EMHS breaks ground (0)
1/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON The culmination of years of combined resolve and persistent efforts brought forth the start of a new beginning Friday afternoon inSusquehannaCounty. EndlessMountainsHealth Systems, a critical access hospital, held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its new facility on Rt. 706, just west of Montrose. EMHS Chief Executive Officer Rex Catlin said, [...]
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LIAA adopts new alignment in eight sports (0)
1/25/12 •
BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer Change will be coming to the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association starting in the fall. As expected, the LIAA principals voted in favor of a proposal to realign into four divisions at its monthly meeting. Hoping to restructure based on enrollment and competitive level, while also considering travel expenses and geography, [...]
Craige’s closing end of era (0)
1/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON Since 1933 Craige’s Store (formerlyTaylor’s) has been a part of downtown Montrose. But that era ends Jan. 31 with the shop closing the doors at itsChurch St.location. “It’s like losing a member of the family,” said Dick Craig, who purchased the store from A. Ralph Taylor in 1975.Taylor’s father, George Taylor opened [...]
Robber sentenced in Susquehanna bank heist (0)
1/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON The man who held up the Pennstar Bank branch in Susquehanna in August 2011 will spend the next four to 14 years behind bars for the crime. John Dockens, 29, Union Dale, was sentenced Thursday in Susquehanna County Court. He was also ordered to pay the bank $1750 in restitution. Prior to [...]
Knife attack on dog leads to jail time (0)
1/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON Susquehanna County District Attorney Jason Legg described in court Thursday the man who brutally slashed a black Labrador retriever with a knife in August as a “ticking time bomb.” Daniel Nash, 28, Montrose, pleaded guilty in December 2011 to animal cruelty and also entered a no contest plea to a simple assault [...]
EPA water arrives in Dimock (1)
1/25/12 •
BY LAURA LEGERE Times-Shamrock Writer The first tanker of water from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reachedCarter Roadon Friday in what will become a regular delivery to four homes as federal regulators investigate the impact of natural gas drilling on drinking water here. Encouraged by supporters of the affected families who were cheering its arrival, [...]
Natural gas distributor explains proposed local service (0)
1/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON Since natural gas development began in the area many people have asked when they would be able to hook up to the local fuel source. Enter Leatherstocking Gas Company, LLS, a partnership between Corning Natural Gas Corporation and Mirabito Holdings Inc. Leatherstocking is looking for Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approval to establish [...]
Hallie’s friends come together for benefit (0)
1/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A birthday for a three-year-old usually entails cake, ice cream, presents and party hats. But that wasn’t the case for Hallie Brooks, ofLawton, who spent her special day, Nov. 11, 2011, at Children’sHospitalofPhiladelphiaundergoing a biopsy on a tumor in her abdomen that had encased all of her organs and wrapped around her [...]
Family of five displaced by fire (0)
1/25/12 •
BY DENIS O’MALLEY Times-ShamrockWriter A family of five “lost everything” after a devastating house fire Thursday afternoon, the American Red Cross of Lackawanna County said. The fire broke out at the 4936 Route 106 home at about2:30 p.m.and prompted the response of the Clifford Twp. Volunteer Fire Company, along with the Harford and Greenfield Twp. [...]
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1/25/12 •
Montrose boys claim first-half title1/25/12 •
Lady Meteors win first-half title1/25/12 •
Suits and Sneakers raising awareness1/25/12 •
Snee, Giants Super Bowl bound1/25/12 •
Raider wrestlers 8th at LT Tourney1/25/12 •
Raiders upend Trail, Forest City1/25/12 •
EL boys’ swimmers 4th at Wills Invitational1/25/12 •
Elk Lake pinned by Wildcats, Lions1/25/12 •
Warrior swimmers dunked by Valley View1/25/12 •
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