Peckville News

A Senate panel has dismissed an ethics complaint challenging Sen. Robert Mellow's membership on the board of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and a subsidiary as a conflict of interest, the activist who filed the complaint said Monday.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] Archbald The St. Thomas Aquinas adult choir will bring some holiday cheer to the borough during an event at High School Plaza today, said member Joyce Casey-Petronchak. They're hosting an evening of caroling, and everyone's invited to show up - and sing along.

For the second consectutive year, The Times-Tribune set out to find some of the best Christmas light and home displays across the region.

A Peckville man is accused of engaging in sex with a 14-year-old girl on multiple occasions in October.

Commonwealth Medical College would get an annual share of table games revenue under a proposal getting serious consideration from legislative leaders negotiating the unfinished part of the state budget.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT NOTES Marriage Licenses - Raymond Daniel Chippa and Christine Hendricks, both of Scranton.

A former firefighter is going to prison for a long time for torching a number of businesses and causing more than $3 million in damage and hurting two other firefighters.

We're all pretty familiar with the term "multi-tasking".....but this is not a good example.

Benjamin Christensen is taken to Pennsylvania State Police Troop R Barracks after being arrested for suspected arson in 2008.

Jean Culver faces eviction. A certified nurse's aide, Miss Culver, 27, of Peckville, cannot find a job, despite applying and interviewing seemingly everywhere.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] Marriage Licenses - Craig Edward Wetmore and Jessica Lynn Swaintek, both of San Francisco.

Archbald Pam Savitski is trying to rejuvenate the borough's defunct Lions Club. It folded about a year ago, she said.

Dr. John F. McGeehan, standing left, is surprised by his colleagues during a ceremony at a medical staff meeting celebrating his 22 years as director of medical education at Mercy Hospital.

A troubled cemetery in Scranton is back in the news again. A worker describes the conditions at Washburn Street Cemetery as the worst he has ever seen.

What's believed to be a special military coin has been discovered amidst all the scrap in an auto parts yard in Lackawanna County.

Cocktails for a Cause will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Jhon's Place, 112 S. Main St., Old Forge.

A man accused of seven arsons, including two at businesses our area, appeared in Lackawanna County court Friday.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT NOTES Marriage licenses - Michael G. Tini and Heather Michele Ferelli, both of Peckville.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT NOTES Marriage licenses - Michael G. Tini and Heather Michele Ferelli, both of Peckville.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT NOTES Marriage licenses - Michael G. Tini and Heather Michele Ferelli, both of Peckville.