Shickshinny News

SHICKSHINNY In its struggle to recover from the September's flooding, the borough Tuesday night received some good news from the Luzerne County Transportation Authority.

Jim Bach owns bach's Fitness on Route 11 in Shickshinny and says he is tired of being treated like a second class citizen by the "Powers -That-Be." Bach said, "This recent flood was predicted back in 1996 when there were plans to build a levee system.

A Luzerne County man was arrested today and charged with the January 2011 attempted murder and robbery of a local scrap yard employee in Columbia County, according to state Attorney General Linda Kelly.

The Wilkes-Barre township council unanimously adopted the new code of conduct. In it is a new section, stating that any township employee charged with a crime, felony or first and second degree misdemeanor, must notify the township and can be suspended with or without pay until the case is resolved.

There is a small glimmer of hope for a flood-ravaged community in Luzerne County.

The Shickshinny Post Office should reopen within 60 days after flooding from Tropical Storm Lee in September forced it to close, U.S. Rep.

The resort has held free community dinners every winter for the past three years.

Scranton, Lackawanna County - If you live in Lackawanna County and we're hoping to get a break on a hefty tax hike, you're out of luck.

Shickshinny, Luzerne County-- Efforts to recover from the Flood of 2011 are still going strong in many local communities affected by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Butler Township Supervisor Ransom Young, 57, has announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for representative from the state's 116th legislative district.

People in a flood-ravaged community took to the streets in protest Friday, fighting a bank that wants to leave town and tear down a historic building.

About 30 business owners, residents and members of groups working towards Shickshinny's revitalization rallied at the Wells Fargo bank this morning to protest its closing and planned demolition.

Now there is word that the only bank in town will not reopen and residents worry about the future of their community.