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Todd Vonderheid is managing member of Custom Container Solutions. By ANDREW M. SEDER aseder@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – As the Greater Wilkes-Barre Growth Partnership’s search for a new president and chief executive drags on, the man the economic development organization is trying to replace is settling into his new career. Todd Vonderheid, who gave notice he was leaving early in 2011 and officially Vonderheid stepped down in November, now is the managing member of Custom Container Solutions LLC, in Lewisburg, Union County. The company manufactures custom roll-off steel containers. It was incorporated under the new name in November, when it acquired Stoltzfus Steel Manufacturing, which had been around for 25 years. Vonderheid, 43, of Kingston, said he wasn’t sure what the next chapter in his life would be when he announced more than a year ago that he was leaving the job he’d held for nearly four years. But it turned out that it looks a lot like some of his life’s earliest chapters. His family owned and operated Von-Crete, a pre-cast concrete maker in Hanover Township, and he saw the value of

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Justices eye key health bill issues Big insurers watching challenge to overhaul

Top court ready for make-or-break topics in case challenging overhaul. By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — As demonstrations swirled outside, Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they are ready to confront without delay the keep-or-kill questions at the heart of challenges to President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul. Virtually every American will be affected by the outcome, due this summer in the heat of the election campaign. On the first of three days of arguments — the longest in decades — none of the justices appeared to embrace the contenSee JUSTICES, Page 12A

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David Hayes from Washington and Maureen Murphy from Madison, Miss. rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday.

The largest local health insurance providers are keeping one eye on arguments before the Supreme Court over the constitutionality of the health care reform law and the other on making sure they are in position to implement the law’s numerous mandates on time. Regardless of what the Supreme Court may or may not rule, Kimberly Kockler,

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s vice president of government affairs, said it will not affect the insurer’s efforts to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010. Since that law was signed, Kockler said, “we’ve been full speed ahead. While we’re certainly monitoring all the See INSURERS, Page 12A

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into early bloom, but a cold snap could put some of that beauty at risk. The National Weather Service put out a special statement Monday that some fruit trees and sensitive vegetables in the region may already be vulnerable to temperatures expected to have dipped into 20s by this morning. Anita Petroski uses a leaf blower to clear the sidewalk of petals from a blooming magnolia tree in front of Maslow Lumia Bartorillo Advertising & Marketing on North Franklin Street in WilkesBarre on Monday. For forecast, see 8B.

Warriors’ Vacant lot near courthouse among properties in back-tax sale jobless rate found higher

City won’t reclaim $61,000 in funding Street near the county courthouse once years, according to representatives of bid around $1,000 in the free-and-clear used to raze buildings on site in 2004. housed deteriorated brick row homes de- Northeast Revenue Service LLC, the portion of the April 12 auction. By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@timesleader.com

Difference found in unemployment rate among Iraq, Afghan war veterans. By DAVID ZUCCHINO Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON— A new survey by a prominent veterans advocacy group has found an unemployment rate among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that is significantly higher than the rate reported in a recent government survey. Nearly17 percent of veterans surveyed by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America said they were unemployed, the group said Monday. A survey released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics put the unemployment rate at 12.1 percent for veterans who have served since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Paul Rieckhoff, the group’s executive director, said the survey underscores the difficulties See JOBLESS, Page 12A

A Wilkes-Barre parcel with unpaid property taxes dating back 17 years is among 260 Luzerne County properties slated for back-tax auction on April 12. The 0.46-acre vacant lot on North River

molished by the city in 2004. Diomena Minichello had purchased the property in 1993 and started defaulting on the property taxes in 1995, county records show. Her son, Michael, inherited the property after her death in 2003, and the back-tax tab has escalated to $138,512. A bankruptcy proceeding and court orders kept the property out of sales for

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county’s tax claim operator. The property was listed in a 2009 firststage upset sale after all the court stays were lifted, but nobody bid because the buyer would be stuck with all taxes and liens connected to the parcel. Liens and taxes are forgiven at secondstage, free-and-clear or judicial sales. The Minichello property is listed at a starting

Challenges serving legal paperwork to the property and lien holders prevented the parcel from being listed in free-andclear sales until now, according to Northeast Revenue. Because liens are now forgiven, the city won’t reclaim $61,000 in community deSee TAX SALE, Page 12A

Maker BeefProducts Inc. will address public concern

3 ‘pink slime’ plants suspend operations By BETSY BLANEY Associated Press

LUBBOCK, Texas — The company that makes “pink slime” suspended operations Monday at three of four plants where the beef ingredient is made, saying officials would work to address recent public concern about the product. Beef Products Inc. will suspend operations at plants in Amarillo, Texas; Garden City, Kan.; and Waterloo, Iowa, according to Craig Letch, the company’s director of food safety and quality asSee ‘PINK SLIME’, Page 12A

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Police allege he ate rotisserie soda aisle and kicked several food damaging them, on his chicken at Edwardsville store, products, way to the exit doors. threw bones into lobster tank. When approached by store se-

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EDWARDSVILLE -- A WilkesBarre man faces multiple charges after he allegedly ate a rotisserie chicken in a grocery store, contaminated the lobster tank with the bones, threatened store employees and assaulted a police officer. According to court papers: Police officer Michael Lehman was on patrol near the West Side Mall on Sunday when he saw a purple vehicle speeding through the mall parking lot. He stopped the driver at Northampton Street and Wyoming Avenue near Cole Muffler and asked him to pull into the parking lot at the nearby Ollie’s restaurant, according to court papers. Lehman asked the driver, who was identified as Allan W. Randall, 45, of 75 B St. Clair St., why he was driving so carelessly, and Randall refused to answer. He also could not produce a driver’s license. While Lehman was checking Randall’s information with Luzerne County 911, a loss prevention officer from Price Chopper approached him and told him Randall was just involved in a retail theft incident at the store. The loss prevention officer reported: At about 3:30 p.m., she saw Randall select a roasted chicken, Sobe Life Water and an apple from store shelves and then consume the items. He then put the chicken bones in the lobster tank and shared the apple with his two young children. Randall then picked up bottles of soda, shook them up and threw them back on the shelf, ditched the rest of the chicken near the

POLICE BLOTTER ASHLEY -- An Ashley man was cited Monday by the Pennsylvania Game Commission with allegedly possessing a pet monkey without a permit. The summary citation was filed against Jeffrey William Arnott Sr., of Preston Street, with District Judge Joseph Halesey in Hanover Township. Game Commission wildlife conservation officers took custody of the monkey, named Tyler, on March 19 when it was captured by Arnott from a porch on Barnes Street, Ashley. Arnott’s son, Jeffrey Jr., 23, allegedly had the monkey while driving a stolen all-terrain vehicle that was pursued by Ashley police. Arnott Sr. said he had the monkey for about 15 years. It was sent to an animal sanctuary in Snyder County. Arnott Jr. was charged with receiving stolen property, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. A preliminary hearing is scheduled today before Halesey. The citation against Arnott Sr. was mailed Monday. A summary hearing will be scheduled if Arnott Sr. pleads not guilty. WILKES-BARRE -- City police said they are investigating a robbery at the Turkey Hill at Hazle Avenue and South Wilkes-Barre Boulevard on Monday morning. A clerk told police he was making coffee with his back to the door when a customer walked in at about 6 a.m. The clerk walked behind the register and noticed the customer had concealed his face with a scarf. The man demanded money and the clerk placed the cash drawer on the counter. The suspect grabbed the drawer and drove away in a dark-colored Jeep, which was reported stolen

curity, Randall said he didn’t do anything and told the officer to get away and left without paying. When the officer went outside to get Randall’s license plate number with the store manager, Randall threatened them and swerved his vehicle in their direction, nearly hitting them. After the loss prevention officer called police, she noticed that Randall had been pulled over and went to talk with Lehman. Randall told Lehman nothing happened at the store and, when asked to get out of his vehicle, became belligerent. He was placed in the rear seat of Lehman’s police cruiser. Randall’s wife, Jessica, who was with him, also had a suspended license, and the vehicle was towed. At the station, Randall refused to get out of the cruiser and swung his cane at Lehman, striking him in the hand several times and cutting his thumb area, according to court papers. Once in the police station, Lehman received a call from the Price Chopper loss prevention officer, who told him the lobsters had to be removed from the store because they were contaminated after eating the chicken Randall put in the tank with them. The total value of the alleged retail theft was $209.12. Lehman said it was Randall’s second retail theft offense. Randall was charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, retail theft, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, driving with a suspended license and driving an unregistered vehicle. Randall was arraigned before District Judge John Hasay in Shickshinny and held at Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 bail. from a Coal Street, WilkesBarre, residence. Police said they recovered the Jeep in the area of 113 N. Meade St. The vehicle had the ignition damaged and a large stone on the passenger seat. The suspect is described by police as a Hispanic male in his late teens to early 20s, 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with medium-length black hair and he wore a denim jacket.

PLAINS TWP. – Township police reported the following: • Joseph Nowakowski, of Roosevelt Street, Exeter, was to be cited with public drunkenness after police observed him allegedly exhibiting signs of alcohol impairment while walking on North River Street at 2:40 a.m. Thursday before they transported him to his residence. • Tiffany Thomas, of Sweet Valley, reported that somebody smashed a window on her Chevrolet Cobalt and stole her wallet from inside the car while it was parked at Ole Tyme Charley’s on South River Street sometime between 1 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. Saturday. • Police responded to a harassment complaint at the Woodlands Inn on state Route 115 at 9:05 a.m. Saturday after Nancy Miller, an employee, reported that her husband, Robert Betts, was calling her at work threatening to come there and punch her. Police said Betts arrived at the Woodlands, was arrested and charged with harassment and disorderly conduct. Betts was arraigned before District Judge Joseph Halesey in Hanover Township and was taken to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. April 3 before District Judge Diana Malast.

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There was a large crowd to hear Rich Williams, deputy EMA coordinator for Harveys Lake, speak Monday about issues with the county 911 system.

County 911 taken to task

Harveys Lake officials want dispatching services returned from county 911. By SUSAN BETTINGER Times Leader Correspondent

HARVEYS LAKE -- Borough deputy EMA coordinator and former councilman Rich Williams said Monday night that the borough wants Luzerne County 911 to return emergency services dispatching back to the Harveys Lake Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department. A response time of up to an additional nine minutes linked to a new system the county instituted last year compared with a previous system’s three to five minutes was cited as the main reason for the request. It was explained at Monday’s press conference that in October, Luzerne County 911took over the Harveys Lake call boxes that dispatch the borough’s fire and ambulance services. In the past, the call boxes simultaneously worked with the Kunkle Fire Department. Since the new system used by the county’s 911 operations does not support simultaneous dispatch, “$1.8 million of taxpayers’ money has been wasted,” Williams said. The response time with the old system was three to five minutes. With the new system, there is a potential of as much as nine additional minutes that can be added to that time, Williams said. Williams also said that in a 2010 borough survey, all of those who were asked said they were satis-

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Rich Williams, right, of Harveys Lake EMA, speaks at a press conference Monday. Left is Harveys Lake fire Chief David Davis.

fied with their emergency service operations. He said he has made numerous calls and wrote several letters to various county officials, most of which have gone without response. Among the correspondence was a formal letter to Luzerne County 911. The request for the borough to re-gain control of its own call boxes was refused via a letter signed by the Executive Director of the 911 Communications Center David Parsnick, as well as former county commissioners Maryanne Petrilla, Thomas Cooney, and Stephen Urban, he said. . Among those in attendance at Monday’s press conference were members from seven different Back Mountain Fire Departments, members of the Harveys Lake council and the borough mayor, and residents from several neighboring communities.

Nuangola sewer project goes to bid Opening of bids set for sewer authority’s April 27 meeting, project engineer says. By TOM HUNTINGTON Times Leader Correspondent

NUANGOLA – The borough sewer system project has gone to bid, it was stated at Monday night’s meeting of the sewer authority by Rich Kresge, project engineer for the Quad3 Group of Wilkes-Barre. Kresge said the plan is to schedule an opening of bids at an April 27 meeting of the authority. He said he wanted to give prospective bidders 30 days to prepare and file their proposals as well as conform to a U.S. Department of Agriculture scheduled conference. The USDA Rural Development Agency will provide major funding for the project, including, at this stage, a $3.1 million grant and a $3 million loan. Because the price of the system has been estimated to have escalated to more than $9 million, USDA officials are researching the possibility of obtaining additional federal funding for Nuangola. The authority is also preparing to meet provisions of a pending $5.4 million loan agreement with the Fulton Bank of Lancaster. The loan has been designat-

ed as a bridge loan to finance construction until such time as USDA commits its money. In conjunction with USDA efforts, David Pekar, authority chairman, and attorney Robert Gonos, solicitor, said loan and grant money is available to qualified residents who find connecting to the system a financial hardship. The money, they said, is available through a 504 Loan/ Grant Program, which USDA states is designed to assist lowincome clients at low interest rates. Eligibility for loans centers on credit worthiness, proof of property ownership, reliable income sources and the ability to enter into a legal contract. For a grant, the major stipulation, according to the USDA, is an applicant must be 62 years old or older and show an inability to meet the cost of connecting. Regina Plodwick, president of council, said the prospective connection fee is now $2,025, which encompasses permit costs and 150 feet of piping to a grinder pump/lateral that will be part of the main system. Residents will have to absorb the cost an excavator to dig a trench from their dwelling to the main. Under an income schedule offered by Thomas Williams, state director of USDA, a person earning $20,350 per year is classified as very low income; a

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N.J. suspect is arrested

man wanted in a deadly stabbing in New Jersey was captured MonA day at a house on South Hancock

Street. U.S. Marshals said Clifton Sykes, 45, was allegedly involved in an altercation that left a man dead from stab wounds to his neck in Newark, N.J., on Friday. An arrest warrant issued for Sykes on Saturday charged him with homicide and related offenses. Deputy U.S. Marshals and WilkesBarre police arrested Sykes in the 100 block of South Hancock Street just before 1 p.m. Sykes is expected to be charged with being a fugitive from justice and await further court proceedings regarding extradition to New Jersey. HARRISBURG

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Cops say they were shot at in car chase Police chased car reported stolen in Hanover Twp. to Pocono Raceway area. By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com

HANOVER TWP. – Two men driving a stolen Ford Focus escaped capture after firing shots at a Wilkes-Barre police officer who was pursuing them, police said. The car was reported stolen when its owner was tied up inside his Church Street house during a robbery Sunday night, authorities said. Township police Chief Al Walker said:

A 33-year-old man was unloading groceries in front of his house in the 700 block of Church Street when he was confronted by an armed male at about 9:15 p.m. The gunman approached the victim from between two houses located just feet apart. The victim was forced into his house at gunpoint and tied up. His head was covered, which prevented him from seeing a second suspect entering the house, Walker said. DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER Walker said the two suspects spent about 90 minutes inside A home at 716 Church Street in Hanover Township, where a the house stealing mostly elec- man was allegedly tied up and his car stolen on Sunday night. tronics. They drove away in the victim’s red 2004 Ford Focus. self and call 911. lice agencies to be on the looThe victim was able to free himShortly after 911 alerted po- kout for the Ford, a Wilkes-

The Rev. William S. Marshall Jr., associate rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, gave the prayer to open the state House of Representatives’ legislative session Monday. Marshall was the guest of state Rep. Phyllis Mundy, D-Kingston, who is a member of St. Stephen’s Church. “It was my honor and privilege to have Reverend Marshall Marshall as a guest today,” said Mundy. “He had the full legislative experience, a tour of our beautiful capitol, attending caucus and sitting in on a meeting about budget issues. I hope he enjoyed his visit as much as I enjoyed having him here.” Accompanying Marshall was the Rev. Daniel FitzSimmons, rector at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church in Mountain Top.

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The newly formed Wilkes-Barre City Taxpayers Association will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrews Parish, 316 Parrish St. All city residents are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit www.WilkesBarreTaxpayers.com. WILKES-BARRE

Reminders on recycling

The single-stream recycling program has been a tremendous success in just two months of operation, but the city reminds residents that certain regulations still apply. All cardboard and newspaper material must be bundled tightly so they don’t blow around and be placed curbside for pickup. Loose materials will not be picked up at the curb and property owners could face citations. Newspaper and cardboard may also be placed in city issued recycling bins, but materials should not exceed the rim of the container. The DPW garage is open MondayFriday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., for dropping off garbage or recyclable items. No materials should be deposited in the DPW yard on weekends when the facility is closed.

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Sheriff deputies bring one of the accused into the Luzerne County Courthouse on Monday morning.

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Joanne Grossi, Region III director of Health and Human Services, will participate in a roundtable discussion of the Affordable Care Act starting at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Kirby Health Center, 71 N Franklin St. The event is being coordinated with the Pennsylvania Health Access Network, the WilkesBarre Peace and Justice Center and the NEPA Area Labor Federation. The event is one Grossi of 50 “House Calls for Health Care” being held across the state during the week of the health care reform law’s second anniversary. Grossi will speak at 11:30 a.m. at the Kingston Senior Center, 680 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, on free preventive health services to seniors and other benefits of the law. For more information on that event, call Brenda Lispi at 822-1158, ext.3333 or Sandy Acornley at 287-1102.

Barre officer spotted it around midnight. The officer pursued the vehicle outside the city and was shot at by the suspects, police said. Multiple gunshots were fired at the officer reportedly on Suscon Road on Pittston Township and state Route 115 in Luzerne and Monroe counties. Police in pursuit lost sight of the vehicle in the area of the Pocono Raceway in Monroe County, about 25 miles from where the Ford was stolen. Walker said the vehicle was later found abandoned in Thornhurst, Lackawanna

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Misericordia biology students, from left, Lawrence Paddock, Nicholas Sulzer and Jonathan Weiss wade out into Bowman’s Creek in Wyoming County on Monday to demonstrate how they collect data for their study.

Checking up on creek’s health MU students assess drilling water withdrawal’s impact on Bowman’s.

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EATON TWP. – Misericordia University senior Jon Weiss often wondered if the pumping stations used to remove water from Bowman’s Creek for gas drilling were having an impact on the waterway. Sure, Bowman’s Creek is quite large, he said, but if there’s an impact it should be identified. Last summer and fall, Weiss and fellow biology students Nick Sulzer and

Lawrence Paddock set out to determine if the makeup of the creek changed above and below the pumping stations. They did the work for their senior project under the guidance of Barbara McCraith, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at Misericordia. “Gas drilling is still relatively new and there aren’t a lot of studies on everything involved,” Weiss said. “We chose this stream because of the pumping stations. It would be a good indicator if there are any impacts.” They chose to study Bowman’s Creek because it is close to the Back Mountain campus and is stocked with trout by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commis-

sion, making it a popular destination for anglers. McCraith said the project isn’t aimed at stopping water withdrawal, but to determine if better regulations are needed. The first step, she said, was to determine if the flow of the stream or its makeup, including water chemistry and macro invertebrate life, changed significantly above and below the water withdrawal sites. From May through November, the trio of students visited the creek every two weeks to take samples. They measured the base flow, total dissolved solSee CREEK, Page 9A

W-B takes up the banner of decoration City starts hanging banners people and a community. that celebrate Wilkes-Barre The Streetlight Banner program fulfills that mission.” history on streetlights. About 10 banners, which By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – Gusting winds on Monday provided a banner day for – well – banners. Mayor Tom Leighton called it “another step in the beautification of this great city,” as public works employees began hanging banners on streetlight poles that celebrate the city’s history. “Every community must always look to the future for new opportunities, but never forget where it has been,” Leighton said outside City Hall. “We must remember the people, the organizations and the achievements of previous generations in order to understand who we are as a

cost $150 each and were paid for by city businesses, were hung, and Leighton said more will follow. The banners feature photos of previous mayors, historic photos of famous Wilkes-Barre buildings and people, and pictures and logos of businesses past and present. It’s an initiative, Leighton said, that will enhance the appearance of the downtown business district. Gus Genetti, owner of Genetti’s Best Western Hotel & Conference Center – a fixture in the downtown since 1963 – was one of the first to enroll in the banner promotion. Genetti’s Hotel is the former Hotel Redington, built in 1906. “It’s great,” Genetti said. “Anything that promotes

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A Wilkes-Barre employee hangs banners from streetlight poles along East Market Street on Monday afternoon.

downtown Wilkes-Barre is good. The downtown has a lot going for it.” Butch Frati said the banners could not be too large, to

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Plea, trial in Hazleton death case Angel Sanchez pleads guilty while Rodolfo Perez will face jury trial. By SHEENA DELAZIO sdelazio@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – One man charged in the death of a Hazleton man in January 2011 pleaded guilty Monday to a related charge while a jury was selected to hear the case of another man accused of stabbing the man to death. Angel Sanchez, 21, of Hazleton, pleaded guilty to a charge of third-degree murder in the Jan. 16 death of 21year-old Vladimir Ruiz outside a city tavern. Rodolfo Hiraldo Perez, 25, also of Hazleton, will face a trial on charges of criminal Perez homicide and criminal attempt this week after a jury of eight men and eight women, including four alternates, were selected Monday. Attorneys will present opening arguments this morning before testimony begins in the case. Perez and Sanchez were charged after Hazleton police responded to West Green Street on Jan. 16, 2011, for the report of two men lying on the sidewalk near Penn Palace, a local tavern. Police found Ruiz with several injuries and stab wounds, and 23-year-old Juda Hope, of Hazleton, who suffered gunshot wounds and was airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital, where he later died. Police say Hope was shot and killed by Willis Gonzalez, who remains at large. Prosecutors say that surveillance video of the area shows a fight among Ruiz, Sanchez and Perez. Prosecutors say the fight might have been gang-related. According to court papers, Sanchez can be seen punching, kicking and stomping Ruiz, while Perez can be seen preventing people from helping Ruiz. Perez is then seen allegedly taking a knife and stabbing Ruiz as he is being assaulted by Sanchez. Assistant District Attorney Daniel Zola said Sanchez’s assault on Ruiz left him with severe head trauma, and that Sanchez acted as an accomplice. Sanchez faces 20 to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced on May 29, Judge David Lupas said. He is not expected to testify at Perez’s trial this week.

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Pope tweaks last week’s comment that Marxism “no longer responds to reality.” By NICOLE WINFIELD and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press

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Fiery protest in India

A Tibetan man screams as he runs engulfed in flames after self-immolating at a protest Monday in New Delhi, India, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to the country. The Tibetan activist lit himself on fire at the gathering and was rushed to hospital, reports said.

SANTIAGO, Cuba — Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cuba on Monday in the footsteps of his more famous predecessor, saying he holds great affection for Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits and heartfelt hopes for reconciliation. President Raul Castro warmly greeted the pope, who said he was coming as “a pilgrim of charity” as he arrived at the airport in Santiago, Cuba’s second-largest city. The pontiff, who last week gave a more gentle tweak to his hosts by expressing sympathy for all islanders, including prisoners. “I carry in my heart the just aspirations and legitimate de-

sires of all Cubans, wherever they may be,” he said. “Those of the young and the elderly, of adolescents and children, of the sick and workers, of prisoners and their families, and of the poor and those in need.” In his own remarks, the Cuban leader assured Benedict his country favors complete religious freedom and has good relations with all religious institutions. He also criticized the 50year-old U.S. economic embargo and defended the socialist ideal of providing for those less fortunate. Benedict’s stay in Cuba -- for a little over 48 hours -- will inevitably spark comparisons to John Paul II’s historic 1998 tour. The pontiff was scheduled to travel through town in his glassed-in popemobile and then rally tens of thousands of believers at an outdoor Mass in the colonial city’s main square on a blue-and-white platform

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Pope Benedict XVI walks with Cuban President Raul Castro at the airport Monday in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

crowned by graceful arches in the shape of a papal miter. Benedict was scheduled to spend the night in a house beside the shrine of Cuba’s patron saint, the Virgin of Charity of Cobre. Benedict’s limited schedule is sure to disappoint many who want a piece of his attention, from the dissident community, to practitioners of the Afro-Cu-

ban Santeria faith, to returning Cuban American exiles and even representatives of imprisoned U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross, who are hoping the pontiff will intercede on his behalf. The Vatican has said the pope has no plans to meet with any of them, citing his advanced age and need for rest.

EL CAJON, CALIF.

Iraqi-American woman dies

raq’s foreign minister said Monday that the body of an Iraqi-American Iwoman who was found brutally beaten

next to a note saying “go back to your country, you terrorist” will be flown to Baghdad as lawmakers in her native country demanded a thorough investigation. Shaima Alawadi, 32, was taken off life support on Saturday, three days after her 17-year-old daughter found her unconscious in the dining room of the family’s El Cajon home in suburban San Diego. Investigators said they’re exploring all aspects of her slaying, including the possibility that the attack was a hate crime. Reaction in Baghdad was muted, though some lawmakers pressed for answers.

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Monsignor goes on trial

A high-ranking monsignor on trial in Philadelphia “won’t run” from the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis, his lawyer said Monday when the landmark child endangerment trial opened. Monsignor William Lynn supervised more than 800 priests as the secretary for clergy in Philadelphia from 1992 to 2004. He’s the first U.S. church official ever charged over his handling of abuse complaints. Prosecutors charge that he kept dangerous priests in parish work around children to protect the church’s reputation and avoid scandal. ISTANBUL

Turkey faces Syria dilemma

Events are pushing Turkey ever closer to setting up a buffer zone in Syria to protect civilians. Turkish officials have long been hesitant about the idea, even while the U.N. reported that thousands of Syrians were being killed as President Bashar Assad’s forces crush dissent. But on Monday, a Turkish official indicated that a surge of refugees from Syria might compel Turkey, preferably with international backing, to establish a buffer zone on Syrian soil to guarantee the security of its own southern border as well as the welfare of civilians fleeing violence. Turkey already shelters 17,000 Syrians in refugee camps, and the official did not say how many more refugees might constitute a tipping point.

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Rev. Al Sharpton, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, front row from left, listen Monday during a forum on Trayvon Martin. Also, students held rallies at Florida A&M University and outside the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center.

Mom: Fla. cops vilify slain son

to the news media in an effort to demon- rated by witnesses, authorities say. Family confirms Trayvon Martin Martin family attorney Benjamin suspended from school for marijuana. ize the teenager. “The only comment that

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SANFORD, Fla. — Trayvon Martin had been suspended from school for marijuana when the unarmed teenager was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer, a family spokesman said Monday. Martin, 17, was suspended by MiamiDade County schools because traces of marijuana were found in a plastic baggie in his book bag, family spokesman Ryan Julison said. Martin was shot Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman while he was visiting Sanford with his father. Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, and family attorneys blamed police for leaking the information about the marijuana

I have right now is that they killed my son and now they’re trying to kill his reputation,” Fulton told reporters. The Sanford Police Department insisted there was no authorized release of the suspension information but said there may have been a leak within the agency. City Manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. said the source of the leak would be probed and the person responsible could be fired. Meanwhile, the Orlando Sentinel reported authorities revealed that Martin decked Zimmerman with a single punch, then climbed on top of him and slammed his head into the sidewalk several times, leaving him bloody and battered. That is the account Zimmerman gave police, and much of it has been corrobo-

Crump said the link between the youth and marijuana should have no bearing on the probe into his shooting death. Also Monday, the state Department of Juvenile Justice confirmed that Martin does not have a juvenile offender record. In another development, city officials named a 23-year veteran of the Sanford police department as acting chief. The appointment of Capt. Darren Scott, who is African-American, came days after Chief Bill Lee, who is white, temporarily stepped down as the agency endured criticism over its handling of the case. Civil rights leaders Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton were to hold a rally in Sanford later Monday along with leaders from the Urban League and ACLU.

By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan security forces shot and killed three international troops Monday in two separate incidents, the latest in a rising number of attacks in which Afghan forces have Sixteen turned their weapons on NATO sertheir foreign vice mempartners. The killings bers — 18 reflect a spike in percent of tensions bethe 84 fortween Afghan and interna- eign troops tional forces killed so that follow an American sol- far this dier’s alleged year — massacre of Afghan civilians, have been the burning of shot and Muslim holy books at a U.S. killed by base, and uncer- Afghan tainty about Afghanistan’s fate soldiers as foreign and potroops prepare licemen or to pull out. They also militants come at a time disguised when international troops in their have stepped uniforms. up training and mentoring of Afghan soldiers, police and government workers so that Afghans can take the lead and the foreign forces can go home. The success of that partnership is key to the U.S.-led coalition’s strategy to withdraw most forces by the end of 2014. Sixteen NATO service members — 18 percent of the 84 foreign troops killed so far this year — have been shot and killed by Afghan soldiers and policemen or militants disguised in their uniforms, according to the AP tally. In one incident Monday, two British service members were killed by an Afghan soldier in front of the main gate of a joint civilianmilitary base in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said. Another NATO service member, whose nationality was not disclosed, was shot and killed at a checkpoint by a man who was believed to be a member of a village-level fighting force the U.S. is fostering in hopes of countering the Taliban insurgency. Monday’s attack came two weeks after a U.S. soldier allegedly went on a pre-dawn shooting rampage in neighboring Kandahar province, killing 17 Afghan civilians — four men, four women and nine children.

Surgery can put diabetes into remission By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer

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Egg-hunt hopes smashed

Organizers of an annual Easter egg hunt attended by hundreds of children have canceled this year’s event, citing the behavior of aggressive parents who swarmed into the tiny park last year, determined that their kids get an egg. That hunt was over in seconds, to the consternation of egg-less tots and their own parents. Too many parents had jumped a rope set up to allow only children into Bancroft Park in a historic area of Colorado Springs. Organizers say the event has outgrown its original intent of being a neighborhood event. Parenting observers cite the cancellation as a prime example of so-called “helicopter parents” — those who hover over their children and are involved in every aspect of their children’s lives — sports, school, and increasingly work — to ensure that they don’t fail, even at an Easter egg hunt.

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Tamikka McCray, 39, holds photos showing her before her weight-loss surgery in 2010.

CHICAGO — New research gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, and doctors say the operation should be offered sooner to more people with the disease — not just as a last resort. The two studies, released on Monday, are the first to compare stomachreducing operations to medicines alone for “diabesity” — Type 2 diabetes brought on by obesity. Millions of Americans have this and can’t make enough insulin or use what they do make to process sugar from food. Both studies found that surgery

helped far more patients achieve normal blood-sugar levels than medicines alone did. The results were dramatic: Some people were able to stop taking insulin as soon as three days after their operations. Cholesterol and other heart risk factors also greatly improved. Doctors don’t like to say “cure” because they can’t promise a disease will never come back. But in one study, most surgery patients were able to stop all diabetes drugs and have their disease stay in remission for at least two years. None of those treated with medicines alone could do that. “It is a major advance,” said Dr. John

Buse of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a leading diabetes expert who had no role in the studies. Buse said he often recommends surgery to patients who are obese and can’t control their blood-sugar through medications, but many are leery of it. “This evidence will help convince them that this really is an important therapy to at least consider,” he said. There were signs that the surgery itself — not just weight loss — helps reverse diabetes. Food makes the gut produce hormones to spur insulin, so trimming away part of it surgically may affect those hormones, doctors believe.

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County controller: Outside audits to cost $13,500 Walter Griffith had to go outside his office because he had to lay off his staff CPA. By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@timesleader.com

Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith said outside audits of four county offices will cost about $13,500, according to proposals submitted by Friday’s deadline. He sought proposals to complete audits because he lost his staff CPA because of 2012 budget cuts. Griffith said the CPA was the only staffer with educational qualifications I F YO U G O needed to complete auThe Luzerne Coundits that ty Council will hold meet recoga public meeting nized govat 6:30 tonight in the Emergency ernmental Management auditing Agency building, standards -- a Water Street, new requireWilkes-Barre. ment under the county’s home rule charter. The controller and the three remaining workers are qualified to complete performance reviews and investigations that also are permitted by the charter, he said. ParenteBeard, Wilkes-Barre, agreed to charge $7,000 to audit the prison commissary and $6,500 for audits of tax claim, tax collection and the assessor’s office, Griffith said. Hall-Mihalos-Straub and Co., also of Wilkes-Barre, submitted the only other proposal. The company would charge $12,000 to $16,000 for the commissary audit and $13,000 to $15,000 for the remaining three audits, Griffith said. Griffith said he must further review the proposals and interview the companies but believes he can cover the expense with his bud-

Suit targets Pa.’s ‘Year of the Bible’ Resolution is challenged by group that includes atheists and agnostics. By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press

HARRISBURG — An organization that includes atheists and agnostics has filed a lawsuit over a state House resolution that declares 2012 the Year of the Bible, saying the measure violates the U.S. Constitution’s provision that prevents government from enacting laws “respecting an establishment of religion.” The Freedom from Religion Foundation on Monday sued the measure’s main sponsor, Rep. Rick Saccone, R-Allegheny; House clerk Tony Barbush; and House parliamentarian Clancy Myer over the resolution. The lawsuit says the resolution “sends a message to the citizens of Pennsylvania, including (the foundation’s) members, that Christian beliefs are more legitimate in the eyes of the state than other systems of belief and thought, which constitute matters of individual free conscience.” The Madison, Wis.-based foundation wants a federal judge to order the defendants to stop publishing and distributing the resolution and to rule that the state government isn’t Judeo-Christian. It also requests a declaration that the state public officials are subject to the Constitution’s Establishment Clause and a repayment of costs and legal fees associated with the complaint. Saccone, whose resolution notes the Bible’s “formative influence” and says there is a “national need to study and apply” scripture, said Monday that the lawsuit was meritless. “God has always been a part of our government,” said Saccone, noting biblical phrases decorate the state Capitol and other state historical sites.

geted funds. Further outsourcing may be necessary for major audits, he said. Controller’s staff may assist in data collection to reduce costs, he said. He said he had to furlough the CPA to meet his budget because

the CPA’s $58,350 salary was almost the equivalent of two other workers. If he kept the CPA, he’d be down to two employees, he said. “Maybe next year I can get funding to hire people with credentials,” he said.

Griffith is scheduled to present his 2012 audit plan to council tonight. Council Chairman Jim Bobeck said council members want a realistic list of audits that will be completed and a timetable. Griffith already submitted two plans, but

council members asked for more detail on how his plan would be executed, Bobeck said. “The controller is the chief financial officer, so citizens have a right to understand how he’s making these financial decisions on who he’s auditing,” Bobeck said.

Griffith said he and his staff have completed most, if not all, required audits through 2010. The office is partially focused on a compliance review of payroll and attendance and reviews of magisterial offices, which do not require a CPA, he said.

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BlueAmerica PAC, a California group, weighs in with attack ads in support of Democratic primary challenger Matt Cartwright

Super PAC ties Holden to gas fracking support By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

The campaign battle for the Democratic nomination in the 17th Congressional District saw its first attack ad salvo fired Monday, and it came from California. BlueAmerica PAC issued a press release from Los Angeles “reminding” 17th District voters about U.S. Rep. Tim Holden’s support for the natural gas drilling method known as fracking. Billboards in Schuylkill, Lackawanna and Northampton counties went up emblazoned with “Fracking’s got a friend in Pennsylvania.” Fracking – hydraulic fracturing – uses high-pressure injection of water, sand and chemicals to re-

lease gas trapped in shale deep underground. The BlueAmerica PAC press release stated: “ConHolden gressman Holden may be trying to cover up his past support for the practice now, but BlueAmerica PAC believes that many Democrats in the newly drawn 17th District need to know just how friendly he has been to the fracking industry for many years before they cast their votes in next month’s primary election.” The release quotes a report

done by Lee Fang of the RepublicReport.com, that said Holden, D-St. Clair, “voted to deregulate the horizontal drilling industry, a process commonly known as fracking, by voting for the ‘Halliburton Loophole’ ” placed by industry lobbyists. That law, the report states, “exempted the process from the Clean Water Act, allowing oil and natural gas companies to go about their business with little accountability. In many cases, local communities have faced a variety of chemicals in their drinking water, some of them believed to be carcinogenic, because of the fracking boom in recent years.” BlueAmerica claims oil and gas

interests have provided Holden with about $400,000 in contributions over the course of his 20year career in Congress. Holden is the longest-serving Pennsylvania congressman. Holden issued a statement in response, but he didn’t address the specifics of the BlueAmerica release. Instead, his campaign spokesman, Eric Nagy, said Holden preferred to focus on the outside influence of “super PACs.” “Multiple Super PACs from outside the 17th district are poised to spend millions of dollars to distort Tim Holden’s record of public service and are determined to buy this election,” Nagy said. “Tim Holden is firmly opposed to Super

Sen. Orie convicted on 14 counts Republican will likely have to give up her seat in the state Senate and lose her pension. By JOE MANDAK Associated Press

PITTSBURGH -- Republican state Sen. Jane Orie, accused of using her state-funded legislative staff to perform campaign work for herself and a state judge who’s her sister, was convicted Monday on 14 counts of theft of services, conflict of interest and forgery and likely will be forced from the Senate. Orie, acquitted of 10 other counts including perjury and election code violations, declined to comment after the verdict but appeared to be shaken. Her attorney, William Costopoulos, said after leaving the courtroom “I can tell you we’re disappointed, and there’s no positive spin I can put on it.” Orie, 50, was elected to the Senate in a 2001 special election to fill an empty seat and was reelected three times. The multiple convictions, including on five felony counts, mean she’ll almost certainly be removed from office and lose her state pension. Prosecutors said Orie, who’s from McCandless, just north of Pittsburgh, had illegally used her legislative staff since 2001 to benefit herself and state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin,

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State Sen. Jane Orie, R-Allegheny, heads back to court in Pittsburgh earlier this month for her first trial on charges of using her staff for campaign work in 2011.

who wasn’t charged. One legal expert who has followed the trial said Orie’s chances of successfully appealing are slim. “Any serious convictions like this are exactly what the prosecution sought, and the senator is now probably going to jail,” University of Pittsburgh law professor John Burkoff said. “Convicted of 14 different counts is a lot. It’s serious judgment against her.”

Deputy District Attorney Lawrence Claus declined to say what kind of sentence he’ll seek, but he praised the jury, which deliberated for five straight days. The ordeal isn’t over for the close-knit Orie family. A third sister, Janine Orie, is expected to stand trial later this year on charges that she conspired to misuse the senator’s staff to campaign for Melvin and on charges that she similarly direct-

ed Melvin’s former Superior Court staff to work on campaigns in 2003 and 2009. She’s fighting the charges. Melvin was subpoenaed and in December received a letter from the Allegheny County grand jury that recommended charges against Sen. Orie and Janine Orie, who remains suspended from her job as Melvin’s aide. Melvin and her attorney have repeatedly ignored telephone calls seeking comment. The jury heard 18 days of testimony about an investigation that began in October 2009. That’s when a University of Pittsburgh intern complained to District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. that she had seen Sen. Orie’s staff doing campaign work for Melvin just days before her election to the state’s highest court. Prosecutors contend Sen. Orie launched a cover-up almost immediately by sneaking some political documents out of her office in Pittsburgh’s North Hills suburb and by removing discarded Melvin poll cards from the trash outside the office. Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Manning declared a mistrial during Orie’s first trial last March, saying one document was so obviously fake that “even Ray Charles” could see it. An examination of the exhibits by a U.S. Secret Service document expert resulted in forgery, perjury and evidence tampering charges.

PACs and believes that voters are supposed to decide elections, not corporations.” Nagy said Holden has always “has always legislated from the political center, which is where most of America and the 17th District find themselves.” “What we have here is a case of the rich helping the rich – billionaires and millionaires coming to the rescue of fellow millionaire Matt Cartwright,” Nagy said. “But, Tim Holden’s priorities have not and will not waver.” BlueAmerica treasurer Howie Klein said BlueAmerica has endorsed Holden’s Democratic opponent Cartwright, of Moosic, in the April 24 Pennsylvania pri-

mary. “The people of Northeastern Pennsylvania need to know Tim Holden’s record over the past 19 years that he is trying to hide,” Cartwright said. “He has voted against health care reform, opposed legislation that would have made it harder for banks to foreclose on struggling families at the height of the recession, and he voted with George W. Bush 60 percent of the time.” BlueAmerica is a political action committee dedicated to electing progressives to Congress. Laureen Cummings, a nurse from Old Forge, is running on the Republican ticket.

Man pleads guilty in child sex abuse case

Prosecutors say Richard Park two children. A county detective interinappropriately touched a viewed the children in July girl, then 7, and boy, then 4. 2010. The boy said that when By SHEENA DELAZIO sdelazio@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – A Plymouth man charged with having inappropriate contact with two young children pleaded guilty Monday to related charges. Richard Park, 25, of Turner Street, entered the plea to charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and unlawful contact with a minor in a case in which prosecutors say he inappropriately touched a 7-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy. Park, who is represented by attorney William Watt, will be sentenced on June 27. He will be required to register his address under Megan’s Law, County Judge Fred Pierantoni said, and will undergo an evaluation by the state Sexual Offenders Assessment Board. Assistant District Attorney Jenny Roberts is prosecuting the case. According to court papers, in April 2008, a woman contacted police and alleged Park had indecent contact with her

he was around 4 years old in 2007, Park performed oral sex on him. The girl said that same year, when she was about 7 years old, Park touched her inappropriately on two different occasions. The children said the incidents happened when Park was babysitting them. Investigators interviewed Park in October 2010, when he admitted he touched the two children, but that he never meant to hurt them. “I never wanted to hurt them,” Park allegedly told investigators. “I want to get better.” Park provided investigators with a written statement admitting to the allegations. “All I want is to put this behind me so I can go on with my life,” Park allegedly wrote. “I never done (sic) this to any other kids. Also, I know what I did was wrong by touching children the way I did and I never wanted to hurt them in any way and I would like to move on with my life.” Pierantoni said Park is to have no contact with minors or places they frequent, such as playgrounds.

Man pleads guilty to child endangerment in ‘90 people living in the walls’ case Robert Hospodar, 30, of FranEdwardsville’s Robert Hospodar klin Street, entered the plea bewas high on bath salts when he fore County Judge Joseph Sklamade comment, police say. rosky Jr.

By SHEENA DELAZIO sdelazio@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – An Edwardsville man who police say was high on bath salts when he called police to say there were “90 people living in the walls” pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of endangering the welfare of children.

He was scheduled to stand trial on related charges Monday. Hospodar faces a maximum of five years in prison when he is sentenced on May 18. Assistant District Attorney Mamie Phillips said Monday that Hospodar, and Amber Sutton, 27, of Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston, were charged after police said they were hallucinating on bath salts and nearly cut their 5-

year-old daughter with knives they were using to stab people they believed were living in the walls of their apartment in March 2011. “Are those the facts you are pleading guilty to?” Sklarosky asked Hospodar. “Yes,” Hospodar replied. The child was not injured, police said, and full custody of her had been given to Sutton’s mother. Police said they responded to the call, and Hospodar and Sutton were holding knives and oth-

er knives were on the floor. Hospodar and Sutton “exhibited extremely paranoid behavior” police said, and each said the other was on bath salts, according to court papers. “They were pulling drywall off the walls and sticking their heads in the walls describing the people which they claimed they saw. They were plunging knives into the holes in the walls, attempting to stab the people,” according to court papers. Hospodar must undergo a

mental health evaluation and attend drug-and-alcohol counseling, Sklarosky said. Hospodar’s attorney, Mark Bufalino, said his client will apply for the county’s Intermediate Punishment Program, a term of house arrest and probation, though sentencing is ultimately up to Sklarosky. Sutton had been entered into the county’s Treatment Court program as a result of the charges, but was removed from the program in late December.

A county judge said in October that Sutton failed to appear for court and a warrant for her arrest was issued. She was taken into custody in December. Judge William Amesbury said Sutton will be lodged at the prison “until further order of the court.” No court date regarding Sutton’s case has been scheduled. Sheena Delazio, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 8297235.

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JOHN DONALD VERFAILLIE, 85, formerly of Dallas, died Friday, March 23, 2012, in Westminster, Md. He was the son of Berdella Nelson Verfaillie and Augustus Charles Verfaillie of Dallas. The family home in Dallas was on the Northeast corner of Huntsville and Jackson streets. He is survived by his wife, Marcelene; three stepdaughters and their husbands, and four step-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Dorothy Tryon Verfaillie, formerly of Dallas, who was married to his brother Roy. He was predeceased by his parents, brother Roy and sister Anna Dorothy Verfaillie Niemeyer, and brother-in-law William F. Niemeyer, formerly of Davenport Street, Dallas. He played the clarinet in the Dallas High School Band and graduated from Dallas High School in 1944 and joined the Army and served in Germany, as did his brother Roy. MR. JOSEPH V. PHILLIPS, 91, of Lansdale, passed away peacefully Friday, March 23, 2012, at his home. Mr. Phillips proudly served our country during World War II in the Pacific Theater with the 3rd Marine Division. He later served as a career U.S. Marine. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Anna Valentina (Mazonkey) Phillips; a brother and a sister. Surviving are his second wife, Meta (Sparks) Phillips, five devoted sons and their spouses; six grandchildren; a great-grandson; sisters Genevieve Kelly and Ann Dougher. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:45 a.m. from the Simcox-McIlvaine Funeral Home, Lansdale, with Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in St. Stanislaus Church, Lansdale. Visitation will be Wednesday 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Local words of comfort and support may be sent to www.JohnVMorrisFuneralHomes.com. LARRY (BUCK) L. DRAGON, age 59, of Lake Township, passed away Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Mr. Dragon was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, and was the son of Juanita Brady Dragon of Ashtabula, Ohio, and the late John Dragon. Surviving are his companion, Debra Yarasheski of Lake Township and sons, Michael A. Dragon and Lucas L. Dragon, both of Ohio. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date in Ohio. Arrangements are by the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corner of routes 29 &118, Pikes Creek. Online condolences may be made at clswansonfuneral home.com. MR. JOSEPH S. PATOKA SR., 95, of Middlebury, Conn., died Saturday, March 24, 2012 at his home. He was born in Duryea. Among his survivors are his son, Joseph S. Patoka Jr., and his wife, Lucianne, of Glastonbury, Conn. Funeral Services are Thursday, March 29, in Connecticut. Calling hours are Wednesday at Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home, 430 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, Conn. For more information, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com. IRVIN J. HAEFELE, of Roxboro, N.C., died Saturday, March 24, 2012. Jackie was born on October 17, 1950, in Hanover Township. He attended Hanover Township schools. He served his country for 12 years in the U.S. Navy. He later resided in Roxboro, N.C. He married his wife, Sandra, and was father to her four children. He will be missed by his remaining sisters and brother, Cindy, Scranton; Faye, San Diego; and Robert, Arizona; nieces and nephews. ANNA M. BIALEK, age 94, formerly of Plymouth, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012, in Bethlehem. Funeral arrangements are pending from the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, Plymouth.

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ester Drew Rinehimer, 68, of Berwick, formerly of NuangoL la, died Sunday evening, March 25,

2012, at Mt. City Nursing Center in Hazleton. Born Feb. 17, 1944, in Hazleton, he was a son of the late Drew and Ruth Beck Rinehimer of Nuangola. Butch, as he was know to his many friends, was a self-employed logger. He and his wife, the former Dorothy Ann Polakowski, were married 50 years on July 15, 2011. Before moving to Berwick, he resided in Slocum for many years. Butch loved the outdoors and started the CannonBall Rod & Gun Club at Nuangola Station and the White Haven Club. He will be remembered by, in addition to his wife, son Michael and fiancee Nancy, Slocum; daughter Renee Brown, wife of Nathan, Slocum; eight grandchildren; brother Richard and his wife Cindy, Slocum; sisters, Gloria Balliet, wife of Edwin, Slocum; Helen Williams, wife of John, Nuangola Station, and the love of his life was to spend time with his “Best Buddy’’ and grandson Tyler Brown. Arrangements are private.

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away on Sunday, March 25, at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born in Sayre, Pa., on November 24, 1936, he was a son of the late Stuart and Carmen Green Milnes. Gene was a 1955 graduate of the LaRaysville High School. He was a 20-year veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in Mississippi, Texas, New Mexico, Greenland, Germany, California, Virginia and South Carolina. During his military career, he graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in business. Upon returning home, he became the business manager of Milnes Engineering in Tunkhannock. He was a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church, Tunkhannock Rotary Club and worked on the club’s website. He was a member of Endless Mountains Chorus. Gene served as a flight instructor at the Sky Haven Airport for 15 years. Gene was preceded in death by a son, Greg Milnes, and brother Carl Milnes. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Marjorie Upham Milnes; sons and daughters-in-laws, Edwin and Jacqueline, of Rapid City, South Dakota; Kevin and Kimberly Milnes, of Northampton, Pa.; brothers Paul and Thomas Milnes, both of Tunk-

hannock; sister, Marcia Platts, of Mehoopany, and grandchildren, Christopher, Alisha, Gregory and Duane. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. from the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church, Church Street, Tunkhannock, with the Rev. Peter Geschwindner, pastor of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Neeth Cemetery, Bradford County. Friends may call at the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home, 73 W. Tioga St, Tunkhannock, on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. Those wishing may make memorial contributions to the charity of their choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.sheldonkukuchkafuneralhome.com.

Norma (Subarton) Pluskie March 25, 2012 (Subarton) Pluskie, age N orma 76, Shavertown, died Sunday,

March 25, 2012, at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas, following an illness of several months. Born February 18, 1936, in West Nanticoke, Norma was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Pinkosh Subarton. She was a graduate of Nanticoke High School. Norma was employed for many years on the administrative staff at the Wilkes-Barre district office of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. She most recently enjoyed gathering with a women’s quilting group in the Dallas area and with the Back Mountain Silver Sneakers organization. Norma was a member of St. Therese’s Church and was active in its Altar & Rosary Society. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband, Robert A. Pluskie, in 2005; brother Stanley S. Subarton and nephew Darren J. Subarton. Surviving are a brother, Joseph A. Subarton, and his wife, Bernadette, Williamsport; niece, Rosalyn Subarton Howard, York; nephew Christopher Subarton, Cornville, Maine; two grand-nieces, two grand-nephews, and several cousins also sur-

vive. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. from the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main Street, Shavertown. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. in St. Therese’s Church, Pioneer Avenue and Davis Street, Shavertown. The Reverend James J. Paisley will officiate. Entombment will be made in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call Thursday at the funeral home from 8 to 9:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to the Altar & Rosary Society of St. Therese’s Church, 64 Davis Street, Shavertown, PA 18708.

Frank J. Loch March 25, 2012 rank J. Loch, 91, a resident of F Saint Luke’s Villa in WilkesBarre, died Sunday at Regional Hos-

pital of Scranton. Born May 9, 1920, in Berwick, he was a son of the late Jacob and Amelia Loeffler Loch. Frank attended Hanover Township public schools and was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Extension School of Business, U.S. Army Adjutant General School and Army Command and General Staff College. An Army veteran of World War II, he attained the rank of Captain during five and one-half years of war service, including two and one-half years overseas in Italy and North Africa. He continued to serve our country in the Active Reserve until his retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel after 30 years of service. Frank retired from Pennsylvania Gas & Water Company in 1987 following a successful 49-year career. He joined its predecessor, the Scranton-Spring Brook Water Service Company as a file clerk in 1937. After the war, he returned to the company as a Junior Accountant. He advanced to Senior Accountant, then a department head managing the materials and supplies accounting section. In 1959, he was elected Assistant Vice President, and was promoted to Vice President, Consumer Affairs in 1972. Mr. Loch was a member of the Parish of Saint Nicholas. He was a former volunteer at the Veterans Administration Medical Center and Wyoming Valley United Way. He served on the boards of Wyoming Valley Children’s Association and Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania. He was also a past-president of the WilkesBarre Rotary Club. His beloved wife of 68 years, Catherine “Kitty” Durkin Loch, died January 20, 2010, and his ol-

dest son, Frank Jr., died in 2008. Sisters Mary Mishkin, Betty Finn and Ann Loch also preceded him in death. Frank will be missed by his sons, Edward, of Wilkes-Barre; Father Killian, O.S.B., of Latrobe; John and his wife, Joan, of Wilkes-Barre; and Alan and his wife, Sheila, of Lancaster; daughter-in-law, Nora, of Reston, Virginia; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Leonard William and his wife, Nellie, of New Jersey, and Earl G., of Wesley Village; sister Helen Louise and her husband, Tudor Roberts, of WilkesBarre; nieces, nephews and friends. Celebration of Frank’s Life will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. from McLaughlin’s -- The Family Funeral Service,142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre, with Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in the Church of Saint Nicholas. Interment will be in Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township. Visitation will be held at McLaughlin’s today from 4 to 7 p.m. Memorial donations are preferred and may be made to Spirit of Saint Nicholas Fund, 226 South Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-2897. Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Frank’s family at www.celebratehislife.com.

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Falls; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Metcalfe and Shaver Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, with the Rev. Jeffrey Klansek, Chaplain of Commonwealth Hospice, officiating. Interment will be in the Fitch Cemetery, Northmoreland Friends may call Wednesday 5 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Community Care, 601 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704.

Theodosia “Teddy” Wargo March 24, 2012 er and sister, Adeline Miller. Surviving are a son, Mike Wargo, and his companion, Kim, Red Rock, Pa., and daughter, Lynn, with whom she resided; grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; and her beloved dog, Jude. Also surviving are cousins, Teresa Mayewski, Raritan, N.J., and Joe Mizia, Michigan; several nieces and General Hospital. nephews, and dearest and close She was born in Glen Lyon, on friend, Max Hoover, Glen Lyon. June 26, 1922, the daughter of the Private Funeral Services will be late Walter and Aniela (Kurowski) held on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. from Miller. She was a lifetime resident the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral of Glen Lyon, where she was a Home, 211 West Main St., Glen Lyon. graduate of the Newport Town- Family and friends are invited to atship High School. “Teddy,” as she tend a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 was known, was also a graduate of a.m. from Holy Spirit Parish/St. the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Adalbert’s Church, Glen Lyon. InterSchool of Nursing. She was em- ment will be held in St. Mary’s Cemeployed as a Registered Nurse for tery in Hanover Township. Nanticoke State Hospital, NantiDonations can be made in her coke; the Hampton House Nursing memory to St. Jude Children’s ReHome, Hanover Township; and al- search Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, so worked as a Private Duty Nurse Memphis, TN 38105 and to the SPCA for many years. She was a member of Luzerne County, 524 E. Main St., of Holy Spirit Parish, Glen Lyon. Fox Hill Road, Plains Township, PA Preceding her in death were her 18702. husband of 55 years, John M. WarPrivate calling hours only as rego, in 2003; brother, Leonard Mill- quested by the family. Theodosia “Teddy” Wargo, R.N., of Coal Street, Glen Lyon, died on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at the Wilkes-Barre

FUNERALS ANGERSON – Sean, funeral 7 p.m. today in the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. BARNO – Wasil, Office of Christian Burial 10 a.m. today in St. Mary’s (Pokrova) Byzantine Catholic Church, Chestnut Avenue, Kingston. Friends may call 9 to 9:45 a.m. at the Karl E. Blight Funeral Home, 392 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. BELLANCO – Rosina, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Marello Parish (Our Lady Mt. Carmel R.C. Church), Pittston. BENOVITZ – Madge, Shiva at the home of Jane and Peter Feinstein, Shavertown, today through Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., and Friday 2 to 4 p.m. CERZA – Irene, Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. today in St. Anthony of Padua Church (St. Barbara Parish), 28 Memorial St., Exeter. Friends may call 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. at the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. DEININGER – Walter Sr., funeral 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Divine Mercy Parish, Scranton. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. EICHMULLER – Ernest Sr., funeral 5 p.m. Wednesday in the H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. FRONCEK – John, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Charles V. Sherbin Funeral Home, 630 Main Road, Hanover Green, Hanover Township. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, Buttonwood. KRAMER – Sylvia, Shiva in the home of her son, Richard, 121 S. Thomas Ave., Edwardsville, Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. LITCHKOFSKI – Henry, funeral 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Grontkowski Funeral Home P.C., 51-53 W. Green St., Nanticoke. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Faustina Parish, Holy Trinity Worship Site, Nanticoke. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. MEDD – Rev. Henry III, memorial funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday in Second Presbyterian Church,

day March 25, 2012 into the arms of his Savior at the Commonwealth Hospice of Wilkes-Barre, St. Luke Villa, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Luzerne, he was the son of the late Michael and Pearl Omillian Endza. Leonard attended Luzerne High School and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a retired coal miner and retired from Pagnotti Enterprises as a heavy-equipment mechanic. Mr. Endza also worked after retirement at Tobin’s greenhouse in Forty Fort and as caretaker of the Tobin farm. He was a member of the United Mine Workers Union and the Polish National Alliance and the Falls Senior Citizens Center. Preceding him in death were his wife, the former Jeanette Ritter, and brothers, Joseph, Steven and Edward Endza, and sisters Catherine Bogdon, Leona Mickelson, Ann Yantachka, and Stella and Josephine Endza. Surviving are his son, Paul Endza, Exeter, and his daughter, Linda Scherer, Exeter, her fiance and special friend of Leonard, John Lizak; sisters Marion Mizenko, Kingston; Theresa and her husband, Frank Spinelli, Ontario, New York; grandchildren, David and Matthew Scherer, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Thursday March 29, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. from the Gubbiotti Funeral Home,1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. A Mass of Christian burial will follow at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Holy Redeemer ( Corpus Christi Parish) Rt. 92, Harding. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. The family would like to thank all of Leonard’s caregivers at the WilkesBarre General Hospital, Highland Manor Nursing Home and especially to the angels at St. Luke’s Villa Hospice Unit. Many thanks also to all of his friends at the Falls Senior Citizens Center, his neighbors and all of his other friends and family who were so kind and supportive throughout his illness. To send the family expressions of sympathy or an online condolence, please visit www.gubbiottifh.com. Memorial donations may be made at the funeral home in Leonard’s name for a recliner fund for St. Luke’s Villa.

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143 Parsonage St., Pittston. Friends may call 10 a.m. until time of service at the church. MURRAY – John Sr., funeral 11 a.m. Thursday in Church of Christ Uniting, 190 Sprague Ave., Kingston. Friends may call 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. OWENS – William, funeral 11 a.m. today in the William A. Reese Funeral Chapel, rear 56 Gaylord Ave., Plymouth. SANSEVERE – John Sr., blessing service 10 a.m. today in Pittston Cemetery, Swallow Street, Pittston. SLAVISH – Jason, funeral with Panachida 10 a.m. Wednesday in the John V. Morris Funeral Home, 625 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Office of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Assumption of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today. UNGUREIT – William, Christian Wake Service 2 p.m. Thursday at the Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains Township. Friends may call 1 to 2 p.m.

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PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday that a radical Frenchman who claimed to have gunned down Jewish children and paratroopers apparently was not part of a terrorist network, painting the violence as an isolated attack by an unhinged “monster.” Mohamed Merah said to police before being killed last week that he had links to al-Qaida, traveled to Afghanistan and received weapons training in the militantriddled Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan. But authorities have questioned some of Merah’s claims. “There is no (terror) cell,” Sarkozy, who is campaigning for a second term, said on France-Bleu radio Monday. “To our knowledge, there is no network.” He described Merah as a “lone wolf” and expressed concern about “the processes of self-radicalization of lone individuals.” Sarkozy suggested France shouldn’t draw too many conclusions from the killings, which took the lives of three children, a rabbi and three paratroopers in southwestern France in just over a week. Police say Merah claimed responsibility for the killings. French investigators are looking into whether Mohamed’s brother, Abdelkader, was an accomplice to the killings, and whether anyone else might have been involved.

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ty Care Inpatient Unit of Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Blanche Sickler Dymond. She was a graduate of West Pittston High School, class of 1939. For many years, she resided in Harding and West Pittston. Prior to her retirement, she was employed at Lonnie Frocks Garment Factory, formerly of West Pittston. She was a member of the Dymond Hollow United Methodist Church. Preceding her in death were a great-grandson, David, and brother Elwood Dymond. Surviving are her children, Albert Mekeel and his wife, Sherry, Carthage, N.Y.; Rita Milewski, West Pittston; Walter Mekeel, West Pittston; grandchildren, Missy Yankovich and her husband, Jimmy; Howard Coolbaugh and his fiancée, JeanAnne; Rachael, Sabrina and Elizabeth Mekeel; Lance Mekeel and his wife, Sarah; Wesley Mekeel; great-grandchildren, Krista, Howard, Amanda, Haley and Summer; sister; Betty Ide, Exeter; lifelong companion, Joe “Peep” LaFratte,

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Blaze damages vacant home near W-B fire headquarters By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – City firefighters made quick work of a blaze in a vacant home just yards away from city fire headquarters on East Ross Street. Firemen saw flames coming through the roof of a two-story home at 68 Gildersleeve St. from the second floor of the firehouse just before 9:30 p.m., called it in to Luzerne County 911 and brought a fire engine out of the garage and around the corner, said Assistant Fire Chief Ed Snarski. Gildersleeve Street is an alleyway adjacent to the firehouse. “The fire was pretty much contained to an upstairs back room and the (firefighters with) the first engine knocked down all the fire,” Snarski said. Snarski said firefighters con-

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ducted preliminary and secondary searches of the house and found no one inside. The home is owned by the Greek Orthodox Church on East Ross Street and was scheduled for demolition. A fire inspector will try to determine the cause, he said. “We did see people running out of the alleyway, but we don’t know if they were running to tell us about the fire or if they saw what happened. It was three males and they disappeared,” Snarski said. “It’s a pretty popular alleyway. It seems there’s always someone using it.” No one was home in the house next door to the vacant structure, and it doesn’t appear that DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER home, which is only several feet A Wilkes-Barre city firefighter sprays water on a fire at a house away from the vacant house, was on Gildersleeve Street on Monday evening. No one was found in the house, located in an alleyway adjacent to the firehouse. damaged, he said.

LOS ANGELES — Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel just got a prime-time gig: Host of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. The star and executive producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will host the Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept. 23 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. “I hope to be able to do for the Emmys this year what Eddie Murphy did for the Oscars,” Kimmel joked, referring to the comedian who pulled out as host of this year’s Oscar ceremony. This is Kimmel’s first time hosting the Emmy Awards. Kimmel’s namesake show is in its 10th season on ABC. He previously hosted the American Music Awards and the ESPY Awards and is set to host the White House Correspondents’ dinner next month.

Vote to bring back sports at West Side CTC fails to score Because the motion involved spending money, it would have required approval by a majority of present board members to pass, the school’s solicitor said. The vote was split mostly along sending district lines, with the representatives from Dallas and Wyoming Valley West and two of the Lake-Lehman representatives voting against the reinstatement and the representatives from Wyoming Area and Northwest Area, along with Lake-Lehman’s Mark Kornoski voting in favor. “I move that we reinstate the sports that were here before they were so rudely taken away from the kids,” said Kornoski as he moved for the reinstatement. Board members had little to say about the matter, beyond

Gas drilling rigs on decline in Pa., nationwide Now many companies are investing in pipelines and other distribution facilities. The gas-rich Marcellus Shale has attracted a rush of drilling since 2008. The underground formation covers large parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia.

one of John Wilkes and another of Isaac Barre – for whom the city is named – and another of Center City Café. She said the banners should last two to three years. The Wilkes and Barre banners will hang at South Main Street and Public Square, Majikes said. Other participants in the program include the Wilkes-Barre YMCA, the F.M. Kirby Center, Quad3 Group, Boscov’s, Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business As-

sociation, Distasio & Kowalski LLC, Circles on the Square, Café Toscana, ParenteBeard, Center City Café, Humford Equities, Fine Arts Fiesta, Geisinger Health Plan, Luzerne County Convention and Visitors Bureau and McDonald’s. “We must continue to find ways to celebrate Wilkes-Barre and be proud of our past and future,” Leighton said. “There are good days ahead for us.”

the second suspect, Walker said. No injuries were reported. The house on Church Street is around the corner from the HaContinued from Page 3A nover Green Playground on Downey Street and the Hanover County. Drew McLaughlin, Wilkes- Green Elementary School in Barre administrator coordinator, Main Road. said the police cruiser was not struck by any rounds. It was not immediately known how many shots were fired at the city police Highest Prices Paid In Cash. officer. Free Pickup. Call Anytime. Walker said there may be an “acquaintance” with the victim VITO & GINO Forty Fort and the suspects but he was quick 288-8995 • to add the victim does not know the suspects. “This was not a random situation,” Walker said. C O N S TR U C TIO N C O . Evidence recovered from inPA012959 side the house and car was processed by the state police Forensic Services Unit, Walker said. The victim described the suspect who forced him into his RO O FIN G house at gunpoint as a black S ID IN G male, about 6 feet tall, 190-200 pounds, and wearing a black or W IN D O W S & dark gray hooded sweatshirt and C ARPEN TRY blue jeans. The victim had his eyes covered and was unable to describe

A mother walking her daughter to school Monday said the neighborhood is relatively peaceful. “Something like that happening around here is strange,” the mother said, requesting her name remain anonymous.

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COURT BRIEFS SWOYERSVILLE -- A former music teacher at Wyoming Seminary accused with kissing a girl will face child corruption charges in Luzerne County Court. Robert A. Lugiano Jr., 41, of Jackson Township, appeared Monday for a preliminary hearing before District Judge David Barilla, who forwarded charges of corruption of minors and indecent assault to county court. Forty Fort police allege Lugiano drove a girl from Pittston Area High School to Wyoming Seminary Lower School for a music lesson on Nov. 11. While inside his office, the girl alleged, Lugiano asked her for a hug. While they were face-to-face, Lugiano kissed the girl multiple times, according to the criminal complaint. Lugiano was suspended from Wyoming Seminary when police alerted the school about the investigation on Nov. 17. He has since resigned from teaching music at the school.

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The joint operating committee next meets on April 23.

clarifying a few questions from audience members. But former assistant baseball coach Mike Jeschke said losing sports was detrimental to the kids and unfair when none of the sending schools had cut any sports from their own budgets. “Dallas has a new school and new fields. Wyoming Valley West uses everyone else’s fields. No one else has dropped a sport, not even their eighth-grade programs,” said Jeschke. “Some of them pay five coaches for baseball,” he said. “Our coaches offered to do it for free for the kids. I don’t understand this.” Student Ian Nelson said not having sports dampens school spirit. He said that although the West Side students can play on their sending school’s teams, that doesn’t usually work out well. “We don’t have the same chance to play,” he said. “Not having sports makes us feel like we’re

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“Without sports, there’s no sense of school pride,” he said. “There are no pep rallies, no spirit, and they probably just feel empty.” In other business, the board approved JoAnn Elko as business office clerk effective April 11. Physical education teacher Don Morgan was hired as the physical education make-up class instructor for 30 hours at $25 per hour to be paid by student tuition. A formal arraignment in county court is scheduled on June 1. Lugiano remains free on $75,000 unsecured bail. TUNKHANNOCK -- A Nicholson man was sentenced Monday in Wyoming County Court on a drunken driving crash that claimed the life of a man in April 2010. Brett Andrew Dixon, 28, was sentenced to 22 months to nine years in state prison. He pleaded guilty on Feb. 17 to charges of homicide by vehicle, simple assault and risking a catastrophe. State police at Tunkhannock said Dixon, driving a 1995 Cadillac, was legally intoxicated when he crashed head-on with an SUV driven by Mark Jenkins, 49, of Nicholson, at routes 11 and 29 on April 3, 2010. Two 17-year-old boys, also residents of Nicholson, who were in Jenkins’ vehicle, were injured. The teens were treated at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. were unable to achieve a complete sample size because the September flooding changed the creek and made access impossible. “Because of the depth and velocity of the flow, they couldn’t get to the creek. It was too dangerous,” McCraith said. “The strong current scoured the bottom of the creek and the invertebrates had to re-colonize. There was nothing we could do when the flood hit.” Weiss said that ideally the sampling should continue for

By SUSAN DENNEY Times Leader Correspondent

WILKES-BARRE TWP. -- Solicitor Bruce Phillips told township council at its work meeting on Monday night that he will have prepared two W H A T ’ S ordinanc- N E X T es for its Township Council approval will next meet at at the next 7:30 p.m. April 2. meeting. One of the ordinances will require escrow accounts to be provided by insurance carriers after major fires. The escrow accounts will ensure that there are sufficient funds to either demolish or repair a damaged township property. The subject of the second ordinance will be water control. After the meeting, Mayor Carl Kuren announced the date for this year’s Fishing Derby will be May 19. The event will be at the Wilkes-Barre Township Settlement Camp.

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The U.S. Attorney filed paperwork Monday in federal court arguing against releasing former Lackawanna County Commissioner A.J. Munchak on bail pending his appeal of his conviction on corruption-related charges. Munchak was found guilty Feb. 14 of multiple counts of bribery and extortion, and sentenced to 84 months in prison beginning April 3. He filed an appeal and a motion arguing he should be released on bail pending that appeal U.S. Attorney Peter Smith argues the motion should be denied because Munchak’s medical condition – which prevented his immediate imprisonment -“has apparently improved.” Smith also argues bail should be denied because Munchak “failed to establish that the appeal is not for the purposes of delay,” or that the appeal “would raise a substantial question of law or fact … likely to result in a reversal of all counts” that led to the prison sentence.” several years to reach an accurate conclusion. Although last year’s flood prevented data collection for two months, the group was able to lay the groundwork for more students to continue the study. “We still feel there might be a difference upstream and downstream, and we hope this will continue and more data will be collected,” he said. “This was a great experience for us and the findings from any additional data will be very important for the health of this stream.”

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OUR OPINION: ACHIEVERS

A tip of the hat to area scholars

It is common for local stuMOMENT, please, for recognition of the dents to reach great heights in area’s unsung scho- academic contests. The reignlastic competitors: ing National Spelling Bee spellers, science Olympians, champion is Sukanya Roy, then math wizards, history buffs, a student at Abington Heights debaters and orators, and all Middle School, now enrolled others who vie in academic at Wyoming Seminary. In 2007, Hazleton’s Keenan competitions too often overMonks, then 13, won the state looked. On Saturday some 200 stu- Mathcounts title. Keenan went on to win sixth dents from 17 school place in the 2011 districts gathered at It is common for national Intel SciPenn State Wilkes- local students to Talent Barre for the region- reach great heights ence Search. His topic, al “National History “supersingular elDay” competition. in academic liptic curves.” These youngsters contests. The successes may spend months of these scholastic researching past events so they can create dis- achievers stretch far and wide. plays and videos or present Attorney Kim Borland has built a Speech and Debate readings and re-enactments. On March 8, similar num- Team at Meyers High School bers arrived on the same cam- that routinely reaches state pus for the regional “Science competition. Wyoming Valley Olympiad,” featuring events West School District has made ranging from construction and a habit of doing well in Nationtesting of trebuchets and bottle al History Day. Local students rockets to the less photogenic have placed near the top in nabut no less difficult microbe or tional competitions conducted through the NASA Endeavour water quality analysis. On March 12, ignoring a sun- program. The list is long, and too often ny Sunday afternoon, 21 students gathered at the Wood- such achievements get lost in lands Inn and Resort in Plains talk of athletic successes, propTownship for the regional erty taxes, teacher contracts Scripps Spelling Bee, spon- and, recently, corruption. So, here’s a moment for the sored by this paper. The winner – Devin Reed, a sixth-grade local students who vie in the student at Hazleton Area’s contests that, frankly, reflect Drums Elementary School – the primary purpose for going will head to Washington, D.C., to school in the first place: Academics. to vie for the national title.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I said, ‘Oh my goodness, look at all that work’.” Clarence Thomas The Supreme Court Justice commented to Wake Forest University students about the volume of filings regarding the Constitutional challenges to the national Health Care reform law. The court began hearing arguments Monday.

OTHER OPINION: DISCLOSE ACT

Shed some light on super PACs

HE FEDERAL Disclose Act is back in play, and none too soon, as newly empowered super PACs strut their stuff in the ugliest Republican primaries in recent memory. Senate Democrats last week reintroduced the act in the same simplified form introduced earlier in the House. The basic aim is to build in at least some accountability for the super PACs, which gained traction after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled enigmatically in the Citizens United case that corporations are people for the purposes of political contributions. (Invite one to dinner this weekend.) Since the court made it all but impossible to regulate corporate influence on campaigns, the only thing left is requiring swift and thorough disclosure. At least voters could find out instantly who’s behind those EDITORIAL BOARD

ads slamming Mitt Romney for being a health care sympathizer and Gingrich for being Newt. Then they can weigh the value of the hits. The Act would require reporting of contributions within 24 hours, force major donors to be named in ads and — this is huge — require corporations and other groups, such as labor unions, to tell shareholders and members whom or what they’re supporting. It’s hard to imagine politicians voting against public disclosure in an election year. And it’s hard to imagine that most Republicans are thrilled with their new corporate “people,” given this primary season. But we’ve been surprised before. The Sunlight Foundation (sunlightfoundation.com) is marshaling support for the Disclose Act. Check it out. It’ll need some help. San Jose Mercury News

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MALLARD FILLMORE

Health care reform law won’t fix insurance problems In January 2011, I was proud to cast my vote to repeal the president’s health care law, one of the most job-sapping laws ever enacted in our nation. I still cannot comprehend the wisdom of government-run health care. Countries that have government health care are dramatically overhauling their nationalized programs because they are too costly and provide inferior patient care. Citizens from those countries who can afford it come to the United States – bypassing bureaucracy and lines in their own nations – for critical procedures and treatments. These governments and the patients who languish under government-run health care programs know what we will learn far too late – the system is unsustainable. That is why, since I was sworn into office, I voted 25 times to repeal, cut funding or dismantle this law. Right now, during the early implementation phases of the health care law, we’re starting to see exactly how it will hurt the American people. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) originally said President Obama’s health care law would cost $938 billion from 2010 to 2019. Just a few weeks ago, they upped that estimate to $1.76 trillion through 2022 – more than $800 billion for just three years of the program. The CBO states the law will result in $525 billion in new taxes, fees and penalties on America’s families and small businesses.

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U.S. REP. LOU BARLETTA According to a national poll conducted by Bloomberg Businessweek, 30 percent of employers surveyed said they “definitely” plan to drop health care insurance coverage for employees in 2014. More than 20 million Americans could lose employer-sponsored health care, according to the CBO. And who will insure those newly uninsured Americans? The federal government, of course. Already, there was a $682 increase in perperson health care costs from 2011 to 2012, according to the TowersWatson/National Business Group on Health Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care. There will be $500 billion in Medicare cuts, according to the Washington Post. Diverting half a billion dollars from Medicare to pay for this national healthcare program disproportionately hurts senior citizens who have earned those benefits. And most people don’t know that President Obama’s health care law includes the creation of “IPAB,” a panel of 15 unelected bureaucrats who will determine whether or not a doctor who accepts Medicare gets paid to perform procedures or exams. This takes healthcare decisions away from doctors and their patients and puts them in the hands of government bureaucrats who are more concerned with the bottom line than the health of Medicare patients.

Lou Barletta, of Hazleton, is Republican U.S. Representative for the 11th Congressional District.

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Despite partisan rhetoric to the contrary, my belief that the president’s health care law must be repealed has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with standing up for the doctor-patient relationship and the freedom of Americans to make their own healthcare decisions. No one can argue that America’s health care system is in need of repair. Costs continue to spiral upwards. Washington’s inability to pass meaningful reform has put insurance premiums and prescription drugs out of reach for many Americans. The proliferation of medical malpractice claims has led to an insurance crisis for doctors and medical professionals. Everyone agrees that Americans should have access to affordable, quality health care. That can be done, for instance, by allowing health insurance to be purchased across state lines. Increased competition will lower the cost of coverage. Government-run health care is not the answer. We are making a terrible mistake by giving the government control over one-sixth of our economy and placing life-affecting health decisions in the hands of bureaucrats instead of physicians. Rather than celebrating the second anniversary of the deeply-flawed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Congress and our nation would be better served throwing this dangerous law an early retirement party.

itt Romney is the latest candidate to join a long line of contenders to promise $2-per-gallon gas to the American electorate. Working in the candidates’ favor is the fact that the average American constituent is too unsophisticated to realize that the president has only slightly more control over gasoline prices than he does the weather. The American public is clueless as to how gunboat diplomacy and money printing have much more to contribute to fuel prices than the president’s wishful decrees. Neither our current president nor any Republican candidate other than Ron Paul has any will or desire to keep a lid on these two major contributors of inflated fuel prices These candidates know that hell will freeze over before the soccer moms will give up their Escalades, Cherokees and Hummers and cram poor little Johnny and Suzie into the back seat of a Ford Focus to head off to practice. What would many of our own local folks in Monroe County do with all the extra

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time if they couldn’t commute two hours one way into the city five days a week? Is it any wonder why most of the world views us as the most arrogant, wasteful and obese society on Earth. Factor in our gunboat diplomacy and SWAT tactics used in our quest to police the world and ourselves in search of terrorists under every rock, and around every corner, and we are also the most reviled nation in a good part of the world. As a believer in the Libertarian philosophy, I am against excessive taxation. I do, however believe in user taxes such as the gasoline tax as long as the money is spent on transportation infrastructure. The individual can control some of the cost of this

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tax by his or her choice of vehicle. One needs to look no farther than Europe to see that its tax on gasoline has prevented urban sprawl. European cities are safe to live in and vibrant economically. Populations are kept concentrated, so mass transit thrives and is reliable. Efficient traffic circles are used instead of wasteful and dangerous traffic lights/intersections. As our economy circles the bowl and awaits the final flush, many people have asked me if there is any hope this election cycle to turn the ship around. Slim to none is my answer. Ron Paul -the only candidate who believes in the Constitution, has any clue about the gravity of the economic situation, and knows that we can no longer afford to be the world’s policeman -- has been written off as a kook or ignored by the mainstream media. Some of you may call me a cynic, others may call me an America hater. My record proves that I am neither. I tell it like it is. I am guilty of knowing a little too much about the world and how and why this country was founded. I don’t like what I see. Tim Mullen Kingston Twp.

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small manufacturing businesses in communities. “I feel like I’m home,” Vonderheid said of the new business that he and a group of investors purchased. “My brain understood small manufacturing.” He declined to name the investors but said some are from Luzerne County, others are from the Lewisburg area. He also declined to disclose the purchase price. Vonderheid said the staff of 20 at CCS is hard working and he’s

enjoying learning the ropes of something new. He said a steel container company seemed like a wise investment. According to the company’s website, “CCS has the ability to manufacture nearly any kind of steel container, but focuses its expertise on providing quality roll-off solutions for the gas and oil, construction & demolition, municipal and private waste, scrap and recycling industries.” “It’s a consistent and stable market. Steel containers rust, they need to be replaced,” Vonderheid said. He said the burgeoning natural gas business is “clearly a growing market share.”

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STILL LOOKING FOR A LEADER Since Todd Vonderheid has left the Greater Wilkes-Barre Growth Partnership, the organization has shed staff – it’s down to just four full-time employees and one of them, Director of Special Projects Tom Williams, has given notice that he’ll be leaving soon, too. A nationwide search to find a successor was launched shortly after Vonderheid announced he was leaving. As months went by, the search committee winnowed the applicant pool down to 17 from 120 and then to six, four, two and finally one, while goals of filling the post by Thanksgiving, December and February passed. In February, the chamber’s

board, headed by Geisinger Health Plan executive Conrad Schintz, finally offered the position to an unidentified man Schintz said worked in an economic development capacity in metropolitan New York. But that individual rescinded his candidacy after receiving an improved contract from his present employer. So the board decided to authorize advertising the position once again with the hope a new pool of candidates would apply. Schintz said 60 people from across the country have applied for the position this time around and four interviews have been conducted. The goal for completing the search is May.

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velopment funding obtained to demolish the structures in 2004. City officials had removed residents from the row homes in 1999 because of building code violations, and the structures became a magnet for the homeless and partying SALE INFO teens. The April 12 sale Mayor begins at 10 a.m. in Tom the county courLeighton thouse. Updated said at the lists of properties that in the auction may time several debe viewed at Northeast Revevelopers nue’s website, were interwww.luzernecoun- ested in the tytaxclaim.com land for (click on the judiapartments cial and upset sale or condos. headings at the The mayor left of the main page). Bidders said Monmust register in day he does advance. Informanot know if tion on bidding is available by calling the city will submit a the county tax bid as it has claim office at 825-1512 or visiting on several the office’s webother propsite. erties in the past. “We always evaluate properties we think would be beneficial. I’m sure we’ll definitely be interested in seeing what the potential sales price might be,” Leighton said. The building that once housed the Ground Round at the Laurel Mall in Hazle Township is also among the 40 freeand-clear listings on April 12. Bids for the building, which sits on leased land, start around $1,100. Most of the roughly 220 upcoming upset sale listings stem from owners who defaulted on repayment plans they negotiated to get removed from the No-

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surance. The company’s plant at its Dakota Dunes, S.D., headquarters will continue operations. “We feel like when people can start to understand the truth and reality then our business will come back,” Letch said. “It’s 100 percent beef.” Federal regulators say the ammonia-treated filler, known in the industry as “lean, finely textured beef,” meets food safety standards. But critics say the product could be unsafe and is an unappetizing example of industrialized food production. The low-cost ingredient is made from fatty bits of meat left over from other cuts. The bits

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veterans face as they struggle to find work in the civilian world. "This information should be a wake-up call for all Americans,” Rieckhoff said in Washington, where the group is mounting its seventh annual Storm the Hill lobbying campaign on veterans issues. The findings of the two surveys used different methodology and definitions — and did not necessarily include all of the same veterans. The veterans group surveyed only veterans. The government survey, which is based on annual averages, included all Americans in the workforce.

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Wilkes-Barre demolished dilapidated row homes on this North River Street property near the county courthouse in 2004. The privately owned vacant site is listed in the free-and-clear portion of the Luzerne County back-tax auction on April 12, with bids starting around $1,000.

vember upset sale, said John Rodgers, of Northeast Revenue. In the past, payment plan defaulters would be off the hook until an annual upset sale was held in the fall, but Northeast Revenue stopped that county practice by holding sales more often. Rodgers said his company also aggressively pushes to sell properties in inactive bankruptcy proceedings. “We’re starting to dwindle down the long-term problems that have been here forever. We have fewer multiyear delinquencies,” he said. Properties are supposed to be auctioned if taxes have gone unpaid for two years. To get out of a sale, property owners must pay taxes owed, file for bankruptcy or convince a judge to grant more time. Four commercial properties owned by Hazleton area devel-

oper James Lagana and a mobile home park belonging to Lagana Enterprises Inc. – all in Hazle Township -- are slated for the April 12 upset sale. Lagana had obtained court orders to get these properties out of past sales. His properties listed in the auction, along with the amount of back taxes owed: Holly Lynn Mobile Home Park, $27,895; an Airport Beltway commercial garage, $9,115; and three commercial office and retail buildings, also on the Airport Beltway -the Laurel Professional Center, $32,087; the Beltway Commons, $81,356; and the Franklin Corporate Center, $57,289. Some other commercial properties in the upset listing along with the minimum starting bids: • The former Hart Restaurant on Hazle Street in Wilkes-Barre, owned by Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, $19,185.

• A retail building on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre owned by Then You Win Inc. that has housed Rides & Rhythms, $40,837. • A manufacturing and warehouse operation at 12 Oregon St., Wilkes-Barre, owned by Bernard Rockman and others, $133,059. • Mr. Kleen Car Wash, Wyoming Avenue, Exeter, $35,585. • Center Street Café, Pittston, owned by Michael and Virginia Struzzeri, $27,220. • A medical office building at 20 N. Main St., Pittston, owned by Santo Lafoca, $59,639. • The Stanley Olszewski Florist building, East Union Street, Nanticoke, $22,168. • An airplane hangar owned by Ronald Komishock at the Hazleton Airport, $7,920. Upset properties that don’t sell will advance to a free-andclear sale in August.

The result is a product that is as much as 97 percent lean beef, Letch said. The product has been used for years, but it wasn’t until earlier this month that social media suddenly exploded with worry and an online petition seeking its ouster from schools garnered hundreds of thousands of supporters. The U.S. Department of Agriculture decided to allow school districts to stop using it and some retail chains have pulled products containing it from their shelves. AP PHOTO About 200 employees at each of the three plants will get full Craig Letch, director of Product Safety with BeefProducts Inc., salary and benefits for 60 days announces on Monday the suspension of three BPI facilities including the Amarillo plant. during the suspension, Letch said. The plant in Amarillo proare heated and spun to remove product is exposed to ammoni- duced about 200,000 pounds a most of the fat. The lean mix um hydroxide gas to kill bacte- day, while the Kansas and Iowa then is compressed into blocks ria, such as E. coli and salmonel- plants each produced about 350,000 pounds a day. for use in ground meat. The la. "Their universe is veterans," said Gary Steinberg, a Bureau of Labor Statistics press officer. "Our universe is the civilian ... population.” The veterans group survey of 4,278 members nationwide found that 16.7 percent were unemployed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics report was based on a survey of 60,000 households, including veterans in the labor force who served after Sept. 11. Steinberg said the bureau does not break out the number of post-9/11 veterans surveyed. The government survey put the unemployment rate for all veterans at 8.3 percent, the same as the overall U.S. rate. About 2.4 million veterans have served since Sept. 11, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In the veterans survey, nearly half — 49 percent — said they believed that civilian employers are not open to hiring veterans. Seventy-five percent said Congress isn’t listening to veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, and 61 percent said President Barack Obama isn’t listening to them. Among veterans surveyed who were unable to find work, 24 percent said they could not find jobs to match their skill levels and 11 percent could not find jobs to match their education levels. The survey also found that two-thirds of those questioned said veterans are not getting the mental health care they need. Thirty-seven percent said they personally knew an Iraq or Afghanistan veteran who has committed suicide.

Approval given to Maryland gaming By SARAH BREITENBACH Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The state Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill to expand Maryland gambling to include table games such as blackjack and roulette. The chamber passed the measure to its final voting stage Monday night after shooting down amendments that attempted to strip profit enhancements for casino owners and limit how many licenses a slots parlor operator can have.

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tion that it was too soon for a decision. Outside the packed courtroom, marching and singing demonstrators on both sides — including doctors in white coats, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum and even a brass quartet — voiced their eagerness for the court to either uphold or throw out the largest expansion in the nation’s social safety net since Medicare was enacted in 1965. Today’s arguments will focus on the heart of the case, the provision that aims to extend medical insurance to 30 million more Americans by requiring everyone to carry insurance or pay a penalty. A decision is expected by late June as Obama fights for re-election. All of his Republican challengers oppose the law and promise its repeal if the high court hasn’t struck it down in the meantime. On Monday, the justices took on the question of whether an obscure tax law could derail the case. The 19th century law bars tax disputes from being heard in the courts before the taxes have been paid. Under the new health care law, Americans who don’t purchase health insurance would have to report that omission on their tax returns for 2014 and would pay a penalty along with federal income tax on returns due by April 2015. Among the issues facing the court is whether that penalty is a tax. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., defending the health law, urged the court to focus on what he called “the issues of great moment” at the heart of the case. The 26 states and a small business group challenging the law also want the court to go ahead and decide on its constitutional-

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court activity, you can not get off the track because this is the law.” Richard Kwei, chief operating officer for Danville-based Geisinger Health Plan, said much has been implemented since the law was passed including “annual and lifetime limits, preventive services, expansion of coverage for dependents up to age 26 and removal of pre-existing conditions under age 19.” Where those new provisions would stand if the law is struck down is unclear, Kwei said. “We would evaluate the provisions and mandates that have already been put into place to make sure these meet our members’ needs,” he noted. While Monday marked the first of what’s scheduled to be three days of arguments before the top court, Kockler said it’s likely a decision won’t be issued until June. “We can’t afford to stand still until then,” she said. With mandated changes set in 2013 and 2014, policy coverage must be examined now. In 2014, the law: • Will prohibit health plans from imposing annual limits on the amount of coverage an individual may receive. • Will create state-based American Health Exchanges and Small Business Options Program, in effect, a form of a health insurance exchange for individuals and small businesses with up to 100 employees. • Will impose an employer mandate, meaning businesses must either offer an acceptable level of health insurance coverage or pay a penalty. • Will impose a similar requirement that individuals obtain health insurance coverage or pay an annual penalty. It’s that final issue that is the key cog in the entire argument for health care cost reform, Kockler said. “Take out that piece of the mandate and the rest of the pieces don’t fit,” Kockler said. She said the individual mandate portion of the law that requires everyone to be insured or pay a penalty is the funding source that would reform health care financing. She said that without it the overhaul actually makes health care more costly

ity without delay. But one lower court that heard the case, the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., has said the challenge is premature. No justice seemed likely to buy that argument Monday. The justices fired two dozen questions in less than a half hour at Washington attorney Robert Long, who was defending the appeals court ruling. “What is the parade of horribles?” asked Justice Sonia Sotomayor, if the court were to decide the penalties were not a tax and the health care case went forward? Long suggested that could encourage more challenges to the long-standing system in which the general rule is that taxpayers must pay a disputed tax before they can go to court. Verrilli said Monday’s argument dealt with the meaning of the word in the context of the 19th century law, the Anti-Injunction Act. Today’s session will explore Congress’ power to impose the insurance requirement and penalty. In that setting, he said, Congress has the authority under the Constitution “to lay and collect taxes,” including the penalty for not having insurance. Outside the court building, about 100 supporters of the law walked in a circle holding signs that read, “Protect my healthcare,” and chanting, “Care for you, care for me, care for every family.” A half-dozen opponents shouted, “We love the Constitution!” Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was there, too, declaring anew that GOP front-runner Mitt Romney has no standing to challenge Obama on the law since Massachusetts passed a somewhat similar version when Romney was governor. Santorum said, “If you really want Obamacare repealed there’s only one person who can make that happen.” Said Romney, on CNN, “If I’m elected president I will repeal Obamacare. And I will stop it in its tracks on Day One. I believe it’s unconstitutional. … .” rather than less. “Without the individual mandate, many younger, healthier Americans may choose to forgo health insurance, leaving an older, less healthy population in the insurance pool. This could negatively impact the cost of insurance,” Kwei said. It’s too speculative to say how insurers, including Blue Cross, would deal with costs if the individual mandate portion was stricken from the law. “It’s hard to judge something that hasn’t happened yet,” Kockler said. Even if the Supreme Court allows the law to stand, she said the book will not be closed on the topic. “I’m not entirely confident the … court decision would be the end of the issue,” Kockler said, noting that Congress could take up repeal legislation and other court cases could emerge. Efforts to convince Congress to do just that have been ongoing since before the bill was signed into law. Jennifer Stefano, the Pennsylvania director for Americans for Prosperity, said the law “is unconstitutional. It is an assault on our families, our health and our lives.” That group is taking more than a dozen buses to Washington today to participate in a “Hands Off My Healthcare Rally.” U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Zionsville, is one of the featured speakers. “We will not stop fighting until this unconstitutional law is struck down by the Supreme Court or fully repealed by the Congress,” Stefano said. That is a good course to take, according to U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton. He has voted 25 times since the bill became law to support repealing, defunding or dismantling it. In an op-ed piece he submitted to The Times Leader, Barletta said “rather than celebrating the second anniversary of the deeplyflawed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Congress and our nation would be better served throwing this dangerous law an early retirement party.” Allen Minor, a Misercordia University professor of business who specializes in health care, disagreed with those who urge repeal. “If they repeal, what do we go back to? What we had before is nowhere near as good as we have it now, as bad as it is,” Minor said.

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O’Brien starting with clean slate Nittany Lions coach not worried about the past

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STATE COLLEGE – Bill O’Brien has not watched film of Penn State’s offense from last season. And he doesn’t ever plan to. Followers of the program grimly nod at that sentiment -- Penn State’s new coach surely isn’t alone in his vow. The Nittany Lions finished 95th in the nation in total offense and were ranked even worse in scoring offense at 110 out of 120 FBS teams. For O’Brien, however, it’s not about the numbers. He simply wants to head into first official practices at Penn State without any preconceived notions of his roster. “One of the things I wanted to do when

I got here was again start with a clean slate with these guys,” O’Brien said Monday in his first press conference at Beaver Stadium, hours before the Lions opened spring ball. “I didn’t want to make any judgments on what they did on the football field, especially offensively, with not really knowing what they were doing scheme-wise offensively and not really knowing how they were coaching it and all those different things. “I just wanted to start evaluating them in the winter conditioning and then now AP PHOTO in spring practice. I wanted to start my Penn State football coach Bill O’ Brien, left, gives instruction to quarterback Matt McGloin (11) during the first day of spring football practice in State College on Monday.

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Tim Tebow held his first news conference with the New York Jets, in Florham Park, N.J. on Monday after being acquired in a trade last week.

Tebowmania now official in N.Y. with introduction Media savvy quarterback is content being a backup to Mark Sanchez. By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Tim Tebow laughed a few times, smiled steadily and stayed polite and composed. If being surrounded by dozens of cameras and scores of media people made him nervous, the New York Jets’ new backup quarterback didn’t show it. He was cool and calm — exactly how he looked during those hair-raising comebacks last season with the Denver Broncos. His message: I’m here to help, not to create another Jets controversy. “It’s an honor for all of you to show up to hear me say a few words,” a grinning Tebow told a pack of more than 200 reporters. Asked what he thought about the media crush, he said: “I really don’t think it will be much of a distraction because, honestly, I will try not to pay too much attention to it.” Good thing, because it will surely be around 24/7. Monday was only the beginning. Even though both he and Mark Sanchez, the starting quarterback, don’t want more drama. Tebow spoke for more than 30 minutes at a news conference held in the team’s field house because the media turnout was so massive it couldn’t be accommodated in the normal press room. It was hardly a run-of-the-mill meet-andgreet, with the star of the See TEBOW, Page 4B

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Ashley Dunbar (No. 24) of Dallas heads to the goal with the ball as Megan Banks (No. 14) of Holy Redeemer defends during a game Monday.

Dallas outlasts Royals in gusty winds By JOHN ERZAR jerzar@timesleader.com

DALLAS – So much for that nice weather. Dallas and Holy Redeemer opened the final season of Wyoming Valley Conference girls soccer in the spring under conditions more suited for a late-season high school football game. With wind gusts reported over 40 mph causing a sub-freezing temperature, Dallas used a pair of goals from each of its two top players to defeat Redeemer 4-1. “I’ll just say we’re happy to get a win and move on,” Dallas coach Chris

Scharff said. “What was it, 30 mph winds, DALLAS then when it gusts 40 mph winds? It was very hard to play. I’m just glad we won the HOLY game and got REDEEMER through.” Neither team stuck around very long after completion. Accuweather.com posted the area for wind gusts up to 42 mph, making the temperature feel like 22 degrees. Both had a factor on the play as the teams contended with a crosswind blowing toward the elementary school that either snapped the cor-

ner flags to attention or bent them considerably. “It was horrible,” Dallas junior forward Ashley Dunbar said. “You’d kick the ball and it would just go in the opposite direction.” Dunbar set up the go-ahead goal as time expired in the first half. She broke free on a run through the right part of the penalty area and was tripped. An official called for a penalty kick just before the horn sounded to end the half. Colleen McDonald converted the penalty kick with a low liner inside the See BITTER, Page 5B

Being sent down doesn’t deter Brown

is swing appeared so easy and so smooth, it fit perfectly in the serenity of such a beautifully sunny and warm Florida day that seemed fit for the front of a postcard. It was an afternoon Dominic Brown could write home about. All because he kept ruining the tranquility. Each ball Brown hit kept jolting violently off his bat, almost as if he’d inserted some type of electrical outlet into its barrel. It’s hard to say anyone was shocked. This is the kind of performance the Philadelphia Phillies envisioned for Brown, who ended up a double shy of hitting for the cycle Monday. But he did it against the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees in a minor league game played on Richie Ashburn Field at the Carpenter Complex, not for the Phillies at their spring training home of Bright House Field. That’s where Brown planned to be, until the Phillies optioned him to their Triple-A Lehigh Valley team on Friday. Instead of sulking about the demotion, though, Brown came out swinging. “I’m just having fun,” Brown said. Not like last spring. The Phillies thought Brown was ready to be their next right fielder, so they didn’t even consider spending the kind of insane money the Washington Nationals did to land Jayson Werth. But Brown couldn’t make the jump from the minors to the major leagues. He struggled mightily at the start of spring training in 2011, and the Phillies sent him back to play for Triple-A Lehigh Valley for most of last season. He hit well there, but the 6-foot-5, 200pound outfielder batted just .245 with five homers and 19 RBI in 56 games for the Phillies last season. They wanted more production out of him. And the 24-year-old prospect gave that to the Phillies in flashes this spring, hitting .300 with a homer, two doubles and two RBI. But he played in just seven spring games this month while battling an assortment of injuries that kept him out of the lineup. “I know a little more what to expect,” Brown said. “I’ve been nicked up a little more this spring. I’m just going out there and playing every day the best I can.” His best overwhelmed the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees in a minor league exhibition game. Brown took a pitch from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre starter Shaeffer Hall high over the right field wall for a homer that produced the game’s first run in the first inning. Then Brown followed that with a laser-like shot back through the box that nearly ripped Hall’s legs off before landing in center field for a single. And when ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte took the mound for Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre, Brown’s shot to right field took off for a triple in the sixth inning. His bid for the cycle ended in the eighth inning with a ground out that left Brown groaning. Just beyond the left field wall where Brown stood, he could hear the roar of the crowd watching the Phillies play the Boston Red Sox at the same time. But he doesn’t have time to think about what could have been, or what could be, right now. “I’m not thinking about it at all,” Brown said. “I leave that to Ruben (Phillies general manager Amaro) and those guys. I’m concerned with just playing right now.” It’s the only way to break through the haze of a still-promising career and make his outlook seem nearly as perfect as the day.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012

BULLETIN BOARD MEETINGS Checkerboard Inn Golf League will hold an organizational meeting on Monday, April 2 at 7 p.m. at the Checkerboard Inn in Trucksville. All members must attend or contact the league. 2012 dues will be collected & the starting date will be April 10th. Any questions can be directed to Frank at 675-7532. Kingston/Forty Fort Little League will be meet Sunday, April 1st at 6 p.m. at the Kingston Rec Center. All interested members are encouraged to attend. Forty Fort Soccer Club will hold a meeting regarding the upcoming fall season on Sunday, April 1 at 6 p.m. in the Forty Fort Borough Building basement. Volunteers are needed to fill some vacant positions. All parents are invited to attend. Nanticoke Area Little League will hold is monthly meeting on April 4th at High School Cafe for 7:30 p.m. Board Members will meet at 7 p.m. Nanticoke 12th Man Football Club will be meeting on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Nanticoke City Building, East Ridge Street, Nanticoke. All members and new members are encouraged to attend. REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS Swoyersville American Legion Baseball will hold tryouts for the Senior Team, Junior Team and Prep Team on Sunday, April 1st from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Roosevelt Field on Church Street in Swoyersville. Anyone who previously did not sign up and would like to sign up and tryout is welcome. Birth certificates are required. The WB Girls Softball League will hold registration on Wednesday and Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Rodano’s on Public Square. The fast pitch league takes girls born between 7-1-94 and 12-31-07 for its four divisions of play. There is no residency requirement. For info call 822-3991 or log onto www.wbgsl.com. Bear Creek Youth Soccer Registration will be held on Wednesday, April 18 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 29 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Bear Creek Community Charter School. Registration is open to anyone born between 8/1/94 through 7/31/08 and must be 4 years old no later than July 31 of this year. If you have any questions, please contact Billie Jo at bmondulick@gmail.com or John at jjkozerski@gmail.com. Kingston Recreation Center will be holding signups for Karate classes presented by the Wyoming Valley Goju Ryu Karate Academy. For more information call the Recreation Center at 287-1106. LEAGUES The Kingston Recreation Center has openings for a summer softball league, expected to begin play on April 1st. Games will be played Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evening and Sunday morning for all men’s leagues. Coed leagues are Sunday afternoon and evening. Both league fees are $260. For more information call the Recreation Center at 287-1106. The American Icebirds Spring/ Summer U16 Youth Ice Hockey Team is looking for players for all positions in the following states: DE, NY, PA, NJ, VA and MD. Please e-mail the coach at icebirds@inbox.com or call 336-422-3376. UPCOMING EVENTS The Central Pennsylvania Conservancy and the Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club will be hosting the Ironmaster’s Challenge, a 5K, 15K, 30K and 50K trail hike and run on Saturday, May 5th. There will be four checkpoints providing snacks, water, energy beverages and first aid. Participants in the 50K and Marathon may begin check-in at 5:30 a.m. by picking up packets at the Furnace Stack Pavilion at Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Check in for the 15K and 5K is one hour before the race. All proceeds will benefit the Ironmaster’s Mansion. For more information, call 717-241-4368. Freeland YMCA Basketball Tournaments are as follows: Mar 30-April 1 4th and 6th grade girls. April 13-15 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys. All tournaments cost $125 and all teams are guaranteed three games. For more information please contact Freeland YMCA at 636-3640, freelandymca@verizon.net, or at freelandymca.com. The 5th Annual Susquehanna Warrior Trail 5K race / fun walk will be held on Saturday, April 7 at 10:15 a.m. in Shickshinny, PA. Registration will be from 9-10 a.m. at the playground pavilion located at Oak and North Canal Streets. Proceeds will benefit the Susquehanna Warrior Trail. For information, contact Race Director Max Furek at 542-7946 or jungle@epix.net. Applications can also be downloaded at www.susquehannawarriortrail.org. Bulletin Board items will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may be faxed to 831-7319, dropped off at the Times Leader or mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250.

L O C A L C A L E N D A R TODAY'S EVENTS H.S. BASEBALL North Pocono at Wyoming Area, 4 p.m. Scranton Prep at Crestwood, 4:15 p.m. West Scranton at Berwick, 4:30 p.m. H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Tunkhannock at Meyers, 4 p.m. Pittston Area at Hanover Area, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Area at GAR, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Honesdale, 4:15 p.m. H.S. SOFTBALL Pottsville at Crestwood, 4 p.m. Hanover Area at Tunkhannock, 4:15 p.m. H.S. BOYS TENNIS Berwick at Dallas, 4 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Hazleton Area, 4 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Holy Redeemer, 4 p.m. Wyoming Area at MMI Prep, 4 p.m. Tunkhannock at Pittston Area, 4 p.m. H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Delaware Valley at Lake-Lehman, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Holy Redeemer, 4:30 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Misericordia at Moravian, 3:30 p.m. King’s at Penn College, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 H.S. BASEBALL Berwick at Hanover Area, 4:15 p.m. GAR at Coughlin, 4:15 p.m. H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Crestwood at Holy Redeemer, 4:15 p.m. Dallas at Coughlin, 4:15 p.m. Hazleton Area at Delaware Valley, 4:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at Wyoming Valley West, 5 p.m. H.S. SOFTBALL Coughlin at MMI Prep, 4:15 p.m. Pocono Mountain East at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m. Berwick at Hanover Area, 4:30 p.m. Pittston Area at Scranton Prep, 4:30 p.m. H.S. BOYS TENNIS Tunkhannock at Hazleton Area, 4 p.m. H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Dallas at Crestwood Nanticoke at Hazleton Area COLLEGE BASEBALL Scranton at Wilkes, 3:30 p.m. MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE Misericordia at Mount St. Mary (N.Y.), 4 p.m. Immaculata at King’s, 4 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL King’s at Lycoming, 3 p.m. COLLEGE TENNIS Albright at King’s, 3 p.m.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. SNY — Preseason, Atlanta at N.Y. Mets 4 p.m. ESPN2 — Preseason, L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco, at Scottsdale, Ariz. 7 p.m. YES — Preseason, Toronto at N.Y. Yankees

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT, semifinal, Massachusetts vs. Stanford, at New York 9 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT, semifinal, Washington vs. Minnesota, at New York

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m. CSN — Cleveland at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Tampa Bay at Boston

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m. PLUS — Chicago at New Jersey PLUS2, ROOT --- N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Tampa Bay at Boston 8 p.m. MSG — N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, Connecticut vs. Kentucky, at Kingston, R.I. 9 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, Maryland vs. Notre Dame, at Raleigh, N.C.

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Jacob Turner to Toledo (IL). Reassigned RHP Chris Bootcheck, INF Audy Ciriaco, INF Argenis Diaz, INF Ryan Strieby and OF Quintin Berry to minor league camp. MINNESOTA TWINS—Reassigned RHP Brendan Wise to minor league camp. TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Dustin McGowan on a three-year contract. National League CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Camp on a minor league contract. MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Returned C Mike Rivera to minor league camp. NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Young on a minor league contract. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Reassigned OF Adron Chambers to their minor league camp. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Placed INF Logan Forsythe on the 15-day DL. Reassigned RHP Brad Boxberger to minor league camp.

FOOTBALL

Canadian Football League CALGARY STAMPEDERS—Signed RB Matt Walter. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Re-elected Jeff Thompson to the board of directors.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS—Assigned F Trent Whitfield to Providence (AHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled G Carter Hutton from Rockford (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS—Reassigned D Adam Almqvist to Grand Rapids (AHL)s. NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Recalled D Peter Harrold from Albany (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms with F Andrew Yogan. American Hockey League GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS—Signed FAlan Quine and D Richard Nedomlel.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer SPORTING KANSAS CITY—Waived F Birahim Diop.

TENNIS

WTA—Named Bessie Lee, Winston Lord, Bruce Rockowitz and William Pfeiffer to the Global Advisory Council.

COLLEGE

ALABAMA—Signed football coach Nick Saban to a two-year contract extension through Jan. 31, 2020;defensive coordinator Kirby Smart and offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier to three-year contracts;outside linebackers coach Lance Thompson to a two-year contract;and tight ends and special teams coach Bobby Williams, strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran, defensive line coach Chris Rumph, running backs coach Burton Burns, wide receivers coach Mike Groh and secondary coach Jeremy Pruitt to one-year contarct extensions. DREXEL—Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach Bruiser Flint on a multiyear contract extension. WAGNER—Promoted men’s assistant basketball coach Bashir Mason to head coach.

H O C K E Y National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts x-N.Y. Rangers........... 75 47 21 7 101 x-Pittsburgh ................ 75 47 22 6 100 x-Philadelphia............. 75 44 23 8 96 New Jersey ................. 76 42 28 6 90 N.Y. Islanders ............. 75 31 33 11 73 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts Boston.......................... 75 44 28 3 91 Ottawa .......................... 76 38 28 10 86 Buffalo.......................... 76 37 29 10 84 Toronto ........................ 76 33 34 9 75 Montreal....................... 76 29 34 13 71 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts Florida .......................... 75 36 24 15 87 Washington ................. 76 38 30 8 84 Winnipeg...................... 75 35 32 8 78 Tampa Bay................... 74 34 33 7 75 Carolina ....................... 76 30 31 15 75 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts x-St. Louis ................... 76 47 20 9 103 Nashville...................... 76 44 24 8 96 Detroit .......................... 75 45 25 5 95 Chicago ....................... 76 42 26 8 92 Columbus.................... 75 24 44 7 55 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts y-Vancouver ................ 75 45 21 9 99 Colorado ...................... 77 40 31 6 86 Calgary ........................ 76 34 27 15 83 Minnesota.................... 75 31 34 10 72 Edmonton .................... 76 31 36 9 71

GF 206 253 238 206 180

GA 168 195 208 200 224

GF 244 230 197 217 197

GA 184 223 209 239 211

GF 186 205 201 209 202

GA 206 214 217 252 228

GF 196 219 230 230 175

GA 147 199 185 220 243

GF 229 200 186 159 206

GA 187 202 208 207 223

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NBA Favorite 76ERS GRIZZLIES BUCKS

Points

Underdog

Cavaliers

5.5

T’Wolves

Hawks

MAVERICKS

Rockets

Spurs

Thunder Lakers

SUNS

4.5

BLAZERS

5.5

WARRIORS

College Basketball Favorite

Points

Underdog

Saturday NCAA Tournament Final Four

1 (143.0)

Minnesota

College Insider Tournament Championship UTAH ST

5.5 (128.5

) Mercer

Note: The number inside the bracket is the over/under total NHL Favorite

Odds

Underdog

DEVILS

-$125/ +$105

Blackhawks

PENGUINS

-$280/ +$240

Islanders

MAPLE LEAFS

-$110/$110

Hurricanes

CAPITALS

-$110/$110

Sabres

Kentucky

8.5 (138.5)

Louisville

BRUINS

-$250/ +$200

Lightning

Ohio St

2.5 (136.5)

Kansas

Panthers

-$120/ even

CANADIENS

Rangers

-$185/ +$165

WILD

BLUES

-$155/ +$135

Predators

Wednesday NIT Semifinals Stanford

2.5 (149.5)

Massachusetts

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas ........................... 75 41 29 5 87 198 198 Phoenix........................ 77 37 27 13 87 200 202 Los Angeles ................ 75 37 26 12 86 175 164 San Jose ...................... 75 38 27 10 86 205 195 Anaheim ...................... 76 32 33 11 75 191 212 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday's Games N.Y. Islanders 3, Florida 2, SO Edmonton 6, Columbus 3 Washington 3, Minnesota 0 Pittsburgh 5, New Jersey 2 Nashville 6, Chicago 1 Boston 3, Anaheim 2 St. Louis 4, Phoenix 0 Monday's Games Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 3 Detroit 7, Columbus 2 Ottawa at Winnipeg, late Dallas at Calgary, late Los Angeles at Vancouver, late Colorado at San Jose, late Today's Games Carolina at Toronto, 7 p.m. Chicago at New Jersey, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Wednesday's Games N.Y. Rangers at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Dallas at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

American Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA St. John’s .............. 66 39 19 5 3 86 217 186 Manchester ........... 68 35 30 0 3 73 184 188 Providence............ 68 31 30 3 4 69 173 193 Portland ................. 67 30 29 3 5 68 189 228 Worcester.............. 65 28 26 4 7 67 174 183 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA x-Norfolk................ 68 47 18 1 2 97 248 171 Penguins.............. 68 39 22 2 5 85 213 201 Hershey ................. 67 37 20 4 6 84 221 192 Syracuse ............... 67 31 27 4 5 71 217 215 Binghamton........... 68 27 36 3 2 59 184 215 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Connecticut........... 67 33 23 6 5 77 196 189 Bridgeport ............. 66 33 24 3 6 75 198 195 Adirondack............ 67 33 31 2 1 69 182 190 Springfield ............. 68 31 31 3 3 68 191 209 Albany .................... 67 28 28 6 5 67 170 198 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Chicago ................. 67 37 25 2 3 79 183 167 Charlotte................ 66 33 24 3 6 75 181 182 Peoria .................... 68 36 29 2 1 75 201 182 Milwaukee ............. 65 33 27 2 3 71 181 171 Rockford................ 68 32 29 2 5 71 189 206 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toronto .................. 68 38 23 4 3 83 193 156 Rochester.............. 66 32 23 7 4 75 198 195 Lake Erie ............... 68 32 27 3 6 73 162 186 Grand Rapids........ 66 30 26 6 4 70 212 210 Hamilton ................ 67 30 30 2 5 67 163 201 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City...... 68 41 18 4 5 91 197 158 Abbotsford ............ 68 35 26 3 4 77 166 183 Houston ................. 67 32 23 3 9 76 180 182 San Antonio .......... 67 35 27 3 2 75 175 185 Texas ..................... 66 28 34 2 2 60 195 216 x-Clinched Playoff Berth NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Sunday's Games Bridgeport 4, Connecticut 3, OT Adirondack 5, Binghamton 4 Manchester 5, Worcester 1 Texas 4, Toronto 2 Penguins 5, Springfield 3 Rockford 3, Milwaukee 2, SO Chicago 4, Houston 1 Abbotsford 6, San Antonio 5 Providence 2, Portland 1, SO Hershey 3, Charlotte 2, SO Grand Rapids 4, Oklahoma City 1 Hamilton 2, Peoria 1 Monday's Games No games scheduled Today's Games Worcester at Bridgeport, 7 p.m. Texas at Lake Erie, 7 p.m. Wednesday's Games Rochester at Albany, 11:30 a.m. Manchester at Portland, 6:30 p.m. Adirondack at Syracuse, 7 p.m. Hershey at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m. St. John’s at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m. Hamilton at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

B A S K E T B A L L National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia ................. 27 22 .551 Boston........................... 26 22 .542 New York ...................... 24 25 .490 Toronto ......................... 16 33 .327 New Jersey .................. 16 34 .320 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami............................. 35 12 .745 Orlando ......................... 31 18 .633 Atlanta ........................... 30 20 .600 Washington .................. 11 37 .229 Charlotte ....................... 7 39 .152 Central Division W L Pct x-Chicago ..................... 40 10 .800 Indiana .......................... 28 19 .596 Milwaukee..................... 22 26 .458 Cleveland...................... 17 29 .370 Detroit ........................... 16 32 .333 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio.................. 33 14 .702 Dallas ............................ 28 22 .560 Memphis ....................... 26 21 .553 Houston ........................ 26 23 .531 New Orleans ................ 12 36 .250 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City ............. 37 12 .755 Denver .......................... 26 23 .531 Utah............................... 26 23 .531 Minnesota..................... 24 26 .480 Portland......................... 23 26 .469 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers ................... 30 19 .612 L.A. Clippers................. 27 21 .563 Phoenix......................... 25 24 .510 Golden State ................ 20 27 .426 Sacramento.................. 17 31 .354 x-clinched playoff spot Sunday's Games Phoenix 108, Cleveland 83 Minnesota 117, Denver 100 Atlanta 139, Utah 133,4OT Boston 88, Washington 76

GB — 1 ⁄2 3 11 111⁄2 GB — 5 61⁄2 241⁄2 271⁄2 GB — 101⁄2 17 21 23 GB — 61⁄2 7 8 211⁄2 GB — 11 11 131⁄2 14 GB — 21⁄2 5 9 121⁄2

San Antonio 93, Philadelphia 76 Oklahoma City 103, Miami 87 Portland 90, Golden State 87 Memphis 102, L.A. Lakers 96 Monday's Games Boston 102, Charlotte 95 Indiana 105, Miami 90 Orlando 117, Toronto 101 Detroit 79, Washington 77 Utah 105, New Jersey 84 New York 89, Milwaukee 80 Denver 108, Chicago 91 Houston 113, Sacramento 106 OT New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, late Today's Games Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland, 10 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 10 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday's Games Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Denver at Toronto, 7 p.m. Orlando at New York, 7 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m. New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

College Basketball NCAA Tournament Glance FIRST ROUND At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, March 13 Western Kentucky 59, MVSU 58 BYU 78, Iona 72 Wednesday, March 14 Vermont 71, Lamar 59 South Florida 65, California 54 EAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 15 At The CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh Kansas State 70, Southern Mississippi 64 Syracuse 72, UNC Asheville 65 Gonzaga 77, West Virginia 54 Ohio State 78, Loyola (Md.) 59 At The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. Wisconsin 73, Montana 49 Vanderbilt 79, Harvard 70 Friday, March 16 At Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn. Cincinnati 65, Texas 59 Florida State 66, St. Bonaventure 63 Third Round Saturday, March 17 At The CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh Syracuse 75, Kansa State 59 Ohio State 73, Gonzaga 66 At The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. Wisconsin 60, Vanderbilt 57 Sunday, March 18 At Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn. Cincinnati 62, Florida State 56 Regional Semifinals At TD Garden Boston Thursday, March 22 Syracuse 64, Wisconsin 63 Ohio State 81, Cincinnati 66 Regional Championship Saturday, March 24 Ohio State 77, Syracuse 70 SOUTH REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 15 At The KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Kentucky 81, Western Kentucky 66 Iowa State 77, UConn 64 At The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. Baylor 68, South Dakota State 60 Colorado 68, UNLV 64 At The Rose Garden Portland, Ore. VCU 62, Wichita State 59 Indiana 79, New Mexico State 66 Friday, March 16 At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. Lehigh 75, Duke 70 Xavier 67, Notre Dame 63 Third Round Saturday, March 17 At The KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Kentucky 87, Iowa State 71 At The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. Baylor 80, Colorado 63 At The Rose Garden Portland, Ore. Indiana 63, VCU 61 Sunday, March 18 At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. Xavier 70, Lehigh 58 Regional Semifinals At The Georgia Dome Atlanta Friday, March 23 Kentucky 102, Indiana 90 Baylor 75, Xavier 70 Regional Championship Sunday, March 25 Kentucky 82, Baylor 70 MIDWEST REGIONAL Second Round Friday, March 16 At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. Creighton 58, Alabama 57 North Carolina 77, Vermont 58 At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio N.C. State 79, San Diego State 65 Georgetown 74, Belmont 59 At Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn. Ohio 65, Michigan 60 South Florida 58, Temple 44 At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Purdue 72, Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 69 Kansas 65, Detroit 50 Third Round Sunday, March 18 At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. North Carolina 87, Creighton 73 At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio N.C. State 66, Georgetown 63 At Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn. Ohio 62, South Florida 56 At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Kansas 63, Purdue 60 Regional Semifinals At Edward Jones Dome St. Louis

36. Simon Dyson ................................. 37. Robert Karlsson ............................ 38. Louis Oosthuizen .......................... 39. Aaron Baddeley............................. 40. Anders Hansen.............................. 41. Rickie Fowler ................................. 42. K.T. Kim.......................................... 43. Francesco Molinari ....................... 44. Fredrik Jacobson .......................... 45. Zach Johnson................................ 46. Paul Lawrie..................................... 47. Geoff Ogilvy ................................... 48. Kyle Stanley ................................... 49. Ben Crane ...................................... 50. Jim Furyk........................................ 51. Miguel Angel Jimenez .................. 52. Ryo Ishikawa.................................. 53. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano ...... 54. Retief Goosen ............................... 55. Jonathan Byrd................................ 56. Y.E. Yang ....................................... 57. Darren Clarke ................................ 58. Ernie Els ......................................... 59. Robert Rock................................... 60. Gary Woodland ............................. 61. Matteo Manassero ........................ 62. Greg Chalmers.............................. 63. Johnson Wagner........................... 64. Kevin Na......................................... 65. Rafael Cabrera Bello .................... 66. Charles Howell III.......................... 67. Robert Allenby............................... 68. Ryan Moore ................................... 69. Nicolas Colsaerts.......................... 70. Robert Garrigus ............................ 71. George Coetzee............................ 72. Spencer Levin ............................... 73. Chez Reavie .................................. 74. Michael Hoey................................. 75. Joost Luiten ...................................

Friday, March 23 North Carolina 73, Ohio 65 OT Kansas 60, N.C. State 57 Regional Championship Sunday, March 25 Kansas 80, North Carolina 67 WEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday, March 15 At The KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Murray State 58, Colorado State 41 Marquette 88, BYU 68 At The Rose Garden Portland, Ore. Louisville 69, Davidson 62 New Mexico 75, Long Beach State 68 Friday, March 16 At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Saint Louis 61, Memphis 54 Michigan State 89, LIU Brooklyn 67 At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Florida 71, Virginia 45 Norfolk State 86, Missouri 84 Third Round Saturday, March 17 At The KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Marquette 62, Murray State 53 At The Rose Garden Portland, Ore. Louisville 59, New Mexico 56 Sunday, March 18 At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Michigan State 65, Saint Louis 61 At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Florida 84, Norfolk State 54 Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 22 At US Airways Center Phoenix Louisville 57, Michigan State 44 Florida 68, Marquette 58 Regional Championship Saturday, March 24 Louisville 72, Florida 68 FINAL FOUR At The Superdome New Orleans National Semifinals Saturday, March 31 Louisville (30-9) vs. Kentucky (36-2) Ohio State (31-7) vs. Kansas (31-6) National Championship Monday, April 2 Semifinal winners

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F O O T B A L L National Football League NFL Draft Compensatory Picks List NEW YORK (AP) — The 32 compensatory draft choices in the 2012 NFL Draft (April 26-28) awarded to teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year. The compensatory choices will supplement the 221 choices in the regular seven rounds of the draft, with picks positioned within the third through the seventh rounds based on the value of the free agent lost. Choices listed by round with overall selection in parentheses: 3 (95) Oakland 4 (128) Minnesota 4 (129) Oakland 4 (130) Baltimore 4 (131) New York Giants 4 (132) Green Bay 4 (133) Green Bay 4 (134) Minnesota 4 (135) Dallas 5 (168) Oakland 5 (169) Baltimore 5 (170) Indianapolis 6 (202) New York Jets 6 (203) New York Jets 6 (204) Cleveland 6 (205) Cleveland 6 (206) Indianapolis 6 (207) Carolina 7 (240) Pittsburgh 7 (241) Green Bay 7 (242) New York Jets 7 (243) Green Bay 7 (244) New York Jets 7 (245) Cleveland 7 (246) Pittsburgh 7 (247) Cleveland 7 (248) Pittsburgh 7 (249) Atlanta 7 (250) San Diego 7 (251) Buffalo 7 (252) St. Louis 7 (253) Indianapolis Compensatory free agents lost and signed by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2012 NFL Draft: ATLANTA Lost: Harvey Dahl, Michael Koenen. Signed: Ray Edwards, Reggie Kelly. BALTIMORE Lost: Chris Chester, Dawan Landry, Le’Ron McClain, Donte’ Stallworth, Josh Wilson. Signed: Vonta Leach, Bernard Pollard, Ricky Williams. BUFFALO Lost: Paul Posluszny, Donte Whitner. Signed: Brad Smith, Tyler Thigpen. CAROLINA Lost: Jeff King, Richard Marshall, Matt Moore. Signed: Ron Edwards, Olindo Mare. CLEVELAND Lost: Abram Elam, Matt Roth, Chansi Stuckey, Jason Trusnik, Lawrence Vickers, Floyd Womack, Eric Wright. Signed: Brandon Jackson, Dimitri Patterson, Usama Young. DALLAS Lost: Stephen Bowen, Sam Hurd. Signed: Abram Elam. GREEN BAY Lost: Daryn Colledge, Korey Hall, Brandon Jackson, Cullen Jenkins, Jason Spitz. INDIANAPOLIS Lost: Charlie Johnson, Clint Session. MINNESOTA Lost: Ray Edwards, Ben Leber, Tarvaris Jackson, Sidney Rice. Signed: Remi Ayodele, Charlie Johnson. NEW YORK GIANTS Lost: Kevin Boss, Barry Cofield, Steve Smith. Signed: David Baas, Steve Weatherford. NEW YORK JETS Lost: Drew Coleman, Braylon Edwards, Shaun Ellis, Brad Smith, Steve Weatherford. OAKLAND Lost: Nnamdi Asomugha, Robert Gallery, Bruce Gradkowski, Zach Miller, Thomas Howard. Signed: Kevin Boss, Stephen Heyer. PITTSBURGH Lost: Nick Eason, Keyaron Fox, Matt Spaeth. SAN DIEGO Lost: Kevin Burnett, Darren Sproles. Signed: Travis LaBoy, Takeo Spikes.

A U T O R A C I N G NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders Through March 25 Points 1, Greg Biffle, 195. 2, Kevin Harvick, 188. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 178. 4, Tony Stewart, 177. 5, Martin Truex Jr., 175. 6, Matt Kenseth, 173. 7, Denny Hamlin, 171. 8, Clint Bowyer, 157. 9, Jimmie Johnson, 156. 10, Ryan Newman, 155. 11, Paul Menard, 148. 12, Carl Edwards, 146. 13, Joey Logano, 146. 14, Kyle Busch, 143. 15, Jeff Burton, 142. 16, Brad Keselowski, 139. 17, Mark Martin, 129. 18, Juan Pablo Montoya, 123. 19, Regan Smith, 118. 20, Bobby Labonte, 108. Money 1, Matt Kenseth, $2,192,126. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,599,240. 3, Tony Stewart, $1,488,135. 4, Greg Biffle, $1,430,003. 5, Denny Hamlin, $1,412,900. 6, Kyle Busch, $1,204,833. 7, Kevin Harvick, $1,132,860. 8, Jeff Burton, $1,125,395. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $1,089,338. 10, Jimmie Johnson, $1,077,368. 11, Carl Edwards, $1,038,735. 12, Ryan Newman, $998,756. 13, Brad Keselowski, $944,585. 14, Jeff Gordon, $897,638. 15, Clint Bowyer, $886,713. 16, A J Allmendinger, $874,395. 17, Marcos Ambrose, $859,210. 18, Paul Menard, $853,945. 19, Jamie McMurray, $841,625. 20, Juan Pablo Montoya, $829,275.

G O L F World Golf Ranking Through March 25 1. Luke Donald..................................... 2. Rory McIlroy..................................... 3. Lee Westwood................................. 4. Martin Kaymer ................................. 5. Steve Stricker .................................. 6. Tiger Woods .................................... 7. Charl Schwartzel ............................. 8. Justin Rose ...................................... 9. Webb Simpson ................................ 10. Adam Scott .................................... 11. Jason Day ...................................... 12. Dustin Johnson ............................. 13. Graeme McDowell ........................ 14. Hunter Mahan................................ 15. Phil Mickelson ............................... 16. Bill Haas ......................................... 17. Matt Kuchar.................................... 18. Bubba Watson ............................... 19. Nick Watney ................................... 20. Keegan Bradley............................. 21. Sergio Garcia ................................ 22. Brandt Snedeker ........................... 23. K.J. Choi......................................... 24. Ian Poulter...................................... 25. Peter Hanson................................. 26. Mark Wilson ................................... 27. Bo Van Pelt .................................... 28. Bae Sang-moon............................. 29. John Senden ................................. 30. Thomas Bjorn ................................ 31. Jason Dufner ................................. 32. Paul Casey..................................... 33. Alvaro Quiros................................. 34. Martin Laird.................................... 35. David Toms....................................

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Monday At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park Key Biscayne, Fla. Purse: Men, $4.83 million (Masters 1000); Women, $4.83 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Third Round Mardy Fish (8), United States, def. Kevin Anderson (28), South Africa, 6-4, 6-3. Richard Gasquet (17), France, def. Albert Ramos, Spain, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Nicolas Almagro (12), Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco (20), Spain, 6-3, 6-4. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Viktor Troicki (27), Serbia, 6-3, 6-4. David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Julien Benneteau (30), France, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Juan Martin del Potro (11), Argentina, def. Marin Cilic (23), Croatia, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Women Fourth Round Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Marion Bartoli (7), France, def. Maria Kirilenko (22), Russia, 6-1, 6-2. Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland, def. Garbine Muguruza Blanco, Spain, 6-3, 6-2. Serena Williams (10), United States, def. Sam Stosur (6), Australia, 7-5, 6-3. Li Na (8), China, def. Sabine Lisicki (12), Germany, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, def. Yanina Wickmayer (23), Belgium, 7-6 (6), 6-0. Doubles Men Second Round Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna (6), India, def. Marcel Granollers and Rafael Nadal, Spain, 6-4, 6-3. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Scott Lipsky, United States, 6-0, 6-3. Women Second Round Vania King, United States, and Monica Niculescu, Romania, def. Yaroslava Shvedova and Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-2. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, and Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Sam Stosur, Australia, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 11-9 tiebreak. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, and Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, 6-1, 7-6 (2). Quarterfinals Gisela Dulko and Paola Suarez, Argentina, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, and Shahar Peer, Israel, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (3), 10-6 tiebreak.

B O X I N G Fight Schedule Today At Tokyo, Suriyan Sor Rungvisai vs. Yota Sato, 12, for Sor Rungvisai’s WBC super flyweight title. March 30 At East London, South Africa, Nkosinathi Joyi vs. Katsunari Takayama, 12, for IBF minimumweight title. At Mahsantucket, Conn. (ESPN2), Hanky Lundy vs Dannie Williams, 10, lightweights;Elvin Ayala vs. Hector Camacho Jr., 10, middleweights. March 31 At Los Cabos, Mexico, Hugo Ruiz vs. John Mark Apolinario, 12, for Ruiz’s WBA interim bantamweight title. At Lima, Peru, Jose Alfredo Rodriguez vs. Alberto Rossel, 12, for the interim WBA World light flyweight title. April 4 At Yokohama, Japan, Koki Kameda vs. Noudly Manakane, 12, for Kameda’s WBA bantamweight title;Tomonobu Shimizu, vs. Tepparith Singwancha, 12, for Shimizu’s WBA World super flyweight title. At Myakinino, Russia, Denis Lebedev vs. Shawn Cox, 12, for Lebedev’s WBA interim cruiserweight title;Alexander Bakhtin vs. Nehomar Cermeno, 12, for the vacant WBA International super bantamweight title;Ismayl Sillakh vs. Denis Grachev, 12, for Sillakh’s NABF light heavyweight title;Grigory Drozd vs. William Joppy, 10 cruiserweights. April 6 At Tokyo, Shinsuke Yamanaka vs. Vic Darchinyan, 12, for Yamanaka’s WBC bantamweight title;Takahiro Ao vs. Terdsak Jandaeng, 12, for Ao’s WBC super featherweight title;Hozumi Hasegawa vs. Felipe Carlos Felix, 10, featherweights. April 7 At TBA, Mexico, Juan Carlos Sanchez, Jr. vs. Juan Alberto Rosas, 12, for Sanchez’s IBF super flyweight title. April 13 At Oberhausen, Germany, Felix Sturm vs. Sebastian Zbik, 12, for Sturm’s WBA Super World middleweight title. At Las Vegas (ESPN2), Michael Katsidis vs. Albert Mensah, 10, junior welterweights. April 14 At Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas (HBO), Brandon Rios vs. Richard Abril, 12, for the vacant WBA World lightweight title. At Lima, Peru, Jose Alfredo Rodriguez vs. Alberto Rossel, 12, for the interim WBA light flyweight title. April 20 At Bell Centre, Montreal (ESPN2), Adonis Stevenson vs. Noe Gonzalez, 12, super middleweights. At Biloxi, Miss. (SHO), Jermain Taylor vs. Caleb Truax, 10, middleweights; Erislandy Lara vs. Ronald Hearns, 10, junior middleweights. April 21 At Schwerin, Germany, Karoly Balzsay vs. Dimitri Sartison, 12, for Balzsay’s WBA World super middleweight title. At the Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas (SHO), Abner Mares vs. Eric Morel, 12, for the vacant WBC super bantamweight title; Anselmo Moreno vs. David De La Mora, 12, for Moreno’s WBA Super bantamweight title. At TBA, Mexico, Roman Gonzalez vs. Ramon Garcia Hirales, 12, for Gonzalez’s WBA World light flyweight title; Jesus Silvestre vs. Edwin Diaz, 12, for the interim WBA World minimumweight title. April 26 At Panama City, Panama, Carlos Tamara vs. Ricardo Nunez, 12, IBF flyweight eliminator. At the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, Okla., Carson Jones vs. Allen Conyers, 12, for Jones’ USBA welterweight title.

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If Payton appeals, he might be able to coach By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell might allow Sean Payton to coach the Saints while he appeals his season-long suspension for his role in the team’s bounties program. “I said in a letter they have to appeal by April 2, I believe,” Goodell said Monday at the owners meetings in Palm Beach, Fla. “If he decides to appeal, I probably will allow him to continue and I would expedite the hearing and I would expedite my decision. “We did meet twice and went through the information. If he has something else for me to consider, I will.” Payton’s agent, Donald Yee,

said “no decisions have been made about an appeal” by his client. “Sean fully supports the league’s player Payton safety goals,” Yee said. “Given this, he probably won’t address the entire league” when he arrives at the owners meetings. Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said Payton was expected to speak later this week at the meetings. NFC coaches are scheduled to meet the media Wednesday morning. Payton has not addressed the media since the suspension, but has issued two writ-

ten statements apologizing for the bounty system. Goodell also is waiting for recommendations from the players’ union before punishing any players for participating in the threeyear bounty system that targeted opponents for big hits. He has discussed the bounties with NFLPA leader DeMaurice Smith. Goodell added the league approached the Saints before their playoff game with the Lions in January and warned them to make sure the bounties had ceased. He sent Jeff Pash, the NFL’s lead counsel, and Jeffrey Miller, its director of security, to speak with owner Tom Benson. “The point was to make it clear we had new and credible info and

he should make it extremely clear with the game the next day there should be no bounty system in place,” Goodell said. Asked if Payton’s punishment was as much for lying to him as it was for the actual bounties program, Goodell told a packed news conference about a pattern of untruths. “This is a violation of a very serious rule,” Goodell said. “We have made player health and safety very clear as a priority. During the process of when this first was raised two years ago, there were denials. They were not forthright and that continued through our investigation. “This is something with zero tolerance and is not acceptable.”

The league’s investigation is continuing, Goodell added. “We will continue to follow on any information we have,” he said, “and will look for violations. If we get info, we will follow on it. “Let’s be clear. We discussed it with the clubs today and I think it is fair to say non-contract bonus payments were happening around the league ... and that’ll discontinue.” Goodell said the Saints are free to go outside the organization to hire a coach. Payton’s assistant head coach is Joe Vitt, who was given a six-game suspension, while general manager Mickey Loomis received eight games. The team was fined $500,000 and lost second-round draft picks this

year and next. Gregg Williams, who as Saints defensive coordinator oversaw the bounty pool, has been suspended indefinitely. He left New Orleans for the same coaching position in St. Louis earlier this year. Benson continues to back both Loomis and Payton, a person familiar with the situation has told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Saints have made no announcements about Payton’s future. Bill Parcells said Monday he has not been approached about becoming interim coach of the Saints, but he has spoken to Payton about how to handle the season.

NHL ROUNDUP

SPRING TRAINING

Stamkos gets 53rd goal as Lightning top Flyers

Mets’ Wright sees first action of year

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PHILADELPHIA — Martin St. Louis scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, Steven Stamkos notched his team-record 53rd goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Monday night. Ryan Malone and J.T. Wyman also had goals to help the Lightning win their third straight game. It’s a little too late for Tampa, which is 11th in the Eastern Conference and seven points out of a playoff spot with seven games remaining. Wayne Simmonds, Matt Read and Scott Hartnell scored Philadelphia’s goals. The Flyers lost for just the third time in 14 games this month. They’ve already clinched a playoff berth, but are four points behind Pittsburgh for fourth place and the home-ice advantage in the first round that goes with it. Dwayne Roloson stopped 35 shots, outplaying Ilya Bryzgalov. The Lightning had just 11 shots through the first 52 minutes, scoring on three of them. Bryzgalov let the first shot he saw go in for the second time in three games, and the Flyers fell behind 1-0 for the 16th time in 21 games. St. Louis put the Lightning up 3-2 on a breakaway goal 2:27

into the third. St. Louis got in front of Philadelphia’s defense, took an outlet pass from Tim Wallace, skated in and beat Bryzgalov by lifting a shot just under the crossbar. Bryzgalov hadn’t allowed more than two goals in his past 11 games. There was nothing Bryzgalov could do on the fourth goal. Matt Carle turned the puck over behind the Flyers’ net and Wyman poked it in behind an unsuspecting Bryzgalov. That turned out to be a critical goal because Hartnell fired a slap shot between Roloson’s legs to cut it to 4-3 with 1:13 left. Tom Pyatt’s empty-net goal then sealed the win for the Lightning. Trailing 2-0 for the fourth time in the past five games, the Flyers started their comeback early in the second when Simmonds scored his first goal in 17 games. Simmonds started a breakaway along the left wing, played give-and-go with Brayden Schenn and tipped a shot in off a centering pass. Red Wings 7, Blue Jackets 2 DETROIT — Tomas Holmstrom scored two goals and the Detroit Red Wings earned a postseason berth for a teamrecord 21st consecutive year

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JUPITER, Fla. — David Wright singled and made a fine fielding play in his first spring training game, helping the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Monday. Wright had missed the entire Grapefruit League schedule because of a torn abdominal muscle. He lined Jake Westbrook’s full-count pitch into left field in the first inning. He grounded out to short in the fourth. In the second inning, Wright dived to his right to snag Rafael Furcal’s one-hopper behind third base, popped up and threw to first in time. AP PHOTO

The Philadelphia Flyers’ Jaromir Jagr, left, collides with the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Keith Aulie during the second period of an NHL game Monday in Philadelphia.

with a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Detroit broke its team record of 20 straight years of reaching the playoffs set from 1939-58. Detroit’s playoff streak is the longest active run in professional sports. The NBA’s San Antonio Spurs are expected to extend their playoff streak to 15 years; the Philadelphia Phillies have been in five straight postsea-

sons in baseball; and the Baltimore Ravens have been in the NFL playoffs four consecutive years. Holmstrom scored twice to help the Red Wings take a 4-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the game. They had a 6-0 cushion midway through the second period and a seven-goal lead early in the third. Columbus is in last place in the NHL with 55 points.

NBA ROUNDUP

Knicks shake off injury bug to beat Bucks 15 of 18 free throws and added 10 rebounds and four assists. Pierce has scored 20 or more points in five of the past six games and is averaging 22.3 points per game during March. Kevin Garnett had 24 points for the Celtics.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points, delivering his highest total in two months without the injured Amare Stoudemire and Jeremy Lin, and the New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 89-80 on Monday night to increase their lead for the final Eastern Conference playoff berth. Shortly after learning Stoudemire was lost indefinitely with a bulging disk in his back, the Knicks opened a 2 1/2-game lead over the Bucks and prevented Milwaukee from winning the season series and clinching the tiebreaker if they finish with the same record. Baron Davis scored 13 points in his first start in place of Lin, who has a sore right knee. Tyson Chandler also had 13 and Iman Shumpert 11. Mike Dunleavy scored 26 points for the Bucks.

Jazz 105, Nets 84 NEWARK, N.J. — Paul Millsap had 24 points and 13 rebounds and the Utah Jazz shook off the weariness from their fourovertime loss 24 hours earlier.

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The New York Knicks’ Baron Davis reacts after scoring during the second half of an NBA game against the Milwaukee Bucks in New York Monday.

Nuggets 108, Bulls 91 Pacers 105, Heat 90 CHICAGO — Ty Lawson tied a season INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Granger high with 27 points, Arron Afflalo added 22 scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets shot 50 percent beat the Miami Heat. Monday night to beat the Chicago Bulls Darren Collison added 20 points, and 108-91. Paul George had 16 points and 10 rebounds Denver, playing its third game in four for the Pacers, who have won four of five nights as part of a seven-game road swing, and finally got the signature win they have got its first win three games into the trip. sought since the All-Star break. Al Harrington added 17 points and Andre LeBron James had 24 points and nine Miller chipped in with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Dwyane Wade had 24 points assists for the Nuggets, who are scrapping and six assists for Miami. for a playoff spot in the West. The Heat, coming off a 103-87 loss at Oklahoma City on Sunday night, lost by double digits in back-to-back games for the Celtics 102, Bobcats 95 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Paul Pierce first time this season. Miami (35-13) lost scored a season-high 36 points and Boston for the fourth time in eight games overall and is running out of time to catch Chicago moved into a first-place tie with Philadelphia 76ers in the Atlantic Division. (40-10) for the best record in the Eastern Pierce shot 10 of 20 from the field, made Conference.

Pistons 79, Wizards 77 WASHINGTON — Rodney Stuckey scored half of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, including the winning 20-foot jumper with 0.2 seconds left, and Detroit ended a five-game losing streak by erasing a 13-point deficit. Magic 117, Raptors 101 TORONTO — Ryan Anderson made a career-best eight 3-pointers and finished with 28 points. Dwight Howard had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Jameer Nelson scored 18 points for the Magic. Orlando came in leading the NBA in 3-pointers and hit 15 of 34 from beyond the arc in this one, two shy of its season high. Rockets 113, Kings 106 HOUSTON — Patrick Patterson scored a career-high 24 points and Earl Boykins hit four free throws for Houston late in overtime to lead the Rockets to a win over the Sacramento Kings. Boykins, who was signed by Houston earlier in the day, finished with 10 points in his first action of the season.

Yomiuri Giants 9, Mariners 3 TOKYO — Hisashi Iwakuma had a shaky return to Japan, giving up six runs over four innings in Seattle’s loss to the Yomiuri Giants. Dustin Ackley hit a solo homer to left in the top of the first off Yomiuri’s D.J. Houlton at Tokyo Dome. Former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder John Bowker tied it with a solo shot off Iwakuma in the bottom of the first. Hanshin Tigers 12, Athletics 6 TOKYO — Kurt Suzuki hit his second home run in Japan in Oakland’s loss to the Hanshin Tigers. Cliff Pennington led off the fourth inning with a solo homer and Suzuki, who hit a two-run home run in Oakland’s win over the Yomiuri Giants on Sunday, connected for a three-run shot at Tokyo Dome to cut Hanshin’s lead to 7-4.

innings and Mark Buehrle was solid for six as Detroit and Miami played to a tie. The game was stopped after 10 innings. Brewers 6, Indians 5 GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Ryan Braun drove in two runs, doubling his spring training total, and Milwaukee beat Cleveland. Norichika Aoki broke a 5-all tie in the ninth with an RBI triple for the Brewers. Cubs (ss) 2, Padres 0 MESA, Ariz. — Paul Maholm pitched five impressive innings, Bryan LaHair and Reed Johnson drove in Chicago’s runs and a Cubs split squad beat San Diego. Maholm allowed four hits, walked two and struck out six. He has allowed only one earned run in 10 innings. Diamondbacks 3, Cubs (ss) 2 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ian Kennedy pitched seven strong innings, leading Arizona past a Chicago Cubs split squad. Arizona’s opening-day starter gave up one run, five hits, walked two and struck out two. First baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo home run and right fielder Justin Upton had two doubles, an RBI and scored a run for Arizona.

Giants 4, Royals 2 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and San Francisco beat Kansas City. Sandoval’s third homer of the spring came off Greg Holland. Red Sox 6, Phillies 0 Justin Christian singled with CLEARWATER, Fla. — Dust- two outs and Sandoval conin Pedroia homered in the first nected. then declared himself ready for opening day, Jon Lester struck Dodgers 4, White Sox 3 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dodgout 10 in seven innings and ers leadoff man Dee Gordon Boston beat Philadelphia. stole two more bases and Los The home run off Joe Blanton was Pedroia’s second of the Angeles beat the Chicago White Sox. spring. The Dodgers trailed 3-2 Nationals 7, Astros 4 when Gordon led off the sixth VIERA, Fla. — John Lannan inning with a bunt single, allowed two runs and two hits swiped second, continued to over five innings and Washing- third on a throwing error by the catcher and scored on a ton defeated Houston. sacrifice fly by Jerry Hairston Roger Bernadina homered for the second consecutive day Jr. Gordon has 10 steals in spring training. for the Nationals, this one a Jerry Sands hit an RBI single two-run shot in the fifth inin the ninth to win it. ning. He also singled in three at-bats. Rockies 6, Angels 2 Rays 10, Twins 4 TEMPE, Ariz. — Drew PomFORT MYERS, Fla. — Scott eranz made a solid case for a Baker gave up a grand slam to spot in Colorado’s rotation Ben Zobrist and a two-run shot while Garrett Richards might have wasted a chance to imto Elliot Johnson in his return press the Angels. from an injury, and Minnesota Pomeranz allowed four hits lost to Tampa Bay. and a run over four innings in Baker has been out with his fourth spring training start. elbow tendinitis that flared up in a “B” game on March 10. On Pomeranz, acquired in the deal Monday, he gave up seven runs that sent Ubaldo Jimenez to and seven hits in 2 2-3 innings. Cleveland, has a 0.82 ERA but he’s been limited because of a Tigers 3, Marlins 3 tight glute. He last pitched on March 21 in a minor league LAKELAND, Fla. — Rick game. Porcello pitched seven strong

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show hardly a part-time player. Cameras flashed, capturing every Tebow step, as he strolled onto the field and made his way to the podium for his big New York close-up. He appeared polished and unfazed handling a barrage of 31 questions, most of his answers measured and upbeat as he deftly handled the local media. Tebow, who used the word “excited” more than 40 times, refused to stir the volatile mix that is the Jets. He went out of his way to say he believes he and Sanchez can co-exist despite all the skeptics. And there are plenty. “I think the exciting thing is me and Mark have a great relationship,” Tebow said. “We have had a great relationship for the last three years, I think. We’ve been friends. We text back and forth. We talked already and we’re going to have a great working relationship. I think we’ll have a lot of fun together.” The two do have a bit of shared history. Sanchez hosted Tebow on his recruiting trip to Southern California. Sanchez didn’t watch the big news conference because he was working out, but he also isn’t worried that Tebow could take his job at some point. “We’re adding another player and were not replacing anybody,” Sanchez said. “I mean, he’s here to help us and I’m confident in my abilities. I know the team feels the same way about me. They have belief in me. “I’m not worried about losing my spot.” Now, it’s up to the Jets to make sure it all works. “There’s a lot of pros here,” Tebow said, “and not a lot of cons.” That’s what the Jets think, too. After all, the quarterback has been marketing gold since they acquired him from Denver last Wednesday. His green-and-white No. 15 jerseys are flying off the racks and his arrival has put the Jets on tabloid covers for days. Never mind that their stadium mates, the Giants, just won their second Super Bowl in four years. Or that Tebow, despite leading the Broncos to the AFC West title last season, completed fewer than half his passes and Denver wound up getting routed by the New England Patriots in the playoffs, 45-10. For anyone who wondered why such a circus-sized event for a backup quarterback, Tebow had an answer: just following orders. “I have bosses, too, and they wanted me to stand up here and talk to you all,” he explained, “so I can blame it on them because they made me do it.” Tebow electrified the NFL last year by taking a 1-4 Denver team on an incredible run — seven wins in eight games, including three in overtime and another two won in the waning moments of regulation. Suddenly, the league was gripped by Tebowmania. Never mind the bad passing mechanics and Tebow’s tendency to tuck the ball and run. The Jets are hoping he has more surprises left in him — in whatever role he serves. “Hopefully, by me being here, we can be a little bit better,” Tebow said, decked out in a gray suit and a light green tie. “I think I can add something, and that’s my hope and prayer.” Coach Rex Ryan and general manager Mike Tannenbaum have insisted for days that Sanchez is the unquestioned No. 1 quarterback. The two, along with owner Woody Johnson, missed Tebow’s news conference because they were attending league meetings in Palm Beach, Fla. No teammates were there, either, although Tebow said he has spoken with several of them already. “Ultimately, I’m just going to be myself and just have fun with it,” he said. And, Sanchez thinks there can be plenty of happy moments — with the two of them being key parts of the offense. “I’m a team guy and I’ll do whatever it takes to win,” Sanchez said. “If changing a few things up a couple of times a game is what we need to do, I’m totally on board.” Ryan suggested Sunday that Tebow could be used at a position other than quarterback. He kept referring to Tebow as a “football player,” his ability not limited to QB.

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Crestwood grad Mandissa Marshall, who pole vaults for George Mason, cleared 14 feet-1 1/4 inches at a recent event.

Vaulter passes own mark The sky’s the limit for Mandissa Marshall. But it will be a tough climb to get to the top. Marshall (Crestwood) has started the outdoor season in great style for the George Mason women’s team. She competes in the pole vault and shattered her own school mark in the season opener (13-6 ¼) and then came back to shatter that mark in the Washington & Lee/VMI Track Carnival last Saturday in Lexington, Va. She cleared 14-1 1/4. That effort put her into the elite of women college pole vaulters in the country. “Obviously we’re thrilled with the progress Mandissa is making,” coach Andrew Gerard said. “We had red-shirted her indoors in order to make some technical and training improvements and that time is really paying off right now.” Marshall has some big dates down the road. After eight more regular-season meets, the 5-foot-8 junior has four championship meets at the end of the season, including the NCAA Championships June 6-9 in Des Moines, IA. And, if all goes well, she could add another date – the USA Track & Field Olympic Trials June 22-July 1 in Eugene, Oregon. “Our goals for her this season have always centered on getting back to the NCAA Championships and being at her best there. And her recent success doesn’t really change that but does open up the possibility of competing in the Olympic Trails,” Gerard said. “That would be a tremendous accomplishment in and of itself.” Marshall finished 19th in the NCAA Championships last season with a 12-9 ½ effort. Her vault last weekend would have put her in fourth place. Getting to the Olympic Trials would be a standout accomplishment. Making the U.S. Olympic team would be much tougher. America has two of the top pole vaulters in the world in Jenn Suhr (Adidas) who has cleared 16-1/2 and Kylie Hutson (Indiana State) who has cleared 14-7 ½. RELIEF FOR AUSTIN – Senior Tyler Austin (Tunkhannock) started his first game with the Towson baseball team but since that time, he’s become one of the top relief pitchers on the squad. Austin gave up seven hits and five earned runs in three innings in his start but coming out of the bullpen the next 13 games, he’s worked 14.1 innings and given up 12 hits and five earned runs. He’s walked eight and struck out 22. His earned run average has dropped to 4.22. “Tyler’s success has occurred with the much improved command of his slider,” coach Mike Gottlieb said. “With that, he’s extremely tough on righty hitters and has become a strikeout pitcher.” Austin, who leads the team with 14 appearances, picked up a victory when he worked 2 1/3 innings and didn’t give up a hit or a run while walking one and striking out two in a recent 3-2 decision over Virginia Commonwealth. BERTONI TURNS IT AROUND – After starting the season 0-7, freshman Sarah Bertoni has won four straight games for the Millersville softball team. Bertoni (Greater Nanticoke Area) kicked off the winning

His work ethic and baseball knowledge make him a natural pitcher and one that can have success.” The Greyhounds are 12-7 BILL ARSENAULT overall and off to a 5-0 start in streak by tossing the first no-hitter in Millersville softball the Landmark Conference. GRULA STEPS IT UP – history – a 7-0 triumph over Junior Rachel Grula (Hazleton Philadelphia University. She Area) is playing at No. 2 in followed that up with a 6-1 singles and No. 2 in doubles victory over Holy Family (six for the Kutztown women’s hits, an earned run, no walks tennis team. and five strikeouts) and a Grula recently won her one-hit 3-0 triumph over West singles match (6-2, 6-2) and Chester. teamed with Chelsea White to Last Sunday, the 5-foot-6 capture her doubles match right-hander worked 5 1/3 innings and got credit for a 3-2 (8-4) in an 8-1 victory over victory over East Stroudsburg. Albright. She’s 3-7 in singles and 5-5 in doubles. On the season, Bertoni has “Rachel has stepped up her pitched in 13 games and startgame to another level this ed 12 with seven complete year,” coach Suresh Ramamurgames. She’s worked 72.2 thi said. “With consistent and innings and has given up 86 hard off-court workouts, she hits and 43 runs, 35 earned. She’s walked 11 and struck out has developed new strengths 45. Her earned run average has to enhance her overall game.” The coach feels that Grula is dropped to 4.43. YANORA DOING THE JOB holding her own in the tough No. 2 position and will be an – Freshman Erika Yanora asset once the team gets into (Tunkhannock) is having a the conference schedule. standout first year both at the “Rachel has shown tremenplate and in the field for the dous confidence,” Ramamurthi Bloomsburg softball team. said. “She has adapted very Yanora is hitting .364 (24well to the team and is a for-66) with two doubles, a strong support and leader. She triple, 10 runs scored and 15 RBI. In the field, she’s handled is always ready to give 101 41 chances without an error. percent in every match and I “Erika has been outstandam confident of her performing,” coach Susan Kocher said. ance every time she steps onto “She’s fundamentally sound the court.” and plays with the composure OSTRANDER LEADS THE of a senior. Offensively, she WAY – Sophomore Lisa Osbrings power and speed to our trander (Pittston Area) is lineup. Defensively, she’s exdoing the job in the field and tremely versatile because of at the plate for the Keystone her talent and composure.” softball team. Sophomore Mandi Black The 5-foot-5 outfielder is (Northwest Area) is also a hitting .362 (17-for-47) with member of the squad. A right- five doubles and 13 runs handed pitcher, she’s 3-2 with scored and has helped the a 2.17 earned run average. In Giants get off to an 8-5 start – seven games and six starts, she 7-2 on their spring trip to has four complete games and a South Carolina and 1-1 in the shutout (8-0 over WinstonColonial States Athletic ConSalem State). She’s worked 29 ference after splitting a doubleinnings and given up 21 hits header with Immaculata. She’s and 14 runs, nine earned, with handled 17 chances in the field nine walks and 24 strikeouts. without an error. She also plays the outfield. “Lisa is starting in left field “Mandi is very athletic with and worked hard during the an unbelievable work ethic,” fall and winter months,” coach Kocher said. “She didn’t see Karly Evans said. “She has much time last year but has really stepped up as our leadimproved a lot. She has imoff hitter so we know we can proved as a pitcher and is a count on her to start us off on strong outfielder with speed.” the right foot. It’s very nice to The Huskies are 15-5 on the see that all her hard work and season. dedication has really shown BIG START FOR MARduring game time.” IANO – Sophomore Tommy Evans is happy to see OsMariano is 4-0 with a 1.87 trander taking over a leadearned run average pitching ership role with the team defor the Moravian baseball spite being just a sophomore. team. “She is a pleasure to have on Mariano (Hazleton Area) is the team and is always smiling a 6-foot, 160-pound right-hand- throughout the whole game er. He’s made five starts with which is contagious,” the two complete games and a coach said. “She does everyshutout – five innings, giving thing she is asked to do.” up two hits in a 1-0 triumph HONOR FOR ZACK –Moraover John Carroll. He’s worked vian senior Gary Zack (Crest33.2 innings and given up 37 wood) was named the Landhits but just eight runs, seven mark Conference Men’s Field earned. He’s walked six and Athlete of the Week. struck out 20. Zack opened the outdoor “Tommy has solidified himseason when he finished secself as our number two starter ond in the javelin throw at the on the weekend (conference Virginia Team Swashbuckle games),” coach Paul Engelmeet last weekend. His 220hardt said. “He’s a pitcher – feet, 10-inch toss was just two meaning he is capable of inches short of the Moravian throwing all of his pitches for strikes in any count and knows record and the best performance in Division III thus far the game and how to pitch this season. what and when.” The Greyhounds return to Engelhardt gives a lot of action in the Danny Curran credit to his high school coach Invitational at Widener UniGino Cara. versity Saturday. “We are fortunate to have a kid that is only a sophomore but carries himself and pitches Bill Arsenault covers local athletes like a senior,” Engelhardt said. competing at the collegiate level for The Times Leader. 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STATE COLLEGE – As his quarterbacks prepared to practice throwing some out routes, Bill O’Brien shouted to a group of observers standing on the sideline at Penn State practice. “I’d move back if I were you guys,” the new head coach joked. “God only knows where these throws are going to end up.” In that assorted crowd of reporters, photographers, former players and Penn State staffers, there happened to be another quarterback. Former Maryland signal-caller Danny O’Brien was in Happy Valley on Monday to take in Penn State’s first official practice of the Bill O’Brien era. Sporting a dark blue Penn State jacket that was handed to him on a windy day, Danny O’Brien did not comment about his future. After spending three years at Maryland, he has been released from his scholarship and is planning to transfer to another school after earning his undergraduate degree this semester. Bill O’Brien gave a similar no comment at a press conference held before practice. The coach and quarterback are not related. “That’s like a prospect question, so I’m not commenting on that right now,” Bill O’Brien said. “It’s NCAA rules.” Bill O’Brien had previously acknowledged Danny O’Brien’s interest in Penn State as a landing spot, and this is the second time Danny O’Brien is known to have visited the school in the past month. The 2010 ACC freshman of the year also took a trip to see Wisconsin over the weekend and has previously visited Ole Miss. He has also been linked to Vanderbilt, where his former offensive coordinator at Maryland, James Franklin, is now the head coach. Should Danny O’Brien ultimately pick the Nittany Lions, he would have two seasons of eligibility remaining. He would be able to play immediately at Penn State, provided he enrolls in a graduate program not offered at Maryland. For now, at least, the Lions have three scholarship quarterbacks competing for the job in spring ball. Bill O’Brien said Monday that Matt McGloin, Rob Bolden and Paul Jones would each “get a chance to rep with the first team.” Regardless of where Danny O’Brien ends up, Penn State’s quarterback situation likely won’t be settled anytime soon. “I’ll be real clear on that -- it’s an open competition,” Bill O’Brien said. “There’s no starter, and there won’t be a starter named until possibly the night before the

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evaluation then.” O’Brien used the term "clean slate" multiple times, creating a theme for a program trying to rebuild in the midst of an ongoing child abuse scandal and following the death of Joe Paterno. For some players, that means a new position. Curtis Drake, a wide receiver in his first three seasons on campus, has been moved to cornerback, O’Brien confirmed Monday. Drake did not travel with the team to the bowl game this past winter after an altercation with Matt McGloin in December briefly sent the quarterback to the hospital. “(Drake) started with a clean slate with me just like all 126 guys on the team start with a clean slate with me,” O’Brien said. “And Curtis and I have had many conversations, and I’ll keep those between Curtis and I. “What I saw with Curtis on the football field was good size, good feet, good hips, instinctiveness, and I think that he’s a guy that can contribute over there. He’s got to keep up his end of the bargain by doing well in school and keeping his nose clean, and then we’ll give him a shot to play over there this spring.” Drake (receiver to corner), Bill Belton (receiver to tailback) and Dakota Royer (linebacker to tight end) are the three most noteworthy position switches as practice begins. Some others, however, have already used up their fresh starts.

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Former Maryland starting QB Danny O’Brien attended Monday’s spring practice.

Ohio (season opener on Sept. 1). There is no starter right now at that position.” Bill O’Brien said Monday that he will be calling plays on offense for the Lions, and that he plans to install “the core, the basics” of the scheme he ran with the New England Patriots. Along with new position coach Charlie Fisher, Bill O’Brien spent most of his time overseeing the quarterbacks during the portion of practice open to the media. During that stretch, McGloin took the most snaps with the presumptive first-team offense, which included Silas Redd and Michael Zordich in the backfield, Justin Brown and Shawney Kersey split wide, Garry Gilliam at tight end and an offensive line of Mike Farrell, Miles Dieffenbach, Matt Stankiewitch, John Urschel and Adam Gress, from left to right. Lions land sixth commit Penn State’s recruiting class grew on Monday as Philadelphia area defensive end Curtis Cothran has given a verbal commitment to the Lions, according to multiple recruiting services. A three-star prospect from Council Rock North High School, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Cothran chose Penn State over offers from Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers and UConn, among others. Cothran becomes the sixth prospective member of Penn State’s 2013 recruiting class. “I feel good about our recruiting,” Bill O’Brien said. “But you never really know until they sign on the dotted line. We’ll just continue to work really hard at it. “I want a big, fast, physical football team here, so I don’t want us to ever be wrong on measurables. That doesn’t mean that we’re just going to have a bunch of giants -- that means that there’s exceptions to every rule -- but we can’t have too many of those.” Tailback Curtis Dukes will sit out much of the spring for academic reasons, according to O’Brien. Wideout Devon Smith could also be in trouble. The senior’s apartment was searched on March 14 by university police, who recovered drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to a search warrant. A medication bottle prescribed to Drake was also seized. The apartment belongs to Smith and former Penn State defensive end Jack Crawford. No charges have filed in connection with the search and O’Brien said he would wait to discuss the situation. "That was just reported to me this morning," O’Brien said. "I’m still gathering info on that. We’ll have something at a later date to report on that. But I don’t really have a comment on that at this point." Smith suited up and fully participated in Monday’s practice. One player has already been dismissed from the team on O’Brien’s watch. Defensive end Shawn Oakman was charged last week in an alleged shoplifting incident at an on-campus convenience store. O’Brien reiterated Monday that Oakman "won’t be back on the Penn State football team. Or at Penn State." Two players coming off of serious knee injuries last season -- defensive end Pete Massaro and linebacker Michael Mauti -- are expected to be 100 percent for the fall. Massaro will be a full participant in spring practice while Mauti sits out many of the drills.

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PROFESSIONAL GOLF

Tiger back to being favorite at Masters

Innovator Stevenson dies at 81

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer

By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Larry Stevenson, a skateboard maker who helped take the sport from an early 1960s kid’s gimmick often compared to the hula hoop to a respectable and eventually professional sport on par with surfing, has died. Stevenson died at age 81 on Sunday at Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, his son Curt Stevenson told The Associated Press. The elder Stevenson had dealt with Parkinson’s Disease since the early 1970s, and he’d been in a nursing home for much of the past decade. His death was first reported by the Los Angeles Times. Larry Stevenson was a design innovator who developed features still found on skateboards 50 years later and a businessman who was among the first to make professional and mass-produced boards. But many skaters say his greatest achievement was getting the public to accept skateboards by permanently linking it to surfing, asportthathadbecomeanational craze and was inspiring movies and music. “That freedom of being in the waves, he wanted to transfer that to land,” said Michael Brooke, author of the 1999 history of skateboarding “The Concrete Wave” who often interviewed Stevenson. “He basically was the godfather of skate culture. Before him, skateboards were toys.” A Southern California native, Stevenson was working as a lifeguard in Venice Beach in 1959 when he saw kids tooling around on mostly homemade boards with clay or metal wheels. Before he started manufacturing, he became a pioneer in promoting the sport through magazine pictures and stories, an element that would be almost as essential to skate culture as the boards themselves. He pushed skateboarding in Surf Guide, a magazine he founded with a friend, showing pictures of skaters carving up sidewalks alongside surfers riding waves. Stevenson then began designing and selling boards with his wife out of their garage. His first commercially produced board was known as the “Makaha Surf & Ski Skateboard,” in an attempt to link the sport to the slopes as well as the waves.

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Lake-Lehman’s Amelia Jenkins, right, catches the ball ahead of Bethlehem Freedom’s Macey Walker in a girls lacrosse game in Lehman Township on Monday afternoon.

Lehman comes up short The Times Leader staff

LEHMAN TWP. – Mallory Wilson scored seven goals and registered a pair of assists, but the Lake-Lehman girls lacrosse team fell one shy, losing 19-18 to Bethlehem Freedom on Monday at Lake-Lehman High School. Alyssa Adams recorded six goals and Amelia Jenkins totaled four goals and two assists for Lehman, while Lydia Forster accounted for 14 saves in the net. The Black Knights return to action on Saturday to take on Bellefonte high School.

H.S. SOFTBALL

Wyoming Valley West 9, Hanover Area 0

Kelcie Senchak pitched a complete game surrendering only one hit with 11 strikeouts to lead the Spartans to a shutout win over the Hawkeyes. Casey Dolan and Danielle Grega each notched a double while Sarah Fugate and Megan Kane each notched a triple.

Wyoming Valley West ....... 102 105 0 — 9 Hanover Area ...................... 000 000 0 — 0 WP – Kelcie Senchak, 7 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 11K; LP – Tuzinski, 5 IP, 9H, 9R, 9ER, 3BB, 6K; 2B— (WVW) Casey Dolan, Danielle Grega; 3B—. (WVW) Sarah Fugate, Megan Kane; HR— 0. Top hitters -- (WVW) Casey Dolan, Danielle Grega, Sarah Fugate, Megan Kane

H.S. BOYS TENNIS

MMI Prep 5, Berwick 0

The Preppers earned the

shutout as Balaganesh Natarajan, Zachary Bowman and Justin Sheen all won their singles matches.

Singles: 1. Balaganesh Natarajan (MMI) d. Brandon Haydt 6-2, 6-0; 2. Zachary Bowman (MMI) d. Jeremy Moyer 7-5, 4-1; 3. Justin Sheen (MMI) d. Todd Kern 8-6, 5-7, 7-5. Doubles: 1. Corey Sisock/Ryan Twardzik (MMI) d. Alex Oliver/Dominic Parmenteri 5-7, 6-3, 6-4; 2. Bill Spear/Andy Mhley (MMI) d. Jimmy Gaizick/Brandon Dougherty 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

nine kills. For Hazleton Area, Alex Gregoire led the effort with seven kills and Carlos Rodriguez recorded 13 digs.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL King’s, Eastern split

King’s earned a doubleheader split with Eastern on MonH.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL day dropping the first game Crestwood 3, Berwick 0 6-5, then coming back to win the nightcap 7-5. Jake Prohaska had 11 kills, Trailing 5-0 in the first inthree blocks and 15 service ning, the Lady Monarchs points as visiting Crestwood chipped away cutting the lead defeated Berwick by game to 5-2 in the fourth on a runscores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-14. scoring hits by Brittny Baynes Also contributing for the and Kaitlin Siegfried. King’s Comets were Nick Banos (23 added two more runs in the assists, 7 service points) and fifth when Amanda Cardone Pat Henry (6 kills, 5 service hit a two-run home run to cut points). the lead to 5-4. Cardone conBerwick was led by Cody nected again in the seventh George (3 service points, 7 with a solo shot to even the assists) and Kyle Venditti (6 score. But an error in the botservice points, 3 aces and 4 tom of the seventh led to Eastkills). ern scoring the winning run. Dallas 3, Hazleton Area 1 In Game 2, King’s overcame a 5-1 deficit to post the win. Aaron Weir totaled 31 kills Brittany Bayes hit a two-run as the Mountaineers defeated the Cougars 17-25, 25-15, 25-10, home run for the Lady Monarchs to trim the lead to 5-3 25-18 on Monday for the first and Tina Seber drilled a threewin for Dallas inside the new gym and for the new coaching run blast to put the Lady Monarchs on top 6-5. staff. King’s relief pitcher Karissa Kyle Moran contributed Kross (2-0) held the Eagles to with 24 assists while Matt just one hit in the final four Diaco had 14 service points innings to pick up the victory. and Bryce Mattson totaled

LONDON — Tiger Woods is back to winning, and back to being the British bookies’ favorite to win the Masters. The 14-time major champion won his first PGA Tour tournament since 2009 on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. It was his first chance to revel in a tour victory since his personal life went into turmoil following a sex scandal that ended his marriage and precipitated a steady decline in his game and his stature as the man to beat on the course. But with his five-stroke victory Sunday and the Masters starting April 5, all that has changed. “His whole game looks right now. He’s putting well. He’s chipping well. He’s driving well,” said Rupert Adams, a spokesman for British bookmaker William Hill. “The armor looks to be back in place again, and actually possibly the aura. Once again he’s got the swagger back in his step.” William Hill has Woods listed as the 4-1 favorite to win his fifth Masters title, with Rory McIlroy close behind at 5-1. Other bookies have similar odds, with Ladbrokes quoting the same numbers as William Hill. Paddy Power and Coral both have Woods as the 7-2 favorite with McIlroy next at 9-2.

At 4-1 odds, a $1 bet returns $5. At 7-2, $1 returns $4.50. “The fourtime champion, fresh Woods from his first PGA Tour win in 30-months at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, has every chance,” Ladbrokes said on its website. This year’s Masters will be the first major in which Woods is listed as the favorite since the same tournament in 2010, shortly after his public downfall. “We put him out at a top price at 5-2 then,” Adams said. “We took 3,000 bets in the space of three hours. That was the last time he was favorite. Since then he’s collapsed. They (bettors) started to back him to miss the cut after that.” But with Woods improving, the bookies are changing tactics, and another good showing at Augusta National could see Woods stay at the top of the betting lists for the foreseeable future. “The Masters and Tiger are synonymous after that extraordinary (performance) when he destroyed the field (in 1997),” Adams said. “If he gives a good show, even a top-10 finish, I think you’ll see once again Tiger is the first person on the betting sheet, without a doubt.”

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PRO TENNIS

Roddick knocks off Federer at Sony Ericsson Open By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Andy Roddick beat Roger Federer for only the third time in their 24 meetings Monday, dominating with his serve to win 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-4 in the third round at the Sony Ericsson Open. Roddick broke serve only once but held every service game in the first and last sets. After falling behind 15-30 in the final game, he closed out the victory with an ace and two service winners, all at more than 130 mph. On paper, it looked like a mismatch between former No. 1s, each a two-time champion in the event. The third-ranked Federer began the night 40-2 since the U.S. Open, while Roddick was ranked 34th, the lowest he has been since 2001. Roddick ended Federer’s streak of 77 consecutive wins against players outside the top 20. Serena Williams matched a career high with 20 aces and whacking enough thunderous groundstrokes to beat Samantha Stosur 7-5, 6-3 and advance to the quarterfinals. “My serve was hot,” Williams said. “I was like, ‘That’s pretty cool.”’ She avenged a loss to Stosur when they last met in the U.S. Open final in September.

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Andy Roddick returns to Roger Federer during the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., Monday.

“That wasn’t in my mind,” Williams said. “I just thought, ‘This is a new game.”’ Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka lost 10 of the first 11 games, then rallied to remain unbeaten this year by beating No. 16-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 1-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5. Azarenka was two points from defeat five times, but swept the last three games and extended her winning streak to 26 matches, all in 2012. Also reaching the quarterfinals was No. 2 Maria Sharapova, who overcame 11 double-faults to beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 7-6 (3). Sharapova won despite committing 52 unforced errors and losing her serve four times. No. 1 Novak Djokovic ad-

vanced to the fourth round by beating No. 27-seeded Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic is bidding for his third Key Biscayne title and second in a row. No. 8-seeded Mardy Fish assured he’ll remain the topranked American man by beating No. 28 Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-3. Fish has yet to play in the stadium this tournament and instead faced Anderson at 11 a.m. on the grandstand court, but he said that was fine because prefers an early start. “I like to know my fate,” Fish said. “I like playing in the heat. And I think everyone likes to know exactly when they play.” Federer lost only seven points on his serve in the opening set,

but when he failed to put away an overhead trailing 4-3 in the tiebreaker, the match swung Roddick’s way. Federer squandered another chance with a1-0 lead in the third set, failing to convert four break points in the next game. After Roddick escaped for 1-all, he earned his lone break in the next game, his grunts filling the stadium as he cracked four forehand winners. Roddick served out the final four games without facing a break point. When he let loose a 134-mph serve to win the final point, he raised his arms and waved his racket at the heavens. Roddick had cause to give thanks: He had lost 52 of 64 sets against Federer entering the match. Federer had won six meetings in a row since Roddick beat him in the Key Biscayne quarterfinals in 2008. The No. 10-seeded Williams lost only six points on her first serve against the No. 6-seeded Stosur, but had to rally after being broken in the first game of each set. Williams failed to convert her first seven break-point chances, then muscled her way back into the match. She also showed finesse, such as when she chipped a forehand drop shot that barely cleared the net for a dainty winner.

Sabrina Zurek (No. 22) of Dallas battles Emily Schramm (No. 13) of Holy Redeemer for the ball during a game Monday.

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right post for a 2-1 lead. “By getting up at half, it gave us a boost of confidence considering this is the first game,” Dunbar said. The boost carried over to the second half. Less than four minutes in, McDonald passed from the left wing to Dunbar, who made a quick move on a defender and scored inside the right post. Dunbar made it 4-1 about 14 minutes later off an assist from Vanessa Parsons. Redeemer took a 1-0 lead less than nine minutes into the game on freshman Olivia Gregorio’s first career varsity goal. Fellow freshman Emily Schramm assisted. Dallas, though, tied the score quickly as Parsons assisted McDonald. “For the first game, I’m not terribly disappointed,” Redeemer coach Bob Hughes said. “We got out to a 1-0 lead and got a little lax and gave up an easy goal. We had a mental breakdown at the end of the first half. We let a girl dribble all the way down by our goal and committed a silly foul. “So I think the game was closer than the score. We’re a young team and it’s going to be a process throughout the season.”

Holy Redeemer ........................................... 1 0 — 1 Dallas ............................................................ 2 2 — 4 First half: 1. HR, Olivia Gregorio (Emily Schramm),

9th min; 2. DAL, Colleen McDonald (Vanessa Parsons), 9th; 3. DAL, McDonald (pen. kick), 40th; Second half: 4. DAL, Ashley Dunbar (McDonald), 44th; 35. DAL, Dunbar (Parsons), 58th. Shots: HR 4, DAL 27; Saves: HR 16 (Emily Becker), DAL 4 (Amber Yang); Corners: HR 0, DAL 3.

Delaware Valley 6, Nanticoke 1 Kristin Brockman, Kelly Cappello and Anna Chamberlin each had two goals to lead the Warriors to the win. Nanticoke’s lone goal was scored by Lindsay Lane off a pass from Brittany Sugalski.

Delaware Valley .......................................... 2 4 — 6 Nanticoke...................................................... 0 1 — 1 First half: 1. DV, Kristin Brockman (Kelly Cappello); 2. DV, Anna Chamberlain; Second half: 3. DV, Cappello (Brockman); 4. DV, Chamberlain; 5. DV, Cappello; 6. DV, Brockman; 7. NAN, Lindsay Lane (Brittany Sugalski). Shots: DV 20, NAN 7; Saves: DV 6 (Emily Davis), NAN 14 (Shelby Divers); Corners: DV 4, NAN 7.

Coughlin 0, Berwick 0 OT Coughlin’s Amanda Sax recorded 14 saves as the Crusaders tied Berwick in overtime despite being outshot 19-1. Sarah Wilczynski made a save for Berwick.

Coughlin................................................... 0 0 0 0 — 0 Berwick..................................................... 0 0 0 0 — 0 Shots: COU 1, BER 19; Saves: COU 14 (Amanda Sax), BER 1 (Sarah Wilczynski); Corners: COU 1, BER 12.

Wyoming Valley West 0, Hazleton Area 0 OT The Spartans and Cougars played to a scoreless end in double overtime. Valley West keeper Margaret D’Angelo accounted for 10 saves in the net and Hazleton Area’s Megan Baranko had eight.

Wyoming Valley West ........................... 0 0 0 0 — 0 Hazleton Area ......................................... 0 0 0 0 — 0 Shots: WVW 7, HAZ 13; Saves: WVW 10 (Margaret D’Angelo), HAZ 8 (Megan Baranko); Corners: WVW 3, HAZ 6.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Kansas star leads All-American squad Robinson was a unanimous decision; OSU’s Sullinger is lauded for second time.

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Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino.

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Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari.

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Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self.

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Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Thad Matta.

By JIM O’CONNELL AP Basketball Writer

Final Four stardom is plentiful From coaches to NBA talent, there’s no shortage of superstars. By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer

Lurking in virtually every corner of the Superdome this weekend will be lottery picks, some other NBA first rounders and assorted AP All-Americans. Everywhere, that is, except the Louisville locker room. This year’s Final Four features three teams — Kentucky, Kansas and Ohio State — all with their fair share of the most gifted players in the country, and a fourth with a coach who has squeezed the most out of the next tier of talent. Does that make Louisville’s Rick Pitino the best coach, or say something about John Calipari, Bill Self and Thad Matta? Well, those three might tell you something about how tough it is dealing with a bench full of stars. “A lot of coaches would agree that, at times, coaching teams with a ton of talent is probably more difficult because you’re constantly trying to get the maximum out of them,” said Matta, who has a star in AP All-American first-teamer Jared Sullinger, widely viewed as a top-15 NBA draft pick. “It’s so much easier to get to the top than stay at the

top. A lot of times when you have a team that’s loaded, you fight a lot more adversity on the outside than when you’re scraping to get to the top.” Which brings us to the Kentucky Wildcats, who play Louisville on Saturday in the first semifinal. By choice, Calipari has developed a program so overflowing with top-level talent that he’s spending more time looking to replace players after a season or two than developing them over four. Freshman Anthony Davis, another AP All-American, will likely be the top player in the draft should he leave after this season. Classmate Michael Kidd-Gilchrist won’t be far behind. Freshman Marquis Teague and sophomores Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb will also have a chance at the first round if they leave. So, Calipari must be the most persuasive (some might have another adjective to describe this after those run-ins with the NCAA) recruiter in history, right? “We don’t do anything outlandish,” he said. “We’re not promising minutes or shots. They’ve just really got to trust that you have their best interest at heart. It’s a players-first program and they learn that, as you sacrifice, we all gain, as individuals and as a team.”

Getting his players to buy into that, and to come to a team where they aren’t guaranteed to be the only star, might be Calipari’s biggest accomplishment as a coach. But once they get there, he insists he’s doing more than simply rolling the ball out on the floor. Kentucky leads the nation in field goal defense and blocked shots and has a nearly 6-5 assistto-turnover ratio. Stoked by this combination of less-glamorous numbers, Calipari claims he has the most efficient team in the country. “What I’m going to try to do is get guys to play as well as they can play,” he said. “Let’s go out and play great. If it’s not good enough, let’s make sure we have more fun than anyone else and we’ll take the results from there.” While Calipari tries to get the most out of a lot of talent, Pitino has been playing a different game this season. He is the only Final Four coach without an AP first-teamer. In fact, there were no Louisville players on the second or third teams either, or even on the honorable mention list. According to most lists, not a single one of Pitino’s players would get drafted by the NBA if they left this year. Meanwhile, a raft of injuries and roster adjustments has turned every practice

this season into an adventure. Pitino coaxed his sixth Final Four trip out of a team that reminds him in many ways of his first — an undersized, underappreciated group of players at Providence in 1987, headlined by Billy Donovan. The Cardinals are led by point guard Peyton Siva and center Gorgui Dieng. Yet they went down the stretch in a tight game against Florida on Saturday with Siva gone from the game with five fouls and with a relatively unheralded freshman, Chane Behanan, taking over. “We may not have as much talent in certain areas as other teams. But there’s young talent and we’re going to develop,” Pitino said. “The great thing about March Madness and college basketball is that, generally speaking, in the pros, 90 percent of the time, the best team is going to win a five- or seven-game series. In college, it’s a one-game stint, maybe somebody shoots great, anything can happen.” Kansas has this year’s only unanimous all-AP selection in junior Thomas Robinson, who figures to be an NBA lottery pick if he leaves. He could spend much of the night Saturday matched up against Sullinger, who sat out with back spasms when these teams met in December and Kansas won 78-67.

Kansas forward Thomas Robinson has even more in common with Blake Griffin now. Not everything, though. Robinson, who played through personal tragedy as a sophomore reserve, capped his junior season by being a unanimous selection to The Associated Press’ All-America team Monday, a day after leading the Jayhawks to the Final Four. The 6-foot-10 Robinson averaged 17.9 points and 11.8 rebounds this season and he was a first-team pick by all 65 members of the national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. The last unanimous pick was Griffin in 2009. “It’s a blessing to be named even in the same category as Blake Griffin,” Robinson said. “For that to happen, I’m glad all the hard work is paying off.” Robinson did find some similarities between them besides being Big 12 Player of the Year. “That man jumps out the gym. He looks like a superhero when he takes off,” Robinson said. “But we both try to be aggressive. He knows what he does well. I feel the same way. I know what I do well.” Joining Robinson on the first team were Jared Sullinger of Ohio State, the first repeat AllAmerica in three years, freshman Anthony Davis of Kentucky, Draymond Green of Michigan State and Doug McDermott of Creighton. Davis received 63 first-team votes while Green, the lone senior on the team, got 53. Sullinger had 30, one more than McDermott. The voting was

done before the NCAA tournament. Robinson received nationwide support as a sophomore when he lost his mother, grandmother and grandfather in a three-week period. He not only became a starter this season, he became a star. “It’s an unbelievable honor for a kid that came as a semi-highly recruited guy, played seven minutes as a freshman, 10 minutes as a sophomore, endured the tragedies he’s had and then somehow made so many sacrifices, not only for the betterment of himself but the betterment of all of us.,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “To be unanimous, it’s just something that blows me away.” Robinson is Kansas’ first AllAmerican since Wayne Simien in 2005. The 6-9 Sullinger, who was selected East Regional as he led the Buckeyes to the Final Four, is the first repeat All-America since North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough in 2009. “It means a lot when your name is with Tyler Hansbrough, Psycho T. He was a great basketball player,” Sullinger said with a big smile as he used Hansbrough’s nickname. “It means a lot. I think it’s a credit to my teammates.” Sullinger, the first player to repeat as a freshman and sophomore since Chris Jackson of LSU in 1989 and 1990, averaged 17.6 points and 9.3 rebounds while shooting 53.9 percent from the field. He is the fourth Ohio State player to repeat joining Jerry Lucas, Robin Freeman and Garry Bradds. Junior guard Isaiah Canaan of Murray State was joined on the second team by seniors Marcus Denmon of Missouri, Tyler Zeller of North Carolina, Jae Crowder of Marquette and Kevin Jones of West Virginia.

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Baylor has just two wins to go for 40-0. Tennessee’s future is far less certain. Brittney Griner had 23 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks before being ejected with less than a minute left and top-seeded Baylor rolled over Tennessee 77-58 Monday night to advance to the Final Four. Shekinna Strickland had 22 points for Tennessee (27-9), whose seniors became its first four-year class not to reach a Final Four. The second-seeded Lady Vols now face an uncertain future, as Pat Summitt has yet to say if she’ll return for a 39th season as Tennessee coach. She announced in August she’d been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type. The Lady Bears (38-0), who are back in the national semifinals for the second time in three years, will face either Stanford or Duke on Sunday night in Denver. Baylor’s Odyssey Sims, who led the Bears with 27 points, tumbled to the floor with 46.8 seconds left, and she and Strickland had to be separated. No punches were thrown, but Griner and teammates Terran Condrey and Jordan Madden were ejected for leaving the bench. The NCAA says none of the players will be suspended for the Final Four. Should Baylor win it all next week, it’ll become the first men’s or women’s team in NCAA history to finish a year with 40 wins. As for Summitt, she was given a standing ovation from Tennessee and Baylor fans alike when she came out roughly 15 minutes before tipoff. But as defeat became apparent, she sat silently on the bench with her legs crossed. Summitt has 1,098 wins,

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Markets close higher Stocks closed Monday at multiyear highs, helped by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s remarks that the economy still needs help. The Dow Jones industrial average had its third-biggest gain of the year. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose to its highest close since May 2008. The Nasdaq composite index, which has already rallied almost 20 percent this year, climbed to its highest close since November 2000. Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks by about 3-to-1.

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WASHINGTON — Congress should pass online privacy legislation and businesses should voluntarily change how they handle personal data to protect consumers in the fastevolving digital world, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday. The agency issued a lengthy final report that reiterated its longstanding call for online advertisers and makers of Web browsers to enact a “Do Not Track” system that allows consumers to prevent the collection of data about their Internet surfing. The report also called for new rules for data brokers, including legislation to give consumers access to information about them collected by those companies. “If companies adopt our final recommendations for best practices — and many of them already have — they will be able to innovate and deliver creative new services that consumers can enjoy without sacrificing their privacy,” said Jon Leibowitz, the agency’s chairman. The report follows preliminary staff recommendations released in late 2010 that called for companies to build consumer privacy protections into all their products, provide greater transparency about the collection and use of personal data, and provide simpler tools, such as a Do Not Track mechanism, for people to control what information businesses collect from them. In response to some of 450 public comments on those preliminary recommendations, the FTC’s final report refined its proposed guidance for companies and Congress. Among the revisions is an exemption from privacy rules for small companies. Because of worries that the rules could be too much of a burden, the FTC said its proposals should not apply to companies that collect non-sensitive data from fewer than 5,000 consumers a year if that information is not shared with third parties.

Kraft CEO gets raise Kraft Foods Inc. gave CEO Irene Rosenfeld a pay package worth $15.7 million in 2011, which represents a 17 percent raise from the previous year. The compensation included a salary of $1.5 million, stock and option awards worth $9.7 million and incentive-based compensation of $4.2 million. All other compensation was $276,000 and covered use of the company aircraft, car expenses and retirement plan contributions. The pay bump was largely the result of her incentive-based pay, which Kraft determines based on total returns to shareholders and growth in net revenue and operating earnings per share.

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German business confidence rose for the fifth month in a row, a closely watched survey showed Monday. The Ifo Institute said its main confidence index rose to 109.8 points from 109.6 in February. Germany’s economy contracted by 0.2 percent in last year’s fourth quarter, though it grew by a solid 3 percent over 2011 as a whole.

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loud, booming explosion. Hence the phrase “Sonic Boom.” What the team from MIT has done is shape the leading edge of the aircraft, and the wings in particular, so that the shockwaves counter each other, eliminating the sonic boom. Imagine two boats passing each other from different directions. When the waves they generate cross over one another, they will diminish each other or, in some cases, cancel each other out. The biggest problem with the new MIT design is drag. Biplanes got off the ground first because they’re capa10-YR T-NOTE 2.25%

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TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012

THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com

NATIONAL FORECAST Sunny, breezy, cold

Partly sunny

55° 35°

55° 44°

60° 32°

SATURDAY Showers possible

FRIDAY

SUNDAY Sun, a shower

55° 35°

Syracuse 42/32

New York City 49/39 Reading 51/35

Yesterday Average Record High Record Low

Heating Degree Days*

Yesterday Month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

54/38 50/31 76 in 1945 8 in 1960 19 385 4234 5428 5376

*Index of fuel consumption, how far the day’s mean temperature was below 65 degrees.

Yesterday Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date

Sun and Moon

Sunrise 6:54a 6:53a Moonrise Today 9:21a Tomorrow 10:05a Today Tomorrow

Brandywine Valley

Highs: 51-52. Lows: 37-38. Mostly sunny. Increasing clouds tonight.

Atlantic City 53/42

Precipitation

The Finger Lakes

Highs: 40-48. Lows: 27-39. Becoming partly cloudy. Chance of rain or snow showers tonight.

Delmarva/Ocean City

Highs: 49-53. Lows: 34-43. Mostly sunny. Increasing clouds tonight.

0.00” 2.23” 2.08” 5.16” 6.48” Sunset 7:24p 7:25p Moonset none 12:28a

Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg Wilkes-Barre 3.69 -0.16 22.0 Towanda 2.40 -0.12 21.0 Lehigh Bethlehem 3.07 0.75 16.0 Delaware Port Jervis 3.07 -0.05 18.0 First

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74/55

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81/65

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Yesterday

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Yesterday

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ALMANAC Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Int’l Airport River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.

You knew that sooner or later we'd have to pay for all that warm weather we had last week, but the fee is not too difﬁcult to handle. At least we're not having to shovel snow this morning, but, for sure, it's really cold out there! Despite having sunshine all day today, temperatures will hover only in the 40s this afternoon. A gusty breeze will enhance the chill and then tonight won't be quite as cold with skies turning partly cloudy. Warmer temperatures Wednesday will come with a shower, then colder weather returns later this week.

62/51

The Jersey Shore

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36/27

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49/39

47/45

60/51

Highs: 43-50. Lows: 26-32. Mostly sunny. Becoming mostly cloudy tonight.

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69/44

68/54

60° 45°

Highs: 52-53. Lows: 35-42. Mostly sunny. Increasing clouds tonight.

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Harrisburg 53/34

65/38

The Poconos

Albany 43/27

Towanda 46/30

State College 52/33

55/43

TODAY’S SUMMARY

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Scranton 45/31

MONDAY Partly sunny

60° 40°

REGIONAL FORECAST Today’s high/ Tonight’s low

THURSDAY Cloudy

WEDNESDAY Warmer, a shower

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WORLD CITIES

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Yesterday

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Today Tomorrow 63/47/s 80/58/pc 83/66/s 53/39/s 82/59/pc 76/45/pc 84/61/pc 81/53/s 52/43/pc 54/43/r 79/61/pc 65/48/pc 81/62/pc 63/51/s 60/50/r 55/43/r 84/63/pc 82/50/s 55/42/s

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Today Tomorrow 75/47/sh 39/31/s 33/20/c 68/42/s 93/74/pc 90/62/pc 72/47/s 83/72/t 56/39/s 58/34/pc

75/46/pc 54/39/c 35/28/c 66/44/s 87/72/t 92/63/pc 74/48/s 82/71/sh 58/44/sh 61/43/pc

- Tom Clark

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Turning good dental practices into habits very early can prevent cavities and many other problems down the road. “It’s all about making it a routine, which will last a lifetime,” says Dr. Miles Hall, chief dental officer at Cigna. Some tips: Start early. As soon as a child’s first tooth appears, begin cleaning it with a brush and water —

no toothpaste yet — and make a dental appointment. Introduce toothpaste slowly. Kids usually are ready for toothpaste by age 2 or 3 years old. To keep them from swallowing large amounts, put a pea-sized bead of paste on the brush and squash it down into the bristles. Let kids pick out their tooth-

dinated enough to try it on their own until ages 6 to 8. Before that, it’s a parent’s job. Expand the tooth fairy’s role. She doesn’t just need to bring money for lost teeth. She also might leave encouraging notes and little rewards for good brushing and flossing. Limit sugary snacks. Emphasize regular meals and healthy snacks, but if kids do eat or drink something sugary, teach

them to brush or rinse their mouths with water soon afterward. Talk up the dentist. Don’t pass on your hatred of dental appointments or details on your fillings and root canals. Keep it positive: the dentist’s office is a fun place that helps kids stay healthy.

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Mild cognitive impairment is next topic Mild cognitive impairment will be the next topic on “Call the Doctor” at 7 tonight on WVIA-TV. Mild cognitive impairment involves problems with memory, language, thinking and judgment that are greater than typical age-related changes. Panelists include Dr. Michael Raymond, clinical/forensic neuropsychology and clinical director in the Brain Injury and Sports Concussion Program of Allied Services at the Heinz Rehab Hospital; Michael S. Driscoll, neuropsychology, Geisinger Health System; Dr. Mario Cornacchione, program director at the Northeastern Pennsylvania Memory and Alzheimer’s Center and associate professor of medicine in the department of family/community medicine and Rural Health at the Commonwealth Medical College; and Dr. Vital D. Dhaduk, neurologist and CMC section chief in the department of neurology at GeisingerCommunity Medical Center, Scranton. Viewers may call in questions during the live show at (800) 326-9842 or submit their questions online at wviatv.org/ live-show-comments. Infant/child CPR class The Greater Hazleton Health Alliance will conduct an infant/child CPR class from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Hazleton General Hospital Business and Education Center. Fee is $25 per couple if not enrolled in the hospital’s Prenatal Class Series, or $25 per additional person for registered couples. See BRIEFS, Page 4C

Small intestinal adhesions are painful, pesky THE 10 BEST WAYS TO ADD COLOR TO YOUR DIET BY MARY SQUILLACE Fitbie.com

one quick way to deterilling your plate ONLINE mine whether you’re with colorful For more tips and tricks, eating a balanced meal fruits and veg- visit Fitbie.com is to check your plate gies doesn’t just make for at least three differyour plate look pretty — it also provides antioxidants and ent hues. Here, 10 bright ideas for other health-enhancing vitamins loading up on foods that fight canand minerals. “We get different nu- cer, boost vision, and improve your trients from different foods, so eat- health in other ways. Red: Beets ing a variety of produce in different A crimson tint indicates that a colors is one of the easiest ways to ensure we’re getting a full range of fruit or vegetable may promote a nutrients,” explains Vandana Sheth, healthy heart, boost vision and imRD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In fact, See RAINBOW, Page 3C

Glaucoma treatment signals breakthrough By JANE GLENN HAAS The Orange County Register

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause optic nerve damage, according to the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center. This can permanently damage vision and lead to blindness if untreated. Glaucoma is normally associated with increased fluid pressure in the eye. There are many different subtypes, but they can all be con-

sidered to be a type of optic neuropathy. If untreated, glaucoma can lead to permanent damage of the optic nerveandresultinvisualfieldloss. Over time, the condition can result in blindness. The Kellogg Eye Center says glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in the world, especially in older people. Glaucoma has been called the See GLAUCOMA, Page 3C

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BLOOD DRIVES LUZERNE COUNTY: The Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross hosts community blood drives throughout the month. Donors who are 17 years of age or older, weigh at least 1 10 pounds and are in relatively good health or 16 years old and have a parental permission form completed, may give blood every 56 days. To learn more about how to donate blood or platelets or to schedule a blood donation, call 1-800-REDCROSS (7332767). In addition to those listed below, blood drives are conducted at the American Red Cross Regional Blood Center, 29 New Commerce Blvd., Hanover Industrial Estates, Ashley, Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Sundays from 7:30 a.m.-noon. Appointments are suggested but walkins are accepted. Platelet appointments can be made by calling 823-7164, ext. 2235. Blood drives also take place from 9 a.m.-noon on the first and third Monday of each month at the Hazleton Chapter of the American Red Cross, 165 Susquehanna Blvd., Hazleton. For a complete donation schedule, visit: REDCROSSBLOOD.ORG or call 1-800-REDCROSS (7332767). Area blood donation sites include: Today, 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m., WilkesBarre Blood Donation Center, 29 New Commerce Blvd., Ashley; 12:30-6 p.m., VFW Post 4909, 403 Main St., Dupont; 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., WilkesBarre. Thursday, 12:30- 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Wilkes-Barre Donor Site, 29 New Commerce

services and teeth cleanings are available 6-8 p.m. on Mondays by appointment. Call 696-5233 or email hopecenterwv@gmail.com. VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 190 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Primary and preventive health care for the working uninsured and underinsured in Luzerne County with incomes less than two times below federal poverty guidelines. For appointments, call 970-2864. WILKES-BARRE FREE CLINIC: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Appointments are necessary. Call 793-4361. A dental clinic is also available from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday by appointment. Call 235-5642. Physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, RNs, LPNs and social workers are needed as well as receptionists and interpreters. To volunteer assistance leave a message for Pat at 793-4361.

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Blvd., Ashley; 9 a.m.–3 p.m., Penn State University, Old Route 1 18, Lehman Township. Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Wilkes-Barre Blood Donation Center, 29 New Commerce Blvd., Ashley. Saturday, 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m., WilkesBarre Blood Donation Center, 29 New Commerce Blvd., Ashley; 1 1 a.m.–4 p.m., Black Diamond American Legion, 386 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Sunday, 7:30 a.m.-noon, WilkesBarre Blood Donation Center, 29 New Commerce Blvd., Ashley; 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Huntington Valley Fire Company, 1013 State Route 239, Huntington Mills. Monday, 9:30 a.m.– 6 p.m., WilkesBarre Blood Donation Center, 29 New Commerce Blvd., Ashley; 1 1:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Wyoming Seminary, 201 North Sprague St., Kingston; 8:45 a.m.-noon, Hazleton Chapter House, 165 Susquehanna Blvd., West Hazleton. Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., WilkesBarre Blood Donation Center, 29 New Commerce Blvd., Ashley; 8:30-10:30 a.m., Wyoming Valley Motors 126 Narrows Road, Larksville; 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Luzerne County Courthouse, North River St., Wilkes-Barre. HAZLETON: Hazleton General Hospital, along with Miller-Keystone Blood Center, will host a blood drive from noon – 5 p.m. today in the Hazleton General Hospital, Business and Education Center. All individuals will need to present a valid identification card. Federal, state, county, city, municipality, workplace, or school identification will be accepted. Miller-Keystone Blood Center is the only supplier of blood products to Hazleton General Hospital. To register, contact Janet Witkowski at 501-6204.

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Young, one-sport athletes face higher injury risk By SAM SPIEGELMAN Capital News Service

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A growing number of young athletes are focusing on playing a single sport, putting themselves at greater risk of serious injuries, physicians said. “When athletes that play one sport and one sport alone, there’s probably more hours of competition in that one sport than there were competing if they had two or three other sports,” Maryland Terrapins team physician and assistant orthopaedics professor Dr. James Dreese said. “It’s the hours of competition that puts them most at risk for having those problems.” Some parents believe that specialization can help their children become stars, earning a college scholarship or even a pro career. Over the past decade, sports performance scientist Dr. Chris Stankovich said he has noticed more and more children beginning to specialize in one sport. “Culturally speaking, more and more kids are seeing that a friend of theirs or a schoolmate is doing one sport year-round, so it kind of normalizes it,” Stankovich said. More than 44 million children in the United States participate in youth sports, according to a 2008 survey by the National Council of Youth Sports. But only about 6 percent of high school athletes go on to play football, baseball or soccer in college, according to the NCAA. About 3 percent play college basketball. Specialization at a young age, however, can set young athletes up for serious injuries. For example, the throwing arm of a young baseball player who specializes in pitching too early can undergo major structural changes. “There are some pretty significant adaptive changes that take place in the throwing shoulder with regards to the way it rotates and the way in which it’s orientated that is most related to the hours of which the athlete is throwing. The younger they are, the more that adaptive change tends to be,” Dreese said.

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Reggie Zayas, the commissioner of the Marlboro Boys & Girls Club and a travel league in Upper Marlboro, Md., said that about 40 percent of his kids specialize in baseball, usually by ages 9 or 10. “(Kids on travel-select leagues are) falling behind the curve if they play multiple sports,” Zayas said. “If you try to play (football, basketball and baseball) ... you’re falling behind the curve because there are so many kids just concentrating on one sport.” Harry Hudson, the president of Henlopen Pop Warner and coach of the Cape Vikings pee-wee team in Lewes, Del., tells his players the same thing. Hudson and his fellow coaches encourage kids under 12 to stay active and to participate in as many different sports as possible. But when they become teenagers, he advises them to consider specializing. “When you move on to that middle school or that high school level, you need to start looking at your future,” Hudson said. Some parents, like Hudson, view sport sampling as more dangerous than focusing on one sport. “In football, you’re using your shoulders by hitting people. You’re using your legs also. You go into wrestling, and you’re not giving your body enough time to heal. Now

Meditation, aromatherapy may help fight Alzheimer’s By DRS. KAY JUDGE and MAXINE BARISH-WREDEN McClatchy Newspapers

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, there are some additional unusual therapeutic holistic regimens that may be of benefit in improving cognition. Two new scientific studies in the last couple of months have shown some benefit in helping brain functioning in Alzheimer’s: one on meditation, the other on Rosemary oil aromatherapy. For the study on meditation and Alzheimer’s, researchers enrolled 15 older adults with memory problems that ranged from

mild age-associated memory impairment to mild impairment, on a Kirtan Kriya mantra-based meditation course. Participants meditated 12 minutes per day for eight weeks. The control group listened to classical music for the same amount of time over eight weeks. Early findings showed a (surprising) substantial increase in cerebral blood flow in the patients’ prefrontal, superior frontal, and superior parietal cortices, and also better cognitive function in the group that performed regular meditation. In the rosemary oil aromatherapy study, the investigators tested cognitive performance

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and mood of 20 people, who were exposed to varying levels of the rosemary aroma. Using blood samples to detect the amount of 1,8-cineole (a measure of the aromatherapy rosemary oil in the bloodstream) the researchers applied speed and accuracy tests, and mood assessments to judge the rosemary oil’s effects. Results indicate for the first time in human subjects that concentration of 1,8-cineole in the blood is related to an individual’s cognitive performance — with higher concentrations resulting in improved performance. Both speed and accuracy were im-

proved in the study in cognitive functioning. What do these two studies tell us about Alzheimer’s? The brain is a complex organism, with many complex mechanisms that lead to optimum functioning. Early trials show aromatherapy and meditation improve blood supply and enhance cognitive skills. Ongoing data are showing us that we have much power to help treat Alzheimer’s integratively, keeping in mind that the environment, exercise, health, lifestyle, meditation, music and smells, can be all be beneficial in improving brain functioning.

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you’re going right back into another sport that has to do with possible shoulder injuries,” Hudson said. But doctors argue that playing only one sport is more dangerous. The movement toward specialization may produce more successful athletes, but it also results in more injuries. More than 3.5 million children 14 and younger were treated for sports injuries in 2010, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In contrast, 1.9 million were treated in 2002, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Researchers at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine found in 2011 that single-sport athletes were almost twice as likely to injure themselves as multi-sport athletes. “Certainly, if you’re throwing a baseball 10, 11, 12 months a year, you’re going to have a much higher risk of injury than if you’re throwing four, five months a year and maybe throwing a football a few months a year,” Dreese said. Dreese said he understands why some young athletes specialize, but he doesn’t recommend it. Chronic overuse injuries account for approximately half of new injuries in pediatric sports medicine practices, according to the International Youth Conditioning Association. Children who specialize can develop Osgood Schlatter’s syndrome — which causes knee pain — and os calcis apophysitis — which causes heel pain. In adolescents and young adults, there’s a risk of shin splints, and patellofemoral syndrome, also known as “runner’s knee.” By playing a multitude of sports, kids are more likely to develop better coordination and muscle balance, doctors said. “Children participating in a variety of different sports develop a lot of different skillsets in terms of coordination and muscle development. Playing a variety of sports that require a variety of skills helps to develop that better than playing one single sport that focuses on just a few of those factors,” Dreese said.

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cells that line and protect the gut and skin — function properly, according to 2011 research published in Cell. Broccoli’s also a great way to get your green on because it contains relatively high levels of protein (3 grams per cup), vitamin C (135 percent of your daily value), and vitamin K (116 percent of your daily value). Green: Spinach When it comes to greens, the deeper and more intense the color, the more nutrition you’ll get, Sheth says. Choose kale, spinach or collard greens rather than iceberg lettuce. Popeye’s favorite will hit you with significant helpings of calcium, potassium and vitamins A and K. Not to mention, the nitrate in spinach can help muscles perform more efficiently, according to a 2011 study published in the journal Cell Metabolism. Blue: Blueberries Natural foods with a blue or purple glow contain anthocyanins, a phytonutrient known to be a superfood, according to Sheth. “These foods decrease our risk for macular degeneration and prevent certain cancers and strokes,” she says. A higher intake of anthocyanins has also been linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a 2012 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Blueberries are a

superstar in their own right, serving up more antioxidants than most fruits and vegetables, as well as healthy doses of vitamins K and C, fiber and manganese. Purple: Grapes Grapes possess an antioxidant trump card, of sorts: resveratrol. Many studies indicate that the substance may chip away at a number of different types of cancers and prevent against heart disease. To boot, the nutritious orbs may also prevent age-related blindness, according to research from California Table Grape Commission. They’ll also give you substantial amounts of vitamins K and C. White: Banana You may not think pale foods fit this technicolour food scheme, but white fruits and veggies can be beneficial to your health. “More and more people say to stay away from white foods, but naturally occurring white foods give us good nutrients,” says Sheth. In fact fruits with white flesh — such as bananas, apples, pears and cauliflower — may keep strokes away, according to a Dutch study published in the journal Stroke. Bananas’ concentration of B6 and potassium — which can boost your mood and help your heart, respectively — make them a solid achromatic choice.

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For additional information or to register, call 501-4200. Free vision screening A free vision screening will be offered from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, at Dr. Pedro Guzman’s office, located at Center City Complex, 20 N. Laurel St., Suite 2E, Hazleton. The free screening is being offered by Dr. Guzman, a boardcertified internal medicine physician with the Alliance Medical Group (a service of the Greater Hazleton Health Alliance). Dr. Guzman manages patient care for adults 18 years of age and older Pre-registration is not required. Nutrition, fitness lecture for chemo patients “Nutrition and Fitness: Before,

During, and After Chemotherapy” will be presented from 7:30-8:30 p.m. April 5 at Candy’s Place. Sara Hunter, of King’s College, will present the lecture and offer guidelines for fitness and nutrition, along with new hints and helpful ways for participants to meet daily needs for food and exercise. A “Mythbusters” game will be played where common myths about chemotherapy will be discussed and tips will be offered on how to beat the treatment’s side effects. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. For reservations, call 714-8800. Learn how to buy healthy foods on a budget The Holistic Moms Network, a nonprofit support and resource network for parents interested in holistic health and green living, will host “How to Feed Your Family Healthy Foods on a Budget” from 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 5 at

THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com First United Methodist Church, 408 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston. For more information, contact Nicole at 466-1347 or hmnwyomingvalley@hotmail.com. Alzheimer’s workshop set Misericordia University professor James Siberski, assistant professor, coordinator of gerontological education and director of the Geriatric Care Management program, is presenting the workshop, “Alzheimer’s: What is New and What Can We Prevent,’’ at the fourth annual free Educational Workshop for Older Adults presented by the Elder Issues Coalition of Luzerne and Wyoming Counties from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 19. Sponsored by Allied Services and Martin D. Popky B’nai B’rith Apartments, the workshop is being held at Genetti’s Hotel & Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre. Deadline for reservations is April 6; call 714-5996 to make reservations.

Living with MS? Join us for an educational series about Multiple Sclerosis. Epidemiology of MS Wednesday, February 1 Douglas Nathanson, MD, Multiple Sclerosis Specialist, will provide information regarding the epidemiology of MS. Epidemology is the branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations. Upcoming events include: April 11 • Cognitive dysfunction and MS June 6 • “Beat the Heat” How an MS patient can survive the summer August 8 • Bladder Dysfunction October 3 • Spasticity and MS These events are intended for people living with MS, their families and caretakers.

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Jack Robert Borkowski, son of John and Erin Borkowski, Baltimore, Md., celebrated his third birthday March 26. Jack is a grandson of Dr. Raymond P. Borkowski and the late Alberta A. Borkowski, Laflin, and Joe Fanning and Lucy Fanning, both of Pennington, N.J. He has a brother, Ryan, 5.

Staff and residents of The Meadows Manor, a personal care facility in Dallas, attended a St. Patrick’s Day Party held in the multi-purpose room. Entertainment was provided by Reflections. Participating staff members, from left, are Shannon Kane, Amanda Swanson, Missy Thomas and Valarie Steele.

Area senior centers celebrate National Nutrition Month at luncheon Area senior centers sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne-Wyoming Counties recently celebrated National Nutrition Month with a healthy Bowl Cuisine luncheon which included a variety of rice, noodles, vegetables, legumes, broth and toppings. National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the American Dietetic Association. This year’s National Nutrition month theme is ‘Get Your Plate in Shape.’ The agency’s 18 senior centers also celebrated the month with special nutritional activities including healthy snack presentations, recipe exchanges, kick-off spring walks and healthy recipe food demonstrations. Representatives from the senior centers, from left, first row, are Dave Laughery, general manager, Metz Culinary Management. Second row: Nicolina Briggs, Pittston; Karen Andrews, Lake Winola; Barbara Miller, Plains Township; Hazel Dennis, Pittston; Patti McClellan, Freeland; Joyce Rutherford, Plymouth; Carolyn Klein, Lee Park; Helen Kosteva and Gail Voyton, Rose Tucker Center, Nanticoke; Laura Dorshefski, Shickshinny; Twila Watkins, Falls; Carmella Yenkevich, Hazleton; Roberta Shendock, nutrition director; Cathy Jewell, Butler Township; Joy Yeust, Hazleton; Jean Spindler and Michele Fagula, Kingston; Toni Mathis and Amelia Holmes, Charles T. Adams Center, Wilkes-Barre; and Sherlene Long, Edwardsville.

Karen A. Williamson Karen A. Williamson, daughter of Susan and Robert Williamson, Exeter, is celebrating her 10th birthday today, March 27. Karen is a granddaughter of Robert and Rita Williamson, Pittston, and the late Paul and Gertrude Kalemba. She has a brother, Robert David, 4.

NEWS FOR SENIORS EXETER: The Cosmopolitan Seniors will meet 1 p.m. April 3 in St. Anthony’s Center. Vic Malinowski will preside. Hosts and hostesses are Bernadine Bednar, Mary Ann Kull, Mary Ann Markowski, Cheryl Pipher and Frances Poluske. Travel coordinator Johanna is accepting reservations for a Mount Airy Casino trip on April 11 and a trip to Woodloch Pines Resort on May 20. The Woodloch Pines trip includes a seafood buffet with American and Italian cuisine, entertainment, bingo and a boat ride, weather permitting. Pickups in Exeter and Pittston. Nonmembers welcome on trips. For details contact Johanna at 655-2720. FALLS: The Falls Senior Center, state Route 92, will host the Endless Harmony Barbershop Quartet at 1 p.m. today. The Garden Club will meet 1 p.m. Wednesday and an inhouse shuffle board competition will take place 12:30 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. Gideon Gaitano, a tenor concert vocalist, will perform an Easter vocal concert 1 p.m. April 3. MOUNTAIN TOP: The Mountain Top Social Club will meet 3:15 p.m. today at St. Jude’s Church in the Father Nolan Hall Day Room. New members are welcome. Hosts are Betty Czeck, Joan Dempski and Toni

Verizon Telecom Pioneers participate in Dr. Seuss Week The Wilkes-Barre Verizon Telecom Pioneers recently read to six kindergarten and first-grade classes at Hanover Green Elementary School as part of Dr. Seuss week. Educational books were also presented to the teachers. Telephone Pioneers is a non-profit organization of retired and active members of Verizon Communications. At the school, from left: Gail Pabst and Rosemary Gawat, Pioneer volunteers; Nancy Karpovich, president, Pioneers; and Eileen Pisonick, Pioneer volunteer.

Furcon. An auction will be held at the April 10 meeting. Some future trips are April 12, Mount Haven, Milford; May 10, Riverview Inn, Matamoras; June 21, Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, New Jersey; July 12, “Jonah,” Lancaster. For reservations or more information call Otto at 474-0641.

Kaplan from Temple Israel. Lunch will be provided. Call 570-714-5996 to make a reservation.

WILKES-BARRE: The Firwood Senior Citizen Club will meet 1 p.m. April 5 in the Firwood United Methodist Church, Old River Road and Dagobert Street. Refreshments will be served prior to a business meetWILKES-BARRE: St. Robert ing conducted by President Joe E. Bellarmine Senior Club will Kelly. meet 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Fish biologist David Cannon, school cafeteria on Barney son of member Bill Cannon, will Street. Bakers are Mary Lou present a slide show including Malloy, Arlene Gritsko, Bernapictures of Aniak, Alaska. dine Elick and Zita Cavanaugh. During the March meeting a At the last meeting Midge catered dinner was presented to Malshefski won the springer celebrate the 25th anniversary and 50/50 winners were Frances of the club. Conklin, Regina Molitoris and Future trips are April 18, Sight Dorothy Christian. Joe Kelly and Sound, Lancaster; May 17, was appointed to research funSands Casino, Bethlehem; June draiser possibilities. 10-14, Port Royal Hotel, WildThe club’s anniversary party wood Crest, N.J.; July 18, Woodwill take place on May 9 at loch Pines, Hawley; Aug. 15 Konefal’s, Edwardsville. Totem Pole Theatre. Trip coordinator Maureen is WILKES-BARRE: The Elder Issues Coalition of Luzerne and accepting reservations for the Branson Musical Holiday Nov. Wyoming Counties is hosting 8-12. Non-members are welcome the fourth annual Education on trips. Call Maureen at 824Workshop for Older Adults 9 6538 for more information. a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 19 at the Genetti Hotel and Conference WILKES-BARRE: Rainbow Center. Seniors of Wilkes-Barre will This free workshop includes meet 1 p.m. April 17 at the Alpresentations from Representabright United Methodist tive Phyllis Mundy and RepreChurch. Servers are Ted and sentative Eddie Day Pashinski; Joan Krasnahull and Susie Magdiscussions on being fit and ga. New members are welcome. active by Geisinger Orthopedic The club’s 24th anniversary Group; information on Alzheimer’s by James Siberski; and will be celebrated May 15 at Old a talk on faith by Rabbi Larry Country Buffet.

LCCC paramedic students participate in flu, pandemic training Students in the paramedic program at Luzerne County Community College recently participated in a flu clinic and pandemic training exercise at the Kingston Armory. The paramedic students assisted Wilkes-Barre City and the Pennsylvania Department of Health to coordinate a mass vaccination clinic for residents of Luzerne County. The students provided logistical support and patient escort during the event. Participants, from left: Mark Ercolani, class coordinator, paramedic program, LCCC; Margaret Conaboy, Clarks Summit; Chester Atherton, Bloomsburg; Edward Lizewski, Wilkes-Barre; Cheryl Viniarski, Nanticoke; Brittany Aulisio, Kingston; and Ted Kross, director, Wilkes-Barre City Health Department.

Falls Senior Center celebrates Mardi Gras The members and friends of the Falls Senior Center, sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne/Wyoming counties, recently celebrated Mardis Gras. Music was performed by Ron Jackson on the saxophone and Eugene Smith on the piano. Some of the participants, from left, first row, are Art Haefner, Elaine Pendleton, Eleanor Rezykowski and Marie Dowse. Second row: Don Faux, Norene Faux, Twila Watkins, Ron Jackson, Florence Snyder, Pat Smith, Rosemary Lunny, Jeanette Martin and Dee Hedrick.Third row: Eugene Smith, Elizabeth Rutkowski, Stanley Kaiser and Warren Keller.

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Bids will be received by Nuangola Borough Sewer Authority (NBSA) for: Low Pressure Sanitary Sewer Collection and Conveyance System Work will include: providing a low pressure sanitary sewer collection and conveyance system throughout Nuangola Borough. The project includes the installation of 407 residential sewage laterals and grinder pumps, force main, and two system pumping stations. The project will be broken into two separate contracts. Contract No. 1 will include the low pressure sanitary sewer collection and conveyance system within Nuangola Borough. Contract No. 2 will include the low pressure sanitary sewer force main extension and pump station, from the Nuangola Borough boundary to the Mountain Top Area Joint Sewer Authority’s system. The two contracts cover all the work associated with this project. Plans, specifications and other documents constituting the combined documents for Contract #1 and #2 are on file and open to inspection at the office of Quad Three Group, Inc. 37 N. Washington Street, WilkesBarre, PA 18701 and may be secured upon non-refundable payment of $175.00 per set with check payable to Quad Three Group, Inc. Proposals must be accompanied by a certified check, bid bond, bank cashier’s check, or trust company treasurer’s check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, made payable to NBSA. The successful bidder will be expected to execute and file the contract and to furnish Performance, Payment and other Bonds in the amount of 100% of the contract price as security for the performance of the contract within 10 days of the contract award. If the Bidder fails or refuses to enter into the contract after issued award, the proceeds of the check deposited by him will be used as liquidated damages by the NBSA for failure or refusal to comply. All bidders are hereby notified that minority and women businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin with regard to any contracts pursuant to this advertisement. All work under this contract will be governed by the PA Department of Labor and Industry labor standards and wage determination per Contract Documents. A pre-bid meeting will be held at NBSA’s office at 10:00 am, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Attendance is recommended but not mandatory. Sealed Bids marked “BID ENCLOSED – NBSA Low Pressure Sanitary Sewer Collection and Conveyance System” must be received at NBSA’s office, 5150 Nuangola Road, Suite 1, Nuangola, PA 18707 by 2:00 pm on Monday, April 23, 2012 and will be publicly opened and read aloud at 7:00 pm. Nuangola Borough Sewer Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities in any bid, for the best interests of the Authority. Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of opening for review of bids and investigation of bidder qualifications prior to contract award. DAVE PEKAR, CHAIRMAN NBSA

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED THAT ACCOUNTANTS IN THE FOLLOWING ESTATES HAVE FILED THEIR ACCOUNTS IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF WILLS AND CLERK OF THE ORPHANS’ COURT AND UNLESS OBJECTIONS ARE FILED, THERETO, SAID ACCOUNTS WILL BE AUDITED AND CONFIRMED BY THE ORPHANS COURT DIVISION OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LUZERNE COUNTY AT 9:30 A.M. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012, IN COURTROOM C, THIRD FLOOR, PENN PLACE, 20 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, WILKES-BARRE, PA. NAME

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Harveys Lake Zoning Hearing Board will hear testimony on an application from Gary Thrash, regarding a property at 29 Sunset Terrace. Applicant would like to add living space to the first floor, and to add a second story to an existing nonconforming structure. Current structure does not meet the dimensional regulations with regard to front, rear, and side yard setback requirements in the R-1A zoning district. Copies of these applications can be reviewed at the Harveys Lake Municipal Building during regular business hours. Andy Luzetski Zoning Officer PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE LUZERNE COUNTY ZONING HEARING BOARD HAS RECEIVED APPLICATION FOR THE FOLLOWING VARIANCES FROM THE LUZERNE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE. 1. Robert Stewart, 15 E. Kirmar Ave., Nanticoke, PA, requests the following variances: Right Side Yard – required 8 ft., requested 2 ft., Rear Yard – required 25 ft., requested 5 ft., to build a detached accessory structure (residential garage) as a principle use structure, on a vacant lot across from 15 E. Kirmar Ave., Alden, Newport Township, located in a Two- Family Residence District. 2. James Schonfeld, 106 Old Newport St., Newport Township, PA, requests a Use Variance to operate a micro-brewery in a new structure and build a restaurant addition and the following variances: Front Yard – required 20 ft., requested 0 ft., Percentage of Lot Coverage – required 25%, requested 71.3%, on property at 100 Old Newport St., Sheatown, Newport Township,, located in a Neighborhood Business District. 3. Gary L. Grossman, President, CCON Development Co., LLC, 2138 Rt. 522, Selinsgrove, PA, requests Side Yard Variances – required 13 ft. combined, 5 ft. one side – requested 5 ft. each side for various lots of a 46 lot Single Family House subdivision to be redesigned from a prior approved townhouse project, at the Forest Heights site, Foote Ave., Duryea Borough, located in an Apartment Residence District. 4. Charles Gordon, 201 Gordon Rd., Dallas, PA, requests the following variances: Lot Frontage – required 150 ft., requested 99 ft.; Right Side Yard – required 25 ft., requested 10 ft., to subdivide and redesign a lot at 225 Gordon Rd., Lake Township, located in an Agricultural District.he County of Luzerne does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability or familial status in employment or the provision of services. A Public Hearing will be held by the Board on Tuesday April 3, 2012 at 7:00 P. M. in the County Meeting Room of the County Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA, to hear these appeals. The Luzerne County Courthouse is a facility accessible to persons with disabilities. If special accommodations are required, please contact the County Manager’s Office at (570) 825-1635, TDD 825-1860). The files on these cases may be examined at the Luzerne County Planning Commission, Room 208, Penn Place Building, East Market Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, PA, between the hours of 9:00 A. M. and 4:00 P. M.

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sport silver, grey leather, 3x4 sunroof 00 CHEVY SILVERADO XCAB, 2WD truck, burgundy 00 CHEVY BLAZER LT black & brown, brown leather 4x4 99 ISUZI VEHIACROSS black, auto, 2 door AWD 96 CHEVY BLAZER, black 4x4 89 CHEVY 1500, 4X4 TRUCK

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TOYOTA ‘00 SOLARA SE SUPER CLEAN All power, new

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TOYOTA ‘09 COROLLA S Auto. 4 Cylinder. $12,880

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FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

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MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

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MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR

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MIRRORCRAFT ‘01 FISHING BOAT LOADED. 30 hp

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SEA NYMPH ‘91

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

SILVERCRAFT Heavy duty 14’ aluminum boat with trailer, great shape. $1,500. 570-822-8704 or cell 570-498-5327

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

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

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

JAGUAR `00 S TYPE 4 door sedan. Like

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

LEXUS `01 ES 300 80,000 miles,

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

WANTED!

ALL JUNK CARS! CA$H PAID

570-301-3602

MERCEDES ‘99 BENZ S320exterior, Silver

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

VOLKSWAGEN ‘04 TOUREG 95k, V-8 , HID Headlights, 1 owner never in accident, loaded super clean, $13,999.

SPRING STREET AUTO 570-825-3313

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

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

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CHEVY ‘30 HOTROD COUPE $49,000

FORD ‘76 THUNDERBIRD

All original $12,000

MERCEDES ‘76 450 SL $24,000

MERCEDES ‘29

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

Chrysler ‘68 New Yorker

Sedan. 440 Engine. Power Steering & brakes. 34,500 original miles. Always garaged. Reduced to $5995 Firm. 883-4443

DESOTO CUSTOM ‘49 4 DOOR SEDAN

loaded r-title. $6,999.99

SPRING STREET AUTO 570-825-3313

MERCURY `05 SABLE LS PREMIUM Moon roof, alloys, all power, 24 valve V6. Original owner, perfectly maintained, needs nothing 49,200 miles. $9,995 570-474-6205

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PONTIAC `02 FIREBIRD 42,000 miles,

garage kept 18’ chrome wheels, Raptor hood with a Ram Air package. $10,000, negotiable (570) 852-1242

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

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Motorcycles

BMW ‘07 K1200 GT

Low mileage. Many extras. Clean. $9,000 (570) 646-2645

HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL Black. 1,800 miles. ABS brakes. Security System Package. $16,000 firm. Warranties until 2016 SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY 570-704-6023

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘01 Electra Glide, Ultra Classic, many chrome accessories, 13k miles, Metallic Emerald Green. Garage kept, like new condition. Includes Harley cover. $12,900 570-718-6769 570-709-4937

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘03 Dyna Wide Glide

Excellent condition garage kept! Golden Anniversary - silver/black. New Tires. Extras. 19,000 miles. Must Sell! $10,000. 570-639-2539

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Motorcycles

POLARIS ‘00 VICTORY CRUISER 14,000 miles,

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

SUZUKI ‘02 INTRUDER VS 800 CRUISER

Mileage 6,300 $3000 388-2278

YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300

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

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FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA.

Super Lite Fifth Wheel. LCD/DVD flat screen TV, fireplace, heated mattress, ceiling fan, Hide-a-Bed sofa, outside speakers & grill, 2 sliders, aluminum wheels, , awning, microwave oven, tinted safety glass windows, fridge & many accessories & options. Excellent condition, $22,500. 570-868-6986 WINNEBAGO ‘02 ADVENTURER 35 Foot, double slides, V-10 Ford. Central air, full awnings, one owner, pet & smoke free. Excellent condition and low mileage. $68,000. Call 570-594-6496

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

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

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. Trade Ins Accepted 570-466-2771

CHEVROLET `99 TAHOE 151,000 miles, 4

door, towing package. CD player, good condition. $2,600. Call 570-636-2523 after 4:00 p.m.

CHEVROLET ‘02 BLAZERexterior, Maroon

4wd , looks & runs great, 58k r-title. $4,500.

SPRING STREET AUTO 570-825-3313

HARLEY DAVIDSON CHEVROLET ‘05 TRAIL2004 FLSTF FAT BOY BLAZER EXT LS Original owner - only

9,500 miles! Excellent condition. Never dumped or abused. Stage one carb kit installed along with exhaust and air filter. Sissy bar. 2 full face helmets included. Lots of chrome. $9,999 or best offer. Call 570-332-2285

HSoft ARLEY DAVIDSON ‘80 riding FLH. King of the Highway! Mint original antique show winner. Factory spot lights, wide white tires, biggest Harley built. Only 28,000 original miles! Never needs inspection, permanent registration. $7,995 OBO 570-905-9348

HONDA ‘84 XL200R 8,000 original miles,

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

White exterior, entertainment package, front & rear heat & A/C 119k RTitle $8,999.99.

SPRING STREET AUTO 570-825-3313

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! $5,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

CHRYSLER `02 TOWN & COUNTRY

CHEVY ‘03 SILVERADO

4x4. Extra clean. Local new truck trade! $5,995 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

1-800-427-8649

CHEVY ‘99utility, BLAZER4 Sport

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

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

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

FORD2V6. ‘04Clean, EXPLORER

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

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

FORD `10 F150 BLACK KING RANCH

4X4 LARIAT 145” WB STYLESIDE

5.4L V8 engine Electronic 6 speed automatic. Brown leather “King Ranch” interior. Heat/cool front seats. Power moonroof, rear view camera, 18” aluminum wheels, tow package, navigation system. 23,000 miles. Asking $33,000 Call Jeff @ 570-829-7172

FORD `94 F150

High top conversion van, burgundy, very well maintained. Gently driven, nice condition. $2,200. 570-829-6417

FORD `95 F150 Regular cab with

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

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

GMC `05 SAVANA

1500 Cargo Van. AWD. V8 automatic. A/C. New brakes & tires. Price reduced $10,250. Call 570-474-6028

Good Miles. Extra Clean. $10,880

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

HONDA ‘05 CRV

4WD, AUTO, CRUISE. $12,940 560 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 `08 LIBERTY SPORT 45,000 miles, good condition, automatic. $13,500 570-675-2620

FORD ‘08 ESCAPE XLT

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

NISSAN `04 PATHFINDER ARMADA Excellent condition.

Too many options to list. Runs & looks excellent. $10,995 570-655-6132 or 570-466-8824

RANGE ROVER ‘07 SPORT Supercharged

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

TOYOTA ‘08 4 RUNNER

GMC `01 JIMMY

Less than 5,000 miles on engine. 4WD. Power accessories. Inspected. Runs great. $4,800 or best offer. Call 570-696-9518 or 570-690-3709

Highest Prices Paid!!! Call V&G Anytime 574-1275

1 Owner, moonroof & alloys. $23,775 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

TRD 4 WD Extra Cab $22,500

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

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GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

LANDSCAPE PERSONNEL Hydroseed and

506 Administrative/ Clerical

MEDICAL BILLER

For Urology Office. Send resume to Audra Yanchuck 1155 Route 315 Wilkes-Barre, 18702

PART TIME MEDICAL BILLING Experienced med-

ical biller needed for a busy chiropractic office. Hours 9am to 2pm, Monday - Friday. Duties include payment posting, daily balancing, accounts receivable and sending out paper and electronic bills. EHR, Physician Credentialing and Transcription experience a plus. Must have strong computer skills. Please send resumes to TCC22@epix.net or mail to: TUROSKY CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 420 MAIN STREET EDWARDSVILLE, PA 18704

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Beauty/ Cosmetology

BARBERS

Looking for experienced Barbers to work at a new location in Wilkes-Barre. Will have vending machines, pool table and more. Will open 4/1/12. For more information please call

570-956-8937

HAIR STYLIST OR NAIL TECH Experienced with clientele. 570-474-7208 leave message

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Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades

Experienced Full-time position Please fax resume to 570-718-0661 or e-mail to employment@ ruckno.com

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Engineering

A+E GROUP

Has the following positions available:

ARCHITECT Registered archi-

tect for space planning and the design of housing, commercial, and educational facilities. Proficiency in Revit preferred. All responses will be held in confidence.

CIVIL ENGINEER

Professional civil engineer to design land development projects. Proficiency in Civil 3D preferred. Provide resume and salary requirements to info@aegroupinc.net or: A+E Group 140 Maffet Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705

527 Food Services/ Hospitality

•COOKS •SERVERS •KITCHEN HELP Full/Part time. Good

starting pay. Experience preferred. Lakeside Skillet Pole 279 Lakeside Drive Harvey’s Lake

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TOYOTA ‘09 TACOMA 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

LINE COOKS • SERVERS KITCHEN HELP Full/Part Time.

CARPENTER

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

Leather, alloys & moonroof $16,995

WANTED

Good Used Cars & Trucks.

FORD ‘04 RANGER

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

527 Food Services/ Hospitality

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

cap, only 90,000 miles. One owner, runs great. $3,000 570-735-2243

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457 Wanted to Buy Auto

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

GMC ‘04 ENVOY

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

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KAWASAKI ‘00 1500 VULCAN NOMAD $3800. Garage kept! 27k. Lots of chrome, windshield, light bar. Good tires & brakes. Good condition. 570-474-9321 or 570-690-4877

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Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades

soil erosion control experience helpful. Valid drivers license a must. Top wages paid. Unlimited overtime. Apply in person. 8am-4pm. Monday-Friday 1204 Main Street Swoyersville Varsity Inc. No Calls Please E.O.E.

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Janitorial/ Cleaning

HOUSEKEEPERS, FLOOR CARE AND LAUNDRY

Healthcare Services Group is currently looking to fill full time and part time positions. Please apply in person at Golden Living East Mountain, 100 East Mountain Blvd, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

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Logistics/ Transportation

DRIVER/WAREHOUSER Full time position. Local work. CDL required with 1 year experience. Straight truck & material handling. Benefits included. Apply in person at: Specialty Products and Installation Co. 2 Stevens Road Wilkes-Barre, PA EOE

Logistics/ Transportation

TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVERS Home 48 hours EVERY Week

Houff is hiring company drivers and Owner-Operators to work out of Hazleton Pa. Work 5 days and off 48 hours weekly. Service area from PA to NC doing pickup & delivery, drop & hook, and terminal-to-terminal runs. Full company benefit package. Company driver average $1250 weekly & OwnerOperator average $4000 gross weekly. HOUFF TRANSFER is well known for outstanding customer service, safety, and reliability. Requires 5+ years experience, safe driving record, and Hazmat within 60 days. Lease equipment ideally should be 5 yrs old or newer. Info Ed Miller @ 877-234-9233 or 540-234-9233. Apply www.houff.com

TRUCK DRIVER

Full Time R EQUIREMENTS : 2 years Truck Driving Experience, able to drive 20’ box truck, must be able to meet DOT requirements, must be able to work flexible hours, must be able to meet physical requirements. Pay based on experience. Standard benefits available to include medical, dental and vacation. Apply at: U’SAGAIN RECYCLING 486 S. EMPIRE ST. WILKES-BARRE 570-270-2670

WANTED School Bus Driver For PM sport runs. Experienced. Call 570-655-3737 or 570-654-3681

DRIVERS

548 Medical/Health

Krise/STA 570-451-1972

Medical Front Office Billing Receptionist Full time for

No experience necessary. Must have clean criminal & MVR. Will train. Sign On Bonus & Safety Bonus.

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!

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

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Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades

Kingston doctor’s office. Experience required. Reply to: The Times Leader Box 3050 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250

Part time

Radiology Technician X-ray tech with C-

arm experience is needed 1 day a week in our Edwardsville location. Responsibilities include assisting the clinician while operating the C-arm during pain management procedures, ordering stock and monitoring supply level. Prior pain management experience a plus. Please send resumes to TCC22@epix.net or mail to ACTIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT 420 Main Street Edwardsville, PA 18704

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Part/Full Time

EMT’s, Paramedics, Van Drivers, Dispatchers

Needed for a rapidly growing ambulance/transport company. Competitive salary and benefits available. Apply in person: Trans-Med Ambulance 14 Marion St, Luzerne, PA 18709 Or Apply online: TransMedNepa.com START FRESH THIS SPRING BY ENHANCING YOUR CAREER PATH!!!!! New Opportunities for

NURSES - MED TECHS PCA’S With A Growing and Expanding Health Care Facility Call TODAY to Get Started!!!! (570) 883 -2255 Ext #2

554 is now hiring – PA Blasters/Shooters Required: Valid PA Blaster’s License OR 1. 21 years of age 2. 1 year blasting experience (general experience working with explosives) AND 3. Ability to pass the Notice of Clearance by successfully completing the US Dept. of Justice Employee Possessor Questionnaire (felony criminal background check) Please email resume to US.landjobs@cggveritas.com, or apply online and view job description at www.cggveritas.com/careers (Keyword: shooter) or call 832-351-8904 or 403-819-6136.

Production/ Operations

* 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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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

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AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANTS

600 FINANCIAL 610

TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com

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

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

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

Fixed Operations Manager/Service Director

601 Kidder Street, Wilkes-Barre

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Applicants must

be experienced with all/any related programs & processes. Must be a team player.

Salary, 401k Plan and Beneﬁts.

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McCann School of Business & Technology is seeking immediate part-time day/evening Instructors at our New Wilkes-Barre Campus for the following programs:

BUSINESS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, COMPUTERS, MASSAGE THERAPY Bachelor’s Degree or Related Experience Required AND

Submit your resume in conﬁdence to:

MATH, ENGLISH, PSYCHOLOGY

Box 3040 c/o Times Leader 15 North Main Street

Please send resume to: TJ.Eltringham@mccann.edu

Master’s Degree Required

No Phone Calls Please

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

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Business Opportunities

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Education/ Training

Education

Expanding automotive dealership is seeking an experienced

Fixed Operations/ Service Director.

Education/ Training

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Ideal candidate must have a minimum of five years experience as a Clinical Nurse Manager in an acute care facility; Bachelors of Nursing required, Masters preferred. Current PA Licensure required. Must possess excellent communication and leadership skills. Benefits: Special Care Hospital offers excellent working conditions, competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, with a generous paid time off plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Interested candidates please submit resumes to: Gloria Balliet - Human Resources Special Care Hospital 128 North Washington Street Nanticoke, PA 18634 Apply Online: www.specialcarehospital.net Fax: 570-740-5216

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Earn Extra Cash For Just A Few Hours A Day. Deliver

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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

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Building Materials

WALK IN TUB

With seat and door. Two years old, used very little. Paid $5,000, sell for $2,000. 570-899-9723

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

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EXPERIENCED SERVICE MANAGER FOR EXPANDING GM DEALERSHIP

Seeking an experienced SERVICE MANAGER for busy expanding GM dealership. Applicant must be experienced with all GM related programs and processes. Must be Customer Service Oriented and a team player. • Salary • Benefits • 401k Plan

Please send resume to Box 3035 c/o Times Leader, 15 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

Arts/Crafts/ Hobbies

BUNNY Granny dressed on a rocker 14” h $8. ANGELS dressed, on a bench 13” h $10. BUNNIES Porcelain, dressed on white wicker bench 16” each $15 BASKET wicker, standing with silk florals for spring, fall & winter $15 BUNNIES Avon, porcelain faces & floppy bodies, 4 adult & 2 children on double wooden bench. $85. 570-287-4994

Antiques & Collectibles

ANTIQUES 3 piece Mahogany stack bookcase with drawer, 6ft x 20” hand carved Hitler made of pine, Dersuhrer carved on bottom signed by carver Gallagher. Needs some repair. Tiffany style lamps with stained glass shades, caramel in color. 1912 Gustave Stickley rocking chair with new rush seat, tag on bottom. Jewelry armoire, (4) 1912 chairs, original paint with newly rushed seats. 12 OldPA metal hunting licenses, 1927 & up. Two Oak bow china closets, one very ornate. Lots of smalls. 134 Route 11 Larksville, PA 570-283-3987 570-328-3428

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Cemetery Plots/Lots

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Clothing

CHILDREN’S CLOTHING: Boys - Newborn to 7, Girls Newborn to 7-8. Very good condition, call for details 570-466-6499

COAT

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

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DRESSES fancy, semi, prom, size 5-7 tea length, cute. colors are mint, buttercup, & brown satin. $75 each. 570-823-2709

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Furniture & Accessories

BEDROOM SUITE. Beautiful 3 piece birch queen size. Unusual modern design boasts headboard with two large cabinets, integrated night stands with pull out shelves, large mirror & large 8 drawer dresser with mirror. A must see at $700. 570-814-4835

All inquires confidential.

CHAISE LOUNGE CHAIR, oatmeal micro, suede, excellent condition. $325. 570.240.3552

SERVICE ADVISORS WANTED FOR EXPANDING GM DEALERSHIP

COUCH/LOVESEAT Burgundy velvet, like new. $250 CHAIR green velvet, $50. 822-5460

We are seeking experienced

Applicants must be customer service oriented and team players.

DINING ROOM SET by Thomasville. 6 chairs, table, 2 leafs, custom table pad. Good condition asking $850. 570-592-8218

Send Resume to

FURNISH FOR LESS

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE ADVISORS for busy expanding GM Dealership.

Salary Beneﬁts 401k Plan Box 3045 c/o The Times Leader 15 North Main Street • Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

700 MERCHANDISE 706

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CEMETARY PLOTS 4 Plots at Saint Mary’s Polish Cemetary in Plymouth, PA. 570-368-2272

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Appliances

All inquiries conﬁdential.

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Special Care Hospital, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission, treatment, or publication in its programs, services and activities, or in employment.

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

630 Money To Loan

NURSE MANAGER Special Care Hospital, Nanticoke, PA, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health is seeking a Nurse Manager to report to the Chief Nursing Officer. Nurse Manager will be responsible for guiding and directing patient care units in implementation of hospital and departmental goals and standards. Assumes responsibility for the quality of patient care delivered in clinical areas defined within the organizational chart of the Department of Nursing. Will be responsible for meeting the JCAHO standards for own administrative areas and promote collaboration with physicians and personnel of other departments of the organization.

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SHIPPING/RECEIVING DEPARTMENT

Part Time with potential for Full on First & Second Shift (Sunday-Thursday) We are seeking energetic individuals with distribution experience and a great work ethic for 1ST/2ND shift. We offer a competitive starting wage with potential for rapid increase based on performance. Interested individuals should apply in person at:

Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. 100 Slocum Ave., Exeter, PA 18643 570-655-4514 Fax: (570) 655-8115 E.O.E. M/F/D/V

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIANS

NEEDED

Valley Chevrolet Is Seeking Class A and B Technicians. GM Experience Preferred. ASE Is A Plus Inspection License & Own Tools Required We Offer: • Competitive Compensation Program (Potential earnings over $20/hour)

• Benefits • Uniforms

Apply in Person to Jerry Kruszka 8:30am - 4:30pm

VALLEY CHEVROLET SERVICE COMPLEX

221 Conyngham Avenue, Wilkes-Barre 739142

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* 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 LOVESEAT Green stripe, $50. 570-675-3890

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Twin sets: $159 Full sets: $179 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898 Mattress Set, BRAND NEW, Queen P-Top $150. Can Deliver 570-280-9628 MATTRESS TOPPER Very thick, brand new, with gel & feathers. Full size. $75. AIR MATTRESS full size, new with pump. 19” rise. $45 SOFA beige with rust tones, 8 way hand tied springs. Great condition. $300. 823-2709 PATIO FURNITURE Wood, great condition. 60” round table & bench $30. 2 arm chair with cushions $12. 1 side table $5. chaise lounge with cushion $15. Matching umbrella with stand $15. call after 6 pm. 570-474-5905

744

Furniture & Accessories

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

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

BACK MOUNTAIN FINAL DAYS OF THE $2 TAG SALE March 25th, 27th,& 28th Snooty Fox Consignment Shop 103 E. Overbrook Road 570-675-2670 Open Every Day But Monday HOURS VARY CALL FOR DIRECTIONS & TIMES

756

Medical Equipment

SCOOTER: LIKE NEW. Indoor - Outdoor.

$800. Neg. HOSPITAL BED: Electric. Like new. $400. Negotiable. Call 570-735-2867

758 Miscellaneous WANTED ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS

HEAVY EQUIPMENT DUMPTRUCKS BULLDOZERS BACKHOES

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

Women’s Clothing & Accessories $2 and Up

WILKES-BARRE

COLORING BOOKS. Large 17” x 22”. “The Triumph of Christ”, 26 for $3.25 each, or $50 or best offer for all. 570-693-1918

APRIL 14TH 8AM TO 2PM

Over 40 Vendor Tables Food Concessions, Bake Sale, & Silent Auction. 570-824-8741

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

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750

Jewelry

JACK IS PAYING TOP DOLLAR !!!!! for gold and silver, diamonds, platinum, watches. Also buying scrap jewelry. Cash on the spot!!!!! We make house calls. 328-3428, 855-7197 or visit us 134 Route 11 Larksville, Pa

754

Machinery & Equipment

FREEZER, commercial Frigidaire, heavy duty. $150. FREEZER Upright Frigidaire, excellent condition. $150. 570-929-1634

756

Medical Equipment

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT: Walker, seated, great condition, $200. negotiable. Cane: $30; Foot Spa $20. Call 570-735-2867

Pride Mobility

Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 DINNERWARE service for 6, white & yellow with floral design. $20. SPOONS collector, 18 different ones, must take all. $35. 570-696-1927 DOG KENNEL 8 x 12. Also canopy roof. Must be disassembled. $250. 570-735-8521. FLOOR LAMP For seasonal affected disorder. Use to supplement light during dark winter hours. Used 2 hours. Like new. Originally $129, sell for $30. Call after 6pm. 474-5905.

$630 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips 164 daily / 161 Sunday

Adams Street, Bluebery Hill Development, Cherry Street, Foote Avenue, New Street

Warrior Run

$700 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips 133 daily / 151 Sunday

Allenberry Drive, Front Street, South Main Street, Orchard Street, Somerset Drive

Exeter

$430 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips

90 daily / 98 Sunday / 66 Sunday Dispatch Donnas Way, Aster Court, Buttercup Court, Slocum Avenue, Fairway DRive

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570-829-7107

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

COIN .999 silver coin with henry rifle, buffalo & frontiersman on front. some gun info on back. $35. 570-262-0708, OR 570-823-1738 TRUCKS, Hess, boxed 1990-2011, 21 pieces, $425. D. Earnhardt, Jr., Daytona Win, Boxed, $275., Pixar Cars, 2nd series, 25 cars & rack, $140, Mag Wheel Clock, $45, Beanie Babies, 75 piece bag, $225. 570-654-7752

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Appliances

APPLIANCE PA RT S E T C .

Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162

PIANO Wurlitzer 42” console, French Provincial style, beautiful brown cherry finish, excellent condition, $350. 570-574-3750

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766

Office Equipment

COMPUTER DESK with 3 drawers. Free. 696-4159

Photo Equipment

NIKON D3100 Excellent condition. 18-55 mm lens, 50 mm manual lens, plus filters, grip, battery/charger, & more. Asking $600 obo. 570-362-2568.

784

Tools

PAINT SPRAYER with gun extension, 2 extension ladders, drop cloths, 4’ ladder, lights, extension pole & more. Call for price 570-262-0708 PIPE. All size pipe and straight taps. Also drill bits. $1-$10 570-735-5290 SCAFFOLD. Rolling, folding. 8’ High 6’ long, 2’ wide. Excellent condition. $400 570-735-5290 TILLER Craftsman 5 H.P Front Tine. $150 570-735-5274

786 Toys & Games

FOOD SLICER New Heavy Duty 10” Commercial Restaurant/Home 240W /110V electric meat deli food slicer $250. 562-1801

PLAY HOUSE Large childrens Step 2 play house with sink. Multiple windows & a door that opens & closes. Nice condition. Must sell. Asking $35. 570-578-0759

FREE AD POLICY

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

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. GARAGE SALE LEFTOVERS Clothes, boat, motors, appliances. Call 570-606-8438 or 570-793-4351 GAS TANKS LP propane 100 lbs full and spAce heaters $450. neg. 570-301-3801

PATIO SET Rattan, Floral. 1 couch, 1 loveseat, 3 end tables, glass tops, lifetime fabri-coat. Excellent condition. 570-903-8596

Recliner / Lift Chair. Excellent condition. $400 firm. Call 570-696-2208 between 9am-8pm

570-301-3602

566 Sales/Business Development

BEST PRICES IN THE AREA

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Available routes: Duryea

Musical Instruments

PIANO Roland, black, excellent condition, plays violin, xylophone, organ, etc. $500. 570-262-0979

770

COMPOST BIN Wood, painted red. Free. 675-3890

SALVATION ARMY INDOOR FLEA MARKET 17 S. Penna. Ave

762

KITCHEN FOR SALE 10’ x 10’. Oak cabinets, island, countertops, all appliances, and hutch. $2,000 for all, OBO. Will separate. 570-868-8374

ANTIQUE TOYS WANTED Lead soldiers, tin wind-up, German, cast iron, large pressed steel trucks, Tootsie toy, Dinky. Larry - Mt. Top 474-9202 Carol is paying

TOP DOLLAR

For your gold and silver, gold and silver coins, rings, bracelets, scrap jewelry Guaranteed highest prices paid. Also Makes Housecalls 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

TANNING BED Full size, like new, excellent condition $800. 332-4869

Land for sale? Place an ad and SELL 570-829-7130

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

SEATS Set of tan leather 3rd row, for 2003 Escalade. Like New. Asking $600. Call 570-592-8218

HDI METALS

39 S. Prospect St. Nanticoke PA • 570-735-1487 GOLD - SILVER COINS - JEWELRY Buying Daily 11AM - 6PM No nonsense guarantee We will beat any competitors advertised price by up to 20%

TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com 796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

WANTED JEWELRY

815

Dogs

AVOCA

ROTTWEILER

1215 South St. Spacious 4 bedroom home with in law suite with separate entrance. Large lot, large room sizes. Split system A/C in family room. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-963 $89,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

1 year old. AKC Registered. $500. Call 570-704-8134

(570)48GOLD8 (570)484-6538

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

SHIH-TZU PUPPIES

Pure Bred & Mixes $400 and up 570-250-9690 Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877

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

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

London PM Gold Price

Mar. 23rd: $1,680.25 Visit us at WilkesBarreGold.com Or email us at wilkesbarregold@ yahoo.com

AVOCA

810

Cats

CATS & KITTENS

12 weeks & up. All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped

VALLEY CAT RESCUE

824-4172, 9-9 only

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Adorable black & yellow puppies ready to go on 03/31. Raised with kids and other pets. 8 weeks old. 570-351-4469 or 570-903-5032

845

Pet Supplies

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

533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

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

DOG KENNEL 10’lx6’wx6’h $175. neg. 570-301-3801

Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified! PET RAMP Indoor light weight, sturdy foam ramp, 2 multipositional sections, non slip surface, holds over 250lb. Great for arthritic pets. Paid $150. Asking $65. 570-578-0759

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PAWS

906 Homes for Sale

DALLAS

DRUMS

DURYEA

143 Nevel Hollow Road Great country living in this 3 bedroom, 2 & 1/2 bath home with 1 car attached garage, large entertainment room lower level. Plus a 30'x30' detached garage with open 2nd floor ready to finish & mechanics pit in one stall. MLS 11-4124 $195,000 570-675-4400

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

Comfortable, affordable 3 bedroom ranch on just over an acre. 2 fireplaces. One in living room and one in backyard pavilion. 1st floor laundry and built in one car garage. $94,900 MLS #12-1101 Call Mary Ann Desiderio 570-715-7733 Smith Hourigan Group Mountain Top

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

DALLAS

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

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

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP 533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

Maintenance & Security Systems Coordinator/ 2nd Shift Supervisor

Hazleton Area School District is seeking a self-motivated and ambitious individual, able to work independently, as well as, a part of the Maintenance team. This position will be full-time (12 month). The Maintenance and Security Systems Coordinator will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the integrity of data entered and confidentiality of the HASD’s following building management systems; environmental controls system, access control system and intrusion control system. The position also includes the overseeing of Master Maintenance technicians and Maintenance staff. Strong management and communication skills are required. Other responsibilities include supervising 2nd shift custodial staff, and inspecting and documenting preventative maintenance work performed. Position must work swing shift or second shift or as otherwise directed by Facilities Director. This position will be part of the Maintenance Department located within the district administration building. An Associate’s degree in Technology or Business Management are required, with a minimum of (35) years experience in building maintenance field which includes experience in direct digital control systems, access and intrusion, CCTV and mechanical systems. A strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is a must. Act 24, 34, 114 and 151 clearances and pre-employment drug test are required. Starting salary will be $40,000. Please send letter of interest and resume to Mr. Anthony Ryba, Secretary / Business Manager, HASD Administration Building, 1515 West 23rd St. Hazleton, PA 18202-1647 no later than Monday, April 16, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. For additional information, reference our website at http://www.hasdk12.org/postings HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

AVOCA

901 Main St. Stately 4 bedroom home with beautiful woodwork, extra large rooms with gas heat and nice yard. MLS 12-884 $79,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

AVOCA

Renovated 3 bedroom, 2 story on corner lot. New roof & windows. New kitchen, carpeting & paint. Hardwood floors, gas fireplace & garage. All appliances included. A MUST SEE. $119,000. 570-457-1538 Leave Message

BACK MOUNTAIN Centermorland

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

BEAR CREEK

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

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BEAR CREEK TWP.

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

BEAR CREEK TWP.

3 bedroom Tri-level. Electric heat, hardwood floors, finished basement near golf course. $189,900 570-472-3710

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

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244 Overbrook Rd. Great starter home - move-in condition 3 bedroom. All appliances included. Rear Deck with Mountain View. MLS 12-234 $109,000 570-675-4400

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

Private & beautiful lovely brick chalet on 11.85 acres. Custom brick work, tongue & groove interior & oversized 3 car garage. Features whirlpool tub, heated sunroom, kitchen island & hickory cabinets, laundry room. Basement is plumbed & ready to finish. MLS# 12-817 $315,000 Call Ken Williams Five Mountain Realty 570-542-8800 DALLAS TWP

Step out of your spacious lower level family room to your large fenced backyard with 2 tiered patio. This 3 bedroom country setting on over 1 acre of land also features 2 car detached garage with loft. $230,000 MLS 11-3657 Barbara Young Call 570-466-6940

COLDWELL BANKER RUNDLE REAL ESTATE 570-474-2340 Ext. 55

S O L D

Lush setting on almost 5 acres with magnificent stone walls and fish pond! This 4400SF home/ offices is in need of TLC & lots of work. Living room with oak walls & coffered oak ceiling, family room with large wood burning fireplace. Large master suite with master bath. Four bedrooms with three full baths and two half baths. Owners had offices & storage adjacent to house included in the 4400SF. Large two-car garage and separate out-building. MLS#11-1628 REDUCED TO $239,000 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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DALLAS

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

Bright & spacious raised ranch on level lot in cul-desac. Tiled foyer. Living room with fireplace. Lovely oak kitchen opens to dining area with 4 skylights & beamed ceiling. French doors to deck. Large family room plus craft room. Huge garage w/plenty of space for workshop. MLS#12-606 $179,000 Call Mary Ann Desiderio 570-715-7733 Smith Hourigan Group Mountain Top

Practically new ranch home in beautiful St. John’s Estates. Just a few minutes from Rts. 80 & 81. This home features tile floors thruout the spacious living area. Green area behind the property and no building lots on one side makes for a beautiful country setting with the conveniences of public water & sewer. Spacious back yard with walk-in access to basement. 2 decks & a covered patio. MLS 12-162 $237,000 Chris Jones 570-696-6558

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DUPONT

140 Bear Creek Boulevard Beautiful family room on over 1/2 acre with 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and finished lower level. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 12-918 $159,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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$159,900 Good visibility commercial location. Room for up to 3 businesses! Also has 2 apartments., off-street parking for 8 w/ possibility. of much more in rear. Great for Beauty/Nail Salon, Fitness Studio, Shop, and Garage type businesses. Call CHRISTINE KUTZ for more information. 570-332-8232

DURYEA

1107 Spring Street Superb two story with 3 bedrooms & 1 ½ baths. Hardwood floors, gas heat, vinyl siding, large yard with garage. Call Jim for details. Offered at $169,500 Towne & Country Real Estate Co. 570-735-8932 or 570-542-5708

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621 Donnelly St. Great starter home, already furnished, newer roof and vinyl windows. Move right into this 2 bedroom, 1/2 double home. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc. com MLS 12-1042 $34,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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Other

Immediate openings for part-time work in Dallas and Laflin Local manufacturing plant Up to 22.5 hours per week Flexible shifts and days Shifts pay $10.15/$10.40/$10.46 per hour Must be a minimum of 18 years of age

Employment applications can be obtained at:

263 Lawrence St Recently updated, this 4 bedroom home offers modern kitchen with Oak cabinets, 2 baths, deck with a beautiful view of the Valley, fenced in yard and finished lower level. All appliances included. A must see. MLS#11-4434 $ 92,000 Call Christina @ (570) 714-9235

DURYEA REDUCED

Offset Paperback Mfrs., Inc. 2211 Memorial Hwy. Dallas, PA 18612 548 Medical/Health

548 Medical/Health

RNs $49/hr* LPNs $30/hr* CNAs $19/hr* NCAs $14/hr* Immediate needs in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Harrisburg, Lewisburg and Williamsport. Additional needs throughout PA, WV & NJ.

EXETER

Call: 877.506.0148

www.dedicatednurses.com 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

*rates vary per location.

530 Cherry Drive Spacious 2 bedroom townhome with hardwood floor, gas heat, 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

DURYEA EXETER For sale by owner 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in great neighborhood. $105,000 570-332-3122

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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

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

551

DALLAS

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DRUMS

DALLAS

3 bedroom home, 2 full baths, living & dining rooms and extra large kitchen. Basement has a new 16’ x 26’ room with recently installed waterproofing system. House has it’s own well and septic system. Gas heat, replacement windows throughout. New roof, siding & gutters installed in ‘08. Large storage shed on property. New stone patio, all on a 165’ x 420’ lot. Twenty minutes from Tunkhannock or Wilkes-Barre. House located at 319 Overbrook Rd. $199,000 Call 570-675-1982

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DURYEA REDUCED!

YELLOW LABRADOR PUPPIES

900 REAL ESTATE Dogs FOR SALE

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DOG IGLOO dog house for larger size dog in good condition $20. 735 6638

800 PETS & ANIMALS

906 Homes for Sale

JACK RUSSELL PUPPIES

Vet bred and raised. 3 males left. First shots/ dewormed. Ready to Go! $400. 570-417-1192

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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

518 Customer Support/Client Care

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Project/ Program Management

557

Project/ Program Management

Junior Achievement of Northeastern PA, Inc. Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania is currently seeking to fill the position of Capstone Manager to plan and oversee all aspects of capstone programs, including JA BizTown and JA Finance Park. Bachelor’s degree in education preferred, people-oriented, selfstarter with the ability to lift 50 pounds and stand for long periods of time are required. Email cover letter, resume and salary requirements to mturlip@janepa.org. No phone calls please. EOE

548 Medical/Health

RN Supervisors

Now Hiring for 3-11 & 11-7 2-3 years nurse staff management experience preferably in LTC

LPNs

Part Time 7-3 & Per Diem 11-7 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 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

518 Customer Support/Client Care

CNAs

Part Time 7-3, 3-11 & 11-7 1-2 years experience preferred, long term care experience is a plus Excellent Pay Rates & Great Benefits To apply or to learn about our endless career opportunities in nursing Call 877-339-6999 x1 Email Jobs@horizonhrs.com Or visit us and apply in person 395 Middle Road, Nanticoke

518 Customer Support/Client Care

REAL ESTATE APPRAISER United One Resources is seeking candidates for an on-staff Certified Residential Appraiser to cover Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Wayne, and Pike counties. The successful candidate must have excellent organizational and communication skills, the ability to meet a weekly quota with a commitment to providing exceptional quality and service. A minimum three years experience in appraising residential real estate is required. We offer a competitive salary, mileage reimbursement and a comprehensive benefit package.

APPRAISAL ASSISTANT United One Resources is seeking candidates for a full-time Real Estate Appraisal Assistant. A real estate background is preferred. The successful candidate must be able to work in a fast paced environment, be detail oriented, have excellent organizational and communication skills and an eagerness to excel. Computer skills in Microsoft Windows and familiarity with the MLS system are preferred. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package.

Please forward your resume and salary requirements to:

iwanttowork@unitedoneresources.com

United One Resources, Inc. 270 North Sherman Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa 18702 EOE M/F/D/V

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HANOVER TOWNSHIP

EXETER

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm

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

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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

P E N D I N G

235 Pfouts Street Well cared for 1/2 double with gas heat, modern kitchen, 1st floor full bath & laundry area. Fenced yard, detached garage, front porch, back yard patio & newer roof. MLS 11-3436 REDUCED $42,000 Call Florence 570-715-7737

Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307 HANOVER TWP. 10 Lyndwood Ave

HANOVER GREEN 2 Zack Street 60 x 100 lot. 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath bilevel. Exterior 1/3 brick, 2/3 vinyl front. Upper deck and lower covered patio. 16x32 pool. Walking distance to schools. On bus route. $179,000 Kwiatkowski Real Estate 570-825-7988 HANOVER

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94 Ferry Road Nice vinyl sided 2 story situated on a great corner fenced lot in Hanover Twp. 2 bedrooms, 2 modern baths, additional finished space in basement for 2 more bedrooms or office/ playrooms. Attached 2 car garage connected by a 9x20 breezeway which could be a great entertaining area! Above ground pool, gas fireplace, gas heat, newer roof and “All Dri” system installed in basement. MLS #11626. $119,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

3 Bedroom 1.5 bath ranch with new windows hardwood floors finished basement 2 car garage and a finished basement. MLS 11-3610 $139,900 Call Pat Guesto 570-793-4055 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100 HANOVER TWP.

12 Spring St. Enjoy the nice yard in this 2 bedroom home in Newtown. Double lot with off street parking, 2 year old furnace, nicely maintained. Lots of possibilities. Great value for the price. MLS 11-4488 $39,900 Call Connie EILEEN R. MELONE REAL ESTATE 570-821-7022

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146-148 Regal St.. Newer kitchens Large baths Tenant occupied 3 bedroom each side. Call for appointment $74,900 MLS# 10-4598 Call Vieve Zaroda (570) 474-6307 Ext. 2772

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

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171 Boland Avenue Motivated seller! Well kept starter home with nice size rooms, 2nd floor replacement windows and great yard with possible off street parking from alley access. MLS 11-3043 $59,900 570-675-4400

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

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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LIBERTY HILLS Constitution Avenue 5 year old, 8 room, 2 story, 4 bedroom 3 bath, vinyl sided home with large lot. Deck, patio, security system, hardwood floors & sooooo much more! MLS# 11-2429 $289,900 Call Florence 570-715-7737

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577 Nanticoke St. Well maintained 3 bedroom, 2 story home in quiet neighborhood. This home features an enclosed patio with hot tub, enclosed front porch, walk up floored attic with electric. 2 coal stoves and much more. All measurements approximate. MLS 10-4645. $80,900 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770

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Nice country home with almost a full acre of land. 1 mile from Harveys Lake. Home offers some new windows, new copper piping and updated electric circuits. Come relax in the nice screen porch. MLS 12-476 $148,000 Call Tony 570-855-2424

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476 Wyoming St. Nice 3 bedroom single home. Gas heat. Convenient location. To settle estate. Reduced to $34,900 Call Jim for details

1626 Halowich Rd. Country living at its finest! This 3 bedroom, 2 3/4 bath home features a spacious floor plan. Great room features a fireplace enclosed in PA Cultured Blue Stone w/waterfall on side. Red oak flooring and beams & a panoramic view of the mountainside. Kitchen has granite countertops and hickory cabinets, Satillio terra cotta flooring and sky windows. Much more. MLS 12-471 $315,000 Call Jay Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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

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HANOVER TWP. Great multi-family home. Fully rented double block offers large updated rooms, 3 bedrooms each side. Nice location. MLS 114390 $129,900 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

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CHEAPER THAN RENT! 38 Oak Street. Spacious 1/2 double block. Living room / dining room combo. 3 bedrooms on second floor, 3 on the third. 1 1/2 baths. lst. fl. laundry. 3 porches. Large yard with loads of parking. Aluminum siding. Concrete driveway. Many extras! MLS # 12-711. Conventional financing - ($3,125 dn., 4 1/4% int. , 30 yrs., $339 month). $62,500. Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126

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Very well maintained 2-story home with 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, large eat-in kitchen and 1.5 baths. This home also has a first floor laundry room, ductless air conditioner, gas steam heat and a fenced yard. This is a beauty! Make an appointment today! MLS#11-4433 $79,900 Karen Altavilla 570-283-09100 ext 28

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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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

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

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

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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

Beautiful well kept home in the heart of Kingston. Walk into your new beautiful foyer,leading into the charming living room with fireplace. Beautiful wood floors throughout,2 bonus finished rooms on the 3rd fl.Plenty of closets and ample storage throughout. Basement is finished and the yard fenced. MLS 12-249 $109,000 Call / text Donna Cain 570-947-3824

215 Patriot Circle Townhouse. Very good condition. 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath, living room with gas fireplace and hardwood floors. Kitchen offers new stainless steel appliances, tile floor, laundry area, dining room with built in corner cabinets. MLS 12-238 $124,900 James Banos Realtor Associate COLDWELL BANKER RUNDLE REAL ESTATE 570-991-1883

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

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A must see. Steel & concrete construction put together this exceptional 4 bedroom 5 bath home. Great location & fenced yard, property features maple hardwood floors, tile baths, cherry kitchen cabinets, unique bronze staircase, & much more. MLS#12-531 $319,900 Call Julio 570-239-6408 or Rhea 570-696-6677

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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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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.

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

LAKE NUANGOLA 28 Lance Street

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

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297 Susquehannock Drive Traditional 4 bedroom home with 2.5 baths, 2 car garage, private yard with above ground pool. Large deck with retractable awning. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-945 $254,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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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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

1/2 DOUBLE Great starter home in nice area. Close to schools and recreation. Large 3 season porch with cabinetry, great for entertaining. New plumbing, lots of light & huge walk up attic for storage or rec room. $38,500 Call CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832

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Cheerful, bright, surprisingly roomy ranch in a great neighborhood. Hardwood floors, brick fireplace with gas insert. 1st floor laundry, porch, patio, & workshop in basement. Many updates. Huge floored attic with walk in cedar closet. $164,900 MLS#12-899 Call Mary Ann Desiderio 570-715-7733 Smith Hourigan Group Mountain Top

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

182 Robert Street Nice single or duplex. Gas heat. Detached garage. This home is “high and dry”, and available for immediate occupancy. Call Jim for details. Affordable @ $104,900 TOWNE & COUNTRY R.E. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708

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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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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

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View this view! You no longer have to go into the city to watch the 4th of July fireworks! Enjoy home ownership. Architecturally built split level, living room with beamed ceiling and wood burning fireplace, large dining room with hardwood flooring, tiled office with glass views, two bedrooms, two baths, family room, hobby room, green house, fish pond, raised gardens, grape vines, fruit trees, 1+/- acres of property, 2-car detached garage. MLS#11-1079 REDUCED TO $229,000 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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REDUCED 794 Woodland Drive Deceptively spacious. Very well kept. Quiet location. Move in condition. Attractive neighboring properties. Modest taxes. Newish furnace and roofing. Nicely fenced yard. $119,900. 11-4547 Call Dale Williams FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY 570-256-3343

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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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Multi-family. large 3 unit building, beautifully updated apartments. Two 3 bedroom apartments & one efficiency apartment. Great location also offers street parking. This is a must see. $139,900. MLS 114389. Call/text for Details Donna Cain 570-947-3824

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2 W. Sunrise Drive PRICED TO SELL! This 4 bedroom has 2 car garage with extra driveway, central air, veranda over garage, recreation room with fireplace and wet bar. Sunroom For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-296 $199,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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459 Bennett St. Very nice 5 bedroom, 2 story home in nice area of Luzerne. Off street parking for 4 cars. 1st floor master bedroom & laundry. Replacement windows on 2nd floor. 5 year young full bath. Modern kitchen w/breakfast bar, oak cabinets. Basement always DRY! All measurements approximate MLS11-3745 $122,900 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

NEW LISTING! Woodhaven Estates You can just settle right into this impeccably maintained home located in the Crestwood School District. This 3-bedroom home offers numerous features you will be sure to love; covered rear deck, lower deck leading to the pool, ductless air, zoned heating system, detached heated 2 stall garage in addition to the built in garage. Lake access to enjoy a row boat ride or perhaps some fishing! Major intestates just minutes away. Take a look! MLS#12-872 $224,900 Jill Jones 696-6550

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203 W. SOUTH ST Well kept 6 room brick fRont ranch, 3 bedrooms, modern kitchen, separate dining room, 1.5 modern baths, large fenced level lot with prIvate drive. all appliances. MLS 12-331 $115,900 Call Florence 570-715-7737

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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

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Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-5412 NANTICOKE 130 CHURCH ROAD The feel of a true colonial home with double entry doors off the foyer into the living room and dining room. Spacious kitchen breakfast area, family room leading to a fenced rear yard. 3-season room with cathedral ceiling. Hardwood floors, fireplace, recently remodeled 2.5 bath and 2-car garage. Located on 3.77 acres, all the privacy of country living yet conveniently located. MLS#12-165 PRICE REDUCED $183,900 Jill Jones 696-6550

Raised Ranch in good condition with 3 bedrooms, modern bath and gas heat. Large fenced yard, rear deck, 1 car garage and off street parking for 3 more cars. New roof, windows and bath. Basement is partially finished. MLS 12-130 $99,900 Call Patty Lunski 570-814-6671 ANTONIK & ASSOCIATES 570-735-7494

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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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Johnson St. Great home, move in ready, with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, large yard with lots of outdoor living space. Hardwood floors, gas fireplace, modern eat in kitchen. New gas furnace, roof and windows. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-328 $139,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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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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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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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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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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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

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

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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Fixer upper on a deep large lot, close to everything. Home offers off street parking, 4 bedrooms, laundry room and 1 full bath. Brand new furnace installed last year. Great investment opportunity here don't pass it by this house has lots of potential. Seller says bring all offers. MLS 12-367 $30,000 Contact Tony, 570-855-2424 for more information or to schedule your showing.

PLYMOUTH 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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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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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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Birchwood hills, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 story family room with fireplace, finished basement, built in pool, $399,900 (570)824-2471

Roomy 2 bedroom single with eat-in kitchen, tile bath, gas heat & 2 car detached garage. Priced to sell at $34,900 MLS 11-2653 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

12 Windy Drive New construction in the exclusive Slocum Estates. Stucco exterior. All the finest appointments: office or 5th bedroom, hardwood floors, crown moldings, 9' ceilings 1st & 2nd floor. Buy now select cabinetry & flooring. MLS #11-1987 $525,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888

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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. $163,700 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

SHAVERTOWN 2 Oak Drive Vacant land ready to build. One of the last lots left in this Back Mountain development. (1) one acre lot. Call for details. MLS 11-1488 $62,400 Christine Pieczynski 570-696-6565

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20 NITTANY LANE Vinyl sided 3 level townhouse with central air & vacuum, 4 baths, 3 bedrooms, 2 car garage. Deck & patio. A Must See! $195,900 MLS 12-927 Call Florence 570-715-7737

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This 4 bedroom 2 story has a full bath on the 1st floor and rough in for bath on 2nd floor. An enclosed side patio from the kitchen dinette area & side drive are a big plus. MLS 12-553 Only $34,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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A home starts with location and school district. Triple A neighborhood and Dallas School District. Deceiving looking from the exterior-make an appointment to see this 3600+/-SF home on three floors. Lots of oak on the first floor, kitchen, moldings, doors, floors. Second floor with 4 bedrooms & bonus room with skylights & separate computer area, storage space and walk-in closets. Very appealing! Finished lower level game room with ½ bath, three season room off kitchen and large adjacent deck for entertaining, separate office/den on first floor. Dual heating and air systems, public utilities. MLS#11-4064 $349,900 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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408 Cragle Hill Rd. This is a very well kept Ranch home on 6 acres, central air, rear patio and 1 car garage. This is a 3 parcel listing. MLS 11-4273 $157,900 Jackie Roman 570-288-0770 Ext. 39 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

53 Noyes Ave. Single family, 3 bedroom, 1 bath home situated on a double lot with finished family room in basement./ MLS 12-641 $119,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

Historic Tunkhannock Borough. Affordable 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath family home with detached garage. All appliances and many furnishings included. $166,800. Shari Philmeck ERA Brady Associates 570-836-3848

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

298 Lehigh Street Lovely 2 story with new roof, furnace, water heater, new cabinets and appliances. Whole house newly insulated. Nice deck and fenced-in yard. Call Chris at 570-8850900 for additional info or to tour. MLS 11-4505 $82,000 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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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 fl master bedroom suite and a great porch to sit and relax on all while enjoying your new serene surroundings. MLS 12-392 $225,000 Call Tony 570-855-2424

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137 Post Office Rd Great home on 3 acres with additional 5 acres available. Mostly level - one third Wooded. Full Dry Basement ready for Finishing. Central Air & Vac, 2 1/2 Bath with Whirlpool in the First Floor Master. Generator Package for Emergency Power Supply. Lg 20 x 12 Shed. MLS 11-3369 $219,500 570-675-4400

65 Perrin St. Nice vinyl sided starter home with 1 1/2 car garage and large yard. MLS 12-588 $74,500 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

SWOYERSVILLE

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

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5411 Main Road Commercial zoned property on busy corner. Country Colonial home with detached 2 car garage, with additional office space and entrance door. Perfect property for home based business. Eat in kitchen with brick gas fireplace, large dining room and living room with coal stove. Finished basement with 2 rooms & 1/2 bath. Old fashioned root cellar off the kitchen. Large paved parking area. MLS 11-2554 $188,000 570-675-4400

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Enjoy easy summer living in this adorable 2 bedroom cottage with lake rights located on North Lake. Motivated Seller. $68,900 Shari Philmeck ERA Brady Associates 570-836-3848

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

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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

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120 Barber Street Nice ranch home! Great neighborhood. MLS#11-3365 $109,000 (570) 885-6731 (570) 288-0770

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71 George Ave. Nice house with lots of potential. Priced right. Great for handy young couple. Close to just about everything. Out of flood zone. MLS 12-195 $76,000 Call Roger Nenni EXT 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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WAPWALLOPEN 359 Pond Hill Mountain Road

4 bedroom home features a great yard with over 2 acres of property. Situated across from a playground. Needs some TLC but come take a look, you wouldn’t want to miss out. There is a pond at the far end of the property that is used by all surrounding neighbors. This is an estate and is being sold as is. No sellers property disclosure. Will entertain offers in order to settle estate. MLS 11-962 $64,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

WEST PITTSTON

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 Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130

Well maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bath double wide in nice neighborhood. Many updates. Landscaped & fenced yard with pool, large deck & koi pond! $89,900. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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

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REDUCED 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 $249,900 Call Michele Reap 570-905-2336

WILKES-BARRE

115 Noble Lane 3 bedroom, 2 bath end unit townhome with finished lower level. Natural gas fireplace, 3 tiered deck, newer roof, cul de sac. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1006 $68,000 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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Come invest your time for a great return. Fixer Upper in a nice location, nice neighborhood out of the flood zone. Offers 4 bedrooms and a beautiful large lot. Don’t miss out Call for your showing today. MLS 12-432 $29,900 Call / text Donna Cain 570-947-3824

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

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

1400 North Washington St Nice 2 story in need of some TLC with low taxes, near the casino. Roof is 5 years young. Newer water heater (installed '09), replacement windows throughout, 100 AMP electric, tiled bath, wall-towall carpeting entire 1st floor. $49,900. 11-4455. CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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2 Story, 3 bedrooms, 1 & 1/2 bath single family. Large eat-in kitchen, 1st floor laundry, hardwood floors, newer furnace & water heater, 1 car garage. Off street parking. Quiet one way street. $49,900 MLS 11-4171 Call Jim Banos Coldwell Banker Rundle 570-991-1883

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WEST PITTSTON 18 Atlantic Ave. Large 2 story home with 2 baths, attached garage. Being sold as-is. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-4475 $49,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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NEW LISTING Nice double block, not in the flood area! 3 vehicle detached garage, off-street parking for 4 vehicles, front & rear porches, patio, fenced yard, nice & private. Home also has central air, #410 is updated & in very good condition, modern kitchen & bath. Kitchen has oak cabinets, stainless steel refrigerator, center aisle, half bath on 1st floor & 4th bedroom on 3rd floor. Both sides have hardwood floors on 2nd floor. MLS#12-737 $175,000 Louise Laine 283-9100 x20

39 W. Chestnut St. Lots of room in this single with 3 floors of living space. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath with hardwood floors throughout, natural woodwork, all windows have been replaced, laundry/pantry off of kitchen. 4x10 entry foyer, space for 2 additional bedrooms on the 3rd floor. Roof is new. MLS 11-325 $69,900 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

WILKES-BARRE

40 Solomon Street 4 bedroom, 1 bath, aluminum siding with awnings, driveway with carport, corner lot in quiet neighborhood, low taxes. $55,000. 570-824-7123 WILKES-BARRE

44 Hillard St. Lovely 3 bedroom in move in condition. Beautiful hardwood floors throughout, crown molding and lots of character and charm. Large closets and lots of storage space. New vinyl fence around back yard. New front porch. One stall garage has a new roof and is accessed via alley behind property. Water heater is new. MLS 12-510 $79,900 Shelby Watchilla 570-762-6969 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP 570-696-5412

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

OUT OF FLOOD ZONE Single, 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath. Newer roof, windows & vinyl siding. Gas heat, off street parking with extra lot. One way street. A Must See! $69,900 Call 570-417-4884 WILKES-BARRE

527 S. Franklin St. If you’re looking for a large home with Victorian charm, come and see this 4 bedroom with many great features. Cedar closet in Master bedroom, enclosed 2nd floor sun porch, full bath and bedroom on 3rd floor. Beautiful woodwork, newer appliances and water heater. Additional fenced side yard offers may possibilities. MLS 11-2495 $125,000 Call Connie for a look EILEEN R. MELONE REAL ESTATE 570-821-7022 WILKES-BARRE 74 Frederick St

285 Blackman St Great property. Priced to sell quickly and in move-in condition! Easy access to Interstate 81 & shopping! 11-3215 $36,500 570-675-4400

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906 Homes for Sale WILKES-BARRE

77 Schuler St. Newly renovated with new windows, door flooring, etc. “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

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Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-1195 WILKES-BARRE

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! $108,000 Call CHRISTINE KUTZ for details 570-332-8832

WILKES-BARRE

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

WILKES-BARRE

Nicely remodeled fully rented Duplex, near schools, hospital, parks & bus route. Separate utilities and off street parking. MLS 12599 $96,500. CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-793-9449 Call Steve Shemo 570-718-4959

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DUPONT Come take a look at this value. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. Sit back & relax on the rear deck of your new home. MLS 1275. $42,500. Call/ text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

WYOMING

DOUBLE BLOCK

Easily converts to single home. New roof, electric, windows & 2 car garage. Remodeled. 66 x 100 feet, fenced lot, $140,000. 570-693-2408

100 Lincoln St. MULTI FAMILY 3 bedroom home with attached apartment and beauty shop. Apartment is rented. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-941 $82,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

EDWARDSVILLE

Large well maintained gas heated multi-unit property. 2 apartments, air conditioned office suite, 3 car garage with office area. Close to General Hospital. 11-1268 Price reduced to $165,000 ROTHSTEIN REALTORS Call Bernie 888-244-2714

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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

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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Terrific family home with lots to offer. Large kitchen/dining area. Family room, rec room, enclosed porch with knotty pine & hot tub. Separate screened porch. All appliances stay. Lovely yard with many perennial plantings, a covered patio & 2 sheds. $117,900 MLS # 11-4234 Cal570-715-7733 Mary Ann Desiderio 570-715-7733 Smith Hourigan Group Mountain Top

WILKES-BARRE

Nice home located on a quiet street. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath well kept & ready for new owner. MLS 12-73. $55,000. Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

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KINGSTON

341 Wyoming Ave. 3 story Victorian located in a high exposure area. Has all the lovely signature woodwork of a grand Victorian of yesteryear! Can be restored for use as a residential home or a landlord investment. Currently subdivided into multiple office spaces and 2 apartments. MLS 12-617 $190,000 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

LAFLIN

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

Lawrence St. Nice 3 unit property. Lots of off street parking and bonus 2 car garage. All units are rented. Great income with low maintenance. $139,900 MLS# 10-2675 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 FORTY FORT

AVOCA

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

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

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BEAR CREEK 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

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PITTSTON

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

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WYOMING 14 West Sixth St.

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

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WILKES-BARRE

Former Blessed Sacrament Church, Rectory and paved parking lot. 4,372 square foot Church 1,332 square foot Rectory. Parking for 40 vehicles. Three adjacent lots for one price. $160,000 MLS#11-4037 Call Jeff Cook Realty World Bank Capital 570-235-1183

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1255 Laurel Run Rd. Bear Creek Twp., large commercial garage/warehouse on 1.214 acres with additional 2 acre parcel. 2 water wells. 2 newer underground fuel tanks. May require zoning approval. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-208 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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Restaurant/Bar for sale. 8,525sf. Turnkey with seating for 125, bar area seats 24, includes all equipment, fixtures, two walk-in coolers, furnishings, kitchen equipment, & liquor license. Two apartments with long term tenants, gas heat, handicap accessible, high traffic area. MLS#11-4332 $499,000 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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 $149,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

LUZERNE Over 10,000SF of storage space in two buildings. Room to build another building, professional, car wash, restaurant, salon. Minutes from Cross Valley Expressway Exit 6. Survey, storm water/drainage control plan and soil and erosion sedimentation control plan completed if you choose to build a building on the property. Also a portion is available for rent. MLS#10-320 REDUCED TO $199,000 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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NANTICOKE 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

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

WEST PITTSTON

134 Ann St. Nice duplex in a great neighborhood. Low maintenance. Investors: Money maker right from the start. Unit 2 is owner occupied, rent is projected. MLS 12-575 $119,000 David Krolikowski 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

WEST WYOMING

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

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KINGSTON

155 Sharpe St. Nice duplex with separate electric and water. Off street parking in rear. Also listed as residential. See list #12-609 for additional photos. MLS 12-605 $79,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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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

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

269 S. Washington Zoned C-1. 3 floors with 10 units; 8 apartments and 2 office spaces. Huge potential for student housing, offices or social group. MLS 12-615 $175,000 John Shelley 570-702-4162 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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WILKES-BARRE

57 Carey Ave. Good investment property. 4 apartments needing a little TLC. Two 1 bedroom apartments. One 2 bedroom and one 3 bedroom. Separate water and electric. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1026 $79,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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MOUNTAIN TOP Beautiful 2.66 Acre building lot/lake view. Public sewer & natural gas. Use any builder! Call Jim for private showing. $126,500.00 570-715-9323.

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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OUIET COVE TRAILER PARK Double wide 24’ x 40’,3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, off-street parking, $26,000 Call 570-655-6740 MOUNTAINTOP 3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS, sunroom, a lot of new. Asking $30,000. Call leave message 570-406-7318

WHITE HAVEN

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

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

912 Lots & Acreage 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. 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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SHAVERTOWN LAND Harford Ave.

4 buildable residential lots for sale individually or take all 4! Buyer to confirm water and sewer with zoning officer. Directions: R. on E. Franklin, R. on Lawn to L. on Harford. $22,500 per lot Mark Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 SHAVERTOWN 1 Oak Dr. Vacant land ready to build. One of the last lots left in this Back Mountain development. Just over (4) four acres. Call for details. MLS 11-1486 $82,400 Christine Pieczynski 570-696-6565

Level *7.5 acres* building lot with a mountain view. Great for horses or organic farming. MLS 12-306 $59,000 570-675-4400

WATERFRONT LAND LIQUIDATION!

March 31st! 7 acres – 400 ft Riverfront $69,900 Cooperstown, NY! Nice woods, gorgeous setting! $5,000 off for cash! Free kayak! Call now! (888) 793-7762 www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com WILKES-BARRE PARTLY CLEARED VACANT LOTS: LOT #13 E. Thomas St. Approximately 0.57 acre MLS #11-2616 $32,000. LOT #18 E Thomas St., Approximately 0.73 acre. MLS #11-2615. $35,000 Call Jeff Cook Realty World Bank Capital 570-235-1183

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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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

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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

EAST MOUNTAIN RIDGE

(Formerly Pocono Park) and San Souci Park. Like new, several to choose from, Financing &Warranty, MobileOneSales.net Call (570)250-2890

HUNLOCK CREEK

Very nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath double wide in quiet country setting. $20,000. Financing available Call 717-439-7716

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Coming Attractions America Realty Rentals

Available 30, 60 +/- days. Redone efficiency, 1 bedrooms, some with gas fireplaces, with appliances, laundry. Managed Services! $500 + utilities and up! MUST PROVIDE: EMPLOYMENT/ APPLICATION VERIFICATION/ NO PETS OR SMOKING. 2 YEAR LEASES.

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

2 & 3 bedrooms, reserved parking. Short block to bus stop. $650 & $700 rent includes heat/ water/sewer & trash. Application, references, background check, smoke free, pet free, lease + security. Call Terry 570-824-1022 ASHLEY Available Now 1st floor, 2 bedroom. Off street parking. Washer dryer hookup. Appliances. Bus stop at the door. Water Included.$575 + utilities & security. No pets. TRADEMARK REALTY GROUP 570-954-1992 ASHLEY Available Now 2nd floor, 2 bedroom. Off street parking. Washer dryer hookup. Appliances. Bus stop at the door. Water Included.$575 + utilities & security. No pets. TRADEMARK REALTY GROUP 570-954-1992

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288-1422

ASHLEY

NANTICOKE 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

912 Lots & Acreage

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

HI-MEADOWS APARTMENTS 1075 Memorial Hwy. Low & Moderate Income Elderly Rentals Include: *Electric Range & Refrigerator *Off Street Parking *Community Room *Coin Operated Laundry *Elevator. *Video Surveilence Applications Accepted by Appointment 570-675-5944 8a.m. - 4 p.m. TDD Only, 1-800-654-5984 Voice Only, 1-800-654-5988 Handicap Accessible Equal Housing Opportunity 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

DURYEA

2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, stove, refrigerator, washer /dryer hookup, sewer/water included, electric heat. Convenient location. No pets $525/ month + security. Tenant screening required. 570-362-2766

EXETER

1 BEDROOM. $450. Newly remodeled, off street parking. 570-602-0758

EXETER

TOWNHOUSE Wildflower Village Like New! 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, living room, large dining/kitchen area, patio. $690/mo + utilities. No Pets 570-696-4393

FORTY FORT

Available Now! 2nd floor, spacious, well maintained, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, in convenient nice neighborhood. Large living/dining area, large eat in kitchen with w/d hookup. Front porch, screened back porch. Great closet/storage space,w/w carpeting, central air, off street parking. $900/month plus utilities. Call 570510-4778 from 9am-5pm for an appointment.

KEN POLLOCK APARTMENTS 41 Depot Street Low and Moderate Income Elderly Rentals Include: * Electric Range & Refrigerator * Off Street Parking * Community Room * Coin Operated Laundry *Elevator Applications Accepted by Appointment 570-736-6965 8:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. TDD Only, 1-800-654-5984 Voice Only, 1-800-654-5988 Handicap Accessible Equal Housing Opportunity

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

GRACE LUXURY APARTMENTS Hughestown

Be the first to live in this colossal luxury apartment. Hardwood floors, massive tiled kitchen, granite counters, stainless steel appliances, large laundry room, and elevated ceilings. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Central air – gas heat. Storage room provided. Off street parking. Maintenance free living with clean grounds. No smoking – No pets. Utilities not included. $1,500 / month 570-760-7326

KINGSTON

2 bedroom. $685/ month. Includes gas heat. Security & references required No pets. Call 570-288-4200

KINGSTON

2 bedroom. Newly renovated. Oak floors. Gas stove. Refrigerator. Washer/dryer hookup. Bath with shower. 3 paddle fans. $575 plus gas, electric & water. No Pets. References required. Call 570-407-3991

KINGSTON

2nd Floor. 2 bedrooms, renovated bathroom, balcony off newly renovated kitchen with refrigerator & stove, Pergo floors, central air, newly painted, offstreet parking, no pets. $600 per month plus utilities, & 1 month security deposit. 570-239-1010

KINGSTON 3RD AVE

Second floor spacious two bedroom apartment – dining room, parlor, updated kitchen appliances, and laundry room. $650/month, security, (pets additional $50/month). Call 570.262.7300

KINGSTON

E. W alnut St. 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

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

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

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LUZERNE

Ultra clean, safe and private. 1.5 bedrooms, 2nd floor. All appliances. Wall to wall. No pets. Non smoking. $465 + utilities, lease & security. Call 570-288-9735 Midtowne Apartments 100 E. 6th Street, Wyoming PA 18644

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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

MOUNTAIN TOP

Centrally located 1st floor, 1 bedroom apartment. Basement washer / dryer hookup. Kitchen includes fridge, range and microwave. Offstreet parking, back yard. No pets. $500 + security & utilities. 570-474-0388 570-417-8751

NANTICOKE 1st floor. 1 bed-

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2 bedrooms, hardwood floors, refrigerator, washer & dryer in kitchen . Heat & hot water included. $625/per month. Call (570) 735-4074

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Spacious 1 bedroom 1st floor. New carpeting, gas range and fridge included. Garage parking, no dogs. References and security required. $450/mo. Water, sewer, garbage fee incl. Tenant pays gas and electric 570-696-3596

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PITTSTON 2 or 3 bedroom, 1st floor, full kitchen. Heat included, no pets. $650 + 1 month security. Call 570-451-1038

PITTSTON

3 bedroom. Living room, kitchen, 1 bath. Off street parking, on site laundry, enclosed porch, fenced yard. $695/mo + utilities. Security required. Call (570) 881-1747

PITTSTON

Completely remodeled, 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. $575/month includes water & sewer. 570-479-6722

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

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PLAINS

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SCRANTON

Green Ridge Area Modern, nice, clean. Fresh paint, new carpet. 3 bedrooms (1 small) living room, kitchen, bath, & laundry room. $575, includes sewer. No pets. 570-344-3608

SHAVERTOWN

2nd floor, 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, refrigerator, stove & microwave. washer/dryer, off-street parking, no pets, $750/month, utilities and wi-fi included. No smoking. Available May 1st. 570-905-6865

TRUCKSVILLE Trucksville Manor Apartments 170 Oak Street Low and Moderate Income Elderly Rentals Include: *Electric Range & Refrigerator *Off Street Parking *Coin Operated Laundry Applications Accepted by appointment 570-696-1201 8a.m. - 4p.m. TDD only, 1-800-654-5984 Voice Only, 1-800-654-5988 Handicap Accessible Equal Housing Opportunity

WEST PITTSTON

203 Delaware Ave. Out of flood zone. 4 rooms, no pets, no smoking, off street parking. Includes heat, water, sewer, fridge, stove, w/d. High security bldg. 1st floor or 2nd floor 570-655-9711

wall-to-wall carpeting, window dressings, stove, refrigerator, & garbage disposal. Washer/ dryer hookup, offstreet parking. No pets, no smoking. $650/month + security. Heat, water & sewer included. Call 570-574-1143

WEST PITTSTON

Newly renovated, charming & spacious 1st floor, 2 bedroom apartment. Off street parking. $760. Heat /hot water included. 570-881-0546

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WEST WYOMING

Spacious 2nd floor, 6 room, 2 bedroom apartment, heat, water & sewer furnished, 1 bath, off-street parking, no pets, $600/ month + security & references Call 570-288-9831 after 5 pm.

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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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

RETAIL BUILDING

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

315 PLAZA

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

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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

Mayflower Section 1 bedroom apartment available. Nice Area. Stove, fridge, heat & hot water included. Storage. No pets. Call 570-823-7587 WILKES-BARRE STUDIO NEAR WILKES lots of light, loft bed, wood floors $425 month, all utilities included. No pets. Short Term OK 570-826-1934

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3 bedroom. Includes heat, all appliances, washer / dryer, off street parking, back yard. $725 + security. 570-704-8134

WYOMING

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

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PITTSTON

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WEST WYOMING

425 West 8th Street New 1st floor 2 bedroom with off street parking, washer/ dryer hook up, stove included. No pets. $550/mo + security. Sewer & garbage included, other utilities by tenant. 570-760-0458

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5,000 sq. ft. No loading dock. Off street parking. $550 mo. + utilities 570-540-0746

PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

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

Close to all 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. 570-822-2021. Ask for Betty or Dave

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WEST PITTSTON

1 locking garage/ storage unit for rent. 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x11â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. $55/ month. No electric. Call 570-357-1138 WILKES-BARRE

GARAGE FOR RENT

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. $650 per month. Call night or day. 570-674-3120

950

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DUPONT Very well maintained 3 bedroom Â˝ double in solid neighborhood. Enclosed rear porch & fenced yard. Heat included. Tenant pays electric & water. 1 month security, no lease required. no pets. $1,000/month call Arlene Waruenk @ 570-696-1195 or 570-714-6112

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HANOVER TWP. $650/month, 2

bedroom, 1 bath, living dining room & eat in kitchen. Appliances, washer/dryer hook up. Off street parking. Water, sewer & recyclables included. Security, references & credit check. No pets. 570-824-3223

KINGSTON

25 1/2 Penn St. 1/2 Double, 2 bedroom. Newly remodeled. Gas Heat. Washer & dryer hookup, yard, parking. Section 8 Not Approved. No pets. $550 + utilities. 570-714-1530

KINGSTON

3 bedroom, 1.5 bath on quiet street; kitchen with range, refrigerator; 1st floor laundry; storage space; off street parking; credit check, lease, and security; $660 month; call 570-575-9936

KINGSTON

Large 1/2 double with 3 bedrooms, living room, dining room (with red carpet throughout) eat-in kitchen with additional pantry area. 1 bath. Large fenced yard. Gas/ hot water baseboard heat. All utilities by tenant. No smokers, no pets. $650 + security. Call Stephen 570-561-5245 KINGSTON

PRISTINE & SPACIOUS

3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, brand new w/w carpeting thruout, full eat-in kitchen, Private yard with rear deck, attic & basement storage. Close to Jr. High. $700 mo + utilities, security, lease. No pets. 570-793-6294

FORTY FORT

44 Wesley St 3 bedrooms. Finished attic. Living room / dining room. All appliances including 1st floor washer / dryer. Off street parking. $850 + utilities & security. Call 570-650-0010

HANOVER TOWNSHIP 2 bedroom. $490 /month + utilities & security. Back yard & off street parking. No pets. 570-262-1021

HANOVERTOWNSHIP

Lyndwood Section. 3 bedroom 1/2 double. Newly renovated, gas heat. Laundry hookup. All utilities by tenant. No Pets, No smoking. $650. Lease & security required. Call after 6PM.570-829-5304

HANOVER TOWNSHIP

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

Half Doubles

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DUPLEX This beautiful, completely renovated 2 bedroom luxury apartment could be yours! All new high end amenities include: hardwood floors, gorgeous maple kitchen cabinets with granite countertops & stainless steel appliances. Spacious great room with gas fireplace. Stacked washer/dryer. All new tile bath. Large screened-in porch. Many large, convenient closets. Central A/C. New gas heating system. Huge attic for storage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Must See!â&#x20AC;? $850 + utilities, lease & security. NO PETS. Call for appointment. 570-793-6294

WILKES-BARRE

133 Garden Ave. 1/2 double, 6 rooms. $600/plus utilities. No pets. 570-855-8405

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2 bedroom, modern quiet, w/w, w/d hookup, gas heat. $500. No pets. Security & lease. 570-332-1216 570-592-1328 PLAINS 31 Center St. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. New flooring thruout. Walk up attic, covered front porch, side yard, off street parking, washer /dryer hookups. No pets. $550 /month plus utilities & 1 month security. Available April 1. 570-262-9181

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953 Houses for Rent SWOYERSVILLE Completely remodeled Large 2 story, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, single family home including refrigerator, stove, dishwasher & disposal. Gas heat, nice yard, good neighborhood,. Off street parking. Shed. No pets. $995 / month. 570-479-6722 WILKES-BARRE Duplex RENTAL first & second floor for rent. Kitchen, bedroom, living room & bath in each apartment. Included is refrigerator & stove in each apartment. First floor tenant has use of washer & dryer. Off-street parking. Heat, water & sewer included in the rent. Tenant responsible for electric only. Applicant to provide proof of income and responsible for cost of credit check. 1st floor rent is $600 per month, 2nd floor is $575 per month. Louise Laine 283-9100 x20

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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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2 bedrooms, 1st floor, hook-ups, new furnace, offstreet parking (2 cars), New storm windows, $600/ month + 1 month security. Call 570-885-8496

WILKES-BARRE

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

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VICTORIAN 5 bedroom. 1.5 baths. www.aptilike.com Ad #547 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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Sprague Ave. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1st floor duplex, New w/w carpeting & hardwood floors. Convenient to Wyoming Ave. Washer/dryer hookup, basement storage. Reduced! $540/month + utilities, security, lease & NO PETS. 570-793-6294

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DUPONT

7 room house with 3 bedrooms, 1 full tile bath. Large kitchen with beautiful oak cabinets. Brand new stove, carpeting, flooring, draperies & windows. Washer/dryer hook up on 1st floor. Single car detached garage. Large yard. Gas heat. Pets OK, no smoking. $900/ month, + utilities & security. Close to airport, I81 & casino. 570-762-8265 HANOVER TWP Modern 3 bedroom. 1 1/2 bath. Driveway. Gas heat. Lease. No pets. No smoking. $725 + utilities. Call Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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

NEEDED: Strong Female willing to care for disabled woman in exchange for Room / Board and $200 monthly spending money. Call 570-822-2051

WEST PITTSTON

Rooms for rent in large, furnished Victorian Home. Hardwood floors. Modern kitchen, bath & laundry. Off street parking. $500 + security. All utilities, cable & internet included. Month to month lease. Call 570-430-3100

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HARVEYS LAKE

2 small bedrooms, all appliances, security & 1st. Available 4/1. NO PETS. 570-762-6792

HARVEYS LAKE

2.5 bedrooms, 2 baths, all appliances, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, washer/dryer on premises, single car attached garage. No pets. $975/month + security. Water, sewer & garbage paid. Call 570-855-2687

HUNLOCK CREEK

Male homeowner looking for responsible male roommate to share house. Minutes away from Industrial Park. Off street parking. Plenty of storage. Furnished room. Large basement with billiards and air hockey. All utilities included. $425. Call Doug 570-817-2990

NANTICOKE

2 Males looking for 3rd roommate to share 3 bedroom apartment. $85 / week. Call 570-735-8015

NANTICOKE Desirable

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

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PLYMOUTH

3 bedroom, 1.5 baths. Gas heat. Carpeted. Off street parking. $800 + utilities & security. Call 570-430-7901

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971 Vacation & Resort Properties 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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Kingston, Forty Fort or Bear Creek Area Responsible couple. Non-smokers. Seeking to rent a single home or half double. Call 570-822-8361

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Female construction worker needs room to rent as soon as possible till July. Serious Inquiries Only. Call 570-560-2325 after 7pm

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570-606-8438 ALL OLDER HOMES SPECIALIST 825-4268. Remodel / Repair Masonry, stucco, & concrete DAVE JOHNSON Expert Bathroom & Room Remodeling, Carpentry & Whole House Renovations. Licensed &Insured

570-819-0681

For All of Your Remodeling Needs. Will Beat Any Price! BATHROOMS, KITCHENS, ROOFING, SIDING, DECKS, WINDOWS, etc. 25 Yrs. Experience References. Insured Free Estimates. (570) 855-2506

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SPRING BUILDING/ REMODELING?

Call the Building Industry Association for a list of qualified members

call 287-3331 or go to

www.bianepa.com

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Our online system will let you place Announcements, Automotive Listings, g Merchandise, Pets & Animals, Real Estate and Garage Sales. Customize the way your ad looks and then ﬁnd it in the next day’s edition of The Times Leader, in our weekly newspapers and online at timesleader.com. *Your ad will appear in the next day’s paper if placed online before 4 p.m. Mon. through Thurs. Place on Friday before 1 p.m. for Saturday’s paper and before 4 p.m.

NUMBER

ONE AUDITED

NEWSPAPER

IN LUZERNE COUNTY – AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS (ABC)

Roofing, Home Renovating. Garages, Kitchens, Baths, Siding and More! Licensed and Insured. FREE ESTIMATES!! 570-388-0149 PA040387

NICHOLS CONSTRUCTION

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

Shedlarski Construction H I OME MPROVEMENT SPECIALIST

Licensed, insured & PA registered. Kitchens, baths, vinyl siding & railings, replacement windows & doors, additions, garages, all phases of home renovations. Free Estimates 570-287-4067

Chimney Service

A-1 1 ABLE CHIMNEY Rebuild & Repair Chimneys. All types of Masonry. Liners Installed, Brick & Block, Roofs & Gutters. Licensed & Insured 570-735-2257

CHIMNEY REPAIRS Parging. Stucco.

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

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NEED A NEW KITCHEN OR BATH???? HUGHES Construction

Building & Remodeling

Cleaning & Maintainence

House Cleaning

Errands, etc. $9 - $11/room. Excellent References Call Jennifer at 570-436-8102 YARD CLEAN UP Attics & Basements Complete clean ups Garden tilling Call for quotes 570-953-7699 or 570-926-9029

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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

Williams & Franks Inc LINEUP Masonry ContracContractors. tors Chimney, ASUCCESSFULSALE stucco, concrete, and stonework. INCLASSIFIED! Clean outs and Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified!

hauling service. 570-466-2916

GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130

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Concrete & Masonry

WYOMING VALLEY MASONRY Concrete, stucco, foundations,pavers, retaining wall systems, dryvit, flagstone, brick work. Senior Citizen Discount.570-287-4144 or 570-760-0551

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GARAGE DOOR

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

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Dry Wall

MIRRA DRYWALL

Hanging & Finishing Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

(570) 675-3378 1084

Electrical

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC Licensed, Insured, No job too small.

570-829-4077

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

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Excavating

All Types Of Excavating, Demolition & Concrete Work. Large & Small Jobs FREE ESTIMATES (570) 760-1497 WYOMING VALLEY PROPERTY MGT. Mini-Excavating /Hauling Stone, mulch, topsoil, etc. Lawn care. Reasonable rates. 570-466-4176

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Hauling & Trucking

Give us a call

We do it all! Licensed &Insured

570-578-8599 NEPA HANDYMAN 30 Years Experience Remodeling Homes Pittston & Surrounding Areas Dave 570-479-8076

Hauling & Trucking

AAA CLEANING A1 GENERAL HAULING Cleaning attics, cellars, garages. Demolitions, Roofing & Tree Removal. Free Est. 779-0918 or 542-5821; 814-8299 AAA Bob & Ray’s Hauling: Friendly & Courteous. We take anything & everything. Attic to basement. Garage, yard, free estimates. Call 570-655-7458 or 570-905-4820

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

1162 Landscaping/ Garden ALL YOUR SPRING CLEAN UP NEEDS

AFFORDABLE Junk removal cleanups, cleanouts, Large or small jobs. Fast free estimates. (570) 814-4631 ALWAYS READY HAULING Moving, Deliveries, Property & Estate Cleanups, Attics, Cellars, Yards, Garages, Construction Sites, Flood Damage & More. CHEAPER THAN A DUMPSTER!! Free Metal Removal Free Estimates 570-301-3754

CASTAWAY HAULING JUNK REMOVAL

823-3788 / 817-0395

HAUL ALL& H

AULING PAINTING SERVICES.

Free Estimates. 570-332-5946

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

Mike’s $5-Up

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

826-1883

Handyman Services

Mark’s Handyman Service

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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

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Insurance

NEPA LONG TERM CARE AGENCY Long Term/Short Term Care Products Life Insurance/Tax Deferred Annuities Medicare Supplement Plans Dental/Vision Estate Planning Ideas 570-580-0797 FREE CONSULT

www nepalong termcare.com Sell your own home! Place an ad HERE 570-829-7130

Lawn Cutting, De-thatch, Trim, Fertilizing & more. Accepting new accounts. Lic. & Ins. 570-406-3339 BITTO LANDSCAPING & LAWN SERVICE 26 years experience, landscape designs, retaining walls, pavers, patios, decks, walkways, ponds, lighting, seeding, mulch, etc Free Estimates. 570-288-5177

Brizzy’s

Arbor Care & Landscaping Tree trimming, pruning & removal. Stump grinding, Cabling. Shrub and hedge sculpting and trimming. Spring cleanup, retaining walls and repair. Free Estimates Fully Insured 570-542-7265

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

RESIDENTIAL LAWN SERVICE Grass cutting, trimming, leaf clean-up. Free Est. 574-5800 Tough brush, mowing, edging, mulching, trimming shrubs, hedges, trees, lawn care, leaf removal, Spring clean up. Accepting new customers & applications this season. Weekly & bi-weekly lawn care. Fully Insured. Free Estimates 570-829-3261 TREE REMOVAL Stump grinding, Hazard tree removal, Grading, Drainage, Lot clearing, Stone/ Soil delivery. Insured. Reasonable Rates 570-574-1862

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Lawn Care

B & R LAWN SERVICE Grass & Shrub Cutting Reasonable Rates Senior Discount Free Estimates Call Butch at 570-954-6009 or Ron at 570-640-3458 DC LAWNCARE

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Lawn Care

SPIKE & GORILLA’S LAWNCARE

Silly Name, Serious Results! Residential & Commercial Services Available.

570-702-2497

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H O S CONSTRUCTION

Licensed - Insured Certified - Masonry Concrete - Roofing Quality Craftsmanship Guaranteed Unbeatable Prices Free Estimates 570-574-4618 or 570-709-3577 JAMES ATHERTON MASONRY Free Estimates All phases of masonry, foundations, brick, concrete, chimneys & roofs 570-417-7688 KEN’S MASONRY All phases of brick/block, chimney restoration, replacement of steps. FREE ESTIMATES 570-458-6133

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VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted:

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

Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP

288-8995 Movers

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

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Painting & Wallpaper

AMERICA PAINTING

Cleanups, mowing, mulching, shrub & tree trimming. Residential & Commercial Accounts Wanted Call Doug at 570-574-4367 PORTANOVA’S LAWN CARE Weekly & BiWeekly Lawn Cutting, Landscaping. Reasonable rates. Now accepting new customers. Email DanPortanova@ gmail.com or call 570-650-3985

Painting & Wallpaper

M. PARALIS PAINTING

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

Masonry

B.P. Home Repairs 570-825-4268 Brick, Block, Concrete, Sidewalks, Chimneys, Stucco. New Installation & Repairs

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Interior/Exterior. 20 years experience. Insured. Senior Discount 570-855-0387

David Wayne PAINTING CALL ABOUT OUR EXTERIOR SPECIALS 570-762-6889

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

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Paving & Excavating

DRIVEWAYS PARKING LOTS ROADWAYS HOT TAR & CHIPS SEALCOATING 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

J.R.V. ROOFING

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

Jim Harden

570-288-6709

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

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

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Snow Removal

SNOW

PLOWING Commercial

Industrial

Residential DRIVEWAYS SIDEWALKS SALTING

Motorcycle for sale? VITO & GINO’S Let them see it here 570-574-1275 Find homes for in the Classifieds! your kittens! Place an ad here! 570-829-7130 570-829-7130