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Missing Shakespeare Festival would be a grave 'Error'
"The Comedy of Errors," presented by the Scranton Shakespeare Festival: June 27-30, 6 p.m., Nay Aug Park, Scranton, near Geisinger-Community Medical Center.
John J. Morelli Honored in Olyphant
Olyphant, Lackawanna County- A plague honoring Staff Sergeant John J. Morelli was unveiled in the Queen City Friday morning near the family homestead on Lackawanna Avenue..
Council members clash in Olyphant
Tensions among some council members came to a head this week when a motion to unseat the council president failed narrowly.
Faulty meter fails to bill Olyphant for nearly $360,000 of electricity
Borough officials announced Tuesday that they are in negotiations with PPL after nearly $360,000 of electricity was used but not paid for by the borough.
Geneva School in Olyphant Closes Its Doors
The end of the school year brings the end of an era for a private school in Lackawanna County.
Queen City Native John J. Morrelli Honored
An Olyphant native with a distinguished military career will be receiving a special honor this week.
Olyphant's Queen City Days turnout low
Eureka Hose Company 4 may need to hold an extra fundraiser this fall after lower-than- expected turnout at this year's Queen City Days celebration, the company's fire chief said.
Bikers with "big hearts" ride for Griffin Pond
The riders gathered at the Electric City Harley Davidson in Scranton on Sunday to support the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter with a fundraising ride.
Not forgotten: Olyphant native to be honored for service at Tomb of...
Olyphant Borough Council President Robert Hudak, Gene Turko and Richard Morelli check out the spot at 419 Lackawanna Ave. in downtown Olyphant where John J. Morelli's historical marker will be placed.
Not forgotten: Olyphant native to be honored for service at Tomb of...
Michael J. Mullen / Staff Photographer Olyphant Borough Council President Robert Hudak, left, Gene Turko, center, and Richard Morelli show off the historical marker honoring the late John J. Morelli, an Olyphant native and Army veteran whose nine-and-a-half nonconsecutive years as sergeant of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at ... (more)
Rash of Olyphant police cruiser crashes not like to cost borough more than $1,500
Three crashes involving Olyphant police cruisers over the past six weeks - two this week alone - should not cost the borough more than $1,500.
In a unanimous vote, council appointed Eugene Walsh to replace Mark MacDonald, whose resignation letter was read at the same meeting.
Scranton man seriously injured in ATV crash
A Scranton man suffered head and neck injuries after being thrown from his ATV on a wooded trail about a half mile from the Casey Highway's Olyphant exit on Sunday, authorities said.
Deans lists in The Sunday Times, June 2, 2013
Kayla Mary Bucciarelli, Clarks Summit; Katherine Ann Carter, South Abington Twp.; Morgan Charles Chase, Dalton; Kathryn Lynn Cosgrove, Carbondale; Amy Dougher, Archbald; Julia Elizabeth Farrar, Dalton; Jennie Therese Lashinski, Scott Twp.; Krista Lynne Matsko, Clarks Summit; Cally Hilda McCabe, Olyphant; Kaytlen M. Powers, Scranton; Briana Marie ... (more)
Official count produces new fall election contests
The tabulation of write-in votes produced contested races for the November election in Archbald, Blakely, Clarks Green, Dickson City, Dunmore and Olyphant, according to the official count by the Lackawanna County Bureau of Elections.
Three Lackawanna County residents waived preliminary hearings for...
Three Lackawanna County residents waived their rights to preliminary hearings on Wednesday on drug charges stemming from a state narcotics investigation of a cocaine trafficking operation in the Midvalley.
Driver strikes parked car, two injured
Two people were taken to hospitals Monday after a man drove his Jeep Wrangler through a borough park, striking an occupied parked car.