Scammers take aim at vulnerable senior citizens
The group of people targeted most is also the most vulnerable one - senior citizens.
View ArticlePolitical Scene 5/5/14
The Wilkes-Barre Area League of Women Voters is sponsoring a forum for the two candidates for the Democratic nomination for the seat in the 120th District currently held by state Rep. Phyllis Mundy,...
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U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta said he continues his fight to ensure volunteer firefighters and emergency responders are not counted as full-time employees under the Affordable Care Act.
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"Dancing! The Final Round" will take place on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave. It will pit against one another local celebrities Julie...
View ArticlePlans for Jewish center moving forward
Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice Plans are moving forward for a new Center for Jewish Life to be created at the vacant Kingston Plaza on Third Avenue in Kingston.
View ArticleMan arrested for drug posession in Kingston
Shaliek Stroman, 30, of 231 W. Maple St., was a passenger in a vehicle Kingston police pulled over for an expired registration sticker.
View ArticleCounty purchasing policy finally in place
Dave Parsnick, director of administrative services, announced this week that county employees have received the long-anticipated policy, which is mandated by the home-rule charter to prevent corruption.
View ArticlePolice: Kingston man, 5 juveniles beat, robbed man
Wilkes-Barre City Police arrested Daavon Corley, 20, of 19 Page Ave., and five juvenile males after a man identified them as the suspects who robbed him.
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LCCC night at Lackawanna ctc: Luzerne County Community College will hold LCCC Night from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at Lackawanna CTC.
View ArticleTreat mom to breakfast at Plymouth SAL buffet
"A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie."
View ArticleAttorney pleads guilty to hit-and-run charges
Serving as his own lawyer, Kingston attorney Anthony J. Moses pleaded guilty Friday to charges connected to a hit-and-run, impaired driving crash in Plymouth.
View ArticleCouncil members vie for Dem nod in 120th District quick INFo
Andrew Krech / the citizens' voice 120th Legislative District candidates Gary Mack and Eileen Cipriani participate in a voters forum Wednesday at the Buckingham Performing Arts Center in Kingston.
View ArticleTwo years after change, verdict out on Luzerne County's new government
A little more than two years after Luzerne County changed its form of government, debate remains over whether the transformation to a county council/executive has been a success, failure or something...
View ArticleLocal elected officials rally around Wolf
Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf, center, talks about economic issues during Tuesday's event at Vino Dolce in Hanover Township.Joining him were state Reps.
View ArticleNorthwest superintendent takes super's job at GNA
The Greater Nanticoke Area School Board unanimously approved a five-year deal with Grevera to be superintendent, starting July 1 at $120,000 a year.
View ArticleCops: Homeless man attacked woman in Kingston with knife
A homeless man living in a tent along the Kingston levee system robbed a woman at knifepoint and dragged her into the woods where he threatened to kill her, police said.
View ArticleArena board meeting once again turns contentious
A meeting of the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority on Wednesday afternoon once again delved into contentious debate, with a board member calling for the resignation of the authority solicitor...
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UPDATE: Elias Rojas, the juror whose car was towed during the Leo Glodzik III theft trial, has gotten his vehicle back.
View ArticleHeavy rain, wind cause problems
There will be a slight chance of showers after 2 p.m. today - otherwise, mostly sunny skies are expected.
View ArticleCarpenter-Pero
The bride-to-be is the daughter of James and Mary Carpenter, Scranton. She is the granddaughter of the late Peter and Elsie Carpenter, Scranton and the late David and Dorothy Lewis, Scranton.
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