Cheers and Jeers
Cheers to the legacy of Neno Sartini, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars who died last week after decades as a tireless volunteer and advocate for all veterans in our region. Sartini is...
View ArticleWilde- Kosloski
The bride-to-be is the daughter of John and Paula Wilde, Bear Creek. She is the granddaughter of Marie Jacobs, Bear Creek; the late Jacob Jacobs and the late Raymond and Bertha Wilde, Wilkes-Barre.
View ArticleKingston woman credits higher power as she turns 100
Davies turned 100 on Wednesday, and is still known as a "soft-spoken, soft-hearted" lady who "never cussed," said Kingston Manor activities director Sandee Zitkoski. Davies went to the YMCA on a...
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DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAM RELOCATES: The Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Drug and Alcohol Program has moved to the second floor of 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre. The executive commission will meet at...
View ArticleKingston Democrat hopes to unseat state Rep. Aaron Kaufer
McDonald added he is "on the governor's side" in the ongoing budget battle but would be willing to compromise. Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, and the Republican-controlled General Assembly have failed to...
View ArticleDallas Township to plan bicentennial celebration
Alexander J. Dallas, for whom Dallas Township was named, served as a Supreme Court reporter, a U.S. district attorney, and as secretary of the treasury under president James Madison.Painted by Freeman...
View ArticleState Superior Court shoots down appeal of verdict in 2013 murder case
Evans, 23, is serving life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder in what prosecutors described as the ambush slaying of Shantique "Teka" Goodson in the Sherman Hills Apartments in...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to string of Turkey Hill robberies
Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas ordered Maurer to pay more than $500 in restitution to Turkey Hill for the robberies and another $4,500 in the theft case. Maurer and accomplice Richard Huften, 35,...
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CHRISTOPHER DOLAN / THE CITIZENS' VOICE Wilkes-Barre Area Superintendent Bernard Prevuznak said at Monday's school board meeting the district will run out of money in mid-May without state funding and...
View ArticlePolice: Caregiver assaulted bedridden client
A caregiver at a home for the mentally disabled sexually assaulted a non-verbal, bedridden client for months during diaper changes, Kingston police alleged in charges filed Tuesday. The 53-year-old...
View ArticleHouse bills call for more lead tests
The state would expand testing of children and water supplies to reduce the risk of potential lead poisoning under legislation unveiled Tuesday by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers. The bills are a...
View ArticlePhilharmonic announces 2015/16 season
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic is going to bring Darth Vader, Scarlett O'Hara and Don Corleone to Mohegan Sun Pocono. The philharmonic announced its 2016-17 schedule Thursday night and...
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Mayor Tony George has decided to scrap a 4A1 2-year-old ambulance mutual aid agreement with three neighboring towns and instead return to using for-profit Trans-Med Ambulance as the primary backup unit...
View ArticleMutual aid system puts safety before profits
My hands started to tremble and I became nauseated as I read about Mayor Tony George's decision to change the ambulance mutual aid response system in Wilkes-Barre . I am now retired, but I was the...
View ArticleSkovish-Farrell
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Sharon Kliamovich of Kingston and Martin Skovish Jr. of Shickshinny. She is also the step-daughter of Dr. James Kliamovich II of Kingston.
View ArticleShots fired in Kingston lead to arrest
Reports of gunfire had a borough neighborhood on high alert late Sunday night, but police said no one was injured and officers quickly made arrests in the incident. Police charged Mark J. Howard, a...
View ArticleCOLTS, LCTA to get natural gas stations
The public bus services in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties are scheduled to get compressed natural gas stations next year to fuel buses. Citizens will also be able to buy natural gas for their vehicles...
View ArticleIrem Shrine Circus comes to town
The Irem Shrine Circus kicked off Monday at the 109th Field Artillery Armory in Wilkes-Barre. The circus runs through Saturday.
View ArticleKaufer heads new caucus
A Luzerne County lawmaker is taking a leading role in a newly formed legislative caucus focusing on issues stemming from the opioid addiction crisis in Pennsylvania. Rep. Aaron Kaufer, R-120, Kingston,...
View ArticleGod bless hardworking caregivers
I was out of the area for a while, and got very upset when my wife and aunt told me about full-length advertisements condemning Manorcare in Kingston. After becoming a disabled teacher, I never thought...
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