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Suspect’s dwelling cleared of hazards Residents of neighboring buildings can go home By THOMAS PEIPERT and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press

AURORA, Colo. — The shooting suspect who went on a deadly rampage inside a Colorado theater planned the attack with “calculation and deliberation,” police said Saturday, receiving deliveries for months which authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with dozens of bombs.

Authorities on Saturday removed dangerous explosive materials from inside James Holmes’ suburban Denver apartment a day after police said he opened fire and set off gas canisters in a suburban theater minutes into the premiere of the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises.” The attack left 12 people dead and 58 injured. His apartment was rigged with jars of liquids, explosives and chemicals that were booby

Isaac Pacheo, who said he was a good friend of theater shooting victim Alex Sullivan, is comforted, Saturday, as he visits a memorial in Aurora, Colo.

and residents in surrounding buildings can return home, po•Movie studios won’t release lice said. box office figures. 6A The exception was Holmes’ apartment building, where au•The 12 victims are identified, thorities were still collecting eviand remembered. 7A dence. Inside the apartment, authorities began covering the trapped to kill “whoever entered windows with black plastic to it,” Aurora Police Chief Dan prevent onlookers from seeing Oates said, noting it likely would in. Before they did, a man in an ATF T-shirt could be seen meahave been one of his officers. All hazards have been removed from Holmes’ apartment See MASSACRE, Page 6A

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New fed flood maps mean huge changes

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Displaced feel flood of distress

A pricey flood insurance bill and construction restrictions coming for thousands locally.

84 trailers still occupied in Luzerne County because of flood damage.

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The trauma hasn’t ended for Jeanette Line, her daughter Elizabeth or the 194 other families still living in governmentissued trailers 10 months after September’s flooding. Jeanette Line said so outside the mobile home in Tunkhannock Township where she is living temporarily. BILL TARUTIS/PHOTOS FOR THE TIMES LEADER “It’s like Dorothy says in the Wizard of Oz; ‘There’s no place like home,’” she Flood victim Jeanette Line of Falls talks about living in a trailer at the FEMA Highfields Community Trailer Park in Tunksaid. “It’s like limbo here. You’re not hannock Township. home.” Line and her daughter are one of 195 Pennsylvania households affected by Tropical Storm Lee living in trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In Luzerne County, 113 households were placed in trailers. Twenty-nine have moved out, leaving 84 trailers still occupied in the county. Inside the trailer that Jeanette and Elizabeth share, a sign hangs above the television – one of the few personal possessions she was able to save as the kneedeep water rushed under her home last summer. “Tis a wonderful life,” it reads. The optimistic message is hard for Jeanette to accept as she waits for contractors to finish the elevation and repair of her home in Falls, Wyoming County. She’s grateful for the roof over her head A sinkhole was discovered below the flood-damaged home of Michael Merth.

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FEMA-trailer resident Bill Lane of Falls describes his struggles to repair his home from flood damage.

Going to the dogs: Many show up to adopt rescued Chihuahuas Luzerne County SPCA had six of 187 dogs from Benton home ready for adoption Saturday. By MATT HUGHES mhughes@timesleader.com

PLAINS TWP. – More than100 animal-lovers lined up outside the Luzerne County SPCA Saturday, many hoping to take home

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one of the nearly 200 Chihuahuas rescued from a home in Columbia County Thursday night. “We were captivated by the Chihuahuas and we need another dog,” Dallas resident Melissa Torbik said as she stood in line at the SPCA adoption counter Saturday. “If we don’t get a Chihuahua, we’ll be looking at another dog.” State police and Department of Agriculture officers removed 187

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dogs from the home of Albert and Thomas Ambrosia in Benton, Thursday. The remains of several dogs were also found in the home. The Ambrosias, who surrendered the animals voluntarily, were charged with animal cruelty. Torbik and her husband, Chris DeVilleneuve, said they were inspired to go to the SPCA after hearing of the Benton bust. They

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currently own two rescue dogs, one a Chihuahua mix with one eye and another that gets around on three legs. “It’s just awful,” Torbik said. “These dogs never had a chance at life and unless the owners were turned in would never have had a chance at life.” The Luzerne County SPCA iniSee CHIHUAHUAS, Page 4A

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Jim Brozena worries thousands of Luzerne County property owners have no idea they’re about to get hit with a pricey flood insurance bill and construction restrictions on their land. New federal flood maps that take effect Nov. 2 will add an estimated 10,000 Luzerne County properties to a high-risk flood zone, requiring the owners to comply with tougher building regulations and purchase flood insurance if they have outstanding mort- Brozena gages. The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent letters to all municipalities in 2009 saying municipalities Frati must “reach out” to citizens affected by the map changes and “inform them of the potential flood insurance implications.” Brozena, executive director of the county Flood Protection Authority, followed up with a letter to all municipalities reiterating that notification requirement in 2010. But officials in several municipalities say they’re still trying to decipher which properties will be added and removed because the old maps are too vague. Others held off on contacting property owners until FEMA sent official notification May 2 establishing the Nov. 2 implementation date. Plains Township Fire Capt. Charles Krommes said he and See MAPS, Page 12A

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Local NAACP bus set for voter ID law rally

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ID REQUIRED TO VOTE Also, area’s NAACP chief to attend hearing for lawsuit the • Must have an expiration date Must be issued by a governACLU filed against legislation. • mental entity, nursing home or a By NODYIA FEDRICK Times Leader Intern

The Wilkes-Barre NAACP says it will send a busload of residents to the “Fight for Freedom/ Protest against the Voter ID Law” rally in Harrisburg this week. The rally will be held Tuesday on the state Capitol steps. “We’re expecting to show some visible support on Tuesday,” said NAACP President Ronald L. Felton. Opponents of the law are concerned about the potential it has to prevent registered voters from casting ballots in November’s election due to the requirement to possess photo identification. A recent Los Angeles Times analysis estimated that 758,939 Pennsylvanians do not have licenses to drive, which is the most common form of photo ID. It is unknown how many have other forms of acceptable IDs. “We should be outraged that (Pennsylvania) may not be able to vote like it did in 2008,” Felton said. Felton said the law has the potential to suppress Americans’ rights at the same time the U.S. military is fighting to protect rights in other countries. Felton will also be present for a Wednesday hearing in Commonwealth Court for a lawsuit the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed against the legislation. Between five and 10 bus seats

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Turnpike tolls headed for a hike in 2013

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has approved a toll hike for next year. The commission says the increase means rates will be going up 10 percent for cashpaying customers and 2-percent for those who pay with E-ZPass. The agency says the hike will result in a toll-revenue growth of 3 percent. Chief Executive Officer Roger E. Nutt says in a statement that the increase will generate revenue needed to satisfy a $450 million funding obligation to the state. Officials say that the increase means E-ZPass customers will now be saving 25 percent, which is up from the 17 percent savings they see now. The new go rates into effect on Jan. 6. ALLENTOWN

Closing arguments set in murder trial

Closing arguments are expected next week in the trial of an eastern Pennsylvania man in a shooting death that he says was sparked by a misunderstanding and fueled by alcohol and jealousy. Thirty-two-year-old Jose Cruz Jr. of Whitehall Township took the stand in his own defense Friday in his first-degree murder trial in Lehigh County Court in the June 2011 shooting death of 45-year-old Edwin JimenezGonzalez of Allentown. Cruz said he returned home after a night of heavy drinking and heard his girlfriend tell someone she loved him. He said she later told him it was her brother, but he stormed out and beat her. She fled, and he went to her mother’s house, where he shot Jimenez-Gonzalez, the mother’s boyfriend. He said he fired after the victim choked him.

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will be available to anyone interested in attending the rally. It is a free event and the bus departs around 9:30 a.m. Refreshments and snacks will be available. On Friday, Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele announced the creation of a new card that can be issued to voters who need photo identification under Pennsylvania’s voter ID law. The Department of State voter cards, which will be issued by PennDOT, will be available to registered voters who are not able to provide all of the documents they would normally need to obtain a photo ID from PennDOT, such as a birth certificate. “As we work to ensure that Pennsylvanians have the identification they need to vote this fall, this new card will provide another photo ID option for voters,” Aichele said. The new voter photo identification cards are scheduled to be available at PennDOT driver license centers beginning the last week of August. STEVENS

Two killed in Lancaster County crash

State police say a crash on the rain-slicked turnpike in central Pennsylvania has killed two people and seriously injured two others. Police in Lancaster County say the crash happened shortly after 6 a.m. Saturday in the turnpike’s eastbound lanes in East Cocalico Township. Investigators said a car went out of control while negotiating a curve, crashed into a concrete barrier beneath the Route 272 overpass just south of Adamstown and rolled numerous times, ending up more than 200 feet away. Police said 26-year-old Maria Freeman of Philadelphia and 25-year-old Rielle Hill of Philadelphia were thrown from the car and pronounced dead at the scene by the Lancaster County coroner’s office. Two other 24-year-women, at least one of whom was also from Philadelphia, were taken to Reading Hospital with severe injuries. EAST GREENVILLE

Couple killed in 3-vehicle crash

State police say an elderly man and woman were killed in a three-vehicle crash in suburban Philadelphia. Police in Montgomery County say the crash happened at 12:46 p.m. Friday on Route 29 in Upper Hanover Township. Police said a northbound sport utility vehicle trying to make a left turn collided with a southbound car, sending it into the path of another northbound SUV. Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim said 73-year-old Theodore Hiriak and 69-year-old Maryann Hiriak were pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital about an hour later. A passenger in the second SUV was treated at a hospital and released. The crash remains under investigation.

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Estella Rupp celebrated her 105th birthday with about 90 friends at the Chalet Resturant in Mountain Top on Saturday. She stood in front of her cake before blowing out the candles.

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Area woman credits faith, family for her longevity

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105 and counting By GERI GIBBONS Times Leader Correspondent

WRIGHT TWP. – When you ask Estella B. Rupp her secret to a long life, she credits faith and family. She also has had a life filled with a lot of a hard work and much laughter. Rupp, who turned 105 on Wednesday, celebrated her birthday on Saturday, greeting some 90 well-wishers at a party in her honor at the Chalet Restaurant. "Mother was the original single parent," said daughter Jane Okonieski, 86, remembering both tears and laughter, challenges and success. Rupp’s life was filled with work, but by all accounts, that work was a labor of love. She was a housekeeper and "much more" to the Lanning family of Berwick. Many members of that family were at the party to laud her hard

work and her ability to "go above and beyond" her duties during her 53 years of service. Jim Zeart, a member of the Lanning family, said Rupp was "like a grandmother" to him, having known him all his life. Rupp’s three children: Okonieski, 86, Richard Rupp, 83, and Mildred Hughes, 80, all said their mother’s perseverance and humor were the basis for their own success. Rupp also has eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 11 great-greatgrandchildren. Rupp has attended the United Church of Christ in Nescopeck for more than 100 years, and was honored by the church in April. She attends on a regular basis, hardly ever missing a Sunday service. "I believe that God gave mother these extra years be-

cause she took such good care of others, now it’s her time to relax and enjoy herself," said Okonieski. Her mother especially enjoys spending time doing word puzzles. Rupp never smoke or drank, because "there wasn’t time for that type of stuff," and has relied on the Bible and good morals to guide her. Friend Ella Eyer, 83, said Rupp was "always pleasant and never criticized others." Doris Clewell, 84, remembers her as "always laughing" and having a good time, especially at picnics. In his remarks to attendees, Pastor Rick Dennison of United Church of Christ thanked God for grace shown "to her and through her." Rupp, who has celebrated her birthday with a party since she was 80, said each party pumps her up for the upcoming year. When asked to comment on her birthday, a smiling Rupp said she is looking forward to "many more."

Trucks, lots of noise, candy Thirty-two fire departments participate in Germania Hose Co.’s Annual Fireman’s Parade.

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DURYEA – Adults applauded and children stood mesmerized when they weren’t scampering for candy tossed from some of the 40-plus fire and rescue vehicles that paraded down Foote Avenue with sirens blaring and air horns honking Saturday afternoon. Thirty-two fire departments participated in Germania Hose Co.’s Annual Fireman’s Parade, said Patrick Wall, parade chairman for the past 10 years. Wall said about 60 departments usually participate in the parade, but rain led organizers to reschedule it from Friday and about half the departments could not attend Saturday. Wall hopes the weather and changes to the schedule of events didn’t significantly hurt turnout for the company’s fiveday carnival, which is held next to the hose company at 430 Foote Ave. Normally, the carnival begins on a Wednesday, draws people in on a Friday with the parade and culminates with fireworks on a Sunday. But this year, the carnival company wasn’t available Sunday, so the event ran Tuesday through Saturday. “This is our biggest fundraiser all year. We greatly depend on it,” said Wall, who estimated

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Dakota Saar, 3, blocks her ears to the sirens of fire trucks Saturday during the Germania Hose Co. parade in Duryea.

proceeds can fluctuate between $30,000 and $70,000 depending on the weather. Jennifer Tigue, of Clifford, said she returns to her hometown every year for the parade and carnival. “My mom lives here. I grew up in this town. Our tradition is we go to the parade and then the picnic and then the fireworks,” Tigue said as she and her twin sons, Joshua and Joel, 4, sat on the curb across the street from the fire company waiting for the parade to begin. The boys’ favorite thing about the parade is seeing and hearing the fire trucks and getting the candy. “I just like to see that they’re happy,” Tigue said of the twins. Margie Timlin, of Avoca, and

Mike Kohet, of Duryea, sat next to one another in lawn chairs along Foote Street also waiting for the parade. Timlin has been attending for about 10 years and Kohet for about 20. “I like to see the different fire trucks. They come from all over,” Kohet said. Timlin said she was excited about seeing her 6-year-old granddaughter, Tina VanWert, lead the parade with the Duryea Wildcats midget football team cheerleaders. She also appreciates the opportunity to see old friends at the carnival. Wall said the family atmosphere and homemade food that “people rave about” make the carnival popular. “And you can come here and see all your old friends,” he said.

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tate Rep. Kevin Murphy, D-Scranton, turned himself in to police on S Saturday on a warrant issued for his arrest after he allegedly assaulted his ex-wife and her boyfriend on Friday, police said. Scranton police Sgt. Jeff Vaughn said police were dispatched to 547 Leggett St. at 9:22 p.m. Friday for a Murphy report of a malefemale physical dispute. Murphy’s ex-wife, Danielle, told police Patrick Heffmiller was driving her to her parents’ home and encountered Murphy standing in the road. When she opened the vehicle door, Kevin stepped between her and the door, shouted at her, saying she abandoned her children, slapped her face, grabbed her neck and pushed her head to the floor, Vaughn said. Danielle Murphy told police when Heffmiller got out to intervene, Murphy punched him and put him in a chokehold; Murphy let him go and fled in his vehicle when neighbors arrived. Heffmiller and Denise Murphy indicated Kevin Murphy was heavily intoxicated, Vaughn said. Murphy was charged with two counts each of simple assault and harassment. He was arraigned before District Judge Terrence Gallagher and released on $15,000 straight bail. WILKES-BARRE

Korean War service set

The Korean War Veterans Association of Wyoming Valley will mark the 59th anniversary of the end of the Korean War with a ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Luzerne County Courthouse Rotunda. Principal speaker will be Maj. Gen. Joseph Perugino, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, retired. Special remarks will be made by Tom Gaylets, a Korean War prisoner of war. HAZLE TWP.

Man charged in mall fight

One man is in jail in connection with an assault and two stabbings at the Laurel Mall early Saturday morning. State police in West Hazleton responded to a reported fight at about 1 a.m. at the mall entrance, where people were waiting for the mall to open so they could buy the newly released Air Jordan 7 sneakers. Mejia Police found medics treating a boy, 17, for a head injury and were notified two others – Joel Fernandez, 21, and Christopher Vega, 19, both of Hazleton, were being treated at hospitals for stab wounds from a fight. At the scene, police said they noticed Carlos Mejia, 19, of Hazleton, had blood on his hands. After finding a knife in a nearby garbage can, they took Mejia into custody. After questioning, Mejia was charged with four counts each of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and simple assault, and two counts each of terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person. He was arraigned before District Judge James Dixon and placed at the Luzerne County Correctional facility for lack of $100,000 bail. HANOVER TWP.

Criminal attempt charged

A Nanticoke man was arrested after he allegedly impersonated his doctor to obtain a narcotic prescription. Hanover Township police said Joshua Frame, of Main Street, Nanticoke, phoned in a prescription for Vicodin for himself to the Gerrity’s pharmacy and identified himself as a local physician. When Frame arrived at the pharmacy to pick up the prescription, he was taken into custody by Hanover Township police. Frame was charged with felony criminal attempt and identity theft for allegedly portraying himself as the prescribing physician, police said. After his arraignment, he was jailed on warrants stemming from a Nanticoke burglary and separate charges from the state Attorney General’s Office, police said.

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A Jehovah Witness protection program Faithful at convention learn how to protect themselves in ever-threatening world.

By RALPH NARDONE Times Leader Correspondent

WILKES-BARRE TWP. –About 4,000 gathered at the Mohegan Sun Arena this weekend to learn about how to protect themselves in an ever-threatening world. They were there to attend the fifth annual local district convention of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. This year’s theme is "Safeguard Your Heart," according to organizers.

The three day Christian religious event will repeat again next Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the same location and is open to all. It is one of 385 similar gatherings in 103 cities across the United States. John Scotidas, event overseer, said the audience represented a "cross section" of the local communities within a three hour drive of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Long time Jehovah’s Witness devotees attended, as well as those who are just beginning. People of other faiths attended, there were families with small children, single people, old and young and representatives from all ethnicities, Scotidas said.

He added he was very pleased with the attendance. "We provide information that can help people deal with their lives. We help them find ways to find more satisfaction and we work on strengthening families," he said. About 45 different speakers took the arena stage to talk about why it is necessary to safeguard our hearts, he said. They talked about how to be "obedient" to Bible teachings, develop a "balanced view" of themselves, how to avoid being "halfhearted," and how people are "in want of heart." See JEHOVAH, Page 4A

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The Jehovah’s Witness District Convention attracted in the area of 4,000 people at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

Girl Scouts at 100 A look back and a celebration By CAMILLE FIOTI Times Leader Correspondent

WILKES-BARRE – Madalynn Gregory put the finishing touches on a tote bag she decorated at the Girl Scout’s 100th anniversary celebration at King’s College Saturday. “There, how’s it look?” the 9-year-old from Mountain Top asked. Madalynn and fellow Brownie and friend, Lily Snyder, also 9, and of Mountain Top, took part in INSIDE: To see Click photos the many infrom the event, turn to 11A teractive activities at the event. “Being in Girl Scouts is fun, because we get to do lots of crafts,” said Lily. “We also get to go places and discover new things,” added Madalynn. The event was presented by the Wyoming Valley Service Units 313, 319, 322 and 331, and featured live music, dancing and historical displays. Trends of the last 10 decades were highlighted on displays in and outside the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. From candy of the 1930s to fads of the 1980s, the Girl Scouts in attendance had a fun history lesson. Handing out seed packets, Kathy Lockman talked about the popularity of Victory Gardens in the 1940s to ensure against food shortages during World War II. Lockman, 38, of Wilkes-Barre, is a leader of three troops in the Wilkes-Barre area. Having no children of her own, Lockman, who’s been a leader for17 years, said growing up as a Girl Scout in Ashley was such a rewarding experience that she wanted other girls to have the same opportunity. There are currently 27,000 girls and11,000 adults active in the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, which encompasses 30 counties. In the Northeast Region, which includes Luzerne, Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Pike, Wayne, Wyoming, Monroe and Carbon counties, there are roughly 6,500 active Girl Scouts. “There’s so much competition with jobs FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER and school,” said Lockman. “But it’s great to know that Girl Scouts is still here after 100 Bethany Sromoski, 8, of Brownie Troop 30218, West Pittston, wore a birthday hat years.” to help celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting Saturday at King’s College.

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mishandling of her son’s case as a juvenile led to his suicide. “I’ve heard unbelievable stories,” Windsor said, “Sandy’s – as tragic as it is – at See LAWLESS, Page 4A

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Sandy Fonzo 1 of 7 area people Bill Windsor, of Georgia, videotaped for planned movie “Lawless America.” By MARK GUYDISH mguydish@timesleader.com

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Filmmaker Bill Windsor prepares to interview Sandy Fonzo for an upcoming documentary at the Hampton Inn in Wilkes-Barre Township on Friday.

the February 2011, conviction of former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella in the so-called “kids for cash” scandal, a moniker he was flatly rejecting on the courthouse steps after the verdict when Fonzo screamed her contention that Ciavarella’s

Campaign volunteers will need to work overtime to upset Obama, office director says.

WILKES-BARRE – With a little more than 100 days remaining before the presidential election, Mitt Romney’s campaign opened its base of operations in Luzerne County Saturday. The Romney Victory office at 34 S. Main St. will be the Republican Party’s hub in Luzerne County for conducting O F F I C E constituent H O U R S calls, stuffing mailing The Romney Victory headquarters at campaign 34 S. Main St. in fliers and Wilkes-Barre is organizing open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday doorthrough Saturday. knocking Walk-in campaign campaigns, volunteers are and party welcome but volunteers are asked to officials and candi- contact the campaign office about dates said their availability at campaign least one day in advance. The office workers will need to can be reached at or at do all that 570-733-3878 mpellant@paand more gop.org. to upset President Barack Obama. “We need an organized effort in the polls this year,” said Laureen Cummings of Old Forge, candidate for the 17th District Representative in the U.S. House. “We need strike lists in the polls. We need to make sure that every committee member is checking off every one of their members in their ward. That’s what we do.” Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton, one of several Republicans representing parts of Luzerne County who upset incumbent Democrats in 2010, expressed confidence that Romney will be able to ride a continued wave of voter dissatisfaction into the White House. “I think the 2010 election was a half-time report card on the President’s policies,” Barletta said. “In 2010 the American people began to speak on how they felt. They feel things have not gotten better since 2010 and they feel it’s time for something else.” Barletta noted Romney appeared to be closing in on Obama in several recent polls. “I think he’s doing well; he’s staying on message,” Barletta said. “He’s talking about jobs and the economy, and the President doesn’t want to talk about the economy.” Mary Pellant, director of the Luzerne County campaign office, said campaign volunteers will

Corruption filmmaker gathers local testimony WILKES-BARRE TWP. – A man who dubs himself a leading authority on judicial corruption came to a place some would argue is the epitome of judicial corruption to interview a woman who has been the face of corruption victims. Bill Windsor, a 63-year-old Georgian who claims to have been the victim of a corrupt judge himself, brought his documentary film venture to a room in the Hampton Inn Friday, videotaping testimony by seven area people who claim they are victims of corrupt public officials. The avuncular Windsor is on a 143-day tour of all 50 states taking such testimonies, with plans to edit it all into a movie titled “Lawless America.” At 5 p.m. Friday, with pizza boxes on the bed and a root beer bottle on the dresser, he sat down to record Sandy Fonzo. Fonzo gained national fame following

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Fire severely damages W-B home

Cause of fire at vacant double block at 72-74 Arch Street being investigated. By MATT HUGHES mhughes@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – Flames tore through a vacant double block at 72-74 Arch St. early Saturday morning. Wilkes-Barre Fire Investigator Capt. Alan Klapat was still investigating the cause of the fire Saturday. The fire was first reported at 5:05 a.m., according to Assistant Fire Chief Edward Snarski. The first units arriving on scene 5 minutes later found the rear of the three-story house engulfed in flames. Since the structure was unoccupied, firefighters concentrated on surrounding the blaze and extinguishing it from the outside, Snarski said. Smoke and fire damage was extensive throughout the house, burning off a portion of the roof. An adjacent home also suffered smoke and water damage on one side, Snarski said. About 20 city firefighters and

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least it focuses a light on corruption here. “And it’s not just here, there is rampant dishonesty bred from power, greed and ego.” The son of a man who proved a bit of a lawbreaker himself – Windsor said his father wrote jokes at the age of 16 for W.C. Fields until his age was discovered – Windsor originally expected to get testimony from 750 people and now predicts at least 1,200. He lapses effortlessly into sto-

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tially took in 35 of the dogs, then transferred 23 of them to other shelters. After receiving vaccinations, de-worming treatments and spaying/neutering, six of the Chihuahuas were ready for adoption Saturday. “The dogs are adjusting very well,” said Lori Dimaria, an adoption staff counselor for the SPCA.

two paramedic units were called in to extinguish the fire. One firefighter suffered from heat exhaustion as he fought the fire, but was treated by paramedics on scene and released. Firefighters were stalled in their efforts temporarily around 5:30 a.m. when the driver of an SUV ran over a 12-inch-thick water hose that was extended across the street, tearing one section of the hose and damaging the coupling on another section. Snarski said the hoses cost approximately $1,000 each. Wilkes-Barre police stopped the driver of the SUV. Police said they could not release the driver’s name or charges against the driver Saturday because investigating officers did not finish their incident report by the end of their shift. Police said the report would be completed later Saturday night, but the name was not available by press time. Firefighters were able to bring the blaze under control by 7 a.m. and the fire was declared completely extinguished at 9:55 a.m., Snarski said. Snarski said the property’s owner indicated that one of the

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An early morning fire that gutted this vacant house at 72-74 Arch St. in Wilkes-Barre Saturday is under investigation.

two apartment units inside may have been recently vacated. There was little furniture inside, and the building appeared to be vacant, he added. Snarski did not release the

ryteller mode, recounting a 15year-old who claimed abuse by her father and was ignored by officials, a women who spent three years in jail following two minor traffic violations, and a man beaten “worse than Rodney King” by police. “I’ve lost sight of what I would say was the worst story,” Windsor said. Despite flying below the radar of most media, Windsor said the number of people approaching him at each stop has grown rapidly. He requires they write a three-page “testimony,” primarily to help organize their thoughts, and usually spends 30 to 60 minutes with each.

His itinerary and instructions on how to get in on his project are available on the website www.lawlessamerica.com. He concedes this venture is likely to lead to lawsuits, joking there is a betting pool “on how many times I’m going to be sued.” Yet he notes that no one has sued yet. He also said he will check out all the stories, and invite those accused in the video to come for an interview. The 143-day deadline – Friday was day 38 – was set so he’ll be home before Election Day in November. He said he is an independent candidate for U.S. representative. He’s planning to pre-

“They’re all sociable. They’re a little scared, but they’re adjusting well.” Dimaria added that the SPCA received an outpouring of donated pet food and cleaning supplies in response to the Benton incident, which will help since the shelter is currently holding more animals than it was designed to contain. Though everyone at the shelter couldn’t take home a Chihuahua Saturday, the large volume of potential dog owners coming

through gave the shelter a chance to show off some of its other animals awaiting adoption. Fran Rickard of Scranton decided to adopt a Spaniel-mix named Rosebud. “We just came to see them,” Rickard said. “When we came down I had no intention of getting (a dog), but then I saw one back there and she’s so sweet. She was abused and I just wanted to take her home with me… She’s beautiful, friendly; she’s like a little baby.”

owner’s name. Luzerne County property records indicate the building is owned by Stanley Maciuska of Clifford, Susquehanna County. He could not be reached for comment Saturday. sent the three-minute testimonies to Congress. He has also proposed changes in the law to stop judicial corruption, beginning with allowing anyone to re-

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Scotidas thanked the administration of the arena for allowing them to use the facility. He said it is an excellent location, very convenient for the 50 different congregations that will be attending, he said. Larry Andrews, media contact for group, said locally Jehovah’s Witnesses have been increasing in numbers significantly. He estimated there are about 1,500 local

need to work overtime to get the vote out Nov. 6 because of the gap in registered Democrats and Republicans. Democrats outnumber Republicans about 109,000 to 62,000 in the county, while about 17,000 registered voters belong to other parties or consider themselves independents. “Of course you can say we have some catching up to do,” Pellant said. “To get people to vote, they only have to sit there and get people regiscord court proceedings. “It’s been sad, exciting, maddening and motivational,” he said. “People told me I’d get worn out, but the experience has just members, more than four times as many than 20 years ago. There are now an estimated 109,000 congregation worldwide, he added. He attributes the local growth to the "door-to-door" ministries and to the anxiety people are feeling about the world. The shooting early Friday in Colorado serves as an example of what can happen, he said. "It’s a sign of the times," Andrews said. The Jehovah’s Witnesses ask people to analyze daily lives and learn to appreciate Bible teach-

tered. We have to work to make sure people know the truth.” Bill Urbanski, newly elected chair of the Luzerne County Republican Party, said despite the registration gap he is confident Romney can win in Luzerne County and Pennsylvania will swing Republican in November. “I know in my gut that if the voters know the facts, they’re going to go out there and make the right decision …” Urbanski said. “We’ve got to get out our base and then work with the persuadables. There are just as many discontent Democrats out there as there are Republicans.” made me that much more committed.” Mark Guydish can be reached at 829-7161

ings, Andrews said. Their message is resonating with more and more people who see a need to become more religious. The event included "plays and demonstrations" along with motivational speeches, he said. One play showed ways married people can rectify their issues instead of giving up on their marriages, he added. Focusing on the heart is the way to get the message through, Andrews pointed out. If someone puts their heart into a Christian life, they will be more likely to live it, he said.

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A Chihuahua named Miss Chiwa is dressed up in Belgium’s tricolor during the parade for the national day in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels, Saturday. AP PHOTO

Air Force trainer gets jail

n Air Force instructor was sentenced to 20 years in prison SatA urday, after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in a sweeping sex scandal that rocked one of the nation’s busiest military training centers. A military jury at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio found Staff Sgt. Luis Walker guilty Friday night on all 28 charges he faced, including rape, aggravated sexual contact and multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault. A judge consolidated those charges Saturday into 20, but that didn’t affect Walker’s maximum sentence. He could have received life in prison. Walker is among 12 Lackland instructors investigated for sexual misconduct toward at least 31 female trainees. Six instructors have been charged, on counts ranging from rape to adultery, and Walker was the first to stand trial. Walker also faced the most serious charges of all those accused.

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Butler under house arrest

Pope Benedict XVI’s jailed butler was released from custody Saturday and placed under house arrest as a decision on whether to indict him neared. Paolo Gabriele was arrested May 23 on suspicion of stealing and leaking documents in a case that embarrassed the pope while exposing corruption, infighting and power struggles at the Vatican’s highest levels. Gabriele has been allowed to return to his family home within the Vatican pending a decision on whether he will stand trial, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said in a statement. FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE

Cholera sickens 3,800

Sierra Leone’s health ministry says a cholera outbreak has sickened more than 3,800 and killed 66 people since January. The ministry says it is “very concerned” because the outbreak has started spreading fast and now also includes the West African nation’s densely populated capital. It says the number of suspected cholera cases in Freetown skyrocketed within three weeks from three to 410, resulting in nine deaths. The statement, released late Friday, said all measures to contain the outbreak will be taken. If untreated, Cholera is a potentially deadly disease whose symptoms consist of rapid dehydration and vomiting caused by bacteria found in contaminated water or food. NEW YORK

Radical writer dies at 71

Radical, leftist writer Alexander Cockburn has died at age 71. Cockburn’s co-editor at the political newsletter CounterPunch, Jeffrey St. Clair, said the longtime columnist for The Nation died Friday in Germany after a two-year battle with cancer. Cockburn was known for his criticism of U.S. foreign policy, attacks on Democrats for not being progressive enough, and criticism of Israel for its treatment of the Palestinians. The editor and publisher of The Nation, Katrina vanden Heuvel, called Cockburn a “provocative, polemical” and “elegant” writer. Born in Scotland and raised in Ireland, Cockburn was the son of the British novelist Claud Cockburn. In the 1970s and 80s he wrote for the Village Voice. He also had a column for a time in the Wall Street Journal.

Vow to Haiti unmet

U.S. vowed after quake to help poor nation ‘build back better’

earthquake has gone toward energy, shelter, ports or other infrastructure. At least a third, $329 million, went to projects that were awarded before the 2010 catastrophe and had little to do with the recovery — such as HIV/AIDS proBy TRENTON DANIEL grams. billion effort was also hindered by its and MARTHA MENDOZA • Half of the $1.8 billion the U.S. prompledge to get approval for projects from Associated Press the Haitian government. For more than a ised for rebuilding is still in the Treasury, year, then-President Rene Preval was, as its disbursement stymied by an underPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The staffed U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince in he later described it, “paralyzed,” while deadly earthquake that leveled Haiti’s the months after the quake capital more than two years ago brought his government was mostly obliterated, with 16,000 a thread of hope: a promise of renewal. “We were way and by a Haitian government that was barely functional for civil servants killed and With the United States taking the lead, most ministries in ruins. It over-optimistic more than a year. international donors pledged billions of • Despite State Departwasn’t until earlier this year about the pace dollars to help the country “build back ment promises to keep spendbetter,” breaking its cycle of dependency. that a fully operational we could do it.” ing public, some members of government was in place to But after the rubble was cleared and Brian Curran Congress and watchdogs say sign paperwork, adopt the dead buried, what the quake laid Former U.S. they aren’t getting detailed codes and write regulabare was the depth of Haiti’s dysfuncambassador information about how the tions. Other delays intion. Today, the fruits of an ambitious, millions are being spent, as cluded challenges to con$1.8 billion U.S. reconstruction promise dozens of contractors working are hard to find. Immediate, basic needs tracts, underestimates of for the U.S. government in for bottled water, temporary shelter and what needed to be done, Haiti leave a complex money trail. and land disputes. medicine were the obvious priorities. “The challenges were absolutely huge Until now, comprehensive details But projects fundamental to Haiti’s and although there was a huge amount about who is receiving U.S. funds and transformation out of poverty, such as of money pledged, the structures were permanent housing and electric plants in how they are spending them have not not there for this to be done quickly,” been released. Contracts, budgets and a the heavily hit capital of Port-au-Prince said former U.S. Ambassador Brian 300-item spreadsheet obtained by The have not taken off. Curran. “The concept of build back Associated Press under a Freedom of Critics say the U.S. effort to reconbetter is a good one, but we were way Information Act request show: struct Haiti was flawed from the start. over-optimistic about the pace we could • Of the $988 million spent so far, a While “build back better” was a comfortdo it.” quarter went toward debt relief to uning notion, there wasn’t much of a founThe U.S. Special Coordinator for Haiti burden the hemisphere’s poorest nation dation to build upon. Haiti’s chronic Thomas C. Adams, who oversees USAID of repayments. But after Haiti’s loans political instability and lack of coorspending in Haiti, says the first priority were paid off, the government began dinated leadership between Haiti and in the days after the quake that killed borrowing again: $657 million so far, the U.S. meant crucial decisions about largely for oil imports rather than devel- more than 300,000 was crisis manageconstruction projects were slow to be ment, and the U.S. government spent opment projects. approved. Red tape stalled those that $1.3 billion on critical rescue operations, • Less than 12 percent of the reconwere. saving untold lives. struction money sent to Haiti after the The international community’s $10

Hot coals burn 21 at motivational event Syrian revolt reaches Aleppo, Walk over hot coals was part of event hosted by Tony Robbins. The Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fire officials said 21 people at an event hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins suffered burns while walking across hot coals, and three of the injured were treated at hospitals. The injuries took place Thursday during the first day of a four-day event at the San Jose Convention Center hosted by Robbins called “Unleash the Power Within.” Most of those hurt had second- and third-degree burns, said San Jose Fire Department Capt.

Reggie Williams. Walking across hot coals heated to between 1,200 to 2,000 deRobbins grees provides attendees an opportunity to “understand that there is absolutely nothing you can overcome,” according to the motivational speaker’s website. Robbins Research International said in a written statement that 6,000 attendees of the event walked across the coals Thursday. Organizers had an “open burn permit” and medical staff at the event, and there was also

a fire inspector on the scene, Williams said. “Once they (the medical staff) became overwhelmed, our inspector called for us,” Williams said. Witness Jonathan Correll told the San Jose Mercury News that he “heard wails of pain, screams of agony.” One young woman appeared to be in so much pain “it was horrific,” he told the newspaper. Attempts to reach Correll were not immediately successful. Participant Sahar Madani told KTVU-TV that attendees were warned that they might get burns or blisters. Williams did not have any additional details, such as the ages or names of those hurt.

a big center of Assad support

By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press

BEIRUT — Riding a wave of momentum, Syrian rebels made a run on Aleppo Saturday in some of the fiercest fighting seen in the country’s largest city, which has been a key bastion of support for President Bashar Assad over the course of the 17month-old uprising. The rebels also took over a third border crossing — and the second one along Syria’s northeastern frontier with Iraq — another sign the regime’s tight grip on the country is wobbling. The fighting in Aleppo comes on the heels of intense clashes in the capital, Damascus, as rebel forces target the pillars of re-

gime power in their attempts to usher in what they hope will be the end of Assad’s rule. “There were huge explosions and the gunfire didn’t stop for several hours,” Aleppo-based activist Mohammad Saeed told The Associated Press via Skype. “The uprising has finally reached Aleppo.” The city has remained largely loyal to Assad and been spared the kind of daily bloodshed that has plagued other areas. But Saeed said dozens of fighters from the rag-tag Free Syrian Army entered Aleppo — a commercial hub — from the countryside and were fighting regime troops from inside. It was the first sustained fighting in the city center.

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LONDON — Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has resigned as a director of a number of News Corp. subsidiary boards in Britain and the United States, a spokeswoman confirmed Saturday. Murdoch stepped down this past week as a director of NI Group, Times Newspaper Holdings and News Corp. Investments in the U.K., said Daisy Dunlop, spokeswoman for News Corp.’s British arm, News Interna- Murdoch tional. The companies oversee Britain’s newspapers The Sun, The Times, and The Sunday Times. It was not immediately clear which of News Corp.’s U.S. boards Murdoch had left. Britain’s Telegraph newspaper, which first reported the news late Saturday, said those details had not yet been disclosed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. News International sought to play down the significance of the resignations, saying in a statement that “this is nothing more than a corporate housecleaning exercise prior to the company split.” That was a reference to News Corp.’s announcement June 28 that it would separate its publishing business from its much more profitable media and entertainment business — forming two distinct, publicly traded companies. Under those proposed changes, Murdoch, 81, will chair both of the companies, although he would continue as chief executive of the media and entertainment company only. Saturday’s announcement suggests that Murdoch may be distancing himself from his British newspaper interests, which have been shaken to the core by a widespread phone hacking scandal. The scandal erupted anew last year when it emerged that Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid had systematically hacked voicemails of politicians and celebrities.

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suring a poster on a closet that advertised a DVD called “Soldiers of Misfortune.” The poster showed several figures in various positions playing paintball, some wearing masks. Authorities wouldn’t discuss a motive for one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history, as makeshift memorials for the victims sprang up and relatives began to publicly mourn their loved ones. Holmes had recently withdrawn from a competitive graduate program in neuroscience at the University of Colorado-Denver, where he was one of six students at the school to get National Institutes of Health grant money. He recently took an intense three-part, oral exam that marks the end of the freshman year of the four-year program there, but university officials would not say if he passed, citing privacy concerns. In a resume posted on Monster.com, Holmes listed himself as an “aspiring scientist” and said he was looking for a job as a laboratory technician. The resume, first obtained by The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, paints a picture of a brilliant young man brimming with potential: He worked as a summer intern at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla in 2006 and mapped the neurons of Zebra finches and studied the flight muscles of hummingbirds while an undergraduate at the University of California, Riverside. He also worked as a summer camp counselor to underprivileged children at a Jewish camp in Los Angeles in 2008. Still, neighbors and former classmates in California said although Holmes was whipsmart, he was a loner who said little and was easily forgotten — until this week. Holmes apparently had prepared the attack at the Aurora theater well in advance, receiv-

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Firefighters stand by Saturday as a police officer, right, takes buckets of sand into the booby trapped apartment of suspected gunman James Eagen Holmes in Aurora, Colo.

ing multiple deliveries by mail for four months to his home and school and buying thousands of rounds of ammunition on the Internet, Oates said. “He had a high volume of deliveries,” Oates said. “We think this explains how he got his hands on the magazine, ammunition,” he said, as well as the rigged explosives in his apartment. “What we’re seeing here is evidence of some calculation and deliberation,” Oates added. Federal authorities detonated one small explosive and disarmed others inside Holmes’ apartment after sending in a robot to take down a trip wire, FBI Special agent James Yacone said. Bomb technicians then neutralized what he called a “hyperbolic mixture” and an improvised explosive device containing an unknown substance. There also were multiple containers of accelerants, he said. “It was an extremely dangerous environment,” Yacone said, saying anyone who walked in would have sustained “signifi-

cant injuries” or been killed. Outside the apartment, police arranged plastic storage boxes and large white plastic bags, possibly for evidence, although no officials were available to confirm the purpose of the containers. Holmes, 24, was in solitary confinement for his protection at a county detention facility Saturday, held without bond on suspicion of multiple counts of first-degree murder. He was set for an initial hearing on Monday and had been appointed a public defender, authorities said. Stories of the dead began to emerge, including that of a 6year-old girl and a man who died on his 27th birthday and a day before his anniversary. Families grieved and waited at hospitals, which reported at least seven wounded still in critical condition Saturday and others with injuries that likely are permanent. Veronica Moser, 6, had gone to the movies with her mother, who was drifting in and out of consciousness in a hospital in-

tensive care unit, bullets lodged in her throat and a gunshot wound to her abdomen. “Nobody can tell her about it,” Annie Dalton said of her niece, Ashley Moser. “She is in critical condition, but all she’s asking about is her daughter.” Veronica had just started swimming lessons on Tuesday, Dalton said. “She was excited about life as she should be. She’s a 6-year-old girl,” her great aunt said. Another victim, 27-year-old Matt McQuinn, was killed after diving in front of his girlfriend and her older brother to shield them from the gunfire, said his family’s attorney, Rob Scott of Dayton, Ohio. Alex Sullivan had planned a weekend of fun, first ringing in his 27th birthday with friends at the special midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” and then celebrating his first wedding anniversary on Sunday. “He was a very, very good young man,” said Sullivan’s uncle, Joe Loewenguth. “He always had a smile, always made

you laugh. He had a little bit of comic in him.” Oates said Holmes used a military-style semi-automatic rifle, a shotgun and a pistol to open fire on the unsuspecting theatergoers. He had bought the weapons at local gun stores within the last two months. He recently purchased 6,000 rounds of ammunition over the Internet, the chief said. Holmes also bought an urban assault vest, two magazine holders and a knife for just over $300 on July 2 from an online supplier of tactical gear for police and military personnel, according to the company. Chad Weinman, CEO of TacticalGear.com, said his company processes thousands of orders each day, and there was nothing unusual in the one that Holmes placed. “Everything Mr. Holmes purchased on July 2 is commercially available,” Weinman said, adding he was “appalled” that the material was sold to Holmes before the shooting. The Batman movie, the last in the trilogy starring Christian Bale, opened worldwide Friday with midnight showings in the U.S. “The Dark Knight Rises” earned $30.6 million in Friday morning midnight screenings, and, according to industry estimates, roughly $75 to 77 million on that day. That put it on track for a weekend total of around $165 million, which would be the second-highest opening weekend ever, following “The Avengers.” After buying a ticket to the movie, Holmes went into the theater and propped open an exit door several minutes into the film, a federal law enforcement official said. The suspect then returned in protective gear and with high-powered weapons and opened fire, shooting scores of people and picking off victims who tried to flee, officials said. The shooting was the worst in the U.S. since the Nov. 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas. An Army psychiatrist was charged with killing 13 soldiers and civilians and wounding more than two dozen others.

Box office silent after shooting By JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment Writer

NEW YORK — In the aftermath of the Colorado shooting during a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises,” Hollywood studios banded together to withhold box-office reporting through the weekend, while Warner Bros. frantically rushed to remove a movie trailer with now eerie relevance. While the weekend is usually Hollywood’s time to peddle its flashy offerings and tout its millions in box office, the second day of release for “The Dark Knight Rises” was anything but business as usual following the Aurora, Colo., shootings that killed 12 and wounded 58 at a Friday midnight showing of the new Batman film. “Words cannot express the horror that I feel,” Christian Bale, who stars as the caped crusader in the film, said in a statement. All of the major studios in Hollywood said Saturday they were joining “Dark Knight Rises” distributor Warner Bros. in withholding their box-office numbers for the weekend. Sony, Fox, Disney, Paramount, Universal and Lionsgate followed Warner Bros.’ lead in forgoing the usual revenue report until Monday out of respect for the victims and their families. Box-office tracking service Rentrak, too, said it would not report figures this weekend, leaving a weekly Hollywood tradition of boasting to go silent for awhile. “The Dark Knight Rises” is sure to be among the most lucrative movie openings. It was seen as a possible contender with the record $207.4 million brought in by “The Avengers,” but that appears unlikely even though “The Dark Knight Rises” earned $30.6 million from the Friday midnight screenings alone.

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MARGARET M. FISHER, Larksville, died Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Hospice Community Care, Dunmore. Born November 10, 1928, in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Bella Carr. Prior to retirement, she was employed in the health care field. She is survived by one son, Elmer and wife, June Fisher, Larksville; seven grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Norman and Charles Fisher. Funeral services will be private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by the Thomas J. Hughes Funeral Home Inc., 1240 St. Ann St., Scranton. DWAYNE ALLAN KENGER, 45, of Sugar Notch, died Friday, July 20, 2012, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main Street, Plains Township. ANDREW “DEAN” LAFRATTA, 88, of Plains Township, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township. Funeral arrangements are pending from Baloga Funeral Home Inc., 1201 Main St., Pittston (Port Griffith). PATRICIA PATLAK, 59, formerly of Wyoming Valley and a resident of Summerfield, Fla., died Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at home. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main Street, Plains Township.

FUNERALS APPEL – Edward, funeral 12:30 p.m. Monday in Howell-Lussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston, with Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, St. Joseph Marello Parish, William St., Pittston. Friends may call from 5 to 8 this evening in the funeral home. BALDONI – Robert Sr., funeral services 11 a.m. Monday in Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., corners of Routes 29 and 118, Hunlock Creek. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. CHIAMPI – Donna, funeral services 9 a.m. Monday in Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, St. Joseph Marello Parish, Pittston. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. today. GRIFFITHS – Thomas, a Celebration of Life Service 1:30 p.m. Monday in First Welsh Presbyterian Church, 74 S. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the time of the service. JONES – David, funeral services, with Military Honors, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, with services at 11 a.m. in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre. MARZOLA – Anthony, funeral services 9 a.m. Monday in Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St., Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston. Friends may call from 5 to 8 this evening in the funeral home. MCFARLAND – William Sr., funeral 9:15 a.m. Monday in Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church, 33 Manhattan St., Ashley. Family and friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today in the funeral home. RAFFERTY – Joseph, funeral 9 a.m. Monday in Victor M. Ferri Funeral Home, 522 Fallon St., Old Forge, with Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Rosary Church at Nativity of Our Lord Parish, 120 Stephenson St., Duryea. Friends may call from 4 to 7 this evening. RASIMAS – Simon, funeral services 9 a.m. Monday in Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Fatima Parish-St. Mary’s Church of the Immaculate Conception, 134 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call from 4 to 7 this evening in the funeral home. SCOTT – Bertha, funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday in Howell-Lussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. SMITH – Gertrude, funeral services 9:45 a.m. Monday in E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Frances X. Cabrini Church, Carverton. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today. SOKOLOWSKI – The Rev. Thomas, A Pontifical Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Monday in Villa Saint Joseph, 1600 Green Ridge St., Dunmore. Viewing from 5 to 8 p.m. today, and prior to the 11 a.m. funeral Mass Monday in Villa Saint Joseph. SOLOVEY – Stephen, funeral 9 a.m. Monday in Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains Township, Requiem Service at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Cathedral. Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. today. Parastas service will be at 7 p.m.

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amuel R. Caprari died peacefully at his home Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Naples, Fla., his winter residence for many years. He was beloved husband of Teresa; father of Samuel P. (Connie), Donna C. Heiser (Gene), and Paul J. (Paula); Samuel was also the proud grandfather of 11 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. A life-long resident of Pittston and West Pittston, Samuel was a son of the Reverend Julio and Margaret Caprari. He graduated from Pittston High School and went on to become one of the Wyoming Valley’s most successful businessmen and real estate developers. During World War II, he proudly served his country as a military aircraft-manufacturing instructor. He founded more than half a dozen successful companies throughout his lifetime, including Caprari Motor Company; Duchess Coat and Suit Manufacturing; Chemo Plastic Manufacturing; Lake City Lightweight Aggregate Corporation, Tennessee; Acousticon Hearing Aid Center, Binghamton, N.Y., and Caprari Real Estate and Development Company. He was a member of Fox Hill County Club, Pelican Bay Country Club, Naples, Fla., the Lions Club, the International Hearing Aid Society, and served as president of the Pittston Elks Club. He was a lifetime member of the Italian Christian Church, Pittston. His greatest love was for his wife, Teresa, and his family. He was a true gentleman in every sense of the word, a man of quiet dignity, resil-

ience and great strength of character. We grieve his passing; yet treasure the love, support and many wonderful memories he gave us. We will forever remember the good he did, the dreams he achieved, the example he set, and the enduring image of his wonderful smile. Samuel is also survived by his brother, the Rev. Peter Caprari (Irene); his sister, Lydia Baglio; sisters-in-law, Doris Caprari, Mary Diane Marco; brother-in-law, Nuncio Lombardi; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant child, Colleen Caprari; and brother, Nick Caprari. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Italian Christian Church, 40 E. Oak St., Pittston. A private interment will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made, in his memory, to the Italian Christian Church, 40 E. Oak St., Pittston, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Judith A. Hunsinger July 21, 2012 A. Hunsinger, of Kropp J udith Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed

away Saturday, July 21, 2012, in St. Luke’s Villa, Wilkes-Barre. Born on July 21, 1943 in WilkesBarre, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Lillian Yuzwicki Marci. A graduate of Meyers High School, class of 1961, Judie was a Registered Nurse for over 35 years with Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Judie was a member of St. Mary’s Church of The Immaculate Conception and formerly St. Therese of phew, Anthony Petroski III. Wilkes-Barre. A funeral will be held Tuesday at Spending time with her family 10 a.m. from the Mamary Durkin Fuand friends was the main part of her neral Service, 59 Parrish St., Wilkeslife. Judie was an avid reader, gar- Barre. A Mass of Christian Burial dener and enjoyed playing golf and will be held at 10:30 a.m. in St. MaMahjongg. She also volunteered at ry’s Church of the Immaculate ConCandy’s Place, Welles Street, Forty ception, Wilkes-Barre. Interment Fort. will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery, She and her husband, Jerry, Hanover Township. Friends may would have celebrated their 48th call Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, those who dewedding anniversary on Sept. 5. In addition to her husband, sur- sire may give memorial contribuviving her are sons, Dr. Christopher tions to Candy’s Place, Welles and his wife, Mary Hunsinger, New Street, Forty Fort. The Hunsinger Family would like Freedom, Pa., Gregory Hunsinger, to thank the doctors and staff of Wilkes-Barre; grandson, Nathaniel Hunsinger; sister, Christine and her Medical Oncology Associates, Pierce Street, Kingston, for their husband, Anthony Petroski, Larkskind and compassionate care. ville; niece, Melissa Sutliff, and ne-

Dorothy C. Whalen July 21, 2012 C. Whalen, 89, Dallas, D orothy passed away Saturday, July 21,

2012, at Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, with her family at her side. Dorothy was born in Scranton on August 22, 1922, daughter of the late LeRoy and Hilda Needham Phillips. She was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Scranton. She was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas, was a pastpresident of the church’s Altar and Rosary Society, and served as a lector and Eucharistic Minister. She volunteered at The Meadows Nursing Home, Dallas and Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Dorothy was an accomplished seamstress and quilter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Whalen; and a sister, Lillian Eiden. Surviving are sons, Joseph Whalen and his wife, Marie, Bernville, Pa., Robert Whalen and his wife, Betty, Dallas; daughters, Kathleen Malak and her husband, Richard, Shavertown, Patricia Fosko and her husband, Paul, Dallas, Dorothy Komsisky and her husband, Robert, Jackson Township, Linda Casey and her husband, Thomas, Kingston; brother, Leroy Phillips and his wife, Elizabeth, Scranton; sister, Evelyn Rodgers, Scranton; 17 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the Richard H. Disque

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Susan Owens, 96, formerly of Washington Square Apartments, died Friday, July 20, 2012, at The Laurels in Kingston. Born January 1, 1916 in WilkesBarre, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Catherine Donnelly Burke Wakeham. Susan was a member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and retired from the Harris Hogan Company in WilkesBarre. Susan lived in Kenmore, N.Y., for nearly 20 years before returning to Wilkes-Barre in 1996. A member of the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima, Susan was a communicant at the Church of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Her husband, Roger Owens, died in 1995. Sisters, Agnes Broderick, Marguerite Toole; a broth-

er, William Wakeham; and niece, Marguerite Gartner, also preceded her in death. Susan will be greatly missed by her daughter, Barbara and her husband, Larry Rittinger, of Dallas; her sister, Ada Burke of Amherst, N.H.; other family members, including, Agnes Mollahan of Dover, N.J., Sister Joan Broderick, R.S.M. of Mercy Center in Dallas, and Bernard Wakeham of Kenmore, N.Y. Celebration of Susan’s Life will be held Tuesday with funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. in the Church of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, 130 S. Washington St., WilkesBarre. Interment will be in Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township. Memorial donations are preferred and may be made to the hospice program of your preference. Arrangements are by McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service. Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Susan’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com.

Transgender advocates pushing for new terms

They argue terms such as Gender Identity Disorder promote discrimination. By LISA LEFF Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Does a woman who strongly believes she was meant to be a man have a mental condition or a medical problem? Is a man who crossdresses in need of psychological help? What about a boy who pretends to be a girl in make-believe games and chooses only female playmates? The nation’s psychiatric establishment is wrestling with these questions, among others, as it works to overhaul its diagnostic manual for the first time in almost two decades. Advocates have spent years lobbying the American Psychiatric Association to rewrite or even remove the categories typically used to diagnose transgender people, arguing that terms like Gender Identity Disorder and Transvestic Fetishism promote discrimination by broad-brushing a diverse population with the stigma of mental illness. “The label of mental defectiveness really places a burden on trans people to continually prove our competence in our affirmed roles,” Kelley Winters, a Colorado scholar who has helped lead the push for changes, said. Although the association’s new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is not scheduled to be printed until the end of the year, the updates are taking shape after three rounds of proposed changes. Professionals who have been part of or closely observing the amendment process say the latest wording, while not going as far as many advocates wanted, respects the broader shift in society’s understanding and acceptance of what it means to be transgender since the last major revision of the manual was published in 1994. “All psychiatric diagnoses occur within a cultural context,” New York psychiatrist Jack Drescher, a member of the APA subcommittee working on the issue, said. “We know there is a whole community of people out there who are not seeking medical attention and live between the two binary categories (of male and female.) We wanted to send the message that the therapist’s job isn’t to pathologize.” The most symbolic change under consideration so far for the manual’s fifth edition, known as the DSM-V for short, is a new name for Gender Identity Disorder, the diagnosis now given to adults, adolescents and

children with “a strong and persistent cross-gender identification.” In the manual’s next incarnation, individuals displaying “a marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender” would be diagnosed instead with “Gender Dysphoria,” a term that comes from the Greek word for emotional distress. While the shift may seem purely semantic, switching the emphasis from a disorder that by definition all transgender people possess to a temporary mental state that only some might possess marks real progress, according to Dana Beyer, a retired eye surgeon who helped the Washington Psychiatric Society make recommendations for the chapter on “Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders.” “A right-winger can’t go out and say all trans people are mentally ill because if you are not dysphoric, that can’t be diagnosed from afar,” Beyer said. Persuading the psychiatric profession to redefine who and who does not qualify for its care has historical precedent as a civil rights issue. In 1973, the APA, responding to pressure from the gay and lesbian community, concluded that same-sex attraction alone was a normal part of human experience, not an illness. Although it took another 14 years for all conditions related to homosexuality to be lifted from the DSM, the earlier shift is regarded as a major milestone in the gay rights movement, one that paved the way for gays to adopt children, get married and serve in the military.

PBS chief blasts try to cut fed funding

Some stations would go dark, others would lose more than half their money, she says. By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — PBS President Paula Kerger said Saturday she’s disappointed public TV’s federal funding again is under attack by lawmakers. The move is ironic, she said, given the impressive number of Emmy Award nominations earned last week by PBS programs, including the popular drama “Downton Abbey.” PBS received 58 nods, second only to HBO and CBS. Public television gets 15 percent of its money from the federally funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting, with the rest largely contributed by viewers, Kerger told a meeting of the Television Critics Association. But some stations would lose more than half their money if funds are cut, and a number of them will be forced to “go dark,” she said. A loss of federal dollars “would eliminate public broadcasting in areas I know it’s tremendously used,” Kerger said. She cited a small Cookeville, Tenn., station that has done “an extraordinary job at being an archive for the culture in that community.” U.S. House Republicans have unveiled legislation aimed at cutting off federal funding for public television and National Public Radio. Both have been targets before, with Republicans saying PBS could get along just fine without taxpayer help. Kerger said it’s “disappointing to me when you look at the value the American public places” on PBS. While she and other PBS executives try to be eloquent defenders of public TV, she said, it is ultimately the audience that can help protect it by making their support for PBS known to Congress. Rep. Norm Dicks of Washington, a top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said last week the “extremely partisan proposal” stands little chance of being brought up on the House floor and will be disregarded by the Senate and President Barack Obama.

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Drew Peterson heads to trial He’s charged with the murder of his third wife in 2004. His fourth wife remains missing. By DON BABWIN Associated Press

CHICAGO — For a man whose fourth wife had just disappeared, Drew Peterson didn’t sound the least bit worried. He seemed almost gleeful, suggesting that she had run off with another man and that all her threats of divorce coincided with her menstrual cycle. Authorities investigating that disappearance back in 2007 soon started wondering if Peterson might have been involved with the earlier drowning death of his third wife. But that didn’t faze him. He joked about a “Win a Date With Drew” contest and discussed appearing on a reality TV show about a Nevada brothel. The crass swagger continued even after the former suburban Chicago police officer was arrested in the drowning, which had originally been ruled an accident. Peterson called a radio show — collect, from jail — to joke about a “Win a Conjugal Visit With Drew” game. Five years after he became an object of national scorn, Peterson is about to go on trial on charges that he murdered Kathleen Savio in 2004. His fourth wife, Stacy, has never been found. Observers say Peterson may benefit from the three years he’s been behind bars and out of the public eye. “He really was becoming one of the more hated individuals in America,” said Joe Tacopina, a prominent defense attorney in New York. “Because he was in jail, he took himself off the front page, and that can only help him with a jury pool.” Peterson’s attorney agreed. “Nobody’s going to deny that Drew’s relatively goofy behavior rubbed people the wrong way,”

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State police Lt. Carl Anderson, left, and a fellow investigator escort Drew Peterson into District 5 State Police headquarters in Lockport, Ill. on May 7, 2009.

said Joel Brodsky, who explained Peterson’s actions as both the byproduct of a sometimes grim job and his way of moving on after his wife left him. “The fact that he hasn’t been at that for a period of years certainly helps some of his past antics fade from memory.” The case, which begins Monday with jury selection, is sure to rekindle memories of the media frenzy that engulfed Peterson before his arrest, when he often joked with an army of news crews camped outside his house and even invited Geraldo Rivera into his kitchen. Reporters from around the country and maybe from as far away as Japan will descend on a courthouse in Joliet to watch the latest chapter of a story that has already spawned a couple of books and a cable TV movie starring Rob Lowe as Peterson. The frenetic coverage “absolutely has the possibility of reigniting,” said Mark Geragos, a prominent California defense attorney who has been at the center of comparable firestorms, in-

cluding when he represented Scott Peterson (no relation), a California man convicted of murdering his young wife and unborn child. Prosecutors expect to tell a relatively simple story: Drew Peterson killed his ex-wife to keep her from making off with much of his money in a contentious divorce. Sometime around Feb. 29, 2004, according to the indictment, Peterson went to Savio’s house and in the bathroom caused her “to inhale fluid,” killing her. But that simple story is complicated by what happened after Savio’s body was discovered by a friend of Peterson’s. Peterson had called the friend to the house to look for Savio, saying he was worried. The investigation unfolded nothing like the ones jurors may have seen on television programs such as “CSI” and “Law & Order.” Detectives are expected to testify, as they did at a hearing in 2010, that nobody collected a single fingerprint or hair fiber at

the house. They will likely acknowledge that Savio’s relatives, who could have told investigators about the couple’s ongoing battles, were never interviewed. Jurors may also hear, as a judge did at the 2010 hearing, that Peterson was allowed to sit in on a police interview with Stacy Peterson as a “professional courtesy.” This happened while officers were trying to confirm Peterson’s whereabouts the weekend Savio died. They may hear from another detective who has already testified that he was “disgusted” by the investigation, that he thought Stacy Peterson was “hiding something” and that he strongly suspected Savio’s death was not an accident. When it does come up, it will be prosecutors who ask about it. “You have to bring out all your failures, all the flaws of the case, yourself,” said Marcia Clark, the former Los Angeles deputy district attorney who led the unsuccessful prosecution of O.J. Simpson. The two sides will also argue over something that is rarely an issue in a murder trial: Whether a murder was actually committed. Because Savio’s death was originally ruled an accidental drowning, prosecutors will present pathologists to explain that an examination of Savio’s body after it was exhumed revealed she had been killed. Brodsky said he has three pathologists ready to testify that Savio’s death was, as originally determined, an accident. The defense is bound to use the disputed findings to put forth its own theory about why Peterson was charged — “because of heat from law enforcement,” Geragos said. If there is any physical evidence linking Peterson to the crime, prosecutors have not said what it is. Instead, the case they present to the jury is expected to be largely, if not totally, circumstantial.

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Ky. teen faces charge for naming attackers

The boys pleaded guilty on Girl, upset by plea deal reached June 26 to first-degree sexual by two teens who assaulted her abuse and misdemeanor voyeusexually, tweets their names. rism. Dietrich says she was unThe Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 17-yearold Kentucky girl who was upset by the plea deal reached by a pair of teenagers who sexually assaulted her is now facing a contempt charge for tweeting their names in violation of a court order. Savannah Dietrich of Louisville told The Courier-Journal she is frustrated by what she feels is a lenient deal for her attackers. After posting the names on Twitter, Dietrich wrote, “I’m not protecting anyone that made my life a living Hell.” The Associated Press does not normally report the names of sexual assault victims, but Dietrich and her parents say they do not want to shield her identity and want her case to be public. The boys’ attorneys have asked a judge to hold Dietrich in contempt for violating the confidentiality of a juvenile hearing and the judge’s order not to speak about it. Dietrich told the paper she was assaulted in August 2011 by two boys she knew when she passed out after drinking at a gathering. She learned months later that pictures of the assault were taken and shared with others. “For months, I cried myself to sleep. I couldn’t go out in public places,” she told the newspaper, as her father and attorneys sat nearby. “You just sit there and wonder, who saw (the pictures), who knows?” Dietrich’s attorneys want her contempt hearing open to the media, arguing she has a First Amendment right to speak about her case and to a public hearing. The boys’ attorneys, however, have asked to keep the hearing closed. The contempt charge carries a possible sentence of 180 days in jail and a $500 fine.

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PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, who is running for reelection, said Friday that he had not decided whether to support President Barack Obama and top Democrats on a plan to allow tax rates to rise for higher earners, as the Pennsylvania Democrat tried to encourage compromise ahead of a showdown on taxes, debt and spending cuts. Casey, who has supported Obama’s signature policies during his freshman term, also said in an hourlong interview that he has tried to focus on pressing legislation that he believes will improve the climate for hiring and business growth while working toward compromises with Republi-

cans. Congress faces major questions of fiscal policy that are expected to dominate debate after the Casey Nov. 6 election. Broad, decade-old income tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year; the government is expected to hit its ceiling on borrowing authority; and automatic spending cuts that lawmakers approved last year but now want to undo are scheduled to take effect. Obama and Democratic leaders are pushing to allow tax rates to rise on people making at least $200,000 or families making $250,000 a year as part of any bipartisan compromise, but Casey said he would prefer a plan that exposes people making $1 million or more to the higher rates to help whittle down deficits and debt.

“I think you could probably get consensus on that (with Republicans), which is ultimately what we’re going to need,” he said. Casey voted for Obama’s economic stimulus package, health care law, immigration bill known as the DREAM Act, bailout of U.S. automakers, overhaul of financial services regulations and the repeal of the military’s ban on gays serving openly. He nonetheless casts himself as a moderate who eschews partisan fights and is willing to vote against Obama and the Democratic Party. His focus, he said, has been on tax bills that encourage investment and hiring — he hasn’t always won GOP support — while trying to meet Republicans in the middle.

“On a whole host of issues that relate to creating and preserving jobs for Pennsylvania and I think for the nation, I think I’ve got a strong record on that, but then also trying to do my best to try to help people reach common ground,” Casey said. “People who have worked with me know I’ve taken a lot of steps to try to lower the temperature a bit, try to work with people in both parties.” Casey, 52, of Scranton, is the son of the late former Gov. Robert P. Casey and the former state treasurer and auditor general. His Republican challenger is Tom Smith, a newcomer to statewide politics from Armstrong County who runs a family farm after earning a small fortune in the coal-mining business.

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and the other aid she has received, but the trailer is not her home, and she wonders whether she’ll ever feel at home again. “You sit here; you get through another day; you wait,” she said. “You just sit through it, day-today. It’s not going to happen in a day. It takes a lot of time and a lot of money.” A retiree, Line spends her days walking and picking berries in the woods behind the park, watching television, playing Scrabble with her daughter -whatever she can do to pass the time. But the flood is always “on a back burner,” in her mind. “The only way you can get away is when you’re sleeping, because you wake up and you’re not where you want to be,” she said. Jack Schuback, Director of Disaster Recovery for FEMA Region III, said the number of families in trailers today is actually a bit better than average. “It’s not unusual for people to take a considerable amount of time to come up with their permanent housing plan,” Schuback said. “Actually, having 100 achieve that is pretty good in comparison to some other operations we’ve done.”

Flood victim Barbara Sala-Daley of Falls looks forward to getting into her new home after spending several months in a FEMA trailer.

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Uncertain future Mike Merth isn’t sure when he’ll be able to leave two trailers he shares with his family in the Laurel Run Estates mobile home park in Laurel Run, where he lives with his wife, four children Picking up the pieces and five grandchildren. Like many homeowners who Tammy Bidding is still picking up the pieces of her home in suffered significant damage in West Nanticoke, where she the flood, Merth has applied to stayed the night through the have his home in Hunlock Townflood “watching people’s lives ship bought out by the federal float by” as the water climbed a government, but he isn’t sure if or when his buyout stair below her will be approved, home’s second floor. and has stalled resShe relives that “It’s like limbo night as she and her here. You’re not toration work while he awaits an anfiancé, Duane Pelswer. lam, work to restore home.” “It’s kind of like their home. They Jeanette Line hope to return by Falls being homeless but not at the same Christmas, if they time,” he said. “… haven’t been awardWe haven’t got a leted a buyout offer. “All of your stuff is covered in ter of intent yet. We can’t go to a mud,” Tammy said. “You bring bank and apply for a loan withup boxes of knick-knacks and out that letter of intent. We you try to wash them … It’s very could go look at houses, but we hard when your life is destroyed can’t buy anything, so we’re nolike this, and you see what you where.” He spends his days browsing can and can’t save. Even now I do go down there and cry when I homes for sale on the Internet or in his car. His Christian faith see all the destruction.” Bidding is grateful to have sur- gives him a conviction that God vived the flood unharmed and will provide, and that all-in-all for the mobile home she shares his family probably will be better with Duane and their 11-year-old off living out of the flood plain in daughter Cheyenne in the East a place like Wilkes-Barre. But he also admits the transiMountain Ridge Mobile Home Park in Plains Township, but tion to life in the park has been said she often feels FEMA push- difficult for his children. “The kids don’t know where es flood victims too hard to they’re going to go to school move out of the trailers. Displaced flood victims can next year,” Merth said. “They remain in trailers until March 12, don’t know where they’re going 2013, 18 months after President to be six months down the road.” Barrack Obama declared Tropical Storm Lee a major disaster Paperwork, red tape Mountains of paperwork, flyand released federal aid for Northeastern Pennsylvania. But by-night contractors, arguments they must demonstrate that with insurance companies and they are making progress restor- confusion over federal and local ing their homes or are actively building codes have added to the seeking alternative living ar- woes of flood victims.

“I’m angry as hell at the state and the local and the federal government,” said Bill Lane, who moved from a historic home in Falls to the FEMA-built Highfields Community Site in Tunkhannock Township in December. “There’s no help out there. Yeah I got 30 grand from FEMA, but the contractor ripped me off and now I’ve got to go to court to get my money back so I can finish my house.” “You’ve got to fill out 50 forms to be told no, and I’m sick of filling out forms,” Lane continued, pouring out his frustration. “A lot of people don’t know how hard it is on us that are trying. You really get uptight, and it’s enough to really make you upset.” Financial strains show Armando and Donna Gonzales have lived in the East Mountain Ridge park since November. FEMA has been good to them, they said, but just about everything else has been a nightmare. They bought the maximum amount of flood insurance available for their home on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston, $250,000 for the dwelling and $100,000 for their personal property. But even the maximum won’t cover the structural damage caused when the home shifted on its foundation -- $265,000 by one engineer’s estimate – and their insurance company, Travelers, offered only a fraction of that up front. The company will pay the remainder on an invoice basis, Armando Gonzales said, but after spending more than $15,000 outof-pocket for cleaning, attorneys and engineer’s estimates, Gonzales, a retiree, said he can’t risk putting more of his money on the line without a guarantee of reimbursement. “My credit’s run out,” he said.

“My credit rating dropped from 750-800 to 500 and change. I couldn’t get credit to buy a pack of gum.” Combined with discrepancies between the flood mitigation repairs FEMA and West Pittston Borough are demanding, confusion over building permits and code requirements and a mortgage holder threatening foreclosure, it’s enough to keep the Gonzaleses awake at night. “We can’t relax,” Armando Gonzales said. “It’s like living on the edge … You wake up three, four times a night thinking about it. You think if you’re making the right move one way or the other.” Family home gone Barbara Sala-Daley suffered in the flood as well, losing the century-old house in Falls her grandfather purchased and spending 10 weeks camped out in her yard, first in a pop-up camper then in an RV lent by her friend, Harry Hopkins. Her eyes tear up as she recalls the contractors tearing the house down. But as monotonous and isolating as her time in the Tunkhannock Township park has been, Sala-Daley sees brighter days ahead. In about six weeks she hopes she and her babies – a trio of pocket beagles – can move into the log cabin she is building atop 14-foot piers to ensure the water will never again sweep her life away. “I have absolutely no reason to complain, other than the long wait and the loneliness I guess, but that’s a small price to pay,” Sala-Daley said. “I think a lot of people are just the same way I am; they’re just waiting. “It’s just been so lengthy, and it just seems to drag and drag and drag,” she continued. “(But) at least there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s not like I lost my dogs.”

other municipal officials have pored over the maps for hours trying to pinpoint changes. The township is estimated to have 306 high-risk zone additions and 83 removals, for a net increase of 223. Krommes said some of the additions will be nullified by upcoming flood buyouts. Old maps lacking Most of the county’s old paper flood maps date back to the 1970s. They identified waterways but no individual structures or property lines. Many roads are missing, omitting key reference points. “They’re hard to understand,” Krommes said. The new maps show property boundary lines and most streets, but don’t highlight the changes. Krommes spread out a large current paper map – one of several covering various parts of the township. He cleared off more space on a table for the new map book and searched for the page covering the same area. He zeroed in on the township’s Irishtown section and surmised some properties on Cleveland and Center streets will be added to the high-risk zone because of nearby Mill Creek. The high-risk zone also will swallow up more properties in the Plainsville section, he concluded after shifting from one map to the other. Krommes said he and other officials have begun alerting affected property owners. Data under review Dallas Township engineer Tom Doughton, of Trumbower and Associates, said the township is in the midst of identifying and notifying property owners now that FEMA sent official notice. An estimated 182 more properties will be in the high-risk zone. Most of the additions will be properties near Toby Creek and its tributaries, officials say. Properties in the high-risk zones, also known as “special flood hazard areas” or “A zones,” are estimated to have a 1 percent chance of flooding in any year and a 26 percent chance of flooding during the life of a 30-year mortgage. The federal government bases these estimates on topography, hydrology, hydraulics and data from past flooding events. Though prices fluctuate, flood insurance generally costs around $1,200 per year for $100,000 in coverage in a high-risk zone, officials say. Impacted property owners may lock in lower rates by purchasing insurance by the end of September. Doughton said property owners may appeal their inclusion in A zones, but it’s an “expensive and massive” process involving engineering and surveying. He does not believe there will be “as much room for appeal” with the new maps. “These are much more accurate, and the chance of error that you’re not in the hazard area is extremely slim,” he said. Dennison Township Zoning Officer Keith A. Wheeler said township officials are still identifying impacted properties and discussing a notification strategy. An additional 154 township properties are expected in the high-risk zone, most along Nescopeck Creek.

The new flood maps may be viewed online at https:// www.rampp-team.com/pa.htm. Scroll to Luzerne County and click on the "preliminary interactive flood map index (sheet 1)." Use the PDF tools to zoom in to your section of the county and click inside the blue numbered box to obtain an aerial map. This map must be enlarged to identify individual properties. Any property in a blue-shaded area labeled as a flood zone starting with the letter A is in the high-risk zone, requiring insurance with an outstanding mortgage.

Municipalities must update flood ordinances along with the maps. Wheeler said any property owners near creeks or streams should contact the municipality if they’re planning property additions or construction. “This could drastically change what they can and can’t do,” Wheeler said. County Planning/Zoning Director Adrian Merolli said construction in A zones may be more costly because of additional surveys and flood-proofing requirements. Effect in W-B Wilkes-Barre Operations Director Butch Frati said the city hired a private engineering firm to review the old and new maps and help identify impacted properties. The city is expected to have nearly 600 removals and 700 additions, for a net increase of 83 properties in the high-risk zone. Frati said most of the additions will be in the area of Solomon Creek, though four other creeks also wind through the city. “Once we know for sure where we’re headed, there will be some type of informative program for the residents impacted,” Frati said. Ashley is expected to have 83 property additions in the highrisk zone. Council President Jim Mullin said the borough hasn’t alerted property owners but will discuss a notification plan. Brozena said he tried to help municipalities in 2010 with rough maps highlighting differences as a guide, which formed the basis for estimates of increases and decreases. However, he stressed the map was a courtesy effort that isn’t guaranteed for accuracy. Nescopeck borough officials contacted the owners of roughly 40 properties near Black Creek about their possible addition based on the maps supplied by Brozena, said borough secretary/treasurer Stacie Kachurka. Lending institutions will inform property owners with outstanding mortgages about the insurance requirement after Nov. 2. Kachurka said property owners must hash out details with their lenders if only portions of their properties are in the zone. Brozena advises all county property owners – including those who aren’t close to the county’s 800 miles of waterways – to check out the new maps on their own to prepare. The county engineering and planning/zoning offices and all municipalities have copies of the maps, he said. All but five municipalities – Freeland, Hazleton, Hughestown, Jeddo and Yatesville – are projected to have properties added and removed from the highrisk zone, according to the county’s preliminary analysis. “Property owners should take the time to confirm for themselves if they’re in. It’s important for everybody to check it out,” Brozena said.

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that could embarrass men half his age. Greco, who was awarded UNICO’s prestigious Marconi Award in April for his service to medical science and the Italian-American community, grew accustomed to his earlymorning routine during his four decades as a physician. He hoped that his years as a medical doctor would better not only his community, but the human community in general.

“I hope I am remembered for being an educator, being concerned for my fellow citizens, and working for the betterment of mankind,” Greco said in a calm, gravelly voice that betrays his years of study and service. Not one to boast, he modestly pointed to a series of positions that he fulfilled to medical science. Greco has served as chief of surgery at St. Joseph’s Medical Center and the State General Hospital in Hazleton, president of the PA Medical Society, president of the Hazleton Area Heart Association, president of the Hazleton Area Cancer Society, and deputy secretary of health under Governor Casey. But the two contributions to medicine for which Greco received his Marconi Award left an indelible mark upon his field.

In 1953, he was a member of the operating team at Philadelphia’s Jefferson Medical College that performed the first successful open heart surgery. Later, he helped develop the heart and lung machine under the guidance of Jefferson’s Dr. John H. Gibbons. Receiving the Marconi Award came as a special honor to Greco, who feels a deep indebtedness to his Italian-American upbringing. “I’m obviously very proud of my Italian-American heritage,” he said, listing the values it instilled in him as a young man. “Work hard—no excuses. Do the best you can. Remember your family. And give back to your community whenever you can.” In his retirement, Greco rises early See GRECO, Page 2B

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evin McDonald is the owner of Damenti’s Restaurant in Mountain Top. McDonald, 59, graduated from Crestwood High

School and attended the University of Denver where he majored in art. Kevin has lived with his wife, Helen, in Mountain Top for the past 35 years. They have two daughters: Kristen and Lauren. You mentioned that you swayed away from college and found your niche in the cooking industry. The Denver Marriott was your first big gig. What was your selling point that got you that job? “I told the manager that I wanted to learn and that I would not steal. I was hired immediately and asked when I could start.” What was next? “The Marriott was where I got most of my formal training as a cook. I had a couple of jobs in Denver as a cook after that stint and then decided to make a career move back to the East Coast with my wife. We had about five hundred dollars to our name when we saw that Damenti’s was going up for sale. We got a loan

and went for it and made a go of it.” How were the early years of owning the restaurant? “Jimmy Damenti actually apprenticed me for about six weeks. We were successful those first years and subsequent years. The toughest times have been post 911 and the recession. We do have great offerings these days for a variety of people and continue to thrive with our regular guests and new ones. We have the Sand Bar in the warm weather and the Ice Bar in the cold months. This outdoor offering has all the amenities that will hopefully entice the new generation of young professionals.” What exactly is the Ice Bar? “It is the outdoor summer bar converted into a beautiful setting in ice. The bar

is made of ice. The windows are made of ice and help insulate the outdoor structure. Even if it gets a bit warm outside we have insulated the rest of the structure and it’s under refrigeration.” How did the inspiration for the Ice Bar come about? “I have been involved with ice sculpting for about 30 years. So this is actually mixing pleasure with business to make the venue beautiful.” When you are not cooking or sculpting, what do you like to do? “I really like to go fishing with my dog, Vinnie. My daughter Kristen named him, it’s taken from my name, Ke(vin). She said let’s name him Vinnie and it was a done deal.” Where have your travels taken you through the years? My wife and I attended cooking schools in Bologna, Italy, and Hong Kong. We used our time there as a sort of vacation, too.” Where would you like to visit? “We would love to go to Harbin, China, to see the ice city they carve that See MEET, Page 2B

f the seasons of the year had anthems, the 1902 blockbuster hit “In the Good Old Summertime” would surely bring crowds to their feet and tears to people’s eyes any June through August. This little number began life as the highlight of a Broadway show. Quickly, Sousa’s Band recorded it and millions bought the sheet music and began playing it on their parlor pianos. To this day huge numbers of Americans can still hum its melody and sing snatches of its catchy lyrics. You can even put the ringtone on your cell phone. Besides its singability, probably the ditty’s continuing popularity hinges on nostalgia. The sweet song carries us away to a Camelot time when life was relaxed, people were kind and pleasures were simple. Ahem! Let’s look at a few numbers. Back in the days when piano music wafted from open windows on street after street maybe life did have its glories, but a lot of people didn’t get to hang around long enough to enjoy many of them. That’s because American life expectancy was hovering around 50 to 53 years of age. Much of that low average, sad to say, came about because of the huge numbers of children killed by diseases that plagued youth. A family might produce eight kids, and if they were lucky maybe four of them would survive chickenpox, croup and other maladies that preceded adulthood. If you look up stories of the huge coal mining disasters of our area 1860s through 1920s one phrase in the casualty totals should jump out at you. It was so many “men and boys” who were killed in the mine collapse or fire. Yes, little kids carried equipment into mines rather than textbooks to elementary schools, which of course didn’t involve a weekly pay envelope. The lines “When your day’s work is over/Then you are in clover” probably sounded pretty hollow to those families. And even if you survived below ground, it was pretty difficult to taste “the birds and the trees’es and sweet scented breezes” down in the pits. Even beyond mines and railroads (another dangerous occupation), where 200 or more Luzerne County residents could die every year, life was no picnic. In the song “To swim in the pool/ You play hooky from school.” Ah, what images of carefree kids hopping into ponds.” Apart from the apparent conundrum of 1912 summer school, do you have any idea what “swimming” meant a century ago? Well, it wasn’t splashing about in an Olympic-size Kingston pool with three lifeguards watching and badges regulating the depth you were allowed to swim in. In summer of 1912, 13 young people drowned locally, most of them in that ol’ swimmin’ hole the Susquehanna River, while friends could only look on in shock. But for me, the most amazing part of the song is this. “Those days full of pleasure/We now fondly treasure,” suggest that even in 1912 adults were looking fondly back at some mythic glorious past when everything about See MOONEY, Page 2B

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stretches over a city square mile. Twenty thousand men harvest and build it and it draws around 7 million spectators a year.” Did you have a role model growing up? “Disney and Jiminy Cricket taught me morals, more than any book.” To go with the movie theme, did you have a favorite film? “I loved “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.” “The Cyclops” and the skeletons with swords scared me right out of the theater.” Favorite food? “Rib-eye seasoned Delmonico steak.” What do you think Northeastern Pennsylvania needs to improve upon the most? “We are at the hub of the East Coast and industry and government have not taken full advantage of that fact yet. We are within such a close radius to New York, Philadelphia and the New Jersey shore that we should be thriving on visits from people from those states.” What are some of your most memorable moments in your life? “I have to say my wife and children are definitely responsible for most all of my best moments and memories. I remember when my daughter Lauren wrote a cute essay about hearing people sing happy birthday at the restaurant from her bedroom window. Little and big moments like those are special. In regards to Damenti’s, I am proud that we are still here as a chef-owned restaurant in the day and age of Olive Garden. My breed is becoming a dinosaur.”

each morning to keep giving back to the community in which he was raised and to which he devoted his medical career— Hazleton. His volunteer work is exhaustive enough occupy another lifetime, but he remains energetic and committed. Among his diverse service positions are a chairmanship of WVIA-TV’s “Auction 44” for the greater Hazleton area, a general chairmanship of Hazleton’s Heart Association Fundraising, a finance chairmanship of the Boy Scouts of America Anthracite Council and a general chairmanship of Red Cross Fundraising for the greater Hazleton area. For Greco, these volunteer initiatives are motivated by a vision of the local community as an extended family that must be served faithfully. “The community should be nothing more than an extended family,” Greco reflected. “And family values include always

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Joshua Greenberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Greenberg, WilkesBarre, recently received the Holman Religious Leadership Award during Wyoming Seminary’s commencement. The award is given to the graduate Greenberg most likely to assume religious leadership in the future. Greenberg was also one of the student speakers at the commencement. Drew Harding, who is entering his junior year at Dallas High School, recently completed a week-long business camp through Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW) at Lycoming College. Harding received a scholarship to attend and was selected from Harding thousands of applicants throughout the state. PFEW educates students about the American free enterprise system by bringing them together with successful business executives. During the event, students form teams and simulate the operation of their own company. Harding is a member of the high school track and field team, where he pole vaults and hurdles. He is the junior class treasurer and a member of the National Honor Society. Harding is also an active member of the Pocono chapter of the American

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ary Turner and Mark Tranguch were united in marriage on July 16, 2011, under the outdoor gazebo at Bentleys, Ashley. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Eric Morales. The bride is the daughter of Elizabeth Turner and the late Rev. Elijah L. Turner, Wilkes-Barre. She is the granddaughter of the late Vernice Harris Sr. and Erma Harris, Wilkes-Barre, and the late James and Mary Green Turner, Virginia. The groom is the son of Mark and Diane Tranguch, Drums. He is the grandson of John Bobey, West Hazleton, and Leo and Nancy Masher, Drums. The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Anthony Johnson-Harris. She chose her sister, Heather Vinciarelli, and best friend, Nicole Miller, as matrons of honor. Bridesmaids were Joy Harris, sister of the bride, and Beth Gagliardi and Elise Mosca, friends of the bride. The junior bridesmaids were Sydney Sichterman, cousin of the groom, and Summerlin Shaw, cousin of the bride. The flower girls were Hannah Shaw and Nakyrah Fluri, cousin and niece of the bride, and Lauren Youngblood, daughter of a friend of the bride. The groom chose his brother, Tyler Tranguch, and best friend, Dan Steber, as best men. Groomsmen were Jeff Keller, Trevor Karpowich and Ryan Dysinger, all friends of the groom. The ring bearer was Delvon Carter, nephew of the bride. An evening cocktail hour and reception were held at Bentleys. The bride was honored at a bridal shower at The East Mountain Inn. The rehearsal dinner was hosted at Kevin’s. Mary is a 2003 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education at Misericordia University in 2007. She is a teacher for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. Mark is a 1996 graduate of Hazleton Area High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in hotel restaurant management from Penn State University. He is a manager at Red Lobster. Mary and Mark traveled to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, for their honeymoon. They reside in WilkesBarre with their two dogs, Benni and Petey.

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united in matrimony at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas. They were wed on June 27, 2012. The bride’s daughters, Marina Sgarlat and Samara Sgarlat, were flower girls. The bride’s nieces, Elena Parente and Eden Parente, also shared the petal throwing responsibilities. The bride’s nephew, Evan Parente, was the ring bearer. The bride is the daughter of Charles and Mary Parente, Harveys Lake. The groom is the son of Paul and Gloria Polishan, Scranton. The couple looks forward to a honeymoon in the fall to Positano, Italy, and Menorca, Spain. The couple resides in Monroe Township with Marina and Samara as well as beloved pets, Cici, Winnie, Murray, Mittens, Sammy, F.J. the fish and several other fish who remain nameless.

The prospective groom is a 2008 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a certificate in Foundations of Medicine. He is also a 2004 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, Kingston. He is completing his doctorate of medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. The bride-to-be is a 2008 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in finance and a minor in economics, and is originally from Pittsburgh. She is employed by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Pittsburgh as a registered marketing associate and financial planning associate. The prospective groom is the son of Maureen Dolphin Kasenchak and the late John Joseph Kasenchak, Kingston. He is the grandson of the late John and Josephine Kasenchak, Sugar Notch; the late Dr. Joseph Murray Dolphin and Georgia Dolphin, Kingston. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Roger and Shawn Marton, Pittsburgh. She is the granddaughter of the late Lawrence Marton and Elizabeth Forrest and Charles Courtney and the late Dolores Courtney. A late summer 2013 wedding is planned.

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ulie Marie Ottaviani and Jared anice DiPietro and CPT Robert Austin Vedro were united in Watts, together with their families, Jmarriage J on Nov. 11, 2011, at would like to announce their engage-

Cross Creek Community Church, Trucksville, by Pastor Jeff Aulisio. The bride is the daughter of Barry and Susan Ottaviani, Dallas. She is the granddaughter of Verlon and Mary Lou Nichols, Harveys Lake; Carol Ottaviani, Dallas; and the late Robert Ottaviani. The groom is the son of James Vedro, Wilkes-Barre, and Barbara Casey, Massachusetts. He is the grandson of the late John and Virginia Vedro, Wilkes-Barre, and the late Donald and Barbara Casey, Dallas. The bride was escorted down the aisle and given in marriage by her father. She chose her cousin, Marissa Wright, as her maid of honor. Her bridesmaid was Justine Vedro, sister of the groom. The flower girls were Ava and Sara Aulisio, family friends. The groom chose his best friends, Joshua McMillan and Dan Butch, as his best men. The groomsman was Eric Ottaviani, brother of the bride. A reception was held at River of Life Church, Lehman, after the ceremony. The bride is a 2009 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School and holds certificates in wedding planning and interior decorating. She is employed at Telerx. The groom is a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and attended Bloomsburg University, graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. He is employed at Evergreen Behavioral Services. The couple honeymooned in the Bahamas. They reside in WilkesBarre.

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engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Dolores and Michael J. Drozdowski, Wilkes-Barre. She is the granddaughter of Dolores McDonald and the late Harold McDonald, Wilkes-Barre, and Theresa Drozdowski and the late Michael Drozdowski, Warrior Run. Alison is a 1996 graduate of GAR Memorial High School. She is a two-time graduate from Luzerne Community College, earning a certificate of specialization medical office assistant/transcriptionist and an associate degree for medical office assistant/ insurance specialist. She is enrolled in the Health Care Management Program at Misericordia University. Alison is employed at Guard Insurance Group. The prospective groom is the son of Linda and Charles P. Byra, Wilkes-Barre. He is the grandson of Emily Drevenak and the late John Drevenak and the late Charles Byra and the late Mildred Kyttle, all of WilkesBarre. Carl is a 1999 graduate of Meyers High School, WilkesBarre. He is self-employed as the owner of Byra’s Fence Company. The couple will be happily united in September 2012 at St. Mary’s Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre.

ment and upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Raymond and Dr. Ann DiPietro, Shavertown. She is the granddaughter of the late Michael and Lucy Petrillo and the late Raymond and Eleanor DiPietro. She is a graduate of Wyoming Seminary Upper School; Saint Joseph’s University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing; and Wilkes University, where she earned her Master of Business Administration degree in marketing and entrepreneurship. She is employed by Kraft Foods, Inc. as an export customer service coordinator. The prospective groom is the son of Gloria Watts, Factoryville. He is the grandson of Adeline Fassett and the late Howard Fassett, Factoryville. He is a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and The Pennsylvania State University. He is a Military Intelligence Officer and is serving in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard as the Commander of Company A (Military Intelligence) 55 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Danville. The couple will exchange vows at 1:30 p.m. on Aug.11at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Scranton.

Hawk, Searfoss r. and Mrs. Russell Searfoss Jr., M Pittston Township, announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Katherine Searfoss, to Joseph J. Hawk Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Hawk Sr., Pittston Township. Katherine is the granddaughter of Lucille Toole and the late Thomas Toole and the late Elizabeth and Russell Searfoss Sr. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Pittston Area High School and Johnson College with an associate’s degree in radiologic technology. She is employed in emergency medical services and radiology. Joseph is the grandson of the late John and Josephine Hawk and the late Dominick and Mary Musto. The prospective groom is a graduate of Pittston Area High School, Lackawanna College, and both Pennsylvania and Maryland municipal police academies. Joseph is employed in the law enforcement field. A September 2012 wedding is planned.

The Evanses Drosey, Richelmi arolyn Leighton Drosey and Paul C Anthony Richelmi, together with their parents, announce their engage-

ment and upcoming wedding. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Attorney Victor and Kathleen Drosey, Hanover Township. She is the granddaughter of Mercedes Leighton and the late Carl Leighton, Wilkes-Barre, and Victor and Elizabeth Drosey, Mountain Top. Carolyn is a 2001 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and a 2005 graduate of King’s College with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She is a former radio personality on Froggy 101 and is employed by Warner Bros. Records, Nashville, Tenn. The prospective groom is the son of Paul and Mary Richelmi, WilkesBarre. He is the grandson of the late Michael and Anna Kopacz, Hanover Township, and Emma Richelmi and the late Anthony Richelmi, Wyoming. He is a 2000 graduate of Elmer L. Meyers High School and a 2004 graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. He earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh Law School in 2007. Paul is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps, stationed in the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The couple will exchange vows at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 25, 2012. Attorney and Mrs. Victor Drosey will host a reception at The Highlands, Newberry Estates after the ceremony.

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r. and Mrs. James G. Evans, Kingston, recently celebrated M their 60th wedding anniversary. They

were married July 19, 1952, in Wyoming Avenue Christian Church by the late Rev. Thomas Shearer. Maid of honor was Irene Culp, sister of the bride, and best man was John Evans, brother of the groom. Mrs. Evans is the former Marilyn Culp, daughter of the late Gilbert and Emma Culp. She is retired from Smith-Bennett Printing. Mr. Evans is the son of the late Isaac and Mae Evans. He served in the U.S. Navy and is retired from LCTA. The couple are the parents of five children, Suzanne Dreistadt and her husband, Mark, Pittsburgh; Mark Evans and his wife, Lisa, Shavertown; Nancy Kinney and her husband, Bruce, Wyoming; David Evans and his wife, Kathy, Kingston; and Richard Evans and his wife, Molly, Georgia. They have been blessed with 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The occasion was celebrated with a family dinner.

Burney, Greenblott ara Burney and Adam Greenblott, together with their families, anT nounce their engagement and ap-

proaching marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Gary and Sharon Burney. She is the granddaughter of the late Nellie and Frank Burney and the late Richard and Clara Williams. The prospective groom is the son of Jeff and Robin Greenblott, Vestal, N.Y. He is the grandson of Sylvia Mirvis, Vestal, N.Y.; the late Louis Mirvis; and Robert and Rose-Edythe Greenblott, Vestal, N.Y. The bride-to-be is a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. She is employed by PPL Electric Utilities, Scranton. The prospective groom is a graduate of Vestal High School. He is employed by McCarthy Tire, Wilkes-Barre. The couple plans to exchange vows in the spring of 2013.

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Nursing program grads honored at Misericordia The Misericordia University Nursing Department recently held a pinning ceremony to honor undergraduate nursing students in the traditional Bachelor of Science degree in nursing program and the RN to BSN Expressway Program who graduated May 19. Undergraduate nursing students who completed the program received the Misericordia University Nursing Pin, a symbol of achievement in the nursing profession. Family and friends attended the ceremony, which also featured the Rev. Donald Williams, university chaplain, blessing the pins and nurses reciting the international pledge and prayer for nurses. At the ceremony, from left, first row, are Kaitlyn Flannery, Mountain Top, Nicole Vitack, Edwardsville, Suzanne Nowalk, Hop Bottom, Danielle Nebzydoski, Pleasant Mount, Christine Reesey, Dallas, Jillian Castaldi, Scranton, and Rachel Rolison, Montrose. Second row: Chelsea Wilson, Kingston, Courtney Butler, Mount Cobb, Charelle Bassett, Harveys Lake, Dawna Barna, Wapwallopen; Sarah Solomon, Wilkes-Barre, and Kristen Siskovich, Wilkes-Barre. Third row: Paula Considine, Dallas, Mary Bimler, Macungie, Breanna Shoemaker, Scranton, Holly Goncheroski, Wilkes-Barre, Ashley Piontek, Plains Township, and Laura Crilley, Mountain Top. Fourth row: Maura Nerbecki, Laflin, Lisa Homa, Minersville, Kelsey DeBruyne, Marlton, N.J.; Ashley Marinock, Hazleton, Lauren Smith, Hazleton, and Lauren Lomando, Hazleton. Fifth row: Rebecca Charnitski, Swoyersville, Kyle Slavetskas, Owego, N.Y.; Bridget Harrison, Leesport, Meaghan Connolly-Ubaldini, Trucksville, Kristi Force, Wyalusing, and Cassandra Casselbury, Laceyville. Sixth row: Eric Thomas, Schuylkill Haven, Jamie Novitski, Shavertown, Tonya Klinger, Frackville, Tedi Greenley, Tunkhannock, Kayla Rinehimer, Mountain Top, James Carpenter, Harrisburg, and Stephanie Turner, Dallas. Seventh row: Krystal Burford, Conklin, N.Y.; Rebekah Williams, Shawanese, Jeffrey Salvatore, Mullica Hill, N.J.; James Sipple, Warrior Run, and Amanda Howatt, Coopersburg.

Wilkes-Barre Family Medicine Residency Program holds graduation The Wilkes-Barre Family Medicine Residency Program recently held its graduation reception at Appletree Terrace at Newberry Estates, Dallas. Affiliated with Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and founded in 1974, the program offers clinical and classroom experience for physicians-in-training and essential primary and obstetric care to more than 20,000 patients each year through its Family Care Center and Mother-to-Be Health Service Program. At the reception, from left, first row are Dr. Maureen Litchman; Dr. Pardeep Kumar; Dr. Robbie Bahl; Dr. Shanti Eranti; Dr. Mythri Gollapalle; Dr. Uju Mba; and Pam Tahan, chief operating officer, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Second row: Dr. Ragupathy Veluswamy, chief medical officer, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, and Dr. Larry Megotz, Dr. Isis Miller, Dr. Richard English, Dr. Gretta Gross, Dr. Louis Costa, Dr. Richard Fischbein and Dr. Joseph Narins, all Wilkes-Barre Family Medicine Residency Program faculty members.

OUT-OF-TOWN GRADUATES La Salle University, Philadelphia

Emily Richardson, Shamokin, bachelor’s degree in communication.

Lock Haven University

Jamal Aldubayan, Old Forge, Bachelor of Science degree; Christopher Barbacci, Noxen, Bachelor of Science degree; Katrina Bartoli, Exeter, Bachelor of Arts degree; Sean Clifford, Mountain Top, Bachelor of Arts degree; Ashley Colarusso, Pittston, Bachelor of Science degree; Steven Cornia, Shavertown, Bachelor of Science degree; Jacob James Fetterolf, Berwick, Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education degree; Sarah Harvey, Benton, Bachelor of Science degree; Najia Beatrice Hasan, Wilkes-Barre, Bachelor of Arts degree; Chelsea Johnson, Berwick, Bachelor of Science degree; Lottia Kehoe, Shenandoah, Bachelor of Science degree; Megan Keller, Benton, Bachelor of Science in Education degree; Jeffrey Lesko, Weather-

ly, Bachelor of Science degree; Matthew Livziey, Blakeslee, Bachelor of Science degree; Emily Madrak, Meshoppen, Bachelor of Science degree; Estelle Mankiewicz, Shenandoah, Bachelor of Science degree; David Masteller, Hazleton, Bachelor of Science degree; Matthew Mazur, Hazle Township, Bachelor of Science degree; John Natt, Hazleton, Bachelor of Arts degree; Ryanne Pardi, White Haven, Bachelor of Arts degree; Reginald Pinckney, Albrightsville, Bachelor of Arts degree; Linda Rubino, West Wyoming, Bachelor of Arts degree; Aaron Mason Smolow, Shavertown, Bachelor of Science degree; Mahogany Spence, Wilkes-Barre, Bachelor of Science degree.

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.

James Gimbi, Hazleton, Bachelor of Science degree in information security and forensics. Clark Straube, Albrightsville, Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in interior design.

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Myer Messinger, Trucksville, Bachelor of Science degree in humanities and science. Joshua Krysiak, Drums, Bachelor of Science degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Lauren Davis, Kingston, Doctor of Pharmacy degree, magna cum laude. Sarah Verbyla, Larksville, Doctor of Pharmacy degree with a minor in music, magna cum laude. Nicole Churchill, Albrightsville, Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Ashley Hetro, Exeter, Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Heather Nunemacher, Tamaqua, Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Megan Chukinas, Plains Township, Master of Occupational Therapy degree.

University of Scranton Bachelor’s Degree: Luzerne County: Christina M. Amato, West Wyoming; Jennifer L. Birk, Mountain Top; Katrina L. Blannett, West Pittston; Robert P. Bresnahan Jr., Hughestown; Jocilyn C. Budda, Freeland; Tara M. Carmadella, Duryea; Michael D. Casari Jr., Hazleton; Chelsea

Ginger Galade, Hazleton; Dennis Marjoncu, Hazle Township; Megan Kapuschinsky, Hazle Township; Nicole Churchill, Albrightsville; Samantha Spishock, Drums; Jordan Kolbush, McAdoo; Heather Nunemacher, Tamaqua; Megan Wills, Dallas; Joshua Campbell, Pittston; Caitlin Fay, Duryea; Linnae Homza, Exeter; Ashley Zielen, Harding; Ashley Hetro, Exeter; Alyssa Marie Cajka, Wyoming; Benjamin Zelner, White Haven; Julie Mercadante, Wilkes-Barre; Ryan Burkhardt, Wilkes-Barre; Krista Chakan, Wilkes-Barre; Lauren Davis, Kingston; Sarah Verbyla, Larksville; Thomas Mirowski, Wilkes-Barre; Megan Chukinas, Plains Township; Myer Messinger, Trucksville; Samantha Shaver, WilkesBarre; Maria Heaney, Plains Township; Courtney Prozeralik, Hanover Township; Sunish Shah, Mountain Top.

Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Del.

Christopher Opiel, Mountain Top; Neil Boyle, Wilkes-Barre.

Red Cross receives donation from Nursing Forum The Luzerne County Community College Nursing Forum recently made a donation to the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. The forum raised the funds by holding an LCCC sweatshirt and T-shirt sale. The donation will be used to support the chapter’s local disaster relief efforts for the American Red Cross local Disaster Relief Fund. At the check presentation, from left: Peggy Sosnak, advisor, Nursing Forum and associate professor, nursing; Joanna Springer, American Red Cross; Theresa Kloeker, Mountain Top, vice president, Nursing Forum; Amanda Kalish, Hanover Township; and Stacy Kaiser, Wilkes-Barre.

Luzerne Bank branch notes opening with drawing Luzerne Bank recently announced the winners of the grandopening prizes from the Plains Township office. A random drawing was held to choose the winners. The awards were part of the celebration of the opening of the new banking facility on Route 315 at the entrance of the Woodlands Inn and Resort in Plains Township. Participants, from left: Kenneth Osiecki, Plains Township office manager, Luzerne Bank; Gail Cecil, iPad winner; Barbara Romanofski, Kindle winner; Al Kuba, Kindle winner; Donna Owca, Kindle winner; and Lawrence Stash, Kindle winner. Jean Dombroski also won a Kindle.

CEO recognizes top students The Commission on Economic Opportunity recently honored local students who achieved academic distinction during their high school years. CEO named eight new McGowan Scholars and honored more than 20 continuing scholars at an awards reception at King’s College. The scholarships are funded by the Northeastern Resources Development Corporation and named in honor of Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan. Each scholarship recipient has overcome unique circumstances and challenges, while still accomplishing great academic and extracurricular achievements. Award winners are Lynn Aguilar, James M. Coughlin High School; Katherine Crawford, Hazleton Area High School; Collin Gallagher, Elmer L. Meyers High School; Nadia Gentilesco, Holy Redeemer High School; Brandylynn Macierowski, Northwest Area High School; Grace O’Neill, Pittston Area High School; Samantha Veety, Tunkhannock Area; and Veronica Zimmerman, Wyoming Valley West High School. At the reception, from left, first row, are Ebony James, Anna Mae Olivio, Sarah Kennelly, Macierowski and Kaitlin Eckrote. Second row: Lynne Eckrote; Estelle Stryjewski; Brittney Rosencrans; and Dan McGowan, CEO.

A. Cooper, Duryea; Jillian M. Denicola, Pittston; Kaitlin M. Dommermuth, Avoca; Ann C. Donati, Hazle Township; Stephen A. Fernando, Pittston Township; Nicole A. Fueshko, Wilkes-Barre; Robert A. Gadomski, Plains Township; Corey Gorman, WilkesBarre; Adriana Healey, Edwardsville; David L. Hovey, Forty Fort; Karen M. Hudzinski, Pittston Township; John G. Karpien, Wilkes-Barre; Jordan E. Kreitzer, Hanover Township; Kelly A. Kuzminski, Nanticoke; Kathleen K. Lavelle, Avoca; Kady Luchetti, Plains Township; Meghan M. McAliney, Pittston; Spencer J. Menapace, Shickshinny; Rachel Metzger, Hudson; Bridget Metzo, Wilkes-Barre; Mary F. Modla, Nanticoke; Brian Musto, Pittston; Julieann A. Ostroski, Harding; Megha D. Patel, Drums; Brittney N. Piatt, Sweet Valley; Holly K. Pilcavage Plains Township; Ryan P. Pipan, Forty Fort; Rosemary A. Shaver, Shavertown; Matthew E. Swaback, West Pittston; Francisco A. Tutella, Wilkes-Barre; Joseph R. Ustynoski, Hazle Township; Bridget M. Veglia, Sugarloaf; Lauren Weaver, Shavertown; Anna L. Weiss, Mountain

Top; Kelley L. Wolcott, Duryea; Ronald Woznock Jr., WilkesBarre. Wyoming County: Danielle Del Prete, Factoryville; Diane E. DeWitt, Lake Winola; Kelly A. Evans, Noxen; Denise A. Henry, Tunkhannock; Nina Mazzone, Falls. Doctor of Physical Therapy: Luzerne County: Trina K. Bassak, Drums; Theresa A. Gatusky, Harveys Lake; Ashley A. Kreshock, Hazle Township; Garrette C. Michaels, Freeland; Jonathan S. Mickulik, Wyoming; Elizabeth A. Pohlidal, Glen Lyon; and Mandy M. Salerno, Mountain Top. Master’s Degree: Luzerne County: Lori A. Aldrich, Hanover Township; Keriann J. Balucha, Kingston; Kelly A. Brzozowski, Exeter; Tania M. Burton, WilkesBarre; Samuel Calabrese, Exeter; Scott M. Cardoni, Forty Fort; Sean M. Clark, Dallas; Christopher J. Corey, Pittston; Eric C. Culp, Jenkins Township; Matthew B. DeBiase, Dallas; Daniel W. DiGiovanni, Hunlock Creek; Barry J. Eiden, Avoca; Nancy J. FineMcCullough, Nanticoke; Karen Finucan, Nescopeck; Anna Fusco, West Wyoming; Dana M. Hall, West Pittston; Lindsay A. Hor-

vath, Swoyersville; Catherine N. Hoskins, Plains Township; Robert C. King, Ashley; Katelynn J. Knick, West Pittston; Jonathan R. Kopka, Kingston; Peter J. Miller, Shavertown; Keith M. Milligan, Plains Township; Sherie L. Morgant , Hanover Township; Megan L. Panowicz, Forty Fort; Michael J. Pedley, Avoca; Kelly Ann Petherick, Dallas; Jessica A. Piatt, Sweet Valley; Michelle M. Rychwalski, Bear Creek Township; Jean M. Schappert, Ashley; Binal D. Shah, Nanticoke; Jonathan E. Siff, Kingston; Kelly S. Silver, Dallas; Abraham J. Simon, Hughestown; Lindsey H. Spak, Wyoming; Leighanna J. Sult, Harveys Lake; Alison C. Summers, Shickshinny; Joel A Turinski, Wilkes-Barre Township; Stephanie L. Williams, White Haven; Megan M. Yekel, WilkesBarre. Wyoming County: Victor O. Gorham, Factoryville; Daniel Maurer, Nicholson.

Ursinus College, Collegeville

Lindsay Adams, Kingston, Bachelor of Arts degree in media and communications studies and applied ethics, magna cum laude.

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Miranda E. Mencken Miranda E. Mencken, daughter of Tom and Laurie Mencken, Plymouth Meeting, is celebrating her 13th birthday today, July 22. Miranda is a granddaughter of Joseph and Kathy Grabiec, Wilkes-Barre, and Jeffrey and Pat Mencken, Warminster. She is a great-granddaughter of Robert Porter, Cape Cod, Mass.; the late Dr. John and Kathleen Caffrey; the late Joseph and Elizabeth Grabiec; the late Raymond Mencken; and the late Muriel Gefeller. Miranda has a sister, Gillian Kathleen, 15, and a brother Jeffrey Thomas, 7.

Dominick, Jennifer and Joseph, Wyoming, a daughter, July 4.

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Isabella Rose Depalo, daughter of Tammy Rodriguez and Chris Depalo, Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating her second birthday today, July 22. Isabella is a granddaughter of Patricia Keane, New York, and the late Robert Charles Depalo, Long Island, N.Y. She is a great-granddaughter of Thomas and Dorothy Bird, West Pittston; Nelly Rodriguez and the late Charles Rodriguez Sr., Pennsylvania. Isabella has two brothers, Christopher, 17, Giovanni, 3, and a sister, Gabrielle, 15.

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James Joseph (J.J.) Bonczek Jr., son of Jim and Mary Jo Bonczek, Plains Township, is celebrating his fourth birthday today, July 22. J.J. is a grandson of Tom and Theresa Hasaka, Plains Township, and Joe and Martha Bonczek, Freeland. He has a brother, Luke, 1.

Torres, Kaylynn and Cristian N. Arroyo, Kingston, a daughter, July 8.

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Yoder, Dana and Torie, Spring Brook Township, a son, July 5. Wersinger, Sarah M., Mountain Top, a daughter, July 6. Balbach, Carrie and Joseph, Warrior Run, a son, July 6. Oatridge, Tara Elizabeth and Jared Wesley Butcher, Plymouth, a son, July 6. Bonham, Crystal and Jeffrey Singer, Dallas, a son, July 7.

Mihalos, Jeanna and Emanuel, Nanticoke, a daughter, July 8. Jopling, Denise and Robert Kukla, Wyoming, a son, July 9.

Solomon students earn Student of the Month honors Each month select students from Solomon/Plains Junior High School, Plains Township, are selected to receive Student of the Month recognition. Students are nominated by faculty, staff, and members of the administration and are considered for their academic and athletic accomplishments, volunteerism, peer mentoring or tutoring and activities outside of school. McDonald’s Restaurants have been the sponsor of the program for several years and recognized students receive valuable awards from them. Some of the seventh-grade Student of the Month winners, from left, first row, are Belinda Tabron, assistant principal; Melissa Vergara; Angelina Davis; Brian Guzman; Cheyanna Derr; and Matt Hine. Second row: Cindy Taylor, McDonald’s Restaurants; Tammy Oeller, McDonald’s Restaurants; Megan Domiano; Hannah Redding; Olivia Cabrera; Ryan Gustinucci; and Tyler Sekelsky. Third row: Morgyn Daniels, John Greskiewicz and Srivatsav Challa.

Donavan, Alysha and Jeremy Harvey, Exeter, a son, July 10. Thomas, Heather and William A. Bean, Hanover Township, a son, July 10. Schappert, Alison and Jude, Hanover Township, a daughter, July 1 1. Slusser, Michelle L. and Steven E., Berwick, a daughter, July 1 1. Williams, Rebecca and Michael, Larksville, a daughter, July 1 1. Jeziorski, Gina and Michael, Kingston, a daughter, July 1 1. Budzak, Nicole and Jason Speece, Harding, a daughter, July 1 1. Shaffer, Natalie and Matthew Levandowski, Nanticoke, a daughter, July 1 1. Rudaski, Christine and Christopher Porter, Wilkes-Barre, a son, July 1 1. Bryk, Tara and Christopher, Pittston Township, a son, July 12.

Swoyersville Kiwanis supports girls’ softball league The Kiwanis Club of Swoyersville recently made its annual sponsorship donation to the Swoyersville Girls’ Softball League. The Kiwanis Club supports local youth organizations, provides scholarships and participates in safety programs. For information call Kathy at 283-1677. At the check presentation, from left are Cheryl Baranoski, Kiwanis member; Craig Edwards, Swoyersville Girls’ Softball League; and Kathy Breznay and Ed Grebeck, Kiwanis members.

Bronack, Nicole and Andrew Laubach, West Wyoming, a daughter, July 13. Petroski, Angela and Brian Deats, Plains Township, a son, July 13. Velo-Zorzi, Megan and Michael, Mountain Top, a son, July 13. Granville, Aleatha, Wilkes-Barre, a son, July 13.

Partners for Workforce Excellence holds annual meeting Members of the Luzerne County Community College Partners for Workforce Excellence (PWE) recently gathered at Mohegan Sun Arena for their annual winter meeting. PWE is a group of local businesses and organizations dedicated to collaborating and sharing resources for the betterment of today’s workforce and the community. The event was sponsored by UGI Utilities for the purpose of professional networking and collaboration. At the meeting, from left: Don Brominski, UGI Utilities; Steve Phillips, Berwick Industrial Development Association; Steve Farrell, Classic Properties; Dave Sawicki, LCCC; John Sanders, Blue Cross of NEPA; Jana Hamerick, Berwick Offray; Laura Muia, Guard Insurance; Rebecca Shedlock-McCaffrey, LCCC; and Tom Scappaticci, UGI Utilities.

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BRITISH OPEN

Scott in charge, but can he survive? Australian has a four-shot lead, but some big names are looming By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

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round away. Can he handle a four-shot lead, knowing this is a year when no lead appears safe? Can he handle a leaderboard with four major champions among Scott the top six names, including Tiger Woods? Can he handle the wind that is expected to finally arrive at Royal Lytham & St. Annes? “I’m just happy to be in this position,” Scott said. “To be honest, I’m really exAP PHOTO cited about tomorrow.” Scott has never had a better chance to A scoreboard is seen as Adam Scott lines up a putt on the 13th green at Royal

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — The ball tumbled over the edge of a pot bunker and appeared to put Adam Scott in the worst spot he had been all day at the British Open. All he saw was opportunity. From the wet sand right of the 17th green, Scott had to clear two more pot bunkers to reach the green, with the flag only five paces from the edge. Scott was thinking about birdie, not trying to save par, so he confidently told caddie Steve Williams, “I can handle this.” The shot came out pure, trickled by the cup and settled a foot away. The more relevant questions are one See OPEN, Page 11C

AMERICAN LEGION

Another close win for tested squad

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Lytham & St Annes during the third round of the British Open on Saturday.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Legend is back

Tunkhannock eeks out 1-run win in Region 5 tournament opener against Berwick. By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

SCRANTON – Tunkhannock is used to playing in games decided by one run. Entering Saturday’s Region 5 Tournament first round game, nearly half of the team’s wins were one-run outcomes. That experience helped the Wyoming Valley American Legion League TUNKHANrunner-up in NOCK Saturday’s contest against Berwick. In a tense situation, TunkBERWICK hannock closer Rich Condeelis worked in and out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth to help Tunkhannock defeat Berwick 5-4 at Connell Park. Tunkhannock posted its first win in the regional tournament since 2003 and advanced to play either Green Ridge or Milford tonight at 7 at Battaglia-Cawley Field in Scranton. Green Ridge and Milford played Saturday night and results were not available before press time. Condeelis, a Tunkhannock grad, started the ninth with a 5-3 lead. The inning began with a hit by Jake Jones (3-for-4) as Tunkhannock fielder collided in right field trying to catch the fly. Two batters later, Berwick had the bases loaded and none out after a pair of walks. That’s when Tunk-

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BERWICK – A single word quelled the din in the locker room. “Guys!” The voice was familiar, although it only recently returned to the hallowed walls where six state football championships were bred. And the players listening were in grade school the last time George Curry was in command. Curry gave Berwick football fans a taste – albeit a water-downed version – of what’s coming in little over a month. He and his Dawgs took part in an eight-team 7-on-7 passing scrimmage at Crispin Field on Saturday. “It’s great for high school football, it’s great for the Berwick community,” Mount Carmel coach Carmen DeFrancesco said. “And obviously, George is happy. He has an opportunity to get back in football and coach his

For a video of an interview with George Curry, go to www.times leader.com

grandson. I know that’s a special thing because I got to coach my son.” Curry was hired about a month ago, taking a position he held for 35 years before resigning after the 2005 season. After a three-year stint as Wyoming Valley West’s coach, he retired and did television and radio work. But when Gary Campbell resigned after six seasons at Berwick, Curry accepted the head coach position on an interim basis. “Honest to God, there is so much work to do you don’t think about those things,” the 68-year-old Curry said of how long he’ll stay. “I like this

sophomore class. That’s a great class. There’s more speed in that class collectively, I don’t remember a team that had that much speed. There’s not one of them, there’s six of them that can run.” Curry didn’t put much value in the passing scrimmage – where offensive skill players face a defense consisting of linebackers and a secondary – that resulted in a 28-22 loss to Delaware Valley in the championship matchup. That didn’t prevent him from showing some of the passion that led to a record six Class 3A state championships. When a Berwick linebacker was overaggressive in the non-contact competition against Manheim Central, Curry immediately yanked him. When his grandson C.J. failed to throw to the correct receiver against See CURRY, Page 7C

HORSE RACING

Week of harness camp brings youngsters closer to the action

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Horse racing camp participants work together to put a saddle on Royal Attire in the stables at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Friday morning.

“What I loved the most about this all week is you get a lot of time with the horses,” said Gaby Hockensmith, 13, of Maryland, who won the third race of the night. “My favorite part is driving them. I was a little unsure about it at the start, but then I got out and saw that we did pretty good. I’ll probably try and come back next year.” Twelve youngsters between the ages of 12 and 15 spent the past week learning about horse care and groom-

PLAINS – A week-long youth camp held at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, courtesy of the Harness Horse Youth Foundation came to a close on Saturday night, and for some, couldn’t have ended on a better note. The five-day camp concluded with the campers – with the aid of a trained driver – suiting up, hopping into one of the racing harnesses and competing in their very own laps around the track for one of three exhibition races. See HARNESS, Page 6C

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he first time he stepped into a boxing ring, Larry Holmes remembers feeling frightened. “I was scared,” the former heavyweight champion of the world said. “Scared somebody was going to beat me up.” He has an even bigger fear now. Holmes has been watching with worry while drug activity and gang violence keeps growing in his adopted hometown of Easton, along with other areas of Pennsylvania, including Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, over the last decade. And he thinks he has the perfect plan to knock it out. “We have to be better parents, better leaders, better role models,” said Holmes, who stopped by Dickson City Hyundai on Saturday to help promote next weekend’s Summer Thunder amateur boxing card at the Adventure Zone in Scranton. “There’s so much craziness going on in the world, I don’t know what’s happening,” Holmes continued, dreading the danger that awaits today’s children. “Boxing is one hell of a way to keep them out of trouble.” Holmes found little trouble once he laced on a pair of boxing gloves. A native of Cuthbert, Ga., who grew up in Easton from the age of 7, Holmes won his first 48 professional heavyweight fights – and nine of the first 15 of those victories came at the former Scranton CYC. “My first fight here in Scranton, I thought it was like a 15-round heavyweight championship fight,” Holmes, now 62, said of the 1973 night he debuted by beating Rodell Dupree in a four-round decision. “I was never so tired fighting four rounds in my life. “It was hard as heck.” It got easier. Behind the strength of his legendary lethal left jab, Holmes won the heavyweight championship by beating Ken Norton in 1978, held it for more than seven years and defended it 20 times – before coming up one victory shy of matching Rocky Marciano’s record of 49 consecutive victories to begin a career. One of those title defenses came when Holmes – world-known as the “Easton Assassin” – fulfilled an early promise to return to Scranton, where he beat Lucien Rodriguez at the Watres Armory in 1983. “I wouldn’t forget where I started,” Holmes said, explaining how he fought resistance from big-name boxing promoter Don King to bring a championship fight back to the town where his career began. “I said, “When I become champion, I’m going to come back here and fight in Scranton, Pa., so we could have some recognition.’ What goes around comes back. Scranton’s always been a home away from home.” Home is where his heart is. And Holmes says it does his heart good to see cards such as the one that’ll be held Saturday at the Adventure Zone (formerly known as the Icebox), where young men – and women – will get the opportunity to test their athletic prowess. “I recommend boxing to any young kid who really wants to box,” Holmes said. “Once they go into the gym, if they’re mad at somebody, they’re not going to be mad when they come out. They’ll be too tired. They’ll want to go home to sleep.” He believes competing in sports in general and boxing in particular can help put to rest the negative influences facing the youth of today. It is where maybe the next Larry Holmes can grow dreams so big, maybe he’ll also someday become the best.

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

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Fall Baseball and Softball registrations for boys and girls 6 and older will be held from 7-8 p.m. on Monday at the Swoyersville Little League field. Fee is $30 for ages 6-11, and $50 for 12 and over. Season runs late August through mid-October. For more information, call Dave at 899-3750. Maximum Impact Girls Softball Tryouts will be held today at 2 p.m. for ages U10, U12, U14 and U16. To register, call 822-1134. Tryouts are free. Hanover Township Open has entry forms available in various businesses in the township, Ashley and Sugar Notch. This year’s event is set for Sunday, Aug. 21, with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The tournament is open to former and current residents of the Hanover Area School District. However, one can bring up to three guests. Fee is $75 per person and includes golf, cart, prizes, food, refreshments, hat and commemorative golf balls. Hole sponsors also are being solicited by members of the committee for the two $500 scholarships that are awarded annually to deserving Hanover Area School District students. For more information, call John Zimich at 829-1086 or Jim Lohman at 829-3272 Holy Redeemer Junior High Golf is beginning its fall program at Lehman Golf Club on Monday, Aug. 13, at 9 a.m. Players must have a physical form signed and returned prior to beginning practice. Interested players may call coach Spencer at 675-1686 for more information. Players in grades 7-9 must be enrolled in any one of the feeder schools of the Holy Redeemer system to be eligible. Lackawanna Fastpitch Fall Softball has openings for interested candidates in grades 9-12 from the Greater Wyoming Area. Players can register by contacting Ted Kross at 655-4952 or tedandgina9@comcast.net. The season will run from late August through mid October, with games on Wednesdays and Sundays. Moosic Miners Baseball will be hosting tryouts for ages 8-12 for this coming season. Tryouts will be today at East Scranton Little League from 9-11a.m. Fill out contact form at www.scrantonminersbaseball.com or email scrantonminersbaseball@gmail.com. Mountaintop Area Little League is offering its fall ball (baseball/ softball) program for boys and girls. Age is based on 2012 regular season. Season runs late August through mid October. Registration for boys and girls ages 8-11 costs $40 while registration for boys and girls ages 12-13 (Jr. Baseball) costs $60. Sign-ups are July 24 from 6-8 p.m., July 28 from noon to 2 p.m., and Aug. 2 from 6-8 p.m. All sign-ups are at the Alberdeen Complex. Call George at 760-1097 for more information or visit our website at www.mountaintoparealittleleague.com. Swoyersville Little League registrations for fall baseball and softball for boys and girls 6 and older will be held from 7-8 p.m. Monday at the Swoyersville Little League field. Fee is $30 for ages 6-11 and $50 for 12 and over. Season runs late August through mid October. For more information call Dave at 899-3750.

Berwick boys summer basketball camp will be held July 24-26 at the Berwick gymnasium for boys entering grades 1-7. The camp will be taught by the Berwick basketball team and staff. Contact Coach Jason Kingery at 394-7115. Holy Redeemer Jr. High Soccer Team will be holding a soccer camp from Aug. 6-9 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Coal Street in WilkesBarre. The cost of the camp is $80. This camp is open to those in grades 7,8, and 9 are interested in playing soccer for Holy Redeemer Jr. High in the fall. To register, contact Nikki Pekarski at npekarski@gmail.com or 690-1029. Must register by Aug. 1 to obtain a spot. Rock Rec Center, 340 Carverton Road, is accepting registrations for its soccer camp with instruction from Mark Bassett, men’s soccer coach at Kings College. The camp is open to boys and girls grades K-2 and runs from July 30 to Aug. 2, and 9 a.m. to noon daily. The camp will take place on the Rock Rec’s new outdoor AstroTurf training field. For more information, call 696-2769. Stan Waleski Basketball Camp, to be held at the St. Joseph’s Oblates gym in Laflin for boys and girls entering grades 2-7, still has openings. The camp features a morning session from 9a.m. to noon, and an afternoon session from 1-4 p.m. Interested players are invited to attend one or both sessions. The camp stresses skills, fundamentals, team play, competitions and fun with all players receiving a camp certificate and t-shirt. Call coach Waleski at 457-1206 or coach LoBrutto at 654-8030 or e mail stanwaleski@yahoo.com. Interested players can also walk in and register 30 minutes prior to either camp. Camp information is also available at stanwaleski.com. West Side United Soccer Club is hosting a week-long camp from July 23-27 for players ages 3-16. Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp will be taking place in partnership with West Side United. The camp features an all British coaching staff, free t-shirt, free soccer ball, free soccer poster, individual skills evaluation, 1,000 touches Camp Curriculum, and a daily tournament. Camp will be held at John Mergo Community Park in Plymouth. For more information, call Matthew Detwiler at 779-7785, visit wsusc.org, call Ian Edwards at 443-884-3033 or visit www.challengersports.com. LEAGUES Dunmore Missy League will host a U12 ASA fast-pitch softball tournament July 30 to Aug. 5 at Sherwood Park in Dunmore. Format will be double elimination. Cost is $125 per team plus one new 12-inch optic yellow softball. This is a "rec" level all-star tournament and no "travel teams" will be allowed to participate. You must be ASA registered and provide proof of insurance. For more information, call Billy Griffiths (840-5937) or Dino Darbenzio (650-5159). Tennis Clinic at MMI-Prep run by Mark Dryfoos and Don Cassetori from July 23-26, 8:30-10:30 a.m. daily (Friday rain make-up). Cost is $100 per participant ages 12-18, regardless of playing level. Call 233-4291 or 498-1443 for more info. MEETINGS Coughlin Girls Volleyball will hold a meeting Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the Coughlin auditorium for girls in grades 9-12 who are interested in playing volleyball this fall. If you have your completed physical paperwork, bring it to the meeting. Swoyersville Little League banquet meeting is set for Monday at 8 p.m. at the field. All managers and coaches must attend. PHYSICALS Lake-Lehman High School will conduct physicals for fall sports at 9 a.m. on the following days: Tuesday, July 24 - all senior high boys; Thursday, July 26 - all senior high girls; Wednesday, Aug. 1 - all junior high girls; Wednesday, Aug. 8 – all junior high boys. If you are unable to report on your scheduled day, you may come on the next day scheduled for a boy or a girl. There are new PIAA sport physical forms this year, which can be picked up at the high school office or can be printed from the Lake-Lehman School District web site under Athletics. All physical forms must be signed prior to the exam by a parent/guardian. There will be no make-up exams. Wyoming Valley West will conduct the second physical for fall sports at the middle school in Kingston on July 27 at noon. Any male athlete who missed his physical in June should report to this physical. All necessary paperwork can be obtained on the Wyoming Valley West website or picked up at the high school, middle school or central office. Candidates should have the paperwork completed and signed by a parent before arrival at the physical.

UPCOMING EVENTS King’s College Cross Country will be hosting the 6th annual Parker Palermo Memorial 5K Run/Walk in Kirby Park on Sunday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. Registration on race day is from 8:30-9:50 a.m. The entry fee is $13 per runner if paid in advance and must be postmarked by July 31. Registration on race day will be $15 per runner. Registration and sponsorship information can be found at www.kingscollegeathletics.com. Entry forms are also available at www.neparunner.com under August calendars. For more information, contact Mike Kolinovsky at 650-2670 or MichaelKolinovsky@kings.edu. Newport Township Lions Club will host its 34th annual golf tournament, Friday, Aug. 17, at Mill Race Golf Club. It will be the captainand-mate, better-ball point system and will have an 8 a.m. shotgun start. It will feature $1,500 in cash prizes if 80 golfers participate. Fee is $130 per team and includes green fees, cart, refreshments and a skins game. A Ford Focus, donated by Pat and Dan Delbaso Ford, will be awarded to first player shooting a hole-in-one. For more information, call John Zyla at 735-1714. Swoyersville Little League banquet tickets will be available daily starting Sunday through Aug. 8 at the Little League field during the U12 tournament. Weekday games start at 6 p.m., Saturday games start at 10 a.m. and Sunday games start at noon. Players, coaches, managers and kids 3 and under get in for free. Tickets for children ages 4-9 cost $5 and for ages 10 and over, tickets cost $10.

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L O C A L C A L E N D A R TODAY'S EVENTS SUNDAY, JULY 22 LEGION BASEBALL Greater Pittston vs. Valley View, 8 a.m. at Connell Park, Scranton Tunkhannock vs. Greed Ridge or Milford, 7 p.m. at Battaglia-Cawley, Scranton TEENER LEAGUE Section 5 Championship Greater Wyoming Area vs. Westin Park, 1 p.m. Shoemaker Field, West Wyoming LITTLE LEAGUE Pennsylvania Major Baseball Tournament (at Stroudsburg Little League) Back Mountain American vs. Morrisville, 5 p.m. Section 5 10-11 Baseball Tournament (at Back Mountain Little League) Mountain Top vs. North Pocono, 5:30 p.m. Section 5 Senior Baseball Tournament (at Shoemaker Ave. Field, West Wyoming) Greater Wyoming Area vs. Weston Park, 1 p.m. (A second game will be at 4:30 p.m. if GWA wins) Pennsylvania 9-10 Softball Tournament (at West Point Little League, Greensburg) Bob Horlacher vs. TBD, 3:30 p.m. Pennsylvania Senior Softball Tournament (at Mansfield University) Mountain Top vs. Towanda, 2 p.m.

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AUTO RACING 11:30 a.m. ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for STP 300, at Joliet, Ill. Noon FOX — Formula One, Grand Prix of Germany, at Hockenheim, Germany (same-day tape) 1 p.m. ESPN2 — American Le Mans Series, Grand Prix of Mosport, at Bowmanville, Ontario 2 p.m. NBCSN — IRL, IndyCar, Edmonton Indy, at Edmonton, Alberta 3 p.m. ESPN — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, STP 300, at Joliet, Ill. 7 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, Mile-High Nationals, at Morrison, Colo. (same-day tape)

BASKETBALL

12 Mid. ESPN2 — Men’s national teams, exhibition, Argentina vs. United States, at Barcelona, Spain (sameday tape)

CYCLING

8 a.m. NBCSN — Tour de France, final stage, Rambouillet to Paris 1 p.m. NBC — Tour de France, final stage, Rambouillet to Paris (same-day tape)

GOLF

6 a.m. ESPN — The British Open Championship, final round, at Lytham St. Annes, England 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, True South Classic, final round, at Madison, Miss.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1 p.m. WPIX — L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets 1:30 p.m. ROOT — Miami at Pittsburgh WQMY – San Francisco at Philadelphia 2:05 p.m. WGN — Chicago Cubs at St. Louis 4 p.m. YES — N.Y. Yankees at Oakland 8 p.m. ESPN — Texas at L.A. Angels

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

5:30 p.m. SE2, WYLN — Columbus at Lehigh Valley

MOTORSPORTS

4 p.m. SPEED — FIM World Superbike, at Brno, Czech Republic (same-day tape)

TENNIS

3 p.m. ESPN2 — ATP World Tour, BB&T Atlanta Open, championship match 5 p.m. ESPN2 — WTA, Mercury Insurance Open, championship match, at Carlsbad, Calif.

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB—Suspended Cleveland RHP Roberto Hernandez three weeks for engaging in age and identity fraud. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Added INF Omar Quintanilla to the roster. Designated OF Steve Pearce for assignment. CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Acquired RHP Brett Myers and cash considerations from Houston for RHP Matt Heidenreich and LHP Blair Walters and a player to be named. Optioned RHP Brian Omogrosso to Charlotte (IL). Reinstated RHP Jesse Crain from the 15-day DL. MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed 1B Justin Morneau on the paternity list. Recalled 1B Chris Parmelee from Rochester (IL). TAMPA BAY RAYS—Placed DH Luke Scott on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Cesar Ramos from Durham (IL). TEXAS RANGERS—Announced C Yorvit Torrealba was reinstated from restricted list. Optioned C Luis Martinez to Round Rock (PCL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Placed RHP Jason Frasor on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 17. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Reinstated RHP Takashi Saito from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jonathan Albaladejo to Reno (PCL). ATLANTA BRAVES—Placed OF Matt Diaz on the 15-day DL. Activated LHP Jonny Venters from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Randall Delgado from Gwinnett (IL). NEW YORK METS—Placed LHP Johan Santana on the 15-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Recalled RHP Evan Meek from Indianapolis (IL). Placed RHP Juan Cruz on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 18. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Recalled LHP John Lannan from Syracuse (IL). Reinstated OF Xavier Nady from the 15-day DL and designated him for assignment.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS—Acquired a conditional draft pick from Toronto FC for F Quincy Amarikwa.

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Rick Burick hit his third holein-one Saturday at Wyoming Valley Country Club on hole 13 at a distance of 163 yards. Witnesses were Ed Brady, Ted Patton and Peter Olszewski. Jesse Smith recorded a holein-one on Thursday at Irem Country Club on hole 17 at a distance of 130 yards. Witnesses were Roy Smith, James McDermott Sr. and Jason McDermott. South Division W L Charlotte (White Sox) ............. 57 44 Norfolk (Orioles) ...................... 51 50 Durham (Rays)......................... 46 55 Gwinnett (Braves) ................... 46 55 West Division W L Indianapolis (Pirates) ............. 61 39 Columbus (Indians)................ 51 49 Toledo (Tigers)....................... 40 59 Louisville (Reds) .................... 37 64 Friday's Games Syracuse 6, Norfolk 5 Toledo 3, Indianapolis 2 Yankees 11, Gwinnett 3, 6 innings Columbus 6, Lehigh Valley 2 Durham 7, Rochester 4 Charlotte 4, Buffalo 0 Pawtucket 9, Louisville 1 Saturday's Games Toledo 3, Indianapolis 1, 1st game Louisville 4, Pawtucket 0. Columbus 4, Lehigh Valley 3 Charlotte 11, Buffalo 2 Norfolk 5, Syracuse 1 Rochester at Durham, ppd. Yankees at Gwinnett, late Indianapolis at Toledo, late, 2nd game Today's Games Charlotte at Buffalo, 1:05 p.m. Norfolk at Syracuse, 5 p.m. Rochester at Durham, 5:05 p.m. Yankees at Gwinnett, 5:05 p.m. Columbus at Lehigh Valley, 5:35 p.m. Indianapolis at Toledo, 6 p.m. Pawtucket at Louisville, 6:05 p.m.

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G O L F British Open Par Scores Saturday At Royal Lytham & St. Annes Lytham St. Annes, England Purse: $7.75 million Yardage: 7,086;Par: 70 Third Round Adam Scott............................... 64-67-68—199 -11 Graeme McDowell .................. 67-69-67—203 -7 Brandt Snedeker...................... 66-64-73—203 -7 Tiger Woods............................. 67-67-70—204 -6 Zach Johnson .......................... 65-74-66—205 -5 Ernie Els ................................... 67-70-68—205 -5 Thorbjorn Olesen .................... 69-66-71—206 -4 Bill Haas.................................... 71-68-68—207 -3 Thomas Aiken.......................... 68-68-71—207 -3 Bubba Watson.......................... 67-73-68—208 -2 Louis Oosthuizen .................... 72-68-68—208 -2 Mark Calcavecchia.................. 71-68-69—208 -2 Matt Kuchar .............................. 69-67-72—208 -2 Dustin Johnson........................ 73-68-71—209 -1 Kyle Stanley ............................. 70-69-70—209 -1 Luke Donald ............................. 70-68-71—209 -1 Jason Dufner............................ 70-66-73—209 -1 Vijay Singh................................ 70-72-68—210 E Nick Watney ............................. 71-70-69—210 E Anirban Lahiri ........................... 68-72-70—210 E Simon Khan.............................. 70-69-71—210 E Greg Chalmers ........................ 71-68-71—210 E James Morrison ....................... 68-70-72—210 E Steven Alker............................. 69-69-72—210 E Keegan Bradley ....................... 71-72-68—211 +1 Matthew Baldwin ...................... 69-73-69—211 +1 Justin Hicks .............................. 68-74-69—211 +1 Alexander Noren...................... 71-71-69—211 +1 Hunter Mahan .......................... 70-71-70—211 +1 Thomas Bjorn .......................... 70-69-72—211 +1 Peter Hanson ........................... 67-72-72—211 +1 Steve Stricker .......................... 67-71-73—211 +1 Joost Luiten.............................. 73-70-69—212 +2 Padraig Harrington.................. 70-72-70—212 +2 Harris English .......................... 71-71-70—212 +2 Francesco Molinari.................. 69-72-71—212 +2 Dale Whitnell............................ 71-69-72—212 +2 Jamie Donaldson..................... 68-72-72—212 +2 Garth Mulroy ............................ 71-69-72—212 +2 Simon Dyson............................ 72-67-73—212 +2 Carl Pettersson........................ 71-68-73—212 +2 Paul Lawrie ............................... 65-71-76—212 +2 Rickie Fowler ........................... 71-72-70—213 +3 Gary Woodland........................ 73-70-70—213 +3 Troy Matteson .......................... 70-72-71—213 +3 Rafael Echenique.................... 73-69-71—213 +3 Jim Furyk .................................. 72-70-71—213 +3 Branden Grace ........................ 73-69-71—213 +3 Greg Owen ............................... 71-71-71—213 +3 Ian Poulter ................................ 71-69-73—213 +3 Miguel Angel Jimenez ............ 71-69-73—213 +3 Geoff Ogilvy ............................. 72-68-73—213 +3 Toshinori Muto ......................... 67-72-74—213 +3 Lee Westwood ......................... 73-70-71—214 +4 Adilson Da Silva ...................... 69-74-71—214 +4 Sang-moon Bae ....................... 72-71-71—214 +4 K.J. Choi ................................... 70-73-71—214 +4 Pablo Larrazabal ..................... 73-70-71—214 +4 Nicolas Colsaerts .................... 65-77-72—214 +4 Gonzalo Fernadez-Castano .. 71-71-72—214 +4 Yoshinori Fujimoto .................. 71-70-73—214 +4 Thongchai Jaidee....................69-71—74—214 +4 Ted Potter Jr. ...........................69-71—74—214 +4 Brendan Jones......................... 69-74-72—215 +5 Fredrik Jacobson..................... 69-73-73—215 +5 Rory McIlroy ............................. 67-75-73—215 +5 Richard Sterne......................... 69-73-73—215 +5 Bob Estes ................................. 69-72-74—215 +5 Retief Goosen.......................... 70-70-75—215 +5 Juvic Pagunsan ....................... 71-72-73—216 +6 Aaron Baddeley ....................... 71-71-74—216 +6 Warren Bennett ....................... 71-70-75—216 +6 John Senden............................ 70-71-75—216 +6 Lee Slattery .............................. 69-72-75—216 +6 Andres Romero ....................... 70-69-77—216 +6 Chad Campbell........................ 73-70-74—217 +7 Ross Fisher .............................. 72-71-74—217 +7 Charles Howell III .................... 72-71-74—217 +7 Rafael Cabrera-Bello .............. 70-71-76—217 +7 Jeev Milkha Singh ................... 70-71-76—217 +7 Tom Watson ............................. 71-72-76—219 +9 John Daly.................................. 72-71-77—220+10 Martin Laird .............................. 70-69-82—221+11

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Sevruga is a trotter that is on a tear for the team of trainer Julie Miller and husband, driver Andy Miller and he looks to once again put a thrashing on Pocono’s best in tonight’s $25,000 Open Trot. In his most recent start, right at the Mohegan back on July 8, the four-year old gelded son of SJ’s Caviar was put on the lead early and never looked back, winning as much the best in sizzling mile of1:52.3. He’s a seven time winner already this season, in just nine starts, and I see nothing in his way from getting his picture taken yet again in this evening’s tenth race feature. BEST BET: SEVRUGA (10TH) VALUE PLAY: HE’S A LOCK (2ND) POST TIME 6:30 p.m. All Races One Mile First-$16,000 Clm.Hndcp Trot;clm.price $20-25,000 7 Commander K G.Napolitano 1-6-2 Destroyed similar 2 Civic Duty M.Kakaley 1-5-4 Again joins a new stable 3 Mr Caviar E.Carlson 2-1-9 Very steady trotter 5 DC’s Piggy Bank J.Pavia 2-1-2 Just missed in gutsy effort 1 Master Begonia D.Ingraham 5-3-1 Back from Yonkers 6 Badboy Paparazzi A M.Simons 3-3-1 Doesn’t figure 4 Nice Dream A.Napolitano 4-8-7 Then you woke up Second-$8,000 Cond.Pace;2yr olds 8 He’s A Lock J.Pavia 1-7-4 Looked great in the AM 2 I’m Banksy T.Jackson 2-1-3 Art Major colt 7 Sky Is The Limit M.Kakaley 2-2-x From a potent barn 6 Uf Rockin Dragon D.Miller 1-6-5 Just broke his maiden 5 Fateful Choice M.Macdonald 2-1-x Macdonald catch drives 1 Westernator M.Simons 3-3-3 Didn’t race bad in debut 3 Magic Tricks T.Buter 8-6-1 Stays on the pylons 4 Pinehaven Art E.Carlson 4-1-6 Didn’t fire off initial win Third-$6,000 Clm.Trot;clm.price $7,500 2 Mr Hobbs M.Simons 5-7-8 Wins in a thriller 7 Peace Bridge Tn.Schadel 6-5-6 Down a notch in price 8 Lost In The Fog G.Napolitano 5-6-6 Moves back in with claimers 4 Like A Lexis D.Irvine 4-7-5 Picks up the pieces 1 Old Trafford M.Janos 8-5-7 Janos’s lone trotter 3 Little Peanut J.Kakaley 5-8-5 Crushed 5 Fox Valley Rival M.Romano 5-4-7 Just 1 for last 15 6 Triple T Dawn T.Jackson 5-7-3 Walloped yet again Fourth-$8,000 Cond.Pace;2yr olds 4 Charger Blue Chip B.Simpson 5-9-2 Been racing with stakes stock 5 Southwind Jasper M.Kakaley 4-3-7 Just have to time the brush 7 Phenomenon M.Macdonald 5-5-4 Mark been racing on Sun 8 Explosive Jolt D.Miller 7-4-6 Yet to see his best 1 Tim’s Castoff T.Jackson 4-4-5 One worse than fourth 2 Ooh Bad Boy G.Napolitano 4-6-8 Too slow 3 Electric Guitar T.Buter 7-8-2 Lacks any rhythm 6 Native Boy Le Ru M.Simons 6-5-x A longshot Fifth-$6,000 Clm.Trot;clm.price $7,500 2 Taya’s Photo M.Kakaley 5-6-5 One more chance 4 Sandra Dea Go Fast E.Carlson 7-5-5 Raced better in Fla 1 Captain Brady C.Norris 3-5-4 Charlie been busy with babies 3 Nurse Crachett T.Buter 9-5-9 Broke in most recent 5 Like A Hush J.Taggart 6-6-7 Quiet indeed 6 O-Georgie M.Romano 4-5-4 Continues to hit the skids 7 Judith T.Jackson 7-9-8 Dull Sixth-$11,000 Cond.Pace;n/w 2 pm races life 3 All Blues M.Kakaley 5-5-1 First time lasix the trick 6 Mr Shadow A.Napolitano 1-4-9 Flew home in that win 1 He’s Shore Tan B.Simpson 1-3-6 Fan favorite 7 Trip Hanover D.Miller 5-3-2 Harder doing well of late 2 High Stakes Game T.Buter 3-1-3 Yonkers invader 8 Vavoomster G.Napolitano 10-6-7 Not been firing at the Big M 9 All About Rusty J.Pavia 1-5-5 Nine post a killer 4 Chrome Cruiser M.Simons 8-2-7 A bit rusty 5 Chester Hanover E.Carlson 6-9-9 Back in the cellar Seventh-$4,500 Clm.Pace;clm.price $5,000 6 Doodlebop G.Napolitano 6-5-8 Takes down weak field 8 Pocket Driver N M.Kakaley 4-7-5 Makes for a nice exacta 9 Exterminator D.Miller 4-4-5 Miller the new driver 3 Universal Dream N B.Irvine 5-4-5 Sent by team Irvine 5 Franklin Vandercam T.Jackson 8-5-8 First start off the claim 4 Foxy Guy B.Simpson 8-7-7 Takes a needed dip in price 1 Artful Sky A.Napolitano 8-6-6 Gapper 2 Hillside Dude E.Carlson 7-6-3 On the wrong side 7 Real Liberator M.Simons 6-9-5 Forget it Eighth-$18,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $20,500 last 5 4 Sonny Macdreamee B.Simpson 2-6-1 Been solid since coming here 5 H And M’s Hit M.Kakaley 1-1-5 Going for three straight 3 Dig For Dollars J.Oscarsson 4-7-1 Jim won a Tomkins at TgD 1 Zooming A.Miller 6-7-1 Races better on smaller oval 7 Zitomira J.Ingrassia 3-5-1 Very good betting race 2 Waldorf Hall J.Raymer 5-9-7 Not the same this season 9 The Evictor M.Simons 6-5-5 Too far to rally 6 Musclelaneous T.Jackson 4-7-1 Time for a work out 8 Lightning Lady G.Napolitano 7-3-2 Out to lunch Ninth-$9,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $5,500 last 5 1 Sisyphus T.Buter 2-5-7 Alive and well 4 Town Treasure G.Napolitano 4-7-8 Doesn’t get much softer 2 Apache Renegade M.Kakaley 8-3-8 Lots winless in this race 7 Monet C C D.Ingraham 6-2-3 Back down in class 6 Night Train Shane D.Miller 9-3-7 Rolls off the tracks 8 Western Artwork E.Carlson 6-5-7 Had his day in the sun 5 Mr Hallowell T.Jackson 9-9-9 Struggling pacer 3 May I Say J.Taggart 9-6-8 Not happening Tenth-$25,000 Open Trot 1 Sevruga A.Miller 1-1-1 Becoming a machine 6 Anders Bluestone G.Napolitano 2-2-1 Chased this guy before 4 Don’t Know Chip T.Buter 1-2-1 Classy veteran 3 Imperial Count E.Carlson 3-4-5 Winner of over $500k life 5 Big Rigs D.Millere 2-4-1 Didn’t impress at 1-2 odds 2 Rose Run Hooligan J.Pavia 5-3-4 Allard still training at .404 Eleventh-$15,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $13,000 last 5 2 Bombilla Hanover T.Jackson 2-8-1 Very game last Sun 5 Jack’s Magic Jewel M.Kakaley 3-5-2 Can race on lead or off pace 3 Best Around T.Buter 9-5-6 Continues to fall in class 1 Queen Of Royalty E.Carlson 6-6-7 NY import 7 I Kill Time J.Pavia 2-3-1 Don’t we all? 6 Love You Always G.Napolitano 8-3-6 No consistency 5 Farouche Hanover A.Napolitano 5-7-6 Comes off scr-vet sick Twelfth-$8,500 Clm.Pace;clm.price $10,000 2 Joey Hackett B.Simpson 2-1-4 Kicks off late double 1 Kel’s Return E.Carlson 1-1-1 Going for 4 straight 7 Touch Of Steel M.Kakaley 2-5-6 Early spot the key 3 Winbak Prince A.Napolitano 1-6-3 Dusted cheaper 5 General Montgomery G.Napolitano 5-5-4 Tends to labor late 6 Woop D Do Bazzle T.Buter 5-6-4 3yr old tries older foes 4 Carpe Diem T.Jackson 7-3-7 One more race to go Thirteenth-$16,000 Clm.Hndcp Trot;clm.price $20-25,000 4 Home Towne Jeff G.Napolitano 2-7-1 Nap takes the nightcap 7 Blessed Victory J.Pavia 1-3-1 Certainly a player 6 Mr Mcrail M.Kakaley 1-1-3 Been solid at Meadows 3 Bayside Volo M.Simons 2-8-2 Up a bit in price 2 Jeter Marvel E.Carlson 3-4-2 For the Yankee fans 1 Tia Maria Kosmos T.Buter 6-8-5 Not on her game 5 Speculation A.Napolitano 5-1-5 See you on Tues

B O X I N G Fight Schedule July 27 At Resorts Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, N.J. (ESPN2), Hank Lundy vs. Raymundo Beltran, 10, lightweights. July 28 At HP Pavilion, San Jose, Calif. (SHO), Robert Guerrero vs. Selcuk Aydin, 12, for the interim WBC welterweight title;Shawn Porter vs. Alfonso Gomez, 12, for the vacant NABO welterweight title. Aug. 3 At Texas Station, Las Vegas (ESPN2), Mercito Gesta vs. Ty Barnett, 10, lightweights;Mickey Bey vs. Rob Frankel, 10, lightweights.

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NASCAR Camping World Truck-American Ethanol 225 Lineup After Saturday qualifying;race Saturday At Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (6) Justin Lofton, Chevrolet, 174.154. 2. (22) Joey Coulter, Chevrolet, 173.997. 3. (3) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 173.667. 4. (17) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 173.566. 5. (18) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 173.477. 6. (2) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 173.349. 7. (11) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 173.31. 8. (33) Cale Gale, Chevrolet, 173.288. 9. (88) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 173.094. 10. (32) Miguel Paludo, Chevrolet, 172.85. 11. (31) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 172.579. 12. (30) Nelson Piquet Jr., Chevrolet, 172.419. 13. (23) Jason White, Ford, 171.985. 14. (9) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 171.849. 15. (13) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 171.849. 16. (09) John Wes Townley, Toyota, 171.434. 17. (29) Parker Kligerman, Ram, 171.265. 18. (5) Paulie Harraka, Ford, 170.746. 19. (08) Ross Chastain, Toyota, 170.406. 20. (98) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, 170.283. 21. (81) David Starr, Toyota, 170.223. 22. (73) Rick Crawford, Chevrolet, 169.779. 23. (99) Bryan Silas, Ford, 169.465. 24. (93) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 169.141. 25. (68) Clay Greenfield, Ram, 169.009. 26. (37) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 168.334. 27. (38) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 168.292. 28. (92) Chad McCumbee, Chevrolet, 168.015. 29. (27) C.E. Falk, Chevrolet, 167.869. 30. (39) Chris Jones, Chevrolet, 166.842. 31. (86) Blake Koch, Ram, 166.806. 32. (07) Johnny Chapman, Toyota, 166.764. 33. (84) Chris Fontaine, Chevrolet, 166.082. 34. (10) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ram, 165.904. 35. (0) T.J. Bell, Ram, 165.543. 36. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 165.335. Failed to Qualify 37. (74) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, 161.348. 38. (65) Chris Lafferty, Chevrolet, 159.882.

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Some Phillies fans are starting to call for a Domonic Brown promotion from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Despite spending two stints on the disabled list, the former top prospect in the organization is starting to heat up for the IronPigs. Since his last return from the D.L., the outfielder has seven hits in 16 at-bats for a .438 batting average. Prior to being activated off the Lehigh Valley injured list, Brown had an extremely hot rehab appearance with the Gulf Coast League Phillies hitting in all five games he played racking up 11 hits in 19 at-bats for a .579 average. Still just 24-years old, he has played all three outfield positions for Lehigh Valley, with most of his appearances being in left. Overall on the season, the left-hander hitter is batting .280 with five home runs, 25 RBI and four stolen bases in 51 games. Here are Philadelphia’s top 10 prospects according to MLB.com and how they are faring in 2012. 1. Trevor May, RHP, Reading (Double-A): He’s been having command issues recently walking 23 and striking out 15 nine over his last four outings spanning 20 innings. That includes an eight-walk outing last week in just five innings. For the season, he is 7-7 with a 5.15 ERA, 101 strikeouts and 56 walks in 992⁄3 innings. 2. Jesse Biddle, LHP, Clearwater (A-Advanced): After being hit with his first loss in more than a month, he rebounded for a no-decision last week. For the season, he’s 5-4 with an ERA of 3.39. He has also punched out 96 batters in 93 innings. 3. Brody Colvin, RHP, Clearwater (A-Advanced): In his last six starts he’s been unhittable allowing just eight runs over his last 37 innings after a short stint in the bullpen, lasting at least six inning in all but one start. To date for the Threshers, he has a 3.93 ERA with a 5-5 record to go with 90 strikeouts in 1002⁄3 innings. 4. Larry Greene, outfielder, Williamsport: The 19-year-old first-round pick from last June hit his first professional home run last week as part of a 3-for-4 game against Vermont. For the season, the power hitter is hitting .275 with 16 RBI and a .398 on base percentage. 5. Phillippe Aumont, RHP, Lehigh Valley (Triple-A): The 6-foot-7, 260-pound reliever allowed two runs in one inning last week as his ERA rose from 4.18 to 4.50. Currently for the IronPigs, he’s 2-1 with 39 strikeouts in 30 innings. 6. Sebastian Valle, catcher, Reading (Double-A): The 21year-old hit his 11th homer of the season on Friday and has been hot with seven hits in his last four games. His average now stands at .252 with 37 RBI. 7. Justin De Fratus, RHP, Lehigh Valley (Triple-A): after being activated from the D.L., the reliever has pitched once for the IronPigs, a scoreless inning. Including rehab assignments, he’s thrown in five games, five innings and not allowed a run. 8. Maikel Franco, third base, Lakewood (Class A): The 19year-old is getting in a rhythm having hit safely in 18 of his last 22 games. For the season, he’s batting .235 with nine home runs and 57 RBI. 9. Jonathan Pettibone, RHP, Reading (Double-A): He picked up his eighth win of the season Friday night pitching five scoreless frames. He is 8-7 with a 3.43 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 1101⁄3 innings. 10. Darin Ruf, first base, Reading: He’s been rocketing up the prospects list lately batting .308 with 15 homers and 60 RBI for the R-Phils. Brought up as a first baseman, the right-hander is starting to see time in left field.

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Future is bright in Yanks’ system Double-A Trenton features four all-stars, a potent offense and quality pitching. By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

The New York Yankees have been known to have one of baseball’s top offenses over the last several years. Looking at what’s coming up in the minors for the organization, the output doesn’t look to be short-lived. The Trenton Thunder, the team’s Double-A affiliate, leads the Eastern League in batting average (.268), home runs (117), RBI (437), runs (467), slugging percentage (.432) and OPS (.770). First baseman Luke Murton has been a huge piece for the Thunder. The 26-year-old leads the E.L. with 20 home runs and is sixth in the league with 54 RBI prior to Saturday’s game. It’s all about team chemistry. “Everyone’s friends with everybody it’s a really fun environment and it’s definitely more joking than a normal clubhouse would probably be,” infielder Kevin Mahoney said. “Every single player on the team knows how to have fun whether they’re 4-for-4, 3-for-4, 0-for-4, whatever.” Mahoney, who was named an all-star for the Thunder representing the Eastern League East Division earlier this month, was one of four Trenton players to play in the league’s mid-summer classic along with pitcher Brett Marshall, outfielder Melky Mesa and reliever Kelvin Perez. To show that the Thunder aren’t all about offense, Marshall was the starting pitcher for the East in the All-Star game. The right-hander has been a key component for Trenton’s success this season,

Trenton’s Luke Murton leads the Eastern League in home runs.

leading the Eastern League with 10 wins to go with just four losses and a 2.97 ERA in 19 starts. Fellow starting pitcher Shaeffer Hall has seemed to be a workhorse for the Thunder, throwing an Eastern Leaguehigh 121 innings and 20 games started. Perez meanwhile has been one of the most consistent relievers in the league posting a 1.04 ERA to go with a 5-1 record. Of course, a winning team can’t be complete without a successful manager. And Trenton has one of the best in the minors in Tony Franklin, who picked up a milestone victory earlier this season with career win 1,000. “You can’t really explain what he does or anything. He’s a great guy and is so much fun to be around,” Mahoney said. “He can joke around or kid with us, too. But when it’s time to get serious, it’s time to get serious. He’s a special guy to do what he did and still be able to be the type of guy that he is. It’s always a good compliment when you have players saying who’s your favorite manager and Tony Franklin, he’s definitely one of my favorites for sure.”

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Trenton pitcher Brett Marshall was one of four Thunder players to take part in the Eastern League All-Star game.

Home sweet home? Everyone in the Minor League Baseball community knows by now that the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are playing their entire season on the road while renovations are occurring at PNC Field. The Thunder have been nestled in cozy Mercer County Waterfront Park since 1994 and have been part of New York’s organization since 2003. While it could be tough playing on the road and living out of hotels for a full season, Mahoney wouldn’t mind a promotion. “To be honest, I don’t really

care about the living situation so if they say ‘hey you’re going to Triple-A’ that’s one step closer to the big leagues,” Mahoney said. “So that’s all I care about it. I don’t care where we play, when we play, I just want to get to the big leagues.” If he’s not promoted by the end of 2012, Mahoney has a shot of opening the reconstructed PNC Field in 2013 as part of the Triple-A roster. And that’s something that would be more than welcome. “I don’t want to get ahead of myself or anything, but that would be a lot of fun to play in a new stadium,” he noted.

DISTRICT 2’S PRESENCE IN THE MINOR LEAGUES

Russ Canzler, Hazleton Area, Columbus (Cleveland, TripleA): A grad from Hazleton Area, the 26-yearold is back on track after a slow start. He’s now batting .275 with 14 home runs and 53 RBI for the Clippers. He also has 22 doubles, two triples and a .333 on base percentage while picking up his second stolen base of the season Friday night. Canzler was originally drafted by the Cubs in the 30th round in 2004. He was signed as a minor league free agent by Tampa Bay last year and then traded to Cleveland.

Kyle Landis, Hazleton Area, Akron (Cleveland, Double-A): An 18th-round pick by the Indians in 2007, the right-handed reliever has hit a rough patch. In two of his last three outings, he’s given up three runs in 11⁄3 innings. For the season, he still has solid numbers for the Aeros with a 3.80 ERA in 30 games while striking out 42 in 471⁄3 innings and posting a 5-3 record with two saves.

Cory Spangenberg, Abington Heights, Lake Elsinore (San Diego, Class A advanced): The 10th overall pick in 2011 by the Padres hasn’t played since June 28 nursing a head injury. For the season, he’s batting .288 with one home run, 33 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 27 attempts, to go along with six triples, 11 doubles and 40 runs in 67 games.

Ray Black, Coughlin, San Francisco (extended spring training): A power pitcher, Black is nursing a shoulder injury which arose at the end of spring training and he’s been sidelined since. He is still rehabbing in Scottsdale, Ariz. The seventh-round draft pick (237th overall) out of the University of Pittsburgh last June is ranked the No. 24 overall prospect in the organization, according to Baseball America and has been known to reach in the high 90s with his fastball. He is also listed as an “Under the Radar” player for the organization, according to MLB.com.

Rich Thompson, Montrose, Durham (Tampa Bay, Triple-A): A 33-year-old speedy outfielder, he played against his former team, Lehigh Valley last week going 3-for-14 in four games. He’s currently batting .285 with eight RBI and nine stolen bases in 30 games since being sent to the Bulls. Last month, he was traded to Tampa from the Phillies and was immediately called up to the big leagues. Before the trade, he was hitting .307 for Lehigh Valley with seven stolen bases along with an on-base percentage of .390 for the IronPigs. His minor league totals this season include a .294 batting average with 16 stolen bases and an on base percentage of .371.

Kyle McMyne, Old Forge, Bakersfield (Cincinnati, Class A Advanced): The righthanded reliever had a 10-game scoreless streak snapped last week giving up runs in back-to-back outings. Taken by the Reds in the fourth round (145th overall) of last year’s draft, he only allowed one run in those outings and still has respectable numbers for the team. On the season for Bakersfield, he has given up 11 earned runs in 24 1⁄3 innings as his ERA dropped by nearly three runs to 4.07 after the impressive stretch. He is 1-1 with 23 strikeouts against 16 walks and four saves.

By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees were as many as 41⁄2 games out of first place in the International League North Division earlier this month. But a recent string of wins (six out of eight) right after the all-star break combined with losses by Lehigh Valley (seven of 11) and Pawtucket now has the Yankees sitting just a halfgame out of first place prior to Saturday night’s game against Gwinnett. The Yankees have been getting strong pitching and hitting during the span outscoring opponents 47-19. That includes two shutouts, and four other games allowing three runs or less. One of the big contributors to the team’s offense is Kevin Russo, who entered Saturday riding an 11-game hitting streak and batting .462 (18-for-39) during his streak to raise his average on the season to .299, ninth best in the IL. Here are the New York Yankees top-10 prospects according to MLB.com. 1. Manny Banuelos, LHP, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (TripleA): The left-hander, currently on the disabled list, is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in six starts for Yankees with 22 Ks in 24 innings. According to ESPN New York, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he will pitch again this year. 2. Dellin Betances, RHP, Trenton (Double-A): The 6foot-8, 260-pounder, appears to be back on track after a demotion from Triple-A. In four starts, he’s 1-1 with a 2.92 ERA. More importantly, he has walked just eight and fanned 25 in 242⁄3 innings. For Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre he totaled 69 walks in 742⁄3 innings along with a 6.39 ERA. 3. Gary Sanchez, catcher, Tampa (High-A): A 19-year-old known has played in 13 games for Tampa after being promoted from Charleston. For the RiverDogs he hit .297 with 13 home runs, 56 RBI and 11 stolen bases. For the T-Yanks, he’s hitting just .191 (9-for-47) with two homers and two steals. 4. Mason Williams, outfielder, Tampa (High-A): He struggled early on after a promotion to Tampa, but in his last 10 games he’s batting .316 (12-for-38) and is hitting .265 on the season with two home runs and six RBI. 5. Tyler Austin, outfield, Tampa (A): He’s jumped up the list from just outside the top 10 thanks to a .320 batting average at Charleston. He was recently promoted to Tampa, but hit the disabled list after just one game. 6. Jose Campos, RHP, Charleston (A): A 19-year-old acquired from Seattle is currently on the DL with elbow inflammation and is currently 3-0 with a 4.01 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 242⁄3 innings. According to ESPN New York, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he will pitch again this year. 7. Slade Heathcott, outfielder, Tampa (A): After an injury sidelined him to begin the season and he’s hitting .241 with a pair of long balls, 10 RBI and seven steals for Tampa. But he has seven hits in his last four games. 8. Austin Romine, catcher, TBA: The 23-year-old has played in seven rehab games with the Gulf Coast Yankees, batting just .211 with two extra-base hits. 9. Dante Bichette Jr., third base, Charleston (A): Bichette was New York’s first pick in 2011 (51st overall) and is batting .246 on the season with two home runs and 33 RBI. 10. Cito Culver, shortstop, Charleston (A): The 19-year-old switch-hitter continues to get on base at a solid clip for the RiverDogs despite a .219 batting average. On the season, he has a .324 on-base percentage and has reached safely in nine of his last 10 games.

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PHILADELPHIA — All-Star pitchers Cole Hamels and Matt Cain hit homers in the same inning, and Gregor Blanco drove in the tiebreaking run with a drag bunt single in the 10th to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera hit a tying homer off Hamels in the eighth and Buster Posey hit a two-run shot for the NL West-leading Giants, who are 7-1 since the All-Star break. Dodgers 8, Mets 5

NEW YORK — Juan Uribe broke out of a long slump with a homer and four RBI, Chris Capuano pitched seven solid innings against his former team and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the staggering New York Mets. Uribe hit an early two-run double to end a 1-for-38 slide. He added a two-run homer in the ninth inning off 13-game winner R.A. Dickey, who was making his first relief appearance of the season to help an overtaxed Mets bullpen. Braves 4, Nationals 0 Nationals 5, Braves 2

WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper returned from an ankle injury to single and score as a

pinch-hitter, and Roger Bernadina had a tiebreaking hit in the seventh inning as the Washington Nationals earned a split of the day-night doubleheader with a 5-2 victory Saturday night. Harper injured his ankle in the opener and was lifted after the second inning. The Braves won the first game 4-0 behind Ben Sheets’ strong performance.

CINCINNATI — Ryan Ludwick and Brandon Phillips each hit two-run homers, powering Cincinnati to a victory over the fading Milwaukee Brewers that extended the Reds’ surge without Joey Votto. Pirates 5, Marlins 1

PITTSBURGH — A.J. Burnett remained undefeated at home by pitching 72⁄3 strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates matched a season high with their fourth consecutive win, beating the Miami Marlins. Cardinals 12, Cubs 0

ST. LOUIS — Jake Westbrook worked seven innings of three-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals finally backed him — and then some — by tying a 76-year-old major league record with seven doubles in a victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Rangers batter Santana, even series with Angels ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Napoli homered twice against his former team, Yu Darvish struck out 11 over seven strong innings, and the Texas Rangers battered struggling Angels starter Ervin Santana for a 9-2 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday. Napoli, Yorvit Torrealba and Adrian Beltre homered during Texas’ five-run second inning, chasing Santana (4-10) after just 13 batters. Torrealba had three hits in his return from paternity leave, while Ian Kinsler homered and drove in three runs for the Rangers, who have won six of nine. Tigers 7, White Sox 1

DETROIT — Rick Porcello pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers took over first place in the AL Central with a victory over the Chicago White Sox. Orioles 3, Indians 1

CLEVELAND — Jim Thome’s two-run homer in the seventh inning led the Baltimore Orioles to their fourth straight victory, a win over the Cleveland Indians. Thome, who passed Sammy Sosa for seventh place on the all-time home run list on Fri-

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday's Games Baltimore 10, Cleveland 2 Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Tampa Bay 4, Seattle 3, 14 innings Toronto 6, Boston 1 Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1, 11 innings Oakland 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 L.A. Angels 6, Texas 1 Saturday's Games Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 1 Texas 9, L.A. Angels 2 Baltimore 3, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 7, Minnesota 3 Seattle 2, Tampa Bay 1 Toronto 7, Boston 3 N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, (n) Sunday's Games Chicago White Sox (Humber 4-4) at Detroit (Ja.Turner 0-1), 1:05 p.m. Toronto (H.Alvarez 5-7) at Boston (Lester 5-7), 1:35 p.m. Seattle (Beavan 4-6) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 6-6), 1:40 p.m. Minnesota (Deduno 0-0) at Kansas City (Guthrie 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Baltimore (Britton 0-0) at Cleveland (Tomlin 5-6), 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 10-3) at Oakland (B.Colon 6-8), 4:05 p.m. Texas (M.Harrison 12-4) at L.A. Angels (Haren 6-8), 8:05 p.m. Monday's Games Baltimore at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jason Vargas took a shutout into the seventh inning, Michael Saunders had two RBI, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays. Royals 7, Twins 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lorenzo Cain drove in three runs and Alex Gordon had three hits and scored two runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 3

BOSTON — Edwin Encarnacion tied the game with a tworun homer in the sixth, then J.P. Arencibia gave Toronto the lead with a seventh-inning solo shot and the Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox. Carlos Villanueva (5-0) allowed three runs on four hits over 61⁄3 innings to win his third consecutive start. He walked two and struck out five. Aaron Cook (2-3) allowed five runs — three earned — on four hits and a walk while striking out one.

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New York

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Braves 4, Nationals 0 First Game Atlanta Washington ab r h bi ab r h bi Bourn cf 5 1 2 0 Lmrdzz lf 4 0 0 0 Prado lf 4 0 2 0 Harper cf 1 0 0 0 Heywrd rf 3 0 0 0 Berndn cf 3 0 2 0 FFrmn 1b 4 0 0 0 Zmrmn 3b 3 0 1 0 McCnn c 2 1 1 1 Morse rf 3 0 1 0 Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 LaRoch 1b 3 0 0 0 JFrncs 3b 4 0 2 0 Dsmnd ss 4 0 1 0 Janish ss 4 1 1 0 Espinos 2b 3 0 1 0 Sheets p 2 0 0 0 Flores c 3 0 0 0 Hinske ph 1 0 0 0 EJcksn p 2 0 0 0 Medlen p 0 0 0 0 TMoore ph 1 0 0 0 C.Jones ph 1 1 1 2 HRdrgz p 0 0 0 0 Durbin p 0 0 0 0 Matths p 0 0 0 0 McGnzl p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 9 3 Totals 30 0 6 0 Atlanta ................................ 010 000 012 — 4 Washington ....................... 000 000 000 — 0 E—McCann (2). DP—Atlanta 3, Washington 1. LOB—Atlanta 8, Washington 6. HR—McCann (16), C.Jones (9). SB—Bourn 2 (28), Prado (12), Bernadina (10), Desmond (15). IP H R ER BB SO Atlanta Sheets W,2-0 .......... 6 5 0 0 3 6 Medlen H,7 .............. 2 1 0 0 0 1 Durbin....................... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Washington E.Jackson L,5-6 ...... 7 5 1 1 2 9 H.Rodriguez ............ 0 1 1 1 2 0 Mattheus................... 12⁄3 3 2 2 1 1 Mic.Gonzalez .......... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 H.Rodriguez pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. WP—E.Jackson, H.Rodriguez. Umpires—Home, Brian O’Nora;First, David Rackley;Second, Alfonso Marquez;Third, Tom Hallion. T—3:07. A—28,745 (41,487).

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Away 27-21 25-25 22-23 24-28

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Str W-2 W-3 W-1 W-4 L-3

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Away 24-25 22-24 21-27 19-27 15-28

Nationals 5, Braves 2 Second Game Washington

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Pirates 5, Marlins 1

Dodgers 8, Mets 5 Los Angeles

L10 6-4 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5

NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday's Games Atlanta 11, Washington 10, 11 innings Pittsburgh 4, Miami 3 San Francisco 7, Philadelphia 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, N.Y. Mets 6 Cincinnati 3, Milwaukee 1 St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Arizona 13, Houston 8 San Diego 9, Colorado 5 Saturday's Games Atlanta 4, Washington 0, 1st game L.A. Dodgers 8, N.Y. Mets 5 San Francisco 6, Philadelphia 5, 10 innings Washington 5, Atlanta 2, 2nd game Pittsburgh 5, Miami 1 Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 2 St. Louis 12, Chicago Cubs 0 Houston at Arizona, (n) Colorado at San Diego, (n) Sunday's Games L.A. Dodgers (Eovaldi 1-6) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-4), 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Fiers 3-3) at Cincinnati (Cueto 11-5), 1:10 p.m. Atlanta (Jurrjens 3-3) at Washington (Detwiler 4-3), 1:35 p.m. Miami (A.Sanchez 5-6) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 2-2), 1:35 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 8-6) at Philadelphia (Blanton 8-8), 1:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 4-4) at St. Louis (Lynn 11-4), 2:15 p.m. Colorado (Friedrich 5-7) at San Diego (Ohlendorf 3-0), 4:05 p.m. Houston (Lyles 2-6) at Arizona (Collmenter 1-2), 4:10 p.m. Monday's Games Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Houston, 8:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

N AT I O N A L L E A G U E Giants 6, Phillies 5

Milwaukee

Miami

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Cardinals 12, Cubs 0 Chicago

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Cincinnati

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A M E R I C A N L E A G U E Rangers 9, Angels 2 Texas

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Orioles 3, Indians 1 Baltimore

Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h bi Markks rf 4 0 2 0 Choo rf 4 1 1 1 Hardy ss 3 1 1 0 ACarer ss 4 0 0 0 Thome dh 4 1 1 2 Kipnis 2b 4 0 0 0 AdJons cf 4 0 0 0 Brantly cf 4 0 1 0 Wieters c 4 0 1 0 CSantn c 3 0 1 0 Betemt 3b 4 0 0 0 Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 C.Davis lf 3 0 0 0 Damon lf 4 0 1 0 EnChvz lf 0 0 0 0 Ktchm 1b 4 0 1 0 MrRynl 1b 3 0 0 0 Hannhn 3b 3 0 2 0 Flahrty 2b 3 1 1 1 Quntnll 2b 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 3 Totals 34 1 7 1 Baltimore ............................ 000 000 210 — 3 Cleveland ........................... 100 000 000 — 1 DP—Cleveland 1. LOB—Baltimore 3, Cleveland 7. 2B—Wieters (16), C.Santana (14). HR—Thome (2), Flaherty (4), Choo (11). IP H R ER BB SO Baltimore Tillman W,2-1 .......... 62⁄3 6 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 Patton H,7 ................ 1⁄3 Strop H,16................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ji.Johnson S,29-31 1 1 0 0 0 0 Cleveland McAllister L,4-2 ....... 72⁄3 5 3 3 0 6 Sipp........................... 1⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 Pestano .................... 1 0 0 0 0 2 Umpires—Home, Jerry Layne;First, Vic Carapazza;Second, Larry Vanover;Third, Dan Bellino. T—2:32. A—36,247 (43,429).

Tigers 7, White Sox 1 Chicago

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Detroit

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Mariners 2, Rays 1 Seattle

Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h bi Ackley 2b 4 0 0 0 BUpton cf 2 0 0 0 ISuzuki rf 4 0 1 0 C.Pena 1b 4 0 0 0 C.Wells lf 4 1 0 0 Zobrist 2b 3 0 0 0 Jaso c 3 1 2 0 Kppngr 3b 4 0 3 0 Seager 3b 3 0 1 0 Joyce rf 4 0 1 0 MSndrs cf 4 0 1 2 Matsui dh 4 0 0 0 Smoak 1b 4 0 0 0 DJnngs lf 4 1 1 0 Peguer dh 4 0 2 0 Loaton c 4 0 2 0 Kawsk ss 3 0 1 0 SRdrgz ss 2 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 8 2 Totals 31 1 7 0 Seattle ................................ 200 000 000 — 2 Tampa Bay......................... 000 000 100 — 1 E—I.Suzuki (1). DP—Seattle 2. LOB—Seattle 10, Tampa Bay 7. CS—B.Upton (5). S—Kawasaki, S.Rodriguez. IP H R ER BB SO Seattle Vargas W,10-7 ........ 6 7 1 0 3 5 Kelley H,4 ................ 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 O.Perez H,1............. 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 League H,4 .............. 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Wilhelmsen S,9-11 . 1 0 0 0 0 2 Tampa Bay Cobb L,4-7 ............... 2 3 2 2 2 3 C.Ramos .................. 4 2 0 0 0 6 Badenhop................. 1 1 0 0 1 1 Jo.Peralta................. 1 0 0 0 0 3 W.Davis.................... 1 2 0 0 1 2 Vargas pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. HBP—by C.Ramos (Jaso). WP—Cobb. Umpires—Home, Tim McClelland;First, Ted Barrett;Second, Marvin Hudson;Third, Brian Runge. T—3:05. A—18,800 (34,078).

Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 3 Toronto

Boston ab r h bi ab r h bi Gose rf 3 0 0 0 Nava rf 3 0 0 0 RDavis ph-rf 1 2 1 0 Crwfrd lf 4 0 0 0 Lawrie 3b 3 0 1 3 Pedroia 2b 4 0 1 0 Rasms cf 3 1 0 1 AdGnzl 1b 4 1 1 0 Encrnc 1b 3 1 1 2 C.Ross dh 3 1 1 0 Lind dh 5 0 0 0 Sltlmch c 4 1 1 3 Arencii c 4 1 1 1 Mdlrks 3b 4 0 0 0 KJhnsn 2b 4 1 1 0 Sweeny cf 3 0 0 0 YEscor ss 4 1 1 0 Ciriaco ss 3 0 1 0 Snider lf 4 0 1 0 Totals 34 7 7 7 Totals 32 3 5 3 Toronto............................... 001 002 301 — 7 Boston ................................ 030 000 000 — 3 E—Y.Escobar (9), Ciriaco (1), Middlebrooks (9). DP—Toronto 1, Boston 1. LOB—Toronto 7, Boston 4. 2B—R.Davis (10), K.Johnson (10), Y.Escobar (12), C.Ross (17). HR—Encarnacion (26), Arencibia (14), Saltalamacchia (18). SB—R.Davis (25), Y.Escobar (3), Ciriaco (4). S—Lawrie. SF—Lawrie. IP H R ER BB SO Toronto Villanueva W,5-0..... 61⁄3 4 3 3 2 5 Happ H,1.................. 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Oliver H,11............... 1 1 0 0 0 1 Lyon .......................... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Boston A.Cook L,2-3 ........... 61⁄3 4 5 3 1 1 F.Morales................. 1⁄3 0 1 1 1 1 Albers ....................... 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 A.Miller ..................... 1⁄3 Padilla....................... 1 1 0 0 0 2 Tazawa ..................... 1 1 1 1 1 0 Albers pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. WP—Villanueva. Umpires—Home, Andy Fletcher;First, Rob Drake;Second, Joe West;Third, Sam Holbrook. T—3:04. A—38,170 (37,495).

IL BASEBALL

SWB Yanks top Braves in slugfest The Times Leader Staff

LAWRENCEVILLE, G.A. – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees exploded for eight runs in the first inning en route to a 13-8 victory in a slugfest over the Gwinnett Braves on Saturday night. Cole Garner delivered the big hit in the first inning, blasting a grand slam home run that made the score 7-0. Chris Dickerson then tripled and scored on Kevin Russo’s triple for a commanding eight-run lead before the Braves even got to the plate. The Braves finally got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning, rallying for six runs. The big blow in the inning was a tworun home run by Stefan Gartell. The Yankees answered right back with three in the seventh on an RBI single by Corban Joseph and a two-run single by Brandon Laird. The Yankees and Braves will play game three of their four game stretch today at 5:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. Yankees

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Gwinnett

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Totals 41131513 Totals 36 810 7 Yankees............................. 800 003 110 — 13 Gwinnett ............................ 000 060 020 — 8 E – Russo (2), Joseph (9) LOB – Yankees 7, Gwinnett 5 2B – Joseph (15), Gotay (6) 3B – Dickerson (4), Russo (2), Gotay (1) HR – Garner (5), Laird (9), Gartrell (14) IP H R ER BB SO Yankees Ortiz (W, 8-3)............ 5 8 6 1 1 1 Wade ......................... 2 2 2 0 1 1 Farquhar ................... 2 0 0 0 0 1 Gwinnett Leach (L, 0-1)........... .1 3 7 7 4 1 Carlyle ....................... 3.2 3 1 1 0 4 Bullock....................... 1.2 5 3 3 0 3 Hughes...................... 2 3 2 2 1 1 Gearin........................ 1.1 1 0 0 0 2

Royals 7, Twins 3 Minnesota

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Kansas City

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T H I S D A T E I N B A S E B A L L 1905 Weldon Henley of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis Browns 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the highlight of Henley’s 4-11 season.

1906 Bob Ewing pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies without a single assist registered by his teammates.

1926 Cincinnati had four triples in an 11-run second inning as the Reds beat the Boston Braves, 13-1. Curt Walker hit two in the inning to tie an NL record for most triples in an inning.

1962 Floyd Robinson of the Chicago White Sox had six singles in six at-bats in a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

1967 The Atlanta Braves used a major league record five pitchers in the ninth inning of a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The pitchers were Ken Johnson, Ramon Hernandez, Claude Raymond, Dick Kelley and Cecil Upshaw.

2000 Seattle’s 13-5 win over Texas was interrupted for 54 minutes when a rainstorm drenched fans at Safeco Field and the $517.6 million stadium’s roof wouldn’t close because of a computer problem. The roof finally began closing about 20 minutes later.

2004 Jason Schmidt’s 12-game winning streak ended as San Francisco fell to San Diego 9-4. Schmidt (12-3) was off from the outset in his worst start of the season, allowing eight runs, nine hits and four walks in 5 2-3 innings. It was his first loss in 17 starts since April 21.

2006 Alfonso Soriano had three doubles, a triple and scored two runs to lead Washington to a 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

2007 The New York Yankees had 25 hits in a 21-4 rout of Tampa Bay. The Yankees hit six home runs in the game, including two by Shelley Duncan.

2008 Florida’s Rick VandenHurk threw five hitless innings and combined with three relievers for a one-hit, 1-0 win over Atlanta.

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Greater Pittston’s defense is its downfall vs. Milton By JAY MONAHAN For The Times Leader

SCRANTON – Hitting troubles are a typical burden for Greater Pittston – its exceptional pitching usually makes up for that. Committing untimely errors was just something the team couldn’t overcome in the American Legion Region 5 Tournament. Defensive mistakes – a common theme for the Wyoming Valley League champions – led to two unearned runs as Greater Pittston fell to Milton 3-1 in the first round. Greater Pittston moves to the loser’s bracket where it will face Valley View on Sunday at 8 a.m. at Connell Park in Scranton. “It’s been our downfall all year,” Greater Pittston coach Drew Whyte said. “I was just tell-

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ing our kids in the dugout that there are three phases to the game: our pitching has been the best; our hitting has been in the middle; and our defense has been a failure all year. If our defense holds up and things go our way, it’s a 2-1 win.” A pair of Greater Pittston mis-

cues allowed two runs to score in the third inning. A ball thrown into the outfield advanced a runner to third base, and then a botched relay exchange enabled Tyler Moyer to score a Milton’s second run of the inning. Greater Pittston briefly cut the lead in half in the seventh before another miscue scored a run. Dylan Maloney pitched a ball short of the plate, allowing Reynaldo Adames to move to third before tallying Milton’s third run on a Damian Moyer single. “We didn’t make any mistakes and capitalized on the ones that they made,” Milton coach Dave Byers said. “That’s the difference in the game.” Milton starting pitcher Cody Shaffer carried a perfect game into the fifth inning. P.J. Bone hit an opposite-field single to break up Shaffer’s string. Catcher Brady

Chappell proceeded to throw out Bone at second to end the inning. Shaffer finished with seven strikeouts while throwing 125 pitches, and Greater Pittston managed just five runners on base against the righty. “I don’t know what the problem was with us at the plate but we really struggled,” Whyte said. “Hey, it is what it is. Offensively, we were just very lackluster. I was surprised actually with how many times we struck out. We just didn’t put the bat on the ball.” Shaffer’s counterpart was equally as impressive if not better. Greater Pittston’s Dylan Maloney struck out nine batters, did not allow a walk, and yielded two earned runs. “His stuff was just outstanding, and he hit every spot tonight,” Whyte said. “I’ve seen him throw

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Greater Pittston’s Ryan Carey scoops up a ground ball during Saturday’s game against Milton in Scranton.

a no-hitter already this year, but this is the best I’ve seen him throw all season.” Greater Pittston squandered a shot at tying the game in the seventh with two runners in scoring

position. A 6-4-3 double play left it with only one run to show for after Kody Nowicki and Ron Musto reached base with no outs. Nowicki led Greater Pittston with a run and a hit.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

IronPigs re-up with Phillies for four years By JEFF SCHULER The Morning Call

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Carsan Rucci, 13, of Glenmoore, Chester County, mounts a bike during a horse racing camp at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Plains Township on Friday morning.

Kurt Landes isn’t shy about putting on a show, even if it seems there isn’t really a need for one. The IronPigs general manager turned Wednesday’s announcement that the Phillies and the highly successful Triple-A affiliate had extended their Player Development Contract for the next four years -- an agreement that no one doubted would happen, and that many had taken for granted -- into a semi-lavish “Pigs to the Bigs Award Show” production that featured a 10-minute video of “red carpet” interviews of the likes of Phillies players “Vance Worley” and “Chooch Ruiz,” along with current IronPigs “Kevin Frandsen” and “Tyler Cloyd” and the IronPigs mascots. That was followed by the “official” announcement in an Academy Awards-style presentation that named the IronPigs-Phillies relationship the award for best minor league affiliation, complete with Landes doing an extended “I want to thank .. ” speech. “It was a great little skit,” Steve Noworyta, the Phillies assistant director for player personnel

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ing, equipment and stable management, among other topics at one of 10 national camps held this summer by the HHYF. “They’ve been doing so much all week,” said Billie Jo Fenwick, one of the camp volunteers. “They’ve been working in stables with the horses, learning from the riders and trainers and everything like

that. They’ve had lots of fun with it, we’ve even done things like gotten everybody together and gone bowling, just last night we had a ‘swim night’. It’s been a busy but fun week.” The HHYF is a charitable organization dedicated to providing education opportunities with harness horses. Establish in 1976, the foundation provides interactive learning experiences with the horses and draws interest from all over, even, in some cases, from as far away as the opposite coast. “My mom’s got some family

Bobby Kelly of Pittston, left, assists Gaby Hockensmith of Taneytown, Md., with putting a bridle on Royal Attire.

out here, so we came in to see them as well but the race was awesome,” said Marcela Riddick, 13, of Los Angeles, and winner of the second race of the night. “I got a little nervous at the start, but, we did it. I had a great time. I’ll try and be back next year, but, I know I’m going to try and find some more like this back home.” While the camp drew some members from outside our backyard, it certainly didn’t go unnoticed around here. “I want to get a job here in the summer, so I thought this

would be a good idea” said Bobby Kelly, 15, of Pittston, who finished so close to Sarah Kalada in the first race that a moment of “instant replay” was provided to spectators to determine who won. “I was a little nervous at the start of the race tonight because the horse I was originally supposed to race got switched out. But then things got going out on the track and I felt pretty good about it. Overall, I think the experience will be a help next summer when I come and apply to work here.”

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Scott Stallings jumps into True South Classic lead The Associated Press

MADISON, Miss. — Scott Stallings took a four-stroke lead on Saturday at the True South Classic after shooting 6 under through the first 10 holes of the third round at Annandale Golf

Club. Stallings made four birdies and an eagle before darkness suspended play, and is at 18 under for the tournament. The 27-yearold is trying for his second career PGA Tour victory. He’ll continue

his round on Sunday morning at 8 a.m. ET. Billy Horschel, Heath Slocum and Jason Bohn are tied for second place at 14 under. The tournament has been plagued by heavy rain, with one

weather-related delay during each of the first three days. Only a handful of players finished their third round on Saturday, including William McGirt, who shot an 8-under 64 and was five strokes back.

hannock manager Scott Zaner walked out to the mound. “I just walked out there to give him a break and a breather,” Zaner said. “I didn’t really talk to him about much just ‘hey keep doing what you’re doing.’” The time out must have helped because Condeelis settled down. He allowed Jones to score on a fielder’s choice for a 5-4 lead. But a pair of potential hits were caught by in the outfield to end the game. The first was a blooper that seemed like trouble and the second was a liner to center. “That was a hard play in right field and after that the wheels kind of fell off a little, but it took true grit from the whole team,” Condeelis said. “I knew if we were going to come out with a win there it would be a team effort, and it showed. “I wouldn’t say I was getting nervous, I was just mad at myself because I couldn’t seem to find the zone and stay there consistently.” Tunkhannock (14-9) battled back from a 3-0 hole after the bottom of the second. Berwick (17-4) put a three-spot on the scoreboard off Tunkhannock starter Josh McLain, taking advantage of a hit batsman and a walk to lead off the inning. Jones came through with a double to plate the first run, while the others scored on an error and a fielder’s choice. But after that inning, McLain was in a zone. He only allowed one batter to reach second base from the third through seventh

who Landes convinced to take part in the production, said with a smile. “He kind of forewarned me and I could have been a little more reactionary with it -- I guess I was a little stiff.” “We always like to do things in a fun and unique way,” Landes said, adding that the extension is “something worth celebrating.” The four-year extension is the maximum permitted under the agreement between Major League and Minor League Baseball. The current agreement dates back to the 2007 season, when the Phillies switched their Triple-A affiliation from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to Ottawa in anticipation of that franchise shifting to Allentown the following year, and was renewed for the first time during the 2008 season. “I’ve had the opportunity to work with many, many different affiliations with Major League teams, and the Philadelphia Phillies truly represent a class organization, and not just because of their on-field success but just because they’re a great organization with great people.” “The real winners are all of you, for what you’ve done in the past few years,” Noworyta added. innings. The only time a runner got past second was in the eighth when he was beyond 100 pitches. Overall on the afternoon, McLain struck out seven and walked three, giving up just six hits in eight innings. “Josh stepped up big time this year both in varsity and legion and he’s become a pitcher,” Zaner noted. Trailing 3-0, Tunkhannock answered with three runs of its own in the top of the third. Ryan Goodwin plated two with a single and the game was evened at 3-3 on a RBI groundball double-play. Tunkhannock used small ball in the top of the sixth to take its first lead of the game at 4-3. Sean Soltysiak singled, stole second, was sacrificed to third and scored on a sacrifice fly. Lance Sherry scored on an error in the top of the ninth for a two-run Tunkhannock advantage. “It’s a long game so we never felt like pushing the panic button,” Condeelis added. “We really felt like if we stayed close and kept pushing we were going to make it interesting. That’s just a tribute to the guys we have.” Tunkhannock 5, Berwick 4 Tunkhannock Berwick ab r H bi ab r h bi Zaner ss 5 1 1 0 Morales cf 4 0 0 2 Goodwin 3b 5 0 1 2 May lf 5 0 2 0 Custer c 4 0 2 0 Melito ss 5 0 0 0 McClain p 4 0 1 1 Miller 1b 4 0 1 0 Condeelis 1b 4 0 2 0 Favata rf 2 1 0 0 Soltysiak rf 3 1 1 0 Laubach 2b 3 1 0 0 Sick lf 2 0 0 0 Jones c 4 2 3 1 Weiss 2b 3 1 1 1 Kyttle 3b 3 0 0 0 Sherry cf 4 2 2 0 McAvoy pr 0 0 0 0 DeNoia p 2 0 0 0 Harer p 1 0 0 0 Kuchka ph 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 512 3 Totals 31 4 7 3 Tunkhannock ...................... 003 001 001 — 5 Berwick ................................ 030 000 001 — 4 2B – Condeelis, Jones IP H R ER BB SO Tunkhannock McClain (W).............. 8 6 3 2 3 7 Condeelis (S) ........... 1 1 1 1 2 0 Berwick DeNoia (L) ................ 6 9 4 4 2 0 Harer.......................... 3 2 1 0 0 1

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Ex-Michigan coach Carr: Not the Joe Paterno I knew By RICK GANO AP Sports Writer

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr says he’s not qualified to offer an opinion on whether a statue of Joe Paterno on the Penn State campus should be taken down in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Carr made his comments Saturday night during an interview session with reporters before he was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Critics have called for the sculpture to be taken down after

the Freeh report concluded that Paterno was aware of the 1998 allegations against Sandusky and that the former Nittany Lions’ head coach was involved in the decision to hide a 2001 incident from authorities. The Freeh report’s conclusions about Paterno were very difficult to hear, Carr said. “It’s really a hard issue for people who knew him from this standpoint: Nobody, nobody defends what happened to those kids,” Carr said. “And the jury spoke to that. But you know the environment is such that a lot of

people find that very difficult to say anything positive, you know. And that was not the Joe Paterno I knew.” Carr said the most important issue is healing for the victims. “We can all hope that those kids who are now men that they receive some justice, as much as they can because what they endured was beyond comprehension,” Carr said. And he said whatever decisions are made by the school or the NCAA on the program’s future this much is certain: “They’d better get it right. And

what that is, I don’t know,” he said. Carr coached the Wolverines for 13 years, had a .753 winning percentage, won five Big Ten championships and captured a national title. Also honored at ceremonies Saturday night were former Ohio State running back and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George and Deion Sanders, the Florida State defensive back who went on to play in both the World Series and the Super Bowl as one of the most versatile athletes ever. George said he’d narrowed his

Mountain Top advances at states The Times Leader staff

MANSFIELD -- Ashley Casem pitched four innings and Melanie Snyder had three hits as Mountain Top defeated Corry 11-1 Saturday to reach the state championship game of the Little League Senior Division tournament. Rachael Ritz had two hits, including a triple, in the win. Kelsey Rinehamer and Juliette Wotherspoon both contributed with multiple hits. Mountain Top plays Towanda at 2 p.m. today at Mansfield in the final.

SECTION 5 10-11 SOFTBALL Old Forge 19, Nanticoke 16

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Berwick quarterback C.J. Curry drops back to pass during a scrimmage as his grandfather and coach George Curry directs the offense Saturday.

A watershed moment BERWICK – The waterboy-turned-quarterback knows more about the legendary coach than any other Berwick football player. It’s because the coach, George Curry, is also C.J. Curry’s grandfather. “I’d been the waterboy here for as long as I can remember,” said C.J., a junior who will likely inherit the vacant quarterback position. “Since I can remember walking, I remember being in this fieldhouse. Going out to the practice field and watching them practice. I’ve always dreamed of being under the lights on Friday and trying my best.” The opportunity to do so for his grandfather appeared to end when George Curry resigned after the 2005 season. His return on an interim basis revived the chance. “It’s awesome,” C.J. said. “I can’t wait for the season to start. It’s always been a dream to play for him. I mean, I loved coach (Gary) Campbell, I loved the team before. But we’ve really adapted to his system well and we’re all having a great time playing.” George Curry has been down this path be-

fore with his son and C.J.’s father, Cosmo. Cosmo was an all-state player at Berwick before playing collegiately at The Citadel. “Here’s what I always say about a coach coaching his son,” George Curry said. “It’s a great experience if he’s good. I coached Cos. He was an outstanding kid, tough player, outstanding wrestler. It was easy. (Former Mount Carmel coach) Jazz Diminick, I talked to him, he coached five of his boys. It was easy. They were pretty good football players. “I think that’s the main reason (C.J.) is going to do well. He’s No. 3 in his class. He’s a brilliant kid, knows the system. And he’s a rookie, but he handles himself well.” C.J. wasn’t immune from criticism during Saturday’s passing scrimmage at Crispin Field as George Curry snapped at his grandson for missing an open receiver. “He’s hard on me, but I love it,” C.J. said. “He pushes me as hard as he can to make me the best player I can be. Same goes for the whole team. He pushes us all. We love it and respond really well to it. “I’ve learned so much these last few weeks. It’s just unbelievable the things that I learned so far.”

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Southern Columbia, Curry let him know about it. “It’s been a great experience,” senior receiver/defensive back Jake Pecorelli said. “Discipline is the No. 1 thing that took a big jump from last year to this year. A lot of kids are listening more just because it’s Coach. “Everybody has been wanting to play for him for years.” It’s a sentiment running throughout the program, where generations of families have played for the state’s all-time leader in victories with 413. “I’ve wanted play for Curry since I was little,” tight end/defensive end Brandon Dalberto said. “My dad played for him. I used to come and watch the games and the fireworks, stuff like that.” Curry said that only a third of the offense has been installed. The defense, which allowed 30 or more points four times in 2011, is a little behind schedule. Special teams haven’t been a major priority yet. “The playbook is definitely a challenge because we only had a summer to learn basically a whole new system,” Pecorelli said. “But we’re coming along. We’re picking stuff up pretty quick.” Curry, though, cautioned that his past

“Earthquake” Enyard, FB, Oregon St.; Marty Lyons, DT, Alabama; Russell Maryland, DT Miami, Fla.; Rich McGeorge, TE, Elon; Rex Mirich, DT/OT, Northern Arizona; Jake Scott, DB, Georgia; Will Shields, OG, Nebraska; Darryl Talley, LB, West Virginia; Clendon Thomas, HB, Oklahoma; Rob Waldrop, DL, Arizona; Gene Washington, WR, Michigan State. And coaches Fisher DeBerry, Air Force, and Ron Harms (Concordia (Neb.), Adams State (Colo.), Texas A&M - Kingsville).

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choices for colleges down to Penn State and Ohio State and after a trip to an empty stadium in Columbus, Ohio, where he just looked around and felt the cold, he made his decision on the spot. “It just feels right, like I can do great things here at Ohio State,” George recalled. And he did, winning the Heisman as a senior and going on to a standout NFL career. Also enshrined were: Carlos Alvarez, WR, Florida; Chris Bisaillon, WR, Illinois Wesleyan; Doug English, DT, Texas; Bill

Nella Pepsin, Nina Zimmerman, Alex Nocera and Lexi Walsh had hits in the win for Old Forge, which set up a section title game tonight at 6 between the teams. Alyssa Lewis had two hits, and Liz Redenski, Katie King and Lindsey Rowles added hits for Nanticoke.

SECTION 5 JUNIOR BASEBALL

Greater Wyoming Area 7, Nanticoke 3

Eric Walkowiak, the winning pitcher, went 2-for-3 with a double. Jacob Granteed doubled twice. Bryan Clark had a 2-for-4 performance with two RBI, and Jake Wysocki drove in two runs. Jim Strickland, Seb Maul and Kyle Thorber each had a single for Nanticoke. Greater Wyoming Area 5, Connell Park East 2

Tino Romanelli gave up only two hits and struck out seven for Greater Wyoming Area. GWA’s Bryant Clark and Romanelli each posted two hits. Fred Cefalo hit a two-run single, and Nick Oley had a great game defensively. GWA advances to the Section 5 championship today at Shoemaker Field to play Weston Park at 1 p.m.

SECTION 5 10-11 BASEBALL Back Mountain American 10, Mountain Top 0

Michael Luksic, Dalton Simpson and Darren Kerdesky combined to throw a one-hit shutout, while Luksic led the BMA offense with a grand slam and five RBI. Michael Anderson added three hits, and Michael Collins had two hits in the win. Back Mountain American will play the winner of North Pocono and Mountain Top on Monday in the Section 5 championship.

SECTION 5 JUNIOR BASEBALL

Northwest 9, North Pocono 2

Behind combined pitching from Eric Evans, Tyler Harry and Tyler Kolb, Northwest was victorious in the semifinal. Zach Brucher had four RBI, while Kolb and Tyler Long had two hits each. Matt Fisch had a two-run home run, and Matt Sheerer had two hits for North Pocono. Northwest plays Wallenpaupack today at 1 p.m. at Hollenpack Park for the Section 5 championship.

JENKINS TWP. 9-10 SOFTBALL

Greater Wyoming Area 10, Mountain Top A 0

For the winners, Stephanie Nowak pitched a complete game with 12 strikeouts and allowing two hits, and Anna Wisnewski went 3-for-3 at the plate. Alexis Armstrong and Hannah Sobolewski had one hit each, and Abby Waite struck out four. West Side 9, Duryea/Pittston Township 2

Sara Hoskins pitched a complete game and hit a two-run double, and Rochelle Holena had a three-run triple for West Side. Jillian Bonczewski added two hits in the win. Grace Remus and Alyvia Cook each had two hits for Duryea/Pittston Twp.

SWOYERSVILLE 11-12 BASEBALL Mountain Top Red 7, Exeter/Pittston 4

Sean Wills, Wyatt Kindler and Colin Macko pitched for Mountain Top Red. Wills also had two hits for the winners. Matt Wright had two hits, including a homer, for Exeter/ Pittston. Back Mountain National 15, Kingston/Forty Fort 1

Nick Kocher had a triple, and Alex Kapral and Christopher Hunnington added doubles for Back Mountain. Stephen Banas had a double for Kingston/Forty Fort. Plains 5, Northwest 4

Alex Gulitus hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to lead Plains from a 4-0 deficit. Darryn Marek was the winning pitcher while T.J. Wozniak and Ben Yozwiak both had RBI singles. Austin Ford had a two-run home run and Brandon Hardiman had a two-run single for

Northwest. Wyoming/West Wyoming 9, Kingston/Forty Fort 3

Matt Silinski was the winning pitcher and had three hits, including a two-run home run. Alex Gonzalez had two hits, including an RBI triple, and Tanner Williams had two hits, including an RBI double. Josh Payne had two hits and scored a run, and Lain Gabrile had a double for Kingston/Forty Fort.

EXETER 8-9 BASEBALL

Mountain Top Black 4, Swoyersville 3

Paul Feisel picked up the win pitching, and A.J. Murphy and Nathan Thayer led the offense for Mountain Top with one hit each. John Sarris led Swoyersville with two hits. Back Mountain Navy 5, Nanticoke 0

Mike Ropietski, Max Paczewski, Zach Holthaus and Connor Morgan held Nanticoke to one hit with 11 strikeouts. Xander Shanner had two hits in the win. Derek Cease had the lone hit for Nanticoke. Back Mountain C 12, West Pittston A 2

A.R. Wren clubbed a grand slam and Dekoda Banks added another home run as Back Mountain won. Will Youngman added three hits, including a triple, for Back Mountain, while Ryan Collins and Austin Finarelli were 2-for-3. Evan Melberger had a hit for West Pittston. Plains 13, Hanover 4

Brett Kugler had a double and a single and picked up the win on the mound.. Matt Egidio added a triple and three RBI. Pat Delbalso, Evan Serafin, Joe Day and Jeremy Rosell all had singles. For Hanover, Joe Curcio had two hits, including a triple, and Anthony Palermo, Bob Sabecky and Brendan Boehm added singles.

TOMMY’S PIZZA CORNER 9-10 BASEBALL

Back Mountain 11, Hanover 1

Dylan Wesley was the winning pitcher, giving up only one hit and one run wile striking out six in the Back Mountain win. E.J. Williams had two hits and two RBI, Wesley had two hits, Jack Farrell had a two-run single and Kyle Sincavage had three hits and three RBI. Hunter Thompson had the lone hit for Hanover.

HORSE RACING Berwick coach George Curry is seen at his first event as Dawgs head coach since 2005 on Saturday at Crispin Field in Berwick.

success doesn’t mean immediate returns. “That’s automatic. They think that because it happened that way,” Curry said. “You got to win the first game first. Then the second. Then you build some momentum and hope you can win then districts. Then when you win the districts, you go from there. You have to stay healthy and you can’t lose any players. “There are some teams out there that are pretty darn good.”

Belmont winner Union Rags retires The Associated Press

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags has been retired because of a tendon injury in his left front leg. The announcement on Saturday came a week after the colt’s veterinarian had said he would be out with the injury but that his prognosis was “excellent” for a return to the races next year. Russell Jones, bloodstock adviser to the colt’s owner Phyllis Wyeth, says Union Rags is “a

pretty attractive stallion prospect” and that there has been a high level of interest in the horse with his retirement. Trained by Michael Matz, Union Rags won the Saratoga Special as a 2-year-old, the Champagne Stakes and was beaten by a head by Hansen after a troubled trip in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. As a 3-year-old, he won the Fountain of Youth Stakes, finished third in the Florida Derby and seventh in the Kentucky Derby after being squeezed at

the start of this year’s race. The colt skipped the Preakness and then won the 11⁄2-mile Belmont after wearing down pacesetter Paynter to take the final leg of the Triple Crown under jockey John Velazquez. Jones said no decision has been made on where Union Rags will stand as a stallion, but he said Wyeth prefers the horse remain in the U.S. “It’s a love affair she had with this horse, and she doesn’t want him to go somewhere where she can’t find him,” Jones said.

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It’s just part of that ol’ Lakers magic Guard Kobe Bryant is the most sought after athlete among the Americans at the London Olympics. By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

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Children climb onto a sculpture of the Olympic mascot Wenlock on the south bank of the River Thames in London, Saturday. The Games’ opening ceremonies are on Friday.

Rogge plays down fears of ‘brand police’ IOC President Jacques Rogge says there will be a “balanced and reasonable” response from organizers to fans wearing unofficial brands at the London Olympics. Rogge says no action will be taken against individuals if the logos on their T-shirts, for example, are of competitors to official sponsors. Rogge adds “common sense will prevail” but warned that Olympic sponsors’ rights would be protected and a “blatant” attempt at ambush marketing would result in intervention by the IOC and the local organizing committee. Head organizer Sebastian Coe had suggested there would be a strong response to fans with unofficial branding, telling a radio station a person with a Pepsi T-shirt wouldn’t be allowed into an Olympic venue because soft drink rival Coca-Cola is a main sponsor.

BARCELONA, Spain — They carry cameras and microphones, sprinting toward Kobe Bryant like Christmas shoppers who just spotted the “it” gift sitting on shelves. Their questions come quickly, some in English, many in Spanish, and Bryant gives the perfect answer every time. Yes, Spain is an incredible team that can pose problems for the U.S. No, Pau Gasol isn’t getting traded from the Lakers as long as he is there. The only thing Bryant can’t seem to explain to reporters is why he’s so much more popular than his teammates on the Olympic basketball team. “I don’t know. I don’t know where it comes from or how that happens,” he said Saturday with a laugh. “It all started with the Dream Team in terms of basketball becoming so global. When I

came into the NBA, I kind of inherited kind of the globalization of the game, and then having grown up overseas they really kind of laid claim to me because this is where I learned how to play the game, is overseas.” Chris Paul figures Bryant owes it to the way he’s won and carried himself through the years — along with one other thing. “A lot of it’s got to do, too, that he plays for the Lakers. I learned that, too, I learned that quick,” Paul said. “Everywhere you go, shoot, the Lakers, they never play a road game. Only time they might play a road game now is in Oklahoma City.” Bryant is not the best player on the U.S. team, probably just cracking the top three at this stage of his career. Yet for as good as LeBron James, Kevin Durant or any other U.S. player is, none draws the attention of Bryant once the Americans leave home. “Well, he’s been doing it for 16 years in the NBA and in those 16 years the accomplishments are incredible. I mean, they’re worthy of a top-five player in the history of the game, really,” U.S. coach

Mike Krzyzewski said. “And then he’s been so visible, been all over the world. In others words, he’s traveled all over in the offseason. Even when we’re on this tour, he’s a guy that gets out, meets people. I think he has just made a commitment to being out there and as a result, you know, people follow him.” The Americans still marvel at the frenzy surrounding Bryant four years ago in Beijing. U.S. assistant Mike D’Antoni once joked that the thunderous “Kobe! Kobe!” chants during the opening ceremonies had even James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony going, “What are we, potted plants?” Bryant had made multiple promotional trips to the Far East by then and kept going out even during the Olympics to see other sports. He was already better known than most players because of all his All-Star appearances and five NBA championships.

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IOC rules out immediate sanctions in ticket probe The IOC will not take disciplinary action before the London Olympics against officials accused of illegal ticket sales. The IOC opened an ethics investigation last month after Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper reported that national Olympic committee officials and ticket agents in several countries were willing to offer tickets on the black market. The paper turned its evidence over to the IOC, which was still reviewing it. The evidence was a “huge file,” IOC President Jacques Rogge said Saturday, and a decision would likely take months.

Lighter of cauldron picked The decision on who will light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics has been made, apparently. British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Hunt says he and London organizing committee counterpart Paul Deighton have come to a “mutually agreeable solution.” Hunt, however, would not identify who will get the honor, but pledged that “it will be a ‘wow’ moment.” Hunt also says that Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle, the man behind Friday’s opening ceremony, has also tried to influence the decision by making recommendations. Hunt says “we can chose to support or not to support the recommendations.”

Return of Bird aids Americans vs. Croatia U.S. star left the team due to the death of her stepfather, but returned for rout.

No mention of ’72 at opening ceremony IOC President Jacques Rogge has rejected the latest calls for a minute’s silence to be observed at the opening of the London Olympics for the 11 Israeli team members killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Games. The IOC has come under pressure from politicians in the United States, Israel and Germany to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Munich massacre at next Friday’s opening ceremony of the London Games. Rogge says the IOC will pay homage to the slain Israeli athletes and coaches at a reception in London during the games and will attend a ceremony in Germany on the anniversary of the killings on Sept. 5. But Rogge reiterated the IOC’s position Saturday against a minute’s silence during the London opening ceremony. He says “we feel that the opening ceremony is an atmosphere that is not fit to remember such as a tragic incident.”

USA basketball team guard Kobe Bryant

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Fabrice Muamba lights the cauldron on the torch relay leg between the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Hackney on Saturday. The Flame arrives at the Olympic stadium for the Opening Ceremony on July 27.

Circling London until Friday’s opening By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press Writer

LONDON — The Olympic torch has begun its tour of London — and to everyone’s relief, the weather is cooperating. After weeks of unseasonably chilly temperatures and miserable rain, the sun came out Saturday as thousands of people turned out to watch the flame begin its seven-day trip of the Olympic host city. The torch arrived late Friday in the city with a dramatic entrance, abseiled from a helicopter by a Royal Marine to the Tower of London on the shore of the River Thames. After a night locked inside the Jewel House of the 11th century Paul Stanley-McKenzie carries the Olympic flame on the torch relay leg through the Lonlandmark, the torch don borough Waltham Forest on Saturday. started a journey Phillips Idowu, a champion triple through London that took it from a “You know it doesn’t seem jumper for Team Great Britain, later historic ship to a shiny new shoplike it’s been 36 years ago. took the torch to the Westfield mall, ping mall. Europe’s biggest, next to the OlymFrom the Royal Observatory in It’s hard to believe that Park. Greenwich, the home of Greenwich what I’ve done then people picSaturday’s torch relay also inMean Time (GMT), the torch was carried to the Cutty Sark, a newly still remember. So I’m very cluded stints from London’s youngest and oldest torchbearers: 12-yearrestored 140-year-old ship docked in honored to be here.” old Chester Chambers, and 101-yearthe Thames. Nadia Comaneci old Fauja Singh. Like most other Nadia Comaneci, the legendary Gold medal gymnast torchbearers, they were nominated Romanian gymnast who won nine by their communities. Olympic medals in the 1976 and The torch, which has already 1980 games, and former basketball traveled across Britain for more than player John Amaechi took the torch first female gymnast to be awarded 60 days, will continue to tour Lona perfect 10 score in an Olympic to the roof of the North Greenwich Arena, the venue for the gymnastics gymnastics event, told the BBC. “It’s don’s streets until it ends its journey at the Olympic Stadium for the hard to believe that what I’ve done events and basketball finals. opening ceremony in the capital on “You know it doesn’t seem like it’s then people still remember. So I’m July 27. very honored to be here.” been 36 years ago,” Comaneci, the

ISTANBUL — Sue Bird was happy to be playing basketball again. Bird left the U.S. women’s Olympic team last Sunday after learning that her stepfather Dennis had died of a heart attack. After spending last week mourning with her family she joined the team in Turkey on Saturday. “It’s been emotional. Obviously he wasn’t my father, but has been in my life for 16 years. He meant so much to my mom,” said Bird, fighting through tears. “These things are tough. It’s good to be back, everyone’s been so great. In a way even though I’m not with my biological family this is an extension. They make me laugh and I don’t have to think about anything else so it’s really nice.” Bird, who missed exhibition games against Brazil and Britain, said there was never any doubt that she would still play in the Olympics. “If I had a penny for every time somebody at the wake or funeral said to me Dennis wants you to go win a gold medal,” she said. “I know I was where I was supposed to be the last week and I feel like I’m where I’m supposed to be now.” Bird fondly remembered the man who had been a huge part of her basketball career from her high school days at Christ the King in New York to her college years at Connecticut. “He was always around. He was the kind of guy who was very infectious and always in a good mood,” she said. “He literally never was in a bad mood. Always wanting to be friends with everyone, supporting everyone. Forget me, he thought these guys were his daughters as well. That’s the way he treated everyone. He was great for my mom. They were very good for each other, good companions, she’s going to miss him a lot and we all are.” Bird arrived in Turkey at 6 a.m. and didn’t look jet-lagged at all. She played 19 minutes, scoring eight points and dishing out five assists in the Americans’ 109-55 rout of Croatia. “I didn’t know what to expect,” U.S. coach Geno Auriemma said. “That’s why I didn’t start her, wanted her to get into the game at her own pace. Sue’s not ever not ready to play. So I’m not surprised where she came out and played well, hit some shots.”

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AUTO RACING

Champagne chilled for Wiggins Patrick just hoping

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British rider about to become first from United Kingdom to win annual Tour de France.

Chicagoland Speedway is just about 100 miles from driver’s hometown of Rockford, Ill.

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press Writer

CHARTRES, France — For Bradley Wiggins, the champagne on the Champs-Elysees is about to flow. He all but locked up the Tour de France title with a tour-deforce performance to win the final time trial — putting him on the cusp of becoming the first Briton to win cycling’s showpiece race. Wiggins blew away the field in Saturday’s race against the clock in Stage 19, his second Tour victory this year in a time trial, his specialty. “I really wanted to go out there and finish with a bang, and fortunately I was able to do that,” said Wiggins, noting he realized the breadth of emotion when he spotted his mechanic in tears. Even before the Tour started, Wiggins was the favorite. The 32-year-old rider took the yellow jersey in Stage 7. Then came questions about the unity of his Sky Team, pre-race preparations and his ability to get up mountains — all of which he put to rest. There was also the absence of two-time Tour champion and cycling superstar Alberto Contador, who is serving a doping ban. That led many to wonder whether Wiggins was really the sport’s best. Wiggins has been vocal in his criticism of doping in cycling and said the sport may be changing after the sport’s governing body put tough controls in place. “I think the Tour is a lot more human now with everything the UCI is doing,” he said, suggesting that dopers — and their intermittently astonishing performances — are being driven from the sport.

Riders’ better halves start a Twitter feud The Associated Press

CHARTRES, France — Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome will share a glass of champagne during today’s final stage of the Tour de France to celebrate Britain’s historic 1-2 finish in the world’s most prestigious cycling race. Their better halves might not be up for it. Wiggins’ wife and Froome’s girlfriend have been at the center of a Twitter dispute that started after Stage 11. Froome was told to wait for his leader in the ascent to the ski station of La Toussuire. That day, Froome was clearly the best, but his Sky team’s race strategy forced him to stay in his support role. Michelle Cound took to Twitter to express her disappointment at Sky’s decision to fully back Wiggins in his bid to become the first British rider to win the Tour at the expense of her boyfriend. “If you want loyalty, get a Froome dog... a quality I value... although being taken advantage of by others!” Cound wrote. Catherine Wiggins was quick to respond, praising the great work of Wiggins’ teammates Mick Rogers and Richie Porte during that stage without mentioning Froome. “See Mick Rogers and Richie Porte for examples of genuine, selfless effort and true professionalism,” she wrote. The tweet was immediately followed by another short message from Cound, who retweeted Wiggins’ note with the comment “Typical!” British rider David Millar, who will team up with Froome and Wiggins at the London Olympics, tweeted: “Oh SNAP! Sky have WAG (wife and girlfriend) WAR on Twitter. This (expletive) just got real.” Froome, picked by many as a future Grand Tour winner, has been a loyal and dedicated teammate to Wiggins.

Tejay van Garderen has all but clinched the white jersey for the best young rider in the Tour de France.

American pays tribute to shooting victims AP PHOTO

Bradley Wiggins, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, bows to cheering spectators on the podium of the 19th stage of the Tour de France in Chartres, France, on Saturday.

Wiggins is a three-time Olympic track champion who made the difficult transition to road racing. He crashed out the Tour a year ago with a broken collarbone. He envied Australia’s Cadel Evans, who had the elation of winning the yellow jersey. “That was my motivation: I want to feel what he’s feeling,” Wiggins said. The Team Sky leader obliterated the pack in the 33-mile ride from Bonneval to Chartres and punched the air and shouted as he crossed the finish line. Sunday’s ride to the finish on Paris’ Champs-Elysees will be largely ceremonial — Wiggins is too far ahead for any competitor to erase his lead over the 75-mile ride from Rambouillet. After Saturday’s stage, with victory secure, Wiggins sighed and looked skyward as he hoisted the winner’s bouquet. “I have a lot of emotion right now,” he said. “It’s the stuff of dreams to win the final time trial and seal the Tour.” Wiggins was timed in 1 hour, 4 minutes, 13 seconds. Countryman and teammate Christopher Froome was second, 1:16 behind. Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain was third, 1:50 back. Overall, Wig-

gins has a 3:21 lead over Froome, who is second. Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali is third, 6:19 back. Riders set off one-by-one in the race against the clock in reverse order of the standings, and Wiggins’ dominance was evident from the first time check. He was 12 seconds ahead of Froome after 8 1⁄2 miles. Wiggins had a formidable lead coming into the stage. His only threat of any kind was from Froome, a successful time-trial rider, and less so from Nibali, who is not quite as strong in this discipline. Despite rumblings about behind-the-scenes competition between them, Froome proved a faithful teammate to the end. “As we saw today, he’s stronger than me,” Froome told French TV, after hugging Wiggins. “I’m very happy. The (Sky) goal this year was to win the Tour with Bradley. To be second (for me) is an added plus.” The big question mark concerned the riders below them: Whether young American Tejay Van Garderen could overtake Jurgen Van Den Broeck for fourth — he didn’t. Or whether Frenchman Pierre Rolland, a strong climber but not a time

CHARTRES, France (AP) — U.S. cyclist Tejay Van Garderen has dedicated his strong performance in the Tour de France’s final time trial to the victims of the deadly shootings at a movie theater in his home state. The 23-year-old rider lives in Boulder, Colo. He says he had the victims in his mind during Saturday’s 33-mile stage in which he finished seventh, and he’ll be “thinking of them when I get to Paris,” where the race ends Sunday. Van Garderen is fifth in the Tour standings. He is all but guaranteed to win the white jersey as best young rider. He would be the first American to do so since Andy Hampsten in 1986. At least 12 people were killed and dozens others injured Friday when a man unleashed his arsenal on an audience in Aurora watching the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises.” trialer, would stay in the top 10 — he did. The main change at the top involved Evans. He was passed by BMC teammate Van Garderen despite a three-minute head start and fell one spot to seventh in the overall standings.

By CHRIS JENKINS AP Sports Writer

JOLIET, Ill. — Chicagoland Speedway is about the closest thing Danica Patrick has to a home track in NASCAR. Although the 1.5-mile oval on the outskirts of Chicago’s southwest suburbs didn’t play a part in her early racing career — it didn’t open until 2001 — it’s only about 100 miles away from her hometown of Rockford, Ill. That means she’ll have plenty of family and friends here for today’s NASCAR Nationwide race. “As a kid, I loved going into the city, downtown Chicago,” Patrick said before Saturday’s practice. “It’s a beautiful place. I know we’re a little bit away from there, but I’ve got some friends coming out to the track this weekend, so it’ll be a couple extra people than normal. But it’s close to home, and that’s good, and I’ll see a few familiar faces.” And based on her 10th-place run last June, she’ll also have a shot at a pretty good finish. Patrick was second-fastest in Saturday afternoon’s final practice session. As Patrick continues her transition from IndyCar to NASCAR, she said she’s most comfortable on intermediate-length tracks with banked turns such as Chicagoland. Although racing a stock car is much different than racing an IndyCar at any track, Patrick said the way a stock car handles on a track such as Chicagoland is the most similar sensation to what she experienced in Indy racing. In addition to running a full Nationwide Series schedule this season, she’s also running parttime in the Sprint Cup Series.

She recently added a track that’s similar to Chicagoland — Kansas Speedway — to her Sprint Cup schedule. Patrick “For me, I feel like mileUP and-a-half, bigNEXT ger tracks, and the higher-grip Nationwide race tracks of those, at I feel like there’s Chicagoland just a little bit 2 p.m. today more of a simiESPN larity to where I came from,” Patrick said. “With the way that it loads up in the corner and the way that you can feel car pick up G-forces in the corner and you can feel the (suspension) load. As opposed to the slippery or flatter tracks, slower tracks.” Patrick acknowledges that she isn’t yet as comfortable at short tracks or tracks without banking. But she said she felt better when Kasey Kahne, a fellow driver from an open-wheel background, told her that he had a tough time learning flat tracks as well — not that it showed much last week, when Kahne won the Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire. “It didn’t really show that he struggles at short tracks, just because of the fact that he won,” Patrick said. “But he said that they took the longest for him to get used to as well. Both of us kind of having our open-wheel backgrounds, I think that it was almost a relief sometimes to hear, to understand a little bit more why the short tracks are a little bit harder.” While plenty of established NASCAR stars started out in open-wheel racing, Patrick said drivers who took the traditional path from short-track racing to stock cars might be better prepared for some tracks.

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OUTDOORS Local doctor will examine forest fragmentation

THE STANLEY COOPER SR. CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED will be one of several conservation organizations to host a cleanup targeting the Delaware River. Cleanup efforts will take place along the banks of the Monument Pool beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11. Volunteers are needed. Meeting place is the River Run parking lot. For more information, email info@fudr.org. NESCOPECK STATE PARK will hold a birds and butterflies walk Aug. 12 with enthusiast Jonathan Debalko. The walk will meander around the butterfly garden and lake in search of birds and butterflies. Wear sturdy walking shoes and bring binoculars if you have them. The park will have a small supply available to borrow. This is also a Junior Bird Club event. Kids ages 9 and up are invited to attend the birds and butterflies program. There is a one-time $5 fee for new members. This club is supported by the Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society. If you need an accommodation to participate in park activities due to a disability, contact the park or make inquiries through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-888-537-7294 (TTY). Bureau of State Parks staff will gladly discuss how to accommodate your needs. With at least three days notice, interpreters for people who are deaf or hard of hearing are available for educational programs. DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES VOLUNTEER DAVID KRUEL will host an early morning beginners bird walk on Saturday, Aug. 25 at 8 a.m. at Nescopeck State Park to celebrate the Global Birding Initiatives “Pledge to Fledge” program. From Aug. 24-26, birders across six continents will be sharing their interest in birds by bringing friends and other non-birders out to truly see and enjoy birds for the first time. The goal of the program is to share enthusiasm toward bird watching to transform non-birders and casual birders into citizens concerned about bird conservation and the environment. This program is free and will meet at the wood bridge near the education center at Nescopeck State Park. A limited number of binoculars will be available. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring water along. Registration is required by calling 403-2006.

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Dr. Anthony Serino, left, chairman of the biology department at Misericordia University, and 2012 graduate Nicholas Sulzer pose with an array of live traps that will be used during a forest study.

Having an impact By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

When it comes to the possible impact of forest fragmentation caused by drilling for natural gas, Dr. Anthony Serino is thinking small. Serino, who is the chair of the Department of Biology at Misericordia University, doesn’t necessarily believe any impact from pipelines and access roads will be small. He really doesn’t have any idea. But Serino will attempt to gauge the impact by studying the effects on small mammals – mice, voles, rats and chipmunks to name a few. With the help of Misericordia biology students, Serino will embark on a threeyear study to see what impact the forest fragmentation resulting from roads and pipelines has on small mammals. The study will focus on wooded areas of Luzerne and Wyoming counties. Serino has already secured agreements with the Williams Company, which is constructing pipelines, and Chesapeake Energy, to study their sites. He is currently working on obtaining permission from landowners before the work can begin. “We selected suitable habitats which consist of an impacted area and an adjacent forest that doesn’t have too much human encroachment,” Serino said. “We want to gauge how far the impact is into the forest.” Although the study will begin in the near future, Serino suspects they will see a change in distribution with some small mammal species. “You’re basically going from a deep forest, to an open area which is the pipeline or road and back to a forest,” Serino said. He added that some species could also be attracted to the disturbed areas, espe-

“The data from this study will help us identify the status of small mammals. If there is an indication that a species may be impacted, it’s possible that could be addressed in future lease agreements that the Game Commission enters into.”

Bill Williams Pa. Game Commission

cially the edges of roads and pipelines, because food sources could be more accessible. The small mammals will be captured in live traps baited with peanut brittle. They will be weighed, measured and tagged before being released. Hair samples will also be collected for DNA analysis. Initially, the mammals will be fitted with identification tags as Serino and his students determine population densities. Later, Serino said, radio frequency tags could be used which will allow the movement patterns of each mammal to be tracked. The small mammal study is one of several taking place to determine the impact of gas drilling. According to Thomas Murphy, co-director of the Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, Penn State Cooperative Extension, there are studies underway focusing on avian species and invasive weed populations related to the impact of gas drilling. “(The small mammal) study fits in with the parameter of others that are being done by other colleges and universities,”

Murphy said. “It’s a great opportunity for students to be a part of such a timely study.” In order to capture and study small mammals, Serino had to apply for a permit from the Pennsylvania Game Commission, which manages birds and mammals in the state. The agency has an interest in the study and the findings could be incorporated into the revised Wildlife Action Plan in 2015. “The plan addresses all mammal species and the data from this study will help us identify the status of small mammals,” said Bill Williams, information and education supervisor for the PGC’s Northeast Region. “If there is an indication that a species may be impacted, it’s possible that could be addressed in future lease agreements that the Game Commission enters into.” The Williams Companies Foundation contributed $20,000 to the study, while Chesapeake has provided $24,000. Despite the financial help, Serino said the study will not be biased. “What I’d like to see is as small an impact on the habitat as possible, but we’re not going to side with anybody,” he said. “It’s simply whatever the data shows us.” Most of the work will take place in the late spring, summer and early fall, when small mammals are most active. Serino said the study fits in well with the work being done on other species to present a more complete picture on the impacts of gas drilling and forest fragmentation. “You want to look at all aspects of the forest,” he said. “This is another level of that, and all these studies are basically looking at the possible effects of doing anything to the forest. I’m sure we’ll look at more areas as time goes on.”

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t was a brutal scene in the swamp. Gently gliding my 10-foot jonboat across the shallow, stagnant water, I noticed ripples on the surface ahead. As I guided the boat closer to investigate, a stump-like foot with four thick, nail-like claws stretched above the surface. Seconds later the enormous head of a snapping turtle lunged out, spraying water out of its nostrils and emitting a wicked hiss. I sat in the boat less than two feet away, when another snapper emerged and raked its claws over the face of the other. The fight was on. The opponents were evenly matched. Both turtles were quite large – I judged them to be 25 to 30 pounds, protected by an armored carapace, thick legs and heads the size of a brick. The weapons? Thick, spike-like claws – four on each foot, and powerful jaws that can clamp down with 1,000 pounds of biting pressure. Throw in a nasty temper, and this was one fight that would take center stage in the swamp. Seated safely in the jonboat, I watched turtles wrestle for position with their front legs while viciously snapping at each other’s heads. Necks outstretched, the snappers hissed and made surprisingly quick lunges, snapping their jaws and clamping down with relentless force. Water splashed and mud churned from the bottom of the swamp as the turtles went at it. Then they stopped. The muddy water settled and the ripples faded away. One turtle clutched the others head in its jaws and held it under the surface. I thought one turtle was trying to drown the other as it desperately reached with its front feet, trying to pull itself up. After nearly 30 seconds had passed, the submerged turtle erupted through the surface, spraying water from its nose and hissing violently before swinging its head and clamping on to its opponent’s skull. The fight resumed with snapping jaws and stabbing claws. At this stage, both turtles had several deep gashes on their heads, but neither showed no sign of giving up. And despite my boat floating less than two feet away, neither combatant paid me any attention. As the fight ensued, I wondered what would cause two snapping turtles to attack so visciously. It was late in the year for breeding to take place, and this certainly wasn’t what was taking place now. With the lack of rain, the swamp was extremely low. Perhaps the decreasing water level caused the territories of the two turtles to overlap, and what I was witnessing was a turf battle. The low water and hot conditions may have put the snappers under more stress as well, causing them to be more aggressive and ill-tempered. After a minute of biting, wrestling and clawing, both turtles suddenly stopped. They pulled back their outstretched necks and, facing each other, slowly drifted apart. The snappers submerged the heads so only the tops of their broad shells protruded above the muddy water. The turtles stayed this way for a while as the swamp quieted down. Thankful for the show, I eased the boat away as the battle-weary turtles continued to float on the surface. Life at the swamp began to return – birds darted after insects, dragonflies hovered above the water and green frogs called from the marshy edges. And the pair of snapping turtles gave up the fight, for now, and sunk into the muddy depths.

Tom Venesky covers the outdoors for The Times Leader. Reach him at tvenesky@timesleader.com

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English hopes for a major evaporate

Luke Donald is closest player from England, currently standing 10 strokes back. N O T E B O O K By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — The week began with hopes of the first English winner of a British Open in England since Tony Jacklin at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in 1969. Going into the final round, the best hope is the No. 1 player in the world. That would be Luke Donald. He was 10 shots behind. Donald felt like he didn’t miss a shot over the first hour Saturday and was 1 under through five holes until he tried to blast out of a deep bunker on No. 6 to get it close enough to save par. The gamble failed, and he wound up with a double bogey. Donald didn’t make another birdie until the 17th hole, and by then it was too late. He had to settle for a 71 that left him too far behind Adam Scott. There’s nothing left for him to do Sunday but “go out there and enjoy it.” “I’m probably too far back to have a chance, but as always, I’ll give a go out there, give it my all,” Donald said. “You never know when you’re going to learn something, even though you don’t have a chance to win. Try and see how good I control the ball in the wind.” PADRAIG DOES RENO: Padraig Harrington prefers to play the week before a major, and that usually means the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone before the PGA Championship, which he has done since 2007. One problem: Harrington isn’t eligible for the World Golf Championship because he is not in the top 50 in the world. The solution? “It’s the biggest little city in America. Here I come, RenoTahoe,” Harrington said. That would be the RenoTahoe Open in Nevada, an opposite-field event with only a $3 million purse and the lowest amount of world ranking points on the PGA Tour. But he wants to play, and it’s the only spot available in America, even though it’s on the other side of the country from Kiawah Island. Harrington is running out of time in his bid to make the Ryder Cup team for Europe. He has played on every team since 1999, and even though he is showing some form, he is not counting on a wild card. And he’s not consumed with the Ryder Cup. It’s all about the last major. “That’s completely on my mind now,” he said. “I’ll go out and play tomorrow, try and shoot a good score. If I didn’t win this week ... I think I needed to finish top five, anyway, to get enough points to get into Bridgestone. So my mind is very much focused on getting my game in good shape for Kiawah Island. ERNIE’S CHANCE: Ernie Els finds himself in a familiar position once again, chasing down a leader at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. He gave it a shot but came up short in 1996 and 2001. If he’s going to do it this time, he will have to come from six shots behind Adam Scott in Sunday’s final round. “I feel I’ve got a chance,” Els said. “I feel the way I’m playing, if those putts start dropping I can really shoot a low one. So that’s what I’m hoping for.” Els shot a 2-under 68 Saturday to stay on the fringe of contention, tied for fifth with Zach Johnson. If he is to win the British Open for the second time he must not only beat Scott but leapfrog Tiger Woods and Graeme McDowell along the way.

Rose wins ‘Big Boy’ rifle

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Fred Rose of Chinchilla, pictured, won a Henry “Big Boy” .44 magnum rifle in a raffle hosted by the Factoryville Sportsmen’s Club last week. Second-place prize was won by P. McDonald of Scranton; third place was Dick Dodge of Nicholson and fourth place was Ed Darling of Auburn Center. Proceeds benefit the club’s scholarship program.

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end his long wait for a major — and he owes much of that to his long putter. He stayed in the game early with two key par saves, pulled away with three birdies around the turn and was solid at the end Saturday for a 2under 68 and a four-shot lead over Graeme McDowell and Brandt Snedeker. It’s the fourth time in the last nine majors that a player had a four-shot lead with one round to go. Rory McIlroy at the 2011 Masters is the only player who didn’t win. Scott has been so steady all week that he has put himself in position to become only the fourth Open champion with all rounds in the 60s. “It was all pretty solid stuff, considering the circumstances and how much trouble there is on this golf course,” Scott said. Scott narrowly missed a 20foot birdie putt on the final hole that would have given him a share of the 54-hole Open scoring record. He settled for 11-under 199 and will play in the final group with McDowell, who had a 67 to get into the final group for the second straight time at a major. Snedeker, who went from a one-shot lead to a six-shot deficit in seven holes, birdied two of his last three holes to salvage a 73. Tiger’s trailing Right behind them were three major champions, starting with the guy who has won 14 of them. Woods recovered from a sloppy start and was within three shots of the lead on the front nine until Scott pulled away. Woods missed a short par putt on the 15th and didn’t give himself many good looks at birdie on the back nine for a 70, leaving him five shots behind. Woods has never won a major when trailing going into the last round. Three-time major champion Ernie Els was solid in his round of 68 and was six back, along with former Masters champion Zach Johnson, who had a 66. Even so, the biggest challenge might be the weather. If the forecast holds true — and there’s been no reason to believe that — the greatest defense of links golf could finally arrive with wind projected to gust up to 25 mph. “It will be in Adam’s hands tomorrow if the conditions are as straightforward as they have been the last few days,” McDowell said. “Throw a bit of wind across this course like perhaps they are forecasting, he will have to go and work a lot harder, and he will have to go win it. “He’s going to have to go win it anyway, for sure.” McDowell was seven shots behind as he walked up to the 13th green and found three birdies

coming in to get into the last group, just as he was at Olympic Club last month in the U.S. Open, where he was one putt away from forcing a playoff. Snedeker opened this championship by playing 40 holes without a bogey, and then he couldn’t buy a par. He had to blast backward out of a bunker, chunked a pitch shot from the fairway, missed short putts and was reeling. Snedeker rolled in a birdie on the 16th and stretched out his arms in mock wonder, and then finished with a birdie that could bode well for today. “It’s just one of those things where you’ve got to find out if you have some guts or don’t,” he said. “I could have packed up and gone home today, but I didn’t.” Going long Scott was becoming a forgotten star until he switched to the long putter in February of last year, and it has been the biggest reason for the turnaround — his runner-up at the Masters last year, winning his first World Golf Championship at Firestone, and now on the cusp of his first major. Showing nerves on the opening tee, he hit into a bunker and played a beautiful shot from the back of the wet sand to 8 feet, holing the putt for par. Scott made another par putt from the same distance on the third hole. And in the middle of his run of birdies — including a 30-foot putt on the eighth — he escaped with par on the 10th hole by making one from 18 feet. “To make a nice putt like that on the first and make par is obviously very settling,” Scott said. “And then to do the same thing on 3, that’s been a hole that I haven’t parred this week. From there on, I was very settled into the round and started hitting fairways and greens.” He played it safe on the back nine, giving himself a few good looks, but mostly making sure he didn’t get into position for big numbers. “That’s what I felt I needed to do,” Scott said. “I didn’t need to take any risks out there.” The only drama left at the end of the round was the size of Scott’s lead and whether Woods could get into the final group for another reunion with Williams, the caddie he fired last summer in a split that remains acrimonious. McDowell took care of that with a late surge, starting with birdies on the 13th and 14th holes, and a15-foot birdie putt on the 17th. “I kind of felt the tournament perhaps slipping away from me a little bit and really had to dig deep for some patience,” McDowell said. “From about the 14th tee onwards, it’s probably about as good as I’ve swung the club all week.”

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uburban sprawl, a more mobile society, savvier shoppers and more options have transformed the grocery industry from one in

which store loyalty kept customers to one store’s aisles to one where promotions are king and items such as beer, gas and even cafés are seen as a necessity to give a store an edge. The tight economy has only hastened the revolution in recent years. “Our area is not overflowing with dollars,” said Anthony Liuzzo, the dean of the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business at Wilkes University. So every penny counts and while shoppers plot the course that will get them the most bang for their buck, grocery stores are plotting, too. While they offer incentives such as discounted gas or buy-one, get-one-free sales to get shoppers in the door, stores also

Kim Sledziewski of White Haven chooses broccoli from the produce section at Weis Market in Mountain Top.

constantly analyze market data, shopping habits and competitors to stay relevant, competitive and attractive to both current and potential shoppers. “There’s nobody in the supermarket business that doesn’t watch their competitors very closely,” said Joe Fasula, whose family owns nine Gerrity’s Supermarkets in the region, which carry the Shur Fine brand. “You’re trying to outmaneu-

ver or mimic them if you have to.” When you’re the (super)market leader, there is no slowing down. So Weis, with 40 stores in the 12county area comprising Northeastern Pennsylvania, has continually remodeled stores, added gasoline, beer and pizza kitchens to some, and kept sales promotions front and center in its effort to remain See SHOPPING, Page 2D

Gerrity’s owner hedging bet with new discount market With eight grocery store brands operating in Luzerne County, the owner of the Gerrity’s chain said the region is “unique, tough and highly competitive.” “It’s the Gettysburg of the supermarket civil war,” said Joe Fasula. And Fasula will introduce a new weapon to the battlefield when he opens the county’s first Save-A-Lot in Wilkes-Barre at the end of Au-

gust. The no-frills, discount market offers no deli counter, no bakery and will require shoppers to bring their own bags and pay 25 cents for a cart. Fasula predicted local shoppers will love it. “I definitely see a future for them,” said Fasula, adding that a store he opened in a former Mr. Z’s building in Peckville, Lackawanna County this year

has done well and there are plans to open one or two more in the next couple of years. This region is a particularly prime spot for deep discount stores. Food Trade News, an industry publication that covers all or parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, reported that Northeastern Pennsylvania See DISCOUNT, Page 2D

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You could have the correct answer to win a yummy giveaway I HOPE LORI Coco Bantel of Swoyersville has been enjoying her gift box of products from Annie’s Homegrown, including its yummy cheddar bunnies. Lori was the first reader to email me last Sunday with the answer to the trivia question that asked who co-founded Annie’s with Annie Withey in 1989. The answer was her then-husband Andrew Martin. Lori emailed in her answer at 5:35 a.m. but wasn’t the only one to be right. There were a dozen correct answers sent my way, so kudos to all who participated. Maybe you’ll be successful this week when I give away some more samples from another organic foods company. The question will come later in this column. I have been enjoying the new Quizno’s sassy salads, including the peppercorn Caesar with chicken and Cobb. Especially since this

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A news release announces a “differentiated value proposition.” A consultant offers to share her “key learnings.” A business trumpets its “executives’ core competencies: the ability to scale businesses and improve execution.” Huh? Communication leads the list of most-wanted skills in business, but communication is falling way short. We are awash in a world of buzzwords, jargon and nouns “If you use turned into verbs. We incentivize, words like synergize, actualize, that, you’re globalize, operationnot thinking alize, utilize and — about the even this — bucketize. reader or the We pluck lowlistener. hanging fruit, promYou’re think- ise deliverables and proclaim a new paraing about digm. yourself or “If you use words your boss.” like that, you’re not Annetta Cheek thinking about the Board chairman reader or the listenof the Center for er. You’re thinking Plain Language about yourself or your boss,” said Annetta Cheek, board chairman of the Center for Plain Language, a national nonprofit group formed to promote clearer communication in business and government. Cheek would like to see contracts, product instructions, regulations and laws written in clear, concise language that most people can understand. But that’s a wish, not reality. And that worries Tracy Russo, an associate professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, who regularly battles fuzzy words and convoluted phrases. “We miscommunicate when we use a term that has a specific meaning to us but means something different to someone else,” Russo said. “And many words can convey a range of meaning.” Such as? “Empowerment” is used widely in company mission statements to convey the notion that workers have the right or ability to make decisions and do their work without extensive direction. In practice, management can think it means one thing, while employees see it something entirely different. “Innovation” is claimed by many organizations. In some cases, it truly describes having the newest discovery. In others, it’s just another way to say they’re keeping up with product or social changes. In any organization, any industry or

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ANDREW M. SEDER STEALS & DEALS coupon makes them $1 cheaper: tinyurl.com/87ndkvr Not a salad fan, it’s OK. It’s good on subs, too. Are you a do-it-yourselfer when it comes to vehicle upkeep and maintenance? Then take advantage of this rebate offer: Try G-Oil for free after rebate when you purchase a five-quart bottle of G-Oil 5W-30 Bio-Based Full Synthetic Green Motor Oil (it’s available at most, but not all, Walmarts). You’ll get a rebate of up to $26. Purchases must be made between July 10 and 24. There is a limit of one rebate request per household. Go to www.getg.com/GETrebates for the official rebate form and complete details. CVS has cans of Amp Energy or Starbucks Refreshers on sale two for $3 and when you use your Extra Care Card you’ll get $3 back in

Extra Bucks printed on your receipt good for a future store purchase. Redner’s Warehouse Markets has a nice deal that will net you a pint of blueberries and two 64 ounce bottles of Ocean Spray blueberry juice cocktail for $4. Price Chopper has a coupon in its circular for two four packs of Starbucks Frappuccino drinks for $8. Combine this coupon with the $2 off two packs found in today’s Times Leader’s coupon inserts to get them for $6 or 75 cents per bottle. Weis has some excellent coupons on the front of its circular today that will get a shopper $5 off a $50 purchase and up to $20 off a $150 purchase. No coupon required for this deal, just great taste in pies. Shur Save markets in the region are selling Tastykake pies for $1 each when you use your Gold Card. Load up, bring some to co-workers, drop some off here at The

Times Leader for me. Much like Annie’s snacks, Plum Organics has healthy options for kids and families on the go. In addition to squeezable oatmeal and yogurt pouches, the company makes granola clusters and shredded fruit snacks. All are organic and all can be found at Target, Babies R Us, Toys R Us and online. The company has provided a nice container that includes four of its products and some temporary tattoos for the kiddies. The first person to email me with their address and the correct answer to this question gets the gift pack from Plum Organics: What fruit comes in Frontier, Mariposa, Carol Harris, Ace, Duarte and Elephant Heart varieties? Good luck. Andrew M. Seder, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 829-7269. Email local steals and deals you may know of to aseder@timesleader.com and follow him on Twitter @TLAndrewSeder

t may not seem obvious, but the challenges facing families in this time of job loss, depressed wages and miniscule interest rates on savings are shared by nonprofit organizations that exist to help the less fortunate. They not only are finding it harder to raise donations, their endowments — meant to stabilize their finances — have suffered the same battering as individual 401(k) plans. Given their missions and the fact they’re handling money entrusted to them by others, nonprofits need to be careful, but they also must try to make their accounts grow to keep up with inflation and increasing need. “Most nonprofits do not get into very risky investments,” said Bill Jones, president of United Way of Wyoming Valley. Even so, “no question there’s been lots of ups and downs every month.” The agency’s last three federal 990 forms, the equivalent of a tax return for nonprofits, show how bumpy the ride has been. Net assets tumbled nearly 20 percent in the 2008 fiscal year compared to 2007, with the majority of damage done by a nearly $1 million reversal in investment income. That turned around somewhat in the year ended June 30, 2010 and along with belt tightening helped edge assets about halfway back to the former total. “Our endowment is there for the long term,” Jones said, and United Way invests on the premise the investments will bounce back. So far they have since the lows, “but not as much as we would like.” “A lot of our endowments are invested in mutual funds and different stocks and we take the risk along with the market,” he said. Sounds a lot like the retirement accounts many people are counting on to supplement Social Security, which itself is under attack. Having just rolled over an IRA certificate at an exalted 0.65 percent interest rate, I understand the pain. And like workers who have seen their pay stagnate while benefit and living costs rise, the United Way and similar organizations that serve the poor and wounded have seen their income take a hit. “Lots of agencies are feeling the pinch, especially with state budget cuts,” Jones said. That’s on top of reduced contributions from a public also struggling to regain its financial footing. So, as individuals should do as well, the United Way reevaluates its portfolio for changing times. “We are gathering information from our investment managers and looking at investment philosophies and where the dollars should be,” Jones said last week. Not necessarily to take on more risk, but “we’re in the market” and subject to its fluctuations, he said. There was a time when conservative investors could sleep well knowing their accounts were earning a safe, steady and positive return, whether plunked into CDs or bonds. Now, with yields so low the risk averse stand to lose over time even as they try simply to preserve capital. They have company in many of their wealthiest countrymen, who stash billions in Treasury bills and other lowyield but safe investments, figuring they’d like to wake up tomorrow with as much as they have tonight, which is more than enough. That means they’re resisting the siren call to jump back in the markets trumpeted by some of the same investment banks and brokerages that ran the economy into a ditch and their savings into the cellar. Our economy and communities would be better off if individuals and organizations like the United Way could get a decent return without undue risk and we stopped using tax dollars to bail out the bad actors.

Ron Bartizek, Times Leader business editor, may be reached at rbartizek@timesleader.com or 970-7157.

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TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT Col. Gerhard P.R. Schröter, Germany, has become the depot’s 30th commander. Schröter comes to Tobyhanna from an assignment in Europe, where he served as chief of the Mobility Operations Division, Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany.

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE Mark Volk has been named the new president of the college. An installation ceremony is scheduled for Friday. Volk earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Scranton in 1977, a Master of Science in national securiVolk ty strategy from the National War College in 1999, and holds a master’s degree in history from the University of Scranton. A doctoral candidate at Marywood University, he is in the dissertation phase of its program in human development with a specialization in higher education administration. Jill A. Murray has been appointed executive vice president and chief academic officer. Murray holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Scranton and a master’s degree from SUNY at AlbaMurray ny. Murray earned her Ph.D. from Marywood University in human development. She also holds certifications in Six Sigma from Villanova University.

WYOMING SEMINARY Rachel Warriner Bartron, Montrose, has been named the director of the Louis Maslow Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics School. Barton Bartron holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in science education and biology from Syracuse University, and a Master of Education degree from the University of Virginia. The Times Leader publishes announcements of business promotions, hirings and other noteworthy events on Sundays. Photographs may be included as space allows. Submit an announcement by email to tlbusiness@timesleader.com, by mail to 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 1871 1; or by fax to 829-5537. Photos in jpeg format may be attached to e-mails.

Borton-Lawson was recently selected by the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association as the winner of the Employers Excellence Award for Energy Efficiencies for efforts on a successful Combined Heat and Power project. The goal of the award-winning project was to harness existing, unused energy in order to benefit the client and reduce energy waste. Linda Matylewicz, FNCB, assistant cashier/employment coordinator, was recently awarded the Professional in Human Resources designation from the HR Certification Matylewicz Institute for demonstrating expertise in the field of Human Resources and passing a comprehensive exam.

Scranton Army Ammunition Plant was awarded one of nine 2012 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards. The government-owned general dynamics ordnance tactical systems-operated facility won the award with distinction for sustainability at the industrial installation level. Sordoni Construction Services has been named 2012 Corporate Partner of the Year by the Scranton School for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Children. The award was presented in recognition of Sordoni’s commitment to quality and excellence. Submit announcements of business honors and awards to Business Awards by email to tlbusiness@timesleader.com; by mail to 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 187110250; or by fax to (570) 829-5537. Photos in jpg format may be attached to email.

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS PRIMO HOAGIES

David and Nancy Paden have opened a franchise of the South Philadelphia restaurant in the West Side Mall, Edwardsville. The restaurant offers a large menu of specialty hoagies made to order with gourmet quality meats and cheeses. Primo Hoagies also offers hoagie trays, side trays, and sampler platters. Hours are: 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday through Saturday and 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 8146438.

BARBEQUE BY BARRY

Barry Hosier, owner of BBQ by Barry, LLC has opened B3Q Smokehouse at 200 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston. B3Q Smokehouse is open 1 1 a.m.-8 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday or until sold out. Calling ahead for take-out orders is recommended. A grand opening celebration will be held on Saturday, from 1 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature samples, cake and lessons in how slow smoking works. For more information, call 8830100 or visit www.B3Qsmokehouse.com.

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Jessica Cobb has opened the

BUSINESS AGENDA RED CARPET BREAKFAST: Wednesday, 7:45-9 a.m., Damon’s Grill, 120 Route 93, Hazleton. Featuring Hazleton Area School District administrators. Greater Hazleton Chamber members $20; non-members $25. To reserve, call 455-1509 or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org. WOMAN’S NETWORKING LUNCHEON: July 31, noon-1 p.m., Valley Country Club, 79 Country Club Road, Sugarloaf. Open to all Greater Hazleton women. Presentation on healthy travel tips, raffle, door prizes, buffet lunch. Greater Hazleton Chamber members $16; non-members $21. Proceeds benefit the Women’s Empowerment Grant Fund. Reservations required; call 455-1509 or email jfer-

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Patrons must deposit a quarter to use a shopping cart at the Save-A-Lot in Peckville. The quarter is refunded when the cart is returned.

pet-sitting business in the Wilkes-Barre area. The service offers a variety of visitation and exercise plans for daily or weekly visits that can include walking and feeding. Pet transportation also is available. An in-home consultation is free and $1 per visit will be donated to SPCA of Luzerne County or Blue Chip Animal Farms. For full information, call 941-3207484 or visit www.furkidspa.com.

DUNKIN’ DONUTS

Jon and Michelle Wise of Mountain Top and Cope Enterprises LLC have opened their 13th area Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant at 1146 Highway 315 in Plains Township. Dunkin’ Donuts is the first tenant in Richland 315, an 8.5-acre mixed use development located between the Woodlands Inn and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, developed by Wilkes-Barre based Richland Real Estate Investments, Ltd. The new store is one of the first in the nation to feature digital menu boards with video. The store is open 24 hours, every day. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for Wednesday, from 8 a.m to 2 p.m. For more information call 2081 181.

ry@hazletonchamber.org. THE FIRST STEP: STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS: Aug. 7, 8:30 a.m., Small Business Development Center, 7 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Suite 200. Two-hour seminar about starting a business. Free. Pre-registration is required; call 570408-4340. GWB CHAMBER NETWORKING MIXER: Aug. 9, 5:30 p.m., East Mountain Inn & Suites, Rt. 115, Plains Township. Free. For reservations, call 570-823-2101, ext. 149. NETWORKING MIXER: Aug. 9, 5-7 p.m., Eckley Miners Village, 2 Eckley Main St., Weatherly. Free for Greater Hazleton Chamber members, employees and guests. Complimentary hors d’ oeuvres, beer and wine. Reservations required; call 455-1509 or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org.

Send announcements of upcoming events by email to tlbusiness@timesleader.com; by mail to Business Agenda, Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 1871 1 or by fax to 829-5537. Include a contact phone number and email address. The submission deadline is Wednesday for publication on Sunday.

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was “the best market” in its tri-state coverage area “for discounters.” Fasula said he thinks the concept would work anywhere that isn’t affluent. “I think it’s hard to find a market that wouldn’t accept a Save-A-Lot at this point with the way the economy is right now,” Fasula said. At only 13,000 square feet

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number one. A year-long, $4.7 million expansion and upgrade to the Mountain Top store was completed last month. Shoppers found a 3,500-square-foot expansion including larger produce, deli, meat, dairy and seafood departments. A new façade and freshened interior décor are among the upgrades. An eightpump gas station was built in the parking lot. “We have quite literally reinvented our Mountain Top store,” said Dennis Curtin, Weis Markets’ director of public relations. While the price tag sounds high, it’s the cost of doing business in a more than $3 billion industry in the region. A challenging market The investment is taking place in a market that Food Trade News, a trade publication that tracks stores that sell groceries in all or parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, called a “negative growth, economy-impacted territory” in a recent annual report on the markets it serves. According to Food Trade News, the 10 main grocery store chains operating in the region pulled in $1.9 billion in sales in the past year. Factor in the top 10 other chains that sell groceries, such as drug stores, big box retailers and convenience stores, and sales rise to $3.1 billion. Weis, with its 40 stores, and the 39 markets carrying the Shurfine or Shursave brands rank one and two in terms of

OFFICE COACH

Employee should take direct approach to end circumvention By MARIE G. MCINTYRE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Q: My boss recently hired a guy who seems determined to cut me out of the loop. “Mike” is a project manager whose job requires him to interact with members of my staff. He often gives them new instructions without telling me, which creates a great deal of confusion. When problems arise, Mike immediately escalates them to our boss instead of coming to me. I asked my manager to support me by refusing to get involved, but he says he’s only helping Mike learn the ropes. I’m beginning to feel shut out, and my staff is getting frustrated. How should I handle this? A: Although his actions may look like deliberate sabotage, Mike could simply be an impatient newcomer who wants to

make things happen quickly. To give him the benefit of the doubt, talk with him directly and explain your concerns. This approach has the added advantage of modeling the very behavior you would like him to exhibit. For example: “Mike, several of my staff members have indicated that you and I are giving them contradictory directions. To avoid further confusion, I would like to see how we might coordinate our activities more effectively. If you can tell me in advance what you need from my group, I believe we can avoid this problem in the future.” If Mike continues to bypass you, it’s time to go back your boss. Instead of asking him to “support you,” explain how conflicting communications are adversely affecting your team, then

ask him to help you and Mike find a workable solution. Q: I’m afraid I may have made a big career mistake. Shortly after joining this company, I discovered that there really isn’t enough work to support my position. In an effort to keep me occupied, my boss loans me out to other staff members, but they seem reluctant to share any assignments. My manager keeps saying that “things will iron themselves out,” but I’m not sure what he means. I’ve also found that my co-workers don’t communicate well, and they have a lot of complaints about management. I would really like to leave, but I’ve only been here a few months and don’t want to look like a job-hopper. A: Communication roadblocks and gripes about management are fairly commonplace, but the

big, bright red flag here is the lack of work. If you were the only one with time on your hands, there would be less cause for concern, but your colleagues’ desire to hoard tasks may indicate a widespread shortage. To assess the situation, ask your boss why work is so scarce and how this affects your job security. If his explanation leaves you feeling uneasy, it may be time to explore other opportunities. Assuming that your work history is otherwise stable, interviewers won’t be too concerned about one short-term job with a troubled company. Marie G. McIntyre is a workplace coach and the author of “Secrets to Winning at Office Politics.” Send in questions and get free coaching tips at http://www.yourofficecoach.com.

the store is smaller than a typical Gerrity’s, which average 40,000 square feet. But that means lower overhead and fewer employees. The store sells mostly Save-A-Lot brand items, with about only 20 percent of its stock national name-brands. Fasula said he has some concern that Gerrity’s customers will find their way to SaveA-Lot, noting that “we’ve already seen them there” but he’s hoping to compete more with Walmart and Aldi, other lower price point stores. “Maybe we can steal them away from (them),” he said.

Fasula said he’s seen a trend in recent years in which shoppers are willing to save money by buying store brands and it’s not slowing down. Aldi has locations in Pittston Township, Hazleton and Kingston. Like Save-A-Lot, Aldi offers no frills store-brand items at deeply discounted prices and requires shoppers to rent a cart and bring their own bags. Its seven Northeast Pennsylvania stores reported $49 million in sales last year, according to Food Trade News, which was $3 million more than those same stores reported a year earlier.

number of stores and overall sales — by a wide margin over third place Walmart and its 14 stores. In Luzerne County alone, sales at Weis’ six stores accounted for $112 million last year. But it’s stores like CVS, Turkey Hill, Sheetz, Rite Aid and Sam’s Club that are really taking a bite out of the typical supermarket’s sales and giving shoppers more places to spend their grocery money. “Dollar stores, convenient stores, even the drug stores,” Liuzzo said, “are all taking away business from the grocers.” CVS reported $200 million in grocery-related sales last year locally; Rite Aid had $135 million. Even Turkey Hill reported $62 million in local grocery-related sales, which includes tobacco products, food and drinks. By comparison, the17 Food Town stores in the market combined to report $55 million in sales last year. “Everybody sells groceries now,” said Fasula. “I was told that Lowe’s (a home improvement store) was selling watermelons recently.” Curtin noted that “Northeastern Pennsylvania has been an intensely competitive marketplace for more than two decades and every year that competition grows and evolves.”

sericordia University, said society has changed and grocery buying habits have, too. No longer does a family make a shopping list and head to the closest grocery store and nowhere else. Now trips to two, three, or more stores to cherry pick sale items or certain brands are common. Put bluntly: “The days of the neighborhood supermarket are gone,” Mellon said. With more people working farther from home, they think nothing of stopping off at stores on their commute to grab a few items and make shopping trips to stores advertising big sale items of the week. Buy-one, getone-free chicken breasts at Price Chopper, a super sale on canned soups at Redner’s, salmon portions half off at Wegmans. Each may be enough to get some shoppers in the door intending to buy only the special. That mindset is what the stores are hoping for. “You walk in wanting one or two items and walk out with one or two bags,” Mellon said. “Impulse buying. All they need to do is get you in.” But getting you in is one thing, keeping you coming back is another. “That’s the million dollar question,” said Fasula. He said discounted gas promotions and other incentives work for some, but to him “I’d rather just give customers the best price possible, not make them jump through hoops.” He said modernizing stores, upgrading and adding small touches that customers appreciate is the way he’s gone about retaining old customers and attracting new ones.

Shopping around Technology and a willingness to grab a bargain equal a new dynamic. “A much more savvy customer with the advent of the Internet is now able to comparison shop very easily,” Liuzzo said. John Mellon, a professor of business and marketing at Mi-

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profession, there’s always a learning curve to figure out exactly what words or phrases mean. “If you’re new to an environment, you’ll soon adopt the practices of people around you,” said John Murphy, who founded the online MBAJargonWatch site after he was exposed to rounds of buzzwords, first in business school and later in an online business startup. “You want to feel like you belong. You want to use the terms they use.” And that’s a point that most wordsmiths make: Jargon isn’t necessarily bad. “Good jargon is used within a specific group when it helps members of the group communicate more efficiently,” Cheek said. “When everybody in the

We are awash in a world of buzzwords, jargon and nouns turned into verbs. group knows exactly what the word or phrase stands for, they don’t have to use larger groups of words to explain it to each other. It’s like a secret language that insiders understand.” But she warns, “When it’s used outside the group, others don’t know what you’re talking about. Good jargon becomes bad jargon when it’s used outside the insider circle.” Taking the time to define a term is a relatively easy solution. What’s hard is not using some terms in the first place. Plain-language advocates see no reason to use “core competencies” when “what we do best” would be so straightforward.

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Sudhir Nanda Who: Director of T. Rowe Price’s quantitative equity research and portfolio manager of the T. Rowe Price Diversified Small Cap Growth Fund (PRDSX) What he suggests: It’s too early to make any changes to portfolios of dividend-paying stocks based on an end-of-year deadline Congress faces to extend or end historically low rates on dividend income.

Plenty is at stake for dividend investors in the November presidential election and its aftermath. Current dividend income tax rates top out at a historically low 15 percent. But they could rise dramatically in January, unless Congress acts to extend rates approved in 2003. President Obama wants to raise taxes on the wealthy, and top-bracket earners could end up paying more than 43 percent on dividend income. Republican challenger Mitt Romney proposes permanently extending Bush-era tax cuts for all income levels. Sudhir Nanda is T. Rowe Price’s director of quantitative equity research and manager of the T. Rowe Price Diversified Small Cap Growth fund. Nanda believes any rate increase is likely to have minimal impact on prices of dividendpaying stocks. Might higher tax rates make dividend stocks less appealing, causing dividend stock prices to fall? That’s unlikely. About two-thirds of dividends paid by companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index are paid to tax-exempt or tax-deferred investors, such as pension funds, or investors with 401(k) accounts or IRAs. So there’s a large part of the market that doesn’t care what the tax rate is. If there’s an impact on dividend stock prices, it would be very small. Some people are already anticipating an increase, so you don’t know how much might already be reflected in current stock prices. Would companies cut their dividend payouts? They won’t substantially change policy. Most companies set up a dividend policy, and try to stick to it. They increase their dividend by a set amount over time, or reach a certain percentage of earnings paid out in dividends. It’s also important to remember that a company that cuts its dividend in response to a tax rate increase would be punishing non-taxable investors just to help the taxable investors avoid a bigger tax hit. Historically, what’s happened to dividend stock prices after the dividend tax rate changes? It’s hard to separate the effect of a rate change from other market-moving events. After the current rates were approved in 2003, it was hard to say how much the market was reacting to those cuts at a time when stocks were recovering from the 2002 bear market. Is there anything dividend investors should consider doing now, less than six months before the potential rate increase kicks in? You can’t know whether Congress and President Obama or Presidentelect Romney might maintain the same dividend tax policy, or postpone a decision, or come out with some combination. Unless an investor has a compelling reason to worry about taxes, there’s not much you can do now. Answers edited for content and clarity. AP

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Stocks for the optimists Expectations for the economy keep dropping. Maybe that’s a sign to get more optimistic. In investing, expectations are often as important as actual results. That’s why a Stock report that shows a Screener company’s earnings fell last quarter can actually lead to a higher stock price: If the loss was better than expectations. Citi has an index that keeps track of how economic reports are faring against economists’ expectations. It’s called the Citi Economic Surprise index, and it’s been falling for much of 2012. Job growth last month of

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80,000, for example, was weaker than expectations for 90,000. The index now is as low as it was in 2010 before it shot higher in the autumn. It’s also currently approaching levels where it bottomed in 2008 and 2011. Citi analyst Scott Chronert looked at which stocks have historically moved most often with the Citi Economic Surprise index. If it has actually bottomed, these stocks could be set to rise. This screen looks only at smalland mid-cap stocks, whose stock prices tend to be more tied to the economy’s than large caps.

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CONSTRUCTION: Builders broke ground in June on the most single-family homes and apartments since October 2008. June’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of 760,000 is only about half of the 1.5 million homes a year that’s considered healthy, but much stronger than the annual rate of 478,000 homes at the depth of the housing bust in April 2009.

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CHOPPED Timber stocks have sprouted this year on excitement that a recovering housing market will mean more demand for lumber. Weyerhaeuser (WY), for example, has returned 26.7 percent in 2012 through Wednesday, including dividends, compared with a 9.7 percent return for the S&P 500. But timber stocks have climbed so fast that some financial analysts are chopping their ratings. BMO Capital’s Stephen Atkinson recently cut Weyerhaeuser to “Underperform” purely because of its stock price. Weyerhaeuser trades at 46 times its earnings per share over the last 12 months, according to FactSet. That’s higher than the S&P 500’s price-earnings ratio of 13 times but close to the stocks’ 10-year average of 41 times.

BREAKING THE HERD Stocks have increasingly been moving in herds, which frustrates stock pickers. It hurts when all the stocks in your portfolio fall at the same time. But one industry stands out for moving to its own rhythm: Utilities. S&P Capital IQ looked at monthly reCorrelation of monthly return turns for the 10 industries with S&P 500, 11/93-6/12 that make up the Standard 0.87 Industrials & Poor’s 500 index, going 0.85 Consumer discretionary back to November 1993. It then measured each 0.82 Financials industry’s correlation 0.79 Technology against the index. A corre0.75 Material producers lation of 1.0 means that an 0.65 Telecom industry moves in lockstep with the index. A correla0.65 Consumer staples tion of zero means they 0.63 Health care have no relationship. Utili0.57 Energy ties were the only industry 0.42 Utilities with a correlation of less than 0.5. Source: S&P Capital IQ

GROWLING Another sign of growing pessimism among investors: They’re moving into mutual funds that bet on declining stock prices. These types of funds are known as bear-market mutual funds, and they attracted $12 million in June, according to Morningstar. So far this year, they’ve taken in $344 million, Bear market funds compared with the $10.9 have shown some life recently billion yanked out of 3-mo. 3-yr. large-cap blend stock YTD return annualized funds. Pessimists have return return gotten mixed returns so far: Bear market funds 3.7% have offered modest gains the last three months -13.8% because stocks fell on worries about a weakening economy. But bear market funds are still down 13.8 -26.1% percent for 2012 through Source: Morningstar Data through July 17 Tuesday.

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Real reporters aren’t products of DIY projects IN 2005 when their city drowned, the staff of the New Orleans Times-Picayune stayed in it longer than common sense and simple prudence would dictate. People who had lost homes, loved ones and their city itself concentrated on gathering the news and putting it out. They finally left huddled in newspaper delivery trucks, water up to the headlights, decamping to Baton Rouge, 75 miles away, where they went right back to reporting the news. Earlier this year, that paper announced it was cutting staff and suspending daily publication, moving to a three-days-a-week schedule. We draw ever closer to the once-unthinkable day some major American city has no newspaper whatsoever. All of which lends a certain pungency to something Sarah Palin said recently at a conference of conservative activists in Las Vegas. “Every citizen can be a reporter, can take on the powers that be,” she said. According to Politico, she was quoting Matt Drudge. Ordinarily, you would dismiss it as just another silly thing Sarah Palin said. There is no shortage of those. But these are hardly ordinary times for journalism. So forgive me if I am disinclined to let it go. As it happens, I spent nearly a week on the Gulf Coast in Katrina’s wake. One night, I had the distinct honor of sleeping in an RV in the parking lot of the Sun Herald in Gulfport, Miss., part of an army of journalists who had descended on the beleaguered city to help its reporters get this story told. The locals wore donated clothes and subsisted on snack food. They worked from a broken building in a broken city where the rotten egg smell of natural gas lingered in the air and houses had been reduced to debris fields, to produce their paper. Shattered, cut off from the rest of the world, people in the Biloxi-Gulfport region received those jerry-rigged newspapers, those bulletins from the outside world, the way a starving man receives food. It made me very proud of what we do for a living. “Every citizen can be a reporter,” she says. No, neither Palin nor her acolytes are to blame for the state of daily newspaper journalism. Rather, the state of daily newspaper journalism only proves English majors should not be allowed to make business decisions. Only English majors could give their product away (i.e., online), then be surprised to see revenues decline. Palin’s sin — and she is hardly alone in this — is to consider professional reporters easily replaceable by so-called citizen journalists like Drudge. Granted, bloggers occasionally – and only occasionally — originate news. Still, I can’t envision Matt Drudge standing his ground in a flooded city to report and inform. By contrast, my Miami Herald colleague, Elinor J. Brecher, was one of the reporters who rushed toward the destruction in New York City on 9/11. Another colleague, Jacqueline Charles, spends weeks at a time on the ground, reporting the devastation in Haiti. Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times slips into dangerous places to cover genocide and sex slavery. And every day, thousands of their colleagues attend the council meetings, pore over the budgets, decipher the court rulings that help the rest of us understand our cities, nation and world. Will “citizen reporters” replace that function? Will they have the resources, the credibility, the knowledge, the training or even the desire to do so? No. And not all the arias sung by Palin and like-minded people to new media and the do-it-yourself “journalism” of ideological crank cases will change that. The function served by daily newspaper journalism is critical to the very maintenance of democracy. It’s time we recognized that. I plead guilty to tooting my own profession’s horn. Somebody needs to. Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a columnist for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132. Readers may write to him via email at lpitts@miamiherald.com.

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Military families feel alone, live as if bad news is imminent By MARY BETH BRECKENRIDGE / Akron Beacon Journal

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KRON, Ohio - Becky keeps her house a little cleaner when her husband is serving in Afghanistan, just in case. She knows the odds of her husband dying or suffering a serious injury are small, yet the specter of a knock on the door haunts the edges of her consciousness. So she clears the clutter from the kitchen table. She learns how to fix the lawn tractor. She handles the finances and takes out the garbage and lets her daughters kill their own spiders. She wants her family to be able to run the household alone. Just in case. That kind of cautiousness is just one of the realities of sharing family ties with a member of the 1 percent, the proportion of the American population serving in the military. Military members’ loved ones often live an existence marked by worry and sacrifice, patriotism and pride. It’s a jumble of emotions and circumstances that few outside the military ever experience or fully understand. Three women with family members in the service offered a glimpse into their lives as part of the Beacon Journal’s America Today project, exploring the difficult issues that are dividing the nation. The sessions were held in conjunction with the Taylor and Bliss institutes at the University of Akron. The participants were granted confidentiality in exchange for a free-flowing conversation involving some difficult personal situations. Here are their stories. •••

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“(Did the Sept. 11 attacks) change his patriotism? Not at all. Did that make him probably anxious in going to a place that he had never expected in a million years that our country would be using the National Guard as regular Army personnel? I’m sure that it did stress him out. I know that it stressed our family out.” -Becky, on her husband’s reaction to being called up to active duty from the National Guard.

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raq and Afghanistan were just countries on a map when Becky’s husband enlisted in the National Guard. Faced with debt after earning a master’s degree, he saw the Guard as a way to get part of his student loans repaid. He expected to be responding to natural disasters in the United States, not serving half a world away. But then al-Qaida sent passenger planes hurtling into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and aimed another at the White House. Three years later, he was on a plane to an undisclosed location in the United

States, headed for the first of five deployments. And his family in rural Medina County, Ohio, was headed for struggles it never foresaw. For six months, Becky, whose last name is being withheld, and the couple’s two daughters had to survive on the family’s savings while his military paycheck was delayed by complications with the transfer of Guard members to the regular Army. Even when the first check finally arrived, it was half what he makes when he’s home and working his regular job. Becky, who volunteers at her church’s missions’ pantry, suddenly found herself on the receiving end. Church members donated food. Family members offered assistance. The adjustment was tough, but “you learn to thank God for the things you have,” she said, her voice quavering. “And you learn to appreciate your support groups around you and your church friends and your family members, more than you ever thought you could do that.” Becky has learned some-

thing else through the experience: how to be the sole head of the household. When her lawn tractor broke down, she had to figure out how to fix it. When the bills need to be paid, she writes the checks. When the family’s vehicles need routine maintenance, she takes care of them. She teaches her daughters to be self-sufficient, too. She knew her efforts were paying off when the lawn tractor broke down and her younger daughter used the family’s four-wheeler and a winch to tow it back to the house. Always, in the back of Becky’s mind, there’s this realization: “If he doesn’t come home, we need to do this stuff long term.” The family manages during his absences and rejoices when he returns. But even then, life is far from simple. Every time her husband returns, Becky must revert to sharing the parenting and the decision-making. She has to bend the routine she has so carefully crafted and let him back into the famSee WAITING, Page 2E

“This is his job. This is something that he signed up for. As a wife, I supported him in that decision. And so I don’t blame anybody.” — Becky, who’s husband was called up to active duty from the National Guard

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Our dumbness is keeping us from the truth FEW INSTANCES are more refreshing than the sound of a politician leaving office. This isn’t because we want to see them go, necessarily (though this, too, can be delicious), but because they tend to speak truthfully upon their departure. One such delectable nugget tumbled recently from the lips of retiring Democratic Rep. Gary Ackerman of New York. Reflecting on his 30 years in Washington, Ackerman was asked to comment on the relative lack of comity on Capitol Hill. Did it ever exist? Not really, he said, but at least Democrats and Republicans used to be friends. Today, crossing the aisle is tantamount to treason. The problem isn’t only Washington but society as a whole. “I think the people have gotten dumber.” Let’s pause for a moment to savor that rare morsel. Even Ackerman acknowledged that “I don’t know that I would’ve said that out loud pre-my announcement that I was going to be leaving.” Extrapolating, might we conclude that extreme partisanship is a function of ... dumbness? If so, then whose fault is that? Education’s? Surely, at least in part. But the problem is broader than a single institution. Dumbness permeates every aspect of our lives, including, dangerously, our media. Ackerman put it well: “We now give broadcast licenses to philosophies instead of people. People get confused and think there is no difference between news and entertainment. People who project themselves as journalists on television don’t know the first thing about journalism. They are just there stirring up a hockey game.” I might have to lie down for a few minutes to regain my composure. Oh, if only more Congress folk would retire so that we might wallow in such forthrightness. Ackerman is, of course, correct. Most political talk shows have little to do with journalism — getting at objective truth — and everything to do with advancing an agenda. Many, if not most, talking heads come not from the reportorial trenches, but from politics, think tanks or, increasingly, a prosecutor’s office somewhere. (Does anyone actually practice law anymore, or are law degrees merely licenses for “experts”?) This isn’t to say that such people shouldn’t have a voice or a forum. Many make valuable contributions to our understanding. But the distinctions should be made clear, and viewers (and readers) need to be better informed about sources and the integrity of their contributions. Not so easily done. People of a certain age, who might also have read a book or two, are more likely to recognize the difference. But what about rising generations who have spent a frightening percentage of their lives consuming data in a random world of tweets, blogs and food-fight commentators, for whom fame is a goal and reality a show? Once accustomed to such high-velocity infotainment, how does one develop tolerance for the harder reads and the deeper conversations? These questions are at the forefront of a growing news literacy movement aimed at teaching young people how to think critically and judge the quality of information. Two leaders in the movement are the News Literacy Project (NLP), led by a former Los Angeles Times Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist — Alan Miller — and the Center for News Literacy (CNL) at Stony Brook University. The NLP (whose board I recently joined) focuses on school programs for middle and high school students. The group’s staff includes 22 news organizations and 200 journalists who donate their time and talents to work with students. Both groups try to answer the question: “How do you find the truth?,” and the CNL identifies news as “the oxygen of democracy.” Indeed, without a well-informed See PARKER, Page 2E

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public, you get ... what we have: a culture that rewards ignorance and treats discourse as bloodsport. All freedoms depend first on freedom of speech, but not all speech is equivalent, no matter how many hits a website boasts or how many viewers ages 25-54 tune in to a given television show. By such measures, the sensational will always trump substance. Unfortunately, the so-called “mainstream media” — that is, old media — have suffered a crisis of confidence, deservedly in some cases. But there resides in most real journalism institutions a dedication to providing reliable information according to universally accepted standards and practices. Without them, our news would be limited to stories about sex, lies and the madam next door. News literacy programs provide some hope at least for a more sophisticated consumer. It’s a modest start, but learning to read critically is no less important than reading itself — a simple truth with which even incumbent politicians could agree.

ily’s life. And she has to accept the realization that her husband has changed. To her husband, so much is different when he returns home — the smells, the brilliant green of the grass, the leaves on the trees that contrast so sharply to the scrubby landscape he left behind. It takes a while for him to stop looking down the street every time he carries the garbage out, scouring the bushes for someone lying in wait. Eventually, family members settle into normalcy, or the closest they can come to it in their war-altered life. Becky stocks up on toilet paper and laundry detergent whenever her husband is home, taking advantage of their higher income to prepare for his redeployment and the return to leaner times. Then, inevitably, comes word that he must return to active duty, and the cycle starts all over again. It can be hard living an existence that few outside the military fully understand. Becky remembers her husband’s first deployment, shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks. As she drove home after his unit left from Lima, Ohio, she was struck by the normalcy she saw around her — children playing, people shopping, drivers maneuvering their cars. “You look around, and it was almost surreal to see the world hap-

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THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com “And so I don’t blame any- gence about weapons of mass destruction. She fears it diluted the body.” country’s focus on rooting out al••• Qaida operatives in Afghanistan, and as a consequence, may have DEBORAH prolonged the fighting there. “I always promote the military. She’s concerned about the reIt’s been a godsend to my family.” peated deployments military - Deborah, who counts 30 rela- members are facing as a result and their risk of post-traumatic tives with military experience. stress disorder, and she worries eborah wears the reassur- that Americans are becoming so ing air of one who’s been war-weary that few pay attention there. to what’s happening in the MidShe is calm and matter-of-fact dle East. when she talks about America’s Yet she doesn’t dwell on the ismilitary involvement and the sue. “It’s done,” she said. “We lives it touches. Yet she is also were there, we’re out, we can’t go empathetic, a wise and unflappa- undo it.” ble mother figure. Neither does she let it shake It’s a strength that comes from her faith in the military. It has experience. provided employment and opDeborah’s son is an Army ma- portunity for so many members jor who is serving stateside after of her family, and she sees it as a returning in April from his sec- particularly beneficial route for ond deployment to Kuwait. He is African-Americans. For her, supporting others in one of 30 members of their extended family who have served in her shoes has become something the military, eight of whom are of a mission. She periodically attends meetings of a support currently active. She knows what it’s like to wait group for the families and friends for word of her child’s safety. She of those in the military and has knows what it’s like to say good- spoken to the group twice. She bye repeatedly. And she knows pores over websites and clips what it’s like to support loved newspaper and newsletter artiones who are called to serve in a cles about military matters to cause she doesn’t fully agree keep for reference. She reminds other military families that rathwith. Deborah, who agreed to be in- er than feel isolated or neglected, terviewed but did not want to it’s up to them to keep the comshare her last name publicly, munity engaged. Her own church is an example. questions America’s role in Iraq, a war that was prompted by what turned out to be faulty intelli- See WAITING, Page 6E

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pening,” she said. “There was this big disconnect. And it was just — it was weird.” That’s not to say people outside the military don’t care. Becky recalls waiting for her husband’s plane to board at Cleveland Hopkins Airport when he traveled alone to his current deployment. His fellow travelers, who moments before had been laughing along with the family’s quirky humor, were moved to tears as the family said goodbye, crying and clinging to him. The tears passed down the line of passengers waiting to board as, one after another, they realized what was happening. Before every departure, Becky steels herself for her husband’s absence, for the loss of his moral

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and financial support. The kids pull inward, detaching themselves emotionally from their father in a subconscious attempt to lessen the pain of goodbye. It’s almost as though they’re preparing for a death, mourning his absence before he’s even gone. It’s a roller-coaster life, but Becky holds no resentment. She’s proud of her husband, proud of the men and women who sacrifice in service to their country. “This is his job. This is something that he signed up for. As a wife, I supported him in that decision,” she said.

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Good deeds will jazz up summer

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HARITY DOESN’T take a summer vacation; at least, it shouldn’t. Consider participating in one or more of these activities, each of which will do good for your community and can prevent your charitable impulses from drooping during the “dog days.” ❏ Christmas in July food drive, a project of the United Way of Wyoming Valley. Area companies vie to see which can collect the most pounds of canned goods and other nonperishable grub. This year’s goal: 100,000 pounds of edibles. Registered participants can drop off their donations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 31 at the Weinberg Food Bank at the Commission on Economic Opportunity, 165 Amber Lane, Wilkes-Barre. Monetary donations also are welcome. Individuals can participate in this drive, too. For details, contact United Way director of communications John Winslow at 829-6711, ext. 237 or email johnwi@unitedwaywb.org. ❏ Electronics recycling for Luzerne County residents. Rid your house of unwanted computers, televisions, cellphones and other electronic devices the responsible way. Take them to approved dropoff sites during the Luzerne County Solid Waste Management Department’s annual

collection program. Two collections are planned: From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Butler Township Fire Hall, 14 W. Butler Drive. And 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11. at the Hanover Area Junior-Senior High School, 1600 Sans Souci Parkway. For details, call the county’s recycling hotline: 1-800-821-7654. ❏ Pauly Friedman 5K Family Walk/Run. Proceeds from this Aug. 12 event at Misericordia University support the region’s 24-hour crisis and information referral service known as Help Line. Registration forms and fees should be submitted to the Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley by Aug. 7. For information, call 823-5144. ❏ Raising the Roof 2012, a rooftop party in downtown Wilkes-Barre to benefit the Osterhout Free Library’s North Branch. This get-together – with food, beverages and a band – is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 10 atop the Intermodal Center on South Washington Street. Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door. Participants must be 21 or older. For details, call the library’s central location: 823-0156. ❏ Give blood. Supplies are low, the need steady. To make an appointment at an American Red Cross blood drive near you, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I love it here, but I can’t go through this again.” Joe Cernera The Jenkins Township resident has dealt with eight floods in 60 years at his River Road home. He is one of nearly 70 township residents awaiting final word on a government buyout of his property.

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F ALL THE distortions and downright lies about the foodstamp program that have been trotted out in recent weeks, perhaps the biggest howler is the one advanced by the Wall Street Journal editorial page. It said the program is “becoming the latest middleclass entitlement.” The actual fact is that no one within shouting distance of middle class is eligible for food stamps: According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, 85 percent of recipients have incomes below the poverty line – $18,500 for a family of three – with the rest barely above it. Earlier this month, the House Agricultural Committee passed a five-year reauthorization of the farm bill that cuts $16 billion in food stamps while keeping several subsidies for corporate farmers intact. If the bill became law, 2 million to 3 million people would lose food assistance and 280 million children no longer would qualify for free school lunches. The recent debate showed a Congress stunningly out of touch. Cutting food stamps not only would take food out of the mouths of babes, it would remove billions of dollars from local and state economies.

In what looks like a campaign to demonize the program, unceasing repetition – accompanied by an outlier anecdote or two about a few scammers – has strengthened the distortions. So here are a few facts: The average household receiving food stamps had a monthly income of $731, and that includes other government assistance such as disability, Social Security and welfare cash assistance. The food-stamp program is indeed bigger and more expensive than it has ever been: Last year, 45 million Americans got food stamps each month, costing the government $78 billion annually. But far from being “out of control,” as the mythmakers would have it, the program has grown largely because there simply are more poor people because of the economic downturn in 2008. If allowed to continue, the food-stamp program would reduce on its own, according to CBO, falling significantly as the economy recovers. In five years, it would be back to 1997 levels. Interrupting that recovery, while at the same time increasing hunger and malnutrition, takes a special brand of myopia. Or malice.

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We’re a pill-popping nation just waiting for the next Rx THIS MONTH, my father, who is 83, suffered a medical emergency. At the hospital, he was asked this question: “How many pills do you take?” His answer: aspirin and Zocor. “That’s it?” came the reply. Days later, after he’d been prescribed a daily blood thinner, a blood pressure drug and a stronger cholesterol drug, a therapist asked, “How many pills do you take?” He answered with the three new medications. “Wow,” he was told. “You’re doing great for your age.” Both responses are telling. We live in the Age of Prescription, when anything and everything has a pill assigned to it. If you’re not swallowing something, doctors are surprised. Did you know the average American fills 12 prescriptions a year? Our medicine cabinets are stocked with small brown bottles. From heartburn to heartache, there is a pill you can pop. And that’s how the drug companies want it. “It’s a huge business,” says Alesandra Rain. She should know. At one point in her life, Rain took more than 100 pills a day – the result of an injury and personal issues that led to one prescription after another. “I took pills for insomnia, for anxiety, for sleep, for depression.” She blames doctors. She blames herself. “I wanted my pain handled instantly,” she admits. And plenty of drugs promised to do it. Think about how many kids are already on attention deficit disorder medication, how

COMMENTARY MITCH ALBOM many adults are on weight-loss or sexual function pills, how many senior citizens have plastic dispensers labeled Monday through Sunday to organize all their prescriptions. Nearly half of Americans older than 65 take five medications a day, and a third of them will suffer adverse side effects. Yet we keep swallowing. America wasn’t always a pill-popping nation. It used to be that if you had a problem, you saw a doctor, and if the doctor felt it was serious enough, he prescribed something. Today, TV ads trumpet drugs straight at us. You’re asked if you have a problem. You’re told there is a way to deal with it. You see actors smiling in suggested healing. Next thing you know, you’re asking your doctor for those pills. There’s a reason the pharmaceutical industry typically spends nearly twice as much on advertising as it does on research. It works. Here’s the mentality of our country now: If you have a problem, open a vial. Cholesterol rising? A pill for that. Can’t sleep? A pill for that. Feeling blue? A pill for that. Never mind that these issues were once dealt with by diet, exercise or facing our problems. Today it’s easier – and better for the drug industry – if you just ingest something. “The HMO system has crushed us,” says Rain, who eventually told her doctors “Enough,” quit all her medications, and

Nearly half of Americans older than 65 take five medications a day, and a third of them will suffer adverse side effects. Yet we keep swallowing. started a group called Point Of Return to help others with drug-dependence issues. “Doctors today don’t have time to figure out what’s wrong. They just write a prescription.” Of course, they have motivation, as we learned in the recent humongous $3-billion judgment against GlaxoSmithKline. It revealed that doctors were often enticed to prescribe drugs through perks and kickbacks. This, on top of the fact that Glaxo wrongfully marketed anti-depression medicine to teenagers. It’s clear why the drug companies would push those limits. The younger you hook ’em, the longer you have ’em. Who’s watching the side effects? Who’s checking for drug interaction – especially when people take so many medications? And then there’s this issue: What standards are being set for “problematic?” What level is truly too high for cholesterol? How long is too long for depression? What really determines ADD? The lower the bar, the faster the medication gets prescribed. And if you don’t think the drug industry exerts pressure on those levels, you might want to take another pill: for naïveté. Mitch Albom is a columnist for the Detroit Free Press. Readers may write to him at: Detroit Free Press, 600 W. Fort St., Detroit, MI 48226, or via email at malbom@freepress.com.

What’s real reason behind failure to act on Sandusky? JERRY SANDUSKY knows something – was the only conclusion I could reach as I watched former federal judge and FBI Director Louis Freeh announce his findings in the Special Investigative Counsel report, commissioned by the Penn State Board of Trustees, regarding the “child sexual abuse committed by Gerald Sandusky.” Last month Sandusky was convicted of 45 charges filed against him. Judge Freeh released his report at a press conference 10 days ago inside the Westin Philadelphia Hotel – not at Penn State University in State College. Freeh delivered a scathing portrayal of former university President Graham Spanier, former Senior Vice President Gary Schultz, former Athletic Director Tim Curley and former head football coach Joe Paterno. (See: www.thefreehreportonpsu.com.) “Our most saddening and sobering finding,” Freeh said, “is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of Sandusky’s child victims by the most senior leaders at Penn State. The most powerful men at Penn State failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who Sandusky victimized. Messrs. Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley never demonstrated, through actions or words, any concern for the safety and well-being of Sandusky’s victims. Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley “repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky’s child abuse from the authorities, the Board of Trustees, Penn State community and the public at large,” the

reasons), never to return. Why wouldn’t they mess with Jerry Sandusky? Their liability was enormous. Instead, Sandusky was given a golden IN THE ARENA parachute – money, access and tickets – as he retired, in place, with emeritus distinction and an on-campus office (pages 55-62). report stated. At the July 12 press conference broadcast Their diabolical deceit and concealment went far beyond mere concern over publici- live on national television, reporter Andy Mehalshick of WBRE-TV got Freeh on rety. Why? cord with the most incisive question of the According to the timeline in the Freeh day: “Was Joe Paterno powerful enough to Report (pages 19-30 and 40-54), Sandusky showered with an 11-year-old boy on May 3, stop this culture of concealment?” Freeh responded: “Many, many witnesses 1998 in the Lasch Football Building at Penn we spoke to described Mr. Paterno as one of State. The boy’s mother reported the incident to the most powerful leaders on the campus. He ran his football building, he clearly ran a licensed psychologist and university pothe Lasch Building. I think it is a very lice, while the psychologist notified the strong and reasonable inference that he Pennsylvania’s ChildLine (1-800-932-0313). could have done so if he wished.” The state Department of Public Welfare According to the Freeh report, on Feb. 9, and the Center County District Attorney’s 2001 graduate assistant coach Mike McQueOffice also became involved, and an inary saw Sandusky “involved in sexual activvestigation of Sandusky ensued. ity with a young boy in the coach’s shower Freeh writes: “By May 5, 1998, Schultz room in the Lasch Building. McQueary met had communicated with Curley about the Sandusky incident. In an email from Curley with and reported the incident to Paterno on February 10, 2001.” to Schultz and Spanier captioned ‘Joe PaJoePa-thetic did not call the university terno,’ Curley reports, ‘I have touched base police, State College police, Pennsylvania with the coach. Keep us posted. Thanks.’ State Police or ChildLine. Instead, he al“As the investigation progressed, Curley lowed Sandusky to maintain his base of made several requests to Schultz for upoperation from which Sandusky roamed dates. On May 13 Curley emailed Schultz a free, hunting with impunity, for another message captioned ‘Jerry’ and asked, ‘Anydecade, until his arrest in November 2011. thing new in this department? Coach is What does Sandusky know? The NCAA anxious to know where it stands.’ ” should find out. Ultimately the DA’s Office decided against prosecuting Sandusky. At that moment, quietly or otherwise, Spanier and Kevin Blaum’s column on government, life and politics appears every Sunday. Contact him at Paterno could have escorted Sandusky off campus for (insert any of a dozen amicable kblaum@timesleader.com.

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as the lie become the most powerful political tool for assuring power? When our president ran for office in 2008, like many presidents before him, he made a lot of promises that during his term he has not kept. For example, he declared that he would unite, not divide. I do regret that he could not do this, but this is not a big sin. What is a sin, whether the audience is Republican or Democrat, is knowing that what you are saying is a lie, then going ahead and saying it anyway. Obama’s attacks as of recent days about Bain Capital and “offshoring” have been debunked by progressives and Democratic fact-checkers; they simply are not true. Yet they have not stopped. Only somebody living in Kenya or Indonesia for the last year could have missed the truth on these matters. Knowingly lying is not in the same league as an unfulfilled promise. America deserves better than lies from its president. No government would lie unless it fully expected the people to buy the lies hook, line and sinker. They expect you and me to believe their lies, so be careful.

There are more government lies coming soon at a press conference near you. Unfortunately for Americans, lying absolutely helps them game the system, but it hurts the people. It is vitally important for Americans to understand that the government, now controlled by progressives, lies to us all the time. The Constitution does not authorize the government to lie. A government that lies is illegitimate. Lying is a tool of destruction, and we must shut down such a government. For us to do that, the people must retain power, and our power is in our vote. Brian Kelly Wilkes-Barre

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ennsylvania is one of the most patriotic states in our country. Our nation’s Constitution was written here.

We are the caretaker of the Liberty Bell. America was born in Pennsylvania. Who are the caretakers of our veterans? Supposedly, our Congress. As President Abe Lincoln said, “We must care for those who have fought the nation’s battles.” The most controversial war in American history, the Vietnam War, ended 37 years ago. Many surviving veterans of that war, to this date, cannot get benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Why? Because our Congress controls the VA. Navy personnel at sea, Coast Guard personnel at sea, some Air Force personnel and Fleet Marines do not qualify for VA benefits because they did not have boots on the ground in Vietnam. Yet these military personnel who fought did earn the Vietnam Service Medal. Pennsylvania has two U.S. Senators and 19 members of Congress. There are two bills,

HR 3612 and S.1629, to restore benefits within the Agent Orange Act of 1991, taken away in 2002 by that administration, unless the veteran had boots on ground. Pennsylvania, let us show the rest of our country we care about our veterans. We can be the first state to show 100 percent bipartisanship participation to help our veterans in need. I ask Pennsylvanians to write and urge our legislators who have not co-sponsored the bills. John Bury Media

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o celebrate the Fourth of July, my family held a get-together at my grandparents’ home in Beaumont. Most of the family was there. The children swam in the creek and the adults visited with each other. The weather was beautiful: sun and blue sky, even sporadic thundershowers at dusk. Some folks were unable to attend. Some had work, some had other plans. And some were just missing from their usual chairs on the old screened-in porch. To name a few: my Aunt Patsy, who died

of cancer years ago. (Her bouffant hairdo and smile had been staples at my grandparents’ house.) And an old family friend, the sort of friend who was around for so long, all of the kids called her an aunt, only to learn years later that she wasn’t really our aunt. “Aunt” Wendy was an angel – an angel flying too close to the ground, as Willie Nelson would say. Her kindheartedness and benevolence made a lasting impression on all who knew her. On more than one occasion, my eyes wandered to that old porch, hoping to see their smiles. Instead, what I found was my mother, sitting on the chair and watching her grandchildren play in the yard. My grandmother, sitting on the porch overlooking all of her children and their children. My grandfather, struggling in the summer heat to sit for a while on that old porch and reminisce. My father, playing ball in the yard with his grandchildren. My sisters, swimming with their children or relaxing, were enjoying the fun. Aunts, uncles and friends, laughing together while enjoying the traditional “cookout” food. My beautiful 9-year-old daughter, frolicking around on the same stomping grounds as I stomped countless times while I was a child. As I sat there, taking it all

in, struggling with the bittersweetness of it all, I was left feeling utter gratefulness for the life with which I was blessed. I must have said it four times at that family picnic: “This is what it’s all about.” If you take a look around today, it seemingly is the simple things in life that are phasing out. Playing “rummy” with your 80-year-old grandparents, calling your mom or your dad to say hello, buying an ice cream bar for your “shut-in” neighbor, catching lightning bugs with your child, helping someone who needs a hand. For about seven months, each day as I was on my way to work, I found myself near an old red car with a bumper sticker that read, “The best things in life aren’t things.” Each day I was reminded that although we might not know why we are here, or to whom we attribute our being here, all you really need to do is sit at a family picnic to understand the meaning of life. Look around and embrace it. To close, a quote from Max Ehrmann: “With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Strive to be happy.” Lisa Caruthers West Pittston

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COMMENTARY CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER

ture – and willingness to invest in its creation and maintenance – is what divides liberals from AND WHO might that some- conservatives. More nonsense. Infrastrucbody else be? Government, ture is not a liberal idea, nor is says Obama. It built the roads it particularly new. The Via you drive on. It provided the Appia was built 2,300 years teacher who inspired you. It “created the Internet.” It repre- ago. The Romans built aqueducts too. And sewers. Since sents the embodiment of forever, infrastructure has been “we’re in this together” social consensually understood to be solidarity that, in Obama’s a core function of government. view, is the essential origin of What divides liberals and individual and national conservatives is not roads and achievement. bridges but Julia’s world, an To say all individuals are Obama campaign creation that embedded in and the product of society is banal. Obama rises might be the most self-revealing parody of liberalism ever above banality by means of conceived. It’s a series of carfallacy: equating society with toon illustrations in which a government, the collectivity fictional Julia is swaddled and with the state. Of course we subsidized throughout her life are shaped by our milieu. But by an all-giving government of the most formative, most imbottomless pockets and magnaportant influence on the indinimity. At every stage, the vidual is not government. It is civil society, those elements of state is there to provide. The the collectivity that lie outside only time she’s on her own is at her gravesite. government: family, neighJulia’s world is totally atomborhood, church, Rotary club, ized. It contains no friends, no PTA, the voluntary associcommunity and, of course, no ations that Tocqueville understood to be the genius of Amer- spouse. Who needs one? She’s ica and source of its energy and married to the provider state. Or to put it slightly differfreedom. Moreover, the greatest threat ently, the “Life of Julia” represents the paradigmatic Obama to a robust, autonomous civil political philosophy: citizen as society is the ever-growing orphan child. For the conservaLeviathan state and those like tive, providing for every need Obama who see it as the ultiis the duty that government mate expression of the collecowes to actual orphan children. tive. Obama compounds the fallacy by declaring the state to Not to supposedly autonomous adults. be the font of entrepreneurial Beyond infrastructure, the success. How so? It created the infrastructure – roads, bridges, conservative sees the proper role of government as providschools, Internet – off which ing not European-style uniwe all thrive. versal entitlements but a firm Absurd. We don’t credit the safety net, meaning Julia-like Swiss postal service with the treatment for those who really Special Theory of Relativity cannot make it on their own – because it transmitted Einstein’s manuscript to the Anna- those too young or too old, too mentally or physically imlen der Physik. Everyone paired, to provide for themdrives the roads, goes to selves. school, uses the mails. So did Limited government so Steve Jobs. Yet only he conconceived has two indispensceived and built the Mac and able advantages. It avoids inexthe iPad. Obama’s infrastructure argu- orable European-style national insolvency. And it avoids ment is easily refuted by what breeding debilitating individuis essentially a controlled soal dependency. It encourages cial experiment. Roads and and celebrates character, indeschools are the constant. pendence, energy, hard work as What’s variable is the energy, the foundations of a free socieenterprise, risk-taking, hard work and genius of the individ- ty and a thriving economy – precisely the virtues Obama ual. It is therefore precisely discounts and devalues in his those individual characteraccounting of the wealth of istics, not the communal utilnations. ities, that account for the different outcomes. The ultimate Obama fallacy, Charles Krauthammer’s email however, is the conceit that address is letters@charleskrauthbelief in the value of infrastruc- ammer.com.

nyone who goes up a lazy river in July, if only to sit a spell and stare, can soon understand what songwriters Hoagy Carmichael and Sidney Arodin A had in mind: ‘Linger in the shade of an old oak tree Throw away your troubles, dream a dream with me.’

Campaign 2012: Separating wheat from chaff EXPECT exaggeration, hyperbole and half-truths from all sides in a presidential election; it is the nature of the beast. But the rhetorical temperature this year will be hotter than the scorching summer. Already the Koch brothers, oil oligarchs, and Shelly Adelson, China gambling mogul, have promised to spend more than a half billion dollars to beat President Obama. Thanks to Citizens Disunited, they think the presidency of the United States is up for sale. It reminds me of a saying of the late John Cotter of West Pittston, former editor with the New York Post, one of the best journalists in a long list to come from Northeastern Pennsylvania. “Our wild Irish rogue,” as eulogized by Pete Hamil. “Our job is to separate the wheat from the chaff,” John would joke. “And then print the chaff.” So let’s separate some wheat from chaff, starting with Mitt Romney. THE CHAFF: Democrats goofed by saying that Romney could be guilty of a felony for not stating clearly his role at

the public, he paid 14 percent in taxes, far lower than the average worker. If Romney were to release his returns from 2000 to COMMENTARY 2010, you might see that he paid little or no taxes on many Bain Capital in a U.S. Securities millions of dollars in profit. Romney, by releasing his and Exchange Commission returns, could become the filing. poster child for inequality in Democrats should leave perthe way the United States “govsecution politics to the GOP and McCarthyites such as Dar- ernment” under conservatives treats its citizens. rell Issa. As billionaire Warren Buffett Nor can the Obama administration call Mitt Romney a thief often says, he could pay no taxes at all if he wanted to when it let all the Wall Street exploit a tax system designed “perps” walk free. for the wealthy to avoid taxaRomney might like his money in big buckets, but he does it tion. Now for President Obama. legally. THE CHAFF: They keep His time at Bain Capital as a saying that Obama raised taxes, corporate raider is also a weak the old “tax-and-spend liberal” argument; not because it isn’t drumbeat we have heard for 30 true, they buy a company to years. bleed it, but because that’s In fact, he reduced taxes what “private equity” firms do. THE WHEAT: Romney is the substantially. As the great Joe Biden would only presidential candidate in say: “You have a right to your modern history not to release own opinion. You do not have a multiple years of tax returns. right to your own facts.” We are left to assume that THE WHEAT: Faced with Romney is hiding something, the worst financial disaster in but again, I don’t think the our lifetimes, Obama put toMittster did anything illegal. By releasing his returns Rom- gether a stimulus package that was about 30 percent tax cuts, ney would shine a direct spotas if they needed more, and the light on the gluttonous tax policies that he has promised to stimulus was too small with not nearly enough spending on uphold if elected president. infrastructure, which would For the single tax year that have spurred employment Romney did show numbers to

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Romney is the only presidential candidate in modern history not to release multiple years of tax returns. We are left to assume that Romney is hiding something, but again, I don’t think the Mittster did anything illegal. much quicker. But Obama had to deal with a pugnacious Congress, a Teavangelical revolt and a Republican Party whose single goal is to keep things bad so it can defeat him. In the last century, the slowest rate of growth in the size of the federal government has been under two Democratic presidents: Bill Clinton and Obama. The rate of growth in the first three years under Obama was 1.4 percent, the lowest since Julius Caesar. (And he paid for it by taking Gaul.) The Kochs and the Adelsons will have their day in the light of American democracy, thanks to Citizens Disunited. But they can win only if Americans can’t separate the wheat from the chaff. John Watson is the former publisher of the Sunday Dispatch in Pittston. He lives in Seattle. Contact him via email at jwatson@timesleader.com.

Paterno deserves no worship and PSU football deserves ‘death penalty’ THEY KNEW. Those are the two words that have been going through my mind since the release of the Freeh report. After months of examination of the facts surrounding the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse case, the Freeh report seemingly proved that the top Penn State University officials – Joe Paterno, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz – knew that children were being abused by assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and did nothing to protect the children. There were two incidents brought to their attention, in 1998 and 2001, and they apparently took no steps to ensure the children’s safety. If anything, they actually took steps to ensure Sandusky’s safety and to see that he was treated “humanely.” I always figured that they must have known. How could these men who ran Penn State and knew everything about the football program not know what Sandusky was doing right in front of them? Still, to have it proven was devastating. It did not bring the joy and relief that the guilty verdict against Sandusky brought to me. I’m pleased that the people who are responsible for these actions are being held accountable, and there is some sense of justice. But how

COMMENTARY BETSY SCHINDLER can that change the last 14 years? The fact is, nothing can. Because of their failure to act, in order to protect themselves and football, they allowed numerous children to continue to be victimized. Nothing can change that. How do we go on from here? I think a good place to start is to accept the recommendations of the Freeh report and ensure a system of reporting abuse without fear of repercussions. Janitors at Penn State were worried about losing their jobs if they went against Paterno and told what they had seen. This must never be allowed to happen again. Far beyond the State College campus, people must from now on be aware of potential abuse in every institution in America and realize that pedophiles typically don’t appear to be monsters. They can be the football coach, priest, uncle, grandfather, teacher or camp counselor who seems like the greatest guy. Plus, there needs to be ongoing dialogue about sexual abuse. No one likes to talk about this subject, but it is so important to keep this story going – to not hide behind the fear and shame

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Many people began calling this month for the removal of all reminders of former football coach Joe Paterno from the Penn State University campus.

that are so much a part of this type of abuse. What can Penn State do? It can start by taking down the Joe Paterno statue and removing his name from every place on campus. He cared more about football and his own reputation than he did about vulnerable children. He does not deserve any praise, much less hero worship. He aided and abetted a pedophile, and that is his legacy. He deserves this legacy that shows his true

character. I also would hope that there is a way for the NCAA to give Penn State the “death penalty” and not allow it to play football. I would wish it to be for 14 years – the same length of time that the children were abused with no intervention – but I realize that money and power will not allow this to happen. It would be wonderful if other college teams took a stand and refused to play Penn State, forfeiting any games with

them. Some people have argued that the current team should not be penalized for what happened before them. I disagree. Football was shown to be more important than children’s lives, and the only way to show that one cares more about children now is to sacrifice football. The world will not come to an end if football is not played at Penn State. In fact, it seems the world actually would have been a better place without Penn State football. At least for the boys who were sexually abused the past 14 years. As a social worker who works with children in a pediatric hospice program, I find it unconscionable that people would review information about lifealtering abuse to children and decide that it was more important to protect the pedophile and a sporting event. What kind of world are we living in? The churches and institutions that knowingly do these things need to be punished to the fullest extent of the law, and people need to stop supporting these institutions until they show a change in their behaviors and policies. Betsy Schindler is a social worker with Gilchrist Kids, an affiliate of Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Her email is betschind@aol.com. She wrote this for the Baltimore Sun.

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When she and her husband joined about three years ago, it had no military support mission. So she suggested it send care packages to its members in the service. The response was so positive that it cost $200 just to mail the donated items to the seven soldiers. She understands that people without ties to the military have less motivation to pay attention. Still, she wishes they were better informed. She bristles when they post outdated news about the war on their Facebook pages in a well-meaning but misguided attempt to make a point. And she takes issue with people who call for an immediate troop withdrawal without understanding the logistics involved and the potential fallout. She wishes, too, that more people knew the good side of the military, the work it accomplishes and the way it serves others. She knows the dangers, but she isn’t consumed with worry over her loved ones’ safety. Instead, she relies on her faith. “(O)n a day-to-day basis, I just trust the same God who’s keeping them when they’re in the States is the same God who’s keeping them wherever they’re stationed,” she said. But she can never forget the risk involved. She was reminded of that when she attended the funeral of a brother-in-law who died of cancer three years ago. A retired Army sergeant, he was buried with military honors. Deborah was emotionally exhausted from having helped her sister plan his funeral, but she held herself together through most of it. Then she heard the haunting strains of taps and broke down in sobs. “It’s the idea that my son is in the service,” she said. “I hope I never hear this for him.” •••

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THE TIMES LEADER - Christine, on her son in the knowing the experience has military. (Her name and that of strengthened her son’s convicher son have been changed to tions. “He’s determined now, more maintain confidentiality.) than ever, to help his country,” hristine always answers she said. “Because he’s a very paher cell phone. triotic person. He believes in the No matter whether she Army, and he wants to protect us recognizes the caller, she always and allow America to be the wontakes the call. She knows phone derful country it is.” calls from deployed soldiers can That love of country is rooted be routed through unfamiliar firmly in her family’s experience. numbers, and she doesn’t want to While they were raising their son, take a chance. Christine and her husband took She doesn’t want to miss Mat- him along on short-term mission thew. trips to other countries, includMatthew is her 22-year-old ing trips to Haiti and a yearlong son, a soldier stationed in Af- stint in Russia. They saw the remghanistan on his first tour of duty. nants of oppression firsthand, In her purse she carries a doll and it led Matthew to dedicate bearing his image. It’s a way to his life to protecting his country keep him with her always. and its way of life. He is an adult, yet he is her Christine admits to having child, and she worries about his paid little attention to the situawell-being. tion in the Middle East before her Already Matthew has tasted son enlisted, and she speaks of tragedy. He lost three members his military service as almost a of his unit in a suicide bombing, ministry. She talks about her son including a superior whom he helping others, educating them had left just minutes earlier. about freedom and democracy. The experience shook both The less romantic picture that Christine and her son deeply. Deborah and Becky paint during In the weeks that followed, the focus group seems to hit Matthew tried to come to grips Christine like a slap. When they with his loss. The spirited young talk of an invasion prompted by man who once flaunted his brava- mistaken intelligence and of the do in Facebook photos pulled Taliban stealing clothing and away from the social networking medical supplies that American site. He drew inward, taking soldiers had given to Afghan vilstrength from his chaplain and lagers, she appears deflated. the intensified bond among the “But what about the attack?” members of his unit. Christine asks Deborah at one Meanwhile, Christine, whose point, referring to Sept. 11. last name is withheld to protect “Al-Qaida was based in Afghanher family’s privacy, struggled istan. They were not in Iraq,” with her own depression. At first Deborah tells her. “Iraq was she responded by climbing into about weapons of mass destrucher van and driving aimlessly, as tion.” though she were lost. Then, as She seems increasingly disthe days passed, the reality of the couraged as the discussion unphysical and emotional risks her folds and as a small group of obson faces sank in. servers without military ties She started steeling herself joins in the discussion. against the possibility that the Maybe she has misled herself, kid she sent off to war might not she eventually concedes. “Maybe come back the same. I talked myself into that. Maybe I “I thought, I need to start pre- talked myself into thinking that it paring myself for either him com- is a good purpose and there’s a ing home without any legs or reason why we’re there and arms or him dying,” she said, “or there’s a reason why kids come him coming home and becoming home, young guys, without their an alcoholic because he can’t han- legs and arms.” dle what he saw. It’s just such a She needs to believe the deaths big worry.” and injuries are not in vain. So she clings to her faith like a “I don’t want my son to come life raft and prays continually for home without any legs for no reahis safety. She takes comfort in son at all, you know?”

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It’s Sedaka under the NEPA stars

By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@timesleader.com

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Verve Vertu students work on the new weather icons for The Times Leader.

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hen the weather is sunny, Pat Cleary said, he likes to go to his family’s cottage at Elk Lake and “just lay back and relax.” When it’s rainy, Selena Waters doesn’t mind. “I like to splash in the puddles.” And if there’s a big storm with thunder and lightning, Elizabeth Thomas likes to watch and listen. “I like to watch a good storm, too,” art teacher Gwen Harleman told her students as they painted bright yellow/orange suns and silvery, jagged lightning bolts in the Verve Vertu studio in Wilkes-Barre’s Downtown Arts Building. Their artwork soon will grace the front page of The Times Leader, down in the corner where photos of local children can be seen holding cut-out clouds, umbrellas and other items that hint at the day’s forecast.

Raindrops aren’t quite falling on Patty Spellman’s head.

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Patty Spellman of Wilkes-Barre paints a lightning bolt to be used as a weather icon.

After years of hard use, Times Leader vice president/executive editor Joe Butkiewicz said, the old icons were starting to look shabby, so the newspaper approached the Verve Vertu studio. “They’re loving this project,” Harleman said. The artists are not limiting themselves to

Patrick Cleary’s cloud cover is a patriotic one.

paint. Silk fabric, felt, shoelaces and sparkly materials also are dressing up the icons, most of which will have a sturdy wood backing supplied by Cleary’s father, John. “I like ‘singing in the rain,’ ” Waters said with a smile, hinting she wanted to incorporate that song title into the umbrella icon she was designing. Patty Spellman, meanwhile, drew a big, benevolent smile on one image of the sun. Why? “It’s God,” she said. “Watching over me.” The Times Leader periodically invites parents to bring children to the newspaper’s office for a group photo session, during which the children pose with the icons. Those images are published on the front page when the weather forecast calls for a particular kind of picture, be it “mostly cloudy,” “sunny,” “very cold,” or another meteorological description. Watch the front page for the next announcement of a photo session.

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Slash still rockin’ and finally drama-free

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INNEAPOLIS — The controversial Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction of Guns N’ Roses is behind him. So, too, are Scott Weiland and Velvet Revolver. Finally, Slash can enjoy life in a band that’s not dysfunctional. “It’s really liberating. It’s so stressfree,” the iconic guitarist said. “Everybody is happy doing what they’re doing. There isn’t a lot of drama and fussing. It’s been a long time coming, I sup-

pose.” Then he laughed. The band is officially billed as Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. He actually started touring with this group two years ago to promote his 2010 solo debut “Slash,” on which Kennedy joined a parade of more famous guest singers, including Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie and Lemmy Kilmister. “He’s very down-to-earth and a humble individual,” said the 46-year-old guitarist. “Definitely not the kind of

lead singer that I’ve had a lot of experience with.” You’ve probably heard the back story about GNR frontman Axl Rose refusing to attend the most recent Hall of Fame induction. He and Slash have a rift deeper than the Grand Canyon and more complex than any of Bob Dylan’s lyrics. Slash showed up in Cleveland along with GNR heyday members Duff McKagan and Steven Adler and later players Matt Sorum and Gilbey Clarke to make speeches and play some songs. “It was definitely an uncomfortable,

nagging kind of thing, because there were so many negatives,” Slash said. “I was positive that there would be no positive outcome.” For Slash, it was a bit of deja vu because as a member of Velvet Revolver, he helped with the controversial induction of Van Halen in 2007 when its co-founders Eddie and Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth reSee SLASH, Page 4F

“It’s really liberating. It’s so stress-free. Everybody is happy doing what they’re doing.”

Whenever a movie was shown at his school and the film snapped or the projector malfunctioned, Neil Sedaka remembers, his teacher would ask him to entertain until the problem could be fixed. “Every time the movie would break, I would get up and play Chopin or Bach,” he said. “The kids would snicker.” The world-famous singer and songwriter sounds matter-of-fact as he explains his early life. “I was not a success at school. … I wasn’t into sports. I was a pianist.” Still, that snickering motivated him to embrace popular music. “I wasn’t invited to the parties playing Chopin,” he said with a laugh. By the time he was 13, Sedaka was writing his IF YOU GO own songs, and What: Neil Sedaka you’ll hear many in concert of his famous When: 8 p.m. pieces if you atFriday tend his Under Where: Misericordia University, the Stars concert 301 Lake St., Dallas at Misericordia Tickets: $45, $30 University in Dallawn. las on Friday. Reservations: Sedaka made 674-6719 his mark with such tunes as “Laughter in the Rain,” “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” “Calendar Girl,” “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” and “Love Will Keep Us Together.” One of his earliest successes was “Stupid Cupid,” which became a hit for Connie Francis in 1958, when Sedaka was still in his teens. Later, Sedaka said, he wrote the 1961 chart-topping “Where the Boys Are” specifically for Connie Francis. With every other song he wrote, he said, he had his own voice in mind. When he was growing up in Brooklyn, Sedaka took lessons at Juilliard on a partial scholarship, practiced at home on a second-hand piano and dreamed big. “I used to buy the 45-rpm records and cross out the name of the singer and writer and put ‘Neil Sedaka’ there. It was positive visualization.” An early collaborator was his friend and neighbor, Howard Greenberg. The two wrote a song called “My Life’s Devotion,” which Sedaka describes as “pretty good, considering it was written by two kids, ages 13 and 16.” Sedaka credits some of his success to ending up “at the right place at the right time. In 1958 Jerry Lee Lewis married his 14-year-old cousin, Elvis went into the Army, and Little Richard became a preacher.” That gave Sedaka an opportunity to fill the void. “I was all-American pop, very wholesome. I didn’t turn my back to the audience like the Rolling Stones or stick my tongue out,” he said. “I’m very proud of being part of that first decade of rock-’n-’roll,” he said. His career hit a dry spell after the Beatles’ British Invasion came to the United See SEDAKA, Page 4F

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States; Sedaka coped by moving to Britain, where he worked with Elton John. “I felt if the Beatles came to New York I could go to London,” Sedaka said. “I met Elton John in England in the early ’70s. He started Rocket Records, and we did ‘Laughter in the Rain’ and an album called ‘Sedaka’s Back.’ It was a remarkable comeback. ‘Laughter in the Rain’ was the miracle one. It brought me back after years of being off the Billboard charts.” “My career has been like a roller coaster,” he said. In recent years Sedaka has reworked some of his songs, creating such child-friendly versions as “Waking Up is Hard to Do,” which he recorded with his twin granddaughters, who are now 9. The family-oriented Sedaka has been married to his wife, Leba, for 50 years. They plan to celebrate their golden anniversary in September with a Mediterranean cruise.

fused to show up. Which situation was more awkward? “The Van Halen induction was a nightmare,” Slash said. “And we were potentially a mirror image of that. Now at this point, (GNR’s induction) is something I’m really happy I did because it was very close to not happening at all. It turned out that in the moment, it was a really positive and fulfilling experience.” Part of the good vibes were because Kennedy stepped up on short notice and sang the GNR classics “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” “Mr. Brownstone” and “Paradise City” with the ex-Gunners. “He did a (expletive) amazing job,” Slash said. Kennedy, 42, has gained a reputation as the go-to replacement singer, having rehearsed with Led Zeppelin in 2008 before a possible reunion and forming Alter Bridge with members of Creed after that band imploded in 2003. When Slash called Kennedy in 2009, he needed a vocal-

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BOOKS Delve into a summer mystery By JEFF AYERS For The Associated Press

“The Last Minute” (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeff Abbott What would you do to save your son? Sam Capra experienced betrayal and loss in Jeff Abbott’s “Adrenaline.” In Abbott’s new thriller, “The Last Minute,” Capra’s wife is in a coma and he is desperate to find his infant son. An exCIA agent, Capra has the skills and resources for the search. The kidnappers are part of a cartel called the Novem Soles (Nine Suns), and they have their hands in law enforcement and government agencies around the world. They even have allies in the CIA. Capra is also confronted with a moral dilemma: The ransom demand isn’t for money, but for the execution of an innocent person. Deliver proof of this man’s death and Capra can have his son back. He cannot count on his former allies for assistance, and his new boss is in hiding with a price on her head. It doesn’t matter why the Novem Soles want this man dead. All that matters to Capra is the opportunity to get his son back. Abbott is one of the best thriller writers in the business, and he delivers action and complex characters in an explosive cocktail. The next Capra novel cannot come fast enough.

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love it when a book starts like this: “The call he’d been expecting for twenty-two years came at midnight when he was working late at his desk. ... The name of the caller appeared in the identification screen, and his heart did a flip-flop.” • Middle-of-the-night phone calls from people you haven’t heard from in nearly a quarter of a century almost always bode well, at least if you’re in the hands of a talented author. In this case, you certainly are. • Leila Meacham hit the book scene in a big way with 2010’s multigenerational saga “Roses,” set in East Texas. As with that book, her follow-up, “Tumbleweeds,” centers on the life of a young woman and those who love her. • Here, the action is set around the fictitious Panhandle town of Kersey, where life and love revolve around high-school football. That sounds a bit like “Friday Night Lights,” but Tumbleweeds keeps the football mostly in the background, focusing more on the relationships among the three main characters.

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The book begins in 1979 with orphaned 11-year-old Catherine Ann Benson moving to Kersey from California to live with her grandmother, Emma. No fool, Emma realizes that Cathy’s transition into the tight-knit local school will be tough, so she calls upon sixthgrade hotshots Trey Don Hall and John Caldwell to take the girl under their protective wings. With their help, she grows up excelling both academically and socially, utterly adored by the two boys. Trey Don and John are also orphans of a sort. Trey lives with his Aunt Mabel, Emma’s good friend; his parents are still alive but no one knows where they are. John, whose mother died when he was a small child, lives with his harddrinking, abusive and neglectful father. Of course, Cathy falls hard for one of her knights, but it’s the other who would fall on his sword for her: “He would keep his brief glance of Catherine Ann Benson to himself,” one of the boys thinks, “a secret he would not share ... un-

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EAL HARBOR, Maine — Some of Maine’s most popular destinations are on Mount Desert Island, including Bar Snapdragons flourish at Thuya Garden in Northeast Harbor. Harbor and Acadia National Park. But the island is also home to several remarkable gardens, all connected to the renowned landscape architect Beatrix Farrand, whose philosophy of garden design emphasized native plants and using natural landscapes to define outdoor spaces.

One of the gardens, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Seal Harbor, is a private garden that’s open to the public, by reservation only, just a few days a year. But the other two, Thuya Garden and Asticou Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor, which contain plants from Farrand’s Bar Harbor home, welcome visitors daily for much of the spring, summer and fall. All three gardens use natural settings so artfully that it’s sometimes hard to tell where the landscaping ends and nature begins. Farrand, the sole woman among the founders of the American Society of Landscape Architects, was born in New York in 1872 and died in Bar Harbor in 1959. She designed gardens for the White House, consulted at Princeton and other institutions, and had many prominent private clients, including John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his wife, Abby. FarrandworkedwithAbbyRockefeller to design the private garden in Seal Harbor between 1926 and 1930.Thepropertyisstillownedby the Rockefeller family. Each summer, the garden opens to the public onedayaweek,butreservationsfill up fast. As of mid-July, only a handful of slots were left for late August and early September. And there’s no sneaking in: To be admitted, yournamemustbeonachecklistat the entrance, which is virtually unmarked and hard to find even with

directions. Photos are permitted only for personal use. David Bennett, a landscape architect in Washington D.C., has visited the Rockefeller garden as part of his research for restoration of Farrand’s kitchen garden at The Mount, the country estate in Lenox, Mass., created by Farrand’s aunt, writer Edith Wharton. Bennett says Farrand wanted her gardens to “fit into their natural settings. She had a strong appreciation for the natural character of the land and the appropriate way of integrating a designed landscape with its natural context.” She used plants to create “impressionistic” effects of texture and color,andalsowasknownforcreating outdoor “garden rooms,” with “the idea of moving through a landscapeinasequence,fromonespace toanother,whereeachspacehasits own character,” Bennett said. “One space may be very shady and enclosed, and you pass through a hedge or a row of trees or through an actual gate in a wall to enter a very sunny and open space.” The Thuya and Asticou gardens, easily found along Route 3 in the neighboring town of Northeast Harbor, both include plants from Farrand’s Bar Harbor estate, called Reef Point, which Farrand sold in the mid-1950s. The azaleas at Asticou are finishedbloomingbysummer,butAsticou’s landscaped pond is a star at-

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The picturesque pond at the Asticou Azalea Garden is a main attraction

traction in all seasons. The garden was created in 1956 by Charles K. Savage, who owned the nearby AsticouInn.Thepicture-perfectpond reflects the surrounding flowers and trees like a mirror, and the layers of greenery and contrasting shapes and textures look like a Japanese landscape painting. Savage also designed Thuya Garden, where the centerpiece is spectacular rows of colorful flowers. Those interested in learning more about Farrand also can visit Garland Farm on Route 3 near Bar Harbor, which this summer started offering regular visiting hours for the first time, Thursday afternoons through Sept.13. Farrand retired to Garland Farm after dismantling Reef Point. Alvion Kimball, who owns the Orland House Bed & Breakfast about 40 miles from Seal Harbor and is on the board of DownEast & Acadia Regional Tourism, says each of the gardens has its own charms. At the Rockefeller property, he likes the mossy garden best, while the impressive show of flowers at Thuya is like “an English cottage garden.” The garden at Garland Farm is “a more personal gar-

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The restored terrace garden at Garland Farm in Bar Harbor, Maine, is where Beatrix Farrand, a renowned landscape designer, lived and designed her last gardens.

IF YOU GO THUYA AND ASTICOU AZALEA GARDENS: http://www.gardenpreserve.org. In Northeast Harbor, Maine, on Mount Desert Island. Asticou is at the intersection of routes 198 and 3, and Thuya is a half mile away on Route 3. Open daylight hours, May to October, $5 suggested donation for each garden.

This 2010 photo provided by the Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve shows colorful flowers at Thuya Garden.

den, on a smaller, intimate scale,” but Asticou with its pretty pond and walkways is his favorite, even without the azaleas in bloom. “It’s just so understated, peaceful and quiet,” he said. Kimball notes that Farrand’s preference for indigenous plants

and natural settings was ahead of her time. “You look at what’s happening today with native plants and ecology,” he said, “and to me, it’s almost an extension of what she’dbedoingifshewerestillhere.”

ABBY ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER GARDEN: http://rockgardenmaine.wordpress.com/. In Seal Harbor, Maine, on Mount Desert Island. A private garden open to the public one day a week in late July, August and early September, by reservation only, with two-hour slots filling up well in advance. Check availability online. GARLAND FARM: http:// www.beatrixfarrandsociety.org. On Route 3 near Bar Harbor, Maine. Open Thursdays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., June 21-Sept. 13.

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radio, leather, moon roof, loaded excellent condition. 136k miles. $4,995.

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CHEVY ‘95 ASTRO

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CHRYSLER ‘09 TOWN AND COUNTRY LX. All options.

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DODGE ‘02 VIPER GTS 10,000 MILES V10

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DODGE ‘05 CARAVAN SXT

67k miles, cloth interior. Clean, New tires. Very good condition. $7900 neg. 570-947-5658

FORD `07 FOCUS

SES Sedan Alloy wheels, heated seats, CD player, rear spoiler, 1 owner, auto, air, all power, great gas mileage, priced to be sold immediately! $6,995 or best offer. 570-614-8925

HONDA ‘01 ACCORD

SE. 4 door, 4 cyl. auto, air, factory sunroof, CD, full power, 112,000 mi. $6,900 OBO 570-499-8853

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09 Mercedes GL450 7 passenger. Too many options to list. 30K miles. Garage kept. Creme puff. $47,800 04 Nissan Armada 7 passenger. 4wd. Excellent condition. $11,900 93 UD Tow Truck with wheel lift. 64k. $10,000 95 Ford E250 Van. Extended body. 72k. $4,995 95 Buick Park Ave 54k. $3,995 96 Plymouth Voyager 82k $3,495 99 Chevy Cavalier, 89k. 4 door. $2,495 00 Chevy S10 Blazer. 4 door. 4wd. Red. $2,795 99 Ford Escort 4 door. Auto. 86k. $2,195 Junk Cars & Trucks wanted. Cash paid.

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Red with white hard top. Premium sound system. Only 38,000 miles. Garage stored. Excellent condition. $13,900. Call 570-472-1987

ic. 4 door. $4,800 (570) 709-5677 (570) 819-3140

speed transmission, red/black interior, ps, pb, teakwood wheel, original owner 25 years. $38,000. 883-4443

6speed, collectors, this baby is 1 of only 750 GTS coupes built in 2002 and only 1 of 83 painted Race Yellow it still wears its original tires showing how it was babied. This car is spotless throughout and is ready for its new home. This vehicle is shown by appointment only. $39,999 or trade. 570-760-2365

Auto, 4 cylinder with power windows. Recently inspected / maintained. $2,150. 570-793-4700

Maroon with tan interior. 57,000 miles. A/C AM/FM, CD. $5,000 or best offer. 570-287-3672 or 570-760-3560 after 5pm

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SUZUKI ‘06 SWIFT RENO 4 cylinder. Automat-

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29,995

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319

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2012 HONDA ACCORD LX

$0 DOWN PAYMENT

MPG

34 HWY

4 dr, Auto Trans, AC, PW, PL, Cruise, ABS, 6 Air Bags, Tilt, Keyless Entry, AM/FM/CD, Model #CP2F3CEW

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• Model #FB2F5CEW • 140-hp 16-Valve SOHC i-VTEC® • 5-Speed Automatic Transmission • Air Conditioning with Air-Filtration System • Power Windows/Locks/Mirrors • Cruise Control • Remote Entry • 160-Watt AM/FM/CD Audio System with 4 Speakers • ABS • Dual-Stage, Multiple-Threshold Front Airbags (SRS) • Front Side Airbags with Passenger-Side Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) • Side Curtain Airbags ***Lease ease 36 Months through ahfc. ahfc $0 Down Payment. Payment

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2012 HONDA CR-V EX

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‘S 03 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI SDN

03 FORD TAURUS SE SDN

Gold, 71K, Was $6,950

Brown, 84K, Was $6,850

Now

$5,500

Now

$6,500

03 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4

07 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING SDN

Red, 80K, Was $9,750

Blue, 71K, Was $9,850

Now

$9,250

Now

$9,500

05 HONDA ACCORD LX SDN

08 SATURN VUE XE-V6 AWD

Silver, 78K

Navy, 64K, Was $13,950

Now

$11,500

07 MAZDA Gi SPORT SDN Platinum, 39K, Was $13,950

Now

$13,500

09 HONDA CIVIC LX CPE Silver, 34K, Was $14,950

Now

$13,950

06 JEEP GR. CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4 Red, 65K, Was $14,950

Now

$14,950

10 CHEVY EQUINOX LT 4WD Mocha, 28K, Was $20,950

Now

$20,500

$12,950

Now

07 JEEP COMPASS 4WD

ODYSSEY 10 Odyssey EX Slate, 24K, Was $25,950..NOW $24,750 10 Odyssey EXL DVD Slate, 24K, Was $27,500..NOW $26,950

CROSSTOUR 11 Crosstour EXL 4WD Green, 19K, Was $28,950..NOW $26,950

CRV 4WD 10 CRV EXL Navy, 37K, Was $23,500 ............................NOW $21,500 08 CRV EX White, 46K ..............................................NOW $17,950 08 CRV EX Blue, 56K................................................NOW $17,950 07 CRV EXL Navy, 44K ............................................NOW $18,500

White, 45K

Now

$13,750

05 HONDA CRV SE 4WD Pewter, 72K

Now

$14,750

10 FORD FOCUS SE SEDAN

07 10 11 11 11 09 10 11 11

PILOT PILOT PILOT PILOT PILOT PILOT PILOT PILOT PILOT

PILOT 4WD EXL Black, 55K, Was $20,950.......................NOW $19,950 LX Gray, 25K, Was $24,950 ...........................NOW $23,950 LX Gray, 37K, Was $24,950 ...........................NOW $24,950 EX Silver, 8K, Was $29,500 ...........................NOW $28,950 EXL Gray, 21K, Was $30,500........................NOW $29,950 EX Silver, 58K ..........................................NOW $23,500 EX White, 36K ..........................................NOW $24,950 EX Silver, 14K ..........................................NOW $28,950 EXL Red, 36K .........................................NOW $29,950

04 HONDA CIVIC LX SDN Gray, 84K, 5Spd, Was $8,500

ACCORDS 09 ACCORD LXP SDN Silver, 16K, Was 17,950........NOW $16,950 09 ACCORD EX SDN Beige, 31K, Was $18,500 ........NOW $17,950 11 ACCORD LX 5SPD SDN White, 16K, Was $18,750 NOW $17,750 10 ACCORD LXP SDN Silver, 28K, Was $18,950 .....NOW $18,500 10 ACCORD EXL SDN Black, 39K, Was $19,950 .....NOW $19,750 10 ACCORD EXL SDN Red, 30K, Was, $19,950 ......NOW $19,750 09 ACCORD EXL V6 SDN Silver, 37K, Was $20,500 .NOW $19,950 08 ACCORD EXL V6 Green, 52K............................NOW $19,950 10 ACCORD EXL V6 Gray, 38K..............................NOW $20,950

CIVICS 07 CIVIC LX SDN Gold, 32K, Was $13,950 ................NOW $13,629 07 CIVIC EX CPE Blue, 39K, Was $14,500.................NOW $14,250 09 CIVIC LX SDN Gray, 30K, Was $15,750.................NOW $15,250 09 CIVIC EX CPE Black, 40K, Was $15,950................NOW $14,500 10 CIVIC LX SDN Gray, 19K, Was $16,950.................NOW $15,950 09 CIVIC HYBRID SDN Black, 37K, Was $18,500 ...NOW $15,950 09 CIVIC EX SDN NAVI Titanium, 34K, Was $16,950..NOW $16,750 11 CIVIC LX SDN Navy, 13K, Was $17,500.................NOW $16,500 09 CIVIC LX SDN Silver, 34K ................................NOW $14,950 09 CIVIC VP SDN Lt. Blue, 27K .............................NOW $15,250 09 CIVIC LX SDN Black, 23K ................................NOW $15,950 10 CIVIC EXL SDN Titanium, 29K .........................NOW $17,950 11 CIVIC EX CPE Red, 14K ..................................NOW $18,950

White, 12K, Was $15,950

Now

Black, 24K, Was $21,500

Now

$20,950

03 TOYOTA CAMRY SDN Red, 83K, Was $9,950

Now

$9,950

05 HONDA PILOT EXL 4WD Gold, 71K

Now

$12,950

06 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 SDN Gray, 75K, Was $14,500

$13,950

Now

06 HONDA PILOT 4WD EX, White, 76K EXL, White, 56K

$14,750 Now $18,500

Now

07 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4WD Blue, 69K, Was $17,950

$14,950

10 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE SDN

$8,500

Now

Now

ELEMENT 4WD 09 ELEMENT EX Red, 55K ...................................NOW $18,500

RIDGELINE 4WD 11 RIDGELINE RTS Black, 19K ...........................NOW $28,500

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02 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER CONV Black, 68K, Was $8,950

Now

$8,500

05 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN Gray, 49K

Now

$10,950

06 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LTD Silver, 60K, Navi/R DVD, Was $13,750

Now

$13,250

09 TOYOTA COROLLA LE SDN Black, 33K, Was $14,750

Now

$13,950

08 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4 Red, 78K

Now

$14,950

10 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SR Blue, 34K, Was $19,950

Now

$17,500

10 GMC TERRAIN SLE 4WD Black, 16K, Navi, RDVD, Was $29,950

Now

$28,500

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#12630A ,Vortec 4200 A uto.,A ir,Keyless D oor Locks,D eep Tinted G lass,Bose Stereo,PW ,6 D isc C D

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#12233A ,4 C yl.,1.6LEcotec A utom atic, A ir,PW ,PD L,Tinted G lass,FrontBucket Seats,Pow er M irrors,Victory Red,15K M iles

$

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Limited Sedan, Leather, rear spoiler, auto remote car starter, 75K miles, one owner, all service records available, $13,000 570-762-2493

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ONE O W N ER

#12095A A ,4 C ylinder A utom atic,A ir C onditioning, A M /FM /C D ,XM Satellite Radio

$

14 999*

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#12109A , 1.8L4 C yl., A utom atic, A ir C onditioning, PW , PD L, Rear Spoiler, A lloy W heels, C ruise C ontrol, Stability C ontrol, 46K M iles

$

,

O N LY 9 M ILES

15 499 ,

2005 CHEVY CO LO RADO EXTENDED CAB 4X4 Z-71

15 999 ,

2007 H O NDA CRV EX-L 4W D

#12188A ,Vortec 3500 A utom atic,A ir C onditioning, PW ,PD L,Fog Lam ps,D eep Tinted G lass, Z71 O ffRoad Suspension Package,56K M iles

$

16 999 ,

2011 D O DG E AVENG ER O N LY 10K M ILES

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SUN RO O F

#Z2515A , 4 C yl., A uto., A ir, PW , PD L, Privacy G lass, Leather, Pow er O ptions, A M /FM /C D , A lloy W heels, O nly 57K M iles

$

17 775 ,

*

ONE O W N ER

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#12036A ,2.4LdualVVT A utom atic,A ir C onditioning,PW , PD L,C ruise C ontrol,A lloy W heels,C ruise C ontrol,Red,Sunroof

$

17 999* ,

2010 CHEVRO LET TRAVERSE 2010 CH RYSLER TO W N & CO UNTRY LS AW D 3RD RO W

O N LY 25K M ILES

#12736A , V6 A uto., A ir, PW , PD L, Rear Sp oiler, O nStar, C arg o Storag e, Stab ilitrak, O nStar, 40K M iles

$

19 999 ,

#12625B, V6 A uto., Front/Rear A /C , Pow er O p tions, A lloys, Back-U p C am era, H eated Seats, 3rd Row

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15,900 miles, standard transmission. Garage kept, white with sunroof. $15K 570-387-8639

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TOYOTA ‘04 CELICA GT

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

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$

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2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE 4W D LTZ

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$

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SUN RO O F #12519B,V8 A utom atic,A ir,A llPow er O ptions,Leather, Rem ote Starter,A uto Ride Suspension,6 D isc C D ,Bose Stereo,Pow er H eated Seats,O nly 48K M iles

$

29 999* ,

#12366A , V8 H em i, 5.7L6 Speed M anual, A /C , Pow er O ptions, Leather, H eated Seats, A lum inum W heels, Rear Spoiler, D ualExhaust& M uch M ore

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Sprint blue, black / brown leather int., navigation, 7 spd auto turbo, AWD 08 CHEVY AVEO red, auto, 4 cyl 07 BUICK LACROSSE CXL, black, V6 07 BUICK LUCERNE CXL, silver, grey leather 06 LINCOLN ZEPHYR grey, tan leather, sun roof 06 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER, mint green, V6, alloys 05 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS, blue, sunroof, 79K miles 05 CHEVY IMPALA silver, alloys, V6 04 NISSAN MAXIMA LS silver, auto, sunroof 03 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS blue sunroof 49,000 miles 03 AUDI S8 QUATTRO, mid blue/light grey leather, navigation, AWD 02 CHEVY IMPALA LS green, tan leather, sunroof 02 FORD ESCORT SE red, auto, 4 cyl 01 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON, blue/grey, leather, AWD 00 BMW 323i silver auto 73 PORSCHE 914 green & black, 5 speed, 62k miles, $12,500 09 DODGE JOURNEY blue, 3rd seat, AWD 08 DODGE NITRO SXT orange, auto, 4x4 08 FORD ESCAPE XLT SILVER, V6, 4X4 06 INFINITY QX56 Pearl white, tan leather, Naviga tion, 3rd seat, 4x4 06 JEEP COMMANDER white, 3rd seat, 4x4 06 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, Black, V8, 4x4 truck 06 FORD EXPLORER XLT, black, 3rd seat, 4x4 06 CHEVY TRAILBLZAER LS, SILVER, 4X4 05 FORD EXPLORER XLT, gold, 3rd seat, 4x4 05 FORD FREESTAR SE, white, 7 pax mini van 05 CADILLAC SRX black, leather, V6, AWD 05 HONDA PILOT EXL blue, 3rd seat, 4x4 05 HYUNDAI TUSCON LX green auto, AWD 05 DODGE DURANGO LTD Black, grey leather, 3rd seat, 4x4 05 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE Blue, 5 speed, V6, 4x4 05 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB SPORT, blue, auto, 4x4 truck 04 BUICK RENDZVOUS grey, auto, FWD 04 NISSAN XTERRA XE blue, auto, 4x4 04 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4x4 Pewter, grey leather, 3rd seat 04 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z71, green, 4 door, 4x4 truck 04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND graphite grey, 2 tone leather, sunroof, 4x4 02 CHEVEY TRAILBLAZER LT, silver, V6, 4x4 02 FORD F150 SUPERCAB XLT silver, 4x4 truck 01 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SPORT, red, V8, 4x4 truck 01 DODGE DURANGO SLT grey, 3rd seat 79,000 miles. 4x4 01 FORD F150 XLT white, super cab, 4x4 truck 01 FORD F150 XLT Blue/tan, 4 door, 4x4 truck 00 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SPORT, green, V8, 4x4 truck 00 CHEVY 1500 SILVERADO X-CAB green, 4x4 truck 99 SUBARU FORESTER S white, auto, AWD 99 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 2 door black, 4x4 99 NISSAN PATHINDER gold, V6, 4x4 89 CHEVY 1500, 4X4 TRUCK

Trailblazer .........$188/mo* Ford Focus SE ....$188/mo* Saturn Vue .........$188/mo* Saturn Aura .......$188/mo* Mercury Milan ....$188/mo* Hyundai Sonata...$188/mo* Chevy Equinox....$188/mo* Honda Element ...$188/mo* Toyota Prius .......$188/mo* Dodge Caliber .....$188/mo* Saab 9-3 Arc .......$188/mo* Chevy Tahoe .......$188/mo* Chevy 2500.........$188/mo*

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

CHEVY ‘30 HOTROD COUPE $47,000

FORD ‘76 THUNDERBIRD All original. $9,000

MERCEDES ‘29

Kit Car $5,500 JUST REDUCED (570) 655-4884 hell-of-adeal.com

DESOTO `36 AIRSTREAM

2 door, stored 60 years. In very good condition. All metal, chrome & headlights intact. Highly restorable. $5,000, OBO 570-823-2307

MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $7,995. Call 570-237-5119

MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR

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

421

Boats & Marinas

‘96 KAWASAKI JET SKI

Good condition with trailer. New battery & cover. $1,795. Call 570-287-5963 FISHING BOAT. Like new. 16 1/2’ Trophy Fiberglass. 25 HP Johnson motor, 48 lb thrust, trolling motor with foot control. Recharger, pedestal front seat, carpeted floor. Live well, storage compartment. Excellent condition. $4500. 570-675-5046 after 12 noon

427

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

FORD `70 F350

Dual rear wheels, 360 V8, 4 speed, standard transmission, 10 foot cube box. New tires, runs good, 52,000 miles. $1,000 call 570-388-2464

Selling your Camper? Place an ad and find a new owner. 570-829-7130

439

Motorcycles

‘12 BRAND NEW SCOOTER

All ready to ride, electric start, automatic transmission, disk brakes, rear luggage trunk, under seat storage, around 100 mpg, fully street legal, all ready to go! only $1,595. Call 570-817-2952

BMW 2010 K1300S

Only 460 miles! Has all bells & whistles. Heated grips, 12 volt outlet, traction control, ride adjustment on the fly. Black with lite gray and red trim. comes with BMW cover, battery tender, black blue tooth helmet with FM stereo and black leather riding gloves (like new). paid $20,500. Sell for

$15,000 FIRM.

Call 570-262-0914 Leave message.

HARLEY `06 BOB DAVIDSON STREET Black. Pristine

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

condition. Garage kept. 3,500 miles. 2 upseat quick detach back rests. 6 speed. 1,450 cc’s. $10,500 570-313-8085

CHEVROLET `76 PICKUP 4 Cylinder

HARLEY ‘10 DAVIDSON SPORTSTER CUSTOM Loud pipes.

MO.**

*On all vehicle purchase $5,999 and upwith approved credit on vehicles $9,988 and under. 60 mos. @ 4.49% APR. Tax and Titles extra.

ONE O W N ER

412 Autos for Sale

SUVS, VANS, TRUCKS, 4 X4’s

570-562-3088 Thank You To Luzerne County for making Gaughan Auto Store in Taylor

#12242A , V8, A T, A /C , PW , PD L, C ruise, Tilt, Tow ing Pkg., A lloys, Bedliner, Running Boards, 41K M iles

$

,

570-457-5441

114 South Main Ave., Taylor, PA 18517

SUN RO O F

$

VW ‘10 JETTA

Find the perfect friend.

Gaughan Auto Store 1 MILE FROM MONTAGE!

O N LY 41K M ILES

#12662B, 5.7LV8 A utom atic H em i, A ir C onditioning, D ualPow er Seats, PW , PD L, RoofRack, A lloy W heels, Leather & M ore

PETILLO MOTORS

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ONE O W N ER

ONE O W N ER

412 Autos for Sale

*

ONE O W N ER

#12492B,1.8LEcotec A uto.,A ir,PW ,PD L, A M /FM /C D ,Stabilitrak,O nStar,O ne O w ner $ *

with beige interior. 6 speed transmission. Air & CD player. Excellent condition. $17,200. Call 570-868-0310

SUBARU ‘08 LEGACY 2.5i AWD, PZEV,

2010 TO YO TA CO RO LLA S

2010 H YUNDAI ELANTRA 4D O O R

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

PORSCHE `01 BOXSTER S 38,500 miles. Black

O N LY 49K M ILES

#Z 2323, 3.4L 6 C yl., A utom atic, A ir, PW , PD L, A lloy W heels, RoofRack, D eep Tinted G lass, C ruise

570-955-5792

412 Autos for Sale

Very Good Condition! NEW PRICE $2,500. 570-362-3626 Ask for Lee

468

Auto Parts

Near Mint 174 miles - yes, One hundred and seventy four miles on the clock, original owner. $8000. 570-876-2816

468

Auto Parts

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THE PRICE YOU SEE IS THE PRICE YOU PAY! APR

2012 CHEVY CRUZE LS

2012 CHEVY SONIC LT

Stk. #12680, 1.8L Ecotec-VVT DOHC 4 Cyl, Auto, Stabilitrak, XM Radio, AM/FM/ CD, PDL, A/C, Rear Wiper Washer, Spoiler, OnStar

Stk. #12632, 1.8L ECOTEC VVT 4-Cyl, 6 Speed Manual Trans., PW, PDL, Bluetooth, USB Audio Interface, Front Bucket Seats, Air, OnStar w/Turn-By-Turn Navigation, XM Radio, AM/FM CD

35

12 AVAILABLE

MPG hwy

16,235

MSRP $

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

*

,

2012 CHEVY CAMARO

2012 CHEVY MALIBU

LS COUPE

LS

1LT • 2LT • 2LS 1SS • 2SS CONVERTIBLE

$3451

TOTAL SAVINGS MPG hwy

23,450

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

Stk. #12610

*

,

24,240

23 227

$

*

,

2012 CHEVY TRAVERSE

2012 CHEVY EQUINOX

LS FWD

LS FWD

$3006

24,355

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

*

,

2012 CHEVY COLORADO CREW CAB 4X4

10 AVAILABLE

26,665

Stk. #12063, 3.5L V6 Automatic, Dual Zone Air Conditioning, Stabilitrak, Six-Way Power Driver Seat, PW, PDL, Tilt, OnStar, XM Satellite Radio

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

22 821

$

*

,

,

*

Stk. #12049, 6.2L 436HP 6 Speed Manuarl Trans, XM Radio, Leather, Removable Roof Panel, AC, Performance Pkg., Power Options, Dual Mode Perofmrance Exhaust, Chrome Alum. Wheels & Much More!

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

54 999*

$

,

2012 CHEVY AVALANCHE

2012 CHEVY SUBURBAN

1500 LS 4WD

LS 4X4

$4287 TOTAL SAVINGS

40,765

27 578

$

61,375

MSRP $

MSRP $

Stk. #12730, 3.6L SIDI V6 Auto, Traction Control System, Air, All Star Edition, Power Mirrors, PW, PDL, Front Buckets, 3rd Row Seat, XM Radio, Rear Spoiler, OnStar w/Turn-By-Turn Navigation, 2nd & 3rd Row Split Bench Seats & More

22 999

$

15 AVAILABLE

MSRP $

Stk. #12726, 2.4L DOHC 4 Speed Auto, A/C, Cruise, XM Radio, OnStar w/Turn-By-Turn Navigation, Bluetooth, 17” Alum. Wheels, Remote Keyless Entry, Tilt, AM/FM CD

TOTAL SAVINGS

TOTAL SAVINGS

30,585

MSRP $

$6376

$7222

TOTAL SAVINGS

20 AVAILABLE

SPORT 1LT COUPE

MSRP $

MSRP $

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

19 999

$

2012 CHEVY CORVETTE

MPG hwy

MPG hwy

Stk. #12702, 2.4L DOHC 4V ECOTEC, 6 Speed Automatic Tapshift Manual Trans., Air, PW, PDL, Onstar w/ Turn-By-Turn Navigation, Remote Keyless Entry, XM Satellite Radio, AM/FM/CD/MP3 Format,

,

30

30

*

LS SEDAN TOTAL SAVINGS

MSRP $

16 999

$

2012 CHEVY IMPALA

$3844

33

MPG hwy

40 AVAILABLE

17,870

MSRP $

15 669

$

NO NEED TO NEGOTIATE

Stk#12411, VORTEC 5.3 SFI V8, Auto, Air, PW, PDL, Power Drivers Seat, Deep Tinted Glass, OnStar, XM Radio, CD, Luggage Rack Cross Bars, Rear Storage Compartment & More

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

33 543

$

*

,

46,105

MSRP $

Stk. #12606, Vortec 5.3 SFI V8 6 Speed Automatic, 2nd Row Bench, Power Options, F/R Air, XM Satellite Radio, Onstar, Luggage Rack, 3rd Row Seat, Assist Steps, Remote Start Pickup Package

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

41 818*

$

,

2012 CHEVY SILVERADO

2012 CHEVY SILVERADO

1500 REGULAR CAB 2WD

1500 EXTENDED CAB 4X4 W/T

75

SILVERADOS TO CHOOSE FROM

29,270

24,175

MSRP $

Stk. #12505, 3.7L I5 4 Speed Auto, Insta-Trac 4x4 Transfer Case, PW, PDL, Air, Fog Lamps, OnStar w/Turn-By-Turn Navigation, Bluetooth, Keyless Entry, Locking Rear Differential

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

26 821

$

*

,

2012 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4LS CREW CAB 4WD

$5987 TOTAL SAVINGS

36,560

MSRP $

Stk. #12584, 5.3L V8, AT, A/C, Power Windows, Power Door Locks, EZ Lift Tailgate, Locking Rear Differential, Alum. Wheels, OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation, XM Satellite

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

30 573

$

,

**

31,565

MSRP $

Stk. #12525, 4.3L V6 Auto, AC, Cruise, 17” Steel Wheels, Stabilitrak, AM/FM Stereo, Rubberized Vinyl Floor Covering

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

20 622

$

**

,

WE WANT YOUR TRADE CARS • TRUCKS • RV’S • ATV’S •MOTORCYCLES • COMMERCIAL

$

$

WE WILL GIVE YOU TOP DOLLAR

MSRP $

Stk. #12257, VORTEC 4.8L V8 Auto, Air, Cruise, AM/FM Stereo, Deep Tinted Glass, Stabilitrak, 17” Steel Wheels, Folding Rear Seat

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

26 499**

$

,

2012 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB LT 4X4

$8100 TOTAL SAVINGS

38,455

MSRP $

Stk. #12448, 5.3L V8 Auto, All Star Edition, AC, Remote Start, PW, PDL, P. Drivers Seat, 18” Alum. WHeels, EZ Liftgate, Bluetooth, OnStar w/Turn-By-Turn Navigation, Trailering Pkg. & More

TOTAL CONFIDENCE SALE PRICE

30 344

$

,

**

768912

*Price of vehicle plus tax and tags. Prices include all rebates, “Love it or return it” 60 day guarantee bonus cash; trade-in bonus cash applicable on - select Silverado models. $500 All Star Consumer cash-stock #12448; See salesperson for details). Must take delivery by July 31, 2012. Not responsible for typographical errors. Artwork for illustration only.

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PRICES FOR EVERY BUDGET!!!

RATES AS LOW AS

1.99%**

OVER 50 USED VEHICLES IN STOCK UNDER $20,000!

Value Vehicle Outlet

2001 SATURN SC2 COUPE

Stk# S2158B, Air Conditioning, Power Windows & Locks

NOW

3,999*

$

2005 SUZUKI AERIO WAGON

Stk# S2027A, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks

NOW

5,999*

$

2003 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS

Stk# S1966A, Sunroof, Leather, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks

NOW

7,799*

$

2005 PONTIAC VIBE

Stk# P14684A, Power Windows & Locks, CD, Alloy Wheels, Auto

NOW

8,799*

$

Stk# P14674A, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks, CD

NOW

9,799*

$

2004 HONDA ACCORD EX-L SEDAN

Stk# S2108A, Sunroof, Leather, Automatic, PW, PL, CD

NOW

2006 HONDA ELEMENT EX 4WD

Stk# S2025A, Automatic, 6 Speed Manuals, All Wheel Drive!!! Low Miles!!!

Stk# S1996B, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks

9,999*

$

NOW

7 AVAILABLE STARTING AT

9,999*

$

CERTIFIED VEHICLES

GOLD CHECK $ 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA 12,299* $ 2006 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ 12,399* 2010 NISSAN VERSA SEDAN $ 12,399* $ 2007 FORD FUSION AWD 12,999*

15,299* $ 2007 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 15,599* 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXT CAB 4X4 $16,499* $ 2009 NISSAN MURANO S AWD 16,999* $ 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA AWD 13,599* 2010 NISSAN ROGUE SL AWD $17,499* 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN $ 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4WD LIMITED $13,799* 17,799* 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LT 4X4 $ 13,899* 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT $17,999* $ 2009 HONDA CRV EX-L 2009 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE COUPE $14,599* 19,599* Stk# P14679, Sunroof, Heated Leather, Alloy Wheels, All Wheel Drive! * 2009 SUBARU LEGACY LIMITED AWD $ 2012 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AWD $14,999* Stk# S2046A, Rare 3.0L V-6 R, Leather, Navigation, Alloys, PW, PL 19,599 Stk# S2140A, Custom Leather, Navigation, Auto, Alloy Wheels

Stk# S1854A, Sunroof, Heated Leather, 18” Alloys, Navigation w/ Bluetooth!

Stk# P14696, Alloy Wheels, Power Windows & Locks, Low Miles, CD

Stk# P14688, DVD, Leather, Sunroof, Alloy Wheels, 3rd Row Seats!!!

Stk# S2005A, LT Package, Allloy Wheels, Z71 Package

Stk# S2099A, Rear View Camera, Heated Seats, Remote Start, Auto

Stk#P14686A, All Wheel Drive! Leather, Alloy Wheels, PW & PL

Stk# S2164A, Alloy Wheels, Automatic CVT, Power Windows & Locks, CD

Stk# S1806A, Only 3K Miles, Sunroof, 18” Wheels, All Wheel Drive

Stk# P14690, Sunroof, Alloy Wheels, Power Windows & Locks

Stk# P14675, Sunroof, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, All Wheel Drive

Stk#P14671, Leather, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, CD, PW, PL Stk#S2122A, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks, CD

2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE 4X4

2011 KIA SORENTO LX AWD

2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI GTS AWD

22,499 $ 2008 INFINITI EX35 AWD 23,999* 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4X4 $25,999* $ 2011 HONDA PILOT 4X4 26,299* 2011 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ 4X4 $ 41,499* 2012 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE $

Stk# P14608A, All Wheel Drive, Automatic, Alloy Wheels, Sunroof, Leather

Stk# S2120A, Automatic, Leather, Sunroof, Alloy Wheels, 1-Owner!

Stk#P14694A, Leather, 3rd Row, Tow Pkg, PW, PL

*

Stk# P14659, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks, CD, Alloy Wheels

Stk# P14685, Leather, Stow N Go Seating, Rear DVD Player, Alloy Wheels

Stk# P14687, Leather, Sunroof, Automatic, Chrome Wheel Pkg

20,499* $ 20,499* $ 20,599* $ 21,499*

2012 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA LIMITED 4X4 $

2011 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER TECH AWD $

Stk#S2050A, GLS Package, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks

Stk# S2251A, TRD Package, SR5 Package, Automatic, Alloy Wheels

Stk# S2179A, GS Package, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, CD, PW, PL

Stk# P14635, EX Package, 3rd Row Seating, Alloy Wheels, CD, Low Miles! Stk# S2197A, Navigation, Leather, Sunroof, Low Miles!

Stk# P14665, 6 Speed Manual, Power Windows & Locks

The Best Vehicle At The Absolute Lowest Prices.

GOLD CHECK CERTIFIED MANAGER’S SPECIALS 2011 & 2012 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AWDS’

• 3 Day or 150 Mile Money Back Guarantee** • 30 Day/1000 Mile Limited Warranty** • All Value Vehicle Outlet Cars Pass PA State Inspection**

2006 FORD FUSION SEDAN

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12,999*

$

JUST TRADED AS TRADED!

1,299* 1997 SUBARU IMPREZA WAGON $ 1,399* 1999 CHEVY BLAZER 4DR 4X4 $ 1,999* 2000 INFINITI G20 SEDAN $ 2,799* 2003 KIA SPECTRA SEDAN $ 3,499* 2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE SDN $ 4,999* 2005 SUBARU FORESTER AWD $ 5,999* $

1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Stk# S2203B, Automatic, Alloy Wheels

Stk# S2249A, All Wheel Drive! Great Runner

Stk# P14678A, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks

Stk# S2201B, Sunroof, Leather, Automatic, PW, PL

Stk# S2212A, Automatic, Air Conditioning, Great on Gas!

Stk# S2078D, Leather, Alloy Wheels, Automatic

Stk# S2074B, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks, AC

*All Prices Plus Tax, Tags, & Fees. Artwork for illustration purposes only. Dealer not responsible for typographical errors. All Value Vehicle Outlet Cars pass PA State Inspection. See sales person for complete details. **1.99% on bank approved credit for 60 month term. Just Traded As Traded Vehicles are sold as is where is with no warranty.

POLLOCK’S USED CARS 1-800-223-1111

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2012 Cadillac SRX

2012 Cadillac CTS

LEASE IT!

LEASE IT!

Luxury Edition

379

$

24 MONTHS

0

$ SECURITY DEPOSIT

Per Month + Tax*

All Wheel Drive

249

$

27 MONTHS

0

$ SECURITY DEPOSIT

Per Month + Tax*

2013 XTS Luxury Collection IN STOCK NOW

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(570) 342-0107 • 1-888-880-6537 www.rjburne.com Mon-Thurs 9-8 • Sat 9-4

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From Wilkes-Barre to Scranton Expressway 8 Blocks on Wyoming Avenue *TAX & TAGS EXTRA NC + Non-Certified

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Lease price based on a 2012 SRX AWD Luxury Edition $41,740 MSRP-$379 per month plus 9% PA sales tax total $414 per month. 24 month lease 10,000 miles per year. 24 monthly payments total $9,912. $.25/mile penalty over 20,000 miles. $2,000 down payment plus $379 first payment plus tax and tags due at delivery. Total due at delivery $2,593 plus tag fees. Lease price based on a 2012 CTS SDN AWD $40,360 MSRP-$249 per month plus 9% PA sales tax total $279 per month. 27 month lease 10,000 miles per year. 27 monthly payments total $7,344. $.25/mile penalty over 21,500 miles. $2,000 down payment plus $249 first payment plus tax and tags due at delivery. Total due at delivery $2,452 plus tag fees. Lease price based on a 2012 XTS FWD Luxury Edition $53,200 MSRP-$599 per month plus 9% PA sales tax total $652 per month. 48 month lease 10,000 miles per year. 48 monthly payments total $31,296. $.25/mile penalty over 40,000 miles. $2,999 down payment plus $599 first payment plus tax and tags due at delivery. Total due at delivery $3,921 plus tag fees. MUST BE A CURRENT LESSEE OF A 1999 OR NEWER NON-GM LEASE. (Only applicable for SRX and CTS) Lessee responsible for excessive wear and tear. Must take delivery by 9/4/12. Requires ALLY Bank Tier S Credit approval. Please see sales person for complete details. Example per thousand $16.67 per month. Example down payment 29%.

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Motorcycles

SUZUKI ‘01 VS 800 GL INTRUDER Garage kept, no rust, lots of chrome, black with teal green flake. Includes storage jack & 2 helmets. $3600 570-410-1026

To place your ad Call Toll Free 1-800-427-8649

TRIUMPH TIGER 2004 955 duel sport. Good condition 12,000 miles. $3250. 570-542-2603

YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300

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

442 RVs & Campers

EXPEDITION ‘03 37U CUMMINS 300 DIESEL PUSHER

19,000 miles, 2 slides, 8 kw Gen. 2 Air conditioners, Microwave-Convect Oven, 4 door refwith automatic ice maker, heated holding tanks, Corian counter tops, 2 TV- surround sound, cherry cabinets, ice maker, washer/dryer. Sleeps 6. Queen beds, back up camera, recently inspected, garaged in winter. $64,500 570-288-2649

FOREST RIVER`08 5TH WHEEL

Model 8526RLS Mountain Top,PA $18,500 570-760-6341

PACE ARROW VISION ‘99 M-36 B (FORD) Type A gas, 460

V10 Ford. Excellent condition, 11,000 miles. I slide out, 2 awnings, 2 color flat screen TV’s. Generator, back up camera, 2 air conditioners, microwave/convection oven, side by side refrigerator with ice maker, washer/ dryer, queen size bed, automatic steps. $29,900. 570-288-4826 or 570-690-1464

442 RVs & Campers

SOUTHWIND `93

30’ fully equipped RV. Nice condition. Sleeps 6. At Campground with lake rights. $13,495 Negotiable. Call 570-379-2102

SUNSEEKER ‘10 BY FOREST RIVER M3170DS Ford V10, 32’,

2,500 miles. 4 1/2 year extended/ transferable warranty on RV, tires & truck. 2 slide outs, 4 KW Onan generator, power awning, fiberglass roof. 5,000 lb. hitch, heated holding tanks, 2 house batteries, 3 flat screen TV’s, sleeps ten, color back up camera. REDUCED to $60,000 570-655-1903

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

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

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

SUBARU ‘02 OUTBACK WAGON AWD, Auto, like new!! $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

CHEVROLET `99 S-10 4 cyl, New brakes

and tires, bedliner, runs very good, 101,000 miles. No rust. $3,000 (570)824-2733

CHEVY ‘99 BLAZER

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

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

CHEVY ‘99 BLAZER 4x4, Absolutely

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

451

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

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

Cylinder, 5 speed. Air. 2WD. $3,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

4x4, 5 speed, extra clean truck $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

FORD ‘02 F150 Extra Cab. 6 FORD ‘73 F350

Stake Body Truck 55,000 Original miles - garage kept, only 2 owners, hydraulic lift gate, new tires, battery and brakes. Excellent condition. No rust. Must see. $6500 or best offer Call 570-687-6177

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

FORD ‘00 EXPLORER XLT

EXTRA CLEAN! 4X4. $3,995. 570-696-4377

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

FORD ‘03 EXPLORER XLT

4X4, leather, sunroof, like new! $5,995 570-696-4377

GMC `92 VANDURA Box Truck. Great

454ci engine, 250K. 2 year old tranny, good rubber. Hydraulic lift, 1600 lb. capacity. Chassis needs welding. $2,500. 570-650-6365

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

MAZDA ‘01 B3000

Local well established beer distributor for sale, Including property and license. Call 570-430-0730 or 570-430-0727

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NISSAN `04 JAN-PRO COMMERCIAL PATHFINDER CLEANING OF ARMADA Excellent condition. Too many options to list. Runs & looks excellent. $10,995 570-655-6132 or 570-466-8824

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

SATURN ‘06 ION-3

5 speed,sunroof, 1 owner, like new! $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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

SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles,

automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, all power, CD player, leather interior, tinted windows, custom wheels, $13,000 Call 570-829-8753 Before 5:00 p.m.

457 Wanted to Buy Auto

BUYING USED VEHICLES

Call Vitos & Ginos 949 Wyoming Ave,

Forty Fort, PA

288-8995

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570-824-5774

Jan-Pro.com Seamstress wanted Would you like to be able to set your own hours while owning your own business? & Joining forces with an already established boutique.. Call Sally for details. 570-675-4634

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

DODGE ‘04 DURANGO

1 owner, leather sunroof, 3rd row seat $6,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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

JEEP ‘04 GRAND CHEROKEE LOREDO 4x4, 6 cyl, 1

Owner, Extra Clean SUV! $5,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

610

Business 700 Opportunities MERCHANDISE

BUSINESS FORfamily SALE Quaint

restaurant in New Albany, PA, with 2 occupied upstairs apartments. Turn key operation. For more info, call 570-637-4197

702

Air Conditioners

AIR CONDITIONER. Friedrich 9500 BTU. Used one year, in original box. Paid $900 asking $600. 570-655-4465

702

Air Conditioners

AIR CONDITIONERS (2) for sale. Frigidaire, manual control, 5000 BTU $70. Fedder with remote, $50. 570-592-7101

708

Antiques & Collectibles

ACCORDION, Savoia, Italy, 50 years +. Red & white, pristine, wired for amp, original case. Pics available $500, OBO. 570-825-5053 DOLLS. Archie Bunker’s grandson, $25, Madame Alexander, $20, New baby, 1982$30, Marie Osmond, big, $35, Cabbage Patch, $10. Most in boxes. 654-0156 FLOOR ASH TRAY/ TRASH CAN, Vintage Casino, Green Marble Base. From the Dunnes Casino in Las Vegas. $400 OBO 570-675-7745 or 570-406-2438

PORTER WAGONER FIGURINE, new, in box, $3. 3 Hess trucks, new in box, racers, helicopter & red fire, $8 each. 570-639-1653

710

Appliances

2 COFFEE POTS, Black & Decker and Mr. Coffee, $3 & $4. 1 Royal 500 Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner, $5. Microwave, white GE & white microwave cabinet $20 each. 570-639-1653 Why Spend Hundreds on New or Used Appliances? Most problems with your appliances are usually simple and inexpensive to fix! Save your hard earned money, Let us take a look at it first! 30 years in the business. East Main Appliances 570-735-8271 Nanticoke

APPLIANCE PA RT S E T C .

Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162 DRYER. Admiral, gas. Heavy duty super capacity. Good condition. Moving soon, do not need. $250. 570-824-3643 GARBAGE DISPOSAL. Kenmore 3/4 HP heavy duty. Never used. $25. 570-675-1277 PASTA MACHINE. Bialette select. New. $30. SILVERWARE, in chest on legs, old. $50 OBO. 570-825-4171 Refrigerator Fair condition. Asking $200. Please call 570-899-2747

710

Appliances

REFRIGERATOR. Haier compact (college). Like new. $60. 570-825-3534

GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130 WASHER/DRYER Whirlpool, heavy duty. Approximately 6 years old. Excellent condition. $250 for the pair. Moving, must sell. 570-824-9507 WASHER/DRYER, 1 year old Roper, Heavy Duty Super Capacity like brand new $450. for set will sell separately call (570) 855-8590 Washer/Dryer, Maytag $350 for the set Portable Dishwasher, Maytag, asking $75. Electric Stove $100 please call 570-899-2747

712

Baby Items

BOUNCE CHAIR, FISCHER-PRICE, like new $4., quilt, crib pad & diaper bag, very good, $10 all. 570-639-1653 CRIB, light wood, barely used, $100 obo. BABY CLOTHES, 6-9 months, some 12 month, $20 for the 2 bags, some still have tags. EXERSAUCER, $50. HIGHCHAIR, $15. PUSH WALKER, $10. Contact Erica at 570-287-0197. CRIB. High-end, white wooden. Paid $250, sell for $50 570-328-5611 PACK AND PLAY YARD. Graco. New condition. Light green. Has carousel. Excellent. $55. 570-288-9936 STROLLER, Uppababy Vista 2010, silver, includes bassinet attachment and cupholder. Excellent condition. $450. Call 570-817-3186

714

Bridal Items

WEDDING GOWN. Size 10. Ivory strapless with beading, slip and veil. Never worn. $100 570-287-3505

716

Building Materials

BATHROOM matching sink set. Gerber white porcelain with mirror & medicine cabinet $80 570-331-8183

BUILDING MATERIALS SALE!

144 Rear Eley St. Dock 8 Kingston, PA July 27 & July 30 Windows doors, HVAC materials. For more information Call 570-288-8458

716

Building Materials

CHANDELIER, Brass dinning room chandelier, approximate weight 40 pounds. 12 candelabra lights. Purchase price new $1,600. Sale price $600. BATH ROOM GRANITE COUNTER TOP, 23” X 8’ long. Two sinks, two soap dispensers and two faucets all gold. Original price new $4,200. Sale price $500. Call Richard 570-852-1295 JET PUMP, Craftsman Convertible, 1 hp, never used. Cost new $300. Price $150. Call 570-696-1189 TUB. Whirlpool. American Standard. Brand new in box. 2 air volume controls. Paid $1000 asking $700 OBO. 570-655-9106 or 570-885-1736

726

Clothing

JACKET. Black seal jacket Like new. $150. 570-654-0156

730

Computer Equipment & Software

DELL DESKTOP Dimensions E510 with monitor, speakers, keyboard, etc. Windows XP plus more software. $50 570-542-3215 PRINTER. Dell Color. New in box, never opened. $40. 570-675-1277

732

Exercise Equipment

ELLIPTICAL. Pro Form digital display. $900 new, Sell for $300. 357-8089 ROWING MACHINE, 1205 Precision Exercise Rowing Machine $175 obo 570-675-7745 or 570-406-2438

744

744

Furniture & Accessories

CHAIRS, (2) Genuine leather, custom made recliners. Taupe color, like new. $550 each. SOFA, CHAIR, OTTOMAN, 3 TABLES, great for den. Wood and cloth, all in excellent condition. $450. Call after 12 noon 570-675-5046 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, oak 6 piece, lighted shelves, tv cabinet with doors, excellent condition. $500. 570-696-2212

FURNISH FOR LESS

* NELSON * * FURNITURE * * WAREHOUSE * Recliners from $299 Lift Chairs from $699 New and Used Living Room Dinettes, Bedroom 210 Division St Kingston Call 570-288-3607 FURNITURE. Bedroom set, triple dresser with mirror, 2 night stands, headboard, chest of drawers $350. Coffee table, solid wood, 2 end tables, $75. TV stand, wood, $25. 570-675-8627 HUTCH. Dark wood, very good condition. Moving must sell. $150. 240-3552 LAMPS, 1 pair, amber glass & brass- look base, approx 30”H; 1 olive green glass base, approx 22”H. $18 all 3 or will separate. Call or text 570-814-9845 LIVING ROOM SET, 3 piece - black couch, loveseat, chair, $350. 5 years old. Good condition. (218) 410-0743 or email davidschultz 81@gmail.com for pictures.

Furniture & Accessories

ARMOIRE with 2 drawers, $35. Dresser, 4 drawers, $25, or both for $50. Slider Rocker, $25. Bar Stool with back, $5. 570-823-0881 BEDROOM SUITE. Queen. Includes sleigh bed, armoire, dresser/mirror and nightstand. Excellent condition. Asking $975, negotiable. 570-388-1106 Bunk Bed Set, Brand new, all wood, comes with 2 brand new mattresses. Asking $400 also Full Size Bed, with brand new mattress $75. Please call 570899-2747 DINING ROOM table 6’ cherry, 2 removable leafs plus 6 PA House chairs $500. PA House hutch $400. 287-7245

Mattress A Queen Size Pillow Top Set Still in Plastic Can Deliver $150 570-280-9628

Selling Your Furniture? Do it here in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130

MATTRESS SALE

We Beat All Competitors Prices!

744

Furniture & Accessories

OUTDOOR FURNITURE, Bamboo style, includes 2 chairs and sofa for 2 also table with glass top 2 pillows and all cushions included $175. 570-855-8590 SOFA BED & CHAIR. Excellent condition. (End tables also available). $300. Moving must sell. 570-824-9507 TABLE, French Provincial wood accent with leather top, $25. Lamp table, maple, $6. shelf, 3 tier on wheels, $5. 5 throw rugs & runner $1 to $10 each. 15 Lamps, table $3 to $5 each. 570-639-1653 TWIN BEDS, two sets complete. Dainty light wood $125; Rugged dark wood, $195. 570-675-2593

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

AVOCA

1110 Main Street Fri. , Sat. & Sun. 9:00am-4pm Annual Multi Family Yard sale, something for everyone, including Dale Earnhart memorabilia, Priced to Sell!!

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BEAR CREEK

101 Maple Road Saturday & Sunday July 21 & 22 8am - 2pm (Rt. 115, one mile past turnpike, on left) Household items, tools & more!

BEAR CREEK

Mattress Guy

Twin sets: $139 Full sets: $159 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898 OAK HUTCH, with 3 decorative doors on top and also has a light and 2 drawers and 3 doors on bottom for storage nice size $200.00 call (570)855-8590

1048 Laurel Run Rd Sat. & Sun., 8 am to 4 pm Childrens and toddler clothes, toys, households,too much to mention. EVERYTHING MUST GO!

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SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012 PAGE 13G

A TOP 10 IN THE NATION SUZUKI SALES VOLUME DEALER 2 YEARS RUNNING***

is in PITTSTON Join The

I Love My Suzuki Car Club!

Carol Ann and Angel from Jessup

Kevin from Montrose

Diane from Plymouth

NEW 2012 SUZUKI SX4

CROSSOVER AUTO AWD

Stk#S2171

2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI S AWD Stk# S2205 NEW

2012 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AWD

NEW

Stk#S2028

3-Mode Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Automatic, OVER 20 AVAILABLE AT THIS PRICE!

$ NEW

19,995* 18,299* $

$

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

- 1,000* - $ 500*

Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

BUY NOW FOR:

16,799*

2012 SUZUKI SX4 LE POPULAR SEDAN

Stk#S2082

LE Popular Package, 8 Standard Airbags, Automatic Transmission, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Alloy Wheels

$

18,419* 16,999* $

$

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

- 1,000* - $ 500*

Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

BUY NOW FOR:

15,499*

Advanced Intelligent All-Wheel $ Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Dual MSRP Zone Digital Climate Control, $ Automatic CVT Transmission, Ken Pollock Sale Price $ TouchFree Smart Key, Power Manufacturer Rebate - 1,500* Windows, Power Locks, Molded $ Owner Loyalty Rebate - 500* Mud flap package

23,669* 21,799*

$

BUY NOW FOR:

19,799*

2012 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 4WD Stk#S2132

NEW

24,284* 22,499*

$ MSRP 4 Wheel Drive, Voice Activated $ Navigation w/ Blue Tooth, Ken Pollock Sale Price Automatic Transmission, Power $ Windows, Power Locks, Power Manufacturer Rebate - 1,500* $ Mirrors, Electronic Stability Control Owner Loyalty Rebate - 500*

$

BUY NOW FOR:

20,499*

MSRP 18,019* 3-Mode Intelligent All-Wheel $ Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Ken Pollock Sale Price 16,399* Power Windows, Power Locks, $ Manufacturer Rebate - 1,000* Power Mirrors, 6 Speed $ Owner Loyalty Rebate - 500* Manual Transmission $

$

BUY NOW FOR:

14,899*

2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI S FWD Stk#S2207 NEW

$ 8 Standard Airbags, Dual Digital MSRP w/ Accessories 20,493* Climate Control, Power $ Ken Pollock Sale Price 18,499* Windows, Power Locks, Power $ Mirrors, AM/FM/CD, 6 Speed Manufacturer Rebate - 1,500* $ Manual Transmission Owner Loyalty Rebate - 500*

$

BUY NOW FOR:

16,499*

*Tax and tags additional. Buy now for sale price includes Suzuki Manufacturer Rebates of $1,000 on 2012 Suzuki SX4 AWD, and SX4 Sedan; $1,500 Suzuki Manufacturer Rebates on Suzuki Grand Vitara and Kizashi. Buy now for sale price includes $500 Suzuki Owner Loyalty on 2012 Suzuki SX4 Sedan, SX4 Crossover, Kizashi and Grand Vitara. All Ken Pollock Suzuki discounts applied. Artwork for illustration purposes only. Dealer not responsible for typographical errors. Based on 2010 and 2011 President’s Club Standings.

EXIT 175

81 INTERSTATE

ROUTE 315 ROUTE 315

KEN POLLOCK SUZUKI

CLOSE TO EVERYWHERE! WE’RE EASY TO FIND!

JUST OFF EXIT 175 RTE I-81 • PITTSTON

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AMERICA’S NEW CAR ALTERNATIVE

THE S L A DE RE A

2010 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK WAGON

2012 FORD F-150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4

#18828, AWD, Alloys, Low Miles, PW, PL

$

2011 HONDA CIVIC LX

#18787, 4 Door, Auto, PW, PL, CD

$

Sale Price

19,485*

Sale Price

15,595* 2005 BUICK LACROSSE

2011 KIA SPORTAGE

#18827, Low Miles, PW, PL, CD, Local Trade

Sale Price

#18821, AWD, Alloys, PW, PL, CD

$

$

Sale Price

18,955*

MSRP When New $40,015

2011 FORD MUSTANG PREMIUM

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S

NOW $ 30,015

#18785, Leather, Auto, V6, Shaker Sound

$

#18820, Alloys, PW, PL, CD

#18608, Alloys, Rear Spoiler, Ground Affects, PW, PL

DON’T MAKE A $10,000 MISTAKE

Sale Price

$

19,899* 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA

2007 HYUNDAI AZERA LIMITED

#18643, Low Miles, PW, PL, CD

$

Sale Price

14,999*

2011 CHRYSLER 200

#18654, Alloys, PW, PL, CD, Keyless

$

#18823, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys, Heated Seats

Sale Price

$

Sale Price

2012 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED AWD

2008 NISSAN TITAN KING CAB 4X4

Leather, Backup Camera, 3rd Row Seat, Much, Much More, 3 To Choose From

#18739A, Auto, Only 34,000 Miles, Alloys, PW, PL

12,750*

$

Sale Price

33,988*

2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CREW

2011 FORD FIESTA SE

#18657, Stow-N-Go, Back-Up Camera, Alloys, Pwr Sliding Doors

#18782, Auto, Air, PW, PL, CD, Keyless

14,999*

$

Sale Price

$

18,999*

2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT AWD

Sale Price

13,899*

$

Sale Price

14,499*

2011 MAZDA 3

#18621, Auto, PW, PL, CD

$

Sale Price

13,999*

#18731, Alloys, PW, PL, CD

$

Sale Price

18,999*

$

2011 CHEVY HHR LT

#18699A, V6, TRD Sport, Auto, PW, PL, 4X4

Sale Price

13,699*

$

$

6,995*

1.74

26,995*

#18824, 7 Pass, Alloys, PW, PL, CD, 4x4

$

MANAGER’S SPECIAL!

2012 FIAT 500

$

13,999**

*PRICES + TAX & TAGS. ARTWORK FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. OFFER ENDS 7/31/2012 **UP TO 63 MONTHS WITH BANK APPROVAL

Sale Price

23,999*

2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS

#18830, Auto, PW, PL, CD, Alloys

Sale Price

Sale Price

2011 DODGE DURANGO

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE

14,875*

#18802, PW, PL, Sport Side

7,999*

2011 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB

#18722, PW, PL, Auto, CD, Keyless

Sale Price

2002 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 REG CAB 4X4

13,999*

#18674A, Alloys, PW, PL, Traction, Air Conditioning

Sale Price

$

Sale Price

2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AWD

#18829, AWD, Alloys, PW, PL, Back-Up Camera, Low Miles

$

9,485*

#18796, Auto, PW, PL, CD

$

Sale Price

15,999*

CARS, TRUCKS CONVERTIBLES SUV’S, VANS

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Your 2012 Volvo S60 T5 (Base) List Price Santo Savings

$32,025 -$2,535

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

#382092 Dynamic Stability, Traction Control, Volvo Sensus Media, City Safety

JUST

-$1,000

$28,490

Your 2012 Volvo S60 T5 (Premium)

LEASE FOR

$

299

PER MONTH 36 MONTHS

Only $695 Due at Signing

$37,545

Santo Discount

- $1,255

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

A

#383002

Heated Leather Seats, Power Glass Moonroof, Keyless Drive

JUST

- $1,000

$35,290 $48,745

Santo Discount

- $1,755

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

399

Only $1,094 Due at Signing

325 Horsepower, All Wheel Drive, Heated Leather Seats, Navigation, Keyless Drive

- $1000

$45,990

629

D

List Price

$44,575

Santo Discount

- $2,585

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

#342005 Premium Leather Seats, Bi-Xenon Head Lamps, Blind Spot Monitoring, 18” Wheels

JUST

Only $1,324 Due at Signing

$

$43,170

Santo Discount

- $2,180

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

- $1,000

499

E

$39,990

#372006

3.2 Liter 6 cylinder, Heated Leather Seats, Keyless Drive, Blind Spot Monitoring, Power Glass Moonroof

$41,265

Santo Discount

- $3,275

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

#362030 Heated Leather Seats, Panoramic Vista Roof,City Safety

JUST

- $1,000

G

$36,990

MSRP

$43,975

Santo Discount

- $6,485

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

- $1,000

$36,490

#392005

7 Passenger, Blind Spot Monitoring, Heated Leather Seats, Rear Air Conditioning, Premium Audio

N

$46,275

Santo Discount

- $3,785

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

#393018 7 Passenger, All Wheel Drive, Heated Leather Seats, Blind Spot Monitoring, Dual Xenon Head Lamps

JUST

- $1,000

$41,490

Only$1,234 Due at Signing

$39,990

List Price

$32,825

Santo Discount

- $1,335

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

- $1,000

JUST

$30,490

List Price

$37,465

Santo Discount

- $2,475

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

- $1,000

JUST

$33,990 $42,270

$38,990

#372006

Only $695 Due at Signing

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449

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C

LEASE FOR

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399

PER MONTH 36 MONTHS

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F

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419

PER MONTH 36 MONTHS

Only $702 Due at Signing

H

$45,720

Santo Discount - $3,730

I

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty - $1,000

#362028

Twin Turbo 6 Cylinder, Blind Spot Monitoring, Keyless Drive, Heated Leather Seats, Bi-Xenon Head Lamps

JUST

$40,990

List Price

$41,625

Santo Discount

- $3,135

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

- $1,000

#393006 7 Passenger, Heated Leather Seats, Rear Air Conditioning, Premium Audio, Power Glass Roof

519

PER MONTH 36 MONTHS

Only $810 Due at Signing

O

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519

PER MONTH 36 MONTHS

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479

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Your All New 2013 Volvo XC90 AWD “Platinum”

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List Price

$50,075

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- $1000

#393014

L

$

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Your 2012 Volvo XC60 T6 All Wheel Drive

LEASE FOR

539

JUST

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PER MONTH 36 MONTHS

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$

- $1,000

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty - $1,000

BUY FOR

549

- $2,930

Volvo/SAAB Owner Loyalty

List Price

Only$745 Due at Signing

$

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Santo Discount - $2,280

Your All New 2013 Volvo XC90 AWD Premier Plus List Price

All Wheel Drive, Built In Child Boosters, City Safety, Heated Seats

PER MONTH 36 MONTHS

Your All New 2012 Volvo XC90 AWD “Premier Plus” RETIRED SERVICE LOANER

$42,920

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459

339

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Your 2012 Volvo XC70 All Wheel Drive

Only $821 Due at Signing

$

List Price

#362018

Your 2012 Volvo XC60 AWD “Premier” List Price

R Design Automatic, Automatic, Heated Seats, Power Glass, Moonroof, Blind Spot Monitoring

PER MONTH 36 MONTHS

LEASE FOR

529

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746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

CLARKS GREEN

PITTSTON TWP.

115 Clark St Saturday, July 21 9am-4pm DIRECTIONS: North Abington Rd turn onto Fairview Rd, turn at first right onto Clark St, home is on right near stop sign. Complete Contents of a Lovely Home: 2 Piece Retro Wooden and Upholstered Parlor Set, Cabinet Television, Work Bench, Coffee Grinder Recliner, Twin Size Bed Set, Cabinet Turntable, Tables, China, Glass, Collectibles, Bells, Jewelry, Cookware, Tools, Shelves, Toys, Linens, Holiday, Vintage Christmas, Vintage Dresses & Furs, Fans Lamps, Records, LIFE Magazines, Books, Prints, Handicap Equipment, Gardening, Housewares, and Much More!!! Something for Everyone-All Everyone Items Priced to Sell. Sale by Wm. Lewis www.wve states.com

HUNLOCK CREEK 463 Old Tavern Rd. July 21st & 22nd

10-3 both days. Glassware, books, clothing, tools, kitchenware, small furniture, holiday decorations & more. New items each day!

KINGSTON

Turn on E. Hoyt Street from Wyoming Ave in Kingston. 1/2 block on right,tan building w/green awnings. Look for signs. Open every Sat & Sun 10AM-3PM. Clearance Sale! More than 90% of merchandise is now "name your price" no reasonable offer will be refused!

LEHMAN

633 Suscon Rd. Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Sun., 8-7 Hundreds of CD’s, albums & 45’s, fishing items, tools. NASCAR. Sports cards & collectibles. Precious Moments, household items.

PLYMOUTH

105 Wadham Street Sat. & Sun., 8-3 Turn at the Post Office by the High School. Household, electronics, clothing, something for everyone. Everything Must Go!

TRUCKSVILLE

128 Frangorma Dr Sunday, July 22 9am - 3pm Huge Whole House Estate Sale. Everything must go! Music, movies, books, antiques & modern furniture. Kitchenware. Women’s & men’s items & more!

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WEST PITTSTON

721/725 Luzerne Ave. Sat. & Sun., July 21st & 22nd, 10am-6pm Furniture, tools, household items, kid’s things. Everything is Cheap!

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MOUNTAIN TOP

147 Pope Terrace Saturday, July 21 9am - 4pm Sunday, July 22 9am - 3pm HUGE YARD SALE Collectibles, steins, designer purses, books, clothes, kids & baby items, toys, household items, etc.

MOUNTAINTOP

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

748 Good Things To Eat

PICK YOUR OWN BLUEBERRIES!

8am to 8pm Closed Sundays Sickler Blueberry Farm - Vernon 570-333-5286 570-333-4944 NO PETS IN THE FIELD!!

752 Landscaping & Gardening LAWN MOWER. Troy Built. 13hp, riding. Great condition. Moving need to sell. $400. 570-823-1290 leave message LAWN TRACTORWheel Horse 11HP. Cutting deck 42 inch. New carburetor, new belts, new blades. $500 or best offer. Call 570-388-6348

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Machinery & Equipment

SHAVERTOWN T OOL & EQUIPMENT SALE!! 246 Jackson Rd On July 28 at 9am 3 lawn tractors, 2 golf carts, 4WD mule, rototillers, engines, carburetors, cables, 3 ibeam hoiest, snap on and craftsman tools, shop press, wheel weights, battery chargers, weedeaters, chainsaws, chain sharper, chains, bandsaws, bench grinders, welding bench with vice, radial armsaw, pump jacks, auto jacks, shop press, boat motor, mower decks, Taylor outside wood burner, and much more. Tools & Equipment were formerly Dan's (Major) Lawn and Garden Equipment. Previews by appointment only, starting after July 25. 570-675-4206 or 717-503-9619.

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Entertainment Center, large. $25. Table, kitchen, with 4 chairs, 42” round, wood. $50. Pool cover (new) 12’ round $20. Birdcage Large. $20. Leather jacket XLge, brown, new, heavy. $75. All very good condition. 570-468-3052

FREE AD POLICY

ICE HOCKEY TABLE. $15. FOOTBALL TABLE, Star Wars, $25. POOL TABLE, childs, $10. TABLE, efficiency size, drop leaf, dark wood incl. 2 chairs, $75. TABLE, drop leaf, Antique Hitchcock, small, incl 2 chairs. $100. 287-3505

Leftover Garage Sale Items SCROLL SAW Ryobi, 16” $60. STEPS attic pull down steps, “Werner” $40. CHIMNEY CLEANING RODSFiberglass $40. VANITY TOP and Sink, 60” x 22” solid $200. Large Dog Ramps for vehicle, $50. Music or Shipping Crate on wheels $150. CABINET Pulaski Curio wood, top quality $475. CRADLE Wood Baby light color $25. TOOLS, interior, various sizes $3.00 BLACK AND DECKER Edger $20. Call 570-288-9843

REPLACEMENT WINDOW: brand new. Opening size 62 x 32 1/2. $85; 4 INSIDE FLUSH DOORS $20 for all; GAS FIREPLACE INSERT Grate & Logs, etc. Never used. $90. Call 570-675-2794

WHEEL & TIRE SET (4) Ford Windstar factory 5 spoke wheels with mounted tires p21565r16 $200. 570-696-2212

FLATWARE, stainless steel, 321 total pieces,(37 lbs) spoons, knives & forks. Excellent condition with wood storage case. $50. 570-735-6638 GRILL GAS, Thermos, 2 burners, good condition $55. 570-819-1184 GUITAR, Jasmine by Takamine. Used and in great shape, $100. ROOKIE CARD, Walter Payton, $150. PICNIC TABLE, children’s hand made wooden, $40. LEAPSTER 2 Video game system. $50. 570-824-1180 MAGAZINES, GameInformer and Electronic Gaming. 55 issues. $15 OBO 570-609-5065

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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. 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. OLD TV REPAIRMAN TUBE CADDY, very sturdy case 22in. long x 12in high x 9in wide, $10. 570-735 6638 SAW, Circular - $20 Microwave - $15 Hand Truck - $15 570-824-6770

WALKER. Invacare heavy duty. New condition, folds, up to 40lbs. $35. 570-288-9936

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FREE PICKUP

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A/C & Refrigeration Services

STRISH A/C

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

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ECO-FRIENDLY APPLIANCE TECH. 25 Years Experi-

ence fixing major appliances: Washer, Dryer, Refrigerator, Dishwasher, Compactors. Most brands. Free phone advice & all work guaranteed. No service charge for visit. 570-706-6577

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1st. Quality Construction Co.

AQUARIUM, 10 gallon. Includes: decorations, lights & lid, heater, filter system and shells. Great for any type of tank pet. $65 OBO call: 570-332-2812 or 570-332-5167

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

BED FRAME. Maple, full size. $50. Bar Stools (4) Backless, 2 natural oak, 2 cherry, $10 each. Paint, 5 unopened cans Behr Premium Plus Exterior Satin Enamel, dark brown, $25 per can. 570-824-5114

570-606-8438

BEER SYSTEM EQUIPMENT, taps, gauges, tanks, lines, clamps, gaskets, etc. Enough for 2 systems+, $200 for all, or will split. 570-825-5053 BUBBLE WRAP. 4’ sheets, clean, $5 each. GOLF CART, 3 wheel, hand pull $20. 570-899-1485 CASSETTE TAPES Complete set of or the CD version of the program of Attacking Anxiety & Depression, $100. for each set. 570-301-8515 CLOTHING, boys, over 45 items name brand, L/XL, 14-18 $40 for all. SHOES, women’s, (Skechers) size 9, new or barely worn. 4 pair, $40 for all., FIGURINES, Precious Moments, no boxes, 7 for $50. 570-237-1583 CLOTHING, Boys. 2T-6/7. $2-$5, Comforter, Lion King, $10. Action figures, sheet set. $10, Many games $$$20. any other items too numerous to mention. Call for details and prices. 570-696-9010 DESK & hutch, computer, all oak, 3 large drawers and upper cabinet with CD/DVD storage rack. Excellent condition. $125, negotiable. 570-696.4783 DISHES, Crown Manor, 56 pieces .30¢ each. Aluminum ricer with stand and pestle, $6. 9 totes with lids including Rubbermaid, $2 to $10 each. 570-639-1653. GAS GRILL, Charbroil with propane tank. $35 570-288-9940

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LEFT OVER GARAGE SALE ITEMS Armoire for computer/tv, $100. CRIB, Oak complete, $22. Mirror, pedestal cherry, $15. Bike, Schwinn Pixie, Jr. Vintage Red, $250. Bread making machine, manual, $25 570-825-5272

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H O S CONSTRUCTION

758 Miscellaneous

All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted

570-301-3602

RADIO, Cobra ham plus 40. $60 OBO. WRENCH, 36” pipe, $20. ROUTER, Craftsman with guide, barely used, $50 570-735-2119

TABLE, kitchen, set, $100.Water cooler, $100. Sofa, excellent condition, 1 year old, $100. Air conditioners (2) $100 each. AB Rocket, $35. 570-301-3801.

TABLE, rolling utility, $50, FRENCH DOORS, interior, $100, DOOR,, exterior, $40, MOULDING, Hard pine and European cherry stained, $15 for all 570-736-3014 WASHER/DRYER, stackable with rack, $350 OBO, CROCK POT, $10, RICE COOKER, $7, FORMAN GRILL, $7, DVD player, $15, SEWING MACHINE, $60. 570-235-1162 WATER COOLER, General Electric, Hot & Cold water cooler dispenser with storage compartment underneath $30. Call (570) 855-8590

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INCONTINENCE UNDERWEAR, Perfit, Size XL 14 count packages $5 each. 570-288-9940

AIR CONDITIONERS. (1) Sharp, 5000 BTU, $60, (1) Carrier, 8,000 BTU, $80. DE-HUMIDIFIERS, Sears, $60 each; $100 pair. LAWN MOWER, Murray, 5hp self-propelled, side discharge. $80 firm. WHEELS, Kia factory (4) 16” from 2011 Forte. $400 Firm. 570-655-3197

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CANES, 2, $5 & $10. Aluminum crutches, $5, aluminum walker with wheels, $5. 570-639-1653

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1069 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR (Across from the Lehman High School.) Sunday, July 22 8:00am - 1:00pm Sofa, coffee table, gas dryer, riding mower, glassware, baby high chair, dishes, glassware, collectibles.

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

PR BUILDERS

Any and all types of remodeling from windows to design build renovations. Handyman Services also, Electric, Plumbing, Building. PA license 048740 accepts Visa & Mastercard call 570-826-0919 ROOFING & SIDING. Kitchens & Baths. Painting. All types of construction. Free Estimates. 35 years experience. 570-831-5510

ROOFING, SIDING, DECKS, WINDOWS

For All of Your Remodeling Needs. Will Beat Any Price 25 Yrs. Experience Ref. Ins. Free Est. 570-332-7023 Or 570-855-2506

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SPRING BUILDING/ REMODELING?

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call 287-3331 or go to

JM OLEJNICK MASONRY All phases of concrete, masonry & construction. Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured. Call 570-288-6862

Call the Building Industry Association for a list of qualified members

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Chimney Service

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

Williams & Franks Inc

Masonry - Concrete Brick-Stonework. Chimneys-Stucco” “NO JOB TOO SMALL” “Damage repair specialist” 570-466-2916

1057Construction & Building

CAVUTO CHIMNEY SERVICE

FATHER & SON CONSTRUCTION Interior & Exterior Remodeling Jobs of All Sizes 570-814-4578 570-709-8826

CHIMNEY REPAIRS Parging. Stucco.

G&J Welding & Pressure Washing Mobile Service ICC Bumpers for trucks & trailers Headache racks & bed rails for pickups 570-855-8364

& Gutter Cleaning Free Estimates Insured 570-709-2479

Stainless Liners. Cleanings. Custom Sheet Metal Shop. 570-383-0644 1-800-943-1515 Call Now!

COZY HEARTH CHIMNEY

ALL CHIMNEY REPAIR Chimney Cleaning, Rebuilding, Repair, Stainless Steel Lining, Parging, Stucco, Caps, Etc. Free Estimates Senior Discounts Licensed-Insured 1-888-680-7990 570-840-0873

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Cleaning & Maintainence

Connie’s Cleaning 15 years experience Bonded & Insured Residential Cleaning Connie Mastruzzo Brutski - Owner 570-430-3743 Connie does the cleaning!

HOUSEKEEPING

I am dependable & professional. Flexible rates and hours. Supplies provided. References Available 570-357-1951 Northeast Janitorial Services,LLC Commercial and Residential Cleaning. FREE ESTIMATES 570-237-2193

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Concrete & Masonry

A STEP-UP MASONRY

Brick, block, concrete, pavers. Specializing in stone. Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured. Senior Discount. Call 570-702-3225 COVERT & SONS CONCRETE CO. Give us a call, we’ll beat them all! 570-696-3488 or 570-239-2780

D. Pugh Concrete

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

GARAGE DOOR

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

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Dry Wall

MIRRA DRYWALL

1105 Floor Covering Installation

HARDWOOD FLOOR REFINISHING &

INSTALLATION Recoat your hardwood floors starting at $1.25 / SQ FT Free Estimates 570-793-4994

1129 Gutter Repair & Cleaning

GUTTER CLEANING

Window Cleaning Pressure washing Insured 570-288-6794

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Handyman Services

DOPainting, IT ALL HANDYMAN drywall,

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

VICTORY HANDYMAN SERVICE You Name It, We Can Do it. Over 30 Years Experience in General Construction Licensed & Insured 570-313-2262

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Hauling & Trucking

AA1AAlways C L E Ahauling, NING

cleaning attics, cellar, garage, one piece or whole Estate, also available 10 & 20 yard dumpsters.655-0695 592-1813or287-8302 AAA CLEANING A1 GENERAL HAULING Cleaning attics, cellars, garages. Demolitions, Roofing & Tree Removal. Free Est. 779-0918 or 542-5821; 814-8299

ALL KINDS OF HAULING & JUNK REMOVAL SPRING CLEAN UP!

570-675-3378

Electrical

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC

Licensed, Insured, No job too small.

570-829-4077

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

1093

Excavating

EXCAVATING/MODULAR HOMES

Foundations, land clearing, driveways, storm drainage, blacktop repair, etc. Free Estimates 570-332-0077

1099

Fencing & Decks

ACTION FENCE SUMMER SALE: Discounts on pvc & chain link fence! New & Used. Sales & Installation FREE ESTIMATES! 1-888-FENCE-80

DECK BUILDERS

Of Northeast Contracting Group. We build any type, size and design, concrete, patios, driveways, sidewalks. If the deck of your choice is not completed within 5 days, then your deck is free! 570-338-2269

Insurance

HEY BOOMERS CHECK THIS OUT!!

Turning 65? Going on Medicare? Need Medicare Supplement Insurance? We also offer long/short term care coverage, life insurance, and annuities for nursing home care that pay 6.7% You have questions, we have answers! 570-580-0797

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TREE/SHRUB REMOVAL REMOVAL DEMOLITION Estate Cleanout Free Estimates 24 HOUR SERVICE SMALL AND LARGE JOBS! 570-823-1811 570-239-0484 ALWAYS READY HAULING Property & Estate Cleanups, Attics, Cellars, Yards, Garages, Construction Sites, Flood Damage & More. CHEAPER THAN A DUMPSTER!! SAME DAY SERVICE Free Estimates 570-301-3754

1150 House Sitting

Mothers Helper

Do you need time for yourself? Then allow me to do your light housekeeping, watch the kids or run errands for you. Please call 570-852-3474 Kingston area. References available.

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

1189 Miscellaneous Service

VITO’S & GINO’S

Wanted:

ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP

288-8995 1195

1162 Landscaping/ Garden

Hanging & Finishing Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

1084

1156

ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING RAKED? Specializing In Trimming and Shaping of Bushes, Shrubs, Trees. Also, Bed Cleanup, Edging, Mulch and Stone. Call Joe. 570-823-8465 Meticulous and Affordable. F ree E stimates

JAY’S LAWN SERVICE Spring clean-ups,

mowing, mulching and more! Free Estimates 570-574-3406 LIVING PROOF Landscaping/Lawn Maintenance Free estimates, Reasonable rates, Senior discounts, No job to small, we do it all! 570-831-5579 O’NEIL’S Landscaping, Lawn Maintenance,Cleanups, shrub trimming, 20 years experience. Fully Insured 570-885-1918 TOUGH BRUSH & TALL GRASS Mowing, edging, mulching, shrubs & hedge shaping. Tree pruning. Garden tilling. Spring Clean Ups. Weekly & bi-weekly lawn care. Fully Insured. 20+ years experience Free Estimates 570-829-3261

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Masonry

ATIE’S CONSTRUCTION

50 Years Experience Stone mason, stucco, pre-cast stone, paving, custom cover & design. 570-301-8200

CONCRET E & MASONRY

Movers

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

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Painting & Wallpaper

ALL PHASE PAINT COMPANY

Aluminium Siding Refinishing Experts You Name It, We Know How to Paint It! Over 30 Years Experience 570-313-2262

DAVID WAYNE PAINTING

Interior/Exterior QUALITY WORK AT A FAIR PRICE

570-762-6889

Executive Painting & Remodeling. Paint, drywall, Drywall repair, Flood and mold damage and more. Call about our power washing specials! 15 yrs. Exp. Fully insured 570-215-0257 EXECUTIVEPAINTING.BIZ **1 Year Anniversary 10% off** JACOBOSKY PAINTING Power Washing, Quality Painting, Affordable prices, $50.00 off with this ad. Free Estimates. 570-328-5083

M. PARALIS PAINTING

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

All Phases

MasonryContractor Let A Real Mason Bid Your Project! Brick, Block, Concrete, Stone, Chimney & Stucco Repair, Retaining Walls, Patio & Pavers, Stamped & Colored Concrete, etc. Fully Insured. 570-466-0879

oldtimemasonry.com

Purebred Animals? Sell them here with a classified ad! 570-829-7130

Paving & Excavating

DRIVEWAYS PARKING LOTS ROADWAYS HOT TAR & CHIP SEALCOATING Licensed and Insured. Call Today For Your Free Estimate

570-474-6329 Lic.# PA021520

L&M BLACKTOPPING

Driveways, excavating & resurfacing. Free Estimates. Fully insured. Call Ron 570-290-2296

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Roofing & Siding

ABSOLUTELY FREE ESTIMATES E-STERN CO. 30 year architec tural shingles. Do Rip off & over the top. Fully Insured PA014370 570-760-7725 or 570-341-7411 EVERHART CONSTRUCTION Roofing, siding, gutters, chimney repairs & more. Free Estimates, Lowest Prices 570-855-5738 GILROY CONSTRUcTION Your Roofing Specialist Free Estimates No Payment ‘til Job is 100% Complete 570-829-0239

H O S CONSTRUCTION Roofing specialist, call today and save $$$ 570-574-4618

J & F CONSTRUCTION All types of roofing. Repairs & Installation 25 Years Experience Licensed/Insured Free Estimates Reliable Service 570-855-4259

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

SUMMER ROOFING McManus

570-283-5254

OLD Voted TIME MASONRY #1

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

WITKOSKY PAINTING Interior

Exterior, Free estimates, 30 yrs experience 570-826-1719, 570-288-4311 & 570-704-8530

Motorcycle for sale? Let them see it here in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130

Construction Licensed, Insured. Everyday Low Prices. 3,000 satisfied customers. 570-735-0846

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Tree Care

Tree Stump Removal Stump grinding, $45 each for 10 or more. Tree cutdown, $150. Call 570-594-1385

1339

Window Service

PJ’s Window Cleaning & Janitorial Services Windows, Gutters, Carpets, Power washing and more. INSURED/BONDED. 570-283-9840

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412 Autos for Sale

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15,995 ‘ 0 8 DODGE MAGNUM $ 13,995 ‘08 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE $ 12,995 ‘07 JEEP LIBERTY $ 12,995 ‘07 DODGE CALIBER $ 10,495 ‘03 CHEVY S-10 BLAZER LS $ LLDD O995 SS9,O ‘ 0 8 PONTIAC G5 $ 9,995 ‘04 FORD MUSTANG $ 7,995 ‘90 CHRYSLER LEBARON CONV. $ 7,995

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COMPRESSOR Craftsman, 33 gallon. Retails for $400. Our price $200. PATIO SET 7 piece La-Z-Boy. Retails $1400. Our price $700. REFRIGERATOR Brand New Kenmore 2.4 cu ft compact refrigerator. Sells for $140. new, our price $70! MICROWAVE Brand New Kenmore 1.5 cu ft microwave oven. Sells new for $150. our price $75! VACUUM Kenmore canister retails for $380. Our price $190.

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A unique home-office opportunity awaits at 216 South Franklin St., in Wilkes-Barre’s historic district. This striking three-story Tudor-style home, located at the corner of Franklin and South Sts., measures a total of 4,810 square feet. The first floor offers a suite of six offices, reception area, kitchenette and two half baths with a private side entrance, all measuring 1,860 square feet. Listed by Darren Snyder of Marilyn K. Snyder Real Estate for $325,000, the upper two levels provide a living room, dining room, five bedrooms, two full baths and an amazing Florida room with skylights and plenty of windows. The large kitchen has an inviting is-

land with cook top and grill, and exceptional cabinet storage. This home has three decorative fireplaces and a large amount of hardwood flooring original to this 100- year-old construction. The brick exterior features Tudor accents and a double front door that leads into a ceramic tiled entryway. The corner lot measures 50-by-110 and includes a driveway with parking for four cars. The six offices range in size from 12-by-8 to 15-by-13. The seventh office or reception area measures 12-by-9. Three of the offices were previously used as examination rooms, each measuring 12-by-8 with a cabinet and sink included. The first floor also includes a formal living room, separate from the offices,

that has a wall that could easily be opened up if more office space was needed. The second floor of the home offers the main living quarters and includes its own 26-by-13 vaulted living room with white walls, and a striking fourpanel side window with window seat below. The dining room is a comfortable 14-by-12 and has white shutters on four windows front, side and rear. This room has wallpaper above and below chair rail. The kitchen is a spacious 16-by-14 and has the large center island, and a large number of custom cabinets topped by white Formica counters. There are two pantry cabinets and

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THORNHURST Low maintanence, single story ranch home located in a private golf course community in the Poconos for weekend or year round enjoyment. Modern kit w/ breakfast bar, formal living room and dinning room. Family room w/gas FP. Walk-up master bedroom w/bonus room ideal for an office. New front and rear decks in a private setting within 30 minutes to W-B or Scranton. $99,900

WILKES-BARRE Elegant tudor with 4800 sq ft in Downtown WilkesBarre’s Historic District. The 1st floor office has 1860 sq ft w/ central air and 2 restrooms. The residence upstairs includes 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, custom kitchen w/ an island & sunny breakfast room, formal dinning room. The formal living room has a tray ceiling, picture windows and wet bar. Also, a cozy den. Private drive, OSP for 5 cars. Call Darren Snyder 570-825-2468 $325,000

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Meticulous Back Mountain bi-level situated on a large corner lot, beautiful cherry kitchen with granite & skylight, 4 bedrooms, finished LL, 2 decks. MLS #12-2180. Call Michele 905-2336. $214,000 Dir: Rt. 309 to Carverton Rd, right on Dug Rd, 2nd rigt on Highland, home on corner.

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Great starter home on large lot, 3 bedrooms, all newer systems but home needs cosmetic updates. Vinyl sided MLS #12-1732. Call Kevin 817-0706 $53,000 Dir: North on Main St, right on Phoenix, left on New St.

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Very spacious, traditional Cape Cod on 7.6 acre lot in serene country setting, yet minutes from downtown. Close proximity to turnpike & Geisinger Hospital. 5 bedrooms, hardwood floors family room, 2 fireplaces. A very nice home in a wonderful setting. #12-2627 $199,900 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

2-story home with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room with stone wood burning fireplace, modern kitchen with Pergo flooring, master bedroom, modern bath, replacement windows, fenced yard, finished lower level, detached 2-car garage. #12-1505 $129,500 Karen Altavilla 283-9100 x28

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plenty of cabinet storage. Appliances include a refrigerator, a convection oven, a second wall over, microwave, dishwasher and trash compactor. Above the sink is a passthrough that opens to the Florida/breakfast room. Bonuses include a built-in desk and laundry hookups tucked nearby behind bi-fold doors. The adjacent Florida room has a vaulted ceiling and is sized at 16-by-14. The sun comes up on this side of the home and on a sunny day tends to pour through the three skylights overhead and numerous side windows. This space has a white tile floor and an oak chair rail. This room is part of an addition made to the home approximately 20 years ago. The master bedroom on this level measures 15-by13 and has wood flooring and the third of the home’s decorative fireplaces. A full bath has a marble tile floor, white ceramic tiled walls, and a tiled tub and shower surround. The third floor includes four bedrooms ranging in size from 13-by-12 to 22-by-13. There are plenty of large closets with two additional walk-in closets in the hall. A full bath on this level has a pink and gray marble tile floor and a wooden vanity with pink and white laminate countertop. It offers a tiled tub and shower surround and a single window rear. This home has a full, unfinished basement, gas steam heat, and public sewer and water utilities. For more information, or to make an appointment to see this unique property, contact Darren Snyder of Marilyn K. Snyder Real Estate, (570) 825-2468; dsnyder@MKSRE.com. Specifications Tudor 4,810 square feet BEDROOMS: 5 BATHS: 2 full, 2 half PRICE: $325,000 LOCATION: 216 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre AGENT: Darren Snyder REALTOR: Marilyn K. Snyder Real Estate, (570) 825-2468; dsnyder@MKSRE.com

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Modern, clean, neat as a pin! Bi-level with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. Quality construction in every room. Poplar hardwood floor in the dining room. Tile in kitchen, both bathrooms and laundry/storage area. Family room with natural gas fireplace. Lots of summer remains to enjoy lounging on the 26x12 cedar deck and swimming in the pool. A great neighborhood, low traffic area, located on a dead-end street. Nothing to do but move in and enjoy. For more information and to view the photos go to: www.prudentialrealestate.com and enter PRU2A8T2 in the Home Search. Listed at $167,900. MLS #12-2654. Call today for your appointment. Mary Ellen Belchick 696-6566 Walter Belchick 696-2600 ext. 301

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Rustic country home with 7 acres, off Rt. 29 near Moon Lake. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Large kitchen & living room. Sunroom. 2 car garage. 2 story barn with fenced in pasture. This property also comes with separate septic well, electric, carport & shed. $235,000. 570-506-5986

Two story home with solar system, 2 car detached garage. Private driveway. Property is also for lease. MLS# 12-1822 $189,000 Michael Nocera 570-357-4300

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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

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Upper Demunds Road All brick- split level. 3 bedrooms. Hardwood floors. Central a/c. 2 car garage. Extra 100 x 150 lot. 12-2004. $179,000 BESECKER REALTY 570-675-3611

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Built in 2004, this delightful home is centrally located in Dallas. Very well maintained with central air, large yard, 23 x 13 living room with gas fireplace, gas hot water baseboard heat (1st and 2nd floors). In addition electric heat pumps/central AC to save on gas bills if you desire....radiant heat in basement floors...2 1/2 baths and 3 bedrooms...This Dallas home is ready to welcome its new owners! Directions: Rte 415 towards Harveys Lake. Left on W Center Hill Rd, house is on left. MLS# 12-2362 $209,900 Call Charlie Boyek 570-430-8487 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100

DURYEA $53,000

412 New St. Motivated Seller. Great starter home on large lot. Systems newer, but needs cosmetic updating. Ready to make to your liking! MLS 12-1732 Call Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706

SWOYERSVILLE

Large yard, quiet neighborhood. 2 bedrooms, dining & living rooms, unfinished basement, , $52,000. Call (570)704-9446

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Tuskes Homes Hosts Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce held a networking mixer sponsored by Tuskes Homes at the new model home at Sand Springs Golf Course Community in Drums. Over 100 members and REALTORS attended this event held the evening of Thursday, July 12th.

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MANY POSSIBILITIES! 4,000+ sq.ft. well maintained home with 4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 2 kitchens and 2 story unfinished addition, garage, on 2 lots. Can be finished for 3 unit rental income or country store. $153,000. Jeannie Brady ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

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Very private with 20 acres! 2nd floor laundry room, master with 2 person spa, 3 car garage, new stainless steel appliances, low taxes, zoned Ag-1. $526,000 (570) 406-0403

$125,000 REDUCED PRICE!!! MOTIVATED SELLERS!!! 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. 570-332-8832

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1:00-4:00 MOUNTAINTOP (LAUREL LAKES) 25 Coplay Place DIR: 81 S to Nuangola Exit 159, R past gas station, R on Aspen, R on Laurel, L on Lakeview, L on Oakmont to Coplay straight ahead. MLS#12-40

$279,500

1:00-2:30 1019 Pine Lane DIR: I-81 to Nuangola exit, R on Church, R on Aspen, 2nd R on Pine Lane, home on L. MLS#11-4482 Hosted By: Darcy Usavage 570-239-0558

DALLAS (MAPLES) 4BR/3.5BA Two Story MLS#12-2717 $685,000 Call Eddie 570-814-6129

WYOMING (SUNRISE ESTATES) 4BR/2.5BA Two Story MLS#12-2738 $235,000 Call Whitney 570-338-7537

TRUCKSVILLE 3BR/1BA Cape Cod MLS#12-2582 $147,900 Call Carol 570-407-2314 or Ellen 570-430-7063

SHAVERTOWN 3BR/2.5 BA Cape Cod MLS#12-2658 $285,000 Call Mary 570-905-6693

KINGSTON 3BR/2BA Ranch MLS#12-2575 $165,000 Call Whitney 570-338-7537

WILKESBARRE 2BR/1BA Two Story MLS#12-2660 $49,900 Call Eddie 570-814-6129

CLARKS SUMMIT

NORTH POCONO

DURYEA 226 Church St.

$179,900

*CLOSED SALES BASED ON COMPANY WIDE SALES FOR NORTHEASTERN PA FROM 1/1/2011 to 12/31/2011 *Ranking as of Jan. 2012

KINGSTON

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

TUNKHANNOCK

$109,000 Four square home with large rooms and old world features in the woodwork and stained glass. A must see home. MLS #122596. For more information and photos visit atlasrealtyinc.com. Call Charlie 829-6200 VM 101

Real Estate 821-7022

EILEEN MELONE, Broker 821-7022

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COUNTRYWOOD ESTATES

Level Building Lots .40 – 1.50 Acres All Underground / Public Utilities Gas, Sewer, Water, Phone, Electric, Cable, Street Lighting, Sidewalks Rental / Lease Options Available Convenient Location / Hanover Township / Close to Hanover Industrial Park NEPA’s Leader in Energy Efficient Construction Alternative Energy Solutions Additional Warranty and Maintenance Services available

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LOT PRICES STARTING AT $40,000 $40 000 LOTS READY FOR IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION For Specifics Call Connie Yanoshak 829-0184

429 New St. A marriage of old world charm and modern touches blend together in this home. Tasteful, high level renovations throughout. Central air, finished attic, possible 4th bedroom. New plumbing, electrical, back deck. Lots of storage. Lovely neighborhood. MLS 12-2087 $158,900 David Krolikowski 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

New Price $435,000

CALL ARLENE WARUNEK 696-1195 OR 714-6112

New Residential Construction Custom Remodeling Kitchen and Baths Land Development

DURYEA

IS TWO BEDROOMS ENOUGH FOR YOU? Quaint & Quiet renovated two bedroom features new trendy large tiled Kitchen, hardwood floors in living room, formal dining room & bedrooms. New tiled bath with jetted tub to de-stress in. Two porches, yard & plenty of parking. New furnace, hot water heater (with warranty) & new 100 amp box. Great starter home or someone looking to down size. Solid Buy! Taxes are not accurate. Owner is a Realtor. $84,900 11-4472. Please call Michele Hopkins 570-540-6046

NANTICOKE

502 Kosciuszko St. 1/2 Double. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, off-street parking. Located across street from school. Large yard, shed & pool included. New gas furnace. Concrete basement. Full sized attic. $42,000 Call 570-883-7396

Impeccable class describe this 2 story home featuring a wonderful first floor master bedroom w/vaulted ceiling. Loft area overlooking great room w/ gas fireplace, beautiful frosted etched glass French doors to dining room and study. Tankless hot water heater, clever closets throughout, new carpeting,interior garage walls and floor painted with walk-up storage overhead MLS#12-792

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POCONO MOUNTAINS

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705 Blueberry Lane Large 4 bedroom Bi-level with large master bedroom with sliding glass doors leading to private deck. Modern kitchen with skylights, skylights also in master bath. Dining room with sliding glass doors to deck. Large corner lot with attached 2 car garage ready to move right in.For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2379 $249,900 Call Fred 570-817-5792

SHAVERTOWN

105 Summit Street Fire damaged home. Sold as is. 60’ x 235’ lot. Public sewer, water & gas. $34,500, negotiable Call 570-675-0446, evenings.

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621 Donnelly St. 2 bedroom, 1 car garage, gas heat. Already furnished with furniture. 1/2 double. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc. com MLS 12-1042 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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Nice size 4 bedroom home with some hardwood floors, large eat in kitchen with breakfast bar. 2 car garage & partially fenced yard. Close to everything! $83,000 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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DURYEA REDUCED! 97 Chittenden St. Flood damaged home with new furnace, electric box, water heater, outlets and switches. 1st floor gutted but already insulated and ready for sheetrock. 2nd floor has 4 bedrooms and bath with double sinks. Large yard. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-1225 Sorry, cash buyers only! Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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Split level, stone exterior, multi-tiered deck, bluestone patio, flood damaged, being sold as is condition. $73,500 CALL DONNA 570-613-9080

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38 Huckleberry Ln Blueberry Hills 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, family room with fireplace, 2 car garage, large yard. Master bath with separate jetted tub, kitchen with stainless steel appliances and island, lighted deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3071 $309,860 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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Why wait... Rates are good, the view is breathtaking !!!!!!! These seven FOUR Jenkins Township lots just south of Pittston are the nicest you’ll find. Buy a lot home package very reasonably priced between $325,000 and $350,000. Brokers welcome. Spec Home available for viewing at River Shores, corner of Susquehanna and Erie St in West Pittston.

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15 Martin Street Well Cared for 2 Story Boasting 3 Bedrooms, Full bath, off street parking and a large side yard. 12-1832 $79,900 Call Pat Guesto 570-793-4055 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100

906 Homes for Sale 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

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FORTY FORT

311 Lockville Road Stately brick 2 story, with in ground pool, covered patio, finished basement, fireplace and wood stove, 3 car attached garage 5 car detached garage with apartment above. MLS# 11-1242 $659,000 Please call Donna 570-613-9080

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1908 Wyoming Avenue Plenty of TLC is reflected in this attractive 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in a convenient location. Offers formal living room/dining room & family room with sliding doors to large rear deck & a great level lot. MLS# 11-2083 Only $99,000 Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883

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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. Built for handicap accessibility with exterior ramp, interior hallways and doorways. 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 $149,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

Spacious 4 bedroom, 1 3/4 bath home. Gas Heat. Deck. Fenced yard. One car garage. MLS 12-832 $62,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

Fully rented 5 unit apt building, new siding, new roof and nice updates inside, off street parking & near the college. Call or text Donna 570-947-3824 or Tony 570-855-2424 for more information or to schedule your showing. $117,000

40 Downing St. Great 3 bedroom family home on a beautifully landscaped lot, close to parks and schools. 2 car attached garage, pool, fenced in yard with lots of room to run! MLS 12-2567 $129,900 John Shelley 570-702-4162 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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Located in Dallas School District on 5 Pristine Acres $389,000

3,300 Sq. ft., 2.5 stories, Large kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, central air, ceiling fans throughout, hot tub, fireplace, recessed lighting, full basement, in-ground pool, and garage. Real estate office and hair salon also located in home. Great opportunity!

Call Jody (570) 466.0911 • Owner is PA real estate broker

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MOVE RIGHT IN! Available for Immediate Occupancy FITZGERALD DRIVE COMMUNITY

Finished Home Will Vary From This Rendering

NEW CONSTRUCTION 6 Dickinson Close $439,900 9 Wharton Close First floor Master Suite, 2 bedrooms, bonus room and loft on second floor. Walk-out basement ready to be finished. Located on cul-de-sac.

$460,000

5 Bedrooms, 3 baths, 2nd floor laundry, large open floor plan located on a cul-de-sac.

GLENMAURA COMMONS NEW CONSTRUCTION 2004 Robinson Close 2 Bedroom, 2 1/2 bath townhome in an exterior maintenance-free community.

Glenmaura is Surrounded by:

KIPLING DRIVE COMMUNITY Four lots available offering golf course and incredible views!

• Glenmaura National Golf Club • Glenwood Lake • Shoppes at Montage • Toyota Pavilion • Sno Mountain Ski & Summer Resort • PNC Field • Glenmaura Corporate Center • Cinemark Movie Theater • Great Restaurants • Lackawanna County Visitor’s Center

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362 Susquehanna Ave Completely remodeled, spectacular, 2 story Victorian home, with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new rear deck, full front porch, tiled baths and kitchen, granite countertops, all Cherry hardwood floors throughout, all new stainless steel appliances and lighting, new oil furnace, washer dryer in first floor bath. Great neighborhood, nice yard. $174,900 (30 year loan, $8,750 down, $887/month, 30 years @ 4.5%) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-899-8877 570-654-1490

FORTY FORT 77 Wesley St.

$84,900 Classic 4 square home in desirable neighborhood. Four bedrooms, nice old woodwork, stained glass and built ins plus 3 car garage on extra deep lot. MLS #12-2612. For more information and photos, visit atlasrealtyinc.com. Call Charlie 829-6200 VM 101

Cute as Grandma's house with gracious sized eat-in kitchen. Updates including many Pella windows, doors and furnace 2011. Walk out basement to great back yard. 2 car garage off rear alley. Walk out basement. Call today for a private showing. $59,900 MLS 12-1510 Tracy McDermott 570-696-2468

HANOVER TWP

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 in yard with a shed. This home is in move-in condition just waiting for you to move into. Make an appointment today! #11-4433 PRICE REDUCED! $77,900 Karen Altavilla 283-9100 x26

696-2600 HANOVER TWP.

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HARVEYS LAKE

63 Betsy Ross Dr. Great home in a great neighborhood. Very well cared for 2 story with 3 bedrooms, family room and 2.5 baths. Nice yard with landscape lighting, 2 car garage. Central air, central vac, patio awning, 1st floor laundry. Everything you will need here MLS 12-2192 $205,000 Call Connie 570-821-7022 EILEEN R. MELONE REAL ESTATE 570-821-7022

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 floor laundry. 3 porches. Large yard with loads of parking. Aluminum siding. Concrete driveway. Many extras! MLS # 12-711. Conventional financing. $2,750 down, 3.875% interest $288 mo. $55,000 Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126

HANOVER TWP.

1385 Mt. Zion Rd. Great country setting on 3.05 acres. Move in condition Ranch with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, inground swimming pool, hardwood floors. Finished basement with wet bar. 2 car garage, wrap around driveway. For more info and photos visit: www.atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 12-2270 Call Tom 570-262-7716

HARDING PRICE REDUCED

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 $69,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

HARDING

FORTY FORT

Grand Victorian Well maintained on a corner lot, with 4 bedrooms, modern baths, modern kitchen with JennAire broiler, formal dining room, front porch & screened side porch, Gas heat, gas fireplace in living room, and pellet stove in the family room. Many touches of yesteryear. MLS# 12-1559 $214,900. Call Florence 570-715-7737

78 Luzerne St. Not a drive-by. Move right into this sparkling clean, bright and cheery 1/2 double. All new floor coverings and freshly painted interior. 2 zone gas hot water baseboard heat. W/d hookups in basement which has a concrete floor. All measurements are approximate. MLS 12-1129 $45,000 Call Michelle T. Boice 570-639-5393 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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This lovely home is PRICED TO SELL. Three bedrooms, one with new vaulted ceilings. One bath, replacement windows, living room, dining room, modern kitchen and functional basement. The amazing view of the mountains and River from the front of the home is very desirable. Home is not in flood zone and on a dead end street and waiting for new buyer. Reduced! $82,000 MLS 12-990 Call Nancy Answini, Gilroy Real Estate 570-288-1444 HARVEYS LAKE

Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307 GLEN SUMMIT MOUNTAIN TOP

Beautifully appointed home on 2 acres. community amenities include private lake with sandy beach, tennis courts, trails for hiking and biking. This home boasts perennial gardens and mature landscaping, fenced rear yard enclosed 20x40 heated in-ground pool, raised garden, custom dog house and run. Entertain and dine on the wrap-around porch with mahogany flooring and electric hurricane shutters. The residence features hardwood flooring, french doors, cherry kitchen, 3-4 bedrooms, updated heat/air. Emergency generator for inclement weather. MLS# 12-1647 Call Maribeth Jones, direct number 6966565, office 6962600 ext. 210. Priced to sell at $535,000

696-2600

A real beauty….with a beautiful price! Spacious with great quality…hardwood flooring, cherry woodwork, stained and leaded glass windows, kitchen with pantry, formal fining room, living room adjoining a sun parlor. Three bedrooms with possible fourth on third floor, tile bath, gas heat, fenced yard, four car garage. MLS# 11-4133 How much? $69,900! Call Maribeth Jones directly at 696-6565

HARVEYS LAKE

HARDING $249,900

FORTY FORT

2 Betsy Ross Drive Warmly inviting 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Tudor. Striking highlights in this beautiful home include custom blinds, manicured lawn, deck, patio and 3-season porch. Entertain in the finished walkout basement with wet bar or relax by the pool! Outstanding quality! Call Pat Guesto 570-793-4055 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100

Richard Lane 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath home at rear of Lake Side Drive between Pole #’s 125 and 126 on Richard Lane. Lake view, including front wrap around porch and 2 of the 3 upstairs bedrooms. and rear yard. Home in need of updating and repairs and is being sold as is. MLS 12-1607 $59,900 Michelle T. Boice 570-639-5393 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

323 State Route 2 Surrounded by mature woodland and pasture... Bordered by Sorber Mountain Creeks, this 3 Bedroom 2 bath Country Ranch offers a great retreat and tranquil lifestyle. Only minutes to Game Lands and Pennsylvania's Largest Natural Lake. 12-1729 $136,000 Mark T. Bond CENTURY 21 SELECT GROUP 570-352-8874

HUNLOCK CREEK

Beautifully maintained cape cod features 3 bedrooms and one and a half baths. Hardwood floors in living room, dining room, foyer and first floor bedroom. Newly remodeled kitchen and bathroom. Lots of storage. New roof installed in 2010. Breakfast nook with built-in table and benches. Enclosed porch, above ground pool and deck. 11-2706. $149,900 Call Tracy McDermott Realty 570-696-2468

HUNLOCK CREEK

View this beauty…cedar and stone sided contemporary home on partially wooded lot. Great Room with floor to ceiling fireplace, built-in bookcases adjoining the dining room and entry to the four season porch. 2 year new stainless steel appliances and a breakfast area with beamed ceiling and a wall of glass. First floor den or bedroom, tile and marble bath with walkin master bath with lounge area and a massive closet. Pool surrounded by decking warrants great entertaining…cabana with bath. Separate building to pot your plants. Walk to the marina and slip into your boat. MLS# 12-2542 Call Maribeth Jones directly at 696-6565, office 696-2600 ext. 210 $379,000

696-2600 HAZLETON

JENKINS TWP.

297 Susquehannock Drive Traditional 4 bedroom home with 2.5 baths, 2 car garage. Large ard with deck and retractable awning. Above ground pool, 1st floor laundry. . For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-945 $254,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

JENKINS TWP.

906 Homes for Sale KINGSTON 171 Third Ave

So close to so much, traditionally appointed 3 bedroom, 3 bath townhome with warm tones & wall to wall cleanliness. Modern kitchen with lots of cabinets & plenty of closet space 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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KINGSTON MOTIVATED SELLER REDUCED! $109,900

76 N. Dawes Ave. Don’t miss this great home with updated kitchen and granite counters, private yard with enclosed sun room. Garage and off street parking. 2 large bedrooms. PRICED TO SELL! For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-41 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

KINGSTON REDUCED Lovely Ranch home on 1.42 acres. Features 3 bedrooms, full bath, 1/2 bath, kitchen, living room with fireplace, dining room, den & laundry room on Main floor. Kitchen, family room with fireplace, 3/4 bath & storage room on Lower Level. Newer roof, siding, sofit & gutters plus some newer carpeting, pergo flooring, central air & whole house fan, 2 car garage & paved driveway. 12-1010 $176,900 Ken Williams 570-542-8800 Five Mountains Realty

JENKINS TWP.

$54,000

139 S. Laurel St Spacious Brick Ranch waiting for your personal touch. Hardwood floors, well-thought out storage in every room. Quality workmanship, well maintained. It's time to enjoy this home with it's large rooms, greenhouse & nice yard! Convenient location. 12-2352 $124,900 Darcy J. Gollhardt Realtor 570-262-0226 CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-718-4959 Ext. 1352

HUNLOCK CREEK 1594 MAIN ROAD

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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 Price Reduced $375,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

JENKINS TWP.

1252 Main St. 3 Bedrooms 1 Bath. Finished Walk-Out Basement. Single Car Garage.

Call Vince 570-332-8792

JENKINS TWP. $69,000

1717 River Road Completely remodeled home with new siding, windows and modern kitchen & bath. New flooring, walls, heat and electric. Move right in. Off street parking in rear. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2232 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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. Taxes appealed and lowered considerably for year 2013. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-723 $399,900 Call Terry 570-885-3041 Angie 570-885-4896

$98,500

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

281 Reynolds St. 3 story single family with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and lots of space! Lovely entrance foyer, 3rd floor with large room, could be 5th bedroom plus a full tile bath. Fenced in back yard and much more. MLS 12-1863 $119,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0776 KINGSTON

80 Bennett St. Great Kingston location on a double lot. Close to schools, shopping, restaurants and public transportation. Potential of 2 additional bedrooms on 3rd floor. Partially finished basement. MLS 12-2346 $114,900 John Shelley 570-702-4162 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770 KINGSTON

Beautiful well-maintained 3 level, 2.5 bath townhome in very desirable location. Many upgrades include a spacious, custom bathroom with large closets, custom window treatments, built-in wall microwave in kitchen, new roof, and new garage door. Plenty of storage, and a possible 3rd bedroom on 1st level. MLS 12-175 $132,900 Call Mary Danelo 570-704-8000 Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

Spacious 4 Bedroom single in good location. 2 fireplace, part finished basement, nice yard with One car garage. Needs TLC. Priced to sell at $82,000. Call Kathie

JENKINS TWP.

This 3 bedroom home offers modern kitchen, with Corian counters accented by marble backsplash, central air, fenced rear yard with deck and patio. Off street parking for 2 to 4 cars. Custom shutters on the first floor windows along with natural woodwork and hardwood floors give this home a charm you are sure to love! #12-1997 $134,900 Jill Jones 696-6550

LAFLIN KINGSTON

Large 2 story home in very good condition, features 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 modern bath rooms, large eat in kitchen with appliances. Dining room with French doors, large family room has fireplace large foyer, with opened stairway and stained glass window. Home has natural woodwork thru-out, with plaster walls, CENTRAL AIR thru out. Many extras must see. Level lot with a 3 bay garage in back. Shown by appointment to qualified buyers only. Home has a "HOME WARRANTY" paid by sellers. Additional photos can be seen at CAPITOL REAL ESTATE WEB SITE, www.capitol-real estate.com Call John Vacendak 823-4290 735-1810

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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

JENKINS TWP.

157 Division St. OWNER SAYS SELL! This property has great positive cash flow. 1st floor 2 bedroom and upstairs is 2 floors with 3 bedrooms total. 1st floor has new drywall & insulation, gas heat, new tile tub surround, kitchen counters and carpet. 2nd apt. has newer kitchen & is all electric. Separate utilities and off street parking in rear. Taxes are currently being appealed. MLS 12-1771 $89,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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

Reduced $99,900

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570-288-6654 KINGSTON

Beautiful well maintained 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath split level in desirable Oakwood Park development. Large marble entry foyer, large living room with stone fireplace, dining room that opens to deck. Eat in kitchen with all appliances overlooking family room / office area. First floor laundry room and powder room, master bedroom with master bath and jet tub. Hardwood floors. Finished lower level. 2 car attached garage. Security system & intercom. Large corner lot. MLS 12-2705 $275,000 Call Monica 570-714-6113

KINGSTON

HANOVER TWP. 21 Spring Street Lovely Home in a quiet area. Newly painted, new roof and windows. 2 large bedrooms 1 full bath, 1 half bath. MLS 12-2625 $89,900 Call Pat Guesto 570-793-4055 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100

250 Susquehannock Drive Not your traditional Cape Cod. Super large bedrooms, 1st floor master. 2 car garage, lower level family room. Gas heat, Central air. Bamboo floors, above ground pool with 2 tier deck. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 12-1093 $289,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

299 Rutter Ave. Large and well maintained duplex on corner lot in Kingston. 2 bedrooms each unit, separate gas heat and off street parking for multiple cars. New roof, water heater and freshly painted exterior. A really nice property. MLS 12-2447 $139,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770

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 $299,500 Call Julio 570-239-6408 or Rhea 570-696-6677

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MOUNTAIN TOP

467 E. State St. Well kept home in a nice neighborhood. Close to new Elementary School and bus stop. New roof and off street parking. MLS 12-2342 $71,000 Charles J. Prohaska EXT. 35 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770

Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 3/4 bath, with hardwood floors under carpet & 2nd kitchen in lower level for entertaining. screened porch, landscaped yard, heated workshop & much more! $179,900 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

LARKSVILLE

MOUNTAIN TOP BUTLER TWP

Hunter Highway, Route 309

Lovely 2100 sq. ft. remodeled home with amazing views and a quiet neighborhood. Three bedrooms and 2 full baths on first floor and two large bedrooms on second floor. New kitchen with center island and wrap around deck to enjoy the scenery. Bedrooms on first floor presently used as family room and office. Many possibilities. Out of Flood Zone. Reduced! $109,000 Call Nancy Answini Gilroy Real Estate 570-288-1444 LUZERNE

109 Carpenter St. Completely renovated. New roof, windows, kitchen and bathroom. Freshly painted interior and exterior with fabulous modern colors. Great area and low, low taxes! MLS 12-2055 $99,500 Kelly ConnollyCuba EXT. 37 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 LUZERNE

570-288-6654 KINGSTON

KINGSTON

JENKINS TWP

NEW LISTING 21 Sunset Terrace Beautifully remodeled 2 story perfect for either a primary home or a lake getaway. Lake view from porch and master bedroom. New kitchen and TWO new baths. MLS #12-2393 $139,900 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

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KINGSTON

HARVEYS LAKE

696-2600

New Construction. Lot #2, Fairway Estates. 2,700 square feet, tile & hardwood on 1st floor. Cherry cabinets with center island. $399,500. For more details: patrickdeats.com (570)696-1041

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146 Kelly St. Well kept home with garage in rear. Move in condition. New roof and hot water heater. Easy access to Cross Valley and shopping. Out of flood zone. 200 amp service. MLS 12-1801 $119,900 Donald Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 LUZERNE

523 Bennett St. Older well kept home with off street parking. Roof 5 years old. New windows on 2nd floor and walk up attic for lots of storage or added bedrooms. MLS 12-2699 $79,000 Donald Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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Move in ready 4 bedroom, 2.1 bath ranch. Formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, 1st floor laundry. Central A/C. Walk out the sliding door from large family room to yard. New roof, patio/sliding door & carpet in family room. Most of house recently painted. MLS# 12-876 PRICE REDUCED $182,500 Call Linda (570) 956-0584

Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

MOUNTAIN TOP

Nestled on just under an acre just minutes from 81S this colonial offers 2194 sq. ft. of living area plus a finished basement. Enjoy your summer evenings on the wrap around porch or take a quick dip in the above ground pool with tier deck. The covered pavilion is ideal for picnics or gatherings And when the winter winds blow cuddle in front of the gas fireplace and enjoy a quiet night. MLS 11-2260 Priced to Sell, $179,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

MOUNTAIN TOP

(570) 288-6654 MOUNTAIN TOP 46 Farmhouse Rd. REDUCED! MOTIVATED SELLER Lovely 10 room vinyl sided ranch home, with 2.5 modern baths, formal dining room, gas heat, central air, 2 car garage & large deck. Lower level consists of 2 large recreation rooms. Office, half bath and workshop. Lower level all ceramic tiled floors. MLS# 12-1359 $289,500 Call Florence 570-715-7737

Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196

LUZERNE

(Rear View)4 bedrooms, 3 baths, living room, dining room, new kitchen, heated sunroom, heated exercise room. Brick fireplace, large patio. $195,000 MLS 12-1442 Call Vieve Zaroda (570) 474-6307 Ext. 2772

Spacious 3 bedroom, 1 3/4 bath split level on a beautifully landscaped 1 acre lot. Large sunroom & recreation room with fireplace and wet bar. $205,000 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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663 Bennett St. Great 2 bedroom on a nice street. Lovely yard with alley access in rear, driveway in front. MLS 12-2701 $60,000 Shelby Watchilla 570-782-6969 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770

Midway Manor Ranch 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, family room, 3 season porch, gas heat, central a/c, 2 car garage. 12-1935 $177,000 Besecker Realty 570-675-3611

3 bedroom, 1 bath. Nice opportunity for a starter home or investment property. Original columns, moldings, and leaded glass windows are intact. Reduced $40,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832

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NANTICOKE 23 W. Grand Street

NANTICOKE

2,700 square foot home on 1.8 acres at 27 hole Blue Ridge Golf. No water or sewer bills. Crestwood schools. Exceptional location to walk, bike & run with over 8 miles of paths. Electric ceramic storage heat averages $200 a month. With fenced pond to the West, an undeveloped wooded lot to the East, & protected wetlands with stream between the 7th hole of the Ridge Course & the backyard - this spot is perfect for a tree house while saving for retirement & the children’s college. New roof in 2011. Bring your own realtor or attorney. $260,000 Call 570-868-8177 MOUNTAIN TOP

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 $183,900 Jill Jones 696-6550 Prudential:

696-2600

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715 Maple St. Handyman’s dream. NOT a nightmare. A little paint, carpeting and water lines and this house is good to go. Large yard. 2 bedrooms. For mor info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS 12-2332 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 ATLAS REALTY, INC. 570-829-6200

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

NANTICOKE

136 East Ridge St. A great home features 3 bedrooms, plenty of closet space, modern eat in kitchen with great appliances, living room with wood pellet stove, large family room, 1 1/2 modern bathrooms, washer/ dryer hook-up, second floor has all new replacement windows, exterior has aluminum siding, stain glass window on new front porch, new above ground pool, fenced in level yard, Plenty of off street parking, A+ today. Never worry about parking, its always there. Great location, best price home in today's market, Shown by appointment only, to qualified buyers. REDUCED $47,500 Call John Vacendak 570-735-1810 www.capitolrealestate.com for additional photos

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NEWPORT TWP.

4 Overlook Drive Great split level home in Whitney Point development, formerly Ridgeview. This home has 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 2 car garage, large deck, and lower level family room with a bar and coal stove. Heat your house all winter long with about $150 worth of coal! MLS# 12-2548 $175,000 Call John Polifka 570-704-6846 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

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PLAINS 5 Odonnell St. $114,900

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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Great starter home in convenient location. Bi-Level. 3 bedrooms with hardwood floors, 1 and 3/4 bathrooms and 1-car heated garage. Near VA Hospital, casino, highways, etc. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS # 12-2622 Directions: Traveling South on RT 315; Left on Mundy St; Left on Bear Creek Blvd; Left on ODonnell St. Home is on the right. Call Keri Best 570-885-5082

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Roomy 2 bedroom single with eat-in kitchen, tile bath, gas heat & 2 car detached garage. Priced to sell at $33,000 MLS 11-2653 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

570-288-6654 PLYMOUTH

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SHICKSHINNY 119 West Union

Street Out of flood zone! Large, 2 story frame with 2, three bedroom apartments. Off street parking, Large, dry basement, oil heat, large front porch and yard, also 4 room cottage, with garage in the rear of the same property. $85,000. Great home and/or rental. Please call 570-542-4489

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NORTH LAKE

25 W. Washington Move right into this very nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath home. Lots of natural woodwork and a beautiful stained glass window. Newer kitchen appliances and w/w carpeting. Supplement your heating with a recently installed wood pellet stove. This home also has a one car detached garage. MLS 12-2171 $76,000 John Polifka 570-704-6846 FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY 570-542-2141

NEW LISTING! NANTICOKEWANAMIE Very well maintained ranch home with 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms (possible 5) 1.5 baths, central air a 3-season porch, 1-car built-in garage and a nice size fenced-in yard, (lot size is 42x150). This home has had a lot of improvements in the last 6 years and has tons of closet space. Set an appointment to see it today! #12-2444 $99,500 Karen Altavilla 283-9100 x28

NANTICOKE

Inviting home with 90’ of lakefront & wonderful enclosed dock. The huge great room features a vaulted ceiling, hard wood floors, handsome stone fireplace, built-in cabinets & long window seat with offering lake view. Modern kitchen with large pantry for entertaining, Master suite opens to 3 season room, also lakefront. 2nd floor guest rooms are oversized. MLS# 11-2954 $319,500 Call Rhea 570-696-6677

570-283-9100

To place your ad call...829-7130 409 Union St. This home has good bones. New windows, furnace, newer addition, tons of renovations. Needs to be cleaned out. Bring it back! MLS 12-2216 $92,500 David Krolikowski 570-287-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770 NANTICOKE

415 Jones Street 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. $109,900 MLS#12-498 Michael Nocera 570-357-4300

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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. $35,000 Call CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832

Motivated seller! Affordable 3 bedroom 2 story home. Features a study on 1st floor, or could be a 4th bedroom. Semi modern kitchen, includes appliances "as is", gas heat, full basement. MLS#12-1107 Asking $42,500. Call Pat at 715-9337. Lewith & Freeman Real Estate 570-474-9801

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Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-5412 NANTICOKE

Large three bedroom brick ranch located on the out skirts of Nanticoke. You'll fall in love with the spacious open floor plan! Large sunken Living room, tiled kitchen with black appliances included, formal Dining room, bath with tiled garden tub & shower, lots of closet space, finished basement with fireplace, three quarter bath / laundry room. On a quiet dead end street. Back yard is currently under going beautiful landscape redesign. $139,000 12-2629 Please call Michele Hopkins 570-540-6046

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114 W. Union St. Large home with 3 bedrooms, 8 rooms, yard with garage and off street parking. 2 bathrooms. Nice condition. Loads of potential. For more into and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-2096 $55,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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Very comfortable 2 bedroom home in move in condition. Great sun room, large yard, 1 car garage. Deeded lake access. Reduced $107,000 MLS # 11-2899 CALL KATHIE

PITTSTON TWP.

110 Front St. This well-maintained 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths bilevel home is in move in condition. Spacious eat-in kitchen with custom cabinets, tile floor and counters. Unique lower level family room with wood burning fireplace, office space. laundry/bath combo. Plenty of storage including an 8X6 cedar closet. Outdoor space has covered patio, columned carport and well manicured partially fenced yard. Detached large garage. For more info & photos, go to www.atlasrealtyinc.com NEW PRICE $189,900 MLS# 12-2053 Call Angie at 570-885-4896 Terry at 570-885-3041

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NANTICOKE REDUCED!

143 W. Broad St. Nice 2 story home with 3 bedrooms 1.5 baths, fenced yard, newer furnace with 3 zones and newer 200 amp electrical service, whole house water filter and beautiful hard wood floors. This home has an attached Mother in Law suite with a separate entrance. This can easily be converted to a 1st floor master bedroom with a master bath. MLS 12-1401 $64,900 John W. Polifka Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 570-704-6846

PITTSTON

12 Laflin Road Like new spacious 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath end unit townhouse, Sliding doors to deck off of living room/dining room. Master suite with vaulted ceiling, modern kitchen, laundry on 2nd floor. Roof and water heater are new. Convenient location and out of flood zone MLS 12-938 $169,900 Donald Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

PITTSTON

NANTICOKE

Very nice 2 story with many updates is in ''move-in'' condition with new heating system, central air, newer roof, yard & 1 car detached garage. Directions: Main St., Nanticoke to Market, 3 stop signs to left on E. Union, home on left MLS# 12-2048 PRICE REDUCED! $65,000 Call Lynda (570) 696-5418

Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-1195

45-47 Swallow St. 3 units include double block home with additional single family home in rear. Double block has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath on each side. Single home has 1 bedroom and 1 bath. Vinyl siding and off street parking. All utilities paid by tenants except sewer. Great income. MLS 12-1989 $119,000 Call Terry 570-885-3041 Angie 570-885-4896

PITTSTON

175 Oak Street New furnace, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1st floor laundry room, 3 season porch, fenced yard and off street parking. MLS#12-721 $84,900 Call Patti 570-328-1752 Liberty Realty & Appraisal Services LLC

81 Cliff St. Move in ready, freshly painted, 2 story home. Private driveway, screened in back porch. Nicely landscaped. 4 bedrooms. Must see! MLS 12-2124 $85,000 Call Melissa 570-237-6384

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, JULY 22 1:00 TO 2:30 14 Pine Road Lovely brick home in great development. Hardwood floors, 2 car garage, newer roof, large laundry room with office space, covered back porch, large Family room on first floor with fireplace, possible 3rd Bedroom over garage. 12-2688. $198,000 Call Nancy Answini Gilroy Real Estate 570-288-1444

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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 $139,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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110 Union St. Fixer upper with 3 bedrooms, new roof, gas heat. Great lot 50 x 173. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1513 $49,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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Completely renovated in 2008, This two-story sits on a private alley lot. Central air and maple hardwood floors throughout. Directions: Main St N thru Pittston to William St. to first left onto Church to 2nd Rt onto Sand to 2nd Rt into alley. Home is on the left MLS# 12-2714 $98,000 Call Ed Appnel 570-817-2500 570-654-1490

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Nice 2 story home sits high & dry on side of Plymouth Mountain. Large eat in kitchen, living room, dining room, oil hotwater baseboard heat. Nice yard, wrap around porch. Directions: Main Street, Plymouth to Coal Street, over small bridge to 1st hard left onto Smith Row-house on right. MLS# 12-2256 $50,000 Call Lynda (570) 696-5418

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 $24,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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1610 Westminster Road. DRASTIC PRICE REDCTION 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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57 Sara Drive Bright & open floor plan. This 7 year old home offers premium finishes throughout, beautiful kitchen with granite tops, walk-out lower level finished with 3/4 bath - french doors out to private 1.16 acre lot. MLS# 12-1617 $432,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888

The best of both worlds. If you crave privacy, consider this 4 bedroom, 3 bath raised ranch on a 4.96 acre wooded lot. A tree lined driveway leads to this spacious 3,300 square foot home. MLS# 12-1407 only $185,000 Adjoining 1+ acre with deeded lake front available for $50,000. Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-3801

Totally remodeled 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on 1 acre with large family room on lower level. property has small pond and joins state game lands. Reduced! $129,900 Could be FHA financed. MLS# 11-4085 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 SWOYERSVILLE

187 Shoemaker St. Adorable 3 bedroom, 1 bath, Cape Cod. Completely remodeled inside and out. Hardwood floors throughout, duct work in place for central air installation. Back yard deck for summer cook outs and much, much more. Not a drive by! MLS 12-1595 $142,500 Jay A. Crossin EXT. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

SWOYERSVILLE

44 Bohac Street Lovely Cape Cod home, with vinyl siding, totally remodeled and re-wired, 2 bedrooms, 1 on 1st floor, off street parking and huge yard. Newer roof & replacement windows, includes newer stainless steel appliances. This home is a gem, is a must see! $134,000 Also listed on Craigslist and Zillow.com Call 570-299-7158

SWOYERSVILLE

SHICKSHINNY

SHAVERTOWN

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Dallas School District. Cape Cod home with cherry kitchen, stainless steel appliances, tile and Corian, family room with pellet stove, office on first floor, 2 bedrooms up and one on first; deck, in-ground pool with heat pump, fenced yard, 2-car detached garage. Solar credits on electric costs. Call my direct number 696-6565, office number is 6962600 ext. 210. Priced to sell at $219.900. MLS# 122267 Maribeth Jones.

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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 $154,900 Jackie Roman 570-288-0770 Ext. 39 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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Very nice Ranch home with 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, kitchen, dining room & living room. Plus propane fireplace in living room, french doors in dining room and large deck with a view. $159,900 MLS 12-287 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

78 Maltby Ave. Wonderful family home in a great neighborhood. A large master suite and family room addition make this home a must see! There is an inground pool and attached in-law suite. MLS 11-4572 $195,000 Call Kelly Connolly-Cuba EXT. 37 Crossin Real Estate 570-288-0770 THORNHURST

If you crave privacy, consider this stunning, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 story traditional cradled on a 2 acre lot. Ultra modern kitchen with breakfast area, great room with cathedral ceiling & fireplace, formal dining room & bonus room over 2 car garage. Only $299,000. MLS# 12-679 Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883 LEWITH & FREEMAN 570-696-3801

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SHICKSHINNY

130 Marvin Rd. Fantastic LOG HOME W/GREAT VIEWS**from Rear Deck, 4 Bedrooms 2 Bath on 1.55 Acres. Beautiful Landscaping. 12-1489 $199,000 570-675-4400

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221 Maple St. Beautiful 4 bedroom Back Mtn. home with natural woodwork, pocketdoors, ceiling fans & great light. Sit on 1 or 2 screened rear porches and enjoy awesome views or sit on your front porch in this great neighborhood! Don’t forget the above ground pool with deck. MLS 12-1699 $149,900 John Shelley 570-702-4162 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 TRUCKSVILLE REDUCED!!

221 Maple St. Beautiful 4 bedroom Back Mtn. home with natural woodwork, pocketdoors, ceiling fans & great light. Sit on 1 or 2 screened rear porches and enjoy awesome views or sit on your front porch in this great neighborhood! Don’t forget the above ground pool with deck. MLS 12-1699 $149,900 John Shelley 570-702-4162 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WAPWALLOPEN

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

18 Circle Ave. Relax and enjoy the beautiful view of Lily Lake right from your sunroom in this quiet lake community. Entire home redone In 2005, beautiful hardwood floors, central air, skylights, coal stove, small pond and so much more. Perfect for all year round or a weekend/summer getaway. Off street parking for 2 vehicles. MLS 12-1892 $145,000 Shelby Watchilla 570-762-6969 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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1061 Fairway Lane Low maintenance, single story ranch home located in a private golf course community in the Poconos for weekend or year round enjoyment. Modern kit with breakfast bar, formal living room and dinning room. Family room with gas Fireplace. Walk-up master bedroom with bonus room ideal for an office. New front and rear decks in a private setting within 30 minutes to W-B or Scranton. MLS 12-453 $105,000 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468 TUNKHANNOCK

NEW PRICE!!! Well maintained raised ranch in Midway Manor. Good size level yard with shed. Large sunroom / laundry addition. Lower level family room with wood stove. $139,900 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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SWEET VALLEY

Wonderful home in convenient location features spacious formal rooms, beautiful hardwood floors, & grand stone fireplaces. Kitchen opens to bright sunroom/ breakfast area. 4 large bedrooms, office & 2 baths on 2nd floor. Charming wrap around porch offers views of large property with mature oak and pines. MLS#11-528 $499,000 Call Rhea 570-696-6677

689 Main Street 2 bedroom home on large lot with bonus efficiency apartment. Large living room, eat in kitchen, screened porch. Freshly painted and new flooring. See www.craiglslist.org $69,000. Call 570-696-3368

157 Carverton Rd. Enjoy country living with scenic views just minutes from 309. This 2,030 sq ft Colonial offers an oak kitchen with new Jennaire gas range, family room with fireplace leading to a spacious rear deck, Formal dining room, 4 bedrooms and 2/1/2 baths plus a 2 car garage. The basement has a work shop area and can easily be turned into additional living area. $195,000 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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Open House this Sunday July 22nd from 1-3pm 308 Stephanie Drive Attractive Brick Front Ranch with 3 Bedrooms, gas heat, Sunroom, attached garage, large yard, shed. Hardwood floors under rugs. Great location. New windows. Basement can easily be finished. Well Maintained. MLS# 121911 PRICE REDUCED $139,900 Call Nancy Palumbo 570-714-9240

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16 Birch Street Great home in Hudson Gardens. 4 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, central a/c, new roof & windows, newly painted, screened porch, family room with fireplace and bar. 12-2688 $172,000 Call Nancy Answini Gilroy Real Estate 570-288-1444

3 bedroom, 2.5 bath log sided Ranch on almost 2 acres. Lower level is 3/4 finished. Reduced! $195,000 MLS-11-4038 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

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A GREAT BUY! 4 bedroom older home in Tunkhannock Boro. Room to spread out with over 2,000 sq ft. Priced to sell at $129,900. Shari Philmeck ERA Brady Associates 570-836-3848

Tilbury Terrace 69 Tilbury Ave All brick, 3 bedroom ranch, large wooded lot, large rooms with beautiful Parquet hardwood floors, plaster walls/ceilings, full walk-up floored attic, full basement with concrete walls & floor, wine cellar, washer/dryer, workshop areas, 2 car attached garage. Quiet, friendly neighborhood, $179,000. ROTHSTEIN REALTORS 1-888-244-2714 WEST PITTSTON

Great Rancher in move-in condition, 3 bedroom, hardwood floors, modern eatin kitchen, garage, no flood. Asking $162,500 12-1399 Call Nancy Answini Joe Gilroy Real Estate 570-288-1444

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WILKES-BARRE Stately & meticulous maintained 2-story featuring LR with HW floors, formal DR, eat-in kitchen, 3BRs, 2 baths & more! MLS# 12-2700 JUDY 714-9230 $115,000

TWINS AT WOODBERRY MANOR Spectacular 3br 2 1/2 bath twin on great lot offers beautiful hardwood floors on 1st flr and stunning kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appl. Large master suite with wonderful bath & closet. All modern amenities, stately entry and staircase, composite deck, central air, gas heat, 1 car garage. MLS# 10-2381 Dir: Rt 309S to Mountain Top, R at triangle to R onto Nuangola Rd. R into Woodland Estates to enter Woodberry Manor. R onto Woodberry Dr, R onto Twins Lane.

Prices Start at $219,900 Call Lisa Joseph at 715-9335 or Virginia Rose at 714-9253 for more information.

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Dir: 309S. to Right on S Main, Right on Nuangola, RIght on Fairwood Blvd. to end. Straight into Woodberry Manor. 1st house on left.

MOUNTAINTOP 6yr young Hallmark home on cul-de-sac. Stone & vinyl 2 story w/front porch, walk-out basement, deck to private backyard w/hot tub & swing set. All HW except tiled 1st floor bath & laundry. Beautiful kitchen, baths & much more! MLS# 12-2208 TERRY D. 715-9317 $415,900

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HARVEYS LAKE

Grandeur with this spectacular residence located on the serene, picturesque Harvey’s Lake. The 6200 sq ft estate features three floors of living with soaring ceilings & floor to ceiling windows throughout supplies picturesque scenes from every window. A floor plan that provides abundant places to enjoy these calming lake views. This home offer some of the finest examples of design and quality.

LUZERNE COUNTY

“Country Estate’’, minutes from the Valley. Make this beautiful sprawling ranch in a 12 acre park-like setting your own. Exterior features include a 30x40 inground pool, two stocked ponds, recycling waterfall and a two story 15x20 barn. The house has central air, five zone heat and a 5 1/2 year old roof. The kitchen is finished with Italian ceramic tile.

$579,000 MLS#12-1707

MOUNT BETHEL

Spectacular 4 bed 3 bath center hall colonial. Home has a bright open floor plan. Large eat in kitchen with cherry cabinets, island & tile floor. Family room with stone faced fireplace. Huge master suite with tray ceiling. Full unfinished basement plumbed for bath. Attic storage plus 2 car garage. Modestly landscaped with a rear deck & paved driveway. Commuter location!!!

$374,900 MLS#11-3688

WHITE HAVEN

This Pocono Chalet sits on a very private lot located in a wooded development. Minutes from all of the areas attractions, including ski resorts and the casino. Located of RT 80 and Interstate 476, NE extension. $299,000 MLS#12-1623

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Very well kept home in Kirby Estates. Enjoy the walk-out basement and gorgeous landscaping. Home has a fencedin back yard, rock garden & wooded area with running stream. New wood burning stove capable of heating the entire home and very efficient. Centrally located only minutes from schools, shopping, dining & more. Very cost efficient wood-burning stove. Move-in condition

$229,900 MLS#12-1995

TOBYHANNA

Pride of ownership... Well maintained 4 bed 2.5 bath home in a low dues community. Fresh paint throughout entire house. Living room fireplace, large family room, rear deck, front porch. Mature landscaping, paved driveway,1 car garage, front porch & rear deck. HOME WARRANTY!! $139,900 MLS#10-4667

PLYMOUTH

Check out this home! 3 bed, 2 full baths & completely renovated eat-in kitchen. All NEW appliances, lots of counter space & cabinets & walk-in pantry. Master bed was just added & features a full bath & WIC. There is off street parking & a detached 2 car garage. Take the photo tour & make your appointment today! **Owner will also consider a lease purchase or rent-to-own. Contact agent for details.

$119,000 MLS#12-1282

FREELAND

Completely remodeled 2/3 bed 1.5 bath home. Everything is new... roof, appliances, doors, windows, electrical system, porch, siding, deck, parking pad. Beautifully manicured & well maintained. Absolute move in condition!!! Great location! Close to schools, parks, shopping & major highways.

Stunning 4BR, 2.5 bath home. Large eat-in kitchen w/granite Island, C/A, DR w/HW, FR w/FP, 40’ deck, private rear yard. MLS# 12-1813 $299,500 Dir: Take Route 309 to turn onto Garden Ave., straight thru to Bow Creek to 1st house on left!

$103,900 MLS#12-2415

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WILKESBARRE

Two story three bedroom home situated on a large lot. This home offers an eat in kitchen with stainless appliances, modern baths and an attached garage. Close to shopping & schools.

$89,900 MLS#12-2543

MOCANAQUA

Delightful ranch home in Mocanaqua! Includes lower level living room with gas fireplace, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, deck, enclosed front porch plus 1-car detached garage. Completely remodeled and in move-in condition!!! $83,000 MLS#12-2307

MOUNTAINTOP

Great home in the Crestwood Area School District. Three bedroom one bath 2 story with a detached one car garage. Situated on a nice lot.

$75,000 MLS#12-2628

WEST NANTICOKE

Live above the flood zone! Move right in to this squeaky clean-2Story-2BR w/large landscaped yard.Corner lot at top of quiet street. Fresh paint and carpets-sit and relax on 2 enclosed porches.Recently cleaned. $68,500 MLS#12-2624

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Two story three bedroom home situated on a corner lot. This well cared for home offers a newer roof, windows, car port & a nice yard

$62,000 MLS#12-2526

EDWARDSVILLE

What a charmer!! Move right into your first home with hardwood floors, formal dining room with bay window, and spacious eat-in kitchen. Arches throughout add to the charm. Most updates have already been done for you! Sellers need you to move in so they can move in to their dream home they already have picked out! And the best part? Seller’s will include a 1 year warranty!

$54,900 MLS#12-706

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GREAT INVESTMENT PROPERTY. 3 bedroom half double. Washer/Dryer hook up, New furnace and gas hot water heater. Some new plumbing threw out. Additional small apartment in a refinished Basement with a kitchen, full bathroom, and two rooms. Basement apartment is tenant ready with separate access, electric hot water heater, and electric baseboard heat. All utilities are separate.

$49,900 MLS#12-2436

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5 bedroom 1 bath hoome in good condition. Plenty of space for a growing family. Absolute move in condition. This home features hardwood floors under the carpets, new vinyl windows, fenced yard & detached garage. Home has alot to offer... Priced to sell. $48,500 MLS#11-3536

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213 SUSQUEHANNA AVE EXETER Wyoming Ave to Exeter , right onto Erie, right onto Susquehanna Ave., home is on the left $114,900 MLS#12-2218 Jennifer Winn 570. 760.1622

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2 Story home has a large eat-in kitchen, 3 BR, large living room, and den. Off street parking, a three season porch, and a large yard.

139 LATHROP COURT, KINGSTON

Lovely, well-maintained 2 bdrm townhome in very nice condition. Enjoy low maintainance living close to grocery, shopping, and recreation! Two parking spaces included, no HOA fees. Very nice location. MLS#12-404 Directions: Wyoming Ave. (Rt 11) S to left on E. Dorrance Ave, then left onto Rutter Ave. Turn right into Lathrop Court, just before Eyecare Specialists..

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Quaint 3 bed 3 bath home walking distance to the lake. Home has stone faced gas fireplace, cathedral ceiling, loft & skylights. Remodeled kitchen with new stainless steel appliances. Plenty of storage with attic & walk in closet. Ceiling fans in very room. Oversized 2 car heated garage. New roof & 72 gallon hot water heater. Huge wrap around deck & yard with mature landscaping!

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Great Bi-Level located in Blueberry Hill Estates. This home offers plenty of storage, a finished lower level and mature landscaping. Home is situated on a double lot with an above ground pool. Fantastic property located in a wonderful development. $235,000 MLS#12-1696

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Modern 3BR, 1.1 bath Ranch on a lovely lot. Large eat-in oak kitchen w/all appliances; 1st floor FR; 1st floor laundry; 3 season porch; deck; rec room; garage.

The property depicted above is a New Listing in Polonia Estates in Mountain Top and is offered at $299,000. ID # 12-2772

$1,475,000 MLS#12-2045

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Modern 2 BR, 2BA Cape Cod move in ready. Totally renovated 2nd floor Master with new bath and lots of closet space. Mod eat in kit ,new 1st floor bath, Very large LR/DR combo, Vinyl windows throughout, gas heat, deck,detached garage, yard. Dir:Rte 309 to Carverton Road, R on Spring garden, top of hill, L on Clearview, house on R.

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199 Clearview Ave, Trucksville

Affordable 4 BR 1.5 bath home in the Dallas school system! HW throughout, Formal DR, eat in kit,large LR,nicely sized BRs. Convenient Back Mountain location. Dir:Rte. 309 to Carverton, R on Spring Garden,R on Terrace Ave, house on Left.

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DUNMORE Remodeled 4BR Ranch home w/panoramic views of the city. New carpet, new windows, new roof. Granite counters, marble & HW floors, cathedral ceilings & 2 car garage. A must see! MLS# 11-4558 TINA 714-9277 $269,900

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SHAVERTOWN Spectacular views from this 4300SF 2 story home w/ultra modern eat-in kitchen, 4BRs, 6 baths on 2 acres. A must see! MLS# 12-995 TERRY NELSON 714-9248 $599,000

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DALLAS Exceptional 3BR Condo w/spacious rooms & elegant custom paint & built-ins throughout. Beautiful kitchen, wonderful views. 1st floor Master Suite has office, large WIC & stunning bath. Walk-out LL has handsome FR, BRs, office & great organized storage. MLS# 12-1680 RHEA 696-6677 $495,000

LAKE NUANGOLA Lakefront! Beautiful totally remodeled from top to bottom-inside & out Multi-level. Decks & new dock motorboat are allowed! 3BRs, 1 3/4 bath, great sunroom. Less than 1 minute to I81. MLS# 12-2775 PAT S. 715-9337 $399,900

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DALLAS 52 acre pristine equestrian country estate w/stunning 4120SF custom post & beam ranch home. Very spacious flr plan w/ultra modern Kit, 3BRs, 3.5 baths, 2FPs & 2FRs. Property included 1800SF guest/ caretaker home. 2600SF 7 stall stable w/indoor 75x125 & outdoor riding arenas. Borders state forestlands. MLS# 12-2161 BARBARA M. 696-0883 $749,000

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CLARKS SUMMIT Beautifully appointed home set high off the road w/6+acres for more privacy yet you are only mins from downtown C.S. Granite cntrtps, cherry HW flrs, cath ceilings, gourmet Kit, wonderful MSTR Ste & a backyard to die for! Builtin grill, refrig, etc under a covered patio & in-ground pool! MLS# 12-542 DEB 714-5802 or PEG 714-9247 $790,000

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

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DALTON MAGNIFICENT ESTATE One of a kind setting. This 1929 stone mansion enjoys magnificent views from early morning sunrise to evening sunset. This house of seven gables, situated on 21+acres boasts marble floors, 2 ornate wood burning FPs, approx. 7000SF of living space plus 8 stall horse barn & 75’ x 150’ indoor riding area. MLS# 12-1540 MARION 585-0602 or CHRISTIAN 585-0614 $1,600,000

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DALLAS TOWNSHIP Spectacular wooded and rolling topography provides backdrop for one of the Back Mountains most successful new neighborhoods. Created by Halbing-Amato Developers, you can work with Summit Pointe Builders to design your dream home or choose your own builder. Offers public, water, sewer, gas, electric, phone and cable.

Priced from $52,900 to $89,900.

Call Kevin Smith (570) 696-5420 Kevin.Smith@Century21.com

Directions: From Kingston. Route 309 to a right on Center Street. Left at the “T” onto Ondish Road. Follow 3/4 mile to Saddle Ridge Entrance on the Right.

3138 Memorial Hwy., Dallas Across From Agway

(570) 675-4400

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106 ACRES W/HOME & 80 ACRE POND One of a kind paradise with many possibilities. Taxed in Wyoming County, all mineral Rights included. Asking $425,000 Call CINDY KING 570-690-2689

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WEST NANTICOKE

WHITE HAVEN

WILKES-BARRE (Riverside Park) Corner of Dagobert and Gordon Ave.

WILKES-BARRE

TILBURY TERRACE Tilbury Avenue Superb 3 bedroom single. Hardwood floors, fireplace, garage. Well maintained. Great Neighborhood. Affordable at $209,500. Towne & Country Real Estate Co. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708

WEST PITTSTON $49,900

329 Wyoming Ave. Flooded in Sept. 2011, being sold as is. Great potential in this 4 bedroom 2 3/4 bath house. Off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 12-716 Call Tom 570-262-7716

WEST PITTSTON

510 Fourth St. A nice 2 story, 3 bedroom home in the Wyoming Area school district. Corner lot. Out of the flood zone. MLS 12-1616 $79,000 Jackie Roman EXT 39 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WEST PITTSTON

NEW LISTING! Beautifully restored Cape Cod located on a lovely tree lined street. Ultra modern kitchen has granite counter tops, tiled floors and washer dryer hook-up. Three bedrooms, 2 baths, new gas furnace, water heater and electrical. Quality laminate flooring throughout first floor. Large master bedroom suite on 2nd floor has a walk-in closet, a cedar closet and adjoining office/exercise room or a 4th bedroom. #12-2753 $149,900 Karen Bernardi 283-9100 x31

Priced to sell in Woodhaven Estates! This well maintained home located in the Crestwood School District offers features such as, covered deck and lower deck leading to the pool, ductless A/C, zoned heating system, oversized heated 2car garage in addition to the built-in garage. Finished lower level with recreation room, workshop and ½ bath laundry area. The list goes on, come and take a look! Owners are ready to move, are you? MLS#12-872 $199,900 Jill Jones direct: 696-6550

696-2600 WHITE-HAVEN 501 Birch Lane

Beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath. Enjoy the amenities of a private lake, boating, basketball courts, etc. The home has wood floors and carpeting throughout. French doors in the kitchen that lead you out to the large rear deck for entertaining. The backyard has 2 utility sheds for storage MLS 12-1695 $179,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

WILKES BARRE

120 Darling Street MOVE IN READY Just listed! Only $42,000 Cheaper than rent. Gas heat, small yard, 2 bedrooms plus additional flex room. Updated kitchen and bath. Screened in porches. Great home! Looking for offers! MLS# 12-2321 Call Theresa Vacendak directly @ 650-5872 for showing or information.

CENTRAL REAL ESTATE (570) 822-1133

WILKES-BARRE $139,900

WEST PITTSTON

WEST PITTSTON

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 $169,900 Louise Laine 283-9100 x20

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Townhouse For Sale! Ledgeview Estates 1, 800 square feet. Large eat-in kitchen tile throughout, granite countertops, walk-out deck, living room with hardwood floors, fully finished basement with gas fireplace & sliding glass doors to patio, 2nd floor laundry. 2 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms with tile, central air conditioning/gas heat. Asking $174,900 Please call Marissa @ 570-430-9324 if interested!

2 bedroom modular rancher (large master bedroom) with a 20x 22 family room and a woodburner. Panelled interior. 10x12 three season porch. Carport. 2 driveways. Many extras.(FHA: $2,450 down, $393/month, 3.875% interest, 30 years.) $70,000 MLS# 12-2092 Ask for Bob Kopec. Humford Realty, Inc. 570-822-5126

51 Flood Drive Parsons Manor Beautiful Townhouse in great condition. Very spacious with large rooms, one car garage and basement storage. 3 bedrooms. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2292 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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16 Sullivan St. Large 5 bedroom home with a newer roof, new gas furnace, modern kitchen and baths. Close to Central City. MLS 12-1171 $60,000 Charles J. Prohaska Ext. 35 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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Beautifully maintained 2-story home with 3 bedrooms and 1 and 3/4 bathrooms. Oak floors throughout with chestnut woodwork. Cherry kitchen, stained glass windows, french doors, fireplace and a 3season porch all situated in a countrylike setting in the heart of the city. Huge attic can be converted into master suite or 4th or 5th bedroom. Off street parking. Convenient location. Nothing to do but move in! Must see. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS #12-2620 $99,900 Directions: Traveling south on North River Rd; Left at light at Courthouse onto West North St, Left onto Darling St. Home is in the right. atlas realtyinc.com Call Keri Best 570-885-5082

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210 Academy St. Large grand home. Open concept downstairs, 1 st floor laundry, lots of closet space, fenced in back yard, extra large driveway. Garage with floor pit, auto garage door opener. 60 amp subpanel, walk up attic. Loads of potential. MLS 12-1268 $115,000 David Krolikowski 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE

35 Hillard St. Hardwood floors, fenced in yard, large deck. Off street parking. 3 bedroom home with 1st floor laundry. Move in condition. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1655 $76,500 Colleen Turant 570-237-0415

216 Franklin St Elegant tudor with 4800 sq ft in Downtown Wilkes-Barre's Historic District. The 1st floor office has 1860 sq ft with central air and 2 restrooms. The residence upstairs includes 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, custom kitchen with an island & sunny breakfast room, formal dinning room. The formal living room has a tray ceiling, picture windows and wet bar. Also, a cozy den. Private drive, Off street parking for 5 cars. MLS 12-1525 $325,000 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468

37 Lynch Lane Add some TLC and this large 2 story home could be the gem it once was. Off street parking, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. Priced to sell in quiet neighborhood. Being sold in ”as is” condition. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-2634 $38,500 Call Michele 570-905-2336

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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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

Just on the market this 2 story offers a modern kitchen, formal dining room, 1st floor laundry plus 2/3 bedrooms On 2nd floor. Affordably priced at $ 27,900 MLS 12-50 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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89 Conwell Street Well maintained 2 story home with a finished lower level and a gas fireplace. New carpets and a walk-up attic, great for storage. $60,000 MLS# 11-4529 Call Michael Nocera

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19 Lawrence St. Very well kept 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath 2 story with family room, enclosed back porch and fenced in back yard. Nice layout with lots of closet space. Modern kitchen, laundry 1st floor. Replacement windows and much more! MLS 12-1325 $72,000 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE REDUCED!

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191 Andover St. Lovely single family 3 bedroom home with lots of space. Finished 3rd floor, balcony porch off of 2nd floor bedroom, gas hot air heat, central air and much more. Must see! MLS 11-59 $54,900 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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39 W. Chestnut St. Lots of room in this single with 3 floors of living space. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath with hardwood floors throughout, natural woodwork, all windows have been replaced, laundry/pantry off of kitchen. 4x10 entry foyer, space for 2 additional bedrooms on the 3rd floor. Roof is new. MLS 11-325 $59,900 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

Looking for a home with 5 bedrooms or mother in-law apartment, this is the home for you! This property has many amenities, a privacy rear fence with a concrete rear patio (23’ x23’), large storage building (23’ x 18’). Offstreet parking for 2 vehicles, rear porches on 2nd and 3rd floor. Home has 9 rooms, 2 modern baths, 2 modern kitchens with plenty of cabinets. Replacement windows, newer roof, natural woodwork in living room and dining room. Property is close to all amenities including playground across the street, Dan Flood School, Coughlin High School, General Hospital, Kings College, churches and shopping. #12-1763 $69,900 Louise Laine 2839100 x20

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100 Ashley St. Well maintained 3 unit building with extra $50 per month from garage with electric. Off street parking for 4 cars and fenced in yard. Back porches on both levels. Fully rented. Let rental income pay for this property. Must see! MLS 12-1746 $109,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 ASHLEY

110 Ashley St. Very nice duplex with off street parking and nice yard. Enclosed porch on 1st floor and 2 exits on 2nd. Fully rented. Great return on your investment. Rent pays your mortgage. Don’t miss out MLS 12-1745 $89,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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240 Sheridan St. Cute home just waiting for your personal touch. Looking to downsize? Well this is the one for you. 2nd floor could be finished, along with the basement. If you are a handyman you have to see this home. MLS 12-1481 $42,000 Roger Nenni EXT 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

254 Sheridan St Nice Bright Traditional with modern ceramic eat-in kitchen & tiled bath, most windows replaced, built-in garage & deep yard. Very convenient to schools, shopping and highways. MLS 12-1512. $74,900. CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-793-9449 Call Steve Shemo 570-718-4959

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46 Barney Street Well - maintained three bedroom home with a large yard. Great starter home! 12-2390 $64,500 Darcy J. Gollhardt Realtor 570-262-0226 CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-718-4959 Ext. 1352 WILKES-BARRE 60 Saint Clair St

Great 4 bedroom home with new kitchen, furnace and bath. Laundry room off kitchen. Newer windows and roof. Hardwood on first floor. Off street parking. Older one car garage. Walk up attic. MLS 11-1478 $59,000 Call Nancy Answini 570-237-5999 JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444 WILKES-BARRE

302 Parrish St Warm and Welcome! This lovely well maintained home features 3 bedrooms with large closets, spacious kitchen and low taxes! 12-2296 $44,200 Brenda Suder 570-332-8924 RE/MAX PRECISION PROPERTIES 570-824-9800 WILKES-BARRE

322 Academy St. Charming 3 bedroom Ranch with unique upgrades including polished concrete countertops in kitchen, and a lovely built in gas fireplace in living room. Up to date landscaping, fenced in yard and above ground pool and hot tub. MLS 12-2441 $102,900 Jay A. Crossin EXT. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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Beautifully maintained 3 story home, features hardwood floors, built-in cabinet, five plus bedrooms, office, 3 bathrooms and stained glass windows. All measurements are approximate. 12-1081 $99,900 Call Tracy McDermott Realty 570-696-2468

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For sale by owner Located in Wilkes Barre city. 65 Reno Lane Currently rented with a great tenant. Entire home was remodeled 10 years ago, including new plumbing, electric, drywall, and is appraised at $55,000. Features 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 6 rooms total. Partial unfinished basement, with gas heat, and yard with wood deck. All this for $40,000 Great investment property. owner will help with closing!! Rent income is $650.00 agents welcome. Call 570-814-3666

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68-70 W. South St. 5 Unit property for sale on the campus of Wilkes University with a Cap Rate of 8.67%. Annual Net Operating Income of $34,238. 100% occupancy over the last 5 years. 12-1522 $395,000 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468

This very nice 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath home has a large eat in kitchen for family gatherings. A great walk up attic for storage and the home is in move-in condition. MLS 11-1612 $63,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

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46 Bradford St. Pride of ownership everywhere. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, large yard, off street parking. Ready to go! MLS 12-1508 $69,900 Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706

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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. $59,900 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832

45 Marlborough Ave Nice brick front Ranch on corner lot. 3 bedrooms, 1 full and (2) 1/2 baths. Finished basement, breezeway to 2 car garage. Fenced yard and central air. MLS 12-1612 New price $105,000 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE

484 Madison St. Well kept home with finished basement. Move in condition with plenty of rooms, new Pergo floors on 2nd floor and fenced in yard. Newer roof and furnace approximately 10 years old. MLS 12-1291 $74,900 Donald Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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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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15 Amherst Ave PRICE REDUCED! Own for less than your apartment rent! Freshly painted 4 Bedroom Dutch Colonial sports a brand new roof & is handicap accessible with wheelchair ramp in rear. 1st floor has Master Bedroom & 3/4 bath with walk-in shower, modern kitchen with breakfast bar, computer room & 1st floor laundry. Great neighborhood walking distance to schools, colleges & bus rte. Come in & see what this great house has to offer. MLS 12-216 REDUCED! $75,900 CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-793-9449 Call Steve Shemo 570-718-4959

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WILKES-BARRE NEW LISTING! Large home that is bright and open. Newly remodeled kitchen and bathrooms. Home has 3 bedrooms, living room, dining room and a laundry room on 1st floor. Plenty of room for off-street parking in back of the large lot. Pergo flooring throughout the lower level, new tile backsplash in the main bathroom. #12-2524 $64,900 Call Chris Jones to schedule your showing! 696-6558

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129 Lampman St. Side by side double block home with 3 bedrooms each side, separate utilities. Includes 2 extra lots. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2253 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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

Nice, clean 3 bedroom, 6 room home in very good condition, parking at rear for 3+ vehicles, newer rear porch with trees shading porch. Side lot is nicely landscaped, 2nd floor has rear porch off bedroom. Large storage area on 2nd floor which can be converted to a 2nd bathroom. Replacement windows throughout, natural woodwork on 1st floor and stairs. Kitchen remodeled with new stove and dishwasher. #12-2213 $59,000 Louise Laine 2839100 x20

NEW LISTING! Convenient location! Near General Hospital. Large kitchen and spacious living room highlight this two-story home. Double wide lot with detached garage and driveway. Home has a newer roof and furnace and a nice backyard with plenty of room. Call today to see this home! #12-2523 $49,900 Chris Jones 6966558

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

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573 Coon Road This 100+ year old Victorian comes with a lot of amenities inside and out on 6 acres of Country living. Indoor pool, wine cellar, patio, 4 car garage and much more. Property is being sold “as is”. MLS 12-1676 $329,000 Shelby Watchilla 570-762-6969 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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$74,900 Cute little home in very nice neighborhood with 4 bedrooms, large yard and 2 car garage. MLS #12-2614. For more information and photos, visit atlasrealtyinc.co m Call Charlie 829-6200 VM 101

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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 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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Former Tavern w/2 apts. No liquor license. Needs work. Add’l lot for OSP. MLS#12-421 JULIO 714-9252 or ANDY 714-9225

900 SF Commercial space on 1st flr. 900 SF 2 BR apt on 2nd flr. Billboard also available to rent on bldg. MLS#10-4309 TINA 714-9251

Large 8000 SF building looking 2 bldgs zoned commercial. Great business opportunity. 1st flr has 2 for a new lease on life! Zoned Commercial. BR, Apt. Freshly painted exterior. Zoned 1 consists of retail space & apts, the MLS#11-4058 other is a 2-story home. MLS#10-4056 Community Business. MLS#11-4416 SANDY 970-1110 or DAVID 970-1117 MIKE JOHNSON MATT 714-9229

Multi-Purpose Bldg 6000+ SF former furniture Convenient location on State St - Adjacent lot store, plus apt. & lots more space. available for sale $90,000. MLS#10-4590 High traffic area. MLS#11-3865 MARGY 696-0891 or MIKE J 970-1100 RAE DZIAK 714-9234

This 2400 SF bldg features offices & garage w/overhead door. Across from Hollenback Golf Course. MLS#11-4561 JUDY RICE 714-9230

Prime commercial storefront + 3 spacious Apts. Parking lot in rear. MLS#12-687 DONNA S 788-7504

Unique bldg currently used Former automotive/gas station (tanks removed). 1500 SF bldg w/2 bay as single residence. May be converted to garage & pkg for 30 cars. MLS#12-1713 suit your needs (w/zoning approval). MLS#12-844 CLYDETTE 696-0897

Prime office building for 2 or 3 Established turn-key tenants. Move-in condition w/one tenant. restaurant w/2 apts. Business & Gas heat & central air. MLS#12-932 building priced to sell! MLS#11-130 GERALD PALERMO 788-7509 ANDY 714-9225

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Beautiful brick building currently used as salon. Separate entrances & utilities. Zoned Commercial. OSP. MLS#122029 JENNIFER HILLA 715-9350

2-Story masonry bldg on Great income property! 7 units - good condition - many updates 96x180 lot w/pkg for 36 cars. Ideal for apts or small mfg business. MLS#12-1758 - tenant occupied. MLS#12-1646 MIKE 970-1100 or MARGY 696-0891 RAE DZIAK 714-9234

Wonderful opportunity for Great location for professional Opportunity to own your own 3 BR, Ranch w/gar+ commercial bldg w/ice cream stand, office. Private drive in rear. Zoned C-3. restaurant/pizza business. Includes attached bldg. Zoned HWY COMM. Ideal Property being sold "as is". MLS#10-4362 equipment & liquor license. MLS#12-1658 for office or sm business. MLS#10-4367 storefront & apt. Also storage bldg. MLS#12-370 TINA 714-9251 JUDY RICE 714-9230 RAE 714-9234 CORINE 715-9321

5 Unit building w/private Victorian 5 Unit in excellent condition! New fencing. Laundry, parking. Well kept - fully rented w/long term tenants. MLS#10-3866 3 garages & OSP for 9. MLS#12-2487 TERRY DONNELLY 715-9317 RAE Dziak 714-9234

3235 SF Building on .816 acre. Renovated in 2001. Perfect for truck repair, lanscaper, contractor, etc. MLS#121376 ANDY CISNEY 714-9225

PRIME LOCATION - Vacant land with Penn Dot access already in place. Close to everything! MLS#12-2517 DAVID 970-1117 or SANDY 970-1110

4 Sty brick office bldg, more than half rented. High traffic area. 2 lots included for pkg. MLS#11-1045 ANDY 714-9225 or MARGY 696-0891

Great location for multi-use Former landmark restaurant. commercial business. Ample pkg, office & offers 3500 SF on the 1st level plus basement. Parking for 40 cars. MLS#12-89 workspace. MLS#12-685 PAT G 788-7514 or BEN T 788-7516 GERALD PALERMO 788-7509

High traffic location. 2900 SF professional office space w/basement storage. Pkg for at least 12 cars. MLS#12416 RHEA SIMMS 696-6677

Ideal bldg for retail sales or prof offices. High traffic location on Route 309S. Zoned Commercial. MLS#121534 MIKE JOHNSON 970-1100

Outstanding brick bldg! Parking for 7-10 cars. MLS#08-2790 PEG 714-9247

Commercial opportunity awaits your business.1st flr 10,000 SF w/offices. 2nd flr storage. Plenty of pkg on 4.62 acres. MLS#10-1110 JUDY 714-9230

3.895 Acres on W-B Blvd700 front feet provides excellent exposure. Utilities, access road, possible KOZ opportunity. MLS#11-1346 VIRGINIA ROSE 288-9371

Retail, Office, Medical Whatever your need - This 4000 SF Bldg can accommadate it! Parking for 10. MLS#12276 JUDY RICE 714-9230

6700 SF building on the San Attractive office space 32,000SF, Prime Location Lease this building 30+ parking, including trailer spaces Souci Parkway. Modern office space available. in excellent condition. Good visibility. 1900SF - 12 pkg spaces. MLS#09- w/nice offices, conference room & Kit. Parking for 30+ cars. MLS#12-1342 For "rent" only. MLS#10-4503 MLS#08-1305 3085 Ample parking. MLS#11-419 MATT HODOROWSKI 714-9229 BARBARA M 696-0883 VIRGINIA ROSE 288-9371 MARGY 696-0891 JUDY 714-9230

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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 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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93 Main St. Four units. 3 residential and one storefront.Great corner location, flood damaged home being sold as is. For more info visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1948 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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COMMERCIAL Restaurant/bar for sale! 8,525 square feet. Turn key with seating for 125, bar area seats 24, all equipment is included in sale, fixtures, two-walk-in coolers, furnishing, kitchen equipment, liquor license. Two apartments with long term tenants. Gas heat, handicap accessible, high traffic area. MLS# 11-4332 Call Maribeth Jones, direct number 6966565, office 6962600 ext. 210. $475,000

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DUPLEX 2 bedrooms down, 1 upstairs, off-street parking. $82,000. Call (570)704-9446

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Prime retail or office space in high active shopping plaza. Close to Price Chopper, Kost Tires & Wegmans. MLS#122554 GERI 696-0888

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100 Union St. Great location in high traffic area. Completely remodeled and updated. Professional space. Move in ready with office furniture included in price. Reception area, eat in kitchen and outside deck. MLS 12-2784 $85,000 John Shelley 570-702-4162 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 KINGSTON

64-66 Dorrance St. 3 units, off street parking with some updated Carpets and paint. $1500/ month income from long time tenants. W/d hookups on site. MLS 11-3517 $99,900 Call Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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140 Wyoming Ave. Location, Location, Location! Great space in high traffic area. Was used for professional business with a gun shop occupying a small portion of the building. Only the gun shop is occupied. OSP for approximately 11 cars. MLS 12-1735 $299,000 Shelby Watchilla 570-762-6969 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 5770-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE

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238 Main St. Multi Family Investment Property Great opportunity for the experienced investor. Property is large with parking for at least 9 cars. Extra lot, one office and 2 apartments. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2315 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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Waiting for developer - this 3.7 acre parcel is highly visible from Rt 81. Easy access. Ideal for many uses. MLS#12-2535 JUDY 714-9230 or CHRISTIAN 585-0614

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

33-37 Church St. 4 unit investment property close to shopping and bus routes.Off street parking and large yard. Includes 2 laundry rooms. MLS 12-2383 $119,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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Brick & block prime office bldg. Includes professional office space + restaurant. MLS#12-366 GERALD PALERMO 788-7509

107 River St. Large 3 unit apartment building with off street parking for several cars. 3rd floor newly remodeled. Hardwood floors. Large yard, newer furnace and great location. Fully rented. Good investment propertY. MLS 12-2017 $199,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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55 1/2 Main St. Newer side by side double with separate utilities, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths each side. Buy with 3 1/2% down and low FHA mortgage rate if you live in one side. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1851 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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1301 Murray St. 2 family duplex. Fully rented. Vinyl sided, 2 car garage, off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-2028 $118,000 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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 Need a Roommate? MLS# 10-2675 Place an ad and Call Karen Coldwell Banker find one here! Rundle Real Estate 570-829-7130 570-474-2340

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Nice duplex zoned commercial, can be used for offices as well as residential. All separate utilities. Keep apt. space or convert to commercial office space. Adjacent lot for sale by same owner. MLS 11-2176 $79,900 Jay A. Crossin CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 ext. 23

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366 Pierce Street (corner lot). 1,300 sq. ft. concrete block commercial building on a 90 x 145 lot. Central air conditioning. Paved parking for 25 cars. Presently a pizza business, but land can be used for multiple uses (bank building, offices, etc.). MLS 12-1279. $325,000 Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126

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299 Rutter Ave. Large well maintained Duplex on a corner lot in Kingston. 2 bedrooms each unit, separate gas heat and off street parking for multiple cars. New roof, water heater and freshly painted exterior. A really nice property! MLS 12-2447 $139,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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399-401 Madison St Fully occupied and maintained 4 unit building in nice section of Wilkes-Barre close to General Hospital, schools and public transportation. MLS 12-2460 $99,500 John Shelley 570-702-4162 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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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 REDUCED $169,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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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 $74,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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KINGSTON REDUCED

388 Schuyler Ave. Well cared for Duplex in great location. 1st floor has new bathroom and large kitchen, 2nd floor has all new carpeting and long term tenant. Large lot and off street parking for 2 cars. Separate furnaces and electricity, Make an offer! MLS 12-1125 $94,900 Call Shelby Watchilla 570-762-6969 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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PITTSTON PRICED REDUCED NEW PRICE $79,900

21-23 Spring Street Very nice 6 unit with 2 bedrooms each. Well maintained with new roofs & windows. Coin operated washer/dryer. Fully occupied, city license & occupancy permits issued. Off street parking available. $235,000 Call 570-542-5610

NANTICOKE

35 High St. Nice duplex in great location, fully occupied with leases. Good investment property. Separate utilities, newer furnaces, gas and oil. Notice needed to show. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3222 $89,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

LEASE SPACE PLYMOUTH

Kingston Wellness Center / professional offices. -Modern Decor and Loft Style Offices -Four Lane Street Frontage -100+ Parking -Established Professional & Wellness Businesses On-Site -Custom Leases Available -Triple Net Spaces Available: 600SF, 1400SF, 2610SF, and 4300SF. 4300SF Warehouse Space available Built to Suit. Call Cindy 570-690-2689 www.cindykingre.com

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LEHMAN TWP

3000 Square Foot Building zoned commercial available for lease. Located in high traffic area. Parking for 20 cars. MLS# 12-1452 PRICE REDUCED! $1500/month Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883

LUZERNE COMMERCIAL Over 10,000 square feet of storage space in two buildings…room to build another building…professional, car wash, restaurant, salon, just minutes from the 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 this property. MLS# 121647 Call Maribeth Jones, direct number 6966565, office 6962600 ext. 210. REDUCED TO $199,000

264-266 E. State St. Unique, charming 5 units, 1-3 bedroom, 3-2 bedrooms, 1-1 bedroom, most with remodeled kitchens and bathrooms. Appliances and air conditioners. Well maintained with newer roofs and porches. Fully occupied, city license and occupancy permits. issued. $155,000. Call 570-542-5610 NANTICOKE COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL

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109-111 Welles St. 2 properties for the price of o ne! A 3 unit apartment building and a detached 2 bedroom home. Apartment building consists of a 3 bedroom 1/2 double and two 3 room apartments. Separate utilities. Electric heat in rear home. Bran new roof and other updates. MLS 12-2015 $119,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

65 1/2 Center St. Two homes on one lot. Both rented. Great income potential. For more info visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1898 $72,000 Call Tom 570-262-7716

S O L D

PITTSTON

68 William St. Great investment property with 3 units and separate utilities. Each unit has 2 entrances and washer hook up. Roof is 5 years old. For more info visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-1897 $69,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

Duplex. Aluminum siding, oil heat, semi - modern kitchens, long term tenant. On a spacious 50’ x 150’ lot. Motivated Seller. REDUCED. $33,260 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

570-288-6654

103 W. Chestnut St. 3 unit investment property. Completely remolded in 2010 including new plumbing and electrical service. Each unit has a laundry room. Large fenced yard and fully rented. MLS 12-2381 $119,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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WYOMING PRICE REDUCED! $154,900

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 Call Charlie VM 101

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HARDING REDUCED $24,900 Mt. Zion Road One acre lot just before Oberdorfer Road. Great place to build your dream home MLS 11-3521 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

MOUNTAIN TOP

WHITE HAVEN Route 115 Nice level building lot right in front of the golf course! Close to I-80 & PA Turnpike. $14,500 Louise Gresh 570-233-8252 CENTURY 21 SELECT GROUP 570-455-8521

3 rooms includes heat, hot water, water, garbage & sewer + appliances, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking. Security. No pets. $480/month. 570-655-1606

WILKES-BARRE 57 Fulton St. Nice residential area. Lot for sale 3080 square feet. MLS 12-1762 $5,000 Kelly ConnollyCuba EXT. 37 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

3 bedroom, 2nd floor of century home in beautiful area. All appliances, heat & gas for dryer included. Lease, security & references required. No pets. $800/month. Call 570-675-2486

JENKINS TOWNSHIP Prestigious

Highland Hills Development .88 Acres. $75,000 570-947-3375 KINGSTON 302-304 Wyoming Avenue One of the only commercial building lots available on Wyoming Ave. Make this extremely busy site the next address of your business. MLS 08-1872 $89,000 Jay A. Crossin EXT. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

912 Lots & Acreage 150 Dana St. Completely remodeled! Modern 5 unit property with hardwood flooring and ceramic tile in kitchens and baths. New furnace in 2009. Secure building. Fully rented. Large concrete basement for Owner’s storage, part of which could be used as an efficiency. All services separate. Utilities included in rent for #5 only. Great money maker MLS 12-1740 $319,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

BENTON TOWNSHIP 12.87 acres with

well and in ground septic system. Spring. 1000’ trout stream. 60% clear, 40% wooded. Natural gas lease. $150,000. Call 570-925-6018

Cameron County, PA - 4 wooded acres borders state forest and has frontage along two streams! Perc approved, electric, road frontage. $49,900. Owner financing. 800-6688679. DALLAS

LAFLIN $32,900 Lot#9 Pinewood Dr

Build your new home in a great neighborhood. Convenient location near highways, airport, casino and shopping

WILKES-BARRE

62 Hutson St. Duplex in good condition Fenced in yard and back screened porch. Fully rented. Property pays for itself with $$$ left over. Take a look NOW! MLS 12-1747 $59,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

401-403 Main St. 3 lots together. 2 in Kingston (nice corner paved lot) 1 in Edwardsville (40x60) potential to build with parking or parking for 20-48 vehicles. MLS 12-1465 $75,000 John Shelley 570-702-4162 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

$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

156 X 110 X 150 X 45 DIRECTIONS Rt 315

to laflin Rd; make left off Laflin Rd onto Pinewood Dr. Lot is on corner of Pinewood Dr. and Hickorywood Dr. MLS 11-3411 atlas realtyinc.com Call Keri Best 570-885-5082

Vacant Commercial Land. Route 309. High traffic location. All utilities.Between St. Jude’s & Walden Park on right. 132’x125’. $46,900 MLS 12-1657 Call Vieve Zaroda (570) 474-6307 Ext. 2772

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WYOMING

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WEST PITTSTON

70-72 Sullivan St. Well maintained 4 unit property with enclosed back porches and off street parking for 4 cars. Fully rented. New roof in 2008. Great investment. Make an appointment now! MLS 12-1748 $179,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE

DALLAS

1+ acres on Bunker Hill Road. Great views - builder of your choice. Septic and Well required Seller will provide perc test. MLS #11-268 $59,500 Call Rhea at 570-696-6677

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97 Kado St. Duplex on nice corner lot in quiet neighborhood. A little TLC needed. Could easily be converted to a single family. Motivated seller. MLS 12-1867 $84,900 Donald Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

WYOMING

DALLAS TOWNSHIP 63 acres with about 5,000’ roadfront on 2 roads. All Wooded. $385,000. Call Besecker Realty 570-675-3611

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

Waterfront Property 80 Acre Pond 26 Acres of Land $425,000 106+ Acre property with 3 Bedroom Ranch home and pole barn in Franklin Township. Rare opportunity to own Perrins Marsh. Call Now for more information. MLS# 122427 $425,000 Call Cindy King 570-690-2689 www.cindykingre.com

WEST PITTSTON

696-2600 SHICKSHINNY LAKE

Location, Location, Location A most unique & desirable property. This is an opportunity to purchase a centrally situated lot with an unmatched view of this beautiful lake. If you are looking for that special building site, this is it! If you see it, you’ll agree. MLS# 11-1269 $179,900 Call Dale Williams Five Mountains Realty 570-256-3343

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

SHICKSHINNY

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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

3 bedroom, 2 bath home in great condition in park. $16,000. Financing available with $3,000 down. Call 570-477-2845

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NANTICOKE

Nice, clean, 1 bedroom, water, sewer, garbage fee included.Washer/dryer, refrigerator & stove availability. Security, $465/ month. No pets, no smoking. 570-542-5610

SHICKSHINNY ( 1 mile north of Shickshinny) 2 open efficiencies, right on route 11, Includes heat, central air, garbage, wi-fi, satellite tv, tenant pays electric. $575/per month. Also 1 bedroom apt. available, includes all the above except water. $675/month. New stove and refrigerator included with all apts. Call 570-793-9530

WILKES-BARRE

LEHMAN 9 Acres on Lehman Outlet Road. 470’ front, over 1,000’ deep. Wooded. $150,000. Call Besecker Realty 570-675-3611

MOOSIC BUILDING LOT

Corner of Drake St. & Catherine, Moosic. 80x111 building lot with sewer & water available, in great area with newer homes. Corner lot. For more details visit www.atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS #12-1148. $29,900 Call Charlie

MOUNTAIN TOP 5.4 acres in

Glendale Manor. Walking distance to Crestwood High School. Is already subdivided into six lots . Perfect for a private custom home site or for development. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832.

Nice 1 acre building lot situated in a country setting amidst mountains, ponds and farmlands. An ideal rural setting for your dream home! #12-2631 $18,500 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

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 EDWARDSVILLE Great opportunity! Affordable lot in nice neighborhood just waiting for a home. Close to schools, shopping, etc. Public sewer & water. 11-3767 $14,900 Call Mary Carrano at 570-977-9047 COLDWELL BANKER RUNDLE REAL ESTATE 570 474-2340

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

NEWPORT TWP.

LOTS - LOTS - LOTS 1 mile south of L.C.C.C.

210’ frontage x 158’ deep. All underground utilities, natural gas. GREAT VIEW!! $37,500 2 LOTS AVAILABLE 100’ frontage x 228’ deep. Modular home with basement accepted. Each lot $17,000. Call 570-714-1296

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

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ASHLEY

696-2600

3 bedroom, 1 bath, recently remodeled, gas heat, large yard, $650/month + utilities. Call 570-822-6737

SWEET VALLEY Grassy Pond Road 6.69 wooded acres. Great building site and/or ideal hunting property. No utilities. $70,000. Call Pat Doty 570-394-6901 McDermott Real Estate 570-696-2468

74 W. Hartford St 1 bedroom + computer room. 2nd floor. Water,fridge, stove, washer/dryer included. No pets. Security, lease, application fee. $500 + utilities. 570-472-9494

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570-675-4400 3 APARTMENTS Unique, charming 1 Story Nantucket Style 2 bedroom owner’s cottage + duplex 1 & 2 bedroom. Extensive renovations made. 2 rents will pay bills, or rent 3 for max income. NOT IN FLOOD ZONE. Asking $135,900. 570-609-5133

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OUT FLOOD FLOOD ZONE

LARKSVILLE

Nice country setting close to town for your new home! Lot is 75’ x 107’ with an existing 12’ x 20’ shed. $15,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832

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

FULLY FURNISHED 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT

DALLAS WATERFRONT 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

Beautiful 2.6 acre building lot located in a setting of mountains, pastures and farmlands. An ideal country setting to build your dream home! #12-2632 $29,900 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

SHICKSHINNY

WILKES-BARRE 230 Robert St. 5 unit investment property. Remodeled in 2008. Four 1 bedroom units and one 2 1/2 bedroom unit. Off street parking for 3 cars and a private driveway for unit #2. Property has a community laundry room. MLS 12-2382 $219,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

PITTSTON

NANTICOKE

130-132 E. State St. Nice four units with 1-3 bedroom, 1-2 bedroom, 2-1 bedrooms. All appliances plus coin operated washer /dryer. Newer rubber roof with several new windows. Gas furnace and hot water heaters, fully occupied. City license and occupancy permits issued. $145,000 Call 570-542-5610

259 Shawnee Ave. 6 unit property with one 2 unit building and a 4 unit apartment building. The 2 unit property has been completely rebuilt from frame up in 2010! Very good condition 4 unit building has many updates also. MLS 12-2016 $269,000 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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696-2600 NANTICOKE

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

696-2600

PITTSTON

WILKES-BARRE

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KINGSTON

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WILKES-BARRE

PLYMOUTH

PRICE REDUCED! Desirable investment opportunity building consist of a vacant storefront which can be used for commercial purposes or remodeled into another apartment. Other units consists of a 3 room apartment and a 6 room, 3 bedroom unit. Close proximity to LCC. Newer roof and furnace, hardwood floors, offstreet parking, corner lot. #11-04019 $39,900 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

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187 Skyline Drive 2 + acres with 2 subdivided lots set in the woods with awesome views. Great location and all utilities. Build your dream home(s). MLS 12-1988 $99,900 John Shelley 570-702-4162 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WANAMIE 2 Miner Ave. Looking to build? Check this lot out! This is on the edge of a hill and has a great view. 440 acres corner of Belles and Miner MLS 12-1007 $14,900 Roger Nenni EXT. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

ASHLEY

ASHLEY Available August 5th 1st floor, modern, 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

AVOCA

1 bedroom apartment. 2nd floor, large kitchen. Includes heat, refrigerator, stove, water, garbage & sewer fees. Nice quiet, clean residential neighborhood. Pets negotiable. $590/month. Call 570-228-8563

AVOCA

2 bedrooms, refrigerator & stove, washer/ dryer hookup, offstreet parking, no pets. Section 8 Approved. $600/month + utilities & security. 570 457-0497

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AVOCA

DALLAS

DALLAS Central location. 3 rooms & bath. Newer fridge & stove. 2nd floor. No pets. $400 + utilities. 570-675-3611

DALLAS

Demunds Road 1 bedroom apartment. Near Misericordia University. Off street parking. $550. Pets OK. Section 8 accepted. Call 704-975-1491 Dallas, Pa. MEADOWS APARTMENTS 220 Lake St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-675-6936, 8 am-4 pm, Mon-Fri. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE DUPONT Completely remodeled, modern 2 bedroom townhouse style apartment. Lots of closet space, with new carpets and completely repainted. Includes stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer hook up. Nice yard & neighborhood, no pets. $595 + security. Call 570-899-8877 570-654-1490

DUPONT

Totally renovated 6 large room apartment. Partially furnished, brand new fridge/electric range, electric washer & dryer on 1st floor. Brand new custom draperies, Roman shades, carpeting/flooring & energy efficient windows. Kitchen with snack bar. Full tiled pink bath on 1st floor. Beautiful original Victorian wainscotting, ceilings, woodwork & vintage wall paper. Victorian dining room with wall to wall carpet. Living room with large storage closet, 2 large bedrooms with wall to wall & large closets. Attic partially finished for storage. 2nd floor large front balcony with beautiful view of the Valley. 1st floor back porch with large back yard, off-street parking. Easy access to I-81, airport & casino. Tranquil neighborhood. No smoking. $800 + utilities & security. 570-762-8265 EXETER Nice one bedroom first floor apartment with extra room in Basement. Washer hookup. Heat & hot water included in rent. References & security required. Non Smoking. $650 per month. Call Nancy Answini Gilroy Real Estate (570)237-5999

EXETER

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

FORTY FORT

1 bedroom, 1 bath, 2nd floor + attic, new stove & refrigerator, wash/dryer hook-up, off-street parking. Water & heat included. No pets. 1 year lease, $485/mo + security, credit & background check. 570-947-8097

FORTY FORT

1 bedroom, offstreet parking, pets ok, coin operated washer/dryer in basement. $575/ month + electric. 570-415-5555

FORTY FORT

Winterset Estates Studio Apartment New & charming. $600 per month + security & references required. Utilities included. Absolutely no pets. Call 570-814-1316

HANOVER TOWNSHIP

1st floor 2 bedrooms. $545 + security. Water, sewer & garbage included. 570-332-8922

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HANOVER TWP. 1 bedroom, all

remodeled, ceramic & hardwood floors, ceiling fans, fireplace, sun porch, off street parking $550/month heat and water included. No pets. 570-574-8863

HANOVER TWP.

LEE PARK 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, remodeled kitchen and bath, gas heat, off street parking, $495/month + utilities Call 570-822-6737

HANOVER TWP.

Lee Park Section Modern 2 bedroom apartment, 2nd floor. Off street parking. Washer/dryer hookup. Refrigerator & stove included, Screened in porch. New wall to wall carpeting, excellent condition. & extra storage $495 plus utilities (954) 643-1781 or (570) 817-1802

HARVEYS LAKE

1 or 2 bedroom, LAKE FRONT apartments. Wall to wall, appliances, lake rights, off street parking. No Pets. Lease, security & references. 570-639-5920

KINGSTON

2 bedroom, water included. $590/month. NO PETS section 8 OK Call 570-817-3332

KINGSTON

2 Deluxe 3 BR apts, 1st floor, 2 baths plus. 2nd floor 1.5 baths & den plus. All appliances, washer/dryer included. Carpeted, A/C, garage, no pets/smoking, lease. (570)287-1733

KINGSTON

2nd floor unit. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, $525 + utilities. Offstreet parking, deck off bedroom. Kingston, 3 bedroom, $800 + utilities. 1/2 double. Off street parking, yard, newly remodeled. Kingston, 1 bedroom, $465 + utilities. 2nd floor, off street parking. Kingston, 2 bedroom, $510 + utilities. Large apartment with dining & living rooms, new carpeting. Our Units include sewer, appliances, & maintenance. References, lease & credit check required. Call 570-899-3407 for information.

KINGSTON

2nd Floor, 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Kitchen, living room, Washer & Dryer next to post office, off street parking $500 + utilities, water & sewer included, 1 year lease security & references, no pets, no smoking Call 570-822-9821

KINGSTON

3 bedroom, 1 bath, large living room, nice kitchen, laundry room with washer/ dryer hook-up. 3rd floor completely finished (not for use as a bedroom). Our company prides itself on offering very clean homes! This home has newer wall-to-wall carpeting on 1st & 2nd floors, fresher paint throughout, remodeled bathroom and more. Available August 1st; $795/mo + 1.5 mo security deposit + utilities; no pets; no smoking; credit check, background check. 908.246.9434

KINGSTON

399 - 401 Elm Ave. Quiet convenientneighborhood. Newly remodeled apartments. 2nd floor, 2 bedroom apts. $600 each + utilities NO PETS, No section 8 housing. References and security required. 570-301-2785

KINGSTON

72 E. W alnut St. 2nd floor. Located in quiet neighborhood. Kitchen, living room, dining room. Sunroom. Bath. 3 bedrooms; 2 large & 1 small. Lots of closets. Built in linen closet & hutch. Hardwood and carpeted floors. Fireplace. Storage room. Yard. Washer / dryer, stove / fridge. Heat and hot water included. Available August 1. One year lease + security. $950 570-283-4370

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HANOVER TOWNSHIP

Two 1st floor, 1 bedroom apartments. All utilities included. No pets. $600 + 1 month security. (908) 964-1554

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KINGSTON Modern 2 bedroom 1 bath. Second floor. $600 + utilities. Call Darren 570-825-2468

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Space Available - Mundy Street - Wilkes-Barre

FOR LEASE 6000 SF Medical - Office Mundy Street - Wilkes-Barre

Ideal for medical, office, rehab, etc. Located next to Allied Services John Heinz Campus and side entrance to Home Depot. Easy access to Interstate 81. Explore these Prime Commercial Properties Exclusively from Humford — Now Available For Lease and Sale FOR LEASE Country Club Shopping Center 7,500 SF - End Cap (former Movie Gallery) Space could be expanded to 10,000/sf or subdivided. Additional parking lot could be paved for high traffic tenant.

H U M F O R D 941

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KINGSTON

800 Block Market Street. Ground level, 1st floor, 2 bedroom, refrigerator & stove. $670 to $720/month, includes utilities Security & references. Call Jim at 570-288-3375 or visit www.dream rentals.net

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2 bedroom, in lovely quiet neighborhood overlooking the park. Hardwood floors, tile bath & kitchen with appliances. Off street parking. $610/month + security, references & 1 year lease. 570-288-4879

KINGSTON

Townhouse conveniently located on residential street, ultra modern, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, large eat-in kitchen, central air, gas heat, off street parking, outside maintenance provided, heat & utilities by tenant, no pets, no smoking, 1 year lease, and 1 month security. Call

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LUZERNE

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

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Oakwood Park Thoroughly modern, completely renovated 3 bedroom 1.5 bath Townhome in centrally located Oakwood Park. All appliances, hardwood floor, central air. $1200/mo + utilities. No Pets. EILEEN R. MELONE REAL ESTATE 570-821-7022

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2 bedroom, 1 Bath $725. Double Security. Brand New Hardwood & Tile Floors. Dishwasher, Washer/Dryer. Must see to appreciate! Quality, Affordable Housing.

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2 units available - 2,800 SF & 725 SF - located on the top (10th) floor. Overlooking the Wyoming Valley. Tenant improvement allowance. Call for more details.

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Large, 2 bedroom, 2nd floor. Wall to wall carpeting. Off St. Parking. Washer / dryer hookup. No pets. $550 + utilities. 570-301-7723

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

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NANTICOKE

Huge 1st floor, 1 bedroom apartment. Hardwood floors. Full kitchen. Large dining room. No pets, no smoking. $450. Water, sewer & trash included. 570-262-5399

NANTICOKE

S. Hanover St 1 bedroom + attic. 2nd floor. Fridge/ stove. Hook- ups, yard. No pets. $449 + $300 security. INCLUDES HEAT & WATER. Call 570-824-8786

PARSONS

2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, washer, dryer, fridge, stove & heat included. $685/month + security. no pets. Call 570-332-9355

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KINGSTON

2 BEDROOM LUXURY APARTMENT WITH A PARK VIEW‌. this totally renovated & gutted space is within walking distance to downtown Wilkes-Barre & Kirby Park – brand new everything! Tiled eat in kitchen, tiled bath, ceiling fans, closets, & a screened porch‌ $795/month includes heat‌ Call Pat Today!!!

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PITTSTON

1 bedroom, 1 bath, 3rd floor, kitchen with stove and refrigerator, Coinop washer/dryer. Heat, water and sewer included off street parking. $525/month security & references. Call 570-237-5478

PITTSTON room apartment,

3 2nd floor, wall to wall carpet, off street parking. Enclosed porch. $450/month + utilities & security. No pets 570-655-1222

PITTSTON

Large 1 bedroom apartment, washer/dryer hookup, water, sewer & heat included, $675 per month. 1st months, last months + deposit. Call 570-443-0770

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PLAINS

Modern 2nd floor 2 bedroom. 1 bath, Kitchen with appliances. new carpeting. Convenient location. No smoking. No pets. $550/month plus utilities. 570-714-9234

PLYMOUTH

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, $450/month + 1st & last months rent. Utilities & Security. No pets. 570-417-3427

PLYMOUTH 3 bedrooms,1 bath, $650/per month, Call 570-760-0511

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PLYMOUTH TWP.

2nd floor, 2 bedroom. Heat & water included. Fridge & stove, washer/dryer hookup. Upper & lower porches, large yard, offstreet parking, no pets, limited closet space. $550/ month + security & references. Close to bus stop. Section 8 Approved Call 570-606-4600

SCRANTON

2 spacious apartments available. 2 bedrooms each, choose from 2nd or 3rd floor. $600 $750. Close to Marywood & Scranton U. No smoking, no pets. Call 570-341-5859

941

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WEST PITTSTON Attractive, one

room, 1st floor, fully furnished efficiency. Builtins. Good location. Security & references. Nonsmokers, no pets. $450, includes heat & water. 570-655-4311

WEST PITTSTON

Beautifully remodeled 2nd floor, 2 story, 3 bedroom apartment. Large closets. Washer / dryer hookup. Front & Rear porch. No pets. Lease. $650 + heat & electric. Call 570-287-9631 or 570-417-4311

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WEST PITTSTON The Hitchner

SCRANTON/SOUTH Basement apart-

ment. 3 small rooms & bath. Water, sewer & garbage included. $400/month, security & references. 570-702-2316

SUGAR NOTCH

Very spacious, sprawling & nice 6 room apartment in nice building. 1,215 sq. ft. overall. Has 5 closets & large linen closet in a very large bathroom. Gas heat, water, cooking gas & sewer all included. Close to I-81, mall & only 3 miles to Central Wilkes-Barre.Lease. $685/monthly. 570-650-3803

WEST PITTSTON

2 bedroom luxury apartment. Living room, kitchen. Central Air. Off Street parking. All appliances included. 570-430-3095

WEST PITTSTON

2nd floor, 4 rooms. Hardwood floors. Heat and hot water included. No pets. $650 + security. Call 570-479-4069

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530 Exeter Ave Now Accepting Applications! 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units available. Elevator, parking lot, central air, appliances, wi-fi access & more. Income Qualifications required. 570-344-5999

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West Pittston, Pa. GARDEN VILLAGE APARTMENTS 221 Fremont St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-655-6555, 8 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE WILKES-BARRE / PARSONS Spacious 3 bedroom 3rd floor apartment. Large eat-in kitchen. Close to casino. $700 / month + water & cooking gas. Call 570-793-9449

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WILKES-BARRE

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

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WILKES-BARRE

1 bedroom. 2nd floor, newly painted, new floors, stove, refrigerator. Quiet neighborhood. Credit/background checks required. No smoking. No pets. $395/month, includes hot water & sewer. 570-822-1832.

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3 bedroom, 1 bath apartment near General Hospital. $575 utilities, first, last & security deposit. No pets. 570-417-3427

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460 Scott Street 3rd floor, 1 bedroom, Great for college students, Fridge & stove included. Washer/dryer hook up. Off street parking. No pets. Security, application fee + utilities. $400/month 570-472-9494

WILKES-BARRE Bank Street

1 bedroom apartment. Shower only. Tenant supplies own fridge. $550/month all utilities include. First, last & security. Call Manager at 570-825-8997

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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 LODGE Formerly The Travel Lodge 497 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre Rooms Starting at: Daily $44.99 + tax Weekly $189.99 + tax Microwave, Refrigerator, WiFi, HBO 570-823-8881 www.Wilkes BarreLodge.com

WILKES-BARRE

Newly renovated 2 bedroom. New kitchen, appliances, floor coverings & washer/dryer. $650 + utilities. Nice neighborhood. References, credit & background check. Smoke free 570-881-0320

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WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS 1 & 2 bedroom

apartments. Starting at $440 and up. References required. Section 8 OK 570-357-0712

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WILKES-BARRE

Walking distance to Wilkes University, minutes from King’s Newly renovated. Most utilities included. Professional on site management. Off street parking. Starting at $515. 866-466-0501 or leasing-cumberland @rentberger.com

WILKES-BARRE

West River St. Large 2, 3, & 4 bedroom apartments. Heat & hot water included. Balcony. Off street parking. Washer dyer hookup. Pets OK. $855 - $950. Call 570-237-0124

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WILKES-BARRE

NORTH, 777 N. Washington St. 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 2nd floor. Offstreet parking. Garbage removal included. Freshly painted & new carpeting. $490/month + utilities. 570-288-3438

WILKES-BARRE Park Ave

2nd floor, 1 bedroom. $450 + utilities, security & lease. No pets. Call 570-472-9494

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New Bridge Center 480 Pierce Street

WILKES-BARRE

South Meade St., 2nd floor. Very large 1.5 bedroom, carpeting, dishwasher & washer/dryer hook-up, off street parking, central air and heat, tenant pays gas heat and electric. $575/month Income verification & 1 month security. 570-824-8517 WILKES-BARRE

STUDIO NEAR WILKES Lots of light, wood

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WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom water included 2 bedroom water included 2 bedroom single family 5 bedroom large 2 bedroom, heat & water included 2 bedroom, totally remodeled 3 bedroom, half double, immaculate condition 3 bedroom single PITTSTON Large 1 bedroom water included AVOCA 3 Bedroom, water included McDermott & McDermott Real Estate Inc. Property Management 570-821-1650 (direct line) Mon-Fri. 8-7pm Sat. 8-noon

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944

Commercial Properties

Commercial Lease Courtdale location Ideal for: Veterinarian Office Manufacturing / Industrial Space Storage Space

944

Commercial Properties

RETAIL / OFFICE 1188 Wyoming Ave

Forty Fort, PA This unique 2,800 Sq Ft. interior (Circa 1879), Features 10’ Ceilings, Distinctive chandeliers, Two fireplaces. French door entrances. Large parking lot. Handicap accessible. Central a/c, Hardwood floors. Signage is perfectly positioned on the 179’ frontage. Over 15,000 vehicles pass daily. Call

570-706-5308 WILKES-BARRE

16-18 Linden St. Professional office space for lease near General Hospital. Ideally suited for medical offices. Other possible uses would include a deli style restaurant. MLS 12-1052 $1200 per month Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

WILKES-BARRE

BEST $1 SQ. FT. LEASES YOU’LL EVER SEE! Warehouse, distribution, storage, light manufacturing. Gas heat, sprinklers, overhead doors, parking for 30 cars. Yes, that $1 sq.ft. lease! We have 9,000 sq.ft., 27,000 sq.ft., and 13,000 sq. ft. Can combine. There is nothing this good! Call Larry @ 570-696-4000 or 570-430-1565

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NANTICOKE

Large 3 bedroom half double. Front porch, lovely rear yard, off street parking. Newly renovated. New kitchen, bathroom & appliances including washer/dryer. Clean attic and basement for storage or workshop. $750 + utilities Call 570-881-0320

PARSONS

Furnished 3 bedroom across from park. Modern kitchen & bath. Off street parking. Fenced in yard. No Pets. $625 + utilities & security. 570-704-8730

PLAINS

950

1000 SF - 5000 SF Space Available. 5000 SF Warehouse Space with loading docks, office, heat, and plumbing. $3.60 - $12 sf/yr + NNN, lease negotiable. Call Cindy King 570-690-2689

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Spacious 3 bedroom, 1 bath with Victorian charm with hardwood floors, neutral decor, stained glass window, large kitchen with washer /dryer hook-up, off-street parking. $700 month + utilities, security & lease. NO PETS. 570-793-6294

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3 Bedrooms. OffStreet Parking No Smoking. $700 + utilities, security, last month. 570-885-4206

WILKES-BARRE

Parsons Section 3 bedroom half double. Off street parking. Pets welcome. $550/month Credit/Criminal check required. Call 570-266-5333

953 Houses for Rent DALLAS

166 Davenport St. TOWNHOUSE 2 years old. 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, central air, hardwood floors, 1st floor laundry room. $1600 month + utilities, MLS# 12-2031 Call Geri 570-696-0888

DALLAS

HARDING 570-675-4400

DOLPHIN PLAZA

Rte. 315 2,400 Sq. Ft. professional office space with beautiful view of Valley & Casino. will divide office / retail Call 570-829-1206 KINGSTON

183 Market St. Office space available in beautifully renovated professional building. Great high traffic location! 2 separate offices with large reception area. Bonus use of conference room MLS 12-1049 $1000 per month Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

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

PITTSTON

OFFICE SPACE $1,000/MONTH Attractive modern

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

RESTAURANT SPACE

Hazle Street / Park Avenue Triangle, Wilkes-Barre. Some equipment included.

BAKERY FOR RENT

Middle Eastern bakery on Hazle St, Wilkes-Barre. Call 570-301-8200

315 PLAZA 1,750 SQ. FT. & 2,400 SQ.FT OFFICE/RETAIL 570-829-1206

Immaculate 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath in country setting. washer/dryer hookup off kitchen. plenty of storage. 1 year lease. No pets allowed. Credit check required. $695/month. Call Christine Romani 570-696-0840

LEWITH & FREEMAN 570-696-3801

KINGSTON

3 bedroom, 1 bath, half double, $700 plus utilities, sewer included. No pets.1st months, last months + deposit. Call 570-443-0770

KINGSTON Penn St.

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

KINGSTON

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

MOCANAQUA

A must see half double. Just renovated. 6 rooms, 2 bedroom, 1st floor full bath with laundry hookups. Clean, useable full basement. Large yard with carport. Safe, quiet neighborhood. Near park & public town pool. No pets, no smoking. $600. Includes sewer. All checks required. 570-477-1211

950

Half Doubles

NANTICOKE 1/2 DOUBLE

3 bedrooms. New paint, rugs, nice yard, $650 a month + all utilities, first and last months rent required, no pets. 570-945-3688

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HANOVER TWP. 2nd floor apartment with 2 bedrooms, gas heat, walk up attic, hardwood floors and AC wall units. Credit check required. No pets. $600/month + utilities. Call Nicole @ 570-474-6307 or 570-715-7757

Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307

PITTSTON 170 Panama Street

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, newly remodeled, all new carpeting washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets. $650/per month plus security, Call 570-883-1463, 570-654-6737 or 570-362-4019

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1 bedroom single home, out of flood zone. Appliances, a/c & kitchen / living room set included. Call 570-542-4187

THORNHURST 45 minutes west of

the Gap. 4 bed rooms, 3.5 baths, pool community, all appliances, garage, no pets, $900/ month + utilities, 2 months security & references. 718-916-9872

WILKES-BARRE

HANOVER TWP.

221 Boland Ave. 1 bedroom. $325+ utilities Call Mark at (570) 899-2835 (917) 345-9060

953 Houses for Rent

19 Richard Drive Great 3 bed, 2 bath townhome with open kitchen & wonderful deck $1,250/month plus utilities. MLS#11-64 570-696-3801 Call Margy 570-696-0891

DALLAS

2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1500sq home for rent, close to Misericordia & DHS. House is very clean, and ready to move in. Washer, dryer, stove, refrigerator, & microwave included. Asking $1000 per month. Call 570-814-0707 HUNLOCK CREEK Executive 2 story quality 4 bedroom home on 18 wooded acres in private setting. Quality construction with too many features to list. 1 year lease required. Call Dale for Specifics. 570-256-3343 FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY

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392 Bennett St.

2 BEDROOM HOUSE

Gas heat. Washer /dryer hookup, dishwasher, stove & refrigerator. Fenced in yard, partially new carpet. Offstreet parking, yard. $700 + utilities. Available August 1st. (570) 288-3438

MOUNTAINTOP

Available September 1st. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, Dining room, washer/dryer included. Small pets negotiable, no cats. $900/per month+ utilities. Background check, security deposit, Call 570-868-3585

NANTICOKE

185 Church St, Rear 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, all electric. Washer & dryer hookup. Small yard. Off street parking. $700 + utilities & security. No pets. 570-270-3139

3 bedrooms, close to Kings and downtown. Includes range & fridge. $700/month, first, last & security. Tenant pays heat, electric & water. Call 718-877-7436 or 718-791-5252

WILKES-BARRE

Newly renovated. single home with large fenced yard, detached garage off street parking, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, living & dining rooms, hardwood floors, air, security system, appliances. $750/ month, + utilities, 1st, last, security, references & credit check. No pets. Immediate Occupancy. 570-606-5143

971 Vacation & Resort Properties VACATION RENTAL Brant Beach - LBI, NJ 4 bedrooms; 2 baths, sleeps 10. 1 block to the beach, ½ block to the bay. Front porch, rear deck, all the conveniences of home. Many weeks still available. $1000$1950. Call Darren 570-825-2468

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Rooms

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

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965

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KEYLESS ENTRY

1ST & 2ND ROW AIR CURTAINS MESSAGE CENTER TILT WHEEL AM/FM/CD

MPG MPG 24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied

**Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 7/31/12.

NEW 2012 FORD FIESTA SE NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS SE 4 DR NEW 2012 FORD ESCAPE XLT FWD

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

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24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 7/31/12.

NEW 2012 FORD FUSION SEL Auto., CD, Alum Wheels, Tilt, PW, PDL, Pwr. Seat, Safety Pkg., Side Impact Air Bags, 1st & 2nd Air Curtains, Anti-Theft Sys., Sirius Satellite Radio, Keyless Entry, Message Center,

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

24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 7/31/12.

NEW 2012 FORD F-150 4X4 3.7L V6 Engine, XL Plus Pkg., Cruise Control, MyKey Sys., Pwr. Equipment Group, Pwr. Mirrors, XL Decor Group, 40/20/40 Cloth Seat, CD

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*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 7/31/12.

24 Mos.

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*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 7/31/12.

FORD EXPLORER NEW

FORD TAURUS SEL AWD

Auto., 3.5L V6, SYNC, Reverse Sensing Sys., CD, Keyless Entry with Keypad, PDL, 18”Alum. Wheels, PW, Anti-Theft Perimeter Alarm, Sirius Satellite Radio,

3.5L Engine, MyFord Display, CD, Auto. Climate Control, PL, Pwr. Mirrors, PW, 17” Steel Wheels, Keyless Entry, MyKey, Cruise Control,

24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 7/31/12.

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NEW 2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID NEW 2.5L I4 Engine, Rain Sensor Wipers, Sony Sound Sys., CD, Alum Wheels, Tilt, PW, PDL, Safety Pkg., Side Impact Air Bags, 1st & 2nd Air Curtains, Anti-Theft Sys., Pwr. Moonroof, Sirius Satellite Radio, Keyless Entry w/Keypad, Message Center,

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*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 7/31/12.

24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 7/31/12.

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*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 7/31/12.

24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 7/31/12.