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Lackawanna County and Scranton officials to meet today to discuss reassessment

Tue, 03/13/2018 - 12:05am
SCRANTON — Two members of city council and Mayor Bill Courtright will meet today with Lackawanna County commissioners to advocate for a countywide property reassessment.

Prison guards accused of assaults paid more than $500k while on leave

Tue, 03/13/2018 - 12:00am
Lackawanna County paid more than $530,000 as of March to nine prison guards who were suspended after several inmates filed a lawsuit accusing them of sexual abuse, including about $180,000 to three of the guards who now face criminal charges, according to a Times-Tribune analysis of wage data.

Albright Memorial Library sets date to reopen

Tue, 03/13/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON Albright Memorial Library at Vine Street and North Washington Avenue will reopen at 9 a.m. Monday, March 19

25 Years Ago - 'The Storm of the Century' left its mark on Northeast Pennsylvania

Tue, 03/13/2018 - 12:00am
Starting early Saturday, March 13, a winter storm that was dubbed the “Storm of the Century” buried Northeast Pennsylvania in 21.4 inches of snow.

Little Sisters of the Poor celebrate for St. Patrick’s Day

Mon, 03/12/2018 - 12:00am
The Little Sisters of the Poor kicked off St. Patrick’s Day week in Scranton with their fifth annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Dinner on Sunday at Holy Family Residence, 2500 Adams Ave.

University of Scranton professors helping high school students succeed

Mon, 03/12/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — If University of Scranton professors Douglas M. Boyle and Daniel P. Mahoney graduated from high school in 2018, they’re not sure they’d have the means to attend college.

Mental health heavyweight headed to Scranton

Mon, 03/12/2018 - 12:00am
Unlike just about everyone else, Dr. Leighton Y. Huey wants to spend more time in drug treatment court.

South Scranton incubator project still incubating

Mon, 03/12/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s plan to convert a landmark in South Scranton into its offices and an incubator for women-owned businesses remains a work in progress, representatives said.

Local students to join gun violence protests

Mon, 03/12/2018 - 12:00am
The question was never if Tricia Hemphill and Julia Georgetti were going to Washington, D.C., on March 24 but how they were going to get there.

Lawsuit faults Lackawanna County Office of Youth and Family Services for child's sex abuse

Mon, 03/12/2018 - 12:00am
Two children molested by a Wilkes-Barre man might not have been victimized had Lackawanna County child welfare officials warned the man’s adoptive parents he had a history of sexual abuse, according to a federal lawsuit.

School Notes for March 12, 2018

Mon, 03/12/2018 - 12:00am
Abington Heights Sadie Henzes was awarded the highest honor in the local Scholastics Art and Writing contest.After winning the Golden Key for a jewelry piece she created, she will now go on to compete at the national level.Sadie is a sophomore class offic

Lawsuit: Wendy's manager sexually harassed teenager

Mon, 03/12/2018 - 12:00am
The father of a teenage girl filed a federal lawsuit against Wendy’s Restaurants LLC, alleging a manager at the company’s Dickson City store sexually harassed and groped his daughter.

Local History: Vice President addressed Friendly Sons in 1968

Sun, 03/11/2018 - 1:00am
His speech may have gone smoothly, but then-Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey’s arrival in Scranton 50 years ago included a few bumps.

Commonwealth Health EMS: don't change ambulance response system in Scranton

Sun, 03/11/2018 - 1:00am
Commonwealth Health Emergency Medical Services will ask Scranton officials not to change the city’s ambulance response system, company representatives said.

Insurance executive to lead Friendly Sons

Sun, 03/11/2018 - 1:00am
An insurance executive will become 2019 president of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Lackawanna County at the organization’s upcoming dinner.

Girls on the Run expands in Lackawanna County

Sun, 03/11/2018 - 1:00am
Friends and relatives of the late Lindsay Doherty say her legacy will live on through an empowerment program that uses running to help young girls find their voice — a program that’s expanding in Lackawanna County.

Delivery, but with a healthy side

Sun, 03/11/2018 - 1:00am
One client who wanted to lose weight hired him as a personal trainer, but Jordan Galasso learned he could only control the man’s workouts. He had no say in the man’s diet and that thwarted his weight loss for a while.

Scranton St. Patrick's Parade attracts longtime spectators and newbies

Sun, 03/11/2018 - 1:00am
Temperatures in the low 30s and a slight breeze did not dissuade 82-year-old George Yarns of Clarks Summit from donning his kilt for Saturday’s Scranton St. Patrick’s Parade.

Injuries keep ambulance crew busy on parade day in Scranton

Sun, 03/11/2018 - 1:00am
A Times-Tribune reporter spent the day with O’Malley and Sussman on an ambulance, Penn-31, an Advanced Life Support truck, to witness first-hand a day in the life of EMS on Scranton’s busiest day.

Around the Towns, March 11, 2017

Sun, 03/11/2018 - 1:00am
Clarks Summit Northeastern Lodge 63 Fraternal Order of Police will be holding a spaghetti dinner to raise money for its scholarship fund. The dinner is slated for March 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. at VFW Post 7069, 402 Winola Road, with tickets available at the d