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Christmas angels pay off others’ layaways at area Kmart

Earning their wings WILKES-BARRE TWP. -- After what’s happened in his store over the past few days, Dennis Buchman believes in his angels. They don’t have wings or halos. Instead, they’re flesh-and-blood men and women who have shown up at the Kmart on state Route 309 with money to pay off layaway accounts of strangers, especially

those buying toys for children for Christmas. “I’ve had over 20 of them,” said Buchman, store manager. “It started last week towards the end of the week,” he said Wednesday night. Across the country, anonymous angels have descended upon Kmarts, spreading holiday cheer to people scrimping and saving to buy presents. In Northeastern

Pennsylvania they’ve stopped at stores from Honesdale to Berwick to inquire about the layaways and paid them down to the surprise of the See PAY, Page 2A

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Griffith: Bills left unpaid Country controller says he is worried new county council will get stuck with tab. By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES jandes@timesleader.com

Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith said his office has received inquiries from vendors seeking payment, raising questions about whether the new home rule administration C O U N T Y will inherit a significant C A S H F L O W stack of unpaid bills. “Is the new council go- Cash carried into ing to come in here with a 2011: $4 million Estimated carrynegative balance? That over into 2012: wouldn’t be right, consid- $800,000 ering that commissioners Bills currently started this year with a $4 awaiting paymillion cash carry-over,” ment: about $1.4 million Griffith said. Commissioner Chairwoman Maryanne Petrilla said bills are taking longer to process because officials want to make sure the essentials are covered, but she still expects to pass $800,000 in cash to the new administration.

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175 vie for county division head jobs Eight positions were created under home rule government for county.

a memorial is held annually to remember the homeless who have passed away. Above, Stefanie Wolownik reads a letter from a homeless man before the reading of the names. At right, Betty Mangum takes the name of a homeless friend, Peachy, who passed away, to read during the vigil and reading of the deceased homeless persons. For the story, see Page 16A.

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Luzerne County has received about 175 applications for eight division head positions created under the new home rule government, officials say. Resumes were due Friday. Home rule transition consultant Ken Mohr said he is still reviewing the final tallies with the county human resources office but released the following preliminary application count on Wednesday: • Administrative services: 41 • Operational services: 37 • Correctional services: 23 • Human services: 22 See CHIEFS, Page 16A

Local offender’s case shows value of Megan’s Law change New York man living here could not be prosecuted for not updating address. By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com

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WILKES-BARRE – A local case illustrates the value of changes made to Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law statute and signed into law Tuesday. State police at Wyoming in August 2009 charged James Francis Billups with failing to

update his residence under the state’s Megan’s Law. After being released from a New York prison for raping a 13-year-old girl by force in 1991, BilBillups lups, 51, relocated to Wilkes-Barre, registering a Kidder Street apartment with authorities. When Billups moved a mile away to an apartment on Madison Street in early 2009,

state police alleged he never updated the address. Billups waited more than a year for a trial until prosecutors were forced in November 2010 to withdraw the charge. His lawyers, Mark Singer and Charles Ross, successfully argued Megan’s Law lacked prosecutorial authorityforout-of-stateconvictedsexualoffenders subjected to lifetime registration. Defense attorneys may have a tough time raising the same argument today. Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday signed into

law a revised Megan’s Law that imposes tougherreportingstandardsforthoseout-ofstate convicted sexual offenders who relocate to Pennsylvania. The law brings the state into compliance with the federal Adam Walsh Act, which aims to coordinate efforts among states in monitoring and tracking sex offenders by making more information available on a centralized Internet database. See MEGAN’S, Page 16A

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Shared ride/para-transit joins LCTA County bus authority will begin running program in two counties on Jan. 3. By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@timesleader.com

KINGSTON – Starting Jan. 3, the Luzerne County Transportation Authority will be running the shared ride/para-transit program in Luzerne and Wyoming counties. LCTA Executive Director Stanley Strelish said county residents who use the program won’t see any immediate changes as the Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Transportation Department con-

solidates with the authority. Residents of the two counties who use the program – seniors who don’t live near a fixed bus route and handicapped riders or riders with other disabilities who can’t be accommodated by the authority’s regular coaches – will still call the same phone number, pay the same rates and deal with the same employees when making appointments for rides. But all L/WCTD employees in good standing will be hired by the LCTA, and the authority will lease the department offices at 2009 Wyoming Ave. in Forty Fort from the county. “If there are any changes in the future, it will be to improve service,” Strelish said.

Dallas addresses stormwater issues Officials speak with representatives from state DEP about Toby Creek. By SARAH HITE shite@timesleader.com

DALLAS – The borough manager announced Wednesday discussions have begun with the state Department of Environmental Protection to address stormwater and other issues relating to Toby Creek. Borough Manager Tracey Carr said she and the borough engineer and road department met with DEP officials on Dec. 12 to gather preliminary information about applying for a permit to conduct creek maintenance at the borough’s expense. She said she would have to provide information about sediment levels over time to apply for the project. Carr also said that because the borough does not own any land along Toby Creek, full participation of residents living near the proposed work area would be needed to move forward. She said DEP officials recommended participation in a Growing Greener program, which would help defray the ex-

pense of the work involved. The area involved stretches from Leggio’s Italian Ristorante on East Center Hill Road to the center of the borough. “Not everyone has problems with stormwater who live along Toby Creek, but we’ve had residents address council about certain issues,” said Carr. “We have to figure out what we need to do, whether we clean it out or deepen it in that area.” In other business, council adopted the 2012 budget, keeping property taxes steady at 1.28 mills. A mill is a $1 tax on every $1,000 of assessed property valuation. Council also honored two outgoing board members, Barbara Barnes and Robert Post, with plaques featuring keys to the borough. Barnes has served on council for 10 years, and Post has served for many years and was also mayor in the past. Three council members, two re-elected and one new, will be sworn in on Jan. 2, which decreases the number of members from seven to six. Earlier this year, council was granted approval from Luzerne County Court to cut council’s size from seven to five. The process is staggered, said Carr, and will be complete in two years.

Ex-Scranton firefighter is convicted of arson Tom Gervasi guilty of setting fire to garage he owned, damaging other properties.

By GERARD HETMAN For The Times Leader

SCRANTON – After more than five hours of deliberation, a Lackawanna County jury found former Scranton firefighter Tom Gervasi guilty Wednesday evening on 14 criminal charges, including multiple counts of arson and related offenses. Gervasi was charged with the crimes, which also included insurance fraud and criminal mischief, in connection with a June 2008 fire at a garage he owned in East Scranton. After a trial that lasted eight days, the jury returned a verdict to Judge Margaret Moyle at approximately 6:45 p.m. After the reading of the verdict, Moyle ordered that Gervasi be immediately remanded to custody, with the opportunity to post $250,000 straight bail. She added that if Gervasi is able to make bail, he must be released on house arrest until his sentencing, scheduled for 90 days from the end of his trial. Moyle cited the fact that Gervasi owns properties in other states, as well as his status as a convicted criminal, as reasons for having him placed into custody. As Lackawanna County Sheriff deputies led Gervasi from the courtroom, his girlfriend – identified only as Mary Ellen – had an emotional outburst after deputies prevented her from ap-

proaching Gervasi. After being led to a waiting area by family and friends, the woman continued crying and screaming uncontrollably, promoting deputies to call for paramedics. “They’re scum,” the woman screamed repeatedly in a hallway outside the courtroom, describing residents of several buildings that were damaged in the same fire Gervasi was charged with setting. “We’ve had three years of this nightmare! “He’s gone forever,” she yelled about Gervasi, choking back tears in the arms of relatives. “We’ll never get him back.” The woman was removed from the Lackawanna County Courthouse by paramedics just after 7:45 p.m., and was taken to an undisclosed area hospital for evaluation. As Gervasi’s girlfriend was being loaded on a gurney into the back of an ambulance, an unidentified man accompanying her physically confronted a news cameraman from WBRETV, trying to shield the ambulance from view. After the two played a game of cat-and-mouse for several seconds with traffic on North Washington Avenue, deputies separated the pair, and the remaining bystanders left peacefully. Earlier in the evening, the same individual engaged in a verbal sparring match with deputies inside the courtroom, criticizing the deputies as they tried to restrain Gervasi’s girlfriend from approaching him after being remanded to custody.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation offered all transit systems in the state the opportunity to participate in consolidation studies two years ago. Commissioners in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties and Hazleton City Council all voted in February 2010 to participate in a study. The study resulted in a plan for the LCTA to consolidate with Hazleton Public Transit and the Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Transportation Department. Hazleton City Council approved the plan in November, county commissioners gave their OK on Dec. 15 and the LCTA board approved it on Tuesday. Strelish said the major savings from consolidating the shared

ride/para-transit programs will be in maintenance. The L/ WCTD program dishes out about $200,000 annually for van maintenance, while the LCTA has its own certified mechanics and completes all work in-house. Strelish said Hazleton “is following the guidelines set by PennDOT that will take an entire year to complete,” but he expects the full consolidation will occur sometime in 2012. The LCTA board on Tuesday also appointed Hazleton residents Dominic Cusatis and Robert Pachence as board members beginning Jan. 1. Pachence will be a non-voting member. In other business, the board:

• Renewed all but one category of casualty/liability insurance coverage with the Housing and Redevelopment Insurance Exchange, with costs escalating from $194,224 to $195,218. The board switched from HARIE to Darwin National for Public Official/Employment Practices Liability Insurance and will pay a premium of $11,607, a savings of $1,000 over HARIE’s quote. • Hired Michael Ristagno as a part-time janitor and Earle Smith as a part-time bus driver at contractually obligated union rates. Steve Mocarsky, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 9707311.

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ynn Ann Heitmeyer of Exeter informs members of her family and members of Friends of the Forgotten that her 21-year-old son, Curt, will be delayed in his arrival to the Avoca airport. The Marine has been deployed in Afghanistan since April and will be home to celebrate the holidays.

Pa. ruling affects mental disability pleas High court says juries must rule when death penalty defendant argues disability. By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press

HARRISBURG — The state Supreme Court said Wednesday juries will have to rule in most instances when a defendant in a death penalty case wants to argue that he or she is mentally disabled and therefore ineligible for execution. The high court upheld the death penalty for Abraham Sanchez Jr., who was convicted of the May 2007 random shooting death of businessman Ray Diener on his doorstep in Elizabethtown. The justices’ ruling means jurors will have to unanimously agree that the defendant qualifies to avoid execution under a 9-yearold U.S. Supreme Court case known as Atkins vs. Virginia. “We view the centrality of the

POLICE BLOTTER BUCK TWP. - A Wilkes-Barre man was injured Wednesday afternoon when the van he was driving went off state Route 115, struck a tree and caught on fire, state police said. Neither the hospital where Donald Murray, 23, was transported by ambulance nor his condition was not available. State police said Murray was driving a 2002 Ford van north on the roadway around 4:30 p.m. when the crash occurred.

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customers. Buchman recalled the reaction of a woman whose $400 balance was taken care of by an angel last week. She was on the “return to stock” list and the merchandise the store was holding was set to

jury in our constitutional system to weigh heavily in favor of reposing the determination with the jury,” Chief Justice Ronald Castille wrote for the majority. In the new decision, the court said jurors should rule on the issue before deciding if aggravating factors outweigh mitigating factors, the process by which they determine if capital punishment is warranted. The justices had previously ruled on the standards by which a defendant would be considered “mentally retarded,” the term the court uses, but this was the first time they laid out procedures for how to address the issue at trial. The high court put the burden of proof on defendants under a “preponderance of the evidence” standard. It said placing the burden on prosecutors would give defendants less incentive to cooperate with psychiatric evaluations or help produce friends and family members who might shed light on their mental states. In a dissent, two justices said that the decision on “mental re-

tardation” should be made before trial by a judge — as Sanchez had argued — but they agreed with the decision to uphold his Lancaster County death sentence. The majority opinion said judges will be allowed to make such rulings, if the parties agree. The decision about when a defendant must notify prosecutors that he or she intends to raise a mental disability claim was left up to the court’s Criminal Procedural Rules Committee. The decision is vulnerable to an appeal in federal court, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania legislative director Andy Hoover said. “This will certainly lead to people with intellectual disabilities ending up on death row,” Hoover said. “This decision is what a court does if it wants to nullify the Atkins decision in Pennsylvania.” Messages left late Wednesday for Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman and for Sanchez’s lawyer Robert Kirwan were not immediately returned.

He was wearing a seatbelt. Murray was issued a citation for careless driving, state police said.

in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for an overnight arraignment.

HANOVER TWP. – A man arrested during a traffic stop on the Sans Souci Parkway on Wednesday night said he was in the country illegally, police said. Ruben Juan Carmona, 20, of New York, told police he was born in Mexico. He was charged with possession of cocaine, careless driving and driving without a license. Police said Carmona was held

HANOVER TWP. – Police and emergency response personnel were dispatched to the Carey Avenue Bridge around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday for the report of a man threatening to jump into the Susquehanna River. The westbound travel lanes were closed to traffic and a boat was placed in the river, but the man did not jump and was transported from the scene by ambulance to a local hospital.

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go back on the shelves because she wasn’t making the payments, he said. On top of that, she would only receive a percentage of the money she had already put down. Buchman said he called up the woman and at first she was in disbelief. In the course of their conversation, he learned “her husband just got laid off from work.” When she realized what was happening, she broke down. “She

was very, very emotional,” he said. The angels can do anything they want with their money, Buchman said; still, they unselfishly share it with strangers. “There’s such good-hearted people out there,” he said. Their generosity made an impression on Buchman, who said he has been in retail for 25 years. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” he said.

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Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center is temporarily prohibiting children under the age of 5 from visiting children’s and women’s inpatient units because of the seasonal increase in pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) cases. “This time each year, the number of RSV infections in children rise precipitously,” said pediatrician Michael Ryan, chairman of Geisinger’s Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. “It is typical for hospitals to initiate sibling visitor restrictions to children’s and women’s inpatient areas for the protection of our patients. This is an annual practice and is usually lifted at the end of the winter season.” WILKES-BARRE

Mericle hearing moved

The time of hearing on the proposed $17.75 million settlement of the “kids for cash” lawsuits filed against real estate developer Robert Mericle has been changed to 9 a.m. Jan. 6. U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo initially scheduled the hearing, which will be held in federal court in Wilkes-Barre on South Main Street, for 10:30 a.m. He issued an order Wednesday altering the start time of the proceeding.

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LOCAL Attorney Sentenced in child’s death ponders Lamont Cherry, 37, gets 20 to 40 years in shaking death of 1-year-old Zalayia McCloe in 2009. By SHEENA DELAZIO sdelazio@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – Never in her wildest dreams did Monique McCloe think the pictures she took of her niece at her first birthday party would be used just days later for an obituary published in local newspapers. “I will never live another day without wishing (Zalayia McCloe) was here,” Monique McCloe said Wednesday before Lamont Cherry was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison on a third-degree murder charge in the infant’s death. Cherry, 37, was convicted in September

after a second jury trial. The first trial, held in January resulted in acquittal on a first-degree murder charge – and Cherry escaping the possibility of the death penalty – and a mistrial after juror Cherry misconduct. Cherry was sentenced by Luzerne County Judge Tina Polachek Gartley. Cherry said Wednesday while leaving the Luzerne County Courthouse after his sentencing hearing that he felt he was “robbed.” “I take offense to the fact that he said he was robbed,” said Assistant District Attorney Michael Vough, who prosecuted with ADA Maureen Collins. “This case warranted the maximum sentence. We’re very happy with the sentence.”

Zalayia McCloe’s grandfather, Arlington McCloe, said after the sentencing there were no winners – that both his family and Cherry have lost – but at least his family has some closure. “Finally, justice was done,” said McCloe, who is the father of Zalayia McCloe’s mother, Christa Smith. “We would love to know what happened (when Cherry was alone with the baby). Maybe that would bring peace.” Prosecutors alleged Cherry violently shook Zalayia McCloe on May 29, 2009 while she was in his care inside a Carlisle Street, Wilkes-Barre, residence where he lived with Smith. Smith had gone out that day to submit job applications. The child was flown to the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville, where she See CHERRY, Page 16A

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Due to a technical error, the following list of students was not included in the list sent out by the university earlier this week for the Misericordia Winter Commencement Class of 2011: Joy C. Arcia, Bangor, Organizational Management, MS; Amy Bachman, Dallas, Organizational Management, MS; Stanley Balloun, Shavertown, Business Administration; MBA; Danielle L. Beggs, Nanticoke, Professional Studies, BS; Susan Brdaric, Shavertown, Nursing, BSN; Lori Charney, Duryea, Occupational Therapy, MS; Lunda J. Dickson, Dallas, Business Administration, BS; Kristin M. Endres, Nanticoke, Nursing, BSN; Jennifer M. Fowler, Muncy, Nursing, BSN; Wendy S. Franklin, Hanover Twp., Nursing, BSN; Anthony Goncalves, Forty Fort, Sport Management, BS; Jeffrey A. Hartzell, Stroudsburg, Nursing, BSN; Ashleigh R. Helfrick, Nanticoke, Nursing, BSN; Claudette R. Hudson, East Stroudsburg, Nursing, BSN; Colleen M. Jenceleski, Nanticoke, Nursing, BSN; Nicole Johnson, Kingston, Nursing, BSN; Jamie Kinney, Hunlock Creek, Nursing, BSN; Susan Kupstas, Hanover Twp., Nursing, BSN; Autumn K. Llewellyn, Danville, Business Administration, BS; Thomas C. Mahoney, Williamsport, PA, Organizational Management, MS; Jennifer E. McDonald, Dushore, Nursing, BSN; Zoraida Moody, Albrightsville, Nursing, BSN; Anisia Muthoni Ndwiga, Endicott, N.Y., Organizational Management, MS; Eileen Orlandi, Long Valley, N.J., Professional Studies, BS; Yvette Ploskonka, Mountain Top, Nursing, BSN; David Riccardo, Forty Fort, Nursing, BSN; Janee N. Smith, Hughesville, Nursing, BSN; Jane A. Stredny, Harveys Lake, Nursing, BSN; Chantelle Udzella, Kingston, Nursing, BSN; Daniele M. Wagstaff, Endwell, N.Y., Nursing, BSN; Maria C. Witkowski, Eynon, Nursing, BSN; Laurel Wolfe, Wilkes-Barre, Professional Studies; BS;

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isroel Perlman, left, and Tzvi Halevy Levitin enthusiastically call out Bible verses Wednesday night during a menorah lighting and Hanukkah celebration on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. Hanukkah, or Festival of Lights, celebrates when a small group of Jewish freedom fighters, the Maccabees, defeated the Greek army in Jerusalem in the 2nd century B.C. then rebuilt and rekindled the menorah. One night’s supply of oil lasted eight nights.

W-B Area Board member cites bad timing She says job status changed due to co-worker’s death, not district’s deal with firm. By MARK GUYDISH mguydish@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – WilkesBarre Area School Board member Lynn Evans concedes a recent change in her job status may look suspect, but said that’s the result of unfortunate timing: A few months after the School Board awarded a 4-year, $5 million contract to Williams Bus Line – where Evans works – she gained more hours and more responsibilities. “The dispatcher passed away

the day after Thanksgiving,” Evans said, so she decided to try helping out in the office, which Evans means a lot more hours than she had while driving a bus for the company – which, she added, she is still doing. Evans has never hidden the fact that she drives a bus on Wilkes-Barre Area routes for Williams, which has been contracted by the district for more than a decade. At board meetings, she routinely abstains from votes regarding Williams,

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and has brought up issues derived from experience on the job. She said she took on additional work after the death of the veteran employee at Williams, helping around the office and dispatching while still driving buses. “It was an emergency situation,” she said. “I’m not even sure I’ll keep doing this. It’s a decision I’ll have to make.” Evans said she had sought legal advice to make sure she wasn’t breaking any laws and was told she can take the new position as long as she continues to abstain from voting on matters related to Williams. District Assistant Solicitor Ray Wendolowski confirmed that.

“I looked at the state Ethics Act and feel if she doesn’t vote and doesn’t negotiate Williams’ contracts, she’ll be OK,” Wendolowski said, adding that he had consulted with an Ethics Commission attorney. “To be safe, we are seeking a written advisory from the Ethics Commission. Both the state Ethics Law and the state School Code essentially bar school board members from working for a company that does business with the school district unless – as the School Code puts it, “the contract has been awarded through an open and public See EVANS, Page 11A

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Matt Cartwright “seriously considering” challenging U.S. Rep. Tim Holden, D-St. Clair. By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

MOOSIC – Matt Cartwright describes himself as a member of the “Democratic wing of the Democratic Party.” Stating Northeastern Pennsylvania “needs a strong voice in Congress,” Cartwright on Wednesday said he is “seriously considering” a run for the Democratic nomination in the 17th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Tim Holden, D-St. Clair, has held the seat for 10 terms, making him the dean of the Pennsylvania delegation in Congress. Following the redistricting of congressional districts Cartwright in Pennsylvania, Holden now represents Scranton, Pittston and WilkesBarre cities and several municipalities in Luzerne County that were formerly part of U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta’s 11th Congressional District. The new district lines take effect in January for the primaries and election. Those elected will represent them beginning in 2013 for the next decade. “I’m not ready to formally announce yet,” Cartwright, 50, said. “I will make my decision shortly after the New Year.” Cartwright, who has never held elective office, said he always has been interested in public service. An attorney with Munley, Munley & Cartwright in the firm’s Plains Township office, Cartwright said the congressional race “looks like a perfect opportunity” for him. “I’ve been representing middle-class people versus corporate America since I got out of law school,” Cartwright said. “And I have represented small businesses.” Cartwright said he declined to be a lead attorney in the recently settled “kids-for-cash” case. He said he chose to form a volunteer task force of criminal defense attorneys to represent 50 juveniles who were to be re-tried. He said the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office decided not to prosecute the cases. Cartwright said the Luzerne County Bar Association honored him for forming the task force. Holden was in Wilkes-Barre on See CARTWRIGHT, Page 16A

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An officer with Norfolk Police Division looks over the scene where an SUV crashed into the boyhood home of Johnny Carson in Norfolk, Neb., Tuesday. Police said the SUV plowed into the front of the two-story house. The vehicle caused extensive damage to the porch, which collapsed. The vehicle ended up in the entryway.

NEW YORK — Eight U.S. soldiers have been charged in the death of a fellow GI, a Chinese-American who apparently shot himself in Afghanistan after being subjected to what a community activist said were assaults and ethnic taunts from his comrades. Pvt. Danny Chen, a 19-year-old from New York’s Chinatown neighborhood, was found in a guard tower in Kandahar province Oct. 3 with what the Army said appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In a statement, the Army said Wednesday that eight soldiers in his company were charged with crimes ranging from dereliction of duty to negligent homicide and manslaughter.

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Military officials gave no details on exactly what role the soldiers are alleged to have played in Chen’s death. But a community activist raised the possibility that their bullying drove him to

suicide. Chen’s fellow soldiers dragged him across the floor, threw stones at the back of his head, forced him to hold liquid in his mouth while upside down as part of an apparent hazing, and called him “Jackie Chen” in a mocking accent in a reference to the action star Jackie Chan, according to Elizabeth OuYang, president of the New York chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans.

The details of his alleged hazing came from Facebook and email messages, discussions with cousins and a few pages of Chen’s journal released by the Army, OuYang said at a Chinatown news conference. “Whether suicide or homicide, those responsible for mistreating Danny are responsible for his death,” she said. Chen’s relatives said they were encouraged by the charges. “We realize that Danny will never return, but it gives us some hope,” said Yen Tao Chen, his father, speaking through a translator. Chen’s parents are immigrants from China. Community activists said the Army still has not fully explained the circumstances of Chen’s death. They are meeting with Pentagon officials Jan. 4.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

Bomb kills 5 Polish soldiers roadside bomb killed five Polish soldiers in eastern Afghanistan on A Wednesday, officials said, marking that

country’s largest single troop loss of the 10-year-old war. The Taliban claimed responsibility. The attack took place in the Rauza district of Ghazni province, south of the capital, Kabul, officials said. The area has seen a surge in insurgent activity this year, and Western military commanders describe it as one of the most dangerous in Afghanistan. A provincial spokesman, Hazrat Moammad Ghaznawi, said the blast was so powerful it broke the Polish troops’ armored vehicle into several pieces.

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.

Ice may have caused crash

Federal investigators say the pilot of a plane that crashed on a New Jersey highway, killing five, reported picking up some ice. But National Transportation Safety Board investigator Ralph Hicks said at a Wednesday news conference that it might never be known how much ice accumulated on the single-engine aircraft. He says the pilot didn’t relay that information. The plane spiraled out of control, broke apart and crashed on Interstate 287 in Morris Township on Tuesday morning. BAGHDAD

Kurds won’t turn over v.p.

Iraq’s Shiite prime minister told Kurdish authorities Wednesday to hand over the Sunni vice president, who fled to the semiautonomous region to escape an arrest warrant on charges he ran hit squads targeting government officials. Then a Kurdish presidential spokesman ruled out handing Tariq al-Hashemi over to Baghdad, turning up the heat under what has become the worst Iraqi political crisis in years. The charges, leveled a day after the last American troops left Iraq, have opened up a new round of the ShiiteSunni sectarian tensions of the type that pushed the country to the brink of civil war just a few years ago. Al-Hashemi, the country’s highest ranking Sunni political figure, said Tuesday the allegations by his longtime rival, Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki, are fabricated and politically motivated. ATLANTA

Schools keep Yiddish alive

A group of American college students stands in a semicircle, clapping and hopping on one foot as they sing in Yiddish: “Az der rebe tantst, tantsn ale khsidim!” In English, the lyrics mean: “When the rebbe dances, so do all the Hasidim.” This isn’t music appreciation or even a class at a synagogue. It’s the first semester of Yiddish at Emory University in Atlanta — one of a handful of college programs across the country studying the Germanic-based language of Eastern European Jews. The language came close to dying out after the Holocaust as millions of Yiddish speakers either perished in Nazi concentration camps or fled to other countries where their native tongue was not welcome. Emory and other universities such as Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and McGill University in Canada are working to bring the language back, and with it, an appreciation for the rich history of European Jewish culture and art.

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Republican presidential candidate former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney waves to patrons through a window Wednesday while campaigning at Village Pizza in Newport, N.H.

Two different approaches Romney avoids payroll tax dispute, while Gingrich dives in. By THOMAS BEAUMONT and KASIE HUNT Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — With Washington deadlocked, Mitt Romney refused to say Wednesday whether Congress should approve a short-term payroll tax cut extension for 160 million workers — the latest pressing policy debate the Republican presidential hopeful has sidestepped. Rival Newt Gingrich, in contrast, castigated Congress for “an absurd dereliction of duty.” “I’m not going to get into the back-andforth on the congressional sausage-making process,” Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, said in Keene, N.H., as the day began. “I hope they’re able to sit

down and work out a solution that works for the American people. My hope is that the solution includes extension of the payroll tax holiday.” But Romney refused to say how long the extension should be — a key issue in the Washington gridlock. Halfway across the country in Iowa, Gingrich called a two-month extension “insufficient” and scolded the Democratic-controlled Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Barack Obama’s administration for “lurching from failure to failure” and marveled: “They can’t figure out how to pass a one-year extension, so the Senate leaves town?” “It’s game-playing,” added the former U.S. House speaker, who stopped short of criticizing House Republicans and their leader Ohio Rep. John Boehner. Their rejection of the Senate’s two-month tax-cut

extension plan set up the stalemate a little more than a week before taxes are set to go up on millions of workers Jan. 1 Gingrich also did not criticize Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate leader who signed off on the short-term extension. With that, the two Republicans leading the GOP primary field in polls took divergent approaches to an urgent issue that has ramifications for millions of Americans. Gingrich jumped in — though saving his scorn for Democrats — while Romney avoided the fray. Punting on the latest issue Wednesday, Romney said: “As to whether it’s two months or one year or six months — these are things they’re going to have to work out amongst themselves.” He stayed out of the summertime fight over raising the federal debt ceiling.

Washington state service changes come as average weight goes from 160 to 185.

By DOUG ESSER Associated Press

SEATTLE — The Washington state ferry service will never say, “Not so fast, fatso,” but it has had to reduce the capacity of the nation’s largest ferry system because passengers have been packing on the pounds. Coast Guard vessel stability rules that took effect nationwide Dec. 1 raised the estimated weight of the average adult passenger to 185 pounds from the previous 160 pounds, based on population information from the Centers for Disease Control “That has and Prevention. During the effectively past 20 years, reduced there has been a dramatic in- the crease in obesi- amount of ty in the United passengers States and about one-third by about of American 250 pasadults are now sengers or considered obese, the CDC so … .” says on its webEric Young site. Coast Guard Lt. The state ferry system has complied with the new stability rules by simply reducing the listed capacity of its vessels, Coast Guard Lt. Eric Young said Wednesday. “That has effectively reduced the amount of passengers by about 250 passengers or so depending on the particular ferry,” said Young, who is based in Seattle. “They generally carry about 2,000, so it’s down to 1,750 now.” With that many passengers, the ferry wouldn’t tip over even if everyone ran to the side at the same time to look at a pod of killer whales, he said. The state operates 23 white and green vessels on 10 routes across Puget Sound and through the San Juan Islands to British Columbia. Carrying more than 22 million passengers a year, it’s the biggest ferry system in the United States and one of the four largest in the world, Coursey said. The ferries themselves could be contributing to passenger girth. The galleys cater to customers looking for fast food they can eat while looking out the windows at the scenery and seagulls. The new stability rules may have a bigger impact on the smaller charter fishing boats, Young said.

Syrian troops kill 100 trapped residents, activists say A boy salutes in front of a statue of a solider Wednesday during a rally in Damascus, Syria. Activists said Syrian troops killed more than 100 residents in a village Tuesday.

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press

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BEIRUT — Government forces surrounded residents of a restive Syrian village in a valley and killed all those trapped inside — more than 100 people — in a barrage of rockets, tank shells, bombs and gunfire that lasted for hours, a witness and two activist groups said Wednesday. The attack on Tuesday pushed the death toll for two days of violence across Syria to more than 200, and was one of the deadliest single events of the entire nine-month uprising against President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian rule. The White House reacted by

renewing its call for Assad to step down, saying his regime does not deserve to rule. The offensive targeted the village of Kfar Owaid, about 30 miles from the northern border with Turkey. It is part of the rugged mountainous region of Jabal al-Zawiyah, which has been the scene of clashes between troops and army defectors and intense anti-government protests for weeks. Syrian troops began attacking the region on Saturday, residents said. “It was an organized massacre,” said Rami Abdul-Rahman, head of the British-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. “The

troops surrounded people then killed them.” Syrian officials have not commented on the allegations. One villager who is an antigovernment activist said by telephone that scores of residents and activists fled Tuesday morning to the nearby Budnaya Valley, where they were completely surrounded by troops. The forces bombarded them with tank shells, rockets and heavy machine gun fire. The man, who identified himself only as Abu Rabih for fear of government reprisal, said troops also used bombs filled with nails to increase the number of casualties.

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Casey tells flood insurers to pay

Casey bill to protect abused kids

Courtdale holds line on taxes

U.S. senator calls on insurance companies to speed up payments.

By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com

Efforts to strengthen child protection laws appears to be a high priority for lawmakers in Harrisburg and Washington, D.C., in the aftermath of an alleged cover-up of sexual assaults upon children by a former Penn State assistant football coach. Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday signed into law a Senate bill that broadens the state’s Megan’s Law, requiring out-ofstate and homeless convicted sexual offenders to register with the state police. The new Megan’s Law brings Pennsylvania into compliance with the federal Adam Walsh Act, which coordinates efforts between states to track and supervise offenders. While lawmakers in Harrisburg pushed the bill through committees in the state House and Senate, U.S. Sen. Robert Casey, D-Scranton, recently introduced his own legislation in the U.S. Senate. Known as the Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act, the legislation would require all states to pass and enforce a law requiring all adults to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect to authorities, Casey said. “Child abuse and neglect is the ultimate betrayal, and addressing it is a shared responsibility among everyone at every level of government. As adults, I believe we have a moral duty to protect children from harm in whatever way possible,” Casey said.

Tax rate remains at 2 mills in borough’s proposed $178,278 spending plan for 2012.

By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

WEST PITTSTON – Seated with Mayor Tony Denisco and several borough residents who are waiting for flood insurance payments, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey urged insurers to help people like Elizabeth Bowen. Bowen and her husband are living on the second floor of their flood-damaged York Avenue home. They’ve hired a public adjuster to help them get their flood insurance payment. “We chose to protect ourselves by purchasing flood insurance,” Bowen said. “But we have yet to receive any benefits.” With 25 percent of insurance claims still unprocessed, Casey called on insurance companies to quicken the payment of damage claims for the victims of tropical storms Irene and Lee as winter closes in. “Pennsylvanians have worked tirelessly to rebuild in the wake of the devastating floods, but too many families and businesses are still struggling to pay their bills and make ends meet because they’re waiting for their claims to be processed,” Casey said. Denisco was in office only three months when September’s flood waters ravaged homes and businesses in his town, leaving many with the monumental task of cleaning up and rebuilding without the help of insurance reimbursement. Most of West Pittston’s flood victims are rebuilding, but 35 of them – so far – have applied for a

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child was not injured but transported to a hospital for an evaluation. • Police allege Rhonda ShimPLAINS TWP. – Township ko, 45, of Wilkes-Barre, lost conpolice apprehended Ronald F. Kubicki, 26, of Wyoming, during a trol of her vehicle, which struck a house at 711 Hazle Ave. and a gas traffic stop on state Route 315 on meter and front porch at 713 Sunday. Hazle St. at about 2:20 a.m. TuesKubicki was wanted when he day. failed to appear for a hearing in Shimko was taken to WilkesLuzerne County Court on a Barre General Hospital, where drunken driving charge, accordshe refused to submit to a blooding to court records. alcohol test, police said. HANOVER TWP. – Township FORTY FORT – Police on police reported the following: Wednesday apprehended John • Kelly Giberson, of WapLinker, 19, of Pittston, as he allegwallopen, reported a window on her vehicle was smashed Tuesday edly tried to steal items out of a vehicle on Butler Street. while it was parked outside the Linker and a 17-year-old from China House Buffet, Sans Souci Wilkes-Barre were linked to other Parkway. theft attempts in Forty Fort and • Police said they cited Angel theft and receiving stolen properMarie Denniston, 36, of Wilkesty in Pittston, police said. Barre, with public drunkenness Police said Linker was charged after she was allegedly found with criminal attempt to commit intoxicated laying near the Sans theft, receiving stolen property Souci Parkway at 8:45 p.m. Sunand other unspecified crimes. day. • Police said they cited Lauren HAZLETON – Police said they Benner, of Hunlock Township, operating a 2009 Nissan, with careless driving after she alleged3 ROOMS ly struck a 1998 Dodge, operated $589 PLUSH Based On by Benji Meigs, of Nanticoke, on 40 Sq. Yds. CARPET the Sans Souci Parkway at 6:30 • INSTALLED WITH PAD • FREE ESTIMATES MARKET ST., NANTICOKE p.m. Monday. Meigs refused Call (570) 436-1500 medical treatment for a minor injury to his knee. A 9-month-old

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federal buyout. If their homes are bought out, they will be taken down and the properties will be left vacant, leaving a big hole in the tax base for the borough and the Wyoming Area School District. “I’m sure more will sign up for the buyout,” Denisco said. “Our tax base will be crushed in 2013.” Sam Aritz received $32,000 from his flood insurance – enough to pay off his mortgage. But his two-unit property on Delaware Avenue remains damaged. Aritz, 61, is awaiting the federal buyout for the home he has lived in since he was 2 years old. “It’s tough to let it go,” he said. arrested Joseph Boyle, 47, of Hazleton, on charges of simple assault and harassment after police investigated a domestic dispute on Juniper Street on Tuesday. WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following: • Tony Thomas, of Lehigh Street, reported Monday that an unknown person threw a rock at a security camera. The vandalism was recorded by the camera. • Thomas Concert, address not provided, reported Saturday an unknown person stole his medication at 301 N. Washington St. • Marissa Chickeletti reported Wednesday an unknown person smashed windows on her vehicle on Madison Street. • Graffiti was discovered spray painted on three restroom doors at 40 Coal St. on Tuesday. • Samantha Reese reported Tuesday her purse was stolen from 198 N. Pennsylvania Ave. by a tall white male, 25 to 35 years old, brown hair and blue eyes.

“Now I own the home, but I’m at the mitigation stage to be bought out.” Joe Agolino Jr., son of the restaurant owner, owns a rental property on Race Street. He’s still waiting for his insurance payment. “I never thought it would take this long,” Agolino, 35, said. “It’s been a long ordeal. I don’t live in the property, but there are so many who haven’t been able to get back into their homes. It’s unfair. They have paid their flood insurance payments for years but can’t get paid.” Casey said insurance companies need to get the claims processed so people can “get back on • Keith Golomb, 22, of Kirby Avenue, Mountain Top, was arraigned Wednesday in WilkesBarre Central Court on a retail theft charge. Police allege Golomb stole shrimp from Schiel’s Family Market, Hanover Street, on Tuesday. Golomb was released on $2,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled on Dec. 29. • Charlie Lasinski of North Pennsylvania Avenue reported Wednesday the registration sticker was removed from his 1980 semi-trailer at 287 N. Pennsylvania Ave. HANOVER TWP. – State police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement reported the following: • Casamato’s, 217 E. Diamond St., Hazleton, was recently cited with issuing checks in payment of malt or brewed beverages with insufficient funds. • Do Inc., doing business as Towers, Main Street, Black Creek Township, was recently cited with possessing or operating gambling devices or parapherna-

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COURTDALE – There are no increases in next year’s budget, council announced at its meeting Tuesday. The $178,278 spending plan includes a property tax rate of 2 mills, which remains unchanged. A mill is a $1 tax on every $1,000 of assessed property value. Also, council voted to purchase a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser through a state auction in the amount of $3,998. A Charles Street resident, who asked not to be identified, complained about a Courtdale Avenue resident who has been parking his landscaping trucks on both sides of Charles Street. “With those trucks there, it’s now a one-way street, and it’s like waiting for an accident to happen,” he said. Council President Carl Hodorowski agreed the situation poses a safety risk, especially if a fire truck has to get through in an emergency. The owner of the trucks has been cited a number of times, Hodorowski added. “They tried to tow the vehicle, but it was too high when it was put on the tow truck and it was hitting the power lines,” he said. Council announced that it will hold a reorganization meeting on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, center, chats with West Pittston Mayor Tony Denisco, left, and West Pittston resident Sammy Aritz over soft drinks at Agolino’s Restaurant in West Pittston on Wednesday.

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THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com JOHN T. “GROOVE CAT” KRUCZEK, 41, of North Empire Court, Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2011, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on February 7, 1970. He was a son of Mary Kathryn Laidacker Kruczek and the late Carl Kruczek. John was a graduate of Coughlin High School. He was employed by Muskin Manufacturing and Scorey Brothers, Wilkes-Barre. John was an avid NASCAR fan. Surviving him are mother, Mary Kay Hagenbaugh; sisters, Donna Kay Langan and husband Jack, Kathleen Viti and husband Steve; nephews, Zachary, Matthew, Stephen and Tyler. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Our Lady of Hope Parish, Wilkes-Barre. Arrangements are by the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. LEONARD (GIELCZYNSKI) GILL, of Wilkes-Barre Township, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He was a son of the late Anthony and Stella Bos Gielczynski. Leonard attended Wilkes-Barre Township Schools, and was employed at Empire Oil Company for over 46 years, retiring in 2000. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and a life member of the V.F.W. Post 50 and American Legion Post 815, Wilkes-Barre Township. He was a member of Our Lady of Hope Parish. He was preceded in death by brothers, John and Chester; sister, Helen. Surviving him are wife, Emilie; stepson, Kenneth Matulewski; stepdaughter, Krista Dean; and four grandchildren. Private funeral services were held by the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre.

Helen Keener December 20, 2011 elen Keener, of Wilkes-Barre, H passed away on Tuesday morning, December 20, 2011, in

her home, surrounded by her family. Born on November 22, 1922, in Wilkes-Barre, Helen was a daughter of the late William and Catherine (O’Brien) Wandell. Helen was a past member of the Lake-Lehman football club and also a member of the King’s College football club. She enjoyed watching her grandson and his teammates through the years. She was well known for her delicious homemade candies, which she gave throughout the community. She would often share her candies with the Meyers High School and the Lake-Lehman High School faculties. Helen will be sadly missed by her family and friends and especially by her grandson, Bobby Roper of Sweet Valley. In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her sisters, Letha and Mildred; brothers, William, James, Russell and Herbert. Helen is survived by her husband of 65 years, Robert Keener, Wilkes-Barre; daughters, Kathy Keener, Wilkes-Barre; Maureen Roper and her husband, Paul, Sweet Valley; her only grandson, Bobby Roper, Sweet Valley, who was the pride and joy of her life. Also surviving are her sister, Betty Schimmelbusch, Wilkes-Barre and Margaret Werner, New Jersey; and several loving nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff at Diversified Nursing for their love and support, especially her nurse Mindy. Also, a special thank you to Dr. Cynthia Solomon for all her years of love and care; and another special thank you to her private caregiver, Elaine Randazzo, for all the years of love, dignity and respect that she had shown Helen. At Helen’s request, the funeral will be private and held at the convenience of the family. There will be no public calling hours. Funeral Arrangements are by Jacobs Funeral Service, 47 Old River Rd., Wilkes-Barre. To send the family an online message of condolence, please visit www.jacobsfuneralservice.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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Irene Rowe

David J. Dwyer

December 20, 2011

December 10, 2011

rene Rowe, 85, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at home. She was born on March 7,1926, in Wilkes-Barre, daughter of the late Michael and Helen (Casper) Sakelaridos. Irene graduated from E.L. Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre. She was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Wilkes-Barre, where for many years she had been active in the Ladies Philoptochos Society. Irene was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed cooking for her children and grandchildren, and in the summer months loved working in her flower and vegetable garden. She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 50 years, Austin “Red” Rowe; brother James Saks, and sister Marie Politis. Irene is survived by two loving daughters, Sharon Bartos and her husband, Alex, Newtown, Pa.; Debra Keith and her husband, Dave, Richland Hills, Texas; two loving sons, James and his wife, Araceli, White Haven, and Austin and his wife, Nancy, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; grandchildren, Daniel Capps, Thea Jorbina, Joy Jorbina, Carly Capps

and Nicholas Capps; four greatgrandchildren; twin sister, Sophie Pappas; sister Betsy Lion; brothers Michael and Joseph Sakelaridos; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Father George Dimopoulos will officiate. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Hanover Township. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the SPCA, 524 E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705. Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home Inc., 465 S. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, has been entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences at BestLifeTributes.com.

James D. Pugh December 21, 2011 D. Pugh of Washington J ames Park, Tunkhannock, died at his

home on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. He was born in Edwardsville on June 19, 1939, son of the late James D. and Dorothy Elsie Broomfield Pugh. Jim was a graduate of Edwardsville High School, class of 1957. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of 20 years, serving in Naval Aviation as a flight engineer. Jim served in Vietnam, doing one tour as a Naval Advisor and 10 years in the Naval Reserve. He retired from Procter and Gamble in Mehoopany in 1978, after 20 years of service. He was a member of Franklin Lodge 263 F&AM in Laceyville. Jim was preceded in death by brothers, William and David Pugh; and sister, Dottie Jones. Surviving him are his wife of 27 years, Christine Kinnaugh Voorhees Pugh; sons, David and wife, Hope, Pugh, Tunkhannock, James, New Albany, Ohio, Michael Voorhees, Meshoppen; Kevin and wife, Roxie Voorhees, Coney Island, N.Y.; daughters, Barbara Ann Pugh, La-

Rose M. Testa December 19, 2011 M. Testa, 87, formerly of R ose West Pittston, passed away,

Testa, and his wife, Dita, New Jersey; sisters Madeline Lepore, Plains Monday, December 19, 2011, in Har- Township, and Margaret Kudrako, borage, N.J. Michigan; grandson, James and his Born in West Pittston on Septem- wife, Kathleen, Maryland; grandber 19, 1924, she was a daughter of daughter, Nicole, Florida; greatthe late Alfredo and Rosaria Cerza granddaughter, Emma Rose. Cavello. Funeral services will be held at She was formerly a member of 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Anthony ReImmaculate Conception Church, cupero Funeral Home, 406 SusqueWest Pittston. hanna Ave., West Pittston, with the Rose was preceded in death by Rev. Mr. Peter Hoegen, Deacon, offiher husband, Anthony, in 1989; ciating. Interment will be in Denibrothers, Albert, Joseph and Do- son Cemetery, Swoyersville. minick; and sister Tomassina. Friends may call from 8:30 to 10:30 Surviving her are son, Dr. Jack a.m. Friday in the funeral home.

November 29, 2011 onald Joseph Evans Jr., 79, of D Purcellville, Va., and formerly of Strasburg, Virginia, passed away,

ceyville, and Janine Pugh, Tunkhannock; grandchildren, Edie and Mike Voorhees, Georgina Pugh, Danny and Kaleigh Mayer. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Friday in the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, with Fr. Richard J. Polmounter, pastor of the Church of the Nativity BVM, Tunkhannock. The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. until the time of service Friday evening. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.sheldonkukuchkafuneralhome.com.

December 13, 2011 M. Buff, 48, of Conway, S.C., L isa formerly of Mountain Top,

Tuesday, November 29, 2011. He had lung cancer. Don was born in Nanticoke, in 1932, to Donald Joseph Evans Sr. and Arline Shannon Evans. He spent his childhood in Scotia, N.Y., and Dallas, graduating from Dallas Township High School in 1950. After high school he attended the University of Pennsylvania for two years, then met and married his wife, Joan Carol Bruns, in 1954. The couple relocated to Virginia after Don enlisted in the U.S. Army. After his discharge, he began a long and distinguished career as an insurance salesman for Prudential Insurance and other companies, re-

tiring in 2000. In 2005, Don became the primary caregiver for his wife, Joan, after she suffered a series of strokes. After her death in 2009, he moved to Purcellville, to be nearer to his granddaughters. Don is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Terry and Theresa Evans, Dallas; two daughters, Kim Evans, Binghamton, N.Y., and Jill Evans-Kavaldjian, Lovettsville, Va.; their spouses, Kris Keilman and Haig Evans-Kavaldjian; beloved granddaughters, Aislin and Nora Kavaldjian, Lovettsville, Va.; nephews, Steven and Chris Evans; and niece, Karen Evans, Pennsylvania. Interment will be private.

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St., Charleston, SC 29425. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Mountain Top at a later date. Sign a guest book at www.myrtlebeachfuneralhome.com.

FUNERALS BARBER – Dorothy, Memorial Mass 9:30 a.m. today in Church of the Holy Redeemer (Corpus Christi Parish), Harding. BAKER – Daniel, Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. today in St. John the Evangelist Church, 35 William St., Pittston. CZACHOR – Margaret, funeral 9 a.m. today in the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Ignatius Church, 339 N. Maple Ave., Kingston. DOHMAN – William, funeral 8:45 a.m. Friday in the Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today. DZOCH – Jeff, memorial services 1 p.m. Jan. 7, in the Bethel Hill United Methodist Church, Sweet Valley. HOWARD - Herman Jr., funeral 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, 51 S. Third St., Lewisburg. Friends and family may call 6 to 9 p.m. today in the David T. Zweier Funeral Home Inc., 157 Chestnut St., Sunbury, with a Masonic service and fireman’s service at 8:30 p.m. today, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, followed by the funeral. JOHNSON – Warren, memorial service 1 p.m. Dec. 31, in the Holy

Brian C. Dwyer and his wife, Maria T., and son, Brian C. Dwyer Jr., of Larksville; Robert S. Dwyer and his wife, Melissa, and children, Robert, Logan and Riley, of Kingston; Kevin M. Dwyer, Hanover Township; Robyn L. Shaw and Jade Perrillo and her children, Mikaela, Sumerlin and Hannah, of Hanover Township; Steven J. Harris and Bethanne Owens and their daughter, Kinsey, of Hanover Township; Mathew D. Harris and his wife, April, Hanover Township, and Davita Dwyer, West Wyoming. A private service was held for the immediate family.

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passed away at home on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, after a threeyear brave and strong battle with illness. She was employed by Atlantic Urology in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as a CT Technologist. Lisa was a daughter of John and Paula Koscelnick of Mountain Top. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Frank; daughter, Jessica; and son, Marcus, all of Conway, S.C.; brother, John, and wife Sara; and nieces, Rachael, Lauren, Danika and Annelise, all of California. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you send donations in memory of Lisa to: MUSC Foundation/HCC Bone Marrow Transplant, 18 Bee

avid James Dwyer, electrician, 62, of West Wyoming Borough, formerly of Plymouth, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2011, peacefully at home, surrounded by family. He succumbed to a sudden illness David was a master electrician and plumber. He owned and operated Dwyer Construction Services. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran. David was preceded in death by his father, Gerald P. Dwyer. He is survived by his mother, Jennie F. Dwyer, Larksville; brother, Gerald P. Dwyer; wife, Jane; daughter, Vivian; son, Daniel, New York; and sister, Barbara J. Dwyer, Larksville. Also survived by his children,

Trinity Lutheran Church, 813 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. LABAR – Grace, funeral 10 a.m. Friday in the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. Relatives and friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. MALIA – Kathleen, funeral 9 a.m. today in the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Andrew Parish, Wilkes-Barre. Family and friends may call 8 until 9 a.m. today. MONTINI – Marie, Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. Friday in St. Joseph Marello Parish at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, William Street, Pittston. NIKODEN – Marlene, funeral 7 p.m. today in the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. today. SWALES – Elsie, funeral 11 a.m. Friday in the Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. Officers and members of Nanticoke Chapter 174, Order of Eastern Star will conduct a memorial service at 7:30 p.m. TURNER – Judith, memorial service 2 p.m. Dec. 26, in the LehmanIdetown United Methodist Church, 1011 Mountain View Drive, Lehman. Friends may call 1 p.m. until the time of service.

HOUSTON — Payment of a parking ticket normally merits little attention, much less mayoral praise. But a Houston Army veteran’s decision to make good on a $1 delinquent ticket has earned him kind words from the city’s mayor as well as a moment in the media spotlight. Dale Crawford, now 79, received the ticket Feb. 3,1953, the day he was inducted into the U.S. Army. The then-21-year-old had been ordered to report to a downtown induction station by 5 a.m. Because there was no early-morning bus service, his father — who worked the night shift until 7 a.m. — offered to pick up the car if Crawford drove it downtown. So Crawford left his green 1946 Nash at a parking meter near the induction station and boarded a bus to Fort Sam Houston at 4 a.m. When his father took a bus downtown to pick up the car hours later, it had a parking ticket on the windshield for $1. His father tucked the ticket into Crawford’s belongings. Crawford, who returned to Houston after serving with an anti-aircraft unit in Alaska, found it in1995 after his mother died, but said he forgot about it until recently. When Crawford unearthed the ticket among keepsakes in a drawer a few weeks ago, he sent a letter to city officials. They notified him that so much time had passed, the traffic violation had been expunged. Crawford said he still wanted to pay.

Crawford paid the ticket to Mayor Annise Parker during a news conference after Wednesday’s city council meeting. “That parking ticket is older than I am by a few years,” Parker quipped. Crawford, standing beside his wife of 57 years, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, handed the mayor a dollar bill and received a round of applause from onlookers. “It’s only a dollar and it’s almost 60 years old, but it’s still a debt and I feel debts ought to be paid,” Crawford said, adding that his parents taught him not to have debts outstanding. “I guess some of that rubbed off on me.” Parker returned the original ticket to Crawford as a memento, noting that the city made a copy. The mayor said that if Crawford’s ticket were issued today, it would cost $35. “We are so impressed with him coming forward that we have waived penalties and interest,” she said. “Well, my wife will be glad to hear that,” Parker said. Crawford said all the attention did not make him feel “more Christian-like,” but he hopes it does teach people a lesson. “I would like to see people spending more time meeting and accepting responsibilities,” he said.

Uncertain future for gray wolves Species removed from the endangered list in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. By JOHN FLESHER and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

ATLANTA, Mich. — After devoting four decades and tens of millions of dollars to saving the gray wolf, the federal government wants to get out of the wolf-protection business, leaving it to individual states — and the wolves themselves — to determine the future of the legendary predator. The Obama administration Wednesday declared more than 4,000 wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin have recovered from widespread extermination and will be removed from the endangered species list. “Gray wolves are thriving in the Great Lakes region,” said Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Coupled with an earlier move that lifted protections in five western states, the decision puts the gray wolf at a historical crossroads — one that could test both its reputation for resilience and the tolerance of ranchers and hunters who bemoan its attacks on livestock and big game. Wolves have returned only to isolated pockets of the territory they once occupied, and increasing numbers are dying at the hands of hunters, wildlife agents and ranchers. Now, the legal shield making it a crime to gun them down is being lifted in the only two sections of the lower 48 states where significant numbers exist. State officials said they will keep wolf numbers healthy, but all three western Great Lakes states will allow wolves to be shot if they are caught assaulting farm animals or pets. “We now have the ability to kill a wolf that needs killing,” said Russ Mason, Michigan’s wildlife division chief. Hunting and trapping also could be allowed. No seasons have been set. Some environmentalists supported the decision. Others whose lawsuits blocked previous efforts to drop Great Lakes wolves from the endangered list said they were disappointed but had not decided whether to return to court. “We believe the wolf has not recovered,” said Howard Goldman, Minnesota state director for the Humane Society of the United States. Since being declared endangered in 1974, the American wolf population has grown fivefold — to about 6,200 animals wandering parts of 10 states outside Alaska. “They are in the best position they’ve been in for the past 100 years,” said David Mech, a senior scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey in St. Paul, Minn., and a leading wolf expert. The animals’ long-term survival will “depend on how much wild land remains available, because wolves are not compatible with areas that are agricultural and have a lot of humans. There’s just too much conflict.” Also Wednesday, the government put off a decision on protections in 29 Eastern states that presently have no wolves. The Interior Department said it still was reconsidering its prior claim that wolves in those states historically were a separate species, which effectively would cancel out protections now in place. Gray wolves in Wyoming are next in line to come off the endangered list, which is expected sometime next year. Similar actions are planned for most remaining western states and the Great Plains.

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HARRISBURG — Operators of women’s health clinics that perform abortions in Pennsylvania are bracing for new regulations that they say could mean expensive facility expansions and staff additions. The requirements are in a bill that Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to sign this week after a bitter fight in the state Legislature over the regulation of abortion providers. The debate was spurred by a case in which prosecutors say newborn babies were routinely killed in illegal, late-term abortions performed inside a filthy, now-shuttered West Philadelphia clinic that employed workers who weren’t properly trained. In the end, the Republican-controlled Legislature handily passed a bill supported by Corbett that would place Pennsylvania abortion clinics under the same standards as freestanding ambulatory surgical centers. Clinic operators say they are worried about how they will absorb the costs to comply. Enforcement will fall to the state Department of Health, which could also choose to waive some or all of the requirements, but there isn’t a clinic in Pennsylvania that currently complies with the tougher regulations, clinic operators said. “We don’t know how the department is going to respond to these, but if they don’t (waive the regulations), what’s going to happen to these facilities?” questioned Jennifer Boulanger, executive director of the Allentown Women’s Center.

The measure would take effect about six months after it is signed into law. One option for the 20-some freestanding clinics in Pennsylvania that perform abortions is to stop providing the service. Kim Custer, the CEO of Planned Parenthood of Northeast and Mid-Pennsylvania, which operates clinics in Reading, Allentown and Harrisburg that perform abortions, said more than 95 percent of what the clinics do involve services besides abortions, such as cancer screening, gynecological exams, birth control and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. But clinic operators, who note that they are already subject to regulations and unannounced inspections, said they are committed to finding a way to continue providing abortions. Rebecca Cavanaugh, vice president for public affairs of Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, said the organization received one architect’s opinion that it would have to move a Pittsburgh clinic out of its current building to another one that has a parking lot. “Right now we are in a stage of kind of waiting to see what will happen,” Cavanaugh said. Proponents of the bill that passed last week say it will help protect the health and safety of women seeking an abortion, but opponents said it is a back-door attempt to outlaw abortion. Some abortion-rights supporters in the Legislature had pressed for a different approach, writing a bill designed to strengthen licensing standards and inspection requirements for abortion clinics. Prosecutors say the Women’s Medical Society in West Philadelphia was a “house of horrors.”

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ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. — A Nativity scene that has been displayed on public property annually for decades will be moved to private land next year to avoid a First Amendment lawsuit from an anti-religion group, town officials said. Ellwood City’s borough council voted 4-2 on Monday to move the display off the grounds of the municipal building after a complaint from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, which said the crèche violated the separation between church and state. Councilman Glenn Jones said he reluctantly supported the relocation to avoid a costly lawsuit that could result in the borough being ordered to move the Nativity display anyway, according to the Ellwood City Ledger. It has been erected in the same spot for about 50 years. “Our primary duty is to protect

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STATE COLLEGE — State College police say rioters caused at least $190,000 in damage when they took to the streets after the ouster of legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno. Police Chief Tom King said much of the damage is tied to a TV news van that was tipped over by rioters. Authorities have charged 38 people in connection with the riot. All but three are Penn State students. The Patriot-News report says State College police have also logged about 725 hours of overtime related to the sex scandal that led to Paterno’s firing. The university Board of Trustees fired Paterno late Nov. 9, a few days after former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with sexually abusing children. Sandusky has said he’s innocent.

the taxpayers’ money,” Jones said. The foundation had also given officials the option to keep the display while hanging a banner that reads in part, “Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds.” That alternative, which Mayor Anthony Court called “offensive,” was rejected by the council. The Rev. Maurice Smith, pastor of North Sewickley Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that many residents support the Nativity scene. “(The display) is their way of trying to show their celebration of the Christmas season,” Smith said. “It’s sad because in years past, it was never an issue.” Foundation co-founder Annie Laurie Gaylor said she was “delighted” with the decision by officials in Ellwood City, which is about 35 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. “Reason has prevailed,” she said.

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WASHINGTON — Seeking to break a stalemate that is threatening 160 million workers with Jan. 1 tax increases, President Barack Obama urged the top leaders of Congress Wednesday to first pass a short-term extension while promising to work with lawmakers on a full-year measure. Obama’s calls to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., came as the two leaders were trapped in a deadlock over competing demands. House Republicans insist on immediate talks on a full-year measure; Democrats insist the House adopt a bipartisan Senate plan for a 60-day extension and focus on the full-year plan when Congress returns from vacation in January. The White House said Obama told Boehner that “the shortterm bipartisan compromise passed by almost the entire Senate is the only option to ensure that middle-class families aren’t hit with a tax hike in 10 days and gives both sides the time needed to work out a full-year solution.” An aide to the speaker said Boehner urged the president to press Reid to engage in negotiations on a full-year extension of a 2 percentage point tax cut for every worker and jobless benefits for millions of people out of work for more than six months. “Let’s get this done today,” Boehner told Obama, according to the aide, who required anonymity to characterize a private conversation. Boehner’s reaction gave no hints of a breakthrough, even though House Republicans appear increasingly isolated. They’re not getting support from Senate Republicans and are battling against a president whose approval numbers, while not impressive, are better than theirs. Earlier Wednesday, the combatants on Capitol Hill continued to fight over a battleground that’s already well worn. Reid started the day with a letter to Boehner to urge him to bring House lawmakers back to Washington and approve a bipartisan measure the Senate approved overwhelmingly last

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House Speaker John Boehner meets Wednesday with the conference committee on the payroll tax cut. From left, Reps. Eric Cantor, Boehner, Renee Ellmers, Fred Upton, Tom Price and Greg Walden.

Barletta, Casey hold ground that extends the tax cuts for hard-working families for a full WASHINGTON – Republican year.” But Casey, D-Scranton, who U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta and Demhelped lead efforts to pass verocratic Sen. Bob Casey aren’t sions of the one-year extension backing down, either, in the in the Senate that Republicans fight over the payroll tax cut. rejected, said he’s frustrated A spokesman for Barletta, House Republicans turned away R-Hazleton, said Barletta and from the two-month extension House GOP leaders are “doing exactly what the president want- compromise that was approved in the Senate 89-10. ed them to do – they support “The bipartisan agreement, extending the payroll tax cut for which passed the Senate 89-10, a full year. The Senate wants a would have ensured that this tax two-month extension; Lou Barcut for working families reletta wants a full-year extenmained in place, yet a group in sion.” the House rejected it, refusing to Barletta spokesman Shawn even allow a straight up or down Kelly said that what it will take vote,” Casey said. “The House to achieve a one-year extension needs to come back and pass the is for “the Senate to stop vacabipartisan compromise so that tioning and get back to Washworking families do not have to ington, join House Republicans in conference as usually happens pay the price for these games.” U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, Rwhen there are differences between the chambers over legisla- Lycoming Township, could not be reached for comment. tion, and hammer out a deal By JONATHAN RISKIND Times Leader Washington Bureau

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MUNICIPAL BRIEFS DALLAS -- The Dallas Borough Administrative Offices, 25 Main St., will be closed on the following dates in observance of the holiday season, closing at 12:30 p.m. Friday; closed, Monday, Dec. 26; and Monday, Jan. 2. DURYEA – The 2012 borough garbage stickers are available in the borough building. Payment for the stickers is due on Feb. 1. The municipal office hours during the holiday weeks are 7 a.m. to noon and 1p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Sticker prices are $80 for one bag, $135 for two bags, $175 for three bags and $215 for four bags. Also, the street department and borough offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 26, and Monday, Jan. 2. All collections will be one day late. Garbage will be collected on Tuesday and Thursday during both weeks. Recycling will be collected Thursday and Friday, Jan. 5 and 6. EXETER – Refuse stickers are available for purchase. Stickers are $150 for anyone under the age of 65. Senior citizens will pay $110, if they are 65 years old or older by March 31, 2012. These are the rebate prices until Feb. 28. From March 1 until March 31, the price will be $180 for anyone under 65, and $130 for senior citizens 65 years old or older. Starting April 1 until April 30, the stickers will be in penalty and the charge will be $250 for everyone. On May 1, the delinquent list will be turned over to the chief of police and citations will be issued. A fine, plus the $250 refuse bill will be due. Office hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Starting on Jan. 4 through

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order, payable to Ashley Borough, to 10 N. Main St., Ashley, PA 18706, or by depositing payment in the drop-off box in the vestibule of the municipal building. When using this method, add $1.56 for half year package, or $2.07 for a full year package for postage. Allow sufficient mailing time for the delivery of stickers. DALLAS – The Road Department will begin curbside collection of Christmas trees on Jan. 9 and continue through until Jan. 27. Christmas trees must have all decorations removed prior to being placed curbside. Residents should not place their trees curbside prior to weather predictions for snow and/or freezing rain events. Any questions or comments may be directed to the Road Department at 674-5362. PRINGLE – Garbage stickers for 2012 will be available 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Town Hall.

Garbage stickers will remain at the same price for 2012, $110, and for senior citizens, $90. A limit of two bags of garbage per week, but three bags will be allowed on New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Extra bag tags can be purchased at a cost of $2 per bag. Each bag cannot exceed 45 pounds. Bundled newsprint, cardboard and aluminum will be picked up on alternate Thursdays. The next paper pickup, after the New Year, will be Jan. 12. Ashes will be picked up on Mondays, and yard waste will be picked up on Mondays. Stickers must be purchased by Jan., 31. SWOYERSVILLE – Residents are advised that the garbage /recycling collection schedule for Christmas and New Year’s weeks will not change. Collections will be as normally scheduled.

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process.” According to Times Leader archives, the district contracts with Williams Bus Line were usually extended when they expired, without seeking “requests for proposals” from other bus companies. But this year the district did seek quotes from other companies – a move made after repeated urgings by Evans and other members to end the routine renewal of contracts. Wendolowski said Williams was the only company to offer a proposal, but the board declined it, opting instead to negotiate with Williams “based on that proposal.” Those negotiations led to the 4-year contract approved in August. Transportation contracts are usually only for a year or two, but at the time board members said the added length was granted in exchange for a 3 percent drop in daily costs. Mark Guydish, a Times Leader staff writer, can be reached at 829-7161

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Apollo Circle, was sentenced on a charge of dissemination of sexual materials to a minor by Luzerne County Senior Judge WILKES-BARRE – A trial scheduled to begin next month Hugh Mundy. Medvitz pleaded guilty to the charge in Novemfor a man charged with shootber. ing and killing another man Mundy said Medvitz must during a game of poker is still undergo a mental health and set to begin Jan. 9. sexual rehabilitation evaluaAfter a hearing Tuesday, tions, have no contact with the Luzerne County Judge David Lupas said the trial of Jaboar A. girl and is not permitted to have a cell phone that has texting Stanley, of East Mine Street, is on schedule to begin in January. capabilities. According to court papers, Stanley is charged with shootpolice said Medvitz sent lewd ing 20-year-old Emmanuel J. text messages to the teen’s Felix on Feb. 15 inside their phone in May. Police said Medapartment after fighting over a vitz told them he was “bored” game of poker. at work and had randomly A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for next week, Lupas said. texted a number, which turned out to be the girl’s. WILKES-BARRE – A NantiWILKES-BARRE – A Nanticoke man was sentenced Tuesday to two years probation on a coke man withdrew his plea to a charge that he inappropriately charge relating to a case in touched a young girl in April which police say he sent lewd 2009. pictures to a 16-year-old girl on Ernest Otero, 42, of East her cell phone. Church Street, had previously Kyle Joseph Medvitz, 21, of

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Nanticoke on state Route 415, breaking into a Sterling Avenue house through a window and stealing ignition keys to a Mitsubishi Montero. He abandoned the Mitsubishi on Covell Street. State police accused Sharr of three daylight home burglaries on Laurel Run Road, Forrest Road and Bear Creek Boulevard during September, stealing televisions, computers, jewelry and electronic equipment, according to the criminal complaints. He had also been charged with breaking into several Hanover Township homes and removing electronics, as well as several Mountain Top area homes. Sharr was also charged with a December 2010 break-in at Rehoski’s Market in Avoca, where police say he removed a cash register and several lottery tickets. In April and May 2009, Sharr was charged with breaking into homes in Larksville and Fairview townships and removing several items.

counts of receiving stolen property, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of criminal mischief, two counts of criminal conspiracy and one count of theft by unlawful taking. In the aggravated assault case, police say Sharr and another man were involved in a drive-by shooting in November 2008. Police said five or six shots were fired at a South Regent Street home. Police said several people, including a toddler, were in the house at the time of the shooting. No one was injured, police said. Sharr had been charged recently with multiple burglary and theft-related charges by several police agencies in the Wyoming Valley. Sharr was captured Dec. 30, 2010, hiding under a grill cover behind a house on Covell Street in Wilkes-Barre after a day-long search that began with an attempted traffic stop in Dallas. Dallas police accused Sharr of abandoning a stolen vehicle from

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OTHER OPINION: ABORTIONS

New clinic rules harmful to women

OV. TOM CORBETT clinics out of business. Having fewer clinics in the should carefully consider the conse- state will severely reduce acquences and refuse cess to vital health services for to sign legislation that would 37,000 women, many of them roll back women’s ability to low-income, who seek safe, legal abortions each year, not to obtain safe abortions. Before it adjourned for the mention thousands of others holidays, the state Senate ap- who need birth control, cancer proved a bill last week that screenings and other tests. A second unneeded antigoes too far in tightening regulations on abortion clinics. abortion bill approved by both houses would proSupporters say the hibit abortion measure will pre- Having fewer vent more travesties clinics in the state coverage in any policy obtained such as the deaths of will severely through the new unborn babies that federally funded led to murder charg- reduce access to health-insurance es against Kermit vital health exchanges. SupGosnell, the oper- services for porters say the ator of a Philadel37,000 women … bill would prevent phia abortion clinic. the use of taxBad clinics that recklessly endanger the health payer dollars for “selective of women and the lives of un- abortions.” But Pennsylvania’s born children should be closed federally approved plan to esimmediately. But that is not tablish health-insurance exthe true motivation behind changes already clearly states this legislation. This bill repre- that “elective abortions are sents a blatant attempt to shut not covered.” And a recent poll down even those abortion clin- found that 79 percent of Pennics that have operated safely sylvanians believe insurance and without incident for years. companies should cover aborThe Senate bill requires the tions in medical emergencies. These attacks on reproducstate’s 22 free-standing abortion clinics to abide by the tive health rights must stop, more stringent fire, safety and especially in a state that alstaffing regulations of nonhos- ready has some of the toughpital surgery centers. The ex- est abortion laws. pense of meeting those stanThe Philadelphia Inquirer dards will put many abortion

QUOTE OF THE DAY “We have trained several generations of Americans to be dependent on government rather than trying to get them off welfare.” U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint The South Carolina Republican’s proposal to slash the federal budget deficit would hit the poorest Americans especially hard, directing 70 percent of its $4.2 trillion in spending cuts at safety-net programs intended to help tens of millions of low-income people.

OTHER OPINION: NO PETS, PLEASE

Avoid animals as yuletide gifts

HAT COULD BE cuter than a kitten curiously crawling from a stocking on Christmas morning? What carries more emotional charge than an ebullient puppy poking its head from beneath an ornament-laden tree? We all want to thrill our children or our loved ones with the perfect holiday present, and pets certainly make thrilling gifts. But they hardly make perfect ones. Too often families put bows around Fido or Fluffy to provide passing glee to both the gift-giver and getter, only to realize too soon that pet ownership is a commitment the recipient is unwilling or unable to make. We join shelters and societies in Berks County and beyond in urging you to wait. Wait until the holidays and the often impulsive gift-buying urges that accompany them pass. Wait and see if the petEDITORIAL BOARD

wanting passion persists past the season. Then, should the person or family involved still feel strongly about owning a new furry friend, accompany them to a shelter or foster home and adopt. Just can’t avoid that Christmas itch? Then consider giving some sort of promissory present, something that says you’re intent upon giving the pet later if the recipient remains intent upon getting it. You might give a gift card to a pet store, or a toy or collar, along with a note promising to take your loved one to pick up the pet when the right time comes. We know this takes willpower. Be patient. Make sure the pet is right for the family, and vice versa, over the long term. Everyone involved will be the better for it. Reading Eagle

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When women shop, expectations usually out of stock I WANTED to buy a T-shirt saying “Does this T-shirt make me look fat?” – except it was too small. It was my most recent low self-esteem holiday shopping moment. Women have a lot of low self-esteem shopping moments thrust upon them by smart-alecky store mirrors and inner demons. This is especially true when the mirrors are positioned under hideous fluorescent lighting, thereby giving our flesh the seductive texture of pot cheese and our skin the greenish glow of Area 51. Under such conditions, women like Natalie Portman catch themselves looking bucktoothed and crosseyed. This explains why, if you observe women trying on shoes, for example, you’ll see us playing with our hair when we look in the mirror. We’re trying on shoes but not looking at our feet. It’s as if smoothing our bangs will somehow make a pair of ankle boots look better. We’ll fluff our ponytail when buying a bracelet. Female CIA officers probably tuck a stray lock or two behind their ears when trying on hazmat suits. This is all part of an elaborate effort to distract ourselves while attempting to preserve a semblance of composure and self-reliance. Is it such a surprise, really? After all, there’s not much we can do about our jaw line or height, not, at least, before somebody

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er she is good enough for a Chanel suit. This is sad. This is a woman who will not be trusted to make decisions concerning the tactical use of nuclear weaponry. GINA BARRECA We need to do better. We need to stop trying to fit ourselves into the world and start making sure the world begins to fit us. else sneaks into the mirror in front of us. Just think about how many women you’ve Men don’t do this. Men don’t torture heard announce, especially around this time themselves this way. Most straight men, for example, have never even tried on a T-shirt. of year, “Ooh, I want to fit into a size 10, a They walk into Odd Lot, Job Lot or some size 6, a sub-zero by New Year’s!” You’ve never heard a guy say, “I want to be other store with “Lot” in the title, go directly to the bin where 2,000 blue shirts are folded a 42 short by Christmas.” Men practice self-acceptance. That’s why by size, hold one up to the light, look at it, say: “It’s big enough. It’ll fit.” They then buy it’s difficult to insult men. You can say to a man, “Fred, I personally will buy you a new four of them and leave. jacket so I don’t have to see that particular They’re dressed for the year. herringbone pattern anymore.” And Fred, Men do not perform acts of self-assessment, self-actualization, atonement, penance with a grin, will reply: “Bought it in ’92. Still fits. I can’t button it, but still.” He’s not upor exorcism during their shopping trips. set. He sees your remark as a compliment. That’s because men see stores as, well, Apparently some men feel about their “stores” and not shrines or palaces of judgwardrobe the way they feel about a stack of ment. For men, stores are places where 30-year Treasury bills: The less they do with products are available for purchase, and some of these products are designed just for it, the better. Let’s celebrate the season by banishing them. inner demons and ignoring unflattering Women, in contrast, want to fit ourselves mirrors. After all, they’re no reflection on us. into the shapes and sizes we’re told we should be. Women also try to be worthy of the item we want to purchase. This kind of Gina Barreca is an English professor at the Uniinsecurity has, I believe, kept us from being versity of Connecticut, a feminist scholar who has elected to the highest of political offices: written eight books and a columnist for the HartDeep down inside, an intelligent and acford Courant. She can be reached through her website at www.ginabarreca.com. complished woman can still wonder wheth-

r. John Sumansky’s commentary in Saturday’s edition reminded me why Mark Twain’s line about there being three kinds of lies, “lies, damned lies and statistics” continues to ring true. What the professor says about gross domestic product is technically correct; however, if we look at individual quarters and the definition of a growing economy we see that he is woefully wrong. The total growth of the economy during Mr. Obama’s presidency has been less than 2 percent in six of the nine quarters he has had the reins of the economy. What is the significance of 2 percent? Well, there is a general agreement among economists that 2 percent is the magical number at which growth is proceeding slightly ahead of population growth. In other words, the economy must grow a certain amount just to account for new members of the overall population. Mr. Obama’s economy does no such thing; this has been the worst “recovery” since detailed statistics have been kept. This little fact very conveniently escapes the good professor’s rhetoric. Next, look at unemployment. Mr. Sumansky tells us that unemployment has

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dropped during Mr. Obama’s presidency, which again is technically true. The real numbers, however, tell a far different tale. We are in the longest stretch of unemployment of more than 8 percent since recordkeeping began. The average duration of 40.9 weeks on unemployment is the longest on record, and the underemployment rate, a far more meaningful statistic, is 15.6 percent – almost double the rate of 8 percent from 2007. Some recovery! I will not discuss health care, but the good professor’s take on “jobs” is truly laughable. He states that the total number of jobs has grown by 2.3 million more since the last election. While technically true, there is that little factor of population growth again, where a certain number of jobs must be added each month just to

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Poll supporter praises new county judge Rogers

thank Luzerne County Judge-elect Jennifer Rogers. It was my privilege to support her in her recent campaign by plugging in signs and working the poll. While at the poll, I invited her to come to a school play at Tunkhannock. The play was titled “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” My part was to be an Oompa Loompa. Much to my surprise, judge-elect Rogers not only showed up to see the play, but also brought me a gorgeous bouquet of flowers. Even though I live in Wyoming County, I am glad she won. Tara Patton Freshman, Tunkhannock High School

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Illuminating plight of the homeless Ceremony at St. Stephen’s Church commemorates those who have died.

By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – One by one, they read the names of deceased homeless people and then blew out a candle. There were more names to be read than people to read, but the message was clear. The 93 homeless who have died over the years in Wyoming Valley were remembered Wednesday evening in a poignant service at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on South Franklin Street. First names, last initials and nicknames like Old Man Bob, Mountain Man, Snowball, Scrappy, Peachy, Pinky, Shorty, Itchy and Hazleton – each were read and the flames extinguished. “I got a pocketful of names,” said Jim Sobieski, a formerly homeless man who worked at REACH with Stefanie Wolownik helping his “buddies.” Sobieski fought back tears as he prepared to walk from the church to the courtyard for the ceremony. “I knew them all,” he said. “It’s good to remember them and honor them.” Wolownik read a letter from Darren S., a former client of hers at REACH and now an inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility. “It’s difficult to describe the loss of friends,” Darren wrote. “REACH was the base home for the homeless. Tonight, remem-

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• Budget and financial services: 19 • Judicial services and records: 19 • Solicitor: 8 • Public defender: 7 The resumes will be forwarded to the new county manager, interim or permanent, for his or her consideration after home rule takes effect on Jan. 2, Mohr said. A majority of the 11-member county council must confirm the manager’s selections before they take effect. The manager must base the selection on the abilities and qualifications of the applicants, according to the home rule charter. The division heads serve at the pleasure of the manager, and the manager has the power to disci-

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The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act was named, according to the Los Angeles Times, for 6-year-old Adam Walsh, who disappeared in 1981 from a Jacksonville, Fla., shopping mall. He was later found murdered. President George W. Bush signed the act in 2006. The state’s new law requires all

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Gabriel Pascal, 12, reads a name and blows out a candle Wednesday night at a service at St. Stephen’s in Wilkes-Barre to remember the homeless who died during the year.

ber those who died. Remember their laughter and the good of all we lost. And love one another.” REACH, a drop-in shelter for the homeless, closed in July. Wolownik now works for Volunteers of America. “I’m sad,” she said. “I wonder if some of these guys and gals would have lived longer if REACH stayed open. But the service tonight assures that they are remembered, that their lives mattered.” The service was the sixth annual vigil for the deceased homeless. Bill Jones, vice president at

VOA and the incoming director of the United Way of Wyoming Valley, welcomed the 60 people who came out for the vigil. “This is the first day of winter and the longest night of the year,” Jones said. “There are 20 names added to the list – homeless people who died this year. We celebrate their lives and we honor them. Hopefully, we can provide light where there is darkness and find a way to end homelessness.” State Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Township, attended the service with her husband, Gary. “We wanted to offer our sup-

port,” Baker said. “It’s been a difficult year.” The gathering sang two hymns: “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and “Amazing Grace.” Rich Rutter of the Rescue Mission talked about his friend, Peachy, who died earlier this year. “Peachy wanted to know how to find peace,” Rutter said. “He wanted to know how to make the pain go away.” Rabbi Roger Lerner led the congregation in prayer, and Kristen Topolski, director of Ruth’s Place Homeless Shelter for Women, and Mary Zach, a community volunteer, offered readings.

pline, suspend and remove them, the charter says. The charter also gives the manager the power to designate qualified people to serve as temporary division heads for up to 90 days. The home rule transition committee wrapped up interviews with five county manager applicants on Wednesday night. The committee has not yet determined how many will advance to the finalist stage or whether any finalists will be publicly interviewed. The committee, which includes citizens and charter drafters in addition to the councilelect, will recommend a manager to the new council. The council must hire a manager, interim or permanent, at its first meeting on Jan. 2. The salaries of the division heads have not yet been finalized. The administrative services di-

vision head will oversee the personnel system, purchasing, information technology, the election office, licensing and permits, records maintenance, grant writing, community development and tourist promotion, the charter says. Operational services will cover engineering, roads and bridges, parks and recreation, solid waste and environmental services, planning and zoning, emergency management, 911, security and building and grounds. The correctional services division head will be responsible for the county prison system and juvenile detention, though the county relies on outside facilities for detention. Human services is structured the same as the existing division with the same name that is currently run by Human Services Director Joe DeVizia, who is retiring Dec. 30. This division in-

cludes children and youth, adult care and welfare, drug-and-alcohol, mental health and mental retardation and veteran affairs. The budget and financial services head will handle the financial administration of county government, including the custody and disbursement of funds, budgets, accounting systems and property assessment. The judicial services and records division will cover duties performed by several offices that will no longer have elected row officers under home rule: clerk of courts, coroner, prothonotary, recorder of deeds, register of wills and sheriff. The solicitor will serve as chief legal adviser for most county offices, overseeing the office of law. Lawyers will be under one roof and no longer be scattered throughout county offices. The chief solicitor must be a full-time employee.

out-of-state offenders now living in Pennsylvania to register their change of address, place of employment and school attendance with state police or face criminal penalties. The measure also expands Megan’s Law to make sexual contact with children a separate crime – institutional sexual assault – for volunteers, teachers and other adults employed by school districts or day care centers. A conviction on the offense carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and/or a

$15,000 fine. A revised Megan’s Law would affect 59 out-of-state sex offenders residing in Luzerne County, according to the state police Megan’s Law website. Six other out-of-state sexual offenders are employed in the county but reside elsewhere. Currently, 227 people who reside or work in Luzerne County are listed on the Megan’s Law website. The new law also requires convicted sexual offenders who are

homeless to register as transients every 30 days with state police, including places they routinely gather and sleep. Under the old Megan’s Law, out-of-state and homeless sex offenders could not be penalized for failing to register. “This is an important day for the children of Pennsylvania,” said state Rep. Tarah Toohil, RButler Township, on Tuesday. “For far too long, out-of-state, transient and homeless sex offenders have gone unreported in our communities.”

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Petrilla said county Budget/ Finance Chief Joan Pusateri provided that estimate after reviewing projected bills and receipts through the end of the year. Money has already been set aside to make sure employees are paid, she said. “We’re not in arrears. We’re just not paying as quickly as we normally do,” Petrilla said. Griffith said he is skeptical because his office had about $1.4 million in unpaid bills as of Wednesday afternoon that were awaiting payment authorization from Pusateri. Some dated back to the September flood, he said. Bills are paid out of the general fund cash account, which had a balance of about $944,000 on Wednesday afternoon, he said. A few bills were authorized for payment by the budget and finance office Wednesday, including $8,000 to a company that had threatened to stop food deliveries to the prison if it wasn’t paid, Griffith said. “We still have another two weeks to go, and more bills are coming in every day,” Griffith said. “If they say they’re going

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died two days later. Cherry testified at both of his trials that he did not know how the little girl was injured. He said he was putting clothes away in a bedroom and found her lying on a stair landing next to barbell weights. His defense team, William Ruzzo, Christopher O’Donnell and Michael Kostelaba, believe McCloe fell down two steps and struck her head on the barbells. Ruzzo said Wednesday he will continue to represent Cherry in any appeals and that prosecutors “brought a charge they didn’t come close to proving.” Ruzzo said Cherry loved McCloe and is remorseful about her death.

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Wednesday, meeting with elected officials and attending a Christmas party. He said he is proud of his record in Congress and looks forward to meeting the people of the new areas of the 17th District. “Furthermore, I am excited to have the support of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,” he said. DCCC Chairman Steve Israel said Holden is “focused on solving problems, creating jobs and boosting economic development through his work on the Agriculture and Transportation committees.” Holden “fights tirelessly for Pennsylvania families and there is no doubt he will continue protecting them over

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to have $800,000 left, I don’t believe them. If they have the money, why can’t we pay all these bills?” Cash flow is a concern to the new administration because the county council will have 45 days to amend the budget. Property tax payments are the county’s largest revenue source, and tax bills can’t be mailed until the 2012 budget and tax rate are finalized. Tax payments normally start arriving in March but may be pushed back to May with a budget approval delay. Commissioners approved an $18 million tax and revenue loan to cover expenses at the start of 2012 until tax payments come in, but Griffith said cash will be tight, particularly if unpaid bills are carried over. “They need to honestly brief the council-elect if there is going to be a cash-flow problem,” Griffith said. The 2012 county budget proposed by outgoing commissioners contains $3.5 million in cuts while absorbing millions of dollars in increased costs for workers’ compensation, debt and union-negotiated raises. Commissioners say they’ve rounded up all available revenue, which may leave a tax increase as the only option to avoid up to 150 layoffs. Cherry did not speak at his sentencing. Ruzzo said anything Cherry testified to at either trial is what he would have told the judge Wednesday. Several McCloe family members testified Wednesday, including Zalayia McCloe’s grandmother, Ann Wiggins, and Smith. “I miss my daughter so much,” Smith said. “I feel like I failed as a mother. I never thought that when I came home I would find (the baby like that).” Smith asked the judge, “mother to mother” to consider the maximum sentence. “The maximum sentence is warranted here,” Polachek Gartley said, telling Cherry the jury took his innocence away, and that it was her responsibility to end the case. “I will take away your freedom,” Polachek Gartley said.

M AT T C A R T W R I G H T Name: Matt Cartwright Age: 50 Residence: Moosic Work: Attorney with Munley, Munley & Cartwright Party: Democrat Education: Hamilton College, Utica, N.Y., 1983; University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1986 Family: Wife, Marion Munley; sons, Jack, 19, Matt, 16.

special interests,” Israel added. Cartwright said Holden has a reputation for being a conservative Democrat. Holden describes himself as a “Blue Dog Democrat.” The Blue Dog Coalition was formed in 1995 with the goal of representing the center of the House of Representatives and appealing to the mainstream values of the American public, according to the organization’s mission statement.

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Rodgers removes all doubters Green Bay quarterback selected Male Athlete of the Year kept faith in himself, even when others didn’t.

By CHRIS JENKINS AP Sports Writer

GREEN BAY, Wis. — When Aaron Rodgers needs to rekindle the feelings that drove his rise from a junior college quarterback to Super Bowl MVP, he doesn’t have to look too far.

Rodgers held on to the many rejection letters he received from marquee college programs as he was coming out of high school. Even today, he leaves a few of them sitting Rodgers out at his house. “I chose the couple that I thought were most demeaning to display in a space in my house that really nobody is able to see but myself,” Rodgers said.

“It’s something that I think is important to keep fresh on your mind. Maybe not every day, but once a week your eyes might pan across it and you have a little laugh about the journey you’ve been on — at the same time, remembering that there still are people out there that you can prove something to.” Good luck finding those doubters now. Rodgers is the 2011 Male Athlete of the Year, chosen by members of The Associated Press, after he turned in an

MVP performance in the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in February and then went on to lead his team on a long unbeaten run this season. Rodgers received 112 votes out of the 212 ballots submitted from U.S. news organizations that make up the AP’s membership. Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander finished second with 50 votes, followed by tennis standout See RODGERS, Page 6B

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Tide has changed radically in South

Once-dominant Colts sank to bottom, while Texans have floated to the top of division. By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis dominated the AFC South for nearly a decade. With names like Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne and Jeff Saturday anchoring the offense, and Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis solidifying the deUP NEXT fense, the other diviHouston Texans sion teams at struggled to Indianapolis keep up with Colts the champs. 8:30 p.m. Not anytoday more. The NFL Network power dynamic has changed dramatically this season, a shift that will be on full display Thursday night when the new champion, Houston, meets the old one. “I think you always see a lot of change in the National Football League from one year to the next, but the key is, are you good enough as a team to have a chance to win every week?” Texans coach Gary Kubiak said. “I think we’re very much headed in that direction.” The young Texans (10-4) are progressing. They’ve lost starting quarterback Matt Schaub and backup Matt Leinart to season-ending injuries. They’ve played eight games without Pro Bowl receiver Andre Johnson, who will miss the Indy game, too, with a strained left hamstring. They were without defending rushing champ Arian Foster when the season began, and Sunday, they were missing defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. In years past, those absences would have decimated Houston. This season, the Texans have already clinched the franchise’s first home playoff game, dethroned a team that won seven of the previous eight division crowns and at 10-4 is playing for a first-round bye. That’s not good enough yet. “We want to prove ourselves evSee TEXANS, Page 6B

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Darrell Crawford, No. 11 of GAR, knocks the ball out of the hands of James McCann, No. 3 of Wyoming Valley West, as he heads toward the basket during a game Wednesday.

But 6-0 Grenadiers keep WVW winless By JOHN ERZAR jerzar@timesleader.com

PLYMOUTH – One victory – as elusive as it’s been for Wyoming Valley West – might be the impetus needed. And the winless Spartans came oh so close to getting it Wednesday night. Instead, undefeated GAR came out on top, scoring six points in the final five seconds to post a 57-52 boys basketball victory. “We going to give everybody in the

Wyoming Valley Conference a run for their monGAR ey if these kids keep playing like they’re playing now,” said Valley VALLEY WEST West coach George Reimiller, whose team entered the preseason as the Division I favorite. “‘W’s’ make a big difference. When you get one, it changes the whole attitude of the team.”

GAR’s Isaiah Francis twisted inside for the go-ahead basket with five seconds remaining. Then after Valley West was assessed for a technical foul for calling for a timeout when it had used its allotment, Darrell Crawford dropped in two free throws. Shaliek Powell scored at the buzzer for the final points for the Grenadiers (6-0). “We’re getting a great effort,” GAR See CLOSE, Page 6B

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Fans gather to wish JoePa ‘Happy Birthday’ By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

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STATE COLLEGE — About two dozen fans gathered briefly outside Joe Paterno’s home Wednesday night to wish the former Penn State coach a happy 85th birthday and sing a Christmas carol. Paterno’s son, quarterback coach Jay Paterno, thanked the crowd on

behalf of his father. He said that because of chemotherapy Paterno was a little weak so he couldn’t come outside. Joe Paterno has been diagnosed with what his family has called a treatable form of lung cancer. “Happy birthday JoePa, Happy Birthday JoePa ... and many more,” the fans serenaded several times to

the tune of the traditional birthday song during their seven-minute visit. Most of the gathering, which included a few children, stayed on the sidewalk and just off the Paternos’ property, about 30 feet from the front door. Wearing rain slickers or hooded See PATERNO, Page 6B

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‘Dream Team’ may be nothing more than that When the Philadelphia Eagles play the way they did Sunday, they really do look like the NFL’s version of a “Dream Team.” Their problem is, most of the time the Eagles come across as team turmoil. Jets coach Rex Ryan couldn’t figure out why and neither could his brother Rob, the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys, who gets another shot to save face for the family against the Eagles on Saturday evening. By then, it may already be too late for Philadelphia. If the New York Giants beat Rex Ryan’s Jets earlier Saturday, then the Eagles are eliminated from playoff contention. No matter how much of a case they try to make for themselves against the Cowboys, part of the Eagles destiny will remain in someone else’s hands. So nothing will be handed to a team crowned paper champions after Philadelphia’s free agent signing spree in training camp. That whole “Dream Team” thing started on the basketball court, where a group of NBA stars won an Olympic gold medal to earn that moniker, and then rebounded in Miami when LeBron James and Chris Bosh showed up to join Dwayne Wade with the Heat last season. The tag seemed to fit the Eagles perfectly in the summer. And they appeared to be in perfect harmony while clobbering the Jets, 45-19 this past Sunday. It was a record-setting day for LeSean McCoy, who scored his franchise-best 17th rushing touchdown of the season by crossing the goal line three times. It was a career day for tight end Brent Celek, who wound up with 156 yards receiving, including a 73-yard bomb and a 26-yard touchdown he tipped one-handed to himself. It was a dominating day for defensive end Jason Babin, who swooped in for three sacks to help resurrect a beleaguered defense. And it was perplexing. Because if the Eagles can look so good one week, you have to wonder how their world seems to fall apart the next. “If you get guys doing the right thing, in the right place, good things happen,” Babin said. For too much of this season, the 6-8 Eagles have seemed out of place talking about being among the elite teams in the league. Then, every once in awhile, they put on a show that makes heads turn. “It shows you the type of fight we have,” McCoy said. The Eagles had a game like this last one back on Oct. 30, a 34-7 victory over the Cowboys and their loud defensive coordinator Rob Ryan – who bragged his Dallas defense was going to stuff the Eagles. Instead, he got his mouth stuffed that day. Everyone thought the Eagles were ready to roar off on a big run after that one, only Philadelphia ran backwards by losing four of its next five games. Taking one step forward and long leaps back put the Eagles in this precarious position, needing some help along with victories in their final two games to have a shot at winning the NFC East with an 8-8 record. “We are not where we wanted to be at the beginning of the season,” Celek said. “But we are doing all we can do with what we have. “We just have to play together as a team and go out there, fight, and beat Dallas.” It’s the only way to finish a season that stopped seeming like a dream with a slap of cold, hard reality.

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AMERICA’S LINE By Roxy Roxborough CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NFL board, the Cards - Bengals circle is for Arizona QB Kevin Kolb (questionable). Follow Eckstein on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vegasvigorish. NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Steelers - Rams game due to Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger (doubtful) and St. Louis QB Sam Bradford (out). January 7

NFL Favorite

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Compass Bowl Pittsburgh

5.5

Smu

January 8

Saturday CHIEFS

Go Daddy.Com Bowl

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Broncos

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10.5

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LIONS

Heat

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Air Force

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THUNDER

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Magic

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3.5

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VIRGINIA TECH

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GEORGE WASH

James Madison

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Rice

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Miami-Ohio

GONZAGA

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CS-Northridge

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12.5

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Portland

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Kansas

USC

Diamond Head Classic Clemson

Utep

Kansas St

So Illinois

Xavier

Long Beach St

HAWAII

Auburn

Las Vegas Classic

December 31

Tennessee Tech

Kennesaw St

Meinke Car Care Texas Bowl

Texas A&M-CC

Bethune C’kman

Texas A&M

Northwestern

Utah.

Ucla

Sun Bowl Ga Tech

Baylor

Fight Hunger Bowl Illinois Liberty Bowl Vanderbilt

Cincinnati

Virginia

Chick Fil-A Bowl Auburn January 2 Ticket City Bowl Houston

Penn St

Outback Bowl Georgia

2.5

Michigan St

Capital One Bowl S Carolina

Nebraska

Gator Bowl Florida

Ohio St

Wisconsin

Rose Bowl Oregon Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma St

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3.5

Stanford

Missouri St

3.5

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St. Peter’s

UT-Arlington

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1.5

UTAH ST

KENTUCKY

23.5

Loyola-MD

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Fairfield

Virginia Comm

NC-GREENSBORO

Princeton

2.5

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14.5

Ga Southern

MASSACHUSETTS

Davidson

CANISIUS

2.5

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13.5

Utah

Wyoming

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IDAHO ST

DENVER

Citadel

Colorado St

NO COLORADO

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3.5

SAN DIEGO ST

16.5

CS-FULLERTON

Loyola-Chicago

SE Missouri St Elon Portland St

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Odds

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-$140

Sabres

RANGERS

-$175

Islanders

SENATORS

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Panthers

PREDATORS

-$175

Blue Jackets

JETS

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Canadiens

Red Wings

-$135

FLAMES

January 6

OILERS

-$125

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Cotton Bowl

KINGS

-$170

Ducks

January 3 Sugar Bowl Michigan

1 (V)

Va Tech

January 4 Orange Bowl Clemson

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2.5

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been suspended for four games for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances. ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed LB Joey Porter on injured reserve. Signed LB Brandon Williams from the practice squad. Re-signed RB William Powell to the practice squad. BALTIMORE RAVENS—Signed K Shayne Graham. Placed LB Chavis Williams on injured reserve. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed S Vincent Fuller. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Riley Nash from Charlotte (AHL). Placed F Jeff Skinner on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 7. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled F Brandon Pirri from Rockford (AHL). Placed F Daniel Carcillo on injured reserve. FLORIDA PANTHERS—Recalled RW Evgenii Dadonov and RW Michal Repik from San Antonio (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled F Micheal Haley and G Anders Nilsson from Bridgeport (AHL). Placed F Brian Rolston on injured reserve. PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled G Justin Pogge from Portland (AHL). American Hockey League AHL—Suspended Toronto RW Greg Scott one game because of a boarding incident in a Dec. 18 game at Chicago, and Chicago LW Antoine Roussel one game because of his actions in the same game. SOCCER Major League Soccer MONTREAL IMPACT—Signed MF Felipe Campanholi Martins. PHILADELPHIA UNION—Signed MF Gabriel Gomez. PORTLAND TIMBERS—Announced the resignation of assistant coach Trevor James. COLLEGE HAWAII—Named Norm Chow football coach. LOUISIANA TECH—Agreed to terms with football coach Sonny Dykes on a contract extension through the 2017 season. YALE—Announced the resignation of football coach Tom Williams, effective on Dec. 31.

F O O T B A L L HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS WRITERS ALL-STATE TEAM Class 2A and 4A teams will be released today. Players from District 2 are in bold. CLASS 3A OFFENSE QUARTERBACKS Dillon Buechel, Montour, 6-4, 175, Sr. Brendan Nosovitch, Allentown Cent. Catholic, 6-3, 205, Sr. Alec Werner, Bishop McDevitt, 6-0, 195, Jr. RUNNING BACKS Preston Bare, Palmyra, 6-0, 200, Sr. Julian Durden, Montour, 5-9, 175, Sr. Brandon Peoples, Archbishop Wood, 5-10, 180, Sr. Rushel Shell, Hopewell, 5-11, 215, Sr. WIDE RECEIVERS Kevin Gulyas, Allentown Central Catholic, 6-1, 185, Sr. Brian Lemelle, Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt, 5-11, 175, Jr. Devin Wilson, Montour, 6-4, 175, Jr. TIGHT END Colin Thompson, Archbishop Wood, 6-6, 255, Sr. LINEMEN Brandon Arcidiacono, Archbishop Wood, 6-6, 255, Sr. Jason Emerich, Blue Mountain, 6-4, 275, Sr. Tad McNeely, Allentown Central Catholic, 6-4, 275, Sr. Madison O’Connor, Pottsgrove, 6-6, 330, Sr. Frank Taylor, Archbishop Wood, 6-4, 295, Sr. SPECIALISTS Robert Foster, Central Valley, 6-2, 185, Jr. Wesley Phipps, Grove City, 5-9, 180, Sr. KICKER Jon Chereson, Cathedral Prep, 5-10, 153, Jr. DEFENSE LINEMEN D.J. Fink, Central Valley, 6-0, 220, Sr. Mike Galatini, Valley View, 6-3, 255, Sr. Averee Robinson, Susquehanna Twp., 6-1, 275, Sr. Noah Spence, Bishop McDevitt, 6-4, 245, Sr. LINEBACKERS Bryton Barr, Mechanicsburg, 6-0, 225, Sr. Brock Dean, Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt, 6-1, 220, Sr. Jon Hicks, Palmyra, 6-3, 235, Sr. Nyeem Wartman, Valley View, 6-3, 230, Sr. Alkwan Williams, Greater Johnstown, 6-1, 218, Sr. DEFENSIVE BACKS Levonte Ford, Erie East, 6-1, 245, Sr. Corey Lauer, Franklin Regional, 5-11, 160, Sr. Desmon Peoples, Archbishop Wood, 5-8, 170, Sr. Delton Williams, Cathedral Prep, 6-2, 190, Jr. SPECIALIST Perry Law, Ringgold, 5-8, 160, Sr. Nate Smith, Archbishop Wood, 6-1, 190, Sr. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rushel Shell, Hopewell COACH OF THE YEAR Lou Cerro, Montour CLASS A OFFENSE QUARTERBACKS Matt Bodamer, Port Allegany, 6-1, 175, Jr. Mike Gaval, Mahanoy Area, 6-0, 165, Sr. A.J. Long, Pius X, 6-0, 18, Sr. RUNNING BACKS Tyler Boyd, Clairton, 6-1, 170, Jr. Colin Bryan, Windber, 6-0, 188, Sr. Alex Holland, Curwensville, 6-0, 180, Sr. De’Andre Moon, Rochester, 6-0, 215, Sr. WIDE RECEIVERS Mike Burke, Columbia, 6-2, 200, Sr. Tyce Miller, Port Allegany, 5-10, 160, Jr. Boise Ross, Pius X, 6-0, 175, Jr. TIGHT END Ian O’Shea, Bellwood-Antis, 6-0, 180, Jr. LINEMEN Alex Karlovich, Line Mountain, 6-1, 300, Sr. Todd Munchak, Curwensville,, 5-11, 295, Sr. Zach Rugg, Bishop McCort, 6-5, 269, Sr. Carvan Thompson, Clairton, 5-10, 215, Sr. Michael Weber, Mercyhurst Prep, , 6-3, 310, Sr. SPECIALISTS Danny Ferens, Penns Manor, 6-0, 190, Jr. David Argust, Old Forge, 6-0, 178, Sr. KICKER Philip Esposito, Brockway, 6-0, 175, Jr. DEFENSE LINEMEN Jacob Craig, Berlin-Brothers Valley, 6-2, 220, Sr. Eric Hirschfield, , Bishop Canevin, 6-0, 182, Sr. Quinton Hixson, Northern Bedford, 6-3, 295, Sr. Tom Schetroma, Southern Columbia, 6-0, 260, Sr. Eric Walker, Clairton, 6-3, 245, Sr. LINEBACKERS T.J. Armstrong, Clarion, 6-2, 215, Jr. Mike Dunn, Bishop Canevin, 6-1, 225, Jr. Bryan Flory, Columbia, 5-10, 175, Jr. Luke Patten, West Middlesex, 5-10, 180, Jr. Deaysean Rippy, Sto-Rox, 6-2, 205, Sr. DEFENSIVE BACKS Marzett Geter, Sto-Rox, 5-9, 180, Sr. Brody Pollock, Union (Rimersburg), 5-11, 180, Sr. Trenton Coles, Clairton, 6-3, 180, Sr. SPECIALISTS Cole Weachock, Minersville, 5-10, 170, Sr. Matt Moore, Southern Columbia, 6-2, 200, Sr. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tyler Boyd, Clairton COACH OF THE YEAR Bill Packer, Penns Manor

Houston at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. Saturday's Games 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's Games Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. Monday's Games Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

College Football Wednesday's Games Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), late Today's Games MAACO Bowl At Las Vegas Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday's Games Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday's Games Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Tuesday's Games Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl At Washington Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Dallas Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), Noon (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 6:40 p.m. (ESPN) Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 31 Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 2 TicketCity Bowl At Dallas Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), Noon (ESPNU) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 4 Orange Bowl At Miami West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 6 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 7 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 8 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala.

THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 9 BCS National Championship At New Orleans LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

H O C K E Y National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia ................. 32 20 8 4 44 112 94 N.Y. Rangers ............... 31 19 8 4 42 91 68 Pittsburgh ..................... 34 19 11 4 42 110 90 New Jersey .................. 33 18 14 1 37 91 96 N.Y. Islanders .............. 31 11 14 6 28 72 99 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston.......................... 32 22 9 1 45 111 63 Toronto ........................ 33 16 13 4 36 102 108 Ottawa .......................... 34 16 14 4 36 106 117 Buffalo.......................... 33 16 14 3 35 90 98 Montreal....................... 34 13 14 7 33 87 92 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida ........................... 34 18 10 6 42 91 86 Washington .................. 32 17 14 1 35 95 97 Winnipeg....................... 33 15 13 5 35 91 100 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........................ 34 21 9 4 46 113 101 Detroit .......................... 32 21 10 1 43 107 71 St. Louis....................... 32 19 9 4 42 82 69 Nashville ...................... 33 17 12 4 38 86 88 Columbus .................... 33 9 20 4 22 80 111 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota.................... 35 20 10 5 45 85 78 Vancouver ................... 33 20 11 2 42 110 80 Calgary ........................ 34 15 15 4 34 84 95 Colorado ...................... 34 16 17 1 33 91 102 Edmonton .................... 33 14 16 3 31 89 90 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas ............................ 32 19 12 1 39 85 89 San Jose ....................... 30 17 10 3 37 86 74 Phoenix ......................... 33 17 13 3 37 86 86 Los Angeles ................. 33 15 14 4 34 72 81 Anaheim........................ 33 9 19 5 23 78 110 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday's Games Phoenix 4, Carolina 3 Chicago 5, Montreal 1 Philadelphia 4, Dallas 1 St. Louis at Colorado, late Detroit at Vancouver, late Tampa Bay at San Jose, late Today's Games Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Florida at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m. Montreal at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Detroit at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. Friday's Games Florida at Boston, 7 p.m. Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Colorado, 9 p.m. St. Louis at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

American Hockey League 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.................. 29 16 8 3 2 37 106 86 Norfolk.................... 30 18 11 0 1 37 112 87 Penguins............... 30 16 9 1 4 37 90 80 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 ..................... 29 13 11 3 2 31 67 87 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................. 31 17 11 2 1 37 85 81 Milwaukee .............. 26 17 8 0 1 35 80 67 Chicago .................. 27 13 10 1 3 30 72 73 Peoria ..................... 31 14 15 1 1 30 95 93 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 Rochester ............... 29 12 12 4 1 29 80 86 Lake Erie................. 29 13 14 1 1 28 69 73 Grand Rapids ......... 28 12 13 1 2 27 84 87 Hamilton .................. 28 11 13 1 3 26 60 85 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City........ 30 21 7 0 2 44 91 68 Houston................... 30 16 5 2 7 41 88 75 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. Tuesday's Games Oklahoma City 4, Charlotte 3, OT Wednesday's Games Abbotsford 4, Grand Rapids 3 Springfield 6, Worchester 3 Connecticut 3, Adirondack 2 Albany 3, Binghamton 0 Hershey 5, Syracuse 2 Rochester 4, Lake Erie 1 Texas 3, Houston 2 Toronto at Rockford, late Today's Games Abbotsford at Chicago, 8 p.m.

BULLETIN BOARD CAMPS The 10th Annual Paul McGloin Holiday Pitching Camp will be held at Riverfront Sports on Dec. 26th, 27th, and 29th from 9:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Cost is $145. For more information call 571-878-8483 pr visit www.electriccitybaseball.com The Misericordia University Baseball Academy Winter Camp will be held in the Anderson Center on Misericordia’s campus, beginning Jan. 15th and running for five consecutive Sundays. Cost is $95. Registration is online at athletics.misericordia.edu. The Third Annual Electric City Baseball and Softball Academy Winter Hitting League will be held at Connell Park with one session beginning Jan. 8th and session two beginning Feb. 5th. Each session meets for four consecutive Sundays. Cost is $125 per player. For more information call 570-8788483 or visit www.electricitybasebal.com. LEAGUES Back Mountain Youth Soccer will host an indoor Futsal/Soccer league beginning Jan. 13th through March for ages U6 to high school age at the Penn State Lehman Campus gym. FIFA futsal ball and rules will be used, and games will be played on weekends. All area intramural and travel teams are welcome and all area individual players seeking a team can sign up online as well. Divisions will be set to insure fair competition. For more information and sign up sheets, go online to www.bmysa.org. Registration closes Dec. 31st. MEETINGS Hanover Area Wrestling Boosters will meet Thursday between the junior high and varsity jr matches in the high school Cafeteria. Plans for the upcoming Night at the Races will be discussed. Kill Thursday UPCOMING EVENTS Back Mountain Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contests will be held for all boys and girls ages 10 to 14. The local competition will be held, starting at noon, on Saturday Jan. 7th at Gate of Heaven School, Machell Ave., in Dallas. All participants will compete in their respective age and gender divisions. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. There is no entry fee. For entry forms or additional information contact chairman Bill Roberts 675-4237. Wilkes University will host its 12th annual Mid-Winter Softball Camp on the dates of Jan. 29th as well as Feb. 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th. The camp will run from 9 a.m. until noon each day. Pitching will begin at 9 a.m., hitting at 10 a.m., and fielding at 11 a.m. The camp will be held in the UCOM building on Main Street and the Marts Center (Wilkes Gym) on Franklin Street. For further information regarding the camp, please contact Frank Matthews at 571-408-4031.

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L O C A L C A L D E N D A R TODAY'S EVENTS 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, DEC. 23 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 Tunkhannock vs. Mountain View at Forest City Tournament, 5 p.m. HS SWIMMING Bloomsburg at Berwick, 1 p.m.

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11 p.m. MSG, ROOT — Kansas at Southern Cal NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. NFL — Houston at Indianapolis NHL HOCKEY 7 p.m. MSG, PLUS — N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers SOCCER 2:50 p.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Chelsea at Tottenham

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with INF Andy LaRoche on a minor league contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with LHP Jose Mijares on a one-year contract. TEXAS RANGERS—Acquired C Luis Martinez from San Diego for RHP Ryan Kelly. National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Signed LHP Juan Perez and INF Cesar Izturis to minor league contracts. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Signed INF Hector Luna and OF Luis Martinez to minor league contracts. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with INF Anderson Hernandez on a minor league contract. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Claimed 3B Carlos Rivero off waivers from Philadelphia. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS—Agreed to terms with G Derrick Rose to a five-year contract extension. DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed F-C Sean Williams. DETROIT PISTONS—Waived C Jake Voskuhl, G Brian Hamilton and G Walker Russell Jr. HOUSTON ROCKETS—Signed F Jeff Adrien. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Waived G Antonio Anderson, F-C Dwayne Jones, C Mike Tisdale and G Xavier Silas. NEW JERSEY NETS—Re-signed F Kris Humphries to a one-year contract. NEW YORK KNICKS—Claimed F Steve Novak off waivers from San Antonio. SACRAMENTO KINGS—Waived F Lawrence Hill and G Adrian Oliver. WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Waived G Mike Wilks and F Larry Owens. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL—suspended St. Louis WR Austin Pettis has

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L y-New England .............................. 11 3 N.Y. Jets......................................... 8 6 Miami .............................................. 5 9 Buffalo ............................................ 5 9 South W L y-Houston..................................... 10 4 Tennessee ................................... 7 7 Jacksonville ................................. 4 10 Indianapolis.................................. 1 13 North W L x-Baltimore ................................... 10 4 x-Pittsburgh.................................. 10 4 Cincinnati...................................... 8 6 Cleveland ..................................... 4 10 West W L Denver............................................. 8 6 Oakland ........................................... 7 7 San Diego ....................................... 7 7 Kansas City..................................... 6 8 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L Dallas............................................... 8 6 N.Y. Giants...................................... 7 7 Philadelphia.................................... 6 8 Washington .................................... 5 9 South W L x-New Orleans............................. 11 3 Atlanta........................................... 9 5 Carolina ........................................ 5 9 Tampa Bay ................................... 4 10 North W L y-Green Bay ................................. 13 1 Detroit ........................................... 9 5 Chicago ........................................ 7 7 Minnesota .................................... 2 12 West W L y-San Francisco........................... 11 3 Seattle ........................................... 7 7 Arizona ......................................... 7 7 St. Louis ....................................... 2 12 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Today's Games

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Tyler Linde, representing Luzerne County, won the Pennsylvania State 4H Horse Show Championships, held in October at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. The 19 year-old was the best of 30 competitors in the Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences category. She was aboard IMAX, owned and trained by Doris Leventhal of the Ashwood Stables from Honesdale. In September, Linde took two horses to the Nationals in Saugerties, NY. In Hunt Seat Equitation, IMAX was named Reserve Champion in the Marshall Sterling League, which sponsors a year-long, nationwide competition. Tyler and IMAX had the second highest point total for the year, compiled by entering dozens of competitions from Florida to New York State. IMAX finished in 8th place overall at the Nationals. Linde also took Gemini to the Nationals, where the two finished in fourth place in the Adult Amateur Jumper class. She went double-clear (no rails knocked over) in both rounds and had the foutth-fastest time, leading to her fourth-place finish. Gemini is also owned and trained by Doris Leventhal. Tyler Linde lives with her parents in Kingston, PA.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

Alexis Lewis draws Royal flush with District 2 vote cult two or three weeks I’ve ever been through,” said Alexis’ father, Rev. Eugene Lewis Sr., who exited the closed hearing portion of the meeting in tears. A 7-4 vote in favor of granting her eligibility was recorded after final deliberations Wednesday at Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center. The family left the CTC beaming after the decision. “Alexis has the opportunity to attend a school that is committed to Jesus Christ,” Lewis Sr. said. “It also does have good

By JOHN MEDEIROS jmedeiros@timesleader

PLAINS TWP. – For the second week in a row, the PIAA District 2 Athletic Committee will allow a member of the Lewis family to play basketball for a school other than Wyoming Valley West. Freshman Alexis Lewis, the younger sister of Penn State football recruit Eugene Lewis, may play basketball at Holy Redeemer, just a couple of weeks after transferring into the school. “This has been the most diffi-

sports. “But the great thing about Alexis is I’ve been trying to get her to dress for church. She’d still prefer sneakers and sweats. Now, everyday she will have to wear a skirt and shoes,” a proud Lewis Sr. added. After a closed hearing on the matter and subsequent private discussion by the committee totaling approximately an hour and 40 minutes, school board representative Eric Emmerich motioned to allow Alexis Lewis to play for the Royals. Scranton

superintendent Bill King seconded the motion. District 2 chairman Frank Majikes then called for a full vote. Joining Emmerich and King in support of Lewis was Danielle Adams (representing Hanover Area), Maureen Williams (female officials rep), Pat Patte (Coughlin), Frank Galicki (Dallas) and Chris Gegaris (Crestwood). Dissenting votes were cast by Pat Sheehan (Western Wayne principal), Jay Starnes (Wallenpaupack principal), Joseph Far-

rell (Carbondale principal) and William Schoen (male officials rep). Sheehan and Starnes also voted against Eugene Lewis at his eligibility hearing last week. Alexis Lewis was one of two freshmen to see significant playing time for the Wyoming Valley West field hockey team in the fall. The Spartans won the District 2 Class 3A championship and advanced into the state tournament. The National Junior Honor Society member was listed on the

Spartans preseason basketball roster as a 5-foot-8 guard, and transferred to Holy Redeemer earlier this month. She notified Valley West coach Curt Lloyd of her decision to transfer via text message Dec. 7. The younger Lewis is not expected to play a sport in the spring for the Royals. “She plays AAU basketball for Rock Solid,” Eugene Lewis Sr. said. “She plays for Kathy (Healey), the Pittston Area coach.” Holy Redeemer’s next game is tonight against State College.

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Mountaineers, Knights pin down victories

Bohan & Knights bounce Berwick

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DALLAS – Led by four pins, Dallas pulled out a 40-30 victory over Valley View on Wednesday in a non-conference wrestling match. The Mountaineers’ falls came from Jimmy Caffrey (120), Zach Macosky (145), Connor Martinez (170) and Ryan Monk (195). Steven Mingey also picked up bonus points for Dallas with a major decision at 138.

106 – Michael Canevari (VV) won by forfeit; 113 – Dominic Degraba (Dal) dec Nick Chesko3-2; 120 – Jimmy Caffrey (Dal) pinned Mitch Kanavy 4:58; 126 – Eric Young (Dal) dec John Joyce15-8; 132 – Matthew Judge (VV) pinned Jordan Visneski 3:17; 138 – Steven Mingey (Dal) maj dec Frank Swaha 11-3; 145 – Zach Macosky (Dal) pinned Aishan Artar :43; 152 – Kris Roccograndi (Dal) dec Michael Cipilewski6-1; 160 -- Logan Brace (Dal) dec Mike Patuk8-3; 170 – Connor Martinez (Dal) pinned Nicholas Krehel 3:28; 182 – Troy Uhrin (VV) pinned Dominic Oliveri2:59; 195 – Ryan Monk (Dal) pinned Kevin Kozlowski 1:22; 220 – Vince Rinaldi (VV) won by forfeit; 285 – Michael Galantini (VV) won by forfeit

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Josh Sayre (138), Josh Winters (152), Bryan Carter (170), Derek Dragon (195) and Curtis Barbacci (220) all registered pins as the Black

Knights cruised to a home victory.

H.S. SWIMMING GIRLS

Meyers 109, Wyoming Area 74

Meyers won eight out of 12 events to defeat Wyoming Area at home. Eilish Hoban (200 medley relay, 200 free, 500 free, 200 free relay) finished first in four events for the Mohawks and teammate Kylee McGrane (50 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay) took home three first-place finishes as well. 200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. MEY (Wallace, Alegrane, Hoban, Mahalak) 2:13, 2. WA, 3. MEY; 200 FREE – 1. MEY Hoban 2:17, 2. WA Alder, 3. MEY Menges; 200 IM – 1. WA Brown 2:40, 2. MEY Kerr, 3. MEY Berman; 50 FREE – 1. MEY McGrane 29.5, 2. MEY Mahalak, 3. WA Holtz; DIVING – 1. WA Lasher 180.5, 2. MEY Konopki, 3. MEY Zelinka; 100 FLY – 1.

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Pittston Area’s Tiffany Smith swims her way to first place in the 200 freestyle against Coughlin in Yatesville on Wednesday afternoon. MEY McGrane 108.55, 2. WA Brown, 3. MEY Kerr; 100 FREE – 1. WA Holtz 1:11, 2. MEY Langan, 3. WA Shemanski; 500 FREE – 1. MEY Hoban 6:27, 2. WA Klocko, 3. MEY Menges; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. MEY (Wallace, McGrane, Mahalak, Hoban) 1:59, 2. WA, 3. MEY; 100 BACK – 1. WA Lasher 1:24, 2. MEY Wallace, 3. MEY Rentach; 100 BREAST – 1. MEY Mahalak 1:20, 2. MEY Berman, 3. WA Laviska; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. MEY (Langon, Menges, Berman, Kerr) 4:51, 2. WA, 3. WA.

Pittston Area 109, Coughlin 71

Samantha Sciapli placed first in three events as Pittston Area defeated Coughlin. Mia Nardone and Nina Fischer each placed first in two events.

For Coughlin Ashley Ray and Cece Gulius placed first in one event each.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. COU Gulius, A.Ray, C. Ray, Gurdock 212.81; 2. PIT,; 3. COU; 200 FREE – 1. PIT Smith 213.57; 2. COU Milewski; 3. PIT Brady; 200 IM – 1. PIT Nardone 227.89; 2. COU A. Ray; 3. COU Lanning; 50 FREE – 1. PIT Scialpi 26.85; 2. 2. Gurdock; 3. PIT Kosiak; DIVING – 1. PIT Beers 137.45; 2. Deagan; 100 FLY – 1. PIT Nardone 105.50; 2. COU C. Ray; 3. Senese; 100 FREE – 1. PIT Gurdock; 2. PIT Smith; 3. PIT Kosik; 500 FREE – 1. PIT Fischer 657.27; 2. COU Milarski; 3. PIT Seaman; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. PIT Scialpi, Kosik, Smith, Nardone 153.10; 2. COU; 3. PIT; 100 BACK – 1. PIT Scialpi 111.26; 2. COU C.Ray; 3. COU Gulius; 100 BREAST – 1. COU A. Ray 122.68; 2. PIT Antonnacci; 3. COU Lanning; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. PIT Fischer, Miller, Smith, Menirchinay 456.13; 2. COU; 3. PIT.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Preliminary schedule for ’12, 13 is released By JOHN ERZAR jerzar@timesleader.com

One of the best matchups the past two years in Wyoming Valley Conference football will take place on the first weekend of the 2012 season when Wyoming Valley West plays at Dallas. What’s certain is standout Eugene Lewis won’t be in a Valley West uniform for the first time in four years. He will have graduated and moved on to the college ranks. What’s uncertain is whether Dallas’ Ted Jackson, whose job is in jeopardy after 27 years, will be on the sideline. The preliminary WVC schedule was released Wednesday, but some tweaking will take place before it becomes official. Here are some points about the schedule. · The 2013 schedule will be the same, with the home sites

Shell, Boyd, take top honors Rushel Shell of Hopewell was named the Pennsylvania Class AAA player of the year on the 2011 Pennsylvania Sports Writers’ All-State Football Team. Another District 7 player, Clairton junior running back Tyler Boyd, was the runaway winner of the Class A player of the year honors after playing a major role in the Bears’ third straight PIAA Class A championship. Shell and Boyd were among several prominent names on the Class AAA and Class A teams released Wednesday. Shell, a three-time all-state selection, was joined as a three-time Class AAA pick by Allentown Central Catholic quarterback Brendan Nosovitch. He passed for 3,809 yards this season, giving the University of South Carolina recruit a career total of 9,249 passing yards and 106 career touchdown passes. Both totals are just shy of Pennsylvania career records.

flipped. · Four teams use Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium. Seven times during the 10-week season there will be multiple games at the facility, so those conflicts need to be resolved. · Crestwood and Lake-Lehman have played their homecoming

games on Saturday in recent years. So expect both of those schools to move a Friday night game to Saturday. · As expected, there are fewer non-conference games against teams from the Mountain Valley Conference. The MVC recently added Allentown Allen and Al-

lentown Dieruff, decreasing the need for out-of-town opponents. The WVC played 16 games against the Pocono area conference the past two seasons. In 2012 and 2013, that number will be sliced in half. · Since no WVC teams changed PIAA classifications, the divisional alignment will remain the same. Division 4A will have Hazleton Area, Williamsport and Wyoming Valley West. Division 3A will consist of Berwick, Coughlin, Crestwood, Dallas, Pittston Area and Tunkhannock. Division 2A-A will have GAR, Hanover Area, Holy Redeemer, Lake-Lehman, Meyers, Nanticoke, Northwest and Wyoming Area. · Traditional rivalry games remain in Week 10.

2 0 1 2 W V C F O O T B A L L S C H E D U L E This is the preliminary schedule and subject to change. WEEK ONE Friday, Aug. 31 Berwick at Crestwood Central Mountain at Williamsport Hazleton Area at Scranton Holy Redeemer at Northwest Mid Valley at Hanover Area Nanticoke at Lackawanna Trail Old Forge at Lake-Lehman Scranton Prep at Wyoming Area Saturday, Sept. 1 Meyers at Holy Cross Pittston Area at Abington Heights Wyoming Valley West at Dallas Fri., Aug. 31 or Sat., Sept. 1 Lakeland at GAR Tunkhannock at Coughlin WEEK TWO Friday, Sept. 7 Col-Montour Vo-Tech at Nanticoke Coughlin at Hazleton Area GAR at Dunmore Hanover Area at Lackawanna Trail Montrose at Lake-Lehman North Pocono at Crestwood Pittston Area at Scranton Pottsville at Berwick Susquehanna at Northwest West Scranton at Tunkhannock Williamsport at Mifflin County Wyoming Area at Mid Valley Wyoming Valley West at Delaware Valley Saturday, Sept. 8 Abington Heights at Dallas Fri., Sept. 7, or Sat., Sept. 8

Holy Cross at Holy Redeemer Old Forge at Meyers WEEK THREE Friday, Sept. 14 Coughlin at Western Wayne Crestwood at Pittston Area Dallas at Berwick Delaware Valley at Hazleton Area GAR at Carbondale Holy Redeemer at Old Forge Lackawanna Trail at Meyers Lakeland at Hanover Area Scranton at Wyoming Valley West Susquehanna at Nanticoke Tunkhannock at Montrose Wyoming Area at Lake-Lehman Saturday, Sept. 15 Northwest at Holy Cross Williamsport at Abington Heights WEEK FOUR Friday, Sept. 21 Berwick at Wyoming Valley West Hazleton Area at Williamsport Hanover Area at Wyoming Area Tunkhannock at Pittston Area Wallenpaupack at Crestwood Saturday, Sept. 22 Coughlin at Dallas Fri., Sept. 21, or Sat., Sept. 22 Lake-Lehman at Holy Redeemer Nanticoke at Meyers Northwest at GAR WEEK FIVE Friday, Sept. 28 Berwick at Selinsgrove

Chris Fazzini totaled 15 BERWICK -- Kevin Bohan’s points to assist in the victory. Mountain East (45): Asiya 5 1-2 16 points helped Lake-Lehman 12, Pocono Harris 2 4-4 6, Garria 5 3-4 14, Gleasopnn 0 0-0 0, Harris 0 1-4 1, Maloney 2 0-0 4, defeat Berwick 58-46 in a Clarke 0 0-0 0, Randazzo 0 1-2 1, Stopler 0 high school boys basketball 0-0 0, Sickler 3 1-4 7, Yarosh 0 0-0 0; Totals: 17 9-18 45 game Wednesday night. Crestwood (55): Gallagher 2 2-2 7, Jones Pete Borum added 14 points 1 1-2 3, Judge 3 4-7 10, Roberts 2 0-0 4, J. Fazzini 3 8-11 16, C. Fazzini 5 4-7 15, for the Black Knights, while Prohaska 0 0-0 0; Totals: 16 19-29 55 Chris O’Connor netted 12. Pocono Mountain East............. 9 4 12 20 — 45 .................................... 13 10 14 18 — 55 Berwick’s Kyle Miller tallied Crestwood 3-Point Field Goals— PME 2 (Asiya, Garria); CRE 4 (J. Fazzini 2, C. Fazzini, Gallagher) 20 points to lead all scorers, connecting on five shots from H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL three-point range. The Times Leader staff

106 – John Tomasura (LL) won by forfeit; 113 – no contest; 120 – Jimmy Stuart (LL) dec Mason Maye 9-3; 126 – Zeb McMillian (LL) dec Blaise Cleveland 9-6; 132 – Austin Harry (LL) won by forfeit; 138 – Josh Sayre (LL) pinned Adam Curry 3:57; 145 – Derrick Smith (EL) dec Jake Winters 6-3; 152 – Josh Winters (LL) pinned Dakotah Sherman 1:09; 160 – Robert Wright (LL) won by forfeit; 170 – Bryan Carter (LL) pinned Jared Curry 2:53; 182 – Brady Butler (LL) maj dec Isaiah Ofalt 14-3; 195 – Derek Dragon (LL) pinned Jared Kirchner 1:09; 220 – Curtis Barbacci (LL) pinned Clark Fuller :53; 285 – Harold Wehler (EL) pinned Jamie Aldrich 1:02

Crestwood at Tunkhannock Dallas at Williamsport Hanover Area at Northwest Hazleton Area at Pittston Area Meyers at Lake-Lehman Wyoming Area at Nanticoke Fri., Sept. 28, or Sat., Sept. 29 GAR at Holy Redeemer Wyoming Valley West at Coughlin WEEK SIX Friday, Oct. 5 Coughlin at Williamsport Crestwood at Hazleton Area Nanticoke at Northwest Tunkhannock at Berwick Wyoming Valley West at Stroudsburg Saturday, Oct. 6 Pittston Area at Dallas Fri., Oct. 5, or Sat., Oct. 6 Hanover Area at Meyers Lake-Lehman at GAR Wyoming Area at Holy Redeemer WEEK SEVEN Friday, Oct. 12 Crestwood at Pocono Mountain West Dallas at Hazleton Area GAR at Hanover Area Holy Redeemer at Nanticoke Lake-Lehman at Northwest Meyers at Wyoming Area Pittston Area at Coughlin Tunkhannock at Wyoming Valley West Williamsport at Berwick WEEK EIGHT Friday, Oct. 19

Berwick at Pittston Area Dallas at Crestwood GAR at Wyoming Area Holy Redeemer at Hanover Area Nanticoke at Lake-Lehman Williamsport at Tunkhannock Wyoming Valley West at Hazleton Area Fri., Oct. 19, or Sat., Oct. 20 Pocono Mountain East at Coughlin Northwest at Meyers WEEK NINE Friday, Oct. 26 Crestwood at Williamsport Dallas at Tunkhannock Hazleton Area at East Stroudsburg South Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area Northwest at Wyoming Area Pittston Area at Wyoming Valley West Fri., Oct 26, or Sat., Oct. 27 Berwick at Coughlin Meyers at Holy Redeemer Nanticoke at GAR WEEK TEN Friday, Nov. 2 Carbondale at Tunkhannock Coughlin at Crestwood GAR at Meyers Hanover Area at Nanticoke Hazleton Area at Berwick Northwest at Montrose Williamsport at Wyoming Valley West Wyoming Area at Pittston Area Saturday, Nov. 3 Lake-Lehman at Dallas Fri., Nov. 2, or Sat., Nov. 3 Holy Redeemer at Pottsville Nativity

Lake-Lehman (58): Bohan 6 4-4 16, James 4 0-1 8, Poepperling 1 1-4 4, O’Connor 4 4-8 12, Dizbon 1 2-2 4, Borum 4 6-11 14. Totals 20 17-30 58. Berwick Area (46): Melito 1 3-4 5, Clausen 1 1-2 3, May 0 1-2 1, Ladonis 1 1-2 5, Morales 2 0-0 5, Pierce 1 0-0 2, Fenstemacher 0 1-2 1, Gehsel 1 0-0 2, Miller 5 5-6 20, Bridge 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 12-18 46. Lake-Lehman............................... 16 8 18 16 — 58 Berwick Area............................... 12 13 8 13 — 46 3-Point Field Goals— LEH 1 (Poepperling); BER 6 (Miller 5, Morales 1)

Pocono Mountain West 75, Hazleton Area 65

Hazleton Area fell at home to visiting Pocono Mountain West 75-65 on Wednesday night. Travis Buckner led the effort for the Cougars by totaling 22 points in defeat.

Pocono Mountain West (75): Brice 9 4-5 23, Vick 3 0-2 6, Amoroso 5 1-4 11, Collins 3 1-2 9, Vines 0 0-0 0, T. Dixon 6 7-11 19, Wiggins 0 0-0 0, D. Dixon 3 1-2 7; Totals: 29 14-16 75 Hazleton Area (65): Plaksa 3 0-0 6, Biasi 8 0-0 21, Joseph 2 0-0 6, Hernandez 0 0-0 0, Pataki 0 0-0 0, Vito 1 0-0 2, Wright 0 0-0 0, Gil 0 0-0 0, Buckner 9 4-8 22, Karmonocik 2 2-2 6, Hauze 1 0-0 2; Totals: 26 6-10 65 Pocono Mountain West............ 16 20 17 22 — 75 Hazleton Area............................. 13 12 19 21 — 65 3-Point Field Goals— PMW 3 (Collins 2, Brice); HAZ 7 (Biasi 5, Joseph 2)

Northwest 45, Coughlin 36

Alivia Womelsdorf poured in a game-high 21 points as Northwest scored a win on the road over Coughlin. Deanna Gill tallied 11 points for the Rangers. Kayla Eaton paced Coughlin with 14 points while Calya Sebastian added 11.

Northwest (45): Yustat 1 0-0 2, Shaffer 1 0-2 3, Womelsdorf 10 1-1 21, Koehn 3 0-1 6, Bosak 0 2-2 2, Gill 3 5-8 11. Totals 18 8-14 45 Coughlin (36): Heyward 0 0-0 0, Bouedeau 0 0-0 0, Eaton 5 0-0 14, Flaherty 1 1-2 3, Zigler 0 0-0 0, Sebastian 5 0-0 11, Williams 1 0-0 2, Ross 3 0-4 6. Totals 15 1-6 36 Northwest ....................................... 10 6 11 18 — 0 Coughlin.......................................... 4 11 8 13 — 0 3-Point Field Goals— NW 1 (Shaffer); COU 5 (Eaton 4, Sebastian)

Panther Valley 63, MMI Prep 30

Panther Valley led 16-2 after the first quarter en route to a drubbing of MMI Prep. Sam Zlock scored 14 to lead Panther Valley in the win, while Brittany Cunfer notched 12 and Madison BlasBethlehem Freedom 54, ko tallied 10. Holy Redeemer 50 Rachel Stanziola led MMI Derike Chiclanca and Nyreef with nine points and Gabbie Jackson totaled 13 points each Lobitz added eight. to lead Bethlehem Freedom to MMI PREP (30): Purcell 0 0-0 0, Stanziola 2 5-8 9, Lobitz 3 2-2 8, Carrato 3 1-1 7, a narrow victory over Holy Shearer 1 0-1 2, Karchner 1 0-2 2, Ferry 1 0-2 2. Totals 11 8-16 30. Redeemer on Wednesday PANTHER VALLEY (63): Whildin 3 3-6 9, night. Blasko 3 4-4 10, Kehrli 0 0-0 0, Phillips 0 2-2 2, M. Markovich 1 0-0 2, Thomas 3 2-2 8, Holy Redeemer was led by Paul 0 0-0 0, Rice 1 0-1 2, O. Markovich 2 Shahel Wallace’s 13 points. 0-0 4, Cullen 0 0-0 0, Cunfer 4 4-7 12, Zlock Bethlehem Freedom (54): Young 1 0-0 2, Colon 0 0-0 0, Dilts 0 1-2 1, Lococo 7 3-3 21, Chiclana 6 1-2 13, Flood 1 0-0 2, Williams 1 0-0 2, Jackson 5 0-0 13; Totals: 21 5-7 54 Holy Redeemer (50): DeRemer 2 2-2 8, Boutanos 0 0-0 0, Wallace 4 4-4 13, Kane 3 2-2 9, Cavanaugh 3 0-0 8, Ell 0 0-0 0, Prociak 4 4-5 12; Totals: 16 12-13 50 Bethlehem Freedom.................. 13 14 15 12 — 54 Holy Redeemer .......................... 12 10 15 13 — 50 3-Point Field Goals— BETH 7 (Lococo 4, Jackson 3); HR 6 (Cavanaugh 2, DeRemer 2, Wallace)

Wyoming Area 64, Hanover Area 54

Wyoming Area doubled up the Hawkeyes in the first quarter by the score of 20-10 and kept the pace going for a 17-point halftime lead before holding off Hanover Area’s second half charge to earn a win at home. Lou Vullo paced the winners with 20 points while Bart Chupka and Jordan Zezza chipped in with 15 and 13, respectively. Jeorge Colon netted a game-high 23 for Hanover Area, while Shaquile Rolle added 14.

Hanover Area (54): Bennett 2 0-0 4, Colon 8 5-7 23, Bogart 2 0-0 5, Houlick 0 0-0 0, Rolle 7 0-6 14, Barber 2 0-0 5, Smith 0 0-0 0, Steve 1 1-2 3. Totals 22 6-15 54. Wyoming Area (64): Adonizio 0 0-0 0, Newhart 1 0-0 2, Vullo 7 6-9 20, Zezza 6 1-2 13, Carey 2 0-1 6, Klus 0 0-0 0, Drivinghawk 3 0-1 6, Chupka 6 3-4 15, Latona 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 10-17 64. Hanover Area.............................. 10 13 13 18 — 54 Wyoming Area............................ 20 20 8 16 — 64 3-Point Field Goals— HAN 4 (Colon 2, Bogart, Barber); WYO 2 (Carey 2)

Crestwood 55, Pocono Mountain East 45

John Fazzini totaled 16 points and scored two threepoint field goals to lead Crestwood to a win over Pocono Mountain East.

4 6-6 14. Totals 21 21-28 63 MMI Prep ..................................... 2 5 11 12 — 30 Panther Valley ............................ 16 15 14 18 — 63 3-Point Field Goals— MMI 0; PV 0

Berwick Area 34, Meyers 22

Geena Palermo totaled 10 points to lead Berwick to a 34-22 victory over Meyers Jazma Robertson scored eight points to lead the effort for Meyers

Berwick Area (34): Steaber 1 0-0 2, Davenport 2 0-0 4, Shortlidge 0 0-0 0, Welsh 0 0-0 0, Kishbaugh 0 0-0 0, Bridge 4 0-0 10, Palermo 4 2-3 10, Sheptock 3 0-3 6, Simmons 0 0-0 0, Floryshak 0 0-0 0, Seely 0 0-0 0, Lynn 0 0-0 0, Rinehimer 1 0-0 2, Bailey 0 0-0 0; Totals: 15 2-6 34 Meyers (22): Martinez 0 0-0 0, Dimaggio 1 0-0 2, Quinones 1 0-0 3, Kowlczyk 0 0-0 0, Biggs 0 1-2 1, Marshall 0 0-0 0, McCann 0 0-0 0, An. Moses 0 0-0 0, Al. Moses 0 0-0 0, Soto 1 2-4 4, Robertson 3 2-2 8, Mutia 0 0-0 0, Wider 2 0-0 4; Totals: 8 5-8 22 Berwick Area ................................... 5 6 11 12 — 34 Meyers............................................... 4 7 5 6 — 22 3-Point Field Goals— BER 2 (Bridge 2); MEY 1 (Quinones)

Wyoming Area 64, Hanover Area 49

Ashlee Blannett totaled 18 points to lead Wyoming Area to a 64-49 win over Hanover Area. Abby Thornton totaled 13 points to contribute to the win. For Hanover Area, Danielle Tuzinski totaled 21 points in the losing effort

Wyoming Area (64): Nicole DeLeo 0 0-2 0, Serra Degnan 2 6-10 10, Turner 3 0-0 6, Bonita 0 0-0 0, Radzwilea 3 2-2 8, Bohan 1 0-0 2, Cumbo 1 0-1 2, Hiedacavage 0 0-0 0, Blannett 9 0-1 18, Thorton 3 7-8 13, DeLuca 1 1-2 3, Bott 0 0-0 0, Coolbaugh 0 0-0 0, Turner 0 2-2 2; Totals:23 18-28 64 Hanover Area (49): Keegan 1 0-0 2, Smith 2 0-0 5, Mizenko 0 0-0 0, Masher 2 0-2 4, Zuranski 2 2-2 8, Kaminski 3 0-0 9, Cefalo 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Tuzinksi 8 5-12 21, McCary 0 0-0 0; Totals: 21 7-16 49 Wyoming Area............................ 14 14 15 21 — 64 Hanover Area.............................. 9 10 13 17 — 49 3-Point Field Goals— HAN 6 (Kaminski 3, Zuranski 2, Smith)

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BROWNS

McCoy still not practicing

BEREA, Ohio — Browns quarterback Colt McCoy has still not shaken symptoms from a concussion and can’t practice. McCoy has been sidelined since absorbing a hit to the helmet on Dec. 8 in Pittsburgh. He was at the team’s training facility Wednesday, got checked by team doctors and attended meetings. But the second-year QB has not yet been medically cleared to return to the field, and Seneca Wallace will start Saturday in Baltimore. Browns coach Pat Shurmur has not officially chosen Wallace his starter, but he appears to be Cleveland’s only option. Shurmur said McCoy did a “little physical activity.” The Browns’ failure to check McCoy for a concussion after he was hit has led the NFL to institute putting a certified trainer in the press box to help monitor head injuries. CARDINALS

No hurry to name QB

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt saw no reason to address who will be the starting quarterback when the team plays the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday. Kevin Kolb, still not back to “normal” after a concussion, says John Skelton took a few more reps than he did in Wednesday’s practice. Skelton started in place of Kolb on Sunday and, as he has done time and again in recent weeks, led Arizona to a late come-frombehind victory, 20-17 over Cleveland in overtime. The second-year pro from Fordham is 4-1 as a starter this season, 5-1 if you count the victory two weeks ago over San Francisco, when Kolb was knocked out of the game on Arizona’s third play. Asked who would start Saturday if Kolb is healthy, Whisenhunt replied, “We’ll see.”

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Pain goes away, Ben hoping to play Roethlisberger plans to be ready for Rams after gimpy performance on sprained ankle against 49ers. By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger spent Monday night gingerly limping up and down the field at Candlestick Park on one leg not caring, to be honest, how he’d feel the next day. Turns out, he was pleasantly surprised. “I didn’t think I’d be able to walk,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday. “It actually feels a lot better than I thought it would.” Good enough, Roethlisberger hopes, to play against St. Louis on Saturday. Despite speculation the Steelers (10-4) might sit him for both of the team’s final games to make sure he’s healthy when the playoffs begin, Roethlisberger insisted he’s doing ev-

erything he can to help keep Pittsburgh’s hopes for an AFC North title alive. “I’ve said many times I want to go and I’ll try and be ... ready to go,” he said. Roethlisberger Roethlisberger passed for 330 yards but also turned over the ball four times in a 20-3 loss to San Francisco while playing with his badly sprained left ankle in a brace he equated to a prosthetic limb. He took the blame for the turnovers and allowed the injury forced him to modify the way he throws because he was concerned about taking a bad step. “If you go back and look, sometimes there were guys around my feet and I didn’t get as much depth on the drop,” Roethlisberger said. “I just couldn’t step into some of the throws and that, I think, was a factor a little bit.” Despite the limited playbook and an

inability to escape pressure, Roethlisberger doesn’t blame coach Mike Tomlin for throwing his franchise quarterback onto the field against one of the league’s best defenses. Pittsburgh had a chance to take control of the AFC playoff picture with a victory. Roethlisberger is in the midst of arguably his finest season despite a series of health issues, from a sprained left foot to a broken right thumb to the gruesome sprained ankle he suffered in a win over Cleveland on Dec. 8. “I don’t think (Tomlin) should be criticized for that,” Roethlisberger said. “I’m glad he let me go out there and play. I wish I could have played better and if I would have I don’t think people would have said a thing.” Tomlin approached Roethlisberger about coming out of the game with the Steelers trailing by 17 points late in the fourth quarter and Roethlisberger shot him down. “I’m not saying I talked (Tomlin) out of taking me out ... but I wasn’t going

Playoff spot’s on the line for Jets vs. Giants

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

Burress limited with illness

RAMS

WR suspended for 4 games

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Rams rookie wide receiver Austin Pettis has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances. Pettis, a third-round pick out of Boise State, has made three starts and has 27 catches for 256 yards, a 9.5-yard average. He’ll be eligible to return after the Rams’ second game next season, and can participate in offseason and preseason practices and games. Coach Steve Spagnuolo did not mention Pettis’ suspension after practice Wednesday and said in a statement later in the day that the team was disappointed, but the Rams respected the NFL’s decision.

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New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs (27) and his teammates face a crucial game against their stadiumsharing foes, the New York Jets.

Talk is cheap, but not stakes By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — When it comes to trash talking about bragging rights for New York, Tom Coughlin and the Giants are going to yield to Rex Ryan and the Jets. Ryan and the Jets (8-6) can call themselves the big brothers in the metropolitan area or say they are the better team all they want. The Giants (7-7) don’t care. The only thing important for both teams is winning Saturday and keeping their playoffs hopes alive. And make no mistake, both are desperate. “I just say, regardless of the talk, it will be decided at one o’clock Saturday afternoon,” Coughlin said on Wednesday. “Regardless of what is said. Talk is cheap, play the game. That is the way I’ve always believed.” If the sentence sounds familiar, that’s the one that Coughlin had printed on T-shirts in 2007, the season the Giants knocked off the-then undefeated Patri-

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ots to win the Super Bowl. The Giants found their stride late in that season and they need to rediscover themselves once again after losing five of six games, lowlighted by a dismal effort last week in a 23-10 loss to Washington that knocked Coughlin’s team a game behind Dallas (8-6). Entering the penultimate week of the season, the Giants know what they have to do. If they beat the Jets this week and Dallas here next weekend, they will capture the division and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Two wins probably will make the Jets a playoff team again, and Ryan hasn’t been shy in letting everyone know he knows his team is better than the Giants. His reasoning is simple.

The Jets have gone to the AFC title game the past two seasons. The Giants have watched the postseason on TV. “That’s the old saying: ‘Talk is cheap, money buys whiskey,”’ Ryan said reacting to Coughlin’s statement. “I understand all of that. You know, that’s the truth, but I don’t care about Tom Coughlin or anybody else. I know what I believe and I don’t care if it’s acceptable or everybody’s opinion. I really don’t care. I’m worried about my opinion. This is how I feel. Quite honestly, I could care less what anybody thinks.” The Giants feel the same way about Ryan. “That is just Rex being Rex,” Giants running back Brandon Jacobs said. “You can’t read into it. He does everything he needs to do to get his team fired up and you can’t blame him. If that is what he feels like he has to do, then he has to do it. They are a team that needs to make the playoffs and we are a team that needs to make the playoffs as well. It is going to be a dogfight.”

BEARS

Bears to start McCown

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Quarterback Josh McCown will start an NFL game for the first time in four years when he lines up behind center for the Chicago Bears Sunday night at Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers. McCown signed with the Bears on Nov. 23 after Jay Cutler suffered a broken right thumb. He replaces quarterback Caleb Hanie, who has a 41.8 passer rating with nine interceptions and three touchdowns while starting in four straight losses. Until just before Thanksgiving, McCown was an assistant high school football coach. He says he is surprised to be in a starting role again. While playing for Arizona, Detroit, Oakland and Carolina from 2002-09, McCown threw for 35 touchdowns and had 41 interceptions. He threw two passes with a 12-yard completion and an interception Sunday after replacing Hanie during the 38-14 loss to Seattle.

A frightful sight waits for Dallas Last showdown with Eagles, a 34-7 drubbing, has Cowboys owner Jones running scared about rematch.

JETS

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress was limited at practice because of a cold, but expects to be fine for the first regular-season game against his former team, the Giants, on Saturday. Rookie wide receiver Jeremy Kerley didn’t practice for the second straight day Wednesday, also because of an illness, but coach Rex Ryan and special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff anticipate him playing and returning punts. Running back Joe McKnight, the NFL’s leading kick returner, was limited as he recovers from a separated right shoulder and a hyperextended elbow on the same arm. His status for the game was uncertain. Guard Brandon Moore (hip) returned to practice but was limited, as were defensive back Marquice Cole, safety Eric Smith and defensive lineman Mike DeVito — all with knee ailments.

to quit,” he said. “He kind of asked me, ‘You want to come out?’ I said nope.” Roethlisberger, linebacker LaMarr Woodley (strained right hamstring), running back Mewelde Moore (sprained left knee) and cornerback Curtis Brown (knee) all missed practice on Wednesday. It’s uncertain whether Roethlisberger will practice at all this week given the short turnaround. He participated in just one practice in the run-up to the San Francisco game, but doesn’t think the lack of prep time was an issue. “It was hard to get in there and do some things, but I still take the blame for the loss and not playing well has nothing to do with the preparation,” he said. “It’s just one of those days where I had a bad day.” Veteran Charlie Batch will start if Roethlisberger can’t. The Rams (2-12) have struggled to score points this season and Batch has been serviceable while filling in for Roethlisberger through the years.

Backus, Raiola are Detroit’s brothers in arms By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Jeff Backus and Dominic Raiola have spent more than a decade together on Detroit’s offensive line. They’ve never had an opportunity quite like this. If the Lions beat San Diego at home Saturday, they will make the playoffs for the first time since the 1999 season. Backus and Raiola were drafted by Detroit in 2001 and have spent their entire careers with the team. Together, they’ve endured an almost unthinkable stretch of futility, misery and ridicule. They are now one victory away from celebrating a postseason berth just three seasons after going 0-16. “You think of the last 10 years, what we’ve gone through — what this organization and what the city and the fans

have gone through — to be able to get to the playoffs, to have a successful season, it’s huge,” Backus said. “People have been waiting a long time. I’ve been waiting my whole career to do it.” Backus was drafted in the first round out of Michigan, Raiola a round later from Nebraska. Since leaving those storied college programs, they’ve persevered through loss after loss in the NFL. Backus has started all 174 games of his career. The Lions have won 48 of them. Raiola has been right there alongside him. At first glance, the two don’t seem much alike. Raiola, a center, is quick to speak his mind, always good for a sound bite after a game. Backus, a tackle, is more reserved. “It’s like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito — ‘Twins’ — like

two totally different people,” Raiola said. “We’re close and we’re totally different at the same time. I know what I’m going to get out of him every day. He knows what he’s going to get out of me every day.” The Lions have been able to depend on both of them for 11 seasons. Backus and Raiola never bailed on the franchise, never left to play for a team with a rosier outlook. Their reward is a moment like Saturday, when Detroit’s success-starved football fans will fill Ford Field hoping to watch the Lions reach the postseason for the first time since they lost at Washington as a wild card in January 2000. Then the bottom fell out. Starting in 2001, when Backus and Raiola were rookies, the Lions lost at least10 games in nine of the next 10 seasons, including their winless campaign of 2008.

IRVING, Texas — With another NFC East title so close for the Dallas Cowboys, team owner Jerry Jones seems to be caught between the excitement and fear of what could happen. The Cowboys can clinch their 18th division title since 1970 by winning their last two games. They are in that position after plenty of close games, with five of their losses coming by an average margin of four points and the biggest being six points in overtime. But there is also that one lopsided blemish, a 34-7 loss nearly two months ago at Philadelphia, the team the Cowboys (8-6) play in their regular-season home finale Saturday. Maybe that’s why Jones uncharacteristically expressed publicly being scared of the Eagles. “There is obviously a thrill to dream about what can be out here, the success,” Jones said during one of his regular weekly radio appearances this week. “But I’m also, because it is the Eagles, after the butt-kicking they gave us up in Philadelphia, I’m scared.” Jones probably also remembers the 2008 season finale the Cowboys lost 44-6 at Philadelphia to get left out of the playoffs. Because Jones is so often overly optimistic, maybe there is some psychological theory to his sudden seemingly pessimistic outlook. “It’s probably not my position to explain that,” coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday. “I know that we as coaches and players are focused on getting ready to play our best on Saturday. ... We have great respect for their team. I think everybody is excited about the challenge.” A day earlier, Garrett just smiled when asked about Jones’ comments. Like their coach, Cowboys players don’t seem to be worried about or trying to analyze what Jones said. “We obviously took a tough loss to the Eagles last time, so we know this team is dangerous,” quarterback Tony Romo said. “We have to play a great game out here to get a win. I know we’ve approached it that way. We’re excited about going and playing those guys.” The Eagles (6-8) still have a chance to win the NFC East and get to the playoffs, if they win both of their last two games and get some help. That would include the New York Giants (7-7) losing their game earlier Saturday against the New York Jets. But if the Giants win, Philadelphia would be eliminated from the playoffs even before kickoff at Cowboys Stadium, which could alter the dynamic of the game. If the Cowboys had won some of those close games, most of which they led in the fourth quarter, they might have already wrapped up a playoff spot. Before winning last week at Tampa Bay, there were consecutive losses by the Cowboys to start December when they missed field goals at the end of regulation. “You can’t really concentrate on that. ... We still have a ton of opportunity ahead of us that we need to take advantage of,” linebacker Sean Lee said.

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NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony had 21 points and eight rebounds, and the New York Knicks tuned up for the NBA season opener by beating the New Jersey Nets 88-82 on Wednesday night. Amare Stoudemire scored 15 points, and Tyson Chandler added eight points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks, who host the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon in the first game of the 2011-12 season. Point guard Toney Douglas finished with 13 points in the first NBA game at Madison Square Garden since renovations began on the arena. He got additional time after his backup, Mike Bibby, sat out the second half with back spasms. Kris Humphries, who resigned earlier Wednesday with the Nets, entered in the second quarter for his first action since his failed marriage to reality star Kim Kardashian. The forward was loudly booed every time he touched the ball in his brief stint, a reception that rivaled what LeBron James received in his first visit here last season after choosing Miami over New York. Chants of “We want Humphries! We want Humphries!” broke out in the fourth quarter, but he did not return. Deron Williams scored 21 points and Brook Lopez had 15, though 11 came against Knicks reserves in the fourth quarter. New York completed a sweep of the two-game series after winning at New Jersey on Saturday. Magic 104, Heat 100 ORLANDO, Fla. — Glen Davis had 18 points, Dwight Howard and Jason Richardson each added 15 and the Orlando Magic overcame a 14-point

halftime deficit to beat the Miami Heat in the preseason finale for both teams. Davis had a 13-point third quarter to help ignite the comeback and Orlando got a late lift from its reserves to secure the win, including strong fourthquarter efforts by veteran Larry Hughes and rookie Justin Harper. LeBron James had 27 points and Dwyane Wade added 21 for the Heat. Reserve Norris Cole chipped in 11 points.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 26 points to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Texas 82-63 on Wednesday night. John Henson added 14 points for the Tar Heels (11-2), who won their fifth straight and avenged last season’s lastsecond loss to the Longhorns.

Celtics 81, Raptors 73 BOSTON — Rajon Rondo scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half, leading the Boston Celtics to a victory over Toronto and a sweep of their twogame preseason series with the Raptors. Rondo, the subject of postlockout trade rumors involving Chris Paul before Paul was dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers, had 10 points in the first eight minutes. Rondo had seven assists and two steals in 23 minutes. Paul Pierce missed the game for the Celtics with a heel problem. AP PHOTO Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors with 20 points, and The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Luke Ridnour (13) is fouled by the DeMar DeRozan had 16 points Milwaukee Bucks’ Larry Sanders as he goes up for a shot during the first half of an NBA preseason game Wednesday in Milwaukee. and 10 rebounds. Hornets 95, Grizzlies 80 NEW ORLEANS — Chris Kaman scored 18 points and Eric Gordon added 17 in their first game with New Orleans, leading the Hornets to a win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Gordon and Kaman both came over in the Dec. 14 trade that sent All-Star point guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers. Quincy Pondexter had 14 points with 12 rebounds for

New Orleans. The Grizzlies started quickly, jumping to a 28-17 lead on 80 percent shooting, but the Hornets clamped down on defense and limited Memphis to 37.8 percent for the game. Meanwhile, New Orleans picked up the tempo, going on an 18-3 run to take a 35-31 lead. The Hornets never trailed again. Rudy Gay scored 20 points and Zach Randolph had 15 for

Memphis. Timberwolves 85, Bucks 84 MILWAUKEE — Michael Beasley made two free throws with 9.1 seconds left to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a comeback victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. Kevin Love, who had 22 points and 16 rebounds, hit a 3-pointer to cut Milwaukee’s lead to 84-83.

Chicago locks up Rose with 5-year extension By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Derrick Rose was going down the list, thanking just about everyone who helped him become one of the NBA’s best players, when he looked to his right. Seated off to the side was his mother, Brenda. “I think I can finally say this now. Mom, I finally made it,” he said. Rose, the Chicago Bulls’ superstar point guard and the league’s reigning MVP, agreed Wednesday to a five-year contract extension worth more than $94 million that kicks in next season. It’s fair to say Rose made it long before this latest news conference. The extension is just another stop in a rapid and steady rise from a tough neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side to a starring role with his hometown team after being taken with the No. 1 pick in the draft. He’s gone from Rookie of the

Year to All-Star to MVP in just three seasons, becoming the youngest player to win the award. That’s why the extension was more a formality than a surprise. The only thing missing from his resume is a championship and that’s something he hopes to change in Year 4. “He embodies all the characteristics that you look for,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “It’s a lot more than the talent. The talent is the obvious part. Then, when you look at his will to win, basketball IQ, unselfishness, his humility — I think those are the things that you can build a championship-caliber team around.” The Bulls came close to winning it all last year, leading the

league with 62 victories during the regular season and advancing to the Eastern Conference finals before losing to Miami. That capped a spectacular season in which Rose showed up for camp wondering why he couldn’t be MVP after LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh turned down Chicago to unite in Miami. Then, he backed it up with one of the best seasons by a point guard. He averaged 25 points, 7.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds over 81 games, the only NBA player last year to rank in the top 10 in both scoring and assists. He also became just the fifth player in history (along with Oscar Robertson, John Havlicek, Michael Jordan

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Penn State 74, Cornell 67 ITHACA, N.Y. — Penn State overcame a cold night of shooting with some clutch 3-pointers as the Nittany Lions held off Cornell. Cincinnati 101, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 53 CINCINNATI — JaQuon Parker scored a career-high 17 points as the suddenly explosive Cincinnati Bearcats extended their winning streak to three games with a romp over mistake-prone Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Fresno St. 68, Arizona St. 65 TEMPE, Ariz. — Kevin Olekaibe hit a 3-pointer with 29.9 seconds remaining to help Fresno State to a win over Arizona State. WOMEN’S ROUNDUP Penn State 78, Bucknell 54. LEWISBURG — Maggie Lucas scored 22 points to help No. 16 Penn State beat Bucknell in the Nittany Lions’ final non-league contest before Big Ten play starts next week. Georgetown 71, Miami 46 WASHINGTON — Sugar

Rodgers scored 24 points and No. 17 Georgetown held seventh-ranked Miami to 21 percent shooting in a rout.

Kentucky 90, Samford 61 LEXINGTON, Ky. — Samantha Drake scored 18 points and No. 8 Kentucky rebounded from its first loss of the season by routing Samford for the Wildcats’ 31st straight nonconference home victory. Connecticut 72, College of Charleston 24 CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bria Hartley scored 15 points and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 13 as No. 2 Connecticut bounced back from a rare regular season loss with a victory over the College of Charleston. Baylor 90, McNeese State 50 WACO, Texas — Brittney Griner had 15 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in just 24 minutes to help top-ranked Baylor beat McNeese State. Texas Tech 75, Western Kentucky 38 LUBBOCK, Texas — Casey Morris scored 11 points to lead No. 15 Texas Tech to a rout of Western Kentucky. Nebraska 80, S. Dakota St. 71 LINCOLN, Neb.— Jordan Hooper had her second straight double-double with 30 points and 11 rebounds, Lindsey Moore scored 27 points and No. 24 Nebraska finished nonconference play with a win over South Dakota State.

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SAN DIEGO — Casey Pachall highlighted a record-setting game with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Skye Dawson with 4:26 left to lift No. 16 TCU to a 31-24 victory against Louisiana Tech in the Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday night. It was the eighth straight victory for Mountain West Conference champion TCU (11-2), which moves to the Big 12 next year. It was the third time this season TCU overcame a fourthquarter deficit to win. Pachall was 15 of 29 for 206 yards. He set school single-sea-

son records with 228 completions and 2,921 yards, breaking marks set by Andy Dalton. Western Athletic Conference champion Louisiana Tech (8-5) had its seven-game winning streak snapped hours after coach Sonny Dykes agreed to a contract extension through 2017. TCU tied the game at 24 on Luke Shivers’ 1-yard run with 7:49 left that capped an 18-play, 72-yard drive that consumed 9 minutes, 21 seconds. TCU forced a punt and scored the go ahead touchdown six plays later.

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DALLAS — Claude Giroux had a goal and three assists in his return from a four-game absence due to a concussion and the surging Philadelphia Flyers beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 Wednesday night. Wayne Simmonds and Jaromir Jagr added power-play goals, and defenseman Andrej Meszaros connected at even strength for Philadelphia. Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves as the Flyers improved to 10-2-1 in their last 13 overall and 13-3-2 on the road this season. Giroux, the Flyers’ top scorer, was out since he was injured in a game against Tampa Bay on Dec. 10 when he was accidentally hit in the back of the head by Simmonds’ knee. Michael Ryder scored in the game’s first minute for the Stars, who were 4-1-0 in their previous five games. Stars rookie Richard Bachman stopped 27 shots in his sixth straight start, subbing while regular goaltender Kari Lehtonen completes his recovery from a groin injury. Lehtonen is expected back within a week. Ryder struck 56 seconds after the opening faceoff, firing a

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jackets, most fans gathered at a statue dedicated to Paterno outside Beaver Stadium and made the roughly 15-minute walk to Paterno’s modest ranch home near the end of a dead-end street. The property is decorated with bright Christmas lights. Fans said they began planning the visit about two weeks ago. They also delivered cards as part of a drive from a Penn State alumni group in Baltimore to send Paterno 109,000 birthday cards — a

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coach Paul Brown said. “We’ve had a pretty tough schedule, one of the toughest we had at GAR in awhile. To be 6-0 right now, of course you have to be happy.” Reimiller wasn’t far from the same assessment for his Spartans, who fell to 0-6 with their third loss to a team currently undefeated. Valley West lost just seven games all of last season. “All in all, I’m thoroughly pleased with this team,” Reimiller said. “They played a good game, they gave me everything they got. But we made a lot of silly turnovers by letting our big guys try to bring the ball up instead of using our guards to take it out.” Turnovers helped GAR build the biggest lead of the game – 3831 at 2:35 of the third quarter. Turnovers also helped the Grenadiers lose the advantage as Valley West took its last lead – 52-51 with 21 seconds left. “We have it 38-31 with the ball and I’m thinking we could go up 10 here,” Brown said. “We ended up down because we had four straight turnovers at that point and weren’t playing with our heads like we should be.”

shot from high in the left circle that beat Bobrovsky to the glove side for Ryder’s team-high 12th goal of the season. Giroux tied it at 8:30 of the first period when he swept a loose puck into an open net for his team-best 17th goal. Simmonds put the Flyers in front for good about 3 minutes later, cashing in on his team’s first power play of the night with a deflection for his 10th goal of the season. Jagr got his 11th goal 29 seconds into a power play, converting Giroux’s return pass at 8:00 of the second period to extend the lead to 3-1. Coyotes 4, Hurricanes 3 RALEIGH, N.C.— Lauri Korpikoski scored his ninth goal of the season early in the third period to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Ray Whitney, a former Hurricanes player, also had a goal and assist for the Coyotes. Cal O’Reilly and Rostislav Klesla also scored for Phoenix. Tuomo Ruutu got his teamleading 11th goal for Carolina, while Andreas Nodl and Jiri Tlusty also scored. number nearly identical to the capacity of Beaver Stadium. Jay Paterno said he didn’t know how many cards the family received, but joked they would have to weigh all of them. “It was just to wish him a happy 85th birthday, have fun, show him our support and tell him we still love him,” Sue Lelko, of Port Matilda, decked out in blue Penn State sweats, said about the trip to wish Paterno well. Fans broke out into a chorus of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas after Paterno’s wife, Sue Paterno, also came out briefly while trying to get grandchildren running in the yard to return home.

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ery time we got out on the field,” linebacker Brian Cushing said. “I think any player, any team that wants to be good is going to do that.” Indianapolis, in contrast, is a team in transition. While Sunday’s victory finally allowed the Colts (1-13) to end comparisons with the NFL’s only 0-16 team, the 2008 Detroit Lions, bigger questions loom. Fans want a new coach and changes in the front office. Mathis, Saturday and Wayne all have expiring contracts and Manning’s health is still in doubt following the most invasive of his three neck surgeries. On Sunday, team vice chairman Bill Polian said the four-time league MVP would not play in the team’s final two games. On Tuesday, coach Jim Caldwell said Manning would not participate in

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Novak Djokovic (21), Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton (6) and NASCAR champion Tony Stewart (5). Rodgers is one of three quarterbacks to receive the honor in the past five years. The New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees won in 2010 and the New England Patriots’ Tom Brady won in 2007. Rodgers says it still feels “surreal at times” to be considered among the biggest names in sports. “Those guys are household names, the best of the best,” Rodgers said. “(It’s) special to win the award, and something I’ll remember.” Through 14 games this season, Rodgers has completed 68.1 percent of his passes for 4,360 yards with 40 touchdowns and six interceptions. The Packers are 13-1, and Rodgers’ play is leaving people speechless — even his coach, Mike McCarthy. “I’m running out of things to say about him,” McCarthy said earlier this month, after Rodgers drove the Packers into position for a last-second, gamewinning field goal to beat the New York Giants. Green Bay’s 19-game winning streak

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Philadelphia Flyers right wing Wayne Simmonds (17) battles Dallas Stars center Mike Ribeiro for the puck during the second period of an NHL game on Wednesday in Dallas.

Blackhawks 5, Canadiens 1 CHICAGO — Andrew Brunette and Patrick Sharp scored 21 seconds apart midway through the second period, and Corey Crawford made 20 saves in his first start in more than two weeks as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens. Viktor Stalberg scored mid“Thank you very much and have a Merry Christmas,” she said. University trustees fired Paterno last month amid mounting pressure that school leaders should have done more to stop allegations of child sex abuse against retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky that spanned from 1994 to 2009. Paterno testified before a grand jury investigating Sandusky about a 2002 allegation reported by a graduate assistant that Paterno then relayed to a superior, but prosecutors have said he is not a target of the probe. Sandusky is awaiting trial after pleading

way through the third period and Jonathan Toews and Bryan Bickell added late goals for NHL-leading Chicago. The Blackhawks rebounded from a 3-2 loss at Pittsburgh on Tuesday, improving to 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. Andrei Kostitsyn scored a power-play goal for Montreal, which lost its fourth straight — including the last three since interim coach Randy Cunneynot guilty. Paterno has called the allegations troubling and urged the public to let the legal process unfold. He initially announced his retirement Nov. 9, taking effect at the end of the season. That day, he called the scandal “one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.” The trustees fired him about 12 hours later. On Wednesday, a prominent Penn State donor, Anthony Lubrano, released a letter critical of the way Penn State leaders handled the initial week of the crisis. Lubrano is a 1982 graduate whose name is on a state-of-the

any full team workouts this season, though Manning is expected to throw before or after team practices. And now the team must decide whether to pay Manning’s $28 million bonus due in early March, allow him to become a free agent or redo the five-year, $90 million deal he signed in July. Complicating those choices is the likelihood Indy will have the No. 1 overall draft pick, a slot expected to be used on Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. So Thursday night could be the final home game for Manning, Mathis, Saturday and Wayne. “I don’t know if you can call it the end of an era,” Freeney said. “You look at the changes on any team and there’s always differences from year to year. Sometimes what you call a cornerstone may leave a team, and that has happened in the past. But you never really know if it’s the end of an era till it’s over, you know?” Some believe a healthy Manning will return to Indy in 2012, no matter the cost or whether the roster includes Luck. The other choices are more complex. Wayne turned 33 last month and,

without Manning, is having his least productive season since 2002. Mathis, who will be 31 in February, is second on the team with 6½ sacks and has played well this season. Saturday has been a perennial Pro Bowler and one of Manning’s closest friends, but Indy almost let him leave in 2009 before freeing up enough salary cap space to bring him back for three more years. “I can’t talk to you about them in short term,” Caldwell said when asked to reflect on the contributions of Mathis, Saturday and Wayne. “I’ve been here 10 years. They’ve all been instrumental. I could tell you a (long) story about each guy. They’ve won a lot of football games and as a group their efforts have been fantastic. Good group and great players.” But if the Colts embark on a major rebuilding project, they may not want the 30-something players back. Those who have faced uncertainty in the past, such as running back Joseph Addai and kicker Adam Vinatieri, have one suggestion: savor every last moment.

came to an end at Kansas City on Sunday, but the Packers remain a strong favorite to repeat as champions. That’s thanks in large part to Rodgers’ knack for making big plays without major mistakes. It has been a long and challenging journey out of obscurity for Rodgers, who wasn’t offered a big-time scholarship out of high school and had to play a year in junior college. Then came his agonizing wait on draft day, three seasons on the bench behind Brett Favre and a tumultuous first year as a starter. If Rodgers’ path to stardom had been smoother, he says he wouldn’t be the player — or person — he is today. “It’s something that gives me perspective all the time, knowing that the road I took was difficult. But it did shape my character and it shaped my game as well,” Rodgers said. “I try and keep that on my mind as a good perspective, but also as a motivator, knowing that it took a lot to get to where I am now and it’s going to take a lot to stay where I’m at.” Strangely, earning widespread respect throughout the sports world could become a challenge in and of itself for Rodgers, who draws motivation from proving himself to his doubters and critics. Is that becoming more difficult? “It would only be tougher if you stop-

ped remembering or drawing or thinking about those things,” Rodgers said. “And I think a great competitor has to have at least some sort of chip on their shoulder, or at least the attitude that you have something to prove every time you take the (field).” Unable to attract attention from a big-time college program, Rodgers played a year at Butte College in Oroville, Calif., near his hometown of Chico. His play there eventually got the attention of Cal coach Jeff Tedford, and Rodgers transferred. Rodgers thrived at Cal and went into the 2005 NFL draft expecting to be taken early in the first round. But he didn’t hear his name called until the Packers chose him with the 24th overall pick. Once in Green Bay, Rodgers found himself backing up Favre, a revered Packer who didn’t necessarily like the idea that the team had put his eventual successor in place. Favre kept fans and the franchise on their toes every offseason, flirting with the idea of retiring but always coming back. Then came the summer of 2008, when tension between Favre and the Packers’ front office finally snapped after Favre retired, changed his mind and asked for his job back — or a chance to play elsewhere. Favre was traded to the New York Jets and Rodgers finally had his chance.

worth replaced Jacques Martin last Saturday. Crawford hadn’t played since being pulled early in the second period of a 4-3 shootout loss to Phoenix on Dec. 5 after allowing three goals on 16 shots. Backup Ray Emery finished that game, then made six consecutive starts and won five straight before losing to the Penguins.

GAR (57): Francis 5 1-2 11, Crawford 5 2-2 15, Sharpe 4 1-4 9, Ellis 0 1-2 1, Ricks 1 0-0 2, Powell 3 4-4 10, Skrepenak 3 3-4 9, Dempsey 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 12-18 57 WYOMING VALLEY WEST (52): McCann 5 2-2 13, Hoinski 5 1-4 13, Good 4 2-2 12, Ingram 4 2-5 10, Gimble 2 0-0 4, Baur 0 0-0 0, C.McCue 0 0-0 0, Abdumizzaq 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 7-13 52 GAR............................................... 10 17 12 18 — 57 Wyoming Valley West ................ 12 13 16 11 — 52 3-Point Field Goals— GAR 3 (Crawford); WVW 5 (Good 2, Hoinski 2, McCann)

art baseball park that opened on campus in 2006. He said the letter was sent to fellow alumni. In the letter with the subject heading of “Due Process,” Lubrano said “In America, the presumption of innocence is a fundamental right. However, on the night of November 9th, a rush to judgment appeared to have occurred.” He wrote that others “outraged by the failure of the leadership of Penn State to allow for due process” sign a separate online petition. The petition contained nearly identical wording to an online letter of support signed by nearly 450 of Paterno’s former

players, including Heisman Trophy winner John Cappalletti, LaVar Arrington and current Raiders offensive lineman Stefen Wisniewski. Lubrano said he coordinated with letter organizers after the former players released their statement of support Tuesday night. “It’s about celebrating Joe’s birthday today. We just want to wish him well with his recovery and everything,” one of the organizers, Hall of Famer and Nittany Lions standout tailback Lydell Mitchell, said Wednesday. “He’s going through a stressful time right now.”

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Microsoft will skip tech show

TECH TALK NICK DELORENZO

For better or worse, Internet pretty durable

By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer

NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. is pulling out of the International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the Americas. It’s joining Apple in saying that it prefers to put on its own events when the time is right to show off its products. Microsoft said the next show, to be held Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas, will be the last show at which it has a booth or the CEO delivers the customary kick-off speech. Company founder Bill Gates delivered keynote speeches at the show for 11 straight years. Current CEO Steve Ballmer has delivered the speech for the past three shows and will present his last next month. The software company has been one of the biggest U.S. supporters of the annual event, which gathered nearly 150,000 people this year. Originally focused on livingroom electronics, the show has become the big annual U.S. event for all consumer technology after the demise of big computer-focused shows such as Comdex.

A FRIEND RECENTLY posed an interesting question: “What would you do,” he asked, “if the Internet went down?” I thought about it for a minute before I responded: “Go home and go to sleep for a while, I

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Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division President Robbie Bach speaks at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2010.

Expanding Transco pipeline in NEPA sought

I N B R I E F Firms boost buybacks America’s biggest corporations rewarded shareholders by spending more money on stock repurchases for the ninth consecutive quarter, to the point that it could significantly pad companies’ fourth-quarter per-share earnings, Standard & Poor’s said on Wednesday. Stock buybacks by companies in the S&P 500 index totaled $118 billion in the July-September period. That’s up nearly 49 percent from about $80 billion in last year’s third quarter. Buybacks rose 8 percent compared with this year’s second quarter.

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Anticipating booming production from the Marcellus Shale, gas transmission company Williams is seeking regulatory permission to expand parts of its Transco natural gas pipeline in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Among the upgrades planned by Williams is a 16,000-horsepower compressor unit to be installed at the company’s existing compressor station off Route 115 in Buck Township. Transco is a 10,000-mile-long natural gas conduit beginning at the Gulf of Mexico ports and terminating in New York City that provides natural gas to utility companies and power plants along the East Coast. Two sections of the line slice horizontally through Luzerne County; one circling around the Wyoming Valley through the Back Mountain and turning south toward Bear Creek and the other traveling south through the hilltops near Mountain Top. The two segments rejoin at the Buck Township station. Williams’ Transco spokesman Chris Stockton said the company’s expansion plans are motivated by an increase in gas supply from Marcellus Shale drilling and by the attractiveness of that gas to East Coast energy consumers. Companies moving gas through the Transco are essentially renting space in the pipe, and moving gas a shorter distance costs less money, Stockton explained, adding that the

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By MATT HUGHES mhughes@timesleader.com

BofA settles lending suit Bank of America has agreed to pay $335 million to resolve allegations that its Countrywide unit engaged in a widespread pattern of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers. The settlement with the U.S. Justice Department was filed Tuesday with the Central District court of California and is subject to court approval. The DOJ says it’s the largest settlement in history over residential fair lending practices.

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NEW YORK -- Booming U.S. natural gas production from shale formations and slowing demand from households, factories and power plants are poised to send prices down for an unprecedented fifth year in 2012. Gas may tumble 8.2 percent from its 2011 average next year, as output rises 2.8 percent to a record 67.72 billion cubic feet a day,

according to the Energy Department. Demand will probably climb 1.7 percent, after a 1.8 percent increase this year, the department said in its Dec. 6 Short-Term Energy Outlook. “It’s been practically impossible to turn off the shale gas tap,” Adam Sieminski, chief energy economist at Deutsche Bank in Washington, said in a telephone interview. “Industrial demand has been rising, but it’s not enough.”

pipeline is currently operating at 100 percent capacity. “On the one hand, you’ve got a whole lot of supply in Pennsylvania that’s trying to make its way to the marketplace,” Stockton said. “And you have a market where demand for natural gas has never been higher.” Because it is a regulated utility pipeline, Williams must make its case before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that, despite falling natural gas prices, there is a consumer demand for the expansion. After more than a year of planning and public hearings, the company submitted its plans to the commission Dec. 14. Williams’ plans call for expanding pipeline capacity by both increasing compression and expanding space in some sections by laying down

parallel segments of pipe next to the existing line, called looping. The additional compressor in Buck Township would bring that station’s total horsepower to 48,000 and would increase flow through the pipeline without adding pressure, Stockton said. Other pipe and compression upgrades are planned in Clinton, Lycoming and Monroe counties as well as in several New Jersey and New York counties around New York City. Williams pegs its cost for the pipeline improvements at $340 million, including $10.4 million in direct construction expenditures for the Buck Township compressor. If approved by federal regulators, the company hopes to begin compressor station work in late 2012 and pipeline work in the spring of 2013, with a projected completion date of Nov. 1, 2013.

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guess.” There wouldn’t be much left for me to do, I reasoned, and the paper would still get out. If things stayed down for a while, so what? In a previous career I was partially responsible for laying out The Times Leader every day, and I know a thing or two about print production. In a pinch I’m pretty good with mechanics as well. I like to think that I can write. In short, I could make myself useful doing something else. That’s not so true of everyone, particularly those who have done only “The Internet” for their entire careers. If there are no searches to optimize for, no sites to build, they’d just have to start from scratch, I suppose. But when you think how the Internet is put together, they probably don’t have much to worry about. As a whole, the Internet is one of the most reliable (from the standpoint of “uptime”) networks there is, and when looked at as a “machine,” it’s pretty redundant. I can take all of Asia offline and America will for the most part be unaffected. Even when a large data center is physically eliminated, automated re-routing can usually get things back up quickly. There are certain vulnerabilities -- a ship anchor knocked out large portions of the Middle East, but that situation was resolved relatively quickly. Nations can also (and this is actually quite problematic from a practical standpoint) turn off or block Internet access, as we’ve seen in Egypt during the recent unrest. Cyber-terrorism is a different matter; junk traffic or server problems caused by attacks can cause outages and all sorts of other mayhem. But even then, as long as the physical infrastructure remains, things usually recover fairly quickly. The Internet is a network with vulnerabilities, like any other, but no single point of failure. Businesses and individuals will lose (and have lost) money if there is a temporary outage, to be sure, and people will be greatly inconvenienced, but the network will return eventually. And we’re increasingly putting more and more of our electronic eggs in the proverbial basket of the Internet. And there’s one thing you can’t change about the Internet: You have very little control over what you don’t have physical access to. Once you put your stuff in the cloud, you’re putting your security and money in someone else’s hands, and you can’t just pull the plug if the hackers start to play. I guess the moral of the story is that it pays to keep it real. Nick DeLorenzo is director of interactive and new media for The Times Leader. E-mail him at ndelorenzo@timesleader.com.

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The ﬁrst day of winter, this year, comes with unwinter-like temperatures. Indeed, today’s high will be near 50 degrees in town with partial sunshine as another storm approaches tonight. More rain will move in by 9 p.m. A quarter- to a halfinch of rain will fall, and before the rain ends Friday morning, a changeover to snow is possible. Any accumulation will be small with dry weather Friday afternoon and night. Temperatures will finally drop below freezing by dawn Saturday and now it appears conditions will remain dry through Christmas Day with some sunshine. - Tom Clark

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Postponing Christmas often equals big savings By CHRISTINA REXRODE AP Retail Writer

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Find fun ways to interact at gatherings By NARA SCHOENBERG Chicago Tribune

rowing up, Alan Godwin knew what to expect at holiday gatherings: the faces, the foods, the hourlong monologues from that one very well-informed uncle. “(Uncle Bob) was the classic case of, you ask him what time it is, he’ll tell you how to make a watch,” says Godwin, 58.

“He knew a lot about economics, about science, about just about everything. He would sit for an hour and a half and tell you why a pack of gum would never cost more than a nickel — he had this whole economic theory. Well, he was wrong about that, but he could tell you in far more detail than you’d ever want to know.” With the holidays here, many of us are bracing for our annual interactions with the family eccentrics and oddballs, particularly if those interactions will include children or teens.

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The good news, experts say, is that as long as the relative isn’t physically violent or emotionally abusive, you have a lot of options, from debriefing a teenager embarrassed by an eccentric uncle’s harmless quirks, to teaming up with other parents to monitor a sharp-tongued great aunt when she’s interacting with young children, to deploying a little humor when discouraging a hard-living relative from using profanity. The better news is that your See ODDBALL, Page 2C

Group activities are often a good way to take the focus off of an eccentric family member, says Kate Zabriskie, owner of the consulting company Business Training Works in Maryland. “Look for things that cross generations and can include even the weirdest of the weird,” she says. Among her picks: Encore, a board game in which the group breaks up into teams and the first team draws a card with a word on it. If the word is “star,” someone on the first team has to sing part of a song with star in it (maybe the opening to “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”). Then the next team has to come up with another song with star in it — perhaps Madonna’s “Lucky Star” — and sing a snippet. This continues until a team can’t think of a song.

NEW YORK — When Emily Russell’s two young sons wake up on Christmas morning, they’ll find that Santa left them a note instead of the video games they requested. “Hey, I couldn’t get by your house last night,” Russell, a single mother from Kernersville, N.C., plans to write to her sons and sign Santa’s name. “Your mom is going to take you to the store when she can.” Some people have always postponed Christmas celebrations because their jobs don’t pause for the holiday. But in the weak economy, folks are delaying “Just because Christmas for another it’s a day late reason: money. Deloitte’s annual ho- doesn’t mean liday survey for the it’s going to first time asked shoppers whether they be any less planned to wait until special or January to do the bulk didn’t come of their shopping for from the Christmas. Six percent of the more than 5,000 same sentirespondents said they ment.” did. — Elaine Wu The strategy can pay off. After Christmas, retailers offer discounts of up to 75 percent on a wider variety of items than they do in the weeks leading up to the holiday. It’s something cost-conscious shoppers have gotten hip to. Retail sales during the seven days after Christmas rose year over year in three of the past five years, according to research firm ShopperTrak. And last year, year-over-year online spending grew by 22 percent on Dec. 26 and 56 percent on Dec. 27, according to computer giant IBM’s retail consulting arm. Elaine Wu and her husband plan to wait until the day after Christmas to shop because they’ve agreed not to spend more than $150 for each other — a difficult task given they like to splurge on upscale Marc Jacobs handbags and Armani shoes. Wu says she’s also waiting until after Christmas to shop for some of her friends. Real friends, she figures, wouldn’t want her to go through the headache of shopping in the pre-Christmas madness anyway. “Just because it’s a day late doesn’t mean it’s going to be any less special or didn’t come from the same sentiment,” says Wu, 36, a marketing manager for the startup website BlogHer in Silicon Valley. “It just means that it’s going to save us 60 percent.” See POSTPONING, Page 4C

iPads become child’s play this holiday season By JOSEPH PISANI Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Make room in the toy box for the iPad. Crayola allows tots to doodle on the iPad using its iMarker just as they would a crayon on a coloring book. Tweens are able to belt out their favorite Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez tunes on a Disney microphone that turns the tablet into a karaoke machine. And technology accessories company Griffin enables teens to fly its toy helicopter by using the iPhone as a remote control. This holiday season, toy makers have turned Apple Inc.’s pri-

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The Crayola Color Studio allows children to doodle using Crayola’s iMarker just as they would in a coloring book.

cey tablet and smartphone into playthings for kids. They figure in this weak economy, parents will be willing to splurge on toys for their children that use devices they already have — or want — themselves.

After slipping an iPhone or iPad touch on top of the AppBlaster, kids can shoot at aliens on the screen.

Tiffany Fessler of Gainsville, Ga., certainly was willing to do that even though when she initially bought her $829 iPad she never imagined she’d be sharing it with her 20-month-old son. But whenever she sat down to check

AppMates is a toy car based on the characters from the ‘Cars 2’ animated movie.

emails on the iPad, he’d climb into her lap wanting to use it. So, Fessler decided to get him the $29.99 Crayola iMarker, which transforms the iPad into a digital coloring book using a Crayola’s free ColorStudio HD

application that parents can download. Kids can draw and color using the iMarker, which has a soft tip so it doesn’t scratch the tablet’s glass screen. “When you have a screaming toddler in a restaurant or any public area, you want to have something to calm him down with,” says Fessler, 39. “This is just another way to keep him entertained.” That the iPad and iPhone have infiltrated the $22 billion toy market this season is no surprise. Smartphones and tablets, particularly Apple products, are more popular than ever with people of all ages. This year, Apple is ex-

pected to double the number of iPhones sold to 90.6 million worldwide, according to research firm Gartner, while the number of iPads sold is expected to triple to 46.7 million. And Apple products have a certain “cool factor” with kids that toy companies, which can make up to half of their revenue during the holidays, are hoping to tap into. In fact, the iPad and iPhone are among the most coveted electronics this holiday season among children. About 44 percent of 6- to 12-year-olds want the iPad this year, according to a surSee iPADS, Page 3C

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Rice Elementary students shop for holiday gifts Rice Elementary School students were recently treated to a shopping experience at the school. All students purchased affordable holiday presents for their loved ones or themselves. Kindergartener Mac Kline carefully picks out his presents with his helper, Wendy Fenwick.

InterMetro Industries raises $35,000 for United Way InterMetro Industries recently completed one of its most successful employee campaigns for United Way of Wyoming Valley. The company achieved its goal of raising $35,000, representing $4,800 over last year and a 15% increase. A campaign committee, headed by Kim Graham, benefits manager, consisted of salaried and union employees who are members of USW Local 5652-00. Supplemental fundraisers were also held and the committee went on an agency tour to Wyoming Valley Children’s Association. At the association, from left, first row, are Connor O’Hearn, David Drauschak, Justin Perhach and Penelope Hardisky. Second row: Nico Isopi, Sofie Barlik, Riley Frail, Zayden Isopi, Gage Long and Laila Zdancewicz. Third row: InterMetro Industries employees, Robert Grey Jr., USW 5652-00; Lois Pluskey, graphics/web designer; Kim Shiner, USW 5652-00; Tony Thomas Jr., USW Local 565200; and David Carey, president, USW Local 5652-00.

Penn State Business Club donates to food pantry The Penn State Wilkes-Barre Business Club recently toured the Back Mountain Food Pantry, where they made a donation of food to help others in need. Club members, from left: Megan Millo, president; Lindsey Howell, vice president; Chris Kubicki, secretary, and Ann Marie Wempa, member.

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kids actually may learn something about tolerance and empathy along the way. “We can’t always like all our family members, but we can be curious about what makes them tick,” says Eli Karam, an assistant professor of marriage and family therapy at the University of Louisville. “Why are they the way they are? Generally people are not set up to intentionally cause you grief. Generally, there’s some understandable explanation for why they do what they do.” Almost everybody has an odd relative, and some people — including Godwin, a psychologist and author of “How to Solve Your People Problems” (Harvest House) — say that these relatives can be assets to family gatherings. His long-winded uncle, he says, had a good heart and a mind like a steel trap. Plus, family members got to swap Uncle Bob stories afterward. “Did Uncle (Bob) tell you the one about the pack of gum?” a cousin might ask. “Oh, yeah,” someone would reply with a chuckle. “I heard that one. I heard it 15 times before, but I heard it again.” Many family eccentrics fit the basic Uncle Bob mold: markedly quirky and irritating at times but entirely nonthreatening. Younger children tend to handle these figures well; they may actually be more comfortable with stale jokes, funny nicknames or amateur magic tricks. By the age of 12, though, children tend to be embarrassed by silly or unconventional behavior, says Megan Murphy, director of clinical training for the marriage and family therapy program at Antioch University New England. Try debriefing teens and tweens after the party and help them understand their reactions, Murphy suggests. What bothered your child about the en-

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counter? Does she feel the relative’s behavior reflects on her? Does it? Also consider concrete solutions: Maybe a teen can excuse herself from the room when the talk gets supremely silly. A relative with a tart tongue can present a greater challenge. What if Aunt Susie gets nasty after she has a few drinks? What if she has been known to criticize the children? Young children need to be protected from this kind of behavior, experts say. If Aunt Susie is actually emotionally destructive, you may want to skip part of the gathering. Even if you determine the situation is manageable, don’t leave the little ones alone with Aunt Susie, Murphy advises. You and the other parents of young children can work out a way to take turns (discreetly) monitoring the situation. Parents can encourage teens and tweens to talk about their feelings toward Aunt Susie and devise methods of handling her. “If someone is being borderline abusive, it’s important to teach teenagers to stand up for themselves. That’s a skill they’re going to have to have in life,” Murphy says. Maybe an older child can come up with a simple line to use if Aunt Susie gets out of hand: “That really hurt my feelings when you said that.” The relative who, say, just got back from rehab or spent time in prison for a nonviolent crime — and has the tattoos to prove it — presents a different set of issues. If you know you and your child are physically and emotionally safe with this person but you’re worried about, for instance, the adult nature of the tattoos, you may be borrowing trouble, experts say. A very young child probably wouldn’t pick up on the tattoos, Murphy says, and a teen has likely seen something worse at school or on the Internet. If the relative is prone to profanity, on the other hand, you may want to move humorously but decisively to protect your kids: “Oh! Watch your language. Johnny’s only 2, and he picks up new words quickly!”

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vey by research firm Nielsen. The iPod touch came in the No. 2 spot with 30 percent, followed by the iPhone at 27 percent. Not to mention, anyone who’s a parent knows all too well that babies and older kids alike love to fiddle with or drool all over mommy’s iPad. Nearly 40 percent of 2to 4-year-olds have used a smartphone, iPad or video iPod, according to a survey by nonprofit group Common Sense Media. That number rises to 52 percent

for 5- to- 8 year olds. And even 10 percent of infants have used one of the devices before their first birthday. “It’s mostly something for kids to use in the car or at the doctor’s office,” says Chris Baynes, a toy analyst. “It’s a way to get the kid to be quiet.” With that in mind, Crayola teamed up with Nashville, Tenn.based Griffin Technology, which is mostly known for selling iPhone and iPad cases and car chargers, to make the iMarker and the ColorStudio HD app for kids. The iMarker, which is like a stylus that resembles a Crayola marker, is targeted at children ages 3 and up.

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iPhone into a colorful, easy-tograb case that looks like a big round rattle. The case stops babies from making unwanted calls and protects the iPhone from something else: drool. Parents can open up three free apps that play music, read words aloud and count numbers. The company plans to release an iPad version of the case this spring. • Disney has three offerings. The “Disney Spotlight” microphone, which is $69.99 or $99.99 for a wireless version, plugs into the iPad and allows kids to sing along to Disney songs from shows such as “Hannah Montana” — or to their own music — and record their own music video. Disney’s $79.99 App-

Clix digital camera enables kids to upload their pictures to an iPad, and a free app lets them add Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck into the photos. And Disney teamed up with Canadian toy maker Spin Master to create “Appmates,” a toy car based on the characters from the company’s “Car’s 2” animated movie. One car sells for $12.99, while a two-pack goes for $19.99. Using a free app, kids can “drive” on different courses by moving the car across the iPad screen. • Spin Master, which makes toys such as Air Hogs and Bakugan, started a new line this year of toys for the iPad and iPhone called “AppFininity.” Its first toy in the line is the $19.99 AppBlas-

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Michael J. Manganiello Michael John Manganiello, son of Bridget and Brian Manganiello, Pittston, is celebrating his first birthday today, Dec. 22. Michael is a grandson of Terry and Sharon Harvey, Noxen; Carl Manganiello, Pittston; and Mary Manganiello, Old Forge. He is a great-grandson of Elizabeth Lewis, Kingston; Roymane and Charlotte Harvey, Wyoming; and Lillian Piccillo, Pittston. Michael has a brother, Dakotah, 1 1.

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Avery N. Bogdon Avery Noelle Bogdon, daughter of Mike and Jeanette Bogdon, Mountain Top, is celebrating her ninth birthday today, Dec. 22. Avery is a granddaughter of Jeannie Beierle, Wilkes-Barre; Jim Beierle, Nanticoke; Pat and Ed Tencza, Buttonwood; and Mike Bogdon Sr., Exeter. She is a great-granddaughter of Margaret Lenahan, Lee Park, and Mary Jane Morio, Wilkes-Barre. Avery has a sister, Natalie Grace, 5.

Gifted students from the Greater Nanticoke Area Elementary and Education Centers recently participated in a ‘Smart Saving’ program sponsored by the First National Community Bank and presented by assistant vice president Bernice Shipp. Some of the participants, from left, first row, are William Kanjorski, Cassidy Moore, Sarah Adkins, Emily Ehrensperger, Bobbiann Chaban, Ryan Whittaker and Devn Thomas. Second row: Andrew Stratton, Gabriel Jenceleski, Kassandra Rinker, Taylor Bartle, Jenna Baron and Tyler Zaremba. Third row: Sabrina Holevinski, Kyle Stratton, Michael Skamarakus, Shipp, Riley Klepadlo, Justin Wolfe and Taylor Zabrenski. Lance Jensen also participated.

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Tyler Czapracki, son of Brian and Lisa Czapracki, East Fallowfield, is celebrating his fourth birthday today, Dec. 22. Tyler is a grandson of Paul and Joanne Czapracki, Frankford, Del.; John and Margaret Sokoloski, Nanticoke; and the late Jack McClure, Shickshinny. Tyler has a brother, Dylan, 6.

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Teclo Mason Baldoni, son of Teclo and Anita Baldoni, Duryea, is celebrating his third birthday today, Dec. 22. Teclo is a grandson of Dorothy Ostrowski and the late Joseph Ostrowski Sr. and the late Gloria and Teclo Baldoni Sr., all of Plains Township. He has a brother, Nico Max, 10 months.

The students in Lisa Kelly’s sixth-grade science class at St. Nicholas-St. Mary School, Wilkes-Barre, recently created models of plant cells. Students used household objects such as toys, candy and food items to represent the various parts of the cell. Students regularly perform science experiments and make models to reinforce the classroom lessons and to prepare for applying to participate in Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science next year. Some of the students with their models, from left, first row, are Kate Flanagan and Emily Bush. Second row: Tucker Ell, Thalia Charles, Taylor Oakes, Nial Vender and Dominic Adameck. Third row: Kelly.

Class of 1970 will hold a reunion on July 7, 2012, at the Knights of Columbus, Luzerne. Addresses are needed for the following classmates, Frances Arnold Barciak, Theresa Backman Haberstich, Ronald Balara, Charlotte Arnott, Carol Baloh Evans, Thomas Beilman, Rachael Bock Crockett, James Boyer, Larry Brand, Gloria Bronsberg Roberts, Gail Cantrill Coolbaugh, Catherine Chadwick, Christine Cheskiewicz Twerdi, Leon Chorey, Marion Inderlin Konefal, Deborah Kawalkewicz Siemurski, Amy Kirshner Sussihan, Ann Kosloski, Donna Kielty, David Kolinchock, Pamela Kozlow Good, Nancy Kocielski Paden, Janet Zatcoff Gronchick, Patsy Williams Crisman, Pauline Wozniak Wilson, Michele Wichorek Strunk, Dave Zaborney, Kathleen Sidelko Anderson, Debra Snyder, Carla Schmidt, Ronald Schreiber, Helene Schvom, Janet Seeherman Sperock, Paul Sarnak, Mark Sherman, Frederick Szoke, Chris Survilla Dellanglio, Diane Urban and John Watkins. Anyone with information, email to jvckc@aol.com or call 570-696-2131 and leave a message.

Ambassadors hold dodge ball event for THON Penn State Wilkes-Barre Lion Ambassadors recently presented a check to the Penn State Wilkes-Barre THON Committee. The Lion Ambassadors held a dodge ball tournament to raise money for the campus THON Committee. THON, The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world and is a year-long effort that raises funds and awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer. At the check presentation, from left: Samantha Shewan, Shavertown, finance chair, THON, and 2012 dancer; Amy Linn Zdipko, Wilkes-Barre, chair, THON; David Ridner, Stroudsburg, president, Lion Ambassadors; Lindsay Clime, Larksville, treasurer, Lion Ambassadors; Ryan McDermott, Stroudsburg, SGA representative, Lion Ambassadors.

State trooper speaks to students at GNA Elementary and Educational Centers The gifted students of the Greater Nanticoke Area Elementary and Educational Centers recently welcomed Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Jim Shubzda of the Wyoming Barracks. Shubzda provided a comprehensive background on gathering crime scene evidence, including all aspects of forensics. Participants, from left, first row, are Andrew Stratton, Gabe Jenceleski, Lance Jenson, William Kanjorski, BobbiAnn Chapin and Taylor Bartle. Second row: Cassidy Moore, Kyle Stratton, Justin Wolfe, Riley Klepadlo, Kassandra Rinker and Sabrina Holevinski. Third row: Calista Walk, Sarah Atkins, Emily Ehrensberger, Taylor Zabrenski, Devin Thomas, Tyler Zaremba, Ryan Whittaker and Jenna Baron. Fourth row: Shubzda; Kristen Cunningham, teacher; Michael Skamarakus; and teachers Barbara Lach, Jennifer Williams, Laura Price and Ed Grant.

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Abused man is urged to go get help and stop suffering in silence Dear Abby: On Oct. 19 you printed a letter from “Bruised and Abused,” a man who is dating a woman who becomes physically violent when they argue. I know this is a touchy subject. I have heard from authorities that about half of domestic violence occurs when a woman throws the first blow. Most women believe, as the abusive girlfriend said, that her attack on him isn’t violence because she’s a woman and he is a man. As difficult as it may be, we need to talk about the role women play in the domestic violence cycle as well as the responsibilities of men. I’m saving the letter

DEAR ABBY ADVICE from “Bruised” to remind me. — Donald, a California Dentist Dear Donald: Since I printed that letter I have heard from readers telling me my answer didn’t go far enough. (I advised him to end the relationship.) Among those who wrote to me were doctors, members of law enforcement and mental health specialists — as well as former victims. My newspaper readers comment: Dear Abby: I’m a retired cop. “Bruised” asked you if what his girlfriend is doing is domestic abuse.

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Your reply did not mention that his girlfriend hitting him IS domestic abuse. It doesn’t matter if the abuser is male or female. “Bruised” should call the cops and report this before she goads him into a response that gets him arrested. The courts can mandate the therapy she apparently needs. — Russ in Helena, Mont. Dear Abby: I was a victim. People asked me why I didn’t fight back. I wasn’t raised to hit women. In the end, my wife put me in the hospital twice and left me blind in my left eye. She spent nine months in jail for everything that happened. Violence is violence regardless of who is throwing the punches. Tell

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that man he needs to get out now! — Battered in Arizona Dear Abby: It doesn’t matter if he is a boy and she is a girl, or that he is bigger and stronger. Women do abuse men. It’s a crime that too often goes unreported. He should contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-7233 or SAFE (Stop Abuse for Everyone) at www.safe4all.org. — Claudia, Ph.D., Long Beach, Calif.

things from my perspective.” This indicates to me that he thinks he can “teach her a lesson” by breaking up with her, and that this would stop her behavior. That would be a huge misconception on his part. Carmen’s behavior isn’t something that can be modified through a breakup. It is something that will require intense counseling to correct, if it can be corrected at all. The boyfriend needs to end things for good. — Bruce in Houston

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Automatic. 8 ft. modified flat bed. 90k miles. Runs great. $4,900 (570) 675-5046 Call after 6:00 p.m.

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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

ACURA `06 TL 4 Door 3.2 VTEC 6

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

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AUDI `05 A4 1.8T Cabriolet Convert-

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

BMW ‘04 325 XI White. Fully

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

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ACURA `06 TL

412 Autos for Sale

CHRYSLER `06 300

White Diamond 80K original miles, 1 Owner, Garage Kept, Camel Leather Interior, 3.2L / 6 Cylinder, 5-Speed Automatic, Front/Rear & Side Airbags, ABS Navigation System, 8Speaker Surround System, DVD /CD /AM/FM/ Cassette, XM Satellite Radio, Power & Heated Front Seats, Power Door Locks & Windows, Power Moonroof, 4 Snow Tires Included!.... And Much, Much, More! Car runs and looks beautiful $16,500 Firm Call 239-8461

4 door sedan in perfect condition. Full service records. All luxury options and features. 25.5 MPG. $12,800. Call 570-371-1615

BMW ‘98 740 IL

CHRYSLER ‘08 SEBRING

White with beige leather interior. New tires, sunroof, heated seats. 5 cd player 106,000 miles. Excellent condition. $5,800. OBO 570-451-3259 570-604-0053

BUICK `05 LACROSSE

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

CADILLAC `05 SRX All wheel drive,

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

CADILLAC ‘06 STS

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

CHEVROLET `04 CORVETTE COUPE Torch red with

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

CHEVROLET `08 IMPALA Excellent condition, new tires, 4 door, all power, 34,000 miles. $13,995. 570-836-1673

CHEVROLET `98 BLAZER 5 speed standard,

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

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

CHEVY 04 CAVALIER 4 door. 4 cylinder. Power windows. 59K. Looks & runs well. $4,495 DEALER 570-868-3914

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

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

CHEVY ‘95 ASTRO

MARK III CONVERSION VAN. Hightop. 93K. 7 passenger. TV/VCP/Stereo. Loaded. Great condition. $3,495 (570) 574-2199

CHRYSLER `04 SEBRING LXI CONVERTIBLE

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

CHRYSLER ‘04 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE

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

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

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WE SELL FOR LESS!! ‘10 Dodge Caravan SXT 32K. Silver-Black. Power slides. Factory warranty. $17,499 ‘09 Jeep Libery Limited Power sunroof. Only 18K. Factory Warranty. $19,899 ‘09 DODGE CALIBER SXT 2.0 Automatic, 24k Factory Warranty! $12,099 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS Only 18K! One Owner - Estate Sale. Factory Warranty. $13,799 ‘08 SUBARU Special Edition 42k, 5 speed, AWD. Factory warranty. $13,299 ‘08 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4x4, Regular Cab, 63K, Factory Warranty $13,299 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS 4 door, only 37K! 5 Yr. 100K factory warranty $11,699 ‘08 CHEVY IMPALA LS 60k. Factory warranty. $9,699 ‘05 BUICK CENTURY Only 48K. $5,699 ‘05 HONDA CRV EX One owner, just traded, 65K. $12,899 ‘05 Suzuki Verona LX Auto. 64K. Factory warranty. $5,399 ‘01 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Executive 74K $5,799 ‘99 J EEP G RAND C HEROKEE Limited. 74K. Estate Sale. $5,999

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FORD 00 ESCORT ZX2

JAGUAR ‘94 XJS CONVERTIBLE

TOYOTA ‘09 COROLLA S

2 door. 53K. 4 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 ‘02 MUSTANG

GT CONVERTIBLE

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

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

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

HONDA `07 ACCORD

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

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DODGE `02 STRATUS

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

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

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EAGLE `95 TALON

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

FORD `07 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE

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

FORD `95 CROWN VICTORIA V-8, power windows

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

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MERCEDES `92 500 SEL

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

NISSAN ‘02 ALTIMA Black with gray

interior. Power window, locks, sunroof. $5,995. Trade Welcome 570-829-3929

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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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HYUNDAI ‘06 ELANTRA Tan, 4 door,

clean title, 4 cylinder, auto, 115k miles. Power windows, & keyless entry, CD player, cruise, central console heated power mirrors. $3900 570-991-5558

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Blue metallic. 4 door. Grey interior. Auto. A/C. Power windows, locks, steering, brakes & mirrors. Alloys. Dual air bags. Non-smoker, extra clean. 98K miles. Must see. $4,995. Clean PA title. Trade Welcome 570-829-3929

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

Auto. 4 Cylinder. $16,450

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PONTIAC 04 SUNFIRE

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

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1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

PONTIAC 07 G6

83K. 4 Cylinder. Auto. New tires & brakes. Serviced. Inspected. Warrantied. $9,295.

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

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VOLKSWAGEN `09 CHEVY`75 CAMARO BEETLE 350 V8. Original Excellent condition,

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

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

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

Chrysler ‘68 New Yorker

Sedan. 440 Engine. Power Steering & brakes. 34,500 original miles. Always garaged. Reduced to $6,400 (570) 883-4443

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HYUNDAI ‘11 SONATA GLS

Auto. Power windows. Power locks & extras. Only 800 miles. Runs good. $13,995 Flood Title Trade Welcome 570-829-3929

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

MERCEDES-BENZ ‘00 S430

Silver, black leather interior. All power options. Navigation. Alloys and extras. Car runs good. $8,995 Flood Title Trade Welcome 570-829-3929

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PORSCHE `01 BOXSTER S Biarritz white, con-

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

SCION `06 XA

67,000 miles, power windows & locks, great gas mileage. $8,200/OBO 570-606-5634

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

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Real Estate & Civil Litigation Attorney Ron Wilson 570-822-2345 SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Free Consultation. Contact Atty. Sherry Dalessandro 570-823-9006

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TOYOTA `10 Camry SE. 56,000 miles. Red, alloy wheels, black cloth interior. Will consider trade. $14,200 (570) 793-9157

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Harveys Lake Borough Council, at the Reorganization meeting held on January 3, 2012, at 6:30 pm, at the Harveys Lake Municipal Building, 4875 Memorial Highway, Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, shall take under advisement and shall vote to enact and reenact the following Ordinances: 1. An Ordinance Fixing the Tax Rate for the Fiscal year 2012; and 2. Re-enactment of the Occupational Privilege Tax Ordinance for the year 2012 3. Re-enactment of the 1% Real Estate Transfer Tax Ordinance for the 2012 4. Re-enactment of the Per Capita Tax Ordinance for the year 2012 5. Re-enactment of the 1% Earned Income Tax Ordinance for the year 2012 The full text of said ordinance is available at the Borough Secretary’s Office and the Luzerne County Law Library for public review and inspection. Susan R. Sutton, Borough Secretary

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011 PAGE 3D

NEW 2012 FORD FIESTA

Automatic, Air Conditioning, Pwr., Mirrors, Advance Trac with Electronic Stability Control, Side Curtain Air Bags, CD, Pwr. Door Locks, Remote Keyless Entry, Tilt Wheel

NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS APR

PLUS

M O S.

Remote Keyless Entry, CD, Power Door Locks, Air Conditioning, Anti-Theft System, Side Curtain Air Bags, Side Impact Air Bags, Message Center, MyKey

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

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

NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS SE

Auto., CD, Anti-Theft Sys., Side Curtain Air Bags, 16” Steel Wheels, Tilt Wheel, AC, Instrument Cluster, PW, Message Center, PDL, Keyless Entry, Pwr. Side Mirrors, Fog Lamps, MyKey PLUS

NEW 2012 FORD FUSION SE

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

APR M O S.

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PLUS

M O S.

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NEW 2011 FORD F-150 4X4 3.7L V6 Engine, XL plus Pkg., Cruise Control, 40/20/40 Cloth Seat, CD, MyKey, Pwr FOOT Equipment Group, Pwr. BOX Mirrors, XL Decor Group

NEW 2012 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4X4 All Wheel Drive, XLT, Safety Canopy, Side Impact Safety Pkg., Pwr. Seat, Auto., PDL, PW, CD, Air, Fog Lamps, Privacy Glass, Roof Rack, 16” Alum. Wheels, Sirius Satellite APR Radio, Keyless Entry, Rear M O Cargo Convenience Pkg., S.

PLUS

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M O S.

NEW 2012 FORD EDGE Pwr. Windows, PDL, Air, Advance Trac with Roll Stability Control, Remote Keyless Entry, CD, MyFord

27 Mos.

NEW 2012 FORD EXPLORER 4X4 3.5L Engine, PL, MyFord Display. PW, Auto. Climate Control, Pwr. Mirrors, 17” Steel Wheels, CD, Keyless MyKey, Entry, Cruise Control

27 Mos.

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

Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B *Tax and tags extra. Security Deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 27 month lease 23,625 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. See salesperson for details. All payments subject to credit approval by the primary lending source, Tier 0 rate. Special APR financing cannot be combined with Ford cash rebate. “BUY FOR” prices are based on 72 month at $18.30 per month per $1000 financed with $2,500 down (cash or trade). Photos of vehicles are for illustration purposes only. Coccia Ford is not responsible for any typographical errors. No Security Deposit Necessary. See dealer for details. Sale ends DECEMBER 31, 2011.

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FORD ‘28 MODEL A Sport Coupe.

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

MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

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

MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR

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

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Commercial Trucks & Equipment

Motorcycles

power angle plow. Hydraulic over electric dump box with sides. Rubber coated box & frame. Very good condition. $22,500 firm. Call 570-840-1838

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Motorcycles

‘96 HONDA American Classic

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

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.

Must Sell! Appraised for $9,200

DAELIM 20064,700 150 CCs.

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

• All original

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

HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL Black. 1,800 miles.

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

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

HARLEY DAVIDSON `03 Anniversary OLDSMOBILE ‘53 100th Edition Deuce. Garage kept. 1 98 SEDAN 72K original miles. owner. 1900 miles.

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

Commercial Trucks & Equipment

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

KAWASAKI ‘05 NINJA 500R. 3300

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

Tons of chrome. $38,000 invested. A must see. Asking $18,000. OBO 570-706-6156

HARLEY DAVIDSON `03 NIGHTTRAIN New rear tire. Very

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

Kawasaki` 93 ZX11D NINJA LIKE NEW 8900 Original

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

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MOTO GUZZI `03

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

POLARIS ‘00 VICTORY CRUISER 14,000 miles,

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

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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BUICK `05 RENDEZVOUS BARGAIN!!

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

CADILLAC `07 ESCALADE ESV Black with extended

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

CADILLAC `99 ESCALADE 97k miles. Black with beige leather interior. 22” rims. Runs great. $8,500 Call 570-861-0202

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

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CHEVY ‘10 EQUINOX LT

Moonroof. Alloys. 1 Owner. $22,450

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

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FORD ‘05 ESCAPE XLS

4 Cylinder. 5 speed. Front wheel drive. air. Warranted. $7,895.

CHEVY 99 SILVERADO 4X4 Auto. V8. Bargain

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

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

CHRYSLER 02 TOWN & COUNTRY V6. Like new!

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

DODGE `00 CARGO VAN 1500

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

CHEVY 05 SILVERADO

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

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FORD `00 WINDSTAR Excellent condition,

8 passenger, new starter. $2,900. 570-655-2443

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miles. Runs excellent. $8,995. Trade Welcome 570-829-3929

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

HYUNDAI ‘06 SANTE FE LTD

FORD ‘00 EXPLORER XLT. CD. Power

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

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

D.P. MOTORS

GMC '02 SAFARI CARGO VAN

1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

JEEP ‘04 GRAND CHEROKEE

AWD. Auto. Warrantied. $4,895

570-714-4146

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

BUY * SELL * TRADE

HONDA `10 ODYSSEY

570-714-4146

BUY * SELL * TRADE

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

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

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

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

FORD 02 F150 Extra Cab. 6

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

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JEEP 03 LIBERTY

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

Line up a place to live in classified!

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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

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

D.P. MOTORS

1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

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

JEEP ‘05 GRAND CHEROKEE

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

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

570-714-4146

BUY * SELL * TRADE

JEEP `04 CHEROKEE 135,000 miles, auto-

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

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

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JEEPAuto. 04 LIBERTY V6.

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

JEEP ‘06 WRANGLER

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

JEEP ‘07 GRAND CHEROKEE

4WD & Alloys. $15,880

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

JEEP 08 COMPASS

4 WD. Auto. CD. $13,992

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

RANGE ROVER ‘07 SPORT Supercharged

LEXUS `06 GX 470

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.

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

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

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

MERCURY `07 MARINER One owner. Luxury

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

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

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2012 MDX

2012 TL

2012 ZDX

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

MAZDA 03 MPV VAN V6. CD Player.

For well-qualified buyers

2012 TSX SPORT WAGON

JEEP ‘98 WRANGLER

$26,950

0.9% APR* ON ALL NEW ACURA MODEL S

2012 RDX

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

(570) 237-1082

IT’S LIKE MEETING SAVINGS UNDER THE MISTLETOE.

2012 RL

JEEP 98 CHEROKEE SPORT

Only 29K miles! $17,450

Fall in love with a great deal this holiday season. During the Season of Reason Sales Event, you’ll ﬁnd exceptional offers on every new Acura. So instead of going overboard this holiday season, we invite you to do something smarter—oversave. Visit your local Acura dealer or acura.com today.

2012 TSX

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

6 Cylinder. 4WD. $9,250

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

JEEP `03 LIBERTY

FORD 01 F150 XLT Extra cab. 2

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

Leather. Moonroof. One owner. $14,580

D.P. MOTORS

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

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1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

UMMINS

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

FORD ‘06 E-350 CARGO VAN Over 100,000

Leather. Auto. $17,940

Auto. V6. New inspection! $4,495 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

AWD. 1 owner. $17,880

FORD 08 EDGE SEL 1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

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HONDA ‘09 CRV LX

BUY * SELL * TRADE

FORD ‘02 EXPLORER

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

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

570-714-4146

FORD ‘97 F150 4X4

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

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D.P. MOTORS

1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

CHEVY ‘99 BLAZER

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

DODGE ‘97 2500 4X4, C

YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300

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

KAWASAKI ‘03

FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA.

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

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

FORD `90 TRUCK

442 RVs & Campers

HARLEY CHEVY `04 DUMP TRUCK DAVIDSON ‘01 36k miles. 9’6” Boss Electra Glide, Ultra

BMW 2010 K1300S Only 460 miles! Has

OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT

427

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For more information; visit your local showroom today or acura.com. *Subject to limited availability through January 3, 2012, on approved credit through Acura Financial Services, DBA of AmericanHonda Finance Corp. 0.9% APR for 24–36 months on all new and unregistered 2011 and 2012 Acura models through January 3, 2012, for well-qualified buyers. Not all buyers will qualify. Higher financing rates apply for buyers with lower credit ratings. Example (per $1,000 financed and for 0.9% APR): 24 months financing at $42.06/month or 36 months financing at $28.16/month. Dealers set actual price. See dealer for complete details. © 2011 Acura. Acura,TSX, MDX, TL, RDX, ZDX and RL are trademarks of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

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Applications are accepted Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM; or forward resume to:

Fabri-Kal Corporation

ATTN: Human Resources Valmont Industrial Park, 150 Lions Drive, Hazle Township, PA 18202 EMAIL: hrmail@hazleton.f-k.com FAX: 570-501-0817 www.f-k.com EOE

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

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

Education/ Training

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

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

Education/ Training

ALL JUNK CAR & TRUCKS WANTED

DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT - EOE

Head Weightlifting Coach Middle School Weightlifting Coach

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

For additional information and application process, visit www.dallassd.com > Employment page. Mail application packet to:

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Complete application packets, including letter of interest, district application, references, letters of recommendation, current Act 34, 151 and 114 clearances, must be received by

DEADLINE: January 3, 2012

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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

FULL CHARGE PER DIEM BOOKKEEPER

Highest Prices Paid In Cash!!!

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

Mr. Frank Galicki Superintendent, Dallas School District PO Box 2000, Dallas, PA 18612

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

TOYOTA 09 RAV 4

AWD. Auto $16,620

$125 EXTRA IF DRIVEN, DRAGGED OR PUSHED IN!

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NISSAN ‘08 ROGUE S

BUYING JUNK VEHICLES $300 AND UP

Visit www.dallassd.com - Employment page for additional information and application process. Mail application packet to: Mr. Frank Galicki, Superintendent, Dallas School District, PO Box 2000, Dallas, PA 18612 Complete application packets, including current clearances, must be received by DEADLINE: 3:00PM on January 3, 2012

Competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package: Health Insurance, Dental & Vision, Prescription, Disability, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Leave and Holidays. Drug screening and background checks are conditions of employment.

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Candidates must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills. Develop and implement a district-wide philosophy of the teaching of the game of football at all levels of the program. Year-round work on developing the program is a must. Experience coaching on the varsity level is preferred.

Skills & knowledge must include: For Electrician Conduit, emt and ridged pipe; Equipment testing; AC/DC motors & drives; PLC systems. For Mechanic Troubleshooting, hydraulic/pneumatic, machine shop, plumbing, welding, rebuild mechanic devices, schematics, test equipment, basic electrical systems.

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Education/ Training

• Head Varsity Football Coach

Fabri-Kal Corporation, a major thermoforming plastics company is seeking motivated candidates for full time benefitted Industrial Electrician I and Maintenance Mechanic II. 12 hours shifts. HS/GED required. Vocational or trade school preferred. 3 years experience required. Availability for overtime required.

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INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN I MAINTENANCE MECHANIC II

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Send Resume to: Attn: Bookkeeper PO Box 474 Dallas, PA 18612

518 Customer Support/Client Care

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Immediate opening for full time position with an expanding company in the Hazleton area.

DOWN*

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

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

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ATTN: HR Dept. Box 667 Hazleton, PA 18201 Fax: 570-450-0231 Email: donna.reimold@ forbo.com

415 Kidder Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570.822.8870

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Responsibilities include processing orders, handling and resolving customer inquiries and problems. College degree or at least three years experience in customer service a must, preferably in manufacturing/distribution environment. Strong communication, organizational skills, good attendance and the ability to multitask and handle a very fastpaced environment a must. Knowledge of Word, Excel, Lotus Notes. SAP experience a plus. Only team players need apply. Benefits and competitive salary based on qualifications. Please send resume and salary requirements to:

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NEW 2012 GMC CANYON REG CAB 4X4

Sale Price

$23,115 - $1,000 Rebate - $653 Eynon Discount

$28,040 - $1,073 Eynon Discount

21,462

2010 NISSAN ALTIMA

14,900

2010 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

2011 DODGE CHALLENGER SE

21,995

2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE AWD

NEW 2011 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB 4X4 SLE Package, Power Tech Package $37,685 - $4,505 Rebate - $ 500 Bonus Cash - $2,249 Eynon Discount

Reg Cab, Remote Entry, Work Truck Package

28,755

NEW 2012 GMC ACADIA AWD

1.9%

3.9%

FINANCING AVAILABLE

$34,085 - $2,000 Rebate - $1,719 Eynon Discount

30,366

Sale Price

NEW 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD

FINANCING AVAILABLE

30,431

Sale Price

2012 GMC SIERRA DENALI 2500 4X4

3.9%

FINANCING AVAILABLE

Convenience Group, Hit The Road Package

4 Dr Crew Cab, Rear Entertainment

$33,520 - $1,000 Rebate - $1,212 Eynon Discount

$34,600 - $1,500 Rebate - $1,140 Eynon Discount

$35,895 - $1,500 Rebate - $1,421 Eynon Discount

$41,540 - $1,500 Rebate - $1,694 Eynon Discount

$52,210 - $2,000 Rebate - $3,189 Eynon Discount

31,960

Sale Price

2010 CHEVY AVEO SDN’S

Stk# 1684

Choose From 2, Tons of Warranty

11,900

2011 GMC TERRAIN AWD

16,995

2010 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 EXT CAB

2010 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR AWD

Sale Price

2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO REG CAB 1500 4X4

2011 BUICK REGAL

46,995

2010 FORD TAURUS LIMITED

22,900

2011 DODGE CREW CAB 4X4

Stk# 1521

23,900

2011 DODGE NITRO AWD

2011 FORD ESCAPE AWD

Stk# 1794

22,900

2009 CADILLAC CTS

2010 MERCEDES 300C AWD

Stk# 1431

25,900

2010 DODGE JOURNEY RT4 AWD

Stk# 1783

22,900

2010 CHEVY TAHOE AWD

22,900

2011 GMC ACADIA AWD

31,900

32,900

16,900

2010 JEEP COMMANDER AWD

Stk# 1836

Stk# 1694

21,900

2010 DODGE DAKOTA CREW CAB 4X4

Stk# 1855

23,900

2011 CHEVY SUBURBAN AWD

Stk# 1649

34,900

21,900

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AWD

Stk# 1611

22,900

Stk# 1858

Stk# 1681

2011 HYUNDAI TUCSON AWD

Stk# 1650

Stk# 1797

16,900

21,900

2010 FORD EXPLORER AWD

2010 CHRYSLER 300

AWD

14,900

Stk# 1782

16,900

2009 SUBARU FORESTER LIMITED

20,900

Stk# 1833

29,900

2009 CHEVY EQUINOX LS

Stk# 1791

22,900

AWD, Local Low Mileage Trade

18,900

2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE

Stk# 1796

15,900

Stk# 1597

14,900

2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

2010 CHEVY EXPRESS 2500 CARGO

18,900

2010 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR

Stk# 1845

24,900

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA

2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Stk# 1859

13,900

Stk# 1688

15,900

2011 TOYOTA CAMRY

Stk# 1811

13,995

Stk# 1739

Stk# 1732

Stk# 1801

22,900

Stk# 1802

15,900

18,900

2010 DODGE AVENGER R/T

2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING

Choose From 2, SE Package

12,995

2010 DODGE CHARGER

Stk# 1734

Stk# 1837

18,900

2010 FORD FOCUS SDN’S

LT Package, Nice Miles!

11,900

15,900

Stk# 1535

23,900

Stk# 1857

22,900

38,346

Sale Price

2010 CHEVY HHR

Stk# 1152

11,995

Stk# 1818

14,995

2011 NISSAN ROGUE AWD

2009 PONTIAC G5

2010 JEEP COMPASS AWD

Local Trade, Low Miles

Stk# 1537

30K Miles, Silver Beauty

14,995

2010 TOYOTA TACOMA 4WD REG CAB PICKUP

16,900

32,974

Balance of Warranty

11,995

2011 CHEVY IMPALA LT

Local Trade, Low Miles

Stk# 1740

2008 BUICK LUCERNE

14,900

2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT SDN

Must See Local Trade, One Owner

2010 CHEVY MALIBU

2010 HONDA CIVIC

2003 GMC YUKON DENALI

11,995

Sale Price

DON’T MISS IT

2010 KIA RIO

Stk# 1731

23,900

SLE Package, Power Tech Package $35,955 - $4,505 Rebate - $500 Bonus Cash - $2,195 Eynon Discount

Sale Price

FINANCING AVAILABLE

NEW 2012 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD 4X4

FINANCING FOR 72 MOS. AVAILABLE

SL Package, Preferred Package

15K Miles, Black Beauty

$10,995

Leather Group, Power Sunroof, Chrome Wheels

Stk# 1542

16,900

26,967

NEW 2012 BUICK LACROSSE SDN

1.9%

FINANCING AVAILABLE

39K Miles

Power Sunroof, Chrome Wheels, Navigation

Stk# 1848

Sale Price

31,308

10,900

2011 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXT CAB 4X4

FINANCING AVAILABLE

SLE Package

2005 BUICK TERRAZA CX

NEW 2012 GMC TERRAIN AWD

2004 BUICK LESABRE

NEW CARS

Work Truck Package, Auto, Air, Stereo

NEW 2012 BUICK REGAL PREMIUM II

Sale Price

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2011 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL

All Wheel Drive, 19K Miles

34,995

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ATTENTION DRIVERS

- Personal Care Assistants

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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Part Time Berwick Cleaner Monday-Wednesday and Friday. General cleaner for offices and restrooms. $9.00 hour. After 8pm for 2.5 hours a night. Apply online at Sovereigncs.com. EOE and Drug Free Workplace.

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CDL B, AIR-BRAKE DRIVER

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

DRIVER- NON CDL

Scranton based company seeks recent experienced driver for large body truck. Must be able to lift and unload up to 100 lbs frequently. Local travel all within 120 miles one way. No overnight. Hourly rates starts at $11/hour; Class A license $12.50 to start. Must have clean MVR. Apply online at: www.papaper.com Benefits after 90 days. EOE and Drug Free Workplace.

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

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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

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

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

LEAD DRIVER / TRANS ASSISTANT Full Time.

Apply Today At www. adeccousa.com Or Call 570.451.3726

$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.

600 548 Medical/Health FINANCIAL

DIETARY AIDE Part time

3pm-7:30 pm Apply at: Highland Manor Nursing Home 750 Schooley Ave. Exeter, PA. Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Janitorial/ Cleaning

Warehouse

DISTRIBUTION CLERKS WILKES-BARRE

DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT - EOE

S-PECIAL EDUCATION AIDES Classroom Aide

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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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Shop Maintenance Planner

For Large Trucking Company

Immediate opening for Hydraulic Crane Mechanic to work at a growing crane company in Williamsport, PA.

• Minimum (5) years experience • Must be willing to relocate to the Williamsport area • Company Service truck will be provided • Must be willing to work on call and overtime when needed • Class A or B a must • Top pay and excellent benefits EOE/All inquiries will be kept confidential.

Please send resume to: Careeropportunity17701@gmail.com

MICROWAVE. GE. Countertop, white. 1.4 cf, 1100 watts. Like new $40 570-474-6028 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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Cemetery Plots/Lots

MEMORIAL SHRINE CEMETERY 6 Plots Available

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

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Antiques & Collectibles

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We are looking for a hard working, loyal, dedicated individual to come join our team.

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

EOE/All inquiries will be kept confidential.

Come join the growing Marcellus Shale Industry

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

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

We are looking for a hard working, loyal, dedicated individual to come join our team • (5) Years minimum experience • Heavy Duty Truck Shop Experience a must • Willing to work as needed • Management skills are necessary • Computer knowledge is necessary • Must be able to prioritize and multi task • Excellent Pay & benefits • Class A CDL is a plus

Appliances

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

HIRING TAX REFUND COMING? Distinguished surgiINVEST IN cal 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.

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MEMORIAL SHRINE

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

SEWING MACHINE. (1) Singer Vintage factory with sewing table $50. OBO. (1) Singer touch & sewing machine with sewing table $25. $50. OBO. 570-824-7314

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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!

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Twin sets: $159 Full sets: $179 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898 Mattress/Box Spring A BRAND NEW P-Top Queen Mattress and Box Spring! Still in bags! Must sell! $150 570-280-9628

SOFA, Off white, Highland House , excellent condition $399. End Tables, dark wood, inlay on top. $75/pair. 570-477-2665 TWIN BED: Free child’s, completely wooden frame. Entire frame sits on floor. Unassembled. 570-821-0876

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Clothing

COAT

KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385 COAT men’s, leather, brown, size medium, excellent condition. $50. Women’s cashmere coat size 6 $50. 570-592-8414 WOMEN’S. Size 143 pair slacks & 2 skirts, $10. Large, 10 tops and 1 skirt, $20. Like new. 570-474-6028

Computer Equipment & Software

COMPUTER PHONE 7” monitor photo phone connects to internet, 2 hp digital cameras new in the box never used, all hardware & cd included $30. 570-822-8957 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

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Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

Christmas Trees

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HELEN & ED’S CHRISTMAS TREE FARM

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CHRISTMAS TREE 6’, good condition. $29. 570-602-1075

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Furniture & Accessories

CURIO CABINET corner, all oak, 6’ 4”hx26” round. 3 adjustable glass shelves, mirrored back,overhead light, storage cabinet below. Excellent condition. $150. 570-336-6958 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, FREE 570-287-1374 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, Riverside, excellent condition, Oak finish, paid $899 + tax new, 5 years old, very solid, 41”W X 75 1/2” L X 21” D. $100. 570-333-4321

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Jewelry

BRACELET 2kt diamond baguette bracelet. Valued. $2500. sacrifice for $900. 592-8414

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Machinery & Equipment

SNOW THROWER, Ariens, 20”, 2stage, 3 speeds, forward & reverse, 2.7 hp, works good, can add electric start, $225. 570-793-3581

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

570-574-1275 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 BOOKS. Hardcover and paperback. King, Grisham, etc. 2 boxes, $25 each 570-474-6028 COFFEE TABLE very nice glass with wrought iron base, 2 nice end tables to match $20. each. 570-655-3512

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The Times Leader will accept ads for used private party merchandise only for items totaling $1,000 or less. All items must be priced and state how many of each item. Your name address, email and phone number must be included. No ads for ticket sales accepted. Pet ads accepted if FREE ad must state FREE. 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. SEWING MACHINE Brother, portable, new in box $79. 570-602-1075

SNOW TIRES (2) Trazano, 175/65 R14 $25. each. Used once like new. 570-655-4680 WHEELS & Tire Set (4) 5 spoke with mounted tires for Ford Windstar P21565R16 $250. 570-696-2212 YAMAHA 24 channel mixing board $425. Xerox copier $100. Desktop computer $75. Hardwood low 3 tier shelf $75. 5x7 burgundy floral rug $65. 5x7 Kitten & puppy print rug $65. 570-267-5741

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Musical Instruments

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

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Personal Electronics

GARMIN NUVI 265T Works excellent. Includes: wall & car chargers, suction cup & dashboard mounts USB cable $60. 570-824-9831

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TELEVISION CENTER, with glass doors; holds approximate 40 DVD’s, with small cabinet underneath, 59”longx19 1/2” back to front x 46 1/2” high asking $150.570-443-8958

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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 BOOTS Millennium 3 with binding & burton snow board boots, size 9. Excellent condition $199 Nike Mercurial’s soccer spikes size 10 paid $159 will sell $50. Great condition. 570-301-3484 or 570-631-6635. CROSS BOW LEGEND exercise machine, very good condition, sacrifice $200.570-788-2388 YAKIMA spacebooster roof carrier ski box, new condition with locks on box & mounting bracket system $195. 570-868-6168

BACK MOUNTAIN Centermorland 800 PETS & ANIMALS 810

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SNOWBLOWER. 8 HP, heavy duty, Simplicity, electric start & light. Paid $1300 sell $550. Shovels 2 heavy duty scoop $7. each. 570-474-6028

786 Toys & Games JIGSAW PUZZLES, 15, $5. each. 570-283-0994

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CATS & KITTENS 12 weeks & up.

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VALLEY CAT RESCUE

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

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Wii FIT, (1) brand new in sealed box, duplicate gift. $60. 570-262-9483

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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

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

CHIHUAHUA &

NEWFOUNDLAND/LAB 6 months old

Vet certified & shots $250/each 570-648-8613

CHRISTMAS SHI-TZUS! Adorable puppies!

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

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP ASHLEY

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

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

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS

German lines, all shots and vet checked. $400. 570-952-1276

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

GOLDEN RETRIEVER/LAB PUPS

7 weeks old. Yellow & black. $300 each. Dewormed. 570-836-1090

MALTESE MIX PUPPIES!

Very sociable. Health records. $325 each. Call 570-765-0936

PEKINGESE

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

POODLE/STANDARD PUPPIES AKC. Black. Shots. Health Guarantee. $400 each (570) 842-6452 (732) 350-3791

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2 females. Ready to go. $375. 570-592-5515 570-654-0678 Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877

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

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

BEAR CREEK

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

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BEAR CREEK

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

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

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Male, 9 weeks. Precious & tiny. Home raised. $750 570-436-5083 570-788-2963

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6650 Bear Creek Blvd

papers. Parents on premises. $450. 570-793-7293

ROTTWEILER PUPS German lines.

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

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Buying?

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

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BEAR CREEK VILLAGE 333 Beaupland 10-1770

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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Oak Hill. 3 bedroom ranch. Remodeled kitchen. Added family room. Master bedroom with 1/2 bath. Beautiful oak floor. 3 season room. Deck & shed. Garage. 11-4476. 100x150 lot. $154,900. Call Besecker Realty 570-675-3611 DALLAS

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805-807 Main St. MultiS-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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DURYEA REDUCED Main Street Commercial Excellent corner location. Approximate 200’ road frontage. 1st floor offices. Large 2nd floor apartment. Detached 3 bay garage. $225,000 Call Kathie

570-288-6654

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

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

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1021 Wyoming Ave

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

DURYEA

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

DURYEA REDUCED

EXETER

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

EXETER

314 Edward St

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

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DURYEA

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

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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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

FORTY FORT

New Listing! $69,600

35 Bedford St Great location, single dwelling on large, level lot with 2 car garage. Each floor has 2 bedrooms and bath (easily convertible to duplex). Gas heat. Handyman’s special. To settle estate. 11-4471 GO TO THE TOP... CALL JANE KOPP JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481 HANOVER TWP. 10 Lyndwood Ave

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

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

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

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

DURYEA

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

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HANOVER TWP.

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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EDWARDSVILLE

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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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

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

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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

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

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

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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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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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867 Bennett With just a minimum amount of TLC, this is a great starter home. Nice location with great view of Wyoming Valley and beyond, off street parking in rear via alley. All measurements approximate. BeinG sold “as is”. MLS 10-2774 $60,000 Call Michelle Boice 570-639-5393 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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

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

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KINGSTON 171 Third Ave

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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LAFLIN 24 Fordham Road Located within 1 block of elementary school & neighborhood park this spacious 4 bedrooms offers 1450 sq. ft of living space with 1.75 baths, walk up attic, and partially finished basement. Extras include gas fireplace, an inground pool with fenced yard, new gas furnace & more. 11-823

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

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

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

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Lovely, nearly completed, renovated Victorian farmhouse sits high on 7.81 acres featuring panoramic pastoral views, high ceilings, original woodwork, gutted, rewired, insulated and sheetrocked, newer roof, vinyl siding, kitchen and baths. Gas rights negotiable. Lots of potential with TLC. Elk Lake $129,900 MLS# 11-525 Call 570-696-2468

Greystone Manor. Ten year old home with attached apartment. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Kitchen, living room, dining room & den. Apartment has 1 bedroom, bath, living room, dining room, private entrance. 3 car garage, front porch, large decks. Total 2,840 square feet. On cul-de-sac. Call BOB RUNDLE for appointment.

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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

PENN LAKE

Come relax in your new 3 bedroom home while enjoying the view of the lake. 2 of the bedrooms, living and bright sunroom all overlook the beautiful lake. $279,000. MLS 11-4385. Call Donna for more information or to schedule an appointment. 570-947-3824

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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

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

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331 Gudz Road

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

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

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

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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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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

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

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

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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

PITTSTON TWP SUSCON AREA

New Listing. Wonderful home on a huge country size lot, in a private setting, just off the beaten path. Economical Dual heat system, central Air plus ductless unit, Lower Level family room, detached 2 car garage, fireplace & a great view from the front porch! MLS 11-3733 $229,900 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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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

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

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1206 Hanover St. S Spacious two story home featuring large kitchen, living room, formal dining room & family room. 3 bedrooms, 1 & 1.5 baths. Well maintained property with a two car detached garage & nice lot. Split air system & partial finished basement with plenty of storage or possible apartment. MLS# 11-2881 $104,900 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

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The potential here is endless. Former 20 bed personal care home. Last used as student housing for college students, now it awaits the new owner. $95,000. MLS 11-4287. Call Donna for more information or to schedule a showing. 570-947-3824

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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46-48 Helen Street

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

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1 Willow St. Attractive bi-level on corner lot with private fenced in yard. 3-4 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. Finished lower level, office and laundry room MLS 11-2674 $104,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 PRINGLE 372 Hoyt Street

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

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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

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

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

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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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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 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath brick & aluminum ranch on over 4 acres with Pond. New stainless steel appliances, 2 car attached and 1 car built-in garage, paved driveway, open front porch, 3 season room, rear patio, brick fireplace & property goes to a stream in the back. PRICE REDUCED $179,900 MLS# 10-4716 FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY 570-542-2141

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

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

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

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

SWOYERSVILLE

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

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

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

SWOYERSVILLE

SHICKSHINNY 17 Main Road REDUCED

Lovely Country setting for the cute BiLevel on 5.34 acres. Property features 4 bedrooms, 1.75 baths, living room, kitchen, family room & laundry room. Plus 2 car attached garage, 30' X 35' detached garage and 14' X 28' shed. MLS 11-1335 REDUCED $179,900 FIVE MOUNTAINS REALTY 570-542-2141

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

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

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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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

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

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

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WANAMIE

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

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WHITE HAVEN

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

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WILKES-BARRE

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

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

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49 Hillard St. Great 3 bedroom home with large modern kitchen. Ductless air conditioning on 1st floor. Laundry on 2nd floor. Nice deck and fenced in yard. Off street parking for 2 cards via rear alley MLS 11-2896 $85,000 Call Shelby Watchilla 570-762-6969 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE 74 Frederick St

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

Job Seekers are looking here! Where's your ad? 570-829-7130 and ask for an employment specialist PRICE REDUCED! In Community of White-Haven Pocono's Nice bedroom, 2 bath ranch. Great vacation home or year round home. Community Lake & other amenities. Close to hunting, fishing, golf & skiing. close to Rte. 80. All offers contingent to bank short sale approval. $67,900 MLS# 11-765 Call Tony Wasco 570-855-2424 Trademark Realtor Group 570-613-9090

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WILKES-BARRE

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

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

This very nice 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath home has a large eat in kitchen for family gatherings. A great walk up attic for storage and the home is in move-in condition. MLS 11-1612 $63,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 WILKES-BARRE

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

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

60 Kulp St. 3-4 bedroom, 2 story home with well kept hardwood floors throughout. Private driveway with parking for 2 cards and nearly all replacement windows. MLS 11-2897 $59,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

WYOMING

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Spacious, quality home, brick two story with 6 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, 2 fireplaces, den, heated sunroom off living room, screened porch off formal dining room, modern eat-in kitchen, garage. Many extras. Sacrifice, owner relocating out of state Reduced $114,900 MLS 11-2474 JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481

WILKES-BARRE

WILKES-BARRE 221 Brown Street 412 Indian Lake Lakefront. Enclosed porch and lower patio looking out over the lake. 4 bedrooms, hardwood floors, master bedroom with view. Screen porch. Basement that can be finished. MLS 10-9989 $225,000

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

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

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

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

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

EDWARDSVILLE

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LAFLIN

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

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

NANTICOKE

FORTY FORT

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

HUGHESTOWN

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

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NANTICOKE

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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WYOMING

Brick home for sale. 2 Car Garage. For more info, call 570-856-1045

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

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

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KINGSTON

New Listing. Beautiful home in “Willow View” that shows “Pride of Ownership” thruout! Spacious Florida room that leads to a private yard with extensive landscaping, brand new roof, 3 baths, 4 bedrooms, lower level family room & more! MLS 11-3714 $298,500 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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

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WILKES-BARRE

WILKES-BARRE 185 West River St

909

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH

WILKES-BARRE

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

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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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P E N D I N G

PITTSTON

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

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

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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

WEST WYOMING 331 Holden St 10-847

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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

941 285 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

Apartments/ Furnished

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

DALLAS

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

WEST WYOMING

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BACK MOUNTAIN 3.37 acre wooded

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

EXETER

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

WILKES-BARRE

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

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

LAFLIN Lot#9 Pinewood Dr

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on one of the last 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 WILKES-BARRE 98-100 Lockhart St

24 ACRES

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

MOUNTAIN TOP

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

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

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WYOMING

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

SHAVERTOWN LAND Harford Ave.

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

PRICE$65,000 REDUCED!

Contact Judy Rice 714-9230 MLS# 11-572

DALLAS

Large 3 bedroom 2nd floor. No pets. Off street parking. Call Joe 570-881-2517 Dallas, Pa. MEADOWS APARTMENTS 220 Lake St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-675-6936, 8 am-4 pm, Mon-Fri. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

DUMORE bedroom

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

DUPONT

2nd floor apartment for rent. 2 bedroom, washer/dryer hook up, off street parking, utilities not included. No pets. $500/month plus security. 570-655-4226

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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FORTY FORT

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

FORTY FORT 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

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Great location, 1 bedroom apartment in residential area, all utilities included. $600/month + security. 908-482-0335

HANOVER TWP. 1 bedroom, 1 bath-

14 West Sixth St.

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

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

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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

room, 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/ ASHLEY 1 W. Germania St.

Very large 1 bedroom, wall to wall carpeting, washer/ dryer hookup, eat in kitchen with appliances. Rear porch, all utilities included. $550/month + security. No pets. Call 570-814-1356

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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

HARVEYS LAKE

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

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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

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KINGSTON

1 bedroom. 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. $650 + security. No pets. 570-899-4914 or 973-768-3801

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KINGSTON 565 Rutter Avenue

2 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

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KINGSTON

SDK GREEN ACRES HOMES 11 Holiday Drive

Kingston “A Place To Call Home” Spacious 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts 3 Bedroom Townhomes Gas heat included

FREE

24hr on-site Gym Community Room Swimming Pool Maintenance FREE Controlled Access Patio/Balcony and much more... Call Today for Move In Specials. 570-288-9019

KINGSTON

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

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

LUZERNE

41 Mill Street. Convenient to Cross Valley, large 2 bedroom, 2nd floor, large living room with ceiling fan, large bath with shower, utility room with washer & dryer, large closets professionally organized, off street parking, no smoking $595 + utilities. 570-288-3438 LUZERNE Newly refurbished 1st floor, 1 bedroom with stove, frig, washer/dryer hookup in basement. Heat & hot water included. $600 per month + 1 month security deposit. Application, background check, 1 yr. lease. No pets, nonsmoking. Call 570-287-8986 & Leave Message

MOUNTAIN TOP

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

MOUNTAIN TOP

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

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

KINGSTON MODERN!

PARKSIDE APARTMENTS on the park

between Market & Pierce Bridges. 1 Bedroom Available Now $555/mo + electric 2 Bedroom Available March $600 Mo + electric Washer/dryer Air, Dishwasher, Parking, Storage. We allow pets! Call Jeff at 570-822-8577

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

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

NANTICOKE

2nd floor, 1 bedroom, refrigerator & stove provided, washer/dryer, pets OK with security. $425/month, water included, & security. Call 570-499-6399

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PARSONS

2nd floor. Newly remodeled. No pets. Off street parking, $400 + security. Employment verification. Ready now. Call 570-466-4619

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 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

PITTSTON TWP THREE ROOM APT.

Washer, dryer, refrigerator & stove, off-street parking, no pets. One year lease $375/month, + utilities. 570-237-0968 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

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PLAINS

Large 2 bedroom, eat-in kitchen, off street parking for 4 cars, small pets ok, large fenced in yard. $600/month includes water & sewer. Security required. Call Tom at 570-574-6261

SHAVERTOWN

One or 2 bedroom apartment for rent. Heat included. Laundry facilities, Off-street parking, No Pets. Call 570-675-3904

SWOYERSVILLE

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

SWOYERSVILLE

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

W. WYOMING

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

WEST PITTSTON A I

VAILABLE MMEDIATELY

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

3 BEDROOM 1/2 DOUBLE

NANTICOKE 603 Hanover St

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

NANTICOKE Nice 2 bedroom

apartment. 221 Pine St. 2 bedrooms,$520/month, sewer & garbage included, security deposit required. Call 610-393-7884

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

Apartments/ Unfurnished

WILKES-BARRE

Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms - Light & bright open floor plans - All major appliances included - Pets welcome* - Close to everything - 24 hour emergency maintenance - Short term leases available

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

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

155 W. River St. 1 bedroom, some utilities & appliances included, hardwood floors, Pet friendly. $600/month. Call 570-969-9268

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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 EAST END. Clean,

1st floor, 2 bedroom apartment. Heat & water included. $600/month (570) 606-5350

WILKES-BARRE HEIGHTS

57 Carbon Lane 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Wall to wall carpet, eat in kitchen with appliances, off street parking, rear porch. $395 + utilities & security. 570-814-1356 WILKES-BARRE

LAFAYETTE GARDENS

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

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W IL K E SW O O D A PAR TM E NTS

1 B edroom Sta rting a t $675.00 • Includes gas heat, w ater,sew er & trash • C onvenient to allm ajor highw ays & public transportation • Fitness center & pool • P atio/B alconies • P et friendly* • O nline rentalpaym ents • Flexible lease term s

822-27 1 1

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

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

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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

M ond a y - Frid a y 9 -5 Sa turd a y 1 0-2

NANTICOKE

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

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* Restrictions Ap p ly

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

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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 bed-

room. Newly renovated, freshly painted, nice neighborhood. Appliances. New washer/dryer and new floor covering. $700 plus utilities, references, credit and background check. Smoke Free. Call 570-881-0320

WILKES-BARRE

Spacious, newly renovated 2 bedroom. Nice neighborhood. Freshly painted. With appliances & new washer / dryer. New floor coverings. $650 + utilities, references, credit and background check. Smoke Free. 570-881-0320

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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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OFFICE SPACE PLAINS

Total space 30,000 sf. Build to suit. Perfect for Doctors suite, day care, etc. High visibility. Lots of parking. Rent starting $10/sf. MLS 11-4200 Call Nancy or Holly JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444

PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

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

RETAIL BUILDING

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

WILKES-BARRE/NORTH by General Hospital

3 bedroom apartment. All renovated. 1,200 sf. Parking space. $730/month + utilities. Call Agnes 347-495-4566

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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Center City WB

FREE HIGH SPEED INTERNET! Why pay extra for

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

DOLPHIN PLAZA

Rte. 315 1,200 - 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.

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OFFICE SPACE

MAIN ST., LUZERNE 2nd floor, approx. 2,300 SF, Private restroom & breakroom, off street parking. 570-288-1004

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RETAIL/OFFICE

2,000 sq building for rent on busy Rt. 309 in Mountain Top, across from Subway. Lots of parking, great visibility, Available immediately. $2,000/month + utilities. 570-430-0852

315 PLAZA

750 & 1750 square feet and NEW SPACE 3,500 square feet OFFICE/RETAIL 570-829-1206

WAREHOUSE/LIGHT MANUFACTURING OFFICE SPACE PITTSTON Main St.

12,000 sq. ft. building in downtown location. Warehouse with light manufacturing. Building with some office space. Entire building for lease or will sub-divide. MLS #10-1074 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

WILKES-BARRE

Great Business Opportunity 1,500 square feet, available immediately. High traffic area, excellent street visibility on the Sans Souci Hwy. Call 570-760-5215

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

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

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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Half Doubles

EDWARDSVILLE

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

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Immediate Occupancy!!

Efficiencies available @30% of income

MARTIN D. POPKY APARTMENTS

61 E. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 • Affordable Senior Apartments • Income Eligibility Required • Utilities Included! • Low cable rates; • New appliances; • Laundry on site; • Activities! •Curbside Public Transportation

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Half Doubles

FORTY FORT

46 Wesley Street 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, all appliances provided, washer/dryer on premises, offstreet parking, pets ok, finished attic, $850/month, plus utilities. Call 570-650-0010

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

2.5 bedroom, freshly painted, stove, off street parking, washer/dryer hookup, dry basement. $525/month, + utilities & security. (570) 239-5760

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

WEST PITTSTON

MAINTENANCE FREE! 2 bedroom. Off street parking. No smoking. $550 + utilities, security & last month. 570-885-4206

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.

953 Houses for Rent

DALLAS

SWOYERSVILLE Completely remodeled Large 2 story, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, single family home including refrigerator, stove, dishwasher & disposal. Gas heat, nice yard, good neighborhood,. Off street parking. Shed. No pets. $995. month. 570-479-6722

GREENBRIAR Well maintained ranch style condo features living room with cathedral ceiling, oak kitchen, dining room with vaulted ceiling, 2 bedrooms and 2 3/4 baths, master bedroom with walk in closet. HOA fees included. $1,200 per month + utilities. MLS#11-4063. Call Kevin Smith 570-696-5422

SMITH HOURIGAN 570-696-1195

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

HANOVER TWP.

596 Fellows Avenue 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking. Pets negotiable. $650/month, plus utilities & security deposit. Call 610-393-7884

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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

Single family, two bedroom. $675 per month, plus utilities & snow removal. First floor is handicap accessible. No pets; No Smoking. Washer / Dryer on premises. Fenced yard. On Street Parking. One year lease, 1st & last month's rent, & security. Credit & Background check. Darcy J Gollhardt 570-262-0226 or Paul Donahue 570-510-1399. CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-718-4959 ext 1352

LARKSVILLE Conveniently locat-

ed. Spacious 4 bedroom single. Gas heat. Off street parking. Lease, no pets. Security. Call Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

570-820-7049

WILKES-BARRE/PARSONS

Spacious. Newly remodeled. 1300 sf. 3 bedroom. Off street parking. Stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer. No pets. $695/month + utilities & security 570-474-9248

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Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307

WEST PITTSTON TOWNHOUSE

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

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

959 Mobile Homes

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

971 Vacation & Resort Properties

FLORIDA

570-288-6654

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

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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

FLORIDA

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

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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WILKES-BARRE

32 Riverside Drive Luxurious 1/2 double in landmark mansion. 5 bedrooms. Living room with fire place. Dining room. Kitchen with appliances. Large basement. 2.5 baths. Central Air. $975/month. Security & references required. Water and sewer included. Available now. 570-905-7334 570-825-0000

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

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Dry Wall

DAUGHERTY’S DRYWALL INC.

Remodeling, New Construction, Water & Flood Repairs

570-579-3755 PA043609

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

MIRRA

STORM OR FLOOD DAMAGE?? HUGHES Construction

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

Chimney Service

CAVUTO CHIMNEY SERVICE

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

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DRYWALL Hanging & Finishing Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

(570) 675-3378 1084

Electrical

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC

Licensed, Insured, No job too small.

570-829-4077

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

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Excavating

MODULAR HOMES/EXCAVATING

& Gutter Cleaning Free Estimates Insured 570-709-2479

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

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Handyman Services

1135

Hauling & Trucking

DOPainting, IT ALL HANDYMAN drywall,

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

FLOOD VICTIMS CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION FOR

CALL

LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR Plumbing, heating electrical, painting, roofs, siding, rough & finished carpentry. Call anytime. 570-852-9281

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We do it all! Licensed & Insured

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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Hauling & Trucking

AA CLEANING

A1 Always hauling, cleaning attics, cellar, garage, one piece or whole Estate, also available 10 & 20 yard dumpsters.655-0695 592-1813or287-8302 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

CASTAWAY HAULING JUNK REMOVAL

823-3788 / 817-0395 Wanna make your car go fast? Place an ad in Classified! 570-829-7130.

ALL KINDS OF HAULING & JUNK REMOVAL

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

Mike’s Scrap

Five Dollars & Up Cleaning & hauling of wood, metals, trash & debris from houses, yards, garages, etc. Free estimates SAME DAY SERVICE

570-826-1883

1156

Insurance

NEPA LONG TERM CARE AGENCY Long Term Care Insurance sales. Reputable Companies. 570-580-0797 Free Consult www.nepa longtermcare .com

1189 Miscellaneous Service

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: Junk Cars & Trucks

1225

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)

1252

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

1276

Snow Removal

SNOW

PLOWING Commercial

Industrial Residential DRIVEWAYS SIDEWALKS SALTING

VITO & GINO’S 570-574-1275

FREE PICKUP

PLOWING SHOVELING BLOWING SALTING CINDERING CONTRACT PLOWING. EMERGENCY SAME DAY SNOW REMOVAL. 570-823-6000

288-8995

1327 Waterproofing

Highest Prices Paid!!

1195

Movers

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

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Painting & Wallpaper

M. PARALIS PAINTING

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

BASEMENT WATERPROOFING

Foundation Repairs

Free Estimates

CALL GRI 570-466-4695

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