Dalton News

Before 1 p.m. today the state police cruiser was headed north on the expressway when the engine compartment burst into flames.

For Mark Kusma, transporting Santa to the homes of more than 450 Abington area children is a priority.

Thanksgiving is upon us and it's by far my favorite holiday. Even though I'm writing this a week before the day, I can already smell the turkey cooking and taste that pumpkin pie.

Kids who would be wearing jeans and T-shirts to school donned shirts and ties, dresses and skirts for Monday's "Manners Mixer" in the Danville ballroom.

Clarks Summit Police want to inform residents that between Nov. 1 and April 1, parking on the street is prohibited between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. A $15 fine could occur if a violator is cited.

Pizza lovers in Dalton, no longer need to travel to Scranton or Clarks Summit to visit a pizza restaurant.

Founded by the Abington Ecumenical Ministerium, the Dalton Food Pantry, located in the Dalton United Methodist Church, 125 S. Turnpike Rd., Dalton, has been providing food to residents of the Abington Heights and Lackawanna Trail school districts since 1983.

Dalton residents are walking around town more easily after the completion of a Streetscape project this summer.

Where do you live? That simple question often leads to confusion among the residents of Abington Twp., officials said, because many use a mailing address of Waverly, Clarks Summit or Dalton.

A Dickson City woman whose car hit a motorcycle last month in Jefferson Twp., fatally injuring a passenger on the bike, has been charged with careless driving resulting in death and two other summary traffic offenses, police said.

The 13th annual Lupus Loop 5K Walk/Run is scheduled to take place Oct. 4 at Nay Aug Park in Scranton.

Glenburn Township Supervisor Bill Wicks announced at the supervisor's meeting Monday night, Sept.

Americans are arming themselves more than ever before. The FBI's National Background Check system reports that 6.1 million people have undergone background checks for gun sales from January to May this year.

A huge thank you to all supporters of the Dalton Community Library. The flood relief fund raiser was most successful and we are most grateful to all who worked, baked, created baskets, or attended.

Kathleen M. Glattly , Dalton, was recently elected chairwoman of the group, which is a partnership of independent agents' associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Our Fall Book Fair has been scheduled for Monday, September 21st and Tuesday September 22nd.

Everything is easier than writing. Scrubbing mold off the shower stall, cleaning the basement and balancing a wayward checkbook are all less demanding than the craft of writing, often considered the world's loneliest profession.

Mission Martina what felt like music."... [ 1:05 ] ..." ago -- July 25 2003. I was named the ninth bishop of Scranton .

Dorothy Ball, lay leader of the Clifford United Methodist Church, speaks to a gathering of her denomination in Clarks Summit Saturday while Bishop Jane Middleton of the United Methodist Churcha s Central Pennsylvania Conference looks on approvingly.

The controversial bishop of the Scranton diocese, which includes parishes in Little Meadows, Susquehanna and Montrose in northeast Pennsylvania, is expected to resign today, according to two independent new agencies that cover the Catholic church.