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Person of the Year, Lifetime of Service Award recipient honored by Sunday Dispatch
State Trooper Joshua Miller, who gave his life in the line of duty, was honored posthumously as 2009 Greater Pittston Person of the year, and Maria Capolarella-Montante received the Joseph Saporito Lifetime of Service Award at a reception last Sunday at Tribeca Conference Center. The awards and reception are sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch.
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IN THE TOWNS
- Spring clean-up underway at West Pittston Cemetery
- Eagle Scout candidate seeks donations
- Borough notes
- Old Forge Roundball Club lists annual pasta dinner
- Easter Cantata tonight highlights Palm Sunday events
- Breakfast and movie today to launch Holy Week
- Holy Week services listed throughout the borough
- Hughestown Police Deptartment welcomes a new K-9
Sheriff's Sales
Kanjorski speaker for Chamber breakfast Thursday
Joseph Durkin, president of the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce, announced Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski will be speaker at the “Swing into Spring” Breakfast Meeting of the chamber on Thursday, April 1, at St. Anthony’s Parish Center, 28 Memorial Street, Exeter.
Pittston Twp. recycling center hours announced
Due to drop-off of materials other than recyclables the Pittston Township Board of Supervisors modified the hours of operation of the recycling center located on the Pittston By-Pass. The new hours of operation are Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
‘Trooper of the Year’ honor for Robert Lombardo
A Pennsylvania state trooper injured in a shooting in 2009 that claimed the life of his colleague was named Trooper of the Year by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Motorola.
You say JoePa, we said Gladish - Bill Gladish
Bill Gladish, 67, is the chairman of the Pittston Planning Commission. He has a degree in architecture form Penn State. He is the director of construction for Geisinger Health System. He and his wife the former Marie Capitano have three adult children Samantha, Jon and Jacob and six grandchildren.
- Police may have your bicycle
- Rice Elementary team heads to state competition
- Valley Lodge offers Casimir J. Dylo Memorial Scholarship
- Pricey yearbooks putting burden on grads
- Carney no longer in running for House appropriations seat
- 4 arrested in Pittston store burglary
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Happy to be at work
- Wyoming Area raises concerns over pension payments
- Pittston redevelops tracts
- Pride helps earthquake victims
- Knights of Lithuania honor patron saint, note Independence Day
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Greater Pittston Friendly Sons gather for 96th annual St. Patrick’s Day Banquet
- Chamber of Commerce spring breakfast April 1
- Pittston Twp. to begin curbside recycling
- Pittston Area may seek proposals for food services
- L’gendes Salon treats local family to make-over
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Slovak League installs officers, names Man of the Year
The Slovak League of America, Branch #474, held installation of officers and named their Man of the Year at the Wyoming Hose Company #2, Third Street, Wyoming.
Sports
Bartuska back on mound after freak injury
One day last fall Dave Bartuska talked to a St. Louis Cardinal scout. The next day Dave was in a hospital bed wondering if he’d ever play baseball again.
Arts & Entertainment
Amanda signs modeling contract for Fusion team on ‘All My Children’
Angie confronted Damon about stealing the drugs from the medicine cart. Amanda signed the contract to become the new model for Erica’s Fusion team. David told Greenlee that he was ...
Our Opinion Your Opinion
Oblates welcome new Provincial
Rev. Philip Massetti, OSJ, has arrived in Northeast Pennsylvania from California to accept the reins of the Oblates of St. Joseph order of priests. Father Massetti, the new Provinc ...
Dispatch Columnists
- A miracle within a miracle - Ed Ackerman - Optimist
- Rabbits love carrots - Mary Ehret - Nutrition Corner
- 25 things - Maria Heck - Mother's Daze
- Think summer; think Battle of the Bands - Ryan O'Malley - And the Beat Goes On
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UPDATE: WB fire crews handle underground fire scene near downtown
UPDATE: Two PPL employees were transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center after an underground fire, Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Jay Delaney said. One of the employees is s ...
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS
No Jackpot Winner
None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were:
Nation & World
Workers right tilted crane that hit NYC high-rise
Mechanics and engineers on Sunday righted a crane that had been poised precariously after it tilted and hit a 25-story building near Wall Street the day before, showering debris ...
Feature Stories
Tale of the tape: Robbery suspect duct tapes shoes
Maybe duct tape doesn't work for everything. Police said an 18-year-old Cadillac man who fastened duct tape to the bottom of his shoes in an attempt to conceal the robbery of a ...
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