Moosic News

Food may have been the major focus Wednesday for a Thanksgiving giveaway at the Scranton Cultural Center, but coats were also part of the the free distribution.

Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza will soon be getting a new name as part of a new deal with Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.

PITTSTON TWP. About 13 vendors set up their displays on Saturday at the Italian-American Citizens Club in Pittston Township to do business and support the family of Joshua Miller, a local state trooper who was slain in the line of duty.

For J.R. of Mays Landing, N.J., whose husband is charged with theft of a leased vehicle two years after abandoning his broken-down, rented car: Since you are searching for individuals who have had "unfavorable business dealing" with the same car rental company, surfing complaint Web sites such as www.ripoffreport.com, www.complaints.com and ...

An old-fashioned way of shopping is back in a big way. More and more people are paying now and buying later later.

Smerdon Park on Water Street is getting new playground equipment designed for equal use by children with disabilities.

A fire that damaged a borough residence over the weekend has been ruled an arson by a state police fire marshal.

Signature Building Systems, in Moosic, Pa., won a best modular home design for its Masterson Project home during the BSC Excellence in Home Design Awards program last month.

Firefighters had to put out flames at 1021 Ash Street in Moosic Sunday morning. The fire broke out just before 4:30 a.m. No one was inside the home at the time.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this Butch Comegys / Staff Photographer For a Thanksgiving Service Project, Chas Hudacek, 17, a senior at Scranton Preparatory School, is collecting coats and gloves for the Family to Family program at Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple.

The other big race for the bench comes out of Lackawanna County. Republican Frank Castellano and Democrat Margaret Bisignani-Moyle, both prosecutors with the district attorney's office, were looking to be the next Lackawanna County judge.

Mary Kolessar, Dean of Middle School at Wyoming Seminary, and Dawn Leas, Director of Lower School Admission, announced that four area students have received Lower School Merit Scholarships for the 2009-10 school year.

Dave Magrogan, CEO and owner of Dave Magrogan Group with headquarters in West Chester, oversees restaurant concepts including Kildare's Irish Pub, with locations in Scranton, West Chester and King of Prussia, Manayunk and Newark, Del., and Doc Magrogan's Oyster House with locations in West Chester and Dover.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT NOTES Marriage license - Dustin Adam Godfrey and Stephanie Eloise MacGeorge, both of Scranton.

Candy is great. Free candy is better. Halloween gives kids a chance to stock up on all the best chocolates and sweets neighborhood homes have to offer.

Marriage license - Donato David Dandrea and Alexandrea Simone Cuccia, both of Mayfield.

WNEP's "Pennsylvania Outdoor Life," Keysone Outdoor Recreation and Yamaha Motor Corporation have teamed up to give away a 2009 Yamaha Rhino 450.

Quarterly financial disclosure forms for two U.S. reps. indicate only one will spend to fight challenger.

NO PURCHASE REQUIRED 1. The Contest: Guess when you think the first inch of snow will fall from a continuous snowfall in the WNEP Backyard and win one of 2 Toro Snow Throwers.

An especially tough financial year has led some organizations in our area to step up efforts to help struggling families.