Dallas School Board president resigns ahead of deployment
With her husband, Russell, holding the Bible, Sherri Newell was sworn in by Magisterial District Judge James Tupper as the newest member of the Dallas School Board on Monday night.
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A woman whose theft-related cases were transferred to Luzerne County Treatment Court was arraigned Tuesday on charges she drove away after she struck a woman and a dog, according to charges filed.
View ArticleCode violations shutter Kingston day care
A day care run out of a residential home will shut its doors after a series of citations for breaking municipal code.
View ArticleCourt Notes 8/12/13
Hanover Township commissioners, work session at 6:30 p.m. and regular meeting at 7 p.m., municipal building, 1267 Sans Souci Parkway.
View ArticleGasket fix found for Market Street flood closures
A fix has been identified for the portable Market Street Bridge flood gates that leaked during record Susquehanna River flooding in September 2011, Luzerne County officials say.
View ArticleListen to "Be a Toy" from Title Fight's new Spring Songs EP
Within a few hours of Title Fight 's new single "Be A Toy" popping up online this week folks were already weighing in on the Kingston, Pa.
View ArticleCommunity digest
Program, training and open house: A Summertime CEUs and open house will be held at Riverview Ridge, 300 Courtright St., Wilkes-Barre, on Thursday.
View ArticlePolice: Man threatened to kill girlfriend, claimed to be 'devil'
A man claiming to be "the devil" threatened to kill his girlfriend with a kitchen knife late Thursday during a domestic dispute in Kingston, according to charges filed.
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Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice A Kingston police officer and K9 unit search Master Barber Shop in Wilkes-Barre in June.
View ArticleFirst day of school approaches at WVW
The Little League World Series is in full swing, nights are chilly, vacationers are making their way back home and back-to-school advertisements are on radio, television and in the newspaper.
View ArticleHome at last: Guardsmen return home after 8 months in Kuwait
Just back from his first deployment, an eight-month stay with the National Guard in Kuwait, Spc.
View ArticleArnold-Zawadzki
Lisa M. Barker Arnold and Marc J. Zawadzki will be united in the sacrament of marriage Saturday, Sept.
View ArticleMisericordia University holds inaugural white coat ceremony for...
The first class of students in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program at Misericordia University received their white coats at a special ceremony held recently on campus.
View ArticleTraffic pattern to change today on Pierce Street Bridge
The second phase of the approximately $6 million Pierce Street Bridge improvement project is slated to begin today with a new traffic pattern on the bridge between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre.
View ArticleHit-and-run suspect will cite PTSD in defense
Hit-and-run suspect Megan Panowicz plans to claim post-traumatic stress disorder clouded her judgment of "right and wrong" following a fatal vehicle crash in Kingston in August 2008, according to court...
View ArticleForty Fort woman charged with dealing cocaine
Kara Feierstein, 28, of 107 River St., is charged with two counts of distributing a controlled substance and one count of drug possession.
View ArticleCounty controller candidates interviewed
County council interviewed the candidates for an interim controller position that will serve until Jan. 3, 2014.
View ArticleOn the Town
A A AYPlymouth Alive's 10th Annual Original Kielbasa Festival. The town of Plymouth celebrates all things kielbasa with a parade, kielbasa competition, live music and plenty of food.
View ArticleThe English Teacher
A reserved, single English teacher comes out of her shell to help a former student realize his dreams of becoming a playwright in this warm-hearted comedy drama.
View ArticleThis week's meetings 8/26/13
West Side Career and Technology Center Joint Operating Committee, 6 p.m., library of the school, 75 Evans St., Pringle.
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