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Retirement pace picks up

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Information reveals county’s highs, lows Poverty level data don’t change area leaders’ minds about what places their communities are.

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BRAUN DOES NOT FIT STEROIDS IMAGE Ryan Braun oesn’t fit the image fans conjure up when they hear that a baseball slugger has been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. Since he joined the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007, Braun has belted big home runs not with cartoonishly large muscles, but Braun with a sweet swing and an ultra-quick bat. Last season, he helped drive the Brewers to the playoffs and was voted the NL’s Most Valuable Player. Now Braun finds himself fighting a 50-game suspension after news leaked that he has tested positive for a banned substance. He maintains his innocence. 1B

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Ed Holleran is retiring from the Luzerne County Building and Grounds Department at the end of December.

More county workers eyeing departure By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@timesleader.com

Ed Holleran started working in county government as a carpenter, making $3,200 a year. He didn’t expect to stay long. Several sets of county commissioners and 35 years, five months later, the Pittston Township resident has informed county officials he will be retiring effective Dec. 30. The 65-year-old has been overseeing county building and grounds since 2001. “I have to start slowing down sooner or later,” he said. “I have a lot of good memo-

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“I have to start slowing down sooner or later. I have a lot of good memories working for the county. ”

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year – a position he has held since the start of 2006. Veteran county assistant solicitor Neil O’Donnell also has notified the administration of his retirement plans. County Pension Coordinator Rick Hummer said he has received about 35 inquiries from employees contemplating retirement in recent weeks – significantly more than usual. In comparison, a total 33 people had retired in the county this year as of the end of October, with approvals for 10

ries working for the county. A lot of good people went through this building, a lot of hard-working people.” Joe Devizia has also informed commissioners that he will retire as county human services director at the end of the See RETIREES, Page 7A

The differences between Luzerne County towns are stark when it comes to the numbers of families in each who are living in poverty, but elected leaders of the municipalities with the highest and lowest numbers both say their towns are great places to live. Poverty levels in municipalities – and even in smaller Census tracts – are among the data included in the 2010 American Commu- INSIDE: Census nity Survey five-year esti- aids in local mates released by the decision makU.S. Census Bureau last ing, 14A. week. According to that data, Edwardsville borough has the highest percentage of families living at or below the national poverty level of any municipality in the county – 28.1 percent. Rice Township has the smallest percentage – 0.4 percent of all families in that municipality. Wilkes-Barre has the highest number of families at 1,673 living at or below poverty level, or 18.1 percent of all families. The data actually put the borough of Jeddo at the highest poverty level, but because the town is so small, with 98 people living in 47 homes, the margin of See LEVELS, Page 14A

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Donations sought to aid library’s journey home West Pittston Library, flooded out in September, needs help to get back up to speed.

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magazine or use a computer, the library in recent years has become a kind of community center where patrons take yoga classes, sign up for bus trips to New York and meet for activities as diverse as weekly craft sessions and seasonal (bring mittens and ear muffs at 5:45 p.m. Sunday!) Christmas caroling. The West Pittston Library is one of five non-profit organizations impacted by recent flood-

Just about every day, as soon as school lets out, 13-year-old Jillian Spak and12-year-old Ethan Crake head to the West Pittston Library. “I get my homework done and hang out with my friends,” Spak said on a recent Wednesday afternoon. “If one of them needs help with something like algebra, I’ll help them.” More than just a place to read a See LIBRARY, Page 9A

Director of the West Pittston Library Anne Bramblett Barr said friends and staff of the library are grateful for its temporary headquarters in the Insalaco Complex on Wyoming Avenue. Still, it will be good to return to its old home on Exeter Avenue, she said.

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As we move closer to Christmas, holiday-themed fare dominates events and activities as the days of anticipation and planning dwindle. HEARTH AND HOME are the focus today at the Pittston Memorial Library at 47 Broad St. as it hosts “Family Movie Night” starting at 6 p.m. Gatherings of a different sort are on tap in two other locations as the Osterhout Free Library at 71 S. Franklin St. in Wilkes-Barre puts on a good, oldfashion “Board Game” night tonight through Dec.

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19, and the Hoyt Library on Wyoming Avenue in Kingston hosts “An Afternoon of Elvis Songs” with tribute artist Jimmy T. today, 4 to 5 p.m. CALLING ON ALL THOSE NAMED CLARENCE because on Tuesday, the holiday B&W classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” will be screened for free at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, at 2 and 7 p.m. For an even older classic piece of entertainment, George Ballanchine’s “The Nutcracker” will be performed by the New York City Ballet and presented live on screen at Movies 14, 24 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre, and Cinemark 20, 40 Glenmaura National Blvd., Moosic, at 6 p.m. IT’S BEEN A GREAT YEAR FOR MEMORABLE CHARACTERS and on Wednesday Barbara Walters will be taking a look at “The Most Fascinating People of 2011” from 9:30 to 11 p.m. on ABC. Among those getting a look are The Donald (Trump, that is), Katy Perry and Pippa Middleton.

THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON will be the highlight of “Holiday Joy: A Celebration of Christmas” for the NEPA Philharmonic’s performance on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Scranton Cultural Center on Washington Avenue and on Friday at 7 p.m. at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. The guests will be the Empire Brass and Maria Elisabeth von Trapp, the granddaughter of those von Trapps, the ones who inspired “The Sound of Music.” THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL season swings into action Saturday with three games you won’t want to miss. (OK, you probably won’t really care if you miss them, but at least it’s college football.) Temple faces Wyoming at 2 p.m., followed by Ohio vs. Utah State at 5:30 p.m. and San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette at 9 p.m. All games are on ESPN.

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Lack of pipeline regs causes concern Newspaper reports hundreds tion standards, inspections or monitoring, The Philadelphia Inof pipelines being built with quirer reported Sunday. no government safety checks. The state’s Public Utility ComThe Associated Press

WAYNESBURG, Pa. — The expansion of natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, and the resulting demand for more pipelines to carry gas across the state’s Marcellus Shale regions, is stoking worry that there’s not enough regulation and government oversight of the pipes. Hundreds of miles of high-pressure pipelines have already been built with no federal or state government safety checks, construc-

Box office dips below post-9/11

Holidays off to bad start as cinemas see worst weekend in more than three years. By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s holidays are off to a dreadful start: Fewer people went to the movies the last two weekends than during the box-office hush that followed the Sept. 11 attacks 10 years ago. Domestic revenues tumbled to a 2011 low of about $77 million this weekend, when the star-filled, holiday-themed romance “New Year’s Eve” debuted at No.1 with a weak $13.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s the worst weekend in more than three years, since the weekend after Labor Day in 2008, when revenues amounted to $67.6 million, according to boxoffice tracker Hollywood.com. And it comes after an $81 million total a week earlier that had been this year’s previous low. “It’s unbelievable how bad it is,” said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. Jonah Hill’s comedy “The Sitter” opened at No. 2 with just $10 million. Divided by this year’s average ticket price of $7.96, the combined $158 million haul means only an estimated 19.8 million people went to the movies the last two weekends. Based on the average ticket price, this year’s topgrossing film, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” drew more people all by itself over opening weekend. The two lowest-grossing backto-back weekends of the last decade came amid the nation’s shock after the 2001 terrorist attacks, when one of the last things on people’s minds was catching a film.

POLICE BLOTTER ASHLEY - Police are investigating an early morning slashing Saturday that left one man with more than 40 stitches in his face. Isaac Taylor of Shickshinny was cut with a box cutter during an argument with another man outside a residence at 99 N. Main St. around 1 a.m., said Ashley police chief Phil Collotty. Taylor was treated and released at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. WILKES-BARRE – Pernandrew Marble of Bank Street said someone took a wallet, coat and television set from his vehicle Friday at 21 Bank St. • John Velehoski of Moosic said someone stole welding lead from 575 N. River St. on Friday. FREELAND – State police said they will charge Michael Banja, 47, of Freeland, with driving under the influence after a crash at the intersection of Graham Street and Johnson

mission is poised to receive authority to enforce federal safety rules from lawmakers, though a proposed law would still leave many unregulated across a wide swatch of the state. In Dallas Township, two natural gas companies are constructing gathering pipelines from the state’s Northern Tier gas fields to connect to the Transco interstate pipeline. Drilling and pipeline companies maintain that the steel pipes are safe and built to federal standards whether required or not. “We’re all about making sure

we have safe and reliable operations in the commonwealth,” David J. Spigelmyer, vice president of Chesapeake Energy and the new chairman of the Marcellus Shale Coalition trade group, told the newspaper. Other companies said they use independent inspectors and, if need be, upgrade and repair pipelines before anything can happen. Consol Midstream pointed out that it hired inspectors who identified flawed welds in a pipe near Waynesburg. The company fired the welders and made the repairs. Additionally, the company said that by using a stronger grade of steel and examining all welds, it ensured that the pipeline exceed-

ed federal requirements. “While we are not required to do this, we felt it was very important to employ additional oversight and inspection services than is customary to protect our and the public’s best interest,” Joe Fink, Consol’s manager, wrote in an email to the paper. While many welcome companies’ self-vigilance, there are calls for more government oversight. While environmental inspectors do watch for any pipeline damage to streams and landscapes, the sheer surge of construction of pipelines has been massive for state regulators. Much of the gas in Pennsylvania still arrives from western

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fields by way of interstate transmission lines. Those are regulated by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In urban areas, the Pennsylvania Utility Commission regulates gas lines. But neither has kept track of what gathering pipelines have been built in the Marcellus Shale fields. “We have no idea,” said Paul Metro, the PUC’s top pipelinesafety regulator told the newspaper, which reported that under federal regulations, a rural area is defined as one with 10 or fewer homes along each mile of pipe, within a quarter-mile-wide right of way.

Northeast cuts heating aid to poor Families in New England are expected to be especially hard hit.

By ANDREW MIGA Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Mary Power is 92 and worried about surviving another frigid New England winter because deep cuts in federal home heating assistance benefits mean she probably can’t afford enough heating oil to stay warm. She lives in a drafty trailer in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood and gets by on $11,148 a year in pension and Social Security benefits. Her heating aid help this year will drop from $1,035 to $685. With rising heating oil prices, it probably will cost her more than $3,000 for enough oil to keep warm unless she turns her thermostat down to 60 degrees, as she plans. “I will just have to crawl into bed with the covers over me and stay there,” said Power, a widow who worked as a cashier and waitress until she was 80. “I will do what I have to do.” Thousands of poor people across the Northeast are bracing for a difficult winter with substantially less home heating aid coming from the federal government. “They’re playing Russian roulette with people’s lives,” said John Drew, who heads Action for Boston Community Development Inc., which provides aid to low-income residents in Massachusetts. That view is shared by home heat aid advocates across New England and into New York and Pennsylvania. Most of those states have cut benefits. Pennsylvania’s minimum benefit is dropping from $300 last year to $100, Wolfe said. In New Hampshire, the issue could flare just as the state votes in the Republican presidential primary. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said she hopes the candidates will take up the region’s heating aid crunch because it underscores how badly the country needs a comprehensive energy policy.

HARRISBURG – No players matched all five winning numbers drawn in Sunday’s Cash 5 so today’s jackpot will be worth $225,000. Lottery officials said 55 players matched four numbers and won $241.50 each and 2,093 players matched three numbers and won $10.50 each. • None of the tickets sold for the Powerball matched all six numbers drawn Saturday evening, which were: 04-19-33-41-59 Powerball: 9 Power Play: 5 Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $67 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $78 million for Wednesday. Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, win $200,000 each, and there were three of those. They were sold in: Indiana(1), Minnesota(1) and Texas(1). There was one Power Play Match 5 winner in Maryland (1).

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Thousands of low-income people across the Northeast, especially those who rely on oil heat, are bracing for a difficult 2011 winter with substantially less heating aid coming from Washington.

“They’re playing Russian roulette with people’s lives.” John Drew Heads of Action for Boston Community Development Inc.

Several Northeast states already have reduced heating aid benefits to families as Congress considers cutting more than $1 billion from last year’s $4.7 billion Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program that served nearly 9 million households. Families in New England, where the winters are long and cold and people rely heavily on costly oil heat, are expected to be especially hard hit. Many poor and elderly people on fixed incomes struggle with rising heating bills that can run into thousands of dollars. That can force them to cut back on other necessities like food or medicine. “The winter of 2011-12 could be memorable for the misery and suffering of thousands of frigid households,” New Hampshire’s Concord Monitor newspaper said in an edi-

torial. “Heating oil prices are expected to hit record highs, and federal fuel assistance may reach a record low for recent years.” Higher home heating oil prices and more families seeking aid due to the sour economy are straining resources. There’s a 10 percent surge in new applicants in Boston, Drew said. “Our whole program could hit a rock soon,” said Mark Wolfe of the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association. Families can expect to pay, on average, about $3,300 to heat a home with oil this winter in New England, Wolfe said. That’s about $500 more than last winter. About half of the region’s homes use oil heat. Congress, which is locked in a bitter battle over reducing spend-

around 10:15 a.m. Saturday. Liso pulled out a Dunkin Donuts store and into the path of a car driven by Cynthia CaDORRANCE TWP. – A state rey, 55, of Drums who was police fire marshal determined traveling south on Route 309, HOLLENBACK TWP. – State a fire that damaged a house at 8255 Blue Ridge Trail on Friday state police said. police said they will charge Carey received minor injuries morning was an accident. Matthew Rose, 31, of Hobbie, and was taken to Geisinger The two-story, wood-framed with driving under the influenWyoming Valley Medical Cenhouse owned by Paul and Mice and possession of a stolen ter, Plains Township, for treatchelle Nichols of Wapwallopen vehicle after a single-vehicle ment. She was wearing a seatsustained severe damage. crash at the intersection of belt and the airbag in her 2010 No one was home at the Ridge Road and Moyers Grove time, but seven dogs died in the Toyota Corolla activated, state Road at 9 p.m. Tuesday. police said. blaze that was discovered by a State police responding to Liso and two passengers in passerby around 11:05 a.m., the crash said they found Rose her 2005 Toyota Scion, Amy Lo, state police said. to be under the influence of 19, of Quincy, Mass., and MiDorrance Township Fire alcohol and that the vehicle chael Curley, 19, of Ringwood, Chief Duane Seltzer said the Rose was driving had been American Red Cross is assisting N.J., were wearing seatbelts and reported stolen out of Wilkeswere not injured. the displaced residents. Barre. Citation for vehicles entering Rose was taken to Geisinger or crossing roadways was filed HAZLE TWP. – State police Wyoming Valley Medical Censaid Charles Miller, 24, of Hazle against Liso, state police said. ter for treatment of injuries he Both vehicles were towed Township was charged with suffered in the crash. from the scene. harassment Saturday after he BLACK CREEK TWP. – State grabbed Desiree George, 30, HANOVER TWP. – Township also of the township, by the police arrested and said they will charge Janet K. Gendimen- neck and shoved her during an police reported the following: • John Robinson of Hickory argument on Grant Street. ico, 48, of Sugarloaf Township, Lane, Shickshinny, reported with driving under the influenSunday the windshield and HAZLE TWP. – State police ce after a single-vehicle crash passenger door window of his said a traffic citation was filed on Tomhicken Road Thursday. 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis against Alexandra Liso, 19, of State police said GendimenAirmont, N.Y., after a two-vehi- were smashed while the car ico lost control of her Ford was parked at his workplace, cle crash on state Route 309 Taurus, crossed the opposing Street at 12:45 a.m. Thursday. State police said Banja struck an unoccupied vehicle with his Hummer H3.

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ing, still must decide how much money to give the program for the budget year that began Oct. 1. In fall 2008, amid concerns about rising fuel prices, the government nearly doubled fuel assistance, releasing $5.1billion to states for the following winter. But last February, President Barack Obama proposed cutting the program nearly in half, calling for about $2.5 billion. The House is considering $3.4 billion for fuel assistance, while the Senate reviews a $3.6 billion proposal. In Maine, one of the coldest states, the average benefit has been reduced by about $500. The state’s average benefit last winter was about $800 among 63,842 households served. The average income of recipients was $16,757. About 80 percent of Maine households use oil heat. “It’s a very serious situation,” Dale McCormick, director of MaineHousing, a state agency that administers heating aid, said. “We can’t send out money we don’t have.” M.P.W. Industrial Water on Stewart Road. Robinson said he arrived for work at 4 a.m. and returned at 12:30 p.m. Sunday to find the damage. A rock was found on the floor of the front passenger side and the roof also was dented. • The pumping station on Delaney Street for the Wyoming Valley Levee System was damaged over the weekend. The entrance door was kicked in and the interior was damaged sometime between Friday night and 2 p.m. Sunday. • Residents of a house on Monarch Road reported Thursday two men in their 30s were allowed into the residence after they asked permission to check the lights. When the residents asked for identification the men left in a light-gray van. • A resident of house on South Main Street reported two white males, approximately 19 to 20 years old, offered her “a deal” for “Omaha steaks” on Saturday afternoon. When the female homeowner questioned the men they left in a small, dark green pickup truck.

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Police make arrest in rape

Police on Sunday said they arrested Jabhar Mullings, 33, of East Broad Street after they were called to the area of Seventh and Hayes streets to investigate a reported rape. After an investigation, Mullings was charged with rape, indecent deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, indecent assault, unlawful restraint, simple assault and harassment, police said. He was arraigned and committed to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $75,000 bail. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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LOCAL Manager hopefuls impress panel Transition committee interviews 10 county manager applicants as countdown to new era ticks down.

By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@timesleader.com

More than10 hours of interviews with 10 of the highest-ranked Luzerne County manager applicants left home rule transition committee members energized. “I think we all came away from the process knowing we’ve got several high-

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caliber applicants,” said county Councilman-elect Harry Haas. Councilwoman-elect Linda McClosky Houck said she is optimistic. “We have some excellent applicants,” she said.

that good,” Morelli said. “The bottom line is the finalists are people who have a lot of experience, a lot of credentials and I think have what we’re looking for in this very important position.” The manager will oversee daily operations under home rule, which takes effect with the swearing-in of the councilBrominski Curry elect on Jan. 2. The new council will The applicants work in different parts choose the manager. The transition committee, which inof the country, said home rule charter drafter and Councilman-elect Rick Mo- cludes the council-elect, started with 72 applicants and selected 15 for interrelli. “There are some applicants I feel are worthwhile for us to go after – they’re See CANDIDATES, Page 7A

GETTING READY FOR A HOLIDAY TRADITION

The Federal Emergency Management Agency reminds flood victims of tropical storms Lee and Irene that only two days remain to register and apply for federal disaster assistance. The deadline is Wednesday. To register or check the status of an application already filed, call 1-800-621FEMA (3362). 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) should also call 1-800-6213362. Applicants with a speech disability or hearing loss who use TTY should call 1-800-462-7585. For those who have a disability and need assistance, a call to FEMA will get them help. Operators are on call seven days a week 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. It is also easy to register online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov. WILKES-BARRE

Bikes being collected

Those with new or slightly used bikes in good shape can help the less fortunate by donating the two-wheeler to the Second Annual Jenni Sunshine Foundation Holiday Bicycle Drive Give-Away. The foundation is collecting bikes to be given to children at the Kirby Health Center Family House in WilkesBarre on Dec. 20. The foundation also accepts Wal-Mart gift cards for bicycles. The Kirby Health Center, a branch of the Salvation Army, is the only homeless shelter in the area that keeps the whole family together. The Jenni Sunshine Foundation is a non-profit corporation based in Wilkes-Barre and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Along with the bikes, children will receive tooth brushes and toothpaste donated by Frederick Dental of WilkesBarre. To donate, call 570-270-3280. Monetary donations or gift cards can be mailed to Jenni Sunshine Foundation, P.O. Box 2743, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703. The foundation is also collecting winter coats for children. Coats can be dropped off Monday through Friday at the foundation office at 35 S. Franklin St. (lower level), Wilkes-Barre, or at McDermott & McDermott Realty in Shavertown. The foundation website is at http://www.jennisunshinefoundation.org. DALLAS

Drilling Coalition will meet

The Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition will hold a general membership meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the American Legion Post 672 on Route 415, across from Leggio’s. The Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition includes Luzerne County citizens who believe natural gas drilling by horizontal fracturing and its associated industries will bring problems to this populated and developed area. HAZLE TWP.

Cops: Man gave false ID

State police said Joseph Thomas Dougherty pulled a knife and identified himself as a Wilkes-Barre police officer when he confronted two people in the parking lot of the Sheetz store at the intersection of Airport Road and state Route 309 after an alleged traffic violation early Sunday morning. State police located Dougherty, 31, of Wilkes-Barre, at state Route 940 and Stockton Road around 1:50 a.m. He showed signs of intoxication and told state police he was a police officer, state police said. When troopers tried to take him into custody he resisted arrest, state police said. Dougherty will be charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest, impersonating a public servant, simple assault, harassment and public drunkenness, state police said.

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udolf Schleich guides rehearsal Sunday afternoon at Wilkes University’s Dorothy Dickson Darte Center with students for the upcoming performance of ‘The Nutcracker’ by Ballet Northeast Thursday through Sunday. The choreography is by the dancers of Ballet Northeast with special appearances by young dancers courtesy of The Degnan Ballet Center, according to Ballet Northeast’s website.

Kingston law firm sponsors film for kids Holiday reunites veterans

Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn says “The Search for Santa Paws” at the Kirby Center a treat during rocky time. By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

West Wyoming Legion brings together area former servicemen from several wars, conflicts.

KINGSTON -- The law firm of Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn will sponsor a free showing of the Disney holiday movie “The Search for Santa Paws” Saturday at the Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in The movie is downtown Wilkes-Barre. Doors will open at 12:30 open to all p.m. and the movie will families with start at 2 p.m. Pre-movie children under entertainment will start at 12 years old. 1:30 p.m. with choral music, bell ringers, dancers and a juggler. The movie is open to all families with children under 12 years old. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Seating will be limited to the first 1,800 people on a first-come, first-served basis. Everyone attending the movie will get free popcorn and choice of water or juice. Children will receive free hats and gloves courtesy of HKQ. This is the third year in a row that the law firm, headquartered in Kingston with offices in Scranton, has sponsored a free holiday movie at the Kirby Center. “With the September flooding in the Wyoming Valley, high unemployment and a

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Yatesville’s decision to end police service surprises Laflin By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@timesleader.com

LAFLIN – The decision last week by Yatesville to discontinue police coverage by neighboring Laflin will be discussed at tonight’s council meeting, said Laflin Mayor Dorothy Yazurlo.

She said she was made aware of the decision after Yatesville council voted on the matter at its monthly meeting on Wednesday. “I am very surprised by their decision,” said Yazurlo Sunday. “We have been good neighbors and we gave them excellent police protection.”

Attempts to reach Yatesville council members were unsuccessful Sunday. Yazurlo said because the coverage was included in the borough’s budget it will be discussed at the meeting scheduled for 7 tonight at the municipal building at 47 Laflin Road.

WEST PITTSTON -- A recently reopened Agolino’s Restaurant was the setting Sunday for a special holiday party that brought together military veterans from “This is a World War II through time to the Iraqi conflict. Almost 50 members just get and guests of Morningstar American Legion together in Post 904 from West fellowship Wyoming held their anand let nual party, an event organizers said provides each other an opportunity for old know we friends to get together. It makes for a very dif- care.” ferent Christmas than Rick Yarosavich the one George Yurko Post commander celebrated in 1942, when he shipped out just two days before INSIDE: See Christmas. Yurko, who Click photos, 1C served 38 months in the Army 174th Bomb Disposal Squad, said he really enjoys the party. “It’s a great time of year to just be happy and jolly,” he said. Others said that happy, jolly feeling is made better by spending it with fellow veterans. “The year is always hectic and everyone is busy,” said Post Commander Rick Yarosavich, who served with the Army mechaSee VETERANS, Page 7A

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Noriega returns to Panama to serve time

Former strong-man leader was removed from power in a 1989 invasion by the U.S. By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press

PANAMA CITY, Panama — Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a career that saw him transformed from a close Cold War ally of Washington to the vilified target of a U.S. invasion. Noriega left Noriega Orly airport, south of Paris, on a flight operated by Spain’s Iberia airlines. He was delivered directly to the aircraft by a four-car convoy and motorcycles that escorted him from the French capital’s La Sante prison. The French Justice Ministry, in a one-line statement, said France turned Noriega over to Panamanian officials on Sunday in accordance with extradition proceedings. It was the only official remark. Noriega’s return comes after more than 20 years in U.S. and French prisons for drug trafficking and money laundering. Panama convicted him during his captivity overseas for the slayings of two political opponents in the 1980s, and in a third case involving the death of troops who aided one of the opponents in a rebellion. He was sentenced to 20 years for each of the three cases, and Panamanian officials say he will be sent straight to a jail cell when he lands. The ex-general, whose pockmarked face earned him the nickname “Pineapple Face,” could eventually leave prison under a law allowing prisoners over 70 to serve out their time under

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A car carrying former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega approaches a plane at Orly airport, near Paris on Sunday. The 77-year old former Panamanian strongman was pronounced fit enough to be extradited to his homeland of Panama, which he fled in 1989.

house arrest. A doctor was reported to be among the team of Panamanian officials escorting the 77-year-old ex-dictator back to Panama. “He was very impatient, very happy. He’s going home,” one of his French lawyers, Antonin Levy, said by telephone Saturday night, a day after his last visit with Noriega. Noriega is returning to a greatly changed nation. El Chorrillo, his boyhood neighborhood and a downtown slum that was heavily bombed during the 1989 invasion, now stands in the shadow of luxury high-rise condominiums that have sprung up along the canal since the United States handed

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Paterno breaks pelvis after a fall

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The former Penn State football coach was expected to make a full recovery after home slip. By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

STATE COLLEGE — Joe Paterno fractured his pelvis again following a fall at his home but will not need surgery, a person close to the family told The Associated Press on Sunday. The former Penn State football coach was expected to make a full recovery after slipping Saturday and was admitted

to the hospital the next day, the person added. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. Paterno, who turns 85 on Dec. 21, is also Paterno undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for what his family has said is a treatable form of lung cancer. Son Scott Paterno has said doctors are optimistic his father would make a full recovery from the illness. Paterno initially hurt his pelvis after he was blindsided on the sideline during

preseason practice in August. It was determined Paterno should remain in the hospital now to facilitate his regimen of cancer treatments while recovering from the pelvis injury, the AP was told. The person declined to identify the hospital to maintain the family’s privacy. An operator at the hospital in State College, Mount Nittany Medical Center, said Sunday there was no patient listing for Paterno. Paterno was fired last month in the aftermath of child sex-abuse charges against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who maintains his innocence. Paterno is not a target of the inves-

tigation. Sandusky is scheduled to appear in courtTuesdayafterbeingchargedNov.5 with the first set of child sex-abuse allegations that spanned years. Amid mounting criticism that school leaders should have done more to prevent the alleged abuse, trustees dismissed Paterno four days later and accepted school President Graham Spanier’s resignation under pressure. Paterno hasn’t spoken publicly since his firing Nov. 9. He was diagnosed with cancer several days later during a followup visit to the doctor for a bronchial illness, his family has said.

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Passenger advocate wanted Two New York lawmakers have called for a passenger advocate at airports to immediately act on complaints by passengers over security screenings. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens want the Transportation Security Administration to create the position at all airports. The proposal to be released Sunday was prompted by an elderly woman’s recent claims that she was strip searched by security officials at Kennedy Airport, which the TSA denies, saying it doesn’t conduct strip searches. Others have since made similar claims. The TSA said Saturday that it is planning its own advocacy service. TRIPOLI, LIBYA

Militia and army clash Revolutionary fighters clashed with national army troops near Tripoli’s airport, leaving one person dead, officials said Sunday. The violence reflects the difficulties Libya’s new leaders face as they try to stamp their authority on the disparate militias that overthrew Moammar Gadhafi. Army spokesman Sgt. Abdel-Razik el-Shibahy said fighters from the western mountain town of Zintan, who control Tripoli’s international airport, opened fire on two occasions on Saturday on the convoy of Gen. Khalifa Hifter, the commander of the fledgling national army. El-Shibahy accused the Zintan revolutionaries of trying to assassinate Hifter, and said one guard was killed and four others wounded in the second attack.

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Men raise their shoes as a sign of disrespect during a protest Sunday demanding the release of Syrian refugee Ahmed al-Shureiqi in front of the Syrian Embassy in Amman, Jordan. The embassy says a dozen of its nationals living in Jordan have beat up consulate employees, wounding at least two diplomats and several others, including a Syrian security guard. An embassy statement says its guards have arrested one of the attackers, identified as Syrian refugee Ahmed al-Shureiqi.

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An act of violent protest against President Bashar Assad’s regime spills across the border into Jordan. By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press

BEIRUT — Syrian troops battled army defectors Sunday in clashes that set several military vehicles ablaze. The fighting and other violence around the nation killed at least eight people, activists said. For the first time, an act of violent protest against President Bashar Assad’s regime spilled across the border into Jordan, where about a dozen Syrians attacked their embassy Sunday in the capital, Amman, injuring at least two diplomats and four other consulate employees.

The 9-month-old uprising against Syria’s authoritarian President Bashar Assad has grown increasingly violent in recent months as once-peaceful protesters take up arms and defected soldiers who have joined the uprising fight back against the army. The U.N. says more than 4,000 people have been killed since March. Opposition activists called for a general strike starting Sunday in a bid to squeeze the government and push it to stop its bloody crackdown. Assad has refused to buckle under Arab and international pressure to step down and has shown no sign of easing his crackdown, which has included assaults by the military on unarmed protesters. Now, fighting between loyalist forces and defectors calling themselves the Free Syrian Army threatens to push the confrontation into civil war.

In one of Sunday’s clashes, which took place before dawn in the northwestern town of Kfar Takharim, two of the military’s armored vehicles were set ablaze, said the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Three other vehicles were burned in another clash near the southern village of Busra al-Harir, the group said. Similar battles took place in several other parts of the south, said the Observatory and another activist group called the Local Coordination Committees. The Observatory said two people were killed in the clash with defectors in Kfar Takharim. Two other people who went missing days ago were tortured to death in the central province of Homs, and one person was shot at a checkpoint in the southern province of Daraa, the group said.

Clegg calls EU treaty plan ‘bad for Britain’ Deputy Prime Minister is disappointed over the outcome of last week’s summit to save euro.

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg cross paths inside the handball arena at the 2012 London Olympic Park in London, in May. Clegg has criticized Cameron’s move to block European Union treaty changes and leaving Britain isolated in Europe.

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LONDON — Deep cracks are emerging in Britain’s coalition government, with one of its top officials lashing out at Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday for deciding to block European Union treaty changes designed to save the euro. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg called the decision “bad for Britain” and said he is “bitterly disappointed” over the outcome of last week’s EU summit during which Britain was the only nation to reject a tighter fiscal alliance in the bloc aimed at ending Europe’s worst financial crisis in generations. Last year, Clegg’s Liberal Democrats party joined with Cameron’s larger Conservative Party in Britain’s first governing coalition since World War II after an inconclusive national election. The coalition has an 84-seat majority in the 650-seat House of Commons. One of its biggest ideological differences involves EU rules and regulations and the degree to which they affect government decisions and London’s standing as Europe’s top financial market. The Conservatives have long contained many “euro-skeptics,” while the Lib Dems are the most pro-EU of any major British party, including the opposition

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Labour Party. Clegg warned “there is a danger that the U.K. will be isolated and marginalized within the European Union,” adding that Britain is “retreating further to the margins of Europe.” He said he will now do everything he can “to ensure this setback does not become a permanent divide” in Britain’s coalition government. After the EU summit in Brussels, Clegg publicly backed Cameron’s decision to re-

ject the proposed new European treaty because it didn’t contain adequate safeguards for Britain and wasn’t in the country’s interests. But during an interview with BBC television on Sunday Clegg said that when Cameron told him of his decision during a 4 a.m. phone call on Friday, “I said this was bad for Britain. I made it clear that it was untenable for me to welcome it.” Cameron will comment on the summit in the House of Commons today.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The hard-fought deal at a global climate conference in South Africa keeps talks alive but doesn’t address the core problem: The world’s biggest carbon polluters aren’t willing to cut emissions of greenhouse gases enough to stave off dangerous levels of global warming. With many scientists saying time is run- Scientists say ning out, a big- that if levels ger part of the solution may of greenhouse have to come gases continfrom the rise of ue to rise, climate-friendly technolo- eventually the gies being de- world’s cliveloped out- mate will side the U.N. reach a tipprocess. “We avoided ping point, a train wreck and we got with irreverssome useful in- ible melting of cremental de- some ice cisions,” said Alden Meyer, sheets and a of the Wash- several-foot ington-based rise in sea Union of Concerned Scien- levels. tists. “The bad news is that we did very little here to affect the emissions curve which is accelerating, and the impacts of climate change which are climbing day by day.” Scientists say that if levels of greenhouse gases continue to rise, eventually the world’s climate will reach a tipping point, with irreversible melting of some ice sheets and a severalfoot rise in sea levels. They cannot pinpoint exactly when that would happen, but the two-decade-long climate negotiations have been focused on preventing global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit above current levels by the end of this century. A report released before the Durban talks by the U.N. Environment Programme said greenhouse gas emissions need to peak before 2020 for the world to have a shot of reaching that target. It said that’s doable only if nations raise their emissions pledges. In Durban, they did not. Sunday’s deal extends by five years the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 agreement that has binding emissions targets for some industrial countries but not the world’s biggest carbon polluters, China and the United States. The Durban agreement also envisions a new accord with binding targets for all countries to take effect in 2020. And it sets up the bodies that will collect, govern and distribute tens of billions of dollars to poor countries hit by climate change. Climate talks have been bogged down by rifts between rich and poor, between fully industrialized nations and emerging economies, about how to share the burden of reducing greenhouse emissions.

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Arab uprisings create political jolt for U.S.

Question remains whether state department was caught blindslided by foreign actions. By BRIAN MURPHY Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — About 18 months before the Egyptian uprising that would doom Hosni Mubarak, a U.S. diplomatic cable was sent from Cairo. It described Mubarak as the likely president-for-life and said his regime’s ability to intimidate critics and rig elections was as solid as ever. Around the same time, another dispatch to the State Department came from the American Embassy in Tunisia. In a precise foreshadowing of the revolts to come, it said the country’s longtime leader, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, had “lost touch” and faced escalating anger from the streets, according to once-classified memos posted by Wikileaks. So what was it? Was America blindsided or bunkered down for the Arab Spring? The case is often made that Washington was caught flatfooted and now must adapt to diminished influence in a Middle East with new priorities. But there is an alternative narrative: that the epic events of 2011 are an opportunity to enhance Washington’s role in a region hungry for democracy and innovation, and to form new strategic alliances. There is no doubt that Washington was jolted by the downfall of its Egyptian and Tunisian allies. The revolutions blew apart the regimes’ ossified relationships with the U.S. and cleared the way for long-suppressed Islamist groups that eye the West with suspicion. But declaring a twilight for America in the Mideast ignores a big caveat: The Persian Gulf. There are deep U.S. connections among the small but economically powerful and diplomatically adept monarchies, emirates and sheikdoms, which so far have ridden out the upheavals and are increasingly flexing their political

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A protestor holds a dagger and chants slogans during a demonstration on Dec. 6 demanding the prosecution of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen. The deep U.S. connections in the Persian Gulf have so far ridden out the upheavals.

clout around the Arab world. The Gulf Arabs and America are, in many ways, foreign policy soul mates. Both share grave misgivings about Iran’s expanding military ambitions and its nuclear program. The Gulf hosts crucial U.S. military bases — including the Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain — and is an essential part of the Pentagon’s strategic blueprint for the Mideast after this year’s U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. In summary: America’s influence took blows from the Arab Spring, but also remains hitched to the rising stars in the Gulf. “America has lost the predictability of friends like Mubarak,” said Sami Alfaraj, director of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies. “But, at the same time, its al-

lies in the Gulf are on the rise. So I would call it a shuffle for America. Maybe a step back in some places, but not in others.” Led by hyper-wealthy Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the Gulf rulers have stepped up their games in various ways as the region’s political center of gravity drifts in their direction. NATO’s airstrikes in Libya got important Arab credibility from warplane contributions by Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The Gulf’s six-nation political bloc also has tried to negotiate an exit for Yemen’s protest-battered president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and has taken the lead in Arab pressures on Syria’s Bashar Assad, one of Iran’s most crucial partners.

Yet the Gulf rulers’ desire for change stops at their own borders. In March, they authorized a Saudi-led military force to help their neighbor, Bahrain, defend its 200-year-old unelected Sunni dynasty against pro-reform protests by the island’s Shiite majority. And here lies one of the paradoxes for U.S. statecraft in the Middle East: to align with rulers who are firmly vested in the status quo, but not be cast as the spoilers of the Arab uprisings. “No one is immune from the waves of change,” said Nicholas Burns, a former No. 3 official at the State Department. “There’s certainly an effort to advise the Gulf Arabs to continue to get on the side of reform.”

Burns believes the Arab Spring has taught U.S. diplomats valuable lessons in patience and perspective. “We are witnessing something that is transformative and whose full impact will play out over years, maybe decades, ahead,” said Burns, a professor of diplomacy and international politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. “Here is one of those times when the U.S. has to not overact and overreact.” But when events move fast, that may not be the easiest advice to follow. Mubarak was a loyal guardian of Egypt’s groundbreaking 1979 peace treaty with Israel, and there is no certainty that whoever succeeds him will do likewise. Meanwhile, the Palesti-

nians have overridden U.S. objections and asked the U.N. for statehood. “Our ability to influence is limited today more than at any time in the last 35 years,” said Graeme Bannerman, a former State Department analyst on Mideast affairs, at a conference in November co-sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace. That assessment may have some traction in places such as in Tunisia or Egypt, where the U.S. is widely viewed as tainted by its long alliance with Mubarak. But ask about America’s pull in other Mideast points — the freespending Gulf, the new protostate in Libya, even slow-healing Iraq and its Iran-friendly government — and the conversation is different. It is more measured about how the U.S. fits into the new Mideast. There is more talk about the arc of history rather than the latest sound bite. “It’s too early to tell whether U.S. influence has diminished or indeed any change will happen because the Arab Spring is still in process,” said Nawaf Tell, former director of the University of Jordan Strategic Studies Center. Tell sees the Arab Spring as the death rattle of the Arab revolutions and coups defined by the all-powerful state and embodied by winner-take-all leaders: Egypt’s Gamal Abdel-Nasser (1954), Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi (1969), the 1970 putsch in Syria that brought Hafez Assad to power in Syria and now a dynasty-inperil under his son, Bashar, and so on. “These regimes have exhausted their revolutionary credibility and have seen their legitimacy go bankrupt,” Tell said. And as with any big unraveling, there are new rules in the aftermath.” This may mean a less privileged position for U.S. interests and more legwork for Washington’s envoys, said Morris Reid, managing director of the Washington-based BGR Group, which works often in liaison roles between Mideast officials and U.S. companies.

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tive ideas and plans into Luzerne County and is going to be a person interested in the county.” Councilwoman-elect Elaine Maddon Curry said all 10 are “top-notch.” “Some of them viewed this as an interesting challenge, an opportunity for them to do some-

cause whatever they do is going to fall on our shoulders, the shoulders of taxpayers,” Holleran said. Staffing cuts concern him, he said. The proposed 2012 budget proposes $229,933 in cuts to the building and grounds department next year. “I have a feeling there are going to be a lot of hard times. I hope somebody can figure out a way to soften the blow,” he said. County officials have periodically turned to special early-retirement incentives to reduce the work force, but that probably won’t be an option until 2013. The state pension law allows the employee pension fund to

pay for an early-retirement incentive only every five years, and the last incentive was in 2008, when 127 employees retired. These employees received 30 percent increases in their service time, boosting their pensions. The county borrowed $11.52 million to fund its own incentive

in 2005, offering workers a flat $20,000 and $1,000 for each full year of service. A total 145 workers took advantage of the offer. It’s unlikely the new home rule County Council will explore this option because most of council-elect members campaigned on plans to reduce debt and oppose new borrowing.

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more expected at next week’s retirement board meeting. Hummer said most inquiries came from employees who are exploring their options in light of the Jan. 2 switch to home rule government and the potential for budget-related staff cuts in 2012. Holleran said a lot of his coworkers think he is leaving because he is unhappy with the switch to home rule. “No, just the opposite,” he said. “I wish them the best be-

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nized infantry from 1968 to 1971. “This is a time to just get together in fellowship and let each other know we care.” “We do get together for Memorial Day,” said Post Vice Commander Matt Kearns, who served in the Army National Guard for nine years, including a year in Kuwait during Operation Iraqi Freedom, “but this is a way for everybody to get together and see everyone and have some fun for the holidays.” The vets all agreed there is another special reason to get together, too: to honor the widows of post members. “We look forward to getting together with the widows,” said Membership Chairman Frank Perfinski, a past post commander and a Navy veteran who served in World War II and Korea. “It’s important for us to support each other and the widows. Their husbands were our members and our friends. We can’t forget them.” Mary Matani came to the parties with her husband, Mario, until he died in 2003. “I think of him,” she said of her husband, who served in the Navy in World War II and Korea. “It makes me feel good that I’m included and to get to see all his friends. It makes me remember all the good times.”

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“We look forward to getting together with the widows. It’s important for us to support each other and the widows. Their husbands were our members and our friends. We can’t forget them.” Frank Perfinski Membership Chairman

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thing in a government with a new beginning,” she said. Committee member Jim Haggerty, a charter drafter, said one applicant referred to the county’s switch to a new government as the “World Series for professional managers.” “A professional challenge is not something that comes along all the time,” Haggerty said. Councilman-elect Jim Bobeck said the committee will discuss the next step of the selection process at the Wednesday meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. in the courthouse. “I think most of us left with the same impression, that there are some very strong and good candidates,” Bobeck said. Background and references checks must also be completed, and face-to-face interviews will also help the committee further judge candidates, said Councilman-elect Tim McGinley. “We’re going to have to select a person who will have a very enormous charge to basically run the day-to-day operations of the county, with its 1,700 employees and over $121 million budget,” McGinley said. Councilman-elect Eugene Kelleher said he is confident the council will choose the right applicant, and he is eager to see how his rankings compare to those of other committee members. “I feel really good about the people conducting the interviews and the people we interviewed,” he said.

CANDIDATES views by telephone or videoconference. Five declined interviews, and the group interviewed the remaining 10 on Wednesday and Thursday night in the commissioners’ meeting room at the county courthouse. Committee members agreed to keep the names of applicants confidential, though the finalists may be publicly interviewed. The committee members were instructed to rank the 10 by today, and consultant Ken Mohr will compile the results. Transition member Christopher Kersey, a charter drafter, said the committee has some “good options.” He believes several of the 10 would “make excellent county managers.” “There were some candidates who looked good on paper but sounded just as good and maybe even better once we were able to talk to them and they were able to explain their backgrounds and experience and hopes and goals for Luzerne County,” Kersey said. Councilman-elect Rick Williams said the committee members came to the interviews prepared. “The transition committee is working hard and very well together,” he said. “I’m impressed at the seriousness and clarity in

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STEPHEN M. KUTZ, 53, of Mountain Top, passed away Friday evening, December 9, 2011, at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia. Arrangements are pending from the Desiderio Funeral Home Inc., 436 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top.

Richard J. Maslowski December 10, 2011 J. Maslowski, 58, of R ichard Nanticoke died Saturday, De-

cember 10, 2011 at his home. Born January 20, 1953 in Annapolis, Md., he was a son of Julie Peters Maslowski, Nanticoke, and the late John J. Maslowski Jr. He had been employed at Price Chopper, Wilkes-Barre, in the produce department and later in the bakery, prior to retiring. He was a member of Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church, Nanticoke. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his grandmother, Alice Maslowski, Wilkes-Barre; a sister, Mary Waclawski, Nanticoke, and brothers, John J. Maslowski III and his wife, Sonia, Dallas, and David Maslowski and his wife, Jennifer, Duryea; nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will begin Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. from Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke, followed by Divine Liturgy in Holy Transfiguration Church, 240 Center St., Hanover section of Nanticoke. Interment will be in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Sheatown. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home with Panachyda at 6 p.m.

Stanley J. Morris December 10, 2011

Stanley J. Morris, 65, of Wilson Street, Larksville, passed away on Saturday at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born in Kingston, on Oct. 31, 1946. He was the son of Mary Krysiuk Morris & the late David Morris. He was a graduate of Larksville High School. He was the proprietor of the Morris Brothers Construction, Larksville. He was an associate member of the Larksville American Legion Post 655. His hobbies include being an avid softball player, bowler and enjoying shooting darts, being involved in many leagues throughout our area. He loved spending time with his family, but most especially being there for his grandchildren, attending their various sporting and social events. He was preceded in death by his brother Anthony Morris. Surviving are his mother, Mary Morris, Edwardsville; daughters, Christina Salus and her husband, Dave, Shavertown; Lisa Bruns, Edwardsville, four grandchildren, Eric, Jessica, Sarah and Nathan; sisters, Lorraine Sleboda, Mountain Top; Melanie Morris, Edwardsville, brothers David Morris, Audubon; Bernard Morris, Larksville; Robert Morris, Dallas; Thomas Morris, Dallas; numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. from the Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., Larksville. A Mass of Christian Burial is at 10 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Church, Larksville. Interment will follow in St. John’s Cemetery, Dallas. Family and friends may call today from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Tuesday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Luzerne County SPCA.

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ancy S. Edwards, 85, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at her residence at The Village at Greenbriar, Dallas. She was born January 5, 1926, in Kingston, to the late Guy A. and Leola Snyder Smith. She graduated from Wyoming Seminary and attended Hood College, Frederick, Md. She then graduated from Drexel University, Philadelphia. Nancy was an instructor for the Practical Nursing program at the Wilkes-Barre Vo-Tech. She was a member of Church of Christ Unit- Emma and Robby Rhinehart as well ing, Kingston. She also was a mem- as nieces and nephews. ber of the Luzerne County HistoriPrivate funeral service will be cal Society. held at the Hugh B. Hughes & Son Preceding her in death were her Inc. Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming husband, Homer E. Edwards, 1988; Ave., Forty Fort, with her pastor, the brother Theodore S. Smith; sister Rev. Dr. Carol Ann Fleming, officiatJanet Conklin. ing. The interment will be in Oak Surviving are son T.H. Edwards Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Townand his wife, Donna, Camp Hill, Pa.; ship. daughter Debra Evans and her husIn lieu of flowers, memorial conband Harris, Kingston Township; tributions, if desired, can be made grandchildren, Karen Rhinehart to the American Red Cross, 256 N. and her husband, Charles, Camp Sherman St., Wilkes-Barre, PA Hill, Pa.; Thomas Edwards, New 18702, or to the charity of the doCumberland; great-grandchildren, nor’s choice.

Gertrude Mackiewicz December 9, 2011 Mackiewicz, age 93, of G ertrude Plymouth passed away peace-

fully on Friday, December 9, 2011, just two weeks before her 94th birthday. Born December 24, 1917, in Larksville, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Stella Gieda. She spent all of her life in the area and was a 1936 graduate of Larksville High School. Gertrude was a member of the All Saints Parish of Plymouth. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by the American Tobacco Company, Regina Garment Inc. and the LBJ Garment Company. Her memberships included the ILGWU, the Democratic Association and the 4th Ward Women’s Association of Larksville, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Larksville Hose Company and the PTA of St. Mary’s Parocial School in Plymouth. She loved to bake, cook and crochet. In the fall, canning was a must. Gertrude enjoyed life and her family and she was always ready to lend a helping hand. She was married to Chester Mackiewicz of Larksville on April 29, 1939. They spent 29 wonderful years together until Chester passed away in 1968. She was preceded in death, in addition to her parents and her husband, by her sisters, Clara Javick and her husband, Nicholas; Lottie Suppon and her husband, Mike; Stella Medura and her husband, Stanley; a brother, Raymond Gieda; brothers-in-law, Clem, Zig, Frank and Ray, and sisters-in law, Thelma and Florence; a grandson, Mark Sitkowski, and a daughter-in-law, Carol Mackiewicz. Surviving are her loving children, a daughter, Arlene Sitkowski, and

her husband, Paul, of South Carolina, and a son, Gary R. Mackiewicz, with whom she resided in Plymouth. She is also survived by grandchildren, Robert P. Sitkowski and his wife, Tonya; David Mackiewicz and his wife, Mara; Dr. Stephanie Mackiewicz and her fiancé, Michael Richers, and Amy Fairweather and her husband, Shawn, and great grandchildren, Nikkole and Nathan Sitkowski, David Jr., Allison and Robert Mackiewicz. Gertrude will be sadly missed by all. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. from the S. J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 West Main Street, Plymouth, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in All Saints Parish, Plymouth. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Nativity Cemetery, Plymouth Township. Friends may call today from 5 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions, if desired, may be made to the Guiding Eye, the Association of the Blind or the Alzheimer’s Association. Please visit www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome.com to offer online condolences to Gertrude’s family.

FUNERALS ADAMS – Raymond, Mass of Christian Burial 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Church of St. Patrick, White Haven. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today and 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Joseph Lehman Funeral Home, Berwick Street, White Haven. ANDERSON – June, funeral 10:30 a.m. today in the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown. BURCICKI – Michael, funeral 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Simon S. Russin Funeral Home, 136 Maffett St., Plains Township. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Ss.Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Plains. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today. DAVID – William, friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today in the McCune Funeral Home, 80 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. DURKIN – Thomas, funeral with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Queen of the Apostles Church, 715 Hawthorne St., Avoca. Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. today in Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea. There will be no procession from the funeral home to the church, family and friends are asked to go directly to the church. GREEN – Edna, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the McCune Funeral Home, 80, S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in the St. Mary’s Church, Dorrance. HADDLE – J. William, funeral noon Tuesday in The Richard H. Disque Funeral Home Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas. Friends may call 10:30 a.m. until time of service. HARRISON – Kim, funeral 7 p.m. today in the Green Street Baptist Chapel, 25 Green St., Edwardsville. Friends may call 6 p.m. until service time in the Green Street Chapel. JOHNSON – Warren, memorial service 1 p.m. Dec. 31, in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 813 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. KINNEY – Evan, interment 11 a.m. today in Sacred Heart Cemetery,

Dorchester Drive, Dallas. Everyone is asked to go directly to the cemetery. KOPCZA – Edgar, Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Holy Mother of Sorrows Polish National Catholic Church of Dupont. Friends may call 9 a.m. until the time of service in the church. LISPI – Rachael, funeral 9 a.m. today in the Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Morello Parish at St. Rocco’s R.C. Church. MEEHAN – Joseph Sr., funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Benedict’s Parish, St. Dominic’s Church, Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. MODESKI – Stanley, funeral 9 a.m. today in Sacred Heart of Jesus Rectory, Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, West Pittston. POWELL – Edward, funeral 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Hugh B. Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. STEADELE – Roberta funeral noon Tuesday in Maple Hill Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends are asked to go directly to Maple Hill Cemetery Chapel on Tuesday. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today in the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. ZIM – J. Eugene, funeral 9:30 a.m. today in the Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Trinity Church, Swoyersville.

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The funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Howell-Lussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming Avenue, West Pittston. The Rev. Wayne Shontz will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 5 until 8 p.m. Wyoming Lodge 468 will conduct masonic services at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Pittston Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Shriners’ Children’s Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Road, Tampa, FL 33607.

Estelle H. Andrews December 8, 2011 stelle H. Andrews, 86, of Pittston, passed away Thursday, DeE cember 8, 2011 in Wilkes-Barre Gen-

eral Hospital. She was born in Berwick, daughter of the late Edward and Helen Rupinski Jeconis. She was a graduate of Larksville High School, and attended classes at Penn State University Extension. She was employed for over 20 years in the real estate field, working as an agent for Jane Kopp Realty and other local firms. She was a member of St. Ignatius Church, Kingston. Estelle enjoyed playing bridge and shuffleboard, as well as gardening. She especially loved traveling and just being with friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin (Frank) Andrews, brother Edward Jeconis, and sister Florence Sparwelis. She is survived by her daughter, Estelle B. Andrews, and her husband, Fred Dietz, Walnut Creek, Calif.; sisters Frances Zambito, Courtdale, and Gloria Hill, Overland Park, Kansas, and brother Walter Jeconis, Larksville; as well as nieces and nephews.

Ronald J. Gallagher December 10, 2011

aymond D. Silveri Jr., 79, passed away Saturday, December 10, R 2011 in Golden Living Center, East

Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre. He was born in Pittston, August 26, 1932, son of the late Raymond Sr. and Hilda Wilson Silveri. He graduated from Pittston High School Class of 1951. Ray was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Minor Congregational United Church of Christ, Wyoming Lodge 468 F.& A.M., Caldwell Consistory of Scranton and Irem Temple, Dallas. He was a former employee of Ridolfi Brothers, Pittston, and prior to his retirement he was employed by Craft Oil, Avoca. Ray enjoyed working on cars, hunting and fishing. Preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Silveri, in 2008; brother Albert Silveri. He is survived by sons, Raymond Silveri, Wyoming, and his girlfriend, Barbra Wasko, and her son, Ryan; Fred Silveri and his wife, Cathy, Plains; daughter, Elizabeth Silveri, Moosic; grandchildren, William Simonson and Cassy Silveri; sister, Lorraine Hastie, West Pittston.

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A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Ignatius Church, Kingston. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Pringle, immediately following the Mass. Friends may call Wednesday from 9 a.m. until time of service at the church. There will also be a memorial service held on Thursday at 2 p.m. followed by a celebration of Estelle’s life for her Wesley Village friends in the activities room of the PartridgeTippett Skilled Nursing Center at Wesley Village, Jenkins Township.

Ronald J. Gallagher, 61, of Old Forge, died unexpectedly Saturday morning at CMC Hospital. Born in Taylor, he was the son of the late Martin and Katherine DeCapua Gallagher Sabuto. He attended Old Forge High School and prior to retirement he the owner of R.G. Masonry. He was a member and Past President of the Old Forge Lions Club, the Old Forge VFW Post 4954, the West Side Social Club, Avoca; Acacia Lodge No. 579 F & AM, Taylor, and a 25 year member of the Plasterer’s Union. While being involved with the Lions Club, he was a very active volunteer for many local eye banks. He was preceded in death by his former wife, Mary Ann Welc Gallagher. Surviving are sons, Ronald and wife Michelle Gallagher, Scranton; Robert and wife Theresa Gallagher, and Mark and wife Tanya Gallagher of Old Forge; a brother, Eugene, Old Forge, and a sister, Kathleen, wife of Joseph Vancosky, Moosic. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, Dorothea, Rebecca, Megan, Matthew, Nicholas, Dana, Danielle, Carrie, Michael, Mark, Brooke, Leslie, Ryan and Marissa, and a great-granddaughter, Madison, two step-brothers, John Sabuto and wife Mary Ann and Robert Sabuto of Old Forge, and a step-sister, Margaret, wife of Michael Wilcinsky, Pittston; aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. The funeral will be Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. from the Stefanelli Funeral Home Inc., 721 South Main Street, Taylor, with Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Ann’s Basilica Parish, 1233 St. Ann Street, Scranton. Interment will be in Old Forge Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Ron’s memory to the Old Forge Lions Club, c/o Rory Giovannucci, 530 Fallon Street, Old Forge, PA 18518. To leave a condolence or sign an online guest book, please visit www.stefanellifuneralhome.com.

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dward S. Powell, 81, of Idetown Road, Dallas, died on Friday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wanamie, he was the son of the late Stephen and Lucy Pawlowski. He graduated from Newport High School, class of 1947. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Edward had resided on Idetown Road in Dallas for the past 56 years. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a salesman for Whiteman Tower Paper Co. Earlier, he was employed by Zoeller Paper Company. Mr. Powell was a 50-year member of Idetown United Methodist Church. He was past president of the Lehman Fire Company. He was active with the Irem Temple for 50 years, serving as Potentate in 1983. He was Captain of the Arab Emeritus Patrol for many years. Edward was a member of George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 F&AM and Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg. Preceding him in death was his sister Bernadeen Hagenbach. Surviving are his beloved wife of 61 years, the former Dorothy Ogin; sister Barbara Haydock, Alden; brother-in-law Robert Hagenbach, and many nieces and nephews.

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Funeral will be held on Tuesday at1:30 p.m. from the Hugh B. Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, with the Rev. Robert Ryder, pastor of the Lehman-Idetown United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. Friends may call today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. A Masonic Service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Memorial contributions, if desired, can be made to P.A.P. Fund at the Oncology Office, 387 Pierce St., Kingston, or to the Lehman Idetown United Methodist Church, Box 12, Lehman, PA 18627.

Leonard Bernard Washik December 11, 2011 Leonard Bernard Washik, 90, of Huntersville, formerly of Nanticoke, and Gilbert, Pa., died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. He was born in Nanticoke on September 9, 1921, to the late Martin and Victoria Washik. Leonard served during World War II as a merchant seaman. He retired from Flemming Foods, where he worked for 15 years. He is survived by his son, Barry Washik, and wife Heather of Hun-

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powered by 54 bottles of Coke Zero and 324 Mentos. They said the Mark II traveled 239 feet, improving upon last year’s 220 feet with only half the fuel. They posted video of a 209-foot attempt online. Voltz said Thursday the partners incorporated a simple piston-and-cylinder mechanism to

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waters featured in this year’s Giving Guide. These organizations rely on grants and donations and face reduced funds and possible cuts in services due to the trying economic times. Readers are encouraged to learn about the organizations and their needs and consider remembering the organization or organizations of their choice with a donation during this holiday season. Next month, director Anne Bramblett Barr expects, the library will go home – back to the renovated and revamped Exeter Avenue location that was inundated with floodwaters in September. Since October, the library has been the grateful recipient of rent-free space in the Insalaco Shopping Center on Wyoming Avenue, in the former Blockbuster Video store. It’s been a terrific location, Bramblett Barr said, because it’s visible to people who previously hadn’t thought about joining. “We’ve had about 50 new members each month,” she said. Still, she’ll be glad to return to Exeter Avenue, where “lots of kids were able to walk or ride

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The West Pittston Library is one of five agencies and nonprofit organizations affected by the flooding in September that will be featured in this year’s Giving Guide. Donations can be sent to: The West Pittston Library, 300 Exeter Ave., West Pittston, PA 18643, or to the Luzerne Foundation, 140 Main St., Luzerne, PA 18709, which has set up a fund for the library. When donations are made, please note “TL Giving Guide” in your letter or on the memo line of the check.

bikes to get there but they’re not allowed (to cross busy Wyoming Avenue by themselves) to come here.” Proof of how important the library is to the community, volunteers cleaned the damaged building and moved about 11,500 saved books to dry storage space donated by Cliff and Ruth Melberger. Allied Services donated 20 computers and a printer. Millersville University and Bucks County Public Library gave bookshelves and computer tables. The Wyoming Area Key Club raised $10,000 for the library. “Local businesses, East Mountain Inn, Boscov’s, Genetti’s, Wyoming Valley West School District – they all gave us things,” Bramblett Barr said. But to get back up to speed, the library still needs to replace such equipment as a projector, projector screen and CD player and to renovate a donated copier. It also

needs funds to pay license fees for children’s educational software and software for the publicaccess computers. This week’s library activities include story time at 1 p.m. Friday, which includes a craft for adults and children; and an outdoor caroling session for all ages that begins at 5:45 p.m. Sunday. After the library “goes home” to Exeter Avenue, Bramblett Barr predicted, it will host a busier schedule classes and programs. And, as it has been for decades, it will be a place to borrow a book, as an avid reader said as she checked out a copy of “The Help.” “The book is always better than the movie,” said the 61-yearold West Pittston resident, who gave her name as Marilyn.

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Gingrich, a former House speaker, has seen resurgence in polling and fundraising after a near-meltdown this summer. In short time, he has worked to build an organization but his challenge remains matching the public’s interest with the nuts and bolts of a traditional campaign. The pair’s rivals, though, are unwilling to concede that the race is down to the two. An NBC News/Marist poll released Sunday shows Gingrich surging to more than 42 percent support to Romney’s 23 percent in South Carolina; in Florida the former speaker is favored by 44 percent of those polled, to Romney’s 29 percent. None of the rest of the field breaks 10 percent in either state. With focused criticism, they’re working to cast the pair as clones and unacceptable to the party’s conservative base, which has huge sway in deciding the nomination. Campaigning in Ames, Iowa, Perry said Romney’s past support for health care mandates should haunt him. “He can deny it as many times as he wants,” Perry told about 150 people in a coffee shop near Iowa State University. “But that is what he thinks.”

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They’re both explaining themselves. And I even said that last night that why should we have a nominee that’s going to spend most of their time explaining themselves and deciding what, what position they were on and when?.” Santorum, too, sought to cast the pair as unacceptable, saying they differed on peripheral issues during Saturday’s debate but not on core conservative issues. “Gingrich and Romney are in the same place,” said Santorum, who left Washington after losing his 2006 Senate re-election bid in Pennsylvania. And former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who did not meet the threshold to participate in Saturday evening’s debate in Iowa, said Republicans should take another look at everyone’s record. “People are shopping. They are listening very, very carefully,” he said. Yet there are roughly three weeks until Iowa’s caucuses and much can change in a race that has been remarkably fluid. Conservatives have yet to rally behind a single candidate and Gingrich’s record, as well as Romney’s, could provide the other candidates a chance to climb from behind. Bachmann spoke on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Perry appeared on “Fox News Sunday.” Paul spoke on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Santorum spoke to CNN’s “State of the Union.” Huntsman was interviewed on ABC’s “This Week.”

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WASHINGTON — After a dreary summer marred by the fight over government borrowing, rank-and-file Democrats say they are growing more optimistic about President Barack Obama’s political prospects in 2012. They cite his tougher, more populist tone and what they view as a chaotic primary fight among Republicans. Many Democrats acknowledged that high unemployment and economic uncertainty create formidable obstacles for the incumbent. But interviews with more than a dozen Democratic activists across the nation found support for Obama’s more forceful message against GOP lawmakers and interest in rebutting the presidential candidates. Several pointed to Obama’s speech last week in Kansas, where he argued that the middle class had been under duress for the past decade and economic policies must give everyone a “fair shot and a fair share.” “He didn’t have his voice and we didn’t have our voice,” said David Leland, an attorney in Columbus, Ohio, and former state

party chairman. “But now he has successfully turned that particular corner and most people are much more enthusiastic and much more fired up about it.” Added Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Senate Democrat: “What he said in Kansas brought us back down to basics.” Durbin told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that “this is a make-or-break moment for the middle class in America.” Entering 2012, Obama faces a set of economic numbers that have improved but that no incumbent would relish: unemployment of 8.6 percent in November, down from 9 percent in October; consumer confidence of 56, well below the level where a president typically gets re-elected; and an economy that has created 100,000 or more jobs five months in a row — the first time that has happened since April 2006. Politically, Obama’s approval rating, as measured by Gallup, has been in the low 40s during the fall and hasn’t topped 50 percent since last May. Polls typically show about three-quarters of voters view the nation on the wrong track. Republicans have blamed Obama for high unemployment and rising debt, contending that his policies have failed to lift America from recession. “No amount of rhetoric or new

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Myanmar begins move to democratic governance

UNG SAN SUU Kyi, the iconic leader of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement, shook hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and had a private dinner with her on Dec. 2 in Yangon. This would have been unimaginable just half a year ago. After meeting with the country’s new president, Thein Sein, Clinton praised the steps he has taken for political reform, including the release of political prisoners and dialogue with pro-democracy forces. She said the United States will consider upgrading diplomatic relations with Myanmar. However, Clinton stopped short of explicitly referring to the possibility of lifting Washington’s economic sanctions against Myanmar, saying Sein’s reforms had only just begun. She also warned the regime against military cooperation with North Korea. Clinton’s visit to Myanmar, also called Burma, is the first

step for President Barack Obama’s new security strategy, which defines the Asia-Pacific Suu Kyi region as a “top priority.” Having been under autocratic military rule for years, Myanmar is now making steady progress toward democracy. This development can only be very beneficial to the United States and its allies. In order for the Myanmar regime to claim that democracy has taken root solidly in the country, it must release all political prisoners, reconcile itself with ethnic minorities and amend the Constitution, which provides legal foundation for the military’s rule. We hope the nation’s new government will pluck up the courage to make such bold moves. The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I am deeply saddened at the potential loss of any of my municipalities.” State Rep. Tarah Toohil The Republican from Butler Township recently expressed her disappointment at a redistricting plan that would split the 116th Legislative District in southern Luzerne County. A map depicting the changes is expected to be released today.

Reform the eurozone

HE MARKETS reacted relatively calmly early last week to the threat by ratings agency Standard and Poor’s to downgrade the entire eurozone, including France and Germany. In theory, this raises the possibility that these countries’ borrowing costs will rise. In practice, the bond yield for Italy, for instance, remains significantly lower than it was a week ago. For France and Germany, the warning reinforces the case for their eurozone reforms to be passed. The credibility of the ratings agencies has never recovered from their misjudgments prior to the credit crunch – but that is not to say they are wrong now. Many European states are running large deficits and even

Germany, whose own fiscal governance is sound, is vulnerable because of its exposure to riskier investments. But the whole point of the deal struck by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy is that it addresses the underlying problems of individual economies. These eurozone reforms are hard to reconcile with the principle of national sovereignty, as governments might well find when they put them to their electorates. But of themselves the Franco-German proposals would make for better economic management in Europe, and it is in our interests that the eurozone should be stable. London Evening Standard

Don’t desert Afghanistan

HE PLEDGE BY 60 foreign ministers, including Canada’s, to support Afghanistan politically and financially beyond the 2014 departure of international troops is a welcome one. Afghanistan is no longer front and center on the global stage of troubled conflict zones, having been overtaken by Syria, Libya and other nations. However, the war-torn country still desperately needs the world to remain en-

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gaged, to safeguard the advances made over the last decade, to defeat or secure a settlement with the Taliban and assist in the transfer of responsibility for security to Afghan troops. Without the West’s and Canada’s continued commitment, Afghanistan could again become a source of terrorism and instability. Afghans cannot and should not be abandoned. The Globe and Mail, Toronto

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Ticket Tom bids farewell to Misericordia students

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o all the Misericordia University students whom I have had the pleasure of knowing over more than 21 years: At this time of retiring, the tickets are done, the ink pen is put down. But the memories will stay with me forever. God bless and a very merry Christmas! Tom Matinas Formerly “Ticket Tom” Swoyersville

Toohil should challenge legislative redistricting

here is a quote remaining on state Rep. Tarah Toohil’s 2010 campaign website: “The 116th Legislative District, that’s my home and I love it and I know that these people deserve better.” Apparently, they deserved better for only two years. Today, the Legislative Redistricting Committee is expected to give final approval to a plan that splits the 116th Legislative District – the Greater Hazleton Area – into two legislative districts. Majority Leader Mike Turzai and other insiders have wheeled and dealed since the preliminary plan was approved, and those deals will restore many of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s legislative districts. However, Mr. Turzai was expressly clear with his negotiators: No changes would be permitted to the 116th and the Greater Hazleton Area will be split in two. For years, southern Luzerne County has been referred to as the Greater Hazleton Area. The reason is plain and simple: unity and commonality of purpose. Greater Hazleton proudly supports its own chamber of commerce, health alliance and economic development agency. Despite the organization and cooperative effort provided by local government officials and private enterprise, Greater Hazleton always has struggled to obtain its share of county, state and federal funds. How can these struggles be eased by fracturing the region’s representation in Harrisburg? Ms. Toohil’s silence on the redistricting plan has been deafening. If she truly “loves” her home and wants to provide “better” service to her constituents in the 116th, then she needs to confront her leadership and tell them how damaging their redistricting plan is to the Greater Hazleton Area. She has the power to correct this wrong. Her correction of this wrong will, by default, cure another ill of the Republican redistricting plan. The 119th Legislative District is my home and I love it; I ran for office to serve its constituents. Like the 116th, the 119th has its own chamber, and the cooperation displayed by the communities and local governments in the South Valley has astounded me. They too need a singular voice in Harrisburg. On behalf of the great people of Luzerne County’s South Valley and Greater Hazleton Area, I implore Ms. Toohil to argue for

these problems can be served equally. This nation and this region have faced severe issues in the past. Instead of political blame games, what we need are solutions and consensus-building that historically have enabled comebacks to occur. It is time for the coming together of the best minds in America and those throughout this wonderful region to attack the root causes of poverty and correct the current conditions that have adversely affected so many families that find themselves in a position they do not want to be. Howard J. Grossman Executive director Jewish Family Service of Greater Wilkes-Barre

what is right and offer true representation and leadership to our region. State Rep. Gerald J. Mullery Newport Township

Work together to attack root causes of poverty

he extent to which poverty exists in the greatest country in the world is astonishing. This was pointed out recently in an article in “Time” and on an edition of “60 Minutes.” The magazine article suggested that in 2010, 46.2 million Americans lived below the poverty line, the most since the Census Bureau began keeping track in 1959. The poverty rate is 15.1 percent, which matches peaks after recessions in the early 1980s and ’90s but which otherwise has not reached this level since 1965. It was around 1965 that the federal anti-poverty program was started as part of the Great Society program. Here are the myths that the article points out: • Poverty does not live in the suburbs. • Poverty is simply about not having enough income. • Getting people out of poor neighborhoods is the answer. • Focusing on individuals is the key to poverty alleviation. • Poverty is inevitable. Poverty affects all age groups. For example, Social Security helped to cut the poverty rate for older adults. Cash assistance and food stamps are government programs that assist in reducing poverty, but it is known that many families and individuals are having great problems despite the existence of these programs today due to cutbacks and other factors. Throughout Luzerne County and much of the Pocono-Northeast, the same conditions prevail. We are fortunate to have a social support system that can be, and is, an amazing provider of help: the Commission on Economic Opportunity, Help Line, many types of nonprofit agencies, county human services and much more. The question becomes this: Is it enough with the region experiencing the highest unemployment rate in the entire commonwealth? There are no easy solutions. If there were, they would have been found a long time ago. Perhaps the acronym RARE should be utilized. It stands for this: Recognition of the problem, Actions to change current conditions, Responses to the actions and Equality so that everyone facing

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Mayor Kuren fails to do what’s best for W-B Twp.

ilkes-Barre Township Mayor Carl Kuren, wake up. You are doing a disservice to all township residents because of your lack of action on volunteer fire chief John Yuknavich. Where is the code of ethics, or conduct policy, for employees? There should be a suspension or termination. The mayor should resign. He is making a laughingstock of the township. Township residents made a big mistake by not electing John “Red” Bryan mayor. Shame on all of you. Change was absolutely necessary.

Joseph Naperkowski Wilkes-Barre

Council campaigner thanks her supporters

thank everyone who gave me support throughout my campaign for Luzerne County Council. I am inspired by the dedicated men and women working to support their families, pay off bills and provide a memorable holiday for the children in their lives. I admire all individuals serving to protect our nation and freedom. Keeping a basic daily work ethic cannot be forgotten. This spirited effort is recognized now and will be for years ahead by those who benefit from your labor. One of the biggest compliments I received during my campaign came from members of the community who knew my father, Edward Dobash. He worked as a tile setter after he served four years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. One individual stated, “He was a hard worker, and his only fault was being too courteous.” I hope I can live up to my father’s legacy and take pride in his modest lifestyle. Growing up in Northeastern Pennsylvania gave me a rich heritage. Every task completed makes a difference. Materialism is not important. The greatest presents are time, patience and understanding. I extend to all my deepest respect, thanks and wishes for a blessed holiday. Kathy Dobash Hazleton

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Survey puts key numbers into focus Ethnicity, age, wealth and more determined by American Community Survey.

By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@timesleader.com

Do you remember hearing stories – or telling them – about how one area in your town was Irish, another one Polish, and wonder how much the makeup of those locales has changed? Or maybe you plan to move to another town and want to find a neighborhood with demographics similar to your own. The U.S. Census Bureau last week released a wealth of the most up-to-date data on smaller communities that could answer your questions – everything

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from the ancestry of people living in your neighborhood to the number of families there with elementary school-aged children. The information comes from the bureau’s 2010 American Community Survey five-year estimates – surveys taken in more than 9.6 million homes across the United States between 2006 and 2010. The American Community Survey, or ACS, is an ongoing survey that provides data every year, giving communities current information they can use to plan investments and services.

Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year, according to the Census Bureau. To help communities, state governments and federal programs, the bureau asks about age, sex, race, family and relationships, income and benefits, health insurance, education, veterans status, disabilities, where you work and how you get there, where you live and how much you pay for some essentials. All this detail is combined into statistics that are used to help decide everything from school lunch programs to new hospitals. “These estimates are ideal for public officials to use to make

key decisions,” Census Bureau Director Robert Groves said. “School boards will find them helpful in forecasting demand for classroom space, teachers and workforce training programs, and they will be a tremendous asset to planners in identifying traffic concerns and building roads and transit systems to ease commutes.” Groves said local governments will also find them useful in forecasting needs for services such as police and fire protection.” And this year marks the second year that the bureau pooled survey results from five consecutive years. That’s significant because by pooling several years of survey responses, the ACS can generate detailed statistical por-

traits of much smaller geographies with more accuracy. Previously, when the bureau relied on 12 months or 36 months of pooled survey data, the information was only accurate enough to provide a picture of larger geographical areas – those with populations greater than 65,000 or greater than 20,000, respectively. Now, for example, one can go to the Census Bureau website, search for information on the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre and find that the neighborhood of 2,360 residents is about onequarter Irish, one-quarter Polish, 16 percent German, 11 percent Italian and a mix of other ethnicities that comprise less than 10 percent of the population.

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error is too great to consider those survey results accurate. The Times Leader reported in October poverty was on the rise in the county, based on American Community Survey 2009 one-year estimates released at the time. But one-year estimates only provide reliable data for geographic locations with populations of 65,000 or more. Estimates based on five years of data provide reliable data for much smaller populations. In 2002, 12.9 percent of all residents in Luzerne County lived below the poverty level. By 2009, that rose to 13 percent, according to the one-year estimates. The percentage of families living in poverty increased from 9.1 to 9.5. Edwardsville Mayor Bernard Dubaskas attributes the 28 percent figure to a large number of residents living in the Hilltop and Eagle Ridge low-income housing developments. Even with so many residents living in poverty, the town brings in enough taxes because of the businesses located there in the Narrows, Gateway and Mark II shopping centers, he said. Dubaskas said the borough has an income tax rate among the lowest in the county and no property tax increase is planned for next year. “We have a lot of good people

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A home on Ice Harvest Drive in the Ice Lakes development in Rice Township is among the high-end properties found in the municipality with the lowest percentage of families living at or below poverty level in the county.

working here and trying to get by. And the town has a lot to offer,” he said, pointing to a quality police department, plentiful stores and restaurants and a slowly developing Main Street. Rice Township Supervisor Chairman George Venesky said he was surprised to learn that the township has the lowest

poverty rate in the county, but he can understand how even residents living below the poverty level can afford to live there. Four upscale housing developments provide adequate property taxes to enable the township to tax at relatively low rates – an earned income tax of 0.5 percent and a property tax

of 0.026 mills, the third-lowest in the county, Venesky said. Many homes in the Ice Pond North development are appraised in the $500,000 to $600,000 range, he said, adding that “the services provided are outstanding.” Unfortunately, because of the low poverty level, he doesn’t think the township would qual-

ify for federal or state block grants. But it’s not as if the township is in dire need of improvements. “We’re just in a very enviable position compared to the rest of the county. (Housing development has) been a boon to us, and we’re one of the few municipalities who will end the year with a surplus,” he said.

Cardinal Foley is dead at age 76

Priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia hosted NBC’s Christmas Mass. By DAVID O’REILLY The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA — Cardinal John P. Foley, a jovial, popular priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia who rose from workingclass roots to become a “prince of the church” and the Vatican’s longtime spokesman on Catholic social teachings, died Sunday. He was 76. Foley was perhaps best known to American audiences as host for 25 years of NBC’s annual broadcast of the pope’s Christmas Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. Once described as “the Foley nicest guy in the Vatican” by the National Catholic Reporter, Foley had leukemia. He died at Villa St. Joseph, the archdiocesan home for retired priests in Darby, Pa., the town where he was born. Citing fatigue and declining health, he returned to the archdiocese in February after four years as Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, a papal knighthood based in Rome. For the previous 23 years, he had served as first president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, with particular responsibility for explaining church teachings to electronic news media. When he stepped down from the council in 2007, the year he was made cardinal, he was the longest-serving head of any major office in the Vatican. “I was pleased he was able to come home during the final months of his life,” Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said Sunday from Rome.

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New Orleans .22 Kansas City ...10 Houston.........20 Atlanta ............31 New England 34 Chicago ...........10 Oakland ...........16 Tennessee.......17 N.Y. Jets ........37 Cincinnati .......19 Carolina .........23 Washington...27 Denver .............13 Green Bay .....46 Indianapolis ...10 Minnesota .....28 Tampa Bay .....14 Philadelphia..26 San Francisco19 Buffalo.............10 N.Y. Giants ....37 Baltimore ......24 Detroit ...........34 Jacksonville ..41 Miami ...............10 Arizona ...........21 San Diego ......37 Dallas .............34

Today’s Game St. Louis at Seattle 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Vick returns as Birds fly by Fish

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick passes during the first half of an NFL game against the Miami Dolphins in Miami. Vick finished with 208 yards passing.

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Valley West’s James McCann will be on of the top players in the WVC this season.

Rebuilding on tap for 2 squads

QB, defense carry Eagles past Dolpins

PREVIEW: Usually powerful Redeemer lost plenty to graduation, while Berwick looks to get on winning track. By JOHN ERZAR jerzar@timesleader.com

There are two huge rebuilding jobs this season in Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball. The one is no surprise – Berwick, where the school district found a new coach from West Virginia to “We’ll be revive a program that is 5-64 competover the past three seasons. itive. I just Jason Kingery is also the fourth different head hope every Dawgs’ coach in as many seasons. He’s the fifth if football coach night we Gary Campbell’s brief time show up, there to finish out the 2009-10 play our season is counted. The other is a huge surbest and prise – Holy Redeemer. Yes, give it our the Royals – the conference’s premier program – has lost all.” their entire starting lineup, Mark Belenski including6-foot-11PennState Redeemer coach center Peter Alexis and allstar selections Austin Carr and Steve Ruch. WhetherRedeemerisrebuildingorreloading will be determined over the next few weeks before the WVC season starts Jan. 3. “We’re young,” Redeemer coach Mark Belenski said. “We graduated seven seniors who See PREVIEW, Page 4B INSIDE: Team capsules, schedule, Page 5B

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Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy (25) celebrates a touchdown with teammate Danny Watkins during the first half of an NFL game against the Miami Dolphins in Miami.

Victory keeps Philadelphia’s slim playoff hopes alive By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer

MIAMI — Early in the game, Michael Vick’s helmet went rolling into his end zone, an apt symbol for the direction of the Philadelphia Eagles’ season. Time to concede? Not quite. Not against the self-destructive Miami Dolphins. Vick made a triumphant return from an injury by throwing for 208 yards and a touchdown, and the Eagles totaled nine sacks and beat the Miami Dolphins 26-10 Sunday. Philadelphia took advantage of three takeaways to score 24 points during a nine-minute span in the second quar-

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ter, and later sent Miami quarterback Matt Moore to the sideline with a head injury. The underachieving Eagles (5-8) won for only the second time in the past six games and still need a sweep of the final three games to have any chance of repeating as NFC East cham-

Braun doesn’t fit stereotype of steroid user Giants rally from 12 down By CHRIS JENKINS AP Sports Writer

MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun certainly doesn’t fit the image fans conjure up when they hear that a baseball slugger has been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. Since he joined the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007, Braun has belted big home runs not with cartoonishly large muscles, but with a sweet swing and an ultraquick bat. Last season, he helped drive the Brewers to the playoffs and was voted Braun the NL’s Most Valuable Player. Now Braun finds himself fighting a 50-game suspension after news leaked that he has tested positive for a banned substance. He steadfastly maintains his innocence. A spokesman for Braun said in a statement issued to ESPN and The Associated Press that there are “highly unusual circumstances surSee BRAUN, Page 2B

pions. “We’ve been through a lot, a lot of games we were supposed to win and didn’t finish,” Vick said. “I’m proud we won today.” The Dolphins (4-9) had a threegame home winning streak snapped and sank deeper into last place in the AFC East. “We’ve been on a roll,” receiver Brandon Marshall said. “It stinks that our momentum was stopped.” Jason Babin led the Eagles’ pass rush with three sacks to increase his season total to 15, and he forced a fumble. Moore’s replacement, J.P. Losman, was sacked by Phillip Hunt for a safety. Vick, back after missing three games

with broken ribs, won for only the fourth time in his past 12 starts. He went 15 for 30, including a 34-yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson, and shook off four sacks. “I’m in a lot of pain, but I just wanted to finish and get through the game,” Vick said. “I got hit a lot, and it kind of wore me down. I tried to hang in there.” Vick, who had said he would run less in the wake of the injury, carried only twice but did scramble several times to extend plays. LeSean McCoy rushed for only 38 yards, but scored two touchdowns to hike his season total to 17. See EAGLES, Page 2B

to take a crucial victory

By JAIME ARON AP Pro Football Writer

ARLINGTON, Texas — Eli Manning ended New York’s four-game losing streak in style, leading the Giants to two touchdowns in the final 3:14 to beat the Dallas Cowboys 37-34 Sunday night in a showdown for first place in the NFC East. Dallas appeared to tie the game with a 47-yard field goal as time expired, but New York called a timeout. Given another chance to force overtime, rookie Dan Bailey’s kick was blocked by Jason Pierre-Paul — who also had a sack for a safety and forced a fumble. Ironically, Bailey missed a game winning kick under similar circumstances last week at Arizona. Bailey appeared to kick a game-winning field goal that was disallowed because Cowboys coach Jason Garrett had called a

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timeout. On the following play, Bailey missed the field goal. The Giants (7-6) and Cowboys are tied atop the division, but this victory gives New York the inside track. The teams will meet again in the season finale, on New Year’s Day, at the Giants’ home field. AP PHOTO Dallas lost its second straight. The Giants had trailed 34-22 with a New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning gestures during the first half of little over three minutes left in the an NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in Arlington, Texas. Manning led the Giants to a 37-34 victory. game.

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Miami Pro Bowl tackle Jake Long left the game in the first quarter with a back injury, and after that the Dolphins had trouble blocking Philadelphia. The Eagles’ short-yardage defense stuffed Miami on four possessions, twice on fourth down and twice to force kicks. “The Eagles have been inconsistent like we have,” Marshall said. “But that’s a team with a lot of talent. At any moment they can be an undefeated team, or look like one.” The Dolphins went 3 for 18 on third- and fourth-down conversions. The nine sacks of their QBs equaled a franchise record set in1999, and the offensive line-

L O C A L C A L E N D A R TODAY BOYS BASKETBALL (7:15 p.m.) Abington Heights at Wyoming Valley West Lake-Lehman at Dallas Meyers at Coughlin Weatherly at MMI Prep GIRLS BASKETBALL Northampton at Holy Redeemer, 6:15 p.m. Berwick at East Stroudsburg South, 7 p.m. Coughlin at Meyers 7:15 p.m. Crestwood at Scranton Prep, 7:15 p.m. Hazleton Area at Scranton, 7:15 p.m. North Schuylkill at Nanticoke, 7:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at Lake-Lehman, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Area at GAR, 7:15 p.m. HS SWIMMING Holy Cross at Hanover Area, 4:30 p.m. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Central Penn at Luzerne CCC, 8 p.m. WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Central Penn at Luzerne CCC, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, DEC. 13 BOYS BASKETBALL (7:15 p.m.) Holy Redeemer at Nanticoke Meyers vs. Holy Cross, at Marywood University Pittston Area at Hanover Area Scranton Prep at GAR Williamsport at Crestwood Wyoming Seminary at Tunkhannock GIRLS BASKETBALL Salem Christian at MMI Prep, 6 p.m. Hanover Area at Pittston Area, 7:15 p.m. Dallas, Meyers at Wyoming Valley West Tip-Off Tournament, TBA HS BOWLING Milton at Berwick, 3 p.m. Columbia Montour Vo Tech at Hazleton Area, 3 p.m. HS SWIMMING Delaware Valley at Holy Redeemer, 4 p.m. Scranton at Hazleton Area, 4:30 p.m. Tunkhannock at Berwick, 4:30 p.m. Abington Heights at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Lake Lehman at Valley View, 4:30 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Elk Lake, 4:30 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Scranton Prep, 7 p.m. HS WRESTLING (all matches 7 p.m.) Lake Lehman at Lackawanna Trail Wyoming Area at Scranton Prep Delaware Valley at Hazleton Area WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14 BOYS BASKETBALL (7:15 p.m. unless noted) Hazleton Area at Whitehall MMI Prep at Panther Valley, 7:30 p.m. Northwest at Hughesville Wyoming Area at Lake-Lehman Wyoming Valley West at Shamokin GIRLS BASKETBALL Holy Cross at Wyoming Seminary, 7:15 p.m. Holy Redeemer at Abington Heights, 7:15 p.m. Lake Lehman at Wyoming Area, 7:15 p.m. Meyers at Crestwood, 7:15 p.m. Pittston Area at GAR, 7:15 p.m. HS SWIMMING Dunmore at Wyoming Area, 4 p.m. Nanticoke at Pittston Area, 4 p.m. Coughlin at Meyers, 4:30 p.m. HS WRESTLING (all matches 7 p.m.) Scranton at Berwick Honesdale at Coughlin Columbia Montour CTC at Nanticoke Western Wayne at Tunkhannock West Scranton at Crestwood Abington Heights at Pittston Area Wallenpaupack at Wyoming Valley West Meyers at Blue Ridge Dallas at Elk Lake THURSDAY, DEC. 15 BOYS BASKETBALL (7:15 p.m. unless noted) Abington Heights at Tunkhannock Hanover Area at Coughlin Holy Cross at Holy Redeemer Meyers at Crestwood Midd-West at Berwick Pittston Area at Carbondale, 7:30 p.m. Williamsport at GAR GIRLS BASKETBALL Coughlin at Hanover Area, 7:15 p.m. Northwest at Millville, 7:15 p.m. Scranton Prep at Hazleton Area, 7:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at Lackawanna Trail, 7:15 p.m. Williamsport at Wyoming Valley West, 7:15 p.m. HS RIFLE Southern Lehigh vs. Berwick, 4 p.m. HS SWIMMING Scranton Prep at Holy Redeemer, 4 p.m. Tunkhannock at Wyoming Valley West, 4 p.m. West Scranton at Wyoming Seminary, 4 p.m. Coughlin at Lake Lehman, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Delaware Valley, 4:30 p.m. Hanover Area at Elk Lake, 4:30 p.m. Berwick at Scranton, 4:30 p.m. Hazleton Area at Abington Heights, 4:30 p.m. HS WRESTLING Hanover Area at Valley View FRIDAY, DEC. 16 BOYS BASKETBALL (7:15 p.m. unless noted) Benton at Northwest Hughesville at Tunkhannock Nanticoke at Riverside Wyoming Area at Wyoming Seminary Lackawanna Trail Invitational Lake-Lehman vs. Laekland, 6:30 p.m. Lackawanna Trail vs. Mid Valley, 8 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake Lehman at Dallas, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Wyoming Area, 7:15 p.m. Crestwood at Danville, 7:30 p.m. HS WRESTLING Crestwood at Blue Mountain Tournament Hazleton Area, Pittston Area at King of the Mountain Tournament Dallas at Jarvis Wildcat Memorial Tournament HS SWIMMING East Stroudsburg at Delaware Valley, 4 p.m. Lake Lehman at West Scranton, 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 17 BOYS BASKETBALL Coughlin at Wyoming Seminary, 2:15 p.m. Dallas at Carbondale, 2:30 p.m. GAR at Crestwood Hanover Area at Panther Valley Hazleton Area at Quakertown Holy Redeemer at Abington Heights Nanticoke at Berwick Pittston Area at Holy Cross Tunkhannock at Elk Lake, 3:30 p.m. Lackawanna Trail Invitational 6:30 p.m. consolation; 8 p.m. championship GIRLS BASKETBALL Berwick at Lake-Lehman, 2 p.m. Holy Redeemer at Dunmore, 2:15 p.m. MMI Prep at Col-Mont Vo-Tech, 2:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Coughlin, 2:15 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Nanticoke, 7:15 p.m. HS WRESTLING Berwick at Exeter Duals, 9 a.m. Coughlin at Phoenixville Tournament Wyoming Seminary at Beast of the East Hanover Area at Towanda Duals Hazleton Area, Pittston Area at King of the Mountain Tournament Wyoming Area at Valley View, 7 p.m. Tunkhannock at Wyoming Valley West, 1 p.m. Dallas at Jarvis Wildcat Memorial Tournament SUNDAY, DEC. 18 HS WRESTLING Wyoming Seminary at Beast of the East COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Lebanon Valley at Misericordia, 2 p.m.

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men took responsibility for the loss. “All the blame is squarely on our shoulders,” guard Richie Incognito said. “We got Matt hurt. They’re a physical group. They just beat us one on one.” Moore threw only his second interception in the past six games, lost a fumble and was sacked four times. He left the game midway through the second half after being hit from behind as he threw an incomplete pass. Miami’s lone touchdown was set up by an early blocked punt. Marshall was held to four catches for 27 yards. “There comes a time when we as players and coaches have to do a better job of getting guys involved that need to be involved,” Marshall said. “It just didn’t seem like we had anything on offense in the second half that

TRANSACTIONS BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G Kemba Walker. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Waived G Charlie Bell. Rescinded their qualifying offer to F Reggie Williams. NEW YORK KNICKS—Signed G Mike Bibby, G Iman Shumpert and C Josh Harrellson. Re-signed F Jared Jeffries. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Announced C center Spencer Hawes accepted the team’s qualifying offer. TORONTO RAPTORS—Signed C Aaron Gray. WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Re-signed C Hamady Ndiaye. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Drayson Bowman from Charlotte (AHL). Placed G Brian Boucher on injured reserve. American Hockey League AHL—Suspended Hamilton RW Brian Willsie one game because of a spearing incident in a Dec. 9 game against Toronto. PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Signed D Jordon Southorn. ECHL ECHL—Suspended Bakersfield’s Hans Benson one game as a result of his actions in Dec. 10 game at Stockton. READING ROYALS—Signed F Chase Watson and F Todd Griffith. COLLEGE AUBURN—Suspended TB Mike Dyer indefinitely for violating undisclosed team rules. CINCINNATI—Suspended F Yancy Gates, C Cheikh Mbodj and F Octavius Ellis six games apiece and G Ge’Lawn Guyn one game, for their part during a brawl with Xavier on Dec. 10. XAVIER—Suspended G-F Dez Wells and G Landen Amos for four games each, G Mark Lyons two games and G Tu Holloway one game, for their part during a brawl with Cincinnati on Dec. 10.

N H L All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia ................. 28 18 7 3 39 101 81 N.Y. Rangers ............... 27 17 6 4 38 83 60 Pittsburgh ..................... 30 17 9 4 38 94 75 New Jersey .................. 28 14 13 1 29 71 80 N.Y. Islanders .............. 27 9 12 6 24 62 88 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston ........................... 28 18 9 1 37 94 59 Toronto.......................... 29 15 11 3 33 91 94 Buffalo ........................... 29 15 12 2 32 79 79 Montreal........................ 30 12 11 7 31 74 77 Ottawa ........................... 30 13 13 4 30 91 105 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida ........................... 30 16 9 5 37 82 77 Washington .................. 28 15 12 1 31 88 89 Winnipeg....................... 29 13 12 4 30 82 92 Tampa Bay.................... 29 12 15 2 26 75 96 Carolina......................... 31 9 18 4 22 79 108 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago ......................... 30 18 8 4 40 99 92 Detroit ............................ 28 18 9 1 37 89 62 St. Louis......................... 29 17 9 3 37 71 62 Nashville........................ 29 14 11 4 32 77 79 Columbus ...................... 29 8 17 4 20 71 99 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota...................... 30 20 7 3 43 79 64 Vancouver ..................... 29 18 10 1 37 97 71 Edmonton...................... 30 14 13 3 31 83 80 Calgary .......................... 29 14 13 2 30 73 80 Colorado........................ 30 13 16 1 27 78 91 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas ............................. 28 16 11 1 33 73 78 Phoenix.......................... 29 15 11 3 33 77 76 San Jose........................ 27 15 10 2 32 75 64 Los Angeles .................. 29 13 12 4 30 65 67 Anaheim ........................ 29 8 16 5 21 67 95 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday's Games Montreal 2, New Jersey 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, Buffalo 1 Vancouver 4, Ottawa 1 Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Islanders 3 Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 2 Detroit 7, Winnipeg 1 Boston 5, Columbus 3 St. Louis 1, San Jose 0 Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Minnesota 4, Phoenix 1 Calgary 3, Edmonton 0 Dallas 2, Los Angeles 1 Sunday's Games Chicago 3, San Jose 2, OT N.Y. Rangers 6, Florida 1 Monday's Games New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Tuesday's Games Los Angeles at Boston, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Carolina at Toronto, 7 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Nashville, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m.

A H L All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA St. John’s ................ 26 15 7 4 0 34 94 81 Manchester ............. 28 16 10 0 2 34 76 73 Portland ................... 25 12 10 1 2 27 67 77 Worcester ............... 22 10 6 3 3 26 60 57 Providence.............. 28 10 15 1 2 23 60 90 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Norfolk ..................... 26 16 9 0 1 33 95 72 Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton.................. 26 14 7 1 4 33 80 69 Hershey................... 25 13 7 3 2 31 88 74 Syracuse ................. 24 11 10 2 1 25 80 81 Binghamton ............ 27 9 16 1 1 20 61 82 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Connecticut............. 26 15 8 1 2 33 83 76 Adirondack.............. 25 14 9 1 1 30 76 65 Albany...................... 25 12 10 2 1 27 61 76 Bridgeport ............... 26 11 11 3 1 26 77 87 Springfield............... 25 12 12 1 0 25 75 73 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Charlotte ................. 26 15 9 1 1 32 73 67 Milwaukee ............... 22 14 7 0 1 29 68 58 Chicago ................... 23 10 9 1 3 24 63 66 Peoria ...................... 27 11 14 1 1 24 84 86 Rockford.................. 24 10 13 1 0 21 75 85 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toronto.................... 26 15 7 3 1 34 82 71 Rochester ............... 26 11 11 3 1 26 70 74 Lake Erie................. 26 11 13 1 1 24 62 69 Grand Rapids ......... 24 10 11 1 2 23 75 75 Hamilton .................. 25 10 13 1 1 22 53 77 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City........ 26 19 6 0 1 39 80 57 Houston................... 26 15 4 2 5 37 77 62 Abbotsford .............. 27 18 8 1 0 37 69 61 San Antonio ............ 25 11 14 0 0 22 55 75 Texas....................... 23 10 12 0 1 21 68 71 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Sunday's Games Worcester 5, St. John’s 3 Manchester 5, Portland 4, SO

could attack what they were throwing at us.” The Dolphins’ offensive ineptitude negated a lot of good work by their defense. McCoy, who came into the game second in the NFL in rushing, averaged only 1.4 yards on 27 carries. Jason Taylor sacked Vick twice in first eight minutes to increase his career total to 1381⁄2, which ranks sixth all time. Miami’s Jimmy Wilson blocked a punt to set up the game’s first score, which came when Moore hit Brandon Marshall on third down for a 16-yard score. A gamble by the Dolphins then backfired when they tried a 55yard field goal that fell short. Vick took advantage of the field position to drive his team 54 yards for a tying touchdown, which McCoy scored on a 2-yard run.

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Turnovers by Miami on consecutive possessions led to 10 points for the Eagles. Kurt Coleman intercepted Moore’s pass when he threw deep into triple coverage, and his return to the 1 set up a touchdown run by McCoy. On the next series, Asante Samuel forced a fumble by Davone Bess and recovered, and the Eagles kicked a field goal. After Moore lost a fumble when sacked by Babin, the Eagles then moved 73 yards in just four plays, and Vick’s strike to a wide-open Jackson made it 24-7. “We played like men today,” Babin said. “Do we have a chance for the playoffs? Maybe. We were kind of out of it, but guys in this locker room decided, ‘We’re going to play and have fun and show you guys we love the game.’ I think that really rang true the whole day.”

AMERICA’S LINE By ROXY ROXBOROUGH NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Vikings - Saints game due to Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson (questionable); there is no line on the Dolphins - Bills game due to Miami QB Matt Moore (questionable); there is no line on the Steelers - 49ers game due to Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger (questionable). NC State

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C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L Major Scores EAST Boston College 66, Stony Brook 51 Fairfield 58, New Hampshire 52 Quinnipiac 62, Vermont 58 Sacred Heart 84, Lafayette 79 MORE MIDWEST Dayton 72, SC-Upstate 68 Illinois 80, Coppin St. 63 Kansas St. 79, North Florida 68, OT W. Michigan 54, S. Illinois 43 SOUTH Alabama 62, Detroit 54 Alabama St. 88, Texas Wesleyan 80 Elon 109, Lynchburg 67 Florida St. 75, UNC Greensboro 60 Furman 85, Jacksonville 79 Marshall 82, Iona 63 Murray St. 76, Memphis 72 NC State 65, NC Central 60 South Alabama 102, Alcorn St. 62 South Florida 83, Florida A&M 59 Tulane 59, Jacksonville St. 51 Virginia Tech 73, Norfolk St. 60 Winthrop 79, Virginia-Wise 70 SOUTHWEST FIU 58, Stephen F. Austin 56 UTEP 73, New Mexico St. 69 FAR WEST Cal St.-Fullerton 91, E. Washington 76 California 73, Jackson St. 46 Idaho 73, Seattle 62 UC Riverside 75, Montana St. 73 Washington St. 93, Santa Clara 55

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rounding this case which will support Ryan’s complete innocence.” ESPN cited two sources Saturday in first reporting the result, saying Braun tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone, adding that a later test by the World Anti-Doping Agency lab in Montreal determined the testosterone was synthetic. Braun is appealing, according to people familiar with the case. And fans may be inclined to believe Braun, given his clean-cut image and that he hasn’t tested positive or even been suspected of using banned substances in the past. And, perhaps above all, the fact that he doesn’t look like a human science experiment.

Paul Lawrie, Scotland...............65—73-66-67—271 Luke Donald, England ............. 72-68-66-66—272 Peter Hanson, Sweden............ 64-72-71-67—274 Charl Schwartzel, South Africa .......................................... 69-71-68-67—275 Louis Oosthuizien, South Africa .......................................... 72-67-66-71—276 Francesco Molinari, Italy ......... 71-68-68-69—276 Robert Rock, England ............. 68-69-71-69—277 Shane Lowry, Ireland ............... 69-70-68-70—277 Pablo Larrazabal, Spain .......... 71-68-70-69—278 Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland ........................................ 71-71-71-66—279 Rory McIlory, Northern Ireland ........................................ 66-71-71-71—279 Sergio Garcia, Spain................ 67-73-68-71—279 Martin Kaymer, Germany ........ 73-71-64-71—279 Robert Karlsson, Sweden ....... 73-72-68-66—279 Paul Casey, England................ 72-66-70-72—280 Johan Edfors, Sweden ............ 72-68-72-68—280 David Lynn, England................ 69-72-70-69—280 Fredrik Andersson Hed, Sweden...................................... 75-66-72-69—282 Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark ... 70-73-70-69—282 Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium..... 72-74-67-69—282 Hennie Otto, South Africa ....... 70-75-71-67—283 George Coetzee, South Africa .......................................... 74-73-69-67—283 Jaco Van Zyl, South Africa...... 69-70-72-72—283 Ian Poulter, England................. 73-69-68-73—283 Thomas Aiken, South Africa ... 69-73-75-67—284 Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Spain... 72-70-74-68—284 Jamie Donaldson, Wales ........ 75-69-69-71—284 Thomas Bjorn, Denmark ......... 73-70-71-71—285 Gregory Bourdy, France,......... 70-73-71-71—285 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano, Spain .......................................... 70-71-72-72—285 Edoardo Molinari, Italy............. 71-73-68-73—285 Lee Westwood, England ......... 73-69-69-74—285 Mark Foster, England .............. 76-71-70-69—286 Ernie Els, South Africa............. 74-69-73-70—286 Matteo Manassero, Italy .......... 73-68-72-73—286 Retief Goosen, South Africa ... 74-69-75-69—287 Lorenzo Gagli, Italy .................. 72-71-73-71—287 Felipe, Aguilar, Chile................ 70-77-68-72—287 David Horsey, England............ 69-72-73-73—287 Alexander Noren, Sweden ...... 70-72-70-75—287 Thomas Levet, France............. 70-75-69-74—288 Richie Ramsay, Scotland ........ 74-69-70-75—288 Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain . 71-77-71-71—290 Anders Hansen, Denmark....... 74-73-69-74—290 Simon Dyson, England ............ 77-75-69-70—291 Ross Fisher, England .............. 68-74-75-74—291 Gregory Havret, France........... 72-72-72-76—292 Raphael Jacquelin, France ..... 74-67-74-77—292 Rhys Davies, Wales................. 73-73-69-77—292 Joost Luiten, Netherlands ....... 76-71-73-73—293 Peter Lawrie, Ireland ................ 75-74-71-73—293 James Morrison, England........ 75-70-76-73—294 Scott Jamieson, Scotland........ 72-72-79-73—296 Michael Hoey, Northern Ireland ........................................ 75-72-76-73—296 Christian Nilsson, Sweden ...... 76-73-73-75—297 Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland ........................................ 76-72-75-76—299

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LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/ rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com Sunday, Dec. 11 NORTHEAST

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Campgaw Mtn — Plan to Open 12⁄15 Hidden Valley — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Mountain Creek — Opening Soon for Snow Sports

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Belleayre — Sun 3:36 pm packed powder machine groomed 10 - 14 base 3 of 55 trails, 6% open 2 of 8 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p; Big Tupper — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Brantling Ski Slopes — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Bristol Mountain — Reopen 12⁄14 Dec 25: 12p-6p Dec 31: 8a-10p, Jan 01: 8a-10p; Buffalo Ski Club — Plan to Open 12⁄26 Cockaigne — Closed for 2011-2012 Season Dry Hill — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Four Seasons — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Sat/Sun: 10a-4:30p; Open Sat/Sun; Gore Mountain — Sun 4:13 pm 1 new packed powder machine groomed 4 - 15 base 7 of 95 trails 10% open, 3 miles, 38 acres, 2 of 13 lifts, sm MonFri: 8:30a-4p

Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; Greek Peak — Plan to Open 12⁄16 Holiday Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄23 Tue-Thu: 3p-9p Fri: 12p-9p; Sat: 9a-9p; Sun: 9a-5p; Open Tue-Sun; Holiday Valley — Plan to Open 12⁄14 HoliMont — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Hunter Mountain — Sun 8:02 am packed powder machine groomed 1 - 36 base 6 of 55 trails 4% open, 2 of 10 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat: 8:30a-5p; Sun: 8:30a-4p; Kissing Bridge — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Labrador Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Maple Ski Ridge — Opening Soon for Snow Sports McCauley — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Mt Peter — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Oak Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Open Thu-Sun; Peek’ n Peak — Plan to Open 12⁄16 Mon-Wed : 9:30a-9p Thu-Fri 9:30a-10p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p; 8:30a-10p; Plattekill — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Royal Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Sawkill Family Ski Center — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Snow Ridge — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Song Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Swain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Thunder Ridge — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Titus Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄16 Toggenburg — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Sat: 9a-7p Sun: 9a-4:30p; Tuxedo Ridge — Opening Soon for Snow Sports West Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Whiteface — Sun 7:14 am variable machine groomed 5 - 10 base 7 of 85 trails, 8% open 3 miles, 34 acres, 2 of 11 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; Willard Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Windham Mtn — Sun 4:29 pm variable 4 - 30 base 7 of 49 trails 15% open, 2 miles, 44 acres, 1 of 10 lifts, sm MonFri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8a-4p; Woods Valley — Plan to Open 12⁄16 Osceola Tug Hill XC — Sun 5:55 am 15 new packed powder machine groomed 4 - 6 base 18 of 18 trails, 40 miles Mon-Fri: 10a-5p; Sat/Sun: 10a-5p; Pineridge XC — Sun 6:29 am packed powder machine groomed 1 - 3 base 2 of 19 trails, 2 miles Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

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Alpine Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Bear Creek — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Big Boulder — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Blue Knob — Plan to Open 12⁄16 Blue Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄16 Boyce Park — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Camelback — Plan to Open 12⁄16 Eagle Rock — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Elk Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Hidden Valley — Sun 7:29 am variable machine groomed 8 - 32 base 3 of 30 trails 4% open, 3 of 9 lifts, sm Sat/Sun: 10a-4p; Dec 12-15: Not Open; Jack Frost — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Liberty Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄16 Mount Pleasant — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Mystic Mountain at Nemacolin Woodlands — Plan to Open 12⁄22 Roundtop — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Seven Springs — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Shawnee Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄16 Ski Big Bear — Plan to Open 12⁄17 machine groomed Ski Denton — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Ski Sawmill — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Sno Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄16 Spring Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Tussey Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Whitetail — Plan to Open 12⁄12 Crystal Lake XC — Plan to Open 12⁄17 Mon-Fri: 9a-5p Sat/Sun: 9a-5p;

G O L F Dubai World Championship Scores Sunday At Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course) Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $7.5 million Yardage: 7,675;Par: 72 Final Alvaro Quiros, Spain................ 68-64-64-67—269

Franklin Templeton Shootout Scores Sunday At Tiburon Golf Club (Gold Course) Naples, Fla. Purse: $3 million Yardage: 7,288; Par: 72 Final Round Scramble Keegan Bradley/Brendan Steele, $470,000 ............................................63-62-59—184 Mark Calcavecchia/Nick Price, $375,000 ............................................63-63-61—187 Rory Sabbatini/Jhonattan Vegas, $375,000 ............................................67-60-60—187 Charles Howell III/Justin Leonard, $205,000 ............................................68-62-58—188 Jerry Kelly/Steve Stricker, $205,000 ............................................64-65-59—188 Chad Campbell/Chris DiMarco, $163,750 ............................................68-63-59—190 Stewart Cink/Bo Van Pelt, $163,750 ............................................70-62-58—190 Kenny Perry/Scott Stallings, $163,750 ............................................67-62-61—190 Rickie Fowler/Camilo Villegas, $163,750 ............................................65-63-62—190 Jason Dufner/Sean O’Hair, $150,000 ............................................66-64-61—191 Greg Norman/Scott McCarron, $145,000 ............................................69-62-61—192 Anthony Kim/Webb Simpson, $140,000 ............................................67-63-63—193

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Las Vegas ...... 25 14 7 1 3 32 79 67 Stockton .. 24 12 9 1 2 27 65 72 Ontario..... 22 11 9 1 1 24 67 64 Bakersfield .......... 25 6 16 3 0 15 64 87 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Sunday's Games Kalamazoo 5, Toledo 4, SO South Carolina 3, Gwinnett 2, SO Wheeling 4, Reading 2 Bakersfield 5, Stockton 2 Monday's Games No games scheduled

F I G H T S C H E D U L E Dec. 17 At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (SHO), Andre Ward vs. Carl Froch, 12, for Froch’s WBC Super World and WBC super middleweight titles;Bowie Tupou vs. Donnell Holmes, 10, heavyweights. Dec. 31 At Yokohama (Japan) Cultural Gymnasium, Takashi Uchiyama vs. Jorge Solis, 12, for Uchiyama’s WBA World junior lightweight title;Celestino Caballero vs. Satoshi Hosono, 12, for Caballero’s WBA World featherweight title. At Anaheim (Calif.) Convention Center (SHO), Tavoris Cloud vs. Zsolt Erdei, 12, for Cloud’s IBF light heavyweight title;Rico Ramos vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux, 12, for Ramos’ WBA World junior featherweight title.

But there is a long history of athletes accused of taking banned drugs insisting they did so to recover from injuries. Sports medicine experts acknowledge the drugs may help, raising the possibility Braun might have been doing just that. Norman Fost, a professor of pediatrics and director of the bioethics program at the University of Wisconsin, said vigorous exercise breaks down microscopic muscle fibers. “Onetheoryisthatanabolicsteroids hasten the repair of those muscle fibers, and allow you to work out harder,” Fost said. Dr. Susannah Briskin, a primary care sports medicine physician with Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, says the potential injury recovery benefits associated with anabolic steroids have been tested on a limited basis but only on animals.

BULLETIN BOARD LEAGUES Back Mountain Youth Soccer will host an indoor soccer league beginning Jan. 13th through March for ages U6 to high school age at the Penn State Lehman Campus gym. Games will be played on weekends. All area intramural and travel teams are welcome. Individual players seeking a team can sign up online as well. Divisions will be set to ensure fair competition. More information and sign up sheets are available online at www.bmysa.org. Registration closes Dec. 31st. MEETINGS Hanover Area Boys Soccer will be holding a booster meeting Monday, Dec. 12th at 7 p.m. at the Hanover Area Jr/Sr high school cafeteria. Nominations of officers will be accepted as well as plans for the upcoming 2012 season. All parents of soccer players in grades 8 though 11 are encouraged to attend. Kingston Forty Fort Little League will be meeting Monday, Dec. 12th at 7 p.m. at the Kingston Rec Center. All interested members are encouraged to attend. Moosic Raiders Jr. Football will be accepting uniform and equipment returns on Monday, Dec. 12th from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the football field. Trophies may also be picked up. For more information, please visit www.moosicraiders.com. The Lady Patriot Girls Basketball Booster Club will be holding their monthly meeting in the lobby of the high School at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12th. Events for the upcoming season will be discussed. Also, the booster club will be selling $1 raffle tickets and is compiling a basketball program to be sold at home games. Please see any booster club member or girls basketball player to complete a form. All parents of the players are encouraged to attend these meetings. REGISTRATIONS/TRYOUTS Moosic Mets Baseball 17U Showcase Team is now accepting online registrations for their upcoming winter tryout for the 2012 summer/ fall season. Varsity level players graduating in years 2015 to 2013 are eligible. For more information and to register, visit www.moosicmets.net. UPCOMING EVENTS The 16th annual Tip-Off Basketball Tournament Finals, sponsored by the Lady Spartans of Wyoming Valley West and the Rotary Club of Plymouth, will take place at the WVW gym on Tuesday, Dec. 13th. Junior varsity will play at 4:30 p.m., the varsity consolation game at 6 p.m. and the varsity championship game at 7:30 p.m. Bulletin Board items will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to tlsports@timesleader.com or dropped off at the Times Leader or mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250.

C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L NCAA Division III Football Playoff Glance First Round Saturday, Nov. 19 Franklin 24, Thomas More 21 Kean 34, Christopher Newport 10 Salisbury 62, Western New England 24 St. John Fisher 23, Johns Hopkins 12 Delaware Valley 62, Norwich 10 Wesley 35, Hobart 28 Wabash 38, Illinois College 20 Centre 51, Hampden-Sydney 41 Mount Union 47, Benedictine (Ill.) 7 Wisconsin-Whitewater 59, Albion 0 St. Thomas (Minn.) 48, St. Scholastica 2 Monmouth (Ill.) 33, Illinois-Wesleyan 27 Mary Hardin-Baylor 34, Redlands 13 McMurry 25, Trinity (Texas) 16 North Central (Ill.) 59, Dubuque 13 Linfield 30, Cal Lutheran 27 Second Round Saturday, Nov. 26 Salisbury 49, Kean 47 St. John Fisher 27, Delaware Valley 14 Mount Union 30, Centre 10 Wabash 29, North Central (Ill.) 28 Wesley 49, Linfield 34 Wisconsin-Whitewater 41, Franklin 14 St. Thomas (Minn.) 38, Monmouth (Ill.) 10 Mary Hardin-Baylor 49, McMurry 20 Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 3 Mount Union 20, Wabash 8 Wisconsin-Whitewater 34, Salisbury 14 St. Thomas (Minn.) 45, St. John Fisher 10 Wesley 27, Mary Hardin-Baylor 24 Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 10 Mount Union 28, Wesley 21 Wisconsin-Whitewater 20, St. Thomas (Minn.) 0 Championship Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl Friday, Dec. 16 At Salem Stadium Salem, Va. Mount Union (14-0) vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater (14-0), 7 p.m.

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Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) walks off the field after the Broncos beat the Chicago Bears 13-10 in overtime of an NFL game Sunday in Denver.

Tebow works magic on Bears for victory DENVER — Tim Tebow led Denver to another comeback victory, with Matt Prater’s 51-yard field goal with 8:34 left in overtime giving the Broncos a 13-10 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Prater’s 59-yarder with 3 seconds left in regulation tied the score. It was Denver’s sixth straight win, and half of them have come in OT since Tebow was promoted to starter. After failing to score on their first 11 possessions, the AFCWest leading Broncos (8-5) erased a 10-0 deficit in the final 2:08 of regulation. Tebow hit Demaryius Thomas with a 10-yard touchdown pass, then got the ball back with 58 seconds left and drove Denver downfield for Prater’s kick. The Bears (7-6) won the toss in overtime and were in field goal range when Marion Barber coughed up the football at the Broncos 34 and Elvis Dumervil recovered.

touchdowns passing. Atlanta (8-5) avoided a costly loss to stay alive in the NFC wild card race.

Lions 34, Vikings 28 DETROIT — Backup Joe Webb fumbled deep in Lions territory in the final seconds, and Detroit escaped with a much-need victory. Matthew Stafford threw for two scores in the first quarter to give Detroit one of its threetouchdown leads. The Lions (8-5) had lost five of seven, and played without defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who is serving the second game of his two-game suspension.

Packers 46, Raiders 16 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers threw for 281 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in less than three full quarters’ worth of work, Ryan Grant had two touchdowns rushing and Charles Woodson picked off a pass against his former team. With the win, the Packers ran their record to 13-0 — Texans 20, Bengals 19 leaving them three games CINCINNATI — Rookie T.J. short of completing a perfect regular season. And they did it Yates led the biggest drive in Houston Texans history, throw- with a near-perfect performance. ing a 6-yard touchdown pass with 2 seconds left for a 20-19 Chargers 37, Bills 10 victory that brought the first SAN DIEGO — Philip Rivers playoff berth in franchise histothrew three touchdown passes, ry. two to Antonio Gates, and the With their seventh straight San Diego Chargers beat the win, the Texans (10-3) moved Buffalo Bills 37-10 Sunday to to the threshold of their first keep their playoff hopes alive. playoff berth. They clinched Buffalo (5-8) lost its sixth the AFC South title a few minutes later when Tennessee lost straight game and was eliminated from playoff contention to New Orleans. for the 12th straight year. The Saints 22, Titans 17 Chargers (6-7) have won two NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Drew straight following their sixgame losing streak. Brees threw two touchdown passes to Marques Colston in the fourth quarter to lead New Cardinals 21, 49ers 19 GLENDALE, Ariz. — John Orleans to its fifth straight Skelton stepped in for the victory. injured Kevin Kolb and threw The NFC South-leading for 282 yards and three touchSaints (10-3) had little trouble picking up yards, but struggled downs, and the Arizona Cardinals rallied to hand the San to score until Brees and Colston connected on passes of 35 Francisco 49ers just their third loss of the season. and 28 yards. Patriots 34, Redskins 27 LANDOVER, Md. — Tom Brady threw for 357 yards and three touchdowns, and Rob Gronkowski set an NFL singleseason record for most touchdown catches by a tight end as New England won its fifth straight. Gronkowski snagged his 14th and 15th scoring receptions, moving him past Antonio Gates and Vernon Davis. Gates had 13 in 2004, and Davis matched that total in 2009. Ravens 24, Colts 10 BALTIMORE — Terrell Suggs had three sacks and forced three fumbles to keep Indianapolis winless. Baltimore (10-3) limited the Colts (0-13) to 167 yards — 53 through three quarters. Were it not for a touchdown on the game’s final play, Indianapolis would have been held without a TD for the second time since the 2003 season opener.

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Jets 37, Chiefs 10 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Mark Sanchez threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as the Jets kept pace in the AFC playoff race. The Jets got things started quickly by scoring 28 points in the first half and were helped by an inept Chiefs offense that managed 4 total yards in the first two quarters. Shonn Greene had a seasonhigh 129 yards rushing and a score, and Santonio Holmes and LaDainian Tomlinson each caught touchdown passes for the Jets (8-5), who have won three straight and improved to 6-1 at home. Tyler Palko was sacked five times for the Jets in a miserable outing by the penaltyplagued Chiefs (5-8), a week after he earned his first victory as a starter against Chicago.

Jaguars 41, Buccaneers 14 Maurice Jones-Drew scored Falcons 31, Panthers 23 four times, setting the franCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt chise record for career touchRyan threw two fourth-quarter downs, and Jacksonville rolled up 41 unanswered points. touchdown passes to rookie Jones-Drew finished with 136 Julio Jones and Atlanta erased total yards, including 85 on the a 16-point deficit. Ryan threw for 320 yards and ground against one of the league’s worst run defenses. tied a career high with four

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Saints 22, Titans 17 New Orleans ......................... 3 3 3 13 — 22 Tennessee ............................ 0 3 7 7 — 17 First Quarter NO—FG Kasay 25, 9:54. Second Quarter Ten—FG Bironas 43, 6:37. NO—FG Kasay 29, :15. Third Quarter NO—FG Kasay 22, 3:51. Ten—Locker 6 run (Bironas kick), 2:19. Fourth Quarter NO—Colston 35 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 12:39. NO—Colston 28 pass from Brees (run failed), 7:01. Ten—Washington 40 pass from Locker (Bironas kick), 5:58. A—69,143. NO Ten First downs ........................... 24 17 Total Net Yards .................... 437 373 Rushes-yards ....................... 26-114 17-59 Passing.................................. 323 314 Punt Returns......................... 3-18 4-34 Kickoff Returns..................... 2-42 5-121 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 36-47-0 18-36-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-14 2-12 Punts...................................... 5-49.8 5-45.2 Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 11-95 8-54 Time of Possession ............. 37:33 22:27 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New Orleans, Ivory 13-53, Sproles 5-33, P.Thomas 6-22, Brees 2-6. Tennessee, Locker 6-36, Johnson 11-23. PASSING—New Orleans, Brees 36-47-0-337. Tennessee, Locker 13-29-0-282, Hasselbeck 5-7-0-44. RECEIVING—New Orleans, Colston 7-105, Sproles 7-58, P.Thomas 6-35, Graham 5-55, Moore 4-20, Henderson 3-36, Collins 2-4, Meachem 1-15, Gilmore 1-9. Tennessee, Washington 6-130, Johnson 5-43, L.Hawkins 3-49, Williams 2-62, Stevens 1-31, Ringer 1-11. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Ravens 24, Colts 10

Indianapolis........................... 0 3 0 7 — 10 Baltimore ............................... 10 7 7 0 — 24 First Quarter Bal—T.Smith 8 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick), 10:09. Bal—FG Cundiff 36, 1:20. Second Quarter Bal—Rice 6 run (Cundiff kick), 10:07. Ind—FG Vinatieri 22, 3:06. Third Quarter Bal—Pitta 7 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick), 3:41. Fourth Quarter Ind—Tamme 13 pass from Orlovsky (Vinatieri kick), :00. A—71,187. Ind Bal First downs ........................... 12 24 Total Net Yards .................... 167 358 Rushes-yards ....................... 16-50 37-146 Passing.................................. 117 212 Punt Returns......................... 2-8 4-59 Kickoff Returns..................... 4-120 1-30 Interceptions Ret.................. 1-0 1-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 17-37-1 23-31-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 4-19 2-15 Punts...................................... 6-44.7 3-48.3 Fumbles-Lost........................ 3-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 3-15 5-40 Time of Possession ............. 23:52 36:08 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Indianapolis, D.Brown 9-28, Addai 2-16, Carter 5-6. Baltimore, Rice 26-103, T.Smith 1-16, Leach 3-14, R.Williams 7-13. PASSING—Indianapolis, Orlovsky 17-37-1-136. Baltimore, Flacco 23-31-1-227. RECEIVING—Indianapolis, Garcon 5-46, Wayne 4-41, Collie 4-25, Tamme 1-13, Clark 1-12, Hill 1-5, D.Brown 1-(minus 6). Baltimore, Rice 6-46, Boldin 5-57, T.Smith 5-48, Pitta 3-29, Dickson 2-19, Evans 1-21, Leach 1-7. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Jets 37, Chiefs 10

Kansas City........................... 3 0 0 7 — 10 N.Y. Jets................................ 7 21 7 2 — 37 First Quarter NYJ—Sanchez 1 run (Folk kick), 8:40. KC—FG Succop 53, 4:36. Second Quarter NYJ—Holmes 4 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick), 10:02. NYJ—Greene 7 run (Folk kick), 3:56. NYJ—Tomlinson 19 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick), 1:15. Third Quarter NYJ—Sanchez 3 run (Folk kick), 4:06. Fourth Quarter KC—Urban 24 pass from Palko (Succop kick), 12:58. NYJ—Pouha safety, 3:37. A—79,088. KC NYJ First downs ........................... 13 24 Total Net Yards .................... 221 314 Rushes-yards ....................... 21-65 42-159 Passing.................................. 156 155 Punt Returns......................... 2-14 4-43 Kickoff Returns..................... 6-120 3-65 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 1-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 16-32-1 13-21-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 5-39 3-26 Punts...................................... 7-51.3 7-44.9 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 11-128 4-22 Time of Possession ............. 22:18 37:42 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Kansas City, Battle 10-33, Jones 5-12, Palko 1-12, Urban 1-7, McCluster 4-1. N.Y. Jets, Greene 24-129, Tomlinson 9-14, Powell 6-10, Sanchez 2-4, Kerley 1-2. PASSING—Kansas City, Palko 16-32-1-195. N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 13-21-0-181. RECEIVING—Kansas City, Bowe 6-69, Breaston 4-44, Baldwin 2-28, Urban 2-28, Battle 2-26. N.Y. Jets, Keller 4-34, Greene 3-58, Tomlinson 2-50, Holmes 2-12, Baker 1-17, P.Turner 1-10. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Lions 34, Vikings 28

Minnesota ........................... 7 7 7 7 — 28 Detroit.................................. 21 10 0 3 — 34 First Quarter Det—Tulloch fumble recovery in end zone (Hanson kick), 12:56. Det—T.Young 57 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 9:45.

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Thursday, Dec. 15 Jacksonville at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 New Orleans at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Carolina at Houston, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. New England at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Cleveland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. Baltimore at San Diego, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

Det—Pettigrew 12 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 5:54. Min—Shiancoe 7 pass from Ponder (Longwell kick), 1:51. Second Quarter Det—A.Smith 30 interception return (Hanson kick), 12:33. Min—Harvin 6 pass from Ponder (Longwell kick), 7:36. Det—FG Hanson 30, 1:05. Third Quarter Min—Webb 65 run (Longwell kick), 4:21. Fourth Quarter Det—FG Hanson 26, 12:17. Min—Gerhart 2 pass from Webb (Longwell kick), 7:54. A—63,988. Min Det First downs ........................... 29 13 Total Net Yards .................... 425 280 Rushes-yards ....................... 35-269 21-72 Passing.................................. 156 208 Punt Returns......................... 2-22 1-28 Kickoff Returns..................... 2-63 5-119 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 3-49 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 23-44-3 20-29-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 4-43 5-19 Punts...................................... 2-48.5 6-47.7 Fumbles-Lost........................ 5-3 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 5-37 10-76 Time of Possession ............. 28:46 31:14 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Minnesota, Webb 7-109, Gerhart 19-90, Harvin 4-40, Booker 3-17, Ponder 2-13. Detroit, K.Williams 12-43, Morris 4-13, Johnson 1-11, Stafford 2-4, Burleson 1-1, Brown 1-0. PASSING—Minnesota, Ponder 11-21-3-115, Webb 12-23-0-84. Detroit, Stafford 20-29-0-227. RECEIVING—Minnesota, Harvin 10-69, Aromashodu 4-47, Shiancoe 3-33, Gerhart 3-19, Camarillo 2-31, Rudolph 1-0. Detroit, Pettigrew 6-57, T.Young 4-87, Johnson 3-29, Burleson 3-25, K.Williams 2-17, Brown 1-9, Morris 1-3. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Texans 20, Bengals 19

Houston............................... 3 0 7 10 — 20 Cincinnati ............................ 6 10 3 0 — 19 First Quarter Hou—FG Rackers 46, 9:51. Cin—FG Nugent 22, 4:54. Cin—FG Nugent 47, 2:31. Second Quarter Cin—Simpson 17 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 3:02. Cin—FG Nugent 49, :06. Third Quarter Hou—Dreessen 6 pass from Yates (Rackers kick), 12:27. Cin—FG Nugent 28, 2:07. Fourth Quarter Hou—FG Rackers 33, 5:31. Hou—Walter 6 pass from Yates (Rackers kick), :02. A—41,202. Hou Cin First downs ........................... 25 16 Total Net Yards .................... 412 285 Rushes-yards ....................... 28-144 29-101 Passing.................................. 268 184 Punt Returns......................... 4-30 0-0 Kickoff Returns..................... 5-59 3-47 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 1-23 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 26-44-1 16-28-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 5-32 1-5 Punts...................................... 2-51.5 4-46.5 Fumbles-Lost........................ 4-3 2-2 Penalties-Yards.................... 5-50 3-27 Time of Possession ............. 31:44 28:16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Houston, Tate 8-67, Foster 15-41, Yates 5-36. Cincinnati, Benson 21-91, Scott 6-4, Hawkins 1-4, Dalton 1-2. PASSING—Houston, Yates 26-44-1-300. Cincinnati, Dalton 16-28-0-189. RECEIVING—Houston, Daniels 7-100, Walter 6-76, Foster 4-33, Jones 3-39, Tate 3-30, Dreessen 3-22. Cincinnati, Green 5-59, Gresham 3-45, Simpson 2-38, Scott 2-15, Caldwell 2-10, Hawkins 1-22, Benson 1-0. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Houston, Rackers 47 (WR).

Jaguars 41, Buccaneers 14

Tampa Bay .......................... 7 7 0 0 — 14 Jacksonville ........................ 0 28 0 13 — 41 First Quarter TB—Blount 1 run (Barth kick), 9:24. Second Quarter TB—Freeman 13 run (Barth kick), 14:09. Jac—Cloherty 8 fumble return (Scobee kick), 7:36. Jac—Jones-Drew 1 run (Scobee kick), 2:05. Jac—Collins fumble recovery in end zone (Scobee kick), 1:53. Jac—Jones-Drew 5 pass from Gabbert (Scobee kick), :04. Fourth Quarter Jac—Jones-Drew 5 pass from Gabbert (Scobee kick), 10:22. Jac—Jones-Drew 1 run (run failed), 2:31. A—62,562. TB Jac First downs ........................... 15 21 Total Net Yards .................... 280 325 Rushes-yards ....................... 24-110 33-116 Passing.................................. 170 209 Punt Returns......................... 4-(-2) 1-5 Kickoff Returns..................... 1-0 1-19 Interceptions Ret.................. 2-12 3-14 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 17-32-3 19-33-2 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 3-14 1-8 Punts...................................... 5-37.8 7-41.4 Fumbles-Lost........................ 6-4 2-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 12-97 8-80 Time of Possession ............. 27:11 32:49 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Tampa Bay, Blount 18-74, Freeman 4-26, Madu 1-6, Lumpkin 1-4. Jacksonville, JonesDrew 27-85, D.Harris 1-24, Bolen 1-10, Gabbert 4-(minus 3). PASSING—Tampa Bay, Freeman 16-30-2-181, J.Johnson 1-2-1-3. Jacksonville, Gabbert 19-33-2-217. RECEIVING—Tampa Bay, Parker 3-35, Williams 3-35, Briscoe 3-20, Winslow 2-38, Lumpkin 2-18, Lorig 1-22, Benn 1-7, Blount 1-6, Madu 1-3. Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 6-51, Dillard 5-45, Osgood 3-23, Lewis 2-77, West 2-19, Thomas 1-2. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Falcons 31, Panthers 23

Atlanta ............................... 7 0 10 14 — 31 Carolina ............................ 7 16 0 0 — 23 First Quarter Atl—White 5 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 5:29. Car—Shockey 6 pass from Newton (Mare kick),

:03. Second Quarter Car—Applewhite safety, 7:12. Car—D.Williams 74 run (Mare kick), 6:51. Car—Olsen 44 pass from Newton (Mare kick), 3:03. Third Quarter Atl—FG Bryant 30, 10:55. Atl—Rodgers 31 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 8:55. Fourth Quarter Atl—Jones 17 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 12:42. Atl—Jones 75 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 4:17. A—72,680. Atl Car First downs ........................... 18 19 Total Net Yards .................... 394 416 Rushes-yards ....................... 28-86 23-157 Passing.................................. 308 259 Punt Returns......................... 2-14 4-11 Kickoff Returns..................... 1-23 5-89 Interceptions Ret.................. 2-33 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 22-38-0 19-39-2 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 3-12 2-17 Punts...................................... 6-47.8 6-42.7 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 5-50 5-50 Time of Possession ............. 30:43 29:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Atlanta, Turner 21-76, Snelling 3-6, Rodgers 1-4, Ryan 3-0. Carolina, D.Williams 7-87, Newton 7-36, Stewart 8-29, A.Edwards 1-5. PASSING—Atlanta, Ryan 22-38-0-320. Carolina, Newton 19-39-2-276. RECEIVING—Atlanta, White 7-84, Gonzalez 7-82, Jones 3-104, Rodgers 2-39, Douglas 2-12, Snelling 1-(minus 1). Carolina, Smith 6-125, Stewart 4-27, Olsen 2-53, Naanee 2-29, LaFell 2-28, Shockey 2-10, D.Williams 1-4. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Atlanta, Bryant 46 (WL). Carolina, Mare 36 (WL).

Eagles 26, Dolphins 10

Philadelphia .......................... 0 24 0 2 — 26 Miami ..................................... 7 0 3 0 — 10 First Quarter Mia—Marshall 16 pass from Mat.Moore (Carpenter kick), 9:47. Second Quarter Phi—McCoy 2 run (Henery kick), 13:34. Phi—McCoy 1 run (Henery kick), 11:56. Phi—FG Henery 40, 8:49. Phi—D.Jackson 34 pass from Vick (Henery kick), 4:43. Third Quarter Mia—FG Carpenter 22, 4:52. Fourth Quarter Phi—Hunt safety, 9:02. A—67,823. Phi Mia First downs ........................... 18 11 Total Net Yards .................... 239 204 Rushes-yards ....................... 32-51 26-109 Passing.................................. 188 95 Punt Returns......................... 5-22 3-32 Kickoff Returns..................... 1-7 1-27 Interceptions Ret.................. 1-35 1-7 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 15-30-1 17-29-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 4-20 9-60 Punts...................................... 10-41.9 6-53.5 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-1 3-2 Penalties-Yards.................... 7-69 7-81 Time of Possession ............. 31:21 28:39 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Philadelphia, McCoy 27-38, Vick 2-9, Brown 3-4. Miami, Bush 14-103, Thomas 7-4, Losman 2-1, Mat.Moore 1-1, Hilliard 2-0. PASSING—Philadelphia, Vick 15-30-1-208. Miami, Mat.Moore 11-19-1-95, Losman 6-10-0-60. RECEIVING—Philadelphia, D.Jackson 4-59, Celek 4-39, McCoy 3-33, Avant 2-35, Cooper 1-29, Maclin 1-13. Miami, Bush 5-27, Marshall 4-27, Fasano 3-56, Bess 2-12, Thomas 2-9, Hartline 1-24. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Miami, Carpenter 55 (WL).

Patriots 34, Redskins 27

New England .................... 14 6 14 0 — 34 Washington ...................... 10 10 7 0 — 27 First Quarter NE—Wilfork fumble recovery in end zone (Gostkowski kick), 12:06. Was—FG Gano 24, 6:42. NE—Gronkowski 11 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 5:49. Was—Gaffney 9 pass from Grossman (Gano kick), 1:20. Second Quarter Was—Moss 49 pass from Banks (Gano kick), 14:49. NE—FG Gostkowski 23, 8:54. Was—FG Gano 25, 2:13. NE—FG Gostkowski 24, :00. Third Quarter NE—Gronkowski 37 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 12:05. Was—Anderson 6 pass from Grossman (Gano kick), 6:58. NE—Welker 24 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 4:26. A—77,825. NE Was First downs ........................... 22 25 Total Net Yards .................... 431 463 Rushes-yards ....................... 20-79 34-170 Passing.................................. 352 293 Punt Returns......................... 2-18 0-0 Kickoff Returns..................... 2-39 6-117 Interceptions Ret.................. 1-2 1-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 22-37-1 20-33-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-5 2-8 Punts...................................... 3-45.0 3-37.3 Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 4-47 8-73 Time of Possession ............. 23:51 36:09 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New England, Woodhead 8-41, Green-Ellis 5-19, Faulk 3-11, Brady 4-8. Washington, Helu 27-126, Royster 6-44, Grossman 1-0. PASSING—New England, Brady 22-37-1-357. Washington, Grossman 19-32-1-252, Banks 1-1-0-49. RECEIVING—New England, Welker 7-86, Gronkowski 6-160, Hernandez 5-84, Ochocinco 1-15, Underwood 1-7, Woodhead 1-4, Faulk 1-1. Washington, Gaffney 6-92, Stallworth 4-96, Moss 3-81, Anderson 2-12, Helu 2-6, Royster 2-6, Young 1-8. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Cardinals 21, 49ers 19

San Francisco ......................... 3 9 7 0 — 19 Arizona .................................... 0 7 7 7 — 21 First Quarter SF—FG Akers 46, 4:39. Second Quarter SF—FG Akers 22, 14:02. Ari—Doucet 60 pass from Skelton (Feely kick), 7:10. SF—FG Akers 27, 1:58. SF—FG Akers 22, :00. Third Quarter SF—Gore 37 run (Akers kick), 12:24. Ari—Fitzgerald 46 pass from Skelton (Feely kick), 9:04. Fourth Quarter Ari—Roberts 3 pass from Skelton (Feely kick), 11:50. A—60,808. SF Ari First downs ........................... 12 12 Total Net Yards .................... 233 325 Rushes-yards ....................... 21-90 23-55 Passing.................................. 143 270 Punt Returns......................... 4-93 5-44 Kickoff Returns..................... 4-100 0-0 Interceptions Ret.................. 2-16 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 18-37-0 20-29-2 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 5-32 2-14 Punts...................................... 7-53.1 7-46.6 Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 5-35 4-45 Time of Possession ............. 30:56 29:04 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—San Francisco, Gore 10-72, Hunter 8-20, K.Williams 1-7, Ale.Smith 1-(minus 3), Walker 1-(minus 6). Arizona, Wells 15-27, Skelton 6-25, Stephens-Howling 2-3. PASSING—San Francisco, Ale.Smith 18-37-0-175. Arizona, Skelton 19-28-2-282, Kolb 1-1-0-2. RECEIVING—San Francisco, Crabtree 7-63, K.Williams 4-42, Hunter 2-19, Ginn Jr. 2-14, Miller 2-5, V.Davis 1-32. Arizona, Fitzgerald 7-149, Doucet 3-73, King 3-16, Stephens-Howling 2-22, Taylor 2-13, Roberts 2-8, Wells 1-3. MISSED FIELD GOALS—San Francisco, Akers 50 (WR).

Broncos 13, Bears 10

Chicago............................ 0 0 7 3 0 — 10 Denver ............................. 0 0 0 10 3 — 13 Third Quarter Chi—Barber 9 run (Gould kick), 5:19. Fourth Quarter Chi—FG Gould 57, 14:55. Den—D.Thomas 10 pass from Tebow (Prater kick), 2:08. Den—FG Prater 59, :03. Overtime Den—FG Prater 51, 8:34. A—76,487. Chi Den First downs ........................... 12 20 Total Net Yards .................... 245 345 Rushes-yards ....................... 38-159 34-124 Passing.................................. 86 221 Punt Returns......................... 2-36 8-73 Kickoff Returns..................... 1-25 0-0 Interceptions Ret.................. 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 12-19-0 21-40-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 4-29 5-15 Punts...................................... 11-47.8 8-45.4 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 8-69 4-28 Time of Possession ............. 31:47 34:39 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Chicago, Barber 27-108, Bell 9-40, Hanie 2-11. Denver, Tebow 12-49, McGahee 17-34, J.Johnson 2-18, Ball 1-13, Larsen 1-5, D.Thomas 1-5. PASSING—Chicago, Hanie 12-19-0-115. Denver, Tebow 21-40-1-236. RECEIVING—Chicago, Bell 5-24, Knox 3-37, Barber 2-32, R.Williams 2-22. Denver, D.Thomas 7-78, Willis 4-75, Ball 4-37, Decker 3-33, J.Johnson 2-11, McGahee 1-2. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Denver, Prater 28 (BK).

Chargers 37, Bills 10

Buffalo ................................... 0 0 10 0 — 10 San Diego ............................. 7 9 14 7 — 37 First Quarter

SD—Gates 9 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 7:52. Second Quarter SD—Tolbert 1 run (kick blocked), 14:16. SD—FG Novak 47, 6:41. Third Quarter Buf—FG Rayner 37, 11:43. Buf—Scott fumble recovery in end zone (Rayner kick), 10:11. SD—Gates 2 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 4:11. SD—Gregory 26 interception return (Novak kick), 4:02. Fourth Quarter SD—Crayton 26 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 9:01. A—62,494. Buf SD First downs ........................... 17 23 Total Net Yards .................... 281 366 Rushes-yards ....................... 20-96 32-150 Passing.................................. 185 216 Punt Returns......................... 0-0 1-14 Kickoff Returns..................... 4-96 2-42 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 3-73 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 15-37-3 24-33-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-10 2-24 Punts...................................... 2-35.5 3-39.7 Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 1-5 5-50 Time of Possession ............. 24:27 35:33 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Buffalo, Spiller 12-46, Fitzpatrick 5-26, Choice 1-12, Thigpen 1-8, J.White 1-4. San Diego, Mathews 20-114, Tolbert 6-21, Weddle 1-10, Hester 3-7, Volek 2-(minus 2). PASSING—Buffalo, Fitzpatrick 13-34-2-176, Thigpen 2-3-1-19. San Diego, Rivers 24-33-0-240. RECEIVING—Buffalo, St.Johnson 4-116, Spiller 3-10, Hagan 2-28, Nelson 2-20, Caussin 2-19, Choice 1-2, L.Smith 1-0. San Diego, Gates 7-68, Mathews 6-34, Jackson 5-55, Crayton 3-37, Floyd 2-29, McMichael 1-17. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Buffalo, Rayner 53 (WR).

Packers 46, Raiders 16

Oakland............................. 0 0 7 9 — 16 Green Bay ......................... 14 17 12 3 — 46 First Quarter GB—Grant 47 run (Crosby kick), 11:57. GB—Taylor 4 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 4:10. Second Quarter GB—FG Crosby 34, 13:07. GB—Nelson 37 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 9:14. GB—Grant 6 run (Crosby kick), 7:06. Third Quarter GB—FG Crosby 38, 12:41. Oak—Bush 2 run (Janikowski kick), 8:15. GB—FG Crosby 49, 3:31. GB—Walden 5 fumble return (kick blocked), 2:48. Fourth Quarter GB—FG Crosby 33, 14:21. Oak—McClain safety, 11:01. Oak—Boss 5 pass from Palmer (Janikowski kick), 4:43. A—70,524. Oak GB First downs ........................... 23 22 Total Net Yards .................... 355 391 Rushes-yards ....................... 29-117 24-136 Passing.................................. 238 255 Punt Returns......................... 0-0 2-26 Kickoff Returns..................... 4-41 2-67 Interceptions Ret.................. 1-0 4-18 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 24-43-4 17-32-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-7 4-26 Punts...................................... 5-49.4 1-40.0 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 11-89 5-35 Time of Possession ............. 31:20 28:40 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Oakland, Bush 23-78, Palmer 2-12, Reece 2-12, Murphy 1-10, Cartwright 1-5. Green Bay, Grant 10-85, Kuhn 10-46, Saine 1-7, Flynn 3-(minus 2). PASSING—Oakland, Palmer 24-42-4-245, Lechler 0-1-0-0. Green Bay, Rodgers 17-30-1-281, Flynn 0-2-0-0. RECEIVING—Oakland, Heyward-Bey 5-78, Boss 5-43, Murphy 4-70, Reece 4-5, Bush 3-19, Cartwright 2-16, Schilens 1-14. Green Bay, Driver 4-75, Nelson 3-81, Cobb 2-45, J.Jones 2-29, G.Jennings 2-20, Saine 2-14, Grant 1-13, Taylor 1-4. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

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T O D AY

SCOREBOARD St. Louis (2-10) at Seattle (5-7), 8:30 p.m. A year ago, they met to decide the NFC West title. Now, it’s a game ESPN can’t be thrilled to televise.

STARS

Passing • T.J. Yates, Texans, led an 80-yard winning drive in the final minutes, hitting Kevin Walter with a 6-yard TD pass with 2 seconds remaining for a 20-19 victory over Cincinnati. Yates had a key 17-yard scramble on the drive, and finished 26 of 44 for 300 yards with two touchdowns. • Matt Ryan, Falcons, went 22 of 38 for 320 yards and his four TDs matched a career high in a 31-23 win at Carolina. • Tom Brady, Patriots, completed 22 of 37 passes for 357 yards with three touchdowns in a 34-27 win at Washington. • Tim Tebow, Broncos, had a rare productive passing today, going 21 of 40 for 236 yards and one TD in a 13-10 overtime victory against Chicago. Tebow has guided Denver to six straight wins and the top of the AFC West. Rushing • Shonn Greene, Jets, rushed for 129 yards on 24 carries and had 58 yards on three receptions in a 37-10 win over Kansas City. • Ray Rice, Ravens, eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing for the season with 103 yards in a 24-10 win over Indianapolis. He also scored a TD. • Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars, set a franchise scoring record as he ran for two TDs and caught two touchdown passes in a 41-14 romp over Tampa Bay. He has 71 career TDs. • Reggie Bush, Dolphins, ran for 103 yards in a 26-10 loss to Philadelphia. • QB Joe Webb, Vikings, ran seven times for 109 yards in relief of Christian Ponder, including a 65-yard TD, in a 34-28 loss at Detroit. • Rookie Roy Helu, Redskins, rushed 27 times for 126 yards in a 34-27 loss to New England. • Ryan Mathews, Chargers, ran for 114 yards on 20 carries in a 37-10 rout of Buffalo. Receiving • Marques Colston, Saints, made seven catches for 105 yards and scored twice in a 22-7 win at Tennessee. Nate Washington made six receptions for 130 yards and one TD for the Titans. • Rookie Julio Jones, Falcons, had just three catches, but he covered 104 yards and scored twice in a 31-23 win at Carolina. Steve Smith made six receptions for 125 yards for the Panthers. • Percy Harvin, Vikings, had a career-high 10 receptions for 109 yards and a score in a 34-28 loss at Detroit. • TE Rob Gronkowski, Patriots, had six receptions for 160 yards and two TDs in a 34-27 victory at Washington. Gronkowski set the mark for most touchdown catches in a season by a tight end with 15. • Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals, had seven receptions for 149 yards, including a 46-yard TD, in a 21-19 win over San Francisco. On the TD play, Fitzgerald passed 1,000 yards for the season for the sixth time in his eight years in the NFL, the past five in a row. • Stevie Johnson, Bills, caught four passes for 116 yards, but Buffalo lost 37-10 at San Diego. Special Teams • Doug Prater, Broncos, kicked a 59-yard field goal to tie Chicago with 3 seconds remaining, then made a 51-yarder in overtime to lift Denver to a 13-10 win. • Mike Nugent, Bengals, made four field goals in a 20-19 loss to Houston, hitting from 22, 47, 49 and 28 yards. • David Akers, 49ers, also had four field goals, from 46, 22, 27 and 22, but San Francisco lost \. Defense • Jason Babin led the Eagles’ pass rush with three sacks to increase his season total to 15. Philadelphia had nine sacks to tie a franchise mark, with Trent Cole also getting three in a 26-10 win at Miami. • Green Bay went to 13-0 helped by five takeaways, including four interceptions of Carson Palmer, one by former Raiders CB Charles Woodson, in the Packers’ 46-16 rout. • Terrell Suggs had three sacks and forced three fumbles as part of an overwhelming defensive performance by the Ravens, who kept the Indianapolis Colts winless with a 24-10 victory. DE Dwight Freeney, Colts, had two sacks to go over 100 for his career. • Vikings DE Jared Allen had three sacks for the second time against Detroit this season, putting him at 1001⁄2 sacks over his eight-year career. But Minnesota lost 34-28.

PLAYOFF PICTURE

Houston (10-3) is in the playoffs for the first time since the NFL expanded back to the city in 2002. The Texans rallied to win 20-19 at Cincinnati, clinching the AFC South when Tennessee lost to New Orleans. ... The Saints (10-3) secured at least a wildcard berth when they won and Chicago lost to Denver.

MILESTONES

Drew Brees, Saints, went 36 for 47 for 337 yards in a 22-17 victory at Tennessee and joined Johnny Unitas as the only quarterbacks to throw a touchdown pass in 40 straight games. He also extended his NFL-record streak of games with 20 or more completions to 33. ... Rob Gronkowski, Patriots, set the mark for most touchdown catches in a season by a tight end, grabbing his 14th an 11-yard pass from Tom Brady in the first quarter at Washington. He broke the record of 13 by Antonio Gates in 2004, then matched by Vernon Davis in 2009. He added another late in the game. ... Patriots WR Wes Welker became one of three players in NFL history with four 100-catch seasons, joining Jerry Rice and Marvin Harrison.

STATS

Tom Brady of the Patriots upped his career touchdown pass total to 294, moving ahead of Warren Moon (291) into sixth place all time. Brady also surpassed the 4,000-yard mark for the fourth time in his career in a 34-27 win at Washington. ... The Redskins amassed a season-high 463 yards but lost for the eighth time in nine games. ... QB Mark Sanchez, Jets, ran for two TDs in a 37-10 romp over Kansas City, giving him a career-high five for one season. The Jets had a season-high five sacks. ...

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LOCAL ROUNDUP

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Statistics are for WVC divisional games only. RETURNING PLAYERS ARE IN BOLD. DIVISION I

BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER

Pittston Area’s Jordan Houseman, left, steals the ball from Old Forge’s Jake Manetti in the championship game of the Anthony ’Badger’ Marseco Tournament at Old Forge High School on Sunday night.

Patriot boys, girls win tournament titles

The Times Leader staff

OLD FORGE – Pittston Area’s boys basketball team scored a 51-24 victory over Old Forge to win the championship game in the Marseco Memorial Tournament Sunday night. Pittston Area was led by Steve Stravinski with 24 points. Steve Sklanka added 9 points for the Patriots. Old Forge was led by Dave Arjust with nine points. PITTSTON AREA (51) Houseman 1 2-4 4, Schuab 0 0-0 0, Crawford 0 0-0 0, Sklanka 3 2-2 9, K. Kovaleski 0 0-0 0, McDermott 0 0-0 0, C. Kovaleski 3 0-0 6, Bykowski 1 1-3 3, Stravinski 9 4-6 24, Tobish 0 1-2 1, Gross 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 10-19 51. OLD FORGE (24) Wahl 1 0-0 2, Maneth 1 1-2 4, Aversa 1 2-2 4, Argonish 0 1-2 1, Carey 1 0-3 2, Tomasetti 0 0-0 0, Arjust 4 0-0 9, Chromey 0 2-5 2, Rizzo 0 0-0 0, Rachko 0 0-0 0, Cipollina 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 6-14 24. Pittston Area...................... 9 16 13 14 - 51 Old Forge........................... 4 7 6 7 - 24 Three-point FGs: Sklanka, Stravinski 2, Maneth, Arjust.

Northwest 61, Wyoming Area 43 Dave Mazonkey scored 16 and Christian Foley had 13 to lead Northwest past Wyoming Area in the consolation game. Wyoming Area was led by Lou Vallo with 16 points. NORTHWEST (61) Mazonkey 7 2-5 16, Foley 5 2-5 12, Nelson 2 0-4 5, Yustat 2 4-6 8, Tomko 3 0-0 8, Cragle 2 1-2 3, Sirak 4 0-1 8. Totals 24 10-23 61. WYOMING AREA (43) Jo.Zezza 2 0-0 6, Adonizio 1 0-0 2, Grove 0 1-2 1, Je.Zezza 0 0-0 0, Vallo 5 5-5 16, Carey 2 0-2 6, Barcelon 0 0-0 0, Klus 0 0-1 0, Drving Hawk 1 0-0 2, Kirby 0 0-0 0, Chupka 5 0-0 10. Totals 16 6-10 43. Northwest ........................ 20 18 13 10 - 61 Wyoming Area................ 11 3 19 10 - 43 Three-Point FGs: Nelson, Tomko 2, Jo. Zezza 2, Vallo, Carey 2.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Pittston Area 54, Old Forge 41 Mia Hopkins scored 24 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had five steals to lead Pittston Area past Old Forge in the championship game of the Marseco Memorial Tournament at Old Forge. Also scoring in double figures for Pittston Area was Allie Barber with 10 points. Old Forge was led by Lauren Carey with 16 points.

PITTSTON AREA (54) Barber 2 6-8 10, Fereck 0 0-0 0, Waleski 1 2-6 4, Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Rabender 2 0-1 4, O’Neill 3 1-2 9, Hopkins 8 8-12 24. Totals 17 17-29 54. OLD FORGE (41) Viella 0 0-0 0, Barnik 0 4-4 4, Malia 1 0-0 2, Carey 5 5-14 16, Lee 1 1-4 4, Bierlya 2 0-0 6, Nemest 2 0-0 5, Tansley 1 2-2 4. Totals 12 12-24 41. Pittston Area ................... 10 7 10 27 - 54 Old Forge......................... 5 15 12 9 - 41 Three-point FGs: O’Neill 2, Carey, Lee, Bierlya 2, Nemest.

Mid Valley 56, Wyoming Area 36 Mid Valley’s Danielle Terrarella scored a tournament record 36 points to lead Mid Valley past Wyoming Area in the consolation game. Wyoming Area was lead by Serra Degram with 8 points. MID VALLEY (56) Guinnes 0 1-2 1, Terrarella 10 16-18 36, Grgats 0 0-2 0, Jackson 3 3-7 9, Verespy 0 0-0 0, Reynolds 0 0-2 0, Keyasko 0 0-2 0, Roshak 0 0-0 0, Ronco 1 0-0 2, Hughes 2 1-2 6, Kline 1 0-2 2, Talarico 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 21-37 56. WYOMING AREA (36) Degram 4 0-1 8, N.Turner 1 2-6 4, Radzailka 3 0-0 6, Cumbo 0 0-0 0, Blarnett 1 5-7 7, Thornton 0 1-2 1, Delucca 1 0-0 2, Bott 0 0-0 0, Coolbaugh 2 0-0 4, F.Turner 0 0-0 0, Dileo 1 0-0 2, Bonita 0 0-0 0, Meluim 0 0-0, Hiedalavage 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 8-16 36. Mid Valley ........................ 19 17 10 10 - 56 Wyoming Area................ 9 5 10 12 - 36 Three-point FGs: Hughes.

Pittston Area’s Grace O’Neill, left, drives past Old Forge’s Taylor Nemetz in the championship game of the Anthony ’Badger’ Marseco Tournament at Old Forge High School on Sunday night.

COUGHLIN Marcus Cobb.................................... Chris Grullon...................................... Phil Trout .......................................... Matt Dobash ...................................... Ian Jeremiah..................................... Devon Davis ..................................... CRESTWOOD Jonathan Wojnar............................... Dave Piavis ........................................ Austin Powell..................................... John Fazzini..................................... Joey Pickett ....................................... Alex Culver ........................................ HAZLETON AREA Dwaine Gilley .................................... Tyler Plaksa...................................... Danny Fogarty ................................... Sal Blasi ............................................ Travis Buckner ................................ Frankie Vito ...................................... PITTSTON AREA Steve Stravinski .............................. Steve Sklanka .................................. Joe Coyne.......................................... Jordan Houseman........................... R.J. Emmett....................................... Chris Kovaleski............................... WYO. VALLEY WEST Eugene Lewis.................................... James McCann ................................ Jonathan Gimble............................. Ryan Hoinski.................................... Jalen McClary.................................... Brett Good ........................................

3s 12 0 14 20 0 0 3s 32 2 7 9 3 2 3s 0 3 20 18 7 6 3s 17 5 0 6 13 0 3s 1 22 2 8 4 3

FTM 21 39 24 13 11 15 FTM 31 38 11 18 24 12 FTM 41 36 10 3 5 2 FTM 8 45 33 19 7 11 FTM 51 35 9 13 3 3

FTA 36 59 38 22 21 27 FTA 46 54 18 27 33 23 FTA 64 43 16 4 7 5 FTA 15 60 72 33 8 12 FTA 73 39 13 26 6 4

FT% .583 .661 .632 .591 .524 .556 FT% .674 .704 .611 .667 .727 .522 FT% .641 .837 .625 .750 .714 .400 FT% .533 .750 .458 .576 .875 .917 FT% .699 .897 .692 .500 .500 .750

PTS 141 115 108 115 69 57 PTS 171 110 90 87 77 68 PTS 167 151 106 85 76 54 PTS 179 134 133 83 64 27 PTS 240 201 103 81 29 28

PPG 10.8 9.6 9.0 8.8 5.3 4.8 PPG 13.2 8.5 6.9 6.7 5.9 5.7 PPG 12.8 11.6 8.2 6.5 5.8 4.2 PPG 13.8 11.2 10.2 6.4 4.9 2.1 PPG 18.5 15.4 7.9 6.2 4.1 3.5

3s 15 8 7 1 4 3 3s 9 16 0 0 5 2 3s 2 15 13 7 11 6 3s 28 19 0 4 8 9 3s 18 0 6 1 0 4

FTM 17 19 12 9 5 7 FTM 16 28 15 30 7 13 FTM 41 29 19 7 5 15 FTM 33 29 18 15 10 4 FTM 32 16 12 10 4 2

FTA 28 22 25 24 10 18 FTA 38 36 25 60 18 22 FTA 65 40 34 12 11 18 FTA 37 40 28 19 21 5 FTA 44 35 22 18 6 5

FT% .607 .864 .480 .375 .500 .389 FT% .421 .778 .600 .500 .389 .591 FT% .631 .725 .559 .583 .520 .833 FT% .892 .725 .643 .789 .476 .800 FT% .727 .457 .545 .556 .667 .400

PTS 100 87 59 60 36 30 PTS 175 124 83 84 64 51 PTS 267 138 104 94 58 52 PTS 231 146 124 67 50 31 PTS 148 112 82 59 58 22

PPG 7.6 6.7 4.9 4.6 3.6 2.3 PPG 13.5 9.5 6.9 6.5 4.9 4.3 PPG 20.5 10.6 8.0 7.2 4.8 4.0 PPG 17.7 12.1 9.5 5.2 3.8 2.4 PPG 11.3 8.6 6.3 5.4 4.5 2.2

3s 14 24 4 2 9 0 3s 21 10 6 5 16 0 3s 0 8 0 7 13 11 3s 4 17 2 20 7 0

FTM 1 28 22 13 25 11 FTM 25 6 12 12 5 9 FTM 20 2 9 14 4 3 FTM 30 24 31 12 12 3

FTA 4 42 43 31 44 38 FTA 58 13 31 18 7 19 FTA 29 8 20 26 8 5 FTA 48 30 44 16 25 7

FT% .250 .667 .512 .419 .568 .289 FT% .431 .461 .387 .667 .714 .474 FT% .690 .250 .450 .538 .500 .600 FT% .625 .800 .705 .750 .480 .429

PTS 85 154 128 109 104 77 PTS 180 136 106 105 83 51 PTS 136 88 75 59 55 54 PTS 202 147 129 116 79 39

PPG 14.2 11.8 9.8 8.4 8.0 5.9 PPG 13.8 11.3 8.2 8.1 6.4 3.9 PPG 10.5 6.8 5.8 4.5 4.2 4.2 PPG 15.5 11.3 9.9 8.9 6.1 3.3

MMI PREP G FG 3s FTM FTA FT% Ryan Forte ......................................... 13 72 26 25 29 .862 Fran Swankoski................................. 10 33 1 19 40 .475 Aaron Kollar..................................... 13 25 8 19 33 .576 Alex Van Hoeklein .......................... 12 28 1 12 19 .632 George Gera..................................... 12 29 1 25 34 .735 R.J. Kupsho...................................... 13 9 0 3 8 .375 NANTICOKE G FG 3s FTM FTA FT% Cael Evans......................................... 13 80 4 22 44 .500 Kevin Zaykoski................................ 13 41 1 20 25 .800 Josh Decker ..................................... 13 30 12 10 17 .588 Zak Matulewski................................ 12 32 3 5 8 .625 Brandon Kairo ................................. 13 27 0 21 32 .656 Cody Bukowski.................................. 12 18 3 10 22 .455 NORTHWEST G FG 3s FTM FTA FT% Bret Rutkoski.................................... 12 55 5 14 21 .667 Devon Mazonkey........................... 13 50 19 17 24 .708 Christian Foley............................... 13 46 9 29 49 .592 Paul Ascenzi .................................... 13 41 0 17 27 .630 Garret Yustat .................................. 11 16 8 7 17 .412 Kyle Cragle ..................................... 10 10 4 2 2 1.000 WYOMING SEMINARY G FG 3s FTM FTA FT% Josh Lefkowitz............................... 10 45 13 19 37 .514 Kai Smith .......................................... 12 49 0 22 39 .564 Jason Ellis ...................................... 13 31 15 2 3 .667 Chib Onwunaka............................... 12 28 0 13 18 .722 Dylan Lefkowitz ............................... 13 19 1 12 24 .500 Alex Barilla...................................... 12 19 0 2 3 .667

PTS 195 86 77 69 84 21 PTS 186 103 82 72 75 50 PTS 129 136 130 99 47 30 PTS 122 120 79 69 51 40

PPG 15.0 8.6 5.9 5.8 7.0 1.6 PPG 14.3 7.9 6.3 6.0 5.8 4.2 PPG 10.8 10.5 10.0 7.6 4.3 3.0 PPG 12.2 10.0 6.1 5.8 3.9 2.1

BERWICK Kyle Miller........................................ Jimmy Gaizick ................................ Luke McDanel................................... Brandon Dougherty ......................... Eric May ........................................... Anthony Melito ............................... DALLAS Shane Dunn..................................... Travis DeBona ................................. Marc Noyalis..................................... Steve Zapoticky ............................... Jason Simonovich ........................ Paul Brace ....................................... HOLY REDEEMER Peter Alexis ...................................... Steve Ruch ....................................... Austin Carr........................................ John McCarthy................................. Adam Dunsmuir ............................... Tim Lambert ..................................... TUNKHANNOCK Mike Papi .......................................... Rich Condeelis................................. James Hawk.................................... A.J. Bevan ....................................... Allen Coolbaugh .............................. Tyrin Alguire ................................... WYOMING AREA Ryan Carey....................................... Cody Gates ....................................... Louis Vullo ...................................... Randy McDermott............................ Bart Chupka .................................... Mike Carey........................................

G 13 12 12 13 13 12 G 13 13 13 13 13 12 G 13 13 13 13 13 13 G 13 12 13 13 13 13 G 13 13 13 13 7 8

FG 54 38 34 41 34 21 FG 54 35 35 30 25 27 FG 63 56 38 32 32 22 FG 79 42 50 29 22 8 FG 94 72 46 29 11 11

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G 13 13 12 13 10 13 G 13 13 12 13 13 12 G 13 13 13 13 12 13 G 13 12 13 13 13 12 G 13 13 13 11 13 10

FG 34 30 20 25 14 10 FG 75 40 37 27 26 18 FG 112 47 36 35 21 15 FG 85 49 53 24 16 9 FG 49 48 32 24 27 8

DIVISION III

GAR Mike Polakoski .................................. Darrell Crawford.............................. Shaliek Powell ................................. Isiah Francis..................................... Matt Sharpe ...................................... Christian Skrepenak ...................... HANOVER AREA Bilal Floyd .......................................... Cory Dickson ..................................... Aaron Springer .................................. Shaquille Rolle ................................ Mike Kellerer...................................... Martin Steve ..................................... LAKE-LEHMAN Chris O’Connor ............................... Kevin Bohan..................................... Dylan Wasylyk................................... Chad Carey........................................ Jesse Hauze...................................... Jared Novitski.................................. MEYERS Keyton Winder................................... Ryan Krawczeniuk.......................... Rasheed Moore ............................... Ross Lavan........................................ Nahjee Brown .................................... Eddie Walters ..................................

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got a lot of time. We’ll be competitive. I just hope every night we show up, play our best and give it our all.” No matter how Berwick fares in its eight games prior to its first conference game, it will still be a ground-up project for Kingery. He left Scott Township, his alma mater where he coached the team to two state playoff berths including the Class 2A state finals last season, for the toughest coaching job in the WVC. “I’ve been looking into the Berwick program for the past six years,” said Kingery, who also coached in Charlotte, N.C., and Richmond, Va. “My wife is originally from Berwick, and I’ve kept track with the basketball program there. “Our kids are really, really working hard. They’ve bought into the system in a short two and a half weeks.” Until the WVC season starts, all 18 teams will be trying to smooth out the rough edges in exhibition play. Here’s a quick overview of the three divisions. Gone is Division IV after St. Michael’s dropped out the WVC and West Side Tech eliminated all sports:

Committee. Based on when the hearing is and Lewis’ commitment to play in an all-star football game, it’s possible he won’t be in a Meyers uniform until after the New Year if at all. After those two, Lake-Lehman, Nanticoke and Hanover Area should fall in place in no particular order. All are solid, but don’t have the overall talent to challenge either GAR or Meyers. Northwest, the defending champion of the departed Division IV, could figure in the mix with those three. Two other Division IV transplants – MMI Prep and Wyoming Seminary – lack the experience needed to crack the upper half of the division.

DISTRICT PLAYOFFS The Class 4A and Class A tournaments will use open formats due to a smaller number of teams. Here is how the Class 3A and 2A tournaments break down: CLASS 3A: The Wyoming Valley Conference will qualify five teams and the Lackawanna Conference will qualify three. The first round will be: WVC No.1vs. WVC No 5; Lackawanna No. 2 vs. WVC No. 3; Lackawanna No. 3 vs. WVC No. 2; and Lackawanna No. 1 vs. WVC No. 4. CLASS 2A: The WVC will qualify three teams and the Lackawanna League will qualify five. The first round will be: Lackawanna No. 1 vs. Lackawanna No 5; WVC No. 2 vs. Lackawanna No. 3; LackDIVISION I OUTLOOK awanna No. 2 vs. WVC No. 3; and Division I will be the most com- WVC No. 1 vs. Lackawanna No. 4. petitive by far, with all five teams having a shot of knocking off the TOP FIVE PLAYERS It’s strange not having a Reothers on any given night. Defending champion Wyoming deemer player on the list, but Valley West was the hands-down that’s the case. Darrell Crawford, GAR: The favorite until standout Eugene Lewis transferred to Meyers. The electrifying quarterback on the Spartans, though, remain the fa- football team is also a star on the vorites and have the division’s top hardwood. His gridiron moves translate smoothly to the tight player in guard James McCann. Hazleton Area gained valuable confines of the basketball court. experience last season and has the And like in football, he can score horses to run with anybody. and score often. Shane Dunn, Dallas: Dunn is Whether the Cougars have the size to match up with some oppo- coming off such an outstanding nents will be determined during football season, it’s easy to forget he a heck of a basketball player as the season. Coughlin returns plenty of tal- well. He earned Division II firstent, albeit undersized. The Cru- team honors last season, leading saders showed a lot of grit last sea- the Mountaineers with a13.5 scorson as they embark on a new sea- ing average and 75 field goals during the WVC season in 2010-11. son with new coach Mike Day. Eugene Lewis, Meyers: This is Crestwood has plenty of holes to fill, perhaps too many for the pe- assuming Lewis gets cleared to firennial conference power to chal- nally play for the Mohawks. Sure lenge. Pittston Area is a wild card Lewis has verbally committed to and could finish anywhere in the Penn State for football, but to really appreciate his off-the-chart athdivision. letic ability a trip to a gymnasium DIVISION II OUTLOOK is needed. James McCann, Valley West: Despite the heavy losses to graduation, Redeemer remains McCann was considered the secthe division’s top dog. The Royals ond-best player in Division I. Now have plenty of size and some limit- with Lewis gone, McCann inhered experience in the backcourt its the throne. He’s a smooth point guard with the ability to score. No group. Tunkhannock will need to find player made a bigger jump in pressome missing pieces in order to ence than McCann last season. Rasheed Moore, Meyers: have as solid of a season as in 2010Moore was sort of the fifth guy in 11. Dallas has plenty of athletic tal- Meyers’ lineup when last season ent and a new coach in Doug Mill- started. But as the season materier. Shane Dunn, a 6-foot-4 senior, alized into a Division II title, the 6is arguably the best returning play- foot-5 forward asserted himself more and more and was playing a er in the division. Former Pittston Area coach Al well as anyone late in the season. Brogna crossed the Susquehanna Only a junior, he should only get River to take over at Wyoming Ar- better. Also keep an eye on: Coughlin’s ea, a program that has been the WVC’s second worst over the past Marcus Cobb and Phil Trout; five seasons. The worst has been GAR’s Shaliek Powell and Matt Berwick, which has won only 24 Sharpe; Hazleton Area’s Tyler Plaksa; and Meyers’ Ryan Krawctimes in its last 155 games. zeniuk. DIVISION III OUTLOOK GAR returns its entire starting CIRCLE ON THE CALENDAR Games played Jan. 28 will be for lineup and was the prohibitive favorite. That was until Lewis trans- the Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser. ferred from Valley West to Meyers. Donations will be accepted and Now the defending champion shirts will be on sale. The Lackawanna Conference Mohawks are running neck-andneck with the Grenadiers. That is, will have its event the same weekif Lewis suits up. Valley West has end. The District 2 teams – both signed the transfer waiver, so it ap- boys and girls – raised $74,000 last pear the issue is heading to a hear- season, nearly doubling the total ing before the District 2 Athletic from two years ago.

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CHICAGO — Patrick Sharp steered in a loose puck off a rebound at 4:26 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Antti Niemi stopped Marian Hossa’s shot from the top of the right circle, but kicked the puck toward the goal line. Sharp swooped in to bury the rebound for his sixth goal in his last six games, helping Chicago improve to 4-0-1 in its last five. Chicago’s Andrew Brunette scored on deflection with 1:06

left in the third period and Blackhawks goalie Ray Emery pulled for an extra attacker to tie it 2. Following a Chicago timeout and a faceoff in the Sharks’ zone, Brunette tipped in Hossa’s shot from the top of the slot. Rangers 6, Panthers 1 NEW YORK — Derek Stepan scored twice, including a pretty coast-to-coast goal just after the Rangers killed a penalty, and New York beat Florida. Stepan also assisted on Mar-

ian Gaborik’s goal late in the second period that made it 5-1 and seemed to take what spring remained out of the Panthers. New York looked nothing like a team playing for the second night in a row, putting away the Panthers for their fourth win in six games. Brad Richards, Artem Anisimov and former Panthers defenseman Steve Eminger also scored for New York. Erik Gudbranson scored for Florida, which has lost two in a row following a three-game winning streak.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — JaMychal Green scored 21 points and No. 16 Alabama rebounded from a two-game losing streak to beat Detroit 62-54 on Sunday night. Tony Mitchell added 15 points and freshman Nick Jacobs chipped in 13 in his first start for the Crimson Tide (8-2), who returned to a more characteristic defensive form after losses to Georgetown and at Dayton. Detroit (5-7) trailed by 22 points late in the first half and failed to approach its 75.9-point

scoring average. The Titans shot 32 percent (17 of 53) and missed all 12 3-point attempts.

minutes left before Memphis (5-3) scored eight straight points to make it a one-possession game.

Murray St. 76, Memphis 72 Illinois 80, Coppin St. 63 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Donte D.J. Richardson scored 20 Poole hit a career-best six 3pointers and scored 20 points to points to lead four players in help Murray State remain one of double figures as Illinois remained one of nine undefeated only nine teams in Division I teams in the nation. that are still unbeaten. After Illinois jumped out to a The Racers (10-0) took control early then had to weather a 17-point lead in the opening minutes of the second half, late Memphis rally to hold on Coppin State went on a 20-5 run for the victory. Murray State to cut the lead to 59-57. was up 71-60 with just under 2

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was the team’s fourth-leading scorer, so finding some offense punch will be key. So will be finding someone to run an offensive that relies more on patience than explosiveness.

1. WYOMING VALLEY WEST Coach: George Reimiller 10-11 WVC record: 11-2, 1st Div. I; 18-7 overall 10-11 postseason: D2/4-4A runnerup; lost 87-60 to Penn Wood in PIAA play-in game State classification: 4A Reimiller Key players lost: Eugene Lewis (transferred to Meyers) Key players: Jonathan Gimble, 6-7, Sr.; Ryan Hoinski, 5-9, Sr.; James McCann, 5-9, Sr.; Brett Good, 5-10, Jr.; Jaquan Ingram, 6-5, Jr.; Mike Baur, 6-3, So.; Steve Doroskewicz, 6-2, So. Outlook: Valley West posted its first winning season since going 14-12 in the 2006-07 season. It will be difficult to match last season’s victory total with the departure of Lewis, who led Division I in scoring last season with an 18.5 average. However, the Spartans are far from devoid of talent. McCann (15.4 ppg) was second in scoring in the division. The four-year starter elevated his game tremendously last season and netted 22 3-pointers in WVC play. Gimble and Hoinski are two-year starters. Gimble (7.9 ppg) adds size while Hoinski (6.2 ppg) does the little things that don’t show up in a boxscore. Ingram showed flashes in limited play, while Good filled in nicely when the Spartans ran into some personnel issues late in the season.

4. COUGHLIN Coach: Mike Day 10-11 WVC record: 4-9, tied 4th Div. I; 8-14 overall 10-11 postseason: none State classification: 3A Key players lost: Matt Dobosh, F; Chris Grullon, F; Joe Ellis, G Key players: Marcus Cobb, 5-11, Sr.; Devon Davis, 6-2, Sr.; Eric Day Heffers, 6-0, Sr.; Ian Jeremiah, 6-0, Sr.; Phil Trout, 6-0, Sr.; Connor Flaherty, 6-2, Jr.; Nate Oliver, 5-10, So. Outlook: Day was one of the best big men ever to wear a Coughlin uniform. The 1992 grad left the school as its all-time leader in rebounds, blocked shots and assists. He inherits a team that is very athletic and quick, but lacks size once again. The Crusaders suffered their first losing season in the past five seasons, but many guys received valuable on-the-job training. Cobb (10.8 ppg), Trout (9.0 ppg), Jeremiah (5.3 ppg) and Davis (4.8 ppg) all showed flashes of becoming very good players. If they can elevate their play, Coughlin could be a surprise team. A possible dark horse for the divisional title.

2. HAZLETON AREA Coach: Mike Joseph 10-11 WVC record: 8-5, 3rd Div. I; 13-10 overall 10-11 postseason: Lost 48-44 to Wyoming Valley West in D2/4-4A semifinals State classification: 4A Key players lost: Joel Espinal, F/C; Danny Fogerty, G; Dwaine Gilley, F Key players: Travis Buckner, Joseph 6-0, Sr.; Adam Hauze, 6-2, Sr.; Tyler Plaksa, 5-11, Sr.; Frankie Vito, 6-3, Sr.; Sal Blasi, 5-11, So.; Kyle Karmonick, 6-3, So. Outlook: Hazleton Area went through a rare rebuilding project last season. The Cougars, though, should see some returns for the rough road in 2010-11. Plaksa is back at point guard. His 11.6 point average is the best among returning players. Blasi (6.5 ppg) and Vito (4.2 ppg) gained valuable experience and should improve on last season. Blasi had 18 3-pointers during the WVC season. Buckner (5.8 ppg) played very well down the stretch. They all run the floor very well. The weak spot is size. Karmonick saw limited varsity time as a freshman. The lack of height will probably mean the Cougars will have to outhustle opponents and run the floor smoothly to be successful. They could challenge for the division if things fall into place. 3. CRESTWOOD Coach: Mark Atherton 10-11 WVC record: 9-4, 2nd Div. I; 12-11 overall 10-11 postseason: Lost 48-46 in 2OT to Abington Heights in D2-3A quarterfinals State classification: 3A Key players lost: Alex Culver, G/F; Atherton Joey Picket, G; Austin Powell, G; Dave Piavis, F; Jonathan Wojnar, G Key players: John Fazzini, 6-2, Sr.; Josh Jones, 5-9, Sr.; Mike Judge, 6-0, Sr.; Jake Prohaska, 6-4, Sr.; Steve Roberts, 6-0, Jr.; Brandon Cole, 5-11, So.; Chris Fazzini, 6-3, So.; Brady Gallagher, 5-7, So. Outlook: The Comets are coming off their first double-digit loss season since finishing 19-11 in 2003-04. The perennial WVC power has plenty of work to do to get back to the top of the heap. Replacing Wojnar – who was the team’s heart and soul – will be a very difficult task. The Fazzini brothers – John (6.7 ppg) and Chris (3.2 ppg) – are the only returning players who saw action in every WVC game last season. John

5. PITTSTON AREA Coach: Alan Kiesinger 10-11 WVC record: 4-9, tied 4th Div. I; 8-14 overall 10-11 postseason: none State classification: 3A Key players lost: Joe Coyne, F; R.J. Emmett, G Key players: Chris Kovaleski, 6-4, Sr.; Shaun McDermott, 6-0, Sr.; Steve Sklanka, 5-10, Sr.; Steve Kiesinger Stravinski, 6-4, Sr.; Jordan Houseman, 6-0, Jr.; James Tobish, 6-2, Jr.; Kyler Kovaleski, 6-1, So.; Mason Gross, 6-4, So.; Michael Schwab, 5-8, So. Outlook: Pittston Area had its worst season since posting just five victories in 2005-06. However, Kiesinger likes the way the younger players have developed and with a solid group of returning starters the Patriots could improve on last season’s mark. Stravinski (13.8 ppg) returns as the team’s leading scorer and 3-point threat. Skalanka (10.2 ppg) and Houseman (6.4 ppg) are return to the lineup, with Houseman among the better athletes in the WVC. Chris Kovaleski, McDermott and Schwab also saw some time in the varsity games. The Partiots were hit-or-miss most of last season, but that could change with a year of experience under their belts. Consistency will be the key to improvement and success. DIVISION II 1. HOLY REDEEMER Coach: Mark Belenski 10-11 WVC record: 12-1, 1st Div. II; 24-5 overall 10-11 postseason: D2-3A champion; lost 56-41 to Lancaster Catholic in PIAA quarterfinals State classification: 3A Key players lost: Peter Alexis, C; Austin Carr, G; Belenski Adam Dunsmuir, G; Tim Lambert, G; John McCarthy, F; Stephen Ruch, F Key players: Will Cavanaugh, 6-1, Sr.; Ryan DeRemer, 5-10, Sr.; Dalton Ell, 6-4, Sr.; Mike Morrison, 6-6, Jr.; Brian Banas, 6-2, So.; Mike Boutanos, 5-8, So.; John Kane, 6-5, So.; Mariano Medico, 5-8, So.; Mike Prociak, 6-7, So.; Shaheal Wallace, 6-2, So. Outlook: Redeemer lost its entire starting lineup – including Penn State recruit Alexis – and its sixth man to graduation. For the first time in the school’s five-year history, the Royals will take the court without a Division I prospect on the floor. Cavanaugh, Ell and Prociak saw the most varsity time last season and that was barely enough to dent the stat sheet. What the Royals lack in experience, they make up for in size as they’ll have the biggest frontcourt across the line.

For the first time since Redeemer was formed, it’s not the prohibitive favorite to win the division. But the Royals certainly will be a contender if things fall into place. It may take awhile, though.

son, but closed out the campaign with a couple solid games. Athletically, the Warriors are a pretty strong team and should be able to hustle their way to a few more victories that last season.

2. TUNKHANNOCK Coach: Bob Miller 10-11 WVC record: 10-3, 2nd Div. II; 15-10 overall 10-11 postseason: Lost 61-37 to Abington Heights in D2-3A thirdplace game State classification: 3A Key players lost: Allen Coolbaugh, G; Rich Condeelis, F/G; Mike Papi, F/G Key players: Bob Miller Tyrin Alguire, 5-9, Sr.; A.J. Bevan, 6-2, Sr.; Derik Franklin, 6-1, Sr.; James Hawk, 6-10, Sr.; Al Kristunas, 6-4, Sr.; Alex Zaner, 5-11, Sr.; Jordan Faux, 5-9, Jr.; Brian Stephenson, 6-1, Jr.; Austin Yanora, 5-6, Fr. Outlook: Tunkhannock has three huge holes to fill. Papi and Condeelis were the team’s best shooters and leading scorers. Papi graduated while Condeelis didn’t come out to concentrate on baseball. Plus, peppy point guard Coolbaugh needs to be replaced. The Tigers hope Hawk (9.5 ppg), the tallest player in the WVC, continues to develop. He had some impressive games last season and played much tough than his sophomore season. Bevan (5.2 ppg) also returns to the starting lineup. Alguire (2.4 ppg) also saw varsity duty last season. After those players, Tunkhannock is going to need a handful of new faces to make an impact to have similar success as last season.

5. BERWICK Coach: Jason Kingery 10-11 WVC record: 0-13, 5th Div. II; 1-21 overall 10-11 postseason: none State classification: 3A Key players lost: Luke McDanel, G Key players: Jimmy Gaizick, 6-2, Sr.; Jeremy Clausen, 6-0, Jr.; Zach Ladonis, 6-2, Jr.; Eric May, 5-8, Jr.; Kyle Miller, 6-2, Jr.; Anthony Melito, 5-6, So. Outlook: Kingery Kingery will try to fix a program that has had four head coaches in the past three seasons. He comes with an impressive resume, leading Scott (W.Va.) High School to the 2A state title game last season and a state berth in 2008-09, its first since the 1942-43 season. The top scorers returning are Miller (7.6 ppg), Gaizick (6.7 ppg), May (3.6 ppg), Melito (2.3 ppg) and Clausen (2.0 ppg). Kingery likes the hustle and dedication of the group, but a lack of a big-time scorer and experienced big men will hurt Berwick throughout. The Dawgs have won a combined five games the past three seasons. Anything above that total this season would be a good foundation for the future.

3. DALLAS Coach: Doug Miller 10-11 WVC record: 5-8, 3rd Div. II; 12-11 overall 10-11 postseason: Lost 50-40 to Holy Redeemer in D2-3A quarterfinals State classification: 3A Key players lost: Travis DeBona, G; Marc Noyalis, C; Jordan Richardson, G/F; Stephen Zapoticky, F/C Doug Miller Key players: Donnie Behm, 6-0, Sr.; Paul Brace, 5-11, Sr.; Shane Dunn, 6-4, Sr.; Bob Saba, 5-9, Sr.; Jason Simonovich, 6-5, Jr.; Allen Fell, 6-6, Fr. Outlook: Miller takes over a Dallas team that a lot like several in the recent past. The Mountaineers have some outstanding athletes – Brace, Dunn and Simonovich were football stars in the fall – but how it translates to the hardwoods in the question. Dunn (13.5 ppg) is the best of the bunch and is a returning Division II all-star. Simonovich (4.9 ppg) and Brace (4.3) logged the most time of the other returning players. However, the Mountaineers lost their perimeter threat DeBona to graduation, leaving a big void beyond the arc. Dallas returns the most proven talent to the division and could challenge for the title if Redeemer and Tunkhannock don’t develop quick enough. 4. WYOMING AREA Coach: Al Brogna 10-11 WVC record: 2-11, 4th Div. II; 3-19 overall 10-11 postseason: none State classification: 3A Key players lost: Ryan Carey, G; Randy McDermott, F/C; Cody Gates, C Key players: Joe Adonizio, 5-11, Sr.; Brogna Mike Carey, 5-11, Sr.; E.J. Driving Hawk, 6-0, Sr.; Matt Klus, Sr.; Vinny Latona, Sr.; Dan Newhart, 6-0, Sr.; Lou Vullo, 5-11, Sr.; Bart Chupka, 6-2, Jr.; Trent Grove, 6-1, Jr.; Jordan Zezza, 5-9, Jr. Outlook: Brogna, a former head coach at Pittston Area, takes over a program that has won only four games over the past two seasons. The task of rebuilding Wyoming Area, which has had middling success in the past, is a tough one. Shooting guard Vullo (6.3 ppg) is the only starter set. The rest of the lineup will probably be Carey (2.2 ppg) at the point, Zezza (1.8 ppg) at the off-guard and Chupka (5.4 ppg) and Grove handling things inside. Grove played sporadically last sea-

DIVISION III 1. GAR Coach: Paul Brown 10-11 WVC record: 10-3, 2nd Div. III; 16-7 overall 10-11 postseason: Lost 42-41 in 2 OT to Holy Cross in D2-2A quarterfinals State classification: 2A Key players lost: Mike Polakoski, G Key players: Darrell Crawford, 5-9, Sr.; Zach Ellis, 5-11, Sr.; Shaliek Powell, 6-1, Sr.; Iawntye Ricks, 6-6, Sr.; Matt Sharpe, 5-11, Sr.; Christian Skrepenak, 6-10, Jr.; Isaiah Francis, Brown 6-3, So. Outlook: GAR returns its entire starting lineup, making the Grenadiers the early favorite for the division. Crawford (11.8 ppg) and Sharpe (8.0 ppg) form one of the top backcourts in the WVC. Both can run the offense and score, with Crawford hitting 24 3-pointers in WVC play last season. Powell (9.8 ppg) can work inside or outside and does a lot of things extremely well. Skrepenak (5.9 ppg) doesn’t provide much offense, but can clogged up the middle. Francis (8.4 ppg) really came on when Polakoski was lost for the season with an injury. Ellis (4.1 ppg) will probably be the sixth man. The only question is how strong the bench will be. If the Grenadiers stay injury free, they could unseat Meyers. 2. MEYERS Coach: Pat Toole 10-11 WVC record: 13-0, 1st Div. III; 24-3 overall 10-11 postseason: D2-2A runner-up; lost 56-33 to Imhotep Charter in PIAA second round State classification: 2A Key players lost: Nahjee Brown, G; Ross Lavan, G/F; Chris McGavin, G; Keyton Winder, F Key players: Dominic Johnson, 6-2, Sr.; Eugene Lewis, 6-3, Sr. (Valley West transfer); Toole Jalen Miller, 6-5, Sr.; Alex Pape, 6-3, Sr.; Fabian Smith, 5-11, Sr.; Eddie Walters, 6-4, Sr.; Ryan Krawczeniuk, 6-2, Jr.; Rasheed Moore, 6-5, Jr.; C.J. Szafran, 5-8, Jr.; Tyriek Steward, 6-3, So. Outlook: Meyers lost three huge pieces to its championship team, but return two significant parts. Krawczeniuk (11.3 ppg) started as a freshman and is a perimeter threat. Moore (9.9 ppg) really came on over the latter part of the season, establishing himself as a force on the boards. The third piece – Valley West transfer Lewis – might not fall into place. A hearing before the District 2

W V C B O Y S B A S K E T B A L L S C H E D U L E Division I and II Schedule (All games 7:15 p.m.) First-Half Season Tuesday, Jan. 3 Berwick at Pittston Area Hazleton Area at Coughlin Wyoming Area at Holy Redeemer Wyoming Valley West at Crestwood Friday, Jan. 6 Coughlin at Wyoming Valley West Crestwood at Pittston Area Hazleton Area at Dallas Holy Redeemer at Berwick Tunkhannock at Wyoming Area Tuesday, Jan. 10 Crestwood at Hazleton Area Dallas at Holy Redeemer Pittston Area at Coughlin Wyoming Area at Berwick Wyoming Valley West at Tunkhannock Friday, Jan. 13 Berwick at Tunkhannock Coughlin at Crestwood Hazleton Area at Pittston Area Holy Redeemer at Wyoming Valley West Wyoming Area at Dallas Tuesday, Jan. 17 Coughlin at Wyoming Area Dallas at Berwick Pittston Area at Holy Redeemer Tunkhannock at Crestwood Wyoming Valley West at Hazleton Area

Friday, Jan. 20 Berwick at Hazleton Area Dallas at Coughlin Crestwood at Wyoming Area Holy Redeemer at Tunkhannock Pittston Area at Wyoming Valley West Jan. 22-26 Playoffs if necessary Second-Half Season Friday, Jan. 27 Berwick at Wyoming Area Coughlin at Holy Redeemer Hazleton Area at Crestwood Pittston Area at Tunkhannock Wyoming Valley West at Dallas Tuesday, Jan. 31 Berwick at Dallas Hazleton Area at Tunkhannock Holy Redeemer at Wyoming Area Pittston Area at Crestwood Wyoming Valley West at Dallas Thursday, Feb. 2 Dallas at Pittston Area Friday, Feb. 3 Coughlin at Hazleton Area Crestwood at Berwick Tunkhannock at Holy Redeemer Wyoming Area at Wyoming Valley West Tuesday, Feb. 7 Coughlin at Pittston Area Crestwood at Wyoming Valley West Holy Redeemer at Dallas

Tunkhannock at Berwick Wyoming Area at Hazleton Area Friday, Feb. 10 Dallas at Wyoming Area Pittston Area at Hazleton Area Wyoming Valley West at Berwick Tunkhannock at Coughlin Holy Redeemer at Crestwood Tuesday, Feb. 14 Berwick at Coughlin Crestwood at Dallas Hazleton Area at Holy Redeemer Wyoming Area at Tunkhannock Wyoming Valley West at Pittston Area Friday, Feb. 17 Berwick at Holy Redeemer Crestwood at Coughlin Dallas at Tunkhannock Hazleton Area at Wyoming Valley West Pittston Area at Wyoming Area Feb. 19-23 Playoffs in necessary

Division III Schedule First-Half Season Tuesday, Jan. 3 Hanover Area at GAR Nanticoke at Lake-Lehman MMI Prep at Meyers Northwest at Wyoming Seminary Friday, Jan. 6 Lake-Lehman at GAR Meyers at Hanover Area

Northwest at Nanticoke Wyoming Seminary at MMI Prep Tuesday, Jan. 10 Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area Meyers at Northwest MMI Prep at GAR Nanticoke at Wyoming Seminary Friday, Jan. 13 GAR at Northwest Hanover Area at Wyoming Seminary Meyers at Lake-Lehman MMI Prep at Nanticoke Tuesday, Jan. 17 GAR at Nanticoke Lake-Lehman at MMI Prep Northwest at Hanover Area Wyoming Seminary at Meyers Thursday, Jan. 19 Hanover Area at MMI Prep Lake-Lehman at Northwest Nanticoke at Meyers Wyoming Seminary at GAR Saturday, Jan. 21 GAR at Meyers Lake-Lehman at Wyoming Seminary MMI Prep at Northwest Nanticoke at Hanover Area Jan. 23-26 Playoffs if necessary Second-Half Season Friday, Jan. 27 GAR at Hanover Area Lake-Lehman at Nanticoke

Meyers at MMI Prep Wyoming Seminary at Northwest Tuesday, Jan. 31 GAR at Lake-Lehman Hanover Area at Meyers MMI Prep at Wyoming Seminary Nanticoke at Northwest Friday, Feb. 3 GAR at MMI Prep Hanover Area at Lake-Lehman Northwest at Meyers Wyoming Seminary at Nanticoke Tuesday, Feb. 7 Lake-Lehman at Meyers Nanticoke at MMI Prep Northwest at GAR Wyoming Seminary at Hanover Area Friday, Feb. 10 Hanover Area ay Northwest Meyers at Wyoming Seminary MMI Prep at Hanover Area Northwest at Lake-Lehman Friday, Feb. 14 GAR at Wyoming Seminary Meyers at Nanticoke MMI Prep at Hanover Area Northwest at Lake-Lehman Friday, Feb. 17 Hanover Area at Nanticoke Meyers at GAR Northwest at MMI Prep Wyoming Seminary at Lake-Lehman Feb. 18-24 Playoffs in necessary

Athletic Committee will determine that. His presence would push the Mohawks to the divisional favorite. Miller and Walters are tough guys who will do the hard work inside. Steward is a tremendous jumper, but need to polish other aspects of his game. With or without Lewis, the Mohawks are a formidable team. 3. NANTICOKE Coach: Ken Bartuska 10-11 WVC record: 8-5, 4th Div. III; 9-14 overall 10-11 postseason: Lost 59-36 to West Scranton in D2-3A quarterfinals State classification: 3A Key players lost: Cody Bukowski, G; Cael Evans, F Bartuska Key players: Brian Bevan, 6-0, Sr.; Josh Decker, 6-3, Sr.; Brandon Kairo, 6-4, Sr.; Evan Reakes, 5-10, Sr.; Joey Yudichak, 5-10, Sr.; Kevin Zaykoski, 6-2, Sr.; Luke Casey, 6-5, So.; Tyler Myers, 5-7, So. Outlook: Nanticoke has two huge holes to fill. Evans was one of the steadiest big men in the WVC in his four-year career and was the team’s leading scorer. Bukowski ran the offense. There is some size to replace Evans, but only Kairo (5.8 ppg) logged any significant minutes last season. Replacing his scoring will also be difficult. Zaykoski (7.9 ppg) and Decker (6.3 ppg) might be able to pick up some of the slack, but Decker is trying to overcome some injury issues. Yudichak brings some experience to the point guard spot. The Trojans will probably fall in the middle of the divisional pack, but could surprise in the second-half season. 4. LAKE-LEHMAN Coach: Brian Cutter 10-11 WVC record: 4-9, 5th Div. III; 9-13 overall 10-11 postseason: none State classification: 3A Key players lost: Chad Carey, F; Jesse Hauze, G; Adam Weaver, G; Dylan Wasylyk, F Key players: Kevin Bohan, 6-2, Cutter Sr.; Chris Connor, 6-5, Sr.; Kevin Katchko, 5-8, Sr.; Jared Novitski, 6-2, Sr.; Cody Poepperling, 6-0, Sr.; Tom Boyle, 6-1, Jr.; Jared James, 6-1, Jr.; Bill Hillman, 5-11, Jr. Pete Borum, 6-6, So.; Outlook: Lehman came very close to breaking a streak of 18 consecutive losing seasons in 2010-11, losing four games by five points or less. As Cutter starts his third season, he believes this is the best group he has had. Three starters return in Bohan (6.8 ppg), O’Connor (10.5 ppg) and point guard Poepperling (1.0 ppg). James (4.8 ppg) was slated to start, but missed most of the season with a knee injury. He is back, but big man Borum won’t return until late because of an injury. Novitski (4.2 ppg) leads a bench that has depth and a decent amount of experience. This could be the season where the final record ends up on the winning side. 5. HANOVER AREA Coach: Steve Harnischfeger 10-11 WVC record: 9-4, 3rd Div. III; 16-9 overall 10-11 postseason: Lost 63-43 to Holy Cross in D2-2A third-place game State classification: 2A Key players lost: Bilal Floyd, G; Cory Dickson, G; Harnischfeger Mike Kellerer, F; Aaron Springer, G Key players: Austin Bogart, 5-11, Sr.; ShaQuille Rolle, Sr.; Martin Steve, 6-7, Sr. Outlook: The Hawkeyes were gutting by graduation, losing four of their top five scorers. Rolle (8.1 ppg) is the only player back who demonstrated the ability to score on a fairly regular basis. He also appears to be the only “basketball guy” with any significant varsity experience. Steve (3.9) also started and will bring size and toughness inside. However, his sport is football, where he is drawing Division I interest. Bogart is the school’s all-time leading scorer … in soccer. He hasn’t played in basketball in quite some time, but has shown he could be a

key part. Hanover Area has posted consecutive winning seasons, but that streak could end if the Hawkeyes don’t find some answers sooner than later. 6. NORTHWEST Coach: Jerry Blazick 10-11 WVC record: 8-5, 1st Div. IV; 13-10 overall 10-11 postseason: none State classification: 2A Key players lost: Paul Ascenzi, F; Bret Rutkoski, G Key players: Christian Foley, Blazick 6-3, Sr.; Jeff Nelson, 5-9, Sr.; Dalton Tomko, 5-8, Sr.; Garret Yustat, 5-10, Sr.; Kyle Cragle, 6-1, Jr.; Devon Mazonkey, 6-3, Jr.; Alex Sirak, 6-3, Jr.; John Maul, 6-5, So. Outlook: Northwest won’t have a divisional championship to defend as the remnants of Division IV have been absorbed into Division III. However, the Rangers are probably in the best shape of the three Division IV leftovers. Northwest returns six of its top eight players, with perimeter threat Mazonkey (10.5 ppg) and agile inside man Foley (10.0 ppg) expected to pace the offense. The Rangers, though, will need more from them and others as the competition will be tougher. The difference could be defense and rebounding. The divisional frontrunners are incredibly athletic and will likely cause match-up problems. The Rangers will probably finish anywhere between third and sixth. 7. WYOMING SEMINARY Coach: C.J. Kersey 10-11 WVC record: 7-6, 2nd Div. IV; 8-14 overall 10-11 postseason: none State classification: 2A Key players lost: Dylan Lefkowitz, G; Chib Onwunaka, F; Kai Smith, F Key players: Sam Hwang, 6-0, Sr.; Josh LefKersey kowitz, 6-0, Sr.; Jason Ellis, 5-8, Jr.; E.J. Flippen, 6-2, Jr.; Ander Gonzalez, 5-11, Jr.; Alex Barilla, 6-3, So.; Brad Sedor, 5-11, So.; Seth Callahan, 5-10, Fr. Outlook: The Blue Knights have a couple backcourt veterans returning in Lefkowitz (12.2 ppg) and Ellis (6.1 ppg). Both are capable from hitting outside the arc. After that, though, the experience meter takes a plunge. Barilla (2.1 ppg) played quite a bit and will be the Blue Knights’ big man. But with a lack of size throughout, Seminary will be at a disadvantage in the paint almost every game. Hwang and Sedor saw limited action. The rest of the top eight are newcomers to varsity play. With only two seniors on the rosters, the Blue Knights will be in rebuild mode for the most part. And that means finishing in the upper half of the division will be difficult. 8. MMI PREP Coach: Joe Flanagan 10-11 WVC record: 4-9, 3rd Div. IV; 6-17 overall 10-11 postseason: Lost 49-44 to Susquehanna in D2-A semifinals State classification: A Key players lost: Flanagan Ryan Forte, G; Fran Swankoski, F Key players: George Gera, 5-8, Sr.; T.J. Wenner, 6-2, Sr.; Aaron Kollar, 5-7, Jr.; R.J. Kupsho, 5-7, So.; Cory Rogers, 5-11, Fr. Outlook: The Preppers only lost two starters, but they are big losses. Forte was an excellent perimeter scorer while Swankoski liked to mix it up inside. So MMI will lack scoring and – as it seems every season – size inside. Point guard Kollar (5.9 ppg) is back and brings a feistiness to a team that will have to gut out victories. Gera (7.0 ppg) also returns. Kupsho saw some varsity action as well. Wenner is the tallest player on the roster, but didn’t see a lot of time as a junior. The WVC smallest school has an uphill battle in the division. However, the experience could come in handy come time for the District 2 Class A playoffs. -- By JOHN ERZAR

R E C E N T D I S T R I C T 2 B O Y S T I T L E G A M E S CLASS 4A 2010-2011...........Scranton 97, Wyo. Val. West 66 2009-2010............Scranton 43, Hazleton Area 36 2008-2009......Williamsport 60, Hazleton Area 57 2007-2008.......Abington Hts. 87, Williamsport 76 2006-2007 ...Hazleton Area 50, Abington Hts. 40 2005-2006 Hazleton Area 48, Wyo. Val. West 43 2004-2005............Hazleton Area 51, Scranton 46 2003-2004 ...........Hazleton Area 59, Scranton 57 2002-2003 Wallenpaupack 46, Hazleton Area 45 2001-2002........Williamsport 78, Abington Hts. 51 Note: Teams that lost to District 4 Williamsport were crowned District 2 champions CLASS 3A 2010-2011Holy Redeemer 42, West Scranton 29 2009-2010 .Abington Hts. 56, Holy Redeemer 40 2008-2009......Crestwood 44, Holy Redeemer 42 2007-2008 ........Scranton Prep 44, Crestwood 41 2006-2007 ..............Crestwood 60, Honesdale 55 2005-2006 ........Crestwood 52, Scranton Prep 44 2004-2005 .......Crestwood 54, Wyoming Area 49 2003-2004.............Crestwood 46, Valley View 43 2002-2003 ..............Nanticoke 47, Valley View 45 2001-2002Scranton Prep 56, Wallenpaupack 44

CLASS 2A 2010-2011........................Riverside 49, Meyers 36 2009-2010.................Holy Cross 53, Dunmore 37 2008-2009 ................Holy Cross 46, Riverside 36 2007-2008.........................Holy Cross 48, GAR 41 2006-2007 ..Bishop Hoban 61, Mountain View 54 2005-2006..Bishop Hoban 66, Mountain View 57 2004-2005 ...........Bishop Hoban 63, Dunmore 49 2003-2004 .......................Carbondale 60, GAR 59 2002-2003..........................GAR 72, Northwest 64 2001-2002 ....Bishop Hannan 67, Bishop O’Reilly 64 CLASS A 2010-2011 ...........Old Forge 47, Susquehanna 24 2009-2010 ..................Old Forge 41, MMI Prep 37 2008-2009..................Old Forge 55, MMI Prep 41 2007-2008...........Old Forge 51, Susquehanna 30 2006-2007 .........Old Forge 51, Bishop O’Hara 48 2005-2006 ....Bishop O’Reilly 53, Bishop Hannan 49 2004-2005 ....Bishop O’Reilly 85, Bishop Hannan 63 2003-2004 ........Bishop O’Reilly 70, Old Forge 51 2002-2003........Bishop O’Reilly 64, Old Forge 47 2001-2002 ........Seton Catholic 65, Forest City 56

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Osterhout books find new home in Afghanistan

Lupus Loop raises funds for Lupus Foundation The Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania recently held its annual Lupus Loop 5K Walk/Run at Nay Aug Park, Scranton. The event, which attracted hundreds of participants, featured free food, D.J. and music, awards, children’s activities and health information. All money raised will be used to promote awareness, education, service and research for those affected by lupus. Members of the ‘X-Treme Bean’ team, made up of the family and friends of the Mishko family, walked in honor of Jillian Mishko, from left: Amanda Kline, Landsdale; Shawn Lamb, Philadelphia; and Jillian Mishko and Johna Bourbeau, Clarks Green.

Three boxes of used books purchased from Friends of the Osterhout Library Book Sale are helping our soldiers in Afghanistan stay well read. Dave Gronkowski of Plymouth purchased the books during the book sale in June and sent them to his son, Sgt. Michael Gronkowski, serving in Afghanistan. His son set up what he called ‘Osterhout Library Far East Annex,’ loaning books to his fellow soldiers. The library was a huge hit. The unit is scheduled to move and Sgt. Gronkowski has decided to leave the makeshift library behind so the people of Afghanistan can also enjoy the books. In his library in Afghanistan is Sgt. Michael D. Gronkowski.

Officers receive plaques for participation Paul Sromovski and David Racemus, correctional officers at SCI-Dallas, recently received plaques for their years of participation on the Honor Guard Team. They also received framed letters of appreciation from SCID Management. Members of the Honor Guard Team provide funeral honors to fallen comrades. Sromoviski has been an active member for 22 years and Racemus for 25 years. At the awards presentation, from left: Lt. D. Mosier, team leader; V. Mooney, deputy superintendent; Racemus; Sromovski; J. Walsh, superintendent; and L. Mahally, deputy superintendent.

Alzheimer’s presentation hosted by Allied Services

Allied Services Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center recently hosted a presentation by Clayton Jacobs, the education and outreach coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association of Pennsylvania. The free presentation that was open to the public was entitled, ‘Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going,’ and covered medical issues, advances and the changes in societal attitudes toward the condition. Some of the participants, from left: Kim Yablonski, manager, Alzheimer’s Unit; Louise Conway, recreation aide; Laura Piazza-Smith, administrator; Debi Monelli, nursing director; Jacobs; Joy Yunko, Alzheimer’s program specialist; Chris Minich, assistant administrator; and Sean McDermott, recreation aide.

Wesley Village hosts breakfast celebration United Methodist Homes’ Wesley Village Campus hosted a breakfast celebration for 32 resident veterans and 12 veterans from the Wilkes-Barre Veterans’ Association on Nov. 7. Honorees entered the celebration under an allée of flags waved by Wesley Village staff. At the conclusion of the meal, all veterans in attendance received personalized certificates and a flag pin, both provided by Veterans of the Vietnam War in Pittston. Receiving his flag pin from Activity Director Tami Chesniak is Myers Manor resident and Army veteran Vincent Mammarella.

Medical College receives scholarship funds

Board members and representatives from the Lackawanna County Medical Society (LCMS) recently presented a $10,000 check to The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) to benefit the student scholarship fund. The TCMC scholarship fund provides monetary assistance to qualified students who have demonstrated financial need or exceptional scholastic merit. At the check presentation, from left: Dr. Edward Zaloga; Dr. Lois Margaret Nora, interim president and dean, TCMC; Dr. Jack Henzes; Dr. Lori Williams; Dr. Christine Phillips; Dr. Ariane Conaboy; Dr. Christopher Peters; Dr. Wayne Weston, president, LCMS; Kim Scandale, executive director, LCMS; and Dr. Gerald Tracy, associate dean for North Regional Campus Development, TCMC.

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Members from the Tri-County Council Auxiliary of the Pennsylvania American Legion recently met at the Milesburg American Legion Post 893. The council consists of members from Centre, Lycoming and Clinton counties. Some of the participants, from left, first row: Ruth Bauman, chaplain, William Marshall Crawford American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Unit 131, Lock Haven; Barbara Miller, president, Department of Pennsylvania American Legion Auxiliary; Dorothy Thiel, member, Lock Haven ALA Unit 131. Second row: Carol Wert Walker, secretary, ALA Unit 131; Mary Ellen Switzer, ALA Unit 893, Milesburg; Bonnie Femea, ALA Unit 395, Kingston; Althea Watkins, member, ALA Unit 131; and Ruth Bowmaster, sergeant at arms, ALA Unit 131.

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Marissa Metric, a senior at Hanover Area Junior-Senior High School, collected personal hygiene products and clothing items for homeless veterans for her senior project. She collected over 1,600 items with the help of the students and teachers throughout Hanover Area School District, the local 59 Amvets Club and fellow workers and students of Northeast Gymnastics. The items will be donated to the Homeless Veterans Program at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. With some of the donations is Metric.

DALLAS: Daddow-Isaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672 will hold its annual children’s Christmas party on Sunday at the Post home. Santa will arrive at 1 p.m., courtesy of the Dallas Fire and Ambulance Association. There will also be a clown on hand to make balloons. Refreshments will be served and gifts given to children up to age eight. John Emil Sr. is the chairman and Joe Kelley is the co-chairman of the event. For more information, contact Clarence J. Michael at 675-0488. DALLAS: A V.F.W. service officer or claims consultant will be available for scheduled appointments 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday at state Senator Lisa Baker’s office, 22 Dallas Shopping Center. All veterans, not just V.F.W. members, can request an appointment by calling 675-3931. EXETER: The Adam Kalmanowicz American Legion Post 833 will hold a Christmas get together at 6:30 tonight at the Villa Foglia, Wyoming Avenue. MCLEAN, VA.: USS Iwo Jima (LPH2/LHD7) Shipmates Organization is holding a reunion for all ships company and embarked Navy and Marine Corps personnel June 6-10 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Tysons Corner. Anyone interested in attending should contact Robert G. McAnally at 152 Frissell St., Hampton, Va. 23663; phone 757-723-0317; or email yujack@megalink.net. NANTICOKE: The West Side Auxiliary will meet 5 p.m. Thursday at the Parkway Inn, Kirmar Avenue, Alden. PLAINS TWP.: The Plains American Legion Auxiliary will hold its monthly meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Legion hall. All members are asked to attend and new members are welcome. The 2012 membership drive is now taking place. Members are also reminded to pay their dues. SWOYERSVILLE: The Catholic War Veterans Memorial Post 1601 will meet 7 p.m. Thursday at the Swoyersville American Legion. Commander Donald Rakus will conduct this important meeting and all members are urged to attend. The Home Association meeting will take place immediately following the Post meeting. President John Tobias will preside. The Christmas dinner will be served at this meeting along with the installation of officers. Menu for the dinner is steak or lobster tail. All members should place their orders by Tuesday by calling 287-4730. No reservations will be accepted after this date. WYOMING: The West Wyoming American Legion Morning Star Post 904 recently voted to retain all present officers. Officers are Commander Richard Yarasavich, First Vice-Commander Mathew Kerns, Second Vice-Commander Joseph Granteed, Chaplain Paul Shaffer III, Sergeant of Arms/Service Officer Ronald Semanski, Adjutant Joseph Herbert, Membership Chairman Frank Perfinski, Historian Daniel Grescavage, Home Association President George C. Yurek, Home Association VicePresident Robert Jones and Treasurer Leonard Karrott. Service men and women from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Granada, Panama, The Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are eligible for membership. The first year is free and a $20 payment must be paid up front for the second year membership. Dec. 31 is the last day for free membership. For more information call Frank Perfinski, membership chairman, at 693-3202.

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Curt Gronski Curt Gronski, son of Sheri Saraka and Ed Gronski, Shavertown, is celebrating his second birthday today, Dec. 12. Curt is a grandson of June Saraka and the late Tim Saraka, Glen Lyon, and Betty Gronski and the late Ed Gronski, West Wyoming.

Plains Rotary Club collects winter coats

Wyoming Rotary donates to flood recovery fund

The Rotary Club of Plains recently donated 55 new winter coats to needy children. The Rotarians worked with the SS Peter and Paul Food Pantry and Temple Israel identified families with children in need of a winter coat. The Rotarians also provided each child with a hat, gloves and scarf. With some of the donations, from left: Frank Dominick; Ben Berrini, SS Peter and Paul Food Pantry; Girard Mecadon; Tom Malloy; Mitch Kornfeld; Rabbi Larry Kaplan, Temple Israel; Paul Muczynski; and Gino Bartoli.

The Rotary Club of Wyoming recently made a donation to the West Pittston Library Flood Recover Fund. At the check presentation, from left, are Anne Bramblett Barr, director, West Pittston Library, and John Harrington, president, Rotary Club.

Thomas Joseph Caffrey, son of Edward and Joan Caffrey, Hanover Township, was awarded Caffrey the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in scouting. Thomas joined Cub Scout Pack 43, St. Nicholas Church, WilkesBarre, in 2002. As a cub scout he earned the Webelos badge and The Light of Christ Award. Caffrey joined Boy Scout Troop 43 in February 2007. While a member of the troop, he served as an assistant patrol leader, chaplain aide, instructor, quartermaster and senior patrol leader. He has earned 32 merit badges including Disability Awareness and Theatre. For his Community Service Project, Caffrey planned and orchestrated a Fun Day for all members of the Northeast Pennsylvania Special Olympics. Participants enjoyed activities such as football toss, basketball shooting, a bocce tournament and kickball games. The entire group of participants was treat-

ed to lunch and received participation certificates. Caffrey is a sophomore at Holy Redeemer High School, where he earned an academic scholarship. He is a high honors student and served as class president for his freshman and sophomore class. Caffrey is a member of the cross country, track and field and speech and debate teams. He is also a member of the French and drama clubs. He participated in a group performance for the National History Day Competition in May which placed first in the region and third in the state. Caffrey was a member and altar server at St. Therese’s Church, Wilkes-Barre. He was honored by Bishop Joseph Bambera with the Bishop’s Youth Award. Caffrey is also active in local theater and has performed in productions for K.I.S.S. Theatre Company, The Music Box Dinner Theater and Little Theater of Wilkes-Barre. He is the grandson of Rita Caffrey, Wilkes-Barre; the late Joseph Caffrey; and Daniel and Florence McGroarty. He has two brothers, Patrick, 19, and Kevin, 7. Thomas was recognized at a Special Court of Honor ceremony at St. Therese’s Church on April 3.

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Tyler Stolpe Tyler Stolpe, son of Eric and Samantha Stolpe, White Haven, celebrated his eighth birthday Dec. 8. Tyler is a grandson of Ed Stolpe and William and Susan Ackerman, all of White Haven. He has a sister, Megen.

TMG Health employees participate in Day of Caring event Employees of TMG Health recently participated in United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties’ Day of Caring event. Thirty-six employees from the Dunmore Operations Center and Scranton Data Center spent the day at the United Neighborhood Center, Alder Street, Scranton, participating in beautification projects, including landscaping, yard maintenance and a neighborhood cleanup. The employees also spent time with the center’s members and served lunch to the group. TMG Health volunteers, from left, first row, are Shannon Chmura, Sasha Ardestani, Jennifer Zelno, Jennifer McMonigle and Donna Johnson. Second row: Bryanna Curtis, Christine Lang, Elisa DePolo, Peggy Hansbury and Jenn Betz. Third row: David Gambal, Steve Krieger and Scott Hudson.

Millie A. Symbula Millie Ann Symbula, daughter of Frank and Jill Symbula, Drums, is celebrating her ninth birthday today, Dec. 12. Millie is a granddaughter of Janice Collins and the late Brooks Collins, Berwick, and the late Lois and Frank Symbula, Plains Township.

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Bear Creek Cubs host service project for local food banks

Tuesday WANAMIE: Glen Lyon Hose Company 7 p.m. at fire headquarters. President Ronald Papciak will preside. All members are urged to attend.

Bear Creek Cub Scout Pack 2000 recently conducted its first service project. A food drive was held on Nov. 19 and yielded nearly 1,500 food items and $120 in cash donations. The Cub Scouts collected non-perishable food donations from their neighbors and from customers of Schiel’s Market in Parsons. Schiel’s Market also donated bags and boxes. The contributions were divided between the food bank of St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen in Wilkes-Barre and Ruth’s Place. With some of the donations, from left, are Dylan Jasulevicz, Parker Mosley, Henry Davies, Jeffrey Kozerski, Kenny White, Edward Jasulevicz and Jason Prudente.

Editor’s Note: The complete list of Volunteer Opportunities can be viewed at www.timesleader.com by clicking Community News under the People tab. To have your organization listed, visit the United Way of Wyoming Valley’s volunteer page at www.unitedwaywb.org. For more information, contact Kathy Sweetra at 970-7250 or ksweetra@timesleader.com.

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DEAR ABBY ADVICE The bottom line is, I want out of this couple’s friendship. But I need to do it in a way that’s OK with Jen. She wants to continue her friendship with them. Please help. — Moving On in Georgia Dear Moving On: It would not be confrontational to tell them that while you have known each other for a long time, you feel you have grown apart. You should also mention that your feelings were hurt when one of them said “( ).” At least that way they will understand why you have disappeared, and Jenny won’t be left

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blue, auto V6 07 BUICK LUCERNE CXL silver, grey leather 07 Hyundai Sonata GLS navy blue, auto, alloys 07 CHRYSLER 300 LTD AWD silver, grey leather 06 DODGE STRATUS SXT RED. 05 DODGE NEON SXT Red, 4 cyl. auto 05 CHEVY IMPALA LS Burgundy tan leather, sunroof 05 VW NEW JETTA gray, auto, 4 cyl 05 CHEVY MALIBU Maxx White, grey leather, sunroof 04 NISSAN ALTIMA SL 3.5 white, black leather, sun roof 03 VW JETTA GLS Black. Auto. Sunroof. 03 AUDI S8 QUATTRO Mid blue/light grey leather, Navigation, (AWD) 01 PONTIAC AZTEK 4 door. Auto. Grey 01 VW JETTA GLS green, auto, 4 cyl 01 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON, blue/grey, leather, AWD 98 MAZDA MILLENIA green 98 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS black 98 HONDA CIVIC EX, 2 dr, auto, silver

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412 Autos for Sale

ACURA `06 TL

White Diamond 80K original miles,1 owner, garage kept, camel leather interior, 3.2L / 6 cylinder, 5-speed automatic, front/rear & side airbags, ABS Navigation System, 8-speaker surround system DVD/CD/AM /FM/cassette,XM Satellite Radio, power & heated front seats,powerdoor locks & windows, power moonroof, 4 snow tires included!....and much, much more! Car runs and looks beautiful $17,500 Firm See it at Orloski’s Car Wash & Lube 295 Mundy Street (behind Wyoming Valley Mall) or Call 239-8461

AUDI `05 A4 1.8T

Cabriolet Convertible S-Line. 52K miles. Auto. All options. Silver. Leather interior. New tires. Must sell. $17,500 or best offer 570-954-6060

AUDI `05 A6 3.2 Quattro AT6.

Auto tiptronic 6 speed. Black with black leather. Garage kept. Fully loaded, gps, cold weather package. 78K miles. Carfax report included. $15,900. 570-814-6714

BMW ‘04 325 XI White. Fully

loaded. 120k miles. $10,500 or best offer. 570-454-3287

BMW ‘98 740 IL White with beige

leather interior. New tires, sunroof, heated seats. 5 cd player 106,000 miles. Excellent condition. $5,500. OBO 570-451-3259 570-604-0053

BUICK `05 LACROSSE

Metallic Gray. Heated leather seats. Traction control, 6 way power front seats, remote start. Rear park assist. New tires. 41,400 miles. $11,000 570-696-2148

CADILLAC `05 SRX All wheel drive,

traction control, 3.6 L V-6, power sunroof, autostick, leather interior, auto car starter, factory installed 6 CD disc changer, all power, memory seat. 39,000 miles. $21,000 570-453-2771

CADILLAC ‘06 STS

AWD, 6 cylinder, Silver, 55,000 miles, sunroof, heated seats, Bose sound system, 6 CD changer, satellite radio, Onstar, parking assist, remote keyless entry, electronic keyless ignition, & more! $16,500 570-881-2775

CHEVROLET `04 CORVETTE COUPE Torch red with

412 Autos for Sale

CHEVROLET ‘06 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE

CROSSROAD MOTORS

Silver beauty, 1 Owner, Museum quality. 4,900 miles, 6 speed. All possible options including Navigation, Power top. New, paid $62,000 Must sell $45,900 570-299-9370

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CHEVY `07 AVEO LT Power window/door locks. Keyless entry. Sunroof. A/C. Black with tan leather interior. 22,000 original miles. AM/FM/CD. New tires. $12,000 (570) 287-0815

CHEVY `97 ASTROVAN

Beautiful, 4 door. Power steering & brakes. 8 cylinder. Excellent condition. $3,000. Negotiable. 570-762-3504

CHEVY 08 IMPALA LTZ

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

CHEVY ‘11 MALIBU LT Moonroof. 7K miles. $16,880

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

CHEVY ‘95 ASTRO

MARK III CONVERSION VAN. Hightop. 93K. 7 passenger. TV/VCP/Stereo. Loaded. Great condition. $4,995 (570) 574-2199

CHRYSLER `04 SEBRING LXI CONVERTIBLE

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

CHRYSLER ‘04 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE

Silver, 2nd owner clean title. Very clean inside & outside. Auto, Power mirrors, windows. CD player, cruise, central console heated power mirrors. 69,000 miles. $4900. 570-991-5558

CHRYSLER ‘08 SEBRING

black and red interior. 9,700 miles, auto, HUD, removable glass roof, polished wheels, memory package, Bose stereo and twilight lighting, factory body moldings, traction control, ABS, Garage kept - Like New. $25,900 (570) 609-5282

Leather. Heated seats. DVD Player. $12,450

CHEVROLET `08 IMPALA Excellent condition,

6 cylinder, 4x4, power steering and brakes, Air, 90,000 miles, inspected. $3,000. 570-477-5146

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250 General Auction

new tires, 4 door, all power, 34,000 miles. $13,995. 570-836-1673

CHEVROLET `98 BLAZER 5 speed standard,

ACURA `06 TL 4 Door 3.2 VTEC 6

Cylinder engine Auto with slapstick. Navigation system. 57k miles. Black with Camel Leather interior. Heated Seats. Sun Roof, Excellent condition. Satellite Radio, Fully loaded. $18,000. 570-814-2501

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700 Sans Souci Highway WE SELL FOR LESS!! ‘10 Dodge Caravan SXT 32K. Silver-Black. Power slides. Factory warranty. $17,699 ‘09 DODGE CALIBER SXT 2.0 Automatic, 24k Factory Warranty! $12,299 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS Only 18K! One Owner - Estate Sale. $14,499 ‘08 SUBARU Special Edition 42k, 5 speed, AWD. Factory warranty. $13,499 ‘08 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4x4, Regular Cab, 63K, Factory Warranty $13,499 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS 4 door, only 37K! 5 Yr. 100K factory warranty $11,899 ‘08 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE 4 cylinder, 40k $11,599 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS 60k. Factory warranty. $9,899 ‘05 HONDA CRV EX One owner, just traded, 65k $13,099 ‘05 Suzuki Verona LX Auto. 64K. Factory warranty. $5,499 ‘03 DODGE CARAVAN R-A/C. 69k. $6,699

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TRAVER’S AUCTIONS 56 Dorchester Dr., Dallas, PA Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Inspection: 3:30 PM Start Time: 5:00 PM

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412 Autos for Sale

VITO’S & GINO’S

601 Green Ridge St, Scranton

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JAGUAR `00 S TYPE

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

JAGUAR ‘94 XJS CONVERTIBLE

‘01 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Executive 74K $5,899

Mint Condition Magnolia red, with palomino beige leather interior. This car rates a 10 in & out. 4 new tires and services. Florida car. $13,300. 570-885-1512

TITLE TAGS FULL NOTARY SERVICE 6 M ONTH WARRANTY

WANTED!

DODGE `02 STRATUS SE PLUS 100,000 miles, auto-

matic, front wheel drive, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, all power, cruise control, CD player, keyless entry, rear defroster, new 2.7 engine.timing set, water pump, oil pump, $2,999. (570) 604-5277

EAGLE `95 TALON

Only 97,000 Miles. Full custom body kit, dark green metallic with gray interior. Dual exhaust, 4 coil over adjustable struts. All new brakes, air intake kit, strut brakes, custom seats, custom white gauges, 2 pillar gauges, new stereo, alarm, custom side view mirrors. 4 cylinder automatic, runs excellent. $8,500. Call 570-876-1355 or 570-504-8540 (evenings)

FORD `07 MUSTANG

CONVERTIBLE 34K. V6. 17” wheels. Shaker. 6 disc. Satellite. Mileage computer. New winter tires. Power seat/leather. $16,750. (570) 474-0943

FORD `95 CROWN VICTORIA V-8, power windows

& seats, cruise control. Recent inspection. Asking $1,000. Call 570-604-9325

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FORD `97 CROWN VICTORIA, green, 4 door, V8, loaded, 71K $4,200 CHEVY ’99 MALIBU, tan, 4 door, V6, 29K original miles $4,695 LINCOLN ‘00 TOWNCAR, tan, leather, loaded, 116K $5,395 Ford ‘04 Taurus, 4 door, grey, loaded, 140K $3,995 FORD ‘03 WINDSTAR LX, green, loaded 129K $4,900

570-955-5792

MERCEDES `92 500 SEL

White with gray leather interior, 17” custom chrome wheels, 4 new tires, new breaks front & rear. Full tune-up, oil change & filters done. Body and interior are perfect. Car has all the options. 133,850 miles. Original price: $140,000 new. This is the diplomat version. No rust or dings on this car Garage kept. Sell for $9,500. Call: 570-876-1355 or 570-504-8540 Evenings

D.P. MOTORS

1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

570-714-4146

PONTIAC ‘02 SUNFIRE

2 door. Very clean! Warrantied. 75K. $5,695. BUY * SELL * TRADE

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

PONTIAC 01 GRAND AM 4 cylinder. Auto. Sharp Sharp Car! $2,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

SCION `06 XA

67,000 miles, power windows & locks, great gas mileage. $9,000/OBO 570-606-5634

SUBURU ‘06 LEGACY GT door, LIMITED SEDAN 4 black,

approximately 76,000 miles. 2.5 liter engine, auto. asking $12,000. 570-510-3077

TOYOTA `10

Camry SE. 56,000 miles. Red, alloy wheels, black cloth interior. Will consider trade. $14,200 (570) 793-9157

TOYOTA 07 CAMRY LE Low miles. One owner. $13,880

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

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FORD ‘02 MUSTANG

GT CONVERTIBLE

Red with black top. 6,500 miles. One Owner. Excellent Condition. $17,500 570-760-5833

FORD ‘08 FOCUS SE Auto. Alloys. CD Player. $11,880

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

GMC `94 VANDURA Burgundy, V-8,

queen bed, 4 captains chairs, TV, 2 stereos, VCR, window blinds, 4 light settings, AC, all power, only 45,000 miles. $5,000 570-675-8627

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new, Extang Trifecta fits ‘00-10 Toyota Tacoma $250. Weather Tech, new, vent- visors slid in door window, fits ‘00 to 10 Toyota Tacoma $40. 570-829-1048

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HONDA `09 CIVIC LX-S Excellent condition

Like New Tires $15 & UP! Like New Batteries $20 & UP!

V6 EXL. 77K miles. 1 owner with maintenance records. Slate blue with leather interior. Sunroof. Asking $12,500. Call 570-239-2556

inside & out. Garage kept. Regularly serviced by dealer, records available. Option include alloy wheels, decklid spoiler, sport seats, interior accent lighting (blue), Nose mask and custom cut floor mats. Dark grey with black interior. 56K highway miles. REDUCED! $13,300. Call 570-709-4695

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Greg Martin General Manager 21 Yrs. at Coccia

Joe “Bobo” Nocera Used Car Manager 25 Yrs. at Coccia

Ginny Kutzer Salesperson 20 Yrs. at Coccia

Jim Bufalino Salesperson 18 Yrs. at Coccia

Joe Skrutski Salesperson 11 Yrs. at Coccia

Toni Grasso Salesperson 8 Yrs. at Coccia

Victor DeAnthony Salesperson 4 Yrs. at Coccia

Rob Kosco Salesperson 24 Yrs. with Ford

Terry Joyce Tom Washington Abdul Alsaigh Sales Manager Sales Manager Sales Manager 34 Yrs. at Coccia 14 Yrs. with Ford 4 Yrs. at Coccia

Marcus Ossowski Salesperson 1 Yr. at Coccia

Kevin Uren Salesperson 1 Yr. at Coccia

Jason Kilduff Salesperson

Mike Hallock Salesperson

Patrick Plastow Internet Specialist

Frank Vieira Director of Internet Services 1 Yr. at Coccia

Len Gierszal Rudy Podest George Geiges Steve Mizenko Pat McGinty Lenny Santarsiero Barry Williams Parts & Service Service Manager Service Manager Parts Manager Body Shop Manager Finance Manager Finance Manager Director 24 Yrs. at Coccia 24 Yrs. with Ford 15 Yrs. at Coccia 20 Yrs. at Coccia 27 Yrs. at Coccia

Auto., AC, Pwr. Mirrors, Advanced Trac with Electronic Stability Control, Side Curtains, AM/FM/CD, Pwr. Door Locks, Tilt Wheel, , Cruise Control, 15” Alum. Wheels, Keyless Entry w/Keypad

Remote Keyless Entry, AM/FM/CD, Pwr. Door Locks, Anti-Theft Sys., Side Curtain Air Bags, Side Impact Air Bags, Message Center, Air, MyKey

27 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 27 month lease 23,625 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 12/31/11.

APR PLUS

Auto., CD, 16” Alum. Wheels, Tilt Wheel, Pwr. Seat, Safety Pkg., Cruise Control, Side Impact Air Bags,1st & 2nd Air Curtains, PL, PW, Anti-Theft Sys., Keyless Entry, Message Center,

M O S.

APR

Auto., CD, Alum. Wheels, Tilt Wheel, Pwr. Seat, Safety Pkg., 1st & 2nd Air Curtains, Side Impact Air Bags, Anti-Theft Sys., PL, PW, Siruis Satellite Radio, Keyless Entry, Message Center,

M O S.

PLUS

MPG

*Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 27 month lease 23,625 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 12/31/11.

MPG

APR PLUS

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,

27 Mos.

M O S.

PLUS

M O S.

APR , Safety Canopy, Air, Side Impact Safety Pkg., Pwr. Driver’s Seat, Fog Lamps, Rear Cargo Convenience Pkg., Privacy Glass,16” Alum. Wheels, Roof Rack, Auto., Sirius Satellite Radio, CD, PW, PDL, Keyless Entry,

M O S.

PLUS

MPG

3.7L V6 Engine, XL Plus Pkg., Cruise Control, AM/FM/CD, MyKey System, Pwr. Equipment Group, 40/20/40 Cloth Seat, Pwr. Mirrors, XL Decor Group

27 Mos.

Auto., 3.5L V6, Reverse Sensing Sys., CD, Keyless Entry w/Keypad, PW, SYNC,18” Alum. Wheels, Anti-Theft Perimeter Alarm, Sirius Satellite Radio, PDL

MPG

27 Mos.

72 Mos.

APR

Pwr. Windows, Pwr. Door Locks, Air, Advance Trac with Roll Stability Control, Remote Keyless Entry, CD, MyFord MPG

PLUS

M O S.

STX, 3.7L V6, Auto., Air, 17” Alum. Wheels, Cloth Seat, 40/20/40 Split Seat, Decor Pkg., Cruise, ABS, Pwr. Equipment Group

3.5L Engine, MyFord Display, Auto. Climate Control, Pwr. Mirrors, 17” Steel Wheels, CD, Keyless Entry, MyKey, Cruise Control, PL, PW

MPG

27 Mos.

CALL NOW 823-8888 1-800-817-FORD Overlooking Mohegan Sun 577 East Main St., Plains

Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B *Tax and tags extra. Security Deposit Waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 27 month lease 23,625 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. See salesperson for details. All payments subject to credit approval by the primary lending source, Tier 0 rate. Special APR financing cannot be combined with Ford cash rebate. “BUY FOR” prices are based on 72 month at $18.30 per month per $1000 financed with $2,500 down (cash or trade). Photos of vehicles are for illustration purposes only. Coccia Ford is not responsible for any typographical errors. No Security Deposit Necessary. See dealer for details. Sale ends

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412 Autos for Sale

TOYOTA ‘09 COROLLA S Auto. 4 Cylinder. $16,450

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

VOLKSWAGEN `09 BEETLE Excellent condition,

20,000 miles, all power, sun roof, kayak and bike rack included. $14,900. 570-864-2300

VOLKSWAGEN `09 Beetle. Excellent condition. $16,500. CHEVY EQUINOX ‘05. Very good shape, new brakes. $13,000 (570) 262-8863

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

CHEVROLET `76 PICKUP Very Good Condition! Low miles! $7500. FIRM 570-905-7389 Ask for Lee

CHEVY`75 CAMARO

350 V8. Original owner. Automatic transmission. Rare tuxedo silver / black vinyl top with black naugahyde interior. Never damaged. $6,000. Call 570-489-6937

Chrysler ‘68 New Yorker

Sedan. 440 Engine. Power Steering & brakes. 34,500 original miles. Always garaged. $6,800 (570) 883-4443

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

439

Motorcycles

‘96 HONDA

American Classic Edition. 1100 cc. 1 owner, under 20,000 miles. Yellow and white, extra chrome, VNH exhaust, bags, lights, MC jack, battery tender, helmets. Asking $3500 570-288-7618

DAELIM 2006

150 CCs. 4,700 miles. 70 MPG. New battery & tires. $1,500; negotiable. Call 570-288-1246 or 570-328-6897

HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL Black. 1,800 miles.

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

HARLEY ‘73

Sportser 1000cc "Bobber" Must see! 3,000 obo. Call (570) 510-7231 for pics!

HARLEY DAVIDSON `03

100th Anniversary Edition Deuce. Garage kept. 1 owner. 1900 miles. Tons of chrome. $38,000 invested. A must see. Asking $18,000. OBO 570-706-6156

HARLEY DAVIDSON `03 NIGHTTRAIN New rear tire. Very

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

KAWASAKI ‘03

KLR 650. Green. Excellent condition. 6K Miles. $3,000 (570) 287-0563

KAWASAKI ‘05

NINJA 500R. 3300 miles. Orange. Garage kept. His & hers helmets. Must sell. $2400 570-760-3599 570-825-3711

• All original

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

Kawasaki` 93 ZX11D NINJA LIKE NEW 8900 Original

UNITED MOTORS ‘08 MATRIX 2 SCOOTER

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

OLDSMOBILE ‘53 98 SEDAN 72K original miles.

YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300

427

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CHEVY `04 DUMP TRUCK

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

BUICK `05 RENDEZVOUS BARGAIN!!

AWD, Fully loaded, 1 owner, 22,000 miles. Small 6 cylinder. New inspection. Like new, inside & out. $13,000. (570) 540-0975

CADILLAC `07 ESCALADE ESV Black with extended

cab. Fully loaded. Low miles. Extra set of tires & rims. Leather interior. $32,000. (570) 357-1383

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

442 RVs & Campers

FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA.

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

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

CHEVY 05 SILVERADO

FORD `01 ESCAPE

Moonroof. Alloys. 1 Owner. $22,450

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

HONDA `10 ODYSSEY

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

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

CHRYSLER 02 TOWN & COUNTRY V6. Like new!

$5,495 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

DODGE `00 CARGO VAN 1500

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

FORD ‘05 ESCAPE XLS 4 Cylinder. 5 speed. Front wheel drive. air. Warranted. $7,895. BUY * SELL * TRADE

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

Leather. Moonroof. One owner. $14,580

Special Edition. Maroon, Fully loaded. Leather seats. TV/DVD, navigation, sun roof plus many other extras. 3rd seat . Only 1,900 Miles. Brand New. Asking $37,000 (570) 328-0850

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

D.P. MOTORS

1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

570-714-4146

JEEP ‘04 GRAND CHEROKEE

HONDA 06 CRV SE Leather & Moonroof. $15,872

4.0 - 6 cylinder. Auto. 4x4. Air. Many options very clean! 1 owner. Warrantied. $9,295. BUY * SELL * TRADE

FORD ‘97 F150 4X4 Auto. V6. New

inspection! $4,495 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

seats. Extra Clean! $3,495 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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

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

FORD 02 F150

Extra Cab. 6 Cylinder, 5 speed. Air. 2WD. $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

FORD 08 EDGE SEL Leather. Auto. $17,940

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

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HONDA ‘09 CRV LX AWD. 1 owner. $17,880

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

JEEP `03 LIBERTY

SPORT. Rare. 5 speed. 23 MPG. 102K highway miles. Silver with black interior. Immaculate condition, inside and out. Garage kept. No rust, maintenance records included. 4wd, all power. $6,900 or best offer, trades will be considered. Call 570-575-0518

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JEEP `04 CHEROKEE 135,000 miles, auto-

D.P. MOTORS

570-714-4146

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

HYUNDAI '04 SANTA FE

JEEP 03 LIBERTY

4 Cylinder. Auto. Front wheel drive. 78K. Very clean!. Warrantied. $7,795. BUY * SELL * TRADE

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

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LPNS

DODGE ‘97 2500 4X4, C UMMINS

Extended Cab. Good Shape. $9,500 negotiable. (570) 954-7461

FORD `00 WINDSTAR

17’ box. Excellent running condition. Very Clean. $4,300. Call 570-287-1246

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FORD `00 WINDSTAR

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JEEP ‘07 GRAND CHEROKEE

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JEEP ‘98 WRANGLER

JEEP 04 GRAND CHEROKEE

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

4x4. Leather. Sunroof. Extra Sharp! $6,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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JEEP 08 COMPASS

4 WD. Auto. CD. $13,992

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

JEEPAuto. 04 LIBERTY V6.

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

Black Beauty! $6,495 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

JEEP ‘06 WRANGLER

JEEP 98 CHEROKEE SPORT

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

2 door. 4x4. 6 cylinder. Auto. Like new! $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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4x4. garage kept. Showroom condition, fully loaded, every option 34,000 miles. GREAT DEAL $14,500 (570)825-5847

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

`10 ROGUE SL LEXUS `06 GX 470 NISSAN AWD. Gray. Sunroof. Bose stereo system. Black, heated leather seats. Sunroof 6,800 miles. $24,000 (570) 696-2777

Cypress Pearl with ivory leather interior. Like new condition, garage kept. All service records. All options including premium audio package, rear climate control, adjustable suspension, towing package, rear spoiler, Lexus bug guard. 48,500 miles.

NISSAN ‘08 ROGUE S AWD. Auto $16,620

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

$26,950

(570) 237-1082

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Only 29K miles! $17,450

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

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

MERCURY `07 MARINER One owner. Luxury

6 Cylinder. 4WD. $9,250

4WD & Alloys. $15,880

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

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

MAZDA 03 MPV VAN V6. CD Player.

1 owner vehicle!! $2,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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RANGE ROVER ‘07 SPORT Supercharged

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

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Inserter/Packager Immediate Need The Times Leader has immediate openings for Day & Night Shifts, part time Inserter/Packager for our Packaging Department. Experience preferred, but will train the right candidate. This position reports directly to the Packaging Supervisor. Duties include but are not limited to: • Opening of insert skids • Feeding of circulars into assigned hoppers • Stackdown of ROP • Clean up of Packaging Department at the end of assigned shift Employees must be able to work flexible hours, be able to lift at least 25 lbs. and have own vehicle.

Part Time 11-7

At least 1 year nursing experience In SNF/LTC facility preferred

CNAS

Pre-employment drug screening and background check required. Interested candidates should send letter of interest, resume and salary history to:

At least 1 year experience In SNF/LTC facility preferred

The Times Leader Human Resources Department 15 N. Main Street • Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 hiring@timesleader.com No Telephone Calls Please!

AWD. Auto. Warrantied. $5,195 BUY * SELL * TRADE

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We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.

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1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

Full Time 7-3, 3-11 & 11-7 Part Time 3-11 & 11-7

570-714-4146

GMC '02 SAFARI CARGO VAN

Don’t forget to ask about our amazing pay rates and benefits package!

GMC `05 SAVANA

1500 Cargo Van. AWD. V8 automatic. A/C. New brakes & tires. Very clean. $10,750. Call 570-474-6028

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Marketing/ Product

Complete application in person 395 Middle Road, Nanticoke

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Commodity Manager InterMetro Industries, a division of Emerson, has an immediate opening for a Commodity Manager, located in Wilkes-Barre.

88,500 miles. V6. Automatic. Good Condition. $2,300 (570) 793-6955

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

matic, four wheel drive, $6,500. (570) 237-6979

1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

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

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HYUNDAI ‘06 SANTE FE LTD

570-714-4146

D.P. MOTORS

CHEVY 99 SILVERADO 4X4 Auto. V8. Bargain

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D.P. MOTORS

CHEVY ‘99 BLAZER

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

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

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

CHEVY ‘10 EQUINOX LT

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SUV. V6. 4x4. New tires. CD. Factory wheels. Good condition. $2,450. Call 570-299-0772

FORD ‘02 EXPLORER

SE. 7 passenger, 4 door, V6, all power, inspected, well maintained, excellent family van, reduced to $2,495. 570-287-3951

FORD `90 TRUCK

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

CADILLAC `99 ESCALADE 97k miles. Black FORD ‘00 EXPLORER with beige leather XLT. CD. Power

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

36k miles. 9’6” Boss power angle plow. Hydraulic over electric dump box with sides. Rubber coated box & frame. Very good condition. $22,500 firm. Call 570-840-1838

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

MOTO GUZZI `03

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

150cc. Purple & grey in color. 900 miles. Bought brand new. Paid $2,000. Asking $1,600 or best offer. (570) 814-3328 or (570) 825-5133

Rocket V8 motor. Hydromatic transmission. Mechanically sound. Antique tags. Excellent Driver. Must see to appreciate! Asking $7,200 Or best offer. (570) 855-3040

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

miles. Original owner. V@H Exhaust and Computer. New tires. $3,800. 570-574-3584

Must Sell! Appraised for $9,200

TRAVEL TRAILER 33 ft

Rear queen master bedroom, Walk thru bathroom. Center kitchen + dinette bed. Front extra large living room + sofa bed. Big View windows. Air, awning, sleeps 6, very clean, will deliver. Located in Benton, Pa. $4,900. 215-694-7497

good condition. 23K miles. $8,500. Call 570-510-1429

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

OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT

442 RVs & Campers

TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com

This key position is critical to our expanding business. The Commodity Manager will report directly to the Director of Strategic Sourcing. Responsibilities include strategically implementing the use of suppliers to maximize savings, negotiating agreements with suppliers, maintaining metrics to measure supplier performance, and facilitating reverse auctions. The successful candidates should possess the following qualifications: • Bachelors degree • 5+ years relevant experience • Exceptional negotiating skills • Experience sourcing electronic components for manufacturing facilities strongly preferred • Experience with Oracle and reverse auctions a plus. Travel 10-15% expected. InterMetro Industries offers a competitive total compensation and benefit package. For immediate consideration, please visit the Emerson careers page at: http://www.emerson.com and search for InterMetro Industries (Metro) in the Company search engine.

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PACKAGING SHIFT SUPERVISOR The Times Leader has an opening in the Packaging Department for a Full Time Shift Supervisor. The Packaging Department is responsible for insertion and packaging of our printed products with a primary goal of servicing our distribution operation. In this fast-paced environment, we strive to achieve superior deadline performance, high efficiency and good customer service through planning, organization, and staff development. The ideal candidate will have a high level of energy and enthusiasm. Some mechanical aptitude along with manufacturing process or inventory management experience is desirable. Good communication, problem solving, and computer skills are required. Must also have a sense of urgency and the ability to work in a fast-paced, team oriented manufacturing environment. This is a night shift position that offers plenty of opportunity for career development and advancement. We offer a salary commensurate with experience and an excellent benefits package, medical, dental and more. Pre-employment drug screening and background check required. Interested candidates should send letter of interest, resume and salary history to: The Times Leader Human Resources Department 15 N. Main Street • Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 ldaris@timesleader.com No Telephone Calls Please!

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.

InterMetro Industries is an equal opportunity employer and strongly promotes diversity in the workplace.

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LEASING CONSULTANT/ RESIDENT COORDINATOR

TOYOTA 02 TACOMA 4WD. SR5. TRD. V-6. $11,425

503 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

Accounting/ Finance

BUSINESS OFFICE CLERK Needed part time.

Fortis Institute in Forty Fort is looking for a part-time business office person to work with accounts payable and receivables. Accounting background a plus. Must be detail-oriented. Primarily daytime hours & Saturdays. Fax resume to Human Resources at 570-287-7936 or mail to 166 Slocum Street, Forty Fort, PA 18704.

TOYOTA 09 RAV 4

Only 13K miles! Remote Starter. $21,750

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

roof, leather, heated seats, electric locks, excellent condition. New tires, new brakes and rotors. 52,000 miles highway $26,500/ best offer. 570-779-4325 570-417-2010 till 5

457 Wanted to Buy Auto

ALL JUNK CAR & TRUCKS WANTED Highest Prices Paid In Cash!!! FREE REMOVAL Call V&G Anytime 288-8995

Local company located in Hazleton is seeking a full-time Collections Specialist in their expanding Credit Department. The ideal candidate will have to work 9:30 to 6pm, have experience making collection calls, resolving A/R disputes, and investigating deductions and chargebacks. This is a high visibility position that requires excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills. Professionalism and assertiveness are an absolute must. SAP experience a definite plus. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Qualified applicants should submit their resume and salary requirements by fax to HR Dept. 570-450-0231 or e-mail to donna.reimold@ forbo.com or mail To D. Reimold, Box 667 Hazleton, PA 18201.

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Full Time position supporting academic success for children and families. BA/BS required educational, bilingual background preferred. Excellent compensation, benefits, salary. Fax resume to: 570825-4746 or e-mail thogan@voapa.org EOE

Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades

CARPENTERS NEEDED Call 570-654-5775

ELECTRICAL PROJECT MANAGER Electrical contractor seeking qualified Electrical Project Manager for commercial/industrial projects. Must have proven Project Management electrical experience and be able to: • Handle change orders and related paperwork; • Establish project schedules; • Create strong customer relations; and • Supervise and evaluate a crew of professionals. Computer knowledge (Microsoft Project, Word, Excel) required. Knowledge of current NEC, College Degree preferred. Competitive salary and benefit package available. Mail cover letter and resume to: c/o The Times Leader BOX 2860 15 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250

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Immediate opportunity for an Electrical Construction Service Manager. Must have strong residential and commercial background; ability to estimate and manage projects up to $75,000; Strong computer skills; experienced with Estimation software a plus. Send resume to: c/o The Times Leader BOX 2855 15 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250

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Auto Parts

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Harry’s U Pull It

AS ALWAYS ****HIGHEST PRICES***** PAID FOR YOUR UNWANTED VEHICLES!!! DRIVE IN PRICES Call for Details (570) 459-9901 Vehicles must be COMPLETE !!

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

Stone Quarry Laborers; Temporary 4/1/12-11/30/12; 25 Openings; Hand sort, tag, stack, move, pack, load & unload stone in support of quarry operations. Monday-Friday, 7a-4p; 13.30 per hour No Overtime; Location: Meshoppen, PA (Wyoming County). Send resume to cherylo@meshoppenstone.com or mail to Meshoppen Stone Inc., PO Box 127, Meshoppen, PA 18630

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Service Advisor/Service Manager High-end car dealership has opening for experienced service advisor/service manager. Applicants should have at least 2 years of previous experience. Individual must be a self-starter and be able to work in a fast-paced environment. We offer an excellent working environment and an aggressive compensation package.

Please forward your resume in confidence to eebartoli@comcast.net or apply in person from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Santo Volvo

3512 Birney Ave., Moosic, PA 18507 554

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OFFICE MANAGER

A local non-profit Association seeks candidate with building industry and office management experience. Must be proficient with Quickbooks, MS Office and Publisher. Will plan events and serve the Board of Directors. Full time salary position. Call Harvis HR Services with questions 542-5330 or forward resume to apply: BIANEPA.JOBS@ GMAIL.COM Please, no calls to BIA office.

COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST

VOLVO `08 XC90 Fully loaded, moon

Business/ Strategic Management

Local apartment community is looking for a friendly and energetic person to join our team. Applicants must be dependable, well organized & capable of working independently. The right candidate must be creative, have previous sales experience, computer experience and exceptional customer service/people skills. Position may require working occasional evenings & weekends. Great salary and vacation offered. Bilingual a plus. Please send resume to: Property Manager 9 Beverly Drive, Edwardsville, PA 18704. EOE

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FABRICATION COORDINATOR Sapa Extruder, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer in extruded aluminum is looking for a third shift Fabrication coordinator. This supervisory position entails direction of machine operators and related production operations, along with driving continuous improvement initiatives within the Fabrication Division. A thorough knowledge of Fabrication equipment and operations, precision measuring instruments, drawings, and specifications are required. Applicants must have five years experience in Fabrication or related supervisory position. Qualified applicants should submit resume with salary requirements to:

Teresa.mandzak@sapagroup.com

or complete application at Sapa Extruder, Inc. 330 Elmwood Avenue Mountain Top, PA 18707 Attn: Human Resources E.O.E. NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.

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Education/ Training

SUPPORT COACH

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN NEEDED

Motivated, ASE preferred. Experienced or recent grads preferred. Competitive salary and benefits. Rymer Automotive Specialists Call 570-970-8840

TOW TRUCK DRIVERS

PART & FULL TIME Wilkes-Barre & Mountain Top area. 570-760-6218

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Janitorial/ Cleaning

HOUSEKEEPING

Part time 4pm 8pm, Monday -Friday. Full Time 2pm10pm, Monday-Friday. Apply in person: Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, 40 W. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre, PA.

PART TIME CUSTODIAL

Wilkes-Barre Office cleaner. Monday-Friday 5pm-9:30pm $9.00 to start. Cleaning offices, restrooms and mopping floors. Apply online at Sovereigncs.com. EOE and Drug Free Workplace.

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Logistics/ Transportation

TRUCK DRIVER

Needed. Full Time Requirements: able to drive 20’ truck , 7 year clean driving record, PA medical card, motor vehicle report, must be able to work flexible hours, able to do physical work and lift over 60lbs., $10.00 per hour plus bonus. Apply at: U’SAgain Recycling 486 S. Empire St. Wilkes-Barre 570-270-2670

548 Medical/Health

CAREGIVERS/ HOMEMAKERS/HHA/CNA Homecare shifts available in Lackawanna and Luzerne County. Experience preferred - Will train. Apply: comfort keepers.com or 224 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Blvd. W-B Call: 570-970-7800 Community Home Workers Full Time jobs are available to work with individuals with intellectual disabilities in a community home in the Ashley and Nuangola areas. Experience is helpful, paid training is provided. Valid drivers license is required. For information or application, call IMPACT SYSTEMS, Inc. at (570) 829-3671. Starting Salary is $8.85 + benefits Drug free workplace EOE

DIETARY AIDE, PCA’S, & PER DIEM LPN

Competitive starting rates. No phone calls. Apply in person TIFFANY COURT 700 Northampton St Kingston, PA

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MASTER LEVEL THERAPIST

Part Time position. Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work or closely related clinical field + 2 years clinical experience with children who have emotional & behavioral disorders. Program serves female youth in 24 hour/7 day a week residential treatment facility. Excellent compensation, salary. Fax resume to: 570-825-4746 or e-mail thogan@voapa.org EOE

Village at Greenbriar Assisted Living

PERSONAL CARE AIDESAll- Shifts PART TIME

Warehouse

DISTRIBUTION CLERKS WILKES-BARRE Are you an Early Bird or a Night Owl? Adecco has Various Shifts with Pay Rates up to $9.75/hour TEMP TO HIRE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION: PROFESSIONAL RESUME with Solid Work History Submit to a Background and Drug Screen HS Diploma/GED Stand on Feet All Day Basic Computer Skills

Apply Today At www. adeccousa.com Or Call 570.451.3726

APPLY WITHIN: 4252 Memorial Highway Dallas, PA 18612

HELPMATES, INC. Now hiring part-time PERSONAL CARE AIDES for Luzerne/ Wyoming Counties. The successful candidates will be responsible for traveling home to home providing personal care. Are you willing to assist with bathing, light housekeeping and meal preparation? We provide travel time & a voluntary benefit package. Immediate need in Nanticoke, Berwick, Pittston & Wilkes-Barre. Leading home care provider in PA since 1987. Interested candidates should call 1-855-444-2037 to set up an interview. EOE.

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STREET DEPARTMENT

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BEER & LIQUOR LICENSE FOR SALE LUZERNE COUNTY $22,000 For More Info Call 570-332-1637 or 570-332-4686

TAX REFUND COMING?

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Production/ Operations

MANUFACTURING

MATERIAL HANDLER

• Day shift • Night shift

$9.50/hr to to start. ($.50/hr Diff/nights) General laboring assisting production line with material handling and supplies. Must have experience driving forklift and ability to multi task and work in fast paced environment. 60-90 day evaluation with $ increase $ based on YOUR performance, attendance etc. Benefit Package: includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Vacation, Holiday pay PLUS Full-time 12 hour shifts on alternating 3 & 4 day work weeks. Every other weekend a must. Previous manufacturing experience preferred. Some heavy lifting. Accepting applications at AEP INDUSTRIES, INC. 20 Elmwood Ave Crestwood Industrial Park Mountaintop, PA 18707 EOE We are a drug free workplace.

Appliances

MIXER Kenmore stand mixer 400 watt with paddle, dough hook & whisk, red $150. 570-474-0863 or 570-309-5490 REFRIGERATOR Whirlpool, side by side, white, ice & water measures 70”Hx35.5”Wx33. 75”d. $575. 570-824-6233 SLICER Univex model 7512 12” knife, built in sharpener, very good condition. New $1,800. asking $600. 570-833-4495 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

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Baby Items

BABY SWING, Rainforest by F. P. music, lights, mobile, like new $40. 855-9221 CRIB, white, practically new $45 crib mattress excellent condition: $20. 570-301-8495

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Bridal Items

LACE BOWS wedding white 24 for $12. 570-654-4440

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Cemetery Plots/Lots

MEMORIAL SHRINE CEMETERY 6 Plots Available

May be Separated Rose Lawn Section $450 each 570-654-1596

MEMORIAL SHRINE

LOTS FOR SALE 6 lots available at Memorial Shrine Cemetery. $2,400. Call 717-774-1520 SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY

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Christmas Trees

CHRISTMAS TREES (2) ceramic 18” H $5 each.570-288-8274

HELEN & ED’S CHRISTMAS TREE FARM

Fresh Cut Trees or Cut Your Own * Spruce * Fir * * Live Trees * * Wreaths * OPEN DAILY 8 A.M. to 7 P.M. Ample Parking Holiday Music helenandedstree farm.com 570-868-6252 Nuangola Exit 159 off I-81 (Follow Signs)

Clothing

COAT

700 MERCHANDISE 708

Antiques & Collectibles

KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385 jACKET Aeropostale girls medium $25. 484-239-8507 JACKETS, leather, one small, one large, $50/each. Dolce Gabbana handbag $200. 570-654-4440

$ ANTIQUES BUYING $

Old Toys, model kits, Bikes, dolls, guns, Mining Items, trains & Musical Instruments, Hess. 474-9544 DALE EARNHARD #3 SR. JACKET, black, size XXL, made in USA, Front has “Dale Earnhard #3 Heartbeat of American” (with Chevy symbol) embroidered, also some embroidery on back. New condition, $45. DOLLS. (3) Porcelain. Heritage collectibles. Still in original package. $20 for all. 570-235-5216

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TOTE, pink/khaki, Andy Warhall Campbells soup, canvas, $10. WRISTLET, Vera Bradley, pink/aqua, $10. CAP, Ed Hardy, gold skull/dragon, $30. TOTE, grey quilted, Hollister, $7. PURSE, Ed Hardy, yellow canvas, large, rose & Ed Hardy print design, some stain. $10. PURSE, Ed Hardy, gold/bronze, leather rose & gold studded spider design, studs on strap, dust bag, great condition. $50. Items in like new condition unless otherwise noted. 570-696-3528

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Appliances

APPLIANCE PA RT S E T C .

Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162 CHEST FREEZER 7 cu ft Frigidaire. Like New!! $95. 570-237-2464 FOOD PROCESSOR Bullet Express with juice, never used. paid $120 sell for $60. 570-288-8274 MICROWAVE, countertop Kenmore. white 1.2 cu ft 1200 watt, digital, good condition $30. 570-855-9221 MICROWAVE, good working condition, $15. (570) 825-9744

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Furniture & Accessories

ANTIQUE CEDAR CHEST. Made in PA. Good condition. $55. 570-417-1646 BED FRAME, queen, tubular steel head & foot board, $200. SHELVING, Medal, 3 shelves, $5. (570) 654-4440 COUCH and CHAIR, Victorian, beige with floral design. $2,200. COUCH, sectional, chocolate. $1,800. OBO. Both like new. 570-822-7884 Entertainment Center, FREE, real wood walnut finish, 79”W, 61”H, 24”D. 570-735-6542 ESTATE SALE LEFT OVER ITEMS Living room, formal dining room, miscellaneous, etc. 570-690-0221 (C)

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

MATTRESS SALE

We Beat All Competitors Prices!

Mattress Guy

Twin sets: $159 Full sets: $179 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898 SOFA Berkline, double reclining, excellent condition $400. 570-655-1508

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Machinery & Equipment

CONCRETE MIXER $150. Chipper $200. Lawn Boy LM $100. Wagner Paint Sprayer $100. Sidewalk Edger (Gas) $50. 570-822-4751 SNOW BLOWER Toro, electric start, runs great, used very little $125. 570-825-3371

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Medical Equipment

TENS UNIT: (DYNEX II) Neurostimulator; all necessary equipment included. $100. 570-829-1611 WHEELCHAIR, folds for travel, $160. 2 potty chairs, bedside/commode, $60 each. Walker with two wheels $35. Tub chair $20, OBO. All excellent condition. Call for details 570-825-7156

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Business Opportunities

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Exercise Equipment

AB LOUNGER Ultra, never used $50. 570-288-8274 EXERCISE EQUIPMENT 4 pieces, as seen on TV all for $40. 570-824-0248 TREADMILL $150. 570-212-2902

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Firewood

FIREWOOD FREE cut to length, pick up only, wood is hardwood only. Call Dave 10am - 9pm any day. 570-5747123 ask for Dave.

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Furnaces & Heaters

HEATER: Edenpure Infrared $200. 484-239-8507

All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H FREE PICKUP

570-574-1275 CHINA CABINET $50. 570-288-8274 COFFEE URN, 55 cups, Farberware, needs stem, $25. DINNERWARE, 64 piece set, $35. RUGS, braided, reversible, 3 sizes, $35. 570-654-4440

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758 Miscellaneous WREATH large 32” Christmas wreath has 200 colored lights $25. 16 piece new santa dinnerware set, dishwasher & microwave save still in box, set includes 4 dinner plates , 4 soup bowls, 4 salad plates, 4 mugs $10. Portable kerosene fired heater operates for 27 to 37 hours on 1.92 gallons of kerosene $60. Jacobsen homelite 320 gas snow blower runs well, manual $100. Graco baby swing, 4 position reclining seat, wide one-hand operation play tray for baby’s toys $25. 570-288-8689 YEARBOOKS Old Forge H.S. 1975, 1977-1983; 19871994; 1996-1997; 2005-2006; 2010. $20 each. Only 1 available per year. 570-457-9389

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Musical Instruments

ALTO SAXOPHONE: Selmer AS500 with case. Like new. $475.00. 570-574-2853 DRUM SET Sonor Force 1003 5 piece bass drum & pedal, 2 Tom Toms with double tom holder, snare, floor tom, all stands, drummer seat also includes zildjian high hat, crash & ride cymbals, all high end stands, have hardware, muffle pads & some cymbal cases, silver. $375. obo. 570-479-2322 PA Speakers, pair, Kustom KPC 10’s, mint condition. $90. firm. 570-574-8254

PIANO

Upright, Whitman. Free. Good condition, needs tuning. Must pickup. 570-288-4242

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794

SLIM PLAY STATION 3, 2 wireless controllers, 2 games, 1 bluray movie, $250. 570-288-3352

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1150 S. Main Scranton Mon - Sat, 12pm – 6pm 570-822-9929

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: Junk Cars & Trucks Highest Prices Paid!!

Office Equipment

TYPEWRITER $80. 5 drawer file cabinet, side to side drawers, new $950 sell $450. 280-2472

Video Game Systems/Games

FREE PICKUP

288-8995

776 Sporting Goods

WANTED JEWELRY

ANTIQUE POOL TABLE: $700.00 or best offer. Call 570-208-3888 BINOCULARS. Lafayette, zoom, field, 5.5 degrees at 12x with case. Good condition. Bausch and Lomb, works, but in rough condition. $20 for both. 570-235-5216 SNOWBOARD, Burton, Dominate 151 with Burton step in bindings, size 10 Burton boots, excellent condition, $280. 570-883-2785

780

Televisions/ Accessories

BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER: Sharp BD-HP35U blu-ray disc player with WiFi Internet. 3D ready. Like new in box with all accessories. $45. Sony BDP-S570 bluray disc player with WiFi Internet. 3D ready. Like new in box with all accessories. $45. 570-833-2598 TV Phillips 32” HD wide screen, flat front, tube $50. 570-696-0187 TV Sony Trinitron 36” HD ready, flat front, tube. Very good condition. $50. 570-855-9221

WILKESBARREGOLD

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

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Dec. 9: $1,709.00 Visit us at WilkesBarreGold.com Or email us at wilkesbarregold@ yahoo.com

TV, 30” Quasar Console with convertor box, 14” Orion TV, both work fine, $50. Must take all 3 items. 570-718-0187

800 PETS & ANIMALS

782

810

Tickets

Cats

BUS TRIPS

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR

12/16,1:00 pm Show 2nd Mezz. $91 12/17 11:30am Show Orch. $156 2nd Mezz. $121

CATS & KITTENS 12 weeks & up.

COOKIE’S TRAVELERS 570-815-8330 570-558-6889

All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped

“Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway” Dec. 28th, 2pm Orchestra Seats 2 at $400. 570-417-5438

KITTEN needs good home, orange tiger striped sweet, friendly, young, wags tail like a dog, pleasant, independent, Scranton. 570 851-0436

cookiestravelers.com

JERSEY BOYS

Wed. March 14th $175. Orch. seats 570-655-4247

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Tools

TOOLS. Craftsman, 10 in Radial Arm saw, 16” Scroll saw, 1.5” Circular saw blades, 4’ Level, 3+ inch Snips, 9 large metal files, large square, wire cutters and more. Moving, must sell. $140 for all. 570-235-5216

786 Toys & Games AIR HOCKEY TABLE Starcraft turbo like new $80. obo 570-287-2433

VALLEY CAT RESCUE

824-4172, 9-9 only

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ASHLEY

BACK MOUNTAIN

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

Enjoy this gracious 4 bedroom Tudor home on 5+ acre lot with mature landscaping. Hardwood floors throughout, 4 fireplaces, built in bookcases & American Chestnut doors enhance this architecturally designed home. The master bedroom and bath located on the first floor with 3 additional bedrooms, a sunroom and 2 baths on the second floor. Lovely views over look stone patio and yard. MLS#10-3053 $549,000 Call Rhea 570-696-6677

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DALLAS

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PAWS

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ALDEN

BUFFALO CREEK LABRADOR’S Pups. Males. Train-

ing started. Champion blood line. Excellent hunters & great pets! (570) 490-1464

CHOW PUPPIES

Sweet, affectionate, loving puppies. Second shots & papers. $500/each. 570-466-2252

CHRISTMAS SHI-TZUS! Adorable puppies!

1100 Walnut Street Great starter or investment home. Nice neighborhood. Property sold in as is condition. MLS#11-215 $23,000 (570) 885-6731 (570) 288-0770

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Will be ready for Christmas! $550 570-401-3004

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LAB MIX PUPPIES & COCKAPOO PUPPIES Well socialized.

Shots & dewormed. $125 each 570-259-8146 Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877

YORKIES Registered. Vet

3 bedroom, 1 bath 2 story in good location. Fenced yard with 2 car detached garage. Large attic for storage. Gas heat. $79,900 Call Ruth Smith 570-696-1195 or 570-696-5411

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP ASHLEY

white with brown ears & eyes, all shoots, cage included, $100. (570) 357-9513

Delightfully pleasant. This home has been totally remodeled, a great buy for your money. New modern kitchen with all appliances, living room and dining room have new hardwood floors. Nice size 3 bedrooms. 1 car garage. Be sure to see these values. MLS 11-2890 $68,000 Call Theresa Eileen R. Melone Real estate 570-821-7022

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checked, home raised, sweet dispositions. Will hold until Christmas. Small, $750 to $850. 570-436-5083 570-788-2963

PUPPY FOR CHRISTMAS 7 months old, male,

Auto Parts

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AVOCA

314 Packer St. Remodeled 3 bedroom with 2 baths, master bedroom and laundry on 1st floor. New siding and shingles. New kitchen. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3174 $99,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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

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BACK MOUNTAIN

133 Frangorma Dr Bright & open floor plan. 5 year old 2 story. 9' ceiling 1st floor. Custom kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Family room with 14' ceiling & fireplace. Convenient location. MLS# 11-2572 $349,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888

BACK MOUNTAIN Centermorland

529 SR 292 E For sale by owner Move-in ready. Well maintained. 3 - 4 bedrooms. 1 ¾ bath. Appliances included. 2.87 acres with mountain view. For more info & photos go to: ForSaleByOwner.com Search featured homes in Tunkhannock. $275,000. For appointment, call: 570-333-4024

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BEAR CREEK

475 East Ave. Top to bottom re-do for this beautiful 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath, 2 story home located in the Meadow Run Lake community of Bear Creek. Tranquil setting, modern interior all re-done, granite countertops in the kitchen, exterior with new landscaping and stone patio with lake frontage to name a few! MLS 11-1643 $329,900 Call Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

BEAR CREEK

BEAR CREEK VILLAGE 333 Beaupland 10-1770

Living room has awesome woodland views and you will enjoy the steam/ sauna. Lake and tennis rights available with Association membership. (membership optional). Minutes from the Pocono's and 2 hours to Philadelphia or New York. $259,000 Maria Huggler C LASSIC P ROPERTIES 570-587-7000

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6650 Bear Creek Blvd

Well maintained custom built 2 story nestled on 2 private acres with circular driveway - Large kitchen with center island, master bedroom with 2 walk-in closets, family room with fireplace, custom built wine cellar - A Must See property! $299,900 MLS# 10-4312 Call Geri 570-696-0888

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*For qualiﬁed Buyers. Bi-weekly payments greater than 17 1/2 % of monthly net income, additional down-payment may be required. Costs to be paid by Buyer at delivery: registration, taxes, title, doc fee.

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

248 Overbrook Rd. Lovely 4 bedroom cape cod situated in a private setting on a large lot. Vaulted ceiling in dining room, large walk in closet in 1 bedroom on 2nd floor. Some replacement windows. Call Today! MLS 11-2733 $125,000 Jay A. Crossin Extension 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

DALLAS

3 Crestview Dr. Well-constructed and maintained sprawling multilevel with 5,428 square feet of living space. Living room & dining room with hardwood floors & gas fireplace; eat-in kitchen with island; florida room. 5 bedrooms, 4 baths; 2 half-baths. Lower level rec room with wet bar & fireplace. leads to heated in-ground pool. Beautifully landscaped 2 acre lot. $575,000 MLS# 11-1798 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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Meadow Run Road Enjoy the exclusive privacy of this 61 acre, 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with vaulted ceilings and open floor plan. Elegant formal living room, large airy family room and dining room and gorgeous 3 season room opening to large deck with hot tub. Modern eat in kitchen with island, gas fireplace, upstairs and wood burning stove downstairs. This stunning property boasts a relaxing pond and walking trail. Sit back and savor the view MLS 11-3462 $443,900 Sandy Rovinski Ext. 26 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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NEW PRICE!

56 Wyoming Ave Well maintained 4 bed, 2 bath home located on large .85 acre lot. Features open floor plan, heated 3 season room with hot tub, 1st floor laundry, 2 car garage and much more. 11-3641 $179,500 Call Jim Banos COLDWELL BANKER RUNDLE REAL ESTATE 570-991-1883

DALLAS

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

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** OPEN HOUSE ** SUNDAY, NOV-13 12NOON-2PM 148 E Center Hill Rd. Conveniently located, roomy & comfortable 2 story awaits your family. 3 bedrooms 1.5 bath, hardwood floors, new deck, pool & new windows MLS#11-3815 $149,000 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723 ** OPEN HOUSE ** SUNDAY, NOV-6 12NOON-2PM

DALLAS

210 42nd St. E Beautiful 3300 sq.ft. custom built Tudor home on 3.7 +/acres with stream, pond & gorgeous landscaping in a great country like setting. A home you'll be proud to own. MLS#10-4516 $ 399,900 Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883

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* NEW LISTING! * Ruckno built home in Shrine Acres. Double lot, 20x40 in-ground pool in rear with great privacy. Cedar sided, updated roof and heating system. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, lots of closets, hardwood floors, 1-car garage. MLS#11-4134 $279,900 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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DRUMS

Sand Springs 12 Sand Hollow Rd. Nearly new 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath town home. Huge Master with 2 closets full bath. 1 car attached garage, wooded lot, end unit. Cul-de-sac. Great golf community. MLS 11-2411 $172,000 Call Connie Eileen R. Melone Real Estate 570-821-7022

DUPONT

906 Homes for Sale DURYEA

619 Foote Ave. Fabulous Ranch home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, ultra modern kitchen with granite counters, heated tile floor and stainless appliances. Dining room has Brazilian cherry floors, huge yard, garage and large yard. Partially finished lower level. If you’re looking for a Ranch, don’t miss this one. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-4079 $159,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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EDWARDSVILLE 192 Hillside Ave

Nice income property conveniently located. Property has many upgrades including all new replacement windows, very well maintained. All units occupied, separate utilities. For more info and photos visit:www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-3283 $89,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

EDWARDSVILLE 167 Center St. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath 2 story home with garage and driveway. Newer kitchen and bath. For more info and phot os visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3561 Price reduced $64,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

P E N D I N G

DUPONT

Main Street Commercial Excellent corner location. Approximate 200’ road frontage. 1st floor offices. Large 2nd floor apartment. Detached 3 bay garage. $225,000 Call Kathie

570-288-6654 DURYEA

314 Bennett Street NOT IN FLOOD ZONE Refashioned 3 or 4 bedroom, two full modern baths. Two story, 2300sf, level yard with new landscaping and 1 car garage. New everything in this charming must see property. Custom blinds throughout. Great neighborhood. Park beyond the backyard. MLS# 11-3776 $164,900 Call Patti 570-328-1752 Liberty Realty & Appraisal Services LLC

DURYEA

314 Edward St

Wonderful neighborhood, this 4 bedroom, 10 year old home has it all!. Extra room on first floor, great for mother in law suite or Rec Room. Mod oak kit, Living Room, central air,in ground pool, fenced yard, and attached 2 car garage. Great family home! For more info and photos visit: www. atlas realtyinc.com 11-3732 $239,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

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548 Green St. Are you renting?? The monthly mortgage on this house could be under $500 for qualified buyers. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1st floor laundry. Off street parking, deep lot, low taxes. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3983 $69,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

DURYEA

805-807 Main St. Multi-Family. Large side by side double with separate utilities. 3 bedrooms each side with newer carpet, replacement windows and newer roof. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3054 $89,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

P E N D I N G

DURYEA

BLUEBERRY HILLS 108 Blackberry Ln. Newer construction, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, family room with gas fireplace. Formal dining room. 2 car garage, gas heat, large deck, above ground pool. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3858 $289,900 Call Lu-Ann 570-602-9280

274 Hillside Ave. PRICED TO SELL. THIS HOME IS A MUST SEE. Great starter home in move in condition. Newer 1/2 bath off kitchen and replacement windows installed. MLS 11-560 $52,000 Roger Nenni EXT. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 EDWARDSVILLE

32 Atlantic Ave 3 bedroom. Great starter home. Almost completely remodeled. 11-2108 $87,000 Darcy J. Gollhardt, Realtor 570-262-0226 CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-718-4959 Ext. 1352

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EXETER

1021 Wyoming Ave

DURYEA REDUCED

1140 SPRING ST. Large 3 bedroom home with new roof, replacement windows, hardwood floors. Great location! For more information and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS 11-2636 $99,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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DURYEA REDUCED!

38 Huckleberry Lane 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 $319,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

DURYEA

Single Family Dwelling

Kitchen, Living room, dining area, 2 bedroom, full bath & pantry. Was in Flood - took up to 3” on first level. $15,000 firm. Call (570) 780-0324

2 unit duplex, 2nd floor tenant-occupied, 1st floor unoccupied, great rental potential. Separate entrances to units, one gas furnace, new electrical with separate meters for each unit. The 1st floor apartment when rented out generated $550 per month. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-4247 $52,000 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

EXETER

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

EXETER REDUCED

128 JEAN ST. Nice bi-level home on quiet street. Updated exterior. Large family room, extra deep lot. 2 car garage, enclosed rear porch and covered patio. For more information and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-2850 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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HUGHESTOWN REDUCED

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

HANOVER TWP.

8 Diamond Ave. Don’t worry about winter in this fully insulated home with new windows. 3 floors of living space lets you spread out and enjoy this house. Large family room addition plus 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, 1st floor laundry, large corner lot. Modern kitchen with granite counters. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #11-622 $119,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

P E N D I N G

189 Rock St. Spacious home with 4 bedrooms and large rooms. Nice old woodwork, staircase, etc. Extra lot for parking off Kenley St. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3404 $99,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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HUNLOCK CREEK

12 Oakdale Drive Completely remodeled 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home with detached garage & carport on approx 1.5 acres in a nice private setting. MLS# 11-1776 $129,900 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 JENKINS TWP 2 Owen Street

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KINGSTON

KINGSTON 58 S. Welles Ave

111 Church St. Large 3 bedroom completely updated. Big family room. Detached garage. Home warranty included. Walk-up attic. Replacement windows. $149,900 MLS #11-3598 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

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FALLS/MILL CITY

10 acres with gas lease. Out of flood zone. 3 bedrooms. 2 baths. Living room. Dining room. Family room. Kitchen. $130,000. 570-333-1456 Leave a Message

FORTY FORT

65 W Pettebone St. Beautiful remodeled home in desirable neighborhood. 4 bed, 3 bath, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, deck, private driveway with 2 car garage A must see. $163,000 RENT TO OWN OPTION AVAILABLE 570-881-8493

94 Ferry Road Nice vinyl sided 2 story situated on a great corner fenced lot in Hanover Twp. 2 bedrooms, 2 modern baths, additional finished space in basement for 2 more bedrooms or office/ playrooms.Attached 2 car garage connected by a 9x20 breezeway which could be a great entertaining area! Above ground pool, gas fireplace, gas heat, newer roof and “All Dri” system installed in basement. MLS #11-626 $119,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 HANOVER TWP.

HANOVER TWP. 10 Lyndwood Ave

3 Bedroom 1.5 bath ranch with new windows hardwood floors finished basement 2 car garage and a finished basement. MLS 11-3610 $154,900 Call Pat Guesto 570-793-4055 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100 HANOVER TWP.

2 story in good condition with 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, eat-in kitchen, 2 car garage, fenced yard & new gas heat. REDUCED TO $39,000 Call Ruth Smith 570-696-1195 or 570-696-5411

This 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath home is in the desired location of Jenkins Township. Sellers were in process of updating the home so a little TLC can go a long way. Nice yard. Motivated sellers. MLS 11-2191 $89,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

JENKINS TWP.

297 Susquehannock Drive A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! HOLIDAYS! Classic 2 story home with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 car garage. Master bedroom with walkin closet, private yard with above ground pool, kitchen overlooks large family room. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-2432 $259,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

JENKINS TWP.

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP

HARDING

129 S. Dawes Ave. 4 bdoo 1 bath, large enclosed porch with brick fireplace. Full concrete basement with 9ft ceiling. Lots of storage, 2 car garage on double lot in a very desirable neighborhood. Close to schools and park and recreation. Walking distance to downtown WilkesBarre. Great family neighborhood. Carpet allowance will be considered. For mor info and photos visit: www.atlas realty.inc.com $129,900 MLS #11-1434 Call Tom 570-262-7716

S O L D

KINGSTON 171 Third Ave

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

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KINGSTON

29 Landon Ave N Striking curb appeal with charm to spare! Hardwood floors throughout the first floor, beautiful arched doorways, gas fireplace, lots of closet space, modern kitchen and a large updated main bath. MLS#11-3075 $144,900 Call Mary Price 570-696-5418 570-472-1395

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

EXETER

20 Dexter St. , Nice starter home with shed - MOVE-IN READY! Fenced yard. Security system. Roof 2006. Hanover Area School District. This home would be eligible for the Luzerne County Growing Homeowners Initiative. MLS #11-3023 $ 39,000 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

HANOVER TWP.

Enjoy the serenity of country living in this beautiful two story home on 2.23 acres. Great for entertaining inside and out. Three car attached garage with full walkup attic PLUS another 2 car detached garage. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-831 $267,000 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

KINGSTON

HUGHESTOWN 908 Primrose Court Move right into this newer 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath Townhome with many upgrades including hardwood floors throughout and tiled bathrooms. Lovely oak cabinets in the kitchen, central air, fenced in yard, nice quiet neighborhood. MLS 11-2446 $123,000 Call Don Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770

5 Raymond Drive Practically new 8 year old Bi-level with 4 bedrooms, 1 and 3/4 baths, garage, fenced yard, private dead end street. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3422 $179,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

Now available. Both sides of duplex for sale. Each unit being sold individually. Well maintained and in nice neighborhood, has new roof and large yard. 19 is $35,000, 21 is $37,000. Call Holly Kozlowski Gilroy Real Estate 570-288-1444

Awesome Kingston Cape on a great street! Close to schools, library, shopping, etc. Newer gas furnace and water heater. Replacement windows, hardwood flooring, recently remodeled kitchen with subway tiled backsplash. Alarm system for your protection and much more. MLS #11-1577 $154,900. Call Pat Busch (570) 885-4165

Great duplex on nice street. Many upgrades including modern kitchens and baths, plus ceiling fans. Both units occupied,separate utilities. For more info and phtos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-3284 $74,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

KINGSTON

76 N. Dawes Ave. DO THE MATH! Qualified FHA buyers could possibly be paying less than $900 per month for mortgage, taxes and insurance. NOW is the time to buy. Stop throwing your money away renting. Well cared for 2 bedroom home with private yard, garage and driveway. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-2278 $124,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

LAKE HARMONY

3A Ridgewood Neat, clean and updated! Spacious rooms throughout. Sunken living area with accent wall for fireplace. Large loft with entertainment area. Jacuzzi in master bath/shower. New carpet. Freshly painted. No outside maintenance. MLS 10-7583 $144,900

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KINGSTON

549 Charles Ave. A quality home in a superior location! Features: large living room; formal dining room with parquet flooring; oak kitchen with breakfast area; 1st floor master bedroom & bath suite; bedroom/ sitting room; knotty pine den; half-bath. 2nd floor: 2 bedrooms & bath. Finished room in lower level with new carpeting & wetbar. Central air. 2-car garage. Inground concrete pool with jacuzzi. $324,900 MLS# 10-1633 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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SALE BY OWNER! Charming, well maintained. Front porch, foyer, hardwood floors, granite kitchen, 4 bedrooms, living room/large dining room, 2 fireplaces, 2.5 baths, sun room, basement with plenty of storage. Private English style back yard. $195,000 570-472-1110

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

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KINGSTON

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

KINGSTON

Completely remodeled, mint, turn key condition, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, large closets, with hardwoods, carpet & tile floors, new kitchen and baths, gas heat, shed, large yard. $134,900, seller will pay closing costs, $5000 down and monthly payments are $995/month. Financing available. Call Bob at 570-654-1490

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290 REYNOLDS ST. KINGSTON PRICE REDUCED! Brick front 2-story in a desirable Kingston neighborhood. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths will give you all the room you need for family, guests or just room to spread out! The living room has a fireplace to enjoy a cozy evening, formal dining room & large eat-in kitchen for family dinners or a quiet morning breakfast. Many upgrades were done by the owner prior to listing and the house is freshly painted inside and the carpets were cleaned. All you need to do is move in and enjoy the upcoming holidays and many more years. Call today for an appointment. For more information and photos, go to prudentialreal estate.com and enter PRU2A8T2 in the “Home Search”. Price Reduced to $148,900. The seller is motivated and says “Make me an offer”. MLS#11-364 Reduced to $148,900 Mary Ellen Belchick 696-6566

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46 Zerby Ave Lease with option to buy, completely remodeled, mint, turn key condition, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, large closets, with hardwoods, carpet & tile floors, new kitchen and baths, gas heat, shed, large yard. $134,900 (30 year loan @ 4.5% with 5% down; $6,750 down, $684/month) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490

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Year-round beauty featuring cedar and stone siding, central aid conditioning, hardwood floors. Modern kitchen with granite island, 4 bedrooms, fireplace in master, 2 baths. Sunroom with glass walls for great lake views. Low taxes. MLS#11-1753 $299,000 or rent for $1,250/mos Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

LUZERNE

330 Charles St. Very nice 2 bedroom home in move in condition with updated kitchen and baths. Nice yard with shed and potential off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3525 $59,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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LAFLIN 24 Fordham Road

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310 Lockville Rd 475 S. Main St. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 2 story home with vinyl replacement windows, vinyl siding, large yard and off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3545 Price reduced $64,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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68 Bennett St

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Large charmer had been extensively renovated in the last few years. Tons of closets, walk-up attic and a lower level bonus recreation room. Great location, just a short walk to Kirby Park. MLS 11-3386 $129,000 Call Betty at Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 ext 3559 or 570-714-6127

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Lovely cedar shingle sided home on large corner lot in a great development. 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths, 1st floor family room, finished lower level. Hardwood floors throughout, huge living room & family room. 1st floor laundry room & office, gas heat, nice deck, above ground pool, 2 car garage. 11-3497 $295,000 Call Nancy Answini 570-237-5999 JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444

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

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LAFLIN

22 Dogwood Drive Beautifully kept home on a quiet dead-end street. Handicap accessible. Convenient Laflin location, close to interstate and turnpike. Last home on street makes it very private and quiet! Home features large basement with extra ceiling height, living room opens to modern, eat-in kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths. Beautifully landscaped yard with large deck and pond. MLS#11-3432 $218,900 Chris Jones 570-696-6558

807 North Street NEW LISTING Lovely modern large ranch with 4 or 5 bedrooms including a master suite with walk in closet.Full finished basement with a separate room presently used as a functioning beauty shop and 1/2 bath. Beautiful back yard with 2 covered patios, one with hot tub. Gas heat, all hardwood floors on first level, professional landscaping, neutral decor, oversized 1 car garage, lots of closets and storage & much more. MLS#11-3139 $172,000 (570) 237-1032 (570) 288-1444

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262 WALNUT ST. Nicely redone 2 story on large fenced corner lot. Updates include, vinyl siding, windows, electric service & wiring, newer carpeting, 2 zoned gas heat and all new 2nd floor (gutted and reinsulated. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, large eat in kitchen, 1st floor laundry and attached shed that could be a nice 2nd bath. Shed and off street parking for 6 cars. MLS 11-2564 $104,900 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

MOSCOW

331 Gudz Road

Private country living, with easy access to interstate. Relax and enjoy this comfortable A-Frame home. Jacuzzi, large deck and gorgeous pond. Great for entertaining inside and out. For more photos and info visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3285 $249,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

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21 Forest Road Fairview Heights ranch featuring 3 spacious bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, fireplace, 1st floor laundry, floored attic with walk-in cedar closet, 2 car attached garage. Newer roof, furnace, water heater and more! Sellers are licensed real estate agents. MLS 11-3419 $172,500 Tony Desiderio 570-715-7734 Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307

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3 story, 5 bedroom home completely remodeled in & out. $245k with owner financing with 20% down or will lease with option to purchase. tj2isok@gmail.com MOUNTAIN TOP

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KEYSTONE SECTION 9 Ridgewood Road

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TOTAL BEAUTY 1 ACRE- PRIVACY Beautiful ranch 2 NEW LISTING – 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. Price to sell, $185,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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MOUNTAINTOP New Listing

For Sale By Owner 2+ acre lot. 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, 2 story home. Hardwood floors. New roof. Large detached garage. Crestwood area school district. $69,000. Needs some TLC. Call 570-868-8223

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#11-2600 PRICE REDUCED $183,900 Jill Jones 696-6550

East Noble Street Nice two family on the east side. Gas heat. Detached 2 car garage. Affordable @ $69,500. Call Jim for details TOWNE & COUNTRY R.E. CO. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708

PITTSTON

10 Garfield St. Looking for a Ranch??? Check out this double wide with attached 2 car garage on a permanent foundation. Large master bedroom suite with large living room, family room with fireplace, 2 full baths, laundry room, formal dining room, vaulted ceilings throughout and MORE! For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 10-2463 $89,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

P E N D I N G

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168 Elizabeth Street Sturdy ranch in Oregon Section. 3/4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Price $92,500. Call Stephen 570-814-4183

NANTICOKE

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

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31 Tedrick St. Very nice 3 bedroom with 1 bath. This house was loved and you can tell. Come see for yourself, super clean home with nice curb appeal. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3544 Reduced to $79,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

PITTSTON REDUCED!

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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168 Mill St. Large 3 bedroom home with 2 full baths. 7 rooms on nice lot with above ground pool. 1 car garage. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3894 $89,900 Tom Salvaggio 570-262-7716

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803 Aspen Drive Brand new carpet in lower level family room! Hardwood on 1st floor dining room, living room, bedrooms & hall! Large rear deck. Master bedroom opens to deck! Private rear yard! Basement door opens to garage. MLS #11-2282 $199,000 Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

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38 Frothingham St. Four square home with loads of potential and needs updating but is priced to reflect its condition. Nice neighborhood. Check it out. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3403 $62,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

PITTSTON TWP.

754 Laurel St. Absolutely beautiful move in condition. This 2 bedroom Ranch home with fully finished basement is in excellent condition. Come and see for yourself. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3796 $129,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

S O L D

993 Sunrise Dr. Horizon Estates Fabulous end unit townhome provides luxurious, carefree living. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths with 1st floor master suite. Ultra kitchen with granite and stainless appliances. Dining room with built in cabinet. 2 story living room with gas fireplace and hardwood. 2 car garage, maintenance free deck, nice yard that can be fenced. Low HOA fee for snow removal and grass cutting. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3488 $289,900 Call Terry 570-885-3041 Angie 570-885-4896

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PITTSTON TWP. REDUCED

bedrooms, huge modern kitchen, big TV room and living room, 1 bath, attic for storage, washer, dryer & 2 air conditioners included. New Roof & Furnace Furnished or unfurnished. Low Taxes! Reduced $115,900

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74 Mack Street Modern 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths with a 1 car garage and fenced yard. Combination living room/ dinning room with hardwood floors. Modern kitchen with Corian counter tops and tiled backsplash. Modern tiled bath. First floor bonus family rooms. New carpeting throughout. Finished lower level with 1/2 bath. Shed included. MLS 11-4241 $119,900 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468

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ZONE 46-48 Helen Street

10 Norman St. Brick 2 story home with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, large family room with fireplace. Lower level rec room, large driveway for plenty of parking. Just off the by-pass with easy access to all major highways. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS 11-2887 $169,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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1610 Westminster Road. DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTION Paradise found! Your own personal retreat, small pond in front of yard, private setting only minutes from everything. Log cabin chalet with 3 bedrooms, loft, stone fireplace, hardwood floors. Detached garage with bonus room. Lots to see. Watch the snow fall in your own “cabin in the woods.” For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-319 $279,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

48 Woodcrest Drive Great end unit townhouse in Woodcrest Estates! Located within walking distance to Mohegan Sun and a few minutes drive to the Wyoming Valley Mall and I-81. Low HOA fees. New roof! Don’t miss an opportunity to live carefree & have someone else shovel your snow & mow your lawn! A great price! MLS#10-4416 $119,900 Karen Bernardi 570-371-8347 Ray Bernardi 570-283-9100 x34

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3 bedroom, 2 bath bi-level in good condition with 2 car garage, eat-in kitchen and living room/dining room combo. Lower level has framed out family room with brick fireplace. Very nice lot. Electric base board heat. $139,900 Call Ruth Smith 570-696-1195 or 570-696-5411

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OFFICENTERS - Pierce St., Kingston

Nice ranch in very well maintained, quiet neighborhood with finished basement, hardwood floors, and big, fenced back yard with deck. $109,900 MLS# 11-4025 Joseph P Gilroy Real Estate (570) 288-1444 Ask for Holly Kozlowski (570) 814-6763

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SHAVERTOWN

1195 Sutton Road Attractive, wellmaintained saltbox on 2 private acres boasts fireplaces in living room, family room & master bedroom. Formal dining room. Large Florida room with skylights & wet bar. Oak kitchen opens to family room. 4 bedrooms & 3 1/2 baths. Finished lower level. Carriage barn $449,000 MLS# 10-3394 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

SHAVERTOWN

PLAINS

For Sale or Rent!

Beautiful cozy home! Upstairs laundry, lots of closet space. Tastefully renovated. Extra large driveway. Low maintenance. Thermostats in each room. MLS#11-2210 $89,900 or $800/month (570) 885-6731 (570) 288-0770

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SHICKSHINNY 17 Main Road REDUCED

Lovely Country setting for the cute BiLevel on 5.34 acres. Property features 4 bedrooms, 1.75 baths, living room, kitchen, family room & laundry room. Plus 2 car attached garage, 30' X 35' detached garage and 14' X 28' shed. MLS 11-1335 REDUCED $199,900 FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY 570-542-2141

1 Willow St. Attractive bi-level on corner lot with private fenced in yard. 3-4 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. Finished lower level, office and laundry room MLS 11-2674 $104,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

OUT OF FLOOD AREA Beautifully redone 3-4 bedroom, 2 bath bi-level with garage on cozy corner lot near Valley West High School. New Paint, Carpeting, Appliances & more. $125,000. 570-706-5496

74 W. Carey St. Affordable home with 1 bedroom, large living room, stackable washer & dryer, eat in kitchen. Yard with shed. Low taxes. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-4068 $37,500 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

This two story home has 4 bedrooms with space to grow. First floor has gas heat and second floor has electric heat. Off street parking for one in back of home. MLS 11-640 $59,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

SHICKSHINNY

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

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120 Barber St. Nice Ranch home, great neighborhood. MLS 11-3365 $109,000 Call David Krolikowski 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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610 Church St. Attractive cape cod on a large, open lot in a great neighborhood. Bright, eat-in kitchen, finished lower level rec room, updated gas furnace and electrical. MLS# 11-3562 PRICE REDUCED $139,900. Call Steve Shemo (570) 288-1401 (570) 793-9449

16 Miller St. 4 bedroom Cape Cod, one with hardwood floors. Central air, nice yard in Garden Village. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3645 $129,900 Call Tom Salvaggio 570-262-7716

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WEST WYOMING

Beautiful 2 story, 3 bedroom home. Modern kitchen & bath. Nice yard. Gas heat. $69,900. Call 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490

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

Looking to buy a home? Place an ad here and let the sellers know! 570-829-7130 Completely remodeled 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath brick & aluminum ranch on over 4 acres with Pond. New stainless steel appliances, 2 car attached and 1 car built-in garage, paved driveway, open front porch, 3 season room, rear patio, brick fireplace & property goes to a stream in the back. PRICE REDUCED $179,900 MLS# 10-4716 FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY 570-542-2141

604 Lily Lake Road 3 bedroom home in beautiful country setting. Large 3 stall detached garage. Priced to sell. MLS#11-1046 $104,900 Owner willing to sell separate detached garage parcel for $39,900 570-233-0340 or 570-788-8500

SHICKSHINNY

Nice Country BiLevel on 40 acres with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, kitchen, living room, family room, office & laundry room. Plus attached oversized 2 car garage with workshop, rear deck & 3 sheds. Borders state game lands. MLS 11-1094 $319,900 FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY 570-542-2141

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

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SWEET VALLEY 570 Grassy Pond Rd

PLYMOUTH 401 W. Shawnee Ave

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

NEW Brick Ranch on 1 acre. (11-4576) $274,000 O’BOYLE REAL ESTATE LLC 570-586-2911

12 Windy Drive New construction in the exclusive Slocum Estates. Stone & Stucco exterior. All the finest appointments: office or 5th bedroom, hardwood floors, crown moldings, 9' ceilings 1st & 2nd floor. Buy now select cabinetry & flooring. MLS #11-1987 $499,000 Call Geri 570-696-0888

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44 Lambert Street 414 E. Grove Street 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 2 story with off street parking, backyard, new oil furnace, windows, wiring, kitchen, bath, flooring & paint. Excellent condition. $89,500. Seller Assist of $5,000 Call Bill Remey @ 570-714-6123

SUNDAY, DEC-11 12 NOON – 2 PM 50 Broad Street, Nicely appointed, all brick Ranch with brand new kitchen features wood cabinetry, granite countertop, new stove and dishwasher, microwave. Totally renovated bath with beautiful decorative tile & double vanity. Refinished original hardwood floors. This home has a phenomenal view from the kitchen, living room & dining room. Lower level has kitchenette, full bath & plenty of dry walled area. MLS#11-1844 Directions: Rte 11 turn on Northampton St., straight on Main, follow to right on Williams, left on Hurbane, right on Conner, right on Broad St. Hostess: Margaret Reasonably priced at $174,900. 613-9080

Lovely 3 bedroom 2400 sf Cape Cod with modern eat-in kitchen, large sunroom & family room. Master bedroom with master bath. Central air, gas heat & 2 car garage. Very well landscaped with beautiful paver sidewalks. Quiet neighborhood. Possible 6 month rental for the right tenant. $229,000 Call Ruth Smith 570-696-1195 or 570-696-5411

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438 Tripp St

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

WHITE HAVEN 123 Fern Ridge Rd.

PRICE REDUCED! In Community of White-Haven Pocono's Nice bedroom, 2 bath ranch. Great vacation home or year round home. Community Lake & other amenities. Close to hunting, fishing, golf & skiing. close to Rte. 80. All offers contingent to bank short sale approval. $67,900 MLS# 11-765 Call Tony Wasco 570-855-2424 Trademark Realtor Group 570-613-9090

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950 Center St. Unique property. Well maintained - 2 story 10 year old set on 3.56 acres. Privacy galore, pole barn 30x56 heated for storage of equipment, cars or boats. A must see property. GEO Thermal Heating System.Only 10 minutes from interstate 81 & 15 minutes to turnpike. MLS#10-3802 $249,900 Call Geri 570-696-0888

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1303 Promontory Dr Furnishings included, ready to move in. 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch a block & a half from the lake. Well equipped kitchen. Full basement, extra large family room with storage room. MLS 10-9719 $149,900

570-643-2100 C21poconos.com 4 bedroom home features a great yard with over 2 acres of property. Situated across from a playground. Needs some TLC but come take a look, you wouldn’t want to miss out. There is a pond at the far end of the property that is used by all surrounding neighbors. This is an estate and is being sold as is. No sellers property disclosure. Will entertain offers in order to settle estate. MLS 11-962 $64,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

WHITE HAVEN

135 Game Drive Charming Pocono style log home. $5,000 acres of PA Gamelands in your backyard. 2,000 sq. ft. decorated with the latest Pocono Mountain Themes and is loaded with extra features. MLS 11-1539 $229,900

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412 Indian Lake Lakefront. Enclosed porch and lower patio looking out over the lake. 4 bedrooms, hardwood floors, master bedroom with view. Screen porch. Basement that can be finished. MLS 10-9989 $225,000

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WILKES-BARRE

123 Dagobert St. Immaculately kept 2 story, 3 bedroom home in beautiful neighborhood. Home features newer doors, double hung E glass windows throughout. A/c & ceiling fans in all rooms except bathroom. Beautiful year round sunroom in rear. Property includes 50x100 buildable lot, 3 parcels on one deed. A must see! MLS 11-2452 $119,500 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

WILKES-BARRE

185 West River St 4628 State St Colonial on double lot. Desirable East Side community in carbon county. Flawless rooms, basement& garage. Stone fireplace. Oil heat. Central air. Water filtration & conditioner. Public sewer. Rear deck. Shed with power. MLS 11-3156 $179,900

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, DEC 18 2 to 4 Spacious, quality home, brick - two story with 6 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, two fireplaces, den, heated sunroom off living room, screened porch off formal dining room, modern eat-in kitchen, garage. Many extras... Sacrifice, Owner relocating out of state. $114,900. MLS 11-2474 JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481 WILKES-BARRE 221 Brown Street

906 Homes for Sale WILKES-BARRE

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

WILKES-BARRE

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

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH

66 Sunshine Drive Subject to bank short sale approval. Cathedral ceilings. 2 sided L/P Gas Fireplace, washer/dryer bathroom combo. Cozy well used square footage. Wrap deck. 2 utility sheds for storage. MLS 11-2528 $79,900

WILKES-BARRE

3 bedroom, 2 story, with brick & stucco siding. Beautiful hardwood floors. Semi-modern kitchen. Finished basement with fireplace. Covered back porch. Priced to sell. $79,900. MLS 11-2987 Besecker Realty 570-675-3611 WILKES-BARRE

PRICE REDUCED! 1007 Morgan Drive Beautiful two-story traditional home located high & dry in Pine Ridge Estates, one of WilkesBarre’s newest developments. Features 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, master suite with walk-in closet, 9’ ceilings and hardwoods on 1st floor, family room with gas fireplace, two-car garage and deck. MLS#11-3479 $229,900 Karen Ryan 570-283-9100 x14

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

260 Brown Street Move right into this 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath in very good condition with modern kitchen and bathrooms and a 3 season sunroom off of the kitchen. MLS 11-4244 $64,900 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468 WILKES-BARRE 74 Frederick St

WILKES-BARRE

711 N. Washington St. Recently remodeled 3 bedroom, hardwood floors, gas heat, 1st floor laundry room. MLS# 112981. $69,000. Call Geri 570-696-0888

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 WILKES-BARRE

906 Homes for Sale

WYOMING 608 Wyoming Ave

Location, Location, location! Either you are looking to raise your family or just work from home this amazing brick ranch style property has it all. Zoned commercial, 3 very large bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths, full finished basement, library room, oversized living room, formal dining room and so much more. You have to see it to appreciate. Call today for a private tour of the property. 1 year Home Warranty. MLS 11-1870 PRICE REDUCTION!!! OWNER WANTS OFFERS $275,000 Call Tony Wasco 570-855-2424 Trademark Realtor Group 570-613-9090

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WHITE HAVEN Great first home or down size. Nice clean move in ready no lawn work here. 2 car detached garage and best of all the Mortgage is probably lower than your rent payment. $52,500 MLS#11871 Call Tony Wasco 570-855-2424 Trademark Realtor Group 570-613-9090

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WYOMING

1702 W. Eighth St. 1 story Ranch with 100x200 lot, paved driveway, new energy star replacement windows. Excellent starter home. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-2912 $89,500 Fred Mecadon 570-817-5792

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WYOMING 40 Fifth st

MOTIVATED SELLER!! Nicely maintained 2-story traditional in great neighborhood. Modern oak kitchen, open layout in family room/den with new floors, above ground pool in fenced rear yard. 1-car detached garage with workshop area, all on a nice wide lot. MLS#11-2428 REDUCED TO $139,900 Call Steve Shemo (570) 288-1401 (570) 793-9449

Very nice ranch on corner lot in great neighborhood & out of flood zone! Sharp hardwood floors in 2 bedrooms & dining room. Finished basement with 3rd bedroom. Relaxing flagstone screened porch. 1 car garage. One block from elementary school plus high school bus stops at property corner! MLS#11-3831 $139,500 Call Steve Shemo (570) 288-1401 (570) 793-9449

YATESVILLE PRICE REDUCED

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

YATESVILLE

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

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WILKES-BARRE

Great 3 bedroom home in mint condition. Hardwood floors, fenced lot, garage. MLS#11-2834 $83,900. (570) 237-1032 (570) 288-1444

Very nice 2family,one side move in the other rented separate utilities, 6 rooms each side plus 1/2 bath upstairs each side. Wonderful neighborhood plus short walking distance to Wyoming Avenue. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com 11-4027 $124,900 Call Nancy Bohn 570-237-0752

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Income & Commercial Properties

AVOCA

25 St. Mary’s St. 3,443 sq. ft. masonry commercial building with warehouse/office and 2 apartments with separate electric and heat. Perfect for contractors or anyone with storage needs. For more information and photos log onto www.atlas realtyinc.com. Reduced to $89,000 MLS #10-3872 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

Willow View Dev. 7 Osborne Drive This home features a great layout with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, family room with fireplace in a beautiful development. Just add your own touches and you’ll have a wonderful home. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS 11-4320 $229,000 Call Terry 570-885-3041 Angie 570-885-4896

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JENKINS TWP.

1334 Main St. 1 story, 2,600 sq. ft. commercial building, masonry construction with offices and warehousing. Central air, alarm system and parking. Great for contractors or anyone with office/storage needs. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3156 $84,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

909

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PITTSTON

94 Church St. Spacious double block, one with one side owner occupied, 2nd side needs cosmetic care. Off street parking for 2 vehicles, walking distance to the downtown. Pool and patio deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3292 $76,500 Call Bill Williams 570-362-4158

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WILKES-BARRE

Centrally located, this triplex is fully occupied and has 2 bedrooms in each unit. Nicely maintained with one long term tenant on 3rd floor and off street parking. An annual income of $17,520 makes it an attractive buy. $79,000 MLS 11-825 Ann Marie Chopick 570-288-6654

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EDWARDSVILLE

89-91 Hillside Ave. Out of the flood plain this double has potential. Newer roof and some windows have been replaced. Property includes a large extra lot. Square ft. approximate. MLS 11-3463 $67,000 Roger Nenni EXT. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

366 Pierce St. Commercial building for sale.Highly desirable corner location with parking for approximately 25 vehicles. Would be attractive for any retail or commercial operation. MLS 11-2763 $300,000 Jay A. Crossin Extension 23 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 $109,900 Call Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

33 Market St. Commercial/residential property featuring Ranch home with 3 bedrooms, newly remodeled bathroom, in good condition. Commercial opportunity for office in attached building. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3450 Reduced $159,000 Call Tom 570-262-7716

FORTY FORT NANTICOKE

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

HUGHESTOWN

165 Searle St. Double block home, great investment propPerty or live in one side and rent the other. Two 3 bedroom, 6 room 1/2 doubles . Great walk up attic on both sides. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3915 $49,900

S O L D

PITTSTON

Former upholestry shop. 1st floor in need of a lot of TLC. 2nd floor apartment in good condition & rented with no lease. Storage area. Off street parking available.

Township Blvd.

MAKE AN OFFER! Ideal location between WilkesBarre & Scranton. Ample parking with room for additional spaces. Perfect for medical or professional offices. Contact agent to show. Asking $945,000 Contact Judy Rice 570-714-9230 MLS# 10-1110

WEST WYOMING 331 Holden St 10-847

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

NANTICOKE

423 E. Church St. Great 2 family in move in condition on both sides, Separate utilities, 6 rooms each. 3 car detached garage in super neighborhood. Walking distance to college. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-1608 $123,000 Call Tom 570-262-7716

P E N D I N G

Many possibilities for this building. 40 + parking spaces, 5 offices, 3 baths and warehouse. $425,000 Maria Huggler Classic Properties 570-587-7000

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WEST WYOMING

LAFLIN Lot#9 Pinewood Dr

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME one of the last

on available lots in desirable Laflin. Convenient location near highways, airport, casino & shopping. DIRECTIONS Rt 315 to laflin Rd; make left off Laflin Rd onto Pinewood Dr. Lot is on corner of Pinewood Dr. and Hickorywood Dr. MLS 11-3411 $34,900 atlas realtyinc.com Call Keri Best 570-885-5082

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

MOUNTAIN TOP

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

PRICE REDUCED!

$65,000 Contact Judy Rice 714-9230 MLS# 11-572

WYOMING PRICE REDUCED!

285 Wyoming Ave. First floor currently used as a shop, could be offices, etc. Prime location, corner lot, full basement. 2nd floor is 3 bedroom apartment plus 3 car garage and parking for 6 cars. For more information and photos go to www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #10-4339 $169,900 Call Charlie VM 101

LAFLIN

EDWARDSVILLE

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

WYOMING

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EDWARDSVILLE

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

PITTSTON

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

912 Lots & Acreage

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WYOMING

WILKES-BARRE

NEW LISTING! 86 HICKORY ST., Cozy 2-unit apartment with parking for 3 vehicles, nice enclosed rear yard, rear shed, washer, dryer, refrigerators included. Can be converted back to single family dwelling. MLS#11-4047 $49,900 Louise Laine 570-283-9100 x20

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912 Lots & Acreage

BACK MOUNTAIN

3.37 acre wooded lot. Public sewer. Underground utilities. Close to 309. Asking $59,900 Call 570-885-1119 DALLAS

SHAVERTOWN LAND Harford Ave.

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

WYOMING COUNTY

14+ acres, Rt. 29 Noxen, bordering StateGame Lands. Great for hunting or private home site. Low taxes. $105,000. Please call 570-690-5951

915 Manufactured Homes

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

WILKES-BARRE

Stately brick building in Historic district. Wonderful 1st block S Franklin. Formerly Lane's. 5700sq ft + full basement for storage. Great professional space. Well maintained. Private parking & garden. MLS#11-345 $495,000 570-696-3801 Call Margy 570-696-0891

New Goss Manor lots. Prices ranging from $59,900 to $69,900. Public water, sewer, gas & electric available. Call Kevin Smith 570-696-1195 or 570-696-5420

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Area School District. 6 lots remain, starting at $38,000. Private setting. Underground utilities. 570-947-4819

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Apartments/ Furnished

WEST PITTSTON

Attractive 1 room furnished efficiency. Cherry kitchen cabinets, granite bath, built-ins, washer/ dryer. Security & references. Non smokers, no pets. $625. Includes heat & water. 570-655-4311

WILKES-BARRE

2 apartments. 3 bedroom, 1 bath. appliances incl. W/d in both. $650/mo plus utilities. Security deposit of $650. Call (717) 713-3902 before 9:00 p.m. to set an appointment or email: tarinhoupt @hotmail.com

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ASHLEY TWO APARTMENTS Brand new 2 bedroom, washer/dryer hookup, $550 month + utilities 4 bedroom, full basement, washer / dryer hookup, $500 month +. 570-868-6020

ASHLEY

We Care about the place you call home, & we want you to care about it too!! 2 & 3 bedrooms, reserved parking. Short block to bus stop. $675 & 725 rent includes heat/water/sewer & trash. Application, references, background check, smoke free, pet free, lease + security. Call Terry 570-824-1022

BACK MOUNTAIN

Cozy 1 bedroom. Heat & Appliances. $550/ month. 570-574-2588

DALLAS

$600/mos + utilities. A 1 bedroom Studio, near Misericordia University. Security due at signing of lease. Private driveway. Call Bill Call (570) 690-2170

DALLAS 2396 Lower Demunds Road 2nd floor. 2 bedroom+ spare room, large living room and kitchen. Laundry room, upper back deck with yard. Off street parking. Tenant pays utilities and garbage. First, last, security. $550/mo 570-956-7571

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PITTSTON TWP. Attractive weekly & monthly rates for single & double rooms and suites. Water, heat, cable & maid service included. AMERICA’S BEST VALUE INN Call 570-655-1234

PLAINS

Out of flood area. 100x125ft. All utilities in place. Building moratorium does not apply to this lot. $45,000 reduced to $42,000 Call 570-655-0530

1 bedroom, refrigerator, stove and washer provided, no pets, $375./per month, Call (570) 239-6586

HARDING

Furnished 1 bedroom, luxury apartment. EVERYTHING INCLUDED. Heat, hot water, A/C, electric, phone, cable. Private, no smoking, no pets. 570-954-0869

Mt. Zion Road One acre lot just before Oberdorfer Road. Great place to build your dream home MLS 11-3521 $29,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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DALLAS

Large 3 bedroom 2nd floor. No pets. Off street parking. Call Joe 570-881-2517 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

DUMORE bedroom

Two 1 bathroom apartment on Apple St. $600/month + utilities. Available 1/15. (570) 815-5334

EXETER

2 bedroom, modern kitchen and bath, Includes OSP stove, fridge, heat, water, sewer. No Pets. $650. 570-693-1294

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FALLS

1 bedroom, bath. Basement apt. Private entrance, offstreet parking. Utilities & appliances included. No smoking or pets $500/mo + security 570-388-6603

FORTY FORTA 1&2B EDROOM

PTS

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

FORTY FORT

1 bedroom, excellent location, newly remodeled. Sunken living room. Oak floors kitchen and bath and w/w. Incl. fridge, stove, dishwasher. Coinop laundry in building. Off street parking. $750 includes all utilities. No smoking 570-779-4609 or 570-407-3991

HANOVER TWP. 1 bedroom, 1 bath-

room, all appliances provided, off-street parking, no pets, no smoking. Heat, sewer, hot water included, $550 per month + 1st & last month & $400 security de-posit. Call: 570-852-0252 after 8:00 a.m.

HANOVER TWP. Beautiful 2 bed-

room, 2nd floor apartment with modern kitchen, refinished hardwood floors throughout, gas heat, $550/ month + security. All utilities by tenant. Call Lynda 570-262-1196

HANOVER TWP.

Lyndwood Ave. 3 bedrooms, 1st floor, in nice neighborhood. Dishwasher, washer/dryer hook up. Parking, porch storage. $600/per month + utilities & security deposit. Call 904-382-4509

HANOVER TWP. TOWNHOUSE

2 bedrooms, refrigerator, stove & dishwasher, European tile kitchen & bath. Parking, A/C, cathedral ceilings, fireplace, deck. $725/month. Call 570-650-0278

HANOVER TWP.

Newly remodeled large 2nd floor 1 bedroom apartment with hardwood floors. $750/month + utilities. Call John Thomas 570-287-1196 or 570-714-6124

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HARVEYS LAKE 1 bedroom, LAKE

FRONT apartments. Wall to wall, appliances, lake rights, off street parking. No Pets. Lease, security & references. 570-639-5920

HUDSON

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

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KINGSTON Wyoming Avenue

2nd floor, 1 bedroom, appliances, laundry room. $490 + electric. Security & references. 570-696-1600

LUZERNE 41 Mill Street.

Convenient to Cross Valley, large 2 bedroom, 2nd floor, large living room with ceiling fan, large bath with shower, utility room with washer & dryer, large closets professionally organized, off street parking, no smoking $595 + utilities. 570-288-3438

LUZERNE Efficiency. 2 rooms Apartments Available KINGSTON, 1 & 2 bedroom units PLAINS, large 2 bedroom with bonus room PLAINS, efficiency 1 bedroom WILKES-BARRE, 1/2 double with 4 bedrooms WILKES-BARRE, 2 bedroom duplex building All Include: Appliances, Carpeting, Maintenance. Lease, Credit Check & References Required.

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KINGSTON

1 bedroom, 2nd floor, living room & modern eat in kitchen. Electric heat. $400 + security. All utilities by tenant. Ready now. Call Lynda (570) 262-1196

KINGSTON

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

KINGSTON 131 S. Maple Ave.

3 room apartment 2nd floor. Heat & hot water included. Coin Laundry. Off street parking. No pets/smoking. $600 570-288-5600 or 570-479-0486

KINGSTON

1st floor, 2 bedrooms, private parking, quiet neighborhood, near colleges. $600/month + utilities, 1 month rent & security. AVAILABLE NOW! 570-656-7125 KINGSTON 595 MARKET ST

BRAND NEW

2 bedroom apartment. $650 + utilities. No pets / No smoking. Off street parking, air, new appliances & microwave, laundry. Security, references & Background check required. 570-288-4508

KINGSTON

Attractive / quiet neighborhood near Kingston Pool. Charming 2 bedrooms + sunroom, oak kitchen, dishwasher, fridge, disposal, washer/ dryer, a/c, basement, garage. Water & Sewer included. No pets. $575 + gas/electric, security, references & lease. 570-466-8041

KINGSTON

PECKS COURT New Construction. 2 bedroom luxury apartment. Appliances, heat, sewer & garbage included. $800/month. Call 570-441-4101

KINGSTON Recently renovat-

ed 2 bedroom. Living room & dining room. Convenient off street parking. All new appliances. Water & sewer included. $570 + utilities, security & references. No pets. Call 570-239-7770 KINGSTON

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KINGSTON

Spacious 2nd floor, 2 bedroom. 1 bath. Newly remodeled building, Living room, Dining room, eat-in Kitchen, private front balcony, off street parking, all appliances, including washer/dryer. Available 1/1/12. $650 + utilities. No pets, no smoking. 570-814-3281

plus bath. Some utilities included. $415/month Lease & security. Call after 6 p.m. 570-220-6533

MOUNTAIN TOP

1 Bedroom apartments for elderly, disabled. Rents based on 30% of ADJ gross income. Handicap Accessible. Equal Housing Opportunity. TTY711 or 570-474-5010 This institution is an equal opportunity provider & employer.

MOUNTAIN TOP

3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment. Off street parking. Big yard. Nice neighborhood. Crestwood school district. $1,000 + utilities, security & lease. Call 570-678-7801

MOUNTAIN TOP Centrally located 1

bedroom, washer/dryer hookup in basement, off-street parking, no pets, yard. $500/month, + security deposit. Tenant pays electric & water. 570-474-0388

MOUNTAINTOP 1 bedroom, 1 bath,

all appliances provided, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets. $700/month, utilities included. Security deposit and lease. 570-678-7801

NANTICOKE

2 bedroom, 1st floor. Large eat in kitchen, fridge, electric stove, large living room, w/w carpeting, master bedroom with custom built in furniture. Ample closet space. Front/back porches, off street parking, laundry room available. No dogs, smoking, water, sewer, garbage paid. $525/mo + gas, electric, security, lease, credit, background check. (570) 696-3596

NANTICOKE

2nd Floor apartment for a tenant who wants the best. Bedroom, living room, kitchen & bath. Brand new. Washer/dryer hookup, air conditioned. No smoking or pets. 2 year lease, all utilities by tenant. Sewer & garbage included. Security, first & last month’s rent required. $440.00 570-735-5064 NANTICOKE

3 BEDROOM 1/2 DOUBLE

Washer/dryer hookup. Off street parking: Garage & yard $640.+ utilities. Now accepting section 8. 570-237-5823 for appointment

NANTICOKE 347 Hanover St.

Large 1 bedroom, 1st floor, wall to wall carpet, eat-in kitchen with appliances, washer & dryer hookup, porch & shared yard. Sewer & garbage included. $395/mo + utilities & security. New energy efficient gas furnace. Pet Friendly. Call 570-814-1356

NANTICOKE Nice clean 1

bedroom. Heat, hot water, garbage fee included. Stove, fridge, air-conditioning, washer/dryer availability. Security. $525 per month Call (570) 736-3125

NANTICOKE

Very clean, nice, 2 bedroom. Water, sewer, stove, fridge, Garbage collection fee included. W/d availability. Large rooms. Security, $535/mo. 570-736-3125

PITTSTON

1 bedroom, includes, fridge, stove, heat, garbage stickers. Off street parking avail. $400/month plus security 570-388-2271

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PITTSTON 2nd floor,

1 bedroom, 1 bath, with office. Not in flood zone! Garbage, sewer & appliances included. Pets negotiable. $505/month, + security & lease. 570-574-8179 PITTSTON AVAILABLE DEC. 1 2 bedroom, modern and clean. Includes stove and fridge. W/d hookup. Landlord pays sewer and garbage, tenant pays heat, water & electric. NO PETS Lease & security required. $550/mo 570-829-1578 PLAINS 1st floor. Modern 2 bedroom. Kitchen with appliances. All new carpet. Convenient location. No smoking. No pets. $550 + utilities. 570-714-9234

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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

Call TODAY For AVAILABILITY!! www.mayflower crossing.com Certain Restrictions Apply*

PLAINS Large 2 bedroom,

eat-in kitchen, off street parking for 4 cars, small pets ok, large fenced in yard. $600/month includes water & sewer. Security required. Call Tom at 570-574-6261

SHAVERTOWN One or 2 bedroom

apartment for rent. Heat included. Laundry facilities, Off-street parking, No Pets. Call 570-675-3904

SWOYERSVILLE

2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, carpeting, all appliances, washer/dryer, off-street parking, no pets. Water & hot water included. Gas heat paid by tenant. $475/month + security & lease. Call 570-675-7836

SWOYERSVILLE

Modern 1 bedroom, 1st floor. Quiet area. All appliances included, coin-op laundry. Off street parking. No pets. $430. Water/sewer included. Security & references. Call 570-239-7770

SWOYERSVILLE

Roomy 1 bedroom. Extra large walk in closet. Equipped with range, refrigerator, washer & dryer. New tile bath. Security, references & lease. No pets. $575/month. Utilities by tenant. 570-287-5775 570-332-1048

W. WYOMING

2nd floor. 2 bedroom. Appliances. Enclosed porch. 2 car garage. $600/ month + security and utilities. No pets. No smoking. Call (570) 333-4363

WEST PITTSTON

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

WEST PITTSTON

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Clean 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Washer/ dryer hookup. Water & sewer included. $550/mo. + utilities, security & references. Call (570) 947-8073

WEST PITTSTON Newly remodeled

1st Floor, 2 bedroom, stove refrigerator, & dishwasher, washer/ dryer hook up, wall to wall carpeting. Off Street Parking. $600/month + utilities, security & references. No Smoking. No Pets. 570-574-1143 WEST PITTSTON

Spacious 2nd floor, 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment. Large eat-in kitchen. Off street parking. Utilities included except electricity. NO pets. $750/month. Call Judy Rice 570-714-9230

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

Apartments/ Unfurnished

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

Mayflower Section 1 bedroom apartment available. Nice Area. Duplex (1 unit ready now). Heat and hot water. Rent with option to buy. No pets. Call 570-823-7587

WILKES-BARRE

PLAINS bedroom,

2 heat, hot water, water & sewer included. $625/month. Call (570) 905-0186

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WILKES-BARRE

Meyers Court. 3 bedroom end unit townhouse. $690 + utilities. For more info visit: DreamRentals.net or call 570-288-3375

WILKES-BARRE 151 W. River St.

2 bedroom. Includes heat, hot and cold running water. Off street parking. Security required. Background check. $545 For appointment call: 570-814-3138

135 Westminster St., 2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, living room. Laundry hookup. Recently renovated. Pet friendly. Section 8 Welcome. $495 + utilities. Call 570-814-9700

NEAR WILKES 1st floor. 2 bedrooms, carpet. Appliances included. Sewer & trash paid. Tenant pays gas, water & electric. Pet friendly. Security deposit & 1st months rent required. $600. 570-969-9268

WILKES-BARRE 3 bedrooms, 1 bath,

refrigerator, stove & dishwasher, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, pets ok with fee, $650/ month, plus security and utilities. Call 570-650-1575

WILKES-BARRE

83 W. Chestnut St Freshly painted 3 bedroom. Clean and neat. Pets OK. $500 + first, security, utilities & references. 570-223-6252

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WILKES-BARRE

9 Sycamore St. (off W. Chestnut near General Hospital) Clean 1st floor, 1 bedroom, bath. Appliances with range, fridge, microwave, includes water and sewage. Section 8 welcome. No smoking or pets. Security $475 + utilities. 570-829-1253 570-817-5345 (c)

WILKES-BARRE For lease, available December 5th. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath room, refrigerator and stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, no pets, $400/per month, plus utilities, $200/security deposit. Call (570) 688-4925

WILKES-BARRE

“GENERAL HOSPITAL” VICINITY

Super Clean, remodeled compact 3 rooms, laundry, appliances, off street parking 1 car. $470 + utilities. EMPLOYMENT, CREDIT, LEASE REQUIRED. NO PETS/SMOKING. Managed Building!

AMERICA REALTY 288-1422 WILKES-BARRE HEIGHTS

57 Carbon Lane 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Wall to wall carpet. eat in kitchen with appliances, off street parking, rear porch. $395 + utilities & security. 570-814-1356 WILKES-BARRE

LAFAYETTE GARDENS

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

WILKES-BARRE NORTH

WILKES-BARRE NORTH 723 N. Main St.

1st floor, Very large 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath, eat-in kitchen with appliances, $420 + security, no pets. Water included. Tenant pays gas & electric. Call 570-814-1356

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS 1 & 2 bedroom

apartments. Starting at $440 and up. References required. Section 8 ok. 570-332-5723

WILKES-BARRE

Spacious 3 bedroom. Newly renovated, freshly painted, nice neighborhood. Appliances. New washer/dryer and new floor covering. $700 plus utilities, references, credit and background check. Smoke Free. Call 570-881-0320

WILKES-BARRE

Spacious, newly renovated 2 bedroom. Nice neighborhood. Freshly painted. With appliances & new washer / dryer. New floor coverings. $650 + utilities, references, credit and background check. Smoke Free. 570-881-0320

WILKES-BARRE

Three room, one bedroom, all freshly painted with new flooring throughout. Includes stove, washer & dryer in laundry area and off street parking in private, well-lit lot. Water and sewer included, electricity by tenant. $460/ month. Security, application, references and lease required. No smokers, No pets. Call 570-814-9574

WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom water included 2 bedroom water included 1 bedroom efficiency water included 2 bedroom single family 3 bedroom single family HANOVER 4 bedroom large affordable 2 bedroom NANTICOKE 2 bedroom large, water included PITTSTON Large 1 bedroom water included PLAINS 1 bedroom water included KINGSTON 3 Bedroom Half Double KINGSTON 2 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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WYOMING BLANDINA

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

WYOMING Updated 1 bedroom.

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

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Commercial Properties

Center City WB

FREE HIGH SPEED INTERNET! Why pay extra for

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

2 BEDROOM AVAILABLE NOW!! Recently renovated, spacious, wood floors, all kitchen appliances included, parking available. $500 + utilities Call Agnes 347-495-4566

Commercial Properties

RETAIL/OFFICE 2,000 sq building for

rent on busy Rt. 309 in Mountain Top, across from Subway. Lots of parking, great visibility, Available immediately. $2,000/month + utilities. 570-430-0852

315 PLAZA

750 & 1750 square feet and NEW SPACE 3,500 square feet OFFICE/RETAIL 570-829-1206

WAREHOUSE/LIGHT MANUFACTURING OFFICE SPACE PITTSTON Main St.

12,000 sq. ft. building in downtown location. Warehouse with light manufacturing. Building with some office space. Entire building for lease or will sub-divide. MLS #10-1074 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

WILKES-BARRE

Great Business Opportunity 1,500 square feet, available immediately. High traffic area, excellent street visibility on the Sans Souci Hwy. Call 570-760-5215

WYOMING

Rte. 315 1,200 - 2,000 SF Office / Retail Call 570-829-1206

72’ x 200’ VACANT COMMERCIAL LOT 233 Wyoming Ave, Rt. 11 (1.25 miles from proposed Walmart) For Sale or lease. $96,000. 570-388-6669

FORTY FORT

Elegant Space Available

DOLPHIN PLAZA

Free standing building. Would be great for any commercial use. 1900 sq. ft. on the ground floor with an additional 800 sq. ft in finished lower level. Excellent location, only 1 block from North Cross Valley Expressway and one block from Wyoming Ave (route 11) Take advantage of this prime location for just $850 per month! 570-262-1131

HANOVER TWP Parkway Plaza

Sans Souci Parkway Commercial Space For Lease 1,200 sq. ft. starting at $700/ month. Off street parking. Central heat & air. Call 570-991-0706

OFFICE OR STORE NANTICOKE

1280 sq ft. 3 phase power, central air conditioning. Handicap accessible rest room. All utilities by tenant. Garbage included. $900 per month for a 5 year lease. 570-735-5064.

OFFICE SPACE

MAIN ST., LUZERNE 2nd floor, approx. 2,300 SF, Private restroom & breakroom, off street parking. 570-288-1004

OFFICE SPACE PLAINS

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

OFFICE SPACE HANOVER TWP.

End unit. Former beauty salon would also be suitable for retail store. High traffic area. $800 per month. (11-4214) Call John Thomas 570-287-1196 or 570-714-6124

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP

PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

WILKES-BARRE/NORTH

944

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

FORTY FORT 1188 Wyoming Ave

Built in 1879 this prestigious 2,800 square foot space features high ceilings, ten-foot doorways, three large distinctive chandeliers, hardwood floors and three fireplaces. Other features: french doors, large well lit parking lot, handicap accessibility. Signage positioned on 179 ft frontage. Over 15,000 vehicles pass daily. 570-706-5308

950

Half Doubles

EDWARDSVILLE NICE NEIGHBORHOOD

564 Garfield St. For lease, available 12/1/11, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath room, refrigerator & stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, no pets, fenced yard on corner lot. $575./per month, plus utilities, $575./security deposit. Call (570) 542-4904 before 7:00 p.m. to set an appointment or email obuhosky@epix.net.

FORTY FORT

1/2 double. 3 bedrooms. Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher. Washer /dryer hookup. Newly painted. Off street parking. $675 + utilities. 570-814-0843 570-696-3090

GLEN LYON

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

950

Half Doubles

LARKSVILLE

2.5 bedroom, freshly painted, stove, off street parking, washer/dryer hookup, dry basement. $525/month, + utilities & security. (570) 239-5760

LARKSVILLE

231 Nesbitt Street 3 bedrooms with stove & refrigerator, washer/dryer hook up, nice yard, off street parking. No pets. $525/ month + security. (570) 779-5910

MOCANAQUA

3 bedroom, modern kitchen & bath, large yard and deck, off-street parking, water and sewer paid. $600/month, + security & lease. Call 570-542-4411

PLAINS

3 bedroom, fresh paint, new hardwood/tile/carpet, gas heat, new bath. Includes stove and fridge. $695/month plus utilities, security deposit and references Call Scott 570-714-2431 Ext. 137

KINGSTON

3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, new wall to wall carpeting, freshly painted, partial A/C, gas heat, large fenced in yard, walking distance to Kingston Corners. All appliances, off-street parking, no pets. $725/month, plus utilities, & 2 months security. Application & references. Call 570-639-4907

KINGSTON

Sprague Ave. Charming, Spacious 6 room, 2 bedroom duplex, includes 2nd and 3rd floor. Convenient to Wyoming Ave. Washer/dryer hook-up, basement storage, $550 / month + utilities, security & lease. NO PETS.570-793-6294

DURYEA

Blueberry Hill Large 3 bedroom ranch with oversized garage. Large lot with pool. No Realtors. For more details. Available for lease or purchase for $339,000. Call 570-406-1128

KINGSTON

3 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator, stove & dishwasher provided, washer/dryer on premises, front and rear porches, full basement and attic. Off-street parking, no pets, totally remodeled. $1,000/ month, plus utilities, security & lease. Call 570-824-7598 KINGSTON Completely remodeled Large 2 story, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, single family home including refrigerator, stove, diswasher & disposal. Gas heat, nice yard, good neighborhood,. Off street parking. Shed. No pets. $995. month. 570-479-6722 KINGSTON

WEST PITTSTON

4 bedroom, off street parking, yard, garage, totally remodeled. $850/month plus security 570-299-7103

WEST PITTSTON M F

REE! 2 bedroom. Off street parking. No smoking. $600 +utilities, security & last month. 570-885-4206 AINTENANCE

WILKES-BARRE

176 Charles St TOWNHOUSE STYLE, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, Not Section 8 approved. $550/ month + utilities. References & security required. Available now! 570-301-2785

WILKES-BARRE

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer hookup, $450/month,plus utilities. Call 570-313-7701

WILKES-BARRE

3 bedrooms, newly remodeled bath, large eat in kitchen, washer/dryer hookup, fenced in yard. $750/per month, plus utilities, security deposit & lease.

570-820-7049

WILKES-BARRE

32 Riverside Drive Luxurious 1/2 double in landmark mansion. 5 bedrooms. Living room with fire place. Dining room. Kitchen with appliances. Large basement. 2.5 baths. Central Air. $975/month. Security & references required. Water and sewer included. Available now. 570-905-7334 570-825-0000 WYOMING 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, gas heat, new carpeting, range & laundry hook ups. Credit check required. $675/month + utilities & security. Call Florence 570-715-7737

Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307 953 Houses for Rent

BACK MOUNTAIN

Private, 3 bedroom ranch, patio, porch, appliances, work shop. $830 + utilities & security. Call 570-522-0084 DALLAS

Single family, two bedroom. $675 per month, plus utilities & snow removal. First floor is handicap accessible. No pets; No Smoking. Washer / Dryer on premises. Fenced yard. On Street Parking. One year lease, 1st & last month's rent, & security. Credit & Background check. Darcy J Gollhardt 570-262-0226 or Paul Donahue 570-510-1399. CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-718-4959 ext 1352

LAKE SILKWORTH

2 bedroom, 1.5 bath single home. Lake view with dock & lake rights. Remodeled with hardwood & tile floors. Lake Lehman Schools. No pets No Smoking. $725 + utilities, security & lease. Call 570-696-3289

MOUNTAIN TOP AREA

NEAR LILY LAKE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, Farm house. Modern kitchen, hardwood floors. $950/month + security & 1 year lease Call 570-379-2258

MOUNTAIN TOP

Rent to Own - Lease Option Purchase 5 bedroom 2 bath 3 story older home. Completely remodeled in + out! $1500 month with $500 month applied toward purchase. $245K up to 5 yrs. tj2isok@gmail.com

NANTICOKE

2 bedroom Ranch, double lot, off street parking, fridge & stove included. Trash & sewer included. $550/month + security. No pets. 570-735-2207 muenchclifford@ yahoo.com

NANTICOKE

Desirable Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms 2 Free Months With A 2 Year Lease $795 + electric

SQUARE FOOT RE MANAGEMENT 866-873-0478

SHAVERTOWN

HANOVER TWP.

Completely remodeled 2 bedroom, 1 bath, wall to wall carpet. Stove, washer/dryer hook up. Off street parking. $750/month + first, last & security. Includes water, sewer & trash. No pets. No smoking. References & credit check. 570-824-3223 269-519-2634 Leave Message

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GREENBRIAR Well maintained ranch style condo features living room with cathedral ceiling, oak kitchen, dining room with vaulted ceiling, 2 bedrooms and 2 3/4 baths, master bedroom with walk in closet. HOA fees included. $1,200 per month + utilities. MLS#11-4063. Call Kevin Smith 570-696-5422

SMITH HOURIGAN 570-696-1195

962

Rooms

2 bedroom, private setting with pond. 1.5 baths. Large kitchen with appliances, dishwasher & microwave included. Plenty of closet & storage. Washer/dryer hook up. Private drive. $1,200/month + utilities. Security deposit required. Call (570) 760-2362

SWOYERSVILLE

Rent to Own

Nice 3 bedroom ranch. Modern kitchen & bath, new flooring, finished basement, fenced yard, shed, off street parking & more. Pets OK! Small down payment. $975. Call 570-956-2385

962

Rooms

Bear Creek Township Rooms starting at Daily $39.99 + tax Weekly $179.99 + tax WiFi HBO Available Upon Request: Microwave & Refrigerator

(570) 823-8027

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1024

Building & Remodeling

1st. Quality Construction Co.

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

Senior Citizens Discount! State Lic. # PA057320

570-299-7241 570-606-8438

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Building & Remodeling

Shedlarski Construction H I OME MPROVEMENT SPECIALIST

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

ALL OLDER HOMES SPECIALIST 825-4268. Remodel / Repair Masonry, stucco, & concrete

Call the Building Industry Association of NEPA to find a qualified member for your next project. call 287-3331 or go to

www.bianepa.com

NICHOLS CONSTRUCTION

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

ROOFING, SIDING, DECKS, WINDOWS

For All of Your Remodeling Needs. Will Beat Any Price 25 Yrs. Experience References. Insured Free Estimates 570-899-4713

STORM OR FLOOD DAMAGE?? HUGHES Construction

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

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

1039

Chimney Service

CAVUTO CHIMNEY SERVICE

& Gutter Cleaning Free Estimates Insured 570-709-2479

1039

Chimney Service

CHIMNEY REPAIRS Parging. Stucco.

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

1057Construction & Building

PRICE CONSTRUCTION

Full Service General Contractor BASEMENT > ROOFING > KITCHENS > REMODELING > BATHROOMS

LJPconstructioninc.com 570-840-3349

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Dry Wall

DAUGHERTY’S DRYWALL INC.

Remodeling, New Construction, Water & Flood Repairs

570-579-3755 PA043609

Looking for more business? Find it with a Classified ad! 570-829-7130

MIKE SCIBEK DRYWALL Hanging & finishing, design ceilings and painting. Free estimates. Licensed & Insured. 328-1230

1078

Dry Wall

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

(570) 675-3378 1084

Electrical

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC

Licensed, Insured, No job too small.

570-829-4077

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

1093

Excavating

MODULAR HOMES/EXCAVATING

570-332-0077 Custom excavating, foundations, land clearing, driveways, storm drainage, etc.

1129 Gutter Repair & Cleaning Professional Window & Gutter Cleaning Gutters, carpet, pressure washing. Residential/commercial. Ins./bonded. Free est. 570-283-9840

1132

Handyman Services

DOPainting, IT ALL HANDYMAN drywall,

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

1132

Handyman Services

Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, Painting Attic & Basement Cleanup. Call Rick 570-287-0919

FLOOD VICTIMS CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION FOR

CALL

LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR Plumbing, heating electrical, painting, roofs, siding, rough & finished carpentry. Call anytime. 570-852-9281

Mark’s Handyman Service

Give us a call

We do it all! Licensed & Insured

570-578-8599

RUSSELL’S

Property & Lawn Maintenance LICENSED & INSURED Carpentry, painting & general home repairs. Now save for Spring Lawncare! 570-406-3339

1135

Hauling & Trucking

AA CLEANING

A1 Always hauling, cleaning attics, cellar, garage, one piece or whole Estate, also available 10 & 20 yard dumpsters.655-0695 592-1813or287-8302

1135

Hauling & Trucking

AAA CLEANING A1 GENERAL HAULING Cleaning attics, cellars, garages. Demolitions, Roofing & Tree Removal. Free Est. 779-0918 or 542-5821; 814-8299 A.S.A.P Hauling Estate Cleanouts, Attics, Cellars, Garages, we’re cheaper than dumpsters!. Free Estimates, Same Day! 570-822-4582 AAA Bob & Ray’s Hauling: Friendly & Courteous. We take anything & everything. Attic to basement. Garage, yard, free estimates. Call 570-655-7458 or 570-905-4820

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

ALL KINDS OF HAULING & JUNK REMOVAL

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

1135

Hauling & Trucking

CASTAWAY HAULING JUNK REMOVAL

823-3788 / 817-0395 1156

Insurance

NEPA LONG TERM CARE AGENCY Long Term Care Insurance sales. Reputable Companies. 570-580-0797 Free Consult www.nepa longtermcare .com

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1162 Landscaping/ Garden BRUSH UP TO 4’ HIGH, MOWING, EDGING, MULCHING, TRIMMING SHRUBS, HEDGES, TREES, LAWN CARE, LEAF REMOVAL, FALL CLEAN UP. FULLY INSURED. FREE ESTIMATES 829-3261

1189 Miscellaneous Service

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: Junk Cars & Trucks Highest Prices Paid!!

FREE PICKUP

288-8995 1195

Movers

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

1204

Painting & Wallpaper

JASON SIMMS PAINTING Interior/Exterior

Free Estimates 21 Yrs. Experience Insured (570) 947-2777

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

M. PARALIS PAINTING

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

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Plumbing

BERNIE THE PLUMBER

& HOME BUILDER “SAME DAY SERVICE” Why Pay more? Interior & exterior. We do hardwood floors, furnaces, water heaters - all your home remodeling needs. Pay when you’re pleased. All work guaranteed. Free Estimates. 570-899-3123

1228

Plumbing & Heating

NEED FLOOD REPAIRS? Boilers, Furnaces,

Air. 0% Interest 6 months. 570-736-HVAC (4822)

1252

Roofing & Siding

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

Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! J.R.V. ROOFING

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

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Snow Removal

SNOW

PLOWING Commercial

Industrial Residential DRIVEWAYS SIDEWALKS

SALTING

VITO & GINO’S 570-574-1275 PLOWING SHOVELING BLOWING SALTING CINDERING CONTRACT PLOWING. EMERGENCY SAME DAY SNOW REMOVAL. 570-823-6000

Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified! 1327 Waterproofing

BASEMENT WATERPROOFING

Foundation Repairs

Free Estimates

CALL GRI 570-466-4695

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WEST PITTSTON SINGLE HOME FOR RENT 622 Foundry St.

For lease, available immediately, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath room, refrigerator and stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, no pets, Modern single family home in nice neighborhood. Serious inquiries only., $725.00/per month, plus utilities, $725.00/ security deposit. Call 570-239-4102

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