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16 hrs ago | The Times-Tribune

Housing Authority member netted in Luzerne probe may be entitled to accrued time off pay

The county's policy is to pay employees for unused sick, vacation and personal time off in their final paycheck.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

MergeDigital

Jessie James, others set free show to mark 10 years of Wachovia Arena

Hot country-pop singer Jessie James, who opened several dates for the Jonas Brothers on their world tour, will headline a free show Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre. James, 21, who canceled a show last month at Allentown's Crocodile Rock CafA© and much of the rest of her ...

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

MSNBC

Luzerne Bans Driving with Cell Phones

A new ordinance in Luzerne is on the books to stop people from talking on the mobile devices while driving.

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WOGY-AM Pittston

New Trial for Citizens Voice

State Supreme Court today ordered a new trial in the case of Luzerne Countian Thomas Joseph against the Citizens Voice.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

MSNBC

Olszewski Out, Burke Retained as Luzerne Co. Judge

Judge Peter Paul Olszewski, seeking retention as Common Pleas Judge, was rejected by Luzerne County voters by nearly 10 percentage points.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Times Leader

LIUa s chief Ostrowski bows out

KINGSTON Luzerne Intermediate Unit Executive Director Michael Ostrowski alternated between cracking his trademark corny jokes and choking back tears during a farewell at the board meeting Wednesday.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Morning Call

Paul Carpenter: Luzerne fiasco fix - merit selection

After only a few years of obscene dereliction of duty, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has put a Band-Aid on the malignant cancer it blithely let grow in Luzerne County.

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WOGY-AM Pittston

Margie Bisignani Moyle, judicial candidate

Makes it very clear that in their estimation and they're telling voters you do not how the experience"... [ 8:27 ] ..." violence cases and remember that's rock that comes under the umbrella of Stanley Clarke .

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Times Leader

Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program hosts training on swine flu

The Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program, together with the Intellectual Disabilities Training Council, recently held training on the prevention, detection and treatment of H1N1 swine flu virus.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

WOGY-AM Pittston

Tina Polacchek Gartley, judicial candidate, Luzern

Tina Polachek Gartley, judicial candidate in Luzerne County, talks to Corbett about her ideas to make the courts more accountable.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Philly.com

She had clout, debt - and, bars say, a hook

Deets Radcliff displays an ID scanner like the $875 one he says Gina Marie Kepler borrowed - then allegedly resold for $950. 1 of 2 View images Copilot fails to explain overshooting city Lawyer blasts release of affidavit in balloon case Luzerne's youth-court scandal: How?Why? Cell phone video shows police beating of student Arrest made in 2008 ...

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Philly.com

Luzerne's youth-court scandal: How?Why?

How Marcellus Shale gas came to be tax-exempt in Pa. Cougars will prowl a special cruise Charlie Manuel, model of management savvy Charity mission to commemorate a memorable fight NEW! Rate Philly's government at City Howl SAVE AND SHARE Posted on Sun, Oct.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Times Leader

Heeding the humor

Like the time a lifeguard ran over her while she tanned on a beach and doctors said she would never walk.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

How could it happen? A commission starts a key juvenile justice probe

Sometimes crimes are so unconscionable that they beg the crucial question: How could this happen? In the notorious "kids for cash" scandal in Luzerne County, that question was posed last week in Harrisburg.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Times Leader

news for seniors

EDWARDSVILLE: The Family Caregivers Support Group will have its meeting from 1-3 p.m. today at the Edwardsville Senior Center, Russell Street.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

Kdka.com

Critics Skeptical About Fate Of Lawmakers' Grants

Share + Oct 18, 2009 1:42 pm US/Eastern MARC LEVY, Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

Times Leader

news for seniors

BERWICK: The Berwick Area Chapter of AARP will meet Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Commission reviews actions of removed Luzerne judges

The juvenile justice system in Luzerne County failed on many levels, leading to a scandal that resulted in two judges facing criminal charges for sending children to a detention facility in which they had a financial interest, the head of a commission reviewing the case said today.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

MSNBC

Luzerne Co. Redevelopment Board Suspends Bellas

A Luzerne County official who was expected to resign Tuesday has been suspended.

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The Citizens' Voice

Pennsylvanians express relief, anger over budget

Associated Press File Angered by the prospect of disappearing paychecks, state workers protested in July on the steps on the Capitol in Harrisburg.

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