Old Forge News

A woman's death in Lackawanna County is now being called a homicide. The body of Doris Besancon, 52, of Old Forge was found in her home in the 1200 block of Bennett Street Thursday.

A Tale of Two Pizzas. As different as night and day. Almost everyone adores New Haven Pizza, and almost nobody knows anything about Old Forge Pizza.

The second annual Old Forge High School Decades Alumni celebration will be held August 1 at the All Seasons Banquet Room in Moosic.

A state police fire marshal will investigate a fire at a printing company in Old Forge.

For most people, fireworks are a summer obsession, but Donnora lives for them year-round. "They say once you smell the smoke, you never go back," the Wyoming County resident said.

STATUS: In a relationship ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius LAST LIVED: Old Forge, Pa., 1,017 miles away, near Scranton.

DURYEA Borough officials thought Friday's meeting would involve taking a few minutes to authorize some bills.

Fans of Dave Matthews Band will have to wait a few days longer for the popular jam band's fourth visit to Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain.

The state says a computer glitch has delayed unemployment compensation payments for nearly 100,000 Pennsylvania residents.

City police were investigating a burglary at one West Scranton business and an attempted break-in at another early Monday.

Christopher Scarlata saw the photo and beamed. Of all the Navy officers a photographer could capture in a Kodak moment, it was no surprise to him his daughter would be the one handing a stuffed yellow dog to two Somali children just saved at sea.

Where are the bathrooms? Where do I eat lunch? What will my teacher look like? These are questions on the minds of many students who will enter kindergarten this fall.

BARRE: Three newly endowed scholarships and six new annual scholarships were awarded at Wilkes University 's annual scholarship donors' luncheon.

The state Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal arising from the 2008 primary election race between Democrats Kevin Murphy and Frank Shimkus in the 113th Legislative District.

A fight Tuesday near Olive Street and Oakford Court led to the arrest of a homeless man, city police said.

Unofficial results as counted by Times-Tribune staff for races in Scranton, Dunmore, Carbondale and Lackawanna County government.

Check it out: "My Mother's House: A Celebration of Feminine Art," featuring the work of the Photography Club from the University of Scranton and the Jane Kopas Women's Center, on display at Anthology Books, 515 Center St.

The second graders at Old Forge Elementary School participated in a five week course on their community with Christine Housley from Junior Achievement and Jack Kretsch from Pennstar Bank.

With county judicial elections looming, the Lackawanna County Republican Executive Board announced on Friday afternoon they voted to endorse Frank Castellano to fill the open seat on the common pleas court.

A Family Fellowship Night, whose theme was 'Dancing with the Stars,' was held recently at the United Methodist Church Pittston.