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Realistic Pa. budget fears existed before Tuesday

OFTEN DURING the course of board and municipal meetings, members and local leaders will spout rhetoric and fear on possible issues.

Every once in a while, their fears are later very clearly justified.

At the Feb. 28 work session of the Scranton School Board, Superintendent William King expressed his grave concerns over the then-perceived threat to state funding for public education.

Those concerns were realized through Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget proposal on Tuesday, March 8. Corbett

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CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES advocated reducing the appropriation for public schools by $550 million, according to an Associated Press report.

While we live in a state that has seen its share of seemingly never-ending budget battles under former Gov. Ed Rendell, the prospect of those cuts appears to be as dire as King predicted.

In discussing a document dubbed “Celebrate Success,” King said as funding for public education increased annually

under Rendell, so, too, did the achievement levels of Scranton’s students.

The district, according to King, saw children at the height of a bell curve achieve even greater results while those who sat at the lower end moved into a proficient achievement level.

King said that at a recent Pennsylvania League of Urban Schools meeting, he told senators backing the Senate Bill 1 of 2011 that the use of public taxpayer dollars to support private or parochial schools through so-called opportunity scholarships (read: school vouchers) is irresponsible as those schools likely won’t be held to the same standards as those in public education.

“In the Scranton School District, clearly we’re getting the job done and we’re doing it well. We’ve been a shining example of how public schools can meet those high expectations… It can be done when the resources are provided,” King said on Feb. 28.

The loss of investment in public education has long term ripple effects, which were perhaps characterized most blatantly more than a week before Corbett’s budget plan was first publicly announced.

“The more we invest in education, the less we’ll have to invest, ultimately, in putting up prisons,” King said.

“I’d rather put up schools.”

As a parent and taxpayer, I couldn’t agree more.

Christopher J. Hughes hopes the legislature acts accordingly. E-mail him at chughes@golackawanna.com.

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CRANTON – As Tuesday’s deadline to circulate and file nominating petitions passed, the 2011 primary election took another major step forward.

With the exception of challenges filed up to Tuesday, March 15, and withdrawals from the race that may take place up to Wednesday,March23,theballotitselfisexpectedtotakeshapeonWednesday morning as candidates are set to draw their lots for placement on the ballot.

So far, few surprises exist among the two major political parties, and a number of races are dominated by incumbent candidates who will seek their elected office on local borough councils and school boards once again.

For example, in Blakely, four council seats will be open in the 2011 election. Sitting Democrat councilmen Joseph Erconlani, Jr., Michael Henzes, Kevin Swift and Patrick Zwanch each filed their nomiIMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES nating petitions, according to documents from the Lackawanna County March 23: Last day for Department of Elections. Republiwithdrawal by candicans also filing petitions were Peter dates who filed nomiCollins, Teresa Taramelli and Todd nating petitions.

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April 18: Last day for In addition, Blakely’s incumbent voters to register before the primary. controller, Edward Alco, a Democrat, May 10: Last day to apply is uncontested in the primary. No Refor a civilian absentee publican has filed nominating petballot. itions, according to documents.

May 13: Last day for CounIn the race for Dunmore School ty Board of Elections to Board, incumbents Robert Holtham, receive voted civilian George Kofel, James McHale, Jr., and absentee ballots.

May 17: Municipal primary Joseph Muracco filed petitions under election both parties while incumbent Joseph Durkin filed as a Democrat. Barring challenges from write-in or independent candidates, they will each regain their seats this fall.

The race for Lackawanna County Commissioner includes Democrats Jeanette Acciare-Mariani, Blakely mayor and running mate of sitting Commissioner Corey O’Brien; Scranton School Board Director Brian Jeffers, of Scranton; former Lackawanna County Chief of Staff Elizabeth Randol, of Scranton; former state representative Jim Wansacz, of Old Forge; Penn State Cooperative Extension educator Tom McHugh, of South Abington Township; and Foxko Real Estate co-owner Tom Fox, of South Abington Township.

Republicans vying for the county’s highest seat are Scranton School Board Director Patrick O’Malley, of Scranton; Penn State student and South Abington Township Auditor William T. Jones II, and Jermyn Mayor Bruce Smallacombe.

In other county races, Ed Karpovich, of Clarks Summit, is unopposed in his re-election bid for treasurer. Clerk of Judicial Records MaryRinaldi,ofDunmore,ischallengedbyShirleyGrabinBarrett, of Archbald. Three Democrats – incumbent Ken McDowell, Gary DiBileo and John Mellow – and Republican Robert Castellani are seeking primary election votes for the county controller’s position.

Incumbent Tim Rowland is one of three Democrats, alongside Paul O’Hora and Christopher J. Patrick, and Republican Frank Adamo who have filed petitions for the office of county coroner.

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The deadline to file nominating petitions shored up some questions about the 2011 primary, including who the candidates for county commissioner will be.

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Arbitration award says unions due back pay, legal fees

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By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

SCRANTON – The city’s fire and police unions were dealt what at least one union leader deemed a win through an arbitration award announced this week.

The award stems from an Aug. 23, 2010, arbitration hearing before Thomas G. McConnell, Jr., who takes several harshly worded stances against the city of Scranton and its bargaining practices in his opinion dated March 7.

According to International Association of Fire Fighters Local 60 President Dave Gervasi, the award primarily deals with previously awarded wage increases of 3.5 percent from 2006

and 4 percent from 2007.

“The city started giving us those wages in 2010, but they never gave us the back pay.

That’s what this award gives us,” Gervasi said Tuesday evening.

The union opinion presented in the case claims that Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty has shown “unrestricted disdain for anything hinting of collective bargaining” and that “the City’s history of bad faith is well documented.”

Consistently, the city’s legal position has been that it has followed the recommendations of its Act 47 coordinator, the Pennsylvania Economy League, which was appointed by the state Department of Community and Economic Development.

The ability of a financially distressed municipality to alter arbitration awards issued to labor unions – or the legal power of Act 47 versus Act 111 – was argued before the state Supreme Court on Nov. 30, 2010. It is not known when it will issue a ruling.

McConnell strongly sides with the union position on the August arbitration, writing that “the City has flagrantly violated the orders of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania and thus the associated wage and benefit provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.”

In justifying the unions’ claims of bad faith bargaining, McConnell writes that “the pattern of exercising bad faith in

the past has relevance.” He cited examples of “frivolous” appeals and an “antagonistic, litigious approach” in labor relations among the 10 total instances of “bad faith.”

McConnell added that “the City has jettisoned notions of maintaining any semblance of a true collective bargaining relationship with these Unions. And it is a sad irony that it is these Unions’ members who risk their own lives to protect the security and welfare of this city.”

The city is ordered to make whole all police and fire union members who were affected by “wrongfully withheld” increases of 3.5 percent on April 7 or May 30, 2006, and of 4 percent on Jan. 1, 2007, and affected pen-

sion or benefit payments. They must also pay union legal fees as a result of “bad faith” bargaining.

“We won totally and completely with this award,” Gervasi said.

With compounded quarterly interest, Gervasi estimated the back pay award alone could total close to $2.8 million. “It’s a shame, too. If they just gave us the back pay in the beginning, it would have been a few hundred thousand dollars,” he said.

Reached Wednesday for comment, city solicitor Paul Kelly, Jr., said the city is currently researching its options in the case but is “leaning strongly toward appealing.”

App company backed by Pepperjam founder

By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

SCRANTON – Citing the ever-increasing demand for mobile applications, a successful Internet company founder from Luzerne County put his financial support behind two Lackawanna County entrepreneurs who he said share his mentality.

Pepperjam founder Kristopher B. Jones announced Wednesday morning that he will provide $50,000 from his angel investment firm, KBJ Capital, to Appek Mobile Apps and its new businessto-business app development firm.

The cross-regional effort is the first publicly announced venture supported

by Jones, who sold his Wilkes-Barrebased interactive marketing and technology firm to GSI Commerce in 2009. The goal of KBJ Capital, Jones said, is to invest in early-stage technology companies in the hopes of discovering “the next Pepperjam or Solid Cactus right hear in northeastern Pennsylvania.”

Scranton residents and Appek co-founders Andrew Herman and Adam Ceresko, both 25, said Jones’ investment adds “speed and scale” to their two-man operation that is currently based out of the Scranton Enterprise Center, 201 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton.

“There is an enormous demand for high-end, elite mobile app development. To be honest, there hasn’t been one single company to step forward and fill that void,” Herman said.

Appek will focus on mobile integra-

tion, start-up ventures and enterprise solutions and offer consultation, design, and development services. The company will target all mobile platforms, from the iPhone and iPad to Android and Blackberry devices, Herman said.

Jones said the founders of Appek stuck out to him among dozens of other local companies because “they don’t dream local, they dream global.”

He added that he’ll play an active role as a strategic advisor and will work with Ceresko and Herman to develop a board of advisors.

Appek’s new role in business development is a paradigm shift from the company who had previously built their own apps from the ground up on an individual idea.

The pair’s first app, CATA, provides real-time bus locations for the Centre Area Transportation Authority. It was conceived during their time together as students at Penn State University and released on a trial basis during the Spring 2010 semester, nearly a year after they graduated. That spring, CATA was downloaded more than 6,000 times, according to Ceresko.

Through their inital experiences, Ceresko said they learned that efficiency and design can make or break a mobile application.

Ceresko said companies are projected to spend up to $17 billion on mobile app development in 2011. “If we can bring just a small chunk of that back to this area, we feel like we can do a lot of great things.”

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The Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, delivers ashes to Florence Ceccarelli during as 12:10 p.m.

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‘Season of hope’ begins

By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

SCRANTON – Catholics across the globe marked the beginning of Lent, a 40day season of penance and reflection that started with Ash Wednesday, March 9, and leads up to Easter Sunday.

Hundreds filled St. Peter’s Cathedral, the mother church of the Diocese of Scranton, at 12:10 p.m. to receive ashes in the sign of the cross on their forehead from Bishop Joseph Bambera.

2011 marks Bambera’s first Easter season as the spiritual leader of the 11-county diocese, and he told parishioners on Wednesday that receiving ashes is much more than a simple tradition.

“If we’re a bit more reflective, most of us will acknowledge the fact that ashes remind us of the precariousness of life. It reminds us of the aspects of death, that life is all too short,” Bambera said in his homily.

“We look to Ash Wednesday and hopefully to the entire season of Lent as an op-

portunity for all of us to begin again – to recreate, to renew and to reform our lives in the image of Jesus, our savior,” he continued.

Through the remainder of the Lenten season, Bambera called upon the faithful to remove complication from their lives and walk more closely with God through love, compassion, forgiveness and justice.

“As we begin our Lenten journey, may we have the courage to put aside those things that distract us from the Lord’s love and grace,” Bambera said. “May we turn away from self-centeredness… and may we open our hearts this day and always.”

The season is not only marked by fasting and repentance, Bambera added, as it leads up to the time that Catholics mark what they believe was the death and subsequent resurrection of Jesus Christ.

“It is above all a season of hope that calls us to embrace the belief that Christ is God, Christ is risen, and Christ will come again.”

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Priest attacked by man high on bath salts Casey backs

By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

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Chief Dan Duffy and Detective Jen Gerrity discuss the assault on Rev. Francis Landry at a press conference Wednesday.

ski mask, and holding a wooden object” just after 2 a.m. Police believe a wooden mallet and a knife were used in the attack.

Duffy said Landry’s injuries were not life threatening. According to an affidavit, he had a “severe laceration to his left hand and wounds to his nose and forehead.”

The Rev. Ed Deviney, C.P., allegedly told parishioners at an 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Ann’s that Landry had returned home and was resting at the monastery after being treated at Community Medical Center.

According to an affidavit, Foley and Robbins had snorted bath salts “approximately four times” Tuesday evening.

Duffy said the high from abusing the salts can be “consistent with someone who would be under the influence of methamphetamine.”

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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said bullying in schools is a “critically important issue with severe and enduring effects on its victims.

“We have to do what we can to assure the safety of our school children across the U.S,” Casey said. “This type of behavior will not be tolerated.”

Casey, D-Scranton, and U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation called the Safe Schools Improvement Act. “Bullying and harassment affect millions of students every year,” Casey said during a teleconference. “While we do have federal laws to provide support to promote school safety, there is nothing currently in place to comprehensively and expressly address issues of bullying or harassment.”

Casey said the Safe Schools Improvement Act will help ensure that every child receives a quality education and that will build self-confidence.

“This bill is a crucial step toward ensuring that no child is so afraid to go to school that he or she stays home for fear of bully-

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When Foley was interviewed at police headquarters just after 7 a.m., he allegFoley edly told police that he believed it was 2008 and that he was living on Blakely Street in Dunmore. He said that he and a friend, Corey Robbins, had gone to Taylor to pick up belongings at Robbins’ former spouse’s home.

Foley claimed the pair were followed by “four or five cars that tried to run them off the road.” Back inside Robbins’ residence, he barricaded the doors of the apartment with furniture.

Robbins allegedly told police that he “saw Foley run out of the apartment wearing jeans, more than one hooded sweatshirt, a

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SCRANTON – City police said a man high on legal bath salts broke into St. Ann’s Monastery in West Scranton early Wednesday morning and attacked a priest, cutting his hand and face.

At 2:42 a.m., police responded to a report of an assault in progress at 1233 St. Ann St., Scranton, according to Chief Dan Duffy. Officers took Ryan Foley, 25, of 1316 Cornell St., Scranton, into custody inside the monastery for an alleged attack on the Rev. Francis Landry, C.P. “He never made it out of the building,” Duffy said of Foley.

However, police weren’t sure how Foley got into the monastery in the first place.

“It’s completely secure,” Scranton Police Detective Jennifer Gerrity said. “We have no idea how he gained entry.”

Foley faces one count each of burglary, simple assault, criminal trespassing and providing false identification to law enforcement and two counts of aggravated assault.

According to an affidavit, Landry told police that he awoke to find a silhouette of a person in his room. When he went to remove a blanket, the person allegedly attacked him.

When Landry screamed for help, Foley left the room and closed the door behind him.

As he tried to leave the monastery, Foley allegedly saw Scranton Police Sgt. Thomas Carroll. He then went back inside and pulled a fire alarm, ac-

“Other states have been faced with a meth epidemic. I’ve been saying for a while that bath salts is our version of meth here. It’s becoming a problem for us. The worst thing about it is there’s nothing we can charge in regards to this particular substance,” Duffy said.

Scranton city solicitor Paul Kelly, Jr., said the administration is looking into the legality and constitutionality of enacting an ordinance to ban the sale of bath salts used as synthetic drugs. As many as six retailers offer the product in Scranton, according to police research efforts.

The bath salts snorted by Foley were allegedly purchased at Jay Bee’s Kingdom, 333 S. Main Ave., Scranton, according to Duffy.

Other states have declared the sale of such salts illegal, Scranton Police Capt. Carl Graziano said.

Meanwhile, the county and city have asked business owners to “stand up and be responsible members of this community” by removing bath salts from their shelves with little to no response, according to Assistant District Attorney Gene Talerico and Duffy.

“What happened in St. Ann’s was horrific. It’s terrible, and it’s uncalled for,” Talerico said. “It’s time for our legislators to step up and do something... There’s a direct link to this product and the type of behavior that we’ve seen.”

He was arraigned Wednesday and held for $100,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is set for March 16 at 10:45 a.m.

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Machete, gun found during traffic stop Doherty hopes to share SCRANTON – A man with a suspended license was charged last Thursday for driving with a machete and a semiautomatic handgun in his vehicle, according to a complaint.

On March 3, police pulled over a vehicle on Vine Street., heading west towards Jefferson Avenue after the driver failed to come to a complete stop before turning at a red light. The car also had a broken tail light cover.

The driver was identified as 20-year-old Scranton resident

Omar Payano, and his passenger was recognized by an officer as Jeffery Guzman, who had an outstanding criminal warrant.

Payano was also found to have six outstanding warrants and a suspended driver’s license.

Unable to roll down his window, Payano opened the car door, which allowed the officer to observe a machete with a black handle and a semiautomatic handgun on the driver’s floor. Holding the two at gunpoint until backup arrived, the officer later identified the gun as a magazine-fed Phantom BB

gun, according to an affidavit.

Nothing additional items were found in the car, and the two men were arrested and taken into custody without incident.

Payano was charged with two counts of prohibited offensive weapons and one count each of driving with a suspended license and failing to stop a red light. He was arraigned March 4 and posted10 percent of $10,000 bail.

Payano waived a preliminary hearing set for March 9, according to court documents.

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By CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES chughes@golackawanna.com

SCRANTON – Just three years ago, those seeking the office of president of the United States couldn’t keep themselves away from Scranton.

This year, the city’s top elected official is paying a visit to the nation’s capital for St. Patrick’s Day. Three weeks ago, Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty received

an invitation to join President Barack Obama and the First Lady, Michelle, at the White House on Thursday, March 17. Doherty’s wife, Donna, will join him for the occasion, he said.

“We’re thrilled and honored that they would invite the mayor of Scranton. We’re happy to represent the city and have the opportunity to meet President See DOHERTY, Page 9

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Senate Bill 1 has friends, foes

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed education budget, unveiled Tuesday, not only cuts 10 percent of educational funding across the state, it also brings to the forefront the debate over school choice in the commonwealth.

Senate Bill 1, also known as the Opportunity Scholarship Act, is Corbett’s plan to allow families to choose where they would like to send their children to school. Senate Bill 1 proposes giving money allocated previously allocated to school districts to families in the form of a voucher, which can then be used at a public, private, charter, or cyber charter school.

Proponents hail it as a way to help lower-income children receive quality education while opponents say it could ruin public education in Pennsylvania.

“Students will have to qualify for the vouchers based on income,” said Dr. Michael Mahon, superintendent of the Abington Heights School District. “Our view is that public schools are very accountable. We recognize

that parents need to have choice, but by allowing the public schools’ resources to be diluted… what we’re doing is creating bad choices for those kids in the public schools right at the worst time.”

Rosemary Boland, president of the Scranton Federation of Teachers, said that Corbett’s proposed cut of about $625 million, more than 50 percent, for the 14 state-owned universities in the State System of Higher Education, plus Pitt, Temple, Penn State and Lincoln as well as doing away with Pell Grants, combined with Senate Bill 1 will cause problems for Pennsylvania’s students.

“It is like the game monkey in the middle, but he is putting the kids in the middle by holding out something to them that they can’t get. He is telling parents that they can pick a school and their kids can go there, that’s malarkey. They cannot,” Boland said. “Private schools choose their students, they have always chosen their students and they are going to continue to choose their students.

“This just decimated public

Police: Mom left three boys home, went to party

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SCRANTON – A Scranton woman is charged with endangering the welfare of children after her 5-year-old called police when he couldn’t find here early Friday, March 4, according to an affidavit.

Iris Leger, 33, of Scranton, faces three counts of endangering children after her boys - ages 1, 5 and 11 - were allegedly left home alone on March 4. Her 5year-old called police when he woke from a bad dream and couldn’t find her, according to a criminal complaint.

Police made contact with the boys’ grandfather who stated that Leger “should be home.”

Her 11-year-old told police she might be at a friends’ home, and after 30 minutes, police made contact with Leger.

She arrived at the home about 15 minutes later and “was not cooperative with police,” according to the complaint. She allegedly told police she was at a party at a friend’s home nearby, but did not give officers any names or locations.

“Iris stated that she hasn’t been gone long and felt as if she did not do anything wrong,” the complaint states. While police detected an odor of alcoholic beverages, Leger told them she had not been drinking. She later denied a portable breath test.

The children were placed in their grandfather’s custody, according to an affidavit.

Leger was released on $25,000 unsecured bail following an arraignment on Friday.

She waived a preliminary hearing on March 9, according to court documents.

education.”

Riverside School District Superintendent David Woods explained that the effects of Senate Bill 1, if passed, won’t be felt locally for at least two years because it will start in what Corbett is calling “failing” school districts, none of which are located in northeastern Pennsylvania.

“We really can’t calculate what that would mean in the Riverside School District because it is based on years one through three, with year 1 being the socioeconomically disadvantaged students at a school district that is not making adequate yearly progress. Certainly, if we extend Senate Bill 1 out to year three, it might have an effect on the school districts right now with the subsidy of several thousand dollars that would leave and then go to a private, cyber, or charter school.”

Nick Trombetta, the CEO of the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, an internet-based school system whose offices are located in Midland, Pa., explained that cyber charter schools as well as traditional brick-and-mortar

charter schools are actually public schools themselves.

“For cybers, I don’t see that as having an impact on us,” Trombetta said. “I think it would be more so for those schools that are similar to a traditional public school.”

Trombetta added that Corbett’s proposed cuts in educational spending could have a trickle-down effect on charter schools as well.

“If public schools spend less per pupil, charter schools will get less. We will be required to spend less because we will get less,” he said. “I think everyone will feel the pain, and it only makes sense mathematically that charters would, too.”

Dr. James Hoover, CEO of the Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School in Wexford, Pa., said that Corbett’s proposed budget, combined with Senate Bill 1, will level the playing field for charter and public schools in the state.

“I think it is probably the fairest way to fund charter schools, and a lot of states are looking for carbon copy versions on how to do it similar to how Pennsylva-

nia does it,” Hoover said. “I think if the superintendents look to the charters and play the harp that we’re the reason why they are having budget shortfalls, I think it is a total red herring. They want to dictate where the kids that live in their districts go to school and they don’t want them to have a choice. I think that’s what it is really about.”

Senate Bill 1 would help parochial school provide financial assistance to their students. Diocese of Scranton spokesperson Bill Genello explained that right now, because of the three-year plan, Senate Bill 1 would not have a local impact in terms of enrollment, but there could be effects because of possible financial assistance.

“There is another part of the bill right now which would increase money available for the EITC (Education Improvement Tax Credit) Program,” Genello said. “Businesses can contribute to scholarship foundations, and we have one here in the Diocese of Scranton. They can contrib-

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Plan to sell hospitals stirs praise, warning

By MATT HUGHES mhughes@timesleader.com

SCRANTON – The state attorney general heard comment Wednesday from those for and against the sale of three area hospitals to a private corporation.

Mercy Health Partners entered into a purchase agreement in early February with Tennessee-based Community Health Systems, owners of Wyoming Valley Health Care System, for the sale of Mercy Hospital, Scranton; Mercy Tyler Hospital, Tunkhannock;andMercySpecialCare Hospital, Nanticoke. Several medical office buildings, doctors’ practices, clinics and ancillary services are also part of the deal.

Speakers at the three-hour hearing Wednesday fell generally into two camps: doctors and administrators supporting the sale, if cautiously, and nurses and union representatives opposing it.

CHS has promised to hire all

employees in good standing at the time the transaction is complete at the same position and pay, and honor seCook niority and years of service. CHS promised to invest at least $68 million in the first five years after the transaction, to continue all essential services for five years, to donate $2 million to a foundation to promote community health care, and to maintain religious statuaryandothersymbols.Itwillalso fund the creation of two new community foundations.

Because ownership of the hospitals and charitable assets will be transferred from a nonprofit entity to a publicly traded company, the state attorney general must approve the transaction.

The public hearing held Wednesday in the auditorium of the

McGowan Conference Center of Mercy Hospital served to allow acting Attorney General William H. Ryan Jr. to collect information to form his decision.

He did not say when a decision would be made.

Mercy Health Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania President and CEO Kevin Cook said the sale was necessitated by economic problems that plagued the hospitals for decades.

“In our best years we would achieve small margins, in our worst years, large losses,” Cook said.

Cook said he is optimistic that the sale will inject needed capital to revitalize Mercy’s aging facilities and to handle staffing shortages.

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Council claims city mum on finance decisions on Wednesday, said the city is “leaning strongly toward appealing.”

The mayor publicly questioned council’s revenue projections in their 2011 budget in December, but Joyce said it is the administration that will be at fault for any budget deficits.

“We have the SIT award (from February). We have this (new) award, which obviously, the administration stated they will appeal, and we have $5 million borrowed from the workers’ comp trust fund,” Joyce said. “My friends, these are the real budget busters, not $20,000 to cover the cost of some extra overtime or not $50,000 to cover the cost of some extra road salt needed for bad weather.

“This is what will break the budget, not council’s revenue projections.”

Breaking down the numbers, Evans listed several costs on top of Monday’s court awards to police and fire unions for back pay,

Ruane appointed to Scranton board vacancy

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tion.

“I think it is still very much a fair playing field for everybody,” she said. McGuigan also expressed concerns that Ruane was appointed to promote a political agenda on the board.

“I want a free-thinker on the board,” McGuigan said. “I want somebody who is going to gather as much information as they can on all issues and vote what they think is the best way to vote… In other words, I think it was an attempt to strengthen the so-called majority last night.”

Ruane denies that she will vote for the sake of going along with other board members.

“I am very much my own person,” she said. “I wanted to be on the school board because I want to help the kids in this city and I want to try to help make our city better. I have no agenda; I am on no one’s side. I am going to see the facts that are presented in See RUANE, Page 9

ask if she was aware of the money being taken out of the trust fund in 2009 and 2010 as well as the balance of the trust fund. He also had a right-to-know request sent to Doherty asking how he plans to fill these shortfalls in the budget.

“It’s quite disheartening that auditors as well as local media sources find out vital information before City Council members do,” Joyce said of the city’s financial dealings.

“I feel in some sense that City Council is being left in the dark on vital matters such as this, and I wonder if other elected officials are as well.”

In other council business, council gave final passage to legislation that they hope will better manage Urban Development Action Grant funds and unanimously introduced two more pieces of legislation that will further control the direction of these finances.

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett unveiled his first proposed budget on Tuesday, proposing to cut about $550 million, or 10 percent, from money for instruction in K-12 public schools.

Local public schools were less than receptive to Corbett’s plans, which also include eliminating all $260 million in grants that are being given this year to school districts.

“I am very, very disappointed in our new governor,” said Rosemary Boland, president of the Scranton Federation of Teachers. “He didn’t give us any opportunity to sit down and to problem solve. He just decided to decimate public education in Pennsylvania.”

David Woods, the superintendent of Riverside School

District, explained concerns about Corbett’s proposal to cut theAccountabilityBlockGrant, which allows districts to provide full-day kindergarten.

“The proposed cuts on the education part of the budget are devastating for our students,” Woods said. “It now becomes a local decision whether or not districts want to utilize nongrant resources to provide that needed and additional educational time to kindergarten.”

Woods explained that under the existing tax structure, if school districts don’t want to burden tax payers with additional millage to fund programs such as full-day kindergarten, theywillhavetoshifttaxmoney around in order to make up that shortageoffunds.Ifdistrictsare unabletoshifttaxmoneytocovSee BUDGET, Page 12

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The Scranton School Board voted 5-2 Monday evening to elect Dr. Marilyn Ruane, owner of the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy on Pittston Avenue, to the seat left vacant due to the resignation of Thomas Gilbride.

Board president Bob Lesh explained that selecting Ruane out of 17 potential candidates was difficult, but he felt that the board came to the right decision. Twelve candidates delivered brief speeches to the board on Feb. 28.

“We did have 17 qualified candidates and it was very difficult,” Lesh said. “I personally feel that Ms. Ruane is very qualified. I feel it is up to any individual that wants to petition the people of this city to become a school board director that it is very much within their right whether they are appointed here tonight or not.”

Directors Chris Phillips and Kathleen McGuigan voted against Ruane’s appointment,

citing the fact that she will run for the very seat she was appointed to in the May primary election.

“I think that we have an opportunity to make the board apolitical by putting someone in the seat who is not going to run for the seat, who is going to serve the expiration of the term,” Phillips said. “That is why I will not be voting in favor of Dr. Ruane this evening.”

McGuigan, in a phone interview Wednesday, agreed with Phillips and raised concern over rumors that Ruane was related to someone within the administration. Ruane, who was not present at the meeting, denied those allegations Wednesday.

“I think it would have been more appropriate to appoint somebody who doesn’t have the agenda of running again,” McGuigan said. “In a way, we are giving a leg up to this person now.”

Ruane does not feel that her appointment gives her an advantage in the May primary elec-

interest, and attorneys’ fees that she believes will add to the potential budget shortfall: • $5 million borrowed from the workers’ compensation trust fund • $1.3 million for a recent labor board decision regarding SIT clerks • $300,000 for incremental pay increases in July 2011 for police and fire unions • $1.6 million for payments owed to Pennstar Bank regarding the sale of delinquent tax claims for 2004, 2005, and 2006 • $2.9 of tax revenue taken from the Single Tax Office by the administration on Feb. 28 In addition, she said that the administration has yet to implement council’s suggested StreetSmart parking meter program and an “aggressive resurrection” of the rental registration program, preventing more revenue from coming into the city.

Joyce sent letter to City Controller Roseann Novembrino to

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SCRANTON – City Council members warned on Tuesday that an “ever-growing” shortfall in the 2011 budget will occur because of the city administration’s refusal to negotiate with police and fire unions, as well as council being “left in the dark” about the city’s true financial situation.

Councilman Frank Joyce, who serves as council’s finance chairman, said they were told by the city’s independent auditor Robert Rossi & Co. about the administration’s borrowing of $2.9 million from the workers’ compensation trust fund in 2009 to pay salaries, and they recently discovered that the administration borrowed another $5 million in 2010 for salaries at a meeting of the Pennsylvania Economy League.

Former Business Administrator Stu Renda allegedly told council that the money bor-

rowed in 2009 was paid back, but they have received no word of how the money borrowed in 2010 will be repaid.

“Since this money was borrowed late in 2010 before the 2011 budget was originally issued to council, I’m wondering how it will be paid back, since there is no line item in the 2011 budget that indicates how this money will be paid to the workers’ compensation trust,” Joyce questioned.

He added that the $5 million hole is compounded by an arbitration award to the city’s police and fire unions announced Monday, along with past union awards. Council President Janet Evans criticized Mayor Chris Doherty and the administration’s continued appeals in such court rulings.

“Postponing this solves nothing and only adds to this evergrowing budget shortfall,” Evans said. City solicitor Paul Kelly, Jr., reached for comment

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SCRANTON – Lackawanna County Commissioners unanimously approved a motion to authorize the county’s Purchasing Department to obtain 11 new vehicles for their fleet on Wednesday.

The county purchased a fleet of 10 new hybrid vehicles in 2009, which the county’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Durkin said has brought in “tremendous” savings.

Costs in Children and Youth Services decreased by more than $120,000 from 2009 to 2010, and the Assessors Office saved about $16,000, he cited.

Deputy Director for Purchasing Jim McLaine said that the new vehicles with also be hybrids or fuel efficient vehicles and trucks that utilize clean diesel technology. A plow truck used by

the Roads and Bridges Department was totaled in an accident on Montage Mountain in Scranton about a month ago, he said, and a pick-up truck used by Buildings and Grounds/Maintenance Department that was in an accident last fall will be replaced as well.

The Sheriff’s Office is looking to retire its prisoner transport van, and they are in need of a few new patrol cars and uncover police vehicles, McLaine said.

The funding for the11new vehicles will come from about $500,000 set aside in the capital budget, insurance money from the totaled vehicles, and funds from the sale of one county vehicle last fall, McLaine said.

Children and Youth Services alone, he told the commissioners, put 3,000 miles per month on two cars, although they plan to rotate

those vehicles among different departments to even out mileage.

The county is also going to bring back six vehicles that have been out of service and find uses for them somewhere in the county.

“We’re not just running out buying new vehicles…We’re actually savingmoneybydoingthis.Thereimbursement would greatly exceed the cost of these vehicles. We

did an analysis when we began purchasing the hybrid vehicles, so it’s importanttonotethatthepeoplein Children and Youth were using these cars for business purposes.

Otherwise, they’ve be using their own; I think the reimbursement rate is 50 cents a mile,” Commissioner Michael Washo explained.

In other business, the majority commissioners agreed to minori-

ty Commissioner A.J. Munchak’s request over the last several weeks to hold an evening meeting on March 23 for the convenience of citizens who cannot attend their regularly scheduled 10 a.m. meetings. No specific time or location was agreed upon yet, but Commissioner Corey O’Brien said the details would be advertised soon.

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front of me and make the best decision that I can based on those facts.”

In other news, the Scranton School Board voted unanimously to reject the charter application for the Howard Gardner School of Discovery and will send a written opinion on the

SCRANTON — The story of a young man who disappeared during the Scranton St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 2007 and was later found dead is expected to be told in the pages of a prominent men’s culture magazine in the next few months.

Matthew Grendel, a Minooka native, was 20 when he returned home from his studies at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia to celebrate Parade Day four years ago.

He disappeared during the parade and his body was discovered 78 days later in Roaring

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Obama and his wife,” Doherty said.

Doherty, who supported thenU.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton in her bid for the presidency in 2008, said he has seen Obama speak locally in the past, but he’s never had the chance to shake his hand.

“It’s nice because this will be the third president I’ve met,” he said.

The event will likely be a very busy one.

“I don’t know how much time you get with the president, but I hope to have a pint with him. If I have the opportunity to speak with him, I’m going to invite him to Scranton and, maybe next year, to walk in the parade,” Doherty said.

The mayor credited the strong link between Vice President Joe Biden and the city as one of the reasons he likely received an invitation.

“The vice president of the the Village of Tripp Park bordered on the east by Euclid Avenue (to include both sides of Euclid), from Dickens Street continuing north to Gerard Avenue (to include both sides of Gerard). It will also include areas north of Luzerne Street (to include the even side of Luzerne), continuing to the McDade Expressway and east of Main Avenue (to include the even side of Main Avenue), continuing to the Lackawanna River.

Brook outside the University of Scranton campus, according to Scranton Detective Jeff Jones, the former lead investigator in the case.

Lisa DePaulo, a contributor to GQ magazine and 1978 Dunmore High School graduate, has been researching the Grendel case and several other alcoholrelated drownings of young men across the country for the last two years.

DePaulo recently interview Scranton Police Chief Dan Duffy and Jones regarding the department’s pursuit of potential new leads in the case over the last several months.

“When I came into office, the Grendels had sent me a letter with a couple of concerns that they had as parents to try to get closure in this case,” Duffy said.

“I sent Jones down to South Carolina to conduct an interview. I also sent (Detective James) Pappas and Jones out to New Jersey.”

While Grendel’s death was ruled accidental following an autopsy, according to Jones, Duffy said he was compelled to act on the possibility of new information.

“We were willing to reopen a

United States was born and raised in Scranton, so there is a true connection,” Doherty said.

“To the vice president’s credit, when he was a senator in Delaware he still came to Scranton every year to speak at events. He was a very giving and thoughtful

politician who never forgot where he was from.”

In his Jan. 25, 2011, State of the Union address, Obama acknowledged Biden as a “working-class kid from Scranton” who pursued the American Dream.

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school to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

The board also approved attendance boundaries for the new Isaac Tripp Elementary School, which will be located at 1000 Everett Avenue in the city’s West Side. The Lincoln-Jackson and John Marshall Elementary schools will close, and their students will attend Isaac Tripp Elementary.

The new elementary school will also house students from

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SCRANTON – City police intercepted a package containing 59 grams of heroin concealed inside a collapsible chess board and covered in mothballs to conclude a week long investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security.

On Thursday, March 10, officers took Damian Joyner, 38, 122 N. Everett Ave., Scranton, and Joan Burke, 26, 755 N. Main Ave., Apt. 2, Scranton into custody for the delivery of a package from DHL from a foreign country.

Scranton Police Chief Dan Duffy did not reveal which country the package originated from as it is likely part of an ongoing investigation.

The heroin hidden inside was worth approximately $45,000, according to Duffy.

When mixed with additional cutting agents, dealers could produce more than 2,900 bags of heroin from the 59 grams, police said.

According to an affidavit: Officers obtained a search warrant for 755 N. Main Ave., Scranton, on Thursday morning. An undercover officer delivered the DHL package to Burke and Joyner at 12:25 p.m.

At 1:30 p.m., the search warrant was executed.

Inside Burke’s apartment, police discovered Burke, Joyner, Justin Strait and Ashley Pasco. Strait and Pasco have not been charged in the investigation.

They found a small bag of marijuana in Burke’s purse.

The DHL bag held by Joyner contained 10 drinking straws filled with heroin, two packaged chunks of heroin, a chessboard, underwear and paperwork.

Police also confiscated four cell phones, including a broken Boost Mobile phone found in a bathroom garbage can.

During interviews, police learned that Joyner took the package from Burke and told her it “was delivered for him and that he would give her money since her house was used.” Joyner then called an unknown person using Pasco’s cell phone and smashed the Boost Mobile phone.

Joyner and Burke were both charged with possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal use of a communication facility and tampering with evidence.

“This is a huge dent in our area for the heroin users at this time and even heroin suppliers,” Duffy said at a press conference Friday morning.

“We’re very happy with the amount of drugs that were taken off the street.”

He said the area of Burke’s apartment is not known as a high drug trafficking area.

“More than likely, that’s going to be a safe house. However, it’s not too safe anymore,” Duffy said.

Joyner is currently on county probation for narcotics violations in Scranton last year on an unrelated investigation, Detective Sgt. David J. Mitchell said.

According to court documents, Joyner was held for a lack of $10,000 bail. Burke was released on $10,000 unsecured bail and is ordered to refrain from using drugs and alcohol.

She is also restricted from having contact with Joyner.

Preliminary hearings are set for March 17 at 11 a.m.

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Basketball will meet comedy on April 12 at Keystone College, as the Harlem Wizards will play a friendly game against Keystone faculty, staff and students on at 6:30 p.m. in the Gambal Athletic Center. The Harlem Wizards combine individual athleticism, teamwork, entertainment, and community involvement to entertain fans of all ages. The Wizards’ current winning streak started in 1989 and now exceeds 3,500 games. With a roster of former NBA players, college greats, and street players, the Wizards’ on-court antics offer plenty of theatrics, tricks, and alleyoops. Members of the Keystone College senior class are organizing the event to raise funds for a senior class gift to create a student lounge area in Harris Hall. Tickets to the game are $8 for Keystone students and $10 for the public. To purchase tickets, contact Jessica Pierson at (570) 945-8163 or jessica.pierson@keystone.edu.

The following marriage license applications were filed in the Lackawanna County Marriage License Bureau between March 7 and 10, 2011: • Bryanna Frances Bechetti, Clarks Summit, and Sean Joseph McAllister, Clarks Summit.

• Karen Lynette Beck, Jessup, and Ronald Allen Colbert, Jessup.

• Vicki Lynn Padula, Olyphant, and Joseph J. Bentler, Olyphant.

• Jaclyn Anne Cerco, Throop, and Christopher Thomas Terpak, Throop.

• Amanda R. Ortiz, Newfoundland, and Thomas J. Chernasky, Jr., Pittston.

COMMUNITY BRIEFS Applications are being accepted for the Leadership Lackawanna Class of 2012.

Considered northeastern Pennsylvania’s premier leadership and professional development program for emerging professionals, this marks the program’s 30th year.

The program is open to candidates who either live or work in Lackawanna County.

Class size is limited. Full and partial scholarships are available on a limited basis to qualified candidates. Tuition is $1,200 per person and classes start in September.

Noteworthy alumni include, State Sen. John Blake, Keystone College president Dr. Edward G. Boehm, former Mayor Jimmy Connors, Children’s Advocacy Center

• Mary Elizabeth Evand, Archbald, and Gregory Philip Considine, Archbald.

• Rachel Rafferty, Dunmore, and Timothy Michael Donahoe, Dunmore.

• Sara Duckworth, Waverly, and Christopher Stephen Horner, Waverly.

• Christina Joy Dugan, Nanticoke, and Robert Scott Romanchick, Old Forge.

• Katelyn Victoria George, Carbondale, and Joseph Eugene Evans, Jr., Carbondale.

• Michele Lee Webber, Scranton, and Cory Sean Falvo, Carbondale.

• Maria Elena Martinez, Taylor, and Carlos Andres Solano, Scranton.

• Luz Viviana Salazar, Old Forge, and Frank Y. Robriguez, Old Forge.

• Alberta Theresa Schulze, Carbondale,

and Paul Joseph Wogen, Carbondale.

• Suzanne J. Thoeny, Nazareth, and Christopher E. Sefcik, Dickson City.

The following divorce applications were filed with the Lackawanna County Clerk of Judicial Records, Family Court Division, between March 7 and 10, 2011: • Steven T. Pensek and Kimberly Pencek.

• Heather Vosburg and Jarrod Vosburg.

• John J. Liuzzo and Beverly Ann Liuzzo.

• Douglas Lowell Hudson and Daria A. Hudson.

• Ralph Confletti and Evelyn Confletti.

• Michael Skapyak and Heather Kubic Skapyak.

director Mary Ann LaPorta, and Mohegan Sun president Bobby Soper.

To learn more about the program, visit www.leadershiplackawanna.com. The deadline to apply is April 29, 2011.

For more information contact program administrator, Nicole Barber, at (570) 342-7711 or nbarber@scrantonchamber.com.

stance being used like meth or cocaine,” said Senator Casey. “Action needs to be taken to get bath salts off the shelf and out of our communities.”

There have been numerous reports of bath salts being linked to violent behavior and deaths. An individual in Scranton charged with attacking a priest was reported to be high on bath salts at the time of the attack.

The Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act (S.409), introduced by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), would immediately add the ingredients in bath salts to the list of controlled substances. While the United States Attorney General and the Drug Enforcement Administration have announced they are currently investigating the effects of the synthetic drugs, this legislation would immediately add the synthetic drug to the list of controlled substances rather than waiting for the lengthy pharmacological research process.

Casey calls for ban on ‘bath salts’

U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is supporting legislation to add MDPV and mephedrone, synthetic chemicals being sold across the country and marketed as “bath salts” and “plant food” to the list of controlled substances. The chemicals have a similar effect on the body as cocaine and methamphetamines. The dangerous ingredients in the salts, MDPV and mephedrone can be snorted, smoked and injected to receive a deadly high.

“There is ample evidence that these socalled bath salts are a dangerous sub-

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On Sunday, April 10, The Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania, Resource Center for Autoimmune Disease, and Marywood University will present the 3rd annual Autoimmune Conference and Wellness Fair at the Jewish Community Center, 601 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. The event begins at noon and will feature Dr. Daniel Handel’s discussion, “Autoimmune Disease: What a Pain!”, an overview of traditional and complementary approaches to pain management. A wellness fair featuring local organizations will follow from 2:15 to 4:30 p.m. The event is for patients, family members and health professionals. Three continuing education credits are available for counseling professionals. The general public is also welcome. There is limited seating and registration is required for the conference. Vendor applications for the Wellness Fair are now being accepted. Call (570) 558-2008 for registration and details. Discussing the Conference details are, seated, from left, Joy TetlakAdelstein, Lupus Foundation patient services coordinator; Mary Warnock, support group liaison; and Judy Rienzi, RN, chairperson, Patient Education Committee.

Standing, Dr. Karen Arscott, Patient Education Committee; and Susan Smith, Lupus Foundation branch director.

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ute to those foundations and they get state business tax credits in exchange.”

Amy Hill, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, echoed Genello’s sentiments.

“Our Catholic schools have thousands of students who attend on an EITC scholarship,” she said. “Otherwise, they would be getting the tax dollars directly, but it goes through this tax credit program that helps thousands of families choose non-public education.”

Hill also explained that if Senate Bill 1 passes, it could be good for parochial schools in Pennsylvania.

“I can’t speak for the public schools but what it does is it takes students out of those schools and any money that those schools would have received for that particular student and give it to the family who could choose to send their child somewhere else,” she said. “It is likely that the parents in those areas may choose a Catholic school, but there is certainly no guarantee that they would do that. It is up to the parents to decide where their child will go to school.”

Still, proponents of public education in Pennsylvania feel that Corbett’s plans will hinder them from providing the quality education they wish to give to their students.

“It is an attack on public education, absolutely. Governor Corbett made no bones about it in his speeches with his education plan,” said David Woods.

“Public schools are the best education afforded to the students no matter where they go.

The opportunities they get there—socially, academically, athletically—are the best. We have to continue to improve upon them.

“I would take Senate Bill 1 and fold it back into what Governor Corbett has proposed cutting major funding to public school districts. Yet, with Senate Bill1, it creates the opportunity to increase funding to parochial, and private schools.

That would be my disparity.”

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case that was technically closed,” Duffy said. “A lot of times, you don’t want to reopen that because then it becomes a potential homicide.

“We are not afraid to do that because we have to look for justice.”

The case has taken several turns since 2007, including a theory that Grendel’s death fit a model of killings from a socalled group known as the Smi-

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er the shortage, they may have to consider raising taxes.

The uncertainty of what to do to recover lost funding is also evident in the Dunmore School District, which stands to lose $620,000 because of Corbett’s cuts.

“For a small school district, that’s an awful lot of money to lose,” said Superintendent Richard McDonald. “Programs were put in with that money, especially with the Accountability Block Grant. I think he went too far, but that is what he did. It is proposed so we will see where it goes. They are very deep cuts.”

Michael Mahon, superintendent of the Abington Heights School District, said that Corbett’s plans are going to require drastic action on the part of public schools.

“When the governor put out

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confronting the hospital, and that community opposition to the sale is better directed at making sure CHS lives up to its end of the bargain.

“We’ve got a bunch of good people; we’re all working for a nonprofit, and you know what, we have for-profit behavior, because while we’re scrambling around for resources we can’t serve the community in ways that are necessary for not-forprofit,” she said.

Sunday, March 13, 2011 ley Face Killers. The theory ended up being a hoax, according to Duffy, but his willingness to look deeper into the case struck DePaulo.

“Most of the outward signs point to a terrible accident, but the fact that he’s willing to look at everything is pretty remarkable,” DePaulo said.

“If there was foul play involved or if there are unanswered questions, I believe that as a police department we’re compelled to take some type of action to show the victims in the case that we’re trying everything we can to try to solve this case if there was anything more to it,” Duffy said.

“In this case, there wasn’t.”

DePaulo said her story will likely discuss three families — one in Minnesota, one in upstate New York, and the Grendels.

“The Grendels are the ones I kept going back to because it was the classic case where it could go either way,” she said. “It could be a horrible, accidental tragedy, or was somebody else complicit?

“All of these witnesses will say he was falling down drunk. Why didn’t anybody help him?”

In her search for answers, DePaulo said she’s also raised her own questions about Grendel’s death.

“Was someone with him? How do you define accident? If a 20year-old is over served for 10 hours starting early in the morning, is that an accident?” she said.

DePaulo said Tuesday she is still conducting research for the article that may publish in GQ this summer.

“We might never know what happened to Matthew in those last minutes or the last half hour of his life,” DePaulo said.

“I don’t think I’m going to have an answer, but I do think that these cases need to be looked at a little bit harder because kids just don’t end up in rivers.”

his budget, he put out a detailed analysis of what every district in the state would be getting and it is averaging about a 10 percent cut from the previous year,” Mahon said. “That is a huge problem for school districts as the cost of energy continues to rise, as the cost of health insurance continues to rise. All those things on top of a 10 percent reduction in funding requires drastic action on the part of schools and school boards.”

Mahon explained that although Abington Heights will be among the least affected by Corbett’s plans, the fiscal losses will still be felt.

“At Abington Heights, we are looking at approximately a $900,000 reduction in our funding from last year. That is a very significant cut,” Mahon said.

“Abington Heights will be among the least affected because we get a smaller percent of our budget from the state than many other districts in the region. Even with that, we are looking at not rehir-

ing as many as12 teachers, we are looking at program cuts. We’re not enthusiastic about what we’re reading in the governor’s budget.”

Corbett’s plans also include cutting certification requirements for teachers. Currently, teachers in Pennsylvania need state certification to teach their subject matters.

“He is saying you don’t need to have certification to teach in Pennsylvania anymore,” Rosemary Boland said. “Where are we goingbacktohere?Whatcentury are we going back to? We need strong educators who are certified to teach in their subject matters.

“You don’t start your budget proposals by cutting education.

Education is what makes democracy work. No education, no democracy. Period.”

Boland also said that Corbett’s plans make furloughing teachers almost a necessity, to the detriment of the students.

“Normally you furlough when

thereisadecreaseinpopulation,” Boland continued. “He is saying economic reasons, and any district will have economic reasons now because he just cut funding.

This means also that class sizes will go up… There will be less one-to-one interaction. It is a big snowball and it is out of control because someone who is not an educator devised this.”

Boland feels that, although public school districts across the commonwealth will suffer because of Corbett’s proposals, the students will be the ones who suffer the most.

“The whole picture to me is dismal,” Boland continued. “Unless he sees it or unless some of the Republican legislators see it and have a second thought. It will take an awful lot of bravery on (Republican legislators’) part to go against their governor. That’s the only thing we can hope for, that the Republicans in the Pennsylvania House and Senate tell him no, that he can’t do this to Pennsylvania.”

Cook said Mercy chose 14 companies and nonprofit entities as possible buyers, four of which submitted proposals. Three, all for-profit companies, made it to the sales phase. The sale price has not been disclosed publicly.

Physicians and administrators at Mercy and other area hospitals also spoke in favor of the sale, while nurses, unionized hospital employees and union representatives spoke out of what they said is a pattern among CHS-run hospitals of bad-faith bargaining and cutting essential but non-profitable community services, and prioritizing profit over patient care.

Representatives of the Service Employees International Union, which represents more than1000 workers at Mercy Hospital in Scranton, spoke out against the sale, stating that no regulatory body can enforce the promises CHS has made in the sale agreement. They said CHS has closed maternity wards and other services at its hospitals that lost money despite promises not to do so.

SEIU representative Michele McGinn added that CHS has a history of burdening its charitable foundations with “crushing liabilities.”

Unionized nurses from Wilkes-

Barre General Hospital spoke about the changes that have taken place at the hospital in Plains Township since CHS took over its operations in 2009.

Alex Rendina, a former nurse at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, said he was unjustly terminated in June 2009 shortly after CHS tookoverandhewasnamedpresident of the hospital’s nurses union. Rendina filed a grievance with his union and an arbitrator found in his favor, but CHS has appealed the decision twice.

Rendina called his experience “an attempt to use the judicial process as a means to intimidate.”

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ing,” he said.

Kirk said bullying on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion has been growing at a rapid pace in the age of texting and online social networks.

“Our children need to feel protected and safe so they can learn and I hope the Casey/Kirk bill will encourage schools and districts to develop effective prevention and response protocols,” Kirk said.

Casey said there are numerous accounts of bullying that have had severe effects on young people.

“Some kids have taken their own lives,” he said. “Too many kids face ongoing and sometimes relentless bullying in school.”

Casey cited statistics that claim one in three students ages 12 to 18 are affected by bullying and harassment. He said more than 60,000 students do not attend school every day because of their fear of bullying. He said schools will be required to adopt a code of conduct to specifically address bullying.

“Some students with disabilities as well are victims,” Casey said. Kirk said kids face an increasingly hostile environment online.

“Nearly every blog has a story to tell,” Kirk said. “Cyber bullying is very much a part of 21st century life in America.”

Dr. Stacy Skalsi, director of public policy at the National Association of School Psychologists, said action must be taken now to address the growing bullying problem.

“We’re also concerned about bystanders – kids who are watching this unfold and do nothing,” she said. “This proposed legislation is a great first step in bringing attention to this issue.”

The Safe Schools Improvement Act would require schools and districts receiving designated federal funds to adopt codes of conduct specifically prohibiting bullying and harassment.

The act would ensure that schools and districts implement effective prevention programs.

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Mmm. Mmm. Anticipation for his potato pizza builds all year, Bill Ferri said, because he only sells it during Lent

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After she’d waited a whole year for Ferri’s potato pizza, could that bewhatKarenToywantedfordinner on Wednesday?

“You know it!” the 52-year-old Moscow woman said as she picked up her take-out order and a bottle of soda.

“I’m a pilot, and I travel all around the country and, definitely, I think Ferri’s has the best pizza,” said fellow customer Mike Rencavage, 47, of Dallas, who brought his17-year-old son, Chris, to share a few slices.

Potatopizzaisaseasonalspecialty,servedthroughoutthe40daysof Lent at Ferri’s Pizza on Church Street in the borough of Moscow.

Serving the pizza only during these weeks leading up to Easter, instead of year-round, builds anticipation and adds to its popularity, said

BillFerri,57,whoiscontinuingapizza-making tradition started by his grandfather, Gaetano, in 1936.

Don’t let the Italian names fool you. Ferri’s heritage is half Irish, and he’s happy to relate a story that shows the Celtic origins of his specialty pies.

Before he moved his pizza-making operation to Moscow about 15 years ago, Ferri said, he rented a shopinArchbaldandgottoknowan older woman from the neighborhood, Grandma Hose.

“She was as Irish as you can get. She had a shillelagh. One day she asked me, ‘If I bring you the “ba-day-das,” will you make me “ba-day-da” pizza?’ ” Grandma Hose, who has since died,broughtalargecontainerof mashed “ba-day-das,” which was the way she pronounced “potaSee PIZZA, Page 17

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Artist Lynette Thick and poet Alicia Pica collaborated for their recent First Friday Scranton exhibit titled “Recycled Communication.” The interactive show featured mixed media art pieces and live poetry, followed by an open mic and refreshments.

Thick and Pica told Go Lackawanna that the exhibit itself focuses on the changes in technology that have affected the tools and the manner in which we communicate.

Social media and the digital age have had both positive and negative effects on the relationships we buld and how we speak to each other, the artists said.

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Eileen Walsh and Anna Aebli.

From left, seated, poet Alicia Pica, Marlene Pica, Tony Pica, and Ann Boyko. Standing, George and Joann Romano Hallesky.

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The Greater Carbondale Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Northeast Chamber of Commerce co-sponsored a “Business Card and Idea Exchange” at the Courtyard by Marriott, 16 Glenmaura National Blvd., Moosic, on Wednesday, March 9.

The event included a raffle, light refreshments and more.

For details on the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, call (570) 2821690. More information about the Greater Northeast Chamber can be found by calling (570) 4571130.

From left, Fred Rinaldi, Eileen Farber-Bonk and John Gleason, pose for a picture.

Joe Jablonowski, left, and Malina Bazink, and Jerry Bannon attending Wednesday’s event.

From left, Joe Peters, Erin McFadden and Steve Ursich smile for the camera.

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The entranceway of the Electric City Tattoo Gallery, 618 Spruce St., Scranton, echoes with the sound of buzzing tattoo needles and indie music heard over laughter and light conversation. The walls are adorned with artwork of various shapes, sizes, and styles, remnants of another successful First Friday event.

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More info: www.electriccitytattooconvenwhich later moved to Scrantion.com. ton. Frenchko, after tattooing for several years, was training his brother, Nick Frenchko, in his trade, and Elijah Birtel, formerly of Exotic Body Arts in Scranton, became friends with them over the years.

It was only a matter of time before the idea of founding their own shop came to mind, but not before they had gained the necessary experience to do

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film version in. The casting, after just a few minutes into Act 1, also felt spot on.

Chris Noth easily slinked into the role of shady businessman Phil Romano, acting callously casual when discussing his colorful sex life. He seemed quite natural and relaxed in his delivery and his dramatic monologues.

Jason Patric, son of Miller himself, was able to get plenty of laughs as wandering alcoholic Tom Daley, delivering brutal honesty as entertainingly as he did one-liners. Taking on the role that his father often played himself, there were certainly hints of his dad in his performance, but he often seemed to be channeling more of Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow than his Oscar-nominated father.

He brought the performance back when it required it, however, so kudos to him for tack- See HOWELLS, Page 23 ling such a high-pressure role.

Kiefer Sutherland, as Tom’s responsible but overburdened brother James Daley, blew me away, and not in his usual “blowing up bad guys” sort of way. Here’s an actor who has spent years building himself up as your typical action hero, yet he was the most believable everyman as a mousy little junior high school principal. The way Sutherland carried himself added 10 years to his face, and that’s exactly how I would picture the eager-to-please, bespectacled weakling, who is no technically no older than his friends but is often left shouldering the weight of all of their problems.

It was also a privilege seeing Brian Cox completely own the stage as the Coach. Miller himself often said that without a good coach, the rest of the pro-

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toes.” Ferri added cheese and onions, spread it on a pizza crust, and that was the beginning.

Over the years he perfected the recipe and watched its popularity take off.

Last year he used 2,076 pounds of his potato mixture. This year, he may top even that, he said.

Ferri’s daughter, Sabrina, 29, who works with her dad and mom, Janice, in the tidy shop, proudly showed off a board where customers have written their hometowns. Here you’ll find the listings of Jessup and Honey Pot and Forty Fort you might expect alongside places like Charleston, S.C., and Fernandina Beach, Fla. “One of our customers, a man named Bill Wilson, sent some to his brother who lives in Kodiak, Alaska,” she said, pointing to a photograph of a box of pizza – it has Grandpa Gaetano’s image on the front – resting on a rocky beach in the northernmost state.

“Wedon’tshipit,”shesaid,“but our customers can buy it and ship it.”

If you visit Ferri’s, you’ll be sure to notice Bill Ferri’s fascination with the area’s mining heritage. “I think I have a bigger collection (of

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duction would fall apart, and there was certainly no danger of that happening here. With a booming voice and physical presence to match, Cox had the charisma to carry his wounded team. Starting out his career in theater and praised for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, his stage experience made this performance effortless. He was a joy to watch, and like many of the villainous characters he often portrays, I loved to hate him as his selfish, closedminded speeches bellowed throughout the theater.

If I was forced to pick a weakest link, which is hard to do with such a cast, I’d say it was Jim Gaffigan as the bumbling Mayor George Sikowski. While I thought he did a fine job portraying an inept politician who has become the butt of everyone’s jokes, he seemed the least natural of all the actors during the first act, as if he was just making sure he delivered all his lines on time and in order. As the play progressed, he seemed much more relaxed in the role. Eventually, I stopped seeing him as the funny man and started feeling

mining equipment) than some museums,” he said. “Pizza is my livelihood, but this is my love.”

When you enter the restaurant from the parking lot, you’re greeted by mine timbers, shovels and a mannequin dressed like a miner.

There’s also a sign warning you not to touch the miner because you’re on camera.

Back in the kitchen, Bill and Janice Ferri have access to the camera monitors.

“It’s like our window,” Janice Ferri said. “You’ll notice we don’t have any other window.”

“Icallitourperiscope,”herhusband said with a laugh.

On Wednesday afternoon, the phone kept ringing with orders for more potato pizza, which sells for $16.50 per tray.

Designed to be a Lenten favorite, the pizza has a thin, crispy crustandagenerouslayeroffluffy mashed potatoes, cheese and herbs on top. “It reminds me of a pierogi,” Mike Rencavage said.

It’s very filling on a day a pizzalover might be abstaining from meat for religious reasons.

Not that every person who visited the shop Wednesday was doing that.

“I’m not a Catholic,” Kandi Iannelli, 49, of Moscow said. “But I don’t care for meat anyway.”

In any case, she said, as she left with her take-out order, “It’s no sacrifice to eat this.”

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So maybe that’s not really the plot of actor and playwright Jason Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, “That Championship Season,” which began its revival on Broadway last Sunday.

But its all-star cast of Brian Cox, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Noth, Jason Patric, and Jim Gaffigan are all well established in pop culture for their aforementioned roles.

The combined hype of seeing the late Miller’s beloved play return to the Great White Way and watching a group of wellknown actors step into the shoes of some small town men reliving their glory days as high school basketball champions has made the show a buzzworthy production, but does whole equal the sum of its parts?

I won’t keep you in suspense – I felt it was well worth the two-and-a-half hour trip to the Big Apple from Miller’s (and my own) hometown of Scranton, ironically to see a play that’s set in that very city.

If you don’t know the story, members of the starting line-up of a high school basketball team that won a Pennsylvania state championship game visit their coach at his home on the 20th anniversary of their shining moment, as they do each year. This time, the celebratory evening is overshadowed by the coach’s terminal illness and some long-held secrets of the tragically flawed men.

The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, located on West 45th Street, provided the small, intimate setting needed for such a production. The setting, a spacious living room with a wide bay window overlooking the porch, immediately reminded me of the local home Miller chose to shoot his 1982

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Billie Holiday’s life, music on display Sunday If you’re looking for a way to jazz up your Sunday afternoon, a free concert at the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, 300 School St., Clarks Summit, may be the answer.

“Billie’s Diary,” a 90-minute musical drama featuring the music of jazz legend Billie Holiday will take place in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 13. Vocalist Jacque Tara Washington, who also wrote the musical drama, will take the audience on a journey through Holiday’s music, offering glimpses into the personal pages of Holiday’s diary and revealing how she found comfort in the songs she sang, the musicians she worked with and the audiences for whom she performed.

Washington will be accompanied by members of the Presbybop Quartet, led by the Rev. Bill Carter, an accomplished jazz pianist and pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit.

Formed in 1993, the Presbybop

Quartethasperformedinchurches throughout the country and recorded seven compact discs.

“Jacque Tara Washington is a tremendous vocalist and has done this performance all over the northeast,andshewantedtobring it here for the first time,” Rev. Carter said. “Also, it is a concert in a church and it is the first Sunday in Lent.Ithoughtthiswasagoodrepresentation of what it means to be human… what it means to make the Lenten journey. We deal with ourdemons,wecopewithourlimitations,andinthemidstofthatwe findsomehope.Allofthiswasvery much in the thick of Billie Holiday’s music.”

Washington has performed throughout America, as well as in Japan, China, London and the West Indies, but this is her first performance in northeastern Pennsylvania. She holds a BFA degree in visual and performing arts/musical theatre from Syracuse University and has written and performed several one-woman dramas.

SheistherecipientofaJazzVocalist of the Year award from the

Syracuse Area Music Awards Association. Her voice can also be heard on national and regional advertising jingles.

Carter feels that Washington is the right person to perform Holiday’s music and that his church is the right venue for that performance “She has the same kind of musical traits that I think exemplify Billie Holiday—honesty, passion, a deep sense of humanity in every note that she sings, and musically she is a lot of fun to work with,” he said. “The sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church is a great acoustic space.

The church regularly hosts all kinds of performing ensembles.

It will be our first dramatic piece.”

The performance of “Billie’s Diary” was supported in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts and a Lackawanna County Arts and Cultural grant.

For more information, contact the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit at (570) 586-6306 or visit www.fpccs.org.

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Local Mardi Gras tradition lives on The Doug Smith Dixieland All-Stars carried on a nearly 30-year-old Mardi Gras tradition started by saxophone player Tommy Hogans.

Smith, 64, on bass, was joined by pianist Ron Stabinsky, banjo player Ed Kosmahl, trombone player Gary Rixner, saxophone players Tom Hamilton and Nick Driscol and drummer R.J. Kennedy, as they presented the sounds of New Orleans inside Poor Richard’s Pub, 125 Beech Street.

For the better part of the last decade, Smith has performed at Poor Richard’s each Fat Tuesday, building a reliable audience that turns out annually.

“There are some guys who, once a year, I’ll see them there,” Smith said.

Dixieland is characterized by a central melody and the collaborative improvisation of associated musicians, according to Smith.

He also performs with the band in a variety of schools to highlight the importance of multiculturalism as Dixieland was built through the combination of sounds brought to New Orleans by an immigrant population, he added.

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When Paul Sorvino first met playwright and fellow actor Jason Miller, he immediately left a lasting impression as they locked eyes. Sorvino was instantly certain that his life, and his career, would be changed forever by the man and his work.

The actor recently recalled his time starring in the original, critically acclaimed 1972 debut of “That Championship Season,” filming subsequent film versions, and becoming best friends with Miller himself.

‘Haunted’ by Miller The then up-and-coming stage actor was asked to attend a meeting in the 1970s with Miller to discuss a role in his newest play. When he arrived, he was “immediately” impressed by what he saw.

“He had that haunted, extreme gravitas look in his eyes.

He had extraordinary presence,” Sorvino said in a recent phone interview.

Sorvino began to read the play to himself on his way home.

“I lived in Tenafly, N.J., at the time, and driving home, I was reading it at stoplights and traffic jams. By the time I got into Tenafly, I was in the third act. I walked into the kitchen, put up my hands, and said, ‘I can’t speak. I’m reading this great play.’ I finished reading it in about 10 minutes, looked up with tears in my eyes and said to my wife, ‘This is the greatest play since “Death of a Salesman.” If I do this in New York, I’ll become a star in one night,’” Sorvino said.

“And it kind of happened that

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it right.

“I think you’re going to open your own tattoo shop, you’ve got to pay your dues,” Wodock said.

“Youhavetobedoingitforawhile.

Youcan’tjustgooutandopenyour own shop just because no one else will hire you.”

Later joined by Dan Nelson and TylerPawelzik,thesixartistshave worked hard to gain a healthy local reputation that has led to busy schedules filled with loyal cus-

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Actor Paul Sorvino looks at the bust he created of the late Jason Miller at its unveiling in December 2008.

way.”

Championed on Broadway He accepted the role of businessman Phil Romano alongside Charles Durning, Michael McGuire, Walter McGinn and Richard Dysart. Opening May 2, 1972 at the Public Theater, it quickly gained popularity during 144 performances and transferred to Broadway’s Booth in September of 1972 for another 700 shows. Sorvino received a Tony Award nomination and a New York Drama Critics Award for Best Actor in 1973, instantly making him a star.

It came as no surprise when he heard of its revival with an allstar cast of Kiefer Sutherland, Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth and Jason Patric.

“It should be revived. It’s a great play. I got everything I ever wanted out of that play…I

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“We just try to treat our customers well. We try to talk to or become friends with our customers, rather than see than as just customers. Hopefully that’s how we’veestablishedourselvesinthis area, and by doing good tattoos,” Wodock said.

“Wehavealotofreoccurringclients,” Mike Frenchko added.

“Sometimes when you get a good

hope they penetrate it fully because it’s not an actor-proof piece,” Sorvino said.

“It’s like a jazz group. One guy can’t sell it. They’re going to have to find as a company, as a cast, that common thread,” he continued. “It’s the greatest play about loss I know... What happened to the boys of summer?

Youthful dreams gone wrong.”

The play would only be the beginning of their friendship and professional collaboration. Sorvino reprised his role in “That Championship Season” for Miller’s 1982 film adaptation, which was shot in Scranton. Miller had no control over the casting of Robert Mitchum as the Coach, however, which Sorvino felt hurt the production.

It prompted Sorvino to remake the film in 1999, working closely with the playwright to make sure it was closer to his original vision. In this version, Sorvino played the Coach alongside Vincent D’Onofrio, Terry Kinney, Tony Shalhoub, and Gary Sinise.

The men grew close both personally and creatively, staying in touch over the years through visits and phone calls.

“He was like a brother I would see every six months or so, and I thought him to be one of the most intelligent, talented people on the face of the Earth. I still think that.”

Miller’s lifelong struggle with alcoholism began to take its toll on the actor and writer in a battle that Sorvino was forced to watch helplessly.

“It’s like watching your brother’s house burn down. You let the police in, you let the firemen

tattoo, you tend to stick with that artist,unlessthatartistcanrecommend another that they trust.”

“I never really rushed through a tattoo just to get the money because I always thought, ‘This person could give me five more clients if I do an awesome tattoo now,’” he continued. “With tattooing, word of mouth is the absolute best possible way to advertise. All you have to do is do good work.”

Each of the shop’s artists, who produce10-15tattoosanduptosix piercings per day on average, contribute their own unique style to the business, they said, while maintaining a creative synergy.

in, but you just couldn’t reach him. It’s very hard to watch when that gigantic a talent, who was really the end of a small list of great playwrights, go through that,” he said.

Love letter in Scranton Sorvino credits his time spent in the area shooting the 1982 movie with an enduring affection for northeast Pennsylvania.

He purchased a home in the Pocono Mountains and shot his own independent film in Scranton, “The Trouble with Cali,” in 2005. The film will be “finishing shortly,” he said.

“It started a lifelong love affair with Scranton for me because I got to know so many people who are now my dearest friends,” he said.

As a professional sculptor, Sorvino was asked by the city to create a bronze bust of his longtime friend, unveiled in December of 2008. He said he wanted the statue to “be” Miller, not just resemble him.

“It was almost a mission for my dear, dear departed friend and for all those people who wanted this in Scranton. In a way, it’s my love letter to him, but it allows me to let Jason keep giving his love back to them,” Sorvino said.

It still brings him back to that “haunted” look first encountered decades ago.

“The face on the statue, if you look directly into his eyes, is almost exactly the impression of the face that I saw the first time I laid eyes on him.”

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es, as if racism has been relinquished since those “ancient� times and political buzzwords like “communism� aren’t still thrown around like daggers at opponents across the aisle.

There is a reason this play received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1972 and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony Award for Best Play in 1973 – the symbolism behind its setting, its characters, and their actions remain timeless.

Not everything needs a modernized reboot to reach an audience, and if you really don’t believe that, then you probably should move from New York to Hollywood.

The audience, I felt, seemed engrossed by the performances.

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The buzz seemed to be positive during intermission as well as after the show, and Cox, Sutherland, and Patric were generous enough to come out after the performance and sign autographs.

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sorry for his character’s awkward position.

I’ve read a lot of reviews over the last week that claim the play, which takes place in 1972, is too dated, but I think those critics may be spending too much time in the high-class circles of NYC and not enough in everyday America. Anyone from this area could tell you that things haven’t changed that much since Miller penned that script, and many of the characters’ attitudes are embedded in humanity itself, not the time period.

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More than 13,000 people representing close to 200 businesses, high schools, community organizations and more flooded the streets of downtown Scranton on Saturday, March 12, for the 50th annual Scranton St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Beginning at noon with the sounds of the United States Naval Academy Band, the parade featured 14 bagpipe groups, countless marching bands and appearances by local elected officals including Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty, U.S. Reps. Lou Barletta (PA-11) and Tom Marino (PA-10) and more.

The parade association made strides to recognize its rich past this year and included an appearance by surviving parade association founder Paul F. Crowley and the family members of the late men who formed the association in 1962.

The parade ended at about 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon as celebrations continued throughout the city.

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8. Jen Lazarski, Paxinos, Pa.; Kaitlyn Budzyn, Wilkes Barre; and L.C. Collini, Jacksonville Fl. 9. Brian Fallon poses with the Philly Phanatic.

10. The Victorian High Wheelers 11. The Rough Ridaz drum line, a portion of the Washington Showstoppers Community Band from Temple Hill, Md., performs.

12. Hudson Valley Regional Police Pipes and Drums 13. Honorary Grand Marshal Paul J. Scanlan and family.

14. Domenic Desando, Dunmore.

15. Ciara, Heather and Molly Kilkenny.

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Power cycle in Lackawanna League’s favor

This column is not an appeal for theories.

I’m not really big on “our kids work harder than their kids” or “our coaches are smarter than their coaches.”

When dealing with groups made up of 20 schools on one side and 24 on the other, such generalizations rarely are accurate.

The bottom line, however, is that the Lackawanna League reached a new level in its fouryear dominance of the Wyoming Valley Conference in the recently completed District 2 basketball tournaments.

There is cause for the league to celebrate what may be its best performance ever in the collective rivalry with the southern half of District 2. It is a clear sign that control rests with the northern schools today and, like many of these sports trends, will take some doing to reverse.

What winning seven out of

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TOM ROBINSON eight titles and outnumbering the WVC, 14-5, in state qualifiers is not, however, is an indication that the power has shifted permanently and will always rest with the Lackawanna League.

When I arrived on this scene, covering local high school sports for the first time in the mid-1980s, assumptions were made on which league or county was best in given sports.

The WVC faced a serious uphill battle in the development of its girls’ basketball programs, which had trouble keeping up the Lackawanna League, particularly a powerful group from the old Northern Division.

Conventional wisdom was that not only had the WVC dominated the Lackawanna in wrestling, but it always would.

Later, boys’ soccer went through a similar stage.

Such theories have been proven wrong as cycles ended –

THE BEST OF DISTRICT 2 BASKETBALL

A look back at the District 2 tournaments, with scores from games that decided district titles or state tournament berths, and columnist Tom Robinson’s choices for each all-tournament team.

CLASS AAAA BOYS 1st – Scranton 97, Wyoming Valley West 66 MVP: Malik Draper, Scranton.

All-tournament: Draper, Terry Turner, Karlon Quiller, Hasiin Dixon, Scranton; Eugene Lewis, James McCann, Wyoming Valley West.

CLASS AAA BOYS 1st – Holy Redeemer 42, West Scranton 29 3rd – Abington Heights 61, Tunkhannock 37 MVP: Peter Alexis, Holy Redeemer.

All-tournament: Alexis, Austin Carr, Holy Redeemer; Malcolm Sweeting, Tyler Hughes, West Scranton; Justin Klingman, J.C. Show, Abington Heights.

CLASS AA BOYS 1st – Riverside 49, Meyers 36

3rd – Holy Cross 63, Hanover Area 43 MVP: Jerry Kincel, Riverside.

All-tournament: Kincel, Tommy Armillay, Jaron Vishnesky, Riverside; Rasheed Moore, Meyers; Josh Kosin, Andrew Moran, Holy Cross.

CLASS A BOYS 1st – Old Forge 47, Susquehanna 24 MVP: Tony Goodall, Old Forge.

All-tournament: Goodall, Dom Avvisato, Mario Martinelli, Old Forge; Cole Mallery, Taylor Cundey, Susquehanna; Ryan Forte, MMI Prep.

DISTRICT 2-4 CLASS AAAA GIRLS 1st – Abington Heights 46, Williamsport 42 MVP: Maggie Fruehan, Abington Heights.

All-tournament: Fruehan, Joetta Hashem, Abington Heights; Aisha Evans, Rachel Fatherly, Williamsport; Keana Schoennagle, Hazleton Area; Tara Zdancewicz, Wyoming Valley West.

CLASS AAA GIRLS 1st – West Scranton 43, Holy Redeemer 39 (overtime) 3rd – Scranton Prep 40, Valley View 33 MVP: Amanda Greene, West Scranton.

All-tournament: Greene, Nora Joyce, Sabrina Coleman, West Scranton; Sydney Myers, Holy Redeemer; Lindsey Schroth, Tricia Byrne, Scranton Prep.

CLASS AA GIRLS 1st – Dunmore 41, Lake-Lehman 24 3rd – Mid Valley 48, Montrose 39 MVP: Ashley Murray, Dunmore.

All-tournament: Murray, Corinna Palko, Dunmore; Selena Adamshick, Lake-Lehman; Alli Walsh, Danielle Terranella, Mid Valley; Dallas Ely, Montrose.

CLASS A GIRLS 1st – Forest City 61, Old Forge 44 MVP: Katie Yale, Forest City.

All-tournament: Yale, Cassie Erdmann, Carly Erdmann, Forest City; Nicole Marianelli, Lauren Carey, Andi Alsalahat, Old Forge.

and sometimes started again.

So, I will choose to call it a cycle, rather than a permanent power shift. It is an impressive one, nonetheless.

This marks the third time in the last four years that the Lackawanna has claimed seven of the eight available district basketball championships.

In the previous three years, the WVC has made up for its shortage of gold medals someSee ROBINSON

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By TOM ROBINSON For Go Lackawanna

SCRANTON – West Scranton held Danville without a field goal in the second and third quarters Saturday afternoon while running away for a 50-27 victory in a firstround Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class AAA girls’ basketball tournament game.

The Lady Invaders stretched their lead from 8-7 to 39-13 while holding Danville without a field goal for a stretch of 17:28, carrying into the fourth quarter. They al-

lowed just one field goal in a stretch of more than 21 minutes.

Sabrina Coleman led the way with 15 points and eight rebounds. She had nine points to key a 21-2, thirdquarter advantage.

“We started taking the ball to the basket better in the second half,” Lady Invaders coach Leo Cuillo said.

The District 2 champion Lady Invaders won their 24th straight to improve to 25-1 overall.

Danville, the District 4 runner-up, finished 18-8.

Nora Joyce scored eight points, Shayna Miller grabbed six rebounds and Colleen Cadden dished out four assists to contribute to a balanced West Scranton effort.

The Lady Invaders struggled offensively in the first half. They had three turnovers, including three unforced, while taking just an 8-7 lead after one quarter.

Amanda Greene led the defensive effort that kept West Scranton ahead early with two blocked shots, two steals and two defensive rebounds

in the first six minutes.

The Lady Invaders outscored the Ironwomen, 7-2, in the second quarter by forcing Danville into more turnovers (eight) than shots (five).

Danville then went 0-for-8 while West Scranton was getting its offense running in the third quarter.

West Scranton scored nine straight to open the half and 12 more after Brooke Pierson hit two free throws with 4:23 left in the third quarter.

“They took us out of our game,” Danville coach Steve Moser said.

The Lady Invaders were even tougher defensively than he had anticipated.

“They play with four guards,” Moser said. “They switch very well. Someone’s always there waiting for you.”

West Scranton put the brakes on in the fourth quarter, running 23 players into the game after leading by as many as 29 points.

The Lady Invaders, who also won Division 1 of the Lackawanna League, play Wednesday against the winner of Saturday’s game between Prep Charter and Saint Basil.

The West Scranton Lady Invaders held the Danville Ironwomen without a field goal for a stretch of 17:28, including the entire second and third quarters and a portion of the fourth.

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Jeremy Ruby knows all about the excitement high school sports can create.

On the day that he was drafted into professional baseball by the California Angels in 1994, Ruby had a home run and two other hits at Lackawanna County Stadium to lead Valley View to the District 2 Class AAA baseball championship.

Ruby decided to return to high Jeremy Ruby left his position at general manager and executive school sports this week, leaving a vice president of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on Monday. position as executive vice president and general manager of the sons, Dante, 5, and Marco, 1, with posted in the newspaper and said Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees hiswifeMaria.“It’ssomethingI’ve he is looking forward to getting to to take over as the new Abington been thinking about for the past know the members of the district over time.

Heights Director of Athletics and few years.”

“I’m a big fan of (SuperintendRuby said there were limited Development. Ruby takes over the school’s former athletic direc- schools that would have made ent) Dr. (Michael) Mahon and tor position, along with the re- sense for such a move, but Abing- (High School) Principal Pam Mursponsibilities of a proposed Direc- ton Heights’ status, with the most ray and her assistants as well as the tor of Development, seeking new successful athletic program in coaches that are all ready in place.”

Ruby said he could see himself fundraising opportunities for the Lackawanna County in most retiring from the district. “I think years, made it one of them. district.

“I think very highly of Abington this is something I want to do for “It’s a great situation for me and the next 20, 30 years.” my family,” said Ruby, a 35-year- Heights,” Ruby said.

Ruby gave his notice to the YanHe first saw the job opening old from Eynon, who has two

nior after spending some earlier time with the basketball program.

Ruby spent one summer in professionalbaseball,thenenrolledat Penn State-Scranton. He transferred to Lackawanna Junior College to play one season because hisbriefprocareermadehimineligible in the NCAA but not in the NJCAA, then finished at East Stroudsburg where he earned a degree in hotel, restaurant and tourism management.

After joining what was then the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons as Director of Stadium Operations in1999, Ruby became generalmanagerin2005.Whentheteam switched affiliations and joined the Yankees organization in 2007, he became executive vice president.

Ruby’s grandfather Joe Paparella was a long-time Major League Baseball umpire. His father, Gary Ruby, is a pitching coach in the Houston Astros organization.

keesorganizationMondayandexpects to start his new position later this month.

“We are very much looking forwardtohavinghimhere,”Abington Heights School District Superintendent Michael Mahon, Ph.D., said in a phone interview Tuesday.

“We interviewed 50 people for the job,itwasverycompetitive,andMr. Ruby came through.”

Mahon said the district did not enter the interviewing process seeking to combine the positions of athletic and development director, butafterhearingaboutRuby’sexperience with promotions and fundraising, he felt confident in expanding upon the proposed role.

Although athletic director positions are known to require long hoursaswell,Rubysaidsomedifferent hours will be helpful with him.

“I have two young boys and I haven’t had much time at all with them in the summer,” he said.

Inadditiontohisstandoutbaseball career at Valley View, Ruby played wide receiver and kick returner on the football team as a se-

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Old Forge dominates PIAA first round game

League girls win three of four PIAA openers

By TOM ROBINSON For Go Lackawanna

SCRANTON – Old Forge controlled the pace and the boards Friday night.

As a result, the Blue Devils also controlled their fate in the first round of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class A boys’ basketball tournament.

Old Forge held Faith Christian Academy without a field goal for more than 11 minutes at the start and never trailed on the way to a 42-37 victory at Marywood University.

“I thought we did a great job defensively,” Old Forge coach Al Semenza said.

Tony Goodall provided the offense with 20 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers to open each half.

“When your game plan is to play slow and take your time, you’ve got to make the shot when you take it,” Semenza said.

Faith Christian, the District 1 runner-up, never even managed a tie after Goodall hit from the top of the key 1:13 into the game. When Goodall connected again from the right corner, it was 6-2 with 4:32 left in the first on the way to an 8-2 start.

Goodall’s two straight to open the third quarter, produced another 6-2 start and pumped a three-point halftime lead up to 21-14.

Dom Avvisato added 10 points and a game-high six rebounds for Old Forge, which grabbed seven of the game’s first eight rebounds and eventually held a 23-17 advantage on the boards.

“The rebounding was very important,” Semenza said.

“They’re a pretty athletic team and we did a great job not allowing (Dondre) Perry to get the ball inside.

“We never allowed him to get anything going.”

Perry, Faith Christian’s leading scorer, managed just five shots and four points.

“We took ourselves out of it and allowed them to set the pace,” Lions coach Paul Auck-

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land said. “When they get ahead, it’s almost impossible to get them out of that pace.

“We knew exactly how they were going to play and we knew exactly how we wanted to play against it. Then, in the first half, we’re walking the ball up the floor, we’re not running our offense and we’re not getting the ball inside.”

Despite his frustration, Auckland acknowledged the role Old Forge played in that process. Goodall said it is something the Blue Devils know how to make happen.

“When we have to play a team that’s very athletic and quick, we play zone to slow down the game,” Goodall said. “Every game, they played man-to-man and went up and down.

“After every made basket, we go with a soft press that they can’t beat. We keep them in front of us.”

That left it up to Faith Christian to turn to its own 3point shooting late.

After making just one to that point, the Lions nailed three in a span of 1:23, starting with 2:15 remaining.

Greg Boyd had two of the bombs and scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter.

All of his fourth-quarter scoring came in a 14-4 run that he capped to get the Lions within 38-37 in the final minute.

Old Forge missed three straight free throws at one point in the run, but Goodall wound up making six straight in the final 1:10, including the game’s final four points, to complete an 8-for-8 effort in the fourth quarter.

“We make sure the ball is in Tony’s hands at the end,” Semenza said.

As a result, the five-time District 2 champion Blue See BOYS, Page 33

By TOM ROBINSON For Go Lackawanna

SCRANTON – Lackawanna League girls’ basketball teams got off to a strong start when the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs opened, winning three of four games and putting up a fight against a strong suburban Philadelphia team in the other.

Old Forge won a Class A playin round game Tuesday before Division 2 rivals Dunmore and Mid Valley won Class AA games Friday night. Abington Heights lost Friday in Class AAAA. After three seasons in which only one District 2 second- or third-place team had won a state game, both Mid Valley and Old Forge came up with wins. Mid Valley was the district’s third-place team in AA while Old Forge was second in A. The first full round of Class AAA and Class A play was Saturday.

CLASS AAAA Upper Dublin’s defense forced turnovers early and shut Abington Heights down late for a 47-36 victory at Marywood University.

Maggie Fruehan scored 10 of the 12 Abington Heights points in the first quarter, but Upper Dublin switched from pressure on the perimeter to a box-andone that it used most of the rest of the way. The Cardinals held Fruehan to two shots from the floor and just one more point in the final three quarters.

“We didn’t know how good (Fruehan) was,” Upper Dublin coach Vince Catanzero said.

Fruehan kept Abington Heights in the game despite eight turnovers in the first 5:24.

The District 2 champion Lady Comets were down just 14-12 until Taylor Bryant nailed two 3-pointers in eight seconds.

Bryant hit from the left corner with two seconds left in the first quarter then from the top of the key six seconds into the second. She came through in another last-shot situation, hitting from the left wing at the third-quarter buzzer for a 37-32 lead after Abington Heights used six straight points to get the closest that it came in the

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Taylor Bryant defends Sarah Gronsky of Abington Heights on Friday night.

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second half.

“Those shots at the buzzer killed us,” Abington Heights coach Vince Bucciarelli said.

The Lady Comets ended a 6:51 scoreless stretch when Joetta Hashem powered inside and Lauren Hoyt scored off a Tiffany O’Donnell steal. That reduced the deficit to 40-36 but Upper Dublin scored the game’s last seven points.

O’Donnell finished with 11 points and a team-high four assists. Joetta Hashem had eight points and 12 rebounds.

CLASS AA Ashley Murray and Corinna Palko led Dunmore from behind in the fourth quarter of its 52-46 victory over Loyalsock Township.

The Lady Bucks, who trailed by five at halftime, went 11for-12 from the line in the fourth quarter.

Murray finished with 17 points and Palko had 15.

Alexa Gerchman and Courtney Murray had 10 each.

Sami Lane led Loyalsock with 18 points.

District 2 champion Dunmore (23-5) advances to play District 12 champion Philadelphia Carver Engineering & Sciences (17-7). Engineering & Sciences defeated Lancaster Mennonite, 59-43, Friday.

Non-championship teams from District 2 were 1-18 in the state girls’ tournament the previous three seasons. The only win came from Mid Valley with many of the same players two years ago.

The Spartanettes did it again by taking a huge halftime lead on the way to a 62-57 victory over District 4 champion Mount Carmel in Danville.

Mid Valley outscored Mount Carmel, 20-3, in the second quarter to take a 30-12 halftime lead.

Danielle Terranella, who missed most of last season, including the playoffs because of an injury, finished with 34 points and 11 rebounds.

“She did a lot of that in transition,” Mid Valley coach Bob Doughton said. “Then, we did a couple of things in the fourth quarter to isolate her more and she took it to the rim strong.”

Terranella had 16 points in the fourth quarter, but Doughton said it was never his intention to turn the offense over to the 1,000-point scorer.

“It was just one of those situations where Danielle played the game within the game and took over,” he said.

Terranella also was part of a strong rebounding effort, along with two other players who produced double-doubles.

Alli Walsh had 13 points and 12 rebounds while Alyssa Miraglia had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.

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Southern start for local baseball teams Keystone suffered a 9-1 loss to Methodist in Fayetteville, N.C. in its season opener Thursday on the way to play nine games in Florida on a trip that extends March 12-19.

Lackawanna is 0-3 with three one-run losses as it prepares to play 10 games in Myrtle Beach, S.C. today through Friday.

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Keystone is coming off a season in which it went 30-9, reached the NCAA Division III Tournament and led the nation in

both home runs per game and strikeouts per nine innings.

The Giants lost four players to the Major League Baseball Draft, but picked up two transfers who have been drafted and return Colonial States Athletic Conference Player of the Year Esteban Meletiche.

Meletiche, a second baseman,

hit .411 last season.

Jeremy Beeching, a 2006 Mariners draft pick as a left-handed pitcher out of Valley View, transferred from Tennessee Wesleyan College to spend his senior season with the Giants.

Blaine O’Brien, a 34th-round

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TOP STORY Nationally recognized Keystone College and Lackawanna College are getting ready for southern trips to try to jumpstart their baseball seasons.

Marywood University has already completed an impressive Florida trip with a 6-2 record.

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SWIMMING NOTEBOOK

STATE WRESTLING ROUNDUP

Spirited competition rules the pool

By TOM ROBINSON For Go Lackawanna

Eric Laytos, top, competes earlier this season. The Lackawanna Trail wrestler earned a seventh place PIAA Class AA wrestling medal on Saturday.

No repeat gold for Laytos

Staff reports

Teammate James Fruehan lost his first two bouts.

Laytos opened his tournament Thursday by improving to 43-1 with a pin of Beth Center’s Josh Alpha in 4:28.

When he dropped two out of three bouts Friday, Laytos fell to the seventh- and eighthplace match.

Northern Bedford’s Joel Sutter stunned Laytos with a pin 1:06 into their quarterfinal bout.

Laytos reached medal status when he bounced back to pin Tyler Rank of Wyomissing in 1:12.

Brandon Bradney of Fort LeBoeuf then decisioned Laytos, 9-3.

Craig was one of eight quarterfinalists in the 285-pound bracket at Class AAA, but two straight losses Friday kept him from holding a final position in the top eight.

The senior defeated Westmont-Hilltop’s John Duplin, 3-1, Thursday.

Craig then fell to unbeaten Cody Klempay of CanonMcMillan, 5-1, and lost, 4-3, in the overtime to Corry’s Alec Gluvna.

Fruehan lost twice Thursday at 152 pounds. He was pinned in 2:43 by Kennard-Dale’s Chance Marstetter, then lost a 5-1 decision to Pottsgrove’s Thomas Demetrio.

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Eric Laytos fell short of capturing another gold, but the Lackawanna Trail junior did leave the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Wrestling Championships with a medal for the second straight season.

Laytos finished seventh in Class AA at 215 pounds, the weight class he won a year ago.

In his final bout of the tournament Saturday, Laytos pinned Danville’s Dylan Dailey in 2:27.

Medals go to the top eight finishers in each weight class.

Morgan Craig of Abington Heights reached the quarterfinals before losing two straight.

STATE SEEDS The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships are scheduled for Bucknell University this week.

Class AA will be held Wednesday and Thursday, followed by Class AAA on Friday and Saturday.

All of the contenders from Lackawanna County are in Class AA where Telincho, Blake and Campo are back from the state championship 200 freestyle relay of a year ago. Nonnenberg now leads off the team, which is seeded fifth in the state this year.

Campo is seeded second in the 100 butterfly and third in the 50 freestyle after finishing sixth and fourth in those events a year ago.

“I do think the 50 is my best shot at winning at states, but I also like the 100 fly,” Campo said.

Nonnenberg is seeded fifth in the 200 individual medley and eighth in the 500 freestyle while the 200 medley relay team is seeded fifth.

Scranton Prep’s Ryan Holmes is the eighth seed in the Class AA boys’ 50 freestyle.

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WILKES-BARRE – There is a shortage of intense, suspenseful competition during the high school swimming regular season.

The Scranton Prep girls know they can expect otherwise when the postseason arrives.

The Classics, who went unbeaten while winning the Wyoming Valley Conference Northern Division, and Holy Redeemer, which did the same in the WVC Southern, have waged a friendly battle in the Class AA championship season.

“We go through the entire season looking forward to this meet with Redeemer,” Scranton Prep’s Rebekah Campo said during last week’s District 2 championships. “It’s such good competition and the sportsmanship is great.

“It makes the meet so much better when you’re not way ahead and each person knows they have to try to do their best.”

Scranton Prep produced more gold medals, but Holy Redeemer used its depth to again edge the Classics out of the team championship. A year ago, the Classics gained a measure of revenge on the state level when they finished eighth while the Lady Royals were placing 16th.

Abington Heights, the second-place team from the Northern Division, was also in contention for a team title in the District 2-4 Class AAA girls’ meet.

The Lady Comets led halfway through the meet, but wound up a close third behind Wyoming Valley West and Hazleton Area, the second- and third-place teams from the Southern Division.

Freshman Mia Nonnenberg, who set a meet record for Scran-

ton Prep in the 200 individual medley, and Campo each won two individual gold medals and contributed to two of the team’s three relay wins.

Maggie Germain, Emma Black, Lauren Mayurnick and Maria Telincho were all part of two winning relay teams along with Nonnenberg and Campo.

Holy Cross freshman Megan Carey won the 200 freestyle and added a third-place finish.

The Abington Heights 200 freestyle relay team of Vanessa Lempicky, Kim Barren, Elisia Cadman and Emma Gromelski won a gold medal in Class AAA.

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Carra’s stats a cut above the rest

The University of Delaware women’s basketball team is playing in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament this weekend. A big reason for their success has been the performance of sophomore Lauren Carra.

Carra (Dunmore) is a 5-foot-9 guard who is second on the team in scoring (11.8). She leads the team in assists (78) and is averaging 3.7 rebounds. She also has 32 steals.

Carra, who has started all 29 games this season, has led the team in scoring in seven games with a career-high of 29 Carra in a 71-66 victory over Hofstra. All-American candidate Elena Delle Donne has led in most of the other games for the Blue Hens who finished 17-12 overall and 10-8 in the CAA during the regular season.

“Lauren has really stepped up her scoring, especially when Delle Donne was out due to lyme disease,” coach Tina Martin said. “I believe that Lauren is now taking on the responsibility of scoring, which our team needs her to do. She has become more aggressive offensively.”

Carra has been playing despite a sprain of a knee ligament.

“Lauren is playing through some pain, but she’s a toughminded player and she has really picked up her offense since the beginning of the year,” Martin said. “I believe in the future Lauren has the potential to be an allconference type of player.”

NCAAs FOR BURNS College of New Jersey junior diver TJ Burns (Abington Heights) will be competing in the NCAA Division III Swim Championships March 23-26 in Knoxville, Tenn.

“TJ made it to the meet and will dive both 1 and 3 meters,” coach Brian Bishop said. “If he dives the way he has been all season long, he could final (top eight) on both boards.”

Burns earned his second straight Diver of the Year honor in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.

Burns was a seven time NJAC Diver of the Week selection and he captured the 1-meter title at the league meet with a school re-

ON CAMPUS

of 9:57.58.

Bucklaw also finished 11th in the 300 (3:58.73) and 19th in the mile (4:10.91). He also earned a spot on the Atlantic-10 Conference Commissioners Academic Honor Roll.

BILL ARSENAULT cord score of 533.5. He finished third in the 3-meter competition, including a school record score of 525.05 in the prelims.

GIBBONS HONORED AGAIN Junior Megan Gibbons (Abington Heights) earned AllNew England Small College Athletic Conference honors for the second straight season.

Gibbons earned this year’s honor by finishing second in the 50 freestyle, just .01 seconds behind the winner, and finishing third in the 100 freestyle. She broke her own record in both events – 23.85 for the 50 and 51.97 for the 100.

“Megan lowered and re-broke all of her records in the 50, 100 and 200 free events,” coach T.J. Davis said. “It was an incredible feat and a definite sign that her best swimming continues to be ahead of her. Hard work in the off-season always pays off and in this case, Megan definitely proved that.”

THRAN HELPS SEAHAWKS The UNC-Wilmington men’s swim team captured its 10th straight Colonial Athletic Association Championship and freshman Gabe Thran (Abington Heights) did his part in this year’s title meet.

Thran finished sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:40.84) and grabbed points by finishing 13th in the 100 freestyle (45.93) and 15th in the 500 free (4:37.32). He also helped the 800 free relay finish fourth and the 400 free relay finish fifth.

“Gabe had a very good championship meet,” coach Dave Allen said. “He swam all best times and did a good job on the relays.

He had a very solid freshman year and was a major help for us to win our 10th straight championship.”

WHITTINGTON WRAPS IT UP Senior Joya Whittington (Carbondale) ended her career with the Seton Hill women’s basketball team.

Whittington, a guard, averaged 7.5 points and led the team with 7.2 rebounds. She also had 65 assists and 43 steals. Whittington had the best game against Pitt-Johnstown when she had 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 74-65 victory in the final game of the regular season.

The Griffins finished 22-7 and were 16-6 in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They defeated Davis & Elkins 64-60 and West Virginia Wesleyan 58-41 before losing to Charleston 66-53 in the WVIAC Tournament.

GOOD ENDING FOR LAVELLE Sophomore Tim Lavelle came up with three straight solid efforts at the end of the season for the Scranton men’s basketball team.

Lavelle (Scranton Prep), a 5foot-10 guard, had 11 points in the Royals 74-71 victory over the

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Lauren Carra is second in scoring and first in assists for the University of Delaware women’s basketball team.

Merchant Marine Academy in the Landmark Conference semifinals; had 12 points in an 82-71 victory over Catholic in the championship game, and had 11 points in an 80-73 loss to Becker in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. And, all three efforts were off the bench.

Lavelle played in 25 games and started just one. He averaged 4.7 points and 2.0 rebounds with 42 assists and 29 steals.

And, he hit 17 of 57 3-point attempts.

“Tim was our sparkplug off the bench,” coach Carl Danzig said. “He’s a high energy guy whose presence on the floor was immediately felt either by his intense defense or by hitting a big shot when the team needed it most.”

Danzig feels that Lavelle will be an even bigger weapon next

season.

“I’m looking for Tim to expand his role next season,” the coach said. “He will certainly be a guy that we count on.”

TRIO FACES OFF Three former area standouts competed in the same event in the recent IC4A Indoor Track Championships in Boston.

Seniors Mark Bucklaw of Duquesne, Corey Wall of Delaware and Eddie Penetar of Temple all ran a leg for their respective teams in the distance medley relay at the meet.

Bucklaw (Lakeland), running leadoff, and his Dukes won the event in a time of 9:49.72. Wall (Abington Heights) and the Blue Hens finished second in 9:50.12. He ran the anchor leg as did Penetar (Bishop O’Hara), whose Owls had to settle for fifth place with a school record time

SEASON ENDS FOR BURKE Becky Burke and her Louisville women’s basketball team saw the season come to an end with a 63-53 loss to Notre Dame in the second round of the Big East Tournament. The Cardinals had beaten Villanova 69-47 in the first round.

Burke (Abington Heights) is a 5-foot-11 junior guard and she averaged 8.3 points per game and hit 56 of 144 3-point attempts (.389). She also had 41assists, 20 steals and averaged 2.4 rebounds a game.

Burke had nine points, five assists and four rebounds in the victory over Villanova and had eight points on four-for-eight shooting from the field in the loss to Notre Dame.

In her best game of the season, Burke had 21 points – hitting six of 12 from outside the arc – with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 78-52 victory over Kentucky. She had a team-high 14 points in an 84-47 victory over Ohio University and a team-high 13 points in a 78-40 victory over Cincinnati.

The Cardinals finished 20-12 on the season with a10-6 mark in the Big East. The team had just one senior seeing action.

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first state tournament victory in 41 years with a 67-58 triumph over Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 champion LampeterStrasburg.

The teams were tied, 14-14, after one quarter and the Pioneers had a brief lead early in the second quarter before back-to-back 3-pointers by Tyler Hughes and

Matt Langan put the Invaders ahead to stay.

Tim Langan added 14 points for West Scranton (21-6), which will face defending state champion Neumann-Goretti Tuesday. Nuemann-Goretti (23-4) ran away in the second half for a 62-34 victory over Annville-Cleona.

Holy Redeemer, the only District 2 champion from the Wyoming Valley Conference, defeated Danville, 60-55, with the help of Peter Alexis’ 2000th career point.

Alexis, a 6-foot-11 Penn State recruit, finished with 20 points.

J.C. Show gave Abington Heights a chance at making it 3for-3 for the district when his 3pointer at the buzzer forced overtime in Allentown.

Allentown Central Catholic eventually scored the final seven points of the extra session to escape with a 57-52 victory.

The Comets had a 35-31 lead going into the fourth quarter, but found themselves down three when the Vikings scored with 8.5 seconds left.

Show’s 3-pointer forced a 4545 tie and overtime.

Shane McNeely’s three-point play started the game-ending run for the Vikings.

Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkmann led Allentown Central Catholic with 22 points.

Show scored 18 and Justin Klingman added 17 for Abington Heights.

Lackawanna took seven of the other 12 state berths, with one going to District 4 member Williamsport in the combined District 2-4 Class AAAA girls’ event.

Old Forge extended its streak to five titles in Class A, Scranton repeated in Class AAAA and Riverside kept Holy Cross from making it four in a row in Class AA. Only Holy Redeemer, with 6foot-11 Penn State recruit Peter

Alexis leading the way, was able to break through for the WVC. Dunmore is a big part of the dominance on the girls’ side with six straight titles. Abington Heights repeated as champion despite moving from AAA to AAAA. Forest City ended Old Forge’s three-year Class A run in the fourth straight meeting between the league’s top small schools. West Scranton pro-

duced its first title, and the league’s best overall record, in Class AAA. As recently as 2007, the WVC had more champions. A year earlier, it was even for the last time in total state qualifiers.

It has been different at times in the past and will be at some point in the future, but for now, the Lackawanna League is clearly ruling District 2 basketball.

BOYS Continued from page 30

CLASS AAA District 2 put up a strong showing in the first round.

While Holy Redeemer and West Scranton, the two district finalists, were each winning, third-place Abington Heights took District 11 champion Allentown Central Catholic to overtime before falling short Friday night.

Matt Langan hit six 3-pointers as West Scranton posted its

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what by claiming a slight edge in the remaining state tournament berths.

There was no consolation prize available this year.

In addition to winning seven out of eight championships, the

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had its first two scheduled openers called off and was scheduled to try again Saturday.

Chris Stallone, an outfielder with a career-high .409 batting average in 94 starts, is a two-time Landmark Conference firstteam, all-star.

Jeff Manahan and Chris Velasquez, a pair of three-year starters who have shared time behind the plate, join Stallone as captains.

Baptist Bible College got roughed up, 16-0, 16-2, by Gallaudet in its opener.

SEASON FINALE Lackawanna College had its women’s basketball season come to an end March 5 with a 74-66 loss to Monroe College in the National Junior College Athletic Association District N-O Division II

semifinals.

RECORD-BREAKER Stephanie Kreiser stole bases in each of the first two games of her junior softball season to become Baptist Bible College’s new career leader in the category with 54.

Kreiser set a school single season record with 30 in her freshman season, then added 22 last year. She tied the career record in an 11-7 win in the opener of the Tuesday’s doubleheader against Penn State-Abington, then broke it in the first inning of a 7-2 win in the second game.

WEEKLY AWARDS Marywood’s Diana D’Achille became the first CSAC women’s lacrosse Player of the Week this

thought a lot of the things they did offensively played into our hands on defense,” Doughton said, “but I was surprised that we would outrebound them as much as we did.”

Mid Valley (23-4) advanced to Tuesday’s secondround game against District 11 runner-up Northern Lehigh, a 62-18 winner over Wyncote Bishop McDevitt to improve to 23-4.

CLASS A Old Forge had to go to its opponent’s gym under the rules of the play-in round.

The Lady Devils had no trouble, holding Harrisburg Christian without a field goal until past the midway point of the third quarter and to just two total in a 4717 rout.

Old Forge forced 30 turnovers while holding Harrisburg Christian to less than five percent shooting (2for-41).

The Lady Devils opened a 17-2 lead after one quarter, then scored the first 10 of the second half for a 32-7 lead before the Lady Knights hit their first field goal.

Lindsay Regan scored 12 points and Lauren Carey had 11 for Old Forge.

season after scoring eight goals in the first two games of her college career.

Sophomore goalie KathSmart leen Smart doubled as the University of Scranton Athlete of the Week and Landmark Defensive Player of the Week.

Marywood’s Nick Parks was named CSAC men’s lacrosse Player of the Week after producing eight goals and two assists in four games.

Pelle was named to the CSAC baseball Honor Roll for his performance on Marywood’s Florida trip.

— Compiled by Tom Robinson

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pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008, transferred to Keystone after going 14-2 in two seasons pitching at Middle Georgia Community College.

Among the other returnees is senior pitcher Jeff Frost, who was 5-2 with a 1.88 earned run average, which ranked 14th in the nation.

“This year’s team could be the best team I’ve had in the past 10 years,” Keystone coach Jamie Shevchik said in a story on the school’s Web site.

Keystone is picked to finish first in the seven-team CSAC. Marywood was selected sixth

before its successful road trip, featuring several local players.

Joe Diskin, a senior second baseman from Abington Heights, hit .393, went 5-for-5 stealing bases and scored a teamhigh 13 runs on the trip.

Nicholas Pasqualichio, a junior outfielder from Abington Heights, hit .364 and was one of three players to drive in eight runs. Thomas Czerw, a senior first baseman/designated hitter from West Scranton, also had eight RBIs. Pitchers Tim Freda and Ryan Pelle each went 2-0. They combined to strike out 25 without walking a batter in 31 innings.

Freda has allowed just one unearned run while Pelle has a save and a 1.06 ERA. The University of Scranton

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Tony Goodall shoots over a group of defenders from Faith Christian at Marywood on Friday night.

GIRLS NEWS

Devils (17-7) have advanced into Tuesday’s state quarterfinals against District 3 champion Reading Central Catholic (26-3). The Cardinals, a state finalist last year, defeated Sayre, 56-41.

Earlier in the week, Lackawanna League member Susquehanna, the district runner-up behind Old Forge, was eliminated with a 74-52 loss at Antietam in a play-in game.

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SUZUKI 00 QUAD MASTER 4x4, auto, 520

miles, winch, heated grips. $4,650.

570-239-2877

SUZUKI`07 KING QUAD

4x4, automatic, 620 miles. $4,200.

(570) 592-8514

CADILLAC `94 DEVILLE SEDAN 94,000 miles,

automatic, front wheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, air bags, all power, cruise control, leather interior, $3,300.

570-394-9004

CHRYSLER `94White CONCORDE with

leather interior.

Infiniti sound system.

151k miles.

REDUCED! $1,300 or best offer.

570-283-8202

SAAB `00 93 120,000 miles, auto-

matic, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, all power, AM/FM radio, CD player, leather interior, sun roof, rear defroster, rear windshield wiper, custom wheels, $3,900.

(570)814-6020 call after 3:00 p.m.

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AUDI `07 A4 2.0T Cabriolet

Quattro Convertible AWD. 49K miles. Still under factory warranty. Brand new tires, navigation, bluetooth, cold weather package & xenon lights. Professionally detailed. $18,170. Call (570)604-3996 email for photos guiffrida@yahoo.com

BMW `93 325 IC Convertible,

Metallic Green Exterior & Tan Interior, 5 Speed Transmission, Heated Seats. 2nd Owner, 66k Miles.

Excellent Condition, Garage Kept, Excellent Gas Mileage. Carfax available. Price reduced $7,995 or trade for SUV or other. Beautiful / Fun Car. 570-388-6669

CADILLAC 06 STS

AWD, 6 cylinder, Silver, 46,000 miles, sunroof, heated seats, Bose sound system, 6 CD changer, satellite radio, Onstar, parking assist, remote keyless entry, electronic keyless ignition, & more! $18,900 570-881-2775

CHEVY 08 COBALT Coupe, 4,500 miles.

2.2 liter, 32 MPG, 1 owner, $14,000 negotiable. White, auto, perfect condition. 570-785-4444

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CADILLAC `04 DEVILLE White with saddle

CHRYSLER `02 SEBRING 122,800 miles,

HYUNDAI `04 TIBURON GT

MAZDA `04 RX-8 Hunter Green,

leather. 94K miles.

Very well maintained. $6,400 or best offer. Call Ann or Joe. 570-335-3127

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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

CHEVROLET 2010 CAMARO V-6 Victory Red, black interior, all bells and whistles. $25,000 570-706-6489

CHEVY `06 EQUINOX

4x4, 62,000 miles, silver, comes with 3 year, 50k mile warranty. $11,900.

570-474-5566

CHEVY `10 IMPALA

LT. Silver ice metallic with ebony interior.

2,400 miles. Onstar, XM Satellite Radio, remote start, bluetooth, front seat split bench. $20,000 4 months old, original sticker price $27,440. Call 570-650-9026

CHRYSLER 05 SEBRING Touring Edition.

Sapphire blue, 35K miles, excellent condition, alloy wheel. Power windows, CD player. $9,100.

570-574-8774

CHRYSLER 06 300C HEMI

Light green, 18,000 miles, loaded, leather, wood trim, $24,000.

570-222-4960 leave message

CHRYSLER 93 LEBARON Green 2 door Con-

vertible. Inspected.

Tan color canvas top.

Runs very good. Asking $2700, must sell. Taking serious offers.

570-604-1118

CHRYSLER `02 PT CRUISER Inferno Red, flame

design. Chrome wheels. 47,000 miles, one owner.

Looks and runs great. New inspection. $6,875 Call (570) 472-1854

automatic, 4 door, anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, cruise control, AM/FM radio, CD player, leather interior, moon roof, rear defroster. $3,600.

(570) 474-0423

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DODGE 10 CALIBER SXT

Only 7k miles Alloy, CD Player Automatic $13440

Blue, 5 speed manual, CD, Air, factory alarm, power windows & locks. 38K. $7,500 negotiable.

Call 570-540-6236

HYUNDAI `08 ELANTRA

Low mileage, 30,000 miles, automatic, front wheel drive, 4 door, anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, cruise control, AM/FM radio, Mp3 player, sun roof, rear defroster. $9,300 (570) 696-3152 Call before 10:00 p.m.

Kayla s Kars 161 Main St. Avoca, Pa 18641 By the Pittston By-Pass

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

FORD `04 MUSTANG Mach I, 40th

ANNIVERSARY EDITION V8, Auto, 1,200 miles, all options, show room condition. Call for info.

Asking $24,995 Serious inquiries only. 570-636-3151

FORD `07 MUSTANG GT

Premium package, silver, black leather interior, 5 speed manual.

20,000 miles. $18,900 (570) 868-3832

FORD `92 MUSTANG

Convertible, 55,000 original miles 5.0 auto, some engine upgrades. Garaged showcar. $8200 (570) 283-8235

FORD `99 CONTOUR

84,000 miles.

4 door automatic, runs excellent, clean, air conditioned, great shape, $2,500 negotiable.

(570) 709-7751

HONDA 06 ACCORD EX

Auto., sunroof, alloy wheels, 44K miles, silver with black cloth, new Blizzaks, KBB over $16,000, Must sell! $12,900 Call after 5 pm.

570-477-2677

HONDA `05 CIVIC

110 miles, automatic, front wheel drive, 4 door, anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, AM/FM radio, CD player, new breaks, rotors, power steering pump, $8,500.

(570) 704-8685

‘05 Ford 500 Limited - AWD SHARP! 69k $11,500 04 Chrysler Sebring 37k $6,995 04 PT Cruiser 63k $5995 03 Toyota Camry SE 42K $10,900 RF.-6 CYLINDER 02 Toyota Sienna LE 94K $7495

80,000 miles.

New brakes & rotors. New alignment. Two new rear tires.

No accidents. $8,500 or best offer. For more information, call (570) 332-4213

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26 FORD MODEL T Panel Delivery

100 point Concours quality restoration. Red with black fenders. Never Driven.

0 miles on restoration.

RARE! $40,000 $38,000

1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300SL 38,000 miles

6 cylinder, 2 door convertible with hardtop. Black with Black leather interior. 2nd owner. Loaded.

Must Sell! $18,500 $15,500 $14,500

1993 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE 4 door

00 Chevy Cavalier LS Auto Super 67k $4995

Blue-Sapphire Beauty!

Beautiful condition. Garage kept 26,000 miles. All available options fully loaded. 4 door. Grey leather interior $7,900

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From an Exotic, Private Collection

00 Ford Ranger Ext. Cab Wideside 87k Auto

570-451-1150

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LINCOLN `00 LS

1 owner. Low miles.

V6, All leather. Asking $5,800. Call (570) 819-3140 (570) 709-5677

LINCOLN `02 TOWN CAR

Soft top convertible, sunroof. Black with Black leather interior. Alloy wheels. $4,500, Call (570) 594-1496

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MAZDA `04 3

Hatchback, 92,000 miles. Excellent condition. auto, sunroof, premium sound and alloy wheels. $8,300 (570) 864-2337

MERCEDES-BENZ 91 420 SEL 127,000 miles, auto-

matic, 4 door, all power, CD player, sun roof, $3,200 (570) 592-4994

MERCEDES-BENZ `01 C-240 121,000 miles.

Loaded, leather seats, 4 door. $5,200 Call 570-283-1800 M-F, 9am - 5pm All other times (570) 388-6422

MERCEDES-BENZ `05 240C 4Matic, V6 - Gray,

77K highway miles, Excellent condition, dealer serviced. Sun roof, heated seats. $15,500. Call 570-288-3916

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MERCEDES-BENZ `05 Manual NISSAN 00transmisMAXIMA sion, 5 speed, fully 320C loaded, clean, good 4-matic, 1 owner, loaded, garage kept, excellent condition. 52,000 miles $25,500 570-735-2775

MERCEDES-BENZ `05 CLK320 CABRIOLET Convertible, Silver

with grey leather interior, fully loaded.

Low miles. Excellent condition. Must See! Asking $27,000 (570) 477-3083

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condition, leather, 17” tires, 81k miles. 1 owner. $6500. 570561-2234 /646-6422066 ask for Mike.

NISSAN 04 350Z

Roadster Touring Edition.

Loaded.

Good condition.

18,000 miles, triple black, 6 speed manual transmission, 19” black & chrome wheels. $24,000 or best offer.

(570) 233-7044

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NISSAN 05 ALTIMA SL, 3.5 V-6, leather, Bose radio, 6 CD player. $8,500 570-472-3175

MERCEDES-BENZ `73 `06 SENTRA 450SL with NISSAN 1.8 S, Special Convertible Edition, Power

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. $31,000. Call 825-6272

MERCEDES-BENZ `95 SL 500 Convertible, with removable hard top, dark Blue, camel interior, Summer Driving Only, Garage Kept.

Very Good Condition, No Accidents. Classy Car. Price Reduced! $13,995 or trade for SUV or other.

570-388-6669

MINI COOPER 05

Red, 79000 miles, automatic, 2 door, all power, sun roof, Excellent condition, runs great. $10,000 (570) 817-1467 or 570-299-9092

MITSUBISHI `02 ECLIPSE Spyder Convertible.

Red, Am/FM CD, all power. $6,800 (570) 881-0395

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steering, brakes, windows & locks.

6 CD changer.

Excellent condition, 43K. $12,500.

570-881-6897

NISSAN `08 ALTIMA

Low mileage, 18000 miles, automatic, front wheel drive, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, all power, cruise control, GPS/navigation system, AM/FM radio, CD changer, Mp3 player, keyless entry, leather interior, sun/moon roof, rear defroster, new floor mats, Winter Frost pearl paint, heated seats, side mirror defroster, backup camera, auto rear view mirror dimmer, Bluetooth, phone, nav., & radio controls on steering wheel, 4.5 years remaining on 7 year 100,000 miles Nissan bumper to bumper Premium Warranty included, EXCELLENT CONDITION Altima HYBRID 35city/33 highway mpg. $18,900.

570-371-9001 Call after 5:00 p.m.

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PONTIAC 69 FIREBIRD 400 CONVERTIBLE Blue/white top & white interior.

Recent documented frame-off restoration. Over $31,000 invested. will sell $24,600.

570-335-3127

PORSCHE `02 BOXSTER S

Great convertible, black top, 6 speed manual transmission, carbon fiber dash, leather interior, front & rear trunk, fast & agile. $18,000 or best offer. Call 570-262-2478

SALEEN `02 SE 281 Convertible, silver on black, garage kept, Production #351. 14,500 miles. Asking $23,500, Serious inquiries only!

570-477-3600

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SCION 08 TC

SUBARU 05 IMPREZA WRX 2.0 Turbo, Blue

TOYOTA `93 MR2 T-top, 5 speed.

Low mileage, 42,000 miles, 4 speed, front wheel drive, 2 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, cruise control, AM/FM radio, CD player, Mp3 player, keyless entry, sun/moon roof, rear defroster, tinted windows. $14,200.

(570) 443-7522 Call before 9:30 p.m.

SUBARU 02 FORESTER

exterior. Black cloth interior. 48,000 miles, 18” Black O.Z Rally Wheels. 3” RSR Turbo Back Exhaust. ACT 2 Clutch, cold air intake, RA Gearsets. $13,999 (570) 852-9231

TOYOTA `06 AVALON New tires, new

144,000 miles, 4 cylinder, all wheel drive, automatic, good condition. $6,500. call Dave (570) 479-0106

brakes, Inspected March 4, AC, AVPS, Fully loaded, 18,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty.

90,000 miles. $12,900.

(570) 881-3712

SUZUKI 04 AERIO

Volkswagen 03 GTI moonroof, 5 speed,

AWD

White sedan, 6-CD changer, 62K miles, $6200 or best offer.

570-592-2556

loaded,$9750 excellent condition, 570-578-2149

AM/FM/CD, AC, power antenna.

New tires. No rust.

Great condition.

$6,000

(570) 708-0269 after 6:00PM

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TOYOTA `94 CAMRY LE. 4 cylinder.

White, 4 door, automatic. 1 owner. 76,000 original miles.

Excellent condition. Rare automobile. $4,700.

Village Auto Sales of Tompkinsville 570-499-8853

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CADILLAC `80 COUPE DEVILLE Excellent condition,

FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

PONTIAC 84 TRANS AM

$3,000 located in Hazleton.

570-454-1945 or 561-573-4114

CHEVY `66 BEL AIR

2 door post car, in good condition for age.

Serious inquiries only, call for details. $8,500 or best offer. Call Steve at 570-407-0531

CORVETTES WANTED 1953-1972 Any Condition!

Courteous, Fast Professional Buyer.

Licensed & Bonded corvettebuyer.com 1-800-850-3656

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BUICK `55 SPECIAL

Red & white, 2 door Nice car. Must see to appreciate. $10,000 or best offer. 570-332-1350

STUDEBAKER 31

Rumble seat, coupe Good condition.

Call for details (570) 881-7545

STATION WAGON V8, automatic, 8 passenger, 3rd seat, good condition, 2nd owner. $9,500.

570-579-3517

FORD `66 Mustang Coupe.

Pearl white, pony interior. Pristine condition. 26K miles. $17,000 or best offer.

(570) 817-6768

LINCOLN `88 TOWN CAR 61,000 original

miles, garage kept, triple black, leather interior, carriage roof, factory wire wheels, loaded, excellent condition. $5,500. Call Mike 570-237-7660

1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $8,900.

Call 570-237-5119

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OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT DRASTICALLY

REDUCED!!

This model only produced in 1967 & 1968. All original 45,000 miles, Color Burgundy, cloth & vinyl interior, 350 rocket engine, 2nd owner. Fender skirts, always garaged. Trophy winner at shows.

Serious inquiries only, $7,500.

570-690-0727

15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. 1 of 600 made, all available options, 63K miles, V8, auto.

T-roof, $7,995.

Call 570-817-2577

TANK 07 VISION

2007 Tank Motor Sports Vision Motorcycle.

250 cc, Brand new. 0 miles. $2,400. For more information call Tom at 570-825-2114

421

Boats & Marinas

SALT CREEK SKIF

14’ fiberglass fishing boat, tri-hull (very stable), 25 HP Tahatsu outboard, Full Galvanized Trailer. Perfect Condition. Built in fuel tank. All new in ‘01. $2,500 570-256-7311

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Boats & Marinas

CUSTOM CREST 15

Fiberglass boat with trailer. Outboard propulsion. Includes: 2 motors Erinmade, “Lark II series”

PRICE REDUCED! $2,400 NEGOTIABLE

570-417-3940

SEA NYMPH 94

19’, 4.0 Outboard motor, good condition. $6,000 or best offer. Call 570-722-4077

427

Commercial Trucks & Equipment

CHEVROLET 89

C70. 24’ box. Lift gate, many new parts. $1,900.

(570)675-7546

FORD 99 E350 BUCKET VAN Triton V8. 2 speed

boom; 92,000miles; $9999 or best price.

Great condition. Call 570-675-3384 or 570574-7002

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Mopeds

MOTOR SCOOTER Tank, 150cc, silver, 51 original miles.

Seats two.

Radio/cassette player, includes helmet and charger. $1300 Call NAPW 570-822-WASH

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Motorcycles

HARLEY DAVIDSON ` 06 SOFTTAIL NIGHTTRAIN Dark gray metallic,

new rr tire & brakes, many extras $11,500 (570) 592-4982

HARLEY DAVIDSON `01

Road King 19,000 miles, new tires, lots of extra chrome.

Like New. $12,900.

Call 570-639-1989 or 570-760-1023

HONDA 04 SHADOW SABRE 1100

black, 13,500 miles. Windshield, saddle bag. Excellent condition. $4,500. Call (570) 852-9455

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Motorcycles

HONDA

2004 CRF 100.

Excellent condition. $1500 or best offer.

570-498-7702

KAWASAKI 06

Vulcan Classic 1500 Black and chrome.

Fuel injected. 21” windshield. Passenger backrest.

Floor boards.

Remainder of warranty.

Expires Feb., 2012. Kept in heated garage!

Never damaged.

7,000 miles. Great condition! $6,800 570-574-9217

SUZUKI `07 C50T CRUISER EXCELLENT CONDITION Windshield, Bags,

Floorboards,V&H Pipes, White walls,Garage Kept.

6K Miles $5,500 (570) 430-0357

YAMAHA `04 V-STAR 1100 Custom. 5800

miles, light bar, cobra exhaust, windshield, many extras, must sell. $5,995. Call 570-301-3433

YAMAHA `97 VIRAGO

750cc. 8,000 miles, saddlebags, windshield, back rest, Black & Pearl, Excellent Condition.

Must See. Asking $2,499. Call after 4.

570-823-9376

YAMAHA` 08 R1 BEAUTIFUL BIKE Perfect condition.

3700 miles, new rear tire, undertail kit, cover. Price negotiable $7,900 570-852-9072

YAMAHA` 09 VSTAR 650 CLASSIC

Like New. Less than 1000 miles. White and chrome. Garage kept. $6,300 (570) 817-8127

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FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC

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, water purifier, awning, microwave oven, tinted safety glass windows, raised panel fridge & many accessories & options.

Excellent condition, $22,500.

570-868-6986

442 RVs & Campers

FORD 96 CLASS C

Gulf Stream Conquest Motor Home.

31’, 460 V8, all options. 37K miles.

Excellent condition. $17,000. Call 570-868-5385

SUNLINE `06 SOLARIS

Travel Trailer. 29’, mint condition, 1 slide out a/c-heat.

Stove, microwave, fridge, shower inside & out. Many more extras.

Reduced. $15,500.

Call 570-842-6735

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

CHEVROLET `06 SILVERADO 1500 4X4 pickup, extended cab, 6 1/2 ft. box, automatic.

Pewter. 48,000 miles. Excellent condition. $17,000 Negotiable (570) 954-7461

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22 ft. 3 rear bunks,

center bathroom, kitchen, sofa bed.

Air, Fully self contained. Sleeps 6.

New tires, fridge awning. $4500.

215-322-9845

Susquehanna RV

“A Camper’s Best Friend” Rt. 11 BloomsburgDanville Highway

570-389-9900

TRAVEL TRAILER 33 ft

Rear queen master bedroom, Walk thru bathroom.

Center kitchen + dinette bed. Front extra large living room + sofa bed.

Big View windows.

Air, awning, sleeps 6, very clean, will deliver. Located in Benton, Pa. $4,900.

215-694-7497

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

BUICK `05 RENDEZVOUSFully CX AWD,

loaded, 1 owner, 18,000 miles. 6 cylinder.

New inspection, tires & brakes. Like new, inside & out. $16,900. Call (570) 540-0975

CHEVR0LET`02 EXPRESS

CONVERSION VAN Loaded. Low miles. Excellent condition.

$18,900

570-674-3901

CHEVROLET 91 PANEL TRUCK White, wiith gutter

machine, $6,000, very good condition leave message 570-779-1909

CHEVROLET `05 TRAILBLAZER LT Black/Grey. 18,000

miles. Well equipped. Includes On-Star, tow package, roof rack, running boards, remote starter, extended warranty. $16,000 (570) 825-7251

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CHEVROLET `07 TRAILBLAZER LS Perfect condition, 17,000 miles.

Asking $20,000 570-332-3681

CHEVROLET `95

GMC 21 1/2 foot bus. 7,000 miles.

Diesel, AC, auto wheelchair lift. $4,100 (570)889-4288

CHEVY 06 TRAILBLAZER Light blue/ silver.

11,000 miles. Moon roof, cloth running board, owner extras such as remote start & tinted windows - $25,000 or best offer. Call 570-905-4230

CHEVY `05 EQUINOX LT (premium pack-

age), 3.4L, 47,000 miles.

All wheel drive, power moonroof, windows, locks & seats.

Leather interior, 6 cd changer, rear folding seats, keyless entry, onstar, roof rack, running boards, garage kept, $14,750.

(570) 362-1910

DODGE `94 Dakota with cap.

1 owner, garage kept, very good condition. Many extras including lift & back seat.

29 MPG gas.

(570) 868-0944

FORD `01 LARIAT 250 Super Duty

with slide-in camper new tires, 4 door, 8’ bed. Soft and hardtop for bed covers., Good condition.

Sold together or separately $10,900 (570) 639-5478

FORD `03 F150 LARIAT Contractor ready

with ladder rack & tool box, 4x4 diesel, under 97K. Great condition, $17,000 or best offer.

570-925-2845

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

STATION WAGON V8, automatic, 8 passenger, 3rd seat, good condition, 2nd owner. $9,500.

570-579-3517

FORD `90 TRUCK

17’ box. Excellent running condition.

Very Clean. $5,000.

Call 570-287-1246

FORD `97 EXPLORER

Sport - 4WD, 2 door, black, new tires and alternator, 117K miles, fully loaded, 6 CD changer, power windows, power locks, runs perfect. $2500. Call 570-814-8536

FORD `99 E250

Wheelchair Van 78,250 miles. Fully serviced, new battery, tires & rods.

Seats 6 or 3 wheelchairs. Braun Millennium lift with remote. Walk up door. Front & rear A/C. Power locks & windows. Excellent condition. $9,500.

570-237-6375

FORD 2008 EDGE SEL

All Wheel Drive.

Red, low miles, fully loaded, leather, 6 CD changer, perfect condition. $23,000 or best offer. Call

570-814-8536

HONDA `03 ODYSSEY High mileage,

140000 miles, automatic, front wheel drive, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, AM/FM radio, CD player, rear defroster, rear windshield wiper, $5,990 (570) 606-4198

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HUMMER 05 H2

Yellow with black leather interior.

Front & rear heated seats. Many chrome accessories. $28,500 or best offer. Call (570) 788-9826 or (570) 956-8547 Leave Message

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HONDA `10 ODYSSEY

Special Edition.

Maroon, Fully loaded. Leather seats. TV/DVD, navigation, sun roof plus many other extras. 3rd seat .

Only 950 Miles.

Brand New. Asking $36,000 (570) 328-0850

INTERNATIONAL 95

DUMP TRUCK Refurbished, rebuilt engine, transmission replaced.

Rear-end removed and relubed. Brand new 10’ dump. PA state inspected. $12,900/best offer.

570-594-1496

JEEP ’02 LIBERTY SPORT 4x4

70k miles, Power options. Excellent condition. $8,000 negotiable. Call 570-239-4568 Leave message.

JEEP 07 LIBERTY 4X4

White, 23k miles, 3.7, 6 cylinder, automatic, power locks, doors and windows.

Car still under warranty. Like new.

Sacrifice $14,500.

570-256-7311

JEEP `07 WRANGLER X 4x4, stick shift, soft

top. Red exterior, well maintained, garage kept. 11,500 miles, one owner.

AC, CD player, cruise control.

Tow package with cargo carrier.

Excellent condition. $18,700 Call 570-822-9680

KIA `02 SEDONA EX, Van, Sunroof.

61,000 miles.

Loaded. Good condition. $5000 or best offer.

570-606-7654

LEXUS `04 GX 470

Black with dark gray leather interior.

DVD player. Fully loaded. 92,000 miles. Excellent condition. $19,000 (570) 675-4424

NISSAN `08 ROGUE SL. AWD, 1 owner,

no accidents. 4 door hatchback, 6 cylinder, roof rails, dark gray, black interior. Premium wheels, new tires, brakes extra set of snows. Premium sound/Bose/bluetooth, XM radio.

Intelligent key entry.

Newly inspected 36,900 miles $19,500 (570) 371-7227

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

MITSUBISHI `95 MONTERO SR 4WD 177,102 miles, auto-

matic, four wheel drive, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, cruise control, AM/FM radio, cassette player, CD changer, leather interior, sun roof, rear defroster, rear windshield wiper, new Passed inspection, new battery. $2,500 (570) 868-1100 Call after 2:00 p.m.

SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles,

automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, all power, CD player, leather interior, tinted windows, custom wheels, $13,500 Call 570-829-8753 Before 5:00 p.m.

SUZUKI `09 GRAND4x4.

VITARA166 Luxury

horsepower 4 cylinder, 4 mode full time 4 wheel drive. 1,269 miles. 4 wheel anti lock disc brakes.

Leather, heated seats. Power seats, mirrors, locks & sunroof.

6 cd changer with 8 speakers. Cruise & tilt. Smart pass keyless entry start. $19,000. Call 570-401-3714

TRACTOR TRAILERS

FREIGHTLINER ’97 MIDROOF 475 CAT & 10 speed transmission. $12,000 FREIGHTLINER ’99 CONDO 430 Detroit, Super 10 transmission.

Asking $15,000.

460 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DIRECTORY 462

Auto Accessories

VENT SHADES Weather Tech, smoke color, fits ‘09 Ford Fusion, 4 door, windows $40.

LASER radar detector, total band protection, brand new in box, never used $69. 570-636-3151

468

Auto Parts

570-301-3602

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BEST PRICES IN THE AREA CA$H ON THE $POT, Free Anytime Pickup 570-301-3602

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FREE Pick Ups Call Anytime 288-8995 Job Seekers are looking here!

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‘88 FRUEHAUF 45’ with sides. All aluminum, spread axle. $6,500.

2 storage trailers.

570-814-4790

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TRUCKS FOR SALE Ford, GMC,

International-Prices starting at $2,295.

Box Truck, Cab & Chassis available.

Call U-haul 570-822-5536

509

Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades

CONSTRUCTION

Kriger Construction Inc. has the following utility positions available for the upcoming 2011 construction season.

Positions are available immediately and include Pipefitters, Laborers & Operators for mainline water, sewer & gas. Apply at or fax resume to: 859 Enterprise St. Dickson City, PA 18519 Fax 570-383-3214 EOE

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Do You Want the Opportunity to be Part of a Winning Team?

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If this sounds like you, we may be your ideal company. As one of the most successful retail companies worldwide, we are eager to share our success with you. Whatever your individual talents or interests, it’s more than likely that we have exactly what you are looking for. Located in Pittston, just minutes from the PA Turnpike and I-81, we are a company committed to variety and diversity.

Currently, the following positions are available:

Distribution Center Supervisor Human Resources Generalist IT Supervisor Maintenance Supervisor Maintenance Mechanic T.J. Maxx offers advancement opportunities, medical, dental and life insurance, 401(k), paid vacation and paid sick time, in-store discounts, $400 potential referral bonus and a clean, safe working environment.

Interested applicants may obtain position information and apply on-line at: www.careers-tjx.com Applicants will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

T.J. Maxx is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

All programs/bonuses are subject to change at any time due to business necessity.

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CONSTRUCTION

Kriger Construction Inc. is currently hiring Project Managers and Estimators.

Candidates must be familiar with large utility and heavy highway construction. Benefits/ salary based upon experience. Apply at or fax resume to: 859 Enterprise St. Dickson City, PA 18519 Fax 570-383-3214 EOE

WORKING FOREMAN

Forewoman Must have experience with underground utilities, sitework, and mechanical. Must be intelligent and hard working. Pay will include prevailing wage rate, 401K, insurance, life insurance, vacation and sick pay. Respond to: James T. O’Hara, Inc. 570-842-2140

533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

IMMEDIATE OPENING! COME JOIN OUR TEAM

This Family Owned, 52 tire & auto center business, ranked among the top 15 Independent Tire Dealers in America, is looking for a highly motivated

SERVICE TECHNICIAN

in the Wilkes-Barre area.

PA driver’s license and inspection license necessary.

Must be a team player & have an instinctive commitment to customer satisfaction.

Excellent pay, benefits, 401k, & employee discounts. Join a company that cares about its associates. For confidential interview call

Ken at 570-840-7385 or Erwin Jr. at 570-586-3078

542

Logistics/ Transportation

DRIVERS

Established Courier/ Delivery company is looking for Independent Contractors with cargo vans.

Must be at least 21 years old, with own auto insurance.

Distribution route work in Northeast PA area.

Route settlement to be discussed.

570-829-3662.

10am - 3pm Monday - Friday.

542

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BUS DRIVERS

Hiring full and part time drivers. We are looking for highly motivated bus drivers for several positions in our Dunmore location. You must have CDL B with passenger endorsement, 1 year verifiable experience, clean driving record, the ability to work well with people. We offer flexible hours, excellent starting salary, well maintained equipment and safety bonuses.

Apply in person 12 noon to 2 pm Monday at Friday at transporting Jobs, LLC 150 E. Grove Street Dunmore, PA 18510 Call Tim 215-365-6200 ext 109

CDL DRIVERS NEEDED

$21/Hour, + an additional $4.00/hour pay to you, up to 40 hours/week for health & welfare. 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service, 10 paid holidays, 401K available after 1 year of service.

Must have Class A CDL with 2 years tractor/trailer experience, good driving record, verifiable past employment.

Must pass USPS background check, DOT physical and drug screen. Must be able to work nights & weekends.

Call: PEM Transportation 800-321-8090 Monday-Friday 9am-4pm

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DRUG / ALCOHOL CASEWORKER

Full time position available; duties include but are not limited to assessment / evaluation and on-going therapy with adults and adolescents suffering from chemical dependency; formats include individual, group, & family counseling; population is primarily forensic.

Candidates must possess a Masters Degree in social work & be licensed / license eligible; LCSW preferred, LPC and CAC also accepted.

EOE. Resumes to: Catholic Social Services 33 East Northampton St., WilkesBarre, PA 18701 Attn: Paulette Day

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Full time medical assistant needed for busy medical practice.

Experience preferred. Mail resume with references to:

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c/o Times Leader 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT /CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER

Physician extender needed for hospital and office based practice with emphasis on musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions. The practice areas included: pain management, physical medicine, rehabilitation and addictive diseases. Please contact Celeste at 570-814-6389 or email cajanerich@ mac.com

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Other

566

Sales/Retail/ Business Development

COCCIA FORD LINCOLN

Due to a tremendous increase in sales volume, one of the area’s largest & fastest

growing Dealership

& Collision Center has the following OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

SALESPERSON FINANCE AND INSURANCE PERSON AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED We offer an excellent pay and benefit package that includes paid health insurance and 401k.

Apply to: Greg Martin

577 E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18702 570-823-8888 email:

grmartin@ cocciacars.com

FOSTER FAMILIES wanted. Complete training, support and reimbursement provided. If you like young people and enjoy being a parent, call FCCY 1-800-747-3807.

Fccy.org EOE

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GAS FOREMAN Experience in placing/replacing gas mainline & services.

Pay range depending upon experience. Apply at 338 Concord Church Rd., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 or www.

TeamFishel.com

708

600 FINANCIAL

700 MERCHANDISE

610

706

Business Opportunities

INTERSTATE PRODUCTS is a Private Label Chemical Manufacturer. We offer a partnership program for sales minded people. This Opportunity will give you the chance to develop your own business with our help. We will design a complete program just for you with your co name and private label program. Your sales ability is your ticket to financial freedom.

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JAN-PRO COMMERCIAL CLEANING OF NEPA Be Your Own Boss Work Full or Part time Accounts available NOW throughout Wilkes Barre, Scranton, and Hazleton.

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Account Executive to service commercial business accounts. Qualified candidate should be sales experienced, self-motivated, ambitious and highly organized. Starting Base Salary range of $45K - $55K (pending experience level) plus sales commission.

Company benefits include health care insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; paid vacation and holidays; company vehicle.

For confidential and serious consideration, please deliver resume’ to the attention of: Tom Yesilonis General Manager National HVAC Service 5 Pethick Dr., Unit 1 Wilkes-Barre PA 18702-6946 Call 570-825-2894 for office location.

YARN red heart, 5 large skeins, 6 smaller skeins all for $8.50 570-779-9791

708

Antiques & Collectibles

ANTIQUE WOOD PLANES $20. each.

Charlie One Horse Cowboy hats, Richard Petty Ltd. Ed $20.

Other styles $15 & $20.

570-655-9472

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Arts/Crafts/ Hobbies

2 LOCAL MILLIONAIRES looking for 10

Motivated individuals to train for serious income in a recession-proof business. Call 1-800-292-0618

630 Money To Loan “We can erase your bad credit 100% GUARANTEED.” Attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission say they’ve never seen a legitimate credit repair operation. No one can legally remove accurate and timely information from your credit report.

It’s a process that starts with you and involves time and a conscious effort to pay your debts.

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Antiques & Collectibles

WITNESS TO POWER, The Nixon Years, by John Erlichman, pub 1982. The Halperman Diaries Inside the Nixon White House Pub 1904.

The Unfinished Presidency, Jimmy Carters trip beyond the White House, pub 1998. An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carters Memories of a Rural Boyhood, pub 2001.

To Renew America

by Newt Gingrich, pub 1995.

Each book $10. Call Jim 570-655-9474.

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STAMP COLLECTING PUBLICATIONS. U.S. Postal Service “USA Philatelic” magazine June 1983 to March 2011, 152 different $25.

USPS “Stampers” magazine for kids, 18 different, $2..

United Nations “Philatelic Bulletin” January 1995 to October 2010, 82 different, $15.

Canada Post “Details” magazine,June 1993 to March 2011, 76 different, $15. Canada Post “Collections” magazine, December 1992 to December 2010, 56 different,$10.

Vatican City stamp leaflets October 1990 to November 2009, 155 different, $5.

570-654-1622

566 Sales/Business Development

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

566 Sales/Business Development

AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANT Valley Chevrolet is seeking individuals who are self-starters, team-oriented and driven.

(No Experience Necessary)

• Salary & Commission • Benefits • 401K Plan • 5 Day Work Week • Huge New & Used Inventory

BE PART OF THE BEST SALES TEAM IN THE VALLEY! Apply in person to: Blake Gagliardi, Sales Manager Rick Merrick, Sales Manager

TRAIN SET 1996 Harley Davidson H.O “ Milwaukee Express” Limited Edition. Brand new, still in original packaging. $120. Contact Michele @ 570301-2694 (Kingston)

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VALLEY CHEVROLET

601 Kidder Street • Wilkes-Barre

533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

533

Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair

Maintenance Electrical Technician Sapa Extruder, Inc. is looking for a skilled and experienced Maintenance Electrician with a strong background in hydraulics, programmable controls and electrical facets of plant maintenance activities. The opening is on 2nd/3rd/or 5th shift.

The successful candidate must possess the ability to diagnose and repair electrical/hydraulic problems, trouble-shoot electrical problems and knowledge of industrial hydraulics.

A minimum of four years experience in a plant or comparable environment is required. We offer a competitive salary and an outstanding benefits package. If qualified, send resume with salary requirements to:

Sapa Extruder, Inc. 330 Elmwood Avenue; Mountaintop, PA 18707 Attn: Human Resources Teresa.mandzak@sapagroup.com E.O.E. No Phone Calls Please

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Antiques & Collectibles

YEARBOOKS: Coughlin H.S. 1926, 1928, 1932, 1937, 1940, 1961, 1963, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1949. G.A.R. H.S. 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1985, 2005, 2006. Meyers H.S. 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977. Kingston H.S. 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1949. Plymouth H.S. 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1943, 1944, 1959, 1960.

Hanover H.S. 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960. Edwardsville H.S. 1965, 1966.

West Pittston H.S. Annual 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1959. Luzerne H.S. 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1959.

Berwick H.S. 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1969 ,1970.

Lehman H.S. 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980.

Nanticoke H.S. 1957. Nanticoke Area H.S. 1976, 2008. Dallas H.S. 1966, 1967, 1968. Bishop Hoban H.S. 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975. West Side Central Catholic H.S. 19651975, 1980, 1981.

Benton H.S. 1977.

Dallas Twp. H.S. Kingston Twp. H.S. 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951. Dallastowian H.S. 1949, 1950, 1951. DallasKingston H.S. 1952.

570-825-4721

710

Appliances

BEVERAGE AIR BEER COOLER holds 1/2s or 1/4s excellent condition, $200. call 655-9472

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Smoke free. New in box. $15. 570-655-2154 MICROWAVE small perfect for dorm works great. $10.

570-693-4483 REFRIGERATOR: Large capacity good condition, $250. 655-5404 WASHER, Kenmore, like new $200. GE electric dryer $50.

570-654-6329

712

Baby Items

CRIB Child Craft oak crib, used for one child $100. Matching dresser $100. Pack N Play, Graco, blue, used one child $50.

570-825-0569 STROLLER: Graco duraglide dual baby stroller $50. call after 3pm 655-3197.

712

Baby Items

JUMPER & Entertainer, Baby Einstein, washable seat & toys in great condition $30. Stationary entertainer Baby Einstein washable fabric & toys in great condition. $20. Bassinet light sage green & off white, lights, sounds, vibrations. $30. Nursery barnyard theme, very neutral lamp, bedding, switch plate, window treatments $50. Crib mattress $25. 570-902-9822

716

Building Materials

GLASS DOOR. 3 way glass door for bath tub. $25 570-331-8183

720

Cemetery Plots/Lots

CEMETERY PLOTS Plymouth National Cemetery in Wyoming. 6 Plots. $450 each. Call 570-825-3666

726

Clothing

CLOTHING mens leather sport coats, size large,gray $20., tan $20., black (new) $35: 570-735-4824 COATS, Vintage, over 25 years old.

Long suede $450; Short suede $350; long red velour $190 All worth 10x the asking price! Call (570) 262-3569 SCRUB PANTS, Tops, warm-up jackets, lab coats. Sizes M&L. Good condition. Also stethoscopes and nursing reference books.

Items are $2 - $10 each. 829-1519.

WEDDING GOWN cream, size 9-10.

Worn once. $75.

570-825-0569

730

Computer Equipment & Software

DELL 13” flat screen monitor with Dell keyboard mouse all for $65. Gently used works great 2 unopened still in the box Lexmark toner cartridges both for $30. or $20. each (570) 822-8957

734

Fireplace Accessories

FIREPLACE: vent free propane fireplace with wood surround, thermostat & blower, heats 1000 sq ft in real nice condition. $250. 675-0005

742

Furnaces & Heaters

HEATER: brand new in unopened box portable 1500w electric heater similar to Eden Pure heater on wheels, remote. $200.

570-675-0005

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Furniture & Accessories

BED, single, heavily padded $200.

570-822-9697 BED. Toddler. $40 570-826-0335 CHAIR rocks & swivels, love seat, pink color, good condition. both $50.

570-655-2154 DESK, drop down top 3 drawers, pecan finish, 36x 44 x15” excellent condition. $95.

570-287-2517 DINING ROOM SET, traditional Cherry wood, 2 piece china closet, server on wheels, table with 6 padded chairs.

Excellent condition. $1,700 or best offer.

Call (570) 271-2835 DRAPERY: Floral lined drapery 52”W x 72” L each panel matching valance 106”L x 14” D & floral quilted full matching bedspread $40. Bates (George Washington) off white full bedspread $15.

Beige floral full bedspread reversible both sides different pattern $15. Purple twin butterfly quilt with matching sham $15. 570-288-8689 ENTERTAINMENT C ENTER Raymour and Flannigan solid oak $150. Hunter off white ceiling fan $25. Kids Kitchen set $20.

570-457-4494 JEWELRY ARMOIRE solid cherry wood; 4’h $50. Solid pine sleigh bed & matching chest of drawers (5 deep drawers) great for a girls room, excellent condition, never used, $950. Call: (570) 212-0948

L& JG STICKLEY FURNITURE

L & JG Stickley Inspired dining room table, 84”d pedestal, cherry and hand rubbed oil finish $895 . Two L & JG Stickley classic spindle Morris chair with ottoman, cherry, hand rubbed oil finish $895. EXCELLENT CONDITION. 570-655-0267 LAMP: Basketball swag lamp $45.

Tiffany floor lamp $60. Empress fiber bed cover, queen size $50. 2 piece Syroco wall planter $45. 3 piece luggage by Kluge $45. all in excellent condition. 288-5628 LOVE SEAT. Traditional, grey, good, $100. TABLES, (2) small walnut. Excellent, $40 each.

CHAIRS, pair, rust velvet, wicker arms.

Fair, $25.

570-822-3410 SOFA: dark green microfiber.

Mint condition.

Paid $700. asking $ 335.

570-328-1165

744

Furniture & Accessories

LIVING ROOM SET: 3 pieces, floral couch with matching extra large chair for 2 people & ottoman, good condition,, soft shades of peach, light gold, rust & green. Pretty & very comfortable.

Asking $150. for all.

Like new, cherry coffee table with claw feet, table has an open shelf on bottom. Asking $50.

Living room chair, dark green with tiny gold diamond pattern throughout.

Asking $45. Tiffany bowl, comes with original box. Asking 25. Decorator trees asking $20. each.

570-474-2756 LOVESEAT & OTTOMAN solid sand colored cushioned, excellent shape $200.

SOFA: 100% Italian black leather sofa & loveseat, very good condition $600.

570/824-7807 or 570-545-7006 SIDEBOARD: solid oak reduced $300. Solid Oak dining room set, six chairs reduced $250. Solid oak hutch reduced $300. 829-4025 SOFAS 2 matching desIgner sofas, contemporary style, custom Terra Cotta & gold small geometric patterned fabric, each unit is 7’ long, pillow along the back & sides complete the decorator look, like new, must buy set $375. originally $2,600.

42” square coffee table, mosaic inlaid two tome metallic brass & silver tiles $250 originally $1,200. Wall units consists of shelves, drop down desk, drawer unit, ivory framework, 3 sections wall space 10’2” $195. Call 570-288-5835 TABLE: Oak console table, $50.

570-301-8515

750

Jewelry

RING- 14k YG, Initial D. D is sterling silver with 8 diamond chips in it. $75. 10 kt yellow gold YG ruby diamond ring size 7 1/2. $135 or best offer. 235-9030

754

Machinery & Equipment

SNOW BLOWER Ariens 5 H.P. Excellent $350.

570-472-3888 SNOW BLOWER Toro, model S620, runs great $75.

570-825-3371 SNOW THROWER Ariens 24” cut, 7HP, tire, chains & electric start, tire chains. $395. or 2 for $425. one for parts. 570-636-3151 SNOWBLOWER 36” chute 10 hp $550.

570-885-5858

754

Machinery & Equipment

SNOW PLOW heavy duty Meyers 7ft snow plow with frame, does not include hydraulic lift & truck assembly mount. Manual tilt adjustment, but has mounts for conversion. Garage kept excellent condition! $350.570-926-5075

756

Medical Equipment

DIABETES TESTING STRIPS box of 50, $10. each. or $7.50 box if sold in 5 box.

Lancets box of $100 $5. each.

570-654-6283 LIFT CHAIR teal green with hydraulic lift for people who can not raise themselves up out of chair. $100.

570-823-6805 VIOLIN: gold Violin ultralight transport chair like new!! paid $200. sell for $125.

570-328-1165 WHEEL CHAIR: electric wheel chairNutron 350 watt.

Black. 2 batteries & charger included. $800. 654-1578 WHEELCHAIR: Durable lightweight easy to transport wheelchair excellent condition $125 Wyoming. 328-1165

758 Miscellaneous BARREL, wooden.

53 gallon.

Excellent condition $195.

570-876-3830 BATHROOM SINK SET: Gerber white porcelain bathroom sink with mirror and medicine cabinet.

Matching set. $80.

570-331-8183 BOOKS 3 boxes of boos, $20 takes all 3 boxes. Moving sale. 570-313-5214 CASH REGISTER antique national cash register good condition $150 BMW dealership sign plastic large 4’x4’ $175. Lund sunvisor 99-06 Chevy /GMC fullsize pickup excellent condition $125. firm TIRES Goodyear Eagles p-225-5517” set of 4 good used condition $60. all after 3pm 6553197 CASH REGISTER Sharp XE-A201 $60.

CASH DRAWER $40. ILCO 040 KEY MACHINE with tower & key blanks $200.

6 drawer metal office desk $30.

Signtronix electrical visual communication sign indoor use 7 3/4”x40”x6” $200.

570-883-9844 or 881-5782 COOKBOOK Emeril Lagasse Emeril’s TV Dinners as seen on the Food Network.

Never used. $6.

570-288-7905

758 Miscellaneous DISHES history theme service for 8, never used, extra pieces $100. Antique dishes 1940’s, service 8, extra pieces $50. Roger’s silverware, service for 8 $25. 675-0920 LIGHTS GE flood lights (spot lights) 150 watts, 120 volts, case of 12, new $20. 32 watt round fluorescent light bulb $3.50.

570-779-9791 NISSAN 350Z REAR DECK GLASS, brand new condition; comes with wiper motor. new they are $329., sell $69.

570-696-1410 PAINTING, of one time Newcomb Bros Coal & Ice silos and office building circa 1950’s 16x20 Newcombs Bros was at the bottom of Tompkins St. across from the former Medico Machine Shop by a well known Pittston artist $40. Various sizes of glass plates Ideal for picture frames. mostly 18x24 and 16x22.

30 pieces. All for $10. Call Jim 570-655-9474 PHONE digital Panasonic black phone, 2 handsets 2.4 GHZ $15. 825-0569 PICTURE. Waterfall, 45x30. $60. SIGN, Beer Coors Lite, lights up. $30. Sign, Coors Lite, $25.

570-826-0335 TIRES New 4205/70R/14 $90. 42`5/65R/15 $240. 4 like new 205/50R/17 $270. 4 235/55R/17 $180. 1 + 1 new 205/60R/15 $120.

570-969-1481 TIRES. (4) Goodyear 235x16x70R all 4 for $40. 570-693-4219 TIRES: 4 Goodyear 235x16x70r, used, fair condition All 4 for $40. or best offer. 570-655-2154

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762

Musical Instruments

PIANO Nevin upright Nice condition. $95.

570-829-0217 PIANO: Free Kimball piano-Good working condition-No bench.

570-283-3207 PIANO: like new, Baldwin console, high polish white, matching bench $800. 474-6362 SPEAKER STACK. 1972 era 25”x 3.5’ speaker. Jordan pro 440 amp. standel eq/amp. whole set. $125. 570-239-8149 Serious Drummer!!!

Pork Pie Percussion Shell Pack. All North American maple in dark red wine sparkle 10-12-16 tom toms, 22x20 undrilled bass drum (E) only 6 months old. All Evans heads. never used on a gig! $995. 570-881-4771

766

Office Equipment

FILE CABINET desktop, 15”x18”, holds hanging folders,$15.

570-655-2154 FILE CABINET Substantial file cabinet, 3 drawer hangers and several file holders. $75.

570-455-8658 PRINTER CARTRIDGES, new Lexmark, black & color all 100XL (4 in all). List $89 sell for $50. Call 570-288-3894 or 570-650-6434

770

Photo Equipment

PHOTO FILTERS: Tiffen glass photo filters, very clean.

58mm to 72mm.

Some complete sets in pouch others in hard case.Total 13 filters. Value $300+ must take all, price $125. 788-5030.

774

Restaurant Equipment

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT, Somerset Dough Sheeter, Model CAR-100. 2 available. $1,500 each or all 2 for $2,400 Call for more info 570-498-3616.

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT,

Somerset Dough Sheeter, Model CAR-100. 2 available. $1,500 each or all 2 for $2,400 Call for more info 570-498-3616.

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT, Bakers Pride Oven, Model KOS-1, 115 volt, single deck oven. $350; SOMERSET TURN OVER MACHINE model SPM45, $500. ASTRO BLENDER with foot pedal, model AM2, $50. For more information, call

570-498-3616

RESTAURANT TABLES & CHAIRS, 3 tables 24”x24” & 10 yellow cushion chairs. Asking $110. for all. 825-5847

776 Sporting Goods BAT Easton Stealth SC 900 Hard Ball Bat. 32” 29 oz.

Hardly used. $99.

Call 570-283-5958 After 5pm or 570301-3484 anytime.

BIKE Schwinn, ladies 26” 1984, excellent condition $50. 570-954-3553 BOW: Pearson recurve bow , $20.

570-825-9744 EVERLAST HEAVY BAG, 100 pound, canvas, great condition $85.

570-474-0753 GOLF CADDY tag along, foldable $10.

570-655-9472 WOOD: Calloway 7 wood $20. Nike putter $20. 655-9472

776 Sporting Goods

CASH 4 GUNS

BUY - SELL TRADE Also Buying Ammo; War / Military Items; Bayonets; Gold & Silver; Coins 570-735-1487 Daily 10am 7pm 570-855-2613

(24 hours) Job Seekers are looking here!

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570-829-7130 and ask for an employRIFLE SCOPE NIB BSA MIL DOT 624x40 $125.

570-735-3762

778

Stereos/ Accessories

SURROUND SOUND Ad Aspire 4 small speakers, 1 large digital, works great $50. RCA TUNER SYSTEM with remote works great $60. Technics 6 piece system all works great 5 disc cd/dvd changer, tuner, equalizer, amplifier, am/fm, componite, record player all wires, hook ups included works great $200.

Fugi digital camera with memory card, all owners manual & cd foe east download instructions also comes with usb $45. 570-822-8957

780

Televisions/ Accessories

TELEVISION. Panasonic. 46”. HD Cap $150.

570-826-0335

782

Tickets

TICKETS: 2 Martz NYC Tickets, round trip, $60 for both.

No expiration date.

Call Mike.

(570) 905-5706

784

Tools

PIPE THREADS & DIES Rigid #700 electric pipe threads & dies $300. Rigid chain pipe vise $75. Electric sewer cleaning snake & attachments $40. 570883-9844/881-5782

786 Toys & Games

STAR WARS COLLECTION $2000.00 (570) 855-3718

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796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

815

Dogs

5 geous males & females available, a variety of colors. $300 with shots.

Wilkes-Barre.

570-899-6812

810

Cats

CATS (2) 1 male 1 1/2 years black & white spotted.

1 female 2 1/2 years orange with white spots. Both cats are neutered & looking for a new home together.

Both in great health & come with full medical history. contact Evan at 570-262-8689 for inquiries.

815

Dogs

*AKC. 8 weeks old.

Vet checked, first shots. Tails docked.

Parents on premises. $750 each. Call 570-604-5734

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ROTTWEILER/LAB MIX

Male, 8 months old, house trained, friendly. $50.

570-655-6922

St. Bernard Pups 3 females. $500 each. ACA/CKC registered 570-233-4020

845

PAWS

Pet Supplies

PET BED Wicker, new condition. $5. 779-9791

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EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY HOME Two story, 4 bed-

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FORTY FORT

104 Butler Street Great starter home in nice neighborhood.

3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Large yard, attached garage. Asking $65,900. Call (570) 693-1678

FORTY FORT 65 W. Pettebone St. Beautiful remodeled home in nice neighborhood. 4 bed, 3 bath, new carpeting new kitchen, stainless appliances.

A must see. $174,500.

Leave Message 570-881-8493

ENGLISH LAB

Female 6 month old for sale with cage asking $300. Anyone interested can call 570-301-8415 PITT: 3 month old, male, black with white paws he is very friendly and great with kids need a good loving home $100. 822-8957

Single family home for sale in quiet neighborhoodBeautiful 2400 Sq. Ft. 6 bedroom, 2 full baths, 2 story home, fully air conditioned, oil & gas heat, renovated kitchen, full unfinished basement, 2 enclosed porches, 15 x 20 deck with power awning cover – generous size lot, off street parking, first floor washer/dryer. All appliances included. Offering price $180,000 Call 570-421-0587 or Rodite@enter.net use “Dupont Home” in E-mail subject line.

HARVEYS LAKE Lakefront property Sundays, 12 to 2 307 Canter Dr. 2,700 sq. ft., $386,500 patrickdeats.com 570-696-1041

for sale. 1 acre of land. 50’ of developed lakefront.

Respond to: For Sale by Owner P.O. Box 286 Harveys Lake, PA 18618

906 Homes for Sale

912 Lots & Acreage

PLAINS

NYABSOLUTE FARM LIQUIDATION SALE

Absolute Must See River Ridge Townhouse!

PIT BULL PUPS weeks old, gor-

ROTTWEILER PUPPIES

800 PETS & ANIMALS

906 Homes for Sale

DUPONT

WANTED: LAPTOPS AND

SMARTPHONES! SAME-DAY CASH PAID. I COME TO YOU! EMAIL NICK@HITBOXNOW .COM OR CALL (570)709-5954

906 Homes for Sale

HANOVER TWP.

Single Family Home!

3 Bedrooms, nice neighborhood, large yard, gas baseboard hot water heat, near schools & public transportation.

Low taxes. To Settle Estate.

REDUCED PRICE $72,500 No Realtors. Call 570-262-6480 for appointment.

KINGSTON AREA Priced To Sell!!

Great location.

Zoned residential and Commercial.

Well kept 3 bedroom bi-level. 2 baths, large fenced in yard, nice landscaping.

Gas and/or electric heat. Attached garage. Also carport. Deck, patio, hot tub. Finished lower level with bar & fireplace.

New roof, new central air, new furnace. $151,900 570-287-1806 LARKSVILLE BIRCHWOOD ESTATES 3 SONDRA DRIVE

EXCEPTIONAL & LARGE 3 bedroom, 2.5

bath home. Living room, dining room, family room, kitchen, central air PLUS finished lower level family room, storage room & laundry room (unfinished), 2 car garage, deck, patio, fenced yard on corner lot. $249,000. For sale by owner, realtors welcome.

570-706-1077

SUGARLOAF

2 houses. Must sell together. Each has its own utilities on 2.57 acres. 3 car garage with 3 large attached rooms.

For Sale By Owner. $249,900 Call (570) 788-5913

264 Burke Street No maintenance fees. Many upgrades. Move in condition. 2,000 sq. ft. Berber, ceramic tile & hardwood. 2 bedroom, 2.5 baths. All appliances, washer & dryer & window treatments included. Walk in closet. No units in front of or behind. 1 car garage. Very private. Near all interstates.

REDUCED PRICE Call 570-829-3162

TOY TOWN SECTION

MINT CONDITION MUST SEE! $74,000

Charming 750 sq. ft. corner lot home.

All hardwood floors, new hot water boiler, gas heat, immaculate with full basement.

2 car garage.

570-446-3254

915 Manufactured Homes

ASHLEY PARK

Laurel Run & San Souci Parks, Like new, several to choose from, Financing &Warranty, facebook.com/ MobileOne.Sales Call (570)250-2890

SOUTH ABINGTON HOME IN GREAT CONDITION! PRICED TO SELL! 335 Highland Ave.

5 Bedrooms, 1 bath.

Updated Wiring, Newer Roof & Furnace, Modern Kitchen & Bath, Gas Fireplace, Huge 12FT Ceiling Basement, Large Deck, Fenced Yard, Above Ground Pool. $160,000. Call (253)905-6601 or email beccaz63@ hotmail.com.

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SWOYERSVILLE

Immaculate 2 story, stone & vinyl. Large lot on cul-de-sac.

3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Detached oversized 2 car garage with loft.

Tile, hardwood, granite, central air. laundry/pantry & large family room with built in bar & fireplace on 1st floor. $284,900.

570-288-3256

Apartments/ Unfurnished

SENIOR APARTMENTS

222 Schooley Ave. Exeter, PA

Accepting applications for 1 bedroom apartments. Quality 1 bedroom apartments for ages 62 and older. Income limits apply. Rent only $437 month. * Utilities Included * Laundry Facilities * On Site Management *Private parking Call for appointment 570-654-5733 Monday - Friday 8am-11am. Equal Housing Opportunity

AMERICA

FORTY FORT

Apartments/ Unfurnished

DUPONT

Totally renovated 6 room apartment.

Partially furnished, brand new fridge/ electric range, electric washer & dryer.

Brand new custom draperies, Roman shades, carpeting / flooring & energy efficient furnace & windows. 2 bedroom + large attic loft bedroom with spacious walk-in closet, full tiled bath on 1st floor, Easy access to I-81, airport & casino, off street parking. No smoking, No pets. $750 + utilities & security.

570-762-8265

DURYEA

2 bedrooms, 2nd floor. Living room, eat in kitchen.

Fridge & Stove.

Washer / dryer hookup. $475 / month.

Sewer included. 1st, security & lease. No pets.

Call 570-466-1545

EXETER

1054 Wyoming Ave Available April 1. 2nd floor, 2 bedroom.

Off street parking.

Central air. Building only 5 years old.

Water included. $650 + utilities, security & references.

570-655-2254

NANTICOKE

2nd floor, 1 bedroom, includes all appliances & washer/dryer, heat & hot water included. No pets. $550 + security. (570) 735-2573

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EXETER

REALTY CO. RENTALS

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WEST WYOMING

148 Stites Street

3/19th ONLY 12 acres - Pond $24,900 20 acres - Stream$39,900 Surrounded by State Land, prime So. Tier location!

Woods, fields, 100% guaranteed. Call 888-793-7762 Now! www.NewYork LandandLakes.com

941

Call for current availability. Over 30 years managed service provided.

NO PETS/SMOKING /2 YEAR SAME RENT, EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION/APPLICATION REQUIRED. Details call 570-288-1422

HANOVER

618 FELLOWS ST Large 2 Bedrooms, appliances, NEW refrigerator, stove & microwave.

Off street parking.

Porch & Yard. Sun room. Available April 1st. $700/ + utilities.

Small pets allowed.

570-357-1138 or 610-568-8363 KINGSTON 595 MARKET ST

BRAND NEW

1 bedroom apartment. $550 + utilities. No pets / No smoking. Off street parking, air, new appliances & microwave, laundry.

Security, references & Background check required.

570-288-4508

KINGSTON

E.Light, WALNUT ST. bright, 1st

floor, 2 bedrooms, elevator, carpeted, Security system. Garage.

Extra storage & cable TV included.

Laundry facilities.

Heat & hot water furnished. Fine neighborhood.

Convenient to bus & stores. No pets. References.

Security. Lease.

No smokers please. $840.

570-287-0900

PITTSTON

2 bedroom.

All appliances included.

All utilities paid; electricity by tenant.

Everything brand new. Off street parking. $750 + security & references 570-969-9268

KINGSTON

Like New 2 bedroom apartment in great neighborhood. 2nd floor.

Includes new kitchen (with new stove, dishwasher & microwave) and bath w/washer dryer hookup. Hardwood throughout with ceramic tile in kitchen and bath. $695/mo + utilities and security. No Pets, references required. Call Scott (570)823-2431 Ext. 137

Immediate personal care openings in

Myers Manor and Anderson Personal Care Facility on the Wesley Village Campus

A variety of accommodations available! Meals, housekeeping, laundry and transportation included.

Call (570) 655-2891 or visit us online at www. unitedmethodist homes.org.

PITTSTON 1/2 DOUBLE HOME For lease, available

immediately, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath room, refrigerator and stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, no pets, No yard, $625/per month, plus utilities, $625/security deposit. Call (570) 954-5332 after 5:00 p.m. to set an appointment or email normandy225@ comcast.net.

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PLAINS

Spacious two story 3 bedroom apt.

Professionally cleaned & painted.

New carpeting, hardwood floors, ceiling fans. Eat-in kitchen with stove /fridge/dishwasher, washer/ dryer hookups. Off Street Parking, Maintenancefree yard.

Nice area. $700 plus utilities. Security/lease.

Sorry no smoking or pets.

References required.

Call (570) 824-9507

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS

SHAVERTOWN

3 BEDROOMS

Gas heat, wall to wall carpet. Security and lease. No pets. $650 month plus utilities.

570-675-4424

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Immediate independent living openings at:

Myers Manor on the Wesley Village Campus

Cozy one bedrooms and studios available. Ask about our move-in incentives!

Call (570) 655-2891 or visit us online at www. unitedmethodist homes.org.

1 & 2 bedroom apartments.

Laundry facility. Off street parking available. Starting at $440. 570-332-5723

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WILKES-BARRE

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

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

WILKES-BARRE

building in historic district. Wall to wall carpet; equipped kitchen; bonus room; off street parking. $650. month includes heat, water, parking. Call 570-650-1266 with references

WYOMING

301 Wyoming Ave. 1st floor, 1 bedroom, newly remodeled, all appliances, w/d hardwood floors.

Security & references, no pets. $495/mo+ utilities.

Available April 1 570-954-2972

WYOMING

4 room apartment.

Heat & hot water included. No pets.

References. Security. $600. Call 570-693-2254 or 570-287-0939

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Commercial Properties

KINGSTON

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT 620 Market St.

Newly Renovated Prime Space.

1,250 sq. ft., Near Kingston Corners. Great location for retail or business office.

Easy Access and parking. Call Cliff 570-760-3427

WILKES-BARRE HEIGHTS

57 Carbon Lane 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Wall to wall carpet. Eat in kitchen with Appliances, off street parking, rear porch. $385 + utilities & security.

570-814-1356

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Commercial Properties

WILKES-BARRE

TIRED OF HIGH RENTS? Are you paying too

much for your current office? Call us!

We have modern office space available in Luzerne Bank Building on Public Square.

Rents include heat, central air, utilities, trash removal, and nightly cleaning - all without a sneaky CAM charge.

Access parking at the new intermodal garage via our covered bridge. 300SF to 5000SF available.

We can remodel to suit. Brokers Protected. Call Jeff Pyros at 822-8577

950

WEST PITTSTON

$1.00 PER SQ. FT. Great assembly space. Second level. 18,000 & 9,000 sq. ft. 508 Delaware Ave.; former Pride Scooter & Aureus Sportsware. Air conditioned & gas heat; separate electric & gas meters. Owner 908-852-4410

953 Houses for Rent

DUPONT

LARKSVILLE bedroom, 1 bath

3 half double, Freshly cleaned & painted.

Tenant pays all utilities including sewer. $550 plus security.

Call (570) 332-5723

LUZERNE

Totally remodeled 2 story, 3 bedroom half double with basement.

Very large yard, nice view.

Off street parking. $580 + utilities, security & references. Call 570-829-0291 Leave Message

NANTICOKE

377 E. Washington Newly remodeled, 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, no pets $575/ per month plus utilities. Call 570-578-3881

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LAKE HARMONY

SCENIC MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY

Furnished 2 bedroom, 1 loft with bunk beds, A-frame home, recreation room, $975.

(302) 275-6260

WILKES-BARRE

ROOM FOR RENT

Kitchen privileges. $95/week.

1 month security Call Jerry 570-313-6384 or 856-718-1858

1000 SERVICE DIRECTORY 1024

Building & Remodeling

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

SQUARE FOOT RE MANAGEMENT 866-873-0478

PLYMOUTH 3 bedrooms. Gas

HUGHES Construction

Home Renovating. Garages, Kitchens, Baths, Siding and More!

Licensed and Insured.

Free estimates.

570-388-0149

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WILKES-BARRE

WILKES-BARRE

RENT TO OWN AVAILABLE NOW, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, washer/ dryer hookup, offstreet parking, Double Lot with large back yard, $800/per month + utilities & security.

Call 201-230-5002 for appointment.

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Building & Remodeling

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Cleaning & Maintainence

CLEANING

BY MARGIE F E REE

NANTICOKE Desirable

3 bedrooms, 1 bath. $725/month + utilities. Fenced yard.

Will consider rent to own. Call (570) 239-8040

$585/month No pets.

For info, call 570-313-6384

Rooms

LUZERNE

2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, living room, eat-in kitchen, wall to wall, washer & dryer. $475 heat included. Security & references required. Call 570-288-8012

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1/2 DOUBLE 3 bedrooms

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heat. $625 + utilities security & references. 1 year lease.

No pets. Call 570-825-4302

WILKES-BARRE

HOMES AVAILABLE

Homes available in Birchwood Village Estates.

Estates 2 and 3 bedrooms. Rentto-own available.

CALL TODAY! 570-613-0719

962

Spacious, 4 bedrooms, wall to wall carpeting. 1.5 baths, living room, kitchen.

Fridge, stove & dishwasher. Laundry hookup.

Off street parking. $700 + utilities & security.

570-823-4116 or 570-417-7745 or 570-417-2737

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KINGSTON

3 bedrooms, stove & refrigerator, washer / dryer hook-ups, wall to wall downstairs, large kitchen, living room, dining room, recreation room, off-street parking, small yard. $675 + utilities. Security & References required. Call (570) 288-8012

Half Doubles

2 bedroom, 1 bath. $600 + utilities & security. Call 570-947-4226

SPACIOUS 1 BEDROOM WEST WYOMING on 1st floor of brick AVAILABLE NOW!!

2nd floor 1 bedroom, nice kitchen with appliances, $450 month plus utilities and security deposit. No Dogs.

570-693-1000

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Painting & Wallpaper

Larry Neer s Professional Painting

31 Yrs. Experience Hand Brush,Spray, Wood, Metal, Aluminum Siding, Decks, Handy Man Repairs, Powerwashing.

Interior/Exterior Residential & Commercial 570-606-9638 www.NEPABest contractors.com 888-809-3750 Bonded & Insured Waterproofing, Insulation Windows, Roofing Painting, Electrical Siding, Lawn Care Landscaping Drywall, Masonry 24/7 888-809-3750

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Photo Services

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Insulation

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Painting & Wallpaper

J & S PAINTING

Family owned for 7 years. Free estimates.

Painting, drywall, pressure washing, wall repairs, gutter cleaning, minor foundation repair.

Exterior & Interior painting and much more.

Schedule now for 25% spring discount on exterior painting!

Senior Discount 15% off interior 30% off exterior Licensed & Insured Owner on every job We’re not happy till the customer’s satisfied!

Call 570-793-4468

941

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Window Service

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Commercial Properties

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Commercial Properties

OFFICENTERS

Apartments/ Unfurnished

IN THE HEART OF WILKES-BARRE

Immediate Occupancy!!

5 Prime Locations

MARTIN D. POPKY APARTMENTS 61 E. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

Affordable Senior Apartments Income Eligibility Required Utilities Included! Low cable rates; New appliances; laundry on site; Activities!

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Please call 570-825-8594 TDD/TTY 800-654-5984

Pierce St., Kingston Various Size Suites Medical, Legal, Commercial Utilities, Parking, Janitorial Custom Design Renovations

MEDICAL SUITE

New Bridge Center 480 Pierce St., Kingston 1st floor, 2 treatment rooms, business office & private office.

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