Political Scene
Aaron Kaufer, candidate for state representative in the 120th District, will hold a free "Coffee and doughnuts with Kaufer" event at 5 p.m. tonight in his campaign headquarters, 258 Wyoming Ave.,...
View ArticleFormer school administrator sentenced for theft
Nancy Tkatch, the former administrative director of West Side Area Career and Technology Center, will serve probation for stealing from the school. Tkatch, who also is a former superintendent of...
View ArticlePeople on the Move, Oct. 5, 2014
Chris Fiore joined the Kingston office. Raised in the Lehigh Valley, Mr. Fiore resides in Kingston.
View ArticleItalian American Association plans 37th annual Columbus Day banquet
The 37th annual Columbus Day banquet sponsored by the Italian-American Association of Luzerne County will be held Oct. 12 at Genetti Hotel and Convention Center, downtown Wilkes-Barre. Herman...
View ArticleCourt notes
Genevieve S. Witkowski to Wyoming Seminary of the Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church and Wyoming Seminary for $122,000; Kingston. Michelle McGettigan and Elizabeth McGettigan and...
View ArticlePolice: Woman robbed in Kingston alley
A man stalked a woman at an ATM in Kingston, then followed her down an alley and robbed her, police said. Kingston police said Van Davnes Johnson saw 50-year-old Debra Hopps withdrawing money from the...
View ArticlePolice Blotter 10/7/14
They found Patrick Mykins, 34, who was violating a valid protection from abuse order. Police said he assaulted a woman who lived there and attempted to flee from officers, knowing he was wanted out of...
View ArticleReunions
KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1955, is planning a reunion picnic. Interested classmates may contact Barbara Zardus Walsh at 570-477-2640, email Cazsualley@gmail.com; call Mary Businski Zuhosky at...
View ArticleFormer WVW teacher sentenced to jail time for sex with students
Former Wyoming Valley West teacher Lauren Harrington-Cooper was sentenced to jail time today after pleading guilty. James Halpin / The Citizens' Voice Lauren Harrington-Cooper, the former Wyoming...
View ArticleW-B man pleads guilty to weapon, drug charge
A Wilkes-Barre man pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in connection with drug trafficking, a charge carrying a mandatory minimum of five years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office....
View ArticleKingston man charged after online child porn sting
Police arrested a Kingston man and charged him with multiple counts of child pornography on Friday following a multi-agency investigation into computer sex crime. Bobby Joe Izzo, 41, of 48 Pierce St.,...
View ArticleSchool News
STEM COLLEGE NIGHT AT SEM: The Maslow STEM School at Wyoming Seminary will join with the school's college guidance department to host a special forum, "A STEM College Night." The forum will feature...
View ArticleDesign meetings for new Center for Jewish Life planned
Community members will have two opportunities to give input on the new Center for Jewish Life about to take shape in the former Kingston Plaza building at 601 Third Ave. in Kingston.
View ArticlePolice blotter 10/14/14
Pellets fired from the Interfaith Apartments complex struck two vehicles driving down North Sherman Street in Wilkes-Barre about 3:23 p.m. Monday, police reported. The victims were identified as a...
View ArticleSuspect: Kingston shooting an accident
Laron H. Williams, 19, of Wilkes-Barre, was wanted for a shooting on the morning of Sept. 30 at 105 John St. Police began an investigation after two men - one later identified as the shooter - dropped...
View ArticlePolice Blotter 10/16/14
Patrick Evans, 35, of Pittston, and Thomas Long, 30, of Wilkes-Barre, were charged Tuesday with theft and related offenses for cutting off two catalytic converters from EZ Car and Truck Rental on...
View ArticleSchool News
Area eighth- and ninth-graders not already enrolled at Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School are encouraged to register for the Wyoming Seminary scholarship exam, to be held Saturday, Nov. 8 at...
View ArticleW-B man wanted in Kingston shooting turns himself in
Laron H. Williams, 19, of Wilkes-Barre, was charged Friday with aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment. Police said Williams turned himself in to Kingston police late Friday night...
View ArticleThis week's meetings 10/20/14
Fairview Township supervisors, special meeting for budget preparation and general purposes, 6 p.m., municipal building, 65 Shady Tree Drive. Forty Fort council work session and special meeting for...
View ArticleCoffee Shop Competition Brewing In Edwardsville
Many shoppers were surprised when they found out that contractors are building a Dunkin' Donuts just a few yards away. "They have the right, why not? Everybody's entitled to some money somewhere.
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