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Under pressure from all sides, lawmakers accept 2-month extension

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers. The breakthrough almost certainly spares workers an average $20 a week tax increase Jan. 1. After days of wrangling that

even Speaker John Boehner acknowledged “may not have been politically the smartest thing in the world,” the Ohio Republican abruptly changed course and dropped demands for immediate holiday season talks with the Senate on a full-year measure that all sides said they want. The House and Senate plan to act on the two-month extension today. House Republicans were under fire from their constituents and

Speaker of the House John Boehner of Ohio speaks at a news conference to announce an agreement for a 2-month extension to the payroll tax cut on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

GOP establishment figures incensed that they would risk losing the tax cut issue to Democrats at the dawn of the 2012 presidential and congressional election year. “In the end, House Republicans felt like they were reenacting the Alamo, with no reinforcements and our friends shooting at us,” said Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas. Boehner said he expects both See TAX CUT, Page 9A

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neighborhoods. They coincided with a government crisis that has already strained ties between the two sects to the breaking point. For many Iraqis, this could be the beginning of a nightmare scenario: The fragile alliance in the governing coalition is collapsing, large-scale violence bearing the hallmarks of al-Qaida insurgents has returned and Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki may be moving to grab the already limited power of the

BAGHDAD — A terrifying wave of bombs tore through mostly Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 69 people and evoking fears that Iraq could dissolve into a new round of sectarian violence now that American troops have left. The attacks appeared to be a well-coordinated assault by Sunni militants linked to alQaida and targeted markets, grocery stores, cafes and government buildings in a dozen See IRAQ, Page 12A

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Judge’s directive challenges Public Defender Office’s new policy Public defenders to represent type cases it will accept. Chief Public Defender Al Flora only certain persons due to Jr. said attorney Ferris Webby, heavy caseloads, policy says. who just happened to be in the

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The Luzerne County Councilelect is expected to select a county manager next week, which means the new home rule government would operate with an interim appointment in the key position for only a short time. The county’s home rule transition committee, which includes citizens and home rule charter drafters in addition to the council-elect, completed about 10 hours of in-person interviews with the five remaining manager applicants on Wednesday night. The group came up with a preliminary ranking of the five and informally W H A T ’ S agreed on the N E X T top two, several The Luzerne County home committee members said. rule transition Councilman- committee will hold three elect Tim public meetMcGinley said ings next week, committee all in the secmembers can’t ond-floor jury make a final se- room at the lection until county courthouse in consultant Ken Wilkes-Barre: Mohr finalizes • 8:30 p.m. background, Tuesday reference and • 6:30 p.m. Internet checks Wednesday of all five. Com- • 5:30 p.m. mittee mem- Thursday bers also agreed to review their paperwork and notes on each candidate before next week’s meeting. Mohr was also instructed to reach out to the applicants to start discussing their compensation expectations, McGinley said. At least a majority of council members must set the manager’s salary after the council is seated Jan. 2, and the compensation can’t exceed or be less than 55 percent of the district attorney’s salary. The county district attorney is currently paid $163,602, or $1,000 less than the salary for a county court of common pleas judge, which means the manager must receive at least $89,981. “I think we’ve had a good process to this point as far as due dili-

Iraqi security forces and civilians on Thursday survey the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq. A wave of bombings ripped across Baghdad on Thursday morning killed and wounded hundreds of people, Iraqi officials said.

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WILKES-BARRE – A Luzerne County public defender was ordered Thursday to represent a man charged with violating a protection-from-abuse order despite the attorney’s objection that it violated the office’s newly implemented policy limiting the

courtroom, was directed by Judge Tina Polachek Gartley to represent the man. The directive marks the first time a public defender has faced a challenge to the policy, implemented Monday, that states the office will represent only persons charged with homicide or a felony sex offense, with certain exceptions, and several types of other hearings, including mental

“She said ‘I’m directing you to represent this person.’ At that point he had to.” Luzerne County Chief Public Defender Al Flora On judge ordering Ferris Webby to represent man despite objections

health commitments and parole/probation violations. Flora said the man showed up at the hearing with one of the letters the office has been giving defendants. The letter states the person has been denied representation, even though he or she may qualify financially, because

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POLICE BLOTTER WILKES-BARRE - A man was arraigned Thursday in Wilkes-Barre Central Court on charges he stole his sister’s engagement ring, which he sold at a pawn shop. Brian P. Roberts, 26, of Beverly Drive, Edwardsville, was charged with receiving stolen property and theft. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $4,000. City police allege Roberts stole his sister’s diamond engagement ring, which he sold at a pawn shop on South Main Street on May 9, according to the criminal complaint. The woman said the ring is valued at $3,000. Roberts allegedly received $250 from the pawn shop, the complaint says. A preliminary hearing is scheduled on Dec. 29 in Central Court. HANOVER TWP. – An illegal immigrant from Mexico was arraigned Thursday in Wilkes-Barre Central Court after cocaine was allegedly found after a traffic stop. Ruben Juan Camona, 20, who told police he is from Mexico, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, driving without a license and careless driving. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $10,000 bail. Township police stopped Camona for traffic violations on the Sans Souci Parkway at about 7 p.m. Wednesday. Camona told police he is from Mexico and did not have a driver’s license. After Camona was taken to police headquarters, a bag of cocaine was found in the rear seat of the cruiser. Two other bags of cocaine were found in Camona’s shoe, according to the complaint. A preliminary hearing is scheduled on Jan. 10 before District Judge Joseph Halesey.

Another woman accuses writer Former Philadelphia sports columnist Bill Conlin accused of abusing children in the 1970s. By NANCY PHILLIPS The Philadelphia Inquirer

Another woman has come forward to say that Bill Conlin, the Hall of Fame baseball writer and former Philadelphia Daily News columnist, sexually assaulted her when she was a child. The woman, who asked not to be identified, said Conlin repeatedly abused her when she was about 7 and lived in the Whitman Square section of Washington Township, Gloucester County. She was a childhood friend of Conlin’s son, Peter, and often spent time at his house nearby. It was there, she said, that Conlin molested her. She is the fifth person to tell The Inquirer that Conlin assaulted her. On Tuesday, Conlin retired from the Daily News hours before The Inquirer reported that three women and a man said Conlin had abused them when they were children in the 1970s. The woman spoke out Wednesday as the sports-oriented website Deadspin published an e-mail exchange between Conlin and Deadspin reporter A.J. Daulerio in which Conlin fretted about a then-expected story in The Inquirer that would report the stories of abuse. He contacted Daulerio, who had written a

WEST PITTSTON – A man was arraigned Thursday in Wilkes-Barre Central Court on charges he assaulted his girlfriend. Shawn William Sandsbury, 37, of Spring Street, was charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $3,000 bail. Police allege Sandsbury assaulted the woman inside his apartment on Dec. 15. The woman was treated at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, according to the criminal complaint. Sandsbury is wanted by the Lower Chichester Township, N.J., police department on a charge of harassment by communications. A preliminary hearing is scheduled on Dec. 28 before District Judge Joseph Carmody in West Pittston. HANOVER TWP. – Township police reported the following: • Jason Filip, of Plymouth Street, reported Wednesday that prescription medication was stolen during a party at his residence. • Clifford Johnson, of Stanley Street, reported Wednesday a bank check was stolen and cashed on Monday. • Police said two men stole metal pipes from a parking lot on Saint Mary’s Road on Wednesday. The lot is being used for storage by a construction company installing new water lines in Lee Park. The two men arrived in a silver SUV with a luggage rack on the roof. The driver is in his 20s, goatee, thin build, and wore a baseball hat and a light colored jacket. The other man is in his 20s, tall, and wore a navy blue hooded sweatshirt and a navy-colored ski hat. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call Hanover Township police at 825-1254. • A woman residing on Division Street reported Wednesday a package delivered by a U.S. postal worker was stolen from the front porch of her residence. The package was mailed from Bridgewater, N.J., and contained toys and clothes for a 12-year-old boy. HAZLE TWP. – Anthony Marsicano, of Hazleton, reported Thursday an unknown person smashed a window on his car and stole items and money at ProCon, Humboldt Industrial Park, state police at Hazleton said. HAZLETON – City police are investigating an armed robbery at the Convenient Food Mart, West Juniper Street, just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police said two men entered the store brandishing a handgun and stole money and cigarettes. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Hazleton police at 4594940.

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favorable story about him for Philadelphia Magazine, on Monday, less than a half-hour after an Inquirer reporter called him at his Florida condominium for comment on the allegations that he had

abused children. In e-mail messages to Daulerio, Conlin derided his accusers as “late middleaged women” who decided it was “Sandusky time,” a reference to former Pennsylvania State University coach Jerry Sandusky, who is charged with sexually abusing boys. “I’m a lot bigger to the Daily News than Sandusky ever was to Penn State,” he wrote. And yet, Daulerio wrote, Conlin feared the loss of his career. “They can toss my good name out there while alleging a crime that was never charged?” Conlin wrote. “F- that.” Nowhere in the e-mail exchange did Conlin deny that any abuse occurred. Conlin told Daulerio, who described himself as a longtime admirer of Conlin’s, that he hoped to explain himself to Deadspin’s “huge audience” but wanted first to see if “they (The Inquirer) name names. I’m sure the accusers were promised anonymity.” In the story, three of the accusers, including Conlin’s niece, were named. After hanging up on an Inquirer reporter, Conlin, 77, said via e-mail, “My

attorney will be in touch. . . . I’ve been doing this 51 years. My attorney will do my talking.” Daulerio said Conlin told him he worried that if the allegations were made public, his family -- particularly his grandchildren -- would suffer. He said he believed the accusations were being made in part because of what he described as a “decades-old family vendetta.” One of Conlin’s accusers is his niece Kelley Blanchet, who said her uncle sexually assaulted her decades ago when she was 7. Her brother walked in on the assault and told his mother, who told his father, she said. Blanchet’s father, Harry Hasson, said he angrily confronted Conlin, who broke into tears and insisted that he had only touched the girl’s leg. From that point on, Hasson said, the relationship between his family and that of his brother-in-law was strained. The woman who came forward Wednesday described abuse mirroring that described by the other accusers. She said Conlin groped and fondled her as she sat in his living room watching television. And she said he assaulted her in an upstairs bedroom after inviting her to see a litter of kittens. “It was so upsetting,” said the woman, now 44 and a mother of three. She said that on two occasions, Conlin touched her genitals and put his fingers inside her.

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SAN FRANCISCO — As many as 60 people were left homeless Thursday by a San Francisco apartment building fire that took firefighters nearly three hours to control, Fire Chief Joanne HayesWhite said. The five-alarm blaze engulfed three buildings before 150 firefighters, or about half the department’s daytime firefighting force, were able to bring the fire under control around 3 p.m., HayesWhite said. The blaze sent one firefighter to the

hospital with a burn to the neck, and a civilian was treated for mild smoke inhalation, Hayes-White said. A second firefighter, originally reported as hospitalized, was given oxygen at the scene. “It was a challenging fire to fight, but given the time of day, it was actually helpful because most people were out of their dwellings,” the chief said. “Other than two minor injuries we were very fortunate given the magnitude of the fire.” Hayes-White said the fire started in one of the neighborhood’s trademark three-story Victorian homes and spread to a nearby apartment building and a single-family home. A total of 32 dwellings were destroyed. As the fire burned during the afternoon, a pillar of thick smoke rose over

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the residential neighborhood dotted with century-old Victorian homes. Authorities closed several blocks of streets, causing massive traffic jams in the area. Firefighters believed they had successfully evacuated everyone from the buildings, with everyone accounted for, Hayes-White said. The cause of the blaze was not yet known, but arson crews were to be in the building during the night trying to determine what sparked the fire. The fire spread easily due to brisk winds and because the building where the fire started was made of wood and directly attached to other buildings, Hayes-White said. The Red Cross was caring for residents displaced by the fire.

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LOCAL Selenski associate gets 10-20 years Patrick Russin pleaded guilty to 2003 deaths of Frank James, Adeiye Keiler. Selenski acquitted in deaths in 2006. By SHEENA DELAZIO sdelazio@timesleader.com

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WILKES-BARRE – Onetime Hugo Selenski associate Patrick Russin told a judge Thursday he is not the sinister man described in newspaper stories that detailed the May 2003 deaths of Frank James and Adeiye Keiler. “I never dreamed I’d be here in front (of a judge),” Russin, 41, told Luzerne

The Luzerne County Flood Recovery Fund for Business of the Greater Wilkes-Barre, Greater Pittston and Greater Hazleton Chambers of Commerce recently presented a $1,000 grant to the West Pittston Library for assistance after the devastating flooding in September. The library was one of 20 small businesses/non profits chosen from a number of organizations that applied for assistance. Flooding heavily damaged the library. The grant will help the library at its temporary location, the former Blockbuster in the Insalaco Center. Computers and Internet access are a top priority. “The West Pittston Library still needs support to continue to pursue our mission of enriching the lives of community members by creating an environment for growth, discovery, and connection,” said Anne Bramblett Barr, library director. “We are truly grateful for this grant and we thank the Chamber for awarding the library.” WASHINGTON

W-B Fire Dept. gets grants U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton, and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, both announced Thursday the WilkesBarre City Fire Department will receive $44,100 in grants through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to buy new breathing systems that firefighters wear when they enter burning buildings. The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations. Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders to obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources needed to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards. HARRISBURG

PCN will air ‘The Gift’ The Pennsylvania Cable Network will bring in the holidays with special seasonal programming from around the state beginning with a program by a local church. PCN will air “The Gift,” a Christmas production performed by the Back Mountain Harvest Assembly, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, courtesy of Service Electric TV2. There will be encore presentations at 11:10 p.m. Saturday and 6:25 p.m. Sunday. Visit www.pcntv.com for more information. WEST PITTSTON

Christmas service at church First United Presbyterian Church, which was struck by severe flooding in September, will have Christmas services this year at St. Cecelia’s Church, 1700 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. There will be an 8 p.m. Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols & Candles service on Saturday and a Christmas Day service at 11 a.m. Sunday.

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County Senior Judge Chester Muroski before the judge sentenced him to 10 to 20 years in prison on third-degree homicide charges. “I did what I did, but it’s not me. That’s not the (kind

of) person I am.” Investigators say Russin and Selenski killed James, 29, of Wilkes-Barre, and Keiler, 22, of Kingston, on May 14, 2003. Russin pleaded guilty to the killings in November 2003, a month after he and Selenski had been charged.

A Luzerne County jury acquitted Selenski, 38, in the slayings in March 2006. But Selenski was convicted of burning their bodies at the Mount Olivet Road, Kingston Township, home where he lived at the time. Russin was a key witness against Selenski during the trial. Before Muroski handed down the sentence, the defendant’s brother, Ray Russin, also told the court his brother has been unfairly depicted by the media. Ray Russin described his brother as a caring, sweet human being and said their whole family has suffered, including their mother, whom Ray Russin said

is also “serving a sentence.” Also testifying was former longtime chief public defender Basil Russin, the defendant’s cousin. “He has tremendous family support,” said Basil Russin, who still represents criminal defendants. Muroski said Patrick Russin did not do the community a service by participating in the killings, but he did by cooperating with investigators and offering truthful testimony. That cooperation, Muroski said, is what led to the sentence he handed See RUSSIN, Page 4A

A break for homeless men found at special camp

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Camp Orchard Hill is a place to take “vacation” from life on the streets, services director says. By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

must have sustained at least $11,000 in damage and be unlivable. FEMA spokesman Mike Sweet said “an incredible lack of rental resources” necessitated FEMA bringing in the trailers, and limited space in area trailer parks and other suitable properties necessitated construction of a park just for flood victims. Helen is grateful for the help. “I’m like on cloud nine right now. I

DALLAS – Lisa Stull dreams of the day when a permanent homeless shelter for men opens in Wyoming Valley. Until then, Stull will continue to offer the homeless a two-week getaway “vacation” from life on the streets. For the third consecutive year, Camp Orchard Hill “Homenear Dallas -- a non-denominational Chris- lessness is tian camp -- is hosting a hard life. the homeless men of Mother Theresa It’s gruelHaven, formerly ing to be known as VISION. out there, About 25 men are at the camp for a two- especially week period through during the Monday. More than 700 volunteers and lo- winter cal businesses, church- months.” es, colleges and Lisa Stull schools have supportguest services ed the project, Stull director said, to give the men a reprieve from the elements and a chance to get back on their feet. Unlike the other shelters that Mother Theresa Haven utilizes, Camp Orchard Hill provides cabins, showers, a full gym, a TV room, lounge area and breakfast, lunch and dinner. “The men don’t have to leave early in the morning and wait to go back to a shelter at the end of the day,” Stull, 47, guest services director, said. “They stay

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FEMA built this trailer park in Tunkhannock Township for flood victims who needed housing because of a lack of rental resources and limited space in area trailer parks and other suitable properties.

Families ‘home’ for holidays

Wyoming County flood victims in need of temporary housing are moving into FEMA trailers.

Joe Metzler of FEMA shows Peter and Helen Kelly how to use the heating system in their trailer at a trailer park near Tunkhannock. The couple have been staying with Helen’s mother since their house was flooded Sept. 9.

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TUNKHANNOCK TWP. – Helen Kelly’s eyes were as wide and bright as a little girl’s on Christmas morning. “It’s beautiful! I love it!” the 47-yearold Mehoopany resident exclaimed as she looked around the dine-in kitchen of her new – albeit temporary – home. Kelly and her husband, Peter, 51, were handed the keys on Thursday to a new trailer placed in a park of 50-orso others for flood victims just like them, and just in time for Christmas. Joe Metzler, a housing specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Housing Operations, gave the Kellys a walkthrough of their trailer, acquainting them with the heating system and fire

extinguisher locations before having them sign paperwork. The couple have been staying with Helen’s mother since flood water rose a foot above the second floor of their Wyoming County home on Sept. 9. “It gets rough living with people. You just feel like you’re an inconvenience,” Helen said. FEMA provides rental assistance to displaced flood victims for up to 18 months, or up to two years under extenuating circumstances. A home

Buyers find much that’s precious in the Valley Area popular among companies that buy silver, gold, antiques, collectibles. By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Conference rooms in some Wilkes-Barre area hotels have become frequent stops for buyers of silver, gold, antiques and collectibles as their traveling road shows make their way across the country.

But, just what is it about the area that attracts them here, often facing scorn from local jewelers and antique dealers who peg them as carpetbaggers and scoundrels looking to fleece the locals of their treasures? First of all, says Pierre Monroe, show manager for the Ohio Valley Refinery and Roadshow that today wraps up a weeklong stay at the Hilton Garden Inn near Walmart, to complain that a company comes to town ready to spend up to $300,000 makes no sense to him.

I F YO U G O The Ohio Valley Refinery & Road Show is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the Hilton Garden Inn, 242 Highland Park Blvd., WilkesBarre Township.

“I’m not here to make money, I’m here to spend money,” Monroe said. “And we are hiring, even in this bad economy, starting people out at $40,000.” There’s no reason to be wary, See BUYERS, Page 7A

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down Thursday. “For some people, Russin (and others) are vigilantes because they wiped out drug dealers,” Muroski said, adding their motive instead was “they were out there removing the competition.” Deputy District Attorney David Pedri said he and fellow prosecutor ADA Michael Melnick were originally seeking a 20-to-40-year sentence for Russin, but that after his continued cooperation, decided last month they would not seek the maximum sentence. “Mr. Russin did everything he could for us. We’ve met with him numerous times, and each time (Russin has been) truthful, forthcoming and helpful,” Pedri said. Pedri said Russin has expressed his sorrow and regret for the two men’s deaths, and Russin has never denied responsibility and understands that what happened was wrong. Investigators allege Selenski and Russin lured James and Keiler to Selenski’s home under the guise that they were buying crack. James and Keiler ate pizza with Selenski and Russin in a detached garage before they were killed by shotgun blasts, arrest records say. County Detective Gary Capitano said Thursday that Russin did not actually pull the trigger, but held the gun to the two men and searched one of their bodies, playing only a secondary role to Selenski. Capitano and Pedri said they spoke with James’ and Keiler’s family members before the sentencing. Both families, they said, know Russin did not actively participate in the deaths and were not asking for a longer sentence for him. Capitano also said Russin has cooperated in dozens of other cases that have led to approximately 30 convictions, including that of Paul Weakley, who was charged with Selenski in the May 2002 deaths of Tammy Fassett and Michael Kerkowski. Weakley pleaded guilty to federal charges and is serving a life sentence. Selenski is still awaiting trial in Fassett’s and Kerkowski’s deaths. The trial has been continued numerous times. As part of Russin’s plea agreement with investigators, he must continue to cooperate and testify at any future trials. Russin was sentenced on two counts of third-degree murder, two counts of robbery, two counts of abuse of a corpse and one count of criminal conspiracy. He received credit for eight years and 10 months already served in prison, and will likely serve only 21 more months after Muroski said he would recommend Russin be released upon serving the minimum. Russin was represented by attorney William Ruzzo

at the camp 24/7 unless they have jobs or appointments, which relieves Mother Theresa Haven of the financial strain of utilizing their van several times a day. It also allows the men to have a break from the streets for a two-week period.” Stull said the camp atmosphere lends itself to a “vacation” of sorts. She said when the men arrive, each is given a new pillow and blanket, new socks, a hat and gloves. “I know their names, their stories,” Stull said. “Homelessness is a hard life. It’s grueling to be out there, especially during the winter months.” Stull said that even if they have a place to sleep at night, the men are on the streets during the day trying to survive. She said they have health issues that need attention, and all could benefit from counseling to help transi-

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can’t wait to bring my grandchildren in and say, ‘Hey, look, nana has a home,’ ” she said. Even though Helen’s mother will host a large family dinner on Christmas Day, Helen said she wants to make her own small dinner in her own kitchen “even if I don’t eat a lot. My daughter has a tree for me already, so we’re set.” Across the muddy dirt road on which work crews are still laying down stone, Shirley and Francis Porasky waited outside

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tion back into society. Many homeless men and women are unaccounted for because they have alcohol and drug addictions, making them unwelcome in shelters, Stull said. “We hope to inspire them to get the help they need,” Stull said. Catholic Social Services, under the direction of Monsignor Joseph Kelly, wants to establish a permanent shelter for homeless men in Wilkes-Barre. The plan has been put on hold because the homeless population appears to be declining, a statistic that some dispute.Stull said Christmas gifts are donated. Dunkin’ Donuts and Bagel Art in Dallas provide breakfast each day and lunch is made of leftovers. “I feel that the most important thing we can give the men, however, is our time,” Stull said. “I always encourage our volunteers to sit and have a meal with them, play games, invest in them personally.” Stull invites anyone interested to come out to Christmas dinner and help. Dinner will be served

at 5:30 p.m. Christmas day. “We want the men to interact with people other than their fellow homeless,” Stull said. “We also offer an alternative to some-

their new trailer while FEMA officials searched for a front door key. They were given the correct deadbolt key, but not the right one for the doorknob lock, they discovered, after their FEMA housing specialist had left. The little mix-up didn’t dampen their mood, as they, too, were excited to have their own place to stay until their home in the Falls section of Exeter Township is repaired. That could take months. “We’ve been working and cleaning and, after all that dust, it’s so nice to walk into something like this,” Shirley said. “This trailer is amazing. I mean, I walk in there and it’s not even

like a trailer. It’s so open. You don’t have that tight feeling.” While they could have moved in Thursday, Francis said he and Shirley would stay with their sons until after the holidays when, hopefully, construction crews will have the roads in the park in better condition and utility work done. Michael Kapuscinski, FEMA field operations manager, said there were 12 trailers occupied as of noon on Thursday. He hoped to have 25 families in trailers by the end of this week. “We wanted to get this place up and running. The goal is to get as many people housed by Christmas as we possibly can,”

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Lisa Stull, guest services director of Camp Orchard Hill, talks with Bill, a client staying at the camp. The non-denominational Christian camp provides a respite for area homeless men.

one who perhaps has suffered a loss, divorce, or who is alone to come and spend time with us.” Camp Orchard Hill plans to continue to offer the two-week

time share concept. “I’m not a homeless expert,” Stull said. “But I know that Camp Orchard Hill is a place for them to call home for the holidays.”

The spot was chosen because it was relatively level and close to utilities. The land owner is allowing temporary use of the land at no charge, and FEMA received “great cooperation” from the Wyoming County commissioners and Tunkhannock Township supervisors as well, according to Jack Schuback, FEMA Federal Disaster Recovery coordinator for Pennsylvania. he said. The Highlands Temporary Community Housing Site, which lies on 8 acres off Wellwood Drive, used to be wideopen field, said Jack Schuback, FEMA Federal Disaster Recovery coordinator for Pennsylvania. The spot was chosen because

it was relatively level and close to utilities. The land owner is allowing temporary use of the land at no charge, and FEMA received “great cooperation” from the Wyoming County commissioners and Tunkhannock Township supervisors as well, Schuback said.

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Romney refuses Gingrich debate Gingrich, a former House speaker, had challenged the former Mass. governor to a one-on-one debate. By KASIE HUNT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press

For many, they’re as reviled as fruitcake. They’ve got entire parties devoted to mocking them. But this season, fashion editors are saying — with straight faces — that the holiday sweater is having a renaissance. That’s right. The holiday sweater, in all its reindeer antler-, snowflake-printed glory, has been spotted on runways and in fashion-forward shops and websites. Emily Bell shows off her ugly Christmas sweater and vest combination in her home Thursday in St. Francis, Wis. FORT MEADE, MD.

Lawyers: Manning a victim

seven-day hearing into the biggest national security leak in U.S. histoA ry ended Thursday with defense law-

yers insisting that the accused soldier was a victim of overreaching by a military that didn’t even follow its own rules for safeguarding sensitive information. The government argued that it had made its case for a court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, a troubled young intelligence analyst who prosecutors said aided the enemy by leaking troves of documents. Lawyers for the prosecution and defense gave closing arguments in the preliminary hearing at a military base outside Washington to determine whether Manning should be tried for allegedly sending hundreds of thousands of diplomatic documents and Iraq and Afghanistan war zone field reports to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

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Syria said Thursday that more than 2,000 of its soldiers and security forces have been killed during a nine-month uprising, on the day an Arab League delegation prepared to post foreign monitors, part of a plan to end the crisis. The Arab League delegates arrive in the midst of a new international uproar over activist reports that government troops killed more than 200 people in two days. Neighboring Turkey condemned President Bashar Assad over the “bloodbath.” The United Nations says more than 5,000 people have been killed as Syria has sought to put down the uprising. COLUMBIA, S.C.

Judge blocks alien law

A federal judge on Thursday blocked several provisions of South Carolina’s tough new immigration law from taking effect New Year’s Day, including a requirement for law officers to check the immigration status of people they pull over if they suspect they are in the country illegally. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel’s ruling also blocked sections making it a state crime not to carry immigration paperwork or for illegal immigrants to transport or house themselves. The federal government sued South Carolina earlier this year over, challenging the constitutionality of the law set to take effect Jan. 1. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND

Quakes rock Christchurch

A series of strong earthquakes struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, rattling buildings. There was no tsunami alert issued and the city appeared to have been spared major damage. One person was injured and was taken to a hospital, and four people had to be rescued after being trapped by a rock fall, Christchurch police said in a statement. But there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or widespread damage in the city, which is still recovering from a devastating February earthquake that killed 182 people and destroyed much of the downtown area. The first 5.8-magnitude quake struck Friday afternoon. Minutes later, a 5.3magnitude aftershock hit. About an hour after that, another 5.8-magnitude temblor hit.

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tioned Gingrich, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, Atlanta businessman Herman Cain, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and real estate magnate Donald Trump. Asked whether Trump and Gingrich were of equal seriousness as presidential aspirants, Romney said: “I’m not going to get into that. It’s up to you to make your own assessment.” Romney also distanced himself anew from the standoff between the

GOP-controlled House and the Democratic-run White House over a twomonth extension of a cut in payroll taxes. “We have, what, eight people running for president?” Romney said. “The idea of us all running to Washington and trying to say to the various parties, ‘Here’s where I think you should go,’ is not something which our party needs. It is not likely to be conducive to reaching a conclusion.”

For weeks, Romney has refused to be pinned down on how Congress should break an impasse that threatens to raise taxes for 160 million workers — the latest pressing policy debate he has sidestepped. House Republicans have rejected a bipartisan compromise in the Senate that would have kept the tax cuts going for two months, and called instead for negotiations toward a one-year extension of the reduction.

Student, family stranded in snow rescued cle, either way,” Phoenix police Officer Yvonne Higgins hospitalized with James Holmes said of Weinberg. “But pneumonia. Her husband, their the good thing is she’s home and safe.” daughter and the student were fine. Yvonne Higgins remained in the hos-

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A college student says she had nothing to eat but two candy bars while her car was stuck in the snow for nine days in a remote area of Arizona. Meanwhile, a Texas family found themselves struggling to breathe after nearly two days in their SUV after it was buried in a snowdrift on a rural New Mexico highway. The frigid ordeals ended with separate rescues Wednesday for Lauren Weinberg and the Higgins family. Authorities said they were all recovering after being taken to hospitals. Weinberg was released early Thursday. “You can say survival skills or a mira-

pital with pneumonia while her husband, David Higgins, and his father were on their way to pick up the family’s vehicle after it was pulled by rescuers from the snowdrift. The family plans to return to Texas when his wife is released from the hospital, though it was unclear when that might be. Weinberg. a 23-year-old undergraduate at Arizona State University, left her mother’s home in Phoenix on Dec. 11 and said her car became stuck a day later in the snowy mountains to the north. Two U.S. Forest Service employees on snowmobiles found her Wednesday while they were checking gates on forest roads. Other than being cold, hungry and thirsty, Weinberg was in good condition, lucid and speaking coherently, one of the Forest Service employees said. In New Mexico, rescuers had to dig through 4 feet of ice and snow to free the

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Higgins family, whose Yukon got stuck when a blizzard moved through the area Monday, state police said. Rescuers found David and Yvonne

Formula pulled from Wal-Mart stores Enfamil Newborn formula gone from shelves in 3,000 stores until test results known.

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WASHINGTON — After 10 years of war in Afghanistan, a persistent lack of trust between the U.S. and Pakistan still complicates operations along the critical Afghanistan border and was a key factor in the errant American airstrikes late last month that killed 24 Pakistani troops. U.S. officials on Thursday accepted some blame for the deadly incident that infuriated Pakistani leaders, prompting Pakistan to shut down key supply routes for the war and further eroding America’s already rocky relations with Islamabad. The Defense Department briefed reporters Thursday on the conclusions reached in its investigation into the November incident. But the U.S. did not apologize, despite the embarrassing series of communications and coordination errors. And as of Thursday afternoon, it had not briefed Pakistani leaders on the results of the investigation. Pakistan refused to cooperate in the investigation. And the U.S. report — placing some of the blame on Islamabad — is likely to only increase the Pakistani leaders’ fury, hamper any hope of rebuilding the relationship and delay the opening of the supply routes.

Higgins and their 5-year-old daughter, Hannah, clinging to each other and lethargic early Wednesday. David Higgins said his daughter is fine.

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Avery Cornett of Lebanon, Mo., died Dec. 18. An infant formula is suspected.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Wal-Mart and health officials awaited tests Thursday on a batch of powdered infant formula that was removed from more than 3,000 stores nationwide after a Missouri newborn who consumed it died from a rare infection. The bacteria in question occur naturally in the environment and in plants such as wheat and rice. But the most worrisome appearances have been in dried milk and powdered formula, which is why manufacturers routinely test for the pathogens. Wal-Mart pulled the Enfamil

Newborn formula from shelves as a precaution after the death of little Avery Cornett in the southern Missouri town of Lebanon. The government has not ordered a recall, and the manufacturer said tests showed the batch was negative for the bacteria before it was shipped. Additional tests were under way. “We decided it was best to remove the product until we learn more,” Wal-Mart spokeswoman Dianna Gee said. “It could be returned to the shelves.” Customers who bought formula in 12.5-ounce cans with the lot number ZP1K7G have the option of returning them for a refund or exchange, Gee said. The product is not exclusive to Wal-Mart. The manufacturer, Mead Johnson Nutrition, did not immediately say how widely distributed the formula was among other stores.

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BETHLEHEM, N.H. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday spurned chief rival Newt Gingrich’s challenge for a one-on-one debate ahead of the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses but dismissed the notion — suggested by the former House speaker — that he’s afraid to participate in such a face-off. “We’ve had many occasions to debate together and we’ll have more, I presume quite a few more, before this is finished,” Romney said. “But I’m not going to narrow this down to a twoperson race while there are still a number of other candidates that are viable, important candidates in the race. I want to show respect to them.” Gingrich has called on Romney to condemn or defend attack ads airing in Iowa by groups friendly to Romney, a former Massachusetts governor. Campaigning Thursday in Virginia, Gingrich told reporters that Romney’s decision “tells you a lot about Gov. Romney.” Gingrich said he will continue to say that Romney “doesn’t mind hiding out behind millions of dollars of negative ads, but he doesn’t want to defend them. The ads are false.” Gingrich said he doesn’t think Iowans will reward “falsehoods by millionaires.” In a brief interview aboard his campaign bus as it rumbled through New Hampshire, Romney reflected on the GOP nomination fight that’s seen many candidates and non-candidates rise and fall in the polls. He men-

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COURT BRIEFS HAZLE TWP. – Robert J. Herbinko Jr., 26, of North Vine Street, waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Thomas Sharkey on Wednesday on charges he stole a television from his parents’ house on North Vine Street on Dec. 8. Herbinko waived charges of theft, possession of drug paraphernalia and public drunkenness to Luzerne County Court. State police at Hazleton withdrew charges of receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct against Herbinko. HAZLE TWP. – David Andrew Kmetz, 34, of Beaver Meadows, waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Thomas Sharkey on Wednesday on drunken driving charges. Kmetz waived charges of driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and fleeing or eluding police to Luzerne County Court. West Hazleton police withdrew charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle, accidents involving damage to attended vehicle and several traffic vio-

lations against Kmetz. Police allege Kmetz, driving a 2001 Ford pickup, initiated a pursuit on North Broad Street on Dec. 3. He was found passed out lying on the ground on Brazzo Road, according to the criminal complaint.

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PITTSTON – Michele Maria Cassano, 42, address unknown, pleaded guilty before District Judge Fred Pierantoni III on Wednesday to a charge of prostitution. Cassano was charged by Dupont police after they found 30 KINGSTON – Howard Harrison Phillips, 43, of North Landon condoms in a bag she was carrying while they were investigatAvenue, waived his right to a ing a report of a woman offering preliminary hearing before Dissex at the Petro Truck Service trict Judge Paul Roberts on Plaza on Dec. 13, according to Wednesday on charges he sold the criminal complaint. crack near the Wyoming Valley Police withdrew a charge of West Middle School, Hoyt possession of a controlled subStreet, on Nov. 30. stance against Cassano. Phillips waived two counts of possession with intent to deliver HAZLETON – Juan Soriano a controlled substance, and one Tejeda, 22, of West Broad Street, count each of possession of a waived his right to a preliminary controlled substance, criminal hearing before District Judge use of communication facility Joseph Zola on Wednesday on and possession of drug parcharges he possessed a large aphernalia to Luzerne County amount of narcotics in his resiCourt. dence. Tejeda waived two counts KINGSTON – Charges of each of possession with intent to simple assault and harassment deliver a controlled substance against Daniel John Powers, 27, of Edwardsville, were dismissed and possession of a controlled during a preliminary hearing on substance, and a single count of possession of drug paraphernalia Wednesday. to Luzerne County Court. Edwardsville police charged Powers after Gina Kiaser claimed he punched her inside their apartment on Beech Street on Dec. 15, according to the

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WILKES-BARRE – A city man facing several charges relating to robberies in four municiWEST PITTSTON – Melissa palities admitted to a probation McCormick, 32, of Spring Street, violation Wednesday, and will be WILKES-BARRE – A man waived her right to a preliminary resentenced on a stolen vehicle charged with moving several hearing before District Judge Joseph Carmody on Wednesday vehicle identification numbers to charge in January. Daniel Ungarsky, 27, of North stolen or other vehicles was on charges she assaulted a man. Washington Street, appeared McCormick waived charges of sentenced Wednesday to one year in the county’s Intermediate before Luzerne County Judge simple assault, disorderly conJoseph Augello. Ungarsky had a duct and harassment to Luzerne Punishment Program and three sentence of 14 months probation years probation. County Court. revoked stemming from a June Luzerne County Judge Tina Exeter police charged McCor2010 incident in which, police mick after Shawn Emmert stated Polachek Gartley said Jose A. say, he borrowed a vehicle from a Guzman Uribe, 22, with a last she assaulted him during an woman and never returned it. known address of West Center argument on Dec. 15, according Ungarsky violated the probaStreet, Mahanoy City, must to the criminal complaint. tionary sentence by allegedly serve the first six months on committing a robbery at the house arrest with an electronic WILKES-BARRE – The trial Taco Bell in Wilkes-Barre in monitor and pay $20,430 in of a Shickshinny woman schedNovember. uled to begin this week on charg- restitution costs. Ungarsky had pleaded guilty Uribe pleaded guilty in August es she altered a check used to to an unauthorized use of a mopay a sewer bill was continued at to charges of altering/destroytor vehicle charge in September ing VIN and disposing of vehithe request of prosecutors beand was sentenced to the term of cause a witness was not available cles illegally, and other related probation. charges. this week. Ungarsky is also facing robAccording to court records, on Senior Judge Kenneth Brown bery-related charges in Pringle, July 15, 2010, Hazleton police said the trial of Diane Noss, 52, Kingston Township and Plains will now be scheduled for some- said they observed two vehicles with VINs that did not match the Township. time in January.

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Abuse bill OK with police It would increase mandated reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect. By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com

Federal legislation that would greatly expand mandated reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect directly to law enforcement authorities will result in more investigations, some local police chiefs said. While some of the increased reports may turn out to be false, the chiefs say they’d gladly spend time on investigations rather than have child abuse go unpunished. “I would rather be busy and err on the side of caution to investigate all alleged incidents rather than having one incident not reported,” Swoyersville Police Chief Thomas DiMaria said. Hanover Township Police Chief Al Walker and Kingston

Police Chief Keith Keiper agreed. U.S. Sen. Robert Casey, D-Scranton, recently introduced legislaCasey tion known as the Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act in the U.S. Senate that 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 drafted the measure to strengthen child-protection laws in the wake of an alleged coverup of reported sexual assaults on children by a former Penn State assistant football coach. During a hearing last week on child abuse laws held by the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pension Subcommittee, Casey said there is no uniform requirement among states about reporting child abuse and ne-

glect to authorities. “There is still a lot of leeway for states to determine what constitutes child abuse and neglect,” Casey said at the hearing. “This is one area where further scrutiny is needed to determine how to best ensure states are upholding a high standard of reporting.” DiMaria, Walker and Keiper said they would expect an increase in false reports of suspected child abuse. “We get false reports now that have to be investigated. We figure out the facts, and if the facts lead us to abuse or neglect, then we prosecute,” Keiper said. “There are going to be situations where people not having good intentions will report a false claim to try to benefit themselves,” Walker said. “If we find out the complaint was knowingly falsely reported, then we can prosecute under the false reports to law enforcement statute.”

Jackson Twp. holds the line on taxes in 2012 By SARAH HITE shite@timesleader.com

JACKSON TWP. – Supervisors adopted the 2012 budget Thursday morning, stabilizing taxes for the upcoming year. Supervisor Al Fox said property taxes will stay put at 1.32 mills, but it wasn’t an easy process. He said increased expenses forced the board to make cuts throughout the budget in order to keep the tax rate steady. A mill is $1 tax for every $1,000 in assessed property value. Expenses increased by about $185,000 between last year and this year, and Fox said slight cuts were made to every budget item, which resulted in an overall savings of about $47,000. He said the move actually created more revenue than if the board were to hike the tax rates. Fox said the cuts did not affect the township’s various ser-

vices, including police, fire and ambulance and a full-time secretary to handle zoning and other inquiries. The only increase residents will see is a $20 hike in sewer rates. Fox said that over the past three years the township has been able to absorb rate increases from the Dallas Area Municipal Authority, but this year it just wasn’t possible. In other business, residents questioned the board about a sewer replacement project that has been ongoing for two years. Resident Mitch Smolow asked why the project on Bulford Road was being paid for by those residents. Solicitor Jeff Malak said the project benefits mostly those residents, and the township is splitting some of the costs for the work. Fox added no grants were available for the project and

W H AT ’ S N E X T The Jackson Township reorganization meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 3 in the municipal building on Huntsville Road with the regular meeting to follow.

state Department of Environmental Protection officials recommended the financial plan as the only viable way to get the work done. Fox also said a meeting was held with those residents before construction and most agreed with how the process would be handled financially. Chairman John Wilkes Jr. said the reason a municipal sewer system is being constructed in the development is because there were “many failures” of the existing system, and the township didn’t want individual residents to pay thousands of dollars to replace the sewers.

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Pierre Monroe, of Ohio Valley Refinery & Roadshow, talks about buying gold, silver, antiques and collectibles Tuesday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Wilkes-Barre Township.

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Monroe said, noting that his employer is the largest coin buyer and the largest second-hand guitar buyer in the world with locations in five countries. Employees abide by all local and state laws, regulations and permits, requiring all sellers to provide photo identification to prevent anyone from selling them stolen goods, he said. Employees examine items and tell visitors what a collector would pay for them. The visitor can decide – under no pressure – if they want to sell. Brittany Thomas, who handles the company’s media relations, said good newspaper circulation here makes WilkesBarre attractive to the company, as newspapers are the most effective means to get the word out that the show is in the area and what it has to offer. Good attendance from local residentsiswhatkeepstheshow coming back, she said. Howard Klotzkin, vice presi-

dent of the Great Estate Road Show (that’s the one with former “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” star Robin Leach for a spokesman), said his company has set up shop at Best Western Genetti in Wilkes-Barre six times in the last three months because of the area’s demography. “It’s a fairly large area that isn’t too expensive,” he said. Klotzin said the company could pay $200,000 to $300,000 to advertise in New York or Boston but only about $10,000 in the Wyoming Valley. Monroe said he has seen a largemixofvisitorsattheHilton this week. Among them were a few flood victims hoping for cash while they awaited insur-

ance money. Others needed money to pay property taxes by year’s end. Bob Conwell was neither. “I rounded up some odds and ends of no particular value to me that I thought would be good to convert to cash I can use anytime,” the Hanover Township resident said. Conwell was intrigued when Monroe, who has a fondness for pocket watches, initially pegged the one Conwell brought in as having a value of $60 after a quick goover but asked Conwell to wait while he checked with a researcher at the company’s data center. It turns out Monroe was able to offer Conwell $225 for the timepiece – a 21-jewel “railroad watch” that belonged to Conwell’s late favorite uncle.

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JULE KADLUBOSKI, formerly of Newtown section of Hanover Township, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at St. Luke’s Villa. Preceding her in death are parents, Anthony and Anna Balutis; husband, Alexander; daughter, Sandy; sister Mary; brothers, Vincent, Thomas, Benjamin, and Joseph. Surviving her are son, Bob, Hanover Township; daughter, Ann Marie Ruser, Quakertown; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister Ann Yaskoweak, Reno, Nev.; and several nieces and nephews; dogs, Scooter and Sugar; friend Eleanor and the girls at the beauty shoppe; and friend Deborah Pride. Julie was always looking out for someone else. She humbly asked, make time, visit someone in a nursing home. Graveside funeral services for Julie were private at her request. Arrangements are by Lehman Family Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre. ROBERT A. CASTERLINE, 66, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Funeral arrangements are pending from the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. LARRY COYLE, 58, of Carey Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in Hospice Community Care, Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Funeral arrangements are pending from the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. DOROTHY A. JADOSH, 82, of Luzerne, formally of Swoyersville, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Swoyersville, she was a daughter of the late Stephan and Ann Lawrence. Prior to her retirement she was employed by Leslie Fay for many years. She was preceded in death by her son, Louis R. Jadosh Jr. She is survived by daughter, Patricia Kyttle, and husband Howard, Larksville; grandchildren, Melissa, Howard Jr. and Joni; great-grandchildren, Tyler J. Davis, Rhiannon Davis and Jaydin K. Kyttle; sisters, Marie Gordon, Clair Gulla, Roseann Warlick, Peggy; brothers, Joseph and Steve. Memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Betz-Jastremski Funeral Home Inc., Luzerne. THERESA (TERESA) M. HAAS, 60, of Pittston, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011, in WilkesBarre. Born in Pittston, she was a daughter of the late Dorothy Haas. She was a child care worker in Florida for over 31 years. Surviving are her godchild, Molla; a cousin, Linda Jadus; and two friends, MaryBeth Mazonis and Carol Sergio. Funeral arrangements are private from the Paul F. Leonard Funeral Home, Pittston. ROBERT Z. BELLES, 95, of Beaumont, passed away, Thursday morning, December 22, 2011, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Arrangements are pending from the Nulton Funeral Home Inc., 5749 SR 309, Beaumont. MR. JUNIUS B. TODD, 91, of Grove Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed away, Tuesday, December 20, 2011, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital following an illness. He was the last surviving member of all his siblings. Private funeral services and arrangements will be announced in the Christmas Day edition of the newspaper from the John V. Morris-Charles J. Leagus Funeral Home, 281 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre.

FUNERALS DOHMAN – William, funeral 8:45 a.m. today 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. 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. today after a Masonic service and fireman’s service at 10 to 11 a.m. in the First Baptist Church, 51 S. Third St., Lewisburg. JOHNSON – Warren, memorial service 1 p.m. Dec. 31, in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 813 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. KRUCZEK – John, Memorial Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Our Lady of Hope Parish, Wilkes-Barre. LABAR – Grace, funeral 10 a.m. today in the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. MONTINI – Marie, Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. today in St. Joseph Marello Parish at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, William Street, Pittston. PUGH – James, funeral 6 p.m. today in the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. The family will receive friends 4 p.m. until the time of service. SWALES – Elsie, funeral 11 a.m. today in the Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke. TESTA – Rose, funeral 10:30 a.m. today in the Anthony Recupero Funeral Home, 406 Susquehanna Ave., West Pittston. Friends may call 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. today in the funeral home. TURNER – Judith, memorial service 2 p.m. Monday in the LehmanIdetown United Methodist Church, 1011 Mountain View Drive, Lehman. Friends may call 1 p.m. until the time of service.

Kathryn Kramer December 21, 2011

athryn Kramer, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away, Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Born in Lehighton, on September 27, 1910, she was a daughter of the late Roy J. and Lillie McCormick Kramer. Her family moved to WilkesBarre when she was 4 years old. She attended North Street School in Wilkes-Barre, and graduated from Kingston High School in 1928. She attended Temple University before entering nursing training at the School of Nursing of Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia. Upon graduation in 1932, she took courses in psychiatry in Washington, D.C., and in communicable diseases in Philadelphia. Miss Kramer joined the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps in 1935 and was stationed in Philadelphia for two years and then Newport, Rhode Island. In 1940, she was medically discharged from the U.S. Navy and returned to Kingston. She worked as a private duty home nurse and volunteered in the community. She was a Red Cross volunteer for over 30 years and was awarded the Clara Barton Volunteer Leadership Honor Award in 1999 for her service. Miss Kramer was also active in the former First United Methodist Church of Wilkes-Barre, where she served as president of the United Methodist Women for over 10 years, chaired the Council of Ministries, was a member of the Executive Board of the church and sang in the choir. She was a founding board member and past president of the board of Meals on Wheels, 1973 to 1975. She was also a member of the

Retired Officers Association of the U.S. Navy. Miss Kramer was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Horace E. Kramer. She is survived by her niece, Anne Kramer Loring, and husband, Richard, Reno, Nev.; sister-in-law, Treveryan Kramer, Wilkes-Barre; grand-nephew, David Loring, and wife Chris; and great-grand-nephew, Eamon Loring, all of Lakewood, Colo. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Central United Methodist Church, 65 Academy St., WilkesBarre. The Rev. Dr. Paul C. Amara will officiate. Interment will be made in Lehighton Cemetery at the convenience of the family. The Kramer family will receive friends Wednesday following the memorial service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations, if desired, may be made to the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, 256 N. Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Harold C. Snowdon Home for Funerals Inc., 420 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704.

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junas, Milfort, Conn.; eight greatgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St., Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, William St., Pittston. Interment will be held in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. this evening in the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com.

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cember 22, 2011. Born in Pittston on December 13, 1918, she was a daughter of the late John and Nancy Pugliese Bright. She celebrated her 93rd birthday on December 13, 2011. She was a graduate of Pittston High School, class of 1936, and was a member of St. John the Evangelist Parish Community, Pittston. She was also a member of the Jacquelines Association. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, Joseph Bright and James Bright; sisters Mary Centrella and Genevieve McHale; son-in-law, Gerard Gallagher. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 73 years, James Bannon, Pittston; daughters, Ann Gallagher, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Kathy Sulima, Pittston; four grandsons, James Gallagher (Denise), Carmel, Ind.; Gerald Gallagher (Kari), Granger, Ind.; James Sulima (Cindy), Pittston, and Joseph Sulima (Kate), Effort, Pa.; sisters Viola Giannone, Pittston, and Nancy Ben-

cern that next year’s annual gay pride parade could force the church to cancel its morning Mass. George said he supported the pastor. “He’s telling us that they won’t be able to have church services on Sunday if that’s the case. You know, you don’t want the gay liberation movement to morph into something like the Ku Klux Klan, demonstrating in the streets against Catholicism.” George said. “So I think if that’s what’s happening, and I don’t know that it is, but I would respect the local pastor’s, you know, position on that.” George acknowledged that it was a strong analogy, but reiterated his sentiment. “The rhetoric of the Ku Klux Klan; the rhetoric of some of the gay liberation people — who is the enemy? Who is the enemy? The Catholic Church,” George said.

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KOKOMO, Ind. — In a quiet park on the eastern edge of this auto manufacturing town, a gleaming ring of black granite walls and monuments stand in solemn tribute to the war dead. Hundreds of names are etched in stone, many of them long forgotten to history. Not so the six newest additions: Brian M. Clemens. Robert L. McKinley. James E. Swain. Rickey E. Jones. Nathan J. Frigo. David N. Simmons. Their smiles, their voices, their Little League games, their yearbook photos are fresh memoAP PHOTO ries here to friends and family. Now the six — all of whom died Jason Vazquez reads names on a memorial of those who served in the Iraq war — are honored and were killed in the line of duty from Howard County earlier this next to the walls on a granite month at the Howard County Courthouse in Kokomo, Ind. ‘What I monument inscribed with the worry about is once Americans forget about the war, they’re going to forget about the people who fought the war,’ he said. words “Global War on Terror.” This town of 45,000 is known for embracing the military, traumatic brain injury, hearing and a town devastated by an auto industry in steep decline. As whether it’s memorializing its loss or PTSD. He hears the stories of young home to both Chrysler and Genfallen heroes in the middle of the war, stretching Veterans Day into warriors who’ve returned home, eral Motors, Kokomo was heman eight-day tribute or flying scared to drive, haunted by IEDs orrhaging jobs. Unemployment POW-MIA flags outside the hidden on roads in Iraq, or so wa- briefly rocketed to around 20 ry of crowds, they shop deep into percent. schools. Since then, the community has But now, in the wake of the de- the night. “They’re still kids,” says Ladd, rebounded with the auto bailout parture of the last U.S. troops from Iraq, Kokomo joins hun- a Desert Storm vet. “You’re go- and $1.4 billion in investments in dreds of smaller towns across the ing from high school to a combat Kokomo in the last 18 months, nation that will be wrestling with zone. I believe the military does much of it from Chrysler. But with the jobless rate hothe legacy of a nearly nine-year mature a person, but when you war that has claimed nearly see what they have and then vering at about 10 percent, it’s 4,500 lives, wounded tens of you’re trying to readjust when still hard to find work for vets such as Vazquez, who has devotthousands, and became one of you’re 21, 22, it’s tough.” So tough that some have taken ed most of his adult life to the the most politically divisive condesperate measures. Ladd says military. flicts in American history. As a Navy corpsman who treatMore than 1.5 million Ameri- he knows of five young vets in cans served in a war that intro- the county who attempted sui- ed wounded troops, Vazquez had duced the nation to new battle- cide over the last year — one thrived in the pressure cooker of war. ended in death. fields (Ramadi, FalluBut back in Indiana, that expeLadd’s office tries to jah, Nasiriyah) and “I believe the smooth the way for rience wasn’t good enough to IEDs (improvised exthese newest vets, land a job as a firefighter, emerplosive devices), a military does conflict that lasted so mature a per- helping them navigate gency medical technician, ambuthe bureaucratic maze lance crew member or lab spelong some soldiers at the end were elemen- son, but when to apply for benefits, cialist drawing blood. “I thought that I was worthget counseling, if needtary school students you see what ed, and take advantage less,” he says. “I felt like no one at the beginning. they have and of the Post 9/11 GI bill wanted me anymore after the In Kokomo — a military.” to attend school. town where the then you’re It was especially crushing con“They definitely names of the war trying to earned it and they de- sidering his quick decisions and dead in Iraq and Afghanistan were read readjust when serve it,” he says, “and medical skills had helped save their lives will be bet- lives on the battlefield. aloud last Veterans you’re 21, 22, “I had a guy whose leg was ter.” Day — there will be Patrick McCrumb, a blown up and he’s grabbing me, reverberations for it’s tough.” years to come, from Bob Ladd Marine Corps reservist saying, ‘Doc, make sure I get the churches and colveteran service who served in Iraq and home.’ Or a guy who’s burned leges to grieving officer Afghanistan before re- saying, ‘Doc, I have trust in you turning in 2010, is still that I’ll make it. I know you can mothers and a new adjusting. It hasn’t do it,’ ” he recalls. “I’d gone from generation of vets that to people saying you don’t nervous about the troubled econ- been easy. At first, he says, “people try to have the credentials to put a omy. “What I worry about is once tiptoe around you to avoid talk- Band-Aid on someone.” Vazquez had always expected Americans forget about the war, ing about what you did the last they’re going to forget about the year of your life. No one wants to his service would be a plus. “I had the assumption that it’s people who fought the war,” says dive in the pool.” Even now, he’s not sure where a steppingstone, that I’ll be finanJason Vazquez, a 28-year-old Navy veteran of two tours in Iraq he belongs. “When you’re there, cially set, I’ll have training and and one in Afghanistan. “I never the only place you want to be is then I can get a job like that,” he really understood it from the back home and when you’re says, snapping his fingers. Vietnam guys, but I can see it home, the only place you want to “That’s everything I’d heard in now: For the troops ... the war is be is back there,” he says. “I still high school — ‘You go into the military and when you come out feel that way sometimes.” really never over.” McCrumb, now a 25-year-old people are going to respect you Memorials, stories abound divorced father, found work in a so much more. They’ll put you Howard County is dotted with steel factory in 2010, but almost first in line.’ None of that’s true.” The public, he adds, is “happy memorials remembering veter- lost his left leg in a machine accito shake your hand and say, ans whose service spans three dent, sidelining him for a year. He had joined the Marines to ‘Thank you’ ... but when it comes centuries. They’re stone and brass, grand follow in the footsteps of his fa- to them actually doing someand modest, indoor and outdoor. ther and grandfather. But thing for us ... it stops. If it takes They commemorate the Civil McCrumb also had been inspired them putting us ahead of someWar, the Spanish American War, to serve after the death of Rickey body who has had college, World Wars I and II, Korea, Viet- Jones, his boyhood friend, Little they’re not going to do that to nam, Iraq and Afghanistan. And League teammate and a guy, he give us a job.” Vazquez’s predicament isn’t a group of vets hopes to add to says, was “the life of every party.” Nearly six years have passed unusual. About 11 percent of vetthat: It’s trying to raise more Jones’ death, but erans who served in the military than $300,000 for a new memo- since McCrumb thinks of him often. since Sept. 11, 2001, are unemrial honoring military families. There are individual tributes, Every now and then, he puts on ployed, according to recent fedtoo. After James Swain, a 2002 his Marine dress blues and visits eral statistics. Last month, President Barack Kokomo High School graduate, his grave, bringing a beer. “When I go to the cemetery,” Obama signed into law a meahonors student and statistician for the girls basketball team, was he says, “it’s just me and him. sure that creates tax breaks for companies that hire jobless vetkilled in Fallujah at the age of 20, That’s it.” erans. a scholarship was established in Economic reality Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodhis name. Like his friend, McCrumb, Ja- night is sympathetic. In this central Indiana county “I think it’s a shame we ask where veterans make up about 9 son Vazquez is a third-generation people to go out and put their percent of the population, almost military man. Two weeks out of high school lives on the line and when they everyone has a neighbor, acquaintance or relative who has in 2002 and motivated by the come back, not only are there veSept. 11 attacks, Vazquez was in ry limited opportunities for the donned a military uniform. Bob Ladd, the county’s veteran boot camp at Great Lakes Naval majority of them ... but the debt to pay for the war will fall on service officer, knows many of Station in Illinois. Seven years later, the 28-year- their shoulders as well,” he says. them. His office caseload of about 3,500 includes about 1,000 old father was home, trying to vets from the 9/11 generation, find his footing as a civilian in a many of whom are dealing with nation reeling from a recession

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New requirements could mean bigger operating rooms, full-time nurses and more. expensive facility and staff The law also requires one unexpansions for clinics. announced inspection of each By MARC LEVY Associated Press

HARRISBURG — A bill that could mean expensive facility and staff expansions for clinics that perform abortions in Pennsylvania became state law Thursday after a bitter fight in the Legislature over how to respond to grotesque conditions discovered at a Philadelphia clinic last year. Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, signed the measure without comment on an issue that has inflamed both opponents and supporters of abortion rights. The new standards take effect in 180 days and would require freestanding clinics that perform abortions to comply with the same safety standards as freestanding outpatient surgery centers, which include requirements for wider hallways and doorways,

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House and Senate to pass a new bill by Christmas that would renew the tax break while congressional negotiators work out a oneyear measure that would also extend jobless benefits for millions of Americans and prevent doctors from absorbing a big cut in Medicare payments. In an emailed statement, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, praised the latest development. “I am gratified that the House of Representatives agreed to pass the overwhelmingly bipartisan compromise on tax cuts,” he said. “I will continue to fight to ensure that we extend these essential tax cuts for a full year to protect working families and keep the economic recovery moving.” The developments were a clear win for Obama. The payroll tax cut was the centerpiece of his

abortion facility, a mandate that abortion-rights supporters in the Legislature had pressed as an alternative to the tougher facility standards that passed the Republican-majority Legislature. Operators of abortion clinics worry they will not be able to afford the cost to comply with the standards, and say that much will depend on how the state Department of Health decides how to apply them. Under the law, the department also can waive the standards. “(The) Department of Health will accept licensure applications for these facilities and will handle all applications on a case-by-case basis as we do for any other health care facility seeking licensure,” agency spokeswoman Christine Cronkright said. Currently, 24 abortion facilities are registered in Pennsylvania, and hospitals may perform

abortions as part of their surgical services program, Cronkright said. In the Philadelphia case, prosecutors say newborn babies were killed in illegal, late-term abortions performed inside a filthy, now-shuttered “house of horrors” run by Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who employed workers who weren’t

properly trained or licensed to do abortions. His Women’s Medical Society has been shut down and Gosnell has been charged with murder in the deaths of seven babies and one patient, as well as drug conspiracy and distribution in connection with what authorities say are thousands of illegal prescrip-

tions he wrote for painkillers and sedatives. Gosnell has said he is innocent. House Health Committee Chairman Matt Baker, R-Tioga, said the legislation was necessary to avoid a repeat of what happened in Philadelphia, as well as the discovery in May at Allentown Medical Services of instruments considered unsterile and a blood-splattered infectious waste freezer. “No one should be subjected to the conditions and treatment that have occurred at these facilities,” Baker said in a statement last week after the House approved the bill. The Philadelphia grand jury that investigated Gosnell said in its report that the Health Department had decided, for political reasons, to stop inspecting abortion clinics. The department dropped its policy of annual inspections in the mid-1990s under then-Gov. Tom Ridge, who supported abortion rights, the grand jury said.

three-month campaign-style drive for jobs legislation that seems to have contributed to an uptick in his poll numbers. “Because of this agreement, every working American will keep his or her tax cut -- about $1,000 for the average family,” Obama said in a statement. If the cuts had expired as scheduled, 160 million workers would have seen a 2 percentage point increase in their Social Security taxes. And up to 2 million people without jobs for six months would start losing unemployment benefits averaging $300 a week. The GOP retreat ends a tense standoff in which Boehner’s House Republicans came under great pressure to agree to the short-term extension passed by the Senate on Saturday. The speaker was initially open to the idea, but rank and file Republicans revolted and the House instead insisted on immediate talks.

The conflict arose after the Senate, on a bipartisan vote, passed legislation last week to extend for two months the payroll tax cut, jobless benefits and doctors’ Medicare fees that otherwise would have been cut 27 percent. The House had just days before passed a full-year extension that included a series of conservative policy prescriptions unpalatable to Obama and congressional Democrats. Obama, Republicans and congressional Democrats all said they preferred a one-year extension but the politics of achieving that eluded them. All pledged to start working on that in January. “Has this place become so dysfunctional that even when we agree to things we can’t do it?” Obama asked. “Enough is enough.”. The top Senate Republican, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, was a driving force behind Thursday’s agreement, imploring Boehner to accept the deal that

McConnell and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid had struck last week and passed with overwhelming support in both parties. The breakthrough emerged as a firewall erected by tea partybacked House Republicans crumbled Thursday.

“I don’t think that my constituents should have a tax increase because of Washington’s dysfunction,” said freshman Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis. The Republican establishment, too, put new pressure on House Republicans to compromise.

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Gov. Tom Corbett, shown during his budget address March 8, Thursday signed a bill setting new standards for abortion clinics.

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Dylan Joseph Venesky, son of Michael and Melanie Venesky, Mountain Top, is celebrating his fourth birthday today, Dec. 23. Dylan is a grandson of Wayne and Mary Allen and George and Becky Venesky, all of Mountain Top. He is a great-grandson of Marie Venesky, Kittanning. Dylan has a brother, Gavin, 1.

Tyler James Lynch, son of Basil and Michele Edwards-Lynch, Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating his fifth birthday today, Dec. 23. Tyler is a grandson of Carl and Peggy Edwards, Courtdale, and Catherine Lynch and the late Basil Lynch, Kingston.

Lithuanian Women’s Club donates to Red Cross Members of the Lithuanian Women’s Club of Wyoming Valley recently presented a check to the Wyoming Valley chapter of the American Red Cross to aid in local flood relief efforts. At the check presentation, from left: Martha Warnagiris, president, Lithuanian Women’s Club; Joanna Springer, development coordinator, American Red Cross; and Anne Yeager, treasurer, Lithuanian Women’s Club.

Mariotti Building Products makes donation to Ryan’s Run Mariotti Building Products supported Ryan’s Run 2011 with a check presentation on behalf of Michelle Mariotti’s participation and successful completion of the 2011 ING New York City Marathon. Mariotti, who resides in Old Forge with her husband, Louis, and two children, is an avid runner, and has completed multiple marathons, including the Boston Marathon. This year she is one of 20 runners who competed in the New York City Marathon to help raise funds for Allied Services Integrated Health System. Each runner had a personal goal of achieving $2,500 to support the cumulative team goal of $200,000 for Ryan’s Run 2011. Ryan Leckey, a news reporter for the WNEP-TV 16 Morning Show, has led the group for the past two years. Allied Services earned bronze charity status in the 2011 race, the only charity in Pennsylvania to achieve this elite status. At the check presentation, from left: Mike Avvisato, chief financial officer, Allied Services; Louis Mariotti; Michelle Mariotti; Bill Conaboy, president/ chief executive officer, Allied Services; and Eugene Mariotti.

Timmy Seriani Ian Tallini Ian Tallini, son of Sisto and Suzanne Tallini, South Floral Park, N.Y., is celebrating his fifth birthday today, Dec. 23. Ian is a grandson of Stanley and Mary Ann Barnak, Suscon, and Filomena Tallini, Franklin Square, N.Y. He is a great-grandson of Cassie Barnak, Dupont, and Guiseppe and Sandinella Tallini, Torrice, Italy. Ian has a sister, Mia, 2.

Timmy Seriani, son of Danielle Dennis, Hanover Township, and Timothy Seriani, Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating his seventh birthday today, Dec. 23. Timmy is a grandson of Theresa Dennis and Diane Seriani, both of Hanover Township, and Tim Seriani, Honey Pot. He is a great-grandson of Mary Jane Morio, Wilkes-Barre; the late Bill Morio; the late Mr. and Mrs. David Harris; and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Perlowski. Timmy has a brother, Masin, 7, and a sister, Alesha, 12.

Fidelity Bank helps support Angel Giving Tree Program Fidelity Bank collected toys and clothing that will be donated to 100 children in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties through the Salvation Army Angel Giving Tree Program. Employees at 1 1 local Fidelity Bank locations participated in the collection. The Salvation Army Angel Tree campaign provides clothing and holiday gifts to some of the area’s neediest families by identifying children who live below the poverty line or have experienced significant crisis in their families. With some of the donated items, from left, are Fidelity employees, Melissa Sadaka, Tami Herman, Mary Blasi, Bethany Kimble, Rich Ainey and Patrick Mullarkey.

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Girl Scout Brownie Troop 30258, Shavertown, recently made cookies for the local support group of Alzheimer’s caregivers. The Brownie Troop, led by Debbie Jorda and Michelle Toennes, are working on completing a Quest in their first year as Brownie Girl Scouts. The support group is led by Maryan Daily and meets the first Thursday of the month at Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 55 W. Center Hill Road, Dallas. Some members of the Brownie Troop, from left, are Kaitlyn Conrad, Olivia Jorda, Alexandra Morse, Grace Nikolai, Evelyn Toennes, Paige Frank and Skylar Hadsall. Jessie Dickson also participated.

WILKES-BARRE: The Big Band Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania will hold its next dinner dance on Jan. 6, 2012, at the Genetti Hotel and Conference Center. This event is for members only. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Music is provided by Mike Shema. Herman Castellani will preside. For reservations, call Glen at 570-586-5359 or Herman at 570-654-6454.

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MEETINGS Jan. 3 WILKES-BARRE: Toastmasters International, 5:15 p.m. at Sundance Vacations, Presentation Room (front entrance), 264 Highland Park Blvd., across from the Mohegan Sun Arena. All are welcome. The club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. For more information contact Rick at 417-7036; visit the website, toastmasters.org; or email toastmasterswb@gmail.com.

Toys for Tots receives presents from Trans-Med Ambulance drop-off Trans-Med Ambulance recently made a donation to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Trans-Med opened its headquarters to serve as a public drop off, collection point for the program. With some of the donations, from left: Mark Henn, operations director, Trans-Med Ambulance; Deanne Dennis, E.M.T., Trans-Med Ambulance; Gene Culp, paramedic, Trans-Med Ambulance; Sgt. Robert Smith,U.S. Marine Corps; and Justin Krochta, P.T.O., Trans-Med Ambulance.

Cheryl A. Woloski has been notified by Toastmasters International that she has received the designation of Distinguished Toastmaster. Toastmasters International is an educational organization that helps members improve Woloski their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. Toastmasters awards the highest honor of Distinguished Toastmaster to members who have achieved both the Advanced Communicator Gold and the

Advanced Leader Silver awards. To achieve the DTM typically takes five to eight years of dedicated service and leadership. Fewer than 12,000 of Toastmaster’s 4 million past and present members have achieved the elite status. Woloski is the first member of the local Blue Diamonds Toastmasters Club of Wilkes-Barre to achieve this award. She has been a member since 2004. Woloski recently attended the District Convention held in Trevose, where she represented her division in the Table Topics Contest and placed third. She is married to John Woloski Jr. and has two sons, John III, a teacher in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District, and Jason, a secondyear student at Drexel University College of Medicine.

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OUR OPINION: THINK ‘GREEN’

Merry Christmas to Mother Earth

FTER THE clamor of Christmas morning, many area households practically sag under a crush of wrapping paper, cardboard and other holiday debris. Why not give the planet a gift and adopt ways to make merry each season while also reducing the volume of castoff stuff you carry to the curb as “trash”? A quick Internet search reveals alternative gift-wrapping tips such as the ones listed below. Not all of these techniques are likely to earn Martha Stewart’s approval, but unless the home décor diva is on your guest list, who cares? • Opt for reusable gift bags (with holiday themes) or reusable shopping bags (the neutral sort that can be used all year through). • Make custom “gift wrap” from magazine covers, travel maps, children’s art projects, last year’s greeting cards or assorted fabric pieces. Our preference: Newspaper comics pages. (Later, simply remove the tape and recycle). • Multiply the gift by wrapping it with a second item: a new baby blanket or scarf, or a bath, hand or beach towel. • Choose an untraditional container: clay pot, watering can, stockpot or mixing bowl. • For package filler, use those paper scraps from the home office paper shredder. Considering the Wyoming Valley’s shameful history when it comes to safeguarding the environment, it’s high time that more people paid attention to how their everyday choices impact

DROP DIRECTORIES Telephone books can be recycled at a dozen Luzerne County locations until Jan. 12, according to information provided by the county’s Solid Waste Management Department. Among the sites: • Exeter Recycling Building, 150 Slocum Ave. • Hanover Township Municipal Building, 1267 Sans Souci Parkway. • Kingston Maintenance Building, 455 Church St. • Pittston municipal parking lot, South Main Street. • Wilkes-Barre Public Works Garage, Pennsylvania Avenue. • Wright Township Municipal Building, 321 S. Mountain Blvd. For more information, call 1800-821-7654.

the world around them. Limit what gets trucked to landfills. Definitely don’t illegally dump or burn your unwanted items. Donate usable household goods and gently used clothing to local charities. Likewise, take advantage of special, community-wide recycling programs when they’re offered. In recent years, for example, Luzerne County’s Solid Waste Management Department has scheduled drop-off days for county residents to recycle used tires and electronic devices. Similarly, your unwanted telephone books can be taken to one of several sites between now and Jan. 12. (See accompanying list.) Traditionally, people have yearned for a white Christmas; but, for many reasons, you should try to keep yours “green.”

QUOTE OF THE DAY “We need the insurance companies to help these families.” U.S. Sen. Bob Casey The Democrat from Scranton commiserated earlier this week with Luzerne County residents and others still awaiting insurance checks to pay for property damage sustained in September’s flooding. An estimated one quarter of claims have not yet been processed.

OTHER OPINION: DRIVING/PHONING

Keep both hands on steering wheel

ITH ITS recommendation that all states should ban drivers’ use of cell phones, including hands-free devices, the National Transportation Safety Board has established the gold standard for highway safety in the digital age. It’s a move that no state has yet made, and perhaps it won’t be seen as a realistic approach for years – even though some European nations long ago banned all calls by drivers. There’s certainly no longer any doubt that the statistical evidence backs up the NTSB’s landmark ruling. And there’s the stark fact that 3,000 lives are lost annually in highway crashes caused by distracted driving. Safety experts have known for years that talking on a cellEDITORIAL BOARD

phone is akin to driving drunk, often with predictable results. Drivers’ risk of a serious accident increases fourfold when the call goes through, and experts say a hands-free device doesn’t reduce the distraction of holding a phone conversation. While the experts are convinced of the risks, clearly, vast numbers of the driving public are not. Surveys show that more than half of drivers talk on their phones, while one in five dangerously sends text messages from behind the wheel. That shows the need for greater public-awareness programs about the dangers of these distractions, and the NTSB’s latest safety advice should be a powerful tool. The Philadelphia Inquirer

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We should celebrate, not boycott, multi-faith America THE ANNUAL controversy surrounding greetings for this season, “Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy holidays,” is enough to make me say, “Bah, humbug!” I’m in no way an Ebenezer Scrooge, that mean-spirited tightwad in Charles Dickens’ 1843 classic “A Christmas Carol.” But, seriously, I’m tired of hearing it. Those who suggest that it is somehow disrespectful, anti-Christian or atheistic to say “Happy holidays” or “Season’s greetings” this time of year are being pretty petty and, in some cases, very biased. Individuals, retailers, corporations and organizations that choose a non-specific greeting are not trying to distance themselves from Jesus Christ, as some have claimed. In many cases they simply are taking into account that there is more than one holiday during this “season,” and some companies find it less complicated and less expensive to prepare advertising, marketing and signage that will endure a long shopping season that runs from before Thanksgiving to New Year’s. When I was in the radio/television business years ago, our promotional spots tended to use “Happy holidays” because it prevented the necessity of having someone come in the day after Christmas to re-record spots that said “Happy New Year.”

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BOB RAY SANDERS Of course, there are other religions whose holidays sometimes overlap with Christmas. There are years when both Hanukkah (Jewish) and Ramadan (Muslim) coincide with the Christian observance of Jesus’ birth. Boycotting stores that don’t say “Merry Christmas” in their advertising, or the berating of broadcasters and various celebrities because they use the term “Happy holidays,” are pathetic protests. But, in America everyone has that right. The hullabaloo over this issue is almost nonsensical, considering that Christmas has been so commercialized and distorted that the “true” meaning for many was lost a long time ago. It is astounding that some of the same people who were upset that Jesus was being ignored by some department stores also were irate that a few schools had banned Santa from coming into classrooms. What does Santa Claus have to do with Jesus? Or did I miss the part of the Bible that says, “Behold, a child is born ... and his name shall be called Santa, St. Nick, Kris Kringle and a Jolly Old Fellow?” I don’t mean to be cynical about this because I understand the irritation some feel

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that too many Christians don’t give proper reverence to the day honoring the birth of the one they call Savior. To them it is sacrilege that there are those who, to be “politically correct,” would avoid uttering the word “Christmas” when greeting people even if they are of other faiths. It’s not a matter of political correctness. It is a demonstration of tolerance, a way to be considerate of others and their religions. In fact, it is being Christian. People should do what is comfortable for them. Use whatever seasonal greeting is appropriate for you, and don’t go out of the way to criticize others for doing the same. Be secure enough in your own faith that you don’t have to use Christmas as an excuse to put down others because they worship differently than you. Respect them, no matter how you greet them. Besides, I don’t think God is worried about what words we say to each other, as long as they are kind and heartfelt. Why don’t we let him be the judge of our actions – during this and every other season? Happy holidays, everybody. And I truly mean it.

t is with a heavy heart that I am writing this letter. I always have been a huge fan of Christmas. I have enjoyed how nice everyone seems to be at this special time of year. Well, unfortunately, the Grinch seems to have visited my home not once, but twice, this year. On Dec. 16, I was informed by my father that he chased someone down the street after seeing him steal my mail. The mail, I have come to realize, contained a DVD I had ordered as a Christmas present for my daughter. Oh, well, I thought: It’s annoying, but not that intolerable. However, on Sunday morning on my way out of the house to go to church, I realized my illuminated manger set was stolen from my front lawn! I can’t begin to tell you how upset I was. Of all things to steal. I am not a rich person; I bought the manger set after the season two years ago and was so proud to have it on display. To the person or persons who have violated my mailbox and my front lawn, please know you have stolen more than items, you have stolen my faith in the

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goodness of people. Merry Christmas. Claire Wert Wilkes-Barre

Take time to remember true meaning of holiday

hat do we remember about Christmas past? For me, it was the old Norelco razor commercial between “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” or “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Strange isn’t it? Or how about the loving, wonderful times we had? Like popping in a Christmas VCR tape and having the kids help to

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string popcorn, so we could have garland for the tree. Or having my sister-in-law bring her infant son over because he wouldn’t sleep; I would plug in my musical lights and fast to dream land he would go, dreaming of sugar plums. How can I tell? Just by the way he’d smile as he slept. Sometimes we’re wrapped up in the whole stress of Christmas and forget to take time to remember exactly what made us feel that great warmth Christmas would bring. I know there are some who have fallen to the bottom of that barrel, who think no one cares or that there is no hope. But, remember this: You’re only kept down if you want to be. I believe you’re stronger than that. If I can get only one person who will pick themselves up, dust themselves off and remember back to a day when Christmas gave you feelings of warmth, happiness and love, then I have hope for – and in – you! Remember, your dreams are your future, and some memories can be of a beautiful past. I will pray for all. And may everyone have a warm, loving Christmas filled with hope and joy. Aggie Barberio Wilkes-Barre

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New county council might have joint swearing-in Most of the 11 Luzerne County Council-elect members have expressed an interest in a joint swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 2 in the courthouse rotunda in WilkesBarre, though the details haven’t been finalized.

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gence and questioning the applicants, but all the information about employment terms and background checks will be factored into the final decision,” McGinley said. Council’s decision While the transition committee is involved in the recommendation, the choices of the council-elect members are tracked separately because council will ultimately make the selection. At least seven of 11 council votes are required to hire the manager. Councilmen-elect Stephen A. Urban, an outgoing commissioner, had applied for the manager position, so Urban and his son, Councilman-elect Stephen J. Urban, have not been participating in the manager selection process.

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minority Sunnis. “The conditions that perpetuate civil wars are making a hasty comeback,” said Ramzy Mardini, an analyst at the Institute for the Study of War in Washington. The bombings may be linked more to the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops Sunday than the political crisis, but all together the developments raise the specter of a return to the Shiite-Sunni sectarian bloodshed that pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war in 2006 and 2007. Al-Maliki is engaged in a showdown with the top Sunni political leader in the country. His government has issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi for what al-Hashemi says are trumped-up charges that he ran hit squads against government officials. That has thrown Iraq’s political community into a crisis, with Sunnis suspicious that al-Maliki is making a power grab in the wake of the American military departure. Thrown into this already heated mixture was some of the worst

ceremony, though the courthouse will be closed for regular business Jan. 2 because it’s a day off for workers, with New Year’s Day falling on a Sunday. The county council must hold its first meeting after the swearing-in, which will mark the official commencement of the county’s switch to a new home rule government. The council must appoint a permanent or temporary county manager and county council clerk at the Jan. 2 meeting, according to

The transition committee hasn’t publicly released the names of the manager applicants, but Urban was not among the five interviewed because they all currently reside in other states. Transition committee member Jim Haggerty, a charter drafter, said all five interviewees are “extremely, highly qualified” based on their education and experience. In addition to the required bachelor’s degree, each of the five have one of the following: master’s in political science with executive certifications as a senior county executive; significant credits toward both an MBA and master’s in management; master’s in public administration; an MBA; master’s in public and human resource management. All five have at least 20 years of government experience, Haggerty said. The five, all men, expressed genuine excitement about the opportunity to help establish a new home rule government, he said.

violence Iraq has seen this year. At least 16 blasts went off across Baghdad, killing 69 people and wounding nearly 200 more. Most exploded in the morning but at least two struck Thursday evening. The deadliest attack was in the Karrada neighborhood, where a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle blew himself up outside a government office. Two police officers at the scene said the bomber was driving an ambulance and told guards that he needed to get to a nearby hospital. After the guards let him through, he drove to the building and blew himself up, the officers said. “I was sleeping in my bed when the explosion happened,” said 12year-old Hussain Abbas, standing in his pajamas. “I jumped from my bed and rushed to my mom’s lap. I told her I did not want to go to school today. I’m terrified.” In Washington, the White House condemned the bombings and said attempts to derail progress in Iraq will fail. Press secretary Jay Carney said the attacks serve no agenda “other than murder and hatred.” Vice President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama’s point man

the home rule charter. Council members must also elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and other officers that day. Thecouncilchairpersonwillreceive $2,500 in addition to the $8,000 annual stipend for council members. The chairperson or his or her designee will supervise the council clerk’s office, and other council members must communicate with the clerk’s office and its employees through the chairperson or designee, the charter says.

MANAGER DUTIES • Hire and oversee employees who are not controlled by the court, controller or district attorney. • Supervise and direct departments except ones controlled by the court or elected row officers. • Approve purchases under $25,000. • Prepare a budget for council consideration. • Keep council informed about the county’s financial condition and operations. • Present an annual “state of the county” report. • Hold at least one well-publicized evening forum annually to obtain public feedback.

“Whichever one gets hired, our county will be fortunate. It will be a big step forward for the county to have a national professional municipal manager coming here to try to address our issues,” he said. Haggerty said the council-elect appears ready to reach a consensus before

The chairperson also is guaranteed a seat on the five-member county Retirement Board that oversees the employee pension fund and a seat on the bi-county airport board that governs the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, though the chairperson has the right to choose someone else to serve in his or her place, the charter says. The chairperson will also preside at county council meetings and be recognized as head of the county government for “ceremo-

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on Iraq, called President Jalal Talabani to discuss the situation. It was Biden’s second round of phone calls to Iraqi officials this week. Gen. Ray Odierno, the U.S. Army chief of staff, also visited Baghdad on Thursday in what

nial purposes,” the charter says. The new county district attorney and six new county judges will hold swearing-in ceremonies on Dec. 30 in the courthouse rotunda. District Attorney-elect Stefanie Salavantis said she and her first assistant, Samuel Sanguedolce, will be sworn in at 9:30 a.m. The judicial swearing-in will begin at 10 a.m. for Michael Vough, Richard Hughes, Fred Pierantoni, Lesa Gelb, Joseph Sklarosky Jr. and Jennifer Rogers.

Jan. 2. Charter drafters involved the though the concept is new in Luzerne council-elect in the transition hoping County government. The council always has the right to they wouldn’t have to start a manager selection from scratch on Jan. 2, he said. terminate a manager with seven votes, but a contractual severance for a still-toKey responsibilities be-negotiated time period provides a In addition to handling day-to-day op- form of financial protection for managerations, the manager is instrumental in ers who agree to relocate here, Haggerbudget planning, the approval of codes ty said. “There’s a cost of firing the manager and selection of division heads. All five interviewees said they would with the severance, so if council is going be able to start work some time in Janu- to fire a manager and incur the expense of severance, it should really have a ary, Haggerty said. “We put the interim manager option good justification for it,” Haggerty said. Councilman-elect Rick Morelli said in as a fail-safe, but the council-elect is in a position to pick a top national appli- contracts also help protect managers cant to run our county before December from politics. “If you’re expecting to get a quality is over,” Haggerty said. A written contract or employment person to come in from the outside, noagreement must be hammered out with body is going to move their family the manager outlining compensation, across the country to Luzerne County benefits and severance pay, committee without some job security,” Morelli members said. Such contracts are stan- said. “We’ll have to negotiate a fair condard for professional government man- tract for both the county and the managers and school superintendents, ager.”

was described as a trip arranged before the political crisis erupted. It was exactly this type of violence in the early days after the U.S.-led invasion that eventually spiraled into a near-civil war. Sunni militants such as al-Qaida

saw Iraq as their battleground against first the U.S. and then Shiites, whom they do not consider as true Muslims. Shiite militias, fired up by years of anger over repression under Saddam Hussein’s Sunni-

dominated regime, then fought back in what eventually became a tit-for-tat battle fought mainly across Baghdad. A bombing against a Shiite neighborhood would be answered by residents of a Sunni neighborhood being dragged out and shot. That’s the type of reaction that analysts say al-Qaida is trying to spark with violence such as Thursday’s blasts. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the bombings bore all the hallmarks of al-Qaida’s Sunni insurgents: a mix of sticky bombs, a suicide bomber, roadside blasts and car bombs. Al-Qaida in Iraq is severely debilitated from its strength in the early years of the war, but still has the capability to launch coordinated and deadly assaults from time to time. U.S. military officials worried about a resurgence of al-Qaida after their departure. If Sunnis feel invested in the political process and see that they have a future within it, analysts say it’s unlikely that al-Qaida and its ilk could gain much traction within the wider Sunni community, especially after the bloodbath that Iraqis have already endured and are not eager to repeat.

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Councilman-elect Rick Williamssaidtheceremonyisexpected to be in the late morning. A time and list of participating council-elect members should be finalized at Tuesday’s home rule transition committee work session, he said. Outgoing Commissioner Chairwoman Maryanne Petrilla had urged the group to hold a joint ceremony in the rotunda because it is decorated for the holiday season. The public will be invited to the

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Lewis and Crawford highlight team as offensive specialist in 4A and 2A, respectively. By JOHN ERZAR jerzar@timesleader.com

After being shut out on the Class 3A and A all-state teams, the Wyoming Valley Conference had a better outing Thursday. GAR landed four players on the Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Class 2A team, includ-

ing quarterback/defensive back Darrell Crawford for a second time. Former Wyoming Valley West standout Eugene Lewis earned a spot on the Class 4A squad. Lewis was a second-team pick in 2010. No second-team all-state was selected this year. Crawford was chosen as an offensive specialist. He is joined by senior defensive back Shaliek Powell, junior offensive lineman Christian Skrepenak and junior defensive lineman Shakir Soto. Lewis was named as an offen-

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sive specialist. “It’s just a tremendous feeling,” GAR coach Paul Wiedlich Jr. said. “I’m proud of all four kids. It’s a testament to the kids’ dedication and work ethic. It

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shows good things happen when you work hard and are part of a program that’s been successful the past five, six, seven years.” Crawford finished his career

H.S. BASKETBALL

PSU FOOTBALL

Coaching decision still in air

Comet contained

See STATE, Page 5B

NFL

Colts get past Texans for 2nd straight win INDIANAPOLIS — Reggie Wayne caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Dan Orlovsky with 19 seconds left and the Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 19-16 Thursday night. The Colts (2-13) have now won two straight, both against division foes, behind Orlovsky, the former Texans quarterback who lost his first nine NFL starts. AFC South champion Houston hardly looked playoff-ready. It settled for two red-zone field goals, didn’t convert a third down until getting a lucky bounce late in the fourth quarter, its running game

By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

See PSU, Page 5B

ple, Lafayette and Lehigh as a defensive back and slot receiver. Lewis, who has verbally committed to Penn State, rushed for 1,410 yards and a WVC-high 27 touchdowns. He also threw for over 1,000 yards, marking the second time in his career he passed and rushed for 1,000 yards each in a season. Crawford and Lewis are also The Times Leader Co-Players of the Year. The entire Times

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

Acting athletic director didn’t offer a timeline of when new coach will be named.

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State may still be without a replacement for fired coach Joe Paterno by the time the Nittany Lions play in the TicketCity Bowl on Jan. 2 The six-person search committee is taking a “very deliberate and measured approach to the process in order to identify the coach that best fits the requireJoyner ments of the position,” acting athletic director Dave Joyner said Thursday in a written statement. School president Rodney Erickson and Joyner had both said they hoped to have a new coach before No. 24 Penn State’s bowl game. But Thursday, Joyner said a new coach would be introduced “at the appropriate time,” and the statement offered no specific timeline. Erickson was out of town Thursday for the holidays. Spokesman Bill Mahon said Joyner was providing Erickson with regular updates. “I think they have both emphasized the most important element here is to get the right coach, not speed up the timing of the search,” Mahon said. “There is no update on possible timing.” Longtime defensive coordinator Tom Bradley has been running the program on an interim basis since school trustees fired Paterno on Nov. 9 in the aftermath of child sex abuse charges against retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Paterno is not a target of the Sandusky case by the state attorney general’s office, though he was dismissed amid mounting criticism that school leaders should have done more to prevent alleged abuse. Sandusky, who has maintained his innocence, is awaiting trial. Making a good hire, and soon, is generally seen as a critical step to secure the future of Penn State’s storied football program. A couple of recruits have already

with over 4,000 yards rushing. In nine regularseason games, he rushed for 1,308 yards and 24 touchdowns, threw Skrepenak nine touchdown passes, returned four punts and two kickoffs for touchdowns and returned an interception for a touchdown. The 5-foot-9, 165-pounder has drawn interest from Pittsburgh, Tem-

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was stymied late and the defense helped the Colts with three penalties on the decisive drive. The Texans fell to 0-10 in Indianapolis. Arian Foster had 23 carries for 158 yards and scored on the Texans’ only touchdown on the third play of the game.

AP PHOTO

The Houston Texans’ Arian Foster is tackled by Indianapolis Colts’ Antoine Bethea during the first half of an NFL game Thursday in Indianapolis.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Fine accuser Davis opens up in interview with AP By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press

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Katie Wolfe of Nanticoke shoots the ball against Crestwood defenders during Thursday’s game in Nanticoke.

Nanticoke holds Myers in check By VAN ROSE For The Times Leader

NANTICOKE—When Sydney Myers transferred to Crestwood, the Comets instantly became a strong contender for the District 2, Class 3A title. There’s a good chance that to accomplish that goal, the Comets will have get past Nanticoke in the playoffs. With that it mind, Nanticoke gave Myers all of the respect

they could muster on NANTICOKE Thursday night. The Trojanettes built a around CRESTWOOD wall the 6-foot junior center— triple teaming her every time she touched the ball. And it paid big dividends. Nanticoke’s swarming defense in the paint resulted in a

hard-fought 53-47 victory over the Comets in a battle of two of the Wyoming Valley Conference’s elite teams. “It was tough coming off our first loss, but we all were determined not to let it happen again,” said Nanticoke junior forward Brittany Sugalski, referring to Nanticoke’s loss to Pittston Area on Monday. “We See NANTICOKE, Page 3B

“As I got older, I understood more that Bernie had this power. You almost feel it’s like a cult in a sense. You don’t Davis know how to get away,” he said. “And as more and more time went on, you feel indebted to him. You feel like you owe him. He’d always remind me of all the good things he did for me:‘I’mthefirstonewhogotyoua steak dinner. ... I took you to these restaurants. I took you to these hotels.”’ Davis and his stepbrother Mike Lang claim they were repeatedly forcibly touched in the 1980s by Fine,whohassincebeenfired.Davis and Lang last week filed a defamationlawsuitagainsttheuniver-

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bobby Davis was a basketball-crazy teen who was handed a virtual all-access pass to the world of big-time college hoops by Syracuse assistant coach Bernie Fine. As a ball boy for Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim’s squad during the 1980s, Davis heard halftime locker-room tirades from the legendary coach, took shots at practice, sat courtside, hit the road and ate nice dinners. Davis, now 39 and the prime accuser in the sexual abuse scandal at Syracuse University, says the indebtedness he felt toward Fine made it hard to break from the man he claims molested him throughout his teens and into his late 20s. “I wanted to be around basketball so bad,” Davis said in an interview with The Associated Press. See DAVIS, Page 5B

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AMERICA’S LINE By ROXY ROXBOROUGH INJURY REPORT: On the NFL board, Arizona QB Kevin Kolb is doubtful, Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger is doubtful, and St. Louis QB Sam Bradford is out. On the NBA board Los Angeles guard Kobe Bryant is questionable. NFL Favorite

Open Curr.

O/U

Underdog

Miss St

6.5

CHIEFS

42.5

Broncos

41.5

Raiders BILLS

TITANS

7.5

40.0

Jaguars

BENGALS

4.5

40.5

Cards

PATRIOTS

10.5

48.5

Dolphins

RAVENS

13.5

38.5

Browns

JETS

45.5

Giants

REDSKINS

6.5

44.5

Vikings

PANTHERS

47.5

Bucs

STEELERS

36.5

Rams

LIONS

2.5

52.0

Chargers

49ers

2.5

38.0

SEAHAWKS

50.5

Eagles

COWBOYS

Oklahoma

15.5

44.5

Bears

Monday SAINTS

53.5

Falcons

College Football Favorite

Open Curr. O/U

Favorite

Saturday Hawaii Bowl Honolulu, HI So Miss

6.5

62.5

Nevada

Monday Independence Bowl Shreveport, LA Missouri

3.5

4.5

53.5

N Carolina

Tuesday Little Caesars Bowl Detroit, MI Purdue

Texas A&M

9.5

60.0

W Michigan

NC State

Ga Tech

2.5

44.5

Louisville

Toledo

70.5

Air Force

Holiday Bowl San Diego, CA Texas

3.5

47.5

California

Thursday Champs Sports Bowl Orlando, Fl Florida St

47.5

Notre Dame

Alamo Bowl San Antonio, TX Baylor

9.5

78.5

Washington

Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, NY Rutgers

44.5

Iowa St

Music City Bowl Nashville, TN

W H A T ’ S

O N

58.0

Iowa

65.5

Northwestern

50.5

Utah

Fight Hunger Bowl San Francisco, CA Illinois

2.5

46.5

Ucla

Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN Vanderbilt

2.5

48.5

Cincinnati

Chick Fil-A Bowl Atlanta, GA Auburn

Virgina

College Basketball Favorite

Points

Underdog

UNLV

4.5

California

LOUISVILLE

25.5

W Kentucky

DAYTON

17.5

Providence

Illinois-Chi RHODE ISLAND

UCLA

Richmond

Ball St

MOREHEAD ST

GEORGE MASON

6.5

PENN

11.5 11

Manhattan Marist Furman

Las Vegas Classic Las Vegas, NV Baylor St. Mary’s-CA

Wednesday Military Bowl Washington, DC

Wake Forest

Sun Bowl El Paso, TX

GEORGIA

Belk Bowl Charlotte, NC

48.5

December 31 Meinke Car Care Texas Bowl Houston, TX

Sunday PACKERS

6.5

Insight Bowl Tempe, AZ

Saturday

W Virginia

6.5

Missouri St

NHL Favorite

Odds

Underdog

BRUINS

-200/ +170

Panthers

ISLANDERS

-110/-110

Maple Leafs

HURRICANES

-120/even

Senators

Capitals

-110/-110

DEVILS

RANGERS

-120/even

Flyers

Penguins

-120/even

JETS

STARS

-125/ +105

Predators

AVALANCHE

-125/ +105

Lightning

Blues

-110/-110

COYOTES

CANUCKS

-240/ +200

Flames

SHARKS

-170/ +150

Kings

Home teams in capital letters.

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MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — W. Kentucky at Louisville 9 p.m. ESPN — Baylor vs. West Virginia, at Las Vegas 11 p.m. ESPN2 — Diamond Head Classic, semifinal, teams TBD, at Honolulu

L O C A L C A L E N D A R Today's Events

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.

Saturday, Dec. 24th No Events

Sunday, Dec. 25th No Events

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Marquis on a one-year contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Named John Tamargo Jr. manager of Lansing (MWL); Mike Redmond manager of Dunedin (FSL) and Clayton McCullough manager of Vancouver (NWL). National League NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with C Rob Johnson on a minor league contract. Eastern League READING PHILLIES—Named Eric Scarcella director of public relations/media relations. Promoted Chris McConney to director of communications. North American League NAL—Announced the Fort Worth Cats have been accepted as a member.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association NEW JERSEY NETS—Waived F Stephen Graham.

FOOTBALL

National Football League NFL—Fined New York Jets LB Calvin Pace $15,000 for an illegal hit on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick in a Dec. 18 game.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League NHL—Suspended Pittsburgh D Deryk Engelland three games for an illegal check to the head of Chicago F Marcus Kruger during a Dec. 20 game. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Assigned F Jeremy Morin and F Brandon Pirri to Rockford (AHL). Reassigned F Brett McLean to Team Canada for the 2011 Spengler Cup. NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Assigned D Dylan Reese to Bridgeport (AHL).

SOCCER

Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED—Announced the retirement of D Devon McTavish. PHILADELPHIA UNION—Signed D Porfirio Lopez.

TENNIS

ATP—Named Brad Drewett executive chairman and president.

COLLEGE

AKRON—Named Terry Bowden football coach. HOUSTON—Named Tony Levine football coach. MARYLAND—Named Mike Locksley offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. NOTRE DAME—QB Dayne Crist announced he was transferring to Kansas. OHIO STATE—Named Zach Smith wide receivers coach. VASSAR—Named Marc Graham men’s lacrosse coach. WESTERN CAROLINA—Named Mark Speir football coach.

◆ BUILDING TRUST The Times Leader strives to correct errors, clarify stories and update them promptly. Sports corrections will appear in this spot. If you have information to help us correct an inaccuracy or cover an issue more thoroughly, call the sports department at 829-7143.

B O X I N G Fight Schedule Dec. 23 At Bangkok, Thailand, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam vs. Hirotumi Mukai, 12, for Wonjongkam’s WBC flyweight title;Adrian Hernandez vs. Kompayak Porpramook, 12, for Hernandez’s WBC junior flyweight title. Dec. 30 At Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, Calif. (SHO), Andre Dirrell vs. Darryl Cunningham, 10, super middleweights;Jermain Taylor vs. Jessie Nicklow, 10, middleweights. Dec. 31 At Yokohama, Japan, Takashi Uchiyama vs. Jorge Solis, 12, for Uchiyama’s WBA World junior lightweight title;Celestino Caballero vs. Satoshi Hosono, 12, for Caballero’s WBA World featherweight title. At Osaka, Japan, Kazuto Ioka vs. Yedgoen TorChalermchai, 12, for Ioka’s WBC strawweight title. At Anaheim (Calif.) Convention Center (SHO), Tavoris Cloud vs. Zsolt Erdei, 12, for Cloud’s IBF light heavyweight title;Rico Ramos vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux, 12, for Ramos’ WBA World junior featherweight title.

B A S K E T B A L L NCAA Men Top 25 Schedule All Times EST Today's Games No. 4 Louisville vs. Western Kentucky, 7 p.m. No. 6 Baylor vs. West Virginia at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 9 p.m. No. 13 Wisconsin vs. MVSU, 5:30 p.m. No. 14 Xavier vs. Auburn or Hawaii at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, 11 p.m. or 1:30 a.m. No. 15 Pittsburgh vs. Wagner, 8 p.m. No. 21 UNLV vs. California, 5 p.m. Saturday's Games No games scheduled Sunday's Games No. 14 Xavier vs. TBD at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, TBA Remaining National Schedule Today's Games EAST Dartmouth at Albany (NY), 2 p.m. Maine at Brown, 2 p.m. Norfolk St. at St. Francis (NY), 2 p.m. Marist at Penn, 7 p.m. Providence at Rhode Island, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m. Vermont at Towson, 7 p.m. Wagner at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. SOUTH Ball St. at Morehead St., 6 p.m. Manhattan at George Mason, 7 p.m. Furman at Georgia, 7 p.m. Seton Hall at Longwood, 7 p.m. W. Kentucky at Louisville, 7 p.m. ETSU at Tennessee, 7 p.m. Radford at Maryland, 8 p.m. MIDWEST Valparaiso at IUPUI, 1 p.m. MVSU at Wisconsin, 5:30 p.m. Chicago St. at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. Ill.-Chicago at Dayton, 7 p.m. W. Michigan at Oakland, 7 p.m. NC A&T at Ohio, 7 p.m. FAR WEST Bethune-Cookman-Texas A&M-CC loser vs. Tennessee Tech-Kennesaw St. loser at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 3 p.m. California at UNLV, 5 p.m. Bethune-Cookman-Texas A&M-CC winner vs. Tennessee Tech-Kennesaw St. winner at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 5:30 p.m. Baylor vs. West Virginia at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 9 p.m. Richmond at UCLA, 10:30 p.m. Saint Mary’s (Cal) vs. Missouri St. at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 11:30 p.m. TOURNAMENTS Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic At Honolulu Semifinals UTEP-Clemson winner vs. Kansas St.-S. Illinois winner, 5:30 p.m. Long Beach St.-Xavier winner vs. Auburn-Hawaii winner, 11 p.m. Consolation Bracket UTEP-Clemson loser vs. Kansas St.-S. Illinois loser, 3 p.m. Long Beach St.-Xavier loser vs. Auburn-Hawaii loser, 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24 No games scheduled Sunday, Dec. 25 TOURNAMENTS Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic At Honolulu Seventh Place, 2 or 4:30 p.m. Fifth Place, 2 or 4:30 p.m. (earliest Hawaii will play) Third Place, 7:30 p.m. Championship, 10 p.m.

NCAA Women Top 25 Schedule All Times EST Thursday's Games No. 4 Stanford vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 5 p.m. No. 11 Ohio State vs. Washington State, 7 p.m. No. 13 Georgia vs. Appalachian State, 7 p.m. No. 20 Purdue vs. IPFW, 7 p.m. No. 21 DePaul vs. Southern Illinois, 8 p.m. No. 25 Vanderbilt vs. Florida State, 8 p.m. Friday's Games No. 18 Green Bay at Wisconsin, 8:30 p.m. Saturday's Games No games scheduled Sunday's Games No games scheduled

Thursday's Scores EAST Buffalo 69, Oakland 65, OT Canisius 64, Albany (NY) 60 Fairfield 55, La Salle 52 Hampton 71, Boston College 63 Harvard 63, St. John’s 56 Old Westbury 69, Staten Island 59 Penn 67, Drexel 65, OT Providence 73, Clemson 63 Rider 69, Fairleigh Dickinson 68 Saint Joseph’s 64, UCLA 60 St. Bonaventure 68, Colgate 49 Villanova 56, Temple 47 MIDWEST Cincinnati 70, Longwood 54 DePaul 93, S. Illinois 67 Detroit 73, W. Michigan 64 Drake 65, Loyola of Chicago 50 Ill.-Chicago 66, E. Illinois 50 Iowa 86, MVSU 80 Michigan 76, Illinois St. 59 Missouri 58, Memphis 48 N. Illinois 47, Indiana St. 43 Ohio St. 79, Washington St. 57 Purdue 73, IPFW 36 FAR WEST BYU 84, Nevada 53 Montana St. 70, North Dakota 54 Santa Clara 96, Sacramento St. 76 Stanford 90, CS Bakersfield 48 Utah St. 64, Boise St. 52 SOUTH Chattanooga 88, ETSU 80 Davidson 81, Radford 68 Florida A&M 90, Tennessee St. 75 Furman 62, Marshall 54 George Mason 58, George Washington 55 Georgia 81, Appalachian St. 37 LSU 62, Grambling St. 47 Richmond 69, Hartford 56 Towson 70, Delaware St. 59 Tulane 75, Louisiana-Lafayette 40 Vanderbilt 64, Florida St. 59 Wofford 68, NC A&T 61

H O C K E Y NHL At A Glance All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia ................ 33 21 8 4 46 116 95 N.Y. Rangers............... 32 20 8 4 44 95 70 Pittsburgh .................... 34 19 11 4 42 110 90 New Jersey ................. 33 18 14 1 37 91 96 N.Y. Islanders.............. 32 11 15 6 28 74 103 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston.......................... 32 22 9 1 45 111 63 Toronto ........................ 34 17 13 4 38 105 110 Ottawa .......................... 35 17 14 4 38 110 120 Buffalo.......................... 34 16 15 3 35 92 101 Montreal....................... 35 13 15 7 33 88 97 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida ........................... 35 18 10 7 43 94 90 Washington .................. 32 17 14 1 35 95 97 Winnipeg....................... 33 15 13 5 35 91 100 Tampa Bay.................... 33 14 17 2 30 89 114 Carolina......................... 35 10 19 6 26 89 120 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago........................ 35 22 9 4 48 118 102 Detroit .......................... 33 21 11 1 43 109 75 St. Louis....................... 33 19 10 4 42 84 72 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 ................... 34 21 11 2 44 114 82 Colorado ...................... 35 17 17 1 35 94 104 Calgary ........................ 34 15 15 4 34 84 95 Edmonton .................... 33 14 16 3 31 89 90 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose ....................... 31 18 10 3 39 93 76 Dallas ............................ 33 19 13 1 39 86 93 Phoenix ......................... 34 18 13 3 39 90 89 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. Thursday's Games Toronto 3, Buffalo 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Ottawa 4, Florida 3, OT 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. Today'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. NHL Leaders Through games of Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Goal Scoring Name Team GP G Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay............................ 3320 Jonathan Toews Chicago ................................. 3520 Marian Gaborik NY Rangers............................ 3119 Phil Kessel Toronto........................................... 3319 Milan Michalek Ottawa...................................... 3119 James Neal Pittsburgh ..................................... 3419 Patrick Sharp Chicago ...................................... 3518 Claude Giroux Philadelphia ............................. 2917 Thomas Vanek Buffalo ..................................... 3317 Scott Hartnell Philadelphia .............................. 3316 Kris Versteeg Florida ........................................ 3316 Radim Vrbata Phoenix ...................................... 3416 Marian Hossa Chicago ..................................... 3415 Evander Kane Winnipeg................................... 3215 Joffrey Lupul Toronto........................................ 3315 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh ................................. 2715 Matt Moulson NY Islanders .............................. 3115 Logan Couture San Jose.................................. 3114 Johan Franzen Detroit ...................................... 3314 Joe Pavelski San Jose...................................... 3114 Corey Perry Anaheim ....................................... 3314 Tyler Seguin Boston ......................................... 3114 Alexandre Burrows Vancouver........................ 3213 Erik Cole Montreal ............................................ 3513 Jordan Eberle Edmonton ................................. 3313 Patrik Elias New Jersey .................................... 3213 Jarome Iginla Calgary ...................................... 3413 Patrick Marleau San Jose................................. 3113 Assists Name Team GP A Henrik Sedin Vancouver................................... 3431 Erik Karlsson Ottawa ........................................ 3428 Claude Giroux Philadelphia ............................. 2926 Daniel Sedin Vancouver ................................... 3326 Patrick Kane Chicago........................................ 3525 Jason Pominville Buffalo.................................. 3325 Jason Spezza Ottawa....................................... 3425 Pavel Datsyuk Detroit ....................................... 3324 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh ................................. 2724 Teemu Selanne Anaheim................................. 3324 Brian Campbell Florida ..................................... 3423 Marian Hossa Chicago ..................................... 3423 Nicklas Backstrom Washington....................... 3222 Joe Thornton San Jose .................................... 3122 Kimmo Timonen Philadelphia ......................... 3322 Jamie Benn Dallas ............................................ 3321 Jordan Eberle Edmonton ................................. 3321 Joffrey Lupul Toronto........................................ 3321 Ryan Nugent-Hopkin Edmonton ..................... 3321 Stephen Weiss Florida ..................................... 3421 Phil Kessel Toronto........................................... 3320 Mikko Koivu Minnesota .................................... 3220 Anze Kopitar Los Angeles ............................... 3320 P.A. Parenteau NY Islanders ........................... 3120

AHL At A Glance All Times EST 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 .............. 27 13 8 3 3 32 76 70 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.................. 30 17 8 3 2 39 111 88 Norfolk.................... 30 18 11 0 1 37 112 87 Penguins............... 30 16 9 1 4 37 90 80 Syracuse................ 28 12 13 2 1 27 90 95 Binghamton ........... 32 11 19 1 1 24 72 96 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Connecticut............ 29 17 8 1 3 38 93 83 Albany ..................... 30 14 11 3 2 33 70 87 Adirondack ............. 29 15 12 1 1 32 84 78 Springfield .............. 29 14 14 1 0 29 85 81 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 ................. 29 11 15 1 2 25 90 106 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toronto.................... 30 16 10 3 1 36 87 78 Rochester ............... 30 13 12 4 1 31 84 87 Grand Rapids ......... 29 12 13 2 2 28 87 91 Lake Erie................. 30 13 15 1 1 28 70 77 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 Abbotsford .............. 30 20 8 2 0 42 79 70 Houston................... 31 16 6 2 7 41 90 78 San Antonio ............ 28 14 14 0 0 28 66 80 Texas....................... 28 13 14 0 1 27 83 85 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Thursday's Games Abbotsford at Chicago, late Friday's Games No games scheduled Saturday's Games No games scheduled

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F O O T B A L L National Football League At A Glance All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-New England ...................... 11 3 0 .786 N.Y. Jets................................. 8 6 0 .571 Miami ...................................... 5 9 0 .357 Buffalo .................................... 5 9 0 .357 South W L T Pct y-Houston............................. 10 4 0 .714 Tennessee ........................... 7 7 0 .500 Jacksonville ......................... 4 10 0 .286 Indianapolis.......................... 1 13 0 .071 North W L T Pct x-Baltimore ........................... 10 4 0 .714 x-Pittsburgh.......................... 10 4 0 .714 Cincinnati.............................. 8 6 0 .571 Cleveland ............................. 4 10 0 .286 West W L T Pct Denver..................................... 8 6 0 .571 Oakland ................................... 7 7 0 .500 San Diego ............................... 7 7 0 .500 Kansas City............................. 6 8 0 .429 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Dallas ...................................... 8 6 0 .571 N.Y. Giants.............................. 7 7 0 .500 Philadelphia............................ 6 8 0 .429 Washington ............................ 5 9 0 .357 South W L T Pct x-New Orleans..................... 11 3 0 .786 Atlanta................................... 9 5 0 .643 Carolina ................................ 5 9 0 .357 Tampa Bay ........................... 4 10 0 .286 North W L T Pct y-Green Bay ......................... 13 1 0 .929 Detroit ................................... 9 5 0 .643 Chicago ................................ 7 7 0 .500 Minnesota ............................ 2 12 0 .143 West W L T Pct y-San Francisco................... 11 3 0 .786 Seattle ................................... 7 7 0 .500 Arizona ................................. 7 7 0 .500 St. Louis ............................... 2 12 0 .143 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday, Dec. 22 Houston at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24 Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Miami at New England, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Arizona at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. San Diego at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.

PF 437 346 286 311

PA 297 315 269 371

PF 343 279 207 211

PA 236 278 293 395

PF 334 285 305 195

PA 236 218 283 274

PF 292 317 358 192

PA 343 382 313 319

PF 348 334 342 252

PA 296 372 311 300

PF 457 341 341 247

PA 306 281 368 401

PF 480 395 315 294

PA 297 332 293 406

PF 327 284 273 166

PA 185 273 305 346

NFL Injury Report NEW YORK — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT - Definitely will not play; DNP - Did not practice; LIMITED - Limited participation in practice; FULL - Full participation in practice): ST. LOUIS RAMS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS — RAMS: DNP: QB Sam Bradford (ankle), QB A.J. Feeley (right thumb), CB Josh Gordy (abdomen), CB Justin King (shoulder), DE Chris Long (ankle). FULL: WR Brandon Lloyd (illness). STEELERS: DNP: CB Curtis Brown (ankle), RB Mewelde Moore (knee), QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle), LB LaMarr Woodley (hamstring). LIMITED: C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), WR Emmanuel Sanders (foot). DENVER BRONCOS at BUFFALO BILLS — BRONCOS: LIMITED: S David Bruton (Achilles), S Brian Dawkins (neck). FULL: DT Brodrick Bunkley (knee), TE Daniel Fells (thumb), RB Willis McGahee (hamstring), LB Von Miller (thumb). BILLS: DNP: RB Johnny White (concussion). LIMITED: TE Scott Chandler (ankle), WR Stevie Johnson (groin), WR Ruvell Martin (hamstring). TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at CAROLINA PANTHERS — BUCCANEERS: DNP: DE Michael Bennett (toe), LB Geno Hayes (knee), DT Albert Haynesworth (knee), DT Brian Price (ankle). FULL: WR Arrelious Benn (concussion), QB Josh Freeman (right shoulder), LB Adam Hayward (foot), DT Roy Miller (back), WR Sammie Stroughter (knee). PANTHERS: DNP: S Charles Godfrey (shoulder), T Jordan Gross (ankle), DE Charles Johnson (back), CB Captain Munnerlyn (ankle), TE Jeremy Shockey (not injury related). FULL: CB Darius Butler (head). MINNESOTA VIKINGS at WASHINGTON REDSKINS — VIKINGS: OUT: CB Chris Cook (not injury related). DNP: CB Asher Allen (concussion, shoulder), G Steve Hutchinson (concussion). LIMITED: LB Erin Henderson (illness), G Anthony Herrera (knee), S Jarrad Page (hamstring), DT Kevin Williams (knee). REDSKINS: LIMITED: T Jammal Brown (groin), LB London Fletcher (ankle), RB Roy Helu (rib), RB Mike Sellers (elbow). FULL: DE Stephen Bowen (knee), P Sav Rocca (left ankle), CB Josh Wilson (head, chest). OAKLAND RAIDERS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — RAIDERS: DNP: QB Jason Campbell (collarbone), WR Jacoby Ford (foot), DT John Henderson (knee), S Michael Huff (hamstring), RB Darren McFadden (foot), WR Louis Murphy (groin). LIMITED: RB Michael Bush (shoulder), RB Taiwan Jones (hamstring), DT Tommy Kelly (toe). FULL: RB Rock Cartwright (calf), S Matt Giordano (shoulder), CB Bryan McCann (concussion), WR Denarius Moore (foot), CB Stanford Routt (knee), C Samson Satele (shoulder), WR Chaz Schilens (hip). CHIEFS: LIMITED: S Jon McGraw (ankle), C Casey Wiegmann (calf). CLEVELAND BROWNS at BALTIMORE RAVENS — BROWNS: DNP: CB Joe Haden (thigh), LB Ben Jacobs (head), WR Mohamed Massaquoi (foot), QB Colt McCoy (head), WR Jordan Norwood (head), DT Scott Paxson (hand, calf), S T.J. Ward (foot). LIMITED: WR Joshua Cribbs (groin), RB Owen Marecic (head, ankle), T Tony Pashos (ankle), S Usama Young (shoulder). FULL: RB Montario Hardesty (calf), T Shawn Lauvao (ankle), DT Brian Schaefering (ankle). RAVENS: DNP: WR Anquan Boldin (knee), K Billy Cundiff (left calf), DE Cory Redding (ankle). MIAMI DOLPHINS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — DOLPHINS: DNP: TE Anthony Fasano (head), WR Brandon Marshall (knee). LIMITED: T Jake Long (back). FULL: CB Will Allen (wrist). PATRIOTS: DNP: RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (illness), TE Aaron Hernandez (not injury related), T Sebastian Vollmer (back, foot). LIMITED: CB Kyle Arrington (foot), WR Deion Branch (groin), S Patrick Chung (foot), G Dan Connolly (groin), WR Julian Edelman (back), LB Dane Fletcher (thumb), S James Ihedigbo (shoulder), CB Devin McCourty (shoulder), WR Matthew Slater (shoulder), LB Brandon Spikes (knee), RB Shane Vereen (hamstring), G Brian Waters (ankle), WR Wes Welker (knee), C Ryan Wendell (calf), RB Danny Woodhead (abdomen). JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at TENNESSEE TITANS — JAGUARS: DNP: TE Marcedes Lewis (hamstring), DE Matt Roth (concussion), WR Cecil Shorts (hamstring), WR Mike Thomas (concussion), T Guy Whimper (knee). LIMITED: DT Tyson Alualu (not injury related), RB Maurice Jones-Drew (ankle), RB Greg Jones (hamstring), S Dwight Lowery (shoulder). TITANS: DNP: DE Dave Ball (not injury related), LB Gerald McRath (knee, ankle). LIMITED: LB Patrick Bailey (hamstring). FULL: DE William Hayes (groin). NEW YORK GIANTS at NEW YORK JETS — GIANTS: DNP: TE Jake Ballard (knee), LB Mark Herzlich (ankle), WR Mario Manningham (knee), DE Osi Umenyiora (ankle, knee), RB D.J. Ware (knee). LIMITED: C David Baas (neck), TE Travis Beckum (chest), RB Ahmad Bradshaw (foot), S Derrick Martin (back), TE Bear Pascoe (ribs), WR Devin Thomas (neck). JETS: DNP: WR Jeremy Kerley (illness). LIMITED: WR Plaxico Burress (illness), CB Marquice Cole (knee), DE Mike DeVito (knee), RB Joe McKnight (shoulder, elbow), G Brandon Moore (hip), S Eric Smith (knee). FULL: G Vladimir Ducasse (knee), RB Shonn Greene (rib, shoulder), DE Ropati Pitoitua (hand), QB Mark Sanchez (neck), G Caleb Schlauderaff (knee). ARIZONA CARDINALS at CINCINNATI BENGALS — CARDINALS: DNP: S Sean Considine (foot), T Brandon Keith (ankle). LIMITED: CB Michael Adams (shoulder), LB Stewart Bradley (hamstring), S Rashad Johnson (knee), QB Kevin Kolb (head), RB Alfonso Smith (back), RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (hamstring), RB Beanie Wells (knee), P Dave Zastudil (biceps). FULL: WR DeMarco Sampson (ribs). BENGALS: DNP: WR Andre Caldwell (groin), T Andrew Whitworth (knee). LIMITED: S Chris Crocker (knee), WR A.J. Green (shoulder), RB Brian Leonard (knee), RB Chris Pressley (knee), T Andre Smith (ankle). FULL: LB Dontay Moch (illness). SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at DETROIT LIONS — CHARGERS: DNP: DT Antonio Garay (toe), WR Vincent Jackson (groin), LB Travis LaBoy (knee). LIMITED: LB Donald Butler (foot). LIONS: DNP: CB Don Carey (concussion), T Gosder Cherilus (hamstring), S Louis Delmas (knee), DT Nick Fairley (foot), S Chris Harris (concussion), DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (neck), DT Corey Williams (hip). LIMITED: CB Aaron Berry (shoulder), CB Chris Houston (knee), DE Willie Young (ankle). FULL: LB Justin Durant (hamstring), DE Lawrence Jackson (thigh), G Rob Sims (shoulder), RB Kevin Smith (ankle), S Amari Spievey (knee). SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: No Data Reported PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at DALLAS COWBOYS — EAGLES: DNP: CB Asante Samuel (hamstring). LIMITED: DT Cullen Jenkins (groin), DT Trevor Laws (knee). FULL: RB Ronnie Brown (hamstring), G Todd Herremans (ankle), WR Jeremy Maclin (hamstring, shoulder), DE Darryl Tapp (ribs), QB Michael Vick (ribs). COWBOYS: DNP: NT Josh Brent (knee), WR Andre Holmes (hamstring), RB Felix Jones (hamstring), S Danny McCray (ankle), WR Kevin Ogletree (knee). LIMITED: CB Mike Jenkins (shoulder), G Kyle Kosier (foot), NT Jay Ratliff (ribs), WR Laurent Robinson (shoulder), LB DeMarcus Ware (neck). FULL: LB Sean Lee (wrist), P Mat McBriar (left foot). CHICAGO BEARS at GREEN BAY PACKERS — BEARS: DNP: RB Marion Barber (calf), LB Lance Briggs (ankle), QB Jay Cutler (right thumb), TE Kellen Davis (back), RB Matt Forte (knee), WR Devin Hester (ankle), DT Henry Melton (shin), DE Julius Peppers (not injury related). PACKERS: OUT: T Bryan Bulaga (knee), WR Greg Jennings (knee). DNP: DE Ryan Pickett (concussion). LIMITED: LB Desmond Bishop (calf), T Chad Clifton (hamstring, back), DE Mike Neal (shoulder), RB Brandon Saine (concussion). FULL: RB James Starks (knee, an-

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Playoff Scenarios Week 16 AFC CLINCHED: Houston-AFC South, New EnglandAFC East, Baltimore-playoff spot, Pittsburgh-playoff spot NEW ENGLAND — Clinches a first-round bye with: Win AND Houston loss or tie OR Win AND Pittsburgh loss or tie AND Baltimore loss or tie OR Tie AND Houston loss OR Tie AND Pittsburgh loss AND Baltimore loss — Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: Win AND Houston loss or tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie AND Baltimore loss or tie BALTIMORE — Clinches AFC North division with: Win AND Pittsburgh loss — Clinches a first-round bye with: Win AND Pittsburgh loss AND Houston loss DENVER — Clinches AFC West division with: Win AND Oakland loss or tie OR Tie AND Oakland loss AND San Diego loss or tie — Clinches a playoff spot with: Win AND N.Y. Jets loss AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie NFC CLINCHED: Green Bay-NFC North and first-round bye, San Francisco-NFC West, New Orleans-playoff spot GREEN BAY — Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: Win or tie OR San Francisco loss or tie SAN FRANCISCO — Clinches a first-round bye with: Win AND New Orleans loss NEW ORLEANS — Clinches NFC South division with: Win or tie DALLAS — Clinches NFC East division with: Win AND N.Y. Giants loss or tie OR Tie AND N.Y. Giants loss ATLANTA — Clinches a playoff spot with: Win or tie OR Dallas loss or tie AND Chicago loss or tie AND Arizona loss or tie OR N.Y. Giants loss or tie AND Chicago loss or tie AND Arizona loss or tie DETROIT — Clinches a playoff spot with: Win or tie OR Chicago loss or tie AND Arizona loss or tie AND Seattle loss or tie AND Dallas loss or tie OR Chicago loss or tie AND Arizona loss or tie AND Seattle loss or tie AND N.Y. Giants loss or tie OR Chicago loss or tie AND Arizona loss or tie AND Seattle loss or tie AND Atlanta win or tie

H I G H S C H O O L F O O T B A L L PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS WRITERS ALL-STATE TEAMS Players from District 2 are in bold. CLASS 4A QUARTERBACKS Daniel Harding, Nazareth, 6-4, 205, Sr. Mack Leftwich, North Allegheny, 5-11, 190, Jr. RUNNING BACKS Dan Brown, Central Bucks South, 5-10, 180, Sr. Jack Haffner, State College, 5-10, 205, Sr. Luke Hagy, Mount Lebanon, 6-1, 198, Sr. Damion Jones-Moore, Pittsburgh Central Catholic, 5-7, 180, Sr. WIDE RECEIVERS Adam Bridgeforth, Nazareth, 6-0, 180, Sr. Diante Cherry, J.P. McCaskey, 5-9, 175, Jr. Anthony Nixon, Pittsburgh Central Catholic, 6-2, 205, Sr. TIGHT END Adam Breneman, Cedar Cliff, 6-5, 230, Jr. LINEMEN Patrick Kugler, North Allegheny, 6-4, 270, Jr. Chris Muller, Boyertown, 6-6, 300, Sr. Ian Park, Upper St. Clair, 6-4, 290, Sr. Zach Wilk, Central Dauphin, 6-5, 275, Sr. SPECIALISTS Dakota Conwell, Upper St. Clair, 6-1, 210, Sr. Eugene Lewis, Wyoming Valley West, 6-3, 200, Sr. KICKER Matt Loughnane, Penn-Trafford, 5-10, 150, Jr. DEFENSE LINEMEN Cody Conway, Gateway, 6-4, 210, Sr. Kyle Friend, Cumberland Valley, 6-1, 280, Sr. Arthur Goldberg, Mount Lebanon, 6-4, 280, Sr. Evan Schwan, Central Dauphin, 6-6, 225, Sr. LINEBACKERS Rob Dvoracek, Parkland, 6-2, 220, Sr. Tyrone “T.J.” Neal, McKeesport, 6-1, 225, Sr. Hakeem Oliver, Gateway, 5-10, 200, Sr. Sean Burke, La Salle College HS, 5-10, 185, Jr. Ralph Reeves, Lansdale North Penn, 6-0, 230, Sr. DEFENSIVE BACKS Brendan Coniker, North Allegheny, 6-1, 170, Jr. Andrew Erenberg, Peters Twp., 5-10, 200, Sr. Anthony Orlando, Liberty, 5-10, 170, Sr. Will Parks, Germantown, 6-1, 175, Sr. SPECIALISTS Jaylen Coleman, University Prep, 6-0, 230, Sr. Greg Garmon, McDowell, 6-2, 200, Sr. Zayd Issah, Central Dauphin, 6-4, 210, Jr. CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Zayd Issah, Central Dauphin Daniel Harding, Nazareth COACH OF THE YEAR Glen McNamee, Central Dauphin CLASS 2A QUARTERBACKS Steve Franco, Tyrone, 6-3, 190, Sr. Blake Rankin, Bloomsburg, 6-4, 195, Sr. RUNNING BACKS Roman Clay, Lancaster Catholic, 5-11, 205, Jr. DeShawn Coleman, Hickory, 6-1, 175, Jr. Dylan Evans, Pen Argyl, 6-3, 190, Sr. David Williams, West Philadelphia Catholic, 6-1, 188, Jr. WIDE RECEIVERS Zach Challingsworth, South Fayette, 6-2, 170, Jr. Shakur Nesmith, Imhotep Charter, 6-4, 185, Sr. Nick Patton, Tyrone, 6-2, 150, Sr. TIGHT END Scott Orndorff, Seton-La Salle, 6-5, 240, Sr. LINEMEN J.J. Beggan, Seton-La Salle, 6-4, 280, Sr. Matt Bell, Hickory, 6-3, 280, Sr. Adam DePietro, Lancaster Catholic, 6-6, 300, Sr. Jonathan Green, North Schuylkill, 6-3, 295, Sr. Christian Skrepenak, GAR, 6-9, 350, Jr. Michael Mooney, Malvern Prep, 6-5, 260, Sr. SPECIALISTS Kyle Armagost, Moniteau, 6-1, 195, Sr. Darrell Crawford, GAR, 5-9, 165, Sr. KICKER No selection. DEFENSE LINEMEN Eric Ellis, Washington, 6-1, 225, Sr. Eric Joraskie, Mount Carmel, 6-4, 265, Jr. Shakir Soto, GAR, 6-3, 230, Jr. Malcolm White, Wyomissing, 6-0, 265, Sr. Connor Maloney, Malvern Prep, 6-4, 270, Sr. LINEBACKERS Alex Anzalone, Wyomissing, 6-3, 205, Jr. Mack Behe, Penn Cambria, 6-2, 175, Jr. Tristin Freeman, West Philadelphia Catholic, 6-0, 215, Sr. Cody Shustack, Mount Carmel, 5-10, 200, Sr. Brandon Smith, Lewisburg, 6-1, 200, Jr. DEFENSIVE BACKS Demetrious Cox, Jeannette, 6-1, 190, Sr. Alex Filarsky, Lakeland, 6-1, 170, Sr. Reggie Mitchell, Shady Side Academy, 5-9, 155, Sr. Shaliek Powell, GAR, 6-0, 180, Sr. SPECIALISTS Zack Ripic, Towanda, 5-11, 185, Sr. Charles Sweigert, Lancaster Catholic, 6-0, 185, Sr. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Steve Franco, Tyrone COACH OF THE YEAR John Franco, Tyrone

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NORTHEAST LEBANON, N.H. — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com Pennsylvania Alpine Mountain — Plan to Open 12⁄23 Bear Creek — Thu Reopen TBA variable 4 - 12 base Mon-Fri: 9a-10p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p Big Boulder — Wed 8:31 pm wet packed snow 12 30 base 6 of 15 trails; 40% open, 4 of 8 lifts, MonThu: 3p-9p;Fri: 3p-10p;Sat: 8a-10p; Sun: 8a-8p Blue Knob — Thu Reopen 12⁄24 loose granular machine groomed 5 - 24 base 2 of 34 trails; 1 of 5 lifts, Mon-Thu: 1p-9p;Fri: 10a-10p;Sat: 9a-10p;Sun: 9a-9p Blue Mountain — Wed 2:12 pm loose granular machine groomed 12 - 24 base 10 of 39 trails; 26% open, 3 miles, 38 acres, 5 of 13 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 8:30a-10p; Sat/Sun: 8a-10p Boyce Park — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Camelback — Thu 8:47 am loose granular 12 - 24 base 8 of 34 trails; 24% open, 36 acres, 4 of 15 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p; Dec 24: 8:30a-4p;Dec 25: 12p-5p Eagle Rock — Plan to Open 12⁄23 Elk Mountain — Thu 8:17 am loose granular 12 - 24 base 5 of 27 trails; 19% open, 3 of 7 lifts, Mon-Fri: 8:30a-4:30p;Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4:30p Hidden Valley — Thu 6:35 am wet granular machine groomed 8 - 24 base 9 of 30 trails; 30% open, 4 of 9 lifts, Wed: 10a-8p;Thu: 10a-9p;Fri: 10a-9:30p; Sat: 9a-9:30p;Sun: 9a-7p Jack Frost — Wed 8:36 pm wet packed snow 12 30 base 10 of 21 trails 48% open, 7 of 9 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p;Sat/Sun: 8a-4p

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Liberty Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Mount Pleasant — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Mystic Mountain at Nemacolin Woodlands — Plan to Open 12⁄24 Roundtop — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Seven Springs — Thu 5:19 am hard packed machine groomed 12 - 24 base 6 of 42 trails; 20% open, 2 of 14 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-9p;Sat/Sun: 9a-10p Shawnee Mountain — Wed 4:23 pm wet granular machine groomed 12 - 28 base 11 of 23; trails, 45% open, 4 of 11 lifts, Mon-Thu: 9a-9p;Fri: 9a-10p; Sat/ Sun: 8a-10p Ski Big Bear — Tue 11:56 am variable machine groomed 6 - 30 base 2 of 18 trails; 12% open, 2 of 6 lifts, Sat/Sun: 9a-4:30p;Dec 24: 9a-4:30p; Dec 25: Not open;Dec 26-30: 9a-9p;Dec 31: 9a-7p;Jan 01: 9a-9p Ski Denton — Plan to Open 12⁄23 Ski Sawmill — Thu Reopen 12⁄24 packed powder 6 24 base 1 of 13 trails; 1 of 5 lifts, Mon/Fri: 10a-9p;Tue/Thu: 1p-9p;Sat: 9a-9p;Sun: 9a-5p; Open: Thu-Tue;Dec 21-23: Not Open; Dec 24: 9a-4p;Dec 25: Not Open; Dec 31: 9a-1a;Jan 01: 10a-5p Sno Mountain — Thu 2:32 pm variable machine groomed 12 - 16 base 6 of 26 trails 24% open, 45 acres, 3 of 7 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 4p-9p;Sat/Sun: 9a-5p Spring Mountain — Thu 1:51 pm variable 12 - 20 base 2 of 9 trails 30% open, 2 of 6 lifts, Thu-Fri: 3:30a-9p;Sat: 8:30a-9p;Sun: 8:30a-9p Tussey Mountain — Opening Soon for Snow Sports Whitetail — Opening Soon for Snow Sports

BULLETIN BOARD CAMPS The 10th Annual Paul McGloin Holiday Pitching Camp will be held at Riverfront Sports on Dec. 26, 27, 29 from 9:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Cost is $145. For more information call 878-8483 or visit www.electriccitybaseball.com The Misericordia University Baseball Academy Winter Camp will be held in the Anderson Center on Misericordia’s campus, beginning Jan. 15 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. 8 and session two beginning Feb. 5. Each session meets for four consecutive Sundays. Cost is $125 per player. For more information call 878-8483 or visit www.electricitybasebal.com. LEAGUES Back Mountain Youth Soccer will host an indoor Futsal/Soccer league beginning Jan. 13 through March for ages U6 to high school age at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre 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. 31. MEETINGS Nanticoke Area Little League, monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at Greater Nanticoke Area High School Cafeteria. Board member meeting will be held at 7 p.m. TRYOUTS The Rock Rec Center will be holding tryouts for Rock Solid AAU Basketball on Jan. 8 and 15. The cost is $10 per player and players may attend both tryouts for that price. The times for Jan. 8 are: 2 p.m., girls grades 5-6; 3 p.m., girls grades 7-8; 4 p.m. girls grades 9-10; 5 p.m., boys grades 5-6; 6 p.m., boys grades 7-8; 7 p.m. boys grades 9-10. Times for Jan 9 are: 2 p.m., boys grades 5-6; 3 p.m., boys grades 7-8; 4 p.m., boys grades 9-10; 5 p.m., girls grades 5-6; 6 p.m., girls grades 9-10; 7 p.m. girls grades 7-8. Contact the Rock Rec Center for more information at 696-2769 orTheRockRecCenter@bmha.org. UPCOMING EVENTS Back Mountain Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contests will be held for all boys and girls ages 10-14. The local competition will be held, starting at noon, on Jan. 7 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. Penn State Wilkes-Barre is accepting nominations for this year’s Athletics Wall of Fame inductees. To see the eligibility requirements and obtain a nomination form, please visitwww.wb.psu.edu. Nomination forms for this year’s inductees will be accepted up until Feb. 1. Should you have any questions, please contact Director of Athletics, Brian Stanchak, atbds23@psu.edu. The 2012 Newport Boys Basketball Tournament will be held Feb. 17-19 at the Nanticoke Area Middle School for grades 4-7. For more information contact Eric at 570574-9845. Wilkes University will host its 12th annual Mid-Winter Softball Camp Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 from 9 a.m. to 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 more information, contact Frank at 571-408-4031. Bulletin Board items will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to tlsports@timesleader.com or dropped off at the Times Leader or mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250.

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Eric Laytos of Lackawanna Trail attempts to get Hanover Area’s Dillon Ropietski down for a fall during the 220-pound match on Thursday.

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PLYMOUTH – Wyoming Valley West swept four events and won nine in a row in a 112-65 win over Abington Heights on Thursday in a boys swim meet at home. Ed Zawatski (200 med. relay, 50 free, 100 free) and Adin Greenwald (500 free, 200 free relay, 200 free) were both multiple winners for the Spartans.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. HR (Missal, Fleisher, Zawatski, Himlin) 1:25, 2. WVW, 3 AH; 200 FREE – 1. WVW Greenwald 1:55, 2. WVW Jacobs, 3. AH Pinchas; 200 IM – 1. WVW Missal 2:10, 2. WVW Fleisher, 3. WVW Plucenik; 50 FREE – 1. WVW Zawatski 22.0, 2. WVW Himlin, 3. WVW Taren; DIVING – 1. WVW Vest 322.56, 2. WVW Ismail, 3. AH Jasinski; 100 FLY – 1. WVW Missal 56.6, 2. WVW Michael, 3. AH Fazib; 100 FREE – 1. HR Zawatski 49.8, 2. WVW Himlin, 3. WVW Jaren; 500 FREE – 1. WVW Ad. Greenwald 5:19, 2. WVW An. Greenwald, 3. WVW Jacobs; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. WVW (Himlin, Greenwald, Jaren, Plucenik) 1:37, 2. WVW, 3. AH; 100 BACK – 1. AH Walker 110.0, 2. AH Stevens, 3. AH Albright; 100 BREAST – 1. AH Conahail 1:12, 2. AH Shapies, 3. AH Muir; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. AH (Fazio, Juban, Pinchas, Jesankorn) 3:54, 2. AH, 3. AH.

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The Royals dropped the decision despite getting two individual victories apiece from Cody Smith (200 IM, 100 back) and Tery Vrabec (100 fly, 100 breast) and a win in diving by Michael Pahler.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. HR (Cody Smith, Tery Vrabec, George Evans, Eric Shorts) 1:52.35; 2. Scr; 3. HR; 200 FREE – 1. Scr, Sean Yuschovitz; 2. HR, Jason Hauze; 3. HR, George Evans; 200 IM – 1. HR, Cody Smith 2:16.41; 2. Scr, John Domenick; 3. Scr, Aaron Greir; 50 FREE – 1. Scr, Anthony Mandile 24.62; 2. HR, Mike Dubinski; 3. HR, Eric Shorts; DIVING – 1. HR, Michael Pahler 254.80; 2. Scr, Scott Rafaini; 100 FLY – 1. HR, Tery Vrabec; 2. Scr, John Domenick; 3. Scr, Aaron Greir; 100 FREE – 1. Scr, Anthony Mandile; 2. HR, Mike Dubinski; 3. Scr, Andrew Hoban; 500 FREE – 1. Scr, Sean Yuschovitz 5:19.89; 2. HR, Jason Hauze; 3. HR, George Evans; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. HR (Cody Smith, Eric Shorts, Mike Dubinsky, George Evans) 1:37.40; 2. Scr; 3. Scr; 100 BACK – 1. HR, Cody Smith 1:03.36; 2. Scr, Alex Hoban; 3. Scr, Michael Santorsa; 100 BREAST – 1. HR, Tery Vrabec 1:09.80; 2. Scr, J.P. Meyers; 3. Scr, Andrew Hoban; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. Scr (Sean Yuschovitz, Anthony Mandile, Alex Hoban, Andrew Hoban); 2. Scr; 3. HR

Hazleton Area 106, Scranton Prep 62

Jeff Hicks (200 IM, 100 back, 400 free relay) and Troy Valkusky (400 free, 200 free, 50 free) each finished first three times for Hazleton Area in a defeat of Scranton Prep.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. SP (Robinson, Legg, Sebustanelli, Pfaffile) 1:49, 2. HA, 3. HA; 200 FREE – 1. HA Valkusky 1:57, 2. SP Evans, 3. SP Muzzi; 200 IM – 1. HA Hicks 2:12, 2. HA Cunningham, 3. SP Sebastianelli; 50 FREE – 1. HA Valkusky 23.0, 2. SP Pfaeffle, HA Fespersen; DIVING – 1. HA Kovac 219.95; 100 FLY – 1. HA Paisley 56.4, 2. SP Robinson, 3. SP Legg; 100 FREE – 1. SP Sebastianelli 52.2, 2. SP Pfaeffle, 3. HA Cunningham; 500 FREE – 1. HA Paisley 5:08, 2. SP Evans, 3. HA Palma; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. HA (Farley, Fespersen, Paisley, Cunningham 1:37, 2. SP, 3. HA; 100 BACK – 1. HA Hicks 1:01, 2. HA Farley, 3. SP Robinson; 100 BREAST – 1. SP Legg, HA Fespersen, HA Sefchik; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. HA (Cunningham, Hicks, Valkusky, Genetti) 3:38, 2. SP, 3. HA.

Valley View 80, Hanover Area 71

David Williams picked up two wins for the Hawkeyes claiming the 200 IM and 100 breast.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. VV (Conaboy, Valvano, Kraycer, Franchak) 2:01.38; 2. Han; 200 FREE – 1. VV, Conaboy 2:12.19; 2. HAN, Zapotok; 3. VV, Lucas; 200 IM – 1. HAN, Williams 2:33.94; 2. VV, Schack; 3. CC, Valvano; 50 FREE – 1. VV, FRanchak 26.95; 2. HAN, Saltz; 3. HAN, Tenza; 100 FLY – 1. VV, Kraycer 1:04.67; 2. HAN, Temperine; 3. VV, Crimi; 100 FREE – 1. VV, Franchak 58.73; 2. HAN, Daubert 1:01.62; 3. HAN, Tenza; 500 FREE – 1. VV, Conaboy 6:41.77; 2. HAN, Zapotak; 3. VV, SChack; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. HAN (Saltz, Jones, Tenza, Zapotok) 2:03.76; 2. VV; 100 BACK – 1. VV, Kraycer 1:03.03; 2. HAN, Temperine; 3. VV, Lucas; 100 BREAST – 1. HAN, Williams 1:18.14; 2. VV, Valvano; 3. HAN, Jones; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. VV (Conaboy, Schack, Franchak, Kraycer) 3:53.00; 2. HAN; 3. VV

SANTA ANA, Calif. — “Show me the money” indeed: A bench warrant has been authorized for the sports agent who was the inspiration for the movie “Jerry Maguire” after he failed to appear in court in a case involving a $1.4 million debt. An Orange County Superior Court commissioner authorized the warrant after Leigh Steinberg failed to attend court last week, court records show. Court papers show Steinberg was ordered to pay $1.4 million last year to the Irvine Company in a default judgment for office space he leased in Newport Beach. Steinberg stopped paying under the terms of his lease in 2009, according to court papers filed by the landlord, which declined to comment on the case. Steinberg was the inspiration for Tom Cruise’s character in 1996’s “Jerry Maguire,” which turned “Show me the money!” into an enduring catchphrase, though Steinberg isn’t actually known for using that phrase. Steinberg said he’s not hiding

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Cooper Rosiak from Lackawanna Trail tries to pin Chris Jones of Hanover Area during their 145pound bout on Thursday. Delaware Valley 108, Berwick 60

The only two wins for Berwick came in the last two races of the meet when Mike Skeath won the 100 breast and the 400 free relay team earned a victory.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. DV (Larson, Deans, Fowler, Devillers) 1:49.71; 2. DV; 3. BER; 200 FREE – 1. DV, Ramirez 2:04.19; 2. BER, Kelley; 3. DV, Gutman; 200 IM – 1. DV, Kremsner 2:24.23; 2. DV, Leil; 3. DV, DeMasi; 50 FREE – 1. DV, Fowler 23.14; 2. BER, Shoemaker; 3. DV, Riexinger; DIVING – 1. DV, Welker 138.30; 2. DV, Burns; 100 FLY – 1. DV, Deans 1:00.06; 2. DV, Prudhoe; 3. BER, Stair; 100 FREE – 1. DV, Fowler 52.87; 2. BER, Shoemaker; 3. BER, Rehrig; 500 FREE – 1. DV, Guttman 5:46.92; 2. BER, Kelley; 3. DV, Leili; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. DV (Prudhoe, Kremsner, Ramirez, Fowler) 1:39.97; 2. BER; 3. DV; 100 BACK – 1. DV, Larson 58.57; 2. DV, Demasi; 3. BER, Rehrig; 100 BREAST – 1. BER, Skeath 1:20.69; 2. BER, Zaruta; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. BER (Yohey, Stair, Skeath, Guilliams) 4:08.48

GIRLS

Holy Redeemer 136, Scranton 50

Holy Redeemer finished first in all but one event in a win over Scranton. Julie Ann Mahle (200 med. relay, 100 free, 200 free relay) and Elizabeth Finnegan (200 med. relay, 50 free, 100 fly) both won three events for the Royals.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. HR 2:03 (Finnegan, Mahle, Cruz, Chmil), 2. SC, 3 HR; 200 FREE – 1. HR Walton 2:20, 2. SC Pocius, 3. HR McCole; 200 IM – 1. HR Cruz 2:28, 2. HR Reily, 3. SC Babinski; 50 FREE – 1. HR Finnegan 26.7, 2. SC Kazmierczak, 3. HR Chmil; DIVING – 1. HR Vitali 197.70, 2. HR Williams, 3. HR Kriedler; 100 FLY – 1. HR Finnegan 1:05, 2. SC Babinski, 3. HR Chmil; 100 FREE – 1. HR Mahle 57.0, 2. HR Chmil, 3. SC Caviston; 500 FREE – 1. SC Kazmierczak 6:01, 2. HR Walton, 3. HR Chmil; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. HR 1:52 (B. Chmil, Katra, Sowinski, Mahale), 2. HR, 3. SC;100 BACK – 1. HR Kalafut 1:09, 2. HR Reily, 3. SC Kavastion;100 BREAST – 1. HR Cruz 1:17, 2. HR Mahle, 3. SC Molitoris; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. HR 4:20 (Kalafut, McCool, Walton, Katra), 2. HR, 3. SC.

Abington Heights 113, Wyoming Valley West 72

Rachel Smertz (500 free, 200 I.M, 200 med. relay) was a three-time winner in Abington Heights’ win on the road over Wyoming Valley West.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. AH 2:04, 2. WVW, 3. AH; 200 FREE – 1. WVW Desires 2:10, 2. AH Machter, 3. AH Furishi; 200 IM – 1. AH Smertz 2:30, 2. WVW Gailers, 3. AH Conahan; 50 FREE – 1. WVW Fishe 25.8, 2. AH Lempicky, 3. WVW Morgan; DIVING – 1. WVW Zabresky 202.50, 2. AH Gibbons, 3. AH Gretz; 100 FLY – 1. AH Gramelski 1:09, 2. AH Furiosi, 3. WVW Addrea; 100 FREE – 1. WVW Fishe 58.7, 2. WVW Holena, 3. AH Lempicki; 500 FREE – 1. AH Smertz 6:00, 2. AH Machetia, 3. WVW Chipego; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. AH (Garhitr, Ehea, Burando, Hauer) 1:59, 2. WVW, 3. AH; 100 BACK – 1. WVW Hanabel 1:06, 2. AH Bricker, 3. AH Gromelski; 100 BREAST – 1. AH Gualiari 1:15, 2. AH Bradickheisser, 3. WVW Gayles; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. AH (Lempicky, Smertz, Grenteski, Muehler), 2. WVW, 3. AH.

Hazleton Area 91,

Scranton Prep 85

Hazleton Area won two out of the final three events to close out a win over Scranton Prep. Shania Grego (100 back, 400 free relay) was a two-time winner for the Cougars.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. SP (Terlincho, Voitik, Campo, Nonnenberg) 1:55, 2. HA, 3. HA; 200 FREE – 1. SP Voitik 2:03, 2. HA Sanko, 3. HA Podlesney; 200 IM – 1. SP Nannenberg 2:09, 2. HA Grego, 3. HA Yannes; 50 FREE – 1. SP Campo 25.3, 2. HA Kendall, 3. SP Whyte; DIVING – 1. HA Jaclush 171.90; 100 FLY – 1. SP Nonnenberg 1:00, 2. HA Grego, 3. HA Yannes; 100 FREE – 1. SP Telincho 58.7, 2. HA Kendall, 3. HA Matrone;500 FREE – 1. SP Voitik 5:32, 2. HA Podlesny, 3. HA Sanko; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. SP (Nonnenberg, Whyte, Voitik, Campo) 1:45, 2. HA, 3. HA; 100 BACK – 1. HA Grego 1:06, 2. SP Telincho, 3. SP Stahl; 100 BREAST – 1. SP Campo 1:09, 2. HA Grego, 3. HA Plebon; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. HA (Podlesny, Kendall, Sanko, Grego) 4:03, 2. SP, 3. HA.

Valley View 111, Hanover Area 69

The Hawkeyes received wins from Gabby Keating (50 free), Ashlynn Heller (diving) and Kim Pericci (100 fly), but it wasn’t enough.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. HAN (Belles, Good, Pericci, Keating) 2:07.38; 2. VV; 3. VV; 200 FREE – 1. VV, Mulherin 2:15.51; 2. VV, Farrell; 3. HAN, McGovern; 200 IM – 1. VV, LaTorre 2:35.81; 2. VV, Merli; 3. HAN, Keating; 50 FREE – 1. HAN, Keating 27.22; 2. HAN, Pericci; 3. VV, Mulherin; DIVING – 1. HAN, Heller 178.05; 2. VV, Gillow; 100 FLY – 1. HAN, Pericci 1:06.39; 2. VV, Sklareski; 3. CC, Possanza; 100 FREE – 1. VV, LaTorre 1:00.41; 2. VV, FRanchak; 3. HAN, Good; 500 FREE – 1. VV, Mulherin 6:17.53; 2. VV, Farrell; 3. HAN, McGovern; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. VV (Mulherin, Sklareski, Farrell, LaTorre) 1:57.33; 2. VV; 3. HAN; 100 BACK – 1. VV, Franchak 1:12.84; 2. HAN, Belles; 3. HAN, Eichler; 100 BREAST – 1. VV, Mitchell 1:20.89; 2. VV, Merli; 3. VV, Sklareski; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. VV (Mulherin, Farrell, Onukiavage, Franchak) 4:19.31; 2. HAN; 3. VV

Delaware Valley 109, Berwick 67

Delaware Valley won the first 10 events of the meet to post an impressive win over Berwick.

200 MEDLEY RELAY – 1. DV (Zazula, Mirabito, Biebel, Glaster) 2:09, 2. BER, 3. DV; 200 FREE – 1. DV Marcucci 2:15, 2. DV Vellekamp, 3. BER Skeath; 200 IM – 1. DV Llewellyn 2:21, 2. DV Forichon, 3. BER Shoemaker; 50 FREE – 1. DV Zazulla 27.7, 2. BER Waytko, 3. DV Boyd; DIVING – 1. DV Brush 199.8, 2. BER Donayre, 3. DV Van Segen; 100 FLY – 1. DV Llewellyn 1:09, 2. DV Walters, 3. BER Volkel; 100 FREE – 1. DV Pandish 1:01, 2. BER Whitmire, 3. DV Devilliers; 500 FREE – 1. DV Marcucci 6:13, 2. DV Biebel, 3. BER Skeath; 200 FREE RELAY – 1. DV (Mirabito, Zazula, Pandish, Ferichari) 1:53, 2. BER, 3. DV; 100 BACK – 1. DV Glaster 1:09, 2. DV Iamularo, 3. DV Shaw; 100 BREAST – 1. BER Shoemaker 1:25, 2. BER Parker; 400 FREE RELAY – 1. BER ( Andres, Volkel, Whitmore, Waytko) 4:14, 2. BER.

H.S. WRESTLING

Lackawanna Trail 42, Hanover Area 27 Brad Glezenski (113) and James Lukachinsky (132) accounted for 12 of Hanover Area’s points picking up pins. 106 – no contest; 113 -- Brad Glezenski (Han) pinned Tom Jasinski1:25; 120 -- Matthew Pascoe (LT) dec Ian Murphy 11-7; 126 – Shane Elick (Han) won by forfeit; 132 -- James Lukachinsky (Han) pinned Levi Bennett 1:13; 138 -- Billy Lee (LT) dec Chris Jones 4-0; 145 -- Cooper Rosiak

(LT) pinned Brian Belcher 3:00; 152 -- Dominic Vitale (Han) won by forfeit; 160 -- Jeremy Greenley (LT) pinned Anthony Eck 1:08; 170 -Matthew Goodrich (LT) won by forfeit; 182 -Steven Radzwilla (Han) dec Marvess Rosiak (LT) 8-5; 195 -- Caleb Darling (LT) won by forfeit; 220 -- Eric Laytos (LT) pinned Dillon Ropietski 1:11; 285 -- Benjamin Lehman (LT) injury default Brandon Holmgron

Wyoming Area 46, Blue Ridge 15

Wyoming Area won four matches by pin to earn a win at home over Blue Ridge. Nick Mazzon (152), Nick O’Brien (160), Sean Whiting (195) and Corey Popovich (220) all scored a win by fall for the Warriors.

106 – No Contest; 113 – Nick Hromeck (WA) won by forfeit.; 120 – Dakota Gajewski (BR) dec Eric Philipak 12-7; 126 – Troy Maby (BR) dec. Carm Mauriello 2-0; 132 – Andy Shook (WA) maj dec Dalton Church 12-1; 138 – Sean O’Malley (WA) dec Lewis Espozito 4-1; 145 – Tom Maby (BR) dec Nick Heck 6-3; 152 – Nick Mazzoni (WA) pinned Cooper Quick, 5:00; 160 – Nick O’Brien (WA) pinned Adison Parson :55; 170 – No Contest; 182 – Jude Moran (WA) won by forfeit.;195 – Sean Whiting (WA) pinned Nick Loyed 3:36; 220 – Corey Popovich (WA) pinned Nick Shell :21; 285 – Ryan Phillips (BR) won by forfeit Note: Match started at 160 pounds.

Benton 42, South Williamsport 30

The Tigers picked up their first dual victory of the season led by a pin in 54 seconds by 220-pounder Jake Mankey and two more falls from Matt Zawatski at 160 and Logan Womelsdorf at 182..

106 - Griffin Molino (SW) won by forfeit; 113 Christian Cioffi (SW) won by forfeit; 120 - Matt Welliver (B) dec Andrew Gipe 6-5; 126 - Nate Jones (SW) pinned Lenny Hazlak :31; 132 Brandon Lontz (B) inj. def. Trever Brobst 3:20; 138 - Colt Cotten (B) won by forfeit; 145 - Brad Miccio (B) dec Kile Banzhof 8-2; 152 - Jeric Kasunic (B) won by forfeit; 160 - Matt Zawatski (B) pinned Zach Staver 2:32; 170 - Justin Knee (SW) won by forfeit; 182 - Logan Womelsdorf (B) pinned Colt Young 2:16; 195 - No Bout; 220 Jake Mankey (B) pinned Ryan Orgitano :54; 285 Marco Estrella (SW) pinned Blake Bogart :34

Scranton 38, Crestwood 37

In a meet held Wednesday, the Knights outlasted the Comets by nothing one more fall than their counterpart. Danny Ritz (132), Kyle Hankinson (160), Matt Hammerstone (170) and Roger Legg (220) all recorded pins for Crestwood.

106 – Kadir Quddus (Scr) won by forfeit; 113 – Shane Jennings (Scr) maj dec Seth Korch 15-4; 120 Bob Gray (Cre) won by forfeit; 126 – Tyler Farrell (Scr) pinned John Jasionowicz 2:47; 132 – Danny Ritz (Cre) pinned Javid Mammadli 2:58; 138 – Niyaz Bakradze (Scr) maj dec Mike Legg 16-6; 145 – Jake Geroski (Cre) dec James McNally 8-3; 152 – Shane McTiernan (Scr) pinned Tim Carl 3:00; 160 – Kyle Hankinson (Cre) pinned Dylan Crusen 2:33; 170 – Matt Hammerstone (Cre) pinned Jerald Harpe:40; 182 – Mark Granahan (Scr) pinned Andrew Brodginski 1:03; 195 – Myles Robbins (Scr) pinned Matt Dexter 2:28; 220: Roger Legg (Cre) pinned Shawn Smith 1:23; 285: Will Womer (Cre) maj dec Brandon Kulick 8-0

concentrated on Myers and we played great defense. Sugalski and senior forward Katie Wolfe swarmed Myers every time she tried to put the ball on the floor. Myers finished with 11 points, but the Trojanettes defense was able to cause her to miss several shots in the fourth quarter. “Myers is a great player and is a serious presence inside,” said Nanticoke coach Alan Yendrzeiwski. “I thought Sugalski and Wolfe played very tough defense against her.” Nanticoke (4-1) held a 29-26 lead at halftime, but the Trojanettes threatened to take control 45-35 lead on a free throw by Wolfe with 4:16 remaining in the game. However, the Comets (3-2) countered with a late surge, trimming the lead to 47-41 on a three-point basket by Deidra Ciavarella at the 2:15 mark. The Comets made a last gasp by drawing to within 49-45 on a basket by Myers with 30 seconds left. Nanticoke sealed the deal when junior forward Kayley Schinski hit a layup on a backdoor play, giving the Trojanettes a 51-45 lead with just 18 seconds remaining. “We guarded the post very well,” said Schinski, who scored eight points. “We overplayed them, and it worked.” Alex Brassington paced Nanticoke with 11 points, and Sugalski scored 10 points. Teresa Kalinay had eight points, including a pair of three point baskets, while Wolfe finished with seven points. “We did a good job of boxing out, especially against Myers,” said Wolfe of the transfer from Holy Redeemer. “It was a very physical game.” According to Andrews, Crestwood battled hard, but to no avail. “We didn’t really execute our offense.” Coach Isiah Walker concurred. “Our spacing wasn’t good, and they played strong defense.” CRESTWOOD (47): Andrews 1 7-10 9, Mazzoni 1 0-0 3, Rutkowski 4 1-3 9, Kayla Gegaris 3 0-1 6, Cronauer 3 0-2 6, Myers 5 1-6 11, Ciaverella 1 0-0 3, Kendra 0 0-0 0, Lutz 0 0-0 0, Ritz 0 0-0 0, Wojnar 0 0-0 0, Jesikiewicz 0 0-0 0, Hislap 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 9-22 47. NANTICOKE (53): Brassington 3 5-6 11, Sugalski 4 0-1 10, Wolfe 3 1-2 7, Schinski 1 6-8 8, Yelch 1 0-0 3, Kalinay 3 0-0 8, Gow 2 0-0 6, Higgins 0 0-0 0, Holl 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-17 53. Crestwood .................................... 10 16 7 14 — 47 Nanticoke...................................... 14 15 13 11 — 53 3-Point Field Goals— CR 2 (Mazonni, Ciaverella); NAN 7 (Sugalski 2, Kalinay 2, Gaugh 2, Yelch)

Coughlin 34, GAR 27 Coughlin earned the home victory behind 14 points from Marissa Ross and 10 from Cayla Sebastian. GAR was led by an 11-point night from Brea Seabrook and 10 points by Breana Mosier.

GAR (27): Powell 0 0-0 0, Mosier 5 0-0 10, Domzalski 0 0-0 0, Spence 2 2-5 6, Gibson 0 0-0 0, Leco 0 0-0 0, Neeay 0 0-0 0, Seabrook 4 2-6 11. Totals 11 4-11 27 COUGHLIN (34): Hayward 1 0-0 2, Eaton 2 1-2 7, Flaherty 0 0-0 0, Sebastian 4 0-0 10, Georgetti 0 1-4 1, Williams 0 0-0 0, Ross 5 4-7 14. Totals 12

or running from the law. He said he has an office open for business in Irvine and thousands of friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter. The 62-year-old agent said he’s still representing athletes and acting as a consultant on projects related to sports in movies, television and video games. Steinberg said he had asked his attorney to change the date of his Dec. 15 hearing and was told it was taken care of. Steinberg said he was unaware of any warrant in the case, which stems from some payments he missed in 2009 before moving to less expensive office space. “Since when in this country do you put people in jail for having debt?” he said in a phone interview Thursday. “The point is, I had some financial struggles, which I regret. And I am working hard right now to pay the debts I owe.” The warrant was authorized by Superior Court Commissioner Jane D. Myers. The court would need to receive instructions and fees from the plaintiff, the Irvine Company, for the warrant to become effective.

6-13 34. GAR................................................. 6 11 4 6 — 27 Coughlin.......................................... 11 2 9 12 — 34 3-Point Field Goals— GAR 1 (Seabrook); COU 4 (Eaton 2, Sebastian 2)

State College 61, Redeemer 51 Holy Redeemer could not hold on to its first-quarter lead in a loss at home to State College. Taylor Allison connected on four three-point shots for State College on her way to scoring a game-high 14 points, Carrie Mahon netted 12 and Franki Treglia added 11. Shannon Murray led the Royals with 12 points while Paige Makawski added 11.

STATE COLLEGE (61): Stevenson 2 2-3 6, Kaluza 0 0-0 0, Mahon 3 5-6 12, Treglia 4 0-0 11, Karstetter 1 0-0 2, Baney 0 0-0 0, Altomare 3 3-3 9, King 3 1-3 7, Allison 5 0-0 14, Shelton-Burleigh 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 11-15 61. HOLY REDEEMER (51): Wignot 1 0-0 3, Makawski 5 1-2 11, Murray 4 4-4 12, Altemose 1 0-0 3, Frescella 1 5-6 7, Wilson 2 0-0 4, Platko 1 0-0 2, Lewis 3 2-4 9. Totals 18 12-16 51. State College................................ 10 18 19 14 — 61 Holy Redeemer ........................... 13 13 12 13 — 51 3-Point Field Goals— SC 8 (Allison 4. F. Treglia 3, Mahon); HR 3 (Wignot, Altemose, Lewis)

Pittston Area 45, Dallas 34 Mia Hopkins led all scorers with 21 points in Pittston Area’s win at home over Dallas. For Dallas, Ashley Dunbar scored 13 points.

DALLAS (34): Missal 2 0-0 6, Dunbar 5 1-5 13, Englehart 1 1-6 3, Comitz 1 0-0 2, Hiscox 1 2-2 4, Michael 0 0-0 0, Zurek 0 0-0 0, Flaherty 1 4-5 6, Volpetti 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 8-18 34. PITTSTON AREA (45): Barber 0 5-8 5, Fereck 1 2-2 4, Waleski 3 0-0 6, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Rabender 1 0-0 2, O’Neil 2 1-2 7, Hopkins 9 3-6 21. Totals 16 11-18 45. Dallas .............................................. 5 9 13 7 — 34 Pittston Area................................... 12 7 11 15 — 45 3-Point Field Goals— DAL 4 (Missal 2, Dunbar 2); PA 2 (O’Neil 2)

Prep 58, Valley West 47 The Spartans outscored the Classics in the second half, but couldn’t overcome a 16-2 firstquarter deficit. Kate Smicherko scored 14 points for Valley West, while her teammate Tara Zdancewicz chipped in 11.

SCRANTON PREP (58): Burke 5 4-6 14, M. Byrne 1 5-6 7, T. Byrne 6 2-2 15, J. Genco 4 0-0 8, S. Genco 0 0-0 0, Pritchyk 2 0-0 4, Icker 4 2-4 10. Totals 22 13-18 58. WYOMING VALLEY WEST (47): C. Smicherko 1 1-1 3, Reese 4 0-1 8, K. Smicherko 5 4-6 14, Zdancewicz 5 1-2 11, Quie. Gross 2 0-0 4, Quin. Gross 0 1-2 1, Hoffman 3 0-2 6. Totals 20 7-14 47. Scranton Prep ..............................16 10 16 16 — 58 Wyoming Valley West ................ 2 10 17 18 — 47 3-Point Field Goals— SP 1 (T. Byrne)

BOYS BASKETBALL Marian Catholic 27, MMI 25 MMI’s fourth-quarter rally fell just short in a loss at home to Marion Catholic. Alden Wahab paced the victors with 10 points. Aaron Kollar scored a gamehigh 11 points for MMI.

Marian Catholic (27): Wahab 4 2-4 10, Karnish 1 0-0 3, Pilla 2 0-0 4, Motil 0 0-0 0, Richards 2 0-1 4, Swankoski 0 0-2 0, Weber 1 0-0 2, Agosti 1 0-1 2, Stawick 0 0-0 0, Lukas 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 4-11 27. MMI (25): G. Gera 1 0-0 2, Kollar 4 3-4 11, Rogers 1 1-2 3, Wenner 0 0-0 0, Van Hoekelen 0 1-3 1, Marchetti 0 0-0 0, Connors 3 0-2 8, Karchner 0 0-0 0, J. Gerra 0 0-0 0, Kupsho 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 5-11 25. Marian Catholic................................. 12 7 8 0 — 27 MMI .................................................... 8 10 2 5 — 25 3-Point Field Goals— MC 1 (Karnish); MMI 2 (Connors 2)

Central Columbia 50, Berwick 34 Kyle Miller led the Bulldogs with 13 points, including three 3s.

BERWICK (34): Clausen 1 0-0 3, May 1 0-0 2, Fenstenmacker 0 0-1 0, Gehsel 2 0-0 4, Miller 3 2-3 13, Bridge 1 0-0 2, Morrison 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 2-4 34. CENTRAL COLUMBIA (50): McDanie 0 4-6 4, Hine 5 3-8 13, Brandon 2 5-6 10, Eckenrode 0 1-2 1, Duttry 6 0-0 13, Aucker 3 0-0 7, Barrett 0 2-4 2. Totals 16 15-26 50. Berwick ......................................... 11 10 5 8 — 34 Central Columbia ........................ 7 14 15 14 — 50 3-Point Field Goals— BER 5 (Clausen, Curry, Miller 3); CC 3 (Brandon, Dutry, Aucker)

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Top-ranked ’Cuse beats Tulane the first half before sitting out the rest of the game because of a strained patella tendon in his left knee. But Moultrie was the most productive. He shot 8 of 11 from the field and 8 of 8 from the free throw line. Eleven of his 14 rebounds were on the offensive glass. Mississippi State (12-1) has won 11 straight games. Northwestern State (7-6) pulled within 45-39 early in the second half, but MSU responded with an 11-1 run. Shamir Davis led the Demons with 15 points.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — James Southerland and Brandon Triche each hit a pair of 3-pointers to key a 19-point first-half surge, and top-ranked Syracuse beat Tulane 80-61 on Thursday night to remain unbeaten. It’s the third straight season Syracuse has won its first 13 games. The Orange have won three straight since reaching the top spot in the rankings 10 days ago, including victories over North Carolina State and Bucknell. Tulane (11-2) had faced the No. 1 team in the nation twice before, losing to Cincinnati (72-59) in January 2000 and Memphis (97-71) in February 2008. The Green Wave has never defeated a top-five team and hasn’t beaten a top-10 since a 49-47 victory over No. 9 Memphis in February 1983. Dion Waiters had 15 points, Kris Joseph added 13, and Southerland 10 for the Orange. Kendall Timmons led Tulane with 16 points, Ricky Tarrant had 15, and Jordan Callahan 10.

Georgetown 70, Memphis 59

Ohio State 69, Miami (Ohio) 40

COLUMBUS, Ohio — William Buford scored 18 points and Aaron Craft dominated at both ends as No. 2 Ohio State started fast and never looked back to beat Miami of Ohio. Deshaun Thomas added 15 points and Jared Sullinger 11 for the Buckeyes (12-1), who won their 33rd straight at home. The game was played at Nationwide Arena, home of the NHL’s Blue Jackets. The building will host second- and third-round NCAA tournament games in March. Julian Mavunga led the RedHawks (3-7) with 19 points. Craft had just four points but set the tempo at both ends with eight assists, two steals, three rebounds and several other plays that led to points. Creighton 87, Northwestern 79

OMAHA, Neb. — Doug McDermott scored 18 of his 27 points in the second half and No. 23 Creighton defeated a Big Ten opponent for the third time this season with a victory over Northwestern. McDermott’s performance trumped that of Northwestern’s Drew Crawford, who scored 34 points to tie an opponent record at the CenturyLink Center. Jahenns Manigat rattled in a 3-pointer from the corner to break a 58-all tie. JerShon Cobb committed a turnover on the other end then fouled Ethan Wragge as he made a 3. Wragge converted the four-point play for a 65-58 lead. Kentucky 87, Loyola (Md.) 63

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Reserve Kyle Wiltjer scored a personalbest 24 points and a trio of freshmen sparked No. 3 Kentucky’s 17-2 second-half run to beat Loyola (Md.) for the Wildcats’ 42nd straight win at home. Freshmen Wiltjer, Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist all had afternoons to remember as Kentucky (11-1) heads into a five-day break before the schedule begins to ramp up. Baltimore-based Loyola (8-3) stayed close throughout the first half and pestered Kentucky, which was missing preseason All-America Terrence Jones for the second straight game after he dislocated the pinky finger on his left, shooting hand on Saturday.

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Syracuse’s James Southerland scores against Tulane during the second half in Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday. Syracuse won 80-61.

Erik Etherly scored 14 points, Dylon Cormier 13 and Justin Drummond 10 for the Greyhounds. Indiana 89, UMBC 47

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Matt Roth, Jordan Hulls and Christian Watford led a 3-point barrage in the second half that carried No. 17 Indiana to a win over Maryland-Baltimore County. The Hoosiers shot 69 percent (9 of 13) from long range after intermission to bounce back from a 14 percent (2 of 14) performance from long range in the first half. Indiana (12-0), which came in as the No. 1 team in the country in 3-point field goal percentage at 47 percent, shot 35 percent (9 of 26) from the field overall in the first half. But the Hoosiers outscored the Retrievers (1-10) 52-24 in the second half and forced 21 turnovers to cruise to victory before opening the Big Ten season at Michigan State on Wednesday. Connecticut 79, Fairfield 71

HARTFORD, Conn. — Shabazz Napier scored 24 points to lead No. 8 Connecticut over in-state rival Fairfield in the final game before coach Jim Calhoun serves a three-game suspension for NCAA recruiting violations. Jeremy Lamb added 18 points and freshman center Andre Drummond had 16 points, nine rebounds, four steals and two blocks for the Huskies (10-1), who won their 41st consecutive non-conference game. Rakim Sanders had 20 points and Derek Needham added 12 for Fairfield (7-5), which cut a 22-point second-half deficit to three with 2:23 left before bowing to the Huskies. Connecticut is now 118-4 against New England teams outside the Big East, and has won 65 consecutive games against in-state competition. Michigan 77, Bradley 66

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Evan Smotrycz had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Tim Hardaway Jr.

added a soaring dunk during a decisive run in the second half to lead No. 20 Michigan to a win over Bradley. The Wolverines (10-2) overcame uncharacteristically poor shooting in the first half. The game was tied at 45 in the second when Smotrycz made a 3-pointer to put Michigan ahead to stay. Bradley (5-7) still trailed by one at 50-49 when the Wolverines went on a 21-7 run. Hardaway dunked off an alleyoop pass from Stu Douglass in transition. Hardaway added a layup immediately after that to make it 65-54. The game was a family reunion of sorts. Michigan coach John Beilein’s son Patrick is Bradley’s director of basketball operations. Florida 82, Florida State 64

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Bradley Beal scored 21 points, Patric Young added 15 and No. 11 Florida beat rival Florida State. The Gators (10-2) extended their winning streak to five and their home winning streak to 12. Florida State had no answer for Young inside and did little to slow down Beal’s long-range shooting and slicing drives. Seemingly more complex for the Seminoles (8-4) was Florida’s press. The result was a third consecutive loss in the series. The Seminoles finished with 19 turnovers, including eight in the opening 10 minutes of the second half. All those errors helped fuel a decisive 15-2 spurt that turned a two-point game into a lopsided affair. Luke Loucks led Florida State with 15 points and Terry Whisnant added 11. Mississippi State 82, Northwestern State 67

JACKSON, Miss. — Arnett Moultrie had 24 points and 14 rebounds for his seventh doubledouble of the season as No. 18 Mississippi State beat Northwestern State. Moultrie led a big night for the Bulldogs’ big men. Reserve Wendell Lewis scored 14 points, while Renardo Sidney added nine points and four rebounds in

WASHINGTON — Jason Clark scored 18 points and Hollis Thompson added 17 as No. 16 Georgetown beat Memphis 70-59 Thursday night. Georgetown (10-1) extended its winning streak to eight games. The Hoyas held the lead for the entire game and opened the margin to as much as 20 points before a late surge by Memphis, although the Tigers were unable to complete the comeback. Chris Crawford scored 17 and Will Barton had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis, which has lost three of its last four games.

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Stanford 90, Cal State Bakersfield 48

STANFORD, Calif. — Joslyn Tinkle had career highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds to go with three blocks and two steals, and No. 4 Stanford routed Cal State Bakersfield. Freshman Bonnie Samuelson scored 14 points and Chiney Ogwumike added 10 on 5-for-5 shooting in 15 minutes as the Cardinal followed up a commanding victory against sixthranked Tennessee two days earlier by extending their school-record home winning streak to 69 games. Ohio State 79, Washington State 57

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Samantha Prahalis overcame a slow start to spark a second-half run and lead the Buckeyes to victory. Prahalis came in averaging 17.8 points but had just two in the first 20 minutes as Ohio State (13-0) clung to a 40-35 halftime lead. She had six points in the opening four minutes after the break then hit her second 3-pointer with 11:38 left to spark a 17-1 spurt that gave the Buckeyes a 70-45 lead. Georgia 81, Appalachian State 37

ATHENS, Ga. — Khaalidah Miller had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and freshman Krista Donald added 22 points in the Lady Bulldogs’ win. Georgia (10-2) was able to let point guard Jasmine James rest her injured right knee. The Lady Bulldogs’ second-leading scorer watched the game from the bench in a warmup. Purdue 73, IPFW 36

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Courtney Moses scored 14 points to lead No. 20 Purdue to a victory over IPFW. Sam Ostarello added 13 points and eight rebounds, Brittany Rayburn had 11 points and four assists, and Antionette Howard added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Boilermakers (10-3) in their final nonconference game.

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Hawks close preseason with win over Bobcats

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ATLANTA — Josh Smith scored 14 of his 21 points in the first half, and the Atlanta Hawks earned a 92-75 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday. The Hawks split two preseason games with the Bobcats, losing 79-77 Monday in Charlotte. Charlotte was buoyed by the return of forward Corey Mag-

gette, who missed Monday’s game with back spasms. He scored 13 of his team-high 18 points in the first quarter on the way to a 27-all tie, but no other Charlotte player scored more than nine points. Rookie guard Kemba Walker scored eight. Rookie free agent forward Ivan Johnson added 15 points and eight rebounds, and AllStar guard Joe Johnson scored 12 for the Hawks.

Jazz trade C Okur to Nets for 2nd-round pick SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz traded All-Star center Mehmet Okur to the New Jersey Nets on Thursday for a second-round draft pick. The 6-foot-11 Okur is in his 10th year and was to earn $10.8 million this season in the final year of his contract. The Nets needed another big man after learning Brook Lopez was out until at least February from surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot. “Mehmet will give us added scoring and size,” Nets general manager Billy King said in a statement. “His ability to shoot the 3 will help space the floor.”

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The New York Rangers’ Stu Bickel, right, and the New York Islanders’ Matt Martin fight during the third period of an NHL game at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Thursday. The Rangers won 4-2.

Gaborik, Biron help Rangers win again

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NEW YORK — Brandon Dubinsky scored his first goal in more than a month, Marian Gaborik moved into a tie for the NHL lead with his 20th, and Martin Biron was solid in net to lead the New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Dubinsky staked the Rangers to a 1-0 lead in the first period, scoring for the first time in 17 games — dating to Nov. 11 — and Gaborik and Michael Del Zotto connected in the second for New York, which has won three straight. The Rangers got off to a good start in their backto-back games against Atlantic Division rivals, and will look to complete the sweep Friday when they host Winter Classic foe Philadelphia in a matchup for first place. Biron stopped 24 shots, as he gave No. 1 goalie Henrik Lundqvist a break, and earned an assist on Dubinsky’s second goal of the season. The Rangers are 5-2-1 in their past eight games. John Mitchell scored an empty-net goal with 1:33 remaining to seal it. P.A. Parenteau got the Islanders even at 1 with a power-play goal just 18 seconds into the second period, and Matt Moulson added a man-advantage goal 8:29 into the third, but it wasn’t enough to give them their third straight road win. The Islanders, who won their previous two games in a shootout, will host Toronto on Friday and then return to Madison Square Garden on Monday to face the Rangers again. Evgeni Nabokov filled in for injured Al Montoya (concussion) and made 21 saves for the Islanders, who were 5-1-1 in their previous seven road games. Montoya played in 11 of the previous 12 games, but was injured at Winnipeg on Tuesday. Nabokov got the win then in relief. Dubinsky finally broke his long drought with an impressive rush up ice. He got by Parenteau at center ice and then charged into the Islanders end against defenseman Mark Streit. Dubinsky snapped a shot from the right side that beat Nabokov over his pad with 5:07 left in the first. Dubinsky shook his fists in delight and gazed up in a sigh of relief as his excited teammates patted him on the back. The well wishes continued on the bench, where Dubinsky sat wearing a wide smile. The Islanders took advantage of defenseman Ryan McDonagh’s holding penalty that came in the final minute of the first period, when Parenteau got to a rebound of Streit’s shot and scored his sixth goal. The Rangers got that one back and then increased their lead to two when Gaborik and Del Zotto scored 7:33 apart. Gaborik was the beneficiary of a fine play by linemate Artem Anisimov, who won a faceoff in the offensive zone left circle, pushed the puck in front and then moved it in front of the crease to Gaborik, who backhanded in his 20th goal at 7:52. Del Zotto made it 3-1 with 4:35 left in the second when he got to a loose puck that had popped high in the air and fired in a shot for his fourth of the season. The goal was even more im-

Penguins’ Engelland suspended 3 games NEW YORK — Pittsburgh defenseman Deryk Engelland will miss three games after being suspended by the NHL for an illegal check to the head. The league punished Engelland for hitting Chicago forward Marcus Kruger during Tuesday night’s game. No penalty was assessed on the hit 8:55 into the game. Engelland will forfeit almost $9,200 and miss games Friday night at Winnipeg, Dec. 27 against Carolina and Dec. 29 against Philadelphia before he is able to return to face New Jersey on New Year’s Eve.

portant for the Rangers, who improved to 17-0-1 when they score at least three times this season. Moulson brought the Islanders within 3-2 when he scored his 16th of the season while Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel served a double minor for roughing. Maple Leafs 3, Sabres 2 TORONTO — Nazem Kadri scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a victory over the Buffalo Sabres. David Steckel and Phil Kessel also scored for Toronto and James Reimer had 40 saves. Kadri, recalled from Toronto of the AHL on Wednesday after a 22-game stint in the minors, got his first goal of the season when he scored off Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller’s glove at 5:52 of the third. Jason Pominville and Derek Roy scored for the Sabres. Senators 4, Panthers 3 OTTAWA — Bobby Butler scored 2:02 into overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the Florida Panthers for their third straight win. Daniel Alfredsson scored his 399th goal and had two assists for Ottawa, which gave up leads of 1-0, 2-1, and 3-2. Chris Neil and Erik Karlsson each had a goal and an assist, and Craig Anderson made 32 saves. Tomas Kopecky drew Florida even at 3 when he scored the tying goal with 1:12 left in the third and goalie Scott Clemmensen pulled for an extra attacker. Kris Versteeg passed from behind the net to Kopecky, who beat Anderson from the goalmouth as the Panthers’ erased their third one-goal deficit. Michal Repik and Shawn Matthias also scored for Florida. Predators 6, Blue Jackets 5 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Martin Erat scored with 8.4 seconds remaining to give the Nashville Predators a 6-5 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Mike Fisher, Patric Hornqvist, Nick Spaling, Roman Josi, and David Legwand also scored for Nashville, which has won six of its last seven. Jeff Carter had a hat trick in the first period and Ryan Johansen had the other two goals for the Blue Jackets, who have lost four straight. The Predators trailed 5-2 midway about 8 minutes into the second period before scoring the game’s last four goals. Spaling and Josi’s goals pulled the Predators within one less than six minutes later, and Legwand’s power-play score with 3:46 to go in the third tied it.

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sity and Boeheim, who initially called Davis a liar and opportunist looking to cash in on the publicity surrounding the Penn State sex abuse scandal. Fine has denied the allegations. He has not spoken publicly in the month since the allegations were raised,andhislawyersdeclinedto comment Thursday. During an interview Wednesday night with the AP, Davis said the abuse would sometimes occur in Fine’s campus office with secretaries just beyond the closed door, in Fine’s home, at Syracuse University basketball camp and at a fraternity house. After he became a ball boy around age11, Davis said, he went everywhere with Fine. He fetched cookies for news conferences and shadowed the team. “I was in there during halftime speeches when Boeheim was kicking over chalkboards and screaming and swearing,” Davis said.“Iwaspartofeverythingfora long time. He’s (Boeheim) seen me everywhere.” Davis’ claim that he was always hanging around is crucial to his defamation lawsuit, which contends Boeheim “knew or should have known” about the alleged conduct of his assistant. Davis said Boeheim saw him lounging on Fine’s hotel room bed in New Orleans in shorts and a Tshirt during the 1987 Final Four. He said Fine had gotten up to answer the door and was exchanging some paperwork when Boeheim spied him. “I just remember him ... kind of itching his head and looking, glancing at me, and I just felt like an uneasiness, an uncomfortableness,” Davis said. Boeheim has denied going to Fine’s room or seeing Davis there. Davis and Lang went public with their allegations on ESPN last month. District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said earlier this month that Davis was credible, but he couldn’t investigate under state law because the statute of limitations had expired. Two other men, Zach Tomaselli of Lewiston,Maine,andFloydVanHooser, who is in prison on a burglary conviction, have also accused Fine, though Fitzpatrick has said that there is evidence that undercuts Tomaselli’s claim and that a “fourth accuser” he did not identify lacked credibility. Federal prosecutors are investigating. Boeheim, in his 36th year coaching Syracuse, vehemently supported his longtime assistant when the accusations broke and said Davis was lying. “The Penn State thing came out, and the kid behind this is trying to get money,” he told the Syracuse PostStandard. Amid criticism from victims’ rights advocates, Boeheim later apologized and said he spoke out of loyalty and was basing his comments on a 2005 university investigation that failed to corroborate Davis’ claims. Davis met Fine in the early 1980s at a park that was a basketball hangout for neighborhood kids in a working-class section of the city. “I was up at Sunnycrest playing and Bernie was up there playing, and he got me on his team,” Davis said. “They never would let me play because I was young. And he goes, ‘Oh, you can play with me.’ ... And Bernie was a big guy and they respected him up there. I remember he was actually pretty good.” Afterward, Fine invited him over for a barbecue dinner with others. Davis said Fine began abusing him around the time he became a ball boy in1983. Fine turned into a father figure, and as Davis spent more time at the older man’s house — actually living there sometimes — the abuse escalated from touching outside the pants to inside, according to Davis. Some of the abuse would occur in Davis’ bed in Fine’s basement while Fine’s wife, Laurie, was home, Davis said. During the summer or holiday breaks at Syracuse,FineandDaviswouldstopat the house of the fraternity he advised, Davis claimed. “He would always say, ‘Bobby, come in here. Come in this room. I’m up here.’ And I’d be like, ‘OK,’ and I knew what was going to happen. He was going to try to do something,” Davis said.

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Cardinals add some power with Beltran By R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer

ST. LOUIS — Carlos Beltran and the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a two-year contract pending results of a physical, a move that would fortify the team’s lineup following the departure of Albert Pujols. The team disclosed the agreement Thursday night and said it expects to make a formal announcement shortly after the holidays. KMOX, the Cardinals’ flagship

radio station, reported the deal is for $26 million over two years — the same figure cited by a person familiar Beltran with the negotiations who spoke to The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because financial details of the agreement were not announced by the team. The 34-year-old Beltran batted

.300 with 22 home runs, 84 RBIs and a .385 on-base percentage for the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants this year. He likely will be the opening-day right fielder for the Cardinals next season. Lance Berkman is expected to move to first base, taking Pujols’ spot. Allen Craig, coming off an impressive postseason, gives the Cardinals another strong outfield option but will miss at least the first month while recovering from knee surgery.

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A six-time All-Star, Beltran began his career with the cross-state Royals in 1998, three years after Kansas City drafted him in the second round. The switch-hitter has a .283 career batting average with 302 home runs and 1,146 RBIs. “Beltran is a proven outfielder who obviously has been a tough opponent against the Cardinals for many years,” St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said in a statement. “It is going to be nice to have his bat and competitive

nature working for us instead of on the other side of the field for the next couple of years.” Beltran faced the Cardinals in a pair of NL championship series, in 2004 with Houston and 2006 with the Mets. St. Louis won both series despite several big hits by Beltran. With a chance to put the Mets in the World Series, however, he struck out looking to end Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS against Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright.

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Busch gets new ride with Phoenix Racing The Associated Press

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New Pittsburgh head coach Paul Chryst speaks to reporters after being introduced Thursday at the team’s training facility in Pittsburgh.

Chryst arrives in Pittsburgh Former Wisconsin offensive coordinator named new coach for Panthers. By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

PITTSBURGH — Paul Chryst turned Wisconsin’s historically ho-hum offense into a high-powered attack that lit up scoreboards across the Big Ten. Pittsburgh would love to see him do the same with the Panthers, but only after he provides the beleaguered program with some much-needed stability. The school hired Chryst on Thursday to replace Todd Graham, who bolted for Arizona State last week after less than a year on the job. The 46-year-old Chryst is Pitt’s fourth head coach in the last 13 months, following Dave Wannstedt, Mike Haywood and Graham, who left for the Sun Devils following a disappointing 6-6 season. Pitt is hoping Chryst, who spent seven seasons as offensive coordinator at his alma mater, sticks around much longer. In addition to the seemingly endless coaching chaos, the Panthers are leaving the Big East for the ACC by 2014. “We believed it was important to find a leader who gets the very best from his players while also developing the kind of culture that fits the University of Pittsburgh,” Pittsburgh athletic director Steve Pederson said. “Paul

Chryst is that leader.” Chryst molded No. 9 Wisconsin(11-2)intoanoffensivepowerhouse since joining the program in 2005, and may have done his best job this season. The Badgers ranked fourth in the nation in scoring, averaging 44.6 points while winning the Big Ten championship and earning a Rose Bowl berth. It’s uncertain whether Chryst will stay on at Wisconsin through the bowl game or join his new team immediately. Pitt plays SMU in the BBVA Compass Bowl on Jan. 7, with Keith Patterson serving as interim coach. When he starts hardly mattered to Chryst on Thursday as he met with his new players and toured the team’s practice facility with his family. “Pitt and Pittsburgh are absolutely the right fit for us, and we’re looking forward to getting immersed in our new hometown,” Chryst said. “We are committed to building a program on and off the field that will make people proud.” Words of comfort to a fan base still reeling from Graham’s graceless departure after 338 days at the helm. Graham resigned suddenly a week ago when Pitt denied him permission to talk to Arizona State, alerting his players via forwarded text message of his decision to leave. The Panthers lashed out at Graham in the aftermath, with wide receiver Devin Street calling his former coach a “liar” through his Twitter feed.

There appear to be no such issues with Chryst, with Street tweeting he’d be “very” happy if Chryst brought his offensive fireworks to Pitt. Chryst will be introduced on Thursday afternoon, ending an eight-day search for Graham’s replacement. Contract terms were not immediately available, but he beat out Florida International coach Mario Cristobal and interim Ohio State coach Luke Fickell for the job. It’s one the Panthers hope Chryst will hold onto as the school prepares to join Syracuse in leaving the Big East for the ACC sometime in the next three seasons. Graham said repeatedly over the last11months he was looking forward to the challenge, constantly preaching character, commitmentanda“highoctane” offense designed to take the Big East by storm. It never happened as the Panthers struggled adapting from Wannstedt’s pro-style approach to Graham’s modified spread attack. Pitt allowed 57 sacks this season, easily the most in the FBS, and Graham drew the ire of the fan base for shifting blame from himself to quarterback Tino Sunseri. The growing pains led to a wildly uneven season in which the Panthers let winnable games slip away. Pitt held double-digit second-half leads over Iowa, Cincinnati and rival West Virginia only to collapse in the final minutes.

Chow emotional as he returns to Hawaii The Associated Press

HONOLULU — After five schools, four decades and three national championships, Norm Chow’s career has come full circle. A tearful Chow was introduced Thursday as the new coach of Hawaii in an emotional news conference surrounded by old friends, including a high school teammate. “I’m honored, I’m humbled and I’m awfully excited to be here to stand before you as the next football coach of the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors,” Chow said, using the mascot name that was shed more than a decade ago under former

coach June Jones. The 65-year-old Chow was born and raised in Honolulu and got his coaching start in the islands. Today, Chow is being looked upon to revive the struggling Warriors football program that failed to make the postseason this year. “How many people are fortunate enough to go full circle? I’m blessed. I’m honored. I know that,” he said. “I say my prayers every morning and I’m grateful for that. I started at Waialua High School in 1970 and to have this chance to come back home all these years later is just a treat. It’s a privilege and I’m never go-

ing to ever forget that.” Chow has become an instant island icon in this football crazed state with no professional team sports. He was scheduled to attend a reception hosted by Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Thursday night before returning to Utah, where he is in his first season as offensive coordinator. The Utes are preparing to face Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl. He previously served as offensive coordinator at UCLA, for the Tennessee Titans, at Southern California, North Carolina State and Brigham Young, helping to develop four Heisman Trophy winners.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kurt Busch has a new ride. Busch, who became one of NASCAR’s most polarizing figures this past season, will return to the Sprint Cup series in 2012 to drive the No. 51 car for Phoenix Racing and owner James Finch. Busch told The Associated Press that the deal was finalized late Wednesday night over a few cold Miller Lites in an establishment located “in the shadows of Charlotte Motor Speedway.” “This is a fantastic opportunity to have fun at the cup level and bring this Phoenix Racing team up from where it is,” Busch said. “I’m really looking forward to it. I really think this is going to be a lot of fun.”

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Leader All-WVC team will be released on Christmas day. Powell had four interceptions and forced five fumbles. On offense, he caught 32 passes for eight touchdowns to lead WVC Division 2A-A in both categories. His 611 receiving yards was best in the entire conference. He has an offer from Prairie View A&M. “Shaliek is known as a defensive back,” Wiedich said, “but I think his offensive numbers helped him a lot.” Soto made a team-high 114 tackles and nine sacks. He also returned an interception for a touchdown and blocked a punt. The 6-3, 230-pounder has been drawing significant Division I interest and was a sideline guest of Penn State a few

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revoked their commitments to the school in the wake of the Sandusky scandal. Erickson said earlier this month one of the top criteria in the coaching search is “how that person would fit into the value system of Penn State, which clearly has to be honesty, integrity and commitment to excellence in academics.” According to Joyner, the school “is continuing to talk with individuals that we’re interested in and work through the interview process.” He called it a “very important hire for Penn State.” Bradley and defensive line coach Larry Johnson are among those who have been interviewed. Green Bay quarterbacks coach Tom Clements was scheduled to have a phone interview last week, USA Today has reported. At Packers practice Thursday, Clements declined comment on whether he was interested in the job and would not confirm if he had interviewed for it. Nebraska’s Bo Pelini also emerged this week on the seemingly endless rumored list of potential college-level prospects. Pelini after practice Tuesday called the reports irresponsible

Busch isn’t used to working with smaller teams. He previously drove Fords for Jack Roush and Dodges for Penske, will be behind the wheel of a Chevrolet for Finch, who has been a race team owner since 1990. Busch parted ways with Penske Racing following a tumultuous season in 2011in which he clashed with two reporters in Richmond and then was fined $50,000 by NASCAR for profanities directed at ESPN’s Jerry Punch and using a hand gesture at the season’s final race Nov. 20 in Homestead, Fla. He said he’s looking forward to getting back to his roots in some ways, saying this will be a lot like his days on the Southwest Tour. times this season. “He’s just a workaholic,” Wiedlich said. “We set the bar high for all our kids, but Shakir sets the bar high for himself.” Skrepenak improved his play significantly from his sophomore year. At 6-9, 350 pounds, he was the biggest player in the WVC. His size and bloodlines – his father Greg was a college All-American at Michigan and played in the NFL – have many major Division I programs inquiring about him. “Offensively, Christian had a good year,” Wiedlich said. “You can’t find too many 6-9 guys around. He knows he has to work on his footwork. He knows he has some work to do to reach his potential and get to the next level.” The Lackawanna Conference had one player honored Thursday. Lakeland defensive back Alex Filarsky was selected to the Class 2A team.

No charges in McGloin-Drake fight No criminal charges will be filed in connection with a locker room fight between Nittany Lions quarterback Matt McGloin and receive Curtis Drake, Penn State police said Thursday. “The victim in the case doesn’t want to move forward with the charges,” said Assistant Police Chief William Moerschbacher. “That kind of makes it done with us.” McGloin and Drake on Saturday were involved in a fight at practice that continued in the locker room, where McGloin was knocked unconscious after hitting his head on the floor. He was treated at Mount Nittany Medical Center and released; it’s not yet known whether he’ll be able to play in the TicketCity Bowl. McGloin on Monday apologized for the incident and said he took full responsibility. “It was immature,” he said. “This incident was ill-timed. It should not have happened. I should have just walked away from it.” -- Centre Daily Times

and untrue, and said he had not interviewed at Penn State. As for the Nittany Lions, players have gone home for the holidays. They are scheduled to regroup Monday in Dallas to prepare for the bowl game against No. 20 Houston.

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Oil prices expected to rise

Crude oil may rise for a fourth year to a record average price in 2012 as demand in emerging markets increases and the United States avoids a recession. West Texas Intermediate oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange will reach an average of $100 a barrel in 2012, based on the median of 27 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg, topping the all-time high of $99.75 set in 2008. The U.S. benchmark is on course to average $95 a barrel this year. Global demand will climb 1.4 percent, with China accounting for more than a 10th of the amount used, according to the International Energy Agency.

to a seasonally adjusted 364,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the third straight weekly drop. The four-week moving average, a less volatile gauge, fell for the 11th time in 13 weeks. At 380,250, it’s the lowest since June 2008. “When you fire fewer people, hiring unquestionably follows,” said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG LLC. The Conference Board’s index of leading economic indicators rose strongly in November for the second straight month. The economy is gaining momentum, and the risks of a re-

economy is thought to be growing in the current quarter much faster than the 1.8 percent annual rate that the government now estimates for last summer. “The economy is carrying some clear momentum into 2012,” said economist Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors. “The consistent decline in the weekly lines at the unemployment offices is pointing to a firming in the labor markets, fewer layoffs, more jobs being added and most importantly, a decline in the unemployment rate.” First-time applications for unemployment benefits last week fell 4,000

By DANIEL WAGNER and MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Business Writers

WASHINGTON — The job market is getting healthier, adding to evidence that the economy is improving as 2011 nears an end. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to its lowest level since April 2008, the government said. The report suggested that layoffs are slowing further and that employers may be ready to hire more aggressively in the new year. A gauge of future economic activity also rose sharply last month. And the

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By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer

MIAMI — Authorities conducting a six-week counterfeit sweep in three countries seized 327,000 phony items -including fake Hello Kitty clothing and cheap imitation Casio G-Shock sport watches -- that if legitimate carry suggested retail prices of more than $76 million, federal investigators said Thursday. “Counterfeiting remains a significant problem that demands strong enforcement efforts both here and abroad,” said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton. ICE and other agencies, as well as the Mexican and South Korean governments, targeted flea markets, seaports, land ports of entry, swap meets and retail stores between Nov. 1 and Dec. 9 in 66 cities in the U.S., 55 cities in Mexico and in Seoul, South Korea. Handbags, cell phones, toys, computer software, DVDs and sports jerseys were among other items seized. Thirty-three people have been arrested on charges of trafficking in counterfeit goods. Investigators said they hope the sweep dubbed “Operation Holiday Hoax II” will help them identify organized crime groups behind the multimilliondollar fake merchandise industry.

Nuke design gets go-ahead

Federal regulators have approved a nuclear reactor designed by Westinghouse Electric Co. that could power the first nuclear plants built from scratch in this country in more than three decades. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved the AP1000 reactor on Thursday. The certification, to take effect within two weeks, will be valid for 15 years. NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko said the newly approved design would ensure safety through simplified, passive security functions and other features.

Some Best Buy online holiday orders not filled

United Parcel Service pilots went to court Thursday hoping to make the government include them under new rules designed to ensure airline pilots aren’t too sleepy to fly. Their union, the Independent Pilots Association, filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration one day after the new rules for passenger airline pilots were announced. Cargo carriers are exempt from the rules.

By DAVID PHELPS Star Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — Best Buy gave its online customers just about the worst news possible four days before Christmas: Your order has not been filled. The electronics retailer said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that it will not be able to process some of its online orders by Friday, including some made the day after Thanksgiving. “Due to overwhelming demand of hot product offerings on BestBuy.com during the November and December time period, we have encountered a situation that has affected redemption of some of our customers’ online orders,” it said. “We are very sorry for the

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AP PHOTO

man looks for a winter hat Thursday at a Christmas market booth in Erfurt, Germany. Business and consumer confidence in Germany ended 2011 on a high note despite ongoing fears about the European economy, two closely watched surveys showed.

UPS pilots want hours limit

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cession are receding, economists with the business research group said. The index puts the economy on track to grow at a 4 percent annual rate in the quarter ending this month, according to Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist with High Frequency Economics. That’s a sharp increase from the 1.8 percent rate at which the government now estimates the economy grew in the July-September period. The economy grew more slowly than previously thought last quarter because consumers spent less than the government had first estimated.

$76 million in counterfeit goods nabbed

GERMANS CAP OFF 2011 ON AN UP NOTE

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings will pay a $1.5 million penalty for blunders that alienated the video subscription service’s customers and pulverized its stock. The punishment will be delivered with a 50 percent reduction in his stock option awards next year, according to regulatory documents filed Thursday. Instead of the $3 million stock option allowance he received this year, Hastings will get $1.5 million in 2012. His base salary will remain unchanged at $500,000.

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month when the company surprised Wall Street with disappointing earnings attributable to a shift in strategy that focuses on market share over profit margins. Sales at U.S. stores open at least a year grew just shy of 1 percent in Best Buy’s third quarter ended Nov. 30. That marked the first gain in same-store sales in almost two years, but it led to significantly smaller profit margins. CEO Brian Dunn has been under pressure to deliver a strong holiday season after a year of strategic missteps in overseas markets ranging from China to the United Kingdom. Since Dunn became CEO in June 2009, Best Buy shares have fallen nearly 40 percent.

inconvenience this has caused, and we have notified the affected customers.” It is not clear how many orders have been affected or how large a range of products is involved. Best Buy spokeswoman Lisa Hawks declined to answer questions beyond the statement. Analysts said the episode could prove a significant setback for the company, which already disappointed investors this month with a profit report that wasn’t as strong as expected. “This is not good for a tech company,” retail expert Dave Brennan said. “This will translate to the bottom line, and it will weaken sales going forward.” Best Buy shares sank earlier this

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AP PHOTO

Counterfeit goods seized by the federal government on display Thursday.

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NATIONAL FORECAST

40° 38°

TODAY Cloudy, some sun later

MONDAY Sun, a flurry

40° 25°

37° 25°

TUESDAY Partly sunny

38° 28°

SUNDAY Partly sunny

SATURDAY Mostly sunny

WEDNESDAY Mostly sunny

43° 25°

REGIONAL FORECAST Today’s high/ Tonight’s low

New York City 48/34 Reading 49/28

Harrisburg 48/32

Atlantic City 52/37

Heating Degree Days*

18 611 1659 2015 2023

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

Yesterday Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date Sunrise 7:27a 7:27a Moonrise Today 6:14a Tomorrow 7:13a

Today Tomorrow

Brandywine Valley

Delmarva/Ocean City

Highs: 53-59. Lows: 34-43. A few morning showers today. Partly cloudy skies tonight.

River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.

0.00” 2.26” 1.83” 59.14” 36.84”

Susquehanna Wilkes-Barre Towanda Lehigh Bethlehem Delaware Port Jervis

Sunset 4:39p 4:39p Moonset 3:45p 4:50p

Stage 5.20 4.85

Chg. Fld. Stg 0.66 22.0 2.11 21.0

3.07

0.75

16.0

4.44

0.38

18.0

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Last

Dec. 24

Jan. 1

Jan. 9

Jan. 16

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54/34

37/24

62/41

65/44 47/31

36/22

60/43 82/70

81/69 37/32

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Yesterday

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50/45/.00 70/43/.00 37/18/.00 41/34/.00 88/70/.00 55/48/.00 48/37/.00 70/61/.00 71/50/.00 54/46/.00

Today Tomorrow 14/13/sn 62/41/s 54/34/pc 41/29/rs 34/29/c 66/44/pc 36/27/pc 36/28/sn 47/31/c 29/9/s 34/27/pc 81/69/pc 60/43/c 40/24/pc 50/32/s 65/44/s 82/70/pc 34/26/pc 35/21/pc

ALMANAC Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Int’l Airport

Precipitation

Sun and Moon

The Finger Lakes

Highs: 27-38. Lows: 17-29. Mostly cloudy skies today. Partly to mostly cloudy tonight.

Highs: 50-53. Lows: 32-34. Chance of showers, especially this morning. Partly cloudy tonight.

Philadelphia 53/35

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

29/9

14/13

Wilkes-Barre 43/25

Pottsville 45/30

49/45 37/22 60 in 1949 -1 in 1989

58/46

The Poconos

Poughkeepsie 43/24

48/34

36/27

40° 30°

Highs: 49-52. Lows: 31-38. Chance of showers, especially this morning. Partly cloudy tonight.

35/21 34/27

The Jersey Shore

Scranton 41/24

Yesterday Average Record High Record Low

39/21

Highs: 40-48. Lows: 23-27. Morning showers with decreasing clouds late int he day. Partly cloudy skies tonight.

Albany 39/23

Towanda 39/25

Temperatures

46/40

TODAY’S SUMMARY

Binghamton 38/24

State College 43/30

THURSDAY Partly sunny

40° 30°

Syracuse 35/26

NATIONAL FORECAST: Rain and snow will be possible over portions of the Northeast as a cold front moves through that region. A cold front will also produce showers across portions of the Southeast. A weak area of low pressure will bring a chance of snow showers to the northern Great Lakes. More snow will fall over New Mexico, as well as portions of eastern Arizona and western Texas.

13/5/c 60/46/pc 47/33/s 36/25/pc 37/32/sn 59/43/s 39/32/s 42/31/pc 43/32/sh 36/17/s 38/29/pc 81/70/s 53/39/t 44/27/s 55/37/s 70/48/s 82/70/pc 39/30/s 37/23/s

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Yesterday

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WORLD CITIES

Today Tomorrow 47/40/sh 69/43/pc 35/16/pc 45/38/sh 76/53/s 47/36/sh 45/38/c 64/56/pc 59/45/s 54/38/r

44/39/pc 70/43/s 35/15/pc 41/36/sh 72/52/s 47/41/c 41/33/pc 61/52/s 55/41/pc 47/37/pc

City

Yesterday

Mexico City Montreal Moscow Paris Rio de Janeiro Riyadh Rome San Juan Tokyo Warsaw

75/50/.00 39/32/.00 28/25/.00 54/50/.00 93/72/.00 68/43/.00 52/34/.00 83/74/.01 45/39/.00 28/18/.00

Today Tomorrow 68/49/sh 47/32/c 62/47/c 59/42/pc 43/24/c 37/22/s 81/61/pc 59/39/s 38/28/sn 43/35/c 38/27/pc 32/15/pc 52/43/c 64/44/s 57/41/s 46/40/sh 80/65/pc 48/29/pc 54/34/pc

60/50/pc 50/35/s 55/47/c 52/39/s 44/26/pc 41/25/s 79/62/pc 61/41/s 38/27/pc 46/34/c 47/28/s 35/20/pc 46/37/sh 70/47/s 57/44/s 46/37/r 81/64/pc 54/32/s 48/33/s

Today Tomorrow 75/45/pc 19/12/s 25/18/sf 49/39/sh 93/74/t 71/46/s 56/38/s 83/73/sh 46/37/sh 33/23/pc

75/43/pc 22/14/pc 21/15/s 44/34/s 90/73/t 76/48/s 56/37/s 83/74/sh 49/37/pc 39/33/sh

Once again we just missed out on what could have been 6 to 10 inches of snow, which is what last night’s rain would have amounted to had temperatures been colder. Now our precipitation total for the year is close to 60 inches, nearly 22 inches above normal. As the storm spins away today, only slightly colder air will move in for tonight and Friday with clearing. In fact, Saturday is looking very sunny with light winds. On Christmas Day, skies will turn partly cloudy, but conditions should remain dry. In fact, most of next week is looking good for travel. - Tom Clark

Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snow ﬂurries, i-ice.

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ESTATE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the Estate of Margaret M. Ballots, Deceased, late of the Township of Butler, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who died on November 6, 2011. All persons indebted to said Estate are required to make payment, and those having claims or demands to present the same without delay to the Executrix, Joan E. Banyas, c/ Jannell L. Decker, Esq., 1043 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, PA 18704

LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified! NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, a Special Meeting of Laflin Borough will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2011, at the Laflin Municipal Building, 47 Laflin Road, Laflin, Luzerne County, PA at 8:00 AM for general business purposes. Council intends to act on an Ordinance passing the 2012 Budget and Author- izing Taxation. The public is invited to attend. A complete copy of the Ordin- ance is available for review at the Laflin Municipal Building, Mon. through Fri., 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM prevailing time. Barbara Fairchild Borough Manager Borough of Laflin BUDGET NOTICE DALLAS BOROUGH AVAILABILITY OF PROPOSED BUDGET Notice is hereby given that the Dallas Borough 2012 “Final” Operating Budget is available for public inspection during normal business hours Monday through Friday 9:00AM to 4:00PM at the Dallas Borough administrative office in the Dallas Borough Municipal Building, 25 Main Street, Dallas, PA 18612. Please refer any questions pertaining to this budget notice to the Dallas Borough Manager at 570-675-1389. Tracey M. Carr Dallas Borough Manager/Secretary

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MEETING NOTICE The Luzerne County Commissioners have scheduled a Special Commissioners Meeting for Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 1:00pm to adopt the 2012 Annual Budget and to conduct any other business that comes before the Board. The meeting will be held in the Commissioners Meeting Room in the Luzerne County Court House, 200 N. River St., Wilkes Barre, PA. Maryanne Petrilla, Chairman Luzerne County Commissioners Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130

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LEGAL NOTICE

Estate of Dolores D. Dorak

Letters Testamentary were granted on December 13, 2011 in the Estate of Edward R. Masonis a/k/a Edward Masonis, deceased, late of Swoyersville Borough, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who died on December 6, 2011. STEVEN STELMA and ROBERT STELMA, Co-Executors. Frank J. Aritz, Esquire, 23 West Walnut Street, Kingston, PA 18704, attorney. All persons indebted to said Estate are required to make payment and those having claims and demands to present same without delay to the Administrator or Attorney.

Letters testamentary on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebted to the estate are requested to make payment and those having claims to present the same without delay to: Leo Wallace, Esq. 142 Hershey Circle Stewartstown, PA 17363

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NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS AND RESIDENTS OF PITTSTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of School Directors of Pittston Area School District, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (the "School District"), at a meeting held on December 20, 2011, adopted a resolution authorizing, among other things, the issuance of the School District's General Obligation Bonds, Series of 2011 (the "Bonds") in the aggregate principal amount of $5,890,000. The caption and summary of such resolution (the "Resolution") being as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS OF PITTSTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, SETTING FORTH ITS INTENT TO ISSUE A SERIES OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES OF 2012, OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF FIVE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,890,000) PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT DEBT ACT, 53 PA.C.S., CHAPTERS 80-82, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED (THE "ACT"); FINDING THAT A PRIVATE SALE BY NEGOTIATION IS IN THE BEST FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; DETERMINING THAT SUCH BONDS SHALL EVIDENCE NONELECTORAL DEBT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; SPECIFYING THAT SUCH INDEBTEDNESS IS TO BE INCURRED TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR A CERTAIN PROJECT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) CURRENTLY REFUNDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S OUTSTANDING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES OF 2006; AND (2) PAYING THE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS; SETTING FORTH THE REASONABLE ESTIMATED USEFUL LIVES OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE TO BE REFINANCED BY THE BONDS; ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH BONDS AT PRIVATE SALE BY NEGOTIATION; PROVIDING THAT SUCH BONDS, WHEN ISSUED, SHALL CONSTITUTE A GENERAL OBLIGATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; FIXING THE DENOMINATIONS, DATED DATE, INTEREST PAYMENT DATES, MATURITY DATES, INTEREST RATES AND REDEMPTION PROVISIONS (IF APPLICABLE) AND PLACE OF PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS; AUTHORIZING SPECIFIED OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONTRACT WITH THE PAYING AGENT FOR ITS SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE BONDS; SETTING FORTH THE SUBSTANTIAL FORM OF THE BONDS EVIDENCING THE DEBT; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND ATTESTATION OF SUCH BONDS; PROVIDING COVENANTS RELATED TO DEBT SERVICE APPLICABLE TO SUCH BONDS TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY THE ACT AND PLEDGING THE FULL FAITH, CREDIT AND TAXING POWER OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SUPPORT THEREOF; CREATING A SINKING FUND IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH BONDS, TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY THE ACT; DESIGNATING THE PAYING AGENT TO BE THE SINKING FUND DEPOSITARY; PROVIDING A COVENANT TO INSURE PROMPT AND FULL PAYMENT FOR SUCH BONDS WHEN DUE; SETTING FORTH REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH BONDS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ONE OR MORE INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS BY SPECIFIED OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT (IF APPLICABLE) AND THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS OR ANY OTHER SECURITIES OR INVESTMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTMENT OF PROCEEDS OF THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING SPECIFIED OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DO, TO TAKE AND TO PERFORM CERTAIN SPECIFIED, REQUIRED, NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTS TO EFFECT THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PREPARATION OF A DEBT STATEMENT AND BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE, AND THE FILING OF SPECIFIED DOCUMENTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ALL AS REQUIRED BY THE ACT; DECLARING THAT THE DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY SUCH BONDS, TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER INDEBTEDNESS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WILL NOT BE IN EXCESS OF ANY APPLICABLE LIMITATION IMPOSED BY THE ACT; AUTHORIZING PROPER OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DELIVER THE BONDS UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SETTING FORTH CERTAIN COVENANTS PRECLUDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM TAKING ACTIONS WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE BONDS TO BECOME "ARBITRAGE BONDS" OR "PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS," AS THOSE TERMS ARE USED IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), AND APPLICABLE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER; AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF BOND INSURANCE (IF APPLICABLE) AND SETTING FORTH THE PROVISIONS, IF ANY, REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED BY THE BOND INSURER; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE AND COVENANTING TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS THEREOF; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND RATIFYING THE PREPARATION, USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY THE PURCHASER IN CONNECTION WITH THE MARKETING OF THE BONDS; PROVIDING WHEN THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE PREPARATION, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND THE TAKING OF ALL OTHER REQUIRED ACTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEALING OF ALL RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS INSOFAR AS THE SAME SHALL BE INCONSISTENT HEREWITH. NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Resolution was amended during final passage to reflect the acceptance by the School District of the proposal submitted by RBC Capital Markets, LLC (the "Purchaser" or the "Underwriter"), and the terms and conditions of the Purchaser’s proposal for the purchase of the Bonds. Such proposal was received by the Board of School Directors and accepted on behalf of the School District. Such amendments to the Resolution pertain principally to the aggregate principal amount, interest rates, maturity dates, redemption provisions and the purchase price of the Bonds. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Bonds will be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $5,890,000, will bear interest at rates ranging between a low of 0.800% and a high of 3.300% and will be sold at an aggregate purchase price of $5,909,250.40 (which represents the par amount of Bonds, plus a net original issue premium of $58,418.90, and less an underwriting discount of $39,168.50), plus accrued interest from the dated date of the Bonds to the date of delivery of the Bonds. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Resolution on file was amended in that the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds to be issued was revised to be $5,890,000. The final form of the Resolution, as adopted, together with the form of proposal submitted by the Purchaser, as accepted by the School District, may be examined by any citizen at the office of the Board Secretary of the School District located at the Administrative Offices of the School District, Pittston Area Senior High School, 5 Stout Street, Pittston, Pennsylvania 18640, on any business day (Monday through Friday) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time. This notice is published in compliance with the Local Unit Government Debt Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Board of School Directors of Pittston Area School District Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

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NOTICE CITY OF WILKES-BARRE SUMMARY REPORT OF 2010 AUDIT In accordance with Section 3:12 of the City Home Rule Charter, the following is a Summary of the 2010 Audit. The complete audit is available for inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, Fourth Floor, City Hall, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CITY OF WILKES-BARRE 2010 AUDIT STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS DECEMBER 31, 2010 CURRENT ASSETS: Total Current Assets CAPITAL ASSETS, NET NOTES RECEIVABLE, NET DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS, NET Total Assets

$24,546,524 $ 79,134,375 $ 12,543,061 $ 2,200,646 $118,424,606

CURRENT LIABILITIES Total Current Liabilities $ 12,196,162 Total Noncurrent Liabilities $ 80,138,773 Total Liabilities $92,334,935 NET ASSETS Total Net Assets $26,089,671 Total Liabilities and Deficit $118,424,606 Kathy Kane, Chairperson Wilkes-Barre City Council Jim Ryan, City Clerk NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Controller of Luzerne County will receive sealed proposals for the following bids. Please submit: Attention Controller, Walter Griffith, Penn Place Bldg., 20 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, until 1:00 PM Prevailing Time, 30th day of December, 2011 for:

LCCF: AIR FILTERS – REF #121511B1LCCF MH/MR: COPY MACHINE – REF #121511B2MHMR CHILDREN & YOUTH: COMPUTERS & LICENSES – REF #121511B3CY ADULT PROBATION: 1 VEHICLE W/CAGE – REF #121511B4AP Bids will be opened at 1:00 PM Prevailing Time the 30thday of DECEMBER 2011 at the Luzerne County Controllers Office, Penn Place Bldg., 20 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes Barre, PA. Specifications, Bid Forms and further information may be obtained at the office of the Luzerne County Purchasing Director, Penn Place, Wilkes-Barre, PA, or by visiting our website www.luzerne county.org. Proposals must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Bank Cashier’s Check, Bid Bond or Trust Company Treasurer’s Check in the amount of 10% of the total bid amount made payable to the Treasurer of Luzerne County. Bid envelopes to be plainly marked on the outside stating service offered and name of company or individual bidding. The Luzerne County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities in the bidding. The County of Luzerne does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, family and handicapped status in employment or the provision of services. THE COUNTY OF LUZERNE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Ad Published by order of: Douglas A. Pape County Manager/Chief Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSTON The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Pittston is seeking professional services (engineering) to provide technical advice and assistance with respect to: Street improvements, recreation improvements (including all DCNR recreational grants), municipal building improvements, and other public improvements to be carried out under the City of Pittston’s State Community Development Program with Fiscal Year 2012, 2013, and 2014 Grant Funds. The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Pittston shall negotiate a contract with the highest qualified firm, subject to the evaluation of information received from interested firms for necessary services at compensation which the Authority determines to be fair and reasonable. Should the Authority be unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the firm considered to be the most qualified, the Authority shall undertake negotiations with the second most qualified firm. Detailed information is set forth in the Request for Proposal and a copy may be obtained at the offices of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Pittston, Suite 202, City Hall, 35 Broad Street, Pittston, PA. or by calling 570654-4601. Interested firms shall address and submit their proposal to: The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Pittston, Suite 202 – City Hall 35 Broad Street Pittston, Pa. 18640 Proposals must be received no later than 3:00 P.M., prevailing time, on Monday, January 9, 2012. The Redevelopment Authority is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

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99 BUICK CENTURY Custom. Sedan. A Title. V6. 85,000 miles. All options. Inspected. Good condition. $1,950 (570) 299-0772

CADILLAC ‘03

DeVille. Excellent shape, all leather. $4650. BUICK ‘03 Century. Great shape $3400 570-819-3140 570-709-5677

DODGE `00 STRATUS

Running condition. Inspected. $1,000. (570) 706-1186

DODGE `95 DAKOTA

2WD V6. Regular Cab/6Ft. 5 speed. 113,000 miles. Runs like a champ. Needs some work. $1,400. 570-814-1255

FORD `95 F150 4x4. 6 cylinder.

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

FORD `99 TAURUS White, new battery,

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

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AUDI `01 A6 QUATTRO

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

AUDI `04 A6 QUATTRO

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

AUDI `96 QUATTRO A6 station wagon.

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

BMW `01 X5

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

BMW `99 M3

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

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

SUVS, VANS, TRUCKS, 4 X4’s

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 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 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 CHEVY BLAZER LT Black & brown, brown leather 4x4 96 CVEVY BLAZER black 4x4 89 CHEVY 1500 4X4 TRUCK

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

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

CHEVROLET ‘06 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE

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

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CHEVY `97 ASTROVAN

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

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

CHEVY 08 IMPALA LTZ

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

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

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

CHEVY`10 CAMARO SS2. Fully load, V8,

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

BMW ‘04 325 XI White. Fully

loaded. 120k miles. $10,500 or best offer. 570-454-3287 GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130

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

‘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 TITLE TAGS FULL NOTARY SERVICE 6 M ONTH WARRANTY

FORD `08 ESCAPE XLT. 56,800 miles.

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

FORD `95 CROWN VICTORIA V-8, power windows

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

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

570-714-4146

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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

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JAGUAR ‘94 XJS CONVERTIBLE

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

LEXUS `98 LS 400 Excellent condition,

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

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

CHRYSLER ‘04 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE

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

CHRYSLER ‘08 SEBRING

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

2 door. 53K. 4 cylinder. Looks and runs well. $3,195 DEALER 570-868-3914

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

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

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

FORD ‘08 FOCUS SE

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

DODGE `02 DURANGO SLT all HONDA `09 CIVIC LX-S All power, 4.7, leather, 7 passen- Excellent condition

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

DODGE `02 NEON SXT. 4 door. Auto-

matic. Yellow with black interior. Power windows & locks. FWD. $3,500. Call 570-709-5677 or 570-819-3140

DODGE `02 STRATUS 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

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

570-301-3602

FORD ‘07 MUSTANG V6, 5-speed auto-

Auto. Alloys. CD Player. $11,880

BMW `07 328xi

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

570-825-7988

700 Sans Souci Highway WE SELL FOR LESS!!

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

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LEXUS `01 ES 300 80,000 miles,

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

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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

NISSAN ‘03 SENTRA Auto. Air conditioning. Runs excellent. Good economy car. $3,995. Trades Welcome 570-817-7878

PONTIAC `04 VIBE

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

PONTIAC 04 SUNFIRE 2 door. 4 cylinder. 42K. Looks and runs well. $4,995 Dealer DEALER 570-868-3914

D.P. MOTORS

1451 SHOEMAKER AVE, W. WYOMING

PONTIAC 07 G6

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

570-714-4146

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PORSCHE `85 944 Low mileage,

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

SUBARU `02 FORESTER

L. AWD. Red. $2,850. Hail damage. Runs great. Auto, air, CD, cassette, cruise, tilt. All power. 174K miles. Mechanical inspection welcomed. Call 570-561-9217

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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

TOYOTA ‘00 SOLARA SE SUPER CLEAN

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

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

412 Autos for Sale

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

VOLKSWAGEN ‘00 BEETLE

2.0 automatic, air 67k miles $6400. 570-466-0999

VOLVO `95 940 STATIONWAGON Looks and runs like VOLVO 850 ‘95 WAGON Runs good, air, automatic, fair shape. $1,800. 347-693-4156

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

CHEVY ‘30 HOTROD COUPE $49,000

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All original $12,000

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

FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

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

FORD ‘28 MODEL A Sport Coupe.

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

FORD SALEEN ‘04 281 SC Coupe

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

MERCEDES 1975

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

MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible

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

NISSAN `08 XTERRA

NISSAN ‘02 ALTIMA Black with gray

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

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OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT

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

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Commercial Trucks & Equipment

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

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

GMC SIERRA ‘98 3500 4WD Stake Side,

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

439

Motorcycles

BMW 2010 K1300S

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

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HARLEY 2011 HERITAGE SOFTTAIL Black. 1,800 miles.

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

Auto Parts

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NISSAN `08 SENTRA TOYOTA ‘09 COROLLA S Auto. 4 Cylinder.

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

MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR

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415 Autos-Antique & Classic

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HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘03 Dyna Wide Glide

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

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

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

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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CHEVROLET `07 EQUINOX AWD LT Maroon with gray

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

HARLEY DAVIDSON 2006 NIGHTTRAIN

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

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

HONDA ‘84 XL200R 8,000 original miles,

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

HYOSUNG157`04 COMET 250. Miles.

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

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

CHEVY `10 SILVERADO

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CHEVY `99 SILVERADO

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CHEVY 05 SILVERADO

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

CHEVY ‘10 EQUINOX LT

Moonroof. Alloys. 1 Owner. $22,450

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

YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300

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

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442 RVs & Campers

CHEROKEE ‘10

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FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA.

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

SUNLINE SOLARIS `91

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

FORD 01 F150 XLT Extra cab. 2

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

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

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

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FORD ‘05 ESCAPE XLS

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

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

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

FORD ‘97 F150 4X4 Auto. V6. New

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

HONDA `10 ODYSSEY

JEEP ‘07 GRAND CHEROKEE

4WD & Alloys. $15,880

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JEEP 08 COMPASS

4 WD. Auto. CD. $13,992

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

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

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

HONDA ‘09 CRV LX

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

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JEEP 98 CHEROKEE SPORT

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

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

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JEEP ‘04 GRAND CHEROKEE

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

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FORD ‘00 EXPLORER XLT. CD. Power

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

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

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NISSAN `04 PATHFINDER ARMADA Excellent condition. NISSAN ‘08 ROGUE S AWD. Auto $16,620

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

SUZUKI `03 XL-7

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

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MAZDA 03 MPV VAN V6. CD Player.

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

for full time position with an expanding company in the Hazleton area.

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

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TOYOTA 09 RAV 4

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

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VOLVO `08 XC90 Fully loaded, moon

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

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LEXUS `96 LX 450 Full time 4WD, Pearl

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

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

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

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AWD. 1 owner. $17,880

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

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

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JEEP `02 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

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BASSINET ivory & green 3 in 1 with musical mobile, excellent condition. $35. 570-899-5852

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SHOWER UNIT 32” standup $70. Panel box with breakers 100 amp $100. 570-687-3465

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Christmas Trees

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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

700 MERCHANDISE 708

Antiques & Collectibles

CDL B, AIR-BRAKE DRIVER

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

710

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

CUCKOO CLOCK with bird-rabbit 13” $55. Wall clock needs little work $40. 570-735-1589 HESS trucks in boxes, $16.00 each. 10 HO Trains $50 for all. 570-735-1589 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

730

Computer Equipment & Software

APPLE MACBOOK with built in HD camera M#A1342 October - 2009, white, mint condition. Paid over $1,000. sell for $600. OBO. 570-457-6432 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: Sony desktop computer $200. 687-3465 COMPUTERS (3) with monitor, mouse, keyboard $125. each. 1 Compaq computer with color printer & scanner $100. HP 2100 laser printer with network $35. HP 7330 inkjet photo smart printer $35. ATI All In Wonder 9000 pro video card, new with remote $30. Call 570-592-5636 or 570-592-5635

744

Furniture & Accessories

BED: Single complete, nightstand, real wood! Excellent condition. $50. Antique victorian lamp, sacrifice $100. Wooden high chair $20. Kids wooden rocker antique $15. 570-740-1103 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

FURNISH FOR LESS

* NELSON * * FURNITURE * * WAREHOUSE * Recliners from $299 Lift Chairs from $699 New and Used Living Room Dinettes, Bedroom 210 Division St Kingston Call 570-288-3607

MATTRESS SALE

750

Jewelry

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

752 Landscaping & Gardening LAWN SPREADER $10. Excellent condition. 899-5852

754

Machinery & Equipment

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

758 Miscellaneous

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

570-574-1275

We Beat All Competitors Prices!

BOOKS. Hardcover and paperback. King, Grisham, etc. 2 boxes, $25 each 570-474-6028

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

COFFEE TABLE very nice glass with wrought iron base, 2 nice end tables to match $20. each. 570-655-3512

Mattress/Box Spring A BRAND NEW P-Top Queen Mattress and Box Spring! Still in bags! Must sell! $150 570-280-9628

FABRICS assorted $10. Moving, must sell 570-313-5213

Mattress Guy

TWIN BED: Free child’s, completely wooden frame. Entire frame sits on floor. Unassembled. 570-821-0876

To place your ad call...829-7130 746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

NANTICOKE

403 Jones Street FRI 12/23 & SAT 12/24 10am-6pm Tools, Antiques, Household, Clothes, Furniture, Appliances, Electronics & More.

WEST WYOMING FLEA MARKET 6th Street

OPEN SPACE YEAR ROUND

AVAILABLE INSIDE & OUT ACRES OF PARKING OUTSIDE SPACES - $10 INSIDE SPACES $60 AND UP (MONTHLY)

Saturday 8am-2pm Sunday Closed

UNIQUE HOLIDAY GIFTS

2011 Silver Eagles 2011 Holiday .999 Silver Rounds Proof & Mint Sets Estate Jewelry Rare coins from Ancient Rome to Modern Over 35,000 Vintage Postcards (many Holiday & Local) 100’s of Lead Soldiers & Sets Rare Books & Newspapers starting from the 1700’s (many of local interest) Original Artwork & Prints (we do custom framing) Original Movie & Circus posters Vintage Sports items & Pre1970’s cards Crocks, Jugs & Local Bottles

WE BUY

Gold & Silver

Coins & Jewelry

Highest CA$H Prices

HERITAGE GALLERIES 52 Carr Ave. DALLAS, PA

Across from Dallas Agway on Rt. 415 Look for blue & white signs TUES-FRI, 10-6 SAT, 10-5

674-2646

FREE AD POLICY

The Times Leader will accept ads for used private party merchandise only for items totaling $1,000 or less. All items must be priced and state how many of each item. Your name address, email and phone number must be included. No ads for ticket sales accepted. Pet ads accepted if FREE ad must state FREE. One Submission per month per household. You may place your ad online at timesleader.com, or email to classifieds@ timesleader.com or fax to 570-831-7312 or mail to Classified Free Ads: 15 N. Main Street, WilkesBarre, PA. Sorry no phone calls. 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 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

768

Personal Electronics

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

770

Photo Equipment

MANFROTTO Mono - Pod model 681B excellent condition $50. obo. 570-7882388 after 5:00 pm

To place your ad Call Toll Free 1-800-427-8649 774

Restaurant Equipment

SLICER

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

776 Sporting Goods 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

780

Televisions/ Accessories

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.

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412 Autos for Sale

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412 Autos for Sale

KEN POLLOCK

PRE-OWNED

GOING ON NOW!

CARS

2009 HYUNDAI ACCENT SEDAN

HOLIDAY

Enjoy spe cial bonu s savings ju st in time for the ho lidays!

#P14478, Automatic, CD, Dual Airbags, A/C, Balance of Factory Warranty

#P14478, Automatic, Dual Airbags, CD, A/C, Balance of Factory Warranty

#P14501, Panoramic Sunroof, Chrome Wheel Pkg, Auto, CD, Nice Car!

2009 NISSAN SENTRA SEDAN

2010 CHEVY COBALT LT SEDAN

2009 MAZDA 6 SEDAN

#S1691A, Low Miles, 1-Owner, Automatic, CD, Dual Airbags

#P14536, Automatic, Power Windows/ Locks, CD, A/C, Dual Airbags, 1-Owner

2010 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS SEDAN

2008 HONDA CIVIC SI COUPE

8,997

#S1641A, S Package, Power Windows/ Locks, Automatic, 1-Owner

10,897

#S1625A, Heated Leather, Sunroof, Alloy Wheels, CD, Power Seat

13,757

Crew Cab 3500 Pickup

#P14503A, Automatic, AM/FM/CD, Power Windows/Locks

6,887

Dual Rear Wheels, Diesel Engine, Automatic, Runs Strong!

11,477

#P14529, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, Power Windows/Locks, Only 34K Miles!

9,697

7,777*

2005 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN

#P14551, Leather, Sunroof, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, SL Package

9,857

2008 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS SEDAN

#P14420, Alloy Wheels, Sport Package, Sunroof, Manual, Power Windows/Locks, Low Miles

15,997*

#P14457A, Sport Package, Alloy Wheels, 3rd Row, Auto, PW, PL, Great 4x4!

#P14532, Leather, Sunroof, 3rd Row, Alloy Wheels, PW, PL, CD

#P14552A, Sunroof, Leather, 3rd Row, Alloy Wheels, Nice SUV!

2009 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR 4X4

2011 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT 4X4

#P14440, Custom Wheel Pkg, Pushbar w/ Light Kit, Ready for the Snow!

#P14505, Chrome Pkg, Power Windows/ Locks, CD, Auto, Low Miles & 1-Owner!

#P14514, Alloy Wheels, Power Sliding Doors, 2nd Row Bucket Seats, 3rd Row

#P14496, Automatic, Power Windows/ Locks, CD, Great Car!

17,727

8,897*

2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 4x4

2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT AWD

#P14538, Leather, Sunroof, Automatic, Power Windows/Locks, All Wheel Drive!

#P14513, Alloy Wheels, Auto, Power Windows/Locks, CD, 1-Owner

11,817

13,887

2008 SUZUKI XL-7 AWD

2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN

#P14495, Automatic, Power Windows/ Locks, CD, Balance of Factory Warranty

12,937*

2007 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 4X4

14,997

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT SEDAN

10,887*

2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4

#S1665A, Automatic, CD, Dual Airbags, Balance of Factory Warranty

2007 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK

3,397

SUVS/TRUCKS

â&#x20AC;˘ 3 Day or 150 Mile Money Back Guarantee** â&#x20AC;˘ 30 Day/1000 Mile Limited Warranty** â&#x20AC;˘ All Value Vehicle Outlet Cars Pass PA State Inspection**

2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER

Cheap @

9,997

2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL SEDAN

As Traded Special! CHECK OUT OUR VALUE VEHICLE 1996 Chevrolet Silverado OUTLET

2006 PONTIAC G6 GT SEDAN

2010 KIA RIO SEDAN

17,997

14,787

17,697

16,997*

17,887*

2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXT CAB 4X4

2010 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR 4X4

#P14526, V8, Automatic, AM/FM/CD, Dual Airbags, Balance of Factory Warranty

Hardtop, Lift Kit with Custom Wheel Pkg, Upgraded Blue Tooth Radio, Low Miles!

20,997

23,997*

PRE-OWNED SUZUKI SALE 2009 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AWD

2010 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AWD

2010 SUZUKI KIZASHI GTS SEDAN

2011 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA PREMIUM 4X4

2010 SUZUKI KIZASHI SLS SEDAN

2012 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA ADVENTURE

#S1790A, Alloy Wheels, Power Windows/ Locks, 5 Speed, Snow Ready!

#S1675A, Premium Package, Automatic, CD, Power Windows/Locks, All Wheel Drive!

#S1683A, Sunroof, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, CD, Roof Rack, 1-Owner

#S1159A, Automatic, Power Memory Seat, PW, PL, Alloy Wheels, Only 6K Miles!

#S1801A, Alloy Wheels, Running Boards, 1-Owner with Only 12K Miles!

#S1191A, Heated Leather, Sunroof, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, Only 4K Miles!

Heated Leather, 18â&#x20AC;? Alloy Wheels, Custom Interior, PW, PL, 1-Owner w/ Only 4K Miles

11,997*

13,797*

14,797*

17,377*

17,447*

22,297*

17,787*

2011 SUZUKI EQUATOR CREW CAB 4X4

#S1600A, Alloy Wheels, Bed Liner, CD, Power Windows/Locks, Only 800 Miles!

23,397*

2011 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA LIMITED 4X4

#S1854A, Heated Leather, Sunroof, Navigation, 18â&#x20AC;? Alloys, 1-Owner w/ Only 8K Miles!

23,377*

PRE-OWNED

KEN SUPER CENTER POLLOCK 339 HWY 315, PITTSTON, PA AT Ken Pollockk

1-800-223-1111

www.kenpollocksuzuki.com

Pierce Street

MOTORS

Hours M-F 9-8pm Sat 9-5pm

CLOSE TO EVERYWHERE WEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE EASY TO FIND JUST OFF EXIT 175 RTE I-81 â&#x20AC;˘ PITTSTON

re!$ &-r i++e$i!te $e*i er with ďŹ ,!,ci,' 0 e * c i h e + , the 0. e 4 -t! e h! IF BAD CREDIT IS HOLDING YOU BACK, AND YOU HAVE A CASH DOWN PAYMENT, OR A FREE AND CLEAR TRADE WE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP, HURRY DOWN! AUTOMATIC, AWD!

TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR! 1999 Toyota RAV4

2005 BMW 325 XI

$4,995

$12,995

STK# 81638A

STK# 72044a

E TAK OR F ME EST T A VE! DRI

EE ES COME IN ! M ON S PER

2005 Ford F150 XLT

1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

STK# K2072A

STK# K1244A

$4,995 STK# K2101A

$4,995 STK# K2069A

$5,995

$9,595

$2,995

1996 Chevrolet Camaro

2005 Ford Escape XLT Sport Utility

2004 Buick Park Avenue Ultra Sedan

2007 Chrysler Sebring Sedan Touring

STK# 82052A

STK# 81730A

STK# 81739A

$4,995

2001 Ford Focus Premium

STK# A1150877

$8,995

2001 Chevrolet Malibu Sedan

$3,995

$5,995

2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS

2002 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport

2004 Kia Optima LX

2006 Subaru Forester AWD

2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette

$10,995

$5,995

2003 Ford Windstar Minivan

2002 Hyundai Elantra GT Hatchback

2004 Buick LeSabre STK# 82017A

2003 Acura TL 3.2

STK# 71373b

2002 Chevrolet Malibu STK# 41041B

2008 Honda Civic Hybrid

$9,995 STK# 81644B

2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

$4,895 STK# K2119a

LY ON K 40 S! E L MI

2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLS

$5,995 STK# 66741

$4,995

$5,995

2001 Chevrolet Blazer LS

2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

STK# 81422C

STK# 32122A

$5,995

$8,995

$6,995

$4,995 STK# 12j233a

$6,995 STK# 81714A

STK# K2068a

$5,995 STK# K2115A

STK# 41253A

$9,995 STK# 82023A

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2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT STK# H65172

$3,995 STK# 41116A

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2007 Toyota Corolla CE

$9,995 STK# 22084A

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

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Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

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INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN I MAINTENANCE MECHANIC II 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. 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. 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.

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 FAX: 570-501-0817 EMAIL: hrmail@hazleton.f-k.com www.f-k.com EOE

518 Customer Support/Client Care

Join Our HBC Call Center Team as we continue to grow!! We are excited to expand our services to Hudson Bay Company. Full Time & Part Time

Customer Service Representatives AM/PM shifts available - Start Date 01/16/12

These positions are responsible for the efﬁcient handling of customer inquiries via phone and/or mail. Ensure all inquiries are worked and resolved in accordance with company policies and procedures. We offer a competitive salary, medical/dental/vision/life insurance and 401k plan enrollment. We also offer generous merchandise discounts at Lord & Taylor.

LORD & TAYLOR SERVICE CENTER 250 Highland Park Blvd. • Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Lord & Taylor is an equal opportunity employer.

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Tools

SNOWBLOWER. 8 HP, heavy duty, Simplicity, electric start & light. Paid $1300 sell $550. Shovels 2 heavy duty scoop $7. each. 570-474-6028 WOODCHIRPER 8.5hp $325. Troybuilt snowthrower $225. 687-34650.

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

794

Video Game Systems/Games

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

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

Other

Need Extra Cash For Holiday Bills? Deliver (No Collections)

Available routes: Wilkes-Barre (North)

$750 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips

188 daily papers / 216 Sunday papers Coal Street, Custer Street, North Empire Street, North Sherman Street

Exeter

$415 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips

83 daily / 96 Sunday / 71 Sunday Dispatch Aster Court, Bluebell Court, Clover Court, Donnas Way, Fairway Drive

Dallas/Harvey’s Lake MOTOR ROUTE

$1,200 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips

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

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

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

The Video Game Store

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

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

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

288-8995

WANTED JEWELRY

149 daily papers / 180 Sunday papers

Firehouse Road, Loyalville Road, Meeker Road, Pine Tree Road, Loyaville Outlet Road

218 daily papers / 244 Sunday papers Burke Street, North Main Street, Slope Street, Chamberlain Street, Clark Street, Jason Street

Edwardsville

$500 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips

110 daily papers / 137 Sunday papers Bunny Lane, Church Street, Green Street, Hillside Avenue, Main Street

To ﬁnd a route near you and start earning extra cash, call Rosemary at

570-829-7107

906 Homes for Sale

BEAR CREEK

BLAKESLEE

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

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

47 Scenic Drive Country Colonial, hilltop setting. Living room/den with fireplace. Large kitchen / great room. Family room with large windows on every wall. Covered wraparound porch. Full basement. 3 car garage. 11-4498 $259,627

906 Homes for Sale

Buying?

906 Homes for Sale DALLAS

810

Cats

CATS & KITTENS 12 weeks & up.

All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped

VALLEY CAT RESCUE

CROSSIN REAL ESTATE

824-4172, 9-9 only

Birds? Cats? Dogs? Skunks? Snakes? Sell Your Animals with a Classified Ad! 570-829-7130

815

ASHLEY

Dogs

PAWS TO CONSIDER.... ENHANCE YOUR PET CLASSIFIED AD ONLINE

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

AVOCA

Call 829-7130

You can then use your account to enhance your online ad. Post up to 6 captioned photos of your pet Expand your text to include more information, include your contact information such as e-mail, address phone number and or website.

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

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Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... Classified’s got the directions! 570-643-2100 C21poconos.com

Place your pet ad and provide us your email address This will create a seller account online and login information will be emailed to you from gadzoo.com “The World of Pets Unleashed”

570-643-2100 C21poconos.com

IN CLASSIFIED! 522 314 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

BACK MOUNTAIN

Education/ Training

DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT - EOE

Selling?

Call Jane Kopp Real Estate 288-7481 FREE MARKET ANALYSIS

Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified!

LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED!

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Auto Parts

$125 EXTRA IF DRIVEN, DRAGGED OR PUSHED IN!

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

DEADLINE: January 3, 2012

Auto Parts

BUYING JUNK VEHICLES $300 AND UP

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

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

1360 Lower Demunds Rd. A grand entrance leads you to this stunning Craftsman style home on 11+ acres complete with pond, stream & rolling meadows. This dramatic home is in pristine condition. The 2 story great room with stone fireplace & warm wood walls is one of the focal points of this home. Offers modern kitchen/baths, formal dining room & family room. Recently built 3 car garage with guest quarters above is a plus. You’ll spend many hours on the large wrap around porch this Fall, Spring & Summer overlooking your estate. Rarely does a home like this come on the market. MLS# 11-1741. $499,000 Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883

Doyouneedmorespace? Looking for the right deal A yard or garage sale on an automobile? in classified Turn to classified. is the best way It’s a showroom in print! tocleanoutyourclosets! Classified’s got You’re in bussiness the directions! with classified!

Head Weightlifting Coach Middle School Weightlifting Coach

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CHIHUAHUA & NEW-

522

Go to the top... call Jane Kopp 288-7481

NOBODY Pays More 570-760-2035

Monday thru Saturday 6am-9pm • Happy Trails!

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FOUNDLAND/LAB

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

CHRISTMAS SHI-TZUS! Adorable puppies! Will be ready for Christmas! $500 570-250-9690

DACHSHUND PUPPIES 2 males, 1 female. $200 each. Call 570-262-5313

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

1215 Mountain Rd. Well maintained ranch home set on 2 acres with apple trees on property. This home offers 3 bedrooms, sunroom & enclosed porch. Lower level with brick fireplace. 2 car garage. $172,500 MLS# 11-2436 Call Geri 570-696-0888

BACK MOUNTAIN Centermorland

DOWN*

GOLDEN RETRIEVER/LAB PUPS

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

MALTESE MIXsociable. PUPPIES! Very

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

*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.

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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W Y O M I N G VA L L E Y 415 Kidder Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570.822.8870

steve@yourcarbank.com www.wyomingvalleyautomart.com

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ROTTWEILER PUPPIES Purebred. No

papers. Parents on premises. $450. 570-793-7293 Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877

YORKIE

Plains/Hudson

$900 Monthly Proﬁt + Tips

906 Homes for Sale

ALDEN

800 PETS & ANIMALS

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

The Video Game Store

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138 White Birch Ln Charming two story on nice lot features, living room, dining room with hardwoods, modern Oak kitchen, first floor family room, 4 large bedrooms, 2 full & 2 half baths. Deck overlooking level rear yard. 2 car garage. Gas heat, Central air. (11-3115) $310,000 Call Kevin Smith 570-696-5422

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

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211 Hillside One Enjoy the comforts & amenities of living in a beautifully maintained townhouse, 3/4 Bedrooms, family room with fireplace out to deck. Bright & airy kitchen, finished lower level, Tennis, Golf & Swimming are yours to enjoy & relax. Maintenance free living. PRICE REDUCED! $210,000 MLS# 10-1221 Call Geri 570-696-0888

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DURYEA REDUCED!

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

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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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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

DALLAS

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

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DURYEA 314 Edward St

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

38 Huckleberry Lane Blueberry Hills 4 BEDROOMS, 2.5 baths, family room with fireplace, 2 car garage, large yard. Master bath with separate jetted tub, kitchen with stainless steel appliances and island, lighted deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3071 $319,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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EXETER 105 Cedar Street Price Reduced! $50,000

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HANOVER TWP.

Great starter home in a great neighborhood, off street parking, upgraded electric, newer roof, replacement windows & 2nd floor laundry. MLS 10-4130 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169

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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

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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274 Hillside Ave. PRICED TO SELL. THIS HOME IS A MUST SEE. Great starter home in move in condition. Newer 1/2 bath off kitchen & replacement windows installed. MLS11-560. $52,000 Roger Nenni EXT. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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

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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

Major renovations, updates, spacious, landscaped, enclosed porch and patio, 4 bedrooms.Gorgeous. Charming inside and out on half acre. Exceptional buy at $175,000 Shari Philmeck ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

EXETER

Must see! Located in a private cul-desac. Large enclosed front porch, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage. REDUCED! $139,000 MLS 11-2824

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

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

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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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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 FORY FORT

HANOVER TWP.

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

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

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

EXETER REDUCED

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

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Modern 3 bedroom. 1 1/2 bath. Driveway. Gas heat. Lease. No pets. No smoking. $750 + utilities. Call Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769

65-67 St. Mary’s Rd Double Block close to Marion Terrace Elementary. 3 bedrooms each unit. Nice private yard. Buyers Agent must be present at first showing in order to claim commission. MLS 11-2426. $65,000 Call Connie Eileen R. Melone Real Estate 570-821-7022

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

DURYEA REDUCED

EXETER 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

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

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

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

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HANOVER TWP 710 Church Street

311 Lockville Rd Stately brick 2 story, with in-ground pool, covered patio, finished basement, fireplace, wood stove 3 car attached garage, 5 car detached garage with apartment above. MLS#11-1242 $719,000 Call Joe or Donna, 613-9080

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

Exceptionally well care for home in move in condition. Everything is new, roof, siding, windows, porches, kitchen and baths. MLS 11-2309 $119,000 Jay A. Crossin CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 ext. 23

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JENKINS TWP.

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

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

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

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2 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

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

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

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

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

HANOVER TWP.

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

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

KINGSTON

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

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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

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

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

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

KINGSTON

68 Bennett St

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

KINGSTON

Completely remodeled, mint, turn key condition, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, large closets, with hardwood, carpet & tile floors, new kitchen & 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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76 N. Dawes Ave. DO THE MATH! Qualified FHA buyers could possibly be paying less than $900 per month for mortgage, taxes and insurance. NOW is the time to buy. Stop throwing your money away renting. Well cared for 2 bedroom home with private yard, garage and driveway. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-2278 $124,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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

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

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.

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

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

KINGSTON SALE BY OWNER!

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

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

LAFLIN

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

G IN D N E P

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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331 Gudz Road

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

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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

MOUNTAIN TOP

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

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

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

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

NANTICOKE

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

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

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

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

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OFFICENTERS - Pierce St., Kingston

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PITTSTON

PITTSTON TWP.

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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PITTSTON

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

PITTSTON

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

PITTSTON

92 Tompkins Street Totally remodeled 2-story; 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2-car garage, deck, rear fence. MLS# 11-2770 NEW PRICE! $99,900 CALL JOE OR DONNA 570-613-9080

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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PRINGLE

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

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

PITTSTON TWP.

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

PITTSTON TWP.

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP

PLAINS

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 sep& arate utilities great rents. Vinyl replacement windows, vinyl aluminum siding, walkup large attic from one side, lower front & rear porches, with two rear upper enclosed porches. $124,900 Call Ronnie 570-262-4838 PLAINS

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

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PITTSTON TWP. REDUCED

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

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

PLAINS

KEYSTONE SECTION 9 Ridgewood Road

TOTAL BEAUTY 1 ACRE- PRIVACY Beautiful ranch 2

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

570-885-1512

PLYMOUTH

Signature Properties SHAVERTOWN

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

G N I D N E P

PITTSTON REDUCED

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

PLYMOUTH SHICKSHINNY

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

570-288-6654

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

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SWEET VALLEY

SWOYERSVILLE

WAPWALLOPEN

WEST WYOMING

WILKES-BARRE

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

REDUCED TO $199,900

Luxurious End Townhouse

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

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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THORNHURST

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

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

SWOYERSVILLE 570-643-2100 C21poconos.com THORNHURST

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

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

570-643-2100 C21poconos.com THORNHURST Beautiful 2 story, 3 bedroom home. Modern kitchen & bath. Nice yard. Gas heat. $69,900. Call 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490

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

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

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

SWOYERSVILLE

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WE BUY HOMES 570-956-2385

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

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

WHITE HAVEN

WEST HAZLETON

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

WEST PITTSTON

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

WEST PITTSTON

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

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

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

1400 North Washington St Nice 2 story in need of some TLC with low taxes, near the casino. Roof is 5 years young. Newer water heater (installed '09), replacement windows throughout, 100 AMP electric, tiled bath, wall-towall carpeting entire 1st floor. $54,000. 11-4455. CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

570-643-2100 C21poconos.com WHITE HAVEN 156 Sherman Street HANDYMAN SPECIAL. Extra Large duplex with 7 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, screened porch, full basement and 2 car garage on double lot in WilkesBarre City. $59,500 ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848 WILKES-BARRE

570-643-2100 C21poconos.com 321 Franklin St. Great 2 bedroom starter home in the “Garden Village”. Brand new flooring throughout, fresh paint, vinyl siding and replacement windows. Newer electric service, eat in kitchen w/breakfast bar. 1st floor laundry room and off street parking. MLS 11-2302 $89,500 Mark R. Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSING REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WEST PITTSTON

WILKES-BARRE 100 Darling St

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

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

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

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298 Lehigh Street Lovely 2 story with new roof, furnace, water heater, new cabinets and appliances. Whole house newly insulated. Nice deck and fenced-in yard. Call Chris at 570-8850900 for additional info or to tour. MLS 11-4505 $82,000 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE 35 Hillard Street

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

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

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WILKES-BARRE

WILKES-BARRE PARSONS Reduced - $69,900

WYOMING

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

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

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

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

WILKES-BARRE

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

Brick home for sale. 2 Car Garage. For more info, call 570-856-1045 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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PRICE REDUCED! 166 Jones Street Nice starter home. Spacious sideyard with off street parking, hardwood floors under carpet in living room & dining room, newer furnace. MLS #11-2979 $38,000 Call Debra at 570-714-9251

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

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

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

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Great price! 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, needs some love. High ceilings, open floor plan downstairs, extra room upstairs for closet, office, storage, whatever you need. Subject to short sale, bank approval. $26,900 MLS 11-3134 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824

WILKES-BARRE

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

WILKES-BARRE

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

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

JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE

570-288-7481 WILKES-BARRE

Price reduced to $43,000, below market value! Modern kitchen & bath, enclosed rear patio. Nice, clean and well maintained; family room can be converted to a 3rd bedroom. Just move right in! MLS#11-3652 $43,000 Louise Laine 570-283-9100 x20

WILKES-BARRE

Cozy (2) unit home with parking for (3) vehicles. Enclosed rear fenced-in yard, shed, washer & dryer, refrigerator included. Nice clean units! Home can be converted back to a single family home. MLS#11-4047 $49,900 Louise Laine 570-283-9100 x20

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

YATESVILLE PRICE REDUCED

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

YATESVILLE

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

Income & Commercial Properties

AVOCA

WYOMING

40 Fifth st

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

89-91 Hillside Ave. Out of the flood plain this double has potential. Newer roof & some windows have been replaced. Property includes a large extra lot. Square ft. approximate. MLS 11-3463 $67,000 Roger Nenni EXT. 32 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 HANOVER TWP 22 W. Germania St

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

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JENKINS TWP.

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

P E N D I N G

KINGSTON

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

KINGSTON

64-66 Dorrance St. 3 units, off street parking with some updated Carpets and paint. $1500/ month income from long time tenants. W/d hookups on site. MLS 11-3517 $109,900 Call Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 KINGSTON 7 Hoyt St

WILKES-BARRE NOW REDUCED!

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

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

906 Homes for Sale

WILKES-BARRE

WILKES-BARRE 241 Dana Street

WANAMIE

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

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

WILKES-BARRE

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

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

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TUNKHANNOCK

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

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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906 Homes for Sale

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

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

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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

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WILKES-BARRE

PLAINS

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

35 Tannery St Two properties in one! House comes with additional a joining lot (approx 40 x 75) with potential to build or park 10-15 cars. Would make great professional space. New roof in 2010. $49,900. 11-4379. CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE 495-497 S. Grant St

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

P E N D I N G

NANTICOKE

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PITTSTON

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

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

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

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

PITTSTON

Four-bay garage with attached 725SF office, also large garage now used for storage. Presently being used as auto sales, repair and storage. Property has security fence and exterior lighting. One acre lot. MLS # 10-2413 $215,000 Louise Laine 570-283-9100 x20

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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

WYOMING PRICE REDUCED!

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

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

LAND FOR SALE

24 ACRES

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

MOUNTAIN TOP

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

912 Lots & Acreage

BACK MOUNTAIN 3.37 acre wooded

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

DALLAS acres. Wooded

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

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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

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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

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

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FORTY FORT

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

WILKES-BARRE

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

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ASHLEY

Available Now 1st floor, 2 bedroom. Off street parking. Washer dryer hookup. Appliances. Bus stop at the door. Water Included.$575 + utilities & security. No pets. TRADEMARK REALTY GROUP 570-954-1992

ASHLEY Available Now

2nd floor, 2 bedroom. Off street parking. Washer dryer hookup. Appliances. Bus stop at the door. Water Included.$575 + utilities & security. No pets. TRADEMARK REALTY GROUP 570-954-1992

ASHLEY

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GARAGE Swoyersville

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

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

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HARDING

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

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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

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

FORTY FORTA 1&2B EDROOM

PTS

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

FORTY FORT

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

HANOVER TOWNSHIP

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

HANOVER TWP. 1 bedroom, 1 bath-

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

HANOVER TWP.

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

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

HANOVER TWP.

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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

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

KINGSTON

Great Location – 3rd Avenue. 2.5 bedroom, 1 bath, Living room, Dining room, central air, large sunroom, private backyard deck, offstreet parking, washer & dryer, refrigerator, dishwasher, garbage disposal. $675 + utilities. Sorry, no pets & no smoking. 570-283-1736 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

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DALLAS 2nd floor, 2 bed-

rooms, 1 bath, stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer hookup. No pets, $650/ month, Heat, water, sewer & trash included. Lease required. 570-675-1389

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

Two bedroom 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

HARVEYS LAKE

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

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KINGSTON

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

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Apartments Available

EXETER

CHOOLEY

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

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

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.

570-899-3407 Tina Randazzo Property Mgr

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

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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

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PLYMOUTH 77-79 Center

Ave, Rear Two 2-bedroom duplex with washer/ dryer hook up & small yard. $425/375 + security (570) 779-4240

SWOYERSVILLE 2nd floor, 2 bed-

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.

rooms, 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

MOUNTAINTOP 1 bedroom, 1 bath,

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

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

NANTICOKE

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

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

PARSONS

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

PITTSTON

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

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

SWOYERSVILLE

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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

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Clean 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Washer/ dryer hookup. Water & sewer included. $550/mo. + utilities, security & references. Call (570) 947-8073 West Pittston, Pa. GARDEN VILLAGE APARTMENTS 221 Fremont St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-655-6555, 8 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

WILKES-BARRE

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

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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

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

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

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

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

PLYMOUTH

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

WILKES-BARRE

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

WILKES-BARRE

264 Academy St 1.5 bedrooms, newly renovated building. Washer & dryer available. $600/per month includes heat, hot water and parking. 646-712-1286 570-328-9896 570-855-4744

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

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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 ! S AVE 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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WILKES-BARRE LODGE

Formerly The Travel Lodge 497 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre Rooms Starting at: Daily $44.99 + tax Weekly $189.99 + tax Microwave, Refrigerator, WiFi, HBO 570-823-8881 www.Wilkes BarreLodge.com

WILKES-BARRE

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

WILKES-BARRE NORTH

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

WILKES-BARRE NORTH

723 N. Main St. 1st floor, Very large 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath, eat-in kitchen with appliances, $420 + security, no pets. Water included. Tenant pays gas & electric. Call 570-814-1356

WILKES-BARRE NORTH

815 N Washington Street, Rear 1 bedroom, wall to wall carpet, new paint & flooring, eat in kitchen with appliances, enclosed front & back porch, laundry facilities. heat, hot water and cable included. $520 + electric & security. No pets. Call 570-814-1356

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS

1 & 2 bedroom apartments. Starting at $440 and up. References required. Section 8 ok. 570-332-5723

WILKES-BARRE

Spacious 3 bedroom. Newly renovated, freshly painted, nice neighborhood. Appliances. New washer/dryer and new floor covering. $700 plus utilities, references, credit and background check. Smoke Free. Call 570-881-0320

WILKES-BARRE

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

WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom water included 2 bedroom water included 1 bedroom efficiency water included 2 bedroom single family 3 bedroom single family HANOVER 4 bedroom large affordable 2 bedroom NANTICOKE 2 bedroom large, water included PITTSTON Large 1 bedroom water included PLAINS 1 bedroom water included KINGSTON 3 Bedroom Half Double KINGSTON 2 bedroom water included McDermott & McDermott Real Estate Inc. Property Management 570-821-1650 (direct line) Mon-Fri. 8-7pm Sat. 8-noon

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

WILKES-BARRE/NORTH by General Hospital

944

Commercial Properties

WILKES-BARRE

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

944

Commercial Properties

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

DOLPHIN PLAZA

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

FORTY FORT

Free standing building. Would be great for any commercial use. 1900 sq. ft. on the ground floor with an additional 800 sq. ft in finished lower level. Excellent location, only 1 block from North Cross Valley Expressway and one block from Wyoming Ave (route 11) Take advantage of this prime location for just $850 per month! 570-262-1131

OFFICE OR STORE NANTICOKE

1280 sq ft. 3 phase power, central air conditioning. Handicap accessible rest room. All utilities by tenant. Garbage included. $900 per month for a 5 year lease. 570-735-5064.

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

PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP

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

RETAIL BUILDING

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

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

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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

950

Half Doubles

EDWARDSVILLE

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

950

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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

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 WYOMING 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, gas heat, new carpeting, range & laundry hook ups. Credit check required. $675/month + utilities & security. Call Florence 570-715-7737

Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307 953 Houses for Rent DALLAS

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

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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 M F

AINTENANCE REE! 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.

570-820-7049

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

962

Rooms

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

971 Vacation & Resort Properties 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

HANOVER TWP. Completely remod-

eled 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

953 Houses for Rent

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

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

NANTICOKE

Desirable Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms 2 Free Months With A 2 Year Lease $795 + electric

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PLYMOUTH 3 bedrooms, 1 bath-

FLORIDA

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

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FLORIDA

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

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BACK MOUNTAIN Responsible woman

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Building & Remodeling

1st. Quality Construction Co.

State Lic. # PA057320

570-299-7241 570-606-8438

Call 829-7130 to place an ad.

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1039

Chimney Service

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

CHIMNEY REPAIRS Parging. Stucco.

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

Call the Building Industry Association of NEPA to find a qualified member for your next project. call 287-3331 or go to

1057Construction & Building

NICHOLS CONSTRUCTION

GARAGE DOOR Sales, service,

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

Shedlarski Construction H I OME MPROVEMENT SPECIALIST

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

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

1078

Dry Wall

DAUGHERTY’S DRYWALL INC.

Remodeling, New Construction, Water & Flood Repairs

570-579-3755 PA043609

MIKE SCIBEK DRYWALL

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

MIRRA

STORM OR FLOOD DAMAGE?? HUGHES Construction

SWOYERSVILLE 2 HOUSES. Rent

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

1024

Senior Citizens Discount!

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

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

Professional Services Directory

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

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

974 Wanted to Rent Real Estate

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

1039

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Chimney Service

CAVUTO CHIMNEY SERVICE

& Gutter Cleaning Free Estimates Insured 570-709-2479 Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130

DRYWALL Hanging & Finishing Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

(570) 675-3378 1084

Electrical

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC

Licensed, Insured, No job too small.

570-829-4077

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

1093

Excavating

MODULAR HOMES/EXCAVATING

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

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1132

Handyman Services

1135

Hauling & Trucking

DO IT ALL HANDYMAN

Painting, 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

Mark’s Handyman Service

Give us a call

We do it all! Licensed & Insured

570-578-8599

RUSSELL’S

Property & Lawn Maintenance

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

1135

Hauling & Trucking

AA1AAlways C L E Ahauling, NING

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

1228

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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