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IRAQ WAR ENDS: The final withdrawal was the starkest of contrasts to the start of the war, which began before dawn on March 20, 2003

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North Korean leader had dominated world fears with nuclear threats. By JEAN H. LEE Associated Press

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The last vehicles in a convoy of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division cross the border from Iraq into Kuwait, Sunday. The brigade’s special troops battalion are the last American soldiers to leave Iraq.

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the senior center were a few of the programs the Swoyersville resident rattled off as being a big help to her. “They even bring in attorneys to help with anything you want to change in your will. I think that’s wonderful,” she said. Still, “it’s a hard life, keeping up with the cost of living. That’s why this place is so great.”

WASHINGTON – Don’t be surprised to see U.S. Rep. Tim Holden coming down the street in Wilkes-Barre over the holidays, and expect the Democrat from St. Clair to be shaking a lot of hands in the process. Holden Who’s Tim Holden? If the congressional line drawing by Pennsylvania Republicans holds, the 10-term Democrat from the 17th District is the Wilkes-Barre and Scranton area’s new representative in the U.S. House. Holden said in an interview last week that the new lines are an “incumbent protection plan” offered up by the GOP to protect lawmakers such as Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton.

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Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, attend a casing of the colors ceremony by handwritten names of soldiers at Camp Adder, near Nasiriyah, Iraq.

Census: Local senior numbers highest per capita in Pa. Learn more about services and programs offered by the Area Agency on Aging at www.aginglw.org or by calling 1-800252-1512.

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Health insurance and transportation are among the biggest concerns of some local senior citizens in a county where their numbers are the highest per capita in the state. According to the American Community Survey 2010 five-year estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, people age 65 and

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lot. But the Devils from Albany most definitely do not. The Devils hated the Penguins! For the whole Penguins season! Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be their helmets weren’t screwed on just right. It could be, perhaps, they got clocked in a fight. But whatever the most likely cause of all, the teams play tonight at 7 at the arena near the mall.

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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press

AT THE IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER — Outside it was pitch dark. The six American soldiers couldn’t see much of the desert landscape streaming by outside the small windows of their armored vehicle. They were hushed and exhausted from an all-night drive — part of the last convoy of U.S. troops to leave Iraq during the final moment of a nearly nine-year war. As dawn broke Sunday, a small cluster of Iraqi soldiers along the highway waved goodbye to the departing American troops. “My heart goes out to the Iraqis,” said Warrant Officer John Jewell. “The innocent always pay the bill.” When they finally crossed the sand berm that separates Iraq from Kuwait, illuminated by floodlights and crisscrossed with barbed wire, the mood inside Jewell’s vehicle was subdued. No cheers. No hugs. Mostly just relief.

SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s mercurial and enigmatic leader whose iron rule and nuclear ambitions dominated world security fears for more than Kim a decade, has died. He was 69. Kim’s death 17 years after he inherited power from his father was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. The country’s “Dear Leader” — reputed to have had a taste for cigars, cognac and gourmet cuisine — was believed to have

older make up 18 percent of Luzerne County’s population of its 320,000 residents. The national average is about 12 percent. “We have a lot of benefits,” 77year-old Betty Lee Frusciante said before enjoying a $2 lunch with her friends at the Kingston Senior Citizens Center on Friday. The PACE NET prescription assistance program, a property tax rebate and meals and services at

>> THE GRINCHES OF the world don’t need much of a reason. They’ll stand there before Christmas, hating the season. They’ll complain about ribbons and trinkets and bob. They’ll complain about shopping in that sweaty store mob. But a day there exists for them to get out and vent. Stuck in the middle, as they are, of another Advent. Wednesday, it seems, is “Humbug Day,” I’m told. To let loose the Scrooge in all of us, be we young or very old. >> STARING DOWN FROM our caves

with a sour, Grinchy frown, at the warm movie screen in our very own town. Every Who down in Whoville looking for something to do, could check out a film, if they were a curious Who. And look at the films that have just come in, an animated feature called “The Adventures of Tin Tin.” It opens this Wednesday at a theater near you and near me. It might give us something to do, besides play some Wii.

>> AS WE’RE HANGING our stockings on a cold Christmas Eve, wiping milk and cookies from our Christmassy sleeve. To TV we will turn for something to see. The Yule Log channel? Sounds like fun viewing to me. Even better, it seems, is some fine holiday fun. The story of Ralphie and his quest for a Red Ryder BB gun. “A Christmas Story” airs Saturday night at 8. It’s marathon viewing on TBS, running early till late. >> AND FINALLY, next Sunday, the day of all days.

The bestest most fun time in all sizes and ways. It will come without ribbons! It will come without tags! It might even come without packages, boxes or bags! Enjoy yourself on this fine Christmas day. Have some roast beast and watch the kids play. And most of all, have the happiest of times. Even when reading some bad Christmas rhymes.

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township people were arrested after a domestic dispute around 6:30 p.m. Saturday on HAZLETON – Hector Berbe- Main Road, police said. Mark Karpovich-Mercarena-Soto, 29, of Hazleton was dante, 19, of Main Road, and arrested Saturday on an outAmanda Reese, 19, Rutter standing warrant for failure to Street, were taken into custody appear at a hearing in Schuyland arraigned on charges of kill County on driving under simple assault and harassment. the influence charges. Police apprehended him while respon- District Judge Paul Roberts of ding to a report of vandalism in Kingston released them on the 600 block of Carson Street $5,000 bail. They have a preliminary hearing at 9:30 a.m. around 2:30 p.m. He was held in the Luzerne County Correc- Dec. 27 before District Judge Joseph Halesey of Hanover tional Facility for transfer to Township. Schuylkill County.

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had diabetes and heart disease. North Korea has been grooming Kim’s third son to take over power from his father in the impoverished nation that celebrates the ruling family with an intense cult of personality. South Korea put its military on “high alert” and President Lee Myung-bak convened a national security council meeting after the news of Kim’s death. The two Koreas remain technically in a state of war more than 50 years after the peninsula’s Cold War-era armed conflict ended in a cease-fire. In a “special broadcast” Monday, North Korea’s state media said Kim died of a heart ailment on a train due to a “great mental and physical strain” on Saturday during a “high intensity field inspection.” Kim is believed to have suffered a stroke in 2008 but he had appeared relatively vigorous in photos and video from recent trips to China and Russia and in numerous trips around the country carefully documented by state media. Kim Jong Il inherited power after his father, revered North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, died in 1994. He had been groomed for 20 years to lead the communist nation founded by his guerrilla fighter-turned-politician father and built according to the principle of “juche,” or self-reliance. In September 2010, Kim Jong Il unveiled his third son, the twenty-something Kim Jong Un, as his successor, putting him in high-ranking posts. Even with a successor, there had been some fear among North Korean observers of a behind-the-scenes power struggle or nuclear instability upon the elder Kim’s death. Few firm facts are available when it comes to North Korea, one of the most isolated countries in the world, and not much is clear about the man known as the “Dear Leader.” North Korean legend has it that Kim was born on Mount Paekdu, one of Korea’s most cherished sites, in 1942, a birth heralded in the heavens by a pair of rainbows and a brilliant new star. Soviet records, however, indicate he was born in Siberia, in 1941. Kim Il Sung, who for years fought for independence from Korea’s colonial ruler, Japan, from a base in Russia, emerged as a communist leader after returning to Korea in1945 after Ja-

pan was defeated in World War II. With the peninsula divided between the Soviet-administered north and the U.S.-administered south, Kim rose to power as North Korea’s first leader in 1948 while Syngman Rhee became South Korea’s first president. The North invaded the South in 1950, sparking a war that would last three years, kill millions of civilians and leave the peninsula divided by a Demilitarized Zone that today remains one of the world’s most heavily fortified. In the North, Kim Il Sung meshed Stalinist ideology with a cult of personality that encompassed him and his son. Their portraits hang in every building in North Korea and on the lapels of every dutiful North Korean. Kim Jong Il, a graduate of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung University, was 33 when his father anointed him his eventual successor. Even before he took over as leader, there were signs the younger Kim would maintain — and perhaps exceed — his father’s hard-line stance. South Korea has accused Kim of masterminding a 1983 bombing that killed 17 South Korean officials visiting Burma, now known as Myanmar. In 1987, the bombing of a Korean Air Flight killed all 115 people on board; a North Korean agent who confessed to planting the device said Kim ordered the downing of the plane himself. Kim Jong Il took over after his father died in 1994, eventually taking the posts of chairman of the National Defense Commission, commander of the Korean People’s Army and head of the ruling Worker’s Party while his father remained as North Korea’s “eternal president.” He faithfully carried out his father’s policy of “military first,” devoting much of the country’s scarce resources to its troops — even as his people suffered from a prolonged famine — and built the world’s fifth-largest military. Kim also sought to build up the country’s nuclear arms arsenal, which culminated in North Korea’s first nuclear test explosion, an underground blast conducted in October 2006. Another test came in 2009. Kim cut a distinctive, if oft ridiculed, figure. Short and pudgy at 5-foot-3, he wore platform shoes and sported a permed bouffant. His trademark attire of jumpsuits and sunglasses was mocked in such films as “Team America: World Police.” pseudonym Kenji Fujimoto, was

T E L L U S YO U R TO P 10 STO R I ES THE TIMES LEADER wants to know what readers think are the top 10 stories in the region this year. Go online to http://tlgets.me/topstories today through Tuesday to rank your top 10 local news stories. We’ll compile the votes, and the results will be published the weekend of New Year’s Day. The Times Leader will offer a year in review in world news, local sports news and local news and business. In addition, The Times Leader will take a look at community leaders who have died this year and examine their contributions to the region. If you have suggestions about well-known local residents who made an impact in life and died this year, send their names and details of their accomplishments to aseder@timesleader.com by Wednesday.

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Taliyah Garrett, 3, looks at a book as she gets help in learning to read by a coordinator from the Parent Child Home Program during a visit in Seattle.

Nonprofits can’t recover

Most report their income is holding steady or going down, according to a new study. By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP Associated Press

SEATTLE — As the first signs of an economic recovery make the news, many of the nation’s nonprofit organizations are digging in for another three to four years of financial distress, according to researchers who keep an eye on the charitable world. Some larger nonprofits are seeing donations start to rise again, but most report their income is holding steady at lower, post-recession levels or is still going down, according to a new study from the Nonprofit Research Collaborative. The collaborative found 59 percent of nonprofits report their donation income is flat or lower than in 2010, which was another down year for most charities. Among those that receive some government dollars — long considered a safety net for charitable organizations — more than half are reporting a decline in income for the year. Forty-one percent of nonprofits have seen their donation income go up in 2011, but most of the nation’s smaller charities with less than $3 million in total spending saw donations drop again this year.

“Nonprofits are still facing very challenging circumstances.”

Food pantries and homeless shelters across the country have reported funding crises this year because of an increase in Una Osili need coupled The Center on with a drop in Philanthropy at donations. Indiana Siena House, University a women’s shelter in Waukesha, Wis., briefly shut down this past summer because it didn’t have the money to continue operations. A fall fundraising drive brought in $60,000 and Siena House was able to reopen in December. The First Baptist Church of Danville, Ky., in November closed its small food bank that fed up to 200 families a year because of volunteer and donation shortages. The food bank depended entirely on donations for its operation and volunteers to run it and just couldn’t keep up with demand, said Tom Butler, a church volunteer. About 8 percent of the charities included in the report say they are in danger of closing for financial reasons, while among smaller charities, that figure is 20 percent. “Nonprofits are still facing very challenging circumstances,” said Una Osili, director of research at

The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, one of six organizations in the Nonprofit Research Collaborative. Few will actually go out of business, Osili said, but cutting programs and laying off staff are a real possibility. Many are using volunteers to do jobs previously completed by staff. “The good news is that nonprofits are starting to look ahead and think about ways to adjust to the new environment we’re in,” she said. Because most nonprofits spend money the year after they earn it, or budget according to a three-year average, even when the economy does pick up, the recovery for charities will take longer, she said. Osili said it could take donors as many as four years to return to pre-recession giving levels, in part because it takes a while for individuals and corporations to regain confidence in their own financial stability. Jon Fine, CEO of the United Way of King County, Wash., said the nonprofit groups his organization supports through its fundraising have had at least three down years because of the recession. In fiscal 2011, the Seattle-based United Way experienced its first up year since fiscal 2007, with donations of $119 million compared to $100 million in fiscal 2010. That’s still below the $124 million total for 2007.

No killing at box office for ‘Holmes’ “Sherlock” sequel opens on top, but numbers are off as poor movie turnout continues. By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer

LOS ANGELES — Sherlock Holmes is facing his worst enemy: declining crowds at theaters as this year’s domestic movie attendance dips to the lowest in 16 years. Robert Downey Jr.’s sequel “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” debuted on top with a $40 million weekend, off 36 percent from the first installment’s $62.3 million opening two years ago, according to studio estimates Sunday. The first movie opened over Christmas weekend, one of the busiest times for movie theaters. Distributor Warner Bros. predicts the “Holmes” sequel, which pits Downey’s detective against archrival Professor Moriarty, will make up the lost ground over the holidays. “The pattern is different,” said

Dan Fellman, the studio’s head of distribution. “What you can put in the bank those nine days before the official Christmas play time, that’s the difference between our opening with a bigger number on Christmas day and opening early this time. At the end of the holiday period, we should be in the same place.” The “Holmes” sequel opened in six overseas markets, including the detective’s native Britain, and took in $14.7 million to bring its worldwide total to $54.7 million. After two previous weekends that were Hollywood’s worst of the year, overall business was down again, about 12 percent lower than the same weekend in 2010 as Hollywood struggles to interest audiences in its big yearend releases. Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com, estimated that the number of tickets sold domestically in 2011 will come in below 1.3 billion. That would be the lowest attendance since 1995, when admissions totaled 1.26 billion. Do-

mestic attendance in modern times peaked at1.6 billion in 2002 and has been on a general decline since. “These low-attendance numbers are taking the gas out of the tank,” Dergarabedian said. “All the momentum we had kind of came to a dead stop.” The 20th Century Fox family sequel “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” did even worse than “Holmes.” “Chipwrecked” opened at No. 2 with $23.5 million, about half the business the first two “Chipmunks” movies did on their debut weekends. The studio had expected a bigger debut, but with schools shutting down for the holidays, Fox executives hope business will pick up. Tom Cruise and Paramount had good news. Their action sequel “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” got off to a healthy start at No. 3 with a $13 million weekend playing exclusively at huge-screen IMAX theaters. “Ghost Protocol” goes into general release Wednesday.

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early 20 police officers from 10 area departments responded to a N report of a fight early Saturday morning involving several hundred people at Bentley’s nightclub on state Route 309. One officer was injured and disorderly conduct charges are pending against two people, including a juvenile, said Ashley Police Chief Phil Collotty. He said the night club was cleared and shut down around 1:30 a.m. Saturday “because it got out of control.” Officers from Hanover Township, Sugar Notch, Wilkes-Barre Township, Fairview Township, Wright Township, Rice Township, Newport Township, Nanticoke and the Pennsylvania State Police responded, said Collotty.

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Proposed ban not popular with locals Agency proposes banning use of portable electronic devices while driving. By SARA POKORNY spokorny@timesleader.com

It’s merely a recommendation, but what the National Transportation Safety Board is suggesting as law is already not sitting well with some local drivers. “Are they going to tell me I can’t drive with my kids in the car, too?” Lisa Haines, 44, of Wilkes-Barre said. “It’s pretty much the same thing, right? They distract me.” The NTSB last Tuesday took the notion of driving cell phone-

Library holds caroling

A number of area residents came out on Sunday in support of the flood-damaged West Pittston Library’s annual Christmas Caroling excursion. “We’re trying to keep an old-fashioned tradition alive,” said Anne Bramblett-Barr, West Pittston Library director. “Tradition is particularly relevant, given the recent flooding. Many of our residents won’t be back in their homes this holiday.” Bramblett-Barr said the library suffered losses to building and contents totaling more than $900,000. The library is currently in a temporary storefront location in the Insalaco Shopping Center on Wyoming Ave. “We lost over half of our books – 11,500. We have our work cut out for us.” Families from throughout the area left their warm homes to go caroling through flood-ravaged neighborhoods. “We’ve been watching a lot of Christmas programs on TV and caught the holiday spirit,” said Tracy Thornton of Harding, who brought her daughter, Katelyn. “We wanted to spread a little Christmas cheer.” Library board member Amy Hetro said the organizers decided to hold the caroling event this year to show that “the library is still here despite the tremendous damage. “Even though many of our residents are struggling with their own flooding issues, they have still been generous to us with donations,” added Hetro. “All of our current shelving and computers have been donated. It’s truly amazing.” Steven Fondo NORTHEASTERN PA.

Blood drives scheduled

The American Red Cross Blood Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania Region will hold a series of blood drives on Jan. 11. The drives will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Waterfront banquet facility in Plains Township, the Clarion hotel in Scranton, the Best Western Genetti Inn and Suites in Hazleton and the Fairlane Village Mall in Pottsville. Donors will receive a Chef Cat Cora soup mug and recipe card and be eligible to win a $111 Visa gift card to be given away at each location. Eligible donors are asked to call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment. To be eligible to donate blood an individual must be 17, meet height and weight requirements and be in generally good health. Parental permission is required for 16-year-old donors. Positive identification is required at the time of donation.

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free to cover its widest area yet, suggesting the first nationwide ban on non-emergency use of portable electronic devices. While this may come as no surprise to most, and is also familiar to city residents due to the April 2010 Wilkes-Barre ban of motorists from dialing, talking, texting, or browsing the web on their phones while their vehicle was in operation, it’s the inclusion of the ban on hands-free devices that’s really stirring the pot. The action, as a whole, was prompted by an accident that occurred in Missouri in August 2010 that involved several vehicles, including two school buses, two deaths and 38 injuries, seemingly the result of a driver

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he conversation between 8-year-old Amanda Federici of Jenkins Township and Santa Claus probably included a question about whether she was a good girl this year. St. Nick paid a visit to the Jenkins Township Fire Department on Sunday to make last minute adjustments to wish lists of Federici and other children.

Cops: Man stole from senior to buy drugs Samuel Syno borrowed but never returned car, and took iPad and bank card, then purchased cocaine. By JERRY LYNOTT jlynott@timesleader.com

EDWARDSVILLE – Police said Samuel Syno took a bank card of an 87-yearold woman to buy a television he traded with other items he stole from her for nearly $300 worth of crack cocaine on Saturday night. Syno, 35, whose last-known address was Main Street, Jenkins Township, also took the woman’s car, an iPad and $60 in cash, police said. He was arrested at the Jenkins Township residence and admitted to thefts, police said. According to police: Syno went to the home of Ruth Aqua in CO

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PITTSTON TWP. – Family and friends recalled former Pittston Area Superintendent Gerard Musto as easygoing, compassionate and intelligent. The father of Luzerne County District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll and the younger brother of former state Sen. Raphael Musto died Sunday at the age of 77. He is survived by his wife, Domenica, three daughters and a son, five brothers and Musto a sister. His older brother Raphael, 83, described him as “compassionate” and someone who “took his work and his career very seriously.” Gerard Musto served as superintendent from 1982 to 1993, when he retired, culminating a career that began more than 30 years earlier as a teacher in New Jersey. He returned to Pennsylvania in 1963 to the former Northeast School District where he was a teacher, counselor and coach. At Pittston Area he also served as district psychologist, director of curriculum, principal and supervisor of curriculum. “I really think he made quite a difference during his tenure at Pittston Area,” said Raphael Musto. Joe Keating and Marty Quinn shared not only a professional relationship as former school board members but also knew him on a personal level, having grown up with his family. “Our families go back a long, long time,” said Keating, a former Pittston mayor who was on the board for six years. “He loved Pittston Area,” said Keating. Quinn, who replaced Keating on the board and recently retired after 22 years of service, said he and Musto were born and raised on Cork Lane in Pittston Township. Quinn added that he went to first grade with Musto’s wife, “Mickey.” “He’s going to be missed,” said Quinn.

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Speaker wants year-long version By ALAN FRAM Associated Press

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Diving right into holiday celebration

A participant of the 73rd edition of the annual Christmas swimming swims in the lake of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday. More than 1,000 men and women swam the 125 meters at the traditional Christmas event. The water temperature was about 41 degrees Fahrenheit. NEW YORK

Woman torched on elevator

man charged with dousing a woman in flammable liquid and tossing A a Molotov cocktail on her in an eleva-

tor told police he set her on fire because he was angry that she owed him $2,000, authorities said Sunday. Jerome Isaac, of Brooklyn, was arrested Sunday on murder and arson charges in the death of 73-year-old Deloris Gillespie. The 47-year-old Isaac reeked of gasoline when he entered a police station overnight and implicated himself in Gillespie’s death, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said. Gillespie was ambushed in the elevator of her Brooklyn apartment building on Saturday afternoon, Browne said. The suspect had been waiting for her when the elevator doors opened to the fifth floor of her building in Prospect Heights, police said.

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Israel releases Palestinians

Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners late Sunday, the second and final phase of a swap with Gaza Hamas militants that brought home an Israeli soldier after five years in captivity. Under the Egypt-brokered deal, Israel agreed to exchange a total of 1,027 prisoners for Sgt. Gilad Schalit, who was captured by Gaza militants in June 2006. Schalit returned home in October when Israel freed the first batch of 477 prisoners. Sunday’s release of 550 prisoners completed the swap, the most lopsided in Israel’s history. The release Sunday night was not infused with the same drama as the first phase, since the most significant players in the trade had already been freed. The Oct. 18 return of Schalit, who appeared pale and thin but otherwise healthy, was the first public sighting of him since his capture, and the plight of the young man had captured Israel’s attention for years. MOSCOW

Search on for rig workers

Rescue workers are searching for 49 men in freezing, remote waters off Russia’s east coast after their oil rig capsized and sank amid fierce storms on Sunday. By nightfall, four men had been confirmed dead, 14 others had been plucked alive from the churning, icy waters by the ship that had been towing the Kolskaya drilling platform. But the search for the remaining men was hampered by freezing temperatures, a driving blizzard and strong winds. COLLEGE PARK, MD.

‘Flash rob’ gets goodies

In less than 10 minutes, 78 teenagers and young adults cycled through a 7-Eleven and emptied the shelves of candy bars, snacks and drinks. Before police arrived, they were gone. The "flash rob" in Silver Spring last month was the fifth such mass theft in the Washington, D.C.-area since April, a crime trend defined by large groups of thieves descending on an unsuspecting store and quickly cleaning it out. Police say the size and speed of the robbery crews make the crimes difficult to combat. Now, retail organizations and legislators in Maryland are pushing to increase penalties for flash robbers. "Flash robs" were named because of their resemblance to flash mobs, where large groups of people connect through social media and meet in a public place to perform a song or a dance.

WASHINGTON — Top House Republicans rebelled Sunday against a bipartisan, Senate-approved bill extending payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for two months, reigniting a politically fueled holiday-season clash that had seemed all but doused. The House GOP defiance cast uncertainty over how quickly Congress would forestall a tax increase otherwise heading straight at 160 million workers beginning New Year’s Day. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said it could be finished within two weeks, which suggested that lawmakers might have to spend much of their usual holiday break battling each other in the Capitol.

A day after rank-and-file House GOP lawmakers used a conference call to spew venom against the Senate-passed bill, Boehner said he opposed the legislation and wanted congressional bargainers to craft a new, year-long version. “The president said we shouldn’t be going anywhere without getting our work done,” Boehner said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” referring to President Barack Obama’s oft-repeated promise to postpone his Christmastime trip to Hawaii if the legislation was not finished. “Let’s get our work done, let’s do this for a year.” A spokeswoman for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said the House would vote Monday to either request formal bargaining with the Sen-

ate or to make the legislation “responsible and in line with the needs of hardworking taxpayers and middle-class families.” Cantor spokeswoman Laena Fallon did not specify what those changes might be, beyond a longer-lasting bill. Boehner, though, expressed support for “reasonable reductions in spending” in a House-approved payroll tax bill and for provisions that blocked some Obama administration anti-pollution rules. Democrats leaped at what they saw as a chance to champion lower- and middle-income Americans by accusing Republicans of threatening a wide tax increase unless their demands are met. If Congress doesn’t act, workers would see their take-home checks cut by 2 percentage points beginning Jan. 1, when this year’s 4.2 percent payroll tax reverts to its normal 6.2 percent.

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Former Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel in October 2008.

Czechs pay tribute to Soldier focus of leaks hearing late leader Army pressed on why it trusted private after he showed hostile behavior.

A black flag flew over Prague Castle, the presidential seat. By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press

By DAVID DISHNEAU and PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press

FORT MEADE, Md. — A military hearing for the Army private charged with spilling a mountain of secrets to WikiLeaks focused Sunday on why Pfc. Bradley Manning remained entrusted with highly sensitive information after showing hostile behavior to those around him. A supervisor who might have shed light on that question refused to testify. On the third day of the hearing to determine whether Manning will be courtmartialed on 22 charges, including aiding the enemy, his defense sought to build on its case that his supervisors in the 2nd Brigade Combat Team should have seen enough red flags to suspend or revoke his access to secret information months before the leaks. Capt. Casey Fulton, an Army intelligence officer, testified Sunday it was impossible to supervise analysts such as Manning constantly. “You have to trust that they’ll safeguard the material the way that they’ve been taught,” she said. The defense has emphasized what it regards as a failure by Manning’s closest supervisor, Sgt. 1st Class Paul Adkins, to suspend the intelligence security clearance after at least two fits of rage by the private during which he overturned furniture. Adkins refused to testify Sunday, invoking his right against self-incrimination, when summoned by the government. Other testimony revealed that Manning, serving in Iraq in 2009 and 2010, was sometimes angry and distant with others from his unit. The defense has said

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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, right, is escorted into a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Sunday for a military hearing.

that Manning, who is gay, was bullied by fellow soldiers. Manning’s defense team says he told Adkins he suffered from gender-identity disorder — the belief that he was born the wrong sex. Manning is accused of illegally leaking a wealth of secret information, including hundreds of thousands of

battlefield reports and State Department cables. Disclosures surfaced on the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks in a breach that rattled U.S. foreign relations and, according to the government, imperiled valuable military and diplomatic sources. Defense attorneys argue the leaked material

did little or no damage to U.S. interests. Fulton provided details of a confrontation that finally got Manning banned from the workplace. She said Spc. Jirhleah Showman grew angry after she was summoned from her bed to work, and saw Manning there, apparently playing a video game.

PRAGUE — Thousands of Czechs paid tribute to Vaclav Havel on Sunday, braving cold and snow at the spot where the leader of the peaceful anti-communist revolution rallied protesters. Mourners, some of them too young to remember 1989’s “Velvet Revolution,” met at downtown Wenceslas Square, where Havel once spoke before hundreds of thousands of people expressing their outrage at the repressive communist regime. They jangled their keys to make noise as anti-communist demonstrators did, sang the national anthem and observed a minute of silence for the playwrightturned politician, who died Sunday. “His legacy will be that ‘truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred,’” Havel’s former adviser Tomas Sedlacek told the crowd, quoting Havel’s revolutionary motto. Barbora Rubova, born two years after the end of the repressive communist regime, said it was important to show her respect to the man who helped kick off the fall of the Iron Curtain and served as president of Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic. “He laid foundations of democracy for us all,” she said. A black flag flew over Prague Castle, the presidential seat, while many Czechs stood in line to have a chance to light candles to remember Havel. “Mr. President, thank you for democracy,” read a note placed at the monument to the revolution in downtown Prague. Others visited his villa to lay flowers and light candles. Josef Klik, a 67-yearold, was among the mourners. “He is an unforgettable person who contributed to the fall of communism,” Klik said. “And after that, he remained a moral authority for ordinary people.” Bells tolled from cathedrals and churches across the country at 6 p.m. Prague archbishop Dominik Duka, who spent some time with Havel in a communist prison, said Havel “knew what it meant to lose freedom, be denied dignity, what is repression and imprisonment.” “I am convinced that we all, no matter what our political or religious views are, should pay respect to him and thank him,” Duka said.

U.S. will meet with North Korea to discuss food aid U.N. and U.S. charities say aid is badly needed as people go hungry. By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The United States will hold talks with North Korea in Beijing on Thursday on the possibility of providing food aid to the impoverished country, the State Department said. The Obama administration has been deliberating on the issue for months. The United Nations and U.S. charities say aid is badly needed, but it remains a controversial issue. North Korea has plowed resources into a nuclear weapons program even as its people go hungry.

Special envoy for North Korean human rights issues Robert King and senior aid official Jon Brause will meet with North Korea’s director-general for North American affairs, Ri Gun. The American officials arrived Wednesday in the Chinese capital for talks that start the following day. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Wednesday the two sides would primarily discuss the need for strict and clear monitoring should the U.S. decide to give aid — amid concerns food could be diverted to North Korea’s powerful military and Workers’ Party elite. Nuland termed the possible aid as “nutritional assistance” that as well as regular foodstuffs could include vitamin

that we were obviously deeply dissatisfied with the way this went before and that we need more discussions about it,” Nuland told a news conference. The last U.S. food handouts ended in March 2009, when North Korea expelled U.S. charities who were monitoring the distribution. That occurred shortly before the North conducted long-range rocket and nuclear tests that drew stiff international sanctions. U.S. aid workers who took part in the 2008-2009 program say the monitoring was in fact AP FILE PHOTO effective, but they were unable to oversee the distribution of Farmers stand in a field outside the eastern coastal city of 21,000 tons of food that arrived Wonsan, North Korea, in October. in North Korea as they were supplements and high-protein end up “on some leader’s ban- leaving the country. In total, the program sent 170,000 tons biscuits for malnourished peo- quet table.” North Korean officials “know during 10 months. ple that would be unlikely to

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Gone from Barletta’s 11th District are Democratic strongholds such as Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. That makes the freshman Barletta politically stronger for next year’s election, but it also puts more Democrats into Holden’s district, too. Holden said he plans to spend time introducing himself to people in the Wilkes-Barre area. He already had been spending time in Scranton, because rumors long had that city shifted to his district, but having Wilkes-Barre added was a surprise. Holden said he will show Wilkes-Barre residents that he “looks for solutions as opposed to throwing bombs and being involved in partisan conflict.”

“I look forward to the opportunity to represent the citizens in the new counties,” Holden said. Holden, 54, is a former real estate agent and insurance broker and probation officer who served as Schuylkill County sheriff from 1985 until he was elected to Congress in 1992. “He’s a moderate, blue collar, working-class guy,” said Terry Madonna, a political science professor at Franklin & Marshall College. “He is not a stuffed shirt, not aloof. He is a Blue Dog, moderate Democrat who will certainly fit the Wilkes-Barre area.” Also living in the new district represented by Holden is Bill Vinsko, a Wilkes-Barre attorney who has been running against Barletta. Vinsko, who lives a few miles away from the 11th District under the new map, says he won’t pose a primary challenge to Holden. He isn’t giving up his challenge against Barletta, Vinsko has said.

Key issues for Holden He said he focuses on economic development issues through his work on the House committees on agriculture and transportation.

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JOSEPH J. MCCRACKEN, 74, of Scranton, died Sunday morning, December 18, 2011, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Avoca, he was the son of the late Joseph and Edith McCracken. He was preceded in death by his brother Gary McCracken and sister Laura McCracken. Surviving are his wife, the former Barbara Jones; daughters, Susan McCracken, Scranton and Diane McCracken, Old Forge; sons, Joseph McCracken and wife, Tammy, Moscow and James McCracken and wife, Joanne, Scranton; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Betty Lewis, Avoca; Emma Fahey, Pittston; Dora Haines, New Jersey and Phoebe McCracken; brother George McCracken. Funeral services will be private and held at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. THOMAS M. MOYLES, 36, of Wilkes-Barre, died Friday, December 16, 2011 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in WilkesBarre, he was the son of Robert A. Sr. and Norma Malcolm Moyles of Wilkes-Barre and was employed by Cornell Ironworks, Mountain Top. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his loving wife, the former Melissa Besancon; daughter, Seanna; brother, Robert Jr.; grandmother, Vivian Hoover; a niece and nephew. Friends and family are invited to visit Tuesday, December 20, 2011, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lehman Family Funeral Service, Inc., 689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Condolences may be emailed to info@lehmanfuneralhome.com. SARAH L. JOHNSON, of Harveys Lake, passed away Saturday morning, December 17, 2011, in the Lakeside Nursing Center. Prior to her retirement, she was employed in the garment industry. She was a member of the Beaumont Seventh-day Adventist Church. Preceding her in death were her first husband, William H. Harris, and second husband, Clifford Johnson, and daughter Dorothy Bielman. Surviving are her stepson, Robert Johnson, Trucksville; three grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; friend Pat Suchocki, West Wyoming; sister; Audrey Patti, North Carolina; nieces and nephews Funeral services will be at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Warden Cemetery, Dallas. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are by the Nulton Funeral Home Inc., SR 309, Beaumont. ADAM FREDMONSKI, age 88, of Moosic, passed away Saturday evening, December 17, 2011, under hospice care at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township. He was born in Old Forge. He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret “Maggie” Kolmansberger; five children, James and wife, Genevieve of Moosic, Michael and wife, Janie of Crystal Lake, George and wife, Jo Ann of Duryea, Mary Ann Ceccarelli of Tequesta, Fla., and Adam John and wife, Joann of Palm City, Fla.; his sister, Ann Dempsey of Branchburg, New Jersey; 11 grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; three step-greatgrandchildren. The funeral is Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. from the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 North Main Street, Old Forge, with a 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy with Office of Christian Burial in St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic Church. Friends may call Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. THERESA SABATTINI CUNNINGHAM NEE BERRETTINI, born in Pittston, on September 24, 1913, passed away at age 98 in Long Beach, N.Y. She is survived by daughter, June Vinokur, son-inlaw, Nelson; three grandchildren; daughter Adele Whitmore, Las Vegas, Nev. Theresa will be laid to rest at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton, Pa., on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at 1 p.m. MARGARET P. CZACHOR, 84, of East South Street, Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday afternoon, December 18, 2011 in Hospice Community Care at Geisinger South WilkesBarre, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. MR. EDWARD J. LAZEVNICK of Duryea passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Christiana Care Hospital, Newark, Del. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea. JULIUS PARINI, Exeter, passed way on Sunday, December 18, 2011, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Kizis-Lokuta Funeral Home, 134 Church St., Pittston. JEAN BIANCO, 90, of Las Vegas, Nev., and formerly of Swoyersville, passed away December 17, 2011, while under the care of Compassion Care Hospice. Funeral arrangements are pending.

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erard Musto, 77, of Pittston Township, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at home in the arms of his loving family. Gerard loved life and fought courageously for the past few years. Through it all, he never lost his sense of humor and ability to make people laugh. Born in Pittston Township on September 30, 1934, he was the son of the late James and Rose (Frushon) Musto. Growing up with seven siblings, Gerard learned the value of hard work, education, and having fun. It also instilled in him a lifelong love of family. Gerard was a graduate of Pittston Township High School and was proud playing football. He graduated from King’s College with a B.A. in Education and Economics; The University of Scranton with a Master’s Degree in Counseling and a certificate as a School Psychologist. He continued his graduate work and received a second Master’s Degree in Educational Administration. He later pursued and received a letter of eligibility to serve as Superintendent. He served in the Armed Forces during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1955. Returning home, he married his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Domenica (Pupa). They were blessed with four children and 12 grandchildren. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2008. Gerard started his career in education as a teacher at Pemberton Township High School, Pemberton, New Jersey. In 1963, he returned to the former Northeast School District as a teacher, coach and counselor. In 1966, Pittston Area School District was formed and he served as District Psychologist, Director of Curriculum, District Principal and Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction. In 1982, he became Superintendent of Pittston Area School District. Retiring in 1993, Gerard loved education and always remained “Pittston Area Proud.” In September of this year, he attended the reunion of Northeast Class of 1966 and was deeply touched by the warm welcome he received from the students he taught 40 years ago. Gerard was a life member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (St. Joseph Marello Parish), Pittston. His community service included Director of CCD programs and lector at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Kiwanis Board Member, Proprietor and Board Member of Golden Care and Silver Care Home Health; and Knights of Columbus Council 372 member fourth degree. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Louise

Francioso and brother-in-law, Paul Deeb. Surviving are his wife, Domenica (Mickey); daughter Michelle and her husband, Sal Bernardi, Plains Township; daughter Jacqueline and her husband, Timmy Carroll, Yatesville; son Gerard and his wife, Alice, Yatesville; daughter Jennie and her husband, Tom Saporito, Yatesville; grandchildren, Kara Anthony and her husband, J.J.; Sal Bernardi; Timmy, John and Gerard Carroll; Kevin, Brian, Chris and Kate Musto; Taylor and Tianna Stull-Saporito and Santino Saporito; brothers Raphael and his wife, Frances; James and his wife, Gertrude; Biagio and his wife, Carol; Joseph and his wife, Nata; and John and his wife, Philomae; sister Netta Deeb; sister-in-law, Cathy Lapsansky and her husband, Jake; brothers-in-law, Angelo Pupa and his wife, Anita, and James Francioso; numerous nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Dr. James Bruno for being Gerard’s “favorite doctor and friend” for many years. Also, thanks to Dr. Mark Bernardi, the caring staff at Golden Care, WilkesBarre General Hospital nurses, especially Katrina and Betty; and the staff of Hospice Community Care and Leila. Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 9 a.m. from the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William Street, Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Marello Parish at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, William Street, Pittston. Interment will be in St. Rocco’s Cemetery, Pittston Township. Friends may call Tuesday, December 20, 2011 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph Marello Parish at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church; to the Oblates of St. Joseph or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be made at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com.

Edward D. Kelly December 16, 2011 D. Kelly, 60, of Luzerne, E dward passed away Friday, December

16, 2011 at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 3, 1951, in Kingston, son of the late Donald and Mary Whitelonis Kelly. He was formerly employed by James C. Thomas Company, Luzerne. Ed was a wonderful, loving person always wanting to help; we are all better people for having known him. He will be sadly missed by all of his family and friends, especially his TV ballgame watching buddy, his nephew, Eric. Besides his parents, Ed was preceded in death by his brothers, Thomas and Henry, and his sister, Julia. He is survived by his siblings, Jack Kelly, Chicago, Ill.; Elizabeth Yeager and her husband Buddy, Lancaster; Florence Pardini, Pringle; Rita Kapson, Dallas; Peter Kelly, Edwardsville; Mary Warren and her husband John, Forty Fort; Geraldine Kelly, Wyoming; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral will be Wednesday at 9 a.m. from the Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Avenue, Kingston, with Mass of Christian Burial

grandchildren, Barbara Jean, Danny, Richie, Eddie, Joey, Ashlie, Christie, Kristen and Jack, greatgreat grandchildren, Arionna, Trinity, Isis, Vera, Danny, Kiara and Richie. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. from Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Ann’s Chapel. Interment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. Family and friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the family at the Kopicki Funeral home. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Helen’s life after the service at The Luzerne Pub, 347 Vaughn St., Luzerne.

Mary Fedrow Rock December 17, 2011 ary Fedrow Rock, 98, of Edwardsville, fell asleep in the M Lord on Saturday, December 17, 2011. Mary was born in Larksville, the daughter of the late Peter and Johanna Novak Fedrow. She was educated in the Larksville Public School System. Mary was employed in the Crane’s Silk Mill, Kingston, and also in King’s College Dietary Department, Wilkes-Barre. She was a faithful and dedicated member of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, Edwardsville. She was a member of the church’s Mothers and Daughters Club; and was a former member of the Church’s Acappella Choir. Mary was active in the fundraising activities of the Church, particularly in the preparation of the Pascha breads. She was preceded in death by her husband John J. Rock; her sisters, Verna Fedrow, Anna Brennan, Kathryn Phillips, and Helen Piskorik; her brothers, John and Paul Fedrow. Surviving are her children: her daughter Elizabeth Gimble and her husband Raymond, Larksville; her son Richard J. Rock, at home; her grandsons, Raymond and wife Florence; Corey and friend Janine; her two great-grandchildren, Joseph and Jennifer; her sisters, Eva Turaj, Courtdale, and Elizabeth Wozniak,

at 9:30 a.m. in St. Ignatius Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Pringle. Friends may call Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. The family would like to thank his very good friend Bill Haskell for everything that he did for Ed, his caregivers, especially Georgia and Joanie and the staff of Personal Care Home Health, and the staff of Hospice of the Sacred Heart, especially Marty McGurrin, who were extremely helpful during Ed’s illness. A special thank you also to Dr. Imran Saeed for his wonderful care and mostly for his friendship.

Harveys Lake; her brothers: Daniel, Courtdale, Michael, Highland Lake, N.J.; William, New Albany, N.J.and Edward Fedrow, Harveys Lake; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Edwards and Russin Funeral Home, 717 Main St., Edwardsville, with a Requiem Service at 10 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, Zerby Ave., Edwardsville, with the Rev. Martin Browne, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery, Pringle. Family and friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.; and from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. A Parastas Service will be held at 8 p.m.

ters, Mildred, Priscilla, Mary, Anna and Alberta. She is survived by her niece Connie Ruggere and her husband Ed, Hunlock Creek, with whom she resided. She had many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews and acted as a mother and grandmother to all of them. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. from Williams-Hagen Funeral Home Inc., 114 W. Main St., Plymouth, with the Rev. Daniel and the Rev. Sylvia Thomas officiating. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may call today from 6 to 8 p.m.

Roy Sidney Eckert December 17, 2011 oy Sidney Eckert (Sid), 73, went R home to be with the Lord on December 17 at home.

Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Ignatius Church, Kingston. NASATKA – John, memorial Mass 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Jude’s Church, Mountain Top. OKRASZEWSKI – Leonard, blessing service 1 p.m. today in the Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., Larksville. Friends may call 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. RINKUS – Jean, interment service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Avoca. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today in Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea. SWENSKI – John, funeral services 9 a.m. today in the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 North Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Hope Parish, 40 Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.

lan Rhoades, Angelica Piatt, Kathleen Mindick and Ryan Martin as well as great-grandson, Kai Preston Sid was born on February 25, Smith; brothers, Stanley (Donna) 1938, in Lock Haven, Pa. He was the and Chris (Bobbie) Eckert and stepson of the late Stanley and Ruth sister Vicki Egli. Probst Eckert. In honor of Sid’s wishes, there Sid was a graduate of LaSalle will be no viewing. A graveHigh School, Niagara Falls, N.Y. and side service will be held at Chapel attended Lock Haven State College Lawn Memorial Park in Dallas on and the University of Buffalo. He re- December 21 at 10 a.m. by the Rev. tired from International Paper in Don Hartshorne. If desired, memoLock Haven. Sid was a veteran who rial contributions may be sent to served in the Marine Corps and Ar- Welsh Bethel Baptist Church, 290 Parrish Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA my reserves. He was a faithful member of the 18702, or to Hospice of the Sacred Welsh Bethel Baptist Church, Heart, 600 Baltimore Drive, Wilkeswhere he had served as a deacon. Barre, PA 18702. Words can’t express the love and Sid touched many lives and will be gratitude we have for all who cared missed by all that knew him. He was preceded in death by his for Sid from Hospice of the Sacred first wife, the former Marjorie Hag- Heart, but especially Donna, Barb, Izzy, Marty and Deacon Pat, as well er and his niece Ashley Eckert. as Sid’s doctor, Dr. Michael Kovalick He is survived by his loving wife, Beth, of 20 years. Surviving are his and the staff at the Geisinger Medical Group in Dallas. children, Jody Hartsfield, Cris Martin, Howard Scott Piatt and Cindy Rhoades; grandchildren, Taneshia Hartsfield, Hailee, Angelina and Dy-

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elen Theresa Kopicki, 92, of Luzerne passed away, Friday December 16, 2011, at her home surrounded by family. She was born April 5, 1919, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Jackowski. Helen, who was known to all as “Granny,” enjoyed spending time with her family more than anything. Granny loved sitting around the kitchen table and out in the back yard listening to music with her grandkids and great-grandkids. It made her smile brightly when her great-great grandkids crawled up in her chair on her lap so she could sing them Polish nursery rhymes. She loved her annual vacations with her daughter Barbara to Atlantic City, their afternoons out to lunch and trips to the beauty salon. In these last few months, she spent every day with her granddaughter Diane by her side watching reruns of “I Love Lucy’’ and old black and whites. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Spencer Eddy; second husband Leo Kopicki; sisters, Jenny Pasternack and Mary Pzrekop; brothers, Stanley and Gus Jackowski and grandsons, Rich Kane, Eddie Kane Sr. and Jack Rodgers III. Helen is survived by daughter Barbara Bray; granddaughters Terry Eddy and Diane Kane; great-

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PITTSBURGH — Marcellus Shale natural gas production is expected to keep rising in 2012, yet landowners may find that signing lease deals isn’t as easy as in years past. Though still in its early stages, industry experts say that the business of Marcellus Shale gas drilling is starting to change, as new forces emerge. Among them: lawmakers putting regulations in place that will create more drilling opportunities in shale states other than Pennsylvania; Shell’s coming de-

cision on where to build a massive processing plant; and the great unknown, the market prices for natural gas. Drillers have swarmed in recent years to the lucrative Marcellus Shale region primarily beneath Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Ohio. Pennsylvania is the center of activity, with more than 3,000 wells drilled in the past three years and thousands more planned. Critics say a drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could poison water supplies, while the natural-gas industry says it’s been used safely for decades. 2012 could lessen the spotlight on Pennsylvania. Other states are moving toward updating laws to regulate drilling, and the industry is starting to explore a new

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Time has come for Putin to unclench his iron fist

NDER THE chaotic but liberating rule of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, the oligarchs made hay. Under Vladimir Putin, a former KGB official, it has been the bureaucrats’ turn to plunder the state. Executive power prevails. Parliament is supine, the judiciary is a political tool and the media is cowed. Business depends on the Kremlin’s favor and the regions have been brought to heel. After his erratic predecessor, Putin offered stability founded on authoritarian rule. His personal popularity and high oil and gas prices left that contract intact for over a decade. Earlier this month, however, it was fatally undermined by demonstrations across the country. Unchallenged rule had made Putin arrogant. First, he announced in September that an agreement for him to return to the presidency next year, succeeding his puppet, Dmitry Medvedev, had been reached long ago. Sec-

ond, the recent parliamentary elections were rigged in favor of the prime minister’s rubberPutin stamp creation, United Russia. That assumption of impunity led to nationwide protests. The tsar is not about to fall, but his legitimacy has been dented – not least by the Internet. Further demonstrations have been called for Christmas Eve and there is talk of boycotting the presidential election next March. Putin’s reaction has been to blame foreign powers. Tighter political control and increased public spending might follow. But to win back opponents he must do better than that. Failure to liberalize what has been called his “soft Bonapartism” will leave Russia even more sullen – and less stable. The Telegraph, London

QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s like an ice cube going by a barbecue grill.” W. Dean Pesnell The project scientist for NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory described the death-defying journey of Comet Lovejoy as it recently grazed past the sun. Only 10 percent of the comet – which was probably millions of tons – survived last week’s encounter, he said.

WTO profits from China

EN YEARS AGO, when China officially became the 143rd member of the World Trade Organization, wolf crying was pervasive. It was not clear at the time whether China’s industries, which were believed to be weak and inadequately prepared, would be able to survive the immediate head-to-head encounters with overseas competitors. But instead of the vulnerable victim some pessimistically anticipated, China has benefited tremendously from its integration with the rest of the world. It is now the world’s second largest economy, the largest exporter and second largest im-

porter. While Chinese exports are to be found in retail outlets across the world, this has never been a one-sided game in China’s favor. According to the International Monetary Fund, China has imported $750 billion worth of commodities on average every year in the past 10 years, equivalent to creating more than14 million jobs for its trading partners. And the scale of imports is expected to surpass $8 trillion in the next five years. That is good news not only for Chinese companies, but also other WTO members. China Today, Beijing

The costly carbon tax

ANADA IS NOT quite Australia’s carbon copy, but economically, socially and politically we are closely matched. Rich in agriculture, resources and energy, it has decided to abandon the Kyoto Protocol as too costly. In the wake of the Durban climate talks, this is sobering. Australia is about to launch a $23-a-metric ton carbon tax, placing us at the front of global action. Starting in July next year, Australia will be paying the highest price on carbon in the

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world. Our carbon tax will be about $25 a metric ton by 2015, when it will float to a market price. If, as seems likely, other countries have not moved to implement similar schemes, we will be left to trade carbon permits largely with the Europeans and New Zealanders, whose current carbon price is about $9 a metric ton. Australia must not put itself too far ahead of our trading partners for fear of needlessly damaging our economy. The Australian, Sydney

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‘Thank you’ from a patient parker on mend

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would like to address and thank the person who left such a “thoughtful” letter on my windshield in the parking lot of a Wilkes-Barre hospital. Having driven myself to the hospital alone at night after suffering a heart attack, I was a bit distracted by my condition and hurriedly parked my car in a quite unacceptable manner. Apparently, I failed to notice that my tire was on the white line. (Thank you for pointing this out.) Having a few days in the intensive care unit did far less for my peace of mind compared to the wealth of good will your note did. (Thank you also for the brief anatomical lesson, but I’m afraid that is quite impossible.) I shall endeavor in the future to be much more mindful of my driving skills when I am semi-conscious. Just in case I relapse into such a terrible state of ill-manner, please don’t break my other mirror. Merry Christmas.

are other sexual perversions such as sex with family members; sex with near kin such as aunts, uncles and cousins; sex with animals; sex with another man’s wife; sex with another woman’s husband; sex outside the bonds of holy matrimony; and sex for “sale.” Furthermore, if you dig deep into the early history of our country, the great institutions of higher learning were founded by men who believed the Bible as the inerrant word of God. Why don’t you two “reverends” focus your ministry efforts on winning lost souls to Christ instead of trying to “justify the wicked and condemn the just”?

Robert Maloni Honesdale

Curt Piazza Kingston

Writer questions opinions Thanks to a young man of reverend responders for a fresh coat of paint

am responding to letters to the editor by Rev. Ann Marie Acacio and Rev. Bruce J. Simpson, printed Nov. 22 and Nov. 26 respectively, as they responded to my letter of Nov. 19 (“PSU alum says Bible 101 should be required class”). You’re quick to bedazzle readers with your title of “reverend,” but you conveniently failed to mention what religious organizations you represent, and on what you base the foundational doctrines of your churches. Your theologies lack balance and your arguments center on half-truths. Yes, the Bible was written by men; but its words are God’s words inspired by the Holy Spirit, who is the author and interpreter of the holy Scriptures. Yes, the Mosaic Law is Old Testament, but the purpose of the law is to show mankind his hopeless, lost, sinful condition and the need for a savior. Once a lost sinner accepts Christ as his personal savior, he becomes a child of God and is no longer under the condemnation of the law. Yes, God is love, but God must judge and punish sin. God even commands us to separate from professed believers who are willfully engaged in sin and are unrepentant. No one is born “gay,” but we’re all born with the curse of sin: “for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Pedophilia and homosexuality (sodomy) are equally wicked in the eyes of God, as

t this special, giving time of year, I want to bring attention to a young man who is a sophomore at Coughlin High School and a Life Scout in Troop 100, Plains Township. His name is Joseph Tlucek. Wanting to complete a service project that would help to facilitate his becoming an Eagle Scout, Joseph had an idea that would require much time and effort. It would be a contribution to the newly consolidated Parish of St. Andre Bessette. Joseph approached the pastor, Rev. Kenneth Seegar, and asked permission to paint, with the assistance of some 22 peers and adults, the expansive church hall at the parish’s Holy Saviour worship site located on Hillard Street, Wilkes-Barre. Joseph worked with his young and adult friends during the week of Thanksgiving to complete a much-needed painting of Monsignor John J. Curran Hall, a venue that can accommodate 300 to 400 people. Gift bearers need not only be the wise men of the past. A Wilkes-Barre teenager and friends bearing brushes and buckets of paint – and giving of their time and talents to benefit others – are contemporary reminders of what this season is about and should be about the year around. God bless you, Joseph!

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Recalling a reason that predates tinsel and trim

es, Virginia, there is a Christ child; although there are those among us of a worldly mind who would have you believe otherwise, who concede that while Christmas is an occasion of merriment and festivity, it is, after all, that and only that – a holiday, pure and simple. Yet, before there was tinsel or trim, there was a stable, sparse and unadorned, except for the most magnificent of guests. Before there were garlands and glitter, there was a star with light enough for the whole world. Before there were ribbons or wreaths, there was a love that encircled sinner and innocent alike. Before there was music or hymns, there was a song in the night whose sacred strains are played today in the quiet corners of the heart, if one would only be still and clear. Before there were carols and choirs, there was a lullaby, softly sung by a virgin to her newborn son and sovereign Lord. Before there were favors or gifts, there was the solitary treasure of peace come to a contentious Earth from heaven on high. So you see, Virginia, Christmas is the commemoration of the birth of Christ, savior and king. It is a glorious day, one of great joy. It is a holy day, pure and simple and unique in all of time. Mary Lynch Wilkes-Barre

Don’t limit game lands or the rights of hunters

r. David Kveragas bemoans the fact that he sometimes is awakened at the crack of dawn by hunters shooting at species that come under the “hunt on Sunday” law (“Every resident has right to oppose Sunday hunting,” Dec. 8). Perhaps his bedroom windows cannot be closed during that particular season? Just as “no hunting on Sunday” is the law, it also is the law that during the hunting season non-hunters using the state game lands are required to don 200 square inches of orange clothing. Mr. Kveragas also suggests that landowners should be entitled to use their land as they please, yet he would deny the owners of large tracts of land their right to use said property as they see fit. The word “hypocrisy” comes to mind. The duration of Sunday hunting for specified species would be of short duration, unlike the use of game lands. I am old enough to remember that fishing on Sunday also was prohibited and the moans of dire results were echoing across this commonwealth. Today, we see the results of such a position! G.F. Schutz Pringle

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“It’s a hard life, keeping up with the cost of living. That’s why this place is so great.”

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“Every year, I have to keep changing (insurance carriers). It’s a sad situation.”

Betty Lee Frusciante Swoyersville resident

Alice Hines Wilkes-Barre resident

LUZERNE COUNTY: MIDDLE-AGED In 2010: The median age in Luzerne County was 42.2 years old 20% of the population was under 18 18% of the population was 65 or older

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Health insurance issues Frusciante’s friend, Carolyn Tavella, said her income bracket is lower than her friend Frusciante’s, so it’s a bit tougher for her. The cost of her medical insurance supplement keeps going up every year, and the pace exceeds that of any cost-of-living adjustment in her Social Security check. “Every year, I have to keep changing (insurance carriers),” said Tavella, 67, of Plains Township. “It’s a sad situation.” Tavella also noted that using the county’s Shared Ride program to get somewhere can take up a lot of time because multiple passengers must be picked up in many different areas before other passengers are dropped off at their destination. She said it could take 90 minutes to get a ride to a cross-town appointment. But the women agreed that “Pennsylvania offers more than any other state” when it comes to benefits for senior citizens. They said they know people living in other states who have things a lot tougher without many of the benefits offered to seniors here. However, Alice Hines, of the Miners Mills section of WilkesBarre, is upset by what she had been told about assistance with paying for health insurance. She said a case worker told her she would have to go without health insurance for two months before she could qualify for Medical Assistance upon turning 65 because she had not previously received benefits. “To me, that’s not fair. I pay taxes. I worked my butt off all my life. I didn’t use my kids as an excuse not to work. At this age, you

WAR Continued from Page 1A

His comrade, Sgt. Ashley Vorhees, mustered a bit more excitement. “I’m out of Iraq,” she said. “It’s all smooth sailing from here.” The final withdrawal was the starkest of contrasts to the start of the war, which began before dawn on March 20, 2003. That morning, an airstrike in southern Baghdad, where Saddam Hussein was believed to be hiding, marked the opening shot of the famed “shock and awe” bombardment. U.S. and allied ground forces then stormed from Kuwait toward the capital, hurtling north across southern Iraq’s featureless deserts. The last convoy of heavily armored personnel carriers, known as MRAPS, left the staging base at Camp Adder in southern Iraq in Sunday’s early hours. They slipped out under cover of darkness and strict secrecy to prevent any final attacks. The 500 soldiers didn’t even tell their Iraqi comrades on the base they were leaving.

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can’t go without hospitalization the city hired to run the parking (insurance) for two months,” facilities. James Smith, 77, of the ParHines said. sons section of the city, said sideRequest for help walk improvements are needed Hines also thinks the state in the city because many places and/or federal government are tough for seniors to navigate. should provide help with or pro- He also said he and his friends vide insurance plans that cover don’t like the city’s new James F. hearing aids and eyeglasses. Conahan Intermodal Transporta“Those are the two things that go tion Center. One woman said on you as a senior citizen – vision drainage is poor and it’s tough for seniors to navigate around huge and hearing,” she said. Over at the Wilkes-Barre Se- puddles of water. They’re also concerned that nior Citizens Center, Sam Maple said he’s getting along pretty when the senior center moves well, noting that his veteran ben- next year from its current East Market Street location, around efits are a big help. the corner from the F.M. Kirby His only complaint? “I can’t find a job,” the 70-year- Center, to the Market Street Square property, bus-riding seold city resident said. Maple said the Area Agency on niors will find the walk too much. Wilkes-Barre senior Beverly Aging for Luzerne and Wyoming Counties referred him to a job Matzer, who declined to give her program, but he was not hired. age, said she wishes more seniors He used to be an attendant at the would take advantage of the seMid-Town parking lot until his nior centers. “It’s a day out. You job was “sold out” to a company can’t sit around looking at the

walls all day,” she said. Doreen Evanko, director of the Wilkes-Barre center, said she believes there is “adequate help and information referrals available” to seniors through the Area Agency on Aging, and the center tries to make senior guests aware of them. “The biggest problem is getting them to the resources. A lot of them don’t like the way transportation is set up,” Evanko said. Concerns under review Stanley Strelish, executive director of the Luzerne County Transportation Authority, said the administration will take the seniors’ concerns under consideration when the authority and county transportation department consolidate next year. “We’re here to serve the people of Luzerne County,” Strelish said, but noted that federal and state funding remain an issue. “Monies are being cut for the

Shared Ride Program. Maybe it’s time for seniors to start contacting their state representatives and Gov. (Tom) Corbett and tell them it’s time to start funding transportation services properly,” Strelish said. Trula Hollywood, executive director of the Area Agency on Aging, said the agency offers a variety of services to address the needs and concerns of seniors like those interviewed. “Our mission is to ensure people can live comfortably in whatever setting they feel most comfortable in,” Hollywood said. The agency offers everything from care management services, in which agents visit seniors in their home and help them plan for their future, to high-level care in their own homes. Most services are not income dependent, and some are based on sliding fee schedules, she said. “The trend is to stay in their homes while still providing nursing home-level care in a setting where they feel comfortable,” she said. Hollywood said because of

$800 billion from the U.S. Treasury. The bitterly divisive conflict left Iraq shattered and struggling to recover. For the United States, two central questions remain unanswered: whether it was all worth it, and whether the new government the Americans leave behind will remain a steadfast U.S. ally or drift into Iran’s orbit. But the last soldiers out were looking ahead, mostly, and not back. They spoke eagerly of awaiting family reunions — some of them in time for Christmas — and longing for Western “civilization” and especially the meals that await them back home. The 29-year-old Vorhees was planning a Mexican dinner out at Rosa’s in Killeen, Texas. Her favorite is crispy chicken tacos. Another joy of home, she said: You don’t have to bring your weapon when you go to the bathroom. Spc. Jesse Jones was getting ready to make the 2 1/2 hour drive from Ft. Hood, Texas, where the brigade is based, to Dallas. His quarry: an In & Out

Burger. “It’s just an honor to be able to serve your country and say that you helped close out the war in Iraq,” said Jones, 23, who volunteered to be in the last convoy. “Not a lot of people can say that they did huge things like that that will probably be in the history books.” In the last days at Camp Adder, the remaining few hundred troops tied up all the loose ends of a war, or at least those that could be tied up. The soldiers at the base spoke often of the “lasts” — the last guard duty, the last meal in Iraq, the last patrol briefing. Spc. Brittany Hampton laid claim to one of the most memorable “lasts.” She rode the last vehicle of the last convoy of American troops leaving Iraq. Hampton was thinking of her dad, also a soldier who has served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. “I can’t wait to ... call my dad and tell him about this,” she said. “He’s not going to believe it. He’s

going to be so proud of me.” She joked that no one was going to believe her back home when she told them she was in the very last vehicle to leave. “But we really, truly were the last soldiers in Iraq. So it’s pretty awesome,” she said. In the final days, U.S. officials acknowledged the cost in blood and treasure was high, but tried to paint it as a victory — for both the troops and the Iraqi people now freed of a dictator and on a path to democracy. But gnawing questions remain: Will Iraqis be able to forge their new government amid the still stubborn sectarian clashes? And will Iraq be able to defend itself and remain independent in a region fraught with turmoil and still steeped in insurgent threats? President Barack Obama stopped short of calling the U.S. effort in Iraq a victory. “I would describe our troops as having succeeded in the mission of giving to the Iraqis their country in a way that gives them a chance for a successful future,”

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Senior citizens on Friday take advantage of the $2 lunch served weekdays at the Kingston Senior Citizens Center. Seniors 65 and older make up 18 percent of Luzerne County’s total population.

The attack never materialized. The fear, though, spoke volumes about the country they left behind — shattered, still dangerous and containing a good number of people who still see Americans not as the ally who helped them end Saddam’s dictatorship, but as an enemy. About 110 vehicles made the last trip from Camp Adder to the “berm” in Kuwait, the long mound of earth over which tens of thousands of American troops charged into Iraq at the start of the war. The roughly five-hour drive was uneventful, with the exception of a few vehicle malfunctions. Once they crossed into Kuwait, there was time for a brief celebrations as the soldiers piled out of the cramped and formidablelooking MRAPs. A bear hug, some whooping, fist bumps and fist pumps. The war that began eight years and nine months earlier cost nearly 4,500 American and well more than 100,000 Iraqi lives and

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New Orleans.........42 Cincinnati .............20 Green Bay...............14 Miami......................30 Detroit ...................28 Cleveland ................17 Baltimore ...............14 Minnesota .............20 St. Louis..................13 Kansas City............19 Buffalo ...................23 Oakland..................27 Arizona ..................20 San Diego..............34 Monday Night Pittsburgh Seattle ...................38 Carolina .................28 Tennessee...............13 Washington...........23 New England..........41 N.Y. Jets..................19 Chicago ...................14 Houston...................13 Indianapolis ..........27 N.Y. Giants..............10 Denver....................23 Philadelphia .........45 at S.F., 8:30, ESPN

GREEN BAY PERFECT NO MORE

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver watches the final moments of his team’s 19-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

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Penn State defensive tackle Devon Still, right, sacks Iowa quarterback James Vanderberg during a game earlier this year.

Still has a calming Chiefs hand Packers first loss of season influence for Lions

Coaches credit All-American lineman for keeping team together on and off field. By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

STATE COLLEGE — Of the bevy of postseason awards won by Devon Still, the one that means the most to Penn State’s disruptive defensive tackle is the honor bestowed by his coaches. It has been a challenging season, after all, for the 24th-ranked Penn State Nittany Livs. Houston ons. Noon, Jan. 2 “This year ESPNU has been an emotional roller coaster,” Still said. Through the highs and lows, the 6-foot-5, 310-pound Still has been a respected voice in the locker room and the disruptive anchor on the fieldforthePennStatedefense.His 17 tackles for losses are tied for third in the nation, and Still probably could have had more had he not been slowed by illness late in the year. No matter. Still’s campaign has See STILL, Page 5B

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Giroux back on ice, but remains out The star center practiced Sunday, but a date for his return in still uncertain. By SAM CARCHIDI The Philadelphia Inquirer

DENVER — For the first time since he suffered a concussion on Dec. 10, star center Claude Giroux practiced with the Flyers on Sunday. Giroux skated hard, but wore a yellow no-contact jersey at the Pepsi Center in DenGiroux ver, where the Flyers will play tonight. “He looked good,” coach Peter Laviolette said. “To get him back on the ice, I think, is a lift for everybody. He’s an extremely important part of our team, and to see him back on the ice, that’s a positive.” It was also positive for Giroux. See GIROUX, Page 5B

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Kansas City’s Tamba Hali sacks Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers during the second half of an NFL game Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won the game 19-14 to hand the Packers their first loss of the season.

Defending champs still focused on being No. 1 playoff seed By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike McCarthy never put a whole lot of stock in a perfect season, except as a means of gaining home-field advantage and setting the Green Bay Packers up for another Super Bowl run. Well, they still have a chance to earn home-field advantage. The perfect season? That’s history. Kyle Orton threw for 299 yards to outduel Aaron Rodgers,

CHIEFS

PACKERS

and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied behind interim coach Romeo Crennel for a shocking 1914 victory on Sunday that ended the Packers’ 19-game winning

streak. It was their first loss since Dec. 19, 2010, at New England. “I personally always viewed the undefeated season as, really, just gravy,” McCarthy said. “The goal was to get home-field advantage and win the Super Bowl. That’s what we discussed. “We were fortunate enough to be in the position to possibly achieve the undefeated season,” he added, “but we still have the primary goal in front of us, and that’s to get home-field advan-

tage.” Green Bay, playing without leading receiver Greg Jennings and top rusher James Starks because of injuries, can wrap up the No. 1 seed in their final two games against Chicago and Detroit. But the Packers no longer have the pressure of becoming the second team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl with a perfect record, or extending the second-longest winning streak in league history. “I think our goal ultimate goal

is to win a Super Bowl. The next step is getting that number one seed in the playoffs,” Rodgers said. “We’ve got a home playoff game — we’ve got a bye secured.” Rodgers was 17 of 35 for 235 yards and a touchdown, and he also scampered 8 yards for another touchdown with 2:12 left in the game. But the Packers (13-1) were unable to recover the onside kick, and Kansas City See PACKERS, Page 5B

Birds thinking playoffs after smashing Jets By PAUL SOKOLOSKI psokoloski@timesleader.com

PHILADELPHIA – Fresh off breaking a Philadelphia Eagles record that stood for more than half of a century, LeSean McCoy was still filled with wide-eyed optimism. Especially when it comes to the Eagles playoff possibilities. “So what do we need (to happen) now?” McCoy wondered. Not as much as everyone might think. Not after the Eagles jolted the New York Jets, 45-19 at Lincoln Financial Field, just after the New York Giants lost to Washington earlier Sunday. Those outcomes left the 6-8 Eagles still clinging to hopes of

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capturing an NFC East Division title. They can accomplish that by beating division-leading Dallas (8-6) on Christmas Eve and winning against Washington on New Year’s Day, then hoping the 7-7 Giants lose to the Jets and beat the Cowboys during the final two weeks of the regular seaSee EAGLES, Page 5B

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) scrambles away from New York Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson in the first half of an NFL game on Sunday in Philadelphia.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011

L O C A L C A L E N D A R MONDAY BOYS BASKETBALL (7:15 p.m.) Coughlin at Lake-Lehman Lakeland at Northwest Tunkhannock at Montrose Scranton at Wyoming Valley West Wyoming Area at Meyers GIRLS BASKETBALL GAR at Crestwood, 7 p.m. Northwest at Wyoming Area, 7 p.m. Hanover Area at Dallas, 7:15 p.m. Hazleton Area at State College, 7:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at Coughlin, 7:15 p.m. Pocono Mt. West at Berwick, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Tunkhannock, 7:15 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Scranton, 7:15 p.m. HS WRESTLING Tunkhannock at West Scranton, 7 p.m. COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Misericordia at Marywood, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY

BOYS BASKETBALL GAR at Dallas, 7:15 p.m.GIRLS BASKETBALL Meyers at Tunkhannock, 7:15 p.m. Nanticoke at Pittston Area, 7:15 p.m. HS BOWLING Col-Mont Vo-Tech at Berwick, 3 p.m. HS RIFLE East Stroudsburg South at Berwick, 4 p.m. HS SWIMMING Abington Heights at Berwick, 4:30 p.m. Hanover Area at West Scranton, 4:30 p.m. Lake Lehman at Elk Lake, 4:30 p.m. Tunkhannock at Holy Redeemer, 4:30 p.m. Delaware Valley at Hazleton Area, 4:30 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Scranton, 4:30 p.m. Scranton Prep at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. HS WRESTLING Berwick at Abington Heights, 6 p.m. Coughlin at Wallenpaupack, 7 p.m. Crestwood at GAR, 7 p.m. Pittston Area at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

BOYS BASKETBALL (7:15 p.m.) Bethlehem Freedom at Holy Redeemer Coughlin at Northwest GAR at Wyoming Valley West Hanover Area at Wyoming Area Lake-Lehman at Berwick Nanticoke at Pittston Area Pocono Mountain East at Crestwood Pocono Mountain West at Hazleton Area GIRLS BASKETBALL Wyoming Area at Hanover Area, 7 p.m. Berwick at Meyers, 7:15 p.m. Crestwood at Nanticoke, 7:15 p.m. Northwest at Coughlin, 7:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at Mountain View, 7:15 p.m. HS SWIMMING Dunmore at Nanticoke, 4 p.m. Coughlin at Pittston Area, 4 p.m. Wyoming Area at Meyers, 4:30 p.m. HS WRESTLING (all matches 7 p.m.) Nanticoke at Montrose Elk Lake at Lake-Lehman Tunkhannock at Honesdale Crestwood at Scranton Hazleton Area at West Scranton Wyoming Valley West at Western Wayne Valley View at Dallas

THURSDAY

HS BOYS BASKETBALL (7:15 p.m.) Berwick at Central Columbia Marian Catholic at MMI Prep HS GIRLS BASKETBALL State College at Holy Redeemer, 6:15 p.m. Crestwood at Nanticoke, 7:15 p.m. Dallas at Pittston Area, 7:15 p.m. GAR at Coughlin, 7:15 p.m. Northwest at Holy Cross, 7:15 p.m. Scranton Prep at Wyoming Valley West, 7:15 p.m. HS BOWLING Reading at Hazleton Area, 3:30 p.m. HS RIFLE Berwick at Salisbury, 4 p.m. HS SWIMMING Scranton at Holy Redeemer, 4 p.m. Abington Heights at Wyoming Valley West, 4 p.m. Dallas at Tunkhannock, 4:30 p.m. Scranton Prep at Hazleton Area, 4:30 p.m. Berwick Area at Delaware Valley, 4:30 p.m. Hanover Area at Valley View, 4:40 p.m. HS WRESTLING (all matches 7 p.m.) Lackawanna Trail at Hanover Area Blue Ridge at Wyoming Area Meyers at Scranton Prep

FRIDAY

HS BOYS BASKETBALL (7:15 p.m.) Coughlin at North Pocono Crestwood at Scranton Prep Lakeland at Dallas Meyers at Holy Redeemer Pennsbury at Hazleton Area HS SWIMMING Bloomsburg at Berwick, 1 p.m.

T RA N SAC T I O N S BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Waived F Tyrell Biggs and F Kyle Goldcamp. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Waived Gary Flowers, Julian Khazzouh, Tim Pickett and Tommy Smith. HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled F Jeremy Morin from Rockford (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD—Recalled F Jed Ortmeyer and F Chad Rau from Houston (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled D Stu Bickel from Connecticut (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Reassigned D Evan Oberg to Norfolk (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned F Cody Eakin to Hershey (AHL). American Hockey League PEORIA RIVERMEN—Signed D Derrick LaPoint. Released Ryan Palmer. COLLEGE TCU—Named Eric Bell women’s soccer coach. TEXAS—Named Angela Kelly women’s soccer coach.

N H L EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia ................. 31 20 8 3 43 110 91 N.Y. Rangers ............... 30 18 8 4 40 87 67 Pittsburgh ..................... 33 18 11 4 40 107 88 New Jersey .................. 32 18 13 1 37 90 92 N.Y. Islanders .............. 30 10 14 6 26 69 97 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston.......................... 31 21 9 1 43 108 61 Buffalo.......................... 32 16 13 3 35 89 94 Toronto ........................ 32 16 13 3 35 100 105 Ottawa .......................... 33 15 14 4 34 102 116 Montreal....................... 33 13 13 7 33 85 89 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida ........................... 33 18 9 6 42 90 84 Winnipeg....................... 32 15 13 4 34 89 97 Washington .................. 31 16 14 1 33 91 96 Tampa Bay.................... 32 14 16 2 30 87 107 Carolina......................... 34 10 18 6 26 86 116 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago........................ 33 21 8 4 46 111 98 St. Louis....................... 32 19 9 4 42 82 69 Detroit .......................... 31 20 10 1 41 104 69 Nashville ...................... 32 17 11 4 38 85 84 Columbus .................... 33 9 20 4 22 80 111 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota.................... 33 20 8 5 45 84 72 Vancouver ................... 32 19 11 2 40 106 80 Calgary ........................ 33 14 15 4 32 82 94 Edmonton .................... 32 14 15 3 31 87 87 Colorado ...................... 33 15 17 1 31 88 100 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose ....................... 30 17 10 3 37 86 74 Dallas ............................ 31 18 12 1 37 80 86 Phoenix ......................... 32 16 13 3 35 84 85 Los Angeles ................. 32 14 14 4 32 69 79 Anaheim........................ 32 9 18 5 23 75 105 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday's Games Nashville 2, St. Louis 1, SO N.Y. Islanders 2, Minnesota 1, SO Boston 6, Philadelphia 0 Vancouver 5, Toronto 3 New Jersey 5, Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 8, Buffalo 3 Winnipeg 5, Anaheim 3 Detroit 8, Los Angeles 2 Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, Phoenix 2 Colorado 2, Washington 1 San Jose 3, Edmonton 2 Sunday's Games Florida 3, Carolina 2, OT Chicago 4, Calgary 2 St. Louis 6, Columbus 4 Monday's Games Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Toronto, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Dallas, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Colorado, 9 p.m. Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Minnesota at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Tuesday's Games N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Nashville at Washington, 7 p.m. Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Florida, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Calgary, 9 p.m.

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TODAY MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 10 p.m. FSN — Southern Miss. at Arizona St. NFL FOOTBALL 8:30 p.m. ESPN — Pittsburgh at San Francisco NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. VERSUS — Anaheim at Dallas TUESDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Beef ’O’Brady’s Bowl, FIU vs. Marshall, at St. Petersburg, Fla. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Samford at Kentucky 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Butler at Gonzaga NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. VERSUS — Chicago at Pittsburgh WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 10 p.m. FSN — Tennessee at Stanford WEDNESDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Poinsettia Bowl, TCU vs. Louisiana Tech, at San Diego MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Texas at North Carolina 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Oklahoma St. vs. Alabama, at Birmingham, Ala. NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. VERSUS — Philadelphia at Dallas THURSDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — MAACO Bowl, Arizona St. vs. Boise St., at Las Vegas MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Memphis at Georgetown 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Illinois vs. Missouri, at St. Louis FSN — Butler at Stanford 11 p.m. FSN — Kansas at Southern Cal NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. NFL — Houston at Indianapolis SOCCER 2:50 p.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Chelsea at Tottenham FRIDAY MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — W. Kentucky at Louisville 9 p.m. ESPN — Baylor vs. West Virginia, at Las Vegas 11 p.m. ESPN2 — Diamond Head Classic, semifinal, teams TBD, at Honolulu SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — Hawaii Bowl, Nevada vs. Southern Miss., at Honolulu NFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage FOX — Regional coverage, doubleheader 4 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage 4:15 p.m. FOX — Regional coverage, doubleheader game SUNDAY MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Diamond Head Classic, third place game, teams TBD, at Honolulu 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Diamond Head Classic, championship game, teams TBD, at Honolulu NBA BASKETBALL Noon TNT — Boston at New York 2:30 p.m. ABC — Miami at Dallas 5 p.m. ABC — Chicago at L.A. Lakers 8 p.m. ESPN — Orlando at Oklahoma City 10:30 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Clippers at Golden State NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. NBC — Chicago at Green Bay Copyright 2011 World Features Syndicate, Inc.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA St. John’s ............... 29 17 7 4 1 39 106 89 Manchester............ 31 18 11 0 2 38 83 79 Worcester .............. 26 13 7 3 3 32 73 64 Portland.................. 28 13 12 1 2 29 74 87 Providence............. 31 13 15 1 2 29 66 92 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Hershey.................. 28 16 7 3 2 37 103 80 Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton................. 29 16 8 1 4 37 89 78 Norfolk.................... 29 17 11 0 1 35 106 84 Syracuse................ 27 12 12 2 1 27 88 90 Binghamton ........... 31 11 18 1 1 24 72 93 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Connecticut............ 28 16 8 1 3 36 90 81 Adirondack ............. 28 15 11 1 1 32 82 75 Albany ..................... 28 12 11 3 2 29 65 86 Springfield .............. 28 13 14 1 0 27 79 78 Bridgeport............... 29 11 14 3 1 26 80 100 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Charlotte................. 29 16 11 1 1 34 79 75 Milwaukee .............. 25 16 8 0 1 33 77 66 Chicago .................. 27 13 10 1 3 30 72 73 Peoria ..................... 30 14 14 1 1 30 94 90 Rockford ................. 28 11 14 1 2 25 89 102 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toronto.................... 29 15 10 3 1 34 83 77 Lake Erie................. 29 13 14 1 1 28 69 73 Grand Rapids ......... 28 12 13 1 2 27 84 87 Rochester ............... 28 11 12 4 1 27 74 83 Hamilton .................. 28 11 13 1 3 26 60 85 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City........ 28 20 7 0 1 41 85 62 Houston................... 29 16 4 2 7 41 85 69 Abbotsford .............. 29 19 8 2 0 40 75 67 San Antonio ............ 28 14 14 0 0 28 66 80 Texas....................... 27 12 14 0 1 25 80 83 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Sunday's Games Binghamton 4, Adirondack 1 Manchester 3, Worcester 1 Hamilton 3, Abbotsford 2, OT Chicago 2, Toronto 1 St. John’s 5, Portland 2 Providence 2, Bridgeport 0 San Antonio 4, Texas 2 Norfolk at Hershey, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Peoria at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Rochester at Houston, 6:05 p.m. Monday's Games Albany at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday's Games Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

L U G E World Cup Results Sunday Calgary, Alberta Singles Men 1. Andi Langenhan, Germany, 1:29.406 (44.716-44.690). 2. Felix Loch, Germany, 1:29.500 (44.947-44.553). 3. David Moeller, Germany, 1:29.657 (44.808-44.849). 4. Armin Zoeggeler, Italy, 1:29.678 (44.908-44.770). 5. Manuel Pfister, Austria, 1:29.743 (44.868-44.875). 6. Johannes Ludwig, Germany, 1:29.838 (45.029-44.809). 7. Dominik Fischnaller, Italy, 1:29.875 (45.036-44.839). 8. Daniel Pfister, Austria, 1:29.932 (45.038-44.894). 9. Sam Edney, Canada, 1:29.972 (45.064-44.908). 10. Victor Kneyb, Russia, 1:30.060 (45.198-44.862). World Cup Standings (After three of nine events) 1. Felix Loch, Germany, Germany, 285 points. 2. David Moeller, Germany, 225. 3. Andi Langenhan, Germany, 210. 4. Johannes Ludwig, Germany, 195. 5. Armin Zoeggeler, Italy, 160. 6. Manuel Pfister, Austria, 135. 7. Daniel Pfister, Austria, 120. 8. Sam Edney, Canada, 119. 9. Albert Demchenko, Russia, 108. 10. Stepan Fedorov, Russia, 103. Doubles 1. Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, Germany, 1:27.661 (43.795-43.866). 2. Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger, Austria, 1:27.693 (43.831-43.862). 3. Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken, Germany, 1:27.829 (43.912-43.917). 4. Ronny Pietrasik and Christian Weise, Germany, 1:27.902 (43.924-43.978). 5. Matt Mortensen and Preston Griffall, United States, 1:27.919 (44.016-43.903). 6. Tristan Walker and Justin Snith,Canada, 1:27.924 (43.993-43.931).

THE TIMES LEADER

By ROXY ROXBOROUGH CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Packers - Bears circle is for numerous injuries to both sides. Follow Eckstein on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vegasvigorish. NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, all the no line games are for teams that played last night or play tonight. Liberty Bowl

NFL Favorite

Points

49ERS

Underdog

Steelers

Texans

6.5

January 2 Houston

Raiders

Broncos

BILLS

Jaguars

BENGALS

4.5

Cards

PATRIOTS

10.5

Dolphins

Browns

JETS

Giants

REDSKINS

Vikings

PANTHERS

Bucs

STEELERS

Rams

LIONS

Chargers

49ers

SEAHAWKS

COWBOYS

Eagles

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Bears

Falcons

Penn St

Georgia

2.5

Michigan St

Capital One Bowl S Carolina

Nebraska

Ohio St

Gator Bowl Florida Rose Bowl Oregon

4.5

Wisconsin

3.5

Stanford

1 (V)

Va Tech

Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma St January 3 Sugar Bowl January 4 Clemson

2.5

W Virginia

Kansas St

Cotton Bowl

College Football Points

Underdog

Tuesday

Arkansas January 7

St. Petersburg Bowl Fla Int’l

Compass Bowl 4

Marshall

Wednesday

Pittsburgh

5.5

Smu

January 8

Poinsettia Bowl Tcu

Go Daddy.Com Bowl 11.5

La Tech

Thursday

Arkansas St

No Illinois

January 9

Las Vegas Bowl Boise St

BCS Championship Game 13

Arizona St

Lsu

1.5

PK Alabama

NBA

Saturday Favorite

Hawaii Bowl So Miss

6.5

Nevada

Points

Underdog

Sunday

December 26

KNICKS

Celtics

Independence Bowl

Heat

2.5

MAVERICKS

Bulls

December 27

THUNDER

6.5

Magic

Little Caesars Bowl

Clippers

1.5

WARRIORS

Missouri

3.5

Purdue

N Carolina

W Michigan

Louisville

Air Force

California

Notre Dame

Washington

Belk Bowl NC State December 28 Military Bowl Toledo Holiday Bowl Texas December 29 Champs Sports Bowl Florida St Alamo Bowl Baylor December 30 2.5

Tulsa

Pinstripe Bowl Rutgers

Iowa St

Music City Bowl Miss St

6.5

Wake Forest

15.5

Iowa

Insight Bowl Oklahoma December 31 Meinke Car Care Texas Bowl Texas A&M

Northwestern

Utah

Sun Bowl Ga Tech Fight Hunger Bowl Illinois

MEETINGS Hanover Area Wrestling Boosters will meet Thursday between the junior high and varisty Jr matches in the hign school Cafeteria. Plans for the upcomming Night at the Races will be discussed.

1. Baylor (11-0) beat No. 2 UConn 66-61. 2. UConn (9-1) lost to No. 1 Baylor 66-61. 3. Notre Dame (10-1) beat No. 8 Kentucky 92-83. 4. Stanford (7-1) beat Princeton 85-66. 5. Maryland (11-0) did not play. 6. Tennessee (7-2) beat No. 11 Rutgers 67-61; beat UCLA 85-64. 7. Miami (9-1) beat Louisiana-Monroe 103-39. 8. Kentucky (10-1) lost to No. 3 Notre Dame 92-83. 9. Duke (7-2) did not play. 10. Texas A&M (8-2) beat Southern Cal 71-70. 11. Rutgers (10-2) lost to No. 6 Tennessee 67-61; beat Iona 62-29. 12. Ohio State (10-0) beat Southern U. 83-49; beat California 77-75. 13. Georgia (8-1) did not play. 14. Louisville (10-2) beat Cincinnati 64-59; beat Portland 71-42. 15. Texas Tech (9-0) beat Illinois 70-64. 16. Penn State (9-2) beat Wagner 103-42. 17. Georgetown (9-2) did not play. 18. North Carolina (7-2) lost to South Carolina 79-48. 19. Green Bay (8-0) did not play. 20. Vanderbilt (10-1) lost to N.C. State 66-59. 21. Delaware (8-0) did not play. 22. Purdue (8-3) beat Auburn 62-54. 23. DePaul (10-2) beat Princeton 78-67; beat Arizona State 73-55. 24. Texas (8-2) beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 79-40; beat North Texas 71-62. 25. Nebraska (10-1) beat Vermont 94-41.

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Ucla.

LAKERS

College Basketball Favorite

Points

Underdog

Cleveland St

1.5

S FLORIDA

AKRON

Youngstown St DELAWARE

LaSalle

2.5

ILLINOIS

16.5

DENVER

Wyoming TULSA

Cornell

Creighton

Marquette

8.5

Temple

4.5

RICE

Portland

UTAH

BOISE ST

LSU

13.5

Fresno St

ARIZONA ST

Southern Miss

CALIFORNIA

9.5

Cal-Santa Barb

SAN DIEGO ST

Cal-Riverside

UNLV

UL-Monroe

USC

7.5

Tcu.

NHL Favorite

Odds

Underdog

MAPLE LEAFS

-$130/ +$110

Kings

BRUINS

-$175/ +$155

Canadiens

STARS

-$155/ +$135

Ducks

Flyers

-$130/ +$110

AVALANCHE

Red Wings

-$145/ +$125

OILERS

CANUCKS

-$210/ +$175

Wild

7. Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber, Italy, 1:27.993 (43.981-44.012). 8. Christian Niccum and Jayson Terdiman, United States, 1:28.110 (44.001-44.109). 9. Hans Peter Fischnaller and Patrick Schwienbacher, Italy, 1:28.125 (44.006-44.119). 10. Ludwig Rieder and Patrick Rastner, Italy, 1:28.304 (44.006-44.071). World Cup Standings (After three of nine events) 1. Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger, Austria, 255 points. 2. Peter Penz and Georg Fischler, Austria, 211. 3. Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, Germany, 210. 4. Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken, Germany, 185. 5. Vladislav Yuzhakov and Vladimir Mackhnutin, Russia, 159. 6. Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber, Italy, 152. 7. Ronny Pietrasik and Christian Weise, Germany, 146. 8. Tristan Walker and Justin Snith, Canada, 125. 9. Matt Mortensen and Preston Griffall, United States, 121. 10. Ivan Nevmerzhitskiy and Vladimir Prokhorov, Russia, 120.

6. Baylor (9-0) beat Bethune-Cookman 69-42; beat BYU 86-83. 7. Duke (9-1) did not play. 8. Xavier (8-1) lost to Oral Roberts 64-42. 9. UConn (9-1) beat Holy Cross 77-40. 10. Missouri (11-0) beat Kennesaw State 104-67; beat William & Mary 94-56. 11. Marquette (10-0) beat Northern Colorado 93-72. 12. Kansas (7-2) did not play. 13. Florida (8-2) beat No. 22 Texas A&M 84-64. 14. Wisconsin (10-2) beat Milwaukee 60-54; beat Savannah State 66-33. 15. Pittsburgh (10-1) beat South Carolina State 69-55. 16. Georgetown (9-1) beat American 81-55. 17. Mississippi State (11-1) beat Florida Atlantic 75-68; beat Detroit 80-75. 18. Indiana (10-0) beat Notre Dame 69-58. 19. Illinois (10-1) lost to UNLV 64-48. 20. Michigan (9-2) beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 63-50; beat Alabama A&M 87-57. 21. Michigan State (9-2) beat Bowling Green 74-60. 22. Texas A&M (8-2) lost to No. 13 Florida 84-64. 23. Alabama (8-3) lost to Kansas State 71-58. 24. Murray State (12-0) beat Lipscomb 89-65; beat Arkansas State 66-53. 25. Creighton (8-1) beat Houston Baptist 97-62. 25. Vanderbilt (6-4) lost to Indiana State 61-55.

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Sunday's Scores

EAST Army 61, Texas-Pan American 59 Boston College 75, Bryant 55 Misericordia 67, Lebanon Valley 54 Montclair St. 79, Vaughn 40 Penn St. 72, Mount St. Mary’s 43 Princeton 71, Northeastern 62 Seton Hall 80, Mercer 77, OT St. Bonaventure 76, Loyola (Md.) 66 UConn 77, Holy Cross 40 Yale 68, Rhode Island 65 SOUTH Apprentice 89, Pfeiffer 84 Birmingham-Southern 86, Sewanee 65 Centre 65, Oglethorpe 55 Florida St. 77, Loyola Marymount 61 Huntingdon 79, Berry 63 IPFW 82, UT-Martin 76 Keene St. 106, Mount St. Vincent 99 N. Kentucky 98, Salem International 53 Wake Forest 67, Gardner-Webb 59 Wofford 63, Jacksonville 57 MIDWEST Canisius 90, South Dakota 80, OT Chicago 88, Rhodes 79 Grand Valley St. 67, N. Michigan 60 Illinois St. 68, Norfolk St. 36 Iowa St. 59, Cent. Michigan 52 Michigan Tech 77, Ferris St. 64 Minn. St.-Moorhead 81, Augustana (SD) 76 Missouri 94, William & Mary 56 Northwestern 87, E. Illinois 72 Oral Roberts 64, Xavier 42 Ripon 85, Monmouth (Ill.) 66 Wayne (Neb.) 66, Minn.-Crookston 49 Wis.-Stevens Pt. 81, Edgewood 70 SOUTHWEST North Texas 69, Jackson St. 55 Prairie View 88, Dallas Christian 55 Texas Tech 87, Grambling St. 59 FAR WEST Pepperdine 59, Montana St. 36 S. Dakota St. 92, Washington 73 Sacramento St. 75, North Dakota 64 Virginia 67, Oregon 54 Washington St. 66, W. Oregon 42

This Week's Top 25 Fared 1. Syracuse (11-0) beat N.C. State 88-72. 2. Ohio State (10-1) beat South Carolina-Upstate 82-58; beat South Carolina 74-66. 3. Kentucky (9-1) beat Chattanooga 87-62. 4. Louisville (10-0) beat Memphis 95-87. 5. North Carolina (9-2) beat Appalachian State 97-82.

EAST Boston College 67, Holy Cross 58 Colgate 54, NJIT 44 Cornell 65, Bucknell 45 Hofstra 66, St. Peter’s 52 Loyola (Md.) 70, George Washington 62 New Hampshire 52, Rhode Island 33 Penn St. 103, Wagner 42 Rutgers 62, Iona 29 St. Bonaventure 67, Marist 56 Yale 72, St. Francis (NY) 41 SOUTH Austin Peay 58, Belmont 56, OT Clemson 68, NC Central 48 East Carolina 70, Jacksonville 64 FIU 73, Delaware St. 57 Howard 63, Wake Forest 59, OT James Madison 71, CCSU 64 LSU 77, Lamar 35 Lipscomb 76, Gardner-Webb 65 Mercer 69, Troy 59, OT Middle Tennessee 94, Tennessee St. 53 Morehead St. 75, Robert Morris 69 NC State 66, Vanderbilt 59 North Florida 63, Jacksonville St. 47 Old Dominion 71, NC A&T 58 Purdue 62, Auburn 54 SC State 61, Coastal Carolina 59 South Carolina 79, North Carolina 48 Southern Miss. 67, South Alabama 62 UCF 41, Virginia Tech 32 UT-Martin 91, S. Illinois 70 VCU 74, Coppin St. 66 Virginia 92, Radford 43 MIDWEST Canisius 81, Kent St. 64 Cent. Michigan 100, SE Missouri 59 Creighton 49, Bowling Green 47 Detroit 90, IPFW 60 Drake 62, Saint Louis 60 Loyola of Chicago 69, Nebraska-Omaha 57 Missouri St. 104, Morgan St. 74 Notre Dame 92, Kentucky 83 Valparaiso 67, Ball St. 53 Wright St. 77, Longwood 44 Youngstown St. 78, Akron 72 Wright St. 77, Longwood 44 Youngstown St. 78, Akron 72 SOUTHWEST Arizona 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 37 New Mexico 65, Houston Baptist 38 Oklahoma St. 74, Texas-Pan American 35 SMU 73, Texas A&M-CC 64 TCU 60, Sam Houston St. 49 Texas A&M 71, Southern Cal 70 FAR WEST Idaho 65, Wyoming 59

Preseason Glance All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston............................. 1 0 1.000 New York ........................ 1 0 1.000 Philadelphia ................... 1 0 1.000 New Jersey .................... 0 1 .000 Toronto ........................... 0 1 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami............................... 1 0 1.000 Atlanta ............................. 0 0 .000 Charlotte ......................... 0 0 .000 Orlando ........................... 0 1 .000 Washington .................... 0 1 .000 Central Division W L Pct Chicago........................... 1 0 1.000 Cleveland........................ 1 0 1.000 Detroit ............................. 0 1 .000 Indiana ............................ 0 1 .000 Milwaukee....................... 0 1 .000 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Houston .......................... 1 0 1.000 New Orleans .................. 1 0 1.000 Dallas .............................. 0 1 .000 Memphis ......................... 0 1 .000 San Antonio.................... 0 1 .000 Northwest Division W L Pct Minnesota....................... 1 0 1.000 Oklahoma City ............... 1 0 1.000 Denver ............................ 0 0 .000 Portland........................... 0 0 .000 Utah................................. 0 0 .000 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State .................. 1 0 1.000 L.A. Clippers .................. 0 0 .000 L.A. Lakers ..................... 0 0 .000 Phoenix........................... 0 0 .000 Sacramento.................... 0 1 .000 Saturday's Games New York 92, New Jersey 83 Houston 101, San Antonio 87 Minnesota 117, Milwaukee 96 Golden State 107, Sacramento 96 Sunday's Games Boston 76, Toronto 75 Miami 118, Orlando 85 Oklahoma City 106, Dallas 92 Monday's Games Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Utah at Portland, 10 p.m. L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday's Games Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m. Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m. Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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G O L F Thailand Golf Championship Leading Scores Sunday At Amata Spring Country Club Bangkok Purse: $1 million Yardage: 7,322;Par: 72 Final Lee Westwood, England ............60-64-73-69—266 Charl Schwartzel, South Africa .69-66-66-72—273 Michael Thompson, United States ............................................69-66-69-70—274 Chawalit Plaphol, Thailand ........73-71-65-67—276 Simon Dyson, England...............69-70-68-69—276 Guido Van der Valk, Netherlands..............................................71-69-66-73—279 Daisuke Maruyama, Japan ........73-68-68-70—279 Alex Cejka, Germany..................71-71-71-67—280 Jeev Milkha Singh, India ............71-68-72-70—281 Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Japan .............71-72-68-70—281 Gregory Bourdy, France ............68-71-72-71—282 Prom Meesawat, Thailand..........72-68-69-73—282 Jyoti Randhawa, India ................73-70-65-75—283 Prayad Marksaeng, Thailand ....71-74-70-69—284 Chinnarat Phadungsil, Thailand 72-69-72-71—284 John Daly, United States............65-73-72-75—285 Rikard Karlberg, Sweden...........72-71-66-76—285 Also Sergio Garcia, Spain ..................76-71-70-71—288 Jonathan Moore, United States .73-69-77-69—288 Berry Henson, United States .....75-71-76-70—292 Charley Hoffman, United States71-70-76-78—295 Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland71-76-73-77—297

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Northwestern 79, UNLV 49 Oklahoma 89, Ohio 57 Syracuse 70, Xavier 67 UC Davis 60, Denver 51 Washington 85, Houston 60 TOURNAMENT Beach Classic First Round Long Beach St. 76, W. Michigan 56 Wichita St. 90, Texas-Arlington 64 St. John's-Chartwells Holiday Classi Championship St. John’s 64, Memphis 60 Third Place Louisiana Tech 89, Prairie View 83, 3OT

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LEBANON, N.H. — 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 NORTHEAST New Jersey Campgaw Mtn — Plan to Open 12⁄24 Hidden Valley — Plan to Open 12⁄24 Mountain Creek — Opening Soon for Snow Sports New York Belleayre — Sun 3:06 pm loose granular machine groomed 10 - 14 base 7 of 55 trails 13% open, 3 of 8 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 9a-4p Big Tupper — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Brantling Ski Slopes — Sun 8:03 am variable 2 - 12 base 1 of 9 trails 12% open, 1 of 6 lifts, Tue/Thu: 6p-8p;Sat/Sun: 9a-5p;Open: Tue/Thu Sat/Sun, Dec 18: 12p-5p, Dec 24: 4p-8p Bristol Mountain — Sat 8:04 pm packed powder machine groomed 6 - 18 base 7 of 34 trails 6% open, 1 of 6 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 8a-4p;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 — Sun 6:36 am loose granular machine groomed 6 - 30 base 1 of 7 trails, 15% open 1 of 3 lifts, sm Wed/Thu: 5p-10p;Fri: 12p-10p;Sat: 10a-10p, Sun: 10a-5p Open Wed-Sun Four Seasons — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Sat/Sun: 10a-4:30p;Open Sat/Sun Gore Mountain — Sun 10:02 am loose granular machine groomed 4 - 15 base 10 of 95 trails 17% open, 5 miles, 60 acres, 5 of 13 lifts, sm MonFri: 8:30a-4p Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p Greek Peak — Sun 5:19 am loose granular machine groomed 2 - 26 base 4 of 32 trails 13% open, 3 of 8 lifts, Mon-Thu: 9:30a-9p;Fri: 9:30a-10p;Sat: 8:30a-10p Sun: 8:30a-9p 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 — Sun 2:40 pm 1 new packed powder machine groomed 4 - 28 base 8 of 58 trails 14% open, 5 of 13 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10:30p HoliMont — Plan to Open 12⁄23 Hunter Mountain — Sun 3:41 pm packed powder machine groomed 1 - 44 base 27 of 55 trails 50% open, 4 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 — Sat 4:39 pm frozen granular machine groomed 6 - 20 base 2 of 22 trails

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20% open, 150 acres, 1 of 6 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4:30p;Sat/Sun: 9a-4:30p Maple Ski Ridge — Sun 9:31 am variable machine groomed 1 - 24 base 1 of 8 trails 25% open, 1 of 4 lifts, sm Fri: 3p-9p;Sat: 9a-9p;Sun: 9a-4p;Dec 24: 9a-4p Dec 25: Not open;Dec 26: 9a-9p McCauley — Sat 10:32 am frozen granular machine groomed 4 - 24 base 2 of 23 trails, 9% open 2 of 5 lifts, sm Mon, Wed-Fri: 9a-4:15p;Sat/Sun: 9a-4:15p;Open Wed-Mon Mt Peter — Plan to Open 12⁄23 Oak Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Open Thu-Sun Peek’ n Peak — Sun 10:16 am packed powder machine groomed 3 - 18 base 12 of 27 trails 41% open, 40 acres, 3 of 10 lifts, sm Mon-Wed : 9:30a-9p, Thu-Fri 9:30a-10p Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p Plattekill — Sun Reopen 12⁄23 packed powder machine groomed 12 - 16 base 1 of 35 trails 1 of 3 lifts, sm Sat/Sun: 8:45a-4:15p;Open Sat/Sun Royal Mountain — Sun Reopen 12⁄24 packed powder machine groomed 6 - 36 base 4 of 16 trails 1 of 3 lifts, sm Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;Open Sat/Sun Sawkill Family Ski Center — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Snow Ridge — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Song Mountain — Sat 8:04 am packed powder machine groomed 6 - 18 base 2 of 24 trails 9% open, 1 of 5 lifts, sm Mon: 10a-4p;Tue-Thu: 10a-9p;Fri: 10a-10p Sat: 9a-8p;Sun: 9a-5p;Dec 17-18: 9a-4:30p Swain — Sun 10:18 am variable machine groomed 6 - 12 base 2 of 30 trails, 7% open 1 of 5 lifts, sm Mon/Fri: 9a-9p;Tue-Thu: 1p-9p;Sat/Sun: 9a-9p Dec 18: 9a-5p Thunder Ridge — Sun 8:09 am variable 2 - 10 base 2 of 30 trails 7% open, 1 of 4 lifts, Mon-Fri: 10a-9p;Sat: 9a-9p;Sun: 9a-5p Dec 24: 9a-5p, Dec 25: Not Open;Dec 31: 9a-5p;Jan 01: 12p-9p Titus Mountain — Sun 7:40 am packed powder machine groomed 6 - 18 base 2 of 27 trails 8% open, 2 of 10 lifts, sm Wed: 9:30a-4:30p, Thu/ Fri: 9:30a-10p Sat: 9:30a-10p, Sun: 9:30a-4:30p Toggenburg — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Tuxedo Ridge — Opening Soon for Snow Sports West Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Whiteface — Sun 12:41 pm packed powder machine groomed 6 - 11 base 13 of 86 trails 15% open, 5 miles, 59 acres, 5 of 11 lifts, sm MonFri: 8:30a-4p Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p Willard Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Windham Mtn — Sun 4:11 pm packed powder machine groomed 8 - 30 base 9 of 49 trails 18% open, 2 miles, 51 acres, 3 of 10 lifts, sm MonThu: 9a-4p;Fri: 9a-8p Sat/Sun: 8a-4p Woods Valley — Plan to Open 12⁄21 sm Cascade XC — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Osceola Tug Hill XC — Fri Reopen 12⁄17 wet snow machine groomed 1 - 2 base Mon-Fri: 10a-5p;Sat/Sun: 10a-5p Pennsylvania Alpine Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄23 Bear Creek — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Big Boulder — Sun 10:20 am packed powder 12 - 30 base 6 of 15 trails 40% open, 4 of 8 lifts, Mon-Thu: 3p-9p;Fri: 3p-10p;Sat: 8a-10p Sun: 8a-8p Blue Knob — Sun 5:24 am loose granular machine groomed 5 - 24 base 2 of 34 trails, 9% open 1 of 5 lifts, Mon-Thu: 1p-9p;Fri: 10a-10p;Sat: 9a-10p;Sun: 9a-9p Open Fri-Sun;Reopen Dec 23 Blue Mountain — Sun 8:14 am packed powder 12 24 base 9 of 39 trails 24% open, 3 miles, 38 acres, 5 of 13 lifts, Mon-Fri: 8:30a-10p Sat/Sun: 8a-10p Boyce Park — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Camelback — Sun 7:44 am loose granular 12 - 24 base 7 of 34 trails 24% open, 35 acres, 3 of 15 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p Eagle Rock — Plan to Open 12⁄23 Elk Mountain — Sun 7:55 am loose granular 12 - 24 base 5 of 27 trails 19% open, 3 of 7 lifts, Mon-Fri: 8:30a-4:30p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4:30p Hidden Valley — Sun 6:37 am 3 new packed powder machine groomed 8 - 26 base 9 of 30 trails 10% open, 4 of 9 lifts, sm Mon-Tue 10a-4.30p;Sat: 9a-9:30p;Sun: 9a-7p Jack Frost — Sun 10:21 am packed powder 12 - 30 base 8 of 21 trails 39% open, 7 of 9 lifts, Sat/Sun: 8a-4p Liberty Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄23 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 — Sun 5:16 am 3 new packed powder machine groomed 14 - 28 base 7 of 42 trails 20% open, 5 of 14 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-9p;Sat/Sun: 9a-10p Shawnee Mountain — Sun 4:10 pm packed powder machine groomed 14 - 30 base 5 of 23 trails 20% open, 3 of 11 lifts, sm Mon-Thu: 9a-9p;Fri: 9a-10p;Sat/Sun: 8a-10p Ski Big Bear — Sun 5:43 am variable machine groomed 6 - 30 base 2 of 18 trails 12% open, 2 of 6 lifts, Sat/Sun: 9a-4:30p;Dec 24: 9a-4:30p Dec 25: Not open;Dec 26-30: 9a-9p;Dec 31: 9a-7p;Jan 01: 9a-9p Ski Denton — Plan to Open 12⁄23 Ski Sawmill — Sun 2:08 pm packed powder 6 - 12 base 1 of 13 trails, 8% open 1 of 5 lifts, Mon/Fri: 10a-9p;Tue/Thu: 1p-9p;Sat: 9a-9p;Sun: 9a-5p Open: Thu-Tue;Dec 24: 9a-4p;Dec 25: Not Open;Dec 31: 9a-1a;Jan 01: 10a-5p Sno Mountain — Sun 10:24 am variable machine groomed 12 - 16 base 3 of 26 trails 12% open, 45 acres, 2 of 7 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 4p-9p;Sat/Sun: 9a-5p Spring Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄22 Tussey Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Whitetail — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Crystal Lake XC — Plan to Open 12⁄24 Mon-Fri: 9a-5p Sat/Sun: 9a-5p

F I G H T S C H E D U L E Dec. 23 At Bangkok, Thailand, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam vs. Hirotumi Mukai, 12, for Wonjongkam’s WBC flyweight title; Adrian Hernandez vs. Kompayak Porpramook, 12, for Hernandez’s WBC junior flyweight title. Dec. 30 At Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, Calif. (SHO), Andre Dirrell vs. Darryl Cunningham, 10, super middleweights; Jermain Taylor vs. Jessie Nicklow, 10, middleweights. Dec. 31 At Yokohama, Japan, 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 Osaka, Japan, Kazuto Ioka vs. Yedgoen TorChalermchai, 12, for Ioka’s WBC strawweight 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. 2012 Jan. 6 At Key West, Fla. (ESPN2), Dyah Davis vs. Alfonso Lopez, 10, super middleweights. At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif. (SHO), Luis Ramos Jr. vs. Raymundo Beltran, 10, lightweights. Jan. 7 At Heredia, Costa Rica, Bryan Vazquez vs. Eugenio Lopez, 12, for Vazquez’s interim WBA World super featherweight title. Jan. 13 At Las Vegas (ESPN2), Teon Kennedy vs. Chris Martin, 10, junior featherweights. Jan. 14 At Offenburg, Germany, Arthur Abraham vs. Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias, 10, super middleweights; Robert Stieglitz vs. Henry Weber, 12, for Stieglitz’s WBO super middleweight title. Jan. 21 At Philadelphia (NBCSN), Eddie Chambers vs. Sergei Liakhovich, 10, heavyweights; Gabriel Rosado vs. Jesus Soto-Karass, 10, junior middleweights. Jan. 27 At Temecula, Calif. (ESPN2), Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Julio Diaz, 10, junior welterweights; Ji-Hoon Kim vs. Alisher Rahimov, 10, lightweights. Jan. 28 At Turning Stone, Verona, N.Y., Brain Minto vs. Tony Grano, 10, NABF heavyweight title eliminator. At Houston (HBO), Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia, 12, for Morales’ WBC junior welterweight title; James Kirkland vs. Carlos Molina, 10, junior middleweights. At TBA, Mexico, Miguel Vazquez vs. Ameth Diaz, 12, for Vazquez’s IBF lightweight title.

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Versteeg’s goal lifts Panthers The Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. — Kris Versteeg scored 3:08 into overtime, giving the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night. Stephen Weiss’ shot from in front was blocked, but Versteeg found the loose puck and swept it in from the left side of the crease for his team-leading 16th goal of the season. Sean Bergenheim and Jason Garrison also scored for Florida. Goalie Jose Theodore made 24 saves. The Panthers have earned at least one point in eight straight home games. Tim Gleason and Chad LaRose had goals for the Hurricanes, who got 23 saves from Cam Ward. Carolina has lost 10 of 12.

Blackhawks 4, Flames 2 CHICAGO — Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist, and Chicago’s Joel Quenneville became the 10th coach to earn 600 NHL victories as the Blackhawks beat Calgary for their fifth straight win. Steve Montador, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Patrick Kane also scored for the Blackhawks, who got 22 saves from Ray Emery. Chicago vaulted past Minnesota into first place in the NHL standings with a league-leading 46 points. The Blackhawks are 7-0-1 in their last eight games. Calgary’s Olli Jokinen and Curtis Glencross scored powerplay goals in the third period, and both had an assist. Miikka Kiprusoff made 21 saves. Emery, who has taken over for struggling No. 1 goalie Co-

Nov. 6. The Blues moved into third place in the Western Conference with 42 points after being 14th in the 15-team group on Nov. 7. St. Louis has won its last five against Columbus and improved to 12-1-1 in the previous 14 home meetings with the Blue Jackets. Alex Steen, Alex Pietrangelo and Patrik Berglund also scored Blues 6, Blue Jackets 4 in the third period for St. Louis, ST. LOUIS — Jason Arnott which trailed 3-2 after two. T.J. triggered a four-goal, thirdOshie and Kevin Shattenkirk period rally with the tiebreakadded goals for the Blues, who ing tally to lead St. Louis over have won nine of 11 in St. Louis. Columbus. Jaroslav Halak (6-7-4) made 28 St. Louis won for the fifth saves. time in six games and improved Derek Dorsett and Derek to 13-3-1 at home, tying Detroit MacKenzie also scored for for the most home wins. The Columbus, and Fedor Tyutin Blues are 13-2-4 under coach had three assists, but the Blue Ken Hitchcock, who took over Jackets lost for the fifth time in for the fired Davis Payne on six games, rey Crawford, started and won for the fifth straight game while improving to 9-1-2 overall. He has played in seven straight, including six starts. Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook sustained an undisclosed upper body injury late in the first period and didn’t return.

LeBron scores 19 as Heat top Magic The Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 19 points and the Miami Heat got their preseason off to an easy start, running away to beat the Orlando Magic 118-85 on Sunday night. Terrel Harris scored 16, while Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh each had 14 for Miami. The Heat led 53-46 at halftime before turning it into a rout. Ryan Anderson and J.J. Redick each scored 22 for Orlando, which lost for the first time in 22 preseason games dating to October 2008. The subject of trade talk throughout training camp, Dwight Howard finished with only five points on 2-for-9 shooting.

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Down 3 starters, Musketeers fall guys on Tim,” Penn State CINCINNATI — Dominique coach Patrick Chambers said. The Mountaineers (1-9), Morrison scored 19 points who shot 36.2 percent (17 of Sunday, leading Oral Roberts 47) from the field and scored to a 64-42 victory over previ18 second-half points, got 11 ously unbeaten and eighthpoints from Raven Barber and ranked Xavier, which couldn’t 10 from Chad Holley. do much with three of its Penn State connected on starters suspended. nine of its first 11 field goal The Musketeers (8-1) didn’t have point guard Tu Holloway, attempts of the second half shooting guard Mark Lyons or and led 50-34 after Frazier, who added eight assists, freshman forward Dez Wells, who account for 40 percent of scored on a drive with just more than 11 minutes remaintheir points. The trio was ing. suspended for a brawl eight “It was nice to see us come days earlier against crosstown out and play hard that second rival Cincinnati. The depleted lineup couldn’t half,” Chambers said. Frazier extended the lead to get in sync or keep up with the experienced Golden Eagles 20, 54-34, with a coast-to-coast layup two minutes later. The (8-4), who start three seniors Nittany Lions shot 66.7 perand two juniors. cent from the field (18 of 27) Travis Taylor scored 11 in the second half. points for Xavier, which lost “We got some easy buckets for only the second time in the in transition,” Woodyard said. last 46 games at the Cintas Center. It was the Musketeers’ “Guys seeing the ball going through the hole picked up our worst loss at Cintas, which opened for the 2000-01 season. confidence. I feel like our defense got our offense started.” Xavier had the week off Penn State shot 36 percent since its 76-53 win over Cincinnati, a game that was called from the field in the first half with 9.4 seconds left when the and led 28-25 at the break. Marshall’s 3-pointer with 3 brawl broke out. Each team minutes to play gave Penn suspended four players. State its largest lead, 67-36. Penn State 72, The Nittany Lions connected Mount St. Mary’s 43 on five of their 10 second-half 3-point tries. STATE COLLEGE — Tim Penn State shot 34.6 percent Frazier led five Penn State from the field (9 of 26) in the players in double figures with first half and led 28-25 at the 15 points and the Nittany Lions defeated Mount St. Mary’s, break. snapping a three-game losing Connecticut 77, streak. Cammeron Woodyard had 14 Holy Cross 40 HARTFORD, Conn. – Freshpoints, Billy Oliver 13 and man Andre Drummond scored Jermaine Marshall and Sasa a season-high 24 points and Borovnjak scored 10 points grabbed eight rebounds as apiece as Penn State (7-5) ended the game on a 27-9 run. Connecticut extended its home winning streak to 40 games It was the first time Penn against non-conference oppoState had five players in dounents. ble figures this season. Alex Oriakhi added 15 “Those guys are going to get points and Shabazz Napier had open shots — there’s 3 (or) 4

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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, left, and forward LeBron James laugh as they sit on the bench during the second half of an NBA preseason game against the Orlando Magic Sundayin Miami.

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Celtics 76, Raptors 75 TORONTO — Greg Stiemsma tipped in the game-winning shot with 12 seconds left and the Boston Celtics held off the Toronto Raptors in the preseason

opener for both teams. Ray Allen scored 12 points for the Celtics, while Kevin Garnett had nine points and seven rebounds. Marquis Daniels had 11 points for Boston. Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 16 points, DeMar DeRozan scored 14 points and Ed Davis had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Thunder 106, Mavericks 92 DALLAS — Kevin Durant scored 21 points and reserve James Harden added 16 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a victory over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks in the preseason opener for both teams. Durant, the NBA scoring leader last season at 27.7 points a game, went 13 for 14 from the free throw line. Lamar Odom, acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade on Dec. 11, had 14 points and seven rebounds in his Mavericks debut.

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Berwick native places in World Cup AP PHOTO

Xavier forward Andre Walker (54) drives against Oral Roberts center Damen Bell-Holter in the first half of an NCAA basketball game on Sunday in Cincinnati. Oral Roberts won 64-42.

13 assists for UConn (9-1), which is 117-4 under Jim Calhoun in home games against non-conference opponents from New England, including 114 wins in the last 115 such games. R.J. Evans had 15 points for the Crusaders (4-7). Connecticut committed just one foul in the first half and finished with eight. UConn used an 18-0 run to pull away to a 43-24 halftime lead. Missouri 94, William & Mary 56 COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sixthman Michael Dixon scored a career-high 30 points and Missouri is off to its best start in two decades. Missouri (11-0) jumped to a 19-0 lead over the Tribe, who missed their first eight shots while committing five fouls and 10 turnovers and didn’t score until nearly 12 minutes into the game. William & Mary (2-9) made just five first-half baskets.

Kim English added 17 points for Missouri, which last started a season with 11 straight wins under coach Norm Stewart 20 years ago. Tim Rusthoven led the Tribe with 14 points. Northwestern 87, Eastern Illinois 72 EVANSTON, Ill. — John Shurna scored 32 points, including a school-record tying nine 3-pointers, as Northwestern defeated Eastern Illinois 87-72 Sunday night. Shurna was 9 for 12 from 3-point range and 11 of 16 overall. Leading 48-44 early in the second half, Northwestern (10-1) went on a 9-0 run punctuated by Luka Mirkovic’s three-point play for a 57-44 lead. Eastern Illinois would get no closer than eight points thereafter. Mirkovic had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Northwestern. Drew Crawford had 14 points, while freshman Dave Sobolewski scored 12.

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CALGARY, Alberta — Andi Langenhan won the battle of the German stars Saturday for his third World Cup luge victory and first at Canada Olympic Park. Langenhan had a two-run time of 1 minute 29.406 seconds to edge 2010 Olympic champion Felix Loch by 0.094 seconds. Germany’s Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt won the doubles race

in 1:27.661, edging two-time defending Olympic champions Andres Linger and Wolfgang Linger of Austria by 0.032 seconds. Germany’s Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken finished third in 1:27.829. The U.S. team of Christian Niccum of Woodinville, Wash. and Jayson Terdiman, of Berwick, Pa., were eighth in 1:28.110 in the doubles competition.

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Seminary finishes second in tournament NEWARK, Del. – Eric Morris took the 170-pound championship at the prestigious Beast of the East wrestling tournament, helping Wyoming Seminary to finish second in the team standings. Five other wrestlers placed for Wyoming Seminary, which finished with 179 points, second only to Blair Academy’s 321.5. Dave Malone (126 pounds) and Michael Johnson (285) both finished third in their weight classes. A.J. Vizcarrondo finished fourth at 220 pounds, while Ty White finished sevent at 170 poinds and Cohl Fulk

finished eighth at 145.

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Misericordia 67, Lebanon Valley 54

The Misericordia University men’s basketball team hit 8 of 10 free throws down the stretch to secure a victory over Lebanon Valley Sunday at the Anderson Center. Ethan Eichhorst led Misericordia with 25 points and 11 rebounds to give the Cougars their seventh win. Misericordia is 7-3 and will conclude first-semester action at Marywood at 4 p.m. today.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Griner scores 25 points to lead top-ranked Baylor over Connecticut The Associated Press

WACO, Texas — Brittney Griner scored 12 of 25 points in the closing run that pushed top-ranked Baylor past No. 2 Connecticut 66-61 on Sunday night. The Lady Bears (11-0) won their second No. 1 vs. No. 2 game this season while avenging a one-point loss at Connecticut early last season when the rankings were reversed. Griner also had nine rebounds and nine blocked shots. She made all seven of her free throws, six of them coming in a game-ending 27-11 run as Baylor overcome its biggest deficit of the season. The 6-foot-8 Griner

Natalie Novosel led five playmissed eight free throws in last year’s game against the Huskies, ers in double figures with 23 points, and Diggins (16 points, including some key misses 11 assists) and Devereaux Peters down the stretch. (13 points, 13 rebounds) each Odyssey Sims had 23 points had double-doubles for Notre for the Lady Bears, whose 29Dame (10-1), which has won game home winning streak seven straight since losing to includes a 94-81 win over thenNo. 2 Notre Dame in November. top-ranked Baylor. The Irish also evened their series with Bria Hartley led Connecticut Kentucky after losing their first (9-1) with 25 points, while Kamatchup last year. leena Mosqueda-Lewis had 15. Notre Dame 92, Kentucky 83 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Skylar Diggins’ only 3-pointer Sunday was a big one, leading No. 3 Notre Dame to a 92-83 victory and handing No. 8 Kentucky its first loss of the season.

Texas A&M 71, USC70 COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Sydney Carter made a 3pointer with 10 seconds left and Texas A&M rallied for its 47th straight nonconference home win.

Southern Cal (4-5) led 69-61 with 2:34 remaining before Texas A&M (8-2) took over. Ashley Corral missed a 3-point attempt for the Trojans with 4 seconds remaining. Rutgers 62, Iona 29 PISCATAWAY, N.J. — April Sykes scored 18 points and Rutgers held Iona to just two baskets in the second half. Penn St. 103, Wagner 42 STATE COLLEGE — Alex Bentley and Maggie Lucas each scored 23 points to lead Penn State to the easy victory. The Lady Lions (9-2) got off to a slow start, then put togeth-

er a 33-3 run to take a 35-10 lead. Lucas capped the run with two free throws and had 18 points in the first half. Veronick Fournier had 12 points and six rebounds for Wagner (2-8). South Carolina 79, North Carolina 48 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — La’Keisha Sutton scored 21 points, Markeshia Grant added 20 and South Carolina held North Carolina to its lowest point total in nearly two years. N.C. State 66, Vanderbilt 59 RALEIGH, N.C. — Kody Burke scored a career-high 21

points and North Carolina State withstood a furious rally by Vanderbilt in the upset. Bonae Holston added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Wolfpack (7-3). Purdue 62, Auburn 54 AUBURN, Ala. — Alex Guyton scored a career-high 19 points and Purdue hit its free throws late in the game to hold on for the win. Nebraska 94, Vermont 41 LINCOLN, Neb. — Jordan Hooper scored 21 points and Emily Cady had 18 for Nebraska, which broke away in the second half for the win.

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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning walks off the field during the fourth quarter of an NFL game against the Washington Redskins Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

Redskins hurt Giants’ bid for playoff spot The Associated Press

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rex Grossman threw a touchdown pass and the Washington Redskins put a hurt on the New York Giants and their playoff hopes with a 23-10 victory on Sunday. Grossman threw a 20-yard scoring pass to Santana Moss, Darrel Young scored on a 6yard run after one of the Redskins’ three interceptions of Eli Manning and Graham Gano picked three field goals as Washington (5-9) won for only the second time in 10 games. The loss knocked the Giants (7-7) out of first place in the NFC East. Dallas (8-6) now leads the division by a game with two to go, including one with Giants on the final weekend. If New York beats the Jets and the Cowboys in its final two games it will win the division.

TD pass to Calvin Johnson with 39 seconds remaining to cap a 98-yard scoring drive as Detroit rallied from 13 points down late in the fourth quarter. The win wasn’t sealed until Ndamukong Suh blocked Sebastian Janikowski’s 65-yard field goal attempt on the final play. Suh threw his helmet in celebration after providing a perfect exclamation in his return from a two-game suspension. Cardinals 20, Browns 17 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Peterson returned a punt 32 yards and John Skelton threw 32 yards to Larry Fitzgerald to set up a 22-yard field goal by Jay Feely. It was the Cardinals’ third overtime win in seven games.

Seahawks 38, Bears 14 CHICAGO — Red Bryant returned an interception 20 Colts 27, Titans 13 yards for the go-ahead TD in INDIANAPOLIS — Dan the third quarter and Seattle Orlovsky threw one touchdown kept its faint playoff hopes pass and the key block on an alive. 80-yard TD run, leading the Chicago quarterback Caleb Colts to their first win of the Hanie was hit hard on the play season. by K.J. Wright and threw the Indianapolis (1-13) avoided ball right into Bryant’s arms as becoming the second team in Seattle (7-7) scored two TDs in NFL history to go 0-16. The a 50-second span early in the loss dealt a serious blow to the third quarter. Brandon BrownTitans’ playoff hopes. Quarter- er returned another intercepback Matt Hasselbeck was tion 42 yards for a TD in the picked off twice and Chris final quarter as the Seahawks Johnson rushed for only 55 outscored Chicago 31-0 in the yards for Tennessee (7-7). second half. Orlovsky gave Indy a 10-6 lead with an 18-yard TD pass to Saints 42, Vikings 20 Reggie Wayne in the third MINNEAPOLIS — Drew quarter, and Jacob Lacey made Brees threw for 412 yards and it 17-6 with a 32-yard intercepfive touchdowns to New Ortion return for a TD. leans to its sixth win in a row. Jake Locker got the Titans Brees completed 32 of 40 within 20-13 with a 7-yard TD passes to help the Saints (11-3) pass to Nate Washington with overcome a slow and sloppy 3:43 to go. But on the next play start and stay two games ahead from scrimmage, with Donald of Atlanta in the NFC South. Brown reversing field, OrlovBrees is 304 yards from breaksky threw a block that helped ing Dan Marino’s single-season Brown get to the corner and record for yards passing with sprint 80 yards to seal the win. two games to play. Chargers 34, Ravens 14 SAN DIEGO — Philip Rivers threw for one score and reached the 4,000-yard mark for the fourth straight season, Ryan Mathews ran for two scores and hit 1,000 yards rushing, and the San Diego Chargers kept their slim postseason hopes alive with a victory against the playoff-bound Baltimore Ravens. The Chargers (7-7) neutralized Baltimore’s normally ferocious defense, which got Ray Lewis back after a fourgame injury absence, and scored on six of their first seven possessions. San Diego is tied with Oakland, a game behind Denver with two to play. San Diego has won three straight after a six-game losing streak.

Patriots 41, Broncos 23 DENVER — Tom Brady and the Patriots shut down Tim Tebow and clinched a playoff berth with their sixth straight victory. The Patriots (11-3) won another AFC East title by bouncing back from an early 17-6 deficit and an awful first quarter in which they were outgained on the ground 167 yards to 4. This time, there was no last-minute magic from Tebow, Denver’s enigmatic quarterback who had guided the Broncos (8-6) to four straight fourth-quarter comebacks and six straight wins. Lions 28, Raiders 27 OAKLAND, Calif. — Matthew Stafford threw a 6-yard

Panthers 28, Texans 13 HOUSTON — Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes, DeAngelo Williams ran for a score and Carolina ended Houston’s seven-game winning streak. Newton completed 13 of 23 passes for 149 yards, outplaying opposing rookie quarterback T.J. Yates. The Panthers (5-9) built a 21-0 halftime lead, then ended Houston’s secondhalf rally when linebacker James Anderson intercepted Yates in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter. Dolphins 30, Bills 23 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Reggie Bush ran for a careerbest 203 yards and touchdown to lead Miami to a 30-23 win over the Buffalo Bills in interim Dolphins coach Todd Bowles first game. Bush sealed the win with a 76-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Matt Moore threw two touchdowns passes, and Vontae Davis had two of Miami’s three interceptions. Bengals 20, Rams 13 ST. LOUIS — Rookie A.J. Green had six catches and topped 1,000 yards for the season, and Cincinnati kept pace in the AFC playoff race. Brandon Tate’s 56-yard punt return set up Bernard Scott’s go-ahead touchdown run late in the third quarter and Cedric Benson added a short scoring run in the fourth for the Bengals (8-6), who won for the second time in six games.

Dolphins 30, Bills 23

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC y-New England ...................................... 11 3 0 .786 437 297 5-1-0 6-2-0 8-2-0 N.Y. Jets................................................. 8 6 0 .571 346 315 6-1-0 2-5-0 6-5-0 Miami ...................................................... 5 9 0 .357 286 269 3-4-0 2-5-0 4-6-0 Buffalo .................................................... 5 9 0 .357 311 371 4-3-0 1-6-0 3-7-0 South W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC y-Houston............................................. 10 4 0 .714 343 236 5-2-0 5-2-0 8-2-0 Tennessee ........................................... 7 7 0 .500 279 278 4-3-0 3-4-0 5-5-0 Jacksonville ......................................... 4 10 0 .286 207 293 3-4-0 1-6-0 3-7-0 Indianapolis.......................................... 1 13 0 .071 211 395 1-6-0 0-7-0 1-9-0 North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC x-Pittsburgh ......................................... 10 3 0 .769 282 198 6-1-0 4-2-0 8-3-0 x-Baltimore ........................................... 10 4 0 .714 334 236 7-0-0 3-4-0 7-3-0 Cincinnati.............................................. 8 6 0 .571 305 283 3-3-0 5-3-0 6-5-0 Cleveland ............................................. 4 10 0 .286 195 274 3-4-0 1-6-0 3-7-0 West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC Denver..................................................... 8 6 0 .571 292 343 3-4-0 5-2-0 6-4-0 Oakland................................................... 7 7 0 .500 317 382 3-4-0 4-3-0 5-5-0 San Diego ............................................... 7 7 0 .500 358 313 5-3-0 2-4-0 6-5-0 Kansas City ............................................ 6 8 0 .429 192 319 3-4-0 3-4-0 3-7-0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC Dallas ...................................................... 8 6 0 .571 348 296 5-2-0 3-4-0 6-4-0 N.Y. Giants ............................................. 7 7 0 .500 334 372 3-4-0 4-3-0 4-7-0 Philadelphia............................................ 6 8 0 .429 342 311 2-5-0 4-3-0 4-6-0 Washington ............................................ 5 9 0 .357 252 300 2-5-0 3-4-0 5-5-0 South W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC x-New Orleans..................................... 11 3 0 .786 457 306 6-0-0 5-3-0 7-3-0 Atlanta................................................... 9 5 0 .643 341 281 5-2-0 4-3-0 6-4-0 Carolina................................................ 5 9 0 .357 341 368 2-5-0 3-4-0 2-8-0 Tampa Bay ........................................... 4 10 0 .286 247 401 3-5-0 1-5-0 3-7-0 North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC y-Green Bay....................................... 13 1 0 .929 480 297 6-0-0 7-1-0 10-0-0 Detroit................................................. 9 5 0 .643 395 332 4-3-0 5-2-0 6-5-0 Chicago.............................................. 7 7 0 .500 315 293 5-3-0 2-4-0 6-4-0 Minnesota .......................................... 2 12 0 .143 294 406 1-6-0 1-6-0 2-8-0 West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC y-San Francisco ................................ 10 3 0 .769 307 182 6-1-0 4-2-0 8-2-0 Seattle................................................. 7 7 0 .500 284 273 4-3-0 3-4-0 6-4-0 Arizona ............................................... 7 7 0 .500 273 305 5-2-0 2-5-0 6-5-0 St. Louis ............................................. 2 12 0 .143 166 346 1-6-0 1-6-0 1-10-0 x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division Thursday's Game Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14 Saturday's Game Dallas 31, Tampa Bay 15 Sunday's Games New Orleans 42, Minnesota 20 Seattle 38, Chicago 14 Cincinnati 20, St. Louis 13 Carolina 28, Houston 13 Kansas City 19, Green Bay 14 Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 13 Miami 30, Buffalo 23 Washington 23, N.Y. Giants 10 Detroit 28, Oakland 27 New England 41, Denver 23 Arizona 20, Cleveland 17, OT Philadelphia 45, N.Y. Jets 19 San Diego 34, Baltimore 14 Monday's Game Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

Saints 41, Vikings 20 New Orleans....................... 7 14 14 7 — 42 Minnesota ........................... 3 10 0 7 — 20 First Quarter Min—FG Longwell 44, 12:20. NO—Moore 5 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 2:51. Second Quarter Min—FG Longwell 49, 13:13. NO—Graham 1 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 10:04. Min—Gerhart 10 pass from Ponder (Longwell kick), 6:59. NO—Sproles 13 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 1:33. Third Quarter NO—Gilmore 2 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 12:15. NO—Moore 47 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 10:18. Fourth Quarter NO—P.Thomas 1 run (Kasay kick), 12:50. Min—Gerhart 16 pass from Ponder (Longwell kick), 5:12. A—62,623. NO Min First downs ........................... 36 12 Total Net Yards .................... 573 207 Rushes-yards ....................... 38-161 18-105 Passing.................................. 412 102 Punt Returns......................... 3-45 0-0 Kickoff Returns..................... 4-90 1-28 Interceptions Ret.................. 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 32-41-0 14-32-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 0-0 4-18 Punts...................................... 1-51.0 7-48.1 Fumbles-Lost........................ 2-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 6-65 8-84 Time of Possession ............. 38:49 21:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New Orleans, Ivory 18-74, P.Thomas 8-44, Sproles 8-33, Brees 2-4, Meachem 1-4, Collins 1-2. Minnesota, Peterson 10-60, Ponder 3-34, Gerhart 2-12, Webb 2-0, Harvin 1-(minus 1). PASSING—New Orleans, Brees 32-40-0-412, Daniel 0-1-0-0. Minnesota, Ponder 14-31-1-120, Webb 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING—New Orleans, Colston 8-91, Graham 7-70, Moore 5-91, Sproles 5-79, P.Thomas 2-41, Meachem 2-22, Collins 1-12, Henderson 1-4, Gilmore 1-2. Minnesota, Gerhart 4-46, Harvin 3-8, Aromashodu 2-29, Rudolph 2-15, Arceneaux 1-10, Booker 1-7, Camarillo 1-5. MISSED FIELD GOALS—New Orleans, Kasay 50 (WL).

Seahawks 38, Bears 14

Seattle.................................. 7 0 17 14 — 38 Chicago ............................... 7 7 0 0 — 14 First Quarter Sea—Lynch 2 run (Hauschka kick), 8:41. Chi—Idonije fumble recovery in end zone (Gould kick), 2:23. Second Quarter Chi—Bell 25 pass from Hanie (Gould kick), 1:51. Third Quarter Sea—Lynch 3 run (Hauschka kick), 13:02. Sea—Bryant 20 interception return (Hauschka kick), 12:12. Sea—FG Hauschka 33, 1:03. Fourth Quarter Sea—Robinson 2 pass from Jackson (Hauschka kick), 12:39. Sea—Browner 42 interception return (Hauschka kick), 5:00. A—61,542. Sea Chi First downs ........................... 18 13 Total Net Yards .................... 286 221 Rushes-yards ....................... 33-60 31-132 Passing.................................. 226 89 Punt Returns......................... 2-44 1-7 Kickoff Returns..................... 1-16 5-81 Interceptions Ret.................. 4-78 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 19-31-0 11-25-4 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-1 4-34 Punts...................................... 5-40.2 6-39.7 Fumbles-Lost........................ 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 6-36 5-45 Time of Possession ............. 31:37 28:23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Seattle, Lynch 20-42, Forsett 6-12, Washington 3-6, Tate 1-2, Jackson 3-(minus 2). Chicago, Bell 15-65, Hanie 5-34, Barber 11-33. PASSING—Seattle, Jackson 19-31-0-227. Chicago, Hanie 10-23-3-111, McCown 1-2-1-12. RECEIVING—Seattle, Tate 4-61, Miller 4-23, Williams 2-31, Butler 2-19, Lynch 2-5, Obomanu 1-43, Morrah 1-21, Baldwin 1-13, Forsett 1-9, Robinson 1-2. Chicago, Bell 5-43, Sanzenbacher 2-26, Bennett 1-20, Knox 1-15, K.Davis 1-10, R.Williams 1-9. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Bengals 20, Rams 13

Cincinnati............................... 3 0 10 7 — 20 St. Louis ................................ 0 6 0 7 — 13 First Quarter Cin—FG Nugent 21, 8:59. Second Quarter StL—FG Jo.Brown 26, 4:18. StL—FG Jo.Brown 43, :26. Third Quarter Cin—FG Nugent 41, 10:22. Cin—Scott 1 run (Nugent kick), :12. Fourth Quarter Cin—Benson 4 run (Nugent kick), 9:14. StL—Alexander 25 pass from Clemens (Jo.Brown kick), 1:08. A—56,431. Cin StL First downs ........................... 19 18 Total Net Yards .................... 283 305 Rushes-yards ....................... 34-110 24-95 Passing.................................. 173 210 Punt Returns......................... 2-71 0-0 Kickoff Returns..................... 4-101 4-83 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 1-30 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 15-26-1 25-36-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-6 3-19 Punts...................................... 5-33.8 7-42.9 Fumbles-Lost........................ 3-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 11-101 10-109 Time of Possession ............. 30:03 29:57 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Cincinnati, Benson 22-76, Scott 7-20, Peerman 2-8, Hawkins 1-8, Dalton 2-(minus 2). St. Louis, S.Jackson 18-71, Williams 3-16, Clemens 2-9, Norwood 1-(minus 1). PASSING—Cincinnati, Dalton 15-26-1-179. St. Louis, Clemens 25-36-0-229. RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Green 6-115, Gresham 3-16, Simpson 2-14, Benson 1-11, Hawkins 1-10, Whalen 1-7, Cochart 1-6. St. Louis, S.Jackson 9-72, Lloyd 5-42, Pettis 4-38, Alexander 3-52, Kendricks

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Thursday, Dec. 22 Houston at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24 Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Miami at New England, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Arizona at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. San Diego at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25 Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26 Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

3-19, Williams 1-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS—St. Louis, Jo.Brown 45 (WR).

Panthers 28, Texans 13

Carolina ................................. 7 14 0 7 — 28 Houston ................................. 0 0 6 7 — 13 First Quarter Car—Smith 26 pass from Newton (Mare kick), 12:07. Second Quarter Car—Shockey 9 pass from Newton (Mare kick), 12:19. Car—Brockel 7 run (Mare kick), :55. Third Quarter Hou—FG Rackers 26, 11:07. Hou—FG Rackers 34, 2:53. Fourth Quarter Hou—Foster 1 run (Rackers kick), 13:48. Car—D.Williams 24 run (Mare kick), 9:54. A—71,540. Car Hou First downs ........................... 20 18 Total Net Yards .................... 316 358 Rushes-yards ....................... 34-166 25-150 Passing.................................. 150 208 Punt Returns......................... 1-1 5-63 Kickoff Returns..................... 1-21 2-84 Interceptions Ret.................. 2-26 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 14-24-0 19-30-2 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-10 2-4 Punts...................................... 5-50.4 2-29.5 Fumbles-Lost........................ 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 7-40 6-60 Time of Possession ............. 32:34 27:26 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Carolina, D.Williams 15-61, Newton 7-55, Stewart 11-43, Brockel 1-7. Houston, Foster 16-109, Tate 7-26, Yates 2-15. PASSING—Carolina, Newton 13-23-0-149, A.Edwards 1-1-0-11. Houston, Yates 19-30-2-212. RECEIVING—Carolina, Smith 5-82, Shockey 2-35, Naanee 2-16, Olsen 2-15, Stewart 2-8, Brockel 1-4. Houston, Foster 5-58, Vickers 4-29, Daniels 2-29, Walter 2-26, B.Johnson 2-23, Dreessen 2-19, Jones 1-24, Tate 1-4. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Houston, Rackers 49 (WR).

Chiefs 19, Packers 14

Green Bay ............................. 0 0 7 7 — 14 Kansas City........................... 6 0 3 10 — 19 First Quarter KC—FG Succop 19, 8:56. KC—FG Succop 32, :11. Third Quarter GB—Driver 2 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 8:04. KC—FG Succop 46, 3:45. Fourth Quarter KC—FG Succop 20, 11:28. KC—Battle 1 run (Succop kick), 4:53. GB—Rodgers 8 run (Crosby kick), 2:04. A—74,093. GB KC First downs ........................... 16 23 Total Net Yards .................... 315 438 Rushes-yards ....................... 18-102 39-139 Passing.................................. 213 299 Punt Returns......................... 1-0 3-36 Kickoff Returns..................... 3-68 1-22 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 17-35-0 23-31-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 4-22 0-0 Punts...................................... 5-53.4 2-49.5 Fumbles-Lost........................ 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 5-35 7-55 Time of Possession ............. 23:49 36:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Green Bay, Grant 12-66, Rodgers 3-32, Cobb 1-4, Kuhn 2-0. Kansas City, Jones 15-48, Battle 10-37, Breaston 1-25, McClain 4-20, McCluster 5-14, Orton 4-(minus 5). PASSING—Green Bay, Rodgers 17-35-0-235. Kansas City, Orton 23-31-0-299. RECEIVING—Green Bay, Cobb 4-53, Finley 3-83, Grant 3-35, Nelson 2-29, J.Jones 2-17, Driver 2-7, Kuhn 1-11. Kansas City, Breaston 4-50, Bowe 4-49, McClain 4-26, Pope 2-72, Becht 2-20, Copper 2-20, McCluster 2-11, Jones 1-27, Baldwin 1-17, Battle 1-7. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Green Bay, Crosby 54 (WR).

Colts 27, Titans 13

Tennessee.......................... 0 6 0 7 — 13 Indianapolis ........................ 3 0 14 10 — 27 First Quarter Ind—FG Vinatieri 47, :00. Second Quarter Ten—FG Bironas 53, 5:32. Ten—FG Bironas 21, :21. Third Quarter Ind—Wayne 18 pass from Orlovsky (Vinatieri kick), 9:36. Ind—Lacey 32 interception return (Vinatieri kick), 6:31. Fourth Quarter Ind—FG Vinatieri 40, 12:53. Ten—Washington 7 pass from Locker (Bironas kick), 3:43. Ind—D.Brown 80 run (Vinatieri kick), 3:26. A—64,271. Ten Ind First downs ........................... 21 10 Total Net Yards .................... 388 287 Rushes-yards ....................... 19-66 34-205 Passing.................................. 322 82 Punt Returns......................... 5-40 6-14 Kickoff Returns..................... 1-0 0-0 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 2-32 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 38-56-2 11-17-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-9 0-0 Punts...................................... 7-47.0 7-45.9 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 7-70 4-25 Time of Possession ............. 31:57 28:03 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Tennessee, C.Johnson 15-55, Locker 1-9, Harper 2-3, Hasselbeck 1-(minus 1). Indianapolis, D.Brown 16-161, Addai 11-20, Carter 3-19, Garcon 1-8, Orlovsky 3-(minus 3). PASSING—Tennessee, Hasselbeck 27-40-2-223, Locker 11-16-0-108. Indianapolis, Orlovsky 11-17-0-82. RECEIVING—Tennessee, Cook 9-103, L.Hawkins 8-88, C.Johnson 8-54, Washington 7-62, Williams 2-15, Hall 2-(minus 2), Stevens 1-9, Harper 1-2. Indianapolis, Wayne 3-33, Garcon 2-24, Addai 2-7, Felton 1-9, Eldridge 1-4, Tamme 1-3, D.Brown 1-2. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Miami ................................... 0 13 7 10 — 30 Buffalo ................................. 7 0 0 16 — 23 First Quarter Buf—Spiller 24 run (Rayner kick), 4:53. Second Quarter Mia—Fasano 22 pass from Mat.Moore (Carpenter kick), 14:53. Mia—FG Carpenter 20, 8:34. Mia—FG Carpenter 26, 6:05. Third Quarter Mia—Marshall 65 pass from Mat.Moore (Carpenter kick), 12:06. Fourth Quarter Mia—FG Carpenter 26, 11:46. Buf—Spiller 3 pass from Fitzpatrick (pass failed), 5:54. Mia—Bush 76 run (Carpenter kick), 5:41. Buf—Hagan 2 pass from Fitzpatrick (Rayner kick), 2:27. Buf—FG Rayner 34, 1:22. A—60,988. Mia Buf First downs ........................... 17 21 Total Net Yards .................... 448 404 Rushes-yards ....................... 38-254 19-113 Passing.................................. 194 291 Punt Returns......................... 6-101 2-6 Kickoff Returns..................... 3-53 4-134 Interceptions Ret.................. 3-8 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 10-20-0 31-47-3 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-23 3-25 Punts...................................... 6-46.3 8-48.0 Fumbles-Lost........................ 3-3 2-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 5-62 11-92 Time of Possession ............. 28:49 31:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Miami, Bush 25-203, Thomas 11-42, Bess 2-9. Buffalo, Spiller 12-91, Choice 5-15, Fitzpatrick 2-7. PASSING—Miami, Mat.Moore 10-20-0-217. Buffalo, Fitzpatrick 31-47-3-316. RECEIVING—Miami, Marshall 3-84, Hartline 3-69, Fasano 2-28, Clay 1-30, Bush 1-6. Buffalo, Spiller 9-76, Nelson 6-60, St.Johnson 5-82, Choice 3-41, Martin 3-40, B.Smith 3-5, Hagan 2-12. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Buffalo, Rayner 26 (WL).

Redskins 23, Giants 10

Washington........................... 3 14 3 3 — 23 N.Y. Giants............................ 0 3 0 7 — 10 First Quarter Was—FG Gano 36, 9:14. Second Quarter Was—Moss 20 pass from Grossman (Gano kick), 13:42. Was—Young 6 run (Gano kick), 7:56. NYG—FG Tynes 40, :02. Third Quarter Was—FG Gano 43, 11:49. Fourth Quarter Was—FG Gano 25, 14:57. NYG—Bradshaw 3 run (Tynes kick), :33. A—78,861. Was NYG First downs ........................... 19 22 Total Net Yards .................... 300 324 Rushes-yards ....................... 40-123 18-91 Passing.................................. 177 233 Punt Returns......................... 1-(-2) 0-0 Kickoff Returns..................... 3-27 4-104 Interceptions Ret.................. 3-52 2-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 15-24-2 23-40-3 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 1-8 3-24 Punts...................................... 2-33.0 4-49.0 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 2-48 8-75 Time of Possession ............. 35:00 25:00 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Washington, Helu 23-53, Royster 10-36, Young 4-14, Armstrong 1-14, Paul 1-7, Grossman 1-(minus 1). N.Y. Giants, Bradshaw 10-58, Jacobs 8-33. PASSING—Washington, Grossman 15-24-2-185. N.Y. Giants, Manning 23-40-3-257. RECEIVING—Washington, Gaffney 6-85, Helu 3-16, Moss 2-40, Stallworth 2-35, Paulsen 1-9, Young 1-0. N.Y. Giants, Nicks 5-73, Cruz 5-44, Manningham 3-57, Bradshaw 3-21, Pascoe 2-26, Hynoski 2-13, Ballard 1-15, Barden 1-6, Ware 1-2. MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Giants, Tynes 44 (WL).

Lions 28, Raiders 27

Detroit.................................. 7 7 0 14 — 28 Oakland ............................... 7 10 0 10 — 27 First Quarter Oak—Murphy 12 run (Janikowski kick), 6:19. Det—Johnson 51 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 3:34. Second Quarter Oak—Heyward-Bey 43 pass from Palmer (Janikowski kick), 9:07. Det—Burleson 39 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 1:14. Oak—FG Janikowski 46, :00. Fourth Quarter Oak—FG Janikowski 51, 8:12. Oak—Curry 6 fumble return (Janikowski kick), 7:47. Det—T.Young 3 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 4:59. Det—Johnson 6 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), :39. A—59,069. Det Oak First downs ........................... 25 26 Total Net Yards .................... 432 477 Rushes-yards ....................... 19-57 22-132 Passing.................................. 375 345 Punt Returns......................... 3-33 2-17 Kickoff Returns..................... 2-35 5-84 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 29-52-0 32-40-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-16 3-22 Punts...................................... 6-42.8 5-47.0 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards.................... 9-72 10-86 Time of Possession ............. 28:27 31:33 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Detroit, K.Smith 15-43, Logan 1-5, Stafford 1-5, T.Young 1-4, K.Williams 1-0. Oakland, Bush 18-77, Reece 1-26, Murphy 2-16, Moore 1-13. PASSING—Detroit, Stafford 29-52-0-391. Oakland, Palmer 32-40-0-367. RECEIVING—Detroit, Johnson 9-214, Burleson 7-81, Pettigrew 5-49, T.Young 5-21, Logan 1-19, Scheffler 1-4, K.Smith 1-3. Oakland, Heyward-Bey 8-155, Bush 7-62, Houshmandzadeh 6-52, Boss 3-47, Reece 3-16, Schilens 2-14, Moore 2-13, Murphy 1-8. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Oakland, Janikowski 65 (BK).

Patriots 41, Broncos 23

New England ...................... 7 20 7 7 — 41 Denver................................. 13 3 0 7 — 23 First Quarter Den—Tebow 9 run (run failed), 9:49. NE—Ochocinco 33 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 7:24. Den—Ball 32 run (Prater kick), 5:01. Second Quarter Den—FG Prater 26, 13:47. NE—Hernandez 1 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 8:43. NE—FG Gostkowski 21, 5:49. NE—Brady 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 1:12. NE—FG Gostkowski 34, :00. Third Quarter NE—Woodhead 10 run (Gostkowski kick), :39. Fourth Quarter Den—Tebow 2 run (Prater kick), 8:41. NE—Green-Ellis 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 4:10. A—76,556. NE Den First downs ........................... 26 23 Total Net Yards .................... 451 393 Rushes-yards ....................... 36-141 31-252 Passing.................................. 310 141 Punt Returns......................... 3-23 2-4 Kickoff Returns..................... 0-0 4-71 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 23-34-0 11-23-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-10 4-53 Punts...................................... 4-40.5 3-55.0 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-0 4-3 Penalties-Yards.................... 4-30 7-39 Time of Possession ............. 33:41 26:19 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New England, Ridley 11-65, Woodhead 7-40, Green-Ellis 10-17, Hernandez 1-16, Brady 6-2, Faulk 1-1. Denver, Tebow 12-93, McGahee 7-70, Ball 11-64, Johnson 1-25. PASSING—New England, Brady 23-34-0-320. Denver, Tebow 11-22-0-194, D.Thomas 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING—New England, Hernandez 9-129, Gronkowski 4-53, Welker 4-41, Green-Ellis 2-32, Ochocinco 1-33, Underwood 1-13, Woodhead 1-12, Edelman 1-7. Denver, D.Thomas 7-116, Ball 2-41, Decker 1-22, Willis 1-15. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Cardinals 20, Browns 17

Cleveland......................... 7 3 7 0 0 — 17 Arizona............................. 0 7 0 10 3 — 20 First Quarter Cle—Hillis 1 run (Dawson kick), 11:33. Second Quarter Cle—FG Dawson 44, 11:33. Ari—Roberts 9 pass from Skelton (Feely kick), :19. Third Quarter Cle—Little 76 pass from Wallace (Dawson kick), 3:01. Fourth Quarter Ari—Wells 1 run (Feely kick), 8:33. Ari—FG Feely 33, 5:40. Overtime Ari—FG Feely 22, 10:56. A—60,443. Cle Ari First downs ........................... 16 24 Total Net Yards .................... 333 363 Rushes-yards ....................... 29-120 24-74 Passing.................................. 213 289 Punt Returns......................... 3-40 3-33 Kickoff Returns..................... 3-83 4-98 Interceptions Ret.................. 1-5 0-0 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 18-31-0 28-46-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 2-13 4-24 Punts...................................... 7-39.7 7-44.6 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 9-74 2-13 Time of Possession ............. 31:22 32:42 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Cleveland, Hillis 26-99, Wallace 3-21. Arizona, Wells 15-51, Skelton 2-7, Roberts 1-7, Stephens-Howling 3-6, Taylor 2-3, Smith 1-0.

Pats clinch; Steelers, Ravens in The Associated Press

The Patriots own the AFC East title again. New England won its ninth division crown in the 11 seasons Tom Brady has been the starting quarterback, beating Denver 41-23 on Sunday. The Patriots (11-3) are in position to gain a first-round playoff bye or even home-field advantage in the AFC, especially with South division winner Houston falling to 10-4 with a loss to Carolina. Baltimore and Pittsburgh, who were tied for the AFC North lead at 10-3 heading into Week 15, also earned postseason berths before even taking the field. The Ravens, who were at San Diego at night, got in thanks to losses by the Jets, Raiders and Titans. The Steelers, who play Monday night at San Francisco, used a similar route. “Never gets old,” defensive lineman Vince Wilfork said of the Patriots’ big win. “You work so hard the whole year to get to just one step. That’s just one of them. To come out division champs, that’s awesome.” In the NFC, Green Bay (13-1) finally lost but already has the North crown and a first-round bye. The Packers need one more victory to clinch homefield advantage throughout the conference playoffs. The 49ers (10-3) already have won the West and are battling New Orleans (11-3), which leads the South, for the other first-round bye. The Saints have a two-game division lead over Atlanta and play the Falcons in New Orleans on Dec. 26. Dallas (8-6) grabbed back the NFC East lead when it beat Tampa Bay and the Giants lost to Washington. Still, the Giants (7-7) will win the division if they sweep their final two games, against the Jets and Cowboys. Barring that, Dallas takes the division. PASSING—Cleveland, Wallace 18-31-0-226. Arizona, Skelton 28-46-1-313. RECEIVING—Cleveland, Little 5-131, Massaquoi 3-42, Norwood 3-21, Cameron 3-8, Hillis 1-9, Smith 1-9, Cribbs 1-3, Ogbonnaya 1-3. Arizona, Heap 7-69, Roberts 6-60, Fitzgerald 3-65, Doucet 3-37, Taylor 3-17, Stephens-Howling 2-18, King 1-24, Wells 1-10, Stuckey 1-7, Sherman 1-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Eagles 45, Jets 19

N.Y. Jets ........................... 0 13 0 6 — 19 Philadelphia...................... 14 14 10 7 — 45 First Quarter Phi—Parker 47 fumble return (Henery kick), 8:53. Phi—Celek 26 pass from Vick (Henery kick), 2:05. Second Quarter Phi—Vick 11 run (Henery kick), 12:18. Phi—McCoy 9 run (Henery kick), 9:57. NYJ—FG Folk 39, 6:27. NYJ—Holmes 25 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick), 4:42. NYJ—FG Folk 28, :46. Third Quarter Phi—McCoy 1 run (Henery kick), 8:48. Phi—FG Henery 28, 4:21. Fourth Quarter Phi—McCoy 33 run (Henery kick), 14:40. NYJ—Burress 9 pass from Sanchez (pass failed), 9:40. A—69,144. NYJ Phi First downs ........................... 13 20 Total Net Yards .................... 241 420 Rushes-yards ....................... 27-94 33-160 Passing.................................. 147 260 Punt Returns......................... 2-16 3-15 Kickoff Returns..................... 6-174 4-68 Interceptions Ret.................. 1-0 2-20 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 16-29-2 15-22-1 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 4-30 3-14 Punts...................................... 6-40.3 4-34.0 Fumbles-Lost........................ 2-2 5-3 Penalties-Yards.................... 11-93 7-62 Time of Possession ............. 29:57 30:03 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—N.Y. Jets, Greene 18-73, Tomlinson 3-9, Conner 1-7, Sanchez 2-3, McKnight 3-2. Philadelphia, McCoy 18-102, Vick 5-32, Brown 6-18, Lewis 2-10, Kafka 2-(minus 2). PASSING—N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 15-26-2-150, Brunell 1-3-0-27. Philadelphia, Vick 15-22-1-274. RECEIVING—N.Y. Jets, Holmes 4-40, Tomlinson 4-12, Keller 3-73, Kerley 2-16, McKnight 1-27, Burress 1-9, Greene 1-0. Philadelphia, Celek 5-156, Maclin 3-57, D.Jackson 2-28, Harbor 2-20, McCoy 2-(minus 5), Cooper 1-18. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Chargers 34, Ravens 14

Baltimore ............................. 0 7 0 7 — 14 San Diego ........................... 7 10 14 3 — 34 First Quarter SD—Tolbert 2 run (Novak kick), 4:47. Second Quarter Bal—Dickson 15 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick), 13:27. SD—FG Novak 45, 7:44. SD—Mathews 1 run (Novak kick), :19. Third Quarter SD—Floyd 28 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 10:38. SD—Mathews 3 run (Novak kick), 4:05. Fourth Quarter SD—FG Novak 28, 4:28. Bal—T.Smith 36 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick), 1:55. A—67,242. Bal SD First downs ........................... 19 23 Total Net Yards .................... 290 415 Rushes-yards ....................... 14-89 37-145 Passing.................................. 201 270 Punt Returns......................... 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns..................... 5-134 0-0 Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 2-45 Comp-Att-Int ......................... 24-35-2 17-23-0 Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 7-43 0-0 Punts...................................... 2-56.0 0-0.0 Fumbles-Lost........................ 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards.................... 3-25 3-35 Time of Possession ............. 25:48 34:12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Baltimore, Rice 10-57, R.Williams 3-20, Flacco 1-12. San Diego, Mathews 26-90, Tolbert 8-40, Jackson 1-9, Hester 2-6. PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 23-34-2-226, Taylor 1-1-0-18. San Diego, Rivers 17-23-0-270. RECEIVING—Baltimore, Rice 9-55, T.Smith 6-77, Dickson 3-36, Pitta 3-25, Boldin 2-51, R.Williams 1-0. San Diego, Floyd 5-96, Jackson 3-84, Gates 2-31, Mathews 2-19, Tolbert 2-18, McMichael 2-9, V.Brown 1-13. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Baltimore, Cundiff 36 (WR). San Diego, Novak 37 (WR).

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San Fran takes pride in stopping ground game By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — When members of San Francisco’s dominant defensive line step into their meeting room, they might start off by discussing life away from football or any personal issue someone is facing. There’s usually some clowning around — enough that Ricky Jean Francois has referred to this intense, close-knit group as “Looney Tunes.” The one thing that’s never mentioned is an impressive streak that has gone largely unnoticed during San Francisco’s remarkable turnaround season: The defense hasn’t allowed a single rushing touchdown this year. If the 49ers (10-3) can keep the

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AFC power Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) out of the end zone on the ground Monday night, they will become the first team in NFL history to do so in the first 14 games. “We take pride in stopping the run,” defensive end Justin Smith said. “We don’t get into that. I really don’t know how many it’s been to be honest with you. It’s just one of those things, we’re in the business of trying to win a football game, not necessarily streaks or stats or anything like that. The main thing is stop the run and give our team a chance

to win, and that’s what we’re all about.” San Francisco also hasn’t allowed a 100-yard rusher in 35 straight games — though Pittsburgh’s Rashard Mendenhall, with his eight rushing touchdowns, will be determined to try to break one of those streaks. And Pittsburgh will certainly look to run more if quarterback Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t play or is limited because of an ankle injury that forced him to wear a walking boot during the week. He is listed as questionable to play. “It’s not something that’s talked about but they do take a lot of pride in it,” 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said. “I think the way our guys, our coaches, our team ap-

proach it, is how it plays in to situational football, how it helps us to accomplish the one and only thing we want to accomplish and that’s be a winning defense. Win the next game. It’s a big factor being able to contain an opponent’s running game, to shut down an opponent’s running game. To keep them out of the end zone.” One key component in the unit’s success has been Jim Tomsula, who led the 49ers to a season-ending victory as interim head coach after Mike Singletary’s firing last season before being retained on Harbaugh’s staff. Tomsula regularly wears a true blue-collar shirt with his name stitched into it, fitting perfectly into Harbaugh’s approach of being a “blue-collar team” and not a

“Hollywood team.” As much fun as Tomsula’s group has, these guys are quick to turn it on when the time comes. And they’re not above calling each other to task when necessary. “We’ll be in the locker room laughing, and we’ll sit over there in practice and laugh and have a cut-up before practice starts,” Tomsula said. “And you’ll see them, watch their demeanor, it goes from boom to boom. It’s just, boom! And I’m not saying the world of D-linemen is a normal place. It’s not. And I get all that — it’s the Muppets and bouncing off the walls, but it’s like, ‘Bam! You’re on!’ If you ever see those kids in kindergarten, some of the kids take the colors

and they put nice colors up and they try to draw squares. I think all the guys in my room were the ones with a big mess, a blob of stuff, you know? That’s kind of the way it all is, because it’s nuts in there! It’s crazy! Stuffs flying around and you’re like: ‘Whoa man! Boom!’ That’s just the way it is. And they fit, but it’s not for everybody.” Maybe that’s why Steelers coach Mike Tomlin called the 49ers’ defense “a tough nut to crack.” San Francisco has the topranked run D in the NFL, while Pittsburgh owns the No. 1 pass defense. The Niners are the only team not to allow a rushing touchdown.

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picked up a couple of first downs to secure the victory. “They had a good game plan,” Rodgers said. “You have to give them credit.” Ryan Succop kicked four field goals for Kansas City (6-8), which had lost five of its last six games and fired coach Todd Haley last Monday. Jackie Battle added a short touchdown plunge with 4:53 left in the game, points that came in handy when Rodgers led one last scoring drive. “Everybody had marked it off as a win for the Packers, but those guys in the locker room, they’re football players,” Crennel said. “They decided they were not going to lay down, they were not going to give up, so they went out and played a tremendous game.” Neither team looked all that tremendous in the first half. Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson was hit twice with offensive pass interference, Rodgers was harassed by the Chiefs’ weak pass rush, and Green Bay wound up making five first downs. One of them came when Kansas City’s Jeremy Horne ran into Packers punter Tim Masthay, giving them 15 free yards. The Chiefs tried to give Green Bay another gift later on the drive when Mason Crosby missed a 59yard field goal attempt but Kansas City had 12 men on the field. With another chance from 54 yards, the normally reliable Crosby still pushed the kick right. Rodgers finished the half 6 of 17 for 59 yards, with a handful of drops between wide receiver Donald Driver and tight end Jermichael Finley. In fact, things were going so badly for Green Bay that at one point it ran out of the wildcat despite having one of the best quarterbacks in the game. The Chiefs were still clinging to a 6-0 lead when Rodgers finally hit down field, finding Finley over top the coverage for a 41yard gain. Three plays later, the Packers’ star quarterback hit Driver in the corner of the end zone for a 7-6 lead with 8:04 left in the third quarter. Kansas City answered when Orton hit his own tight end, Leonard Pope, for a career-long 38yard catch. Jon Baldwin added a 17-yard grab to set up Succop’s 46-yard, go-ahead field goal. The Packers moved into fieldgoal range on their ensuing drive, but rather than have Crosby attempt a 56-yard kick in the same direction he had already missed, McCarthy elected to go for it on fourth-and-9. Rodgers’ pass fell incomplete and the Chiefs took over. They needed seven plays to cover 59 yards, but had to settle for another field goal and a 12-7 lead. It was the third time the Chiefs drove inside the 5 and had six total points to show for it. They got seven on their next trip, though. With first-and-goal at the 5, Thomas Jones managed to gain a yard and Le’Ron McClain bulled ahead for three more, setting up third down from just outside the goal line. Battle took the carry over the right side and powered into the end zone, giving the woeful Kansas City offense its highest-scoring game since the Chiefs beat San Diego in overtime in late October.

earned him first-team status on a bevy of postseason all-star teams, including Associated Press AllAmerica team honors last week. “No, no, I’m keeping count,” Still said last week in an interview after learning of his AP All-America honors. For the record, that’s 10 firstteam honors for Still as of Sunday. His accomplishments, though, have been lost somewhat to the scrutiny the program has encountered off the field that have nothing to do with the players themselves. Penn State (9-3) is preparing to face No. 20 Houston in the TicketCity Bowl on Jan. 2. Retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged Nov. 5 — a week before Penn State’s home finale against Nebraska — with the first set of child sex-abuse charges that dated back to 1994. School trustees fired Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno days later, amid mounting pressure on trustees that school leaders should have done more to prevent alleged abuse. Sandusky, who pleaded not guilty last week, has requested a jury trial. Paterno testified before a grand jury investigating the charges, but he is not a target of the probe. Interim coach Tom Bradley, who has guided the Nittany Lions (9-3) since Paterno’s dismissal, has given lots of leeway to his players like co-captain Still to take ownership of a tumultuous season. For Still, it’s a leadership role he assumed a year ago as a junior preparing for the Outback Bowl against Florida. That turned out to be one of the best games of his career with seven tackles — 3.5 for losses — in the 37-24 loss to the Gators. Still might be stoic and reserved in front of TV cameras, but his voice is heard loud and clear on the practice field. “I’m going to remember him and thank him for his great leadership off the field with the players, the way he’s handled the team,” Bradley said last month. “And what happens is nobody gets to see that side of it. They just see him on the field. He spends a lot of time in that locker room off the field communicating, making sure we’re on the right page.” Still is quick to share the credit though with his fellow captains, safety Drew Astorino, left tackle Quinn Barham and receiver Derek Moye. “I think me stepping up at the Outback Bowl ... really prepared me for the thing we faced this year by just keeping the team on track,” Still said. But “I can’t take credit for it myself because I had fellow captains that helped this team concentrate on football.” But football is far from the only concern for the likely NFL firstround draft pick. Besides finishing his degree, Still is also the proud father of 19-month-old daughter Leah; Still and his longtime girlfriend Channing Smythe, raise Leah in an off-campus apartment. Daughter Leah, her proud father said, is finally sleeping soundly through the night. “It’s been quite the experience,” Still said last month about fatherhood. “It’s helped me to mature faster and become a man, to do as much for my family as I can ... That’s the reason I go out every Saturday and play as hard as I can.”

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son. That scenario would leave all three teams tied for the top at 8-8. But the Eagles would capture the NFC East crown by virtue of sweeping the two-game season series against Dallas in head-to-head competition and completing a 5-1 run through the East Division, which would top the Giants’ 3-3 mark. “That’s amazing,” Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha said. “I just couldn’t believe we had a chance. It’s amazing to see, with how slow we started, there’s still a chance this late in the season.” The Eagles didn’t give the Jets much opportunity Sunday. Philadelphia fired out of the gates, stunning the Jets by scoring touchdowns on three straight possessions to take a 28-0 lead and extending its advantage to 45-13 by putting up points during three of the first four times the Eagles offense touched the ball in the second half. “Shocked, I guess,” Jets coach Rex Ryan said he felt. The performance was even more awe-inspiring than the one that rattled his brother Rob Ryan, the Cowboys defensive coordinator who was flattened during Philadelphia’s 34-7 drubbing of Dallas on Oct. 30 at Lin-

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“Today was obviously a good feelingtogetbackontheicewith the boys ... and get a little skating and little sweat,” Giroux said. “I mean, if I keep feeling the way I am right now, I’ll go back on the ice, go on the bike, and get back in shape — and hopefully get back on the ice soon.” Asked if a return for the Jan. 2

coln Financial Field. “We’re an attack defense,” said Eagles defensive end Jason Babin, who became the 10th NFL player in history and first Philadelphia defender to record at least three or more sacks by spending the whole day dropping Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. “That’s our mindset.” If only the Eagles played this way consistently, more than keeping playoff hopes alive would be on their minds. “You want to be able to play for a playoff spot,” said Eagles tight end Brent Celek, who had a career day with 156 receiving yards - the most for a Philadelphia tight end since 1962. “That’s what we’re here for. We want to win a Super Bowl.” Suddenly, such big dreams for a Philadelphia roster dubbed the “Dream Team” after a preseason signing spree of Pro Bowl players doesn’t sound like such a pipe dream anymore. Not after McCoy scored on touchdown runs of 9, 1 and 33 yards to give him 17 rushing touchdowns for the season breaking Steve Van Buren’s single-season Eagles record of 15 set in 1945. Not after quarterback Michael Vick tortured the vaunted Jets defense with 274 passing yards - including a 26yard touchdown strike to Celek and got loose for 32 more rushing yards. Not after the Eagles forced four turnovers and dropped Sanchez for four sacks. “There’s nothing you can do about the past,” Vick said. “The

past is the past and the present is the present. Just continue to live in the moment.” The biggest moments for the Eagles started with defense Sunday. Safety Kurt Coleman stripped a pass away from Jets receiver Santonio Holmes, and Eagles defensive end Juqua Parker picked up the fumble and rumbled for a 47-yard touchdown and a 7-0 Philadelphia lead in the first quarter. “Hey man, I have a little something in me,” laughed Parker, who scored his second defensive touchdown of this season and third of his career. “I have a little speed in me. I just saw the ball on the ground, picked it up and went in and scored. “I’m enjoying it, man.” The day of laughs had just began for the Eagles. They got the ball back when Asante Samuel picked off a deflected pass, and Celek cashed it in with a superb one-handed tip to himself while snaring Vick’s 26-yard touchdown pass late in the opening quarter. Vick found the end zone himself on an 11-yard touchdown run to polish off a 57-yard touchdown march on Philadelphia’s next possession. And when Sanchez fumbled away a third-down play, McCoy made the Jets pay by darting up the middle for a nine-yard touchdown run and a 28-0 Eagles lead. “We made too many mistakes,” a bewildered Sanchez said. “We just got out-played.”

The Eagles kept playing for their playoff lives. They survived a brief rally by the Jets - who pulled within 2813 on Nick Folk field goals of 39 and 28 yards wrapped around a 25-yard touchdown pass by Sanchez - then put a stamp on victory after halftime. Celek got free for a 73-yard catch-and-run, setting up McCoy’s one-yard touchdown dash and Alex Henery followed with a 28-yard field goal late in the third quarter. McCoy opened the fourth with a 33-yard touchdown sprint for a 45-13 Philadelphia lead, before Plaxico Burress closed the scoring with a diving 9-yard touchdown catch for the Jets with 9:40 to play. “They’ve got a good football team, a really good football team,” Eagles coach Andy Reid said. “They’ll rebound next week.” At least, the Eagles hope so, since a Giants victory over the Jets - or a defeat in Dallas would sending Philadelphia’s playoff plans flying before the season finale. “We need to beat the Cowboys, right?” McCoy asked. “No one, these past few games, even gave us a chance. It just shows you the type of fight we have.” Now, the Eagles plan to keep punching to the end. “We’ve just got to play together as a team and go out there and fight,” Celek said. “It feels good that we’re alive. That’s all you can ask for at this time.”

Winter Classic was realistic, Giroux said: “I don’t look into details. ... With a concussion, you can’t really predict when you’re going to come back, so you wait, and I’ll see how I feel when I wake up (Monday). Usually it’s the next day that you know how you feel in the morning.” Despite missing the last three games, Giroux shares the NHL lead with 39 points. Giroux said he felt much better than the last time he tried to skate, which was without the

team. “It’s a different story. I really didn’t feel good the last time and was kind of dizzy and stuff,” he said. “I understand it’s just a process, and you have to be patient with this.” When you see what has happened to Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby — who has missed most of the last two seasons with concussions — “you want to be careful and make sure when you come back, you’re 100 percent,” Giroux said. “I think it’s early in

the season to jump (back into playing) when you’re not feeling 100 percent. Obviously, I want to playandhelptheteam,butIhave to be patent.” Giroux said “every day is a little better” and that his headaches “were pretty much done.” This is the second concussion of Giroux’s NHL career. In 2008, he was concussed on Jan. 2 when struck by Corey Perry’s stick in Anaheim, Calif. Giroux missed the next five games and was back in the lineup 13 days later.

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Front, Becky Hernandez, Asad Whitehead, Jordan Anzalone; back, parents Denise Hernandez, April Anzalone, all from Hanover Township

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M&T Charitable Foundation supports Toys for Tots

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The M&T Charitable Foundation recently presented a $1,000 check to the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots Foundation for the annual drive. At the check presentation, from left: Cpl. Juan Torres Jr., USMC; Ashlee Selenski, M&T Bank’s Charitable Foundation representative; and Sgt. Robert Smith, USMC.

In recognition of National Health Information Management Week, the Health Information Management Departments at Allied Services Integrated Health System raised more than $500 and donated 15 boxes of non-perishable food items to the St. Vincent’s dePaul Kitchen in Wilkes-Barre. Members of the Wilkes-Barre Health Information Management staff (above), from left, first row, are June Butkiewicz, Carol Kurovsky, Mary Murtha, Kelly Strumski and Michele Galenty-Huk. Second row: Emily DeNardi, Cindy Creavey, Janice Hoover, Connie Myers, Sharon Youngblood, Kathy Gibson, Janice Barrett and Pat Morgan. Members of the Scranton Health Information Management staff (below), from left first row, are Linda Griffiths and Debbie Rosiak. Second row: Joanne Mierzejewski, Marie Renniger, Rose Andrews, Jane Naryn, Lori Ancherani, Gerry Wolfe and Theresa Jones. Third row: Wendy Antosh, Doreen Rinkunas, Rachel Sherksnas, Angela Motley, Linda Kellatt and Theresa Davis.

Gravestone Manor raises money for United Way Organized by Rick Markham, his team at Sallie Mae and countless volunteers, Gravestone Manor is the United Way’s largest special event of the year. This year, the theatrical haunted house celebrated its 13th anniversary with performances every weekend in October. The event raised more than $47,000 for this year’s campaign. Sponsors included Bedwick & Jones Printing, OneSource Staffing, Sallie Mae, The Times Leader, Trion Industries, Wegmans, Wendy’s and the Woodlands Inn and Resort. Some of the participants are, kneeling, Markham, Sallie Mae. Second row: John Thalenfeld, Trion Industries; Carol O’Malia, OneSource Staffing; Keith Grierson, Wegmans; and Bryne Lewis, United Way of Wyoming Valley.

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Tristan Bigelow Tristan Bigelow, son of Melissa and Greg Bigelow, is celebrating his ninth birthday today, Dec. 19. Tristan is a grandson of Patricia Olex and the late Thomas Olex and the late Agnes and David Bigelow.

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Members of the Leadership Development Institute of White Haven Center volunteered time for flood cleanup assistance near the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds through the coordination of AGAPE, Bloomsburg. AGAPE is a hundred percent volunteer organization with an on-going mission to serve people in need throughout our area and a goal to fill in the gaps which currently exist between people in need and the community services available to assist them. The White Haven Center Leadership Development Institute members were nominated and chosen to participate in a series of eight weeks of leadership classes. Some of the participants, from left, first row, are Dave Ratajczak, Mary Ellen Fogarty, Rochelle Scholl, Amanda Kvedrowicz and Vince Kimsal, family member. Second row: Krystal Campbell, Ruth Tutko, Mary Robinson, Trish Breuer, Edwin Kimsal, family member. Also participating were Tomas Kashatus, Holly Lynott, John Braddock and Sheri Anne Kline.

Wilkes-Barre Township recently held its annual Christmas treelighting ceremony. This year the honor of lighting the tree went to Roger and Amy Romiski, the children of Roger and Angela Romiski. Attendees were treated to music provided by Doug Delescavage and a visit from Santa. Lighting the Christmas tree are Roger and Amy Romiski and Mayor Carl Kuren.

Jaxon Diesel Carey-Bullock, son of Bill Bullock and Ann Marie Carey, Shavertown, is celebrating his fourth birthday today, Dec. 19. Jaxon is a grandson of Carol and Will Bullock, Wyoming, and James and LeeAnn Carey. He is a great-grandson of Leonard and Rose Bellas, Dallas, and the late Doris Sweitzer.

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Mountain Top Rotary supports food bank

Dance raises money for flood victims

Camryn Ashley Karp, daughter of Joe and Debbie Karp, Pittston Township, is celebrating her third birthday today, Dec. 19. Camryn is a granddaughter of Frank and Susan Coslett, Shavertown, and Joe and Peggy Harbora, Fairless Hills. She is a greatgranddaughter of Margaret Monti, Bristol. Camryn has a sister, Madison, 5.

The Rotary Club of Mountain Top made a $250 donation to the Mountain Top Food Bank. The club is selling roasted coffee to fund the donation. The coffee is on sale at Shane East Photography or Triangle Pharmacy, or at the weekly Rotary meetings that take place 7:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Chalet Restaurant. At the check presentation, from left, first row: Alan Zurawski, Glenn Grosek, Rotarians, and Donna Smith, Flossie Pedley and Louise Wendt, Mountain Top Food Bank representatives. Second row: Shane East and Dan Costello, Rotarians.

The Benefit Dance Concert for Wyoming Valley Flood Victims, recently held at the Genetti Hotel and Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre, raised nearly $17,000 for The American Red Cross and Salvation Army. Some of the participants, from left, first row: Pennsylvania State Representative Eddie Day Pashinski; Captain Patty Richwine, The Salvation Army; Ed Winters, chief executive officer, American Red Cross; and Joe Nardone, Gallery of Sound. Second row: Gus Genetti; Judi Shaver, The Citizens’ Voice; Bill Corcoran, Corcoran Printing; Joanna Springer, American Red Cross; Billy Kossuth, Rock Street Music; and Ed Raineri, Union Township supervisor and event organizer. Other principals included WBRE, The Times Leader, Bob’s Auto Center, WILK, Magic 93, Gem 104 and 105 The River.

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BID NOTICE The Wilkes-Barre Area School District is soliciting sealed proposals until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, January 5, 2012 for the following: 1. Telecommunication Services All proposals shall be addressed to Leonard B. Przywara, Secretary, 730 South Main Street, WilkesBarre, PA 187110375. A copy of the Request For Proposals is available at the Administration Building, 730 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0275. The envelope containing the bids to be marked “Proposal for Telecommunication Services”. The Board of School Directors reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD, James G. Post P URCHASING A GENT

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104,000 miles, automatic, front wheel drive, power windows, AM/FM radio, cassette player, ABS brakes, cruise control, $1,500 570-212-2410 or 570-299-7712

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NEW!! Full size adult ATV. Strong 4 stroke motor. CVT fully automatic transmission with reverse. Electric start. Front & rear luggage racks. Long travel suspension. Disc brakes. Dual stage head lights. Perfect for hunters & trail riders alike. BRAND NEW & READY TO RIDE. $1,695 takes it away. 386-334-7448 Wilkes-Barre

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94,000 miles, automatic, front wheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, air bags, all power, cruise control, leather interior, $3,300. 570-394-9004

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11 AUDI S5 QUATTRO CONVERTIBLE Sprint blue/black, tan leather, auto, 7 speed, turbo, 330 HP, Navigation, AWD 09 CHRYSLER SEBRING 4 door, alloys, seafoam blue. 08 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE

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 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER Mint green, V6, alloys 06 NISSAN MAXIMA SE Silver, V6, sunroof 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) 02 MUSTANG GT V8, Green, black leather, 5 speed, 01 CHEVY LUMINA LS 4 door, burgandy, 72K 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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08 JEEP COMPASS SPORT Silver, 4 cylinder, auto, 4x4 08 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, white, 5.7 Hemi, 4 door, 4x4. 08 CADILLAC ESCALADE Blk/Blk leather, 3rd seat, Navgtn, 4x4 07 CHRYSLER ASPEN LTD Silver, 3rd seat, 4x4 07 DODGE DURANGO SLT blue, 3rd seat 4x4 07 CHEVY UPLANDER silver, 7 passenger mini van 07 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT Blue grey leather, 7 pax mini van 06 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR XLS, Blue auto, V6, AWD 06 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ES, red, 4dr, entrtnmt cntr, 7 pass mini van 05 FORD F150 XLT Extra cab, truck, black, V8, 4x4 05 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT, blue, grey leather, 4x4 05 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT blue 4x4 05 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO Blue, auto, 4x4 05 BUICK RANIER CXL gold, tan, leather, sunroof (AWD) 04 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB cab, black, auto, V-8, 4x4 04 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, silver, black leather, 3rd seat, AWD 04 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 4x4 black, black leather, 3rd seat, 04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND Graphite grey, 2 tone leather, sunroof, 4x4 04 CHEVY SUBURBAN LS, pewter silver, 3rd seat, 4x4 03 CHEVY TRACKER ZR2, blue, auto, 4x4 03 DODGE DURANGO SLT, white, gray leather, 3rd seat, 4x4 03 FORD WINDSTAR LX green 4 door, 7 pax mini van 02 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 7 passenger, mini van, gold AWD 02 CHEVY 2500 HD Reg. Cab. pickup truck, green, auto, 4x4 01 F150 SUPERCREW XLT, green, 4 door, V8, 4x4 truck 00 FORD EXPLORER LTD, white, grey leather, 4x4 00 CHEVY BLAZER LT Black & brown, brown leather 4x4 96 CVEVY BLAZER black 4x4 89 CHEVY 1500 4X4 TRUCK

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AUDI `01 A6 QUATTRO

123,000 miles, 4.2 liter V8, 300hp, silver with black leather,heated steering wheel, new run flat tires, 17” rims, 22 mpg, German mechanic owned. $6,495. OBO. 570-822-6785

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AUDI `04 A6 QUATTRO

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3.0 V6. Silver. New tires & brakes. 130k highway miles. Leather interior. Heated Seats. $7,500 or best offer. 570-905-5544

AUDI `96 QUATTRO

A6 station wagon. 143k miles. 3rd row seating. $2,800 or best offer. Call 570-861-0202

BMW `01 X5

4.4i. Silver, fully loaded, tan leather interior. 1 owner. 103k miles. $8,999 or best offer. Call 570-814-3666

BMW `07 328xi

Black with black interior. Heated seats. Back up & navigation systems. New tires & brakes. Sunroof. Garage kept. Many extras! 46,000 Miles. Asking $20,500. 570-825-8888 or 626-297-0155 Call Anytime!

BMW `99 M3

Convertible with Hard Top. AM/FM. 6 disc CD. 117 K miles. Stage 2 Dinan suspension. Cross drilled rotors. Cold air intake. All maintenance records available. $11,500 OBO. 570-466-2630

BMW ‘04 325 XI White. Fully

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

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 `04 DEVILLE Very good condition.

Northstar V-8. Dark red. Gray leather. Loaded. 1 owner. 24,000 miles. $8,500 570-814-7259

CHEVROLET `03 IMPALA 97,000 miles, $3,300. 570-592-4522 570-592-4994

CHEVROLET ‘06 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE

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

CHEVY `97 ASTROVAN

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

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700 Sans Souci Highway WE SELL FOR LESS!! ‘10 Dodge Caravan SXT 32K. Silver-Black. Power slides. Factory warranty. $17,599 ‘09 DODGE CALIBER SXT 2.0 Automatic, 24k Factory Warranty! $12,199 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS Only 18K! One Owner - Estate Sale. $13,999 ‘08 SUBARU Special Edition 42k, 5 speed, AWD. Factory warranty. $13,399 ‘08 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4x4, Regular Cab, 63K, Factory Warranty $13,399 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS 4 door, only 37K! 5 Yr. 100K factory warranty $11,799 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS 60k. Factory warranty. $9,799 ‘05 BUICK CENTURY Only 48K. $5,799 ‘05 HONDA CRV EX One owner, just traded, 65K. $12,999 ‘05 Suzuki Verona LX Auto. 64K. Factory warranty. $5,499 ‘01 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Executive 74K $5,899 ‘99 J EEP G RAND C HEROKEE Limited. 74K. Estate Sale. $6,499 TITLE TAGS FULL NOTARY SERVICE 6 M ONTH WARRANTY

DODGE `02 DURANGO SLT all All power, 4.7,

leather, 7 passenger, running boards, 80,000 miles, CD player, new tires. $7,000. 570-877-9896

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

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

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CHEVY`10 CAMARO SS2. Fully load, V8,

jewel red with white stripes on hood & trunk, list price is $34,500, Selling for $29,900. Call 570-406-1974

CHRYSLER `06 300 4 door sedan in per-

fect condition. Full service records. All luxury options and features. 25.5 MPG. $12,800. Call 570-371-1615

CHRYSLER ‘04 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE

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

CHRYSLER ‘08 SEBRING

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

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HYUNDAI ‘05 ELANTRA

71K. Auto. Very Clean. Serviced. New tires & brakes. Warrantied. $6,695.

570-714-4146

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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

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

FORD `08 ESCAPE

WANTED!

XLT. 56,800 miles. Grey metallic with grey cloth interior. 2WD. Auto. Power windows & locks. Dual air bags. A/C. Alloy Wheels. Excellent condition. $14,500 Trades Welcome 570-328-5497

FORD `95 CROWN VICTORIA V-8, power windows

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

cylinder. Looks and runs well. $3,195 DEALER 570-868-3914

FORD 01 FOCUS

4 door. 4 cylinder. Power windows. 78K. Looks and runs well. $3,695 DEALER 570-868-3914

FORD ‘07 MUSTANG V6, 5-speed auto-

matic, leather interior, steel exhaust, keyless entry, new inspection, bumper to bumper warranty, expires 08/23/15. 36,400 miles, security window louvers, rear spoiler with brake light. Perfect condition. $17,000, negotiable. 570-451-0702 Call after 2:00 p.m.

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

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

HONDA `09 CIVIC LX-S

Excellent condition 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

Silver. Auto. 91K miles. Some body dents. A title. Runs excellent. Service records. Asking $8,000. 570-417-3507

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LEXUS `98 LS 400

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PORSCHE `01 VOLKSWAGEN `04 BOXSTER S Beetle - Convertible Biarritz white, con- GREAT ON GAS!

vertible,new $58,000, 3.2 liter, 6 cylinder, 250HP. Loaded with all the extra options. Less than 15,000 miles. $21,000 570-586-0401

PORSCHE `85 944

Low mileage, 110,000 miles, 5 speed, 2 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, power windows, power mirrors, AM/FM radio, CD changer, leather interior, rear defroster, tinted windows, custom wheels, $8,000. (570) 817-1803

SUBARU `02 FORESTER

L. AWD. Red. $2,850. Hail damage. Runs great. Auto, air, CD, cassette, cruise, tilt. All power. 174K miles. Mechanical inspection welcomed. Call 570-561-9217 SUZUKI ‘10 SX4 4x4 6,000 miles. $14,000. ‘08 Ford F250, 4x4 4,000 miles, 4 door, 8 foot bed/with or without plow. $45,000. All showroom new! 570-826-0200 or 570-868-3968

Blue. AM/FM cassette. Air. Automatic. Power roof, windows, locks & doors. Boot cover for top. 22k. Excellent condition. Garage kept. Newly Reduced $14,000 570-479-7664 Leave Message

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

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

VOLVO `95 940 STATIONWAGON Looks and runs like new. Sun roof, CD loader, all power. 98,000 miles, $2,950, OBO 570-702-6023

VOLVO 850 ‘95 WAGON

TOYOTA `10

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

TOYOTA ‘00 SOLARA SE SUPER CLEAN All power, new

tires, new back brakes. 125,000 miles. $6,800 negotiable. 570-417-8353

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

LEXUS `01 ES 300

80,000 miles, excellent condition, all options. Recently serviced. New tires. $9,300. 570-388-6669

Excellent condition, garage kept, 1 owner. Must see. Low mileage, 90K. Leather interior. All power. GPS navigation, moon roof, cd changer. Loaded. $9,000 or best offer. 570-706-6156

HONDA 06 CIVIC LX

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

VITO’S & GINO’S

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

CHEVY 04 CAVALIER FORD 00 ESCORT ZX2 4 door. 4 cylinder. 2 door. 53K. 4 Power windows. 59K. Looks & runs well. $4,495 DEALER 570-868-3914

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

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

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CHEVY ‘30 HOTROD COUPE $49,000

FORD ‘76 THUNDERBIRD

All original $12,000

MERCEDES ‘76 450 SL $24,000

MERCEDES ‘29

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

FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

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

FORD ‘28 MODEL A Sport Coupe.

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

Rumble Seat. Professionally Restored. Ford Blue with tan canvas top. $15,225 570-339-1552 after 5:00pm

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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

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NISSAN `08 SENTRA

NISSAN `08 XTERRA

Grey, Mint condition. 35K miles. New, allseason tires. Sirius radio. 2 sets of mats, including cargo mats. $18,400. Call 570-822-3494 or 570-498-0977

PONTIAC `04 VIBE

White. New manual transmission & clutch. Front wheel drive. 165k highway miles. Great on gas. Good condition, runs well. $3,000 or best offer 570-331-4777

PONTIAC 04 SUNFIRE

2 door. 4 cylinder. 42K. Looks and runs well. $4,995 Dealer DEALER 570-868-3914

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TIRES: from ‘95 Toyota Camry. 195/ 70/14. 4 mud & snow tires & wheels. Less than 100 miles on tires. $100 set of 4 with wheels. 570-3391552 after 5

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Motorcycles

FORD SALEEN ‘04 281 SC Coupe

1,000 miles documented #380 Highly collectable. $28,500 570-472-1854

MERCEDES 1975

Good interior & exterior. Runs great! New tires. Many new parts. Moving, Must Sell. $2,300 or best offer 570-693-3263 Ask for Paul

MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible

removable hard top, power windows, AM /FM radio with cassette player, CD player, automatic, 4 new tires. Champagne exterior; Italian red leather interior inside. Garage kept, excellent condition. $28,000. Call 825-6272

MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR

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

OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘05 V-ROD VRSCA

Blue pearl, excellent condition, 3,100 miles, factory alarm with extras. $10,500. or best offer. Tony 570-237-1631

#35 of 50 Made $10,000 in accessories including a custom made seat. Exotic paint set, Alien Spider Candy Blue. Excellent condition. All Documentation. 1,400 Asking $15,000 570-876-4034

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

HONDA ‘84 XL200R 8,000 original miles, HYOSUNG `04 COMET

250. 157 Miles. Excellent Condition. $1,200. Call 570-256-7760

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Commercial Trucks & Equipment

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

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

GMC SIERRA ‘98 3500 4WD Stake Side,

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

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Kawasaki` 93 ZX11D NINJA LIKE NEW 8900 Original

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

POLARIS ‘00 VICTORY CRUISER 14,000 miles,

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

Motorcycles

BMW 2010 K1300S Only 460 miles! Has

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

$15,000 FIRM. Call 570-262-0914 Leave message.

HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL

Black. 1,800 miles. ABS brakes. Security System Package. $16,000 firm. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY 570-704-6023

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

HARLEY DAVIDSON

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

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘05 SCREAMING EAGLE V-ROD Orange & Black.

Used as a show bike. Never abused. 480 miles. Excellent condition. Asking $15,000 570-876-4034

interior. Remote start, cruise, AC, tilt wheel, power windows & locks, AM/FM/CD. New inspection. New tires, brakes and routers. Well maintained car. Will provide CarFax & maintenance records. $9,500 (570) 332-6728

1500. 4x4. 8’ box. Auto. A/C. 121K miles. $5,995. 570-332-1121

CHEVY `10 SILVERADO

4 Door Crew Cab LTZ. 4 wheel drive. Excellent condition, low mileage. $35,500. Call 570-655-2689

CHEVY `99 SILVERADO

Auto. V6 Vortec. Standard cab. 8’ bed with liner. Dark Blue. 98,400 miles. $5,500 or best offer 570-823-8196

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

CHEVY 05 SILVERADO

CHEROKEE ‘10

Travel trailer. 39 ft., 4 slide outs, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath rooms, microwave, awning, tinted windows, Brand new. Have no pets or smokers. Much more!!!!! $33,000 (cell) 682-888-2880

FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA.

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

SUNLINE SOLARIS `91

25’ travel trailer A/C. Bunk beds. New fridge & hot water heater. Excellent condition. $3,900. 570-466-4995

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

ACURA 08 MDX

White. Tech package. 79K miles. All service records. A Title. Excellent condition. Asking $25,000 570-417-3507

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

FORD 01 F150 XLT Extra cab. 2

wheel drive. 5 speed. 6 cylinder. Like new! $5,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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

FORD 02 F150 Extra Cab. 6

CHEVY 99 SILVERADO 4X4 Auto. V8. Bargain

price! $3,995 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

CHRYSLER 02 TOWN & COUNTRY V6. Like new!

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

FORD `00 WINDSTAR

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

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FORD `04 EXPLORER

Eddie Bauer Edition 59,000 miles, 4 door, 3 row seats, V6, all power options, moon roof, video screen $12,999. 570-690-3995 or 570-287-0031

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FORD ‘05 ESCAPE XLS

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GMC '02 SAFARI CARGO VAN

AWD. Auto. Warrantied. $4,895

570-714-4146

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

HONDA `10 ODYSSEY

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

Leather & Moonroof. $15,872

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

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

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

HYUNDAI ‘06 SANTE FE LTD

Leather. Moonroof. One owner. $14,580

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JEEP ‘04 GRAND CHEROKEE

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

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FORD ‘97 F150 4X4 Auto. V6. New

JEEP `02 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

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

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

FORD ‘00 EXPLORER XLT. CD. Power

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

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Triple black, economical 6 cylinder. 4x4 select drive. CD, remote door opener, power windows & locks, cruise, tilt wheel. 108k highway miles. Garage kept. Super clean inside and out. No rust. Sale price $6,495. Scranton. Trade in’s accepted. 570-466-2771

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MERCURY `07 MARINER One owner. Luxury

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

MITSUBISHI `11

OUTLANDER SPORT SE AWD, Black interi-

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

JEEP 03 LIBERTY 4x4. Sunroof. Like

new! $6,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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

JEEPAuto. 04 LIBERTY V6.

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

JEEP ‘06 WRANGLER

or/exterior, start/ stop engine with keyless entry, heated seats, 18” alloy wheels, many extra features. Only 4,800 miles. 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty. $23,500. Willing to negotiate. Serious inquires only - must sell, going to law school. (570) 793-6844

NISSAN `04 PATHFINDER ARMADA Excellent condition.

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

NISSAN ‘08 ROGUE S AWD. Auto $16,620

Only 29K miles! $17,450

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4x4. 68K. Very clean. New tires. Brakes. Inspection. Warrantied. $11,800.

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JEEP ‘05 GRAND CHEROKEE

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GMC `05 SAVANA 1500 Cargo Van.

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

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1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

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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

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

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

YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300

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CHEVROLET `07 EQUINOX AWD LT Maroon with gray

Moonroof. Alloys. 1 Owner. $22,450

45,000 miles • 350 Rocket engine • Fender skirts • Always garaged Will sell for $6,000 Serious inquires only 570690-0727

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

HARLEY DAVIDSON 2006 NIGHTTRAIN CHEVY `00 SILVERADO SPECIAL EDITION

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

Must Sell! Appraised for $9,200

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SUZUKI `03 XL-7

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

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JEEP 98 CHEROKEE SPORT

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JEEP ‘98 WRANGLER 6 Cylinder. 4WD. $9,250

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

TOYOTA 09 RAV 4

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

VOLVO `08 XC90 Fully loaded, moon

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

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Beauty/ Cosmetology

HAIRSTYLISTS Looking for stylists

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Education/ Training

DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT - EOE

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HALL MONITORS – Dallas High School Rate of pay dependent on higher education experience, no benefits. For clearance information and to download a district application, refer to the district web site, www.dallassd.com, Employment page. Please submit a letter of interest, resume, district application, references, letters of recommendation, Act 34, 151 and 114 clearances and any other supporting materials to: Mr. Frank Galicki, Superintendent, Dallas School District, PO Box 2000, Dallas, PA 18612 DEADLINE: January 3, 2012 or until the positions are filled.

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highly motivated and detail-oriented team. Potential candidates are required to have a minimum of 5 years of experience. Possessing the knowledge, skills and ability to perform all types of Auto Body Repair and Paint Application is an absolute must. Waterborne Certification Preferred. We offer a generous benefits package that includes health insurance and 401k. Apply in person at Phil’s Auto Body 212 Phil’s Lane Tunkhannock, PA 18657 570-836-1160

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Logistics/ Transportation

CDL B, AIR-BRAKE DRIVER Needed for immedi-

ate hire. Salary based on experience. Health care benefits available. Call to schedule interview. 570-696-5296

ATTENTION DRIVERS

2012 DAY CABS WISE FOODS, INC. Seeks CDL Class A 2 YEAR OTR verifiable experience • Home daily • Distributor based network • EXCELLENT per mile pay • Unloading, drop off & pick-up pay • Expense advance • Paid delay times • 24 hour dispatch coverage • Excellent on site fleet maintenance Contact Joan at 800-438-9473 ext 4120

LEAD DRIVER / TRANS ASSISTANT Full Time.

$15.00/hour. Health Insurance after 90days Requires: Excellent computer skills, clean driving record (MVR 10 years), able lift 60lbs, reliable and trust worthy. For information call 570-270-2670.

548 Medical/Health

HIRING

Distinguished surgical practice seeks LPN, RN, or Surgical Tech. to work in solo practitioner's office; 3 days/week (Wednesday-Friday). Experienced applicants only. Please call (570) 301-2327 during normal business hours for consideration.

FULL-TIME LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER

experienced Wait Staff & experienced Line Cook. Apply within. Frank's Pizzeria and Ristorante 198 S. Main St. Wilkes-Barre

Needed to work with “at-risk” youth at our Hazleton and Edwardsville alternative schools plus our residential facilities in Drums and Hazleton. Submit resume to kcaffier@youth servicesagency.org or fax to 570-325-4365.

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Accounting/ Finance

Herman Chiropractic Center 569 Pierce Street, Kingston or email herm18704@aol.com

MEDICAL ASSISTANT Full Time. Busy

office. Excellent benefits. Available immediately. Send resumes to: c/o The Times Leader Box 2865 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250.

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Part-Time or Full-Time

Part-Time position: 16+ hours per week (flexible days/hours). Full-time position: 40 hours per week. Monday through Friday. Health Benefits offered. Job description: • Manage and process Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. • Manage and complete reconciliation of multiple bank and credit card accounts. • Process and email Excel spreadsheet reports. • Answer and forward customer phone calls. Requirements: • Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Office. • At least one year of experience using Peachtree or Quickbooks. • Good grammar and communication skills.

503

Accounting/ Finance

ACCOUNTING AR/AP ASSISTANT

Varsity, Inc. seeks full time candidate with AR/AP, journal entry, data entry and financial statement experience. Strong Excel, Word and Accounting software experience required within a fast paced multitask environment. Call Harvis Interview Service with questions 542-5330 or forward resume: varsity.harvis@ gmail.com

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

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Production/ Operations

MANUFACTURING POSITION

A well-established local manufacturer is looking for full time Machine Operator for 3rd shift. A comprehensive benefit package, which includes 401K. Applications can be obtained at: American Silk Mills 75 Stark Street Plains, PA 18705

573

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

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Business Opportunities

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

Accounting/ Finance

BOOKKEEPER

533

LEXUS `96 LX 450

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

The Target Shopper Magazine, Inc. and Positive Results Marketing, Inc. is looking for a qualified individual to handle its bookkeeping full time in their Old Forge, PA offices. Candidate will handle invoicing, accounts receivables, accounts payables and other duties directly related to the business department. Knowledge of Intuit Quickbooks is a MUST! Base salary of $22,100.00 plus bonus, benefits and corporate fitness membership. Please submit resume to prminc510@aol.com.

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

533

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Full time 4WD, Pearl white with like new leather ivory interior. Silver trim. Garage kept. Excellent condition. 84,000 miles, Asking $10,750 570-654-3076 or 570-498-0005

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ALL JUNK LEXUS `06 GX 470 CAR & TRUCKS WANTED 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.

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

Maintenance Electrical Technician Sapa Extruder, Inc. is looking for a skilled and experienced Maintenance Electrician with a strong background in hydraulics, programmable controls and electrical facets of plant maintenance activities. The opening is on 2nd shift. The successful candidate must possess the ability to diagnose and repair electrical/hydraulic problems, trouble-shoot electrical problems and knowledge of industrial hydraulics. A minimum of four years experience in a plant or comparable environment is required. We offer an outstanding benefits package. If qualified, send a resume with salary requirements to:

Sapa Extruder, Inc. 330 Elmwood Avenue Mountain Top, PA 18707 Attn: Human Resources teresa.mandzak@sapagroup.com E.O.E. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

700 MERCHANDISE 708

Antiques & Collectibles

$ ANTIQUES BUYING $

Old Toys, model kits, Bikes, dolls, guns, Mining Items, trains & Musical Instruments, Hess. 474-9544 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS, 16 piece, Pewter, Avon, $3/each. Bob Cratchit & Tiny Tim Doll, 24”, with stand; Mrs. Cratchit Doll, 18”, with stand; Ebenezer Scrooge Doll, 20”, with stand; The Caroler Doll, 18”, with stand, $25 each doll. Amish Blessings Doll, 12”, $20. 570-868-5066 RECORD ALBUMS, old collection, 65 albums in jackets, assorted artists, $10. 570-704-7019

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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 RANGE Whirlpool self-cleaning oven & storage drawer. $125. Microwave GE Profile over the range with added features $125. Dishwasher Kenmore Elite $100. Trash compactor Whirlpool. $75. Tiffany Glass chandelier. $75 Ceiling fan. $40. Manuals included. All excellent condition. 570-814-5300 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 ITEMS: Pack N PLays $25 & $30, Jumaproo $30. High chair $25, Snap N Go $40. Travel System - stroller-infant seat & 2 bases $50. Swing $25. Bassinet $20. Crib/Toddler bed no mattress $30. Hook on high chair $15. 693-3028

716

Building Materials

COUNTER TOP 6’ white with gold speckles $25. COUNTER TOP 8’ white with gold speckles includes sink $50. Bath tub 5’ x 20” high x 30” deep white left side drain $50. 570.829.2369 DOORS (2) 36”X78” nine lites with hardware & keys. 28”X70” one glass, hardware & keys $25. each. 570-675-4617

720

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

HELEN & ED’S CHRISTMAS TREE FARM

726

Clothing

BLAZER new with tags mens Claiborne black leather blazer XXL. $70. MATERNITY clothes Motherhood worn only 2 months Pants $15 Sweaters $15 other shirts $10. Medium and Large. Call 570-212-2528

COAT

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)

724 Cellular Phones

APPLE IPHONE 4 S Brand new with

64GB Memory and Apple iPad 2, 64GB with wifi-3g this are factory unlocked with Complete accessories (Well packed & sealed in original company box) and can be used with any network provider of your choice Email: order@tradebitlimited.com or skype: wg.fields for more information.

566 Sales/Business Development

KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385 SWEATERS Storybook (Home Shopping) 1x, 2x $25. each. Women’s clothes s-m $2-$10. 570-417-3940 WALLETS (2) Vera Bradley 1 used once, the other is new but without tags. 1 Vera Bradley Snappy in Riviera Blue, the other is a Pocket Wallet in Java Blue. Sell @verabradley.com for $30. each. Asking $17. each or both for $30. OBO 570-654-6570

730

Computer Equipment & Software

COMPUTER, HP D220MX, 2.8Ghz cpu, 512 mg memory, 40 gig hard drive, RW CD-rom, Windows XP Professional, Keyboard, mouse 17” monitor included, $125. 570-592-5636

566 Sales/Business Development

742

Furnaces & Heaters

HEATER Comfort Zone Infrared, approximate 3 1/2 years old, used 1-2 times. Paid approximate $800 sell for $200. 735-3940

744

Furniture & Accessories

ART TABLE, adjustable tilt table, 36”W x 24”D x 31”H, very good condition, $25. SCHOOL DESK, vintage, writing arm on right side, all wood, refinished, excellent condition, $50. 570-704-7019 DESK child’s solid oak roll top desk, antique much detail excellent condition $99. 570-675-4617 DINING TABLES 3 wooden dining tables 2 for $20. 1 for $25. Antique dressing table $35. 3 wooden dining chairs $7. each. All i $121. 570-825-3888 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER dark oak 15 1/2” deep, 5’ h, 4” wide $100. 570-288-3723 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, FREE 570-287-1374

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

Looking for a fresh start in 2012 with your sales career?

KITCHEN TABLE round glass, 2 wooden chairs $75. Wooden desk & shelves $50. Living room end table $25. 570-417-3940

One of the premier Telecommunications and IT services providers is seeking an experienced and motivated business to business sales person to tend to existing accounts and cultivate new business opportunities in this growing market. Send your confidential resume today to itsalespros@gmail.com for consideration. E.O.E.

KITCHEN TABLE, oak, 4 chairs, 42x42 with 17” leaf. like new $100. 570-287-4244

548 Medical/Health

Director of Admissions

RN to facilitate & coordinate the admission process, including admission documentation; current PA nursing license, 3 years experience & working knowledge of LTC regulations, admission & discharge procedures.

Activity Aides

Part time 8A-4PM, 12-8PM, 3-8PM & every other weekend

Dietary Aides/Porters

Little Flower Manor & St. Luke’s Villa – mature individuals needed to work per diem. Must be available 6A-2P & 4-7P.

Van Driver

Per diem; day shift hours; clean driving record required. Criminal background checks/drug screen condition of employment.

Apply: Little Flower Manor 200 S. Meade St.; Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702; pmelski@lfmstr.com; fax: 570-408-9760.

EOE

542

Logistics/ Transportation

542

Logistics/ Transportation

Wilkes-Barre Area School District is now accepting applications for

ADMINISTRATOR of TRANSPORTATION

Responsible for the organization, administration and supervision of the District’s Transportation System in accordance with state law and School District Policy. Requirements: • Ability to evaluate and schedule Bus Routes • Language and Mathematical Skills • Personal Computer and Spread Sheet Skills • Strong Organizational and Efficiency skills • Ability to Establish and Maintain Effective Working Relationships. • College Degree Preferred

Applications will be accepted until Friday, December 23, 2011 To: Dr. Jeffrey T. Namey, Superintendent Wilkes-Barre Area School District 730 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 An equal opportunity employer M/FH/V

533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

TRANSIT MECHANIC

The Luzerne County Transportation Authority is seeking a transit mechanic that performs skilled work as required, diagnoses, maintains, repairs, services, inspects, cleans, and tests LCTA buses and support vehicles. Mechanics’ duties will vary with the union contractual agreement as well as the type of equipment they work on. The candidate must possess a Class B CDL with an air brake endorsement. Two (2) years minimum experience in maintenance and repair of diesel powered heavy equipment (such as diesel trucks and buses). The LCTA adheres to a strict drug and alcohol policy regulated by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The successful candidate must pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. The LCTA is an equal opportunity employer and offers a competitive salary and superior benefits. You must apply at:

The Luzerne County Transportation Authority 315 Northampton Street Kingston, PA 18704

MATTRESS SALE

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Mattress Guy

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

TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com 758 Miscellaneous

FREE AD POLICY

The Times Leader will accept ads for used private party merchandise only for items totaling $1,000 or less. All items must be priced and state how many of each item. Your name address, email and phone number must be included. No ads for ticket sales accepted. Pet ads accepted if FREE ad must state FREE. One Submission per month per household. You may place your ad online at timesleader.com, or email to classifieds@ timesleader.com or fax to 570-831-7312 or mail to Classified Free Ads: 15 N. Main Street, WilkesBarre, PA. Sorry no phone calls. HUMIDOR by Monte Christo. New. 18”hx 28” l x 14” deep solid wood craftmenship holds 250 + cigars $300. 570.829.2369 MODEL TRAIN display case 5 shelves 4 sliding glass doors 30 x 96 wall mount custom made excellent condition $450. 570-261-5161 STEAM CLEANER/ FLOOR, super power, Euroflex $75. 570-740-1392 TIRES (2) all season, 205x60x16, good tread $25. each. 570-457-7854 TRUCK CAP - FREE Chevy Silverado 8 ft. pickup truck cap, garnet red. 570-479-6889 WHEELS & Tire Set (4) 5 spoke with mounted tires for Ford Windstar P21565R16 $250. 570-696-2212

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Musical Instruments

KEYBOARD Casio 76 full size keys, power adapter, stand, cover, books and box, excellent condition $99. 570-675-4617 ORGAN, electric Conn, bench, 1 pedal & foot pedals, beautiful condition $300. 287-4244 ORGAN: Hammond Spinet Organ Model #7182. FREE FOR THE TAKING 570-474-5683

SOFA, Off white, Highland House , excellent condition $399. End Tables, dark wood, inlay on top. $75/pair. 570-477-2665 TABLE antique, large + 4 chairs, 100 years olf, dark wood $45. Broyhill sofa, 91’ floral $190. 570-740-1392

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets PLYMOUTH MOVING SALE 4 West Main Street Next to Dunkin’ Donuts Sat, Dec. 17th through Sat., Dec. 24th 9AM-3PM DAILY EVERYTHING MUST GO! TV’S, NEW CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, FURNITURE, & REFRIGERATOR. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

754

Machinery & Equipment

SNOWTHROWER MTD, 21”, single stage with owners manual, good condition, $150. 570-881-7116

756

Medical Equipment

WHEELCHAIR, Transport, Excellent condition, $75. WALKER, Deluxe, brand new. $75 570-905-4818

758 Miscellaneous

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

570-574-1275 BIRD CAGE (18”w x 18 ‘ d x 24’ h ) $25 Atari comes with 31 games$25. 2 piece syrocco wall planter $25. Christmas village consist of 13 pieces plus accessories $99. 570-814-4315 CHRISTMAS ITEMS 3’ tree with stand & lights. 3’ wall tree, lighted decorated, 2 table cloths 50x66 & 70x105, Santa Suit, Cookie Jar, lighted wreath, will sell separately, plus many more unique items. $50. for all. 570-909-7621 CHRISTMAS TREE STAND. Almost new, used once. Balancer on stand, green. $40 570-675-4383

PIANO, Wurlitzer, good condition, asking $550. Call 570-477-2665

766

Office Equipment

DESKS & COPIER, very good condition. FREE - MUST GO! 570-690-3840 or 570-655-6670

768

Personal Electronics

GPS: Garmin NUVI 265T Works Excellent. Bluetooth enabled. Includes: Wall Charger, car charger, Suction cup mount , Dashboard mount, USB cable. $60 570-824-9831 EXT. 336 Chris

770

Photo Equipment

COLLECTOR Kodak camera holder 1960’s $35. 570-740-1392

774

Restaurant Equipment

SLICER

Univex model 7512 stainless steel, 12” knife, built in sharpener, very good condition. New $1,800. Asking $600. 570-833-4495

776 Sporting Goods CANNONDALE Multisport 1000 with aerobars, aluminum design, never used, approximate 3 years old, paid over $1000 sell for $400. 570-735-3940 POOL TABLE LIGHT, Coors shaped like race car $250. Pool table light Molson $200.570.237.0549 TREADMILL Sportcraft electric, very good condition Folds for easy storage & transporting.Pulse mode, calorie burn, programmed time & distance, safety key, + manual mode. $65. OBO.

570-654-6570

780

Televisions/ Accessories

784

Tools

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

RADIAL ARM SAW: Sears Craftsman 10” with table $125. Sears 1 hp electric air compressor, 14 gallon tank, numerous tips & spray paint gun $75. 570-760-0049

WANTED JEWELRY

LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE IN CLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way to cleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified!

JIGSAW PUZZLES, 15, $5. each. 570-283-0994

794

WILKESBARREGOLD

(570)48GOLD8 (570)484-6538

Highest Cash Pay Outs Guaranteed Mon-Sat 10am -6pm C l o s e d S u n d a ys

PEKINGESE

AKC. Male. White. 7 months old. (570) 752-7066

ROTTWEILER PUPS German lines.

2 females. Ready to go. $375. 570-592-5515 570-654-0678

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

SAINT BERNARD PUPS ACA, wormed, shots. $550. 570-743-8049

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

ST.AKC BERNARD PUPPIES Registered

London PM Gold Price

Dec. 16: $1,594.00 Visit us at WilkesBarreGold.com Or email us at wilkesbarregold@ yahoo.com

$500. Call Pam @ 570-401-9943

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

840

800 PETS & ANIMALS 810

Cats

Pet Services

PET SITTING in your home! Also offer mid-day walks while you are at work. Reasonable rates! Call for more information: 570592-5362 or email: petsittertech@ gmail.com

Video Game Systems/Games

MARIO KART WII never opened $35. Gilmore Girls DVD complete 2 & 3 season $15 each. Grey’s Anatomy DVD complete second season $15. The Sims 2 PC game $15.417-3940

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

PAYING TOP DOLLAR for Your Gold, Silver, Scrap Jewelry, Sterling Flatware, Diamonds, Old High School Rings, Foreign & American Paper Money & Coins. WE WILL BEAT PRICES! We Buy Tin and Iron Toys, Vintage Coke Machines, Vintage Brass, Cash Registers, Old Costume Jewelry, Slot Machines, Lionel Trains & Antique Firearms. IF YOU THINK IT’S OLD BRING IT IN, WE WILL GIVE YOU A PRICE. COME SEE US AT 134 RTE. 11, Larksville 570-855-7197 570-328-3428

The Video Game Store 28 S. Main W.B. Open Mon- Sat, 12pm – 6pm 570-822-9929 / 570-941-9908

$$ CASH PAID $$ VIDEO GAMES & SYSTEMS Highest $$ Paid

Guaranteed Buying all video games & systems. PS1 & 2, Xbox, Nintendo, Atari, Coleco, Sega, Mattel, Gameboy, Vectrex etc. DVD’s, VHS & CDs & Pre 90’s toys,

The Video Game Store

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

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

CATS & KITTENS 12 weeks & up.

All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped

VALLEY CAT RESCUE

824-4172, 9-9 only CATS, FREE, two long haired cats, brother & sister, 18 months old, great temperments. 570-332-5264

815

Dogs

PAWS TO CONSIDER....

900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

BACK MOUNTAIN Centermorland

906 Homes for Sale DALLAS

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

601 Sandspring Dr true log home on 4 acres of privacy. built with care & quality! features include 2 master suites with walk-in closets. Each Mst Bath has a jacuzzi & shower. Graced with Custom River Stone Fireplace, exposed beams & real hardwood floors. A wall of windows to enjoy the outdoor vista's. Large Family room on 1st floor & Large recreation room lower level. Ideal for entertaining family & friends. This home has 4 full baths. 2 Covered Porches to relax on a porch swing or enjoy the sunny rear deck overlooking the wooded land. Custom Kitchen with GRANITE counter tops, HICKORY Cabinets & of course Stainless Steel appliances. MLS 11-7410 $399,900

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

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

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD Beautiful puppies. Ready for Christmas! 570-925-2951

BEAGLE PUPPIES

AKC, all shots. Great pet or hunter $300. Dallas area 570-760-8684

BOSTON TERRIERS

A.K.C. Registered. 7.5 weeks old. 2 males. 3 females. Beautifully marked. Parents on premises. $350/each 570-833-5262 Make perfect stocking stuffers!

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23 Rice Court If you've reached the top, live there in this stunning 3,900 sq. ft., 4 bedroom, 4 bath home in a great neighborhood. Offers formal living room, dining room, 2 family rooms, florida room, and kitchen any true chef would adore. Picture perfect condition. The basement is heated by a separate system. SELLER PROVIDING HOME WARRANTY. MLS#11-1005 $349,900 Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883

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This country estate features 30 acres of prime land with a pretty home, ultra modern kitchen, 2 full modern baths, bright family room, den, living room and 3 good sized bedrooms. This property has open fields and wooded land, a stream, several fieldstone walls and lots of road frontage. Equipment and rights included. $489,000. 11-3751 Call Jerry Bush Jr. Coldwell Banker Gerald L. Busch Real Estate 570-288-2514

400 Shrine View Elegant & classic stone & wood frame traditional in superb location overlooking adjacent Irem Temple Country Club golf course. Living room with beamed ceiling & fireplace; large formal dining room; cherry paneled sunroom; 4 bedrooms with 3 full baths & 2 powder rooms. Oversized in-ground pool. Paved, circular drive. $550,000 MLS# 11-939 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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

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

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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

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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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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

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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

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122-124 SHORT ST. OUT OF THE FLOOD ZONE! Very nice double-block on a quiet street. Good income property for an investor or live in one side & rent the other to help with a mortgage. #122 has living room, dining room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a full bath. #124 has living room, dining room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths & a family room with free-standing fireplace. Off-street parking on one side. Taxes are currently $1,516 on assessed value of $68,700. MLS#11-3694 PRICE REDUCED TO $59,900 Mary Ellen & Walter Belchick 570-696-6566

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

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This home says “come in!” You’ll feel right at home the moment you step inside. 3 large bedrooms, 2 ½ modern baths, modern kitchen, living room, dining room with hardwood floors, office, laundry room, comfortable gas heat, cool central air and 2 car garage. You have to see the patio! MLS 11-2487 $235,000 Call Jerry Bush Jr. Coldwell Banker Gerald L. Busch Real Estate 570-288-2514

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

187 South Street 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, modern kitchen, security system, beautifully landscaped patio, pond & above ground pool. Great neighborhood! Close to major highways. MLS #11-2370 $124,500 Call Debra at 570-714-9251

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

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

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8 Diamond Ave. Don’t worry aboutwinter 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

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Fantastic view from the deck and patio of this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath vinyl sided 2 story home. Four years young with so many extras. A dream home! MLS# 11-2429 $299,900 Call Florence 570-715-7737

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KORN KREST 322 Spring Street Out of the flood area. 2 family home. One with 2 bedrooms, the other with 3 bedrooms. Needs TLC. 50x125ft lot. Walking distance to schools grade 7-12, kindergarten & 1st. Reduced to $45,000.

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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

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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

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

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Great Walnut street location. 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms. wall to wall carpet. Gas heat. 2 car garage. Deck & enclosed porch. MLS 11-2833 $99,500 Besecker Realty 570-675-3611

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19 Garrahan Street Attractive 2-story in great neighborhood. Newer roof, newer 2nd floor replacement windows, newer split A/C system, large eat-in kitchen, bedroom pine flooring, walk-up attic & a mostly fenced yard. REDUCED $59,900 MLS#11-1754 Call Steve Shemo (570) 288-1401 (570) 793-9449

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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

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

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JENKINS TWP. * NEW LISTING! * 3-story home with 4 car garage. Hardwood floors, sun parlor with magnificent leaded glass windows, 4 bedrooms, eat-in kitchen with pantry, formal dining room, gas heat. MLS #11-4133 $84,500 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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

431 Chestnut Ave. Charming 2 story single family home with upgrades, including new kitchen cabinets, furnace, hot water heater, 200 amp electric, 2 car detached garage. Walk up attic for additional storage space. MLS 11-4106 $129,900 Jay A. Crossin EXT 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 KINGSTON 663 Westmoreland Avenue

Stately brick 2-story featuring formal living room with fireplace, formal dining room, modern cherry kitchen, knotty pine study, spacious family room, sunroom, computer room, TV room, 4 bedrooms, 5 baths. $339,000 Call Ruthie 570-714-6110

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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

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Large Family home, private, on partly wooded parcel over 1 1/2 acres. Large front porch surrounded by greenery. Well built & maintained, natural woodwork, updated bathrooms. $117,500 Jeannie Brady ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848 HARVEYS LAKE

Pole 165 Lakeside Drive A truly unique home! 7,300 sq.ft. of living on 3 floors with 168' of lake frontage with boathouse. Expansive living room; dining room, front room all with fireplaces. Coffered ceiling; modern oak kitchen with breakfast room; Florida room; study & 3 room & bath suite. 5 bedrooms & 4 baths on 2nd. Lounge, bedroom, bath, exercise room & loft on 3rd floor. In-ground pool & 2story pool house. Air on 3rd floor. $1,149,000 MLS# 10-1268 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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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

Well kept 2 story with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths situated on a nice street in Kingston. Newer roof, furnace, water heater, electric service. Replacement windows throughout. Basement has high ceilings, ideal for re-finishing or workshop! MLS 11-2167 $144,000 Jay A. Crossin CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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68 Bennett St

KINGSTON

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 LAFLIN

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

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

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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

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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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220 Wright Ave Modern 3 bedroom rancher. Woodburning fireplace in living room. Gas heat. Central air conditioning. Aluminum siding. Newer roof. Nice yard. Extras. (FHA financing: $3,675 down, $585 month, 4% interest, 30 years.) Seller willing to assist with buyer's closing costs, up to 6% of purchase price! MLS 11-4225 $105,000 Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126

Historic 120+ year old home, many original details, new roof, updated electrical and a huge garage. Currently a gift shop. Corner lot, newly paved parking area. $170,000 MLS 11-2115. Call Betty at Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 ext 3559 or 570-714-6127

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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

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MINERS MILLS

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

will be You impressed by this well kept 3 bedroom charmer with intown location. Large fenced yard & 2 tiered deck-great for entertaining. Large, bright eat-in kitchen, spacious family room with fireplace & new carpet in master bedroom and hall. 1 car garage & shed. MLS# 11-1623 $109,900. Michael Slacktish 570-760-4961

Lovely brick ranch home in great development. 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. All hardwood floors, brand new roof. 2 family rooms suitable for mini apartment. 1st floor laundry, sunroom, central air, alarm system, 1 car garage and electric chair lift to lower level. Very good condition. 11-2437 $210,000 Call Nancy Answini 570-237-5999 JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444

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310 Lockville Rd

Charming 2-1/2 story with 3 bedrooms on 2nd + a 4th (12x24) on 3rd, full bath upstairs, half bath with laundry on 1st floor, lots of closet space, finished walk-out basement and much more! MLS 11-2340 $185,000 Jay A. Crossin CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 ext. 23

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NEW LISTING! 5 Rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath; central air, rear patio; 1-car garage all on a fenced lot. $139,900 Call Donna 570-613-9080

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

LUZERNE MOUNTAIN TOP

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

LUZERNE

4 bed, 1 1/2 bath. WOW - Talk about Charm! Stained glass windows, HUGE rooms, beautiful woodwork and wood floors plus storage. Nice 162 sq ft enclosed porch, 1886 sq ft. Massive storage unit outback, can be converted to a multiple car garage. Endless possibilities here. Just needs the right person to love it back to life. MLS 11-3282. $139,900. Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

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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

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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

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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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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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NOXEN

PRICED TO SELL! Brick ranch, large living room, 3 bedrooms, sun room, deck, full basement, sheds & garage on 0.54 acres$139,500 Jeannie Brady ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

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

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

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111 E. Grand St. One half double block. 3 bedrooms, plaster walls, aluminum siding & nice yard. Affordable @ $34,900 Call Jim Krushka TOWNE & COUNTRY REAL ESTATE Co. 570-735-8932 or 570-542-5708 NANTICOKE

20 Fairlawn Dr. Stauffer Heights Brick front Ranch home with 3 bedrooms. Kitchen & living room are on the lower level with walk out access. Good solid home with large room. Needs to be updated and being sold As-is. MLS 11-4494 $99,000 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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 NANTICOKE

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

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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 NANTICOKE Reduced - $89,000

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25 Shea St CAPE ANN: Large & Bright, 3 bedrooms, eat-in kitchen, Carrara glass bathroom, finished lower level, family room (knotty pine) with bar. Oil heat, very large lot. Estate. View the mountains from the front porch. #112970. BIG REDUCTION! NEW PRICE $89,000 Go To The Top... Call JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481

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REDUCED! Motivated Seller! $116,900. 619 S. Hanover St Nicely appointed brick 2-family. 2nd unit on 2nd and 3rd floors has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths currently at $400/ mos below market value of at least $600/mos. Most windows replaced throughout. Heated 2-car detached garage, rear covered patio, fencedin side yard. MLS#11-2538 Call Steve Shemo (570) 288-1401 (570) 793-9449

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W. Green St. Nice 2 bedroom Ranch style home, gas heat, finished basement, vinyl siding, deck. Move in Condition. Affordable @ $89,500. Call Jim TOWNE & COUNTRY REAL ESTATE Co. 570-735-8932 or 570-542-5708

214 Elizabeth St. Cozy 3 bedroom home tastefully done. Separate 1st floor laundry, lots of storage, vinyl siding, replacement windows. 1 full bath and 2 - 1/2 baths. Finished bonus room in basement MLS 11-4172 $79,900 David Krolikowski 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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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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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

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Well maintained double block on quiet street, great neighborhood. Perfect home for you with one side paying most of your mortgage, or would make a good investment, with separate utilities & great rents. Vinyl replacement windows, vinyl aluminum siding, walkup large attic from one side, lower front & rear porches, with two rear upper enclosed porches. $124,900 Call Ronnie 570-262-4838 PLAINS

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

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

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TOTAL BEAUTY 1 ACRE- PRIVACY ranch 2 Collect cash, not dust! Beautiful bedrooms, huge 92 Tompkins Street Totally remodeled 2-story; 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2-car garage, deck, rear fence. MLS# 11-2770 NEW PRICE! $99,900 CALL JOE OR DONNA 570-613-9080

PITTSTON REDUCED

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

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

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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Don’t miss this spacious 2 story, with a 17 x 11 Living room, formal dining room, eat in kitchen plus ½ bath on the first floor & 2 bedrooms & bath on 2nd floor. Extras include an enclosed patio and a detached garage. Reasonably priced at REDUCED! $34,900. MLS 11-2653 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

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SWOYERSVILLE

THORNHURST

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

Woodridge I This spacious 2 story sits on a private partially wooded lot with inground pool. Plenty of living space, living room with fireplace, first floor den, and laundry, needs some attention but well worth the price. $159,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-288-6654

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

396 Cedar Lane Retreat to this charming Pocono Style Contemporary. A stones throw to Pennsylvania's state gamelands. Relax or entertain outdoors and enjoy Pennsylvania's abundant wildlife. 11-4354 $119,999

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350 Union St. Residential and commercial zone this property would make a perfect spot for your place of business. Zone B-3 highway business. See residential list #11-3569 for additional info and photos.MLS 11-3788 $67,500 Jay A. Crossin EXT. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 PRINGLE

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 $174,900. Call Brian 570-613-9080

SHAVERTOWN

Enjoy the quiet life in this spacious 3 bedroom home on double lot. Features hardwood floor in dining room, covered patio, oversized 2 car garage, family room with fireplace & finished, walk out basement with another fireplace. MLS# 11-1873 $160,000 Michael Slacktish 570-760-4961

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* NEW LISTING! * Great space in this 2-story coveted Dallas neighborhood! Lots of oak on 1st floor, door, moldings, kitchen, beams; finished basement, 3-season room, bonus room on 2nd floor with computer nook. 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, office on 1st floor, dual heat/air units. MLS#11-4064 $349,900 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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

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Great New Construction on 2 Acres with 1 year Builders Warranty! 2 Story home with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, living room with gas fireplace , dining room, kitchen, breakfast room & laundry room. dining room with tray ceiling, whirlpool tub in master bath plus 2 car attached garage, open front porch & rear deck. MLS 11-2453 $275,000 FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY 570-542-2141

OUT OF FLOOD ZONE Estate. Nice brick front ranch home on a corner lot. 1 car attached garage, circle driveway, central air. 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath with 2 showers, Full basement with brand new water proofing system that includes a warranty. Great location. MLS 11-2127 $108,500 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

SWOYERSVILLE

68 Laurel Drive True log home, inside and out. 4 bedroom / 2 bath home with full basement. located in quiet community. Knotty pine interior, living room fireplace, wrap decking, paved drive and more. MLS 11-4211 $114,900

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Affordable living on ¾ acre, one mile from Tunkhannock. Cape Cod, 4 bedrooms, appliances stay, newer metal roof and replacement windows. Great price at $119,500! Shari Philmeck ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

Lovely bi-level, 4 bedroom home situated on scenic one acre with pond, above ground pool, shed and fruit trees. Stay cozy with 2 gas stoves and coal stove (in addition to electric heating.) Great buy at $189,900 Shari Philmek ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848 WANAMIE

Luxurious End Townhouse

3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors, gas heat, Central Air, master bath with whirlpool tub & shower, lovely landscaped fenced yard, 1 car garage. Great Location. MLS#11-3533 Call Nancy Palumbo 570-714-9240

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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WE BUY HOMES 570-956-2385 WEST HAZLETON

100 Warren St 16,000 sq. ft. commercial building with warehouse / offices. Great location. 1 block west of Route 93. Approx. 3 miles from 80/81 intersection. Many possibilities for this property--storage lockers; flea market; game/ entertainment center; laundromat; auto garage. $119,000 Call Karen at Century 21 Select Group - Hazleton 570-582-4938

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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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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

124 Holiday Drive 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths. Brick fireplace in living room. Large front deck. Screened porch. Unfinished dry basement. Sold furnished. Home close to Route 940, Interstate 80, NE Ext to PA turnpike, Route 81. Open floor plan. MLS 11-5369 $89,000

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WILKES-BARRE 35 Hillard Street

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

PRICE REDUCED! 166 Jones Street Nice starter home. Spacious sideyard with off street parking, hardwood floors under carpet in living room & dining room, newer furnace. MLS #11-2979 $38,000 Call Debra at 570-714-9251

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WILKES-BARRE To Settle Estate $59,900 Offer Needed!

123 Dagobert St. Immaculately kept 2 story, 3 bedroom home in beautiful neighborhood. Home features newer doors, double hung E glass windows throughout. Air & 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

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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

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35 Murray St. Large well kept 6 bedroom home in quiet neighborhood. Off street parking, good size back yard. Owner very motivated to sell. MLS 10-3668 $79,900 Call Don Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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WHITE HAVEN

180 Woodhaven Tucked at the end of a natural Spring-fed Lake, a quiet, restful setting gives you the peace and tranquility you’re searching for. Sophisticated log design features cathedral ceilings with expansive glass to soak in the view overlooking the lake. Expansive living area with high, vaulted ceiling leads your eye to the open loft and wide Catwalk. Easy access to decks and patio from every level to enjoy nature at it’s best. Huge 840 sq. foot, guest quarters –so very convenient for friends and family. Call now to learn more about this very special property. MLS 11-5544 $374,900

WHITE HAVEN

Well cared for and nicely kept. A place to call home! Complete with 2 car oversized garage, central air, first floor laundry, eat in kitchen. Convenient to shopping, West Pittston pool and ball fields. PRICE REDUCED! $114,900 MLS 11-583 Call Judy Rice 570-714-9230

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WILKES-BARRE 134 Brown Street Nicely remodeled, spacious 2-story with attached garage on corner lot. Modern, eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances; large lower level Theatre Room and additional rec room with dry bar and 5th bedroom. Newer roof, mostly newer replacement windows & gas furnace. MLS# 11-1817 REDUCED TO $79,900 Call Steve Shemo (570) 288-1401 (570) 793-9449

30-31 Oak Drive 3 Bedroom, 2 bath single family. 11-6522 $129,900

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156 Sherman Street HANDYMAN SPECIAL. Extra Large duplex with 7 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, screened porch, full basement and 2 car garage on double lot in WilkesBarre City. $59,500 ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848 WILKES-BARRE

2 Story, 3 bedrooms, 1 & 1/2 bath single family. Large eat-in kitchen, 1st floor laundry, hardwood floors, newer furnace & water heater, 1 car garage. Off street parking. Quiet one way street. MLS 11-4171 Call Jim Banos Coldwell Banker Rundle 570-991-1883 WILKES-BARRE 241 Dana Street

Spacious 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths with textured ceilings, updated kitchen, all appliances including dishwasher, tiled bath with whirlpool tub, 2nd floor laundry room. Replacement windows. DRASTIC REDUCTION $60,000 MLS# 11-88 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169

WEST PITTSTON 1114 Golf Course Dr Raised Ranch with 3 bedrooms & attached garage. Spacious wrap around deck and enclosed patio. ADT security system has also been recently installed. 11-8467 $125,000

Great neighborhood surrounds this updated 2 story home with original woodwork. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1,500sf oak eat-in kitchen, hardwood floors, stained glass windows, large rooms, fenced yard, deck. Zoned R1 Single Family Zone. $79,900 MLS #11-599 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

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321 Franklin St. Great 2 bedroom starter home in the “Garden Village”. Brand new flooring throughout, fresh paint, vinyl siding and replacement windows. Newer electric service, eat in kitchen w/breakfast bar. 1st floor laundry room and off street parking. MLS 11-2302 $89,500 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSING REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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WEST PITTSTON REDUCED TO $199,900

4 Oliver Road Located in the back part of Oliver Road in a very private part of North Lake in Sweet Valley. Yearning to be restored, lake front cape cod in a very tranquil setting was formerly used as a summer home. MLS 11-2113 $99,000 Jay Crossin CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 ext. 23

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438 Tripp St

Lily Lake, 2 Circle Ave Charming & beautiful remodeled cottage on 1/3 acre landscaped corner lot. Approx 200 ft from lake - great view! 1,072 sf. Enlarged bedroom, bath & office. Shed. Choice of electric baseboard, wood or coal. Quiet, peaceful and serene neighborhood. Includes row boat & kayak. www.lakehouse.com Ad #250771 $110,000. Call Harold or April (570) 379-2909

WEST PITTSTON

SWEET VALLEY

Adorable seasonal cottage with rights for North Lake. Two bedrooms, furnished, 10x10 shed, front porch with roof, deck, tip-top condition! Make it your getaway for just $68,900! Shari Philmeck ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

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TUNKHANNOCK

SHICKSHINNY

SWEET VALLEY REDUCED! 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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Nice tow bedroom single, gas heat, enclosed porch, fenced yard. Close to downtown & colleges. Affordable at $42,500. Call TOWN & COUNTRY REAL ESTATE CO. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708 WILKES-BARRE

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

26-28-30 Blackman Street Nice investment triplex conveniently located on bus route close to schools. Grosses over $3,000/month! Separate gas, electric & water; parking for 10+ cars. Reduced to $94,900. MLS#11-423 Call Steve Shemo (570) 288-1401 (570) 793-9449

39 W. Chestnut St. Lots of room in this single with 3 floors of living space. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath with hardwood floors throughout, natural woodwork, all windows have been replaced, laundry/pantry off of kitchen. 4x10 entry foyer, space for 2 additional bedrooms on the 3rd floor. Roof is new. MLS 11-325 $69,900 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE 60 Saint Clair St

Great 4 bedroom home with new kitchen, furnace and bath. Laundry room off kitchen. Newer windows and roof. Hardwood on first floor. Off street parking. Older one car garage. Walk up attic. MLS 11-1478 $69,000 Call Nancy Answini 570-237-5999 JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444 WILKES-BARRE

Beautiful 5 bedroom home, with 2 full baths w/linen closets. Modern kitchen with breakfast area and snack bar. Large pantry closet. Home features, hardwood floors, ceiling fans, 1st floor office area, living room, dining room, finished room in basement, walk up attic. 1 car garage, rear deck, fenced yard, ductless A/C. Call for your appointment today. MLS 10-4635 $92,000 Call Patty Lunski 570-735-7494 EXT. 304 Antonik & Associates, Inc. 570-735-7494 WILKES-BARRE

DOUBLE LOT IN WILKES-BARRE CITY Extra large duplex. Total 7 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors, fireplace, screened porch, full basement and 2 car garage. $58,000. Jeannie Brady ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

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Great price! 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, needs some love. High ceilings, open floor plan downstairs, extra room upstairs for closet, office, storage, whatever you need. Subject to short sale, bank approval. $37,900 MLS 11-3134 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

WILKES-BARRE

314 Horton Street Wonderful home, 6 rooms. 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, twostory, living room with built-in bookcase, formal dining room with entrance to delightful porch. Eat-in kitchen. Private lot, detached garage. A must see home. MLS 11-2721 New Price $59,900 GO TO THE TOP... CALL

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

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WYOMING

40 Fifth st

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

WYOMING

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

WILKES-BARRE NOW REDUCED!

191 Andover St. Lovely single family 3 bedroom home with lots of space. Finished 3rd floor, balcony porch off of 2nd floor bedroom, gas hot air heat, central air and much more. Must see! MLS 11-59 $66,000 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE PARSONS Reduced - $69,900

262 Stucker Ave & Extra Lot (3rd street after baseball field) 7 room (3 bedrooms), 1 1/2 baths. Lower Level has family room and 1 car attached garage. To settle Estate. Drastically reduced. Original price $119,900, now reduced $69,900. 10-2472 Call Joe Bruno 570-824-4560 JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481

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

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

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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Income & Commercial Properties

ASHLEY PROFITABLE 3 UNIT INVESTMENT HOME. 1, 2 & 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. GREAT LOCATION, VERY SAFE, FULLY RENTED WITH LEASES, OFF STREET PARKING, GOOD CONDITION, NO MAINTENANCE NEEDED. $88,900 Call 570-239-9840

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

EDWARDSVILLE

89-91 Hillside Ave. Out of the flood plain this double has potential. Newer roof & 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 HANOVER TWP 22 W. Germania St

This 6,600 sq. ft. concrete block building has multiple uses. 5 offices & kitchenette. Over 5,800 sq. ft. warehouse space (high ceilings). 2 overhead doors. $85,000 MLS 10-1326 Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126

HUGHESTOWN

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KINGSTON

584 Wyoming Ave. MOTIVATED SELLER! Three large offices along with a reception area with builtin secretarial/paralegal work stations; a large conference room with built-in bookshelves, kitchenette and bathroom. Lower level has 7 offices, 2 bathrooms, plenty of storage. HIGHLY visible location, offstreet parking. Why rent office space? Use part of building & rent space- share expenses and build equity. MLS#11-995 REDUCED TO $399,000 Judy Rice 570-714-9230 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

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JENKINS TWP.

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

P E N D I N G

Income & Commercial Properties

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 ATLAS REALTY, INC. 570-829-6200

P E N D I N G

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

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

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

NANTICOKE

P E N D I N G

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PRINGLE

350 Union St. Residential and commercial zone this property would make a perfect spot for your place of business. Zone B-3 highway business. See residential list #11-3569 for additional info and photos. MLS11-3788 $67,500 Jay A. Crossin EXT. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 SCRANTON

PITTSTON

KINGSTON

LAFLIN

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

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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

Live in one and rent the others to pay for your mortgage! This Multi-Unit features gorgeous hardwood floors in the 1st level apartment. 2nd level apartment has 4 bedrooms! Lower Level apartment has cozy efficiency. Plenty of parking & 2 car carport is another highlight. Call Jesicca Skoloda 570-237-0463 JesiccaSkoloda Realtor@gmail.com MLS# 11-2741 $119,999 570-696-2468

WILKES-BARRE 495-497 S. Grant St

Nice double block in good condition with 2 bedrooms on each side. New vinyl siding. Bathrooms recently remodeled. Roof is 2 years old. Fully rented. Tenants pay all utilities. MLS11-580.$55,500 Call Darren Snyder Marilyn K Snyder Real Estate 570-825-2468

WILKES-BARRE

98-100 Lockhart St

570-288-6654 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

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

EXETER

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

HARDING

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

JACKSON TOWNSHIP

1 acre with well, septic and driveway in place. Asking $42,000. Make reasonable offer. DEREMER REALTY 570-477-1149

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

LAND FOR SALE

24 ACRES

Wyoming Co Bennington Twp. Cotton Hill Rd. ASKING $32,000 1-814-392-6548

PITTSTON

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

912 Lots & Acreage

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

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

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 acres. Wooded

63 parcel. 5,000’ roadfront on 2 paved roads. Level & rolling. In Dallas Twp. $425,000 Besecker Realty 570-675-3611

MOUNTAIN TOP

333 Oakmont Lane Owner had property surveyed.Copies available upon request. Property was partially cleared for a home 2-3 years ago MLS 11-3300 $39,900 John Shelley 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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

MOUNTAIN TOP

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

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP

WILKES-BARRE

Fully furnished luxury executive apartment with new leather furniture. TV included. Full kitchen. New bedroom set. Water & sewer included. $700 / month. Call 570-371-1615

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

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

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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

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

Two bedroom 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

EXETER

Senior Apartments

222 SCHOOLEY AVE. EXETER, PA Accepting applications for 1 bedroom apartments. Quality apartments for ages 62 and older. Income limits apply. Rent only $450 month. *Utilities Included *Laundry Facilities *On Site Management *Private parking

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570-654-5733 Monday - Friday 8am-12pm. Equal Housing Opportunity

FORTY FORT

WILKES-BARRE PARTLY CLEARED VACANT LOTS: Lot #13, E. Thomas St. Approximately 0.57 acre MLS #11-2616 $32,000 Lot #18, E Thomas St., Approximately 0.73 acre. MLS #11-2615 $35,000 Call Jeff Cook Realty World Bank Capital 570-235-1183

WYOMING 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

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

FORTY FORT 1 bedroom, excel-

lent 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.

938 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

Apartments/ Furnished

DUMORE

DALLAS

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

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Apartments/ Furnished

PITTSTON TWP.

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

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

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

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

HANOVER TWP.

56 Pulaski Street Totally renovated, energy efficient, single family rental. 2 bedrooms, full bath, off-street parking. Cathedral ceiling in bedrooms, wall-towall carpeting and large closets. Modern kitchen with granite countertops, ceramic tile floor. Brand new stainless steel appliances, 1st floor full bath with granite sink and tile floor. Living room with wall-to-wall. Recessed lighting. Washer/dryer hookup. MLS#11-3429 $800. Per Month Craig Yarrish 570-696-6554

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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, 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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Hanging & finishing, design ceilings and painting. Free estimates. Licensed & Insured. 328-1230

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(570) 675-3378 1084

Electrical

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC

Licensed, Insured, No job too small.

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Apartments Available

Dry Wall 1156

ROOFING, SIDING, DECKS, WINDOWS

For All of Your Remodeling Needs. Will Beat Any Price 25 Yrs. Experience References. Insured Free Estimates 570-899-4713

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

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Excavating

MODULAR HOMES/EXCAVATING

570-332-0077 Custom excavating, foundations, land clearing, driveways, storm drainage, etc.

1132

DOPainting, IT ALL HANDYMAN drywall,

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

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KINGSTON

Mark’s Handyman Service

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

139 W Dorrance St 2nd floor, 2 bedroom, living room, kitchen & bath. Heat and hot/cold water included. $700 + security. No pets. 570-899-4914 or 973-768-3801

KINGSTON 565 Rutter Avenue

3 bedrooms, living, dining & family rooms, 1 new bath, all appliances, A/C, new carpeting & paint, off street parking, heat and hot water included, front & rear porches. No pets, no smoking. $850/per month & security deposit. Personal & credit references required. Call 570-287-4234

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

Private garage & ultra modern state of the art apartment with washer/dryer, air, new carpeting $730 + utilities. 570-881-4993

KINGSTON

Recently remodeled 2nd floor, 2 bedroom. Heat & hot/ cold water included. Small, 3rd room. No pets. $700 + security. Call Sam 570-817-4488

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1189 Miscellaneous Service

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Chimney Service

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

CHIMNEY REPAIRS Parging. Stucco.

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

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570-578-8599

RUSSELL’S

Property & Lawn Maintenance LICENSED & INSURED Carpentry, painting, plumbing, snow plowing & general home & business repairs. Free Estimates 570-406-3339

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

PRICE CONSTRUCTION

Full Service General Contractor BASEMENT > ROOFING > KITCHENS > REMODELING > BATHROOMS

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Dry Wall

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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

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Plumbing & Heating

NEED FLOOD REPAIRS?

Boilers, Furnaces, Air. 0% Interest 6 months. 570-736-HVAC (4822)

Roofing & Siding

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*

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

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Snow Removal

SNOW

PLOWING Commercial

Industrial Residential DRIVEWAYS SIDEWALKS SALTING

GARAGE DOOR

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

Painting & Wallpaper

M. PARALIS PAINTING

Hauling & Trucking 1252

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Movers

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NEPA LONG TERM CARE AGENCY

Handyman Services 1195

FLOOD VICTIMS Shedlarski Construction CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION

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

Insurance

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KINGSTON

Recently renovated 2 bedroom. Living room & dining room. Convenient off street parking. All new appliances. Water & sewer included. $565 + utilities, security & references. No pets. Call 570-239-7770

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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

KINGSTON

Spacious 3rd floor, 2 bedrooms, porch, off street parking. Heat & water included. New fridge & stove. Pet Friendly. $550 + security. Call 570-287-5282

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LARKSVILLE

3 bedroom, 1 bath. $725. With discount. All new hardwood floors and tile. New cabinets / bathroom. Dishwasher, garbage disposal. Washer/dryer hookup. Off street parking. Facebook us at BOVO Rentals 570-328-9984

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

PARSONS 2nd floor. Newly

remodeled. No pets. Off street parking, $400 + security. Employment verification. Ready now. Call 570-466-4619

PITTSTON

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

2 bedroom. 2nd floor. Includes fridge, range, heat, water, sewer, trash, washer/dryer hookup. $575 + security. Call Bernie 888-244-2714

MOUNTAIN TOP 1 Bedroom apart-

PITTSTON 2nd floor,

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

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

PITTSTON

1 bedroom, 1 bath, with office. Not in flood zone! Garbage, sewer & appliances included. Pets negotiable. $505/month, + security & lease. 570-574-8179

PITTSTON

2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, refrigerator & stove provided, washer/ dryer hookup, pets negotiable. $545/ month, water and sewer paid, security and lease required. Call 570-237-6277

PITTSTON 3 bedroom, 2 sec-

ond floor. Includes fridge, range, sewer, trash, washer & dryer hook up. $575 + security Call Bernie 888-244-2714 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

PLAINS

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

PLAINS

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 hook-

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

NANTICOKE

603 Hanover St 2nd floor, 1 bedroom. No pets. $500 + security, utilities & lease. Photos available. Call 570-542-5330

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

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EAST MOUNTAIN APARTMENTS

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

PLYMOUTH

2 bedroom, 1 bath. 1st floor. Newly painted. $575 + security. Includes fridge, range, heat, water & sewer. Call Bernie 888-244-2714

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, no smoking. 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

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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

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

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West Pittston, Pa. GARDEN VILLAGE APARTMENTS 221 Fremont St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-655-6555, 8 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

WILKES-BARRE

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

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 NORTH 815 N Washington

Street, Rear 1 bedroom, wall to wall carpet, new paint & flooring, eat in kitchen with appliances, enclosed front & back porch, laundry facilities. heat, hot water and cable included. $520 + electric & security. No pets. 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

WILKES-BARRE 151 W. River St.

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

83 W. Chestnut St Freshly painted 3 bedroom. Clean and neat. Pets OK. $500 + first, security, utilities & references. 570-223-6252

WILKES-BARRE Clean, 2 bedroom,

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

WILKES-BARRE

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Super Clean, remodeled compact 3 rooms, laundry, appliances, off street parking 1 car. $470 + utilities. EMPLOYMENT, CREDIT, LEASE REQUIRED. NO PETS/SMOKING.

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 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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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 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 AREA 1 bedroom with appliances on 2nd floor. Nice apartment in attractive home. Sunny windows & decorative accents. Off street parking. No pets, no smoking. Includes hot water. $400 + utilities 570-824-4743

WILKES-BARRE NORTH

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

WILKES-BARRE/NORTH 2B EDROOM AVAILABLE NOW!!

Recently renovated, spacious, wood floors, all kitchen appliances included, parking available. $500 + utilities Call Agnes 347-495-4566

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

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Commercial Properties

DOLPHIN PLAZA

Rte. 315 1,200 - 2,000 SF Office / Retail Call 570-829-1206

FORTY FORT

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

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

PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

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

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

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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

WILKES-BARRE GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

1,500 SQUARE FOOT AVAILABLE FOR RENT. RESTAURANT WITH SOME EQUIPMENT. EXCELLENT STREET VISIBILITY AT THE HAZLE & PARK TRIANGLE. ALSO, MIDDLE EAST BAKERY FOR SALE OR RENT. CALL PETE FOR DETAILS AT 570-301-8200 WILKES-BARRE

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

Commercial Properties

Lease this freestanding building for an AFFORDABLE monthly rent. Totally renovated & ready to occupy. Offices, conference room, work stations, kit and more. Ample parking and handicap access. $1,750/ month. MLS 11-419 Call Judy Rice 570-714-9230

WYOMING

72’ x 200’ VACANT COMMERCIAL LOT 233 Wyoming Ave, Rt. 11 (1/4 mile from proposed Walmart) For Sale or lease. $96,000. 570-388-6669

953 Houses for Rent

971 Vacation & Resort Properties

WEST PITTSTON SINGLE HOME FOR RENT 622 Foundry St.

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

DALLAS

Elegant Space Available

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

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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

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EDWARDSVILLE

3 bedroom, new carpet & paint, fenced yard, laundry room, air. $550 + utilities, security & references. No pets 570-829-1768

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

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

LARKSVILLE

3 bedrooms, 6 rooms, Cherry cabinets, island, yard. Sewer, garbage included. Section 8 okay. $675 plus security. 570-262-0540

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

PLYMOUTH

Take your pick. 2 houses for rent. One $625 + utilities. Other $650 + utilities. Water and sewer included & all appliances included. Fenced back yard. One month security up front, no partial payment. Section 8 OK. Call Steve at 570-592-5764

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

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

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

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

WEST PITTSTON TOWNHOUSE

SMITH HOURIGAN 570-696-1195

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

HANOVER TOWNSHIP Hanover Green

Newly remodeled single home. 2 bedroom. Stove, washer & dryer included. $600 + utilities. No pets. Call 570-991-7359

KINGSTON

152 E. Bennett St. Large 3 bedroom, 1¾ bath. Eat in kitchen with appliances. Living room, dining room, gas heat. $750 + utilities

FORTY FORT 17 Durkee St.

3 bedroom, 1½ bath Kitchen with appliances. Living room, dining room. Washer / dryer. 1 car Garage. Hardwood. Parking. Yard. Patio. $800 + utilities. Joe 570-592-1606 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

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

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PLYMOUTH

3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets, $475/month, plus utilities, lease and security. Nice neighborhood. Call 570-287-2405

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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

2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, wall to wall carpeting, living/dining combo, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets. Front and back porches, full basement. $625/ per month + utilities & security deposit. Call 570-655-8928

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WEST WYOMING

Adorable, modern 2 bedroom, 1 bath home. Completely renovated, all appliances, off-street parking,$600/ month, + utilities & security deposit. Call 570-696-5417

WHITE HAVEN

Home for rent, new construction. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Full basement. 1 acre lot. 5 minutes from I-80 & Pa Turnpike. $1,250 + utilities. Call 609-929-1588

FLORIDA

St. Augustine Ocean View Townhouse. Beautiful condo complex! Full amenities. $1,900 a month. Call 570-574-0212

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MARATHON KEYS, FLORIDA For Sale or rent,

time share week 1, 1,300 square feet, sleeps 6, condo at The Marathon Beach Club. $4,000 or $1,200/week. All amenities on site. Call 570-288-6343 for details

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DALLAS

Small 1 1/2 bedroom trailer. Private fenced lot with shed. Appliances included. $500 month + 1 month security. Tenant pays electric & gas. Available immediately. No pets. 570-477-5747

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Rooms

KINGSTON HOUSE Nice, clean furnished room, starting at $315. Efficiency at $435 month furnished with all utilities included. Off street parking. 570-718-0331

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SWOYERSVILLE

2 HOUSES. Rent short term lease or lease to own. 3 bedroom incl. all appliances, 1.5 baths. 4 bedroom needs appliances. Full basement, gas heat, large yard, good neighborhood. No pets/ smoking. $800-$900/mo +utilities. Call for purchase details. First, last, security, credit check references. 570-283-1017

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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

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