Old Forge News

Michael J. Mullen / Staff Photographer Mrs. Pernot tops the salad with a creamy poppy seed dressing she makes from scratch.

Mr. Dawes admitted his guilt but said he was misled by an Avoca attorney that the divorce from his first wife had been filed in Luzerne County.

A man wanted on charges related to an argument that turned violent was caught Monday afternoon in Dunmore, state police said.

One man was shot and he and two others face charges after an argument turned violent late Saturday in a borough home.

Police are on the scene of a shooting in Lackawanna County. The Lackawanna County Communication Center says it happened in Old Forge around 9:30pm Saturday at 121 West Grace Street.

Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer Mohammed Najib of Shavertown and Maureen Riggi of Old Forge dance Friday during the Albright Memorial Library fundraiser Swingin' on Vine.

With the holiday weekend upon us, many people are looking for things to do outside.

Committee members gather to discuss plans for Serving Seniors annual Summer Picnic at Waldorf Park scheduled Sunday, June 3, from 3 to 7 p.m. Seated, from left: Mary Beth D'Andrea, Mary Anne Maloney-Evans and Dianne Jeffers.

Suspended Old Forge Police Chief Larry Semenza arrives at Lackawanna County Court for a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

County of Lackawanna Transit System officials promised a year ago to revisit a recommendation to end bus service in the North Pocono area if the anemic ridership suddenly surged.

Jason Farmer / Staff Photographer Greenfield Twp. resident Lois Mallick was the winner of this week's Local Flavor: Recipes We Love contest, thanks to Chicken Yolanda, the longtime family favorite created by her mother, the late Yolanda Paris.

J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will be in Scranton next week to attend a wedding.

State and borough police arrested two Circle Flea Market vendors on Sunday after they found them holding more than $230,000 worth of counterfeit shoes, bags, hats and DVDs, according to a criminal complaint.

The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association will conduct its own probe into whether the department is still deserving of the seal of approval the association gave it earlier this year for exemplary police work.

The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association will conduct its own probe into whether the department is still deserving of the seal of approval the association gave it earlier this year for exemplary police work.

The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association will conduct its own probe into whether the department is still deserving of the seal of approval the association gave it earlier this year for exemplary police work.

We learned today that the Old Forge Police Department, rocked by a sex abuse scandal, could now lose an accreditation from a Pennsylvania Police Chiefs Association.

A search of the borough office shared by suspended Police Chief Larry Semenza and suspended Police Capt.

Butch Comegys / TImes-Shamrock Authorities say suspended Old Forge police Chief Lawrence Semenza ordered information deleted from a report on a response to his home and halted domestic violence investigations of suspects friendly to the borough or department.

Jason Farmer / Staff Photographer West Scranton resident Champy Bouttavong was this week's Local Flavor: Recipes We Love winner, thanks to her Laotian Egg Rolls recipe, which she brought over with her from her native Laos.