live as independent adults. A recent report released by the Juvenile Law Center and the Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children called “Maximizing ‘Fostering Connections’ to Benefit Pennsylvania Youth” confirms that assisting foster youths during this time of transition is a necessary and wise investment – both socially and fiscally. As is the case in many states, Pennsylvania has struggled with limitations in the support it can provide foster youths after they reach age 18. The governor’s recently proposed budget steps will ensure that foster youths are better positioned to make a successful transition to adulthood and financial independence. Stacy Johnson, a former foster youth attending University of Pittsburgh Law School, is pursuing her education and a career in child advocacy despite experiences that would leave most of us struggling. Stacy credits much of her success to the support she received from youth advocates and her foster family. The support she has received well past turning age 18 was instrumental in helping her establish and then meet her goals, which now include reform-

care through age 21, which has been the policy in Illinois for years, significantly improves their prospects by increasing college enrollment, increasing earnings, delaying MARK COURTNEY pregnancy and contributing to housing stability. Remaining in foster care provides ing the foster care system. Stacy agrees with these vulnerable young people access to a the governor that youth in foster care should wide array of services they need during this crucial period. receive the support she got whether they Moreover, a cost-benefit analysis suggests pursue their education, job training or dedithat the benefits to the youth and society of cate themselves to employment. The governor’s budget includes a proposal extending foster care to age 21 are more than twice as great as the costs to governto fully implement the federal Fostering ment. Connections to Success and Increasing Without such support, foster youth fare Adoptions Act in Pennsylvania, maximizing poorly as they begin their adult lives. At 26, available federal funding support for states to care for foster youth until they are 21 and only 11 percent of the young women and 5 percent of the young men in the study had a to provide support for adoption and guardianship for youths until age 21. These propos- college degree; barely half of the young women and fewer than two-fifths of the als will make a wide range of services availyoung men were employed; and more than able to older foster youths. two-fifths of the young women and twoFor many years Pennsylvania has worked thirds of the young men had been arrested to assist older foster youths; often counties since age 18. have gone above what state law required at I hope that Pennsylvanians – legislators their own expense because they knew it was the right thing to do. The governor’s propos- and citizen alike – will stand behind the governor’s proposals to aid youths in foster al will enhance this capacity so that no care and ensure that they are launched into Pennsylvania foster youth falls through the adulthood with the tools they need not only cracks. It also will result in more youths getting out of the foster care system through to survive, but to thrive. The full “Maximizing ‘Fostering Connecadoption or guardianship arrangements. tions’ to Benefit Pennsylvania Youth” report Pennsylvania is headed in the right direction. Since 2002, researchers at Chapin Hall is available at www.jlc.org/fosteringconnections. at the University of Chicago have followed youths aging out of foster care in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. The study shows that Mark Courtney is professor of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. allowing foster youths to remain in state

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Family life threatened

CONSERVATIVE government should put the well-being of the family at the heart of its policies. People want to be able to make a good life for themselves and their loved ones without fearing that the government of the day will do anything to inhibit or undermine them in this ambition. Three policies currently causing political controversy threaten to do just that. Proposals to impose a “mansion tax” on high-value properties, to withdraw child benefit from higher-rate taxpayers and

Helping foster youths past age 18 helps them thrive

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rthur Breese, co-chairman of the Luzerne County Diversity Commission, should be focusing on the disproportionate violent crime perpetrated by blacks in Wilkes-Barre instead of trying to influence the city government with his “diversity” agenda. Maybe the reason many people are resistant to “diversity” is that the “diversity” Mr. Breese advocates has turned once prosperous and safe cities into crime-ridden cesspools. Detroit, Mich., and Camden, N.J., are only two examples. It’s a shame that Mayor Tom Leighton seemingly lacks the guts to fight this “diversity” fraud, but you can rest assured that the European American Action Coalition will publicly oppose the Luzerne County Diversity Commission and its agenda. Steve Smith Pittston

Minorities need leader to gain ground in city

s I read The Times Leader’s article (“Bias accusation,” March 5) about the lack of diversity in Wilkes-Barre, I laughed. Is that what we now call news? That’s after 25 years of me complaining about no black contractors in any of the three trades in this town. (And, yes, I tried and was told I didn’t pass the test and there would never be one). Also, to say there is no interest from minorities is false.

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However, this mayor is no more responsible than the nothing-to-say NAACP and others. There is definitely a need for change in Wilkes-Barre. I remember Lincoln Street; I was raised on it. However, you do not create change by complaining to the spotlight, then hiding in the shadows. We need a leader, not another reason or press conference to blame any single individual. John T. Banks Wilkes-Barre

Good Friday should be day of focused faith

verything should be shut down on Good Friday, April 6. It is the day Christians commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. We need to live our faith. Alex S. Partika Wilkes-Barre

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were hats.” The girls and their mothers were among thousands of people who lined South Main Street for the 32nd Annual parade Sunday. The wave of green stretched from South Main, down and around the F.M. Kirby Center side of the square, and cut off about where the Ramada sits. The party kicked off at 1 p.m., an hour before the parade began,

with a performance from The Hooley Boys on the reviewing stand on Public Square. For some, the day began even earlier than that. “We’ve been here since 11,” Adonica Phillips of Kingston said from her seat in front of Boscov’s Department Store. “We just like to make sure we have a good spot and can see everything.” Marcus Hoerl, 27, of WilkesBarre, also arrived early, though it wasn’t a seat he was seeking. “I had quite the day yesterday in Scranton and I was looking for some food today,” he said as he held up a gyro. “This is doing the

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trick. And maybe a beer, too.” The bars along the route were in full swing, from Rodano’s and Hardware Bar to the Irishthemed Mulligan’s. Even the animals were in on the celebration. “She loves the hat, I promise,” Shelley Walla of Swoyersville said of her beagle, Taffy, who was donning not only a tiny leprechaun cap, but also a collar ringed in shamrock beads. Seven different divisions marched in the parade, consisting of Scout troops, elected officials, schools, businesses and organizations. Some parade day fa-

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vorites were on hand, such as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins mascot Tux, the Wyoming Valley Pipe and Drum band, the David Blight School of Dance and several area high school marching bands such as GAR and Meyers. Activity was not limited to the crowds right along the parade route. Barnes & Noble hosted a “St. Patrick’s Day Story Time” early in the morning, and Just Plain Crazy Face Art set up a stand on the square to provide the spirit of green through face painting for paradegoers.

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A man sits in the back of a truck Sunday with the bodies of people allegedly killed by a U.S. service member in Afghanistan.

ations unit of either Green Berets or Navy SEALs engaged in a village stability operation, said a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still ongoing. In a statement, Afghan President Hamid Karzai left open the possibility of more than one shooter. He initially spoke of a single U.S. gunman, then referred to “American forces” entering houses. The statement quoted a 15-year-old survivor named Rafiullah, who was shot in the leg, as telling Karzai in a phone call that “soldiers” broke into his house. “This is an assassination, an intentional killing of innocent civilians and cannot be forgiven,” Karzai said. In a statement released by the White House, Obama called the attack “tragic and shocking” and not representative of “the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the United States has for the people of Afghanistan.” He vowed “to get the facts as quickly as possible and to hold accountable anyone responsible.” The violence over the Quran burnings had already spurred calls in the U.S. for a faster exit strategy from the 10-year-old Afghan war. Obama even said recently that “now is the time for us to transition.” But he also said he had no plan to change the current timetable that has Afghans taking control of security countrywide by the end of 2014.

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business, so long as you can bring in a good haul for the day. “We get 25 percent of whatever we sell.” The haul is good, with the lower end of the spectrum averaging $300 for what Serru calls a “small guy,” but one that’s “really hot” might bring in upwards of $1,500. It was only the second day out for Jason Hickey, who was there with three other vendors touting the same merchandise, and he was already confident that the

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he was surprised at how well he did at the event, and added that because he’s only in seventh grade, he’ll still be eligible to compete again next year. Third-runner up was Grant Loose, a seventh-grade student from the Wyoming Valley West Middle School. After hanging in the completion for nearly an hour, he misspelled the word “pullet.” “I prepared for a very long time,” said Loose. “Several weeks. But I’m really happy that I got to make it this far, and I’m really happy for the other people.” Sukanya Roy, who is now a freshman at Wyoming Seminary and who had won The Times

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course selection. She said “very few” teachers volunteered to be part of the committee. She also said the new schedule was supposed to be in place for the 2011-12 school year but was delayed early last year. High School Principal Jeff Shaffersaidacommitteeofmorethan20 teachers met every week last September and October to discuss the

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Courtney Allabaugh, 13, right, of Plymouth, buys her little sister, Anna Danchak, a balloon from vendor Brandon Girts of State College at Sunday’s 32nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in WilkesBarre.

day was going to be a solid one. “Yesterday, in Scranton, I pulled in $294, which I’m told is pretty average for a day like that,” he said. “It looks like today is going the same way.” Hickey’s more popular items were beads and balloons, as well as cotton candy. Food stands and food trucks also saw a lot of business for the day. Some vendors included Tony Thomas’s Deli, The Gyro King and Pete Webby’s Concession

Stand. Though Webby has owned his truck for 20 plus years and is a regular at the Farmers Market on the Square, this was his first foray into the city for the day of the parade. “We’ve been doing well so far and it’s just starting to pick up,” he said. In honor of the day, Webby’s was churning out green funnel cakes for the crowd. For some, though, it’s not about the money. Such was the

case with Tina Jones, who was stationed on the square selling homemade lollipops. Jones has been making the pops for 11 years and selling them at 50 cents apiece. The money she collects from sales doesn’t go to her, for the most part. Each day of selling is a fundraiser. “I’m very involved with a lot of local charities,” she said. “I’ve worked with the soup kitchen, Candy’s Place. For today, this money will go to Ruth’s Place.”

Leader bee in 2009, 2010 and 2011 -- and the national competition in 2011 – was in attendance. Roy was invited by The Times Leader and was asked to present the awards to the winners. “I thought it would be really nice to come back,” said Roy before the start of the bee. “It’s been a really big part of my life for the past three or four years. I’m looking forward to watching it and I know it will be a great competition.” It was. The non-stop spelling lasted for more than an hour. Some students misspelled words early and were quickly eliminated, while others made it through several rounds. By the eighth round, the group was down to eight spellers. By the 10th, it was down to four. All contestants received framed certificates of merit from The

Times Leader and the top three spellers received trophies and several gift certificates. As a part of the grand prize, The Times Leader will help cover the cost of Reed’s trip to Washington, which will take place from May 27-June 1. He also received a copy of Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. The Times Leader/Scripps NEPA Regional Spelling Bee is presented every March by the paper’s Newspapers In Education program. Joe Butkiewicz, vice president and executive editor, offered opening remarks. Judges were Mark Guydish, Mary Therese Biebel and Kristie Grier Ceruti, all members of the editorial staff at Impressions Media. Former Times Leader staffer Jean Lynott served as pronouncer. “It’s impressive to see so many

smart and dedicated students,” said Butkiewicz. “It’s a nerve-racking experience, and it’s very encouraging to see such good contestants.” Butkiewicz, who has more than 30 years of journalism experience, said he was spelling along with the words while watching as a spectator and admitted he might have been off the stage faster than some of the students. “I washed out pretty early,” he said with a chuckle. “I don’t want to tell you how early, but they’re ahead of me.” Reed is now ahead of everyone, at least in Northeastern Pennsylvania. And after being crowned the region’s best speller, he says he’s ready for the next challenge. “I get to go to Washington, D.C,” he said. “And have a chance to win.”

course changes. The panel dwindled down to a few department chairpersons by December. The group eventually agreed on a modified version of a schedule in place at a high school in Wisconsin. Wagner said last fall, the committees explored alternatives to the four-period day concluded the current schedule was the most advantageous to students. Hearguedtheincreasednumber of periods would take away from time devoted to existing classes and increase expenses for books and resources for new courses. He

estimates about two weeks worth of material will be eliminated as a result of the shortened periods. Wagneralsosaidtheelimination of the flex period will cause students to miss essential class time. He said students needing to make up tests would have to do this during other classes instead of during the flex period, therefore missing even more class time. Superintendent Frank Galicki said he is working on a solution to the elimination of the flex period that he will present to faculty soon. He also said the new courses will

require “some creativity” in terms of funding, because of a strained budget for the upcoming school year. Wega said that before she retired from the district as a teacher in 2005,theschedulechangedseveral times.Shesaidshehadinitiallyvoted against a change from seven periods to the current four-period schedule, like most other teachers at the time. She added the teachers weren’t asked to vote on the issue, but did anyway. “Teachers don’t vote on these issues, the board does,” she said.

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coalition forces have fought for control for years. The villages are about 500 yards from a U.S. base in a region that was the focus of Obama’s military surge strategy in the south starting in 2009. Villagers described cowering in fear as gunshots rang out as a soldier stalked house after house firing on those inside. They said he entered three homes and set fire to some of the bodies. Eleven of the dead were from a single family, and nine were children. Some residents said they believed there were multiple attackers, given the carnage. “One man can’t kill so many people. There must have been many people involved,” said Bacha Agha of Balandi village. “If the government says this is just one person’s act we will not accept it. ... ” But U.S. officials said the shooter, identified as an Army staff sergeant, acted alone, leaving his base in southern Afghanistan and opening fire on sleeping families in two villages. Initial reports indicated he returned to the base after the shooting and turned himself in. He was in custody at a NATO base in Afghanistan. The suspect, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., was assigned to support a special oper-

BATTLE bring the GOP nominating contest to a close. The former Massachusetts governor has built a substantial delegate lead against his rivals but has failed so far to win a state in the deep South, home to the Republican Party’s most conservative voters. Santorum, who has battled to be Romney’s chief conservative foe, burnished his standing with a decisive win in caucuses in Kansas Saturday. The former Pennsylvania senator also carried contests last week in Oklahoma and Tennessee, giving him a toehold in the South. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Santorum said Gingrich’s recent stretch of weak showings suggests he has few options left in the race. Gingrich placed third in Kansas and dead last in Wyoming, whose caucuses Romney won easily on Saturday. “The speaker can stay in as long as he wants, but I think the better opportunity to make sure that we nominate a conservative is to give us an opportunity to go head-to-head with Gov. Romney at some point and hopefully that will occur sooner

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NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

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Pens score remarkable win in SO WBS, playing for the third straight day, overcomes an eight-minute power play to top Springfield. By FRAN SYPEK For The Times-Leader

Hunt for March glory begins on Tuesday By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer

State and Pac-12 regular-season champion Washington curse what might have been. Those bubble teams were left out, and all will be wondering how Iona, California and South Florida made it. In the moments immediately after the brackets came out, the Iona-Drexel debate was getting the most traction. “They weren’t the last team in,” Hathaway said of Iona. “They had a very good nonconference strength of schedule; they were 44. I know a lot of people are going to try to compare them to Drexel, and Drexel was well over 200. ... We think we got that one right. Obviously, a lot of people will debate it, and that’s what makes it fun.” There were 11 at-large teams from the so-called mid-major conferences, four more than last year and the most since 2004 when 12 made it. Though the committee claims not to consider a team’s conference when it picks the bracket, this was nonetheless a nod to the free-for-

This time around, the drama began before the brackets even came out. Kentucky, Syracuse and North Carolina all earned top seeding for the NCAA tournament Sunday despite surprising weekend losses that brought more intrigue to the three-week, 67-game tournament better known as March Madness. Michigan State earned the other No. 1 seed and was the only one of the four topbilled teams to win its conference tournament. The Spartans defeated Ohio State 68-64 in the Big Ten title game — a contest widely viewed as the game for the last No. 1 seed, even if selection committee chairman Jeff Hathaway wouldn’t quite go there. “As it turned out, this game put the No. 1 seed into the field,” he said. While No. 2 seeds Kansas, Duke, Missouri and Ohio State wonder whether they could have been rated higher, teams such as Drexel, Seton Hall, Mississippi See GLORY, Page 4B

A few good storylines and some good picks There’s only one No. 1 team in the country, as the selection committee made clear in picking Kentucky as the overall top seed in the NCAA tournament just a few hours after the Wildcats were upset by Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference tournament final. No argument there. Actually, there wasn’t much to scream about on any of the tournament picks, which made for some dull moments among the talking heads on television. They spent all

OPINION TIM DAHLBERG week sharpening their claws, only to find out the selection committee left them few targets to attack. If anything, the people who pick the field might have done their best work to date. They’ve got a formula that works, and they managed to find a way to tweak it this year to make things even more fun. How else do you explain a posSee DAHLBERG, Page 4B

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Three-game weekends are tough enough, but when they are all on the road and the home team gets an eight-minute power play in the Sunday matinee, it usually isn’t a good sign for the visiting team. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins overcame the lengthy short-handed situation with some outstanding penalty killing which sparked them to a 4-3 American Hockey League victory over the Springfield Falcons before 3,959 at the MassPENGUINS Mutual Center. The victory capped a wild weekend that saw the Penguins earn three FALCONS straight shootout victories. Goalie Patrick Killeen rejected four of five shootout bids by the Falcons to earn his first AHL victory. “I was just trying to keep a lot of stuff in my mind,’’ Killeen said. “I’m not a stranger to shootouts, but it was my first in this league and definitely a little nerve-racking.’’ By overtime, it was obvious the Penguins were spent. They managed only one shot on goal. The Falcons, who spent more time in the attacking zone, had two. Cal O’Reilly and former Falcon Colin McDonald had the shootout scores for the Penguins to offset Cody Golobeuf’s goal on the Falcons’ first bid. “I was proud of the fact that we were able to stick with it,’’ coach John Hynes said. “I just liked the way we were able to get through the adverse times.’’ Adversity came when Steve MacIntyre ignited a brawl at the end of the second period by getting in two separate fights with Springfield goalie Paul Dainton. Naturally, the Falcons responded when the 6-5, 250-pound MacIntyre started pummeling Dainton and several players joined the fray. MacIntyre appeared to head to the

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At states, it’s friendly foes

District 2 wrestlers get plenty of help from WVC rivals once regional and state tournaments begin. By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

During the regular season, it’s hard for opponents to be friends on the wrestling mat. But when the calendar turns to March, all hard feelings go out the window. Once the District 2 tournaments conclude, individual wrestlers from different teams normally get together and help push each other to the next level and rivalries take a back seat as teams from the district and Wyoming Valley Conference begin to help each other out. Last weekend at the PIAA Championships, that couldn’t be more evident. Meyers’ Vito Pasone, who finished runner-up at 113 pounds in Class 2A, admitted that Coughlin assistant coach Bob Hawkins helped him with some scouting for his state semifinal win over Bedford’s Ryan Easter. The Crusaders and Mohawks always have a WilkesBarre city rivalry dual every season. Coughlin, which was co-champion of Division I of the WVC with Wyoming Valley West, lost a meet to Crestwood this season and defeated the Spartans. See WRESTLING, Page 5B

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. ESPN — Preseason, Miami vs. Boston, at Fort Myers, Fla. NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — New York at Chicago 10:30 p.m. ESPN — Boston at L.A. Clippers NHL HOCKEY 9 p.m. NBCSN — Anaheim at Colorado SOCCER 3:55 p.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Newcastle at Arsenal 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 — MLS, Philadelphia at Portland

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned INF Ryan Adams and INF Josh Bell to Norfolk (IL) and RHP Dylan Bundy to Delmarva (SAL). Assigned OF Xavier Avery, OF LJ Hoes, C Michael Ohlman, C Brian Ward and RHP Steve Johnson to their minor league camp. National League CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with LHP Gerardo Concepcion on a five-year contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Activated RW Jared Boll from injured reserve. Assigned RW Maksim Mayorov to Springfield (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS—Reassigned F Gustav Nyquist and G Jordan Pearce to Grand Rapids (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled F Mats Zuccarello from Connecticut (AHL). ECHL SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAY—Signed F Nielsson Arcibal. COLLEGE TULSA—Fired men’s basketball coach Doug Wojcik.

N H L At A Glance All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers............... 68 43 18 7 93 188 148 Pittsburgh .................... 68 42 21 5 89 219 173 Philadelphia ................ 68 39 22 7 85 220 197 New Jersey ................. 69 40 24 5 85 195 179 N.Y. Islanders.............. 69 28 31 10 66 160 206 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston.......................... 68 40 25 3 83 222 164 Ottawa .......................... 70 36 25 9 81 216 206 Buffalo.......................... 69 32 29 8 72 171 194 Toronto ........................ 69 30 31 8 68 200 212 Montreal....................... 69 27 32 10 64 183 193 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida .......................... 68 32 23 13 77 166 191 Washington ................. 69 35 28 6 76 184 193 Winnipeg...................... 69 32 29 8 72 181 195 Tampa Bay................... 68 31 30 7 69 191 233 Carolina ....................... 69 26 28 15 67 181 207 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis....................... 70 45 18 7 97 183 135 Detroit .......................... 69 44 22 3 91 217 162 Nashville ...................... 68 40 21 7 87 195 175 Chicago........................ 69 37 25 7 81 207 203 Columbus .................... 69 22 40 7 51 161 223 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver ................... 69 42 19 8 92 215 172 Calgary ........................ 69 32 25 12 76 173 191 Colorado ...................... 70 36 30 4 76 183 187 Minnesota.................... 69 29 30 10 68 150 193 Edmonton .................... 68 26 35 7 59 180 206 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas ........................... 69 38 26 5 81 185 183 Phoenix........................ 69 34 25 10 78 178 173 San Jose ...................... 67 33 25 9 75 184 173 Los Angeles ................ 68 31 25 12 74 151 150 Anaheim ...................... 69 29 30 10 68 171 193 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday's Games Colorado 3, Edmonton 2, SO Philadelphia 1, Toronto 0, SO Buffalo 4, Ottawa 3, SO Washington 4, Boston 3 New Jersey 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 2 St. Louis 4, Columbus 1 Nashville 3, Detroit 2 Dallas 2, Anaheim 0 Phoenix 3, San Jose 0 Montreal 4, Vancouver 1 Sunday's Games Pittsburgh 5, Boston 2 Washington 2, Toronto 0 Florida 2, Carolina 0 St. Louis 2, Columbus 1 Calgary 4, Minnesota 3 New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, OT Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m. Monday's Games Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Nashville at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Tuesday's Games Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. San Jose at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Detroit at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

E C H L At A Glance All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Elmira..... 63 38 21 2 2 80 199 Wheeling........... 62 35 21 3 3 76 199 Reading . 62 29 26 3 4 65 192 Trenton .. 63 19 36 3 5 46 191 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Kalamazoo ......... 62 33 22 2 5 73 225 Cincinnati.............. 61 29 23 2 7 67 196 Chicago . 61 27 24 6 4 64 180 Toledo.... 62 26 30 2 4 58 171 South Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Gwinnett 64 36 17 7 4 83 191 Greenville ......... 64 38 21 2 3 81 209 South Carolina . 64 34 24 4 2 74 167 Florida.... 62 31 24 2 5 69 220

GA 186 172 207 237 GA 212 194 204 213 GA 176 191 154 194

American Hockey League At A Glance All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA St. John’s .............. 59 37 15 5 2 81 200 168 Manchester ........... 63 31 29 0 3 65 166 181 Worcester.............. 60 26 23 4 7 63 157 164 Portland ................. 61 28 27 3 3 62 174 207 Providence............ 63 27 29 3 4 61 156 182 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Norfolk ................... 63 42 18 1 2 87 226 164 Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton ................ 62 36 19 2 5 79 200 188 Hershey ................. 61 31 20 4 6 72 200 181 Syracuse ............... 61 26 27 4 4 60 194 198 Binghamton........... 62 24 34 2 2 52 164 198 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Bridgeport ............. 60 32 20 3 5 72 185 173 Connecticut........... 61 31 20 5 5 72 182 169 Albany .................... 61 27 24 6 4 64 155 176 Adirondack............ 61 30 28 2 1 63 167 172 Springfield ............. 62 28 28 3 3 62 175 193 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Charlotte................ 60 32 20 3 5 72 168 158 Chicago ................. 61 33 23 2 3 71 169 156 Peoria .................... 63 34 26 2 1 71 190 169 Milwaukee ............. 59 30 25 2 2 64 165 156 Rockford................ 60 27 26 2 5 61 168 188 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toronto .................. 62 34 21 4 3 75 181 146 Rochester.............. 61 30 22 6 3 69 181 177 Lake Erie ............... 62 31 25 2 4 68 152 172 Grand Rapids........ 58 25 23 6 4 60 184 187 Hamilton ................ 60 26 27 2 5 59 146 181 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City...... 61 36 17 4 4 80 174 141 San Antonio .......... 60 33 23 3 1 70 153 162 Abbotsford ............ 62 32 24 3 3 70 150 164 Houston ................. 59 28 19 3 9 68 164 162 Texas ..................... 60 27 29 2 2 58 180 193 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Sunday's Games Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4, Springfield 3, SO Norfolk 6, Bridgeport 3 Connecticut 5, Manchester 3 Syracuse 5, Albany 1 Charlotte 4, Chicago 0 Adirondack 4, Worcester 1 Portland 5, Providence 4 Peoria 5, Abbotsford 0 Lake Erie at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Grand Rapids at Houston, 6:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Rockford, 6:05 p.m. Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games Hamilton at St. John’s, 6 p.m. Rockford at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Abbotsford at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Grand Rapids at Texas, 8:30 p.m.

N B A At A Glance All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia ................. 25 17 .595 Boston........................... 21 19 .525 New York ...................... 18 23 .439 New Jersey .................. 14 28 .333 Toronto ......................... 13 28 .317 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami............................. 31 9 .775 Orlando ......................... 27 15 .643 Atlanta ........................... 23 17 .575 Washington .................. 9 30 .231 Charlotte ....................... 5 34 .128 Central Division W L Pct Chicago .......................... 34 9 .791 Indiana............................ 23 16 .590 Milwaukee ...................... 17 24 .415 Cleveland ....................... 16 23 .410 Detroit ............................. 15 26 .366 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio ................... 26 13 .667 Memphis ........................ 23 16 .590 Dallas.............................. 23 20 .535 Houston.......................... 22 20 .524 New Orleans .................. 10 31 .244 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City ............. 32 9 .780 Denver .......................... 23 18 .561 Minnesota..................... 21 21 .500 Portland......................... 20 21 .488 Utah............................... 19 21 .475 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers ................... 25 16 .610 L.A. Clippers................. 23 15 .605 Phoenix......................... 19 21 .475 Golden State ................ 16 21 .432 Sacramento.................. 14 26 .350 Saturday's Games Portland 110, Washington 99 Detroit 105, Toronto 86 Miami 93, Indiana 91, OT Chicago 111, Utah 97 Oklahoma City 122, Charlotte 95 New Orleans 95, Minnesota 89 Houston 112, New Jersey 106 Phoenix 98, Memphis 91 Golden State 111, Dallas 87 Sunday's Games Philadelphia 106, New York 94 L.A. Lakers 97, Boston 94 Cleveland 118, Houston 107 Milwaukee 105, Toronto 99 Orlando 107, Indiana 94 Memphis at Denver, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Monday's Games Milwaukee at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. New York at Chicago, 8 p.m. Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Washington at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Detroit at Utah, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday's Games Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Portland at Indiana, 7 p.m. Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Atlanta at Denver, 9 p.m. Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

GB — 3 61⁄2 11 111⁄2 GB — 5 8 211⁄2 251⁄2 GB — 9 16 16 18 GB — 3 5 51⁄2 17 GB — 9 111⁄2 12 121⁄2 GB — 1 ⁄2 51⁄2 7 101⁄2

C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L SUNDAY'S SCORES TOURNAMENT Atlantic 10 Conference Championship St. Bonaventure 67, Xavier 56 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Florida St. 85, North Carolina 82 Big Ten Conference Championship Michigan St. 68, Ohio St. 64 Southeastern Conference Championship Vanderbilt 71, Kentucky 64 Western Athletic Conference Championship New Mexico St. 82, Louisiana Tech 57

National Invitation Tournament Glance All Times EDT First Round Tuesday, March 13 UMass (21-10) at Mississippi State (21-11), 7 p.m. Stony Brook (22-9) at Seton Hall (20-12), 7:15 p.m. Dayton (20-12) at Iowa (17-16), 7:30 p.m. Savannah State (21-11) at Tennessee (18-14), 8 p.m. Akron (22-11) at Northwestern (18-13), 9 p.m. Marshall (21-13) at Middle Tennessee (25-6), 9:15 p.m. LSU (18-14) at Oregon (22-9), 9:30 p.m. Texas-Arlington (24-8) at Washington (21-10), 10 p.m. Cleveland State (22-10) at Stanford (21-11), 11 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 Minnesota (19-14) at La Salle (21-12), 7 p.m. UCF (22-10) at Drexell (27-6), 7:15 p.m.

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AMERICA’S LINE By ROXY ROXBOROUGH BOXING REPORT: In the WBA super welterweight title fight on May 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is -$700 vs. Miguel Cotto at +$500; in the WBA/IBF welterweight title fight on May 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Amir Khan is -$500 vs. Lamont Peterson at +$400; in the WBO welterweight title fight on June 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pacquiao is -$400 vs. Timothy Bradley at +$300. CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Nets - Bucks circle is for New Jersey guard Deron Williams (questionable); the Knicks - Bulls circle is for New York forward Jared Jeffries (questionable), and for Chicago, Luol Deng (questionable), Joakim Noah (questionable) and guard C.J. Watson (questionable). POLITICAL REPORT Odds to win the Republican nomination Mitt Romney

1/3

Rick Santorum

3/1

Newt Gingrich

25/1

Ron Paul

50/1 NBA

Favorite

Points

Underdog

Bucks

[PK]

NETS

BULLS

[8]

Knicks

HORNETS

6.5

Bobcats

SPURS

13.5

Wizards

JAZZ

7.5

Pistons

SUNS

3.5

T’Wolves

CLIPPERS

5.5

Celtics

[]-denotes a circle game. NCAA TOURNAMENT Favorite

Points

Underdog

Tuesday First Round (Dayton, OH) W Kentucky

4.5

Byu

Miss Valley St

Iona

Wednesday First Round (Dayton, OH) Lamar California

Vermont

2.5

S Florida

Thursday Second Round (Pittsburgh, PA) Syracuse

NC-Asheville

Kansas St

6.5

Southern Miss

Ohio St

17.5

Loyola-MD

W Virginia

Gonzaga

Thursday Second Round (Louisville, KY)

Unlv

Colorado

Vanderbilt

Harvard

Montana

Wisconsin

Thursday Second Round (Portland, OR) Wichita St

6.5

Virginia Comm

Indiana

6.5

New Mexico St

New Mexico

4.5

Long Beach St

Louisville

7.5

Davidson

Duke

12.5

Lehigh

Notre Dame

2.5

Xavier

N Carolina

Vermont

Friday Second Round (Greensboro, NC)

or N Carolina

Lamar

Alabama

1.5

Creighton

Friday Second Round (Columbus, OH) Michigan St

Long Island U

Memphis

3.5

Saint Louis

Georgetown

Belmont

NC State

San Diego St

Friday Second Round (Nashville, TN) Florida St

6.5

St. Bona.

Cincinnati

2.5

Texas

Temple

California

or Temple

S Florida

6.5

Ohio U

Michigan

Friday Second Round (Omaha, NE) Missouri

21.5

Norfolk St

Florida

3.5

Virginia

Kansas

Detroit

Purdue

St. Mary’s-CA

Kentucky

W Kentucky

or Kentucky

Miss Valley St

Connecticut

1.5

Iowa St

Marquette

Byu

Favorite

Odds

Underdog

or Marquette

Iona

SABRES

-$160/+$140

Canadiens

AVALANCHE

-$125/+$105

Ducks

Sharks

-$140/+$120

OILERS

COYOTES

-$110/-$110

Predators

Murray St

Colorado St

Thursday Second Round (Albuquerque, NM) Baylor

NHL

S Dakota St

Y.E. Yang (12), $43,500 72-67-76-76—291 Sergio Garcia (9), $42,000 75-74-68-76—293 Paul Lawrie, $42,000 70-74-72-77—293 Louis Oosthuizen (9), $42,000 77-70-74-72—293 Ian Poulter (9), $42,000 76-77-71-69—293 Tadahiro Takayama, $42,000 74-73-75-71—293 Rafael Cabrera Bello, $40,500 75-70-75-74—294 Pablo Larrazabal, $39,750 76-73-71-75—295 Vijay Singh (5), $39,750 75-73-72-75—295 Fredrik Jacobson (3), $39,000 72-76-71-77—296 Alexander Noren, $38,500 74-75-72-76—297 Tetsuji Hiratsuka, $38,000 78-73-70-77—298 Sang-Moon Bae (1), $37,750 79-76-73-71—299 Simon Dyson, $37,500 74-72-73-81—300 72-67-68-WD

N AT I O N W I D E T O U R Chile Classic Scores Sunday At Prince of Wales Country Club Santiago, Chile Purse: $600,000 Yardage: 6,711;Par: 72 Final Round Paul Haley II, $108,000 ..............67-64-64-71—266 Joseph Bramlett, $64,800..........71-68-66-64—269 Paul Claxton, $40,800 ................70-66-66-68—270 Steven Alker, $24,800................68-67-71-66—272 Rob Oppenheim, $24,800 .........69-69-65-69—272 Alex Aragon, $24,800.................69-67-66-70—272 Brian Stuard, $19,350 ................68-68-67-70—273 Brad Elder, $19,350....................68-67-66-72—273 Brice Garnett, $16,200 ...............68-71-69-66—274 Benjamin Alvarado, $16,200 .....71-69-65-69—274 Camilo Benedetti, $16,200 ........67-69-68-70—274 Will Wilcox, $11,760 ...................69-68-71-67—275 Tim Wilkinson, $11,760..............74-67-66-68—275 David Lingmerth, $11,760 .........70-69-67-69—275 Mark Tullo, $11,760....................69-67-69-70—275 Alex Prugh, $11,760 ...................66-72-66-71—275 Lee Williams, $8,120 ..................74-66-69-67—276 Glen Day, $8,120 ........................71-69-68-68—276 Troy Merritt, $8,120 ....................69-68-70-69—276 Shawn Stefani, $8,120................70-70-67-69—276 Robert Streb, $8,120..................70-67-69-70—276 Alistair Presnell, $8,120 .............67-68-69-72—276 Aron Price, $5,424 ......................70-71-69-67—277 Bio Kim, $5,424 ...........................69-71-68-69—277 Russell Henley, $5,424 ..............71-68-67-71—277 Rahil Gangjee, $5,424................72-68-65-72—277 Darron Stiles, $5,424..................72-66-66-73—277 Jeff Gove, $3,690........................69-70-72-67—278 Jim Herman, $3,690 ...................71-70-70-67—278 Aaron Watkins, $3,690 ...............70-69-72-67—278 B.J. Staten, $3,690......................71-67-71-69—278 Michael Connell, $3,690 ............69-70-70-69—278 Cameron Percy, $3,690 .............70-70-69-69—278 Andy Pope, $3,690 .....................70-69-69-70—278 Luke List, $3,690.........................69-71-67-71—278 Scott Parel, $3,690 .....................65-70-71-72—278 Brian Smock, $3,690 ..................70-70-66-72—278 James Nitties, $3,690.................65-72-67-74—278 Christopher DeForest, $3,690 ..68-65-69-76—278 Roger Tambellini, $2,546 ..........70-70-72-67—279 Andrew Svoboda, $2,546 ..........71-70-69-69—279 Christian Espinoza, $2,546........69-67-72-71—279 Julian Etulain, $2,546 .................67-74-67-71—279 Santiago Russi, $2,546 ..............69-67-71-72—279 Alex Coe, $2,546 ........................70-64-73-72—279 Matthew Giles, $2,546................69-68-70-72—279 Ron Whittaker, $2,073 ...............72-68-72-68—280 Carlos Franco, $2,073................67-71-74-68—280 Adam Hadwin, $2,073 ................71-70-70-69—280 Scott Sterling, $2,073 .................68-72-70-70—280 Jerod Turner, $2,073..................68-70-71-71—280 Steve Allan, $2,073.....................70-70-69-71—280 Ben Martin, $2,073 .....................70-68-70-72—280 Fabian Gomez, $2,073...............72-69-67-72—280 Tom Hoge, $2,073 ......................71-69-66-74—280 Tyrone Van Aswegen, $1,875...70-71-75-65—281 Brad Adamonis, $1,875..............73-67-73-68—281 Martin Piller, $1,875....................72-68-73-68—281 Erik Flores, $1,875......................72-69-69-71—281 Andre Stolz, $1,800 ....................73-68-71-70—282 Mike Lavery, $1,710 ...................69-72-73-69—283 Hudson Swafford, $1,710 ..........66-72-73-72—283 Chris Nallen, $1,710 ...................68-73-71-71—283 Juan Cerda...................................71-67-73-72—283 Andres Gonzales, $1,710 ..........72-69-70-72—283 Andy Winings, $1,710 ................71-70-70-72—283

M L S Northern Iowa (19-13) at Saint Joseph’s (20-13), 7:15 p.m. Valparaiso (22-11) at Miami (19-12), 7:30 p.m. Bucknell (24-9) at Arizona (23-11), 9 p.m. Nevada (26-6) at Oral Roberts (27-6), 9:15 p.m. Illinois State (20-13) at Mississippi (20-13), 9:30 p.m. Second Round March 15-19 Texas-Arlington-Washington winner vs. AkronNorthwestern winner LSU-Oregon winner vs. Dayton-Iowa winner Savannah State-Tennessee winner vs. MarshallMiddle Tennessee winner Minnesota-La Salle winner vs. Valparaiso-Miami winner Stony Brook-Seton Hall winner vs. UMass-Mississippi State winner UCF-Drexel winner vs. Northern Iowa-Saint Joseph’s winner Bucknell-Arizona winner vs. Nevada-Oral Roberts winner Cleveland State-Stanford winner vs. Illinois StateMississippi winner Quarterfinals March 20-21 Texas-Arlington-Washington-Akron-Northwestern winner vs. LSU-Oregon- Dayton-Iowa winner Savannah State-Tennessee-Marshall-Middle Tennessee winner vs. Minnesota-La Salle-ValparaisoMiami winner Stony Brook-Seton Hall- UMass-Mississippi State winner vs. UCF-Drexel-Northern Iowa-Saint Joseph’s winner Bucknell-Arizona-Nevada-Oral Roberts winner vs. Cleveland State-Stanford-Illinois State-Mississippi winner Semifinals At Madison Square Garden Tuesday, March 27 New York Semifinal, 7 p.m. Semifinal, 9:30 p.m. Championship Thursday, March 29 TBD, 7 p.m.

WOMEN'S SCORES TOURNAMENT Big South Conference Liberty 81, High Point 73 Colonial Athletic Association Championship Delaware 59, Drexel 43 Horizon League Championship Green Bay 66, Detroit 53 Missouri Valley Conference Championship Creighton 53, Drake 38 Northeast Conference Championship Sacred Heart 58, Monmouth (NJ) 48

N A S C A R Sprint Cup-Kobalt Tools 400 Results Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (7) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 141.7 rating, 48 points, $428,175. 2. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 115.4, 43, $281,776. 3. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 121.8, 42, $207,365. 4. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 99, 40, $201,273. 5. (21) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 98, 39, $187,281. 6. (5) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 267, 93.6, 39, $150,854. 7. (26) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 92.2, 37, $127,865. 8. (19) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 94.8, 36, $152,498. 9. (25) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 267, 78.5, 0, $112,865. 10. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 113.1, 35, $118,240. 11. (3) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 107.7, 34, $153,641. 12. (16) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 78.7, 33, $150,241. 13. (15) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 267, 75.5, 31, $133,313. 14. (22) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 71.9, 30, $142,680. 15. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 267, 69.8, 29, $129,413. 16. (8) Joey Logano, Toyota, 267, 76.4, 28, $111,230. 17. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 95.7, 27, $128,069. 18. (13) Mark Martin, Toyota, 267, 74.5, 26, $99,755. 19. (1) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 94.3, 25, $112,555. 20. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 63.2, 24, $140,321. 21. (35) David Ragan, Ford, 267, 55.1, 24, $113,063. 22. (11) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, 110.4, 23, $140,691. 23. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 266, 74.1, 21, $138,363. 24. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, 266, 59.7, 20, $130,366. 25. (29) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 264, 51.8, 19, $122,846. 26. (24) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 264, 56.6, 18, $113,388. 27. (32) Casey Mears, Ford, 264, 42, 17, $101,788. 28. (43) David Stremme, Toyota, 263, 45.4, 16, $98,677. 29. (38) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 263, 44.7, 15, $85,905. 30. (41) Ken Schrader, Ford, 263, 37.7, 14, $97,630. 31. (31) David Reutimann, Chevrolet, 261, 51, 13, $85,430.

32. (20) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 259, 72.6, 13, $122,975. 33. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 258, 34.9, 11, $85,030. 34. (23) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 252, 32.2, 10, $92,830. 35. (12) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, accident, 251, 69.2, 9, $92,605. 36. (30) Landon Cassill, Toyota, engine, 240, 47.8, 8, $110,750. 37. (14) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 238, 66.4, 8, $128,755. 38. (39) Michael McDowell, Ford, rear gear, 147, 35, 6, $83,982. 39. (37) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, engine, 123, 40.1, 5, $88,450. 40. (33) Josh Wise, Ford, brakes, 64, 32, 4, $81,675. 41. (40) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, vibration, 44, 27.4, 0, $79,925. 42. (42) Timmy Hill, Ford, accident, 42, 27.3, 2, $79,780. 43. (36) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, engine, 39, 31.9, 1, $80,044. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 137.524 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 54 minutes, 44 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.461 seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 33 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 11 drivers. Lap Leaders: D.Earnhardt Jr. 1-43;K.Harvick 44-45;G.Biffle 46;D.Earnhardt Jr. 47-73;G.Biffle 74;D.Ragan 75;K.Harvick 76-77;M.Kenseth 78-98;J.Johnson 99-133;T.Stewart 134-175;B.Keselowski 176;A.Allmendinger 177;J.Gordon 178-179;T.Stewart 180-230;C.Bowyer 231-233;T.Stewart 234-267. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): T.Stewart, 3 times for 127 laps;D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 70 laps;J.Johnson, 1 time for 35 laps;M.Kenseth, 1 time for 21 laps;K.Harvick, 2 times for 4 laps;C.Bowyer, 1 time for 3 laps;G.Biffle, 2 times for 2 laps;J.Gordon, 1 time for 2 laps;D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap;B.Keselowski, 1 time for 1 lap;A.Allmendinger, 1 time for 1 lap. Top 12 in Points: 1. G.Biffle, 125;2. K.Harvick, 115;3. D.Hamlin, 113;4. D.Earnhardt Jr., 107;5. M.Kenseth, 102;6. C.Edwards, 102;7. T.Stewart, 100;8. M.Truex Jr., 98;9. J.Logano, 98;10. M.Martin, 97;11. P.Menard, 89;12. Ky.Busch, 87. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

P G A Cadillac Championship Scores Sunday At TPC Blue Monster at Doral Doral, Fla. Purse: $8.5 million Yardage: 7,334;Par: 72 Final Round Justin Rose (550), $1,400,000 69-64-69-70—272 Bubba Watson (315), $845,000 70-62-67-74—273 Rory McIlroy (200), $516,000 73-69-65-67—274 Peter Hanson, $362,500 70-65-69-71—275 Charl Schwartzel (128), $362,500 68-69-70-68—275 Luke Donald (100), $260,000 70-68-69-69—276 John Senden (100), $260,000 76-67-68-65—276 Keegan Bradley (81), $165,000 69-67-66-75—277 Matt Kuchar (81), $165,000 72-67-66-72—277 Steve Stricker (81), $165,000 69-70-69-69—277 Bo Van Pelt (81), $165,000 73-65-70-69—277 Aaron Baddeley (69), $120,000 69-74-68-67—278 Graeme McDowell (61), $101,000 75-67-67-70—279 Francesco Molinari, $101,000 75-68-71-65—279 Adam Scott (61), $101,000 66-68-74-71—279 Johnson Wagner (61), $101,000 70-69-67-73—279 Charles Howell III (53), $92,000 70-67-71-72—280 Zach Johnson (53), $92,000 70-68-67-75—280 Nick Watney (53), $92,000 71-73-69-67—280 Greg Chalmers (50), $85,000 71-70-68-72—281 Jason Day (50), $85,000 73-67-70-71—281 Robert Karlsson (50), $85,000 75-68-70-68—281 Martin Kaymer, $85,000 73-64-70-74—281 Thomas Bjorn, $76,000 68-68-75-71—282 Marcus Fraser, $76,000 76-68-69-69—282 Martin Laird (45), $76,000 72-73-66-71—282 Hunter Mahan (45), $76,000 71-72-66-73—282 Robert Rock, $76,000 75-70-68-69—282 Jason Dufner (40), $67,500 66-72-73-72—283 Bill Haas (40), $67,500 74-70-70-69—283 Anders Hansen, $67,500 70-72-69-72—283 Garth Mulroy (40), $67,500 73-71-69-70—283 Lee Westwood (40), $67,500 76-67-68-72—283 Gary Woodland (40), $67,500 71-70-70-72—283 Jonathan Byrd (33), $60,500 72-70-70-72—284 K.J. Choi (33), $60,500 74-67-70-73—284 Nicolas Colsaerts, $60,500 73-70-70-71—284 Branden Grace, $60,500 78-72-64-70—284 Dustin Johnson (33), $60,500 75-68-73-68—284 Juvic Pagunsan, $60,500 69-71-72-72—284 Chez Reavie (33), $60,500 78-68-67-71—284 Webb Simpson (33), $60,500 75-66-66-77—284 Darren Clarke, $55,500 74-74-68-69—285 Phil Mickelson (28), $55,500 72-71-71-71—285 Rickie Fowler (24), $52,000 74-70-72-70—286 Retief Goosen (24), $52,000 74-71-71-70—286 Miguel A. Jimenez, $52,000 69-71-73-73—286 Brandt Snedeker (24), $52,000 75-69-70-72—286 Mark Wilson (24), $52,000 72-70-72-72—286 Hennie Otto, $49,000 73-66-71-77—287 Paul Casey (19), $46,875 76-71-68-73—288 Ben Crane (19), $46,875 73-71-73-71—288 K.T. Kim, $46,875 74-72-70-72—288 Kyle Stanley (19), $46,875 69-69-76-74—288 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano, $45,250 74-70-73-72—289 Geoff Ogilvy (16), $45,250 73-73-70-73—289 Jbe’ Kruger, $44,250 72-71-73-74—290 Alvaro Quiros, $44,250 69-74-71-76—290

At A Glance All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE ..............................................................WLTPtsGFGA Houston ............................................... 100 3 1 0 Sporting Kansas City ......................... 100 3 1 0 Chicago ............................................... 000 0 0 0 Philadelphia ........................................ 000 0 0 0 Toronto FC.......................................... 000 0 0 0 New York............................................. 010 0 1 2 D.C....................................................... 010 0 0 1 New England ...................................... 010 0 0 1 Columbus............................................ 010 0 0 2 Montreal .............................................. 010 0 0 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE ..............................................................WLTPtsGFGA Real Salt Lake .................................... 100 3 3 1 Vancouver ........................................... 100 3 2 0 Colorado.............................................. 100 3 2 0 FC Dallas ............................................ 100 3 2 1 San Jose.............................................. 100 3 1 0 Portland ............................................... 000 0 0 0 Seattle.................................................. 000 0 0 0 Chivas USA ........................................ 010 0 0 1 Los Angeles ........................................ 010 0 1 3 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Saturday's Games Vancouver 2, Montreal 0 Colorado 2, Columbus 0 Sporting Kansas City 1, D.C. United 0 Real Salt Lake 3, Los Angeles 1 San Jose 1, New England 0 Sunday's Games FC Dallas 2, New York 1 Houston 1, Chivas USA 0 Monday's Games Philadelphia at Portland, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17 Chicago at Montreal, 2 p.m. Houston at San Jose, 5 p.m. Portland at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. New England at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. New York at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m. Toronto FC at Seattle FC, 10 p.m. Vancouver at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18 Colorado at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. D.C. United at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

T E N N I S BNP Paribas Open Results Sunday At The Indian Wells Tennis Garden Indian Wells, Calif. Purse: Men: $5.55 million (Masters 1000); $5.44 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Second Round Juan Martin Del Porto (9), Argentina, def. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 7-5, 6-2. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. Bjorn Phau, Germany, 7-5, 6-2. Marcel Granollers (26), Spain, def. Tommy Haas, Germany, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Juan Ignacio Chela (31), Argentina, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (7), 7-5. Fernando Verdasco (19), Spain, def. Ryan Sweeting, United States, 6-2, 6-2. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 6-1, 6-3. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Feliciano Lopez (15), Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Jurgen Melzer (20), Austria, 6-3, 6-3. Janko Tipsarevic (10), Serbia, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 6-4, 6-2. David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-2, 6-2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6), France, def. Michael Llodra, France, 4-1, retired. Radek Stepanek (28), Czech Republic, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 6-2, 6-1. David Nalbandian, Argentina, def. Marin Cilic (24), Croatia, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4). Women Third Round Julia Goerges (14), Germany, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (24), Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Li Na (8), China, def. Zheng Jie (31), China, 6-1, 6-3. Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (25), Russia, 6-1, 6-2. Angelique Kerber (18), Germany, def. Vania King, United States, walkover. Doubles Men First Round Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Horia Tecau (4), Romania, def. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, and Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 6-3, 7-5. Andy Murray and Jamie Murray, Britain, def. Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins, Britain, 3-6, 6-2, 13-11. Matthew Ebden, Australia, and Ryan Harrison, United States, def. Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Scott Lipsky, United States, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-4 tiebreak. Richard Gasquet, France, and Paul Hanley, Australia, def. Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Christopher Kas, Germany, 4-6, 6-1, 10-4 tiebreak. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, and Daniel Nestor (2), Canada, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, and Mark Knowles, Bahamas, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya (8), Austria, vs. Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, Eric Butorac, United States, and Bruno Soares, Brazil, vs. Juan Monaco, Argentina, and Kei Nishikori, Japan, Sania Mirza, India, and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, vs. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, and Alberta Brianti, Italy,

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BULLETIN BOARD MEETINGS Dupont Softball/T-ball will hold a meeting for those interested in coaching T-ball or softball this year. The meeting will be held at Dupont Borough building Monday. T-ball coaches will meet at 6 p.m. and softball coaches at 6:30. For info call Bob 881-8744. Hanover Area Cheerleading Booster Club will hold a meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Kingston/Forty Fort Little League will be meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at the Kingston Rec Center. All members are encouraged to attend. Plains Yankees Football & Cheerleading Organization will hold its next monthly meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. at the PAV in Hudson. Plymouth West Side Girls FastPitch Softball will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Borough building. Wyoming Area Softball Parents will conduct a parent meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Wyoming Area Secondary Center, Room 164. Revello’s pizza fundraiser, Meet the Warrior Night and the ziti dinner/ craft show plans will be discussed. All parents of selected players grades 7-12 should attend. Crestwood Football Booster Club will meet today at 6 p.m. at Tony’s Pizzeria. For more information, call Sherry at 855-6938. Hanover Area Cheerleader Booster Club will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS Swoyersville Baseball will hold final registrations will be held for boys and girls from ages 5 – 16, on Wednesday March 14th, 6:30pm 7:30pmat the Borough building. Costs are $30 (T-Ball, 4-5), $50 players (6 – 16). Family rate is $10 for each additional child, but doesn’t apply to JR or SR LL. All players need to bring (3) proofs of residency dated or in force from 2/1/2011 – 2/1/2012. New players must have birth certificate. The mandatory fundraiser is lottery tickets and cost $40 for individuals /$65 for family, with all monies due at signup. For more information, call Dave @ 899-3750. Beginner to Intermediate Field Hockey Players are invited for training and games beginning April 15. A six-week program with sessions every Sunday from 3:305:30 p.m. is awaiting children ages 5-12. We will have gear and sticks for sale for those who have never played. To register, visit www.kapowfh.com, and complete and mail the youth spring training flier on the homepage. LEAGUES County Line Girls Softball League is a newly formed ASA rec league comprised of teams from Dupont, Taylor, Minooka and Scranton. The league is looking for teams in age groups from 7-17. For more information, call Bob at 881-8744. Kingston Recreation Center has openings for its summer softball league with play every Sunday morning beginning April 1. League fee is $260 and the rec center has a sponsor to help with the fee if a team is unable to afford it. The sponsor will pay for the fee and the teams just have to show up and play. The league is seeking as many as eight teams. For more information, call the rec center at 287-1106. 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. Electric City Baseball & Softball Academy will hold a Hitter’s Video Clinic for boys and girls ages 8-18 at their new facility at 733 Davis Street, Scranton, on April 14-15. Hitters receive instruction, drills and video analysis. Cost is $75 for both days; $65 if post-marked by March 15. For more information, call 955-0471 or visit www.electriccitybaseball.com. 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.

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DORAL, Fla. — On a day of endless drama at Doral, Justin Rose won his first World Golf Championship standing on the practice range. Rose had to make up a three-shot deficit against Bubba Watson, and then a two-shot deficit against Keegan Bradley. Rose was steady down the stretch Sunday, even with a bogey from the bunker on the 18th hole, and closed with a 2-under 70 to win the Cadillac Championship. Rose Watson, as always, made it interesting. He hit a bullet of a 4-iron out of the palm trees to just inside 10 feet for a chance to force a playoff. His birdie putt missed on the low side, ending a wild day even by his standards. He closed with a 74. If that wasn’t enough, Tiger Woods muddied his Masters future when he left after 11 holes with soreness in his left Achilles tendon, wincing badly on his final shot — a 321-yard drive down the middle of the 12th fairway. Woods said he would have it evaluated to determine the scope of the injury. NBC Sports showed images of Woods behind the wheel in a black sedan as he drove away from Doral. It returned to golf just as Rory McIlroy, who started the final round eight shots behind, holed a bunker shot for eagle on the 12th hole. McIlroy pulled within one shot of the lead with a birdie on the 16th hole, but he closed with a bogey and a 67 to finish alone in third at 14 under.

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AUTO RACING

Stewart’s Vegas gamble pays off Bold pass on late restart leads to the defending Sprint Cup champion winning race. By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer

LAS VEGAS — Timing the restart perfectly, Tony Stewart dove to the edge of the apron and ducked under the two cars in front of him. With one bold move, the defending Sprint Cup champion was on his way to a redemptive win. Stewart made a three-wide pass on a late restart and held off Jimmie Johnson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, winning at a track that was the site of his biggest disappointment last season. “We had to wait 365 days for a shot at

it again,” Stewart said. “I might not have been so mad on the airplane had I known I was going to win a year later.” Stewart came back to Las Vegas with a Stewart new crew chief and the hope of having a little better luck than he had a year ago, when a pit mishap spoiled a chance at victory with what he believed to be the best car in the field. With Steve Addington calling the shots from the pit box, Stewart again had a good car in his return trip to the desert, uncatchable on the restarts and good enough to hold off Johnson, Greg Biffle and anyone else who tried to track him down. “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a

car that fast,” said Biffle, who finished third. “On the restarts, I’ve just never seen a car driving off like that.” Stewart got the lead with a did-hejust-do-that move with 34 laps to go in the 400-mile race. Coming around turn 4 to the start/ finish line, Stewart charged up behind Brad Keselowski and timed it just right to dip below him on the apron. He zipped to the front and stayed there, pulling away on three more less-thrilling restarts over the final 17 laps. It was his sixth win in the past 13 Sprint Cup races and first on the 1.5mile tri-oval not far from the bright lights of the The Strip. “We almost got too good a restart because I got such a good run on Brad, I almost got there too quick,” Stewart said. “If we’d have got there a foot earlier, we’d have had to check up and prob-

ably wouldn’t get a run and get underneath him like that.” A year ago, Stewart appeared to be cruising to Victory Lane at Las Vegas, only to be tripped up in the pits. He was penalized for leaving his pit stall with an air hose still attached and the team opted to take two tires on a later stop to get him back to the front. Stewart did get to the front, but the rest of the teams saw that taking two tires would work and switched tactics. Forced to take four tires late in the race, he dropped to 22nd and ran out of time to catch Carl Edwards, finishing second. Stewart went on to win his third Sprint Cup championship, thanks to the five times he was able to get to Victory Lane. He fired crew chief Darian Grubb after the season and lured Addington from Penske Racing to replace him.

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Haley takes Chile Classic

SANTIAGO, Chile — Paul Haley II won the Chile Classic in his third career Nationwide Tour start, closing with a 1-under 71 for a three-stroke victory. The 24-year-old former Georgia Tech player shot 64 on Friday and Saturday to take a six-shot lead into the final round. He finished at 22-under 266 and earned $108,000 in the inaugural event.

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Titans’ owner wants Peyton

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans owner Bud Adams wants to sign Peyton Manning and says he will do whatever necessary to convince the four-time NFL MVP to come to Tennessee, even offering up a job in the front office once his playing career ends. Adams told The Tennessean on Sunday that he has contacted Manning’s agent, Tom Condon, to express his interest and ask for the quarterback to visit the Titans. Manning visited Denver on Friday and spent more than six hours in Arizona on Sunday. The 89-year-old owner says he wants Manning as the guy to get the Titans into the playoffs. Adams says he’d love to see Manning in Titan blue after watching him the past 14 seasons with the Colts and will be upset if he doesn’t get the quarterback. COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Obama campaign posts its own NCAA tournament pool

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign is trying to make some bucks off March Madness with its own version of the NCAA Tournament office pool. It’s called “The Obama Bracket Challenge.” Visitors to Obama’s campaign website, BarackObama.com, are invited to pick the winners of each tournament matchup. The prize isn’t much, though: The campaign says it will “publish a list of everyone who does better than the President” on the website. Anyone who fills out a bracket is invited to donate money to Obama’s campaign. The president hasn’t yet released his picks for this year’s tournament. He is planning on taking British Prime Minister David Cameron to Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday for a “First Four” matchup between Mississippi Valley State and Western Kentucky. SWIMMING

Phelps posts second-best 200 free in world this year

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Taking care not to push himself too hard and too stay on pace, star Olympian Michael Phelps cruised to a 200 freestyle win Friday at the Columbus Grand Prix in the second-best time in the world this year. In his first meet since spending more than three weeks at altitude in Colorado, the 14-time gold medalist won easily in 1:48.41 — second only to France’s Yannick Agnel’s 1:45.42 this year in Nice.

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Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Kevin Frandsen fields the throw from the outfield as New York Yankees left fielder Justin Maxwell slides safely into second and second base umpire Chrios Segal watches during a spring training game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Sunday.

Rivera is perfect in first appearance

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TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees closer Mariano Rivera threw a perfect inning during his first spring training appearance, which came in New York’s 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in a game between split squads Sunday. Rivera was greeted by a standing ovation from most of the announced crowd of 10,810 at George Steinbrenner Field when he entered in the fourth. After Ty Wigginton flew out, Rivera needed 10 pitches before retiring Luis Montanez on flyball that center fielder Chris Dickerson ran down. The righthander completed a 14-pitch inning — 10 strikes — by getting a grounder from Hector Luna. Twins 5, Yankees (ss) 1 FORT MYERS, Fla. — Nick Blackburn pitched three scoreless innings and the Minnesota Twins hit three home runs to beat a New York Yankees split squad. Blackburn gave up three hits without a walk. Tigers (ss) 4, Phillies 4 (ss) CLEARWATER, Fla. — Ryan Raburn hit a two-run homer off Phillies ace Cliff Lee in the first inning and Detroit and Philadelphia tied at 4 in a splitsquad game. Lee gave up three consecutive hits to begin the game, including Raburn’s homer. After Miguel Cabrera singled, Lee set down three straight batters, striking out two of them. Rays 4, Pirates 3 PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Jeff Niemann and Kevin Correia each breezed through three innings in their second spring training starts, and Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh. Niemann was perfect for the Rays, throwing 20 of his 27 pitches for strikes. He is contending for the fifth spot in Tampa Bay’s rotation. Marlins 4, Mets 2, 5 Innings PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Johan Santana pitched 2 2-3 innings without allowing an earned run for the New York Mets in a rain-shortened loss to Miami.

The game was called after the fifth inning. Santana gave up two hits and an unearned run in his 42-pitch outing, walking two and striking out one. .

Blue Jays (ss) 9, Braves (ss) 5 DUNEDIN, Fla. — Ricky Romero, Toronto’s likely opening-day starter, struck out four in three scoreless innings and J.P. Arencibia, Jose Bautista and Brett Lawrie each had RBI doubles in the Blue Jays win over Atlanta in a game between split squads. Red Sox 6, Orioles 1 SARASOTA, Fla. — Jon Lester allowed one run and a hit in four innings in his Grapefruit League debut and Dustin Pedroia had two hits and two RBIs as Boston beat Baltimore. Against the Orioles, the left-hander walked four and struck out two. The only hit he gave up was an RBI single to Adam Jones in the first inning. Giants 7, Mariners 5 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Giants closer Brian Wilson pitched a scoreless inning in his spring debut and San Francisco nicked Felix Hernandez and beat Seattle. Wilson, who pitched last year with a tender right elbow, jogged in from the bullpen for the fourth inning to a standing ovation from Giants fans. He threw just nine pitches, allowing a hit and finishing with a strikeout-caught stealing double play. Rangers 6, Indians (ss) 1 SURPRISE, Ariz. — Michael Young had a hit and scored a run, Derek Holland pitched three solid innings and Texas beat a Cleveland split squad. Angels (ss) 17, Indians (ss) 2 TEMPE, Ariz. — Vernon Wells and Mark Trumbo hit consecutive homers in Los Angeles’ six-run fifth inning and the Angels finished with 20 hits in a victory over Cleveland in a matchup of split squads. Reds 5, Angels (ss) 4 GOODYEAR, Ariz — Jay Bruce and Miguel Cairo hit RBI singles and Cin-

cinnati beat a split squad of Los Angeles Angels. Bruce came into camp 16 pounds lighter than he ended last year. He has hit safely in all five of his spring appearances.

Rockies (ss) 5, White Sox 2 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jamie Moyer was solid in his second spring outing, allowing a run and three hits in three innings for a Colorado split squad in a victory over the Chicago White Sox. The 49-year-old left-hander trying to comeback from Tommy John surgery struck out two. Brewers 5, Rockies (ss) 4 PHOENIX — Yovani Gallardo pitched 3 1-3 scoreless innings and Milwaukee beat a Colorado split squad. Gallardo gave up three hits, walked one and struck out two in his second spring outing. Rockies starter Alex White, competing for the fifth spot in the Rockies’ rotation, allowed a run and two hits in three innings. Rickie Weeks hit an RBI double off White. Athletics 10, Royals 8 PHOENIX — Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes went hitless in his second game of the spring for Oakland, which overcame Eric Hosmer’s homer, double and four RBIs to beat Kansas City. Cespedes, who created a stir a day earlier by homering in his first game with Oakland, flied out, lined out and struck out in three at-bats. He also drew his second walk in two games. Diamondbacks 8, Padres 7 PEORIA, Ariz. — Orlando Hudson doubled and homered for San Diego before Arizona rallied for a victory. Hudson hit a two-run homer in a three-run fourth inning and had a oneout double to start a rally in the next inning. Carlos Quentin walked and had an RBI single for the Padres. Dodgers 5, Cubs 0 GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of Matt Garza’s wildness and beat the Chicago Cubs.

NEW ORLEANS — Jeffery Taylor scored 18 points and Vanderbilt rallied to beat No. 1 Kentucky 71-64 in the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, ending the Wildcats’ 24-game winning streak. John Jenkins and Festus Ezeli both had 17 points for Vanderbilt (24-10), which last won the SEC tournament in 1951. Kentucky (32-2) didn’t score a field goal over the final 8:04 and shot just 35.9 percent from the field (23 of 64). Darius Miller scored 16 points for Kentucky while Terrence Jones and Anthony Davis both added 12. After a dunk by Miller with 8:04 left, the Wildcats missed 14 consecutive shots from the field to lose for the first time since Dec. 10. Florida St. 85, North Carolina 82 ATLANTA — Tournament MVP Michael Snaer scored 18 points and Florida State used a barrage of 3-pointers to win the ACC tournament championship for the first time since joining the conference in 1991. Florida State (24-9) beat the Tar Heels by 33 points during the regular season. North Carolina (29-5) nearly came all the way back from a 16-point deficit in the first half. P.J. Hairston missed a tying 3 at the buzzer. Michigan St. 68, Ohio St. 64 INDIANAPOLIS — Brandon Wood scored a season-high 21 points to lead Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament championship game. Draymond Green, who had 12 points and nine rebounds in the final, was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. The Spartans (27-7) claimed their first tournament title since 2000 in a dramatic game that featured 16 lead changes. Jared Sullinger scored 18 points and Deshaun Thomas and William Buford added 11 each for the Buckeyes (27-7), who were denied a third straight title. WOMEN’S ROUNDUP Delaware 59, Drexel 43 UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Elena Delle Donne had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 7 Delaware used a strong second half to beat Drexel to claim its first Colonial Athletic Association championship. Wisconsin-Green Bay 66, Detroit 53 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Julie Wojta scored 29 points and Wisconsin-Green Bay won the Horizon League tournament title.

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Tuesday

14 BYU (25-8)

16 W. Kentucky (15-18)

14 Iona (25-7)

Portland • Thu. Greensboro • Fri. Albuquerque • Thu.

16 Vermont (23-11)

12 S. Florida (20-13)

Sweet 16

Third Round Sweet 16

March 22-23

March 17-18

March 22-23

Second Round March 15-16 1 Syracuse (31-2) 16 UNC Asheville (24-9)

8 Iowa St. (22-10)

Elite Eight

8 Kansas St. (21-10)

9 UConn (20-13)

March 24-25

9 So. Miss. (25-8)

5 Wichita St. (27-5)

5 Vanderbilt (24-10)

12 VCU (28-6)

12 Harvard (26-4)

Final Four

4 Indiana (25-8)

March 31

13 New Mex. St. (26-9) 6 UNLV (26-8)

4 Wisconsin (24-9) 13 Montana (25-6)

EAST

SOUTH

6 Cincinnati (24-10)

11 Colorado (23-11)

11 Texas (20-13)

3 Baylor (27-7)

3 Florida St. (24-9)

14 S. Dakota St. (27-7)

14 St. Bonav. (20-11)

National Championship

7 Notre Dame (22-11) 10 Xavier (21-12)

7 Gonzaga (25-6) 10 W. Virginia (19-13)

April 2

2 Duke (27-6)

2 Ohio St. (27-7) 15 Loyola (MD) (24-8)

1 Michigan St. (27-7)

1 N. Carolina (29-5)

16 LIU Brooklyn (25-8)

16 Lamar/Vermont

8 Memphis (26-8)

8 Creighton (28-5)

9 St. Louis (25-7)

9 Alabama (21-11)

5 New Mexico (27-6)

5 Temple (24-7)

12 Long Beach St. (25-8)

12 Cal./S. Florida

4 Louisville (26-9)

4 Michigan (24-9)

13 Davidson (25-7)

13 Ohio (27-7)

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MIDWEST

6 San Diego St. (26-7) 11 N.C. State (22-12)

3 Marquette (25-7)

3 Georgetown (23-8)

14 BYU/Iona

14 Belmont (27-7)

7 Florida (23-10)

7 Saint Mary’s (27-5)

10 Virginia (22-9)

10 Purdue (21-12)

2 Missouri (30-4)

2 Kansas (27-6)

15 Norfolk St. (25-9)

15 Detroit (22-13)

Omaha • Fri.

11 Colo. St. (20-11)

Columbus • Fri.

6 Murray St. (30-1)

Nashville • Fri.

15 Lehigh (26-7)

Greensboro • Fri.

Columbus • Fri.

12 California (24-9)

Pittsburgh • Thu.

Portland • Thu.

16 MVSU/W. Kentucky

16 Lamar (23-11)

Nashville • Fri.

Louisville • Thu.

1 Kentucky (32-2)

March 13-14 Dayton, Ohio

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Third Round March 17-18

First Round

Pittsburgh • Thu. Albuquerque • Thu.

Louisville • Thu.

March 15-16

Omaha • Fri.

Wednesday

16 MVSU (21-12)

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all this tournament can be. Last year, 4,000-student Butler finished as national runner-up for the second straight season, while VCU, of the Colonial Athletic Conference, went from one of the last teams in all the way to the Final Four. Who might this year’s VCU be? It’s the question being asked across the country. Kentucky (32-2) and Syracuse (31-2) each enter the tournament with only two losses. Both were shoo-ins for top seeds — Hathaway all but said so last week — though their recent losses certainly will add more guesswork to those millions of brackets being filled out at spring training sites, corporate board rooms and everywhere else across America. “There were 112 teams with more than 20 wins,” Hathaway said. “We talked a lot about parity at the high end of the field and about quality throughout the field. Bottom line, it was about who did you play, where’d you play them and how did you do?” Some losses, though, were less important than others, and apparently, losing in the conference tournament didn’t cost Syracuse, Kentucky or North Carolina. Those losses could have created chaos, but the committee had the teams more or less cemented into top spots, with John Calipari’s Wildcats as the No. 1 overall seed. Kentucky will play in the South region and potentially could play six games without having to leave the Southeast. “It’s one thing off our backs, 22 games in a row or whatever,” Calipari said, of his team’s winning streak, which actually reached 24 games. “It’s done now. Now let’s just go onto these three weekends.

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Kentucky forward Terrence Jones (3) dunks the ball over Vanderbilt center Festus Ezeli (3) and forward Rod Odom (45) during the second half of an NCAA basketball game at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans Sunday. The Wildcats lost to Vanderbilt, but still got the top seed in the NCAA tournament later in the day.

We’ve got a weekend in front of us. It’s going to be a bear. Know what? Good. Throw anything you want to at us.” The Wildcats will open the tournament in Louisville against the winner of a first-round game between Mississippi Valley State and Western Kentucky, but it gets tougher from there. A possible second-round opponent is defending champion Connecticut, with No. 4 Indiana possibly waiting beyond that. Before Sunday, the Hoosiers — who return to the tournament after a four-year drought — were the only team to beat Kentucky this season. Second-seeded Duke got serious consideration for moving up to a No.1seed, but an18-point loss to North Carolina in the regularseason finale and a loss to Florida State in the ACC tournament certainly hurt. The Blue Devils are on the same side of the bracket with 11th-seeded Colorado, a team that

got snubbed last year but won its way into the bracket this time by taking the Pac-12 tournament. The Pac-12 was woefully weak this year, placing only two teams and leaving Washington on the outside. This marked the first time the regular-season champion of a power conference got left out. In the West, top-seeded Michigan State will begin its quest for its seventh Final Four since 1999 against No. 16 LIU. The bottom of the bracket features No. 2 Missouri, which won the Big 12 tournament but got penalized for a nonconference schedule ranked in the 300s. “That hasn’t changed at all over the years,” Hathaway said, when asked whether the committee rewards programs that beef up their schedules. In the East region, No.1seed Syracuse comes in smarting from a loss to Cincinnati in the Big East semifinals. Other matchups include No. 3 Florida State, which went 4-1 against Duke and North Carolina this year, against No. 14 St. Bonaventure, which was a surprise winner of the A-10 conference tournament and took a bubble spot away. “We had five teams on the board, and we were talking about those five teams all morning and through that game to see where they’d be going,” Hathaway said. “There was a lot of conversation about those last five teams.” Among the five Hathaway could have been talking about were Miami, Northwestern and Nevada. All had flaws, as did Iona, though the Gaels’ strength of schedule appeared to carry them through. “We tried to play teams or conferences ranked above ours, and most of those games we really had to play on the road to get those games,” Iona coach Tim Cluess said. “We spent seven, eight weeks in a row on the road this year, but those were the teams we had to play to give ourselves a chance.”

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sible meeting of UNLV and Duke for the first time since the Blue Devils upset one of the greatest college teams ever 21 years ago in the Final Four? Even better, Duke and Kentucky could meet in the South final almost 20 years to the day since Christian Laettner hit The Shot to give Duke a thrilling 104-103 win over the Wildcats in the East Regional final. So Drexel didn’t get in. So what. Nevada didn’t get an invite, either, and the Wolf Pack won 16 games in a row at one point during the season and lost only one conference game before falling in the WAC tournament. Glittering records just don’t count like they used to. Not with coaches loading up with soft non-conference games, so many so that 112 teams in the country had 20 wins or more. Win your conference title, and you’re in. Lose, and you’re just another 25-win team heading to the NIT. Besides, there are better things to do than complain. Like look forward to some tournament storylines like these: KENTUCKY The Wildcats are so loaded that John Calipari’s biggest worry heading into the postseason was his players would be so busy worrying about the NBA draft that they will forget to take care of business. That might well have been the case last year when Kentucky was beaten in the national semifinals by Con-

necticut, and four players were picked in the draft. Complacency also might have set in Sunday, when the Wildcats lost to Vanderbilt and had a 24-game win streak snapped. This year up to six players could be drafted if all the underclassmen come out early, which begs the question: How does Calipari maintain Kentucky’s graduation rate with so many one-and-done players arriving on campus every season? MISSOURI There is no quieter top 5 team in the country than the Tigers. That’s probably fine with first-year coach Frank Haith, who made the wrong kind of headlines before the season when questions were raised about his ties with a booster at the University of Miami who liked to show players a good time. Missouri benefited from a cupcake schedule early, but the Tigers won 30 games and the Big 12 title. Their four-guard team will cause mismatch problems for anyone.

hard to feel good about anything father or son has to say. SYRACUSE Bernie Fine won’t be on the bench for this Final Four run, and for a while it looked like Jim Boeheim might not be either. But Boeheim survived the child sex-abuse scandal surrounding his longtime assistant and his team won 31 games to get the No. 1 seed in the East. Assuming yet another scandal — players on previous teams not being suspended for positive drug tests — doesn’t derail the Orangemen, they have a legitimate shot of making the title game for the fourth time in Boeheim’s 36 years in charge.

MICHIGAN STATE My personal favorite in the tournament, if only because I love the way Tom Izzo coaches. He schedules tough teams and isn’t afraid to take a few hits doing it, something that happened this year in opening losses to Duke LAMAR and North Carolina. His teams play hard night after No, the Cardinals won’t night, which makes them make a run deep into the especially difficult in tournaNCAA tournament, though ments, one reason Izzo has that doesn’t make them any less fascinating. Lamar hasn’t led the Spartans to six Final Four appearances in 16 years. lost since coach Pat Knight Michigan State also has ripped into them for being, among other things, quitters Draymond Green and one of the easier paths in the West and drug users. Psychologists can debate the method, region to make another run. So many good stories. but no one can debate LaAlmost as many good teams. mar’s place in the tournaNo need to manufacture ment after winning the controversy. And no need to Southland Conference tournament. Knight’s father, Bob whine about what might Knight, called it his best day have been. in college basketball, which almost made Brent MusTim Dahlberg is a national sports burger cry on national televi- columnist for The Associated Press. sion. This would be a great Write to him at tdahlberg(at)ap.org or http://twitter.com/timdahlberg feel-good story, except it’s

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RUNNING

Local man places 2nd in Miami By JIMMY FISHER For the Times Leader

Joe Stanek, a Hanover Area graduate, narrowly missed out on winning the Miami Beach Half Marathon this past week in Miami. Stanek led the race up until the last half mile, and missed first place by 18 to 20 seconds. He finished with a time of 1 hour, 18.08 seconds, which was good enough for second place overall. “I was a little surprised,” Stanek said. “I definitely thought I wouldn’t finish in the top ten let alone the top five judging by the

results of past years.” Stanek, 22, flew down to Miami for his spring break to compete in the half marathon, which runs a course of 13.1 miles. He said it was just something he wanted to do. “I was just looking for a half marathon to run over spring break,” said Stanek, whi is currently a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. “There’s not many in the northeastern part of the country at this time (of year) because of the cold. I found this online and decided to go down and run it.” The Florida area has seen

temperatures in the high 80s all week, and the marathon started at 6:15 a.m. to try and avoid the heat. However, the runners still found themselves competing in the temperature of 85 degrees, something that Stanek admitted slowed him down a bit. “I expected to run a bit faster,” Stanek said. “I definitely attribute that my time was a bit slower than expected due to the temperature.” While this decision to run in the race may have been random, Stanek has been a runner almost his entire life. He began running when he was in eighth

grade and ran throughout high school. He also ran cross country and track and field when he attended Mansfield University. After doing so well his first time running the Miami Beach Half Marathon, he said it’s something he would like to do again. “It was a nice event,” he said. “There were a lot of people there, great sponsors, free gear and a lot of running information handed out.” Stanek grew up in the Ashley/Newtown area. He attended college at Mansfield University before moving on to Pittsburgh.

NHL

Neal leads Penguins to win vs. Bruins The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — James Neal had a goal and two assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Sunday for their ninth straight victory. Chris Kunitz, Arron Asham, Pascal Dupis and Matt Niskanen also scored for Pittsburgh. Evgeni Malkin had three assists to move into the NHL points lead with 84, two ahead of Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 shots to run his personal winning streak to eight. David Krejci scored twice for the Bruins, but the Penguins chased Tim Thomas after the first period to keep the pressure on the Eastern Conferenceleading New York Rangers. Pittsburgh’s winning streak is the second-longest in the league this season behind the Bruins’ 10-game run in November. Rangers 4, Islanders 3 NEW YORK — Marian Gaborik scored the Rangers’ third power-play goal in the dying seconds of overtime, and New York snapped its season-worst, three-game regulation losing streak with a victory over the Islanders. With the Madison Square Garden crowd imploring the Rangers to “Shoot the puck,” Gaborik snapped a rising shot over goalie Evgeni Nabokov’s right shoulder to win it at 4:54. Brad Richards scored twice on the power play to reach 20 goals for the ninth time, and helped set up Gaborik’s winner for the Rangers, who hold a four-point lead over Pittsburgh in the races for the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference with 14 games remaining. Brian Boyle also scored for the Rangers. Blues 2, Blue Jackets 1 COLUMBUS, Ohio — David

But when it came time for the Class 3A Northeast Regional Tournament, Crestwood coach Jay Konigus and Valley West assistant Drew Feldman, both successful wrestlers in the past, lent a helping hand to Crusader 285pounder Brad Emerick. “We’re all a big family. All District 2 guys cheer each other on. When we come down here, there’s usually just a small group of kids and we like to stick together,” said Emerick, who won a fifth-place medal Saturday night. “A lot of us wrestled on summer teams, so we’re all buddies. We’re doing better. We’re starting to get our names out there so that’s a good thing.”

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The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Pascal Dupuis (9) skates in the second period of an NHL game against the Boston Bruins in Pittsburgh Sunday. The Penguins won 5-2.

Ilya Bryzgalov got a night off after starting 11 straight games. Bryzgalov has been brilliant, posting three shutouts as the Flyers won five straight coming in. Bobrovsky saw his first action since Feb. 18. Flames 4, Wild 3 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jarome Iginla scored early and set up Curtis Glencross’ go-ahead goal late with a botched shot that became a pass, and Calgary hung on to beat Minnesota for its third straight victory. Glencross has a goal in seven straight games for the Flames, who moved into a tie for eighth place with the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Confer-

ence with 76 points. They’re 4-1-1 in six games this month, and Iginla has six goals and five assists in that span. Kings 3, Blackhawks 2 CHICAGO — Mike Richards scored the lone goal in a sixround shutout to give the Los Angeles Kings a victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Richards beat Ray Emery with a quick wrist shot after Emery stopped the Kings’ first five shooters. Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick stopped all six Chicago shooters after making 35 saves — including Viktor Stalberg’s third-period penalty shot — through overtime.

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Bryant’s fourth-quarter surge lifts Lakers The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and hit a go-ahead jumper with 41.7 seconds to play, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 97-94 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Andrew Bynum had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, who rallied from a five-point deficit in the final 21⁄2 minutes. The All-Star center hit a short hook shot over Kevin Garnett with 15.5 seconds left, and Boston couldn’t get a good look at a tying 3-pointer. The Lakers scored the final eight points in their 18th victory in 19 home games, stylishly finishing their third straight victory over Boston. Rajon Rondo had 24 points and 10 assists for the Celtics, who opened an eight-game road trip by blowing a late lead. On Boston’s final possession, Ray Allen failed to get free for a 3-pointer before Rondo badly

missed a tying attempt. 76ers 106, Knicks 94 NEW YORK — Lou Williams scored 12 of his 28 points in a dazzling third-quarter flurry, Evan Turner had 24 points and 15 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers handed the New York Knicks their fifth straight loss. Williams tossed in a long jumper to beat the halftime buzzer, then had a dozen points in the final 3:28 of the third quarter, when the 76ers seized control for their third straight victory. Cavaliers 118, Rockets 107 CLEVELAND — Antawn Jamison scored 28 points and rookie Kyrie Irving came through again in the fourth quarter, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Houston Rockets. Cleveland, which recorded a season high in points, had six players in double figures in

bench after the fight was broken up by the officials. But he headed back out toward Dainton and started another fight. He was accessed with two major penalties, one for fighting, a match-fighting infraction, a minor for cross checking and a game misconduct. MacIntyre received 17 minutes in penalties for the incident at 17:42. When the penalties were sorted out, the Falcons were presented an eight-minute power play. It actually only lasted for 6:35 because Matt Calvert ended it when he was called for holding the stick. But what a job of penalty-killing by the Penguins. They hardly gave the Falcons a sniff at the net, holding them to one shot on goal. “The P-K really stepped up and rose to the challenge,’’ Hynes said. “It was the turning point of the game.’’ Alex Grant got the Penguins even with a power-play goal with

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Panthers 2, Hurricanes 0 SUNRISE, Fla. — Jose Theodore made 34 saves for his third shutout of the season and Florida beat Carolina to maintain the Southwest Division lead. Tomas Fleischmann scored in the second period, and Marcel Goc added an empty-net goal. The Panthers, a point ahead of Washington in the division race, won for the second time in their past six games, and have beaten the Hurricanes in all four meetings this season.

Devils 4, Flyers 1 NEWARK, N.J. — Martin Brodeur made 18 saves for his 650th career victory and Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists in New Jersey’s victory over Philadelphia. Patrik Elias, Anton Volchenkov and Zach Parise also scored for the Devils, who have won four straight and five of their last six. With victory, the Devils pulled even with the fifth-place Flyers. Both teams have 85 points, although the Flyers have played one fewer game. Sergei Bobrovsky was in goal for the Flyers as the streaking

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WRESTLING

Perron broke a tie early in the third period, and Jaroslav Halak made 33 saves to help NHLleading St. Louis beat Columbus Blue for its season-high fifth straight victory. Patrik Berglund also scored for St. Louis. The Blues, coming off a 4-1 victory over Columbus on Saturday night in St. Louis, have won nine of 10 to improve to 45-18-7.

Capitals 2, Maple Leafs 0 WASHINGTON — Michal Neuvirth made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, and Brooks Laich and Matthieu Perreault scored in Washington’s victory over Toronto. The Capitals have won three straight.

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winning its third straight game for the first time this season. Luis Scola scored a seasonhigh 30 points to lead Houston, whiNHL ch has lost six of seven. Bucks 105, Raptors 99 TORONTO — Ersan Ilyasova had 31 points and 12 rebounds, Drew Gooden added 21 points and the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks won their sixth straight over the Toronto Raptors.

its last five, and also earned a 3-1 season series victory over Indiana. Paul George led the Pacers with 22 points, Tyler Hansbrough added 19 and Danny Granger 18.

Grizzlies 94, Nuggets 91 DENVER — O.J. Mayo scored 22 points, including a critical 3-pointer in the closing seconds and the Memphis Grizzlies hung on to beat the Denver Nuggets to sweep the three-game regular-season Magic 107, Pacers 94 series for the first time in their history. ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwight Mike Conley, who returned Howard had 30 points and 13 rebounds, and J.J. Redick added to play after suffering a cut 18 points and a career-high nine above his right eye, had 13 points. Dante Cunningham assists as the Orlando Magic added 12 points and Tony Allen ran past the Indiana Pacers. 10 for the Grizzlies, who also The Magic played without snapped an eight-game losing starters Hedo Turkoglu and streak in Denver. Nene, Al Jason Richardson, but seemed unfazed as they built a 20-point Harrington and Corey Brewer each scored 15 for the Nuggets, lead in the first half and got 30 who dropped to 2-2 on a seapoints from their reserves. son-high nine-game homestand. Orlando has won four out of

NO SHAME IN THAT Five WVC grapplers left Hershey without a medal and were most likely feeling down in the dumps afterwards. But there’s nothing to be disappointed about for that fivesome because they lost to quality opponents, and if those wrestler’s were avoided, you never know what could’ve happened. Dallas’ Dominic DeGraba (106 pounds, Class 2A) lost to Southmoreland’s Austin Griffiths in the first round of consolations. Griffiths came back to finish third. Fort LeBoeuf’s Kody Pace beat Meyers’ Darren Stucker (Class 2A) in the first round at 145. Pace grabbed the third-place medal after losing to eventual champ Zach Beitz from Juniata in the quarterfinals. Wyoming Area’s Andy Schutz lost to Biglerville’s Laike Gardner, who placed third at 132 in Class 2A, and to Curwensville’s Jake Keller, who took fifth. Crestwood 145-pounder Kyle Hankinson (Class 3A) may have faced the stiffest competitors in his postseason. First, he lost to eventual champ Garrett Hammond from Chambersburg in the quarters. Then in the second round of consolations, he was eliminated by fifth-place medalist Ty Lydic from Greater Latrobe. In the Northeast Regional final, Hankinson lost to thirdplace state placewinner in Easton’s Mitchell Minotti, who was defending champ. Pittston Area’s Chris Wesolowski (285 pounds, Class 3A) lost to a pair of medalists in Coughlin’s Emerick (fifth) and Kiski Area’s Shane Kuhn (fourth). THREE’S A CHARM Hazleton Area’s Chad Hoffman finished his career with a win Saturday night and a fifth-place medal in the Class 3A 195-pound bracket. Hoffman accomplished that and improved on his record every year – even with three different coaches. As a freshman and sophomore, he was coached by Dave Shafer. Last year, Jeff Sweda was the head coach and this year Keith Maurer was the man. “In a way they’re all similar because it’s all about being mental in this sport and that’s all they talk about,” Hoffman said. “I can’t really compare them because they’re all similar in different ways.”

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5:07 remaining. He picked a Ben Street rebound out of a crowd, caught Dainton looking the wrong way and sailed a shot into a wide open net to knot the score at 3-3.’ “The kill gave us momentum and we were able to get a power play and capitalize on it,’’ Ryan Craig said. Killeen made sure the game exceeded regulation when he made a sliding save off a close range backhand bid by Springfield’s Nae Longpre with 25.6 seconds left.’ Earlier in the period, a pair of power-play goals by Alexandre Giroux enabled the Falcons to overturn a 2-1 deficit and take a 3-2 lead. Giroux, of the most prolific scorers in AHL history, struck at 1:57 to tie the score before he converted a Martn St. Pierre rebound with at 17:36. Former Falcon Craig scored one goal and set up another in the first period as the Penguins built a 2-1 lead. Alexandre Picard opened the scoring 1:56 into the game when he took a pass from Craig and beat Dainton to the short side.

ANOTHER HEIDI? Fans who were tuning into the PIAA Championships live on PCN may have run into a few glitches. First, in the Class 2A showing, the program didn’t feature the Parade of Champions because the festivities began a little early. Then, during the 138- and 145pound bouts, audio problems arose and PCN cut to other programming for a few minutes. Near the end of the show, with 11 seconds remaining in the 285pound bout in fact, wrestling was taken completely off again due to audio problems. The program aired again after the 3A tournament wrapped up. The 3A event was slated to start at 7 p.m. The unfortunate scenario that came up there is that some cable companies had the tournament beginning at 7:30. So if you recorded it or didn’t know what time the finals were scheduled for, you may have missed a good chunk of action. INSIDE THE NUMBERS 6,832: How many wins the parade of champions from both classes tallied in their careers. 2,259: The digit representing how many wins combined the state finalists had this season. 199: State record for career wins, set by Zack Kemmerer from Upper Perkiomen; he graduated in 2007. 190: The number of career wins by Blue Mountain’s Corey Keener, who concluded his career Saturday night with his second 3A state title and has the most of any state champion this season. 169: The District 2 record for wins in a career, set by Abington Heights’ Evan Craig in 2010. 149: The career number of wins by Norristown junior Brett Harner. Averaging nearly 50 wins a season. He could tie or break the state record for career wins next year with a stellar season. 146: Vito Pasone’s career wins, which is the Meyers school record. 112: Chad Hoffman’s career wins, 28 shy of Hazleton Area’s school record set by his former teammate Jared Kay in 2010. 102: How many wins Norristown sophomore Mikey Springer has in his career after this season. On his current pace, he may smash the current record. 85: Career wins without a loss for Kennard-Dale sophomore Chance Marsteller, who won his second 3A state title Saturday night. 57: State record for wins in a season set by Erie Tech’s Solomon Carr in 1983. 50: The D2 record for wins in a season, set by Craig in 2010. 27: That many Wyoming Valley Conference wrestlers have advanced to the state semifinals in the last 11 years. 11: Straight years the Wyoming Valley Conference has sent a wrestler to the state semis. 9: Wrestlers, who successfully won another state title this season. The list is led by Derry Area’s Jimmy Gulibon won his fourth and North Star’s Nick Roberts and Richland’s John Rizzo won their third. 6: How many wrestlers finished their 2011 season undefeated, consisting of four in Class 3A and just two in 2A.

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NAMES IN THE MILITARY Petty Officer Jason Michael Rynkiewicz was recently selected for the position of administrative assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations at the U.S. Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Rynkiewicz deployed on the USS Boxer in Feb. 2011 on a seven-month deployment to Rynkiewicz the Western Pacific region. While deployed, he earned his Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Medal; contributed to numerous search and rescue operations as the ship’s primary SAR swimmer; served as the work center supervisor for the administrative office; and

NEWS FOR VETERANS BOSTON, MASS.: USS Boston CA-69, CAG-1 and SSN-703, USS Boston shipmates and crew members of all U.S. Navy ships named Boston are planning a reunion of all USS Boston officers, crew, USMC and flag personnel July 12-15 in Buffalo, N.Y. For details, contact USS Boston Shipmates Inc., Arthur L. Hebert, Secretary, P.O. Box 816, Amherst, NH 03031-0816; phone 603-672-8772; or visit www.ussboston.org.

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NEPA Coast Guard Veterans Association names officers The NEPA Coast Guard Veterans Association recently elected officers for 2012. Coast Guard veterans interested in information should contact Neil Morrison at 570-288-6817, or in the Lehigh Valley, Joe Keglovits at 610-419-2391. New officers, from left: Robert Youngblood, vice president; Ed Johnson, past assistant treasurer; Neil Morrison, president; Chester Kulesa, secretary; John Sidorek, treasurer; George Fetchko, assistant treasurer; and Tom Betsko, chaplain.

Tractor Supply Store supports 4-H program The Wilkes-Barre Tractor Supply Store was one of the top three stores in Pennsylvania supporting the 4-H youth program through Paper Clover donations. Store employees worked hard to raise funds for the Luzerne County 4-H program. 4-H is the youth development education program administered through Penn State University for children ages 5 to 18. For more information on the 4-H program in Luzerne County, contact Donna Grey, Penn State Extension, at 8251701, 602-0600 or 1-888-825-1701. At the check presentation: Jill Hill, Sarah Smith and Judy Conklin, employees, Wilkes-Barre Tractor Supply Store; Tom Stephenson, store manager; and Donna Grey, Luzerne County 4-H program.

Fraternal Order of Police donate to Fallen Officers The Fraternal Order of Police held its annual Christmas dinner in December and presented a check to Fallen Officers Remembered. The FOP Wyoming Lodge 36 has been one of Fallen Officers Remembered continuous supporters since 2007. Sponsors and donations are still needed. For information, contact Jaclyn at 760-9034; email faloffrem@aol.com; donate through the website, www.fallenofficersremembred.org; or send your check payable to Fallen Officers Remembered, PO Box 2299, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18703. At the check presentation, from left, first row: Jaclyn Pocceschi Mosley, co-founder FOR; Samuel Blaski, assistant police chief, Kingston, and vice president, FOP; Ron Rebo, retired, Wilkes-Barre police and president, FOP; and Gina Pocceschi Boyle, co-founder, FOR. Second row: Michael Cormac Bohan, sergeant, Plains Township police and trustee FOP; Thomas Harding, sergeant, Wilkes-Barre police; Edward Casella, retired Wilkes-Barre police and president, FOP Home Association; and Thomas Zurawski, retired Plains Township police sergeant and trustee FOP.

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was promoted to Petty Officer Second Class in June 2011. While onboard, he qualified as MOOW and POOW (inport), 3M, Basic and Advance DC, Bow and Stern Hook, RPPO, Stretcher Bearer and Damage Control Petty Officer. Rynkiewicz completed his USMAP certification in Computer-Peripheral-Equipment Operator. He also completed the Navy Security Force Sentry School. Rynkiewicz’s personal awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal and various unit and campaign awards. He reenlisted in the U.S. Navy on Feb. 23 onboard the USS Boxer. He is the son of Kathy Hall, West Pittston, and Jerry Rynkiewicz, Dallas. He is the grandson of Delores Aruscavage, Hanover Township; the late Francis Aruscavage; Rose Rynkiewicz, Pittston; and the late Richard Rynkiewicz. Rynkiewicz is a 2008 graduate of Wyoming Area High School.

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Mia Elizabeth Cipriani, daughter of Michele and Thomas Michael Cipriani, Sugar Notch, is celebrating her sixth birthday today, March 12. Mia is a granddaughter of Thomas and Teresa Cipriani, Ashley; Michael Bienick, Sugar Notch; and the late Mary Alice Bienick. She has two brothers, Andrew Michael, 17, and Owen Thomas, 3.

Edward Robert Gensel, son of Diane Gensel and the late Edward Gensel Jr., Ashley, is celebrating his 10th birthday today, March 12. Eddie is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Halter, Sugar Notch, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gensel Sr. He has two sisters, Ciera, 17, and Alana, 18 months, and a brother, Zachary, 5.

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Elizabeth Ann Hines, daughter of Robert and Katherine Hines, Mountain Top, is celebrating her 13th birthday today, March 12. Elizabeth is a granddaughter of Dorothy Farrell, Wilkes-Barre; the late Gene Farrell; the late Robert Hines; and the late Anna Hines. She has two sisters, Meghan, 14, and Erin, 10.

Matthew A. Shiplett, son of Timothy and Tracey Shiplett, Mountain Top, celebrated his 10th birthday March 4. Matthew is a grandson of Kay Faber, Owego, N.Y.; Joyce Shiplett, Kingston; the late Eugene Faber; and the late Herman Shiplett. He has two sisters, Emily, 14, and Lauren, 1 1.

Christian Kalinoski Christian Kalinoski, son of Cheryl and David Kalinoski, Harrisburg, is celebrating his fourth birthday today, March 12. Christian is a grandson of Carl and Mary Ann Naessig, Wilkes-Barre, and Felix and Rosalie Kalinoski, Throop. He has two brothers, Corey, 7, and Troy, 6.

MEETINGS Today DUPONT: The Dupont Lions Club, 6:30 p.m. at the V.F.W. on Main Street. Another meeting will be held 6:30 p.m. on March 25. Park

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cleanup will take place March 24 at the playground in Dupont. Rain date is March 31.

Tuesday WANAMIE: The Glen Lyon Hose Company, 7 p.m. at fire headquarters. President Edward

Pittston Kiwanis, library plan Night at the Races The Pittston Kiwanis and the Pittston Memorial Library will hold the 16th annual Night at the Races on March 24 at Jenkins Hose Company, 2 Second Street., Jenkins Township. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. There will be refreshments, food, desserts and plenty of door prizes. Proceeds will benefit the library’s children’s programs. For more information, contact Sal Bernardi at 820-8459, Don Shearer at 654-5063, Frank Thomas at 654-3438 or Ron Faust at 654-4088. Some of the participants, from left, first row: Ron Faust, Pittston Kiwanis, and Brenda Lispi, president, Friends of the Pittston Memorial Library. Second row: Ann Simko, treasurer, Library Friends; Ann Hogya, librarian; Audrey O’Brien, Library Friends; and Sal Bernardi, Pittston Kiwanis. Third row: Maria Capolarella Montante, vice president, Library Friends, Eileen Burns, Library Friends; Janet Delaney, secretary, Library Friends; Ellen Mondlak, Library Friends; Patricia Joyce, library staff; Ann Monahan, Library Friends; and Don Shearer, Pittston Kiwanis. Also participating is Ann Terese Engleman.

Richard John Olshefski, son of Regina and John Olshefski Jr., Nanticoke, attained the Rank of Eagle Scout on June 15, 2011. Olshefski joined Troop 418, which is Olshefski sponsored by American Legion Post 350, in 2005. He has earned 49 merit badges and served as troop patrol leader, den chief and troop guide. For his Eagle Project he cleaned, stained and painted the all-purpose room at the West Side playground in Nanticoke. Olshefski is a senior at Greater Nanticoke Area High School. He is the grandson of Irene Thomas and the late Lewis E. Thomas, Wanamie, and Marcella Olshefski and the late John Olshefski Sr., Nanticoke. He is the brother of Jennifer Olshefski and Robert Kocher.

Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis book fair benefits carnival The Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis Club recently held a used-book fair at the Salvation Army’s Children’s Winter Carnival, Wilkes-Barre. The Kiwanis Club, through the efforts of Dr. Carl Urbanski, collected teenage and children’s books from local schools for free distribution to families at the book fair. Neil Young of Young’s Funny Farm, and a Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis member, also provided an animal petting zoo at the event. The Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis Club meets every Thursday at noon at the Genetti Hotel and Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre. New members are welcome. At the book fair, from left: attorney Cheryl Sobeski-Reedy, president, Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis; Beverly Johnston; Ryan Reedy; and Maureen Leone. Pauska will preside. All members are urged to attend. MOUNTAIN TOP: The Crestwood High School PTA, 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Details on the Senior Lock-In will be discussed. Parents and seniors are invited. Membership is $8. Call Karen at 474-5593 with any questions.

Citizens Bank Foundation donates to Catholic Services The Citizens Bank Foundation donated $8,000 to Catholic Social Services in Wilkes-Barre. The grant will assist the Job Search Jump Start Program which assists unemployed and homeless individuals gain employment and housing. At the check presentation, from left, are Donna Farrell, senior vice president, Citizens Bank, and Ronald Evans, executive director, Catholic Social Services.

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ty. Hostesses for the month are Barbara Mohr, Joy Lewis and Jane Baumann. Attendees should bring a canned food item for the food pantry. For more information, or to join the women’s auxiliary, call Anne Gerrity at 825-1573.

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#12238A , D uram ax D ieselV8 Turbo A llison, A utom atic, A ir, Sunroof, Rem ote Start, Pow er O ptions, Rear Parking A ssistance, O nStar, X M Satellite & M ore.

to choose From

starting at $11,450 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

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

O N LY 39K M ILES

O N LY 38K M ILES

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

#Z2661, 4.3LV6 A utom atic, A ir, FullFloor C overing, PW , PD L, C loth Seats, O nStar, C ruise, O nly 49K M iles

NOBODY Pays More

2005 CH EV Y EX P R ESS 3500 CAR GO

570-760-2035

O N LY 28K M I LES

TOYOTA ‘04 CELICA GT

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

DESOTO CUSTOM ‘49 4 DOOR SEDAN

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

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

Auto. 4 Cylinder. $12,880

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

VOLKSWAGEN `00 JETTA All power, 4 door, A/C, CD changer, sun roof. 89,000 miles $4,400 570-283-5654

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,

MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible

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

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

automatic, fair shape. $1,800. 347-693-4156

MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

CADILLAC `77original COUPE 70,000

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

miles. Leather interior. Excellent condition. $2,500. Call 570-282-4272 or 570-877-2385

OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT

CHEVROLET `76 PICKUP 4VeryCYLINDER Good Condition! $5,500. 570-362-3626 Ask for Lee

CHEVY ‘30 HOTROD COUPE $49,000

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#11908A , V8, A utom atic, A ir, PW , PD L, C ruise, O nStar, Pow er Seats, Tow ing Pkg ., A lloy W heels

24 950

2004 CH EV Y EX P R ESS CU STOM BU IL T CON V ER SION V AN O N LY 33K M I LES

412 Autos for Sale

-DAN JOMOTORS

#Z 2646, 6.0L V8 4 Sp eed H D A utom atic, FullFloor C overing , A ir, A M / FM / Stereo, FrontReclining BucketSeats, Low M iles

15 950

2007 FOR D EX P L OR ER L TD SP OR T TR AC 4W D

18 900

2012 CH EV R OL ET SIL V ER AD O 2500 H D R EGU L AR CAB 4X 4

MERCEDES ‘29

829-2043

www.jo-danmotors.com

27,995 ‘09 CHEVY MALIBU LT $ 16,495 ‘10 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS $ 15,995 ‘08 DODGE AVENGER SXT $ 14,995 ‘08 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS $ 13,995 ‘07 TOYOTA CAMRY LE $ 13,995 ‘08 BUICK LACROSSE $ 13,495 ‘09 CHEVY AVEO LT $ 12,495 ‘04 DODGE STRATUS $ 9,995 ‘98 FORD F150 SUPER CAB $ 9,995 ‘06 CHEVY AVEO LT SOLD $ 7,995 Silver, 30K Miles, Leather, Sunroof ............

Silver, Only 16K Miles, Sunroof ...................... #12253A , V8, 4.6L A utom atic, A ir, PW , PD L, Tilt, Leather, Running Boards, RoofRack, A lloys

Blue, 4 Cyl, 31K Miles, Sunroof .......................

22 999

Copper, 5 Speed, 48K Miles, Nicely Equipped...

2006 JEEP L IBER TY 4X 4

White, 4 Cyl, Nicely Equipped.........................

Maroon, PW, PDL, 58K Miles ............................

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O N LY 90 M I LES

1339 N.RiverStreet, Plains,PA.18702

V6, 4X4, SR5, TRD Sport, Only 9K Miles......

“Braun” W heelchair Lift

#Z 2660, V8 A utom atic, A ir, PW , PD L, D eep Tinted G lass, Rear W heelchair Tie D ow ns, Pow er Seats, D eluxe A p p earance Pkg ., Rear Bench Seat, Keyless Entry & M ore

All original $12,000

‘ 1 0 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB $

O N LY 38K M I LES

6” Chrom e Steps

Black, Only 9,000 Miles, Auto .........................

Gold, SXT, Sunroof, 48K Miles.............................. #12211A , 6.0L V8, A utom atic, A ir, Suspension Pkg., PW , PD L, C ruise, Tow ing Pkg., SteelW heels

28 999*

2006 GM C EN V OY D EN AL IX L 4W D

#Z2596A , 3.7LV6 A utom atic, A ir C onditioning, PW , PD L, Tilt, A M /FM /C D , A lloy W heels, 42K M iles

Black, 4x4, XLT, 68K, 1 Owner ...............................

12 995*

Yellow, Sunroof, 60K Miles .....................................

TAX AND TAGS ADDITIONAL LOW DOWN PAYMENT

2007 CH EV R OL ET COL OR AD O EX TEN D ED CAB 4W D Z71

We Now Offer Buy Here-Pay Here!

CLEAN, INSPECTED VEHICLES

6 MO. WARRANTY ON ALL VEHICLES • FULL SERVICE DEPARTMENT We Service ALL Makes & Models Family Owned & Operated for over 40 years

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FORD ‘76 THUNDERBIRD

412 Autos for Sale

Must Sell! Appraised for $9,200

MERCEDES ‘76 450 SL $24,000

• All original

45,000 miles • 350 Rocket engine • Fender skirts • Always garaged

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

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

CHRYSLER ‘48 WINDSOR 4 door, completely

421

Will sell for $6,000 Serious inquires only 570690-0727

421

original, trophy winner. $11,200 FIRM 570-472-3710

Boats & Marinas

MIRRORCRAFT ‘01 FISHING BOAT LOADED. 30 hp

MERCEDES 1975

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

Johnson, Bow mounted trolling motor, 2 fish finders, live well, bilge, lights, swivel seats and trailer. Garage kept. $6500.

412 Autos for Sale

Call Chuck at 570-466-2819

SEA NYMPH ‘91

17 999* ,

2007 CH EV R OL ET 5500 4X 4 D U R AM AX D IESEL CR EW CAB D U M P TR U CK

2009 CH EV R OL ET SIL V ER AD O 1500 EX TEN D ED CAB Z71 1-O w ner

O N LY 19K M I LES

#Z2635, 6.6L D uram ax D ieselA llison, A utom atic, 12’D um p Body, A ir, C ruise, A M /FM Stereo

53 900*

2003 CH EV Y C4500 STAK E BOD Y D U R AM AX D IESEL

#12398A , V8, A utom atic, A ir, C ruise, PW , PD L, C hrom e G rill

25 590* ,

#Z 2647, D uram ax D iesel6600 A l l ison 1000 A utom atic Transm ission, A ir C onditioning , Til t, H i-B ack B ucketS eats

27 887* ,

FREE GAS when you ﬁnance a vehicle up to 36 months

O N LY 35K M ILES

(See sales representative for details)

W Y O M I N G VA L L E Y

#Z 2637, D uram ax 6600 D iesel, 6 Sp eed M anualTrans., Rear Locking D ifferential, C ruise C ontrol, H i-Back BucketSeats

28 999*

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

K E N W A L L A CE ’S

Use your tax refund to buy.

2004 CH EV R OL ET C4500 D U R AM AX D IESEL R EGU L AR CAB D U M P TR U CK

O N LY 31K M I LES

Reliable Cars

17 999*

821-2772 •1-800-444-7172

V A L L E Y 601 K id d e rS tre e t, W ilke s -Ba rre , P A CHE V ROL E T

415 Kidder Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

Scan From M obile Device 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.

570.822.8870 steve@yourcarbank.com www.wyomingvalleyautomart.com

743725

#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

Commercial Trucks & Equipment

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

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

GMC ‘98 SIERRA 3500 4WD Stake Side, 350 V8, Auto. 75,000 miles on current engine. 12' wood bed, body, tires, interior good. Excellent running condition. New generator, starter, battery. Just tuned and inspected. $6,900. Call 570-656-1080

439

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

CHEVROLET `04 COLORADO Z71

Full 4 door, all wheel drive, 5 cylinder, automatic, A/C, all power. 1 owner, well maintained, 122K miles. $11,750. 570-466-2771

CHEVROLET `05 SILVERADO LT Z71 Extended cab,

automatic. 4x4. Black with grey leather interior. Heated seats. 73,000 miles. New Michelin tires. $14,000 (570) 477-3297

CHEVY `99 SILVERADO

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

Motorcycles

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

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

HARLEY DAVIDSON DYNA-WIDE GLIDE 200 miles, must

see. Anniversary Edition. $11,000. 570-269-0042

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

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

CHEVY ‘03 SILVERADO

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

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

CHEVY ‘05 SILVERADO

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

CHEVY ‘10 EQUINOX LT

Moonroof. Alloys. 1 Owner. $17,575

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

CHEVY ‘99 BLAZER

Sport utility, 4 door, four wheel drive, ABS, new inspection. $4200. 570-709-1467

442 RVs & Campers

FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA.

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

FOREST RIVER ‘10 SURVEYOR 234T 24’ Travel trailer.

Sleeps 7, two queen beds, tinted windows, 17’ awning, fridge, microwave, oven/range, sofa bed, water heater. A/C, one slide out, smoke free, only $14,995. 570-868-6426

451 #Z2515, Vortec 4200 A utom atic w /O D , Folding Rear Seat, C lim ate C ontrol, Polished A lum inum W heels, PW , PD L, Fog Lam ps, C D , Keyless Entry, O PW M , PD L, 47K M iles

Boats & Marinas

17’ Deep V, 40 HPH Johnson electric motor, electric anchor, 3 fish finder manual downrigger, excellent condition. $3295 570-675-5873

427 3 on the tree with fluid drive. This All American Classic Icon runs like a top at 55MPH. Kin to Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Imperial Desoto, built in the American Midwest, after WWII, in a plant that once produced B29 Bombers. In it’s original antiquity condition, with original shop & parts manuals, she’s beautifully detailed and ready for auction in Sin City. Spent her entire life in Arizona and New Mexico, never saw a day of rain or rust. Only $19,995. To test drive, by appointment only, Contact Tony at 570-899-2121 or penntech84th@ gmail.com

TOYOTA ‘09 COROLLA S

PORSCHE `85 944

#11952A , V8 A utom atic w / O D , A ir, C D , Leather, PW , PD L, Rem ote Keyless Entry, D eep Tinted G lass, Low M iles

412 Autos for Sale

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

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

CHEVY 99 SILVERADO 4X4 Auto. V8. Bargain

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

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

CHEVY ‘04 MONTE CARLO Silver with Black

Leather, Sunroof, Very Sharp! $15,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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

CHRYSLER ‘02 TOWN & COUNTRY V6. Like new!

$4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377 1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORD2V6. ‘04Clean, EXPLORER

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

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

BUICK ‘04

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

CADILLAC `99 ESCALADE 97k miles. Black

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

DODGE `01 RAM

4 x 4 off road & tow package, after market ram air functional hood. Headers, advanced performance chip. Oil always changed with synthetic Royal Purple. Satellite radio with two 1,000 watt amps. 10” Memphis bass speakers. Clarion Speakers throughout. Almost 200,000 miles, runs good, some rust. $2,800 570-499-5431

DODGE `07 GRAND CARAVAN A/C, 110,000 miles,

power locks, power windows, $6,200. 570-696-2936

FORD `04 EXPLORER

Eddie Bauer Edition 59,000 miles, 4 door, 3 row seats, V6, all power options, moon roof, video screen $8,999. 570-690-3995 or 570-287-0031

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

FORD `97 WINDSTAR

GL. 71K miles. 3.8V6 A1 condition. Auto, cruise, tilt. All power accessories. Traction control. 3 remotes. Like new tires & brakes. $3,150 570-3138099/457-5640

FORD ‘02 ESCAPE

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

FORD ‘02 EXPLORER Red, XLT, Original

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

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

FORD ‘02 F150 Extra Cab. 6

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

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

FORD ‘06 ESCAPE XLT

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

FORD ‘08 ESCAPE XLT

Leather, alloys & moonroof $16,995

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

503

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

MERCURY ‘03 MOUNTAINEER LUXURY EDITION

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

MITSUBISHI `11

OUTLANDER SPORT SE AWD, Black interi-

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

SUBARU `03 BAJA

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

85K. 4x4. Auto. Nice, clean interior. Runs good. New battery & brakes. All power. CD. $6,800 570-762-8034 570-696-5444

FORD ‘04 RANGER Super Cab

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.

GMC ‘04 ENVOY

High mileage with new trans., carb, tires. Silver body with no rust. Excellent throughout. $2,200. Call 570-287-8498

One Owner, 4x4, 5 Speed, Highway miles. Sharp Truck! $15,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

Good Miles. Extra Clean. $10,880

TOYOTA `90 PICKUP

TOYOTA `96 SR5

Will sell for parts, or whole truck. $800 570-667-7021

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

HONDA ‘09 CRV LX AWD. 1 owner. $16,670

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

JEEP ‘97 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4.0-ATM, 4WD, 128,000 miles, full power, minor body & mechanical work needed for state inspection. Recent radiator & battery. $2,500. OBO. 570-239-8376

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

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

TOYOTA ‘02 TACOMA

SR5 V6 TRD 4WD $10,220

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

TOYOTA ‘09 TACOMA TRD 4 WD Extra Cab $24,900

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

457 Wanted to Buy Auto WANTED

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

JEEP19,000 ‘08 LIBERTY miles

4x4. Auto, $17,7900 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227

Join a leading nonprofit, team-oriented community organization as a staff accountant responsible for G/L and cash functions. Assist CFO with financial reporting, analysis, and budget monitoring. BS in Accounting required with preference given to candidates with degree and 2 years experience. Proficiency in excel is a must. Financial software knowledge a plus. Competitive total compensation package offered. Submit resume by March 30th BOX 3030 C/O Times Leader 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

Part-Time Accountant

Part-time Accounting position available. Must have at least an Associates Degree. 2 years experience. Must possess analytical skills. Some duties include bank reconciliation, month-end closing. Microsoft Excel, Word, and AS400 skills. 20 hours per week. 401K available. Interested candidates should reply to: American Silk 75 Stark Street Plains, PA 18705

509

Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades

ROOFER Experienced.

570-693-3877

Roofers, Siding & Experienced Carpenters

Must have valid drivers license. Local work. Call (570) 287-5313 or apply within at 197 Courtdale Ave. Courtdale, PA 18704

512

Business/ Strategic Management

Executive Director

High energy nonprofit is hiring a fulltime Executive Director. A Bachelor’s degree in health and human services, communications, business administration, public relations or social sciences is preferred. The successful candidate must demonstrate strong community involvement , excellent communication skills, self-motivation and the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals. Experience in fundraising, volunteer management, fiscal management, event planning and website/social media are necessary. Send cover letter, resume and references to Wyoming County United Way c/o Milnes Companies 12 Frear Hill Rd. Tunkhannock, Pa. 18657 by March 26, 2012. Wyoming County United Way is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

522

Education/ Training

CHILDCARE TEACHERS

NEEDED EXPERIENCE PREFERRED. FULL TIME & PART TIME. WILKESBARRE & MOUNTAIN TOP LOCATIONS. 570-905-3322

527 Food Services/ Hospitality

AGOLINO’S RESTAURANT West Pittston Needs Experienced

WAIT STAFF

JEEP ‘07

Grand Cherokee 1 owner, alloys, PW & PL $17,490

Accounting/ Finance

ACCOUNTANT

SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles,

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

533

MERCURY `03 MOUNTAINEER

SUZUKI `03 XL-7

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

TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com

Good Used Cars & Trucks. Highest Prices Paid!!! Call V&G Anytime 574-1275

Call 655-3030 Ask for Joe Jr. or Joe Sr. Private Golf Club in Sugarloaf, Pa is seeking an experienced

BANQUET MANAGER

for its upscale dining facility. Must have experience in booking functions and the overall operations of the dining room during service. Also must have excellent communication skills, team building ability, lead by example, and be able to manage change effectively. This is a year-round position. Please send resumes to: vccchefs@ptd.net or call 788-1112 ext. 118 to set up an interview.

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

INVISIBLE FENCE INSTALLERFence” “Invisible

technology keeps dogs safer. Training is provided to operate ditch witch and install underground wire and components. Full time physical job. Must have good math skills, clean driving record and be courteous. Must pass physical & drug test. Call or email Brian at Harvis Interview Service for application or questions: 542-5330 or ifnepa. jobs@gmail.com

Lawn Mower Mechanic Full or Part Time.

PRO FIX, Rt 11, Larksville 570-288-0476

536

IT/Software Development

Director of Business Analytics (Masters degree & 3 years of experience or Bachelors degree & 5 years of experience or other suitable qualifications) – Wilkes-Barre, PA. Job involves working with & requires experience in Designing Dashboards, SSRS, SSIS, SQL Server BI Development Studio, SQL Server Management Studio, OLAP Cubes and MS Access. Relocation and travel to unanticipated locations within USA possible. Send resumes to HR, GWC Warranty Corporation, 40 Coal Street, WilkesBarre, PA 18702.

538

Janitorial/ Cleaning

Wilkes-Barre Area - Part Time Office Cleaner

Position located off Wilkes Barre Exit. 5pm-10pm. Professional office and rest room cleaning. Not on bus route. $9.00hr to start. Mon-Wed and Fri. Apply online at WWW.SOVEREIGNCS.COM EOE and Drug Free Workplace

542

Logistics/ Transportation

CDL CLASS A DRIVERS Regional and OTR drivers needed. Minimum $1,000 per week. Teams welcome. 866-542-7464 or 570-417-4722

CDL-A DRIVER Gas field/landscape

drivers plus hands on labor required. Operate dump trucks & load equipment on lowboy. Deliver to job site. Must operate skid steer excavator, hydro-seed truck, etc. Will plow in winter. Must have clean driving record and pass drug test. Top Wages Paid. Call Harvis Interview Service @ 542-5330. Leave message. Will send an application. Or forward resume: varsity.harvis@ gmail.com Employer is Varsity, Inc. No walk-ins. EOE

DRIVER

Route driver wanted, full time, benefits. Bottled water delivery. Class B CDL required. Send resume to: Tulpehocken Spring Water P.O. Box 1474 Scranton, PA 18501, Fax: 570-424-2349 or Email: tulp1@ptd.net

DRIVER/ WAREHOUSE PERSON

Apply Within 504 South Main St. Wilkes-Barre

DRIVERS

CDL-A Required. Full time position.

No overnight. Apply in person. AQUA LEISURE POOLS 185 N. WILKES-BARRE BLVD., WILKES-BARRE (570) 822-1188

Drivers Needed to Service Accounts Will train. Excellent

salary plus commission. Cash daily. Medical benefits plus pension. Work locally or nationwide. Call between 8am-6pm. Job info 201-708-6546 Manager 732-642-3719

TRUCK DRIVER

Sign on bonus for experienced drivers working in the gas & oil industry Located in Tunkhannock we are seeking experienced drivers who have a clean MVR and excellent safety record. Call 570-298-0924

542

Logistics/ Transportation

566 Sales/Business Development

LOOKING TO GROW DRIVERS WANTED! CDL Class A Regional and OTR Routes Home daily Benefit package includes: paid holiday and vacation; health, vision, and dental coverage. Candidates must be 23 years of age with at least 2 years tractor trailer experience. Drivers paid by percentage.

We currently offer these employment opportunities:

Circulation Sales/NIE Manager The Circulation Sales/NIE Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day sales activities within the circulation department. This position will coordinate all of our circulation sales programs, develop sales material and work with our sales force to continue building our audience base. The position will also coordinate our Newspapers in Education program, working with local schools and businesses to provide newspapers to students. The ideal candidate will have strong sales ability, creativity and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment that is goal-driven. This position requires excellent customer service skills, strong organizational skills, self-motivation and high energy.

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

Inserter/Packager - Part Time Day & night shifts positions available in our Packaging Department. Experience is preferred, but we will train the right candidate. This position reports directly to the Packaging Supervisor.

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

Duties include, but are not limited to: • Opening of insert skids • Feeding of circulars into assigned hoppers • Stackdown of ROP • Clean up of Packaging Department at the end of assigned shift Employees must be able to work flexible hours, be able to lift at least 25 lbs., and have reliable transportation. Pre-employment drug screening and background check required.

NOW HIRING: CLASS A OTR COMPANY DRIVERS

Customer Service Specialist Part Time Customer Service Specialist working 20-25 hours per week with weekend hours a must. Ideal candidate will enjoy speaking with customers to provide top-notch service in a fast-paced environment.

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:

Duties include, but are not limited to: • Answer incoming calls from customers • Make outgoing calls to current customers • Some data entry

• 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. GASSEARCH DRILLING SERVICES CORPORATION IS LOOKING TO FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

WATER TRUCK & WINCH TRUCK DRIVERS

•Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance •401K •Quarterly Safety Bonus •Paid Holidays •Paid Vacation APPLY WITHIN OR ONLINE:

GasSearch Drilling Services Corporation 8283 Hwy 29 Montrose, PA 18801 570-278-7118 WWW.GASSEARCH DRILLING.COM

TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVERS Home 48 hours

Find your next vehicle online.

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Accounting/ Finance

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Accounting/ Finance

Logistics/ Transportation

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Logistics/ Transportation

PART TIME BUS OPERATORS

The Luzerne County Transportation Authority is accepting applications for part time bus operators. Applicants must have a CDL class B with Passenger and air brake endorsements. Applicants must pass a drug screen, background check and DOT physical and complete a training program. Please contact Robb Henderson, Operations Manager at 287-2146 ext 211 for more information about the application process. The Luzerne County Transportation Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

timesleaderautos.com 548 Medical/Health

548 Medical/Health

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Position Requirements: • B.S. degree in Accounting • Minimum of 3-5 years experience in general accounting • CPA Preferred • Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint • Experience with PeopleSoft or JD Edwards financial software a plus Interested individuals should apply to: mrusso@key-stone.com or Fax: 570-655-8115 E.O.E. M/F/D/V

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Education/ Training

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Education/ Training

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is currently accepting applications for full-time Registered Nurses at the VA Medical Center

Registered Nurses Emergency Room ICU/Telemetry OR/ PACU

Med/Surg Community Living Center (Geriatrics) Short Procedure Unit (SPU)

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer paid, vacation/sick leave, health and life insurance coverage and an attractive retirement package including a tax deferred savings plan. Interested applicants must submit the following information: Application for Nurses and Nurse Anesthetists, VAF 10-2850a; Declaration for Federal Employment, OF-306; Curriculum Vitae, copy of Nursing Degree, and License Verification. ACLS/BCLS Certification documentation required upon joining the VA Medical Center staff or within the first 3-months of employment. Forms are available at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/job-search

EDUCATION As proven leaders in early childhood education and family development, Luzerne County Head Start is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for over 1000 children and families in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic individuals to become a member of the Head Start Team as a CLASSROOM SUBSTITUTE in our preschool centers! We have vacancies in following areas: Hazleton, Wilkes-Barre, Nanticoke and West Side. Visit our website at www.lchs.hsweb.org for details. Submit resume/cover letter and 3 letters of reference to LCHS, ATTN: Human Resources, PO Box 540, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703-0540. Fax #570-829-6580. Current ACT 34, ACT 151 and FBI Clearances are required for employment. E.O.E. M/F/V/H. NO PHONE CALLS

For additional information please call (570) 824-3521, EXTENSION 7209. Please mail your complete application package to:

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Medical Center (05) 1111 East End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 VA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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Logistics/ Transportation

Water Truck Driver EXPERIENCED

WATER TRUCK DRIVER WANTED FOR NIGHT SHIFT EMPLOYMENT. GREAT PAY OFFERED. CONTACT PAT AT

570-237-0425

Line up a place to live in classified!

EVERY Week

Hiring company drivers and Owner-Operators to run out of Hazleton Pa. Home 48 hours weekly, run NY to NC. Pickup & delivery, drop & hook, and terminal-to-terminal runs. Full company benefit package. Company $1,250 gross weekly, Owner-operator $2,350+ after fuel take home weekly. HOUFF TRANSFER is well known for outstanding customer service, safety, and reliability. Requires 5+ years experience, Hazmat, safe driving record. OwnerOperator equipment less than 5 years old. Info Ed Miller @ 877-234-9233 or 540-234-9233. Apply www.houff.com

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Production/ Operations

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Production/ Operations

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Production/ Operations

Selling Your Car? We’ll run your ad until s sold. the vehicle is

ﬁed Call Classiﬁed 0 829-7130

518 Customer Support/Client Care

Unison Engine Components is seeking experienced CNC Machine Operators to support the Wilkes-Barre facility. Qualifications: -Qualified candidates must be able to set-up and operate various types of CNC Lathes and Milling with minimum training. -Complete product inspection -Must be able to read blueprints. -Ability to use normal tooling including various micrometers, calipers, height gages, indicators and unique gages. -Perform production with good quality and maintaining high efficiency. -Maintain accurate record keeping. -Candidate needs to be able to work in a teaming environment. -Work safely and contribute to the safety culture. -Meeting the high standards for quality -Maintain equipment and work area in a safe, clean, and orderly condition. We offer a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision coverage, gain share program, vacation & holidays. Starting rates range from $17.55 to $22.20 plus shift differential based upon experience.

Complete application at Luzerne County Careerlink, 32 East Union St, Wilkes-Barre. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! EOE M/F/D/V

Inside Claims Adjusters GWC Warranty, a national vehicle service contract provider located in Wilkes-Barre, is looking for Inside Claims Adjusters. Qualified candidates must possess knowledge of the automotive repair industry, excellent communication and negotiation skills, and demonstrated ability to set priorities. Experienced Franchised Dealer Service Writers, Managers and Technicians are particularly encouraged to apply. The Company offers a competitive starting salary and benefits package including medical benefits and 401(k).

Interested candidates may submit their resumes via email to

careers@gwcwarranty.com or by fax at 570-456-0967

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Logistics/ Transportation

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!

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

548 Medical/Health

DIRECT CARE WORKER

Allied Services In-Home Services division has parttime weekend night shift hours available in Luzerne County. Minimum of one (1) year home care experience and valid PA driver’s license required. If interested, please apply online at: www. allied-services.org or call Trish Tully at (570) 348-2237. BILINGUAL INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. ALLIED SERVICES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

FIREFIGHTER / EMT

Part Time. Current Firefighter, EMT and EVO certifications required. Email resume to KUNKLE31@EPIX.NET. KUNKLE FIRE CO., INC.

548 Medical/Health

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR For an outpatient

program. Full time with benefits & competitive salary. Master’s or Bachelor’s degree required with preference given to those with experience. Fax resume to 570-822-5147 or email rprice@ minersmedical.com or lcubero@miners medical.com

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Other

* OPTICAL *

Full or Part Time MACHINE OPERATOR Benefits for full time. Send resume or apply in person, Monday-Friday 8:30a - 6pm, Saturday 9a-1:30pm to: Luzerne Optical 180 N. WilkesBarre Blvd. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

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Production/ Operations

RADIO PRODUCTION DIRECTOR The Bold Gold

Media Group has an immediate opening for radio production director in our Scranton area facility. The successful candidate will manage the production department, including voicing and producing commercials. The production director works closely with the sales, programming and promotion departments and with station clients. A high level of organization and a sense of creativity is required. Knowledge of Scott Studios, Adobe editing and FTP is a plus, as is experience in radio production. APPLY BY EMAIL WITH RESUME TO: BSPINELLI@ BOLDGOLDMEDIA.COM. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER —-M.F.

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Warehouse

Warehouse Maintenance Lead

Experience in warehouse racking, general electrical and plumbing. Will lead team to maintain warehouse conditions in safety and cleanliness. APPLY IN PERSON AT:

100 SLOCUM AVE. EXETER, PA 18643 E.O.E. M/F/D/V

LAKESIDE NURSING CENTER

245 Old Lake Rd Dallas, PA 18612 (570) 639-1885 RN- Full Time or Part Time 11pm-7am RN- Every Other Weekend 7am-3pm CNA- Part Time 3pm-11pm CNA- Part Time 11pm-7am E.O.E

MERCY CENTER NURSING UNIT, INC.

Mercy Center Nursing Unit, Inc., a Long Term Care facility, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of the Mid Atlantic Community, is committed to the care of the elderly in Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing settings. Mercy Center Nursing Unit, Inc. is seeking the following positions:

NURSING CNA

7-3 Part Time- 5 days per pay- EOW 4 Evening Hours Part Time- 10 days per pay EOW Per Diem

PERSONAL CARE

Nurse Aide Per Diem Available All Shifts

Competitive salary and compensation package which includes health insurance including Vacation, sick time and personal days, 403B retirement, credit union, tuition reimbursement. Partial Benefits available for parttime employees. If you are interested in joining a compassionate and professional organization, fax resume to 570674-3132; email to: hresources@mcnu.o rg, apply in person at Mercy Center, Lake Street, Dallas; or call 570-675-2131 ext. 378. Mercy Center is an Equal Opportunity Employers.

Antiques & Collectibles

$ ANTIQUES BUYING $ Old Toys, model kits,

Bikes, dolls, guns, Mining Items, trains & Musical Instruments, Hess. 474-9544

DOLL CARRIAGE, WICKER for sale for $250. Great for antique collector or your favorite doll lover! Call (570) 655-5419 HANDMADE SCOTTIE rocking “horse” toy. Sturdy enough for toddlers to ride for hours. Unusual design features a Scottie dog instead of a horse. Definitely a must see! $200 Call (570) 655-5419 HESS TRUCKS ‘89’09 $30. each. Still in box. Excellent. Playboy book ‘87-’11 $30. 570-822-4866 RECORDS 78 RPM in good condition many, different artists total of 177 records all for $100. 570-735-6638

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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 FREEZER Frigidaire 23 cu. ft. upright in great condition $100. G. E. refrigerator in good condition $100. $150 for both. 592-1193.

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

HOME HEALTH AIDES Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton areas. Now scheduling interviews in Hazleton for Tuesday 3/13 for experienced aides. AARON HEALTHCARE (570) 501-8700

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Business Opportunities

NEPA FLORAL & GIFT SHOP Including delivery van, coolers, all inventory, displays, computer system, customer list, website and much more. Turn key operation in prime retail location. $125,000 For more information Call 570.592.3327 PATENTED GOLF TRAINING DEVICE with 20 exclusive claims, for sale by Senior Individual. Respond to Box 3020 Times Leader 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250

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

WASHER: Maytag. 3 years old, great condition $125. OBO. 570-905-1709 WATER HEATER Used tall 40 gallon gas, GE, 7 months old. Great condition. Selling for $100. 570-510-5600

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BATHROOM matching sink set Gerber white porcelain bathroom sink with mirror & medicine cabinet $80. 570-331-8183 DOOR 36”x80” solid wood, 6panel exterior/interior, natural oak finish, right or left with hardware $200. Handmade solid wrought iron mail box stand with fancy scroll $100. 570-735-8730 570-332-8094 METAL POST 9’x8” filled with concrete. FREE. 262-9273

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Antiques & Collectibles

DEPARTMENT 56 VILLAGES & accessories for 1/2 price $18 each for most buildings, $10 for most accessories. We’ll be moving and cannot take this large collection with us. Call 868-5886

Cemetery Plots/Lots

CEMETERY PLOTS

(3) together. Maple Lawn Section of Dennison Cemetery. Section ML. $450 each. 570-822-1850

HAONOVER GREEN

CEMETERY 2 LOTS asking $1,000. For more info call (610) 366-8463

726

Clothing

COAT

KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385

730

700 MERCHANDISE

Building Materials

Computer Equipment & Software

COMPUTER, Dell Windows XP 3GHZ processor, 120 GB hard drive, fast, better than 7. $150. 570-824-7354

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Exercise Equipment

EXERCISE MACHINE: Pilates 4 cord exercise machine with stand for $225. Call 0 570 655-5419

732

Exercise Equipment

WORKOUT SYSTEM SM 3000 IMPEX Powerhouse Smith machine includes 275 lbs. weights with holder, bar bell, set of dumb bells, excellent condition $450. 417-8390

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Fireplace Accessories

CORNER HEARTH PAD for a gas or a coal stove. I paid $300 and never used the stove. My price - $90! Great deal! Must be seen to appreciate. Call (570) 655-5419 STOVE VENT: I had a gas stove removed without even using it! Snorkel Termination Cap was $400. My selling price - $199! Call (570) 655-5419

738

Floor Care Equipment

STEAM CLEANER: Selling a new, never used Oreck Steamer Carpet Cleaner. Signature Series. $190 Call (570) 655-5419

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Medical Equipment

Pride Mobility Lift Chair purchased June/2010. Excellent condition. Color is close to hunter green. Extremely heavy & will need several people to move it. $400. Firm Cash only please. Call 570-696-2208 between 9a-8p

758 Miscellaneous WANTED ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS

HEAVY EQUIPMENT DUMPTRUCKS BULLDOZERS BACKHOES

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

Furniture & Accessories

ALL NEW Queen P-Top Serta Made Mattress Set, still in original plastic. Must sell. $150. Can Deliver 570-280-9628 BEDROOM SET medium oak, dresser, end table, headboard, mirror $295. OBO. Japanese coffee table with inlay glass figures, mint condition $200 OBO. Solid oak coffee table with 2 matching end tables, mint condition all for $200. 570-829-3483 CHINA CABINET mfg. Reaser Furniture Co. Gettysburg, PA 10/2/1928, never been resurfaced, original lock & key $125. OBO. 570-262-9273 DESK: wood computer desk , pull out keyboard tray, lower shelf to hold tower off the floor, slotted CD holders in the side pillars along with shelves, 31 1/2”w x 19 1/2”d x 55 1/2 “h $40. READING LAMP, hangs on wall wooden base $20. 570-650-8710 DINETTE SET for sale. Solid wood with a fruitwood finish. Oval table with 2 leaves, 6 upholstered chairs, triple hutch and server. Excellent value. Must be seen! $750 Call (570) 655-5419

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 TABLE, 4 chairs $25. 570-825-8256

MATTRESS SALE

We Beat All Competitors Prices!

Mattress Guy

Twin sets: $159 Full sets: $179 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898 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 SOFA & matching chair. Excellent condition. $165. 570-822-3082 TABLE, Magazine, maple with marble top 21” x 6’ $300. 570-735-8730/ 570-332-8094

748 Good Things To Eat FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR. SIGN UP NOW

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

752 Landscaping & Gardening NORWAY SPRUCE 8-9’ $99.00 Dug fresh. Delivery And Planting Available. 570-498-6209

CAR/TRUCK PARTS ’40’s, 50’s hoods, fenders, engine parts $995. Firm. 570-883-4443 COLLEGE BOOKS American Pageant Psychology Personal Management Process Fundamentals of management Science Algebra for college students Little Brown Book on composition $5. each. 570-655-9474 FIREPLACE INSERT By Moravian model 101 /Quaker State BTU50,000 H-25” X W29”Xdepth 14” w with overhand 321/2” brass doors, bricks & cast iron faceplate paid $1150. asking $400. Hardly used call 570 751-8425/ 636-1320

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.

Tools

SNOW THROWER Craftsman 5HP, 24” 2 stage $175 Mtn Top 570-239-2037 WELDER Lincoln electric 220 ac/dc arc welder, single phase, 60 hertz, 230 volts, 50 amps, 225 amps hc or 125 amps dc at 25 volts, 79 volts max on wheels code# 8811702 $400. 570-7358730/ 332-8094

KID TRAX 18 months + 6 volt power system in box, never opened, battery charger included $80. 570-328-4927

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

ANTIQUES

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

TOP DOLLAR

For your gold and silver, gold and silver coins, rings, bracelets, scrap jewelry Guaranteed highest prices paid. 570-855-7197

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

Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP

288-8995

BEST PRICES IN THE AREA

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

ON THE

$POT,

Free Anytime Pickup 570-301-3602

RELIGIOUS ITEMS Rosaries, $5. each, Medals $2. each. Statues starting at $45. each. Records LPS, 78s,45s, 19601990 $1. each. 570-829-2411 TRAMPOLINE 14’ new enclosure 2 years old, paid $400 asking $175. obo like brand new. 570-905-1709 WHEELS: Windstar factory aluminum wheels with tires p21565r16 $200. 570-696-2212

776 Sporting Goods 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 GOLF BALLS-play/ practice, excellent condition 165+ ballsall for $17. 570-561-5432 POOL TABLE, 7ft with accessories, good condition. $200 OBO 570-674-3794

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Televisions/ Accessories

Medical Equipment

POWER CHAIR Invacare Pronto M51 ,excellent condition, used only 2 months, dark navy, 2 rechargeable batteries. $600. 570 881-3806

TV LG 47LW6500 3D Smart 240hz, 8 pairs of glasses, built in WIFI, perfect condition, 2 months old. Gets excellent reviews. $1000. Call /text 570-472-1309

Mon-Sat 10am -6pm C l o s e d S u n d a ys

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

London PM Gold Price

Mar. 9th: $1,687.50 Visit us at WilkesBarreGold.com Or email us at wilkesbarregold@ yahoo.com

VALLEY CAT RESCUE

824-4172, 9-9 only

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Dogs

PAWS TO CONSIDER....

Call 829-7130

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.

BEAUTIFUL LAB PUPS

AKC, Nice Pedigree. 8 weeks March 16. Black Females and Males avail. $350 Limited, $500 Full Reg. 570-250-4977. Corgi’s, Pembroke Males & Females. Reds & Tri’s. shots & wormed, $400$495. Pics avail. 570-799-0192 GOLDEN RETRIEVER mix. 6 months. Male all shots with crate. Likes dogs, cats and kids. Needs room to run. $150. 570-287-0815 leave message

GOLDEN SETTER PUPPIES!! 1 female, 3 males

Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877

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Pet Services

SPRING TRAINING SEASON IS HERE!’ Have some fun

with your dog! PUPPY CLASS & BASIC Starts March 17th BEGINNER AGILITY & THERAPY DOG Start March 24th & 25th Call Mary at 570-332-4095 or Phyllis at 570-814-9317

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906 Homes for Sale

CAT black male, beautiful, friendly, clean, neutered, shots, 7 years old. FREE to good home 570-313-0330

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

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

raised, tame, sold elsewhere for $399. On sale for $199 each. Call 570-472-3914

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Cats

570-735-1487

WE PAY THE MOST IN CASH

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP ASHLEYREDUCED

DALLAS

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

BUYING 11am to 6pm

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

BEAR CREEK

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

ASHLEY

Charming 2 bedroom Cape Cod in Franklin Township. L-shaped living room with hardwood floors, eat in kitchen & private driveway. $119,900 MLS#11-3255 Call Joe moore 570-288-1401

DALLAS

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

AVOCA

214 Gedding St. Cozy Cape Cod home with 2 bedrooms, 1st floor laundry, nice yard with deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-668 $59,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

AVOCA

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

BEAR CREEK TWP.

3 bedroom Ranch. A/C, oil heat, hardwood floors. Finished basement. Near golf course & Charter School. $199,900. 472-3710 REDUCED 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

P E N D I N G

BACK MOUNTAIN

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

BACK MOUNTAIN

850 Homestead Dr. Bank owned end unit townhome in beautiful condition. Finished walk-out lower level. Private setting. Not your typical foreclosure! $297,000 MLS #12-851 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

WE BUY HOMES 570-956-2385 Any Situation

39 Prospect St • Nanticoke

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

DALLAS

SHIH-TZU PUPPIES

Pure Bred & Mixes $375 and up 570-250-9690

900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

PINEAPPLE CONURES Hand fed, hand

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

ENHANCE YOUR PET CLASSIFIED AD ONLINE

800 PETS & ANIMALS Birds

BACK MOUNTAIN Centermorland

906 Homes for Sale

All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped

bright blue eyes. 13 weeks old, very loveable, first shots. $150. READY TO GO! 570-313-2109

(570)48GOLD8 (570)484-6538

906 Homes for Sale

CATS & KITTENS 12 weeks & up.

HUSKY & PIT BULL MIX PUPPIES Five females with

WILKESBARREGOLD

906 Homes for Sale ASHLEY

left, vet checked and 1st shots call 570-417-3107

WANTED JEWELRY

Highest Cash PayOuts Guaranteed

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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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Just minutes from 309 this Bi-level is ideally located near shopping, schools and major highways. Complete with an oak kitchen with dining area leading to deck, 3 bedrooms and bath on the main level plus L shaped family room, 4th bedroom, power room & storage/ laundry area it awaits its new owners. It offers a spacious rear yard, an enclosed patio and has dual access from 2 streets. $ 123,900. Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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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

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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5 HEMLOCK ST. Beautiful 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2,350 sq. ft. on quiet street. Built in 2008 with hardwood floors, granite countertops, fireplace, fenced yard & more. $309,000 Call 570-466-5968

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274 Hillside Ave. PRICED TO SELL. THIS HOME IS A MUST SEE. Great starter home in move in condition. Newer 1/2 bath off kitchen & replacement windows installed. MLS11-560. $52,000 Roger Nenni EXT. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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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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125 McAlpine St Ideal starter is this appealing two bedroom 2 story with large lot and 1.5 car garage. Plenty of off street parking, in solid neighborhood. MLS 11-4313 PRICE REDUCED $79,000 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169

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102 IDA CIRCLE Six year old 4 bedroom home, 3 baths. Two car garage, eat-in kitchen, living, dining & family rooms, office/study, utility room & fireplace. Gas forced air furnace, central air, unfinished basement, fully landscaped, & deck. $265,000. forsalebyowner .com Call 800-843-6963 Listing #23758584

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.co m MLS 11-2850 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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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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

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

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908 Primrose Court Move right into this newer 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath Townhome with many upgrades including hardwood floors throughout and tiled bathrooms. Lovely oak cabinets in the kitchen, central air, fenced in yard, nice quiet neighborhood. MLS 11-2446 $119,900 Call Don Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770

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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

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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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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

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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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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

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38 Huckleberry Ln Blueberry Hills 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, family room with fireplace, 2 car garage, large yard. Master bath with separate jetted tub, kitchen with stainless steel appliances and island, lighted deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3071 $315,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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530 Cherry Drive Spacious 2 bedroom townhome with hardwood floor, newer “B” dry system, central air, end unit with one garage. All appliances, move in condition. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 12-712 $169,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

Spacious 4 bedroom, 1 3/4 bath home. Gas Heat. Deck. Fenced yard. One car garage. MLS 12-832 $71,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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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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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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Double side by side. New roof, replacement windows, many updates, detached 3 car garage. Priced to sell!! $72,000 MLS# 12-685 Call Geri 570-696-0888

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Nice size four bedroom home with some hardwood floors, large eat in kitchen with breakfast bar. 2 car garage & partially fenced yard. Close to everything! $92,900 11-1977 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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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

* 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

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

2032 ROUTE 92 Great Ranch home surrounded by nature with view of the river and extra lot on the river. Large living room and kitchen remodeled and ready to move in. Full unfinished basement, off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-79 $78,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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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

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 $89,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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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

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

JENKINS TWP.

Highland Hills 8 Patrick Road Magnificent custom built tudor home with quality throughout. Spacious 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 story living room with fireplace and library loft. Dining room, family room and 3 season sunroom which overlooks professionally landscaped grounds with gazebo and tennis/basketball court. Lower level includes recreation room, exercise room and 3/4 bath. Enjoy this serene acre in a beautiful setting in Highland Hills Development. Too many amenities to mention. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-723 $399,900 Call Terry 570-885-3041 Angie 570-885-4896

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220 Wright Ave Modern 3 bedroom rancher. Woodburning fireplace in living room. Gas heat. Central air conditioning. Aluminum siding. Newer roof. Nice yard. Extras. (FHA financing: $3,322 down, $542 month, 4.25% interest, 30 years.) Seller willing to assist with buyer's closing costs, up to 6% of purchase price! MLS 11-4225 $94,900 Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126

SWOYERSVILLE 19 Bohac St.

2-3 bedroom. New bath with laundry 1st floor. Large living room. Finished lower level. Full walk up attic. Air conditioning. Nice yard, 1 car garage. Low taxes. Gas heat. A must see. $95,000 Call 570-760-1281 for appointment

38 W. Walnut St. Charming 4/5 bedroom with 1.5 baths. Beautifully appointed kitchen w/granite counter tops, cherry cabinets and hardwood floors. Gas fireplace in living room, leaded glass windows in living room and dining room. Nice back deck, 2 car garage and 4 season front porch. MLS 11-4103 $179,900 Jay A. Crossin EXT. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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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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108 Lathrop St. Completely remodeled, spacious 4-5 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home with tons of original character. Desirable Kingston neighborhood. Hardwoods throughout, 2 zone central air, 2 gas fireplaces, finished basement, new vinyl fence. Crown molding, ample storage, many built-ins. A must see! $275,000 Call for appointment 570-417-6059

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431 Chestnut Ave. Charming 2 story single family home with upgrades, including new kitchen cabinets, furnace, hot water heater, 200 amp electric, 2 car detached garage. Walk up attic for additional storage space. MLS 11-4106 $129,900 Jay A. Crossin EXT 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

177 Third Ave. Neat as a pin! 3 bedroom, 2.5 baths, end unit townhome with nice fenced yard. Bright Spacious kitchen, main level family room, deck w/ retractable awning. Gas heat/central air, pull down attic for storage and 1 car garage. Very affordable townhome in great central location! MLS 11-1282 $134,500 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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starter Wonderful 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

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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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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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 LAFLIN

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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

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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

REDUCED 10 E. Second St. Property in nice neighborhood. Includes 4 room apartment over garage. MLS 12-253 $75,000 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

3 bedroom, 1 bath. Nice opportunity for a starter home or investment property. Needs work, but columns, moldings, and leaded glass windows are intact. 12-133 $42,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832

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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

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

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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 NEW PRICE $182,500 Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

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 294-296 EAST STATE ST

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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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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

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, $179,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

Beautiful woodwork highlights the Victorian influenced 3 bedroom home featuring hardwood floors, pocket & transoms doors, shuttered windows, crown molding & large bay window. Plus a 2+ bedroom unit with newer kitchen to help pay mortgage. MLS 12-674 $89,000 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169

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MOUNTAINTOP 4 Fordham Road Lovely brick ranch home in great development. 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. All hardwood floors, brand new roof. 2 family rooms suitable for mini apartment. 1st floor laundry, sunroom, central air, alarm system, 1 car garage. Very good condition. 11-2437 $200,000 Call Nancy Answini 570-237-5999 JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444

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

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Adorable home with charm & character. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, family room with gas fireplace. 3 season room, fenced in yard with rear deck & shed. $119,000 MLS#12-498 Michael Nocera 570-357-4300

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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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 $79,000 Tom Salvaggio 570-262-7716

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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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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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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 $94,500 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

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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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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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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

Clean, nice double block at very attractive price. 750 square feet each side. 2 bedrooms per side. Separate utilities. Quick show. One side vacant. Only $39,900, but owner anxious to sell and is listening for reasonable offers. May be best 2 unit for the price around. Call today. 570-674-3120 day or night Marilyn K. Snyder Real Estate

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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 $159,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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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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30 E. Charles St. 3 story home has 2 bedrooms with possibly a third bedroom in the walk up attic. Some replacement windows, gas heat and hotwater. Hardwood floors in the upstairs. An adjacent parcel of land is included in this price. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-776 $39,900 Call Angie 570-885-4896 or Terry 570-885-3041

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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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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

PLYMOUTH

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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Well maintained raised ranch in Midway Manor. Good size level yard with shed. Large sunroom/laundry addition. Lower level family room with wood stove. 11-4178 $163,700 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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1128 Bethel Hill Rd

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

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* 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

A dollhouse in historic Patterson Grove Campground with country charm. Many recent updates. Cute as can be. Patterson Grove on web www.patterson grove.com 11-4376 $27,000 Call Betty at Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 ext 3559 or 570-714-6127

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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

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 WYOMING

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

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BEAR CREEK

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

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

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

SWOYERSVILLE

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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Beautifully maintained double block on large landscaped lot. Newer roof and windows, hardwood under carpet, ceiling fans, plaster walls and ample off street parking. Live in one side and let rent from other side help pay your mortgage. Must see! 12-816 $108,000 Call CHRISTINE KUTZ for details 570-332-8832

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WILKES-BARRE HALF DOUBLE

191 Andover St. Lovely single family 3 bedroom home with lots of space. Finished 3rd floor, balcony porch off of 2nd floor bedroom, gas hot air heat, central air and much more. Must see! MLS 11-59 $66,000 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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Luxurious End Townhouse

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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SWOYERSVILLE

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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SWOYERSVILLE

Featured on WNEP’s Home & Backyard. Move right into this 3 bedroom, 2 bath immaculate home with custom maple eat in kitchen, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, Jacuzzi tub, 2 fireplaces, abundance of storage leading outside to a private sanctuary with deck/pergola & Koi pond. Off street parking. MUST SEE. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-733 $189,900 Call Keri 570-885-5082

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

Well maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bath double wide in nice neighborhood. Many updates. Landscaped & fenced yard with pool, large deck & koi pond! $99,700 11-2253 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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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

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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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

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

WEST WYOMING

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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SWOYERSVILLE

Nice home, great price. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, wood floors, off street parking, Approx 1312sq ft. Currently rented out for $550 monthly, no lease. Keep it as an investment or make this your new home. MLS 11-3207 $46,000 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

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WILKES-BARRE

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

REDUCED!!! 78 Maltby Ave. Wonderful family home in a great neighborhood. A large master suite and family room addition make this home a must see! There is an inground pool and attached in-law suite. MLS 11-4572 $218,000 Call Kelly Connolly-Cuba EXT. 37 Crossin Real Estate 570-288-0770

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

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 MLS 12-50 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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WILKES-BARRE

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

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 WILKES-BARRE 495-497 S. Grant St

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

WILKES-BARRE

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

WILKES-BARRE

570-714-6119

WEST WYOMING

“New Listing”! 3 bedrooms, 1 bath home on double lot. One car garage, two 3 season porches, security system & attic just insulated. 12-31 $90,000. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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

W. NANTICOKE

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

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

WILKES-BARRE

438 Tripp St

TRUCKSVILLE

$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

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

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

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AVOCA

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. 11-4464 $65,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832

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77 Schuler St. “Goose Island” gem. Large home with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, screened in porch overlooking fenced in yard, driveway, laminate floors throughout. Fresh paint, move in condition. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-845 $99,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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

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

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

EDWARDSVILLE

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

909

Income & Commercial Properties

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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EDWARDSVILLE

263 Lawrence St Recently updated, 2 unit with off street parking. 1st floor unit has nicely maintained living room & eat-in-kitchen. One bedroom & bath. 2nd floor unit has modern eat-in-kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, living/dining room combination. Security system. Deck with a beautiful view of the Valley, fenced in yard & finished lower level. All appliances included. A must see! MLS #12-518 $ 92,000 Call Christina @ (570) 714-9235

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

NANTICOKE

HUGHESTOWN 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

Income & Commercial Properties

INCOME/ COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NANTICOKE

Unique investment opportunity. Vacant storefront which can be used for office, retail, etc. with a 3-room, 1 bedroom apartment above. Other side of the building is a 6room, 3 bedroom home. Perfect for owner occupied business with additional rental income from apartment. Newer roof & furnace, hardwood floors, off-street parking, corner lot. MLS#12-780 $44,900 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

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WEST WYOMING 331 Holden St 10-847

Many possibilities for this building. 40 + parking spaces, 5 offices, 3 baths and warehouse. $249,000 with option to lease Maria Huggler Classic Properties 570-587-7000 WILKES-BARRE 98-100 Lockhart St

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

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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

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

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KINGSTON

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

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

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 NANTICOKE

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

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

PLAINS REDUCED 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 $85,900 Call John Polifka 570-704-6846 5 Mountains Realty 42 N. Main St. Shickshinny, PA 570-542-2141

PITTSTON

4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 unit apartment buildings. Fully occupied. City license and occupancy permits issued. Very well maintained. Some have new windows, roofs, coinop washer/dryer. 570-736-3125

WILKES-BARRE

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

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

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

NANTICOKE

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

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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

BEAR CREEK

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

DALLAS

$129,900 SPECTACULAR WATER VIEW! 2 acres overlooking Huntsville Reservoir. Building site cleared but much of woodlands preserved. Perc & site prep done. 11-2550. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

DALLAS AREA

3 lots. 70 x 125. City water and sewer, gas available. $36,500 per lot. 570-675-5873 Earth Conservancy Land For Sale 61 +/- Acres Nuangola - $99,000 46 +/- Acres Hanover Twp. $79,000 Highway Commercial KOZ Hanover Twp. 3+/- Acres 11 +/- Acres Wilkes-Barre Twp. 32 +/- Acres Zoned R-3 See additional land for sale at: www.earth conservancy.org 570-823-3445 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

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HUGHESTOWN Cleared lot in Stauffer Heights. Ready for your dream home just in time for Spring! MLS 12-549 $32,500 Call Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706

Let the Community Know! Place your Classified Ad TODAY! 570-829-7130 JACKSON TWP 1 acre with well, septic and driveway in place. Asking $39,900. Make reasonable offer. DEREMER REALTY 570-477-1149

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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 $32,000 atlas realtyinc.com Call Keri Best 570-885-5082

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

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

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

TUNKHANNOCK Approximately

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

1977 2 bedroom Schult. No pets. $6000 570-851-2245

930 Wanted to Buy Real Estate

WEST PITTSTON

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

915 Manufactured Homes

DALLAS

Valley View Park 403 South Drive 1984 single wide 3 bedroom, 1 bath home. End lot. Large deck. New roof, windows & doors. All appliances included. $12,500 or best offer. Call 570-675-2012

HUNLOCK CREEK Very nice 3 bed-

room, 2 bath double wide in quiet country setting. $20,000. Financing available Call 717-439-7716 MOUNTAINTOP 3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS, sunroom, a lot of new. Asking $30,000. Call leave message 570-406-7318

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

SHAVERTOWN

ECHO VALLEY ESTATES Double wide modular, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, gas heat, central air, corner lot. New roof, furnace, & water heater. Two sheds. $42,900 Call 570-696-1582 to set an appointment.

Apartments/ Unfurnished

FORTY FORT

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

FORTY FORT

WYOMING 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

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

ASHLEY

74 W. Hartford St 1 bedroom + computer room. 2nd floor. Fridge, stove, washer/dryer included. Wall to wall carpet. No pets. Security, application fee. $550/month plus utilities. 570-472-9494

2nd floor, 2 bedroom, 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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60 DAY

ASHLEY Brand new 2 bedroom, washer/dryer hookup, $550 month + utilities. No pets. OTHER APTS AVAILABLE IN NANTICOKE 570-868-6020

BEAR CREEK

Available April 1 New 3 room apartment. All utilities included except electric. No smoking & no pets. $650 + security and references. Furnished or unfurnished. Call 570-954-1200 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

HARDING Renovated 1st floor,

2 bedroom apartment. New carpeting and paint. Fridge & stove. Water Included. $600 + security & utilities. Call 570-240-6620 or 570-388-6503

COMING ATTRACTION

FORTY FORT AND NORTH WILKES-BARRE

“America Realty”

MANAGED SERVICES! BRAND NEW KITCHENS, CARPETS, featuring appliances, laundry, some aesthetic fireplaces, parking. NO PETS/SMOKING/EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION/2 YEAR SAME RENT/ PLUS UTILITIES 1st Floors. 1 Bedroom Rents start at $500.

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

KINGSTON & Surrounding Areas WYOMING 1 bedroom, 1st floor, newly remodeled, quiet neighborhood. Off street parking, $500/month. KINGSTON: 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. Near Market St. & shopping. $450-$465. WILKES-BARRE 2 bedroom apt. Off street parking. $460. 4 bedroom 1/2 double, newly remodeled $675. Apartments include appliances. Credit check/references/ lease required. Tina Randazzo Property Manager 570-899-3407

KINGSTON

40 Pierce Street 1st floor. 2 bedroom. Heat, hot and cold water, trash included. $725/mo. Cats considered. Call (570) 474-5023

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 Available April 1st 2nd Floor, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, kitchen, living room washer & dryer next to post office, off street parking $500 + utilities water & sewer included, 1 year. lease security & references no pets, no smoking. Call 570-822-9821

KINGSTON Available Now

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

E.Light, WALNUT ST. bright, 1st

floor, 2 bedrooms, elevator, carpeted, security system. Garage. Extra storage & cable TV included. Laundry facilities. Air Conditioned. Fine neighborhood. Convenient to bus & stores. No pets. References. Security. Lease. No smokers please. $765 + utilities. Call. 570-287-0900

KINGSTON

PRIME LOCATION 1st floor, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 porches. Range, fridge, w/d, basement, yard, off street parking. $620/mo plus utilities, lease & security. Garage & extra parking $40. 570-417-7659

KINGSTON 1/2 D

SPACIOUS OUBLES 3 bedrooms, back yard. Separate utilities. No pets. Background & security. $750/month. 570-242-8380 LAFLIN

Spacious, Modern & Stylish

2 story 2 bedroom apt. Oak kitchen with snack bar plus all appliances, 1-1/2 baths, in-home office, of street parking, large maintenance free yard. $950 month includes heat/hot water budget & sewer. Rest of utilities by tenant. Sorry no smoking or pets. Lease, security & references. 570-824-9507.

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LARKSVILLE AVAILABLE

IMMEDIATELY Cute and clean 2 bedroom, off street parking, w/d hookup, eat in kitchen. Immaculate. $435 plus utilities. 1 month security. 845-386-1011

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

HARVEYS LAKE 1 BEDROOM

KINGSTON Nice, roomy 2 bed-

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

HANOVER TWP. 30 Garrahan St.

QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR UNIVERSITIES 2nd floor, 2 bed-

APARTMENT Located off the lake. Stackable washer & dryer, all utilities included. $695/ month. Call 570-675-4600 or 570-639-2331

room, new kitchen, clean. On 2nd floor. $495 plus utilities. Call for appointments. Day or night 570-674-3120 Marilyn K. Snyder Real Estate

Apartments/ Unfurnished

LUZERNE

KINGSTON

Beautiful 1 bedroom apartment in nice neighborhood. Wall to wall carpeting. Plenty of closet space. All kitchen appliances, including dishwasher & garbage disposal. Nice pantry area off kitchen. Washer / dryer hookup. No pets. No smoking. $450 + utilities & security. Call 570-406-9243 Leave Message All Calls Returned Same Day

288-1422

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LARKSVILLE Very clean 2nd

floor. 2 bedrooms. Heat included. $500/month. Call 570-696-2357

LUZERNE

Spacious 1 bedroom. Off street parking. Laundry hookups. No pets, no smoking. Garbage included. $450 + utilities. Call 570-696-3368 Midtowne Apartments 100 E. 6th Street, Wyoming PA 18644

Housing for

Extremely Low & Very Low Income

Elderly, Handicapped & Disabled. 570-693-4256 ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED Rents based on income. Managed by EEI

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

NANTICOKE

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

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NANTICOKE/ALDEN

Spacious 1 bedroom, quiet neighborhood, off-street parking, newly renovated. All appliances included. $460/month. Call 570-441-4101

NORTH WILKES-BARRE North Washington

MOUNTAIN TOP 1 Bedroom apart-

ments 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.

Large 1 bedroom apartment, hardwood floors, appliances in kitchen. Big living room, eat in kitchen. All renovated. Parking space available. $630/month, utilities included. Call Steve at 570-793-9449 or Agnes at 347-495-4566 NUANGOLA

NANTICOKE 2 bedroom, wall to

wall carpet, offstreet parking, $495 per month+ utilities, security, lease. HUD accepted. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727

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

NANTICOKE

3 1/2 Bedrooms , $600 P ER MONTH . 1 ST M ONTH ’ S RENT & DEPOSIT REQUIRED 570-497-9966 516-216-3539 Section 8 welcome

NANTICOKES . 603 H ANOVER

2nd floor, 1 bedroom. No pets. $400 + security, utilities & lease. Photos available. 570-542-5330

NANTICOKE

Cozy 1 bedroom, modern eat-in kitchen, all appliances including dishwasher, skylight, pantry, walk-in closets, modern bathroom. $470 includes garbage. Call (570) 239-2741

Apartments/ Unfurnished

PITTSTON HUGHESTOWN Completely remod-

eled, modern 1 bedroom apt. Lots of closet space, with new tile floor & carpets. Includes stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer hook up. Oil heat, nice yard & neighborhood, no pets. $600 / month includes water & sewer. $1,000 deposit. 479-6722

PITTSTON

Modern 1st floor. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new carpeting, gas hot water heat, off street parking. $650/ month + utilities. No pets, no smokers, background/credit check required. Call 570-881-4078 PLAINS

MODERN 1ST FLOOR

2 bedroom. Kitchen with appliances. All new carpet. Convenient location. Washer/dryer hookup. No smoking. No pets. $550 + utilities. 570-714-9234

PLAINS/HUDSON

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

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SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP

Beautiful Neighborhood! 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer hook-up, large basement, no pets. $625/month, water & sewer paid, + security. 570-829-5378

PLYMOUTH

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

PARSONS SECTION

2nd floor 2 Bedroom, Washer/Dryer hookup, Off street parking water included, freshly painted $525/mo plus utilities. lease & security required. No pets. 570-328-1875

PITTSTON Modern 1st floor, 2

bedroom apartment. Kitchen with all appliances, new deck. Gas Heat. No smoking, no pets. $500 + utilities & security. Call 570-714-9234

SCRANTON

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

WEST PITTSTON

1 bedroom efficiency apartment. No pets. $315 + utilities & security deposit. Call 570-333-5499

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

SWOYERSVILLE

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

WILKES-BARRE

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

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WILKES-BARRE

1 bedroom. Heat & hot water included. $550 month + security required 973-879-4730

WILKES-BARRE

111 Carey Avenue 1 bedroom, 1st floor. Living room, kitchen & bath. Fridge & stove included. Washer dryer hookup. Off street parking for 1 car. Tenant pays utilities. Ready May 1. $375 + security. 570-270-3139

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Building & Remodeling

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Building & Remodeling

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Roofing, siding, gutters, insulation, decks, additions, windows, doors, masonry & concrete. Insured & Bonded.

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NICHOLS CONSTRUCTION

All Types Of Work New or Remodeling Licensed & Insured Free Estimates 570-406-6044

Carpet Cleaning

Alan & Linda’s Carpet and/or Chair Cleaning

Ductless / Central Air Conditioning Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 570-332-0715

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Chimney Service

CHIMNEY REPAIRS Parging. Stucco.

Stainless Liners. Cleanings. Custom Sheet Metal Shop. 570-383-0644 1-800-943-1515 Call Now! COZY HEARTH CHIMNEY Chimney Cleaning, Rebuilding, Repair, Stainless Steel Lining, Parging, Stucco, Caps, Etc. Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 1-888-680-7990 570-840-0873

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Cleaning & Maintainence

BACK MOUNTAIN COMMERCIAL Cleaning Services For your free estimate dial 570-675-2317

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Concrete & Masonry

C&C Masonry and Concrete. Absolutely free estimates. Masonry & concrete work. Specializing in foundations, repairs and rebuilding. Footers floors, driveways. 570-766-1114 570-346-4103 PA084504

D. Pugh Concrete

All phases of masonry & concrete. Small jobs welcome. Senior discount. Free estimates. Licensed & Insured 288-1701/655-3505

1054

Concrete & Masonry

Williams & Franks Inc Masonry contractors. Chimney, stucco & concrete. Cleanouts and hauling service. 570-466-2916

1057Construction & Building

GARAGE DOOR Sales, service,

installation & repair. FULLY INSURED HIC# 065008 CALL JOE 570-606-7489 570-735-8551

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Dry Wall

MIRRA DRYWALL Hanging & Finishing Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

(570) 675-3378

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Handyman Services

All Your Home Repair Needs No Job Too Small Licensed & Insured Free Estimates RUSSELL’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 570-406-3339

DOPainting, IT ALL HANDYMAN drywall,

plumbing & all types of interior & exterior home repairs. 570-829-5318

Mark’s Handyman Service

Give us a call

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Hauling & Trucking

SLEBODA ELECTRIC Master electrician Licensed & Insured Service Changes & Replacements. Generator Installs. 868-4469

570-829-4077

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Estate Leftovers Household Clutter (570) 814-4631

CASTAWAY HAULING JUNK REMOVAL

We Haul It All! Residential Commercial No Job Too Big Or Small! Free Est. W-B based 570-237-2609/ 570-332-8049

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Mike’s $5-Up

Removal of Wood, Trash and Debris. Same Day Service.

570-826-1883

Excavating

All Types Of Excavating, Demolition & Concrete Work. Large & Small Jobs FREE ESTIMATES (570) 760-1497

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FAST PICKUP ANYTHING METAL

Junk-Be-Gone

A.S.A.P Hauling Estate Cleanouts, Attics, Cellars, Garages, we’re cheaper than dumpsters!. Free Estimates, Same Day! 570-822-4582

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC Licensed, Insured,

CASH PAID

570-578-8599

Licensed &Insured

Handyman Services

BOB’S RADIATOR COVERS Are you tired

of looking at those ugly radiators? Call for a free estimate. 570-709-1496

AAA Bob & Ray’s Hauling: Friendly & Courteous. We take anything & everything. Attic to basement. Garage, yard, free estimates. Call 570-655-7458 or 570-905-4820

HAUL ALL& H AULING

PAINTING SERVICES. Free Estimates. 570-332-5946

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Heating & Cooling

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

We do it all!

No job too small.

Electrical

Hauling & Trucking

823-3788 / 817-0395

AAA CLEANING A1 GENERAL HAULING Cleaning attics, cellars, garages. Demolitions, Roofing & Tree Removal. Free Est. 779-0918 or 542-5821; 814-8299

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SPRING CLEANUP! ALL KINDS OF HAULING & JUNK REMOVAL

TREE/SHRUB REMOVAL REMOVAL DEMOLITION Estate Cleanout Free Estimates 24 HOUR SERVICE SMALL AND LARGE JOBS! 570-823-1811 570-239-0484

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

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Masonry

KEN’S MASONRY All phases of brick/block, chimney restoration, replacement of steps. FREE ESTIMATES 570-458-6133

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Painting & Wallpaper

M. PARALIS PAINTING

Long Term Care Insurance products/life insurance/estate planning. Reputable Companies. 570-580-0797 FREE CONSULT www nepalong termcare.com

1162 Landscaping/ Garden

JAY’S LAWN SERVICE Spring clean-ups,

mowing, mulching and more! Free Estimates 570-574-3406 NORWAY SPRUCE 8’ - 9’ for $99.00 Plants dug fresh Delivery & Planting available. Other types & sizes helenandedstreefarm.com 570-498-6209 Ed

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Masonry

H O S CONSTRUCTION

Licensed - Insured Certified - Masonry Concrete - Roofing Quality Craftsmanship Guaranteed Unbeatable Prices Free Estimates 1-888-386-9009

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Roofing & Siding

J.R.V. ROOFING

Int/ Ext. painting, Power washing. Professional work at affordable rates. Free estimates. 570-288-0733

570-824-6381 Roof Repairs & New Roofs. Shingle, Slate, Hot Built Up, Rubber, Gutters & Chimney Repairs. Year Round. Licensed/Insured FREE Estimates *24 Hour Emergency Calls*

Serra Painting Book Now For Spring & Save. All Work Guaranteed Satisfaction. 30 Yrs. Experience Powerwash & Paint Vinyl, Wood, Stucco Aluminum. Free Estimates You Can’t Lose! 570-822-3943

570-288-6709

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Insurance

NEPA LONG TERM CARE AGENCY

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Jim Harden

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted:

WANTED ALL JUNK CARS, TRUCKS & HEAVY EQUIPMENT DUMPTRUCKS BULLDOZERS BACKHOES

Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP

288-8995 1195

Movers

BestDarnMovers Moving Helpers Call for Free Quote. We make moving easy. BestDarnMovers.com 570-852-9243

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Painting & Wallpaper

“AA+ C LASSICAL”

All phases. Complete int/ext paint & renovations Since 1990 Free Estimates Licensed-Insured 570-283-5714

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Paving & Excavating

EDWARD’S ALL COUNTY PAVING & SEAL COATING

Modified stone, laid & compacted. Hot tar and chips, dust and erosion control. Licensed and Insured. Call Today For Your Free Estimate

570-474-6329 Lic.# PA021520 Mountain Top

PAVING & SEAL COATING Patching, Sealing, Residential/Comm Licensed & Insured PA013253 570-868-8375

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Roofing & Siding

EVERHART CONSTRUCTION Roofing, siding, gutters, chimney repairs & more. Free Estimates, Lowest Prices 570-855-5738

WINTER ROOFING Special $1.29 s/f Licensed, insured, fast service 570-735-0846

New Roofs & Repairs, Shingles, Rubber, Slate, Gutters, Chimney Repairs. Credit Cards accepted. FREE ESTIMATES! Licensed-Insured EMERGENCIES

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Snow Removal

SNOW

PLOWING Commercial

Industrial Residential DRIVEWAYS SIDEWALKS SALTING

VITO & GINO’S 570-574-1275

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Tax Preparation

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

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

WILKES-BARRE 72 W. River St.

Spacious 1st floor, 1 bedroom in an Historic Colonial house. Next to Barre Hall on Wilkes Campus. Hardwood floors. Washer & dryer inside unit. Off street parking. $750 + security. 570-991-1619 WILKES-BARRE

LAFAYETTE GARDENS

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

WILKES-BARRE Large 1 bedroom

apartment. Modern kitchen. Safe neighborhood. Pets welcome. Water included. $425 + $625 security. Call 570-239-9840

WILKES-BARRE

Modern, 1st floor apartment. 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths, offstreet parking. No pets, no smokers. Security & credit/ background check required. $550/ month + utilities. 570-881-4078 WILKES-BARRE Â&#x160;1 bedroom water included Â&#x160;2 bedroom water included Â&#x160;2 bedroom single family HANOVER Â&#x160;2 bedroom Â&#x160;4 bedroom, large NANTICOKE Â&#x160;2 bedroom large, water included PITTSTON Â&#x160;Large 1 bedroom water included KINGSTON Â&#x160;3 Bedroom Half Double McDermott & McDermott Real Estate Inc. Property Management 570-821-1650 (direct line) Mon-Fri. 8-7pm Sat. 8-noon

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

WYOMING Wyoming Ave

2nd floor, large newly remodeled, 2 bedroom 1 bath. All appliances, w/d hardwood floors. $615/mo + utilities. No pets, security and references . 570-954-2972

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Commercial Properties

944

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

BUILDING FOR RENT Located in

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

FREE HIGH SPEED INTERNET! Why pay extra for

internet? Our new leases include a FREE high speed connection! Affordable modern office space at the Luzerne Bank Building on Public Square. Rents include internet, heat, central air, utilities, trash removal, and nightly cleaning all without a sneaky CAM charge. Parking available at the intermodal garage via our covered bridge. 300SF to 5000SF available. We can remodel to suit. Brokers protected. Call Jeff Pyros at 570-822-8577

DOLPHIN PLAZA

Rte. 315 1,000 & 3,800 Sq. Ft. WILL DIVIDE OFFICE / RETAIL Call 570-829-1206 OFFICE SPACE HANOVER TWP. Ultra-modern professional office space. Approximately 850 sq. ft. Plenty of parking. All utilities included. Can be furnished. Easy access location. $850/month Call Linda @ 570-474-6307 or 570-715-7743

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

WYOMING 2nd floor 2 bedroom, recently remodeled, washer & dryer hookup, off street parking. No pets. $525 month, water & sewer included. 570-714-7272

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

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

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315 PLAZA 1,750 SQ. FT. & 3,400 SQ.FT 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

518 N. Main St. Approximately 1000 sq. ft. Large glass storefront, formerly used as floral shop. Priced right at $350/mo., water incl. Tenant pays gas & electric 570-814-1356 WILKES-BARRE

GARAGE FOR RENT

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

Large 43x63 garage with high overhead door. Contractors, delivery truck routes, etc. who need good size garage. Also for storage / vehicles. Located near W.B. General on Chestnut St. Electrical. $750 per month. Call night or day. 570-674-3120

941

RETAIL BUILDING

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Major Highways Commercial space for lease 21,600 sq. ft. Distribution/ Warehouse/Retail /Offices, etc + large 80,000 sq. ft. parking lot fenced in with automatic dusk to dawn lighting system. Will divide. Call 570-822-2021. Ask for Betty or Dave 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

950

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1st floor 2 bedroom apartment. Heat, hot water, water, sewer, garbage & snow removal included. $850 + security & references. Call 570-371-8300

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1 & 2 BR Apts

2 & 3 BR Townhomes

57 W. Hartford St. 3 bedroom, large modern, no pets. Security/lease. $575+ utilities 570-332-1216 570-592-1328

GLEN LYON

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

HANOVER TOWNSHIP

Nice 3 bedroom. Off street parking. Nice area. $575/month Call (570)825-4198

JENKINS TWP.

3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, refrigerator & stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets, $550/month, plus utilities, & 1 month security. SECTION 8 WELCOME Call 570-814-6072

KINGSTON DUPLEX

Beautiful 1st floor. 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 5 rooms. Convenient residential location. Hardwood floors, natural wood -work, French doors, laundry with washer & dryer included. Refrigerator, gas range, dishwasher, oak cabinets, off street parking, fenced in back yard, storage. Available May 1. $695 + utilities & security. 570-690-0633

KINGSTON

ONE MONTH FREE 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator, stove & dishwasher, washer /dryer, front & rear porches, full basement & attic. Offstreet parking, no pets, totally remodeled. Close to schools & shopping. $900/month, + utilities, security & lease. Call 570-824-7598

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

PLAINS

2 bedroom, modern quiet, w/w, w/d hookup, gas heat. $500. No pets. Security & lease. 570-332-1216 570-592-1328

PLYMOUTH

Completely remodeled 2 bedroom half double with 2 new tile baths. Granite countertops, maple kitchen cabinets & new appliances included. Central air and new gas furnace. No pets. $775 + utilities & security. Call 570-466-1660

PLYMOUTH

122 Willow St.

570-822-2711

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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

950

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WILKES-BARRE EAST END

Clean and freshly painted. 3 bedrooms, spacious kitchen, hardwood floors, near amenities. Full basement, stove & refrigerator, washer/dryer hookup, no pets. $625/month, + utilities & security. Call 570-328-3516 570-825-0046 WILKES-BARRE

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Background and credit checks required. Security required. $650. plus utilities. Call 570-262-9645. WILKES-BARRE SOUTH Nice, spacious 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath half double. Close to schools, Wilkes U & downtown WilkesBarre. Eat in kitchen. Rear handicap ramp. 2nd floor laundry hook-up. Full basement. Off street parking. $850 + utilities. Call 570-793-9449

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WEST PITTSTON

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

WILKES-BARRE

2 bedroom, stove, w/d hookups, parking, gas heat. No pets. $520 + utilities. 570-868-4444

WILKES-BARRE

One 4 bedroom $750 One 3 Bedroom $625 One 2 bedroom $585 Plus all utilities References & security. No pets. 570-766-1881

LINEUP WILKES-BARRE/SOUTH ASUCCESSFULSALE Nice 3 bedroom with eat in kitchen & INCLASSIFIED! walk up attic. Walk-

ing distance to school & parks. $700/month + utilities & 1 month security. (570) 793-9449

WYOMING

Newly remodeled 3 bedrooms, refrigerator & stove provided, no pets, wall to wall carpeting, $800/month, + utilities, & $1,000 security deposit. Call 570-693-2804

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ROLLING MILL HILL 3 bedroom, 1 bath home with large eat-in-kitchen, hardwood floors, washer/dryer included, drive, nice yard. NO PETS. $750/month + security. Utilities separate. Credit and background check required. 570-606-8361

962 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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KINGSTON HOUSE Nice, clean furnished room, starting at $340. Efficiency at $450 month furnished with all utilities included. Off street parking. 570-718-0331

971 Vacation & Resort Properties

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SMITH HOURIGAN 570-696-1195

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2 baths, all appliances, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, washer/dryer on premises, single car attached garage. No pets. $1,100/month + security. Water, sewer & garbage paid. Call 570-855-2687

LARKSVILLE

Conveniently located. Spacious 4 bedroom single. Gas heat. Off street parking. Lease, no pets. $650 + utilities & Security. Call Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

570-288-6654

NANTICOKE Desirable

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

Boca Raton Available March/April Beautiful 5 room home with Pool. Fully furnished. On canal lot. $600 weekly. If interested, write to: 120 Wagner St. Moosic, PA 18507

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OPEN HOUSE TODAY • 1:00-3:00 PM Lot 1 Woodberry Dr., Mountaintop

OPEN HOUSEDALLAS TODAY • 1:00-2:30 PM

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JACULYN W NE

DALLAS One of a kind 3BR, 2 bath w/FP in LR, DR, FR, C/A, HW floors, heated sunroom, 1 car garage. MLS#11-942 SUSAN P. 696-0876 $179,500

DALLAS Beautiful 4BR, 2.5 bath home in mint condition! Modern kitchen & baths, HW floors, fireplace, sunroom. A must see! MLS# 12-749 JILL 696-0875 $265,000

KINGSTON

WEST WYOMING W NE

KINGSTON Spacious Brick “Cape Cod” w/ 4BR’s, 2 baths & an oversized 2 car garage w/large storage loft above. HW floors plus add’l space for a LL Family room, large kitchen & some knotty pine walls. MLS# 11-4162 DEBORAH ROCCOGRANDI 696-6671 $179,900

G TIN S I L

WEST WYOMING Well maintained 3BR, 2 bath home with private drive. Living room w/fireplace. Large level lot with above ground pool. MLS# 12-788 JEN K. 715-9350 $169,900

Dir: 309S. to Right on S Main, Right on Nuangola, RIght on Fairwood Blvd. to end. Straight into Woodberry Manor. Right on Woodberry Dr.

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DALLAS DAKOTA WOODS - Carefree Condo -Bright & spacious w/3 BR’s, 1st flr master, study/library, kit w/granite & upscale app’ls, 2 car gar. MLS#11-3208. RHEA 696-6677 $379,000 DIR: Rt 309N to R into Dakota Woods

DALLAS Immaculate 4BR 3 bath brick front home in Northwoods. Many amenities include HW floors in the LR & DR, cherry kitchen w/breakfast area that opens to deck overlooking a lg yard & gazebo. FR w/gas FP, moldings, gas heat, C/A & attached 2 car garage. MLS# 11-1193 RHEA 696-6677 $369,000 Dir: Rt 309N to Rt 415, R on 42nd St, R on North Gate (Northwoods) L on Sherwood.

JACULYN Inviting 4BR, 3.5 bath home on lovely lot. Bright kitchen w/large Island & breakfast area. Master Suite w/large whirlpool tub, finished lower level has 2nd family room, office & 3/4 bath. MARGY 696-0891

BUCK TWP. Sited on 10+ wooded acres this home features 10rooms. Full basement waiting to be finished w/coal stove. MLS# 11-784 SANDY 970-1110 $259,900

KINGSTON

BEAR CREEK

MOUNTAINTOP

KINGSTON

Preview this 4BR, 3bath 2 story model w/ lots of HW & tile. Granite counters in kit, MSTR Suite w/2 walk-in closets & tiled bath w/ dbl vanities, shower & whirlpool. Home/lot packages available. TERRY D. 715-9317

KINGSTON A must see! Steel & concrete construction put together this exceptional 4BR, 5 bath home. Along w/the great location & fenced yard, this property features maple HW flrs - cherry kitchen cabinets - unique bronze staircase ñ tile baths & so much more. MLS# 12-531 JULIO 239-6408 or RHEA 696-6677 $319,900

BEAR CREEK Beautiful home on 4acre lot in Laurelbrook Estates. 3BR, 3 bath, LR/office, formal DR, modern kitchen leads to deck & much more! MLS# 11-3668 SANDY 970-1110 or DAVID 970-1117 $349,900

GLEN SUMMIT

BUCK TWP.

5 Sherwood Road

10 DAKOTA DR

MOUNTAINTOP Spectacular 7BR, 5 bath home on 40 acres w/ tennis courts, in-ground pool, barn, pond & trails galore! Very private. Right in the middle of Mountain Top. MLS#11-4395 SHARON 970-1106 $1,299,000

KINGSTON Completely renovated 5BR, 3.5 bath home. Fabulous kitchen, in-ground pool. Lovely street. MLS# 12-499 JOAN 696-0887 $334,900

GLEN SUMMIT Glen Summit Community - Beautiful Victorian home renovated w/new open floor plan, 6BRs, 4.5 elegant baths & stunning new kitchen - HW flrs, spacious rms, handsome FP’s, front & back staircases, delightful Gazebo & huge wrap around porch. MLS# 102874 MARGY 696-0891 or RHEA 696-6677 $650,000

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DURYEA

Gorgeous home on beautifully landscaped corner lot in the sought after Blueberry Hills Development. Granite countertops, open ﬂoor plan and large master suite. Inviting family room with gas ﬁreplace. Deck with unforgettable views of the mountainside awaits you.

$329,900 MLS#11-3974

PITTSTON

This property is a Bar, Tattoo shop, and 2 occupied rentals. All business equipment is included. Appointment only. 24 hour notice. All measurements are estimated.

$275,000 MLS#11-4026

SUGARLOAF

Petite Farmette, split-level w/ new roof, family room. Paved drive, 1.5 car built-in garage, detached 3 car garage w/workshop, large pole barn w/stall, storage & wood shed. Pole barn has power/water, detached garage has 200 amp service, water & phone. 2 Koi ponds, waterfall, dock, stream, bridge & riding rings

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MOUNTAINTOP

I am a extremely eﬃcient energy saving 2 story home in a beautiful neighborhood. I’ve been completely remodeled including a new heat pump which doubles as my air conditioning. My electric and plumbing have been completely updated as well as my roof and energy star windows. My kitchen is undergoing a remodel and my baths are brand new. I oﬀer scenic views and live amongst the wildlife.

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DRUMS

This Cedar Sided Chalet in Beech Mountain Lakes was custom built by prominent Butler Valley Builders.4 bedrooms, 3 Full bathrooms,knotty pine cathedral ceilings,stone ﬂanked wood burning ﬁre place, stainless steel appliances included.

$182,500 MLS#11-4487

DUPONT

Beautiful Brick home with in ground pool. Home features hardwood floors, fireplace & fully finished LL. Just minutes from Route 315, Route 81,W.B., Scranton International Airport. $175,900 MLS#11-4082

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Nice 3BR Ranch in move-in condition. HW floors throughout except kitchen & bath. Fenced rear yard. Call today! MLS# 12-513 $132,000

is Luzerne County’s ONLY Gated Community Community Building ~ Gym ~ Swimming Pool

Pure Indulgence... Luxury Condominums nestled in a quiet corner of Northeast Pennsylvania

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The Madeline WAS $245,000

The Morgan WAS $249,900

Watch this Community come to life by becoming a Bell Weather Resident. There has never been a better time to join us…

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Exclusive Jackson Township Location Just Off Hillside Road

It Is Only A Buyer’s Market If You Buy!!! * Mortgage interest rates are near 3.75%- Lowest in decades * Builder Incentives up to $10,000

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Two-story Townhomess

LAUREL LAKES Pretty 4BR Bi-level on semi-wooded lot. Screened deck, hardwood floors, finished LL/new carpeting, fireplace, lg. wet bar, all with cedar walls! Also lg. storage/bonus room. Price Reduced - Motivated Seller! MLS#11-2282 $182,500

HANOVER TWP.

KINGSTON

Investment or Buyers here you go! Large double block in good condition, oﬀ street parking, great size back yard & oﬀers plenty more ! $119,900 MLS#11-3774

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$675,000

Call David P. Hourigan 570-474-6307 • 570-715-7750

$429,900

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The Ice Lakes – Elegant Living! Lakefront lot for spacious two story. Custom built with attention to every detail. Impressive entry foyer, formal Living Room and Dining Room, two story Family Room, gourmet Kitchen with Viking appliances, 1st ﬂoor Study. Four bedrooms, includes fabulous Master suite, and 3 ½ baths. Hardwood throughout. Premium lighting package. Much more! Directions: Turn onto Ice Harvest Drive from Nuangola Rd. Proceed 2 blocks to house on R.

30 Sutton Farms Road, Shavertown G IN D N PE

MOUNTAINTOP

Reﬁnement and style, grace this 4 BR 3 full bath 2 story. Double vaulted FR w/hallway overlook. Finished bonus room for extra needed space. Huge MB walk in closet. Granite counters w/island & pantry in kitchen. Ultra modern ﬁnished basement with theater room & bedroom with full bath.

418 Ice Harvest Drive Drive, Mountaintop

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Mountaintop 570-474-6307

Rae Dziak 714-9234

6010 Bear Creek Blvd., Bear Creek Village

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Immaculate and pretty 3BR 1 3/4 bath Split level with mod eat in kit to deck, formal DR, LR w/ gas FP, family room, heated sun room, exercise room, laundry and storage.1 car garage and fenced yard. Great neighborhood bordering Barney farms. Directions: Carey Ave., to Dagobert to the end, then R on Gordon Ave, R on Kropp, L on Marjorie, house on R.

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48 Marjorie Ave.

Pittston Pittston Twp. Duryea Wyoming Exeter Jenkins Twp. Exeter Wyoming Duryea

If you crave privacy, consider this stunning 3BR, 2.5 bath 2 story traditional cradled on a 2 acre lot. Ultra modern kitchen w/breakfast area, great room w/cathedral ceiling & FP, formal DR & bonus room over 2 car garage. Only $299,000

OWNER IS MOTIVATED!

SWEET VALLEY 3 ACRES Excellent Condition – Many amenities included – Central Air, Central Vac, Whirlpool Tub in Master, Large Walkin Closet, Heated Two car Garage,Emergency Generator System, Full DRY* Basement – All on 3 ACRES Partial Wooded. Asking $219,500 CALL RICHARD 570.406.2438 Listing #11-3369