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“Probably in the hundreds of millions of dollars. And maybe a billion dollars in 30 to 40 years”

Plans for Northeastern Pennsylvania's first medical school have taken a big step forward. via WNEP

“Some of the top ones are Lake Scranton, running walking around Lake Scranton, Nay Aug Park, the Everhart Museum,, baseball games at the stadium”

There's an interesting effort going on in northeastern Pennsylvania these days. People are being asked what their favorite things are to do around here. via WNEP

Philadelphia , PA 19120 215-276-7942; New World Karaoke 215-549-7942 Neighborhood: Olney Parking: Not wheelchair accessible. via Philly.com

“It means a lot. It's ah, how often can something like this happen to you. I'm trilled. I think it's a good idea, that's it”

A new week means another visit today from a presidential contender. It's Democrat Barack Obama's turn to stump for votes in Scranton. via WNEP-TV Moosic

Police have made an arrest has in the Deanna Marie Null murder case. Deanna Null's dismembered remains were found along highways in both Monroe and Lackawanna Counties in January. via Pocono Record

After a three-year study those with the Lancaster-York Heritage Region and Rivertownes PA USA announced a plan that will help revitalize the Susquehanna River communities of Wrightsville, Columbia, Marietta and ... via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

“Now the hard work begins -- we go out and implement this plan”

A riverside park in Wrightsville would get a facelift as part of a strategy unveiled last week to improve the quality of life on the Lancaster and York sides of the Susquehanna River. via York Dispatch

“That has lessened over the last 50 years and the economic fallout of that has not always been to the benefit of these communities.”

The Susquehanna River once was the major source of prosperity for the riverfront communities of Columbia, Marietta and Wrightsville. via LancasterOnline

“The thing that is really impressive with these trees is the fact that they've withstood the test of time and all the land use changes that occurred over the last 200 years.”

Among the old foundations that used to be a park near the St. Mary's Cemetery, there is a champion. via Times Leader

In 2008 presidential nomination politics, the decider role may fall on a single state, and an unlikely state at that. via The Morning Call

First-time director Paul Sorvino doesn't understand why his investors are so jittery. via The Morning Call

“This is an important election year, and we will not be reinventing the wheel for the voters”

Lackawanna County will return to touch-screen voting for the April 22 primary. The commissioners agreed Wednesday to purchase 600 electronic touch-screen machines from Premier Election Solutions Inc., ending a ... via The Times-Tribune

“Its ugly. Its really ugly out here.”

Last night was the commute from hell on many of the regions roads, with slick driving conditions and street closures slowing the ride home. via Philly.com

“It looks like we are getting into the peak season. We have seen more flu cases”

The flu bug is biting again in Pennsylvania, meting out its particular brand of seasonal misery after laying low last winter. via Citizensvoice.com

“We are just trying to keep an eye on what the weather is going to do”

Wary emergency management officials have a watch on Northeastern Pennsylvania's rivers and streams today as heavy rain and melting snow and ice create the potential for flooding. via The Times-Tribune

Former Shippensburg University President Anthony Ceddia will oversee Mount Airy Casino Resort until perjury charges against owner Louis DeNaples are resolved, state regulators ruled Tuesday.

Ceddia, who led Shippensburg from 1981 to 2005, is expected to make $300 to $800 an hour running the Monroe County casino, which must pay him. DeNaples is barred from entering the facility or profiting from it pending the outcome of his case.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted unanimously to continue a suspension of DeNaples' gaming license, and barred him from discussing casino business with Mount Airy employees, including his daughter Lisa, one of Mount Airy's vice presidents. Read more

PAFilms.com , a collection of independent film groups in Central Pennsylvania, will interview prospective actors, crew and musicians from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 1 and 2 at the Harrisburg YMCA, 701 N. Front St. via The York Daily Record

“Mr. DeNaples has always been to us a man of utmost integrity”

News of criminal charges against Louis DeNaples inspired shock, words of support and silence Wednesday from those who worked with or benefited from the region's richest and most influential philanthropist. via The Times-Tribune

“We may have to consider intervening.”

Whether Lackawanna County voters use electronic touch-screen machines or another voting system in the April 22 primary may be decided by a state appeals court. via The Times-Tribune